"Right now, it's like a pot of boiling oil, and if you have a little spark, the situation will be out of control!"

The yamen of the governor of Jinan Prefecture, the cold words echoed in the main hall, and hundreds of civil officials ranging from emu to cloud geese were listening to the instructions of Liu Tongxun, the governor of Nanzhili and the governor of Shandong.

"You are waiting to cut the ground of the county, which people can parade the streets and make noise, and which places can be surrounded by people, all remember carefully! But if there is a fuss that does not follow the arrangement, whoever does not play it with all his strength will be taken by the official! If the mess turns around, or if the people of the Southern Barbarians are injured and killed, who else will borrow the head! ”

Liu Tongxun drank with a blue face, and the officials did not hesitate.

After the instruction was completed, Liu Tongxun turned back to the back hall, and the master responded with a worried face: "The Queen Mother secretly instructed the local government to make all the noise and make a loud noise, and make a lot of noise to make the Taiwan like this, if it is sued by someone with a heart, the future of the Taiwan production ......."

Liu Tongxun snorted: "The future of the fart, Lao Tzu has sat on the bench in the middle hall, and he still cares about this!?" It's not that Lao Tzu cares about the grace of Yulu and the righteousness of Taoism, and he has long been hidden from the crown! ”

Liu Tongxun, who was originally an elegant and civil minister, was full of anger at this time, and he must have been overwhelmed by this general trend, and it was difficult to stabilize his heart.

"It's just pretentious, you have to stir up the small people, can the small people make trouble casually? I don't know anywhere else, what is this place? Shandong! How long has it been since the White Lotus Sect rebellion? Those who are still in Shandong are either the remnants of the White Lotus, or the bitter people who have suffered from Nian Qianyao. Those people who float above the small people, who can live a little bit, are all turned to the south, and they hate the Internal Affairs Office and the Lijin Bureau, what is the fate of getting these people up? I'm afraid that in the first year of Daoguang, the Wolong of the Qing Dynasty will become a lame dog! ”

At this time, the territory of the Qing Dynasty has been greatly reduced, I don't know whether it is self-comfort or secret ridicule, the Manchu officialdom will describe it as a coiled dragon, so it is called "Sleeping Dragon", and there is also a metaphor for hibernation. But if Shandong is missing, the outline of the territory will be a little unbearable.

Liu Tongxun complained, and the master still adhered to the professional "Tao" and admonished: "I am afraid that the Queen Mother will take the Taiwan as the first bird, and the Queen Mother will rectify the party of Fumin Jiang Tingxi, but she is merciless, and she kills more than 30 people with more than three grades in one night, and the Taiwan is already taboo by the Queen Mother, so it should not go against this trend at this time......"

Liu Tongxun sneered: "Wait for Shandong to be in chaos." The Queen Mother turned her face and detained me for the black pot that ruined the peace of the north and the south? Use my head to make amends to Nanban? ”

The master insisted: "You have to give an explanation. ”

These words hit Liu Tongxun's heart, and he sighed: "What is the best plan for sir? ”

The master said: "What the Queen Mother wants is to be lively, and the stage will make a big scene." ”

After a whisper, Liu Tongxun smiled: "Lao Tzu can't come up with this ghost idea......"

Provincial capitals and counties under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. It is when it is boiling and the sound is like fire, and the drama sung in Shandong cannot stand up to scrutiny.

In the first few days, it was only the scholars led by the professor of learning who were clamoring at the Jinan Consulate, the Heavenly Temples and the Yinghua Commercial Halls in various parts of Shandong, and nothing came of it. After that, the people on the street were mixed, monks and even nuns showed up first, the streets were full of bald heads, thousands, no one had ever seen so many monks and nuns in their lives, and those who didn't know thought that the Buddha country had come.

These monks and nuns held high the flag. Shouting the slogan of crusading against demons and defending the Qing Dynasty, there was a lot of noise in front of the consulate, the merchant hall, the hospital and the heavenly temple. In addition to the hoarseness, the abbot who knew each other got together and secretly communicated.

"How many degrees did I give you?"

