Master of Pretenders

Turning into the residence, Ming Lou let go of him, "Okay, stop acting!" Ah Cheng quickly tidied up his appearance and grinned, "Brother".

Minglou didn't smile, "Go into the room, I have to interrogate you." Ah Cheng stuck out his tongue, "Master Qingtian, you can try the case if you want, I don't need to kneel down as a grassroots." Minglou still has a cold face." Who is poor with you? You just kneel down and answer." Ah Cheng felt that he had made a mistake in his joke just now, so why bother to mention this, the eldest brother might not remember kneeling to answer.But he can only admit it, he has never had any chance to bargain in front of his elder brother.

Minglou asked him, "Who told you to come to Hanoi, why didn't you tell me?" Ah Cheng was really wronged by this matter, "I received a telegram from Chongqing, saying that I came to Hanoi to arrange the assassination, because it was you before It’s normal for me to come here. Besides, you are in Chongqing, and I don’t know if you don’t know. I even thought it was your order. Besides, the military order is like a mountain, and I have to carry out whoever’s order ah."

Minglou nodded, "Okay, you're not guilty of this. What kind of work are you in the action team? Why don't you act together?"

Ah Cheng blinked, and Minglou captured his expression, "Tell the truth! You know the result of lying to me." Ah Cheng swallowed and spit, "Yes. The action team is nothing but a mob. Thanks to your previous experience Prepare, I got guns, ammunition and cars from your way. As a result, Captain Chen refused to let me participate in the investigation. Probably because he was afraid that I would take the credit. Later, I went to investigate by myself and chose a follow-up They have different routes. That's why I acted alone." After saying the words "act alone", Ming Lou slapped him across the face, "You are so brave!" The face was red at that time.Minglou was very angry, pointed at Ah Cheng and said, "You are still a decent military academy graduate, you don't know how dangerous it is to act alone, if I hadn't met you tonight, a patrol could kill you. Let me ask you , if I'm not here, what would you do?" Ah Cheng lowered his head, "I know you are near here"

Now Minglou was stunned, "I went to investigate the terrain by myself two days ago, and I touched the outside of the master bedroom of Wang's house, and I saw you inside. Brother, what is your mission in Hanoi, and why are you at Wang Jingwei's place? Since you can swagger Entering Wang's house, why do you want us to investigate the terrain? We don't even know which room Wang Jingwei lives in for a long time, so you can count the floor tiles in his bedroom."

Minglou didn't answer Ah Cheng's question for a long time.The chief judge of the case was left speechless by the prisoner.

Minglou sighed, "There are some things that I can't explain in a few sentences. You get up. You will stay with me tonight. Go and bring your things here tomorrow, and I will tell you slowly. Besides, we will arrange to return tomorrow." A plane ticket to Paris."

"Yes, brother. Oh, I've already made arrangements for Mingtai. He's flying back to Shanghai from Paris tomorrow."

Early the next morning, Ah Cheng brought his luggage and went to book a plane ticket back to Paris. When he came back, the report of the assassination mission had already been sent to Ming Lou.Zeng Zhongming and his wife were shot dead.The fatal wound was two Browning bullets that pierced the heart.Minglou knew that the team's weapons were sniper rifles, and the two bullets must have come from Ah Cheng's Browning.He knocked on the table and asked Ah Cheng, "Should I praise you for your flawless shooting, or should I criticize you for acting without authorization." Give me this set. Excellent business skills, now I will praise them face to face, and you can go back and write a written inspection for me and hand it in.” “Yes” Ah Cheng continued, “Brother, you haven’t answered my question from yesterday Woolen cloth."

