scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 52
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"Mr. Lu, I am so surprised and admired by your views on mathematics. I can even bet that with your knowledge of mathematics, you will be a top-notch mathematician even in Europe."

After some academic exchanges with Fatty Lu, Nan Huairen was completely convinced by Fatty Lu's mathematical knowledge—it can't be helped, Fatty Lu is more than 300 years ahead of him, and he is full of praise for Fatty Lu, it's almost like serving tea Apprenticeship.And Xiao Mazi, who also likes mathematics, was stunned, tongue-tied, and exclaimed, "Wonderful, really wonderful! I just learned today what it means to learn endlessly, what it means to have mountains beyond mountains, and people beyond people!" Mr. Lu, you are really my No. 1 in clearing calculations!"

"Mr. Long is too much." Fatty Lu answered Xiao Mazi lightly: "These are just heretics, ingenious prostitution skills, self-cultivation, family governance, and world peace. We still have to rely on our sage books and theories of sages. Although Lu I like this technique, but I don’t dare to put the cart before the horse and chase after the tail.”

"Lord Lu is still modest, 360 lines, and you can be the number one scholar in every line. It is rare for you to think about arithmetic to this point." Xiao Mazi laughed happily, and asked curiously: "Master Lu, if I didn't If I remember correctly, you seem to be from Dali Prefecture in Yunnan, and you are in the inland, how did you learn these Western theories?"

"Master Long doesn't know something." Fatty Lu was prepared for this question, and he said nonsense: "Dali is inland, but it is connected to Myanmar and Tianzhu in the south, and Tibet and Sichuan in the north. It is also well-known in the country, and businessmen from various countries often come to Dali to do business. Luckily, Lu’s parents were once the richest businessmen in Dali, and they had many contacts with foreign businessmen. When Lu was young, he learned the foreign language through this relationship. I came into contact with foreigner's arithmetic books."

"Could it be that Mr. Lu learned the Western language from the merchants of the East India Company?" Nan Huairen's eyes lit up, and he said, "The British East India Company established a trading station in India more than 50 years ago, and almost monopolized more than half of the country. The trade in East Asia, I came to China on the ship of their company. Mr. Lu, the British businessmen you met in Dali are probably businessmen from the East India Company. I don’t know if Mr. Lu remembers their names. They know each other."

"I don't remember most of them." Fatty Lu continued to babble: "However, there is a fat teacher who is relatively short. I am very impressed. I still remember his foreign name, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill."

"Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill?" Nan Huairen translated it into Chinese casually, and said in surprise: "It's not wrong, this is an authentic British name. It seems that the foreign businessman who taught you these things, It must be English."

"Father Nan, I have something to ask, and I hope you will definitely agree." Fatty Lu was afraid that Nan Huairen would continue to ask, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Father Nan, I think you also know that "Elements of Geometry" is a western book. There are [-] volumes in total in total, and my Daqing’s "Elementary Geometry" only translated the first six volumes, and the last nine volumes have not been translated into my Qing language due to various reasons. Lu took the liberty to ask Father Nan to help Lu Provided a complete set of "Elements of Geometry" in English."

"Mr. Lu, do you want to translate the last nine volumes of "Elements of Geometry" into Qing characters?" Nan Huairen asked with a smile.

"That's right, that's right." Fatty Lu nodded, and said solemnly: "The wish of a certain Lu in his life is to translate this set of Western arithmetic masterpieces into Qing characters, and dedicate it to me, Emperor Kangxi, who is wise, famous, and wise. I wish Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty a long life, a prosperous Qing Dynasty, and eternal prosperity! Father Nan, if you can help Lu fulfill this wish, Lu will thank you with half of his family property!"

"Lord Lu, do you really have this plan?" Xiao Mazi was so excited that every pockmark on his face shone with light, wishing he could pounce on Fatty Lu's fat face and kiss him hard.But Lin Tianqing, Suo'etu and the others who had been afraid to speak over there had subdued Fatty Lu to the core—it was unprecedented and unprecedented to be able to flatter him to such an extent.

