Subtitle of this chapter: Duel is followed by a duel!

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"Duels of honor began in 16th-century Italy, and for centuries they existed in these countries and regions in a form that was tolerated and even encouraged by some kind of law, sometimes reaching the pinnacle and madness beyond imagination."

"Duels soon spread to the rest of Europe, and in France, about 10,000 nobles died in duels in the last decade of the 16th century and the first decade of the 17th century."

"The British were not bad either, and during the reign of George III, 1760-1820, a total of 172 duels were recorded, with a whopping 62 deaths. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg, according to statistics, the private duel that has not been recorded is a hundred times more than these two figures! ”

"With the expansion of European colonization, duels were also introduced to the Americas. As a result, duels became an extremely serious social problem in this new continent. For example, from 1798 until the outbreak of the Civil War, two-thirds of the officers who died on active duty died in duels. ”

"Alexander Hamilton on ten dollars is probably the most famous American who died in a duel. The first U.S. Treasury Secretary was at odds with his longtime political rival, Vice President Aaron Burr under President Thomas Jefferson. Finally, in 1804, Hamilton accused Burr in the newspapers of being unfit for the post of vice president, and Burr was furious and demanded a duel with Hamilton. ”

"Aaron Burr is not one of the founding fathers, but he is known as the 'father of American politics,' and the American democracy that has been used to this day was designed by his old man. The reason Burr did not become the father of the nation was because he was too studious, he was the most highly educated person in the United States before independence, and when there were not many college students in those years, he went to study law after graduating from Princeton. ”

"The feast of these two great men is not easy. Burr was elected to the U.S. Senate, and he took the seat of Hamilton's father-in-law, and four years later Hamilton elected him through operation to make his father-in-law come back. When Hamilton was found to be having an extramarital affair, the two generals of the Democratic Republican Party came to confront him, one was Monroe, who later became president, and the other was Burr, and later the love letter leaked and Hamilton was completely politically defeated. Hamilton asked Monroe for a duel for this, and Burr proved that it was not Monroe's doing, which was the second part of the festival. In the 1800 general election, Burr and Jefferson received the same votes, and it was up to Congress to decide the winner, and at the critical moment, Hamilton supported Jefferson, and Burr was still vice president, which was the third holiday. Four years later, Burr ran for governor of New York, and Hamilton was stirred up again, which was the fourth holiday. ”

During the duel, Hamilton was wounded by a single shot from Burr and died the next day. Burr was charged with murder, though he was never tried. In 1805, Burr ended his vice-presidential term, and his reputation never recovered. This high-achieving student retired from politics, rented a piece of land in Texas from the relevant departments of the Kingdom of Spain, and became a farmer honestly......"

"How is this possible?! He later became the highest-ranking traitor in American history, trying to collude with the British and Spanish to annex Louisiana, Florida, and Texas to establish an independent kingdom. It's a pity that Jefferson saw through it and sent him to Europe as an ambassador. ”

"We took out another twenty-dollar bill, on which was the seventh president of the United States, the first governor of Florida, the war hero of the Battle of New Orleans, one of the founders of the Democratic Party, Andrew Jackson was a 'lover' of pistol duels. He participated in thirteen duels in his lifetime. However, he only killed one person in so many duels. ”

"That man's name was Charles Dixon, and at the age of 26, he was already the most famous duelist in the United States, and he had countless duels, killing a total of 26 opponents."

"The reason for the duel was that Dixon attacked Jackson in public**, because when the Jacksons got married, they didn't know that the woman's divorce procedures were not completed, and later they got married again, which became the excuse for others to attack Jackson, and every time someone attacked Jackson, Jackson asked for a duel, and Dixon came forward because his father-in-law and Jackson had a quarrel with a bet on horses."

The duel was held in Nashville, Tennessee, and according to local rules, the challenged party had the right to ask for the first shot, and Jackson agreed. Facing the best gunslinger in the United States and letting the opponent shoot first? Onlookers felt that Jackson was dead. ”

Dixon shot Jackson in the chest, Jackson was shot and shot, but he was a stink, in this case, the duel could be over if he was generous, but Jackson refused, this shot must be fired, and another shot was fired after reloading, killing Dixon on the spot. However, this bullet accompanied Jackson for the rest of his life, and it was also the culprit of his early death. ”

"In addition to these two, the two greatest presidents of the United States, Washington on one dollar and Lincoln on five dollars, have been involved in duels, but fortunately they both walked away, otherwise history would be different."

"Americans, especially Southerners, are so fond of duels that a gang of judges in South Carolina have developed eight chapters of dueling rules."