Ming Lou asked Ah Cheng to sit down, Ah Cheng poured him a glass of water, and sat quietly beside him. "Ah Cheng, do you understand what the party organization meant for us to get in touch with Wang Fuqu and Zhou Fohai?" A Cheng asked, "Is it because they want to know the information over there?" Can we really get the correct information?" Ah Cheng was also unambiguous, "I know, we need to break into the enemy's interior" "You are right, whether it is the party organization or the military commander, we all think that our Ming family background is the most suitable for contact This time, I met Wang Jingwei with Dai Li, and I understand that he is paving the way for me." Ah Cheng didn't understand, "Then why did you ask us to complete the assassination operation?" Minglou looked at "I think it's because besides him, there are other people who want to arrange an assassination plan, and he has no choice but to do so. When you saw me in Wang's house, I was reminding Wang Jingwei to be more vigilant." Ah Cheng Stand up "Brother, you..." Ming Lou pressed his shoulders, "Why are you excited, sit down." Ah Cheng was not convinced, "If it wasn't for you, the assassination might have been successful. He didn't sleep in his bedroom that night , it must be because of your reminder.” Ming Lou asked back, “So what if you succeeded? Kill Wang Jingwei, and there will be no puppet government? There is no end to it. In this case, it is better to keep this one for my use. So I reminded him that Mr. Wang must be grateful for my life-saving grace and will arrange a good position for me in the new government. Otherwise, my It’s easy for them to find out the background of the military command. It’s better to shake it off first, and just surrender. The higher my position in the new government, the easier it is to work.” Ah Cheng was a little dissatisfied, “Once found out, the dead will be even more Miserable." Minglou pointed at him, "That's why I asked for more meticulous work! Otherwise, you and I would lose our lives." Ah Cheng was still unconvinced, "Brother, you acted without authorization." Already!"

The two brothers soon returned to Paris. Minglou received a letter of appointment from the Nanjing government that was under construction, "Chief Financial Advisor of the Economic Department, Chief Inspector of the General Administration of Customs, and Deputy Director of the Special Committee". He knew that the first two positions were his fancy. His background, and the last one, clearly played a role in the meeting in Hanoi.And for his next task, the third position is crucial.

Ah Cheng knocked on the door and entered the office, "Brother, this is my examination." "Read!" "Huh?!" "Don't understand me?" Write your own checks.

At the end, Minglou said, "Ah Cheng, I hope you can remember the lesson sincerely and don't act on your own. When you return to Shanghai, you will immediately be fighting for your life with swords and swords. Every step you take must be carefully considered." "Yes, brother, I understand. "Minglou smiled, "Actually, with your ability, it is no problem to go to the front line to command operations. Even if you sacrifice, you are also a national hero. But you have to endure hardships with me, and bear the infamy. I have wronged you." Ah Cheng disagrees, "Brother, what are you talking about? You taught me when I was a child that you only need to die on the battlefield for the country, so there is no need to return the shrouded body of horse leather. As long as you are fighting for the interests of the country, you don't care about what happens behind you. You fight together." Ah Cheng's eyes sparkled, "And brother, when I was in Hanoi, I thought, I will definitely complete the future mission with you. I will count the floor tiles in the enemy's bedroom with you, and we can save less money." How many people have risked their lives to lie on the roof to scout the location!" Minglou laughed loudly, "This metaphor is good, let's go back to Shanghai to count the floor tiles in the enemy's bedroom, and book a ticket. By the way, Hong Kong For a transit ticket, find me a background check of Harada Kumaji from the Japanese War Guidance Section. Also, book two rooms at the Shanghai Grand Hotel for a long-term stay.”

Ah Cheng was stunned, "Aren't we going home?"

Ming Lou sighed, "Home, I won't be able to go back for a while."

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☆, one hour outside

?When Ming Jing was young, it became popular for girls in various mansions in Shanghai to go to missionary schools.As for the family of poets and books of the Ming family, although their lives were Westernized, they did not want their daughters to believe in foreign religions.So a gentleman was invited to teach at home, and a female student from a foreign school came to teach piano every afternoon.

Because she is a female disciple, in the eyes of the old man, she is nothing more than studying and reading, entertaining with poetry and books, marrying a good man in the future, and looking for a boudoir, so she doesn't care much.After learning Kaimeng's "Three Character Classic" and "Thousand Character Classic", I took "Four Books for Women" to read.Ming Jing didn't want to read these things, and he couldn't get angry even in front of the teacher. After class, he went to the study to find his father.