"That's right." Fatty Lu nodded again, and said solemnly: "This is not only Lu's wish in his life, but also the common wish of our soldiers and civilians in Yunnan, Qing Dynasty." Then, Fatty Lu pointed to Lin Tianqing and said, "Just It seems that the former governor of Yunnan, Lin Tianqing, Lord Lin, after I told him about this incident yesterday, he also applauded loudly, and said on the spot that he would do his best to help me, so that the officer can realize this wish as soon as possible."

Seeing Xiao Mazi's admiring eyes turned to him, Lin Tianqing was so excited that he wanted to kiss Fatty Lu, he quickly stood up, cupped his hands to Nan Huairen and said, "Father Nan, that's exactly the case, if you can help Master Lu finish this This magnificent book is dedicated to Emperor Kangxi, the sage of the Qing Dynasty, and I am willing to thank you with ten thousand taels of silver to help Lord Lu fulfill his long-cherished wish."

Although he knew that Lin Tianqing was flattering on purpose, Xiao Mazi still nodded appreciatively at Lin Tianqing when he heard Lin Tianqing's words, and he somewhat liked Lin Tianqing.It's a pity that Nan Huairen spread his hands, shrugged and said: "Lord Lu, Lord Lin, I understand your feelings, and I am also happy to help, but unfortunately, at present, I only have a Latin version of "Elements of Geometry" ", not yet the full version, so there is nothing I can do to help."

"What? No?" Both Lin Tianqing and Xiao Mazi were greatly disappointed. Although Fatty Lu's expression of disappointment was worse than theirs, he was secretly happy in his heart——I reckon that you, a Belgian, don't have one. If you really have one, I'm about to bleed profusely.

"Father Nan, can you ask me to see if the foreign missionaries in my Qing territory have an English version of this book?" Fatty Lu asked as if unwilling to give up.

"I can help you with this." Nan Huairen nodded, and then said hypocritically: "If not, I can also ask someone to bring you directly from England, but you have to wait for a while, it is thousands of miles away, There is nothing that cannot be done in three to five years."

"Success, no matter it's three or five years, or ten or eight years, I'll wait!" Fatty Lu gritted his teeth, took out another 200 taels of silver note from his sleeve, held it in front of Nan Huairen with both hands, and said respectfully: "Nan Huairen Priest, this is a trivial matter, please don't take it too lightly. After the matter is done, Lu will definitely have a big thank you."

"That's not okay. Anyway, I'm an official of the Qing Dynasty, and I'm also on business for the emperor. How can I accept your money?" Nan Huairen, whether he wanted to accept it or not, would of course have to decline in front of Xiao Mazi, while Fatty Lu was resolute. In the fortress, Lin Tianqing also ran up to join in the fun, bowing and bowing to Nan Huairen, insisting on forcing Nan Huairen to accept it, but Nan Huairen was determined not to accept it. There was a group, which made the sacred and solemn church extremely lively.

Seeing such a scene, although Xiao Mazi tried not to show any emotion on his face, he was naturally happy in his heart. Although Suo'etu, Kong Sizhen and others were jealous, they were not too disgusted—after all, they and Xiao Mazi Putting the special relationship here, no matter how flattering the two big flatterers Lu Fatty and Lin Tianqing are, it is impossible to threaten their status and power.Zhou Chang, Zhou Peigong, who was accompanying Xiao Mazi today, was robbed of his limelight only by betraying his appearance to Kong Sizhen. He is familiar with classics and history, but he knows nothing about Western academics.

After pushing back for a long time, it was Xiao Mazi who finally spoke. Nan Huairen accepted Fatty Lu's banknote and promised to find a way to get Fatty Lu an English version of "Elements of Geometry" as soon as possible.By this time, it was past noon, and it was time for Xiao Mazi and Fatty Lu to say goodbye. When parting, Xiao Mazi smiled meaningfully at Fatty Lu: "Master Lu, it's time for us to break up. But I believe that we will meet again soon, and then, I hope you can bring me more surprises."

