Expedition to Europe

Feng Jishan was definitely the vanguard of the "anti-imperialist and anti-feudal" movement. He set out immediately after receiving the order the next morning.

Feng Jishan is not yet the boss of the Northwest Army. Different from the original history, Feng Jishan is not serving as the garrison envoy of Xiangxi. He is still the brigade commander of the 16th Mixed Brigade, stationed in the suburbs of Beijing to protect the capital.

The so-called mixed brigade is basically only the Republic of China. In fact, it is a hodgepodge of infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineering and other arms. It seems to have one specialty and many abilities, but in fact they are all a little bit different. , just a standard look-alike.

The mixed brigade and the Lanfang army were actually at the same stage when they had just realized the mules and horses during the Foreign Legion period. It was because the positioning of the troops was not accurate and the construction of the troops was not comprehensively considered, so such a strange organization appeared.

Lanfang's army has now begun to transform towards specialization. The infantry is pure infantry, and the cavalry has evolved into armored troops. The artillery has also been separated out, and four professional artillery divisions have been established. It has gradually begun to specialize and subdivide. changes, but the evolution of the Republic of China still seems to be far away.

The reason is naturally very simple. Lanfang's military industry has gradually taken shape and can produce more standard weapons and equipment for the army, which has laid a good foundation for the transformation of the army.

The industrial construction of the Republic of China is far away. Not to mention aircraft and artillery, even guns and ammunition are just in their infancy. It will take time to build a professional army.

There is also an ideological issue here. After all, the warlords of the Republic of China were all facing domestic opponents. Although everyone was not at a high level, they were basically on the same baseline, so it did not matter whether they were advanced or not, as long as they did not lag too far behind. As long as more is enough, in a word, there is not much pressure, and naturally there is no motivation.

Lanfang's army is different. From the day the country was founded, Qin Zhiyuan has identified his opponents as contemporary powers such as Britain and the United States. Qin Zhiyuan wants to build Lanfang into a "great power" country that is one of the best in the world, so he cannot lower his authority. Only by continuously improving standards can we gradually shorten the strength gap with Britain and the United States, and finally achieve overtake.

Hmm, it also takes time.

Despite all his shortcomings, Feng Jishan still showed absolute strength when facing Puyi, who had lost his army.

According to the "Conditions for Preferential Treatment of the Qing Dynasty", there are actually guards in the Forbidden City, but this guard is actually no longer under Puyi's control. The guards in the Forbidden City receive pay from the Beiyang government and eat Beiyang food. Naturally, the food distributed by the government would not favor Puyi, so after Feng Jishan led the cavalry to the Forbidden City, all the Imperial Guards responsible for the security of the Forbidden City immediately withdrew from the Forbidden City.

That's not right, not all of them were evacuated, but some of them were left behind to serve as guides for the 16th Mixed Brigade.

The traitor is really scary.

So after the imperial guards withdrew, Puyi was left with only a group of eunuchs and maids, oh, and Princess Duankang.

Although Puyi was still Emperor Xuantong in name, he was still young after all, so it was Princess Duankang who came out to face Feng Jishan.

At critical moments, the old lady is still the most useful.

"Haha, General Feng, the words of President Yuan are still ringing in my ears. The ink on the "Preferential Treatment Conditions for Purging Households" has not yet dried. Are you going to attack our orphans and widows now?" Princess Duankang stood in front of Tiananmen Square, facing Sitting Duan. Feng Jishan, who was on the horse, spoke with sadness and anger.

This "haha" does not have the slightest sense of ridicule, but is full of helpless sadness and unwilling anger.

The Chinese language is indeed broad and profound.

There was no trace of embarrassment on Feng Jishan's face. He still had basic etiquette when facing Concubine Duankang. He dismounted and gave a polite salute: "Madam, you filtered it. It is just to protect the buildings in the Forbidden City and repair the Forbidden City. There is nothing else." mean."

"Madam", this title fully expresses Feng Jishan's attitude towards Concubine Duankang. You are not Concubine Jin now, nor are you the Queen Mother. The emperor has abdicated. You are just an ordinary old lady. It's better to rest where you can.

As someone in the literary world once said, palaces and brothels are the most complicated places in the world.

Having lived in the palace for a long time, Princess Duankang's ability to observe words and emotions was naturally first-class. Now when she heard Feng Jishan say this, Princess Duankang immediately looked sad.

"Repair! That's so good. If you really have the slightest care, you only need to allocate the 4 million per year in full and in time. How can we let the Forbidden City be in such a dilapidated state? If you have the slightest care, , how could you continue to ignore our requests for repairs? If you had the slightest care, how could you be so lonely towards us? Are you trying to overthrow everything President Yuan said? Then I want to see where justice is, where is the justice of heaven, and where is the credibility of your Republic of China government? Concubine Kang's eyes were already filled with tears. Fortunately, she didn't pat her thighs and cry like a country woman with runny nose and tears. She was quite well-educated.

It's useless to be like a country woman, slapping her thighs and crying like a country woman. Swearing like a shrew can only embarrass people, and it won't help solve the problem at all.

