Sun Yuanqi, of course, can neither fight Chen Kuilong, nor is he willing to bow his head and give in, running away at this time is the best choice. In this way, we can not only avoid the intensification of contradictions, but also promote the official to the next level: If you can go to Beijing to be the vice minister of education, who wants to stay in the local area and serve as the vice governor in charge of science, education, culture, and health?

The rational choice is like this, but it is difficult to make a decision emotionally: the school is built, the teaching materials are fixed, and the teacher is invited, how can you be willing to fake others? Especially the newly established schools, just like a croaking child, waiting to be fed, no matter how good the nanny is, as a parent, how willing to hand over the child to others to raise?

The conflict between emotion and reason made it difficult for Sun Yuanqi to make a decision. Fortunately, in the next month or so, the enrollment, admission, and opening of various schools were so busy that he didn't think about this problem at all. Even if Yang Du asked, Sun Yuanqi also passed perfunctorily under the excuse of "busy with this period", always hoping to drag it out day by day.

Chen Kuilong has not changed these days, Sun Yuanqi is naturally happy to see such a situation, but I don't know how long this calm can last. And there is a strangeness under the calm on the surface, which makes Sun Yuanqi a little unpredictable: is this a misjudgment by Yang Du and Chen Qiansheng, or is it the calm before the storm?

Seeing that the autumn wind is gradually turning cooler in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, rumors about Cixi and Guangxu being seriously ill are rampant, and people in the officialdom will inevitably be worried and sigh for a long time when they meet, and everyone can feel that a thick layer of dark clouds is hanging over the empire.

According to historical records, Cixi and Guangxu should have completed the last journey of their lives during this period, but there has been no news coming, which makes Sun Yuanqi a little unsure: Could it be the appearance of this butterfly. Led to the longevity of those two in the palace? If so, the sin is great.

At this time, after nearly ten months of preparation, the casting and stamping workshop of Beiping Iron Works was finally ready for trial operation. Because the exploration mission was completed not long ago. It is impossible for mining, mineral processing, iron-making, steel-making and other workshops to be operational until April or May next year. Even so, Arthur excitedly telegraphed and asked about his next steps.

The next step is naturally to produce steel helmets, but it is not easy to make steel helmets. For example, the size and shape of the steel helmet must be decided according to the actual situation of the buyer.

Another example is the material of steel helmets, and there are hundreds of types of steel at present. Each has its own use, and some steel is used to make steel helmets, which not only has poor bulletproof effect, but also causes greater secondary damage, and it is better not to wear it if you wear it.

Another example is the camouflage paint on the outside of the steel helmet, which also needs to be adjusted according to the combat environment and fight in the desert. Your steel helmet is snow camouflage, as noticeable as the butt of a firefly in the dark night, isn't that looking for death? ……

All of this needs to be taught face-to-face. In addition, the weather has been cold recently, and the old man is a little unwell, so Sun Yuanqi decided to go north again.

When he arrived in Beijing, Sun Yuan first approached Arthur and carefully shared the idea of producing steel helmets with him. After hearing this, Arthur nodded again and again, this invention is excellent! We need to register the patent quickly, if it works properly. You can make more money than a light bulb! ”

Sun Yuanqi smiled bitterly in his heart: Yes, this is indeed a money-making business, but it is only for foreign countries. Because whether it is a steel helmet designed now or a body armor to be invented later. Squadrons don't need it. The reason is simple, Chinese lives are the least valuable.

In China, as long as you need to, you can pull up the strong ding from the vast countryside at any time, and you don't need any reason to have as much as you want. Allowed, the warlords would give simple training to the strong men. If not, they will be pushed directly into the battlefield. Sometimes they don't even shoot. The battle ended unscathed, and your fate is great. If you get hurt, you leave it to your fate. As for the dead, no one cares anymore. Pension? Not at all! The attrition of the troops is too serious, and then go to the countryside Latin.

