"And what did you guess?" Liu Xuexun asked with a pair of gloomy eyes.

"Are you asking me to snatch out the money of the 'surname Yan'?" Sun Wen asked tentatively.

Liu Xuexun nodded and said, "Count you smart!" I'm in the dark, you're in the light, we have done this deal, we want money, guns, and guns, and I'm worried about what can't be done! ”

Sun Wen warned him: "There is a lot of silver with the surname Yan, but robbing this silver is like robbing the emperor's birthday, I'm afraid it's not so easy to rob." But since you have given me such an idea, I have to thank you very much, and if it works out, you will be the first to do it. ”

Since then, Sun Wen has conspired to rob the wealth and silver of the 'surname Yan', but soon, the matter was leaked and unsuccessful.

In 1896, Kang Youwei was admitted to the Jinshi, Kang Youwei had a grudge with Tan Zhonglin, the governor of Liangguang for some reason, and contacted the imperial history to impeach Tan Zhonglin, implicated Liu Xuexun, and sued Liu Ye, pointing out that "Liu Xuexun, a candidate in Guangdong, is despicable, cunning, obedient, and disdainful, and has a self-imposed surname manufacturer, and the traffic government relies on the power of the people", resulting in Liu Xuexun being removed from the title of Taoist, and since then he has a grudge with Kang Youwei.

Since then, there have been repeated attacks on Liu Xuexun for embezzlement of disaster relief funds, and the imperial court ordered Xu Zhenyi, the governor of Guangdong, to investigate and deal with it. The case dragged on until after the Wuxu coup, and Xu Zhenyi's handling opinion was to "extort Liu Xuexun 1 million taels of silver"; And the imperial court's reply was to let Tan Zhonglin, who was protecting Liu Xuexun, "find out the reconsideration and play it". As a matter of fact, Liu Xuexun had been active in Beijing at the time of the Wuxu Reform, and the handling of Tan Zhonglin's "reconsideration" was the result of Liu Xuexun's active activities, with the aim of delaying time and striving for a turnaround.

Liu's delaying tactics have been extremely successful. When the "Wuxu Reform" failed, Kang Youwei fled overseas, and Liu Xuexun immediately said through his teacher Yang Chongyi, the imperial historian, that Prince Yixuan of Qingqing was moved, and asked the Empress Dowager Cixi to send him and Qingkuan to Japan to "hunt and kill Kang Liang". On November 16, 1898, Cixi approved Liu Xuexun and Qingkuan to secretly go to Japan in the name of "visiting the foreign mainland to inspect business" and meet with the Japanese emperor, hoping to get the Japanese government to expel Kang Liang. The Japanese government was forced by the Qing court to let Kang Youwei leave Japan. This also shows that the chicks do not pee bubbles, each has its own way, Liu Xuexun personally, is really a strange person, he won the appreciation of the queen mother, spent a small amount of money, and successfully escaped the punishment of "one million taels", which is a successful "small and big", showing the true character of the "gambling king".

In 1899, when the Qing court wanted to dig up Kang Youwei's ancestral grave, Liu Xuexun personally went to the South China Sea to direct the digging of the grave, and supervised the arrest of Kang and Liang's siblings everywhere, and the struggle with Kang and Liang intensified. However, the royalists were not so bullied, and Liu Xuexun's behavior had already been increasingly hated by the royalists.

On April 24, 1900, Liu Xuexun returned to Guangzhou from Macao, and as soon as he landed, Wei Jinshan's pistol was already on Liu Xuexun's chest. Liu Xuexun knew that his days were over, but he still asked tentatively: "May I ask this hero, we have no grievances and no enemies, why do you want to treat me like this." Wei Jinshan said: "I have no unjust ghosts under the gun, let me tell you the truth, you killed so many royalists, today I am here to ask for your life." Liu Xuexun didn't give up, but still made the last effort: "Hero, hero, listen to me, as long as you let me go, I am the one who runs a gambling factory, and the silver surnamed Yan is mine, I will give you as much as you want." Wei Jinshan sneered and said: "Your silver may be useful to others, but it is useless to me, don't talk nonsense, if you should say it, please go to the underworld and talk to those royalists who were killed by you!" ”

As he spoke, he fired a shot at Liu Xuexun, and Liu Xuexun immediately fell to the ground.

