Chapter 14 Thirteen. Yuan's "Diary of the Reform Movement of 1898"

Yuan Shikai's betrayal of Emperor Guangxu was not only a major event in the late Qing Dynasty, but also a rare court secret in history.This major event has a great relationship with Yuan's personal fame and wealth, and it is especially important because it is Yuan's personal personality and an account of history.Because although Yuan rose to the top because of this incident, he also received the name of a traitor because of it. Of course Yuan also understood this, so he later published his diary during this period through his confidential secretary Zhang Yifu.This diary was published in Shanghai Shenbao on February 2, 4, 6, and 8 in the 15th year of the Republic of China (1926).In addition to the diary, Yuan also has an article "Self-Book Chronicles of the 1898 Period", which is also to wash away his infamy for thousands of years. We have copied these two documents of Yuan below:

July 19th in the twenty-fourth year of Guangxu.I was called to arrive in Beijing by the first train from Tianjin, where I rented Fahua Temple.When I went to the Summer Palace, I asked my friends to arrange a feast on my behalf, which was scheduled to be held on the first day of August.Get up early the next day, check all your clothes and hats, first send someone to Haidian to find a rented apartment, and then arrive at Yushengxuan in the afternoon, and then stay in Yan.On the first day of the new year, four drums went to the palace gate to serve. At dawn, he was summoned in Yulan Hall. He asked about military affairs in detail, and they were all correct.During the waiting period, he played and said: "There will be a grand tour ceremony in September. The governor, Rong Lu, ordered the minister to supervise the repair of the playground, and to conduct a commercial performance in advance. It is urgent to return to Tianjin for cooking. If there is no inquiry, please ask for training." Please ask for training in four days, but there is no big delay.Retire, go back to the pavilion, eat less and go to bed.Suddenly, Sura came to report that he had been appointed as a waiter, and a military aircraft office handed in a photo. He was ordered to ask for training on the fifth day of the lunar new year.Knowing that it is wrong, sweating profusely, and sloppy words.There are friends from Guo Youqin who come to congratulate you, and they are prepared to tell you that if you have no merit and are rewarded heavily, it will never be a blessing, so how can you congratulate.That is to say, the businessman drafted a draft, and made a strong resignation. All friends tried their best to resist it, so he asked a friend to do Xie Enzhe on his behalf.In the afternoon, I will not meet you at the Li Mansion.Ye Gang Xiangguo, Wang Yu and Wang Yu both met with the ministers, and they were rewarded for their ineffectiveness.Shangshu said that it came from special kindness, and the words are useless, and it is impossible to follow the traces, but this heart is pounding very uneasy.The next morning, Xie En summoned me, and I was ashamed to say that I was rewarded with an extraordinary reward for my achievements without size.Shang Xiaoyu: "Everyone says that you train soldiers and run schools very well. From now on, you can do your own things with Ronglu" and so on.Retire, wait outside the palace gate to see Qing's mansion, and return to the apartment after a few words in a hurry.There will be heavy rain, and I will return to Fahua Temple at noon. I am very tired and sleep soundly, and I will sleep after dinner.

On the morning of the third day of the next day, he visited Xiangguo in Hefei and talked about military affairs for a long time.After dinner, I went to Qingdi to stay in the garden, and the people said to wait a moment, that is, to wait at the work place.In the future, I got the Telecom in the camp, and it is said that there are many British warships cruising the Dagu seaport.After receiving the order from the Minister of Honor, all the battalions were ordered to prepare and listen to the call, and then returned to the apartment for a reply.It's suitable for Prime Minister Rong to abandon the dispatch letter, also known as the British ship cruising, and has transferred Nie Shicheng to lead the ten battalions to Tianjin to station in Chenjiagou, hoping to return to the defense soon.It is inconvenient to do it without permission, because I asked my friends to do the paperwork and explain the reason. I plan to go to the palace one day to deliver the paperwork, and then return to Tianjin after all the training.He is holding a candle in the inner room to draft a draft.Suddenly I heard someone's voice in the outer room, and the guard came with a business card, saying that Mr. Tan Junji wanted to see you. He got off the car and went to the living room without waiting for the invitation.It is Tan Sitong who is anxious to see the film.

