Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 28: Letter of Submission
This chapter's subtitle: My circle is really messy
Our Master Yuan has been digging deep into the memory of his great-great-grandfather since he traveled through time. This digging is incredible, and he really dug out a "treasure mountain" that blinded his dog eyes. Of course, it is a treasure mountain of social relations.
"Oh, so Brother Hongjian is a relative of Brother Shaochuan?"
"Mr. Zhenming, my mother is indeed from the Gu family of Jiangsu."
The Gu family is a big family in Jiangnan. Gu Weijun's Jiading Gu family and Mrs. Gu's Wuxi Gu family are of the same origin, so they can be considered relatives. Moreover, Master Yuan is now the uncle-in-law of Minister Gu, so he is still the elder.
"Ah, your father is also a good friend of Lord Lenong."
"Lord Zhenming, the Han family and the Rong family are old friends."
Sefosa, I finally remembered it.
Yuan Yanshu now understood how his family had survived the difficult time at the end of this year. His great-grandfather was a fellow villager and friend of Rong Zongjing and Rong Desheng. Because of this relationship, the Rong family later borrowed a lot of money and helped the Yuan family.
By the way, Rong Zongjing is Rong Yiren’s uncle, and Rong Desheng, also known as “Mr. Lenong” by Shi Zhaoji, is the biological father of this red capitalist.
Rong Desheng had served as a member of parliament in the Beiyang government, so he had some friendship with Minister Shi.
"Hmm, it turns out that Brother Hongjian also knows Wang Shouqing."
"Lord Zhenming, I am indeed a classmate of Brother Shouqing."
He finally discovered that "he" was actually Wang Geng, the most famous of the eight lieutenants at West Point, Wang Xiaoshou... um, Shou Qing's middle school classmate!
They were both from the same hometown of Wuxi and were of the same age (Wang Geng in 1895 and Yuan Yanshu in 1894), so they had a school friendship.
After returning to China, Wang worked in the Beiyang Army Department and attended the Paris Peace Conference as a colonel military attaché of the Chinese delegation with Lu Zhengxiang, the Beiyang government's Minister of Foreign Affairs. Shi Zhaoji, who was then the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom, was also a member of the delegation and naturally knew Wang Geng.
By the way, during this period Wang Geng met Liang Qichao, who was advocating for China's rights around the Paris Peace Conference, and became Liang Qichao's student.
Don't forget that Yuan Yanshu was Xu Zhimo's college classmate. Lu Xiaoman was from Changzhou, Jiangsu, and her father Lu Jin was a juren in the Qing Dynasty. So Mr. Yuan must have known Mr. Lu, and they were brothers and sisters.
Oh, now that I mention it, my circle is a bit messy.
After building up a good relationship, the two became even closer.
Shi Zhaoji said earnestly, "Hongjian, Brother Shaochuan and I have read your masterpieces together in England. We also know that you have inexplicably become a suspect in the Wall Street bombing in New York. You have indeed been wronged. Moreover, you have a unique vision and extraordinary talent. It's just..."
He paused and said, "It's just that young people are still too ambitious. I heard that your recent articles have made President Wilson very angry. This is too much. This matter will affect the internal and external appearance. Hongjian should be more restrained."
"Mr. Zhi..."
Please note that because the relationship between the two people has become closer, their names have been automatically changed.
Shi Zhaoji now just called Hongjian "brother" without adding "brother". In fact, the word "brother" cannot be used casually. It can only be used when the other person is obviously younger than oneself, otherwise one can only use "brother".
Without the addition of "brother" or "brother", this is actually a more intimate way of speaking.
Now Yuan Yanshu no longer called Shi Gongshi by his nickname, but added "gong" after the first character of his name. If the other party was older, he could also add "weng".
This is also the way that close peers or younger generations in the Republic of China addressed their elders. Otherwise, younger generations could only address their elders by their official titles or by the likes of "teacher" or "teacher".
For example, during the Anti-Japanese War, the descendant of Tianmo wrote a letter to Chuanlin Beitui, and the title of the letter was: Chairman Jie Gong.
Yuan Da Kuangsheng was not arrogant in every situation, and he could always tell the good from the bad. Therefore, he did not show any displeasure, but patiently explained: "In fact, my humble article is not to vent my personal anger, but has other intentions. To be honest with you, Mr. Zhi, the arrow is on the string and has to be shot!"
"What do you mean?" Envoy Shi was stunned when he heard this and asked hurriedly.
Our Master Yuan smiled and said, "My humble article is actually a token of my loyalty."
"Pledge of allegiance?" Shi Zhaoji was stunned when he heard this, but he immediately understood, "You mean the Republican Party!"
Yuan Yan nodded and said, "My dear Mr. Zhi, this is indeed my pledge of allegiance to the Republican Party. Otherwise, why would Mr. Charles Evans Hughes recruit me to Washington?"
In fact, he only vaguely felt at first that he could connect with the Republican Party through the Nine Commentaries on the Democratic Party, but when Vice President Coolidge came to visit him, he realized that he was already a chess piece. Although it was only a very light chess piece, being able to be someone else's chess piece showed that he was useful.
Therefore, the more he wrote in this series of articles, the more he criticized. Wilson was already a fallen dog anyway, and didn't Mr. Lu Xun say that "fair play" should be slowed down, but that the fallen dog should be beaten hard? Since this true master said so, then of course I, the fake master, should follow the right path.
"Yeah ! I got it." Shi Gongshi stood up excitedly, put his hands behind his back and paced a few steps, saying: "Young people are really to be feared, young people are really to be feared. But..."
He turned and stared at Master Yuan and asked, "Hongjian, aren't you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?"
Hey, it will be more than ten years before the Democrats come to power. By then, I will definitely be invincible... well, an indestructible master of neoclassical liberalism. Would I be afraid of bringing disaster upon myself?
Yuan Yan suddenly said with emotion: "We scholars only talk about right and wrong, not about benefits and harms. As long as the younger generation behaves uprightly, why should we be afraid of the Democratic Party?"
He changed his tone and said a little embarrassedly: "Besides, one should not live in a dangerous country or enter a chaotic country. If things go wrong, can I still buy a boat and return home?"
Shi Zhaoji laughed appreciatively and said, "Hahaha, Hongjian is indeed a gentleman who knows right from wrong and understands the current affairs."
"Mr. Zhi, you are too kind." Master Yuan continued to explain: "In addition to being a token of my loyalty, my article is just following the trend. Mr. Zhi has also seen the results of this election. Even Americans hate pacifists like Wilson. What danger can there be in me following this tune and shouting a few words of isolationism?"
"That's true." Minister Shi nodded and said, "Then according to Hongjian, is the United States going to return to isolationism?"
"Ah..." Yuan Yan sighed and said, "Mr. Zhi, isolationism, the Americans will definitely not be able to go back."