"With the end of the American Civil War, the world's last land of dueling was gone, and perhaps with it the traditional spirit of chivalry. If our juniors had the opportunity to ask them why they were so fond of duels, they might say, "I've never figured out why duels are dueling." But you know, in those days, all gentlemen fought. ”

"But after that, there were still gentlemen who did not give up fighting, even into the twentieth century. And one of the most famous duels of that era took place between Harold Alexander, then British military attache in the United States, and Yuan Yanqi, who would become famous all over the world in the future......"

—Excerpt from "The History of American Duels"

"Neo-Yuan, I ask to duel with you!"

What is fierce, the duel is not sleepy, you said you want to duel with the Lun family, is the Lun family going to duel with you?!

Our Master Yuan has always believed that the son of a daughter can't sit down, and finally crossed over, and then there are so many spicy things to do, so many spicy books to copy, so many spicy girls to soak, and so many celebrities to fool...... Just die casually, like words?

Of course, it is impossible to apologize, Yuan Yanqian will never apologize in his life, and he will not do it with a knife or a gun. He relied on such things as mouth cannons to maintain his status as a master......

"Pickup pickup."

"Master Ball, is even this passage suspected of plagiarism? Your standards are so strict! ”

"Host, you don't want to be dialed, right, it's better to be cautious."

"Master Ball, what's the palette?"

"Host, palette is ......"

Just when Yuan Yanqian was distracted, someone with good intentions finally helped him out of the siege.

"Gentlemen, I appreciate your patriotic fervor, but I would like to remind you that it is illegal to fight a duel in Washington State."

When everyone heard the sound, they saw that the man who spoke was an old man with a solemn appearance, a high nose and deep eyes, a white beard, and a very stylish goatee.

Someone in the crowd asked, "Who is this old gentleman?" ”

His companion replied, "You don't even know him?" This is Mr. Charles Evans Hughes. ”

It turned out that this gentleman was one of the most famous lawyers in the United States at that time, and the next secretary of state who summoned Master Yuan to Washington.

This old man is good, really good.

Yuan Yanqian knew that this was a favor given to him, so he bowed seriously to Mr. Hughes, turned his head and said happily: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, you also heard it." Duels are forbidden in Washington state, so I refuse to ......"

"Excuse me, gentlemen. But as far as I can remember, the state of Virginia next door doesn't prohibit dueling! ”

Who is it, who is going to spoil their own good deeds?!

When our Master Yuan heard this familiar voice, his heart suddenly became angry, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was indeed a lawyer he knew...... John Edgar Hoover.

Yuan Yanqian has no place to buy regret medicine now, so she has to lament in her heart, this guy is really a character who will be revenged, and he is really a poisonous snake.

The "Hermit Lord" of this dance party was naturally most concerned about the "Lord Fool", so he noticed this dispute very early, so he put Yuan Yanqian together at this critical moment.

In fact, Virginia does not explicitly prohibit dueling, but the casualties caused by duels are still criminalized.

This time it was Mr. Harold-Alexander's turn to gain the upper hand, and he laughed and said haughtily, "Did you hear that, Mr. Yuan." Washington can't duel, then we'll go to Virginia for a duel. ”

Well, Virginia and Washington are separated by the Potomac River, which is the equivalent of Pudong to Puxi, otherwise Major Patton would not have been stationed in Fort Meyer, Virginia.

"Hmph, either you apologize now, or accept my duel!"

Sir Hall suddenly opened his mouth to "persuade": "Harold, why do you have to meet the same Chinese? Are we British gentlemen still afraid of the slander of villains in uncivilized countries? Why don't you forget it......"

When he said this, some people in the crowd echoed: "Sir is right, what honor and chivalry do Chinese know?" ”

"That's it, I'm afraid this squint won't even shoot a gun, right?"

"I heard that he is still a writer, maybe people write about myopia?"

At this time, Cao Linsheng, who was beside him, also persuaded in a low voice: "Brother Hongji, you just apologize." ”

This Major Cao also found a reason for Master Yuan: "What we Chinese talk about is that the parents who suffer from the body do not dare to destroy the ......beginning of filial piety."

When Yuan Yan, who was in a fluctuating mood, heard this, she couldn't help but say in her heart: "Wait, Brother Qingzhi." What did you just say? ”

"You just apologize......"

"No, the next sentence!"

"Body Hair ......"

yes, why didn't I think of that?

“PEOPLE，SILENCE！”

Our Master Yuan raised his hand sharply and shouted, and he looked left and right for a while before raising his voice and asking, "Ladies and gentlemen, I, a Chinese, are not very familiar with you Westerners' dueling rules. But I remember that the challenged side has the right to choose the duel, right? ”

Everyone around them said in unison, "YES!" ”

"That's a good ......" Yuan Yanqian nodded, looked directly at Mr. Lieutenant Colonel and said seriously: "Mr. Harold Alexander, I will not apologize to you, but I will ask for your apology." ”

"So I accept your challenge, then let's ......"

"Let's duel!"