Yi Haoran said with emotion: "What's so difficult about this? The business in the store is also deserted now. Teaching Wen Heng to study is a trivial matter. It doesn't cost anything - as for the money for school, don't mention it anymore. It's not easy for you mother and son to live at home. Life is not easy.
It's still growing, so I might as well save a few more so that I can marry Wen Heng a wife in the future! My niece and son-in-law know a lot about me, and they will definitely be grateful to you."
Qiu Chan's eyes turned red and she whispered: "Sir! You are truly the benefactor of our mother and son!"
"Don't do this! Don't do this!" Yi Haoran was afraid that she would make some noise, so he attracted Ah Chun and quickly waved his hand, "It's just that this matter needs to be reported to shopkeeper Luo..."
"A Tao is my best friend, so she will naturally help with this matter." Jiang Qiuchan was confident.
It was agreed at that moment that we would choose a day to start the education. The place to study would be in Yuxin Mihang Lane, and the Jiang family's clerk would send the children there early every morning and pick them up again at noon.
After sending Jiang Qiuchan away, Yi Haoran was so excited that he couldn't help himself: God help me! What a good day today is? I met Jiang Suo when I went out, and encountered such a thing again after I came back! Great things are expected!
A few days later, Qiu Chan sent the child to study. He reported it to Luo Yangming, but the boss just laughed it off. Obviously, his mind was not on the rice store, and the business was entrusted to the old shopkeeper Li Wensheng.
Because the child was still young and the world was unstable, the daily classes only ended before noon. The Jiang family sent a boy to pick up the child. Yi Haoran basically had nothing to do in the afternoon. Every now and then, Qiu Chan would have to
Come to the door in person, or deliver soup or snacks. Yi Haoran originally thought that Qiu Chan was still in Xiaozhong, so frequent visits would be scary. She should be reminded to avoid suspicion, considering that this is a "great cause", not to mention
She had a teacher-student relationship with her son, so she didn't mention the matter. She just waited for news about Jiang Suo.
Chang Qingyun returned to the lower part of Sanhezui, feeling upset.
Today he met Jiang Suo by chance on the bank of the Gui River Floating Bridge.
He knew Jiang Suo, the team officer of Jia Ding who was trained by Governor Xiong. His whereabouts after the battle at Bangshan were unknown. He had no contact with Jiang Suo and would have been even more dismissive of such low-level military attaches. If he hadn't heard that he was a "Jiang Kun"
", I was a little curious, and I probably couldn't even remember his name. In fact, I almost forgot what he looked like now.
However, Jiang Suo did not forget him. When he was about to step onto the pontoon bridge, he stopped him and said he wanted to "talk" to him.
Chang Qingyun didn't want to talk to him. Although he was a prisoner now, he was still living a comfortable life. Although the thief despised the scholars of Ming Dynasty, he still had to make use of their reading and writing skills. Chang Qingyun could write and do math.
He was treated very well in the prisoner camp, and even the fake officer who guarded the prisoners called him "Mr. Chang". He rarely worked, and even when he did work, it was only paperwork, so he didn't have to work hard. Chang Qingyun estimated that Australia
People are probably still doing the same thing, waiting for the situation to calm down and asking everyone to pay the ransom, and those who don't have money can accumulate points to redeem themselves. No matter which way, he can escape safely - this time Yu Mu passed away without any danger.
After returning to his hometown, he never came out to play again. The Australians had a deep psychological shadow on him.
However, Jiang Suo's next words made him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
"Sir, you don't want to talk to the villain, so why don't you want the villain to send you a letter? Is the gentleman who is reporting this the real Mr. Chang?"
Although a fire when the city of Wuzhou was destroyed did not cause a catastrophe that destroyed the whole city, it destroyed many families and killed many people. Therefore, the people hated Xiong Wencan and others, especially Chang Pu, who proposed the plan to burn Wuzhou.
He was despised by thousands of people and cursed by thousands of people. When he mentioned "Master Chang under Xiong Wencan", the people all gritted their teeth and wished they could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.
It is very unfortunate that the surname of Chang Pu who proposed this plan is Chang, and the surname of Chang Qingyun is also Chang. Moreover, they were both under Xiong Wencan at the time. After Chang Qingyun was captured, he spent a lot of effort to tear himself and Chang Pu apart.
He was kidnapped, thanks to the fact that the Australians didn't have the intention of "borrowing his head for use", otherwise these two points alone would have killed him seventeen or eight times.
"What nonsense are you talking about! It was Chang Pu who proposed the poison plan. He is the magistrate of Enping County. What does it have to do with me? As long as he is in the Xiong Governor's tent, no one knows about it." Chang Qingyun couldn't help but become furious. Chang Pu disappeared before the city was destroyed.
I don't know if he ran away with Xiong Wencan or died in the rebel army. If there was really going to be a riot, I couldn't tell clearly with all my words.
"Haha, even if you are not, didn't you recommend this Chang Pu to Xiong Wencan?" Jiang Suo sneered, "He was originally a deposed official, and he was already waiting for punishment after losing the county seat. He just fled with the army. But you
It’s not fake to introduce him to Xiong Wencan, right? Can’t you tell by just asking?”
