The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

  Kang Youwei is now 68 years old, with silver hair and fairly healthy body. I really can't see that he will die next year.

  According to the mainstream view, Kang Youwei drank a cup of lemon black tea at a friend's house and died of food poisoning, but his daughter Kang Tongbi believed that it was caused by the poisoning of the Kuomintang.

  There are different opinions about this, some say that the Japanese poisoned it, some say that the Cixi Yu Party was assassinated, and some say that the food in the restaurant has deteriorated.

As for the most outrageous and most widely spread, there is nothing more than "the theory that the testicular (Harmony) pill is transplanted to death": Kang Youwei was incapable of having sex, so he asked a German doctor to perform an operation to remove the **** (Harmony) of a male ape. ) pills were transplanted into himself, and he died shortly after.

   This statement is obviously a rumour, but it is not completely groundless. At the age of 62, Kang Youwei was still married to a 19-year-old concubine, and he did ask a German doctor to give himself an injection. At that time, a rejuvenation technique was popular in Europe, that is, injecting people with animal testicular (harmony) pill extracts, so as to maintain youthfulness. effect.

   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 billiards. As for the money used for eating, drinking, and having fun, it is naturally Puyi who will pay for it. Although the emperor was embarrassed when he was driven out of the palace, he also brought out a lot of superb antiques, and it was enough to sell one or two pieces at random.

   Today is not the weekend, there are not many guests in the club, but there are still a few foreign devils who greeted Zhou Hexuan one after another:

   "Hey, Charles, are you playing again?"

   "Charles, I've read your article on the UK, it's really well written!"

   "Charles, I'm going to have a birthday party next week, so you should come too."

  “…”

  Kang Youwei was surprised to find that Zhou Hexuan was more popular with foreigners than Puyi, and he had become a big celebrity in the club.

   Actually, 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 a deposed emperor, but when this novelty passed and Puyi was mediocre again, the foreigners naturally lacked interest.

   On the contrary, Zhou Hexuan has recently become a frequent visitor to the consul generals of Britain and France.

   Came to the billiards room, Duan Hongye immediately pulled Puyi and said, "Let's play a few games of snooker, add some bonuses, and win a point and 10 yuan."

   Zhou Hexuan couldn't help snickering after hearing this, this Duan Gongzi is really a second person. Knowing that Puyi has no athletic ability, he still wants to pull others to gamble, obviously to win money.

  Puyi glanced at Kang Youwei, the latter nodded without a trace, he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, I'll play a few games today, I will definitely win you."

   One wanted to win Kaizi's money, and the other wanted to make friends. As the so-called Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, the two quickly fought around the table.

  Kang Youwei also set up a table with Zhou Hexuan. The old man seemed to be very good at this. He threw the white ball directly into the goal pile, making it really difficult for Zhou Hexuan to start.

"boom!"

   Zhou Hexuan knocked the ball away slightly, and the white ball was hidden behind the black ball.

  Kang Youwei repeatedly observed the path of the ball, walked back and forth and said, "Does He Xuan have any words?"

   "Not yet, I grew up in Nanyang, I don't care about this." Zhou Hexuan said.

  Kang Youwei said: "If you don't think that I rely on the old and sell the old, I will give you a word."

   Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "Please speak."

   "Ruoyu." Kang Youwei slammed the ball, but unfortunately missed.

   Zhou Hexuan pondered for a while and said, "Zhou Ruoyu, huh, good words, thank you Mr. Nanhai, the younger generation will follow the teachings."

   "Ruzi can be taught." Kang Youwei nodded and smiled.

   Zhou Hexuan's name, with the taste of "Xuanhe for a while", is not a good word. Kang Youwei gave Zhou Hexuan the character "Great Wisdom Ruo Foolish". Naturally, he hoped that he would hide his strengths and bide his time, so as not to bring disasters because of being too showy.

   Dealing with an old guy like Kang Youwei is not easy. Not only is his thinking, words and deeds outdated, but he is also full of twists and turns, refusing to speak clearly at once. Zhou Hexuan prefers Chu Dashuai. Although it is simple and rude, everything is put on the table directly.

"boom!"

   Zhou Hexuan scored the first goal and set the scoring target on the pink ball.

  Kang Youwei stood beside the pole and said, "Your articles are very wonderful, especially the ones on the UK."

   "It's just a game, it's laughable and generous." 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 have a lot of praise for Britain in your article, do you agree with the constitutional monarchy?"

   Zhou Hexuan did not answer directly, but turned his head to look at Puyi and Duan Hongye next to him, and said with a smile, "You guys are so friends with Duan, don't you want to win over Duan Qirui?"

  Kang Youwei raised his eyebrows, stared at Zhou Hexuan and said, "You really are very thoughtful, you are an exquisite young generation."

