In the Qin period, the bright moon and the Han period, the Long March has not been returned. But to make the dragon city fly will not teach Humadu Yin Mountain.

After chanting the poem, Anqian took the barbecue that Guangxu had grilled and took a big bite. Regardless of the oil still dripping from his mouth, he said: "When it comes to barbecue, it is still the most authentic Young Master Li." Did you know? Actually, I've wanted to come to the Great Wall for a long time. ”

"Why?" Guangxu asked with a grin, while still flipping through the barbecue in his hand.

Guangxu looked at Anqian's eyes full of joy and a hint of grievance. Happily, Guangxu was not dragged down by the identity of the emperor who was determined to change the fate of China, and like the workaholic in his previous life, he didn't even take Beijing seriously, where he worked. Instead, Guangxu is taking advantage of his status and privileges as emperor to play around, especially since the victory of the First Sino-Japanese War, taking advantage of the contradictions between the Western powers to throw out interests as bait, so that they can tilt against each other and give China a good opportunity for development. Although Japan's large-scale ship purchase plan will inevitably make the future Qing-Japanese war more brutal, there is still at least three years to develop. The First Sino-Japanese War was the first real comprehensive victory in a foreign war since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, and this victory had an incomparable encouragement for the momentum of the Chinese people who had been bullied by foreigners, coupled with relatively favorable external conditions and the technical and financial support of the Western powers, China entered the fast lane of national industrialization. But development is not people in a hurry can come out, it needs time to learn, to accumulate, to precipitate, so Guangxu in the arrangement of the direction of the country's development also try to find time to relax, climb over the mountain in spring, swim across the lake in summer, see the red leaves in autumn, stand on the Great Wall in winter, this Beijing around the play is a play. Guangxu will take the four women with him every time he comes out, unlike the only silent guards and flattering officials, the unrestrained laughter of the four women along the way is what really makes Guangxu easy. And Guangxu's grievances also come from this.

Dating is supposed to be a separate and secret act for two people. Although Li Jurong, who knew the identity of Emperor Guangxu, also wanted to help let Guangxu and An Qian be alone many times, she didn't know if An Qian was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. Every time I come out, I have to go with the other three women. This made Guangxu extremely sad.

The reason for Anqian to come to the Great Wall is: because the Great Wall is the first line of defense for the Han people to resist the invasion of the northern nomads, and countless men have fought bravely inside and outside the Great Wall to protect their country from ancient times to the present, and every brick of the Great Wall is stained with the blood of the good sons and daughters of the Han people. This is something she has heard from her father and husband countless times since she was a child. Later, I went to the United States and read the history of China, which is also described in this way.

When Li Jurong heard An Qian's words, she hurriedly stopped her, but An Qian said, "Did I say something wrong?" ”

"No. It's just that you're serious enough when you read history. Guangxu stopped what he was doing. clapped his hands and stood up: "The first to build the Great Wall was the Yan State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. So they imagined building a city wall on the border to protect their country, just like building a city wall, and at that time the Great Wall was still called a trench. The name Great Wall has only been used in recent years. Subsequently, the countries of the Central Plains also built their own Great Wall. However, after the unification of the Central Plains by the Qin State, the northern nomads became a great problem in the Central Plains, and Qin Shi Huang connected the Great Wall of Zhao, Yan, Qin and other countries. The first Great Wall of true meaning was formed. Later dynasties such as the Han and Tang dynasties also built and strengthened one after another. But with the passage of time, the Great Wall of the Qin and Han dynasties has long been a pile of ruins, and the Great Wall under our feet at this moment was built in the Ming Dynasty. Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, there has been a debate about whether to build and strengthen the Great Wall, but in the end it was decided not to build it again. ”

"But I don't know if you've noticed. Since the construction of the Great Wall, the Great Wall has never been able to stop the iron horses of the northern nomads from moving south. That is, because of the Great Wall, the Chinese mind was also blocked by the Great Wall, and while the Chinese continued to expand westward to south, the northern borders of successive dynasties were also bounded by the Great Wall. When the national power was strong, the soldiers and horses rushed out of the Great Wall to defeat the Mongols, pushed the border to the north, and even annexed the Mongols. When the national strength is weak, it retreats to the Great Wall to defend. The grassland has never been treated as a land like the Central Plains. It's always been that you can get it, and it's not a pity to lose it. Successive dynasties have continued to build and strengthen the Great Wall. Except for the Yuan Dynasty, which was less than a hundred years old. Even in the former Ming Dynasty, orders from the imperial court rarely crossed the Great Wall to reach the grasslands. The Great Wall is like an invisible shackle that stops the Chinese. It was not until the rise of the Manchus in the northeast, defeating the Mongol tribes in the west, and unifying China in the south, that the Mongolian steppe became Chinese territory from the original Chinese henchman. ”

This is also the real reason why the Qing Dynasty no longer built the Great Wall, because no country would build a meaningless fortification in the middle of its own territory. The Great Wall was abandoned. Speaking of this, Guangxu couldn't help but sigh deeply. Later China still lost its grasslands, and although the Great Wall was no longer a national border, its location became the second line of defense for the country's defense in depth.

