Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 482: Fucheng Follow-up
"My great grandfather's name is Lu Guangda, he is my great grandfather's cousin. I don't know much about him, and my great grandfather rarely told us stories about him. All I know is that he was a disciple of Mr. Li Shuwen, a worshiper of Yanwu Hall in Beijing, in his early years. Later, he was admitted to Yanjing University because of his excellent grades. Then he went abroad to study and never returned. He came back with his wife when our country was founded.

Then everyone knows that he was responsible for serving the motherland, but we don't know what he was responsible for, and neither did my great grandfather. It was a state secret. Anyway, my father and grandfather said that the alien world said that our Lu family had two paths, one for the imperial court and one for the underworld. It was a win-win situation. Even though our great grandfather had already established a branch and settled in the capital, we didn't let him go. During that time, our family had a hard time."

The next day, Zhang Chulan brought Feng Baobao, Xu San and Xu Si to meet Lu Linglong. On the way, Lu Linglong briefly explained the information about the great master who was only mentioned by the elders.

Zhang Chulan on the side was also very embarrassed, because through the content he had seen in "Wang Yiri Shi" so far, plus the knowledge from Zhang Zhiwei, Tian Jinzhong, Xu Xiang, and Zhao Fangxu, he also understood why the Lu family was affected by the deceased great grandfather Lu Guangda.

Based on the information he now knows, Zhang Chulan came up with a rough story framework.

The reason why Wang Yi has become a taboo in the alien world today is that the Thirty-Six Thieves' Oath of Brotherhood and the Eight Wonders, which should have been quelled under the forceful suppression of Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei, have reappeared in the alien world again.

If it were just the Thirty-Six Thieves and the Eight Wonders, it would be easy to deal with. After all, so many years have passed. As long as you don't jump around, with the Situng Company at the time and Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei to suppress them, everyone would pretend not to see it. At most, they would leave a will or something to see if the Eight Wonders are still there after a hundred years, and then try to snatch them away.

But the problem is that they turned a blind eye. Senior Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei and other first-generation company leaders did not want to see it, and even fanned the flames, allowing the Thirty-Six Thieves and the Eight Wonders to mess around in the alien world, which led to the chaos that almost subverted the entire alien world.

The thirty-six thieves and the eight unique skills are just a pretext in this chaos. The key point is how much Wang Yi and Zhang Zhiwei, the first generation veterans, did and how they subverted the world of aliens. This is the core of the entire story framework.

That’s why there was this great chaos which was called the Jiashen Disaster by the alien world. The Jiashen Disaster was just a title, and the content was all in the following 32 years.

Just listening to Lu Linglong talking about the life of her great grandfather Lu Guangda, whom she knew nothing about, Zhang Chulan also thought of the eldest senior brother and second uncle mentioned by Xu Xiang. He learned from Zhang Zhiwei that the eldest senior brother was a child named Yan Shuangying who was rescued by Wang Yi when the outside of the Great Wall fell.

The second uncle-master must be the great grandfather Lu Guangda mentioned by Lu Linglong. The two met at the 80th birthday of the old grandfather of the Lu family and had a very pleasant conversation. Considering the relationship between Zhang Zhiwei and Wang Yi, Lu Guangda and Zhang Zhiwei must have something in common.

As for wanting to find out from Xu San and Xu Si, Zhang Chulan had given up on that. He estimated that this gentleman's confidentiality level would be the same as that of his own master's. Nothing could be seen even fifty years after his death. Thinking of this, Zhang Chulan also asked Lu Linglong one more question.

"Linglong, when was your great grandfather born, and when did he die?"

"I remember my great grandfather said that my great grandfather was born in 05 and passed away in 05, just after he turned .

Oh, Bilian, I know what you are curious about. My great grandfather said that my great grandfather was three times more capable than he is now. But you also know that the generation of people in those days suffered three generations of hardships. My great grandfather was exhausted to death, but he was lucky to live to be a hundred years old. Let's go. We have arrived at my great grandfather's house. Now that so many years have passed, my great grandfather's lineage has also returned to the Lu family. This place is now considered half of my great grandfather's home."

As they were talking, Lu Linglong had already brought Zhang Chulan and the others to the gate of a standard courtyard house in the old city of Dongcheng.

"I heard from Grandpa that when Grandpa was studying in the capital, he rented a house here. You know that our Lu family is a famous family after all, and we can afford it. I heard that this was once a princess's mansion. Who knows which princess it was." Shrugging, she pushed open the door, and as soon as she entered the yard, Lu Linglong shouted, "Grandpa, I brought Zhang Chulan and the others to see you."

In the inner courtyard, a photo of Lu Guangda when he was young was placed in front of the hall, and fruits were placed in front.

