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Chapter 18 Variables

I was drunk yesterday and lying down high. I'm sorry. It's also a day off. I didn't even send an announcement, so I'm ashamed.

It will explode today, and it is considered apology. Everyone, please wait for updates.

Oscar also knows that stable updates are the king, so try to do it in this direction.

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In 1893 AD, the remaining winter in Hunan has not disappeared. The weather is the unique wet and coldness in the south. A little chill seems to be immersed in the bones.

In the Yishan Bookstore in Liuyang, a young man was bald without a hat, guarding the red mud stove, sitting leisurely with his legs raised, looking at the flames on the stove, and then looking at the books at hand. A pot of new tea was hot on the stove, and the tea fragrance was fragrant and floating in the room where he was.

The bookstore is far from the time of opening the lecture hall. It is so quiet that only the sound of tea slitting over the stove is heard. The small room seems to be a world of its own, and it is so peaceful that it is extremely quiet.

Before the snow was gone outside the door, the young man suddenly put down the book, listened to it, and heard the sound of footsteps creaking and slashing on the snow. He paused, and then he decided for a moment, and suddenly Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Songfu, Fo Chen, are you two evil guests? Come in quickly!"

There were two different sounds of laughter and laughter from outside the door. As soon as the curtain was lifted, two people in long gowns walked in. They were all over the snow, and their faces were red with cold. As soon as they entered the door, they stomped their feet hard. A shorter one was wearing fourteen iron hats. When they stomped their feet, they heard a clanging sound, almost shaking the teapot on the stove.

The young man smiled: "My study has caused such an unpredictable disaster! It's such a polite disaster! Songfu, what are you doing with these shoes?"

The short man looked heroic, and the taller one beside him seemed to have a little more sharp face. The two of them said in unison: "Resurrection, we are not as good as you. We sent it back to the custody of the order and lie high in the academy. We read and write articles all day long, but I don't know why you are so calm! We work hard and have to run around, don't wear these shoes, and still wear satin boots? This ghost weather, how can you climb mountains and walk on the road!"

The young man who cooked tea and studied in the room was Tan Sitong who was sent home after the Beijing storm. He was a child from a medieval family in Hunan. When he arrived in Hunan, who would have suffered a grievance. Even the Qing Dynasty was only sent back to the end. At this moment, the Qing Dynasty had no more destiny and decisive demeanor. The rigid bureaucratic system thought that even if everything was going to be good for Beijing, who would have the patience to see if Tan Sitong was really taking care of his life. With this skill, it would be better to make more money and smoke more smoke.

The two of his friends, one named Bi Yongnian and the other named Tang Caichang, were both scholars and tributes. When they were studying under the seat of Liu Renxi, the great scholar in Hunan, the three of them were all handsome and heroic people, and they really fell in love with the past. When Tan Sitong was traveling around, the two of them were not interested in the imperial examination and were traveling around the world for some reason. After returning home, Tan Sitong unexpectedly discovered that these two friends were also home to spend the years. After talking several times, they faintly found that they had been running around in the world for several years and had a scent of the atmosphere. In recent years, they were all around the country - especially in the south, contacting the associations!

Since the letter from Jinghua, Tan Sitong has become famous all over the world. After the four sons of Qingliu gradually fell, they were regarded as the leader of Qingliu. These two good brothers have been visiting and talking with him these days. In their words, they seem to be repeatedly tempting and asking Tan Sitong to come out and do a great cause!

The short Bi Yongnian sat down and grabbed the teapot without hesitation. He burned his hands. He sucked the cold air and cried out in pain. The taller Tang Caichang smiled and said, "It's worth it! You are so angry that you don't know where you are. You can't let Brother Fusheng laugh!"

Bi Yongnian smiled and said, "Isn't it that I have been going back for some time with Wang Shufang? If you didn't eat big pieces of meat and drink big bowls of wine, they would look down on you. Over the years, look at me, how could I have a little scholarly habit?"

