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

Chapter 806: Borrowing Talents, United Nations, Greater East Asia, Coup d'état

Great Sui.

"It's a mess. It's really a mess."

Both Yang Jian and Dugu Qieluo realized one thing: Guangxu had ideas but no scheming.

"He changed the world overnight."

"How can it be……"

As a famous historical figure who truly changed the world in one day, Yang Jian knew how much preparation he had made for that day.

Now you say you don’t have military power but you want to achieve everything in one go with just a few scholars?
"A fantasy."

……

[In addition to the Bureau of Institutions and the Maoqin Palace, Kang Youwei also suggested that Emperor Guangxu implement two other major personnel reforms. ]

[One is to abolish the eight-legged essay and establish the "Confucian Church"]

[To put it simply, it is to establish a theocratic system that is completely parallel to the secular regime from the central government to the local governments. ]

[The process of selecting the head of a religion and the exercise of power are independent of the imperial power.]

【“Appoint Duke Yansheng as the president, and allow people from all over the world to join the church. Let the Catholics and Christians each appoint a president to discuss and decide on religious laws. All religious cases will be handled by the church according to the agreed religious laws, and the state will not be involved.” 】

[However, this proposal was not approved by Guangxu, nor was it recognized by the scholars.]

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che stared at the sky and scratched his ears.

"What did he just say?"

"What does he want to do?"

Huo Qubing looked at the wine cup in front of him without saying a word.

Wei Zifu held little Liu Ju in her arms and looked at his little hands, seeming to hear nothing.

Little Liu Ju stared at his hands, looking at them carefully together with Wei Zifu.

The three of them only had one understanding of what was said in heaven.

Neuropathy!
Independent of imperial power?
You are still parallel!

Cixi is not dead yet, are you looking for death?

……

Ji Han.

Liu Chan could tell something was wrong.

"Father, what does he want to do?"

What does he want to do by proposing this new system?
On equal footing with the emperor?
Zhuge Liang was not interested in those personal bullshit ideas.

But he was very interested in this new idea.

Well known.

He, Zhuge Liang, does the work of the Legalists!

Comparing yourself to Guan Zhong and Yue Yi.

Zhuge Liang said directly:

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, things become obsolete after a long time, tools become broken after a long time, and laws become corrupt after a long time."

"Let's not talk about Kang Youwei's words for now, but his logic is very promising."

"The teachings of Confucius and Mencius have been respected since Emperor Shizong to Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, for nearly two thousand years."

"Will it not be possible to eliminate the bad habits after so long?"

"From a Qing perspective, reform is imperative!"

Liu Chan listened carefully, then said seriously:

"Father, if you want to change the law, I will stand with you!"

"Just like Duke Huan of Qi and Guanzi, Duke Xiao of Qin and Shangjun!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, we don't need to reform the law for the time being..."

This matter can be recorded as a backup and taken out when needed.

But not now, and...

In these two pairs, one minister died and the other king died.

Adou is good at choosing people to use as metaphors.

……

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
Kangxi swallowed the heart that was rising to his throat.

"Fortunately, fortunately... Fortunately, I'm not completely stupid..."

What is the foundation of the Qing Dynasty’s rule?

It’s the principle of ruler-ruler, subject-minister, father-father, son-son!

It is to bind the people of the world and tell the people of the world.

Don't rebel!
Now you want to make him independent?

When Kangxi thought of the Taiping Army, his face darkened.

It is not certain who will rule whom by then!

……

[Another reform proposal is to "unite" with other countries. ]

【Kang Youwei's "union" target was Britain and Japan. 】

……

{? Did I see it wrong or did you say it wrong? With whom?}
{Greater…Greater East Asia? Co-prosperity?}

{You are crazy!}
{It seems crazy from today's perspective, but it did have its roots in that era.}
{Whether it is Russia's Yellow Russia Plan, Britain's Imperial Federation, or Austro-Hungarian Danube Federation, they are all trying to absorb more ethnic minorities into their imperial rule.}
{Kang Youwei’s proposal to protect the National Assembly was to “protect the political power and land of the country,” “protect the self-reliance of the people,” and “protect the sacred religion from being lost.”}
{What Kang Youwei valued was not the nation-state, but the survival of the race.}
{He even considered encouraging Chinese people to emigrate to Brazil, which was actively accepting immigrants at the time, in order to recreate China in South America and preserve the blood of the yellow race.}
{… Indeed… At that time, the imperial court accused Kang Youwei of “protecting China but not the Qing Dynasty” and “claiming to protect the country but inevitably causing chaos in it.”}
{And Guangxu also said: "If you can protect the country, isn't that great?"}
{All these arguments also show that in the eyes of the court at that time... the Qing Dynasty ≠ China...}
{…Even if I say that…this reform is still too outrageous…}
……

[What exactly the so-called "union of two countries" means is not detailed in Kang Youwei's "Autobiography". You need to refer to other materials. ]

[For example, Hong Ruchong, the head of the Ministry of Justice, once wrote a memorial to Emperor Guangxu. According to textual research, the memorial was drafted by Kang Youwei, which proposed three suggestions: moving the capital, borrowing talents, and federation.]

