Wan Lan froze on the pier, the cold sea breeze wrapped in the smell and moisture in her face, the ship whined and roared, and the couple who had traveled far away stood on the bow of the boat, waving goodbye to them.

"What did Ah Tian say?" Chen Ji stood beside Wanlan, "Your face has changed. ”

"Sukawa Shun killed the consul general, and also tried to blame the Chinese. Wanlan whispered, "She said that the war was about to begin." ”

The war is indeed about to begin, and the ancients have predicted it a hundred years ago, saying that the general trend of the world will be divided for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time. From the founding of the former Qing Dynasty to the abdication of Emperor Xuantong, it has been 268 years, although it is a hundred years of national fortune, but the time may not be very long - in the entire Qing Dynasty, the Xie family has only changed five generations of patriarchs.

It is only five generations of business, and Zhenjiang has been taken into account, which can only be done in a peaceful and prosperous era, when people do not have to run for survival, and can free up their hands to do something for their own benefit.

Chen Ji picked and collected the servants in George's mansion according to his original promise, but his mansion was bought by Xie Huai'an along with the furniture left in it, and Xie Huaichang stayed there with Xie Wanxian for two or three days.

"Big brother is bleeding profusely this time. Xie Huaichang said with a smile, "I first bought George's equity in the medicine store, and then bought his house, I don't know how much money is left?"

"As long as you don't come to attack my idea, my family will have enough money for me to use in the coffin. Xie Huai'an teased him, and then asked, "How about Miss Wei? My parents have decided to go to the capital to propose to you in person."

Xie Huaichang shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not a good time now, Zheng Rucheng is dead, President Yuan is angry, in fact, when I was at home, I received a report from Beijing, asking me to assist the Shanghai police in investigating the organization behind Zheng Rucheng's murder." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Chen Ji again: "I want to meet Chen Qimei." ”

Chen Ji immediately said: "I have no way to contact him, the person who was responsible for delivering the news for us is dead." ”

Wanlan then added: "We have already been suspected by the Japanese consulate, and the soldiers in charge of monitoring us have just been withdrawn, so don't make trouble for me and your brother-in-law anymore." ”

Xie Huaichang was stunned, and then laughed again: "Okay, okay, don't worry, I won't cause trouble for you...... Sister Ah is now as timid as a frightened bird. ”

Wanlan glared at him dissatisfiedly: "Let's talk about yourself, the president is angry, and he can't help but let people get married." ”

"It's not the president, it's me, I don't know what the future holds. Xie Huaichang was silent for a moment, smiled helplessly, and spread his hands again, "The president's heart to call the emperor is obvious, in his opinion, the domestic situation is very good, it seems that everyone is anxious for him to be the emperor, but this is actually just a forged public opinion...... Cai Songpo ran away from Beijing, and I think it won't be long before he returns to Yunnan and then gathers an army to attack Beijing. ”

Wu Xinyi said categorically: "No, the president will not be the emperor for a day, and he will not raise troops for a day." ”

Xie Huaichang said: "The president will be the emperor before the New Year, do you believe it or not?"

Xie Huai'an was confused for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Wait, what does it matter if Cai Songpo raises troops or not? What matters is the attitude of Officer Wei Wen, does he support President Yuan Da to become emperor?"

Xie Huaichang said: "He supports a constitutional monarchy, but he does not support President Yuan Da's constitutional monarchy. ”

Xie Huai'an sighed: "Oh, this is not good, what does Miss Wei mean?"

"Sister Yunru hopes that our country can quickly establish a National Assembly, and the National Assembly will establish and improve various departments of the state. Xie Wanxian said, "She is learning diplomatic knowledge from Mr. Lu, and has entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”

"Yo, that's not going to work. Wanlan said, "If Miss Wei goes abroad, then what will Ning Yin do?"

"If that's what she wants, then it's out, and I support all of her heartfelt decisions. Xie Huaichang smiled, "Yunru is different from the woman next to her, and this is what I love." ”

Wanlan was stunned, and suddenly felt a little envious, and couldn't help nodding and praised: "It's a blessing for Miss Wei to think like this, it seems that if she wants to achieve her career, she has to marry you." ”

Wu Xinyi showed a look of disapproval, but she didn't say anything, so no one paid special attention to her opinion. They soon agreed to set a wedding date before Yuan Shikai became emperor.

