The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 287 What is your gun for?

Although Yikuang had never seen Teng Yuzao before, and there was no identification mark on Teng Yuzao's military uniform, Yikuang recognized Teng Yuzao at first sight.

It was Wei Jinghai, who was following Teng Yuzao, wearing a golden star on his shoulder and sparkling collar and cap badges, and the expressions on the faces of the group of foreign ministers standing behind Teng Yuzao that exposed Teng Yuzao's identity.

Yikuang has already deduced that the soldier standing on the steps, completely ignoring his existence as the iron-hatted king of the Qing Dynasty, is Teng Yuzhao, the president of the vanguard army.

Although Teng Yuzao did not want to offend the prince who would soon replace Zai Yi as the Prime Minister of Military Affairs, the current situation was beyond his control.

If he, as the president, remained indifferent after his own men were beaten for no reason, even if they were just two ordinary soldiers who were beaten while executing orders, and even acted humble in front of Yikuang, this would not only hurt morale, but would also greatly affect his image in the vanguard army.

This was in serious conflict with his idea of ​​establishing absolute authority and high prestige in the vanguard army.

Teng Yuzao would never let this situation happen no matter what, so he would not hesitate even if it meant offending Yikuang.

What's more, Teng Yuzao was not worried about Yikuang. Even if he offended him, he was not very worried. The worst that could happen was that he would find a way to deal with this corrupt official in advance.

In short, Teng Yuzao cannot and will not tolerate anyone who may be in a high position and may continue to criticize him.

Teng Yuzao asked knowingly and coldly, "I am Teng Yuzao, who are you?"

Kang Ge, who was standing not far behind Teng Yuzao, couldn't help but lower his voice to remind Teng Yuzao, "General, this is Prince Qing Yikuang of your court."

"Okay! Okay! You're fine!"

Yikuang gritted his teeth and said, "Listen carefully, I am the great-grandson of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, and the hereditary Prince Qing. How dare you, a second-rank official from Zhili who was promoted by luck, be so rude to me! Do you really think there is no law in the Qing Dynasty?"

Since Yikuang had already announced his name himself, Teng Yuzao could no longer pretend not to recognize him, but Teng Yuzao did not want to show any humility either.

Standing on the steps, Teng Yuzao just bowed slightly, as if to show respect, and said calmly, "I didn't know that Prince Qing had arrived. I am sorry for not coming to greet you!"

Teng Yuzao's attitude made Yikuang so angry that he stomped his feet hard. He resisted the urge to curse and pointed at Liu Shijiu who was following closely and shouted.

"Your people dared to injure my followers and even had the audacity to destroy my pride. This is an outright act of treason. How will you deal with it?"

Following Liu Jiujiu were not only Liu Jiujiu's guards, but also Wang Decheng, Zhu Kaishan, the two injured soldiers of the Guards Battalion, and their sentry leader.

Behind them followed a large group of Boxer leaders of all ranks in Beijing.

Facing the aggressive Yikuang Teng, Teng Yuzao pretended to be surprised and said, "How could such a thing happen!"

Yu Zao looked at Liu Shijiu, who was still angry, and asked, "What's going on?"

Liu Nineteen said angrily, "This old guy forced our people to release the foreign devils we captured, but our people refused to obey. Damn it, this old guy also cursed our vanguard army as a bunch of scoundrels."

"He also said that you were a lucky villain who was promoted because of his relative Yu Lu, and he even said that he would file a memorial to impeach you."

"What's worse, when I got the news and rushed over, he even dared to order his servants to beat up our people, and even let them beat up a court officer like me. I was so angry that I beat up his servants and had his sedan chair smashed."

Although Liu Shijiu said this nonchalantly, Wang Decheng and Zhu Kaishan behind him both looked at Teng Yuzao nervously with worried expressions on their faces.

Liu Shijiu had beaten a top-notch iron-hat prince of the dynasty and even smashed his carriage. This crime was punishable by death. They were worried that Teng Yuzao would not be able to withstand Yikuang's pressure and punish Liu Shijiu.

The expressions of the Boxer leaders behind him could be roughly divided into two types. The vast majority of them looked at Teng Yuzao nervously, and it was obvious that they were also worried about Liu Shijiu.

There were five or six other Boxer leaders, led by Liu Zhigang and Zhou Zhan, who all looked indifferent, and some even had a faint look of gloating on their faces. However, what everyone did not expect was that Teng Yuzao no longer paid attention to Liu Nineteen, as if what Liu Nineteen had just said was a completely insignificant matter.

Teng Yuzao looked at the sentry leader, his expression had become somewhat cold, and asked in a cold voice, "Were you there when those dogs beat up your people?"

The sentry leader had already noticed something was wrong, and quickly stood at attention and replied in a low voice, "Your Excellency, I was there at the time."

"Since you are there, why don't you stop them."

The sentry commander's voice was already very low. "I did try to stop them, but they didn't listen at all."

Teng Yuzao snorted coldly and said, "What are all those people under you doing?"

"Can't so many people beat a few dog slaves who rely on their superiors for power?"

"Also, what is your gun for?"

Teng Yuzhao's series of questions made the sergeant sweat profusely. He lowered his head and dared not answer any more.

"answer me."

Teng Yuzao suddenly raised his voice, "Tell me, what is your gun used for?"

Teng Yuzao's sudden high-pitched voice not only frightened the sentry captain, but also made Yikuang turn pale. He could not help but take a few steps back, and only with the help of several servants did he manage to stand firm.

Yikuang now understood that this bastard would not only not punish his people, but might even offend him.

"To answer your question, the guns are for shooting foreigners."

In a hurry, the sentry leader answered loudly, saying something he knew Teng Yuzhao would not be satisfied with.

"wrong."

Teng Yuzao continued loudly, "Your gun, including the guns in the hands of all the vanguard officers and soldiers, are not just for fighting foreign devils. They are weapons we use to defend our country and to maintain the honor of our vanguard army."

"Yes."

The sentry leader shouted loudly, "These are weapons used to defend our country and to maintain the honor of our vanguard army."

Teng Yuzao nodded. "In view of your performance, I will relieve you of your post as sentry leader and demote you to a lower rank. Now that you know what your gun is used for, show me how to do it."

"Yes."

The sergeant's eyes were red. He pulled out the Mauser pistol from his waist, moved the gun head, and rushed towards the group of servants and Gosha behind Yikuang.

At this moment, the servants and Goshaha had already understood Teng Yuzhao's intentions, and also knew what the sentinel was going to do next.

Goshaha and Yikuang's servants who had gathered behind Yikuang dispersed with a loud bang. Several servants turned around and tried to escape, but were blocked by the soldiers of the Guards Battalion holding rifles who had been prepared.

Yikuang's face had already turned pale, his hands were shaking, and he shouted at Teng Yuzao in a timid tone, "Teng Teng Xingfu, what are you going to do?"

However, Yikuang's words did not need Teng Yuzao's response. Although the three servants who wanted to escape kowtowed and bowed to Teng Yuzao to spare their lives, the sentry did not dare to hesitate before receiving the order. He fired three shots from his Mauser pistol, killing the three Yikuang's servants on the spot.
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