Chapter 19 Act 17 The Trial of Johnson

The scene is the same as Act 1. God Li: (Stands up, knocks the gavel) Now announce the opening of the 17th Court of the "Last Judgment" (sit down).The defendant is Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States. (Johnson stands up.) God Lee: You are Johnson, born in 1808, you are one year older than Lincoln, and you are the 17th President of the United States. Johnson: Yes. God Li: You didn't go to school for a day, you were a tailor.After studying tailoring, you and your brother broke the contract and ran away.You, your stepfather, your mother, and your brother traveled west to Tennessee in a two-wheeled cart with all your belongings, and opened a tailor shop when you were 17 years old.

Johnson: (nods his head) You're right. God Lee: Later, you strived to be the governor of Tennessee for 4 years and a federal senator for 5 years. During the Civil War, you were a Southern senator and opposed separatism. After Tennessee became independent, you severed ties with the state and became the only one who opposed the independence of the South. Yes, the South regards you as a traitor, and the North regards you as a patriot. Johnson: (nods his head) You're right. God Lee: You are the first American president to receive a Chinese envoy to present his credentials. In 1867, in order to try to send envoys to deal with the revision of the treaty, China specially appointed Anson Burlingame, the outgoing U.S. envoy to Beijing, as the "Minister of Diplomatic Affairs between China and Foreign Countries". As the minister of envoys, he went to the countries of the treaty.The special envoy went to the United States first, and arrived in Washington on June 2, 1868. On June 6, you met with three Chinese ambassadors at the White House. Burlingame presented credentials, and you held hands to say hello to each of them. On June 10, you held a state banquet for the Chinese special envoys, and invited envoys from various countries that have treaties with China to accompany you.In your impromptu speech, you said that China and the United States face each other across the ocean, and they are really close neighbors. With the passage of time in the future, they will surely become more harmonious.I especially recall the above passage.

Johnson: (nods his head) You're right.Seeing the court uniforms of Chinese ambassadors and ministers, I really admire your country's tailors. God Lee: The focus of today's "Last Judgment" is two. One is that you would rather be scolded for "selling out the South" while maintaining the unity of the United States; the other is that you witnessed the scene that symbolizes the unification of China.Of course, it was ridiculous at the beginning, why the Chinese ambassador was led by the resigned American Minister Burlingame Burlingame. It can be seen that there is still a long way to go to maintain China's unification.The conclusion is: from you, we can see that maintaining the unity of the United States was finalized in 1865, but maintaining China, 145 years later, is still doing the opposite. You Americans are still making troubles, and you are still "Taiwan relationship".That's one reason why you Americans are hated.Today's "Last Judgment" is highlighting the differences between the United States and its internal and external positions in maintaining unity, and the United States is hypocritical.Also, from you, it is clear that the American Civil War had nothing to do with the emancipation of black slaves. You publicly said that those who destroyed unity were the enemies of the Union, but those who abolished slavery were also enemies of the Union. You said these words, didn’t you?

Johnson: Yes. God Lee: You were the last slave-owning president of the United States.There are ancients before, but there will be no ones after, right? Johnson: Yes. God Lee: During your tenure, many terrorist organizations have emerged to persecute blacks, including the so-called liberated blacks, the largest of which is the Ku Klux Klan. Johnson: Probably. God Lee: Before you died, you asked to wrap your body with the American flag and rest your head on the US Constitution. You are patriotic and constitutional. Johnson: Thank God Lee for affirming me.America's fucking historians call me the worst president ever.

God Lee: You owe America the credit for buying Alaska from the Russians.But isn't it against the Constitution?Because by your standards, building the transcontinental railroad is unconstitutional. Johnson: That embarrasses me, doesn't it? God Lee: Are you embarrassed?The willows on your grave are all branches from Napoleon's old cemetery. Johnson: Oh, God Lee knows it all. God Lee: (laughs) I also know that when your successor President Grant took office, he refused to go to Congress with you, and even refused to talk to you. Johnson: So I didn't attend his inauguration.Unexpectedly, 6 years later, I returned to the Senate to personally experience the corruption of Grant and the others. What are they looking like!

Grant: (Stands up abruptly, glaring at Johnson) I am not corrupt myself! Johnson: But you help others to corrupt!You drunkard! Grant: I'm an alcoholic?I drink, never miss a beat, and win battles, how about you?You drank a little and made a fool of yourself at the inauguration.You lousy tailor! Johnson: So what if I was a tailor, at least I helped the United States buy Alaska, occupy the Midway Islands (Midway Islands), and open up territory for the country, and you, you soldiers will fight the civil war! Grant: Be fair, because we're in a civil war, you have the opportunity to praise your incompetent president for his great achievements.Even Midway is yours.

God Lee: Well, stop talking.Anyway, the meat is already in the mouths of you Americans, so there is nothing to argue about.It's just a pity for the small island of 5 square kilometers!Retire from the court (beat the mallet and stand up). (The curtain falls.)