Francis Mason Sadaoyi clearly understood this point as well. He slightly turned his body and bowed to Xu Yun:
"Thank you, Mr. Luo Feng."
Xu Yun looked at the officer he had rescued with a complex expression, opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.
Mason Sadaoyi.
This was a relatively rare double surna composed of paternal and maternal surnas. Mason and Sadaoyi were also sowhat uncommon words.
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happened.
Francis Mason Sadaoyi, should be Hans David Christopher Sarto after he changed his na in 1846.
Which ans he was the biological father of Ernest Mason Sadler.
That’s right.
Another historical figure.
Actually, it’s not surprising for historical figures to appear in clusters in the current situation.
After all, this was the border between Scotland and England, where only the elite of the elite could be stationed.
These experienced soldiers were often the first choice in foreign wars, for example, 90% of British marshals in the 13th century had trained at the border.
Plus, the current ti was just between the First and Second Opium Wars. If the tiline hadn’t changed so that the First Opium War hadn’t happened yet, at least 80% of these people would be deploying to the Huaxia battlefield.
Under such circumstances, it was only normal for Xu Yun to encounter so historical figures.
He might even find quite a few people whose nas were recorded in history if he had the ability to verify the list one by one on the spot.
Of course.
Although these people were connected with Huaxia, not all of them could be said to be war criminals deserving of execution.
So of them might be heinous executioners, such as Grant and Gordon, whose deaths caused Xu Yun no guilt at all.
But there were also so international friends who once helped the local people.
For instance, Gibson Lindsay, the great grandfather of Mr. Lin Maik.
Mr. Lin Maik was a significant international friend during the War of Resistance, for he let the whole world hear the voice of Yan’an, ranking among the top five in contributions among all foreign friends during the war.
Besides the two ntioned above.
There were also those with relatively lesser heinous cris, leaning towards being neutral or dark figures.
For example.....
The son of the person before him, Francis Mason Sadaoyi, Ernest Mason Sadler.
This man was a key figure in Anglo-Chinese diplomatic relations in the 19th and 20th centuries, with two of his most famous deeds in the local area:
First, he proposed abolishing the imperial examination for 5 years in areas where the Boxer Rebellion was relatively intense.
Later, under the diation of Zhang Zhidong, Sadaoyi changed this to relocating the examination location.
The second act was rather special:
He was the British signatory of the Treaty of Xinchou and had negotiated many tis with Li Hongzhang.
The second point seems unforgivable, but in reality, Ernest Mason Sadler was specially transferred from Neon as a reinforcent for this negotiation.
Compared to his connections with the locals, Ernest Mason Sadler was actually more active in Neon:
He once held a position in Neon, supported the iji Restoration, and married Neon woman Takeda Kan, having a son nad Takeda Hisayoshi.
His status in Neon was sowhat similar to that of John Leighton Stuart.
Therefore, regarding the locals, what can I say.....
Ernest Mason Sadler never killed anyone, but indeed so of his proposed clauses sharply increased the pressure on the Qing Governnt.
While he wouldn’t be defined as a war criminal, calling him a working man seems sowhat whitewashing. Perhaps it could be said.....
An imperialist lackey? (This evaluation wasn’t mine; it was written by Mr. Shouchang in the November 15, 1918, issue of "New Youth" Volu 5, Issue 5, protect my neck here)
And also considering that with one Sadaoyi dead, the United Kingdom could still assign Sadao’e, Salahyi.....
So after so hesitation.
Xu Yun still chose to save Francis Mason Sadaoyi.
Looking at Francis Mason Sadaoyi, who was full of gratitude, Xu Yun took a deep breath and said word by word:
"Mr. Sadaoyi, we have an ancient Huaxia saying: ’Stand up and help when you see injustice,’ so there’s no need to say thank you."
"But there’s one thing I hope you can rember, and convey to your family."
Upon hearing this, Francis Mason Sadaoyi’s expression beca solemn. Ignoring the pain of his chest wound, he placed his right hand on his chest and solemnly said:
"Mr. Luo Feng, I swear in the na of both the Mason and Sadaoyi families, I will do my best in all matters within my power!"
Xu Yun nodded slightly, seriously staring into the other person’s eyes:
"I hope your entire family rembers that it was a Huaxia person who saved your life. If in the future, you or your family have any interaction with Huaxia..... I hope you rember what happened today."
After speaking.
Xu Yun glanced at Sadaoyi, who was full of questions, and without further explanation, turned and left the scene.
Then he returned to the chamber of comrce’s station and found Thomson and Will at a dical point:
"Mr. Thomson, Will, are your injuries better?"
Thomson pointed at the bandages on him, and with a rare expression of relief:
"Though it’s sowhat inconvenient to move, there’s no major problem with my life."
Only then did Xu Yun nod reassuringly, glancing at a man beside Will who was tied up tightly.
This person’s attire was completely different from that of an English soldier, carrying the strong flavor of Scottish rural life, with his mouth stuffed with a rag, continuously making muffled noises.
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