Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

"Emperor..." Maozi wanted to speak, but he didn't even seem to have the strength to speak.

"Maozi, I'm here, it's just the two of us now." With a smile on his face, Guan Xuqing held Maozi's hand tightly, hoping to transfer the heat of his body to the other party.

After another half a cup of tea, Maozi's eyes suddenly brightened, and a tinge of blood gradually appeared on his face, but Guan Xuqing's heart sank slowly. He knew that this was the expression of a person before he died. However, he still held a glimmer of hope and shouted to the outside: "Emperor physician, imperial physician..."

Maozi squeezed his hand, shook his head, and said, "Stop screaming, it's useless, I know I can't do it."

Guan Xuqing's heart tightened, "Whoever said it, it will be done, it will definitely be done, you will definitely be able to survive this test, I will be with you every day in the future, I..."

The maozi smiled wryly: "It's useless. I have never complained. Since the day I entered the palace, I knew what kind of life I would lead, but I have never regretted it. I liked it in this life." You, we have enjoyed those happy times together, I am really satisfied. The Empress Lan once told me a Buddhist verse: A moment is an eternity. With this moment of joy, the risk of death is nothing. regret."

"No, I won't let you die, absolutely not, you have to stay with me, you have to stay with me..." Guan Xuqing's voice was already hoarse.

"Your Majesty, I still have a few requests, I hope you can agree."

"Say, no matter what it is, I will definitely agree."

"After I die, I hope you can keep this room for me. The furnishings in the room will not be changed, okay?"

"Okay, I promise you."

"After the brat dies, you can burn my body with fire, put it in a porcelain jar, and sink it into the Sea of ​​Japan, okay?"

"Row."

"And my entourage, Qingfeng, is a good girl. I hope that she can serve the emperor instead of Maozi in the future. I hope you treat her like Maozi, okay?"

"Okay, I will definitely treat her kindly. Is there any more?"

Maozi shook his head slightly, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the book of poetry you gave me back then, Chen Feng? Can you recite it for Maozi one last time, just like when Maozi first entered the palace."

"Okay." Guan Xuqing kept churning in his heart. He forced himself to calm down, and began to chant the Chen Feng softly: "The moon rises brightly, and the person is flirtatious; Bright, bright and bright; comfortable and worrying, hard work; moonrise, bright and bright; Shu Yaoyao, hard work and miserable." Then Guan Xuqing imitated his original tone and preached to Maozi : "The meaning of this poem is that the poet met a beautiful woman under the moon, because he loved her, he secretly worried..."

Before he finished speaking, Guan Xuqing saw Maozi with a smile on his face, slowly closed his eyes, then let go of his hand, and slowly slipped out of his hand, his heart sank, and he sat there blankly. There was no movement for a long time.In the end, he hugged Mao Zi's body fiercely, and said in a low, hoarse and trembling voice: "I-love-you!" Then big hot tears came out of his eyes.

Hearing the emperor's cry, Jingfen, Concubine Zhen, Concubine Duan and others rushed out to Maozi's bed. They were startled when they saw the scene in front of them, and then the cries of the women became one .Maozi's follower Qingfeng ran to Ting Yuexuan's door and shouted in a choked voice: "Maozi's empress is dead..."

A few days later, Guan Xuqing personally held the funeral for Maozi. According to Maozi's quiet temperament, the funeral was not large in scale. All the concubines, maids, and eunuchs in the palace attended. According to Maozi's last wish , Guan Xuqing ordered her body to be cremated with fire, the ashes were placed in a porcelain jar, and Qingfeng was accepted as a concubine according to Maozi's last wish. Different from the way all emperors mourned their dead wives, Guan Xuqing personally wrote an article this time. The short but affectionate sacrificial oracle said: I would like to be transformed into a stone bridge and be exposed to 500 years of wind, 500 years of rain, and 500 years of sun. I would rather the girl walk across the stone bridge again.

After the funeral, Guan Xuqing became taciturn and unsmiling, and stayed alone in the Tingyue Pavilion all day long. In the blink of an eye for two months, the entire palace was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere.

At this time, the world situation continued to deteriorate at an unimaginable speed. For the Soviets, the most brutal defense of Leningrad began.

Leningrad is the cradle of the October Revolution, the second largest city in the Soviet Union and an important seaport, industrial center and cultural center. There are about 2 million people living in this city.Facing the crazy attack of the Nazi army, Marshal Voroshilov, commander-in-chief of the Northwest Front of the Soviet Union, issued a call to the local soldiers and civilians: "At the gate of Leningrad, use our chests to block the enemy's way forward!"