It should also be Liu Xue's fate, that shot did not hit the vital point of the heart, but it bled nonstop. After Wei Jinshan left, someone rescued Liu Xuexun, who was wearing a thick cotton coat at that time, and the bullet only entered the skin and flesh for three points.

In 1900, the world was in turmoil, the Boxer Fist in the north was in an uproar, and the Eight-Nation Alliance took the opportunity to occupy Beijing. Li Hongzhang was the governor of Liangguang at this time, but he was also an ant roasting on a hot pan, and he couldn't live in fear. If China dies, he thinks nothing good will come of it. If China does not die, but if such a big mess continues, there will be no good results for itself. At this time, his aide Liu Xuexun found him and proposed that if he could unite with the revolutionary party Sun Wen, there would be one more way to bargain.

Li Hongzhang thought about it, there are many bodhisattvas and many paths, why hang themselves on a tree? So I agreed.

Of course, Li Hongzhang was also thinking that if he really wanted the independence of the two Guangdongs, Hong Kong was close at hand, and he had to seek the support of Britain, and without the support of Britain, it would be difficult for the two Guangxi to become independent, so he sent Liu Xuexun to send Qiu Bo to Hong Kong's Bu Li.

At this time, Hong Kong belonged to the British Empire, and the governor was Bril. Bu Li's mind turned, and he thought at the time, if Li Hongzhang is subdued, and then Liangguang is taken over, wouldn't I have made great contributions to the British Empire, as long as Liangguang is independent, it is not a matter of time before the British Empire is owned by me, so I will do everything possible to promote this matter, and treat Liu Xuexun, then of course I can't kneel down to him.

Li Hongzhang took Liu Xuexun and 100 guards to Hong Kong to meet with Bu Li on the China Merchants "Ping'an" ship. Nabri saw that the opportunity had come, it was really the highest standard reception to welcome Li Hongzhang's arrival, the band was the best, the hotel was the best, the room was also the highest, if it was possible, I couldn't wait to even offer his wife. flattered Li Hongzhang to the fullest, and blew the horse and slipped away.

In order to let Sun Wen arrive in Hong Kong as soon as possible, Liu Xuexun sent 5,000 taels of silver to Sun Wen in order to express his sincerity. Sun Wen received the news of Li Hongzhang's overture, and immediately discussed with the comrades in the party, and Gongren said to Sun Wen: "Mr. Sun, other people's minds are a little hot, I think we better calm down." Between the rivers and lakes, we also pay attention to the fact that we must not have the heart of harming people, and we must not have the heart of guarding against others, not to mention that we are still enemies between us and Li Hongzhang. If Li Hongzhang turns his face and detains us in Hong Kong, Bu Li will definitely not care, who will we talk to? ”

Sun Wen said, "According to your meaning, what should we do? ”

Gong Ren said: "It's better to be like this, you are here to command remotely, and we are going back and forth between Li Hongzhang, Bu Li, Liu Xuexun, and Kang Youwei in front." The situation is in our favor, and after asking you, how and how the treaty should be signed, and the conditions are not in our favor, we may have room to maneuver. If I really trap you in it, then you will lose everything, and there will be no room for anything. ”

Sun Wen said: "If I don't go, will it seem that I am not sincere? ”

Gong Ren shook his head and said: "Isn't there still Yang Quyun, Miyazaki Inzo, Uchida Ryohei, if you don't go, we people can still talk boldly, if you go, we have to guard against this, and we have to guard against that, but we can't let go of our bodies." Besides, that place in Hong Kong has already been arranged by others, so with a few of us, we can't prevent it, so how can we prevent it? ”

