It was already evening when Woodquan arrived in Songjiang. Although he entered the city, his entry was not smooth.

As soon as he arrived at the city gate, he was stopped by two yamen runners and more than a dozen township heroes to interrogate him. He found that he was not a local. The yamen runners and township heroes locked him up with iron chains and planned to directly get into the county prison. No matter how they unlocked it, it was useless. In the end, they could only lied that they had come from Shanxi to join the prefecture-Taiwan Master. The yamen runners and township heroes escorted him to the prefecture-Taiwan, sceptical.

Qiao Songnian was so busy that he had no time to see him.

Master Xu rushed to the doorman and asked him what his surname was and why he came. While taking him to the second hall, he said worriedly: "Mr. Wu, the servant not only knew that there was a party in Shanghai that was committing rebellion, but also received the news that Yuan Zude died in the country in the main hall of Shanghai. He sent people to arrest the Tiandihui and other rebellions in each county, and quickly recruited young and strong men to defend the city."

"Mr. Xu, why didn't the Duke Zun go to Shanghai to quell the rebellion?"

"You think the Lord of the Mansion doesn't want to go, but now there are only more than 200 yamen runners and townsmen in the city. How can the Lord of the Mansion be quelled with no soldiers?" Master Xu walked into a public room on the right side of the Second Hall, signaling him to sit and explain: "The most urgent task is to defend the Mansion City and the counties that were not captured by the rebellion. As soon as the Lord of the Mansion received a report in the afternoon, he ordered the judge to personally lead the officers to arrest the Communist Party in the city. Ten of them were already locked up in the county prison."

Seeing that Woodquan wanted to speak but stopped, Master Xu continued: "The Lord of the Palace not only sent several groups of people to Suzhou to report, but also sent people to Changzhou to report to the Master of Charity. Shanghai is not just a place for financial resources, but the grain from Su Song and other governments will also be shipped from Shanghai next year. The Master of Charity will not sit idly by. As long as you guard the city and surrounding counties, the imperial court will send a large army to quell the rebellion in a few days!"

"Then have you seen our Manager Wu?"

"I've seen it, but yesterday."

"Have he returned to Shanghai?"

"It seems." Compared to the shopkeeper of the Shanghai branch of "Risenchang", Master Xu is more concerned about the silver of "Risenchang" and asked quietly: "Mr. Wu, how did you come out of Shanghai? What about the others in your ticket number?"

"Report to Mr. Xu, when Wansheng found something was wrong yesterday afternoon, he sent the husband and the friend in the cabinet to take refuge in the courtyard where Mr. Han lived temporarily. The money and account books on the cabinet were also transported out of the city."

"It's all about Mr. Han?"

"To be honest, Shanghai is in chaos, no one can believe it except Mr. Han who was born late."

"How far is Mr. Han's temporary residence from the county town?" Master Xu asked with his eyes.

"It's not far, nor close. Just next to the English Concession, there is a French Concession between the county town," Woodquan thought about it and said, "Don't worry, even the county government and the road department don't know about the food in Shanghai, let alone those unrest parties. Even if they are known by those unrest parties, Mr. Han is not unprepared."

"Mr. Han has soldiers?" Master Xu asked.

"Mr. Han has few soldiers, but his temporary residence is only separated from the British Concession. If his identity is exposed, if the rebels find it, Mr. Han can go to the east bank of the river to avoid it. Although those rebels are bold, they dare not do anything wrong in the concession of foreigners."

"It's good that Mr. Han is fine. If he really has a few shortcomings, the Duke Zun will never face his friends in Kyoto in the future."

The confidant of the Master Futai could say such words. Woodquan realized that Mr. Han and Qiao Futai were not only intimate, but also had a good relationship. Just as he didn't know how to say it, a chief follower came in and whispered a few words to Master Xu. Master Xu then stood up and said, "Mr. Wu, I'll go back, I'll go, please wait here."

"Even though you are busy, you are not in a hurry. It's dark and the city gate is closed. Even if you want to leave, you can't leave now."

Master Xu nodded slightly, followed Changsui out of the public room, quickly walked to the empty lobby, and was about to ask Qiao Songnian, who was sitting in the hall, what was wrong with him, Qiao Songnian put down his pen and said, "I heard from Xiaoliu that someone is pretending to be his family to join him."

"It's not considered as an impersonation..." Master Xu hurriedly reported the whole story.

It was hard for Woodquan to say that he was here to find Manager Wu, so he claimed that Mr. Han sent him to report the news. No matter how he said Mr. Xu, how did he report it? Qiao Songnian believed it, and even murmured: "Han Si is intent. When he encounters a gang, he thinks that he is not to escape quickly, but to send someone to report the news to me. If all the main halls of the prefectures and counties are like him, those gangs will not be too arrogant under the eyes of the yamen, nor will they commit rebellion."

"Young Master, it's too late to say anything now. The most urgent thing is to defend the city, Qingpu, Baoshan and other counties."

"How can I take over without soldiers? Now I can only do my best to do my best." Qiao Songnian sighed helplessly, and then asked again: "Did the person named Wu say whether Han Si is still in Shanghai now? Do you say what Han Si plans next?"

Master Xu hurriedly said, "He said Mr. Han planned to respond to changes with the same change. After all, the congregation in the city didn't know that he had gone to Shanghai, and he didn't know that he was in the north of the city."

