"Young master, it's not good, the officials and soldiers have surrounded this place."
Ma Xun whispered in Qiao Zhiqing's ear in a panic."
What's the matter" Qiao Zhiqing saw the Hunan Army for the first time, much worse than he imagined, with a thin physique, coarse cloth uniforms, and everyone still holding the most honest firearms."
I heard that they came to catch the long-haired thief, and Lord Yang has already negotiated with them."
Ma Xun pointed in the direction of the door, where an officer-like man was riding on a horse and negotiating with Joseph Needham, who looked very angry and gestured up and down at the officer.Suddenly, a gunshot rang out from the east side of the church, and the believers in the courtyard immediately rioted.The officer whipped Joseph Needham in the face, raised his foot and kicked Joseph Needham to the ground, rode into the courtyard, and shouted, "Let Lao Tzu lie on the ground, whoever dares to move will be killed." ”Everyone completely surrendered to the officer's obscenity, and they all squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, only Qiao Zhiqing ignored Ma Xun's pull and ran to the door to help Joseph Needham up.The officer glanced at Qiao Zhiqing and did not punish him, but rode a horse and led a few people towards the east side of the church."
Father, you're all right."
Qiao Zhiqing supported Joseph Needham's trembling body and carefully examined the wounds on his face, perhaps the officers were also afraid of the power of the foreigners, and did not dare to be ruthless, but they only suffered some skin injuries."
God, these people are devils, how can they do this to God's people."
Joseph Needham scolded indignantly.Several more gunshots rang out from the east side of the church, and the officers rode out on horseback, followed by soldiers carrying two corpses."
What's your name, do you think you were farting what I said just now" The officer rode to the door, pulled out the oxtail knife on his waist and put it on Qiao Zhiqing's neck, and the tip of the knife instantly cut a cut along Qiao Zhiqing's neck.Joseph Needham had never seen such a rough man, and his whole body trembled with astonishment, and his eyes widened as he looked at the officer.Ma Xun shivered as he watched from the side, and his mind kept thinking about whether he should rush out to savior.Qiao Zhiqing was not afraid, stared at the officer heroically, and replied with a chuckle, "Shanxi, Qiao Zhiqing." ”The officer sneered and said, "I wrote it down, it's a man."
My name is Liu Mingchuan, and we'll definitely see you again. ”"Liu Mingchuan" Qiao Zhiqing kept muttering this name in his heart, no wonder he was so rampant, it turned out to be Liu Liumazi, the first governor of Taiwan in the future."
Go" Liu Mingchuan put away the waist knife, chuckled at Qiao Zhiqing, and rode away.As soon as the officers and soldiers left, Ma Xun hurriedly ran over, took out the gold sore medicine prepared by Li Jishi from his arms and wrapped it for Qiao Zhiqing, and kept greeting the officer's mother."
Okay, it's endless, why didn't I see you stand up just now."
Qiao Zhiqing deliberately looked angry.Ma Xun hurriedly explained, "Just now I was signaled by the young master, and under the order of the young master, I kept the stinky officer's head on the ground. ”Qiao Zhiqing was amused by him, and helped Joseph Needham to disband the believers and entered the church together."
Oh, Dada, it's all right with them," Vivielle hid behind the statue of Jesus, and when she saw Joseph Needham come in, she hurried over and helped him up."
Devils, they are devils."
Joseph Needham shook his head and sighed."
Young Master Qiao, you are also injured" Li Weier looked at the wound on Qiao Zhiqing's neck, and her tone became even more nervous."
It's okay, priest, do you know the two people who were killed by those officers and soldiers just now" Qiao Zhiqing smiled and shook his head at Li Weier, his eyes moved to Joseph Needham's body."
I don't know, they are all God's people, and those devils will be punished by God."
Joseph Needham replied with some anger."
Father, I want to go and meet Master Li Hongzhang now, and I bother you to follow me to the palace to introduce Lord Gordon."
Qiao Zhiqing's heart suddenly became uneasy, Anqing City is so well guarded, I am afraid that if I find my cargo ship and find weapons and silver, it may be possible to detain the cargo ship on the charge of banditry at that time, and I have a long night and many dreams, so it is better to see Li Hongzhang as soon as possible."
There's no problem with this, just like I'm going to tell Master Li about the situation just now, his army is too undisciplined."
Joseph Needham angrily explained a few words to Li Weier, asked the people of the church to prepare a carriage, and the three of them rushed to the Anqing Mansion together.Anqing Mansion was the provincial capital of Anhui during the Qing Dynasty, and it was also a military center that controlled the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, so the government was naturally built very magnificently.When the carriage arrived at the door, Ma Xun jumped out of the carriage first and served Qiao Zhiqing and Joseph Needham to get out of the carriage.When the protégé of the government saw Joseph Needham getting out of the car, he hurriedly went up to say hello, and his wife and children were saved by hiding in the church during the war, so they felt very much for Joseph Needham."
You go in and tell me that I've asked to see Lord Gordon."
Joseph Needham gave a command to Menzi."
Well, wait a minute, old man, I'll go in and pass it on."
Menzi grinned back, and the reincarnation ran into the mansion.After a while, a butler came out of the mansion, led the three of them into the gate, and headed towards Gordon's courtyard.The front yard of the mansion is where the office of the mansion is located, and the backyard is a common garden mansion in ancient times, and Gordon's yard is arranged in the east wing."
Oh God, how is your face hurt like this," the butler told the maid who served Gordon to pass it through, and Gordon came out of the room, and exclaimed as soon as he saw Joseph Needham."
My friend, it's hard to say, let's go inside and talk."
