Chapter 14: The Banquet

The large contingent of Seo Dadaotai finally settled in the vicinity of the consulate in Nagasaki's Chinatown. With so many people, the two-story building of the consulate simply can't live there. You can only rent a house in the surrounding area.

Nagasaki Chinatown is a Chinese settlement that began to form during the Ming Dynasty. Today, the old neighbors all over the streets have seen a group of young and heroic soldiers living in, and they are really serving wine. In recent years, the status of the Chinese in Yuben has gradually declined, and they are sometimes insulted and attacked by ronins when they walk on the street. When these more than 30 students appeared in Chinatown, everyone was really excited!

On the street, the triangular dragon flag was hung for the first time. When everyone met, the voices of asking each other to make peace were three points louder than usual.

At both ends of Chinatown, a large number of police officers were dispatched, looking at the lively scene of Chinatown with gloomy eyes. They looked at each other speechlessly.

This street is mostly inhabited by some Chinese merchants who come and go between China and trade. The wealth of the ordinary people is very jealous of the citizens of this country. And the kindness and forbearance of the Chinese also gave these people an excuse to commit violence from time to time. These people are the group that are most vigilant about the rise of Yueben. It is also the group that is most worried about the motherland when it comes to steaming.

Li Yunzong tied the armed belt on his body, and looked at his image in the bedroom mirror with satisfaction. He gently straightened his military hat and carefully dusted off the invisible dust. The only thing that doesn't please the eye may be the big braid at the back of the head.

As Xu Yifan's captain Goshha, he was also arranged to live in the consulate. The person named Tou Shanman, who met at the pier, followed Xu Yifan back to the consulate. is talking in Xu Jingyang's signing room. He was busy settling the student soldiers. If a husband does not sleep, it is a general's sleeplessness. If a husband does not eat, it is a general who does not eat. Li Yunzong has been consciously following such a principle.

After all, he is actually a young man who is extremely proud of himself. Follow the strange style and unpredictable adult in front of you. Can it really go down in history?

While he was in his trance, he heard a knock on the open door. Turning his head, Chu Wanli, the deputy captain of Xu Yifan Goshha, was lazily leaning against the door frame, and the collar of his military uniform was also loosened. was looking at him with a smile.

Li Yunzong said angrily: "Wanli, what's the matter?" ”

Chu Wanli walked in with a smile: "Look at how you look in the mirror!" I've never seen you so stinky and beautiful. A set of foreign military uniforms makes you confused? ”

Li Yunzong said coldly: "What do you think? ”

Chu Wanli sat down on the chair and raised his hands exaggeratedly: "Don't price!" I didn't want to raise a bar with you. The master above is talking to himself. I'm thinking about it, too. This move is very uplifting. But after so many actions, I only did these small actions. Can you really take us to death as he said? Although I don't really want to die, it's a shame not to experience this kind of big scene myself......"

He smiled sarcastically: "I'm afraid that if we want to die, we won't be able to find a place!" We, the thirty-nine people, have come all the way. Wearing this coat of foreign skin. Where is it not eye-catching? The matter of the new army is still far from settled, and it is said that it is going to raise salaries, and God knows if it can be raised...... I went to the book to take a look. This whole army is warped and steaming. Have you noticed how many slipways around the shipyard are covered by brown rope nets? I said that I was desperately wow! There was a little bit of this soldier on the dock, look at the strict order. What about us? We all know the details of the Huai Army's land division, what about the water division. Zhiyuan is still the same, I have stayed far enough. Did you notice that Naqiu Guan Band changed into civilian clothes and quietly slipped into Nagasaki with our team, God knows what to do...... I have [***] can't recruit it! ”

This young officer, who has a hippie smile all day long, now shows a rare look of depression.

