The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Tianjin, the Japanese Concession.

This is a place where filth is hidden. Among other things, in the whole of Tianjin, it is only legal to open opium dens in the Japanese Concession. There are more than 200 brothels in this area alone.

Inoue Hospital, founded in 1904, is located in Huayuan Street in the Japanese Concession.

In the consultation room of the hospital, Jiro Mitsui, a gynecologist in a white coat, said with a cold face: "You shouldn't have told Chu Yufeng the real plan. As a secret agent, this is a very fatal mistake!"

Liao Yaquan argued: "I know Chu Yufeng's character very well. This person is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he is easy to control."

"Can you guarantee that he won't slip up after drinking? Can you guarantee that he won't talk in sleep?" Mitsui Jiro blamed, "Miss Liao, you are too inexperienced!"

Liao Yaquan was speechless, and it took him a long time to apologize and said, "Mitsui-san, I was wrong."

Mitsui Jiro is Liao Yaquan's one-line contact in Tianjin and an important figure in Tianjin Xuanyang Society.

The Xuanyang Society was established earlier than the Black Dragon Society. The founder was Tou Shanman. Ten years before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, he came to China to open the Oriental Academy, specializing in training spies for invading China. Their early activity center was in Shanghai. Later, because Li Hongzhang had been working in Tianjin for a long time, Xuanyang Society immediately expanded its espionage forces in Tianjin.

From the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War to the end of the war, all the military plans of the Qing government were found out by the Japanese. Even the officials of the Military Aircraft Department and Li Hongzhang's personal entourage were bought by Japanese spies. The Japanese knew more details about the number of guns and ammunition in each battalion of the Qing army than Li Hongzhang.

Xuanyangsha also supported Sun Yat-sen's revolution, and the success of the 1911 Revolution was greatly helped by the Japanese spy organization.

But Mr. Sun Yat-sen was a patriot after all. After the success of the revolution, he refused to sell the interests of the country. He even turned his back on the promises he had made before.

Therefore, Xuanyang Society rejected Sun Yat-sen and supported Yuan Shikai, and later supported Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin.

Seeing Liao Yaquan's sincere repentance, Mitsui Jiro said: "I will contact the military for help. There is no problem with one or two million munitions. But Miss Liao, please remember that this is not a spy school. No matter how good you are, you are just a recruit on the espionage battlefield. You are too arrogant, thinking that you can completely control Chu Yufeng, so you tell your real mission. This is extremely dangerous. Humans are thinking animals. No one can completely control a person. Even if you have a dog, it may bite its owner back, let alone a human being!"

In the cold weather, Liao Yaquan was said to be sweating on his forehead, and knelt down in front of Mitsui Jiro.

Jiro Mitsui waved his hand and said, "Go back, don't stay with me for too long. In the future, unless you have important information, don't come here to meet me."

"Hayi! Mitsui-kun, I'm taking my leave." Liao Yaquan exited the consultation room in fear, his expression returned to normal in an instant.

Sitting on the tram, Liao Yaquan kept reflecting on her mistakes. She was indeed a little arrogant, and she didn't have any practical experience, and her thinking was still in the spy school.

Suddenly a voice interrupted Liao Yaquan's thoughts, only to hear a passenger on the tram cursing with a newspaper: "Damn it, Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu are actually dead!"

"Are you also watching "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji"?" another passenger answered.

"Isn't that right, I'm going to read two novels right now. One is Zhang Henshui's "The Family of Gold Fans", and the other is Jin Yong's "The Legend of Heaven and Slaying the Dragon."

"Coincidentally, I'm also reading these two books."

"What kind of stuff is "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" written about? At the beginning, I kept describing Zhang Sanfeng and Guo Xiang, and I thought they were the hero and heroine. Then I wrote about Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu, and now these two people are dead. It’s really pissing off!"

"I guess the real protagonist of the novel should be their son Zhang Wuji."

"Whoever he is, I won't read it anyway, and I won't subscribe to this newspaper either."

"Haha, my friend really doesn't want to watch it?"

"Well, I still have to read it, but don't think that I subscribe to the newspaper every issue. I will read the newspaper for free tomorrow."

"I'm really looking forward to the next episode. This Zhang Wuji has serious internal injuries at a young age, and he has a blood feud. With Zhang Sanfeng as his master, he will definitely be better than Guo Jing and Yang Guo in the future."

"It's quite interesting when you say that."

"When writing martial arts novels, Mr. Jin Yong is the best writer. As long as he is willing to write, I will chase it every day."

"I heard that Jin Yong is that kind-hearted Mr. Zhou?"

"Isn't it him? Mr. Zhou not only writes chivalrous novels, but he is also chivalrous. He has saved many disaster victims. By the way, have you read "The Dog Official" written by him?"

"Of course I've read it. I heard that this book was banned in Shandong, and there are plots alluding to Zhang Zongchang."

"Good insinuation, that demon king should be scolded! Red Spear Clubs are uprising all over Shandong now. If the heroes of the Red Gun Club can drive Zhang Zongchang away, then firecrackers should really be set off to celebrate."

"I don't think so. Zhang Zongchang has guns and cannons. How can a few red-tasseled guns be able to deal with it?"

"..."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Liao Yaquan became more and more unable to guess Zhou Hexuan's identity. He obviously has the ability to obtain such confidential information as "Tanaka Memorial", but he does not join the army or politics, and is willing to be a useless literati.

Before getting close to Zhou Hexuan, Liao Yaquan not only knew all the information about Zhou Hexuan, but also intensively read all of Zhou Hexuan's works, including the few new poems written by Zhou Hexuan.

Liao Yaquan had to admit that this Mr. Zhou was really powerful, not only outstanding in literary talent, but also profound in knowledge. Especially the "Rise of the Great Powers", I heard that a minister dedicated it to the Emperor Yulan. After reading it, the Emperor sighed: "It is a pity that such an excellent scholar cannot serve our Great Japanese Empire. Mr. Zhou alone can be equivalent to an elite army. "

Nowadays, many universities in Japan, who study international politics and diplomacy, list "The Rise of Great Powers" as a must-read. If you haven't read "The Rise of Great Powers", you are ashamed to graduate.

Even Liao Yaquan studied the book "The Rise of Great Powers" when he graduated from the spy school. In the Kwantung Army spy agency in Harbin, people study the "Rise of Great Powers: Russia Chapter" all day long to help them formulate a plan to fight the Soviet Union.

"Who are you? What organization is behind it?" Liao Yaquan thought silently.

Through the information provided by his superiors, Liao Yaquan knew that Zhou Hexuan had joined Hongmen in the United States. However, it is impossible for the intelligence personnel of Hongmen in the United States to break into the high-level domestic government. There must be a more mysterious and terrifying organization behind the scenes.

Liao Yaquan is very competitive, the more difficult the task, the more excited she is to execute it, and she is full of energy.