In a luxurious mansion in Tianjin, Pu Yi, who was only 12 years old, was studying Chinese under the tutelage of Lu Runqi, a former Qing university scholar.

Although after the Xinhai Revolution, Pu Yi has become the deposed emperor. And after Yan Guang's Northern Expedition against Yuan was successful, Pu Yi, the abolished emperor, was driven out of the Forbidden City. But in fact, Pu Yi's real life is still very good, after all, during the Yuan Shikai period, Yuan Shikai used the funds obtained from the aftermath loan to subsidize the Qing room twice, each time four million taels of silver... During the period of the national society and political axe, Yan Guang only drove Pu Yi out of the Forbidden City, and as for Pu Yi's private property, including the eight million taels given to Pu Yi by Yuan Shikai, it was also untouched.

When Pu Yi was driven out of the Forbidden City and went to live in the Tianjin Concession, Zhang Biao, a former Qing official under the control of the two lakes, first provided a residence for Pu Yi to live in (that is, the famous Zhang Yuan), and made European-style furniture from the British Huiluo Company to decorate the Western-style architecture in the house, which made Pu Yi, who had just left the palace, admire.

After the end of the Shandong Campaign, the defeated Yue himself also felt that Pu Yi was a strange commodity to live in, so he funded Pu Yi to buy the current mansion in the Tianjin concession, and even many aspects of the funds were provided by him.

In addition, Tianjin was originally the most densely populated area of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, even if Pu Yi had abdicated, the mansion where he lived often had old and young people come to greet him.

By the way, because Pu Yi only got married at the age of 15 in history, he has not yet met the last queen who took drugs, fornicated with guards or even had illegitimate children, and there is no such heavy atmosphere in the Forbidden City, so now is the fastest new time for Pu Yi.

It's just that now such a short period of happiness seems to be coming to an end..."The clouds want to dress and the flowers want to look, and the spring breeze blows Revlon. If it weren't for the jade mountain, it would meet Yaotai under the moon. ”

"When you sing about wine, life is geometric..."

“……… Today's people don't see the ancient times and the moon, but this month once looked like the ancients. If the ancients and the present people are flowing water, they will see the bright moon together. I wish that when the song is against the wine, the moonlight will shine on the golden bottle..."

In front of Lu Runitch, Pu Yi was slowly reciting the poems that Lu Runitch had taught him, and Lu Runitch, who had closed his eyes on the side, also nodded secretly while listening.

In Lu Runqi's opinion, although Pu Yi is not as general as the Holy Ancestor Emperor, he can at least be called talented and intelligent, if he doesn't like pranks too much, he can also be called a good student, and if the future path will not deviate, it is even possible to be a good emperor.

It's a pity..."But this may also be a good thing, at least you don't have to taste the sense of despair that is powerless like Emperor Chongzhen in history..."

As a former bachelor, Lu Runitch naturally knew very well that Qianqing was completely hopeless, so he had such feelings. And when he was kicked out of the Forbidden City, Lu Runitch also had an atmosphere, but after leaving the oppressive atmosphere in the Forbidden City, Lu Runitch suddenly felt that maybe it would be a good thing to leave the Forbidden City.

Lu Runqi is nearly eighty years old, and when he reaches the age of living one more day, his only wish now is to teach Pu Yi as much as possible, and not to live up to his loyalty to the Qing royal family throughout his life.

At this time, Pu Yi had already finished memorizing a few poems just now and was beginning to memorize new poems.

"Bai Yujing in the sky, five cities on the twelfth floor, immortals caress my top, and I receive immortality by knotting my hair..."

Pu Yi is now carrying Li Bai's [After the chaotic departure, Tian'en Liuyelang reminisces about the old travel book and presents Jiang Xiawei Taishou Liangzai], which is not only the longest poem in Li Bai, but also the one with the longest title.

The extremely famous clear water out of hibiscus is also from this poem.

However, just as Pu Yi was carrying it, a eunuch suddenly ran over and said.

"Your Majesty, Lord Lu, there are people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs outside, saying that they have something to find the emperor..."

"The Ministry of Internal Affairs ..."

12-year-old Pu Yi didn't mention it for the time being, but Lu Runitch frowned when he heard the name of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, because it was the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who drove them out of the Forbidden City back then. Although Lu Runitch has been somewhat relieved over the years, and even feels that leaving the Forbidden City is not necessarily a bad thing, this does not mean that Lu Runitch has any good feelings for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In fact, there are not many people who can have a good impression of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whether it is a private or political axe.