Joseph Needham shook his head in embarrassment and smiled wryly."
Oh, that's keeping you waiting."
Gordon showed his gentlemanly demeanor, bent down and saluted, and let everyone into the house."
Old friend, I will tell you about it later, this little friend of mine wants to meet Master Li Hongzhang, and please introduce me."
As soon as Joseph Needham entered the house, he told Gordon the purpose of his visit, and introduced Qiao Zhiqing to Gordon.Gordon instructed the maid to make a cup of hot tea for the three of them, looked at Qiao Zhiqing curiously, and said with a smile, "Father Li has never liked to ask for help, I have known him for several years, and this is the first time he has asked me to do something, it seems that your weight in his heart is not light." ”Qiao Zhiqing smiled slightly, acquiesced in his friendship with Joseph Needham, he knew in his heart that Gordon would be very useful to him in the future, and it was best to have a relationship with this group of foreign devils at this time, Gordon was more honest and loyal than those mercenary foreign devils.Li Hongzhang had just returned from Changsha, and he was constantly summoning the generals of the Huai Army in the study of the government office, preparing for the creation of the Huai Army, and the new weapons equipped by the Huai Army were all purchased by Gordon in Britain, so Gordon's position suddenly became important, and his speech in front of Li Hongzhang was also very weighty.Qiao Zhiqing followed Gordon to stand outside Li Hongzhang's study for a while, and after Gordon came out, he patted him on the shoulder, and then smiled and motioned for Qiao Zhiqing to go in.Li Hongzhang's study furnishings are very simple and quiet, the desks and cabinets are all made of mahogany, the walls are full of landscape calligraphy and paintings, and the windows are stacked with bonsai, just like the outdoor peach orchard in the downtown area."
You are Qiao Zhiqing" Li Hongzhang was hanging his head to review the official documents, and when he saw someone coming in, he opened his mouth and asked."
It's the student, Master Li, that we're meeting again."
Qiao Zhiqing was neither humble nor arrogant, and hugged his fists and saluted."
Your fame in Hunan is not small, they all say that you are the reincarnation of Zhao Zilong, first fought foreigners in the Xiangjiang River, and then led more than 30 people to pull out the Junshan cottage and the nest, when I first met you in Changsha Mansion, I saw that you were extraordinary, I didn't expect you to make such a big move."
Li Hongzhang raised his head and looked at Qiao Zhiqing with interest."
The teacher is too modest, compared to the teacher, the students are still too much worse, Zeng Dashuai has been invincible to the long-haired thieves in the war over the years, and the students think that the credit belongs to the teacher the most, and the teacher is Zhang Liang of our Great Qing Kingdom."
Qiao Zhiqing was extremely welcoming, and called himself a student."
You don't want to talk nonsense, where can the old man be compared with Zeng Dashuai, what do you mean by coming here to find the old man" Li Hongzhang was really very useful when he heard this, although he vetoed it, he still stroked his beard happily, and thought to himself, the young man in front of him was also knowledgeable and knowledgeable."
The student heard Zeng Dashuai talk about it in Changsha Mansion, saying that he wanted to appoint a teacher to prepare for the Huai Army, so he came to the teacher to ask for a future and make a contribution to my Qing Dynasty."
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Qiao Zhiqing began to make up nonsense again, Zeng Guofan naturally would not reveal such confidential things to him, and the reason why he said this was to deliberately elevate his identity, implying that he had a close relationship with Zeng Guofan.Li Hongzhang really frowned when he heard this, with the qualifications of this young man in front of him, he is naturally a talent that is difficult to find in the world, but with his relationship with Zeng Guofan, he can naturally have a good future in the Hunan army, but why did he go thousands of miles to my account, so he asked Qiao Zhiqing with some puzzlement, "Why don't you serve under the account of Zeng Dashuai, but go all the way to me, a poor marshal who is short of food and little food" Qiao Zhiqing replied with a straight face, "The marshal is too modest, with the ability of the marshal, he can form a new army that is no less than the Hunan army in less than a month."
As for why the student came to join the marshal, presumably the marshal had also heard about the relationship between the student and the youngest daughter of the Zeng family, and I was afraid that the soldiers under my command would say that I relied on a woman to climb up, so the student wanted to follow the teacher step by step in the army, and rely on strength to achieve the student's ambition in this life. ”"That's good," Li Hongzhang clapped his hands when he heard this, and encouraged the young man in front of him, "There are very few aspiring young people like you in my Great Qing Kingdom, it really looks like the old man when he was young, just by virtue of your words, the old man will agree to your request today." ”"Thank you for the kindness of the handsome, the student is willing to follow the handsome man to the death and lead the horse to the ground."
Qiao Zhiqing excitedly hugged his fists and thanked him.Li Hongzhang shook his head with a smile, waved his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry to thank me first, the old man now has no copper coin except for a letter of appointment, and a soldier will give it to you, you have to think clearly before making a decision." ”"It's okay, everything is arranged by the students, a month later, ask the teacher to come to the student army to inspect, if the marshal is not satisfied in the slightest, the student will kill himself in public, in order to thank the marshal for his kindness."
Qiao Zhiqing clenched his fists and made a big oath in front of Li Hongzhang."
Well, everything is as you say, here is a copy of my handwritten message, you take it and do it boldly, and tomorrow I will have people announce your appointment on a small post on the street.It's not early, the old man still has something to do, so he won't leave you to eat, so you can step down. ”Li Hongzhang handed the edict to Qiao Zhiqing, lowered his head and reviewed the chapter again."
Yes, the student quits."
Qiao Zhiqing took the commandment, made a military salute with his fists, and carefully exited the house
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