mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 223 I want to hit a thousand
The first and most sensational event was the conflict between Zhao Chuanxin and Yuan Datou's Beiyang soldiers in the auditorium of Beiyang University in Tianjin.

As one of the parties involved, Yinghua is also the editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Pao, so it is impossible for him to stand by and let other newspapers publish it immediately.

What's more, he also took photos and had a full set of first-hand information, saving even the interviewer the work of running errands.

But this matter involved a major fraud case of the Qing court. When he reported it, he had to maintain a very subtle neutral attitude, otherwise he would be involved in official strife.

He has to be more careful.

Therefore, after deliberating over and over the text, revising it several times, and then submitting it for publication immediately, the latest issue of "Ta Kung Pao" was released ahead of schedule, appearing in the streets and alleys as quickly as possible.

The second newspaper to publish the story was, surprisingly, The Times.

This is because the British foreign teacher at Beiyang University told his friend, George Vernister Morrison, the chief correspondent of The Times in China, what he had witnessed with his own eyes.

The influence of these two newspapers is now enough to cover Chinese and foreign people in Tianjin, the capital, and even the whole country.

However, what is puzzling is that the content of the two newspapers seems to be a bit different, which is worthy of scrutiny.

Excerpt from "Ta Kung Pao": Zhao took advantage of the terrain to deal with the Beiyang Army led by Wang Zhanyuan.The gunfire roared, and the bullets flew randomly.I and a group of teachers and students could only hear his voice but not see his scene in the auditorium. Finally, the war subsided, and Zhao was already standing in a pool of blood outside the door...

In terms of the title and content, he did adopt Zhao Chuanxin's "title dog" gimmick, but slightly modified it, so that readers would try not to be indignant afterwards, and can fully attract people's attention.

The writing style of "The Times" is more straightforward and realistic: Zhao Chuanxin fought a bloody battle with 50 and 45 Beiyang soldiers by himself.What is surprising is that the Beiyang Army, which has been training for many years, is not the enemy of Zhao Chuanxin alone.In the end, the Beiyang Army retreated, leaving behind [-] bloody corpses.Zhao Chuanxin chased after him brazenly alone, more than a hundred people fled in all directions, and seven or eight people died to escape.The teachers and students of Beiyang University were all stunned. It's hard to imagine how a person can be so fierce!It can be seen that all the rumors about Zhao in the United States are absolutely true.In addition, it also involved the corruption case of the Qing court, Aixinjueluo Zaizhen...

Foreigners don't care about how the officials of the Qing Dynasty feel in their hearts, and they dedicated Duan Zhigui as a singing girl to Aixinjueluo Zaizhen in every way, so that he was promoted to governor of HLJ.

This incident caused a sensation in the capital.

Censor Zhao Qilin immediately impeached Duan Zhigui, and the furious Empress Dowager Cixi was also unequivocal, ordering Sun Jianai to investigate the matter thoroughly.

And use four words to describe: "Disgraceful!"

Aixinjueluo Zaizhen was already numb.

Summon staff to discuss countermeasures.

The staff member stroked his goatee: "At present, we need to make two preparations for this matter. First, communicate with the prince and ask him to negotiate with the reporter of "The Times". Second, dismiss Ms. Yang immediately, so that the incident can be calmed down. "

Aixinjueluo Zaizhen swept the tea bowl on the coffee table and the sleeve robe all rolled up on the ground, and smashed them to pieces: "Zhao Chuanxin, Zhao Chuanxin, I am incompatible with this thief!"

At this time, Yang Cuixi was also there, and she proposed to fire her face to face, which made her look miserable, lamenting that her fate was too short, but also secretly harboring a grudge.I feel that if it weren't for Zhao Chuanxin, who is a rich wife who is at ease, how could I be in such a situation now?
As far as Yang Cuixi is concerned, it is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp.Duan Zhigui was the first to pursue her, but she directly rejected her.

Because more or less, Yang Cuixi knew what kind of scumbag Duan Zhigui was.

