Chapter 582 Long-cherished wish
Chapter 582 Long-cherished wish
The other person had worked hard for Da Xia for many years, but Shao Quanzhong had no knowledge of economics and they had no common language at all. He never visited him even once and only entrusted his fourth brother to collect rewards.
Now that he has passed away, Shao Quanzhong decided to go and see him off.
The expert's funeral was very simple according to his will. Not many people came, but each of them was a well-known and powerful person in the world.
Including Jessica, Shao Quanxiao, and the King of England, who had not seen Shao Quanzhong for a long time, also came. If the King of Yi had not been old and bedridden, he would have come too.
Four or five important figures from the French government, which was dissatisfied with the Shaw Dynasty, came. Even the new Lucia government, which was at odds with the Shaw family, sent a foreign minister with a small mustache to express condolences.
I didn't expect that Zhang Siwen's relative is so famous. He is just an economist and a strategist under my fourth brother. There are so many experts in Xiaoxiangya that Shao Quanzhong still can't recognize all of them.
Zhang Siwen, Wang Yongxian and Zeng Xiaoyi, who were actually in power in Daxia, carried the coffin themselves. The fourth person who carried the coffin surprised Shao Quanzhong.
The third son of the eldest daughter Xiaoqi, didn't you graduate from college? What qualifications do you have to be on par with Siwen and Yongxian?
Yali, who was standing beside him, explained to Shao Quanzhong, "Your Majesty, if you don't raise children, you won't know the kindness of your parents. After the eldest daughter gave birth to several children, she reconciled with you and sent the children back to Hailing from Los Angeles to study."
"This child is said to be a gifted genius. He was unexpectedly spotted by Zhang Siwen's in-laws and was accepted as a disciple. He studied under him for two years."
I see. Shao Quanzhong has never paid attention to the next generation. Since he is a disciple who has entered the master's room, he is qualified.
Shao Quanzhong looked up inadvertently and suddenly saw the photo in the mourning hall. He was stunned for a moment, as it looked so familiar.
I looked back and touched the back of my head, and it seemed that my age and time didn’t match.
"Yali, read the name of this expert to me and translate it."
……
"Oh no! The Marshal has fainted!"
The 77-year-old Marshal suddenly fainted while attending a funeral. After first aid, he was sent back to Qiao Garden to recuperate.
The wives were very surprised. Their husbands had always been in very good health and had been examined many times without any problems. The doctors said that there was no problem for the Marshal to live to be 100 years old. How could he suddenly faint?
Shao Quanzhong fainted in a strange way. After waking up, he seemed to have no sequelae. He just locked himself in the study and did not let anyone in. Even Rong Hui went to visit him, but was driven out.
The next day, before Shao Quanzhong even left his study, food was delivered to him.
Several ladies gathered together, wondering what was wrong with Shao Quanzhong.
"Yali, you have been watching outside the study since you were young. Do you know what Yuting is doing?"
Yali scratched her head. "He had some carpentry tools sent in. It seems that he is doing carpentry work himself."
In his spare time, Shao Quanzhong occasionally talked to Rong Hui and Wen Xiu about how he had learned carpentry when he was young in order to make a living.
How come after all these years, I suddenly want to do carpentry work? Is this the spirit of the Ming Emperor?
When Shao Quanzhong really got angry, no one dared to provoke him, not even Wenxiu and Ronghui dared to get into trouble.
Finally, Dongmei came up with an idea, and the ladies all ran to Wenxiu's Laiqing Pavilion and got a military telescope.
Laiqing Pavilion is the commanding height of Qiao Garden. Everyone looked at the Erfen Bamboo House from a high place and finally saw clearly what Shao Quanzhong was doing.
Planes, saws, chisels, and carving knives were scattered aside, and a newly made wooden tablet was placed on the desk. Marshal Shao was kneeling in front of the tablet, and he must have been kneeling there for a long time.
Rong Hui carefully turned the knob to adjust the focus, and suddenly exclaimed, "That seems to be the name of an editor, and he's still alive. Hmm, maybe it's just a coincidence..."
