Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Lou Yun Arrives

Gang Yi smiled and cupped his hands, slapped his forehead suddenly, and said: "By the way, Mr. Liu, the matter of the "Wan Guo Gong Pao" has been found out, and it is not the "Wan Guo Gong Pao" run by Timothy Richard and others at all. ..." Walking along the moss-covered pebble path, I saw swaying trees and luxuriant flowers and plants in the courtyard. The crowd followed behind Liang Qichao, as if they had entered a ecstasy, turning north and east for a while, turning south and west for a while , It took a full bag of cigarettes to get out of the Nantong Guild Hall.

Saying goodbye to each other, Liang Qichao stood in front of the guild hall in a daze, motionless for a long time, his heart felt erratic and had no real place to settle.At this time, the scorching heat of the day has long since disappeared, and a few thin clouds are faintly moving slowly on the dark sky. Accompanied by the noise of the leaves singing, crying and laughing, it looks extraordinarily gloomy.It was a good time, but seeing him take a long breath and turn around, he only took two steps but stopped, turned around and walked forward alone. On the street outside Xuanwumen, under the faint moonlight, all kinds of horn lamps and air lamps swayed in the wind, flickering, covering two rows along the street, winding continuously until there is no end in sight.

"Hurry up! That monk is practicing again in the Town God's Temple!" "Really? Hey...wait for me!" While he was wandering around, there was a commotion on the street, Liang Qichao shrank back as if awakened from a dream, but when he moved his eyes, he saw a crowd of people on the street, and the tide was heading south, so he followed him hesitantly. In the time it takes to cup tea, hundreds of people have gathered around the Town God's Temple, and people's voices can be heard buzzing a few miles away from the arrow.Liang Qichao tried his best to squeeze in, but his clothes were already soaked in sweat.When I looked around, I saw four red lanterns slowly rising in the empty field, a monk in his forties and a few young men were playing field, and beside him was a girl in her early twenties standing in the backlight, with a small and exquisite figure, and her waist seemed to be tight. A sword is hanging, but the face cannot be seen.After a while, the monk clasped his hands together, bowed slightly, and said to the crowd: "Amitabha. The poor monk and his disciples perform arts, not for food or money, but for the sake of making good fortune in the world. Just now, a spectator said that the young disciple Xing Xing The melon seed dart practiced by Hua is not the method of gods, so the poor monk here will show you the real chapter. Zhao Hong, Tian Tong, take off the jacket." The two young men promised to take off the cloth jacket on their bodies and throw it aside. , one was as strong as a bull with protruding chest muscles, and the other was skinny and skinny like a dry monkey, they couldn't help laughing.

"Stand still!" "yes!" "Everyone, you have seen it clearly." The monk took off his white-washed monk's clothes, bent down and picked up two gleaming steel knives from the ground, as if afraid that everyone would not believe him, Zhou Za'er walked around in front of the two of them. , raised his breath and shouted, the steel knife in his hand stabbed at the throats of the two of them.Everyone said "ah", their hearts were raised in their throats, they only looked at the two men, but their expressions did not change, they seemed to be nothing, they couldn't help being dumbfounded and motionless.Suddenly, the monk yelled again, and then the steel knife in his hand flew up and down, slashing at the two of them repeatedly.

Liang Qichao secretly called himself "Qijian", and there was already a lot of applause from all around. "Hey, monk, can you really make people into immortals?" "It's not that the poor monk boasted, but if taught by the poor monk, it will take as little as one month and as many as three months, and the spirit will surely be possessed." "Spiritual possession? This—" "Monks don't tell lies. Those who want to learn, the poor monk will not receive a penny. If there is a lie, the poor monk is willing to—" "I learn! I learn!"

... For a while, the crowd was boiling, as if the price of a fried pot was crowded and shouted.Liang Qichao stared at all this with a half-smile, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched, and he felt an inexplicable chill crept up from the depths of his heart. "Uncle! Uncle!" "Hmm——" Liang Qichao was stunned for a moment, and when he moved his eyes, he saw the steward of Li Duanfen's mansion shouting loudly outside the circle, and managed to squeeze out, anxiously said, "What's wrong?" "Missy was pilgrimage yesterday and accidentally fell—"

"What? Why don't you just tell me about such things?!" "The little ones are going, but the eldest lady said that my aunt has important things to do, so I won't let the little one bother you." The steward raised his hand and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, "Missy is not feeling well when she wakes up early. I asked the doctor to watch it, and said that the fetus was gassy, ​​and I was afraid that I would give birth in half a day. If the master didn't come back to ask for younger ones..." While he was chattering, Liang Qichao got on the sedan chair.

Walking along the veranda, I heard several women giggling and giggling from afar, and Mrs. Li's hearty laughter was mixed with it. Mrs. Li and Li Duanfen's wife, Mrs. Liang, were talking and joking with Huixian.Seeing him coming in, several maids waiting around hurriedly squatted down to pay their respects.Liang Qichao nodded, and coughed deeply, "Zhuo Ru greets my mother-in-law and wife." "I'm back." Mrs. Li glanced at Liang Qichao, and said with a half-smile, half-heartedly, "Did you admit the wrong door?" "Zhuo Ru—" Liang Qichao's handsome face flushed suddenly, "Zhuo If you are not filial, I hope your mother-in-law will forgive you." "I have buried most of my people in the loess, and I don't expect you—" Mrs. Li raised her hand to brush away Li Huixian's slender hand, stood up tremblingly and continued, "Only you are right. Do you live with my girl? She talks about you every day and night. What about you? Have you brought her back to the mansion to see her? She is pregnant now. Although there are a large group of people waiting in this mansion, who Worth half of your—”

"Mother, isn't Zhuo Ru busy?" "Busy? If you are busy, can you not even have a family for a few months?! People with wives and children are no longer like before. They can do whatever they want without worrying at all—" Seeing her daughter's tears welling in her eyes After turning around, Mrs. Li stopped talking abruptly, glanced at Liang Qichao, and said with a long breath, "Haven't you eaten yet? Cuicui, go talk to my aunt—" "Don't dare to bother my mother-in-law, Zhuo Ru has already eaten." Liang Qichao rubbed the corners of his clothes with his hands repeatedly, whispering like a girl waiting to be married. "Have you entered? Seeing how haggard you are, I'm afraid I won't be able to recognize this girl in a few months. Cui Cui, what are you doing in a daze?" Mrs. Li sighed, "The country is at this level. , Someone should come out and do something. Just take care of yourself, if you don’t have a good body, what can you do? You——sit down.”

Liang Qichao bowed to thank the gift and sat on the chair with a slanted sign. He looked at Li Huixian, and there was a little shame in his tender eyes. When his lips were moving and he was about to speak, he heard Mrs. Li say again: "Bi Yuan just came back. He said that the government has been very unstable these past few days. Rong Lu and Gang Yi went around to find out who ran the "Wan Guo Gong Bao". Just for this half day, you can spend your whole life with her." "Zhuo Ru—" Liang Qichao nodded hesitantly, "Zhuo Ru would like to follow the orders of his mother-in-law."

