Chapter 37 Chapter Thirty-Six

"Nanchang Bandit Suppression Headquarters" - also known as "Nanchang Camp" - there is such a unit in it, outsiders only know its name as "Planning Department", with a wooden sign on the door board, and a big wind at the door, inside Who are they?What business are you dealing with?There are few informed spoons. After Li Shouwu was severely beaten by Ju Yi, he was placed in this planning department.The indoor tables and chairs are complete, and the walls are full of wooden cabinets. The shelves are full of bound volumes and documents. It seems that it is obviously a place for storing archives and data.According to Li Shouwu's own conjecture: Ju Yi had no long-term plan when he placed him in the planning place, but under the heavy blow of two palms, Li Shouwu must not be able to bear it, so he only confessed to an armed soldier: Throw this person into the planning department first, let alone say anything.Unexpectedly, only after this step was taken care of, Dai Li sent another urgent telegram, asking Ju Yi to leave for Nanjing immediately—if compared with the background information of other Baiguan at that time, the two consecutive telegrams urging Deng Cheng to do what he did should be It was the fact that Feng Yuxiang hired a group of Syrians to plot to assassinate the "Generalissimo"—Ju Yi hurried to Nanjing, forgetting that there was a dying Li Shouwu lying in the planning office.

Let's say that Li Shouwu's ancestor—that is, Li Jiasan named in "Seven Seas Thunder"—is one of the four branches of "Dharma Circle Gong" passed down by Lu Yuan.As stated in the previous article: Li Jiasan walked thousands of miles, carried the coffin back to his teacher’s hometown in Fengyang, and got a book of exercises inscribed in the coffin: "The Dharma Circle Is Long Hidden/Everything Is Illusory"; The handwriting is also hidden word by word.Since then, the Jining Li family's "Faquan Gong" system passed down by Li Jiasan is not a family of warriors, but has always taken the work of searching and compiling various martial arts anecdotes as its own duty.This department of "collectors of martial arts and archaeologists of martial arts" would not use the martial arts that they memorize and recite every day to do something practical for self-defense and defeating the enemy unless they have to.

Li Shouwu is even more studious and obsessive. Not only does he know everything about martial arts and martial arts, but he is also eager to learn about all kinds of astronomy, geography, and prophecy. All kinds of anecdotes related to blade, inner family and outer family skills are even more reluctant to let go.Unexpectedly, he followed Xing Fushuang into the company, and received two strong palms from Ju Yi, which was a bit more severe than the usual ten or one hundred beatings of Lian Jiazi, and almost killed him, and his soul returned to Taixu.But he lay on the ground where the project was planned, opened his eyes slightly, and saw that there were books and materials all around him. There was a sudden clearness in the square inch of the Lingtai, and he thought: There are so many documents here. If you can read them Look, browse and browse, maybe you can gain a little insight and learn more; then, even if you are going to die in a while, it is not in vain.While thinking, Li Shouwu struggled to get up.However, although Ju Yi's two palms only touched his left cheek and chin, the internal force was strong and stubborn, and it had penetrated into the joints of his cervical spine, breaking the bundle of nerves—to put it bluntly: this— — Li Shouwu's limbs and limbs are no longer able to control, and he has become a paralyzed person.

At this moment, Li Shouwu sighed softly unconsciously, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and secretly said: You have read all kinds of martial arts books since you were young, and you are familiar with various martial arts; The cotton is broken and the wadding is broken, and I can't move.Could it be that what he has studied diligently for more than ten years is just this faint and indistinct thought, which is about to disappear with his own eyes?Thinking about it like this, it can be said that the more he thought about it, the more saddened he became, and the more he thought about it, the more heartbroken, two lines of hot tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes in a row—the tears rolled to the ground, and after a long time condensed into a puddle, icy and cool on his face The back of the neck—he coughed unconsciously; suddenly there was a sudden itching and jumping at the Yuzhen point.The shivering came down, which reminded Li Shouwu that although the nerves in the cervical spine were damaged and the limbs were paralyzed, the human body has its own strength that no one can make.However, as a direct disciple of Lu Yuan's "Faquan Gong", why can't he be proficient in the use of the Li family in Jining?It has already been explained in the previous article that before resigning Lu Yuan from the school, Chao Yuan and Heshou used a little force in their sleeves to activate Lu Yuan's dharma circle behind his dantian, allowing a person who had never practiced martial arts to achieve success in an instant, and suddenly entered "" "Lively" - Lu Yuan knocked his head down without using much strength, but smashed the stone bricks to pieces, which can prove that there is infinite circulation and endless energy in the tiny body of flesh and blood.It's just that the Ji Li family is dedicated to learning and thinking, and has never been able to do anything with force. To put it more frankly: it's all "talking about war on paper", so why practice it?

But now that Li Shouwu has been beaten into a useless skin, what is the use if he can only regret that the "talking on paper" is not as good as putting it into practice?But a small shiver came down, and the itchy and itchy acupoint on the jade pillow reminded him of a story related to Lu Yuan. Back then Lu Yuan and Gan Fengchi met unexpectedly, and Gan Fengchi was forced to teach martial arts. Lu Yuan saw that although this man was rough and crude, he was still a bloody man, so he agreed to his request, and made friends with Jinlan.However, the two still have an agreement: if one day, Gan Fengchi has the idea of ​​killing people and stealing money, but he does not uphold justice for others, he must abolish his martial arts and never do any more chivalrous things.

Unexpectedly, the changes in the world often turn out to be prophecies; Gan Fengchi is of course well-known as a chivalrous man outside the world, but he is always troubled by his pragmatism in making a living. Great heroes and great heroes who are indomitable in the sky, let me ask: if you can't hold your head high and proud in broad daylight, you can't be admired and loved by the old and young, women and children in the village and the market, and you just lie down day and night for years and months, avoiding people's eyes and ears, wouldn't it be boring? For a person like Gan Fengchi who is high-spirited, well-known, and likes to go against the wind?What frustrates Gan Fengchi the most is that over time, people on the ground in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have forgotten the name "Gan Tuzi".

