Kang Youwei was 68 years old at this time, with silver hair and good health. It was hard to see that he would die next year.
According to the mainstream theory, Kang Youwei drank a cup of lemon black tea at a friend's house and died of food poisoning, but his daughter Kang Tongbi believes that it was caused by poisoning by the Kuomintang Party.
The outside world has different opinions on this. Some say it was poisoned by the Japanese, some say it was a conspiracy by Cixi's remnants of party members, and some say it was the food in the restaurant that went bad.
As for the most outrageous and widely disseminated theory, it is the theory of death caused by transplantation of apes: Kang Youwei was not good at having sex, so he asked a German doctor to perform an operation and transplant the ape's a** into his body.
, died soon after.
This statement is obviously a rumor, but it is not completely groundless. Kang Youwei was 62 years old and still married a 19-year-old concubine. He indeed asked a German doctor to give himself injections. At that time, a rejuvenation technique was popular in Europe, that is, injecting animals into people.
** extract, thereby achieving the effect of maintaining youthfulness.
These days, even Western medicine is unreliable!
Well, no matter how Kang Youwei died, he could only live for a year at most.
Duan Hongye originally wanted to play polo, but Kang Youwei was old after all, so everyone could only go to the club next to the racecourse to play pool. As for the money for food, drink and fun, Puyi naturally paid for it. Although the emperor was in a state of embarrassment when he was kicked out of the palace,
But they also brought out a lot of top-notch antiques, and selling one or two of them would be enough.
Today is not the weekend. There are not many guests in the club, but there are still a few foreign devils. When they see Zhou Hexuan, they say hello:
"Hey, Charles, are you playing ball again?"
"Charles, I read your article on studying Britain. It's really good!"
"Charles, I'm going to hold a birthday party next week. You can come to it then."
"..."
Kang Youwei was surprised to find that Zhou Hexuan was actually more popular with foreigners than Puyi and had become a big celebrity in the club.
In fact, this is easy to understand. After all, Puyi has lived in Tianjin for more than a year. At the beginning, everyone looked at him differently because of his status as the deposed emperor. But when the novelty wore off, and Puyi was mediocre, foreigners naturally became interested in him.
Interest is gone.
On the contrary, Zhou Hexuan has recently become a frequent visitor to the home of the British and French Consuls-General. He is rich in knowledge and knowledge, and often makes surprising remarks, making him very popular among foreigners.
When they came to the billiards room, Duan Hongye immediately pulled Pu Yi and said: "Let's play a few games of snooker, add some bonuses, and win 10 yuan per point."
Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but snicker after hearing this. This Mr. Duan is really a quickie. Even though he knew that Puyi had no athletic ability, he still wanted to get him to gamble, obviously just to win money.
Puyi glanced at Kang Youwei, who nodded without any trace. He immediately smiled and said: "Okay, I'll play a few games today, and I will definitely beat you."
One wanted to win Kaizi's money, and the other wanted to deliberately make friends. As the saying goes, Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, and the two soon started fighting around the table.
Kang Youwei also set up a table with Zhou Hexuan. The old man seemed to be good at this and drove the white ball directly into the pile, making it really difficult for Zhou Hexuan to start.
"boom!"
Zhou Hexuan knocked the ball slightly apart with his shot, and the white ball was hidden behind the black ball.
Kang Youwei repeatedly observed the path of the ball, walking back and forth and saying, "Does He Xuan have any words for it?"
"Not yet. I grew up in Nanyang and don't care about this." Zhou Hexuan said.
Kang Youwei said: "If you don't mind me relying on my old age and selling my old age, I will give you a word."
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "Please tell me."
"Ruoyu." Kang Youwei hit the ball hard, but unfortunately he missed.
Zhou Hexuan thought about it for a while and said: "Zhou Ruoyu, haha, good words. Thank you Mr. Nanhai. I will follow your instructions."
"Children can be taught." Kang Youwei nodded and smiled.
Zhou Hexuan's name has the flavor of "Xuanhe for a moment", which is not a good word. Kang Youwei gave Zhou Hexuan the name "great wisdom as foolish", naturally hoping that he would keep a low profile and not cause disaster by being too prominent.
It is not easy to deal with an old guy like Kang Youwei. Not only are his thoughts and words and deeds stale, but he is also all roundabout and unwilling to speak clearly at once. Zhou Hexuan prefers Marshal Chu. Although he is simple and rude, he can put everything directly into his hands.
On the countertop.
"boom!"
Zhou Hexuan scored the first goal and set the goal on the pink ball.
Kang Youwei stood next to him, holding the pole and saying: "Your articles are very wonderful, especially the ones about Britain."
"It's just a game, it's easy to laugh at." Zhou Hexuan scored the pink ball and continued to score.
Kang Youwei ignored Zhou Hexuan's modesty and asked: "What do you think of the situation in China?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "It's a mess, just waiting for a pair of skillful hands to sort it out."
Kang Youwei asked again: "Seeing that you praised Britain a lot in your article, do you agree with the constitutional monarchy?"
