Shanghai has a long history and has existed since the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, Shanghai began to build city walls. During the Tang Dynasty, Shanghai, as part of Huating County, was already an independent town. In the Yuan Dynasty, Shanghai County was established. Because Shanghai is a natural
The coastal port, with its strategic location, was opened up as a concession by the British and French, but was brutally oppressed.
The Qing government was corrupt, foreigners were rampant, and the people were miserable.
It was precisely this that led Liu Lichuan to cause chaos.
After the Xiaodao Hui uprising, they took control of Shanghai, Baoshan, Nanhui, Chuansha, Qingpu and other areas, and also occupied the British, French and American concessions. For the Xiaodao Hui, the Manchu Qing government must be overthrown, and so should the foreign barbarians.
Therefore, Liu Lichuan expelled the foreigners in the city from Shanghai and did not allow the foreigners to stay in the city.
Liu Lichuan did not want to completely confront the foreigners, and restrained the soldiers not to kill foreigners.
However, Liu Lichuan did not know that his capture of Shanghai had affected the interests of foreigners. The British, French and American consuls in China intervened and urged the Qing army to attack Xiaodaohui.
The Qing army suppressed the Xiaodao Society, causing Liu Lichuan, Zhou Xiuying and others to move to Shanghai and continue to defend it.
In the east of Shanghai County, there is a Qing army garrison camp.
Li Zhen arrived with 920 soldiers. Shanghai Daotai Yang Nengge greeted him outside the camp. Lan Weiwen, the magistrate of Shanghai County, also accompanied him to welcome Li Zhen.
Yang Nenge was in his forties, with small eyes, rosacea, and three short beards. His body was fat and his face was full of flesh. He trembled when he smiled. He had a big belly and saw Li Zhenxiang.
He glanced at his mother and said humbly: "General Li, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Lan Weiwen was short and lean. After bowing to Li Zhen, she said: "General Li, when you come, you can punish those arrogant and overbearing bandits. The officials and soldiers are forced to stay outside the city."
,Ashamed!”
Li Zhen glanced at the two of them and said calmly: "Two adults, I am here with my army. The most important task is to pacify the internal troubles in Shanghai. It is my duty to do so."
"well!"
Yang Nengge nodded repeatedly and said excitedly: "General Li, Mr. Aliguo, the consul of the British Consulate in Shanghai, Mr. Ma Hui, the American consul, and Mr. Aitang, the French consul, have been waiting in the camp for a long time. Please come in."
When Li Zhen heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
What an arrogant foreigner!
I led the army to suppress the rebellion, but these three consuls hid in the camp and could not come out.
Li Zhen's expression suddenly became serious and heavy, and he ordered: "Huang Hu, you and all the soldiers are stationed in the camp. If anyone provokes, kill them without mercy. Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou, you and I will go to see the mysterious foreigner.
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When he spoke, Li Zhen was filled with murderous intent, which was completely opposite to his peaceful appearance just now. Yang Nenge secretly thought something was wrong, knowing that Li Zhen was dissatisfied with the British, French and American consuls.
Yang Nengge rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "General Li, foreigners are used to being arrogant. You must not be impulsive or cause unpleasant things with the British, French, and American consuls. Once you anger the British, French, and American consuls,
, they are likely to help the Little Knife Society, and our situation will be even more difficult by then."
Lan Weiwen also said: "General Li, Lord Daotai is right, you must stay calm."
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "Do they dare to help Xiaodaohui? No. Huh, the military camp of the Qing Dynasty is occupied by a few foreign devils. Can I calm down? Let's go and meet foreigners for a while.
friend."
Yang Nengge's face darkened and he was very unhappy.
I thought someone was here to help put down the rebellion, but now it turns out he is a fool.
The British, French and American consuls are all good people and thieves. They all have their eyes on Shanghai's interests and want to grab more benefits. Yang Nengge and Lan Weiwen both understand the intentions of the foreigners.
However, people did not interfere. Firstly, they were unable to stop it; secondly, they benefited from it incidentally.
Li Zhen led Huang Shihai and Yang Banhou into the Chinese army's tent, and bursts of laughter could be heard from inside.
"Wow!"
