Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Ito Hirobumi had a ghost in his heart, but he didn't reveal it at all. He said with a smile, "How can China, a country with good days and good days, meet again in battle? Mr. Ye filtered it out."

"Then we'll just wait and see." Ye Zhikui led Lin Hei'er out without waiting for Ito's reply. .

Volume Two, The Wind and Cloud of the Capital, Chapter One Thirty-seven

When Ye Zhikui walked out of the embassy area, he saw that the sky had gradually turned pale, and a round of red sun was slowly rising from the horizon. After the whole night of turmoil and bloodshed last night, the soldiers of the National Defense Army maintained order, and the sound of fighting had stopped. It was so sparse that few living people could be seen on the street.

"Let's go, let's go to the Forbidden City." Ye Zhikui glanced at the streets strewn with corpses, and took firm steps

On May 195, 5, on this night that later generations of historians called the "Bloody Night of the Capital", the death toll has always been a mystery, and those who witnessed it kept it secret, but it is estimated that at least 20 million Manchu and Han people died in the In this turmoil, there were about 80 Manchus among them, and almost every adult man in the capital had been stained with blood. What had a far-reaching impact was that the Manchu and Qing royal families were slaughtered by the slaughter that day. A fish that slipped through the net will not be able to stir up any big waves.

The bloody night in the capital directly led to the Manchu-Han conflicts that broke out in various places. The Manchus in various places attempted to retaliate against the Han people. However, unlike in the past, the governors of the provinces were very powerful. How many Manchus changed their names and changed their surnames, and dared not show up. Then, decades later, when the country entered a normal state and ethnic conflicts eased, some Manchus returned to their native places, and stood up and clamored that they were nobles.

Ye Zhikui's descendants stand up and let these people pee and look in the mirror to see what kind of virtue they are. If they are nobles who are greedy for life and afraid of death, everyone can be nobles. They all have the potential to become aristocrats. In a word, these people are rubbish and idiots. They think that making one or two films about singing and dancing to promote peace and decorate the Qing dynasty can cover up the truth.

Ye Zhikui led the personal guards through the Gate of Supreme Harmony and walked towards the Jinluan Hall. Along the way, there were soldiers of the National Defense Army on both sides. Some eunuchs and maids were busy cleaning the blood, packing up their belongings, and performing their duties. It seemed that the National Defense Army had completely controlled the Forbidden City. .

All the generals of the National Defense Army attacked from other gates, and their fronts pointed at the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. After the big event was settled, they left some soldiers to maintain order in the capital, while they brought their own soldiers into the Forbidden City and waited for Ye Zhikui's arrival.

Seeing Ye Zhikui passing by, the guard soldiers were extremely fanatical, but stood upright and stuck to their duties, and saluted one after another. Ye Zhikui returned the salute and said thank you for your hard work.

Touching the pair of bronze lions in front of the gate of Taihe, today is different. In the past, when he passed by here, he was conscientious and did not dare to relax in the slightest. Now Ye Zhikui couldn't help but sighed, and murmured to himself: "In his years, if I had For Qingdi, retribution and peach blossoms bloom together"

When all the generals heard Ye Zhikui's arrival, they all came out from the Hall of Supreme Harmony to welcome him.

All of a sudden, there was a lot of voices, and for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, they naturally had endless words to say.

Ye Zhikui looked around and saw Wu Dashan, Wang Shizhen, Xu Shichang, Mr. Wu and other generals were excited and joyful.

When I saw Ren, I walked over and said, "Ye Shuai, I didn't expect the Forbidden City to be so big. My subordinates just walked around half a circle and almost lost their way. Now everyone is waiting for Ye Shuai to enter the palace to discuss matters."

"Go" Ye Zhikui said softly.

Ye Zhikui led the generals into the hall, and looked carefully, the decoration of the Hall of Supreme Harmony was very luxurious.Dense dougongs are placed under the eaves, and the indoor and outdoor beams are decorated with the highest-level Hexi color paintings.The doors and windows are inlaid with diamond pattern, the lower part is embossed with cloud and dragon patterns, and the joints are equipped with gilt copper leaves engraved with dragon patterns.

Seeing the "Jianji Suiyou" plaque on the Hall of Supreme Harmony written by Qianlong himself, Ye Zhikui frowned and said, "Take this down."

Two sergeants hurried forward to take it down.

Ye Zhikui looked at the gold-painted throne with cloud and dragon patterns in the center of the hall.

All the generals shouted in unison: "I also invite Ye Shuai to climb the golden throne!"

Ye Zhikui did not refuse, but walked towards the throne step by step.

Under the gaze of all the generals, Ye Zhikui sat on it, as stable as Mount Tai.

Sweeping down, Ye Zhikui suddenly smiled and said: "The emperor's throne is nothing, it's not comfortable to sit on, everyone come and feel it, don't let me, Ye Zhikui, stand alone."

Some generals were a little moved when they heard the words.

Yang Du stopped him and said, "Ye Shuai, there is a difference between superiority and inferiority, and my subordinates don't want Ye Shuai to neglect etiquette."

Mr. Wu also came out and said: "Ye Shuai, now the Manchu royal family has been completely killed by Tu Yan, and the Manchu emperor and empress dowager are probably also dead and the country is destroyed. Now is a good time to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Han Dynasty. The country cannot be left alone for a day. , I am willing to invite Ye Shuai to become the Ninth Five-Year Honor, and command the world."

