Traveling through the Republic of China to become a special agent, the system is very easy for me

After listening to Chai Ruhai's report, Fu Quan'an was angry and anxious.

I was angry because Su Xiwu had the guts to leak the news of the concession flag change to the newspaper in advance, hoping to make things difficult for me. This was too childish. I, Fu Quan'an, had seen all kinds of storms. You thought that this little thing could stump me. You really underestimated me.

He snorted lightly, pointed at a report on the table and said to Chai Ruhai:

"This Su has filed a report to buy a new car. What a dream. You should return it to me immediately and say that the city government is in financial difficulties. We can talk about it later."

What worried him was that Su Xiwu's backer, Iwai Yuichi, was about to be promoted to Consul General of the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai. This was indeed a big threat to him. Of course, he could not stop Iwai Yuichi's promotion. Now he could only spare no expense to strengthen his own relationship in the Japanese military to be prepared for any eventuality.

He then said to Chai Ruhai:

"Ruhai, your approach of letting your classmate Yuan Shikai get close to Su Xiwu has been effective. You did a good job. Tell him to pay more attention to the movements of this Su and report any new situations at any time."

"Okay, Mayor, I'll let him know right away."

Chai Ruhai was extremely happy to receive Fu Quan'an's praise. His classmate Yuan Shikai's suggestion to bet on both sides was really brilliant.

He returned to the secretarial department with a beaming smile on his face and called Yuan Ye into his office.

Yuan Ye saw that Chai Ruhai was in a good mood and said with a smile:

"Ruhai, you look very happy. The mayor must have praised you!"

"Yes, this is all thanks to you. Fortunately, you gave me a good idea. The mayor wants you to continue to get closer to the secretary-general and find out about his situation. Shi Kai, thank you for your hard work."

"No, no, it's all as it should be. Ru Hai, you are too polite."

Yuan Ye responded with a smile, and had a further idea in his mind. He wanted to add fuel to the fire between Su Xiwu and Fu Quanan.

In the afternoon, everyone in the department followed Chai Ruhai to the concession to deliver the circular. Yuan Ye didn't want to go, so he stayed in the department. He heard the movement in the secretary-general's office and found that Su Xiwu had not arrived yet.

Yuan Ye had nothing to do, so he spent his time flipping through documents. He thought to himself that his previous life was better when he could slack off at work and play games on his phone, which was much more fun.

About half an hour later, there was finally some movement in the Secretary-General's office, and Yuan Ye heard Su Xiwu return to the office.

After a while, Yuan Ye got up, took out a beautifully decorated small wooden box from the drawer, and went to the secretary-general's office.

There was an ancient inkstone in the wooden box. Yuan Ye found it in Shangbaozhai in the antique street in the afternoon after killing Sasaki yesterday morning. Since Yuan Ye's calligraphy reached the level of a calligrapher, he also had a high appreciation for antiques such as the four treasures of the study. He quickly discovered the uniqueness and preciousness of this purple gold stone inkstone from a shelf of inkstones. He was secretly happy and bargained with the boss to buy it for 500 French francs. Yuan Ye felt that he had picked up a big bargain.

As the saying goes, gold is in troubled times, and antiques are in prosperous times. In today's troubled times, antiques are indeed relatively cheap. But for this ancient inkstone, in Yuan Ye's eyes, even if it is ten times the price, Yuan Ye will buy it without hesitation.

In order to gain Su Xiwu's further trust, Yuan Ye decided to give this ancient inkstone to Su Xiwu, as he believed that Su Xiwu would like it.

Among the four treasures of the study, the inkstone ranks first, integrating carving, calligraphy, painting and literature. Because of its historical value and scarcity, who would not like the ancient inkstone if they love calligraphy?

The door of the Secretary-General's office was ajar. Yuan Ye knocked on the door and asked:

"Teacher, are you there? I'm Shi Kai."

"Oh, Shi Kai, come in."

Yuan Ye pushed the door open and Su Xiwu, who was resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes. Yuan Ye said respectfully:

"Teacher, I hope I didn't disturb your rest."

"No, it's just that I'm older now and I don't have as much energy as I used to."

Su Xiwu sighed. I don't know if he was sighing because of his age or because of the loss of power.

"Teacher, you are not old at all. You are in your prime and have great ambitions in the future."

As Yuan Ye spoke, he placed the wooden box in his hand on Su Xiwu's desk.

"I brought something with me and I'd like the teacher to appreciate it."

"Oh, what good stuff?"

Su Xiwu became excited.

Yuan Ye carefully opened the wooden box and pushed it in front of Su Xiwu.

This is an ancient stone inkstone. It is about 24 cm long, 18 cm wide and 4 cm thick. There are two feet at the back of the inkstone, the inkstone pool is tilted forward, and the inkstone surface is warm, smooth and clean.

Su Xiwu's eyes lit up when he saw it. He was also a connoisseur of goods, and he couldn't help but blurt out:

"This is a rare purple stone inkstone. The stone material of this inkstone is mainly purple, with green patterns. The stone is hard, fine and smooth like jade. It is produced in the mountains around Shijiahe in Linqu County, Shandong Province, and its output is extremely rare. The ancients praised it as better than Duan and She, and listed it as the first of the famous inkstones."

"The teacher is indeed knowledgeable and talented."

Yuan Ye praised.

Su Xiwu reached out and carefully took out the inkstone from the box and began to examine it carefully. It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but he was shocked when he looked at it.

"This ancient inkstone has a Tang and Five Dynasties style. It is a treasure handed down from generation to generation by Mi Fu, a great calligrapher from the Song Dynasty!"

"Oh, teacher, why do you think so?"

Yuan Ye asked in surprise, knowing the answer.

"Shi Kai, look carefully."

As Su Xiwu spoke, he turned the back of the ancient inkstone upwards. There were four lines of inscriptions engraved vertically from right to left on the back of the inkstone. The characters were blurred, but the two words "Yuan Zhang" could be vaguely seen in the signature.

"Yuan Zhang is the calligraphy of Mi Fu. If this is not Mi Fu's treasure, then what else can it be? Mi Fu is a great collector of ancient inkstones!"

Su Xiwu was extremely excited. He himself also collected more than a dozen ancient inkstones, which were incomparable to Mi Fu's inkstone. Even all of them combined were not as precious as this ancient inkstone.

Yuan Ye certainly knew who Mi Fu was. He was a famous calligrapher, painter, and theorist of calligraphy and painting in the Northern Song Dynasty. He was a great man. Together with Cai Xiang, Su Shi, and Huang Tingjian, he was known as one of the "Four Masters of the Song Dynasty". He was a god-like existence in the history of calligraphy.

Mi Fu's "Shu Su Tie", also known as "Imitation of Ancient Poetry Tie", is ranked eighth among the best running scripts in the world. It is praised by later generations as the most beautiful calligraphy in China. I have also spent quite a while copying and practicing it.

It was when he discovered the inscription "Yuan Zhang" on the back of this square stone inkstone among a pile of ancient inkstones in Shangbaozhai that he bought it without hesitation.

"It is indeed Mi Fu's treasure. Teacher, you really have a keen eye for gems.

I heard that Mi Fu was obsessed with inkstones and wrote a book called "History of Inkstones", which is very famous and has been handed down from generation to generation. His love for inkstones was beyond measure, almost crazy, and people called him "Mi Dian". Needless to say, the things he collected must be good things. "

Yuan Ye exclaimed in admiration.

"Yes, Shi Kai, it seems that you know a lot about ancient inkstones. This purple gold stone inkstone has an extraordinary origin and once had a very unusual story."