Chapter 116 115. Restoration Farce

On June 28, 6th year of the Republic of China, in the third-class passenger seat of the train from Tianjin to Beijing, a strange-looking old farmer came. He got off at Beijing Station, covered his face with a big cattail fan, and hurried out of the station. Four braided soldiers greeted him respectfully and asked him to get into a carriage, and the carriage drove him quickly to Zhang Zhuishuai's mansion in Nanheyan.The old farmer was none other than Kang Youwei, the well-known reformist leader and leader of the Royalist Party.After he had a secret talk with Zhang Xun in Zhang's house, he took a rickshaw to Fayuan Temple in Xizhuan Hutong to hide himself. He thought it was so secret.No one would know that he had sneaked into Beijing, but Li Yuanhong knew about it early the next morning, and sent someone to invite him to the mansion for a talk. Only then did he realize that his whereabouts had been exposed. Jin Ye.

Kang Youwei was originally in Shanghai, and he had already exchanged secret telegrams with Zhang Xun's chief of staff, Wan Shengshi.When he was in Shanghai, he was drafting the imperial edict for the restoration of "Emperor Xuantong", when he suddenly received a call from Wanzi Beijing, urging him to go to Beijing as soon as possible. He shaved off his beard, disguised himself as a farmer, and took a third-class car northward from Jinpu Road. Accompanied by Shen Zengzhi and Wang Naichen. On the evening of the 30th, Zhang Xun, together with the restorationists Chen Baochen and Liu Yanchen, sneaked into the Qing Palace and held an "imperial meeting". This is a Jiangxi fellow, in order to welcome the general from his hometown, invited famous actors and actresses from Beijing to perform. It was already 11 o'clock in the evening when Zhang arrived, and he took the time to ask Mei Lanfang when the play would be on stage. The host asked the usher, and the usher said it would be dawn Played at 4 o'clock, and Zhang Jiming performed at 12 o'clock ahead of schedule.After Mei's play was over, Zhang stood up, bid farewell, and drove back to his apartment.After returning to Zhang's house, he immediately ordered people to separate ways to invite Wang Shizhen, Jiang Chaozong, Chen Guangyuan and Wu Bingxiang to come to the residence to discuss and discuss matters.

The infantry commander Jiang Chaozong received one after another phone calls from the Andingmen and Xizhimen defenders that night, reporting that the braided soldiers were asking the city to open the gate.Jiang felt something was wrong and ordered the defenders not to open the door.When he hung up the phone, he wanted to ask Wang Shizhen for instructions, but he didn't know that Wang had already visited in the middle of the night. This well-bred Beiyang general also panicked tonight, and only said: "The restoration is in an instant." Reported to Li Yuanhong, but before he could leave, a car drove up, and a man who looked like an adjutant stepped out of the car, took the business cards of Lei Zhenchun and Zhang Zhenfang, "please Mr. Wang and Mr. Jiang to the Marshal's mansion, there is something urgent Waiting for business." Coincidentally, Chen Guangyuan, the commander of the 12th Kinki Division, and Li Jincai, the commander of the 13th Division, also came in panic. , Another car arrived, and four armed officers got off, saying that they were urged to drive by the command of the commander-in-chief. Wang Shizhen, Jiang Chaozong, Chen Guangyuan, and Li Jincai could only be dumbfounded, and got into the car involuntarily.

The two cars sped up to Zhang Xun's apartment, and saw the bright lights, and the front and back of the house were full of armed and murderous braided soldiers, each of them looked like a vicious door god, it was a grand banquet on the stage.The four adults Wang, Jiang, Chen, and Li were invited in like a daze. When Wang Shizhen and others entered the inner room of Zhang's house, they saw Zhang Xun, Wan Shengshi, Lei Zhenchun, Zhang Zhenfang, and the braided soldiers Wu and Liu brigade commanders sitting inside.When Zhang Xun saw the visitors, he waved them lightly to ask them to sit down. With an ugly face, he looked at Jiang Chaozong with disdain and said sharply, "Why don't you open the city gate?" Jiang tremblingly replied, "There is no order from the chief of the army." , I can’t open the city before the time.” Zhang immediately turned his head and asked Wang: “Then what should I do if I hire an old man?” Wang Nai ordered Jiang Chaozong to call the guarding troops to open the city gate immediately, so the braided soldiers were like the tide The same rushed into the city.At this moment, Li Jingxi rushed to Zhang's house to see the commander-in-chief. Zhang shook his head and said that he didn't have time, so he wouldn't let him in. Then he said loudly, "The emperor's restoration is about to take place today. Anyone who disagrees with him is not allowed to leave." He called for a spare car while talking, and then took Wang Shizhen and Jiang Chaozong to sit in the same car with him, and the rest of them took two cars and drove into the Qing Palace. It was around 3:00 am on July 1.

