His cousin Chen Yinke next to Yu Dawei smiled and said, "Cousin, it seems you are tempted."

Wang Maoru looked at this thin young man with a low appearance, Chen Lisan, a famous figure in the Republic of China, said: "This is the youngest son Yinke, and he is studying ancient oriental literature at the University of Berlin."

Wang Maoru smiled and said, "Go to the West to visit ancient Eastern literature?"

Chen Yinke said: "Master Marshal, do you know a poem that says you don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because you are in this mountain? Although studying Chinese literature in China is a way, it is a way to break out of traditional fixed thinking and look at Eastern culture from another perspective, which is another cultural progress."

Wang Maoru smiled and said, "Everything, quick thinking, good, young people will definitely develop in the future."

"Thank you, Marshal, for the praise." Chen Yinke said.

"What's wrong with him?" At this moment, someone suddenly looked at the door and whispered.

"He actually came too."

"Hmph, liar!"

"Shh, don't talk, see what his purpose is."

Wang Maoru and others also looked over. An old man with a thin, sharp face and monkey cheeks walked in with the help of a beautiful girl.

"This is..." Wang Maoru really doesn't know this person, why do everyone complain so much?

Chen Lisan smiled bitterly and said, "This person is Kang Youwei."

"Ah? He is Kang Youwei?" Wang Maoru was surprised, but was there another thing he was surprised? It was 1923, and Kang Youwei was still alive? He was not dead yet? He really lived.

Kang Youwei seems to be a person with mixed reputations and despises many of the people here because he deceived the money of overseas Chinese all over the world.

At the beginning, he claimed that he raised money overseas by reform. All overseas Chinese donated money, and he even set up a company to intercept the aid of overseas Chinese to China. So much so that Sun Liwen raised revolutionary funds overseas, but was boycotted by overseas Chinese. Sun Liwen raised revolutionary funds around the world like a grandfather and grandmother, but not much was raised. It has to be said that Kang Youwei's secret obstruction played a very important role in this. Therefore, many people present did not welcome Kang Youwei's arrival and even rejected him. Kang Youwei's disciple Liang Qichao had long cut off his master-disciple relationship with him, and he couldn't help frowning when he saw his arrival.

However, although Kang Youwei's character is not ashamed of some people, especially overseas Chinese, his business vision is very unique. He used the millions of dollars raised by Chinese people around the world to buy land crazily around the world. And every investment has been rewarded with generous returns. It can be said that many of the people present are even less than one percent of Kang Youwei's property.

Kang Youwei entered this charity banquet as a private person, and the qualification of the private person to enter this dinner is to have a cumulative donation of 20,000 silver dollars. In addition to the fact that some people have not accumulated a cumulative amount of 20,000 silver dollars, there is another way, that is, donate auction items, and individuals can enter with the donated auction items. I don’t know what Kang Youwei took out, but it seems that it is much more than 20,000 oceans.

The noisy banquet scene became a place for the gathering of gentry and elites from various Republic of China. The waiter placed simple red wine or white wine and wine dishes on each table. Of course, the purpose of coming today was not to drink, but to charity, so few people actually went to drink. Most of them were just being served with red wine, but one of them was a madman from Peking University, Gu Hongming. This was simply an old man who was known for his arrogance. His abilities made others speechless, and no one cared about it. Gu Hongming was sitting beside him who liked Chinese culture, so no one cared about him. However, the table next door was Hu Shi and Cai Yuanpei and other new culture advocates. When he saw Gu Hongming like this, he sighed and felt helpless.

"Everyone, please be quiet." The music stopped. Yuan Kewen, one of the four young masters of the Republic of China, walked onto the stage at this time. Gu Weijun, the deputy director of diplomacy, served as the temporary opening host of the auction. Hearing his speech, everyone calmed down.

