Chapter 23 The twentieth chapter Xu Tianqi donated an official and begged Xie Qianyun to learn from Diao Chan

The last time the history of Wang Tianchong was completely ended, Ouyang Wenlan was an introduction to many revolutionaries.Now that these people are drawn from her mouth, the history of these people can be straightforwardly narrated, and there is no need to ask for life from Wen Lan's mouth.However, these dozen or so revolutionaries naturally want to push Xu Tianqi as a leader.He was originally from Nanhai County, Guangdong Province, but he lived in Yidu County, Qingzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province. Because his father Xu Zhihe once served as the prefect of Qingzhou Prefecture, seeing the simple and simple folk customs of Qingzhou, he intended to die here.He was an official for half his life, with hundreds of thousands of silver left.Also, he had little property in Guangzhou, and he asked his relatives and friends to convert it and remit it to Qingzhou, where he bought many houses and land properties.His wife, Mrs. Jiang, only gave birth to two sons. The eldest is Tianqi, and the second is Tianfeng.Tianqi is intelligent and has a photographic memory, but Tianfeng is very stupid.Therefore, the old gentleman concentrates on flattering Tianqi to study, but asks Tianfeng to take care of the housework.Later, when he was in office, his mother and son lived in Qingzhou.Since Gengzi, Tianqi has been studying abroad in the East, and he has been there for five years before returning.His mother wanted to betroth him and marry him, but he insisted on refusing to do so. He preferred to let his younger brother Tianfeng start a family first, and he wanted to become an official in other provinces.Jiang had no choice but to obey him and married Tianfeng first.Tianqi went to Beijing to take the examination for foreign students, and got a second grade in the examination, and awarded a candidate.He spent 20,000 yuan and donated a trial road.When referring to provinces, ask fellow Beijing officials which province is better.Someone asked him, "What is your purpose?" Tianqi said, "I have a student signboard on my shoulders. The provincial boss must be from the reformation line. But we Han people, once we become officials in frontiers, we have to take advantage of it." It's really annoying to put on a sour air. I really want to serve the flag officers, but most of the flag officers are ignorant people, and I'm afraid it's hard to get along with me. That's why I ask you all Seniors ask for advice." Everyone laughed and said, "According to what you said, it's really difficult. You have to have no official training, but also have knowledge and achievements. Where can you find such a person who has both. Boss, everyone is very old and pampered. Apart from putting on airs, what other skills do you have! If you are so picky, you don't need to be an official." After everyone said, there was a small military machine among them, who was also from Nanhai County , the current head of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Jing, the second class of military aircraft.This person's surname is Ye Mingsen, and his style name is Maozhi. He is a young Kejia with excellent handwriting, so he was chosen as Zhang Jing.According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty, the minister of military affairs was Tong Zhongshu of the Tang and Song Dynasties, who held the real power of the prime minister and served as a secret counselor.A cabinet scholar is a fake, but he has the name of a prime minister, but he does not have the reality of a prime minister.Zhang Jing of the Military Aircraft Department speaks a Manchu language called Military Aircraft Talami. He was a member of Zhongshushe in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and he was in charge of drafting edicts.Although the official is small, he has great power.The governors and vassals of other provinces dare not look down on him, and often send charcoal tributes of three thousand five thousand.What did you buy?Just because you have any news about your promotion or transfer, you can report a letter in advance.Furthermore, the minister of military aircraft, if he has any dissatisfaction with him, he can try to clear it up by sending a letter first from the small military aircraft.All kinds of convenience are all on Xiaojun's fuselage.Therefore, the border officials in all provinces flattered them and regarded them as sacred.These places also show that during the Qing Dynasty, the central government still had some inviolable powers.As far as the Republic of China, even the prime minister of the cabinet and the heads of various ministries were all private individuals of the patrol envoys of the warlord. Did those secretaries still mention it?Even the patrolling of the warlord is the disguise of the emperor of the autocratic country.At that time, Yongzheng and Qianlong were nothing more than that, but they wanted to call it the Republic of China. Isn't this deceiving oneself and others?

