Late at night, in a secret room in the back wing of the Yamen of the Chen Dao Administration in Henan, under the dim light, two Manchu officials, huddled together, looked at a newspaper printed in ink on the table, Hao Ran was "Nanfang Daily". Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

These two Manchu officials, one of the middle-aged officials wearing a four-grade eight-python five-clawed snow goose Daotai supplement, is Jia Zhen, a Kaigui Chen Taoist and the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture, and the person next to him who is wearing a five-grade white pheasant prefect is Zheng Tingmian, the prefect of Chenzhou, who rushed from Huaining City, Chenzhou overnight.

Jia Zhen's brows were tightly locked, and there was a gloomy look on his face.

He almost lay on the table, his eyes staring at the current affairs news page of the "Nanfang Daily" on the table, and muttered unconsciously in his mouth: "...... The Qing demon chieftain Yi Su led an army of 5,000 and Manchu and Mongolian nobles, civil and military officials, harem concubines and others fled from Beijing in a panic ......, on the fifth day of the first month of October, I captured the army A Ninth Division and other soldiers in Huairou 15 miles southwest of the Chawu post ambushed the Qing demon, the Qing demon army was annihilated, captured the Qing demon queen Niu Hulu and other concubines nearly ten people, captured the Manchu and Mongolian nobles and Qing demon ministers headed by Prince Yi Zaiyuan hundreds of people, the whereabouts of the chief Yi Yi are unknown, most of them died in the chaos......"

Thinking of this, Jia Zhen's heart was already shocked! Even the queen and all the concubines were captured by thieves, and there were hundreds of civil and military officials, and the Great Qing Dynasty was over!

Although it was less than half a month, the news that the Cantonese thieves and thieves attacked Beijing from Tianjin, the Qing Emperor fled from Beijing, and the Beijing division was occupied, had already spread throughout the provincial capitals of the Central Plains.

Although on the surface, Yinggui, the governor of Henan, has ordered a strict ban on blocking this news, how can such shocking news be blocked? That is, the villagers in the poor countryside still don't know about such a big thing, how can ordinary state capitals and county seats, and the squires not know? And local officials like Jia Zhen and Zheng Tingmian always keep an eye on every move of the court, not to mention such a major event, that is, the emperor's beloved concubine Yifei was pregnant with a dragon seed a while ago, and they all know it clearly.

However, even if Jia Zhen had long been aware of these news, he was still shocked by the news in the newspaper, and stared more eagerly at the dense ink square words on the newspaper, and continued to look back!

“…… On the sixth night of the first month of October, the demon head Qin sent the minister Monk Greenqin to lead thousands of Mongolian cavalry to attack the holy king's camp at night, but instead he was ambushed and the whole army was annihilated, and the demon head monk Greenqin was killed on the spot...... Since today, the Qing demons in Beijing have fled on a large scale one after another......"

“…… On the tenth day of October, our army broke through the city of Beijing, and the Holy King entered Beijing and entered the Forbidden City under the welcome of the people of Beijing! In the afternoon of the same day, the former Manchu Qingyi Prince Zaiyuan, enthroned in the Forbidden City Taihe Hall and called the emperor, is the tenth emperor of the Manchu Dynasty, the year name 'Shun Han', immediately, Emperor Shun Han in front of more than 100 Manchu princes and nobles in the capital, issued an edict of atonement and abdication, announcing the crime of massacring the Han and Miao people committed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the Central Plains, and officially announced the abdication and dispersal! …… Gui Liang, the governor of Zhili, Hua Shana, the official department, Qi Ying, the governor of Jiumen, Wang Zairui of Chenggong County, Wang Yiyun of Dorofujing County, Wang Yixu of Dorozhong County and other princes and important ministers surrendered to the Holy Kingdom one after another, and went to braided Mingzhi in public to show their obedience to the Han Dynasty...... At this point, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which had ruled China for more than 200 years, was officially declared extinct! The blessing of China, the luck of hundreds of millions of Chinese people! ……”

“…… On the tenth day of the first month of October, the Holy King Feng Yunshan officially ascended the throne as emperor in the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City, witnessed by hundreds of soldiers and more than 100 Manchu ministers. The new emperor proclaimed the establishment of the 'Chinese Empire', and the era name was 'Taisheng'. ”

"The Chinese Empire? The era name is too sage? Jia Zhen recalled this strange country name and year name, and was a little puzzled.

Zheng Tingmian, the prefect of Chenzhou next to him, smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Retreat, the Qing Dynasty perished like this?" How can I wait for such a Qing courtier? ”

Jia Zhen waved his hand: "Brother Terrier, don't worry, don't be busy discussing this first." Wait for my brother to finish reading this special issue of "Nanfang Daily" first! ”

As he spoke, he stared at the newspaper carefully.

“…… Gui Liang, the governor of Zhili, officially declared that he, as the highest official in the Zhili region, declared on behalf of the province of Zhili to secede from the Manchu Qing Dynasty and join the Chinese Empire......"

“…… Qinglin, the governor of Mubei, also officially announced that the province of Mubei had declared its independence from the Manchu rule and incorporated into the Chinese Empire......"

“…… Gao Yingmian, the prefect of Gwangju in Henan, announced that Gwangju would secede from Henan and under the rule of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, declare its liberation, and join the rule of the Chinese Empire; Sichuan's Suiding Mansion, Taiping Hall, and Shizhu Hall successively claimed to be submissive to the Chinese Empire and incorporated under its rule......

