The dim sunlight could not penetrate the iron bars,
The underground prison of the original Guangzhou government office was always dark and damp,
It emitted a rotten smell.
Here..,
It was used to imprison some important prisoners, such as the leader of the rebellion.
Now..,
The Guangzhou government office on the ground had become the City Hall of the Guangzhou Business League.
The underground prison had been there for a long time..,
It had also been abandoned.
Until today..,
A new resident had moved in.
"Lin Shan... you crazy... lunatic! You've wasted... our... trust in you! "
It wasn't easy for Ding Shihao's chubby body to be covered by a thin prison jacket.
He was still shivering from the cold underground air,
His teeth were chattering.
Li Yulang, on the other hand, had a complete beard and tail,
His clothes were intact,
The Freedom Army cared that he was the biological father of the sacrificed Commander Li,
They were much more polite. He forced himself to be calm and asked, "Ruoshan,
What are you doing? "
There were also many people who were captured because the Freedom Army was fierce and rude,
They were injured, and no one treated them at this time. These big shots who used to be powerful in Guangzhou were left to languish on the dirty floor of the prison.
They either looked at him with resentment or fear,
Under the swords and spears of the Freedom Army around them,
They stared at Lin Ruoshan. They waited for his answer.
"What am I doing?" Lin Ruoshan curled his lips,
He smiled.
"What am I doing!" He suddenly threw a stack of letters at their faces.
The stack of letters hit them like snowflakes and withered to the ground.
Stacks upon stacks of military reports and secret letters were found in their homes.
No one dared to pick them up.
"Shengjing City has been breached. Prince Teng has ordered the massacre of the city. There shouldn't be many living people in Jinling now. Now, the imperial army has entered Guangdong Province. "
He, who had always been smiling, was expressionless at this moment. "Can you explain who sent back the news that Shengjing was rescued?"
Some of these military reports were even from a few months ago. They were all reporting that Shengjing was safe and sound. They were all reporting that Shengjing was' rescued 'early in the morning.
But today, just three months later, Shengjing fell. Millions of corpses lay in Jinling, and the Qin Huai River was dyed red.
In other words, the news that the siege of Shengjing had been broken was false. The Imperial Court's army surrounded Jinling and never retreated.
With the speed of the Imperial Court's army, Wang Ziteng must have sent people south to Guangzhou after they surrounded Jinling.
At this moment, according to Lin Ruoshan's information, after Wang Ziteng slaughtered Jinling, he should have immediately gone south to pursue the troops he sent out. Now that the army had converged, they were advancing toward Guangzhou together.
Then, who sent back the news that the siege of Shengjing had been broken?
At that time, the Business League had just been established, and all the major Chambers of Commerce had agreed to the Revolutionary Army and Qingqing's invitation. They had agreed to form an alliance and send troops to support Shengjing.
Could it be that the allied forces outside were all blind? Could they not see that Shengjing was still surrounded? They allowed Shengjing to be surrounded for half a year, and in the end, they said, "In the battle of Jinling, millions of corpses lay on the ground, the Qinhuai River was dyed red, and the sound of crying shook the wilderness."
Lin Ruoshan saw that no one dared to answer, so he smiled again. That smile was extremely cold. He squatted down and looked at Li Yulang. He asked gently, "Langzhi, tell me. When Qingqing died under the ancient walls of Jinling, she was anxiously hoping for reinforcements from the allied forces, but they never came. How did she feel? "
Li Yulang's face paled.
Lin Daiyu, who had been watching all of this silently, suddenly raised her head when she heard this. She stared at Li Yulang in disbelief.
Li Yulang anxiously argued with a pale face, "How could I deliberately kill Qingqing! She is someone I loved for more than ten years … "
"You didn't do it on purpose." Lin Ruoshan said, "You really didn't want to kill her. It's just that other people gave you enough benefits, so you acquiesced to what they did, right? "
The Tai Xi goods transfer document that was found in the Li Family and signed by Ding Shihao – the recipient was Li Yulang. It landed lightly on the ground.
"The business chain from Nanyang west to Tai Xi is much more valuable than a daughter used to consolidate power in Nanyang. Moreover, you are in the prime of your life. If your daughter dies, you can just have another one. "
In the Free Army, there were many youths who admired Li Qingqing. They all had sad expressions.
