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Chapter 10 How a gunman is made

Cixi was puzzled, the censors were excited, Qu Hongxu was happy, and everyone's emotions were mobilized. There is only one person who is still the same, quietly closing his eyes and resting at home, and he is Yuan Shikai. At this time, Yuan Shikai is still in the mood to rest? What can I do if I don't rest my mind? Is it possible to tell him to charge and fight?The fat middle-aged man has long lost his vigor and died in battle, only the courage to fall under the pomegranate skirt.Yuan Shikai is quietly waiting for a person at the moment, a lightweight figure. Lightweight, as the name suggests, has no reputation, no power, a little unknown.

The lightweight little man is Yun Yuding, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.Talent is not counted, the capital has caught a lot of them, and has been struggling in the officialdom in obscurity. This time Yun Yuding went to work in Tianjin, but he did not expect to work for Yuan Shikai to take care of him personally.Although I don't usually have a good impression of Yuan Shikai, but when I really had the opportunity to meet him and received such a grand reception, I was still completely moved. There is only one reason why a big man specially meets a small man: I need you.Of course, it is not an emotionally ambiguous need. Yuan Shikai's need is only two words: gunner.

Yun Yuding hesitated, Yuan Shikai was very magnanimous, he was not in a hurry, he went back and thought about it. After hesitating, I was deeply confused. You don’t use so many heavyweights, why did you choose me? The reason why I like you is not because you are handsome, because first of all you are a small person, no one cares, and no one is wary, such a small person shoots the deadliest arrows. Second, you are a gentleman. For a long time, Yun Yuding appeared as a supporter and sympathizer of Qu Hongxuan.He once lamented the darkness and corruption of the officialdom, and used the exclamation point of justice a few times, and the effect was not bad.Let the gentleman be the shooter, what is the effect?That's okay to use.

Third, because you are a house slave. Ashamed to say, Yun Yuding has not yet escaped poverty.Since the invasion of the Eight-Power Allied Forces in the capital, large-scale demolition has occurred, and real estate has become a sunrise industry. Housing prices have been soaring all the way. Yun Yuding's salary savings can't even afford a down payment, and his family of ten can only live in a small rental house.I have been an official for most of my life and I am still a house slave. I don’t know how many times I have been scolded by my wife. A small person who is silently dawdling in his official career, a house slave who once claimed to be a gentleman and was often scolded by his wife, would he be willing to be a gunner?Will he be a qualified shooter?

Yun Yuding was moved a little bit, but what really moved him was that stormy night. On a stormy night, a mysterious figure came to Yun's Mansion (actually a low rented house), who was Yuan Shikai's secret envoy.He took out two envelopes, one sealed and one unsealed. Look at the unsealed one first, inside is a bank note, 18,000 taels, Yun Yuding stared straight at it, this is the most money he has ever seen in his life.At that time, the price level was one tael of silver, which was equivalent to about three hundred U.S. dollars, and it was abnormal if the eyes were not straightened.

Yun Yuding was finally tempted.Just be tempted, the task is very simple, take the money first, and then open another letter, which contains the memorial to the impeachment of Qu Hongxuan, the secret envoy specially told: don’t worry about what is written in the content, just copy it again, and hand it in your own name , the shooter's mission is complete.Regardless of success or failure, the valid money belongs to you, and no refund will be made if it is invalid. Yun Yuding is brewing feelings and at the same time looking for a psychological balance point.This is the so-called difference between a gentleman and a villain. A villain does not need a reason to do anything, but a gentleman must find a reason.

With money in hand, there are many inspirations, and Yun Yuding thought of several high-sounding reasons at once. Qu Hongxuan is a very flamboyant kid with a big airs.Usually when I see us little Beijing officials, we are arrogant and don't even nod our heads.Who do you think you are is not because you look like Tongzhi, a soft eater.Yuan Shikai was different. No matter when we met, he was always very polite and inquired about his health.I'm not doing it for the little money, but mainly because I can't get used to Qu Hongxuan's domineering style. The more he thought about it, the more he hated him. Yun Yuding rubbed the man's jealousy and red eyes into his inspiration, and now he completely hates Qu Hongxu from the inside out, even if he doesn't take money, he still wants to impeach him.

Money may not be earned, but justice cannot be lost. Having figured it out, Yun Yuding began to plan for the future.After a while, I will rent a better house and buy some good cloth for my wife.She has worked hard for most of her life with me, a useless nerd, and now she can finally enjoy some happiness. Thinking of his family, Yun Yuding felt warm and harmonious, but he fell asleep with great peace of mind when the wind and rain were raging outside. With money on the one hand and conscience on the other, everyone is an ordinary person, and they all want to work for Daoliang, but Yun Yuding is doing it in the name of justice.

Yun Yuding figured it out, and then Qu Hongxuan couldn't figure it out.
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