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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 168: Dream of the Ming Dynasty

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    Liu Lichuan had a faint smile on his face and said: "Yes, our Little Swordsmen Association greatly admires the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's heroic act of raising troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty, and also admires the Western King's reputation for being invincible and invincible. But our Xiaoswordsmen Association originated from the Tiandihui, Brother Tong  Originally a member of the Tiandi Hui, I should have known that the righteous name of the guild was to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. As the chief rudder of the Shanghai Small Sword Society, I, Liu Lichuan, cannot ignore the righteousness of the tens of thousands of members under me and defect to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.  Brother Tong, please tell the King of the West that our Little Sword Society is also part of the anti-Qing rebel army, and will definitely start an uprising in Shanghai later, and work with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty."

    Tong Qiangsheng secretly sneered. When he arrived, the Western King Zeng Jin had a deep talk with him, and he also talked about the Shanghai rebels. The Western King expected that they would not agree to join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at once, because the Tiandihui and Xiaodaohui were still rebelling.  The sweet dream of the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.  Xiao Yungui knew very well that any force would not change its banner easily when it thought it was strong. After the Little Knife Club in history captured Shanghai, Liu Lichuan and others used the banner of "Da Ming Kingdom", and several leaders proclaimed themselves  Marshal, but it was only after he was besieged by the Qing and foreign coalition forces that he declared his surrender to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and sent a messenger to declare his surrender to the Heavenly Kingdom.

    Tong Qiangsheng knew that at this time Liu Lichuan still thought that he was outnumbered and was still dreaming of his dream of a beautiful Ming Dynasty. In Liu Lichuan's view, last night's defeat was just a drop in the bucket. He still had tens of thousands of gang members in Shanghai. Even if Zhou Lichuan  There are still many members of the gang in other places. As long as they return to Shanghai and unite the gangs to revolt, the uprising will still be successful.

    Tong Qiangsheng smiled slightly and said: "That's the truth. As the saying goes, people with different principles do not work together. Commander Liu still upholds the righteousness of the Heaven and Earth Society to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. We, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, have nothing to say. But Commander Liu, you are too  They underestimated those Qing Yao. Since they were able to collude with foreigners tonight and sent a large group of troops to arrest the gang leaders in one fell swoop, they have already found out the power of the Little Knife Society in Shanghai. I guess Qing Yao will definitely have another plan.  ."

    Liu Lichuan and others were shocked when they heard this. Since the Qing court sent the imperial guards south, this matter was not simple. As Tong Qiangsheng said, the government would definitely have some tricks up their sleeves.

    Tong Qiangsheng continued: "The Ming Dynasty has been destroyed for nearly two hundred years. Who among today's people still remembers the previous dynasty? We, the Heaven and Earth Society, have done countless righteous deeds since the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the pass, but which one has been successful? Let me read, everyone.  It is better to join the Kingdom of Heaven and expel the Hunu together."

    Liu Lichuan shook his head and said: "It's a pity that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom believes in foreign religions. Many people in the Xiaodao Society have been bullied by foreigners and hate foreign religions so much that they are really difficult to be with."

    Tong Qiangsheng couldn't help but sneered: "Then the Xiaodao Club's gangs in Shanghai are still helping foreigners transport goods at the docks?" The Guangdong Gang controls one-third of Shanghai's docks, and most of the gangs are coolies, helping foreigners to transport goods.  There are many goods.

    Liu Lichuan and other leaders of the Little Sword Association all stood up with angry faces and glared. Seeing that the momentum on both sides was not good, Zhou Lichun hurriedly advised: "We all think peace is the most important thing. We are all in the same boat. If you have anything to say, please speak slowly."  .¡±

    Zhou Xiuying also sensed that something was wrong, and couldn't help but interjected: "What are you doing? The Qingyao and the foreigners haven't been driven away, but they are fighting over who is in charge and who wants to take refuge with whom. If there is a fight,  Get up, we don¡¯t need Qing Yao to fight us, we will fight ourselves first.¡±

    Everyone was silent for a while after hearing this. Zhou Xiuying was right. In the face of a powerful enemy, it is indeed unreasonable for a group of people to start arguing instead of thinking about how to deal with it.  This is the nature of Chinese people. When we are in common troubles, we can support each other. Once we feel a little more stable, we will start fighting among ourselves. This is true in any era.

    Tong Qiangsheng said in a deep voice: "Miss Zhou is right. This is not the time to fight for power. We are not out of danger yet. The situation in Shanghai is unclear. I will send people to find out the news first. After we have the news, everyone will  How about the discussion?"

    Liu Lichuan and the leaders of the Little Sword Guild looked at each other and then nodded and said, "That's right. I also sent a few brothers and Brother Tong's people to go with them."

    When Tong Qiangsheng heard this, he knew that Liu Lichuan did not trust him. He saved them only after thinking about it. However, Liu Lichuan was so petty. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. He stood up and said, "It's up to you, but Mr. Liu, the helmsman, needs to send some reliable people."  , don¡¯t let Qing Yao find us again after smelling it!¡± After saying that, he turned around and cleared the cabin, leaving Liu Lichuan standing there with an angry look on his face.

    Zhou Lichun also secretly felt that Liu Lichuan went too far. He saved everyone, but he acted like he didn't believe others. No one could bear it, but it was not convenient to say it in person.

    Zhou Xiuying didn't care about that, and said angrily: "If it weren't for Brother Tong, we would be dead, how could you do this?" After saying that, he turned around and left the cabin. Zhou Lichun smiled and cursed: "This damn girl, really  Got used to being wild."

