Chapter 15 Confrontation

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The life of Fourth Master Du has not been very comfortable recently.

As a man of influence in Shanghai, the leader of Shanghai City, and the leader of the Red Pavilion, he never minds the public praise of his flower-picking deeds, and to some extent regards it as an honor to show his own romance.

Recently, because of Liang Xunhe's refusal to marry, he has once again become a frequent visitor to Shanghai's lace tabloids. This was nothing at all. He was used to being the main character of the news on weekdays. Sometimes he had nothing to do when he was idle, and he specially found those articles to comment on.

However, this time, for some unknown reason, the gossip did not disappear over time, but instead became more and more intense. In addition to the news incident, some people picked up his romantic affairs in his early years, and after literary processing, turned them into magical articles comparable to the Ming and Qing dialects and circulated in the world, such as: "The Ups and Downs of the Sea of ​​Desire" (This book is an excerpt from the oral narratives of the twelve parties)" "Spring Events in the Red Pavilion - The relationship between the righteous father and son, is it true?" Violently? "The Secret Story of Liyuan: The Mystery of Du's Hidden Illness in Shencheng".

——It doesn't matter what else, only the book "The Secret Story of Liyuan" which speculates that he is "suffering from a hidden disease" cannot be tolerated!

He was so angry that he wanted to send people to arrest the person who wrote the book, but after calming down, he was afraid that it would be self-defeating. Instead, he confirmed the rumors, so he only sent a few people to investigate secretly, and planned to wait until someone was caught. Reconsider the account.

Bi Hanchen, one of his adopted sons, advised: As Liang Xunhe, he did not dare and did not have to do it to such a degree. If he wanted to come to this matter, someone else planned behind the scenes, and this person had a strong background and a strong background.

The father and son looked at each other deeply, and immediately both had answers in their hearts.

As soon as he had the answer, Du Chunqiu wanted to vomit blood: "Kill me! Burn my goods! Dismantle my marriage! I haven't said anything yet, how dare he? I fuck his grandma's rumors?!"

Bi Hanchen's tone was calm: "Commander Lu didn't form a good relationship because he had soldiers in his hand, and now he is highly regarded. I heard that even Nanjing has to look at his face - such a person will be troublesome sooner or later."

Du Chunqiu couldn't figure it out: "When did I get into this living hell?"

Bi Hanchen lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Du Chunqiu suddenly thought of something, looked at him and said suspiciously: "Last time at Xiaonanmen, those of Cheng Qing's subordinates were really asking for their own death? Didn't you offend Lu Muncheng elsewhere?"

Bi Hanchen's expression was calm: "Cheng Qing did not explain it later, the 'white sons' under him who were new to the museum had not yet worshipped the mountain, and they caused trouble outside because of the name of the Red Pavilion, and they happened to be entered into the city. Commander Lu met," after a pause, "his words are credible."

Du Chunqiu closed his eyes while holding the Buddha beads. After a long time, he said slowly, "I just lost two piers in the hands of Fu, and someone shot at Lu Mincheng's birthday party, but the two people were killed and injured. There is that Fu Jiusi."

Bi Hanchen said: "But it was Commissioner An who really died."

Du Chunqiu twisted the hand of the Buddha bead for a while: "An Fumin, An Fumin... If you die, you will die." He paused for a while, "The Japanese who came back to you, have you explained everything to him?"

His topic changed without warning, but Bi Hanchen was not surprised or busy, and nodded: "It's all made clear according to your explanation."

Du Chunqiu played with the Buddha beads in his hand: "Little Japanese country, the wolf's ambition is beyond its own power. But as long as this battle doesn't start in a day, we have to deal with them. These people talk nonsense in human skins, and we have to deal with them carefully. "

Bi Hanchen lowered his eyelashes: "Yes."

Fourth Master Du, who said "something that talks nonsense in human skin", is sitting on the sofa of Commander Lu's house at the moment.

He was short in stature, lean in appearance, with a sallow complexion. He looked like a tuberculosis ghost who would turn his back at any time, and looked very unhealthy.

Commander Lu was worried that this person would die in his nice apartment, and he ordered someone to serve him a pot of ginseng, wolfberry, chrysanthemum health tea.

The other party, like a clockwork puppet, drank a cup of tea one by one at a constant frequency, then took out a white square towel from his jacket pocket and wiped his mouth thinly, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Commander Lu's tea is of great quality. I'm very grateful for your hospitality."

"Pfft!"

He looked at Commander Lu behind him in confusion. The handsome young "adjutant" was laughing for some reason.

"Cough cough." Sensing that someone was watching, the other party quickly cleared his throat and restrained his expression.

"Mr. Sakurai."

He suddenly came back to his senses and turned his attention back to the warlord in front of him.

However, Lu Mincheng just greeted his body: "You are tired all the way, and you may not be used to it when you first came to China from Japan. I wonder if your body can handle it? If necessary, I can ask my personal doctor to diagnose and treat you."

Sakurai Yutai's tense body relaxed slightly. He was indeed suffering from acclimatization and flatulence in the past few days. All of this stemmed from the small steamed buns in Changxing Building. He only ate a few more and was used to the raw food in his hometown. Something went wrong with his stomach, which made him exhausted physically and mentally, but also very regretful - he had planned to go to the famous Wang Baohe Restaurant and Xinghualou.

"It doesn't matter, I think a few more days of rest should be fine."