Now that the show is on, let’s copy a passage from Pu Yi’s memoirs: "On the thirteenth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, it was still in Yuqing Palace. Three masters, Chen Baochen, Liang Dingfen, and Zhu Yifan, appeared together, all with very solemn expressions. It was Master Chen who spoke first: 'Zhang Xun came early in the morning...' 'He asked Ann to come again? ' 'It's not about asking for peace, it's about everything is ready and everything is in order, come to support the emperor's restoration and listen to the government, and the restoration of the Qing Dynasty! '

Seeing that I was in a daze, he hurriedly said, "The emperor must agree to Zhang Xun."This is pleading for the people, heaven and man return...' I was dazed by this sudden happy event.I stared blankly at Master Chen, hoping that he would say a few more words so that I could understand how to be the 'true emperor'. 'You don't need to talk much to Zhang Xun, just promise him. 'Master Chen said confidently,' but don't agree immediately, first decline, and finally say: in this case, just reluctantly. ' I returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation and summoned Zhang Xun again.What Zhang Xun said this time is similar to what was written in his memorial to the Restoration, but it is not as refined as what he said in the memorial.

Listen to him finish talking.I said: 'I'm too young, with no talent or morals, to take on such a big job. He praised me, and then repeated the story of Emperor Kangxi becoming emperor at the age of six.Listening to his nagging, I suddenly thought of a question: 'What about the big president?Give him preferential treatment or what? ' "Li Yuanhong asked him to abdicate himself, and the emperor allowed him to ask for it. ' "Hmm..." Although I still didn't understand, I thought that the masters must have agreed with Shang, and now I should end this summons, so I said: "In this case, I will refrain from doing it!" 'So I was once again the emperor of the 'Great Qing Empire'.

After Zhang Xun went down, groups of people came to kowtow to me one after another, some thanked me, and some even asked An to thank me. Later, the eunuch who played the matter took a bunch of written "shangyu".On the first day, seven "shangyu" were issued in one go. ..." According to old Beijingers recalling the situation on the streets of Beijing at that time, that morning, the police suddenly ordered all households to hang dragon flags, and the residents had no choice but to deal with it with paper flags; People appeared on the newspaper, one by one, who seemed to have escaped from the coffin; the newspaper office published a special issue of restoration news, and the price was more expensive than the daily newspaper.

Tens of people including Zhang Xun, Kang Youwei, Qu Hongxuan, Wang Shizhen, Jiang Chaozong, Wu Bingxiang, Chen Guangyuan, Liu Tingchen, Shen Zengzhi, Lao Naixuan, Ruan Zhongshu, Gu Yuan, Wan Shengshi, etc. presented their speeches together to invite Qingxun Emperor Puyi to restore the full text: "The foundation of the country is shaken, and people's thoughts are old. I would like to appeal for restoration in order to save lives. I respectfully pray for the holy lessons. The country of stealing scriptures puts the discipline first, and the fundamentals are the most important when saving the time. I am loyal to the foundation of the dynasty, Inheritance of holiness and saintliness. The bishop is the first to respect human relations, and the government is to seek the privacy of the people. It is the emperor's spirit, the respecter is like the emperor's sky, the marsh is moistened, the lover is like a parent, although the temple is twisted and the atmosphere Fortunately, the second and third ministers were loyal to the battlefield, and they were able to quell the chaos and help me. Gai Renze has penetrated deeply, and Wang Gang is enough to maintain it. For twenty years, scholars have been obsessed with Europeanization, and traitors have gathered together. Chi, the two joined forces, and the change of 1911 came into being. Empress Xiao Dingjing couldn't bear to use the honor of the same surname to suffer the misery of all people, so she asked to set up a provisional government. Shaken at the root, he actually helped the people to abuse them with the heart of calming the people. At that time, Chen Xun, Chen Guozhang, etc. fought bloody battles alone, and Mo Ke returned to heaven; Chen Sichong, Chen Huaizhi, etc., although they tried their best to curb the demon atmosphere, the soldiers were difficult to shake Decision. Worrying about the monarchy, restlessness, loyalty and indignation, years of illness, but dare not not look up to the temple strategy, hoping for peace. Difficulty and chasteness, here are seven years. After the implementation of the Republic, everyone from top to bottom Taking bribes from the party as a dispute, each taking advantage of his own interests, using greed to aid violence, moral degradation, public grievances, internal and external strife, until the age of no peace, the sky is withered, and there is no way to escape to death. My majesty should take back the political power, put the people at ease, and honor the ancestors.

