C330 Persuade Ci An

"What should we do? Since you asked me to be in charge of all the spies in the capital, then I will take responsibility for my subordinates. Now that 1000 of my brothers have fallen into the hands of the Purging Demons, I must give an explanation to their families! "

In an inconspicuous sorghum field in the west of the capital, under a green cloth that was as tall as a person, Wang Huaiyuan, Chun Sanshiniang and the others who had just escaped the capital were currently hiding from the search of the Purging Demons cavalry.

Chun Sanshiniang was the person in charge of the capital's intelligence network. Thousands of lives were in her hands, the news sent by the Ministry of Justice's undercover team caused her to fall apart.

So, the Sister Wu was what everyone had guessed, this abnormal Japanese ninja actually wanted to bury more than a thousand of her brothers in the Discipline Hall alive.

Chun Sanshiniang instantly lost control of herself. She even wanted to bring people back to the capital to take revenge and attack the city. Even if they had to die together, they couldn't just sit by and watch their subordinates suffer.

"Enough! "Calm down, I'm in charge here. All you need to do is listen to my commands …" Wang Huaiyuan's stomach was also filled with anger, the shouts were so loud that even the personal guards who were changing clothes beside him began to tremble.

"Shh …" "Be quiet, there's the sound of horses' hooves outside …" Several soldiers who were guarding outside shouted in a low voice. Soon after, the sound of horse hooves and noisy people came from outside the tent.

The people in the sorghum field did not dare make a sound, and all of them held their breaths, waiting for the Purging Demons who had captured them to leave. It was also during this period of silence that Wang Huaiyuan and the Chun Sanshiniang gradually regained their calm.

"Aunt Thirteen, think carefully. Why did the Hidden Fog Kid say these words in front of everyone? She didn't even hesitate to reveal her true identity? "There's definitely a conspiracy behind this …"

"Of course she knows. We definitely have other spies in the Ministry of Justice. She wants to use their words to infuriate us." You going to rob the prison? You still want to attack the city? Wasn't this what they wanted? "He wants to use the lives of over a thousand of our brothers to lure our main forces out …"

"Right now, the lord isn't in the country, and the majority of the new troops are also there. The remaining few hundred people of the Tanggu can only protect themselves, do you think that with just that little amount of troops, they will be able to slaughter their way into the Forbidden City? "Isn't this dreaming …"

"You want to rely solely on our Discipline Hall's strength to fight against the Qing Dynasty? "Tell me, is it possible!?"

Tears streamed down Chun Sanshiniang's face. She knew what Wang Huaiyuan said was not wrong, but reason was reason and emotion was emotion. This mental barrier was not something that ordinary people could pass by.

"I know, I understand everything you said …" Chun Sanshiniang sobbed, "But have you thought about it yet? If we can't protect these brothers, then it would be extremely difficult for the Discipline Hall to be established in the martial arts world.

"No, no, no, we still have hope …" Wang Huaiyuan thought about it carefully, "Did you guys find out? The late Qing Demon was busy the entire night, and in the end, did she divulge any news to the outside world? In the end, they did not judge the entire matter. This means that the higher-ups of the Purging Demons had yet to agree … "

"Or perhaps, the higher ups of the Purging Demons have their own misgivings. After all, the Lord has led us to teach these bastards a lesson time and time again. Oh yeah, there's still no news from Er Mao. If Purging Demons was considerate enough to exterminate us, the first one should have caught Er Mao! "

"That's right, Hairy # 2 had already been exposed for a long time, and the fact that Purging Demons had not cut off Hairy # 2's thread means that they are still hesitating!"

Wang Huaiyuan coldly looked at Beijing, "Let's go back to Tanggu, we need to gather our troops and prepare for battle, if Purging Demons truly wants to lose face, then we are not someone to be trifled with!"

Just as Wang Huaiyuan was organizing the torture chamber to the extent where En Yangzhong and his men were secretly evacuating to the Tanggu, Hairy # 2 who was at the edge of the imperial city's North Sea also met with the crossroads of his life.

