Chapter 7 Section 6 Li Huangpi, a professional black pot

If the people's wisdom is enlightened, the empire must die, but in whose hands it will die in the end, this is an interesting historical suspense.But Zhang Zhidong rushed over in a hurry and nailed four copper nails into the military system of the late Qing Dynasty in one go, which made this suspense suddenly clear. Zhang Zhidong was the first copper nail nailed into the coffin in the late Qing Dynasty, and he was a living person. Li Yuanhong. The name Li Yuanhong is not unfamiliar at all. He is a native of Hubei, a farming and studying family, and his name is Huangpi.He was once positioned as a villain who "usurped the fruits of the 1911 Revolution", but if Li Yuanhong knew that his descendants judged him in this way, he would definitely cry out for injustice, so is he injustice?

Westerners say: A person's character is a person's destiny. If this statement is placed on Li Yuanhong's head, it is completely consistent.Looking closely at Li Yuanhong, he is kind, loyal, kind to others, and stupid. This kind of character is destined to be a scapegoat in the era of the Republic of China when power was scrambling for profit. Li Yuanhong's first black pot is well-known in history: the pot of Jiawu. It is said that Li Yuanhong was originally from a farming and studying family. Because the imperial court established a new military system and set up free schools for poor children to study, Li Yuanhong entered Beiyang Academy. After graduating with excellent grades, he was assigned to the Guangjia of the Guangzhou Navy. The name is small.Logically speaking, Li Yuanhong was in the Guangzhou navy, and the Sino-Japanese naval battle that was about to break out was the Japanese navy versus the Beiyang navy, and Li Yuanhong should not be allowed to take the blame.But it happened that the Guangjia was ordered to be given to Beiyang for support, and when it arrived there, it was just in time for the outbreak of the sea war, so Beiyang ordered: so who, that Guangjia, don’t go back, first come to participate in the naval battle, and then go home for dinner after the battle Not too late.

So Li Yuanhong went to the battlefield in a daze. When the two armies confronted each other and the two sides exchanged firepower, the Beiyang Navy lined up their warships and let the Guangjia attract the artillery fire from the Japanese warships. When the fire broke out, I immediately ordered the boat to leave. We will not mix in this battle. Guangjia left without a fight, fled to Dalian waters but hit a rock.So Wu Zhirong, the officer in charge, ordered: "Who, Li Yuanhong, the general manager, I order you to guard the warship. The ship is full of people, and the ship is dead. I will get on the lifeboat first, and go to the shore to rest."

Guan took Wu Zhirong away, leaving Li Yuanhong alone on the boat.At this time, the Japanese warship rushed over, and the firepower on the Guangjia was obviously out of support.So Li Yuanhong discussed with his subordinates and said: Brothers, it's time for us to serve the country. We can't fight at this time. Don't even think about surrendering. Come on, everyone, let's scuttle the ship, no matter what. The Guangjia cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of the Japanese.So everyone braved the Japanese artillery fire to scuttle the ship, and then the soldiers threw themselves into the sea one after another.

Before jumping into the sea, Li Yuanhong put on a big poss, saying: "It is so called that some scholars die by jumping into the sea."Then he plunged headlong into the icy water. To sacrifice one's life to serve one's country, and for a person of lofty ideals to cross the sea, is a very heroic thing, but at this time, a big wave came, and Li Yuanhong, who had fainted from choking, was sent all the way to the shore.After waking up, it was just in time for the imperial court to investigate the responsibility for the defeat. The Beiyang Navy either died in battle or was captured. Only brother Li Yuanhong came back inexplicably.

The court sentenced Li Yuanhong to serve half a year in prison. Half a year later, Li Yuanhong came out of the prison disheveled and unkempt, clutching his shriveled belly and thinking: I'm so hungry, where can I get food?I heard that Zhang Zhidong, the governor of the two lakes and lakes, is famous for his talents, and he is called Zhang Xiangshuai by people in the Jianghu.How about I try my luck with Zhang Zhidong? When we arrived at the place, it happened that Zhang Zhidong had just bought a military ship from Japan, the ship's name was Chutai.Zhang Zhidong swaggered, boarded the ship with his staff and inspected it for himself.After everyone boarded the ship, the ship sailed into the lake. As it was going, there was a sudden thunder in the sky, the ship swayed, and it was about to sink. Amidst the crowd's terrified calls for help, a person rushed into the bridge , Steering the rudder with one hand, steering the boat like a horse, and saw the warship cut a white line in the turbulent sea, and actually sailed out of the dangerous area.Overjoyed, Zhang Zhidong took a closer look at the man at the helm. It turned out to be Li Yuanhong, the defeated general of the Sino-Japanese War.

At that time, Zhang Zhidong saw that it was Li Yuanhong, and thought to himself: Xiao Li is a good kid, quite capable, should I find something fun for this kid to do? With this thought, Li Yuanhong officially landed in history. From then on, he was destined to cultivate the fruits of the Revolution of 1911, and inexplicably bear the blame for usurping the fruits of the revolution. No one can change this outcome. Because history goes on.