"Pass my order to select prisoners of war from now on and interrogate me one by one. Those who take the initiative to plead guilty and those who inform others will be spared death. Those who resist will be sent to the new recruits to practice bayonets..."
"Leo, don't shoot me anymore. You can collect evidence during this time and record all the atrocities committed by the dog Tatars. Don't there already be two sets of American printing presses in Tanggu? Let the workers assemble and debug them. The media war is up to you..."
"Tietutuo... you are in charge of the execution. Those prisoners of war who escaped the death penalty will have their thumbs cut off and a hamstring cut off... Damn it, if you can get a car together, you can drag it to Tianjin and bring down Beijing... …”
"Where's Zhou Mingkui? What's this bastard doing? Tell him to get over here..."
The angry Xiao Letian began to issue various orders, and the horses that delivered the orders ran wildly in all directions one after another, and the huge war machine began to operate at full speed.
Tanggu Tongzhi Yamen, during this period of time, was like an isolated island in a typhoon, forgotten and lonely by everyone, hiding in the corner of the city, with the door closed like a ghost.
During this period, Zhou Mingkui and his subordinates were restless like ants on a hot pot. In the final analysis, he was just a grassroots. In name, he was an official of the Qing Dynasty, but in fact, he was an official of the Qing Dynasty. Letian take charge, the imperial court has long lost control of Tanggu.
No matter who wins this battle, he, Zhou Mingkui, will offend someone. If Mailer wins, will the court punish him? Will Xiao Letian take revenge?
But what if Xiao Letian wins? Will he complain that he did not support the New Army in a clear-cut manner during the war? Will the imperial court decide that he is a rebel and punish the nine tribes?
This is really a hot pot pancake, both ends are cooked. This uneasy feeling reached its peak when Xiao Letian returned. When he heard the people shouting for the prime minister, Zhou Mingkui sat down on the chair and was paralyzed with fear.
From midnight until dawn, no matter how many people took him out to meet the prime minister, he didn't dare to move. He was like a dead dog.
Knowing that the head catcher Zhou Xing was running over from the front door, he was startled from his chair with just one sentence: "Sir, the Prime Minister has summoned you. The Prime Minister is inviting you to come over to discuss matters..."
With a pop, Zhou Mingkui jumped up as if a spring had been placed on his buttocks. "Prime Minister? It's really Prime Minister Xiao... It's broken, it's broken. This is to call for punishment. Why didn't I hide in the special zone with a clear stand?" Ah, I am so confused..."
Zhou Xing saw the chief circling around and became furious. He grabbed him and said, "Okay, Sir, you can't think better. You remain neutral in this war. Isn't this also a benefit to the Prime Minister and the court?" Is there room for dialogue in the middle? Sometimes you can communicate with each other about things that cannot be said on the stage..."
"The Prime Minister is such a smart person, how could he not see through this? Don't worry, I guarantee with my head that the Prime Minister will not punish you..."
Zhou Mingkui's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Are you telling the truth?"
"Oh, my lord, can you, a smart person like you, still not see through this? You are just a fool of the authorities... If my guess is correct, the court will have to reuse you in the future. Maybe someone will come to follow you secretly. Please contact..."
Zhou Xing coaxed and pushed, forcing Zhou Mingkui to change his clothes and quickly go to Xiao Letian in a sedan chair.
Xiao Letian was not on the battlefield at this time. He had returned to the Industrial Zone. Under the protection of the zone wall, his house was located due west of the zone.
It was originally Huang Juren's big house. After a military disaster and a fire, after two rests, it has now become a huge building complex, with six courtyards with three entrances and three exits, dotted with There are countless green trees in the garden, and Xiao Letian even attracted a stream of running water. A small river meanders inside, and boats can even be driven on it.
According to the customs of old Beijing, a large courtyard house should cover an area of at least 600 square meters, and six would be 3,600 square meters. If the same area of green space is added, Xiao Letian's house would have exceeded 7,000 square meters.
This is a large house that future generations of otakus would never dare to imagine. It covers an area of ten acres, and is almost comparable to the famous Qiao family compound in later generations. Of course, if you have to compare it with famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River or even gardens in Beijing, then Xiao Letian's house is just average.
But Xiao Letian doesn't care. There is a Prime Minister's Palace in Ryukyu, and Prince Carl of Hamburg gave him a garden house. He may build several manors in the United States in the future. Xiao Letian is a prodigal who lives everywhere, and he will not tie himself to death. on land.
As soon as Zhan Ma entered the street in front of the gate, he saw a crowd of warblers at the gate, including Yuanyang, Amber, Qingwen, Xiren, Xiangling... a large group of maids who had come with Fuhui's dowry, plus Xiao Letian in Tanggu The maids hired locally are all looking forward to it.
It was the first time that Xiao Letian discovered that there were so many women in his family. Why had he never noticed this before? Today I saw dozens of them.
"Oh dear, are there so many women in my family? I think there are only a dozen or so, right?"
