Chapter 8 Chapter 6 Shao Ruipeng is a fart!

The city of Beijing fell a drizzle that had never been seen since the beginning of autumn.Today is the first----day T.The autumn rain was accompanied by the west wind, and the green leaves on the trees withered and fell in an instant. The weather suddenly became colder by several degrees, and a few pedestrians on the street wore long gowns. Autumn has indeed arrived! In the days of drizzle and cool autumn, the work of bribing congressmen for Cao Kun's presidency was carried out very lively and tense.In order not to have unexpected influences, those senior members of the Cao family who used to have special cars rented rickshaws for competition, and when they went to the residences of the congressmen, they even changed their outfits beyond recognition. "You can't play with stolen gongs and drums"! They are afraid of becoming sinners the day after tomorrow!

The dignitaries who came from Baoding to Beijing were running around in the drizzle. Everyone contacted the members according to the assigned list, found a place to live, saw themselves, and handed over the amount of 5,000 yuan issued by the bank with a smile. Then he said in a unified tone: "Marshal Cao pays homage to His Excellency, Mr. Councilor. I wish Mr. Councilor a happy spirit and a happy family!"Only when the congressman gave way to see him off, did he bow and say, "In the upcoming Congress, I hope that Mr. Cao will show great love to Mr. Cao!" Most of the councilors are poor people. Although the feather fan can be shaken, it is true that the money is far away from the money.Therefore, he has a special feeling for Marshal Zhao Gong.Who would refuse to accept a large amount of silver dollars accidentally sent? Not only to accept, but also to be intoxicated and grateful. Most of them would see the guests outside the door, arch their hands, bow their waists, and repeatedly promised: "As instructed, do as you please. !" As the saying goes, "Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles."In the capital, the news that "Marshal Cao gave a big reward to the councilors" spread like wildfire.Those congressmen who went south heard that someone in the capital gave Dayang thousands of dollars for no reason, and they were really salivating.So, with the help of their old children, like swallows in spring, they flew from Shanghai and Nanjing in the south to Tianjin and Beijing in the north.For a while, the city of Beijing became the "heart of heaven" of the Congress.Of course, Cao Kun’s servants were overjoyed, and they followed the newly returned “Swallow” and delivered the smiling face and the check to the door; and the congressmen who received the check would naturally reply with a smile: “Do it, as instructed!”

However, it is impossible to seek perfection in everything in the world.The world is difficult! Now, let's just talk about a "difficult" episode: On that day, Secretary-General Wang Yuzhi came to Dongsiyi Hutong in a rickshaw, stopped in front of a courtyard with "Zhejiang Shaoyu" hanging outside the door, paid the fare, and knocked on the door.The two lintels painted black were pulled open, and an old man in blue showed a smiling face. "Sir, who are you looking for?" "Excuse me: Is it Shao Cigong's apartment in Zhejiang?" "Sir, you are..." "From Baoding, I am a friend of Cigong. My surname is Wang, and my name is Lanting."

The old man nodded. "Please, please!" Wang Yuzhi followed the old man to the living room. "Mr. Wang, please sit down first, and I will invite Mr. Shao. Mr. Shao is resting." Wang Yuzhi hurriedly stopped him and said: "Don't disturb Mr. Shao, I can wait. It's okay." "No," the old man said: "Mr. Shao has an explanation, and he can meet and talk with guests at any time. If you come, sir, if I pass the report Mr. Shao will blame me for being late. Please sit down, Mr. Wang!" Wang Yuzhi's heart felt hot. "What a hospitable Mr. Shao!"

After the old man left, Wang Yuzhi took a serious look at the small living room: the living room is small, but very elegant, square and upright, with bright walls, and a picture of "Three Friends of the Cold" by Zhao Mengfan, a native of Yuan Dynasty, hanging on the front wall , without couplets, it looks eye-catching and elegant; on the left wall is an enlarged frame of the copy of "Lanting Collection Preface"; "Sauvignon Blanc·Rain".Wang Yuzhi's appreciation for poetry is average, but he is interested in words, and Mr. Shao's handwriting is chic and fluent, so he loves words because of the words, and recites casually:

One sound, one more.The plantains outside the window and the lights in the window are infinitely affectionate at this time. Dreams are hard to come by, hate is hard to flatten.If you don't worry about people and don't like to hear it, the empty steps will drip to the light. "Good words, good words!" Wang Yuzhi blurted out her praise. At this time, a handsome old man who was nearly 60 years old came from another room.As soon as he entered the door, he bowed to Wang Yuzhi. "gentlemen……" Wang Yuzhi hurriedly cupped her hands and answered, "Wang Yuzhi, Lanting."

