After the lively wedding, the brothers returned to Rong County one after another.

Wang Hengyue accompanied Ma Yunxin back to the door, but Ma Weiqi's body and bones were not good, and he really couldn't hold on, and according to the convention, newcomers can't see patients.

Ma Yunxin couldn't, and kowtowed three times at her grandfather's door with tears in her eyes before leaving.

After another while, Wang Hengyue took Ma Yunxin to the door again, and finally met Ma Weiqi.

But Ma Weiqi, who was lying on the hospital bed at this time, where did he still have a little bit of Wang Hengyue's demeanor when he saw him? A man was lying on a hospital bed, starless, skinny, and he couldn't see it.

"Grandpa" Ma Yunxin said before she spoke, and tears had already flowed down.

"Don't cry." Ma Weiqi's voice was very weak, and he looked at his granddaughter lovingly: "Grandpa is leaving, grandpa has arranged everything for you, and the rest of the road will depend on you." ”

Ma Yunxin was crying so much that she couldn't say anything.

Ma Weiqi glanced at Wang Hengyue, who was standing aside: "Yun Xin, you go out for a while, I have something to say to Shuzhi." ”

Ma Yunxin reluctantly stood up and walked out.

Signaling Wang Hengyue to close the door, and waiting for his grandson-in-law to come back, Ma Weiqi kept coughing, as if he was going to cough out his liver and gallbladder.

Wang Hengyue hurriedly took the ginseng soup on the side: "Ma Junmen, drink some ginseng soup." ”

"Until now, do you still call me Ma Junmen?"

Wang Hengyue hesitated, "Grandpa"

Ma Weiqi smiled, took the ginseng soup, and although he didn't seem to want to drink it, he still forced himself to drink half a bowl. Relying on the ginseng soup hanging, Ma Weiqi's spirit improved a lot: "Tell me, how is the matter with the new army? ”

"Zhao Duxian has already told me." Wang Hengyue said roughly.

"That's good, that's good?" Ma Weiqi nodded: "This is your most critical opportunity, no matter what, you must seize it." ”

After a pause, Ma Weiqi's expression was a little incomprehensible: "Tell me, how is the situation outside now?" ”

Wang Hengyue knew what he wanted to know, and said vaguely: "It's generally okay." ”

"You don't have to hide it from me, although I'm in a hospital bed, I know." Ma Weiqi smiled bitterly: "The revolutionary party is making trouble everywhere, and that Sun Wen went to the United States again this year to raise funds for riots, and I heard that there are many people who donate." There are many people abroad and at home who support Sun Wen and donate money and materials. There are many people who sympathize with him in the new army that we have trained in various places, and although he does not have an army in his hands at the moment, he still poses a threat to the imperial court. The court is stormy, stormy. ”

Wang Hengyue was silent, this dying old man's judgment was still very accurate.

"But what about the imperial court? There are many loyal ministers in their mouths, but there are few real loyalties, and even Yuan Weiting was driven back by them, and Prince Chun is not even more troublesome. Ma Weiqi sighed.

Yuan Shikai may not be loyal to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Wang Hengyue said to himself in his heart.

Ma Weiqi suddenly looked at Wang Hengyue in a daze: "Shuzhi, do you say that you are loyal to the imperial court, or do you have other intentions?" ”

Wang Hengyue was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

But Ma Weiqi didn't need him to answer: "In fact, in this court, how many people are really loyal to the court?" How many people are willing to die for the court? The Qing Dynasty is in danger, and the imperial court is in danger. ”

Wang Hengyue thought in his heart that the judgment of his "grandfather" was still very accurate, and soon the Manchu Qing Dynasty would be over!

"Tell it." Ma Weiqi suddenly raised his voice: "I know that no one can save this court, but I beg you one thing, no matter who gets this world in the future, you must find ways to keep my Ma family no matter what!" Promise me! ”

Wang Hengyue nodded slowly and agreed to Ma Weiqi's request.

Ma Weiqi is still kind to himself, his granddaughter is now his wife, and the Ma family is in trouble, and he will not sit idly by.

A smile appeared on Ma Weiqi's face, he raised his hand with difficulty, and pointed to a wooden box in front of him: "Go, there is a small box in there, you can help grandpa bring it." ”

Wang Hengyue opened the wooden box, and sure enough, there was a small brocade box inside, and he handed it to Ma Weiqi, but Ma Weiqi motioned for him to open it.

As soon as it was opened, there was a stack of silver tickets at the top, and under the silver tickets were some gold and silver jewelry.

The corners of Ma Weiqi's mouth twitched, and he seemed to be smiling: "Shuzhi, I have been a military attache all my life, I don't eat empty salaries, I don't deduct the salaries of my brothers, and I have easily accumulated 300,000 taels of silver and these things. I know you have big ambitions, so these things should be given to you by your grandfather. ”

Wang Hengyue was taken aback, although he was his grandson-in-law, he was not the most immediate family member of the Ma family.

was about to speak, but heard Ma Weiqi say: "Take it, Shuzhi, this silver can help you do something, if you are powerful and powerful, my Ma family can keep it." I'm not for you, but for my entire Ma family! ”

Wang Hengyue pursed his lips, and then nodded silently.

Ma Weiqi really smiled this time: "My sons are cowardly and can't afford my career, but you are different, but different"

His expression was a little sluggish, and the whole person seemed to have returned to the past: "In the past, I fought viciously with the French and severely damaged the legal person, how brilliant, but now I am old and about to die, sighing that the sky can not lend me another 30 years, so that my Chinese national prestige can spread all over the world, it is a pity, hate, and a pity." In other words, it's up to you young people! Go, go, raise my Chinese national prestige, strengthen my Chinese ambition, rely on you! ”

Wang Hengyue silently left here with the brocade box in his hand

In the third month after Wang Hengyue left, that is, on March 17, 1910, Ma Weiqi, the governor of Sichuan and the patrol army, died of illness.

Ma Weiqi was loyal to the Manchus all his life, but he made indelible contributions to maintaining the dignity of the country!

In 1883, the French invasion of Vietnam broke out. Ma Weiqi accepted the order, appointed Suiyuan Zuo Battalion to lead the belt, led the troops to support, garrisoned Xinghua, aided Bac Ninh, took charge of the army, and defeated the French army more. On the eve of the Battle of Xuan Quang, Ma Weiqi disguised himself as a Vietnamese civilian and infiltrated the enemy area many times to reconnoitre. In the battle to capture Dashuo Pass, he led his troops to attack the main force of the French army, carried out a rapid flank attack from both flanks, and achieved victory.

On November 5, 1884, more than 1,800 French troops and 9 warships attacked the Admiral of Sanxuan and Liu Yongfu of the Black Flag Army by land and water. He took the lead, fought fiercely for two days and nights, and finally joined Liu Yongfu. Ma Weiqi was transferred to help in the battle, conquered Lintao, and conquered Guangwei and Huanggangtun and other places one after another.

This man, who had spent almost most of his life on the battlefield, finally finished his life in 1910.

And with the departure of Ma Weiqi, the vigorous era has finally kicked off!