Ming Ruidong and his wife have been married for eight years, and they only have such a beloved daughter under their knees, so they naturally look like the apple of the eye.Seeing her daughter come in with her mouth pouted, she quickly asked, "Hey, who is this who offended our eldest lady?" Ming Jing bowed his knees and bowed, "I don't want to read "Four Books for Women", it's so boring. Don’t read this.” Ming Ruidong never thought that such a child would have such an idea about reading, “Then what do you want to read?” “Brother Mingtang, I will study whatever they read, and I want the same. He all goes to school. I'm studying, and I still learn arithmetic and English in the school. I don't know this. Next time I see him, I will definitely be laughed at by him. Said, I will also read "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius" for you. Don't cry if you are scolded by your husband." Ming Jing smiled and said, "Ming Tang can learn it, I must be better than him!" Father pretended to be serious "No It’s like saying, big brother.” Ming Jing nodded and said yes, and then walked over to hold his father’s arm, “Can you teach arithmetic, sir? Or teach me abacus, okay?” Ming Ruidong laughed, “You want to learn this too?” Ming Jing Yizheng Yan Yan said: "Of course, our family is a businessman, and we don't know what to do. In the future, our family's business will have to be handed over to me?" This is a sore point. I have no children under my knees. This family business has really been passed on to my daughter. ?It doesn't matter to him Ming Ruidong, but there must be gossip in the clan, even if it is passed on to his daughter, it will be difficult to keep it.He silently raised his daughter's head "This is easy, your mother will, let her teach you"

The little man smiled, turned around and went to find his mother.

In just one week, the little girl had already cracked the abacus, and proudly said to her father, "I will check the accounts for you at the end of the year." The mother laughed beside her, "Okay, you can check the house for your mother at the end of the year." It’s a big deal.” Ming Jing opened his eyes wide, and asked in surprise, “Really? Do you really want me to check it?” Mother smiled from ear to ear, “I’ll let you check it with Steward He. At the end of the year, my mother really doesn’t care. This is it, I'm going to give birth to a younger brother for you."

Ming Jing was very happy. He finally had a younger brother. He touched his mother's stomach and asked, "Is my younger brother in there?" His mother smiled and said, "Yes, I'm listening to you inside."

Ever since she knew she had a little brother, she greeted her parents every morning and evening, and if she had to come over to say good morning and good night to her little brother, she also had to talk to him for a while.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, all the houses of the Ming family also get together to enjoy the moon, and the children naturally gather together to play.Ming Jing remembered what his mother said to ask her to check the family accounts, and proudly showed off to his brothers and sisters.Mingtang made fun of him, "I'll have to learn this kind of thing for decades, what's the rush now? You're about to have a younger brother, and you don't have to learn what our boys learn. Anyway, someone will inherit your second wife's business." Ming Jing was stunned, his little face flushed, and he burst into tears.Hearing the crying, the adults all looked over, and Ming Jing heard the voice of the eldest aunt, "Ming Tang, are you bullying your sister?" Ming Jing quickly wiped away his tears, "No, we are just kidding around!" This time Ming Tang was a little surprised , the average child has already gone to complain in tears, how could this little girl help him hide it?

The next day, the little girl still couldn't help asking her mother with red eyes, "Can I continue to read boys' books when I have a younger brother?" The mother was a little surprised, "Yes, who said it can't?" That’s good. I still need to read arithmetic and English. When my younger brother grows up to my age, I can be his teacher.” Mother comforted her, “Okay, in the future our family won’t need a teacher anymore, but you, a lady teacher. Come teach my brother."

☆, Fanwai Er and Zi Tongpao

?When Ming Lou was enlightened at the age of five, Ming Jing had already started reading "Spring and Autumn" with her husband.

Ming Jing loved this younger brother very much, taught him to walk and talk, and took care of his daily life, so that his mother often lamented that "the younger brother is more thoughtful than the mother."Children in other families would read nursery rhymes when they were babbling, and Ming Jing poured out the "Three Character Classic" and "Poems of a Thousand Families" to his younger brother.Children learn it very quickly after being exposed to it every day.

