Chapter 20 Who is in charge of my youth

Time continued to flow relentlessly, and the hostess had become a great-grandmother. His eldest son gave her two grandchildren, and the two grandsons gave birth to six great-grandchildren. The fourth of the great-grandchildren was Yuan Shikai. Yuan Shikai was a concubine, and his mother Niu was a concubine.The Niu family is considered a big family in the local area, so why are they willing to be small?This is also due to the father Yuan Baozhong, when he came to Niu's house to propose marriage, he only released one sentence: I am an unmarried virgin. A virgin in that era is like an unmarried virgin today, rare.The future father-in-law is very moved, a good man, he will not let the woman he loves get hurt a little bit.He must be a good husband and son-in-law who takes care of the family in the future.Without further ado, the dowry was discounted, and Niu was sent to Yuan's house with drums and gongs.But as soon as he entered the door, he was dumbfounded. It turned out that there was already a woman in the family.But it's a done deal, and there is no return for the bride. Fortunately, Yuan Baozhong made a man's oath: Although you are not my first, you are guaranteed to be the last.

However, this did not have much impact on Yuan Shikai, because he adopted him to his sonless uncle Yuan Baoqing since he was a child, and he received all kinds of love and affection. The pillar of this big family is Yuan Shikai's great-uncle Yuan Jiasan, a Jinshi and Hanlin, who was a student of Dianrong and quelled the rebellion of the Nian Army. His reputation spread far and wide. Zeng Guofan was his best friend and Li Hongzhang was his colleague.By the time Yuan Shikai was born, the entire big family had flourished, with two Jinshi and two Juren in one family. In contrast, Yuan Shikai's biological father, Yuan Baozhong, is unknown. He gave up all the glory and opportunities to his brothers, and he was willing to be a left-behind man and take charge of housekeeping. He never traveled far in his life, and burned out selflessly like a candle. This life has illuminated the whole family.

Yuan Shikai's relationship with his biological father was indifferent, and he had been hanging out with his stepfather Yuan Baoqing who was an official outside since he was a child.Jinan, Yangzhou, and Nanjing all left his young figure.In Nanjing, Yuan Shikai began to develop and entered puberty.Active, he and a group of second-generation officials had nothing to do all day long, gathered to play, and rode horses around the bustling city of Nanjing, but he was still restrained and never caused a "seventy yards" traffic accident.The most special thing is to go to brothels together, but it is still a rule, never having a love triangle, n-corner love, and never making promises lightly to deceive girls' innocent feelings.

Based on these, some people say that Yuan Shikai was a playboy who did all kinds of evil since he was a child.This evaluation is a bit too much.Young and frivolous, no one has ever had the idea of ​​"whip a famous horse because of drunkenness, for fear of exhausting the beauty", but most people are not qualified to practice it. However, this unrestrained life soon ended with Yuan Baoqing's death.Uncle Yuan Baoheng, who was an official in Beijing, was afraid that Yuan Shikai would become more wild if no one restrained him, so he took him to the capital to study under his nose.After observing for a period of time, I gave a comment on the year-end attendance: "The qualifications are not high and the fluctuations are very high."

Juveniles with such problems must be strictly disciplined. Yuan Baoheng set up a family school in the mansion, and arranged Yuan Shikai's desk next to the teacher's desk. All actions were under the control of the teacher; Still under the control of the teacher.And set a strict schedule, start reading at five o'clock in the morning, and end self-study at ten o'clock in the evening. Under the double oppression of his uncle and teacher, Yuan Shikai improved after half a year, and was promoted from mediocrity to "above-the-middle-class talent". Yuan Shikai also knew that Tang Shu was so well-intentioned and had only one purpose, to study hard and take imperial examinations every day.For the youth of that era, the imperial examination was the only way to get ahead.In fact, Yuan Shikai's favorite reading is not the Four Books and Five Classics, but the books on military affairs.But art of war can only stimulate excited brain cells, and can't care about food, drink, and future. Yuan Shikai can only read art of war in the dead of night.Of course, banned books are occasionally flipped through, and people who have been there understand it.

This reading lasted almost three years, and Yuan Shikai read it until he was seventeen years old. Seventeen years old, an age when you start to bid farewell to innocence and simplicity, and step into low-level and boring; seventeen years old, an age when you want to take action and can formally take action, including feelings, including having children. Yuan Shikai was full of excitement. He held a small adult swearing-in ceremony in Beijing, and returned to his hometown full of ambition. He wanted to accomplish two major events in his life. The first big thing is to get married and have children.The bride, Yu Shi, is one year older than him and is also a big family in the local area.Yu Shi is an honest and kind country woman, illiterate, and they treat each other as guests all their lives and rarely quarrel.Almost every night, Yuan Shikai would sit in Yu's room and say the same thing: "Hi, ma'am!" Yu also replied the same way: "Hi, my lord!"

