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Immediately afterwards, Chen Mo realized the biggest problem - in which direction is his home?
In the past 14 years, the whole capital seems to have changed a lot. I don't even recognize the street in front of the prison. Where is my home? I can't seem to find it either.
Chen Mo really wanted to turn around and ask the guards at the gate of the imperial prison, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up this plan - after all, getting out of the imperial prison is a fluke, don't look back, don't look back again.
After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Mo casually pulled someone along the road and asked, "Dare to ask this little brother, how can I get to Yihonglou?"
Chen Mo remembered very clearly that Duan Xiaorong had always yearned for Qingfeng Pavilion, but he couldn't afford to go to such a place. Whenever there was a reward, most of it would be spent in the red building. Now if he wanted to find him, he would probably end up in the red building.
After inquiring and asking all the way, Chen Mo finally found Yihonglou before losing his last bit of strength.
As soon as he entered the building, Chen Mo went directly to the old bustard and asked, "Is Duan Xiaorong here?"
The old bustard looked Chen Mo up and down, and saw that although Chen Mo was dressed unremarkably, but his elegant and steady demeanor could not be imitated by others, he apologized and said with a smile: "Here, he is in Miss Ruhua's room."
Chen Mo said: "You go and call him out, and say that you are invited by an old friend, and then arrange a banquet, and put it on his account."
The corner of the old bustard's mouth twitched, he twisted his fat buttocks to arrange the banquet, and sent someone to call Duan Xiaorong.
When Duan Xiaorong saw Chen Mo, he was surprised: "Why did you come out from there? Did you come out without authorization?"
Seeing Duan Xiaorong turning around and about to leave, Chen Mo said in a low voice: "Now that the term has expired, I have received a pardon, and I don't have to go back there anymore."
Duan Xiaorong pulled Chen Mo into his seat, and asked curiously, "Then why didn't you go home first, but came here to lean on the red building?"
As soon as the words fell, Duan Xiaorong twitched his mouth lightly, and said with an apologetic smile: "Look at me, but I didn't think so well. After more than ten years, haven't I been suffocated? Which girl did you fall in love with today? I invite it!"
Looking at the rare and generous Duan Xiaorong, Chen Mo looked indifferent, just cupped his hands and said: "Forget it, my brother is desperate to go home now, I just want to go home early and see Zhuo Jing and her two daughters. It's just..."
Seeing Chen Mo's embarrassed look, Duan Xiaorong asked curiously, "Just what?"
Chen Mo's face changed for a while, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "It's just that my little brother can't find his home now. In the past, thanks to my brother for taking care of my home, I thought I would go to my brother first to ask for directions."
Duan Xiaorong came to a sudden, first apologized to Chen Mo, and then continued: "You just came out of there, you must be hungry, and eat something to satisfy your hunger, and then go home."
Chen Mo wanted to go home first, but he couldn't resist the hunger in his belly, and he couldn't help Duan Xiaorong's kindness, so he had to agree first.
After drinking for three rounds, Duan Xiaorong put down his glass and asked, "Now that I've come out from there, what's your plan for the future?"
Chen Mo was at a loss when he heard this.
14 years of time have been thrown in the imperial prison, and my previous identity can no longer be used, and there is no possibility of becoming an official, what should I do?
Seeing that Chen Mo was silent, Duan Xiaorong said: "You know most of the situation in our Ming Dynasty now, even if you haven't seen it with your own eyes, you also know the news in the newspaper.
Therefore, there are many paths you can choose now, or change your name and become an official, or teach in social sciences for a living, or go overseas. "
Before Chen Mo could think it over, there was a person at the table who sat down without saying hello: "Mr. Chen, excuse me."
Chen Mo looked at the flying fish suit of the person who came, and couldn't help feeling a little dazed.
14 years ago, it was these guys who threw themselves into the Imperial Prison, let themselves eat and drink well in it, and then concocted articles one after another according to Emperor Chongzhen's wishes.
The visitor took the jug and poured a glass to drink it down. After lighting the bottom of the glass, he said: "Mr. Chen, the master said that if you don't know what to do, you can continue to edit the Da Ming Pao. There is no grade, but the salary far exceeds the income of an official.
All the previous things have passed, if Mr. Chen has any other ideas, he will follow Mr. Chen, and no one will make things difficult for Mr. Chen.That's all for now, farewell. "
The visitor drank a glass of wine, said a few words, and then walked away, leaving Chen Mo and Duan Xiaorong to look at each other on the wine table.
Chen Mo suddenly smiled wryly and said: "The little brother came to look for the elder brother just after he came out, and these people can come to the door directly. What happened back then is not wronged!"
Duan Xiaorong chuckled: "Let's not talk about whether you are wronged or not. Didn't that person just say it just now? No one will make things difficult for you anymore. You can do whatever you want in the future."
Chen Mo said: "It's been 14 years, and I can't do anything else. It's still the same as before. Speaking of it, people are cheap, and now I suddenly miss it."