[Moving the capital refers to suggesting that the Qing court move the capital to Jingxiang.]

【The proposal in the memorial to borrow talents was: "I think that if we do not follow Western methods, then we should hire famous people from all over the world for all domestic affairs, give them power, and support them. The results will be great."】

【It is suggested that Guangxu hire "famous people from all over the world" to participate in the new policy. These "famous people" should not only be consultants, but should be "given power" and given specific duties and powers. 】

The memorial also proposed specific candidates for "famous people": "During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Ito and Mutsu were famous all over the world. Recently, Ito was dismissed from his position as prime minister and is planning to visit to observe state affairs. If the emperor can give him a good title, keep him close to his ears and eyes, and consult with him widely, then the new policy will be implemented immediately."

[I hope Guangxu will hire Ito Hirobumi, who has just stepped down as Prime Minister of Japan, and make him an important advisor to the core decision-making level. ]

……

Great Qin.

Ying Zheng looked at the barrage of comments that suddenly appeared and said calmly:
"Tell me, why do you suggest making Jingxiang the capital?"

As for the matter of borrowing talent, he was not surprised at all.

After all, hiring was a common practice during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Although this is a common practice, it does not prevent him from thinking that the person who made this suggestion is a little crazy.

Times have changed, so there is no need to force tolerance.

court death.

Liu Bang didn't care much about borrowing talents.

No one with a brain would agree to that.

"Jingxiang... there must be a story behind this place."

"However, according to my observation of this person's behavior."

"Is it possible that they are planning to move the Aisin-Gioro clan to the south, away from its birthplace, so as to carry out comprehensive reforms?"

Ying Zheng looked back at Liu Bang, and four words were revealed in his eyes.

Are you serious?

Liu Bang nodded seriously.

According to his observation, Kang Youwei was capable of doing this.

Ying Zheng turned his head and continued to look at the sky.

Is a character.

What a pity, it’s too crazy.

……

Regarding the "federation", the specific suggestions in the memorial are: "For Japan, there is no country closer than China. With our vast territory, large population, and abundant resources, we can sincerely unite with them, borrow their new laws, recruit our talents, exchange knowledge, and help each other. It will not be difficult to restrain the Russians.

If the story of Constantine could be followed, the peace between the East and the West could be maintained for a long time, and the achievements established by our ancestors would be as solid as a rock.

If this happened in Western Europe, it would not be surprising if the two countries were united into one country. Norway was able to survive by uniting with Sweden, and Hungary was not destroyed by uniting with Austria.

He thought that if Ruyi and Germany united many countries to form an empire, it would not hinder their right to autonomy, but it would affect the survival of the two countries.

So do it calmly and without suspicion. 】

[Afterwards, Kang Youwei suggested to Guangxu, "select dozens of talented people from all over the country, and invite political experts from various countries in the East and the West to discuss the system together, make a comprehensive plan for all things that should be promoted or reformed, formulate detailed rules, and then implement them."]

[That is, to establish a supreme decision-making body with the participation of foreign experts such as Ito Hirobumi and Richard Timothy.]

【On September 1898, 9, Ito Hirobumi met with Emperor Guangxu. 】

[On the same day, Kang Youwei formally proposed the "union" proposal to Guangxu.]

……

{Do you know about this?}
{I don’t know anyway…}
{Wow…wow…oh shit!}

{I checked and found that as early as the year of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, after the Qing Dynasty was defeated, Timothy Richard wrote an article entitled "New Policy" and published it in the "Chinese Gazette". The core content of the article is: First, it is advisable to invite two trustworthy Westerners to work out a good plan to quickly sign treaties and establish diplomatic relations with major powers in the world.}
{2. It is advisable to establish a new government department with eight people in charge, half of whom should be Chinese officials and half of whom should be Westerners.}
{3. The railway still telegraphed to invite the most famous person in the West who is about 40 years old to negotiate with them.}
{Fourth, China should temporarily invite British person so-and-so and American person so-and-so to meet the Emperor at any time and report in detail on all matters concerning Western countries.}
{5. The national daily newspaper is related to national security, so you should ask the British person so-and-so or the American person so-and-so to report the incident.}
｛Sixth, the academic department is the foundation of talents, so we should invite Germans or Americans to take charge.｝
{7. Regarding battle formations, people who are experts in this field should recommend talents for appointment.}
{8. The above matters should be clearly stated in the imperial decree.}
{The essence of this series of suggestions is to hope that the Qing government can "borrow talents" from other countries in the fields of diplomacy, railways, finance, newspapers, education, etc., and this kind of "borrowing talents" is not of the nature of ordinary consultants, but must have the authority of "general manager". }
{In the summer of the Wuxu year, Timothy Richard and Kang Youwei had close contacts. It is very likely that it was during this contact that Kang Youwei accepted Timothy Richard's suggestion to "borrow talents from outside."}
……