And in Western countries. The lives of military personnel are much more valuable. First of all, there are few people in the country. Life is precious. Second, conscription is subject to legal procedures. Thirdly, recruits are required to undergo rigorous military training and be equipped with weapons. Fourth, there are allowances for servicemen. Fifth, the injured must be treated diligently, and the death needs to pay a huge pension. In order to save fiscal spending, the government should minimize casualties. In order to reduce casualties, steel helmets and body armor will be purchased in large quantities.

In response to the current problem, Arthur volunteered to take on the task of measuring the shape and size of European and American heads. Sun Yuanqi was overjoyed, and naturally he did not allow it.

At first, he thought that Arthur would ask his relatives for help after returning to China, but the next day he ran to Dongjiaomin Lane with a ruler and a form, and had a chat with the soldiers guarding the embassy and consulates. It seems that Arthur's lawyer's mouth is really not in vain!

As for the selection of materials, it was entrusted to the newly established Department of Materials Science and the Iron and Steel Research Institute of Keisei University as a research task. Since it involves scientific research, it is much more rigorous and meticulous, and it is always necessary to stamping various materials into various shapes and firing various angles with various guns in order to draw accurate conclusions. In this way, it is not a matter of three or two days to produce results. Fearing that the night would be long and the dream would be too long, and the delay would change, Yaser and Sun Yuanqi stayed up late to write patent application forms related to steel helmets, steel helmet linings, camouflage paints, military rank identification, etc., and left China after a short pack to start a journey of applying for patents around the world.

After the trivial matters were over, Sun Yuanqi went to Lianzi Hutong with Vera, Nianzu, and Nianxuan to visit the old man who was recuperating at home.

Vera has lived in China for seven or eight years, and if she ignores her appearance and big feet, she is no different from a Chinese woman from any point of view. When he saw the boss, he made a big salute according to custom. Nian Zu was six or seven years old, clever and well-behaved, and when he saw that his uncle Great-Ancestor was not timid at all, he fell on the ground and slammed his head three times. Nian Xuan was only three years old, looking around with big blue eyes, and when she was told to kowtow, she had already hid in her mother's arms, and she didn't call her, which made the old man laugh.

After gossiping for a while, Vera took the two children to the backyard, and only the eldest and Sun Yuanqi were left in the study, and only then did the eldest ask Baixi. How are you in Hubei? Has Chen Yong'an been embarrassed by you? ”

Looking at the old man's sick and broken appearance, Sun Yuanqi naturally reported good news and not bad news back to his uncle and grandfather, I am very good in Hubei, and the newly established school opened a few months ago. It's been busy for a while. I don't interfere in academic affairs, and I never care about anything other than academic affairs, so we are also in harmony and there is nothing disagreeable. ”

The old man bowed slightly, and asked again, you have been in Hubei for almost three years, right? No less words"

Sun Yuanqi hurriedly replied no. I received the decree in the summer and April of the 32nd year of Guangxu, and now it is the winter and October of the 34th year. Exactly two and a half years. ”

The old man twisted his beard and said in a deep voice, "The same batch as you, Zhou Shumo, the envoy of Jiangsu, is now the acting governor of Heilongjiang, Wang Yishu, the envoy of Jiangxi, has been reappointed as the assistant general office of the General Affairs Office of the Constitutional Compilation and Investigation Museum, Shen Zengzhi, the envoy of Anhui and Lian Jia of Shandong, have been promoted to political envoys, and Yu Shimei, the envoy of Guangdong, has been promoted to the head of the Ministry of Posts and Communications...... It seems that Baixi, you should also move! ”

"Uncle and grandfather, now Hubei is reforming academic affairs. If I leave suddenly, I'm afraid I'll give up halfway! Sun Yuanqi hurriedly argued.

The old man opened his eyes wide, glanced at Sun Yuanqi and Zhang Nanpi came to Beijing, and he didn't see Hubei and became chaotic. How can Hubei School give up halfway as soon as you leave? Could it be that you have a deeper influence on Hubei than Zhang Nanpi? What nonsense! ”

Sun Yuanqi was speechless.

