Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Chapter 28 - The Old Han Lin Fury

Xiao Letian's brilliant appearance on the stage intimidated everyone present. The scholar was swept by's domineering gaze to the point that he did not dare to say a single word, while the renowned courtesans all had peach blossoms all over their faces as they shyly and embarrassedly stared at Xiao Letian.

To be honest, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the society's aesthetic treatment towards men was still very normal. A fair, proper looking, well-proportioned little white face was basically the favorite of all the women, and Xiao Letian fit the standards of a Great Qing Dynasty woman.

However, late Qing's aesthetics towards women were twisted and perverted. When Xiao Letian saw the room full of the famous courtesan's trump cards, he started to feel bitter in his heart. Is this a beauty? Why are all of them toeing their little feet, then looking at that dead person's makeup they drew, can't they be any less flattering!

It seemed like the history books were not lying to him. The late Qing was a place filled with poor milk, poor feet, white face and a little red lips. Heavens, if all these were put together, it looked like there wouldn't be any romantic encounters tonight.

Actually, Xiao Letian really wanted to experience the taste of the brothel's renowned courtesan. This brat was not a moral gentleman, but the gap between the later generations' aesthetic standards and that of the late Qing was too big. It was obvious that Xiao Letian's tastes were not that heavy.

Since it was absolutely impossible for beautiful encounters to happen, then he would just have to devote all his energy to these scholars. Unfortunately for Xiao Letian, he had just sat at the main seat and had not even drunk three cups of wine before he was drowned by the problem.

"Mr. Xiao, since Prince Enrique had contributed so much to the Portugal, why was he so outstanding?"

"Mr. Xiao, you said that the The Age of Great Navigation that was set off by the Portugal was at the same time as Zheng He going to the Western Ocean. Then why didn't the Ming Dynasty go around the Cape of Good Hope you mentioned then and go to Europe …"

"Sir, was China's navigation at that time really that strong? Is there any basis for your book's desperate attacks on the Shunshou policy? "

"Also, why did Spain finally swallow the Portugal? And there was something else that was not there … And your last chapter, on the Spanish fleet meeting the king of the Incas, what happened next? "Why didn't you write it …"

A bunch of questions came flooding in from every direction, and even though Xiao Letian was mentally prepared, he was nearly choked to death. Just as Xiao Letian was about to take out the Grand Master of Western Studies's Fan and play with it, a cold snort came from the other table.

"A person who seeks fame, a person who bewitches others' hearts, a person who makes a fool out of people by using fantasy to trick others. To think that there would still be people who believe that. What sort of foolishness is this?" As he said this, he slapped the table, knocking over four or five wine glasses.

"This old man has never seen such a shameless person, abandoning the ancestral tombs, forgetting the greatness of the emperor, surrendering himself to be a foreigner as a second ghost, and actually having the face to write a book written like a child's work. He actually dares to say that he's a Grand Master of Western Studies, it's simply deceiving the world …"

Xiao Letian was stunned by the scolding. He really didn't expect that the moment he sat down, he would release all his firepower and would not even let me eat a mouthful of food. He looked at Luo Han Lin and Wen Zhang Jing doubtfully, and the two of them quickly explained to Xiao Letian.

"Mr. Xiao, this is the famous and famous Old Man Han Lin from the Beijing, he is a member of the Great Confucius Wang Shizheng Character Club, and the other few people are the famous and famous old mister from the Qing Liu sect …" Xiao Letian understood immediately after hearing it, this was the old traitors who had started to ruin the scene, he never thought that writing this book with just tens of thousands of words already made them uncomfortable.

Xiao Letian was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and saluted to the few elders.

"Wong Lao-Han Lin Wang Shizheng, twirling three long snow-white whiskers, sneered at him." If it's that Journey to the West that you have written down, it would be nothing much if it was treated as a strange book like the《 Journey to the West》 and the《 God's Bestowal Art》. But you actually dare to say the words for the sect to be established, Grand Master of Western Studies, you think you are qualified? "

"The Saints have already told us the truth about the Heaven and Earth for thousands of years, so why is it that since ancient times, copper coins have always been considered external and internal? This is exactly what is said, and Zhu Xi said in "Zhou Yi's True Meaning": "Heaven and earth, round one and round three. Three is one, therefore the sky is three. "The first is the second, the fourth is the fourth, and the fourth is the second."

