The two Japs lied about Europa, and the old Hanlin smashed the Baihua Tower angrily. Such a wonderful story spread throughout the entire Forty-Nine City in just one night. There is no secret that can be hidden in the underground evil in Beijing, not to mention such a dramatic story, which is even more touching.
"How many gentlemen are you having a drink here? The shopkeeper is bringing you a bowl of high breakers... Oh, it's Mr. Gao, good morning, good luck to you... By the way, did you hear that last night, Wang Lao Hanlin's sword was not old at the Hanlin Academy? Baihualou destroyed the lonely overseas guests..."
"Hey, that Hanlin is so powerful? Could it be Wang Shizheng... Oh, if it is him, it will be inevitable. Whoever mentions Wang Laohanlin in the capital must not pick the thumb... Have you heard that the old Hanlin meets the Holy Master? But they all give me a seat..."
"Tell me, can Xiao Letian, the lonely overseas traveler, still write down the rebuttal that Old Hanlin asked him to write? During this period, I have read "The Journey to the West" four or five times. Even if it is just a fairy tale or something, it is fine. I'm still thinking about the story behind..."
"Forget it, don't think about it. I have already asked Old Hanlin to review it. This book has been completely relegated to the cold palace. It is said that Old Hanlin has made a statement. Anyone who dares to read this book must consult him. , participate until he loses his official position..."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really good. What a pity this book is... Oops, I forgot about something. I heard that last night an overseas guest said that foreigners have made balls that can fly in the sky, as well as pure steel. The sea-going ship made can even go under the water..."
"I heard about it! Not only that, there is even a magic weapon that can transmit sounds thousands of miles away and a machine gun that can fire tens of thousands of bullets in an instant... Oh my, I can live in vain..."
While several teahouse men were drinking coffee and talking loudly, a cold snort suddenly came from the table behind them, "Humph! A group of country people..."
The uncles who were chatting happily stopped at that time, "Ouch? Who is taking over my words? Come out and let me practice... Ouch, look at my blind eyes, I should buckle Go, isn’t this Mr. Liu! Good luck to you, please serve my fragrant tea, this is a serious Dahongpao!”
A few men who were just about to get angry looked back, and their faces suddenly changed. At that time, they knelt down and took out the good tea they had brought with them from their arms.
It turns out that the banner people at that time had the same habit of going to teahouses as some people in later generations had the habit of smoking. If you go to a teahouse to meet old friends, then there is no need to be polite or pretentious, just serve high-cut pork noodles with high minced pork noodles. But they all had tea wrapped in their arms. If they really met a big shot, they would have to change the tea quickly.
In Xiao Letian's previous life, there were many smokers who carried two packs of cigarettes, a pack worth four or five yuan for themselves to smoke, and a pack worth twenty or thirty yuan for special use. The principle behind this is the same.
The person who is respectfully called Mr. Liu is not an ordinary person. He is the sixth brother-in-law of the housekeeper of Prince Gong’s family! This relationship seems a bit convoluted, but once you explain it, you will understand that the younger brother of the sixth concubine who is the housekeeper of Prince Gong Yi?'s house is Mr. Liu. Now, under the care of his brother-in-law, he is responsible for purchasing vegetables for the palace, which is very profitable.
"Seeing that you guys are quite respectful, I'll tell you the truth. Regardless of how bad Wang Hanlin and the others are, they are actually rotten Confucians who have no economic knowledge, and what they say is all lies. This overseas loner, Xiao Letian, is the one with the most trouble. There are really capable people here. My prince stayed up all night during this period. You know what he was doing? He just read this book "The Journey to the West" and drank tea all night long..."
"Actually, I don't believe that the earth is a ball, but I heard the prince say that if foreigners sail in a direction on sea ships, they can return to the starting point. Please come to more and faster chapters. This is Xiao Letian It's not a lie at all. As for the other things in the book, I guess at least 80% of them are true..."
