On the street, Ai Hai and Song Shixiong were waiting for the carriage to pass by. Song Shixiong relied on his old ways: "Deputy Ai, I have always been optimistic about you in the past. As expected, you have been promoted so quickly."

Ai Hai glanced and said: "Mr. Song, watch your big mouth, this is a big case, you will die if you say one more word. Don't worry, I will cover you in the future."

Song Shixiong, with a gentlemanly demeanor, raised his hand and took off his cap, bowed and said: "Then thank you, Captain Ai, please!"

A carriage stopped by the side of the road, Ai Hai thought for a while, stopped, and said with a smile: "Mr. Song, are you a scholar or invite you first."

Song Shixiong didn't seem to hear the sarcasm, and said carelessly: "Oh, the old man will take a step first. I wish the vice captain Ai to be promoted to the captain's position as soon as possible."

Ai Hai clasped his fists and said, "Then I also wish Mr. Song that he will make a lot of money every day and his business will prosper."

Ai Hai went directly to the Third Hall of the Criminal Department to meet with Bao Yitong, and reported to the chief the latest developments of the "Theft of Treasury Bank of the Household Department".

After listening to Ai Hai's report, Bao Yi had a weird expression, glanced at Ai Hai for a few times, and looked over, Ai Hai lowered his head, with no expression on his face.I thought to myself: Why didn't he think that this place in the human body is a huge loophole?It should not be.Thinking that the smart Li Guolou didn't think of it, he felt better and calmed down slowly.

"Deputy Ai, good job. I know, go down and wait for my order." Bao Yi didn't show easy-going attitude in front of every subordinate. Now he puts on his official authority and speaks with full airs .

"Zha!" It was not the first time for Ai Hai to enter the third hall, his expression remained calm and steady.Turn around and leave.He bit his lower lip with his teeth to keep himself from snickering.

"Mr. Lin, take my post and go to Yu Shuzhen, the right servant of the household department, and tell him that I want to visit him in person." Bao turned around and said, ready to go back home.

Lin Qingxie said in a low voice: "Master Bao, are you condescending? You are on the same level as Master Yu. For this case, you have worked so hard, and you have to visit this old fox. You are not too wronged."

"Hey, Mr. Lin, when did I care about fame and fortune? Since Prince Gong asked me to handle the emperor's mission, I can only cooperate with the old fox. It's best to be tonight, so as not to have long nights and dreams. Go!" Bao turned back to the rest Room, today's work is over.

"Zha!" Lin Qingxie turned and left, a titter immediately appeared on his face, and he walked with his head down, not daring to let others see his sneaky smile.

Ai Hai transferred out of the three halls, instead of returning to his own compound, he went to report to Yao Cuo on his work.Only by asking for instructions and reporting at one level can he secure his seat, how dare Ai Hai stand on another hill.

Yao Cuo sighed bitterly to Xing Yunfeng in the room, and said frowningly, "Hey, Father Xing, I made a wrong move this time. I shouldn't have taken Wu Defu's wife and children in." .Now it’s all right, I have to take care of the house, teachers, and even keep an eye on the two children’s studies for them, what do you think it’s a big deal.”

"Brother, did you take a bite?" Xing Yunfeng watched Yao Cuo's expression.

"No, no!" Yao Cuo shook his beard, firmly denying that he had any covetous intentions.

Ai Hai laughed, pushed open the door, and said, "Father Xing, you are asking the wrong question. Of course there is no big one, and the small one already exists."

"Hey hey hey hey!" It was hard for Yao to deny his fault, so he could only smirk a few times to cover up his embarrassing expression.

Xing Yunfeng blamed: "Brother, this is your fault, you can't treat one more favorably than another! Luo Yunxia is still pretty good, wouldn't it be a good thing to have the best of both worlds."

Yao Cuo waved his hand and said: "No way, that will lose my reputation as a chivalrous man. I want to learn from Guan Erye, ten years like a day, so that my brother's wife and children can get the best care."

Ai Hai sighed: "Brother, even if you think about it, Luo Yunxia will not let you go, this woman still has her way. Even Xiao Lizi and Sister Xiaofang have headaches when they see her, your wife will only listen to you." Luo Yunxia was able to get rid of the problem of listening to opera, and she just stayed in Baozhi's room to learn about business. Who can help your career, big brother, you should have a steelyard in your heart."

