Chapter 100: The Fifth Uncle

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Yang Rui arrived in Boston on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, and it was very tiring to walk back. Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, and of course, as an old city, some problems are inevitable. When Yang Rui just got off the train, he felt stared at on the platform, and when he turned the corner, through the crowd, he saw two white people following him, looking like a hooligan or something. Although many time-traveling novels often have the plot of beating up the bad guys, that is not Yang Rui's hobby, he is Chinese, holding a Portuguese passport bought for sixty pounds without knowing whether it is true or false, and he is still in this strange city, this qiē makes him dare not act rashly.

Because of his height, he couldn't hide himself with the help of the crowd, so he had to speed up his pace and get out of the station. At the exit of the station, he saw two Chinese people holding a sign waiting for them, which read: "Seattle, Mr. Yang." Yang Rui hurriedly ran over and said, "I am Mr. Yang, did Mr. Situ ask you to come?" ”

The two of them were very dissatisfied with Yang Ruiwen's crepe statement, and one said: "Yes, the fifth uncle asked us to come." The tall man next to him saw the two white men who followed Yang Rui and said, "It's Jack's gang." Let's go. As he spoke, he took Yang Rui on a horse and galloped away.

In the carriage, Yang Rui was very curious about who he was talking about and why they were interested in him, and asked, "Those two people have been following me since they got off the car just now, what are they doing?" Saying that, Yang Rui took out a pack of cigarettes and gave them cigarettes, and for a while the carriage was full of clouds.

The tall man seemed to be addicted to smoking, and he took several puffs before saying: "They specialize in robbery, and the area around the railway station is their territory, as long as outsiders are well-dressed, they are the target of their attack." Mr. Yang was dressed too richly, and he was Chinese, so he was followed by them. In the United States, it never cares about robbing overseas Chinese police, just don't follow the robbery. ”

Yang Rui was speechless for a while, the current United States and the United States of later generations flaunting modern civilization and democracy are completely different. What I wore was just a down jacket that I had crossed, maybe the material on the clothes was very similar to silk, and I was regarded as a rich man.

"They robbed our people before, so the big guy took us to fight them once, and everyone died a lot. That's how they got their revenge. The little man who held the sign before also spoke. Seeing Yang Rui's dress and conversation, he didn't look very pleasing to the eye, especially Yang Rui's shortness, he couldn't think of what Yang Rui did with his appearance - at this time, overseas Chinese in the United States only had no braids if they had entered the bureau, and the American police were afraid that they would hang themselves with braids, so they cut their braids as soon as they entered the bureau, so overseas Chinese without braids were a conspicuous mark of criminals - but for the sake of the fifth uncle and cigarettes, he still gave some face.

Soon the carriage arrived in Chinatown, got off in front of a shop, there were two people waiting outside, one was a middle-aged man in his thirties, short, very burly, with a rebellious taste, he was wearing a gray short jacket, just bulging around his waist, after several months of training, Yang Rui was very sensitive to guns, only felt that they were two guns. The other one is obviously his henchman. The two who got out of the car first were already whispering in front of him. I saw him nod, and then hugged his fist to Yang Rui and said, "Yang Sheng, go down on the road." Please! As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and asked Yang Rui to go first.

Yang Rui also followed his example and clenched his fists and said, "Don't dare, don't dare." "You're welcome at the moment, and walk in the front in the center.

This is a Cantonese restaurant, in this and future generations, Cantonese restaurants have changed a lot, but the only thing that remains the same is that Guan Gong who enters the door is still vigorous. Yang Rui knew that there was no need for Sven with Situ Meitang, but Sven was a cowardly expression, so he no longer bothered about the relationship between age and position, and sat down under his courtesy. After sitting down, before the food came up, the wine came next to it, and the liquor was packed in a glass bottle, but the color was slightly yellow. After the wine was full, I saw him say, "Yang Sheng, this is the medicinal wine I usually soak, so that it can be replenished." Come on, do it! ”

Seeing that he drank his wine in one gulp, Yang Rui didn't seem to be weak, so he also killed it. The wine was immediately poured over the side, and he continued, "Again, do it!" ”

Seeing this, Yang Rui could only kill it again. And so on three cups in a row. After three cups, the big guy Situ Meitang began to speak: "Yang Sheng, you and I didn't know much in the old days, and when you touched me, did you have a wild affair with me?" ”

In order not to implicate Zhong Guan's side and Yang Rui's side, Yang Rui asked Chen Yixi's telegram to be signed by Mr. Yang when he was in Seattle, and the person was also a fake address. It was Situ Meitang who didn't know who this Mr. Yang was, and the telegram only said that he came from China and had important matters to discuss, hoping to contact Yunyun. For this telegram with no beginning and no end, coupled with Yang Rui's shortness, Situ spent several years in prison for the crime of the public a few years ago, which was also short, he thought that Yang Rui was also a bad element in China, so he had this downfall.

