Volume 12 Chapter 61 The Exile of the Soul (9)
"Master Teacher...... Teacher-in-Charge? ”
Is that......
Very faint candle of fire.
It is a room full of gloomy and cold atmosphere. In the room, there is a portrait of Sanqing.
She sat on a futon, as if she had just woken up from her slumber.
And in front of her, there was a Taoist boy who woke her up.
"What's the matter...... Than clear? ”
"Something Happened ......"
"Your Majesty, you have abdicated the throne."
It took her a few seconds to finally digest the information.
"The Qing Dynasty no longer exists...... I heard that the revolutionary army is now cutting braids everywhere......"
She looked into the mirror in the room.
In that bronze mirror, she could see her face clearly.
A beautiful face, but ...... But there is no longer the curly hair of the past, but a straight black waterfall hair.
Curl......
Why curly hair?
Thoughts start to get confused...... It didn't take long for her to sort it out, though.
"Let's go, Biqing."
"It's a new era from now on."
This is a very important day for the land of China. The feudal monarchy, which had been maintained for 2,000 years, completely collapsed. The rule of the Manchu Jurchens over the Han Chinese, which began in 1644, came to an end. But...... The fact that the land of China was reduced to a colony by the imperial powers has not changed in the slightest.
Yuan Shikai, who forced the Qing Emperor Puyi to abdicate the throne, was planning the emperor's dream in his heart, and the Japanese people in the neighboring land were also sharpening their knives and coveting this land.
The country is in dire straits.
In this era, human life is as cheap as mustard. A large country with a population of 40,000. The average life expectancy, however, is not more than 40 years. War. Famine, banditry......
The Tianyin Sect was born in this era.
A sect outside the party that pursues immortality.
She pushed the door open.
Today's weather is very cold. It makes people feel like they are frozen.
She looked at the formation of the disciples at the foot of the mountain.
The Qing Dynasty fell. But...... For people like them, it was nothing for a long time. What's more, as everyone knows, the Qing government has long been a pure puppet government. Who are the rulers of China now? It's British. It's French, it's German, it's ...... Not the emperor on the dragon chair.
Today's weather is exceptionally cold.
"Where is the red moon? Why, you came to inform me? ”
"Mikome-sama went down the mountain today."
She took a deep breath.
It was a terrible day.
It's starting to get dark.
As soon as the door was pushed open, she immediately cast her gaze. Walking in was a woman whose appearance was no less than hers.
"Red Moon?"
"Teach."
The woman was dressed in red and wore a sword behind her.
"The Emperor's Affair ......"
"I already know."
There was a long silence.
"It has something to do with us, right?"
"What do you think?"
After a long time, she stroked her forehead slightly, and suddenly said, "You go down the mountain, what's the matter?" ”
"You know that. What am I going to do. ”
There was a sudden silence in the room.
"Shouldn't we stop?"
I don't know how long it took for her to say this in a slightly trembling tone.
"Stop?" The woman in red named Red Moon had a stunned expression. Say, "Why stop?" You should know what era is coming next. ”
"We have received gold and silver from those Eight Banners. Even large quantities of opium. ”
Opium, in this era, is no different from the concept of gold. In 1840, China fought a war with Britain over opium, which ended in the defeat of the Qing government and the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing. Since then, the opium trade has been fully legalized, and there are countless opium eaters among the dignitaries.
"Are you scared? Teaching? The secret account books where we did 'business' with those children of the Eight Banners have long been completely burned down, just like the Old Summer Palace. No one will ever know. ”
"When was the last time you saw the Queen Mother?"
The woman in red groaned for a long time.
"Why are you suddenly concerned about the Queen Mother?"
"The last time you saw the Queen Mother...... What does she look like? ”
The woman in red finally answered.
She was still wearing the queen mother's phoenix robe. However, there was no blood on his face, and he couldn't even see the pupils in his eyes......"
"Compared to when she was ...... 'alive', it was really terrifying......"