Lin Daiyu had already closed her eyes.
Although Qingqing was sometimes brave, she was the most intelligent and capable person. She would never joke about the lives of the youths under her.
Before she went to help Shengjing, she first invited and waited for the Business League to agree to send out the allied forces. She had already calculated the date that the allied forces would arrive in Jinling. Only then did she send the troops to Jinling.
How could she die in battle like this?
Unless … unless, the allied forces that were supposed to arrive did not arrive.
With Qingqing's intelligence, she probably already knew before she died. That's why … that's why she did not want to leave a letter to her father. In the letter, she did not even say that something was wrong. She also did not trust the Business League.
Lin Ruoshan looked around at the expressions of the people who were being held. He squeezed his hands and smiled: "Let's talk about the battle of the river crossing. Why was the Imperial Court able to defeat the rebel army, cross the river, and surround Jinling? "
He walked in front of the president of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, Li Baiquan's third uncle, and smiled: "Is the navy of your chamber of commerce not strong enough?"
Among the youths in the Free Army, there was no lack of people who were born in the transportation industry.
How could they not understand the navy of the Imperial Court? They were merchants who often traveled in the transportation industry. Those were people who ate for nothing and had long lost their fighting strength.
On the side of the rebel army and the Business League, the weakest navy, the Yunnan Chamber of Commerce, had a few strong fleets that could fight against the pirates. Not to mention others, just the Li Family alone had two fleets.
As for the head of the Business League's navy, the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce. They roamed the rivers all year round and had a huge dock gang. Their fleets were not to be trifled with. Not to mention the Li Family, who operated overseas for many years. Their navy was so strong that even the weaker pirates were terrified of them.
It could be said that the navy of China, whether it was the rivers or the sea, 60% of it belonged to the merchants of the world.
If the alliance army arrived in time, the navies of the Imperial Court, who ate, drank, and played all day long, who would jump into the water when they saw real weapons, would be useless!
How could such a defeat be possible?
The fire on the river burned until dawn and the last bit of ash fell.
During the battle of the river crossing, the navy of the alliance army still did not arrive.
This was the reason why the elite of the rebel army was intercepted by the Imperial Court's navy, and the elites were all wiped out in Jiangbei.
"I had my suspicions at that time. I really didn't expect … "Lin Ruoshan turned around and looked at the people who had been standing at the door for a long time." Baiquan, Yudao, what do you think? "
Chen Yudao didn't say a word. He ran over, raised his fist and fiercely pressed down on Li Yulang. Li Yulang let out a muffled groan and was knocked to the ground, unable to get up again.
He wanted to go up and fight again. However, he was stopped by the rebel army officer who was afraid that Li Yulang would be killed on the spot.
Li Baiquan, at this moment, was not like the careless him of the past.
He walked in front of his second uncle and did not look at him. He only calmly said to Lin Ruoshan, "Thank you, Ruoshan, for telling me to immediately return from Jiaxing by water."
After a while, Li Baiquan lowered his head and looked down at his third uncle. He was extremely cold, as if there was no familial affection to speak of. He did not hesitate to speak of the secret things he had done.
"At that time, I was tricked into occupying Jiaxing. They said that we would take advantage of the fact that the rebel army was transferred to cross the river. Besides providing assistance, we would also occupy a few rebel areas and develop the power of the Chamber of Commerce. It would not hinder the rebel army from crossing the river to attack the Imperial Court. Thus, I agreed. "
He said calmly, "My family probably would not agree to kill him. I also do not know how many people in my family participated in these matters and how many colluded with the Imperial Court. Take my warrant and send someone to do it. Kill those who should be killed and capture those who should be captured. If there are a few children, if they resist, just kill them. "
"Bastard! You have no regard for human relations! "His third uncle's eyes were about to split open.
After Li Baiquan finished speaking, he only looked at him coldly. A drop of tear fell from the corner of his eye. He raised his head and sang loudly, "How many things have happened in the past and present? A fisherman sings in the middle of the night." He left the prison cell.
At this point, Ding Shihao calmed down and sat down on the ground.
He sighed. "Sigh, Brother Lin, you will not have a good ending if you do this."
Lin Ruoshan also sat down. He smiled. "Brother Ding, why do you say that?"
