The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 802 Empress Dowager Cixi Declares War: Eight-Nation Alliance
[Historian Jiang Tingfu was born in Shaoyang, Hunan in 1895, just as the Sino-Japanese War ended.]

[He said in his memoirs: "Later I learned from my clansmen that the people in the countryside of Shaoyang did not know about the war between China and Japan until several years later. This was not surprising, because at that time Shaoyang had no newspapers, nor postal and telecommunications facilities."]

【The Sino-Japanese War of 1861- declared the failure of the Westernization and Self-Strengthening Reforms initiated in in the late Qing Dynasty, and also severely damaged the prestige of Empress Dowager Cixi among the gentry of the Qing Empire.】

[But for the vast majority of ordinary people, this is a non-existent war.]

[Because they cannot feel the shocks brought by the war. Even if the shocks appear in their daily lives, such as compensation, they don’t know where the shocks come from.]

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
"The people have been deceived, so badly!"

Xiao Liuju feels that the Qing Dynasty can only be described in four words.

Lagging behind in all aspects.

"There's really no place to win."

He looked at Liu Che, wanting to talk about the Qing Dynasty, but saw that Liu Che was daydreaming and no one knew what he was thinking about.

"What do you think? How about we publish a newspaper?"

Wei Zifu, Huo Qubing, and Xiao Liu Ju:?
Liu Che looked at the confused faces of the three men and enthusiastically shared the business opportunities he had just figured out.

"Look, why were the people of the Qing Dynasty deceived? Because of folk reports."

"This shows that they believe in folk reports and buy a lot of them!"

"People who like to do this have paintings of victories, and people in the market buy them and look at them, and talk about them as a way of expressing their opinions. This is obviously due to the prevailing trend."

“So, we can start from here!”

“Choose something new and exciting, and copy it into a picture!”

"One is not enough, we need two!"

"The attitudes have to be opposite!"

Huo Qubing felt something was wrong.

"This...isn't this fooling the people?"

Liu Che sighed.

"Who forced them to buy it? They were happy to watch it!"

"If they don't look, they won't be fooled!"

Wei Zifu looked at the stunned Huo Qubing and said to Xiao Liu:

"You have to learn from your father, okay?"

Little Liu Ju looked at Liu Che and felt like he was a towering figure.

He nodded subconsciously.

Liu Che stroked his beard and smacked his lips.

"Sure enough, we still need to get the paper out as soon as possible."

……

Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji ignored the things he couldn't understand and focused on the things he could understand.

"In fact, it is another kind of deceiving superiors and subordinates, killing innocent people and claiming credit."

"We also don't want the people to know about the defeat of the Qing army on the front line and become panicked and angry, which would cause instability in the country."

He understands all this.

The only thing I can't understand is that you just kept it a secret.

Why do you hide it even from yourself?
Li Mi thought of another thing.

"Your Majesty, perhaps we should set up an agency dedicated to gathering intelligence."

Li Longji didn't know why he thought of this, and asked curiously:

"Jinyiwei? They are useless."

Li Mi said in a serious tone:
"The more I understand history, the more I find that history keeps repeating itself, and there is no way to escape these fixed and stupid cycles."

"This kind of thing happens in every dynasty. I don't know whether it is due to the system or the people."

“But every phase has its own phases that he needs to deal with.”

"The ending of Jin Yi Wei doesn't mean it was useless in the early stage."

"Besides, we don't need to give Jinyiwei so much power."

"It's just gathering information."

Li Longji still couldn't make up his mind.

People are people after all, and there is too much uncertainty.

"How do you ensure their loyalty?"

Li Mi looked at Li Longji deeply, bowed and said:
"As long as the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, it will always be the Tang Dynasty."

Li Longji came after tasting the food.

Good boy, wait for me here!

Use the Tang Dynasty to control the emperor!
"I'm sure."

The emperor sat upright, looking at his subjects below.

"The prosperous Tang Dynasty will not end in my hands."

