Chapter 75 Tired

After another exhausting day, Chen Moran returned to his residence in the deep palace. Compared with any palace in the world, the palace in Nanjing really makes people feel too simple. Although there are many praises from the outside world, even in Chen Moran's own eyes, his palace is too much. It's a little simple.

"In a few years, change to a big palace!"

Looking at this gloomy palace, Chen Moran thought so in his heart that at the beginning, because of financial reasons, he did not build the palace, but now, he has no intention to repair the palace. Perhaps in a few years, when the time is right, he can rebuild a palace.

In fact, the shadow of "Nanjing has not been established for a hundred years" has plagued Chen Moran in the past few years. For him, who dreams of building a thousand-year-old empire, this will always make people feel very uncomfortable. In the eyes of the outside world, in the heart of this "thrifty" emperor, in fact, he has had the idea of repairing civil engineering for a long time.

But it's not in Nanjing, but in... Uh-huh! Build a new capital in a suitable place!

In the past few years, Chen Moran has always dreamed of building a "world capital" in a suitable position, symbolizing China's rule over the world, and naming it "Dijing". Every emperor Yanjing can have his own dream, and Chen Moran's dream is to build a "millennium empire". According to that dream, only the buildings of ancient Egypt, ancient Babylon or ancient Romans can be comparable to the center of the empire - the "Dijing". How can London and Paris be compared with it?

Unfortunately, at least for now, at this time, it's just a dream at most.

When entering the living room, in the corner of the living room, Ji Li, who was dressed in a floral dress, sat quietly on the calfskin sofa. The blonde hair fell down like a waterfall without any ornaments on her body. She held a heavy book in her hand, and a line of bronzing regular script protruded on the blue cover of the book:

"Ten Years of the Empire".

It is a book written by domestic historians about the changes in the internal and international status of the ten years since the founding of the empire. Although many of the contents are praise of merits and virtues, many of them are criticized. At least in China, literati still enjoy a high degree of freedom. They govern in books and newspapers. The axe is to blame.

He even blamed himself as the emperor, but Chen Moran has always laughed at those accusations, and Chen Moran has always been as tolerant as possible for those people, because in any case, they are a group of people worthy of respect, and if this country can't accommodate the voices of heresy, then this country There is no future.

"You're back!"

Ji Li showed a smile on her face when she looked up at her "home" husband. Although she was already an old husband and wife, the two still maintained the same relationship. Although the two had disputes in the past, they did not see the estrangement between them. In fact, sometimes, they even sat like they were in love. Yes, lie on the sofa or on the grass, snuggle in your arms and chat intimately.

Hand over the coat and hat of the marshal's uniform to Ji Li, and stop at this "home" servant. Perhaps this is the only opportunity to keep the private space. Unplugging the collar of the white shirt, Chen Moran sat on the sofa where Ji Li was lying on. After Ji Li hung up her clothes, he pulled her into his arms.

"Ji Li, we may go to Taiwan in a few days."

"Go to Taiwan?"

Ji, lying in Chen Moran's arms, turned her head to look at her husband and looked at Chen Moran with some surprise.

"There will be an escort fleet to the Mediterranean Sea at the Dog Army Port, and we will go to Taiwan to see them off,"

The escort fleet sent to Europe is actually a joint fleet of China. Two Chinese cruisers are equipped with two cruisers and four destroyers. They will escort the merchant fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. In fact, this is not only the needs of the Ally countries, but also the needs of China. Chinese merchant ships also need fleet escort. Only under the escort of the fleet can materials be safely transported to France and the United Kingdom, and those industrial products will be exchanged for the gold needed for China's development.

"At that time, you can take your daughter and son to visit Taiwan. The scenery of Taiwan is very beautiful..."

"Oh, I see!"

Ji Li responded faintly, and at the same time involuntarily shrank her body into Chen Moran's arms.

"Well, Lisa sent a letter..."

"Lisa?"

The "servant" who once made her amazing, now the wife of the Russian Grand Duke, is also Ji Li's "sister", the female lord of China.

"There are also videos of her and Nasha in the letter. Nasha is really beautiful."

When mentioning her, Ji Li's tone was more or less envious.

"Oh?"

Chen Moran was stunned for a moment, and then said.

"If you want, you can turn Nasha into your daughter-in-law!"

"I also want to, but you know that Yixuan's fiancee can only be Chinese. Even if she is a commoner, she hopes that the future imperial concubine is Chinese."

Referring to this matter, Ji Li's face showed a little helplessness. Although her "foreign queen" had already been accepted by the people, her blonde hair and blue eyes would always disappoint the people more or less. Although the crown prince was not old enough to marry, there was already a voice in China that the crown prince should marry one. A Chinese wife, this is for "royal blood".