Then, Yuan Shikai went to his aunt's room. Are they in a good relationship or not?Smart you must have the right answer. The second major event is the examination of Juren.In fact, the test is also a white test, there are only two words: failed.It's no wonder that you stare at professional books every day, thinking about military books and banned books, and your mind is full of Yue Wumu and Jin Ping Mei. Do you think you are a genius? Yuan Shikai didn't want to be a genius in the first place, but as soon as the test results came out, he made a bold move. He set all his textbooks on fire and said through gritted teeth: "A man should serve the battlefield. I have been stuck between pen and inkstone for a long time, and I have missed the time."

Very bold, the hero is different, he is so ruthless during the rainy season and the blooming season. However, compared with the boys and girls in the blooming and rainy seasons, Yuan Shikai is still not cruel enough.Because these boys and girls didn't wait for the test results, they tore the book into pieces and scattered them into the blue sky. The allusion of "Yuan Shikai Burning Books" comes from "The Disciples of Rong'an", compiled by Yuan Shikai's disciples. Is it credible?Of course it is credible, the people around him know him best. Don't disciples cheat?This? Bring the evidence.Yuan Shikai confided his heartfelt words to his most respected and beloved third brother: "My brother can't make a move, and he can't rest in peace."

You might say that one piece of evidence doesn't seem convincing enough. Yuan Shikai wrote to his most respected second sister: "Although I am sick, I dare not give up on myself. Whenever I am sick, thinking about my own fame and fame, I will always rush to read books and recite. Don't let me down, as the saying goes, the heavens don't let you down, just like a younger brother committing suicide, forgive me and don't let my younger brother down." This spirit of studying hard is really comparable to those who take the postgraduate entrance examination.But unfortunately, on the road of imperial examinations, as long as the road is long, it takes as long as you lie down. Yuan Shikai failed twice.

There is justice in the world, and there will always be rewards for hard work. This sentence is just a legend to Yuan Shikai who took the imperial examination.Therefore, Yuan Shikai hated the imperial examination the most in the future, and firmly advocated the abolition of the imperial examination.I can't pass the exam, but you don't even have the chance to take the exam. Now that you are back, let's stay at home for a while and adjust your mentality. Yuan Shikai spent the most carefree period of his life at home.Drinking wine with friends, hunting on horseback; reading military books and reading forbidden books; waiting for the girl next door to pass by the window; anesthetizing my nerves with alcohol, and destroying my endurance with pear flower poems.

This seventeen-year-old youth is a little arrogant and a little confused; sometimes he is impulsively happy, sometimes inexplicably sad, he has many dreams, but also many disappointments. Alas, growing pains, who hasn't experienced it? But staying at home all the time was not an option, so Yuan Shikai decided to go to the capital again.Unfortunately, Yuan Baoheng has passed away, and there are no relatives in Beijing. No one will pay attention to this young man.Unappreciated, unsupported, down-and-out young people often hesitate at the crossroads of Wangfujing in the capital. Go to Shanghai to try your luck, Shili Yangchang, the chance may be even greater.But in Shanghai, it's still the same, who cares about him? Who cares how bitter my heart is?Who cares where I go tomorrow? Who is in charge of my youth? Yuan Shikai was really at a loss, and spent every day getting drunk in brothels.Here, I met Shen Shi, a brothel woman.At the most helpless, desolate, and lonely moment, this woman touched the softest part of his heart.He gave her a couplet: A business woman is wandering, and a pipa song has few confidants; a hero is down and down, and a century of years has a lot of feelings. When the poor merchant woman met the down-and-out hero, their hearts became even closer. "I'll save money for you to redeem yourself when the day comes, and live a good life." Yuan Shikai didn't want to venture into the world anymore.But the only thing left in his bag was the snuff bottle, which was left by his stepfather. For the sake of his beloved woman, he gritted his teeth and found a buyer. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shikai's spring came. The buyer was his stepfather's old department, and he recognized the snuff bottle at a glance.Seeing the old superior's son so downcast, he sighed endlessly, and introduced Yuan Shikai to his stepfather's brother Huai Army general Wu Changqing, didn't he always like to read military books, and the time to show himself has come. One word awakened the person in the dream, the downcast Yuan Shikai woke up, and a future hero woke up.He wants to live a good life, and he wants his woman to live a good life. At the moment of parting, Shen handed over all her treasures for many years to Yuan Shikai. "Come and pick me up early." Shen's eyes were full of tears as she leaned against the door. Thanks to the reasonable Shen Shi, she made the lover no longer sink. Thanks to the snuff bottle, it ignited the fighting spirit of a down-and-out youth. Thanks to the piercing eyes of his stepfather, Jiubu, who recognized the snuff bottle in time and saved a lost youth. Finally, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the brothel that cultivated Shen's family. Without brothels, there would be no legend of deep-rooted tenderness. Yuan Shikai set off, he wanted to pursue his own sky, he wanted to ignite the sky of China. Will Shen wait for her lover? Don't worry, the beauty will not be lonely, and the lover will not miss the appointment.A few years later, Yuan Shikai personally took Shen back home. "I said, I will definitely pick you up." I can't forget you, no matter the end of the world.Yuan Shikai embraced Shen, his eyes were full of tenderness, without any sharpness. What a man!Whether it's that year or this year or all the years, there are too few men in charge like this.