mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 201 My legs and feet are not good

Sun Gongwu did come to Hong Kong Island at a risk.

Perhaps, he did not face the danger at this time.

But the trouble came to Zhao Chuanxin.

This can be regarded as a winter morning on Hong Kong Island where no one provokes anyone.

Zhao Chuanxin went out early in the morning, and he was worried that Zena Keith would find him here.

Hurry up and finish the first Zongmen Conference and go home, and hide the romantic debt as much as you can.

Indecisiveness leads to disaster.

Riding on the street, Zhao Chuanxin saw a group of soldiers and horses from the Qing court, wearing the unique bucket hats of the Qing court officers and soldiers, swinging skirts and toga sleeves, walking with unrecognizable steps, very public Run across the street.

On Hong Kong Island, it is generally not possible to see Qing court officers and soldiers.Being able to come here must have been informed to Mi Dun.

It was nothing.

Zhao Chuanxin saw that the other party was so arrogant, well, just hide and wait for them to pass by.

Of the three leaders, the first one was a little old man with a gray beard.

On his left is a soldier wearing sunglasses, with a mean-looking moustache, who looks like the blind man in "Moonlight Box", he is the most attractive.

The one on the right is very stocky, and the sharp-billed monkey cheeks in the back.

At the intersection, the little old man waved his hand, and the people on the left and behind spread out to search around.

And that "blind man" walked straight towards Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin hastily hid aside when he saw Wang Ba's pace.

But the "blind man" couldn't open his eyes, so he had to move closer to him.

The blind man hooked his sunglasses with his index finger, revealing his single-lidded eyes, and looked at Zhao Chuanxin arrogantly.

Zhao Chuanxin was riding on the horse, and looked down at him innocently.

"You, dismount."

The blind man pointed to Zhao Chuanxin and said.

"Ah, this, I have bad legs and feet, it's inconvenient."

Zhao Chuanxin was embarrassed.

"Even if you are lying on the ground, you have to come down for inspection. I suspect you are a rebel!"

Zhao Chuanxin moved his butt, and said innocently: "I have bad legs, I can't get down.

As we all know, I am a law-abiding person, love the old and love the young, do not pick up lost things on the way, respectful brothers and friends, and have high morals.

I am a good man, a great good man!

Have you ever seen such a handsome chaotic party?Apparently not seen. "

"you……"

The blind man was dumbfounded.

Damn it, after traveling across Guangdong and Guangxi for so long, I haven't seen anyone who is so slick in front of officers and soldiers.

"Come down quickly, don't force me to be rough!"

The blind man is a little angry.

Zhao Chuanxin reached into his arms.

The blind man immediately became nervous: "What are you doing? Do you want to take out a weapon? I advise you to think about it!"

As for Zhao Chuanxin, he just took out two corners of Xiaoyang from his pocket.

The two corners of Xiaoyang turned upside down in the palm of his hand, and handed it over: "I have bad legs and feet, so it's convenient for me. The so-called brothers from all over the world, maybe we are still relatives who haven't been born in Wufu. Tell me, what's your last name?"

Liangjiao Xiaoyang, you can say less, it can also be ordered in a restaurant on Aiduoya Road in Shanghai, and a large plate of fried shredded pork with chili and rice can be ordered.You can talk too much, it's just a meal.

After a moment of hesitation, the blind man said, "The surname is Hu!"

Zhao Chuanxin sat on the horse and slapped his thigh: "Look, I'll just say it!
My second aunt's cousin's daughter-in-law's cousin's second uncle's grandson's family name is Hu.

Didn't run away, we are all relatives.

There is not much money, and you are tired, so take it and drink a bowl of tea, as good people like us express our gratitude to the soldiers who protect the environment and the people. "

The blind man was confused.

He instinctively wanted to reach out to pick it up.

But the old man with the white beard came over: "Who is this? Is it a suspect?"

The blind man quickly withdrew his hand.

It's better not to let Shangguan see such things.

Before the blind man could answer, Zhao Chuanxin said, "It must not be a suspect, absolutely not."

"..." The old man's white beard trembled, and he said angrily, "You can be slick and cunning at first glance."

Zhao Chuanxin said in his heart that you are really accurate. According to the moral standards at this time, isn't my old Zhao a cunning person?
He said with a smile: "Being lazy and greedy is not a crime, it can only be considered a loss of virtue."

The old man stared: "Talk to me, why do you grow your hair? Why are you wearing a foreign dress? I think your temperament is no different from that of a rebellious party."

Zhao Chuanxin brushed his hair: "Damn, the hair is because I have no money, and I can't shave my head. The dress is because it is comfortable to ride a horse. I also have a long robe, which looks like a fairy when I wear it.

