Chapter 23 Honest Confession
Qiu Binghui, the head of Longshan Hall, originally had a surname of "Qiu".
Before the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, most of their families still took "Qiu" as their surname. It was not until Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne that the surname "Qiu" was changed to "Qiu" because he avoided Confucius' name, and added a town to the right of the original character to express his high respect for the sage and ancestors.
But the personality god they believed in was not Confucius, but Grandpa Wang Sun and Grandpa Ambassador. Chen Jizu even vaguely remembered that when he was a child, he followed his cheap father Chen Mingxuan to the Qiu Clan Ancestral Hall and theatre, known as the No. 1 Ancestral Hall in Nanyang.
Seeing that Qiu Binghui, who was over fifty years old but still graceful, stared at him, Master Chen was very embarrassed and couldn't help but say, "Uncle Qiu, you watched your nephew grow up, so don't joke about your nephew anymore. You came from Nanyang thousands of miles away. If you want to know anything, just ask, and say it happily if you have anything."
"Okay, I know you're very busy," Qiu Binghui and Yang Shuren looked at each other, then looked straight and said extremely serious: "We have two things to do on this trip. One is to bring Lingzun's ashes back to Nanyang; the other is to ask you in person... why can't wait to sell Penang's property and urgently send your family to Australia."
Yang Shuren nodded heavily and added word by word: "It is related to the life and death of nearly 200,000 people in the Fu Gang. I hope my nephew can tell you honestly."
I ran to Shanghai without saying a word, and it turned out that I was worried about your own wealth and life!
Chen Jizu suddenly realized that he wanted to call Fulu, Shou and Xicai in immediately, and then coax them out without hesitation. But this can only be thought about it. After all, as a member of the Fujian Company and as the eldest son of the Chen Yingchuan Hall, he did have the obligation to tell him frankly.
"The four uncles and uncles rushed from Nanyang to Shanghai without hesitation, just to ask their nephew this. Of course, they must know everything. But saying it is one thing, believing it or not is another. I am afraid that my nephew will risk losing his head, but the four uncles still don't believe it. In the end, it means not saying it, it's better not to say it."
What is the meaning of everything?
It was like a tongue twister, except "say or not" or "believe it or not". What a character like Chen Shuren, how could he not hear the implication of Master Chen? To put it bluntly, he expressed strong dissatisfaction with their behavior of not saving him, and he did not want to tell them from the bottom of his heart.
Yang Shuren was not angry, nor was he furious. After all, this kind of thing was not good for anyone, so he coughed twice and said as if nothing had happened: "Nephew, we really can't help you with your current situation, not because we don't want to help. After all, this is Shanghai, and we are powerless and beyond our reach."
"Yes, my dear nephew," Xie Jingsheng, the head of the stone hall, took the conversation and proved to Yang Shuren seriously: "In fact, as soon as the third uncle received the telegram, your Uncle Yang summoned the sect leader, chief, and deacon to meet at the suggestion of his old man, trying to come up with a complete solution to save you from danger."
Master Chen couldn't wait to ask: "Have you figured it out?"
"I have thought about it a lot, but none of them work," Xie Jingsheng shook his head awkwardly, "For example, negotiate with the Kuomintang Penang Branch, so that they can stop all actions that are unfavorable to you because of the fact that the companies donated a lot, and even donated more than 200,000 yuan for this..."
Before he could finish his words, Master Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The one who is determined to kill me is the Military Control Commission. What's the use of finding the Penang Branch of the Central Party Committee that is incompatible with the Military Control Commission?"
"Yes, I realized I was fooled later. If I hadn't been worried about your safety, if it weren't for the war in China, you Uncle Yang would have to give those bastards who eat people and don't spit bones."
"Is it not related to the Military Control Commission?"
"I really can't get it. Nephew, believe it or not, we have thought about what we can do, but in the end we are still helpless."
The Military Control Commission has no branches in Penang, and even if there are, it will not openly operate like the Central Commission. Considering that it is not only the Military Control Commission spies that pose a threat to Mr. Chen, there are also Japanese people who are more terrifying than the Military Control Commission spies, so they cannot enter the newspaper or send a telephone to clarify. In short, his situation is extremely awkward, and even if the Fujian company has great powers, it is helpless.
People have said this, and it is obvious that it is unreasonable to talk about it, but they cannot reveal the secrets too much. Master Chen pondered for a moment and said mysteriously: "I have to admit that the four uncles and uncles have very sharp insights and actually see the crisis from the family affairs of their nephews. As you suspect, the war will soon sweep across the Southeast Asian Sea, and Penang will no longer be a paradise, but will turn into a hell on earth with corpses everywhere!"
Young Master Chen couldn't wait to sell his property and go to Australia. Yang Shuren was indeed a little confused, but he never thought about the war. After all, Penang was isolated overseas and was a territory under the rule of the British. Even such a fierce battle was not affected. How could it become a hell on earth with corpses everywhere?
Despite this, he asked solemnly: "Japanese?"
"Who else can be there except the Japanese?"