This is the usual situation in the arena: someone is good at martial arts, no matter whether he is feared or respected by others, it is very rare to call him a chivalrous person.However, once he gets involved in public disputes, loses his reputation, and even becomes a fugitive because of his false reputation, he will not even be able to eat with the title of a hero.As time goes by, the people who used to compliment Ganfengchi and tend to cling to them are becoming more and more distant and scattered, but instead they sneak out from the inner court, and the gangsters who surrounded Ganfengchi everywhere formed a gradually tightening net.In less than three years, Gan Fengchi had been forced to flee to various places in Huguang and Sichuan to hide, and he still had no food or sleep.

One day in Chengdu City, Gan Fengchi was already dizzy from hunger, and unexpectedly saw the scout riding around again, thinking it was coming for him again, so he rushed to the crowds of people, and in a hurry, knocked down A few traders carrying the trade on their shoulders smashed the cakes, bait and fruit all over the ground, and tripped themselves, which can be described as extremely embarrassing.On the ground between his head and face, a copper coin fell, Gan Fengchi didn't even think about it, he grabbed the copper coin and stood up.Unexpectedly, a beggar boy beside him saw this scene, and immediately shouted: "This old hooligan with a tumor on his head is stealing copper coins!"

Gan Fengchi was terrified when he heard the words, and looked down again, his hands were spread out; a copper coin?At this moment, I had mixed feelings, and I thought to myself: I think Gan Fengchi was such a glamorous hero when I was in Nanjing, how could I be reduced to this level?He actually became a strong man for a copper coin; and under the eyes of ten eyes and the criticism of thousands of people, he was even more ashamed. At this moment of embarrassment and anger, Gan Fengchi suddenly remembered a curse that he gambled with Lu Yuan back then - if Gan Fengchi had the evil intention of greedy people's money for his own selfishness in the future, he would grab this person immediately. a tumor.After all, he said these words himself. Now that he has the copper coins in his hand, he has his evil thoughts in his heart, and the heaven and earth are all witnesses.Without saying a word, Gan Fengchi respectfully placed the copper coin on the ground, and grabbed the tumor on his forehead with his right hand——

There is no need to elaborate on the blood and blood in this instant; when everyone in the market saw this man smashing his life gate and falling on his back, they were frightened and scattered.Another half an hour had passed by the time Di Bao and Wu Zuo were called over and over again.After checking and checking, he only knew that this person had neither breath nor pulse, so he was dead, so he called some Ding Zhuang who were watching from far and near, and first took Ganfengchi's body to a wild temple near Jibian for a while, and then sent some helpers. Good to ask around -!What is the origin of the deceased?

Thinking that Ganfengchi has wandered here, where are there any relatives and friends?Therefore, after a few hours in the daytime, there is nothing at all.Watching the excitement and talking about the short and long lost interest for a long time, and they all dispersed in the evening.Unexpectedly, Gan Fengchi's half-stiff, half-cold body coughed—I wonder if it's a pity to see that this angry and well-known hero was not a self-defeating villain. In short, Gan Fengchi's heart was unwilling after a blow The unwilling wandering soul came back from outside the gate of this wild temple, looked at the bones on the ground, sighed and cried a while; Gu Pan's actions in his life were just to fulfill his reputation as a hero, who knows what will happen when he comes Such an unworthy and unbearable ending.In the midst of sighing, Gan Fengchi's wandering soul had dark eyes, saw that the dharma circle deep in the dantian of the corpse was still spinning, and then suddenly realized: the day when I made friends with Lu Yuan that year. , he has secretly dialed this dharma circle for me.It's just that he doesn't like me being so used to pretending to be a hero and using force to control violence at every turn, so he never told me the purpose and benefits of this magic circle.Now that I have scratched and picked off the tumor where the door of life is located, I am obviously dead, but the dharma circle is still in good condition, lively and lively, and there is no sign of cessation; it can be seen that my evil life should not be terminated just now—— ——On the contrary, what is the prestige and fame of heroes and heroes? It can really be called "everything in the past, such as dying yesterday".With a thought, the wandering soul looked down again, only to see that the dharma circle was turning around, and Guoer's pulse was slowly released, going to Shenting, Qimen, Huantiao, Quyuan, and Yinshi respectively. , Sanli, and Shenfeng's seven big acupoints rush forward, as if using paper media to deliver fire! When one point is lit, one point will become bright, and when this point is lit up, another point will be visited.There is no orientation at the beginning, and it is impossible to see what kind of layout the qi channels follow to swim and drive away.If you want it, it seems to be self-willed and comfortable, and the speed of its diversion and development is slower and