Mrs. Li nodded in satisfaction, looked at Mrs. Liang, and said, "Okay, let's stop being an eyesore here and let the young couple warm up. Yun'er, you stay, and Cuicui will serve the young miss." "Mother-in-law, go slowly." Helping Mrs. Li out of the house and down the steps, Liang Qichao raised his face and took a deep breath of the slightly cool air, then slowly exhaled it before turning back into the house.Li Huixian's pitch-black locks of hair half-covered her peach cheeks, dragged out of the quilt, tears in her eyes gleamed brightly in the candlelight, and she looked at Liang Qichao: "Zhuo Ru, mother's words in a moment of anger, you must not take it easy—" "What did Sister Hui say? How could Zhuo Ru?" Liang Qichao sat down in front of the kang with a smile on his lips, reached out to hold Li Huixian's hands, and said with a sigh, "Mr. For example, every night in the dead of night, I often read this, thinking—" "Say those words again?" Li Huixian covered Liang Qichao's lips with his hand, "I'm really going to get angry." While speaking, the door creaked , the maid Cui Cui came in with a plate, then stopped and said, "Okay, let's eat something first." "Zhuo Ruzhen——" Liang Qichao closed his mouth after speaking, took a towel and wiped his hands with a smile, took a piece of pastry from the plate and chewed it with gusto, only a pair of eyes were always looking at Li Huixian , without blinking. "Look at your stupid look, look—" A blush flashed across Li Huixian's face, "Cui Cui, quickly bring the soup to my aunt, so I don't let you choke—by the way, don't you say you want to see my aunt? Take a look, it's just as you think." Cui Cui raised her head, with an oval-shaped face, and a pair of watery eyes under crescent eyebrows.His stature is slightly weak, but he looks dignified and stable, but his face is so pale that people dare not look at him directly.Liang Qichao took the bowl in a daze and asked, "Are you not feeling well?" "No no, slave—" "I don't want slaves to be long and short here. My aunt is also happy when I hear 'Cui Cui'." Li Huixian sighed softly, "This girl is from Weihai, Shandong. When Weihai fell, she escaped with her sister. The sisters from Tianjin got separated and lived in the capital, and my brother brought her back because she was unaccompanied and pitiful.” As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and pulled Cui Cui to sit beside her, “Zhuo Ru, Cui Cui talked to me a while ago. The ship’s landing on the day was done by the Battalion Office of the Beiyang Navy, who promoted Niu Changbing and others together with the adviser Haowei. Ding Junmen was full of sincerity, and had no intention of landing on the sun at all. The imperial court revoked his reputation—" "How do you know about this?" Liang Qichao frowned slightly. "Slave- Cui Cui and Sister Xinghua's husbands and sons-in-law are both sailors. During the battle of the Yellow Sea, they-Ding Junmen took pity on my sister and took them in the Admiral's Yamen. Cui Cui witnessed all these things with her own eyes. At that time, Ding Junmen ordered the ship to be sunk to prevent the enemy, but those adults—” "Shameless! Despicable!" Liang Qichao gritted his fine white teeth, got up and paced back and forth quickly around the room.Cuicui's teardrops were dripping like threads, and she hesitated and fell to her knees with a "plop": "My aunt, Ding Junmen... he was wronged, I beg my aunt and master to tell the emperor and return his innocence—" —" "Get up, what's wrong with this?" Liang Chao said, reaching out his hand to help Cui Cui get up, only to hang down in mid-air. "Cui Cui, get up and talk." Li Huixian pouted to signal Yun'er to help Cui Cui get up, looked at Liang Qichao and said, "Zhuo Ru, look at this—" Liang Qichao's slender body stood in front of the window, motionless like a stone statue cast in the shallow shadow of the moonlight.There was silence all around, only the rustling of chiming bells and Cuicui's sobbing and sobbing echoed.After a cup of tea, Liang Qichao turned around slowly, moved his lips and said, "There is no hope for this matter... not much..." "Grandpa—" "Cui Cui, listen to my aunt." "A girl like Cuicui, how much weight can she say? First of all; second, if a person like Niu Changbing can be promoted to a post in the camp affairs office, there must be background behind him, and that Haowei is Foreigners, even if the imperial court hears this case, they will—" Liang Qichao shook his head lightly. "According to what you say, you just let that guy get away with it?" Li Huixian caressed Cui Cui's cloud-like hair, "Cui Cui's words don't carry much weight, only brother, and Ci Liang and the others jointly impeached him. It can't be that there is no weight, right?" "Those old-fashioned people in the court just wish they couldn't find an excuse to attack the reform and reform. Brother Biyuan and the others should come forward, and they will do a lot of harm to the great cause of the reform." Liang Qichao bit his lower lip with fine white teeth, and said thoughtfully , "Right and wrong are in the hearts of the people. Given time, I believe that the court will return Ding Junmen's innocence. That guy escaped for a while, but he can't escape forever!" As he said, he looked at Cui Cui, "Cui Cui, you are grateful for the picture, and you are wandering in the capital alone. , Ding Junmen will rest in peace under the nine