In Xu Wenqiang's previous life, he heard from his masters that before the Republic of China, there were indeed many internal masters who could practice to a level above Huajin.
For example, Guo Yunshen, who has beaten all over the world with half-step punches, is a master in the realm of energy transformation.
There is even a legend that the best master in the world, the tiger-headed master He Sun?tang, has reached the realm of Danjin and above.
Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was a good time to practice martial arts. It was not that there was sufficient spiritual energy, but that in this troubled world, one really needed to have real skills to survive.
As for joining the revolutionary ranks, Xu Wenqiang has not yet thought about it. After all, that is not his goal.
He still wanted to make his family live a better life, and no one would dare to mess with him in this troubled world.
Even if Little Japan does come in the future, there is no way that it can come with the Xu family in Shanghai.
Time flies by so fast, half a day is gone in the blink of an eye. Now on the passenger ship, you can already see the messy pier in Shanghai.
Many coolies are trying to survive on this dock.
Today, Shanghai has begun to look like a city that never sleeps.
Otherwise, the songs from the Republic of China were about Shanghai at night.
Moreover, Shanghai Bund is also a place where many literati and movie stars gather. Many celebrities have left their footprints on Shanghai Bund. Whether it is Xu Zhimo, Mr. Lu Xun, Hu Die, etc., Xu Wenqiang is looking forward to seeing them.
After all, he had only seen these characters in movies and TV shows in his previous life, and they were played by actors.
Of course, there are also Huo Yuanjia's Jingwu Sect, the Japanese's Hongkou Dojo, etc., which are all exciting.
It's a pity that Huo Yuanjia was poisoned by Little Japan three years ago and can no longer see the real person. However, Huo Yuanjia's disciples are still there. They have carried forward the Jingwu Sect and their influence has become greater and greater.
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Xu Wenqiang's family was in the Hongkou Concession. After the ship docked at the pier, the passengers all disembarked one after another.
Xu Wenqiang also took his banknotes with him and walked down the gangway.
The beach in Shanghai was indeed very lively at this time. It was now five o'clock in the afternoon. After Xu Wenqiang left the pier, he called a rickshaw.
On Shanghai Beach, you can see rickshaw drivers pulling rickshaws, and of course there are many newsboys, selling food everywhere.
People nowadays rely on newspapers to get news. Unlike a hundred years later, they only need to take out their mobile phones to learn about world events.
Xu Wenqiang's family lives in the Hongkou International Public Concession. This concession is much safer than the outside, so many wealthy people live here. The Xu family's bungalow is also quite grand in the Hongkou Concession. The bungalows are composed of
There are dozens of members of the Xu family living in the courtyard house, including more than a dozen servants.
At this time, being able to own a house in the concession was a symbol of identity and status, let alone those who owned such a big house.
As soon as Xu Wenqiang entered the house, the Xu family immediately became lively, especially the old man. Hearing that his grandson Xu Wenqiang had returned from the United States, he was extremely happy. His legs and feet were not very agile at first, so he let his servants help him downstairs.
Xu Wenqiang’s parents were even more delighted!
That night, the Xu family held a grand banquet to give Xu Wenqiang a clean slate. This was arranged by the old man himself.
Soon, many acquaintances and friends of the Xu family, both inside and outside the concession, knew that Xu Wenqiang had returned from studying abroad. This young man was an outstanding person, so naturally many matchmakers came to propose marriage.
However, Xu Wenqiang was rejected by his parents. After all, he is so handsome and talented, do he still need a blind date?
What era are we in now? This is not a feudal society where parents dictate their orders and matchmakers tell them what to do.
Today's young people are beginning to fall in love freely.
Xu Wenqiang quickly integrated into this era and this family.
And just like before, when he gets up every morning, he will practice martial arts for an hour first.
Xu Wenqiang has learned a lot of martial arts, from Xingyiquan to Bagua Zhang to Bajiquan and other mainstream martial arts, and he has practiced them well.
After practicing for the past few days, Xu Wenqiang found that the effect of boxing training in this era is much better than in the previous life. It seems that it is not unreasonable for there to be many masters in this era. Could it be said that the spiritual energy in this era is indeed more abundant?
This morning, as usual, Xu Wenqiang got up before dawn and started practicing boxing in his yard. Of course, Xu Wenqiang also wanted to take care of his family's feelings, so basically he would not make any sound while practicing boxing.
But today, Xu Wenqiang discovered that someone seemed to be peeping on him as he practiced boxing. However, Xu Wenqiang had not yet reached the state of transformation, so he did not see who was peeping on him as he practiced boxing.
At this time, only the cook was up and making breakfast for the whole family, but he probably wouldn't come to peek at him practicing boxing.
The old butler, on the other hand, made Xu Wenqiang feel uncomfortable, because this old butler had been with his grandfather for more than thirty years. As for his background, Xu Wenqiang didn't know, but this old butler, although he was seventy years old, was very agile.
, is a martial arts practitioner and once saved my grandfather’s life.
However, Xu Wenqiang couldn't tell what level this old butler had reached.
When the practice was about to end, Xu Wenqiang saw the old housekeeper yawning and came to the yard. He looked at Xu Wenqiang with interest and said, "Master Qiang, did you get up so early to practice boxing again today?"
Xu Wenqiang said with a smile: "Yes, only perseverance can make progress in kung fu. I have many things to do now, so I can only choose this time!"
Soon, everyone in the family started to get up.
After breakfast, Xu Wenqiang walked to the street and heard newsboys holding newspapers and shouting: "Big news! Song Jiaoren was assassinated at the train station!"
People on the street looked sideways. You must know that Song Jiaoren is a big shot, and this time he was assassinated in Shanghai!
Xu Wenqiang thought at this time, right? Today is March 21st, which is the moment when Song Jiaoren was assassinated last night. If nothing happens, Song Jiaoren will die tomorrow.
In fact, the person behind the assassination of Song Jiaoren was Yuan Shikai's right-hand man Hong Shuzu.
It is unknown whether Yuan Shikai gave any instructions or hints.
It's a pity that Song Jiaoren is a big boss in the Kuomintang. If he hadn't done this, he would have been the Prime Minister or even a higher position in the future. Maybe there would be nothing wrong with Chiang Kai-shek.
Xu Wenqiang remembered that later, Song Jiaoren's descendants all became ordinary people, and their lives were not very good. It was a pity that the descendants of a generation of great figures were not outstanding.
Xu Wenqiang bought a newspaper, then got on a rickshaw and headed to his factory.
What this newspaper talks about are all the recent major events. You must know that the current situation is very delicate. Yuan Shikai in Beiyang can be said to have great power, but Sun Yat-sen and others in the south will definitely not sit back and watch Yuan Shikai dominate, so it won't take long
A war will break out.
Xu Wenqiang knew that Chiang Kai-shek was now in Shanghai and had a close relationship with the elders of the Green Gang.