With 100,000 elite soldiers at the start, what should you call me?

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Sihai Restaurant.

This place was originally a brothel, but after the New Army occupied and reformed it, it became a restaurant that provided accommodation.

It also served as a temporary stop for envoys from other countries.

After the Ming envoy Zhang and his party settled down, they immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the rear to search for Liu Er and his party.

"I hope the messenger sent by the Marquis of Jianyang is alright... or that something has happened to him."

Zhang Gonggong muttered to himself.

He hoped that Qu Shisi, who was guarding Guilin, would not attack the envoys sent by Li Tian, ​​and at the same time, he hoped that the group of envoys would be intercepted and killed by the Qing army.

This will cause Li Tian to become a complete enemy of the Manchus.

"Grandmother, guess who your son saw outside just now?"

Just as Eunuch Zhang was lost in thought, a young eunuch entered the room, looking somewhat angry.

"Stop beating around the bush, just say what you want to say." Eunuch Zhang was too lazy to guess.

"I won't hide it from you, my ancestor. Just now, when I went downstairs to order food, I ran into a few Jurchen eunuchs in the hallway. I stared at them and cursed them as 'dog Tartars.' They were so intimidated by my imposing manner that they didn't dare utter a sound!"

The young eunuch puffed out his chest, brimming with pride.

"A Tartar eunuch?" Zhang Gonggong ignored the little eunuch's boasting, his eyes darting around as a series of thoughts flashed through his mind.

"What are they doing here? Could it be that Li Tian has already defected to the Tartars?"

"This is not a good thing, Li Tian commands 100,000 troops!"

"If they surrender to the Tartars, we'll be in danger. No, that's not right. They shouldn't have surrendered to the Tartars yet, otherwise they would have already shaved their heads and changed their clothes."

"Those must be Tartar envoys; they've probably come to persuade Li Tian to surrender!"

Eunuch Zhang suddenly sat up from his seat.

"This won't do! We absolutely cannot let Li Tian defect to the Tartars!"

"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" The little eunuch shrank back when he saw Eunuch Zhang stand up, looking somewhat frightened.

Did I overdo it and anger our ancestors?

"Hongwen, where does the Tartar eunuch you just met live?" Eunuch Zhang asked seriously.

"I live on the second floor," Hong Wen replied immediately.

The Ming envoys stayed on the third floor, which was above the Tartar eunuchs and others. This made Eunuch Zhang feel slightly favorably toward Li Tian, ​​believing that Li Tian was on the side of the Ming court.

"I see. Go tell Chen Yan to keep a close eye on the Tartars downstairs these next few days and gather information. If there are any unusual movements, or if Li Tian tries to defect to the Tartars, kill them immediately," Eunuch Zhang said ruthlessly.

After killing the Tartar eunuch, Li Tian could no longer surrender to the Jurchens, but this angered Li Tian, ​​and Eunuch Zhang did not want things to come to this.

"My son will go and tell Lord Chen immediately."

After Hong Wen finished speaking, he went to the next room.

Chen Yan was a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard protecting Eunuch Zhang and his companions. At this moment, Chen Yan and his group were playing cards inside the house.

Hong Wen went in and told Chen Yan and the others what Zhang Gonggong had told him.

"What? There are Tartars living downstairs?" Chen Yan was shocked and his palms started sweating.

He wasn't a soldier fighting on the battlefield; he got his position in the Embroidered Uniform Guard through family connections. If the court hadn't been so desperate for talent, he really wouldn't have wanted to make this trip.

When he heard the word "Tartars," images of them immediately came to mind: fierce and brutal, cannibalistic and bloodthirsty, each one capable of taking on a hundred men, each one like a monster.

"Yes, Lord Chen, Eunuch Zhang said that you should keep an eye on things and report immediately if the Tartars make any moves, and if necessary..." Hong Wen made a throat-slitting gesture.

Chen Yan's lips twitched, and he replied ambiguously, "Okay, I understand."

Then he sent Hong Wen away.

Meanwhile, the Tartars living on the second floor also noticed the presence of Eunuch Zhang and his entourage from the Ming court upstairs.

