Pawn Crossing the River

Xie Jiaofeng was the person who experienced this incident from beginning to end. In a very short period of time, he saw both sides of Qi Xuansu.

With a calm face, facing a group of defenseless people, he not only did not use force, but also kept his posture very low. He did not say a harsh word or threaten. In addition to patiently presenting facts and reasoning, he was more Asking everyone to do whatever they want, this is why Qi Xuansu can persuade people to leave in just a few words. This attitude itself is a kind of sincerity.

On the other side, like winter, facing a group of thugs armed with murderous weapons, Qi Xuansu showed no mercy. He dared to make the decision that others did not dare to make, and directly used force to clear the scene.

When he faced the ordinary people, he asked everyone to give him thirty days. When facing this group of thugs, he only gave him one hour.

Qi Xuansu was never afraid of using war to end wars and using violence to control violence.

It has to be said that although Master Donghua is Qi Xuansu's boss and Master Cihang is Qi Xuansu's quasi-mother-in-law, Master Qingwei is half of Qi Xuansu's teacher. Many of his actions on the Fenglinzhou battlefield gave Qi Xuansu considerable inspiration. , allowing his ideas to mature quickly. And Borneo became a place where Qi Xuansu tested his ideas and hone himself, allowing his methods of doing things to mature accordingly.

These two aspects, if the first one is learned by Qi Xuansu and belongs to the growth part, then the second aspect is Qi Xuansu's original character. A person from a low-level Jianghu background does not use force to fight and kill. How can he speak with human feelings and sophistication? ?

Qi Xuansu's order was quickly implemented. The Nanting Protectorate issued a martial law order. In addition to posting the order, there were also dedicated personnel shouting

publicity.

This did have some effect. At least those who were watching the excitement no longer dared to watch the excitement. Some people were frightened and took advantage and went home quickly.

These people may not have been inspired, but they have evil intentions, and when they see a profit, they follow suit and cause trouble. Just like after a major disaster, some people don't think about rescuing people or fleeing, but take the opportunity to rob their homes and homes. It's the same nature.

Qi Xuansu can't take care of them now. He will worry about it later. Now he mainly wants to deal with those who take money to do things.

An hour is not long or short.

An hour later, there were far fewer people making trouble than before, but there was still not a single "less" word.

Two West Borneo people were slashing at the door panel of a trading company with axes, causing sawdust to fly. Although the West Borneo people were oppressed by the West Borneo Company, a considerable number of West Borneo people acted as servants and accomplices. On the contrary, Going too far and bullying others is the "wonderful" thing about human nature.

It is not easy for Westerners to break up with the Daomen directly. Although they are one of the masterminds, they usually do not take action personally. Most of the time they hide behind the scenes and send some scapegoats.

The two of them chopped for a while, but with little success because the door panel was too thick.

One of them said: "This door is too strong. I need to find someone else to do it."

Another person said: "Find a big wooden pillar and just smash it open."

"Yes, let's do it." The two of them glanced around a few times and saw a pillar as thick as a bowl outside a shop on the street not far away, supporting the protruding eaves.

The two came to the pillar and looked up and down: "This is the pillar."

After all, two

The man raised his ax and struck at the bottom of the pillar one at a time. Soon, two deep cuts were cut diagonally on both sides of the pillar.

A Xiposuan man shouted: "That's almost it. If a few more people come, they will be knocked down directly!"

Several more people from Xibosuo came running over.

A man from Xibosuo hesitated and said: "If this collapses, it will hit people."

The leader of the West Posas Island man said: "It can't be killed by smashing it."

After saying that, he took the lead and kicked the pillar hard with his feet.

The pillar shook but still did not fall. A few tiles fell off from the eaves, making a loud noise when they hit the street.

"What are you doing!" someone shouted in the shop.

A West Posasian man hit the window with an ax in his hand and threatened viciously: "If you shout again, I will burn down your house and kill your whole family!"

The people inside immediately stopped talking.

A West Possian man shouted: "Everyone take turns!"

A Xiposu man ran over and bumped him hard with his shoulder, causing the pillar to shake violently.

Others followed suit and took turns hitting the pillar. After a while, the pillar fell to the ground, and the eaves supported by the pillar also fell down.

Those people from Xi Po Suazhou quickly moved out of the way.

The Xibasazhou man kicked the pillar and shouted: "Carry it away!"

Several people raised the pillars and went back to knock on the door.

At this moment, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves on the street to the side. Several people stopped.

Immediately afterwards, a dozen riders galloped over from the side street.

The cavalry stopped next to the West Posas people carrying pillars, and several horses were walking around them.

Several people from Xibosuzhou were confused.

Immediately he was filled with a chilling air.

The man in black has his sword out of its sheath.

The leading sentry officer in black shouted: "Put down the murder weapon in your hand."

