The old gentleman shook his head at the vendor and said with a smile, "This is also a ghost!" ”

Everyone laughed for a while, and the student-looking person stood up, bowed to the old gentleman, and said solemnly: "I heard the foreword of the gentleman that it seems that there are many unique understandings of what the Boxers did. ”

The old gentleman's face tightened, and his eyes subconsciously looked at the female officer who had just spoken.

The student followed his gaze and glanced back, knowing what he was worried about, and said proudly: "There is a plaque written by Commander Wang Zheng himself, even if he himself is here, we can speak freely." Not to mention these two little female soldiers. Although the old gentleman can rest assured, even if there is any accident, we must ensure the safety of the gentleman first! ”

The two people at the table with him nodded yes at the same time.

The old gentleman actually knows this principle, but the older people get, the rarer their lives become, and the fact that he was able to survive the cruel "speech sinner" incident half a month ago has a lot to do with him keeping his mouth shut!

He looked at the two women again, and saw that Hongluan, who looked like a maid, turned around and glared at him fiercely, but he affirmed the safety of this discussion. He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, calmed his mood for a while, and raised his head and said, "What do you want to ask?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the three of them were overjoyed, and said in unison:

"Parade Event!"

"Declare war on foreigners!"

"Start a civil war!"

After speaking, several people glanced at each other, and said in unison again: "Please also explain the parade incident first!" / Declare war on foreigners! / Start a civil war! Then the three of them quarreled with each other like children, insisting that the old gentleman explain his problems first!

Everyone was stunned by the thunder on the side, but they didn't expect that a student who was a serious student who was worried about the country and the people a minute ago could now quarrel over such a small matter.

The old gentleman was speechless for a moment, and looked up at the ceiling, a picture of a master who you can do it yourself first and then come to me.

Hongluan burst out laughing and pointed at the three of them: "Just like you or college students?" It's even more noisy than the bear children in our village. Be good, listen to my sister. Hurry up and go back to your own house to find your own mother, don't get mixed up in this chaotic world. Otherwise, with your character and wisdom, you will definitely be the master who has been sold and returned to others! ”

The three of them blushed, looked at each other and felt that they were a little unpresentable. Hurriedly tidied up their clothes and began to discuss ways in a whisper, and they did not forget to glare at Hongluan fiercely to show their resentment.

The three of them are also educated and cultivated people in the end, although they just felt a little "ecstatic before hearing the Tao", but their ability to rank seniority is still very strong. So it didn't take long for them to determine the order of the questions.

The student who had been sitting close to the old gentleman and talking the most came first, his eyes flashing with a terrifying light, and he said loudly: "Excuse me, sir, for the people's demonstration before the 20th. However, they were violently stopped by the Boxer Army, who arrested more than 12,000 Harbin citizens on the spot, and injured and dispersed countless people. I wonder what Mr. thinks about this? ”

The old gentleman has a bottom in his heart! Sensei asked, these three must have been students who were dispersed during the march at that time. At a glance, I knew that he had been brainwashed by the so-called democracy and freedom of the national government, and he came back to liberate the people's wisdom with his own efforts, but he was hit hard by the reality of the situation.

What do you think? Deserve!

He has seen a lot of such people in recent years, since the establishment of the Republic of China government ten years ago, these scholars who were originally honest and honest students seem to have become fighters, and they do not criticize the local political situation every day. It's just to take people to do some kind of parade. said that they were patriotic and hot-blooded young people, but in fact, I didn't see them do anything patriotic, just saw them pull people's hind legs and lead the marchers to smash things!

But this cannot be said directly in public, not to mention that the image of a master he has successfully created for himself will never allow him to say so. The old gentleman stroked his beard. I closed my eyes slightly, and when I opened them again, I already had an idea.

He lowered his head and picked up the teacup on the table and brought it to his lips, took a sip and said affirmatively: "You are also involved in that parade, or should I call you the organizers?" ”

The student was shocked. Looking back at the suspicious eyes of the two companions, he was stunned for a long time and finally smiled bitterly: "Mr. Ming! My name is Zheng Lei, and I am a member of the Yanda Fuhua Society. It was the parade incident 20 days ago that mobilized our forces to organize it because our mentor, that is, the president, was dissatisfied with the Boxers' strong military control over Heilongjiang. ”

The old gentleman put down the teacup, his eyes fixed on the floating and rotating tea leaves in the cup, and said, "Do you know why the Boxers imposed military control on the entire Heilongjiang?" ”