"Coincidentally, the remnants of the Ming dynasty are also here."

"No wonder Li Tian didn't agree immediately."

Recalling the scene on the stairs, Wu Huaien immediately guessed that the young eunuch was an envoy from the Ming court.

"That Li Tian is ungrateful. Our Great Qing is willing to grant him amnesty, which is already giving him face. Yet he still dares to play both sides and try to sell himself for a good price. Humph, he's like a chicken."

A man with a spiky hairstyle and wearing a blue Qing Dynasty official robe stood to the side and mocked.

His name was Wang Yonggang, and he was granted the title of Niru Ejen, a high-ranking position. He accompanied Wu Huaien on this special trip to protect the other party's safety.

"Eunuch Wu, you're preventing us from going upstairs to kill the Ming dynasty's remnant envoys, leaving Li Tian with no other choice."

Wang Yonggang made a suggestion.

"No, if we cause trouble here and offend Li Tian, ​​we won't have a choice then," Wu Huaien stopped Wang Yonggang's impulsive act.

"However, this matter must be informed of Prince Gongshun immediately."

Wu Huaien immediately wrote a letter, while Wang Yonggang, unable to contain his excitement, took a few brothers out to find some fun.

The streets were orderly, and patrols could be seen from time to time.

The ground was paved with clean bricks and stones, and there was no smell of excrement or urine.

You can see a public latrine every now and then.

Although Jianning Prefecture had suffered from war and a sharp decline in population, it gradually recovered its vitality after the reforms and governance of the new army.

The people dared to go out to buy and sell, and when they saw the approachable new army, they were no longer as afraid as they used to be when they saw officers and soldiers; instead, they felt a sense of security.

"Damn it, why aren't there any brothels here? Not even a brothel or a gambling den. What kind of lousy place is this?"

After Wang Yonggang and his group took a tour, they discovered that Jianning Prefecture was completely different from other cities.

There was nowhere to pass the time, so he cursed loudly.

Passersby all looked at the group, noticing their clothing and the money rat tails on their clothes, and couldn't help but feel hostile.

"How could there be Tartars?"

"Quickly call the patrol officers! If these Tartars aren't kept in check, they'll definitely eat people!"

Wang Yonggang already had a volatile temper, and when he heard the whispers around him and the discriminatory and strange looks he received, he immediately became furious.

"What are you worried about?!"

"Damn it, I've had my eye on you for a long time."

Wang Yong grabbed a passerby and punched him.

Whether in Qing territory or on a mission to Ming territory, he was always arrogant.

He would suppress his temper when facing important figures, but he would not restrain himself from the common people on the street, especially these audacious ones.

Instead of avoiding him, they dared to look at him and talk about him. How could the noble Niru Ezhen tolerate this?

"They're hitting people! Go call the police!" The surrounding people were terrified and scattered when they saw this.

The civilian who had just been captured by Wang Yonggang was pinned to the ground by several men and beaten until he screamed in agony.

However, not long after Wang Yonggang and his group made their move, a whistle blew.

Several patrol officers rushed over upon hearing the commotion, armed with batons, two of whom were carrying rifles.

"Stop it, all of you!"

Wang Yonggang and his accomplices not only did not stop, but they beat each other even more fiercely.

Upon seeing this, patrol team leader Dong Xishan frowned. These people were very fierce, and judging from their attire, they should be from the Qing Dynasty.

They were diplomatic envoys who came to Jianning Prefecture, but no matter what kind of diplomatic envoys they were, once they came to Jianning Prefecture, they had to abide by the rules of Jianning Prefecture!

"Stop right now, do you hear me! Warning ignored, prepare to shoot!" Dong Xishan shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, the two patrol officers took out their rifles and aimed them at Wang Yonggang and his group.

"Stop." Only then did Wang Yonggang order his men to stop, but his attitude remained arrogant.

"Arrest them all!" Dong Xishan glanced at the half-dead civilians, his anger rising.

"Arrest me? Let's see who dares. I'm an envoy of the Qing Dynasty. If you arrest me and ruin General Li's plan to recruit me, can you take responsibility?" Wang Yonggang said with a threatening tone and a disdainful smile.