Gossip less, but Ye Sen called Tianqi's name and said: "Bo Xi, don't make things difficult, I will think of a good boss for you, this person will be able to seal the border, he is not accustomed to it, and he can only grow if he is careful in doing things. It must be considered a characteristic among the full members. If you go to him, you will be proud." Tianqi was already very satisfied when he heard that he was a bannerman, and he was even more happy when he heard about the characteristics among the full members, so he hurriedly asked who it was?Ye Sendao: "The current governor of Jiangxi, Mingxin, is called Zipan. He is a man with a white banner inlaid in Manchuria. He is very capable. He was sent to prefectures and counties by writing and posting. He was promoted to the magistrate of the same prefecture. Taidao. Last spring, Tejian served as the inspector of Jiangxi. After three months in office, he was promoted to chief minister. It happened that the governor of Jiangxi was vacant. He spent 100,000 silver in the hands of the minister of military aircraft, and everyone worked together in front of the queen mother. Bao, said that he is worthy of great use. The Queen Mother appointed him as the governor of Jiangxi. He moved three times a year, which is an unprecedented exception. Although this person is from the flag, he was born as a poor scholar, and he has no trace of a hakama. Habits. And he has means, steps, deep and sophisticated in handling things. He can be regarded as a capable member among the Han people, and he is unique among the bannermen. I heard that he attaches great importance to the New Deal, and he voted there with his talent. , he will be impressed. I will write another letter of recommendation for him, and I will keep it as I wish.” After hearing this, Tianqi danced with joy, and hurriedly greeted Maozhi: “The late Mengmeng has grown up to be perfect, this life and this life I will never forget my gratitude." Ye Sen laughed and said, "What's the matter? You don't need to be polite to your fellow countrymen." Everyone dispersed.The next day, Tianqi prepared a generous gift, went to Ye Sen's house to say goodbye, and begged him to write a letter.Ye Sen gladly accepted it, took Dabaxing, waved a letter, and handed it to Tianqi.Tianqi picked it up, of course I am very grateful.He goes out of Beijing regularly and returns to Qingzhou Mansion first.Mrs. Jiang was delighted to see her son returning from donating an official post with brilliant feathers. He lived there for a few days. On this day, Tianqi suddenly became frowning, and said to his mother, "I have something to do with you. Mother complained about business, and she was afraid of hurting her." Jiang Shi said: "If you have anything to say, you can say it yourself. I have nothing to feel sad about." Tianqi said: "Last night at three o'clock, the child dreamed that his father came, and he came face to face. Instructions, saying that there will be a strange disaster in Qingzhou soon, not only strangers have to avoid it, but even the father's coffin must be transported back to their hometown. And entrusted, saying that if the child does not obey, it will be considered unfilial. The child wants to ask the root cause , but was slapped by his father, woke up in a dream, and broke out in a cold sweat. When the child thought about this matter, he couldn’t decide what to do, so he had to discuss it with his mother. We would rather believe it than believe it. It is always better to make a plan early Good." Originally, the woman was the most superstitious, and seeing her son's serious face, saying that he could see gods and ghosts, there is no reason not to believe it.What's more, it was Xu Zhihe's idea to settle in Qingzhou, and it was Xu Zhihe's idea, but Jiang didn't quite agree with it, because her natal family was all in Guangzhou.Her brother and nephew often wrote letters, saying that Mrs. Jiang didn't miss her hometown and had no brotherly loyalty.Therefore, Jiang always wants to go back to Guangzhou to visit.It's just because there is no one to preside over the housework, so it's not easy to talk about it.Hearing his son initiate this proposal today is naturally very satisfying.At that time, Tianfeng and his wife were also called over, and a family meeting was held.Tianfeng agrees very much, because he knows that Guangzhou is very prosperous, and it is much more fun than living in a remote place in Qingzhou.Only Tianfeng's wife, Mrs. Zhu, was not very happy, because Mrs. Zhu was a local, and thought that when she arrived in Guangzhou, she would not be able to see her natal family again.After all, she is a newly married daughter-in-law, how dare she talk back to her mother-in-law and uncle, but she just bowed her head and said nothing.Tianqi saw the air, and persuaded him: "Your brother and sister don't have to make things difficult. Our return to Guangzhou this time is only for sightseeing. After a year or two, if Qingzhou is safe and sound, we will still come back. If younger brothers and sisters miss their mothers, they might as well ask their aunts-in-law Let’s go together. Fortunately, my aunt-in-law only has younger siblings, and the family has nothing to worry about, so it’s okay to go to Guangzhou together.” Hearing this, Mrs. Zhu was naturally overjoyed, but because of her mother-in-law’s face, she didn’t dare to agree suddenly. Look at Jiang Shi.Jiang said with a smile: "my son, you have to think about it. As the saying goes, if you marry a chicken, follow the chicken, and if you marry a dog, follow the dog. Since you are married to the Xu family, you have to follow the Xu family. Besides, your mother-in-law has a temper It's not that you can't tolerate people. Your mother is lonely, it's better to go to Guangzhou with us, it will be useful for the rest of my life, why should I be in love with this Qingzhou mansion?" After hearing this, Mrs. Zhu was naturally very happy, and quickly thanked her mother-in-law and uncle .

