After coming out of Asakura Sako's house, the fourteenth princess sat in the car and let out a long breath. Finally, she had an explanation for herself. She finally gave up on her dream of being the "Quanqing" Empress. This made her feel a lot happier.
.
It turned out that her heart was suffering terribly. On one side was the power she longed for, and on the other side was the love she had just gained. If she wanted to be the Queen of the Qing Dynasty, she would probably have to give up her fate with Xiang Xiaoqiang, or in other words, let Xiang Xiaoqiang be with her.
Choosing between Zhu Yourong and Zhu Yourong - Fourteenth Princess is very realistic. She knows that if Xiang Xiaoqiang is really forced to "choose one of the two", she may not be able to compete with Zhu Yourong.
What's more, for Xiang Xiaoqiang, there is more than just Zhu Yourong on the other side of the scale. She is tied to Zhu Yourong, as well as her "best friend cousin" Zheng Yucong, and the cause of the People's Guard. Added together, the balance on her end is
There is no doubt that it will be raised high, and it can be said that there is no hope.
It's okay now. If she becomes the Empress of the Qing Dynasty, she will not only lose Xiang Xiaoqiang, but also be forced into a "Japanese uncle" - Prince Xuanren, the younger brother of Emperor Hirohito. She has seen the portrait of Xuanren, this uncle
His looks were really unflattering, not even as good as Hirohito. With the addition of this heavy weight, Shi Shigege finally made up his mind and gave up the idea.
"Isn't it very happy to live my whole life guarding Xiang Xiaoqiang in the south?" Shi Shigege comforted herself in her heart. "I can also develop my career in the south and gradually gain power. As long as I help Xiang Xiaoqiang wholeheartedly, he will be in Nanming."
My power will become bigger and bigger. By then, at least half of that power will be mine... Why should I go to the north and be that puppet?"
Although she comforted herself in this way, she knew in her heart that by giving up being the Queen of Canqing, she was giving up much greater rights than she had now. Although becoming the Queen of Canqing would basically mean she was a puppet, but now she is not a puppet in Nanming.
?No matter how puppet the "Queen of the Residual Qing Dynasty" is, she has much more power than the "Princess of Liaoyang of the Ming Dynasty". This is why when the Japanese asked her to be the Empress of the Residual Qing Dynasty, she was still so excited even though she knew she was a puppet.
reason.
Fourteen Gege leaned on the back seat of the car, quite weak, and his whole body seemed to be exhausted.
"Xiang Xiaoqiang..." She looked at the scenery passing by outside the window and murmured to herself, "You will never know what I gave up for you... You must never let me down..."
…
Despite this, Shi Shi Gege still didn't say anything to Doi Yuan. She still worried about Doi Yuan, making him think that all she cared about was the issue of heirs. She heard Shi Shi Gege's unceremonious words.
After defeating Japan's plan, Doihara remained calm and assured Shi Shigege very frankly that as long as Shifti Gege was willing to marry Japan and marry Prince Xuanren, then the issue of the successor would be decided by Shifti Gege, and Japan
Don't interfere.
The implication is that as long as the Fourteenth Princess is willing, she can follow the Nanming precedent, that is, the Queen's own son will be crown prince, and his surname will be Aisin Gioro, and the other children will take their father's surname. Because the Japanese royal family does not have a surname, so probably
The method is to use the method of calling the son "xren" and the daughter "xzi", with the palace number in front of the name.
After hearing Doihara's assurance, Shi Shigege pretended to be quite satisfied and left. - She had decided to be with Xiang Xiaoqiang for the rest of her life, and it had nothing to do with whoever Can Qing became the emperor. Since it doesn't matter, this is
What happened to the Ming Empire?
It’s time to leave it to Xiang Xiaoqiang and let him discuss it with those ministers! As for the future of Beiqing, she has no time to care. To be honest, her relationship with Japan is much deeper than her relationship with Beiqing.
.What’s more, this is a country that killed her whole family.
…
Shi Shige Ge drove to the Purple Mountain Fortress and met Xiang Xiaoqiang. She saw that Xiang Xiaoqiang was not too busy and called him into a separate lounge.
Xiang Xiaoqiang has been very busy in the past two days to conquer Taierzhuang, break through the Shangqiu-Xuzhou defense line, and encircle Xuzhou. Fourteen grids kept "disappearing" in large sections, and he didn't even notice. Now he saw ten
After four seconds, he suddenly remembered, put his arms around her waist, and said with a smile:
"Hey, where have you been these past two days? I can't see you."
Shi Shi Gege obediently let him hold her in his arms, squinting her eyes and feeling this feeling of happiness. This kind of happiness was only retained after she had given up so much. But Xiang Xiaoqiang, he didn't know yet.