When she climbed Aixinjueluo Zaizhen, she felt that it was so interesting.

As for the talented Li Shutong, it was just a girl Huaichun's dream.No matter how good the dream is, it is illusory, and no matter how bad the reality is, it is reassuring.

Although she was uneasy in her heart, she still comforted her with words: "Master, please calm down. It's important to take care of yourself, and don't let Xiao Xiaozi get angry."

Aixinjueluo Zaizhen is also a lover, lovingly touched Yang Cuixi's somewhat frightened face: "Ah, I..."

Erya is Yang Cuixi's nickname.

The two looked at each other speechlessly, as if they were suffering for each other.

And the goatee staff stomped their feet when they saw this, what time is it, and they are still here, you and me.

He couldn't help urging: "Late will change, please make a decision early!"

Aixinjueluo Zaizhen gritted his teeth: "I will listen to you!"

And Yang Cuixi couldn't help but tremble.

With mixed feelings, the mood is like boiling water.

"Master, can you..."

The staff planned her words: "You are just a prostitute, and my master will inherit the title of prince in the future, let alone in the high position of Shangshu now.

Why are you so ignorant?Don't worry about it, it's non-negotiable. "

Yang Cuixi glanced at the staff resentfully.

The back molars were almost shattered.

Her heart was darkening faintly, but the lovely Xinjueluo Zaizhen felt that she was even more tragic.

As if driving Yang Cuixi away, he is the one who suffers the most, suffers the most, and is the most tragic.

As a result, he walked away in a huff: "I leave this matter to you, I really can't bear it..."

In the end, Yang Cuixi was sent back to Duan Guizhi by his staff.

But Duan Zhigui watched the duck fly away again, and in front of Yang Cuixi who was sent back, he slapped the table in embarrassment: "Yang Cuixi is really a success, and Yang Cuixi is a loser! What use are you now? Come on, Immediately contact a wealthy household in the city to sell Yang Cuixi, the one with the highest price will get it! This girl must be sold immediately!"

In the words, it seems that Yang Cuixi is regarded as a hot potato and a commodity that can be bought and sold at will.

Yang Cuixi looked at Duan Zhigui with a ferocious expression, feeling extremely sad in her heart.

It's better to fly far away with Li Shutong back then, so as not to be humiliated like this.

So, expressionless, silent, all emotions disappeared without a trace.

When Duan Zhigui looked at it, he felt a chill rising from his heart.

It is said that the hearts of women are the most poisonous, and this woman really cannot stay, even if she is good-looking.Maybe, one day she held a bowl of medicine and said, "Da Lang, it's time to take medicine."

A bowl of poison poisoned him to death!

Therefore, when his subordinates reported back, Wang Yisun, a wealthy businessman in Tianjin City, was willing to offer 500 taels of silver.

This price is naturally a loss for Duan Zhigui.

That is, one-third of the price when he bought it!

But he couldn't wait any longer, and immediately said: "Deal, let him bring the money!"

So, within one day, Yang Cuixi was sent from Aixinjueluo Zaizhen's home to Duan Zhigui's.From Duan Zhigui's house, it was delivered non-stop to the wealthy businessman Wang Yisun.

Wang Yisun felt happy the first time he saw Yang Cuixi.

This beauty is his favorite!

He stepped forward with a wretched smile and said, "From now on, you will be mine. Unfortunately, it is daytime. At night, I will love you well. Now, someone, send her upstairs and lock the room." Don't let her out until I come back at night!"

Yang Cuixi: "..."

She vowed that in the future, everyone must pay the price!
……

The Qing court instructed Zaifeng, Prince Jin, and Sun Jianai, a university scholar, to investigate and deal with the fraud case of Aixinjueluo Zaizhen.

When they arrived in Tianjin City, they "found out" that Yang Cuixi did not become a concubine for Aixinjueluo Zaizhen, but was sold to Wang Yisun, a wealthy businessman in Tianjin City.

