Maybe Shang Yuan finally understood that he was "incorrigibly stupid", and all the mental pressure was released. In the past, Shang Yuan was also a picky person, and it was not in accordance with morality and etiquette to see everyone, but now that he has accepted this thought, Shang Yuan has never felt as relaxed and comfortable as he is now. The whole world seems to have changed a whole new look, and those shameless and despicable people have become "fresh and lovely" from the perspective of personal interests. For example, many of the parliamentarians' bizarre speeches can even elicit Shang Yuan's chuckles.

Yan Fu and Feng Xu didn't know what good things Shang Yuan had encountered, but the two of them had always held their identities and refused to find out about such things. In addition, they knew much more about the ministers in the Manchu court than Shang, and the two of them had clearly seen that the situation had reached the brink of being poor.

The governors of all provinces have made up their minds to absolutely oppose the one-person-one-vote voting model for parliamentarians. If Yuan Shikai didn't agree, they would rather go home now. The governors' thoughts were very simple, "Anyway, you Yuan Shikai don't dare to touch us now, if you refuse to agree to our request, we will drag you down." If you dare to touch our official position, it will be Yuan Shikai, you have betrayed your promise. ”

It must be said that this method of making full use of the rules is really in the style of parliamentarians.

Missions have been following the stormy changes in China. The wonders of China were quite tricky for the missions. In general, rebel armies in various countries will strive to gain foreign support. It's a very easy thing to understand. But the People's Party, a rebel army, is the opposite, not only is it not trying to gain foreign support, but in a sense it is trying to defend China's interests. If the rebels are willing to spend a lot of effort to sell something, the foreign missions will not really support it immediately, but at least they will use the rebel issue to blackmail Yuan Shikai, who came to power in a hurry.

But the rebels insisted on the bottom line, and Yuan Shikai didn't really want to compete with the rebels. There is no room for foreigners to interfere in this seemingly profound contradiction. This really came as a surprise to the embassy delegation.

It wasn't until more information about the People's Party reached the foreign missions that they suddenly realized that both the Beiyang on the stage and the People's Party under the stage were actually from Li Hongzhang's Beiyang lineage. The embassy delegation soon reached a common view, "The vigorous Chinese civil war is only an internal struggle between radicals and conservatives in Beiyang." When it comes to dealing with foreigners, the two factions are aligned. ”

The foreign devils do not know enough about China, but they have enough understanding of all kinds of deceitful treaties. Europe has been playing this for more than 100 years. They have already determined that there must be some kind of secret agreement between Beiyang and the People's Party. The difference between the two sides was that the People's Party insisted on the resignation of the Manchus, while the Yuan Shikai Beiyang clique wanted to make a final use of the Manchus.

Recognizing this level, the once relatively consistent foreign mission groups immediately split. Yuan Shikai Beiyang Group is the most trusted group in China. Supporting Yuan Shikai to come to power is not contrary to the interests of the great powers. But the great powers didn't care about adding a little chaos to Yuan Shikai at this critical moment, so that Yuan Shikai could spit out something more. In the eyes of the great powers, since it is impossible to provoke "the relationship between the two cousins of Beiyang and the People's Party, there is much to be done in other provinces." ”

The British held their own identity, and they believed that as long as Yuan Shikai wanted to seize power, he had to satisfy the British. France has been plotting against Yunnan, Guizhou and Guangxi for a long time, and these Frenchmen, who think they are extremely smart, actually began to contact Yungui and the representatives of Guangxi and Guangxi in a high-profile manner.

Yuan Shikai was very clear about these tricks, in fact, the Japanese representatives also began to contact Yuan Shikai frequently, and they tried to threaten Yuan Shikai with the tiger's skin of Britain on the grounds of the "Anglo-Japanese alliance", so that Yuan Shikai could relax in the interests of Northeast China. He asked the Constituent Assembly to "continue the discussions" and cold it up for a few days. I can also rest for a few days.

