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The spring equinox is about to pass, and the weather is just getting warmer.

Outside the official road more than 70 miles away from Beijing, although it is evening, an inn-style courtyard is already a bright lantern hanging, a lantern is hung on the signpost in front of the inn, and the lantern blown by the wind has the word "post" written on it.

This "post station" located on the side of the official road, although it is run by the government, but in fact, in addition to the officials who welcome the delivery can live here, ordinary people can also live here, but unlike officials, those ordinary people can only live in the simple grass hut next to the backyard horse shed, although the environment is extremely poor, but it is not welcome by the merchants. There is no other reason, after all, this is the "inn" of the government, and you need to endure the bad words of the postman when you stay here, but you don't have to worry about touching the black shop.

"Hey!"

A sigh came from the lower room of the inn, and an old man by the oil lamp let out a sigh when he put down the brush in his hand.

As a dismissed official, according to the past practice, although there was a survey issued by the household department, he could no longer stay in the post station with his official position as in the past, let alone enjoy the same hospitality as his status, and even could not live in the upper room of the post station. But even so, compared to many ordinary people who are away from home, the investigation of a paper household department makes people less troublesome, at least in this homecoming, he does not have to worry about living and traveling along the way like ordinary people.

However, the reason why Xu Jishe sighed at this time was not even the warmth and coldness of the people in the world, he vaguely remembered that when he was the governor of Guangxi 7 years ago, he was sent along the way, but when he was recalled to Beijing two years ago, he had already felt the warmth and warmth of human affection in advance, and now, what he sighed was the emperor's heart.

A few months ago, he was demoted to the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, that is, "Deputy Bi Ma Wen", and he went to "Three Gradual Efforts to Prevent Sparseness", persuading Emperor Xianfeng not to build large-scale construction, not to be lazy with women, and not to listen to and believe partially. Xianfeng's edict: "The meaning is deep and elegant, 'Put it on the motto, always look at it, and it can be used as a motto.'" "When he was not appointed as an examiner for the Sichuan Township Examination, and when he did not go to his post, the Ministry of Officials suddenly pursued that he had escaped and failed to report the prisoners in the military during his tenure in Minfu.

It is precisely after this incident that Xu Jishe, who has been up and down for decades, understands what the "imperial technique" is, and he sighs for this "imperial technique".

"It's just a pity ......"

Just when Xu Jishe let out this exclamation in the room, the post man at the post station over there bowed his waist and flattered him at this time, for no other reason, this person was sent by the governor yamen, although this governor yamen did not ask about the post station, but after all, this person was sent by the governor.

"Master, that Lord Xu lives in No. 3 ...... Dizi Fang"

Before he could finish speaking, the whip fell on him.

"You thing, no matter what Lord Xu is, he has been a governor, and the lord who has signed the governor's account actually let your dog thing be arranged in the ground room, if Lord Xu is angry, then see if the governor doesn't clean up your dog thing......"

Being scolded by this person, the well-informed Yi Cheng will only then understand where he made a mistake, although that Lord Xu has been dismissed, but after all, he has been an official for decades, and this protégé is naturally all over the government and the opposition, and he actually arranged him to the local character room......

"The villain should be damned, the villain should be damned......"

"Don't give a damn, don't take me there! Delay the adult's business, and you will be hanged yourself! ”

As the visitor spoke, he entered the post station, and his expression and tone showed the domineering of the governor's doorman. However, although he was very domineering in front of this poster, when he arrived outside the door of Xu Jishe's house, the whole person immediately changed, his waist was lowered, and the smile on his face became flattering.

"Lord Xu!"

Listening to the knock on the door, Xu Jishe opened the door and saw visitors outside the door.

"Next, I am invited to gather in the mansion by the order of Lord Taiding of the Mansion, and I also invite Lord Xu to appreciate his face!"

When he spoke, the visitor had already presented an invitation with both hands, showing his affection when he was down, in the face of this invitation, although it was too late, and he didn't know who this Lord Ding was, but Xu Jishe did not refuse, and he had already adapted to the welcome and send-off on the road in the early years.

"Please let the old man clean up a little first!"

After the bag of cigarettes, Xu Jishe had already come to the door accompanied by the domestic servant, and there was already a carriage waiting there outside the door, and when he got into the carriage, the carriage was driven by the coachman to the direction of the city, and the doorman who was riding a horse on the side of the carriage followed closely.

In the next few days, the post man never saw the Lord Xu back to the post station, not only did no one return to the post station, but even the luggage that was hurriedly left in the post station, as well as a donkey cart and donkey, were also left in the post station, at first the post man was still a little worried, worried about the whereabouts of the Lord Xu, but a few days later, the worry turned into fear.

