Chapter 466 The court fears nothing but foreigners
Overnight, he went from being a guest to being a prisoner.
Liu Kunpeng really couldn't adapt to such a change. When he was pulled out of America, he had only one thought in his mind - it's over!
Why did the officers and soldiers come to visit me? It was just because my identity was exposed.
In fact, Liu Kunpeng has long been mentally prepared for his identity to be exposed. After all, Nanhua's reputation is getting bigger and bigger now, and it will only be a matter of time before it is exposed.
Before being arrested by the Huai army, Liu Kunpeng was not nervous at all and just said to the leading official.
"I want to see Mr. Li!"
There was no need for Liu Kunpeng to make a request. When he was sent to prison, Li Hefei was already waiting for him in prison. The so-called prison... was a room in the backyard of the Governor's Yamen.
There was no one else in the room, only Li Hefei was alone, and there was a table of food. When he saw Liu Kunpeng coming, he said.
"Yes, brother Liu,"
Pointing to the table in front of him, Li Hefei said.
"I wonder, Lord Zhongtang, why is this?"
"The court asked me to take it, so I had to take it!"
Li Hefei poured the wine for Liu Kunpeng himself and said.
"I see."
Liu Kunpeng was straightforward. He sat down at the table, looked at the sumptuous dishes on the table, and then asked.
"Is this a guillotine?"
"not necessarily!"
Li Hefei shook his head and said.
"Whether to kill or not to kill is absolutely not Li's fault. The reason why I took you today is the order of the imperial court. If I kill you tomorrow, it will also be the order of the imperial court. You and I... are each our own masters!"
"Each one is his own master."
Nodding, Liu Kunpeng picked up the wine glass, looked at Li Hefei and chuckled.
"Since the banquet is held here in the middle hall, you must have questions to ask me!"
After drinking it in one sip, Liu Kunpeng smiled.
"Over the years, I have been trusted by Master Zhongtang, and I have never failed to trust His Majesty. When today comes, as long as Master Zhongtang has any questions, as long as they do not involve confidential matters, I will definitely tell you one by one!"
"Thank you dear brother for being able to clear up the doubts in my heart!"
Li Hefei raised his glass and drank it all, and asked.
"Zuo Jigao is in Nanhua?"
"That's right."
"Wang Youling is here too?"
"Yes! After their defeat, they all went to Nanhua through my hands."
After briefly understanding the whereabouts and current situation of the other people, Li Hefei finally understood why those Changmao suddenly became stronger. It wasn't that Changmao became stronger, but because Nanhua put a large number of them in front of him.
The weapons were half bought and half given to Changmao.
"So, the reason why they came to Nanhua is because you exchanged foreign guns and cannons for them? Exchanging guns and cannons for people, I don't know how many people were killed, and I don't know how many people were separated from their wives. Liu Xiandi, you
Have you never thought about it?"
When Li Hefei spoke, he was completely serious and thoughtful, even a little compassionate.
Looking at his appearance, Liu Kunpeng sneered.
"Thieves come and kill all those who shave their hair, and soldiers come and kill all those who grow their hair. Sir, in this world of war and chaos, the common people are just ants. No matter whether it is an official or a bandit, who cares about the life and death of the common people? They don't go to Nanhua.
Are you here...waiting to die?"
Faced with Liu Kunpeng's accusation, Li Hefei was silent for a while, and then sighed heavily.
"Anyway..."
Shaking his head, Li Hefei stood up and said before going out.
"For now, just stay here with peace of mind. As for the future... it depends on how you deal with Nanhua!"
"What?"
Liu Kunpeng looked at Li Hefei in surprise and asked.
"What does it mean?"
Li Hefei, who had already stepped out of the threshold, paused, tilted his head and answered.
"The imperial court is still afraid of foreigners..."
Ultimately, what is the court most afraid of?
The reason why he, Li Hefei, arrested all these people was just gambling.
