The red building is so arrogant

The seventh day of April in the sixth year of Longyuan.

It was just dawn, and Li Qing, who had been the secretary of the ninth grade for half a year, was shaving his teeth with a willow branch, while walking unsteadily towards the engineering school.

Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard the 'jingling' copper bell ringing behind him, and he hurriedly leaned to the side.

After the official mass production of the bicycle factory, this warning sound quickly became a scene on the street, especially in the engineering school. In order to catch up with the fashion, those honorable children would change their ways to get a bicycle to commute. Li Qing had already seen it strangely. No wonder, so I didn't even have the interest to glance back.

He didn't want him to avoid it, but the bicycle behind him didn't overtake him, but instead kept ringing the bell.

These noble children are really troublesome!

Li Qing just thought it was some dandy who wanted to show off to him, and looked back helplessly, only to find that a few steps behind him, Dong Xun was riding a new car and baring his teeth at him.

"Old Dong?"

Li Qing was taken aback for a moment, then went up and pulled him off the bike, grabbed the bike and stepped on it, then pinched the brake and dialed the bell, curiously said: "This is your new bike? Fuck, you Where did the kid get so much money, is it corrupt?"

Because Chen Wansan went to the Ministry of Industry to serve as the chief coach of the eighteenth road picket team [actually the chief liaison officer], Li Qing and Dong Xun naturally hugged each other in the engineering school. Although the current relationship is not as close as Chen Wansan who lives together and rents together , but it is far from comparable to when I was in Mengxue Gongstudy, so there is not much taboo between words.

"roll!"

Dong Xun glared at him, then couldn't help grinning happily and said, "I exchanged old newspapers for this."

"Why are old newspapers so valuable? At least this car costs 25 taels of silver, right?"

"What kind of newspaper can it be? It is the "Ta Kung Pao" issued by our trade union! I can count it as a blessing from the emperor. Didn't everyone say a few days ago that you need to rely on engineering knowledge in the palace exam? Those sour lips You scolded so badly, you didn't stay idle behind your back..."

At the beginning of the month, under Jiao Shun's suggestion, the emperor decided to select talents for the New Deal and Engineering in the palace examination, but the result was unknown whether it was intentional or unintentional, and the news leaked out in advance.

For a while, the Xinke Scholars were excited, and they protested the court's move in various ways-and some who failed to pass the exam even loudly expressed that they should boycott the exam by canceling the exam.

However, despite the resolute resistance on the surface, the information about engineering and new policies on the market was almost instantly collected.

"Ta Kung Pao", which is not regarded by scholars at all on weekdays, has become a hot commodity. Many people are quietly buying old publications. In the end, a whole set of newspapers from its inception to the beginning of this month was even fired until three months ago. two silver.

At the beginning, because they were worried that "Ta Kung Pao" would not be sold, and everyone's hard work would be wasted, many people in the trade union subscribed to the newspaper at their own expense. Dong Xun, the chief promoter, gritted his teeth and ordered ten copies.

As a result, good intentions are rewarded with good results, just in time for this wave of Luoyang Zhigui.

After hearing the reasons, Li Qing felt envious, but who told him that he was used to prostitution for nothing?The only set of "Ta Kung Pao" in the family was ordered by Chen Wansan. I'm afraid that stubborn donkey may not be willing to pay back the money.

Besides, three taels of silver can't be worth anything big.

He rang the bell absent-mindedly, thinking about how to speak, first coaxing Dong Xun to lend him the bike for two days, when suddenly Dong Xun elbowed him, he turned his head in surprise, and listened to Dong Xun's spirit. Asked mysteriously: "Li Qing, have you heard that it is rumored outside that the emperor will use this palace examination to re-govern himself."

"I heard what Niu Siyuan said a while ago."

Li Qing said indifferently: "However, there is nothing to discuss about this matter. After tomorrow's palace examination, the matter will naturally come to light."

Hearing Niu Siyuan's name, Dong Xun was obviously a little uncomfortable.

At the beginning, he introduced Niu Siyuan as a confidant, but who would have thought that Niu Siyuan was a spy of the Zhen Guo government, so the two broke off contact afterward.

Li Qing saw that he had a grudge in his heart, and couldn't help laughing: "Niu Siyuan has been having a hard time recently. Seeing that the honorable masters have less support for engineering, he is not embarrassed or awkward in the midst of it. smoke."

When the emperor suddenly had a stroke and fainted, the nobles immediately had doubts about the prospect of engineering, and even retreated for a while.

It wasn't until Jiao Shun became the teacher of the crown prince that the nobles gradually changed their minds, but the support for engineering was still not as strong as before.

"Don't mention him."

Dong Xun waved his hand, but the waiter became silent, and he didn't know whether he was reminiscing about the past or sighing about the present.

Li Qing pushed the cart for a while, and felt that it was a bit awkward to walk with people, so he simply gave it back to Dong Xun, and while he took it carefully, he suddenly asked like a thief: "What about Wang Taiwei? Have you ever heard of it?"

Dong Xun was taken aback for a moment, and asked in confusion, "Which Wang Taiwei?"

"Which one else could it be? It's the Wang Taiwei who bestowed the word Changqing on Lord Jijiu! I heard that this Wang Taiwei has a big deal recently, and he has a lieutenant under him..."

It stands to reason that it was only five or six days since Wang Ren was ordered to go to Beijing to hold a ceremony. The matter should not have spread so quickly, at least it should not have spread so quickly to the level of Li Qing and Dong Xun, but it is very strange that the news spread like this .

Dong Xun frowned for a while after hearing this, and finally sighed helplessly: "This is really a troubled time."

"Who said it wasn't."

Li Qing also sighed, but then asked in a low voice: "Do you think this is aimed at our Lord Jijiu?"

"This……"

Dong Xun frowned again, and shook his head slowly for a while: "That's a dignified one, how can you be so easily implicated by your mentor?"

Li Qing thought about it for some reason, so he changed his words and said: "That is because he was implicated by the Rongguo Mansion. I knew that this matter would never be finished--the Jia experience has not come to the yamen until now. I see him like this." Officials probably won't be able to do it anymore."

Just as he was talking, the sound of a bicycle galloping suddenly came from behind.

The two turned their heads subconsciously, and saw Chen Wansan in a green official robe stepping on the pedal fiercely, as if he didn't notice the two people on the side of the road at all.

"Old Chen!"

Li Qing hurriedly yelled, Chen Wansan subconsciously squeezed the brake, the car slid far away from the two people, wiped two black dragons on the ground, and it was enough to kill them.

Dong Xun glanced at the back of the car unconsciously, and saw the nameplate of the Ministry of Industry, obviously, it was directly bought by the Ministry of Industry and assigned to Chen Wansan.

This treatment...

The new car in his hand suddenly smelled bad.

Seeing Chen Wansan propping one leg on the ground while the other leg was still on the pedals, turning around and smiling foolishly at this side, Li Qing raised his voice and asked, "Didn't you go to the yamen? Where did this hot-tempered man go?"

"Go to Shenwuwei's camp."

Chen Wansan replied: "In the future, the members of the picket team will practice shooting regularly, but it is not easy to shoot in the factory, so the higher-ups sent me to discuss with Shenwuwei, and then I will borrow their shooting range and muskets for use."

Li Qing became more and more curious when he heard the words: "What do the pickets practice target shooting?"

Chen Wansan scratched his head and said, "It seems to be suggested by the military representatives, saying that you don't count as a soldier if you don't carry a gun - anyway, let's follow the errands assigned by the superiors."

Li Qing and Dong Xun exchanged glances, and imitated his tone and sighed: "It really is a troubled time."