In late August 1905, Hitler mobilized 8 infantry divisions, 32 tank divisions, 4 motorized divisions and 4 cavalry brigade on the northern wing, equipped with 1 cannons, 6000 mortars and more than 4500 aircraft , launched a fierce offensive to Leningrad, threatening to occupy Leningrad on September 1000.In the Barbarossa plan, the capture of the city on the Neva River was regarded as an "urgent task"-to wipe Leningrad from the face of the earth, kill its inhabitants, and destroy the cradle of the proletarian revolution.

At the end of August, the German army launched another offensive along the Moscow-Leningrad highway after changing its deployment.After the Germans paid heavy losses, they captured Liuban on August 8 and Tosno on August 8. They reached the Neva River and cut off the railway link between Leningrad and the outside world. On September 25, the Soviet army retreated to a line 8-29 kilometers east of Kexholmviborg.

After paying a heavy price, the German army rushed through Muga Station, reached the south bank of Lake Ladoga, captured Shlisselburg, and surrounded Leningrad from land.Since then, Leningrad has been surrounded by the German army on three sides, and can only get supplies from Lake Ladoga and the air. The arduous battle of Leningrad kicked off.

Resurgence: The Fall of France in Chapter 6 and Twelve of World War II

At the same time, the tense European war has entered a critical moment, and the French nation, which has been baptized by war for a long time, is on the verge of disintegration.

On the evening of August 8, after finishing the call with high-level French government officials, General Henchig, who participated in the negotiations between the two old enemies of Germany and France, announced France's opinion. "France fully accepts the opinions put forward by the Germans." But because Henchig is very clear about what it means to sign this agreement.So he refused to write on the grounds that he had not obtained the signature authorization.

The Nazi representative Keitel finally got angry and sent the translator Schmidt to the French and issued an ultimatum: "If you cannot sign the agreement that has been reached within 1 hour, then the negotiation will break down and the French delegation will be taken back to the French positions, and the war will continue!"

Faced with the strength of the Germans, the French had no choice.After the head of the Vichy government called Pétain, Pétain issued a formal order over the phone: "French Third Republic, Ministry of Defense Order No. 43. The French delegation is hereby ordered... to immediately sign the armistice agreement reached with Germany."

At 11:50, representatives from both sides stood at the signing table. Henchig was pale, barely holding back the constant tears, and issued a statement intermittently. Fighting on one side, and thus facing the very harsh demands imposed upon it. We will not forget that ... France has the right to expect the Germans to, for some time to come, in order that the peoples of the two great neighbors may be at peace Spirit of life and work, engage in future negotiations."

After listening to Henchig's speech, German representative Keitel said in a mocking tone: "As winners, we should and will respect losers."

At 12 o'clock sharp, Henchig and Keitel signed the armistice agreement as France and Germany respectively.This night is destined to become a scar that will never be erased from the hearts of the French.

After the ceremony, the next step was the armistice negotiations between France and Axis Italy.Unlike Germany, Italy, which didn't get any cheap in the war with the French, seemed to have no confidence and no capital to be arrogant.

The entire meeting lasted only 10 minutes, and the two sides finalized the final agreement.The Italians didn't come up with any unrealistic ideas.He just asked for a demilitarized zone 50 kilometers long and 10 kilometers wide along the border.In addition, Toulon in mainland France, Ajaccio in Corsica, Bizerte in Tunisia, and Oran in Algeria were to be demilitarized during the war against Britain.The French did not dispute this condition either, and the agreement was signed after the wee hours.

Hundreds of journalists at the negotiation site lost no time in taking this historic photo, which was also broadcast live on German radio.At the moment after the signing of the agreement, all the Germans began to revel.In the past, the Gallic Rooster had to bow his head, and the whole Paris was soon flooded with tears.

After receiving the news, Hitler was so excited that he stayed up all night, and immediately summoned Himmler and Goering, as well as two sculptors Gessler, Breka, and his favorite architect, Minister of Planning of the Reich, Speer , together with a few adjutants, took a special car to the threshing ground outside the village of Brulidbech, which has now been converted into a temporary airport by German engineers.Several German transport planes were already waiting there, including Hitler's special plane, the Vulture.

By the time they arrived at Daleburg military airport outside Versailles, Paris, the sun had risen, and Hitler held a small military parade at the airport.Then Hitler took a special car to start a pleasant parade in the streets of Paris.

The first destination is the French Opera House.When the long motorcade marched along the Champs-Elysées towards the first grand theater, it was almost difficult to find a few pedestrians on the whole street, except for the occasional few French and German gendarmes standing guard outside.Seeing the Führer's convoy passing by, these gendarmes saluted neatly, and at the same time, both the French and the Germans were shouting a slogan: "Hitler, long live!"

"Strange, how could this be? Why is Paris so desolate?" Goering, who was sitting behind Hitler, said in surprise.For he had spent a wonderful time in Paris when he was a boy, and he was amazed at how lifeless the city looked.

