At the end of March in the seventh year of Kangxi, 1668 AD, it was more than five years before the San Francisco Rebellion broke out, and less than a year before the Manchurian leader Batulu Obai was captured...
Yunnan, Qujing.
It was just after noon, about midnight, and the streets in Qujing City were still bustling with people. People under the rule of the Qing Dynasty wore long blouses and shorts of poor workmanship and walked around the streets, busy with their own livelihoods.
Suddenly a cavalry passed by on the street. The knights on horseback all had arrow sleeves and long braids, and they were arrogant. The leader is a tall young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, a face like a crown jewel, and a very handsome appearance.
Although they had already entered the city, this group of knights still rode fast, cutting through the crowds and heading straight to the city's campus. The people on the street stumbled away. Everyone knows that the tall and handsome young man is Wang Zhongxiao, the second son of Wang Fuchen, the second son of Mr. Wang, who was nicknamed "Living Lu Bu" as the commander-in-chief of the Qing Dynasty's Yunnan Suppression Right Wing.
This man Wang Zhongxiao is good-looking, and his name sounds like he is a good person, but he is a troublesome and indifferent person! At this moment, he should be leading a group of lackeys and slaves back from a hunting trip. Anyone who is trampled by their horses will die in vain...who let his father be Wang Fuchen!
But no one would have thought that the current Wang Zhongxiao had actually changed for the better because of an accident that was not unexpected at all. He had been completely transformed into a good soul from the 21st century who had served the people for many years. This is a correction that truly touches the soul!
The reason why he is running horses on the street now is just to maintain his previous harmful persona. Even if he wants to make progress, it cannot be too sudden. He has to take his time, otherwise it will be bad for people to suspect that he is possessed by evil spirits.
The strong horse galloped through the streets and quickly arrived at an open square, which is the large school field in Qujing City. The general military office of Wang Zhongxiao, the second son of Wang, and his father is right next to the main campus. A tall camp gate stands there. Dozens of standard-bearing soldiers stand in two rows with their chests raised and their bellies protruding, guarding both sides of the camp gate. The surroundings were quiet and solemn, and it really sounded like the elite of San Francisco.
Wang Zhongxiao didn't dare to fly into the camp gate. In his memory, he would be punished!
So this time, Second Young Master Wang honestly dismounted his horse outside the camp gate of the General Military Mansion. A bearded military attache holding a sword on his belt hurriedly came up to greet Second Young Master Wang, nodding and bowing. Wang Zhongxiao just asked: "Are my father and brother at home?"
The bearded military attache smiled and replied: "The Lord of the town and the eldest son went to the prefect's Yamen on business in the morning and have not returned to the government yet."
"On business?" Wang Zhongxiao laughed, "Are you going to play around with money and drink wine again? You don't even learn well!"
The bearded military attache just smiled and did not dare to answer the second son Wang's words.
Wang Zhongxiao ignored him and just greeted behind him: "Master Yu, Wang Mazi, Xiao Lizi!"
Three people who were named came up immediately. These three were all confidants of the second young master Wang Zhongxiao. The person called "Master Yu" is a middle-aged man in his thirties, named Yu Deshui, with a round face, medium build, small eyes, round nose, a goatee, and a smile on his face. Especially kind.
Of course, Wang Mazi is a pockmark. He is about the same age as Wang Zhongxiao. He is also a big man with a strong back and a strong back. However, he is not as handsome as Wang Zhongxiao. He also has a pockmarked face, which makes him look particularly ferocious. He is the adopted son of Wang Fuchen. He is the same generation as Wang Zhongxiao, and his name is Wang Zhongxian. One is loyal and filial, the other is loyal and virtuous, both are good names.
Of course, Xiao Lizi's surname is Li, his given name is Jixiang, he is about the same age as Wang Zhongxiao, and he is Wang Zhongxiao's cousin. That's right, cousins, not cousins. Because that "living Lu Bu" Wang Fuchen had twice as many fathers as ordinary people. His first father's surname was Li, and his second father's surname was Wang.
The leader among the three was the eldest Master Yu, so it was him who asked: "Second Young Master, what are your orders?"
Wang Zhongxiao pouted, "Both my father and my brother are not good at studying, so the old Wang family relies on me. I have to make progress. You three, I will go to the old man's study with you to study!"
After saying this, he didn't care about the reactions of Master Yu, Wang Mazi, and Xiao Lizi, and walked into the gate of the General Military Mansion without caring about himself, and then went straight to the small courtyard where Wang Fuchen's private study room was located. And go.
Following Wang Zhongxiao to the outside of the small courtyard where the inner study room is located, Master Yu, Wang Mazi, and Xiao Lizi all knew that something was wrong, and they all wanted to talk with sad faces. But how could Mr. Wang give them a chance to persuade him not to study hard? Before the three of them could speak, he said, "Wang Mazi, Xiao Lizi, you two are here to look after me. If my father and my brother come back, just roar."
"Looking out? Second young master...you are working hard in the house, do you need to look out?"
"That's right, studying hard is a good thing, there's no need to hide it."