Then, the dramatic results came.

Zhao Qilin, the censor who impeached Aixinjueluo Zaizhen, was dismissed because of no evidence...

It's so nonsense, even young children playing in the streets and alleys can vividly tell a few stories that Yang Cuixi and Aixinjueluo Zaizhen have to tell.

But the Qing court dismissed Zhao Qilin, the censor.

Not only Zhao Qilin, but even his teacher Qu Hongxuan, Minister of Military Aircraft, was slandered and said that he bribed the "Times", slandering and defrauding others, and he was also dismissed and returned to his hometown in the end.

For a while, public opinion was in an uproar!
No one is a fool, but you openly fool everyone into being fools?

In the government and the opposition, there was a lot of discussion, they were all ridiculing the scandal of Prince Qing and his son, and sympathizing with Zhai, Zhao and others.

Aixinjueluo Zaizhen was restless all day long, so he voluntarily resigned from the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce.Duan Zhigui also lost the soon-to-be HLJ governor position.

It's a lose-lose situation right now.

Tianjin City, Visiting Bureau.

Yang Yide was sitting at the desk, opposite him was Zhang Zhankui.

"Zhaodong, my brother Zhao is really capable of tossing around! The wind and rain have muddied the water in the capital's officialdom. I have to say that Yang admires him the most in his life. Zai Zhen wants to take revenge. But they were bitten back, and all the positions of ministers were lost. Now, the two of them have become the laughing stock of Beijing and Tianjin."

Zhang Zhankui was also dumbfounded when he heard the news.

People are not in the officialdom, but they can make a prince and a minister look ashamed by themselves, and even now Aixinjueluo Zaizhen dare not even come out.

It was widely rumored in the newspapers that Zhao Chuanxin was not only a God of War, but also a god.

But it's not all good news.

Zhang Zhankui smiled wryly and said, "General Manager, but the court also ordered that Mr. Zhao intends to rebel and try his best to arrest him. Now, there is no news about Mr. Zhao. What should we do?"

"At the beginning, I was worried about Brother Zhao." Yang Yide looked very relaxed. "Zhaodong, you underestimate Brother Zhao. He is a capable man. A capable man can do anything. It's not the first time the court has gone to sea to capture documents. What are you afraid of? Just watch, I think this matter is not over yet."

Yang Yide's intuition was correct.

Zhao Chuanxin had been resting for two days and was going to the Model Prison to rescue Zhang Rong.

But the endless manhunts outside seriously hindered Zhao Chuanxin's rescue plan.

These can actually be tolerated, it just takes a little more time.

But the point is, he saw the news of the backwater army from the newspaper.

Originally, the backwater army planned to wait for Japan and South Korea to come out first, and then make the first move.

But for some reason, the two sides clashed ahead of time.

Although the newspaper only said that the local people clashed with the South Korean police, and the police killed one person and wounded three others.But Zhao Chuanxin is sure that this must be Liu Yonghe's handwriting!
Although the conflict was not serious, the Japanese sent serious protests to the Qing court, saying that some people intended to destroy the friendship between China and South Korea.

Zhao Chuanxin was drinking tea when he saw this news.

"puff……"

A mouthful of tea was sprayed out.

Destroying the friendship between China and South Korea successfully made him laugh.

He hurriedly wiped off the water on the table with a rag: "Emotions, the backwater army has become a villain now!"

Originally, I planned to wait until the wind was not so tight before acting.

It can be seen that after seeing this news, Zhao Chuanxin decided not to wait.The matter of Jiandao is the highlight of this year.

Since the Qing court insisted on breaking their wrists, let that Lafayette be fulfilled.

Thinking of this, he was stunned.

I vaguely remember that Cixi died either this year or next year.

If I don't hurry up and look for an opportunity to play tricks with her, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in this life, right?
But exactly how to do it is up for debate.

What's more, he couldn't remember whether it was this year or next year, so he couldn't go to the capital and ask her: "When did you die? Give me a chance?"

