Tangpo Tianyuan is next to the post road 60 miles northeast of Tanzhou City. It is located in the Zhu family's ancestral hall. It is said that this was built by the Zhu family when they were hiding from the Taiping Army during the Xianfeng period. It is also considered a famous garden outside Tanzhou Prefecture. Tianyuan is located in the mountains, with ups and downs and ridges all in the garden, with precious flowers and trees planted everywhere, or bonsai arranged, with rich fragrance of the anniversary. Granite is used as steps, and it is built into a corridor, twists and turns, and every few dozen meters, pavilions, or pavilions, distributed in nature, and the scenery in the garden is full of scenery. Every spring and autumn, people from dozens of miles inside and outside often come here to enjoy the flowers, which is very lively. There is a well water in the garden, which is clear and sweet. Because Zhu Changlin is the richest man in Tanzhou, it is called the Fortune Water. It is known as the Four Famous Springs in Tanzhou, along with Baihequan in Xiyuelu Mountain, Baishajingquan in Tanzhou City, and Baihuiquan at the top of the Stone Pillar Peak of Liuyang.

As expected, Mr. Cai, who was sitting in an official sedan chair and holding the Hanlin Academy editorial signboard, received a grand hospitality from the Zhu family. Zhu Changlin, his cousin Zhu Zigui and his nephews held banquets in Tianyuan every day. At that time, Zhu Changlin was already in her eighties, but she was still energetic and energetic. He said in a mandarin with a strong Hunan accent: "Mr. Cai is a Hanlin in the dynasty and runs newspapers and schools in Shanghai. He is well-educated and well-educated. He said in a mandarin that he is a Hanlin in the dynasty and has a newspaper and school in Shanghai. He is well-educated in Chinese and Western learning. I have something to ask the master for advice, and I will ask the master to answer my questions."

Cai Yuanpei said: "I dare not ask for advice, I ask the old man for advice."

Zhu Changlin said: "After the Gengzi, the court began to reform. The martial arts examination was stopped in the Xinchou year, and in the Renyin year, it was said that the academy was abolished and the school was changed. Now it is rumored that the imperial examinations would be abolished and all changed to study abroad. Mr. Cai, is this imperial examination really going to be abolished? If the imperial examinations are really abolished, how could the imperial examinations be selected?" Although the old man is not young, he still pays attention to political events. He attaches great importance to the new imperial examinations. This is the career path of the next generation of the Zhu family. It is really not easy for the Zhu family to reach the current situation.

Cai Yuanpei knew about the abolition of the imperial examination. Not only was there a debate in the newspapers, but the new party in the court that had done practical work had long issued a memorandum to abolish the imperial examination and give new studies. To be fair, these eight-part articles should have been abolished long ago. But as far as things go, with the corruption of the officialdom today, after the abolition of the imperial examination, the path of advancement of the lower-class scholars will be completely blocked. In the future, to be an official, the only way to be an official is to pass the recommendations of the senior officials and local officials, which will make the officialdom even more chaotic and corrupt. Of course, in this situation, Cai Yuanpei would not say anything good about the imperial examination. He replied: "

What the old man is worried about is what the people worry about. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the imperial court has been enrolling in the imperial examinations for more than 1,300 years, and it is inappropriate to abolish the imperial examinations. However, the governors and governors in various places are trying their best to promote it. Now it seems that it is a matter of time before the imperial examinations are abolished. Once the imperial examinations are abolished, the imperial court only focuses on the school and the students who travel to the public. If the descendants of the old man want to go to the new school first and then go abroad to study abroad, they can enter the court as an official after they have achieved success. Jimin once taught at the Nanyang Public School run by Lord Sheng Xuanhuai, Minister of Commerce. If the old man thinks... Jimin can also introduce and recommend one or two."

There are hundreds of new schools of all sizes in Tanzhou City, but Mr. Zhu felt uncomfortable with these schools. It didn’t seem like a place to teach sages. However, the popularity of new schools is a major trend in the future, so he invited Sheng Shudong to his home to teach the new school. Sheng Xuanhuai and Zhu Changlin, the Minister of Commerce, knew that Nanyang Public School had also heard of it, and knew that it was a higher school alongside the Beijing University, Tianjin University, and Shanxi University. He said: "I only heard that the students recruited in this university are all scholars and students, and their grandchildren are still too young, otherwise I would have to trouble me to recommend it."

Cai Yuanpei smiled and said, "The old man doesn't know that this Nanyang Public School is not only a university, but also a secondary school. If you are really not afraid of the pain of your parents' separation, you can go to the higher school after graduating from the secondary school. If you have good character and academic performance, you can go abroad for public expenses. However, the school now has fewer students, and the number of people going abroad every year is not enough for the court's quota."

