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Chapter 6 Task Force No. 1

In everyone's eyes, Sun Jianai was a low-key person.He is the number one scholar and the teacher of Emperor Guangxu, but he never shows off, and treats everyone politely; he likes to read, but he is not a nerd who is bored in the study all day and does not hear things outside the window; he is an official He is very big, the chief academician, at the level of a prime minister, but has little real power, not as good as Li Hongzhang, Qu Hongxuan and other academicians; he is very old, but his reputation is not as good as that of another champion master, Weng Tonghe.He is such a person who is everywhere but sees no influence everywhere.It was impossible to see who he was particularly close to, nor who he was particularly distant from.The relationship between him and Yuan Shikai is somewhat similar to that of colleagues in the office, neither good nor bad, just nodding and saying hello.

This is really a bit unpredictable person, but everyone doesn't want to bother to think about it, just an old consultant. The task force arrived, and as the top leader in Tianjin, Yuan Shikai held a simple yet grand welcome ceremony, without flowers or applause, everything was quiet. Why not beat the gongs and drums? It's not that Yuan Shikai was reluctant to spend money to hire a guard of honor. The task force is not on a spring outing, but is here to investigate the case. Before the case is closed, it's better to keep a low profile.Sun Jianai didn't care if there was a spotlight, because he wasn't playing low-key in the first place, he was really low-key.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Sun Jianai entered the hotel to rest. The room was decorated very elegantly and concisely, just like Sun Jianai's style of life. Sun Jianai lay relaxed on the bed, a little tired. After all, time is not forgiving. He is eighty years old, and seventy is rare in his life. It is more than ten years. Of course, he hopes to last longer, after all, life is too beautiful.He has all the honors that he should have in the world. Although he has no power, he is not good at it.Besides, what good is great power? Yiqiang and Yuan Shikai are worried all day long, always guarding against being tricked by others, and have never had a peaceful night's sleep.

The greater the power, the greater the chance of being shot, a wise saying. Just as I was thinking about it, someone suddenly broke in.In Yuan Shikai's territory, there is someone so courageous, could it be... Don't worry, it's my own, Zaifeng, the leader of the task force.Zaifeng is also a low-key person, he usually respects Sun Jianai very much, so he specially came here to ask him for advice tonight. Two men, two low-key men, talked at night by candlelight, telling each other their hearts. Zaifeng was full of ambition: "Master Sun, we must strictly implement the Queen Mother's highest instructions, and carry out the investigation to the end until the truth comes to light."

Sun Jianai said respectfully: "Empress Dowager Shengming, Wang Ye Mingjian, do you think Yiqiang can be brought down?" Zaifeng categorically made a promise: "As long as the evidence is found, we will definitely punish him severely and rectify the imperial court." Sun Jianai smiled, and asked back: "Yikuang accepts bribes and sells officials, and tolerates his son taking concubines. Everyone inside and outside the capital knows that the truth has already been revealed. Why did the Queen Mother ask us to investigate?" Confused, Zaifeng nodded, then shook his head again.

"Because Yikuang is not a temporary worker or an idler in society, it must be investigated. If you don't investigate, you can't deal with the exclamation marks all day long. If you don't investigate, you can't give an explanation to the people. The power of public opinion is terrible." Zaifeng was still confused, but Sun Jianai said again: "My lord, who is Yikuang?" This question is simple, Zaifeng blurted out: "He is a corrupt person and a corrupt official." Sun Jianai shook his head. It was so easy to rush to answer a question, but got zero points, Zaifeng was a little discouraged, and continued to rush to answer: "Prince Qing, Chief Minister of Military Aircraft."

