Chapter 338: Free Speech in Shandong Restaurant (2)
The old man pointed at the small vendor and shook his head, laughing: "This is also a ghost!"
Everyone laughed for a while, and the student-like person stood up, bowed to the old man, and said seriously: "I heard the teacher's preface that I seem to have a lot of unique understanding of what the Boxer Rebellion did. The student knows the truth but not the reason. Please give me some advice!"
The old man tightened his face and subconsciously looked at the female officer who had just spoken.
The student looked back at his gaze and knew what he was worried about. He said proudly: "There is a plaque written by Commander Wang Zheng here. Even if he is here, we can speak freely. What's more, these two little female soldiers. Don't worry, even if there is any accident, we will guarantee the safety of our husband first!"
The two people at the same table with him nodded at the same time and said yes.
The old man actually knows this truth, but the older he gets, the less he lives. He can survive the cruel "sinner of speech" incident half a month ago, which has a lot to do with him keeping his mouth tight!
He looked at the two women again, and saw Hongluan, who was like a maid, turn around and glar at him fiercely. Instead, he affirmed the safety of the discussion. He took a deep breath and vomited it out slowly, calmed his mood, and looked up and said, "What do you want to ask?"
As soon as these words came out, three people were very happy and said in unison:
“March incident!”
"Declare war on foreigners!"
"Civil war begins!"
After saying that, the few people looked at each other and said in unison again: "Sir, please explain the "park incident!/Declare war on foreigners!/Change civil war!" Then the three of them actually started arguing with each other like children, insisting on asking the old man to explain his own problems first!
Everyone was struggling to understand by the thunder. Unexpectedly, a minute ago, the students who were still serious about the country and the people could now make a fuss over such a little thing.
The old man was speechless for a moment and looked up at the ceiling, showing a master who you can do it yourself before coming to find me.
Hongluan burst out laughing and pointed at the three of them and said, "You are still college students? You are just like the naughty kids in our village. Be good, listen to your sister. Hurry up and go back to your own house and find your mother. Don't mess around in this chaotic world. Otherwise, with your character and wisdom, you will definitely be the one who will be sold and even pay for money!"
The three of them turned red and looked at each other and felt that they were not very decent. They quickly tidied up their clothes and began to discuss solutions in a low voice. They did not forget to glar at Hongluan fiercely to show their anger.
The three of them are also educated and well-educated people. Although they felt a little "eminently before they heard the truth", they were still very capable of seniority. So they decided the order of the problems after not long.
The student who was sitting close to the old man and talked the most came first, with a terrifying light flashing in his eyes and said loudly: "Sir, I am violently blocking the people from marching and demonstrating twenty days ago by the Boxer Army. I arrested more than 12,000 Harbin citizens on the spot, and countless people were injured and dispersed. I wonder what Mr. thinks about this matter?"
The old man had a clear mind! Don’t ask, these three must have been dispersed during the march. At first glance, you can tell that they were brainwashed by the so-called democracy and freedom of the National Government. When they came back, they were ready to liberate the people’s wisdom by their own strength, but were severely hit by the actual situation.
What do you think? I deserve it!
He has seen many such people in recent years. Since the establishment of the Republic of China government ten years ago, these scholars who were originally studying honestly seem to have become fighters. They either criticize the local political situation or carry people to conduct marches. They say they are passionate young men of patriotism. In fact, they have never seen any patriotic things happening. They just saw them pulling people's hind legs and smashing things with the parade!
But this cannot be said directly in public, and the image of a master he has successfully created for himself is absolutely not allowed to say that. The old man stroked his beard. He closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened it, he already had an idea.
He lowered his head and picked up the teacup on the table and brought it to his mouth, took a sip and said affirmatively: "You should also participate in that parade, or should I call you organizers?"
The student was startled. He looked back at the suspicious eyes of his companions, and was stunned for a while and finally smiled bitterly: "Sir, I'm clear! My name is Zheng Lei, and I belong to a member of the Yan Dafuhua Community. It was the parade that happened 20 days ago, and it was our mentor, that is, the president, who was dissatisfied with the Boxer Regiment's tough military control over Heilongjiang and mobilized our force to organize."