"Oh!" The old man frowned slightly, thinking a little. "If you guessed right, sir is the staff officer in General Cao's office... No, it's the secretary-general! Sorry, sorry!,, "I've heard Mr. Shao's name for a long time, and it's like thunder! I came to worship today, and it's too late to meet you." "Duke Lanting is in charge, how can he have time to visit the humble house?" Shao Cigong humbly said, "Since I'm here today, I'm sure I'll be able to teach you something. Please tell me directly." ——Shao ​​Cigong is the name, whose real name is Rui Peng, from Chun'an, Zhejiang. He is a famous scholar in contemporary Ci and calendar studies, and he is a member of the National Assembly elected by Zhejiang.This man is upright in nature, neither fawning nor offering, dignified and upright, and dignified and upright in learning. He is a representative of the Zhejiang Celebrity School in the first Congress.After the war, he moved to Beijing from Zhejiang. A celebrity in the Ci circle in Beijing lent him his house, and he also wanted to use a clean place in Beijing to cultivate himself and concentrate on speaking.A few days ago, when the congressmen went south one after another, someone came to the door and invited him to go with him, but he politely declined.Although this person is a member of the National Assembly, he never wants to care about state affairs, and concentrates on calligraphy and writing lyrics, so as to calmly recuperate his spirit and spend his old age peacefully.As for the state responsibility he shouldered, he laughed it off: "All the factions are fighting for hegemony, and the flames of war are rising, 'You sing and I will go on stage', who will ask the people about their happiness and sufferings!" Now, it is Zhi's world, Shao Ruipeng laughed at Cao Kun's behavior, and never wanted to have anything to do with them.Today, the Secretary-General came to the door, he really didn't know if it was good or bad?

du8.com copyright Wang Yuzhi came here by order, so of course she will work step by step according to the arrangement when she was ordered.Seeing that Shao Ruipeng was polite and kind, he cut straight to the point and went straight to the point. He also presented a bank check first, and then said the words "Marshal Cao pays homage to Mr. Senator..." according to the script, and finally said: "Shao Cigong is a well-known scholar in Zhejiang, famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Mr. Shanshuai Chang Nian, but he never met. Today Lanting came to worship, all because of Shanshuai. I hope that Cigong will live up to Shanshuai's hospitality and go to Baoding often."

Shao Ruipeng deeply nourishes the warmth and coldness of the society, and sees through the indifference of the world.Cao Kun has long heard about Cao Kun's efforts to win votes and want to be president, and he is determined not to conspire with him.Wang Yuzhi took the initiative to come to the door. He knew the purpose of coming, but he didn't expect the dignified Secretary-General to use such a clumsy means of pulling relationships: "Where is there anyone who takes money to sell people without even hearing the news? You know that I will accept it, and you know that I will betray myself. ?” Shao Ruipeng felt a kind of anger in his heart, he felt that his personality had been humiliated, and he really wanted to jump up immediately and give Wang Yuzhi a "closed door".However, he didn't do that. "The method of the comer is clumsy enough, if I retaliate with his clumsy method, wouldn't I become a clumsy person myself!"

Shao Ruipeng took the check, read it carefully for a long time, and smiled. "I understand the purpose of the Secretary-General's visit. To put it bluntly, it is to let me vote for Cao Zhongshan, your general during the convening of the Congress and the election of the President. Isn't that right?" Shao Ruipeng talked very calmly, with a smile on his face and a gentle voice. The eyes are full of joy. Wang Yuzhi's eyes are not clumsy, and she can see the allure of five thousand oceans.He hurriedly said: "Cigong is a very shrewd person, as expected he guessed right."