He took off his coat, put on a fur jacket with a lapel collar, and swaggered out the door.

In the stables in front of the Grand Hotel, the groom was feeding the horses.

Suddenly, the door of the stable opened and a man walked in.

"Borrow a horse."

The groom looked at Zhao Chuanxin suspiciously: "Is there no horse here?"

Zhao Chuanxin threw a small bag of money over and said, "I'll buy the biggest horse."

The groom panicked and took the money, which was actually a lot of money, based on the weight.

But the problem is that he is only hired to take care of the horses and does not own them.

How dare you sell the horse to the customer?

"This won't work, you can wait for me to ask if they are willing to sell it."

"What great things can you do by digging and searching?" Zhao Chuanxin reprimanded the groom. "Tell you to take it, you take it, and I will ride the horse away."

When the groom heard it, how could it work?

Hurry forward to block.

But Zhao Chuanxin threw the pistol on the saddle: "Good friends, you must know how to share. Besides, the price I offer is something you can hardly refuse."

Looking at the shining horse brand in Zhao Chuanxin's hand, the groom swallowed dryly: "Um, yes, yes, you can ride away."

Zhao Chuanxin nodded in satisfaction and got on his horse.

He loaded the horse brand with one hand, changed the gun, loaded it again, changed the gun, loaded it again...

The crisp clicking sound of loading the gun made the groom's eyelids twitch.

Zhao Chuanxin wants to load more guns in advance, he does not fight unprepared battles.

The groom, who was restless, did not dare to leave. Suddenly, Zhao Chuanxin said to him with a smile, "My friend, let me ask you, do you want to make some money?"

The groom immediately shook his head: "I don't want to."

"..." Zhao Chuanxin changed the subject: "Why don't you say that dog meat can't be eaten at a banquet?

Nothing! "

groom:"……"

Who am I to provoke me?
Seeing that he still didn't speak, Zhao Chuanxin pointed his stick at the groom's head: "I advise you not to be ignorant of flattery. Promise me, you must earn this money!"

The groom hurriedly nodded the chicken pecking rice: "Okay, I earn, I must earn money."

"That's right, how can a man be without money for a day? You go to the barracks of the Beiyang Army and tell them that you found Zhao Chuanxin in the Baoxuan Teahouse three miles away, and then you can receive the reward."

The groom rolled his eyes, wanting to perfunctory the past to save his life.

It's a pity that Zhao Chuanxin saw through his poor acting skills at a glance.

"I advise you, don't be distracted, and go to inform and receive the reward honestly. Otherwise, I will come here to trouble you."

The groom immediately put on a sad face.

Do you have to tell me?

But who is Zhao Chuanxin?

Suddenly, the groom was taken aback, and looked at Zhao Chuanxin again.

Seeing that he is tall, with no shaved hair and wearing a pair of glasses, isn't this the person in the arrest document issued a few days ago?
For Liao, it was the same person, also called Zhao Chuanxin.

If someone provides a clue, a huge reward will be given!

The groom shuddered.

But why did Zhao Chuanxin ask him to inform him?
"Uh, Zhao, Zhao, Mr. Zhao, shouldn't you run away at this time?"

Zhao Chuanxin said cheerfully: "Brother, people can't always escape. A warrior like me must face the dripping blood."

"..."

After thinking about it, the groom finally agreed: "Mr. Zhao, that offended you, don't blame me!"

"Look at what you said, I'm not the kind of person with a small belly, don't worry, I forgive you."

Zhao Chuanxin had some considerations in choosing Baoxuan Tea House.

The terrain there is the most favorable for him.

You can go straight to the small station barracks when you enter, and there are reservoirs to save your life when you retreat, and the rivers extend in all directions.For others, it is a fight to the death, but for him, it is easy to advance and retreat.

The street where the teahouse is located is connected by roof ridges, the heights are scattered, and the terrain is quite complicated.

Zhao Chuanxin arrived at the entrance of the teahouse and looked up at the signboard of "Baoxuan Teahouse".

