At the end of November, Zhou Hexuan was able to get out of bed and walk, but the wound on his abdomen still needed to heal slowly.
The women got along fairly well. Zhang Leyi did not embarrass Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan, but she also did not allow them to live in the country villa in the suburbs. Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan were obviously treated differently, so Zhang Leyi found a hotel for them and made a long-term reservation.
The next set of top luxury rooms.
Zhang Leyi did this very beautifully, not only not embarrassing Zhou Hexuan, but also preserving the face of Ruan Lingyu and Zhou Xuan, and also showing her authority as the hostess.
On November 26, Zhou Hexuan received a telegram from Li Shoumin. Zheng Zheng said that Shi Jianqiao and his wife had successfully assassinated Sun Chuanfang and had been moved to the Tianjin District Court Procuratorate for investigation.
Historically, Sun Chuanfang was assassinated by Shi Jianqiao alone, which caused a nationwide sensation. People from all walks of life praised her as a "hero among women" and strongly demanded the government's amnesty. Subsequently, Feng Yuxiang, Li Liejun, Yu Youren, Zhang Ji, and Song Zheyuan came to the rescue. The result was that
, Shi Jianqiao was sentenced to ten years in the first instance and seven years in the second instance. After 11 months in prison, he was personally pardoned by prisoner Lin Sen.
As for Zheng Zhengyin, the life of this martial arts novelist was completely changed by Zhou Hexuan. He was supposed to remain unmarried throughout his life and only kept company with guns and sticks, but he actually married Shi Jianqiao, and this time he also participated in the assassination of Sun Chuanfang.
action.
Half a year ago, the couple found out that Sun Chuanfang was living in Tianjin, and they had already been making secret preparations. First, Shi Jianqiao underwent surgery to open his feet so that he could move more sensitively. At the same time, Zheng Zheng became a monk because of his ordination.
Become a monk and follow a certain master through a relationship.
September 17 was the tenth anniversary of the death of Shi Jianqiao's father by Sun Chuanfang. The couple held a commemorative ceremony at Guanyin Temple, and then purchased guns to prepare for the assassination plan.
It wasn't until November 13th that they finally got their chance.
On that day, Sun Chuanfang, who was "devoted to Buddhism", came to the lay grove to listen to scriptures and study Buddhism. Shi Jianqiao arrived as a female lay Buddhist. When everyone closed their eyes and chanted scriptures, Shi Jianqiao and Zheng Zhengyin acted at the same time and aimed directly at
Sun Chuanfang's head, chest and vest were shot 12 times, and his upper body was turned into a sieve.
After the assassination was successful, Zheng Zhengyin and Shi Jianqiao threw the "Report to the People" they had prepared in advance to the crowd, loudly announced their names and the purpose of the assassination, and called the police station to wait to be arrested.
In the afternoon of that day, the "New Tianjin News" published an extra headline. The next day, newspapers in Tianjin, Peking, Shanghai and other cities all reported on the front page, causing a sensation across the country.
The one who was killed was Sun Chuanfang. The three great warlords of Beiyang who were as famous as Zhang Zuolin and Wu Peifu and the "Southeast King" who commanded the five provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Su, Anhui and Jiangxi were actually killed at the hands of their enemy's daughter and son-in-law.
Some media now call Zheng Zhengyin and Shi Jianqiao the "Couple of Condor Heroes"...
When Zhou Hexuan received the distress telegram from Li Shoumin, he couldn't laugh or cry. He immediately wrote to Chang Kaishen and Zhang Xueliang, hoping that they could help.
This matter can definitely be solved. Sun Chuanfang has many enemies, so it would be very satisfying for him to be killed. Even if Zhou Hexuan doesn't take action, Feng Yuxiang and others will take the initiative to help, and they will only be imprisoned for a year at most.
Let’s turn our perspective back to England.
On December 1, "Titanic" premiered in London, immediately triggering a movie-going frenzy. The leading actors, Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, have become the most popular movie stars at this time. Both of them can cause traffic jams when they go out.
In the London Grand Theater, the movie had just ended. A middle-aged man took out a handkerchief and silently wiped his tears, while another man in his 50s sighed sadly.
The middle-aged man is called Vincent Astor. His father Astor IV was once the richest man in the United States, owning more than half of the real estate in New York City. At the most glorious moment of Astor IV, he boarded a
The luxury cruise ship named "Titanic" changed the owner of the throne of the richest man in the United States.
The old man's name was William Waldorf Astor. He was the biological brother of Astor IV and the founder of the British branch of the Astor family. Decades later, his great-granddaughter Samantha married
British Prime Minister Cameron.
"Vincent, let's go!" William Astor patted his nephew on the shoulder.
Vincent Astor suddenly said: "Uncle, I want to find the descendants of the victims. If anyone is in difficulty, I should help them."
"Great idea, count me in." William Astor said.
The Astor family was once the largest real estate developer in the United States, but they were more famous for their charity. This family has two ancestral mottos, one of which is: "Don't sell real estate in your hands unless it is to increase the value of other real estate."
, another sentence is: "Money is like fertilizer, if you don't use it, it is waste."
This family's charity is true charity, not a fake charity for the sake of reasonable tax avoidance.