Thinking that now he only knew that there was a party in Shanghai that was causing trouble, but he didn't know the details, so he didn't know how to write the official documents for help. Qiao Songnian stood up and said, "We cannot know nothing about the situation in Shanghai, nor can we just wait in Songjiang like this. Otherwise, you can take a few people to go to Shanghai to find Han Si and ask him to find out about the news of the party."

Shanghai was occupied by the rebels, and since the rebels dared to rebel, it was impossible to occupy only one Shanghai. Thinking that the rebels were likely to invade Songjiang, Master Xu asked worriedly: "Young Master, what should you do if I leave?"

Qiao Songnian had just summoned the gentry to discuss how to recruit local young and strong people to defend the city, and he had sent people to Suzhou and even Changzhou to bring reinforcements overnight. He thought that it would be no difficulty to guard for five or six days, but as long as he could defend for five or six days, he would definitely arrive. He said confidently: "I am not Yuan Zude, nor Wu Jianzhang. With me here to take charge, it is not that easy for those rioters to occupy Songjiang!"

"But……"

"Uncle Xu, there are not so many, but you must know that no matter what, Shanghai is under the rule of Songjiang Prefecture, there are rebellions in Shanghai that commit rebellion. I, the prefect of Songjiang, cannot know nothing about the situation in Shanghai. Otherwise, when the reinforcements arrive, how can I report to Shangguan who led the troops to the aid?"

Thinking that only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles, Master Xu gritted his teeth: "Okay, Wood and I will go to Shanghai together, but you must take care of yourself. If you make a mistake, how can I explain to the master?"

"I won't have anything to do. You should take people there quickly and go to Shanghai overnight. No matter what information you find, send someone back and report it."

...

Shanghai is very chaotic, but the city is chaotic, the concessions outside the city are chaotic, and the house where Han Xiufeng temporarily lives is calm and nothing happened that night.

As soon as the sky was dawn, he got up and washed up. Unexpectedly, after washing, he was about to have breakfast. Lin Qingyuan, the second Japanese devil, who had been missing for a day, came in dust. As soon as he saw Zhang Guangsheng and Xiao Wuzi, he complained, saying that he had been hiding in the house for a day and did not dare to go out. This morning, he saw that no one on the street would shout to fight and kill again. The people in the city could even leave the city, so he packed up the gold, silver and fine materials and followed him. As a result, the little money he had worked hard to earn in the past two years was searched by the association party guarding the city gate.

"Mr. Lin, you are a fellow countryman with them, and you have done things in a foreign company. They don't even give you this little face?" Zhang Guangsheng couldn't help asking.

"I and my fellow townsmen are from Liu, but I am not from the same place. In the past, there was a bit of holiday in order to rush for business. Do you think they can give me face?" Lin Qingyuan became more and more angry and said angrily: "These killers of Qiandao have a good life, but they must rebel. If you rebel, just rebel. Even the money from the fellow townsmen is plundering, and they are still writing the high-sounding words on the notice. Are you angry?"

Zhang Guangsheng and Xiao Wuzi were just curious, Han Xiufeng and Pan Er were not only curious and did not believe him. After all, buying a gun is not a trivial matter. It is hard to say whether he had any connection with the rebels in the city, and it is hard to say whether he was a rebel who came to inquire.

Han Xiufeng signaled him to sit down and have dinner together, and asked calmly: "Mr. Lin, what are your plans next?"

"Master Han Si, I've become like this. You said I have any other plans. Haven't you done your business? Please reward me with some food."

"Mr. Lin was joking, it was not easy to eat."

"Master Han Si, where do you start?"

"No matter what, you are also fellow villagers of Liu Lichuan, Li Xianchi, Chen Alin, Lin Afu, Li Shaoxi and Li Xianyun, you should also recognize them all. They are either the Grand Governor or the Grand Marshal now, and they are just starting to use people. As long as you are willing to work with them, you will have nothing to do with your glory and wealth!"

"Yes, Mr. Lin, are you worried that you have no food to eat if you have this relationship?" Pan Er couldn't help but agree.

Lin Qingyuan was ridiculous and hurriedly said, "Mr. Han Si, Mr. Pan, this joke is not good. I recognize them, but they are doing nothing else. They are killing officials and rebelling. They don't dare to eat their food and be their officials even if they borrow a few courages."

It is related to his wealth and life. Han Xiufeng dared not believe him easily. He got up and took a picture from the case, held it in front of him and poked it gently, pointing to the hole that was pierced and smiled: "Mr. Lin, there are some things that are not as scared as you think. For example, the government is like this piece of paper. It will be broken with a slight stab. Once it is pierced, you will find that it is just like this."

"Master Han Si, stop making such jokes. You will lose your head when you make such jokes!"

"It's like finding foreigners to buy foreign guns, why aren't you afraid?"

"This is different from finding foreigners to buy foreign guns. Besides, the one who comes to looking for foreigners is you, Mr. Han Si, and it is not me, Lin Qingyuan. I, Lin Qingyuan, is just a translator who helps to pass the message, which is similar to an errand runner. Besides, if you don't say anything, Mr. Pan, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wu, who will know."

"Don't you want to ask what I do?" Han Xiufeng stared at his eyes and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, if I am also a rioter, aren't you just helping the rioter? Are you just a group of rioters?"
Chapter completed!