From then on, Tianqi was in Qingzhou, running around all day long, selling and selling his family's property.Fortunately, there are many wealthy households in Yidu County, and there are people who covet the Xu family's property on weekdays.It's just because he is from an official's family and he doesn't wait for money, so it's hard to talk about it.Now looking for the door, how can there be no reason not to.It's just for the sake of the rich and unkind, seeing the Xu family voluntarily surrendering, they want to buy it cheap.If it is worth 10,000 yuan, if it is worth 7,000 yuan, Tianqi has no choice but to admit that he is at a disadvantage.The total value of the houses and fields is more than 300,000 yuan, but only 260,000 gold was sold.It took three or four months before the formalities became clear.I invited another guest, bid farewell to local relatives and friends, and then set off regularly.All money should be remitted to HSBC Bank in Hong Kong.It turns out that Tianqi has an uncle who is now serving as the head class of HSBC Bank in Hong Kong.After he returned to China, he wrote several letters to his cousin, expressing his intention to return to his hometown, and his uncle Xu Zhigao agreed very much.So Tianqi remitted all the money to his uncle, and when everything was settled, he got up regularly.Arrived in Yantai first, without delay, took a boat to Shanghai, and stayed in Guangnan Guild Hall for a few days.It happened that the Xinming steamship was bound for Hong Kong. His mother and son-in-law Xi, Mrs. Zhu, old servants Qu Sheng and Tang Fu, Tong Qu Sheng's daughter-in-law Liang Shi, and two other maids, Chun Ying and Qiu Gui, a total of ten people got up on the same day. go to.Xu Zhihe's coffin was also brought back with the ship.Fortunately, there were no storms on the way.When they arrived in Hong Kong, Xu Zhigao led his wife and servants to greet him at the pier. Jiang Shitongzhigao hadn't seen each other for 25 years.Now the uncle and sister-in-law meet again, with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.Looking at Zhigao again, her beard and hair are already pale, and Mrs. Jiang looks like an old woman.Zhigao's wife, Mai Shi, brought her son Tianbao and daughter Jiamei to meet Jiang Shi.After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhigao urged his wives to get into the carriage together.I and Tianqi took care of the luggage and the coffin, and transported them to my home together.This place in Hong Kong was originally worth every inch of land.Zhigao lives in a three-storey building, only three and a half rooms, but the total number is ten and a half rooms.He cleared out the three and a half rooms on the third floor in advance for his sister-in-law and nephew to live in.He, his wife, and their children live on the middle floor, and the servants live on the bottom floor.The coffin was parked in the lower half of the room.After making a hasty arrangement, Zhigao said to Jiang: "Sister-in-law should have returned to Guangdong a long time ago. She lives in Shandong, so there is no way to take care of her. Besides, the children have to be asked to come out to experience. Needless to say, Tianqi, Now that you have donated an official, you can find a job in the official career. As for Tianfeng, is it okay to let him stay at home forever? I am now starting a pharmaceutical company with my friend, and the original capital stock is one million, which is quite large. God Feng's own child, I want to keep him in the company as a deacon, with one or two hundred yuan a month in my hands. Of course, I don't point to this in your family, but it is much better than sitting on food. In the future, business will make money , you can deposit up to 108,000 shares. At this time, it is stored in the bank at a rate of 7% per month, with 200,000 gold, and a monthly deposit of 1,400 taels. Although life in this place The level is too high, you don’t need to spend rent to live in my house temporarily, and three hundred silver a month is enough. For the time being, you don’t need to go back to South China Sea. When you arrive in South China Sea, there are too many poor relatives from your own family. They all know that you will become officials and make a fortune. Which one would be willing? Forgive me. I’m not happy if you give too little, but if you give too much, you only have two hundred thousand pieces of furniture in total. How can there be enough to pay for it? Don’t you think you can’t afford it?” Mrs. Jiang made sense when she heard this, so naturally she didn’t can be said.Tianqi especially agreed, and said to his mother: "If you miss your uncle and cousin, fortunately, the South China Sea and Hong Kong can be connected, and it is the same to invite them here from time to time." Everyone was happy.Zhigao prepared a good Cantonese banquet to welcome my sister-in-law and nephew.Since then, the family has lived in Hong Kong safely.

Tianqi saw that his family was well settled, his mother was very happy, and his heart felt like a stone fell to the ground.Then I packed my bags and prepared to go to Jiangxi as an alternate.He only brought a long class and a book boy with him, and the long class was named Jinshun.Uncle Tong said, this is the first time I have entered the official career, and there is no citation, if I don't bring a few more money for sports expenses, how can I be proud in the future.He begged his uncle to transfer the savings to the Bank of Shanghai for 40,000 taels, and he could withdraw it at any time.After hearing this, Mrs. Jiang didn't seem to take it seriously, saying that although you have to go out to be an official, you have to do it in advance, it seems that it won't take so much.But Zhigao understood, and said to Jiang: "My sister-in-law doesn't know that the current officialdom is no better than elder brother's. If you don't spend a lot of money, don't say that you can't touch the seal, and don't even think about a small job. Tianqi Going, there is no aid, and if you don’t bring a little money, you will inevitably suffer when you come to Jiangxi. Sister-in-law sees through it, forty thousand is not too much.” Jiang just said nothing.Tianqi wanted to get up after the May Festival, so he was left alone at home, and he would wait until after autumn when the weather was cooler before going on the road.Tianqi insisted on refusing, saying that young people are not afraid of hard work.This day was the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, when the stones flowed like gold, Tianqi braved the heat to board the ship, and he was on the empress ship of Taigu Yangxing.Before leaving, he bid farewell to his mother and suddenly burst into tears.Jiang also burst into tears, and Tianfeng felt miserable beside her.Zhigao persuaded: "Today, my nephew is going to be an official. It is a good time to get auspicious. Your family is crying. This is a joke." Tianqi stopped crying and said to his mother: "I don't know when my son will go. I can go home. I don’t have to miss my mother. It’s best to have fun in time. I like to eat and drink. I don’t need to waste money. I listen to operas and watch movies when I’m free. Sooner or later, Tianfeng will have a child. You can feel at ease outside." Jiang choked up and said: "You can go there yourself. Fortunately, my body has been feeling very healthy recently. I have your brother and sister-in-law, and I