Sun Jianai nodded, his words sounded a bit plausible, but he didn't get to the point yet. Master Sun, give Zaifeng some hints, you know that honest people don't have very good brains. Sun Jianai was also aware of it, and lowered the difficulty of asking: "My lord, what blood relationship do you have with Yikuang?" Zaifeng suddenly became enlightened: "My family." Sun Jianai was full of praise: "My lord, you are really smart, you can understand everything, you are really a thousand-mile steed of the royal family of the Qing Dynasty." Sun Jianai continued to talk and began to reason: no matter how poor the family is, they will always be family members, eating in the same pot;When an outsider advises you to punish your family members, would you be willing?Even if Yikuang is dismissed, he is still a member of the family.During the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Spring Festival, gifts and New Year greetings should be given to the Queen Mother.Not afraid of lack of relationship, but afraid of seeing each other every day, coming and going, there is no guarantee that he will come back one day, not to mention that there is Yuan Shikai outside to support him.

Sun Jianai then asked: "My lord, what do you think of Yuan Shikai?" Zaifeng was at a loss for words for a moment, he had never dealt with him head-on, so it was really difficult to evaluate this person.nice guy?bad guy?Too easy.Heroes, villains, villains, bears, bears... After a long silence, Zaifeng still couldn't figure it out: "I have no feelings for this person." But many people have feelings for him, and to follow Yuan Shikai is to follow the feeling and follow the trend.With the power of Mitsubishi, can they give them a fatal blow?They can't be knocked down, they will make a comeback, and they are bound to...

Sun Jianai stopped and looked at Zaifeng meaningfully: "My lord, it doesn't matter if the old minister is getting old. You are still young, and you have to bear the burden of the court. If Yi Qiang steps down, the clan of Yi's generation, like He is so experienced, familiar with internal affairs and foreign affairs, and loyal to the imperial court, there is no second person; those who carry letters are too young, inexperienced, and immature. Will everyone be satisfied if he is replaced by someone else? Relatives and nobles will rest assured Is it? So we have to leave a way out for ourselves, do a good job in dealing with the aftermath, stabilize the emotions of the majority of family members, and don’t block the way.”

Zaifeng thought about it carefully, it was really like this, if someone else came to power, he might be more shameless and greedy.If he realized something, he let out a long breath.But he still has one last question: "But how will the Queen Mother explain it?" Sun Jianai laughed loudly: "I am low-key, and the prince is also low-key, but the Queen Mother asked two low-key people to investigate a sensational high-profile case. Why? Why?" Zaifeng's inspiration finally came, and he came up with a poetic language: "Start with a high profile and end with a low profile."