Knowing that he is an upstart and close minister, if there is a sudden night visit, or a business event, I stop writing to welcome him.He congratulated him, saying that he had a title, please enter the inner room and screen the servants.Surprised, they went into the inner room, exchanged greetings, and each stretched his eyes for a long time to see Wan Zhouxuan and other words.Tan Yixiangfa said that Yu has a general pattern, and then suddenly said, "Please train me on the fifth day of the public?" Yu Yi has an existing British ship cruising the sea, and plans to ask for training tomorrow, and then return to Tianjin.Tan Yun: "Foreign aggression is not enough to worry about, but those who can worry about it will suffer from internal problems." I asked the reason urgently.Naiyun: "The public accepts this extraordinary special favor, and there will be a plan to repay it. There is a catastrophe above, and no one can save it except the public." Receiving an incomparable reward, dare you not be so heartless as to repay the grace of heaven, but I don't know where the difficulty lies?" Tan Yun: "Rong will propose a plan one day to abolish the establishment and kill the king. Is it known to the public?" When Rong Xiang met and observed the meaning of his words, he was quite loyal, but there was no such meaning, so it must be a rumor, which is definitely not credible.Tan Yun: "Gong is an upright person. I don't know that this person is extremely cunning. He is very friendly to the public on the outside, but he has a lot of suspicion in his heart. The public has worked hard for many years and is admired by both Chinese and foreign. Last year, he was only promoted to one level. It is really a shame. Mr. Kang once When I went up to protect the Duke, I said: "I heard that all the merciful sages, Rong often said that the prince is domineering and not usable." This statement is very true, and there are many people who know it. I have also tried my best to protect it. The superiors often say that Yuan Shikai understands a certain situation very well, but some people say that he can’t use his ears. This promotion took a lot of effort. If you really want to save him, I have a plan to share with you.” Because of a draft, it was like a business card , Inward opening: "Rong Mou abolished the establishment and killed the king. He is a big rebel and immoral. If he does not get rid of it quickly, he will not be able to protect his position, even his life. Yuan Shikai asked for training on the fifth day of the lunar new year. Please pay Zhu Yu in person and order him to take his troops to Tianjin. Seeing Rong, read out Zhu's edict, and immediately execute the law. That is to say, Yuan X was appointed as the direct governor, and his staff was ordered to hang up a notice announcing Rong X's crime of treason, that is, the railway station of the Electricity Bureau was banned, and Yuan X's troops were quickly sent to Beijing, and half of them were sent. Surrounding the Summer Palace, half of the palace is guarded, personnel affairs can be decided, if you don't listen to the minister's advice, you will die before you." Various words.Yu Wen's soul flew to the sky, and Yin asked: "What do you want to do around the Summer Palace?" Tan Yun: "If you don't get rid of this old man, the country cannot be protected. This matter is up to me, so you don't have to ask." For more than ten years, the catastrophe has won the hearts of the people. My subordinates always take loyalty as a commandment. If they are ordered to cause chaos, they must not be done." Tan Yun: "I hired dozens of heroes, and called Hunan to recruit many people. , can arrive in a short time. Go to this old man, it is only me, and I will not use the public. But I need two things: Zhu Rongmou besieged the Summer Palace ears. If I don’t allow me, I will die in front of the public. The public’s life is in my hands, and I His life is also in the hands of the public, and a decision must be made tonight, and I will go to the palace to ask for an order to handle it." Yu said: "This matter is too important to decide rashly. Even if I kill me tonight, it will definitely not be decided. , and if you ask for an order tonight, the superior may not approve it." Tan Yun: "I have a method of coercion, so I must not deny it. On the fifth day of the lunar new year, there will be Zhu Yu, and I will deliver it face-to-face."

I saw that his arrogance was ferocious, similar to madness, but Yi was a close minister of the emperor, and he didn't know the origin. If Ming refused to change his face, he feared that he would cause other changes, which would cause a lot of damage, so he had to make excuses to delay.Because it is said: "Tianjin is a place where all countries gather. If the governor is suddenly killed, Chinese and foreign officials and people will inevitably fight, and the country will soon be divided. In addition, there are 40,000 to 50,000 troops in Song, Dong, and Nie in Beiyang. There are more than 70 battalions, and there are no fewer than tens of thousands of bannermen in Beijing; our army has only 7,000 people, and the number of troops sent is no more than 6,000. How can we do this? I am afraid that if troops are sent outside, the capital will be fortified immediately, and the upper part is already in danger. "Tan Yun: "You can give me a thunderbolt, and when the troops are mobilized, they will be distributed to the armies and Zhu Yu, and the notes will be sent to all countries. Who dares to disturb?" In the camp, there are very few surviving people, and the food and ammunition must be transported before they can be used as soldiers." Tan Yun: "Please first hand over Zhu Yu to the depository, and when the arrangement is complete, you will tell me the date while you start. "Yu said: "I dare not regret my death. I am afraid that if it is leaked, it will surely affect the emperor, and the ministers will be guilty of death. Once they are written and written, they will be careless. Don't hand over to Zhu Yu first. You go back first, let me think carefully, I will tell you how to do it on the 20th of half a month." Tan Yun: "I am very anxious, I have Zhu Yu in my hand, and I must immediately decide on a way before I can return to my order." And showing Zhu Yu is written by ink pen The book is very well written, and it seems to be the tone of the master. It roughly says: "I am determined to reform, and all the old officials are not smooth. If you are too hasty, and you are afraid that the sage will be displeased, order Yang Rui, Liu Guangdi, Lin Xu, and Tan Sitong. Discuss another good law" and other words.