As if he had snooped into some secret, he was worried about whether the "Governor" would send someone to kill him, after all, he was the only one who knew that the dismissed Lord Xu had finally disappeared at his invitation.

In order to save his life, but five or six days later, the content related to the survey of the post station was actively tampered with, it seems that Lord Xu has never come to this small post station, and he has never received any Lord Xu, after all, many dismissed officials tend to live in the private inn for the sake of face, who will suffer from the warmth and coldness of the world in this post station.

Although the sea seems to be calm, but the bow of the clipper ship is sailing at sea like a sharp blade cut through the calm sea, at this time the "St. Andrew" has been at sea for nearly a month, has sailed through Java, into the Indian Ocean, like any tea ship, it will sail directly through the Cape of Good Hope, in order to arrive in England as soon as possible, after all, every morning to the UK for a day, the tea on this ship can be sold for an extra penny, it seems not much, but if the tea on the ship is counted, this boat of tea can be sold for tens of thousands of pounds, This could even buy half of the St. Andrew's clippers, which cost less than £17,000.

At this time, because it was nightfall, most of the passengers on this ship, except for the sailors, had already fallen asleep.

Placed in the cabin, putting down the teacup in his hand, Xu Jishe once again turned his eyes to Wang Zichuan in front of him, he was the supervisor of the group of young people, to a certain extent, he also had the responsibility of supervising himself, but what made Xu Jishe quite useful was that he had always had great respect for himself, just like the cabin where the two lived together, because there was only one bed, so he slept in a hammock like those sailors all day long.

From a month and a half ago, he was kidnapped with his servants in the post station outside the capital, and then was sent to this foreign ship all the way outside the mouth of the Yangtze River, Xu Jishe has now accepted the reality of being "kidnapped", in fact, for him who has experienced the ups and downs of life, from the beginning, when he found that he was kidnapped, to when he realized that he was going to go abroad, he not only accepted this fate, but even looked forward to the next trip to the West.

It is precisely because of this that I will use the time on the ship to learn English, and when I am ready to stay in England, I will take a good look at what England looks like when it defeated the Qing Kingdom more than ten years ago.

"Han Lin, you have also read the book of sages, talking about talent and learning, and the fame that can be sought, why do you have to use it for the traitor?"

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Wang Zichuan fell into silence, he was a devout Christian, and the reason why he went abroad this time was at the invitation of Father Li Wenxiu, and Father Li Wenxiu was invited by the Grand Governor, and the other three people who were the overseers of the international students were all Catholics like him.

Why was the priest's request not denied? In fact, unlike those scholars who thought that they would not meet their talents and then joined the rebel army, for Li Wenxiu, who had more than 60 fertile fields at home, although his life was not rich, he had no worries about food and clothing, and he did not have the feeling that ordinary scholars did not meet his talents, but why did he still accept the priest's request?

"Actually, I didn't serve Governor Zhu Dadu, I was invited by Father Li because it was all because of ......."

After thinking for a moment, Wang Zichuan spoke.

"Well, I want to see the West! ……”

Speaking of this, Wang Zichuan's words paused slightly, and the bulkhead where his eyes were cast suddenly smiled and said with a smile.

"The world is so big, I want to see it too!"

Yes, this is the reason why Wang Zichuan accepted Father Li's request to leave his wife and come to the West with his son, he wanted to see the West and the world.

Thinking like this in his heart, he looked at his son, who was already asleep in the hammock, and then said seriously.

"What is the world really like? I don't know, but I hope that in the future, Yiming will not be like me, I don't know what the world is, let alone the West. I first saw the "Yinghuan Zhiluo" and the map of the earth, and knew the reason of all countries and the principle of the earth. Don't you want to see this West with your own eyes and know about it? ”

Wang Zichuan's rhetorical question made Xu Jishe stunned, isn't this exactly what he thinks in his heart? Disturbed, his eyes couldn't help but turn to the bulkhead.

"Seek knowledge from the world!"

Is this the word hanging on the bulkhead, is this the writing of the so-called Grand Governor? The pen is average, and this so-called "Governor of the Righteous Army" should be very young.

Seek knowledge in the world!

What kind of courage made the Grand Governor write such a sentence? At this time, Xu Jishe was confused, and he was also more and more curious about the Metropolitan Governor who had never met but who kidnapped him, not only curious about the other party's intention of kidnapping him, but sending him straight to the foreign ship, and even more curious about that person, curious about how he was different from others! (To be continued.) )