In the distance, the sound of gunfire was still coming. Liu Shaoqing stood in front of the army with a calm face without saying a word, looking at the gate not far away.

Time passed by minute by minute, just as the ten minutes Liu Shaoqing gave Bishuo was about to pass, the gate of the Governor's Office, which had been closed, finally slowly opened, and Bishuo and two other middle-aged French officials walked out.

Following them were nearly a hundred soldiers, some staff members, servants, etc. The soldiers raised their guns above their heads, came out one after another, and surrendered to the Black Flag Army who had been waiting outside.

Liu Shaoqing let out a long sigh, smiled, and ordered his personal soldiers around him: "Put their weapons, take care of these people, and then send someone in to search carefully. I will live here in the future." After saying that, he pointed to the two French officials who were leading the way and said, "Bring them both here."

Under the leadership of two guards, two French officials walked to Liu Shaoqing. The two looked at Liu Shaoqing up and down, and one of the officials spoke in an arrogant tone: "I am Lu Mei, the governor of the French Republic to Jiaozhina. On behalf of my government, I solemnly warn you that your actions have seriously damaged our country's interests and dignity and will cause consequences that you cannot bear at all!"

After listening to the translation retelling, Liu Shaoqing just smiled and then said to another French official: "He is Lu Mei, then you are He Luomang, a special commissioner of Tokyo, France?"

The man looked at Liu Shaoqing, twitched his lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally took off his hat and bowed, saying, "Yes, I am He Luomang, the special commissioner of the French Republic in Tokyo. I didn't expect that we would meet here in this way. Young Master."

Liu Shaoqing smiled and said, "When French military boots set foot on the land of Tonkin, when Mr. Ho Luomang was appointed by your government to my territory, you should have thought that today will be there!"

"Okay..." Liu Shaoqing came all the way not to show off. He waved his hand and signaled Lu Mei and He Luomang to return to the Governor's Office with him. He said while walking: "Mr. He Luomang, I admire your attitude very much. Why don't we go in and have a cup of tea and sit down and have a good chat? Oh, of course, I hope you can restrain your soldiers from giving up resistance before this, otherwise, I cannot guarantee the safety of their relatives in the city."

Although French soldiers could not fight and brought their wives and children with their wives and children, the colonial officers who came earlier had already bought property in Saigon. Their wives and even children lived in this city, so Liu Shaoqing's threat was still a bit heavy.

After a while, the soldiers of the Black Flag Army had searched the Governor's Office from all over the country. When they saw Liu Shaoqing coming, soldiers immediately came to lead the way. Lu Mei and He Luomang had no choice but to follow behind. Naturally, other officials went to persuade the French soldiers who were still fighting stubbornly in other parts of the city.

"Oh. It's quite gorgeous here. Fortunately, you surrendered in time just now. Otherwise, I would feel sorry for the artworks."

Looking at the gorgeous furnishings in the Governor's Office, Liu Shaoqing couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. Colonial and plundering is just a quick money. Just a Governor of Jiaozhichi, the furnishings in the mansion are so magnificent. If it were replaced by the Governor of India of the British Empire, wouldn't it be rich and rich?

Entering the living room, Liu Shaoqing sat down comfortably on the French palace-style sofa, and then signaled to Lu Mei and He Luomang: "Don't be polite, please sit down. What do you want to drink? Tea or coffee?"

He Luomang looked at Lu Mei with a wry smile and said, "It seems that we are the masters here."

Liu Shaoqing shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but I want to correct it. You were the former master here. The master here is me now. When you walked out of the gate, everything here - including you, now belongs to me."

After saying that, he did not look at the awkward expressions of He Luomang and Lu Mei, and said to himself: "Let's drink tea. Look, this is the difference between Easterners and Westerners. You Westerners drink coffee, and each cup of coffee has to be brewed again. How wasteful resources are. We Easterners are different. A small handful of tea can be drunk for a long time and save money. So you Westerners like to plunder. This is your nature, and I don't blame you. But I want to tell you one thing." Speaking of this, Liu Shaoqing raised a finger and said word by word: "I don't bully people, but others want to bully me, there is no way! I hope you remember!"

While saying that, he signaled the guards to serve tea.

Soon, a guard brought the tea.

"Come on," Liu Shaoqing signaled to He Luomang and Lu Mei, "I know you have the habit of drinking afternoon tea. The time is just right now, so you might as well have a drink. We're just going to talk about the important things."

As he said that, he picked up a cup of tea.

Seeing this, Lu Mei also picked up a cup, took a sip with her slightly swollen lips, and finally took a breath. He Luomang and Bishuo met each, and they picked up a cup and savored it slowly.

"That's right. I believe Mr. Bishuo has mentioned the purpose of my visit this time to both of you. Now I hope to hear what you two think."

He Luomang and Lu Mei looked at each other, and then Lu Mei replied: "Yes, your father's army did cause some trouble to our government for a certain period of time, but you must be clear that not to mention a mere local army, even the entire Qing Empire, could not bear the anger of the French people. General Courbet's fleet has occupied Keelung and completely blocked Taiwan. He can go south from Taiwan at any time and return to the coast of Tokyo, and French reinforcements are also continuously driving towards Jiaozhichi. Your so-called victory is only short-lived, and you will face a more severe blow to our country. So, I don't think there is anything we can talk about."

Liu Shaoqing smiled, "It seems that the Governor is very confident. But I still have a few small questions, so I can study them carefully with you."

"First of all, it must be noted that the Black Flag Army can prevent you from entering Tonkin ten years ago, and then it will also prevent you in the future. We can defeat your Tokyo troops now, and we can also defeat them in the future!"