Dowager......
In the late Qing government, there was a queen mother, who can be said to have left a very strong mark in China's last feudal history. She was seen by many as a traitor, but there is no doubt that she was a woman at the pinnacle of power, and there were very few people who did it in a feudal dynasty.
Her name is Yehenara clan, and she was the concubine of Emperor Xianfeng, the mother of Emperor Tongzhi, and the famous Empress Dowager Cixi.
On November 15, 1908, the thirty-fourth year of Guangxu, almost immediately followed Guangxu and died.
Now, there are only a handful of less than four years.
"You can 'see' the Queen Mother."
"Yes."
"What about the emperor?"
"Your Majesty?" The woman in red pursed her lips and smiled, "That puppet sitting on the dragon chair, do you call it 'Emperor'?" No kidding. Since the Empress Dowager lowered the curtain to listen to the government, there has been no 'emperor' in the Qing Dynasty. ”
"When the Japanese defeated Li Hongzhang's sailor, the Queen Mother only thought about her birthday banquet at that time."
"So what?"
"Over the years, how much land in our country has been sold to foreigners?"
"So what?"
"So, you can 'see' the Queen Mother."
"So what? Coach ...... Sister! ”
She looked at the woman in red in front of her, the red moon.
"Yuwen Hongyue?"
"Please call me Red Moon. In the entire Tianyin Sect, only you and Biqing know, and my surname is Yuwen. ”
"There are many people in this world who should go to hell."
"Yes. But not everyone who should go to hell will go to hell. When I die, I will not go to hell. The Queen Mother is dead, and what she promised us has been fulfilled. That's enough. It makes no difference to me whether the country is ruled by foreigners or by revolutionaries. As long as there are people, they can pay the bills. ”
Then, her face changed.
"And ...... Don't think you're in charge, it's a big deal. You are nothing without me. The only reason I'm below you is simply because I'm better at doing things behind the scenes. ”
"So...... Stop saying 'stop'. ”
"Don't you think about it!"
She was silent.
Then, suddenly, his consciousness became trance-like again......
I don't know how long it has been...... She heard a voice.
"You two, please see."
What is that?
When her vision was clear, she only saw golden light.
It was a box. It was filled with gold.
"President Yuan's heart, I hope that Yuwen will be able to accept it with a smile."
A man in military uniform stood in front of a table, pushed the box full of gold, and said: "Frankly speaking, since President Yuan was proclaimed emperor at the beginning of this year and changed to Yuan Hongxian, the traitor Cai Yi and others have made bold mistakes, and the president is forced to cancel the title of emperor due to the domestic situation, which is really a last resort. Now, he is terminally ill. The name of the Tianyin Sect is something that the great president has heard of in the past......"
"Did you learn it from the mouth of the Empress Dowager of the West?"
It was the red moon dressed in red who spoke.
The man in military uniform looked at the red moon and said, "I'm talking to your master, what qualifications do you have to intervene?" ”
"What does President Yuan mean?" She finally spoke.
"Yuwen Sect must know it. With all due respect, according to the diagnosis of Western doctors, the president's uremia has become more and more severe, and I'm afraid it won't be a month later. ”
Looking at the box of gold in front of her, she pursed her lips and said, "General, I can't wait for a person from outside the square, how can I be qualified to receive such a big gift?" ”
"Coach!"
However, the man in military uniform in front of him quickly pulled out a gun!
"Below is the adjutant under General Duan Qirui." The man in military uniform opened the safety of the gun: "Usually on the battlefield, I never mind killing women and children." Today, does the head of the sect want this box of gold, or this warhead? ”
"Teach you, don't take it yet!"
She looked at the muzzle of the gun pointed at her forehead in front of her, even if she was a cultivator, she had not practiced the iron cloth shirt of the golden bell cover.
"General, when the Japanese seized Jiaozhou Bay and the May Fourth Incident broke out, did you also aim your guns at those students who loved them?"
"Coach!"
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