will take care of you in the morning and evening. What's wrong with you. You are in the official career , if you are not satisfied, you can still go back to Hong Kong and help your uncle run the business, and you don’t have to try to curry favor with others.” Tianqi agreed one by one, and then went out to get in the car.Zhigao and Tianfeng sent him to the ship pier.Jinshun and Moxiang take care of the luggage.After boarding the boat, Zhigao told him many things, if he is not satisfied, he should come back as soon as possible.Tianqi entrusted his uncle to take care of the young and old in the family, and told Tianfeng to be extra filial and not to make his parents angry.Then everyone just broke up.Tianqi stood on the boat and saw that the carriage had disappeared before returning to the first-class room.Jin Shun and Mo Xiang lived in the second class cabin.The boat sailed that night.Fortunately, the ship sailed straight to Shanghai without delay.After Tianqi disembarked, he lived in the Guangzhou Guild Hall.It just so happened that there lived a prefect of Jiujiang Prefecture in the guild hall, who was from Panyu, whose surname was Xu, whose name was Fusheng and whose character was Jiqing.The two are close fellow villagers and both serve as officials in the same province, so they are naturally very close.Don't look at Tianqi as a newcomer, he is a member of the Taoist team, one level older than Xu Jiqing.Jiqing then handed him the manuscript, one adult at a time, calling himself Beifu.This is the official regulation of the former Qing Dynasty, no matter what, it is not daring to make mistakes in face.At the beginning when Tianqi went out, Jiqing had to stand on shift for him, but Tianqi repeatedly stopped him, saying that the old man was the most respected in the village, and he was also the current Huang Tang of Tejian, how bold the late student was, and dared to ask the old man to stand on shift .If so, Wansheng had no choice but to move out of the Guangzhou Guild Hall.Only then did Jiqing plead guilty, and quit his shift.From then on, she was very close to Xu Jiqing in face, and proposed to exchange posts with him to form an alliance.Although Ji Qing was happy in his heart, he couldn't help pretending to be humble in face, saying how dare the humble government exchange posts with your lord, wouldn't it damage my fodder.Tianqi said: "We are from the same village, you are too stubborn to talk about your subordinates and superiors." Jiqing had no choice but to agree.When the two talked about it, Tianqi was twenty-one years younger than Jiqing.He is thirty this year, and he is already fifty-one.Tianqi took one big brother at a time and was very affectionate.Ji Qing also felt that it was honorable for him to have Daotai of this province as his underling.

The two took the river boat to Jiangxi, and when they arrived in Nanchang, they first lived in a warehouse.Tianqi went to see Futai the next day.Picking up the notebook, Mingxin looked at it, smiled at the shogunate around him, and said, "He is the one who donated the alternate way for overseas students. There is no second person in our province." Follow the message and see you in the flower hall.It was June at this time, and the weather was very hot. Mingxin was only wearing a bright blue gauze gown with a cool belt.He wears a Luo hat on his head, and wears it on the top of the second rank, and his eyes are full of feathers.Putting on the thin-soled official boots of Beijing Wu Bei Zhai, he walked out with figure eight steps.After arriving at the flower hall, the family members shouted that the commander came down, and Tianqi stood respectfully under the carpet, lowering his head and not daring to look up.Mingxin walked into the flower hall, Tianqi hurriedly knelt down to attend the ceremony.Since Mingxin was a Taoist, he didn't dare to belittle him, so he returned the courtesy anyway.Return the courtesy and ask him to sit down at the tea table above.Looking at him carefully, he saw that Tianqi had regular facial features, two sword-shaped eyebrows, and a pair of phoenix eyes.The color of his face is purple and translucent, and his integrity is very strict.The most important thing about a banner man is appearance, seeing that although Tianqi is young, he has the air of a senior official, he is already a little happy in his heart.Tianqi also peeked at Mingxin, but he was only forty-five or sixteen years old, with a yellowish-white complexion, covered mustache, black and shiny.Between the eyebrows, there is a kind of lean expression, but the lower part is too sharp, but fortunately, he has a beard, which is not very obvious.He only heard him ask first: "When did my brother return to China?" Tianqi said: "The job is to go back to China last year. Because I was waiting for the foreign students to take the exam in Beijing, I arrived in the province very late." Ming Xin said: "There are many talented people among the foreign students. To be omnipotent and loyal to the emperor and serve the country, the imperial court is willing to give it a heavy responsibility. It is a pity that the style of study is so bad that it has almost flowed into the revolution. It is a pity. After all, there have been many issues in the government in recent years. As a courtier, you can only try to restore it. Talking about destroying lightly does not seem to be the way to seek cure." Tianqi bowed and replied: "The commander-in-chief said it is true. But among the overseas students, they can't be generalized. Those who really talk about revolution, It may not be 5%; the total number of people who agree with others is 80%. In terms of professionalism, my father was born in Class A and served as the magistrate in Shandong for three times. Drinking water and thinking about the source, which one is not a gift from the emperor. Ask yourself to be broken, and you can't pay for it in case. The word revolution, not only dare not hold your heart, but dare not say it. Returning to the country this time, I ask myself that I am young and hopeless. Division. Just because I was educated in the army in the East, and I know very well that the strength of the other country is all in training. In the Gengzi War of Jiawu, the country was cut off, and the country was relocated. Every time I think about it, the five middle schools are about to split. In the future, if you can hold it Cunbing, who served the battlefield, is a shame of two palaces in the west. Not only can the resentment of professionalism be avenged, but the father has a spirit underground, so he should also nod and smile." Tianqi said here, and loyalty straightened his brows.Mingxin listened to it, and was in awe of it, and nodded in admiration unconsciously: "Among the foreign students, the almighty brother has the intention, and I am the foundation of Taoism for thousands of years. What else should I worry about?" Serving tea to see off the guests, he said to Tianqi: "As usual, when you come to the province, you have to do an interview to write your resume. Brother, you don't pay much attention to these details. Besides, you don't have to use harsh etiquette. You can avoid this. One chapter." Tianqi hurriedly thanked him.Before leaving, he took out Ye Maozhi's letter and presented it face to face.Mingxin opened it and looked at it, and said with a smile: "Maozhi is my best friend, and now he is no longer an outsider."

