A flower of the Republic of China
Chapter 17
Chapter 17
1,
Wen Qingyun's carriage disappeared on the avenue leading to the city of Beijing. The shadow of the carriage was covered by the dust all over the sky, leaving only a vague outline.Zhong Han turned around, Ci Ning came to his side at some point, without making a sound, his eyes fell on a place beyond the horizon.Light and shadow overlapped on her face in her fifties, and the plain facial features presented a peaceful and majestic appearance under the light and shadow.Zhong Han's thoughts also settled down involuntarily, his rigid and hostile face gradually calmed down, and there was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth.A wry smile is also a smile, which is better than expressionless grumpiness.
Ci Ning knows everything without looking back. She has known Zhong Han for a long time, since he chose to build a Zhong Family Village in Shibapanli. That night he rode a horse alone to survey the terrain, and she accepted the master's mantle. Zizhu Nunnery, the first time to step on the gray stone steps and look back to overlook the entire Zizhu Nunnery and the green hills outside the nunnery.She clearly saw him holding the bird in his palm and sending it back to the treetop.After that night, they became strange irresistible.Ci Ning explained all this with the will of the Buddha, and responded to the leisurely mouths inside and outside the nunnery.Afterwards everyone got used to it, anyway, the bandit and the nun just happened to be companions.For so many years, Ci Ning has seen Zhong Han commit crimes, burn, kill, and loot, but those who burned were rich and unkind, and those who robbed were corrupt officials. She didn't think there was anything wrong with this. The family in the secular world was also ruined because of shameless corrupt officials. The husband went to the capital to appeal for grievances, but was kicked to death in the street by the strong horse of the high official.She ran to the mountain gate in desperation.She believes that karmic retribution is not good, but half of this retribution belongs to God and half to the world.
Zhong Han no longer smiled wryly. After standing for so long, he already had an idea in his heart. In fact, he had already had an idea, but it was covered by layers of fog.
There is only one solution, Zhong Han wants to enter Haizhou City alone, and replace Wen Yuzhu and Yu Jiakang.The fewer people who know about this matter, the better. If they know about it, they will definitely not agree.But he once promised Wen Qingyun that he would embrace Wen Yuzhu's safety.It was his negligence that made Yuzhu fall into a trap.It was his expedient way to ask Wen Qingyun to go to Beijing to save the soldiers, and he sent her away so that he could take the next step.But there are some things that must be entrusted to him. He has already done wrong to one woman, and he can't do wrong to another, that's why he chose Ci Ning.
He turned his head and said in a low voice, "I'll leave her to the master. If something happens to me, I will hand them over to the eldest young lady,"
Ci Ning nodded, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, An is there, she'll be there. If I risk my life as a nun, I'll protect your flesh and blood." Even Zhong Han couldn't bear such words from the nun's mouth. Surprised, Ci Ning smiled, "The monks eat whole grains, and what they see is the hearts of the world. If you have a heart, you will be angry. Why is it so strange?"
If in normal times, according to Zhong Han's temperament, he would definitely make a fool of himself for this sentence. At this moment, he just nodded heavily, turned around and took his horse, jumped up, and went straight to Haizhou City.
Gu Baoshan stood in front of the gate of the Governor's Mansion, which became his territory again, and issued orders to the people of Haizhou City who were driven.The military uniform on his body has been stained with blood and plaster so that the original color cannot be seen, and the rare long-handled command knife is slung across his waist, loose and loose, making people worry that it will fall off at any time, and nervous why it still does not fall off. Always hanging.He was very satisfied with the fear on the faces of the people, and his voice was long and loud, ensuring that it reached everyone's ears clearly.Even Shen Xiaoru, who was standing on the outermost edge, couldn't miss it.In fact, he said these words to Shen's family. Since the old woman is too sick to get up, it's better to let her idiot son pass the word.
"Fellow folks, elders! Haizhou City has been plagued by bandits for many years, causing harm to the place. They killed people, robbed women, bullied the city, and made everyone suffer a lot. But now they are all right, they have been driven away by our revolutionary army I will never come back again!" He gave a sudden pause, and the common people subconsciously straightened their spines, looked around, and saw Wen Yuzhu and Yu Jiakang being escorted out of the side gate of the Dudu Mansion with sharp eyes, and the two The man looked injured, his feet were staggering and flimsy, and Yu Jiakang was heavier, and he had to be dragged forward with two people sandwiched between him. "Do you know them? One is a fugitive murderer, and the other is a bandit Fan Tianlong! They are the ones who messed up the good Haizhou City! Now, on behalf of the Revolutionary Army, I sentence them to death!"
The buzzing sound in the crowd was not a pity for the person who was about to die, but an instinctive reaction to hearing "death".Shen Xiaoru took a few steps back again and again, as if wanting to distance himself to ensure safety.
How could Gu Baoshan let him succeed, and immediately said: "But, but!" Everyone's eyes gathered together again, and he continued to say with satisfaction, "Some people, especially those who rely on their own family roots, cannot get rid of Bandits suppressed bandits, but hired bandits to raise bandits! It is with their support that these bandits are so unscrupulous! So arrogant and domineering! So starting today, I announce that anyone who has anything to do with bandits will be punished severely! Bandit, inform the bandit, and once you find out, you will never let him go lightly!" He was frothing and high-spirited, but he didn't notice the sinister gaze in the crowd and Zhong Han's unique deep and bottomless eyes.Gu Fgan, who was standing not far behind him, noticed it, his heart skipped a beat, and his lips lost all color in an instant.This former tea shop clerk knew Zhong Han too well and admired Zhong Han too much, so he was so afraid.He restrained his frantic heartbeat, lowered his head, and when he was able to move his feet, he began to move closer to the side step by step, and announced in a low voice, surrounded the venue, and captured Zhong Han alive.
It was not difficult for Zhong Han to sneak into the city. Of course he would not miss the scene of killing chickens and monkeys at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, but he was still shocked by Gu Baoshan's meanness and viciousness. The two people on the stage had obviously been tortured all night. His body was bruised and bruised all over!Yu Jiakang is more like a corpse that can still breathe. The whole person kneels there, as if his bones have been taken out. Bloodshot.This was caused by a special torture instrument, which was made of round iron and was hooped on the human head. One person was arranged on each side, and they were rotated in opposite directions at the same time.He almost couldn't help rushing forward, but his arm was firmly held by a person. Looking back, it was Hou Dingshan who had been the leader of the Green Gang for many days.
"Hurry up! Look around here!" Hou Dingshan was wearing a torn coat of a coolie, with a certain straw hat on his head, his voice was extremely low, and his eyes flickered around.
Zhong Han had already noticed it, "Don't look, they have surrounded this place."
Hou Dingshan paused, then took off the straw hat, "Grandma, I'm suffocating! Let's go, shall we rush out?"
Zhong Han said loudly, "Okay, rush out!"
Gu Baoshan hadn't realized what happened yet, he only saw the people below in chaos, rushing from left to right, mixed with screams of people throwing themselves on their backs.Gu Fgan knew something was wrong, ran behind Gu Baoshan, pointed to the front, "Zhong Han, Zhong Han..." Gu Baoshan opened his eyes wide, and saw two men jumping onto the roof one after another, the one with the long body in black said loudly, "Gu Baoshan, listen to me, I'm Zhong Han you're looking for, let my brother go, I'll go with you!"
Gu Baoshan has gone through a lot of battles, and now he has returned to normal, "Okay, let's make a deal! Someone, bring the two of them there!"
Hou Dingshan was stunned, "Zhong Han, are you crazy?"
"It's brother, help me once," Zhong Han pointed to Wen Yuzhu and Yu Jiakang in the audience, "help me send them out, and our old debts will be written off!" After finishing speaking, Hou Dingshan gritted his teeth and jumped down the roof down.Zhong Han stood in front of the officers and soldiers, he relied on his body strength, and lifted one with one hand, Wen Yuzhu struggled a few times, Hou Dingshan stepped up his strength, just touched the wound on his chest, and passed out from the pain.Hou Dingshan didn't have time to think about it, so he ran out of the city.Zhong Han stood there the whole time, and the three of them disappeared, then he turned his head and smiled at Gu Baoshan, "Master Gu, we meet again!"
2,
Hou Dingshan took Wen Yuzhu and Yu Jiakang to an abandoned and barren house on the edge of the west city. The two of them were bumpy all the way and drowsy. Now they woke up. Hou Dingshan took out a roast chicken and a pot of wine as if by magic. , handed over.Wen Yuzhu caught it, took a sip, and burst into tears.
"This bastard!" Hou Dingshan couldn't hold back, he couldn't wait for anyone to ask, and said, "He was the one who wanted to kill your boss and make trouble with Jiu Lianhuan. You don't know yet, do you?"
Yu Jiakang raised his eyelids and glanced lazily.He really didn't know, but from his expression, he seemed to know everything.At least Hou Dingshan thinks so.