Shao Ruipeng still smiled. "Shan Shuai didn't go straight, why did he take a detour to JL? Is it unnecessary?" "Second Lord's words..." Obviously, Wang Yuzhi didn't understand what Shao Ruipeng meant. "Is the matter very simple?" Shao Ruipeng said: "It has always been 'the winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit'. Your direct lineage fights against Wan to win Wan, and fights Feng to win Feng. Wan Feng is defeated by his subordinates, and the world has already belonged. Cao Zhongshan's becoming the president is a matter of course, and convening a general meeting to announce the order to the world, wouldn't it be a great success! Is it necessary to recruit members?" Why didn't Wang Yuzhi think so? How smooth and reasonable was that? However, he also understood other reasons... Therefore, he said frankly: "After all, it is different now. After 1911, the country has become a republic and a democracy. So, what is the use of Congress? What is the use of congressmen? Where is democracy? Where is the republic? Therefore, Shanshuai still follows the trend and according to public opinion, wants to accomplish this matter through parliament.” What Wang Yuzhi said was reasonable, polite and affectionate, what Shao Ruipeng said was ridiculous and sad.After Wang Yuzhi finished speaking, Shao Ruipeng looked up and laughed wildly! The laughter even shook the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. "So, I would like to ask Mr. Lan Ting a word." "Please tell me." "Is the check for five thousand yuan worth the price of the president, or my worth as a congressman?" Shao Ruipeng said, "If it's the former, Cao Zhongshan thinks too little of herself; if it's the latter, Cao Zhongshan thinks me too lightly." It’s too heavy! Five thousand oceans to buy the president is a rare bargain in the world; five thousand oceans to buy a ballot paper is a sky-high price! Mr. Lanting, what do you think?” Wang Yuzhi was not mentally prepared. All he passed was smiling when he received the check, and then thanking him after a smile. How could someone mock him like a child's play when he received the check! He really wanted to put his face down and scold him for not knowing what to do.But, he didn't do that because they were going to use him.Maybe by one vote, Cao Laosan would be defeated.Wang Yuzhi is not very familiar with this Zhejiang native, but only knows that he is a talented person in the south of the Yangtze River. "Literati are often arrogant, and their walls are often swollen to make them fat. This Shao Ruipeng probably thinks that the price is too high, so it's easy to deal with it, so it's easy to add more." So he said: "Second Lord, I understand you, far away from home, The expenses are huge, so there are difficulties. We, Shuai Shan, still thought of you early on, but we really wanted to do something for the second-in-law. Well, if the second-in-law doesn't mind, I'll make the decision..." Shao Ruipeng smiled. "Are you planning to increase my value for me, so that I, a person who is far away from my hometown, will not be hungry? Sure enough, I can offer a price on my own initiative. You Shan Shuai agreed, and we will 'trade' for a while." Fan; if you don't agree, you can do whatever you want." Wang Yuzhi smiled inwardly. "People don't make money, and heaven and earth are destroyed! This is absolutely true. A dignified literati can also clearly show his worth! It is true that even human nature has been wiped out." Wang Yuzhi only contemptuous of Shao Ruipeng in his heart, and did not say H.Because his task is to win votes, he cannot offend the MPs.So, he still said with a smile on his face: "Ci Gong is a straightforward person, so just tell me the price, and I will deal with it." "Mr. Lanting is not only a warm-hearted person, but also a good subordinate who is loyal to the master. He knows how to do things." Shao Ruipeng said, "Then I will make a clear price." Then, he stretched out his right hand, fist first, but stretched out a fist slowly. index finger. du8.com copyright "Ten thousand?" Wang Yuzhi said. Shao Ruipeng shook his head. "One hundred thousand?" Shao Ruipeng shook his head again. "one million??" Shao Ruipeng still shook his head. "So..." "Ten million is not a high price, is it?!" Shao Ruipeng laughed. "I know this is a place that even you don't Unacceptable sky-high price, not to mention your handsome Shan.He can afford the price, but he won't. " "Second Lord, I know your price is probably a joke." Wang Yuzhi said: "In short, I can guarantee that Shanshuai has long loved Second Lord. After the matter is completed, a big thank you is indispensable. Please rest assured, Second Lord." Then, Wang Yuzhi stood up and bid farewell. At this moment, Shao Ruipeng calmed