After Tianqi left, Mingxin went back to the back and discussed with his close master Ling Zichong to appoint Xu Tianqi as the commander of the patrol battalion.Zi Chong shook his head and said, "I have to. It is said that it is difficult to paint the skin of a tiger, but it is difficult to paint the bones. He is an overseas student, and he just came to the province. It is very dangerous to pretend to be a military power. According to late students First, entrust him with a small errand to see if his behavior still smells of revolution. After a long time of experience, it is natural to distinguish the true from the false. If it is reliable and there is no danger, it is not too late to give it a heavy responsibility. Why bother at this moment?" After hearing this, Mingxin took it very seriously.He suppressed it for two months and did not make a commission.Tianqi entrusted Xu Jiqing to find out who is in charge of the secrets in the fu office.It turns out that Jiqing has not yet arrived.Although he was following the decree, Jiujiang Mansion is famous for its lack of resources. Every autumn, a porcelain tax is collected. This porcelain tax belongs to the magistrate, and there must be 40,000 to 50,000 silver.At present, the agent is also a banner member, or an alternate Taoist team.Tong Mingxin has a little family relationship, and secretly promises that after Ci's taxes are paid, he is willing to contribute 20,000 yuan in cash to Fushuai.Mingxin is not in this area, just because this flag member is his wife's distant uncle, with this little inside information, he will inevitably be fulfilled.After Xu Fusheng arrived in the province, he commissioned the supervision of the Tengwang Pavilion, so naturally he could not go to Jiujiang to receive the seal for the time being.Although Lao Xu was unhappy, how could he dare to say no to what the commander meant.Another idea is to appoint a supervisor, which is better than being idle. There is a salary of 300 silver per month, and there is a special service in the factory. I am happy to visit the historical sites in Nanchang.

This Tengwang Pavilion is originally a relic of the Tang Dynasty. It has a preface written by Wang Bo, a Fu written by Wang Xu, a note on repairing the pavilion written by Wang Hongzhong, and a postscript written by Han Tui.Celebrities in the past dynasties all have poems on them.Because of disrepair for a long time, a corner collapsed.Since Mingxin took over the post of governor, he determined to rebuild the pavilion.It so happened that Xu Fusheng came to the province. He was originally from the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and he was well-known in Beijing when he was in Beijing.Mingxin specially asked him to be the supervisor, so that he could write this book about repairing the pavilion in the future, so that he could write it, and he could use the article to make himself famous.As for whether the materials are real or not, he never cared about it.So Xu Jiqing also understood what he meant, and made a lot of money from it, and invited Tianqi to eat at Tengwang Pavilion from time to time.He was very interested in finding out what Tianqi asked him to do.This day, he said to Tianqi: "My lord's inquiry into the Beifu Mansion has already had some influence." Tianqi said very displeasedly: "Brother, you are so wrong. I have told you repeatedly that we will only have brothers in the future. Xiangxiang, you always play in an official tone, it's really annoying." Ji Qing smiled and said: "My lord brother, don't be offended, Brother Yu is used to talking about official etiquette. Let me tell you, now in Fushuai's yamen, The shogunate he trusted most was called Ling Zichong. Next there was a man named Huan named Huan Ziqi. These two were foremen in white clothes. One was from Wujin County, Changzhou Prefecture; the other was from Kuaiji County, Shaoxing Prefecture. I can't see these two people. Those who can see them are all nominal copywriters. Although they are all candidates for the government, they actually have no power at all. If we want to be proud, we must be able to get close to these two people. I heard that Ling Zichong He is a good womanizer, but he considers himself a celebrity. Every whore is a first-class prostitute, and his eyes are low-grade and dirty. Only a woman who can read and write, with a little sour smell can enter his eyes. His wife passed away this spring, and until now He hasn't remarried yet. As for Huan Ziqi, because of his age, he is very afraid of death. He pays attention to refining pills and cultivating Taoism all day long. Monks and priests never leave his door. I heard that there was a country Taoist who got a plant from somewhere When the wild mushrooms were delivered to his home, they said they were Ganoderma lucidum. He bought them for fifty taels of silver, planted them in porcelain pots, and made offerings day and night. Because of the hot weather, many maggots were born, and he couldn’t bear to discard them. After eating it raw, he thought he could live forever, but instead he fell ill and barely died of diarrhea. What do you think he is so stupid." Tianqi laughed loudly after hearing this: "One next time There are tens of millions of micro-bacteria on the things with maggots, and he didn't eat them to death, so he has a long life. Why did the eldest brother ask such detailed information?" Ji Qing said: "Ling Zichong's personal foreman lives with the foreman of this factory. In one courtyard, Qu Da, the foreman, told me all about it." Tianqi said: "In this case, you ask Qu Da, and tell the long shift to invite him to our mansion when you are free. I really want to talk to him. Friends." Ji Qing repeatedly agreed.At this time, Xu and Xu have already rented a house on Gulou Street, one house and two courtyards, Tianqi lives in the east courtyard, and Jiqing lives in the west courtyard.The house is very stylish, with everything from a kitchen, a stable, and a living room.Tianqi bought his own carriage, hired a good cook, and told Jiqing not to cook by himself: "You can't live in the province for a few days, why bother to start a new stove." Tianqi.Tianqi was not close to women in his life, but now that he heard that Ling Zichong was a disciple, he could use him in front of his eyes, so he had to change his method, and wanted to find a woman who was literate, talented and good-looking, so that he could be a good-looking woman. present.But in a hurry, how could there be such a coincidental person, so I had to interview slowly.He asked Xu Jiqing to keep an eye out for him, and asked Jin Shun and Mo Xiang to also inquire outside.From the servant's point of view, I thought it was the master who wanted to please my aunt, so naturally I was very dedicated.

