Secrets of Yuqing Palace

"Actually, in my previous life, I lived in China four hundred years later, and my name was also Shi Wanyu."

"I grew up in an orphanage and didn't know who my parents were. When I was 15 and in the third year of junior high school, I unexpectedly developed the ability to read minds."

"You may not know what junior high school means. In later generations, China's policy required nine years of compulsory education."

"Both boys and girls can go to school and must receive nine years of education. If parents do not allow their children to go to school, they are breaking the law."

"And regardless of gender, as long as they have sufficient education and are talented enough, they can work and earn money outside, and they can even take the civil service exam, meaning they can become an official."

"..."

"..."

"........."

Yinreng felt regret and panic as he listened to Yu'er describing a world he had never set foot in or even heard of.

[There is no me in her world. ]

Looking at the world she described with such nostalgia, it was free, equal, harmonious, safe, prosperous, and beautiful...

Yu'er is not only a girl, but also an orphan, but she still has the right to study and take exams.

And Yinreng heard a message from it.

The Qing Dynasty did not last for another four hundred years.

Seeing the nostalgia in her eyes, he asked softly, "Where is Daqing?"

Wanyu looked into Yinreng's eyes and said seriously, "The Qing Dynasty is the last feudal monarchy in China."

"And the entire Qing Dynasty lasted less than three hundred years."

Yinreng's pupils suddenly shrank, as if he was in an ice cellar.

Less than three hundred years!

Seeing that he looked very shocked, Wanyu spoke to Yinreng seriously.

"Baocheng, this is a historical inevitability and cannot be changed by personal will."

"Replacing feudal monarchy with a democratic republic is the trend of history, the tide of the world, the inevitability of the times, and the aspiration of the people."

"Although I don't know much about Qing Dynasty history, the late Qing Dynasty... was truly a disaster for all of China, even a disgrace."

Speaking of this, Wanyu's face was filled with melancholy, regret, and some indignation.

"Even though I am a Manchu now, I still don't want that kind of court to continue."

Yinreng's breathing stopped, he was in disbelief.

His lips trembled slightly as he asked, "Why...why?"

Wanyu whispered to Yinreng all the historical developments she knew, as well as all the historical knowledge about the Qing Dynasty and even later that she remembered from textbooks and film and television materials.

"During the late Qing Dynasty, national strength declined and imperial power was unstable."

"Most of the emperors who followed were born to bondservants, and even later emperors were weak and sickly, not only dying young but also having difficulty in having children."

"In the end, he had no choice but to be brought into the palace from the perspective of a royal heir, and the women in the harem ruled the country from behind the curtain."

"Furthermore, uprisings continued in various places, the government was extremely corrupt, and the people were struggling to survive..."

"There was also widespread corruption within the palace, especially with the baoyi (private servants) who practically controlled the Forbidden City."

"Can you imagine? The emperor can't afford eggs, and even his robe is patched!"

"and..."

"besides......"

"Western countries... massacre... hundreds of thousands of people..."

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She revealed the cruel historical truth to Yinreng in the hope that there was still a chance to change it.

Although it was inevitable that a democratic republic would replace the feudal monarchy, she hoped that the transition would be peaceful, not through bloodshed.

It was not the enemy's artillery attacks that caused China to change in the midst of devastation.

It is the greedy invaders who should die, not the innocent Chinese people!

Now that she has the opportunity, she wants to grab it!

Yinreng was once the crown prince and was personally taught by Emperor Kangxi and many important ministers and Confucian scholars. His excellence is unquestionable!

Moreover, since leaving the capital, they have traveled to countless places in the Qing Dynasty.

He is no longer the Crown Prince who sits comfortably in the inner court of the imperial palace and enjoys the free life.

The imperial teachings he had learned since childhood and the real Qing Dynasty he had witnessed during his travels broadened his horizons.

In particular, his character has become more mature and resilient.

He is Hongli's biological father. She hopes that he can learn about the future of the Qing Dynasty from her and influence Hongli.

She could not deny that the Qianlong Emperor in history was a natural politician and emperor.

The Qing Dynasty reached its peak of imperial power during the Qianlong period.

But what is even more undeniable is that the Qing Dynasty began to go downhill from the reign of Emperor Qianlong.

The times were developing, the West was undergoing the Industrial Revolution, but the Qing Dynasty was still closed to the outside world.

Restricting external exchanges and development caused the Qing Dynasty to gradually fall behind the world trend.

This caused China to fall far behind the West and its technological development lagged far behind, and as a result, the country's borders were destroyed by guns and artillery.

Treat the Chinese land as a piece of delicious fat meat, making those greedy people want to come forward and share it.

This was also one of the reasons why she agreed to her second sister and Yinreng and gave the child to her second sister.

She actually didn't want that 'Qianlong' to become the emperor.

She doesn't want history to repeat itself if given the chance.

You can say that she is ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, or that she is delusional.

Since she came to the Qing Dynasty, she was lucky enough to become one of the superiors.

Given the opportunity, she still wants to try it.

Even if she fails, she will not regret it as she has tried her best.

But she was still a little worried, worried about her child, that 'Hongli'.

So she wanted to test whether he was her own Hongli or that 'Hongli' by using the things that Hongxi brought back to the capital.

I just hope the result won't disappoint her.

"The Qing dynasty was opened by the artillery fire of other nations. The invaders turned their butcher knives on the people of the Qing dynasty and slaughtered them wantonly, burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of atrocities."

"Whatever they couldn't take away was destroyed without mercy. They burned down palaces and gardens. There was nothing they couldn't do, only what they couldn't imagine!

Yinreng was shocked and terrified by Wanyu's words.

In the following time, he would often ask Yu'er to tell him about things in the future.

Wanyu is not stingy and says whatever she thinks.

When talking about the Qing Dynasty, the Western Industrial Revolution was also mentioned.

When Yinreng heard Wanyu mention Cixi, he was so angry that he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"Measure China's material resources and win the favor of other countries."

"Yehena clan!"

“That’s really great!”

Yinreng was so angry that he didn't eat much for several days.

If he didn't know which branch of the Yehenara clan Cixi came from, he would have sent people to exterminate all the members of that branch of the Yehenara clan right now!

Get rid of that bastard right at the source!

Thinking of the Aisin-Gioro family's heirs who were getting worse with each generation, Yinreng had even more headaches!

Yu'er is right, even if the Qing Dynasty is doomed.

The replacement of feudal monarchy with a democratic republic is inevitable, but it should be a peaceful transition, not one that allows foreign invasions, constant bombardment, or even voluntarily cedes territory and pays indemnities, leaving China to be burned, killed, and looted by foreign enemies on its soil!

[Let future generations be ashamed of the Qing Dynasty and resent and despise the Aisin-Gioro clan!]

Even their descendants dared not present themselves as Manchus. Their bloodline, surname, and ancestors... they all had to hide, and then live cautiously until several decades later.

This is something Yinreng will not allow!

Every time Yinreng thought of what Yu'er said, he felt heartbroken.

Thinking of the blank imperial edict that he had originally intended to take to the grave, Yinreng murmured softly with red eyes.

"Maybe this is fate."

"Khan Ama, now that my son knows this, I will never let this tragic future happen again!"

"The future of the Qing Dynasty will ultimately be rewritten by us, father and son!"

"Hundreds of years from now, future generations will know about our father-son relationship. It will surely be recorded in history books and passed down through the ages, just as you wish!"

"You are in heaven, please bless my son and the Qing Dynasty!"