Choshu has been "opened," and the United States may not be willing to directly intervene in Japan's internal affairs by force; But it was not meant that the United States would fight Japan's civil war, and that it would be better to be responsible for ferrying back and forth between China and Japan. In this way, his face should still be enough.

Of course, the United States has to be benefited. How to "share" Japan with the United States, we must think carefully.

As soon as the New Year is over, the US "lobby" will be launched.

The second is military spending, which has no choice but to be paid by China first.

Because Japan and the United States cannot be compared, with the financial situation of the shogunate, it will definitely not be able to come up with this money. I had to do a "special military quartermaster collection" in Changzhou to see if I could earn my money back?

Well, Japan is poor and swishing, and it has to be "scraped" several times over and over again.

This process should be very cool.

Again, the enemy cannot be underestimated.

The "teams" of Changzhou, with high fighting spirit, trained in Western France, also possessed a lot of new firearms, although they are not as good as the southern army of the United States, but they are far superior to the long-haired twist back in China, and must pay enough attention to it, and go all out to fight the lion and the rabbit.

There are a few novelty guys, which have been preliminarily finalized, and they will test the power of Changzhou.

Finally, it was the "name" of intervening in the Japanese Civil War.

This "name" is not for external use.

Externally, it was sufficient to have an invitation from the Japanese central government, which was allowed by the public law of all nations, and as long as it was guaranteed that the interests of the great powers in Japan would not be harmed after the war, Britain and its ilk would have to stare dryly, and the arms trade with Choshu would have to be stopped.

But how do you convince people in the country?

Even if he has become or de facto becomes the head of the government at that time, there are still two houses above; In terms of public opinion, it is also necessary to explain, and it is not good to be secretly muttered by others that they are "provoking on the side".

Ineffable. I had to dig up the material in the original time and space. Ruthlessly yin a little Japan.

The raw materials were handed over to Xu Silin. Tell him to make the finished product a little more decent.

Time is really rushed, you can't waste a day, count the days, you have to go back to Beijing.

But before returning to Beijing, in Shanghai, Guan Zhuofan had to do the last thing - the wedding with Yang Wan'er.

He promised to give Wan'er "a decent wedding".

Wan'er's belly is already big, and she can't see outsiders at this time; A traditional wedding is done decently. It's just the word "wine". At the banquet, the bride can't come out to meet people, and the groom pays homage to the bridegroom, and this wedding is very strange, and no one can explain it.

Luckily, I'm from the 21st century.

Guan Beizi's new aunt's wife, the whole Shanghai Beach was a sensation.

There is nothing unusual about marrying a concubine, what is unusual is Guan Beizi's style!

Many of the officials and gentry with heads and faces, roughly the guests Guan Beizi invited when he married Mrs. Hu, received a beautiful wedding card. This wedding card is only for "annunciation", not for "viewing the ceremony". Because it is indicated: no wedding banquet, no gift money.

And that's not the most unusual. The most unusual thing is that it was sent with the wedding card. It was a delicate brocade box, and when it was opened, there was a large pocket watch inside.

That is to say, Guan Beizi took a concubine, not only was she not polite, but she also turned her head upside down to "give gifts"!

This "gift" is not light. Although pocket watches are not too rare objects in Shanghai, they are only the "playthings" of wealthy "Western" characters. Many of the people who received the wedding card did not have a pocket watch.

What does that mean?

The "standard interpretation" in the market soon surfaced: "no wedding banquet" is to "not receive gifts", Guan Beizi set an example and used this reason to advocate "clean government".

Sending a pocket watch means "advocating the New Deal", including "cultivating the concept of time".

It's really a small word.

It is also said that Guan Beizi's newly married aunt surnamed Yang has lived and died together with Guan Beizi in the United States, and it is the most foreign, and it is appropriate to make this declaration through her wedding.

The whole of Shanghai was in a state of uproar.

People stretched their necks and waited, seeing what kind of "foreign style" was it on the day of welcoming their relatives?

Unexpectedly, Guan Beizi welcomes his relatives, but it is still our Chinese style.

Mrs. Yang is Mrs. Hu's sister, and Mrs. Hu is Mrs. Luo's sister, so Mrs. Yang is naturally also Mrs. Luo's sister, so the mansion of Hu Xueyan on George Street in the concession is even Mrs. Yang's "maiden home".

The day of welcoming the relatives has arrived.

