Expedition to Europe

Prince Chun is at the top of the nobility system of "our Qing Dynasty".

The Prince Chun in front of Qin Zhiyuan is not ordinary. His grandfather is Emperor Xuanzong Daoguang, his brother is Emperor Dezong Guangxu, and his son is Emperor Xuantong Puyi.

Oh, the current Prince Chun is Aixinjueluo Zaifeng, with the courtesy name Bohan and the pseudonym Jingyun.

Zaifeng is a man of integrity. In 1901, because the German envoy Clemens von Kettel was killed in the capital during the Boxer Rebellion, Zaifeng was appointed as the first-class special envoy to Germany to apologize. When meeting the German emperor, Zaifeng refused the German emperor's request to kneel and insisted on justice.

After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, the Republic of China was established. Zaifeng was forced to resign as regent and stayed at home. The following year, Zaifeng agreed to his son Puyi's abdication.

In the past history, Zaifeng moved to Tianjin in 1928, the 17th year of the Republic of China, and later went to the Northeast. However, Zaifeng did not go to the Northeast to join the "Manchukuo". Zaifeng not only rejected the Japanese's request for surrender, but also angrily rebuked his son Puyi for surrendering to the Japanese. He did not lose anything in terms of national justice.

Zaifeng is much stronger than his son Puyi, who wanted to be the emperor when he had the chance, and is also much stronger than those old and young people in the capital who dream of restoring the "Kangxi and Qianlong prosperity" all day long.

Such people are generally tough and insist on certain things, such as the dignity of the Aisin-Gioro clan.

Zaifeng now came to the Forbidden City to stop Qin Zhiyuan and Xu Shichang for the dignity of the Aisin-Gioro clan.

Of course, this is just the dignity that Zaifeng understands.

With such a righteous reputation, Zaifeng's words were particularly confident: "Since the emperor has abdicated, he no longer has responsibilities and obligations. The Forbidden City is the property of my Aisin-Gioro family, and not everyone can enter it. When the emperor abdicated, President Yuan promised. Does President Xu want to overturn it?"

This is another so-called "historical legacy issue", which is really a case of indecision and chaos.

"Haha, I don't know what Prince Chun meant by responsibilities and obligations. Although the emperor has abdicated, he still enjoys 4 million yuan of preferential treatment from the government every year. Isn't this preferential treatment? Since it is preferential treatment, shouldn't he cooperate with the government's diplomatic activities? Oh, let me introduce, this is His Majesty the King of Lan Fang, and this is His Royal Highness the former Prince Chun." Xu Shichang's tongue is not covered, and his tone is particularly heavy when he says "former".

One is His Majesty, and the other is "former His Royal Highness", which really distinguishes the difference.

"Hmph, I don't care where the king is from. Anyway, not just anyone can enter the Forbidden City, and not just anyone can visit it. What do you think the Forbidden City is? Is it a Central Park?" Zaifeng seemed to have stayed at home for a long time, and the information was not rich enough, and he did not understand Lan Fang well enough.

Central Park, this is the first open park in Beijing, in fact, the Altar of Land and Grain to the west of Tiananmen Square. The Altar of Land and Grain was originally considered a royal garden, with mountains, rivers, pavilions, terraces and pavilions. Since 1914, the Beiyang government has built it into an open park, allowing ordinary people to visit the park, which is also a great progress of the Republic of China.

Of course, this progress is definitely a historical regression in the eyes of the old and young people of "my Qing Dynasty". The former royal garden has become a paradise for ordinary people now. I don't know how many old and young people cried in the toilet.

They cried not for the dignity of the Aisin-Gioro family, but for the lost privileges.

Qin Zhiyuan had seen Zaifeng portrayed in some TV dramas before, and had a good impression of him. But now when he heard Zaifeng say this, Qin Zhiyuan really felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.

Qin Zhiyuan couldn't stand up and confront Zaifeng now, so he had to wait and see how Xu Shichang would handle it.

"Prince, I want to correct one thing. This Forbidden City is not the private property of your Aixinjueluo clan. It belongs to all the citizens. It is because of the efforts of all the citizens that this Forbidden City exists. The Republic of China government only allows the little emperor and his widowed mother to live here temporarily, and it does not recognize that the Forbidden City is the private property of your Aixinjueluo clan. Prince, you must understand this." Xu Shichang is also cunning and does not get entangled with Zaifeng on details.

When the Republic of China was first established, Yuan Shikai reached an agreement with the former Qing court in order to reduce the resistance of the former Qing court to the Republic of China and to eliminate the disaster of war. This time, he negotiated with the former Qing court and reached a peaceful transfer of power. Otherwise, it is unknown whether the current Forbidden City can maintain its current scale.

The reason why there was such an agreement at that time was due to the profound social background at that time.

Now that time has passed, the social background is very different from when the Republic of China was first established, and these clauses seem particularly inappropriate.

