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Volume 1 Sino-Japanese War Chapter 59 The Mysterious Visitor

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    In the evening of that day, when Lu Hong returned to the temporary residence, he was surprised to see Feng Hesheng, an old man with gray hair, chatting quite speculatively with the captains of the Yongying team, Chen Huan, He Dingyi, and Du Wenlan. They were very interested in this guy.  , I don¡¯t really understand him until now, but he is very diligent in doing things on weekdays, so he is not annoying.  Seeing Lu Hong coming back, Chen Huan and the others immediately jumped up, sang "O" with Feng Hesheng, and quickly ran over to give a military salute. Du Wenlan, the captain of the third team who was staying at the mansion, reported first, "Sir, Rong Qing came here in a hurry just now.  I asked you, he went out again before, I think he is mysterious, I don¡¯t know what he is up to!¡± Lu Hong said thoughtfully, this Rongqing went to the Yamen to find news, and he seemed to have some news.  However, today I wandered along the Huangpu River to the north of the concession, and I did make some important discoveries. However, the information I got now was a bit fragmented, and I couldn't even determine the entry point for supervising naval discipline.  The business of smuggling opium that the guy in Rongqing mentioned is indeed possible. According to the rules of the Qing Dynasty Customs, opium was called foreign medicine in this era. Each box of opium was levied an income tax of 30 taels and a foreign medicine of 80 taels. If it was indeed smuggled in from outside  The importation of opium into the port is indeed a windfall But the problem is that this kind of thing is too difficult to confirm. This may require Rongqing to go out and look for clues!  Chen Huan and He Ding also took people to various docks on the Huangpu River to inquire whether warships were frequently berthed on the pretext of doing business, but there were no clues. However, at the Laochengou dock on the Bund, they heard a ship boss mention that Navy warships often came and went.  The wharf of the British Philip & Co., after Lu Hong heard this clue, it was difficult to judge whether it was useful for a while.  He nodded, "Wen Lan, you stay here these days. If there is a telegram from Mr. Wang, be sure to send someone out to inform me as soon as possible Also, you need more training from those bastards during the day."  "Keep an eye on it!" "YesYesSir, there is something else I almost forgot!" Du Wenlan responded loudly. This guy was a real man, but he didn't show much expression. However, he became anxious and spoke.  He was a little stunned and said, "Sir, there is one more thing. I almost forgot. There was a poor man who came here before and said he wanted to pay a visit to the imperial envoy. I heard that your Excellency was not here, so I left a letter here!"  Lu Hong found the unsealed letter from the house. Lu Hong was a little surprised. After opening it and reading it, he immediately waved, "Ouyang Hao, Chen Huan, you two come out with me. He Dingyi and Du Wenlan are waiting for news here.  Rongqing is here, tell him to wait for me at the house!" After leaving the house, Lu Hong called the carriage and drove straight to Liuhe Road, heading south. It was almost dark before he arrived at the end of the field. He had already picked up the letter on the way.  I came out and showed it to Ouyang Hao and Chen Huan. The person who left the letter claimed to have important information about the imperial envoy's investigation, but the words in the letter were ominous, and he didn't even mention what the news was about This is somewhat suspicious. After all, Wang Renkan is investigating.  The Nanyang Navy smuggling matter is still kept secret even among the people accompanying it.  However, Lu Hong would naturally not let go of this channel, and the reason why he did not hesitate at all was because so far, the investigation had actually made no progress. If it was a trap set by the senior officers of the Nanyang Army, this seemed completely unnecessary. After all,  It is far wiser to conceal the truth than to deliberately expose it!  The address given by the other party was obviously far beyond Lu Hong's expectations, because there was a gold-plated plaque hanging on a large Chinese-style attic at the door, with the word "Zhang Yuan" written on it. After entering the attic-style door,  There turned out to be another cave inside, and after a while, he found the place where the other party had agreed to meet¡ªHaitian Shengchang.  This place turns out to be a theater!  When Lu Hong got out of the carriage and was thinking about how to find someone, he saw a man who looked like a gentleman inside has quickly come to greet him, "Your distinguished guest is here to watch the fashionable children's show today? Do you have a reservation for the place? It is very popular in the capital today."  The Majia Opera Troupe is here to perform the scene of "Sweeping the Snow at Tianmen"!" Lu Hong frowned. He had never heard of this scene. As a newcomer, he really couldn't stand this quintessence of the Chinese nation. Regarding this, he often asked  He also felt resentful. He waved his hand and Ouyang Hao had already handed the letter over. The gentleman looked at the stamp on the envelope and immediately smiled and said: "It turns out they are distinguished guests invited by the Fourth Young Master. Please follow me."  "Come!" Lu Hong had actually thought about what kind of place this was. This place would also be famous in later generations. He didn't expect that he would be able to see the famous Zhang Garden in Shanghai after traveling through it. But what made this garden famous?  Huo Yuanjia, Huo Daxia, seems to be still practicing hard in Cangzhou, Hubei And this garden has long been one of the most famous gardens in Shanghai. The man who built this garden, Zhang Shuhe, was also among the modern industrialists in China.  A quite famous figure, this Fourth Young Master is obviously not a simple figure, otherwise he would not be in this garden.He has a good reputation But in fact, Lu Hong soon discovered that what he thought was too outrageous!  This Haitian Resort was originally a large theater with a rather Western-style exterior. However, the guy who led the way took Lu Hong directly to the second floor, and soon served tea in a living room that was definitely Western-style.  Half a minute later, the rightful owner suddenly appeared at the door. He was indeed a young man dressed very orthodoxly for this era.  He was about the same age as Lu Hong. He wore a melon-skin cap and a gold-satin mandarin jacket. The man known as the Fourth Young Master obviously saw Lu Hong at a glance when he came in. The poor man Du Wenlan mentioned before was obviously this man.  The man behind the fourth young master is about forty years old and wearing a gray autumn robe.  Lu Honggong raised his hands and said politely: "Fourth Young Master, I'm Lu Hong. I'm working for the Imperial Envoy King, so I came here to visit you!"  A middle-aged scholar came up and said, "You are Lu Yunpan, I have admired you for a long time I'm Hu Danqiu, I was the one who went to deliver the letter to the house in the morning. My boss and Mr. Wang are also old acquaintances. Lu Yunpan's knowledge is so great."  Hu had also heard Mr. Sheng mention it, and he was so impressed! "To be honest, Lu Hong regretted not bringing Qin Tianmin with him at this moment. He never expected that this person who came to submit a letter actually had someone.  With such a strong official background, this middle-aged scholar is obviously a staff member of this family. From the tone of his voice, it is definitely not an ordinary official family. Since he is called the boss, he obviously has a distinguished position, and when he mentioned Sheng Gong in Shanghai,  , he immediately thought of who it was - apart from Sheng Xuanhuai, who else could be called that in Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty!  Who is this young man?  Who is this Hu Danqiu?  Lu Hong was thinking about the world at the moment. What he was sure of now was that these two people should be from the Huai clan, but the one who could be called the boss in the Huai army system The only person he thought of was Li Hongzhang, but Li Hongzhang didn't seem to be that kind.  Have more sons!  Could it be that history was messed up because of my own time travel?
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