"That's right, Jiu Lianhuan is willing to hide it from him. How many years have they been friends? It's because of my thousands of beggings that I can help..." He felt a little apologetic, after all, they were all from the green forest, and they had been together before. Calling you brothers everywhere, for this reason, it can only be said to be obsessed with ghosts, and I am embarrassed to speak in front of the owner, so it is easier to say to the middleman, "Actually, I have always wanted to be the head of the family with you. A group of old and young people count on me to eat. You said that this escort can’t be done, and you want to go out and start an escort agency. We can’t fight local snakes. Life is really difficult. That’s why I came up with the idea of opium cigarettes. I I can't let the Green Gang die in my hands, can I? The guy surnamed Gu wasn't beaten by someone. He turned his face and refused to admit it. He said that as long as your boss stepped down and he could enter Haizhou City, he would give me the opium monopoly. But you Guess what? His grandma killed Jiu Lianhuan first! If I didn't run fast, I would have been killed last night."
Wen Yuzhu frowned, he still remembered Zui Mengxuan who caused him to change the fate of his life, and Jiu Lianhuan who kept saying that he killed people, "Is she dead?"
"Dead!" Hou Dingshan spat, "Grandma, it's such a miserable death, her body is separated, her intestines and stomach are dripping all over the floor, no one dares to collect her body!" He was moved, his eyes were red, "Fan Tianlong , to tell you the truth, I’m here for revenge, and I won’t let someone surnamed Gu go, you two just ask for blessings and leave!”
"Wait!" Yu Jiakang and Wen Yuzhu spoke almost at the same time, and Yu Jiakang lifted his body with great effort, "Hou Gangzhu, since we want revenge, why don't we cooperate."
"Cooperate?" Hou Dingshan looked at the two lying on the ground, and a smile flashed across his mouth, "You are mud bodhisattvas crossing the river now, and you can't protect yourself. To cooperate with you, I might as well find Granny Chen on the opposite side. She can still move." Hurry up."
"Master Hou!" Yu Jiakang borrowed Wen Yuzhu's strength and half sat up, "I have a way to lure Gu Baoshan out, and then you can ambush him, but you must promise to rescue Zhong Han! This is my condition."
Hou Dingshan looked at Yu Jiakang up and down. He had heard of this alliance with the banner of bandits before. Haizhou City was able to change its appearance in a short period of time. His contribution was definitely greater than that of Zhong Han.Maybe his words can be trusted.But what if he can't save Zhong Han?All fools know that Gu Baoshan will definitely send someone to watch Zhong Han, maybe when the situation is critical, they will come and strike first.He agreed now, but if he couldn't do it, it would be troublesome.
Yu Jiakang saw through his thoughts, "If you do it alone, you are close to death, and if we do it together, you are also close to death. As the saying goes, it is up to people to make things happen, and even if something goes wrong in the end, I will not blame you."
After weighing it for a while, Hou Dingshan knew that what Yu Jiakang said was reasonable, so he agreed.
At this moment, for a bandit leader who is in prison, the oldest gang in Haizhou City and the most advanced revolutionary party join hands to stir up a bigger and more violent storm.
According to Yu Jiakang's analysis, Gu Baoshan will not take action against Zhong Han for the time being, and he will definitely torture him before he finally catches this old enemy's deadly enemy.So Zhong Han's suffering is settled, but his life will not be a problem for the time being.Taking advantage of this time is just enough to let Yu Jiakang and Wen Yuzhu rest and raise them, and also to give Zhongjiazhai outside Haizhou City ample preparation time.They preliminarily set the action to be one month later. Gu Baoshan is extremely greedy for money, and it cost him a lot of money to get through the way of the provincial governor. What he needs most right now is to replenish the treasury.Hou Dingshan was in charge of letting the members of the Green Gang scattered in the five elements and eight works spread the word, saying that the treasury of the Governor's Mansion had been emptied by Yu Jiakang before, and that a large number of treasures were hidden in places that only he knew.When Gu Baoshan heard the news, he must believe it, because what he took over was indeed an empty Qingshui yamen.At that time, Yu Jiakang will ask Gu Baoshan out and exchange silver for Zhong Han's life. As long as Gu Baoshan can get Zhong Han out of the prison, their plan will be half successful, and the other half will depend on how Hou Dingshan handles it.
3,
Wen Qingyun's journey was relatively safe, Feng Laojiu hired a carriage and piled up thick bedding to make her as comfortable as possible.Before they arrived at the capital, they had already heard the news that Emperor Xuantong announced his abdication. The chariots and horses of the Manchu dignitaries who fled from the direction of the capital blocked the wide road, and the Eight Banners, who were used to a comfortable life, rode and The not strong horse, acting as a guard for himself and his family for the last time, is just a show.The revolutionary government under the leadership of the Southern League agreed to peace talks with the northern strongman Yuan Shikai, and the frequent fighting finally stopped temporarily.But for Wen Qingyun, this is not good news. She doesn't know whether Shen Yunpei will be an official without the emperor. If he also steps down, who else can save Yuzhu and Xuelian? Save the Shen family?
The capital is still as prosperous as ever, and the common people are living a life of daily necessities, heartlessly numb.They are used to being ruled, as long as there is someone calling the shots and telling them what to do.It doesn't matter who is speaking.Wen Qingyun sat in the car, her heart calmed down a little bit.She had been flustered for too long, so that even her usual calmness and meticulousness disappeared.She suddenly thought of Yang Jing'an, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. Was it because of Gu Baoshan's conspiracy to invade the Shen family this time?
Feng Laojiu parked the car in front of Shen's house, rolled up the reins, turned to the car and said, "Eldest young mistress, we are here."
There was no movement in the car, Feng Laojiu said loudly, "Young Mistress, please get out of the car."
"I'm afraid I'm going to give birth." Wen Qingyun supported her hands, raised her head, and said out of breath, maybe the road bumped too hard, and now her stomach started to shrink and hurt, and her waist It looks like it's about to collapse, and it can't straighten up at all.
Feng Laojiu hurriedly opened the curtain of the car, "Eldest young mistress, you must bear with it, this is already at the door of the house, I will call someone to go!"
Wen Qingyun nodded, biting her lips tightly, praying to Amitabha Buddha in her heart, bear with it for a while, and don't give birth to the child in the car.Beads of sweat rolled out from the roots of her hair, and the clothes on her body were drenched in no time. She felt hot between her legs, as if something had burst her mouth, and she couldn't help it no matter how much she tried.
Shen Yunpei has become a staunch supporter of Yuan Shikai at this time, and the change of dynasty does not have a big impact on him—the contract with Belgium for borrowing money to repair the railway was facilitated by him alone. There are gongs and drums to set off the glory and splendor of emperors and generals. He is the musician who pulls out a string that communicates east and west in a disintegrated land, which has a long history.Now he is most worried about his family, the Haizhou rebels are rogues, and the tree at home attracts the wind, he wonders if he can escape this catastrophe.In desperation, he put on a face and went to find Yuan Shikai himself, hoping to use his power to restrain Gu Baoshan.After receiving the instruction, Gu Baoshan replied quickly, and he would definitely protect the safety of the Shen family from being held hostage by bandits.Shen Yunpei broke out in a cold sweat immediately, the latter sentence "not to be coerced by bandits" has a lot to do, but it's a pity that Yuan Shikai is busy with state affairs, so he won't bother with these trivial matters.He couldn't leave the capital for a while, so he had to send a few confidantes to rush back to Haizhou City to bring his family members.Not long after his subordinates left, he was overwhelmed by his busy work and couldn't think about it anymore.After finally finishing the business, when I got home, the concierge cheerfully clasped his fists and said, "Congratulations, master, you have a big fat granddaughter!"
Shen Yunpei was dazed in the fog for a while, he raised his legs and walked towards the backyard, the concierge led the way, and muttered, "How hanging, almost, adults and children are dead, luckily Doctor Hu came to the door and let me go Pulled her in, and now the mother and daughter are safe, I think our Miss Sun is a blessed person, otherwise the imperial physician could have delivered the baby by such a coincidence?"
Shen Yunpei asked his family to take the child out of the house where the red cloth was hung. After looking at it for a while, a good word popped out of his mouth.Although she is not as white and fat as the concierge said, and she is a girl, her features are exactly like those of the Shen family, especially the square forehead.
Wen Qingyun couldn't show her face at this time, so she could only shout loudly, "Father, go back to Haizhou quickly, something happened at home, save my brother, you must save him this time..."