Tang Xuanzong Period
Li Longji, with shoe prints on his face, looked serious.

Borrowing talents is not uncommon in the Tang Dynasty.

In the Tang Dynasty, only others can sharpen their brains to become talents...

But the idea probably made sense, after all, there were quite a few Hu people holding official positions.

The issue is……

"What does he mean by this union?"

Li Mi put down the physics textbook in his hand and said seriously:
The meaning of the phrase "couplet in the memorial" is quite ambiguous.

"But I can be sure that this is not just an ordinary alliance between countries."

"If it is limited to alliances between countries, there is no need to cite examples such as Norway's alliance with Sweden and Hungary's alliance with Austria."

"Not to mention saying that if this happened in Europe and the West, even if they were united as one country, it wouldn't be strange."

"But it doesn't seem to be an annexation... After all, if it really was an annexation, it's hard to say who would annex whom between the Qing Dynasty and Japan."

Li Longji stroked his chin and said thoughtfully:

"Union..."

"Changyuan, do you think the title of Heavenly Khan can unite all nations?"

Li Mi was stunned for a moment, and said uncertainly:

"But...Is it okay?"

Li Longji nodded and said:

"So in order for Wan Guo to develop peacefully, it's only natural for me to send troops to protect it, right?"

Li Mi: …

"Your Majesty is wise!"

……

On the canopy.

In the Qianqing Palace.

Guangxu looked at the memorial in his hand and breathed rapidly.

"Yesterday I heard that British missionary Timothy Richard came to Beijing and went to see Kang Youwei, the head of the Ministry of Works, to explain his purpose and show him the division map."

"When he came, he intended to unite China, Japan, the United States, and Britain into a federation. He would select a hundred people who were familiar with current affairs and the history of each country to be in charge of the military, politics, taxation, and all diplomatic affairs of the four countries. He would also train a number of battalions of soldiers to defend against aggression."

"We now propose to ask the Emperor to quickly dispatch an important minister who is well versed in foreign affairs and famous all over the world, such as Grand Secretary Li Hongzhang, to meet with the missionary Timothy Richard and Japanese Prime Minister Ito Hirobumi to discuss solutions with them. If we appoint Kang Youwei, the head of the Ministry of Works, as the counselor, we will surely be able to turn disaster into blessing and protect our country."

……

[After meeting Ito Hirobumi, Guangxu did not make a decision on the same day on the two issues of borrowing talents and uniting the two countries. ]

【So, Song Bolu, the censor who had a close relationship with Kang Youwei, wrote another letter on the issue of "union". 】

[Song's memorial clearly expressed the specific content of Kang Youwei's proposal for "union" (although Song said in his memorial that these proposals were suggested by Timothy Richard).]

[To sum it up: 1. The "four countries" merged into "one country". ]

【2. One hundred people will be selected from the four countries to form a new government after the "union".】

【3. The new government has the power to manage "the military, politics, taxation and all foreign affairs of the four countries."】

……

Shocking!

This memorial stunned emperors of all dynasties.

They were very curious, what kind of brain could come up with such a sensational plan?
Protect China?
Are you trying to protect China or transform China?
Is this how the great peace of the world is understood?
……

Qing Dynasty and Qianlong period
The emperor was so angry that he was shaking.

Qianlong's eyes were empty and he just kept repeating the word "absurd".

The ministers under him did not care about the Aisin-Gioro family.

But this doesn't mean they don't care about their own home!
If this damn plan succeeds, we will be completely preyed upon!

