Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Zhu Erdian and others have been imprisoned there for four days. In just four days, China and Britain have resorted to all means for this person. Zhao Bingjun naturally attaches great importance to it, not only mobilizing more than 300 people to strengthen the prison's defense capabilities , and also issued a death order, no one is allowed to enter unless he has his own warrant.

Zhu Erdian was still arrogant at first, but after being caught, instead of being afraid, he sneered and said that he would not wait until the next day before he would be released.

Unfortunately, four days have passed, and he is still eating, drinking, and sleeping in a very small cell in the prison.

As soon as Zhao Bingjun entered the cell, he asked the little head of the cell, "Has he recruited?"

"This Englishman is very stubborn. After he was imprisoned, he didn't say anything other than cursing?"

Zhao Bingjun frowned, and said with some displeasure, "Is there any torture?"

The little leader bowed his waist and said: "The villain dare not use torture without the order of the adults."

In fact, in the past few days, Zhao Bingjun has been busy dealing with some matters that Ye Zhikui explained, and he doesn't care much about Zhu Erdian. No matter what he says, Zhao Bingjun can turn it into the result he wants.

But since I have some free time now, let's dig out some information.

"Take him to the torture room," Zhao Bingjun ordered lightly.

Not long after, Zhao Bingjun, who had already led the way to the torture room, heard loud noises outside the door.

"What kind of place is this? Let me go, you barbaric Chinese. I, the British Empire, will not let you go." Maybe Zhu Erdian understood something from the jailer's unkind eyes, so he struggled and refused to come in.

"Mr. Zhu Erdian, we meet again." Zhao Bingjun smiled lightly.

The two jailers threw Zhu Erdian in the middle of the torture room, and stood aside, waiting for Zhao Bingjun's order.

"It's you, you shit, you dare to arrest me and wait for the revenge of the British Empire." He hated the Chinese who imprisoned him here, and he remembered it very well.

Zhao Bingjun didn't answer, but pointed to a torture tool like a small bench and asked: "Do you know what it is? If you don't know, let me introduce it to you. See this iron bar. We will tie you up." , spread your feet apart, let you slide down from it, and sit on this chair, of course, this iron rod will also be inserted into a certain part of your body."

Zhu Erdian's face became a little frightened, and his eyes couldn't help avoiding Zhao Bingjun.

With a slight smile, Zhao Bingjun continued to introduce: "If you are not satisfied, we still have it. Have you seen this? It's called mercury. How do you use it? Let's cut your hair first, shave everything on your head, and bury you." In the soil, only a head is exposed, and then a small cut is made on your head. The last is the key step. From this cut, we will pour mercury in. You know, once a person hurts Limit, there will be a strong explosive power, maybe your flesh and blood will burst out from the human skin. Stain, stain, that appearance must be beautiful."

Zhu Erdian's face was pale, and he looked at this terrifying man in fear.

Zhao Bingjun suddenly opened his eyes and ordered: "What are you waiting for, let him sit on the bench first, be honest."

"Yes, my lord." The two jailers walked over eagerly.

"If you have something to say, if you have something to say, I'm willing to say anything," Zhu Erdian shouted loudly.

Unfortunately, Zhao Bingjun stood aside coldly and did not stop the jailer from moving.

Not long after, a horrific scream came from the torture room and spread far away. The other British detainees all turned pale and shivered in their cells.

"Wake him up." Zhao Bingjun slapped Zhu Erdian a few times, seeing that he still didn't respond, he had no choice but to say so.

With a splash, a basin of cold water was poured on the head of Zhu Erdian, who could not bear it just now. He woke up slowly, and it was the evil Chinese who looked at him coldly.

Before Zhao Bingjun could speak, Zhu Erdian panicked and said, "I said, I will tell you everything you want to know."

"The shooting, did you British do it?"

"No." Zhu Erdian's eyes flickered a little, and he was about to get angry when he saw Zhao Bingjun. He quickly explained: "It's really not, it's just."

"Just what?"

"It's just that a Japanese contacted us not long ago, asking us to help cover up our identity and introduce our residence."

"The Japanese? Where are they now?"

"There is only one Japanese. After the shooting, we hid him not far from the British Nanjing office. I can tell you the address." Zhu Erdian had completely surrendered.

"One Japanese, but there were several shooting cases."

