Bursts of white smoke danced up to the blue sky of Surabaya. The sun is shining, the weather is fine, and it is more warm than the sunshine, but it is full of enthusiasm with yellow faces inside and outside the Li Family Ancestral Hall!

Bursts of cannons sprayed the inside and outside of the Li Family Ancestral Hall, and tens of thousands of firecrackers rang out for hundreds of thousands, which shrouded everything in a festive atmosphere. The lion team gong and drum team, which has a hall flag, competes on the flat ground outside the Li family ancestral hall, shaking their heads and tails. Surabaya has never seen so many Chinese gathered together, and I have never seen these cautious Chinese people so proud and elated!

All this is because of Xu Yifan.

The ancestral hall of the Li family is not very large, but it can accommodate hundreds of people. Li Yuanfu and Li Daxiong were both standing at the door in robes and horse coats, their faces covered with hot sweat, but they were all smiling so hard that they couldn't close their mouths. Just give up your hands and welcome the distinguished guests from all over the South Seas into the ancestral hall. On the dam outside the ancestral hall, the Li family even set up five or six hundred tables of flowing water seats, and the chefs of various cuisines were very busy. The fine rice wine was opened as soon as the jar was opened, and it was quickly consumed like water.

This is indeed a brand-new festival for the Nanyang Chinese. This gathering of Nanyang Chinese is analyzed from the population number. They represent at least twenty percent of the population of the major Western colonies in the South Seas. From the analysis of economic figures, they represent at least 70% of the tangible and intangible wealth of Nanyang! Every Western colonial authority paid close attention to this clan conference. On the one hand, there is jealousy, and on the other hand, it is also on guard. They even put pressure on the Dutch colonial authorities in Java. Let them quickly agree to Xu Yifan some negotiation conditions to drive this hateful guy away from Nanyang! The popular sentiment of the Nanyang Chinese, if further developed, is a great threat to their colonial rule! It was also from this time that various Western countries noticed the rising political star of the ancient Tatar Empire in the East. At least the ministers of colonial affairs of various countries, their desks have piled up reports about Xu Yifan.

As for the future, it is far from visible.

After welcoming in so many influential Nanyang family clans, Old Man Li Yuanfu's face stiffened with a smile. looked at his newly valued son, and found that he was not much better. But the old man was very excited, and every Nanyang family came over with three points of reverence for the old man. If you are familiar with it, you will even ask mysteriously, when will the happy event in the old man's family be held? They're going to make a big red envelope! Some people even asked: "Master, when Lord Xu goes back, do you want to enter the Prime Minister's National Affairs Yamen?" Specializing in our Nanyang business? ”

Li Yuanfu responded with his reserved smile. Where can I find this kind of face? His old man is faintly the leader of the various clans in Nanyang! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Li Daxiong again. As deep as he was when he was younger, and perhaps just as stubbornly confident. Why didn't you find out that this foreign son was good before? The main thing is that he gave birth to a good daughter! Look at Xu Yifan's pursuit of his granddaughter...... Alas, the luck of the Li family's Nanyang is afraid that it will last for another hundred years.

He coughed and asked Li Daxiong, "What about Lord Xu?" It should be here now, right? Li Daxiong looked at the steel-shelled pocket watch: "Ten o'clock and three o'clock, Lord Xu will arrive at eleven o'clock!" Dad, don't worry. Today is a good day for our Li family! ”

Li Yuanfu touched his beard and wanted to laugh, but he still accepted it reservedly. The accustomed surname frowned: "How is Ah Xuan now?" Did you reply to Lord Xu? ”

Li Daxiong thought about his daughter and scratched his head a little: "She's still like that, but she doesn't have a small surname." It is said that today he also asked Li Xing to reply to Lord Xu? I wanted to see what it was, and she just wouldn't let it. It can't be ......."