"Give an Amitabha! If you don't come, you will collect it! ”

The monks and nuns have all been mobilized, and the Taoist priests and Taoists cannot be absent, perhaps because the Taoist temples are generally far away from the prefectures and towns. Therefore, the appearance is a little later. But because of this, the appearance of the Taoist priests is more eye-catching, especially the Laoshan Taoist priests, who formed a group into the city of Jinan, all dressed in bright Taoist robes, sweeping back and forth in the dust, like a fairy parade on the street. ..., the Taoist priests shouted the slogans of "Heaven Damn Yingyi" and "Demon Dao should be killed", and held banners such as "Great Qing Dynasty" and "Queen Mother Tianzun". The people looked at each other and were stunned, and someone asked: "Aren't you bulls only respecting the three Qings, what is the saying for adding this Great Qing Dynasty?" ”

The abbot of Taiqing Palace in ± Mountain said solemnly: "The three clears in the sky and the great clear on the earth are the four clear ......"

Religious circles are in the lead, and people from all walks of life are not far behind. followed by the appearance of the Qinglou warbler Yanyan, who was full of noise for a while, such as opening five hundred duck shops. The monks and Taoist priests were in front of the consulate, the merchant hall and the hospital, but when they arrived at the Heavenly Temple, they came to the spirit, and these prostitutes were particularly energetic in front of the Anglo-Chinese merchant hall.

"The black-hearted businessman who sells the mixed yuan set for 300 Wen should be damned!"

"Bras with bamboo frames, not iron frames, fake and shoddy goods, get out of Shandong!"

Not only in front of the crooked building in front of the commercial building, but when the prostitutes paraded the streets to Yingciyuan and other Yinghua-run hospitals, they even blatantly "defected to the enemy" to the hospital to offer incense and gift bags, and also fought for the appointment of the physical examination.

In addition to monks, Taoists, prostitutes, and county officials, the government and county officials also organized lonely old people to beg for children.

In short, under the supervision of Liu Tongxun, in the province of Shandong, all those who did not hinder the governance of the Qing Dynasty were stirred up, and a huge public opinion movement was put together. However, the peasants, workers, and citizens of the city, the prefectural and county officials not only did not dare to agitate, but closely monitored them, and anyone who dared to follow the ruckus was dealt with as soon as possible.

Shandong sang a big drama, Huaibei and Henan, as long as the prefectures and counties close to Yinghua also did the same, and the magistrates followed suit. In order to protect the top, the officials had to carry out the edict issued by the Empress Dowager Cichun, but these places either had the same hardships as Shandong, and the trouble could not end, or the "pro-British" forces bordering Yinghua were strong and could not make trouble at all, so they were all in such a different situation. From Shandong all the way to Henan, it is said that it is an anti-British tide, but it is better to say that it is a festival of the people.

The situation in Beizhili was very different, the fire was raging, constantly devouring the Yinghua merchants everywhere, and gradually spread to the heavenly temple and hospital, and many Yinghua people in the Qing people had been killed.

In the Kunning Palace in the Forbidden City, Qingfu said with a bitter face: "Queen Mother, Lord Chen has already threatened to send a warship to Tanggu to pick up people, whether to pick up people or send troops ashore. Just in the moment of the Queen Mother's thoughts! ”

Yan Huang and other important ministers of the clan did not dare to speak, but they all looked at their supreme leader with an earnest face, the optimus pillar of the Great Qing Kingdom, the Empress Dowager Cichun Ruxi.

On the soft collapse, Ru Xi's face was flushed, and the newspapers and recitals piled up on the desk seemed to be the source of the flush, and she snorted coldly: "Are you afraid?" But do you know that what I'm afraid of is the Nanban!? The Southern Barbarians will not die, and the Qing Dynasty will not die. The terms of the contract they threw over are to dig up the root of our life! But now, let them know that tens of millions of people in the Qing Dynasty are against them, and there is no mourning family and the Qing Dynasty. The people in the north can't settle down, and they dare to force the mourning family!? ”

Ru Xi softened his tone and said, "Holy Dao Master...... Isn't it just relying on the mourning family and relying on our Qing Dynasty to protect the northern country? This country is scattered, where does he sell commercial goods? And what does the lion he feeds eat? Shall not turn their heads and eat the people of their country? ”

She looked resolute: "It's a critical juncture, we must not retreat, we have to go toe-for-tat with Nanban!" The mourning family doesn't have enough trouble! Just burn the merchant hall, smash the heavenly temple, and tickle the boots! Do as planned. How can you have to soften down first and change the terms! Wu Xiang and other hardcore henchmen nodded their heads, but Zhang Tingyu said: "I'm afraid that this momentum will be used by people with different hearts, or even directly used by Nanban......"