Li Yunzong looked at him quietly and said softly: "Your share of the fold, Lord Xu is tolerant. ”

Chu Wanli stood up and smiled indifferently: "I expected that his style would be so different." It's a little thoughtful. Everywhere we hit our heads and bleed, try it here with him, it's not impossible. ”

Li Yunzong remained silent: "I have promised to die for Lord Xu." Wherever he pointed, I rushed to. ”

Chu Wanli looked at him: "Iron-hearted? ”

Li Yunzong straightened his hat again and turned his gaze: "I feel that Master Xu will not let us down." And you know me, my mind doesn't turn as much as you. ”

He was silent for a moment, and then asked Chu Wanli rhetorically, "What about you?" ”

These two like-minded young people looked at each other quietly. Chu Wanli smiled faintly: "Then there is no bar to raise." Let me take a look at it again, Yang Zhonghua, there is such a person, maybe it is not necessarily the object of retribution. The success of this fundraising is his mind, and the key to our survival. Let's all hope that he succeeds......"

After that, he turned around and left, but when he arrived at the door, he turned around and smiled: "Our adults, the reputation has spread to the book, what do you say that I am talking about with him?" ”

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In the consulate's signing room, only Xu Yifan and Toushan Man sat quietly opposite each other.

I followed Xu Yifan all the way to the consulate. Talking, laughing, and giving way is purely Chinese. But Xu Yifan's heart was tense.

This person is really famous.

He was a samurai of the Satsuma Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, he has been advocating the destiny of the company in East Asia. It was decided that it was a natural choice to lead Asia's rise. As a representative of this trend of thought, he combined with the huge ronin group and right-wing conservative forces at that time. Established the Genyosha as a semi-public grouping club. It has always been the spy pioneer of Ben's external expansion!

Over time, up to now, the Xuanyang Society has had considerable influence in the government and the opposition. The Black Dragon Society, a spy organization that made East Asia talk about it in later generations, is just a branch left by the Xuanyang Society!

The middle-aged man in front of him seems to be favoritist and elegant, and he doesn't seem to be a samurai at all. Not even a katana is equipped. Xu Yifan knew that Tou Shanman had done those deeds.

Threaten to pass the budget of the army and navy in an attempt to assassinate the moderate Prime Minister. In 1882 and 1884, he jumped up and down during the Korean Incident. After the failure of the disrupt, he even wrote a book again and again, planning a deeper and farther line. He also advocated a 10-year armament plan among the people, and was ready to fight in North Korea at any time.

In real history, he also had a relationship with Sun Yat-sen, laying out the layout for his century-old hegemony in East Asia. The history books published by the Republic of China once called him the East Asian Prophet!

Such a sinister and cunning spy leader sat opposite him, and anyone had their hairs standing on end.

Xu Jingyang left when Toushanman slightly signaled that he wanted to talk to Xu Yifan alone, and just reminded Xu Yifan with his eyes when he left.

Beware, thief guard!

Without Xu Jingyang's reminder, Xu Yifan's heart was also high. He just sighed that the intelligence work of these would-be robbers was really pervasive. A video of his European travel heart came out, plus the name of preparing for the Praetorian Guard. These devils, I'm afraid, I'm afraid they will nail themselves early. Even the news that he passed by the Zhiyuan can be understood!

Looking at Toushan's smiling and silent appearance, he was also slightly curious, what does this guy want to say to himself?

Seeing Xu Yifan looking at him, Tou Shanman got up with a smile and bowed to Xu Yifan.

"I'm very sorry, but please allow the consul to leave. Actually, this is not the place to talk. The contemptible people just want to send an invitation to Mr. Xu, and at the Nagasaki Genyo Dojo, the people of the country want to talk to a hero like Mr. Xu...... There is a set of great wealth and wealth, and I want to give it to Mr. Xu, that's all. ”

His smile was even more impeccable than Xu Yifan was used to, and he took out a gold invitation from his arms very formally and handed it to Xu Yifan with both hands.

Xu Yifan stood up and took it, and was a little stunned for a while.

This is said to be like this, I asked Xu Jingyang at the consulate for a private interview, and I just handed over an invitation. It's a bit of a profundity that wants to be captured. It is also conclusive that there is a set of great wealth and wealth. What wealth can Ben give him? With his current meager reputation, he is far from being comparable to those important ministers of the Qing Dynasty. With such a solemn invitation from a first-class person like Toushanman, what is the idea?

