The foreigners of this era were indeed much stronger than the Chinese in terms of time concept, and they agreed to visit the Wu Mansion at five o'clock in the afternoon, and just after five o'clock, Maddox came to the door of the Wu Mansion on time, and brought his friend Father Luo Weilin as promised, and Wu Yue personally welcomed out of the mansion and invited these two British friends who were more talkative to his home for warm hospitality.

Wu Jianzhang is still working at the customs office, and the time is not early, and he will definitely not be able to go out of the city after eating, and he must disturb the Wu Mansion for a night, so Father Luo Weilin, who is already very familiar with the Chinese's emphasis on family values, took the initiative to propose to wait for Wu Jianzhang to come back and dine together, Wu Beyond knew that this was a piece of kindness from Luo Weilin, so he smiled and agreed, and also took this opportunity to talk again about the establishment of a church school with Luo Weilin and Maddos, who are enthusiastic about public welfare.

Father Maddos, who likes to write books, is very supportive of the establishment of the school, that is, he must ask Wu Chaoyue for help in terms of land, and Wu Chaoyue immediately agreed to buy a few acres of land for Maddos to build the school, and Father Luo Weilin also knows how to seize the opportunity, and also took the opportunity to make a request to Wu Chaoyue, asking Wu Chaoyue to help him develop several female believers as nuns and help him take care of and treat the sick.

Although Fr. Luo Weilin's request was a good intention, because he knew that the nun could not get married, Wu Chaoyue did not immediately agree, but spent a lot of effort to explain the reason to Fr. Luo Weilin, pointing out that in the current situation in China, it is simply difficult to let Chinese women who value childbirth become nuns, and then in turn suggested that Fr. Luo Weilin create a nurse system before Ms. Nightingale, recruit women to train and serve as nurses to help care for the wounded.

As an old timer of Bethune, the great Fr. Luo Weilin certainly appreciated Wu Chaoyue's proposal for a nurse system two years before history, and immediately expressed his willingness to try it. And Wu Chaoyue was also very generous to the comprador grandfather, and promised to buy a few young girls from poor peasant families, so that they could go to the Chinese Medical Center (the predecessor of Renji Hospital) founded by Father Luo Weilin to serve as nurses.

I had a very happy conversation with the two foreign friends, but until it was slightly dark, Wu Chaoyue's comprador grandfather Wu Jianzhang had not returned home, and Wu Chaoyue, who knew that the comprador grandfather was very conscientious in official affairs, also said that Wu Jianzhang was busy with official business, so he didn't wait any longer, and directly ordered a banquet to entertain the two foreign friends. However, just as the people of the Wu Mansion were setting up the dishes, the dog-legged Wu Dadao rushed into the living room, and screamed miserably before he could salute: "Young Master Sun, it's not good, a team of officials came outside, saying that they were here to arrest you!" ”

"The official sent me to arrest me?" Wu Chaoyue almost thought that he had misheard, and exclaimed and asked, "Are you mistaken?" It's the official of the yamen, why do you want to arrest me? ”

"It's the official of the customs yamen!" Wu Dadao wiped his sweat and said: "But I haven't seen the team leader, and it shouldn't be someone from the customs yamen." ”

"The official of the customs yamen?" Wu Chaoyue was even more suspicious that he had misheard - how could the subordinates of the comprador grandfather come to arrest him? However, after coming back to his senses, Wu Chaoyue immediately said in his heart: "Oh no! It must be that the old man Wu Jianzhang has an accident, and the matter must be not small! ”

As Wu Chaoyue expected, before he could ask further, the two priests, Luo Weilin and Maddos, had not had time to understand what was going on, and a team of errand officers had already rushed in directly, led by a Goshha wearing a blue background and a black coat, holding a waist card and shouting: "On the order of Lord Qincha, arrest Wu Chaoyue, the grandson of Wu Jianzhang!" Who is Wu Chaoyue? Stand out! ”

