Li Zhen opened his mouth, but Aitang could not refute.
The initiative in the negotiation is not in the hands of Aitang, but in the hands of Li Zhen.
This situation is like how they forced the Qing Dynasty.
Seeing that Aitang and Aliguo were silent, Li Zhen said calmly: "If you two don't agree to the conditions I proposed, think about where to go back and forth. However, if you are unwilling to redeem the prisoners, I will
Tell the captured British and French soldiers and officers the news. If they know that you are unwilling to save them for money, they may do something drastic."
Aitang secretly scolded Li Zhen for being shameless, but said helplessly: "General, I agree to your terms and am willing to pay 300,000 taels of silver, 1,000 guns, and 200,000 rounds of bullets."
"I agree!"
Aliguo nodded in agreement and said feebly. At this moment, Aliguo was defeated and exhausted, as if all his strength had been drained away.
Seeing the cooperation between Aliguo and Aitang, Li Zhen laughed and said, "Li Zhen deeply admires the reasonableness of the two of you. Now that we have reached an agreement, please go back and prepare money, guns and ammunition. When the two parties exchange, I will
Check carefully. If there is something wrong with the guns or ammunition, the captured soldiers will be killed. I hope you two will abide by the agreement."
Aliguo and Aitang stood up and left without saying a word.
After leaving the Qing army camp, Aitang said: "Aliguo, you want to give Li Zhen five hundred thousand taels of silver, what should you do?"
"What else can I do? I can only pay for it myself."
Aliguo said solemnly: "The problem of guns and ammunition is easy to solve. After all, soldiers have to consume weapons and ammunition. Taking out a thousand guns and 200,000 bullets will not cause any problems. But five hundred thousand taels of silver does not
A small amount, if the domestic congressmen know about it, there will definitely be a big commotion. The only solution now is to pay for it myself. As for the dead soldiers, they have to be properly dealt with, which is really a headache."
Aitang also sighed secretly, he also paid for it himself.
However, Aitang has already made up his mind to make money by selling more opium after this hemorrhage.
The two left, and Li Zhen asked someone to take Adams down and lock him up.
Li Zhen leaned back on the chair and thought quietly, the coldness in his eyes getting stronger and stronger. Li Zhen was thinking about the problems of Yang Nengge and Lan Weiwen. He led the soldiers to leave the military camp and watched the military camp being attacked.
, leading to the fall of the Qing army's camp, the two of them must have a grudge. If they don't solve it, they might be annihilated if they jointly memorialize Li Zhen.
More importantly, the two colluded with A Liguo, Aitang, Ma Hui and others, and also had conflicts with Li Zhen.
Unless the roadblocks are removed, it will be difficult for Li Zhen to gain a foothold in Shanghai.
After making the decision, Li Zhen had a detailed plan in mind and decisively ordered: "Yang Banhou, go and bring Lan Weiwen and Yang Nengge to the camp. I want to solve the hidden dangers."
"The general will obey your orders!"
Yang Banhou replied and left quickly.
After a while, Yang Banhou brought Yang Nengge and Lan Weiwen to the big tent. Li Zhen said slowly: "Yang Daotai, Lan County Magistrate, today the British and French allied forces attacked the military camp. You two gave up resistance and surrendered to the foreigners. Are you willing to do this?"
A lackey of the foreigners. This is a big deal. If I report it to the emperor, what do you think?"
"thump!"
Lan Weiwen was so frightened that her legs weakened. She knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "General Li, even the lower officials have no choice."
Yang Nenge knew that this was Li Zhen's threat, his eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Li Zhen, you are making irresponsible remarks and baselessly slandering me. The situation today is not that I will surrender, but that you sit back and watch the camp being destroyed.
The attack by foreigners led to the failure. I will report to Jiangsu Governor Xu Naizhao and ask him to report to the emperor and expose your crimes one by one. When the time comes, you, the Shanghai Dao, will be dismissed immediately and investigated. See how arrogant you are."
Li Zhen smiled and said: "Okay, what a great Yang Daotai."