Wenxiu grabbed the telescope, took a look, and suddenly turned back, with a serious face, "No one is allowed to reveal a word about what happened today. Otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding our sisterly love and punishing you according to the family rules."
Wenxiu had never been so strict before. All the retired emperors and concubines were silent and nodded repeatedly.
Rong Hui didn't need to be restrained by Wen Xiu, but she was closest to Shao Quanzhong and vaguely knew something. After being in a daze for a while, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Hehe, Brother Shao is so old, but he still does whatever he wants, and he is hot-tempered and straightforward and corrects his mistakes as soon as he knows them..."
Three days later, Shao Quanzhong came out of the study, having returned to normal and looking like nothing had happened.
He waved and called Yali over, "Come on, let's go to Vienna."
Shao Quanzhong did not take the special jet assigned to him, but still took the propeller aluminum alloy train Count Zeppelin and arrived in Vienna two days later.
When he arrived in Vienna, everyone knew what he was going to do. Princess Sissi had died young, and it was the third anniversary of her death, so he came to reminisce.
Shao Quanzhong did not alert the Austro-Hungarian officials. He wore casual clothes and walked incognito with guards hidden behind him. After paying tribute to Princess Sissi, he came to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.
Princess Sissi was keen on supporting art, and she left a will to donate all her personal property to the Art Academy. At that time, Shao Quanzhong also joined in donating half of her property to be used for the expansion of the academy.
Princess Sissi once donated money to war orphans in Daxia so that all out-of-school children could go to school. That foundation is still run under the leadership of Hu Liuniang, and it has brought great benefits to Daxia.
Shao Quanzhong's participation in donating to the art cause of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was a way of returning the favor.
When people get old, they like to reminisce. While walking in the college, Shao Quanzhong began to recall Princess Sissi's peerless beauty that remained unchanged even in her old age.
Although she was also an empress dowager, Cixi was not good in this aspect and became ugly when she got old.
There is a reason for this. A person's appearance is of course innate, and when you are young, you rely on talent, and collagen makes you youthful and invincible.
When you get older, your mentality matters, as appearance is a frozen expression.
Princess Sissi was simple-minded, so she maintained her elegance and beauty. Empress Dowager Cixi loved power, and was always plotting to play tricks on people. She had a dark mind and murderous intentions, and over time, her appearance began to become frightening.
This is why the four concubines in the harem were recruited by Shao Quanzhong to live in Qiao Garden for their retirement, and why Cixi did not come.
Shao Quanzhong didn't want unrest in his harem, and Cixi's relationship with him was purely based on their children, and their feelings were very weak. Cixi was obsessed with handling government affairs and had no intention of joining Shao Quanzhong's harem.
While he was daydreaming about all sorts of things, a young man carrying a painting folder suddenly blocked his way. He bowed to Shao Quanzhong with a look of surprise and said, "I recognize you, you are Marshal Shao!"
It is normal for celebrities to be recognized when they go on incognito visits. Shao Quanzhong waved his hand and said, "Young man, don't get so excited. I have been retired for more than 20 years. Now I am just an old man who is nostalgic."
The young man said respectfully, "I must express my gratitude to you. Because of your and Princess Sissi's donations, the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts doubled its enrollment three years ago. After seven years of hard work, I was finally admitted here and now I am a junior."
"Really? Then congratulations, your years of persistence have finally paid off."
"Actually, Marshal, you and Wa... ahem, have always been my idols. It's a pity that I was born a few decades later and didn't catch up with the war years when heroes emerged. Now that the world is at peace, I want to use the art I learned to design magnificent and great buildings."
“Although the professors did not understand my great ideas and insisted on those useless luxurious trivial decorations, I firmly believed that…”
The young man talked incessantly, gesticulating nervously with his hands to emphasize his words.
This fan's clothes are old and patched, and it is obvious that his living conditions are not very good. But his clothes are neatly washed, his mustache is well-groomed, and he is meticulous in everything. He must be a very self-disciplined person.
"It's a rare opportunity, Yali, please help him finish his studies and let him become a painter or architect."
"It is a lifelong regret that I didn't get much education when I was young. It is my long-cherished wish to enable everyone who wants to study to go to college."
(End of this chapter)