"We'll see."

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
"This time I am really at the mercy of others..."

Zhu Di looked at the sky, feeling indescribably complicated.

Before the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, China was still insisting on deceiving itself with its non-existent, imaginary power.

In fact, what remains is only a large population, a vast territory, a heavy burden, and an illusory assumption.

Assume that it is still the central empire, the center of the world.

Then, in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, we suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Japan

"If you don't wake up from your arrogant dream."

"Then it really is God's will to kill you."

Zhu Zhanji thought about the past history and was inspired:

"The temple is high, the rivers and lakes are far away."

“A revolution is about to begin.”

……

Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Period
"I remember..."

Guangxu recalled the investigation of those newspapers by the Sticking Office.

"Dianshizhai Pictorial was founded by British businessmen?"

Cixi glanced at him sideways.

"so what?"

"Shenbao still regards seeking truth as its first priority."

"Emperor, when will you stop being so naive?"

"Can the people accept the truth if it is told to them?"

Cixi's rouge lips looked blood-red against her powdered white face.

The blood-red lips opened and closed, and every word spoken hit Guangxu's heart.

"Most people in the world are unwilling to believe the truth and only want to believe the result they like."

"You want to pull everyone out of the quagmire?"

"But have you ever thought about whether they are willing to follow you out of the quagmire?"

"Officials don't want to, and citizens don't want to either."

"You said you were doing this for the good of the Qing Dynasty?"

Cixi laughed happily and said sarcastically:
"who knows?"

"The Qing Dynasty is not theirs."

……

【The reforms in the late Qing Dynasty began in 1861, and the core driving force of the reforms was to avenge the humiliation.】

[Specifically, the first purpose is to prevent the tragedy of the "Gengshen Incident" from happening again, and the second purpose is to use strong ships and powerful guns to regain the glory of the Celestial Empire from the foreigners.]

[For nearly forty years, the Qing court has always been obsessed with the idea of ​​holding its head high.]

[1900, the th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu]

【Forty years of reform have finally borne its fruit.】

[The Gengzi Rebellion was even more humiliating than the Gengshen Rebellion]

……

On the canopy.

There was a large open canopy covered with reed mats, and on the north side were five square tables connected to form a large altar, with a red cloth table cover, and incense and candles burning high. There were a total of five statues of gods on display.

A group of people wore red scarves on their heads and red belts around their waists, with four words written on the scarves.

『Xie Tian Emperor』

Each person wore a red scarf bellyband with a circle drawn on it and words in the circle.

Heart-protecting mirror

His eyebrows were painted with thick ink and two straight lines were drawn on both sides of his nose.

The leader looked at everyone and instructed:

"Iron brows, iron eyes, iron shoulders and chest, not even the slightest bit of quarrel will scare you away!

"Before practicing Qi, recite it three times."

"After three years of practice, the spirit will possess you and you will be invulnerable to swords and guns."

"No one can hurt you anywhere in the world!"

……

[During the Guangxu period, foreign threats became more serious, and the Chinese people's hatred of foreigners also became more serious. ]

【The anti-foreign sentiment spread throughout the government and the country, leading to the Boxer Rebellion.】

[The Boxer Rebellion refers to the Boxer Rebellion, which originated in Shandong and was originally the remnant of the White Lotus Sect.]

[They were originally anti-Qing, but because they hated foreigners, they called for "supporting the Qing and destroying foreigners". ] [The people practiced boxing and summoned spirits every day, claiming that they were not afraid of guns and cannons, so they were also called "Boxers". ]

[It first flourished in Shandong, and due to the encouragement of Governor Yu Xian, missionaries were often killed.]

[In the 1900th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu (), Yuan Shikai succeeded as governor and cracked down on the Boxers. The Boxers fled to Zhili. Governor Yu Lu believed in the legend of the gods and recommended the Boxers' leaders to the court.]