Yang Du was still a shallow city, and only the next day, Yang Du came to Yuan Shikai with a burning fire.

"Yuan Gong, Japan's request must not be agreed." Yang Du made a firm statement.

"Why did Hu Chan say this?" Yuan Shikai asked with a smile.

"Yuan Gong, recently the Japanese ambassador has been visiting the cabinet members everywhere. Even me, a nobody, they didn't let it go. Yang Du said.

Regarding Yang Du's black brick, Yuan Shikai didn't mean to delve into it at all, he smiled: "We can't close the Japanese embassy, and we can't do anything if they run." Let them run. ”

"What does Yuan Gong mean ......" Yang Du already understood that Yuan Shikai had his own plans, and he asked tentatively.

Yuan Shikai sneered, "The most criticized thing in the imperial court is the loss of power and humiliation of the country, and I, Yuan Shikai, were not afraid of death in order to keep North Korea." Now that I have become the Deputy Prime Minister, I am afraid that I will die. ”

"Then Yuan Gong has something for me to do." Yang Du hurriedly asked for help.

"You show me the sealed papers! How did I hear about the idea of someone going to fight this stuff? I will also make it clear at the cabinet meeting tomorrow that whoever dares to fight the idea of these things, no matter who he is, I will definitely not let these people go. "When it comes to those bad things, Yuan Shikai is angry and doesn't fight anywhere. Originally, Yuan Shikai just wanted to earn a good reputation, and he also wanted to give Chen Ke an explanation, so he spent a lot of effort to protect the cultural relics and books.

But the harvest brought by this incident was much beyond Yuan Shikai's expectations. After raiding the homes of the princes, Yuan Shikai announced in the major newspapers across the country that he would establish a "National Archive", a "National Library" and a "China Museum" in accordance with what Chen Ke said. Literati from all over the world immediately rose up to support Yuan Shikai, although there were also some "Yuan Shikai clearly wanted to build a museum, but in fact he wanted to enrich his own pockets." This kind of sour words, but the positive comments account for the vast majority.

Many literati who have never had anything to do with Yuan Shikai, and even opposed Yuan Shikai, have publicly praised Yuan Shikai's grand act of "attaching importance to culture and revitalizing Chinese civilization". Many celebrities have publicly or privately asked to contribute to this cultural cause.

Chen Ke had already told Yuan Shikai that the three directorships of the "National Archives", "National Grand Library" and "China Grand Museum" were the key to greatly attracting literati. Yuan Shikai felt that what Chen Ke said was reasonable, but it was really the first time that he had received the support of cultural celebrities across the country, and the excitement in Yuan Shikai's heart was still much greater than his own imagination.

Yang Du is also a literati, and he has also made great efforts in the protection of cultural relics and classics. As soon as he heard this, he nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry, Yuan Gong, I will definitely handle this matter."

Yuan Shikai snorted, "Hu Chan, you are a literati, you still don't understand the people below." I'll speak first tomorrow, and if I should be killed, I have to be killed. Then you find a few people who have done too much, and they will chase me back, and people will cut them down for me. You can't do it without killing chickens and monkeys. If you show me this thing, it's a great achievement. Remember? ”

After sending Yang Du away, Yuan Shikai was still sitting straight on the sofa, and he remembered Chen Ke, who had given him a lot of good ideas, and the British told Yuan Shikai in the past few days that Chen Ke had begun to make big deals with foreign countries. Yuan Shikai was not surprised at all, Chen Ke himself was an international student, and Yan Fu was even more Western. Don't do foreign affairs, don't spend money to buy machinery and equipment, is this still called a foreign service? If the British didn't mention Chen Ke's business, Yuan Shikai would be worried. Hearing that the People's Party had indeed established a relationship with the British, Yuan Shikai was sure that the People's Party would be even more unlikely to make trouble behind the scenes. Of all the people Yuan Shikai has ever met, Chen Ke has unparalleled ambitions. More importantly, Chen Ke has the ability to put his ambitions into practice step by step. Yuan Shikai knows very well that Chen Ke will never put himself to the point of a chess piece, and a person who is unwilling to be a chess piece will never play with cleverness, not that this kind of person does not understand, but that the income from stealing chickens and dogs is too low. Anyone who really takes himself seriously will never do this until he is cornered.

