Chapter 158: The Last Loyalty
When Wang Daoyuan was more than 100 years old, it was the late Qing Dynasty. At this time, the Qing government was no longer capable of managing the country. The entire Qing Dynasty was in turmoil.
Until Guangxu and Cixi, a pair of fake mothers and sons, returned to heaven respectively, the Qing Dynasty was basically over. Although there is also an Emperor Puyi below. But he is already the king of the dead country, and the shape of the world is no longer up to him.
Since then, China has suffered too many disasters, and it is difficult to say that it is a long story. The eight-nation coalition army captured BJ, burned the Old Summer Palace, plundered a large number of national treasures, and committed heinous crimes against the Chinese people. The evil deeds of these aggressors can be said to be too numerous to mention.
In the face of the catastrophe suffered by the country, Wang Daoyuan, a monk, is also very sad. But there was nothing he could do. With his own strength, how could he turn things around.
Due to the turmoil in the country, the law has lost its relevance. The illegal and criminal activities of a qiē have become a convenience for parents, and it can really be described as lawlessness and evil.
And often in times of national turmoil, it is also a time when cultural relics on the ground and underground are in trouble. It's been the same since ancient times. When it comes time to change the dynasty, it becomes a good opportunity for tomb robbers to make a fortune.
The same is true of the current late Qing government. Like them, they are unable to manage society and allow all kinds of illegal and criminal acts to happen every day.
Tomb robbery naturally became the most severe crime at this time. There are many ancient tombs that have been stolen and excavated in a frenzy. The master's relics were damaged and destroyed.
In order to protect the country's cultural relics, many people with lofty ideals have made great efforts and hard work. Some even paid with their lives.
Wang Daoyuan is now anxious in his eyes, he is already a hundred years old monk at this time, and he is very famous and prestigious in society. Even the little emperor can be seen.
Wang Daoyuan knows. Many of the tombs had been excavated by thieves, but he couldn't take care of them. He just wanted to write to the emperor and protect the emperor's mausoleum.
Some ordinary tombs from ancient times. There's no way to protect it. But the emperor's mausoleum still needs to be protected. At the very least, we can't let the tomb robbers of our country succeed!
Emperor Puyi at that time felt very reasonable when he heard it, so he ordered Wang Daoyuan to protect the imperial tomb of the Qing Dongling.
We all know that the Eastern Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty is buried with the Empress Dowager Cixi, who ruled the Manchu Qing Dynasty for half a century. It is also a new mausoleum that has just been built.
Everyone knows that the imperial mausoleum that has just been built and used must have many valuable cultural relics in it. Therefore, there are many tomb robbers who are aiming at the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty and want to make a windfall!
Wang Daoyuan predicted that something might happen, so he volunteered to protect the Qing Dongling.
Emperor Puyi, of course, was happy. If you are willing to contribute to the country, why not!
So His Majesty the Emperor transferred a few masters to Wang Daoyuan. Let them take care of Qing Dongling together. Wang Daoyuan doesn't look at him as more than a hundred years old, but his body is still the same as that of a young man in his twenties, if you don't ask how old he is, others will only think he is a middle-aged man!
Wang Daoyuan is not only old, but his cultivation skills are also very remarkable. For a hundred years, he has been practicing his inner kung fu in the deep mountain temple. Now it can be said that it has reached the point of perfection. Generally, dozens of strong men are not his opponents.
In this way, there is a group of masters in the inner world, and there is also a senior monk to protect the Qing Dongling Tomb, so naturally it is much safer here. Some tomb robbers also want to clear the attention of Tanglin. But when they got the news that there was now a senior monk named Wang Daoyuan in the Qing Dongling Tomb who was protecting them, they didn't dare to act rashly.
Although at this time the country was in turmoil. Many of the capital's cultural relics were looted by the invaders. But these invaders just like the artifacts above, and have no interest in the ground. It is also not known that there are a large number of cultural relics in the emperor's tomb.
Therefore, although the invaders are vicious, they only loot the cultural relics on the ground. Didn't pay much attention to the artifacts under the ground. Of course. They also did not have time to excavate underground antiquities. Because it is very difficult to steal and excavate underground cultural relics. The aggressor doesn't want to spend too much time and energy on this.
That's it. Under the protection of Wang Daoyuan and a group of Ouchi masters, Qing Dongling has been safe and sound for decades.
But later with the development of the shape shì. The situation in the country is becoming more and more unmanageable. The Qing Dynasty had come to the end of its life. The little emperor Pu Yi also became a puppet emperor. He could only escape with some treasures by himself, and he didn't care about the affairs of the Qing Dynasty at all.
Now Wang Daoyuan is in trouble. Originally, he and those masters were also considered public officials, and they did things for the country. Naturally, each person has a monthly salary.
But the country is finished, the emperor has run away and become a puppet of the invaders. Then who cares about Wang Daoyuan, the loyal guardians of the emperor's mausoleum.
