late Qing Dynasty arrest

Hearing that the Li Guolou Squadron was going to compete in the afternoon, Yao Cuo and the others said that after lunch, they wanted to watch it together.The competition, which was originally a joke, became grand because so many officers came to see it.Li Guolou was not in the mood to eat, so he took a step ahead to make arrangements.

On the way, Ai Hai said with a bitter face: "Lieutenant Li, the people in my team, you know in your heart that they are all unwanted by other teams. Many of them are short-sighted. There is no chance of winning in the shooting competition. Didn't I give up the horse first in the three competitions?" How can it compare to a cake?"

Li Guolou retorted: "Don't embarrass yourself, Bald Ai, I have done my best to promote you to the top. If you don't live up to it, I have nothing to say. What do I want to do as a sycophant? Only rely on my ability to get promoted. Understand?" ?”

Ai Hai said angrily: "Understood! You are very popular now, Xiao Lizi, you don't like me as a bald man, do you want to dump me? No way!"

Li Guolou said: "That's right, hurry up and prepare, you are old people, it's unreasonable to lose to a newcomer, you can wear glasses if your eyes are not good, it's not shameful, you see Song Shixiong is wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses How lovable, everyone loves pistachios." After speaking, Li Guolou blinked obscenely, implying that Honggu is Ai Hai's pistachio.

Ai Hai was overwhelmed, aroused great ambition, and said anxiously: "Xiao Lizi, walk slowly, give me 10 minutes, I will go and train those bastards first, if I lose the competition, I don't want them anymore." Said After that, Ai Hai held down the "watermelon hat" and started to run on the street at an astonishing speed, before disappearing around the corner.

Li Guolou looked at Ai Hai's back, and praised Ai Hai's flexible figure in his heart, exercising is good for his body, his physical fitness has changed a lot, and his subordinates will not embarrass him.Bao Yitong spent a lot of money on him, and he can only die after doing his best, a man who dies for his confidant.

It was freezing cold, the snow and ice on the training ground had been shoveled away long ago, and four snowmen were piled up in the four corners.Li Guolou's two teams were running around the training ground with clear lines, they were not running fast, they were still warming up.The old man and the newcomer were running with braids and thin clothes. Li Guolou was in the last place even though he was in good health.

After warming up and running 800 meters, Yao Cuo came with someone. Li Guolou was surprised when he saw it, and Bao Yi and Wu Defu also came with a group of officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Li Guolou yelled: "Keep running, don't stop without orders."

There were only rhythmic shouts of "one two, one two three four;;;;;;" in the venue.

Li Guolou jogged to the front of the reviewing stand, stopped and stood at attention to salute, and said solemnly: "Report sir, Team C is well-organized, please inspect it." Although he was wearing thin clothes, Li Guolou stood still and watched Nose and heart, with a military demeanor.

Bao on the reviewing platform stared at Li Guolou approvingly, and said, "Well, that's right! This official suddenly attacked, and you can also set an example. The Criminal Department should have fresh blood in order to rejuvenate. Don't you think so?"

Immediately there was a burst of flattering words from the side, Wu Defu spoke smoothly, and gave Li Guolou a thumbs up, he believed that Li Guolou would not fool people, and a surprise attack would not embarrass him.If this is the case, all the troops of Team C are exercising on the muddy field.

Li Guolou was a little annoyed that Wu Defu would do this to him, which caught him off guard. He wanted to change the items of today's competition, and show the chief not only the process to watch, but also exciting items, otherwise how could he make a good impression? Keep it in the mind of the chief.

The reviewing stand is a high platform open in front, with a roof on it, and the seats are ready-made benches. The officers sit down without any scruples. Everyone is their own person, and they are not in public places. An internal drill can I saw many problems, otherwise the officer would have come in vain.

The thirty men in front of the reviewing stand lined up in three rows. Li Guolou stood at the front and began to do boxing exercises. There was a unified cry from the mouths of the people.

Wu Defu at the reviewing stand said: "Master Bao, this boxing exercise has been modified by Li Guolou. He removed the flowery frame inside the boxing exercise. Every move is a killer move, and every move is fatal. Now the C team is absolutely at the top of the Criminal Department. You can pull it out and fight."

A thick bearded official refused to accept, Wu Kefan pulled up his sleeves and said, "Master Bao, why don't I go down and try to see if they are flamboyant."

At first glance, this person was born in the army, with a carefree look, and he didn't pay attention to such unknown people in the audience. The bearded officials also relied on one knife and one gun to get promoted back then.

Of course Bao Yi knew the virtues of his subordinates, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, old Wu. He is already old. If he is a newcomer, if he doesn't know the rules and come to the truth, wouldn't you ruin a lifetime of wisdom?"

There was a burst of laughter on the stage. When the chief inspected the drill, military officers often came off to do a show. They were so vigorous that they could beat several warriors in the drill.It turned out that one military officer fought three at a time, and all of them were fakes. After doing enough homework in advance, the military officer will win or lose in the final competition.

Wu Kefan, a bearded official, laughed and said, "Next time I will definitely end up. I haven't exercised for a long time."

Everyone continued to watch the drill on the mud floor. Although it was just a performance drill, they knew the tricks after watching too much.The human spirit cannot be faked, the movements are standardized and uniform, not afraid of getting dirty and tired, and the relentless determination to move forward is worthy of praise.Officials still have a lot of praise, but there are also criticisms. This is the truth, and they will know where to correct it after seeing the shortcomings.

