Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Choice of a Successor
Lord Lin and Lord An looked at each other.
They looked at the fat-headed and big-eared Kafka in front of them, how they looked like Zhu Bajie in "Journey to the West", but they didn't expect this Kafka to be such a bold and righteous person.
So their opinion of Kafka changed radically in an instant, at first they thought that this guy with a fat head and big ears and a straw belly should have no ability, just like that Zhu Bajie, a master of the world.
Now it seems that from the three scars on his face alone, it can be seen that this is a battle-hardened lord, Ling Ran's righteousness, who has experienced the rain of bullets and bullets, must have real ability and ability.
"I don't have to hide it from you, he is from the KGB, I am from the Gulag, I must have heard of it, we are not big talkers. This matter is on us, and we will definitely be victorious and successful. Kafka continued to boast that he wanted to make his image as tall as possible, which often works well for strangers.
"Long admiration of the great name, long admiration of the great name!" The two officials complimented that both the KGB and the Gulag were the No. 1 Soviet institutions. In their opinion, the KGB and the Gulagri were all outstanding talents in chess
Kafka's efforts did so, and although Lord Lin and Lord An lived in the Twin Cities, they were not unheard of, they had heard of the famous KGB and the evil Gulag.
It seems that these people in front of them are really not ordinary people. As the saying goes, those who have amazing looks will have amazing deeds. This Frankmir is tall, handsome, and dashing, and this Kafka is like a bell, and with their help, he may really be able to save the day.
Kafka was unashamed to agree to help, but he only knew what was going on, he didn't know exactly what was happening, he didn't know what the consequences of his boasting would be, and he didn't know what was waiting for them next, in short, he had a vague feeling that things were not so simple.
The two officials said one by one, and slowly told everyone what had happened. It turned out that Zhang Xun, the king of the Northeast, was originally a Beiyang warlord of the Qing Dynasty, and served as the governor of Yunnan, Gansu, and Jiangnan in the last years of the Qing Dynasty.
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, he once supported the restoration of the abolished emperor, known as "Braided Shuai". After being defeated by Duan Qirui, Zhang Xun fled to the border between China and Russia in the northeast, hiding his whereabouts to recuperate, waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback.
Although Zhang Xun is a martial artist, he is still a loyal and lonely minister of the Qing Dynasty. He spent his life making unremitting efforts to restore the old system of the Qing Dynasty and reorganize the prestige of the Qing Dynasty, and was bent on restoring the imperial system and establishing a royal paradise.
Zhang Xun, who was mixed in on the Sino-Russian border, waited for an opportunity to seize the twin cities of the nascent Soviet Union. Fearing Zhang Xun's strong military power in the Far East, the newly born Soviet government did not rush to launch a war of extermination against Zhang Xun, but instead hoped to realize their Yellow Russia plan by supporting Zhang Xun.
This was undoubtedly a beautiful thing for Zhang Xun, who was about to reach the end of his rope at that time. Not only that, but soon the Japanese government also noticed Zhang Xun hiding in the Twin Cities.
They also hope that through Zhang Xun, they can realize their mainland plan, so as to realize the strategy of using China to contain China. The illusion of moving the emperor to Changchun, establishing a cabinet in Ningbo, and joining the German Nazi Corps in the Caucasus was reached.
Zhang Xuna was also unceremonious, in the face of the help of the Soviet Union and Japan, he did not fall behind, and accepted all the orders. When the two governments demanded that Zhang Xun fulfill his promises, he always politely rejected each other's requests on the grounds that he was not fully prepared.
By the time they all understood what kind of medicine was sold in Zhang Xun's gourd, it was too late to regret it. At that time, Zhang Xun used these military funds that fell from the sky to establish many biochemical legions and mechanical legions, which were no longer the same, he was in the twin cities, and called himself the king of the Northeast.
On the other hand, with the advent of the Second Great War, the two countries were busy fighting in different camps, and they were deeply trapped in the mud.
The Soviet Union was busy dealing with the German invasion, and Japan was busy invading China and Southeast Asia. For Zhang Xun, this is even more like a spring breeze. The war has brought great harm to both countries, but it has benefited the Northeast King of the Twin Cities a lot.
These are all old things, and the former king of the Northeast has long passed his twilight years.
In 1954, it was the hundredth year that Zhang Xun came to this world.
Five months ago, on the occasion of his 100th birthday (the Chinese's birthday is a virtual age, the actual age at that time was 99 years old), Zhang Xun deeply felt that he was no longer able to continue to control the giant chariot of the Twin Cities.
For the 100-year-old who is still active on the world political stage, what supports the energy of the elderly? It's a woman! It is the women around him, all the time, everywhere, that allow him to always maintain strong energy, he has seven wives, more than 20 concubines, and countless maids and maids, without women by his side, he can't sleep peacefully.
However, although the king of the Northeast has so many women, there has never been a woman who can give him a son, and to this day, this hundred-year-old man only has two young daughters.
