Lin Yuan's head was big when he heard this, and he hurriedly told the attendant: "I ate crabs today and had a bad stomach, and I have to eat light things for the next five days, and I don't need to look for me if there is a banquet or something!" ”

Xiao Dezhang's attendant just left, and in the next few days, Xiao Dezhang still warmly invited Lin Yuan, and heard that Lin Yuan couldn't eat big fish and meat, so he came up with a steamed bun banquet, a pickle banquet, and so on. Xiao Dezhang seems to have forgotten about the looting of land, and did not bother much about the distribution of land.

On July 25, when Lin Yuan was thinking of an excuse for how to push off Xiao Dezhang's "vegetarian banquet", an attendant came in and said, "Lin Shuai, there is an urgent call from the emperor. ”

Lin Yuan took it and took a look, only to see that it was written: "I heard that Lin Aiqing has governed the Northeast and Mongolia in an orderly manner, and I am very happy, so I specially summoned Lin Aiqing to return to Beijing to discuss the great plan of law reform and innovation!" ”

Lin Yuan waved his hand to the attendant after reading the telegram and said, "You go down first." ”

The attendant said, "Lin Shuai, don't you reply immediately?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "Don't be in a hurry first, wait until the evening to reply." After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he took this telegram to Shen Wanqing, and Shen Wanqing asked after reading the telegram, "What do you think?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "I want to know the attitude of the Empress Dowager Cixi, this is the most critical information, according to the situation of the Wuxu reform in our era, Emperor Guangxu agreed to the reform faction's change, but was stifled by the Empress Dowager Cixi, I am afraid that this time it will be like the Wuxu change." ”

Shen Wanqing said: "If you want to find out the attitude of the Empress Dowager Cixi, you have to find Guan'er, if she says that the Empress Dowager Cixi agrees, there should be no problem." As he spoke, he used the communicator to find Guan'er, and then handed the communicator to Lin Yuan, saying, "You come and tell her, right?" ”

Lin Yuan took the communicator and heard Wan'er's happy voice: "Brother, are you okay?" ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "I'm fine, do you know the way?" I'm going back soon. ”

Guan'er said: "Of course I know the way, you still don't know the way, right?" The edict that the emperor gave you was actually sent by the Empress Dowager Cixi, but it was not in her name. ”

Lin Yuan asked: "So, the reform of the law is supported by the Queen Mother?" ”

Wan'er said: "Of course! ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "Since that's the case, I'm relieved." So he said, "Okay, I don't have anything else to do, let's see you in Beijing." ”

Wan'er agreed, Lin Yuan turned off the communicator, and said to Shen Wanqing: "It's the meaning of the Empress Dowager Cixi, it seems that this change is true." ”

Shen Wanqing nodded and said, "It's really the best, but could it be fake?" ”

Lin Yuan asked, "What's fake about this?" ”

Shen Wanqing said: "It's fake to ask you to go back and change the law, but it's true to hurt you secretly!" ”

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said: "It shouldn't be, Guan'er accompanies the Empress Dowager Cixi day and night, if the Empress Dowager Cixi has a whisper about me, Guan'er won't be able to see it, after your training, Guan'er is not a little girl who doesn't know anything now, and there are so many people in the palace, Emperor Guangxu and the Empress Dowager Cixi want to attack me, and Guan'er will definitely hear some trouble." ”

Shen Wanqing said: "But there are also circumstances that show that the Qing court really wants to harm you, such as the edict with clothes, do you really want to go back?" ”

Lin Yuan pondered for a long time before he said, "Let us make the judgment that they want to harm me, there may be other explanations, isn't it?" Also, wouldn't it be great if China's current problems could really be solved through reform and not have to fight a civil war? And one more, and most importantly, the information of Guan'er! Her intelligence tells us that the Qing court has no intention of harming me. ”

Shen Wanqing nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, then let's go back." ”

Lin Yuan then summoned his attendant and told him to reply to the Qing court, saying that he would take the July 27 train and was expected to arrive in Beijing on July 29.

The attendant agreed to come down and turned to leave, Lin Yuan hurriedly stopped him, and the attendant asked, "Lin Shuai, do you have anything to do?" ”

Lin Yuan said: "Do you want to send them the list of entourage as well?" ”

The attendant said, "That's right, it's customary, you know, with the list of entourage, they can prepare for the reception." ”

Lin Yuan said: "You give me the list of attendants, and I will make some changes in personnel this time." The attendant then brought the list, and Lin Yuan crossed out the name of the accompanying reporter on the list, Shen Wanqing, and then handed the list to the attendant.

Shen Wanqing asked, "Why are you crossing my name down?" Don't you need me to go back with you? ”

Lin Yuan said: "Although the current situation shows that they will not harm me, but we can't completely ignore the situation of them harming me, I crossed out your name to make them think that you didn't go back, and you quietly returned to Beijing, as a dark line in Beijing ambush, ready to deal with possible problems!" ”

Shen Wanqing nodded and said, "Since you have to deal with problems that arise at any time......" Speaking of this, Shen Wanqing took out a fountain pen from her pocket, held it up in front of Lin Yuan, and asked, "Do you remember it?" ”

Lin Yuan looked at the fountain pen with familiar eyes, but couldn't remember where he had seen it, Shen Wanqing smiled: "Do you remember the time when Liu Yufeng wanted to assassinate you?" I just used it to interrupt Liu Yufeng's knife. ”

Lin Yuan smiled: "I remember, there is a set of firing devices hidden in this fountain pen, which can be used as a pistol." ”

Shen Wanqing said: "That's right, you take it with you, and take it out when it's in the most critical situation, maybe it can be useful." ”

Lin Yuan said: "Okay, I'll take this thing with me, I'm going to take the train the day after tomorrow to leave, you take tomorrow's car to leave, don't make a noise when you arrive, hide in the dark, don't be discovered by others." ”

Shen Wanqing said: "I understand, you can rest assured." The next day, Shen Wanqing took the train back, and on the third day, July 27, Lin Yuan boarded the train to Beijing, and at four o'clock in the afternoon of July 29, the train just slowly entered the platform, Lin Yuan saw that both sides of the platform were full of officials wearing official robes, and there were many people, and there was a big banner over the station, which read: "Welcome Lin Shuai."

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "It seems that they really don't mean to harm me. Lin Yuan was thinking about it, the train slowly stopped, and as soon as the door opened, Lin Yuan saw Li Lianying standing in front of him and smiled at him: "Lord Lin has worked the road." ”

Lin Yuan smiled politely, and Li Lianying continued: "I heard that there is nothing delicious on the train, presumably Lin Shuai has been eating dried steamed buns for the past two days." It's dinner time, and the saint has already set up a banquet in the imperial garden to invite Lin Shuai! ”

Lin Yuan thought to himself: "I originally wanted to go home and make arrangements first, since Emperor Guangxu is going to hold a banquet in the imperial garden, then I will go." So Lin Yuan followed Li Lianying out of the station, Li Lianying arranged a sedan chair for Lin Yuan, so slowly, until more than five o'clock in the evening, the sedan chair rubbed to the Forbidden City, Lin Yuan arrived at the Forbidden City only to find that there were a lot of horses and sedan chairs at the door, Lin Yuan then asked: "Are so many ministers here?" ”

Li Lianying said with a smile: "The Holy Lord and Lafayette are very happy to hear that you are back, so they decided to feast the ministers!" However, the place where they eat is different from yours, they are in the Taihe Palace, many people are together, the emperor and Lafayette are just going to say a word, and you are in the imperial garden, sitting face to face with the saint, and the saint also invited the best troupe and juggling team in the capital to relieve Lord Lin's boredom. ”