"Surprise? What surprise?" Fatty Lu asked in confusion.

Xiao Mazi laughed and didn't answer, but just winked at Suo'etu, Suo'etu understood, stepped forward and smiled at Fatty Lu and said: "Lord Lu, Suo is going to hold a banquet in the mansion at noon tomorrow, please come over to the mansion." Let’s talk, I wonder if you can appreciate it for a while?”

"This...isn't that good?" Fatty Lu said awkwardly: "The lower official is from Pingxi's palace, and he came to Suo lord's house to have a banquet for no reason. Walk away."

"Lord Lu, what are you afraid of? Will Prince Pingxi care about it when friends get together?" Suo Etu said with a smile: "If Master Lu is really scared, just don't tell Prince Pingxi that he is not. Suo can guarantee that the prince will not." know about it."

"This is not possible." Fatty Lu shook his head resolutely, and said: "I have received the kindness of Prince Pingxi's knowledge, how can I do an act of ungratefulness that I have concealed from my son?"

"Lord Lu, why are you so stubborn?" Lin Tianqing was in a hurry, and hurried up to grab Fatty Lu's sleeve and said, "Master Suo invites you to come over to the house for a chat, it's just a gathering of friends to talk about romantic affairs, what's there to be afraid of? ——How about this, if you are really worried, the old man will accompany you to Mr. Suo's mansion tomorrow, so that the prince will not have any objections?"

After all, Lin Tianqing turned to Suo'etu impatiently and asked: "Master Suo, this old man and your father Suo Zhongtang can be regarded as acquaintances once, and this old man has the audacity to accompany Mr. Lu to your house to bother you tomorrow, Mr. Suo won't mind, right? "

"Haha, it's easy to say, Mr. Lin can visit together, and Suo can't wait for it." Suo Etu laughed, agreed, and said: "Then it's settled. At noon tomorrow, Suo will sweep the face in the mansion Hou, welcome the two adults."

After all, Suo Etu left first with the smiling Xiao Mazi and others, while Fatty Lu complained to Lin Tianqing. Lin Tianqing just smirked and didn't dare to refute. In desperation, Fatty Lu turned to Nan Huairen and asked: "Father Nan, are you going together tomorrow? Let's go to Mr. Suo's mansion together tomorrow, how about we continue today's topic?"

"I'm really sorry." Nan Huairen shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Master Lu doesn't know something. I was sentenced to exile because I offended the people in Ao Zhongtang. Although I was sick and not kicked out of the capital, I still can't leave this place. I can’t go to church with you tomorrow, so I really can’t go with you tomorrow.”

"Really? That's a pity." Fatty Lu shrugged his shoulders like Nan Huairen, and could only cup his hands and said, "Since that's the case, we'll have to study arithmetic together another day. We'll meet later, so farewell."

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Leading the dog legs who completed the task to leave Xuanwumen Church, on the way home, Lin Tianqing had to find an excuse to squeeze into Fatty Lu's carriage, and took the opportunity of no one to ask Fatty Lu: "Lord Lu, you really don't know The true identity of that Mr. Longde Hailong?"

"Isn't he the brother of Master Suo'etuso?" Fatty Lu asked suspiciously, "Why? Don't you know Master Lin?"

Lin Tianqing didn't answer, but just stared into Fatty Lu's eyes, staring until Fatty Lu was confused and at a loss. Lin Tianqing, who didn't find any flaws, then closed his eyes, sighed, and said: "Master Lu, you are so lucky, old man It can be concluded that in the future your future will definitely be higher than that of this old man."

"Master Lin is just joking. I am only a seventh-rank official now, and you are still ten levels away from your second-rank." Fatty Lu laughed heartily and said, "To tell you the truth, Lord Lin, in fact, the humble official is not greedy when it comes to official positions. , the only greed is to be able to leave a name in history, leaving a good reputation like Hai Rui Bao Longtu, and I am satisfied."