springs—" "Uncle." "What's up?" "Master wants you to go there." "Hey, I'll go right away." Liang Qichao said as he took a jacket and put it on, buttoned it, looked at Cui Cui and said, "Believe me, history is fair, it will not neglect a good person, let alone Let a bad guy go!" After finishing speaking, he gave some instructions to the servant girl, Yun'er, before turning around and leaving the house. When he came out of the house, a gust of cool wind hit his face, Liang Qichao couldn't help but shivered as he warmed up, and looked up at the sky, only then did he realize that towering black clouds had covered most of the sky.Let the servants put on the oil coat for him, Liang Qichao went straight to Li Duanfen's study in the east courtyard in the boundless rain.While undressing under the veranda, Li Duanfen's voice came from inside the house: "Is it Zhuo Ru? It's windy outside, so change your clothes inside so you don't catch cold." Liang Qichao promised, and only after he had finished packing did he step into the house. Inside the room, Li Duanfen was sitting on a chair in the middle with a smile on his lips, and a person was sitting on a stool on one side. Liang Qichao knew Yang Rui, a minister of the cabinet, and he was alone next to the bookshelf. Measuring, sparkling, but not knowing.Seeing Liang Qichao's hesitation, Li Duanfen said with a smile: "This is Bo Disu, whose name is Anzhu. You don't need to be too polite, let's see how this couplet is written first?" "Zhuo Ru has seen Brother Shuqiao and Brother Anzhu." Liang Qichao bowed his hands and looked at Bo Disu carefully. Fang walked to the table to watch, but saw the writing on the snow-white rice paper like a snake: Husband is not the son of all people!Sighing that the sky is the same as a skeleton, who alone suffers from hunger and cold all the year round; it is the poor who have no complaints, who endures like generations and fills the ravines, and does not think about the wind and rain. The words are generous, and every word is filled with tears.After Liang Qichao watched it, he couldn't help but clapped his hands repeatedly and said, "Okay!" "Are you satisfied now, Uncle Qiao?" Li Duanfen peeled off a banana and handed it to Liang Qichao, with a slight tremor in his eyebrows, and said, "The prosperous place in the capital, how can I be happy?" Unkempt, disheveled, and appalling beggars abound in the streets and alleys. Uncle Qiao intends to set up a 'heating factory'—" "'Warm Factory'? This is—" Liang Qichao looked at Yang Rui. "That is to say, the ruins on the street and the ruined temples and nunneries are simply built as a place for the poor to live." Yang Rui got up and took two steps, with a gloomy look in his tired eyes, and said, "Uncle Qiao has been running around a lot these days, To raise funds, we plan to set up one in Ci'an Temple after everything is settled, and brother Zhuo Ru must come to you at that time." When the voice fell to the ground, Li Duanfen already said: "It's best to ask Mr. Kang to go there together. It's not a secret You, Uncle Qiao, have had very little success in raising funds, so if you want to use your reputation as a teacher and student to raise some money, you will not object, will you?" "Brother Biyuan, what did you say? Brother Shuqiao is sincere in his concern for the country and the people, how can Zhuo Ru refuse?" Liang Qichao swallowed, "Only Zhuo Ru plans to leave Beijing in the next few days, and I'm afraid Can't make it back." "What? Are you planning to leave the capital?" Li Duanfen stared at Liang Qichao in a daze, and said with a look of surprise on his face, "Now the capital is in a turbulent state, how can you leave so easily?" Liang Qichao looked at the dark night outside the courtyard with his eyes through the curtain, and said secretly: "Brother Rangqing and the others invited me to Shanghai, and I have already agreed. Don't worry about the expenses, Brother Uncle Qiao. With so many people gathered in the capital, are you still worried about where to go? I’ll go talk to the teacher, and I’ll be there when the time comes.” “Uncle Qiao should think twice about leaving the capital.” Yang Rui stared with triangular eyes under his eyebrows. Liang Qichao said, "Current situation changes only day and night. Brother Zhuo Ru and Mr. Nanhai are the banners of our generation. If we leave at this time, it will be a small loss." "Brother Uncle Qiao won the award, how can Zhuo Hede dare to be called the "flag"? Fangcaiguan met Weng Xiang, and he thought that although the situation in Beijing and China is rosy on the surface, there are thorns all over the place. It can create a powerful and irreversible momentum, so that our generation’s great cause of reform can be implemented smoothly. Zhuo Ru thought it over and over again on the way back, and deeply believed it.” "Can Prime Minister Weng allow you to leave Beijing for Shanghai?" Li Duanfen's already half-grey eyebrows were frowned. "Weng Xiang--" "I didn't say anything, did I? He knew about it, so he definitely wouldn't agree to it." Li Duanfen stared intently at Liang Qichao, as if he wanted to read something from his face, "The emperor has ordered the establishment of the Strong Society for a while, Broadcasting reform ideas, this meeting will stand still, and it will never be as peaceful as it is now. Your literary talent and eloquence are a sharp weapon for our