faster from time to time, as if you are a little bit uncertain.As it should be.Just imagine: a small dharma circle that is partly hidden and invisible, after all, is just a mechanical device that stimulates the potential of life, not gods and Buddhas. How can it be wise enough to know what to prioritize?However, just like this, one by one, the wandering soul of Ganfengchi felt that all the 360 ​​holes on the body were shining and hot, and one of them couldn't help it. In that body—it must be known that the soul of a person has a little bit of strength, and only this shadow is dying, and it is dying, which makes the Dharma circle spin happily.Gan Fengchi died like this.In the story of the Eight Heroes of the South of the Yangtze River, the point of view this time is "Gan Fengchi picks up the tumor and returns the oath/Faquan Gong guides the acupoint to summon the heroic spirit". Looking back and saying that Li Shouwu, who was imprisoned and paralyzed in the Nanchang Camp Planning Office, once remembered this old story between Lu Yuan and Gan Fengchi, his spirits were lifted!I think that Gan Fengchi's experience of returning from the dead is all recorded in the book, which can be tested in class.Don't say that I am not dead, but I can still tremble, so what can I do? Thinking of this, Li Shouwu's spirit lifted, and he remembered the content of "Dharma Circle Gong" that he had watched and recited since he was a child, but he had never practiced hard.The "Dharma Circle Kung Fu" of the Li family in Jining is unknown, but it is described in "Thunder in the Seven Seas", which looks like a martial arts novel: In the past, the master was buried in the coffin in Fengyang , I got a wonderful book from the empty coffin, and the characters in Li Jiasannai's novels are just fictional characters; Very detailed, it is actually visualized from the seven acupoints of Shenfeng, Sanli, Yinshi, Quyuan, Huantiao, Qimen and Shenting - it should be noted that these seven acupoints are the earliest when Ganfengchi died and came back to life. The seven acupoints are activated; it's just that Li Shouwu thinks about it based on his reading impressions, and the sequence is just the opposite. Here I have to tell another story: "Thunder in the Seven Seas" was published in January of the sixty-sixth year of the Republic of China, and it has been forty-five or six years since Li Shouwu entered the "Nanchang Camp". How could Wu save his dying life overnight by following the fictional exercises in a novel published more than 40 years later?However, "Piaohua Lingzhu" describes that Li Jiasan practiced a thaumaturgy in an instant by contemplating the seven acupoints, "using the mind to control the circulation of Qi and blood; casting internal organs and externally casting muscles and bones". The past that Li Shouwu recounted to Sun Xiaoliu was exactly the same.As a result, the reasons for this are very complicated.If it is common sense to say that Li Shouwu's first performance of "Dharma Circle Kungfu" could not have been done after reading "Thunder in the Seven Seas", which was published more than forty years later; then, why not say it the other way around: The author of "Seven Seas Thunder" "Piaohua Lingzhu" once heard Li Shouwu talk about an experience in the "Nanchang Camp" like Sun Xiaoliu, and then put it into the book in detail, so ordinary readers only want to read it. I know it is the encounter and experience of the character Li Jiasan; but I don't know that the plot is a very real process in Li Shouwu's life. All in all: if you compare the novel with the actual situation, you will be able to know more about what happened at that time—once Li Shouwu visualized the seven large acupoints, he felt red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple shimmering lights respectively. They poured into the dantian from the seven acupoints, and the seven-color twilight suddenly collided and merged, forming an endlessly rotating rainbow shadow. The rainbow shadow turned faster and faster, and all colors suddenly disappeared, leaving only a white wheel trail.At the same time that the white wheel traces were square and formed, the seven acupoints of Yunmen, Zhongfu, Juque, Zhangmen, Jingmen, Jiwei, and Taicang also corresponded one after another. A seven-color twilight appeared in the center, and poured into the dantian again, forming a rainbow shadow and recasting the wheel trail.At this moment, Li Shouwu gradually realized: fortunately, the locations of the seven acupoints in his memory were correct, and they were the seven acupoints that directly interacted with the dharma circle when the pulse and blood circulated; Otherwise, people like Li Shouwu who have never practiced qi and kung fu suddenly "use qi with intention", and let this unguided and stretched qi attack Shenting acupoint , then not only would he not be able to open the Dharma Circle, but he might also suffer "five acupoint injuries" - but even if Li Shouwu had a few more lives, he would not be able to survive.But he reversed the order, it is appropriate to visualize and guide breath from the Shenfeng acupoint on his chest.Just because Shenfeng acupoint is one inch and six minutes below Lingxu, it is issued by the foot Shaoyin meridian; "foot Shaoyin, the sun, and water." Li Shouwu just lay down and rested like this, let the seven acupoints at the front and back gradually activate gradually, and the dharma circle moved forward even more unhurriedly. Fubai and Fengfu—that is, the two