Shen Yunpei naturally knew that something must have happened for Wen Qingyun to come all the way, but he didn't expect it to be such a big event. He didn't dare to delay, turned around and walked out, even the child in his hand was chased and reminded by the old mother before taking it.Shen Yunpei went to find Yuan Shikai. Gu Baoshan blatantly disobeyed the order. He just ignored Mr. Yuan and the North-South peace talks. I am old and confused, I know where this anger comes from, but I can understand it, after all, I am an old minister, after all, something happened at home, so I personally sent a telegram to Gu Baoshan, scolded a bloody head, and said bluntly that if Gu Baoshan is stubborn , it is necessary to use his head as compensation.Gu Baoshan's face was livid, the telegram was clenched into a ball in his hand, and he finally swallowed the breath.Yuan Shikai was fierce and merciless, and he knew that this had reached the bottom line.If you openly disobey the order, you will be the one who dies.He sneered. In fact, he didn't lose anything. Want to let him go?Wen Yuzhu has been released.It is not allowed to "harass" the Shen family, the storefront of the Shen family has been smashed, and all the things that should be brought back have been taken back, so there is nothing to harass.What's more, Zhong Han has already been arrested, and he can finally get out of his stomach, which is not in vain for his painstaking efforts.
But the most unlucky thing is that damned girl Xuelian. Originally, Gu Baoshan saw that she was pretty, and wanted to give her some benefits, but who knew that Xuelian was stubborn by nature, and in Gu Baoshan's eyes, she was a thing that could not be supported by mud. At any rate, scratching and biting, impatient, he slapped Xue Lian's head against the corner of the wall and hit a nail, and died.He deserved to be dead, wrapped in a roll of mat and thrown into the wilderness, the Shen family didn't dare to ask, but was dragged and eaten by wolves, leaving no bones left.
Although separated by the door curtain, Shen Yunpei's voice was still serious. He assured that the Shen family was safe and Wen Yuzhu was safe.To Wen Qingyun, she must relax her mind, take good care of her body, and never get angry.Don't... Wen Qingyun heard the words Wenyuzhu's safety, and tears fell, and the girl and old lady surrounded her, shielding the wind, and wiping her tears with handkerchiefs, for fear that the old and young grandma might suffer from some kind of illness. Work hard all your life.
Shen Yunpei named the girl Shen Xuan, which means day lily for forgetting worries, and hopes that she can spend her life carefree.The big turmoil seemed to be calming down, and another granddaughter was born. After drinking half a glass of wine for dinner, Shen Yunpei took out the official documents of the day to read.In fact, I can't see it, but I just put it in front of my eyes and put on a show, covering my face with my thoughts.The situation outside, the family affairs in Haizhou, the safety of the family, the survival of the business store, everything is still unknown. He can convince Wen Qingyun, but he can't make himself feel at ease.While being upset, the family members pushed open the door, stumbled in, threw themselves on the ground and said, "Master, something is wrong..."
Shen Yunpei wanted to stand up, but his voice trembled, "What's the matter? Are you talking?"
"Yang, Steward Yang, run away!"
Yang Jing'an has been under house arrest by Shen Yunpei since the last time he came to Beijing. It seems that he has settled down with the situation. He eats, reads and writes in the room every day, as if thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors.Sometimes when I chat with my old family, what I keep saying is regret.Seeing that he really thought about it, Shen Yunpei planned to take it back to his hometown during the Chinese New Year and return it to his wife.After all, he belongs to his wife, and he still has relatives and kindness.At that time, it is fine if you are willing to stay in the Shen family, or you are willing to go back to the countryside for the elderly, and we will arrange a good death for him.The master is so broad-minded, the subordinates will not make things difficult for him.At the beginning, he was not allowed to leave the room, but gradually he was allowed to walk in the yard and have a look in the garden.He also kept the rules. Every time he went out of the room, he had to say hello to people. He came back after only a small circle in the garden, and his face was full of guilt, as if he had become more disciplined.Now everyone trusts him even more, and they don't hide their words and chats from him. Maybe he will be promoted one step further in the future. Who doesn't want to leave more ways for themselves?
Wen Qingyun came with her body, the child was almost born at the door, he had seen and heard all these things.He also inquired about the chaos of the Shen family in Haizhou from his servants.Gu Baoshan's name was said by others, but it sounded kind to him.Gu Baoshan can go back to Haizhou, so can he!They can also join hands to make another move to make up for the previous failures.When the time comes, he wants everyone in the Shen family to kneel down and admit their mistakes, how dare they treat him like this...
When everyone was fussing over Wen Qingyun, Yang Jing'an quietly opened a corner door in the garden and walked out.It was evening at this time, and the golden-rimmed sun was hanging in the west, and the clouds were red, purple, and purple, and the sky was full of excitement.He was walking on Qianmen Street, listening to Beijing's unique singing-like hawking, his steps raised higher and higher.The child who accidentally bumped into him stuck out his tongue and said, Master, spare the little one.He smiled and waved his hand, adults don't forget villains.Just walked all the way to Tianqiao, wanting to hire a carriage and rush back to Haizhou overnight.Just walked to the door of the garage, was grabbed by the patrol, made a face, sneaked, and was about to leave the city again, what is it if it is not a riot?Yang Jing'an was angry and laughed, telling those little bastards to open their eyes and take a good look, is he a rebel?He is a decent citizen.Good people?Does anyone have proof?No.Do you have relatives in Beijing?No.Why did you come to Beijing...Yang Jing'an knew he couldn't tell, so he ran away. There was a melon egg among the patrolmen, who had been holding a gun, and now he went off.
When the news spread back to the Shen family, everyone sighed, thinking that if he stayed here safely, how could he be beaten to death?Shen Yunpei thought for a while, but still sent someone to identify the body, bought a thin-skinned coffin, and buried it outside the city.Everyone said that the master is benevolent and righteous, and it would be better if such a wicked servant let him die in the wilderness.Everyone also said that thanks to Yang Jing'an's good deeds in his first half of his life, he was so lucky.So it is said that fate is destined, and it is not in the slightest.
Wen Qingyun felt empty for a moment. For so many years, she and Yang Jing'an had regarded each other as the greatest enemies, fighting and fighting, hating each other and being hostile to each other, trying their best to kill each other.Now she has finally got her wish, but instead of the joy of a winner, there is a kind of sadness of the death of a rabbit.Yang Jing'an was only wrong on the word "greedy", but who in the world is not greedy?But some people can restrain themselves, while others are captured by desire.She suddenly realized that she could forgive him, but it was too late.Fortunately, there were still too many things to worry about, so she quickly put Yang Jing'an's death behind her, and endured the restlessness until the confinement was over, and then she wanted to go home, and she couldn't stay for a moment.Shen Yunpei explained the business and personally escorted her back to Haizhou.Yuan Shikai also specially sent a team of personal soldiers to protect him.So the grandeur of returning home this time is greater than ever.
4,
Even though Shen Yunpei made the worst plans on the road, such as the house being burned, such as the walls were in ruins, but when he saw the white lantern hanging at the door, he still covered his chest.Shen Xiaoru knelt by the door, dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, and when he saw Shen Yunpei, he wailed, "Dad, mother is dead!" After speaking, the old mother and servant girl who followed behind her wailed loudly.
Mrs. Shen did not survive this catastrophe. The world was chaotic, the pharmacy was closed, and the doctor hid in the countryside. Shen Xiaoru took a lot of effort to invite the doctor to take a pulse. not come.Mrs. Shen closed her eyes the night before, and she was still thinking about seeing her granddaughter before she died, but unfortunately she didn't make it until they came back.However, he confessed that the news of her death was not allowed to be sent to Beijing, for fear that they would worry about missing her, and they were even more afraid of any accidents on the return trip.She would rather close her eyes with regret than hope that the Shen family will have another twists and turns.Shen Xiaoru obeyed his mother's order, reported the funeral in a low-key manner, and kept it from his father and daughter-in-law in Beijing.The day they came back was already Madam Shen's first seven days.
The mourning brought by Mrs. Shen's death to the people in Shen's mansion far exceeded imagination. Everyone invariably remembered her little favors during her lifetime, and then word of mouth spread gradually. Later, even people outside the mansion also talked about her. The wife who passed away unfortunately, she used to offer sacrifices to the temple, set up a porridge shed, and would not hesitate to give alms to the elderly and widowed.These words spread to the mansion again, and Shen Yunpei realized that he had wronged his wife, desperately missed the time the two spent together, and thought of all the good things, so he was even more sad.So I decided to make a big deal, family sacrifices, clan sacrifices, and I asked the water and land dojo to send it grandly, these are not mentioned.
Wen Qingyun kowtowed to Mrs. Shen's memorial tablet, handed the child in her arms to Gui Xiang, moved to Shen Xiaoru's side, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know where Yu Zhu is?"
Shen Xiaoru nodded, "I've been living in our house, my father specially brought a letter back and asked someone to pick it up, because it's a foreign relative, it's not easy to let him come over, he is waiting for you in the west courtyard."
Wen Qingyun was finally relieved, and for the first time looked at her husband with admiring eyes, making Shen Xiaoru feel a little uncomfortable, and wanted to cover it up with words, "Go quickly. I'm fine here."
Wen Yuzhu was circling under the tree in the west courtyard. He waited impatiently, wishing he could catch a glimpse of Wen Qingyun and run away.