"We just want to sit down and do business peacefully. Where do we do business, and where do we not do business? In the previous dynasty, we merchants were at the bottom of the food chain. That is why all of you want to take advantage of these troubled times to fight for your future. However, that rebel army is not a good person either. Look at the previous price limit order. Look at the previous restriction on us using land to open factories. It is even worse than the Imperial Court! At least the Imperial Court still allows us imperial merchants the right to buy land. At least the Emperor will not limit the price. "
"Bullsh * t!" Chen Yudao stood up and punched him. "Then why are you following us? You should go and be a dog of the Imperial Court!"
"Hiss." Ding Shihao rubbed his wound and smiled casually. "Childish. Murder and arson are enslaved. You are not a bunch of ignorant hooligans. You don't even understand this theory? If we did not hold Short Hair hostage, if our Business League did not occupy more land, how would we have the right to negotiate and cooperate with the Imperial Court? "
Chairman Li of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce had already gotten over his previous emotions and seemed to recognize his situation. He said calmly, "Brother Lin, Brother Chen, we are not opposing each other. What we want is the same as you, but we do not want to be at the bottom of the food chain. If we can force the Imperial Court to share the world with us merchants, less blood will be spilled and we can achieve our goal. Isn't that great? "
"As for a rash young person like Li Qingqing, there is nothing we can do about it."
Among the rest of the people who were imprisoned, the big merchants all showed expressions of agreement.
The Free Army soldiers present were so angry that their faces turned red.
After Chen Yudao's extreme anger, he collected his rationality and spat, "Why do we have to rule the world with the pedantic officials of the Imperial Court? Isn't it good for us to beat them and be our own masters? I think you are used to being dogs, so you want to be dogs for the rest of your lives! "
Lin Ruoshan was still smiling, "Oh. Then why not cooperate with the Revolutionary Army? Ruling the world with the Revolutionary Army is also ruling the world. "
"Kid, you are also from a noble family." Chairman Li glanced at him, "What is the second half of the sentence 'rule the world with the officials'? 'Not ruling the world with the people'. "
"Short Hair is just a hooligan. Ruling the world with the gentlemen, not with the hooligans. "
The one surnamed Qin, who used to be an imperial merchant, said disdainfully,
"Moreover, do you think Short Hair and the hooligans will really rule the world with us? Look at how they killed the gentlemen who harmed the interests of the hooligans without hesitation. Who knows if they will not kill us in the coming years when we have a conflict of interest with the hooligans? "
Lin Ruoshan laughed lightly, "Then do you think the Imperial Court will really rule the world with the merchants? They are just using you to deal a heavy blow to the Revolutionary Army and split the Business League. If the Imperial Court really wants to rule the world with the merchants, why is the Imperial Court's army already in Guangzhou? "
There was a dead silence in the prison.
Lin Ruoshan finally looked at his niece, Daiyu, and asked, "Did you hear that clearly?"
Lin Daiyu nodded with her eyes closed.
"Then, Yu 'er, go and help draft a' letter to the people of Guangzhou '. You should know how to write the content in your heart. "
With the cooperation of the Revolutionary Army's Amnesty Party and the Alliance Army, Wang Ziteng left Jinling alone and without help.
However, after the city was breached, the first person that Wang Ziteng pushed out to kill was the Revolutionary Army's Amnesty Party, who thought that they would be able to secure a high position and a good salary from then on.
The Amnesty Party betrayed Shou Yulou and the others, betrayed Shengjing. They thought that by betraying Shengjing and Shou Yulou, they could escape with their lives and become high officials. For this reason, they did not hesitate to join forces with you and cause Jinling City to be breached. Qingqing died at the city gates.
But she died without a burial place.
What about you? You betrayed the Revolutionary Army and us. What will happen to all of you? Why do you think that the Imperial Court will let you go after Guangzhou is breached?
Lin Ruoshan no longer spared a glance at his former colleague who was kneeling on the ground in the prison. The fake smile on his face had completely disappeared, leaving only an extremely cold indifference. "However, there's no need to trouble the imperial court."
The second day of the "Guangzhou Incident" that shocked the entire Guangdong Province.
The big shots of the various chambers of commerce in the Business League were tied to the guillotine, just like the officials of the Imperial Court back then.
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