David Ping was asked by him, but he hesitated: "My person is the magistrate of Wuchang County, may I ask who Your Excellency is?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Three months ago, I saw you at the Hankou wharf."

Three months ago? Hankou Wharf? David Ping didn't have the ability to forget, but being so young and in a high position, these two characteristics made him immediately remember who the person in front of him was. Hurriedly got up, bypassed the table, came to Sun Yuanqi, and trembled and was about to kneel down for Sun Yuanqi: "David, the magistrate of Wuchang County, see Lord Sun"

Before the middle of the Qing Dynasty, when the lower officials saw the upper officials and the Xiucai raised people to see the officials, the daily meeting was not to kneel, and it was enough to bow and ask for peace. When you need to bow down during the New Year's holidays, the Shangguan has to kneel down to answer. Therefore, there is such an interesting incident during the Qianlong period:

On New Year's Day one year, the weather was bad, rain and snow were mixed, and the road was muddy. Officials at all levels in Beijing were neatly dressed and ready to enter the palace to celebrate the New Year. Liu Yong suddenly had a plan and wanted to play tricks on the powerful minister He Shen, so he wore tattered clothes and pretended to meet He Shen unintentionally on the road. After meeting, he hurriedly got off the sedan chair, knelt in the mud, and said "New Year's greetings to adults". Seeing this, He Shen had to kneel down and return the salute, and the new clothes and pants and mink coat that had just been put on were all stained with muddy water, and his heart ached. Qianlong saw that He Shen was the same as the mud monkey, and he also laughed.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the world changed. When the lower officials see the upper officials, and the Xiucai people see the officials, they have to kowtow and say goodbye. Of course, if you don't kneel, he can't do anything with you, but he will think that you are arrogant and rude, and he will give you small shoes to wear in the future.

Sun Yuanqi is a scholar, although he is a subordinate and subordinate to the county, but there is no indirect subordinate relationship, so he didn't need to see it with a big gift, so he hurriedly held on: "Lord Dai doesn't have to be like this"

"Adults, please sit" I don't know if it's hot or scared, David can't wipe the sweat off his face.

There is only one chair made for the magistrate in the lobby, and Sun Yuanqi naturally can't steal the limelight from him: "Lord Dai, don't be polite, please take a seat, judge the case earlier, and I will have something to do later." ”

David Ping shook the fat on his face, and said firmly: "No trial, no trial, no trial, must have heard it wrong." ”

Turning his head, he scolded the patrol officers sharply: "This bastard thing is Lord Sisun, you are so daring, you dare to be so rude, you don't want to live?" ”

Huang Da, Peng Er and others heard that they had caught Xuezheng, their legs were weak, and they could still stand, so they had already knelt on the ground. Li Zhonghua, Dong Xiancong and others couldn't calm down, and knelt down. Xiucai does not kneel to officials, but this official definitely does not include education officials such as academic administration, professors, and teachings. Especially in academic politics, it is able to get rid of the fame of talent and fame, and ordinary scholars are afraid of it like a tiger. Just now, a few of them stupidly said in front of others that they would "drive out the Tartars and restore China", didn't they dig a pit and jump into it?

Sun Yuanqi said: "Just now, I saw these students in the hotel, and seeing that they didn't know much about physics, I casually gave a few words. Who knew that suddenly a person broke in, saying that we are rebelling As the saying goes, Xiucai rebels for three years, not to mention that you have seen Qing officials and a few Xiucai rebel with empty mouths and white teeth? After a few words of defense, he found a group of people and brought us here. I moved a little slowly, and I was kicked by this big yellow."

When Huang Da heard this, he kowtowed like pounding garlic: "The little one has eyes and no beads, please forgive the adult"

Peng Er's face was colorless, and he slapped himself left and right: "Damn the little one, damn the little one"

David Ping shouted angrily: "You dogs, you guys, actually beat up Shangguan, do you still know how to write dead characters?" Whoever comes, the first to drag it down, will be punished with forty rods."

In ancient Chinese law, there has always been a clause that "those who accuse falsely will be punished by their sins". If these patrolmen are found to be falsely accused, they will lose their heads. David Ping only said that they "beat the officials", which obviously meant to cover up. Huang Da and Peng Er have been immersed in the yamen for a long time, and they are as smooth as ghosts, and when they heard this, their hearts suddenly changed, and they immediately agreed: "The little one is guilty and the little one admits punishment"

These two people were a little responsible, kowtowed and walked down the hall by themselves, took off their clothes and pants, and let people fight. After only a few sticks went down, they screamed and screamed.

Sun Yuanqi couldn't bear to see the scene of flesh and blood flying and crying and wiping away tears, and waved his hand at the moment: "Forget it, forget it, let them have a longer memory, just don't be so tyrannical in the future"

David Ping saw that Sun Yuanqi's expression did not seem to be fake, so he ordered the cane to stop. The two of them came up to thank him, and Sun Yuanqi said: "You don't have to thank me, as a patrol officer, you should eliminate violence and uphold justice, instead of listening to the corner and playing prestige." I can not calculate this time, the next time there is something like this, you will not be so lucky."

The two even claimed "yes".

Seeing that the matter was over, Sun Yuanqi declined David Ping's banquet, walked out of the yamen, and prepared to return home. Li Zhonghua, Dong Xiancong and other students timidly followed behind for more than ten meters, and then shouted humbly: "Adults, ......"