Zhu Changlin and Zhu Zigui looked at each other for a while and knew each other. Since the late Ming Dynasty, the Zhu family suffered repeated misfortunes. First, the people in chaos were involved, and after the Wugang was captured, the whole family was killed. At that time, only one little master fled from the palace with a genealogy seal and his family slaves. The master and servant wandered south to the Tanzhou area. Seeing that the emperor hanged himself and his country was overturned, he hid his name from then on, either teaching or farming.

In the world, the Zhu family has had a mediocre family fortune for two hundred years. It was not until after they settled in Tangpo a few decades ago. First, they became rich and then became a juren in their grandparents. Only then did they change their hardships and wealth and honor. They were not easy to get. Zhu Changlin and Zhu Zigui were very clear about each other's thoughts. If they want to keep their family business, they had to follow the trend. Although the separation of their descendants was painful, they would consider the family no matter how hard they were.

Zhu Changlin said: "Although I am old, I can still see the trend of great changes in the world. This imperial examination will be abolished this year and next year. It's just a matter of time. Although I have a lot of descendants, there is only one who can become a talented person, and it's just a juren. If Mr. Cai does not abandon me, I hope the master can recommend one or two."

Cai Yuanpei asked him to say this, and he was overjoyed when he heard this, but his face was filled with embarrassment. Zhu Changlin was wrong and quickly said, "If there is any expense in the middle, I will definitely not make Mr. Cai embarrassed."

Cai Yuanpei shook his head quickly and said, "Ji Min said frankly that he was full of love for talents and did not make private profits. Although entering Nanyang Public School is a shortcut to becoming a talent, Ji Min was afraid that he would mislead his children. If the elders really wanted this, Ji Min should call Shanghai to find out the situation of Nanyang Public School."

Zhu Changlin and others were overjoyed: "I'm so sorry for this, I'm so grateful." During the meal, laughter and joyful, it was so lively.

In the next few days, Cai Yuanpei, the three children of the Zhu family, met each other. As Sheng Shudong said, they were the most talented among all the children of the Zhu family. This time, intelligence is important to choose people. If they are not smart, they will inevitably be deceived. But a temperament that is more important than intelligence is not good. As long as they have a benevolent and simple heart, they are willing to be content with everything. After choosing, Cai Yuanpei is still the youngest Zhu Kuanwei, with a pure character and has not understood the world. Zhu Kuanjun and Zhu Kuanhan already know how to pursue fame and fortune because they are older. Although everyone has ambition, people who are too motivated are afraid that they will be able to follow the situation.

The candidates were certain, so Cai Yuanpei expressed his intention to accept Zhu Kuanxi as his disciple. When he heard that Mr. Cai wanted to accept Zhu Kuanxi as his disciple, Zhu Changlin and others were very happy. With this master-apprentice relationship, it would not be difficult for the descendants of the Zhu family to enter Nanyang Academy. Several people solemnly selected auspicious rice to give a grand apprenticeship. After reading briefly, they were considered to have a good nature. After reading "At the beginning of a person, one is good", it was considered to be the end of the journey. Cai Yuanpei was happy and gave Zhu Kuanxi his pocket watch that he had been with him for many years. The seven-year-old Zhu Kuanxi was still carrying the unique confusion of children. Of course, he knew the rules of being polite to his master. He saw that he was a little adult solemnly took the pocket watch with his hands and spoke in Hunan dialect: "I wish you comfort me, sir." Cai Yuanpei saw him cute and laughed loudly when he heard this.

A few days later, Wang Jitong's telegram from Shanghai arrived. With the strong relationship between Cai Yuanpei and former school prime minister Zhang Yuanji, Nanyang Public School gave three indicators of the lower house. Of course, as expected by Cai Yuanpei and others, the lower house must be at least ten years old to enter the school. At Cai Yuanpei's suggestion, Zhu Kuan-hyun will also go to Shanghai with several other children to study, but he will follow Cai Yuanpei, and Cai Yuanpei urges his studies to study at the appropriate age. Stayed at the Zhu family until the end of the month, Cai Yuanpei suggested that the school should return to Shanghai early in September. Zhu Changlin and others also thought it was time to go to Shanghai and start to arrange their itinerary. In addition to booking a ship ticket for a few days, the Zhu family was afraid that the children would be affected in other places, so the servants and nurses suddenly got a bunch of people to accompany them.

