Light snowflakes were floating in the sky, and the strong north wind made people feel chilly all over. Outside the gate of the Temple of Heaven, soldiers lined up in neat rows stood in the north wind, motionless despite the snowflakes blowing on their faces! Dozens of black cars came from
They roared in at the main entrance. Then nine loud cannons exploded in the air, shaking the entire capital.
Ma Xingkong was lying on the roof of a shop not far from the Temple of Heaven, and could vaguely see the shadows of people moving inside the Temple of Heaven. The car door was opened, and several people in strange clothes and serious expressions got out of the car. Long Jie on the side handed the binoculars to him.
To Ma Xingkong: "Brother, look, they are all here!"
Yuan Shikai was wearing a newly made dragon robe, and the flat crown on his head was huge. The clothes didn't fit very well, maybe because the weather was too cold, and Yuan Shikai wore too much underneath, which made him look even more bloated as he was already fat.
With a serious expression on his face, Yuan Shikai, accompanied by several military officers, walked step by step towards the top floor of the Temple of Heaven.
"Why don't you see that bastard Scar?" Ma Xingkong searched carefully among the crowd. Long Jie shook his head.
Drums sounded and cannons roared. According to the ancient ritual, Yuan Shikai began his own ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven. The etiquette officer shouted loudly, and Yuan Shikai and everyone followed the shouts by kowtowing, offering incense and other actions. This set of etiquette was very special.
Complex and tedious, it didn't end for a full two hours.
Ma Xingkong kept looking for Scar in the crowd, but unfortunately he didn't see any of them. Seeing that the sacrifice to the sky was about to end, Ma Xingkong put away his gun and said to Long Jie: "Let's go! Get up from the Forbidden City!"
According to the arrangements for Yuan Shikai's enthronement ceremony provided by Yuan Keding, Yuan Shikai first worshiped heaven and earth, and then held the enthronement ceremony in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City. All officials would be present. So Ma Xingkong selected three places to start, the Temple of Heaven.
A sparsely populated area is the best place to commit an assassination. Unfortunately, Scar didn't show up, so it seemed like we had to go to the last place.
The Forbidden City was the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived and worked. Yuan Shikai chose this place to, like those emperors, control the world from the Forbidden City.
At twelve o'clock at noon, the enthronement ceremony officially began. There was another drumming and the sound of a salute. Yuan Shikai slowly walked up the steps. In front of the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, a dragon chair had already been placed there. The so-called palace people on both sides,
Serve Yuan Shikai well. An old scholar-looking man opened a yellow scroll and began to recite.
Ma Xingkong and the others were far away and didn't hear anything. Long Jie suddenly shouted: "Over there! Over there! I saw Scar! It's over there by the car!"
Ma Xingkong hurriedly adjusted the angle of the telescope. Yes, it was him. That hateful and repulsive face would never be forgotten by Ma Xingkong. Putting down the telescope, Ma Xingkong raised his rifle: "Keep an eye on him! See what I do.
Destroy him!"
Ma Xingkong likes this gun very much. Whether it's style or comfort, it's many times better than the shotgun he hunts with. The five-step yellow bullet pressed into the chamber of the gun, he pulled the bolt, and loaded the bullet. Ma Xingkong
He raised his gun in the air and took aim. Looking through the mountain and sight, the figures in the crowd suddenly became clear.
Scar, Kazuo Noda, came to watch the ceremony today as a representative of the Japanese embassy. Next to him, representatives from France, Britain, Russia and other countries were sitting neatly. It was also the first time for them to see the Chinese emperor.
During the enthronement ceremony, I still had a lot of curiosity in my heart.
Watching the people on the stage performing like an opera, Scar thought to himself: This enthronement ceremony is too complicated, and the emperor's dress doesn't look good either.
"Bang!" There was a sound from far away. In the silent square, the sound was particularly harsh. Scar quickly turned his head, and there was a flash of fire on the roof of a store to the east. Scar is a shrewd man,
He immediately understood what had happened, and without waiting for anyone else's reaction, he immediately bent over and lay down.
Behind Scar, the Russian representative screamed, and blood was pouring out of a hole on his right shoulder. Scar couldn't help but think about it, rolled over a few times, and hid behind the car. Two more bullets were fired right where he rolled.
They exploded one after another, destroying two of the green bricks on the ground.
"There are assassins!" It wasn't until this moment that the crowd reacted, and they ran around in confusion. Yuan Shikai had a dark face and glared at Cao Kun beside him. Cao Kun swallowed hard and hurriedly turned around and left.
Go. A nice enthronement ceremony was turned into a mess by three gunshots.
"Damn it, this guy is so cunning!" Ma Xingkong was furious as he missed all three shots.
Long Jie could clearly see the situation on the other side: "Brother, let's go! People have come out. If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave!"
Scar slowly poked his head out from behind the car, looked to the east, and when he saw no movement, he shouted loudly: "It's to the east, hurry up!"
Facing the panicked crowd, Yuan Shikai looked at it sullenly for a long time, but finally couldn't hold it back and roared: "Stand still!" Behind him, Yuan Keding smiled and looked calm. Secretary Liu glanced secretly.
, I immediately understood in my heart.
Secretary Liu approached Yuan Keding: "Prince, why are you not afraid at all?"
Yuan Keding smiled: "Afraid? Is it useful? Those who fired three shots were all those foreign devils. What does this have to do with us? From my perspective, it must have been done by the revolutionary parties who don't like foreigners. But it's lucky that there are no bullets.
Come here, if Your Majesty..."
Secretary Liu hurriedly covered Yuan Keding's mouth. Yuan Keding pushed Secretary Liu's hand away and smiled: "You think so! Haha!"
Cao Kun came back soon. Facing Yuan Shikai's eyes, he could only shake his head in embarrassment. Yuan Shikai glanced at him and said: "You are all officials of our Chinese Empire. How can you be so panicked about such a trivial matter?"
, please stand still and continue!"
An accident did not interrupt Yuan Shikai's successful ascension to the throne. For Yuan Shikai's safety, the second half of the enthronement ceremony ended hastily. Yuan Shikai said loudly: "From today on, the Chinese Empire is established. I am enthroned as emperor in compliance with the will of God and the people.
You must remember that your duty is your mission, and you must make contributions to our Chinese Empire!"
"Please remember, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"
Returning to his Jurentang in Zhongnanhai, Yuan Shikai summoned Cao Kun alone. As soon as he entered the door, Yuan Shikai said to Cao Kun: "Zhongshan, you have been with me for many years. If you have anything you can't hide from me, tell me! What is today?
what happened?"
Cao Kun looked around. Yuan Shikai waved his hand and drove everyone out. Cao Kun then took out two bullet casings from his trouser pocket: "I picked these up from where the assassins put their guns. According to my judgment, these are German firearms."
Although our soldiers also use German bullets, this gun is different. It is the latest gun with high power and high accuracy..."
Yuan Shikai looked at the cartridge case carefully and listened to Cao Kun's words. He asked, "What's wrong?"
"As far as I know, there is only one person in the capital who has purchased this kind of gun!"
Yuan Shikai raised his head, but Cao Kun did not continue. After a long time, Yuan Shikai sat down on the chair in despair, waving his hand to Cao Kun to go down first, he wanted to think carefully.