Huang Shihai lifted the door curtain and Li Zhen strode in.
As soon as you see it, there is a rectangular conference table placed in the big tent.
This conference table was arranged by the British and was specially used for meetings. The British Consul Aliguo sat in the main seat at the side of the tent, the French Consul Atang sat on his left, and the American Consul Ma Hui sat on his right. Li Zhen entered
Finally, I could only sit on the main seat opposite the A Liguo, but this position was close to the entrance of the camp and was not the main seat.
Viewed from the inside and outside of the tent, the location closest to the inside of the tent is the dominant position.
Li Zhen stood motionless at the door of the camp, and Yang Banhou and Huang Sihai also stood behind Li Zhen, both as motionless as sculptures. Not only that, the two of them had cold expressions, with a hint of killing intent. Lan Wei
Wen and Yang Nenge walked in with slightly hunched backs, walked up to the consuls of Britain, France and the United States with smiles on their faces, and introduced Li Zhen's identity.
Immediately, Yang Nenge walked to Li Zhen again and introduced the identities of Aliguo and others.
Li Zhen nodded slightly, but did not speak or sit down.
Aliguo glanced sideways at Li Zhen, waved his hand and said: "General Li, take a seat." This guy has been the British Consul General in Shanghai for several years and has learned Chinese.
Li Zhen remained motionless, still standing quietly.
Seeing that Li Zhen was motionless, Yang Nenge and Lan Weiwen became nervous. After a long silence, Li Zhencai pointed at Aliguo and said, "Mr. Aliguo, do you understand the meaning of occupying the magpie's nest? I am the one here."
The master of.”
"The dove takes over the magpie's nest?"
Aliguo murmured and shook his head, not understanding.
He looked back at the translator standing next to him. After the translator translated Li Zhen's words, Aliguo said seriously with a straight face: "Dear General Li, we are here to assist the Qing Empire in suppressing the rebellion. What you said is
What do you mean? Do you mean that you don’t want help from the British Empire? Your words not only insulted the people of the empire, but also caused cracks in the relations between Britain and China."
"What a loud tone!"
Li Zhen sneered and said, "You are just a consul in Shanghai, can you represent the British Empire?"
When A Liguo heard this, he was speechless for a moment.
French Consul Aitang knocked on the table and said calmly: "General Li, I know you brought more than 900 soldiers, and you also brought 900 guns. To be honest, just with your 900 guns
With 900 soldiers, let alone quelling the rebellion of Xiaodaohui, it is impossible to even break through the city wall of Shanghai County. Without our artillery support, it is impossible for your soldiers of the Qing Dynasty to enter Shanghai. If you want to quell the rebellion, be polite.
good."
This guy's Chinese was very awkward, and Li Zhen wanted to laugh when he heard it.
The American consul smiled and said nothing.
Li Zhen stood with his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "The matter of counterinsurgency is put aside for the time being. Let's discuss how to fight slowly. There is no rush. As for now, it is better to clearly distinguish the priorities of both parties. This is the Qing military camp.
But you sit on the main seat without any scruples. What does this mean? Yang Banhou and Huang Shihai, go and invite A Liguo to stand up. That is the position of the general."
When it comes to the status of both parties, Li Zhen will not give in at all.
"ah!!"
Yang Nengge let out a low cry, then realized what he was doing, nodded to Lan Weiwen, stood up together with Lan Weiwen, stopped Huang Shihai and Yang Banhou, and shouted: "Li Zhen, don't do this nonsense."
Li Zhen turned a deaf ear and ordered: "Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou, didn't you hear the order?"
Yang Banhou raised a smile on his lips, strode to Yang Nenge's side, raised his right hand, and flicked it gently in front of Yang Nenge. Yang Nenge's body tilted, and he fell out and fell to the ground.
Huang Shihai was not so polite. He stretched out his hand and pressed Yang Nengge's Jianjing point, making Lan Weiwen's upper body numb and unable to move.
Without Yang Nengge and Lan Weiwen blocking the way, the two strode towards Aliguo, Ma Hui and Aitang.
Li Zhen walked behind, feeling relaxed and comfortable, better than strolling in the courtyard.