Zhou Hexuan hit the ball crookedly, he stopped and lifted the club and said, "Let me guess. Now that you are not in harmony, you win Duan Qirui, it is not because you want to encourage Duan Qirui to play striker, you are taking advantage of it behind your back. , and then join hands to restore the constitutional monarchy?"

   "Oh," Kang Youwei was rather startled, because his thoughts were completely seen through, he immediately asked, "How much hope do you think there is?"

   "Not at all." Zhou Hexuan smiled.

  Kang Youwei was not angry, but asked, "Why do you say that?"

Zhou Hexuan now reads the newspaper every day. He analyzed the situation and said: "The current situation in the capital is that Zhang Zuolin and Wu Peifu are fighting between two tigers. Whether it is the prime minister, the president, or the restoration of the emperor, it is the product of their compromise. Are you right? ?"

   "Yes." Kang Youwei nodded.

"The contradiction between them has made you and Puyi see the possibility of restoration. Because Wu Peifu is weaker, you want to join forces with Wu Peifu, and then pull in Duan Qirui to maintain a balance with Zhang Zuolin, and finally make money from it, right or wrong. ?" Zhou Hexuan asked again.

   "Yes." Kang Youwei continued to nod.

   "Don't keep your eyes on that one-acre of land in the north! You have to look at the general situation of the world." Zhou Hexuan said with a bit of contempt.

  Kang Youwei suddenly woke up and asked, "You mean the revolutionary army in the south?"

   Zhou Hexuan analyzed: "Now Wu Peifu is fighting a bad battle with the revolutionary army in Hunan, and the situation is in jeopardy. At this time, he must stabilize his rear and choose to compromise with Zhang Zuolin on the issue of the president and the cabinet."

"Do you think the southern government will win?" Kang Youwei was obviously more optimistic about the Beiyang forces, and laughed, "They can't beat Wu Peifu, at most it will be a stalemate between the North and the South. At that time, all parties will be jealous of each other, and Beiyang will no longer be the dominant force. It is a great opportunity for the emperor to restore the constitutional monarchy."

   Zhou Hexuan asserted: "On the bright side, Wu Peifu's military is stronger, but he will lose without a doubt."

   "You, you are still too young," Kang Youwei said with a smile, "The Beiyang warlords were all killed by mountains of corpses and blood. Wu Peifu is sitting in several provinces and has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, and the district southern government also wants to defeat him?"

  These words by Kang Youwei represent the views of the vast majority of Chinese people at this time.

   Just two years ago, Wu Peifu also appeared in the US "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, his strength is still among the best. On the surface, the southern government really has no hope of winning.

Zhou Hexuan analyzed: "Jin Yune is the number one general under Wu Peifu. He once advocated joining Feng Feng and attacking Zhang Zongchang. Wu Peifu in turn joined forces with Zhang Zuolin, causing Jin Yune to give up the site in Shandong. The commander-in-chief is already at odds with this. The territory of Henan was also conquered by Jin Yune. Wu Peifu was afraid that his subordinates would grow bigger, so he handed Henan to Kou Yingjie, who had no military exploits. Jin Yune must have resentment in his heart. The fact that he stayed in Baoding and did not rush to help Shanxi shows that the generals are about to tear their faces. With such internal instability and Feng Yuxiang stabbing a knife behind his back, what do you think Wu Peifu should do with the revolutionary army in the south? He can only compromise with Zhang Zuolin, I won't support your restoration proposal at all. Because once Wu Peifu turns against Zhang Zuolin, he will end up being besieged from all sides!"

   "This..." Kang Youwei was stunned, because Zhou Hexuan had never thought about what Zhou Hexuan said, and it seemed to make sense.

   Zhou Hexuan sighed: "Playing politics is a trail after all, and the general trend of the world is the foundation."

  The more Kang Youwei thought about it, the more wrong, all his plans were completely denied by Zhou Hexuan's few words, so anxious that his forehead began to sweat. He stopped laying out the pedigrees of his predecessors and celebrities, and said, "He Xuan is a great talent, I don't know how I will break the game?"

   "Haha." Zhou Hexuan smiled without saying a word.

  Kang Youwei was in a state of confusion. He felt extremely tight in his chest. He wiped his sweat and said, "I'm not feeling well. I'll go inside and rest for a while."

   "You are free." Zhou Hexuan said happily.

   Puyi saw Kang Youwei walking towards the lounge and asked curiously, "What happened to Master Kang?"

   Zhou Hexuan said: "He said he was a little tired and wanted to rest for a while."

   Puyi was playing ball with Duan Gongzi. Seeing that Zhou Hexuan was empty, he said to the queen who was watching the game, "Wanrong, go and play two games with Mr. Zhou."