(Yesterday's second update, this chapter because there are more classical Chinese, I thought about it for a long time, I don't know if you can accept it?) Another point to add is that the official declarations at the end of the Qing Dynasty all used elegant and simple classical Chinese, and the more formal the occasion, the more ancient and obscure the classical Chinese, and most of the princes and ministers at the end of the Qing Dynasty could not speak Manchu, and the language was basically sinicized in the later period, which gradually formed today's Beijing dialect. ）

The suburbs of Beijing that have faded away from the cold have once again ushered in a new beginning, the warm and cold air, the emerald plants that have recovered everything, make people really feel the arrival of spring, as for whether this declining regime is also entering spring in the same period, I am afraid that everyone's hearts are marked with a big question mark, and for Zaifeng, no one wants more than him.

Three months ago, Cixi's dying words made this twenty-six-year-old young man ascend to the throne of the highest power in the empire like a yellow robe, but the moment he really sat down, he woke up like a dream and realized what kind of country he had inherited was riddled with holes.

In the most vast northern border, Japan and Russia are eyeing Manchuria, Mongolia and Xinjiang, the southernmost, French forces continue to invade Guangxi Yungui, and in the western region, Britain is also stepping up the deployment of its interests in Tibet, and even bypassing the central government, unilaterally signed the "Lhasa Treaty" with the thirteenth ****, for these territorial crises on the table, Zaifeng, who has just entered the palace of power, is obviously not ready, and greater troubles will follow, in the interior of the empire, the fire of revolution is quietly brewing.

In his opinion, once the army is mastered, it is bound to crush all the plots of the rebels, at least, it can become an unfailing doorpost to defend the Imperial State Building at the last moment.

With this almost idealistic belief, Zaifeng began his plan to build an army, the first step was to form an army completely loyal to the royal family, and among all of them, he chose his younger brother Zaitao, who was twenty-year-old, Baylor Yulang, who was forty-four, and Liangbi, who was thirty-two years old.

With all the Manchurian status, plus the two of them are still royal clans, Zaifeng thought that everything would be safe with such an arrangement, however, his idea was still too optimistic, and in the near future, reality would tell him that there was a person who was contrary to his original intention at the starting point.

Standing on the review stand, Zaifeng is indeed majestic, the dark yellow court dress is almost the same as the emperor in terms of regulations, and the honor guard is far more than the ordinary prince, there are two hundred and sixty years in the Qing Dynasty, he is the only regent of the prison country, and he has been infinitely equivalent to the head of state in law, no wonder a few days ago, the rumors of "the country is poor and weak and should establish a long monarch" inside and outside the capital are very loud.

In fact, Zaifeng's idea of simply entering the Forbidden City is not unrealistic, in the case of clearing Yuan Shikai's confidant, and Prince Qing's illness, he basically controlled the military and political power in the capital, and no one in the imperial family dared to come out to provoke, not to mention that the current emperor is still his own son.

Of course, whether the rumors will come true, Ye Kai can give a negative answer without a doubt, starting from Zaifeng's personal character, the possibility of abolishing his son to ascend the throne is almost zero.

In the audience are nearly 10,000 soldiers, all dressed in imitation German military uniforms, carrying Mauser rifles on their shoulders, and the cockade made of copper is shining in the sunlight, and by Zaifeng's side, there are also Zai Tao Ye Kai and others wearing imitation German officer uniforms, which makes Zaifeng, who is dressed in a traditional outfit, look rough and incompatible with the current tone, at this moment, it seems that he is the person who should not appear here.

"Taubel, when the time comes, I can ask the Lord Regent for instructions." Seeing that the stipulated time had arrived, Ye Kai whispered to Zaitao on the side.

"Okay" Zaitao looked at his watch, nodded, and then shouted loudly: "Soldiers, I now ask the regent of the prison country to issue a precept!" ”

Zaitao's voice echoed repeatedly through the loudspeakers set around the school grounds, everyone was tense, breathing slightly short, the arrival of the supreme head of state, their hearts were all trembling, in addition to the majestic sense of the spontaneous birth of the imperial power, in that era, this special power also implied some kind of divine power component.

Zaifeng redressed his clothes, took out a yellow paper seal, and then read according to the book, of course, in order to reflect the solemnity, this special precept was promulgated in the name of the emperor.

"I Chong Ling Jian Zuo, Prince Bunsheng Kao Alcohol Xian, the power to rule China on behalf of me, the great affairs of the military state, all the regents of the prison country decide, others must not take it lightly, since I am below, all the ministers and workers should obey as one."

Zaifeng raised his eyes, and after seeing the awe-inspiring gaze projected from the audience, he continued to read with satisfaction, and he specially added such words.