"I really didn't expect that I could think about this issue like this." Li Jurong said with some surprise.

Guangxu smiled slightly: "In fact, everyone's way of thinking will be more or less different, which is normal." However, it is undeniable that the Great Wall has made great contributions to the protection of the people of the Central Plains. ”

A discordant voice came from Anxi: "Then you mean to say that the Manchurians still have a lot of credit to the country?" An Qian pushed away Li Jurong's hand that was pulling her clothes, and then said: "Don't you see the face of the flag man, saying that he is a master all day long, and that the Han people are slaves." I really thought I was amazing. ”

"It's okay, let her say it." Guangxu stopped Li Jurong with his eyes and said: "Since the unification of the Qing Dynasty, the Han people have always thought that they have been ruled by foreign races, so they have never stopped resisting. It was hoped that the Manchus would be driven out of the Guanwai as they had rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty in order to restore Ming orthodoxy. But what you don't see is that Tibet, which has always been an independent country from the Qin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, has been incorporated into Chinese territory since the Yuan Dynasty. The Manchus also brought Mongolia and the Northeast with them, and they have been inseparable ever since. ”

"You said as if we Han people still want to thank the Manchus."

"In fact, if you think about it carefully, the Han people always say that they want to drive the Manchus out of the Guanwai, do they subconsciously never regard the Mongolian steppe and the northeast as their own territory? The Qing Dynasty is meritorious or demeritorious, so why bother our generation to say it, leave the merits and demerits to future generations to comment. Guangxu sighed. The Qing Dynasty did little for China, and China did not retreat under Qing rule, eventually leaving Nanjing with eternal pain.

Guangxu's words left Anqian speechless. Huang Lin on the side spoke: "We can't talk about history, just look at the war with Japan last year." How many people are there in there? ”

"You can't say that, the one who took the lead is Manchurian." Guangxu smiled slightly.

"To tell the truth, this emperor is not bad among the Manchurians, and he dares to rush to the front line to fight side by side with the soldiers, which can be regarded as a ...... for the Manchurians."

Guangxu interrupted Huang Lin's words with a smile: "Thank you for the compliment." ”

"I'm not praising you." Huang Lin glanced at Guangxu and continued: "Although he is the emperor, he also works hard to make the country a little like a wise man. It's a pity that he must still be full. How could he possibly let down the privileges of the Manchus for hundreds of years and become the same as the Han people. You don't know, in fact, many of our classmates feel pity, you said that it would be nice if the emperor was Han. ”

"If he is Han, then he can't be the emperor." Guangxu's face had sunk.

"Okay, let's not talk about that. I heard that Japan bought more powerful warships than the Qing Dynasty. Do you say that the Qing Dynasty will still be able to fight by then? Li Jurong wanted to change the topic, but she didn't expect that this topic would become heavier than the previous topic.

"If you can't beat it, you can run, not from North Korea to Liaohe. If you can't beat it, you will lose money and cut the land. Anyway, it's a big Qing Dynasty. Huang Lin said disdainfully.

Guangxu was surprised, how could there be such an idea in the hall of Beijing Normal University.

"It's just Ye Zhichao and the like who retreated. Aren't the other soldiers the last Japan to defeat under the leadership of the emperor? ”

"It was just luck."

"How could it be just luck?" Anqian disagreed: "Huang Lin, don't listen to what your brother's friend says. When Japan crossed the Yalu River, the imperial court was ready to negotiate peace, but the emperor went with soldiers to meet the Japanese. In the end, wasn't it just because of the emperor's presence that Japan was defeated in the end? ”

looked at Guangxu with a bad face. Li Jurong pulled Anqian's clothes again: "Forget it, don't talk about these things." The big things in the world should be their men's business, and we little women don't just ask. Li Jurong pulled Huang Lin to prevent her from speaking: "We are left with the highest beacon over there." Let's go up and have a look. ”

Although Guangxu wanted to continue asking, he didn't stop them at the moment. just stood up and walked alone with a gloomy expression, leaning on the Great Wall and looking at the north from afar, for a long time...... Until someone stood by his side.

"Why don't you go out with them?" Guangxu did not look back.

"I'm too full to move." Yang Zao'er asked rhetorically: "What about you?" Why don't you go too? ”

"Boom and bust, no need."