Li Yuanfu snorted heavily, and was still dissatisfied with his son, who became more and more pleasing to the eye: "You are also a foreign devil!" Your own children can beat them, don't you want to look at their things? What if Ah Xuan said something ugly to Lord Xu? Mix! ”

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A letterhead with a faint fragrance was lying quietly in Xu Yifan's hand. The letterhead was snow-white, folded into a triangular seal. On the outside, there is only one line of Juanxiu's handwriting: "Lord Xu saw the letter and demolished it." ”

In Xu Yifan's house, it was full of people. Li Xing stood in front of Xu Yifan with a respectful face and excitement. His injuries have largely subsided. Just now, by sending a letter to his sister-in-law, he begged Xu Yifan to include his contributions. This kind of talent sent to the door, Xu Yifan, is naturally safe. It's a pity that this stupid boy is still too proud. thought he was the thirty-nine first-class characters under Xu Yifan's command.

Du Juan and Chen Luoshi were both helping Master Xu put on his boots and hats, and the eyes of the two girls did not drift over the letterhead. The vinegar in his eyes can't be hidden. When looking at each other, there is more of a sense of hatred for the enemy. The open and secret battles of the past have long since floated in the clouds at this moment.

Wang Wu, who was sitting opposite Xu Yifan, the fifth master who sent his relatives. These people watched Xu Yifan's official authority deal with foreigners, comforted the Chinese, and then listened to Xu Yifan's glorious deeds in Nanyang. I admire my righteous brother very much. I really took care of Xu Yifan's safety. The fifth king of the big sword, who was famous in the four or nine cities, was inspecting Xu Yifan's nearby customs day and night. A first-class figure who claims to be the captain of the guard. The significance of today's Nanyang clan conference, Xu Yifan also explained to his fifth brother in detail. If there is anyone in this world who Xu Yifan will not use his heart to beware, there is only Wang Wuyi. watched Xu Yifan gradually fiddle with King Zhou, Wu and Zheng in the hands of Du Juan and Chen Luoshi. grinning is just happy for Xu Yifan from the bottom of his heart. Thinking about seeing so many Nanyang heroes today, Wang Wu simply forgot about the sweltering weather here and the food he was not used to.

Xu Yifan looked at the letterhead in his hand for a while, smiled faintly, and put it in his arms. And it doesn't open here. Two neat footsteps sounded outside the door. When everyone looked up, they saw Chu Wanli and Li Yunzong walking in side by side.

The scars on Li Yunzong's face have never faded, and his face is pale. But the posture is still straight and not slightly bent. The solemn urge of Shangguan to set off is still stomping loudly!

Xu Yifan stood up in surprise: "Yunzong, are you injured enough to walk?" ”

Li Yun snapped a flat-chested military salute, pursed his lips and did not speak. It seems that he is telling Xu Yifan with his upright posture: "This little injury, how can I lie down and not even participate in such a ceremony?" ”

As long as anyone who experienced the Surabaya artillery case knows how heavy Li Yunzong's injuries were that time, there were countless major and minor injuries. Now he can actually have such a standard military posture. The nervous will body of this young soldier is not much different from that of iron!

Xu Yifan naturally understood, seeing that Li Yunzong didn't speak, he just walked over and patted him on the shoulder. Li Yun snorted and swallowed his strength.

"My subordinates still want to die for the adults a few more times! This little injury is just the beginning! ”

Xu Yifan smiled, looked at his two subordinates with satisfaction, and waved his hand: "Go!" Let's draw a perfect sentence for our trip to the South Seas. Back in the country, there is a place for you to die! It's still growing! ”

"Wow!"

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"What exactly do you want? My body, or your heroic cause? ”

Wake up to the power of the world, drunk and lying on the knees of beauties. This wish, bring yourself from the future to the present. After being tempered by blood and fire, it is becoming clearer and clearer. This is a heroic career, how can it be decorated with beauties?

The Jiaolin night party was amazing. Maybe he won't take the initiative to look for anything, but because of the marriage with the Li family and the factor of uniting Nanyang, he has to get in touch with Li Xuan. How could she let go of such a beautiful girl in the world?

The heroic career, and such a national color, I want it all.

Xu Yifan sat on the carriage and quietly looked at the handwriting on the letterhead, which was Li Xuan's question to him.