"I don't know much about it. It seems that he recruited in China."

"What did you talk to Liu Kunyi about?" Zhao Bingjun asked urgently.

Seeing that Zhu Erdian hesitated, Zhao Bingjun snorted coldly, and ordered: "Let him sit on the bench again."

"I'll say it, I'll say it." Zhu Erdian cried out with snot and tears all over his face.

Zhao Bingjun put his hands behind his back and ignored him.

Ah... Zhu Erdian's voice was hoarse this time, and after he put it down, he passed out again.

"Wake him up and go on"

Zhao Bingjun asked with a blank face. .

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On July 7, only three days after Zhao Bingjun entered Nanjing, with great courage, with the support of Ye Zhikui, he withstood various pressures and clarified the general process of the shooting case. I doubted the British. The second is that Zhao Bingjun is different from Liu Kunyi. Liu Kunyi did not dare to offend the British. Even if he thought about it a little bit, he would stop himself. It goes without saying.

The next morning, the embassies of various countries in China received a notification from the military government, not only explaining the ins and outs of Zhu Erdian's assassination of Liu Kunyi in great detail, but also explaining all the crimes Zhu Erdian committed since entering China. In the end, several British nationals were sued for more than a dozen crimes including conspiracy to subvert the Chinese government and homicide.

The sensational shooting of Liu Kunyi seems to have revealed the truth, but its subsequent development has attracted more attention.After the Supreme Court of the military government tried the case as quickly as possible, it sentenced Zhu Erdian and other British nationals to death, and asked the British government to make a written apology to the military government for the crimes committed by Zhu Erdian.

At the British Empire Embassy in Dongjiaomin Lane, Beijing, Wilson, the Minister to China, was losing his temper with several counselors and clerks.

"It's absurd. The Chinese actually demanded an apology from the British Empire. It's simply unforgivable. Has the Prime Minister, the Marquess of Salisbury, sent back an order, and has the Parliament approved the use of force against China?" Wilson asked in a clattering voice, obviously impatient A big pass.

A counselor quickly replied: "The Marquess of Salisbury just became prime minister in June this year. The cabinet has not yet set a clear direction for China policy, and there is news that the Boers in the South African colony are starting to move around again. These The Portuguese, Dutch, and French, with the support of Germany, are increasingly ignoring the empire, and the bloody lessons of more than ten years ago have not yet awakened them."

"The Boers are hateful, but today's Chinese are becoming more and more hateful, constantly provoking the authority of the empire. If they are not taught a lesson, I believe the empire's hegemony in Asia will be affected." Wilson calmed down and analyzed slowly.

"Although this is the case, the empire's interests in South Africa are greater. Countless diamonds and gold mines are waiting for us to mine. If we use force against China, it will inevitably lead to instability in South Africa. How can those Boers not let it go so well?" opportunity."

The clerk shook his head, apparently disagreeing with Wilson's point of view.

Wilson slapped the table and said angrily, "Should we apologize to the Chinese government?"

Another counselor curled his lips and said disapprovingly: "That's not necessary. I believe the Chinese dare not go too far."

Wilson pondered for a moment before slowly opening his mouth and said: "First explain to the Chinese government that Zhu Erdian's actions in China are all private actions and have nothing to do with the empire, so let them stop."

Before the envoy finished speaking, an embassy soldier hurried in.

"Mr. Ambassador, many Chinese rioters have come outside the embassy, ​​and they have surrounded our embassy." The soldier reported in a panic.

"It's unreasonable, let's go out and have a look." Wilson stood up angrily, and walked towards the gate ahead of him.

The foreign embassy area in Dongjiaomin Lane, during the Qing Dynasty, dogs could pass by, but Chinese people could not pass by. In the Boxer Movement of later generations, the boxers also followed the rules at the beginning and dared not pass by. After the boxers of the Boxer Regiment sent troops to kill several of them, the boxers of the Boxer Regiment were outraged and no longer obeyed this rule.

Of course, the mystery of the murder of the later German Minister Klinder is still full of fog, but there is a lot of evidence that China has actually become a victim of international conspiracies in various ways. The Jiaozhou Bay Incident in 1898 was only the first incident provoked by Germany in 1914 A preview of World War I.The invasion of China by the Eight-Power Allied Forces was only the first attempt by the powers to contain Germany from challenging the established international order.