generation to debate with those stubborn conservative forces, but if you leave, who will take on this important task?" Liang Qichao bit his lower lip with his fine white teeth, and said with a slight smile: "Teacher is talented enough to take on this important task, not to mention Brother Ciliang, Brother Yicun and the others—by the way, Brother Ji Zhi's time to return to his hometown to observe his filial piety is about to expire. , is he not as good as Zhuo Ru——" "Brother Zhuo Ru is too modest." After Bo Disu returned to the grassland with his father, he first died to save his family's elder brother Naersu Tunjin, and then Boyan Mohu died of illness , It has been difficult to return to the capital. This time I heard that the capital is turbulent, so I can no longer hold back my temper. Listening to Liang Qichao's words, I can't help but say, "Brother Zhuo Ru's articles, An Zhu can be said to be a must-read for every article. According to An Zhu Come on, brother Zhuo Ru's writing style, no one can match it in today's world—" "Brother Anzhu speaks like this, Zhuo Ru is really ashamed." Bodisu's newly shaved head shone brightly in the candlelight. He shook his head slightly and said, "Ama passed away, and Anzhu was disheartened. He decided to die in the grassland and never set foot in the capital again. Difficult, Brother Bofu often writes to me, asking me to re-enter the capital and create a career with you—" Li Duanfen looked solemn, and interjected: "When the country is in trouble, everyone is responsible. Brother Anzhu has received the imperial court's favor for generations, and it should be like this." "I'm not afraid that Brother Biyuan will laugh at you. Although Anzhu was moved, he finally gave up the idea. It's really—" Bodisu stopped speaking abruptly.A gust of whistle suddenly blew up, carrying raindrops on the window, and then, after a few faint flashes, there was the sound of rolling thunder.In the flickering lightning, several people stared at Bo Disu silently, Li Duanfen broke the silence, and comforted in a low voice: "Brother Anzhu, the past—" "Well, it's nothing." Bo Di Su smiled faintly, and turned his eyes to Liang Qichao, "An Zhu came to Beijing this time, because he really saw hope from Brother Zhuo Ru's article, and saw my hope of regaining my glory." "Brother Anzhu——" "An Zhu's words come from the bottom of his heart, and there is absolutely no falsehood." Bo Disu said with a straight face, "Brother Zhuo Ru's writing is sharp and captivating. An Zhu has also read Mr. Nan Hai's "Xinxue Apocrypha" , if the thesis is good, forgive An Zhu for being abrupt, and it will definitely not be as good as Zhuo Ru's brother." Bodisu said, swallowing, and finally returned to the original topic, "The debate between the old and the new is an inevitable thing. Yuan, brother Zhuo Ru left, but there was a mistake, and the consequences would be unimaginable, I hope brother Zhuo Ru will think twice." As he said that, he hit him with a deep bow.Liang Qichao didn't expect him to act like this, so he slapped down in a hurry, and said, "Brother Anzhu, what's wrong with this? Zhuo Ru—" "master--" "Yun'er? Come in and talk." "Hey." The maid Yun'er entered the room in response, squatted down Wanfu to greet her, and said, "Miss is afraid that she is going to have a baby right now. The old lady wants master and aunt to come over." Yang Rui glanced at Bodisu, cupped his hands and said: "Congratulations, brother Zhuo Ru. It's getting late, brother Anzhu and I will take our leave first, and we will come back tomorrow to congratulate brother Zhuo Ru." "No rush, no hurry—" "That's all. If we continue to disturb you, I'm afraid that if you don't come in tomorrow, you will be kicked out." "Brother Uncle Qiao, with a sullen face all day long, I thought you couldn't make jokes at all. Then...well, see you tomorrow." "See you tomorrow." Turning at the Moon Cave Gate, Liang Qichao's feet picked up the wind and walked towards the west courtyard. Li Duanfen trotted behind him, but he also pulled him four or five meters away. "Zhuo Ru, can you slow down?" Li Duanfen said with a long breath, staring at Liang Qichao, and asked, "Zhuo Ru, did you have an argument with Mr. Nanhai?" Full of joy, he immediately went out of ten, biting his lower lip with fine white teeth, after a moment, he said with a faint smile: "Brother Biyuan, where did you say that, Zhuo Ru—" Li Duanfen lightly sneered: "Where did you come from?" Speaking of? Do you want me to say this?" "You don't know the current situation in Beijing?" Li Duanfen stretched out his hand and held Liang Qichao's hands tightly, "Everyone is looking forward to you and Mr. Nanhai. At this juncture, you must not separate yourself from others. The power of stubbornness is far away. It's not what we thought, if the two of you—" "Brother Biyuan, you're too worried. Zhuo Ru—" Liang Qichao raised his face to let the rain wash his hot cheeks, and after a long while, he breathed out and said, "The teacher is full of knowledge, He is the first to be able to open up the atmosphere. However, although he has high ideals, he is impatient in doing things, often impulsive and unrealistic. There are many people who request to join the club these days, but many of them have the intention of taking advantage of the opportunity to invite pets, I mean it slowly Days, wait for the foundation to be solid before formally