Chapter 19 Helpless Choice
"Pu..." As the two strong iron anchors fell into the water, the huge dark steel chains made a heart-pounding "Glara" sound, and they stretched straight in less than ten seconds. The huge steel body of the battleship suddenly shook, slowed down at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally stopped steadily in its berth. The docks were shoulder to shoulder, crowded with people. Looking around, they were covered with clear white veil caps and pigtails.
Although Weihaiwei was only a stop on Qingying's trip, Miqing used extremely high etiquette to show how familiar they were with the Germans and to shock the Japanese. They not only sent Dingyuan, the most powerful iron-clad ships from Zhenyuan, Zhenyuan, to welcome them, and the navy admiral Ding Ruchang, also came to the scene. At the welcoming ceremony, these Beiyang officials who could only be seen in the photos are now in front of them: the thin-faced old admiral Ding Ruchang, the strong Dingyuan portal Liu Buchan, the white-faced Zhenyuan portal Lin Taizeng... and others all made Qingying feel happy from the bottom of his heart. The only thing that was a little regret was that the loyal, brave and heroic Duke Deng, who was not among the crowd.
After some polite greetings, Ding Ruchang and other Beiyang Navy officers boarded the "Brandenburg" battleship for a visit, while Qingying was separated from everyone and took him to the place where he was staying.
After the 4th, the 23rd birthday of the little emperor Miqing Emperor Guangxu. Because of his cheap status, he had to rush from Weihaiwei to the capital to attend the birthday ceremony of Emperor Miqing! Thinking that he would bow to the front of Emperor Miqing to present gifts, Qingying's original excitement and excitement because he set foot on his homeland immediately became half cold. The sins committed by Miqing to China were not enough to wash away, and the bamboos in the south of the mountain were difficult to write: As early as when he entered the pass, Miqing slaughtered millions of unarmed Han people in Jiangnan; and then issued a hair shaving order, forcing the Han people to shave their parents' hair like Miqing barbarians, leaving only a twisted braid that was ugly than a pig's tail on the back of his head.
In addition to the cruel physical and mental torture of the Han people, Mi Qing also flourished. Especially in the so-called "Eternal Emperor" and "Kang and Qianlong Prosperity", ** was even more than the peak of the ruler of Mi Qing. Shuntui rose 7 times, Kang Mazi rose 12 times, and Qian Bazi rose 130 times, creating an unprecedented miracle that was more than twice the total of "**" in Chinese history before. This cultural autocratic policy caused social terror, thus imprisoning ideas, destroying talents, and seriously hindering the development and progress of Chinese society. Finally, in order to continue to be a heroic land on China, Mi Qing even proposed the remarks such as "measure China's material resources and make love for the country" and "I would rather give it to friendly countries than to family slaves", which almost dragged China into an abyss that would never be restored.
From the perspective of national feelings, Qingying really wanted to find a force to expel Mi Qing and let the land of China return to the rule of the Han people; but Qingying had to admit that in China today, letting Mi Qing continue to rule was the most helpless choice.
The power to replace Mi Qing must be an elite team with talent to govern the country and ensure national security; in addition, this force must also have strong military power to support his own violence. If we only look at these two points, the Beiyang Group under his command by Li Hongzhang is obviously the best choice. Unfortunately, Li Hongzhang, like his mentor Zeng Guofan, has long been deeply rooted in his mind; although he has a huge force that can change the dynasty and restore the Han people's mountains, Li Hongzhang only wants to be a papermaker, devote himself to the Mi Qing Dynasty and never consider the rebellion of Mi Qing.
Excluding this guy who is strong but lacks his will, the only one left is his successor Yuan Datou. Although Yuan Datou is not capable, his ambitions are too great and capricious. He will choose the latter without hesitation between national interests and personal power. In the early stage, he betrayed the Six Gentlemen of the Reform Movement and In his later years, in order to have supreme power, he even signed the "Twenty-One" with Japan to lose power and humiliate the country in exchange for Japan's support for him as the emperor. Such a person is difficult to entrust his important task. Except for these two people, other people are either soldiers, mediocre, or young people who are ignorant of the world cannot take charge of the rudder of this country at this stage. Although Qingying hated Mi Qing very much, he still had to support Mi Qing for this homeland that belongs to China!
While thinking, people have already walked to the destination. Green grass is full of grass, snow trees and red flowers, and a two-story building stands quietly in the autumn leaves of the sycamore tree, showing freshness and elegance, clearness and ethereality. In front of them, an artificial river drew a beautiful arc, surrounding the two-story building; the stone bridge is flying, the flowing water is jingling, the insects are singing, and the frogs are leaping and happy.
Beiyang Guidance said respectfully in German: "This is where you are staying. There is no place for living in the entire Weihai Acropolis." He pointed to another house not far from the right, and then said: "As for the two stints, please stay in the side room on the side. If you need to summon, you can also arrive as soon as possible."
Although the pronunciation of the guinea pig is inaccurate and the words are somewhat confusing, based on the context, Qingying also understood the meaning of the guinea pig. She stood in the sun in a formal outfit lined with a shirt for a morning. Qingying had been sweating profusely and had a dry mouth. She just wanted to take a shower and rest. He looked back at the two bodyguard men sent by William II. After getting their affirmative answer, he got up and walked towards the house in front.
When he pushed open the door and walked into the room, a faint cool air suddenly came, as if standing under a waterfall, which immediately dispelled the heat from Qingying. In the spacious and bright main hall, there was a purple furnace with carved screens and round stools and square tables; there was also a landscape painting hanging on the wall, splashing ink and writing, with profound meanings. You could tell at a glance that it was made by a famous artist. Seeing this scene, Qingying nodded with satisfaction, and was about to praise a few words, suddenly found that there was no one else in this two-story building except himself! This house was not big or small, and he was not familiar with the place. If he wanted to find the bedroom, bathroom and various daily necessities, wouldn’t he be crazy?
Just as he was indignant, a sequel suddenly came from the room next to him. Qingying felt a stern heart and said, "Who is it?" The sound was superimposed with the echoes in the room, making it even more energetic.
Chapter completed!