"Their gangsters are so rampant that they seize land everywhere and oppress good people. They have caused countless families to have their families broken up and their families torn apart!"
“The foreigners’ churches have ulterior motives for taking in babies, which has long aroused local dissatisfaction!”
"Senior Brother Wu, as a senior fellow from Jiaoao Dharma Altar, you are famous and powerful, so you can't just sit back and ignore it!"
When they heard that Wu Dong had returned to Jiao'ao to take charge, a group of envoys from the famous Dharma brothers immediately came together to express all kinds of fierce words, in order to hope that Wu Dong would not just sit idly by.
"Fellow brothers from the Dharma Altar, what are you planning to do?"
Naturally, Wu Dong would not be attracted by the fierce words. He asked curiously: "Foreigners are very arrogant now, and the government does not dare to offend them easily!"
This was the sequelae of the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1899, and the great powers let go of their scruples and intervened.
As the vanguard of the great powers' colonization of the world, churches have already bloomed all over the Shandong region. Naturally, various means have frequently aroused quite serious local conflicts.
Wu Dong could see clearly that foreign churches began to get involved in the interests of the gentry. This was the fundamental reason for the intensification of conflicts.
If there were no secret support from the gentry, the commotion among brothers from all over the world would not be too big.
There is no way, the altar's own financial resources are limited, and it simply cannot support long-term consumption.
According to the news that Wu Dong received, many religious altars that were in fierce conflict with foreign church forces had already had an influx of a group of gentry children or their representatives.
Of course, it is an indisputable fact that what foreign churches do is excessive.
"Of course, completely destroy all foreign churches!"
"That's how it should be. Lu Di cannot let foreigners cause trouble!"
"Senior Brother Wu's Jiao'ao Dharma Altar is very powerful, so we can't just sit back and watch!"
"The government does not dare to go against foreigners, but secretly they support us!"
A group of envoys continued to persuade Wu Dong to join forces with the brothers behind them. The purpose was quite clear.
There is no way, the entire Lu region is almost about to explode because of the conflicts between foreign churches and localities. The situation in some places has reached the edge of explosion.
But the situation in the powerful Jiao'ao region is the best in the entire Lu region.
Naturally, there are foreign churches here, but there are not many Japanese devils who are attached to the foreigners and dominate the local area.
It's not that no one wants to be a Japs, it's that all the Japs are dead.
The thieves were rampant in the Jiao'ao area and they were merciless in killing the Japanese. I don't know how many Japanese were killed by them over the years.
As time went by, all fools knew what was going on. Few people were willing to risk their lives to do things for foreigners.
But I don’t know what’s going on in other places. The Gelatin Ao area has given a good solution. Even if the contradiction cannot be completely eliminated for the time being, it can at least ease the fierce conflict.
As a result, the Dharma brothers from other places seemed to have ignored the Jiao'ao Dharma Altar, and they all went their own way and made a lot of noise.
As a result, the conflict with the foreign church became fierce, and I felt that I had no foundation, so I wanted to pull the powerful Jiaoao Dharma Altar to follow suit.
If you say there is nothing fishy here, even a fool would not believe it.
Just like when Wu Dong was able to take charge of a Buddhist altar, he relied on the unlucky Brother Li.
The unlucky Brother Li is a well-known local landlord.
The origins of fellow Dharma brothers from other places are similar. As long as you understand these, you can understand many inexplicable things.
The key is that, as far as Wu Dong knows, not only are the local gentry making a fuss and wanting to express their dissatisfaction with the foreign churches, but also the professional rebel forces are joining in.
For example, the White Lotus Sect, which has a long tradition in the Lu region, shows signs of joining forces with the local Dharma brothers, and I am afraid that it will not be long before there will be a huge commotion.
Regarding the persuasion of these envoys, Wu Dong did not agree or disagree, but only expressed that he needed to think about it.
After sending the people away, he called his closest confidants and asked them for their opinions.
"The situation here is very good. Why do we need to use such drastic measures?"
"Even so, I don't know what's going on outside. Aren't our foreign churches here being managed to be honest and obedient?"
"I know a little about the situation outside. The territories of the brothers and landlords and squires in various places have been impacted by foreign churches, so naturally there will be riots!"
"Then there's no need to make such a grand noise, right? Besides, it's just a small church building, so there's no need for so many boxers to do it, right?"
"They rely on strength in numbers, unlike us here who rely on elite force. It's incomparable!"
"But it won't be easy if we don't make any movement at all!"
"Then we should act in accordance with the actions of the outside Dharma altar. As long as they take action, we will follow suit, but we can't do it ourselves!"
"This is a simple matter. We are all familiar with it. Those gangs of thieves in the mountains will probably be hungry and thirsty already!"
"Be sure to clean it up and don't reveal the truth. After the work is over, send them to the Khmer side!"
"..."