Lu Jin was also playing chess with the national chess master Wang Zizhong. Watching the game were Old Meng, the first-generation biologists Meng Del and Little Meng, and the fourth-generation biologist Meng Duoduo.

Hearing Lu Linglong's voice outside the courtyard, old Meng Mengdel also called out to his adopted great-granddaughter, "Duo'er, go, go with Linglong to meet new friends."

After sending their great-granddaughter away, the three old men began to talk about their secrets.

"I heard from Xu Xiang and Zhao Fangxu that the senior brother's daily affairs have been handed over to Zhang Chulan. This time, I'm afraid this kid has figured out something from the daily affairs. It's really strange. When Xu Xiang found the daily affairs left by his senior brother, we old guys including my cousin also studied it, but we didn't understand what those ghostly painted talismans meant. The Heavenly Master knew, but he wouldn't tell us.

We have looked for clues based on what we could see, but we didn't find any. How come this guy has found some clues after just one night?"

"Maybe it's because we are all old and don't have the courage anymore. We were all involved in a lot of things that Brother Yi did back then. Although we don't understand, we choose to believe Brother Yi. Even though Yingzi is in a long sleep now, I have never blamed Brother Yi for anything. Knowing that Brother Yi faked his death and got away, I am also happy..."

"This morning, Xu Xiang and Zhao Fangxu came to see me and said that the descendant of Fenghou Qimen, who is known for his eight unique skills, has also appeared. He is the young Taoist priest from Wudang named Wang Ye."

"Wang's?"

"No, this is the youngest of the Zhonghai Group in Beijing. Perhaps this is his fate. Back then, the eldest brother and the Tianshi changed because of the Eight Wonders. Now, he should also end up with the Eight Wonders."

"Okay, then I'll go meet this guy and hear what he wants to ask me. Do you want to avoid him?"

"We are already this old, there is no need to avoid it, let's go together."

After the chess game was over, the three elders walked out of the inner house and greeted Zhang Chulan and the others who were chatting in the yard. As soon as they met, Wang Zizhong stared at Feng Baobao and exclaimed softly.

"What's wrong, Zizhong?"

"The little girl is so young, yet so introverted and clear-minded, she looks like an immortal."

"Her name is Feng Baobao. I heard that she was a treasure that Xu Xiang got from somewhere when he introduced the temporary worker system. She is more precious than his two sons."

"Really? That's not surprising."

"Master Lu and the others don't know that Sister Bao'er is the daughter of Wu Gensheng? Senior Wang Yi didn't tell Master Lu and the others about this?"

"Chu Lan, you came to me at this time, I'm afraid you want to ask me about the Jiashen Rebellion, then come with me, don't worry about these two, this one is Wang Zizhong, one of the great masters of the contemporary era, and this one is Meng Deer, his school is the Beast Master, it's hard to say now, they are both veterans who founded the Sitong Company with my senior brother, Tianshi and others, don't hide anything from them, maybe they know something you want to know."

"Hey, it's all in the past. Now we are just two retired old men. Duoduo, Linglong, you guys greet the guests. Zhang Chulan, you come with us."

"it is good."

Zhang Chulan followed the three elders into the inner house. After the door was closed, Zhang Chulan also saw the photo on the table. Without thinking too much, he took three incense sticks, lit them, bowed three times respectfully, and inserted the incense.

Just from hearing the brief biography of Lu Guangda from Lu Linglong, no matter what role this senior played in the Jiashen Rebellion, Zhang Chulan had to burn these three incense sticks.

"He's a good kid. Sit down, Chu Lan. I'll tell you everything you want to ask."

Zhang Chulan also took out the book "Wang Yiri Shi" from his arms, put it on the table, and turned to the tenth chapter, which is: Going back to the source of life and returning to the Trinity, and returning to the human world to complete nature.

Seeing this familiar handwriting, the three old men also showed a look of nostalgia on their faces.

"Master Lu, two seniors, I want to know the full content of this chapter written by Senior Wang Yi. Before that, I also have a small question of my own. Why did Senior Wang Yi use simplified characters when writing this diary? If it was a later time point, I could understand using simplified characters, but the first chapter was signed in the 23rd year of the Republic of China. At that time, simplified characters were not popularized, and there were not many simplified characters officially used."

Hearing this, Lu Jin, Wang Zizhong, and Meng Deer were all stunned, and then burst into laughter, leaving Zhang Chulan confused.

After laughing for a while, the older Mendel finally spoke: "Why else? Because Wang Yi can't even write a few traditional Chinese characters."

what?
"Chu Lan, are you surprised?"

"Uh...should I not be surprised? When Master Xu handed Senior Wang Yi's diary to me, I saw these simplified Chinese characters and wondered if he had foreseen it? He knew I would find out the truth, so he wrote a diary full of simplified Chinese characters in advance for me to read. Then, these simplified Chinese characters throughout the book..."

