Liu Lichuan smiled faintly and said, "Yes, our Xiaodaohui admires the righteous act of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to raise an army against the Qing Dynasty, and admires the reputation of the Western King's invincible attack and invincible battle. But my Xiaodaohui originated from the Tiandihui, and Brother Tong was originally a congregation of the Tiandihui, and should also know that the name of the great righteousness in the association was to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. As the leader of the Shanghai Xiaodaohui, I, Liu Lichuan, could not ignore the righteousness of the tens of thousands of congregations under my subordinates and turned to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. I also asked Brother Tong to tell the Western King that my Xiaodaohui is also a part of the anti-Qing and rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty later."

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Tong Qiangsheng sneered secretly. When he came, the King of Western had a deep conversation with him and also talked about these rebels in Shanghai. The King of Western thought they would not agree to join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in one go, because the Heavenly and Earth Society and Xiaodao Society were still dreaming of anti-Qing and restoring Ming Dynasty. Xiao Yungui knew that any force would not change the flag easily when he thought he was strong. After the Xiaodao Society in history captured Shanghai, the banner raised by Liu Lichuan and others was the "Ming Dynasty". Several leaders were proclaimed as marshals. However, after being besieged by the Qing Dynasty and the foreign coalition forces were unable to support it, they announced that they would join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and sent messengers to announce their surrender to the Heavenly Kingdom.

Tong Qiangsheng knew that Liu Lichuan was still thinking that he was a lot of people and was still dreaming of the Ming Dynasty. In Liu Lichuan's opinion, the defeat last night was just a drop in the bucket. He still had tens of thousands of gangs in Shanghai. Even if Zhou Lichun and other gangs still had many gangs in other places, as long as he returned to Shanghai and joined forces with various gangs to revolt, he would still be able to successfully rebellion.

Tong Qiangsheng smiled and said, "It's the reason. As the saying goes, the way is different and they don't make plans. Master Liu still adheres to the righteousness of heaven and earth to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. There is nothing to say about our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. But Master Liu, you underestimate those Qing Demons too much. Since they can collude with foreigners tonight and send a large group of troops to attack and want to capture the leaders of various gangs in one fell swoop, they have already discovered the power of Xiaodaohui in Shanghai. I guess Qing Demons will definitely have a second move."

Liu Lichuan and others were shocked when they heard this. Since the Qing court sent the great guards south, this matter was definitely not simple. As Tong Qiangsheng said, the government would definitely have a backhand.

Tong Qiangsheng continued: "The Ming Dynasty has been destroyed for nearly two hundred years. Who still remembers the previous dynasty of the past? After the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, I have made countless contributions, but what time has it been successful? According to the following, you should join the Kingdom of Heaven and expel Hu Nu together."

Liu Lichuan shook his head and said, "It's a pity that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom believes in foreign religions. Many people from Xiaodaohui have been bullied by foreigners. They hate foreign religions to the core, and it is really hard to join in."

Tong Qiangsheng couldn't help but sneer: "Will the Xiaodao gang members in Shanghai still help foreigners transport goods at the dock?" The Guangdong gang controls one-third of the docks in Shanghai. Most of the gang members are coolies, and there are many people who help foreigners transport goods.

Liu Lichuan and other leaders of the Xiaodao Association stood up with anger and glared. Seeing that the two sides were in bad momentum, Zhou Lichun hurriedly advised: "Everyone is the most important thing to do, they all take the same boat together, and say whatever they have to do."

Zhou Xiuying also heard something was wrong and couldn't help but interrupt and said, "What are you doing? Qing Yao, the foreigners are fighting for whom they are in charge and who want to surrender. If there is a quarrel, we don't need Qing Yao to attack us, we will fight ourselves first."

Everyone was silent when they heard this. Zhou Xiuying was right. The enemy was in front of him, and the group of people did not think about how to deal with it, but instead wanted to fight. This was indeed not very true. This is true for the Chinese people. When they share hardships, everyone can support each other. Once they are a little more stable, they will start to fight endlessly, which is true in any era.

Tong Qiangsheng said in a deep voice: "Miss Zhou is right. This is not the time to fight for power and profit. We have not yet escaped from danger. The situation in Shanghai is unclear. I will send someone to inquire about the news first. After the news, everyone will discuss what to do?"

Liu Lichuan and the leaders of Xiaodaohui looked at each other and nodded, "That's right, my subordinates also sent several brothers and brothers Tong to accompany me."

Tong Qiangsheng knew that Liu Lichuan did not trust him when he heard this. When he thought of saving them, Liu Lichuan was so petty. He couldn't help but feel annoyed and stood up and said, "It's all right, but the head of the chief Liu must send some reliable people, don't let Qing Yao smell it again!" After that, he turned around, except for the cabin, leaving only Liu Lichuan stunned on the spot with an angry face.

Zhou Lichun also secretly felt that Liu Lichuan was a bit too much. He saved everyone, but he acted like he didn't believe in others. No one could stand it, but it was just inconvenient to say it in person.

Zhou Xiuying didn't care about that much and said angrily: "If it weren't for Brother Tong, we would have been afraid that we would have died. How could you do this?" After that, he turned around and left the cabin. Zhou Lichun laughed and scolded: "This dead girl is so used to being wild."