"Listen up, do you think that the words of a saint are enough to fool you? If the western foreign devils spout nonsense and say that the earth is round, then let me ask you, aren't all the people standing on both sides of the ball falling? Didn't the rivers and lakes underneath the sphere disappear? "

"Wong Lao-Han Lin was giving a lecture to a group of newly enlightened children. He was almost hitting the palm of his hand on a bamboo board. Look at all of you, incited by the myths of the foreigners who have bewitched them, you can't help but forget your ancestors. What's so good about that foreigner? All they've instigated was to stir up the hearts of the people, to make the people forget their roots. How stupid are you? "

Good heavens! The old man's mouth was full of spittle flying all over the place, spraying the floor with people who didn't dare to open their mouths. There was nothing they could do!

"The words of the saints are always spoken. The words of the saints have always been spoken by the foreigners. Can you not learn the way of how the foreigners thrive?" Someone in the dining room muttered softly.

"Who is it!?" "Who is this …" Wang Shizheng was so angry that her beard started to blow, she patted on the table and stood up, pointing her finger at the people around him, "If you have the guts to say, if you don't have the guts to stand up, say so. Let me see who dares to insult the saints! "

"The principles of foreigners? Who wants to learn it!? Disrespecting one's ancestors and being shameless, with one's mind full of barbarians of benefits, there was actually someone who still wanted to learn from them! "If I tell you to learn, whoever learns it, I'll report it to the imperial government and strip you of your title …" The old man's outburst scared all the prostitutes on the table out of their wits. They didn't understand why Wang Hanlin, who was known as the Flower Protector, would be so angry today.

Since they had already reached this point, Xiao Letian had no choice but to retaliate. This old fellow was obviously using the official rules to pressure people, if these scholars did not listen to him today, he might even go up the next day to join Ben Can and the other young people.

"Since old mister has doubts about my words, then I will also ask a little bit. If the foreigners are barbarians as you say, then why did these barbarians build ships that could sail ten thousand miles? These barbarians could also produce Gun cannons that were undefeatable by Da Qing? How can these barbarians force the Great Qing to open our harbor one by one? And why did they attack the capital city and burn Yuan Ming Yuan … "

Before Xiao Letian could finish his question, Old Han Lin pointed at his nose and scolded him angrily, "Why are you asking me? Isn't it because of you, a traitorous traitor who recognizes foreigners as his ancestors? The Gong Cheng four years ago is your role model. If he did not betray the secrets of the Great Qing, how could the barbarians of the English and French set the Yuan Ming Yuan on fire? "

The Gong Cheng he spoke of was actually Gong Banlun, the eldest son of the famous late Qing Scholar Gong Zizhen. However, this unfilial child was one that angered even Xiao Letian. According to wild records, after British and French combined forces entered Beijing, he did not want to burn down the palaces. It was this Gong Cheng who offered to burn down the three mountains and five gardens to force the Qing Dynasty to sign the agreement.

This Gong Cheng was highly appreciated by the British. The monthly salary that they gave him was actually as high as ten thousand gold. Right now, four years had passed. Gong Cheng was hidden in the rented world in Shanghai and he was free and unfettered, while the scholars in Daqing wished that they could cut him into a thousand pieces.

When Wang Hanlin said Gong Cheng's name, the entire Hundred Blossom House was in an uproar, the young man's eyes were wavering. Wang Shizheng took the opportunity to give chase, and slowly attacked Xiao Letian's words, "You're talking about the big ship? Even if he could sail ten thousand miles, would he be able to get ashore? As for the Gun s and cannons, other than temporarily gaining benefits, this sort of trick is completely useless … "

"Let me ask you, before the eight flags entered the stage years ago, and before the King Chuang entered the stage, was Da Ming's firearms powerful? However, how could such a powerful firearm not stop the King Chuang's army, and suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the Eight-flag Steel Cavalry? "What's the point of trying to repeat yourself now …"

He looked at the students in the room with disdain, especially Xiao Letian, "Since I started my career with riding the horses, I naturally have to follow the old rules of riding the horse and shooting my family. As long as the civil officials don't love money, the military officials aren't afraid of death, I train in the civil service, and practice martial arts on the outside, what need is there to worry about not getting annihilated? "Look at Hong Yang's chaos, isn't it clear that we won in the end?"