Moreover, the purpose of the British saying this was to make Yuan Shikai feel puzzled, and in many places he could not help but make concessions to the British. It's good for this foreign devil to get it. Yuan Shikai scolded in his heart.

After making sure that Chen Ke would not make trouble behind his back, Yuan Shikai's thinking turned to other foreign devils.

For the activities in France, Yuan Shikai hopes that these French devils will dance more happily. Beiyang did not look down on France, although the Anglo-French coalition invaded China twice, and the Eight-Nation Coalition also had France's share. But when it really started, the victory at Zhennanguan beat the French to the fullest. If it weren't for the strong pressure from the British, the French would definitely not have been able to take Annam away. Russian Maozi always likes to stick a knife in his back, and really let him take the lead and do it alone, and Russian Maozi will never come out. As for the Germans, they had always had good relations with the Beiyang. This time they had no plans to wade into troubled waters.

Since the great powers would not turn their faces, Yuan Shikai felt that the pressure in his heart was greatly reduced. At this time, he really hoped to take the opportunity of the foreign devils to clean up the group of people who hooked up with the foreign devils.

American journalist John 61 Fleming, who was looking for news everywhere in Beijing, received secret information, and the French embassy personnel were in frequent contact with representatives of the Chinese parliament. This is definitely big news, and the Fleming reporter gritted his teeth, paid a lot of money to buy information, and then ambushed the location of the secret meeting between the two parties. After an ambush observation, it turned out to be a secret meeting place for the French and representatives of the Chinese Parliament. However, the two sides never went in at the same time, and although they took a lot of photos secretly, there was no way to connect the two sides.

Reporter Fleming had a stronger personality than the paparazzi of later generations, and he waited patiently for his opportunity. One night a few days later, when the French delegates came out, a Chinese parliamentarian sent them out. Taking advantage of the moment when the two sides were talking, reporter Fleming rushed up at the speed of a wild dog and took a picture. The glare of the flash made the group of secret talkers unable to open their eyes for a moment. Fleming took another one. Then he rushed all the way away, panting and rushing into the U.S. Embassy, because the speed was so fast, he almost triggered the shooting of the U.S. embassy security guards.

The next day, several Chinese and foreign newspapers paid for news and photos from Fleming.

The person caught talking privately with the French was Shen Jiyao, a lawmaker from Guangxi. The whole parliament was in an uproar. Yuan Shikai was not difficult for Shen Jiyao, but he just asked him to come to power to explain. Shen Jiyao is also smart, he immediately bit many people, saying that the delegations of several provinces have been in contact with the French delegation. Shen Jiyao claimed that he was just going to hear what the French wanted to do, and he had never done anything to betray China's interests. Moreover, Shen Jiyao was also elected, and he demanded that the French government cancel the unequal treaty with China and fully withdraw the troops stationed in China from China. Because of his convincing words and the biting of many people, everyone couldn't really do what to do with Shen Jiyao. It is impossible to drag the French embassy personnel out to ask for a confession.

However, after such propaganda in the newspapers outside, the people raised strong doubts about what the governors wanted to do. "Did the Chinese make the constitution themselves, or did foreign countries control the constitution of China?" Such doubts have erupted in major cities.