If you want to change to someone else, you suddenly heard the bad news of being arrested by the order of the Qin Cha, and you were basically paralyzed with fright, but the braid drama that was rampant in later generations also had an advantage, that is, Wu Chaoyue was already accustomed to this kind of scene, and he didn't pay much attention to it. So after hearing Na Goshha's shouting, Wu Chaoyue was not very afraid, and took a step forward very calmly, saying: "I am Wu Chaoyue, what law did I violate?" Why are you arresting me? ”

"When you see Lord Chincha, you understand everything." Nagoshha refused to answer, waved his hand again, and shouted: "Take it!" ”

Hearing Na Goshha's shouting, the customs yamen officer he brought immediately stepped forward and took out a rope to tie up Wu Chaoyue, Wu Chaoyue struggled and asked loudly, "Why do you want to arrest me?" Are you unreasonable? Even if you want to arrest someone, at least you have to give me a reason, right? ”

Na Goshha didn't pay attention to Wu Chaoyue at all, he just urged to arrest people, and the result was not bad, the errand he brought were all Wu Jianzhang's subordinates, and he usually followed Wu Jianzhang to fish for oil and water at the customs, and he didn't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, and when he tied Wu Chaoyue, he was very light, and he didn't punch or kick, so Wu Chaoyue suffered a lot less. At the same time, two priests, Luo Weilin and Maddos, also stepped forward and asked Nagoshha in Chinese: "Why did you arrest Wu?" What crime did Wu commit? ”

The words of the foreigner will always be very useful in front of the Qing officials, and Na Goshha had to reply: "Two foreign gentlemen, this matter has nothing to do with me, I am just acting on orders, and it was Lord Qincha who ordered him to be arrested, and I don't know why he was arrested." ”

"Ridiculous!" Maddox said angrily: "Our British police have to show an arrest warrant first, what authority do you have to arrest people arbitrarily without giving any reason?" I protest! I want to protest to your Qincha on behalf of Wu! ”

Na Goshha was speechless, and Wu Chaoyue understood that the opposition of Maddox and Luo Weilin could not change the fate of his arrest, and he was more worried about Wu Jianzhang's safety, so he asked, "What about my grandfather?" How is he doing now? ”

"Your grandfather has also been ordered to take it down by Lord Chincha." Na Goshha replied, and said with a sneer: "Young Master Wu, I advise you, it is best to go with me obediently, otherwise, your grandfather's sin will definitely be even greater." ”

Pursing his lips, Wu Chaoyue first nodded and agreed to go with Nagoshha, then turned to Luo Weilin and Madosi, and said in English: "Two priests, I can swear to God that I have absolutely not sinned. This is a strange thing, I need your help, please come with me. ”

Luo Weilin and Maadows were both enthusiastic people, and immediately nodded in agreement, and Wu Chaoyue explained to the housekeeper and Wu Dadao and others to take care of the house, and then they strode out with Nagoshha, and the two priests followed closely, and Nagoshha did not dare to stop him. In the end, a few Wu Jianzhang concubines who rushed to hear the news stopped Wu Chaoyue and asked the reason for crying, Wu Chaoyue couldn't answer, and could only try to comfort these little grandmothers who were not much older than themselves, and walked out of their own door with a stomach full of questions.

Escorting Wu Chaoyue, Na Goshha directly took Wu Chaoyue to the customs yamen located next to the small east gate, and although the sky was completely dark at the moment, the customs yamen was brightly lit inside and outside, surrounded by people watching the excitement, and there were many Shanghai county officials to maintain law and order, and then through the crowd to the lobby of the customs yamen, Wu Chaoyue saw at a glance that his comprador grandfather Wu Jianzhang had been removed from the top belt and was pressed to kneel on the ground.

People have feelings, although they know that they are not their own grandfather, but after getting along for such a long time, Wu Chaoyue, whose conscience has not been eaten up by dogs, still has a little bit of a feeling of relatives for Wu Jianzhang, which will see that he is still kneeling on the ground after he is over the age of six, Wu Chaoyue's nose can't help but sour, and he shouted: "Grandpa." ”

