late Qing Dynasty arrest

Lu Runxiang is more concerned and sensitive about the political situation in the court than Tan Zongjun.Hearing Tan Zongjun's strange talk that "the Qingliu School is going to unite with the Westernization School!", I couldn't help but take a high look at Tan Zongjun. People who like to visit mountains and rivers are also smart people who can see this kind of change in the imperial court. People, not many people yet.

The so-called "Qing School" refers to people who advocate showing strength to the outside world, people who are willing to fight the First World War, and honest gentlemen with high nationalist sentiments.

And the "Westernization faction" is humble to the outside world, obsequious to foreigners, dare not go against the ideas of foreigners, sign traitorous treaties made by foreigners, think that the Qing Dynasty can't beat foreigners before the war, betray the country and seek glory, and refuse to lightly talk about war What a hypocrite.

This is the "Qing School" and "Westernization School" recognized by Lu Runxiang, who is familiar with the books of sages, and it is also the nation that he should have if he wants to follow his mentor Li Hongzao and be an upright "Qing School" and devote his whole life to this. integrity.He couldn't help but humbly ask for advice: "Second Tan, you see it thoroughly, and you are not as good as a brother. Then I would like to ask you, do you think Mr. Li belongs to the Westernization School or the Qing School?"

"Hey! Boss Lu, you're so hard on studying. Mr. Li is a combination of the Westernization School and the Qing School. You can rely on either side, and you can take advantage of any side. Didn't you see that he wanted to bribe his mentor? This is just a meeting ceremony, secretly Can you see the deeds?" Tan Zongjun regards the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and regards Li Guolou as a villain who only wants to climb up, without firm ideas, he will move closer to wherever he gains power.

People like the one Tan Zongjun said accounted for the majority of the court. Until the critical moment, you couldn't tell which side he was from?The so-called people who are both right and left, with seven orifices and exquisite hearts, are exactly this kind of people.Talented and able to see the wind and turn the rudder, a thousand-year-old tumbler.No matter who is in power, he will use this kind of person.

"Well, it makes sense, Li Laosan, he is such a person, a smart person." Lu Runxiang can only say this. Now that the Westernization faction is in power in the court, he has no authority. As high and powerful as his mentor Li Hongzao, at least he will be an official for more than ten years, and it is likely to be more than twenty years later.

Tan Zongjun took out his pocket watch and looked at the time. It was only past two o'clock in the afternoon. He seemed to be going out when he returned to Siyang Hutong. The bread is good, the Blue Mountain coffee is so good, I always buy some baguettes to take home with me every time I pass by.”

Lu Runxiang left his seat and turned his head to tell the coachman to turn to Donglaijiang Lane. After sitting down, he joked, "Second Tan, you are ignorant. That bakery is a shop opened by a French peach blossom in Laosan Li's family. Then The owner and wife of the store used to be servants of his family, and now they are also the boss."

Tan Zongjun sighed: "Hey, it's not that Manchu Guijie is so rich. Li Laosan is just a ninth-rank official with a false title. Where did he get the money?"

Lu Runxiang rolled his eyes and said: "Why do you care about being so lenient? You want to be black and white. You are an outsider, and you have been in the capital for more than two years. If you talk too much, be careful that you will be sunk into the Yongding River."

Tan Zongjun opened his mouth wide, and said with a smile: "Boss Lu, you have been messing around for the past few days, and you still don't understand me. You can't control your mouth, you like nonsense, and just now you offended Youngest Li. I will say a few words about you in the future, and don't turn your back on me." ah."

Lu Runxiang shook his head and remained silent. Tan Zongjun, who likes to taste delicacies, was born with a big mouth, and he just likes to talk nonsense.Listening to Tan Zongjun chattering in his ear, Lu Runxiang still maintained a steady demeanor, neither pleased with things nor sad with himself; if he lived high in the temple, he worried about his people;It is also worrying about advancing, and worrying about retreating; but when will you be happy?It must be said: Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later!

At this time, the obese Li Hongzao was stroking his big beard and admiring the Jade Guanyin statue in the incense hall. His whole family believed in Buddhism, and they were very happy and worried about receiving the ceremony of apprenticeship from Li Guolou, so they sighed involuntarily.

Next to him was the 12-year-old eldest son Li Kunying, who was a little strange and asked, "Dad, why are you sighing?"

"Oh! It's nothing, I just thought that this Buddha is too precious to be enshrined in our family. There will be happy events in the palace in the coming year, so we should send it to the palace." Li Hongzao looked at the Jade Guanyin on the tribute platform reluctantly, thinking to himself Why did Li Guolou give him such an expensive gift?Priceless!With Prince Gong Yixin and Li Hongzhang covering him, Li Guolou had no reason to give this big gift.Li Guolou does not need to rely on his help to promote his official career.