Sun Wen nodded and said, "Okay, then you will work hard." ”

In this way, Sun Wen went to Saigon first to wait and listen to the good news. Yang Quyun, Gong Ren, Miyazaki Inzo, Uchida Ryohei, and Kiyoto Koshichiro went to Hong Kong as representatives. When they arrived in Hong Kong, Li Hongzhang and Liu Xuexun sent the gunboat "Anlan" to Hong Kong to meet Sun Wen. It was really a high-standard operation, and the "Anlan" gunboat invited the best British band, and when they got off the boat, firecrackers rang out, drums were noisy, and then there was music, as if greeting the president of a country. Then, countless Hong Kong citizens, holding high flowers, shouted in unison: "Warmly welcome Mr. Sun Wen to Hong Kong, and warmly welcome the revolutionary party to Hong Kong." ”

In charge of the reception work, it was Cai Tinggan, who was captured by the Japanese army in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, at this time he was serving as the plenipotentiary representative of Li Hongzhang's side, in charge of the reception work, and because of his skilled English skills, he happened to negotiate with Bu Li. When he saw the revolutionaries getting off the boat, he quickly stepped forward to look for Mr. Sun Wen. Gong Ren had already taken a fancy to him, grabbed his hand and said, "I am Sun Wen's assistant Gong Ren, and Mr. Sun has something to do temporarily." What is the name of the gentleman? ”

Cai Tinggan held Gong Ren's hand tightly and said, "I am Cai Tinggan, a warrior who has lost the battle. I already know your name, a young military strategist who has won many battles. Long admiration! Long admiration! Gong Ren had no choice but to say: "Where, where, who hasn't lost a battle yet." Failure is the mother of success, and after experiencing failure, you can better understand the meaning of success. ”

Cai Tinggan looked at the Japanese and said to Gong Ren: "It seems that these people are not Chinese, they are not Japanese." Gong Ren said: "Yes, these are Mr. Sun's friends for many years. Cai Tinggan seemed to still be angry with the Japanese, and quietly said to Gong Ren: "However, I prefer to trust the Chinese." ”

Gong Ren heard that he seemed to be from Guangdong, so he said to him, "May I ask where Mr. Cai is from?" Cai Tinggan said: "I am from Shangzha Village, Shanggongdu, Xiangshan County. Gongren said: "Then, we are fellow villagers, I am from Gongjia Village, Yunshan Town, Xiangshan County, and the villagers see their fellow villagers, with tears in their eyes, drinking the same river water, eating rice in the same county, we have to talk about more." The two held hands together and talked about some old things in their hometown, and the more they talked, the more affectionate they became.

In the evening, after resting enough and having finished a big meal, in the Lychee Hotel in Hong Kong, the two sides sat down to negotiate. Here are Miyazaki Inzo, Uchida Ryohei, Kiyoto Koshichiro, Yang Quyun, and Gong Ren, and over there is Liu Xuexun as the representative, the British representative observed, and Cai Tinggan as the interpreter. Gong Ren first took a closer look at Liu Xuexun's face, and saw this person, his face was gloomy, he was not smiling, the city was very deep, and it seemed that he was not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Miyazaki said in non-fluent English: "Mr. Liu, Mr. Sun's opinion is very simple, and it can be summarized into three points, that is, one is to ensure Mr. Sun's personal safety, the second is to repay Mr. Sun's debt of 60,000 yuan for many years, and the third is to reach a tripartite cooperation between Li, Sun, and Kang. ”

After Cai Tinggan translated, Liu Xuexun nodded and said: "This is the first one, there is no problem, we are all united, naturally we are colleagues, of course we have to ensure Mr. Sun's safety." As for whether there is any insecurity for Mr. Sun in other aspects, we can't say. This second article is not a big deal, boxing bandits are prevalent in Beijing, and the Eight-Nation Coalition is attacking Beijing, although the government has no money, but I will take out this money first, as for whether the government will take it in the future, that is a matter for the future. So, tomorrow at the Hong Kong dock, after taking pictures, I will immediately order 30,000 yuan for you, and the other half, where to remit it. ”