"No way!" Himmler held the car window with one hand, and gestured with the other hand on his chest, "Because of the war, a large number of Parisians fled, but because we stabilized the situation in Paris, some people They have come back one after another. Of course, from the current point of view, it may take a little effort to restore the prosperous situation before the war."

Hitler kept frowning tightly, looking ahead, not knowing what he was thinking at this moment.However, when the convoy arrived at the Grand Theater, his expression slowly relaxed.It can be seen that he has been deeply intoxicated by the architectural miracle of the Grand Theater.

"Look!" Everyone got out of the car, Hitler then pointed to the golden dome of the Grand Theater, and said: "This is the most famous dome building in Europe. In my early years in Vienna, I was very envious of the structure of this Grand Theater. I hope In the future I will be able to see this miracle in the history of mankind with my own eyes. This is the most beautiful theater in the world!" Then he turned his head, found Speer from the crowd, and said to him: "You think our Germanis How about using this dome for the auditorium in Yacheng?"

"That will be another architectural marvel, Your Excellency."

After visiting the French Grand Theatre, Hitler went to the center of Paris and took photos with everyone near the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower with great interest.After stopping at the Eiffel Tower for a while, Hitler went to visit Napoleon's tomb.In front of Napoleon's tomb, he solemnly put his hat on his chest, bowed towards the coffin, and then stared blankly at the round tomb.After a while, he suddenly said to Gessler calmly: "My tomb is built by you, just like it." Hitler pointed to Napoleon's tomb.Then he gave Gessler detailed instructions: "My tomb must be simple. I don't want to be too luxurious, but one thing must be noted that this tomb must be built in Munich, because my real birthplace is there, in the There I started the revolution with everyone, and my heart is also there."

He cast his eyes into the distance and murmured to himself: "Thanks to fate, I finally saw the Paris that fascinated me. All this is really wonderful." , thanks also to you. You avoided fighting near Paris, and you allowed the French to abandon their capital peacefully, so that this artistic city was not destroyed..."

Before I finished speaking, I saw a group of women from the monastery passing by in the distance. They saw Hitler as if they had seen a devil, and pointed at Hitler in horror and shouted: "It's him, it's him, he's here!" Then The people scattered and fled in all directions, in a state of chaos.

Hitler frowned and did not express his opinion, and the guards hurriedly dispersed the untimely women.

In the car, Hitler was still in high spirits, and did not disturb his high spirits because of the unhappiness just now. He asked Speer to draft a decree in his name, announcing the resumption of all buildings and constructions in Berlin.

"Isn't Paris beautiful?" Hitler said beamingly. "As Germans, we have an obligation to make Berlin even more beautiful than it is."

Then Hitler began to say: "I love Paris. Since the 19th century, Paris has been an important place for art. If fate has not pushed me into politics, maybe I will study here. Then you may see To a world famous painter, Adolf Hitler! Hahahaha”

And Himmler, Goering and others also praised a few words to express their admiration for the head of state.

A group of people drove to Hitler's temporary residence in Paris, Hotel Reese.This is the most luxurious hotel in Paris.In order to ensure Hitler's safety, the Reich Security Office and the Führer's Guard took over the entire hotel, not so much as a reservation, but as a preemption, because no one dared to ask Hitler for the accommodation fee.

After Hitler rested here for several hours, it was evening.Gather all the senior Nazi officials stationed in Paris and hold a special celebration party.

Everyone sat around the long table in the restaurant of the hotel, eating the French dinner under the light of the golden candle holder. When the envoys brought plates of Mediterranean lobster to the table, the atmosphere reached a climax.

Holding a glass of French champagne, Hitler came to the center of the hall, waved his iconic right hand and shouted: "Misters and ladies, please don't panic. Keitel waved his arms to make everyone quiet. Then he said: "From this day on, France, the old enemy of Germany, will die in her sleep!"German chariots will gallop forever on this land of the Gauls.As the head of the German Third Reich and as an ordinary German citizen, I feel extremely proud and honored to witness this great victory. This victory belongs to Germany, and of course it also belongs to everyone present here. one person! "

Hitler set off the most enthusiastic applause in the audience with his unparalleled speech art.Many people were moved to tears.They are all shouting one sentence: Long live the German Reich, Long live Hitler!

Then, Goering, the deputy leader of the Nazi Party and Hitler's designated successor, stood in the center of the venue and made a speech: "I think this is our moment of victory. We should remember one person, that is our head of state. It is him He led us to win one victory after another. It is him who let us avenge our shame. I believe that under his leadership, our empire will be better, and tomorrow will be even more brilliant." Having said that, he raised his hands wine glass.Loudly said to everyone: "Come! Let's toast to the great head of state. May he always be full of vitality, always young and healthy!"

"No!" At this moment, an untimely voice startled everyone present.