Chronicle of the Republic of China

Yuncheng became a mess.

The fire is extinguished, but the battle outside is still being fought.Two cannonballs fell, blowing people's minds apart, and everyone trembled against the wind, all terrified.Fighting and killing people is common in these years, starvation and corpses litter the fields, water floods golden mountains and fires start prairie fires, those things that were unimaginable in the peaceful years seem to have become the norm in these years.

But this is Cloud City.

There are no legends of heroes, but there are a lot of dandies, and there is no family and country. Everyone loves sex and gossip. Looking for a map, they are all inconspicuous small enclaves, like Peach Blossom Spring. I don't know where.

In less than half a day, rumors spread all over Yuncheng. Everyone thought that the Japanese had come, but the news said that it was a small Beiyang warlord who had gone to the wild.Don't go to the northeast and south of the Yangtze River, and come to this small enclave to do evil.

But since he was in the field, everything made sense.

Back then, the Beiyang army had a lot of fun, and the emperor took turns doing it until the Northern Expedition flag was erected, and the National Revolutionary Army swore to go out, defeating the Beiyang army like scattered sand. Let it go, I vow to wipe out all these warlords, big and small.

This is called cutting the Tibetans, and it has been used in ancient and modern times. Hundreds of years ago, the king in the dragon chair wanted to cut down the king of the Tibetans to protect the country, but now he is using the trick that the ancients used hundreds of years ago.History is like a mirror, which can be used to learn from the past and the present, which is absolutely true.

The warlord who came to Yuncheng is a remnant of the Beiyang Anhui faction. Since he went to the wild, it means that he was fought from other places.Whether he was disabled by the National Revolutionary Army or because of Beiyang internal fighting or some other warlord took him to his nest, no one knows.But what is certain is that this warlord escaped to Yuncheng. Unexpectedly, he escaped, and suddenly there was a small and prosperous town hidden in an enclave in this corner, which was used to replenish ammunition or food. Recreation is excellent.

The little warlord's eyes turned red on the spot, and he squinted at the high walls of Yuncheng, wondering how long this square city could withstand the guns.Even though he was a plucked phoenix that was not as good as a chicken, at any rate, this shaved phoenix still carried a large number of remnants and weapons, so it was not difficult to knock on the gate of Yuncheng.

Unexpectedly, the garrison in Yuncheng thought harder than the little warlord.

Of course, Yuncheng is not really an unoccupied enclave. In fact, Yuncheng is located in the south of Anhui. , the main road of the north-south thoroughfare, this warlord came here through this thoroughfare, so the garrison in Yuncheng is the Southern Anhui Revolutionary Army, and they are not just for nothing.

The battle lasted for seven or eight days, and the small town that had been calculated to be taken in three or two days turned into a hard bone in an instant, and the little warlord was so angry that his teeth itch.

The common people wanted to escape, but they were besieged on all sides. The warlords sent people to surround the city, and the traffic was completely paralyzed. Even if they couldn't be defeated, the city would be dragged to death.

People in the whole city are in constant panic, and the Fang family is no exception.

After the fire, half of the Fang family's house was burnt down, charred and turned into ashes, while the other half still maintained its former splendor under the smoky fire.This has become a spectacle, half prosperous and half dry, just like the cycle of the world, Feng Shui always turns.Sometimes Fang Wuyu looked up at the burned half of Fang's house, remembering the prophecy of the poor fortune-teller, clicked his tongue unhappily, and looked away.

Mr. Fang sat in the room and sighed. The concubines of the few rooms had no intention of dressing up, and their beauty paled. They hugged each other to keep warm every day, and sighed like Mr. Fang.If the guns rang out, Master Fang would hide in the cellar with his aunts and wives.This is due to the fact that Yuncheng was too peaceful in the past, and there were too few air-raid shelters, almost few of them. There are still a few basements for big families like the Fang family to hide in. Ordinary people can only hide under tables, chairs and benches. When they came down, they were still smashed into mud.However, this battle made the aunts and wives who usually like to fight each other suddenly become united. Fang Wuyu thinks that this is probably called sharing adversity but not wealth.

Battle reports came in every day, and in just a few days, the entire Yuncheng was in turmoil.But the battle report did not inspire people's hearts. The warlords relentlessly attacked the city. The local revolutionary army failed to break out of the encirclement many times. They sent a telegram to ask for reinforcements, but the reinforcements have not yet been seen.

Many people have already recognized the reality that Yuncheng is doomed, so everyone began to plan how to protect themselves after the defeat.

Fang Wuyu heard

That warlord was a flooded dragon who went into the wild, so his attack on Yuncheng was nothing more than money, food and a place where he could recharge his energy. After he took down Yuncheng, he would not kill Yuncheng, otherwise he would It's been so hard, why bother.Fang Wuyu was not worried about Yuncheng, but the Fang family.

He was afraid that Fang's family tree would attract attention and be targeted by the warlord.Fang Wuyu found his brother and discussed with him, if the warlord really invaded the city, he would ask his brother to go up and down and prepare enough gifts to give to others.

