Chapter 33 4. Visit from "Plum Blossom Club"

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the banquet, and Mei Xuanzi hosted a banquet in Xiya Hotel for his grandfather. Jiang Feiyan said worriedly, "Grandpa needs to be careful at the Hongmen Banquet." Grandfather is also thinking, Xiya Hotel is located in Luwan District, which belongs to the French Concession, why did Mei Xuanzi choose this place?Recently, Mei Xuanzi has repeatedly played tricks behind his back, and this time he suddenly held a banquet to make amends, should he go or not? Mei Xuanzi explained in the letter that in order to ensure the absolute safety of his grandfather, he would deposit his five-year-old son at the entrance of his grandfather's hall. mouth, and then ask the grandfather to send the youngest son back.

Mei Xuanzi had a wife and two concubines. His wife founded the Plum Blossom Society with him, and it is still the backbone of the Plum Blossom Society.The five-year-old son was born to his main wife.Tiger poison does not eat its sons, and he pledged his son's life as a pledge. It seemed that Mei Xuanzi was sincere this time. Grandpa decided to go to the banquet. The grandfather knew that Mei Xuanzi had been educated by Mr. Mei Fuzu for a long time, and he had changed from a gambler to an elegant person.Fengya meets elegance, so this time, my grandfather did not bring the murderous Dabatou, let alone the open-mouthed Erbatou, but the personable Sanbatou and the honest Wubatou to the banquet. .

At Si Shi the next day, after the grandfather cleaned up quickly, he took Xue Jiaren and Liang Wenqiu straight to the "Xia Hotel". When the grandfather and his party arrived, Mei Xuanzi had been waiting for a long time in the private room on the second floor. Grandfather took his seat, and Mei Xuanzi ordered food to be served. Mei Xuanzi filled a glass of wine for his grandfather and said, "I am very pleased that my grandfather can come." The grandfather smiled slightly and said: "The gods treat guests, I dare not miss them." Mei Xuanzi laughed loudly, and said: "The environment in the French Concession is elegant and the political atmosphere is relaxed. The location of the CCP's first major party in the French Concession is also based on the political environment here. That's why I held a banquet here to treat my grandfather."

The grandfather restrained his smile and said: "'Jiang Xiangpai' has never had any grudges with people in the circle. Since the establishment of the 'Plum Blossom Club', we have never had a trip beyond the etiquette. I don't know what we did wrong. Master behind the scenes, making things difficult for no reason?" Mei Xuanzi smiled and said, "Grandfather is good everywhere, but he has no patriotism." The grandfather was taken aback, and then said: "Patriotic? Patriotism is a word that shows blood and national righteousness when it is said from the mouth of a benevolent member of the revolutionary party. Isn't it a joke when it is said from Master Mei's mouth?"

Mei Xuanzi shook his head: "The 'Jiangxiang faction' has been known since ancient times to rob the rich and help the poor. They toss and toss and toss, but don't they toss their own people? Whether they deceive good people or bad people, they are all Chinese. Your ancestors The "Jiangxiang faction" was founded to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. The Han people were occupied by the Manchus, and the Han people were not convinced, so they put forward the slogan of "Reverse the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty". There has been no ethnic barriers for a long time. In terms of ethnicity, there is only one Chinese nation in the whole of China. Today, the "Jiang Xiang faction" is still wearing the cloak of acting on behalf of the heavens to practice fraud. What's the point? What's the purpose?"

The grandfather didn't expect Mei Xuanzi to say such a phone call, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. After a while, the grandfather asked back: "Since you know you are lying to yourself, why did Master Mei set up the 'Plum Blossom Club'? I' Jiang Xiangpai 'At least he knows how to rob the rich and give to the poor, the money you cheated is all in your own pockets!" Mei Xuanzi laughed loudly: "How does grandpa know that I am pocketed? Since the establishment of the 'Plum Blossom Club' for twelve years, every account has been clearly remembered. Except for the normal expenses of the hall, all income has been kept in the account. When the time is ripe, this money will have its uses!"