Outside are the dragons and tigers, swearing to die for the handwriting. What is about to await him is a conference united by millions of Chinese in Nanyang because of their own efforts. In the future, there will be a more magnificent historical picture.

The girl's gloomy mood is like the shadow of a changing cloud in the clear sky of Surabaya, passing on the earth.

"Are you a hero? Am I just an embellishment, or am I a girl who deserves to be cherished seriously? ”

What I do is a heroic career, as for whether I am a hero or not, I will have to wait for others to evaluate it after a hundred years. This road, no matter what, is to go to the depths of the mountains and rivers. Think about the infinite possibilities of the future. In the carriage, I will tremble with excitement. That tremor comes from the deepest part of my heart.

As for Li Xuan, except for beauty. That kind of self-esteem and wisdom are undoubtedly a factor that impresses Xu Yifan. Du Juan and Chen Luoshi are too traditional, no matter what their appearance or background is. It's a bit unfair to say, but it's true.

Treat it seriously, I'm afraid I don't have so much time in the United States. There's still a lot to do! But that's your fate, accept it or not, that's it. Maybe when the wind is calm, let's slowly fall in love with Li Xuan.

"How much freedom will you give me? I can't help your concubine. But will you give yourself a world? This marriage, even if I agree, is a family factor. Looking at my father's energetic appearance and my mother's proud face, I couldn't bear to let their expressions dim any longer. So, I didn't have a choice. But will you respect me and give me time to fall in love with you? ”

It's very childish.,But it's very sensible.,It's wonderfully blended together.。 Let Xu Yifan hold the letterhead, he is a little stupid. In this era, it is also a very wonderful thing to meet such a girl. Maybe there are more turbulent futures waiting for you.

In this era, there are indeed infinite possibilities.

This little girl's little wish will be fulfilled by herself. Making such a beautiful girl fall in love with herself may be quite a challenge in the future.

usurped such a difficult wish, and decided to go on without hesitation. This is not worth mentioning.

The carriage swayed, still moving forward. Turning the intersection, there is already the archway of the Li family with a wooden hall in front of you. The cheers seemed to erupt suddenly. Grounded, earth-shattering! I don't know how many people gathered together to make such a huge cheering sound! The well-trained horses were startled and jumped uneasily. Xu Yifan was still holding the letterhead in his hand, so he opened the carriage door and went out to talk. As far as the eye can see, it is a sea of people!

These are all Chinese, and they are densely packed everywhere they look. Everyone's face was the purest gratitude and reverence, and they opened their voices and cheered loudly. Cheered towards the young officer in neat uniform, towards the regimental python flag of the minister, and towards the young Xu Yifan who had just come out of the carriage!

There are spontaneously set up incense cases everywhere for Xu Yifan's immortal tablet. The surrounding rice paddies have been completely flattened. In the muddy water, there are also Chinese heads. The young man was tearing out his voice and dancing his arms, spontaneously maintaining order on Xu Yifan's way forward. And the older ones wore Chinese dresses behind the incense case and saluted solemnly.

The entire Chinese population of Surabaya seems to be concentrated here!

Chu Wanli and Li Yunzong in front of the team all looked back, and even Chu Wanli, who had always had a hippie smile, had pure respect for Xu Yifan in his expression. They know better how Xu Yifan came to Nanyang with his bare hands, and what kind of things he went through in exchange for such a welcoming scene!

Xu Yifan stood at the door of the carriage and just raised his hand.

This is a big scene created by myself, and it is also the beginning of everything!

I have been left in history, and at this moment, this feeling is extraordinarily clear. In his hand, Li Xuan's scented letterhead was still in his hand, surrounded by cheers like mountains and tsunamis. That kind of enthusiasm seems to be able to roll up the waves!

I don't know why, but a sentence came to my heart.

Since ancient times, heroes have been like beauties, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world.

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The sound of firecrackers has been uncounted, and people are surrounding Xu Yifan, surging towards the door of Youmutang.