Miyazaki said, "Send it to Singapore, and I'll give you an account number then." ”

Liu Xuexun nodded and said: "Article 3, I didn't plan to let Kang Youwei participate in the joint matter, but since Mr. Sun proposed that Dora alone is a person, and Dora is a party, I don't think the problem is big." ”

Miyazaki Inzo didn't expect things to go so smoothly, so he smiled and said, "If Mr. Li agrees, then let's sign a document first!" Liu Xuexun said: "When I report this matter to Mr. Li, I think the matter of signing the document will not be too big." However, I still have one more thing that I don't know, so I would like to ask Mr. Miyazaki. ”

Miyazaki Inzo said, "Please speak? ”

Liu Xuexun said: "Since the failure of the Wuxu Reform, Kang and Liang have fled, and I still don't know where they have fled. Where do we go to them now? ”

Miyazaki smiled and said, "You don't have to worry too much about this matter, we can contact them at ease." Liu Xuexun shook his head and said: "The opportunity is rare, there will be no such shop in this village after this village, and when the time comes, it is better not to look for them if you delay time and miss major events." ”

"Mr. Sun has explained that he must unite with Kang Youwei in order to hold a major event of the independence of the two Guangzhou." Miyazaki insisted.

"And where are you going to contact them?" Liu Xuexun asked.

Miyazaki was about to speak, but Gongren gave him a look, and Miyazaki understood, so he didn't show his bottom. Since there is no opinion on both sides, this preliminary agreement is also settled.

Although the preliminary agreement was reached, Gong Ren always felt uncertain in his heart, and returned to the hotel and said to Yang Quyun: "Yang Gong, do you think this matter today is normal or not. Yang Quyun frowned, waiting for Gong Ren to say the next sentence. Gong Ren said: "Good things come too easily, but I always feel pimples in my heart." ”

Yang Quyun's eyebrows fluttered and said, "Good thing, good thing, it's done." As long as this agreement is signed, then the two Guangxi will be ours, as long as the two Guangxi are ours, will Wuhan still be a little bit of a problem, as long as Wuhan takes it again, half of China will be ours, why worry that the revolution will not succeed, why worry that the Republic of China will not be established. Okay, now that today's events are over, let's celebrate. There is wine and meat here, let's relax together, don't eat for nothing, eat for nothing, eat for nothing, and eat for nothing. ”

Miyazaki Inzo and a few Japanese also came to persuade Gongren and said, "Everything is done, we should celebrate it!" Come on, all for a drink...... "yes, yes, all for a drink." ”

Gongren refused the invitation of Yang Quyun and a few Japanese, and thought about it carefully, Sun Li Kang's great alliance, there is a spectrum and no spectrum, and there is a complex political background behind the seemingly easy things. Let's talk about Li Hongzhang first, will he let go of the governor of Liangguang improperly, and be independent of the Qing Dynasty The emperor of Liangguang is shot out of the head, once his independent banner is erected, how many political attacks and military blows will he suffer! Is he ready? Is this consistent with his usual political baggage?

Besides, Kang Youwei is now trying his best to plan a military operation in Wuhan, and is currently at a disadvantage, if the independence of the two Guangxi is indeed a good thing, it will reduce the political and military pressure on Wuhan, but the royalists and the purpose of the revolution run counter, how to get along with them in the future, get along for a while, can they get along for a lifetime, sooner or later they will have to fight again......

After thinking about it, the seemingly calm Sun-Li-Kang alliance hides huge political risks behind it. What's even more terrifying is that his own people are still in the dark, maybe when they will be sold, and they are still helping others count the money? The enemy situation is unknown, unable to make decisions, and complacent in the face of the current situation, this is the most terrible ......

Thinking of this, Gong Ren suddenly remembered a person, can you find clues from him?

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