The first reaction of these people from Xibasazhou was not to resist, nor to be captured without mercy. Instead, they threw down the wooden pillars, ducked under the horse's belly, and began to flee in all directions.

The sentry said nothing, but made a gesture.

The cavalry then scattered, each locked on a target and chased after it, the sabers in their hands raised high.

Similar scenes occur in every corner of areas where chaos breaks out.

A group of pirates who relied on their good skills defeated a small group of cavalry and became more and more arrogant. But when they turned a corner and came from an alley to the street, they were completely stunned by the scene in front of them.

A black "wall" appeared on the empty street. It was a shield wall formed by the shields in the hands of people in black.

A black gun tube protruded from the gap in the shield wall, and the black muzzle pointed at them.

Before they could retreat to the alley, the cannons were fired, and no one in the group of pirates was spared. They were all killed by the cannons.

The black shield wall continued to advance forward, and the uniform footsteps trampled on the empty streets, making a shocking sound. Viewed from a high altitude, it was like a black tide that was slowly spreading.

These are not the men in black who are usually responsible for maintaining law and order, but the men in black stationed in the military camp. They are a "big army" in the true sense. Regardless of quality, discipline, equipment, realm cultivation, and combat experience, None of them are the same.

Not all places can go so smoothly. Some thieves are well prepared. They have not only built street forts, but also seized favorable terrain. They also possess a large number of firearms and fight against them.

The men in black who came to suppress them started a head-on confrontation. For a while, they were unable to capture them.

Because the urban terrain is relatively complex, it is difficult for the people in black to carry heavy firearms for attacking fortresses, but the people in black will still ask for support.

Soon, two small airships received the signal from the man in black and flew down from the sky. They were the crane boats of Daomen.

I saw two crane boats each dropping a "Fengyan Jiajiu", accurately hitting the target and killing all the thieves in these fortresses.

These are the spiritual officials from the Xuanwei Department of Old Port. Before the establishment of the Lion City, Old Port was the largest port in this area. The distance between the two was not far. The spiritual officials took a flying boat, so they arrived in a blink of an eye.

Looking up, the three "Purple Dragons" were in a Z-shaped array, slowly advancing at a speed slightly faster than hovering. There were also many crane boats surrounding them. Even if they were not "Yinglongs", they still felt very oppressive.

Qi Xuansu gave these thieves one hour, gave Qin Hengjun two hours, and strictly ordered Qin Hengjun to eliminate all thieves and restore basic order within the two hours when the martial law order officially came into effect.

Logically speaking, Qi Xuansu was not qualified to give orders to Qin Hengjun, but he did extraordinary things at extraordinary times. The key was that Qin Hengjun could not make a decision. Qi Xuansu was willing to take the main responsibility, so he was qualified to give orders. Qin Hengjun naturally obeyed Qi Xuansu's orders. This is similar to Donghua Zhenren’s sentence “In my name”.

Power and responsibility are always equal. If you have power, you must bear responsibility. There is no such thing as having power but not taking responsibility.

Qi Xuansu doesn’t like “the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.”

"This sentence, the danger of this sentence is that it deliberately omits a link. It should be that the greater the ability, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. It has always been an integration of power and responsibility. There is no saying that ability and responsibility are integrated. If power is If you omit it, it will mean that people only talk about dedication without asking for anything in return.

To put it another way, if the responsibilities are all shouldered by the capable people, and these capable people are not in power, but all of them are doing chivalry, then what are the people in power doing? If you can't take responsibility, why should you be in power?

If no one wants to take responsibility, it will turn into endless buck-passing and wrangling, delaying the opportunity, and it is easy for a small misfortune to turn into a big one.

Of course, having the courage to take responsibility is a double-edged sword. In terms of results alone, there is only a thin line between decisiveness and recklessness.

A fleeing Westerner was already panicking. He climbed over a wall and found an alley on the other side. As soon as he landed, he saw a man in black standing at the exit of the alley.

The man in black had already raised the blunderbuss in his hand.

There was no verbal communication, just the sound of a gunshot.

The Westerner fell on his back, a dark hole appeared on his forehead, and the pool of blood on the back of his head gradually grew larger. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the sky, with the incandescent sun reflected in his blue eyes.

The thieves who caused the chaos were quickly divided and eliminated one by one, and the sounds on the street gradually became quieter.

Those who surrendered were chained together and escorted by men in black, one by one, toward the military camp.

As the sound of horse hooves faded away, there was the sound of uniform footsteps again.

Except for some of the men in black who were on alert, these later men in black did not wear armor or carry any

Weapons, they were mainly responsible for cleaning up the mess. Someone carried the corpses onto the cart, stacked them neatly, and transported them to Yizhuang outside the city. There are also people responsible for putting out fires and cleaning up the remains of various street castles on the streets.

Finally, there is the water tanker, which washes the streets.

Peace has returned to the Lion City.