The scenery of the northern country, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting. In early winter, heavy snow has fallen in Shenyang in the northeast......

"Grandma, what are you looking at?!"

An old lady with silver hair, hearing the cry of her grandson, put down the photo in her hand, took off her glasses, and said with a smile: "When people are old, they love the old." Always thinking about something from the past. ”

The boy picked up the photo in the old lady's hand and asked as he looked at it, "Grandma, who is in the photo?!" ”

The old lady put on her glasses again, took the photo in her grandson's hand, looked at it, and said with a smile: "This is a commemorative victory photo taken by me, your grandfather, and your grandmother Tang in Shanghai on August 15, 1945. ”

"Oh!" The boy picked up another photo and asked, "Grandma, who is the handsome guy in this picture?!" ”

"You little ghost, your grandfather is joking, beware of him coming back and spanking your little ass!" The old lady took the photo angrily, scratched her grandson's little nose, and said, "This is a photo taken by your grandfather when he was studying at Yenching University." ”

"Wow!" When the boy heard his grandmother's words, his eyes suddenly appeared with admiration, scratched his head, and said, "Grandpa studied at Yan University, why didn't he tell us?!" ”

"What's there to say about this!" The old lady smiled and put away the photo, put it on the cabinet next to it, reached out and hugged the boy in front of her into her arms, looked at the snowflakes flying outside the window, and said, "Grandma told you a story, do you want to listen to it?!" ”

"Yes!" The boy said in a milky voice: "Grandma, tell me about you, grandpa and Grandma Tang!" ”

"Good!" As if caught in a memory, the old lady said, "Grandma will tell you about the past." ”

In the early winter of 1930, in Beiping City, there were snowflakes in the sky, and few pedestrians were seen on the road. There is a young man standing on the drum tower, this young man's name is Hong Yu, his father is Hong Enping, the owner of the Hongyun Silver Building in Beiping, and he is also the grandson of Hong Tianguang, the third son of Hong Xiuquan of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom broke Nanjing, Hong Xiuquan ordered his cronies to carry a batch of gold and silver to protect Hong Tianguang's mother and son and quietly left Nanjing, and secretly settled in Beiping. After two generations of hard work, the Hong family took root in Beiping and had a large family business.

"Hong Yu, you are going to get married in three days, why are you so interested in asking our brothers to come to the Drum Tower, is it for us to accompany you to see the snow scene?!" After that, the two brothers Tang Xingye and Tang Xingshang walked to Hong Yu's side. Tang Xingye and Tang Xingshang were twin brothers, and their grandfather Tang Dingguo was the chief of the guard who was ordered to protect Hong Tianguang's mother and son from leaving Nanjing. After arriving in Beiping, in order to facilitate hiding and probing news, Tang Dingguo, under the instruction of Hong Tianguang's mother, opened a rickshaw shop in Beiping.

Hong Yu smiled and quipped, "Don't be too happy with the two of you. I'm married, and it's going to be the two of you. Listen to my mother, your father and mother have already helped you find a marriage partner. ”

"Cut, it's strange to believe you!" Tang Xingshang tilted his head, glanced at Tang Xingye, and said: "This kid has been lying to us since he was a child, I don't know how many times he has deceived us, believe his words, sows can go up the tree." ”

Tang Xingye frowned slightly, and said, "I'm afraid he didn't lie to us this time." ”

"What?!" Tang Xingshang was taken aback at first, and then said: "Brother, I know that you usually wear a pair of pants with him, and you can't fool your brother and me when you get married!" ”

"What am I fooling you for?!" Tang Xingye put on the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and then said: "Didn't you notice that in the past two days, Mrs. Song, who helped people talk to the matchmaker, went to our mother twice a day, morning and evening?!" ”

"Brother, what should we do then?! I don't want to get married so early! Tang Xingshang looked at Tang Xingye who was standing on the side with a sad face, hoping that Tang Xingye could think of a good solution.

After a while, seeing that the Tang brothers did not react, Hong Yu said with a smile: "Your brother has no way, but my brother has a way." Would you like to hear about it?! ”

Tang Xingshang heard Hong Yu's words as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, jumped to Hong Yu's side with an arrow step, hooked Hong Yu's shoulder, and said with a hippie smile: "I want to listen, I want to listen!" Brother Yu, for the sake of me helping you and Yuan Hui so much, you can do it, give me ideas, and help my brother and me, so that I can tide over the difficulties. Saying that, Tang Xingshang changed his words and said, "If you don't help me today, beware of me going to pry the corner between you and Yuan Hui." ”

Hong Yu glanced at Tang Xingshang, stretched out his hand and flicked away Tang Xingshang's hand on his shoulder, and said with a disdainful expression: "Just rely on your two strokes, and you still want to pry my corner." It's either that I underestimate you, or even if I give you a chance, you can't pry it. Besides, there are still three days, and you will be called Yuan Hui's sister-in-law, so I don't have to worry about it. ”

Tang Xingshang pretended to be displeased and said, "I can see through you now." You're a villain who crosses a river and demolishes bridges! See how I clean you up. After saying that, Tang Xingshang pounced on Hong Yu and tickled Hong Yu.