"Second, what you can represent is probably just the French government of Rufeili. I believe that the French people will not let their sons bleed and sacrifice on the battlefield for a colony far away. In addition, although you can represent the government, it is probably not easy to live now. How long can Rufeili sit in the Prime Minister's seat? I'm afraid he himself has no confidence."

Liu Shaoqing took a few sips of tea and continued: "In addition, I know that your government may have ordered Mr. Courbet's fleet to go south now. But I believe you also know that the current situation in Tonkin is not as simple as a few thousand people. Moreover, no matter how powerful Mr. Courbet's fleet is, it cannot walk to the shore with his fleet. Therefore, if you want to solve the current danger in Tonkin with your fleet, you may disappoint you."

While talking, Liu Shaoqing observed the two of them. After all, he had been away from Tokichi for a month, and he had no idea what the situation in Tokichi is now.

Fortunately, the panic flashed across their faces instantly made Liu Shaoqing understand that the situation in Tonkin should be beneficial to him, and maybe it was better than he thought.

Indeed, just yesterday, the Governor's Office just received a telegram from Courbet. Because it was to carry out the mission of blocking Taiwan, his main fleet could not go south at all, so he could only send a small squadron over. However, the Red River is not as good as the Yangtze River. It is approaching the dry season. The shallow riverbed cannot support the passage of large warships in the fleet. With just a few small gunboats worth dozens of tons, it is impossible to solve the danger in Hanoi.

In other words, in the face of the current situation in Tonkin, his fleet basically does not work. So Courbet's opinion is still to go north, attack TJ or block the Yangtze River.

Liu Shaoqing got the information he wanted from the eyes of He Luomang and Lu Mei, and said with greater confidence: "As for the reinforcements that the Governor just mentioned... To be honest, with the current situation facing your country, I think the Ru Feili Cabinet may not last long. Whether the war between the Qing Dynasty will continue after the new cabinet comes to power remains to be discussed. Even if your country is really unwilling to give up and plans to continue the war, where can the reinforcements be transferred from?"

"Your local people need to be on guard against the Germans. It is impossible to draw too many troops overseas. In Africa, your country and the United Kingdom are full of conflicts due to the interests of North Africa, and may turn into military conflicts at any time. In this case, the Governor General believes that your government can draw how many reinforcements to Vietnam? You know, if there are only 20,000 or 30,000 people, it is better not to come, and it will be a death if it comes."

Every word from Liu Shaoqing happened to hit Lu Mei's weakness. He glared at Bi Shuo on the side fiercely, believing that this information was provided to the little demon by the earliest prisoner. He was already considering how to deal with the colonel who brought trouble to him when he returned to China in the future.

Liu Shaoqing would not care about the filth between the three French people, "So, I have a proposal here that will allow our two families to end the war in Tonkin with a decent degree."

He Luomang looked at Lu Mei. One of them was blushing and the other was blushing. Since Lu Mei had made harsh words before, he could not scare the young man, it was time for him to come forward now, "What proposal?"

"Of course it is a proposal that is beneficial to both sides. However, before this, we must ask the two to send telegrams to the Hanoi defenders and let them surrender. I can make sure they leave Hanoi with decent decent and return to France's arms. At the same time, send a report to your country, report your current situation to the country, and say that we hope to take this opportunity to negotiate with your government."

He Luomang asked, "Peace talks? Is the peace talks you mentioned meant by the Qing court or your own."

"Haha," Liu Shaoqing smiled and said, "Mr. He Luomang, you should know that our Black Flag Army did not obey the orders and the Qing court, so we naturally represent only ourselves. Of course, if your government is willing to negotiate with the Qing court, we will also be happy to see it."

Ho Luomang said: "I can report your proposal to the country and inform the country of our current situation, but I cannot guarantee how to deal with it and whether there will be negotiations. Moreover, although I am a Tokyo special envoy, I cannot order the defenders far away in Hanoi to surrender. Please forgive me for this."

"It's okay, I didn't ask you to order them, I just asked you to send a telegram to Hanoi and tell them the proposal of surrender. How to deal with it, I believe General Mile in Hanoi can judge the situation by himself. Oh, by the way, I hope you can also send a telegram to General Courbet and Lord Li Hongzhang of the Qing court - I believe you will definitely contact him -. There is no other meaning, I hope that the earlier the current situation will have a better result. This will help everyone get free as soon as possible, right?"

Although Liu Shaoqing said it very easily, the meaning in his words was very clear. If they could not promote peace talks as soon as possible, they would be detained forever.

What else can you say when you are under the roof? For the sake of your own freedom and health, He Luomang and Lu Mei cooperated very well to send telegrams.

"Okay, it's getting late, and the matter is done. Next is the rest time. Please ask the two gentlemen to feel wronged first and go to the basement to rest. Someone will soon deliver meals to them. Sorry, our conditions are relatively simple. Of course, if your government shows enough sincerity, we will also increase the treatment of them accordingly."

As he said that, regardless of whether the two of them objected or not, he directly ordered the guards to take the two away and detain them. As for Bishuo, he naturally went with them, because Liu Shaoqing had to count on Bishuo to help him persuade the two. Of course, Bishuo had no complaints about the resignation in the basement - after all, the environment here is much better than when he was in Taiyuan, and it was even more like heaven on the way he came.

After seeing off the three Frenchmen, Yang Zhuen and his son came to report the situation.

"Young Marshal, the whole city is now under the control of our army. A few stubborn elements were shot dead. The other surrendered Frenchmen were all imprisoned in a church. I wonder what the young master planned to deal with it?"
Chapter completed!