The sun is shining and the sky is clear. The small garden is full of peonies, peonies, and flowers. The scent of flowers fills the small garden, which is pleasing to the eye and refreshing. In the bright flowers, several bees and flower butterflies are working hard, no one disturbs them, butterflies and bees seem to be fighting for territory, constantly flying up and down to demonstrate each other. In the pavilion in front of the Little Moon Gate at the entrance of the garden, a young man with a braided head and a fair and detached face leaned against a pillar as if he was suffering some kind of painful ordeal.

The young man was wearing a white short-sleeved silk gown and fat satin pants, and he was about 20 years old by looking at his face. The young man frowned for a moment, and danced with his hands for a while. Suddenly, the young man began to convulse, and then rolled on the ground. After tossing for a while, the young man seemed to pass out, the braids on his head were scattered, and his forehead was sweating profusely. Suddenly, the young man opened his eyes, subconsciously touched his face, and muttered, "What's going on!" What's going on, stumped that I'm still alive? ”

The young man gasped and closed his eyes, and the thrilling scene just now seemed to be vivid. Graduation is coming, and today is the day of the graduation ceremony. As a student in the history department of Fudan University in Shanghai, Deng Zixuan hurriedly rushed out of the building he shared with his girlfriend early in the morning and ran towards the bus stop. He got up late because he was too intimate with his girlfriend last night. Deng Zixuan was running, and suddenly his feet took off, and a hole appeared on the ground in an instant. The body descended rapidly, and then entered the darkness, and the rumble of thunder seemed to sound in my ears... The media reported on the same day: the ground of a certain section of the road suddenly collapsed, and a deep hole appeared. According to eyewitnesses, a young man who was running fell down, and after searching, no young man was found, and our reporter continued to follow the report ······.

Deng Zixuan stood up and looked left and right, the surrounding scenery was so unfamiliar, there were no wide roads, no high-rise buildings, no weaving traffic. Looking up and down his clothes, he suddenly grabbed his braids. “haha！ I crossed over! I hit the jackpot! He was very familiar with themes such as time travel, and immediately judged that he was soul crossing. Excited, he couldn't help jumping up happily in the small garden.

At this time, a maid entered with a tray in his hand, and Deng Zixuan, who was still in a state of madness, stepped forward and grabbed the maid's hand and hurriedly said: "It's the Qing Dynasty now!" Tell me that year, who in the court was the emperor? The maid was grabbed by both hands, and was so frightened that she let go of the tray, only to hear a clatter, and the teapot and cup on the tray fell to the ground and shattered. Deng Zixuan was stunned, and the maid took the opportunity to break free and escape.

After a while, a group of people came, led by an old man in his 50s, who was glaring angrily, and next to him stood a lady in her forties with tears in her eyes. None of the people in front of him knew him, Deng Zixuan suppressed his excitement and clenched his fists with both hands and said: "Everyone, it's rude, can any of you tell me what year it is, and who is the Manchu Emperor?" "If you are bold and speak wildly, you will imprison me immediately!" Suddenly, two strong men came up and grabbed Deng Zixuan, and then picked him up and left.

"What are you doing here, unreasonable, you can't do this!" Deng Zixuan struggled and shouted, but to no avail, and was soon locked up in the firewood room. At this moment, the beard of the head of the family trembled and stomped his feet: "It's really a hindrance, Adou who can't be helped!" The lady was beside her with tears in her eyes, and when she saw that the old man was angry and wanted to favor her son, she didn't know what to say. The eldest son behind him said: Dad! The younger brother was clearly stimulated. It's not easy to pass the township test, Chun Yu fainted in the examination room again, looking at his incoherent appearance, maybe he was stunned, maybe he will be fine tomorrow. But it's a pity that I have to wait another three years. ”

"This unfortunate thing, I expected him to glorify his ancestors, what a waste of effort! Let him go, it looks like we are the merchant's life!" Old Man Deng sighed, pulled his feet and left. Mrs. felt sorry for her son and hurriedly trotted all the way, she wanted to persuade the master to retract his order and release his younger son. But Old Man Deng was so angry that he decided to punish his son and lock him up for a night in the firewood room.

Mr. Deng was a tea merchant who ran a tea shop in the British and French Public Concessions. After the opening of Shanghai, Mr. Deng and his father came to Shanghai County from northern Jiangsu. After some hard work, a small business started a tea business. After the Taiping army rebelled, his father was killed by rebels on a tea sale, and Mr. Deng took the tea shop to the British and French public concessions to escape the war. Due to the relative safety of the British and French concessions, his tea trade also flourished. With the Taiping army being strangled, his business went smoothly and gradually became a well-off family.

Mr. Deng had two sons and a daughter, the eldest son married a wife and had children and inherited his mantle and took care of the tea business. The daughter has already been married, and the son-in-law is the master of Shanghai County Daotai. In the bones of Old Man Deng, in other words, in the ideology of the subjects of the Great Qing Dynasty, there are thousands of family wealth that is not as good as an official hat. Therefore, Mr. Deng pinned all his hopes on his second son, and poured all his efforts into expecting his younger son to glorify his ancestors, get ahead, and win fame for a lifetime.