"What are you going to do? I came back all the way, and you have nothing to say to me? How is Qingzhu? Have you seen her? Maybe she's about to give birth. No, I have to take her over. After all, Zhong Han is a man, how can we support children in the cottage?" Wen Qingyun became the most ordinary woman with a broken mouth in the world after meeting her own brothers, chattering nonchalantly.
Wen Yuzhu couldn't help it anymore, "Sister, Brother Zhong is still in prison!"
"What did you say?" Wen Qingyun was taken aback for a moment, didn't she say that everyone is safe?Didn't it mean that after Mr. Yuan intervened in this matter, nothing happened anymore?By the way, it's been a long time since I came back, where is Xuelian?Shouldn't she have run out early in the morning to see her and Xiao Xuan'er?
Wen Yuzhu narrated everything that happened, Wen Qingyun listened, feeling like a knife was stirring in her heart, but she couldn't shed tears.It's time to cry again.She was going to save people, before Wen Yuzhu, Yu Jiakang and that gang leader Hou did something stupid.
Wen Yuzhu opened his eyes wide: "What can you do?"
"I'm going to ask my father-in-law." Wen Qingyun said flatly, as if it was a very logical thing.
"Sister, wake up, if he can be saved, if he wants to be saved, will Brother Zhong still fall into this situation? Don't forget what you promised them, you said you would never have anything to do with the bandits again, just this sentence, He will be able to block you back!" Wen Yuzhu saw the true face of the Shen family, and had already given up any hope.
"Let me try it," Wen Qingyun still refused to give up.
In Shen Yunpei's study, Wen Qingyun's pleading face met his ice-cold face.
"Eldest young mistress, don't you understand that if you hadn't messed up with this bandit, our family would have been in such a catastrophe? I didn't blame you, but you have the nerve to ask me? I won't care about it, as for you , someone, send the eldest young mistress back to the west courtyard, and don't let her come out without my order!"
Wen Qingyun raised her head and said, "Father, since that's the case, why don't you ask Xiaoru to give me a divorce letter and divorce me?"
Shen Yunpei turned around, "Get down!"
"Father, you know that Yang Jing'an did all of this. Why do you blame me? This is just their excuse. If you don't use this, you will find something else. You know in your heart, what is wrong with Zhong Han? He must die Are you willing to give up?"
"You should be clear, you know what you have done these years! My Shen family does not allow any filth, and the daughter-in-law of the Shen family must be clean, do you understand?"
Wen Qingyun now understands that it is impossible for Shen Yunpei to extend a helping hand. Facing Wen Yuzhu, she could no longer be strong, so she had to explain in detail, "But your method is too dangerous. I don't say that Gu Baoshan may not believe it, but he does believe it." Now, there are ten or eight guns pointed at him, how do you save people? If you let him know that there is no treasure at all, he will definitely not let it go, when the time comes..."
"I see," Wen Yuzhu interrupted the chattering Wen Qingyun, "Sister, I will tell them all these things. Now I am going out. You rest at home, don't worry, nothing will happen."
Wen Qingyun has been regretting that she shouldn't go out in Wenyuzhu, she can stop him, if she can't lock him in the woodshed, she can escape this disaster!But she didn't, she didn't do anything, she just watched her only brother on the road of no return.It's all her fault!She really deserves to be damned!
On that night, Yu Jiakang and Wen Yuzhu implemented their plan that they had planned for a month.With the help of Lord Hou, now not only Haizhou City, but also several nearby counties, the story of the revolutionist Yu Jiakang carrying a large sum of wealth has been passed down.And the protagonist in the story spent a month of dark time in the cellar of a certain gang in the Green Gang, which made the rumors closer to the truth.When Gu Baoshan received a letter written by him asking him to go to the Earth Temple in the west of the city to exchange, he had no doubts.Gu Baoshan wanted this treasure, Zhong Han was left with a sigh of relief, no, at that time, he could guarantee that Zhong Han would not even have a breath.Is there a better deal than exchanging a useless corpse for an inexhaustible wealth?Gu Baoshan is not stupid. Of course he thought that this might be a trap, so he arranged a large number of people outside. There is a forest behind the Temple of Earth. The ten best marksmen have already set their positions. In short, everything is on the premise of protecting his safety. .After the arrangements were made, he also called Gu Fgan to his side and asked him to bring another team of elite soldiers to back him up, making sure everything was safe.
Yu Jiakang felt flustered since he woke up in the morning, as if something was missing.He checked it again, and Lord Hou had arrived at the Earth Temple with the members of the Green Gang.There were not many of them, Gu Baoshan entered Haizhou, recruited people and paid a lot of money, many people from the Green Gang turned to him.The rest are loyal dead soldiers.Hou Gangzhu's task is to distract Gu Baoshan's attention, take advantage of his unpreparedness, rob people, and kill people.The heroes of Zhongjiazhai who came here one after another in the past few days are the second echelon. They annihilated Gu Baoshan's guards on the periphery and cleared the obstacles. After they succeed, they can quickly evacuate in a safe way.He also prepared a third group of troops, bandits from other nearby hills. If the first and second teams failed to succeed, the third team would fight a bloody road and take the remaining people out of Haizhou City.This was already the most comprehensive plan he could think of.In fact, he didn't want to confront Gu Baoshan head-on. In his heart, he still clings to the idea that they are all revolutionary comrades.These days, he also kept writing appeals to the various branches and headquarters of the League, and made a detailed report on the situation in Haizhou. If someone is willing to intervene in this matter, a confrontation can be avoided.It's a pity that there is no way out. Although most people in the upper echelons of the Tongmenghui have sympathy and misgivings, because of the peace talks between the north and the south, it is not easy to fall out with Gu Baoshan, who is still in Yuan Shikai's party in name.To put it bluntly, Zhong Han is an insignificant victim of this power struggle.No one wants to go to war for a bandit and ruin the good situation that was finally defeated.He can also ignore it, someone sent him a letter, asking him to go to the south to continue his great cause and realize his ideal.He was tempted, but he didn't leave. He had already made an appointment with Zhong Han, so he would not violate his vow of being blessed and suffering together.Fortunately, those sympathetic comrades sent a batch of arms in private, which made him more confident about this operation.
When the appointed time came, Gu Baoshan appeared. According to the prior agreement, he could only take three people with him, but obviously no one took this agreement seriously. Behind Gu Baoshan was a whole group of soldiers, with Zhong Han carried on a stretcher in the middle. He was injured and couldn't walk, but he was still breathing.Standing on the air in front of the Earth Temple, Gu Baoshan went straight to the point, "I brought the man, where is the silver?"
"Bring people in, and I'll give you money." Yu Jiakang remained calm.
Gu Baoshan said, "Without money, I will not hand over people to you."
Yu Jiakang was even more frank, "How do I know if it's him? He's already hurt like this. You might just find someone on death row to replace him. I want to see clearly."
"In this case, please move forward..." At this moment, the atmosphere was a little tense.Gu Baoshan put away his pretended smile, "I don't think you have any money at all, come here, and bring me all these people back!"
Then there was a melee, the pre-emptive leader Hou temporarily gained the upper hand, but the sharpshooters arranged by Gu Baoshan in the woods played a role, and after a while, the Green Gang suffered heavy casualties.No one saw where Wen Yuzhu rushed out——Yu Jiakang didn't let Wen Yuzhu participate at all, but he rushed over, and it was also unexpected that he knocked down one of the guards guarding the stretcher. Shouting in panic, Gu Baoshan's camp was thrown into disarray, and Xiu Gu took the opportunity to grab the stretcher with a few people.The rest of the soldiers quickly adjusted the muzzle of their guns. Wen Yuzhu died in the chaos of the guns. When he died, he was still in the posture of punching. He thought that death would come like this countless times. Until this time, he did not Really understand what death is all about.
All this happens in an instant.
There is no need to hesitate anymore, Gu Baoshan asked the soldiers to shoot with all their strength, the scene is full of rebellious party bandits, they will kill without mercy.Although Yu Jiakang's manpower was well-armed, they were mobs after all, and they could not take advantage of the regular army, so they could only retreat while fighting. Xiugu walked in the front with a stretcher.After Yu Jiakang's death, Chief Hou's eyes were already red-hot, and he wanted to use Gu Baoshan's head to comfort his gang members. He jumped out of the hiding place and shot at Gu Baoshan. Before the bullets flew to Gu Baoshan's body, He had been shot through the heart by some unknown shooter in the woods and was down.He once owed Zhong Han and Jiu Lianhuan, and now he has paid them off in full.
Yu Jiakang was besieged in the Earth Temple because of Gu Baoshan's words "I want to live". He saved the last bullet for himself and committed suicide by drinking the bullet.
This unprecedented battle ended, and the soil in front of the Earth Temple was dyed red.The dead people were later beheaded and hung on the city gate for public display.Except for Wen Yuzhu, because of the Shen family, he was mercifully left with his whole body.Gu Baoshan received a medal awarded by Yuan Shikai himself for his meritorious service in suppressing the bandits.