Jia Zhen watched for half an hour, and then sat down on the bench dejectedly, took a long breath, and sighed: "Brother Terrier, my brother knows your intentions and understands what you want to ask." It's just that you have read the news in this newspaper? ”

Zheng Tingmian's face was calm, and he said, "The little brother has already seen it." The younger brother didn't know whether these news were true or false, so he specially asked for advice from the cliff brother! ”

Jia Zhen said: "According to my brother's understanding of the Cantonese thief, oh, the "Southern Daily" run by the Chinese Empire, more than ninety percent of the news published by it is true. It's just that today's special issue is obviously a special issue of the Chinese Empire, which is used to completely defeat the imperial court and disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Qing Dynasty. But even if it is half true, it is enough to declare the end of the Qing Dynasty! ”

Zheng Tingmian sighed majestically and said: "In this way, the only way out for us is to follow the example of the governors and prefects in this newspaper and declare their separation from the Manchu Qing Dynasty and return to the empire?" ”

"I'm afraid it's the only way to go, the Qing Dynasty is indeed over!" Jia Zhen was a little gloomy, he was a Jinshi of Daoguang for 12 years, he was passionate about being loyal to the Qing Dynasty, and he was instilled with the idea of loyalty to the Qing Dynasty since he was a child, but now he is facing the betrayal of the Qing Dynasty, and the inner torment is so intense.

Zheng Tingmian sighed: "That's it! We followed the example of 'Yan Shenggong' and wrote a note to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne. ”

"Yan Shenggong?" Jia Zhen asked strangely, "What's wrong with Yan Shenggong?" Jia Zhen has been familiar with the Confucian and Mencian scriptures since he was a child, and he attaches the most importance to Confucianism and Taoism.

"Brother Cliff, didn't you see it? On the front page of the back of the newspaper, there is a statement that the Emperor Yan Shenggong announced to the new Emperor Taisheng Emperor, declaring that the Emperor Taisheng Emperor is a rare emperor in ancient and modern times, and the saint has entrusted a dream to Yan Shenggong, saying that the Emperor Taisheng Emperor will bring the people of Han and Miao to build the most powerful Chinese empire and prestige all over the world. Well, here it is! While speaking, Zheng Tingmian turned over the "Nanfang Daily" on the table, and on the first page of the third edition, Hao Ran was the Yan Shenggong of Confucius Mansion in Qufu, Shandong, and compiled the "Special Entry Table"!

Jia Zhen took a closer look, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching!

I saw that the newspaper wrote:

"His Majesty the Emperor's Shengjian: stealing Wei is obedient to the people's feelings, and allowing the people's support; Inherit the mandate of heaven and build the power of the emperor. …… Ling Yi and other people keep the will of the first saint and respect the king, lose the sincerity of the clouds, and are overwhelmed with jealousy and encourage the fragrance to celebrate the ..... to the beginning of the Taiyun Heng, and all countries look up to the rule of the Restoration; The cadres are upright, and the nine-fold Hong is the beginning of the benevolence. Return to sincerity, and celebrate all over the world.

Now that the Imperial Heavenly Soldiers have conquered the Qing Demon Capital, they are overjoyed and encouraged. His Majesty the Emperor, Chengtian Yuji, and the people with virtue. Xieri is the first to come out, and the six universes wear the gods together; In response to the name of the world, the Holy Emperor of the Eight Wilderness and Xiange. Mountains and rivers shine with the sun and the moon, and the country is forever. Ministers and other Confucianists, chapter seams are slightly end, inheriting the grace of the new dynasty, celebrating the prosperity of the new dynasty, looking forward to the worship of learning, and tending to be afraid of the backwards. Yang Huang You's Hehao, Jing Mu is deep. I wish that the jade quality will be auspicious, and the heart of heaven will be strengthened, and the golden ou will be consolidated. The primate of Shikei Sheji. The ministers have nothing to look up to and dance, and they are in the camp. Be careful to meet the watch, and be motivated to hear. On October 12 of the first year of the Taisheng of the Chinese Empire! ”

Jia Zhen never imagined that the descendants of the Confucian saints he regarded as saints, who were named the Holy Princes of Yan by the Qing Emperor, would be so eager to abandon the Qing Dynasty and congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne. This is really still eating the Manchu Dynasty, so he expressed his loyalty to the "New Dynasty" to be completely obedient.

In any case, even the most vicious saints such as the Holy Father of Yan saw that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was finished and announced his return to the empire, which had already made a good choice for himself. As a reader, Jia Zhen naturally already knows how to do it.

"Brother Terrier, you, you! You have already calculated in your heart, why do you still come to pretend that you want to ask the foolish brother? Jia Zhen smiled bitterly, and suddenly realized: "It turns out that the virtuous brother is actually persuading the foolish brother in a different way!" Foolish brother has accepted your great affection! ”

Zheng Tingmian smiled embarrassedly: "Brother Zhi has always been loyal to the imperial court and has always been dedicated to the court. Even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty is weak, the temperament of the retreating cliff brother will follow the words of the sage and serve the country loyally. Therefore, I came to persuade Brother Retreat. Unexpectedly, this Yan Shenggong's "Special Entry Table" was so good, which saved the younger brother a lot of money. ”

Jia Zhen pouted and said: "What kind of Yan Shenggong is this, but the wall is grassy, and he is in vain to bear the name of the saint, and he does not do the things of the saint!" Don't mention it! Don't mention it! As a brother, no matter who is the emperor, as long as he can benefit the people, he is a good emperor. ”

Zheng Tingmian said with a smile: "This Yan Shenggong, the younger brother has long been unaccustomed to it. This time, though, he did it right. Originally, it was a big mistake to be a slave and full of flags! Brother retreat, you can rest assured, the younger brother heard that in the southern area, the people live and work in peace and contentment, have enough food and clothing, and show a prosperous state, presumably the new emperor is a Ming Jun who is dedicated to the people! ”