On December 25th, 1920, Christmas was being celebrated in the distant West. Lin Shu and Zhang Xingzhong were driving to the capital, which countless people in China yearned for.
It was Lin Shu's first time here since the capital was taken over at the end of August. As the center of power in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, after more than 500 years of construction, he thought that the capital would be different, at least in terms of infrastructure, it would be closer to the modern era.
However, after stepping into a city full of power, he saw broken walls and low, dilapidated houses all over the ground. They were quite dirty and messy, much worse than Tianjin in the past.
It was the end of December, and the cold winter had added silver to the city.
"Is that Redbud City? Not to mention anything else, it looked really imposing!”
On the way to the command center of the First Division of Li Armor's Clan, they passed by Redbud City, which was known as the most imperial palace in history and in the world.
Lin Shu looked at the majestic building with red walls and green tiles that stretched for thousands of meters. He could not help but stop the car, wanting to go in and take a look.
However, when he reached the Divine Martial Gate, he saw the huge lock on the door and was stunned. He stopped in his tracks.
"Xingzhong, where are the people inside?"
"What? The commander is referring to the little emperor of the previous dynasty. Li Kai mentioned it to me before and was arranged to be in the Prime Minister's Office.”
Zhang Xingzhong said as he drove.
"Emperor? " What bullsh * t emperor." Lin Shu nodded and hesitated for a long time. In the end, he pulled Zhang Xingzhong away.
"Xingzhong, send someone to seal Redbud City. Without my orders, no one is allowed to enter or leave.”
Looking at the majestic palace that was gradually disappearing from sight, a strong yearning appeared in the depths of a certain someone's eyes.
As for what he yearned for, only he knew.
The headquarters of the 1st Division was the former Beiyang Presidential Palace, which was also a certain Zhongnan in the future…
This was a good place!
He understood everything.
"Commander, why are you here?" Li Kai didn't know that Lin Shu was coming. He couldn't help but exclaim. He quickly threw his work to the back of his mind and brought a pot of hot tea for the two of them.
"Hehe, it's almost the new year. I'm here to take a look at the situation of the main cities in my hands and understand the difficulties of the people.”
Lin Shu took the hot tea and took a sip. He instantly felt the cold dissipate."How is it? Did you encounter any problems?”
" Sigh..." Li Kai's smile froze at the mention of this." I didn't dare to hide it from the commander. I did encounter some difficulties."”
"As you know, the capital was the capital of the previous dynasty. It has been rooted here for more than 200 years. It has only been ten years since the collapse of the previous dynasty.”
"Oh?" Lin Shu slowly put down the teacup and his expression became serious.
He knew very well who these people Li Kai was talking about were. They were none other than the high-ranking officials and nobles of the previous dynasty.
"Commander, please rest assured. Give me some more time and I will definitely be able to solve this problem so that the capital can complete the reform as soon as possible.”Li Kai saw the unhappiness on Lin Shu's face and quickly took a step forward. He knelt on the ground and patted his chest to guarantee.
Lin Shu nodded calmly and said nothing more.""I haven't eaten for most of the day and am hungry. Li Kai, go and instruct the food soldiers to make me a plate of minced meat stir-fried noodles.”
" Yes," Li Kai replied. He saluted and left quickly.
After Li Kai left, Lin Shu and Zhang Xingzhong did not speak anymore. They each held a cup of hot tea and drank it silently.
One glass after another, the two of them finished the entire pot of water, but lunch still hadn't arrived.
"Gululu ~"
A certain someone's body growled in protest. Lin Shu rubbed his empty stomach, gently slammed the table, and stood up angrily.
"What's wrong with this Li Kai? He's so inefficient. He can't even manage the reform of the capital. Now, he can't even get two bowls of fried noodles. It's been more than an hour. Why didn't I realize that this person was so incompetent in the past?”
" Maybe he was delayed by something." Zhang Xingzhong still remembered the old friendship and spoke up for his old superior.
"Humph!" Lin Shu frowned and snorted,""Let's go find him."
A certain someone walked outside with a dark face and saw two people carrying fried noodles and walking towards them.
"Why are you two the ones who sent it? Where is Division Commander Li?”Lin Shu took the lunch and thanked them.
"Commander, there was a vicious murder case on the East Road. The division commander went over to deal with it and couldn't get away for the time being, so he asked the two of us to send food.”The two of them held their heads high and puffed out their chests, their tones neither servile nor overbearing.
"Homicide case? What kind of murder case did he need to deal with as a division commander and the governor of the capital's reform?”Lin Shu instinctively felt that this matter was not simple. He put the food back on the table and said,""Let's go. Bring us over to take a look.”
He followed the two cooks out of the headquarters and turned into an alley in the east.
At the end of the alley was a tall courtyard with two large stone lions lying at the door. From afar, it looked quite extraordinary.
At this moment, there were two groups of people confronting each other at the entrance of the courtyard. Both sides were at daggers drawn.
On one side were more than ten Great Wall Guards led by Li Kai, while on the other side were several times the number of men. They were dressed in coarse linen clothes and held knives, spears, and clubs. They should be servants.
"I'll say it one last time, call Shu Feng out!”Li Kai's face was as dark as black water. He stared at the group of servants who were showing off their power. The veins on his forehead were exposed, and his eyes were filled with anger. His tone was fierce.
He was really angry!
This group of people had previously relied on their numbers to obstruct the implementation of the new policy. Originally, Li Kai was unwilling to use violent means because he was also a Chinese. He did not want the ignorant people to be afraid of their army, and he did not want to point the gun at his fellow countrymen.
If you deal with this family today, the next day, those so-called aristocratic families in the capital will join forces and spread rumors about you…
Sigh, what bullsh * t Zhongxia's Great Wall Guard Army? The army and the people are one family. It sounds nice. However, they had clearly killed hundreds of civilians on a certain day.
Don't think that this was impossible. The capital was different from other places. The class concept of the Xia scholars 'families in the past five thousand years was not something that could be broken overnight by ordinary means.
Most of the commoners believed in rumors. They would not think about whether those who were dealt with collectively deserved to die.
Even with their illiterate brains, they could not understand the twists and turns.
He was afraid of such negative comments, so he had not been ruthless.
Moreover, although this group of people was stubborn, they had never done anything overboard.
Li Kai was also willing to give them time to adapt and slowly guide them to change.
However, they never expected that these people would actually dare to kill a living person in a street battle, and it was at a special time when the commander was personally here.
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