Rebirth of the Qing Empire

The disaster finally passed, and everyone was in a good mood. While waiting for the "Helen" cargo ship to be repaired, everyone enjoyed a wonderful vacation in the exotic scenery of Madeira Island.

Because Judy has the special status of a U.S. diplomat, the local Portuguese government also treated everyone with high standards, so she did not encounter any trouble during the entry approval process. Judy was arranged by Madeira government officials to stay at a local hotel

In the official high-end hotel that receives international friends, Kang Fan and the others were arranged to stay in an ordinary private hotel, but the conditions were very good and everyone was very satisfied.

Kang Fan was originally going to spend his own money to find a better place for everyone, but seeing this, he gave up.

"Save some money for the Chinese, Kang Fan." Kang Fan advised himself.

Judy smiled and asked: "What are you talking to yourself about? Are you harboring evil intentions?"

Kang Fan smiled but said nothing.

"There is a party tonight, and I would like to invite you and my cousin to go with me. You must accept this invitation," Judy said.

Kang Fan hesitated, "You are a foreign guest, who am I? It's better for me to stay with my soldiers."

Judy got angry and said, "If you don't go, I won't go either." After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

Kang Fan looked at her back, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

In the evening, Judy bought a suit and a pair of leather shoes and came to Kang Fan, forcing Kang Fan to put on them and go to the banquet with her. Kang Fan couldn't resist her, so he had to do it.

"You are more stubborn than the Spaniards who chased us." Kang Fan said with a smile.

Judy also laughed, "It is precisely because we Americans are more stubborn than them that we drove away the British colonists!"

The banquet was held in a private room of a hotel in the port, with the sea outside the window. There was a piano in the private room to entertain the guests, and the arrangement was very romantic. Judy seemed to attach great importance to this banquet, and had deliberately prepared it. She took a bath and made up her face.

Wearing light makeup, a black evening dress and a pair of sparkling high heels, she was so gorgeous that it fascinated all Madeira government officials and made them stagger around! Kang Fan couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Captain Li and Judy were both frequent guests at the scene, and they were both comfortable with drinking. But Kang Fan was different. He was already very drunk, and because the guests were so attentive to each other, after a few glasses of bitter foreign wine, he realized

It started to get blurry. With the help of alcohol, Kang Fan walked to the piano and played "Butterfly Lovers". The beautiful and slightly sad melody echoed in the quiet elegant room, and everyone in the room was mesmerized by it.

After playing the song, there was thunderous applause. When Judy rushed towards him calling Kang Fan's name intoxicated, Kang Fan had just drank a large glass of wine handed over by the pianist respectfully, and suddenly he felt like the world was spinning.

The two of them fell on the thick carpet at the same time, Judy pressed on top of Kang Fan, her fragrant body was extremely warm.

"I have to hold on." Kang Fan reminded himself.

When he woke up, Kang Fan was still groggy. He was lying on the bed and couldn't tell where he was or what he was doing. In a daze, he saw Judy, who had just taken a shower and had blond hair, walking into the room in pajamas.

, I understood it all at once.

Even in a state of drunkenness and blurred consciousness, the mark left by Judy's fragrant and snow-white body cannot be forgotten. Some memory fragments of last night remaining in my mind slowly connect together, and when these pictures change from stillness

When it became active, Kang Fan felt that his body was sinking, crushing the bed, smashing through the floor, and falling into a deep, dark place.

"Are you awake?" Judy threw herself on Kang Fan with the fresh morning breath, and her bright smile was more charming than ever.

Kang Fan opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling intently. There was an oil painting on the ceiling: a half-naked Adam and Eve were examining a red apple under the apple tree in the Garden of Eden.

"Kang Fan, the piano music you played last night had a distinct and unique oriental style. It was so nice! I have never heard piano music like this before!" Judy said excitedly.

Kang Fanxin said: You are right if you have never heard of it. I only learned it in China in the 21st century.

"I never expected that your murderous hands could play such beautiful piano music. You always surprise people! Do you know what a bigger surprise you gave me last night?" Judy asked enthusiastically.

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Kang Fan smiled and said, "I'm trying to think about it."

"Don't think about it, let me tell you, you proved to me that you are a real man!" Judy blushed after saying this.

After playing the piano last night, Kang Fan carried Judy and left in front of the guests. Everyone was shocked! These scenes were later confirmed by Captain Li, but Kang Fan himself could not remember them.

It was an act that was jokingly called a "bloody man" by the guests present. In any case, he took the initiative, so no wonder Judy. Even if it was Judy who took the initiative, what can I blame? Since it has happened, let it take its course.

, trying to restore the status quo is purely self-deception.

"I was forced, Kang Fan." Judy suddenly looked serious, but then smiled, "I didn't expect that there are such bloody men in your country. I heard that men in your country are willing to be eunuchs.

In order to live a superior palace life, they did not hesitate to give up their qualifications to be men."

Kang Fan smiled, "You heard it from Captain Li, right?"

Judy nodded, "My cousin also said the same thing as me?"

"It means the same thing," Kang Fan said.

Judy held Kang Fan's face and looked at it intently, "The time I saw you was the first time I came to your country. I thought you were well-nourished, tall and strong, dressed in avant-garde clothes, and didn't have a beard.

Your man must be that kind of legendary eunuch, because from the outside, you definitely look like a person with a good quality of life."

"I am a freak and those eunuchs are monsters." Kang Fan said.

Judy's biggest worry was that she suspected that Kang Fan would also be an eunuch. It was this "worry" that made her regret it countless times. In the first few days, this thought kept her almost awake at night. Later she persuaded herself: ignore it,

So be it, no matter what, there are too many things about Kang Fan that attract him, which makes it worth his efforts. Now, after the madness of the drunken night, the last trace of regret left in Judy's heart has gone with the wind.

