In the small reception room of the Black Water Party's liaison office, a candle was trying to shine light into every dark place. On two bamboo chairs in the corner of the room, Military Advisor Xu Cheng and Wang Genbao, who had rushed over overnight, were whispering with their heads lowered.
"If the official refuses to help you, then why do you have to help him…? Did Commander Li really say those words?”
"Yes, I am! He even asked me to think about it! But I still can't understand it!”
Xu Cheng's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Hahaha! Good! Good! Good!"
Xu Cheng said 'good' three times in a row, which confused Wang Genbao, who had rushed over to ask,"
"I say, Big Brother Xu! You just say it's good, but I really don't understand what's good about it?”
Military Advisor Xu didn't answer him immediately. Instead, he waved his huge fan and circled the small room a few times! Then, he turned around and said to Wang Genbao proudly,
"Brother Ran Yu! Don't worry, let me say the first good word: This was a good thing that everyone was equal! That official is also a human, just like you and me! Everyone is equal!"
As Xu Cheng spoke, he proudly fanned himself.
"Let me talk about the second good. If one doesn't do it for me, I won't do it for others. In turn, I do it for everyone, and everyone does it for me! It was also telling him to serve the public wholeheartedly!”
Suddenly, he put away his fan and clapped his hands.
"Lastly, the third good thing is that everyone is good! In other words, everyone needed to be united. Only when they were united would they have strength!”
"Brother Ran Yu! Now that you've heard me say this, do you feel anything?”
Wang Genbao said hesitantly,"
"Big Brother Xu! The meaning of this first level, is it to tell us that this marquis has guts? This... This is a rebellion!"
"Yes, Brother Ran Yu! Now that you're joining us, do you think this is considered a rebellion?”
"Wasn't Big Brother Xu framed by those black-hearted officials? This wasn't considered a rebellion…It was just waiting for the government to figure out the situation, and then they would rehabilitate the case in the future.”
Xu Cheng's eyes dimmed.
"The government? Would these officials still care about Brother Xu's reputation? They had taken the credit for killing the foreign devils, and now they were guarding against Brother Xu and the others every day. They were deeply afraid that one day they would suddenly appear in front of them and ruin their future! Tell me, when will the government be able to vindicate Brother Xu and the others?”
Wang Genbao's mind was in a mess, but he remembered his uncle.
"Even so, isn't there still an official like my uncle?”
"Yes, sir! Your uncle, General Wang, General Ge, and General Zheng are our national heroes! However, just like them, when they needed the most support to resist the British invasion, what did they encounter?”
Without waiting for Wang Genbao to answer, Xu Cheng continued,"
"Also, when the government troops attacked Zhenhai in three ways, do you know what the local residents were doing?”
"What are they doing?"
Wang Genbao was curious.
"They are unarmed. Could it be that they are also helping the government troops to fight the foreign devils? That's too heroic…"
"Let these villagers help the government troops? To think that you would think that they were watching from the side to see how the Westerners would defeat the government troops!”
Wang Genbao was a little surprised."
"How did this happen? No matter what, this was the Qing Dynasty!”
Xu Cheng looked at Wang Genbao's disbelief and shook his head with a bitter smile. He said in a sad tone,"Needless to say, you won't believe me. At that time, a few of our brothers were also present. They originally wanted to go up and help the government troops, but after listening to the words of those villagers, they didn't do anything anymore. From then on, our Black Water Party completely cut off contact with the government! We will kill the foreigners ourselves! Murdering officials and tycoons!"
Wang Genbao hurriedly asked,"
"What did the villagers say? Did he cause everyone to lose confidence in the government?”
Xu Cheng said with some pain,
"When the government army failed, they did not blame themselves for being inferior to others, but they blamed it on a woman who was giving birth to a child in a village that they passed by! They said that giving birth to a child had boosted the morale of the army. The most detestable thing was that they had killed everyone in the family, including the newborn child!”
"Tell me, who would help an army like this?”
Wang Genbao couldn't believe it either."
"There's actually such a thing? Who did all this? He's even worse than a beast!"
"Who else? It was that so-called imperial envoy! At that time, there were soldiers who wanted to plead for mercy on behalf of this family, but in the end, even these people who pleaded for mercy were reported to have lost their lives in the battle…He was killed. These things were sent back by the local soldiers…"
Xu Cheng sighed and said in disappointment,"
"Tell me, if it were you, would you still help these government troops who do not differentiate between inside and outside, who treat human lives as grass, and who are worse than animals?”