down instead—he originally wanted to tease him a few words, and then return the check to him, and it would be over if he didn't give him the vote.But then I thought again, it would be too cheap for them.Fighting for power and hegemony with the barrel of a gun, and now wanting to use money to buy people's hearts and seize great positions. His shameful behavior surpasses ancient and modern times and surpasses China and foreign countries. It is the worst scandal in the world. Just teasing them a few words is not enough! Shao Ruipeng He wanted to publicize this matter to the world, and let everyone in the world know that Cao Kun was shameful in bribing the election of the president! So he accepted the check, changed it into a smiling face, and said to Wang Yuzhi, "Mr. Lanting, please tell Shan Shuai. I accept his love." Yes, I understand his intentions, what should I do then? I will think about it. I also express my gratitude to Lord Lan Ting, I am tired of you coming to the house!" Only then did Wang Yuzhi leave in a relaxed mood. After Wang Yuzhi left, Shao Ruipeng thought about holding the heavy check.This is the ironclad proof that Cao San fool bought the president, and it is his self-confession. How can I use it to expose this matter and let the people of the country scold me?" He has his own independent thinking, and never follows the trend of things. Cao Kun took money to sell him, and he felt that his personality was polluted. With the check as physical evidence, he can use the procuratorate to sue him to the public. "Okay, just this is how. " He wanted to get out with the check.But he stood down again. "No, the power of the central government is in the hands of Cao Zhi, so what can the procuratorate do to him?" Shao Ruipeng frowned. He had lost confidence in all power institutions including the judiciary and supervision during the period of warlord chaos. See the authority of power, see the authority of those who hold power. "If you don't hand it over to the judiciary, who will do it?" After all, Shao Ruipeng is a scribe, and he doesn't have a million soldiers in his hands. Naturally, he feels powerless and helpless! However, his nature determined that he would not let go. "Indulging and being tolerant of this kind of thing is actually kneeling and giving in to the ugly!" Shao Ruipeng carefully looked at the check containing five thousand oceans. "I have to let it play a bigger role and surprise the world!" Shao Ruipeng thought of another battlefield besides the melee of warlords - newspapers. "Why don't I make this matter public together with the check, so that everyone in the world knows that there is such a scandal in China, and it was done by a big man with power!" Shao Ruipeng walked towards a newspaper office in Beijing... Sun Yat-sen, who temporarily moved to a small alley in Nanjing, has been in a very bad mood recently. At the age of 68, I feel a lack of energy: my back is not comfortable, which is a common occurrence; this time I went north from Guangzhou, and I was even more depressed, my mood was greatly weakened, and I became silent.Three days ago, news came from Beijing that "Cao Kun bribed a congressman to buy a president Dangdang", he was so angry that he almost fainted. "The Chinese, the gang of propriety and righteousness, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor, and the civilized generation, are able to do such a shameful thing, it is really abhorrent!" He cannot sit idly by, he must take all possible actions to resist this ancient and modern war It is a rare incident of bribery in the election of a president in China and abroad. ——Sun Yat-sen, the forerunner of the revolution, retired from Guangzhou to Shanghai not long ago because of Chen Jiongming's rebellion.In Shanghai, he wanted to seriously reflect on why he was so bumpy and tortuous in implementing his revolutionary program. China, a disaster-ridden China, a politically backward China, is a China that can be bullied by any imperialism at will, and China will sink into its own decadent and backward state! Sun Yat-sen, who made great achievements in studying medicine, competed in the country, When the nation was in dire straits, he wrote to Li Hongzhang, the central minister of the Qing Dynasty, who was in power, and put forward many innovative proposals, hoping for the prosperity of the country.As a result, it was rejected by the Qing Dynasty.In a fit of anger, Mr. Sun took his ideas as a platform to organize the Xingzhong Society in Honolulu, and successively organized the Guangzhou and Huizhou uprisings.Although the uprising failed, the seeds of revolution were sown. In 1905, he finally established the China League in Japan and was elected as the prime minister; on October 10, 1911, he