, only satisfaction and joy remain.

Kang Fan was very confused, so he didn't seem very happy. When Judy was in high spirits, dancing and talking endlessly, he fell asleep again. But he couldn't sleep well, and Mei Xiang's resentful tears flashed in his mind.

, Kang Fan's heart felt severe pain. Finally, Kang Fan turned over and lay on the bed, pressed one of his fists under his body, and pressed against his heart.

"Kang Fan, are you feeling uncomfortable?" Judy asked with concern.

Kang Fan snorted and fell silent. This time he saw his loving parents in his sleep, so he hugged each other and cried happily. When he woke up, he realized that he had really cried.

The tears on my face were still wet. I was shocked to see Judy standing beside me. Thinking of my parents' faces in my dream, I hugged Judy and cried again.

Judy was confused by his move, her eyes were wide open, her body was stiff, and her face was blank.

After a while, Kang Fan let go of Judy, wiped his tears, and went out.

"Buy me a pair of football shoes, I'm going to teach those Portuguese people a lesson." Kang Fan said cheerfully.

Judy complied, but she doubted Kang Fan's level. It's no wonder that most people in contemporary China have no idea about modern sports, let alone participate in them. But the fact is: Kang Fan and the people on the "Helen"

The football team composed of crew members defeated the football team composed of local government staff! Kang Fan was strong, fast, and had good footwork. He was a powerful forward, and his several shooting moves that were like martial arts acrobatics made the players on both sides stunned.

Everyone was stunned!

Kang Fan vented his depression completely and really had a good time. Judy cheered Kang Fan on the sidelines until his voice became hoarse.

From then on, Kang Fan chose playing football as his main activity during his break in Madeira. Under his influence, the ten intelligence officers also played football with him. These people had solid skills.

They have a solid foundation in martial arts, solid footwork, agility, and good physical fitness. They were also exposed to football in the Chiang Saen camp, so they improved rapidly. After a month, Kang Fan was eager to bring him onto the court to participate in the competition. Although the results were

It was terrible to watch, but everyone was in high spirits and there was more laughter in life.

And on this remote island that looks like a paradise, Kang Fan and Judy are seen accompanying each other everywhere, adding a romantic atmosphere.

After more than two months of repairs, the freighter "Helen" is looking like new again. Because the Spanish-American War is still going on, we can only take a detour through Africa and enter the Indian Ocean before returning to China. The journey is a bit longer, but it will be very safe and it will be a good time.

I can send Judy back home to South Africa.

Judy is not yet married and has been living with her parents in Cape Town, South Africa. Due to her aristocratic family background, outstanding image, and excellent academic performance, she was hired by the U.S. Department of Foreign Affairs after graduating from an American university to engage in diplomatic work. No one had ever thought of her.

The first lover she chose was actually a Chinese man. Therefore, when she took Kang Fan's hand and stood in front of her parents with Captain Li, the two old people were furious!

"Judy, you have the noble and excellent white blood of the Anglo-Saxons. How can you be with such an inferior yellow man?! This is absolutely not allowed by the Wood family!" Judy's father is a stubborn man.

Racists don't even consider Kang Fan's feelings when they say these things.

Judy was so shocked that she almost lost her breath, her lips were trembling, and she couldn't say a word.

Captain Li was quite dissatisfied and said, "Uncle, please don't insult Judy and I's mutual friends like this."

Kang Fan had not planned to come to visit Judy's parents. He couldn't resist the requests of Judy and Captain Li, so he reluctantly agreed. Now that he received such "courtesy", he was so angry that he couldn't get angry, so he could only turn around and leave.

.Judy and Captain Li chased out at the same time.

"Don't come into my house if you bring this person again!" Judy's father shouted angrily from inside the house, "Judy, this is your home. If they want to go home, where are you going?"

Judy looked at Kang Fan and her cousin who were walking away without looking back, and then at her angry parents. After much hesitation, she finally chose to stay.

Back on the ship, the first mate and the crew had completed the supply work for the "Helen"'s voyage. Seeing Captain Li and Kang Fan approaching from a distance, the first mate ordered the ship to unmoor and set sail.

Kang Fan was still angry, but it was difficult to get angry because Captain Li was around. He leaned on the railing and watched the sea alone. Captain Li didn't know what to say, so he stood with Kang Fan for a while and then did his own thing.

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On June 11, 1898, Emperor Guangxu promulgated the edict "Ming Determining the State", appointing Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao and others to promote the reform movement, which met with fierce resistance from the conservatives in the court and led to nationwide turmoil. The centuries-old foundation of the Qing Dynasty was about to be destroyed.

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On September 21, 1898, Empress Dowager Cixi launched the 1898 Coup, suppressed the reform movement, placed Emperor Guangxu under house arrest, and regained control of the government. The situation gradually stabilized.

When Kang Fan came back from overseas, it was already early October of that year. Everything was over. He was in a very bad mood. After meeting Mei Xiang, he also looked downcast.

"Just take care of your Ningwu Mansion. At least we all have a place to stay." Mei Xiang advised.

"I miss you, Mei Xiang." Kang Fan said affectionately, pulling Mei Xiang over and hugging her tightly. It had been a long time since he had smelled Mei Xiang's good smell, and Kang Fan couldn't help but be intoxicated.

In Mei Xiang's warm embrace, Kang Fan's lost heart was quickly recovered, but the guilt engraved in his heart could never go away. But Kang Fan didn't think he should regret it, because he was with Judy

When they were together, each other's hearts were sincere. In comparison, Judy was like a flash of fireworks in his life, gorgeous, passionate and short-lived. But Mei Xiang was the sunshine and warmth in his life,

Warm and always bright.