Suddenly, he took a run-up and jumped into the air. The waiter in the teahouse had just gone out to welcome him, when he saw Zhao Chuanxin's hand grabbing the signboard, with his legs dangling underneath.

"Guest officer, what are you going to do? It's absolutely impossible!"

Zhao Chuanxin saw the man standing below and raised his neck to persuade him, so he shouted: "Get out of the way, don't hit you."

As he spoke, he grabbed the upper edge with one hand, and took out the elf carving knife to cut off the fixed part.

The teahouse signboard crashed down, splashing a little dust.

Even though the guy ran fast, he was still so frightened that his heart was pounding.

The shopkeeper, the handyman, and the buddy all ran out, carrying stools and brooms, ready to fight.

After Zhao Chuanxin landed, he looked at them in astonishment.

Especially the shopkeeper, with a gray beard, sideways body, irregular steps, holding a broom in his hand, pointing the broom handle at Zhao Chuanxin's chest.

Zhao Chuanxin was stunned: "Why, Master Ye, you want to cut me in the middle?"

"Know that the old man's surname is Ye? How dare you make a mistake? The old man is not easy to provoke. If you dare to tear down my signboard, I can hit ten by myself!"

Zhao Chuanxin was happy: "Then you come, do it, I can bear it."

"Hmph! I'll send someone to report to the officials. You'll be the one to look after me then."

Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand: "Then there is no need for Master Ye, someone has already gone to report to the official, and it should be here soon."

"..."

Zhao Chuanxin is not the kind of unreasonable person, he took out a few silver dollars and handed them over: "Lend me the signboard, and you can make another one later."

After giving the money, regardless of the bewildered people, they took out the elf carving knife and began to carve words on the back of the signboard.

Several people looked at it and saw that it said: Zhao Chuanxin is here!

Zhao Chuanxin?
Shopkeeper Ye felt familiar.

By the way, the newspapers these days are full of news about this man.

The bloody battle against Beiyang soldiers revealed the scandal of Prince Qing and his son, disrupting the officialdom of the capital...

One pile after another, all are major events that people talk about recently.

Is this person Zhao Chuanxin?
Regardless of shopkeeper Ye's age, he was also a king back then. He wanted to get fame in the exam and determined to do a great cause for the well-being of the common people in the world!
Unfortunately, I didn't pass the exam!

Knowing that the person in front of him was Zhao Chuanxin, he immediately became excited: "Father Qing and his sons sell their officials and nobles to fill their own pockets, and they are not sons of men! Mr. Zhao did a good job! It's just a signboard. I don't want your money today, so just tear it down! However, Mr. Zhao's publicity like this will invite death!"

Hearing what he said, Zhao Chuanxin rolled his eyes and took out another bag of money: "Next, it may not only be as simple as tearing down the signboard, but you should need to redecorate it. Master Ye, one yard is one yard, money Still have to pay."

The old man put down the broom and asked, "How?"

"Because someone went to report my whereabouts to the Beiyang Army. Later, Beiyang soldiers will come to find them. I am afraid that they will get lost, so I use your sign to remind them."

Shopkeeper Ye opened his mouth wide.

He swore that he had never seen such a showy operation in most of his life.

Feelings, afraid that they will get lost and set up road signs, are you kind?

Zhao Chuanxin stuffed the money into his arms: "Listen to my persuasion, the shopkeeper Ye hurriedly took the buddy to find a place to hide. Guns have no eyes, be careful of injury."

With a shiver, shopkeeper Ye hurried back to the room: "Quickly, follow me to clean up the things and take the valuables with you. Move that pear wood chair for me too."

Even if he was an old cynic, he didn't dare to make fun of his life.

Before leaving, Shopkeeper Ye did not forget to ask: "Mr. Zhao, are you really not afraid of Beiyang soldiers?"

"Yeah, you can only hit ten, I want to hit a thousand!"

"..."

You fucking can blow it better than me!
(End of this chapter)