Wang Genbao shook his head speechlessly. Xu Cheng also stopped when he saw Wang Genbao's heavy look. The two of them did not speak again. Other than the sound of a few textile girls rubbing their wings outside, the room was silent for a while. Everyone was thinking about their own thoughts.
Not long after, Xu Cheng broke the silence in the room."
"Sigh, there's no point in saying this. We're just scholars, and we don't have any flesh on our hands! I'm still concerned about the situation of the Self-Defense Forces. I saw that Deputy Commander Yu you mentioned last time doesn't seem to care about anything at all.”
Wang Genbao also recovered.
"I'm not too sure about that either. Moreover, their internal composition is different from the government army and the foreign devils. Logically speaking, the regiment commander is the most powerful, but the person in charge seems to be the person called the supreme commander! The young man I told you about is the deputy commander-in-chief. He didn't say so himself, but from my observation, he should be their second!”
Xu Cheng replied with an "oh" and asked,
"Then do you know where they came from?”
"I'm really not sure! They suddenly came over at night. No one knows where they came from. After capturing the foreign devils in the county, they have been helping the villagers over there. They also organized a group of villagers and trained them every day! According to Li Hailong's command, in the future, he would…It was about the construction of a modern port base on Zhoushan Island.”
Wang Genbao chuckled,
"You've heard their words before. There are many words in them that we haven't heard before. However, the meaning is clear. They want to turn Zhoushan into a big dock…"
Xu Cheng nodded.
"Indeed, many of the words they used were new to me. However, after thinking about it again, these words were extremely accurate! They wanted to turn this place into a big dock…From what he said, it meant that they would occupy the entire island in no time?”
"I think so too! Otherwise, they wouldn't have said such things…"
"Then tell me, do they have such strength?”
Wang Genbao didn't even think about it."
"If you ask me, their strength should be more than this…Let's talk about their equipment and machinery…The items they brought, which one of them have we seen before? However, every single one of them was exquisite! More importantly, I heard Commander Li say," They weren't afraid that you wouldn't understand, but they were afraid that you wouldn't ask if you really didn't understand…"According to them, it would be best if the people here were like them. They would figure out everything and then make more things!”
Xu Cheng didn't believe it.
" I don't understand this. Logically speaking, capable people are afraid that others will learn their good skills and compete with them…The meaning behind their actions…"
Wang Genbao seemed to understand.
"I've thought about this before. That means that they have a lot of things that you won't be able to learn even if they put them in front of you!”
When Xu Cheng heard this, he suddenly became determined.
"What you said makes sense! No matter what, this meant that they were very strong and cared about protecting the people. They dared to fight against foreigners and did not flatter the corrupt government! I think with these few rules, our Black Water Party will definitely follow them!”
Wang Genbao was a little worried."
"I hope that everyone can unite, but now those who go fishing and those who farm are not unified. I haven't told them about this. What do you think we should do?”
"You don't have to worry about that. Didn't the Self-Defense Corps say that they wanted to build Zhoushan Island…"
" Modern…"
"Yes! A modern port would definitely require a lot of manpower and material resources. This would allow those who were still very unstable to have something to do and food to eat. Wouldn't that stabilize the situation? After all, they all came from the same place. If there was a good place to live, would they not agree?”
This time, Wang Genbao also thought it through and was finally happy.
"Yes! I don't care if they rebel or not, as long as they bring everyone to eat and have money to spend, they won't be bullied by the foreign devils! I support it!"
"Haha, brother! You also forgot to mention those bullies!”
"Haha, I have you to supplement it! But since you've already decided, I have to rush back. I still have to ferry tomorrow…"
"En, I originally wanted you to stay here for some time. After I've spoken to my brothers, I'll let you inform them…But since you're like this…I think it's good. Your position is really good now. In the future, you can be a spy there or something. Therefore, I think it's best if you don't expose yourself…"
"Big Brother Xu! You can arrange for someone else to go. I don't want to do that for a long time…"
"Haha, I just thought of that. I didn't have much contact with you in the past. I wanted to send someone over but couldn't. Now that you're here, it's the best! Of course, I have to discuss this with the Self-Defense Forces. After all, they are not locals. When they need our help, we should take the initiative, understand?”
"Yes, I have no objections to what Big Brother Xu said! I'll come back tomorrow night to hear your news?”
"Yes... Tomorrow…How about this…I don't know when I'll be able to settle this matter here!”
"Alright then! Then I'll wait for your good news! If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first..."
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