It's all around people, people, people, people, people. A pair of hands stretched out. It's not even to touch Xu Yifan, but to touch the heroic guard officers around Xu Yifan. At this moment, these young seeds personally selected by Xu Yifan were also extremely serious. The most majestic military resources were put on display. The young people of Nanyang, sweating profusely, maintained the order that had been extremely enthusiastic. But everyone was still exerting their strength, and at the same time, they looked at Xu Yifan, who couldn't stop nodding and smiling in the crowd, and clasped his fists high.

A little care from the motherland has aroused a hundredfold enthusiasm of Nanyang wanderers!

At the entrance of the wooden hall, dozens of bigwigs of various clans in Nanyang stood solemnly, with hats and hairpins and ribbons. Just waited solemnly. In front of them was a tray with three glasses of water and wine on it. Xu Yifan walked over quickly, and the bigwigs were silent. Xu Yifan smiled unabated, gently picked up the wine glass, first raised it to the sky, and then slowly drained the ground. The last cup is given to all the bigwigs and offered to the north. The ancestors of heaven and earth have already been sacrificed, and they are the three sacrifices, the black chicken and the white dog. In the end, he took three pillars of incense and bowed silently to the entrance of the hall. People are just giving up.

Nanyang ancestor worship etiquette, Xu Yifan did not do a good job. Li Yuanfu walked out of the crowd and stretched out his hand solemnly: "Lord Xu, there are forty-seven clans in Nanyang, and there are more than one hundred and fifty surnames in the Lian tribe. The Nanyang Clan Assembly is held here, and you are respectfully invited to enter! ”

Xu Yifan held his hand and said with a smile: "Aren't all the Nanyang clansmen around here?" I have some words, and I, the younger generation from my hometown, want to tell you here! ”

As soon as he spoke, the crowd around him, like a wave, quickly quieted down from near and far. A pair of eyes looked at Xu Yifan.

Xu Yifan was silent for a moment, and looked up with a bright smile on his face: "Fathers! The kid is fortunate not to be dishonored! The Surabaya artillery case, let's share weal and woe, from front to back, we are all experiencing it together! The suffering of the Nanyang compatriots, the blood and tears of the Nanyang compatriots. The history is in the heart of the boy. After this incident, the only fortunate thing for the kid is that he can do some work for my Nanyang father! Today, the boy attaché has signed a treaty with the Dutch Minister of Negotiation at the Java Governor's Palace!

A Javanese Chinese casualty, loss of public and private property, will be compensated. These are the proper meanings of the question, no matter how difficult it is, the kid has always been striving for it. The foreigners have finally given in! ”

There was silence below, they couldn't believe the news. For many years, the Chinese have admitted their losses and injuries, and there has never been such a thing as compensation for bereavement. This time, God is fortunate to have a Master Xu, who can minimize their losses. Asking foreigners to compensate is really unthinkable. But now it came out of Xu Yifan's mouth!

Seeing that people were still shocked, Xu Yifan's smile became more and more charming. Said slowly: "The second is the cause of the Surabaya artillery case, and the opening of the Chinese school that our Nanyang compatriots have been fighting for for a hundred years. The foreigners finally agreed not to interfere too much with the opening of Chinese schools, and also promised to increase the number of Chinese schools. This matter is finally over, and the boy can almost comfort the fathers. did not let the blood of my Nanyang youth flow in vain, and did not live up to the expectations of Nanyang fathers! ”

There was still silence below, and no one dared to believe that Xu Yifan had actually done it so far!

In fact, Xu Yifan also borrowed the momentum of this Nanyang clan conference. The gathering of Nanyang Chinese and the boiling of popular sentiment made the Javanese colonial authorities really sit on pins and needles. It's so nervous, let's suppress the momentum of the Chinese again. Xu Yifan is sitting here, is there another Surabaya cannon case? He stayed here for a day to negotiate and not leave, and it was difficult to deal with the aftermath for a day. The Netherlands has instructed the Javanese colonial authorities to make as many concessions as possible and send this plague god away as soon as possible!