Furthermore, you said that I am a rebellious party. I don't know if you say that, will the rebellious party be unhappy?

I think the rebellious party is not afraid of death, and likes to toss.And what I am most afraid of in my life is death, and I am also afraid of being tired. "

"..."

My Cao, what you said makes sense.

If you say you are a chaotic party, the real chaotic party will feel insulted.

Seeing his rascal appearance, the old man frowned and said, "Are you familiar with this street? It's almost noon, so let's have lunch here, come in and tell me about the situation here."

He felt that generally the people who were most familiar with the local conditions were the local rogues.

Zhao Chuanxin saw that there was indeed a Chinese restaurant next to it.

dinner?

So what are you waiting for.

Zhao Chuanxin slipped off his horse, tied Mishan to the horse stake, and said to the shop assistant, "Get some radishes and fodder for it, and the official will be responsible for it."

The old man in front almost tripped over the threshold, and turned around to give Zhao Chuanxin an angry look.

And the blind man: "..."

He lowered his voice and said angrily: "Bold! You lied to me that you are lame?"

"Eh? Don't think that because you are a soldier, you can indiscriminately wrong people.

I just clearly said that my legs and feet are not good. When did I say that I am lame? "

"You..." The blind man's nose was almost crooked: "You have bad legs and feet, what's the difference between you and a cripple?"

Zhao Chuanxin pointed to his legs and said seriously: "My legs are too long, I don't think they look good. That's why I said that my legs and feet are not good.

What does this have to do with lameness? "

The corner of the old man's mouth twitched when he heard it.

this person...

It's just weird.

He shouted: "Stop muttering, you two, come in and eat quickly."

After being seated, the blind man went to Zhang Luo to order.

The old man asked Zhao Chuanxin: "I am the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhou Fu. Tell me your name."

Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhou Fu?
Zhao Chuanxin looked at this humble little old man again, what a great old man!
"Wait a minute, let me think about it."

Zhou Fu blew his beard and stared: "Think about it? You still need to think about it after you tell me your name?"

Li Zining just had a lot of drama in his heart, while Zhao Chuanxin had a lot of real drama.

He frowned: "You always don't know something. I am an abandoned disciple of Qingyun Sect, Han Li. It would be embarrassing to say it, so I don't know if I should say it or not."

"What Qingyun sect? Are you a Taoist priest?"

"Yes, I am a cultivator of immortality. I went to the human world because I avoided the land at first, but I didn't return it when I became an immortal. But not only did I return to the human world, but I was also beaten down into a mortal, so I am embarrassed to speak."

Call him nonsense, but Zhou Fu saw that he was tall and big, especially conspicuous in this era, and his skin was tenderer than a woman's, and his hair was thick. He really looked very...

It's hard to say, but the skin seems to be otherworldly.

But to say that he is really a cultivator of immortals, Zhou Fu felt that no matter if he was a Taoist priest or a god, he would never be so slippery.

Just thinking about it, Zhao Chuanxin took out a cigarette, lit it, and began to puff.

"..."

Has anyone ever seen an immortal Taoist smoking?

Zhou Fu sneered and said, "Do you know what kind of crime it is to deceive the superior? Do you know what the official position is for the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi?"

If other people find out that he is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, they will probably suffer from cramp in their calves.

"I know." Zhao Chuanxin exhaled smoke. "The governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is a great official in the frontier, a very big official,"

At this time, the man brought the wine first.

The wine is hot rice wine.

Under Zhou Fu's gesture, the blind man reluctantly poured wine for Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin quickly stretched out his hand: "Hey, people who practice Taoism don't drink alcohol."

The blind man was not as self-cultivated as Zhou Fu, and couldn't help but spit: "You're talking nonsense, do people who practice Taoism smoke foreign cigarettes if they don't drink alcohol?"

"Brother, you don't understand. A cigarette before and after meals is like a living god. Would you like to have one? This cigarette is very expensive."

"..."

Zhou Fu looked at Zhao Chuanxin: "The complacency of playing in the world is really extraordinary.

Han Li, let me ask you, have you ever seen someone suspected of being a rebel? "

Zhao Chuanxin nodded fiercely with a cigarette in his mouth: "I've seen it before, those foreign devils on Taiping Mountain look like rebels to me. And those fake foreign devils who work as compradors, I don't think they look like good people.

Otherwise, you are always bothering to catch them all, right? "

"nonsense!"

Zhou Fu felt that it was a wrong decision to let this person in for dinner.

Zhao Chuanxin hurriedly coaxed: "Okay, okay, I'm talking nonsense, I'm talking nonsense, calm down, don't get angry, it's not worth it."