Mrs. Li knelt on the bed and had just kowtowed, she was unhappy when she heard this, she turned her head and said, "Master, there is no sincerity in taking a gift from someone else and sending it into the palace. Don’t do unlucky things, and Avalokitesvara will be upset if she hears this. Amitabha, don’t blame the Buddha, I will kowtow to make amends for you!” After speaking, Mrs. Li began to kowtow to Avalokitesvara again, an extremely devout Buddhist.

Li Hongzao thought in his mind that Li Guolou must have got a Tanhua Lang, and he thought it was his hands and feet. Thinking of this level, he immediately felt at ease.He justified himself: "Well, it's still madam who understands the truth. Goddess Guanyin will bring our family well-being, and Goddess Guanyin staying here will bring future blessings to our family." Kowtow to Mrs. Yu, who has a plump body, a full house of children and grandchildren is a symbol of prosperity. He is only in his forties and full of energy. He should be destined to have many children and grandchildren.

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "Hey, if Li Guolou was not the grandson of Li Hongzhang, I would have recognized him as my adopted son. Unfortunately, my generation is wrong. I almost wanted to speak just now, but fortunately I thought of that level, so I said The words that came to my mouth were swallowed alive."

Li Hongzao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Li Guolou will come and go frequently, this disciple understands the rules, and it's worth my hard work to cultivate it. Hehehehe!"

I was thinking in my heart: Li Guolou's cheating in the scientific examination has been erased, and will never be found out. The country's selection of scholars should allow people like Li Guolou to be admitted. The more the better, the country can prosper.

People in Li's mansion, from the elders to the younger generations, lined up to offer incense and kowtow to Yuguanyin in turn. They have blurred images of the other 200 Jinshi, just acquaintances.Everyone in Li Hongzao's mansion remembers Li Guolou who gave him a Jade Guanyin. No one has surpassed Li Guolou in gifts from other new scholars. So far, Li Guolou ranks first among all his disciples in Li Hongzao's heart. A beloved disciple.

There are no ancient references for Li Guolou's marriage process, because he held a wedding that combines Chinese and Western styles.At this time, Westerners always go to the church to get married. He married three brides at a time, and no bishop blessed his family.So this time the marriage process was all brainstormed by Li Guolou, Chen Xiangfang, Xie Xiuzhu, and Yelia.

Three sedan chairs with eight large sedan chairs stopped at the entrance of Baozhi's room. Li Guolou brought the three brides to drink the wedding wine.When the three brides got off the sedan chair, Li Guolou lifted off the red headscarves that covered their heads. They wore beaded emerald phoenix crowns, crimson wedding gowns embroidered with auspicious phoenixes, and soft-soled embroidered shoes. They stood at the door together to welcome the guests.For the distinguished guests who came, sign autographs as souvenirs.

If it weren't for the fact that all the guests at the wedding banquet were new scholars, Li Guolou originally wanted to wear a suit to get married, but now he is still dressed in a seventh-rank official robe. Official boots and official hat are ready-made, except that there are two goose feathers stuck on the official hat.Others only wear a seventh-rank official robe once in their lifetime, but he has his own clothes. He said that he has no regrets, that is, the court beads hidden at home cannot be hung around his neck.Some colleagues and friends who came uninvited had their gift money taken away, and they were all persuaded by Li Guolou to go back. There was no place for them to drink, so I could only say sorry and invite them to drink another day.

In addition to more than 200 Jinshi, Li Guolou invited four of his fellow countrymen Cao Kexing, Fan Dahui, Wei Hanyu, and Xu Lan who did not pass the Jinshi exam.Scholars like to write inscriptions, poems, and Fu. There were many banners of paintings by famous artists in Baozhi's room, and now there are many excellent works by new scholars.

The wedding ceremony was just going through the motions, without a lot of red tape. In the center of the lobby, Li Guolou boldly confessed to the three brides, vowed to love the three brides for the rest of his life, and gave them wedding rings, which was simple and direct.

"Chen Xiangfang, Xie Xiuzhu, Yelia, I, Li Guolou, will love you all my life. We will stand together through thick and thin in this life, and work together together." Li Guolou confessed loudly, and the people around him applauded to congratulate this happy marriage.

But in the social atmosphere at this time, the folks want to make trouble with the bride. On the wedding night, they have no scruples and can play tricks on the bride and groom.Tonight, I met a scholar who was sour and Confucian. I was very dissatisfied with the lack of a bridal chamber and watched such a simple wedding ceremony. I clamored that I would never let Li Guolou pass the test.