Yang Nengge said proudly: "If you are wise and cooperate with me well, as long as you follow Mr. Xu Naizhao, I will not treat you badly, and the wealth of the entire family will be just a snap of the fingers."
Li Zhen sneered twice and said: "Yang Nengge, your backstage is Xu Naizhao, can you spread the news?"
"ah!!"
Yang Nengge exclaimed and lost his voice: "Li Zhen, do you dare to murder an official of the imperial court?"
Li Zhen did not answer, but looked at Lan Weiwen and asked: "Magistrate Lan, you are a witness, and your words are crucial. When the foreigners attacked the camp today, do you think Yang Daotai surrendered to the foreigners? Or did I just sit back and watch?
What about the camp being attacked? This is a very critical issue, you have to consider it carefully."
When Lan Weiwen saw that she was being dragged in, she knew that if she didn't cooperate, she might be killed.
Yang Nengge was nervous and said hurriedly: "County Magistrate Lan, Li Zhen doesn't dare to do anything to us? He wants to gain a foothold in Shanghai, and it is absolutely impossible without our help."
Lan Weiwen glanced at Li Zhen and began to think about it.
Should we follow Yang Nenge or Li Zhen?
Lan Weiwen glanced at Yang Banhou who was standing next to him eager to try, and was sure that Yang Nengge would not be able to leave the camp. Lan Weiwen made her decision and said: "General Li, what happened today is entirely due to Yang Daotai's greed for life and fear of death.
He did not resist and surrender. General Li led his army to defeat the foreigners and greatly enhanced the country's prestige. This matter should be reported to the emperor and asked for his approval."
Yang Nengge shouted out loud: "Lan Weiwen, you actually betrayed me?"
At this moment, Yang Nenge was really panicked.
Without the support of Lan Weiwen, Yang Nengge would be unable to survive alone.
Li Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Magistrate Lan is indeed a humble gentleman, and what he said is all the truth. The emperor asked me to come to Shanghai to quell the rebellion of the Xiaodao Society, and he has given me arbitrary power. Yang Nenge surrendered to the foreigners and bowed his knee.
If you flirt with foreigners, you will be executed on the spot. Marquis Yang Ban, give Magistrate Lan a knife and let Magistrate Lan kill Yang Nenge."
"Li Zhen, you can't kill me, you can't kill me."
Yang Nenge roared loudly and immediately prepared to escape, but Yang Banhou held him down with one hand and could not move.
Lan Weiwen was trembling, secretly saying that Li Zhen was ruthless.
If he killed Yang Neng and was caught by Li Zhen, he would have no choice but to be loyal to Li Zhen.
Yang Nengge's eyes rolled, and he suddenly said: "General Li, Li Daotai, I am willing to be loyal to you and work for you. I only ask that you spare my life." Yang Nenge had lost his confidence and did not dare to resist stubbornly.
He could ask Xu Naizhao to do something, but Xu Naizhao couldn't save him from the fire far away and couldn't help him at all.
Li Zhen said calmly: "Stop his mouth!"
Yang Banhou immediately blocked Yang Nengge's mouth and prevented Yang Nengge from speaking.
Li Zhen ordered: "Magistrate Lan, take action."
Lan Weiwen couldn't refuse, so she could only obediently pull out the steel knife from Yang Banhou's waist. Even so, when she pulled out the steel knife, Lan Weiwen's hands were trembling slightly, and she said:
"Yang Daotai, don't blame me. If you do, blame me for being ignorant and messing with people you shouldn't mess with."
Yang Nengge whined and spoke, but no sound came out.
"Pfft!"
Lan Weiwen stabbed Yang Nengge's heart with a knife, stirred it hard, and then pulled out the long knife. Warm blood spurted out, dotting Lan Weiwen's face with blood stains. Lan Weiwen looked at it in despair.
To Li Zhen, he said respectfully: "Sir, Yang Nengge surrendered to the foreigners, bent his knees to flatter foreigners, and humiliated him to death on the spot."
Li Zhen was even more satisfied and said with a smile: "I admire Magistrate Lan for his loyalty to the country and eliminating harm for the country. With Magistrate Lan assisting me, the rebellion in Shanghai will be put down soon."