It turns out that in Jiangxi, there is a kind of trip team, which is the first class team.The best among them can not only sing and dance, but also taste bamboo and silk, play qin and go, and they are good at everything, so they can be welcomed by the upper class.Because Tianqi wants to find beautiful women, he often goes to the class for a walk.He claimed to be a guest of the Guangbang, specializing in trafficking in Cantonese goods, but he dared not say that he was a senior supervisor, for fear that the rumor would reach Fu Shuai's ears, which would be detrimental to his future.On this day, Mo Xiang came to him and said, "Isn't the master trying to please people? Now there is a team in Qianjin Lane outside the south gate. The name is very novel. It's called Wang Xie's family. There is one in his team named Xie Daoyun." , there are two big characters on the golden plate, what is the name of a talented woman. I think this person must be in the master's mind. So I saw it, and I didn't dare to stay for a moment, so I hurried to report. May the master go and have a look?" Tianqi listened Yes, immediately call for a set car.Mo Xiang came straight to Qianjin Lane.In front of Wang Xie's house, he stopped the carriage.Tianqi jumped down and headed straight in.It turns out that the rules of the team, when strangers come, one way to call is to take a car; call method.There were no cars at that time, so horse-drawn carriages were naturally the most expensive.So when Tianqi arrived, the general guarding the gate shouted straight up: "A grown-up has arrived!" The inside knew that this was a big deal, so how could he be negligent, the head of the class had already greeted him in person.Seeing Tianqi's gorgeous clothes and imposing manner, he took out the means of welcoming the God of Wealth and let Tianqi upstairs.Before picking someone, I made tea and passed cigarettes, for fear that the God of Wealth would leave.Tianqi first asked, "Do you have someone named Xie Daoyun here?" The class leader kept saying yes, then turned around and shouted: "Miss San, come to this room quickly, my lord is calling you!" Hearing the sound of the warbler, a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old came in, beautifully dressed.At this time in early August, the residual heat has not subsided, I saw that she was wearing a Huluo shirt, and a pair of loose-leg trousers made of light pink Luowoven underneath.Two very small feet, wearing green silk socks and blue and white satin shoes.Looking at the face again, there is no makeup or powder applied, the skin is very fair, like a Western beauty, but a little less moisturized.There was a look of melancholy and sickness in his brows.It is very dignified, not frivolous and lewd.Wearing a braid, with a lot of hair, the front of the eyebrows is full, covering the seal hall.As soon as Tianqi saw it, he knew that this person must be from everyone, and maybe why he fell into Pingkang.It was a good thing that I was able to rescue her. Just as I was thinking about it, the woman had already walked to her side and asked softly, "What's your surname?" Tian Qi said, "My surname is Jiang. Are you Xie Daoyun?" The woman replied : "We are a bitch, how dare we steal the names of the ancients, so we have to talk nonsense. My surname is Xie, and my name is Qianyun. The word Daoyun was given by a guest. The adults only call me Qian Let’s go, so as not to pollute the famous names of the ancients.” Seeing her humility, Tianqi thought that this woman was definitely not arrogant and shameless, so he asked again: “Since you put up a sign that you are a talented woman, you must be good at writing, calligraphy and painting. Are you good?" Qianyun laughed and said, "We only know a few words, and the class leader insists on adding such a title, just for the sake of attracting business, so why should you take it seriously?" Tianqi said: "Of course you want to Modesty. From my point of view, you look like a talented woman when you talk." Qianyun smiled slightly.A double plate was opened that day.From then on, I have to come to tea every day, but I have never brought a friend.He also ordered Xiang Xiang not to tell outsiders.