After "feeling" for a long time, even Xiang Xiaoqiang began to wonder why she was so good today. Only then did Fourteen Ge Ge open her eyes and smile softly:
"Xiaoqiang...are you interested in ending the war early?"
Xiang Xiaoqiang was startled. He originally thought that the confidante in his arms opened her red lips and made an intoxicating sound, which must have happened before the flowers and the moon. Unexpectedly, he heard the word "war" all of a sudden.
Xiang Xiaoqiang sat on the sofa, with Fourteen Gege just lying in his arms. He softly talked to Xiang Xiaoqiang about Japan's association with the Ming Dynasty and the destruction of the Qing Dynasty. He just concealed what the Japanese wanted him to do.
The matter of becoming the Queen of the Qing Dynasty.
Just after listening, Xiang Xiaoqiang touched his head and didn't say anything for a long time. - This matter is too big. Especially when Shi Shigege said that Japan also held an imperial meeting on this matter, and the emperor approved it. It seems that Japan
It's time to get serious.
How significant this matter is, and how ambitious Japan will be, neither the Fourteenth Gege nor any politician in this time and space can see it as clearly as Xiang Xiaoqiang.
Xiang Xiaoqiang started to sweat a little on the spot.
"Have you promised them?"
He stared at Fourteen Gege and asked.
"Look how stupid you are to ask," Shi Shige Ge stretched out his finger and wiped the sweat on Xiang Xiaoqiang's forehead, still lying in his arms and smiling softly, "How can I decide on such a big matter?
Ah. Don’t talk about me, even you can’t decide. The Ming Dynasty must hold an imperial meeting.”
Xiang Xiaoqiang bit his lip and stared at the map on the wall opposite, saying nothing for a moment.
Fourteen giggled and said:
"Hey, what do you think? Japan sends troops from North Korea. You can capture Xuzhou overnight, and in two days at most, you can capture the entire south of the Yellow River. Then, you can sing songs all the way to Beijing.
"
Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned, thinking about one thing in his mind, and said casually:
"Do you really believe in Japan? They said they would stop at Shanhaiguan. What if they don't stop and keep fighting south?"
Fourteen giggled and said:
"Oh, ho, ho, both sides are still trying to save others by themselves! The Japanese side is still afraid that the Ming army will do this. Is the mobility of the Japanese army better than that of the Ming army? Think about who will get to Shanhaiguan first."
Xiang Xiaoqiang stared at the map opposite, glanced at the fourteen grids in his arms, and finally asked:
"Afang, why doesn't Japan talk to us through diplomatic channels? Why does it have to turn around from our People's Guard first?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Shi Ge Ge understood that Xiang Xiaoqiang was asking, "Why does Japan want to tell you, Shi Shi Ge Ge, about such a big matter first?"
Shi Shigege was not angry, because this was indeed the question that should be asked. She had already thought of her words and smiled softly:
"Diplomatic channels? Haha, the Japanese cabinet only knew about this matter in the past two days. It was all planned by the military before. Japan also has two separate military and political systems, which are much more divided than us. The Japanese military
According to their set of ideas, they want to deal directly with the Ming Dynasty military. They want to communicate between the two militaries first. If our military
If they think it is reliable, then they try to influence the cabinet. Maybe they think that the people in the army are more pragmatic, unlike those bitter civilian officials who only sing high-profile. From our military's perspective, this matter is nothing more than the two countries joining forces to destroy the Qing Dynasty, and then each side
It's just some benefits for the family. Those scholars in the cabinet may feel that this is giving away the 'Ming Dynasty' to others, and they will feel sad again."
Xiang Xiaoqiang sighed, shook his head and said:
"Afang...I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. Japan cannot feed enough...I know you grew up in Japan and have deep feelings for Japan...but...I'm afraid we will have differences this time.
.At present, the war in the Central Plains is progressing smoothly, and we are fully capable of destroying the Beiqing Dynasty and unifying China by ourselves. Afang, I do not advocate making this deal with Japan."
Shi Shiqiang said "Oh", which was not very surprising. She had originally thought of two possibilities, Xiang Xiaoqiang either agreed or disapproved. Now that the war in the Central Plains is progressing quite smoothly, it is normal for Xiang Xiaoqiang not to advocate making a deal.
.If the previous period of the Central Plains campaign had been difficult, he would probably have agreed.
But this is just the idea of Shi Shigege. Xiang Xiaoqiang thinks much deeper. This is based on Xiang Xiaoqiang's experience in later generations and knowing how ambitious and energetic Japan is.
Fourteen Gege squinted her eyes and still smiled softly:
"Haha... How can we have differences... I have no opinion. Your opinion is my opinion... After all, we two can't make a decision just sitting here. Xiaoqiang, go tell those old men
Go ahead. Tell them your opinion, it's their business."