For a while, there was nothing to say between the two again, only the north wind was bleak. Yang Zao'er thought about it for a long time, but decided to say it: "Are you angry because of Huang Lin's words?" In fact, that was not Huang Lin's idea, Huang Lin's brother Huang Xing had a friend, and he said so. ”

"It doesn't matter who said that. The important thing is that there must be a large number of people in your classmates who agree with this statement. Guangxu turned around, leaned against the city wall and asked in a low voice in front of Yang Zao'er: "I don't understand, we are working desperately on the front line, and the emperor used his body as bait to attract the Japanese army, and it took so many brothers' lives in exchange for today's victory." How did you get to that and it became your luck? Is this statement fair to the soldiers who died on the front lines? ”

"In fact, only a small number of people agree with this statement, and most of the students still don't think so."

"I'd love to hear what they have to say."

"They said that it was just the emperor's arrogance. At that time, in Liaohe, the Qing Dynasty's troops far exceeded that of Japan, and they fought in their own country. There are various advantages. The emperor thought that he could boost his morale and let the soldiers fight to the death for him, but he was wrong, otherwise he would have been trapped in the Liao River. Just because he was the emperor and was besieged by the Japanese, the Liaohe tribes would attack desperately. Otherwise, the emperor died in battle, and these generals would have to be killed. That's why they say that the emperor is just lucky. ”

Guangxu himself worked desperately in the Liaohe River to lay the foundation for the Qing army's final victory over Japan. I didn't expect it to be explained like this in the eyes of people with a heart. Guangxu looked up at the sky, his eyes were full of confusion.

Yang Zao'er also felt sorry for the soldiers who died in battle at this time, and at this moment she bowed her head with a red face like an apologetic student and said, "I know you will be angry if you say this." I also know that you, the officers of the New Army, are proud and loyal to the emperor. It's true that only a small number of our classmates agree with this statement. I'm just curious to know, in the future, when there is another war with Japan, will the emperor dare to go to the front line without the advantage of the Liaohe? ”

It turned out that the Qing army in Liaohe still had an advantage, if there was really an advantage as they said, why did the emperor personally break off the three armies. Guangxu suddenly wanted to cry at this moment: "The king is dead, if he can't win, the emperor will definitely choose to die on the battlefield." Believe me, the emperor will definitely do it. There was a look of determination in the words.

"You are not the emperor, why should you vouch for the emperor." Yang Zao'er suddenly slapped Guangxu lightly, and said with a smile: "I'm amusing you." Isn't it true that you men are all like this, and your mind is full of countries and nations. I know that you must also hope that the country can become rich and strong, in fact, you are all very similar to this. ”

"Everyone wants the country to become rich and strong, but the road to go is too difficult. What else did they say? ”

"They say that if our country wants to be rich and strong, we must overthrow the Manchu dictatorship. Build a democratic republic like the United States and become a nation of national freedom, so that our country can be truly rich and strong. Do you think they're right? Yang Zao'er, who said this, was obviously a little excited, but after finishing speaking, she suddenly stuck out her little tongue mischievously: "I know that you are a person next to the emperor, and we will only say it if we treat you as a friend, you won't say it, right?" ”

"No, it won't." Guangxu said affirmatively: "Then let me ask you, do you think that according to them, our country will become rich and strong?" I'm asking you what you think. ”

Yang Zao'er lowered her head and said a little melancholy: "Actually, I can't say it well, maybe it may be in the future, but something may happen in front of me." I knew that if they wanted to defend the country, they had to have an army, and if they overthrew the Manchus now, how could they have an army to resist the Japanese? ”

"I'm glad you thought that, but not deep enough. Although the emperor had ten divisions of elite troops, he had to make some compromises in the face of these governors. Even if they had some troops, they thought that in the name of the republic, they would be able to make these governors lay down their rights and obey their orders? In a country where 90% of the population is illiterate, how many people can understand the meaning of a republic? The Manchu Qing Dynasty may not be able to, but the Qing Dynasty at this moment must still have the righteousness of the central government of the country. Without the central court, the country would be leaderless, and the local governors would be in their own hands. If there is an invasion by a foreign enemy at this time, will their republic have the ability to dispatch the whole country to fight back? Do they think that if they hold the banner of republic, they can really command the world? ”

Looking at the calm Li Ming asking a series of questions, Yang Zaoer pouted: "I learned Chinese teacher in the academy, what you said is too profound, I don't understand it well." ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, if you have a chance to see those people, you can help me ask them and hear how he answers."

For a while, the two were speechless again. Guangxu glanced at the three daughters who were elated in the distance, turned his head to look at the south, but he was thinking of something else. The Manchus in today's country still think they are superior, while the Han people are always thinking about restoring the Han people. If there is another civil strife when the external enemy is not at peace, it will really become a situation of warlord melee like the Republic of China. How can we integrate the Manchu and Han ethnic groups, and when will we realize the Chinese family? Calm the internal and external troubles, and let the road go far away.