(End of this chapter)
1,
Wen Qingyun's carriage disappeared on the avenue leading to the city of Beijing. The shadow of the carriage was covered by the dust all over the sky, leaving only a vague outline.Zhong Han turned around, Ci Ning came to his side at some point, without making a sound, his eyes fell on a place beyond the horizon.Light and shadow overlapped on her face in her fifties, and the plain facial features presented a peaceful and majestic appearance under the light and shadow.Zhong Han's thoughts also settled down involuntarily, his rigid and hostile face gradually calmed down, and there was a wry smile on the corner of his mouth.A wry smile is also a smile, which is better than expressionless grumpiness.
Ci Ning knows everything without looking back. She has known Zhong Han for a long time, since he chose to build a Zhong Family Village in Shibapanli. That night he rode a horse alone to survey the terrain, and she accepted the master's mantle. Zizhu Nunnery, the first time to step on the gray stone steps and look back to overlook the entire Zizhu Nunnery and the green hills outside the nunnery.She clearly saw him holding the bird in his palm and sending it back to the treetop.After that night, they became strange irresistible.Ci Ning explained all this with the will of the Buddha, and responded to the leisurely mouths inside and outside the nunnery.Afterwards everyone got used to it, anyway, the bandit and the nun just happened to be companions.For so many years, Ci Ning has seen Zhong Han commit crimes, burn, kill, and loot, but those who burned were rich and unkind, and those who robbed were corrupt officials. She didn't think there was anything wrong with this. The family in the secular world was also ruined because of shameless corrupt officials. The husband went to the capital to appeal for grievances, but was kicked to death in the street by the strong horse of the high official.She ran to the mountain gate in desperation.She believes that karmic retribution is not good, but half of this retribution belongs to God and half to the world.
Zhong Han no longer smiled wryly. After standing for so long, he already had an idea in his heart. In fact, he had already had an idea, but it was covered by layers of fog.
There is only one solution, Zhong Han wants to enter Haizhou City alone, and replace Wen Yuzhu and Yu Jiakang.The fewer people who know about this matter, the better. If they know about it, they will definitely not agree.But he once promised Wen Qingyun that he would embrace Wen Yuzhu's safety.It was his negligence that made Yuzhu fall into a trap.It was his expedient way to ask Wen Qingyun to go to Beijing to save the soldiers, and he sent her away so that he could take the next step.But there are some things that must be entrusted to him. He has already done wrong to one woman, and he can't do wrong to another, that's why he chose Ci Ning.
He turned his head and said in a low voice, "I'll leave her to the master. If something happens to me, I will hand them over to the eldest young lady,"
Ci Ning nodded, "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, An is there, she'll be there. If I risk my life as a nun, I'll protect your flesh and blood." Even Zhong Han couldn't bear such words from the nun's mouth. Surprised, Ci Ning smiled, "The monks eat whole grains, and what they see is the hearts of the world. If you have a heart, you will be angry. Why is it so strange?"
If in normal times, according to Zhong Han's temperament, he would definitely make a fool of himself for this sentence. At this moment, he just nodded heavily, turned around and took his horse, jumped up, and went straight to Haizhou City.
Gu Baoshan stood in front of the gate of the Governor's Mansion, which became his territory again, and issued orders to the people of Haizhou City who were driven.The military uniform on his body has been stained with blood and plaster so that the original color cannot be seen, and the rare long-handled command knife is slung across his waist, loose and loose, making people worry that it will fall off at any time, and nervous why it still does not fall off. Always hanging.He was very satisfied with the fear on the faces of the people, and his voice was long and loud, ensuring that it reached everyone's ears clearly.Even Shen Xiaoru, who was standing on the outermost edge, couldn't miss it.In fact, he said these words to Shen's family. Since the old woman is too sick to get up, it's better to let her idiot son pass the word.
"Fellow folks, elders! Haizhou City has been plagued by bandits for many years, causing harm to the place. They killed people, robbed women, bullied the city, and made everyone suffer a lot. But now they are all right, they have been driven away by our revolutionary army I will never come back again!" He gave a sudden pause, and the common people subconsciously straightened their spines, looked around, and saw Wen Yuzhu and Yu Jiakang being escorted out of the side gate of the Dudu Mansion with sharp eyes, and the two The man looked injured, his feet were staggering and flimsy, and Yu Jiakang was heavier, and he had to be dragged forward with two people sandwiched between him. "Do you know them? One is a fugitive murderer, and the other is a bandit Fan Tianlong! They are the ones who messed up the good Haizhou City! Now, on behalf of the Revolutionary Army, I sentence them to death!"
The buzzing sound in the crowd was not a pity for the person who was about to die, but an instinctive reaction to hearing "death".Shen Xiaoru took a few steps back again and again, as if wanting to distance himself to ensure safety.
How could Gu Baoshan let him succeed, and immediately said: "But, but!" Everyone's eyes gathered together again, and he continued to say with satisfaction, "Some people, especially those who rely on their own family roots, cannot get rid of Bandits suppressed bandits, but hired bandits to raise bandits! It is with their support that these bandits are so unscrupulous! So arrogant and domineering! So starting today, I announce that anyone who has anything to do with bandits will be punished severely! Bandit, inform the bandit, and once you find out, you will never let him go lightly!" He was frothing and high-spirited, but he didn't notice the sinister gaze in the crowd and Zhong Han's unique deep and bottomless eyes.Gu Fgan, who was standing not far behind him, noticed it, his heart skipped a beat, and his lips lost all color in an instant.This former tea shop clerk knew Zhong Han too well and admired Zhong Han too much, so he was so afraid.He restrained his frantic heartbeat, lowered his head, and when he was able to move his feet, he began to move closer to the side step by step, and announced in a low voice, surrounded the venue, and captured Zhong Han alive.
It was not difficult for Zhong Han to sneak into the city. Of course he would not miss the scene of killing chickens and monkeys at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, but he was still shocked by Gu Baoshan's meanness and viciousness. The two people on the stage had obviously been tortured all night. His body was bruised and bruised all over!Yu Jiakang is more like a corpse that can still breathe. The whole person kneels there, as if his bones have been taken out. Bloodshot.This was caused by a special torture instrument, which was made of round iron and was hooped on the human head. One person was arranged on each side, and they were rotated in opposite directions at the same time.He almost couldn't help rushing forward, but his arm was firmly held by a person. Looking back, it was Hou Dingshan who had been the leader of the Green Gang for many days.
"Hurry up! Look around here!" Hou Dingshan was wearing a torn coat of a coolie, with a certain straw hat on his head, his voice was extremely low, and his eyes flickered around.
Zhong Han had already noticed it, "Don't look, they have surrounded this place."
Hou Dingshan paused, then took off the straw hat, "Grandma, I'm suffocating! Let's go, shall we rush out?"
Zhong Han said loudly, "Okay, rush out!"
Gu Baoshan hadn't realized what happened yet, he only saw the people below in chaos, rushing from left to right, mixed with screams of people throwing themselves on their backs.Gu Fgan knew something was wrong, ran behind Gu Baoshan, pointed to the front, "Zhong Han, Zhong Han..." Gu Baoshan opened his eyes wide, and saw two men jumping onto the roof one after another, the one with the long body in black said loudly, "Gu Baoshan, listen to me, I'm Zhong Han you're looking for, let my brother go, I'll go with you!"
Gu Baoshan has gone through a lot of battles, and now he has returned to normal, "Okay, let's make a deal! Someone, bring the two of them there!"
Hou Dingshan was stunned, "Zhong Han, are you crazy?"
"It's brother, help me once," Zhong Han pointed to Wen Yuzhu and Yu Jiakang in the audience, "help me send them out, and our old debts will be written off!" After finishing speaking, Hou Dingshan gritted his teeth and jumped down the roof down.Zhong Han stood in front of the officers and soldiers, he relied on his body strength, and lifted one with one hand, Wen Yuzhu struggled a few times, Hou Dingshan stepped up his strength, just touched the wound on his chest, and passed out from the pain.Hou Dingshan didn't have time to think about it, so he ran out of the city.Zhong Han stood there the whole time, and the three of them disappeared, then he turned his head and smiled at Gu Baoshan, "Master Gu, we meet again!"
2,
Hou Dingshan took Wen Yuzhu and Yu Jiakang to an abandoned and barren house on the edge of the west city. The two of them were bumpy all the way and drowsy. Now they woke up. Hou Dingshan took out a roast chicken and a pot of wine as if by magic. , handed over.Wen Yuzhu caught it, took a sip, and burst into tears.
"This bastard!" Hou Dingshan couldn't hold back, he couldn't wait for anyone to ask, and said, "He was the one who wanted to kill your boss and make trouble with Jiu Lianhuan. You don't know yet, do you?"
Yu Jiakang raised his eyelids and glanced lazily.He really didn't know, but from his expression, he seemed to know everything.At least Hou Dingshan thinks so.