The Constituent Assembly had already attracted national attention, and many people were clear about Yuan Shikai's cabinet's intention to gain the leading power. But this is not a problem, the key is how Yuan Shikai dominates the situation. At the next critical moment, news of the intervention of foreigners suddenly appeared, which stimulated the nerves of the waiters. Telegrams from the south flew into Beijing like snowflakes, demanding that the parliament come up with a constitutional outline as soon as possible. Some people even argued, "If the delegates refuse to discuss state affairs this time, they will only meet with foreigners." It would be better to re-elect the delegates to negotiate again. ”

Yuan Shikai is naturally not in a hurry, the Beiyang Group is so disciplined, and no one dares to do anything out of the ordinary. The pressure on the delegates from all over the country, especially the Guangxi delegation, was particularly great. Seeing this situation, Zhang Renjun, the governor of Liangguang, had no choice but to break the kettle, and the old man stood up violently and made the matter public. Provincial representatives are required to vote instead of a one-person-one-vote model for parliamentarians.

Because he was "plotted" by Yuan Shikai, the old man was full of resentment, "The autonomy of the provinces is focused on the provinces." The opinions of the provinces are not unanimous, so why should the provinces do so? His high-pitched voice echoed through the room. After saying this, the old man didn't look at Yuan Shikai, who was sitting in the center of the first row, and stepped down angrily.

Yuan Shikai got up on stage with an expressionless face, "We've been arguing here for almost half a month, and we can't quarrel about anything." Since you are willing to vote in provinces, I don't think it's impossible. Then put this charter down. But in my words, if you don't recognize the rules you set yourself, then don't say that I, Yuan Shikai, are not welcome! ”

After saying this, Yuan Shikai also stepped down angrily. Leaving a group of stunned lawmakers in their positions. After such a long time of soft grinding and hard bubbles, Yuan Shikai finally gave in. Everyone fantasized about such a day, but they didn't expect the victory to come so quickly. Hunan Governor Cen Chunbei immediately stood up and demanded an immediate vote. Representatives of various provinces other than Beiyang took the stage one by one to speak jubilantly, expressing their support for voting on a provincial basis. The Beiyang deputies were obviously angry, and after they came to power, they only casually said a word of approval and stepped down.

After the speaker's hammer struck the gong, Yuan Shikai suddenly rose to the stage and demanded the first vote. "Change the collective vote of the provinces to a voting method in which the minority obeys the majority of the parliamentarians."

Zhang Renjun was only surprised for a moment, and then his face changed greatly. He'd figured out what the hell was going on. It turned out that he was tricked by Yuan Shikai.

Sure enough, Li Jingxi, the representative of Guizhou's deputies and governor of Guizhou, was the first to come to power to express his consent, and the overall situation was immediately decided. Yuan Shikai actually only needs this one vote, one vote is enough. Everything that has been done in front of you is to prepare for this vote.

There were all kinds of voices in the parliament, and the Beiyang parliamentarians, who were just depressed, couldn't help laughing. Some even bent down laughing, almost rolling on the ground. The high-spirited parliamentarians of other provinces not long ago stood up one after another and scolded Li Jingxi for being a person who was the first to do two things, and the oaths he had made to other delegations were all nonsense. There are also members of parliament who are clamoring to withdraw from the meeting in protest.

In the midst of the noise, several doors of the council hall suddenly opened, and several teams of Beiyang troops rushed in along the wall, completely surrounding the council. Where did the parliamentarians think that this would happen, and the parliamentarians who got up to make a noise were stunned. The council hall, which resembles a wet market, suddenly became as quiet as a graveyard.

"Knock...... Knock ......" Yuan Shikai's military boots knocked out a far-reaching echo on the wooden podium. He slowly walked to the position of the speaker. "You people say that Governor Li is not in ruins. Is what you said a while ago? You stand up for me and tell me where Governor Li is not in ruins. ”

"Yuan Gong! What do you mean by sending troops? Zhang Renjun got up and shouted. He keenly pointed the spearhead of the counterattack at Yuan Shikai's seemingly unreasonable place.

"What does it mean to send troops? Because some people don't understand the rules, this is to dismantle the stage and treat national events as child's play! If you have national affairs at your heart, then sit down honestly and proceed with the election. I, Yuan, am not a person who doesn't understand the rules, and I will never use these soldiers to threaten everyone. What do I mean by sending troops? Sending troops is not to drag some people out, on the contrary, I am sending troops to make it impossible for those who want to run out and dismantle the stage, and not give them the opportunity to run out and spread rumors and make trouble. Yuan Shikai's voice was loud, and the content was-for-tat with Zhang Renjun.