Once again, the imperial court did not dare to do anything to these "foreigners"? "Foreigners" did not necessarily have to be Europeans with blond hair and blue eyes. Even they, those who grew up in the Qing Dynasty, might become foreigners after arriving in foreign countries.
Nanhua...if they can act like foreigners, then the imperial court will naturally release these people.
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"beep……"
The sound of the train whistle broke the tranquility of the Andes Mountains. White steam mixed with gray-black smoke. As the train ran, the train was enveloped in smoke. The smoke and clouds mixed together, making the train feel like it was in a fairyland.
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One night passed, and the sky was getting brighter outside the car window. Looking at the majestic mountains outside the car window, Togo Heihachiro's eyes were full of awe.
"To be able to build a railway on such a cliff, you are truly a Chinese!"
"The "Devil's Nose" will be here in a moment!"
Li Shiqing, the navy captain sitting opposite, told him mysteriously.
His mysterious tone seemed to be asking him, do you believe in building a winding mountain railway on the "Devil's Nose"?
""Devil's Nose", I heard that many people died trying to build this railway!"
Others whispered that they and Dongxiang were all captured Satsuma sailors, and now they are all mercenaries from Nanhua. Originally, they drove the "Shoho Maru" and arrived at Linhai together with the "Shikai" training ship, because "
"Shoho Maru" will be handed over to the Second Fleet after maintenance, so Togo and others took the train directly to Nanhua.
Holding his breath, Dongxiang stared out the window intently. He saw a steep wall on one side and an abyss on the other. The railway seemed to be hanging on the mountainside, with one side of the train leaning against the mountain and the other side almost extending out of the cliff.
"This, no wonder it's called the "Devil's Nose"..."
The train travels very hard and at a very slow speed. Dense shrubs grow in the cracks of the cliffs, almost wiping the windows. There is fog in the mountains, as misty as white gauze. What I feel when driving on such cliffs is
Infinitely shocking!
"After the Devil's Nose, in another ten hours, we will reach the Pampas. Well, we prefer to call it the South China Plain..."
Li Shiqing put his military cap on his face and said to himself.
"There's nothing to see here..."
Ten hours later, when the train left the valley, someone called out.
"Look, we are in the Great Plains ahead!"
Dongxiang and others stood up one after another. What appeared in front of them was the endless plain. The rich grassland was spread like a green carpet to the end of the world. On the grassland, some cowboys could be seen grazing large herds of cattle.
, sheep, this pasture is the best pasture in the world. Nanhua does not plan to reclaim all the pasture into cultivated land, but only reclaims large areas of farms along the river.
"This land is so vast!"
Looking at the sunset at the end of the sky, Togo Heihachiro said to himself.
"God really loves China. He not only gave them China, but also gave China such a vast land in the New World."
"What is "giving"? Who gives it?"
Li Shiqing, who seemed to be sleeping, immediately sat up straight and scolded.
"Your Majesty used more than a thousand people to colonize this place, and conquered from east to west. It took ten years to establish this foundation. Our ancestors of the Chinese nation laid the foundation for the future of China by opening up the mountains and forests. Today, we, the people of China, are here to build this foundation."
The roads in the American continent are filled with wild grass. I trekked through the mountains and forests to build a foundation, and cultivated the barbarians, so that I belong to China! What I have created here is the foundation of China for all generations!"
After being scolded, Dongxiang stood up quickly, bowed and nodded.
"Yes, I am stupid, sir, please forgive me!"
When admitting his mistake, Dongxiang was extremely nervous. At the very least, these words were just casual remarks, but at the most serious level, they were rebellious words.
Seeing that Dongxiang was a little nervous, Li Shiqing said to him.
"You have just arrived here. You don't know how difficult it is to start a business. If you want to create a ten thousand-year foundation for the Chinese nation in South America, how can you just talk about the people who originally lived in this land, the descendants of European immigrants?
There are Indians, how could they give it up? Why can we survive on this land and what do we rely on?"