Because he was half a bully and old woman, he cared for his two daughters, who wanted the wind, and never gave them rain, they wanted fire, and they never gave them water.
Now the king of Northeast is nearly 100 years old, but his two daughters are not yet twenty-five years old. Although there were constant rumors in private, the king of the Northeast just didn't hear it, and he still loved his two daughters very much.
Until about a month ago, the king of the Northeast was playing with a few singers in the Furong Pond, and suddenly felt convulsions all over his body, as if he had been paralyzed by a stroke. Fortunately, a singer found out in time at that time, so she didn't let the king of the Northeast drown in the hibiscus pool.
From that day on, the king of the northeast knew that his time was numbered. After experiencing so many changes in the times, he knows deeply that a person's death often means the end of an era.
He didn't want it to end like this, he didn't want to see the ambition he had fought for all his life disappear from this world with his death.
He needs someone to inherit his will and carry the banner of restoring the old system of the Qing Dynasty and reorganizing the prestige of the Qing Dynasty. After his death, he hoped that there would still be people who would continue on his path, and one day he would be able to lead the army of the Twin Cities to restore the monarchy and establish a peaceful and prosperous royal paradise.
In his view, China only dominated the world in the imperial era, and now it will inevitably restore the imperial system later, so that China can truly revitalize China. Isn't this an old man, ignorant, dull and sighing.
It's a pity that he doesn't have a son, so he can only let his two daughters inherit his legacy.
Who should I choose? It was something he had never considered, but it was something he had to think about now.
Let the daughter, instead of the son, succeed the king of the Northeast, which has violated the ancestral system and will inevitably be criticized and blamed by the clansmen.
The king of the Northeast knows very well that it is the unity of these old and lonely ministers that has led to the Twin Cities today. If the issue of the heir causes everyone to lose harmony, I am afraid that the disaster of the Twin Cities will not be too far away.
In this way, the king of the Northeast did not hesitate to choose to let his eldest daughter Zhang Yue become his successor to the king of the northeast. This also somewhat calmed everyone's hearts, Zhang Yue is a very knowledgeable child, she will not mess around, let alone force others to do things, hand over the Twin Cities to her, after he takes over the Twin Cities, no one's interests will be compromised.
However, less than three days after the Northeast King made such a decision, he immediately realized that this could be a serious decision, and even ruin the future of the Twin Cities.
It's not that he has prejudices against his eldest daughter, but that he knows his daughter Mo Ruo's father. He knew that Zhang Yue was too kind, always lenient, and had no heart, had no heart for people, and hated fighting and killing since he was a child.
If Zhang Yue comes to inherit the king of the Northeast, this heartless daughter will inevitably be calculated, which will harm her. Besides, Zhang Yue doesn't like to kill, so how can he lead the army of the Twin Cities to fulfill his will?
So the king of the Northeast thought of the brutal and willful little daughter, the youngest daughter is very similar to his character, since he was a child, he has been happy with his achievements, he is good at calculation, and he can't eat any losses, which can be said to be retribution.
The more radical old minister also supported his youngest daughter Zhang Jue. However, if the youngest daughter Zhang Jue is allowed to succeed him as the king of the Northeast, he is worried that the conservatives will refuse to agree, coupled with Zhang Jue's reckless personality, many people are very jealous of her behind her back, and these people will inevitably stand up to support Zhang Yue and swear to oppose Zhang Jue.
If the two factions are incompatible, the fate of the Twin Cities will be completely over. Zhang Xun loves to watch the Three Kingdoms drama the most, and he remembers every Three Kingdoms drama very clearly. Why Yuan Shao was defeated, and why Liu Biao was defeated, it was all because they abolished their longevity. If Yuan Shao didn't pamper his young son, Cao Cao An dared to face Hebei, and if Liu Biao wasn't his wife, how could Cao Cao dare to set foot in Jingzhou. And why Cao Cao insisted on standing up for this reason.
There are all kinds of things, so that this Northeast King, who has been in the wind and rain for most of his life, is at a loss, and he doesn't know what to do.
In addition, he also has his own selfish intentions. The older people get, the more attached they are to their loved ones. He was a man who could do whatever it took to achieve his ends. However, over the years, as he grew older day by day, he gradually became more and more attached to the people around him.
He didn't want to see his two daughters kill each other after his death, he knew that if he set up his eldest daughter Zhang Yue, then she would not hurt his sister Zhang Jue, which would definitely save the lives of his two daughters; But if the youngest daughter Zhang Jue is established, then Zhang Jue, who is narrow-minded, will inevitably not be able to tolerate his sister Zhang Yue.
This is a cruel fight that no one can change, and it is said that it is born from the same root, so why be too anxious to fry each other! But there are a few people who can really see through this. Tang Zong shot Li Jiancheng with an arrow, Song Zong poisoned Zhao Defang, Ming Chengzu was full of benevolence and morality, and he did not let go of Emperor Jianwen, Emperor Yongzheng's twenty-three brothers, except for Yunxiang, as long as he was alive, he let go of any of them.