"Although Cheng Beile is shameless, he is not stupid. This guy keeps his back on everything he does... Of course, it is also possible that the prince and concubine are wiping his butt!"

The staff pointed at the three families kneeling on the outer wall of the inn. Two of them were knelt there and kowtowed together, while the other was an old man begging for mercy, as if he wanted to save his granddaughter.

Judging from their tired appearance, they probably had been kneeling here for a night. There were some people dressed up in the distance who were evasive and did not dare to come over to take care of it!

The local officials already knew about Zai Cheng's evil deeds, but he couldn't afford to offend Cheng Beile and could only watch from such a distance!

Li Hongzhang's hands were so angry that he trembled, "What did you ask me to see? This villain is simply crazy! Shameless..."

"My sir, look at the ground... look!"

Sweeping his eyes in the direction of his finger, Li Hongzhang's expression stopped. Only then did he realize that there were a pile of shiny things in front of the three families who kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Silver dollar?"

"That's right, it's silver dollars. Bei Zhi has a very good-looking face. He has at least three hundred silver dollars in his family... My kindness, this is a pit waiting for you to jump!"

"Look, isn't that Enguang? He is stuffing money into the arms of the victim!"

Sure enough, Enguang, who came back from the message last night, was stuffing the silver dollar into the arms of the victim. It was probably if Li Hongzhang and the others would not be able to see this scene later.

"Sir! I know why no one in the capital can get Chengbeile? This kid is a bastard, but there are many people who wipe his butt from behind!"

"If you just got angry and just wrote about this matter, it would probably become a joke in the end!"

"With money can make the devil push the mill. These victims also know that the prince's family cannot afford to offend him. They really have the courage to sue him? In the end, they took the money and accepted their fate!"

"If you study one, you will not even be able to find the witness of the victim!"

"Although the price of the capital has soared, three hundred silver dollars are enough for their family to build three tiled houses. Those who are more frugal can buy a few acres of land. It's a lot of money for a daughter to exchange for so much!"

"How much is the country girl worth? So, sir, don't interfere, it's a trick if you interfere!"

Li Hongzhang thought about it and couldn't help but sigh, "The people are weak! The people are weak..."

"Sir, it's not a matter of a day or two. You have to take your time, take your time..."

While speaking, Li Hongzhang had already arrived at the gate of the inn. Enguang had already come to greet him, "I'm paying respects to the Lord. Master Beile is waiting for you. Please..."

The three miserables saw a high-ranking official. Although they didn't know each other, they knew that they were big men after seeing so many guards and cavalrymen. They quickly walked a few steps to kowtow to Li Hongzhang.

"My Lord, please help me, please help me, please be kind to you..."

En Guang was so angry that he asked his subordinates to drive him away, "Get out! It's been a night of noise, it's over, I'll give you back sooner or later, what's the noise? If you dare to make trouble, be careful that you'll lose money and people!"

"Mr. Li, please..."

Li Hongzhang forced himself to resist his disgust and walked into the inn. As soon as he entered the hall, he heard a girl crying in the backyard. Zai Cheng got up early in the morning and sat in the lobby to prepare for a drink.

Zai Cheng seemed so comfortable last night. His braid was wrapped around his neck like a coolie, and his clothes were not tied with buttons. As soon as he saw Li Hongzhang, he quickly stood up.

"Oh...I've been missing for a long time. Lord Li has always been safe? Sit..."

"TOEFL, TOEFL, Master Tobel is lucky, but the officials are eating and sleeping soundly!"

"Haha, that's good! Come on, have a drink together?"

"Thank you, Mr. Beile, for your kindness, but the official will never drink in the morning. You have to go to the capital before the city gate is closed tonight!"

"So let's keep Mr. Beile's wine for now. I'll be the host after a while, hahaha!"

Zaichun squeaked the wine glass and sniffed, then sneered, "I'm so anxious to enter Beijing? I'm afraid that Lord Li will not eat well and will not be able to sleep when he enters the capital!"

"How do you say this?" Li Hongzhang asked.

"Mr. Li doesn't know yet? Just yesterday, your old friend Gordon entered Beijing! Not only did he go to Beijing, he was summoned to the Forbidden City without even going to his residence!"

"In the Palace of Peaceful Heart, Long Sui talked with him for an hour and a half. No one knows what he had discussed... Do you think you will talk about you, Lord Li?"

Li Hongzhang was secretly shocked but on the surface, he was not confused at all. He smiled and said, "That's the matter for Mr. Baylor to find a junior? Then Gordon is also my old comrade-in-arms. I'm so happy to be lucky enough to meet again!"

"Hahaha... Lord Li is not honest, right? Why are you pretending to me? What kind of dirty things between you and Gordon, do I know?"

"When you were killing prisoners in Suzhou, Gordon squeezed his pistol and broke into your camp. You forgot? Bai Qiwen's death, do you think Gordon doesn't know the inside story?"

"Mr. Li! I'm a straight person, without the twists and turns in the court... Bah!" Zai Cheng said with a scoundrel spitting out a piece of shrimp skin.

"You are the Queen Mother of Cixi, so you can't hide it from me, but I have to remind you that if you climb the high branches of Queen Mother of Cixi, you may not be able to climb the warship of the Long Live! "

"In your Majesty's eyes, which is more important, you or Gordon?"

"Don't talk to me about official accent, I'm impatient with that... Gordon is behind Britain. Can the emperor offend the British for you? And Gordon must still control this part of the pound!"

"Don't worry, as long as you are not stupid, you will definitely choose him as your confidant instead of you!"

"If you are sure to reconcile with Gordon and then you will feel fat when wearing a pair of pants, then just pretend I didn't say it... But if you can't do it, then listen to my advice!"

Li Hongzhang doesn't like Zai Cheng's negotiation style very much. He is very rogue and has the spirit of a gangster from the capital to grab territory, but he has to admit that what Cheng Beile said is also what he is worried about!

If you want to make a good fortune in the late Qing Dynasty, you must connect to forces. When you cannot become the leader of a power, first join a group to protect yourself and then make progress. That is the only choice.

Li Hongzhang got on Cixi's warship back then, and he was also betting on the position of Emperor Tongzhi after he took power in the future!

Ci'an, no matter how powerful the Japanese Sixth Devils are, they have to give up their throne to the young emperor who is in power sooner or later! For the sake of the next twenty or thirty years, Li Hongzhang got on the car when Cixi was not strong!

There is no error in this strategy itself, but I never expected that the situation would change so quickly that it was impossible to blink!

Thanks to Xiao Letian's strong intervention, Cixi's palace collapsed quickly. If Ci'an hadn't finally let Cixi go, Cixi might not have survived at that time!

Xiao Letian took Emperor Tongzhi away to study, which also broke the interests of the people around Emperor Tongzhi!

Now there are many members of the Qing Dynasty's reformist country around Emperor Tongzhi, and now there are more foreign devils. Such changes directly dilute the rights that Li Hongzhang and the others deserve.

The rift has been buried in their hearts!
Chapter completed!