launched the Wuchang Uprising that shocked the world... However, China is too backward after all, and the feudal rule and reactionary forces are so powerful , So deep-rooted, Mr. Sun's proposition has repeatedly failed.In 1921, he became the very president in Guangzhou. He felt that the revolution was hopeful, and he didn't want to come up with Chen Jiongming. The struggle between the northern warlords also made Mr. Sun worried, so he had to turn to the more powerful Beiyang warlords. Qirui and Zhang Zuolin discuss joint cooperation.Mr. Sun came to Nanjing from Shanghai just to do these jobs.No, Cao Kun engaged in election bribery in the north, which disrupted his plan. du8.com copyright Mr. Sun was silent for a long time in his living room, and decided to send a telegram against election bribery to remind the people of the country not to be fooled.The power was sent out, but I was still uneasy.He knows that most warlords cannot be intimidated by public opinion, but must use strength.Sun Yat-sen was not strong enough! Sending troops to fight Baoding was not an option, at least he had more energy than he wanted! He called Wang Jingwei who was with him and asked him to find a solution. "Zhaoming," he said, calling Wang's nickname, "Cao Kun used his strength to buy councilors in the north. He is going to rise to power. It is not enough for us to issue a statement. We have to stop him. You see Is there a proper way?" Wang Jingwei, who had just arrived in his thirties, was highly regarded by Mr. Sun Yat-sen for his shrewdness and sharp writing style. He often accompanied Mr. Sun and was Mr. Sun's brachial assistant. He and Mr. Sun jointly organized many uprisings, but failed. After that, he decided to use assassination methods to shock the court, so he disguised himself and went to Beijing in an attempt to assassinate the regent Zaifeng.He was arrested when things failed, but was released after the Revolution of 1911.For this reason, he enjoys a high "revolutionary" reputation.Mr. Sun always asks him about many important matters.Wang Jingwei was also opposed to Cao Kun's election bribery. He suggested to Mr. Sun: "Sending telegrams can only cause riots, and cannot stop Cao Kun's election bribery. The thorough method is to intervene by force. As far as I know, the direct army Among them, Feng Huanzhang (that is, Feng Yuxiang) is a strong team, but Feng Huanzhang and Cao Wu are not in the same line. If he can 'respond,' I think he will succeed in one fell swoop. Otherwise, don't do it lightly." Sun Yat-sen nodded and agreed with Wang. "Let's send someone to Beijing immediately to contact Feng Yuxiang." After a short pause, he continued, "Who should we send?" "I'll go." Wang Jingwei said, "I have had contacts with Feng Huanzhang before, so we can have a heart-to-heart talk." "No." Sun Yat-sen shook his head. ——Sun Yat-sen was quite familiar with Feng Yuxiang.Yuxiang and the backbone of his troops were mostly officers and soldiers of the Luanzhou Uprising in 1911. Later, they participated in the crusade against Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor and Zhang Xun's restoration, and responded to the Dharma protection war; He was a member of the old alliance and admired Sun Yat-sen; Sun Yue, the commander of the 15th mixed brigade, was also a member of the early alliance, and had a close friendship with Feng You before the Luanzhou Uprising.Hu, Feng, and Sun were like-minded and united as one, and they all believed that Sun Yat-sen was the only revolutionary leader in China.Mr. Sun has always regarded Hu, Feng, and Sun as the forces that can be relied on in the northern army.Mr. Sun once sent Kong Xiangxi to see Feng with his "Outline of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" and handwriting. Kong said to Feng: "The Prime Minister (referring to Sun Yat-sen) asked me to ask for your opinion on the "Outline of the Founding of the People's Republic of China". If you want to change it, you can change it, if you don’t want to change it, just believe in it." Feng believed that Sun Yat-sen had determined a bright road, "I am willing to work hard to achieve this goal!" "So, who should we send?" Wang Jingwei asked. "Let Xu Qian go." Sun Yat-sen said: "Your going will have too much influence, and I am afraid that the truth will be revealed prematurely. Xu Qian's going will have no effect." "Alright." Wang Jingwei agreed. Not long after Xu Qian was sent to Beijing to meet Feng Yuxiang, Sun Yat-sen sent Wu Chaoshu and Wang Jingwei to Fengtian to discuss with Zhang Zuolin the issue of uniting against the Communist Party.What are the consequences of these activities? We will talk about it later in E1. Cao Kun had a very easy life in the fourth aunt's nine-year-old red building, because