He just groaned as he held the invitation and opened the post. A Chinese book is smooth and neat. The seat set up the Xuanyang Dojo, and the time was that night. It seems that these guys have a heart.

Tou Shanman just looked at him with a smile, Xu Yifan thought about it again, and said with a smile: "Then it's bothering." Mr. Toyama, thank you for your kind invitation. ”

Tou Shanman bowed again, stood up and said with a smile: "My lord can know our friendship today, please don't go outside." I'm looking forward to the adult's disdain. ”

With that, he turned around and went on his own.

Xu Yifan silently gestured his middle finger at his back, snorted and went out of the signing room. Xu Jingyang and Tou Shanman bowed and said goodbye. was rubbing his hands there, seeing Xu Yifan come out, he hurriedly came over: "Lord Xu, what did you say to this mountain?" ”

Xu Yifan looked at him: "Why did Lord Xu leave just now?" If you don't leave, won't you hear it? This is your consulate! Toushan didn't say anything to me, just asked me to come to the Xuanyang Society in the evening to talk. ”

Xu Jingyang said to Xu Yifan with a face full of embarrassment: "Hehe...... It's a matter of diplomacy. Master Xu also doesn't understand, polite and kind, that's the first place. However, there is a sentence that tells Lord Xu that this ronin of the Xuanyang Society can use any means. Turning the other cheek is a hooligan, we have suffered a lot of losses...... Lord Xu, I'm just giving you a word of advice. ”

Knowing that it was a hooligan, he let him enter the consulate and sit in the signing room to talk to the members of the Qincha Committee? Xu Yifan was really too lazy to deal with this kind of standard bureaucrat, so he arched his hand and said: "Brother still has to settle down, all the way, I should be really tired, and say goodbye." ”

Xu Jingyang just shook his head, watched Xu Yifan leave the second floor of the consulate, and whispered quietly behind his back: "It's really a two-hundred-and-a-half-hundred......-hundred I don't know what they think? ”

When I arrived at my guest room, as soon as I entered the door, I saw the cuckoo's little face flushed and busy there. The little girl is in good health. Seasickness is alive all the way. There was help Xu Yifan spread the sheets, and he was so busy that his forehead was sweaty. Hearing Xu Yifan coming in, he immediately raised his little face and smiled sweetly at him.

This time, Xu Yifan took her to the ocean, and she also arrived at Yuben. Where has the little country girl seen this? Thinking of Chen Luoshi this time, Xu Yifan didn't have time to take over from Yanjing Media because he was busy, and only took her out of this long trip, Rao is relationship with Chen Luoshi is good, and he couldn't help but smile like a flower in private.

So when he saw the eldest man come in, he smiled like a girl at him.

Seeing the beauty of Yingying fifteen or sixteen smiling sweetly at herself, Xu Yifan's mind was full of thoughts and lost to the clouds. Traveling to this era is such a benefit, even if you hit your head on the outside, going home is absolutely supreme. Of course, if you can afford it............

Looking at the cuckoo dressed in men's clothes, the little hat in Tsing Yi was busy there. The chest was aggrieved and tightly tied. Youth and vitality, can't stop it, anyway, there is still some leisure now, did you take this opportunity to eat her pig?

In vain, he bears a lascivious name, but he is still a virgin after crossing over......

Thinking in my heart, my eyes couldn't help but be a little evil. The cuckoo raised her eyes to see the appearance of the eldest man, she was the original yellow flower girl, and she was young. My heart trembled, and I took a few steps back while pinching the quilt corners. His face flushed.

"You...... Your things are packed. The bed was made, and all the clothes to be worn were taken out. Still...... What else is commanded? ”

At this point, the atmosphere is fucking wrong! Xu Yifan sighed helplessly, asking him to force a fifteen-year-old girl to go to chuang, he really couldn't do it. If the little girl could be as charming as silk at this time, and half-lying on the bed and hooking her fingers at him, it is estimated that he would be half-pushed.

