<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the first chapter of the Old Mountains and Rivers Chapter 1 Chong Ling ascended the throne</h1>
"Dead hands, for the laughter of the world, why not?"
The net whip sounded nine times, and the dragon frame ascended to the court. Tantric Buddhist lamas walked slowly from the sides of the Dan Majesty[2] towards the Taihe Gate in groups of two, followed by the imperial guards in red brocade robes, and the huge yellow luo cover umbrella crossed. The golden boring, incense burner, knotted staff and other honor guards passed by one after another, and finally the dragon pick I was riding on, accompanied by the long sound of the barrel Qin, stopped outside the Taihe Hall.
The sight of hundreds of people shouting for long live is indeed intoxicating, but I am not surprised; what is more important now is to prove that I have been blessed by Heaven, otherwise this crossing will lose its proper meaning. At the beginning of the lantern, he turned his head and handed a look to the eunuch on duty.
Only to see him throw the dust and shout loudly: "Kneel~"
The sound was flat and rhythmic, drifting slowly in the front square, and the click of the old-fashioned magnesium camera was incessant. The group of courtiers crawled in front of His Majesty Dan, the red, yellow, and black flames were good-looking, standing on the platform, only to see the black pressed heads of the courtiers, but they could not see any of the faces.
"One kowtow, then another kowtow, three kowtows~" The long three prayers and nine kowtows continue. But my thoughts drifted back to the happy times of my life with the summer evening wind. Yes, I crossed. The good news is that I became an emperor; the bad news is that the emperor's era name is Xuantong. Even more unfortunately, it's 1910 and I'm five years old. In the main historical line, next year is the year of the abdication of the last emperor.
As for crossing, not to mention! On an afternoon when no one was recruited and no one was bothered, I took the first line to get the shaking indicator. When passing by Babao Mountain, I was going to look at the station sign, but as soon as I reached out, I was bumped head-on by a small girl. I only heard a conversation like "sorry", and before I could answer, I found that there was a bluff under my feet, and the whole person seemed to be suddenly immersed in water, and countless voices were whispering in my ears, accompanied by my endless downward fall.
When you open your eyes again, you will become the current Xuantong Emperor. The body of this young child really made my head as big as a bucket, but after a month of training, now I no longer stumble when walking, and my speech has become clear and powerful. If there is any place that is not adaptable, it is that when I take a bath, I am also surrounded by eunuch palace women, which makes me extremely uncomfortable.
"Three prostrations, Chin~" Three prayers and nine prostrations. A hundred tables had been tightly arranged in the front square, and the Rebbe, Guanglu Temple, and Qin Tianjian were busy. Pastel longevity tableware on the table, musicians, waiters to the school court week, beautiful people offering tea, dried fruits four products, candied fruit, dumplings, pickles, appetizers continue to flow. The regents of the Manchu Han Dynasty, Zaifeng, and the Prince of Qing, Yi Li, divided their forces into two compartments, and the subordinate ministers successively sat down with guests and hosts.
I leaned on the dragon's claw and closed my eyes, and this huge and complicated ritual required a lot of physical preparation for a young child. The eunuchs flew around the feast like butterflies wearing flowers, and the ministers slowly warmed up to discuss the "miracles" prophesied by His Majesty. Until the incense, tea and hand plates are on top one by one. I only opened my eyes and made a starter gesture to the eunuch on duty.
The eunuch threw away the dust and shouted a silent voice. As soon as the three sacred decrees of the convention passed, they arrived at the stage of the Heavenly Family's training; originally, this kind of activity of the feast group of courtiers was to bring everyone together to enjoy themselves, but no one had ever thought that this Puyi's small mouth could not stop. The more I repeat it, the more frightened I become.
"I have been in the Qing Dynasty for 274 years since Taizu Nurhaci changed the Yuan; successive ancestors have worked hard to cultivate the land, the property is abundant, the lives of 40,000 million subjects are prosperous and stable, and the national strength is far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties! However, since 1840, after the defeat of the Daoguang Emperor in Britain, he still did not think of making progress, tolerated and refused to change. As a result, our Great Qing Dynasty is now surrounded by great powers and the people's livelihood is withered; then the Bandits [3] have rebelled in more than 20 provinces, affecting more than 600 cities. It took more than ten years to quell the devastation, leaving more than 40 million people displaced and homeless! ”
ZaiFeng's brow furrowed, although most of the courtiers listened to the words, but he and Prince Qing were close to the left, and they could clearly hear that this string of childish voices contained a hint of anger. From the point of view of modern people, especially modern Chinese. The Qing Dynasty carried a cauldron of China's backwardness. Behind the prosperity of the three generations of Kang Yongqian is a huge crisis of self-sufficiency, and the lack of global vision of the Chinese people has made the Qing Empire lack correct speculation ability in modern times.