"They really dare to challenge Britain?"
"In terms of national strength, which one is not better than Japan in the Qing Dynasty before the Sino-Japanese War and Russia before the Russo-Japanese War?" Master Chen paused, looking around at everyone, and continued: "What's more, Britain will soon be able to cross the river and cannot protect itself. Who will not pinch it, this soft persimmon?"
Germany has not invaded Poland yet, and Britain has not declared war on Germany. Prime Minister Chamberlain is busy negotiating with Hitler and even signed a "Declaration on Non-aggression of the United Kingdom" with Hitler, making a series of concessions to Hitler and Mussolini in an attempt to exchange for peace in Europe.
It can be said that the war is still far away for the British at this moment, not to mention Penang, which is also far away from the British Isles. Yang Shuren expressed serious doubts about this, but thought that the young man in front of him should not be aimless, so he asked seriously: "Jizu, this matter is very important and should not be a joke. Can you tell me the source of the news?"
"I'm not afraid of the four uncles and uncles making jokes. My nephew is not only the cousin of Wang Mansion, but also the celebrity in the intelligence room of the 'entering army'. In a sense, they believe more than Wang Jingwei."
The Japanese invited him to be the translator of the 13th Army Intelligence Room and Yang Shuren knew that, so he asked, "So you really became the Japanese translator?"
“More than just the translator?”
Master Chen sighed lightly and smiled bitterly, "Thanks to the imperial army's valuation, my nephew has been 'entrusted with important tasks' one after another. Now he has given guns and cannons, and even sent three consultants. It will take a few days for my nephew's public security regiment to form an army. If the four uncles are really interested, they can go and support them."
The family rules of the ancestors were placed there, Yang Shuren didn't think he really dared to be a traitor. Besides, Master Chen was so sarcastic that he spoke, and there was no look of joy on his face.
Lin Huaiyi from Jiulongtang realized the seriousness of the problem and couldn't help but complain: "I don't know what Brother Mingxuan is thinking, so the school doesn't look for you, but I just sent you to Tongwen Academy. This is great... Not only did I get myself in, but my son is getting deeper and deeper, and I can't extricate myself."
"Actually, we can't blame him," said Mr. Chen, a rare fair word. "If my nephew hadn't been enterprising and always caused trouble, he wouldn't have been swept out by St. John's High School, and wouldn't have been to the Devil's Tongwen Academy. In the final analysis, it was my nephew who had implicated my father."
"The prodigal son will turn back and don't change his gold. I'm very pleased that you can think of this," Yang Shuren nodded with satisfaction. "We'll get back to the point. Nephew, your news is directly related to the safety of nearly 200,000 people. Whether it is reliable is particularly important."
Master Chen was too lazy to explain to them, but in fact he couldn't explain it clearly at all. So he simply leaned into his ear and whispered: "Uncle Yang, my nephew knows that you dare not believe it, nor do you dare to believe it all, so he can only let time prove everything."
"How to prove it?"
"Information needs to be verified, and the intelligence is not isolated. Let's put it this way... attacking Nanyang is only a part of the entire intelligence. If the development of the situation confirms that other parts, especially the previous part is true, then the part you are concerned about is verified."
Could it be that besides Nanyang, the vicious Japanese army wants to attack which other country?
Yang Shuren was shocked and really wanted to break the batter and ask the question to the end. Unfortunately, the person in front of him had already said that he was risking his head! Besides, as the general manager of Fujian Company, it was already unreasonable to watch him in danger but was helpless, so how could he bring him more dangers?
But some questions must be asked. Yang Shuren weighed the pros and cons, and finally said, "Nephew, how do you verify the first half?"
Four anticipated eyes stared at him. Master Chen realized that he could no longer be mysterious and lowered his voice: "In another three and a half months, that is, September, see if Germany will openly enter Poland and whether Britain will declare war on Germany."
Lin Huaiyi was stunned, then reacted and blurted out: "Are you talking about Japan and Germany forming an alliance?"
"I didn't say anything," Chen Jizu shook his head and said with a smile: "You didn't hear anything either. In short, there are major people who worry about national affairs. It would be great if we ordinary people can manage ourselves well."
"My nephew is right, we just need to do our part."
Yang Shuren expressed his deep expression of agreement, and said to Qiu Binghui, Xie Jingsheng and Lin Huaiyi: "It takes time to verify the news. From this point of view, we can still wait. But the crisis of the successor's nephew is imminent and can't wait! To be ashamed, I can't help much, but it's okay to have a few people like Chen Company. Brother Qiu, Brother Xie, and Brother Lin, what do you three think?"
There is no doubt that this is a reward for "fair talks" to Mr. Chen. How could Qiu Binghui not understand what he meant? He nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem, of course no problem! Without further ado, I will go to the hometown to send a telegram to my hometown and let the children and nephews of the "grown" generation of this church come to Shanghai quickly and all of them will be dispatched by the nephews of the Jizu."
"Like our Jiulong Hall, the sons and nephews of the 'Hai' generation were also included in the command of the inherited nephews."
Chapter completed!