The old man put down the tea cup, stared at the spiraling tea leaves floating in the cup, and said, "Do you know why the Boxer Rebellion imposed military control on the entire Heilongjiang?"
The student nodded and said confidently: "I know, it's not that they want to use force to control this province and kidnap the people of the entire Heilongjiang Province to challenge the central government!"
The old man looked up at him with regret, shook his head unfortunately, and said, "I don't know which school you graduated from, but I want to say that your studies have gone in vain!"
The student frowned and said coldly: "Sir, please make clear!"
The old man sighed and said, "You may have firm thoughts, the awareness of serving the country and the people, a smart and wise mind, and the courage to sacrifice yourself for justice. These are all very good and rare, but you only lack the two things you need most."
"What is it?" After hearing what he said, everyone around him became curious. These qualities are amazing. You can become a master of any kind. What else can you miss if you collect them?
The old man slowly stretched out a finger and said, "Through the phenomenon, he saw through the essence of the eyes and calm heart!"
The student's eyes flashed for a moment and he fell silent.
The old man said to himself: "You should have heard of the massacre at the railway station a month ago. This can be said to be the turning point when the Boxer Regiment became the Boxer Regiment. Of course, the winner was the Boxer Regiment now, but the enemy was Russia and Japan. After that war, the Boxer Regiment took advantage of the situation and was captured by the terrified officers and soldiers, and the ownership of Harbin City was also determined by the battle. After the war, not only the three provinces inspected Lord Xu, but also the Russians and Japanese were seized clean..."
The hall became quiet unconsciously, and they all listened attentively to the old man explaining the cause and effect of the battle. Although they often heard about the Boxer Army and the Legion doing the foreigners in the past half month, it was the first time they heard the real inside story.
"...You have not seen those unruly foreigners these days. I was afraid of saying something unruly, but I felt so happy. How they bullied us over the years, you students in the academy have never seen us, but we ordinary people are clear about it." The old man paused slightly, looked up at the students, and said, "I say this to you does not mean that I am concerned about the Boxer Rebellion, but I just want to introduce the situation at that time before commenting on your parade."
The student looked into the old gentleman's eyes and said, "What do you mean is the time of our parade inappropriate?"
The old man neither shook his head nor nodded, as if he had not heard his question, continued: "Let's not comment on whether the Boxer Rebellion killed foreigners, right? Because this is their slogan and purpose. No matter whether it is right or not, it cannot change the fact that they have to deal with foreigners. The Boxer Rebellion's open strength, you can't guess at any of the news you said from this big wooden box these days. That's right, I also calculated it briefly. Without any preparation, the twelve cities in Heilongjiang were captured at the same time in less than three days. Then the most conservative estimate was that their troops would reach more than 200,000!"
Everyone took a breath at the same time. Although they watched the army coming and going in the city every day, they always thought about the number! What is the concept of 200,000? That is one-fifth of the population of Harbin.
The student was excited at this time and shouted: "This is impossible! The entire Northeast Fengtian tribe is only in just over 400,000. How could a pure thug organization like the Boxer Rebellion have 200,000 people? Isn't that able to open a shattering territory in the three northeastern provinces?"
This time, the old man didn't need to answer, and the small vendor next to him who had been listening with relish, answered: "You are stupid, aren't they just doing this now?"
The student was excited by him and his face suddenly turned red. Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
The old man lit up the table, and the young man wearing a short double-breasted jacket picked up the teapot and slowly added a cup to him. The old man nodded with satisfaction and continued, "I think the slogans issued by the Boxer Army when the ban is being banned now make sense. Without investigation, there is no right to speak, and if you have experienced it personally, it is at most a false story. You said that the Boxer Army did not have 200,000 people? That is really a big joke. When the Boxer Army was in trouble, the people in Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi and other places were almost swept away. Just selecting more than 100,000 people to attack Beijing. Although they were defeated later, with the foundation they established in Fujian, Guangdong, at that time, wasn't it easy to raise hundreds of thousands of people?"
"However, even these 200,000 people are not enough to see in front of the Japanese and Russian powers. They are not fools. After killing foreigners, they will not let the news be transmitted. It is already light to implement military management at this time. If we do not directly seal the city's Dashu, it is considered to be the benevolence of Commander Wang!"
Chapter completed!