At this time, the Republic of China has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the Qing Empire has become a thing of the past and has been thrown into the "pile of old papers". To be honest, the Beiyang government has long wanted to drive Puyi out of the Forbidden City and save the 4 million yuan every year. This is because there is no excuse, which has delayed it until now.

The Beiyang government is not having a good time now. Although the world war reduced a lot of foreign debt, the financial situation is not optimistic. Because the tax system is not perfect and it is at war with the southern military government, the Beiyang government is now spending money everywhere. Although it is not yet stretched to the limit, it is definitely not enough to make ends meet.

Why not save 4 million yuan? It is not worthwhile to support this little emperor who is not yet an adult, and to lose such a big house as the Forbidden City.

Zaifeng was not the kind of person who said "Why not eat meat?" Zaifeng had completed a major mission at the age of 18 and served as a regent. Of course, he understood how much the Aisin-Gioro clan had taken advantage of in the original agreement with Yuan Shikai.

Therefore, when Xu Shichang finished speaking, Zaifeng's face suddenly changed.

"You, you must break your promise to the world?" Zaifeng's raised fingers trembled a little, and his whole body was shrouded in great fear.

The focus of Xu Shichang's words was not on Puyi, nor on the 4 million yuan, but only on the privileges that the old and young people of the former Qing Dynasty like Zaifeng still had.

Zaifeng used to be Prince Chun, with a huge fortune in his hands. Prince Chun's Mansion was just one of those properties. More of his property was in those shops and real estates all over the country. This was the capital for Zaifeng to make a living.

As mentioned above, when the Republic of China was founded, due to various historical reasons, the old and young people of the Qing Empire did not pay much, at least not proportional to the privileges they had enjoyed before.

Now if Xu Shichang wants to tear up the agreement signed between Yuan Shikai and the Qing government and separate the Forbidden City from the Aisin Gioro family, then what about the other properties of the Aisin Gioro family? Should they also be separated?

This is what Zaifeng really cares about.

To be honest, since it is a revolution, there must be a price, and there must be bloodshed and sacrifice. Look at the previous dynasties that changed, and there were no heads of people killed and blood flowing like rivers.

When the Qing Empire collapsed, the Manchus did not experience a similar tragedy, but this does not mean that Zaifeng would not worry about it. In fact, Zaifeng has always been worried about the Republic of China government settling accounts later, and has always been a low-key person, but he did not expect that he could not escape this time.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Book/Bar!

"Haha, this is not a breach of trust. Since Xu is the president of the Republic of China, he should follow the will of the people. As long as the people of the world agree, Xu should make decisions for the people. This is also the duty of Xu as the president." Xu Shichang was not ashamed but proud.

As a politician, it is normal to tear up an agreement. They all have the special skill of "spitting in the face" and don't take it seriously at all.

In fact, Xu Shichang is fed up with it. If there is a chance, Xu Shichang doesn't mind taking action against the old and young people of the former Qing Dynasty.

As I said, the current objective background is different from when the Republic of China was first established. No one misses the Qing Empire, so the Forbidden City has become a big scar on the face of the Republic of China. Even if Xu Shichang ordered Puyi to be driven out of the Forbidden City, no one would think that Xu Shichang was a traitor, but only that Xu Shichang was following the will of the people.

"You, if you dare to defy the world, you will be punished, you will be punished, you will definitely be punished!" Zaifeng was in a state of despair, muttering to himself, and suddenly yelling out of control at the end, showing how deeply he was hurt.

The Qing government had almost lost everything now, without the army, government agencies, and people's hearts. Zaifeng could only pin his hopes on the illusory "heavenly punishment", hoping that God would make the decision for them.

Well, I guess Zaifeng forgot that "God" is a god in Han culture. There seems to be no God in the Manchu mythology, only "Shaman".

What a pity, for the Han people, "Shaman" has never been on the list of gods, and has no deterrent power at all.

"Take the man away. Who is the officer on duty? He has been punished for a serious offense. Who allowed him to let the man go so casually? He is really ignorant. What if he disturbs His Majesty's holy carriage?" Xu Shichang ignored Zaifeng, who was already half crazy, and called the secretary over to scold him severely.

After all, Zaifeng still had a certain social status, otherwise the officers on duty would not dare to let the man go casually. As for disturbing Qin Zhiyuan's "holy carriage", it was just nonsense. An old man half buried in the ground was not taken seriously by Qin Zhiyuan.

However, Qin Zhiyuan did not object to what Xu Shichang said, and smiled and comforted the secretary who looked miserable.

Immediately, several soldiers came over, ignoring Zaifeng's screams and Zaifeng's followers' obstruction, and dragged the man away from the racing car, and then disappeared in a flash.

"Haha, Your Majesty, I'm sorry to make you laugh. Please don't let these trivial matters affect your mood. Let's continue." Xu Shichang turned back to Qin Zhiyuan and smiled, which was very different from his previous sarcasm.

"Continue, continue." Qin Zhiyuan didn't care and happily followed Xu Shichang to continue walking forward.

We are all adults, who doesn't have a few masks?

Cherish it while you are here.