The student nodded and said confidently: "I know, it's not that they want to use force to control this province and kidnap the people of the entire Heilongjiang Province to argue with the central government!" ”

The old gentleman looked up at him regretfully, shook his head regretfully, and said, "I don't know which school you graduated from, but I want to say that your studies are all in vain!" ”

The student frowned, clenched his fists and said coldly: "Please also make it clear!" ”

The old gentleman sighed and said, "You may have a firm mind, a consciousness to serve the country and the people, a smart and wise mind, and the courage to sacrifice your life for righteousness, all of which are very good and rare, but you only lack the two things you need most." ”

"What is it?" Hearing him say this, the people around him became curious, these qualities are amazing, you can become a master if you take out any of them, what can you lack if this kid has collected everything?

The old gentleman slowly stretched out a finger and said, "The eyes that see through the essence through the phenomenon and the calm heart!" ”

The student's eyes flickered and fell silent.

The old gentleman said to himself: "You should have heard of the massacre at the train station a month ago, which can be said to be the turning point of the Boxer Rebellion into the Boxer Army. The victors, of course, were the current Boxers, but the enemies were Russia and Japan. After that war, the Boxers took advantage of the situation to capture the frightened officers and soldiers, and the ownership of Harbin City was also decided. After the war, not only did the three provinces patrol and Lord Xu was captured alive, but even the Russians and Japanese were also cleaned......"

The hall fell silent unconsciously, and they all listened intently as the old gentleman explained the cause and effect of the battle. In the past half a month, although I have heard about the Boxer Legion generals and foreigners, the real inside story is the first time I have heard of it.

“…… These days, what happened to those unruly foreigners, you haven't seen it. To say something that is not very polite, I look scared, but my heart is really happy. How they have bullied us all these years, you students in the academy have never seen it, but we ordinary people know it clearly. The old gentleman paused slightly, glanced up at the students, and said, "I am telling you this not to mean that I am committed to the Boxers, but I just want to introduce the general premise of the situation at that time before commenting on your march." ”

The student looked into the old gentleman's eyes and said, "Sir, do you mean that the time of our parade is out of place?" ”

The old gentleman neither shook his head nor nodded, as if he had not heard his question, and continued: "Let's not comment on whether the Boxers killed foreigners or not, because this is their slogan and purpose, and whether it is right or not, it will not change the fact that they want to deal with foreigners. The strength of the Boxers on the surface, you can't guess a little from the news that comes out of this big wooden box these days. That's right, I also made a simple calculation, and without the slightest preparation, I actually captured twelve cities in Heilongjiang at the same time in less than three days. Then the most conservative estimate is that their strength will also reach more than 200,000! ”

Everyone gasped at the same time, although they watched the army in the city come and go every day, they never thought about that number! What is the concept of 200,000, that is one-fifth of the population of the entire Harbin city.

The student was agitated and exclaimed, "This is impossible! The entire Northeast Feng Department is only in the early 400,000s, how can such a pure thug organization as the Boxers have 200,000 people, and then it can open up territory in the three eastern provinces? ”

This time, there was no need for the old gentleman to answer, and the little vendor next to him, who had been listening with relish, answered: "You stupid, aren't they doing this now?" ”

The student was so excited by him that his face immediately turned red. The crowd couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The old gentleman ordered the table, and the young man in the cardigan neatly picked up the teapot and slowly refilled it for him. The old gentleman nodded with satisfaction and continued: "I think the slogans issued by the Boxer Legion when they are now banning speech make some sense. If there is no investigation, there is no right to speak, and if you have not experienced it personally, it is at best a rumor to say it. You say that the Boxers did not have 200,000 horses? That's a big joke. When the Boxer Rebellion was in place, the people of Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi and other places were almost swept away, and there were more than 100,000 horses selected to attack the city of Beijing. Although they were later defeated and scattered. But with the foundation they built up in Guangdong and Fujian at that time, it was not easy to pull up hundreds of thousands of horses. ”

However, even these 200,000 men and horses are not enough in front of the Japanese and Russian powers. They are not fools, after wantonly killing foreigners, how can they let the news get out. At this time, the implementation of military management is already light, and it is considered the benevolence of Commander Wang if he does not directly seal the whole city! ”

The student smiled bitterly and sat down on the stool, and continued: "And at this time, we will openly sing the opposite, march against military control, and demand democracy and freedom for the people, which is simply an act of collaborating with the enemy!" Ha! We were not unjustly arrested this time! Not at all! (To be continued......)