Chapter 26 Veteran Zhang Xun
Seeing that the atmosphere became more and more tense, the veteran next to Zhang Renjun was obviously unwilling to return to the starting point, so he gave Zhang Renjun a wink, asking him to retreat first, and then looked like he was doing his job, not giving Xu Changqing any chance to make jokes, and said instead: "We have considered all the things Mr. Xu has also considered, so we have long requested to search Mr. Sean's carriage to the Consulate General of Great Britain in Guangzhou, and we have obtained consent." As he said that, he took out all the documents from his arms and handed them to Xu Changqing and said: "I hope that after Mr. Xu has seen it, he will not find any reason to stop us from searching the carriage, otherwise we will be deeply suspicious of Mr. Xu and the Chen family's actions. If there is an unpleasant incident, I believe that Chen Weng would not be willing."
Xu Changqing took the document and looked carefully. There was indeed no omission. After returning it to the man, he asked casually: "Do you dare to ask the general's name so that students can have the opportunity to make friends with one or two?"
"Mr. Xu, you are just an unknown person!" The veteran said bluntly: "Since Mr. Xu has read the documents without any problem, please let us search the car!"
"Of course, of course!" Xu Changqing nodded, changed his voice and said with a smile: "But this time my Young Master Fan met a bandit halfway and was too scared. Can you allow me to go and take a look first so that my Young Master Fan can calm down so as not to be frightened again?"
Zhang Xun and Zhang Renjun looked at each other and felt that since Xu Changqing had agreed to search the car, it was naturally not enough for a while, so he nodded and agreed.
Xu Changqing walked to the carriage and slightly lifted the curtain. He saw Chen Fan sitting in the carriage with a pale face, with a slightly anxious expression. On the contrary, the two wanted criminals from the court seemed calm, as if they were on an outing. Chen Fan saw Xu Changqing from a corner raised and immediately prepared to stand up and scold him for agreeing to search the car. However, the words he had just reached his throat were quickly pushed back by Xu Changqing's sharp gaze. Xu Changqing did not speak nonsense, but reached out and took out two invisible talismans from the universe in his sleeve, and bounced them to the legs of the two calmly sceptical criminals. He whispered in an unquestionable tone: "Swallow the talismans for me, and don't talk or move no matter what happens later!"
After saying that, Xu Changqing put down the curtain and slowly walked to Zhang Xun. The two of them in the car picked up the folded invisibility talisman in their hands, were stunned for a moment, raised their hands to signal Chen Fan not to say much, listened to Xu Changqing's words, and swallowed them.
After the two of them swallowed the talisman, Xu Changqing naturally felt something. He put his hand behind him, secretly pinched the sword finger, and used his true energy to activate the power of the talisman in the air, and then said to Zhang Xun: "Mr. Zhang, my young master has agreed, please!"
As he said that, he signaled the person next to the carriage to pull up the curtain. For a moment, the situation inside the carriage was completely revealed in front of everyone. There was no one in the seats where the two wanted criminals in the court were originally sitting, and Chen Fan was sitting there in the entire carriage.
"Impossible! This is impossible! They are clearly inside, and I have seen it with my own eyes before!" Zhang Xun was suddenly shocked when he saw it. He quickly climbed into the carriage regardless of the surrounding reactions, rushed into the carriage and personally rushed into the carriage. The housekeeper of the Chen family was about to step forward to stop it, but was stopped by Xu Changqing, indicating that he would be at ease.
Zhang Xun carefully searched every inch of the car, and even the base of the carriage repeatedly knocked three or four times to see if there was a Tibetan mezzanine. However, he could not find anything related to the two people. The only thing that surprised him was that Chen Fan's face was both surprised and puzzled, as if he had seen something amazing. Thinking of the confidence that Xu Changqing lifted the curtain, he felt that this situation must have nothing to do with Xu Changqing, and he thought in his heart that he was still too down on Xu Changqing.
Not only the Qing government army was surprised, but even those who knew the situation in the car were watching all this in surprise, especially Sean almost shouted, but fortunately he covered his mouth and looked at Xu Changqing with admiration. Everyone present only noticed that the two people in the car disappeared, but no one noticed that when Zhang Xun searched the carriage, some places would always subconsciously avoid them. If they connected those places, they would just look like two people sitting on a chair.
The situation in front of him obviously left the Qing court officers and soldiers speechless. Zhang Renjun looked at Zhang Xun, a veteran who rushed over from Peking to assist him in confusion, as if asking for his opinion. Zhang Xun jumped out of the carriage with a pale face, walked to Xu Changqing, hugged him, and said, "Mr. Xu is good at it! Zhang is convinced!"