"In the Guangxu Dynasty, the misfortunes followed, and the "Xinugu Treaty" was in the back of the former "Maguan Treaty"; the Tangtang Beiyang Marine Division was unable to pay for the military, and it was a great fortune for my Great Qing Empire to have such a 'Qingliu' real number of countries as Weng Tonggong! How did the Ming Dynasty die? I would say that the Donglin Party is the same as some of the clear streams here! It's really an insider infighting, a layman in foreign wars! "Speaking of this, the more I talk about it, the more angry I get, and I stand directly on the dragon and drink high."
"You can also mix sand in the shells, a treasurer!" Isn't it a joke to say that? Can you learn the basic kinetic energy formula and figure out the relationship between bullet speed, angle of incidence and penetration! "The eunuch's voice getting smaller and smaller, but my voice became louder and louder." In Japan, which is less than one-tenth the size of my country, the Western Affairs Movement and the Meiji Restoration were carried out at about the same time! Have you ever wondered why people have become great powers, but we can only cut the land and pay compensation? ”
"Looking up at the world, is it more important to repair the garden than to repair warships?" If it were not for imperialism fighting a dog-bite-dog Russo-Japanese war. Where did this Qing Dynasty go for the fallen princes and ministers? Go back to your hometown of Ninguta in the northeast to hunt? Now look at that is still your hometown? Is it your hometown? That's the territory of Tsarist Russia and Japan, you know! ”
Zhao Erxun [4] also described the Qing court of the Guangxu Dynasty, "The master and apprentice scratched the defeat, and the land was cut and the land was equalized." The re-emergence of the Humble And the Obscure Yingtai. When insults come from the outside, they do from within. Soldiers of the Eight Kingdoms, Six Dragons Hunting in the West. But His Highness the Minister looked at the pointing young child with an indescribable emotion, surprise, shame and embarrassment mixed with a little anger. The atmosphere of the banquet became subtle, and the crowd began to clamor.
At this time, Qin Tianjian Zheng [5] suddenly exclaimed, his left finger pointed to the sky, and the crowd unconsciously raised their heads and looked up at the sky. Through the yellow tiles of the summit, only a brilliant star emerged from the clouds southwest of the Big Dipper, and several small pops followed it. The comet's tail is bifurcated, two tails made of gas and dust, and the flames emitted by the tail make the entire night sky discolored.
"Want to go back?" Then save this soon-to-be-settled divine state! A gossamer-thin passage happened to penetrate my eardrum at this moment, as if reverberating in my consciousness. The feeling of floating in the water once again surrounded me, but it faded at a very fast rate.
I don't want to be the last emperor of this bullshit, and the vision of modern people has long told me that no one can defy the historical cycle. The 19th century was an era of revolution, and the dying Qing Dynasty had the possibility of overturning. The glory of authoritarianism will inevitably pass, and the awakening of the people's self-will and the impact of modernization are destined to plunge this system into the ruts of history.
After the Enlightenment, the light of reason began to dispel the darkness of authoritarian governments; the ideas of freedom, equality, and democracy spread throughout the world through high-intensity colonial wars and frequent dumping of goods. The american independence, the Paris Commune, and the wars of independence that came from the colonies formed this irrevocable secularized historical current. My intention was only to pretend to be a ghost and hold on to power for a few years and enjoy the corrupt life of an authoritarian emperor. But tonight's stargazing has left some scratching their heads. "What are you going to do when you go back?" I asked myself, "There's nothing new under the sun."
This great Qing can be continued for a few years; if the level is limited and it cannot be accomplished, it can make the people suffer less and suffer less. From the perspective of the crosser, there is no foundation for all generations and world peace in human history. If I had the privilege of enabling 40 million of my compatriots to survive the warlord divide, to avoid the suffering of World War II, and to enjoy decades of peace. Perhaps this is my most sincere legacy for the people of this world. And whether or not they can maintain the peace I left behind after the republic is their responsibility.
"The minister has something to play!" Ding Ti chang [6] kneels on one knee and plays in a loud voice.
【End of this chapter】
exegesis:
[1] Tibetan and Mongolian wind instruments; often used in religious ceremonies.
[2] This refers specifically to the Imperial Road in front of the Taihe Hall.
[3] The Qing court's contempt for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
[4] Zhao Erxun, author of the Draft History of the Qing Dynasty.
[5] Jian Zheng, the first person in charge of qin tianjian.
[6] Ding Tichang, son of Ding Baozhen.