Yuan Shikai was very unhappy, his cheeks dropped to his shoulders, his face was dark, and even the top of his bald head was faintly glowing with black light. Liu Yong led Director Zhang, Ma Xingkong and Long Jie, in
Under the surveillance of several police officers, he walked into the living room. Yuan Shikai sat alone on the sofa, looked up and nodded slightly. Liu Yong understood, motioned the police and Director Zhang to go out, and followed behind him and gently closed the door.
"Sit!" Yuan Shikai said calmly.
Ma Xingkong was not polite, and he sat down opposite Yuan Shikai and said, "What does the emperor want from me? If you want to kill or scrape me, I'll do it for you."
Yuan Shikai looked at Ma Xingkong: "I don't want to kill you. If I really want to kill you, it would be as simple as killing an ant. Although you are a hateful person, you are not annoying. I have been looking for you for a long time.
!Do you know why I want to find you?"
Ma Xingkong shook his head. Yuan Shikai continued: "Cui Jiu's death was intentional. If we don't kill Cui Jiu, China will be finished. Cui Jiu sacrificed his own life for yours and mine. He is a great hero.
I, Yuan Shikai, admire such a hero!"
"Are you here to resolve hatred?" Ma Xingkong looked at Yuan Shikai.
Yuan Shikai smiled: "If you think so, then let it be!"
"No matter what, my master was killed by you. To avenge my master is the oath I swore in front of his grave! No matter how fancy you say, you must die! I will definitely kill you for my uncle.
revenge!"
Yuan Shikai nodded: "Then when are you going to take action? Now is a good opportunity. There are only three of us in the room. You should have this method!"
Long Jie stood up and was about to pounce on him, but was held back by Ma Xingkong. Ma Xingkong smiled and looked around: "This is not a good place, a dragon's pond and a tiger's den! I'm not that stupid. If I want to kill you, I'll have plenty of opportunities."
!”
"You are very smart!" Yuan Shikai smiled strangely, and then clapped his hands twice. A young man came out from behind the big screen behind him. This man had good features, was quite capable, and was dressed in a military uniform of the right size.
, the leather shoes are polished to a shine. With a square face and two sharp eyebrows slanting upward, he is definitely a standard handsome guy.
Ma Xingkong and Long Jie looked at the young man. Yuan Shikai pointed to the young man behind him and said to Ma Xingkong: "If I die, can Ke Wen follow you?"
"why is that?"
Yuan Shikai looked at Ma Xingkong and smiled: "Of course you will avenge me! Are you afraid?"
"Hahaha! Scared, very scared!" Ma Xingkong made no secret of it: "Killing you and leaving your son with me is called raising a tiger for trouble. I, Ma Xingkong, am not that stupid."
Yuan Shikai winked at Yuan Kewen. Yuan Kewen said: "Don't worry, I won't seek revenge from you! As long as you take me with you!"
Ma Xingkong shook his head and asked Yuan Shikai, "Why do you insist on me taking him with you?"
Yuan Shikai sighed: "Hey! I didn't expect it to be like this. Internal and external troubles, it is difficult for my old body to support me. In three days, I will announce my abdication. Once I, Yuan Shikai, die, how many heroes will there be?"
Together, the land of China will inevitably have a great melee. I thought about it, and only people like you can survive the upcoming troubled times. My Yuan family will be in a situation that is beyond redemption. Kewen is young, and for
My Yuan family relies entirely on him to deliver incense, so I came up with this idea!"
Ma Xingkong thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Today is no longer the era of success and failure, and there is no such thing as genocide. Although you, Yuan Shikai, will be punished by everyone, Yuan Kewen may not, and what you are worried about will not happen.
, so Yuan Kewen doesn’t have to follow me, as long as he’s not involved in any overt and covert fights, he should be fine!”
"It seems that Mr. Ma is determined to refuse?" Yuan Shikai suddenly said with a serious face: "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you now to prevent you from killing me in the future?"
Ma Xingkong smiled and said: "If you wanted to kill me, you would have killed me already, so why bother bringing it here!"
Several people were talking inside the room, while Liu Yong and Director Zhang stood nervously outside the door. Liu Yong knew that Yuan Shikai had handed over the model group he had just obtained from Yuan Keding to his second son Yuan Kewen, and Yuan Kewen was hiding in the living room.
Behind the screen, it is clear that there is a Hongmen Banquet.
Director Zhang is exactly the opposite of Liu Yong. What Director Zhang is worried about is Yuan Shikai. Ma Xingkong and his men are murderous people. They will take action immediately if they can't reach an agreement. If Ma Xingkong and his men are against each other,
Yuan Shikai was at a disadvantage, and he would not be able to make up for it even if he died.
The two of them were very nervous outside the house, listening quietly to what was going on inside, ready to rush in to help at any time. Time passed by minute by second. From afternoon to evening, the house was very quiet. Just looking at the sun was about to
It was sunset, and Yuan Kewen opened the door. Liu Yong and Director Zhang hurriedly stretched their necks to look inside.
Yuan Kewen's face darkened and he coughed: "Ahem! My father is hungry and we are preparing dinner. My father wants to have dinner with Mr. Ma!" Liu Yong and Director Zhang looked at each other in disbelief. They waited for Yuan Kewen to speak.
After the second call, the two of them realized what they were doing and hurriedly sent someone to pass on the food.
Yuan Shikai lived a simple life. Even as an emperor, he only had three side dishes, a bowl of white rice, and a bowl of soup. This kind of life was unbelievable to Long Jie. The emperor actually ate just this. Watching Yuan Shikai eat it
Relishing the taste, Long Jie asked Ma Xingkong in a low voice: "Did the previous emperors also eat this?"
Although the voice was not loud, Yuan Shikai still heard it. He chuckled and said: "I don't know about the previous emperors. When Cixi was here, I also had the imperial meal. There were a total of eighteen dishes, each of which was exquisite and could be called the best in the world. I
This is a hard life that we are used to, and we can’t change it.”
Ma Xingkong looked at Yuan Shikai, and sometimes felt that this old man was not easy to listen to. When he was young, he was running around everywhere. Even though he was an emperor in his later years, it was not easy to be an emperor amidst internal and external troubles. Everyone thought that Yuan Shikai became emperor for his own sake. In fact, he did not.
What I don’t know is that Yuan Shikai originally wanted to imitate Japan, implement a constitutional monarchy, and revive China’s glory. This can be seen from his reign title "Hong Xian". Unfortunately, China’s thousands of years of emperor system did not expect that
The emperor had just been overthrown, and another one appeared. It was difficult to accept psychologically, so he became an enemy of the people.
After dinner, Ma Xingkong and Yuan Shikai walked out of the room side by side and ate in the pavilion in the yard. As they talked, they talked about current affairs. Yuan Shikai asked: "Mr. Ma, do you think it can be avoided if I announce my abdication three days later?"
A bloody storm unfolding in the capital?"
Ma Xingkong shook his head: "I'm afraid I won't be satisfied just by abdicating the throne!"