"That's right, Jiu Lianhuan is willing to hide it from him. How many years have they been friends? It's because of my thousands of beggings that I can help..." He felt a little apologetic, after all, they were all from the green forest, and they had been together before. Calling you brothers everywhere, for this reason, it can only be said to be obsessed with ghosts, and I am embarrassed to speak in front of the owner, so it is easier to say to the middleman, "Actually, I have always wanted to be the head of the family with you. A group of old and young people count on me to eat. You said that this escort can’t be done, and you want to go out and start an escort agency. We can’t fight local snakes. Life is really difficult. That’s why I came up with the idea of opium cigarettes. I I can't let the Green Gang die in my hands, can I? The guy surnamed Gu wasn't beaten by someone. He turned his face and refused to admit it. He said that as long as your boss stepped down and he could enter Haizhou City, he would give me the opium monopoly. But you Guess what? His grandma killed Jiu Lianhuan first! If I didn't run fast, I would have been killed last night."
Wen Yuzhu frowned, he still remembered Zui Mengxuan who caused him to change the fate of his life, and Jiu Lianhuan who kept saying that he killed people, "Is she dead?"
"Dead!" Hou Dingshan spat, "Grandma, it's such a miserable death, her body is separated, her intestines and stomach are dripping all over the floor, no one dares to collect her body!" He was moved, his eyes were red, "Fan Tianlong , to tell you the truth, I’m here for revenge, and I won’t let someone surnamed Gu go, you two just ask for blessings and leave!”
"Wait!" Yu Jiakang and Wen Yuzhu spoke almost at the same time, and Yu Jiakang lifted his body with great effort, "Hou Gangzhu, since we want revenge, why don't we cooperate."
"Cooperate?" Hou Dingshan looked at the two lying on the ground, and a smile flashed across his mouth, "You are mud bodhisattvas crossing the river now, and you can't protect yourself. To cooperate with you, I might as well find Granny Chen on the opposite side. She can still move." Hurry up."
"Master Hou!" Yu Jiakang borrowed Wen Yuzhu's strength and half sat up, "I have a way to lure Gu Baoshan out, and then you can ambush him, but you must promise to rescue Zhong Han! This is my condition."
Hou Dingshan looked at Yu Jiakang up and down. He had heard of this alliance with the banner of bandits before. Haizhou City was able to change its appearance in a short period of time. His contribution was definitely greater than that of Zhong Han.Maybe his words can be trusted.But what if he can't save Zhong Han?All fools know that Gu Baoshan will definitely send someone to watch Zhong Han, maybe when the situation is critical, they will come and strike first.He agreed now, but if he couldn't do it, it would be troublesome.
Yu Jiakang saw through his thoughts, "If you do it alone, you are close to death, and if we do it together, you are also close to death. As the saying goes, it is up to people to make things happen, and even if something goes wrong in the end, I will not blame you."
After weighing it for a while, Hou Dingshan knew that what Yu Jiakang said was reasonable, so he agreed.
At this moment, for a bandit leader who is in prison, the oldest gang in Haizhou City and the most advanced revolutionary party join hands to stir up a bigger and more violent storm.
According to Yu Jiakang's analysis, Gu Baoshan will not take action against Zhong Han for the time being, and he will definitely torture him before he finally catches this old enemy's deadly enemy.So Zhong Han's suffering is settled, but his life will not be a problem for the time being.Taking advantage of this time is just enough to let Yu Jiakang and Wen Yuzhu rest and raise them, and also to give Zhongjiazhai outside Haizhou City ample preparation time.They preliminarily set the action to be one month later. Gu Baoshan is extremely greedy for money, and it cost him a lot of money to get through the way of the provincial governor. What he needs most right now is to replenish the treasury.Hou Dingshan was in charge of letting the members of the Green Gang scattered in the five elements and eight works spread the word, saying that the treasury of the Governor's Mansion had been emptied by Yu Jiakang before, and that a large number of treasures were hidden in places that only he knew.When Gu Baoshan heard the news, he must believe it, because what he took over was indeed an empty Qingshui yamen.At that time, Yu Jiakang will ask Gu Baoshan out and exchange silver for Zhong Han's life. As long as Gu Baoshan can get Zhong Han out of the prison, their plan will be half successful, and the other half will depend on how Hou Dingshan handles it.
3,
Wen Qingyun's journey was relatively safe, Feng Laojiu hired a carriage and piled up thick bedding to make her as comfortable as possible.Before they arrived at the capital, they had already heard the news that Emperor Xuantong announced his abdication. The chariots and horses of the Manchu dignitaries who fled from the direction of the capital blocked the wide road, and the Eight Banners, who were used to a comfortable life, rode and The not strong horse, acting as a guard for himself and his family for the last time, is just a show.The revolutionary government under the leadership of the Southern League agreed to peace talks with the northern strongman Yuan Shikai, and the frequent fighting finally stopped temporarily.But for Wen Qingyun, this is not good news. She doesn't know whether Shen Yunpei will be an official without the emperor. If he also steps down, who else can save Yuzhu and Xuelian? Save the Shen family?
The capital is still as prosperous as ever, and the common people are living a life of daily necessities, heartlessly numb.They are used to being ruled, as long as there is someone calling the shots and telling them what to do.It doesn't matter who is speaking.Wen Qingyun sat in the car, her heart calmed down a little bit.She had been flustered for too long, so that even her usual calmness and meticulousness disappeared.She suddenly thought of Yang Jing'an, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. Was it because of Gu Baoshan's conspiracy to invade the Shen family this time?
Feng Laojiu parked the car in front of Shen's house, rolled up the reins, turned to the car and said, "Eldest young mistress, we are here."
There was no movement in the car, Feng Laojiu said loudly, "Young Mistress, please get out of the car."
"I'm afraid I'm going to give birth." Wen Qingyun supported her hands, raised her head, and said out of breath, maybe the road bumped too hard, and now her stomach started to shrink and hurt, and her waist It looks like it's about to collapse, and it can't straighten up at all.
Feng Laojiu hurriedly opened the curtain of the car, "Eldest young mistress, you must bear with it, this is already at the door of the house, I will call someone to go!"
Wen Qingyun nodded, biting her lips tightly, praying to Amitabha Buddha in her heart, bear with it for a while, and don't give birth to the child in the car.Beads of sweat rolled out from the roots of her hair, and the clothes on her body were drenched in no time. She felt hot between her legs, as if something had burst her mouth, and she couldn't help it no matter how much she tried.
Shen Yunpei has become a staunch supporter of Yuan Shikai at this time, and the change of dynasty does not have a big impact on him—the contract with Belgium for borrowing money to repair the railway was facilitated by him alone. There are gongs and drums to set off the glory and splendor of emperors and generals. He is the musician who pulls out a string that communicates east and west in a disintegrated land, which has a long history.Now he is most worried about his family, the Haizhou rebels are rogues, and the tree at home attracts the wind, he wonders if he can escape this catastrophe.In desperation, he put on a face and went to find Yuan Shikai himself, hoping to use his power to restrain Gu Baoshan.After receiving the instruction, Gu Baoshan replied quickly, and he would definitely protect the safety of the Shen family from being held hostage by bandits.Shen Yunpei broke out in a cold sweat immediately, the latter sentence "not to be coerced by bandits" has a lot to do, but it's a pity that Yuan Shikai is busy with state affairs, so he won't bother with these trivial matters.He couldn't leave the capital for a while, so he had to send a few confidantes to rush back to Haizhou City to bring his family members.Not long after his subordinates left, he was overwhelmed by his busy work and couldn't think about it anymore.After finally finishing the business, when I got home, the concierge cheerfully clasped his fists and said, "Congratulations, master, you have a big fat granddaughter!"
Shen Yunpei was dazed in the fog for a while, he raised his legs and walked towards the backyard, the concierge led the way, and muttered, "How hanging, almost, adults and children are dead, luckily Doctor Hu came to the door and let me go Pulled her in, and now the mother and daughter are safe, I think our Miss Sun is a blessed person, otherwise the imperial physician could have delivered the baby by such a coincidence?"
Shen Yunpei asked his family to take the child out of the house where the red cloth was hung. After looking at it for a while, a good word popped out of his mouth.Although she is not as white and fat as the concierge said, and she is a girl, her features are exactly like those of the Shen family, especially the square forehead.
Wen Qingyun couldn't show her face at this time, so she could only shout loudly, "Father, go back to Haizhou quickly, something happened at home, save my brother, you must save him this time..."
