Volume 1 Teacher Chapter 4 Departure
Since the bride, Li Yuan, was already eighteen years old, which was considered a late marriage in the countryside, the parents of both sides were extremely anxious. However, the twelfth lunar month was not suitable for weddings or funerals, so Dai Jiliang's marriage was finally confirmed to be on the day of Yiyou in the month of Renyin in the year of Renzi in the lunar calendar (March 10, 1912). However, just as the two families were busy preparing for the New Year and the wedding, an event that had a profound impact on Chinese history occurred.
On February 5, 1912, the Nanjing Provisional Senate passed the Regulations on Favorable Treatment of the Qing Dynasty and the "Abdication Decree of the Qing Emperor" drafted by Zhang Jian. Four days later, after many consultations between the North and the South, it was confirmed on February 9 that after the abdication of the Qing emperor, his title would remain and the Republic of China would treat him with the same courtesy as foreign monarchs.
The expenses of the Qing emperor after his abdication were 4 million yuan per year, allocated by the Republic of China.
The Qing emperor temporarily lived in the Forbidden City and later moved to the Summer Palace, and his guards remained as usual.
Their ancestral temples and mausoleums will be carefully protected by guards appointed by the Republic of China.
The enshrinement ceremony will remain the same as before, and all practical expenses will be paid by the Republic of China.
The Empress Dowager Longyu was forced to accept these eight "preferential conditions", including that her original private property would be protected by the Republic of China. On February 12 (December 25, the third year of the Xuantong reign of the Qing Dynasty), she issued the "Abdication Decree of the Qing Emperor" announcing the abdication of the Qing emperor.
The Qing dynasty was over, the emperor was gone, countless old and young people wept bitterly, but what could this change about China? Nothing could be changed.
On February 14, Sun Yat-sen submitted his resignation from the post of provisional president to the Nanjing Provisional Senate (he was officially dismissed on April 1). On February 15, the Nanjing Provisional Senate elected Yuan Shikai as the provisional president of the Republic of China (he was sworn in in Beijing on March 10). From then on, the fruits of the 1911 Revolution were completely stolen by the Beiyang warlords, and China entered a new historical cycle.
Although the situation in China was turbulent at the moment, for the small village on the shore of Gaoyou Lake in northern Jiangsu, it was just another change of dynasty that had nothing to do with them. The government was still there, and the imperial grain still had to be paid. What was the difference between the president and the emperor? Dai Jiliang walked by the lake in a depressed mood, looking up at the clear blue sky, then looking at the stagnant lake surface, and sighed deeply.
As a time traveler who understands history, since he is powerless to change the course of history, he might as well throw himself into it, Dai Jiliang secretly made up his mind.
"First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to parents, and then husband and wife bow to each other!"
Amid the sounds of gongs and drums, Dai Jiliang welcomed the day of his own imperial success. He could only accept his parents' order silently.
Anyway, he can take concubines and mistresses. Successful men in any era have the right to indulge themselves. So why not accommodate his parents' wishes?
When the wedding silk was lifted, a carefully made-up oval face appeared in front of Dai Jiliang, showing both anger and joy.
It's not bad, much better than expected, Dai Jiliang secretly appreciated it in his heart. With a pair of golden lotus feet and the appearance of a newlywed, she is worthy of being the most beautiful woman in Gaoyou as rumored by the outside world. She has the flavor of a classical Chinese beauty. I wonder if it will be a special pleasure to play with that pair of feet.
Although Dai Jiliang was somewhat interested, no matter how beautiful the woman in front of him was, in his heart she could not compare to the dowry she brought. After all, he and a so-called well-educated lady who only knew "The Biographies of Female Virtues" and "The West Chamber" had nothing in common. It would be better to expect that they would develop family affection over time than to expect love to arise between them.
Of course, today was also his big day, so Dai Jiliang would not say anything to spoil the mood. He just silently hugged the girl in front of him, ignoring the blush on her face, and freed themselves from the burden.
"It's night, go to sleep."
"No, I haven't drunk the wine yet."
The girl shyly resisted slightly, but this kind of resistance stimulated someone even more. Then the girl's mouth was sealed by Dai Jiliang's lips, and Lushan's claws reached out to her small and graspable breasts. The girl collapsed, and soon the hibiscus tent was warm and the peony flowers were blooming. The romantic night was self-evident.
"Dad, Mom, my son is leaving."
Dai Jiliang once again came to the main courtyard where his parents lived. Looking at his parents who had become even older after the New Year, Dai Jiliang lowered his head.
"Okay, okay. When you get to Beijing, you must make a name for yourself and bring honor to our Dai family."
The father still looked calm, but tears appeared in the mother's eyes again.
"Dad, Mom, if your son can get a job in Beijing, I will definitely send someone to bring you over."
Dai Jiliang was speaking from his heart. Even brothers would settle accounts clearly. Only parents would consider their children selflessly. This was also the case in previous lives, and they should repay their parents if they can in this life.