It is not enough for the ministers and others to investigate the great powers without building and consolidating the empire.This righteousness has recently been advocated by various countries, and it is especially in line with the psychology of our people. The emperor of China is sacred, and it is easy to restore the laws and regulations.And my majesty is very heroic; the sage is getting better day by day, although he is approaching his age, his wisdom surpasses that of the sage.When the luck is limited, there was no fear of a dagger, and the heavens silently bless the saints, so that the great economy is difficult, so as to extend the boundless world, and our people are poisoned, especially the empresses who came to the Soviet Union.The ministers and others are in dire straits, saddened by the misfortune of nature, observing the opinions of other countries on the sidelines, and internally examining the true feelings of the Republic of China. They are not called a republic, which is not suitable for our people. It is impossible to spend the rest of their lives with four trillion people and feed them to dozens of politicians. It's child's play to destroy tiles and paint manholes.If you are not the queen, you can wear it, and if you are poor, you will cry to the sky.The ministers and others have repeated secret business, public alliance oaths, and sincerely represent the sincerity of the army and people of the 22 provinces, and respectfully ask my emperor to take back the power.Fuyu Chenji is the lord of the sons of the five clans, setting the rules of unification within the universe.Ministers and other domestic and foreign soldiers and civilians swore to serve together and defend the royal family loyally.Fu begs my majesty to be merciful and virtuous, and to grant my request, the world is very fortunate.All countries are shaken, people's minds are old, and the combination of words calls for restoration of various reasons, and I respectfully explain it, and I beg the emperor for the holy lesson, and the instruction is implemented.Sincerely. "