Shen Yunpei naturally knew that something must have happened for Wen Qingyun to come all the way, but he didn't expect it to be such a big event. He didn't dare to delay, turned around and walked out, even the child in his hand was chased and reminded by the old mother before taking it.Shen Yunpei went to find Yuan Shikai. Gu Baoshan blatantly disobeyed the order. He just ignored Mr. Yuan and the North-South peace talks. I am old and confused, I know where this anger comes from, but I can understand it, after all, I am an old minister, after all, something happened at home, so I personally sent a telegram to Gu Baoshan, scolded a bloody head, and said bluntly that if Gu Baoshan is stubborn , it is necessary to use his head as compensation.Gu Baoshan's face was livid, the telegram was clenched into a ball in his hand, and he finally swallowed the breath.Yuan Shikai was fierce and merciless, and he knew that this had reached the bottom line.If you openly disobey the order, you will be the one who dies.He sneered. In fact, he didn't lose anything. Want to let him go?Wen Yuzhu has been released.It is not allowed to "harass" the Shen family, the storefront of the Shen family has been smashed, and all the things that should be brought back have been taken back, so there is nothing to harass.What's more, Zhong Han has already been arrested, and he can finally get out of his stomach, which is not in vain for his painstaking efforts.
But the most unlucky thing is that damned girl Xuelian. Originally, Gu Baoshan saw that she was pretty, and wanted to give her some benefits, but who knew that Xuelian was stubborn by nature, and in Gu Baoshan's eyes, she was a thing that could not be supported by mud. At any rate, scratching and biting, impatient, he slapped Xue Lian's head against the corner of the wall and hit a nail, and died.He deserved to be dead, wrapped in a roll of mat and thrown into the wilderness, the Shen family didn't dare to ask, but was dragged and eaten by wolves, leaving no bones left.
Although separated by the door curtain, Shen Yunpei's voice was still serious. He assured that the Shen family was safe and Wen Yuzhu was safe.To Wen Qingyun, she must relax her mind, take good care of her body, and never get angry.Don't... Wen Qingyun heard the words Wenyuzhu's safety, and tears fell, and the girl and old lady surrounded her, shielding the wind, and wiping her tears with handkerchiefs, for fear that the old and young grandma might suffer from some kind of illness. Work hard all your life.
Shen Yunpei named the girl Shen Xuan, which means day lily for forgetting worries, and hopes that she can spend her life carefree.The big turmoil seemed to be calming down, and another granddaughter was born. After drinking half a glass of wine for dinner, Shen Yunpei took out the official documents of the day to read.In fact, I can't see it, but I just put it in front of my eyes and put on a show, covering my face with my thoughts.The situation outside, the family affairs in Haizhou, the safety of the family, the survival of the business store, everything is still unknown. He can convince Wen Qingyun, but he can't make himself feel at ease.While being upset, the family members pushed open the door, stumbled in, threw themselves on the ground and said, "Master, something is wrong..."
Shen Yunpei wanted to stand up, but his voice trembled, "What's the matter? Are you talking?"
"Yang, Steward Yang, run away!"
Yang Jing'an has been under house arrest by Shen Yunpei since the last time he came to Beijing. It seems that he has settled down with the situation. He eats, reads and writes in the room every day, as if thinking about his mistakes behind closed doors.Sometimes when I chat with my old family, what I keep saying is regret.Seeing that he really thought about it, Shen Yunpei planned to take it back to his hometown during the Chinese New Year and return it to his wife.After all, he belongs to his wife, and he still has relatives and kindness.At that time, it is fine if you are willing to stay in the Shen family, or you are willing to go back to the countryside for the elderly, and we will arrange a good death for him.The master is so broad-minded, the subordinates will not make things difficult for him.At the beginning, he was not allowed to leave the room, but gradually he was allowed to walk in the yard and have a look in the garden.He also kept the rules. Every time he went out of the room, he had to say hello to people. He came back after only a small circle in the garden, and his face was full of guilt, as if he had become more disciplined.Now everyone trusts him even more, and they don't hide their words and chats from him. Maybe he will be promoted one step further in the future. Who doesn't want to leave more ways for themselves?
Wen Qingyun came with her body, the child was almost born at the door, he had seen and heard all these things.He also inquired about the chaos of the Shen family in Haizhou from his servants.Gu Baoshan's name was said by others, but it sounded kind to him.Gu Baoshan can go back to Haizhou, so can he!They can also join hands to make another move to make up for the previous failures.When the time comes, he wants everyone in the Shen family to kneel down and admit their mistakes, how dare they treat him like this...
When everyone was fussing over Wen Qingyun, Yang Jing'an quietly opened a corner door in the garden and walked out.It was evening at this time, and the golden-rimmed sun was hanging in the west, and the clouds were red, purple, and purple, and the sky was full of excitement.He was walking on Qianmen Street, listening to Beijing's unique singing-like hawking, his steps raised higher and higher.The child who accidentally bumped into him stuck out his tongue and said, Master, spare the little one.He smiled and waved his hand, adults don't forget villains.Just walked all the way to Tianqiao, wanting to hire a carriage and rush back to Haizhou overnight.Just walked to the door of the garage, was grabbed by the patrol, made a face, sneaked, and was about to leave the city again, what is it if it is not a riot?Yang Jing'an was angry and laughed, telling those little bastards to open their eyes and take a good look, is he a rebel?He is a decent citizen.Good people?Does anyone have proof?No.Do you have relatives in Beijing?No.Why did you come to Beijing...Yang Jing'an knew he couldn't tell, so he ran away. There was a melon egg among the patrolmen, who had been holding a gun, and now he went off.
When the news spread back to the Shen family, everyone sighed, thinking that if he stayed here safely, how could he be beaten to death?Shen Yunpei thought for a while, but still sent someone to identify the body, bought a thin-skinned coffin, and buried it outside the city.Everyone said that the master is benevolent and righteous, and it would be better if such a wicked servant let him die in the wilderness.Everyone also said that thanks to Yang Jing'an's good deeds in his first half of his life, he was so lucky.So it is said that fate is destined, and it is not in the slightest.
Wen Qingyun felt empty for a moment. For so many years, she and Yang Jing'an had regarded each other as the greatest enemies, fighting and fighting, hating each other and being hostile to each other, trying their best to kill each other.Now she has finally got her wish, but instead of the joy of a winner, there is a kind of sadness of the death of a rabbit.Yang Jing'an was only wrong on the word "greedy", but who in the world is not greedy?But some people can restrain themselves, while others are captured by desire.She suddenly realized that she could forgive him, but it was too late.Fortunately, there were still too many things to worry about, so she quickly put Yang Jing'an's death behind her, and endured the restlessness until the confinement was over, and then she wanted to go home, and she couldn't stay for a moment.Shen Yunpei explained the business and personally escorted her back to Haizhou.Yuan Shikai also specially sent a team of personal soldiers to protect him.So the grandeur of returning home this time is greater than ever.
4,
Even though Shen Yunpei made the worst plans on the road, such as the house being burned, such as the walls were in ruins, but when he saw the white lantern hanging at the door, he still covered his chest.Shen Xiaoru knelt by the door, dressed in sackcloth and filial piety, and when he saw Shen Yunpei, he wailed, "Dad, mother is dead!" After speaking, the old mother and servant girl who followed behind her wailed loudly.
Mrs. Shen did not survive this catastrophe. The world was chaotic, the pharmacy was closed, and the doctor hid in the countryside. Shen Xiaoru took a lot of effort to invite the doctor to take a pulse. not come.Mrs. Shen closed her eyes the night before, and she was still thinking about seeing her granddaughter before she died, but unfortunately she didn't make it until they came back.However, he confessed that the news of her death was not allowed to be sent to Beijing, for fear that they would worry about missing her, and they were even more afraid of any accidents on the return trip.She would rather close her eyes with regret than hope that the Shen family will have another twists and turns.Shen Xiaoru obeyed his mother's order, reported the funeral in a low-key manner, and kept it from his father and daughter-in-law in Beijing.The day they came back was already Madam Shen's first seven days.
The mourning brought by Mrs. Shen's death to the people in Shen's mansion far exceeded imagination. Everyone invariably remembered her little favors during her lifetime, and then word of mouth spread gradually. Later, even people outside the mansion also talked about her. The wife who passed away unfortunately, she used to offer sacrifices to the temple, set up a porridge shed, and would not hesitate to give alms to the elderly and widowed.These words spread to the mansion again, and Shen Yunpei realized that he had wronged his wife, desperately missed the time the two spent together, and thought of all the good things, so he was even more sad.So I decided to make a big deal, family sacrifices, clan sacrifices, and I asked the water and land dojo to send it grandly, these are not mentioned.
Wen Qingyun kowtowed to Mrs. Shen's memorial tablet, handed the child in her arms to Gui Xiang, moved to Shen Xiaoru's side, and asked in a low voice, "Do you know where Yu Zhu is?"
Shen Xiaoru nodded, "I've been living in our house, my father specially brought a letter back and asked someone to pick it up, because it's a foreign relative, it's not easy to let him come over, he is waiting for you in the west courtyard."
Wen Qingyun was finally relieved, and for the first time looked at her husband with admiring eyes, making Shen Xiaoru feel a little uncomfortable, and wanted to cover it up with words, "Go quickly. I'm fine here."
Wen Yuzhu was circling under the tree in the west courtyard. He waited impatiently, wishing he could catch a glimpse of Wen Qingyun and run away.