He could only sit down on the edge of the bed and asked gently, "How do you feel when you arrive at Yuben?" ”

The cuckoo blushed and said: "It's just that the warship is sitting so much that I want to vomit, and I look quite poor." But I always feel unsteady in other people's territory, and it's better to get to Chinatown...... Today, at the dock, why don't I allow us to get off the boat? You ordered the goshha to line up and get off the boat, and I followed. Our team is so neat, standing in front of them, it's really uplifting! ”

Xu Yifan smiled, girls can have such thoughts, why can't the princes of the Manchu Dynasty fight for a little anger. He patted his side: "Come, sit down...... How about the lord take you to the banquet today? Look at this story. Speaking of which, Luo Shi didn't catch up this time. ”

The cuckoo blushed and took two steps back and one step smaller, moving smaller than an ant. The closer I got, the redder my face became, as if it was about to drip blood. The heart is pounding even more.

Won't it be here...... This is the realm of Oriental devils. In the future, you have to ask Luo Shi about it, and you won't die of laughter?

Xu Yifan looked at her extremely shy and helpless. Originally, the thoughts faded, but the fire suddenly burst again. There was only one voice in my heart: "Come on, come on!" ”

Just as evil thoughts were rampant, there was a knock at the door. The cuckoo was so shocked that he hurriedly jumped long. Xu Yifan let out a long sigh and dragged out his voice: "Come in!" ”

It was Zhang Yu, who came in, who was still full of dead and alive faces, and bowed down to report: "Master, these dozens of attachΓ©s, shouldn't they receive the vegetable money they eat every day?" Or do you want to ask Grandma Du for it? ”

Not eating cuckoos is a depressing thing, and it is another depressing thing for these dozens of attachΓ©s to chew and pay out of their own pockets all the way. The two things are together, and Xu Yifan sighs even more.

"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, can't you pick a good time to come in?"

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The night gradually enveloped the inside and outside of Nagasaki Port. Piles of boatmen, dock workers, lined up and returned to their collective dormitories. The swing pipe and Namowen at the front of each team wore factory uniforms, and led them through the road with vigour. Those workers who had been tired all day were still tame and lined up in neat lines, and one team after another followed neatly.

The sabre policemen in black uniforms lit the gas lampposts on the side of the street one by one. The taverns on the side of the road are brightly lit. What came out of it was a song with a breath and a trill, which the Chinese were not used to listening to. The streets of Nagasaki are lined with green buildings. Inside, however, came the sound of strings and the sound of profligate laughter.

Dressed in a livery with his name on it, the rickshaw driver lined up neatly on the side of the road, waiting for the call of the patron. Western-style carriages also swaggered along the stone road, startling the foot bells along the way. Some carriages had Chinese badges on them, and the people bowed deeply when they gave way. Only a few decades after the Meiji Restoration, these Chinese people are still deeply revered by these people.

Xu Yifan was wearing a robe, a hat, and walked on the road with his hands behind his back. He was followed by Du Juan, Zhang Yu, Li Yunzong, and Chu Wanli. Along the way, I looked at this exotic thing with great interest. Far behind them, there were two policemen. I don't know if it's a responsibility for protection or surveillance.

Looking at the shipyard workers who were casual workers on the road, Xu Yifan turned back to Li Yunzong and Chu Wanli and smiled: "See, the people of this country are very obedient and surnamed, and pulling it out is what the army looks like." This is the enemy, but beware! ”

Li Yunzong nodded slightly, his eyes doubly coldly looking at all this in front of him. Chu Wanli said with a smile: "This country is neat, and it is easy to keep your mind in one place. But after all, it's small, as long as we don't make trouble, they can't consume us. ”

Xu Yifan was stunned, and said with a smile: "What if we have a mess?" ”

Chu Wanli looked around: "Maybe I have to bully them for a while, but it's a pity that the snake swallows the giant elephant." If they know how to accept what they see, maybe it's more troublesome. If they really can't help themselves, they will only be beaten back to the island. But I think they are so paranoid, I'm afraid they don't understand this. ”

Xu Yifan nodded and smiled, these two guys who served themselves. Chu Wanli has a flexible mind, a clear mind, and a very fast way to see things. It's a pity it's just too slippery. If you want him to return to his heart, I'm afraid it will take a little effort. Needless to say, Li Yunzong is conscientious and responsible, meticulous. And he recognized the reason for death and never looked back. It is a heavy general that can be used with confidence in the future. How his instrument is is can only be seen by being in charge of one aspect.