Zhang Tingyu has stood tall in the turmoil of previous dynasties, but in Ru Xi's eyes, he is an extremely hateful Feng Dao, but he has to borrow it. Zhang Tingyu also knows himself. has always adhered to the principle of "ten thousand words, it is better to be silent", but at this time he actually spoke up, indicating that his inner worries have reached the extreme.

Ru Xi said: "How to use it!?" This momentum is not created, under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, there are more than 10 million victims of the Southern Barbarians! Even you, Zhang Zhongtang, don't you hate to drink the blood of the Southern Barbarians every day? ”

In order to emphasize that her judgment was well-founded, she patted the newspaper on the desk: "The situation of the local newspaper." The mourning family doesn't know the truth, even if it is not ten, there is always a three or four points. And Nanban's Chen Run, who had made an appointment with Qingfu for the third time in ten days, didn't sting him, how could he be so anxious? ”

She waved her handkerchief and said, "Nanban is the best at inciting public opinion. Now let the Holy Daoist see our public opinion, how can we give up halfway and let the Holy Daoist not be happy? ”

The wave of the handkerchief was the signal of the end of the conversation, and Li Lianying appeared and shouted: "The Queen Mother is tired-"

The important ministers of the clan bowed their heads and retreated, and looked at each other secretly, their eyes full of apprehension.

On November 22, the sky over Beijing was covered with a heavy haze, as if the black smoke of the fire 10 days ago had not yet cleared.

"Burn down the Eiji Temple? This...... Are you okay? ”

"Master Yin of Shuntian Mansion is full of wind, and now it's not enough trouble!"

In a small teahouse somewhere, He Zhi asked worriedly, and the answer to him was the middle-aged man who led the people to attack the Yingren Shan Hall before, but this man was dressed in an eight-grade and five-character costume.

The military attache said again: "My master said that Master Yin of the Mansion has prepared a hundred confessions, the highest grade of seven!" Those who are capable of doing things must also give real shortcomings, He Zhi, you have the courage and knowledge, it is a great opportunity to climb up! ”

Seven products, there is still a real shortage!

The great wealth of heaven suddenly fell, and He Zhi's mind suddenly seemed to be thrown into a furnace, burning with a loud sound.

This military attaché's name is Hong Ding, and he is the family member of the captain of Dongbianmen City, leading the errand of the head of the doorman team. He Zhi was the first to make a move in Yingren Shan Tang, which left a deep impression on Hong Ding, so he was recruited to be a subordinate.

Smashing the Shan Hall is the first, and the burning of the merchant hall and the Heavenly Temple also have a part, He Zhi devoted himself to this movement, and felt that he had a goal for the first time in his life, and he lived extremely energetically in the past ten days. But after all, smashing and looting and burning are only for dead things, Hong Ding is now saying that he will burn the Yingci Temple, He Zhi still has some scruples, Shantang, Tianmiao and Shangguan all got the news in advance, and the people are scattered, but the Yingciyuan is still open, and there are countless injuries and illnesses inside.

Before this wealth, the scruples suddenly dissipated, and the court supported it, what else did he have to fear?

"It's not for wealth, just this loyalty, whatever the court says, the small one will do anything, and the frowning is not born by the mother!"

He Zhisheng blushed and patted his chest hard.

Hong Ding frowned and said, "This is not the imperial court's explanation......"

He Zhi hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the little one understands!" It's the little ones who do it spontaneously, it's ...... Serve one’s country with true allegiance! ”

Hong Ding smiled: "Okay, do things at eight o'clock tomorrow night, and greet all the brothers you know, the more people, the greater the credit!" ”

He Zhi nodded: "Lord, look at it!" There are seventy or eighty without a hundred, and I don't have anything else, I know a lot of good people! ”

After He Zhi left, Hong Ding took out a piece of paper. He Zhi drew a circle on his name: "Count half and forty, you have to make up three hundred, and the people of the Mei Huā Gang should be able to use ......"