His father found out about this, but his father refused to allow it.What Master Fang meant was that people haven't noticed us yet, so why bother to attract their attention? What if they see that our family is so rich and become greedy when the gift money is delivered, what should we do?

At that time, Fang Wuyu really wanted to open his father's head to see if there was any special structure inside.

Who in Yuncheng doesn't know the Fang family?Need to worry about drawing attention?

That's all Fang Wuyu said, he didn't want to say more, and walked away.

In the first ten days of the first month of the first lunar month in Yuncheng, it was very cold, and the stomach of Mizusawa was firm.Two days later, it will be the beginning of spring, and the weather shows no signs of warming up, but a winter rain makes Yuncheng even more humid and bitter.

It doesn’t snow very often in Yuncheng. In previous years, there was not a single snowflake falling. I didn’t expect that it was raining, and it turned into sleet. It was the first snow this year, but it was very thin, and the snowflakes were not When it falls to the ground, it melts with the rain.

The rain temporarily stopped the fighting outside the city.

After the rain stopped, as a matter of course, the attack outside the city intensified.

After that, it was the beginning of spring. Coincidentally, the day the little warlord broke through the gate of Yuncheng happened to be the day of the beginning of spring.It took a total of [-] days. Facing such a small city, the garrison did their best. When doing battle analysis, they would even be praised for being good.

After Yuncheng changed its flag, the little warlord rode his horse into the city with his gun in hand.The street was empty, not to mention people, not a single ghost was seen.Yuncheng has always been prosperous, and there has never been such a cold scene in a hundred years.

That little warlord was really "small", at most in his early thirties, but he was actually handsome and handsome, and he didn't have a strong military spirit.His surname is Gu, and his subordinates call him Commander.Commander Gu's handsome facial features are too harsh and unsympathetic, which is not an easy-to-provoke face at first glance.

Fang Wuyu was right, this warlord didn't slaughter the city, he was finally defeated, and the slaughter was in a miserable state. Isn't this adding to his troubles?Commander Gu rode his horse to the government hall, first occupied the hub of Yuncheng, then got the topographic map of Yuncheng, and sent troops to garrison.

After working in the government hall for three days and three nights, he finally got some free time and led people to the street to learn about the customs of Yuncheng.But the street was still empty, with no trace of popularity.Commander Gu calmly returned to the government hall, and ordered people to go to the city to inform the people that the market would open immediately. He wanted to see those peddlers, the rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea today.

The soldiers under his command left, so this man drank tea leisurely, pondered over the topographic map of Yuncheng, and wanted to make a home for himself.He asked the guide of Yuncheng where the Fengshui is the best and the location is the best.The guide pointed his finger at the south corner of the topographic map and told the warlord that most of the merchants and wealthy households living in the south of the city were not close to the downtown area and were clean and elegant. the freshest.

Commander Gu laughed loudly, lit a cigarette, stared at the south of the city, and tapped a blank space with his knuckles, asking, "How is it here?"

The guide looked at it and said yes: "It is bound to be rich and prosperous if it is adjacent to Fang's family."

After hearing this, Commander Gu calmed down and said with a smile, "Am I in decline now?"

This man was not very old, but he must have killed quite a few people, his brows were drenched with blood, and the prosperity of Yuncheng was all over him.

The guide turned the topic around to the Fang family to avoid slips of the tongue.He introduced the Fang family in detail, and seeing that the evil spirit was very interested, he talked more and more, taking out the Fang family's pockets, revealing the splendor and wealth of the Fang family for nearly a hundred years under his lips, even the current head of the Fang family The love affairs between his family and his seven-room concubine were all revealed, including of course the educated and reasonable young master Fang and the unruly second young master Fang.

After listening to the warlord, he found Fang's house on the map. It was just opposite the location he had determined. It was a short and winding curve, but it covered almost half of the south of the city, covering an extremely large area.At first glance, he was a little jealous, if he wanted to compete next to such a mansion, he would not be able to lose in terms of momentum.But it might not be easy to build a commanding mansion bigger than Fang's.You must know that the Fang family is not only big, but the winding paths in the house lead to secluded places, and the Qionglou in Langyuan were all built by the ancestors of the Fang family hired the best craftsmen.

Commander Gu pretended to be gentle, but he was not good at it, no matter how calm the weather was, one could see that his city was deep.

Fang's house, he wants to occupy it.The Fang family is rich, and he wants to seize it.He was even more concerned about the aunts and wives in the Fang family who were said to be as beautiful as flowers.

"How's the Fang family's reputation in the city?" He asked.

The guide blurted out: "It's too bad. The top beam of their house is not straight and the bottom beam is crooked."

Commander Gu smiled and put away the map.

In the afternoon, Commander Gu took people out to inspect the market.He boasted that the soldiers under his command were doing things very quickly, and within an hour, Yuncheng opened up, and it transformed into a bustling city immediately.But he didn't ask what method was used, because it was nothing more than a gun with a white knife, it was unnecessary to ask, after all, a person without a gun can't beat a person with a gun.