"The General is too rewarded!" Xu Changqing smiled indifferently, signaled the person next to the carriage to put down the curtain, and asked, "I wonder if the two gurus have any instructions? If nothing happens, then I will take my young master home to recuperate!"
"Mr. Xu, why not serve the court with such skills? It will not be difficult to become an official and honor the ancestors!" Zhang Xun tried to win over Xu Changqing.
Xu Changqing smiled and said bluntly, "Sir General, you are so proud of your students! The student is an orphan. If you don't know where your ancestors are, how can you be glorious to your ancestors? Moreover, everyone has their own ambitions, so you can't force them!"
"Since that's the case, Zhang said goodbye! I hope there will be a chance to fight with Mr. Xu next time!" Zhang Xun was not angry, but smiled heartily and led the official army with Zhang Renjun to turn and leave.
Seeing that Zhang Xun and Zhang Renjun left, Xu Changqing finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but exclaim: "A good general who knows how to advance and retreat, is a pity, a pity!"
Xu Changqing did not expect that the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and the most trusted general Zhang Xun, Zhang Xun, would personally lead the troops to arrest the two men. If Zhang Xun did not give Xu Changqing any chance and insisted on searching the car, then Xu Changqing and the surrounding team training ability would not be able to leave all the more than 3,000 battle-produced officials in front of him in Chen Jiachong. As long as one officer and soldier escaped, the Chen Jiachong would suffer a devastating blow. Even if the Beiyang New Army stationed in Liangjiang now stands in Liangjiang and the Qing court, it is still their duty to wipe out the rebellion. What's more, it would be their responsibility to use this as an excuse to take over the Chen family's industry in the south. It would be more beneficial than disadvantages for them. Although Xu Changqing had no substantial evidence, he still had a feeling that Zhang Xun deliberately asked himself to rescue the two men, so as not to completely turn against the court and the Chen family, and instead gave the big crocodile Yuan Shikai.
Perhaps the person in the car also heard Xu Changqing's words and nodded. The two of them said at the same time: "It's a pity!"
Then, both of them were stunned and couldn't help but laugh, with great joy to survive the disaster.
Xu Changqing let all the people around him disperse, and then told the butler: "The Chen family's house is mixed with people. It is possible that there are spies from the Qing court inside. Please send both guests to my Taohuashan charity village! As for your young master, let him go home to recuperate. Don't go around and come to my charity village! In addition, buy him a fake braid. Although it is suspected of stealing the bell, it is better than not. The world is still the Qing court. Don't get unnecessary trouble because of some trivial matters."
Although Xu Changqing was talking to the butler, it seemed to be teaching Chen Fan a lesson. Chen Fan also heard the smell. Just now, because Xu Changqing responded to the ease of the government army and the spells he cast, the little awe that immediately disappeared. He rushed out of the carriage regardless of his injuries and shouted at Xu Changqing: "No matter how bad I, Chen Fan, don't need you, a martial arts warlock, to teach you a lesson!"
Seeing Chen Fan confronting him in public, Xu Changqing's heart suddenly became angry. He thought that he had almost gotten himself and the Chen family into disaster because of his reasons. He didn't even slap Chen Fan, and he slapped him twice, making him angrily: "What a boy who doesn't know the world. Today I will teach you a good lesson on Chen Weng today, so that you, a confused guy, will cause trouble for the Chen family again!"
As he spoke, Xu Changqing was about to beat Chen Fan in public. Everyone around was shocked by his actions. No one had seen him so angry, and no one dared to stop him. After Chen Deshang left, the entire Chen family was the biggest. Now he wanted to teach people a lesson. Even if the young master of the Chen family, who would dare to come forward to find him? Only the butler of the Chen family was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and he wanted to persuade him but did not dare to persuade him.
At this time, a man in the carriage suddenly spoke: "I wonder if Mr. Xu can avoid Chen Fan's punishment for the sake of our two. After all, he is injured now, and it will be bad if he punishes the wound to worsen."
The words of the person in the car were like a sudden enlightenment that made Xu Changqing wake up from his anger. He found something was wrong with him. Even if he had a big fight with Chen Fan in the past, he would calmly restrain himself and try to attack him with words. He would never do the same as he is now. He frowned slightly and said in his heart: "It seems that the failure of luck will not only affect luck, but also his personality and temper will also affect him."