he felt that everything was arranged, and if he had money, someone would take the money and give it to the person who should give it to him.When the money arrives, things will naturally succeed.When he was happy, Cao Kun's throat also itched, and he even sang Peking Opera himself: That day, when the battlefield was set up in Hulao, I had a discussion with the Taoyuan brothers.Guan Yunchang wields a big sword like a fierce tiger, Zhang Yide holds a snake spear bravely like steel, Liu Xuande wields two swords like a god descending... "What are you singing about?" Liu Fengwei asked with a sneer. "What? You don't understand?" Cao Kun smiled: "This play is very good, it's called "Lu Bu Opera Diao Chan"." "I mean what kind of play are you singing?" Liu Fengwei is an expert on the stage, he pays attention to tunes, rhythms and types of plays, so he naturally finds Cao Kun's tune that is neither Beijing nor Kun, nor south nor north funny. "Let me tell you, this is a formal Beijing accent and Beijing tune Beijing rhyme. After speaking, the interest came again, so I simply added another paragraph: The snow is falling heavily, hitting people's faces, the wind is blowing cold to the bones, the clouds are low and the mountains and rivers are dark, s full #. -l-It's withered in the cold... "Take the hatchet!" Liu Fengwei said, turning his face away, and didn't want to talk to him anymore. Cao Kun was addicted to the drama, so he hugged Liu Fengwei and became intimate. "Good boy, please pay tribute to me one more song, only one song." "I wanted to sing a song at first, but I was frightened when I heard your "good news". Who dares to speak again with such a good singing voice?" Liu Fengwei said half-joyed and half-sarcastically: "It is exactly what the ancients said It's over, 'There is a scene in front of you, but Cui Hao has poems on it." "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Whoever is above and below, you just sing your own, I like it!" Cao Kun listened to the music from the fourth concubine and had enough tenderness, so he went downstairs and returned to his small living room. He wanted to take a good rest - many days, from fundraising to intercepting members of parliament, from Baoding When I went to Tianjin and Beijing, I never had a single day at ease, and I had to worry about it day and night. "It is so difficult to buy the president with money! If I had known it would be so difficult, I would not have bought this president." Now it is too late, and it is not so easy to stick your head out, and it is not so easy to shrink back. You have to do it anyway.It is rare to have a moment of leisure at this moment, and Cao Kun wants to lie on the Taishi chair to recuperate. du8.com copyright The climate in Beijing is a bit abnormal. It has been more than a month and a half since "Liqiu", and the temperature is still so high that people can't even wear autumn clothes. In addition, it has not rained for many days, and the wind blowing from outside the Great Wall is covered with dust and sand. , It made the pedestrians in the streets and alleys blindfolded, and they seemed much more depressed. Cao Kun just closed his eyes on the grand teacher's chair and suddenly remembered something. A visitor who came from the capital admiringly left a scroll painting when he was parting yesterday.In the past few years, although Cao Kun has been arty and approached Danqing, after all, there are few walls and his men can't produce good products, but there is a "reputation", "Cao San is still a scholar!" He knocked on the door. In fact, nine times out of ten it was playing the piano against a cow. In the early days, a famous person in the capital suffered a lot because of a lawsuit in Tianjin. He tried to ask Wang Chengbin to save face through Cao Kun's door. , after a lot of trouble, finally got a calligraphy by Wang Jia of the Ming Dynasty and a frame of ink chrysanthemum by Tang Yin as a knock on the door. Cao Kun put it in front of him, looked at it for a long time, but couldn't taste it, so he asked inadvertently: "These two Where are they from?" The gift giver said: "Wang and Tang are both from Wu County in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are everyone in Gusu!" Cao Kun was angry. "What do you mean by giving me something from a famous person in the south of the Yangtze River to a great person north of the Yellow River? Press me?" He even waved his hand and asked someone to take the calligraphy and painting back.As a result, the calligraphy and painting enthusiasts around him felt very sorry and uttered a series of complaints.Cao Kun knew that those treasures were "national treasures, it's too late to regret. So, this time someone gave calligraphy again, and he accepted it