This warlord really wanted to understand the people's sentiments before, so he could present himself as a righteous soldier in front of the common people so that he could rule easily.But now he is thinking about the family in the south of the city and wants to find out what happened.After turning half a circle, the guide saw that he looked lazy and his heart was bright, so he took a shortcut to the south of the city.

Going south from the downtown area, about two miles away, the old-fashioned low-rise bungalows are gradually sparse. After entering the southern district, the sight is blocked by tall and layered courtyard walls and cornices.In Yuncheng in the beginning of spring, the air is still cold, and the cold wind blows through, which makes people feel cold in the heart. The sun is setting in the west, and the sky is twilight, and the rich and noble tiles and the big copper door knocker are pressed gracefully.

The guide compared the map with Commander Gu, and matched the real scenes one by one.When I came to Fang's house, the gate was closed tightly, the walls were high and the yard was deep, and the left and right were extremely wide, so I couldn't see the end at a glance.Although half of it was burnt black, the muscles and bones have not been moved. As long as it is repaired again, it will surely restore its former appearance.Turning around and looking at the location where he originally planned to build his mansion, it is actually an excellent geomantic treasure land, but it is not as large as the Fang family's land, and it is also psychologically disturbing, the more it looks, the more unseemly it becomes.

Commander Gu didn't change his expression, and asked someone to knock on the door of Fang's house, taking the opportunity to visit.

When Fang Wuyu heard that the other party came to the door, he put down the legend of the play he was reading, turned to the hall, and saw several soldiers with live ammunition stationed in the open space in front of the living room, standing in two rows, standing upright like javelins.His cat was eavesdropping in the corner, and there was a strange man's voice inside, speaking unhurriedly and putting on airs, Fang Wuyu's cheeks were filled with displeasure when he heard the voice.

Master Fang and Fang Yunshen were companions, and they talked about the customs and customs of the people in Yuncheng. At the end, the other party made a joke, talked about Fengyue, and talked about Master Fang's seventh concubine. Master Fang said guiltyly that he was not at home. Going back to her natal home to visit relatives, Commander Gu said with a smile, all the concubines and concubines have returned to their natal home?How lonely Mr. Fang is.

Fang Yunshen took his father's words and said calmly, because the second aunt and the fourth aunt were from the same town, they went home together to visit their relatives. The wife is sick again, and now she is recuperating in the house. The other sisters are deeply affectionate and are with her at the moment, so it is inconvenient to come out to meet guests.

These words sounded very nonsense, but to keep his stepmothers innocent, this nonsense had to be said.Fang Yunshen didn't expect to be able to live with the other party, but he was extremely calm when he spoke nonsense, and when he told it as the truth, it depended on whether the warlord was worthy of his handsome demeanor and whether he would be a bandit in broad daylight.

The other party was someone who had experienced big scenes, understood Fang Yunshen's meaning, did not force him, said a few polite words, and left.

When the military boots stepped out of the threshold, Fang Wuyu saw the face of the real person, and secretly thought that this person was definitely not a good guy.

After sending people away, Fang Wuyu stepped into the hall.In such a cold weather, his father was sweating and muttering, "Why is he the first one to come to our house?! What is he trying to do?"

Fang Yunshen comforted his father, pondered for a moment, and asked someone to tell the aunts and wives not to go out recently, and told the people in the mansion: "Everyone should stay awake for a while. Especially you. Keep a low profile and don't make trouble. "

As soon as Fang Wuyu came in, he was targeted and shot by his brother, which was so boring.

On the other hand, with his father's consent, Fang Yunshen drew up a gift list, prepared a generous gift, and sent someone to give it to the warlord.On the day the warlord broke into the city, the wealthy households in Yuncheng finished their arrangements quickly, and the Fang family had fallen behind.When his father was annoyed, he didn't want to be underestimated by Fang Wuyu, so he bit the bullet and didn't change his previous words.Seeing his old man not daring to look up in the chair now, Fang Wuyu didn't even bother to show his sarcasm, he knocked over a blue and white porcelain teacup casually, intentionally scaring his father, and then walked out in a shaky figure.Master Fang secretly scolded this unfilial son, Fang Wuyu secretly scolded this old man.

However, it is always a step too late to give presents now, people have already entered the room, so giving them now seems to be a deliberate begging for others.

After Commander Gu walked out of Fang's house, he stared at the broken eaves of Fang's house for a long time, and sneered calmly.He felt that Master Fang really looked down on him, and he didn't come to congratulate him on entering the city like everyone else, and he didn't see any of the legendary beautiful women, as if he was afraid that he would rob him.

The guide looked at his eyes from the side and understood his thoughts.

But you really want to rob other people's money, people who rob other people, now you want to rob other people's houses.

The guide secretly sneered, with the attitude of a bystander, and the posture of starting a good show, to see what the outcome of the fight between the rich and the soldiers would be.Anyway, the Fang family is rich and unkind, even if they lose the battle, they deserve what they deserve.

Commander Gu was furious, and planned to use the Fang family's brains to make them know how to behave.

This man is a man of action, and he does things swiftly and resolutely, as if he wanted to take down Yuncheng the first time he saw it.

He can go down a city, let alone the Fang family.