setting up a meeting, so as not to be exposed prematurely and lead to accidents—” "This is the emperor's intention, and it's no wonder he did it." Li Duanfen frowned half-grey, and muttered. "It's understandable that the emperor has such thoughts, but the teacher shouldn't have such thoughts." Unbearable coldness and shivering, Liang Qichao looked at Li Duanfen with worried eyes, and sighed angrily, "According to his character, I... I I'm really worried..." Li Duanfen was stunned for a moment, and when he felt overwhelmed, he felt ice-cold in his heart. After a long while, he said: "I don't know what he was like before, but it seems that he has changed a bit recently. But the spring breeze is proud, It's human nature, don't you think so?" Seeing Liang Qichao's silence, he said again, "It's not convenient for us to talk, and it's not as powerful as you. You should try to persuade him with nice words later. It's a matter of national destiny. I don't think he'll take it lightly." "The teacher has a personality, but if you hold on to a certain idea, you will be stubborn to the end, and no one can change it." Liang Qichao shook his head lightly, "I just learned something about Weiqiang, and I persuaded him a few times. He is already unhappy. No matter what—I'm afraid that our teachers and students will really quarrel and break up unhappy." "Just bear with it and let it go." Li Duanfen bit his lips and muttered, "Your teacher and student are unhappy, so how can we start the great cause of reform? Zhuo Ru, this is not just a matter between your teacher and your student, It has something to do with the national destiny and the democratic movement!" Seeing Liang Qichao's lips moved to speak, Li Duanfen waved his hands and continued, "Don't say anything, I know what you want to say. Leaving Beijing and going to Shanghai can be avoided for a while, but it cannot be avoided for a lifetime. What's more Now the capital is in a state of turmoil, and changes happen every day, how can you leave so easily?" "I--" "What are you working so hard for all these years? Are you willing to miss this opportunity? Mr. Nanhai is stubborn, so you can persuade him if you can. No, don't you still have everyone?" Li Duanfen patted Liang Qichao on the shoulder, "Okay, that's the deal You just stay at the mansion for a while, and at least do your best as a husband.” Liang Qichao’s eyes flickered faintly under the dangling wind lantern, and after a long while, he nodded slightly: “Brother Biyuan, you just returned to the mansion On the way, I met a few practitioners who said they were invulnerable—" "I know about this." Li Duanfen snorted coldly, "It's so invulnerable, it's just nonsense, can the flesh block the gun? If this is the case, how dare those foreigners dare to act presumptuously? This is all done by the prince of Duanjun here." "He... how could he..." "He is very smart. Maybe he will really make something famous in the future." Wuzi said, Cui Cui rushed over: "Cui Cui has met the master and the aunt. The old lady has something to say, and I want the master." Hurry up, auntie." The two nodded, and their steps quickened their pace. The north wind howled all night, and when I got up in the morning, although the sky in the east was pale, it was still chilly.Yixin stepped out of the sedan chair, and shrank involuntarily.Looking around, I saw only a few dozen officials outside the Xihua Gate in the gray-brown twilight, and there were vaguely Yikuang, Gangyi and others inside. too late.While thinking, he strode towards Xihua Gate. "Morning sixth master." "Morning, everyone." Yixin glanced at the crowd, and while waving his hands as a sign of excuses, he asked, "Why hasn't Laishan come yet?" , bowed slightly, and said, "The humble job was on duty yesterday, and the old problem happened again." "Well——Yikuang, why did the Russian side call back?" "The Russian side claimed that Wang Zhichun's words were light and he was not worthy of this responsibility, and demanded that Li Hongzhang be reassigned as He Mian's special envoy." The Empress Dowager Cixi of the Yikuang side was kind enough to resume his post, and hurriedly said, "According to Zeng Jize's telegram, the Russian leader Li Hongzhang On a mission, I really want to take the opportunity to sign a treaty of mutual assistance against the enemy with our DPRK, as a reward for their intervention in Liao." "Russian ships 'wintered' in Jiaozhou Bay, isn't that enough?!" Weng Tonghe's mouth muscles twitched, "It seems This shameless greed—” "Shuping, let Yikuang finish his sentence first." Yixin's voice was very soft, but his tone was so overwhelming that it made people breathless.Weng Tonghe looked at Yixin with deep eyes, swallowed his saliva and finally held back his words.Yixin pursed his lips to signal for everyone to hand over the cards to enter the palace, and said, "Do you know what are the conditions?" Yikuang pondered for a while, as if trying to figure out whether he should say it or not, and said, "Zeng Jize found four things. What about this one, if Japan If Russia’s Far Eastern territory or our country’s or Korea’s territory is invaded, Russia and our country should assist each other with their entire navy and army.” He hesitated for a while, then Fang continued, “Well, if a war breaks out, all our ports should be open to Russian warships In addition, in order to facilitate the transportation