"In the past, the fortunes of the country were difficult, and the regent was worried all night long, and he planned to glorify our country. Now I have specially ordered the regent to carry out all matters of military training on my behalf, and the special affairs of the department can be entrusted to the ministers, but the power of the dispatch of troops and horses is still under my control, and the ministers must not be self-dictatorated, and the descendants of future generations must be good at the will. ”

"Since I am the generalissimo of the land and sea of your generation of soldiers, then you are all my sons, and I should serve his life, and look up to me as the head of state, whether I can protect the country and the prestige of our country depends entirely on whether your generation of soldiers can fulfill their duties."

"The prestige of our dynasty is sluggish, your generation should share its worries with me, my dynasty's martial arts are glorious all over the world, your generation should also share its glory with me, your generation should do their duty, and I am one heart, strive to defend the country, sincerely do your best, live up to the nine temples of our ancestors, and live up to hundreds of millions of Shun people, then our people will enjoy the blessings of peace for all generations, and I will also be happy, so there are five articles of this precept as follows."

Speaking of which, the foreshadowing was finally done, and Zaifeng cleared his throat, raised two or three tones and continued.

"1. Soldiers should be loyal and dedicated.

2. Soldiers should respect etiquette as their duty.

3. Soldiers should take martial arts and courage as their duty.

Fourth, soldiers should take faith and righteousness as their duty.

5. Soldiers shall act according to orders.

These five are the justice of heaven and earth, the common scriptures of human ethics, I hope that your generation of soldiers will deeply understand me, abide by this way, and repay the loyalty of the country, which is not only the joy of the Chinese people, and I am also gratified by it! ”

Listening to this magnificent precept in his ears, Ye Kai only echoed his skin and flesh without moving, and while laughing secretly in his heart, he could only say that the ideal is very plump, and the reality is hehe!

"Obey the Regent's commands!"

Naturally, there were bursts of mountains and tsunamis under the field, Zaifeng put this paper seal aside, and walked down the review desk with satisfaction, and next, he was going to personally inspect the soldiers and weapons and equipment under the guidance of Ye Kai and others.

"Regent, this is the First Infantry Association, and there are more than 4,000 soldiers." Ye Kai introduced as he walked, and the neat military appearance made Zaifeng on the side very satisfied.

"Regent, this is the machine gun battalion, equipped with forty-five Makqin machine guns and more than 70,000 rounds of ammunition, and these ammunition are specially rationed."

"This is the mountain artillery battalion, with a total of more than 70 German Krupp guns and more than 6,000 shells."

Zaifeng nodded while inspecting, these modern weapons were all shipped from Germany at a high price, and there were many German instructors standing in the front row of artillery and machine guns.

"Regent, here is the horse team mark, there are a total of war horses"

Walking here, Ye Kai's mouth suddenly stopped, he couldn't speak, and he looked embarrassed.

Ye Kai's sudden and strange change, Zaifeng also followed suit, and then looked at the horse team, in addition to a dozen thin horses, there were a lot of soldiers with logistics appearances, compared with the baggage cart behind him, it was a little weak.

"Why don't there be horses in the horse team mark?" Zaifeng asked with a frown.

"Back to the regent's words, these horses should have been selected and transferred by the four Khalkha Mongol departments, and each ministry should dispatch four hundred and seventy-five fat war horses to resist the Praetorian Guard, but in the past month, these horses have not arrived in Beijing, and there is no palindrome from the various ministries.

Of course, Ye Kai would not simply tell Zaifeng that in Outer Mongolia, the emperor's orders had been reduced to a dead letter, and these horses were probably still on the official paper of the Mongolian tribes.

"How can it be!"

If something like this happens, as the mastermind behind the Praetorian Guard, Zaifeng must be the first to look bad on his face.

"The minister will call the Li Fan Yuan again today to see what is going on?"

Ye Kai hurriedly replied, and at the same time secretly looked at Zaifeng, he couldn't be clearer, from the very beginning, Zaifeng repeatedly emphasized that the matter of the Praetorian Guard is very important, and it must be done without leakage, and now that there is such a big basket, the latter is naturally very annoyed.

His chest rose and fell, and he could see that Zaifeng was forcibly suppressing the anger spreading in his heart, and then he said in a cold tone: "You go, tell the War Department and the Imperial Academy, this king will sit here and wait, see when they will reply?" ”

"Yes!"

Zaifeng waved his hand, Ye Kai bowed back, and the moment he turned around, the corners of Ye Kai's mouth silently revealed a small arc, and the plan was being implemented in an orderly manner.

What he has to do next is to make Zaifeng's anger burn stronger, and more prosperous, and it is best to lose the sanity of a ruler in this heyday of anger.

(The classical Chinese part refers to the Japanese Meiji Emperor's "Soldier Yu", "Qing Historical Manuscript Dezong Benji", "Regent Yu Order")