With that, Old Han Lin raised his glass and said to the emperor and the empress dowager, "Although the destiny of our Great Qing Dynasty is somewhat tied down, its prosperity will not be reduced. With the Holy Emperor and the empress dowager present, Great Qing will last for tens of thousands of years …" "Congratulations to me for clearing my name and to the empress dowager!"

Damn, Xiao Letian was so angry that his nose was almost crooked, thinking that this old man's fighting strength is really high, he has already played with the rules of the government to the extreme, and actually used the imperial power to kidnap everyone.

When the men and women of the house heard that the old man had brought out the emperor and empress dowager, they all stood up to congratulate the empress dowager and the emperor, even Xiao Letian stood up.

Wang Han Lin stared at Xiao Letian with eyes filled with disdain, like a proud rooster. As for the Confucian Scholars in the room, besides Luo Hanlin and Wen Zhang Jing, there were also some doyens. Each and every one of them had a look of doubt in their eyes.

There were only a handful of literati in late Qing who knew about politics and economics. Most of them had just gone crazy from reading eight pieces of paper. This kind of person could manage the people in the country as per the book, but as long as it involved foreigners, they would all be dumbfounded.

In their eyes, a fair and reasonable way was reasonable. In any case, I will listen to whoever's voice is loud, and whoever wins will be reasonable.

Xiao Letian laughed bitterly and shook his head: "Hehe, if there are people like old mister in the court of the Great Qing Dynasty, then I think the Great Qing is done for!"

"How dare you!" "You dare to curse the holy dynasty …" The group of old men were about to go berserk, and even wanted to go to the Shuntian Palace to report and capture Xiao Letian. But Xiao Letian waved his hands, "Save it, it's not like I'm a citizen of the Great Qing. I'm a proper foreigner now, born and raised in a Western world, can the laws of the Great Qing govern me?"

"Old Han Lin, what you said is simply not worth refuting. Are you saying that the earth is square? Then let me tell you, four years ago, the British and French combined forces landed from the Da Gu Kou on a ship, so how did those ships return to their homeland after the war ended? "

"Half of them travelled through the Southern Ocean, headed for Vietnam, and headed straight for India after leaving the Malacca Strait. This was the old route they took before they came here. The other half headed east, straight towards the sun, across Japan, across the Pacific, across South America, and finally back to Europe after going into the Atlantic Ocean. These fleets happened to circle around the Earth. "

"I would like to ask, Sir, how do you explain the fact that a large ship sailed from here to the east and finally came back to its starting point? If the earth is not round, how do you explain it? I know you're saying that I'm spouting nonsense again, but if you have the chance, go to the embassy of English and French and ask around, and see if what I say is true or not! "

Xiao Letian looked around, staring at all the people from the Great Qing Dynasty, and said calmly: "Today, it is not me who wants to come, but you all invited me here, and there is no such debate written on the invitation? "But it doesn't matter. Since you all have questions, I'll explain them to you all. But before that, I need to clarify one thing …"

"Only through practice can I get the truth out, stop using the words of a saint to refute my words. Even if the foreigners do not listen to the words of a saint, they will still beat the crap out of us …"

"You!" At that time, Wong Lao-Han Lin felt a headache and was about to go crazy. "How could the words of a saint be wrong? Those are words of a saint …"

Xiao Letian pursed his lips and ignored him, following that, he said another round of inconceivable words. At that time, the entire Hundred Flowers Tower was in an uproar, all the scholars, including the prostitutes, were all stunned from listening, and an inconceivable world appeared from Xiao Letian's mouth.