of troops, Russia and Italy built a railway through our provinces of Heilongjiang and Kyrgyzstan to Vladivostok." "anything else?" "None... Whether in peacetime or wartime, Russia can transport troops or military supplies on this railway." "Six Lord, according to Shuping, Tsarist Russia does not intend to jointly defend against the sun, but really wants to use road construction to extend its power into our northeastern region, so as to strengthen our control over our dynasty." While talking, everyone meandered into the Chuihua Gate of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and an official had just resigned. When everyone looked at it, it was Chen Chi, the military plane Zhang Jing, and they couldn't help being startled.Chen Chi bowed down and beat the general down, begging for peace and said: "The humiliating position is for you, Zhongtang Masters—" "No. Your Majesty—" "It is the emperor's order that Liu Ye and Weng Xiang will go in to see you. The other Zhongtang adults are all working in the military computer room." After finishing speaking, Chen Chifu walked out of the Chuhuamen door after walking a thousand steps.Yixin's eyes were full of suspicion, he stared at his slender figure, and after a while, he walked in along the corridor.Outside the hall, his lips were moving and he was about to speak, but he heard Guangxu's voice inside the room: "Come in." "Hey." The two of them stepped into the palace gate with a promise of neither high nor low.I saw Guangxu sitting cross-legged on the kang, and a person sitting on the scorpion under the kang, with a robe of nine pythons and four claws covered with a crane patch, was listening to Guangxu's will. "There is no room for sloppiness in disaster relief." Guangxu's face was a little tired, but his voice was very calm, "It's really hard to turn around. The next year's spring seeds will be released first, and Liu Kun will be transferred later. In a word, we can't People are starving to death. I am so busy that I can't make any more troubles. Yuan Shikai's formation and training of the new army is a major matter for the court. You should give him more convenience." "The humble official obeys the holy decree. Only his soldiers disturb the people—" "I have my own will to tell him about this matter. Yixin, if you have anything else to say to Wen Shao, just tell him." "The slave I want to talk about has already explained last night." Yizhen bowed. "That's it, Wang Wenshao, you can kneel down." After Wang Wenshao bowed and left, Guangxu submitted the papers on the case, "I have read those papers, and I will go down and make an order later. There have been frequent disasters in various places recently. It is very worrying, and I told them to respect my will and help them wholeheartedly, but I will never forgive any incidents caused by this!" "Hey." "Dong Fuxiang was transferred to be the admiral of Gansu, and he is still the president of the Gan army, and all the former enemy generals are under control." Guangxu said while holding a cup and sipping tea, seeing Wang Fu muttering outside the house, he asked, "Wang Fu, who is outside? " "Go back to Lord Long Live, Master Jin is asking to see you." "I want her to go back to the palace to wait." Guangxu patted his palms with the bamboo fan of Concubine Xiang. According to the inspector, he is still in charge of military training." Weng Tonghe looked at Guangxu quietly, and couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shikai is arrogant, and this servant thinks it is not appropriate to be promoted too quickly. Besides, although he has practiced well, he has not achieved an inch of merit—— —" "Doesn't it count as meritorious practice?" Guangxu carefully fiddled with the floating tea with a bowl cover, "I know that my servants gossip about him. There are some things, but most of them are based on speculation and out of thin air. Go back and make a plan It’s enough to blame him. Also, this servant plans to expand the Dingwu Army to 7,000 people, and to increase the military salary, it is estimated to be two to three hundred thousand, and you will transfer it if you go down.” "Your Majesty, the Dingwu Army pays more than one million dollars a year, which is already the best treatment among all the armies. If—" "To buy foreign new weapons, to hire German officers to supervise foreign exercises, which one is worth the money?" Guangxu glanced at Yizhen from the corner of his eyes, "There is no need to talk about this matter. What else is there? Tell me." Yixin swallowed his saliva: "Because of Wang Zhichun's soft-spoken people, Russia asked Li Hongzhang to be the Special Envoy of Congratulations. The emperor sees—" "Did Lafayette ask that servant to prepare? You don't know?" "Your servant just heard Yikuang talk about this matter, please look into it clearly." Yixin's body trembled imperceptibly, and hurriedly bowed. "It doesn't matter whether you notice it or not—" "Your Majesty, Tsarist Russia wants Li Hongzhang to be an envoy with an ulterior motive. I beg your Majesty to think twice." Weng Tonghe said anxiously after being stunned. "One more thing is worse than one less thing. Since it's Lafayette's intention, let's do it." Guangxu stopped Weng Tonghe with a wink, and stared at Yixin with a dry cough, "I heard that Beijing is very unstable these days, and the infantry and yamen soldiers have repeatedly committed