Xu Changqing calmed down his anger and threw Chen Fan, who had swollen blush, to the Chen family housekeeper, and told him to take him home and wait for Chen Deshang to come back to the Yizhuang Village. When Xu Changqing was about to drive the carriage himself, a man with a mighty appearance but lewd eyes came out of the dispersed crowd and came to Xu Changqing and saluted respectfully: "The youngest is the disciple of the Lord of the Jingqing Pavilion. In the name of the master of the family, I came to invite Mr. Xu to come and talk to the mansion. What the gentleman wanted has arrived."
"Hmph! He's just a slutty fox, and he still calls himself the lord!" Xu Changqing smiled coldly and said, "You go and tell your master, just say I'll go right away."
"Yes, I'll go and reply immediately!" The man seemed to feel the displeasure in Xu Changqing and hurriedly bowed and retreated.
Xu Changqing turned around and was about to instruct a Chen family to return to the chariot. At this time, Sean, who had not left, jumped out and asked him to send the two to the chariot. Xu Changqing thought about it and had to discuss some things with Sean later, so he nodded and agreed, and tied the golden bell on his braid to a corner of the carriage, which made Sean leave in the carriage. He took a long coat from the Chen family and walked towards Wanhualou.
Zhang Xun and Zhang Renjun led their troops to Shaoguan along the way. Zhang Renjun rode on the horse, frowned, and said with a puzzled look: "Didn't the two of them be in the carriage from the beginning? It's impossible! The person who reported to us secretly would never lie to us. After all, he could get great benefits when the Chen family was reported."
"These two people have been in the carriage all the time," Zhang Xun pointed to the mud underground, and the indentation of the carriage passing by before was clearly visible on it, saying, "If there were only one or two people in the carriage, such a deep trace would not be cut."
"Since the master knows that the two of them are in the carriage, why don't we force a search?" Although Zhang Renjun's official rank is much higher than Zhang Xun, Zhang Xun still has the title of Cixi's superior. His attitude is naturally much more respectful and said, "With our military firearms, we can completely defeat those mountain militias in one fell swoop."
Zhang Xun asked back: "What if you take it down? Then he completely turned against the Chen family!"
Zhang Renjun looked at Zhang Xun in confusion and said, "Don't the Old Buddha want to destroy the Chen family?"
"Of course, Lao Fu wants to destroy the Chen family, but it is definitely not now! If we have a fall in love with the Chen family, the biggest winner will definitely not be us, but Yuan Shikai." Zhang Xun said with a serious expression: "If we have a fall in love with the Chen family, with the Chen family's power in Jiangnan and the revolutionary unrest, Guangdong, Guangxi, Liangjiang, Jiangnan, Yunnan, and Guizhou will be in danger. At that time, the only thing that the entire court can deal with the Chen family will be Yuan Shikai's Beiyang New Army. As long as Yuan Shikai regained military power, he will inevitably use the court as an excuse to annex the Chen family's industry in Jiangnan. At that time, his power will expand rapidly and eventually endanger the safety of our Qing Dynasty."
"But according to my reasons, Yuan Shikai had secretly sent general Duan Qirui to contact Chen Deshang, and Chen Deshang later sent someone to escort Duan Qirui's right-hand assistant Jin Yunpeng to leave Guangdong and Guangxi, and gave Duan Qirui a batch of firearms," Zhang Renjun said with a worried look: "It seems that the two of them have reconciled and are ready to cooperate."
"That's just some illusions!" Zhang Xun said with great certainty: "They were in power because of the reforms back then. Yuan Shikai dared not take a step towards Jiangnan, and Chen Deshang dared not go to Jiangbei. The years of grievances cannot be solved in a day or two. As long as there is a chance, Yuan Shikai will be afraid that he will be impatient to annex the Chen family. The Chen family is the same. Without harming itself, I hope Yuan Shikai will be in trouble."
Zhang Renjun said suddenly: "So that's the case. Shangba had already decided on his mind, so he pretended to be surprised, so he could have a way to maintain a balance with the Chen family."
"No, I was really shocked!" Zhang Xun said without any displeasure, "Xu Changqing is indeed powerful. He can actually turn people away under our noses. From the expression of the young master of the Chen family, I can be sure that when I was searching for the carriage, the two of them were still on the carriage! It seems that Xu Changqing's ability is far more powerful than that of the Old Buddha, and is enough to compete with the great master." As he said that, he thought for a while, turned around and ordered: "Governor General, after the Chen family has experienced this matter, the Chen family has passed away.
Chapter completed!