Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

"belle Chen might be shameless, but he's not stupid. This fellow keeps his cards on …" Of course, it could also be that Prince and Fu Jin are wiping his ass! "

The aide pointed at the three people kneeling on the outside of the inn. Two of them were husband and wife who were kowtowing together, while the other one was an old man who was begging for mercy. It seemed like he wanted to save his granddaughter.

Judging from their tired looks, they had probably been kneeling there for the whole night. In the distance, there were even some messengers hiding and not daring to come over.

The local official already knew of Zai Cheng's evil deeds, but he could only watch from afar because he could not afford to offend belle Chen!

Li Hongzhang was so angry that his hands were shaking, "What are you letting me see? This villain was simply insane! "Shameless …"

"My lord, look at the ground …" Look! "

Only then did he realize that there was a pile of shiny things in front of the three families who were kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"Silver?"

"That's right, it's a silver coin. This lowly one has a good eye. Every family has at least three hundred silver coins." My good lord, this is a trap for you to jump into! "

Isn't that En Guang? "He is stuffing the money into the arms of the victim!"

Sure enough, En Guang, who came back last night after sending the message, was stuffing the silver in the victim's arms. It was likely that Li Hongzhang and the others would not be able to see this scene after being a little late.

"Sir!" Do you know why no one in the capital could get their hands on belle Chen? This bastard, but there are a lot of people wiping his ass! "

"If you had a fit of anger just now, you would probably be a joke in the end just because of this incident!"

"Money can make a fool of itself. These poor people also know that the Prince's family cannot be offended. How dare they fight with the Prince's family? "In the end, didn't you take the silver to accept your fate!"

"If you study one, you won't even be able to find a witness for the victim!"

"Even though the capital's prices have skyrocketed, it's still worth three hundred silver coins to build three tiled houses. If they are frugal, they could even buy a few acres of land. A girl for so much money is already quite a lot!"

"How much is that country girl worth? That's why, my lord, don't interfere. If you interfere, that's a trap! "

Li Hongzhang thought about it and could not help but exclaim, "I'm so weak! "So weak …"

"Lord, it's not just a day or two since this commoner is weak. We have to take it slow, take it slow …"

As he spoke, Li Hongzhang had already reached the entrance of the inn, and En Guang had long welcomed him: "Greetings to the lord, Master Belle is welcoming you, please come in."

Although they didn't recognize him, but seeing that there were so many cavalrymen guarding them, they knew that he was a big shot. They hurriedly kneeled and kowtowed to Li Hongzhang.

"Milord, a duke and a marquis for generations! "Please save my daughter, my lord, please be merciful …"

En Guang was so angry that his men drove him away. "Scram! It had been a night of ruckus. Was it over? Sooner or later, I'll return the person to you. Why are you making a ruckus? "If you dare to cause any more trouble, be careful. The silver and people are all gone!"

"Sir Li, please come in …"

Li Hongzhang endured his nausea and walked into the inn, but the moment he entered the hall, he heard the weeping of girls in the backyard, and Zai Cheng woke up early in the morning to sit in the great hall to drink.

It seemed as if Zai Cheng had been completely comfortable last night. His braid was wrapped around his neck like a labourer, and he hadn't even fastened the buttons on his shirt. The moment he saw Li Hongzhang, he hurriedly stood up.

"Ouch …" Long time no see. Lord Li has always been well? "Sit, sit …"

"It's all thanks to you, it's all thanks to you, Master Belle. This lowly official has so much to eat that I can sleep soundly!"

"Haha, that's good!" Come, come, have a drink with me? "

"Thank you Master Belle for your kind intentions, but this official never drinks alcohol in the morning, and still has official matters to attend to. Before the city gates close tonight, you must enter the capital!"

"Therefore, I'll keep the Master Belle's wine for now. I'll be the host of a while, hahaha!"

Zai Chun toasted while holding the wine cup, then sneered: "Why are you in such a hurry to enter the capital? If you enter the capital, I'm afraid that Lord Li won't be able to sleep after eating so much! "

"What do you mean?" Li Hongzhang asked.

"Lord Li still doesn't know?" Just yesterday, your old friend Gordon entered the capital! Not only has he entered the capital, he was even summoned directly to the Forbidden City without going to his residence! "

"Within Yangxin Palace, Hail and he talked for an hour and a half. No one knew what he talked about … Do you think it would be possible to talk about you, Sir Li? "

Li Hongzhang was secretly shocked in his heart, but he did not appear to be flustered on the outside. He smiled and said, "Is this the matter that Master Belle is looking for me for? That Gordon is my old comrade, I am very happy to be able to meet his again! "

"Hahaha …" Lord Li was not being honest! What are you pretending to be with me for, do you think I don't know about the dirty things between you and Gordon? "

"When you were killing your captives in Su Zhou, did you forget that Gordon had barged into your camp with a gun in his hand? Do you think that Gordon does not know about Bai Qiwen's death? "

"Lord Li!" I'm a straight person, and I don't have the twists and turns... "Bah!" Zai Cheng spat out a piece of shrimp skin and said shamelessly.

"You are a member of the Empress Dowager Xi, don't try to hide this from me, but I have to remind you that you might not be able to climb onto the His Majesty's battleship even if you manage to climb onto its branch!"

"In your majesty's eyes, which is more important between you and Gordon?"

"Don't talk to me in an official tone, I'm tired of that …" Behind Gordon is Britain, how can the Emperor offend the British for you? Furthermore, Gordon must be controlling this part of the pounds! "

"Don't worry, as long as His Majesty isn't stupid, he will definitely choose him as his trusted aide, and not you!"

"If you have the confidence to reconcile with Gordon, then you can wear a pair of pants without feeling fat, then just pretend that I didn't say anything … But if you can't, then listen to my advice! "

Li Hongzhang didn't like Zai Cheng's style of negotiation at all. He was a rascal with the drive to steal territory from the capital, but he had to admit that what belle Chen had said was something he was worried about!

Before you can become the leader of a faction, you have to rely on a group of people to protect you before you can improve. That is the only choice.

Back then, when Li Hongzhang had boarded Ci Xi's warship, he had also bet on the position after Tongzhi became the emperor himself!

No matter how big the Ci An and Gui Zi factions were, sooner or later, they would have to give way to the little emperor who was in charge of their own affairs! For the benefit of the twenty to thirty years, Li Hongzhang got on the carriage when Ci Xi's power was not strong enough.

There was nothing wrong with this strategy, but no one expected the situation to change so quickly!

Due to Xiao Letian's powerful interference, Ci Xi's palace had quickly collapsed. If not for Ci An letting him go in the end, Ci Xi might not even have survived at that time!

Xiao Letian taking the Tongzhi Emperor to study, had also broken the balance of interests of the people around the Tongzhi Emperor!

Right now, there were many reformist members surrounding the Tongzhi Emperor and there was even the face of a foreign devil. This kind of change directly diluted the rights that Li Hongzhang and the others had.

Their hatred for each other had been buried deep in their hearts!