Great time travel

Chapter 64, South China Sea Railway Journey ([-])
All of you Jiangnan famous scholars who went deep into Qiongzhou to spy on "Kunqing", the first-class car that you took this time is the second-to-last car on the train, and there is only a dining car behind.As a first-class car for travelers and natives and naturalized people who are willing to pay high prices, although the chassis of the car is basically the same as the flatbed car in front, with the addition of a wooden body, it not only has a large and comfortable rattan seat and workmanship. The exquisite small table, the glass-mounted car windows, and the linen curtains are installed, which can not only provide ventilation but also avoid the suffering of the sun on the scorching Hainan Island.

Of course, in the eyes of Fang Yizhi, a famous scholar in Tongcheng who is used to seeing all kinds of carved beams and painted buildings, this kind of furnishings in the carriage is too simple and crude.

"...Is this the so-called first-class car? It's too inaccurate. However, the meals served on the car are quite exquisite..."

Fang Yizhi was muttering as he prepared to have lunch - originally there was a dining car on this train, and it was said that the decoration was quite luxurious and comfortable, and guests in the first-class and second-class cars could go there to order food.But now the dining car of this train has been occupied by General Huangshi and Japanese envoys, and a sign saying "no entry for idlers" has been put on it.If the "Jiangnan Scholars Amateur Spy Group" sat in the first-class compartment, if they didn't want to drink cold water and eat dry food, they had to order food with the menu on their seats, and then let the people in the dining car deliver the food.Or you can buy some food from the salesman's trolley, and the price is cheaper... But as the first-class passengers, they will not have a simple meal like the Xu Xiake brothers in the second-class car, just like a bowl of instant noodles Or eight-treasure porridge can be dealt with, and a can of canned fish or a few fruits is considered a teether.

At this moment, on the table in front of Fang Yizhi, there is a "fried chicken and rice railway bento" - the "bento box" for serving vegetables is a huge black lacquer box with a black outside and red inside. And on the outer wall of the box, there are gold and silver flowers, plants, birds and animals, even in the eyes of Fang Yizhi, who is used to seeing beautiful curios, they can be regarded as exquisite workmanship.The meals in the box are also colorful and rich in variety: the main dish is naturally fried chicken nuggets wrapped in bread, and the side dishes include mashed potatoes mixed with green beans, diced carrots and bacon, and fried shrimp. , fried eggs, a small amount of fried cauliflower, and sweet taro cut into small pieces for dessert. In a small cup made of blue and white porcelain, there are fish balls, scallops, dried shrimp, kelp, tofu and other boiled seafood. The soup, even the ball of white rice, was ingeniously sprinkled with a little black sesame as an embellishment... Although the scholars in the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River have always been willing to spend time on meals, they have been known since ancient times for "not tired of eating fine", but in From Fang Yizhi's point of view, if this food box is taken to a restaurant in the land of Suzhou and Hangzhou, except that the ingredients are a bit unusual, no matter the workmanship or matching, it can already be on the table.

Fang Yizhi stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of fried chicken. Immediately, there was a strong and wonderful aroma that made people drool.After taking a bite, the batter wrapped outside was crispy, and the gravy overflowing inside was sweet and delicious, which made him admire secretly in his heart:
"... Sigh... These Australians are really good at enjoying themselves. Regardless of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, they have some good skills... It's a pity that you can just sell goods for profit in this small seaside county. Why are you so greedy? , actually colluded with the generals of the country and plotted against the country and the country?"

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In fact, as a well-connected and well-informed celebrity, the young master Fang Yizhi from Tongcheng, Anhui originally didn't have much dislike for the "Australian Kun people" in Qiongzhou. I like all kinds of "Australian foreign goods" on the market very much. In addition, I am quite fascinated by the various "Australian enjoyments" provided by Hangzhou Ziminglou, from opera to bathing to sesame oil massage, and even spend a lot of money on it.

However, in the late autumn of last year, during a gathering held by Donglin party literati on a certain painting boat in West Lake, Hangzhou, Qian Qianyi, the senior Donglin and "Mr. Junzi Donglin announced a big news.