Yang Rui didn't speak in the vernacular at all, and he only listened to him a rough idea. So he said in English, "Mr. Situ, can I get something?" After speaking, he pointed to the bag next to him.

Situ Meitang nodded. In order not to cause misunderstanding, Yang Rui slowly opened the bag and slowly took out the things - just a copy of "Revolutionary Army" and two letters from Zhang Taiyan and Zou Rong. The cover of the book "Revolutionary Army" is very simple, it is a lace black frame with three big characters written vertically: "Revolutionary Army". Yang Rui had already printed the book when he left Shanghai, so he brought some with him, and he also brought a few with him to the United States this time.

Yang Rui pushed the book towards Situ Meitang and said, "I am a revolutionary party. This time I came to the United States, I was in the West Coast, but I heard Mr. Situ's name by chance, and knew that Mr. Situ was a famous hero in the world, so I came here inexplicably. I would like to invite Mr. Situ to join the revolution. This book was written by our comrades, Mr. Zhang Taiyan and Mr. Zou Rong, and after its publication, it became popular throughout the country, and because of this they were not tolerated by the Manchus, they were arrested in the Shanghai Concession in July this year. ”

Situ Meitang didn't look at the book with him, but just looked at Yang Rui and said, "Is Mr. Yang going to help me save people?" ”

Yang Rui shook his head, "They don't want us to rob the prison, after Mr. Taiyan knew that the Manchus wanted him, he didn't hide or dodge, and when the patrol came to investigate, he took the initiative to meet the patrol and said: 'The rest of the people are not here, if you want to take Zhang Binglin, it's me', so he was arrested, and after Taiyan was imprisoned and wrote a letter to confess, he went to the patrol room early the next morning to throw himself into the net." According to Mr. Taiyan, he was going to have a debate with the Manchus in France to see what reason the Manchus had to rule China. ”

With a bang, Situ Meitang slapped the table and shouted, "Di Di Xian is a hero." I'm not like them! ”

Yang Rui didn't quite understand what he meant, but he didn't want to ask. Situ Meitang said in English: "You came to me to ask me to rebel with you, but although I have people, I am all in the United States, how can I help you?" Do you want to go around fundraising like royalists? Situ Meitang also studied in a private school when he was a child, and after dropping out of school, he often read books on traditional Chinese sayings, and he knew a lot about the events of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and he never had a good impression of the Manchu Dynasty. At this time, seeing that Yang Rui was indeed a revolutionary party, he was no longer embarrassed, but had the intention of helping each other.

"Don't." Yang Rui said. "Overseas Chinese who are willing to revolution are relatively poor, and they can't bear to pay for them, and those who have money tend to protect the emperor, and if you raise money from him, he won't pay for it." When he talked to Rong Hong before, he told Yang Rui about the situation when Kang Liang and others came to the United States to raise funds before.

Now Situ Meitang is a little confused, don't send people to save people, and don't raise money, so how can it be revolutionary?

Seeing that he was very puzzled, Yang Rui looked left and right, but stopped talking. Seeing this, Situ Meitang knew what Yang Rui meant, and said: "These are our brothers, and they will also be members of the revolution in the future, Mr. Yang, please say that it doesn't matter." ”

In this case, Yang Rui is not reserved: "In order to succeed in the revolution, we have to make guns and cannons, but no one in China understands this, and those who understand are in the factories of the Manchu Dynasty; We sent people to study in foreign countries, but except for the United States, all countries had very strict military industry control, and the Manchus did not agree that no country would teach us, so we had to come to the United States. However, if you want to study in the United States, you can only smuggle in, but it is very inconvenient for those who are smuggled in to be unidentified in the United States. So we want local Chinese people in the United States to learn, so that they don't have identity problems. After completing his studies, he secretly returned to China. We need people, we need people who understand technology. ”