Therefore, Minglou began to read "The Analects" when he sat in front of his husband.On the first day, Mr. taught, "Learning while learning from time to time, it's not easy to say. It's a joy to have friends from afar. People don't know but don't feel stunned. Isn't it a gentleman?" Minglou was smart and quickly remembered.Mr. is very satisfied.But children can’t help showing off. "Sir, my sister taught the Book of Songs yesterday." My husband was a little upset. "You have to be down-to-earth in learning, and don’t be too greedy." , quickly got up and said yes.Ming Lou was not convinced, "I'm not too greedy! I remembered and understood what my husband taught me. I also remembered what my sister taught me. It's said that I have no clothes, and I'm in the same robe as my son. Wang Yuxing master, Xiu I have a spear, and I have the same hatred as my son." The gentleman sneered, "I ask you, is the meaning of the last two sentences different from the previous sentence?" Ming Lou shook his head, "No." "Then why do you repeat it?" Such rhetorical techniques, How can a five-year-old child understand it? He just relied on his cleverness and imitation, so he was immediately caught by the question.Sure enough, the gentleman was so angry, "It's really young master's temper, I can't blame you!" Minglou also felt that the gentleman was trying to make things difficult, but he didn't show any weakness, "Don't be angry, sir, if you get angry, you are not a gentleman Already." Mr. was astonished.Minglou covered his mouth and snickered, "What you just taught, people don't know but don't get angry, aren't you a gentleman? I don't know, you can't be angry, just teach me!" The husband pulled his face down at that time, "Okay, okay, I It means I can't beat you, you know the young master is very capable, your family should hire someone else!" As he said that, he packed up his things and left the hall.

Ming Jing also didn't like this gentleman, but if he really resigned from the library, this kid would still be able to walk around in front of his father.Stand up quickly, show the majesty of the elder sister and say to the younger brother, "Presumptuous, Mr. so abrupt, don't kneel down."

Minglou has always obeyed his sister in every possible way, and he has never seen her sister so serious before, obediently kneeling down.Ming Jing took the ruler from the gentleman, "Sir, Minglou is ignorant, I will punish you for you." The gentleman nodded triumphantly.Mingjing came over, blocked the husband's sight, and said loudly, "Still stretching out your hand?" Then he winked at Minglou.Ming Lou stretched out his hand, and Ming Jing pretended to hit it, while reprimanding him loudly, so that the husband could not tell that the ruler was not really hit.Minglou understood what her sister meant, and very cooperatively cried out for pain and begged for mercy.It's not too much for the husband to get angry, so he pleaded for Ming Lou, "Forget it, it's his first offense, please forgive him once." Then Ming Jing pretended to stop.After being made such a fuss by them, the class time passed, and the teacher waved them away.

Minglou put his arms around his sister's neck and was very happy. "Thanks to my sister for saving me." Ming Jing scratched his nose, "I also can't understand this gentleman's small belly. One day, I will have to find my father to change your husband." Minglou shot He began to say, "That would be the best, I don't like this gentleman, and I hate him the most when he looks down on my sister as a female student." These words really entered Ming Jing's heart.Then he reported back to his father, saying that this gentleman was not strong enough to entrust the eldest son of Ming Dynasty to him.

Ming Ruidong has always been obedient to his daughter, and he really hired a learned scholar from his hometown in Suzhou for his eldest son.And Ming Jing himself went to a girls' school to study.Minglou changed her husband and bowed to her sister every day, saying, "You are really the Guanyin Bodhisattva who saves the suffering." Mingjing laughed and had a stomachache.

Mr. Xin is very knowledgeable and has great rules. Minglou had to accept the punishment of kneeling and beating when his sister was not studying together. Disapprovingly, "I am seeking the truth, and I am going through ninety-nine and 81 difficulties!"

Ming Jing sighed, "You are really a great sage equal to heaven, even a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers can't do anything about it, they just can't escape from the palm of the Tathagata Buddha. You have to be convinced."?

☆、The Memoirs of Three Axiang

?In 1983, the waves of history gradually calmed down. Ah Xiang sat on a bench on the balcony and recalled her life in the Ming family with her children.