acupuncture points one inch behind the ear and one inch behind the hairline.Just when there was a surging momentum in these two acupoints, Li Shouwu smiled slightly; he knew that he was saved.If this segment of life can develop as smoothly as what happened to Li Jiasan, the character in the novel "Thunder in the Seven Seas", Li Shouwu will gradually complete the technique of charging the 360 ​​vital acupoints around his body within three hours. You must walk out of this planning place swaggeringly, walk through a long corridor, step down two flights of stairs, and then walk thirty steps north, you will be out of trouble.In the meantime, even if countless ghosts and monsters and Shura Yakshas came to stop him, they were no match for his flick of a finger.Then, the Dharma Circle Kung Fu of the Li family in Jining will open up a new frontier on the map of martial arts in the 20th century.Helplessly, Li Shouwu had never had any interest in throwing a knife and chasing a stick. Under the pulsating blood of his magical skills, he just repaired and dredged the damaged nerve bundles. The man barely stood up, staggered, and came to one of the walls. In front of the cabinet, I flipped through the files and documents. Li Shouwu has been reading and reading for more than 20 years, and he has already practiced the ability to read ten lines at a glance and recite them at a glance. Although there are extremely cumbersome and trivial materials that may not be accurate, once the files are read, they are immediately compared with those of the previous years. All kinds of books, articles, and even various records, anecdotes, officials, and gossips that have come into contact with have been woven into an increasingly huge network of knowledge.On such a network, a well-versed scholar like Li Shouwu can figure out that what is stored on the four walls and the top shelf is exactly what Nanjing has been storing since the founding of the People’s Republic of China without much effort. Records of government covert operations.To put it bluntly: this planning office is not a place to prepare any tasks that have not yet been launched; it is a place to store the results of all the work that has already been carried out. It is impossible for future generations to know how many secret files Li Shouwu has browsed, and it is also difficult to estimate how many of the secret files he has seen have been obtained by others.However, through the synthesis and analysis of the book "Synopsis of Secret Societies Since the Early Republic of China", several important aspects can be roughly drawn: First, the well-known "Old Man" was established in the 16th year of the Republic of China in order to control In the banks, shops, companies, factories and other places in the concession area that the Nanjing government cannot control, he worshiped at the gate of the old Cao Gang and became an official disciple. Second, from May 16th of the Republic of China, the Laocao Gang provided 20 million silver dollars per month for party fees, military expenses, personnel expenses, organization expenses, and activity expenses required by the "old man".The amount due is coordinated by Wan Ziqing, the chief rudder of the old Cao Gang, to various businesses such as banks, pawnshops, smoking halls, casinos, brothels, movie companies, dance halls, etc. in Shanghai and major cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, depending on the profit status.As for units such as banks, shops, companies and factories, they pay fixed fees in the form of protection. Third, important officials of the state government—such as diplomatic envoys, frontier officials, local warlords and secret agents, etc.—can raise salaries and taxes within a certain amount by selling crane slices and smoke paste.Its custom is to pack 1,000 to 2,300 cans of crane slices at 12.52 per year. (Note: An example of this item can be found in Section 7, Chapter 14 of "Synopsis of Secret Societies Since the Early Republic of China". 2,299 cans of opium smoke paste arrived in San Francisco, and were repatriated upon arrival. These 2,299 cans were the upper limit set by the Lao Cao Gang.) Fourth, in order to wipe out the illegal forces of various local gangs, the "old man" was able to mobilize military and secret service forces through the national government and local party headquarters to suppress and eliminate party members from the Tiandihui system, the White Lotus Sect system, and the Beggar Gang system. .The old Cao Gang shall provide necessary or sufficient assistance depending on the situation. Fifth, the old Cao Gang's cadres of bachelors from the chief helmsman have cooperated with the national government and party organizations in spy training, secret sanctions, intelligence gathering, and other military operations that must be implemented. Sixth, the Lao Cao Gang should clearly order that the subordinates at all levels of the Three Generations and Nine Halls shall not participate in or donate money to assist any individual or group that opposes the national government and the central government.If anyone who violates this principle privately is caught, the central government (note: the words "the investigation section of the Central Organization Department is responsible" and so on are added in a note hereafter) will be punished directly by the central government. These six key points are actually contained in the huge volume of documents, but they were first picked up by Li Shouwu in the book "Secret Society