"Oops!" There was a sudden commotion in the teahouse. Mr. Liu was very proud of the feeling of being attracting so much attention and unknowingly said a few more words, "Actually, what do those rotten scholars know? The adults who really hold the real power in the Qing Dynasty have already I just believe the truths taught by foreigners, but I just don’t say it on the surface. Even our Queen Mother and Emperor are actually reading this book..."
With a bang, the teahouse exploded completely. No wonder there are no secrets in Sijiu City. Just talk to these uncles. It is estimated that what Long live the Lord ate in the morning will be known to the people at noon.
Although the big men in Sijiucheng talk quickly, what they say is really the current reality of the Qing Dynasty. Not counting the ordinary people who are illiterate, all educated scholars are now divided into two major factions.
The first group are rotten scholars like Wang Hanlin. They cling to the saint's classics and don't let go. They don't even believe in the basic truth that the earth is round. This type of people filled every state and county in the Qing Dynasty, and basically all low-level literati belonged to this camp.
The other group is the powerful ones in power. For example, Liu Yi, the Japanese who negotiated with Britain and France on behalf of the Qing Dynasty, and Zeng Guofan brothers, who were at the height of their popularity, and even the empress dowagers of the two palaces had seen how powerful foreigners were. Although these powerful factions were small in number, they controlled the top level of power in the entire dynasty, and they were still able to accept Western ideas.
However, for the sake of national stability and political considerations, these top-level authorities have clearly accepted Western knowledge in their hearts, but they have adopted an ostrich policy, pretending that this problem does not exist, neither affirming nor denying it, and pretending to be confused. Anyway, the annual scientific examination is still dominated by eight-legged essay. Update as soon as possible
"An ancient empire, because its body is unusually large, so any changes are earth-shattering. Brother, I just wrote such an unfinished short article, and I was attacked by a group of rotten scholars. You said that the higher-ups wanted to Is it possible to fully implement Western education?”
In the back garden of Fan Mansion, Xiao Letian set up a banquet for Luo Hao and Wen Xiu alone. From the conflict last night, Xiao Letian could see that these two people could truly accept his thoughts, and the remaining Most of the people below are just outsiders.
"Mr. Xiao said it well. If the empire changes now and fully promotes Western learning, then these Confucian scholars who have lost their jobs will immediately rebel. Think about it when Hong Xiuquan raised troops in Jintian, wasn't the most fundamental reason why there was no hope for the imperial examination? If there had been more enkos in Guangxi, I'm afraid there wouldn't have been this Hongyang Rebellion..." Luo Hao is somewhat idealistic. Although he can accept new things, he still likes to think about things in a simple and beautiful way. . Update as soon as possible
But Wen Xiu, the military officer Zhang Jing, was different. Every day he read the memorials from the governors of various places and felt the intrigues and quarrels at the bottom. In his eyes, the Qing Dynasty was not that beautiful.
"Brother Luo is too idealistic, adding Enke? How is this possible? The empire is vast and there are many scholars who want to be officials. If Enke is added to Guangxi, will Guangdong be added, Henan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang? If all states and counties are added If you add Enke, then scholars will laugh, but where do you ask the court to change so many official positions?"
The two young men looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and shook their heads. Although they could find the problem, they did not have the ability to solve it. Finally, they stood up and bowed long to Xiao Letian.
"Please sir, please clarify my doubts. From now on, the two of us are willing to carry out the discipleship ceremony under your sect. We are willing to work for your sect and do our best for Western Broadcasting..." After saying that, he bowed and got up.
Xiao Letian's face was still tense, but his heart was filled with laughter. Then I started to recruit disciples. Confucius’ 3,000 disciples spread Confucianism. Now that human science and technology have developed to this point, can’t I develop 30,000 disciples? Hahaha, with 30,000 disciples running around this empire, you can plan your own plans.