Situ Meitang was stunned when he heard such a request. Rebellions have always been about asking for money and soldiers, but now this is not the case, as long as the technician. After half a ring, he came back to his senses, "Mr. Yang, the technicians you want have proper jobs, and they may not necessarily be revolutionary." ”

Yang Rui knew this concern, "No, I don't want ready-made technicians, I hope that Mr. Situ can choose some people who have a certain cultural foundation and are inclined to revolution among overseas Chinese." I can find someone to arrange for them to study in the factory, and then come back after they have completed their studies, and the treatment is favorable. Afraid that he would not understand, Yang Rui explained: "I met with Mr. Rong Hong at the beginning of this month, and he was willing to arrange personnel for us to study in the military factory. ”

Rong Hong Situ Meitang has heard of it, he is considered to be the earliest international student, but he has always been at odds with them, the low-level overseas Chinese, and because Rong Hong was mixed with the Qing court before, the low-level overseas Chinese did not have a good impression of him. "Isn't he a royalist?"

Yang Rui smiled and said: "He used to be, but now he is not, he is involved in the Daming Shun Heavenly Kingdom in Guangdong this year." At this time, the dishes on the table had already been served, and Situ Meitang summoned Yang Rui to eat the dishes. The previous three glasses of medicinal wine were on an empty stomach, but now the stomach was still rolling, Yang Rui hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of vegetables and pressed it.

Situ Meitang has been in the United States for a long time, and he doesn't know everything about some things in China, and the Ming Shuntian Uprising has leaked before it moves. But when he heard the name, he knew that it was an anti-Qing thing, so he no longer had an opinion on Rong Hong.

Yang Rui then explained the plan in more detail, "Mr. Situ, can you choose some overseas Chinese who are willing to be revolutionary, who have studied or worked in a machinery factory, and then send these people to Mr. Rong Hong, he has planned the matter of studying in the United States before, and he also has some connections in the United States, and he has promised to arrange to help us train some military talents." In addition, for these overseas Chinese who are studying military industry, we will also pay them wages according to the actual situation in the United States, and after completing their studies, they will return to China to work in our military factories. To put it simply, this plan is that Mr. Situ will find someone, Mr. Yung Hong will arrange training, and we will pay for someone. ”

Situ Meitang laughed, "How does this sound so familiar, just like we overseas Chinese were sold in the first place." "Overseas Chinese were sold piglets and betrayed the country in this way, but later they lived better in the United States than in China, so more and more people smuggled in." Yes! I promise you. "Let's have another toast.

Yang Rui smiled bitterly and hurriedly said: "Slowly, slowly, not very drunk." Situ Meitang and the others laughed. That night, Yang Rui lived in Situ's house drunk, unlike the Hongmen bigwigs of later generations, Situ Meitang at this time was just a vendor selling pork and vegetables with a cart, and his family was also very simple. Yang Rui didn't mind the simplicity very much, and he was almost drunk, so he fell asleep as soon as he lay on the bed.

When Yang Rui woke up the next morning, he saw him sitting in the house, as if he had never slept, his head was messy, and his eyes were blood-red reading Zou Rong's "Revolutionary Army":

“…… Qianlong's Old Summer Palace has been turned to ashes and cannot be relied on. For example, the recent lofty pavilion, the towering and tall Summer Palace, ask a tile and a gravel, why not engrave the cream of the Han people, for a ** woman Nala clan laughing proudly. The husband is tyrannical and has no way, as a Fang Palace, the world and future generations, it is still called unkind, what is it like in the Old Summer Palace? What about the Summer Palace? My compatriots dare not speak of their evil, which is the extreme point of the Manchurian government......"

Seeing Yang Rui get up, Situ Meitang stopped and said: "Actually, this book "Revolutionary Army" is really an anti-Qing clarion call, no wonder the Qing court wants to arrest people. I watched it all night last night and couldn't sleep for a long time. Mr. Zou's article is more understandable than Mr. Zhang's, and it is easy to read in one go, which makes people's blood boil. ”

Seeing that the book was so effective, Yang Rui was secretly happy in his heart and said: "Killing all the people is not the root, that is just the beginning." If China wants to be rich and strong, its task is to build, and construction requires talent. Running factories, building railways, and opening mines all require talents. Now China uses foreigners, and if they are slightly dissatisfied, they will choke our necks, and this must be changed. ”

Note: The vernacular translation comes from Tianhe Yuzi.