After seeing each other for half a month, Qianyun saw that Tianqi was an honest gentleman, so she poured out her heart and told Tianqi about her life experience.It turned out that her father was also from Cantonese. He had been a county magistrate in Jiangsu for 20 years.Later, when he took office in Peixian County, he happened to catch up with a bannerman named Jiliang, who was extremely greedy and forced him to ask for 30,000 cash in cash.This old Mr. Xie is not famous, so Ji Liang is angry.Not only asked for dismissal in detail, but also said that he owed money to the treasury and wanted to ransack his home as a backup, and go to prison to recover the stolen goods.The successor was Jiliang's private person. He forcibly fabricated official affairs, saying that he was actually in debt of 2,400 taels of treasury money, and was imprisoned at that time.Poor old gentleman, there is no place to sue for injustice, and he died in a fit of anger.There are only a few manuscripts left, and nothing else.Everything has been changed, worth 1,500 gold, and still owes 900 taels, so the mother and daughter must be handed over to the official media.Her mother, Xiong Shi, not only hated her husband for being wronged, but also hated her mother and daughter for being humiliated. She got sick and followed Mr. Xie to swim underground.Fortunately, Qianyun's wet nurse is from Shanghai. Her son and his daughter-in-law made a fortune and had a lot of money in their hands. Seeing Qianyun's trouble, she was moved to pity her, and unexpectedly took out nine hundred taels to redeem Qianyun. After leaving, Qianyun's parents were buried hastily.From then on, Xie Qianyun lived in Shanghai with her nanny, Mama Li.Li Ma's son, Li Hu, saw that Qianyun was born beautiful, so he proposed to put him in his small class to make money.Li's mother refused at first, saying that my goddaughter is Miss Qianjin, how could I make her fall into fireworks.Helpless, the son-in-law quarreled with her all day long, saying that if she hadn't seen her good looks, who would have spent more than a thousand taels on such stupid things.Since you want to preserve her precious body, you must return us more than one thousand silver in full.Seeing them fighting all day long, Qianyun couldn't bear it, so she put forward three conditions, if she could fully agree with her, she would be willing to become a prostitute.Li Hu and his wife asked her what conditions?She then said eloquently: "The first condition is to sell your face but not your body. Apart from the hall singing and drinking, and the guest's tea circle, you can't talk about keeping customers." Li Hu thought, this is a matter of life, and she will have someone she likes in the future , naturally there is nothing impossible to do, so he generously agreed.Ask her the second condition.Qianyun said: "My late father was a parent official in Jiangsu for twenty years, and his daughter was a prostitute in Jiangsu after his death. If you don't know, you must say that he is an old man who violated the law and exploited the people. Therefore, his daughter came out to pay the debt. Wouldn't it make him hate Jiuquan. So You must leave Jiangsu, and you can go to any province." Li Hu found it difficult to meet this condition.His wife, Ma Shi, agreed first.Li Hu was afraid of his guilt and didn't dare to say anything.Ask her the third condition again.Qianyun said: "Thirdly, whenever I fall in love with the person I like, if I want to follow him, I only need to pay off the more than one thousand silver I used that day, and I am not allowed to ask for one more." Ma said with a smile : "Good sister, your nanny rescued you from the fire pit. If it fell into the hands of the official media that day, you would not be able to meet any of the conditions. Now we have promised you two things, so please cancel the third one." Come on. Don’t you think we’re asking for more money, and you don’t like it?” Qianyun thought about it, but she couldn’t be too stubborn, so she said, “It’s okay to cancel, but there’s one thing, you have to save people. You are not allowed to sell me to be an aunt. I have to find my own spouse, and only those who can be monogamous will marry him." Ma said: "Okay. Who wouldn't want to do this!" After a few days, Ma chose a few A woman, together with Qianyun, came to Nanchang, Jiangxi.It hadn't been ten days since the sign was put up, and they ran into Xu Tianqi.

