Chapter 840 842 [Things are not people]
Xiang Nan's family stayed in Cangzhou for three days, offering sacrifices to their ancestors, chatting with their fathers and fellow villagers, eating and eating, and then reluctantly left Cangzhou and headed for the capital.
"Hey, I really didn't expect that I haven't been back for more than ten years, and the changes are so great. So many old people have disappeared. Oh, my heart, I feel really sore when I think about it." Hu Suhua wiped her tears and said.
"Yeah, I didn't expect so many old friends to disappear." Sai Xishi also nodded, "Some died of old age, some died of illness, and some were killed by bandits. Even Qiuyun didn't know where he went. .”
Qiuyun is the concubine of the magistrate of Cangzhou. After the Republic of China, the county magistrate was dismissed from office and kicked out of Cangzhou, so Qiuyun didn't know where to live, which made her feel very emotional.
"The magistrate, who was greedy for so much money, didn't expect to be slashed by the Yihe fist in the end. He really deserves it!" Defu said in relief.
The prefect of Cangzhou, nicknamed the magistrate of Yidao, was killed by Yihequan people from the prefect's yamen when there was a fist riot in Cangzhou.
So many people's fat and people's anointing he looted were all looted by the rioters, and there was nothing left. It can be said that evil is rewarded with evil, and retribution is not good.
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After driving for two days, I came to the capital. Xiang Nan and his group first went to the home of the year, and saw that this home had already been moved by someone else.
What used to be a single family is now a large compound, noisy and noisy.
Xiang Nan didn't know where the things Xiang Nan left back were gone.
Seeing that there was no trace of the courtyard at all, Xiang Nan and the others didn't stay any longer, and then went to Prince Jing's mansion. But he learned that Prince Jing was dead.
After inquiring again, it turned out that after the Reform Movement of 1898, Prince Jing originally thought about his mistakes behind closed doors. But two years later, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded the capital, and Cixi was forced to flee westward with Guangxu, King Jing and others.
It was also because of this incident that the conservatives in the Qing court realized that the law would not change, and that it would be impossible not to change it. If it remains unchanged, the imperial court will be completely destroyed, so it took the initiative to implement the New Deal.
Prince Jing was able to be reactivated. However, he was old after all, and in addition to the years of house arrest, his body and spirit were devastated, so he died of exhaustion within two years.
After the death of Prince Jing, his son Zai Yong inherited the title of King Jingjun. But Zai Yong's brains and skills are far behind his father's, and he can't afford to be a big deal, so he can only be an idle clan.
Now that the Republic of China is underway, Jae Yong is even more useless. Fortunately, I still have some family background, so life is not a problem.
As for Gege from Prince Jing's mansion, he also married someone more than ten years ago, married to a prince on the grassland. It is also a common trick of the imperial court to use clan women to make peace.
At that time, Prince Jing was contemplating his mistakes behind closed doors and had no power in his hands, so he could only watch his daughter marry far away, and he couldn't stop it.
After hearing the news, Rockchip burst into tears.
I didn't expect a master-servant encounter. She and the princess had no chance to see each other again. It was really sad.
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Later, Defu accompanied Ruixin back to her natal home.
Fortunately, the Rockchip family did not have any major incidents. After all, they are all responsible ordinary people, low-key, honest, and timid, and they do not invite disasters or troubles.
Therefore, although there have been repeated wars, nothing happened after all.
Seeing their daughter coming back, they were naturally very excited, hugging and crying for a while.
Originally, Xiang Nan suggested that their family also move to Macau to live together.
After all, in the next few decades, the capital will be full of wars and **** storms. But the Ruixin family was reluctant to leave, saying that even if they died, they would die at home.
Although Xiang Nan does not support their feeling that they cannot leave their homeland, it is understandable.
Therefore, Xiang Nan couldn't force him, so he only asked Defu to leave two hundred taels of silver, which was enough for them to live for a while.
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Xiang Nan and others stayed in the capital for three days.
Take the children to visit Dashilan, Temple of Heaven, Temple of Earth, and the Forbidden City from a distance. Although the monarchy is abolished now, the emperor's family still lives in the palace, and they receive millions of silver dollars in allowances every year, so their lives are actually pretty good.
On the fourth day, when Xiang Nan and others were about to leave the capital and return to Macau, Defu ran in holding a newspaper, "Master, Master, read the newspaper quickly."
Xiang Nan finally read the newspaper, and saw the headline on the front page, "Minister Tian of the Ministry of Commerce of the National Government was assassinated and killed. The perpetrator shouted that he was ungrateful, and there should be such a report!"
Looking at the content again, it turned out that Minister Tian Kuitian was shot and killed by an assassin who suddenly jumped out of the crowd yesterday when Minister Tian Kuitian took the foreign guests on inspection.
The assassin announced loudly before his death that his name was Lu Zhong, and he shot Tian Kui because he was ungrateful and should be rewarded.
After reading this report, Xiang Nan couldn't help being silent for a moment.
Unexpectedly, Lu Zhong stayed in Ninggu Tower for more than ten years, but he did not die. Moreover, after the Republic of China, when he returned to the capital, he was actually loyal to Wang Tianhe, who had long been dead, and got rid of the traitor Tian Kui.
I really don’t know whether to praise him for his loyalty or call him stupid.
But Tian Kui was assassinated by Lu Zhong, which is what he deserved.
Moreover, when Tian Kui was dying of illness, it was Lu Zhong who rescued him. Now it was Lu Zhong who killed Tian Kui again.
It's really a cycle of karma, and the retribution is not good.
"Okay, Lu Zhong and Tian Kui, these two old acquaintances finally have a result." Xiang Nan nodded and said, but it's a pity that he didn't find out about Lu Zhengming when he came to Beijing this time. It has to be said that it is a pity.
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Then the group left the capital and returned to Macau by boat again in Jinmen.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed in a hurry, and the business of Lefutang is getting bigger and bigger. Xiangnan and Defu are already big drug dealers in the southeast area, with billions of dollars.
And when the children grow up, they all become talents. Xi Jueming graduated from the School of Western Medicine of Hong Kong University, and then took care of his own business.
Xi Banxia and Zhang Xinyi After graduating from Xiangjiang University, they determined to emulate Mr. Zhongshan and devote themselves to innovation.
It turns out that the ideological trend in the south is already advanced, and Guangzhou is the base camp of innovation. In addition, scenes of Portuguese and British oppressing Chinese can be seen everywhere in Macau and Xiangjiang.
Therefore, it is normal for children who grow up in this environment to fight and innovate.
Sai Xishi, Hu Suhua, Ruixin, Zhang Defu and others naturally quit. That's a matter of tying your head to your trouser belt, which can be sacrificed at any time.
But Xiang Nan persuaded them.
"The children are right to have such an idea. They are more passionate than us, have ideals, ambitions, and drive." He nodded and said, "Go, I support you."
"Old man, how dangerous that is." Hu Suhua persuaded.
"Dare to change the sun and the moon to a new sky because of the great ambition of sacrifice." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "We have suffered too much humiliation, and it is time for this world to return to the right way."
Because Xiang Nan kept his promise in this family, Xi Banxia and Zhang Xinyi finally devoted themselves to innovation. They went to Guangzhou and joined the reform team there,
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After half a year, Xi Banxia returned to Macau with an old acquaintance.
(end of this chapter)