However, despite this, Lu Runitch still does not feel the need to offend the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after all, by now, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has been rumored to be an organization like [Dongchang] [Jinyiwei], and many internal handling tasks are also taken care of by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Moreover, it was said that Ben had already revoked all the concessions in China because of the defeat, in other words, Pu Yi and the others were no longer protected by the concessions, so after thinking about it for a while, Lu Runitch spoke.

"You go and ask the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to wait a while, and I will take the emperor to the main hall in a while."

"Yes..."

After the eunuch retreated, Lu Runitch said to Pu Yi.

"Your Majesty, let's go to the main hall..."

"Oh..."

Although he was an abdicated emperor, it was impossible to go to meet guests in casual clothes, so Pu Yi went to the main hall after changing into formal clothes.

And in the main hall, Lin Tianyuan was already a little impatient.

Although the Ministry of the Interior, unlike the Military Intelligence and Military Defense Bureaus, does not have the right to act on its own, and even if it finds something, it must first ask the Presidential Office for instructions before it can be described, but as Yan Guang's strongest lackey, the power of the Ministry of the Interior is beyond doubt.

As the director of the Tianjin Branch, Lin Tianyuan can also be called a powerful figure.

Waiting for more than half an hour like today has never happened, at least even the mayor of Tianjin would never dare to let him wait for such a long time, if it weren't for Pu Yi's identity being too sensitive..."A deposed emperor would dare to do this, it's really self-defeating..."

Although he thought so, Lin Tianyuan's expression was the same as usual, just a little gloomy. However, several subordinates who followed Lin Tianyuan knew that this was already the expression that the boss would have when he was extremely angry, and it didn't take long for Pu Yi to walk out accompanied by Lu Runqi.

"I don't know..."

Looking at Lin Tianyuan, who was wearing a black military uniform, Lu Runitch said with some questions.

"Contemptible surname Lin..."

"Oh, Director Lin..."

Although a petty official like the director of the bureau was not in Lu Runitch's eyes at all in the past, Lu Runitch could only say politely at this moment.

"I don't know what Director Lin is here for."

"Do you dare to be..."Lin Tianyuan shook his head and said. I heard that there is a Song Dynasty [Qingming Riverside Map] in your house, is it true? ”

"Qingming Riverside Map..."Of course, it is true, and it has always been kept here in Puyi, but Lu Runqi didn't understand why Lin Tianyuan asked this, but he couldn't deny it, so he had to say. That's right, the Qingming Shanghe map is indeed here with the emperor, I don't know if Director Lin asked this..."

"It's best to be here..."Lin Tianyuan nodded first, and then changed his face. Qingming Shanghe Tu and other cultural relics are precious cultural relics belonging to the country, which should be kept by the political axe. Puyi confiscated the precious cultural relics that should belong to the country and the people. Saying that, Lin Tianyuan eased his face again. But don't worry, the political axe will compensate you appropriately..."

However, although Lin Tianyuan felt that he was already a pleasant face, he was extremely hateful in Lu Runiti's eyes, so after Lin Tianyuan finished speaking, Lu Runitch was already angry.

"What's the difference between you and robbing, and also, when we moved out of the Forbidden City, your President Yan Da had promised to ensure the safety of our lives and property, did that Yan Guang want to break his word!"

"Presumptuous, you dare to call the president by his name..."

Hearing that Lu Runitch actually dared to call Yan Guang's name directly, Lin Tianyuan said sharply, and even several other people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs were angry.

Although the people around Yan Guang know that this person is greedy for money and lustful and extremely unreliable, in recent years, Yan Guang has expanded his territory, making China's territory far larger than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it is not comparable to the former Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, when they heard that Lu Runitch dared to call Yan Guang's name, Lin Tianyuan and the others were extremely angry.

As for the rumors of Yan Guang's lust, as the director of the Tianjin Branch, Lin Tianyuan is also relatively clear. However, just like Sun Yat-sen's Lori control history, Yan Guang's incident did not affect his status in the hearts of everyone.

In fact, Yan Guang, who only has 4 female secretaries, is already a very small number in this era when the concubine law is still practiced.

And after noticing the angry expressions of Lin Tianyuan and others, Lu Runitch was also shocked to realize his gaffe.

Fortunately, considering Pu Yi's sensitive identity, Lin Tianyuan did not act rashly, but just threw down a sentence coldly. "Give you half an hour to think about it." Then he turned and left.

Not long after Lin Tianyuan left Pu Yi's mansion, more than 100 members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already surrounded Pu Yi's hinterland.

Fortunately, Pu Yi's identity is sensitive, and there are often people passing by, so Lu Runitch is not desperate. After all, in the former concession of Tianjin, there are still many former Qing princes living in it, although the Manchu Qing Dynasty has perished, but these former Qing princes will never leave Yan Guang alone.