The two strong eunuchs kicked Hairy # 2 fiercely in his knees, and he fell on the ground with a thump. The bones in his knees almost broke, and in front of Hairy Two was the gloomy-faced Empress Ci An.

Zhou Daoying and Li Lianying, these two hot head eunuchs from the Forbidden City stood right next to the empress dowager, staring coldly at Er Mao, as if they were looking at dead men.

Empress Dowager Ci An's long enamel fingernails lightly tapped on the porcelain bowl as he observed Hairy # 2's expression. What made her surprised was that Hairy # 2 was not afraid at all, and did not even lower his head in the face of such a situation.

"Good, good, good. Hairy # 2, today your identity has been completely exposed, and I already know from your gaze. You are really determined to leave with Xiao Letian, you are just like him, untamed, just like him, a traitor … Hurry up and open your mouth! "

The two strong eunuchs did not dare to hesitate, one grabbed Er Mao's braids to stabilize his face, and the other slapped him. Slap! Slap! Slap! Just three or four slaps later, blood started to flow out from the corner of Hairy # 2's mouth.

But no matter what, Hairy # 2 had no intention of pleading for mercy. He stared unblinkingly at the empress dowager.

"Enough!" After a dozen or so slaps, Ci An was finally intimidated by Hairy # 2's gaze. "You have something to say? You are but a mere eunuch, yet you dare to look at me with such a gaze. This means that there is something in your stomach … "Fine, fine, fine. I'll give you a chance to speak, but you only have one chance …"

"Let me stand up, I want to stand and speak!" Mao's shoulders shook as he tried to get up from under the control of the two eunuchs, but how could his small body be a match for the two robust adult eunuchs? He was unable to get up even after a long while.

"Let him get up! "Let me see what kind of logic he can come up with …"

Hairy # 2 finally stood up, and wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, then laughed out loud. "Hehe, Empress Dowager, this servant is obviously Xiao Letian's man, did you forget that I'm his foster son?"

"Let's be frank. Empress Dowager, you can't kill me, and you don't dare to kill me either. Since you chose to see me instead of going straight to death row, that means you're worried, and only I can give you the answer to that!"

"Impudent!" You dog slave, you actually dared to threaten the empress dowager! " Zhou Daoying subconsciously wanted to rush over and beat Hairy # 2 up, but this time Ci An did not let him do it.

"Yesterday morning the Empress Mother received the newspaper sent from Europe, and that afternoon you had the Prince Kung summon the French and British envoys. If I guessed correctly, the French must have given you some promises, which is why the court was able to search the entire city for you last night."

"But may I remind Her Majesty that the words of the French are true? Haven't you ever had the newspaper translated? Why was Xiao Letian attacked by the French? How did a contradiction arise? Don't you care about that at all? "

With a single sentence, he struck the fatal point of Empress Dowager Ci An, causing the woman's eyes to light up all of a sudden. So you know the twists and turns here? "

Er Mao naturally knew that as Xiao Letian's semi-public contact person in the Forbidden City, his identity was extremely subtle. It could be said that he was relying entirely on his balance of power to survive.

When Xiao Letian's power rose, the imperial government also needed a secret communication channel, just like the future generations of the United States and North Korea. Even if they hated each other to the extreme, both sides still needed to maintain an effective communication channel.

The imperial government had to guard against Er Mao and also use Er Mao at the same time. The stronger Xiao Letian's rebellious potential was, the safer he would be, and the higher his status would be in the Forbidden City. This kind of strange political phenomenon was very hard for the common people to understand.

However, Xiao Letian understood that he had once talked to Er Mao through secret channels about a lot of hidden topics in the international political situation, especially some of the royal secrets in Europa. Er Mao now knew more than all the officials in Great Qing combined.

"Majesty, let me give you a word of advice. It would be better not to listen to the words of the French. It is not good for us to be too close to the French!"