Then the abolished emperor Puyi promulgated the restoration edict formulated by Kang Youwei: "Unfortunately, I inherited the great cause at the age of four. I am lonely and guilty, and I have not endured many difficulties. Since the revolution of 1911, I have been filial to Empress Dingjing to be virtuous and benevolent. Entrusted the former cabinet minister Yuan Shikai to set up a provisional government, push aside the regime, and make it public to the world, hoping to settle the disputes and chaos, and the people can live in peace. Since the reform of the republic, there have been endless disputes, frequent wars, forced expropriation, and bribery of the public Yes, the annual income has increased to 40 million, but there is still a shortage. The foreign debt has increased to more than 100 million, and there is no end to it. The whole country is in a hurry, and the joy of life is lost, so that I, Empress Xiao Dingjing, have no choice but to condescend to govern and sympathize with the people. Lifting, turning to impoverish our people, this is sincerely my filial piety Queen Dingjing's original intention was beyond my expectations, the spirit of heaven, who feels pain and restlessness. And I live in the palace, praying to heaven day and night, hesitant to cry, and I don't know what to come out of. Today, party struggles have turned into military disasters, and the world is raging. It will not be settled for a long time. The republic is disintegrated, and the remedy is exhausted. According to Zhang Xun, Feng Guozhang, Lu Rongting, etc., the state system is shaken, and people's minds are old. Save lives. According to Qu Hongxu and others, because the country is in danger and the hearts of the people are scattered, the combination of lyrics asks the emperor to listen to the government, so as to obey the heaven and the people. According to Li Yuanhong, please return the great government to benefit China and save lives. The love poems are sincere, deeply painful and frightening. I dare not take the great responsibility of the survival of the world, and lightly accept the trivial responsibilities of others, and I can't bear to use the slanderous words of disasters and blessings of one family name, so I ignore the living beings. Weighing the weight, the heavens Under the pressure of others, he had no choice but to agree to perform as he said. On May 13th, the ninth year of Xuantong, he came to listen to the government, took back the power, and started a reform with the people. Now and in the past, the constitution with the spirit of principles, principles and teachings has subdued the hearts of the broken people with propriety, justice, integrity and shame. Up and down Sincerely feel for each other, don't just rely on the law and the law as the capital to maintain the relationship, and the government orders are based on punishment, and you can't use the country as a tool for experimentation. Besides, when all things are wasted, vitality is dying, and life and death are on the verge of death, I am here. If you live on a low footing, you dare not be happy to be a king, and let yourself be a little bit self-indulgent. All ministers and workers should be clean and white, wash away the old stains, and keep the people in mind. If you save a bit of energy for the people's livelihood, you will leave a bit of life for the country. The lifeline, the survival of the common people can be saved, and it inspires the heaven. All the revival and restoration of the early government should urgently revitalize and revolutionize the big ends, and the items are as follows: (1) Emperor Zongjing's decree of Qin Zunde Zongjing: Power is unified in the imperial court, common government is public opinion, the Qing Empire is established, and the constitutional monarchy of all countries is good. (2) The royal family's funds will still be allocated on an annual basis according to the set four million yuan per year, without any increase. (3) Rin follows the ancestral system of the dynasty, and relatives and dignitaries are not allowed to interfere in political affairs. (4) Implement the melting of the Manchu and Qing borders, and all previous Manchu and Mongolian official vacancies that have been abolished will not be restored.As for the popular and easy marriage, etc., it is also written by the Secretary. (5) Before this day in May of the ninth year of Xuantong, all treaties formally concluded with Eastern and Western countries and all contracts for which debts have been paid shall continue to be effective. (6) The stamp duty imposed by the Republic of China should be abolished immediately to ease the hardships of the people.The rest of the fine and miscellaneous donations will be checked by the governors of the provinces, and please reduce them separately. (7) The criminal law of the Republic of China was not suitable for the national conditions and should be abolished immediately. The current criminal law promulgated in the early years of Xuantong shall prevail. (8) Prohibition of partisan vices, former political criminals shall be pardoned.If there are those who abandon themselves to the people and disturb the law and order, I dare not forgive them. (9) All my subjects, regardless of whether they have cut their hair or not, should follow the decree in September of the third year of Xuantong and listen to it. All these nine rules, I swear to abide by them.Empress Dowager, the actual view is here.Inform this notice.Xuantong ninth year May 13th.Cabinet Minister Zhang Xun. " After the restoration, Zhang Xun had a telegram, announcing that China and foreign countries: "Since the political situation has been strange, the Central Plains has been in turmoil, the Mongolian army has not been resolved, and the southern consumption has been turbulent. The government has been overwhelmed, and the tired people have no rest. Fearing internal strife and foreign affairs, the country is drifting and swaying Know what to expect. Advise that governing the country is like curing a disease, you must first understand the crux of the problem, and then attack the easy way to make a contribution; defending the country is like defending the body, you must first determine your heart, and then Qingning can last forever. Both are in the same fire In the meeting of accumulating salaries, the more vigorous you are, the loyalty to return to the sun, and you dare not not show your sincerity, and tell the world righteously. Dating back to the Mutiny in Wuchang in 1911, the republic was created and reformed. People's fat is a lesson, self-government is suppressed and goodness is self-government, and enlightenment is achieved by destroying the elders; or spreading rumors as public opinion, or secretly transferring money, entrusting diplomacy, is nothing more than relying on traitorousness for the sake of seeking the country, and using legislation to achieve A tool for dancing.Taming to Chang's words and abolishing Confucianism, standing up to summon gods to intimidate, disobeying etiquette and harming the crowd, leading to the behavior of beasts, so morality is ruined, laws and regulations are bullying barbarians, bandits and gangs are rampant, and hunger is spreading the way.The production of a farmer is not only in blackmail, but also in extortion; the capital of a business is either consumed by official donations, or it is consumed by robbery.Those who are in power, who swallow bribes and hand over traitors, are called citizens, but