Since the Early Republic of China", which confirms the initial contact between the National Government and the old Cao Gang. steps and dynamics.It can be clearly seen from these six key points that the national government under the control of the "old man" initially became a registered disciple only because the "old man" worshiped in the old Cao Gang; The dominance of Shanghai and the major commercial cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces provided various opportunities for accumulating funds and broadening financial resources.Important officials of the state government and warlords close to the state government were also able to participate in many legal or illegal transactions through the "dividend" of the old Cao Gang.As for the interests of the old Cao gang, it is natural to eliminate those opposing gangs and parties through various investigations, investigations, and arrests led by governments at all levels, making them a huge force that dominates the world.It’s just that—a comparison of purely confidential documents and data can be found—the fifth and sixth two key points show the unexpected development of the old Cao Gang; After that, the Lao Cao Gang became a unit that had to be supervised and dispatched by the other party, and it was a secret unit that completely lost its independent will.Including Sun Xiaoliu, does anyone know how long Li Shouwu stayed in the planning office?How much data was read?How many secrets have been discovered?All I know is that suddenly an embarrassing person came in, seeing that Li Shouwu was concentrating on reading the file, he hummed and sneered behind him for a while, and said in a strong and muddy Hunan dialect: "That day, I listened to you. What Bo Xi said about you, "The Li family in Jining is well-read and knowledgeable", so you are such a young man who is studious and tireless!" As soon as Li Shouwu turned his head, he received another punch on the face -- this punch was so fierce that it made gold stars shoot out from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, but it was far less powerful in terms of its cunning and depth. One ten-millionth of Yi Na's two palms.Therefore, in the blink of an eye, Li Shouwu woke up, put away the magnifying glass, and then took out the deep myopia glasses to wear. He saw a young guard with the appearance of a guard, and behind him was the Hunan mule He Zhonghan who spoke: "That day I Ask Ju Boqi: "Who are you, that naughty kid? He keeps silent, I can't let it go. Now that he's gone to Nanjing, you're my guy—come on! Hit me again!" " After finishing speaking, the guard's fists swung like raindrops again.Fortunately, Li Shouwu's Dharma Circle Kungfu has just completed his secret crossing, and his muscles and bones have formed a defensive air shield. He can still withstand this hard Kungfu with long fists and short feet.Only a pair of glasses couldn't be damaged, so he hurriedly buried his face to take them off, crouched down and let the guard kick and beat the hammer, until He Zhonghan was satisfied, he raised his hand to stop, and said, "How?" From the perspective of the questioner, this "how" is not a meaningful question - even if there is any intention in it, it is nothing more than asking the person being questioned to ask for forgiveness.Unexpectedly, Li Shouwu lowered his head and thought for a while, and said to the guard who made the move: "This younger brother's punches and feet come from Shandong Mantis Boxing. The authentic style of this boxing is only passed down in Qixia and Laiyang counties. Look at this younger brother. He is not tall, probably from Laiyang County. Laiyang mantis boxing is also due to the short legs of the local people, so they are more diligent in attacking techniques of punches, palms, arms, and elbows. It is a pity that this brother is studying this set I'm afraid boxing won't last long, otherwise after fighting for a long time, you won't be able to master the two styles of kicking the mountain and sitting the tiger." He Zhonghan glanced at the guard when he heard the words, and saw that he was really short, and the short guard was also dumbfounded. He couldn't make any punches and kicks that he was about to serve, so he had to look back at He Zhonghan; the meaning in his eyes was: you If you still want me to fight, I will have to fight. Li Shouwu, on the other hand, put on his glasses calmly, took out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe off the blood from the corners of his eyes, under his nose and around his mouth, and muttered, "It's very easy to go from the mountain-climbing pose to the horse-riding pose. It is not difficult to enter the tiger pose into the cold chicken pose; the world thinks that these are just body techniques and footwork, in fact, there is a way of blood circulation in the body steps, and you have to learn all one hundred and forty-four punches, you can't enjoy yourself It is majestic. Otherwise, the next best thing is the "eight-step mantis boxing" that Wang Lang descended from. If Taiwan is willing to work for another three to five years, let’s just practice the four moves I mentioned so that there are no leaks, advance or retreat without loss, I’m afraid it will be able to make a fortune—” "Shut up—" He Zhonghan waved his hand to stop Li Shouwu's uncontrollable remarks, and waved away the dumbfounded guards, saying: "Right now, Ju Boqi will not be able to return to Nanchang for three or five days. Those of us who are engaged in revolution