Chapter 14: The Assassination
Hearing that the new governor of Shandong, Yuan Shikai, was passing through here, Sun Chengxun, the prefect of Texas, got up early in the morning, dressed neatly, and arrived at the door of the post house early to wait for Yuan Shikai's car. {top} point {small} said 3.For the arrival of this murderous king, he really has no bottom in his heart. It is rumored that this Yuan Shikai is eight feet tall, his body width is also eight feet, a mouth is the size of a basin, and each meal has to eat 20 people's hearts and 18 catties of human flesh.
Looking at the sedan chair parked at the corner of the street and the tolerance around it, Wang Wu turned around and ate patiently, and Liu He, who was sitting opposite, was still tasting his West Lake Longjing on the ground, so that Wang Wu admired this powerless businessman.
"Yun Chuan should go back to the inn, I won't have the time to take care of you for my brother for a while."
"Hehe, brother, don't worry, I'm prepared."
After speaking, he pulled out an object from the wide sleeve, and Wang Wuyi saw that it was a rear-loading Manlixia riding gun with a short barrel, and the handle of the gun was still stamped, which was obviously a military product. Seeing the complicated flow of people, Wang Wu hurriedly covered his riding gun and told Liu He to put it away and not take it out again.
At this time, a thin young man came up, and when he saw Wang Wu, he leaned over with a smile, squatted lightly on the stool with a small jump, grabbed a handful of peanuts and stuffed them into his mouth, and said vaguely:
"The Yuan thief has arrived at the Beida camp, and there is no sign of the army mobilizing, as if he has brought the personal guard battalion into the city at most. But Wang Xiaosnake is gone, I'm afraid there is any plan? β
Liu He nodded. Chong Young Humane:
"Then please ask Brother Li to find out where this little snake is, he has always been scheming, if anything happens, we can also guard against it!"
"Don't worry, Boss Liu, I'll go!"
As soon as the young man turned around to leave, he remembered something and said to Wang Wudao:
"When I came back just now, I saw that Master Huo and Master Huang had already entered the city."
"Hey, I have persuaded them a long time ago, but unfortunately they still cameγγγγγγ Brother Liu, let's go too. β
The three of them came out of the wine shop, watching a group of errands hurrying towards the city gate. They all took out straw hats to cover their heads and faces. Go to the East Gate. Passing by Yangliu Hutong, Wang Wu paused, and Liu He saw him looking at the empty alley, and hurriedly asked if there was anything abnormal. Wang Wu shook his head and said it's okay. But in my heart, I wondered how the man's outfit was strange. Since there are people who wear costumes on the streets?
I didn't think about it at the moment, I came to the Caojia Hutong at the east gate, looked at the tail and got in. When I came to the third room in the lane, I knocked on three long and two short, and heard a shout from inside:
"Who!"
Liu He stepped forward and replied:
"A relative of the second master of the Cao family!"
"What's your last name, what's your name, where did you get it?"
"The surname is Zhu Mingyuan, from the north!"
"Crunch!"
The wooden door opened a crack, the door was opened by a man with five big and three thick, looked at the two Wang Liu standing outside the door, Wang Wu took out a bronze medal and handed it to the man, the man took it and handed it to the door, only to hear the person behind the door hum, the man only gave the bronze medal to Wang Wu with both hands. And get out of the way, and when they have passed, close the door.
As soon as they entered the house, Wang Wu and Liu He walked briskly through the three courtyards under the leadership of Cao Mou, the housekeeper of the Cao family, until they reached the innermost deep house, and when they entered the door, they saluted the heroes from all walks of life who were resting in the courtyard:
"Wang Wu is late, please bear with me!"
The Cao family will not treat these heroes lightly, set up twenty-eight tables, add fruits, pastries and tea, and return the cigarette handles to the good big tobacco soil, all the heroes saw that the main owner had finally arrived, and they were busy getting up to return the salute, and they didn't dare to say anything
"Brother Wang invited the thief, that is to look up to our three heroes in Bazhong, and the three of us brothers are still looking at celebrities in history."
An old man with a spear in his hand said, attracting the applause of all the heroes, Wang Wu stepped forward to hold the old man's hand, and he was speechless, only a trace of moisture in his eyes.
"Big brother, kill thieves for the country, die well, don't be a little daughter!"
"Brotherγγγγγγ Ay! β
Wang Wu could only pat the old man on the shoulder, and an elegant middle-aged man next to him also stepped forward and saluted him:
"Fei Hong has seen my brother!"
"Brother, why are you still here?"
"There are so many heroes and heroes in Jingkou who are not afraid, can it be said that we have no men in Guangdong?"
The righteousness of the words was awe-inspiring, and the heroes from other provinces applauded.
"Where Brother Huang said, Beijing and Tianjin are all one family in the world, as long as they are for the public and the people, they are all heroes!"
Wang Wu looked at Huo Yuanjia, who said these words calmly, and felt sincerely pleased, and couldn't help but sigh at the moment:
"Yes, even if we know that we will die today, we must eradicate a despicable villain like Yuan Shikai who betrays his friends and seeks glory for the Qing Dynasty, and if we don't punish this fang, we will be sorry for the six gentlemen of the Restoration!"