"Well;;;;;;" Yao Cuo stroked a big beard, squinting his eyes and thinking.

Xing Yunfeng slapped the table with his big hand, and shouted: "Then accept it. Learn from Xiao Lizi and pay tribute to Xiao Lizi."

"Yes! Brother, I also heard about that big, shady woman of Xiao Lizi. Do you want to know? Last time Balizhuang fought, do you remember those two cannons? Hehehehe!"

"Hurry up, what's the point of buying, who is not good to learn from, go and learn from the treacherous little Lizi, find a smoker!" Xing Yunfeng put on the posture of the fourth brother, threatening the Thirteenth Taibao.

There was laughter in the room, Yao Cuo, Xing Yunfeng, Ai Hai, chatting wildly, waiting for the time to get off work.In the evening, they still drink and listen to operas. Power is a good thing, and it can be exchanged for the life they want.

When Li Guolou returned home, he first practiced boxing, hitting sandbags in the living room of the inner house, and practiced for two hours with his boxing master, Frenchman Jack, and others.It was completely dark after taking a bath, and Chen Xiangfang and Mayuko were waiting for him to eat in the dining room.

Li Guolou enjoyed the medium-rare steak and boiled chicken alone, chewing hard, and said it was delicious.

Chen Xiangfang shook her head and said, "Xiaolou, if the guests of Baozhi's room are as easy to handle as you, it would be great, and they don't need to use their brains to flip through the menu."

"Hey, I'm telling myself that only by suffering can I become a master. I have too many things to do, just like Zeng Gelinqin, enjoying life in the palace, braving artillery fire on the front line. Together, I have to bear many things, such as dirty living habits, vulgar language, unpalatable food, and the stench of the sleeping place. I have too many things to do, and I am a little confused next, and I don’t know where to go?" Li Guolou Put down the teacup in your hand, and think about where can realize the dream of a rich country and a strong army the fastest.

"Mike, I think you'd better go to Tianjin to understand your enemies better so you can defeat them." Mayuko filled the teacup in front of Li Guolou with a hazy smile on her face.

"Hey! The Japanese." Li Guolou looked at Mayuko with a chill in his heart. A rapidly rising neighbor in the east bought several iron-clad warships from the Americans and established a new generation of navy earlier than the Qing Empire. Civil war is on, and Japan has risen.

Japan and the Qing Dynasty signed the "Repair Regulations" and "Commercial Regulations: Customs Tariffs" in Tianjin, but the vested interests in the Qing Dynasty cannot be compared with Western powers.It does not include the most-favored-nation clause of "one body and equal participation", nor does it give Japan the right to do business in the mainland or sail on the Yangtze River, and it stipulates that the various treaties are mutual.The Japanese government was dissatisfied with the treaty. In May 1872, Maemitsu Yanagihara was sent to the Qing Dynasty again to request revision of the treaty. Li Hongzhang, Governor of Zhili and Minister of Beiyang Commercial Affairs, refused. This further exacerbated the dissatisfaction of the Japanese government with the Qing Dynasty.

At this time, the Meiji Restoration in Japan abolished the shogunate vassal system, and paid "the family salary of the old feudal rulers and the principal and interests of the vassal debts to be repaid by the government, spending half of the government's actual income." In the later period, it even reached 94%. These burdens were directly passed on to the Japanese people, arousing strong dissatisfaction among the people. In some places, there were even massacres, with six massacres exceeding [-] people.

In order to pass on the domestic conflicts, the radical soldiers Saigo Takamori, Eto Shinpei, Sakahisa Tuisuke and others put forward the "conquest of Korea theory" and proposed to send troops to North Korea immediately, in an attempt to transfer the power of the gentry overseas in the war of aggression against North Korea, so as to prevent the Meiji government from The country depends on the doom of decline and perdition.However, the opinions of Saigo Takamori and others were suppressed by the Meiji government counselor Iwakura Tomomi and others who advocated slow progress, and the internal contradictions of the ruling class intensified. On January 1874, 1, Iwakura Tomomi was assassinated and failed. In February, the rebellious Eto Shinpei and others launched the Saga Rebellion. The internal turmoil intensified. Government's drive for foreign aggression.

