"Okay, the small one will explain to you, in fact, it's not just the inns here that are like this, any inn in the capital is very close to the brothels of the tobacco house, some dignitaries and nobles or those who enter Beijing to take the exam have the habit of recruiting prostitutes and staying in prostitutes, and smoking big cigarettes is counted."

After hearing this, Guozhi was furious and said: "How can this be true, there is such a phenomenon under the feet of the Son of Heaven, and the country will not fail." ”

The shopkeeper said helplessly: "The national tax is heavy, and our business is not easy to do, only in this way can we attract customers and meet more requirements of customers." ”

"Okay, you can go back first." Guozhi entered his room and closed the door, and the shopkeeper said with some complaint when he left: "Who are these people?" After entering the room, Guozhi sat in front of the desk, took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone from the suitcase, and wrote an article on the current situation "In the current situation, it is imperative to change the law".

The next day, Guozhi inquired about the mansion of Kang Youwei's student Liang Qichao and went to visit Liang Mansion in person. Guozhi walked to the gate of the Liang Mansion, stepped forward and knocked on the door, and it was a subordinate of the Liang Mansion who watched the door. The next person said: "Who are you?" What's the matter with my lord? ”

"In Xia He Guozhi, I have something important to meet Lord Liang, please report it, I'm tired."

"My lord just happened to have something to go out, you better go back first," the subordinate was about to close the door, Guozhi pushed the door open, and asked urgently: "When will your lord return home?" ”

"I don't know about this little one, my lord is busy with affairs."

"Well, please report it, just say that I am waiting for him at the Tianyi Inn in the east of the city."

"Well, the little one already knows." But the man closed the door anyway. Guozhi took a few steps back and looked up at the gate of the mansion, and slowly left for a long time.

After the next dynasty, Kang Youwei invited Liang Qichao to Kang's mansion to talk. After entering the mansion, Kang Youwei sat under the hall, and Liang Qichao sat aside. Kang Youwei asked: "Zhuoru, the teacher wants you to investigate this matter of He Guozhi, and I have found out clearly." ”

"Sir, the students have already found out about He Guozhi. He Guozhi is a native of Sichuan, born in the family of the eunuch, and has a rich family, but the second young master of the He family has been chivalrous since he was a child, studied under Shaolin, and his martial arts skills are profound. His father was a meritorious man in the court, and he was very respected by the former Emperor Xian (Xianfeng), and served in the military aircraft department. ”

"Okay, there is a faint feeling for the teacher, this He Guozhi is coming to the capital, if it is really as the teacher wishes, He Guozhi will come to the capital, please inform the teacher, the teacher has read this person's article, it is very insightful, and the teacher wants to meet this person."

"Okay, student got it."

"Zhuoru, you can stay in the mansion and have dinner with your teacher, this is prepared for you by your master's own hand."

Liang Qichao stood up and saluted, and said, "It's better for students to obey their orders if they are respectful." ”

After that, Liang Qichao returned to his mansion, changed into his official uniform, sat down and breathed a sigh of relief, and called his subordinates to ask: "Liang Sheng, has anyone visited the house in the past few days?" ”

"Back to my lord, there was one this morning, I'm afraid this person came to buy an official position and was sent out by a small one," Liang Sheng stood in the hall and answered Liang Qichao's question truthfully. Liang Sheng, as a subordinate, also knows that his master is a person, and now is the critical moment of change, so don't let other officials seize the master's handle, and reject all those who want to buy officials through money or seek a position in the court. In fact, there is no need to return to his lord for such trivial matters, since his lord asked about this matter today, he can only answer truthfully.

"So did this person give him his name?" it could not be ruled out that this person was the person he was looking for. Although Liang Qichao doesn't have much hope for this matter, he still has to ask his heart to rest assured, so he still has to be careful about this matter.

Liang Sheng stood in the hall and pondered for a long time, and said, "He said what his name is Guozhi." ”

Liang Qichao immediately stood up and asked urgently, "Is his name He Guozhi?" ”

"Yes, yes, this is the person."

Liang Qichao was taken aback, stretched out his finger, and said, "Liang Sheng, you!" I almost ruined the big thing in this house, I really don't know what to say about you," it can be seen how important He Guozhi is in his heart, so he reacted like this. At this time, Liang Sheng felt very aggrieved, and complained in a low voice: "You didn't tell the little one to pay attention to this person." This was indeed Liang Sheng's negligence, but fortunately He Guozhi came to the capital, so he asked, "Did he say where he lived?" ”

"Tianyi Inn in the eastern suburbs of the city."

Early the next morning, Liang Qichao hurriedly went out, came to Kang Youwei's mansion in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Sir, sir, He Guozhi has come to the capital." ”

"Where is he," Kang Youwei hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"Tianyi Inn in the eastern suburbs of the city." Kang Youwei eased his eagerness, entered the back room unhurriedly and changed into casual clothes, went out with Liang Qichao, and rushed to the Tianyi Inn in the eastern suburbs of the city to meet Guozhi. Guozhi saw the two knocking on the door, then stood up and said, "I don't know who the two are...?" ”

Liang Qichao stepped forward and said, "Under Liang Qichao, this is Mr. Kang Youweikang, who is the teacher of the lower class." ”

Guozhi greeted him with a smile and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Kang and Mr. Liang, please sit down." ”

After Kang Youwei sat down, he looked at Guozhi carefully, and then said slowly: "You are He Guozhi." ”

"It's down there," Kuniji then sat opposite each other. After Guozhi sat down, Kang Youwei looked at Guozhi, very kind-faced, and said with a smile: "Guozhi, as far as I know, your father served as a high-ranking official in the court and was deeply favored by the emperor, plus you belong to the champion and the first, with your talent, you could have found an official and a half-position in the court, but I don't know why you retired to the temple and was born in the rivers and lakes?" ”

"Let the two of you laugh, I have no intention of being an official in the next book, and I don't want to climb any relationship attached to my father, born in the rivers and lakes like idle clouds and wild cranes, and do not lose their authenticity. Now that our country is in tatters, and the people are suffering from the war, we can only do something for this country and our people in this time of crisis. ”

"The article you wrote has been read and is very insightful, as the so-called country has difficulties and responsibilities, so what insight do you have on the current situation?"