The team of sending off relatives, from Hufu sedan chair, entered the city from the north gate, and traveled all the way to Qingya Street.

Before and after the sedan chair, a total of four sedan chairs are clustered. In front of the team, the cavalry of the Xuan Army Guards Regiment opened the way; Behind, too, was the cavalry escort of the Guards Regiment.

The cavalrymen of the Guards Regiment were dressed in blue American military uniforms of brand new fabrics, and they were extremely energetic.

This is the first time that the Xuan Army, Shanghai's "child soldiers", appeared in front of Shanghai citizens in military uniforms, and the city was full of colors. On both sides of the street, when the spectators were blocked, some people spontaneously lit firecrackers. Later, the sound of firecrackers became more and more frequent, and the beach was as lively as a festival.

On the side of the road, there were foreigners wearing American military uniforms, holding a big "camera", running back and forth to take pictures. This is Xuan Jun's "photographer with the army". From time to time, the magnesium powder lamp "banged" and flickered, filling the smoke and causing a sensation among the onlookers. and the sound of firecrackers one after another, more and more lively.

There was no need for drums on the road, and the team to send off relatives arrived at Guan Beizi's mansion on Qingya Street - the former governor's yamen, and only then did the joy of suona play sound, which meant that the bride had arrived.

Guan Beizi's mansion is full of lights and joy.

The sedan chair was carried directly into the mansion, and the door of the mansion was immediately closed.

All the procedures are similar to when Guan Beizi married Mrs. Hu.

The difference is - no one could have imagined: it is not the bride who sits in the sedan chair.

Wan'er is pregnant with Liujia, how can she travel so long distance? Therefore, inside the sedan chair, it is just a maid "stand-in" sent by the Beizi Mansion.

Wan'er has been staying in the mansion, the sedan chair entered the gate, the door was closed, she was dressed in red makeup, she put on a hijab, and with the support of the maids, she got on the sedan chair.

The sedan chair was carried into the second door, so that Yang Wan'er could be regarded as "entering the door".

The sedan chair landed, the maid stepped forward and took the bride out, accompanied by Mrs. Luo Si, and entered the flower hall.

The red candles in the flower hall are shining, and the case in the middle is surrounded by a red satin table, and the case is offered to the fairy of harmony with five-colored silk.

Guan Zhuofan was also dressed in a red robe, standing and waiting in front of the case.

Mrs. Luo Si sent the bride to Guan Zhuofan, Guan Zhuofan stretched out his hand to remove the hijab, the candlelight was shining, and Wan'er's face was as soft as jade and full of smiles.

Hu Xueyan, who was acting as a celebrant, smiled and shouted: "Salute-"

Wan'er went down to Guan Zhuo Fanfu slightly, and called softly: "Master." ”

Guan Zhuofan stretched out his hand to help him, and sighed in his heart: The war is raging, thousands of rivers and mountains, you are always my person.

Then Wan'er turned to Hu Qingqing, who was standing next to her, and blessed her slightly.

If Hu Qingqing is a wife, she will naturally have to be courteous to Wan'er, but "everyone is the same person", there was no such procedure originally.

This program was added by Wan'er herself.

Hu Qingqing accepted Wan'er's courtesy, and returned the salute - if she was a wife, she didn't need to return the salute.

Then he stepped forward and gently hugged Wan'er's shoulder, and there were tears flashing in her eyes.

This back and forth means that although the two people are on an equal footing, "the first one is the greatest", and Hu Qingqing is the "elder sister".

Of course, Hu Qingqing was originally Yang Wan'er's sister, but the meaning of these two "sisters" is different.

After the ceremony, he turned to the other side of the flower hall, where there were two cases, and the things on the cases were not seen by most of the people present.

On a case, crystal clear, there are layers of tall glass wine glasses, the upper layer is one less than the lower layer, and the top one, there is only one wine glass.

The family sent a large bottle of pale yellow wine, which is called "champagne". Guan Beizi opened the bottle himself, and there was a "bang", and the hops poured out. Guan Zhuofan held the wine bottle, Wan'er's hand held on the wine bottle, and poured it from the top wine glass, and soon, the wine glass overflowed, and the sweet sparkling wine flowed towards the other wine glasses.

When one bottle of wine is exhausted, hand another bottle over; After a few bottles in a row, I finally filled all the tall glass wine glasses.

A few people watching the ceremony clapped their hands, and Wan'er smiled like a flower.

Then move on to another case.

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