"What are you going to do? I came back all the way, and you have nothing to say to me? How is Qingzhu? Have you seen her? Maybe she's about to give birth. No, I have to take her over. After all, Zhong Han is a man, how can we support children in the cottage?" Wen Qingyun became the most ordinary woman with a broken mouth in the world after meeting her own brothers, chattering nonchalantly.
Wen Yuzhu couldn't help it anymore, "Sister, Brother Zhong is still in prison!"
"What did you say?" Wen Qingyun was taken aback for a moment, didn't she say that everyone is safe?Didn't it mean that after Mr. Yuan intervened in this matter, nothing happened anymore?By the way, it's been a long time since I came back, where is Xuelian?Shouldn't she have run out early in the morning to see her and Xiao Xuan'er?
Wen Yuzhu narrated everything that happened, Wen Qingyun listened, feeling like a knife was stirring in her heart, but she couldn't shed tears.It's time to cry again.She was going to save people, before Wen Yuzhu, Yu Jiakang and that gang leader Hou did something stupid.
Wen Yuzhu opened his eyes wide: "What can you do?"
"I'm going to ask my father-in-law." Wen Qingyun said flatly, as if it was a very logical thing.
"Sister, wake up, if he can be saved, if he wants to be saved, will Brother Zhong still fall into this situation? Don't forget what you promised them, you said you would never have anything to do with the bandits again, just this sentence, He will be able to block you back!" Wen Yuzhu saw the true face of the Shen family, and had already given up any hope.
"Let me try it," Wen Qingyun still refused to give up.
In Shen Yunpei's study, Wen Qingyun's pleading face met his ice-cold face.
"Eldest young mistress, don't you understand that if you hadn't messed up with this bandit, our family would have been in such a catastrophe? I didn't blame you, but you have the nerve to ask me? I won't care about it, as for you , someone, send the eldest young mistress back to the west courtyard, and don't let her come out without my order!"
Wen Qingyun raised her head and said, "Father, since that's the case, why don't you ask Xiaoru to give me a divorce letter and divorce me?"
Shen Yunpei turned around, "Get down!"
"Father, you know that Yang Jing'an did all of this. Why do you blame me? This is just their excuse. If you don't use this, you will find something else. You know in your heart, what is wrong with Zhong Han? He must die Are you willing to give up?"
"You should be clear, you know what you have done these years! My Shen family does not allow any filth, and the daughter-in-law of the Shen family must be clean, do you understand?"
Wen Qingyun now understands that it is impossible for Shen Yunpei to extend a helping hand. Facing Wen Yuzhu, she could no longer be strong, so she had to explain in detail, "But your method is too dangerous. I don't say that Gu Baoshan may not believe it, but he does believe it." Now, there are ten or eight guns pointed at him, how do you save people? If you let him know that there is no treasure at all, he will definitely not let it go, when the time comes..."
"I see," Wen Yuzhu interrupted the chattering Wen Qingyun, "Sister, I will tell them all these things. Now I am going out. You rest at home, don't worry, nothing will happen."
Wen Qingyun has been regretting that she shouldn't go out in Wenyuzhu, she can stop him, if she can't lock him in the woodshed, she can escape this disaster!But she didn't, she didn't do anything, she just watched her only brother on the road of no return.It's all her fault!She really deserves to be damned!
On that night, Yu Jiakang and Wen Yuzhu implemented their plan that they had planned for a month.With the help of Lord Hou, now not only Haizhou City, but also several nearby counties, the story of the revolutionist Yu Jiakang carrying a large sum of wealth has been passed down.And the protagonist in the story spent a month of dark time in the cellar of a certain gang in the Green Gang, which made the rumors closer to the truth.When Gu Baoshan received a letter written by him asking him to go to the Earth Temple in the west of the city to exchange, he had no doubts.Gu Baoshan wanted this treasure, Zhong Han was left with a sigh of relief, no, at that time, he could guarantee that Zhong Han would not even have a breath.Is there a better deal than exchanging a useless corpse for an inexhaustible wealth?Gu Baoshan is not stupid. Of course he thought that this might be a trap, so he arranged a large number of people outside. There is a forest behind the Temple of Earth. The ten best marksmen have already set their positions. In short, everything is on the premise of protecting his safety. .After the arrangements were made, he also called Gu Fgan to his side and asked him to bring another team of elite soldiers to back him up, making sure everything was safe.
Yu Jiakang felt flustered since he woke up in the morning, as if something was missing.He checked it again, and Lord Hou had arrived at the Earth Temple with the members of the Green Gang.There were not many of them, Gu Baoshan entered Haizhou, recruited people and paid a lot of money, many people from the Green Gang turned to him.The rest are loyal dead soldiers.Hou Gangzhu's task is to distract Gu Baoshan's attention, take advantage of his unpreparedness, rob people, and kill people.The heroes of Zhongjiazhai who came here one after another in the past few days are the second echelon. They annihilated Gu Baoshan's guards on the periphery and cleared the obstacles. After they succeed, they can quickly evacuate in a safe way.He also prepared a third group of troops, bandits from other nearby hills. If the first and second teams failed to succeed, the third team would fight a bloody road and take the remaining people out of Haizhou City.This was already the most comprehensive plan he could think of.In fact, he didn't want to confront Gu Baoshan head-on. In his heart, he still clings to the idea that they are all revolutionary comrades.These days, he also kept writing appeals to the various branches and headquarters of the League, and made a detailed report on the situation in Haizhou. If someone is willing to intervene in this matter, a confrontation can be avoided.It's a pity that there is no way out. Although most people in the upper echelons of the Tongmenghui have sympathy and misgivings, because of the peace talks between the north and the south, it is not easy to fall out with Gu Baoshan, who is still in Yuan Shikai's party in name.To put it bluntly, Zhong Han is an insignificant victim of this power struggle.No one wants to go to war for a bandit and ruin the good situation that was finally defeated.He can also ignore it, someone sent him a letter, asking him to go to the south to continue his great cause and realize his ideal.He was tempted, but he didn't leave. He had already made an appointment with Zhong Han, so he would not violate his vow of being blessed and suffering together.Fortunately, those sympathetic comrades sent a batch of arms in private, which made him more confident about this operation.
When the appointed time came, Gu Baoshan appeared. According to the prior agreement, he could only take three people with him, but obviously no one took this agreement seriously. Behind Gu Baoshan was a whole group of soldiers, with Zhong Han carried on a stretcher in the middle. He was injured and couldn't walk, but he was still breathing.Standing on the air in front of the Earth Temple, Gu Baoshan went straight to the point, "I brought the man, where is the silver?"
"Bring people in, and I'll give you money." Yu Jiakang remained calm.
Gu Baoshan said, "Without money, I will not hand over people to you."
Yu Jiakang was even more frank, "How do I know if it's him? He's already hurt like this. You might just find someone on death row to replace him. I want to see clearly."
"In this case, please move forward..." At this moment, the atmosphere was a little tense.Gu Baoshan put away his pretended smile, "I don't think you have any money at all, come here, and bring me all these people back!"
Then there was a melee, the pre-emptive leader Hou temporarily gained the upper hand, but the sharpshooters arranged by Gu Baoshan in the woods played a role, and after a while, the Green Gang suffered heavy casualties.No one saw where Wen Yuzhu rushed out——Yu Jiakang didn't let Wen Yuzhu participate at all, but he rushed over, and it was also unexpected that he knocked down one of the guards guarding the stretcher. Shouting in panic, Gu Baoshan's camp was thrown into disarray, and Xiu Gu took the opportunity to grab the stretcher with a few people.The rest of the soldiers quickly adjusted the muzzle of their guns. Wen Yuzhu died in the chaos of the guns. When he died, he was still in the posture of punching. He thought that death would come like this countless times. Until this time, he did not Really understand what death is all about.
All this happens in an instant.
There is no need to hesitate anymore, Gu Baoshan asked the soldiers to shoot with all their strength, the scene is full of rebellious party bandits, they will kill without mercy.Although Yu Jiakang's manpower was well-armed, they were mobs after all, and they could not take advantage of the regular army, so they could only retreat while fighting. Xiugu walked in the front with a stretcher.After Yu Jiakang's death, Chief Hou's eyes were already red-hot, and he wanted to use Gu Baoshan's head to comfort his gang members. He jumped out of the hiding place and shot at Gu Baoshan. Before the bullets flew to Gu Baoshan's body, He had been shot through the heart by some unknown shooter in the woods and was down.He once owed Zhong Han and Jiu Lianhuan, and now he has paid them off in full.
Yu Jiakang was besieged in the Earth Temple because of Gu Baoshan's words "I want to live". He saved the last bullet for himself and committed suicide by drinking the bullet.
This unprecedented battle ended, and the soil in front of the Earth Temple was dyed red.The dead people were later beheaded and hung on the city gate for public display.Except for Wen Yuzhu, because of the Shen family, he was mercifully left with his whole body.Gu Baoshan received a medal awarded by Yuan Shikai himself for his meritorious service in suppressing the bandits.
(End of this chapter)
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