In June, Xiang Nan was strangely in the limelight again.
It turns out that he wrote several children's songs for his two nieces, Xiaoshuang and Xiaotong, such as "Snail and Oriole", "Song and Smile", "Reader", "Counting Ducks", "Catching Loach", etc. .
They are now over a year old, and they are at the age where they are learning to speak, so Xiang Nan teaches them to sing children's songs, which will also help their growth.
Originally, these songs were only sung at home, but Cheng Huichang thought these songs were very interesting, so she took them to Chunming Girls' School and taught them to her classmates.
Therefore, the lyrics are simple and the melody is catchy, so it spread quickly. Not only children like to sing, but even adults like to hum a few lines. As a result, Xiang Nan's singing has become famous in the streets and has made Xiang Nan's popularity high.
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In the first half of 2025, China was also in a precarious situation. The biggest loss was the death of Mr. Sun, which made all progressives extremely sad.
Xiang Nan knew that Mr. Sun's death would inevitably lead to a struggle for power among various factions of the New Party, so he was very worried about his sister Jin Runzhi who was far away in Guangdong.
I sent her a telegram specifically for this purpose, hoping that she would try her best to protect herself and not get involved. It is best to return to Yanjing, avoid the center of the storm, and wait for the dust to settle before looking at the next step.
However, Jin Runzhi sent a telegram back, saying that he would not return to the capital, but would remain steadfast and continue to struggle to realize Mr. Sun's dream as soon as possible.
Xiang Nan had to sigh when he saw this.
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In the second half of the year, the internal struggle within the new party became increasingly fierce, and the founders of the party were assassinated in the street, causing a sensation.
Xiang Nan wrote another letter to Jin Runzhi, reminding her to pay attention to safety and not to get involved in the political whirlpool.
Half a month later, he received a reply from Jin Runzhi.
In the letter, Jin Runzhi thanked Xiang Nan for his concern, but still believed that this was just darkness before dawn, and that there would be a rainbow after the storm. I will still persist in fighting and will not back down.
When Xiang Nan saw this, he had no choice but to give it up.
In October, the third Zhili-Fengtian War started.
It turned out that the Feng clan gained control of Longwang Shu. After capturing the capital and supporting its own government, it planned to annex the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. The Zhili warlords entrenched here naturally disagreed, so the two sides started a war again.
Unexpectedly, the originally invincible Feng faction was in a dilemma in this war. They were defeated repeatedly and were beaten back and forth.
In the end, the Zhili clique occupied the five provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian, while the Fengcian retreated to the north of the Yellow River and completely lost control of the south.
The failure of this war shocked the newly formed government and worried that the Zhili clique might make a comeback.
For Jin Quan, victory in this war made him extremely excited. Once the Zhili clique returns to power, he may come back to power again, so he hopes every day that the Zhili clique will come back quickly.
However, before the Zhili clique came over, the Feng clique had already begun civil strife. The war spread rapidly, once again causing panic to both the government and the public.
"I have said before that the emperor takes turns, and he came to my house this year. Bai Xiongqi thought that he could secure the position of prime minister by relying on the Feng Clan. But now that even the Feng Clan himself is in a fight, how can he, the prime minister, deal with himself? ." Jin Quan smiled.
"Father, a hundred-footed insect can die but never freeze. The capital is still under the control of the Feng Clan, and I think the Zhili Clan may not be able to fight back. Let's be cautious and optimistic." Xiang Nan advised, lest he place too much hope. .
Because as far as he knows, the new party will make an expedition to the north next year. Zhili, which is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, bears the brunt. When the time comes, there is a new party in the south and a faction in the north. It will be difficult for it to protect itself, and how can it regain the capital and regain power?
Seeing what he said, Jin Quan nodded.
In December, the civil strife in the Feng Clan subsided, but tens of thousands of people were killed and injured, which also severely damaged the Feng Clan's vitality.
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In the second half of the year, Xiang Nan continued to write and teach.
After the serialization of "The Legend of Chu Liuxiang" was completed, Xiang Nan serialized "Xiao Li Fei Dao". After the serialization of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was completed, he began to write "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword".
In addition, Leng Qingqiu also completed the serialization of "Marrying the Right Man in the Wrong Sedan Chair".
With this novel, she not only became a well-known female writer today, but also earned thousands of dollars from it, which can be said to be quite good.
After the series was completed, Xiang Nan suggested that she write "Love in the Rain". This drama was quite popular back then. Xiang Nan, a die-hard straight man, watched it several times and was extremely impressed.
It is not just a love story, but also writes about the more profound conflicts and conflicts of human nature and the tremors of the soul behind the story, and the huge distortion and destruction of human nature caused by the powerful rule of feudal families and feudal rulers.
After hearing what Xiang Nan said, Leng Qingqiu felt that the story was very good and immediately decided to write it.
"Yanxi, you are really talented. I really don't know how your brain is so big and how you can come up with so many good stories." She said with admiration.
She has been with Xiang Nan for two years, but he can still surprise her. He is truly a treasure boy.
"Without you as my muse, how could I have so much creativity?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Hearing what he said, Leng Qingqiu was naturally happy.
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Entering 2026, the situation became increasingly chaotic.
Although the civil strife in the Feng clan subsided, the struggle for power and profit did not stop.
In particular, the Feng Dynasty, whose vitality was seriously damaged due to civil strife, needed to seize the opportunity to plunder wealth, recruit soldiers, and purchase equipment in order to restore its strength as soon as possible.
For this reason, the new government had no choice but to increase taxes on the people and borrow money from foreign powers to make up for its needs. This resulted in the people becoming increasingly impoverished and further damaging the national interests.
The government's money has been used to fight the war, and other departments have been forced to cut back on food and clothing.
It seems that the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other departments all have salary arrears.
Xiang Nan and others who are professors look noble, but in fact their lives are very difficult.
Because the government has no money to pay salaries, everyone is in arrears with wages, sometimes for several months.
Fortunately, Xiang Nan can still write and earn some royalties. Otherwise, it would really be fatal for that small salary.
Three civil servants, Jin Fengju, Jin Hesun, and Jin Pengzhen, are now owed their salaries, amounting to thousands of dollars in arrears, making the three of them feel helpless.
Unexpectedly, he, the son of a dignified former Prime Minister, would sometimes be owed wages.
Moreover, it is difficult to ask for this salary, after all, the finances are really short of money. Some employees from various ministries even went to the finance department to board the house to ask for their wages, holding quilts in their arms. They blocked the office of the deputy director of the finance department to ask for money, but they still didn't get a penny.
Not to mention them, even Mr. Lu Xun wrote articles asking for salary, but the result was the same lack of money.
Now that the new year is approaching, all three of them are in the red, and their lives are almost unbearable.
Now even if Xiang Nan doesn't use his plan, Jin Fengju and Jin Pengzhen won't dare to go out.
But Xiang Nan knew that they were just shouting happily, but they actually had quite a lot of savings. Now they are just crying about being poor and hoping that Jin Quan and his wife will give them some support.
(End of chapter)