"Lord Lu really has great ambitions, and is enough to be a model for all the officials of the Qing Dynasty." Lin Tianqing complimented casually, and snorted coldly in his heart—Hai Rui and Bao Longtu would not flatter like you.Hmph, Lin Tianqing suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "That's not right, Mr. Lu, didn't you say before that you can find a way for the old man in front of the emperor? Now why do you say that you don't know Mr. Longde Hailong anymore? "

"The younger generation can walk through the door in front of the emperor, and the younger generation doesn't know Mr. Long, what's wrong?" Fatty Lu asked with a puzzled face.

"Then how did you get through the old man's way in front of the emperor? Do you know the emperor?" Lin Tianqing asked.

"A seventh-rank official in a humble position, how can I have the opportunity to see the sky?" Fatty Lu denied it flatly, and then said: "The reason why the younger generation said that he had a way to get through the door for you, Mr. Lin, in front of the emperor is because the humble position knows Suo'er." Mr. Tusuo and Mr. Longde Hailong, Mr. Long is fine, Mr. Suo Etusuo, but the uncle of the current empress, relatives of the emperor, once gave the lowly job a waist card, saying that the lowly job only needs to hold this If you go to meet him with a waist card, he will definitely meet him, and the humble job is to get rid of his relationship and do something for you, Mr. Lin."

As he said that, Fatty Lu also took out the waist card that Suo'etu gave him as a testimony. Lin Tianqing suddenly realized, and then stabbed the fat on Fatty Lu's waist, and said with a smirk: "Master Lu, there is no one else here. Since you know Lord Suoetusuo is a relative of the emperor, do you plan to use Lord Suo's mouth to tell the emperor your loyalty to the emperor?"

"Master Lin is a wise man, he is a little bit cautious in his humble position." Fatty Lu's fat face turned red rarely, and he lowered his head in embarrassment.At the end, Fatty Lu asked again: "Lord Lin, how did you think about what I told you when I came here? If you can guarantee it, tell Ao Zhongtang and the emperor that the minimum salary of Prince Pingxi is 350 million taels Wen Yin, that humble official promises to do his best to get you the position of Governor of Yunnan."

Lin Tianqing hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Lord Lu, I completely believe in your ability, but what I am worried about is that if you report this number to Ao Zhongtang and the emperor, and finally they know the truth, I will stop talking about your official position." , I'm afraid I can't keep my head."

"My lord Lin, it's not the younger generation talking about you. What's so scary about you?" Fatty Lu lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid only Prince Pingxi and Prince Pingxi know the real salary limit of Prince Pingxi, and they will tell the emperor and Prince Ao." Zhongtang? Since they can’t tell Ao Zhongtang and the emperor, how can they know it’s fake if you quoted 350 million taels?”

"That's true." Lin Tianqing thought about it carefully, and found that what Fatty Lu said was indeed very reasonable—as long as Kang Mazi and old man Ao didn't know the real number and reported a false number by themselves, who could prove it was false?
"Also, Mr. Lin, you have to think about your future." Fatty Lu observed his words and saw that Lin Tianqing was already tempted, so he lowered his voice and said: "Even if you really figured out the cards of Prince Pingxi, and truthfully tell the emperor and Ao Zhongtang reported it, and successfully took over as the governor of Yunnan—but have you ever thought about it, when you arrive in Yunnan, will you still have a good life? You sleep in Kunming, do you dare to close your eyes at night?"

Lin Tianqing shuddered, and only then remembered that he had betrayed Wu Sangui by doing this—that old man Wu Sangui's heart was not that of a bodhisattva!Fatty Lu saw that he had come to his senses, and bewitched him, "Lord Lin, this junior thinks that if you really want to be the governor of Yunnan, you also want to be the governor of Yunnan in a comfortable way. You have to be loyal to the emperor and even more loyal to Prince Pingxi. I understand." No?"

"Thank you for your advice." Lin Tianqing cupped his hands, gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, Lord Lu, for your guidance. I understand. Please rest assured, Lord Lu. I will follow Lord Lu's instructions. I will completely entrust the matter of this old man to Lord Lu. After the matter is completed, the old man will definitely not be able to treat Master Lu badly!"