Damn it, don’t the masters know how they treat the people?
Can this foreigner let us go?
……

{In early 1898, Liang Qichao adapted the book "On the Great East Alliance" by Japanese Morimoto Fujikichi into "The New Meaning of the Great East Alliance"}
{Printed and published by the Datong Translation Bureau, which was run by Kang's disciples.}
{The book "The Great Eastern Alliance" advocates that Japan and South Korea should merge into a federation to become a new "Great Eastern Kingdom". The preface of the book claims that only when Eastern countries unite into one country can they resist the invasion of Western powers.}
{In order to influence more Koreans and Chinese, the book was written in Chinese and sold in Leshantang in Shanghai, Tianjin, Hankou, Chongqing, Fuzhou and other places.}
{Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao edited and published this book, which clearly showed that they agreed with some of the ideas in the book.}
{…I just felt like it before…Now…is this the fucking 1.0 version of the later “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Strategies”? The Qing court didn’t listen, but did the Japanese listen?}

{Could the war of aggression against China have originated here?}

{…It’s hard to say…At that time, Japan was powerful and lacked resources, so it probably thought it could lead East Asia and even Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific, so it did so…Since the Qing court was not organized, it would achieve it through force…And this is how a fucking legal reason appeared?! }

……

Big man.

Liu Bang and Lu Zhi frowned.

This statement couldn't be more straightforward.

In other words, the Qing Dynasty had already found a pretext for launching a war against Japan.

The strength of the latter is still not as good as that of Japan.

Japan also has practical and tangible needs.

and so……

"That woman's..."

The discussion of national unity and the discussion of borrowing talents are very far-fetched and far-reaching!
Those who are not of my race must have different hearts. Isn’t this truth clear?
Taking a step back, the great powers at that time had wolfish ambitions, especially Japan. They joined forces to borrow talents, which was a strategy that would lead to the destruction of the country and the race!
Lü Zhi sneered and said:
"Does blindly worshipping the West and thinking that a world of universal peace really exist?"

"Using the diplomatic tactics of the princes to control the world today?"

"The young people are full of vigor and vitality, and they are careless and lack strategy. The scholars are full of enthusiasm and thus lead to mistakes for the country."

"Whimsical."

For the ruling party, the biggest risk of the union theory is who will lead the new regime after the union.

The union of Japan and South Korea is obviously about the powerful Japan "uniting" with the weak North Korea.

When the Qing Dynasty united with Britain, the United States and Japan, it was natural that the powerful Britain, the United States and Japan could only "unite" to defeat the weak Qing Dynasty.

"Protect China but not the Qing Dynasty..."

“I am afraid that I can’t save the Qing Dynasty or China.”

……

[On the same day that Song Bolu submitted the memorial to "unite China, Japan, the United States and Britain into a federation", on September 1898, 9, Empress Dowager Cixi launched a coup and placed Emperor Guangxu under house arrest.]

[There is insufficient evidence to confirm this. It is only said that around the time when Song Bolu submitted the memorial, Kang Youwei and Tan Sitong were still planning to "besiege the garden and kill the empress" in order to eliminate the Empress Dowager Cixi by force, and Emperor Guangxu was unaware of this.]

【After the coup, Empress Dowager Cixi had not yet learned of Kang Youwei's plan to "besiege the garden and kill the empress."】

[A few days later, she learned about this from Ronglu, who in turn learned about it from Yuan Shikai.]

[But there are many different versions, so I won’t list them all here.]

……

{The mainstream view is that Kang Youwei recommended Yuan Shikai. Kang Youwei asked Tan Sitong to visit the Fahua Temple at night, hoping to use the new soldiers in Yuan Shikai's hands as external support.}
｛Yuan Shikai pretended to agree, and then he felt doomed to fail.｝
{Because he needed to rush back to Tianjin to lead his troops to attack Beijing, he also had to break through the defense zones of the Wuyi Army and the Gansu Army. So he ran back to Tianjin to sell out the reformists to Ronglu Gaomi in exchange for his own wealth.}
{To be honest, I don’t really care about these kinds of inconsistencies in details. I just want to know what Cixi was thinking.}

{I couldn’t say I supported the reform at first, but I wasn’t against it either.}
{There was a sudden coup d'état afterwards!}

{Let me guess. Cixi probably wasn't worried about the reform at first. You can't see any possibility of success from Guangxu's operation.}
{Moreover, the political ties between her and the ministers of the Grand Council and the Zongli Yamen, as well as the local governors, were much closer than those between her and the Guangxu Emperor.}
{But once the union was announced, things went wrong. If Ito Hirobumi and Richard Timothy became Guangxu's close advisers, then the Japanese and British governments would be behind them.}
{Perhaps Cixi could not tolerate Guangxu's use of foreign forces to compete with her for power.}
{The intervention of foreign advisers would lead to Empress Dowager Cixi's control over the reform and would make her truly retire.}
{…So he didn’t hesitate to go to war with all nations just because of the Boxer Rebellion?}

{…It makes sense from a logical point of view…it makes sense from a personality point of view…it also makes sense from an interest point of view…}
{What the hell...what the hell is going on!}

I don't know if I can pass...

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