The grandfather also laughed: "Master Mei said it absurdly, and I listened to it absurdly." Mei Xuanzi looked at his grandfather and said, "Let me ask you, what is the most important task for a 'knowledgeable sect' like you and me?" Grandfather said: "I would like to hear the details!" Mei Xuanzi stroked his beard, sighed, and said, "Let's not talk about the distance, let's talk about this Shanghai beach, ten miles of foreign markets, streets and alleys, did grandpa see it, how many foreign churches are there on both sides of the road? They are all! Where is the state religion? Since the Opium War, foreign religions invaded and the state religion was sluggish. Today, believers of foreign religions have spread all over the country, numbering in the hundreds of thousands. Those priests and godfathers bought land in China, and even worse , Bewitching the common people to donate property, how many temples and Taoist temples have been donated to foreign religions over the years, can they be counted? Even the Guandi Temple has been donated! The Chinese lineage, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are brought together, Confucianism and Taoism are both Founded by my Chinese sages, Buddhism has been rooted in China since the Han Dynasty and has flourished for thousands of years. It can be regarded as one of the national religions. Now that foreign religions are pouring in, the national religion is suffering unprecedented impact! If the land is cut, it can be brought back; people die If our faith is shoveled, are we still Chinese? In the face of national crisis, the "huidaomen" all over the country are still entertaining themselves and sweeping the snow in front of their doors. Are they ignorant? Since this spring, I have The meeting' made a big splash, and the people in Jianghuai joined in one after another. I preached Taoism to them, and they deeply felt that my Chinese Taoism was not inferior to the teachings of foreign religions. Priests can talk to God, why can't I talk to gods? Liberation, cultivating one's body and developing one's goodness, following the holy learning and opening up the future, what is wrong with me?"

This remark made the grandfather speechless.What he said made sense, but Grandpa didn't know whether he was speaking from the bottom of his heart or putting on airs. After a long time, the grandfather said: "You use deception to confuse the people, this is not the way to pass on the saint!" "Cheating is only a means, not an end. The country is in crisis today, and people are impetuous. If you don't do something like a fairy descending to the earth, who will believe you?" Mei Xuanzi said, cupping his hands to the sky, "I know that the crime is serious, and the sky can't help it." Appreciate my painstaking efforts!"

The grandfather said: "Since Master Mei wants to promote Daoism, he does it himself. Why did he stab me 'Mu Zilian' with a black knife in the back?" "That's why I invited grandpa here today..." Before he finished speaking, the door of the room was knocked open, and the grandfather looked back, and it was Zeng Jingwu from the "Jingwu Association" who rushed in with a group of people from Dabatou and Erbatou. "Grandfather, go!" Zeng Jingwu shouted. Before the words were finished, several men in black came running from the corridor with their guns in hand. Their figures flashed past the door, and they raised their hands to shoot at Grandpa.

Liang Wenqiu, who was sitting next to the grandfather, suddenly pushed the grandfather away, and the bullet hit Liang Wenqiu's left shoulder. Zeng Jingwu, Dabatou, and Erbatou all fired back. The two sides fought back, bullets flew randomly, and doors, windows and tableware were smashed. Mei Xuanzi was so frightened that he lay down behind the sofa and shouted, "What's going on?" Er Batou kicked him when he went up: "Fuck you!" Then he kicked open the window, "Grandfather, go!" The grandfather glanced at Mei Xuanzi, and said to Erbatou, "Don't hurt him!"