"Lord Lin, don't worry, this junior will definitely do his best." Fatty Lu agreed casually, but his fat head, which was full of bad water, couldn't wait to start, "It seems that the best time to get rid of Nan Huairen is tomorrow—today I just spent a lot of money to ask Nan Huairen to find the complete English version of "The Elements of Geometry" for me. No one would have thought that I would attack him in just the next day! And one more thing, Xiao Mazi appeared with me today In Xuanwumen Church, if the local government investigates it, they will have to be a little scrupulous..."

"Wait, Nan Huairen's death may be used again. Back then, Nan Huairen was imprisoned by old man Ao. Now the goal of old man Ao and Kang Mazi is to reduce Wu Sangui's military salary as much as possible. Nan Huairen's death was blamed on old man Ao, so Kang Mazi would have to turn against Aoboi for everything, and once they turned against him, they would naturally have no way to join forces to deal with Wu Sangui and me on the issue of military pay..."

"And I will go to Suo'etu's house with Lin Tianqing tomorrow. Suo'etu and the others are most likely planning to bribe Kang Xiaomazi. Then, how should I deal with it? How should I take advantage of this opportunity... ...?"

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After thinking about it, Fatty Lu and Lin Tianqing went back to Wu Yingxiong's house together. After arriving home, Lin Tianqing had to brag about Fatty Lu's pedantic nature in front of Wu Yingxiong. Wu Yingxiong was overjoyed when he heard the news, he was overjoyed that he had picked such a super talent as Fatty Lu, and hurriedly called for a banquet, and once again treated Fatty Lu and Lin Tianqing well.

After the banquet was over, Fatty Lu, who had something on his mind, found an excuse to go back to his room to rest. After nesting on his kang for nearly an hour, Fatty Lu, who had finally worked out all his plans, called Xiao Erlang, Fang Shiyu and the brothers of the Liu family. Entering the room, let the other two old family members brought from Dali guard the door, and started a private discussion with them.

"Tangzi today, have you stepped on it?" Fatty Lu was full of black words, as if he was a boss in the world, "Have you found out the situation of the church? Are you sure you can get in without knowing it? Do you feel it come out?"

"Back to Master, we figured it out." The Liu brothers replied in unison, and Liu Zhen said: "And we also figured out a very important point, that foreign devil named Nan Huairen lived in Guantiantai (Observatory) In the room below, young master, if you want us to beat him or catch him, we can do it at any time!"

"Wrong, I won't beat him or catch him." Fatty Lu gritted his teeth and said, "I want you to kill him instead!"

"What?" Except for Fang Shiyu, Xiao Erlang and the Liu family brothers changed their faces together.

"You must ask, why did I kill him?" Fatty Lu glanced around at the dogs, seeing them nodding, Fatty Lu went on to say, "I can't tell you the reason yet, I can only tell you The most important thing is that killing this foreign devil is worthy of the ancestors of heaven and earth, and worthy of his wife, children and compatriots. He is worthy of the heaven and earth, and also worthy of his conscience! Do you believe me?"

"I believe it." Fang Shiyu was the first to say: "My parents have told me, brother Lu, you are a great hero who stands up to the heavens and earth. If you want me to listen to you and follow you, if you want me to kill anyone, I will punch you!" Who will die!"

"I am the young master's servant. I was brought up by the young master's family. The young master is my heaven and my land." Xiao Erlang also said firmly: "I will do whatever the young master wants me to do, even if the young master wants me to do it. It's murder!"

"What about you?" Fatty Lu turned to the three brothers of the Liu family. Seeing their hesitation, Fatty Lu said in a deep voice, "Liu Zhen, Liu Xu, Shen Xin, I understand what you are thinking. If you are afraid, I will never force you." , I will also give you 300 taels of silver to let you leave freely, in order to thank you for saving your life in Fujian."

