20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 152
The sky is dark and the moon is dim.

Lao Qi Gong Baonan followed the instructions and contacted his second and third brothers, then returned to his residence on Jiang Xiaodao in Chengdong and escorted his eldest brother Jiang Chenghai back to his old house.

In the outhouse, the spiritual tablet of the fourth elder, Jin Xiaoyi, is enshrined.

Jiang Chenghai sat on the edge of the kang as usual, lit up a bag of dry cigarettes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Ouch!You have to stay at home and feel comfortable!

After the night attack last year, under Xu Ruqing's arrangement, the doors and windows were replaced with new ones, but due to the plague martial law, the furniture in the house has not been replaced.

Today, with the flickering candlelight, the broken cabinets and bullet marks on the wall are still clearly visible.

The old house will be in ruins but not in ruins, and will be in ruins before it falls. It is like this remaining life, like this court, like this world.

The second oldest, Li Tianwei, was the first to come back.

"Brother! Haha, it feels like I haven't seen you for a long time!"

"The one who caused the plague to make such a fuss is the one I haven't seen in half a year. He's obviously in Fengtian." Jiang Chenghai smiled and clicked his pipe and pot.

"Brother, how's the injury on your shoulder?" Li Tianwei also sat on the edge of the kang as usual, waiting for others to come over.

"That's almost it. Not bad, this old bone can still cause trouble for two years!"

"That's good, that's good!"

"Second brother?" Jiang Chenghai suddenly tilted his head, "Years ago, when martial law was not in force, I asked you to step on the Bai family's plate. What happened? Did you figure it out?"

Li Tianwei nodded.

He remembered that this was a secret mission given to him by his eldest brother alone, so he did not say it directly, but turned his head and glanced at Gong Baonan, who was lying on the bed, seemingly sleeping.

Jiang Chenghai followed his gaze and said in a low voice: "It's okay. If anything happens, just tell me!"

"Oh, good!"

Li Tianwei smoothed over his head and introduced: "The Bai family's mansion has two doors in front and back. Bai Baochen should live on the second floor. He would sit on the balcony for a while every afternoon. Bai Guoping has his own house outside. Sometimes he comes back and sometimes he doesn't. Probably not. It’s on the second floor. In the house, not counting servants, there are six permanent poles and hangers, four on the first floor and two on the second floor.”

"Are there people who work shifts?" Jiang Chenghai was a little surprised.

"Yes!" Li Tianwei nodded, "There is a concierge outside the yard. Every night, someone patrols the house. The shift changes on the second day. The number of people is variable, sometimes four, sometimes six."

Jiang Chenghai sneered: "This old man is so precious about his life!"

Li Tianwei also smiled contemptuously and said: "Brother, as long as we are here, that old boy will not dare to live in peace, especially after the last night attack, he has been frightened. But - in my case, before martial law, the Bai family house was fortified. It’s hard to say whether the situation is still the same now. How about I go and explore again? "

"No need." Jiang Chenghai knocked on the pipe pot, "I will assign you another job. As a rule, don't make any noise!"

"That's fine, but -" Li Tianwei glanced at Gong Baonan again, not knowing whether he was asleep or not.

Jiang Chenghai waved his hands indifferently and said, "It's okay, he doesn't count!"

"That's okay, big brother, just say it!"

"Starting from tomorrow, keep an eye on Han Ce. Has Heshengfang opened recently? He is in charge of the accounts and has to meet with the old man sooner or later. Try to see if you can touch the old man's secret house. Remember! It doesn’t matter if you can’t detect it. Don’t make things obvious. Hide yourself first!”

Li Tianwei had a stern look on his face. He had indeed long been dissatisfied with Zhou Yunfu's attitude towards his brothers, but at most he just wanted to go back to the mountains and become a beard.

"Brother, don't make trouble, you don't mean to--"

Li Tianwei did not dare to continue and made a motion of wiping his neck with his hand.

Jiang Chenghai raised his hand to interrupt: "Don't ask, don't guess, don't tell, just do as you are told."

