Chapter 72 Section 72

Early the next morning, the Boxers first set up an altar at the door of the Lishan House of the Wine and Vinegar Bureau. The cart brought in the reed mat wood, but they didn't know where the craftsmen they found were skilled. In less than two hours, a tall and open mat was built. There is a shed for incense cases, and a portrait of Guan Shengdijun is hung high.When everything was over, King Zhuang, Zai Lan, and senior brother brought people here, about two hundred people, seven tenths were Boxers, and three tenths were soldiers belonging to the infantry commander. Li Shan did not go to court that day, and personally directed the servants to dry books.It was reported that the Boxers had set up an altar in front of his house, so he couldn't help wondering, but he just told the servants not to worry too much, and if the Boxers needed anything, they would provide it as much as possible.In addition, it is also informed that two large vats of herbal tea will be set up at the gate, and clean vegetarian food will be prepared in the big kitchen to reward the group at noon.

When it was past ten o'clock, there was an announcement at the door, and King Zhuang arrived, and naturally he hurriedly dressed to greet him.When I came out, the courtyard of the hall was already full of people. King Zhuang and Zai Lan were sitting in the hall without a smile on their faces. "My lord!" Li Shan asked for a double security respectfully: "If there is something to do, just send someone to say hello. Why do you still bother me yourself? I really dare not do it!" "Yufu," Zhuang Wang said straight to the point: "Someone accused you of digging a tunnel and secretly connecting with the Xishiku Church. Is there such a thing?"

Li Shan was horrified, "My lord!" He said firmly, "There is absolutely no such thing!" "I don't think there will be such a thing! You are favored by the court, so you won't be a traitor. However, Xishiku has been besieged for many days, and the foreigners and the parishioners still have enough to eat, have the strength to fight, and ammunition It also seems to be a lot. This incident is a bit strange. The Boxers said they would search, but I can't stop them from searching." Zhuang Wang then said: "It's all right after the search, doesn't your heart show it?"

Li Shan gasped, knowing that today would be a disaster!Song edition books and "Da Mao" clothes hanging in the yard, antique calligraphy and paintings displayed in the house, cash in the cabinet, banknotes in the safe, and other delicate jewelry. I don't know if they can be kept or not? "Lishan!" Zai Lan said, "What are you mumbling about?" Hearing his words, and seeing the faint grin on his face, Li Shan understood that the grievances and grievances in his pocket will be settled today.never mind!He gritted his teeth and said to himself in his heart: "Things outside of the body are at the mercy of fate."

So he proudly replied: "Grandpa Lan, please do a search. But there is one thing, what should I do if I can't find it?" Zai Lan changed color, "What?" He stared out his eyes: "Could it be that you still want to threaten me?" "Why do you say threats?" Li Shan sneered, "It's really a crime you want to add." Zai Lan sneered back, "Hmph! As long as you are convicted!" He turned around and ordered: "Let's do it! Search carefully, search carefully!" With this order, the two or three hundred people immediately started to fight with their teeth and claws.There are many servants in the Lishan family, but no one dares to go forward. Without the people of the master's family by their side, they can do whatever they want, and only pick small and exquisite treasures to carry in their arms and waists.

Zhuang Wang finally had feelings for the same dynasty, and passed on a sentence: "Don't scare the family members!" But it was this sentence that reminded Zai Lan and the Boxers to find an excuse that they couldn't find the authenticity.He just refused to tell the truth, just said: "The entrance to the tunnel must be in a very secret place, and I can't find it for a while." "Then, what should we do then?" The fooled King Zhuang felt that there was no way out. "Go to the altar to burn incense!" said the elder brother. So he pulled Li Shan, who was ashen-faced, out of the gate.After entering the altar, someone knocked on Lishan's knee, and he couldn't help but fell to his knees.