Not one of the people working here is someone who wanders around the rivers and lakes and is low-spirited. But you, brother Li, don't know how capable and virtuous you are, but you even came to the headquarters to spy on the secrets and disturb the center-this, but you will be beheaded Great crime!" Li Shouwu nodded, and said: "Yes, yes. The next life should be buried in the hands of Mr. Naju, and there is still a breath today. After all, it is redundant. Mr. He wants to take it, just-please, just But if I can bear to read these files for a while longer, I will be satisfied with my wish, and I will be satisfied with my wish!" As he spoke, he lowered his head and picked up dozens of scattered files, tidied them up, and put them away After a few poems, I took out the magnifying glass and read them line by line. From time to time, I would say "噫", "Oh", "Mmm", "Aha" and so on. He Zhonghan in this room hesitated - hearing the other party's tone of voice, there was no trace of affectation, as if he came to kill and kill, and cut as he wanted, without any fear.What's even more strange is: how did he know my surname is He?When the thought came out, He Zhonghan unconsciously took half a step back, clasped his arms around his chest to protect him, and said, "How do you know my surname is He?" Li Shouwu read a few more lines before raising his face and smiling slightly, and said: "Mr. He Zhonghan graduated from Whampoa in the first term. He was not only a member of the Chinese Communist Youth Group in his early years, he was also a backbone of the Sun Wen Society, and he was also an international student at Moscow University. , can be regarded as a theorist and strategist among the core members of the national government—even if my eyesight is poor, how can I not even recognize Mr. He?" He Zhonghan heard him say this, his whole body was like bathing in warm soup, like spring rain, his gentleness and comfort were simply indescribable; he thought to himself: This young man is not only proficient in martial arts, but also familiar with the background of our revolutionary circle, which must be extraordinary figure.Thinking about it like this, He Zhonghan felt a little bit of admiration for Li Shouwu.Unexpectedly, Li Shouwu went on to say: "It's a pity that the current Generalissimo does not allow Mr. He to lead the army to hold power and take charge of the Tiger Talisman. Otherwise, with Mr. He's talent and ability, he is more than just a theoretician of your party?" He Zhonghan didn't have time to finish listening to the entire passage, he had already shook his head and turned his face, looking around, for fear that the walls might have ears.However, a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth and nose - Li Shouwu had indeed hit his heart.I think that "old man" always thought that He Zhonghan was ambitious and difficult to subdue, so the general committee assigned him the post of political training and military education.However, after all, he was born in the first period of Whampoa, and he can be called the leader among the "Old Man"'s direct soldiers. His contradictory feeling of looking forward to being a hero, but also depressed and unspeakable, was actually explained by Li Shouwu. "You—" He Zhonghan couldn't catch up for a while, but he couldn't help spreading one palm to the rattan core armchair next to him, and said, "Sit." But Li Shouwu continued: "Mr. He's self-published "Yide Ji" and "Learning and Doing" are all great articles that are practical and practical. I have read them a long time ago, but this time I stumbled into your department by mistake. Only then did we meet each other by fate—to put it bluntly—Li Shouwu felt a sense of hatred for being late! These few words made He Zhonghan even more elated. And want to stand tall and straighten the leaves, struggling towards the tallest branch, so a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "Have you read my article? " Where did Li Shouwu read He Zhonghan's article?It's just that there are a few accounts in the file on the shelf just now, signed by He Zhonghan to declare, the purpose is to print the book.In the attachment of the official document, there is a summary of the publication content written by He Zhonghan himself; in short, it is a big blow to apply for funding.But in this way, He Zhonghan felt that he had found a bosom friend, so he pulled Li Shouwu's elbow, hard!Let the escort sit down, Yin Yin said: "I didn't expect that Brother Li is also a promising young man who cares about the revolution and loves the country. Seeing that you are both civil and military, you are very proficient. No wonder Jiao Juyi found it rare. But I don't know if your brother came to us. Camping—what on earth are you here for?” Of course Li Shouwu was unwilling to reveal the details of his search for a copy of "Ten Essentials of Musashi" to these monsters, but the words of the other party pointed him to a way to respond, and he replied immediately: "I came here for the revolution and the country." Just now, Mr. He misunderstood that he was spying on secrets and disturbing the center; in fact, what he was thinking and planning was just looking for an opportunity to do his best. Who knew that he had to be beaten twice before entering the door——" "Oh? "He Zhonghan nodded, glanced at the shelves on the four walls, and said: "Then have you read all these files?". "To tell you the truth, Mr. He, even if I have the kung fu of ten lines, one hundred lines, or one thousand