Chapter 10 position

An American captain shot at the Chinese in Fuzhou for no reason, almost killing them, but paid only twenty dollars in compensation.But the U.S. Consul in Fuzhou blamed him for overpaying, called him a fool, and said, "Why did you give him so much money? He's just a Chinese." Chinese foreigners are "Yi".He wrote: "The real barbarians refer to people like the American consul in Fuzhou...they are the British and Americans who are proud of their race and wealth, and those who only see violence and force and bully the weak." French, Germans, Russians, Europeans who don't know what real civilization is, but claim to be civilized!"

After working as a copywriter in Zhangzhidong Governor's Mansion, Gu Hongming was very angry when he saw that the foreigner's official document called Chinese goods "native goods". "Chinese".At that time, some people were afraid that Western customers would not accept it, so they advised him not to change it. Gu immediately scolded: "The accumulation is not true! Slave thinking! Even if Futai changes it into native, I will still translate it into Chinese!" After the "Yangtze River Religious Case" happened, missionaries and invaders created public opinion and distorted the facts. Gu Hongming angrily published an English monograph "Arguing for the Motherland and the People - Modern Times" in "Zi Lin Xi Bao" under the pseudonym "One Chinese". "On the Relationship Between Missionaries and Recent Missionary Cases" said: "I am here to remind the world that there is a more dangerous fort in China—the missionary fort. I boldly predict that if this fort does not attract the attention it deserves, it will soon be Soon it will even be impossible for foreigners to make a living in China—unless they are robbed!” The Times of London reprinted this article, but the newspaper suspected in its comments that the author of this article was not Chinese, because the Chinese “in the tone of the article, There will never be that noble composure."

Gu Hongming once satirized the Westernization Movement: "Since Xianfeng Tongzhi, China has been disturbed repeatedly, internally incompetent, externally bluffing, like a body full of diseases, how to treat it is difficult to start. At that time, I met a fashionable man named Zeng Langzhong (referring to Zeng Guofan) prescribed a good prescription called "Westernization Essence of Fire Soup". After taking several doses, he felt that it had no effect. In the year of Jiawu, his symptoms suddenly changed. Another Nanpi man named Zhang The doctor (referring to Zhang Zhidong) came. After the diagnosis, he prescribed a prescription called "Xinzheng Buyuan Decoction". It's called 'Xianzheng Peace Seasoning Soup'. After taking this medicine, not only did it not improve, but the disease became more and more serious. Today, it seems that the disease is terminal. Who can prescribe another good prescription to bring the dead back to life? What about healing?"

In 1903, when Zhang Zhidong went to Beijing, Yuan Shikai specially sent the Beiyang Army to protect Zhang around Zhang's residence in order to please Zhang.Later, when Gu Hongming met Yuan in Tianjin, Yuan asked Gu very humbly: "Brother Tang Sheng, what is the gist of Westerners' military training?" Gu replied: "The most important secret of training is to respect the king." Yuan was puzzled, Gu continued: "In Western countries, where the minister's residence is guarded by troops, it is because of the special favor of the court. Now that Xiangshuai (Zhang Zhidong) enters the capital, you actually send troops to guard the door for him. The country's army is flattering its colleagues. When the soldiers see this situation, they will only know that there is you but not that there is a country. When they go to the battlefield, the soldiers will fight for their own commanders, and they will not save each other when they are in battle. Even if the steps are neat, the orders are strict, and the equipment is skillful, it is impossible to win the battle. Therefore, it is said: the secret of training soldiers is to respect the king." Yuan Yi couldn't step down for a while.

Once, Yuan Shikai said to the German envoy: "Zhang Zhongtang talks about learning; I don't talk about learning, but I talk about doing things." One of Yuan's staff told Gu this remark as Yuan's proud move. Without hesitation, he said: "Of course. But it depends on what kind of work you are doing. For example, an old woman pours the toilet, which does not need knowledge. Apart from emptying the toilet, I don't know what things in the world can be done well by an uneducated person." In the winter of 1911, Zhang Jian and Tang Shaoyi quoted Mencius's saying that "the king regards his ministers as dogs and horses, and the ministers regard the emperor as the people of the country; Said: "My life is not like that of others, and I should be abandoned. But you two, one is the scholar of Tujie, and the other is the champion of dogs and horses." Although Tang Shaoyi was scolded, he still respected Gu.After Ku died, he applied to the national government for a state funeral for him.