[Court officials such as Gang Yi, Xu Tong, and Zhao Shuqiao strongly supported the Boxers, believing that the Boxers were loyal and brave and had divine help, and could destroy the foreigners.]

[Cixi summoned them to Beijing, and tens of thousands of Boxers came.]

……

{Does Cixi still believe in this stuff?}

{It’s hard to say.}
{There is a scene in the TV series "Towards the Republic" where the Boxer brothers perform various "magic arts" in front of Cixi. After Cixi admired them, she turned around and explained to those around her: "The tricks you just saw were all fake and could not fool me. But those strong men are real. If we cannot make good use of them, it will be terrible. They will be a scourge to us."}
{And Cixi did issue an edict in June 1900, saying that the reason why she wanted to use the strong men in the Boxers was because there were already hundreds of thousands of Boxers in the capital at that time. If she adopted a policy of suppressing them, it might provoke them to revolt and cause disaster. She hoped that the local governors and governors-general would understand her last resort.}
{This edict is probably the historical source of the words of Empress Dowager Cixi in Towards the Republic.}
{But there are other historical materials and imperial edicts that seem to indicate that Cixi also truly believed in the existence of "divine power."}
{For example, the imperial edict sent by the Grand Councilor to the Governor-General of Zhili, Yu Lu, reads: "I have heard that the abbot of the Jile Temple on the Nanshan Mountain of Wutai Mountain, Pu Ji, has a strict discipline and is well versed in Buddhism. The monk is still in Tianjin. Yu Lu is ordered to convey the order, instructing the monk to contact the Boxers and try to block them from fleeing north. This is of utmost importance. This edict will be sent six hundred miles away to inform them. I hereby send a letter in compliance with the order."}
{The second decree was delivered to the Grand Councilor in person, that is, it was delivered to the Grand Councilor in person, and the person who received it was a monk from Mount Wutai: "This decree is to the abbot of the Jile Temple on the South Mountain of Mount Wutai, Puji, who has strict discipline and is well versed in Buddhism. Now the situation in Tianjin is urgent, and there are many foreign ships arriving. This monk is good at self-cultivation and has a heart to serve the country. He is ordered to unite with the Boxers and find a way to resist and suppress them, and eliminate these vicious foreigners. Do not allow them to harass and harm people. This is my high hope. I decree this.}
{The reason why the monks who were well versed in Buddhism were urgently ordered to go and block and suppress the Eight-Nation Alliance was to make up for the ineffectiveness of the Boxers' magic.}
{According to the "Gengzi Chuanxinlu", after the Boxers' attack on the Legation Quarter in Dongjiaomin Lane was thwarted, on June 6, Grand Secretary Qi Xiu petitioned: "If the envoys are not removed, there will be trouble in the future. The monk Pu Ji from Wutai has the six-army magic soldiers. Please summon him to join the attack."}
……

Song Shenzong Period
"What is the Six-Jia Divine Weapon?"

Zhao Xu smashed the wine glass to pieces.

"Rokko! The devil's Rokko!"

Now, everyone in the Song Dynasty court is responding to the word "Liujia".

As a result, even the Taoist temples in the city of Bianliang stopped talking about the Six Dings and Six Jias.

The Shame of Jingkang...

This matter involves too many implications.

"To defend against the enemy, we must rely on the gods and ghosts!"

Zhao Xu hated it to death.

"Short-sighted!"

Wang Anshi thought this was also a good thing.

"The original purpose of the Hundred Schools of Thought was to save the nation from disaster and water, and it meant to unite the classics and respect heaven and follow the ancestors."

"The Master said: 'Sacrifice as if the person is present; sacrifice to the gods as if the gods are present.'"

"It is also said: Respect ghosts and gods but keep them at a distance."

"Be sincere and respectful."

"People's affairs are man-made."

"We should take this opportunity to reveal the true colors of the Hundred Families."

Zhao Xu looked at Wang Anshi with shining eyes and felt a sharp pain in his head.

"You...what do you want to do?"