Mr. Sun, Mr. Sun, who cares most about the overall situation?It's you; who bears the most humiliation?Or you; who is the model for maintaining the imperial court?It's you it's you or you. What about the next step? Investigate the case, and you must conduct serious, meticulous, patient, and in-depth investigations, and draw conclusions carefully. Once I found Cuixi, I found a breakthrough in this case. Yang Cuixi was easy to find, she had already prepared, and was waiting patiently and calmly for the arrival of the task force. As soon as you ask, I am indeed Wang Yisun's man. He spent 3,500 yuan of hard-earned money to redeem me, because we came together because of love.If you don't believe me, read the declaration of love in the newspaper, there are all witnesses and evidence. The task force is not afraid of witnesses who do not speak up, but most afraid of witnesses who speak up when questioned. Said in one mouth, caught Zaifeng a little off guard, all the pre-planned difficulties were overcome at once, and the victory came too fast, which made Zaifeng a little ecstatic, even a little confused.There are all witnesses and material evidence, Yang Cuixi is Wang Yisun's man, look at how loving their young couple is, beating mandarin ducks with sticks is not my usual style. Sun Jianai knew very well in his heart, since the prince said so, could there be any mistakes? The results of the investigation came out soon: there was a reason for the incident, but there was no evidence! Why do things happen for a reason?Because Mitsubishi Corporation and Qingji Corporation had conflicts for a long time, they took revenge for private reasons. "Start with a high profile and end with a low profile", this is a special case team investigation mode with universal laws. Thanks to Zaifeng, he used poetic language to give the most authoritative interpretation of the meaning of the special case group. However, Zaifeng still had a question that he didn't expect, what would the censors do if they refused to let him go? It's simple, take time to bring them down.Time is not only a sharp butcher's knife, but also the best healing agent.Let time slowly dilute their hatred and anger, and let them reflect on it in time: Everyone is a person in the system, and they are all maggots attached to the system. If the system is brought down, everyone will finish the game together. What if time still can't let them down? Hehe, at this time, the censors should retire. The task force returned to Beijing, and the highest order came down: Zhao Qilin maliciously slandered relatives and important ministers, baseless, arbitrary slander, he deserved the blame, dismissed and returned home.At the same time, he emphasized that the imperial court has always been impartial and selfless, distinguishing right from wrong, and encouraging everyone to speak the truth.I hope that the comrades of Yushi will speak out boldly as always, find out the moths, and return the clear sky of the imperial capital.In short, the future is bright, but the road is tortuous. Let's work hard together. But Zhao Qilin couldn't work hard anymore, he had to go back to his hometown.Holding back his anger and full of sadness, he quietly came to Beijing Railway Station alone.He is a workaholic. To make it easier for him to devote himself to his work, his family members stayed in his hometown, but he did not expect such a result in exchange. It was still early and the station was deserted, no one came to see Zhao Qilin off.Looking at the gray sky, Zhao Qilin suddenly felt an unprecedented sadness in his heart, not for himself, but for the hearts of the people. If the hearts of the people are scattered, can it be far from the end? I have always believed that spectators are power, and spectators can change the court, but now looking at the empty station, Zhao Qilin smiled wryly. Onlookers are just floating clouds, and work has been ruined since then. Holding the ticket tightly in his hand, he strode forward. This new ticket is about to board the old train. Suddenly, a miracle happened. One person came around, two, three...more and more one after another, Jiang Chunlin, Zhao Binglin, all members of Mitsubishi came, colleagues with good relationship came, colleagues with ordinary relationship came, even very Colleagues who seldom deal with also came, and there are many strange passers-by A and B.Everyone surrounded Zhao Qilin and formed a circle together. Do you want to play the game of throwing the handkerchief? Of course not, it's too early for that age. There was no applause, no flowers, and no impassioned discussions. They were silent and just came to see Zhao Qilin as a farewell party.A farewell party, what can I do without wine?When the good wine was brought, Zhao Qilin drank it all in one gulp.Thousands of words can be summed up in one sentence: Thank you. Onlookers are power, and onlookers can change your mood. Zhao Qilin embarked on a trip to his hometown with the deep friendship of his comrades. With the sound of the siren, the train started slowly. Zhao Qilin looked through the window at the crowd that was drifting away. Tears blurred his eyes as Beijing drifted away. Farewell, Beijing! Beijing, never lose my love! Don't worry, I can't just leave Beijing like this, I want to keep a souvenir, when Zhao Qilin got drunk just now, someone stuffed an envelope into his hand. It can't be cash, can it?Clean and honest, don't be put down by money before retiring at the age of fifty-nine. Zhao Qilin hurriedly opened the envelope, fortunately it was only a photo, he breathed a sigh of relief, on it