Zhou Xiuying left the cabin and looked up and saw several Qing army naval sailboats sailing straight over not far away. A Qing army naval soldier shouted loudly: "Come on the boat and get off the anchor, and the navy searches for the bandits."

Several ships quickly got off the anchor. Zhou Xiuying was startled and retracted her body to the cabin. She thought to herself how the more than a hundred gang members on the ship could be hidden? Should she start fighting again? Just as she was about to return to the cabin to get weapons, Zhou Lichun and others were asked to guard her, but on the deck, Tong Qiangsheng said loudly: "We are the fleet of Guiyun Business Shipping, and we are transporting cargo for Lord Wu of Susong Taidao!"

Only then did Zhou Xiuying realize that these ships were the Guiyun merchant ships. This Guiyun merchant seemed to be a business that had just started doing business in Shanghai recently. I didn’t expect that they would transport goods for the government?

The navy soldier seemed to be startled when he heard that it was a ship from Guiyun Business, and quickly replied to the navy chief on the ship. The navy chief on the Qing army did not dare to be negligent after hearing this. He walked to the bow of the ship, and the two ships approached, and a bridge board was set up in the middle. The soldiers carrying several swords and guns on the ship came on.

The boss looked at Tong Qiangsheng and said, "You are Lord Wu's ship? You should be docked at the Shanghai Wharf. Why did you come to this inland waterway?"

Tong Qiangsheng smiled and stepped forward and said, "We have the one issued by Mr. Wu Jianzhang and Lord Wu, so I can get some private goods for Mr. Wu." After that, he handed over a document and accompanied by several cash bank bills with the pass number. Although it was far away, Zhou Xiuying had a good eye and still saw it clearly.

The boss looked at the Kanhe, and kept the cash bills silently, returned Kanhe, and said with a smile: "Since Lord Wu's Kanhe, then I will say goodbye. There are many chaotic bandits around here these days. Everyone should be careful. If you encounter chaotic bandits, you can fire an arrow or something, and greet me, brother, I am nearby and I will definitely come and rescue you."

It is common for merchant ships to help Qing court officials to carry some smuggling goods. Almost all Chinese merchants from Shanghai to inland waterways have helped officials transport private goods. The Qing army's navy knew it, not to mention that there were also some water turtles in the merchant ships. The Qing army did not have any suspicion at all, but also wanted to protect the merchant ships. It seemed that the man was really doing the money to eliminate disasters for others.

Tong Qiangsheng smiled slightly and bowed and said, "Then I will be cared for."

Seeing the Qing Navy sailboat go away, Zhou Xiuying turned around and wanted to go back to the cabin. It was always a bit bad for him to eavesdrop like this. Unexpectedly, he moved his steps and Tong Qiangsheng turned around and smiled in his direction: "Come out, the eagle dog of the Qing court has left."

Zhou Xiuying was shocked and a little panicked, but the man was already screaming and had to come out. It was almost dawn, and Dongfang had already turned out to be white. Tong Qiangsheng had already changed into a long silk gown and jacket, which looked like a businessman. Zhou Xiuying became more and more curious. The person in front of him came. He was sometimes mysterious, sometimes cruel and cruel, sometimes as if he had extraordinary knowledge, sometimes as a businessman. The most hateful thing was that he had even hugged himself. When he approached, Zhou Xiuying clasped his fists and said, "Brother Tong, have you found me?"

Tong Qiangsheng smiled and said, "I heard your footsteps."

Zhou Xiuying couldn't help but blushed when she heard this, and asked: "Brother Tong seems to be very skilled in dealing with these Qing dogs. Do you give them money? And why do you have something to do with Guiyun business?"

Tong Qiangsheng smiled and said, "We will naturally have to cover up our identity when we go out to do a confidential matter. As long as we give money, I think that the problem that money can solve is solved. I will never let my subordinates take their lives to take risks."

Zhou Xiuying was stunned for a moment and said, "Are you rich?"

Tong Qiangsheng shook his head and said, "The money is all from the Holy Library, not mine. When it is time to spend money, you have to spend it. I just gave them one thousand taels of silver, which saved a lot of trouble. It's worth it."

Zhou Xiuying was a little surprised. She had never seen so much money for one thousand taels of silver, while Tong Qiangsheng gave it as soon as he said it was worth a lot of money. She saw that the ship had reached the estuary of the Yangtze River and the river was getting wider and wider. Zhou Xiuying asked, "Where are we going?"

Tong Qiangsheng said: "We are now avoiding the river for a while, waiting for news from Shanghai. If the momentum is not good, I will take you to Zhenjiang, which is the territory of our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

Zhou Xiuying said with an oh, "It's a pity that the leader Liu seems to be unwilling to go."

Tong Qiangsheng smiled and said, "I think when there is news from Shanghai, Lord Liu will change his mind."

Zhou Xiuyingqi said: "Why?"

Tong Qiangsheng sighed lightly: "Since the Qing court mobilized all the troops to invite foreign soldiers to help the war this time, how could they return empty-handed? Although you leaders have all escaped, the Qing court in Shanghai will not let go easily." Speaking of this, Tong Qiangsheng slowly closed his eyes and said in deep pain: "If I guess correctly, Shanghai is already in a bloody storm at this time. The Heaven and Earth Society, Xiao Dao Society and other gang brothers have all been killed."
Chapter completed!