And depending on Feng Jishan's intention, if Princess Duankang is easy to say good things to, maybe Feng Jishan is concerned about his face and will not commit suicide, but if Princess Duankang turns into a shrew and Feng Jishan comes to force her directly, it will be all over.

Feng Jishan was prepared. The people he brought included not only soldiers with live ammunition, but also female soldiers in military uniforms. Needless to say, these female soldiers were prepared for compulsory execution.

"Favor! What do you mean by favor? The corrupt and backward Qing government? Wake up, except for you bannermen who were above the entire country and relied on plundering the people to maintain a luxurious life, no one will favor your so-called "my Qing Dynasty", otherwise there would be no "Conditions for the Treatment of the Qing Dynasty", otherwise the Yellow Dragon Flag would still be flying over the Forbidden City." Feng Jishan was not polite at all and tore off all the fig leaves of Concubine Duankang.

This "Yellow Dragon Flag" is the national flag of the Qing government. In order to maintain its rule, the Qing government in the later period made some changes consciously or unconsciously. It's a pity that those changes were still seriously lagging behind the overall situation, which eventually led to the whole situation being out of control.

What Feng Jishan said was true. Although Puyi was still the "Xuantong Emperor" in official documents, it was limited to official documents. Although the old and young people of the Qing Dynasty still knelt and kowtowed to Puyi, in fact, even those old and young people knew that the Qing Empire had become history and it was impossible to restore the glory of the Qing Empire.

"What do you mean no one cares about you? Although you are now called the Republic of China and you value fairness and justice, have you ever asked the opinions of all citizens? Even if no one cares about you, can you break your promise if no one cares about you? Can you eat your words and gain wealth if no one cares about you?" Concubine Duankang argued with reason and refused to give in.

You can't give in. As long as you give in, you will never come back.

Concubine Duankang knew very well that if she and Puyi left the Forbidden City now as Feng Jishan said, they would never come back. When she thought that she would lose the last "private land" of the royal family, Concubine Duankang felt like a knife.

No matter what, Concubine Duankang would fight to the end.

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Of course, if we really follow what Concubine Duankang said and seek the opinions of all citizens, it will take who knows how long. In the Republic of China, we cannot rely on the power of democracy to do anything. Even a congress with only more than 200 people cannot reach a unified opinion. It is wishful thinking to expect 40 million people to reach a unified opinion.

"There is one thing you need to understand clearly. The "Conditions for the Treatment of the Qing Dynasty" does stipulate that you can temporarily live in the Forbidden City, but it is only temporary. You will eventually have to move out. This Forbidden City does not belong to you, the Aisin-Gioro clan. It belongs to all citizens. It is precisely because of the efforts of all citizens that this magnificent Forbidden City exists. You, the Aisin-Gioro clan, have oppressed all citizens for hundreds of years. The people of the country have been merciful enough not to hang you all on the gallows. Don't dream of getting more and more. Things that do not belong to you will not belong to you after all!" Feng Jishan's patience was almost exhausted, and his words became more and more impolite.

Compared with the previous dynasty changes, the Aisin-Gioro clan is lucky enough. Think about how the Qing government treated the Ming Dynasty royal family. Puyi can live to this day because the Han people in power have shown enough kindness. Otherwise, the Aisin-Gioro clan might have been exterminated now.

Perhaps she felt Feng Jishan's determination, or perhaps she felt that the general trend was irreversible. Concubine Duankang looked at the carriage stopped by the soldiers of the 16th Mixed Brigade in the distance and burst into tears.

This time, there is really no way to escape.

Just when Feng Jishan and Concubine Duankang were negotiating, Prince Chun's carriage had arrived outside the Forbidden City, but was stopped outside the cordon set up by the soldiers of the 16th Mixed Brigade.

This time the soldiers were very determined. Although they could vaguely see that someone had knelt down and begged, and they could vaguely hear someone roaring in their ears, no one could break through the cordon under the soldiers' guns.

Of course, it was not just Prince Chun's carriage, but more carriages were gathering.

But it's useless. The key is who holds the gun. Even if the princes who don't have an army are famous, they are just like the powerless civilians. They have no way to deal with violent law enforcement agencies.

It's still different. At least the civilians can win sympathy, while these "princes and beile" of the former Qing Dynasty, they only get scorn.

"Well, since you are so heartless, then we orphans and widows will leave. We can go to the Summer Palace." Empress Dowager Duankang compromised and no longer insisted on staying in the Forbidden City.

"The Summer Palace is also under renovation. It is inconvenient to move in now. Please go to Prince Chun's Mansion for a few days. It won't be too late to move in after the Summer Palace is repaired." Feng Jishan broke the last fantasy of Empress Dowager Duankang.

Anyway, the feud has been made. Since the face has been torn apart, it should be torn thoroughly. Feng Jishan doesn't want to leave a little tail. Since it is going to be expelled, don't drag it out. Will it happen again in the Summer Palace in a few years?

Feng Jishan didn't want to cause trouble for himself.