they don't know that there are people, and they are called the Republic of China, but they don't know that there is a country.Today, the people are poor and their wealth is exhausted, and the foundation of the country will inevitably be shaken. Could it be that the country's constitution is bad, so it has come to this extreme.That is to say, at the beginning of this political struggle, but the central government has lost its balance slightly. If Ji Gang is slightly revived, why would there be any worries about entanglement?Nai Jing's soldiers joined Fang Town, and dangers abounded. In one or two days, they permeated the land.So far Inner Mongolia's independence has not yet been abolished, the Southwest is chaotic, and the time has been stolen. Although the National Assembly has been dissolved, the government has been in vain for a long time. So he resigned as a member of parliament, publicly slandered the president's words as false orders, pushed the origin of the disaster, and actually took the republic as the top priority.Moreover, since the national system is a republic, the president must be elected. The power lies in the people's hearts, and the election period is only limited to five years. If there is a president every five years, there will be chaos. When there is a little chaos, when the election is endless, when the chaos is endless, the common people are so innocent, they will be tortured.How far is the distance between those who enjoy the happiness of several years or decades in the eyes of the monarch?How can it be taboo to benefit the disease? It may be said that since the state system has been changed to a republic, if it is lightly changed, it may cause disturbances, and it is not convenient to support the current president or elect a successor.I don't know that the president's theory of breaking the law has been criticized by the whole world. His reputation has been ruined and his prestige has also been lost.If you are forced to take the opportunity of danger in the future, how about perfecting your whole body now?Love others with virtue, and take harm lightly, so you don't have to pretend to praise and turn away loyalty.Even if another election is made, and he succeeds within a certain period of time, how dare you call him the best in the country, and there is no one like him in the world?However, the incumbents are ugly and virtuous, and there is no comparison; those in the field are light and weak, who would like to follow?If you want to choose Yuanliang, it is difficult to choose for a while.The position of the president is high and powerful, with talents but no virtues. In the past, he was ambitious, and he had virtues but no talents. The successor is just a distraction. Focusing on the north-south trend, there are similarities and differences. Those who are in the north will fight in the south, and those who choose to be in the south will fight in the north. Disputes are sought, and the country is no longer its own country.Instead of following the false name of the republic and taking the real disaster of demise, how to abandon party views and rebuild a consolidated empire so as to compete with the great powers? This idea has recently been advocated by countries in the East and West, and there is little disagreement in the world.China has been ruled by monarchs for thousands of years. The sages have succeeded, and the generation has left behind. The way of governing is more smooth than that of other countries. Reasonable, eight table You are the same. Fu Si's loyalty and generosity in the Great Qing Dynasty helped save the people from the fire and water, and he won the righteousness of the world, far surpassing the seven ancestors of the Han and Tang Dynasties.The saints follow the saints, my saints, the ancestors, the emperors, the gods, the gods, the arts, and the martial arts. They are the most ancient and modern. They have been handed down to my emperor, Zongjing. , Most of the internal funds awarded in stacks were unprecedented in ancient times, that is, when the army was used in the 1911 Revolution, Empress Xiao Dingjing Ning gave up the honor of her surname, and could not bear the misery of the people.The former government was submissive and set up a provisional government. It was originally said that after the trial republic, it would be enough to eliminate the chaos and sui people. Now that the republic has been read for six years, and the troubles have not been found, the government is still taken back by decree, which is in line with the original purpose.What's more, my majesty is obsessed with age classics, obeying the time and keeping the time, the domestic sutras are in great trouble, but the dagger in the deep palace is not surprising; the holy learning is getting brighter, and the German music is four times. It can be seen that God blesses Qingzuo, and I give my emperor a special gift. Wisdom, the common people respond to the situation and use it to eradicate chaos and reverse the situation.Zu Ze is the primate, and Yu Zi is more and more prominent.Xun and the others have worked hard and set their sights on six years here. They have traveled across the Central Plains. Familiar with businessmen, civil and military inside and outside, everyone has the same opinion, and I would like to ask the emperor to restore the restoration in a joint lyric today, so as to strengthen the hearts of the people by planting the foundation of the country.The tree is surrounded by the sound of the wind, and the scenery in the sea follows.All my comrades belong to the old ministers of the previous dynasty, and have received great favors. Even the soldiers and civilians, etc., also eat hair and practice the soil, and they are born in the world.The country is in trouble, Fang Yin, the time is almost gone, and now it is hard, there is still something to do.This group respects the sincerity of the king's patriotism, and sets the great career of Fu Minkang in the Qing Dynasty.All gentlemen should learn from it together. " In addition to Zhang Xun leading the telegram, Wang Shizhen, Jiang Chaozong, and 14 Gyeonggi military and police chiefs were also listed.Of course, these people were all dragged up by Zhang Xun.Both this telegram and the first false edict announcing restoration were written by Kang Youwei.Needless to say, this telegram is ridiculous, but one of the statements about the president breaking the law slapped himself severely, because the so-called breaking the law refers to the dissolution of the Congress, and the dissolution of the Congress came from the threat of Zhang Xun .Writing this way is a confession that he threatened Li to dissolve the National Assembly not long ago. The purpose was to attack Li's prestige. Once Li's prestige was lost, he could not be content with his position. As a result, he could only take the road of restoration.This was originally a conspiracy scheduled for the Xuzhou meeting earlier.However, it is rare in history for a conspirator to expose his own conspiracy. Restoration was originally planned for the Xuzhou meeting, so Zhang Xun believed that after sending this telegram, the warlords participating in the Xuzhou meeting would respond to the leader's call, follow Zhengshuo, and hang the dragon flag.Zhang Xun believed that the Beiyang warlords had no intention of dealing with Yuan Duan, congressional issues or diplomatic issues. As long as their power status was guaranteed, they would not follow the leader.