Chapter 151 return home

Liang Qichao, the spiritual leader of the constitutional faction, played a key role in the Revolution of 1911: in the past six months, he wrote vigorously in support of the Sichuan Road Protection Movement and denounced the "crime of illegal borrowing" by the Qing court; ", forcing the Qing court to fulfill its promise.These remarks by Liang made the Chinese people mentally prepare for the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. In 1912, Liang Qichao returned to China at the invitation of Yuan Shikai. The capital was a sensation and the welcome was unprecedented. In October 1912, Liang Qichao returned from Japan.Huang Xing welcomes them to Tianjin Wharf, with the intention of repairing and supporting them.However, the ship Liang was on failed to enter the port in time due to waves, and Huang Kong left after waiting a day.Huang Xing thought that Liang was deliberately avoiding meeting, and the two sides added another layer of misunderstanding.

This time Liang Qichao returned from exile, the welcome was unprecedented.The 12 days of his stay in Beijing can be said to be the most glorious time in his life.In his letter to his eldest daughter, Liang Qichao was full of joy and excitement: "During the twelve days, my whole body is actually the center of Beijing, and everyone surrounds me, like the Gongbeichen of the stars." Before Liang Qichao returned to China, Yuan Shikai wanted to prepare the official residence of the former Qing army police station as his residence, but Yuan heard that Liang said to others that "Zeng Wenzheng and Li Wenzhong entered the capital and lived in Xianliang Temple", that is, "the orderly people laid Xianliang Temple." Liang Da sighed "This public's contact person is really omnipotent."

On the day Liang Qichao arrived in Beijing, hundreds of people including representatives of Yuan Shikai, deputy ministers of various government ministries, members of the Senate, and representatives of various political parties greeted him at Zhengyangmen Station, and the traffic was delayed. Liang Qichao once proudly described the situation when he returned with honor: "The welcome from the people in the city is almost like a frenzy in the whole country... I will not do it first except for the president. The state servants, from Premier Zhao to the heads of the chiefs, have all arrived. I can only talk to each other for 20 minutes to offend. There are so many people (the airs seem too big), but there is nothing to do. There must be speeches every day. When the Democratic Party speaks, his throat is almost hoarse.

This welcome was ten times as long as when Sun and Huang came to Beijing. Zhang Xia Sui cited Zuo Chuanyun: "People in the country look up to their king as they look to their loving parents." When Sun and Huang came, they were ridiculed for every speech (this is the most opportune time, Sun Huang arrived, he was extremely annoying, and I swept away his filth), but every speech I made was moving, and there were many welcome parties , It is far beyond the reach of Sun and Huang. The Democratic Party, the Republican Party, the United Party, the Kuomintang, and others such as the Society, the Association of the Same Township, the Zhili Citizens' Association, the Eight Banners Association, the press, the university workers, the Chamber of Commerce, the Military Police Club, etc., especially the Buddhist Association, and the Shanxi Ticket Village, Mongolian princes and others waited in line.

Yesterday I held a tea party at the Huguang Guild Hall to thank all the groups. This meeting has no name, but it can only be called 'Li Hongzhang's miscellaneous'. Every night until two o'clock the guests stay together, and every morning at seven o'clock the guests are already densely packed, they are pulled up in bed by force, socializing as usual, but they can't remember their names in a blink of an eye, and I don't know how many people they have offended. Yuan Shikai gave 3,000 yuan a month, which has been accepted.One is to turn the other side with safety, so as to avoid the other's suspicion; "

Liang Qichao published a long article "China's National Policy", hoping that Yuan Shikai would "use the qualifications of Napoleon and Washington to build the achievements of Napoleon and Washington", "build a monument for the nation, and bring peace to all generations." Yuan Shikai held a welcome meeting for Liang Qichao at the Presidential Palace, and asked all the cabinet members to accompany him. In his welcome speech, Yuan Shikai said: "It is really a blessing for the country to have a talented person when you are worthy of employment!" Prestigious and warm, you should abandon all distracting thoughts, but the interim president will follow the lead, set the example of you sages, and for the people, do your best and die."