Chapter 26 Chapter 6 The Mysterious Female Talent

Japan and Russia were at war on the mainland of China, and the Qing court had no choice but to stand by and declare neutrality. This was the most painful page in Chinese history and a big joke in the history of international wars. But there is no way around this joke. In fact, the Russians entered the Northeast, which was introduced by the Qing court itself. This trick is also called the strategy of driving away tigers and swallowing wolves, also known as using barbarians to control barbarians. It is a typical weak country diplomacy. means. The situation at that time was that the Japanese wiped out the sea power of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop, armed with the sharpness of new firearms, drove into the Northeast, and immigrated to the three northeastern provinces of China in large numbers, and the combat effectiveness of the Qing army was vulnerable. If the situation continues, we can only watch the Japanese annex the three northeastern provinces.

The Russians entered the three northeastern provinces of China and fought with the Japanese during the process of burning, killing and looting. This is certainly a national humiliation, but no matter how great the national humiliation is, it is much smaller than losing the country. As long as there is a little resistance, the Qing court will not Will sit back and watch the situation worsen day by day. As long as the Japanese and Russians are fighting in the Northeast, no matter whether it is the Japanese or the Russians, it is impossible to annex the Northeast as they wish. When the imperial court slowly recharges its energy, when China becomes stronger, the nation will Awakened, don't worry about not chasing the Japanese and Russian bandits outside the country.

In other words, unlike the Japanese, the Russians invaded China and were invited by the Qing government itself.In 1896, the Qing court signed the "Sino-Russian Secret Treaty" with Russia. The first clause of the treaty stipulates that if Japan invades and occupies Russia's Asian oriental lands, or Chinese lands, or Korean lands, it will impede this treaty and should be followed immediately. make an appointment.If there is such a thing, the two countries agree to send all the land and water armies, as many as they can dispatch at that time, to help each other, and to help each other with arms and food.

Look, this treaty clearly states that if Japan dares to fight, the Russians have the responsibility to come to China to fight against the Japanese... Let’s look at the third paragraph again: In case of emergency during the war, all ports in China are allowed to enter by Russian warships. If necessary, local officials should try their best to help. Looking at this treaty, we know that the Qing court is very clear-headed. The country is in such a mess. If you don't expect the Russians and the Japanese to fight each other, who else can you count on? This is the way the Qing court has no choice.

But this is only the view of the court, and intellectuals don't see it that way. To strengthen the country and wipe out the national humiliation, the people must first be awakened—so a new round of cultural revival movement kicked off vigorously in China.The purpose of this movement is to vigorously promote the cultural revival movement and restore the self-esteem of every Chinese. Amidst the rumble of Japanese and Russian guns, China's first women's magazine "Women's World" was launched quickly. For a while, Chinese men flocked to it, and those who could not read and write came to see what a woman's world is like. appearance.

Opening this magazine, the name Pan Xiaohuang, a woman from Songling, caught the readers' eyes immediately. The first article of this gifted woman is titled "The Red Line of Chinese Female Swordsmen, The Legend of Nie Yinniang", which tells the story of two female knights with excellent martial arts skills in the late Tang Dynasty. In the text, Pan Xiaohuang, a woman from Songling, generously declared: Years ago, China was a chivalrous country.The people of China two thousand years ago were chivalrous people.The chivalrous man is the inferior of the sage, the opposite of Confucianism, and the enemy of kings, dukes and ministers.Respecting promises, despising life and death, spending money to make friends, going through fire and water, generously committing oneself to a confidant, and never returning, ignoring one's eyes, until the death to perform a thunderous, earth-shattering live drama, all the effects of a hero... …

On one side, the Japanese and Russians are fighting to the death in the three northeastern provinces of China, while the 450 million people in the Qing Dynasty are helpless; on the other side, Pan Xiaohuang, a woman from Songling, tells stories about two chivalrous women, which is tantamount to pointing at China The man's nose tip scolded his mother, and the scolding made all the men weak and confused. When the bones were weak, Pan Xiaohuang, a woman from Songling, struck out again with her second article. The style was still that of a stinky man with no bones. The title was "The Biography of Chinese Nationalist Female Soldier Liang Hongyu", and then came the third article: "The Legend of the Unknown Heroine Who Bleeds for the Nation"...

Literate young people are all fascinated by this amazingly talented Songling woman. Great powers... At this time, this talented woman published another poem in a magazine: "Crying for Tao Ya's Soul". It can be seen that this talented woman can write poems, has thoughts, and is also familiar with Chinese history, which makes many men I can't hold my breath anymore. I want to get acquainted with this strange female talent. But no one knew where Pan Xiaohuang lived, but shortly thereafter, a tourist accidentally met Pan Xiaohuang, a woman from Songling. According to the article, the tourist was traveling in Suzhou and Hangzhou. On the way, he met an amazingly beautiful girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old. When he saw the tourist, he threw down a handkerchief. Out of mind.There is also a line written on the handkerchief, you can go to a certain place at a certain time... When the time comes, the tourists rush to it excitedly, but it is a beautiful garden, with nymphs and butterflies dancing gracefully, and the flowers are intoxicating. The beautiful girl is sitting in front of the desk under the tree, writing at the desk, and there are two young maidservants by her side.

Seeing the tourists coming, the girl asked: Are you from Shanghai, sir? The tourist replied: Yes. The girl said: Then, when you return to Shanghai, sir, can you do me a favor and take the manuscript to the "Women's World" magazine for me... After this article was published, it confirmed the judgment of the readers. It turns out that Pan Xiaohuang, a woman from Songling, is indeed a flowery and beautiful girl.In just one day, thousands of courtship letters filled the room of the magazine office, and countless men swore that in this life, they would never marry Pan Xiaohuang, a non-talented woman!Even those wealthy and powerful officials who are not well known also came to join in the fun, willing to marry Pan Xiaohuang, a woman from Songling, as a concubine with a thousand taels of gold.

When the love letters flew to the magazine like a snowflake, this beautiful female talent who aroused the public's frenzy suddenly disappeared, and the gold basin was washed away, causing countless men to cry and cry, and they searched for this beauty all over the world, but there was no one. People can find her. Pan Xiaohuang, a woman from Songling, just disappeared in the dust and smoke of history. It was not until more than a hundred years later that historians found this mysterious woman among old paper piles. So where is she hiding?