In front of the incense table, four chairs for grand masters had already been set up. King Zhuang and Zai Lan sat on the east side, and the elder brother sat on the west side. Sacred emperor judged by God." Speaking of this, a group of people came up immediately, picked up a piece of yellow paper from the side of the incense burner, and lit it on the candle.Lishan has long heard about the boxers' tricks, and if the ashes of the burnt paper rise up, it means that the gods have judged innocence, otherwise there will be big troubles.Therefore, he involuntarily watched the result of burning the watch.

Strange to say, half of the paper ash rises and the other half floats down. The half that rises is grayish white, while the half that floats down is much darker.The same piece of paper, when burned to ashes, will appear in two colors. I really don't know what kind of pattern it is. "It looks like he has no owner in the center." The senior brother said, "We have to try again." So he burned the paper and tried again, the ashes of the paper floated down, and Li Shan's heart sank. He lowered his head and saw himself on his knees, suddenly alert, and suddenly felt regretful.I am a minister of the imperial court, I have been a member of the imperial court for a long time, my family is huge, and when I mention a famous person in the capital, no matter how I say it, no matter how I arrange it, I will have my share. Wouldn't it be a big mistake to leave a lifetime of words for the insult of the "boxer" referred to in the edict!

Thinking about it like this made my heart rush, as if it brought my body up.Standing up straight and rubbing his knees, he said to King Zhuang, "My lord, you always have to pay attention to the court's dignity! If Lishan is guilty, please make a statement from the lord, order dismissal for investigation, and Lishan himself will report to the Ministry of Punishment." Finished, turn around and leave. Zai Lan looked at his "hussy strength" that was still in the bottom of his pocket, and felt sore in his mouth, and said with a grinning smile: "Okay! You still think it's pretty good! You don't want to go home today! I I'll send you to a good place." After speaking, she pouted to her side and said a word: "Catch!"

The guards beside him, who were also the envoys of the infantry commander's yamen, hurried out, only waved, and immediately someone came up to stop Lishan. "What are you doing?" "Master Li!" The guard bowed and said, "You don't have to make things difficult for us." The meaning is beyond words, if you resist arrest, you will have to fight. Li Shan is an extremely outsider, and he replied generously: "Okay! If you have something to say, talk to your hall officials." In order to get angry, Li Shan raised his head and walked eastward on his own initiative, followed by Zai Lan's guards.Not long after walking, the footman of Lishan's family drove up in his very spacious and luxurious rear car, so the guards went north out of Di'anmen to the Yamen of the Infantry Commander.Lishan was taken care of.