I am the Ming family who arrived with Brother Ah Cheng.Because Aunt Gui abused Ah Cheng, the young master drove him away.This woman looks very gentle and kind, and she doesn't know how to do such a thing.At that time, my mother sighed with emotion that "knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing the heart".Who knows, what we didn't expect is yet to come. This person turned out to be a Japanese spy.

Brother Ah Cheng is one year older than me, probably because he has never had enough to eat, and when he arrived at Ming's house, he was not as tall as me.My mother said that Ah Cheng would be the young master of the Ming family in the future, and asked me to call him the second young master. I couldn't change it, and I called him Brother Ah Cheng since I was a child.He didn't mind either, neither the young lady nor the young master said they had to change it, so I kept calling him Brother Ah Cheng.

At that time, I was about eleven or twelve years old. I could do laundry, cooking, and cleaning the room, but I was a little sleepy when I was young.My mother scolded me every day.The eldest lady is a nice person, and she always told my mother that it is common for children to fall asleep, and that the eldest and young masters are so old that they can't do any work.The young master is not the one who does these things, he has big things to do.Of course, I only found out later that he had done so many great things, and it sounded scary.

But no matter how good the young masters are in doing things outside, the eldest lady has the final say at home.It was really frightening for the eldest lady to teach her younger brothers a lesson.If you ask me, the children of these rich families are not so easy to be.Although the food is good and the clothes are good, the family law is also powerful.One time, I didn’t know whether it was the young master who failed the exam or the brother Ah Cheng. Anyway, the young master knelt in the eldest lady’s room all night. I went to clean the room the next day and saw a ruler broken in two on the floor. , Hurry up and throw it away.My mother kept nagging at me, "Look, I said you were lazy and you still complained about my busy schedule. Look at the young master of the Ming family. If you don't do well in a little bit, you will be beaten as much as you want."

The eldest lady usually talks to us in a friendly manner, but she is always aggressive towards the young master. The young master never dared to talk back. Later, when he became such a high-ranking official, he would treat the young lady with respect when he came home.In this way, the eldest lady also told him to go to the small ancestral hall twice.I don't know what they are doing in there, but I know there are family laws in the small ancestral hall. Brother Ah Cheng said that the eldest lady can use the family law against the young master if she is in a hurry.Once, oh, the young master just came back from France, and he came out with his arms covered.The eldest lady is sometimes fierce to Ah Cheng and the young master, but not so much.Anyway, the three of them are still senior officials of colonels and majors outside, but when they come home, they are not as good as me as an orderly.

Although the Eldest Young Master did not dare to be stubborn with the Eldest Miss, he was also very good with the two younger brothers.Brother Ah Cheng is honest and obedient, and he was also beaten by the young master. I saw that every time he took a test or finished his homework and went to knock on the door of the young master's room, his hands shook a little.Once, without knowing it, I pushed open the door to refill the young master's tea, and saw brother Ah Cheng kneeling on the ground and beating the young master's palms. Lao Gao, whose hands were swollen, was still beating, which was frightening to death.Fortunately, Brother Acheng still pretended to be a normal person.At that time, I really thought that brother Ah Cheng might as well be a servant in the Ming family, what's so good about being such an improper and dishonest second young master.Later, once he was beaten by the young master, I told him secretly, but he laughed at me.He studied and went to college, so he naturally thinks differently from people like me.

If you want me to say, the young master is the only one who is disobedient in this family, and he is the only one who gets beaten less, because he is favored by the eldest lady.The young master is not actually from the Ming family, but he heard that his mother died after saving the lives of the young master and young miss, so he was raised in the Ming family.His lawless things were all done when the young master was not at home. He had a sweet mouth, would act like a baby and beg for mercy if he did something wrong, and the young lady and brother Ah Cheng were reluctant to fight.However, the young master is the funniest person in the family, and I usually like to play with him.He also often brings me delicious food and lets me play cards with him.I always lose to him, he is such a rich young master, and he always wins a maid's money from me, he is really worthless.When I was in a hurry, I yelled at him. Every time the young lady and the young master asked him to give me all the money, I was very happy.Therefore, every time he asks me to play, I am very willing. He also has a temperament that forgets to eat but not to fight. I got a lot of money to play, and he continues to play.Later, he often went out without telling the young master and the eldest lady, and he always asked me to lie for him, which made me very nervous. It would be great if they found out.

