The father and son were talking, "Master, young master, Madame wants you to hurry over and say that there is something important." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" a servant came to report.

"That's what happened to eighty percent." Chen Tingxuan nodded and said to Chen Hong.

Chen Tingxuan's wife Pan Jinxuan is the eldest daughter of the Pan family and Pan Shicheng's sister.

The father and son came to the back hall, where Mrs. Pan was weeping uncontrollably.

"Mother, what's wrong?" Although Chen Hong already knew why his mother was sad, he still asked eagerly.

"Something happened to your uncle...... The government is going to raid his Haishan Immortal Pavilion......" Pan cried.

"How did it get to this point? Hasn't Deshe always been in the salt business? Chen Tingxuan asked.

"He didn't know what evil he had in the past few years, and he was obsessed with antique gold and stone calligraphy and painting inscriptions. At this time, because he did not contribute money to donate to the military salary of the Western Expedition, he angered the government, and was falsely accused of smuggling opium, and as a result, he ............" Pan said sadly, and cried again, "I heard that the family has been sealed, and the people have been put in prison, as if they have been tortured."

"Donate to the Western Expedition Army?" Chen Tingxuan's father and son were secretly frightened when they heard this.

"Didn't the people in my hometown over there have any ideas?" Chen Tingxuan asked.

"No, Gui Ji and Guorong (Pan Shicheng's son) sent a letter, begging us to help and see if we can redeem people......" Pan said with a sob.

"Did they say how much money they would give?" Chen Tingxuan was keenly aware of what was going on and immediately asked.

Pan didn't answer, just cried and handed a letter to Chen Tingxuan.

Chen Tingxuan unfolded the letter and read it, the letter was not long, he quickly read it, and handed the letter to Chen Hong.

"Hmph, it costs a million taels, this official of the Qing Dynasty is still greedy." He snorted quietly.

Chen Hong was shocked when he heard his father's words, he immediately took the letter and read it, and after a while, Chen Hong's face changed.

"How can this be true? How can this Western Expedition be all spread on my uncle's family? And this opening is one million taels! Is he Zuo Zongtang too deceitful? Chen Hong said angrily.

"If this million taels can really be donated to the army, help the country drive out the captives, and keep the people of Xinjiang safe, I will admit it." Chen Tingxuan sighed, "But I'm afraid that when this money comes into their hands, it will all be given to those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and they won't be able to use it in the right place at all." ”

"Master, this silver is a trivial matter, but if this person is gone...... Pan Shi couldn't help but cry when he heard that Chen Tingxuan didn't seem to be willing to give this money, "Master, we can't see death without saving it!" “

"I didn't say that I wouldn't save you if I died! Isn't that what you want to do? Chen Tingxuan sighed suddenly, "It's not that I feel sorry for the silver, but I'm afraid that even if the silver is given to them, no one can save it!" What's the use of you being in a hurry to give silver? In the past, the Pan family, the Wu family and the Lu family, which of the three businessmen had never encountered it!? ”

The Pan family is familiar with the family history and knows that what her husband said is reasonable, she remembered what happened to the ancestors of the Pan family before they left the Qing Dynasty, and she couldn't help but let out a sad voice for a while.

Chen Hong saw his mother's grief and was concerned, but he didn't know how to comfort his mother. And just as he was at a loss, Sara hurried in.

As soon as she entered the door, Sarah's face was full of joy, but when she saw her mother-in-law crying loudly there, she couldn't help but be stunned, she quickly stepped forward to her mother-in-law's side, comforted her mother-in-law softly, and cast an inquiring glance at Chen Hong.

Chen Hong stepped forward to comfort his mother with him, and handed the letter in his hand to Sara, who immediately opened the letter and read it, Chen Hong noticed that Sara was holding another letter in her hand, and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

After reading the letter, Sara subconsciously looked at the other letter in her hand, and began to ponder, unheard of the conversation between the three people around her.

"This million taels of silver is only a donation for the Western Expedition, and the letter also said that it will take 500,000 taels to make it up and down, and their Pan family can only make up 300,000 taels now, which means that we want to help with the 1.2 million taels. These officials are simply open robbing! Chen Tingxuan said hatefully, "And if this silver is spent, it's hard to say whether you can fish people out!" They can't guarantee the ticket themselves! ”

"Master, they can't do this, let's do it, okay?" Pan Shi mourned, "Don't we also have people in the government? Yes? Aren't Wan'er's father and husband both court officials? Let them find a way, can't they? ”

"Wan'er's father was almost exiled to Xinjiang because of his ineffective counterinsurgency, and now he hasn't recovered, and it is still difficult to protect himself, so he can't do this! Don't bother him! Chen Tingxuan remembered what happened to Chen Xiang, and sighed heavily, "Wan'er's husband is just a small assistant to the shipmaster, and he can't connect to the center, where can he find a way?" ”

"No, father, Lin has a way! He can help us this time! Sara suddenly said excitedly, "Oh! Oh, God! That's great! All problems can be solved! She hugged her mother-in-law Pan, "Mother rest assured, my uncle will definitely be able to save me!" ”

"Do you have a solution? Speak up, talk fast! Pan Shi has always known that his foreign daughter-in-law is full of wisdom, and when she heard her say that there is a way, she immediately accepted her sorrow and hurriedly asked.

