Chapter 105: The Tomb of the Great Man

If I hadn't changed history, would this place have suffered that catastrophe eight years later? When this quaint street in front of me was reduced to hell on earth, what a horrible scene!

Looking at the late autumn scenery outside the car window, which can be described as "unique", Chen Tian couldn't help but think so. At this moment, the luxurious convoy is driving on the brick-paved road, the road is full of towering trees, not far from the stone monuments, stone carvings, pavilions and temples of different ages are faintly visible, the natural environment and unique monuments are perfectly integrated here, which also makes Chen Tian feel a melancholy pride in the depths of his heart.

The source of the melancholy comes from the Mercedes-Benz bulletproof sedan less than ten meters ahead, in which sits a controversial figure, a ruler who utters such words as "If you go outside, you must first settle inside", and "It is better to kill a thousand by mistake than to spare one".

At this time, more than 500,000 squadrons were fighting bloody battles with the invaders, and a large number of rivers and mountains returned to the motherland, but behind this good scene, there was a dark cloud of civil war that could come at any time, and the last German-style armored division that had been reorganized was transferred to Central China, and a large number of infantry divisions equipped with standard German-style equipment were also converging in that direction.

But as we all know, there are no foreign enemies there.

Chen Tian is well aware of the role of these armies, and although the current situation has long deviated from history, the flames of revolution will come sooner or later, and perhaps even Germany is no exception.

"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, there is the Purple Mountain ahead! This Purple Mountain is also known as Zhong Mountain, its mountain is steep, the vegetation is luxuriant, there are many places of interest here, our northeast is convenient for the mausoleum of the founding emperor and empress of the Ming Dynasty of China, named Ming Xiaoling; Not far from the Ming Tomb is the first destination of our trip - Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, where their 'father of the nation' Mr. Sun Yat-sen is buried! ”

In charge of explaining to the couple was the German ambassador to China, Oliver Rudel, a thin middle-aged man wearing gold-rimmed glasses. The first impression of this ambassador is that he is quite a scholar, but don't be deceived by this weak scholarly face. He was not only a full-time diplomat, but also a high-level spy for the Royal Bat Legion, which had been upgraded to the Royal Bat Legion in 1915, and had expanded its staff to incorporate a large number of intelligence resources inherited from the Wilhelm II era.

Chen Tian didn't make a sound, but Juliana on the side suddenly interjected:

"Sun Yat-sen? Oh, I've heard the name! He should be the most famous person in China! ”

"Yes, Her Royal Highness, he is considered the greatest person in modern China, and he has been running all his life to build a democratic country with a nation, civil rights, and people's livelihood!"

The German, who has lived in China for more than seven years, may not be able to speak of all the dynasties in China. But when it comes to Sun Yat-sen, the words are full of respect.

"Rudel!" Chen Tian called.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Have you seen Sun Yat-sen himself?"

Rudell replied without thinking: "Yes, Your Majesty, we had a relationship 6 years ago!" ”

"You're in luck!" Chen Tian said calmly.

"Uh...... Your Majesty, yes! I think so! ”

The two had a brief conversation tacitly, only Juliana, who was sitting on the side, was a little confused, a former Dutch princess's attention to the East, especially China, would not be so profound as to think about it.

After a while, the convoy stopped in front of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, which was the first to appear in front of everyone. It is a tall granite archway.

"Fraternity!" Chen Tian gently read out the two big golden characters on the archway. Fraternity is the essence of Sun Yat-sen's spirit and ideals.

Although surprised that his emperor could read these two words, Rudel lowered his head slightly.

Not far away. Lao Jiang, who was dressed in military uniform, also got out of the car and walked to Chentian's side accompanied by a group of officials.

"Here is the burial of the founding father of the country, and the founder of the party!"

Although the Chinese side of the itinerary was originally Zhongshan Mausoleum, it was not put in the first place at the beginning, but the German side then proposed to visit the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum before going to the accommodation, so that Lao Jiang also knew that he did not need to make more introductions, and then he stretched out his left palm upwards in the direction of the archway, signaling Chentian to go first.

Chen Tian didn't make much humility and nodded slightly. Holding Juliana in his arms, he walked towards the long, wide tomb behind the archway.

Lao Jiang did not "live behind the people", but walked in an almost horizontal position on the left side of Chentian.

Except for a brief stop at the mausoleum gate and the stele pavilion, Chen Tian always maintained his silence, and Juliana, who grew up in the royal family since childhood, also maintained a decent solemn expression.

Starting from the torii to the shrine, there are 392 stone steps and 8 platforms. It was not easy to climb so many stone steps, and after walking up in one breath, the lack of exercise behind Lao Jiang was already out of breath, only after they had walked this long and steep stone step. I am afraid that I will not think of the will in the "Prime Minister's Testament" that "the life has not yet succeeded, and the comrades still need to work hard".

For Chen Tian and his wife, who insisted on exercising every day, their faces were only slightly red after walking these steps, and while taking a short rest, Chen Tian raised his head and carefully looked at the great man's sacrifice hall. There are three arches in the sacrificial hall, and the words "nation", "civil rights" and "people's livelihood" are written on the forehead of the door, and the lintel of the sacrificial hall is engraved with the four big characters of Sun Yat-sen's handwritten "Heaven and Earth Righteousness".

With great reverence, Chen Tian and his entourage walked into this altar accompanied by the host, and in the center of this altar is a realistic and vivid marble seated statue, which is said to be the masterpiece of the world-famous sculptor Paul Landousky. There are reliefs reflecting the revolutionary deeds of Mr. Sun Yat-sen around the east and west of the stone statue, and the marble of the east and west walls of the sacrificial hall is engraved with Sun Yat-sen's handwritten posthumous work "Outline of the Founding of the People's Republic" and the "Prime Minister's Testament" written by Hu Hanmin and others.

After admiring all this in the sacrificial hall with a mood of fear of missing any detail, Chen Tian and his entourage turned to the sacrificial hall, where there were two tomb doors, the first was a bronze tomb door and a black marble door frame, and there was a banner of Sun Yat-sen's handwritten "Hao Qi Lasts Forever". The second door is made of single copper, and the door is engraved with a stone carving of "The Tomb of Mr. Sun Yat-sen". After entering the door, there is a tomb chamber with a diameter of 18 meters and a height of 11 meters, the center of which is a long tomb, on which is a white marble reclining statue created by the Czech sculptor Gao Qi according to the image of Sun Yat-sen's body.