Balian, near the river, Mazu Temple.

Like the Chinese in Krabi, they also come from Guangdong and Fujian, they also built a Mazu Temple near the Bashi River.

In front of this Mazu Temple is a pier, a square covering a wide area. Whenever a Chinese merchant sails for a long time, a sacrificial ceremony will be held in Mazu Temple.

Today they did not worship, but almost all Chinese merchants gathered here.

Qitad is here.

A world-renowned great emperor personally arrived at Mazu Temple in Manila. No matter what mood they were, they had to come.

On the left side of Mazu Temple is a large room second only to the main hall. This is where Chinese people rest and discuss matters before holding sacrificial rituals.

Some are similar to the county government offices of the Qing Dynasty at that time, facing south and north, but there is no desk. The main seats also have two left and right, with a coffee table separated by a middle.

On both sides are a row of wooden backrest chairs.

Chinese, especially Guangdong and Fujian, like numbers like eight or nine, with nine chairs on both sides and coffee tables in the middle.

There are the same nine chairs behind the chair, so it is naturally prepared for people with lower status.

The emperor was coming, and the two chairs on the main seat naturally became one. There was obviously no dragon chaise here, but it was just a layer of golden silk cloth wrapped in a larger rosewood chair.

All the eighteen Chinese businessmen with the highest status in the Eighth Company have arrived here, and even Chen Hu’s butler Chen Zhong, who disappeared for a while, came.

The two battalions led by Qitade settled in the square and brought Zhou Jixun, Haraqi and four others into the hall.

After Qitade sat down, Chinese merchants fell to the ground one after another. Naturally, they did not have the words "Long live my emperor" in their mouths, but just "Worship to His Majesty the Emperor".

"No gift"

Qitade said lightly, everyone got up and took their seats. At that moment, Lu Haisheng sat in the first place on the left, Chen Hu sat in the first place on the right, and his butler Chen Zhong sat behind him.

Qitad waved his hand and Harachi stood up.

"Everyone, let me inform you about the battle situation of our army"

"Our army has attacked the west wall of Manila City and is extending deeper. I believe that the entire castle will be taken down in a short time"

"As for the local army outside the city, don't worry, our army has three cavalry regiments from the west, south and east respectively, and have cut off its retreat."

"As far as we know, the Bashi River is a canal that begins to be excavated from the Nei Lake in southeastern Manila, leading to Manila Bay. Our army's warships have already filled the canal and have begun to patrol the Nei Lake"

"It also occupies the narrowest land area on the west side of the Inner Lake, and has completed the encirclement of land south of the Pashi River, west of the Manila Bay, and north of the Palanya town"
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"All potential enemies in this place are inseparable from escape"

"In other words, everything is in control"

When everyone heard this, at least on the surface, they were excited, and quickly stood up again and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is mighty!"

Qitade waved his hand and let him sit down.

All of them returned to their seats, except for one person.

Chen Hu.

Qitade smiled and said, "Does Lord Chen have important matters?"

Chen Hu looked serious and then knelt down after hearing Qitade's words.

"Report to Your Majesty, that's right, I'm about to report a major event"

"Oh?"

I saw Chen Hu looking for something from his sleeve. Seeing this, the few people behind Qitade quickly took out their pistols, but Qitade didn't care and signaled them to be calm.

Chen Hu touched for a while and took out an object from there.

It turned out to be a scroll, he held it high with his hands, it seemed to be dedicated to Qitad.

Qitade smiled and said, "Does Lord Chen want to follow the example of Jing Ke's assassination of Qin in the past?"

A few words made everyone present nervous.

Chen Hu said, "Your Majesty is joking. This is the architectural drawing of Manila City. Where do the main Spaniards live, what family property and what secret nests are there? It is clearly known here, and I will offer it to Your Majesty."

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"Oh? As far as I know, although there are a few non-Espanyols in Manila City, there are not many. How did you get this thing?"

"Just about to report"

Chen Hu suddenly raised his tone. The appearance of this object made everyone in the field stop on him. At this moment, Chen Zhong behind him suddenly stood up, and then pointed an object in his hand at Qitade.

Just a moment!

"Bang..."

Qitad fell!