Guozhi stood up, walked to the desk and picked up the article he had written, "It is Imperative to Change the Law in the Current Situation", and handed the article to Kang Youwei, saying: "Here are the opinions put forward in the following aspects such as the international, people's livelihood and its military, why did the law change? How to change? How to change needs to be taken into account the national conditions of a country and its political background. ”

After Kang Youwei read this article carefully, he handed this article to Liang Qichao next to him, and said: "Bogu discusses the present, it is magnificent, and reading it carefully makes people have a turbulent feeling. Okay, can this article be borrowed for the next time? Liang Qichao sat next to him and nodded hurriedly, and exclaimed: "The teacher has said everything that has been expressed below, and I hope that you people with lofty ideals will flock to the imperial court and do your best for our troubled country." ”

Guozhi readily agreed, and said, "Mr. wants to use it." ”

Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao stood up and saluted: "If you are disturbed, I will leave here." ”

Guozhi stood up and sent Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao downstairs. Kang Youwei turned around and said, "Guozhi is here, and I have left." ”

"It's good for you two to go."

Within a few days, this article by Guozhi appeared in the "Chinese and Foreign Chronicles". Kang Youwei took out these two newspapers and went to the emperor's imperial study to meet Emperor Guangxu. Kang Youwei entered the imperial study of Emperor Guangxu with three kneels and nine bows, and said: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

Emperor Guangxu sat in front of the desk and said, "Kang Qing is flat." Then he ordered the eunuch to bring a stool and said, "Give me a seat." ”

After Kang Youwei sat down, he said, "Thank you for the emperor's seat." ”

At this time, Emperor Guangxu was reviewing the chapter, and after seeing Kang Youwei sitting down, he put down the imperial pen in his hand and said, "Why did Kang Qing come to see me this time?" ”

"There are two articles here, and I invite the emperor to read them," Kang Youwei knelt down again and held the newspaper in his hand with both hands. Emperor Guangxu ordered the personal eunuch next to him to step down, take the newspaper in Kang Youwei's hand and put it on the desk in front of the emperor. Emperor Guangxu picked up these two newspapers and read them for a long time, and then said: "This person is well-versed in the past and the present, and has the talent of the heavens and latitudes, who is the author of these two articles?" ”

"He Guozhi, a native of Sichuan, and his father He Jiehao is the former Minister of Military Aircraft."

"His father I have heard of it a long time ago, he is very talented, and he is highly regarded by the emperor, and it is a blessing for the Qing Dynasty to have such a talented person, and there is hope for the revival of the Qing Dynasty with such virtuous ministers and auxiliary ministers. I came to ask you, this person is in the capital. ”

"Here, this person is waiting for the emperor's edict in the capital."

"Chuan He Guozhi is coming to see me," the personal eunuch took the holy decree in the emperor's hand and ran out of the imperial study. But at the gate of the palace, he was stopped by Li Lianying, the chief eunuch. Li Lianying brought the emperor's personal eunuch into Cining Palace, that is, the dormitory of the Empress Dowager Cixi. The personal eunuch beside the emperor saw the Empress Dowager Cixi sitting on the phoenix couch, knelt down and said: "The slave knocks on Lafayette, Lafayette is auspicious." ”

"Xiao Anzi, who has the emperor met recently?"

"Lafayette, the emperor has met Kang Youwei the most recently, discussing the matter of changing the law."

Cixi looked at Xiao Anzi's body and said, "Well, who did the emperor ask you to proclaim?" You carry the emperor's holy decree on you, and the mourning family wants to see it. ”

The personal eunuch took out the emperor's holy decree and presented it, and the Empress Dowager Cixi ordered the chief eunuch to take the emperor's holy decree, opened it and looked at it for a while, and then transferred it to the personal eunuch's hand, and said, "You go and announce the decree." ”

The personal eunuch stood up and bent over, and said, "The slave retires." Only then did the personal eunuch withdraw from Cining Palace and run out of the palace.

Li Lianying, the chief eunuch, was thinking at this time, "What is the emperor doing here?" The Empress Dowager Cixi looked at Li Lianying, who was standing next to her, and said, "Little Lizi, what are you thinking?" ”

Li Lianying was taken aback, knelt down and said: "Some princes and ministers asked for the order to kill Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao and others, and the servants knelt down and asked Lafayette to listen to the government. ”

"The emperor is still young, and it is inevitable that he will be a little impulsive when he starts doing things. Okay, what's the show for today? ”

"Make a big fuss in the heavenly palace."

"Okay, let's go to the theater with the mourners." The Empress Dowager Cixi stood up and walked out of Cining Palace with one hand on Li Lianying's wrist. When she walked out, the Empress Dowager Cixi said a meaningful sentence, "Sun Monkey's ability is to the sky, no matter how great his ability is, he can't turn it into the palm of the Buddha's hand." ”