Zhou Hexuan did not answer directly, but turned to look at Pu Yi and Duan Hongye next to him, and said with a smile: "You are so friendly with Mr. Duan, are you trying to win over Duan Qirui?"
Kang Youwei raised his eyebrows, stared at Zhou Hexuan and said, "You are indeed thoughtful and an exquisite young man."
Zhou Hexuan missed a ball. He stopped and picked up the club and said, "Let me guess. Now that Feng Feng is at odds, you are pulling Duan Qirui. You don't want to encourage Duan Qirui to play forward. You are taking advantage behind his back."
, and then join forces to restore and realize a constitutional monarchy, right?”
"Oh," Kang Youwei was a little frightened, because his thoughts were completely seen through, and he immediately asked, "What do you think the hope is?"
"There is no half-CD." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
Kang Youwei was not angry and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Zhou Hexuan now reads newspapers every day. He analyzed the situation and said: "The current situation in the capital is between Zhang Zuolin and Wu Peifu. Whether they are the prime minister, the president, or the restoration emperor, they are all the product of their compromise. Are you right?
?”
"Yes." Kang Youwei nodded.
"The conflict between them made you and Puyi see the possibility of restoration. Because Wu Peifu is weaker, so you want to unite with Wu Peifu and bring in Duan Qirui to maintain a balance with Zhang Zuolin, and finally profit from it, is it right or wrong?
?" Zhou Hexuan asked again.
"Yes." Kang Youwei continued to nod.
"Don't focus on that one-third of an acre in the north! It depends on the general trend of the world." Zhou Hexuan said with a bit of contempt.
Kang Youwei was suddenly alert and asked: "You mean the revolutionary army in the south?"
Zhou Hexuan analyzed: "Now Wu Peifu and the revolutionary army are fighting a bad war in Hunan. The situation is very dangerous. At this time, he must stabilize the rear and choose to compromise with Zhang Zuolin on the presidential and cabinet issues."
"Do you think the southern government will win?" Kang Youwei was obviously more optimistic about the Beiyang forces and said with a smile, "They can't defeat Wu Peifu, and at most it will be a stalemate between the north and the south. By then, all parties will be wary of each other, and Beiyang will no longer be the dominant one.
This is a great opportunity for the restoration of the emperor and the realization of a constitutional monarchy."
Zhou Hexuan asserted: "Obviously Wu Peifu's military strength is stronger, but he will undoubtedly lose."
"You are still too young," Kang Youwei said amusedly. "The Beiyang warlords were all killed in mountains of blood. Wu Peifu controls several provinces and has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command. Does the southern government even want to defeat him?"
These words spoken by Kang Youwei represent the views of the vast majority of Chinese people at this time.
Just two years ago, Wu Peifu was featured in the American "Time" magazine and was called "the person most likely to unify China." At that time, he drove Zhang Zuolin back to his hometown in Northeast China. Although Wu Peifu is not so strong now,
But its strength is also one of the best. On the surface, the southern government really has no hope of winning.
Zhou Hexuan analyzed: "Jin Yun'e was the number one general under Wu Peifu. He once advocated joining forces with Feng to challenge Feng and annexing Lu to attack Zhang Zongchang. Wu Peifu in turn joined forces with Zhang Zuolin, causing Jin Yun'e to give up his territory in Shandong.
There has been a feud between the generals. The territory of Henan was also conquered by Jin Yun'e. Wu Peifu was afraid that his subordinates would become bigger, so he handed over Henan to Kou Yingjie, who had no military exploits. Jin Yun'e must be resentful. Recently, Feng Yuxiang attacked Datong, and Jin Yun'e
The fact that he stood still in Baoding and did not rush to help Shanxi shows that the generals are about to break up. With such internal instability and Feng Yuxiang stabbing behind his back, how do you think Wu Peifu should deal with the revolutionary army in the south? He could only compromise with Zhang Zuolin.
I will not support your restoration proposal at all. Because once Wu Peifu turns against Zhang Zuolin, he will be besieged from all sides!"
"This..." Kang Youwei was dumbfounded, because he had never considered what Zhou Hexuan said, and it seemed to make sense.
Zhou Hexuan sighed: "Playing politics is a trivial matter after all, and the general trend of the world is fundamental."
The more Kang Youwei thought about it, the more something was wrong. All of his plans were completely rejected by Zhou Hexuan with just a few words. He was so anxious that he began to sweat lightly on his forehead. He no longer showed the names of his predecessors, but bowed and said: "Hexuan is a great talent, but I don't know what we are waiting for."
How to break the situation?”
"Haha." Zhou Hexuan smiled but said nothing.
Kang Youwei was in a state of confusion. He felt extremely tight in his chest. He wiped his sweat and said, "I'm feeling a little unwell. Let's go inside and rest for a while."
"As you wish." Zhou Hexuan said happily.
Puyi saw Kang Youwei walking towards the lounge and asked curiously: "What's wrong with Master Kang?"
Zhou Hexuan said: "He said he was a little tired and wanted to take a rest."
Puyi was being pestered by Mr. Duan to play ball. Seeing that Zhou Hexuan's side was empty, he said to the queen who was watching the game: "Wanrong, go and play two games with Mr. Zhou."