——According to his reliable information, in the past, the famous general who was relied on by the late emperor as a pillar and killed the "old slave chieftain" Nurhachi alone, Huangshi, the Fujian general who currently has tens of thousands of elite soldiers and dominates Fujian, has failed to live up to the saint Well, they are in close collusion with the "Australian bandits" who are entrenched in Qiongzhou, and they seem to have a huge conspiracy!However, the imperial court is currently trapped in Liaodong Jiannu, and the capital has repeatedly encountered wars and is on the verge of collapse. Therefore, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have no intention of paying attention to this matter.But if this thief succeeds, the southeast half of the world will be in danger, so the gentlemen of Donglin must take precautions early...

In this regard, all the Donglin scholars at the party were shocked - in the eyes of these proud people, the "Australians" who have been selling all kinds of overseas exotic goods in recent years are basically the same as the segregated trenches. The Folangji people in Macao (the old name of Macau) are almost the same, they are just a bunch of money-smelling businessmen doing business.Because there is an "Australia" in the name, some scholars from small places even confuse the two.

It would be fine if the Australians were entrenched in the port for trade and seeking the benefits of penny baht. Unexpectedly, their appetite was so amazing that they even colluded with the court generals in an attempt to split the country's territory and do that treasonous thing-this is simply another Liaodong soldier Before the rise of misfortune, Jiannu who lay dormant!
What's more, Jiannu's lair is far away from the Great Wall. No matter how aggressive they are in the north, they will not endanger the comfort of Jiangnan.But Huangshi's Funing Army is in Fujian next to Jiangnan, and the big ships of the Australian bandits often appear in the waters near Jiangnan!

After being shocked, all the gentlemen of Donglin made suggestions one after another—since the Donglin Party has always advertised that "the sound of wind and rain, the sound of reading, and the sound of reading; Naturally, the important matter of the country's security cannot remain indifferent, so they all claimed that they should mobilize their relatives and friends in the court to write letters to advise the court, so that the court should beware of the Funing Army's rebellion, and at the same time, trade with Australians was banned...

But the problem is that everyone is just "hearsay" right now, and even Qian Qianyi, who raised this matter, hesitated and couldn't come up with any real evidence.It is obviously not enough to impeach Fujian General Huang Shi for plotting rebellion with just a few empty words.Besides, although Qian Qianyi is highly respected in the Donglin Party, but just because of his few words, it is still impossible to ask everyone to obey orders and mobilize their own contacts and influence to take action.

——As the political spokesperson group of the Jiangnan landlord and wealthy businessman group, the Donglin Party was originally a very loose and informal organization.Although these "gentlemen" have fought against the enemy many times in the court, they have fought fiercely with eunuchs, generals, and nobles.But there are also a lot of internal strife among various parties and dissidents, and they are also quite fierce-who knows whether Qian Qianyi has torn off the face of the gentle and kind elders this time, and set up a trap for everyone to exploit?

After all, the "Australian Knife Thief" is thousands of miles away. What if it is Qian who is always talking nonsense and fooling everyone?
Therefore, after a moment of indignation, the gentlemen came back to their senses and said that this matter is of great importance, and they need to be carefully investigated and discussed in the long run... Then, these scholars who have nothing to do all day, noisily recommended two ways of "investigation and investigation" Zhang Dai, a Hangzhou dandy, led a team all the way to Fujian to see if there were any signs of rebellion in the Funing Army—Zhang Dai’s family was quite powerful in both Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, and could provide care and convenience along the way.

The other route is led by Fang Yizhi, a well-known Tongcheng scholar with rich travel experience, who went further to the south of the Lingnan to conduct on-the-spot investigations and see with his own eyes the "kun thieves' military situation." The "well-informed people" in the Donglin Party have made friends from the market to the court, and their many friends and connections are second to none in the Donglin Party, and they can be called "a hundred young men in the rivers and lakes".Although he has never been to Lingnan either, he has the most experience in long-distance travel. In terms of mileage alone, he is not even much worse than Xu Xiake, the "No. [-] donkey guest in the late Ming Dynasty".It's just that Xu Xiake went to deep mountains, old forests, and wild countryside, while Fang Yizhi mainly traveled between prosperous cities and towns.

And Fang Yizhi is also willing to obey this order-in recent years, he has seen a lot of wonderful Australian products, and he often heard a few Lingnan scholars talk about Guangzhou in the past two years. I am quite curious and yearning for the various "Australian scenery" that I have come to.In particular, the enjoyment that should only be enjoyed in the sky in the "Ziming Building" in Guangzhou made him even more envious.It's a pity that half of China is separated from Guangzhou and Tongcheng. The distance is too far, so it has been impossible to make a trip. I can only go to the branch of "Ziminglou" in Hangzhou to have fun and experience the kind of sensual entertainment that is different from China.