At that time, there was a saying: foreigners can be judged as soon as they arrive in China.The expensive foreigners have been in China for many years, and their bodies will not lose their shape.Gu Hongming took advantage of the topic and scolded Yuan Shikai: "Yu said that before the Jiawu period, Yuan Shikai was a rascal in his hometown. He soon became rich and became a minister of Beiyang. Repurchasing a house, setting up gardens, being extravagant and lustful, and being good at life’s pleasures are no different from those who come to China to chew on them. Zhuangzi said: "Those who have deep desires have shallow secrets." Mencius said: 'Raise his big body to be a big man, and raise his small body to be a villain.' People call Yuan Shikai a hero, so I know Yuan Shikai is a low breed!"

When Gu Hongming talked about Yuan Shikai with Francis Poli, he said contemptuously: "He is not even as good as Duan Qirui, a soldier. Duan is a little bit learned, but he is just a big bastard." After a few objections, Gu repeated passionately: "Let me tell you, he is a big bastard, a big bastard! A big bastard!" After Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, Gu Hongming scolded angrily: "Yuan Shikai's behavior is not as good as thieves and thieves. He is shameless and shameless." Yuan is "the embodiment of the Chinese mob" and "I don't think his rule will last long".

German sinologist Wei Lixian once recorded that Yuan Shikai, in order to silence Gu Hongming's sharp mouth, once asked someone to invite Gu to work as a tutor in Yuan's house, with a monthly salary of 600 yuan, hoping to ease the relationship with Gu.Gu refused without hesitation. After Yuan Shikai's death, the whole country mourned for three days, but Gu Hongming specially invited a theater troupe to hold three heavenly parties at home.The police patrolling nearby heard the news and came to disperse the crowd, but they were scolded by Gu.Because there were many foreigners among the guests of the Gu family, the police did not dare to offend, so they could only report to their superiors.Beijing police chief Wu Bingxiang rushed over after hearing the news and found that it was Gu Hongming, so he said to his subordinates: "Don't mess with him, just let him go."

Wade Wade, a British diplomat stationed in China, studied Sinology and came to the conclusion that "Chinese people are intellectually poor".Gu Hongming ridiculed him not only for lack of education, but also for being extremely poor in intelligence, because he did not understand that there are various levels of profound and superficial Chinese cultural classics, and what he can understand may only belong to the superficial category.Gu Hongming sneered: "When Mr. Wade madly accused the Chinese of being intellectually poor, what he saw must be those children's books specially written for children."

Gu Hongming once scolded all kinds of new newspapers and magazines at that time: "Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism. The books to be burned are today's rotten newspapers, and the Confucians to be sacked are the chief writers of today's rotten newspapers. They have to be burned. You have to cheat!" After the May 4th Movement, conflicts between Congress and students continued.The Congress was preparing to impeach the president of Peking University. After hearing the news, the students staged demonstrations, held up flags with pigs painted on them, and threatened to destroy the Congress.In the end, the Congress had no choice but to suspend the war card, not daring to touch the beards of schools and students.Gu Hongming looked down on both students and congressmen. He said to Jiang Menglin, the president of Peking University, "You believe in democracy. This is really madness."

After Yuan Shikai's death, Feng Guozhang wanted to win over Gu Hongming, and "Dog Meat General" Zhang Zongchang was also appointed as the president of Shandong University, but Gu did not agree. In 1927, the Japanese recommended Gu Hongming to be Zhang Zuolin's adviser. Zhang was very interested in Gu's shiny Qing Dynasty costume and a gray braid, and asked, "What can you do?" Gu walked away. Gu Hongming had a bad impression of Zhang Zuolin. He said to his Japanese friend Yuji Satsuma: "Zhang Zuolin is just a horse thief. He doesn't understand politics and civilization." Because of his Japanese wife, Gu Hongming admired the politics, religion and culture of modern Japan.He once said: "Some people wonder how Japan, which is on an isolated island, can rise to be a powerful country in the East. The main reason is that Japan has produced many virtuous women like my wife-they are as great as the noble ancient Roman mother. "