Wang Anshi raised his hu tablet and bowed, saying:

"Restart the Hundred Families!"

If Zhao Xu hadn't been holding the "Heavenly Star" in his hand, he would have jumped up immediately!
"You're crazy! Nonsense!"

Zhao Xu did not dare to think about it any further, and pointed at Wang Anshi and said sternly:

"These words come out of your mouth and enter my ears."

"Six ears are not allowed to know!"

Wang Anshi lowered his head and responded softly.

But that fire still burned in his heart.

Da Song is seriously ill.

We must treat the root cause!

……

[The Boxers entered Tianjin and Beijing in large numbers, dismantled railway lines, burned churches, and killed priests and parishioners, plunging the capital into extreme chaos and terror.]

[The Qing court also summoned the Gansu governor Dong Fuxiang's troops, who were originally stationed in the suburbs of Beijing, to Beijing to join forces with the Boxers.]

[Japanese embassy secretary Sugiyama Akira and German ambassador Clemens von Ketteler were killed one after another.]

……

On the canopy.

"Boom!"

Under the night sky, hundreds of cannons at Dagukou fired at the same time!

The shells flew rapidly toward the enemy's warships.

Flames shot up into the sky over the sea, and artillery shells from both sides flew across the sky.

Rays of light drew arcs.

The rumbling sound of cannons woke up the people of Dagukou.

The huge flames made the outside of the window as bright as day.

……

[The frequent riots made the Western powers very uneasy, and they mobilized their warships and sailed to Dagukou.]

[Russia mobilized 200 marines from Lushun, and Britain, France and other countries mobilized 2,000 troops from Shanhaiguan via railway.]

[The Eight-Nation Alliance of Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Russia, Austria, Italy, and the United States assembled more than 20,000 people and more than 30 warships of various types.]

[On June 1900, 6, the Eight-Nation Alliance captured Dagu Fort and advanced towards Beijing.]

……

{According to the comparison between Chinese and Western historical materials, the fall of Dagukou was not caused by war crimes.}
{Luo Rongguang really blocked the attack of the Eight-Nation Alliance.}
{The battle lasted for three hours, and the Eight-Nation Alliance had little ability to fight back.}
{But at four o'clock in the morning of that day, an unexpected event changed the outcome of the war.}
{A shell hit the north bank fort at Dagukou.}
{Then, there was a loud bang, and a huge fireball rose into the sky, which could be seen from ten miles away.}
{The ammunition depot on the north bank was hit by the coalition forces, causing a violent explosion.}
{The Qing troops at the north bank artillery fort suffered numerous casualties and heavy losses, and their artillery was silenced in an instant.}
{Nine hundred Allied soldiers ambushed behind the north bank artillery launched an attack on the north bank artillery.}
{The final outcome was that the North Shore Fort was lost.}
{The fort was littered with corpses and the fire was still burning everywhere.}
{A bright British flag was quietly raised at the north shore battery.}
……

Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
"boom!"

Qianlong couldn't stand it anymore and kicked over the imperial desk in front of him.

The case rolled down the imperial steps.

All the ministers knelt down in fear.

Only the emperor's angry roar echoed in the hall.

"Where are the reinforcements?!"

"Two hours!!!"

"Where are the reinforcements!!!"

……

Qing Dynasty, Daoguang Period
Daoguang poured himself a cup of tea with trembling hands.

"Bang!"

His hand shook and the teacup fell.

He paid no attention to the flustered attendants.

There was only one thought in my mind.

The Eight-Nation Alliance...

Invasion of Beijing...

……

On the canopy.

Inside the Yiluan Palace.

Dozens of ministers knelt down.

Cixi looked around with a sullen face.

He said in a deep voice:
"Today, the conflict started with him. The country is about to be destroyed. If I surrender, I will die without the face to see the emperors!"

"If we wait till we perish, isn't it better to perish in one battle?"

Then he said loudly to the crowd:
"All the ministers have heard it! I went to war with the foreigners for the sake of my country. If the country is lost after the war, you are all here. You should understand my painstaking efforts. Don't say that I gave away the world alone."