The general meaning is that if four people please change the law urgently, and set up euphemisms to stop them.Yu Yin asked: "This is not Zhu's edict, and there is no saying that Zhu Rongxiang besieged the Summer Palace." Tan Yun: "Zhu's edict is in Lin Xu's hand, and Yang Rui copied it for me. There is indeed this Zhu's edict, which was written three days ago." Those who handed it over. Lin Xu and others are extremely hateful. If they don’t hand it over to me immediately, they will miss a big deal. If there are other good laws in the edict, there are two things in it.” I knew that it was not enough to argue that it was coerced and fabricated, so I replied: "The blue sky is above, Yuan Shikai will never dare to live up to the grace of heaven, but he is afraid that the emperor will be affected, so it must be carefully discussed in order to be perfect. I don't have the guts, and I will never dare to make mistakes and become a sinner in the world." Tan urged again and again, and immediately decided to Waiting for the playing, almost full of sensuality and color, the skirt of the waist is raised up, as if there is a murder weapon, I knew it would not return empty, so I told: "September is about to patrol Tianjin, and when we arrive in Iraq, the army will gather, and the emperor will take an inch of paper." Who dares to disobey this rule, and what can happen?" Tan Yun said, "It's urgent to abolish the magistrate before September." Yu said: "Since you have the fate of going on a tour, there will be no sudden accidents, and you must It won't be complete until next month." Tan Yun: "If you don't make a tour in September, what will you do?" Yu said: "The preparations have been made, and the cost is hundreds of thousands of gold. I will go on tour, and I will guarantee that it will not be suspended. You can rest assured that I have this matter." Tan Yun: "Repay the king's kindness, save the king's troubles, make great achievements, and the affairs of the world are in the hands of the public. Changing the feudal lord, harming the emperor, is also for the public; but the public judges himself." Yu said: "What do you think of me as a human being? I have received great kindness from the country for three generations, and I will definitely not be insane and delay the overall situation, but it will benefit the monarchy. It must be used for death and life." Tan Sixin, volunteered to donate, and called Yu a strange man.Yu also said: "Since the two of us have never met each other, if you suddenly come here at night, I will definitely be suspicious of the officers who accompanied me. If it leaks to outsiders, it will be said that we have a conspiracy. Because you are a close minister, the enemy has military power, and you are the easiest to recruit." Doubt, you can claim to be sick for many days from now on, you are not allowed to enter, and you are not allowed to come again." Tan is very convinced.

He also questioned why the two officials were at odds.Tan Yun: "Because of the reform, the Six Ministers of the Ministry of Rites were dismissed, and all the ministers wept in front of the benevolent saint, and slandered and threatened. Huaitabu, Lishan, Yang Chongyi, etc. had sneaked to Tianjin and conspired with Rongxiang, so their opinions were deeper. "Yu said: "Why don't you please go up and present the necessary reforms in detail before the sage, and ask for instructions on everything; you might as well ask the six ministers to reply to explain your opinions; It’s okay to suspend the operation, but why is it so urgent to provoke other changes?” Tan Yun: “Since ancient times, the law cannot be reformed without bloodshed, and a group of old people must be killed before the work can be done.” But again, it's late at night, and I entrust him with a memorial, please go.Thinking over and over again, I feel like I am crazy and sick, so I haven't had time to ask for instructions.If you think about it carefully, as Ren Ruo's generation does, there will be great changes and endanger the clan society. You can only reveal the meaning of the words before you, hoping to remedy it.On the fifth day of the first day, I asked for training, because the play said: "It is not easy to reform the laws of ancient and modern countries. There are either internal worries or external troubles. Please be patient and advance step by step. If you act too hastily, there will be disadvantages. And the reform is especially important. People must have those who are truly enlightened in current affairs, seasoned and prudent as Zhang Zhidong, who can praise and preside over them before they can answer the holy will; as far as the new ministers are concerned, there are certainly many enlightened and brave men, but the history of the court is too shallow to handle things carefully. Negligent mistakes, involving the emperor, the relationship is very important, always pay attention to it, the world is very lucky. The minister has received a lot of kindness, and dare not risk his life to tell the truth" and other words.The above is moved, and there is no answer. Please be safe and step down.Immediately go to the station, Hou Yuanyouwen observes his colleagues.Arriving in Tianjin, the sun has already set, and I went to the court to pay homage to the honorable minister, briefly stated the inside story, and said that the emperor is holy and filial. There is no other intention, but a group of small cliques incited and plotted to endanger the clan. .

