"Okay, don't talk about what you don't have. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Wu Rui knocked on the table again, "Hurry back to the topic!" Well, Jin Tong, what is our theme? ”

Jin Tong couldn't cry or laugh, "If there is no Zheng Ze!" ”

"yes, let's go back to that assumption."

The conference hall was quiet again, and Lin Qian was the first to speak.

"Without Taizu, China would definitely be bullied by foreign powers, and whether the Qing Dynasty would not have fallen is not the point."

"Hit the nail on the head!" Cao Dong high-fived in admiration.

"Why do you say that?" Many people wondered.

Lin Qian smiled slightly, "This hypothesis was put forward by Jin Tong, let's listen to his opinion." ”

The others felt justified and turned their eyes to Jin Tong.

Jin Tong cleared his throat, "If there is no Taizu, Shandong will be easy to pacify." Then the Qing army dropped troops and transported supplies through the Grand Canal, and the defeat of the Taiping army was predictable. But historians also admit that the Taiping Army was combative, and only the Hunan Army could fight hard with the Taiping Army at that time, right? ”

"This is the correct attitude of deduction," Wu Rui praised, "and continued. ”

The Taiping Army in this world was continuously beaten by the Southern Qing Dynasty and the Great Qi, and there was constant infighting. Regardless of whether there is Taizu or not, the demise of the Taiping Army is certain, and Jin Tong does not need to waste saliva to explain in detail.

His name is deduction, but in fact he retells the history of another world: "The Taiping Army is a cult regime that integrates politics and Jiao, and defeat is inevitable. The Hunan army will become the first military group in the Qing Dynasty after the war, so will Zeng Guofan rebel? Judging from the history of this dynasty, Zeng Guofan still supported the descendants of Aixin Jueluo as emperor after the Manchu Qing lost the north, and when the Manchu Qing Dynasty had all the land, he would not rebel. ”

"Not necessarily ......," Lu Tianxi objected.

Before Jin Tong could explain, Cao Dong rushed to explain: "First, Zeng Guofan is a world-famous Confucian with conservative thoughts; Moreover, there were many large and small army leaders at that time, and the Qing court was not stupid, so it must play the game of division and confrontation; Third, the number of Hunan troops is not enough, and it is not popular with the people in the north. ”

"Reasonable." Wu Rui nodded.

Cao Dong continued to deduce, "Next, if the Manchu rulers have a conflict with the Hunan army, they will cut the feudal ......."

"Wait a minute," Wu Rui interjected, "who is the Manchu ruler?" Xianfeng or his son? Or which of the ministers? ”

"Well...... this," Cao Dong hesitated.

Jin Tong smiled slyly.

In the early days of Taizu's beginnings, he tried his best to occupy a piece of land in Shandong. In order to win the first anti-encirclement and suppression, he colluded with the foreign powers and abandoned the festival to lead the way for the British and French forces. As a result, his base was secured, and the coalition forces entered Beijing four years ahead of schedule.

Xianfeng fled all the way west, and the Yehenala clan gave birth to the emperor's eldest son halfway, Jin Feng Yi Concubine. As soon as Britain and France retreated, Xianfeng was seriously ill and braided in the Rehe Palace. The new emperor returned to Beijing and ascended the throne, and Concubine Yi became the Empress Dowager Cixi, but she never had the opportunity to learn government affairs and cultivate party henchmen. The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces is just a clay sculpture and wood carving. When Zheng Ze captured Beijing and the little emperor fled to the northeast, the two empress dowagers committed suicide by setting fire and burned down half of the Forbidden City, which became the last memory left to the world.

Cao Dong couldn't deduce a woman who ruled the world, because Cixi was just an inconspicuous footnote in the history books.

But Jin Tong knows "history".

"Without Taizu, it is not so easy for Britain and France to enter Beijing, Xianfeng may be able to live a few more years, but he has always been frail, eighty percent still died early, and it is very likely that the empress dowager of the two palaces will be in power. To spice things up, let's assume that the tricky Empress Dowager Cixi became the ruler of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ”

Although the setting is interesting, it is "not rigorous" and unacceptable.

"You can't sacrifice reasonableness for fun!"

"I haven't heard of Cixi at all."

"Are all these people dead?"

……

Jin Tong explained: "Xianfeng is weak, and Cixi is favored to help the Tartar chieftain handle government affairs, taking the opportunity to interfere in court affairs and buy people's hearts. As soon as Xianfeng died, she united with Ci'an to launch a coup d'état, killed all the auxiliary ministers, and listened to the government! ”

Cao shook his head, "It's Wu Zetian's story at all!" Cixi is really so strong, how can she be nameless! ”

Jin Tong disagreed, "History is full of accidents! Xianfeng died early, and Cixi naturally couldn't get ahead. If talented people want to stand out, they must first be in the bag! ”

Wu Rui spoke for Jin Tong, "It makes sense, and it's very interesting, so let's go down." ”

Next, it is the alternate historical novel "When the Stars Are Dark" conceived by Jin Tong.

His initial idea was to write a trilogy. The first part, titled "The Darkest Night", intercepts the history from the rise of the Beiyang to the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, and describes the stories of five life failures to show the darkest moment of China's modern history.