Speaking of this, Fatty Lu paused, and said solemnly: "But what I have to tell you is that I have prepared a perfect plan. After you do it, no one will find out! And after it is done, I will I will never treat you badly, you will be my brothers, my confidantes, from now on, as long as I, Lu Yifeng, have a bite to eat, I will never let you go hungry! If I get rich, you will also get rich together, and I will get rich in the future. Prime Minister, you can at least create a glorious ancestor and confer your wife and son!"

After talking in a low voice for a few words, the three brothers of the Liu family stood up together, knelt down side by side to Fatty Lu, and Liu Zhen said, "Master, when our three brothers were about to starve to death, you were the one who didn't think we were lowly, and took care of us." Give us a bite of food and a piece of clothing! Our three brothers are not ungrateful people. Since you have spoken to this point today, then you should give an order. From now on, our three brothers He is your own brother, we will do whatever you tell us to do!"

"Master, in fact, we have already seen that you are not just a county magistrate, but a person who can really do great things!" Liu Xu and Shen Xin said in unison: "Following you, we can rest assured and feel motivated! Master Don't worry, from now on, we will do whatever you want us to do!"

"Very good." Fatty Lu nodded in satisfaction, got up and helped the three brothers of the Liu family one by one, held their hands and said one by one: "Good brother, today we are brothers, and I, the eldest brother, will never let you Call me big brother for nothing! Blessings are shared, and difficulties are shared.”

Helping the brothers from the Liu family, and after sitting down again, Fatty Lu asked everyone to sit around the charcoal basin, and whispered to them, "Listen, at noon tomorrow, I will go to Suo'etu's mansion with Lin Tianqing Go to the banquet, when the time comes, you will go with me first, and when you arrive at your destination, you will find an excuse to leave Suo'etu's house, and then..."

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Just as Fatty Lu and the other idiots were discussing those outrageous crimes, in a luxurious room in the inner city of Beijing, Kong Sizhen and Zhou Peigong were frankly embracing and writhing on a warm fire pit covered with expensive furs. Together, after finally satisfying Kong Sizhen, he asked, "Sigege, did you say that Fatty Lu really didn't recognize our Long Live Lord in the church today?"

"It doesn't look like it." Kong Sizhen panted and said: "If a seventh-rank sesame official knows the identity of the emperor, and sits side by side with the emperor, talking freely, how can he speak freely and behave as usual? If he is timid One point, I’m afraid I’m scared to the ground.”

"What? Do you suspect that Fatty Lu already knew the identity of the emperor? Have you seen any flaws?"

"The humble official is so suspicious." Zhou Peigong admitted frankly, and said distressedly: "But the humble official can't see any flaws! In short, that Lu Yifeng, if he didn't really know the identity of the emperor, he must be a treacherous and cunning man. Measurement!"

"But if you can't produce evidence, what can you do?" Kong Sizhen said helplessly.

"Si Gege, a humble job is a way to expose Lu Yifeng's true face." He murmured in Kong Sizhen's ear, "When that Fatty Lu arrives at Mr. Suo's house tomorrow, Si Gege can do this..."

"Wonderful ghost, thank you for thinking of such a way!" Kong Sizhen smiled suddenly, and then asked with winking eyes: "But even if you exposed his true face, what's the use? The master needs it now." Even if he knows that he is pretending, what can he do?"

"At the very least, the emperor can see his true face clearly!" Zhou Peigong said viciously: "After the emperor saw his true face, Long Yan was furious, and he would not appreciate him so much. We can also take this opportunity to check. The truth of Fu Honglie's Master Fu case has been revealed!"

"And you can take the opportunity to stand out, right?" Kong Sizhen pinched Zhou Peigong's face and scolded with a smile: "You little white wolf, you are quite narrow-minded, don't you think Fatty Lu stole your limelight? "

Zhou Peigong smiled awkwardly, as a tacit consent.Fortunately, Kong Sizhen didn't continue to worry about it, just opened his legs, and said with a charming smile: "My family can help you with this, but my family has helped you so much, shouldn't you repay my family?"

"That's what a slave should do."

(End of this chapter)