Tan Sitong just smiled and said nothing. Wang Shufang was the leader of the Hui Dangshan Halls in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. He belonged to the Hongmen lineage. When he was standing on the mountain, he threw bowls with thousands of guests at the same time and bet on the curse: "Together mind breaks the whole body, and one force will fight against the Qing Dynasty."

However, these southern Hongmen Associations were all the three-point association before the Hongyang Rebellion and the remaining brothers Association. The rivers and lakes gathered together and caused chaos one after another, but they were destroyed as soon as possible. And they were also very famous for robbing families. To be precise, they were never regarded as a major concern by the Qing authorities.

He knew very well that his two friends wanted to find a way out like him. However, it was not his wish to contact these Jianghu Associations.

Seeing Tan Sitong just smiled and said nothing, Tang Caichang and Bi Yongnian looked at each other. The expressions on their faces changed a little. This guy was also a fierce figure when he was in the village. Now that he has returned from a world-famous world, he has such a situation. He thought he would be more intense. Unexpectedly, he was much quieter and couldn't figure out his mind after exploring it!

Tang Caichang could only look around his small room and suddenly saw banners hanging with lines of words on it, "Go out and smile to the sky, are we not a slut." The signature is unfamiliar, and it is the three-character style of Kang Nanhai.

Tang Caichang smiled and said, "This word is vulgar! Brother Fusheng, why did you hang this banner?"

Tan Sitong just smiled: "This was specially sent by a friend from the south who admired his name. This word is really... there are some. The friend himself laughed at himself, saying that my eyes have gods and my wrists have ghosts. However, what is said in the letter is all the truth. I admire this friend and hung up this banner."

"Kang Nanhai...Kang Nanhai?" Bi Yongnian read the name twice and asked with a smile: "Brother Fusheng's dear friend is naturally extraordinary. What is his insight?"

Tan Sitong smiled softly: "Give him the other person and assist him, reform and reform, and achieve great harmony in the world for the saint!"

Bi Yongnian shook his head slightly: "No wonder Brother Fusheng wants to write the Datong Book... He can really talk to this brother Nanhai... Who is this person? In such a broken situation, even if the court is cheering up, is there any possibility? Is this a reform or a staggering change? I should think carefully during this period..."

Tan Sitong's face changed, and Tang Caichang also glared at Bi Yongnian. This hairy monkey just couldn't hold back!

Just as he was about to turn his face to explain, Tan Sitong raised his hand and smiled, "Fu Chen, needless to say. I understand your thoughts. But I always think that this country cannot be in chaos. For example, people with extremely weak vitality are surrounded by hungry wolves looking around. With strong medicine, they will fall down first. The medicine and disease attack are a ball, and this person can't get up for a while. The hungry wolves around him pounced on him. We are friends, but each of them can't come. Let's see what they are going! Anyway, we all understand that it's time to change. Everyone can do their best to do their best."

Both of them were quiet, but Tan Sitong was so energetic. He patted the book in his hand: "As these days, I have been reading Master Xu's European Travel Records and have experiences... All countries have repeatedly advocated the reform. In Prussia, it was a university in Japan. Under the advocacy, the trend was rising and it was out of control! Tan's wish was settled, so he was going to do this advocacy work!"

The two of them looked at each other and asked in unison: "How to do it?"

Tan Sitong smiled: "In the Shanghai Concession, a new newspaper opened and hired me to be the chief editor. Behind this newspaper is a familiar person who secretly hosted it and fully sponsored this advocacy. In a few days, I will go downstairs to do this yelling and boring thing. The two guys have their own ambitions, and I dare not force them to go all the way. But the two guys still have this opportunity to try..."

Speaking of this, Bi Tang and others were able to take it and put it down. People who had been running in the world for many years. They knew they could not force it now. They both stood up and bowed and smiled, "Then I wish Brother Tan a smooth sailing. We will keep our hearts in mind. Let's see that road is right..."

Tan Sitong smiled, his eyes were full of energy, and he also stood up and bowed: "Please! Ten years later, I will ask you to see the details!"

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Zhiyuan and Laiyuan inspected in Japan and took three or five days to do it. Both ships of machines were pretty good, and they didn’t even have to go in the dock. They just had a little repair and a little effort to replenish coal and water.