Seeing the excitement of the heroes, Cao Kui, the head of the Cao family, slipped to the side hall, called a family Ding, took out a secret letter of fire paint, and instructed:
"Give it to the master and say go according to plan!"
Not far from the courtyard where Wang Wu led the crowd to plot the assassination of Yuan Shikai, Yangliu Hutong Christ Salvation Gospel Church. Zhang Huen walked in with Hannah, and the priest of the gospel church was a priest named Michelle. The old Germanic man of King Cornier had long been a devout and steadfast believer in God's love for the world.
When he came to Tianjin with the missionary fleet, he could not tolerate the evil behavior of other priests selling opium in private, so he resolutely left Tianjin, and followed a German merchant to Shandong, passing through Dezhou, when he was stopped by a group of beggars, who were going to drive these beggars away, but the Michel missionary stopped him, he collected the beggars, bought a house in an alley as an evangelistic church, and actually opened an orphanage.
It has been fifteen years since the beginning of this year, and the honest and kind foreign monks have gained a lot of fame in Texas, and even faintly overshadowed the prestige of the Swift Mountain temple outside the city, and many kind Texans have come here to become devout believers, and every week they will spontaneously donate various amounts of money, clothing or daily necessities to Father Michel.
When Michelle continued to lament the kindness and loyalty of the Qing Dynasty people, he also continued to give back to the people of Texas, almost every year the beggars produced in Texas will be sheltered by Father Michelle and his parishioners, not only to provide them with food, clothing and shelter, but also through the priest and his businessman friends to help them find jobs, the "rice shrimp Bodhisattva" reputation is spread among the people of Texas, enduring.
Zhang Huen expressed his heartfelt respect for this gray-haired but still energetic old man, this spirit of sacrificing himself to illuminate others knows no borders, and everywhere is a model of morality. So he handed Hannah over to the old man with peace of mind, and explained to him what had happened, and when he heard that the Boxers of the Plains had attacked the church, the old man hurriedly drew a cross and said:
"Please forgive these lost lambs!"
Zhang Huen listened to Mina's translation and thought to himself that this old man was really about to reach the realm of cutting meat and feeding eagles. Zhang Huen reminded the old man that he would not stay in Texas for a long time, so it was best to return to China first, and then come back to do charity when he had the opportunity to do charity! The old man shook his head stubbornly and said:
"I can leave, but the congregation can't leave together, I have been preaching here for fifteen years, I have integrated into the life of Texas, every day I have to read the Bible for an hour to strengthen my faith, and then go to the market to bargain with those scheming farmers to buy vegetables, at noon I will share the lunch given to us by the Lord with the parishioners, in the afternoon I will go back to the teahouse to drink tea and listen to Mr. Dr. talk about "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin", and in the evening I have to pray for the children, I live a very fulfilling life, I have become accustomed to the life of tea and rice, I've learned to hold chopsticks, and there's no way I can get out of here. β
Zhang Huen was speechless, so he had to smash his mouth, thinking that this kind of person who came to support the construction of the Qing Dynasty in the spirit of internationalism was really rare. Michelle sent him to the door, and Hannah chased him out from inside, looking at Zhang Huen pitifully.
"Knight, are you leaving?"
"Ah, this Father Mi is a good man, he will send you to Beijing safely, you have to work hard when you go to Beijing, don't be swept away! Ha ha. β
After staying with Hannah for a long time, knowing that this little girl is a connotative and introverted person, Zhang Huen can joke in front of her unscrupulously.
"Hannah remembers! But knight, you have to take care, don't lose your life before you come to Beijing? β
"Crow's mouth, Bah, Bah! This seat is blessed with a great life, and the capital is back! β
"Knight's γγγγγγ"
What else did Hannah have to say, Zhang Huen had already turned his back and left, watching his back disappear at the mouth of the alley, Hannah prayed silently:
"May the light of God shine on you forever! My knight. β
Zhang Huen, who didn't go far and turned backwards, flashed into a pharmacy, and when the pharmacy guy saw him, he just wanted to say, "There is no fasting here." When he saw him throw over a wooden sign, the man looked at the wooden sign, and immediately said that he would stay longer, and entered the house, and after a while a boss with a melon skin hat came out and said:
"I don't know which brother it is?"
"Kanzimen."
"Here, please, the inner room."
Zhang Huen followed the boss into the inner room, and saw several boxers in red clothes sitting inside, the first one was a bearded man, got up and said:
"Dare to ask which senior brother is the elder of the question?"
"Senior Brother Gao Tang Zhu."
"Very good, please take a seat!"
Xiao Er handed over the tea bowl and put a smoking gun inside, Zhang Huen took the tea bowl and pushed the cigarette gun away, and the leader smiled:
"It turned out to be Senior Brother Zhengquan, dare to ask the name of Gao?"
"Gongsun Qianhua."
"I don't know what I'm here for?"
"An army of 50,000 is pressing the border, and they are here to assassinate."
A kind of boxer immediately stood in awe and said one after another:
"Senior brother is a dead man, all brothers admire!" (To be continued.) )