mischief. Harassing the people. You spread the word about Ronglu, and you can’t take care of your job too much. Tell me, and I will ask someone to share some for him.” "Hey." Waving his hand to signal Yixin to retreat, he let out a long sigh of relief in his chest, Guangxu looked at Weng Tonghe and said, "Why do I want to do something? I just have to be careful in the current situation." The braid was coiled around his neck twice, "The "Wan Guo Gong Pao" and the Strong Society have been doing a lot of things these days, which has attracted the attention of the Lafayette. Just now Chen Chi came in and replied, saying that the people attending the meeting are often beaten by unknown people. Let me take it easy for a while, I just told Chen Chi all these words. Only Kang Youwei is a stubborn slave, so you go down and go there in person later. Tell him that the country’s affairs have accumulated deep evils, and it cannot be reversed overnight. Reform and reform His proposition is good, but the stubborn conservative forces can't turn the corner for a while, and can only induce them slowly. He should neither be discouraged, nor rush forward." "The slave obeys the order." "Hmm..." Wuzi murmured, the golden chiming bell in the corner of the room rustled and struck twelve times in a row.Guangxu moved his eyes and scanned his eyes, but saw that the son and mother needles had been closed and turned back up, it was already noon. "Okay, you go down first. Hand the sign in when you're done. I still have something to say." Then he ordered to change clothes. "The concubine respectfully invites the emperor to be safe!" Seeing that Guangxu was wearing a white silk tassel crown on his head, and a white jade hook and ponytail button belt around his waist, Concubine Jin bowed and knelt down to greet him with joy. "It's such a hot day, the emperor doesn't need to wear such neat clothes, good or bad—" "Why are you still here?" Guangxu's cheek muscles twitched imperceptibly, "I can't help but ask Wang Fu to tell you to go back Is it from the palace?" "Concubine..." Concubine Jin was stunned for a moment, looking timidly at the gloomy Guangxu, and said, "Concubine only wants to... wait for the emperor to go there together... I really don't want to stay here Yes, please enlighten the emperor." Guangxu squinted at Wang Fu, and said coldly: "Your master forgot the rules, what did you do? Can you also forget?" "Slave...slave..." "Is everyone here?" "Going back to Lord Long Live, those envoys are already waiting at the Wenhua Palace." Wang Fu heaved a sigh of relief. "Order to prepare the sedan chair. You can stay in the palace, and Liancai can accompany me there." Guangxu glanced at Concubine Jin, "It's your birthday today, I thought I'd pass it earlier. It's just that there are too many things to do. , I'm afraid it will be difficult to get away for a while." "Your Majesty, this—" "That's all." Guangxu raised his hand, "I will go to your side in the evening when I have time." As he spoke, he stepped down the stairs, got on the sedan chair and headed for Wenhua Palace. Although the military computer room of the Hall of Mental Cultivation was only a short distance away, the sun was already scorching hot at this time, and by the time he arrived at Qianqingmen Square, Yixin was sweating through his underwear.A group of guards took a break to rest under the eaves, and when they saw him coming, they hurriedly bowed under the sun to say hello.Yixin's lips moved as if he wanted to speak, he only looked up at the sky, and stopped drooling.Climbing up the steps, he hesitated in front of the house door, looked back at the crowd, and said: "Go and rest under the eaves." "Thank you for your kindness!" Everyone saw him with a gloomy face, like a frost hit. Hearing this, they were stunned for a moment and came back to their senses. They couldn't help cheering.Yixin glanced at the crowd, coughed twice and entered the room.Seeing everyone bowing to Qian'er to say hello, he said, "Forget it, let's all sit down." "Master Six, so many discounts—" "The emperor has seen it and wants to draw up an order." Yixin put the memorial in his hand on the table, glanced resolutely, wiped his face on the silver plate, and said, "I still have some things at hand, you should figure it out first Write a manuscript——Ji Yun, why did you come in? The emperor's endless favor——" "Lao Liu is worried, Ji Yun's body feels much better." Li Hongzao's clear cheeks became even thinner, and there was still a trace of gleam红晕，淡淡一笑躬身道，“这整日在府里养着，心里闷得慌，倒不如——”“你呀，生就个穷贱命。坐，快坐着。”奕捏了颗冰荔枝嘴里呷着，直觉着身上暑气去了大半，见刚毅犹自在一边杌子上挥着蒲扇，遂又道，“那些折子——” “六爷这着哪门子急呀？这大热天儿，谁还有精气神拟旨儿？”刚毅满脸赘肉颤着，嘿嘿一笑说道，“再说卑职这手底下怎样，六爷您还不晓得吗？我看这事还是季云兄——”“季云身子方好些，累不得的。”奕腮边肌肉抽搐了下，“你慢慢——” “我这反正没事儿，那就我看吧。”李鸿藻轻咳了声，只觉着嘴里一甜，知道是血，见奕正自瞅着自己，犹豫下皱眉咽了下去。“季云，你……”奕眉棱骨抖落了下，“你没事吧？” 李鸿藻端杯啜了口茶水，在嘴里咕咚咕咚转了两转咽下，望着奕说道：“老毛病了，没事的。子良，你把折子都放我这吧。”“如此子良先谢过季云兄了。”刚毅嘿嘿笑着拱了拱手，猛地一拍脑门儿，道，“对了，六爷，《万国公报》的事查清了，那压根便不是李提摩太等人办的《万国公报》。六爷您瞅瞅这两份，可是一样？”说着，他从袖中掏出两张报纸递与奕。 “这……这是怎的回事？” “六爷左手那才是真的《万国公报》，右手那份，是康有为那奴才纠集一伙人办的。” “消息不知可靠与否？” “千真万确。”刚毅细碎白牙咬着，“康有为这阵子拉拢了一些不明底细的人，在宣武门外河南会馆成立了个强学会，说是研究学术，实则骨子里还是要变法。我有个门生受其蛊惑也参加了这个学会，卑职正是从他那得来的消息，才知道此报实情的。”刚毅说着有意无意地扫了眼李鸿藻，“祖宗法制，尽善尽美，后世子孙但只依例施行，何须变法？如此又将置列祖列宗于何地？！六爷，依卑职意思，应该立即令步兵衙门查禁强学会，将那些狂言惑众的奸诈之徒一一逮狱重处！特别是那康有为，前次诬蔑六经皆是伪作，今次又煽风点火，不杀之难消心中恶气！” 奕细碎白牙咬着下嘴唇，久久凝视着窗外炎炎烈日，半晌，轻轻吁了口气，转身望眼刚毅，说道：“强学会一事我也听到些风声，说是为的翻译西方书籍，研讨诸夷强国之策，以寻求富国富民之策，我揣摩这怕是皇上意思，所以也没细细究问——” “六爷，如今说这些话有什么用？