How did these two very different people become friends?

He shook his head and beckoned to the foreign cars on the side of the road, and suddenly the five cars in front of him flew over.

Xu Yifan looked at them, and these coachmen all stood bent over and bowed. He was dressed in two white cloth sheets, each with a surname such as Kinoshita and Nakamura. There is also a payment from the Nagasaki Prefectural Police Station. Underfoot are galoshes with the thumb separated from the other toes. Respectfully await their commands.

Without waiting for Xu Yifan to speak, Chu Wanli had already raised his voice, and actually used the language: "Go to Xuanyang Dojo!" ”

The five coachmen bowed at the same time, waiting for them to sit down. Suddenly the handbell rang, and the cat ran forward with its waist bent. The service attitude is absolutely superb. Looking back, the cuckoo pinched his little hand and looked left and right, and he couldn't see it with a pair of eyes. Looking further back, the two policemen who were panting and running behind with their hats pressed on their hats were very dutiful.

These people themselves should not give them the opportunity to go to other countries to show their cruelty, or let them be confined to this island and serve others well. In this way, it may be a blessing for this nation......

Five cars circled and walked along the street without half an hour. I have already arrived in front of an avenue. In front of the heavy gate, Touyama and a few kimono-colored people were already waiting at the door. When he saw Xu Yifan's car arrive, he bowed like a ritual from afar.

The five cars hurriedly stood up, and the coachman jumped away and bowed. Waiting for Xu Yifan and them to get out of the car. Xu Yifan turned around and smiled at Zhang Yu and said, "Reward!" Zhang Yu hurriedly handed them two silver dollars. These Mexican eagles, one piece has to be exchanged for two yuan less. At that time, a skilled worker only earned about a dozen yuan a month. The five coachmen stared at Ying Yang with wide eyes, and bowed like woodpeckers in a hurry. Xu Yifan had already walked towards Toushanman, and he hugged his fists and arched his hands from afar: "Mr. Toushan, I'm here to be a villain!" ”

Toushan Man also smiled like a flower: "Lord Xu is so punctual, the light descends on the dojo, and the real is shining!" ”

The two crossed their arms and smiled, as if they had been friends for many years. Xu Yifan had already made up his mind about this inexplicable banquet. Anyway, what do you say, Lao Tzu is perfunctory, maybe you can touch the reality of your Xuanyang Society. As for what riches, go to the ball. Lao Tzu is greedy for your little thing?

The next greeting, coupled with the etiquette of bowing a sentence that is unique to me. The group entered the dojo with a smile.

Outside there are street lamps shining, but inside this dojo is Hesserian. Rockeries lurk in the dark. It has its own unique stingy and delicate pattern of my own courtyard. Walking along the wooden corridor, the quiet footsteps echoed everywhere in the dojo, and this atmosphere made the smiles on the faces of the people around him become gloomy. Zhang Yu, who was followed behind Xu Yifan, quietly tensed his body, and his breathing became longer and slower.

Another turn, but there is a bright light in front of me. In the spacious hall, the candlesticks are high, and the dining table is arranged in a hollow shape. The two white-faced Yi Ji hugged the strings and watched them come and bow deeply.

On the table are sumptuous dishes of pure Japanese style, such as Kobe frost beef, Hashidate's tempura, Osaka's Okuden, Ryukyu tuna sashimi, tamago, herring sushi, and a full bowl of red lacquer tableware. Toushan smiled unabated, and took the lead in Suke: "Please!" ”

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Today's two chapters, 13,000 words are more. The top four or five chapters of the public version have been updated. It's a little bit back, isn't it?

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