Now I finally have the opportunity to go to Guangzhou to see the authentic Ziming Building, to appreciate the peerless elegance of the "Australian famous prostitute" Pei Lixiu, and even find a few "Australian style" kiln sisters to enjoy the legendary How can the taste of "Australian secret drama" keep him from flocking to it?

Therefore, Fang Yizhi took a group of Donglin scholars who advertised that they "will not hesitate to die for the country and the community", but they were full of food all day long and wanted to find some fresh fun, and went south from Hangzhou in great strength and vigour. They have no experience as spies at all, and they don't know how to understand people's sentiments and collect intelligence, but in the minds of these "talented men and heroes", as long as they act together, there is nothing impossible in the world!It's just a vulgar martial artist and a group of arrogant and barbarians trying to join forces to cause chaos. How can they fight against the "East Forest Gentleman" who has a bloodline that is extremely noble and has power all over the court and the public?
——Although the scientific research of later generations has fully proved that genetics cannot play a decisive role in any aspect of political, economic, and military capabilities.However, whether in the feudal society of the Ming Dynasty or in the industrial society of later generations, there are still many people who feel that the theory of blood can work in all scopes.Naturally, the Donglin Party scholars who are senior yamen and senior officials also generally think that they are the favored sons of heaven, they should naturally enjoy various privileges, and everything is destined to go smoothly.

But I have to admit that the two world-famous signs of the Donglin Party and the Jiangnan Fushe are indeed very useful in the whole of the south—relying on the escort and service of rich servants with big tickets and rich clothes. The "Donglin Party Tour Group" who felt unprecedentedly good about themselves under the gracious reception and competing for banquets came to Guangzhou all the way to visit mountains and rivers, eat wine and listen to operas. It's a sight.

After they arrived in Guangzhou, they met several children from rich families who escaped from Hainan Island. His family was ruined and his family was destroyed, so he had to abandon his family and run away.Between them and the "Australian thieves", it is really "one day two places, three rivers and four seas hate", naturally they will never say a good word about the Australians.

So, after listening to these "remnants of the Communist Party" crying about the "kun thieves" who turned black and white into black and white, all the Donglin scholars were filled with righteous indignation, and they had a very bad impression of the Australians who "murdered the good people"—— In the mainstream thinking of the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty, not all ordinary people can be called "people". Those tenants and craftsmen are just lowly cattle and horses, and ordinary merchants are like pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered. As slaves, as for lowly households such as Lehu and beggars, they do not belong to the category of human beings at all... Although Fang Yizhi has extensive contacts in various social classes, he does not have such an exaggerated concept of hierarchy, and feels that the words of these fugitives are afraid. It's not true, but since the Kun thief is so cruel to the big gentry, he doesn't know how to be cruel to the common people. I'm afraid the whole Qiongzhou has been turned into a purgatory on earth.

On the other hand, the Lingao Senate was completely unaware of their arrival—the "Donglin Party Tour Group" who came to Guangzhou from the south of the Yangtze River to inquire about the "Kun Thieves" did not conceal their activities, but they did not make a big show of saying that they were coming to find them. "Aussie" trouble.However, in the Ming Dynasty, it was common for playboys and literati to travel far away, and it is really not worth rare.As for them yelling at the "kun thieves" in teahouses and restaurants for their moral depravity and lustful sex... There are scholars who do such things in Guangzhou every day, and the Guangzhou Intelligence Station of the Senate has long been familiar with it.

Next, with pity for the suffering "common people" (only including the gentry and above) in Qiongzhou who are struggling under the clutches of the Kun thief, all the romantic talents who care about the country and the people, regardless of hardships and dangers, went deep into the tiger's den, and rushed into the Kun thief together. The Ziming House opened in Guangzhou, surrounded by all kinds of exotic Yingying Yanyan, "rested" for several days, fully exchanged feelings with a group of bunny girls and cat-eared girls in the bed, and personally experienced Kunming. The thief is "sexually lustful and evil", and by the way, I have obtained a lot of first-hand information from them...