The two ships of officials and soldiers were not allowed to get off the ship because of a telegram from Ding Ruchang, and they were mostly complaining. However, the senior officials and other officials and soldiers naturally had their own ways.

Only Deng Shichang is firmly in his official cabin. He reads and writes big characters, or is he walking on the deck and is waiting for the day of sailing.

After the Japanese Xuanyang Club found Xu Yifan that time, there was no movement. Xu Yifan and Du Juan and the others were wandering around Nagasaki these days, very leisurely. He made a big fuss in Xuanyang Club that day, and his reputation spread. It was probably because of Chu Wanli's big mouth. The successful incident of the door-to-door crash, let alone the people on Zhonghua Street in Nagasaki, even the consulate staff had to secretly raise Big Thumb Brother when they saw Xu Yifan or his entourage.

Consul Xu only suffered, and he had to report all the situations of Xu Yifan to the Beiyang yamen in China. He was worried all day long that the 25th day would cause trouble in Japan, so that he would not be able to wipe his butt. He prayed every day that the two warships would be completed soon and put them on Nanyang as soon as possible. This was the only way to unload this relationship.

Everyone has their own thoughts, and life is passing quickly. In a blink of an eye, the two ships have been scheduled and the ship will be released the next day.

At noon that day, Consul Xu stood in front of the consulate window again, looking at the entrance of the consulate, anxiously waiting for the two poles to come back.

From time to time, he rubbed his hands: "What's going on? What's going on?"

I don’t know how long it took, but I saw several Toyo cars parked at the entrance of the consulate. The Japanese coachman with a cloth strip brought down the big bags. Xu Yifan, Du Juan and Zhang Yu, and Chu Wanli, who loved to watch the fun, jumped out of the car.

Consul Xu immediately ran down from the building like a flying distance, holding a newspaper from the bottom of the water: "Mr. Xu, Lord. Xu! There is a telegram over Sishui!"

Xu Yifan got off the car and it was a hard work to accompany the girl to go shopping. Dujuan, a wild girl from the mountains, came to this foreign country with a very unique scenery.

When he walked around, his eyes were even more shiny. It happened that he also wanted to carefully observe the popular national temperament and social style of Japan in this time and space. He had to accompany her. After a few days, in addition to the large bags and small bags, he was also so tired that his back was sore.

I was thinking about going back to the consulate and tidying up my luggage. It was not my master's business anyway. I just got off the car but saw the consul who always smiled and socialized, rushing over faster than anything else.

He hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and smiled, "Mr. Xu, what's wrong?"

Xu Jingyang didn't bother to say anything, and hurriedly handed over the newspaper. Xu Yifan took it and saw that his face also sank.

"Consultant Xu Dao of Nagasaki, in the Surabaya area of ​​Lanzhou, Java, has aroused the local indigenous people due to the addition of Chinese schools. The Lanzhou and India authorities have also been watching. The situation here is quite tight, and Xu Dao, the member of the Propaganda and Punishment Fundraising Committee, seems to be not needed here. This report has been transferred to the Zongli Yamen, and the photos are deposited in the Nanyang Beiyang Yamen. The special emergency telegram is for consultation, and the New Year is here."

Xu Jingyang handed the newspaper in time to Xu Yifan, and a big stone had fallen into the ground. This time, there was a step down. This trip to the imperial envoy raised the funds, probably made Xu Yifan suffer a lot. Now it seems that Japan has opened up the Dongyang Jing and played in the Xuanyang Society. Now it’s time to get out of here and get home?

However, he didn't notice that Xu Yifan's face had sunk, and he seemed to be dripping with water. He seemed to have thought of something tragic. After a while, he heard Xu Yifan say lightly: "Mr. Xu, I am the imperial envoy. The Consul of Sishui cannot take care of me in this matter, and the ministers of Beiyang and South China are also ordinary. Zhang Yu, Du Juan, pack up his luggage and we will get on the boat on time tomorrow."

"Mr. Xu!" Xu Jingyang looked puzzled.
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