Fantasizing about one's own defeat is the prerogative of the victor. This book is by no means cool, but it is in line with the political correctness of "patriotism and respect for the emperor", because it has a golden theme: "The sky does not descend on the ancestors, China is like a long night!" ”

With such a high-intensity, high-tech sycophant, this world has never been, there is, people, shoots, and passed!

The stories of five people will constitute five novellas with a logical progression of history. Jin Tong is ready to follow the writing method of "When the Stars Shine", using characters to connect events and show the "overhead" society of the late Qing Dynasty with events.

In the first volume, the protagonist Zhang Wenxiang is an assassin in the "Horse Stabbing Case" in the late Qing Dynasty.

The assassination may seem accidental, but a closer look reveals a number of suspicious ones. After the military parade in the school field of Ma Xinyi, the governor of Liangjiang, on the way back to the governor's office, he was stabbed into the right rib in broad daylight and in the middle of the elite guards. After the assassin succeeded, he did not flee, but was captured, and Ma Xinyi died of his injuries.

What is the truth?

In the market rumors, Ma Xinyi is a "fisherman" and a white-faced traitor.

The movie "Casting a Name" adopted this statement. In the play, Ma Xinyi was defeated by the bandits, and after being captured, he cleverly said that the thieves Dou Yihu and Zhang Wenxiang became brothers with different surnames.

He lured the thieves with high-ranking officials and generous soldiers, and used the strength of the two to make meritorious contributions and promotions, but he rebelled and betrayed his friends to seek glory.

He killed Dou Yihu and occupied his wife, so that Zhang Wenxiang couldn't bear it anymore, and he was angry at the crown to avenge his brother.

However, the stabbing horse case is related to the Manchu Qing's concern about the rise of the Han Chinese armed group, and is not a simple revenge saga. The political consequences are so serious that many people did not anticipate.

As soon as this case broke out, there was a theater in Shanghai to perform the "stabbing circus". The drama of the brothers' rebellion was quickly brought to the stage, and the story of the love triangle spread all over the world, and the focus of attention was shifted.

Later generations believed that Ma Xinyi died in a shocking political murder. Because the Hunan army was large and became a problem for the Qing court, Cixi transferred Zeng Guofan out of Jiangning and sent Ma Xinyi to take over Liangjiang. After Ma Xinyi arrived, he not only governed the army strictly, but also investigated the whereabouts of the treasures of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, touched the interests of the Hunan army group, and was finally killed.

This matter caused a sensation in the government and the opposition, and Cixi ordered Zeng Guofan to investigate it personally, but the truth never came out. As a result, the contradictions between the Manchus and the Han Dynasty intensified, and the Hunan army was repeatedly suppressed and withdrawn. Since then, the defense of the southeast coast has been increasingly weakened, Taiwan's Ryukyu was seized by Japan, and the Sino-French war was undefeated and lost, all of which are related to the origin.

But at the reading meeting, Jin Tong brushed aside the assassination horse case and talked to everyone about Li Hongzhang's inheritance of political legacy, the establishment of the Beiyang Fleet and the rise of the Westernization Movement; From the self-improvement of Shiyi's long skills to the First Sino-Japanese War and the fall of Beiyang, the discussion at this time has overwhelmed Jin Tong's narration.

"Is the Westernization Movement an alternate version of the reform of this dynasty?"

"The Manchus are not bad, they know how to learn from the West."

"Failed to engage in foreign affairs?"

"How can China lose to Japan!"

……

The premise of China's defeat to Japan is indeed counterintuitive!

The people of this world witnessed the small country of Yuer being beaten to the ground by the Great Qi army, and finally put their faces on the thighs of the empire with a shy face. The sense of superiority of the citizens of a great country is not a joke. In any case, they can't imagine what hell the hell it is for Japan to win against China.

Only Cao Dong expressed limited support. He has studied Japanese history and understood the vitality of this small country after the Meiji Restoration, and believes that it is not objective to deny Japan's former potential based on its current situation.

As a student majoring in history with a solid foundation, he produced a large amount of data and historical facts to prove that Japan made great progress in education, military, and industry after the Restoration.

Cao Dong's assist is well-founded and convincing. Jin Tong thinks that these dry goods can be used in his book to increase the persuasiveness.

The reading session lasted for an hour, and the topic had shifted from the Westernization Movement to the scientific and technological development of the Empire, then to the shortcomings of monopoly capitalism, and finally to the industrial policy of Taizu.

Jin Tong finally couldn't help but throw the new notebook on the table. He finished the first volume of the novel two days ago in this 16-page book.

Wu Rui was slightly surprised, "The new chapter of "Notes on the Great Wilderness"? ”

"No, it's 'Darkest Nights.'"

"Okay, you! There's an ambush here! Wu Rui feigned anger.

Lin Qian grabbed the notebook before everyone could react, and showed off: "I watched it yesterday, wonderful deduction!" Raise your hand if you want to see it! ”

Qi Brush's arm was raised.

Jin Tong's prose and poetry have shown a very high level, and everyone is naturally looking forward to his first novel.

But there is only one notebook, a novella of 40,000 words, and Jin Tong doesn't have the heart to copy one more.

After a fierce battle, Wu Rui did not hesitate to assume the identity of the chairman of the committee and won the priority of reading. He read with great pleasure, and the others couldn't wait, and after agreeing on the order of circulation, the reading party came to an end.