Chapter Seventy-Five: The Dictator's Monologue
A wisp of incense evaporated, rising straight into the air like a line, before slowly dissipating in all directions, enveloping the entire room in a faint, mysterious layer of smoke.
In the blur of fragrance, Ding Yuntong stood silently in front of the mirror, looking at himself in the mirror.
The face is delicate, the eyebrows are light and the nose is straight, the complexion is fair, and she looks a little feminine.
This is not surprising, the emperor of the feudal dynasty, no matter how crooked and rough the founding emperor was, will only become more and more feminine in the future, because the genes of the royal family are constantly influenced by generations of beautiful concubines.
Ding Yuntong looked at this face and felt like he was looking at another self. He silently spoke to himself in the mirror in his heart, as if to convince "him":
You did nothing in your last life, enslaving your knees everywhere, trembling, and bending your waist for five buckets of rice. After exhausting his life's strength, in the end he was still poor and sick, and he had no one to rely on.
Now that he has crossed over and become an emperor by luck, he must be enlightened. The so-called life between heaven and earth, we must act spontaneously, not shackled by external factors, do whatever we want, and have no scruples, so that this life is worthwhile, and the great opportunity to cross this is not in vain.
You can only indulge in indulgence if you are ruthless and unrighteous, especially not to be confused by family affection, friendship, aiqing, etc., lovers, brothers, parents, teachers, and even biological children, as long as it is caused by sex, you can kill it, and if it is a matter of interest, you must kill it again.
You must know that these people have been teaching and looking forward to you since the day you were born, all of them want to turn you into what they want, which is against your nature and distorts your soul.
All the people bow down to you, hoping that you will be bright and sympathetic to the people; The people in the harem bow down to you, hoping that you will be pure and have few desires, and state affairs are the most important; The ministers bow down to you, hoping that you will stay up all night and work hard; Intellectuals bow down to you, hoping that you will keep pace with the times, be enlightened and virtuous, and they are not bowing to you, but the emperor they need.
But the question is, ask yourself if you really want to? If they get what they want, the real you are killed. The enemy only wants to strangle your body, but they want to strangle your soul, so it can be seen that they are even more fierce than the enemy.
No, they can't be allowed to do so! You have to go your own way, do what you want to do, don't be swayed by others, don't be shackled by morality, those who follow me prosper, those who go against me die, and be a real Guangxu Emperor! God has already taken care of you once, and He will take care of you!
Ding Yuntong persuaded himself that his thoughts had matured, his will had been stable, and the whole person seemed to be much more relaxed.
At this time, his subordinates reported that Feng Zicai had led his army to break through Tokyo, and the remnants of the French army had fled to Saigon. Ding Yuntong waved his hand: "Give the order to Feng Zicai, the army will stop attacking and rest on the spot!" "
"France is finished! This is the common headline of the major French newspapers on July 18, no matter what party the newspaper is, no matter what political point of view, there is only one common conclusion: "France is finished!" "
The people of Paris could not understand what was happening, weishenme overnight, it became the end of the shijie? Weishenme can't even beat the "yellow-skinned monkey" claimed in the newspapers? Whose fault is it?
Tens of thousands of angry people surrounded Parliament and the Prime Minister's Office, but the Presidential Palace was spared. Because as the nominal head of state, President Grevy has no power.
The people angrily denounced the incompetent cabinet, the war has been fought for a whole year, and the number of French naval and army troops has exceeded 40,000, plus logistics support, transportation, domestic production and other departments, the number of mobilized people has reached more than 100,000. Several appropriations have been made, costing a total budget of nearly one billion francs; Plus a large number of ship losses; bereavement of the dead and wounded; Coupled with the fact that after the war with China, French trade in East Asia almost came to a standstill. The total economic losses are even more difficult to estimate.
And the psychological frustration is even more unbearable. French newspapers depressedly pointed out that this was the first time since the establishment of capitalism that white people had lost to people of color, and now this disgraceful first time belonged to France, and France would become the object of ridicule of the European powers. (Of course, if Ding Yuntong was there, he would tell them that the first time should be Zheng Chenggong's recovery of Taiwan.) )
At this time, in Congress, an emergency session is underway. Outside the window of the council hall, there were constant tsunami-like protests, "stupid", "shame", "get out", "hang them", and the huge noise made the window of the council hall shake slightly.
