Xiang Nan's family stayed in Cangzhou for three days, worshiped their ancestors, chatted with fellow villagers, and ate, before reluctantly leaving Cangzhou and heading to the capital.
"Hey, I really didn't expect that after not coming back for more than ten years, things have changed so much. So many old people are gone. Oh, my heart is really sore just thinking about it." Hu Suhua said, wiping her tears.
"Yeah, I didn't expect so many old friends to be gone." Sai Xishi also nodded, "Some died of old age, some died of illness, and some were killed by bandits. Even Qiu Yun 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 Qiu Yun didn't know where to live, which made her feel very emotional.
"That Lord Magistrate, who was greedy for so much money, didn't expect to be chopped down by the Boxer of Justice in the end. He really deserved it!" Defu said in relief.
The Cangzhou magistrate, who was nicknamed the Yida Zhifu, was kidnapped by the Yihe Quan people from the magistrate's office when a boxing riot broke out in Cangzhou.
All the people's wealth and anointing he had collected were all looted by the mob, and there was nothing left. It can be said that evil will be rewarded, and retribution will not be good.
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After two days of driving, we arrived in the capital. Xiang Nan and his party first went to the old home and saw that this home had been occupied by someone else for a long time.
What used to be a single-family house has now become a large courtyard, noisy and chaotic.
The few things Xiang Nan kept back then have long since disappeared.
Seeing that this courtyard had no trace of its past, Xiang Nan and others did not stay long, and then went to Prince Jing's Mansion. But they learned that Prince Jing was dead.
After further inquiry, it turned out that after the Reform Movement of 1898, Prince Jing had closed himself up and thought about his mistakes. But two years later, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded the capital, and Cixi was forced to flee westward with Guangxu, Prince Jing and others.
It was also because of this incident that the conservatives in the Qing court realized that it was impossible to change the law without changing it. If the situation remains unchanged, the imperial court will be completely destroyed, so it takes the initiative to implement the New Deal.
Prince Jing was able to be reactivated. But after all, he was old, and the years of house arrest had damaged his body and spirit, so he died of exhaustion within two years.
After the death of Prince Jing, his son Zaiyong inherited the title of Prince Jing. However, Zaiyong's brains and skills are far inferior to his father's, and he cannot handle important matters at all, so he can only be an idle clan member.
Now that the Republic of China has come, Zai Yong is even more useless. Fortunately, I still have some money, so life is not a problem.
As for Princess Jing's palace, she was married more than ten years ago, to a prince on the grassland. Using clan girls to get married was also a common tactic used by the imperial court.
At that time, Prince Jing was thinking behind closed doors and had no power in his hands, so he had to watch his daughter marry far away without being able to stop it.
After learning the news, Rockchip burst into tears.
She didn't expect that she and the princess would never have a chance to see each other again. It was really sad.
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Later, Defu accompanied Ruixin back to her parents' home.
Fortunately, nothing serious happened to the Rockchip family. After all, they are ordinary people who are low-key, honest, timid, and do not invite disaster or cause trouble.
Therefore, despite repeated wars, nothing happened.
When they saw their daughter coming back, they were naturally very excited and hugged her and cried 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 raging with war and bloodshed. But the Rockchip family was reluctant to leave, saying that even if they died, they would die at home.
Although Xiang Nan does not support their feeling of being unable to leave their homeland, it is understandable.
In "Mountains and Seas", Yongquan Village is so poor that they have no pants to wear, but the people are still reluctant to leave and want to die in their own homes. This is the mentality.
Therefore, Xiang Nan couldn't force it, 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.
I took the children to visit Dashilar, the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth, and also took a look at the Forbidden City from a distance. Although the imperial system has been abolished, the emperor's family still lives in the palace and receives an annual allowance of millions of silver dollars, so their life is actually pretty good.
On the fourth day, when Xiang Nan and others were preparing to leave the capital and return to Macau, Defu ran in holding a newspaper and said, "Master, Master, please read the newspaper quickly."
When Xiang Nan finally looked at the newspaper, he saw the headline on the front page that read, "Minister Tian of the Ministry of Commerce of the National Government was assassinated. The perpetrator shouted that he was ungrateful and should be punished!"
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 he was taking foreign guests for an inspection. The assassin was also shot dead by Minister Tian's bodyguard.
Before his death, the assassin loudly announced that his name was Lu Zhong and that he shot Tian Kui because he was ungrateful and deserved this retribution.
Xiang Nan couldn't help but be silent for a moment after reading this report.
Unexpectedly, Lu Zhong stayed in Ninggu Pagoda for more than ten years and survived. Moreover, after the Republic of China, when he returned to the capital, he was still loyal to the long-dead Wang Tianhe and got rid of the traitor Tian Kui.
I really don't know whether to praise him for his loyalty or scold him for being stupid.
However, Tian Kui was assassinated by Lu Zhong, which he deserved.
Moreover, when Tian Kui was dying of illness, it was Lu Zhong who saved him. Now it was Lu Zhong who ended up Tian Kui's life.
It’s really a cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is unpleasant.
"Okay, Lu Zhong and Tian Kui, these two old acquaintances have finally come to an end." Xiang Nan nodded. It's a pity that he didn't get any news 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 took a boat back to Macau in Tianjin.
In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed by. Lefutang's business has grown bigger and bigger. Xiang Nan and Defu have become big drug dealers in the southeast, with a fortune of hundreds of millions.
When the children grew up, they also became talented. Xi Jueming graduated from the School of Western Medicine of Xiangjiang University and later took charge of managing her own business.
After Xi Banxia and Zhang Xinyi graduated from Xiangjiang University, they determined to imitate Mr. Sun Yat-sen 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 people can be seen everywhere in Macau and Xiangjiang.
Therefore, it is normal for children who grow up in this environment to want to fight and innovate.
Naturally, Sai Xishi, Hu Suhua, Ruixin, Zhang Defu and others will not do it. That's a matter of tying your head to your belt, and you could be sacrificed at any time.
However, Xiang Nan still persuaded them.
"The children are right to have this idea. They are more passionate than us, have more ideals, ambitions, and drive than us." He nodded, "Go ahead, I support you."
"Old man, that's so dangerous." Hu Suhua advised.
"With such great ambitions and sacrifices, I dare to make the sun and moon change the sky." Xiang Nan waved his hands and said, "We have suffered too much humiliation. It is time to let this world return to the right path."
Because Xiang Nan kept his word in this family, Xi Banxia and Zhang Xinyi finally devoted themselves to the revolution. They went to Guangzhou and joined the revolutionary team there,
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Six months later, Xibanxia returned to Macau with an old acquaintance.
