Shanghai was opened as a port in 1843. In 1845, the area north of Yangjingbang in Shanghai County was designated as a foreign settlement, which later became the British Concession. In 1848, the Hongkou area was designated as the American Concession. After 1849, the area north of Shanghai County and south of the British Concession was

French Concession.

Shanghai is much more prosperous than in previous years, because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in Sichuan and Hubei was in turmoil, and the Liangjiang area was constantly at war. Many wealthy families dragged their families with them to avoid war disasters and the endless donations from the court.

After moving to Shanghai, they felt at ease that the imperial court could not protect them, so they sought asylum from foreigners. Zhao Laoqi disguised himself as a businessman and came to Shanghai for the second time. At first, he had some affinity for Shanghai County - no matter how prosperous you are,

Will it be captured by the King of Han in the end?

"Director, I just asked, Liu Lichuan from the Tiandihui is now working as an errand in the Yamen, has he taken refuge in Qingyao?"

Zhao Laoqi listened to the detailed report he had randomly arranged in Shanghai County last time, and did not react for a moment. He had seen Liu Lichuan, a well-known hero, strange? Why did he join the yamen as an errand? Could it be that Qingyao uses high-ranking officials and generous salaries?

The one who won him over? Thinking of this, Zhao Laoqi subconsciously asked: "What kind of official is he in the yamen?"

Xi Zuo replied: "He took refuge with Shanghai Taoist Wu Jianzhang and became a class leader in Shanghai County."

Zhao Laoqi shook his head. Could it be that he had misjudged his vision? If he was a guerrilla and a general, Zhao Laoqi would not blame him. However, he would not take refuge in Qingyao for a squad leader who did not even have a rank. He would not go to Hanwang to rebel.

!This Liu Lichuan is really damned. If all the gangs in Shanghai County defect to Qingyao, it will be difficult for the First Army to attack the city. No! I must meet the leaders of other Tiandihui to see their attitudes.

"Chen Alin, Li Xianchi and the others have also gone to the Yamen?" Zhao Laoqi stared at Xizuo with gleaming eyes, fearing that he would get a positive answer.

Xizuo did not dare to look at Zhao Laoqi, lowered his head and replied: "No! They seemed to have had a quarrel with Liu Lichuan, and they haven't seen each other in the past few days."

Zhao Laoqi breathed a sigh of relief. The situation was finally not out of control, and the Tiandihui still had hope of fighting for it. Just as he was about to leave for the Guandi Temple in the west of the city to find Chen Alin, he noticed that Xi Zuo was hesitant to speak, and asked angrily: "What else?

Whatever it is, tell it all at once!"

Xizuo wiped his sweat and whispered in a suspicious tone: "The day before yesterday, my subordinates were drinking tea at the 'Tingsheng Tea House' and accidentally saw a man who looked like Liu Lichuan hurriedly walking up to the second floor. After a while, he saw him again

Chen Alin also came in, and his subordinates were curious and followed him. They vaguely heard words like 'King of Han', 'capture alive', 'a great achievement' and so on. The subordinates also..."

Zhao Laoqi exclaimed: "They want to capture the King of Han alive and ask for rewards from the Qing court! How brave they are!"

Xizuo endured it for a while, and then plucked up the courage to say: "My subordinates feel that they do not mean that. First, it is well known that Chen Alin hates the government. Second, if they really want to capture His Highness alive, Liu Lichuan does not need to put on makeup and go to the teahouse to discuss it. Third

Third, even if they surrender to the Qing court, how can they capture His Highness the King of Han alive? They can't even deal with the personal guards around the King of Han!"

Seeing that what he said was reasonable and well-founded, Zhao Laoqi thought deeply and praised: "What you said makes sense! They probably want to break into the Qingyao interior, cooperate with His Highness to attack the city, and capture alive? That would also be to capture the Qingyao general alive! It's just that

...These are all our guesses. If not, it would be a big mistake!"