Gu Weijun said: "Everyone. The purpose of this charity auction dinner is only one. It is to do its best to the Chinese people's great cause to fight the epidemic and make contributions to the Chinese people's ability to get rid of the plague as soon as possible. All philanthropists, merchants, gentry, and social elites all have a sense of responsibility for the rise of China. Therefore, we gathered together and we had this charity auction. Here are newspaper reporters, newspaper reporters, and newspaper reporters are asked to supervise and public opinion supervision, and reporters can check the use of the purchase of charity funds at any time. Okay, I won't say anything extra. Now the auction has officially begun, so please invite auctioneers."

The auctioneer was shocked when he came out. It turned out that the auctioneer was not someone else, but the former Prince Chun Aisin Gioro Zaifeng, who once had a huge influence in China. Zaifeng was not good at governing the country, but in terms of antique appreciation, there was no other disciple of the Eight Banners. Now Zaifeng is only forty years old. He had lost his braids, put on a suit, and opposed all the restoration matters. In fact, many Zaifeng's friends did not know that it was President Sun Liwen who had made several revolutions that eventually leveraged the revolution. This is why Zaifeng received many protections from Sun Liwen after the Revolution of 1911.

Originally, he pursued a plain life, but when Wang Maoru was discussing auctioneers with others, he couldn't even choose the candidate. However, Shi Shaoyang reminded that the best people to identify antiques in China were not others, but the Eight Banners children who were incompetent. They grew up in wealthy families. They can be said to have grown up watching antiques. Only they understand the authenticity and value. The Zaifeng he recommended later, which Zaifeng was not ready to accept, but in the face of the raging epidemic, Zaifeng, who had not left the mountain for many years, lived a seclusion life.

"Everyone." Zaifeng said without saying anything, "This first auction item is not an antique."

"Oh? Not an antique?" Everyone discussed.

Zaifeng said: "This first auction item was presented by the Grand Marshal Shangwu. This is his military uniform. Do you still remember the movie "The Grand Marshal Shangwu"? The entire military uniform was the military uniform worn by the Grand Marshal Shangwu in a documentary seven years ago. Since this time it was a charity auction, all charity items were auctioned at zero. Now you are asked to bid freely and record it by the recorder." Zaifeng is actually not as unbearable as in history. In many cases, he knows how to advance and retreat very well and understands the general trend. If it weren't for the Qing Empire that there was no talent, he would not have been the last regent with a cowardly personality and signed abdication agreement on behalf of the Qing court.

After Zaifeng finished speaking, many people started to discuss it. This was interesting. The auction items were not just antiques, but even a military uniform from the Grand Marshal Shangwu was fine.

At this time, Wang Maoru stood up and bowed to the surroundings, saying, "Please forgive me for a reluctance. This military uniform has a special significance for me. I gradually became the Minister of National Defense from a brigade commander of a border defense army. I have been wearing this dress for seven years. In fact, what you didn't see is that there are patches on the sleeves, which are really caused by wear. This dress is really ridiculous, so my reluctance is that I am willing to auction it back, and the amount sold will be used as a charity fund. I also ask you to give it a high hand and give it a high hand. I will take the lead first. How about a lottery?"

When everyone started to talk, they felt that the self-buying and selling Marshal Shangwu was really interesting, so they donated money to the victims for this reason.

"Don't worry, Grand Marshal, I won't fight with you." said Tianjin philanthropist Yong Jianqiu, who had been arrested by Dai Chunfeng. Since he was arrested by the Investigation Department once, Yong Jianqiu has become more and more honest. He said this with seven points flattery and three points supporting him.

At this time, Liu Wencai, a gentry from the Liu family in Sichuan, stood up and said, "The Grand Marshal, the so-called charity auction is naturally the one who has the highest price. Please forgive me for not accepting it. We have been waiting for the Grand Marshal's style for a long time and have never been able to see your true face. If you cannot obtain this military uniform this time, I am not ashamed to go back to Sichuan to meet the people of Chuankang." Several Sichuan merchants around him immediately supported it.
Chapter completed!