"Capturing a tiger is easier than letting a tiger go!" Zai Lan said to King Zhuang, "If he goes to Lafayette to grab a plaintiff once he is released, nothing else will be said, just messing up his family. It’s not easy to explain.” "Isn't it even harder to explain now?" "Over there, people are in our hands, so it's up to us to say?" Zhuang Wang thought for a while, and suddenly realized, "This matter must be done quickly!" He said: "Let's think of a set of explanations, and hurry to the palace to play." This theory is that Lishan secretly helped foreigners in Xishiku, and got the stolen goods. It is said that there are foreigners hiding in his house.If this person is not dealt with, the boxer's anger will not be vented. Not only will Xishiku not be taken down, but other accidents may also be triggered. Of course, when Zai Yi heard that Li Shan had been arrested, he would never blame Zai Lan for his recklessness. He immediately went to Ningshou Palace with Zhuang Wang, and he didn't have to hand over a sign to see him according to the rules. The eunuch in charge asked him to go in and play to see "Lafayette". "There is such a thing!" After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi said in surprise: "This, Lishan is too unreasonable!" "Lishan has always helped foreigners. He is ungrateful and has no conscience! If Lishan doesn't do it, everyone will look at him, and the capital is full of traitors, so what's the matter?" Zaiyi immediately said: "The boxers are raging, and they want to smash Lishan This servant tried his best to suppress him. His house is in the Wine and Vinegar Bureau, next to Xiyuan, if the suppression fails, this servant cannot bear the responsibility." Hearing these few words, the Empress Dowager Cixi was quite angry, the Boxers should really be suppressed!Then I asked myself, who to send to suppress?Those who can fight have to deal with the foreign coalition forces from Tianjin, and those who can't fight can't suppress the Boxers, but are suppressed by the Boxers instead.Xiang Zaiyi, whose name was to manage the Tiger God Camp, turned out that even the head of the Tiger Camp's camp affairs office was killed by the Boxers!If he couldn't keep Qingheng, how could he protect Xiyuan from being harassed by the Boxers? Thinking of it this way, I can endure it immediately.I thought, anyway, Li Hongzhang has already arrived in Shanghai, and the embassy has already appeased him, sending vegetables, melons and fruits and other items from the prime minister's office to show his sympathy.Wait for the agreement to reach 10%, and then dispose of Lishan, or release it for reuse, or dismiss it and demote it, depending on the situation.It's okay to let him live in prison for a while now. When the idea is made up, it will be played immediately.Lishan was commanded by the infantry and transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, where he was sent to the so-called "Heaven Prison". After thinking about it, he burst into tears and fainted. The jailer was terrified, pinched him hastily, and poured ginger soup, but it didn't work, so he had to report to the police.The officer in charge of the prison of the Ministry of Punishments, whose job title is "Prisoner of the Prison Hall", is custom-made for both Manchu and Han vacancies.The person in charge is the head of the Han Dynasty, named Qiao Shujian, a native of Huayang, Sichuan, nicknamed "Qiao Kezi". "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! Hurry up and ask Mr. Li to come." "Lord Li" is Liang Qichao's brother-in-law, Li Duanfen. During the coup of 1898, the Minister of the Cangchang was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Because he was suspected of being a new party, he followed the advice of his fellow villager Chen Kuilong. , with a discount for leave, and then reported on his own, asked for a conviction, and was sent to prison.Everyone in the prison knew that he was well versed in medicine, and when Qiao Kezi said this, the jailer was also reminded, and hurriedly invited Li Duanfen to come, and a powerful dose of medicine revived the fainted Lishan. When I woke up, I was still crying, and I was sad because I was a high-ranking member of the imperial court, but I fell into a coma for a while, in order to kneel before the rioters, humiliate my body and country, and deserve to die, so I regretted it, not because I was afraid of death. These few words made everyone feel awe-inspiring, and felt that they underestimated Lishan. At this moment, the jailer sang loudly: "Lord Chong is here!" "Chongdaren" means Chongli.He resigned from the commander of the infantry and was still the Minister of the Ministry of punishment.It is not common for the hall official of the headquarters to visit the prison in person. Li Duanfen is a criminal officer, so of course he hastily avoided it, but Li Shan didn't know what capacity he should use to meet this old friend whom he knew very well. Just as he was hesitating, Chongli had strode in. He didn't look sad when he met him, but he said very enthusiastically: "Yufu, Yufu! I'm here to report the good news to you." "Could it be..." "I'm not asking you to go out." Chongli rushed to say: "You still have to be wronged for a few days. The empress dowager summoned you just now and said that you have always been addicted, so I will take extra care of you. As long as the peace talks start, I can find a way to let you out !" Then he said with a smile: "Feng Yizhi smoked opium in prison, which has never happened! This is also an anomaly. After a hundred years, it is very likely that he will write a big book on his career." Li Shan responded with a wry smile, but felt relieved in his heart.However, he yawned again and again, and wept again and again, because he was addicted to cigarettes. Seeing this scene, Chongli knew that Lishan was suffering from addiction, so he took out a small ivory box from his purse, and gave him one of the cigarette bubbles he had prepared for emergency.Li Shan swallowed the cigarette bubbles, Fang Shi stopped his yawning, and barely had the energy to entertain Chongli. "Yufu," Chongli asked, "How did you and Duke Lan get married?" "Oh! I'm ashamed to mention it." Li Shan recounted in detail the past when he and Zai Lan were jealous of Luyun's rivalry at the bottom of his pocket. "Disaster! Disaster!" Chongli shook his head greatly, stood up and said, "I will not accompany you anymore. Rong Zhonghua has an entertainment there, so he can't go there. "