您该拿个主意，看是奏了老佛爷，还是——” “此事——”奕似乎没料到他有此言语，一时竟不知如何言语是好。“此事严禁不得的。”李鸿藻轻咳了声，接口道，“入会之人多是京中名流，便一些督抚将军亦列名入会，若是严禁，岂不连累了那么多官吏？现下局势维艰，当以稳为上。如若——”刚毅细碎白牙咬着，冷冷插口道：“似这等鼠辈，不予严禁，过不多久又会兴风作浪。但若求稳，唯有快刀斩乱麻！” “子良兄的心思季云理解，只牵连那么多官吏，于朝局终是不利的。”李鸿藻将半苍发辫在手中细细梳理着，“子良兄不也说你门下有人入了强学会吗，设若严禁，子良兄你能善保其身吗？” "This--" 奕这时开了口：“依我意思，还是季云说得对，现下还该'稳'字发头。不如便将康有为一人驱逐出京了事，子良你说呢？”“这——”刚毅咽了口口水，心有不甘地长透了口气，道，“那也好。我这便命顺天府将那厮押解出京。” “他如今非是小民，岂能说押便押的？”奕轻轻一哂。 “那……那便让人上章弹劾他，尔后再——” “六爷，老佛爷那边来人求见。” “嗯？”奕愣怔了下，吩咐道，“叫进来吧。”不大工夫，一个太监进了屋，边躬身打千儿请安，边说道：“老佛爷话儿，要六爷、刚相爷这边事了了去园子一趟。”“可知道是——”话到半截，奕沉吟着收了口，虚挥下手，道，“知道了。” "Hey." 甲午战争结束，通海团练撤防。张謇虽说空闲了下来，只《马关条约》贻祸无穷，而寄予厚望的朝廷却丝毫动静亦无，使得他每日里闷闷不乐，少有开颜的日子。应张之洞之邀于江宁一游，张謇心中终于看到了希望：兴办实业。 只想来容易做来难，单只集股一事便是大费周章。任张謇磨破嘴皮，到头来也只凑得十一万两股银。此番进京，张謇一则为着翰林院大考，二来嘛，便是想在京中招得几万两股金，好歹将厂子办起来。在翰林院画卯回会馆，尚未出轿，会馆管事便迎了上前：“大人，巳时有位沈老爷拜晤，要您回来后去趟浏阳会馆。”犹豫了下，张謇遂径直转向北半截胡同。 “大人，到地方了。” “嗯？唔——”张謇自神情恍惚间回过神来，这才觉凉轿不知何时已然停止了晃动。呵腰出轿举步进去，约莫杯水光景，来得一处屋子，因听里头热闹，似乎是寿富要悔子儿，博迪苏不依，张謇一笑推门而入，说道：“诸位仁兄好兴致呀。” “哟，状元郎来了。”沈曾植坐在棋枰旁边，兀自仔细揣摩着那棋局，见张謇笑着进来，忙起身拱手相迎，“失礼，失礼呐。”“子培兄这又拿季直打趣了不是？”张謇躬身一个揖儿打将下去，“你再这般，季直这可——”“别……别走。说你是状元郎，你这还真给牛上了。来，快坐着。”沈曾植笑着道了句，见管事捧着西瓜近前，取了一块边吃边口中呜噜不清地说道，“一别这么长日子，总以为南通偏僻地儿，不会有你甚风声的，不想便这京里都给你搅得沸沸扬扬的。”张謇方自啜了口冰水，闻声咽下，嘴角掠过一丝苦笑道：“子培兄取笑了。” 沈曾植淡淡一笑：“你呀，好好的翰林不做，却整日里求爷爷告奶奶，着魔了价求银办厂。结果呢？厂子没办起来，头发却给愁白了大半，真是——”他说着轻咳了两声。这时间，博迪苏丢毛巾于杌子上坐了，开口道：“人不强，难撑其身。国不强，难立于世。各国之敢欺我天朝，实赖其强而我弱。寓强于富，实业救国，也不失为一良策。” 张謇向博迪苏点了点头，起身悠然踱着碎步，扫眼众人说道：“《马关条约》允许日人设厂制造。此一点现下还看不出大的伤害，但时日一久，弊端陡现时就想防也防不住了。遍观西方列强之强，首在工业，日人设厂，他国必纷然效仿，如此一来，我国脆弱的工业势必土崩瓦解。在此种情况下谈富国，岂不有些——”说着，他长长透了口气，“季直倡导实业，还有此一层。” “季直兄见多识远，我这佩服之至。” “行了，莫再取笑我了。” "No--" “季直兄见地非凡，确胜我等多多。”不及寿富再言语，沈曾植已然插了口，“只官府无力襄助，以季直兄一人之力，谈何容易？”他接毛巾擦了把脸，又道，“季直兄莫要看张之洞他们办洋务，又是厂来又是矿，他们可都是有朝廷做后台的。你一介书生怎可和他们相比？这并不是说办便能办的。” “子培兄言之有理。”闻声看时，众人这方发现不知什么时候刑部郎中杨深秀与杨锐竟已进了屋。拱手绕匝儿与众人施礼请安，杨深秀望着张謇道：“季直兄，人生在世，公则为国尽忠，私则科举成名，此读书人之正道。季直兄寒窗数十载方有得今日功名，怎可轻易丢了？再说现下维新大业蒸蒸日上，正是用人之际，季直兄怎能舍此大事而就小事呢？” “依我意思，实业还是要办，只季直兄但领头倡议，具体事务，则交给下边人做便是了。如此两者兼得，岂不更好？”杨锐沉吟了下，道。 “我也是这般打算的。”张謇淡淡一笑，说道，“只筹集资金曲折艰难——” “以季直兄身份，底下也不买账？” 张謇望着寿富：“伯茀兄以为打着这状元旗号，走哪儿都畅通无阻吗？底下有不买账的，有买账却无力的，南通绅商人微力薄，我这鞋底磨破，现下亦只筹得十一万股银——” “需多少银子呢？”博迪苏插口道。 “我打算在桑梓建个大生纱厂，砖瓦木料现已备齐，准备来年正月正式动工。按最低规模，约莫还得数十万股银。” “这么多？”博迪苏眉棱骨抖落了下，“这……这可怎生筹得齐？”“这么多银子，要谁一下子拿出来，都不容易。”沈曾植拈须沉吟片刻，道，“季直兄，现下我辈与顽固守旧势力正处在决战前夕，你便留下来，与我等一齐干吧。但新法实施，你这实业救国心愿岂不举手可遂？”张謇细碎白牙咬着嘴唇：“桑梓厚望，季直怎忍心袖手不管？我国不维新不能富强，此季直深有同感。只我辈致力多年而一无结果，令人实浩叹不已——” “季直兄莫灰心——” “不不不，子培兄误会了。”张謇忙不迭摆手道，“我朝积弊已深，非一时半刻便能扭转得过来的。诸位仁兄在此努力，季直另辟他途，但若小有成效，与维新大业亦善莫大矣。” “嗯——我辈虽竭力宣扬变法主张，只却皆是口头上的。设若季直兄真能办出些名堂，定可使大批徘徊犹豫之人站稳脚跟。”寿富沉吟着说道。“对。”谭嗣同甫入京城，一直在一侧静静地听着，这时亦开了口，“位极人臣，端的风光无限。只本朝开国以来，状元入翰林的有多少？而至今犹能为世人所咏诵的又有几人？季直兄以状元身份兴办实业，实我朝第一人，成则流芳百世，不成亦会成为美谈。如今救国之途非止一个，依复生看，这实业救国并不亚于练兵御敌，季直兄但只放手去做。”沈曾植沉吟着点了点头，只嘴上却笑道：“好你个复生，我这将季直往回劝，你倒好，竟拒而不纳。方才我等怎生说的来着？”“好呀。”张謇拳头虚晃了一下，“子培兄，你们这竟合起来对付我呀。” “这可都是子培兄意思，我与复生、岸竹可是为你说话的呀，季直兄，怎么样，回头是不是该好生答谢一下？” “寿富呀寿富，你这全将屎盆子扣我一个人头上了，看我怎生收拾你！”沈曾植笑道着作势扑了过去，一时间屋内犹如炸了锅价热闹。足足盏茶工夫，还是沈曾植先自止住，捂着肚子笑道：“好了好了，不闹了，再闹下去我这身子骨可要散了架了。”他轻咳两声止住笑。“不过，你们可别想在季直这打牙祭，你们没瞅着他一脸苦相，正为银子犯愁吗？”谭嗣同接杯啜了口冰水，又道，“这数十万股银要解决，着实挺难的。诸位看看，有什么法子没有？” “来年又逢科考——” “季直兄正月便要动工，这来得急吗？再说都些应试的举子，又能有多少银子？不妥、不妥。”杨深秀方自开口，寿富已连连摆手道。“我看……嗯……”博迪苏攒眉沉吟着，接口道，“我二里沟东口那处院子原是额娘静心用的，如今额娘在草原上，也不打算再入关，闲着也是闲着，回头卖了出去，少说也值七八千两银子。” “这使不得，这使不得。”张謇眼中晶莹泪花打着转儿，忙不迭道，“岸竹兄厚意季直心领，只变卖宅院一事万万不可以的，如此——” “卖的银子是为着实业救国，又不与季直兄你私人，如何使不得？”寿富伸手用力握了握张謇肩头，“我这家里没多少存银，只阿玛那些古玩字画却也值不少银子的，回头我便换了银子。” “我筹一千！” “我五百！” ... 兀自说话间，会馆管事轻步进了屋。谭嗣同哈哈笑道：“瞧，这不又有银子上门了吗？”说着，问道，“是不是有人拜晤？快请进来。”“公子，是位张大人求见。”管事周匝打千儿请了安，说道，“公子没有交代小人，所以没敢让进来。” “莫不是张孝谦吧？”沈曾植半苍眉毛抖了下，“他怎的找到这了？你下去告诉——”话音尚未落地，门外橐橐脚步声起，张孝谦身穿靛青葛纱袍，一条大辫子又粗又长，梳得一丝不乱，在屁股上晃着：“哟，诸位都在这儿呀。孝谦这里有礼了。” 张孝谦狡诈圆滑又野心勃勃，看到会中有着几万两捐款，便寻思着拿了这银子在琉璃厂办书店捞油水，被康有为厉言所阻，因此暗暗不满，有事没事的总找些茬儿与他作难。众人识其面目，有心欲将他除名，因着翁同龢从大处着眼竭力劝阻方罢，只却自此对其是避而远之。见众人都不答理，张孝谦嘿嘿笑了两声，又道：“怎的，不欢迎孝谦？” “哪里哪里。”看着张孝谦那般样子，沈曾植只觉着心中一阵腻味，开口说道，“这大热的天儿，孝谦兄过来，不知有什么事儿？”张孝谦干咳了声扫眼众人，长叹口气道：“南海先生不听劝，这不惹出事儿了吗？”他有意无意地顿了下，起身自盆中取块西瓜细细嚼着。众人对望了眼，一颗心不由得都提了嗓子眼上。沈曾植深不可测的眸子审视着张孝谦，似乎想从他脸上看出些什么。半晌，问道：“敢问孝谦兄出了何事？” “何事？又有人弹劾他了！”张孝谦扫眼众人，冷冷道。 “是谁？”众人几乎异口同声道。张孝谦甩手将西瓜皮顺窗丢了外边，起身自盆中取了手巾，边擦着手，边慢条斯理道，“大学士徐桐徐大人、都察院徐甫徐大人，另外还有一些御史。光是递军机房的折子，少说也二三十份呢。”仿佛当头一记闷棍，众人皆瞠目结舌，一动不动。足足袋烟工夫，杨深秀率先开了口：“但只御史，倒还好说，皇上压着也不会有事的。只徐桐、徐甫这些人出面，这事儿怕是——”他顿了下，仿佛不认识价审视着张孝谦，“不知这消息孝谦兄从何处得来？” “漪村这是不相信孝谦了？！”张孝谦睃眼杨深秀，嘴角挂着一丝冷笑说道。“孝谦兄言重了。”杨深秀淡淡一笑，拱手道，“漪村非不相信孝谦兄，只此事关系匪浅，不得不慎重着些。倘此消息只自无足轻重之人口中听闻，那自不必紧张，只——” “李相呢？够分量吧？！方才他将我唤去，要劝南海兄赶紧出京避一避，等过了这阵风头再说。他老人家总算念着师生情分，不然我等蒙在鼓里，避祸都来不及呢！”张孝谦捋着山羊胡须，不紧不慢道。“如此看来，事态严重。”杨锐点了点头，“子培兄，那我们这便去通知南海兄速速离京。” 博迪苏轻轻一哂：“有皇上撑腰，徐桐、徐甫又能拿南海先生怎样？形势扑朔迷离，值此之际，南海先生岂可轻易离京？”“前次给事中余晋珊弹劾南海先生，结果怎样岸竹兄没听说吗？”寿富摇头说道，“官场的事很难说得清的。皇上虽立意维新，只胳膊拧得过大腿吗？徐桐乃三朝老臣，又做过穆宗皇帝师傅，极受老佛爷倚重，此事如若老佛爷出面，只怕南海兄难逃一劫。” “伯茀兄所言甚是。”谭嗣同腮边肌肉抽搐了下，“南海先生早已是他们的眼中钉、肉中刺，此次但若老佛爷出面，皇上断无法挽回。走，我们这便去通知南海先生速速离京！” “复生兄且慢！” “子培兄——” 沈曾植眼角余光扫了下张孝谦：“此事还是慎重些好，设若此乃他们所设圈套，我等如此草率行事，岂不正中他们下怀——” “子培兄所虑不无道理，只这次却是千真万确的。”张孝谦翕动嘴唇还欲言语，陈炽从屋外走了进来，拱手向众人打了千儿，攒眉蹙额道，“方才遇着翁相，听说恭王爷、刚毅、荣禄他们几个都被老佛爷宣召进了园子。”他发泄胸中郁闷价长长吁了口气，“唯今为安全计，只有南海兄速速离京——对了，我方才去河南会馆，不曾见着南海兄，南通、新会几个会馆亦找不着人——”“早起裴村兄去会馆，方进胡同便遭一群黑衣人毒打。”沈曾植轻吁了口气，“我等为安全计，已劝南海兄搬到了——”他没有说下去，只陈炽已然会过意来，伸手拍了拍剃得趣青的额头，道：“知道了，知道了。瞧我这脑子，真是事儿愈急愈糊涂。裴村兄怎样？没大碍吧？” 裴村，即刘光第，四川人，光绪朝进士，一八八三年任刑部主事，甲午战争前夕以亲丧去官，教授乡里，提倡新学，初十方由湖南巡抚陈宝箴举荐进的京城。“没甚大碍。”沈曾植点点头，说道，“只是得在床上静养些日子了。” “唉，看看这事闹的，真——”张孝谦说着又长叹了口气，三角眼转了圈，望着陈炽开口道，“次亮兄，依孝谦看，即使南海兄离京，形势依旧可虑得很呐。”陈炽眉棱骨抖落了下：“孝谦兄此话从何说来？”“此事——”张孝谦起身踱着碎步，沉吟道，“依孝谦看，徐桐他们断不会就南海兄离京便满足的。南海兄前次惹恼他们，此只一桩，另一桩儿，便是他们骨子里恨着《万国公报》。因为咱的维新主张，大多是借此宣扬出去的。” 谭嗣同剑眉下一双深不可测的眸子眨也不眨地注视着张孝谦：“孝谦兄心里究竟怎生想的呢？”“这——孝谦心里也没个定谱儿。”张孝谦不由低下了头，干咳两声仰脸时，却目光停了陈炽身上，道，“次亮兄，依孝谦意思，现下风声紧，咱不如暂停公报的发送，等日后风声平静些再恢复，你以为如何？”谭嗣同心知他既想靠着强学会升官发迹，又怕《万国公报》惹恼了当道众人，不及陈炽言语已然开口说道：“公报乃我等主张得以宣扬广大之喉舌，乃强学会之灵魂所在，岂可停止发送？” <