Chapter 32 Thirty-two, micro calamity

When Li Hongzhang failed in the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, he single-handedly instigated Russia, Germany and France, threatened Japan with force, and forced the emperor to give up the attack on Zhili and return the Penghu Islands.If you don't know such history, don't put political labels on historical figures. When the Sino-Japanese War failed, Li Hongzhang was scolded, but all the ministers of the Military Aircraft Department went up and said: China's defeat is all due to not Westernizing, not Hongzhang's fault...Why do you say that?A modern powerful country has a complete industrial production system and a complete ideological circulation system. Ideas provide innovation, and industry creates material civilization on the basis of this.Without westernization and the introduction of a system of thought circulation, there will be no innovation, and industrial technology will become a river without a source, and it will only be copycats.

In 1858, the Qing Dynasty signed the Treaty of Tianjin with the foreign powers.There were clauses in the treaty to protect the rights and interests of foreigners, but the imperial court hated foreigners for not letting themselves be happy, so they indulged rumors, falsely claiming that foreigners abducted children, gouged out hearts and eyes, encouraged xenophobia, and instigated foolish people to smash churches and kill foreigners.When the foreigners were killed, the imperial court would arrest the foolish people and slaughter them one by one.Foolish people are oppressed by the imperial court, and dare not let a fart go, but kill foreigners and let the imperial court profit. It is really sad to destroy Guo Songtao, the first minister abroad in the late Qing Dynasty.When he returned to China, he met a Dutch engineer hired by Japan. Knowing that Japan was ahead of China, he hurriedly compiled what he had seen and heard in Europe into "Shixi Jicheng" and published it, hoping that Chinese people would quickly understand the world.When this book was published, the government and the public were furious. The courtiers called him a traitor, and the people gathered to smash his house.The imperial court decreed that this book should be destroyed and banned, and continue to close their eyes and dream of the celestial dynasty. Seventeen years later, China was defeated by Hong Xiuquan, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Japan in the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1885. He hated studying because of repeated failures.

After the incident, he issued an order: search for a collection of books, and throw them away after passing the toilet.If it is too much to throw, it will be burned with fire, and if it is not enough to be burned, it will be watered.Readers will be beheaded, receivers will be beheaded, buyers and sellers will be beheaded together... According to Hong Xiuquan's standard, anyone who understands this microblog must be beheaded... In the six years before the Hong family's incident, 4,000 people died in battle. Tens of thousands were killed at every turn.In the end, Hong Xiuquan succeeded in killing himself and Shang Yang went to Qin State. Qin Xiaogong asked: Any good suggestions?Shang Yang: Suggest that Qin should implement the way of emperor.Xiaogong: How long does it take to see results?Shang Yang: Three generations.Xiao Gong: Get out!How about Shang Yang coming to practice the kingly way again the next day?Xiaogong: How long does it take to see results?Shang Yang; two generations.Xiao Gong: Get out!The next day Shang Yang came again: How about practicing domineering?Xiaogong: How long does it take to see results?Shang Yang: Effective immediately.Xiao Gong: Good!So Shang Yang drank poison to quench his thirst, established totalitarianism for Qin, and died in a car crash. Zhu Fangdan, a famous doctor of the Qing Dynasty, discovered through research that people use their brains to think: How did the ancient sages know the middle way?The middle way is on the root of my mountain, between the two eyebrows.After this point of view was published, it caused a commotion. Many people scolded Zhu Fangdan for nonsense. Emperor Kangxi heard about it and killed Zhu Fangdan in the name of spreading rumors to confuse the public.

Zhu Fangdan did not oppose the court or the emperor, so why did he kill him?Because he aroused people's thinking, violence only likes conclusions, and what is afraid of is the thinking process. In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a favored eunuch Kou Liancai in the palace.One day, Kou Liancai handed over a memorial to Cixi, asking for reform.Cixi shook her head and sighed: "National law is ruthless... Kou Liancai was arrested and beheaded at Caishikou."This is what an autocratic regime is like. Whether it is the common people or the eunuchs, you can steal chickens or touch dogs, but you are not allowed to speak about the country's government affairs. If you dare to speak, you will keep silent. This kind of ostrich-style politics has caused the country to lose its ability to correct mistakes. During Xuanzong's time, there was an official Wei Jin who wanted to become a bigger official, so he asked a sorcerer who claimed to have psychic skills to help him.The sorcerer told him to write down the official position he wanted to be on a piece of paper.After Wei Jin wrote it, the magician grabbed the paper and shouted: Wei Jin is going to rebel, and I have evidence in hand.Wei Jin was terrified and gave the warlock a lot of money to keep his mouth shut.After Tang Xuanzong knew about it, he said: How can ordinary people fight against corruption blindly?He ordered people to arrest the Warlock and beat him to death...