The boss didn't take into account Sun Yuanqi's feelings, and said at the moment that you have been the envoy of Hubei for so long, and you haven't reported the achievements to the head of the palace, right? There are not many words, taking advantage of the free time now, and the people are in Beijing again. Hurry up and write one, and the old man will help you read it after writing. ”

It seems that when I came to Lianzi Hutong at the end of last year, I was caught by the boss and wrote an excerpt to the palace. It's the same again today. It seems that the history is strikingly similar!

Sun Yuanqi's oppression of the boss. I have never been able to resist, so I can only obediently move the chair and start writing the recital with the help of the old man's bookcase. In the past two and a half years, I have indeed done a lot of things in Hubei, and it is very useful to write.

Two hours later, Sun Yuanqi finally reluctantly finished writing the fold and respectfully handed it to the old man. The old man took his glasses and looked at them carefully. When he encountered an unsatisfactory place, he twisted up the brush and changed it, but his hands trembled badly when he wrote, and Sun Yuanqi looked a little frightened. After only half of the reading, the old man was a little exhausted, so he had to put down his pen. After a few long breaths, he shook his head and said that he was old. If it's useless, I can't even finish an excerpt! Baixi, can you read the rest to the old man? No less words"

Sun Yuanqi endured the sourness and said Uncle Grandfather, why don't you rest first? ”

The old man was lying in a chair, his eyes closed.

Sun Yuanqi had no choice but to copy the draft and read it aloud, and at the end of the article it was written that the gentry of Hubei Province were loyal to the country, and they worked hard from top to bottom, and there were 3,000 primary schools in Hubei Province, more than 1,000 middle schools, and nearly 100 higher, normal, and industrial schools. The two lakes normal school played the skin gong for the first time, and the graduates were taught in the provinces, which had a great effect. The higher industrial school carefully researches the material, which is beneficial to the people's livelihood and does not make a donation. The new transportation, mining, petroleum, geology and other schools have also gradually enrolled, and after a few years, it will be self-evident! ”

The old man suddenly opened his eyes and said that this paragraph is not good, you change it according to what I said: Lai Cixun looked up, the holy thought was thorough, and the ministers complied with it, so he had to exercise his skin skills. In today's Hubei Province, there are 3,000 primary school halls, more than 1,000 middle school halls, and nearly 100 higher, normal, and industrial schools. The students of the Two Lakes Normal University have promoted literature and encouraged teaching in various provinces, and have achieved great results. The Higher Industrial School concentrates on the study of things, benefits the people's livelihood, and contributes to the community. Xinli transportation, mining, petroleum, geology and other schools have been enrolled, and students praise the merits of the queen mother and the emperor in unison. Scholar Tessie, salty desire to come—"

When Sun Yuanqi heard this, he couldn't help but stop writing Uncle Grandpa, there are no international students willing to go to schools in Hubei for the time being! ”

The old man frowned and asked Baixi, what is the purpose of your Empress Dowager sending you to Hubei? ”

"Promote education, build schools." Sun Yuanqi replied honestly.

"What about the purpose of building the school?"

"Recruit students."

"Specifically, it should be recruiting international students!" The old man said, "The Queen Mother saw that Jingshi University could save her one million silver every year, so she sent you to Hubei to establish a school. Presumably, Zhang Nanpi, Zhao Cishan, and Chen Yong'an are also the thoughts of the queen mother, so you are here, otherwise how can there be so much silver for you to squander? ”

"But if the queen mother is more serious, and there are no international students, wouldn't it?"

The old man leaned on the chair and barely got up, approached Sun Yuanqi and whispered that since June, the Queen Mother has felt unwell. In September, diarrhoeal diseases were added. Nowadays, the diarrhea has not been cured for a long time, and it is becoming more and more serious. I'm just afraid ......"