Last year, the youngest son passed the township test easily, and this year, the imperial court organized the spring festival, and in the examination room, Nacheng thought that this uncompetitive thing actually fainted in the examination room, and decades of hard work were ruined. And the next time a student enrolls in the department, it will take three years, do you think Old Man Deng can not be annoyed and ashamed. The key is that he once boasted among his relatives, friends, and business partners that his son is very smart, and there should be no problem in passing the Spring Examination.

It stands to reason that the second son is only 18 years old this year, and it is not impossible to wait for the next exam. But Mr. Deng couldn't afford to wait, he felt that his body was getting worse day by day for a year, and the doctor examined him and said that he was sick from overwork and his qi and blood were not smooth. After eating countless Chinese medicines, there was no improvement. Old man Deng knows that he is in his 50s, maybe he will die that day, if he can see his son in his lifetime, he will smile when he closes his eyes.

At this time, Old Man Deng returned to the hall and felt that his pneumothorax was suffocating and it was difficult to breathe. His lips were a little purple, and it was not difficult to see that Old Man Deng had a heart problem, which might be a serious coronary heart disease. However, the level of medical care in this era cannot accurately diagnose heart disease. The lady saw that her husband was not in good health and said, "Master! Don't be angry, Xuan'er is still young and it's not too late to wait for three years! "Old Man Deng knows in his heart that three years is not a long time, but can he wait for three years?

Old Man Deng was a little dizzy, and his wife hurriedly helped him into the back room to rest. Everyone didn't expect that Old Man Deng would die that night due to his emotions and blood, and walked on Huangquan Road with an unfulfilled wish. But if Old Man Deng knew underground, his youngest son would stir up the Qing Dynasty in the future, overthrow the Qing Dynasty, and create a strong Chinese Empire, maybe he would really laugh at Jiuquan, but unfortunately he would not have seen this scene.

Mrs. Deng was worried about her son's condition and immediately invited a Chinese medicine doctor. After the doctor's diagnosis, he did not find any symptoms, so he had to borrow the donkey from the slope to say that the young master was temporarily stunned by the stimulus, and said that he might be fine tomorrow if he slept well. Mrs. Deng was relieved when she heard this.

Deng Zixuan was locked in the firewood room, guarded by two family members outside. At this moment, he is very depressed, and others are all smooth sailing, either with powerful weapons, or with extraordinary skills in their own characteristics. Look at his own body, his soul actually leaned over a weak scholar, he is useless to be a scholar, and he can't lead the army and kill the enemy. And the family he is in is at best a well-off family, a businessman's family.

Deng Zixuan looked around, and once again pondered in his heart, he must figure out what year this year is, and having braids on his head proves that it is the Qing Dynasty, the key is to figure out what year it is. "Hey! Come here!" Deng Zixuan beckoned to a loyal family member. "Young Master, what do you command?" Jia Ding immediately walked over with a begging expression on his face. "Tell me who was the emperor in the Qing Dynasty?" Such an idiotic question actually came out of the young master's mouth, and the family Ding boldly glanced at Deng Zixuan, confirmed that he was not playing him, and immediately turned back to his original position and said to his companion: "Our young master is eighty percent stunned, and he actually forgot that this year is the 10th year of Tongzhi, do you say evil!" ”

"The young master studied hard, and there was such a change in the spring season, who do you say can stand it, you and I should serve carefully, so as not to cause trouble!" Another family member said cautiously. "Tongzhi 10 years, so this year is 1870!" Deng Zixuan figured out the year of his dynasty, and couldn't help but be a little disheartened. He couldn't help but think in his heart: the Qing Dynasty was washed and shaken by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and after the ravages of the Second Opium War, and began to wake up in the throes. Ten years ago, in the first year of Tongzhi, the Qing court launched a coup d'état under the banner of Cixi, and in the same year, the Qing army captured Nanjing, the capital of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, laying the fate of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

In the same year, the Qing court set up the Yamen of the General Command of various countries, which meant that China officially opened its doors and began to breathe the civilized atmosphere of advanced countries. The imperial court began to promulgate new policies, and no longer regarded foreigners as flood beasts. Twice opened to the country, coupled with civil strife, the Qing court was forced to open its doors, and China went to Shijie, and Shijie also went to China. After 10 years of recuperation, the Qing Dynasty is now prosperous and prosperous. Especially in the turmoil of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the common people still learn from the pain, and the desire for a stable and peaceful life is the main theme. In addition, European and American countries, considering their own interests, will also support the Qing court in implementing the new policy.

The more Deng Zixuan thought about it, the more depressed he became, and he didn't travel to the turbulent period. Hey, what a bad time! At present, Zeng Guofan is an old man, but the two students under his command, Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang, are the pillars of the Qing Dynasty. Zeng Guofan can be ignored, because in two years, he will be coming to the end of his life. And Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang are currently capable ministers of the imperial court. Zuo Zongtang is currently in charge of the military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, and Li Hongzhang is qualified to be the governor of Zhili this year and concurrently serves as the minister of Beiyang trade. Deng Zixuan was thinking wildly and had mixed feelings, when suddenly the door opened and the maid Xiaohong walked in.

"Young Master! The old lady asked me to come and see you. The old lady said that tomorrow the old man will be angry, and he will release you! The old lady asked you to admit your mistake to the lord tomorrow! After the maid finished speaking, she put the food box on the ground. Suddenly, Deng Zixuan grabbed the maid's hand and said sharply: "Don't shout!" Tell me what is Young Master Ben's surname and name? The maid's eyes widened in horror......