Without it, who wants to work in vain! These masters of the Great Interior, as soon as they saw that their 'boss' had run away, then why did they stay in the Imperial Tomb! I have to find another way to make a living!
Therefore, when these masters of the Great Interior, they knew that the Qing Dynasty had fallen. They also 'fell and scattered', and each of them found another way to make a living.
But Wang Daoyuan is different, he is an old man of more than 100 years old, and his feelings for the Qing Dynasty cannot be forgotten in a day or two. Therefore, he was determined to protect the Emperor's Mausoleum, even if no one gave him any more money. He also had to show his last bit of loyalty to the Qing Dynasty.
looked at these Ouchi masters, and they all gave him 'resignation'. He could only watch them leave one by one. And he himself has to guard the mausoleum alone.
When the last Ouchi master 'resigned' Wang Daoyuan, he also said to Wang Daoyuan with concern: "Old abbot, we are all gone, why are you still staying here!" The Qing Dynasty no longer exists. What loyalty do you have to give him, let's go back to the monastery and live a quiet life! ”
"No, little brother, you can find another way to make a living, because you both have wives and children, so you have to earn money to support them. But I'm different. I never saw my parents when I was born. He has been growing up in the temple and has been married all his life. I'm careless!
Although the Qing Dynasty fell. But it didn't perish in my heart! I'm over 100 years old. I have been with the Qing Dynasty for more than a century, and my relationship with it is not what you can imagine.
So, I decided to protect Tanglin as well. Although the Empress Dowager Cixi was corrupt and incompetent, the Qing Dynasty fell into the quagmire step by step. But when she was in power, she was a very Buddhist person. I also allocated funds to build my deep mountain temple.
In this regard, I will also do a little more faithfulness for her. Let's go! I decided to protect Tanglin alone. I think that as long as I am still protecting the Tanglin, those tomb robbers will not dare to act rashly. But if I leave, maybe I'll leave now, and they'll do it tomorrow. Therefore, I still have to protect Tanglin, at least not let it fall into the hands of tomb robbers, and let the tomb robbers destroy it. ”
"Okay, take care, old abbot, I'm leaving." The last Ouchi master, with a fist to Wang Daoyuan, disappeared into the mountains and forests.
Wang Daoyuan is such a loyal person. Even if all the Ouchi masters left, he was still the most loyal subject to the Qing Dynasty in the Qing Dongling alone.
At this time, there was indeed a tomb robbery gang of dozens of people who wanted to attack Tanglin. Because, they all know that the Empress Dowager Cixi is buried in the Eastern Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty, and there must be countless treasures in it. If you can steal and dig up the Qing Dongling, it will definitely be a silver that will not be spent in a few lifetimes.
But they knew that Wang Daoyuan was not easy to mess with, even if dozens of them went together, they were not his opponents.
Therefore, even those dozens of Ouchi masters have found another way to make a living. But Wang Daoyuan alone still protected the Qing Dongling Tomb tightly, and no rabbit could run into it.
Those dozens of tomb robbers looked at the Qing Dongling Tomb from a distance all day long, and they could only 'sigh at the ocean' and 'quench their thirst'.
Wang Daoyuan is also very happy, thinking that he feels that his body is still very strong, and there is no problem in living for another few decades. As long as he is in Tangling, there is no tomb robbery gang that can succeed.
But what he didn't expect was anything. The situation in the country has deteriorated further. The Qing Dynasty ended, and the world became a world of soldiers. Whoever has a gun becomes an emperor. Do whatever you want.
Now the country is full of wolves, warlords are divided, and they are fighting all day long in order to fight for territory. But when you fight, it's not bullets, it's money, that is, money. You are a warlord, you are powerful, but you have to feed your army, and that is to have silver. You don't have any money, who will give you your life!
At this time, there was a warlord who encountered the problem of 'food ringing'. He originally wanted to take refuge in the Jiang dynasty! But the boss of the family looked down on him, saying that he promised him to surrender, but the people just played with him, and only nominally became the army of the Jiang dynasty. But if people didn't give him a military ring, he had no choice but to raise the army by himself.
But now the country is in turmoil, and I want to get the money where to go. The silver on the ground was stolen by the Eight-Nation Alliance. If you want to get silver, I'm afraid you can only be a mouse once.
The boss of this warlord is called Sun Dianying, and he is a thug from a ruffian. Later, he took refuge in a warlord boss, gained the trust of that boss, and became the second boss of that warlord. But the boss was soon killed in a battle, and he took over his troops as a matter of course. He became the boss, and slowly he got into the situation he is in today.
But now that he is facing the problem of military spending, it is time for him to live and die. Either disband the army and find another way for himself. Or find a way to get the military sound. Otherwise, his career as a warlord would be over.
Faced with a dilemma, Sun Dianying felt unprecedented pressure. (To be continued......)