This man was wearing a suit and vest, with a neatly tied tie, and his hair was combed to a shiny finish. He was none other than Aisin Gioro Puyi, the former emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
Zhou Hexuan saw Puyi's photo in later generations and recognized it at a glance. Marshal Chu didn't know, so he looked at it suspiciously and asked uncertainly: "Are you the little emperor who was deposed?"
In other words, although Puyi was kicked out of the palace and fled into the Tianjin Concession in embarrassment, he lived a very happy life.
When he was in the palace, Puyi had limited space for activities, and most of the people he came into contact with were palace maids and eunuchs. But it was different in Tianjin. He had already become a man of the hour, with consuls and garrison commanders from Britain, France, Italy, Germany and other countries.
He maintained close contact with Puyi. He was often invited to participate in events such as balls, dinners, weddings, and military parades. In his free time, he could also play ball, go shopping, and watch movies, which was far more chic than life in the palace.
I am happy here and don’t miss Beijing!
Puyi clenched his fists with both hands and stared at Chu Yupu, the rebellious minister and traitor without saying a word. However, the foreigner behind him suddenly burst out a string of birdsong and said sternly: "Iama Tianjin British Concession Lord Harm of the board of directors, command you leave here atonce. Now!"
Chu Yupu poked her ear holes, turned around and asked Zhou Hexuan: "What do people like this say?"
Zhou Hexuan translated: "He said that he is Lord Harms of the Tianjin British Concession Board of Directors. He hopes that Marshal you will not cause trouble here and orders you to leave immediately."
"Hahahaha," Chu Yupu laughed loudly, "I'm not here to cause trouble. I'm going to marry the fifth concubine in a few days, so I came here specially to send invitations to the little emperor. I must give you a favor when the time comes."
After hearing this, Pu Yi became even more angry. No matter how bad his life was, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, he would not go to congratulate a small warlord on marrying his concubine. Chu Yupu was just here to humiliate him.
Pu Yi swallowed hard and said to the old man next to him: "When the time comes, I will pick out a gift for the commander-in-chief to see off his guests!"
"tie!"
The old man patted his sleeves and knelt down on one knee to accept the order, and then said to Chu Yupu: "Commander, please come back."
"You are so petty, you won't even let me in." Chu Yupu glanced at the British Lord. After all, he still didn't dare to mess around. He shouted to Puyi through the door, "Little emperor, why did the young marshal tell you at the beginning of the month?
What he said? He asked you to read more while you are young and stop thinking about all kinds of messy things. You are disobedient!"
Pu Yi was suddenly startled and didn't want to listen to Chu Yupu's words anymore, so he turned around and left.
Chu Yupu shouted again: "Don't think I don't know. You met Kang Youwei a few days ago and contacted Wu Peifu to return to the palace for restoration. Today I leave the words here. If you dare to play tricks to cause trouble to Marshal Zhang again, beware of me.
Bury you alive!"
Puyi walked faster and faster, not wanting to make a sound at all, and disappeared within minutes.
"Damn, you are a useless person, the emperor is nothing more than that," Chu Yupu ordered, "Go back home!"
At this moment, a group of rickshaws, about seven or eight in number, drove up the street in the distance.
There was a beautiful woman sitting in the rickshaw at the front, about 20 years old, wearing a windbreaker and trousers, her hair was permed into big waves, and she had a pair of round-frame sunglasses on the bridge of her nose.
Queen Wanrong?
Zhou Hexuan almost didn't recognize her because Wanrong's modern girl's dress made it difficult to associate her with her identity as a former Qing empress.
The group of rickshaws stopped at the gate of Zhangyuan, and the eunuchs accompanying them paid the fare. The maids and guards carried large and small shopping bags and surrounded the queen as she entered through the gate.
Chu Yupu glanced at Wanrong for a few times, then returned to the car and asked casually: "Do you have any ideas to make that useless emperor calm down? He is causing trouble to Marshal Zhang all day long."
Adjutant Chu Nanxiang immediately said: "Send a few people from my humble position to watch day and night."
"It's useless," Chu Yupu said. "Puyi meets with either the British consul or the French commander every day. Do you dare to do something to them? Last year, there was a Tsarist Russian general who fled to China. Puyi gave him fifty thousand taels of silver as soon as he met him.
, I still have my stubborn ambition to be the emperor.”
Chu Nanxiang hurriedly said: "This humble position is not well thought out. Please punish me, Commander-in-Chief."