Zhou Jixun and others then reacted and shot at Chen Hu with their pistols in their hands. Chen Zhong was naturally falling down one after another.

Chen Hu was shot dead on the spot, but Chen Zhong was shot in the thigh and was pressed to the ground by Harach and another person. However, after being pushed down, this guy was not panicked, but instead laughed!

The gunshots of the hall naturally attracted the soldiers in the square, and dozens of people rushed in, surrounding everyone present.

The sudden incident made the Chinese merchants present stunned. When they thought that Emperor Truqin was assassinated here, they could imagine their fate, and everyone suddenly trembled.

After a while, Lilu Haisheng, who had been a pirate, was a little more courageous. He struggled to climb to Zhou Jixun.

"Sir, this matter has nothing to do with us. It's all done by Chen Hu alone!"

"Oh?" At this time, Zhou Jixun did not care about Qitade's injuries, but asked casually.

"Sir, your country has repeatedly been unfavorable to the Qing Dynasty. This person came here a few years ago and was able to trade directly in Guangzhou. It used to be said that this person had the background of the Qing officials behind him. Now when he thinks about it, they are from the Qing Dynasty.

People”

"Hahaha"

The Chen Zhong was tied up by Haraqi. Because his thigh was hit, the blood dyed his lower body almost red. Naturally, he could not kneel down, but fell to the ground, but struggled to turn his upper body.

Stand up.

"Not bad!"

Zhou Jixun came to him, observed carefully, and whispered a few words to the person beside him. Not long after, the man came in with a basin of water, and then poured the basin of water on Chen Zhong's head.

, and then he tidied up on his face.

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Strangely, Chen Zhong did not resist his actions.

"Stop doing it, you guessed it right, I am the one you are looking for!"

The man's hands were not enough, but after a while, he wiped his face with a towel. When everyone looked at him again, he saw that Chen Zhong had become another person!

Ha Tu!

Zhou Jixun squatted in front of him, "Hatu, ha, I thought you were hiding in Yazhou in Qiongzhou Prefecture, but here it was said that you were already the first-class guard at the Qing Dynasty stick, leading the secret spies across the country,

I definitely won't come to Nanyang in person, but I didn't expect you to come."

"But you can't escape now"

Hatu didn't care, "What am I? It's my blessing to be able to kill Qitade himself, and it's my blessing to the Qing Dynasty!"

"I have been carried into the Zhenghuang Banner by the Holy Emperor and given the title of first-class nephew. I can't finish my hard-core crops for several lifetimes. I had a wife and nine concubines in the Qing Dynasty and had many children. After Qitade died, he finally claimed the Lord of the Holy Emperor.

I have no regrets in my life, hahaha”

"Oh? So you did set up spies everywhere in Southeast Asia?"

"Hmph..."

At this moment, Hatu ignored him and looked righteous.

"Okay, forget it if you don't say it, what I want to know is that it is you who instigated the Japanese and made Curio kill Jiang Tieshan and others?!"

At this time, Hatu did not refuse and said carelessly: "That's right, I also know that whether Qitad dies or not, the Spaniards are definitely not your opponent, but if we can muddle the water and disrupt the situation in Manila, it is ours

Purpose”

"Then aren't you afraid that this incident will arouse my Great Truqin's thunderous anger at the Qing Dynasty?"

"You're still worried about the political situation of Truqin after Qitad's death. My Qing Dynasty is vast and has a vast territory and a depth of tens of thousands of miles, which is not something Truqin can covet"

"Political situation? Before Your descendant, His Highness the Crown Prince was in charge of the country, and all the important officials of the Dutch country are here. What are you worried about?"

"Hmph..."

A guard who came in with Zhou Jixun said a few words to him. Zhou Jixun nodded, suddenly pulled out his sword, and used the back of the knife to break both of Hatu's arms. In the meantime, the sound of the bone breaking was clear. It can be heard, but he stifled without making a sound.

Soon, a soldier ran in.

"Report to the general manager, he has surrounded Chen Hu's mansion, with more than 30 men and women inside, and is being interrogated separately"

At this time, Hatu spoke, "These people are my slaves, some of them are Chinese recruited by Balian. What a pity, it doesn't matter if you kill them all"

"What about Chen Hu?"
To be continued...