After Duan Xiaorong persuaded him to drink another glass of wine, he said with a smile: "Speaking of which, why did you get released this time? Could it be that that person is in a good mood?"
Chen Mo said: "It should be. I heard that the remnants of the slavery have been arrested, and it will be late in the next few days. After this matter, there will be remnants of the slavery?"
Duan Xiaorong patted his thigh and said: "Yes, why not? There are two more on Wusizang and Duogansi!"
After squinting at Duan Xiaorong, Chen Mo said: "Brother is talking about Amin and Mang Gurtai? How can they be regarded as Jiannu now? I am afraid that the two who hate Jianu not dead are the two of them the most. "
Seeing that Duan Xiaorong was puzzled, Chen Mo laughed and said: "Brother has a great literary talent, but he is not good at people's hearts, just like when the younger brother entered, how many people besides the elder brother hated the younger brother for not dying?
Amin and Manggurtai surrendered early, and they were able to sit in the current high positions of commanders because they sold Huang Taiji's family in Jianzhou. Now that Dorgon, Bumbutai and others have been arrested, they If you don't expect Dorgon and others to die, do you still want to save people?
Only when my Ming Dynasty is at the height of the sun and Jianu is completely extinct can it prove that the original choice of these two people is correct.Therefore, the two of them are looking forward to the death of Dorgon and others the most, even more than my Ming people. "
Duan Xiaorong came to a sudden realization, cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for your guidance, brother."
Chen Mo's words are really heartfelt words - when Chen Mo entered the imperial prison, when those so-called close friends in the past hated him for not dying, only Duan Xiaorong risked a big relationship to help him take care of his wife and daughter.
Chen Mo picked up the wine glass and drank it down. After lighting the bottom of the glass, he said: "Let's not think about it so much. In the future, I will focus on this newspaper. It is necessary for my brother to help me a lot."
Duan Xiaorong also picked up the wine glass and drank it down, and said with a smile: "You and my brother, why are you so polite? If I hadn't been taken care of by my virtuous brother when I came to Beijing, I am afraid that I would have frozen to death on the street, so why did I come here?" today?"
After a meal, Duan Xiaorong led Chen Mo home, pointing to the crowds and scenery everywhere and explaining to Chen Mo along the way, which also made Chen Mo, who has been imprisoned for 14 years, somewhat understand.
Just like on this street, pedestrians can only walk on the sidewalk on the right, and the middle of the road is for vehicles. If they go wrong, they will probably be whipped.
Another example is that some people can only walk on the most side of the road, even if they walk in the middle of the sidewalk, there is a risk of being beheaded.
Another example is that there are now countless barbarians in the entire capital, either doing learning or doing business, or for example, the government of Ming Dynasty is simply black-hearted now, taking the lives of the barbarians as nothing seriously, and so on.
PS: Today, the work of a good friend "I am the boss behind the scenes" is sacrificed. The second update will be 4000 words, and there will be 4000 words later.
Another PS: Thanks to the leader of "Lin Luohua Butterfly" for the reward, and the owed leader will be repaid slowly after the update of the leader is over.In addition, I still have 71 dog leaders who ran away. If any of you saw them, tell them to come back soon, I miss them!
7 Chapter [-] The Benefits of Reading (Part [-])
When Chen Mo returned home, the husband and wife didn't mention why they hugged each other and cried for a while. After crying for a while, Chen Mo asked with a confused face: "Where's our daughter? Why isn't she at home?"
Chen Mo's wife wiped her tears when she heard the words, and said, "Both daughters have gone to school. I don't know what the government thinks. They say that girls also want to study. They have been studying for several years, and there are still two years left." You can graduate."
Chen Mo hummed, and didn't ask any more questions, but asked his wife to tidy up the house, and planned to invite Duan Xiaorong to stay for a drink, but Duan Xiaorong waved his hand and said, "You'd better stay at home with your siblings, Brother Yu, please leave first gone."
Before going out the door, Duan Xiaorong turned around again and said: "By the way, don't forget that in five days, it will be the time when those slaves are late, remember to watch it together."
Chen Mo shook his head and said, "I'm not going to watch it anymore. If I have that time, I might as well stay at home with their mother and daughter. I owe them 14 years."
Seeing this, Duan Xiaorong didn't try to persuade him any more. He just bid farewell to Chen Mo and went to lean on the red building. Now that Jiannu is finished, it doesn't matter if he writes books like "The Secret History of Bumubutai" It makes sense, it's very easy now.
On the second day after he got home and had a good rest, Chen Mo went to Jinyiwei to report again, but was told that the newspaper no longer belonged to Jinyiwei, but to the Shaofu.
After Chen Mo went to Shaofu again, he finally found the manager, and officially took over the newspaper business.
As for Chen Mo's identity, he was naturally cleaned up by Jin Yiwei, and it has nothing to do with what happened 14 years ago.