Previously, she looked at the book "Ten Years of Empires" and saw one of the sentences: "Ten Years of Empires is the decade of the revival of nationalism. Between ten years, everything can be attributed to the revival of nationalism in China." In the eyes of many conservatives, the eyes of many conservatives, the royal bloodline must maintain the "Han" bloodline, so he That's why we care so much about the blood of the crown princess.

"In fact, our family's affairs are up to us. As long as we want, we don't need to care what they are thinking..."

Chen Moran swallowed his saliva. When he said this, he only felt as if there was a fire burning in his heart. In fact, for him, he had already made a plan for his son's marriage. As the heir of the royal family, his son's marriage could never be decided by him or others. His Marriage must be in the interests of the whole country.

What is a marriage that is in the interests of this country? Chen Moran already has an answer in his heart.

"Maybe, but in the end, they always need to consider their feelings. After all, they are the nationals of this country, and they are the ones who really decide the future of this country."

Without hesitation, Ji Li once again repeated her long-standing views. In her eyes, the Chinese royal family is only a part of the national symbol promoted by the people. It cannot betray the will of the people. It is a duty that the Chinese royal family must perform.

"Well, if they object at that time, I will convince them that at that time... they will understand what is most beneficial to the country, not just the blood of the Han people!"

"Well, I hope so."

Ji Li raised her beautiful eyes like the sea and looked at Chen Moran with emotion. At the beginning, if it had not been for his persistence, he might have married another wife.

That's right. At that time, someone asked him to marry another Chinese wife, but he stubbornly refused, because he didn't want others to control his fate. He had a strong desire to control. He would not succumb to the pressure of others and was more willing to control the fate of others.

"Sometimes, people always have to make choices!"

Chen Moran brushed her temples feebly. After a long sigh, Ji Li took out a photo and took it. Chen Moran saw a "little Loli" of eight or nine years old standing beside Lisa in a Western-style dress. The little girl was as beautiful as an angel. If she was in the back of the photo. Shi, if this photo is published on the Internet, I don't know how much "Loli control" the little girl in the photo is fascinated by.

"It's really beautiful!"

Chen Moran praised it truthfully.

"Nasa is really beautiful, just like a doll."

Ji Li snuggled in her husband's arms lazily and tapped the little girl in the photo with her fingers. Three years ago, after she first saw Nasha in St. Petersburg, she fell in love with this little girl. Among the girls she had met, she was the only one who satisfied her the most, and the most satisfied was the Russian emperor. The education in the room is very strict, and the appearance, background and education can't be more suitable.

It's just... "Well, that's right!"

Looking at the girl in the photo, Chen Moran adjusted his breath slightly. Compared with the girl Ji Li saw, what he saw was something else, but... "If you want, you can invite Lisa and others to China. In that case, you can get closer to Lisa, and our son can also Get in touch with Nasha more."

"Really?"

Ji Li looked at her husband in surprise and waited for his answer.

"There won't be any problem?"

"Of course, no problem. She is the sister you recognize. As long as you want... um... you can invite them to come at any time"

Although Chen Moran agreed, he still hesitated, and what he hesitated was... Looking at the woman in the photo, a little "ambiguity" between himself and the housekeeper appeared in Chen Moran's mind. Later, after learning that the Russian Grand Duke Mikhail fell in love with her, he didn't Without hesitation, he cut off such a little "ambiguity" and facilitated their marriage through Ji Li.

Think about how righteous it was when I made this decision. Compared with the great dream of creating the Chinese Empire, what is a woman? However, after seeing Lisa again, why is there always some emotion and even some guilt in my heart? Is it just because she is just a figure in her own plan?

But to be honest, her daughter is really beautiful, far away from her mother... All kinds of emotions are churning in Chen Moran's mind. Unconsciously, Chen Moran fell asleep lying on the sofa, while Ji Li looked at her sleeping husband, but she caressed her with pity. With his eyebrows, in the past ten years, he has paid too much for this country. I am the country. It seems to make people want to turn the country into a home, but after turning the country into a home, the responsibilities that everyone can bear are not.

Especially for a founding king like him, he needs to bear too many things. Unlike any founding king of all dynasties, he needs to bear more. A little slack may lead to the destruction of the whole empire. He not only can't slack off at all, but even need to make more efforts, because The empire he dreamed of is a huge "millennium empire"!

Correspondingly, the empire he took over is the "oldest", "backward" and "most conservative" old empire in the world. It is an unprecedented challenge to build such a "millennium empire" that is far behind the old empire of the world. He clearly knows that If China wants to stand in the world and become a powerful country that dominates the world, it must fundamentally change the entire social and cultural structure.