"Father, Mother, Hong, you first look at this letter." Sara shook another letter in her hand, "This is written by Wan'er, of course, there are some contents, I think it is Lin's instructions." ”

Chen Tingxuan stepped forward to take the letter and opened it with some doubts, Pan and Chen Hong gathered around him, and the three of them read it together.

The content of Chen Wan's reply letter is mainly to answer Sarah's question about Lin Yizhe's "fornication with the chief" incident, thank Sara for her concern, and by the way, greet the Chen family, which is a typical family letter. But at the end of the letter, Chen Wan unexpectedly mentioned that the Empress Dowager Cixi lacked money to repair the garden: "...... The Queen Mother does not want to repair the whole garden, only likes to be in a few places such as 'Heaven and Earth One Spring', and wants to be a place to retire after returning to power, and now the treasury is not enough, it is to be repeatedly rejected by King Gong and courtiers, and often depressed. Kunyu said to Wan'er, calling this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Wan'er thought to herself, if her uncle and grandfather can donate money to repay the service and help the Queen Mother repair the old scenery in one or two gardens, the cost is not huge, and it can solve the Queen Mother's knot and Gong Wang's worries. Second, with the protection of the Queen Mother Gong Wang, returning to the homeland, the business opportunities are naturally unlimited, and the flesh and blood can be reunited in time, isn't it beautiful? ……”

After reading this letter, Chen Tingxuan and Chen Hong all suddenly realized.

Of course they knew that although the letter was written by Chen Wan, it was definitely at the behest of Lin Yizhe!

Now, Lin Yizhe has given them another brilliant idea!

"Lin Kunyu's meaning is to ask us to fund the Queen Mother to repair the garden, and take this opportunity to return to the Qing Dynasty." Chen Tingxuan said, "This is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity......

"Good boy, did you just say that you can take this opportunity to rescue your uncle?" Pan Shi was worried about Pan Shicheng's safety, and before Chen Tingxuan finished speaking, he hurriedly asked Sarah.

"Yes! Mother, we can take this opportunity to save him, and we don't need to pay so much money to the corrupt officials who are blackmailing my uncle's family. Sara said, "The money for repairing the garden, one million taels of silver is enough, and we will use this money to repay the Empress Dowager of the Qing Empire for repairing the garden, and at the same time privately ask for pardon for my uncle, and the Empress Dowager will agree when she is happy." We used this method not only to open the door to the royal family, but also to save my uncle and save a lot of money, which can be said to be a triple win. ”

"Yes, yes, this method is very good, this is much better than taking the silver to deal with those ink greedy, or your brain." Chen Tingxuan nodded again and again after hearing this, "And Kunyu is really powerful, he can seize such a good opportunity." ”

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, it would be better if other families were to join in. Chen Hong expanded Sarah's plan again, "I just don't know how many scenery the Queen Mother wants to repair, if the Thirteen Lines family recognizes one place, they can all return to their homeland." ”

"Don't think so far ahead, it's not a good thing that the stall is too big, and your uncle is proof of it now." Chen Tingxuan shook his head and said to Chen Hong and Sara, "Let's Chen family first recognize and cultivate, that's what this letter says...... Oh, 'Heaven and Earth are one spring', rescue your uncle first. ”

"Let's practice both! Our Pan family also recognizes a place, and I will go and talk to Feng'er. Pan Jinxuan had already settled down at this time, and the look of concern just now had disappeared.

Pan Jinxuan's "Feng'er", named Chen Feng, is Chen Hong's younger brother, because the Pan family has no overseas branches, he passed on to the Pan family, now known as Pan Qihong, is the head of the Pan family.

Chen Tingxuan couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart when he saw that his wife was still capable at this time, not when he asked himself to pay for saving people just now.

"Without further ado, let's get in touch with Kunyu right away." Chen Hong said, "This time, it's good to send a special messenger, and don't delay time." ”

"I have already set up a liaison office in Hong Kong to facilitate contact with the Fuzhou side, and it was just opened a few days ago." "We sent the telegram, and the messenger there went to Fuzhou to find Lin. ”

"Yes, yes, it saves a lot of time." Chen Tingxuan said, "It's decided." Let's talk about Kunyu first. ”

A short time later, Sara walked into the telegraph room of Chen's house and handed a long letter to the telegraph operator

"Send this letter to Hong Kong immediately." Sara ordered.

"Yes, ma'am." The telegraph operator looked at the long letter and immediately began to get busy nervously.

Soon, thousands of miles away in Hong Kong, a horse-drawn carriage drove out of the office of the Rotchild Bank in Hong Kong, and came to a stop at the docks, where a messenger in a suit and leather shoes got out of the carriage and boarded a small steam schooner that had long been parked there, and nodded to the captain who was biting his pipe. The captain beckoned the sailors to unmole, and the steam schooner, under the control of the crew, quickly sailed away from the dock like an arrow from the string.

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