Chapter 97 Sun Yat-sen's Small Cosmic Explosion

Running with the wind, freedom is the direction, chasing the power of thunder and lightning. After the failure of the Guangzhou Uprising, Mr. Sun Yat-sen fled!Escaping is a compulsory course for revolutionaries. May I ask who doesn't run away and who doesn't run on the road?Starting from Sun Yat-sen, revolutionaries have been running on the road. But this time, Sun Yat-sen's escape journey should be very difficult. Cixi attached great importance to Sun Yat-sen's rebellion, and the old lady said: Capture Sun Yat-sen at all costs, and I will kill him alive!Therefore, she sent a large number of spies to follow up and hunt down, and notified all embassies abroad to arrest Sun Yat-sen.Because she was afraid that everyone would not be able to work hard, it is said that the old lady even offered a huge reward: Anyone who catches him, not to mention the promotion and reward, can also share the house!

The pursuit was quite intense, and Sun Yat-sen's escape was naturally very difficult, basically becoming a round-the-world trip. Sun Yat-sen cut off his braids and put on a suit. The first stop on his way to escape was Japan. Fortunately, there was no trouble of visas when going abroad. It was even more convenient to go to Japan than to go back to his hometown in Guangdong. He has always had a good impression of Japan, because after the Meiji Restoration, Japan quickly became a world-class star country. What made Japan develop so fast?Sun Yat-sen had always hoped to come here to find out the answer himself, but he never thought that the first time he set foot on Japanese soil was to escape for his life.

But he did not stay long in Japan, and then transferred to the United States. In the autumn of 1896, he fled to London, England.This escape has circled more than half a circle of the earth. Speaking of which, I would like to talk about the greatest qualities of Mr. Sun - firm belief, perseverance, never admitting defeat, breaking the boat when necessary, and not hesitating for the lofty goal.Mr. Sun really brought his informal heroic qualities to the extreme. After Sun Yat-sen arrived in the UK, he thought he could take a breather, inspect the social and economic systems of European countries, find out the truth about saving the country, and raise some funds for activities by the way.Unexpectedly, the conscientious court spies had already followed him.

On the tenth day after he arrived in England, on a sunny morning, he was arrested and locked up in the Qing embassy in England. Details determine success or failure. Sun Yat-sen's life should have ended there, but a good habit of his saved him: he believed in Christianity and took time to pray every day. Two servants at the embassy: a valet named Cole and a maid named Mrs. Howe, also happen to be Christians.Most importantly, the two discovered Sun Yat-sen's habit by accident.Seeing that Sun Yat-sen also converted to God, he did Sun Yat-sen a favor: told Sun Yat-sen's British friend Cantley about Sun Yat-sen's arrest.

After receiving the news, Cantley not only immediately wrote to the British government, but also notified the London news media of the incident.This Mr. Cantley is really a smart man, he knows how to use the guidance of public opinion to create pressure and force the British government to come forward to resolve this matter. Things happened just as Cantley expected. All of a sudden, the London newspapers reported Sun Yat-sen's disaster incident with shocking words, such as "kidnapping", "trapped in London", "kidnapping of the Chinese minister", "the revolutionaries were lured and detained." In London"... Under the deliberate hype of the media, Sun Yat-sen became the "protagonist of an international sensational kidnapping case", which aroused widespread attention from all walks of life in the British society.

Under the pressure of public opinion, the British government stepped forward and forced the Qing ambassador to Britain to release Sun Yat-sen. On October 23, 1896, Sun Yat-sen finally breathed the free air of London again. What greeted him was an exciting scene: the reporters waiting for the interview swarmed up, and he was surrounded by the crowd, answering any questions, and the reporters wrote as they answered, as fast as flying... At that time, world-renowned newspapers including the New York Times of the United States published the news of his escape in London in a prominent position.This is not the end, Sun Yat-sen also published an English book "Kidnapped in London" (Kidnapped in London).

It can be said responsibly that this incident was the most important turning point in Sun Yat-sen's life. In the eyes of ordinary Chinese people, Mr. Sun may have been an ordinary "rebellious minister and thief". However, by taking this opportunity, he not only won the sympathy and recognition of the revolution from international friends and Chinese people, but more importantly, He justified himself!Since then, the word "Sun Wen" has spread all over the world, and he has become the recognized leader of the Chinese democratic revolution in people's minds.