Wang Zhongxiao, however, glared and said very confidently: "Who said hard work must be studying? Although I am also a person who has read a lot of poetry and books, I am not here to use the skill of reading! You Don't talk nonsense, just keep guarding the door honestly. Master Yu, come with me!"
After being taught a lesson by Wang Zhongxiao, Wang Mazi and Xiao Lizi didn't dare to say anything, so they had to guard him honestly. Wang Zhongxiao tilted his lips, pushed the door open, and entered the courtyard in a swaggering manner.
Master Yu sighed and followed into the courtyard.
Wang Zhongxiao obviously often came to his father's inner study to study, so he walked into Wang Fuchen's special study because he was familiar with the place. This study room is on the second floor of a two-story building. It has excellent lighting and a secluded location. It is indeed a good place to study and study. In addition to the common bookshelves and desks, there is also a couch in the study room. Wang Zhongxiao knew that Wang Fuchen liked to lie on the couch on weekdays and let his ninth aunt Taixiao Jinlian, who came from a scholarly family, teach him how to read and read... He really lived to learn!
After entering the bookstore, Wang Zhongxiao began to study. I saw him standing in front of a row of bookshelves filled with thread-bound books with his arms folded, squinting and looking around as if he was looking for some book.
Master Yu was afraid that he didn't know much about literacy, so he wanted to help him search for it. As soon as he got closer, he heard Wang Zhongxiao whispering in a low voice: "Jiu Yiniang said...it's one of the Four Great Wonders of the Book" "Jin Ping Mei", or the illustrated version... I found it, it was hidden in the "Four Books and Five Classics", it really fulfills the saying that the beauty in the book is like jade!"
Of course Wang Zhongxiao knew the three characters "Jin Ping Mei".
I saw him reaching out and taking out a quite thick-looking Jin Ping Mei. However, he did not rush to study. Instead, he handed it to Master Yu, and then took down several books on both sides of the "Jin Ping Mei". They threw it to Master Yu together, and then a small mahogany box was revealed.
Wang Zhongxiao chuckled and said to himself: "This old guy is quite good at hiding money, but unfortunately he can't hide from this young master's sharp eyes."
As he spoke, he reached out and took out the wooden box, placed it on the desk next to him.
Master Yu also placed the books covered in wooden boxes on the table, and then he came close to Wang Zhongxiao and said with an embarrassed look: "Second Young Master, you want to steal my money again? This is not good. .....”
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhongxiao looked like he was unhappy, "What are you talking about? What about stealing money? Can it be called stealing when a son takes my money? This is a matter between father and son! Besides, the money here is from old people. I will take some of the ill-gotten gains obtained through corruption and perverting the law to serve the country and the people!"
Master Yu was almost amused by Wang Zhongxiao's words, "Second Young Master, how can you serve the country and the people by stealing...taking the master's money?"
Wang Zhongxiao said with a serious face: "You see, I am already eighteen years old. According to the rules of our bannermen, when a man reaches eighteen years old, he must go to the Tang A (deacon) and the imperial guard. Mr. Yu, you Tell me, should I take the money to go to Beijing to find some connections, and buy a blue-linged bodyguard? If I become a bodyguard, I will definitely make the little emperor happy, and then I will be given the job of a general soldier. If I am less greedy, won’t I be serving the country and the people?”
"What?" Master Yu was stunned, "Second Young Master, did you use the Master's money to buy an official position?"
Wang Zhongxiao nodded: "Otherwise, what else can I buy? When I become a royal guard, young master, and then let go of the general soldiers, if I don't have anything, do I still need to spend money to buy it? Master Yu, when I gain power, How about I also get you a prefect?"
Master Yu chuckled, waved his hands and said, "I can't do it, I can't do it...I can't be the magistrate. I'll be satisfied if I can be the magistrate!"
"Okay, it's a deal!" Wang Zhongxiao smiled and pointed at the wooden box, "Master Yu, I'd be kind enough to help you open the lock."
"unlock?"
Only then did Master Yu discover that the small wooden box containing the banknotes also had a small copper lock hung on it. Seeing the copper lock, Master Yu quickly shook his head and said, "I, I don't know how to pick locks."
Wang Zhongxiao said with a smile: "Master Yu, please stop pretending. You are the descendant of the Fusi Tiqi Yu family in Beizhen! How can I catch you by picking the lock?"
"I, I..." Master Yu, who exposed Wang Zhongxiao, still wanted to deny it.
Wang Zhongxiao waved his hand and said: "There is nothing shameful in this. Heroes don't care where they come from. Besides, your Jin Yiwei was a retainer of the emperor in the previous dynasty. That old guy in my family was a rebel who rebelled against me!"
"Second Young Master, what you said..." Master Yu was really dumbfounded.
Wang Zhongxiao kept urging, "Okay, stop dawdling, work quickly...Have you brought anything with you?"
Master Yu sighed: "I took it with me, of course I took it with me... It's an ancestral treasure! Alas, the family fortune passed down by our ancestors is gone, and this is all that's left."
Wang Zhongxiao smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, as long as the craftsmanship is still there, you can always make something!"
"Huh? Do you make money with this craft?"
Wang Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, yes, craftsmen will not starve to death in the lean years! Master Yu, please quickly pick the lock!"