Zhou Fu's scalp began to tingle.

Who the hell is this?
Zhao Chuanxin had met several officials of the Qing court, but this old man seemed the most interesting.

I remember when I met Zhao Erxun back then, the needlepoints of the two sides were facing each other, just like swords and guns facing each other.

Unlike the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in front of him, Zhao Chuanxin chatted happily with him.

Anyway, he was very happy himself.

He asked: "Well, I heard that officials in the imperial court distinguish between clear streams and turbid streams. As for me, Han Li, I belong to the mortal stream. Which stream do you always belong to?"

This can poke the lung tube.

Zhou Fu belongs to the kind of person who has vision, has certain ability, and is fairly clean as an official.

He practiced the life creed of "a wise man loses his aspirations with more money, and a fool with more money benefits his mistakes", and passed it on to the next generation.As a result, the descendants of the Zhou family continued to prosper, and the talents in business and academia flourished.

He once strongly advised Beiyang to spend too much money, so that the navy had no ships, which was less than one-tenth of the foreign fleet.But no one listened, and sure enough, the Sino-Japanese War ended in defeat.

In recent years, he has supervised various places, reduced taxes, promoted agriculture, harnessed the Yellow River, set up telegraphs, and established education, but he has done a lot of practical things.

Unfortunately, because he was tactful in dealing with things outside, he didn't learn to be as reserved and dignified as the so-called Qingliu.Therefore, it is regarded as a turbid stream by the current officialdom.

"Hmph, talking nonsense, what a mortal stream. An official is a good official if he can do things. Why bother with fame."

Although Zhou Fu was an official of the Qing court, Zhao Chuanxin had no ill feeling towards the old man.

He poured himself some tea, took a sip and said, "Don't catch any rebels when you are old. If you have time, you might as well think about how to deal with foreigners. If you want to talk about rebellious parties, I really don't see it. But what do you want to say? I have a lot of experience in dealing with foreigners, and we can communicate with each other, old and young."

The blind man gave Zhao Chuanxin a strange look, and secretly sighed that this person was so bold.

Nowadays, the Qing court is afraid of foreigners, but this person dares to discuss dealing with foreigners with Zhou Fu face to face.

This is especially the case when discussing this on Hong Kong Island, which is currently dominated by the United Kingdom.

It would be nonsense to say that Zhou Fu didn't want to deal with foreigners.

But the Qing court was like this, and some people's efforts were in vain.

Once Germany occupied Jiaozhou Bay, stepped up the construction of railways, and expanded its aggressive forces.At that time, Zhou Fu was the governor of Shandong. In order to counter the expansion of Germany, Zhou Fu opened a trading port in Jinan to transship goods.

The effect is excellent.

But what he can do is limited to this.

Shigu sighed: "You said that you are an outsider and don't understand anything, so don't discuss these things."

That being the case, Zhao Chuanxin will not mention it.

He turned his head and shouted: "Man, why haven't you served food yet, you're starving to death."

The blind man said, "What's the point of you yelling in front of grown-ups?"

Zhao Chuanxin said, "You are the one who is a sycophant."

"you……"

Zhou Fu stopped: "It's okay, it's a headache from the noise."

When the dishes came, Zhao Chuanxin pointed to the four dishes and said to the blind man, "You want this? Who can eat enough?"

Zhou Fu persuaded: "Young man, how can you be so extravagant? Four dishes are not enough? You must know how to be diligent and thrifty, and don't be extravagant. If my family is as wasteful as you are, I'm afraid they will starve to death."

Buckling the two corners of Xiaoyang that was going to be given to the blind man on the table, Zhao Chuanxin said: "You always treat guests to dinner, so you can't be stingy. The big deal, I will share it with you. This is the two corners of Xiaoyang. You always keep it, and you don't need to give change gone."

"..." The blind man teased, "Is your little money enough to pay for a dish in this restaurant?"

Zhou Fu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "If you can finish eating, then go and ask for it. As for the money, you can put it away. It's easy to say that I'm stingy and even stingy with a meal."

But immediately, they saw Zhao Chuanxin's appetite.

Zhou Fu just stretched out his chopsticks, trying to grab the fattest belly of fresh fish, when a shadow of chopsticks flew by, and a large piece of fish belly disappeared.

The blind man was just about to pick up the pork belly in the Wenzheng mountain bamboo shoots, when the chopsticks passed by, and the pork belly facing him disappeared.

Zhou Fu lowered his chopsticks to pick up the steamed chicken wings, but saw that the chopsticks brushed twice, and the two chicken wings were gone.

The blind man was furious: "Is there anyone who eats like this?"