    Zhou Xiuying got out of the cabin, looked up and saw not far awayA Qing navy sailing ship sailed straight over, and a Qing navy soldier on the bow shouted loudly: "The ship is anchoring, and the navy is searching for the robbers."

    Several ships quickly anchored. Zhou Xiuying was startled and shrank back into the cabin, thinking to herself how could she hide this from the hundreds of gang members on board?  Are they going to start fighting again?  Just as he was about to return to the cabin to get his weapons and ask Zhou Lichun and others to take precautions, he heard Tong Qiangsheng say loudly on the deck: "We are the fleet of Guiyun Shipping Company, and we are transporting goods for Mr. Wu of Su Songtai Road."  !¡±

    It was then that Zhou Xiuying realized that these ships were merchant ships belonging to some Guiyun company. This Guiyun company seemed to have just started doing business in Shanghai. Who would have thought that they were also transporting goods for the government?

    The naval officer Bingyong seemed to be startled when he heard that it was the Guiyun Company's ship, and he quickly reported to the navy commander on board.  The Qing naval commander did not dare to neglect after hearing this. He walked to the bow of the ship. The two ships were close to each other and a bridge was built in the middle. The commander brought several soldiers with swords and guns onto the ship bravely.

    The boss looked at Tong Qiangsheng and said, "Are you Mr. Wu's ship? It should have docked at the Shanghai Pier. How did it end up on this inland waterway?"

    Tong Qiangsheng stepped forward with a smile and said, "I'll wait for someone worthy of the signature of Mr. Wu Jianzhang to handle some private goods for Mr. Wu." After saying that, he handed over a piece of paper, along with several cash receipts with bill numbers.  Silver draft.  Although she was far away, Zhou Xiuying had better eyesight and could still see everything clearly.

    The manager looked at Kanhe, put away the cash draft quietly, returned Kanhe, and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Wu has Kanhe, I'll say goodbye now. These days  There are a lot of robbers around here, everyone, please be careful. If you encounter a robber, fire an arrow or something and say hello, brother, I am nearby and I will definitely come to rescue you."

    It is common for merchant ships of merchants to help Qing court officials transport private goods. Almost all Chinese merchants from Shanghai to the inland waterways have helped officials transport private goods. Everyone in the navy of the Qing army knows this, not to mention merchant ships.  There were also these bastards on the water in the day, but the Qing army commander did not raise any suspicion at all, and instead wanted to protect the merchant ships. It seemed that he really used his money to eliminate disasters for others.

    Tong Qiangsheng smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for taking care of me."

    Seeing the Qing navy sailing away, Zhou Xiuying turned around and wanted to go back to the cabin. It was always a bit bad for her to eavesdrop like this.  Unexpectedly, he moved his steps. Tong Qiangsheng turned back and smiled in his direction: "Come out, the hawks and dogs of the Qing court have left."

    Zhou Xiuying was startled and a little panicked, but she had already shouted out, so she had to walk out.  It was almost dawn, and the east had turned white. Tong Qiangsheng had changed into a white silk gown and mandarin jacket, looking very much like a businessman.  Zhou Xiuying became more and more curious about this person in front of her.  Sometimes he is mysterious, sometimes cruel, sometimes he seems to have extraordinary knowledge, sometimes he is as businessman-like, and the most hateful thing is that he even hugged me.  Approaching, Zhou Xiuying clasped her fists and said, "Brother Tong, have you discovered me?"

    Tong Qiangsheng smiled and said, "I hear your footsteps."

    Zhou Xiuying couldn't help but blush after hearing this, and immediately asked: "Brother Tong seems to be very skilled in dealing with these Qing dogs. Are you giving them money back? And how come you are related to some Guiyun company?"

    Tong Qiangsheng smiled and said: "When we come out to handle confidential matters, we naturally have to hide our identities. As for the money, I think the money can solve the problem. I will never let my men risk their lives."

    Zhou Xiuying was stunned and said, "Are you rich?"

    Tong Qiangsheng shook his head and said: "The money belongs to the Holy Treasury, not mine. When it's time to spend money, you have to spend it. I just gave them a thousand taels of silver, which saved a lot of trouble. It's worth it."

    Zhou Xiuying was a little surprised. She had never seen so much money for a thousand taels of silver, but Tong Qiangsheng gave it to him as soon as he asked, as if he was really rich.  I saw that the ship had arrived at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the river was getting wider and wider. Zhou Xiuying asked, "Where are we going?"

    Tong Qiangsheng said: "We are temporarily taking shelter on the river, waiting for news from Shanghai. If the momentum is not good, I will take you to Zhenjiang, which is the territory of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

    Zhou Xiuying said with an ooh, "It's a pity that Mr. Liu, the helmsman, seems unwilling to go."

    Tong Qiangsheng smiled and said: "I think Mr. Liu will change his mind when there is news about Shanghai."

    Zhou Xiuying asked curiously: "Why?"

    Tong Qiangsheng sighed softly: "Since the Qing court mobilized troops to invite foreign soldiers to help in the battle, how could it return empty-handed? Although you leaders have escaped, the Xiaodao Society in Shanghai will not help the Qing court easily.  Let it go." At this point, Tong Qiangsheng slowly closed his eyes and said in a deep and painful voice: "If I guessed correctly, Shanghai is already in a bloody mess at this time. The Tiandi Society, Xiaodao Society and otherI'm afraid all the brothers in the guild have been murdered.  "
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