A Liguo, Aitang, and Ma Hui sat down, looking a little serious. Ma Hui played with a jade and said lightly: "Two of you, have you noticed that Li Zhen rarely appears in recent days?"
Aitang frowned and said, "Yes, that's true."
Aliguo said in a deep voice: "Ma Hui reminds me, I remembered it. Ever since Gu Lina visited Li Zhen, and then Li Zhen went to Gu Lina's residence, Li Zhen has been hiding in the house without seeing anyone.
, never came out. In the past, Li Zhen would drill the soldiers, but now the soldiers have stopped training."
Aitang said: "Is there anything fishy in this?"
Ma Hui was still calm, with an air that had nothing to do with him, and chuckled: "Li Zhengang arrived in Shanghai. Although he destroyed the Xiaodao Society with thunderous means, he had no foundation. Now he must be busy winning people's hearts and expanding his power.
."
Ali Guo said: "Calculate the time, the person who transported the opium should be back, and then we can test Li Zhen's attitude. But now Li Zhen suddenly disappeared, especially at this critical time, I suddenly feel a little worried."
"What are you worried about?" Ma Hui asked.
A Liguo shook his head and said, "I don't know, I always think Li Zhen will do something wrong."
Ma Huixiao said: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Aitang sighed and said: "Originally, Yang Nenge was in charge of Shanghai, so Yang Nenge could do things for us. Now that Yang Nenge has been killed, Li Zhen has become the new Shanghai Daotai, and is also responsible for customs duties. It is really difficult to handle
ah."
Aliguo said again: "Li Zhen suddenly disappeared. I feel something is wrong. It is probably Li Zhen who is up to some conspiracy. I have to give Li Zhen a try, otherwise I won't be relieved."
Ma Hui asked: "How to test?"
Aliguo said: "Yesterday at noon, I received news that a British missionary was beaten. Since I want to find Li Zhen, I will use the excuse of the missionary being beaten to question Li Zhen. Even if I don't get the result, I can also look at Li Zhen.
What is Zhen doing?”
Aitang nodded and said, "I think it's feasible."
Ma Hui was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Mr. Aliguo, when you go to test Li Zhen, do you need to bring along the British Fleet Commander Adams and the French Fleet Commander Russell?"
A Liguo said: "To test the situation, it is natural to be polite first and then to fight. If Li Zhen is handling matters at home, I will ask about the missionaries and then test the situation, and then I can take them away. There will be no impact, and there will be no
Move troops. If Li Zhen is not in the house or is preparing some conspiracy, we must use force to deter and suppress Li Zhen. At that time, we will further use opium to force Li Zhen to make a choice, whether to cooperate with us or to
Choose to go against us.”
Ma Hui frowned and said: "The United States has always been very cautious when it comes to the use of troops. I will withdraw."
"What, you want to quit again?"
Aitang said in surprise: "Your Excellency Ma Hui, don't you have any news?" Aitang thought of the last time Adams led his soldiers to attack the Qing army camp, although the last time it was because he fell into Li Zhen's trick,
But Ma Hui's withdrawal saved the United States' losses. Now that Ma Hui has withdrawn again, is there anything hidden from him?
Aliguo asked: "Your Majesty Ma Hui, are you really not going to participate?"
Ma Hui said: "I am cautious in doing things and do not want to use troops. As long as I can protect my rights and interests in China, it is enough."
When Aliguo and Aitang heard this, they both had expressions of disdain on their faces.
A country that has just become independent is like this. It is timid, but it wants to take advantage of everything, but is unwilling to send troops. The country of Ali is even fed up with Ma Hui, but there is nothing to do. Everyone represents a country, and it is in their interests to unite.
Coexistence, separation means conflict of interests, and no one can force separation or union.
Ma Hui did not want to get involved and said: "I wish you both good luck and say goodbye."
After saying that, Ma Hui turned and left.
When Ma Hui walked out of the consulate, he was still sneering in his heart. He suffered a big loss last time, and now he is looking for trouble again, which is a waste of Aliguo's stay in China for so many years.
Ma Hui had long seen that Li Zhen was a hardliner with domineering methods and would not cooperate. Ma Hui did not remind him that because Britain and France were too powerful and the United States was still weak, someone had to reduce the power of Britain and France in China.
Aliguo said: "Old friend, let's go."
Aitang nodded in agreement and prepared to go and find out. The two quickly left the consulate, accompanied by Adams and Russell. The two of them were not interested in shocking Qing officials in the past, but Adams wanted to regain the shame of the past.
Earle felt relieved because the French soldiers were defeated, so they each brought a hundred people to support the scene.
The door of Li Zhen's mansion is closed.
Aliguo and Aitang came with soldiers and knocked on the door.
"Crunch!"
The door opened, and the servant of the house stretched out his head to take a look. He was shocked when he saw that he was a foreigner. Immediately, the servant retracted his head and the door slammed shut.
Seeing this, Aliguo ordered his soldiers to knock on the door.
Russell looked like he was the best in the world, and said disdainfully: "It's so embarrassing that I can't even open the gate of a small Daotai Mansion. When the coalition forces were in Guangzhou, they could even open the city gate of Guangzhou easily."
Aliguo's face was ashen and he had no good impression of Rael.
After a while, the door opened again.
This time, it was the butler of Li Zhen's house who came out.
Aliguo said in broken Chinese: "I am Aliguo, the British consul, and I have something to discuss with Li Zhen." As he spoke, Aliguo led his soldiers and broke in. Such a move was simply arrogant, but Aliguo
But the country did not feel ashamed at all. The country of Ali wanted to test what Li Zhen was doing before he could feel at ease.
The butler opened his arms and said loudly: "This is the residence of Master Daotai. No unauthorized entry is allowed."
Adams waved his arms, and two soldiers stepped forward to hold the housekeeper up, and then rushed to the house. When Aliguo and Aitang walked into the door, their eyes suddenly widened, and they even retreated in panic. Adams and Russell
When he entered with the soldiers, he was also startled by the situation inside the gate, and quickly ordered the soldiers to be on guard.
"You broke into the general's palace without permission. This is not what British and French consuls should do."
A cold yet melodious voice sounded, and the speaker was Zhou Xiuying. She sat on a chair with her legs crossed, holding a breech-loading rifle in her hand, and pointed the gun at Aliguo and Aitang who walked in.
, shaking gently.
If Zhou Xiuying pulled the trigger, one of them would be shot immediately.
Next to Zhou Xiuying, there are three hundred female soldiers. These three hundred female soldiers are wearing armor, with their hair tied behind their heads. They have plain faces and have guns in their hands. They are all ready to aim at breaking into the house.
The British and French soldiers pointed their black guns outside. As long as Zhou Xiuying gave the order, countless foreigners would fall.
After Li Zhen left the county, Zhou Xiuying and Yang Banhou discussed it carefully.
Zhou Xiuying was in charge and led 300 female soldiers to stay in the palace to prevent unexpected events. Marquis Yang Ban was in charge and stationed in the school grounds with 2,000 soldiers. If something happened, Yang Banhou could dispatch troops to suppress it.
Aliguo and Aitang led troops into the mansion and were immediately intercepted by Zhou Xiuying.