Many parliamentarians really had the intention of starting to make up nonsense after running out, and saw that Yuan Shikai had already made preparations. I had to stop thinking about it for a while.

Finally restored order, Yuan Shikai asked the Beiyang Army to withdraw first. Then the vote on the basic constitution began.

"The provinces will maintain the status quo for two years, but within two years the provinces will organize their own provincial assemblies according to their own ideas. Two years later, the first full-fledged National Assembly will be convened in the current proportions of the Diet. ”

"Provinces must not declare independence."

"Each province has the authority to appoint and dismiss local officials, finance and other powers."

"The provinces have the authority to collect taxes locally."

"Provincial ports and customs are subject to central tax management."

"The provinces shall not conclude any political or military treaties with foreign countries."

"Paramilitary structures such as police may be formed in the provinces."

"Each province must pay a certain amount of tax to the central government in a uniform proportion. After the quota is approved by more than three-quarters of the deputies of the Parliament"

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One resolution after another was put forward for election, although some people were determined to confront Yuan Shikai's parliament and voted against it anyway. But in all fairness, none of this is overstated.

There are quite a few things to be voted on, and with the delay of some legislators, there are not many things that have been voted on.

Yuan Shikai immediately ordered someone to spread the latest news. In fact, he didn't care about anything else, as long as the first article of "each province formed its own parliament" could be passed, Yuan Shikai believed that he could get the support of the majority. The governors were not well established at the local level, and the local gentry would surely rise up and try to take control of the parliament. Although he hated the parliament very much, and the hooligan-like behavior of these members today also made Yuan Shikai have enough appetite, but Yuan Shikai is now the only way to break up the opposition forces in various places.

Sure enough, just like Chen Ke's prediction to Yuan Shikai, the next day some parliamentarians said that they couldn't afford to be sick. Indicates that they cannot participate in the voting. Yuan Shikai didn't care at all. The first passage is a great victory. In fact, he admired Chen Ke's method of "sending troops to suppress parliamentarians who wanted to create chaos". And Yuan Shikai didn't know that Chen Ke was also very happy when he wrote this suggestion, and "historically" Yuan Shikai did it when he was annoyed by the toss of that group of stupid parliamentarians. It's not so much a serious suggestion as a spoof made by Chen Ke's childish heart.

Shang Yuan has discovered changes in himself in the past few days, and Shang Yuan has always been a "very serious and decent" person. He himself had long forgotten what it was like to laugh. But since realizing that he is "incorrigibly stupid" and "a little sick in his desire for fame", Shang Yuan's once suppressed sense of humor, who really accepts these facts, seems to have suddenly revived. But every little thing can make Shang Yuan really laugh out loud. And what happened in the council made Shang Yuan laugh out loud when he thought about it.

When Yan Fu and Feng Xu saw the live drama in the council, they couldn't help but be ridiculous and helpless, how could they withstand the stimulation of Shang Yuan lying on the bed next to them. The two of them were able to hold back a little, and it didn't take long for them to laugh together. The laughter pierced through the windows and over the fence, and was heard clearly by the spies who were watching and eavesdropping.

Are the representatives of the BJP crazy? With the suspicion aroused by this speculation, the agents looked at the high wall and began to look at their companions again.

A large number of parliamentarians refused to participate in the vote, and Yuan Shikai, who has always hated the "civil clean discussion", made full use of the civil clean discussion this time. What was happening in the parliament was disseminated, and the reasons for the "sickness" of the parliamentarians were implicitly specified. When the local gentry, who learned that they could finally form a council, learned of this, they were excited. This time, it was not only the telegram, but also some local celebrities who came to Beijing to persuade the local representatives, either spontaneously or after being instigated.