In order to promote the country's education, as an emperor, he also personally went to all over the country to teach people literacy in rural squares, school classrooms, and municipal restaurants. Under his promotion, intellectuals and political axe officials followed suit and turned the whole country into a big classroom. In just ten years, China's The literacy rate increased from 15% to 65%.

In this process, what changes more rapidly is the change in national strength. China has changed from a backward and ignorant agricultural country to an industrial country. Now China can produce all industrial products, including the main warships. What is the price to pay after completing all this?

Until now, hundreds of millions of people in this empire have benefited from the change of the empire, but not everyone can understand him. Until now, traditional intellectuals still believe that the emperor has abandoned too many traditions, although eight years ago, as a compromise to tradition or to inherit the traditions of the four countries, it has been determined. Confucianism is the state religion of China, but the royal family is still the "serious Westernization" royal family.

In the eyes of the constitutionalists, China's constitution is a conservative, traditional, Confucian, traditional oriental constitution, while in the eyes of radicals, the imperial system is undoubtedly ignorant and backward, even barbaric. In the end, all the grievances of these people are concentrated on Chen Moran, who is the emperor. When he bears all this and can bear it, he has to stubbornly carry out his decision, all for the "millennium empire".

No one understands him and no one supports him. In the end, he regards the army as his supporter and the army as a stock, but in the infinite scenery in front of people and the king of the world, there is endless fatigue behind him. He is very tired and tired.

"One day, when you want to open up, maybe you will really relax!"

But when will he be relaxed? After sighing and taking a blanket to cover Chen Moran's body, Ji Li just stood up and looked at her sleeping husband on the sofa, with a trace of pity between her eyebrows.

When he was woken up by the attendant, Chen Moran appeared to be wearing a floral blanket.

"Did you put it on me?"

Chen Moran asked the attendant.

"I've been in the duty room and just came here."

Chen Moran turned over the blanket on his body puzzledly. Obviously, it was covered by Ji Li.

"This woman..."

Thinking of his daughter-in-law's "throwing" herself on the sofa, Chen Moran shook his head and muttered in his heart that he would clean up the woman when he was idle on the day when he turned back.

"Your Excellency?"

The attendant holds a dark green folder in his hand. Obviously, there is something to report.

Chen Moran came to his senses with an "oh" and hurriedly looked at the attendant:

"What's the matter?"

The attendant of the inner palace is a young female officer who looks very beautiful. However, over the years, Chen Moran has been used to these female officers in beautiful military uniforms. She has long been able to turn a blind eye to "uniform**", and at most occasionally shows a trace of appreciation.

"The expeditionary force has an emergency call."

"Nian."

"Yes. The headquarters of the Chinese Expeditionary Force urgently reported to the base camp: From this morning, the 11th and 236th divisions of our expeditionary force launched a full-line attack on the Baghdad defense line of Turkey,..."

Although it is an urgent telegram, it is just a very ordinary field telegram. The content of the telegram is empty and boring, and there is nothing to pay attention to at all. This is the case of the war in the Near East. There is no risk to speak of. What nearly 200,000 expeditionary troops in the Near East only need to face is less than 100,000 Turkey and Turkey. The combat effectiveness of the vassal Arab tribal soldiers and those troops is not worth mentioning at all. If it hadn't been for the fact that it didn't want to fall too deep in the Arab region, maybe China would have occupied Baghdad now.

Even in order to create a false appearance of "heavy casualties", the staff sent a large number of minor wounded to East Africa for recuperation. In the end, intelligence personnel from Britain, France and other countries truthfully sent the domestic information of "China [***] team suffered heavy casualties in the Near East", which is exactly what the staff needs. The Ministry of Foreign Ministry needs "China" The country was caught in the quagmire of the Near East in order to reject the request to send expeditionary troops to Western Europe in negotiations with Britain and France.

"... Due to the bad weather, the reconnaissance aircraft of the air force are unable to detect the situation in Persia. At present, the situation in the Persian region has not been clear. In view of the division tactics implemented by the United Kingdom and Russia against Persia, an infantry division has been ordered to enter the Persian oil-producing area to prevent the oil fields from being broken. The expeditionary Force Command hopes to be able to Pro-China groups in Persia provide economic and military support to maintain our interests in Persia to the maximum extent. At the same time, in order to maintain the interests of the empire in Persia, the expeditionary force is ready to attack and can go to Persia at any time to participate in the division and occupation of Britain and Russia. ......"

When the aide-in-waiting reported the change in the direction of Persia, Chen Moran just stared and thought that the decision not to take large-scale action in Persia was made by the Supreme Military Council, but sometimes these decisions should be changed in due course.

"Call the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ask them to tell the British that we are very dissatisfied with their actions in Persia!"

When he said this, Chen Moran thought for a moment, and then added.

"Tell them that if our interests are harmed, we do not rule out that we use all necessary means to protect the interests of our country!"

(to be continued)