When Li Hongzhang dealt with the underworld, his methods were very tough. Generally, as long as there is a triad society, he sends troops to encircle it. If there is disobedience, it will be executed on the spot. If he is willing to surrender, arrest him and put him in prison, so as to avoid death. Therefore, under such severe measures, 60,000 people were killed in only half a year, which is quite amazing and lays a foundation for cracking down on triads in the future.

In the Qing Dynasty, Li Hongzhang was a red man around Cixi, and Cixi trusted Li Hongzhang even more than her own son. She would rather delegate power to Li Hongzhang than to her son. Moreover, Li Hongzhang insisted on learning foreign advanced science and technology, and he also reorganized his own exclusive army with modern weapons. Moreover, we not only reorganized our own army, but also reformed many things. Most importantly, these measures attracted Cixi, which led to the peak of Cixi's recognition of her abilities.

Because there were many underground forces in Guangdong, Cixi reluctantly gave up what she wanted and sent Li Hongzhang there to rehabilitate the rebellion. These underground forces were originally revolutionaries left over at that time. They used to be decent people living in friendship, but later they were strangled in the cradle every time because of resistance, and gradually lost confidence in their own cause, so they were tortured day after day, year after year, and gradually became rats who could not see the sun.

So they gave up completely, muddled along, and couldn't see the peaceful situation of society, so they robbed and set fire everywhere and did all the bad things. Finally, Cixi had to send someone to destroy them.