Before the words were finished, Ye Zuyu sat down, and soon Youwen also came. After waiting for a long time until the second drum, there was no time, so I had to retire for dinner first, and made an appointment to talk in detail tomorrow morning.The next morning, the honor was in vain, and the detailed situation was prepared.Rong Xiang turned pale, and shouted for injustice: "If Rong has committed the slightest sin, the heavens will punish me. Recently, people have come to Tianjin to report the inside story, but they are not as detailed as today." Yu said: "This matter has no interference with the emperor. , if it affects the superiors, I can only rely on medicine and die."

After discussing for a long time, there is no good plan so far. The honorable minister returned to the office and made an appointment with Youwen acquaintance.It's the evening Rong's invitation to recruit, and Yang Huabo is here, showing the telegram of political training, which has already been sent from within.Rong Xiang fu stroked the teacup and said with a smile: "This is not poison, you can drink it." But those who are obsessed with sleep and food, may affect the ears of the superior.Prime Minister Rong was summoned to the capital and made an appointment before leaving, vowing to protect the emperor with death.Yu said, "It was not Zhao Dun who killed his emperor. The Zhongtang is benevolent and loyal, and now he lives in the key city. If the emperor is disturbed today, what is the Zhongtang called in the future generations? There is a death to repay." Rong Xiang said: "This matter is between me and the Qing mansion, and it will never affect the superior, so don't worry about it. It is good to be kind to the holy grandmother, and the emperor's father. Those who live between the grandmother and the father are the descendants. The only way to reconcile it is to use all your strength to reconcile it, and the changes in ethics are not something that children and grandchildren will bear to say, nor will they dare to hear." I would like to state the general outline, and my heart is burning.It was recorded in the Tianjin Supervision Office on August 14th.

The empress dowager has been in charge of the government for more than 30 years, and she has repeatedly cut down catastrophe. The credit lies in the country, and she is also the king of the world.What's more, being ordered by the empress dowager today, there is also the righteousness of a monarch and ministers, and there is a distinction between mother and child. How can there be a country without a mother in the world!My Majesty has ruled the world with filial piety for more than 20 years, served and supported by the Xuan Palace, and is extremely respectful and harmonious. The subjects of Bohai admire and admire him deeply.Those who are courtiers should be loyal and loyal at all times, and dare not talk about the emperor, and tire the empress dowager for being unkind, let alone talk about the benevolent saint, and tire the emperor for being unfilial.

But Tan Sitong instigated chaos, separated the two palaces, and wanted to trap the king in injustice. Is this what heaven can tolerate?When it plots chaos, there are three crises for the country; if its murderous plan succeeds, internal and external troubles arise all at once, and the territory of the Central Plains will be divided up immediately, and its danger is one; Instead, there are thugs inside and powerful troops outside, how can it be imagined?The second danger is that if the prime minister does not enter the court immediately after venting his anger, he will be good at reconciliation and preserve the superior position. The countries will make excuses to fight each other, and the bandits will make excuses, and it will be out of control. The third danger.Fortunately, the spirit of the ancestors of Lai Lie was saved from the three dangers.However, there is no room for disaster when it comes, and it is also dangerous. Yushi has been greatly favored by the state, and has been trained by the court since he was a child. Since he was born in the 17th year, he only knows how to serve the emperor, and he dare not get involved in deceiving others. Regardless of what people know or don't know, he is willing to work hard and never return. He never dared to speak out his words of disloyalty and unfilial piety. Unexpectedly, he would be involved in some strange dangers every time he met him.However, the purpose of this mere intention is to punish those who have misunderstood the king and the country.The party is disrespectful to the emperor, and it is the pursuit of the eagle and the falcon, which is also the righteousness of the ministers. It is clear about this heart, which can guarantee the sky and the sun, and it is also the reason to protect the emperor.If the party and other murderous schemes succeed, it will be difficult to protect the clan, let alone protect the emperor?This is also inevitable.As a courtier, he only seeks peace of mind, nothing else.Since it was written, it has been handed over to the scholars for secret storage, so as to collect the facts and quality the words.It was written in Xiaozhan Camp on August 25th.