C565 Message from Dragon Lord

With all these women making a ruckus, Xiao Letian's appetite was completely gone. He arranged for the women to send Qing Wen off to rest, while he himself brought Dragon Lord back to the wine table, where Xiao Letian even personally poured wine and cloth dishes for him.

"Come come come …" Taste the cooking skills of a new chef, the taste of scallion burning sea cucumber is really authentic … This trip to Shanghai has been hard on you! "How was the harvest?"

After taking a few mouthfuls of food and wine, Dragon Lord gave a long sigh. "I am incompetent, I did not complete my mission …"

"How could that be? Did you encounter British intervention? Or was there a martial arts expert? Isn't it just that eagle that can travel alongside you in Jiangnan? "

The Dragon Lord said with a wry smile, "There are countless strange things happening in the green forest, there are many people who are much more powerful than me … "It's not because of what happened in the green forest, nor is it because of the British. It's just that I don't think we need to do it anymore …"

The target that the two of them talked about was none other than the nation selling specialist, Gong Cheng. When Xiao Letian had just arrived at the Ryukyu, he had secretly ordered the Dragon Lord and a group of experts from Discipline Hall to travel to Shanghai by boat.

The order Xiao Letian gave was to capture him alive. He wanted to punish this dog in front of all the citizens of the Ryukyu, but Xiao Letian knew that Gong Cheng and the Englishman had a deal.

Thus, there was a compromise in the order. If capturing him alive was not feasible, he would kill him on the spot. But with Dragon Lord's skills and the cooperation of the torture chamber, there was no possibility of him getting away scot-free.

"You must have your reasons. I believe your judgement …" With that, Xiao Letian poured Dragon Lord another cup of wine.

Xiao Letian now no longer had that immature appearance from back then. He had been fighting with the emperor and generals for a long time, and adding on that the power he had gained was increasing, the current Xiao Letian already had a very strong aura of a person in power.

Since Dragon Lord did not complete the mission, not only did Xiao Letian not punish him, he unconditionally believed in Dragon Lord's judgement. This kind of trust was really hard to come by.

Sometimes, in order to win over the hearts of the people, what one needed was not money or a position. One could usually win the hearts of the people with a single sentence.

"It's not that I can't kill Gong Cheng, but it's actually not that difficult to capture him alive … But the current Gong Cheng, dying is actually a form of relief to him … "

"Why?" Xiao Letian asked in confusion.

Dragon Lord curled his lips, the expression on his face looked like he had eaten a fly, extremely disgusting. That Gong Cheng is already at the late stage of Flower Willow Disease.

"Huh?" Xiao Letian was stunned.

"In the past, I didn't believe in retribution for karma, but today, I finally believed it. Gong Cheng called herself Gong Banlun, said that she loved one of her concubines since she did not love any one of the Five Elements, so she called herself Gong Banlun … "But it was precisely this Half-Moon that he loved that ended up bringing him misfortune …"

"A concubine that I married in an alleyway, his humanity has long been dyed completely by the pool of black water. Even though Gong Cheng was extremely considerate towards her, he's already old, and may not be able to satisfy the needs of a woman under the bed … "This woman actually stole a man in Shanghai. Even the foreigners were infected …"

"The flower willow's poison that the woman infected from the outside also infected Gong Cheng in the end. Before he went to Ryukyu, he had always been using foreign medicine at a high price to suppress his illness, but after the tragic defeat at Ryukyu, he miserably fled back to Shanghai.

Xiao Letian finally understood that in an era where there was no penicillin, there was no cure for this kind of viral disease. People could only slowly control it with medicine.

The way Gong Cheng returned from his defeat was definitely not good. Furthermore, the Englishman was already getting annoyed with him, and it was obvious that he was being cold towards him. The reason why Gong Cheng worked so hard at Ryukyu was actually to prove to his European masters that he was still useful.

The seller had been unable to turn back from the moment he sold his country. The Home Country would never forgive him, and the foreign country had only used him.

"I understand what you mean now, the British and French have abandoned Gong Cheng, his concubine has also abandoned him, and he is currently suffering from a serious illness and is suffering from a fate worse than death, so death is a form of release for him, living is hell …"

Dragon Lord nodded his head: "Not only that, Gong Cheng has no money now, he had a group of men under him who wanted to live a life with him, and the leader was the water dog. In the past, when Gong Cheng was rich and powerful, they were all extremely loyal, but now they are all gone, and even Gong Cheng's last bit of money was taken away by the water dog …"

"Sigh …" Xiao Letian sighed, "This kind of person is Sky Law, we don't have to do anything anymore. We can just send a message to the Ryukyu to create a kneeling statue …"

Xiao Letian did not know that in the true history of the country, Gong Cheng had actually died of syphilis.