Xie Daozhong and his wife personally wrote a letter to Lu Zhengxiang and asked him to protect the media on their behalf, but what people never expected was that Yuan Shikai, who had been making a lot of noise about being the emperor before, but had been calling for several years without moving, was really as Xie Huaichang said, and suddenly announced his inauguration as the emperor of the Republic of China on December 10 of the Western calendar, and the year name was Hongxian.

As soon as the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar, and the previously separate groups suddenly united unprecedentedly, and they all condemned the perverse Yuan Shikai, and even his confidants and favorite generals were jointly sent to Yuan Shikai under the leadership of Feng Guozhang, asking him to abolish the imperial system.

Xie Wanxian watched Xu Shinian's office write press releases criticizing Yuan Shikai, and he was still a heart-warming talent, which made him famous in both the news and literary worlds, and he received letters from all directions.

Wanxian opened those letters, left what she thought was good for Xu Shinian, and said: "I don't know if it's lucky or unfortunate, I'm just in my twenties, and I've already experienced two changes of dynasty." ”

Xu Shinian looked at her from behind his glasses and said with a smile: "You are about to experience the third time." ”

There is no suspense about President Yuan's future, and the people who support his ascension to the throne and become emperor are all a group of literati, and those generals who hold heavy power such as Cai Yi have risen up against Yuan, and those who are as gentle as Feng Guozhang have only sent a joint telegram, and even Duan Qirui, who was under the nose of Yuan Shikai, resigned angrily - he is already benevolent and righteous, although he does not approve, but he does not openly oppose it like others.

Yuan Shikai's Great Wall of Force has collapsed, and it has been about 30 years since he was ordered to train troops in the small station in the late Qing Dynasty. But what people never expected was that these generals who were originally only convinced of him would all defect overnight.

The cold wind banged on the window, and the warm coal stove burned in the room, Xie Wanxian sorted out the stack of letters, tied them with strips of cloth, and responded in a low voice: "It is my blessing to be able to witness the history that has gone down in history." ”

It's New Year's again.

The peaceful and prosperous New Year may be lively, but it must not be as important as the troubled New Year, because the past year has been too bitter, and people need a ritual to cheer them up, so that God will be merciful to them in the new year.

And the heavens seem to be a little merciful, for most people who oppose Yuan's claim to be emperor. In March of the fourth year of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, who had been abused by the literati, finally ordered the abolition of the imperial system and reinstated his title as the president of the Republic of China. It is rumored that Duan Qirui once asked him to abdicate to protect himself, but he refused, perhaps this ending was too bleak for a hero, and even the heavens could not look past it, so in October of the same year, he sent a ghost official to take his life, so that he died in the post of president before the conflict intensified.

This is the first supreme ruler of the country to die since the founding of the Republic of China, and the newspaper published the news, but did not announce a state funeral as in the past when the emperor died, and asked the people not to feast and drink for three years. Therefore, the people seem to be in a kind of chaos, and they do not know whether they should live as usual at this time, or mourn for the president's filial piety.

But the Xie family has quickly made a resolution, which was proposed by Xie Daozhong: "Stay for President Yuan for three months." ”

There are radical juniors in the outer seven mansions who are not convinced, they hate Yuan Shikai as much as they hate the Manchu regime, although they dare not protest to Xie Daozhong openly, but secretly they deliberately do a lot of unruly things, but Xie Daozhong never cares about them.

Xie Huai'an didn't take his filial piety order seriously, he still needed to talk about business with people, and banquets and Fengyue places were unavoidable.

"They all thought that when President Yuan died, the world would be peaceful. Xie Daozhong said to Mrs. Qin after a lunch break, "But in fact, he is dead, and it is really the beginning of the chaos in the world." ”

"You say that, but it makes me feel a lot more at ease about Ah Tian's immigration. Mrs. Qin combed her makeup on the dressing table, carefully brushed her half-hundred-year-old hair, and put on dignified and luxurious jewelry, "No one in our family is in the political arena, which also makes me feel a lot more at ease." ”

Xie Daozhong glanced at her: "Huaichang and his future Yue family are here, and he is also your son." ”

Mrs. Qin said calmly: "I'm afraid he doesn't think so." ”

[Season 2 - End]

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