Some other Boxer leaders came out one after another to persuade them.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony was suddenly very lively, all of which were begging Ye Zhikui to ascend the throne.

Ye Zhikui and a group of generals of the National Defense Army were stunned for a moment, what was being played was that.

Ye Zhikui sat on the throne and didn't say a word. He himself felt that it didn't matter whether he was an emperor or not, so what if he became an emperor?It can last forever, as long as he can lead China to become a powerful country while he is alive, he will be satisfied. As for the affairs behind him, he can't control so much.

Generals of the National Defense Army such as Wang Shizhen, Xu Shichang and others were silent.

Yang Du said again: "Ye Shuai, today China is in the midst of internal strife and external humiliation. It needs a strong person to quell internal strife and defend foreign aggression so that the country can be peaceful and the people can rest. From now on, politics, ten years or so In 20 years, China may be able to seek wealth and strength, and stand side by side with the great powers in the world. From the perspective of today's China, only Ye Shuai can do this. Therefore, my subordinates sincerely hope that Ye Shuai will take the throne and proclaim you emperor."

Mr. Wu continued: "Ye Shuai complied with public opinion and ascended to the rank of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Who in the world would dare not follow, and the people in the Beijing and Tianjin regions would not cheer. I also ask Ye Shuai not to refuse."

Ye Zhikui looked at Wang Shizhen and motioned for him to come out and stop him.

Wang Shizhen won Ye Zhikui's heart deeply, and knew that Ye Shuai had no ambition to become king at this time.

"Everyone, how can we decide the affairs of the country with a single word? In the huge China, the reaction of the governors of various provinces is not yet clear. I think that representatives from all provinces should be called to Beijing to discuss this matter. Only in this way can the world be brought into harmony. People are convinced."

Yang Du said unwillingly: "The people in the government and the public are all old people. Coming to discuss will only make things more and more troublesome. Ye Shuai should be the first to become the Ninth Five-Year Lord and erect the anti-Qing and Han Dynasty. The big banner calls on the governors of all provinces to follow with great righteousness. At that time, even if someone speaks against it, they can stand on the side of righteousness and attack them slowly, otherwise, China today will surely fall into chaos."

Ye Zhikui waved his hand and said, "Everyone, I don't have to mention this matter again. Is it to follow the republic of the great powers or the Japanese constitutional monarchy? Whether I want to be emperor or not, I should wait for Li Zhongtang and others to come to Beijing before discussing it."

Ye Zhikui went on to say: "What we need to do now is to stabilize the situation in the capital, bury and burn the corpses to prevent the plague, and then send a funeral to the whole country. The Queen Mother and the Emperor died in the chaos. We must spread the news as soon as possible."

Seeing that Ye Zhikui had already spoken, Yang Du and Mr. Wu sighed helplessly, but obviously they both refused to give up, looked at each other, and might have to think of other ways.

Ye Zhikui sent an order to let the undead ministers in the capital to come forward as soon as possible, first to deal with Guangxu's funeral in Yingtai. .

Volume Two, The Wind and Cloud in the Capital, Chapter [-], Great Training

Beginning in the early morning of May 5th, shortly after the end of the war, the whole city was sealed off, and the gates of the city had already been occupied by the soldiers of the National Defense Army. No orders were given, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.

The generals of the National Defense Army began to organize the masses to clean up the streets. They dug more than a dozen mass graves in the western suburbs of Beijing and buried the corpses nearby. cry.

Soon, an unconfirmed news spread, and some Qing Dynasty elders who were still left in the capital immediately wept deeply when they received the news.

The person who didn't know why asked: "Who in your family died and cried so sadly?"

"It's the emperor and the empress dowager who died. Your majesty, empress dowager, you died so badly! This slave can't bear you."

"The emperor is not your father. If he dies, someone else will be his father. Why don't you cry."

The man wiped his tears and said: "You know what a fart, the queen mother said the day before yesterday that she would reward me with something, but now that the queen mother is dead, who do you ask the master to ask for rewards!"

And more people are confused and at a loss, as if those people who suddenly broke out last night were not them, they turned around and became good citizens again, the Qing Dynasty was destroyed, Guangxu died, Cixi died, who will control us now!

At this time, Mr. Wu and Yang Du sent people to spread rumors everywhere!

"Do you know? When Ye Shuai was born, someone saw a white dragon entering the room. Seeing this, Ye Shuai's father, in order to avoid suspicion, did not dare to use the word Conglong, but took the word Congyun."

"Have you heard? General Ye can speak and walk at half a year old, and he can speak well when he is young. He has great ambitions and is the emperor reincarnated from a real dragon."

"Ye Shuai is the savior of our Han people, the emperor of our Han people, haven't you seen that since we had him, China has defeated Japan, defeated Germany, and now overthrew the Qing Dynasty."

At this time, tens of thousands of Boxer fighters had gathered in the capital and had not yet dispersed. Mr. Wu made full use of these people, telling everyone what he heard.

Mr. Wu also specially promoted some eloquent people among them, and the task for them was to write the "Biography of General Ye" written by Mr. Wu himself, and let them spread the news around the clock day and night.

Opening the content of the book, there are some fairy tales throughout. Anyone who has read some books knows that this cannot be believed. However, Shengdou Xiaomin believes in this one.

The people in the capital are in a state of confusion, these rumors seem to have suddenly found a way out for them, the Chinese have always had the mentality of worshiping the strong and following the crowd, the so-called This is the case when three people become tigers.