"Us? Hehehe, you, Er Mao, also have the cheek to say those two words? You unfaithful and unfilial slut, who are you calling 'we'? You even dare to betray the empress dowager! In the end, what did Old Buddha do to you wrong? Can we live without the emperor and empress dowager, who are incomplete? "

Er Mao did not have time to listen to Zhou Daoying's sarcasm, as he only had his eyes on Empress Dowager Ci An.

"Empress Dowager, Fa Huangnapolunsanshi can't hold on any longer. He doesn't have a few years of experience as an emperor, so this servant will put his words here. Emperor of France will definitely be chased off the stage in ten years …"

Before she could finish, there was a crisp smack. It turned out that Empress Dowager Ci An had stood up from her chair and conveniently poured over a mahogany tea table.

"Er Mao, what did you say?" Xiao Letian told you this? How dare you deduce the fate of a country? What makes him say that? "

How could Ci An not be afraid? Hun Mao said that French Emperor was about to step down after ten years. The rulers of all dynasties were extremely sensitive to the divination of such pictures as the "Back Push Map" and the "Pancake Song". If ordinary people dared to study this, it would be a capital offense.

If it was an ordinary Daoist or a scholar playing with this sort of thing, the imperial government would not put too much thought into it. At most, they would just treat those people as fools. But who was Xiao Letian? It was the Master of Western Studies, who had given the whole royal family a headache. Maybe he really did hide a piece of Prophecy that no one knew about.

"Hairy Two, Hairy Two!" You have to say it slowly, but you have to make it clear to me today. Don't forget that you still have your parents back in Yi County.

Hairy Two's eyes were red and choked with sobs as he said, "Empress Dowager, don't worry. Your servant won't hide anything from you. I'll say whatever it is. However, it's a long story, so you should send out the imperial decree first. Tell the Ministry of Justice not to kill anyone …" One must know that a person can recover from a beating, but once his head falls off, he won't be able to recover. As a person, you still have to leave something behind … "

Ci An nodded at Zhou Daoying, and Er Mao finally opened his heart wide, "Empress Dowager, we really cannot trust a Frenchman, especially Fa Huangnapolunsanshi, his position in power has long been shaken by the storm …"

In these two years, Er Mao cultivated a great eloquence, from the Habsburg to the French Revolution, and then to what was called the Great Germany, and then to the rise of Prussia. The royal relationship in Europe was simply and precisely depicted by him.

"Esteemed Empress Dowager, the French and the English aren't even on the same side of each other. To us, they seem like small marrows, but the dark battles between the two families have never ended …"

"What is Xiao Letian planning to do in Europe this time? Wasn't he trying to get on good terms with the rising Prussia? This was the main reason he had angered the French! "Don't believe the speculation in the newspapers..."

"My good empress dowager, we can't afford to be muddle-headed! The British are the tigers that cannot be provoked, and the French are no more than wolves. Isn't it obvious who we choose? "

At this point, Mao slapped his thigh. "Well, I'll tell Her Majesty the truth." That King of Prussia is related to the Queen of England by cousin, and the two families are even engaged. The Grand Princess is married to the Crown Prince of Prussia, and in the future, Prussia will be the grandson of the Queen of England … "

"Aiyo, with this relationship, do you think France is doing fine? Sooner or later, those relative nations will have to join hands to scam the Emperor of France. Furthermore, Napoleon III was already barely able to enter the stage, so the citizens were slightly unwilling to accept it.

"Aiya!" Ci An felt a wave of dizziness in his head, causing him to almost fall to the ground from the side. Luckily, Hairy # 2 was quick enough, so he helped her up to the chair and said, "Pass down the order immediately … You absolutely cannot kill people. You must listen to my orders! "

Right at this time, a group of figures ran over from the south, and the one leading them was An Dehai. He extended his hand and pointed at Er Mao as he shouted.

"That little bastard is here. Capture him!"