Chapter 49 A Tale of Dragons and Rumors

A Tale of Dragons and Rumors In the era of the Beiyang warlords, Anterson, a Swede who served as a mining consultant for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of my country, was Geologist, even in a book entitled "Dragon and Foreign Devils", told a very interesting rumor The story, this story is related to "Dragon". This happened in the winter of the fourth year of the Republic of China.Just when Yuan Shikai was determined to be emperor, Beijing and Shanghai In the newspapers in Shanghai, a news suddenly appeared, saying that the real dragon slough had been discovered in Yichang, Hubei.Since already

Someone was bought by Yuan Shikai and was about to flatter him. Seeing the rare opportunity at this time, he said that it was According to the auspiciousness of the time, it can be seen that the "restructuring" is actually "responsive to the heart of heaven".Then someone asked Yuan Shikai suggested that Yichang County in Hubei Province should be changed to Longrui County according to the stories of previous dynasties in our country, and Shilong should be granted the title of Longrui County. King Ying Rui.Of course Yuan Shikai was very happy. On the one hand, he sent an "imperial envoy" to Yichang for on-the-spot inspection.

He also published a telegram, saying that "heaven and the people are happy, and the feeling is clear." At that time, this incident was a sensation, and it was called "Yichang real dragon".Anderson says this "true dragon" The discoverer was not a Chinese but a foreigner at first. It was the British consul in Yichang at that time, Xu Le Defu It was jointly discovered by the wife and their friends Ouyang Wen and his wife.The place where the "real dragon's slough" was found was in Yi Along the Changjiang River, it is commonly known as the sanyouyan of the shrine.Xu Lede and Ouyang Wen were very happy with this discovery, and very happy

Conceited, he once published a report in the English "Far Eastern Magazine" at that time, saying that he first solved the problem of China The legendary "Dragon" doubts.Because even if this slough is not a "true dragon", at least it has been destroyed by the ancients. It is the fossil of a large reptile that is said to be a "dragon" by ancient Chinese.He was very happy at the time and wrote to Yuan Shi Kay, advise him to try to preserve this precious find. This article was later published in "Oriental Miscellaneous" Volume 13, No. 4. The author seems to use "Chinese dragon

The discoverer of "professed himself. However, the most unpleasant things happened continuously at this moment.According to Anderson, the passing After the on-the-spot survey by quality experts, it was confirmed that the so-called "Yichang real dragon" was not only the remains of the "dragon", but also Neither are the fossils of ancient giant reptiles, just some strange-shaped calcareous stalagmites and stalactites That's all.Then, Emperor Hong Xian also "promoted", and the "Empire of China" also fell. Rumors like "heart" are self-defeating, and even Xu Lede and Ouyang Wen want to be "discoverers of Chinese dragons"

His dream was also shattered. Anterson said it was a story about the origin of the rumor, the attachment to it, and later in the face of the truth A good example of what has finally been wiped out.At that time, not only Yuan Shikai hoped that he really was the "shangying" The real dragon emperor of "Tianxin", even the foreign devils also hope that they are the discoverers of Chinese dragons, but it is a pity that in science It is very interesting to have somersaults in front of the truth.