Tang Xingye, who was standing on the side, saw the two of them giggling, sighed helplessly, pulled Tang Xingshang away and shouted, "Okay, don't make trouble." Then he said to Hong Yu: "If you have any ideas, say it!" Don't sell it anymore. ”

Hong Yu straightened his clothes and asked, "Have you heard that the Central Military Academy will recruit the ninth batch of cadets in March next year?!" ”

"Then you still need to hear?!" Tang Xingshang looked at the monster with an expression and said, "Now everyone on the street knows about it, will we still know?!" Saying that, Tang Xingshang reacted, looked at Hong Yu with an incredulous expression, and said, "What do you mean, let me and my brother go to the Central Military Academy to take the exam?!" ”

Hong Yu nodded and looked at Tang Xingye, who was standing on the side and contemplating. Tang Xingye seemed to feel Hong Yu's gaze, raised his head and said, "This is a good way." It can not only let us avoid the fate of marrying a woman we don't know, but also make our dreams come true. But ......" halfway through the words, Tang Xingye seemed to think of something, hesitated slightly, and then said: "I'm not afraid of Xingshang in the exam, but the identity guarantee, where can we get it?!" ”

Hong Yu said with a smile: "Since I came up with the idea, I'll help you get it as an identity guarantee." Don't forget what my father-in-law and mother-in-law used to do, and he won't help with this little thing?! You two don't think about it too much, you should be prepared, but there is one point, you must keep it secret, if the news is leaked, you two can't leave, don't blame others. After that, Hongyu left the Tang brothers and went down the drum tower alone. ……

"Young Master! You're back! Hong Yu's feet had just stepped out of the car door, and the housekeeper Wu Bo ran to Hong Yu's side quickly with an umbrella. Hong Yu closed the car door and asked, "Uncle Wu, what's going on at home?!" ”

"Nothing happened at home, but the master asked the young master where he went." Uncle Wu said with some concern.

"I see!" With that, Hong Yu walked in quickly, walked through the corridor, and walked towards his room.

"Stop!" Just as Hong Yu passed by the door of the living room, a deep voice stopped Hong Yu. Hong Yu stopped when he heard the scream, and honestly lowered his head and shouted, "Dad! ”

"Hmm!" Hong Enping responded, and said with a cold face: "There are three days to get married, why don't you stay at home to prepare, and go out into the wild, what kind of system is this?!" Then he asked, "Where did you go?!" ”

Hong Yu raised his head and replied, "I've gone to the Drum Tower." I have been bored at home for the past two days and want to go out for a walk. ”

Hong Enping nodded slightly and said, "It's okay to go out for a walk, but don't make me angry." You see your clothes are wet, go back to your room and change! Don't catch a cold. ”

"Yes! Dad, then I'll go back to the room first. With that, Hong Yu turned around and left. Looking at the back of Hong Yu leaving, Hong Enping couldn't help but sigh and muttered to himself: "It's so big that you can't help it!" The boy's wings are stiff, and I can't control it. ”

"What can't you control?!" As soon as Hong Enping's words fell, Hong Yu's mother, Lan Guiping, walked in from outside with a tray. Hong Enping couldn't help but sigh when he saw his wife, turned around and walked to the main seat in the hall, sat down, and said, "I'm talking about Yu'er." I'm about to get married, and I'm going out to play. ”

"Oops! What's the big deal. Saying that, Lan Guiping put the tray on the table, picked up a cup, handed it to Hong Enping and said, "Yu'er is so big, he knows how to do things." ”

"Ahem......" Hong Enping sighed and took the cup, saying, "It's really a loving mother and a loser." Yu'er will be spoiled by you sooner or later. ”

Dongjiaomin Lane, the Legation of Japan, is also the location of a secret branch of the Shadow Office of the Special High School in Beiping.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

"Come in!"

A woman pushed the door and walked out of the office with a sign of the special secretary's office hanging at the door, and respectfully saluted the middle-aged man in the office: "Hello, Director Noda?!" ”

Noda raised his head and saw the woman standing in front of him, and immediately a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "It's Miss Michiko!" You're coming so fast! With that, Noda stood up and picked up a file bag marked "top secret" on the desk, bypassed the desk, walked in front of Michiko, and said, "Miss Michiko, it's been a hard journey, please sit here!" After that, Noda walked to the sofa with Michiko, beckoned Michiko to sit down, and said, "Miss Michiko, I asked General Dohihara to transfer you from the Northeast this time because I have an important task entrusted to you. ”

"Your Excellency Noda, please feel free to ask me if there is any task. Michiko will definitely do her best to complete it! Michiko said confidently.

"Roar!" Noda handed the document bag in his hand to Michiko and said, "You take a look at the relevant materials first, if there is anything unclear, you ask me, and then we will talk about the task." ”

"Hey!" Michiko answered, took the file bag, took out the document from it, and looked at it carefully.

Ten lines at a glance, the blinking kung fu Michiko finished reading all the documents in the file bag, and after a slight hesitation, Michiko asked: "Your Excellency Noda, the Heavenly Treasure is just a legend, how can you be so sure that this legend is true?!" ”

Noda seemed to have guessed that Michiko would ask this, and said with a smile, "This is related to your mission!" ”

"My mission is related?!" Michiko's face immediately showed a puzzled expression and looked at Noda.

"Yes! It's about your mission! After that, Noda picked up a photo and said: "The person in this photo is named Hong Enping, who opened a Hongyun Silver Building in Beiping. In addition to being a businessman, he also has another identity, the grandson of Hong Xiuquan, the king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Before the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom capital was breached, Hong Xiuquan asked his cronies to secretly escort his father Hong Tianguang out of the capital. Since then, it has disappeared from everyone's sight. No one thought that they would come to Beiping. Three days later, Hong Enping's son got married. Your task is to use his son to marry and learn from the Hong family when vigilance is relaxed. Capture Hong Eun Ping alive and get the secret of the heavenly treasure from his mouth. ”

"Hey!" Michiko stood up and respectfully saluted Noda, saying, "Please rest assured, I will complete the task." ”

Chapter 2: Joyful Events Turning into Funerals (I)

This book was first published in Reading Books