152. Go to Kyoto to Rescue Chen Zhen (for the Master)
"The barbarians fear power but not virtue!"
"Although Chen Zhen deliberately held back against some of the challenged Japanese, not wanting to cause a bigger conflict, the Japanese are not easy to deal with..."
Minister Wu said.
Bai Gui nodded.
When he came to No. 1 High School, he challenged all the kendo and judo clubs, because No. 1 High School was highly regarded by the world, and some things that were not up to standard would never happen here. If they did happen, public opinion would not let them off easily.
Although the Japanese were more often shameless, they still had face in some insignificant little things.
But Kyoto Mining High School was different. It was not ranked very high in Kyoto, let alone compared with the whole of Japan. It did not receive much attention, and there would not be many newspapers to report if it was beaten...
Secondly, after he challenged the club, he immediately went to a newspaper to be the editor-in-chief and wrote novels to earn a reputation.
A samurai bullied an international student?
Oh, that's fine.
A samurai bullied a writer?
This samurai is damned, and must be punished, otherwise there will be a big uproar!
Are they going to ride on the heads of the literati?
The last point is that Bai Gui is a scholar with three-point honors, and he is an official student. If he is treated unfairly, the embassy will definitely speak out, which is equivalent to being a reserve of the Qing bureaucracy. Once he is openly humiliated and the embassy ignores it, this problem will be serious.
However, Chen Zhen is different. He is sponsored by Huo Yuanjia to study abroad and is a self-funded student.
The gap is immediately different.
The embassy will not deal with these trivial matters.
Just like the final duel between Zhu Liankui and Cheng Liansu, Cheng Liansu is an Ameiken who imitates Zhu Liankui. In London, he earns fame by relying on the fact that the English can't tell the difference between him and Zhu Liankui. He is considered an imitator of Zhu Liankui.
Then Zhu Liankui went to London as agreed to fight Cheng Liansu in a magic battle, but... the day before the battle, Zhu Liankui was summoned to the embassy and had to give up!
For some things that may cause international controversy, the embassy's way of dealing with them is to compromise and show weakness.
…
“The embassy can’t handle this matter, and it’s powerless. After all, the national affairs are difficult…”
Minister Wu sighed.
It’s really difficult to be an envoy of a weak country. You have to be constrained everywhere and look at people’s eyes everywhere.
Even if the embassy agrees to mediate this matter, the adults in the court will be dissatisfied. Why should we cause trouble for them?
“What does Minister Wu mean?”
Bai Gui frowned slightly.
He recalled the plot of “Fist of Fury”. At the beginning, Chen Zhen and the challenged Japanese warriors finally reconciled, and there were no major twists and turns. By the way, there was a woman named Yamada Mitsuko who helped Chen Zhen reconcile…
But he didn’t watch women when watching movies. When he was a child, he watched martial arts.
Most of the plots were also vague.
“Yamada Mitsuko, Kyoto…”
Bai Gui’s face became a little strange. He suddenly realized that it was because of Yamada Mitsuko’s identity that even if Chen Zhen offended the Black Dragon Society, the Black Dragon Society would not force him too much.
And now Chen Zhen doesn’t have Yamada Mitsuko around him, and there is no identity like him.
It is natural that such a result has been caused!
"I would like to ask Meihe and you to go to Kyoto with me to mediate this matter. It is not convenient for the embassy to directly intervene in this matter. Meihe is a great writer in Japan and a martial arts master. You can get along well with both sides and there is no need to worry..."
"Old hero Huo also sent a telegram. If Meihe is willing to go, he will be very grateful. He knows that Meihe is obsessed with martial arts. As long as you are willing, he will definitely teach you everything he knows."
"If Meihe is unwilling, I will not force you. After all, you and Chen Zhensu are strangers, and you have no friendship with old hero Huo..."
Minister Wu said slowly.
"Okay!"
"I can intervene in this matter!"
Hearing that Huo Yuanjia was willing to teach everything he knew, Bai Gui was still very tempted. Huo Yuanjia was able to make such a big name, and his means were definitely not weak. He was already familiar with the martial arts of his master, and it would be good if he could learn the martial arts of the Huo family.
As for why Huo Yuanjia was so generous, there was no need to be puzzled. First, Chen Zhen was adopted by him when he was young and raised from childhood. Second, it was useless to ask Bai Meihe for money. The Huo family might not have as much money as a famous writer like him. Third, he would not compete with the Huo family in the martial arts industry to teach him martial arts...
"Since Meihe is willing, then we will leave now..."
"I will go back to the embassy to ask for leave."
Minister Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
This matter is definitely dangerous. It is not as dangerous as a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, but ordinary people are not willing to trespass.
In his opinion, this is Bai Gui giving him face. Otherwise, whether some martial arts are taught...to be honest, it is not that important, especially for people of their status.
"Don't worry, I'll go to Dongda to find someone."
Bai Gui thought of Yamada Mitsuko. Although he didn't know the identity behind Yamada Mitsuko, she was from Kyoto and had a deep background. With her help, at least there would not be any great danger.
Gangs like the Black Loong Society sound powerful, but in fact, from the perspective of institutional evolution, the government is always stronger than the gangs.
If a gang is stronger than the government, it would be a different kind of shogunate!
It is also equivalent to the government!
"Well..."
Minister Wu nodded, although he didn't understand why.
Anyway, the University of Tokyo is located in Bunkyo District, which is very close to the train station, so it doesn't take much time to go back and forth.
One hour later.
Go to Kyoto, three first-class carriage tickets.
"Meihe, do you always travel in the first class carriage? I..."
Minister Wu looked envious.
He rarely rides in first-class carriages, and is used to sitting in the middle class. Medium class is good enough, but not as comfortable as first class.
The money was paid for free.
Although Minister Wu asked him for help in this matter, Bai Gui knew that Minister Wu was also shy with his wallet and had donated a lot to the emergency fund. Of course, he was much better off than ordinary people... But given his status, he was very stretched. !
Anyway, he was not short of money, so he couldn't let Mitsuko Yamada buy it.
"Well, one time it was a lower-class carriage."
Bai Gui thought for a while and said: "When we set off from Chang'an to Shanghai, someone from the Wu family helped to buy the ticket. As you know, the minister from the Wu family is the richest man in Qin Province. Brother Huai Xian is my bedmate, so the carriages going south are full of people." Superior, only when you come to Tokyo from Nagaki..."
He paused as he spoke.
That time, it seemed that Minister Wu had bought tickets for them to stay in the Risheng, and they were all for lower-class carriages.
Minister Wu: "..."
Wait until Minister Wu walks away.
Yamada Mitsuko, who was sitting across from him, couldn't help but ask: "Haku-kun, why did you ask me to come to Kyoto with you?"
"Help!"
Bai Gui also felt strange. The name Mitsuko Yamada was too popular, and the current Mitsuko Yamada was obviously younger. Girls looked very different after dressing up.
"Rescue people?" Mitsuko Yamada's baby-fat little face showed curiosity.