Xi Zuo hesitated for a while, then made up his mind and said: "Let your subordinates test Liu Lichuan and the others? If they surrender to the Qing court, they will definitely sacrifice me to the Qing demon. This will confirm that they have evil intentions! As long as His Highness avenges me when he breaks the city, my subordinates will

Die without regrets."

After hearing his heroic words, Zhao Laoqi was also excited. He laughed "haha", lightly hammered Xizuo's shoulder, and said impassionedly: "You are not willing to die! Am I afraid of death? From the first day of following His Highness,

I am ready to die! To drive out the Tartars and restore China! I will die without regrets! Don’t argue with me this time. Liu Lichuan and I have a relationship. He can’t deceive me. Let’s talk about my official position.

Bigger than you, they...if they want to offer it, they will offer it to me! If you haven't come back by noon tomorrow, go out of the city and tell the King of Han to be careful of the Heaven and Earth Society. By the way, what's your name?"

Xi Zuo was so moved that he clasped his hands and said, "My subordinate Pan Qiliang was originally a member of the White Dragon Party. Because he admired the King of Han, he volunteered to act as an internal agent."

Zhao Laoqi smiled and said: "Your Highness ordered me to organize the Intelligence Bureau. I was worried that there was no one available, so I asked you to take the post of chief of the Shanghai Station. Don't underestimate it. This station chief is also a sixth-grade commander, better than the county magistrate."

It’s even bigger!”

Pan Qiliang knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you for the promotion, sir. I will definitely repay you with death."

…………

Chen Alin, Li Xianchi and Lin Afu discussed the secret letter sent by Zhou Lichun of Qingpu County, which stated that they were preparing to start an uprising tonight to expel the county magistrate Yu Longguang and respond to the Han Dynasty to capture Shanghai.

Chen Alin laughed and said: "I didn't expect that Zhou Lichun, who has always been honest and honest, would be the first to rebel! We all underestimated him before, but Xu Yao from Jiading County was hesitant when the trouble came!"

Lin Afu shook his head and said worriedly: "They are just fooling around. Brother Liu took the risk to get involved with Wu Jianzhang, a bad official, and infiltrated into the Qing court. If they make trouble, the Qing court will definitely doubt the Heaven and Earth Society and Brother Liu."

"

"I didn't expect this. Why don't you inform Liu Lichuan to leave the city for a while?" Lin Afu suggested while touching his chin.

Li Xianchi objected: "No, doesn't this mean that we are telling Wu Jianzhang that we have a guilty conscience? How about we start an attack in advance?"

"I'm afraid that foreigners will interfere. I heard that the Qing army is in Hangzhou and there are tens of thousands of troops in Jiaxing. If the King of Han arrives a little late, I'm afraid we will all die without a burial place." Chen Alin shuddered when he thought of the consequences.

Lin Afu said angrily: "I can't do this, and I can't do that either. Are you just waiting to die like this?"

Dong Dong... Dong Dong...

When Chen Alin saw someone knocking on the door, he motioned for them to be quiet and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Brother Chen, there is a man named Zhao Laoqi outside who wants to see you, and he said that you are old acquaintances!"|

Chen Alin was thinking about who Zhao Laoqi was when Lin Afu jumped up and said: "Isn't this Zhao Laoqi the one who came to persuade us to surrender to the King of Han last month?"

Li Xianchi said happily: "It really took no effort to get it. If he contacts the King of Han, His Highness the King of Han will definitely send troops to Shanghai!"

Chen Alin said to the people outside: "Please quickly, no, I will go out to greet you personally!"

…

After they had renewed their friendship, Chen Alin was eager to ask, "I wonder what Brother Zhao wants to see us for this time? If we can help, we will never refuse!"

When Zhao Laoqi saw the three of them gathering together, he must have something important to discuss, and it was very likely that he had the same purpose of coming here. "I am here to give you a big fortune. It depends on whether you accept it or not."

Got it!"
Chapter completed!