Xiao Letian's shameless question made the brothers around him unable to bear it. His godson Xiao Bingtaro muttered, "Not only... I heard Mr. Long say that father, you have fifty people serving you in the inner house alone." There are many people, there are more than 70 people waiting in the outer house, not counting the servants, you have occupied more than 120 women..."
"Oh... what are you talking about, you brat?" Xiao Letian, furious, went up to him and slapped him on the back of the head. "What do you mean by occupying me? I haven't touched any of them yet? Don't worry, I will arrange for them all to be with good families sooner or later..."
"Are you willing..." Hyoutaro didn't dare to speak loudly after receiving a slap, but he just underestimated it in his stomach.
The appearance of Xiao Letian immediately shocked the crowd in front of the door, and there were cries on the spot, "Master... you are finally back..."
Standing on the street is the old housekeeper who came with Fu Hui. Mr. Qing was raised by this old housekeeper, and he can be regarded as a son of the Fucha family.
As soon as he saw his uncle coming back, the old housekeeper's nose burst into soreness and tears fell down. Then he shouted in a loud voice, "Master comes back home...kneel down to greet him..." After shouting, the little servant girl in front of the door They all knelt down and there was a huge crowd.
Xiao Letian quickly turned over and dismounted, "Everyone, get up. Our family doesn't pay respect to kneeling down, so please get up... You have worked hard in looking after the house, and you will all be rewarded, and you will all be rewarded..."
As usual, as soon as the master says there is a reward, the following people may be happy to point out the reward, and there will be a chorus of thanks for the reward. If the master does not say how much the reward will be, then the butler will decide the reward. Xiao Letian was already rich, so how come he only got ten dollars from him when he made a move.
But it was strange today. None of the people present thanked him for the reward. Instead, they cried even more unjustly.
"Uncle, please save the young lady... The young lady has turned gray because of you. She and the Third Master are now tied up on Jingshan Mountain... Our home in the capital has also been ransacked, and we have nothing but you. You can rely on me, please save the young lady and the young master..."
The maidservants behind the old housekeeper were crying even more ferociously now. They were all choked with sobs and were about to convulse to death. Those with weak bodies like Xiren and Xiangling almost fainted.
Qingwen's mouth, which was as sharp as a small pepper, was as sharp as a knife: "Master, if you don't care about the young lady, then let us go. We will go to Jingshan and die there. Our young lady did not hurt us in vain... and it will be saved." In the end, a man named Lao Zhuhuang ended up being sold..."
When Xiao Letian heard this, he was so angry that the veins in his forehead jumped. He said to himself that you are not the children of Fuhui's family. You were brought here as a temporary dowry by Cixi. How loyal are you?
But he didn't know that Fuhui was well versed in the management philosophy of wealthy families. When Xiao Letian was busy with his career, he had already used clever means to win over people's hearts. In addition, the phenomenon of personal dependence was very serious in the late Qing Dynasty, and the maids could Meeting a conscientious master would be a blessing for eight lifetimes. None of them were willing to leave Xiao Letian's family.
Xiao Letian persuaded her with good words, but in exchange for more tears, Xiao Letian was so angry that he dropped his hat, "Get up now... If you cry and cry again, I will completely let go. I don't care about anything." Already…”
"I've been away for a year, living in the open air, surrounded by bullets and bullets. Is it easy for me? You guys actually look at me crying as soon as you come home. Are you depressed? If you cry again, I will kick you out of the house..."
Don't say it, people are just cheap people. If you say nice things, they will be more enthusiastic. If you become arrogant, they will be honest and leave. Seeing that the master was really angry, the group of people all got up.
The old housekeeper said tremblingly, "Master, don't be angry. We know that the master will not ignore the young lady. We are just feeling uncomfortable... Why are we still standing there? We are burning incense soup for the master to bathe, and quickly prepare for the banquet... The backbone of the family is back, and you are still crying." Why are you crying..."
A group of servants and maids dispersed and started making various preparations, while the old housekeeper was guarding Xiao Letian every step of the way, and the two older girls, Xiren and Qingwen, were also waiting behind Xiao Letian.
At this time, the group of officers behind him could not follow him. The prime minister had been 'kidnapped' by beauties. None of them dared to talk at this time, for fear of disturbing the prime minister's elegance.
Xiao Letian looked left and right, knowing that it was impossible not to give an explanation to the inner house. He sighed and said, "You are really idiots. Can I not be anxious about my wife? I will definitely take care of it now that I am back... To tell you the truth. Well, the riots in Beijing looked loud and thunderous, but in fact there were not even a few raindrops..."
Xiao Letian took out a roll of newspaper from his pocket and took it out. "Take it to the inner house and read it. Those who are literate will read it to those who are illiterate. This is what I have done in Europe for the past year. After reading this, you will understand. Master, I am as reliable as Mount Tai now, you can just wait and enjoy the blessings in the future..."
When the old housekeeper, Qingwen and Xiren saw the translated newspaper from Shicheng, they were stunned. The deeds and photos in it were completely beyond their imagination.
It was only then that Xiao Lecai withdrew and said to his men, "Let's go to the study to discuss matters. Let them study here..."
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