Yuan Shikai also ignored these people, since Yuan Shikai has already made his position clear, it is better for the parliamentarians to refuse to hold a meeting, and the situation that drags on is only beneficial to Beiyang.

Since it was an adjournment, Shang Yuan naturally had more time to visit the teacher. For the first time, he found out that his teacher was a person with a great sense of humor, although he did not see the ugliness of the parliamentarians, but after listening to Shang Yuan's description, the old man's understatement of one or two sentences was like the finishing touch, describing the appearance of the parliamentarians vividly. Every time Shang Yuan smiled, he leaned back and closed. The two talked about what had happened recently, and Shang Yuan asked the teacher for teaching. really had a humble heart, Shang Yuan found that his previous opinion of the pre-Qin princes was completely wrong.

Regarding Shang Yuan's new tendency, teacher Li Hongqi advised: "Looking at the mountain, the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see the wise, and you should not be too delusional." People thousands of years ago, who knows what they thought? Wen Qingxin said that all history is contemporary history. That's a wonderful thing to say. Apply what you have learned, if you don't use it, you can only use it for sale. Isn't that the case with Kong Yiji. ”

In the past, every time he was criticized, Shang Yuan would feel a strong sense of shame, but now this feeling has become quite weak, but what the teacher said is deeply imprinted in his mind. Shang Yuan has already discovered this change in himself, and he really admires what the teacher said, "shamelessness has become modesty". In the past, if he saw that someone had no shame at all about his mistakes, Shang Yuan would think that person was shameless. Looking at it now, my opinion at that time was too subjective.

Yan Fu and Feng Xu were not idle, and learned that Yuan Shikai had collected a large number of ancient books from the prince's house. They applied to see it. Yuan Shikai naturally wanted to give this face, Yang Du had openly recruited a group of cultural celebrities, and this group of celebrities began to sort out books and make catalogs under the supervision of a group of soldiers. The two of them had the opportunity to see a lot of ancient books that they had heard of the name but had never seen the content. They are all learned people with their own habits of reading. The council was not opened, but the two of them had a good time in this pile of ancient books.

However, seeing that Shang Yuan went to visit his teacher every day, the two felt that they had to go and see together. Mr. Li Hongqi saw these two celebrities coming to the door and received them very ordinarily. When we met, we wanted to say a few words of greeting, and when it came to Shang Yuan, Teacher Li Hongqi smiled and said: "This child is young and doesn't understand the rules. Both of you are highly respected celebrities, so please be sure to remind him when it is time to remind him. ”

If he had been so "belittled" by the teacher before, Shang Yuan would not have been really convinced. But this time he heard the mystery of the teacher's words, he didn't say that he was far from being able to do it, but only said that he was "young and didn't understand the rules", which was too true.

Yan Fu and Feng Xu's answers made Shang Yuan even more dumbfounded, "Mr. Li, we joined the revolution not as early as Comrade Shang Yuan, and Comrade Shang Yuan has to tell us more about many things." ”

The words of a few seniors come and go, everything that should be said has been said, and everything that can be determined has been determined. It sounds gentle and elegant, neither humble nor arrogant, not impatient or impatient. Yan Fu is not good at officialdom, so he doesn't talk much, and wherever he sits, he has the calmness of a soldier and a teacher. Feng Xu has the unique elegance of Jiangnan people, and his speech is calm, not impatient or impatient. Everyone talked about their own lives and those famous things, not boasting, not modest, and not shirking responsibility. After listening for a while, Shang Yuan found that his teacher could accurately guide the guests to talk, and he really felt happy to talk in detail.

After talking for a while, the old gentleman saw that the topic was over, so he got up to see off the guests.

Shang Yuan sent Yan Fu and Feng Xu out, and when he came back, he told the teacher about his feelings.