"The reason is very simple, because the simplified Chinese characters that you are learning and using today were first created by Wang Yi."

Zhang Chulan:?

Mendel on the side also added: "The first person to promote these simplified characters was Zhang Zhiwei during the base period, who is now the old Taoist priest. Without Zhang Zhiwei as a teacher in the base to lay the foundation and promote education, do you think that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the literacy rate of the people would be generally improved, and so many public primary schools could be built so quickly?
It’s just that they don’t value these honors, and they insisted that their names not be included.”

Zhang Chulan:? ?
Master, you have done such a great deed???

Wang Zizhong also took over Lao Lao Meng's words and continued, "This is not the end. Simplified Chinese characters have become popular, but how to read them is still a barrier. Chu Lan, at that time, basically everyone recognized simplified Chinese characters. If you don't recognize them, there is no difference between simplified and traditional Chinese characters. So we have to mention a literary gentleman. All of us have worked with him."

"Rhyme table?"

After being reminded by Wang Zizhong, Zhang Chulan also remembered that when he heard Zhang Zhiwei talk about the past on Longhu Mountain, he mentioned that when Wang Zizhong joined Wang Yi, the first thing he did was to cooperate with him to provide free medical services to save the people and martyrs who were captured in Gandi at that time.

The second thing seemed to be that he went to Shanghai with Liu Wei, the former young master of Jianghu Inn, to treat a literary gentleman who was suffering from lung disease. (For details, see Chapter 44 of Volume 4)
Then, under the pretext of congratulating Zhao Fangxu on his 100th day celebration, the gentleman was sent to the base at that time.

Is this gentleman involved here?
"Right, Chu Lan, you should be familiar with this person, right?"

"How could that be possible? From childhood to adulthood, every time I took a Chinese language test, I had to do his reading comprehension test. It made me dizzy. How could he be so good at writing in the second half of his life?"

"There was nothing I could do. Although I saved his life, his foundation had been damaged. He had difficulty practicing Qi, so he simply gave up and devoted himself to literature. At that time, he advocated that 'Chinese characters will not be destroyed, and China will perish' because traditional Chinese characters were a barrier to the general public and were monopolized. Later, when he saw Zhang Zhiwei promoting the simplified Chinese characters written by Wang Yi, he was the most excited and has been committed to how to make these simplified characters available to the general public.

It's a pity that good people don't live long. His foundation was damaged. Even if I saved him, I could only extend his life by twenty years before he passed away. In these twenty years, I did write a lot."

Thinking of that old friend, Wang Zizhong also sighed.

Zhang Chulan was even more shocked. Looking at the book "Wang Yiri Shi" on the table, he didn't expect that there were so many stories behind the simplified Chinese characters used in the book.

"Hey, hey, speaking of this, we can't give all the credit to him. My cousin also contributed a lot back then."

"Is there anything about Senior Lu Guangda Lu involved here?"

"Of course not. In terms of skills, my cousin is three points better than me. In terms of knowledge... Never mind. Chu Lan, Linglong should have told you about my cousin's background."

Zhang Chulan nodded.

"That girl doesn't know much, and of course I don't want to say more. After all, many things about my cousin after he came back are confidential. I don't know anything about them, so how can I tell these juniors? But, I can still tell you about some of his past events."

"Master Lu, are you saying that Senior Lu actually returned to China during the war?"

"Yes, it happens to be related to the tenth chapter of Brother's daily affairs that you want to ask about now. Of course, it also involves one of the thirty-six thieves."

"Who?"

"Liuyun Sword, Lin Zifeng, there is a pen and paper over there. I will write down for you who the thirty-six thieves were, including your grandfather and Wu Gensheng, and what these eight unique skills are."

Following the instructions, Zhang Chulan brought paper and pen, and Lu Jin began to write. In a short while, the list of thirty-six thieves and the names of the eight unique skills appeared on the paper.

Looking at Lin Zifeng's name and the sect on the paper, Zhang Chulan also remembered Zhang Dong, a disciple of Liuyun Sword who died in Fucheng in the story told by Zhang Zhiwei.

Lu Jin also sat upright and slowly told the story of what happened after Wang Yi and his men fought in Fucheng.

"That year was the 40th year of the Republic of China, which was the th year. The Sino-Japanese War had just entered a strategic stalemate phase, and nearly half of the country had been lost. The Japanese also supported the puppet government, and the situation was difficult. However, in this past, I was not the protagonist, or rather the protagonist at the beginning. Now thinking back, if I had not been alert and wrote a letter to my cousin at that time, my senior brother would not have been able to teach me the true three-fold reverse life of the Sanyi Sect..."

(End of this chapter)