After receiving the telegram that Cai Yuanpei was about to return, the entire Fuxinghui Association was relieved. The matter was finally half completed, and the other half was missing. During the few days of waiting for departure, Cai Yuanpei went to Tanzhou City to visit Huang Xiaowu again. After all, Huaxing Association was about to make an appointment. He had not visited him for so long. Whether it was gay friendship or revolutionary friendship, he should go and see it. The headquarters of the Huaxing Association is in Mingde Academy. The address Huang Xiaowu left for Cai Yuanpei before is also here. But when Cai Yuanpei went to Mingde to inquire about Huang Xiaowu, the person on the other side looked at Cai Yuanpei and asked, "I'm so full of my heart?"

"Calculate it in person." Cai Yuanpei replied. This was the Huaxing Association's joint code. Huang Xiaowu told him when he was on the ship.

When the other party saw the incision facing each other, he asked again: "But Mr. Cai from Shanghai?"

Seeing that the other party knew that he was, Cai Yuanpei thought he was not good, and he said happily: "That's right. Where is Mr. Huang?"

The man opposite said, "Sir, please follow me." He said that, and then turned around. Cai Yuanpei did not doubt that he had him. He left the school with him, a young man, and went out of the street, and walked around Tanzhou City in a twists and turns. Finally, half a minute later, the other party took him into a Western Holy Olympiad, and asked him to wait for a moment before he could report. Cai Yuanpei suddenly realized in his heart as he looked at the Christ statue in the Holy Olympiad. No wonder Huang Xiaowu had cut his braids and was not afraid of the government's pursuit. It turned out that he had entered the foreign church, which was a good idea. When he was praising him, Huang Xiaowu ran out from inside and stretched out his hand from afar to shake hands with him.

Seeing that he was enthusiastic, Cai Yuanpei smiled. Although he was not used to this kind of Western courtesy, he still reached out to hold hands with him. Huang Xiaowu said happily: "Mr. Cai is really here. Last time he left Wuchang, he didn't hear about Mr. Mr. Mr. Tanzhou for so long, and he thought he had returned to Shanghai. Today, he came to Wu and welcomed him. "Which was really wrong, and he was wrong, and he was wrong." While saying that, he welcomed Cai Yuanpei in.

The two went to the attic of the church, and Huang Xiaowu said mysteriously: "I'm not hiding it, sir, we are preparing to take action on the tenth day of the October 10th, on the day of Cixi's birthday. Now the associations in various places have completed contact, and there are more than 100,000 responders in Hunan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Sichuan and other places. When the day of the matter is underway, Changsha will start first, and the war will be everywhere in Huguang..."

Since returning to Tanzhou, Huang Xiaowu has been forgetting to eat and sleep, dealing with all the matters before the matter, and is so tired. Cai Yuanpei looked at his bloodshot eyes, and still looked passionate and was eager to introduce the general situation of the matters in Tanzhou. He felt a little guilty. Although he also agreed with Yang Rui's "accumulating and delaying" uprising strategy, how could this situation not make him feel touched? He finished speaking at Huang Xiaowu and said, "Hey, Keqiang, the revival will really have no strength to do things now. If so, I will definitely propose to give corresponding advice in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places." Seeing that Huang Xiaowu's enthusiasm has gone a lot, he said, "Keqiang, all the matters are already being prepared, but what can I help?"

It seems that there is no armed organization for the Revival Society for the time being. Huang Xiaowu thought of Cai Yuanpei. Seeing Cai Yuanpei ask, he said, "The last time Mr. Wang gave us 400 guns, although the guns were old, all of them were 8-stroke quick grabs. The brothers tried it and they all said it was very good. Can Mr. Cai tell Mr. Wang and sell us more quick grabs and ammunition?" Guns are the top priority in the affairs. Now the associations participating in the society do not have quick guns, all of them are knife and forks, and at most only birds are birds, so Huang Xiaowu said this. "I also know that the guns of your association were also bought, and they were all transferred to us, but can you buy some more from foreigners? Not many, just four hundred!"

Cai Yuanpei is not familiar with arms, but he also knows that there will be guns in Fuxing, and knows that the gun was brought back by Yang Rui from overseas. He just thought that Wang Jitong was serious about doing things, and he said that if there is no, it should be really gone. He said: "As long as foreigners can buy it, it is not difficult for us to help buy it. But the matter is scheduled to be held in October, and now it is very short now. I am afraid that it will be too late to buy it from abroad and then transport it to Tanzhou."

Huang Xiaowu had long thought of this problem, and he said: "No matter how long it takes, please call me to Shanghai now. Then it is still time to buy it from abroad for three months."
Chapter completed!