"Haha!" Xiao Letian sneered a few times. "It's not that easy to want to be my disciple. You have also seen what happened last night. If the counterattack of these Confucian scholars in the Daxing of Western Studies is unimaginable to you, it is hard to say that they are ugly. They may even join the rebel party and start a civil war for the sake of their own wealth. At that time, let alone studying Western learning, you will have to choose between saving your life..."
"Why don't I have pigtails? Why do I write such a naive and almost vernacular "Journey to the West"? I am just self-defeating and protecting myself. I have the identity of a Japanese devil to protect me. Maybe I can still I can live for two more years..."
After Xiao Letian finished speaking, he actually squeezed out two tears with a sad expression. Looking at his painful look, it was as if someone was really trying to harm him. But he cursed in his heart. This Xiao Hexin is really a loser. How much chili juice was smeared on my handkerchief. My eyes are almost blind.
Two drops of tears fell. Luo Hao and Wen Xiu were stunned at that moment. Then their eyes turned red and they fell to the ground. "I really didn't expect that the master would endure to this extent. In order to spread Western learning and for the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, , He actually defiled himself to such an extent... The disciples admire the gentleman's mind, please accept us..." After saying that, he actually knelt down.
Ancient Chinese literati attached great importance to the ceremony of kneeling down and worshiping. Once such a grand ceremony was performed, the decision was irreversible. Xiao Letian was overjoyed, but he still had to pretend.
"You two, please get up first. If you want to be my student, I will give you a test. Here is the latest chapter of "The Journey to the West". You two should read it and copy ten copies each. The handwriting must be neat and clear and post it to major universities. On the wooden board in the bookstore!”
When Luo Hao and Wen Xiu heard that the latest article had been written, they felt itchy in their hearts. They quickly picked it up and read it line by line. After reading the chapter of more than 6,000 words, The two of them actually burst into tears.
"How could this happen? Is this true? The 500-year-old ancient empire, the Inca, known as the Golden Kingdom, just perished like this?" Luo Hao was so caught up in the story that he couldn't extricate himself, and his hands even started to tremble slightly.
Wen Xiu, on the other hand, paced back and forth in the back garden impatiently. When he was emotional, he raised his head and looked up at a glass of wine. "It's so miserable. It's so miserable. If the Qing Dynasty doesn't cheer up, it will end up like this sooner or later..."
Xiao Letian wasn't surprised at all when he saw their performance. He wrote this latest chapter just to show it to the people in power in the empire. If they don't let them know how cruel this world is, they won't pay attention to this. Western learning.
"Have you finished reading?" Xiao Letian said coldly, "When you've finished reading, go and copy it, turn your sorrow and anger into words. Work overtime for me tonight. The more you write, the better. Tomorrow I will plaster it all over Beijing." .
"Sir! Are you not going to print a book?"
"Yes! You guessed it right. From now on, this book will be serialized in this way. After writing a chapter, I will post it all over the city for all readers to copy. I want all the children from poor families to learn from it. To knowledge…”
Luo Hao and Wen Xiu had been completely conquered by Xiao Letian's ambition. They didn't expect that a wanderer with no foundation after returning from overseas would have such a broad mind for his mother country. In order to let the children from poor families read the book, he actually wanted to spread it for free. The two of them bowed deeply, and then carried the wonderful article into the study as if it were their lives.
Xiao Hexin, Wang Huaiyuan, and Sima Yun in the corner of the garden were all stunned, and each of them whispered, "Hey, darling, those two must be at least fifth-grade senior officials, right? Are you going to let the military advisor be fooled into becoming a coolie? Just like that Is it an apprenticeship ceremony?"
"Nonsense, our military advisor is like a god. It's not easy to subdue these two little demons... I said you two, can't you stop peeking all the time? Didn't the military advisor send you two to the master Wang's house to find out information? Why are you like this? Will you be back soon?"
"Oh, don't you trust me if I take action? That old coffin boy actually has a 15-year-old concubine. How shameless. Why didn't the military advisor let me do it to him? I really wanted to take up the knife last night. Kill this old bastard..."
"Shut up and follow the military advisor's orders..."