lines at a glance, I will not be able to finish reading such a huge amount of material. However, if I can take a few months, I will definitely be able to finish reading it." .” "Is it patriotic if you can revolutionize just by reading the data?" He Zhonghan laughed. Although the tone of his speech was a little bit forceful, his attitude was still gentle - he even concealed a little bit of respect and appreciation. "It is what Mr. He himself said in "Learning and Doing": "In our big era today, reading is revolution, reading is serving the country; able to complete. "" When Li Shouwu said this, he stared at He Zhonghan, and raised his hand to adjust his glasses. He Zhonghan finally nodded his head uncontrollably, and said: "You really have read my article, you really understand what I mean. Okay, okay! Then let me ask you again, have you read out from these files? What kind of knowledge can revolution save the country? If you can speak it up, congratulate someone, not only will you not be punished, but you will be guaranteed. Your future will be bright." As far as Li Shouwu is concerned, apart from being able to read all kinds of paper with words, what other bright future does he have?But at the same time, he also understands very well: if he doesn't give He Zhonghan a satisfactory answer at this time, I'm afraid the place where the plan is just around the corner will be his burial place.So he pressed his lips together tightly, secretly channeled a ray of true energy, activated the dharma circle, and quickly "wandered" the blood vessels and meridians of the whole body - after this big week of travel, the thoughts that had been fleetingly glanced in his mind The material emerges vividly again, like painting and weaving, which can be called clear and clear.He shook himself up, first bowed to He Zhonghan, then got up and walked towards the cabinet. He Zhonghan watched him gesticulating the width of the cabinet shelf—as if a craftsman was measuring something; when he was about to ask, he heard Li Shou Wukang say in a loud voice: "I'm stupid, I can't read all the data. But From the words of the audience, it can be seen that there are only three things that the Generalissimo cares about; therefore, the documents and files on these three things account for almost eighty-nine out of ten. Mr. He, let's see: this wall is ten times taller. Two feet, twenty-four feet in banner, and two feet between each frame, if calculated by product, it is 576 cubic feet in total. In the volume of 576 cubic feet, military and financial documents Each of the volumes occupies nearly 120 cubic feet. However, there is a kind of volume with the superscript "special", which is neither military nor financial, nor is it about party or government affairs; Some records of individuals and even groups. The rules are trivial, just like the "Daily Notes" of the former emperor. However, if you look closely at the content, there are extremely minute records of food, clothing, and pocket expenses. View the records People, and they are definitely not big figures like emperors and generals—” "This is an operation we call "secret agents". Whether you call it "special mission" or "special service". In short, it is not related to general party and government affairs—why did you even read these?" Li Shouwu didn't answer, but continued what he said earlier: "Then let me give special attention to secret agents, military affairs, and finance; these are the three aspects that the Generalissimo paid the most attention to. In terms of military affairs, there are three people who are What he relies on the most is that in the past, the official documents have included the most private comments, and Zhu's comments are also the most detailed—" "These three are—" "Chen Cheng, Tang Enbo and Hu Zongnan." "Not bad, not bad. Your brother's eyesight is really extraordinary. What about finances?" "The generalissimo can trust four figures in terms of finances: Kong Xiangxi, Song Ziwen, Chen Lifu, and Chen Guofu." Li Shouwu said: "The reason is the opposite of the former—in the documents related to income and expenditure, only The four people who have handled the title can only be judged, but not questioned; this shows that the generalissimo is indistinguishable from these few people in terms of money." "That's right!" He Zhonghan hurriedly asked: "Okay! Then tell me about it—how about the secret service?" Li Shouwu frowned slightly, and said slowly: "There are also three characters here, one One is Dai Li, one is Xu Enzeng, and the other is Mao Qingxiang. Among the three, Dai Li is the most favored." "Even this—" He Zhonghan let out a sentence from his lips, and swallowed the other half of it back into his stomach with saliva, and immediately changed his tone: "How can you see that?" "This person surnamed Dai has never published an official document or typed a report, but in all the data marked with the word "special", the Generalissimo has approved "Hui Dai Yunong" and "Mr. Hui Dai" 、“转戴先生专责处分”、“转委戴笠即办”这一类的字样。” “老弟此身不在公门，对公门中事倒不陌生，可谓别具慧眼了。”贺衷寒朝李绶武比了个大拇哥儿，孰料李绶武摇手带摇头，道：“贺先生，在下还没把要紧的事说出来呢；您道为什么是这些先生们如此备受知用呢？” 贺衷寒给兜头这么一问，颇有猝不及防之感。然而此问得巧妙：“老头子”凭什么独对这几个人别睐青眼，特加赏识？比方说：论嫡出黄埔一期的身分、论秉笔成文的学养和才华、论对主义的熟悉、对群众的掌握、对战术战略的研究，他贺衷寒不在任何人之下，怎么偏偏不如这些人得邀眷顾呢？ “原因很简单，”李绶武洒然笑道：“其一，浅薄得很——他们全都是浙江人。其二，他们彼此之间都有些个不尴不尬的小意气，正好相互牵制。其三，他们都能听大元帅之令行事而将那事做得比所下之令完备——而又不声张。在下说的这些其实都可以从这些往来文卷之中察知。” 贺衷寒肩膊一松、胸腹一塌，像只猛可给抽去了棉芯子的枕头，果尔拽尽气力——李绶武说得的确不错；“老头子”用人并非不审材相力，而是在材力之上更讲求忠诚、以及谦退。就行事低调这一要求言之，贺衷寒力求表现、锋芒毕露的风格自然讨不了便宜。