The praise of Li Guolou is the affirmation of Yao Cuo and Wu Defu.The two of them were light and airy, as if they had been drunk.

In the mud under the stage, thirty men had already been beaten in the mud, and they began to put on a show in two groups.One hits one, one hits two, and there are gang fights, which is dazzling to watch.

Li Guolou showed his face, one hit three, and won a duel.

Applause came from the reviewing stand, giving Li Guolou enough face.All the officials on the stage knew that Li Guolou was being favored now, and the bridal sedan chair was carried by everyone, and it would not hurt to hold it a few times.

The team regrouped, saluted the stands, and 30 people trotted away from the training ground to prepare for the next performance.

The officials walked off the reviewing stand, followed by actual combat drills and shooting demonstrations.

Yao Cuo said while walking: "Now we change the original drill method and learn the three-stage shooting of Westerners, so as to maximize the effectiveness of the musket. As long as the officer does not retreat, the soldiers cannot take a step back. The charge is a wave-band charge. , Retreating is also an alternate cover. Only by evolving actual combat into drills can our team become a team of steel."

Bao Yi said: "Now there are a lot of problems. You should work hard to change the status quo. Don't use the rules of your ancestors as excuses. They have already pointed their guns at us. What should we do? Stick to the old rules, or recklessly try your best? It's all up to you. There are no foreign guns and cannons in the ancestors, now is our great opportunity, the civil war is about to end, and the rectification of officials must start from within us."

The answer is also the same guarantee. The motivation is to get more money. Every official is complaining that their department's money is not in place.There will be new ideas in the same clichés, and everyone tacitly waits for the good days to come.The reason why Mr. Bao is so active is not because the money is in vain.If you turn against other departments, you will turn against each other. Only by being tough can you get the benefits of the capital.The Ministry of Punishment and the Clan's Mansion are facing each other, and the Ministry of Household Affairs has not yet made a final decision, so we still need to see where the holy will is?

Now is the time when the Ministry of Criminal Justice is most united. Everyone sees hope. They don’t need to beat the autumn wind during the Chinese New Year, and they can sit at home and sing by themselves.In the new year, everyone can get a share of the benefits, and everyone gathers around the bag, who is the master of the blue sky?no!It is the God of Wealth alive.

The benefit fee is exploited layer by layer. As an officer, everyone has a share, and everyone can get the benefit. Of course, depending on the level, the big ones, there are also rich and weak in the Criminal Department.But this year's Chinese New Year is much better than last year. There is no need to donate money to the treasury, and there are rewards for silver. around.

Bao Yi and the others came to the shooting range. Li Guolou and the others had already changed their clothes, holding new-style muskets and waiting for the battle.

The officers raised their binoculars to watch the shooting performance, and Li Guolou called out the command to shoot. "Ping-pong-pong" gunshots rang out, the shooting range was filled with smoke, and the pungent smell of gunpowder filled the air.

Shooting costs money, and every time a shot is fired, the money is shot out, so training troops costs money.Now that the Ministry of Criminal Justice has some spare money, it can train soldiers. If there is no money to train soldiers, even the muskets are rusted, so they can only be called slogans.The officials standing there became excited when the gunshot fired, and it had been a long time since they heard the gunshot.

Several young officials had tears in their eyes.He said excitedly: "Okay! The Qing Empire finally has money and the best muskets. The days of foreign devils running rampant are over. One day the Qing Empire will be able to take back the concession."

After receiving the praise, Li Guolou said: "Master Bao, the foreign devils are not fools. They sold us the latest muskets, but they won't sell the new cannons. It doesn't matter whether we have guns or no guns. Walking with only one foot, if you want to change the ending, there is still a long way to go.”

Bao Yi said: "Captain Li, what do you think is the best way?"

Li Guolou glanced at the officers around him, bowed his head and knelt on one leg, and said, "Forgive me for being reckless, the capital is too close to Tianjin, even if countless forts are built along the way, foreign devils can still make a detour. I suggest moving the capital to Tianjin." In this way, it will not happen that the Eight-Power Allied Forces directly entered the heart of the Qing Empire, and the incident of Emperor Xianfeng running to Rehe will never happen again. Without command of the sea, the capital has no danger to defend, and building forts is a waste of money. little sense."

Bao Yi pointed to the direction of the palace, and sighed: "The palace of the capital is too luxurious, and the empress dowager is reluctant to leave here. It is useless for us to persuade you. There is no room for discussion on the matter of moving the capital. We still have to improve the security of the capital." Well, don’t let civil strife happen around us. We have nothing to do with foreign barbarian affairs.” After finishing speaking, Bao Yi let out a long sigh. He was the official who suggested moving the capital, but the Empress Dowager Cixi disagreed, and the proposal to move the capital ended in failure. .

Thinking of the scene of the Eight-Power Allied Forces invading the capital, Li Guolou, like everyone else, had tears in his eyes, choked up and sobbed together, humiliation is an indelible pain.Everyone is ashamed of the national humiliation, but the nobles of the royal family, such as the Aixinjueluo family and the Yehenala family, do not want to live a luxurious life of an emperor. They are willing to live under the strong guns of foreigners and fully expose their own weaknesses For foreigners with ulterior motives.Can the Qing Empire be saved?This is a topic that cannot be discussed.