Dragon Lord ate the noodles in front of him like a tornado, and then used a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, "Master, this time in Shanghai, there was another unexpected gain, a person took the initiative to look for me … It's the Red Peak merchant, Hu Xueyan! "

"Hmm? It's him … What did he want with you? " Xiao Letian immediately became alert, this Hu Xueyan was not simple, he was currently the most influential merchant in Southern China, especially in the Jiangnan region. Furthermore, he had a close relationship with Zuo Zongtang, and in the future, Zuo Zongtang would enter Xinjiang randomly, which was what Hu Xueyan was going to do.

Historically, Hu Xueyan had been born in the long hair and chaos, and had been weakened by Guang Xu's eight years of war on threads. According to the time that had passed,'s career had been in the ascendant period of his career, and his imposing manner had also reached a whole new level. Wasn't he afraid that the backstage boss would cause trouble for him?

Xiao Letian lightly tapped his finger on the table, thinking for a long time yet unable to find anything. "What did he say?"

Dragon Lord looked left and right, discovering that no one was eavesdropping, he immediately said in a low voice, "Li Hongzhang's Huai Army has entered the capital … The three thousand elite soldiers divided into zero, disguised as a commoner, and secretly made their way to Beijing!

With a crash, Xiao Letian knocked over the tea bowl in front of him. In the end, Li Hongzhang still stood by Ci Xi's side. Right, right, how could I forget about this matter? Since Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang have a private grudge, then it would make sense for Hu Xueyan to provide me with information … "

"Dammit, is this old granny Ci Xi about to go crazy? She was forcibly attacking the Jingshan! Go... Immediately summon Wang Huaiyuan, the Punishment Hall cannot hide anymore, we need to make full use of this opportunity … "

Without saying a word, Dragon Lord disappeared into the night, while Xiao Letian also started to change into his military uniform. Not long later, the girls from the inner chamber also heard the commotion and ran over to serve his.

"What happened to me?" You still want to go out so late? "I'm not sleeping at home anymore …"

"Mm, the military situation is urgent. I must leave now …" Keep guard at home, don't let your thoughts run wild... Oh yeah, I'm afraid I won't have time to come back during this period of time. I'll ask the Four Seas Trading Company to arrange a good boat for you guys to go to Ryukyu and accompany Second Madam … "

"Hat... Seeing how pitiful all of you are, this year you have all suffered a lot, go to Ryukyu to relax, this is also our home, moreover it is safer than Tanggu … "Bring the gun here..."

As Xiao Letian armed himself, he comforted the girls in the inner chamber. He finally understood that if he wanted to do their work properly, he had to open their eyes first.

"AHH!" Really, master, we can also go abroad … Is it safe to sail on the sea? Could it be the Siren …? Can you see the Dragon King Yaksha? Is that Ryukyu the legendary Penglai Immortal Mountain … "

Xiao Letian looked at the house full of excited chattering women, his heart feeling incomparably warm. No matter how big a man's career was, he had to be able to protect something in order to be considered complete. Whether he could protect the citizens, Xiao Letian did not dare guarantee it yet, but protect a home.

Walking on the streets in the early autumn, the night breeze was already chilly. Xiao Letian took a few deep breaths, then looked towards the direction of the Western Beijing and muttered to himself, "My wife, you and Eldest Uncle must hold on, and wait for me …"

Maybe it was because her heart was linked to something. In Beijing, a few hundred miles away, high above Jingshan, Xiao Letian's wife Fu Hui was kneeling on a limestone in front of him.

"I don't have a drink, but there's no one in Yenan that night."

"Please have mercy on me and bless Xiao Letian. If you have any sins, please do it with me. I am not a person to be known. All sins are caused by me. Please only punish me …" "Wuu!"

In the night wind, Fu Hui's devout prayers were mixed with deep weeping sounds, the faint grudges made everyone who heard cry.

Inside Kiki's tower, the tired-looking Empress Dowager Ci An was playing with his buddhist beads in his hands, thinking about something. Beside his, Zhou Daoying and a few eunuchs were carefully attending to his, all of them looking haggard.

"Oh Empress Dowager, please drink some water …" We've already finished all the tea leaves, so there's only some clear water left … Wuu! This old servant felt very uncomfortable … " Zhou Daoying held a bowl of clear water and cried softly.

Ci An did not say anything. She opened her eyes and looked at Fu Hui who was reciting scriptures outside the hall: "Send it to Fu Hui. If I did not summon the two of them, they would not have stuck each other … As long as Foreign ministers does not rebel, as long as he does not stand as a team, Ci Xi will not be able to do as he pleases! "

On the surface, she was only looking at Zhou Daoying's back, but in reality, she was constantly looking at the Fuqing who was under the pine tree checking for guns and ammunition.

Not knowing what had happened, every time Ci An looked at Fuqing, his heart would feel hot, especially the parts that had been grabbed by Fuqing.

"This damned foe …" Ci An's heart was filled with hidden bitterness, but as soon as the word "damn" popped out from his mind, she subconsciously covered his mouth, and secretly spat a few times in his heart.