他沉吟了，无言以对了，好容易迸出“那么——”两个字，又深深瞅了瞅李绶武，惨然道：“你还看出些什么样的门道？” “那一日居先生把在下揍了个半死，之前我听诸位谈起要“报销”两个人，一个姓汪的，一个姓钱的；可有此事？” 贺衷寒皱眉觑眼抓耳挠腮想了好半天，才道：“好像有这么回事，是两个老漕帮荐来的年轻人。” “请贺先生听在下一言，”李绶武神秘地一笑，道：“此事千万不可、万万不可。”“为什么？这两人分明是老漕帮万子青父子派到大元帅身边来的细作——”“万子青去年年中就因病过世了，这两人他根本来不及结识。”李绶武道：“至于万砚方么，非但不必为敌，反而可以引以为友。”“这——怎么说？” “在下刚读过的这几份文卷里写得很清楚——”说着，李绶武已经将手中的一迭“特”字号档案连厚纸封一同递了过来。 第一份由田载龙、王天木、胡抱一——也就是居翼之外号称“龙王一翼”的三大护法——联名具衔的一纸报告，内容平淡无奇，祇是就杭州最早一家名唤大有利的发电厂所作的调查报告，其中包括资金来源、资产估算、营收细目和逐月登录的收支帐。贺衷寒看得一头雾水、满眼繁星，正待追问，李绶武已看出了寒伧，径自说道：“这大有利电厂原先是个电灯公司，属天地会中哥老会一个会首洪某人的物业。到了十八年上，发电事业收归省办，由政府出重资收购，那洪某人得了不少补贴，油电生意便作大起来。去年建杭江铁路，省里缺一笔周转款，打算将电厂再让给企信银行圑，日后再改成个公司什么的，也好朝新派经营的路子上发展，这份调查报告就是这么个来历。” “这是财务方面的事，怎么列在“特”字号文卷里？” “非但如此，大元帅还亲笔批交戴雨农专责办理。”李绶武又指着第二份档案，继续说道：“再看这个。” 接下来的这份文卷更离奇，谈的是国民党宿迁县党部征收该县东岳庙，改做演讲厅的一桩琐事。签呈署名为宿迁县长童锡坤，亦直上“老头子”批示，批文写得一清二楚：“委戴笠督办”。 “连这样的小事都——”贺衷寒说到这里脸色忽地一变，先是双颊青白、继之印堂也暗了下来，两抹红潮自耳根之下沿法令纹泛上鼻翅：“哎呀！这件事后来演变成一桩暴动——我几几乎忘怀了！” “因为那东岳庙是小刀会众醵资兴建的一座极乐庵的庙产。”李绶武道：“强征地方会党的产业，又不予人好处，自然要闹哗变了——贺先生请再看这几份档案。”说着，索性将底下那几份文件往几上一扇铺开，作孔雀开屛之状。 摊在表面上的同样是民国十八年签报的一份公文，具衔的是山西大同县政府，注明副本呈古物保管委员会；说的是云冈石窟佛头遭宵小盗斲九十六颗的一宗案子，县府呈上这份公文的目的是在说明释放该案首谋邢福双的原因。但是详细叙述其原因的附录文件并不在卷中——它被人签了个“永平”字样便消失了，空留骑缝的半个蓝色“机密”印章残迹。 “这邢福双是居伯屛引进来的谍报人员！”贺衷寒显然又是一阵骇怖惊恐，连声音都抖颤起来：““永平”是戴笠的化名！”贺衷寒再往下翻去，紧挨着大同县政府这一宗文卷底下的却是与宿迁和大同两案全然无关的另一件事。此事贺衷寒原本是极为熟悉的—— 原来是不久之前的民国二十年十二月，“老头子”在老漕帮万砚方的建议之下忽然请辞国民政府主席、行政院长以及天下都招讨兵马大元帅等各本兼专附之职；围绕在“老头子”身边这一批死忠之士便商议着该如何挺护故主复出，而有“三民主义力行社”等大大小小的组织相继出现。照说贺衷寒是此中极为核心的分子，对于一切筹措布置可说是不论巨细、靡有孑遗。但是眼前的这宗文卷贺衷寒却从未过目——它是由一个署名“佑洪”的人所写的。乍看之下，贺衷寒还以为“佑洪”又是戴笠的化名。然而往下再看去，竟有“老头子”朱批：“速向戴先生请示，勿误！”显而易见：这“佑洪”当非戴笠本人；且可能由于“老头子”行文过于心急，竟然在“勿”字上多点了一点，使之几乎成了个“匆”字。以“老头子”书写习惯言之，即便那字写至中途发觉有误，也要一气错写到底，最后再圈去重写，是以批文上留——了明显的涂改痕迹。 至于这个“佑洪”的呈文内容，贺衷更以为是不可思议的事；它根本无关乎政军要务，大意不过是向“老头子”报告：“远黛楼”旧址已经寻获，证实是位于上海苏州河北岸、美租界外一处叫做黄泥塘的地方；现址已经封锁，日内即可鸠工整顿。所欲“敦请”“老头子”“钧裁”的部分是：“趸迁日期”。 贺衷寒前思后虑，硬是悟不出“趸迁日期”之意为何来。试想：自民国二十年秋，“九一八”事变以降，举国所关心注目者皆在抗战一事上。无论重攘外抑或重安内、先剿匪还是先抗日，要之“老头子”的一言一行，可谓动见观瞻；也因此才有了野徐图之议。在这样一个重大的时刻，怎么还会有迁居至某楼旧址之类的文卷上呈？而“老头子”又怎么会急批交发戴笠处分、甚至写错了字的情境出现？此外，倘若呈文者“佑洪”所请示的是迁居日期，又怎么用了“趸迁”这样一个怪字眼？再有一个，便是这“远黛楼”看来眞是十分眼熟，却怎么也想不起它的来历了。贺衷寒且迟疑着，倒听那李绶武昂声说道：“贺先生要是想不起“远黛楼”来，我捱那居先生一顿好打可就有些白白生受了。” 贺衷寒再几转念才想起那日居翼向窗外瞻望，发现李绶武在总部门外逡巡顾盼，状似十分神秘，才将之挟入质问。不料一进门，就让居翼瞅出了身分来历，还用老漕帮当年在远黛楼遭遇劫难且获救的一节掌故来考较了这年轻人一回。李绶武这么一说，贺衷寒便略见恍然了，道：“那日听居翼和你老弟说什么楼塌了，某人救出八八六十四位元老而不费一刀一枪，还说什么某人姓钱，是那钱静农的袓上——可是这既是前清时代老漕帮的家务事，又怎么同大元帅扯上牵连？又如何与戴笠有关连？”说着，他顺手将桌面上剩下的七八份文卷一一抓起，随目瞬过，见有请老头子裁示的、有向老头子报告的，有申请经费的、有建议人事的，有的随文附上了厚甸甸一份计划书、有的寥寥数语闲话家常……其间共同之处皆是批文：得交付戴笠处分。 “请恕在下直言，”李绶武顺手将之前那几份包括发电厂调查报告、宿迁县东岳庙改建演讲厅征收案、云冈佛头盗断处置说明以及由“佑洪”签呈的远黛楼请示等四份文卷收理在手中，整整齐齐摊平在几沿儿上，才接着说道：“贺先生要是肯耐下性子仔细飘味，便能寻摸这些文卷之间牵丝攀藤的关系；也就知道大元帅为什么在军务、财务之上，犹且独重特务的发展；又为什么在这么些个同乡亲近之中唯唯对戴笠委以那么些鸡零狗碎的任务——其宠眷之隆、信赖之深、倚仗之重，更不是旁人所可僭越的了。贺先生方才问在下：“光读？读数据就能革命、就算爱国了么？”请容在下这么说：若是读不透这些文卷里的机关，贺先生如何知晓大元帅治国平天下的心思？不知晓大元帅治国平天下的心思，又如何助之完成革命呢？” 贺衷寒听他字句铿锵、辞气慷慨，不觉又是一慑。然而心头之疑未去，仍不肯松口，遂道：“那么你说：这些文卷里的机关究竟为何？” 李绶武深吸一口长气，将之后的几份文卷也依着先前样儿收束齐整，重新排了个次序，再把面上一份置于几案的右上角，道：“大元帅于举贤用人方面，其实并无定见，要之以亲故戚友之忠诚可靠、且谦退自持者为主。然而北伐军兴，黄埔子弟中随大元帅亲征的嫡系干部折损过半，大元帅时刻忧虑的便是他手边几无可遣之将，是以前番与老漕帮万砚方接谈之间，定了个网罗各地人才的方策——” “不错的，”贺衷寒抢忙接道：“过去这一年多以来，大元帅常报怨：他的好学生都战死了，尽留下来些不中用的。” “可是贺先生别忘了：大元帅想要救亡图存，怎么旁人不去闻问，却往上海投帖请来了老漕帮新上任的老爷子万砚方呢？” “这————” 李绶武知他答不出，自伸手去几案右上角的文卷封皮上敲了两下，道：“那是因为大元帅早就投拜在万砚方之父万子青门下成为弟子；此事极密，唯独这位戴先生知情。而在这份文件之中，留下了痕迹。此乃民国十六年五月间大元帅投帖之后三日，老漕帮许以每月雨千万银圆巨款助饷的一纸合约，祇不过行文用的是隐语，表面上看不出来。” 贺衷寒急忙翻开那文卷，李绶武亦于此际探过那枚放大镜的象牙柄来，指着其中的一段文字，念道：““随月奉银若干元端正裁”，批示：“专委戴笠规划”，贺先生不觉得此文拗口了些么？” “这端正一一字非寻常用语，不过凑合起上下文来看，大约就是恭敬客套的话，难道不是么？” “贺先生不熟悉江湖事，自然如此解得，”李绶武道：“老漕帮从陆陈行中借来的切口，以“常落几时麦重春伏求西”为“一二三四五六七八九十”之隐语；这“若干”的“若”字即是“落”字，也就是“二”字。此外，“牌干元以朝”则为“百千亿兆”的隐语；所以“干元”即是“千万”之意。“端”字即是“元”字，这里头的典故是从古语“端贰”这个词上来的——” “是是是，”贺衷寒抢道：““此少年落落，有端贰之才”；这话说的是人有书之才，可为宰辅。端贰者，数一数二也。那么，“元”也是一，所以借“端”成“元”，“端”即是“元”、“元”即是“端”了。” “不错。”李绶武微微颔首，道：“用隐语读来，这公文中的话就明白得很了，它说的正是“随月奉银二千万元整请裁”。” 贺衷寒“啊——”了一声，底下的话尙未及出口，李绶武又将另外几份文卷一字摊平在几上，径自说下去：“发电厂这个案子则是大元帅结交哥老会光棍的一套作法。明里是由省府接管发电事业，省府不能强征民间事业，便狠狠付了一笔补贴，让大有利的洪老板有了资金，先行买进几家银行的股份，组成一个企业信用银行圑。事隔两年之后，省府报请建杭江铁路，可是欠缺资金，怎么办呢？这就是暗里的勾当了——大元帅再交付这位戴先生同洪老板周旋，用企信银圑的名义又将发电厂收回去经营。此时洪老板的资金已非昔比，除了挣回从前的家业，还平白插手银行圈，成了金融巨子。” “你这么一说，我倒想起来了。”贺衷寒道：“前两年是有个姓洪的银行家倏忽窜起，是为上海暴发户的奇闻，可我听说此人去年在虹口出了场车祸，当场死了——” “那是在贺先生没耐住性子看下去的一宗文卷里——”李绶武又指了指旁边一个封了口的纸袋：“那场车祸也是戴先生策划、执行的。” “不是结交光棍么，怎么会——” “哥老会会首是世袭，交上一个老的，直是交上了他子孙和徒众。这老的倘若知道得太多，不如暗中假手除去；这——却不妨碍和小的再续世交。”李绶武随即指一指旁边那署名“佑洪”签呈的文卷：“这“佑洪”向例为哥老会会首的匿称；此人正是那洪老板的遗嗣，如今同大元帅也有十分密切的往来——他叫洪达展，字翼开，他日后若能谨守分际、知所进退，说不定还是一方人物，可与老漕帮的万砚方颉颃上下呢！” “你这么一说，我反倒有些胡涂了。”贺衷寒盯着左一封、右一件的文卷，道：“东一个哥老会，西一个老漕帮，大元帅究竟是同哪一方交好呢？” “大元帅既然要在江湖道上涉足扎根，便不能祇同一、二势力往来；君不见武林之中自有盟主、至尊之号，欲意称孤道寡、统一寰区者以来，走的无不是结纳诸方之路，结果如何？从元至正年间第一个江湖领袖陆士杰以下，历明清两朝凡六百年之中，一共推举出二十八个共主，没有一个是凭武功艺业而雄霸海内的。这些人靠的就是交际，就是应酬，就是资助往来——说穿了，就是钱财利益的流通；是以“疏财仗义”、“仗义疏财”四字所指的便是这个情状。”李绶武一面说，一面将桌上所有的文卷收拢了，整成一大落，抱在胸前，笑着说道：“往好处看，不以力服人，武林之中少折损几条性命，多凑合几笔生意——套个时髦的词儿，这是“进步”了！往坏处看，习武之徒，不能以修习身步气力的功法参天悟人，沦丧本务，个个儿都学上了玩弄权谋的把戏，也诚然是可悲而无奈的事。不过话说回来，大元帅以大政治家、大军事家的身分插手江湖，手段自然非比寻常，而有戴先生这么一个能人居间运播算，更是合纵连横，无不称意的了。也正因为在贵处埋伏着这么些不可令外人知的档案，夹藏着这么些不足为外人道的机关，在下便不得不向贺先生进一言：那姓汪的、姓钱的两位青年的性命，还是保全下来的好。” “这——”贺衷沉吟起来，搓着手、咂着唇，彷佛还有些为难和不解的意思。“那是大元帅刻意留在阵中的两枚活子。”李绶武道：“姓汪的叫汪勋如，祖上向与天地会的医道有着极深的芥蒂。姓钱的叫钱静农，祖上也曾为了搭救老漕帮诸元老而得罪过天地会系统的光棍。这两个人若在江湖上闯荡，不出一年半载便是要遭敌垒狙杀毙命的；可他二人又不愿赶香堂拜老爷子，是以才经万砚方举荐给大元帅量才抡用。在大元帅而言：又有谁能比他二人更知道天地会里的诸般勾当呢？贺先生如若借居先生之手料理了他二人，岂不直是伤了大元帅的耳目么？” 贺衷寒闻言至此，才算澈然一悟，不觉喟叹一声，作手一揖，道：“李老弟——你果然深思广识、博学多闻；贺某毕竟是承教了。那么以你之见，为今之计又当如何呢？” “这四壁之间的文书宗卷是一部无尽之藏，不读它个通遍，岂能熟知明识贵党在过去一——十年间的行事布局和蓝图方略？”李绶武道：“贺先生既然放了在下一条生路，我又怎么能不思图酬报呢？——这样罢，倘若蒙贺先生信任得过，在下便从这些档案数据之中读出些许端绪，再给贺先生作个报告。如此一来，无论大元帅想了些什么，还有那戴先生做了些什么，偶有蛛丝马迹，即可探本溯源——” “好极了！听君一席话，胜读十年书。”不待李绶武说完，贺衷寒已矍然起立，执手紧握，慨然说道：“我们“力行社”眞正需要的就是像老弟这样的人才。你若不嫌弃，从此刻起便是我们革命的同志了。” 李绶武也紧紧地回握住贺衷寒的双手——但是在他的意识深处却十分清楚地感觉到对方掌中渗沁而出的一丝凉意；他知道自己侥幸从鬼门关前转了一圈又回到阳世，然而身边从此围绕起啁啁啾啾、惨惨悄悄的无数厉鬼，且注定要挥之不去了。