Hearing Wu Chaoyue's voice, Wu Jianzhang turned back with difficulty, and when he saw that his baby grandson was also tied up by five flowers, Wu Jianzhang was suddenly frightened, and quickly turned to the imperial court Qincha, who was sitting in the middle of the hall, and kowtowed desperately and screamed: "Lord Qincha, it has nothing to do with him, those things have nothing to do with him!" I was the one who let the foreigners preach to the workers on the wharf, I was the one who sent the master to help the foreigners buy land and build a factory, and I was the one who used the silver to build a factory in partnership with the foreigners, and these things have nothing to do with my grandson! Please check clearly, please don't implicate my grandson! ”

At the same time, Wu Chaoyue had already raised his head to look at the situation in the hall, at this moment, the old Wu family's nemesis Yuan Zubi was of course at the scene, and then when he took a closer look at the appearance of the Qin Cha, Wu Chaoyue's heart seemed to have fallen into the abyss, and he immediately became completely desperate - the Qin Cha who sat in the hall actually happened to be the old man surnamed Weng who had seen him on the dock today!

As expected, hearing Wu Jianzhang's desperate screams, the old man surnamed Weng was not only not deeply moved by Wu Jianzhang's licking of calves, but on the contrary, he also showed some smiles, and said with a sneer: "Lord Wu loves Sun very much, and is willing to sacrifice himself to protect his grandson, although it is admirable and admirable, but there is no way, this official is entrusted by the imperial court, and is ordered by the emperor to thoroughly investigate this case, although he cannot be wronged and innocent, but he cannot be tolerated and shielded, so that Sun helps foreigners spread foreign religions, and builds foreign factories with foreigners, the evidence is conclusive and cannot be denied, so there is no way, The officer had to order him to be taken down! ”

"Lord Qincha, my grandson is wronged, he is really wronged!" Wu Jianzhang cried in his screams, "He didn't do these things, these things were all done by the lower officials, and it really has nothing to do with him!" Please, sir, let him go! ”

Hearing these words, the old man surnamed Weng smiled even more happily, and said to Yuan Zubi next to him, Yuan Zubi understood, and immediately took out a bound document, walked in front of Wu Jianzhang to show it, and said with a smile: "Lord Wu, please take a look, this is the document that Ling Sun invited foreigners to partner with him to establish a foreign factory, which not only clearly states how much money your grandson has to build a factory, but also promises that your grandson will buy land outside the concession to build a factory. What was he wronged? ”

After carefully looking at the evidence in Yuan Zubi's hand, Wu Jianzhang was completely paralyzed to the ground, Wu Chaoyue also took a few steps forward in confusion, and carefully saw that the document was the invitation to bid that he had printed and sent to foreign banks, Wu Chaoyue couldn't help but be taken aback, and didn't understand how this thing could get into Yuan Zubi's hands? But this point is not the most important, Wu Chaoyue immediately shouted injustice: "Lord Qincha, this is just an ordinary business cooperation, and it does not violate the law of the country, what is my crime?" ”

"Without the permission of the imperial court, you partnered with foreigners to build foreign factories, and helped foreigners buy land outside the concession, and you dare to say that you are not guilty?" The old man surnamed Weng said slowly: "Also, this official has not only found many eyewitnesses to prove that you helped foreigners to proselytize on the dock in Shanghai, but also saw you discuss missionary matters with foreign priests on the dock, isn't this enough to prove your guilt?" ”

"Dare to ask Lord Qincha, is there a court law that says that it is not allowed to build a factory in partnership with foreigners?" Wu Chaoyue said angrily: "May I ask Lord Qincha again, and that court decree does not allow me to help Father Yang spread foreign religions?" Also, who said that I bought land outside the concession for foreigners? The title deeds of more than 100 acres of land are still in my hands, if I really bought the land for foreigners, then why didn't foreigners take those land deeds? ”

"Without the permission of the imperial court, the Holy Lord's permission, you are guilty of doing this without permission!" The old man surnamed Weng sneered and said, "If you feel that you have been wronged, it doesn't matter, go to the Criminal Department and say it." The emperor has an order, as long as the official finds out that these things are true, he will immediately take down your Wu family ancestors and grandchildren together, and hand them over to the ministry to discuss the crime, and you have the opportunity to cry out for injustice when you go to the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department! Come on, immediately take down the criminals Wu Jianzhang and Wu Chaoyue! ”