This was like a thunderbolt. If it were taken seriously, he really couldn't slide over. He knew about Chang Pu's plan to burn Wuzhou - not only did he not dissuade him, but he felt that this plan was feasible and recommended Chang Pu to Xiong Wencan.
"You, what do you want..." Chang Qingyun panicked.
"Don't do anything," Jiang Suo glanced at the frustrated Chang Qingyun with disdain, "There is an old friend who wants to meet you."
Chang Qingyun couldn't remember how he got across the pontoon bridge and back to the prisoner camp. He was in a trance and returned to the lower part of the prisoner camp.
The prisoner camp in Sanhezui is very large. It was originally a military school, and Wuzhou is also an important military town. There are usually many troops stationed there. Therefore, there are many barracks, enough to accommodate a large number of prisoners. Not only the prisoners who were detained in the Battle of Wuzhou
Most of the captured officers and soldiers, as well as those captured during the operations in Guangxi and the clearing operations around Wuzhou were sent here for screening and detention. At the peak, there were six to seven thousand people. Some of them were released after screening.
, some were sent to Guangzhou to wait for "distribution". Originally, some refugees were accommodated here, but now most of them have been deported. There are still about 4,000 prisoners here used as laborers.
As a "clerk", Chang Qingyun occupied a small room alone, which was both a bedroom and an office. He stumbled back into the room, closed the door, and fell on the broken bed.
Needless to say, the "old friend" Jiang Suo mentioned was someone who worked under Xiong Wencan in the past. He could probably guess his purpose - most likely to "do big things".
In Wuzhou under the rule of the Australians, doing big things is naturally a matter of losing one's head.
When Chang Qingyun was proud, he once had strong emotions such as "why should I sacrifice my life for fame?" However, after the disastrous defeat in Chengmai, when he failed to commit suicide in the chaos, and was finally captured and managed to survive, half of his enthusiasm had waned.
When Xiong Wencan planned a fire and abandoned the city to escape, Chang Qingyun, in a fit of passion, asked to stay behind to "coordinate internal and external affairs" and prepared to die in the city, not only to wash away the humiliation of being captured by the Australians, but also to repay Xiong Wencan.
It was the kindness of Jane to remove him in the first place.
However, when the fire really started to burn, Chang Qingyun regretted it again: just as he regretted why he followed the army across the sea to conquer Kun during the rebellion.
He is not dissatisfied with his current life as a prisoner. After surviving the New Year like this, the Australians will naturally let him run away.
It's better to just take action! This idea suddenly appeared deep in his heart. However, when he thought of Jiang Suo's words, Chang Qingyun fell down again.
The relationship between Chang Pu and himself is well known to everyone in Xiong Wencanmu - no less than a dozen people in this prison camp alone know it. If Jiang Suo is captured, and he really insists that he was responsible for the plan to burn Wuzhou, how can he defend himself?! Even Australia
People believe that Chang Pu came up with the plan, but it was his recommendation to Xiong Wencan that made the burning of Wuzhou come true - even in the Ming Dynasty, he was "crazy". The Australians cut him off in two, and no one would think he was wronged.
Chang Qingyun's hands and feet were cold and his back was sweating. It wasn't until the bell for dinner rang outside that he managed to stand up and mustered up the energy to go out to get dinner.
Two meals were provided every day in the prisoner camp. Those who went out to work would be provided with one meal outside by the employer. Naturally, the two meals would not be delicious. They were nothing more than stocked grass dry food paste, rice porridge, sweet potatoes, etc.
, served with military-standard pickles. The fresh vegetables are prepared locally and are not cooked. They are washed and stewed in porridge or paste. It doesn’t taste very good, but it is filling.
Chang Qingyun made a bowl of paste and returned to his room, eating the paste while thinking of countermeasures. Suddenly someone outside the door shouted: "Chang Qingyun! Chang Qingyun!"
Chang Qingyun was stunned. Normally, everyone in the prisoner camp would call him "Sir", even the fake Kun. Why did someone suddenly call him by his first name? He felt a little unhappy and stood up to greet him.
When he went out, he saw a fake cadre he didn't recognize. He didn't dare to neglect him and saluted, "The student is Chang Qingyun. I wonder what Shangguan's mission is?"
"That's you?" The visitor looked him up and down, "Take care of yourself and come with me immediately!"
Chang Qingyun trembled with fright. Could it be that someone reported on his conversation with Jiang Suo this afternoon? Or had Jiang Suo already reported to the Australians that he was the initiator of the burning of Wuzhou?
"What's the errand?" he asked cautiously, taking courage.
"You will know when you go there, mother-in-law and mother-in-law!" The visitor was obviously impatient, "It's almost getting dark. If you don't leave, you won't be able to reach the city gate!"
Even though he was full of anxiety, Chang Qingyun could only follow the visitors. After leaving the prison camp, crossing the floating bridge, they entered Dayunmen. The group walked not far along the street and came to a dark government office.
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Although it was already dark, Chang Qingyun still knew this place. It was the location of the "Three General Offices" in Wuzhou City. This was where Xiong Wencan once resided, and Chang Qingyun, as a member of the shogunate, also lived here, so he was very familiar with it.
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Strange, why did he get sent to the Third General Office? He knew that since the Australians entered the city, it had been turned into a barracks and many troops were stationed here.