Astor IV, the richest man in the United States at that time, was also a true gentleman. He sent his wife, maids and nurses to the lifeboat, but he sank into the sea along with the Titanic.
Whether it is Vincent Astor, the current head of the family, or William Astor, the head of the British branch, they have inherited the Astor family's philanthropic tradition and are equally charitable.
Unfortunately, these two people's ability to make money is very poor, and the Astor family is rapidly declining.
When he first inherited the family fortune, Vincent Astor was still the richest man in the United States. More than 20 years later, he is not even ranked among the top ten richest people in the United States.
On the night after watching the movie, Uncle Astor and his nephew sent people to find the descendants of the victims, and they jointly donated 1 million US dollars to provide relief.
The next day, they came to the hospital to visit Zhou Hexuan and wanted to meet the original author of "Titanic".
Vincent smiled and shook hands and said: "Hello, Mr. Zhou, my name is Vincent Astor, and this is my uncle William Astor."
"Nice to meet you two." Zhou Hexuan said.
Zhou Hexuan didn't know much about them, but he was more familiar with Vincent's wife. The future famous American Charity Queen, a woman who didn't know how to make money, only donated and spent money, defeated the Astor family's huge industry.
It's over.
By the way, the philanthropic queen lived in Peiping during her childhood. She can speak Chinese, likes Chinese culture, and has collected a lot of Chinese antique furniture. However, this woman is now living with her second husband and is not married yet.
To Vincent Astor.
Why does Zhou Hexuan know so clearly?
Because before he traveled through time, he had visited the collection exhibition of Charity Queen during her lifetime, and had also seen photos of Charity Queen when she was young. Well, she was a beautiful woman, with a celebrity face and a supermodel body. Out of curiosity, he specifically inquired about Charity Queen's life experience.
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Expressing some respect for Zhou Hexuan, Vincent Astor asked: "Mr. Zhou, how did you come up with the idea of writing the novel "Titanic" in the first place?"
Zhou Hexuan has long been accustomed to making up stories: "When I was wandering in France, I once met an old woman and listened to her tell many stories about the Titanic."
"Really?" Vincent was very interested in this. "More than 20 years ago, my father was also on the ship. Unfortunately, he died. If there is a chance, I would like to meet the old lady and listen to her tell the story of that year.
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The person who was put on the lifeboat by Astor IV was Vincent's stepmother. The relationship between mother and son was very bad, and they were once involved in a property inheritance lawsuit. He could not listen to the story from his stepmother, and he did not want to know about the Titanic.
news, but as soon as I was stimulated by the movie recently, I suddenly felt nostalgic.
Zhou Hexuan said regretfully: "I'm sorry, that old lady has passed away, and she didn't leave any children."
"That's a pity." Vincent expressed regret.
William Astor also began to join the chat, talking about many topics related to the Titanic, and finally the three gradually talked about charity.
Vincent expressed his philosophy on charity: "Charity is not about distributing food and money to the poor. That is too low-level and can easily breed a bunch of parasites. Charity should be of a public welfare nature, such as donating to build civilian hospitals and libraries.
, schools can also help the poor to support themselves."
"That's great." Zhou Hexuan finally met a wealthy philanthropist and immediately started to trick him, "Have you two been to China?"
"No, I don't know much about China." Vincent and William shook their heads at the same time.
Zhou Hexuan began to talk about the misery of the Chinese people, and also talked about the Hope Primary School he founded. He spoke for more than ten minutes: "The people who need help most now are not Americans, but the Chinese people living in dire straits."
"It's really bad. If I have the chance, I would like to visit China and help the suffering people there," Vincent said.
William Astor shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid I don't have the ability. The most charitable thing in London is my limit."
William Astor not only likes to do charity, he also likes to enjoy himself. This guy lives an aristocratic life of luxury and luxury. When the world economic crisis came, he sold many properties for his own luxury.
To put it bluntly, William Astor was a top-notch old man. He lived by squandering his ancestral property and also spent money to buy the title of British hereditary Viscount. His charity was not entirely based on the precepts of his ancestors. The main purpose of charity tax avoidance was for convenience.
His two councilor sons inherited the property.
Vincent is much simpler. He is really doing charity. After hearing Zhou Hexuan's description of China, he has already made plans to go to China for on-the-spot investigation.
Zhou Hexuan invited: "Mr. Astor, why not go to China with me? We can cooperate to set up a charity fund, which will not only help the Chinese people, but also help the poor all over the world."
"I will seriously consider it." Vincent nodded.
William Astor suddenly asked: "Mr. Zhou, when will you go to Sweden to receive the award?"
"Next week." Zhou Hexuan said.
"When you come back from Sweden, I can hold a celebration dance for you." William smiled.
"Of course." Zhou Hexuan accepted immediately. He also wanted to trick the Astor family into donating money to China.
William Astor is also very happy. He likes to hold balls and invite nobles and celebrities. Holding a celebration ball for Zhou Hexuan is a good opportunity to increase his face. Also, his eldest son is a member of the British House of Lords and is now seeking higher education.
Hereditary title, and Zhou Hexuan seems to have a good relationship with Prince Albert, so he can take the opportunity to invite the prince to come.
This is the old guy's plan. In comparison, his nephew Vincent is much cuter.