Liu Yu frowned and sighed: "Yes, the imperialist powers were not at ease. They all wanted to eat and annex China's territory and seize China's gold and silver wealth. Especially Tsarist Russia and Japan, Tsarist Russia supported other ethnic minorities on the Qing border to cause trouble, independence, or helped the Qing Dynasty resist the British and French troops and mediate the war, and then cede land from the Qing Dynasty later. As for Japan, they wanted to annex the entire China. They had a secret plan called the Tanaka Memorial, which clearly stated that if you want to destroy China first, you must annex Manchuria and Mongolia first. If you want to conquer the world first, you must annex China first. Its ambition is self-evident."

The ancestor said coldly: "If you want to seize the Central Plains world in all dynasties, you usually have to gain the advantage of cavalry on the grassland. Whether it is from the northern grassland or from Guanzhong Longyou, then by taking advantage of the plateau terrain, sweeping over, first taking Hebei Guandong, and then pacifying Jingchu in Jiangnan, then the general trend will be determined. Whether it is Japan or Tsarist Russia, this strategy of annexing China is not a problem. However, now, with the two powerful empires with new weapons and technology, the population is not as small as the previous nomadic tribes, which is far less than the Central Plains. In other words, their ability to seize the Central Plains is stronger. And how could the Qing Dynasty resist these two powerful enemies?"

Liu Yu shook his head: "The Qing Dynasty was unable to fight against any of these two powerful people. In fact, the Qing Dynasty was too busy to take care of itself at this time. Empress Dowager Cixi was about to die at this time. Some students who went to Japan to study in Japan started a revolutionary party, came back to form civil associations, and then armed uprisings, especially in the Lingnan area. The more troubles were getting bigger and bigger. What was more serious was that among the new army compiled in the south, this revolutionary idea, as well as the banned books and pamphlets that promoted and exposed the crimes of entering the pass to capture the world when the Qing Dynasty was established, quickly spread in the army."

The ancestor sneered: "The bad things I did back then and the evil causes that finally came back. The Qing Dynasty destroyed the Great Wall and the Manchus' children fell and were unable to use them. They had to use the Han people as their army. These hatred propaganda were enough to destroy the entire country. It seems that the Qing Dynasty at this time could not protect itself, let alone resist foreign invasions. What you said about the Japanese and Russian powers in the Northeast were the battle at this time."

Liu Yu nodded and said, "Yes, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japan and Russia were deploying a lot of espionage enterprises and merchants, and at the same time, they immigrated a large number of people here and used the excuse to build a railway. Oh, this railway is something similar to the Qin Dynasty's road. However, it can be passed by agency trains in later generations. On these tracks, the cars can run very fast. Within one or two days, they can almost drive from Yuyang to Luoyang or Chang'an."

The ancestor curled his lips: "That is a kind of smooth road in later generations. Since even an iron-armored ship can carry hundreds or thousands of people on the sea, it is not surprising that there are organic trains on the land and along the road. However, building these roads should be based on the national assets of the Chinese people and the Qing Dynasty. How could it be turned into something from Japan, Tsarist Russia?"

Liu Yu sighed: "Because the Qing Dynasty was defeated and paid compensation before the Qing Dynasty, Japan and Russia used part of the compensation to hire civilians, including paying the fees of their own craftsmen and technicians. This was the rule in later generations. The victors opened up borders and expanded their territory and received war compensation. The losers lost power and humiliated the country. In the end, the compensation would be passed on to the people to increase taxes. Therefore, the result of losing was very serious. Western powers fought on their own, and if they lost, they might directly let the rulers step down, which would be resentful to the common people."

The ancestor said coldly: "This is not surprising. The Central Plains has been like this since ancient times. In the Warring States Period, it was the case that the city was stolen and compensation was paid. However, if you lose today, you may be able to fight back tomorrow. This is called a major event for the country. Only sacrifices and military affairs were free for too long, and they had a good time, and they lost the ability to fight. It is not surprising that they ended up with this result. However, who won the battle between Japan and Russia in the Northeast?"

Liu Yu said seriously: "These two countries dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops to fight, from land to sea, Tsarist Russia even sent a powerful fleet from thousands of miles to fight to the decisive battle outside Japan. In the end, Japan won the war with a heavy price and forced the Russian forces to withdraw from the Northeast region. Russia's all rights and interests in the Northeast were transferred to Japan. This is also the first time that those backward areas in the backward areas attacked and colonized by Western powers have defeated the great powers that attacked with their main force in the formal war for the first time."

The ancestor sighed and said, "I didn't expect that this little Japanese country would have such strong strength. However, in just a few decades, it would be able to defeat a top-ranking country like Tsarist Russia and become a new world power. So, the Liao land that Japan was forced to spit out last time has become their territory?"

Liu Yu shook his head: "No, Japan learned its lesson and did not directly take over the Northeast region, but only took over the economic rights of Tsarist Russia. At the same time, it began to support the warlords and other forces in the Northeast region, wanting to become their own puppets and agents. Within two years, after the Qing Dynasty fell, the Northeast became a vacuum area. That was the time when Japan really wanted to annex."

When the ancestor heard this, he became interested: "How did the Qing Dynasty fall? You can say more details."

Liu Yu curled his lips and said, "I said before that by this time, the Qing Dynasty had become a corrupt regime that colluded with foreigners and enslaved the Chinese people, just to protect his own family and one family. After Empress Dowager Cixi's death, those powerful and noble families of the Manchu clan established a last emperor who was less than ten years old. Then, the Han officials in the country, including Yuan Shikai, called for taking this opportunity to carry out a Western-style constitutional monarchy, elect a parliament or aristocratic deliberation model, establish a cabinet, and use talented people to govern the world."

The ancestor smiled and said, "Then these important Manchu ministers disagreed, right? Although they were delicious, they were unwilling to give up their vested interests. This was a common situation in the end times of all dynasties."

Liu Yu nodded and said, "Yes, the revolutionaries took the opportunity to start a large-scale uprising in the south. The Han soldiers in the new army responded one after another, especially in the important towns in Jiangling today, which achieved the success of the uprising. Later generations called Jiangling Wuchang, so this uprising was called Wuchang Uprising."
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