Chapter 7 Section 7 Frogs go south

As mentioned earlier, in 1915, the frogs in the three seas of Beijing all shut their mouths tightly, kept a frightening silence, and refused to croak.After a whole year without saying a word, in 1916, all the frogs in Beijing jumped out of the water and marched southward in a mighty procession. An endless stream of frog teams gathered at Yongdingmen from all directions and rushed onto the railway, like a dark green frenzy, surging towards the south.At this time, a train happened to come, and a huge iron wheel ran over it, and tens of thousands of frogs died under the wheels and died unexpectedly.

There are a total of twelve strange omens, each more bizarre than the last, and each more weird than the last, outlining the dark landscape of the Yuan family's reign.But in fact, although the above twelve strange omens are widely spread and well known, most of them are nothing more than family rumors, which belong to market gossip that can find scientific explanations, and are not real omens.It's not that there are no real strange signs, but that the scope of their spread is limited to the professional field, and they are little known. This real omen is called Yu Wuxin, and only a very small number of professionals know about it.

What is Yu Wuxin? It is said that in order to support Yuan Shikai's ascension to the throne, celebrities in Beijing's political circles set up a grand ceremony preparation office.An important task of the preparatory office is to obtain a jade seal for the future Emperor Hongxian Yuan Shikai.In this world, even the common people carve a private seal for themselves. The emperor must have a jade seal. If he doesn't even have a jade seal, what is he called an emperor? The first jade seal in China was obtained by Qin Shihuang for himself, and it was made from the Heshibi he had robbed from the state of Chu.Eight characters are engraved on the jade seal: if you are ordered by the sky, you will live forever.This jade seal was later taken to the desert when Emperor Yuan Shun was driven away by Zhu Yuanzhang.The newly enthroned emperor had no choice but to find Yu Chumo himself.

In order to figure out a good jade seal, the Grand Ceremony Preparatory Office recruited all the jade dealers in Beijing and Tianjin: whoever has a good jade, take it out, if you don’t have a good jade at this time, when will you wait? ?Everyone took out all the treasures hidden at home.The best jade in China is piled up here, and the best piece of jade is selected from the best jade.After picking it out, open it and prepare to make a jade seal. As soon as the jade was opened, everyone's expressions changed. There is a saying that there is a line of clear characters inside the opened jade.

But no one knows what this line of writing says, because this piece of jade was immediately smashed by the people of the jade shop. This piece of jade is not up to standard, please change it to another piece.At that time, the people in the jade shop declared so. If you change one piece, you can change one piece, anyway, there are plenty of good jade. Opening up another piece of jade and looking at it, the people in the jade shop gave up their picks. why? The person in the jade shop explained: The second piece is also out of specification and cannot be used. What are you afraid of if it does not meet the specifications, then change to a third one.Why do people in the jade shop insist on picking their picks?

This is because the people in the jade shop explained: jade is the most delicate and precious thing, and there is no second choice. You must look after it and open it to ensure that it fits well.For example, in the past, the Empress Dowager Cixi wanted to make a jade beiezi. She just took a piece of jade and opened it. Hey, the texture and size are just right. Jade cannot be exchanged, and it is not good to exchange it. But it's useless if you say it's bad luck. At this time, the children in Beijing are all jumping up and down, singing the same song.The song says: The empire has been tens of thousands of years long, and the same line has been extended, and there is no civilization.Tens of thousands of miles across, rich in land, enjoying the natural benefits alone.China is the oldest country in the world, and China is the largest nation in Asia.Yiyi is a big citizen, rest!

But my great citizen, meeting the Lord of Virtuous Virtue today, the price of Linglang will increase tenfold.I will ride a lion across Kunlun and ride a crane across the Pacific Ocean.Whoever is with me, wields a sword and wields a knife, and the people of the country, and whoever is with me, advocates Qingshengping. Accompanied by this immature singing, the giant ship of Chinese history made a harsh creaking sound, turned around and sailed into the dark alley. The era of Hongxian monarchy has come.