Sun Yuanqi immediately understood what the old man meant: first coax Grandma Cixi to be happy, anyway, she doesn't have a few days to live. After a change of time, who will remember this stubble?

Seeing that Sun Yuanqi understood the truth, the old man then dictated that if he was granted the decree, then after a few years, he would definitely come to learn from the Eight Desolations, and it would be self-evident! ”

After correcting it, I copied it again, checked that it was correct, and handed it to the palace. Sun Yuanqi's train had not yet arrived in Hankou, and the Military Aircraft Department had already forwarded the edict to take the title of the right attendant of the school department and the Hubei Provincial Education Envoy Sun Yuanqi to be the left attendant of the school. ”

A week later, there was some chaos outside the Wanshou Hall of the Summer Palace in Beijing. The Empress Dowager Cixi was suffering from dysentery, a few days ago, the hospital issued a "critical illness notice", everyone went to the period of these days, they were all in a panic, the princes and ministers who had been on the table in Beijing gathered here, even the queen of Guangxu Longyu also haunted here all day long, did not care about grooming and dressing, unkempt like a distressed woman, in and out of the room, the ministers did not have time to ask her for peace.

But the more you want her to die, the more she will not die, hanging there in a trace of anger, so that outsiders dare not leave for a moment, for fear of suddenly burping. After waiting for a long time, the princes and ministers who lived a good life were a little exhausted, and they could find a step or a stone bench outside and sit down, which was everywhere, and the scene was very embarrassing. The big guy waited for the house to cry, and the outside to mourn.

At this time, a eunuch came out of Leshoutang with a bowl, and Pu Liang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who was squatting under the eaves to rest, hurriedly got up This father-in-law, are you serving? ”

The eunuch replied that it was Lafayette who gave the Banzai to the Lord of Long Live Grandpa. ”

Tara means yogurt in Manchu. Pu Liang didn't dare to ask again, but the eunuch instructed Lafayette again, this is a little heart between mother and son, so there is no need to remember the file! ”

"Wow!"

Half a day after the eunuch left, everyone heard a cry outside, and they were all a little stunned: What's going on? Doesn't the Queen Mother still have a breath of air? didn't wait for someone to go out to investigate, but I saw a few eunuchs running to him crying and wiping tears, even running in a hurry, and even saying that it was not good for you lords, lords, long live lords, long live lords! ”

Everyone was shocked, and they all looked at each other: Long live Lord has been under house arrest in Yingtai, Zhongnanhai, and I haven't heard that he has an emergency illness before, and suddenly it's gone?

But this obviously can't be a joke. In the chaos, Pu Liang called the left waiter Jinghou and asked him to quickly go to Zhongnanhai to take care of the aftermath, and then called the right waiter Guo Zengxin to hurry up and prepare a white cloth for the adults to wear. This Ministry of Rites Shangshu can't leave yet, because Emperor Guangxu has no heirs, this death, Lafayette will definitely come down, how can he go away?

Sure enough, not long after the eunuch went in to report the news, there was a decree from inside, and there was a decree to worship Cixi Duanyou Kang Yi Zhaoyu Zhuang Chengshou Gong Qin to offer the Empress Dowager Chongxi Yi Decree, and Pu Yi, the son of the regent Zaifeng, entered the Chengtong as the heir emperor. ”

The date is October 21, the 34th year of Guangxu, November 14, 1908 in the Western calendar.

At noon the next day, Zhang Zhongyuan, the head of the Tai Hospital, entered Le Shou Tang to make a final diagnosis, and the six veins of the Queen Mother were extinct. As soon as the news came out, the entire Le Shou Tang suddenly burst into tears. As for when the Empress Dowager Cixi died, no one can say, maybe she really survived until after Guangxu's death, maybe she died a long time ago, and only after Guangxu's death was announced.

But in any case, a new page has been opened in Chinese politics, and the Qing Dynasty has taken a big step closer to its grave. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation.

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