"Let's talk about it when you have something to show for yourself."
His father's words put an end to Dai Jiliang's short journey back home.
The Jinpu Road has been completely open since the abdication of the Qing emperor, but there is no railway branch line in Gaoyou, so you have to cross the lake to Chuzhou to get on the train.
"Sir, I'm sorry that the second-class ticket you wanted to buy is no longer available. Would you like to change to a third-class ticket?"
Needless to say, the Ministry of Transport of this era is awesome. The uniform uniforms and polite manners are a far cry from the attitude of the Iron Boss in Dai Jiliang's previous life. Of course, this is also related to the ticket Dai bought. If Dai Jiliang only bought the worst fourth-class standing ticket, he probably wouldn't have received such good treatment.
"No more? Sorry, please help me check again."
Dai Jiliang stuffed a silver dollar over with his backhand and asked with a smile in Japanese.
The ticket seller's face suddenly changed. Foreigners enjoyed super-national treatment, and this was no different in the early years of the Republic of China than later. So he lowered his head and waited for a few seconds, and when he raised his head, his face had changed.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. There is another private room. Do you need it?"
"Box?"
A private room usually costs eighty or ninety yuan, which is an astronomical figure for ordinary people. However, considering that it takes four days to get from Chuzhou to Tianjin, Dai Jiliang decided to be the one who got sucked.
"Sure, but can you pay in Japanese yen?"
Dai Jiliang still had about fifty Japanese yen and a very small amount of British pounds and francs on him. These were all spoils of his card playing career, but the amount was too small, so he did not exchange them in Shanghai. Now that he was pretending to be a Japanese, he might as well spend them all.
"Can. "
In this era in China, especially in northern China, the Japanese yen was also considered a hard currency. One Japanese yen could usually be exchanged for about one dollar and two to one dollar and three dollars in silver.
Therefore, the fifty yen that Dai Jiliang took out was definitely not enough, so he paid some more money and finally got the ticket smoothly.
"Get in the car."
Dai Jiliang helped his newlywed wife, who had bound feet and was unable to walk, onto the train. The several thousand dollars in foreign currency they carried with them had already been wired to Beijing via the post office. As for the luggage, there were naturally people on the train who helped to carry it to the luggage car.
However, when he got on the bus, he vaguely heard some discussions such as "Does this Japanese guy have a quirk? He married a Chinese lady with bound feet?" and "The Japanese have many quirks, but this guy is tall and big, not like the ordinary Japanese." Of course, he ignored them.
However, if he doesn't want trouble, trouble will naturally come to him.
Not long after leaving Chuzhou, two Japanese men dressed as Chinese businessmen blocked him on the dining car.
"Excuse me, sir. We are from the East Asia Dobun College. I am the mayor, Nobumasa Sagawa, and he is Shinichi Matsumoto. May I ask if you are Teijin?"
"East Asia Tongwen Academy?"
Dai Jiliang knew that his sitting posture betrayed him, but the habits he had developed in the military academy could not be changed.
"Isn't it just an underground society like the Black Dragon Society?"
Dai Jiliang responded in a standard Tokyo accent.
"Tell me, what's the important matter?"
"I'm sorry, sir."
Hearing the strong promise in Dai Jiliang's tone, the two Japanese felt relieved. It was obvious that they regarded the man in front of them as an elite Japanese army participating in a staff trip. Therefore, they scoffed at the sneaky spy activities.
"But you misunderstood, Your Excellency. We are teachers from the Faculty of Liberal Arts of Kyoto Imperial University."
"Department of Arts?"
In other words, these people in front of us are alternative spies engaged in cultural invasion and cultural plunder.
"Tell me, how can I help you two?"
Since we are here, we might as well make the best of it. Since it is not a mistake, just listen to it. If it can be destroyed, it will be worth it for all the money I spent on the car.
"We have obtained a stone sculpture from the Tang Dynasty of China, but we have also been targeted by the so-called chivalrous knights among the Chinese. We hope that you can deliver it to the Tianjin Garrison Headquarters and give it to Staff Officer Maeda on our behalf."
The two Japanese scholars were obviously not qualified for the special profession of spies. They were careless and did not even find out whether the targets were real Japanese soldiers. They simply entrusted everything to Dai Jiliang.
“I see!”
Dai Jiliang thought about it.
"Is it Staff Officer Shin'sei Maeda from the Tianjin Garrison's Operations Section?"
"No, no, it's Major Shuji Maeda of the Intelligence Department."
The two foolish Japanese told everything they knew.
"No one else knows about this yet. Please leave everything to me!"
"It's all for the Empire, for the Emperor!"
Dai Jiliang knew that as long as these two words were mentioned, the IQ of the Japanese would be reduced to an incredible level, so he deliberately did something bad.
"Don't worry. I, Captain Yamamoto Isoroku of the Imperial Japanese Army, will not let you down."
"Then I'll leave everything to you!"