On the 23rd, Dongcheng Yingciyuan was surrounded by tens of thousands of people, and the soldiers who had been closely guarding this place and did not hesitate to force back the crowd with bayonets also relaxed, pushed with the crowd for a moment, and dispersed. It was built in the third year of Qianlong. In Beijing, the Ying Tzu Yuan saved the dead and helped the wounded, and at the same time protected countless newborn babies, like a beautiful woman who had stripped off her clothes, appeared naked in front of the crowd. ..., sturdy men with hideous faces poured into the courtyard and beat people when they saw them. When you see something, you smash it. And when the female nurses in the hospital had nowhere to retreat and were surrounded by countless people, these ruffians were already congested with blood, and when they saw the shivering woman, their blood flowed backwards.

The men rushed up, pulling the nurses and doing it, and the nurses screamed in horror, and they couldn't believe it, in broad daylight. How could anyone do such a sin.

The female nurse shouted bitterly: "Let go! Aren't you afraid of the king's law!? ”

Hong Ding tore open a woman's nursing shirt and said with a smile: "Wang Fa? This is the king's law! ”

He Zhi swallowed. Spit and hissed: "You help the Nanban, you are national thieves!" Everyone is punished by national thieves! ”

After this shout, the little truth he originally learned in the private school, and the little virtue that he kept suddenly dissipated, and not only was he no longer weak-hearted. On the contrary, I felt that I had a great righteousness and was doing the right thing.

His eyes were red, his throat rattled, and He Zhi stretched out his arms and tore open the blue robe of a female nurse.

That night, a fire rose and engulfed the entire hospital, along with more than 300 victims. There were doctors, patients, and nurses, and more than 60 of them were brutally raped. In addition to the Qing people, more than a dozen doctors from Yinghua were busy treating patients and did not follow the evacuation warnings of the Consulate General. He was also killed in this case.

Under the firelight, the heart-to-lung screams resounded through half of the eastern city, and since this night, this sound tide has carried the entire north and fallen towards the abyss.

"Nanban is not soft yet, it is not enough!"

Although the situation was slightly out of control, at least so many casualties were unexpected, Ru Xi was still not satisfied. No matter how many dead people there are, it is not the responsibility of the Qing Dynasty, let alone her responsibility, it is all forced by the Nanban, and it is the responsibility of the Nanban!

Of course, the death of more than a dozen southerners made her a little frightened, and she hurriedly ordered Shuntianfu Yin to collect the head and not do it again. And she is still waiting, if Nanban does not soften again, she is ready to let those people in the Nanban Consulate General see what is the public opinion of the Qing Dynasty.

In the Consulate General, his subordinates said worriedly: "Is it okay to take a step back?" The country has just established the righteousness that the northerners are also compatriots, and if we continue to force it, the northerners will be killed and injured too seriously, and I am afraid that the country will also accuse us of ignoring human life for profit. Dozens of chambers of commerce also wrote a joint letter, hoping that we could ease the situation, after all, it was not yet the time for the Northern Expedition. ”

Chen Run's brows were locked deeply, obviously he didn't expect the situation to be so corrupt, and that witch could be so ruthless.

This time, he went north to hold full power over the affairs of the north and the south, and he did not need to consult the emperor or even Xie Chengze, Chen Wance and Xue Xue, he could make his own decision. Now that the Yinghua industry has suffered serious losses, the Chinese people have begun to suffer casualties, and Yinghua has also borne a heavy moral responsibility for stirring up the people of the North and suffering countless casualties.

Do you really want to retreat?

Chen Run was a little shaken, and after thinking about the three-stage and seven-weapon theory that Chen Wance had explained before, he stabilized his mind again.

"Once the price has been paid, you cannot return empty-handed. Don't forget, we not only want to dig up the roots of the Manchu monopoly of industry and commerce, but also the roots of the monopoly of people's hearts. I don't believe that all the people under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were obedient people, and I don't believe that the north and the south have been connected for many years, and no one agrees with the way of heaven held by my Yinghua in the north. I still don't believe that the Manchu Qing can make a noise and firmly control this tide of people's hearts, I have already said that this is a duel, a rehearsal of the people's hearts for his Northern Expedition......"

Chen Run clenched his fists and said: "We still have reinforcements, how can we be defeated at this time?" ”