Japan's coveting heart was quietly revealed. With the support of the United States, it kept spying on the bottom line of the Qing Dynasty and wanted to occupy Ryukyu, North Korea, and Taiwan.People of insight in the Qing Dynasty were wary of Japan.At this time, the Ryukyu island country changed from a tribute to the Qing Dynasty to a vassal state supported by Japan, and it was also under the control of the Japanese government.The Qing Empire was suppressed by the Western powers, and even Japan did not dare to offend, so it swallowed its humiliation and handed over the status of the vassal lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Thoughts of internal and external troubles lingered in his heart, Li Guolou was in no mood to continue, stood up, and said, "I'm going back to my room to read and write."

"Hi!" Mayuko followed Li Guolou step by step. She would light lamps, grind ink, pour tea and water for Li Guolou, serve Li Guolou to bed, and take care of Li Guolou's life. Japanese women did a great job.Although Mayuko's belly is already bulging, she still likes to stay by Li Guolou's side and compete for favor.

Beside the desk in the bedroom, Li Guolou was reading quietly with a deep heart. In order to make a difference in the Qing Empire, he bit the bullet and read the Four Books and Five Classics.

Chen Xiangfang was sitting on the edge of the boat, making embroidery pictures, making clothes for Mayuko's unborn child, and Mayuko was also doing embroidery pictures. The family looked very harmonious.

"Does it look good?" Chen Xiangfang couldn't bear the drowsiness, and showed Li Guolou the embroidery picture.In the dead of night, his voice was ethereal.

But on the red silk bellyband, the golden silk thread embroidered blossoming peonies.

"Well, it's beautiful! I'll go to see the demolition project in Chaoyang tomorrow. I don't know how fat and fat and Nan Batian are doing?" Although Li Guolou wanted to make a fortune, he still hoped that the demolition project would go smoothly and there would be no coercion. Bad behavior of demolition.

Chen Xiangfang's hands trembled slightly, and she hurriedly said, "Xiaolou, this is none of your business, what are you going to see?"

Li Guolou smiled casually and said: "Why don't you care about my business, the property in Chaoyang area will be the children of Lingling, Mayuko, and other children of our big family in the future. How can I let you bear the blame?"

"That's a good relationship." Chen Xiangfang was happy, but panicked in her heart, afraid of the demolition project in Chaoyang area, and what happened would be known to Li Guolou.

It seems that when the gate of the inner house is opened tomorrow morning, the first person to notify Little Six to make amends is to prevent Li Guolou from seeing what happened in the Chaoyang area.Fake foreign devils and gangsters joined together to do demolition and relocation work, and bullying happened endlessly.It's still not easy for little ghosts to deceive people, and the great god just fools it casually, and it's over.

Chen Xiangfang has become the head of the gangster, and she has some things on her shoulders, so she doesn't want Li Guolou to know. If she tricks Li Guolou into going to bed, everything will be fine.

Chen Xiangfang winked at Mayuko who was sitting on the edge of the bed. On a spring night, she needed to hug and sleep.

"Mike, you're not in the mood to study, and you're still thinking about Chaoyang Project in your mind. Go to bed, my son won't sleep until you touch him." Mayuko stroked her stomach and beckoned Li Guolou to go to bed.

Where can Li Guolou read the books of sages?It is perfunctory to read the outline casually.As soon as he heard about his son, he became excited, tiptoed to the bedside, lowered his head against Mayuko's stomach, smiled and said: "Well, I can tell, it's my son."

"Son, I want Dad to sleep with him." Mayuko was extremely gentle, stroking Li Guolou's young face with both hands.

"Xiaolou, go to sleep, you are tired these days." Chen Xiangfang knew that Li Guolou was overworked these days, and should have a good rest before the exam.

"Oh! I'm tired too, let's go to bed." Li Guolou picked up Mayuko and gently put Mayuko into the bed.

Li Guolou covered the sleeping Chen Xiangfang and Mayuko with the quilt, and lay between them. The three of them kissed goodbye before going to sleep, and blew out the oil lamp, "God bless us, Amen!"

"God bless us, Amen!" All three are believers of God, they think they are a big moral family, they are loyal believers of God, and God will bless them in this life.

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