was a young and charming woman, the Yang Cuixi who made Zhao Qilin heartbroken and suffocated, and wrote six quatrains beside her: Chirping Cuiyu plays Zhaohui, the bead nest in the sky protects the green clothes.Strange and timid last night, the spring dream was evil, and the goshawk flew in the air with its side wings.The general cleverly plots to win the honor, and the two names of Songshou forcefully call on Nong.The fragrance of the flowers has not yet dissipated, and a few bees swim at the bottom of the skirt and sleeves.The sound of the green phoenix is ​​clear and the flute is cited, and the deep golden house is even more delicate.Zhou Langwei respects Dong Langgui and envies Jiangdong and Qiao.Learning to comb the palace bun and try the makeup building, Xianle still praises and bows.Suddenly recalled that the mountains of the Xiongnu are beautiful, and the rouge is red and jade-faced and embarrassing.At the end of spring, there is a sail in southern Hunan, and the east wind is puzzled by Yan's murmur.I only pity the pear blossom rain in the other courtyard, and the pearl narrow-sleeved shirt is soaked.The palace robe covered her face with tears streaming down her face, ashamed of He Langfu's face.At dusk Yuyuan is a place for singing and dancing, but it is worthy to ask Xie Shanshan again. Six poems, six stories, let me explain to you slowly. "Chirping green feathers play Zhaohui, the bead nest in the sky protects the blue clothes. The strange cowardly dream of spring last night was evil, and the goshawk flew with its side wings." This poem is about Zhao Qilin's impeachment of Duan Zhigui, Yikuang and his son. "The general cleverly planned to win the honor, and the two names of Songshou forced Nong. The fragrance of the flowers has not yet dissipated, and a few bees swarmed under the sleeves of the skirt." This poem is about Duan Zhigui's sexual bribery. "Song Shou double name Qiang Huan Nong" is a beautiful allusion.Cheng Songshou, an admonishing doctor in the Southern Song Dynasty, was not allowed to be promoted every year. He bought a singing girl and gave it to the powerful minister Han Tuozhou as a concubine, named Songshou.Han Yuzhou was very surprised, and asked why it was the same name as yours, and Songshou answered very well: When I saw a concubine, I thought of a cheap name.A man walked into the depths of Han Yuzhou's heart so easily. Of course, promotion is just around the corner.Sexual bribery, an ageless classic, has been popular for thousands of years. "Cuifeng's sound is clear and the hole flute is clear, and the deep golden house is more delicate. Zhou Langwei respects Dong Langgui and envies Jiangdong's big and small Qiao." In this poem, Cuifeng is Yang Cuixi's sworn sister and the four big oirans of the Beijing-Tianjin Brothel One of them was also given to Yuan Shikai by Duan Zhigui.It seems that if you want to rise quickly in the officialdom, it is better to pimp every day. "Learning to comb the palace bun to try makeup, Xianle still praises the head. Suddenly recalling that the mountains of the Xiongnu are beautiful, and the rouge is red and the beauty is ashamed." This poem describes Yang Cuixi's early career as a laughing man in Harbin. "The spring is full of sails in southern Hunan, and the east wind doesn't understand the murmuring of swallows. I only pity the pear blossom rain in the other courtyard, and the pearl narrow-sleeved shirt is soaked." This poem is written by Yuan Shikai who planned Yang Cuixi to run wildly on a snowy night. "Hiding the face with tears in the palace robe, I am ashamed of He Langfu's face. The singing and dancing place in the garden at dusk is worthy of asking Xie Shanshan again." Another woman who wrote this poem: Xie Shanshan. At the bottom of the photo, there is a line of small words: "You must know this person." What do you know her for?I lost my job, suspended without pay, and lost everything.After all, the photos still need to be seen.After a long time, Zhao Qilin finally uttered something from his heart: "Zai Zhen has a really good eye!" Zhao Qilin left with the photo in his pocket. His good brother, Jiang Chunlin, the president of Mitsubishi Corporation, came with a wine bottle and came to the tavern.Depressed, it is said to go for a while, leaving half sober and half drunk, but now that the good brother is gone, why keep the half sober?Get drunk, drink, and be confused; get drunk, drink, and be confused. He has always claimed to be the incarnation of justice, and has always thought that justice is invincible, but he did not expect it to be a wounded and vulnerable child, who can fall down with one blow. Justice, justice, how much are you worth?Jiang Chunlin waved his hand, and the wine glass fell to the ground. The call for justice was quickly answered, and several people gathered around and extended their enthusiastic hands.Jiang Chunlin was very excited, it seems that the power of justice is not lacking. These people said in unison: damage public property, compensation according to the price. Jiang Chunlin smiled wryly, the reality has always been so cruel, why should I care about other people's pity and sympathy.Now that we have chosen a faraway place, we only have to go through both wind and rain, don't care about the results, and continue to brew the storm. Of course, after getting drunk, they will not go to buy sex, but pay the bill and leave. Jiang Chunlin wanted to find someone, someone above Yuan Shikai, and someone above Jiang Chunlin, a person whom Yuan Shikai hated and feared.
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