Just looking at Pu Yi, who was only 12 years old and didn't understand anything, Lu Runitch let out a long sigh... Things were indeed as Lu Runitch expected, when they saw that the mansion where Pu Yi lived was surrounded by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, although many people were so frightened that they didn't dare to ask more, but there were also many princes and widows of the former Qing Dynasty who ran to Tianjin Municipal Axe to inquire.

Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty has now perished, these old and young people still have some energy in Tianjin, not to mention that Pu Yi's identity is indeed very sensitive. The poor people of the municipal axe do not understand the tasks carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs at all, so they can only be overwhelmed by the old and the young.

Of course, it won't be long before these old and young people can't take care of Pu Yi... In the end, these old and young people could only go to the consulates of Britain, the United States, France and other countries in Tianjin. It's a pity that these old and young people used to be the biggest backers, because of the many defeats, almost lost all their interests in China, so they didn't have the ability to come forward at this time.

As for the Anglo-American? Now is the time when the national social and political axe is most needed to deal with Soviet Russia, how can it be possible to embarrass Yan Guang for a deposed emperor, although that is clearly guaranteed by Britain and the United States and other countries.

However, since they didn't show up when Pu Yi was kicked out of the Forbidden City, they won't come forward at this time. What's more, Yan Guang hasn't done anything to Pu Yi yet, so the consuls of various countries can only say to these old and young people. "Let's take a look first..."

It's just that when they were still "looking at it first", more than 100 people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already forcibly broken into Puyi's mansion under the leadership of Lin Tianyuan, and seized precious cultural relics such as the [Qingming Riverside Map].

For a while, the cultural relics in Puyi's house were almost empty, and as long as there were few valuable cultural relics, almost all of them were searched by Lin Tianyuan and others.

As for Pu Yi's private hiding? Although Pu Yi, the abolished emperor, was of little value, the people from the Military Defense Bureau still got the design drawings of the entire mansion back then, so although Lu Runitch hid some things in the secret room, he finally asked Lin Tianyuan to lead people to search them out.

The people who acted with Lin Tianyuan this time, in addition to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, also had people from the Cultural Relics Bureau inside, so Lin Tianyuan was not afraid that there would be omissions.

In addition to Kai Puyi, there were also many families who were left behind by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but in the process of the raid, these members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs only searched for the precious cultural relics confirmed by the Military Defense Bureau earlier, and the general cultural relics were not touched.

――――――――――Although this operation was only limited to precious cultural relics such as the Qingming Shanghe map or the next level, the raids on Tianjin, Yanjing and other places still achieved fruitful results.

In fact, just a picture of the Qingming Riverside is already a priceless treasure.

It's just that this action has also brought a great backlash, after all, these old and young remnants of the former Qing Dynasty are still a bit powerful, and many of them are even guests of local officials. However, the status of the Manchurians during this period was very embarrassing after all, so Yan Guangzhi was not afraid that something would happen.

As for the copying of these cultural relics, in addition to improving the collection of the newly established museum, there is also the fear of the loss of cultural relics.

Yan Guang remembers very well that in history, because of the shyness in his pocket, Pu Yi once resold a lot of precious cultural relics. Therefore, instead of being resold by Pu Yi, it is better for Yan Guang to collect it in the museum first.

It's a pity that there are still a lot of precious cultural relics scattered among the people, and even a lot of them have been plundered abroad, which makes Yan Guang have some regrets, but..."Anyway, there is World War II, just let Britain spit it out when the time comes." ”

As for whether World War II will happen after history changes?

Yan Guang believed that as long as Britain and France continued to put forward those harsh conditions that made Germany feel humiliated after the defeat of Germany, then Germany would eventually start a war of revenge again, as in history.

(Historically, after Germany's defeat in the war, the conditions put forward by Britain and the United States were considered too light by France and too heavy by Britain and the United States, and at the same time made Germany feel humiliated.) Although it didn't take long for Britain and the United States to start loosening the chains on Germany in order to prevent the Soviet Union, this humiliation was not so easy to unravel, after all, the final treaty was too far from Wilson's Fourteen Points of Peace, and then the [Legend of the Stab in the Back] was born) Of course, with the change of history, it is not impossible to fully accept Wilson's Fourteen Points.

However, even if this possibility did occur, the national social and political axe, as an important member of the Entente, would try to oppose it as much as possible, not to mention that at that time, there was also France, which had suffered heavy losses in the war, as an ally.

Therefore... World War II is going to be a war that has to happen... China, on the other hand, will completely lay the world pattern for the next hundred years in this war...―――――――――― Yan Guang began to collect the precious cultural relics in the hands of the old and young relics of the former Qing Dynasty, and Kolchak was not idle in the Urals.