Mr. Li Hongqi snorted, "You are guilty of delusion again." Wangshan, I said you don't understand the rules, but you really don't understand. If I say that you understand, people believe this, and really leave the matter to you, and after you do a bad job, it is a trivial matter to embarrass yourself. If you spoil someone else's business, they will kill you. I'm here to teach you how to save your life. To speak is to communicate. The first priority is to listen to whether the other person needs you, and the second is to tell the other person if you can do it. Therefore, although it is important, it is even more important to be able to listen. ”

Shang Yuan was dumbfounded after hearing this, he never expected the teacher to be so cautious.

Li Hongqi continued: "Wangshan, Xunzi said, words are insulting, and deeds are harmful. Because you can't actually do anything you say. Look at Wen Qing, he wants your comrades in the People's Party to only do things, and after they are done, they will tell the people the facts and then set up reason. That's right. If someone does not admit the facts, they are bringing humiliation upon themselves. You don't have to deal with this kind of person. ”

This sentence solved Shang Yuan's big heart problem, he nodded slightly, and asked, "Teacher, how can you say that there is trouble in that business?" ”

"If you mess with other people's affairs, then someone must be looking for trouble. If you do your own thing right, I'm afraid that there will be more people who will trouble you. In this world, if you don't compare with others, others may not compare with you. You've got a benefit, and you're in your own pocket, and someone must want to get it out of your pocket and put it in his pocket. Therefore, doing right and wrong things will cause trouble. ”

"So what should I do?" Shang Yuan asked eagerly.

Teacher Li Hongqi frowned and looked at Shang Yuan, "Isn't Wenqing going to revolution?" Didn't you just follow Wenqing to the revolution? Isn't that what you do? ”

Shang Yuan's face turned red. He listened to Mr. Li Hongqi's voice and continued resolutely and forcefully: "In this world, foreigners come to China to rob, foreigners rob the imperial court, the imperial court robs corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and corrupt officials rob local tyrants and inferior gentry. Didn't your People's Party say that you want to develop the productive forces and eliminate the system of exploitation? You all dare to do such a revolution, what are you afraid of? If you don't plan to die for the revolution, then you might as well tell Wen Qing directly that you can't do it, and find a job to make a living like me. ”

There was silence in the room, and Shang Yuan found that he had never really understood his teacher, even if Teacher Li Hongqi admitted that he did not have the courage to do revolution, but this openness did not have a trace of timidity in it. Just when he didn't know what to say, he heard someone push the door outside, and a man in his thirties who was about the same age as Shang Yuan came in. But it is Mr. Li Hongqi's son Li Yujian.

Li Yujian glanced at Shang Yuan after entering the door, but turned to Li Hongqi and said, "Dad, I heard that you have been hanging out with the representatives of the Revolutionary Party in recent days. But I didn't expect it to be Shang Yuan. Dad, the People's Party looked arrogant for a while, that was their business, why should you bring disaster upon yourself? ”

Teacher Li Hongqi only snorted coldly at his son's criticism, but did not answer at all.

Li Yujian turned his head and said to Shang Yuan: "Senior Brother Shang, didn't you think that your teacher would suffer any crime when you went to rebel?" Count you as having a conscience, and do not call your name. But these days, we can be very scared. You are far away in Anhui and hold great power, and we can't afford to climb high for small people. Senior Brother Shang, please, don't come. ”

"It's not your turn to speak." Mr. Li Hongqi interrupted his son's criticism of Shang Yuan. He got up and grabbed Shang Yuan, "Wangshan, I've almost said what I should say." I've always liked you kid, you have to do it yourself. ”

Shang Yuan knew that if he hadn't liberated the whole country, he wouldn't be able to come back. Although I am reluctant to give up, I still hope to learn more from the teacher. But he also knew that he could not say anything more.

"Take care, teacher." After speaking, Shang Yuan respectfully knelt down for the teacher and bowed.

After getting up, Shang Yuan said goodbye to Li Yujian. It doesn't matter if Li Yujian doesn't look at his face and doesn't return the salute at all. Shang Yuan left the teacher's house without looking back.