"Prepare the decree!"

"Foreigners are becoming more and more arrogant, bullying our country, occupying our land, ravaging our people, and extorting our property."

"If the imperial court gives in a little, they will become more violent and more violent day by day, and will do anything they want."

"The people of our country are full of hatred and resentment, and everyone wants to get what they want. This is the reason why the volunteers burned down churches and massacred the believers."

"I now weep to inform the ancestors, and express my indignation to my teachers and disciples. Rather than trying to survive in a cowardly way and bringing shame to the world for eternity, it is better to launch a large-scale attack and decide the outcome!"

"Today! Take a solemn oath!"

All the ministers bowed their heads and knelt on the ground.

Guangxu closed his eyes.

Cixi raised her eyebrows and said in a shocked voice:

"Declare war on England!"

"Declare war on France!"

"Declare war on America!"

"Declare war on Germany!"

"Declare war on Russia!"

"Declare war on Italy!"

"Declare war on Austria-Hungary!"

"Declare war on Japan!"

……

[In the same month, Cixi issued an order to declare war on all countries, ordered Dong's army and the Boxers to besiege the embassy, ​​and ordered all provinces to search and kill foreigners. The court officials Xu Jingcheng and Yuan Chang both died for their strong remonstrances.]

[Officials and civilians in Zhili, Shanxi, the three northeastern provinces, Inner Mongolia, and other places killed missionaries one after another, and the massacre was very tragic.]

[Li Hongzhang, Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, Liu Kunyi, Governor-General of Liangjiang, Zhang Zhidong, Governor-General of Huguang, and Xu Yingqi, Governor-General of Fujian and Zhejiang, all refused to obey orders, resulting in a situation where the southeast could protect itself.]

……

{Pinxixi provides 10 billion yuan in subsidies.}
{Cold knowledge: There were only a few independent countries in the world at that time, and these eight countries were among the most powerful countries in the world at that time. Do you think Cixi had the courage (dog head)?}
{These eight countries almost represented the entire world at that time.}
{In fact, I feel more pity for Xu Jingcheng and others. If they tell the truth, they are on the same side as the emperor. If they tell lies, they are supporting the old queen mother.}
{Choosing the former means disregarding one's personal destiny. Choosing the latter means disregarding the fate of the country.}
{But they still chose to tell the truth, "It is impossible for one country to defeat all other countries."}
{And then they died.}
{And Xu Jingcheng could have become a wealthy man.}
{In his early years, Xu was in charge of foreign affairs and had many opportunities to make money, but he refused to accept bribes and became "a very fair and moral person" in the Russian diary.}
{He also served as the "Minister of Education" of the Imperial University of Peking, or in today's terms, the "second president of Peking University," and was in charge of the school's operating funds of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver deposited in the Russo-Asiatic Bank.}
{Fearing that the Russians would default on their debts, he urgently completed the handover of the passbook in prison. He saved the lifeline of the Imperial University of Peking, but failed to give himself a decent death sentence.}
{On the day of the execution, there were many people watching. Seeing that Xu Jingcheng and Yuan Chang were about to be executed, these people "blocked the road and gathered to watch, clapping and laughing"}
{The final outcome is "the head was severed, swirling in the mud and sand, the face was blurred and almost unrecognizable."}
……

[After the Eight-Nation Alliance captured Dagu, they took Tianjin and invaded Beijing in July. Cixi and Guangxu fled to Xi'an.]

[The coalition forces subsequently captured Shanhaiguan, Baoding, Zhangjiakou and other places, burning and killing people wherever they went. Only the southeastern provinces were not affected by the war.]

【The Qing court used Li Hongzhang and Prince Qing Yixin as plenipotentiaries to seek peace with other countries.】

[How to deal with the Qing court also became the most difficult issue for the Eight-Nation Alliance to consider after they captured Beijing.]

(End of this chapter)