Li Tianwei felt uneasy, but still nodded.

Shao Qing and Sun Chengmo, the third child, are also back.

On the night of the night attack, apart from the fourth child, Jin Xiaoyi, he was the most seriously injured. Although he seems to be fine now, his walking behavior is still cautious and a little slow.

Sun Chengmo hugged his two brothers and said hello, then walked to the edge of the kang and spread the newspaper he carried on the kang table.

"Third brother, look at this crap every day, do you see anything?" Li Tianwei asked with a laugh.

The rougher he is, the more he likes to tease scholars.

Sun Chengmo was used to it. He was not anxious or annoyed. He just nodded lightly: "I can see it."

"What did you see?" Li Tianwei asked again.

No one expected that Sun Chengmo, the third child, would say something shocking: "We, the Qing Dynasty, are going to die."

Listen to thunder in a silent place!
Lao Qi Gong Baonan directly "pretended to be dead", sat up, widened his eyes, and asked: "What is this?"

At this time, even Jiang Chenghai's interest was aroused.

On the contrary, Li Tianwei, who usually seems not afraid of the sky or the earth, now immediately whispered nervously: "Third brother, this is not nonsense! We are still in the city, not in the mountains!"

Sun Chengmo didn't care, raised his hand and knocked on a pile of newspapers on the Kang table, and said: "The Alliance is carrying out assassinations everywhere, General Guangyue was killed, and there was another uprising in Post 72. The entire cabinet has been in disarray for several years. , the last thing I heard is that it’s still a powerful family member; now the railway is going to be taken back, the road protection in various places is about to fall out, and the imperial court’s heavy troops are on Lao Fangtou.”

"Hiss!" Jiang Chenghai couldn't help but ask, "Lao San, what do you mean, can you defeat the Qing Alliance and the others?"

He still remembered that when he and Su Wenqi were doing the "Lin-Li Debate", he predicted that the Qing Dynasty would not succeed.

"Brother, you think highly of them. Let me tell you, even if there is no alliance, they can kill themselves."

Sun Chengmo originally thought that after the new emperor ascended the throne, a man would finally be in charge of the court, and it was time to stand up.

Unexpectedly, looking at it this way, the regent was not only inferior to Lafayette, but even the Queen Mother Longyu might not be able to catch up.

Li Tianwei waved his hand and said, "Hey! Who cares! Those in the south are making trouble in the south. At worst, once Shanhai is closed, it will be fine if it doesn't cause chaos here!"

"That's not necessarily the case." Sun Chengmo said, "In the past few years, the alliance has been operating outside the customs. Wei Tianqing, who is part of the New Army Huncheng Association, is rumored to be a rebel faction. If he wants to start an uprising, we can't have peace!"

Li Tianwei rolled his eyes and said hurriedly: "Brother, how about we take advantage of the chaos and stir up trouble and directly take over the few remaining blue horses from Chen Wantang and the Bai family?" Jiang Chenghai pondered, but asked: "Old man Third, as a military advisor, you should say more."

Sun Chengmo weighed it for a moment and felt it made sense, but he was a little worried.

"If you can fish in troubled waters, that would be the best. However, I'm afraid the waters won't be muddy. This term of governor is about to expire and he will leave office. Now there are rumors in the public that General Zhao is coming back."

When everyone heard the words, their faces changed slightly.

General Zhao is a capable man. He resigned as General Shengjing from outside the Pass a few years ago. If he comes back now, he will definitely be a governor. With him in charge, Zhou Yunfu will only make things worse.

"If we have to wait, we have to wait until chaos occurs." Sun Chengmo continued, "But if there is no chaos, we can't wait any longer. The best time is to talk to the Bai family during the handover between the two governors. Do it!"

While talking, there was a sound of footsteps in the yard - Lao Liu was back.

"Hey! The eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother are all here!" Guan Wei panted and looked around, smiling, "I won't be the last one this time! The fifth brother hasn't come yet!"

Li Tianwei looked forward to it and muttered to himself: "No! Why hasn't Lao Wu come yet? He usually comes very early!"

