Wang Zuochen has been ruthless and brave since he was a child, although he is a scholar, a junior scholar, and an official, he is not a powerless person, but he became hasty, Chen Jinghao and his body pounced, he retreated sharply, and he could only avoid the most critical position in his heart.

This is the first time Chen Jinghao has killed someone, but when he started, he didn't hesitate at all.

Wang Zuochen fell by the river, and he couldn't die for a while, Chen Jinghao stepped on his body, pulled out the knife hard, took a closer look, and gently wiped a knife on his neck, cutting his carotid artery. Wang Zuochen's blood spurted wildly, dyeing the nearby river water red.

Chen Jinghao was sure that Wang Zuochen would never be able to save him again, so he jumped off a small boat prepared in advance, turned three times and turned twice, and did not know which river he turned to.

During the whole process, Wang Zuochen's servants, the men of the Wang family's silk line, the captain of the boat, and the idlers on the dock were all dumbfounded, and Chen Jinghao committed murder, and then calmly escaped, and from beginning to end, no one stepped forward to interfere.

By the time the yamen of Huzhou Mansion and Hangzhou Mansion clarified the whole situation and issued a document for sea fishing, Chen Jinghao had already arrived in Shanghai and hid in the concession.

Of course, the errand in the foreign bank can't be saved. Although the Chinese government cannot arrest people in the concessions, it is impossible for foreign companies to use a murderous fugitive as a comprador. On the Chinese ground, you always have to deal with the Chinese - as a steward, you can't always hide in the concession, right? So how do you work?

However, Chen Jinghao has been working in foreign industry for several years and has a little savings; After the sale of the family's assets. There is also enough cash silver. Therefore. Economically, there will be no problems for a while.

He changed his name to "Chen Yicheng" - taking the meaning of missing his deceased father. rented a small house, lived in a simple house, saved money, and occasionally checked accounts for others, which was regarded as odd jobs.

Chen Jinghao -- Chen Yicheng's original plan was to take a ship to England, France, or the United States. But when he was leaving, he couldn't bear to get up: this one goes. became a "black man" completely, and he was never allowed to return to his hometown again, and Cheng Huan knelt down!

At this time, the flames of the Hongyang Rebellion burned to the south of the Yangtze River and intensified. Chen Jinghao decided: stay first and see the situation. Perhaps, what will happen...... Opportunity?

Besides, there are beacons everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is really relieved that his mother and sister in the countryside of Hangzhou are not at ease.

The situation has changed dramatically. First, He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, lost his land and abandoned the city, and was dismissed by the imperial court. also hid in Shanghai; Soon, Hangzhou was surrounded by hundreds of thousands of long-haired clumps.

Chen Yicheng increased the amount with his hand: It's really a fluke! Because of the dispute between the Chen and Wang families, they hit each other crookedly and put their mother and sister in the countryside.

Later facts proved that his original decision was really a "fluke". The siege of Hangzhou was extremely miserable, and in the end the food was exhausted, and it reached the point of cannibalism. Even so, Hangzhou was unable to avoid the collapse of the city in the end. The Taiping army broke the city, and the people of Hangzhou went to the dead; The city by the West Lake is even more full of fire. Wang Youling, the governor of Zhejiang, was also martyred. Hangzhou became the worst place in the southeast during the Hongyang Rebellion.

After Hangzhou was besieged, the Taiping army pointed directly at Shanghai, and the wind in Shanghai was loud and alarming.

Then, it was the legendary Guan Zhuofan who brought a small "Xuan Army" to be the magistrate of Shanghai.

This Guan Zhuofan, as soon as he started fighting, aroused Chen Yicheng's great interest. When he took He Guiqing and formed a foreign gun team, Chen Yicheng's confidence in him skyrocketed: I read it right, this person is not ordinary!

At that time, the Xuan Army recruited troops on a large scale, and after Chen Yicheng thought about it carefully, he resolutely went to the rental industry and signed up to join the Xuan Army.

Chen Yicheng is fluent in literature and ink, foreign literature, arithmetic, and economics, such a talent is really eye-catching in a group of big-headed soldiers, and it quickly attracted the attention of Guan Zhuofan himself. After the First World War in Shanghai, Guan Zhuofan was "hand-picked" and transferred Chen Yicheng to the camp office to "assist in military affairs".

When Chen Yicheng arrived at the barracks office, he had to deal with people outside, and his true identity could not be concealed - of course, since he had come out of the concession to join the army, he had no intention of hiding his true identity again.

