The homeland was windy again last night

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Xianfeng ten years.

Li Xiucheng of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom defeated the foreign gun team, the British and French allied forces set fire to the Old Summer Palace, burned, killed and looted the city of Beijing, and signed the Beijing Treaty with the Qing Dynasty successively, and Russia also came to share a share of the pie.The Japanese prince Mutsuhito has also been established as the crown prince.Also, he was born.

That year was a watershed in the fate of the dynasty, and he was born in Minshan at the junction of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, so his grandfather named him Li Min.

He is the only boy in the Li family's generation, so even though his father is only a staff member of Mr. Wei's family, he can still live a life without worrying about food and clothing.The members of the Wei family are also kind to others, treating him as half a young master and raising him like a real young master, called Young Master Li.

He left home with his parents to Wei Mansion when he was six and a half years old. The Wei Family Mansion at that time had not yet been renovated.He and Master Wei stayed in a clover bush to play, study or play games when they were young. When they grew up, no, they separated before they grew up.

He always remembered the first time he met the third son of the Wei family, yes, he always remembered.

Father went to Mr. Wei's study to discuss matters. He paced around Neiping alone, looking like a little adult.

"I know you, you were brought by Uncle Li, you play with me!" Third Young Master Wei was also six years old, wearing a silk shirt with braids and tortoiseshell, very luxurious.The Han people have delicate faces, slender and bright eyes, and curved eyebrows when they smile.Boys and girls.

"What are you playing?" He grew up in a small family, and he behaved like a grown-up, still somewhat reserved.

"Get down on the ground and let me ride as a horse." Third Young Master Wei grabbed his shoulder and pressed down, and took his braid as a rein.

"I won't do it." He didn't say much, and there was no embarrassing expression on his face, he just refused lightly and irrefutably.

"Get down, get down! Get down!" Third Young Master Wei pulled his braids, pushing him into the clover bushes.

"My son, why are you so unruly!" Mrs. Wei just got out of the sedan chair, and as soon as she entered the gate, she saw her son bullying the children of other families, and she was so angry that she beat her son, "You are so disrespectful, disrespectful! Master, don't you?" Come to discipline you, you are so disobedient!"

The wife shed tears while beating and talking, but she didn't listen to the young master begging for mercy or crying.They are concubines and concubines who are miserable.

Instead, he begged for mercy first, and asked his wife not to fight again.Third Young Master Wei bit his lip, stared fiercely at him, and he saw it all.

In the end, no one gave in first. The elders asked them to read and play together, reluctantly staying together every day, eating together, and sleeping together.

That year was the fifth year of Tongzhi.

Zuo Zongtang, in view of the situation that "since the use of troops at sea, steamers and warships from various countries in Thailand and the West have reached Tianjin directly, and the barriers have become empty, and the stars are galloping so fast, there is nothing to do", he proposed "reorganize the navy" and "set up a bureau to supervise the shipbuilding" Suggestion, Mawei Shipbuilding School was established in Fuzhou.

Speaking of which, from the age of six until the young master left the Qing Dynasty, they were the closest relatives, and had no contact with anyone except each other.No one is inseparable from each other, it's probably just getting used to it, however, they have never left each other.At least until he left.

You are my pigtail, my little follower, said Third Young Master Wei.

Aren't you mine too?Li Min didn't reply, but muttered softly.

They are each other's pigtails.

The body, hair and skin are affected by the parents, not daring to harm them, this is the beginning of filial piety.

If they really become each other's pigtails, wouldn't they want to be together for a lifetime and never be separated.

Later, the Wei Mansion was renovated, and the inner flat was transformed into a half-moon-shaped terrace, with the dragon and phoenix flags of the Qing Dynasty planted beside the terrace.Outside the platform is a half-moon-shaped lotus pond, with lotus flowers in summer, like a pan palace.He looked at the pond several times in a daze, but every time it was Wei San who patted him on the shoulder and sneered, what's so interesting about the little lotus pond, if you see the sea, it won't scare you to death.

Li Min smiled lightly, "I want to see the sea, it must be wider than the sky, the sea is wide enough to jump in a fish, you have to experience it."

"Tiangao can let the birds fly, no ambition! Just take a look? Don't want to control the sea in your hands?"

How is it possible, the mayfly has a short life, such a great cause, he shook his head.

"No ambition!" Wei San ignored him, picked up a piece of stone and threw it into the water, jumped a few times, and sank to the bottom of the pool, "Do whatever you want, what are you afraid of? You're useless!"

He saw early on that the young master was leaving.Mr. Wei belongs to the Qing sect. Ever since Li Hongzhang transported troops to Shanghai on a foreigner steamer to break the siege of the bandits, he has been more and more excluded by Zeng Liu, and his temper with his family has become worse and worse. It is just catching up with the Westernization School who advocates staying in the United States. Everyone thinks that It was the master who made up his mind and sent the third young master. In fact, he knew that it was Wei San who wanted to go by himself.

To hinder Mr. Wei's face in the political arena, Wei San even changed his name and went to Shanghai alone to transfer to the United States on an ocean-going ship.

It was the early spring of the sixth year of Guangxu, a very peaceful time. In October last year, Xu Jianyin set off from Shanghai on the French merchant ship "Yangtze" for an inspection trip to Germany, which aroused a lot of discussion.The Japanese Restoration took effect, occupying Ryukyu Island and changing its name to Okinawa, but the Qing Dynasty was too busy to take care of itself, so there was no time to care about the small vassal state.

"Father named me Chengdong, originally to revitalize the country and become a pillar of the people. Now that the opportunity comes, don't be so sad." Wei San came to say goodbye to him when he left, smiling comfortably.

"Can I go together?" He didn't know why he asked such a sentence, and froze for a moment.

"You want to go too?" Wei San was surprised at this moment, such a steady and silent old-fashioned, actually wants to follow the trend?

"That's all. Let's go, the boat is going to be late." He smiled and pushed Wei San out. Usually they play, they have never seen such bluntness.

Wei San didn't stay any longer, he said a few words about writing a letter, and left like that.

At first he waited for his letter.He is not like a young child who is fostered by a local family, but lives in a school. He has to write a letter before he knows the address.After waiting for a long time, he finally left Wei Mansion.

Wei San's words are always casual, like saying that he will go to Mawei to learn maritime affairs, but in the end he also went to study abroad.

Li Min stood by the pond for the last time, the lotus had already fallen, and the remaining lotus was still holding on.Alfalfa by the pool is still good.

He leaned over to pick up a stone and smashed it into the pool, no matter how good it was, it was just used to feed the horses.

Not to mention that he is a wimp.

When I'm by your side, I'm only worthy of looking at your shoulders. Now, let's go our separate ways.

He looked back at the plaque on the Wei Mansion.This isn't my home after all, he thought.

The author has something to say: Don't textual research!Don't be serious!Don't look up and laugh!

let me go, let yourself go

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