The Ford car had started and slowly left Zhang Yuan. Chu Yupu asked Zhou Hexuan: "What can you do?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "How can I have any idea about such a major military matter? The commander-in-chief should hire someone else."
Chu Yupu didn't care about the truth or lies, and ordered extremely rudely: "You must find a way for me, or you will be punished without food for three days."
You are paralyzed!
Zhou Hexuan thought that Chu Yupu was just talking, but he didn't expect that he would come seriously. At noon that day, he locked Zhou Hexuan in the room and starved him.
This bad guy was too difficult to serve, and Zhou Hexuan felt that his life was miserable.
In the middle of the afternoon, Zhou Hexuan slammed the door and shouted: "I want to see the commander, let me out quickly!"
He shouted for about three minutes before Chu Nanxiang came to the door and answered: "Mr. Zhou, please be quiet and give the commander advice honestly."
"I thought of a way." Zhou Hexuan said.
Chu Nanxiang opened the door to him: "I will take you to see the commander-in-chief."
Zhou Hexuan said: "I'm hungry, let me eat first."
"Let's talk after we meet the commander." Chu Nanxiang said expressionlessly.
In Zhou Hexuan's heart, ten thousand bastards were rushing past, but he could only follow Chu Nanxiang upstairs.
Chu Yupu was taking a nap, yawned and asked: "What can you do?"
Zhou Hexuan said mysteriously: "Commander, please step aside."
"Say!" Chu Yupu said, "Nanxiang is my cousin, not an outsider."
But Chu Nanxiang was very sensible and stepped back automatically, closing the door smoothly.
Zhou Hexuan whispered: "Pu Yi has two wives."
"I know this." Chu Yupu nodded.
"We can start with his queen and concubines." Zhou Hexuan came up with a strange idea and had the potential of a dog-headed strategist.
Chu Yupu got out of bed, put on a coat, sat on the sofa, drank some water, and asked puzzledly: "How to start?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Instigate them to divorce Puyi."
"puff!"
Chu Yupu drank a mouthful of tea and squirted out, dumbfounded and said: "What did you say? Instigate the queen to divorce the emperor!"
"Yes," Zhou Hexuan analyzed, "As long as they instigate them to file a divorce lawsuit with Puyi, if it succeeds, it will definitely discredit him. How can he have the nerve to think about restoration? Even if he fails, Puyi will be distracted and short-lived.
I don’t have time to contact you during the time.”
Chu Yupu felt that he was listening to fantasy, and he couldn't help but ask: "Can the emperor and the queen get divorced?"
Zhou Hexuan asked: "Are Puyi and his concubines citizens of the Republic of China now?"
"So... so be it." Chu Yupu was a little unsure.
"Since you are a citizen of the Republic of China, you must abide by the laws of the Republic of China. The law allows women to initiate divorce," Zhou Hexuan said, "General, you are now directly under the direct control of the provincial governor, and the Tianjin District Court is under your control. Once the queen and imperial concubine file for divorce,
When it comes to divorce, you can personally intervene in this matter and stir up public opinion so that people all over the country know about it. By then, whether it succeeds or not, your prestige will be greatly increased and you will be famous all over the world!"
Chu Yupu was so shocked that she couldn't speak. It took a long time before she pointed at Zhou Hexuan and laughed: "Hahahaha, as expected of a scholar, full of bad ideas! But how to instigate the queen and the emperor to divorce?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "Puyi now has a queen and a concubine. Concubine Shu, Wenxiu, was born in a poor family. She was quite neglected by the emperor and bullied by the queen. She lived a very uncomfortable life. As long as you send someone to secretly encourage her, she will probably be able to do it. As for the queen Wanrong,
, I heard that Puyi has some health problems, and he is lonely in the boudoir, so why not send a handsome boy to get in touch with him."
"You mean to seduce the Queen Hongxing?" Chu Yupu thought for a moment, glanced at Zhou Hexuan a few more times, nodded and said, "I think you are very suitable. I will leave the task of seducing the Queen to you."
Zhou Hexuan didn't expect to get burned. He sweated on his forehead and said, "I...I also want to write a novel for the commander."
"This is a military order!"
Chu Yupu smiled and came over to pat Zhou Hexuan on the shoulder: "Don't be afraid, as long as you hook up with the queen, I will personally be your witness."
Zhou Hexuan stood dumbly for a long time, wishing he could buy a piece of tofu and hit him to death.