The news reached the Huzhou capital. The prefect's yamen wrote to Xuan Jun, which roughly means "Chen Yicheng of your military barracks, formerly known as Chen Jinghao, is our online murder wanted criminal, which troubles your army to hand over Chen Jinghao to us", Yunyun.

Guan Zhuofan called Chen Yicheng to ask. Chen Yicheng did not hide it, and told him how he killed people and changed his name. Guan Zhuofan sent someone to investigate, and the real situation was as Chen Yicheng said.

Guan Zhuofan not only did not hand over "Chen Prisoner Jinghao" to Huzhou Mansion, but greatly appreciated Chen Yicheng, and he asked someone to reply to Huzhou Mansion, the general meaning is as follows:

"We do have a guy named Chen Yicheng and formerly known as Chen Jinghao, but he has already died in battle. The one in the camp office is called Chen Yicheng, this 'also' is not the other 'remember', this 'sincerity' is not the other 'cheng', the pronunciation is similar, your house is mistaken. Also, I'm busy with military affairs, don't bother me with this matter in the future, otherwise I'll join you for the crime of obstructing military affairs. ”

When the army is prosperous, the one who can win the battle is the king of heaven. The top and bottom of Huzhou Mansion had to look at each other, and there was no way.

As a result, "Chen Yicheng" changed again and became "Chen Yicheng", and since then he has been devoted to Guan Zhuofan for the rest of his life.

Xuan Jun went to the United States, and Chen Yicheng, who is proficient in English, came in handy. In the beginning, he was responsible for the central liaison between the Chinese and American armies in the name of "Liaison Officer of the Qing Volunteer Army in the Tennessee Theater"; After Guan Zhuofan became the commander of the Tennessee Theater, Chen Yicheng participated in the work of the theater of affairs; By the time Guan Zhuofan was promoted to the post of joint commander of the Western Theater, Chen Yicheng was already one of the de facto persons in charge of the intelligence department of the Western Theater.

When the Xuan army was in the United States, Zuo Zongtang conquered Hangzhou, and Zhejiang became the territory of the Chu army. In the same year of Wang Zuochen, He Guiqing had already been cut off by the imperial court, the Wang family's iceberg fell, and Zuo Zongtang was close to Guan Zhuofan with all his heart, coupled with Guan Zhuofan's identity as "Zhejiang son-in-law", the newly appointed Hangzhou Mansion and Huzhou Mansion refused to stand up for the Wang family anymore.

The Wang family was not reconciled. He Guiqing and Wang Zuochen's list are very famous, and the Wang family also wants to entrust others to "avenge grievances". But the intermediary handed over the words: if they still refuse to give up, someone will come to investigate the crime of "rebellion" of the Wang family during the fall of Hangzhou.

The so-called "rebellion" refers to the fact that during the occupation of Hangzhou, Changmao found a group of local gentry to clean up the ruins, bury the dead, restore the market and other aftermath work, and the Wang family was one of them. This practice is actually the practice of all dynasties, and it is different from directly assuming a false position after all, and it is not easy to say that it is "rebellion".

But whether it is "rebellious", the official word has two mouths, it depends on what the "top" thinks and says? In addition, during this period, the Wang family relied on the power of long hair, and did some things to enrich themselves, which was quite resentful. If someone makes a difficulty, the wall will fall and everyone will push it, which is about inevitable.

In the end, the Wang family had no choice but to admit that their power was not as big as others, and their arms could not reach their thighs. Wang Zuochen's son and the patriarch of the Wang clan went to Hangzhou and Huzhou to draw a knot of bonds, admitting that "Chen Jinghao has died in battle, and the Chen and Wang families have settled their grievances and will not pursue each other again".

So, after Xuan Jun returned to China, Chen Yicheng was finally able to return to Hangzhou, reunite with his mother and sister after the disaster, hug his head and cry. This low-key trip to his hometown, to the outside world, the identity of "Chen Yicheng" is "a distant relative of the Chen family".

After returning to Tianjin, Chen Yicheng said to Guan Zhuofan: "My life is no longer my own - it is the marshal!" From this day on, I will consider my time of death to be over! ”

Guan Zhuofan thought to himself: "Why does this sound so familiar? Who said that? Roncodo? ”

After the staff system was established, Chen Yicheng served as a "full-time intelligence staff officer" of the Songjiang Army, with the same rank as "senior operational staff officer" and deputy regimental level.

Guan Zhuofan decided to set up the "Military Commission Investigation and Liaison Office", and when considering the candidate for the director, Chen Yicheng naturally ranked first on the candidate list.

The position of deputy director fell to the linguistic genius Martin. Martinez head.

*(To be continued......)