Seeing her pouring out her heart and telling her all about her history, Tianqi nodded and sighed unconsciously.The heat of resentment against the Banner Man suddenly rose to three thousand zhang again, and he tried to test Qianyun with words: "Miss Xie, your life experience is extremely sad, but I don't know if you want to avenge your parents or not?" After Qianyun heard this, the teardrops in her eyes rolled down in pairs.While wiping away tears, he looked at Tianqi's expression, not daring to answer suddenly.Tianqi understood what she meant, so he said to her sternly: "You don't have to be suspicious, I'm definitely not a detective, and I'm born to fight. If you have any wishes, just tell me, and I can help you Yes, I will definitely help you. In heaven, I will live up to my words. You must not take your good intentions as malice." Qianyun said: "Since my lord has said such a thing, I have nothing to hide. Really, my lord Said, "Although I am a female, I read poetry and books when I was young, and I know the righteousness. The enmity between my parents is irreconcilable. At this time, being able to kill a banner man can be regarded as the solution of the hatred in my heart. If I die immediately, I will also die." Willing to. Tell me to serve him for life. As a husband and wife, I am also willing. If you can help me, sir, I will not hesitate to sacrifice this body. But I don’t know what kind of help you are doing?" After she finished speaking, she looked around, probably someone was eavesdropping .Tianqi understood what she meant, and said in a low voice: "This problem of helping you needs to be divided into several steps, and we can't just talk about helping you get revenge. The first step is to rescue you from the fire pit. In the team, how can we talk about revenge? But I don’t know if you can trust me or not? If you can’t trust me, even if I have money, I can’t force you.” Qianyun said: “Master Jiang, what do you say? Wrong. If I can't trust you, how can I pour out my heart and tell you the whole truth? I am extremely in favor of this first step." Tianqi said: "The second step, I can't take you as my wife.救出你来，咱二人只认为姑表兄妹，并且不是名分上不以你为妻，实际上也决不想讨你的便宜，你可信得及吗？”倩云听这话，俯首沉吟了片刻，脸上微微一红，问道：“你这意思，我也没有信不及的。只是不明白你的宗旨究竟何在？”天麒也笑了一笑道：“这宗旨暂时尚不能说明，不过有一句话告诉你，将来无论嫁何人，总叫你称心如意，决不能叫你为婢为妾。”倩云道：“我并不是想求称心如意，是恐怕离开了你，那父母大仇无人能助我去报。”天麒道：“你要知道，必须离开我，那仇才容易报。要跟着我，倒是没得希望了。”倩云道：“既然如此，第二步我也完全应许你。”天麒道：“好好。第三步，我接你出来，要人不知鬼不觉。先带你到上海走一遭，然后再从上海将你带回，实行认为兄妹。除去我那书童墨香之外，不许再有一个人知道。好在你出了王谢家的班子，他们在这里也混不长，你索性劝他们也转回上海。只说你与我叙起家世来，彼此原是老亲。再请你那干娘也同咱们回来，你们可认为亲母女。这一台戏，便可以唱圆了。但不知你能做得到做不到？ ”倩云一口应承说：“全能做得到。不过你得要多报销几个钱罢了。”天麒道：“钱的多少，我倒满不在乎。”二人将计定妥。天麒回他的公馆，倩云便依计进行。依李虎的意思，一定要索八千元。倩云哭着喊着的不答应，说你们也太不知足了，当初你们花了一千多块钱，这原是我干娘想救我出火坑。如今出了坑，又跳了井，你们不伤本，也就可以了，硬要赚这许多，不是拿人家当寿头吗？三千元我可以替你们做得到，多一个也没处拿去。李虎始而不依，后来全是马氏发了慈心，四千元说定了。李虎惧内，也不敢再争。马氏的意思，并不在乎钱的多少。因为南昌这个地方，她看着没有起色，很想回上海去。在上海，又嫌有自己婆婆守在眼前，不能过于放荡。如今借着倩云的机会，一举两得，她岂有不愿之理，所以一力撺掇，极端赞成。李虎便依了她的主意，却格外要求，所有来往路费，均由天麒拿出。

次日天麒来了，倩云对他说知。天麒自然是大喜过望，一天也不耽搁，当日夜间便起程到上海去。临行时候，对许际清说明，到上海接他的舅母同表妹。在际清设想，这表妹一定是她的未婚妻，便欣然允诺，替他看家。天麒到了上海，见着倩云的乳娘郭氏，年纪尚不到六十岁，精神非常的康健，并且心地明白。听说倩云认着了表兄，十分高兴，拉住了问长问短格外亲密。天麒也极力周旋她，并说明一同到南昌的来意，请她同倩云认为亲母女，郭氏也很乐意。住了三两天，天麒将洋钱拨清，又置买了许多女子出阁的妆奁。在郭氏意思，也以为倩云同他这表兄必有婚姻之约，面子上却不打听。将东西买好，然后辞别了李虎夫妻，主仆四人一同乘船到九江来。然后折至南昌，到了自己公馆。早有许际清的夫人同小姐出来迎接。倩云本是大家闺秀，如今仍恢复原状，言谈举止，自然与俗女不同。从此她母女二人，便住在天麒家中。天麒这一面，已给预备妥当，便又去进行那一面。 你道那一面是何人，原来就是抚帅的幕府凌子冲。凌子冲乃是江苏的名士，他的手笔见识，无不高人一等。偏偏有一种名士习气，不肯做官，以白衣管理铭新幕中机要。铭新对于他奉若神明，无论大小事，非经他的口中决断，便不能行。因此全省中都知他是抚帅的第一红人，全想要巴结他，好求一个升官的门径，无奈这位先生脾气古怪，金钱实货，他全不爱，宦途朋友，也一概不交。他的家眷，就住在抚署中。夫人文氏本是一位才女，彼此琴瑟非常调和。偏偏良缘易得，佳偶难长。本年四月间，因患肺痨之症，溘然长逝。子冲本是富于情的人，又感念向昔夫人的才华风韵，寡偶少双，悼亡情切，几乎丧了性命。他年纪本不大，从此本省官员，凡有女儿的全想同他结亲，叙秦晋之好。哪知被他一概拒绝，他说今生今世，如遇不着文氏夫人的才貌，宁可鳏居终身。有些自炫才华的，他又一概不信。因此蹭蹬到现在，反将此事束之高阁，无人再提。天麒明察暗访，早已得其底细。自己打算，非如此如此不能同他接近，非同他接近；不能取得意中的优差；非得了意中的优差，不能达到我那目的。苦心焦思，想不出门径来，后来无意中却遇着了谢倩云。自己着意试探她几回，觉得此女的才貌决能打动子冲，却又不知心地如何，因此先花钱将她救出来，接到自己家中，体验了两个月，才知道她时时刻刻不曾忘掉了父母的冤仇，对于旗官，恨入骨髓。于是心中有了把握，才暗地里开诚布公，将所抱的志愿对她说明，又笑道：“愚兄是要请贤妹做一回貂蝉。你不要误会了意，绝不是一身两嫁。不过借你那夫婿之力，我可得一种差事。我得了此差，便有了革命的根基，以后诸般事业俱都发轫于此。倘然大功告成，不止贤妹的冤仇因此得报，我汉族光复事业，也不至托诸空谈了。”倩云当时满口应承道：“哥哥准能替我报仇，妹子虽赴汤蹈火，尚且不辞，何况仅仅用我的口舌之力呢？但不知哥哥替我择的夫婿，究是何人？妹子有一事要求，此人如系旗人，无论如何，我焉能以身事仇。若系汉人，不管他年纪老幼，容貌妍媸，以及学问大小，妹子但求大仇得报，决不挑剔憎嫌。”天麒笑道：“贤妹太过虑了。愚兄怎能叫去反面事仇呢？并且实对你说，此人容貌端正，品学俱优，乃是我们汉人中一位名士。不过年纪略大一点，今年怕没有三十五六。除此之外，是一概没有挑剔的。但是要联此门婚姻很不容易。必须先用种种计策，一步一步地，方能做到，急了是不成功的。”倩云忙问此人姓名，及事前须用何种手段。天麒不慌不忙地说出来。从此南昌城中，添了一段风流历史，紧跟着便演成一番流血惨剧。要知后来如何，且看下回分解。