Then, just as they were enjoying themselves in the Ziming Building, hundreds of barbarian warships from all directions gathered to face the heights, and the "Supreme Emperor of Australia and Song Dynasty" came to Qiongzhou to supervise the battle, and was about to sweep the Lingnan with his troops!
As a result, there was a sudden panic in the city of Guangzhou. In order to avoid the possible military disaster, the big landlords in the four villages and eight miles rushed into the city with their families. Landlords have suffered once.And all the Donglin scholars also retreated, saying that they would not go to Qiongzhou's bandit cave again, and even left without saying goodbye, turning around and returning home.

Although it didn't take long, because there was no movement in Qiongzhou, and the Guangzhou government and the "Australian Kun people" also tried their best to dispel the rumors, the market finally returned to calm.But the Donglin scholars who came all the way from the south of the Yangtze River have also been separated, and they have gone for seven or eight stops within ten stops... But Fang Yizhi, who is bold by nature, finally brought "Wuwei Young Tiger" Yu Guozhen (referring to Wuwei Prefecture, Anhui) and others. The few remaining scholars, together with their servants and servants, crossed the sea and came to Lingao, vowing to find out the details of the collusion between the "Australian Kun people" and Huang Shi, the general soldier of Fujian, to cause trouble in the world, and then they are willing to go back to meet the gentlemen of Jiangnan scholars. .

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At the beginning, when these flamboyant talents first arrived in Lingao, they naturally felt strange and fearful of the various tricks of the "Bai Thief", and they felt a lot of psychological pressure, but after a period of time, they saw The "diao thieves" didn't take them seriously at all (the recent influx of foreign population was too much to manage), so they gradually got used to it, and even thought about commenting on the various actions of the "diao thieves".

Next, when Fang Yizhi and others decided to go to Sanya to spy on the reality of the "Australian Song Taishang's presence", by coincidence, they recognized the mission target of this "infiltration operation" at the station—— Huangshi, the Fujian general who colluded with the bandits to endanger the imperial court!He even found out that even the Japanese pirates in Japan seemed to have got involved, and he was immediately overjoyed, thinking that this trip would surely make a miracle, and he would find out the details of the traitors and barbarians, and thus become famous all over the world!

It's a pity that the Huangshi traitor is high and powerful after all, and his surroundings are tightly guarded. During the journey, he booked a carriage by himself, and no one else could get close... At this moment, Fang Yizhi was sitting on a rattan seat, holding a railway bento Looking at the two tall "soldiers" standing at the junction of the dining car like iron towers, and a short and thin Japanese swordsman, thinking that just a short distance behind the door, the Huangshi rebels are probably following The Japanese pirate envoy was plotting some shocking deed to shake the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty, as if a cat was scratching his heart, and even the food in his mouth became tasteless.

But even so, Fang Yizhi had no intention of making troubles on this steamer cart to get rid of this serious trouble for the court.Although he recruited a lot of quacks for this trip, they are all in the second-class carriage at the front right now, so he can't gather them all at once.It is also unknown how many "soldiers" and Japanese pirates are in the dining car at the back - according to his speculation, it is estimated that his side should not be able to fight.What's more, even if he succeeds in the assassination, he will have nowhere to escape, and he will definitely die...It is obviously not worthwhile for these noble scholars to exchange their lives with a few vulgar warriors and barbaric Japanese pirates.Therefore, it is better to take a long-term plan and save a useful body to serve the court and society!

Fang Yizhi was thinking like this, and at the same time turned his attention to the "true" passengers in the first-class compartment. According to the few words that his friend Yu Guozhen heard just now, the strong old man over there seems to be the water of the thief. The admiral of the division... Hey, with such a big fanfare, summoning all the generals, and even linking with the Japanese country, it seems that the conspiracy of the "Australian Song Emperor" this time is definitely not small.In this way, after the slaves and rogue bandits in the north and the rebel chieftains in the southwest, the imperial court will add such great enemies again, which really makes us scholars and gentlemen worry...

He speculated like this with a heart full of melancholy, but he was powerless against the haze of the coming war, so he could only let out a long sigh.

However, what Fang Yizhi didn't know was that Huangshi was indeed discussing military strategy with the Japanese envoy in the dining car at this time, but it was not aimed at the Ming court, but at the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan... and what he never expected Yes, their identities, origins and purpose of this group have long since been sold out by their fellow "Inaction Young Tiger" Yu Guozhen, and right now their every move is under the surveillance of the "Australian Thief"!

——Because, Yu Guozhen, the "inaction young tiger" he recently met who is "proficient in miscellaneous learning", is also a time traveler...