Fan Dahui was the first to fire, and shouted: "Li Guolou, how can this be done? Carry the bride upstairs first, and come one by one! Are you right?" Sneered in his heart, Li Guolou, who is pretending to be a ghost, you also have today, this This is the beginning, the first program, waiting to suffer!

"Yes;;;;;; carry the wife first." All Jinshi clamored loudly, smiling brightly, to watch Li Guolou carry the bride.Before the banquet started, they wanted to play tricks on Li Guolou. Who told Li Guolou to doubt his status as a Jinshi?Marriage is the same nonsense, if you don't play tricks on Li Guolou now, when will you wait!

Chen Xiangfang was quite happy at the beginning. So many Jinshi knew etiquette and knew that she was the biggest, so she was not ashamed to ask Li Guolou to carry her upstairs first. Be shy, hurry up!"

Li Guolou was vicious, so he picked up Chen Xiangfang by gritted his teeth, and was about to pass the first hurdle first, and walked towards the stairs.

On both sides of the crowded staircase, dozens of hands blocked Li Guolou's way, preventing the groom and the three brides from going upstairs.They clamored and expressed dissatisfaction, and Li Guolou must perform, "Zhu Bajie carries his wife!"

Seeing that Li Guolou really carried Chen Xiangfang on his back and was about to go upstairs, Dong Xun was extremely dissatisfied among the booing people, he opened his arms to block the way, holding two green onions in one hand, shook his head and said: "Tanhualang, no, no, no , how can this work? Zhu Bajie is not like this. Pigs have to look like pigs, hey! I prepared two scallions for you, it’s cheaper for you, don’t let you stick them in your nose, let me bite them in your mouth .”

Li Guolou has nowhere to escape, as the groom's official tonight, he must not be angry, it would be even worse if he was teased in his hometown.Amidst the cheers of the whole hall, Li Guolou carried two scallions in his mouth and carried Chen Xiangfang upstairs.

The three brides were originally "thick-skinned pigs" and were ready to be tricked for a while, but they all blushed amidst the booing. "Zhu Bajie carries his daughter-in-law!" How did the new Jinshi come up with it?

"Crack!" "Crack!" Photographer Roberts; Torres and his apprentices Jiang Cong and Zhou Xiaohuan took unforgettable photos from different angles.Many thick-skinned Jinshi also asked Li Guolou to take a group photo with his daughter-in-law, biting two scallions, and asked Li Guolou to do physical work, keep carrying the bride on his back, and take a group photo.

Tan Zongjun said with a chuckle: "Li Laosan, don't worry, physical strength is behind. We are educated people and have a lot of good ideas. You want to pass the test early!"

Li Guolou regrets it!You shouldn't invite a cultured "hooligan" to the wedding. The guests all come early, and the banquet hasn't started yet, so let him be treated like a monkey.

Li Guolou managed to carry the three brides upstairs, and took out the two green onions from his mouth.Just as Li Guolou took a breath, the door of the box Cuiyun Pavilion was blocked by the crowd again, preventing the groom and the three brides from entering.

Lu Runxiang said loudly: "Li Laosan, you are not the only one who decides the rules. The new era makes new rules, and we also have to make rules for getting married tonight. The auspicious time has come, and we need to hear the bang, so that we can have good luck." .Do you think so?"

With a sound, Tan Zongjun knocked on each other with gongs. They wanted to tie two gongs with red ribbons, one gong tied to Li Guolou's chest, and the other gong tied to Chen Xiangfang's chest. , let the two of them collide with each other and make a "bang!" sound to please the spectators present.

Li Guolou was anxious like an ant on a hot pot. No one spoke well for him, let alone helped him. He scratched his head and tried to find a way to get away with it.But the custom of arguing about the bridegroom and the bride has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, no matter how much he begged his grandpa to sue his grandma, he wanted an easy show.No one agreed to change the program, and Zhuangyuan Gong's proposition was recognized by everyone.

"Bang!" Li Guolou was pushed and shoved by the people behind, and hit Chen Xiangfang head-on, the two gongs on his chest were beating crisply and melodiously.

"Okay;;;;;;" the most enthusiastic applause erupted upstairs and downstairs in Baozhi's room, applauding.

"Pass five hurdles and kill six generals! Tanhualang, there are still nine hurdles!"

Fatty Fan Dahui yelled louder than anyone else, today is the time for him to show his face, so that the three mistresses can have a deep understanding of him, and he will become the number one master in Li Guolou's ranking in the future.