unceremoniously. It was just because there were too many trivial matters (no, it was a major matter of bribery) that he He has not opened the scroll to appreciate it. Now, he remembered this painting. He stood up from his seat, went to the bookcase, and took out the painting. It was an ancient painting that was framed very elegantly. He looked quite old; he looked at the inscription, and it was "Shanglin Tu" by Qiu Ying, a Ming Dynasty. He didn't know much about Qiu Ying, so he couldn't tell the value of this painting. He saw that the mountains, streams, and trees in the picture were all So vigorous, so majestic, but due to the age, it has fallen off a bit blurred. "Qiu Ying, who is he?" He felt strange.He wanted to check the classics to see if he could find this person? But he didn't know what book would contain him. It was Cao Kun who was distracted by the painting. An attendant came hurriedly from the outside, and as soon as he met him, he shouted anxiously: "My lord...!" Cao Kun turned his face and asked, "What's the matter?" "Here...here..." the attendant stammered. "What's the matter? Tell me!" Cao Kun was a little angry. "My lord," the attendant raised his hands, handed over a brand new newspaper, and said, "This was brought in by someone from outside, please have a look at it, Your lord." Cao Kun took it, unfolded it smoothly, and saw an ordinary newspaper with nothing new in the layout.Then he asked: "Who sent it? What did you say?" The attendant said: "An ordinary citizen, leave it alone and leave. Say 'Master Cao will know it at a glance'." "Go." Cao Kun waved his hand, and the attendant retreated. After the attendant left, Cao Kun seriously searched for "secrets" in the newspaper.After searching, he found something, and after this discovery, he almost passed out—— It turned out that this newspaper published a public statement by Congressman Shao Ruipeng in a prominent position, exposing Cao Kun's bribery behavior, and also published a photocopy of the bank check worth 5,000 oceans that Wang Yuzhi delivered to the door that day. superior.The headline of the newspaper reads: Marshal spends a lot of money. Members don't want to be greedy for anecdotes in Jingcheng—the statement of buying votes is even more poignant: A certain company in Japan builds a mansion, and the face says: Follow the instructions of Luyu's tour mission, and offer your heart One piece, on the day when Congress chooses the president, I hope to love you deeply.For the rest of my life, wealth is like dirt, especially avoid calamus boats and snow sacs. The newspaper with wet ink fell lightly on the ground... Cao Kun was dazed for a long time, and finally woke up.He picked up the newspaper again, read it carefully from beginning to end, and suddenly fell into a panic again—spending money to buy the president is a shady thing, and Cao Kun Et has to worry about it day and night. With a heart, I am afraid that someone will poke it out, causing it to be a storm in the world and scolded by the people of the country.It’s good now, the newspapers have revealed it, and even the checks have been photocopied. The evidence is so strong that the world will not be in chaos! Cao Kun understands that not everyone in the world in China has the surname "Zhi"; On the other hand, they are not all surnamed "Cao".Someone provoked, and someone followed, inside and outside, ups and downs, what can we do!? Don't look at Cao Kun who is willing to spend money to buy the president. No matter how much Cao Kun spends, he can't buy "guts". Afraid of things! "Once the world is in chaos, I will die without a place to be buried!" Cao Kun collapsed on the grand master's chair, feeling worried. Having no idea, Cao Kun thought of his civil servants and generals, and his confidants. "Okay, let's find them, discuss it, and take a countermeasure." However, his able-bodied people are not in Baoding. They have all gone to Beijing and Tianjin to send checks to members of Congress. I don’t know when they will be able to finish the process? It is not easy to call them back now! After thinking for a long time, in Baoding City, only The chief of staff, Xiong Bingqi, is still there, and he is a bit resourceful, so let's find him. Cao Kun grabbed the phone and finally found Xiong Bingqi. "Runcheng, come to me quickly, there is something urgent to discuss." Xiong Bingqi came. Cao Kun passed the newspaper over without waiting for him to sit down, and said anxiously: "Runcheng, look, the more you are afraid of ghosts, the more ghosts come. Do you know who this Shao Ruipeng is? Why is he talking to us like this? make life difficult for?" Xiong Bingqi took the newspaper and read it carefully, feeling nervous.He frowned and said, "Shao-Rui-Peng, this person is