The Imperial City, even in this war-torn era, is still solemn. Even if the fire burned down the most beautiful garden with the reputation of the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens, even if there were many ragged people here, even if the imperial city was covered with a layer of sunset atmosphere, you can still feel the mighty imperial power when standing in front of it. The majesty accumulated by history has not been completely lost because of the war.

At this moment, Xiyue was standing outside the city gate, in a corner where there was no one. She had been far away, thinking that she would never set foot here again, never thinking that she would come back after two hundred years.

The scenes that used to be, happy and unhappy, all emerged in Xiyue's heart one by one. This memory, she has been dusty for a long time, even when she met Furong, she was reluctant to touch it, but today she stood here again, and the memories were like a flood that opened the floodgates, and she couldn't stop it.

In that year, Xiyue witnessed the most brutal battle for succession in the Qing Dynasty. Although she had long known that the Qing Dynasty would have a day when the sun would set, as a person who had witnessed the most brilliant era of the Qing Imperial City, at this moment, Xiyue still couldn't help but feel sad. In fact, in Xiyue's view, most of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty were still relatively diligent, and they were ruined by a policy of closing the country to the outside world. Of course, the biggest reason for the fall of the Qing Dynasty was the change in the world environment and the great leap in human thought.

In such an environment, the fall of the Qing Dynasty was inevitable. Even if the emperor was very diligent and loved the people in the last dynasty, and the national conditions were good, it is unlikely that a constitutional monarchy would appear in China. After all, the Qing Dynasty was Manchu, and the Han people were the most powerful ethnic group in China, heavier than all other ethnic groups combined.

Many people feel that the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the shame of modern China are because of Cixi. It is undeniable that Cixi does have a great responsibility. However, is the fall of a dynasty really all because of a woman?

At that time, the Qing Dynasty had gone downhill, the whole country was decaying, Cixi was just a harem woman, she was not an excellent politician, she also wanted to save the country, but she couldn't save the tide. What she may be able to do is to be like the old lady of Jiafu, have fun in time, indulge in the dream she has woven for herself, and support this precarious dynasty.

Of course, this is not to excuse Cixi, but the fall of a dynasty, and it will never be the responsibility of one person. Perhaps in a peaceful and prosperous era, Cixi's approach is at most just an arrogant old lady who loves to enjoy. She just caught the last train of the fall of the empire, after all, she was too far behind Lu Pheasant, Empress Dowager Dou, and Wu Zetian.

Xiyue felt that Cixi and Chongzhen might be a little similar, both of them were people who died in the country. Both of them have worked hard for revitalization, but Chongzhen is more tragic, the building will collapse, and there is no power to return to the sky. Cixi is similar, but Cixi is luckier than Chongzhen, because Cixi has enjoyed glory and wealth all her life, and the last few years are even more extravagant, much better than Chongzhen's life of hardship and simplicity, and a tragic end. In modern terms, Chongzhen is a person who is enterprising and wants to do a great career. And Cixi just wants to be a little woman, rich and powerful, but she has no ambition and is not good at keeping her business.

Xi Yue didn't actually want to enter the Imperial City, but she felt that there was news of the East Emperor Bell inside, so she had to come. This time, Xiyue came alone, and neither the blue bird nor the white fox came. Xi Yue didn't think about how to treat the white fox and took it in, she was still wandering everywhere, and her future was dangerous. didn't take it in, Xi Yue felt pity for the white fox's talent.

Under the entanglement, Xiyue asked the white fox and the blue bird to cultivate on the mountain, and gathered them in the future. This is not an excuse, the blue bird has not been practicing for a long time, and many of the abilities that can be mastered have not been mastered, and the white fox has gained a lot because of this failure to advance, and they need to cultivate well, and it is not suitable to accompany Xiyue around. When Xiyue can leave here, she will go to them and take them with her. This road is very dangerous, whether it is life or death, Xiyue does not know.

This period of cultivation is also the time for Xi Yue to think about it. However, Xiyue didn't say that she was thinking about time, she just said that it was a great relationship to them. In fact, Xi Yue also knows that it is the same whether she says it or not, and the white fox will not give up this opportunity. And the blue bird will not leave her.

Walking into the imperial city, it is very depressed, although it is not dilapidated, but it has long lost the lively scene of the past. Pedestrians are rarely seen on the streets, and even if they do, they are in a hurry. Like Xi Yue, there are really few people who walk calmly on the street.

Xi Yue has completely lost the breath of the Eastern Emperor Bell here, and she is really going crazy. However, who made it the Eastern Emperor Bell, it is qualified to play a big name. Xiyue can only look for it slowly, hoping that Donghuang Zhong, a tsundere thing, can see that she has worked so hard and pop up a little bit of news.

As she walked, Xiyue came to a street, in front of a small mansion to be exact. A hundred years ago, it was the Imperial City. At that time, all the children of famous families wanted to enter this ordinary mansion, but even the prince at that time was not allowed to enter.

Xi Yue looked at the small mansion in front of her, and felt infinite emotion in her heart. More than two hundred years have passed in a blink of an eye, but I didn't expect that this house is still the same as before, and it hasn't changed at all. Xiyue stepped forward and wanted to go in and have a look, but she held back. If it's gone, let it pass.

"Ugh." Xi Yue sighed, turned around and left.

Before Xiyue could take two steps, the door of the small house opened with a "squeak", and a figure wearing a robe and a horse coat appeared behind the door, it was a man, a little old, but there was a majesty different from ordinary people. looks a little heroic, and it can be seen that he should be a handsome guy when he is young.

The man opened the door and saw Xi Yue who turned to leave, he was stunned at a glance, his eyes were shocked and unbelievable, and with infinite joy, it was her, she was back, this figure that had appeared countless times in his dreams, she was finally back, he finally waited for her.

"Xiyue." The man shouted, with a deep affection that could not be dissolved, with the excitement and joy that had been forcibly suppressed.

Xi Yue listened to a somewhat familiar voice and turned away. It caught my eye was a man with a wrinkled face and a long braid in Qing Dynasty clothes. This dress, at this time, is already very difficult to see, few people still have braids, even those old people of the Qing Dynasty have cut their braids.

Xi Yue didn't recognize the person in front of her for a while, and there was a little strangeness in her eyes.

When the old man saw the strangeness in Xiyue's eyes, his heart ached uncontrollably. Has she forgotten about me? That's right, I haven't seen each other for so many years, so I shouldn't remember.

Xi Yue looked at the sadness that suddenly appeared in the old man, déjà vu, and the familiar memories came flooding back. Xi Yue remembered the person in front of her, "It's you." ”

"If you think about it, yes, it's normal that you don't recognize me the way I am now." The old man smiled self-deprecatingly. I haven't seen her for many years, he is old, so old that he almost doesn't know himself, and she is still so young and beautiful, exactly the same as when I first saw her. It seems that her choice was right back then, and he was not worthy of her.