The two conditions are actually examined in detail. It's just a matter of face. Compensation for bereavement, the Dutch can increase taxes, whether it is a special tax or a long-term tax, in short, they will not be allowed to pay out of their own pockets. It is still the main force of the Nanyang economy, the Chinese community, who digested it by itself. The opening of the Chinese school, things have come to this, do you still want to stop it? At least in the near future, the indigenous Javanese have become emboldened and no longer dare to make trouble. This time, the number of schools in China has been compromised, and there are other ways to control interference.

Since the Surabaya cannon case, the Qing Dynasty has taken a tough attitude. And the great powers did not show their support later. It was only natural that the Dutch colonial authorities had come to this point.

As long as Xu Yifan sends him away, everything is easy to say. And Xu Yifan also played a little trick here. He instructed Tang Shaoyi to drag the Dutch, who were anxious to reach an agreement. It wasn't until the day of the Nanyang Clan Conference that Xu Yifan asked Tang Shaoyi and the Dutch to reach an agreement. At this time, when the news is spread in public, what will be the mood of the Nanyang Chinese?

After a brief silence of surprise, an even bigger outburst followed. That cheer, that enthusiasm, that kind of tears. made Xu Yifan feel that he was going to be overwhelmed!

The Chinese are crazy, sensational, and out of shape. I really don't know how to express their emotions except to tear up their voices!

I don't know how long it took, in a whimper. Xu Yifan's outstretched hand settled down in order. At that moment just now, the Chinese youth who maintained order and Xu Yifan's personal guards were already in crooked armor. Even a strong man like Zhang Xuzhou was out of strength, and the strength of the crowd just now was really stronger than a tsunami!

Everyone looked at Xu Yifan, and at this time, I was afraid that Xu Yifan would give an order and ask these Chinese to rebel and occupy the Dutch Governor's Palace. The people who ignited the madness of the masses did not hesitate to follow him.

Xu Yifan restrained his smile and said loudly: "The past has passed, but we will not forget it." Without the support of the motherland, without these soldiers, without the ships and cannons on the sea, even if I had the heart, how could I have done this? Fathers, I'm just here to tell you. Your roots, your dependence, are only on the land where the ancestral gods dwell! We need stronger countries, we need more ships, we need more troops. And when I returned home, I set out to do this thing, and if you believe me, please bring your best children to join me in this revolutionary move. This Nanyang Clan Conference is not a ceremony for everyone to thank me. It's me Xu Yifan, the most sincere and solemn. I hope that fathers and elders will not forget the homeland where the tombs of your ancestors are located! Support me, help me! ”

After speaking, he was wearing a hat on his head. Slowly, but straight, he knelt down, his hands solemn and folded high. It's a big gift.

The people around us, at this moment, are both old and young. All push the gold mountain and bow down to the jade pillar. Not a word can be spoken, and what emerges on the faces of young people is determination.

At such a point, how could those Nanyang clan bigwigs still stand there?

A Nanyang clan conference, which has always been dominated by big clans, is now off the rails. In other words, with Xu Yifan's will, he is dancing.

On April 5, the 19th year of Guangxu, the Netherlands and the Qing Dynasty signed a treaty on the aftermath of the Surabaya artillery case. The terms are generous, and they are known as the only dynasty after Daoguang.

At the same time, Xu Yifan raised 14.49 million Guan Ping taels of silver at the Nanyang Clan Conference. More than 900 young intellectuals have served in Nanyang. Among them, 10 million taels were provided by the Li family in Surabaya alone. At the same time, Li Xuan, the youngest daughter of the Li family, followed Xu Yifan and quietly returned to China. But these are not things that outsiders can do.

At the same time, Li Hongzhang officially wrote to the imperial court and asked Xu Yifan to train the Praetorian Guards in Korea. The sixth battalion of the Qing Army will be allocated to Xu Yifan to take over.

The Qing Dynasty was just concerned about what kind of variables Xu Yifan could bring to the Manchu Dynasty. How will he deal with the relationship with the imperial court Beiyang? As for how much money Xu Yifan raised, it was not something they cared about and could hardly imagine.

(To be continued)