After exchanging more than 30 tons of gold for 200,000 rifles, artillery, machine guns, and other weapons, Kolchak began to recruit troops and reequip the troops he currently had.

Because the more than 1,600 tons of gold in Kolchak's hands have only been used up to a little so far, Kolchak has no problem in terms of funds, not to mention that gold is also a full hard currency, so tens of thousands of troops were soon recruited in the Urals.

These soldiers were originally ordinary people in the neighboring areas, but because of the Russian turmoil, many Russians had lost their livelihoods, so after Kolchak was willing to use gold to recruit soldiers, they threw themselves into Kolchak's command.

The Slavs were naturally brave, and many Russian civilians had guns, so they could be regarded as using them in peacetime.

It's just that these newly recruited soldiers were just ordinary people in the past, and even if there were some retired soldiers in them, the number was too small.

As a former admiral, although the relationship with the army is not very close, Kolchak also knows very well that if soldiers do not undergo rigorous training, it is impossible to have combat effectiveness.

In this regard, even Soviet Russia, which is entrenched in Moscow and other places, is stronger than Kolchak, after all, many of the armies of Soviet Russia are now composed of former Russian troops.

Therefore, in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the newly recruited troops, Kolchak decided to recruit a group of instructors from the Entente countries to reorganize the troops.

Historically, the British sent a corps of almost 200 officers to Kolchak to help him train his troops. However, at this time, because Vladivostok had been occupied by Yan Guang, and because he had purchased enough weapons from the National Social Axe before, Kolchak finally decided to ask China for help.

Yan Guang originally wanted to install some people in Kolchak's temporary political axe, but now he was overjoyed when he heard that Kolchak actually took the initiative to invite.

Therefore, it did not take long for Chiang Baili in the Caucasus to be transferred out of a corps of more than 400 officers, and then it was supplemented by the personnel of the Military Intelligence Bureau, and finally a whole corps of 500 officers was put together to go to Kolchak.

Their mission was to train troops for Kolchak to defend against the Russian Red Militia. However, this is only a secondary task, and the main task is to monitor Kolchak's every move, especially the whereabouts of Kolchak's more than 1,600 tons of gold... Now Kolchak is also a member of the Entente, so Yan Guang can't deal with him clearly, but Yan Guang knows very well that in the end, the Russian consul led by Kolchak will fail, and then Kolchak will take people willing to go into exile with him, and the more than 1,600 tons of gold to cross Siberia to Vladivostok.

In history, the defeated Kolchak was ready to use the power of his own people, who had already occupied Vladivostok, to make a comeback, but unfortunately when he was near Lake Baikal, he was betrayed by the Czechs and other reasons... And now the southern part of the Volga River and Central Asia have become their own territory, even Vladivostok. In this way, after the defeat of Kolchak, he will naturally choose to defect to himself, and at that time, Kolchak's 1,600 tons of gold will still escape from the palm of his hand... More than 1,600 tons of gold, more than 5 billion silver dollars, as long as this money is obtained, even if the oil from Kuwait and Iraq can be extracted in 22 years, it will be enough to solve all the existing problems of the political axe... Although Yan Guang was single-mindedly calculating Kolchak's more than 1,600 tons of gold, Kolchak did not know this. So when Jiang Baili sent the selected officer corps, Kolchak put this officer corps, which was already mixed with dozens of MIA spies, to be in charge of the training of the newly recruited troops.

Of course, Kolchak was not completely defenseless, and while leaving the officer corps on the task of training, he also sent some people to their side, called assistants, but in fact they were surveillance.

It's just that today's Military Intelligence Bureau and Military Defense Bureau are world-class intelligence agencies, so those generals under Kolchak who are incompetent even as officers have no way to deal with the spies who have infiltrated the officer corps.

Even after only three days of entering the Urals, the spies in the officer corps had already discovered the exact location of the gold, but because of the nature of the mission, there was no big move.

But... While training troops for the Russians, these members of the MIA who had infiltrated the officer corps had already begun to try to develop their own eyeliner within the Provisional Political Axe. Although the MIA is relatively easy to attract attention because of its race, the future of the current temporary political axe is uncertain, so after these spies promised the cash and ferry tickets needed to go to Britain, France, and the United States, many people are still willing to cooperate with the MIA.

Of course, there were also staunch anti-Bolsheviks like Kolchak, but the MIA was very clever and did not move these people, so Kolchak did not notice it. However, this does not mean that Kolchak does not know that there are spies in the officer corps, but it is common sense to plant spies in the officer corps, and it is strange to be uneasy to insert a few into them, so Kolchak did not care too much.

It's just that... If Kolchak had known that the real purpose of these spies infiltrated into the officer corps was for his 1,600 tons of gold, would he still care???

(To be continued)