After spitting out the chicken bones, Zhao Chuanxin said innocently, "What do you mean? You don't need to eat with your mouth or pick it up with chopsticks?"

"Hmph, the beggars in front of my house all look better than you."

"As long as you talk tightly, you can't stop your mouth even when you eat."

The blind man was about to explode.

This man is too hateful.

Zhou Fu smiled instead.

He greeted the waiter: "Four more good dishes will be served, and today I will whet my appetite."

Zhao Chuanxin gave a thumbs up: "You are always a good official, yes, you are very sympathetic to the people's feelings, and you are well aware of the sufferings of the people."

"Just your skin, sucking the wind and drinking the dew is definitely not a common people who are suffering. You are more delicate than the young lady in the boudoir."

Zhao Chuanxin took a sip of tea and said, "You can't say that.

Just a few days ago, I missed [-] shrimp dumplings at noon because of something.

Let me tell you, it is really painful! "

"Haha, you young man is also very interesting."

For this meal, the blind man ate one and a half more bowls than usual, and Zhou Fu ate half a bowl more than usual.

After eating, I feel a little bloated.

Only Zhao Chuanxin sat comfortably on the chair, took out his cigarette and lit it after drinking tea.

Do you know how much to eat?

At this time, someone came to report: "Master Bing, searched the streets and alleys, but found no trace of the rebellious party."

"Close up the team and prepare to go back."

"Yes!"

Zhao Chuanxin said: "You always listen to my advice, the chaotic party is a thing that can never be burned out by wildfire, and it will be born again when the spring breeze blows. It's better to ignore it and just deal with errands. The house should collapse, no matter how many pillars you put up, it's useless. The foundation of the house is solid, and the wind and rain are safe. The 2000-year construction history of Huaxia has clearly told us this truth."

Zhou Fu gave Zhao Chuanxin a meaningful look, but said nothing.

On the other hand, the blind man came to his senses and became very emotional: "Great rebellion!"

"Huh? Master Zhou and I are discussing architecture here. Is it illegal to discuss architecture? Are you full?"

amount……

This said, the stomach is bloated and uncomfortable, and it is really holding on.

Zhou Fu stood up: "Okay, let's go."

Three people go out.

Seeing Zhou Fu walking, Zhao Chuanxin sighed and said, "It's really hard for you to come out to catch the thief yourself, but you don't even have a horse."

The blind man squinted: "Why, do you want to give your horse to Mr. Zhou?"

But Zhao Chuanxin jumped onto the horse nimbly: "Oh, my legs and feet are not good, so I just go in and out of restaurants, and I can barely walk this way. I can't do it without a horse."

The blind man didn't vomit blood.

Come again?

Zhou Fu waved his hand: "I'm just in time to digest my food. When I get out of the street, there are horses waiting for you. You can leave on your own."

Zhao Chuanxin and an idealist can't urinate in a pot.When I see people who are sanctimonious, I want to slap them.

Among the people in the Qing court, this old man is the only one who makes him feel kind.

Before leaving, he said: "Aside from arresting the rebellious party, Xuan Tianzong who came to Hong Kong Island to find me for anything else, and return your old favor for this meal."

After all, he sang a song and rode away.

Lyrics - say go, let's go wow.You have it, I have it, you have it all, wow, when you see the road is injustice, let out a yell, and you have to do it...

Zhou Fu stroked his beard, smiled and watched the tall horse leave.

I think today is very interesting.

The blind man asked: "Sir, do you want to investigate that Xuantian Sect?"

Zhou Fu glanced at the blind man: "If you investigate, you will definitely find it difficult."

The blind man wondered, "Why?"

"Because if you want to take care of it, just like foreigners in China, you can't do it. If you don't do it, what's your responsibility?"

The blind man refused to accept it: "Just him?"

"If you don't believe me, go and investigate quietly, but don't tell me the results of the investigation, I don't want to hear it!"

After speaking, he walked forward with his hands behind his back.

The blind man pondered for a while, and decided to believe what the elder said.

After all, the old man's mind is a hundred times stronger than his.

After Zhao Chuanxin went back, he saw Li Guangzong who had just returned.

Li Guangzong said with a smile: "Sir, I'm sure you can't guess it. I met a person today, who is the Qing court terminator that you mentioned."

In an instant, Zhao Chuanxin understood.

Why did Li Guangzong ask for millions of dollars, and why did the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi come to Hong Kong Island to arrest the chaotic party.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "I also met someone today, and he invited me to dinner. You can't guess it."

?

Li Guangzong smiled bitterly: "Who is it?"

"Come to arrest the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi who is in trouble with the party—Zhou Fu!"

"Ah this..."

(End of this chapter)