Immediately afterwards, the grandfather pulled Liang Wenqiu and jumped out of the window, and a car came quickly. "Grandpa, get in the car!" The grandfather helped Liang Wenqiu into the car, and he sped away like the wind, disappearing at the end of the alley. The driver was a young man, and Grandpa didn't know him.The man looked at the grandfather who was still in shock in the rearview mirror, and said, "I am the apprentice of Master Zeng, and he arranged for me to wait here." "I once taught them..." Grandpa looked back at the rear window of the car. "Don't worry, my master is a master of martial arts and is very familiar with the terrain here." Grandpa took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, while sorting out everything that happened nervously. The car rushed all the way back to the entrance, and the grandfather quickly arranged for a doctor to treat Liang Wenqiu's gunshot wound. The gunshots in the Xiya restaurant gradually subsided, and after a few minutes, calm was restored, leaving only a few corpses lying in the private room.Zeng Jingwu and others also withdrew to the hall at noon. Seeing that everyone came back alive, the grandfather felt a little more at ease, and hurriedly asked Zeng Jingwu what was going on. Zeng Jingwu gulped down a few sips of tea and told the whole story. It turned out that shortly after the grandfather and his party set off in the morning, Zeng Jingwu came to the grandfather's mansion to look for the grandfather. Seeing that the grandfather was not there, he hurriedly asked where the grandfather had gone. Jiang Feiyan said: "Grandpa went to the Xiya Restaurant at Mei Xuanzi's appointment." Zeng Jingwu yelled: "Not good!" Immediately took Da Batou, Er Batou and others to the Xiya restaurant. Why is Zeng Jingwu so nervous?Because the informant he placed in Wusong had just intercepted a secret Japanese telegram, which was an assassination list: blue dress ax king Ching Wu Zeng Jiang Xiangzu ... Lan Yi Dai refers to Dai Li from the Blue Shirt Club; Ax King refers to Wang Yaqiao from the Ax Gang; Jing Wu Zeng refers to Zeng Jingwu from Jing Wu Sect; Zeng Jingwu secretly established an anti-Japanese organization within the "Jingwu Association" called "Zhengjia League".It is the meaning of righteousness and righteousness; Jia, taking the character Jia of Huo Yuanjia, the founder of Jingwu Association. This organization specializes in eavesdropping on Japanese intelligence, assassinating Japanese and traitors.Since the signing of the "Songhu Armistice Agreement", Japan has gained a firm foothold in Shanghai, making it an important base for invading China.Zeng Jingwu set up eyeliners in Wusong, Zhabei and other places where the Japanese frequented, looking for targets and waiting for opportunities to act. This morning, the spy stationed in Wusong obtained this confidential letter, and Zeng Jingwu was shocked after reading it.What surprised him was not that he was on the assassination list. He had followed Wang Yaqiao to fight against the Japanese all these years. It was normal for the Japanese to kill him, but it was unbelievable that the Japanese wanted to kill his grandfather. Zeng Jingwu didn't know where his grandfather had offended the Japanese, so he hurried to find out about the situation, but Jiang Feiyan said that his grandfather had gone to the French Concession. With the sensitivity of a professional killer, Zeng Jingwu felt that something was wrong, so he rushed over with someone.It was only then that they arrived one step ahead of the other party and rescued the grandfather. Grandpa fell into deep thought after hearing this: "Two years ago, in Nanyue, I had dealings with a spy named Miko Nishida, but I didn't know she was a spy at the time. I'm perfunctory." Jiang Feiyan heard this, and said: "Grandfather was there to solve my 'Yue Haitang''s urgent need, so he went to see Nishida Miko as a last resort." Only then did Zeng Jingwu notice Jiang Feiyan's existence. The situation was urgent when he came to the hall in the morning, and there was no time to talk to Jiang Feiyan. "This is?" Zeng Jingwu looked at Jiang Feiyan. The grandfather hurriedly introduced, "This is Jiang Feiyan, the head of the Southern School 'Yue Haitang' that I often mention, who is also in Jiang Xiang's school." He pointed to Zeng Jingwu, "This is the proud student of Master Jiu. The head of the 'Jing Wu Association' Zeng Jingwu." Zeng Jingwu cupped his fists: "I'm sorry." Jiang Feiyan returned the salute: "Jiu Mu once taught Daimyo, it's a pleasure to meet you." At this time, Erbatou, who was sitting beside him, suddenly said, "Grandfather, Mei Xuanzi's son is still here, do you want to kill him?" The grandfather thought for a while, and said, "Mei Xuanzi seems to be unaware of this assassination..." Erbatou said: "I don't know? He just asked grandfather out, and the killer arrived. How could it be such a coincidence?" The grandfather said: "No, who would bet on his own son?" Erbatou shook his head and said loudly: "I have plenty of sons, so why worry about dying one, besides, Mei Xuanzi who has three wives and four concubines can still be born again!" The grandfather glanced at him and said, "You should find a woman to marry. After you have children, you will know that this is impossible." After finishing speaking, the grandfather made all the dams retreat. The grandfather told Zeng Jingwu and Jiang Feiyan what Mei Xuanzi had said in the morning. After hearing this, Zeng Jingwu said, "How can Mei Xuanzi say such a thing?" Grandpa nodded. Jiang Feiyan said: "Mei Xuanzi has been tossing so much these past few months, is it because of the support of the top KMT? The KMT wants to crack down on foreign religions?" The grandfather looked at Jiang Feiyan and said, "Sister Yan needs to investigate this matter further." Jiang Feiyan said, "That's fine. Recently, I made a connection with the KMT's secret investigation team, and a man named Feng Siyuan has become our pawn." Zeng Jingwu's eyes lit up: "Sister Yan has connections in the secret investigation team?" Jiang Feiyan smiled: "It all depends on Qiao Wuniang's many foreshadowings during her lifetime." Zeng Jingwu said: "Recently, the Japanese and the Kuomintang are looking for Master Jiu. Master Jiu is in a difficult situation. If Sister Yan has some news from the Kuomintang, I hope you will let me know so that Master Jiu can take precautions." Jiang Feiyan said: "Jiu Ye is the pillar of the country, everyone in the world admires him, and he will protect Jiu Ye without hesitation." While talking, the butler rushed in from outside, shouting as he ran, "Grandfather! Grandpa! It's not good! The people from the patrol room are here!" Before the words were finished, a few policemen broke in and inspected the house, one of them asked, "Which one is the grandfather?"