Sun Yuanqi stopped and turned around: "Well, something?" ”

"My lord, we ......" the student didn't know what to say. Saying "thank you" seems too cliché; If you mention the rebellion, I am afraid that he will suddenly turn his face. But he also told him the contact location of the Japanese Notification Association and the secret line in the Envoy Division, and if he didn't ask clearly, how could a few people feel at ease? At that moment, I had to stop Sun Yuanqi.

Sun Yuan smiled and said, "Go back." However, in the past few days, don't go to any day to inform you, maybe those patrol officers will not give up after being beaten, and will follow you and keep an eye on you. If something happens, I won't be able to save you. ”

The students nodded.

"Before parting, I would like to send you two words of advice: if you want to study, you must study seriously and make amazing achievements; If you want to rebel, you must pay attention to secrecy and not make it known to everyone. With that, Sun Yuanqi drifted away.

After a little consideration, Sun Yuanqi roughly determined the goal: among the reorganized yamen, Liang Dingfen recommended all the hardcore royalists with strong roots, and they would definitely not be involved in the Japanese Notification Society. On his own side, Mr. Lin Shu was so devoted to translating books that he didn't bother to care about the rebellion; Yang Dutian is in the yamen, pondering the various dark psychology of Hubei officialdom, and rarely goes out; Zhang Shizhao is obsessed with various financial statements, his hair is boiled white, and sleeping more is a luxury; Liu Shipei's unruly appearance is suitable for being the vanguard and secretary of the rebels, if he is an undercover agent, it is estimated that the entire yamen will know about it the next day. Thinking about it like this, only Chen Qiansheng is the only suspicious character left.

Since Chen Qiansheng took over the task of preparing for the Law and Politics School, he has hardly seen anyone, and he doesn't know what he is busy with. No, I'm going to have to bang him and don't let him spoil a good sauce

After I went back, I instructed the porter: If Mr. Chen comes back, let him come to see me.

This was more than ten days, Sun Yuanqi almost forgot about it, and Chen Qiansheng appeared in front of Sun Yuanqi dirty, with a tired face: "Brother Baixi, are you looking for me?" ”

Sun Yuanqi estimated that the robe on his body had not been washed for at least 20 days, and the smell of sweat could kill mosquitoes, no different from a beggar on the street, so he frowned and asked, "Brother Zhongfu, what are you doing here?" ”

"Oh, it's nothing, just went out and did some small things." Chen Qiansheng said lightly, and shook the hem of his clothes casually when he spoke, and the strange smell immediately dispersed.

Sun Yuanqi didn't care if he could lose his manners, so he hurriedly covered his nose and smiled bitterly in his heart: Why did I invite this master? If you don't love hygiene, it will take more than ten or twenty days to go out to do "just" small things, and if it is a big thing, you will not have to do it for three or five months

Seeing Sun Yuanqi covering his nose, Chen Qiansheng was also a little embarrassed, and asked again: "Brother Baixi, what are you looking for me?" ”

Sun Yuanqi then lowered his sleeves and asked, "A few days ago, I asked you to be in charge of preparing for the Fazheng Academy, but I don't know how it is going now, so I want to ask you." ”

Chen Qiansheng scratched his head, and it seemed to be snowing in the air: "I have roughly selected three teachers now, and I am about to ask Brother Baixi to decide." ”

"Oh?" It seems that Chen Qiansheng is not doing his job.

"The first is your alumnus, named Chen Jintao, whose name is Lansheng, a native of Nanhai, Guangdong. In the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu (1901), he studied in the United States at official expense, and entered Columbia University for the first time, studying mathematics and sociology. He then attended Yale University, switched to political economy, and just received his Ph.D. this summer. Now he has returned to China and is taking the faculty examination in Beijing. If you can get him to go south, that's the best.

"Speaking of which, the second one is also your alumnus, named Wang Chonghui, whose name is Liangchou, is from Dongguan, Guangdong. In the twenty-eighth year of Guangxu (1902), he went to the United States to study, first studying law at the University of California, and then entering Yale University, where he obtained a doctorate. Chen Qiansheng said.

Sun Yuan nodded: Yale Law School is second to none in the United States, with a very high gold content, and it is not ordinary people to get a doctorate. If these two can be recruited, then the Hubei School of Law and Politics is really vibrant.

"These two are alumni of Brother Baixi, and others will inevitably have discussions, saying that you are a private person. And this is the boundary of Hubei, and it is better to have a local person. So I recommend the third place, Song Jiaoren from Taoyuan, Hubei, the word is at the beginning of the year, Guangxu was admitted to Wuchang Ordinary Middle School in the 28th year, Guangxu entered the Japan University of Political Science and Law in the 30th year of Guangxu, and entered the preparatory department of Waseda University in February of the following year. Although he did not graduate with a doctorate like the previous two, as far as I heard, this Song Dunchu was talented and well-known, and he was quite prestigious in Lianghu. If you can invite you, you students must look at the scenery and never know how Brother Baixi is? ”

Song Jiaoren? Sun Yuanqi was stunned: Could it be the ** founder who was assassinated by Yuan Shikai?

I wanted to ask more carefully, but I found that there were only two major events in the middle school history textbooks: his founding of the party and his assassination, and I could no longer remember other news about Song Jiaoren.