And in the hall, in the face of shrill boos, Gambida submitted his general resignation on behalf of his cabinet. There was no controversy, and Congress almost unanimously approved his resignation. Gambida's face was gloomy, and he knew that his political life was over. Some MPs have even called for an investigation into Gambida's malfeasance during the war.
After a heated debate, the veteran politician Charles 61 de 61 Fresiné, became the new prime minister. When Fresiné was the Minister of Public Works, he once implemented the famous "Fresine Jihua", a large-scale investment in infrastructure projects, including railways, highways and other infrastructure, quite like the "four trillion" of the Celestial Empire in the previous life, which boosted the economy to a certain extent.
It also made Fresiné a great reputation in the political arena and made the parliamentarians think that he was the best person to end the war.
Frésine quickly formed a new cabinet, with former Prime Minister Stanislas 61 Duvre as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fericks 61 Faure as Minister of Naval Colony, and former Foreign Minister Charles 61 Dulek as the new Governor of Cochinchina, rushing to Saigon.
Fresine believes that if China wants to soften its attitude, it needs the intervention of other countries. He asked Duvre to quickly engage with several European powers in order to rally support.
On July 20, the whole city of Beijing was enveloped in an atmosphere of joy.
has been reporting on China's victory on the battlefield in Vietnam for several days in a row, and solemnly proclaimed that "the history of Western powers who can conquer a country and a nation by erecting a few cannons on the eastern coastline is gone forever!" ""
The streets and alleys are hotly discussing this war. In the teahouse and wine shop, everyone talked loudly, and everyone made witty remarks, constantly analyzing the ins and outs of the war, what the future trend is, and various international and domestic reactions, etc.
The people in the streets, too, gathered in a group, listened to the nonsense of some "well-informed people" foaming at the mouth, and described how many French whitemen had been caught, including women. In order to prevent the possession of weapons, they all took off their clothes and searched their bodies, and those French women were tall, full of tits, and round and white flowers, and everyone listened to them as if they were there, full of envy for those who were soldiers, and they couldn't help but purse their lips and smack their tongues, and they were fascinated.
The bureaucrats and intellectuals were talking about how to demand reparations from France, how much to ask, and so on. You must know how many years, it has always been the Chinese who pay compensation to foreign countries, and now that feng shui is turning, it is time for the Chinese to raise their eyebrows
Late at night, in the imperial palace in Beijing, Ding Yuntong sat on his dragon chair, and the milky white moonlight quietly sprinkled on his body, like a moonlight bath.
He enjoyed the feeling, serene and elegant, and he was exalted. He wasn't unaware of the hustle and bustle outside, but he kept calm in his heart.
Maybe at this time, in the whole city of Beijing, he is the only one who remains calm. He, already ready to compromise.
This war has dragged on for a long time and consumed too much of his energy. There is a lot to be done, politically, economically, and ideologically.
Now the ideological circles in China have become more and more chaotic, and yesterday I got a news that a person named Kang Youwei actually founded Wanmu Thatched Cottage in Guangzhou. The promotion of a constitutional monarchy on the > You must know that in the history of the previous life, it was not until 1891 that Kang Youwei founded Wanmu Thatched Cottage, and his propaganda did not dare to be so radical. In 1888, Kang Youwei wrote to Guangxu for the first time, and what he said was still clichéd, without mentioning the constitution. It can be seen that the society in this world is turbulent, and the insects have jumped ashore in advance. Ding Yuntong has read history, this Kang Youwei is actually just an opportunist, dreaming of rising to the top and paying homage to the prime minister. All the claims he makes are false. Before the Wuxu Dynasty, he secretly wanted revolution, and after the Wuxu Dynasty, he openly wanted to protect the emperor. On the one hand, he advocates equality between men and women and monogamy, but he has a group of wives and concubines. Even in the turbulent and turbulent life, he married six wives, one of whom was a Chinese American and one was Japanese. So many wives are not addicted, and they are still prostitutes everywhere, and when they were in Shanghai, they didn't pay for prostitutes, and they were chased and forced to pay debts. is completely a rogue intellectual, what ivory can still be spit out of the dog's mouth, like Guo Moruo later. Now that the regulations are loose, there are more and more such people. Okay, let's let them jump for a while, if you want to hit the snake, you have to let the snake get out of the hole first, zuihou is seven inches in one hit! Ding Yuntong sneered unconsciously.