During the reign of Qianlong, Hong Renhui, a British man, came to China to do business, but was deceived by a businessman surnamed Li.Hong Renhui was so angry that he simply sailed to Dagu, Tianjin, and went to Beijing to sue the imperial court.Qianlong was furious when he got the report, and ordered the magistrate to find out the conspiracy behind Hong Renhui.The local officials were dizzy, so they checked and checked, and found out that the person who wrote the complaint for Hong Renhui was named Liu Yabian, and killed him in the name of a traitor.Hong Renhui was exiled in Macau to tell a story about Fang Xianjue.Fang Xianjue, in the third period of Huangpu, fought three times in Changsha during the Anti-Japanese War, made a will and defeated the Japanese army.However, the battle of Hengyang was besieged by the Japanese army. There was no food and grass inside, and no reinforcements outside. The suicide was stopped by the adjutant, and he raised the flag to surrender for the sake of his soldiers.

The Japanese asked Fang Xianjue to be a traitor and refused to escape.But the people of the country pursued and beat them until Taiwan, and the voice of Fang Xianjue was heard endlessly. Fang Xianjue hugged Chiang Kai-shek's knee and cried loudly, and finally became a monk. He came to Beijing as an official and took him to England as an envoy.I never thought that Liu Xihong was too patriotic, he kept arguing with Guo Songtao, and finally accused Guo Songtao of being a traitor, ruined Guo Songtao, and then wanted to get rid of Li Hongzhang, Guo Songtao's supporter.The Empress Dowager Cixi was furious, and beat Liu Xihong to the end, and beat him back to his original form... Make friends, and be careful of those addicted guys. Xinhai: The collapse of the Qing government has its rationale.

The collapse of the Republic of China also had its rationale, but the rationality of the collapse of the Qing government stemmed from internal causes, which were caused by institutional defects.The rationale for the collapse of the Republic of China stems from external causes, which were caused by too strong foreign enemies.The Qing government is like an old man who has done a lot of evil all his life. He wanted to spend his old age in peace, but he didn't get the chance.The Republic of China is like a child with excellent and pure genes, but was strangled to death by the partnership of Zuo Neighbor and You She.He mixed with primitive tribes, found a silver mine, and became a big mine owner.

After getting rich, Wu Shangxian persuaded the tribe to return to the motherland, and also persuaded the Burmese kingdom to pay tribute.Yunnan officials thought Wu Shangxian was stupid and refused to let him go, but Wu Shangxian finally contacted Emperor Qianlong and led the Maolong silver mine back to the motherland.After returning, Qianlong ordered Wu Shangxian to be imprisoned and starved to death. Master Xingyun said: He has been misunderstood countless times in his life. He reads newspapers, and others say: Monks also read newspapers?When he wrote, others were surprised: monks also use pens?He watches the time, and others are dissatisfied that monks also wear watches?He went to teach the Fa, and just got out of the car, he heard the crowd's surprise, the monk actually took the car?Master Hsing Yun had to speak, he said: Please, I have to walk, and I won’t be able to walk in a week... The so-called life is to misunderstand Gaddafi’s perseverance on the way, and usher in the inevitability of his life.

Someone will always ask: Why doesn't Lao Ka be more sensible, slowly release power when he has an absolute advantage, and change this kind of zero-sum confrontation of life and death?After all, you cannot fight against the people, and sooner or later you will pay the price in blood.Why did he refuse to do so?Just because tyrants not only fool the people, but also like to fool themselves. They like to hear what they want to hear too much, and indulge in the pleasure of self-deception. One of King Zhao's generals, Li Liang, came back from the front line. When he met Wu Chen's sister, Li Liang greeted him with his body, but sister Zhao Wang got drunk and ignored him.Li Liang was very shameless, so he chased after him in anger, killed Miss Zhao Wang, and killed Zhao Wang with his feet, and Zhao Wang was expelled from the rivers and lakes just like that... People's social status changes, one must remain modest, otherwise you will die Terrible reading: Prior to Libya, Gaddafi strictly prohibited the sale of any historical books.History has become a taboo, and no work can be discussed.After layers of censorship, Libyans have no books to read.Gaddafi wants people to read only his Green Book, so Libyans rarely go to bookstores because there is nothing to read there.Whether the people are willing to go to the bookstore is the result of whether the country's politics is enlightened or not, and determines the future and hope of the nation.