not simple!" "You know him?" Cao Kun asked. "Know a thing or two." "Who, for what?" "A native of Chun'an, Zhejiang Province, No. Ci Gong. He is a famous scholar of contemporary Ci and calendar studies. He has a high status and great influence in the country, especially in the south." "So, his appeal must be very strong?" Cao Kun was even more afraid. "When he yelled like this, if someone else followed suit, things wouldn't be bad." Xiong Bingqi smiled and said nothing. It turned out that before Cao Kun went looking for Xiong, Xiong Bingqi also got a piece of news, which was almost as sensational as the news in this newspaper.That is: Shao Ruipeng has filed a lawsuit against Cao Kun's bribery to the Beijing General Prosecutor's Office in accordance with legal procedures, demanding that the procuratorate severely punish Cao Kun and his assistants who bribed and violated the law.Putting these two things together, what should we do? The chief of staff lacked "conspiracy" for a while, so he didn't dare to "participate" rashly. Cao Kun couldn't wait, if he waited, the house would be burned down. "Runcheng, tell me! What should we do about this?" Xiong Bingqi didn't come up with a solution, but hesitantly told the story of Shao Ruipeng's Beijing lawsuit.Then he said, "It looks like this person is going to have a fight with us to the death." "What else?!" Cao Kun became even more anxious. "Then what do you say we should do?" Xiong Bingqi couldn't be silent anymore, he and Cao Kun were the only ones in this small room, and he had to answer Cao's questions. "Master, I think there are two ways..." "Don't say two, one good way is enough. Tell me quickly, what way?" "First," Xiong Bingqi said, "send two people to Beijing to kill Shao Ruipeng. There is no evidence in front of the dead. This gust of wind won't last for a few days." "Kill a congressman?!" Cao Kun shook his head fiercely without even thinking about it—he was buying the congressman, and he just wanted to make the congressman feel good about him by paying such a high price.Killing a congressman, or killing a congressman who publicly scolded him, not only has a great impact, but also cannot escape the crime of killing and silence.So he shook his head. Xiong Bingqi said: "I also think this method is not feasible, so there is a second method." "What's the second way?" Cao Kun asked anxiously. "Throw away the newspaper and the lawsuit in Beijing, just pretend that nothing has been published, and let's do our work step by step." Xiong Bingqi felt relieved at this moment. "Is it possible to do this?" Cao Kun was worried. "Why not?" Xiong Bingqi said, "Marshal, do you still remember that there was a man named He Guanxiong when Yuan Xiangcheng promoted the imperial system in the early years?" Cao Kun closed his eyes and shook his head slightly. "How did you forget?" Xiong Bingqi said: "A celebrity in politics, a leader in the literary world, and a veteran in the military. This person has much more influence than Shao Ruipeng." "What do you mean by mentioning him?" Cao Kun asked. "Interesting." Xiong Bingqi said: "Yuan Xiangcheng became the president and wanted to be the emperor, and he wanted to change the yuan. He is preparing intensively. It is this He Guanxiong who made a publicity in the capital. Publicly published an impassioned so-called 'complaint'. The result..." Cao Kun suddenly remembered, and hurriedly said: "I remembered, I remembered. The lawsuit said that if the law is not imposed on the robbers, they will destroy the law with their heads." That's what you said, right? ?” "Yes." Xiong Bingqi said: "What's the result? Didn't Yuan Shikai become the emperor and change the name of the country? Marshal, leave that Shao Ruipeng behind. Dare to tell you? Everything is safe and sound." "Is this possible?" "If the president can't get it, it's not just Shao Ruipeng who treats you badly, but us all. So..." "Must the president be caught?" "Must!" "Throw Shao Ruipeng aside?" "Throw aside!" "Just laugh it off?" "I do my own way!" "Okay, let's do it like this!" The two smiled at each other. "Master, I'm leaving?" Xiong Bingqi turned to leave.Cao Kun stopped him. "Take a step slowly." "What is it?" Cao Kun said: "Someone gave me a picture of "Shanglin Tu" by Qiu Ying of the Ming Dynasty. I don't appreciate his paintings deeply. I know you are Fang's family. Come, let's appreciate it together." "Then I'll feast my eyes on it." Xiong Bingqi sat down with his body concealed.But after watching it for a long time, I still don't know its "taste". Cao Kun said absent-mindedly: "Well, you can look it up when you have time, and if you find it, tell me. We have hidden someone else's calligraphy, so we must not know who it is." "Okay, I'll go check it out."