I don't know if they knew about it later, but they never bothered me anyway.Once, it seemed that the young master was expelled from the school, and was pressed on the spring stool by the elder master to beat the board, crying ghosts and howling.Aunt Gui also asked me to intercede with the eldest lady. I am not stupid. The eldest lady has said that she will not show mercy. Why should I touch this bad luck at this time?

The family members are usually very polite. During the holidays, the eldest lady would ask me to have dinner with my mother, and the eldest and young master would toast my mother.Later, the three young masters all left Shanghai to study, and every time they came back from vacation, they would buy things for me and my mother.My mother was very touched every time, and always said, "Ming's family is kind-hearted. I can use French perfume and cocoon silk as a maid at home."

During the years when Shanghai was occupied, the atmosphere at home was a little tense.Later, when the eldest lady heard that the young master was taken away by No. 76, she was frightened and kept calling the young master, but the young master refused to answer.Later, the eldest lady went to the government office to look for him, and it was said that the two had a big fight on the 76th.Since the young master was arrested, I haven't seen him again.Brother Ah Cheng said he was dead, I was sad for several days, and wept with the eldest lady.Such a young person who loves to play and laugh, how could he be a spy?After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Brother Ah Cheng told me quietly one day that the young master was not dead yet, and I was shocked.But I haven't seen him since then, so I don't know if what Ah Cheng said is true.

The young master was taken away, and the eldest lady refused to let the young master go home. Brother Ah Cheng persuaded him several times but it didn't work.A few of them are really interesting sometimes.Speaking of which, the young lady is always vicious against the young master, and the young master is always vicious against Ah Cheng and the young master. Sometimes the young master can complain to the eldest lady, but sometimes he doesn't dare, but only brother Ah Cheng dares to persuade the eldest lady. , I really can't tell.One day the young master suddenly came back by himself, even though the young lady had said that he would not be allowed in.But at that time the eldest lady and Brother Ah Cheng were not there, Aunt Gui and my servants dared not let the eldest young master in, and the eldest lady would yell at us when he came back.I felt very wronged and didn't dare to say anything.Later, the eldest lady took the eldest young master to the small ancestral hall.Ah Cheng was downstairs staring at Aunt Gui, probably at that time he already knew that Aunt Gui was a Japanese spy.The siblings quarreled again later, the young lady slapped the young master in front of us, and the young master left angrily.As a result, that crazy woman surnamed Wang came to the house and kidnapped the eldest lady, and pointed a gun at me and Aunt Gui.

I don't know how the young master and brother Ah Cheng rescued the young lady. Anyway, I heard that the crazy woman was beaten to death, so the young master came home.

But within a few days, the eldest lady said she wanted to send the young master's ashes back to her hometown, and she was beaten to death at the train station. The newspaper said that she was beaten to death by a gangster.Later, the young master told me that he was Japanese.Now it seems that the Japanese must have done it.

For this matter, I cried for several days.I came to the Ming family when I was a teenager, and I had been working in the Ming family for more than ten years when the eldest lady was gone. The three young masters all went outside to study, and I was always with the eldest lady.Such a good person, how can he be gone without it.The Eldest Young Master and Brother Ah Cheng were also terribly sad, holding the photo of the Eldest Miss, and staying up all night.The eldest lady is gone, the young master is gone, and the family is broken up, leaving only the young master and brother Ah Cheng, who live in the office and don't go home for ten and a half months.

Later, the young master sold the house in the mansion and gave me some money to go back to Suzhou to marry a good family and do some small business.He also said that if I have difficulties in life, I can always look for him.They are such good people, many people will never meet one in their lifetime, how can I trouble them any more.After liberation, I didn’t see their names in the newspapers. Brother Ah Cheng came to see me twice, said some homely things, and didn’t say how they were doing, whether they had a family or not.I haven't been in touch for many years, and I don't know if he is still there.