Sun Chengmo stroked his beard and said worriedly: "You are not infected with the plague, are you?"

The expressions of Jiang Chenghai and Gong Baonan suddenly darkened.

After being silent for a while, Jiang Chenghai suddenly said: "No need to wait, Lao Wu rebelled and got involved."

When the three of them heard this, they were immediately shocked.

"What?" Guan Wei said in disbelief, "Fifth brother betrayed you? Brother, stop making trouble. Who is he betraying? Bai Baochen?"

Jiang Chenghai lit another pack of cigarettes and said in a deep voice: "He is Chen Wantang's clue. The night Chen Wantang and Heixiazi attacked at night, he was the one who blew the wind and killed the fourth child!"

Everyone was unprepared for this statement. They didn't even know that there was a mole among the brothers, so they poured all their questions into their elder brother's ears in an instant.

However, Jiang Chenghai didn't want to say much about it. He just turned around and said to Lao Qi: "Did Shen Guoliang admit it before he died?"

Gong Baonan looked at the three brothers and hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded silently: "I admit it."

When Li Tianwei and others heard what Lao Qi said, they immediately fell silent, and the room suddenly fell silent.

There was disappointment, anger, and doubt on the faces of the three people, but they had no desire to find out.

Of course, none of them meant to blame their elder brother.

After all, everyone knows that when catching a mole, it is most taboo to make it public. Not only will it easily damage the harmony between brothers, but it will also alert the enemy.

Regardless of the matter, Jiang Chenghai straightened his back and put on a serious expression.

"Everyone, there are only five of us left now, and there are three old bones among them. But I must avenge the Fourth Brother! I am counting on my fingers now, and there are not many years left. I must give the Fourth Brother an explanation as soon as possible. .Do you have any objections?"

"No!" Everyone responded in unison.

"Okay!" Jiang Chenghai said loudly, "This is not the first time that everyone has smashed the kiln. You all know the rules. Ask less and do more. Everyone should perform their duties. Don't be emotional. Even if a brother dies in front of you, you will still Don’t be soft-hearted, do your job quickly first, understand?”

"Understand!"

Jiang Chenghai nodded, got off the kang, walked to the cabinet, took out a jar of old wine, put five bowls on the table, filled them one by one, took out a dagger from his waist, and handed it to each brother in turn.

Blood for an alliance!

Everyone carried wine bowls and came to Jin Xiaoyi's memorial tablet in the outer room.

Jiang Chenghai stood in the middle. He turned around first and looked at the four remaining brothers. Two of them had gray hair.

"Brothers, it's time for us to end our relationship with the Bai family! Once this job is completed, blood will inevitably flow into a river, and the noise will be too great. No one can protect us. From now on, Fengtian City will probably never be destroyed again. The only place we can stay is on the top of a mountain, and we will end our lives here."

Everyone looked at Lao Liu together.

Guan Wei was anxious and said hurriedly: "Hey, what do you think I'm going to do? At worst, I won't eat the Rong family's food! I'll avenge my fourth brother and I won't regret it!"

Jiang Chenghai nodded and added, "If something happens to me--"

"Brother, it's no accident!" Everyone interrupted quickly, "Bai Baochen is just a rat, fuck him and pinch him with both hands!"

Jiang Chenghai smiled, but still stubbornly continued: "If something happens to me, I hope that my brothers will treat Xiaodao as their nephews and help me!"

Several people looked at each other and said solemnly: "Brother, don't worry! Uncle and nephew have their own favor!"

"Okay! Thanks for the hard work, everyone!"

After saying that, Jiang Chenghai turned around and led all the brothers to kneel in front of Jin Xiaoyi's memorial tablet.

"Fourth Master! Your eyes are wide open. Take a good look! I'll send you a few people down here to have fun with you!"

"Done!"

Everyone raised their heads and drank the blood wine.

Immediately afterwards, several "crackling" sounds were heard, and the sea bowl in his hand was thrown to the ground one by one. The originally complete vessel fell apart in an instant and turned into countless pieces.

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