Everything is life! What was the average lifespan of Chinese people in the late Qing Dynasty? In Xiao Letian's memory, some experts said it was thirty-four years old, and some scholars said it was early forty. Although the data is not consistent, people of that era had short lifespans. The situation is very serious.
The average age is over thirty, which is simply impossible in the eyes of modern people. However, in that era, plague, famine, war... various abnormal death phenomena were very serious, and it was difficult for most people to survive these passes. of.
Of course, if you are reincarnated with great blessings, escape from plagues and wars, and can always ensure basic food and clothing... then congratulations, you will live in a pollution-free environment in the Middle Ages. It is not a dream to live longer than a hundred years, but most people are not that lucky.
If you want to understand the current thinking of Zeng Guofan and Zeng Guoquan, one factor that cannot be avoided is age. In a society where the average life expectancy is only over thirty years old, people are used to seeing relatives and friends who die young, and gradually they gain some insights into their own lives.
In that era, men could get married at the age of 16, and women could leave the government at the age of 14, so it was really common to become a grandfather in their thirties. After the age of forty, many people were already very obviously old.
In Xiao Letian's previous life, people around the age of forty had not yet retired and were working hard, and many people were even striding on the road to money and power. But in the late Qing Dynasty, when men lived past forty, they really began to think about death and reflect on their own lives.
Who knows that the Great Ghost of Impermanence will be found one day?
Zeng Guofan is right. After the new year, Zeng Guoquan is already 46, and he is already 59. In this era, he is already considered to be very old. A lifetime of intrigues and decisive killings made them exhausted their efforts early, even if some of them are now Money can take the best tonic in the world, but the loss of vitality can no longer be made up for.
Zeng Guoquan's forced abortion today was actually very clear to him that this was the last time in his life that he would be forced to have an abortion. It was Xiao Letian's Chinese order and the Russian expeditionary fleet that gave him a hint of ambition. He wanted to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rush higher and give it a try.
But his eldest brother's words completely shattered his dream. Jiu Shuai knew that if he missed this last chance in life, he would not think about rebellion in the future.
General trend, luck, opportunity...even age are no longer on his side. Dreams are dreams and he has to wake up sooner or later.
When someone is lonely, someone will laugh. In the eyes of the Manchus, the regrets of the Zeng brothers are a happy event worthy of celebration, not to mention that after the two telegrams, Mr. Qing of Ryukyu sent another encrypted urgent telegram.
Ci'an looked at the telegram sent by her sweetheart and smiled from ear to ear. This was not because he was crazy, but because the content in the telegram really made her smile.
1869, the Year of the Snake, the eighth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty. The four secret messages on New Year's Day had as much impact on the Forbidden City as four heavy artillery shells.
First, the detailed text message of the Chinese Order sent in the morning caused an uproar among the senior officials of the Forbidden City, and then an emergency meeting was held. Just when people's hearts were unstable, Zeng Guofan sent a message requesting to come to Beijing to serve as governor of Zhili. The situation suddenly became complicated and confusing.
Subsequently, General Guangzhou sent a third telegram, reporting the military intelligence that the Russian fleet was about to enter Asia, which suddenly ignited the hope of the court. At that time, Ci'an Cixi felt that there was a kind of misfortune in life.
"God gives bad news, and then he will give some good news to make up for it. The cycle of heaven is really fair! I didn't expect that there will be happy news coming now! Hahaha..."
"Ba Dao Ying Xiao? The Ba Dao Camp under Xiao Letian has started to cause trouble! Hahaha... The real world news! What a real world news! Just one day after the Chinese order was issued, those Japanese samurai began to rebel. It can be seen that this Chinese How unpopular the clan order is..."
In Zhongcui Palace, Ci'an was arranging clothes and said to Zhou Daoying, "Go, give this message to my sister, let her have a good rest and have a good year. It seems that Xiao Letian's ability is only so much, we all Overestimating him..."
Zhou Daoying smiled and tucked the quilt into the Queen Mother's body. "The Queen Mother is too impatient. The clock has struck ten. It's already late at night and it's not too late to send it to you tomorrow..."
"Besides, let's have some fun with the good news our third master has sent us! No matter what they do, let them worry about it at night..."
Zhou Daoying was Ci'an's absolute confidant. He knew everything about Third Master Qing and the Queen Mother, so naturally he would choose what the Queen Mother liked to hear.
Zhou Daoying folded the message and put it gently under the pillow of the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, please sleep peacefully. Tomorrow I will send people to tidy up the Qiwang Tower on Jingshan Mountain and light up the fire wall... all the buildings in the Forbidden City We just need to make a small sign to complete the ceremony, and our stay in Jingshan is more comfortable..."
Ci'an rested his head on the pillow, and underneath the soft pillow was a message from his lover. The corners of his mouth turned up and he smiled like a little girl.
Of course, living in Jingshan was comfortable. It was her sphere of influence from inside to outside. Qiwang Tower was her show building, and only there she had a man to accompany her.
How happy it is to be able to crawl into a man's arms and fall asleep on a cold winter night! It's nowhere like this cold Forbidden City. No matter how much charcoal fire you light, your heart will always feel cold.
Ci'an slept peacefully, but Cixi in the Chuxiu Palace was not asleep yet. She looked back and forth at the three-minute telegram with a sullen face, analyzing the situation again and again.
"What other conspiracy does Xiao Letian have? There is no way he has no back-up plan! He created this Chinese order just to start a war with the Russians? It's definitely not that simple..."
Cixi suffered losses at the hands of Xiao Letian not once or twice. She seemed relaxed during the day, but in her heart she was wary of Xiao Letian.
"Little plum..." With a long call, Li Lianying walked in from the outside and knelt respectfully beside Ci Xi's bed, "My servant is here!"
"Well! How is the arrangement at Tianjin Fuhui? Are you sure?"
"Let me tell you, Lord Buddha, it was started half a year ago. There is absolutely no problem... The only bad thing is that Hu Niu has never had a chance to make a move. I'll think of a way!"
Cixi pondered for a moment, "Well... be careful, it's better to be slow than to be exposed!" Cixi leaned her back on the pillow, closed her eyes and sighed, "She's just a businessman's girl, she's just a bitch, she's not a big threat... The biggest The threat is still Fuhui! You must keep a close eye on this matter..."
"Hey..." Li Lianying responded softly, took a few steps back and walked out of the Nuan Pavilion.
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