The left and right officers agreed, and immediately stepped forward to escort Wu Jianzhang and Wu Chaoyue's ancestors, and then asked the old man surnamed Weng where he wanted to escort Wu Jianzhang's ancestors and grandsons, Yuan Zupi, who hated the old Wu family, recommended himself and wanted to personally escort the ancestors and grandsons of the Wu family to the Shanghai County Prison for detention, but the old man surnamed Weng had his own plans, shook his head and said: "The imperial court has regulations, criminal officials cannot be locked up with ordinary prisoners, so temporarily lock them in the backyard of the customs yamen, and they will be escorted to the capital in a day or two." ”

Yuan Zubi, who was bent on revenge, was completely disappointed, but when he saw Wu Jianzhang's ancestors and grandsons being escorted away from a distance, Luo Weilin and Mai Dusi outside the lobby also suddenly made a fuss, and kept shouting in Chinese, "We want to go to court, Wu is innocent, he is our friend, we want to defend his grievances, let us go to court!" Let's go to class! Wu is innocent! ”

Of course, the messengers guarding the gate did not dare to expel the foreigners by force, so they could only form a human wall to temporarily stop Luo Weilin and Mai Dous, and at the same time flew to the court, the old man surnamed Weng was furious when he heard this, and immediately turned to Yuan Zubi and asked, "Lord Yuan, what are you doing?" Why did you let foreigners enter Shanghai? ”

"Lord Qincha, Shanghai is a land of five ports of trade, allowing foreigners to come and go for trade, and the lower officials dare not stop it?" Yuan Zubi replied truthfully.

"Confused!" The old man surnamed Weng slapped the table and shouted: "In the "Treaty of Nanjing" signed by the emperor and Yangyi, is there a clause that allows foreigners to enter the city? Why can't you learn from Guangzhou? It is also a land of five trades, and the people of Guangzhou have joined forces to prevent foreigners from entering the city, but foreigners still dare not enter the city? ”

Yuan Zubi hesitated a little, and the people of Guangzhou joined forces to prevent foreigners from entering the city, and Yuan Zupi had also heard about it, but Yuan Zubi knew very well that it was actually done by Xu Guangjin, the governor of Liangguang, and Ye Mingchen, the governor of Guangdong, who secretly instigated the people of Guangzhou - Yuan Zubi, who was a humble official, did not have the courage to follow these two feudal officials. And the old man surnamed Weng was even more displeased when he saw it, and shouted: "What are you still doing?" Why don't you expel those two foreigners from the city? ”

After that, the old man surnamed Weng ordered the messenger to close the gate immediately, and did not give Luo Weilin and Mai Dusi a chance to defend the Wu family's ancestors and grandchildren. And Yuan Zubi was forced by the old man surnamed Weng, so he had to quickly send someone to give an order to Yuan Wuba, who was hiding outside, and asked him to organize the people to expel Luo Weilin and Mai Dusi from the city.

In fact, there was no need to expel them, and they couldn't open the door when they shouted hoarse outside the customs yamen, and Luo Weilin and Mai Dusi refused to waste their strength in vain, and discussed a few words in a low voice, and the two priests simply left on their own, and went out of the city directly from the neighboring Xiaodongmen to return to the concession for help, Yuan Wuba, who had already received Yuan Zubi's order, did not have the courage to expel the foreigners, and even more wished that the two plague gods would get out of the city as soon as possible, so they naturally hurriedly pushed the boat down the river, and secretly ordered the messenger to open the door and let the two priests go out of the city.

Then, after hearing that the two foreign plague gods had gotten out on their own, Yuan Zubi was overjoyed, of course, he immediately ran to Qincha Weng Xincun to ask for credit, and although Weng Xincun was also overjoyed after hearing about it, he still refused to be satisfied, and reprimanded Yuan Zubi: "Well done!" If you continue to do this, it is best to follow the example of Guangzhou and resolutely not allow any foreigner to enter the city! Long live hate these foreigners who don't understand etiquette and religion the most, if you do it, this official will definitely show merit to the saint for you! Remember, during his time in Shanghai, he didn't want to see a foreigner appear in front of him! ”