After listening to the discussion of his confidants, Wu Dong nodded with satisfaction. This was the result he wanted. Who wouldn't just go with the flow?
To be honest, as long as a place has good order, effective control of local forces and officials, and is not lacking in flexible means, it is not very difficult to solve the problem of foreign churches.
The most criticized issue in foreign churches is the adoption of babies. Is it possible that the local gentry and landlords don't have the money to build a few purely charitable nurseries?
It’s just that good money is hard to part with. Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf?
Among other things, the Boxer Farm has a special nursery. Each farm adopts hundreds to dozens of abandoned babies, but the farm is never brought down.
We have just sorted out the alliance matters with other Dharma altars here, and a younger brother on the other end reported that a man named Lu Zhengming asked to see him.
"Who is Lu Zhengming?"
Wu Dong was confused and didn't know where this existence came from.
"Senior brother, Lu Zhengming is the one who is said to have a good relationship with Divine Doctor Xi and is a disciple of Kang Nanhai!"
The younger brother who came to report immediately revealed the identity of the visitor.
Tsk!
Wu Dong really didn't want to see anyone. What good could Nima Kang Nanhai's disciples do if they came to him?
"Take him to the living room, I'll be there in a minute!"
Although they are reluctant in their hearts, they still have to meet them, otherwise they will think they are afraid of them.
In the living room of the Jiaoao Boxers Dharma Altar, Lu Zhengming was a little excited and a little nervous, walking back and forth, unable to sit down at ease.
He also hurried over from the capital after hearing that Senior Brother Wu was back.
The purpose is naturally very simple. I want to invite Senior Brother Wu to join the imperial party and jointly promote the pro-government of Emperor Guangxu.
Of course, in this process, Senior Brother Wu can only act as an auxiliary, while his master Kang Nanhai is the real person in charge.
It seems to be fate that when I was at Shiweitian Restaurant in Zhili, I almost got into a fight with some boxers sent from Jiaoao.
Later, it was the miracle doctor Xilaile who mediated, and the fight stopped.
In this way, he got in touch with the miracle doctor Xilaile, and learned about the Jiaoao Dharma Altar through Xilaile.
At the time, I felt a little surprised, thinking that it was unlikely that such a place would exist in Ludi.
Later, due to the turmoil in the court, Lu Zhengming received instructions from his master Kang Nanhai to recruit powerful factions in the local area to increase his strength.
This guy has been busy in Zhili for a long time, but he didn't gain much.
Later, I don't know why I remembered the words of the miracle doctor Xilaile, so I first returned to the capital to find Xilaile who opened a medical clinic here to find out the details.
That's right, Xilaile has been invited to Beijing and cured Wangfu Gege's so-called terminal illness.
How could that prince let go of such a good doctor like Xilaile, so he tried to find ways to let Xilaile reopen Yixiaotang Medical Clinic in the capital.
What is better than the TV series is that Xilaile has a relationship with the Jiao'ao Dharma Altar. If he really can't stay any longer, he can go to Jiao'ao to stay, so he seems much calmer.
When Lu Zhengming came to ask about Jiao'ao, he didn't say much. He just said that he would be away for a few years and that if Lu Zhengming wanted to, he could go and check it out in person.
If it were any other time, Lu Zhengming would naturally not have time to go there in person.
But now that he had a lot of free time, and with instructions from his master, he simply took a trip to the Jiao'ao area himself.
As a result, the scene here shocked him.
Towns were just that, far behind the capital and Zhili. The key was the boxer farms, and he could vaguely see how much power they contained.
Apart from anything else, even Lu Zhengming, a boxer who has practiced martial arts for many years, is not sure that he can handle several joint efforts.
Not to mention, the Boxer Farm is still self-sufficient, with relatively complete education and medical systems, and a rather simple but effective talent training mechanism.
At the same time, when he arrived here, he also vaguely heard some different opinions about the battle of Weihaiwei.
Although, this different explanation sounded a bit ridiculous and far-fetched to him.
Like the small army, it was not defeated by the Weihai Guards and the Hong Kong Qing Army, but was defeated by the local Dharma Brother Wu.
What's more like, there is a legend that during the fight against Xiaori, Senior Brother Wu cast a spell to attract thunder from the sky, and then wiped out all Xiaori's army.
Lu Zhengming was both funny and angry. He felt that even if Senior Brother Wu from the local Dharma altar tried his best, he would never be able to accomplish much.
After all, it was a regular army fighting and had to rely on well-trained elite Qing troops.
However, the more I heard it, whether it was rumors or legends, there was basically no trace of the Weihaiwei navy officers, which was very puzzling.
After all, they are all part of the most powerful Qing army stationed in the Jiao'ao area. Are they so unworthy?
What's even more strange is that the general of the Beiyang Navy stationed in Weihaiwei didn't react at all, as if he didn't hear anything. It was really weird...