His Chinese is very good, thanks to his teacher, who has been immersed in Confucianism for many years, and respects the orthodox Chinese culture. Influenced by this, he is not only fluent in spoken Chinese, but can even write good ancient poetry.

He tried to introduce the main topic: "I hope Commander Lu will give more consideration to what Mr. Asakura said last time."

Lu Mincheng seemed embarrassed: "You said it very well, and the conditions you offered are very generous, but if you want me to be a traitor, let alone the Chinese people, even my soldiers will not agree."

Sakurai Yutai said slowly: "Commander Lu's high righteousness is admirable." After a pause, his voice changed, "I heard in Japan that many people in China have misunderstandings about our 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Plan'. I came here today to give you an explanation."

Lu Mincheng made a gesture of "please please".

Yutai Sakurai began to talk eloquently: "In recent years, Westerners have invaded East Asia on a large scale, causing indelible pain to both China and Japan. Based on this, we proposed the 'Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Plan' in order to revitalize East Asia, against the West."

Lu Mincheng smiled and said, "The Sino-Japanese naval battle in the 20th year of Guangxu was also your country's 'invasion' of China." He hadn't mentioned the Northeast yet.

Sakurai Yutai looked naive: "The Sino-Japanese naval battle, doesn't it coincide with your government's proposal of 'removing the Tartars and restoring China'? The army of the Qing Dynasty perished in our hands, and it was our country, Japan, who sincerely cooperated with you. sincerity.”

He pretended not to see the "adjutant" facing him who was about to roll his eyes to the sky, and focused on fighting against Lu Mincheng: "Forgive me to say bluntly, an upright soldier like Commander Lu should serve the country and the people. Make a bigger contribution, rather than sticking to a false name."

Even the crime of "treason" was just a "false name" in his mouth. Lu Mincheng suddenly wanted to laugh, but he didn't interrupt him, he just wanted to see what else he had to say.

Sakurai Yutai is very considerate for him: "Now the West is wantonly dividing up China's land and resources, resulting in the displacement of Chinese people. Both Mr. Asakura and I are very sad about this, and I believe Commander Lu feels the same."

"If Commander Lu is willing to cooperate with us, we will jointly defend against the enemy and take back what has been occupied by the West. I think not only your government, but the people of your country will also regard Commander Lu as a hero."

Now let alone the parties involved in the conversation, even those who were listening in could hardly bear it any longer.

Seeing that someone was about to explode, Commander Lu didn't panic. He politely served Sakurai Yutai for afternoon tea, and then personally sent him to the gate and watched the car go away.

"vomit"

Fu Jiusi jumped up and down: "Disgusting! Shameless! Scumbag! Shameless!"

Lu Mincheng grabbed the back of his neck and lifted him off the sofa, and when he was seated securely, he ordered someone to clean up the tea table and put on coffee.

Fu Jiusi gnawed on the small round cake with coffee until it clicked, as if that was the only way to suppress the strong nausea.

"Okay," Lu Mincheng comforted him, "I'll get used to it when I see it more in the future."

Fu Jiusi was incomprehensible: "Listen to what kind of fart he put in his mouth? Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity? Bah!" He spat out a mouthful of biscuits.

Lu Mincheng took out the handkerchief and handed it to him. Fu Jiusi looked at him as he cleaned it up: "It's really not easy for you to deal with these things all day long."

Lu Mincheng didn't express any opinion, but said: "This Sakurai is a literati. It's okay to say that he understands and pretends to be confused, but he probably really thinks that Japan is helping China."

Fu Jiusi couldn't believe it: "Help?"

Lu Mincheng lit a cigarette: "They have a group of upper-class literati in Japan who call themselves Confucian scholars and think that the Han people founded the country.

Ming Dynasty

It is the orthodox, the Qing army who entered the customs is an alien, and the Qing Dynasty established by it is also a crooked way. These people are useless on weekdays, but they like to find legal reasons for Japan's interference in China's internal affairs. In the face of the invasion of Western powers this time, they have the same attitude. "

Fu Jiusi was deeply shocked by this absurd reason, and was speechless for a long time, and finally let out a "Bah" with all his strength!

He couldn't understand: "Then "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity" is clearly a colonial plan, how can anyone still be interested in this?"

Lu Mincheng shook his ashes: "There are always people who care more about the one-third of the land in front of them. In order to protect their own interests, what if they sell the entire country?"

"...You won't cooperate with them, right?" Although he knew the answer, he couldn't help but ask Lu Mincheng.

"Won't."

He breathed a sigh of relief, but thinking of the inhuman behavior of those jackals, tigers and leopards, he couldn't help but worry: "Will they be detrimental to you?"

Lu Mincheng looked at him and suddenly smiled: "He has Zhang Liang's plan, don't I have a wall ladder? Don't worry, if they want to play, I will play with them, and sooner or later let these people know that there are hard bones in the fat. , If you insist on chewing, you will have to break two teeth."

Fu Jiusi didn't feel relieved because of his words. On the contrary, he smelled a hint of the beginning of a dark battle. Lu Mincheng reassured him that he was just leaving him alone in a safe area.

He thought to himself, why should I do what you want? It worries me in vain, and may be sad in the future.

They were drinking coffee in the comfortable living room in the spring, thinking about the current situation in their hearts, but at this time, neither of them expected the real danger to come so quickly.