Chapter 31 Section 31

On this day, King Duan has a banquet.The accompanying guests are more prestigious than the host and guests, and they all arrive earlier, chatting in the study.The topic focuses on the subject and the object—retired Shandong governor Yuxian and his deeds in Shandong. Yuxian, styled as Zuochen, was a member of the Banner of the Han Army, and was born in the Zhenghuang Banner of the House of Internal Affairs.Born in Jiansheng, he donated a magistrate to Shandong as an alternate, acting as Caozhou government.The people of Caozhou are tough and have always been thieves, and Yuxian is famous for "catching robbers".There are twelve "station cages" under the wall of the government office, and there is almost no time for them to be free.But the people of Caozhou know that the dying "robbers" in the cages are, in all likelihood, good citizens.Helplessly, Shang Xian thought that Yu Xian was an upright and capable official, and such an official would always be more ruthless.So despite the complaints, Yuxian was actually taught by acting, promoted to Taiwan, and appointed as a vassal. The official charm was like fire, and within ten years, he was able to act as General Jiangning.

After the Sino-Japanese War of 1899-1895, the enmity between the people and the religion intensified, especially in Shandong, where the "teaching case" was the most violent.In fact, those who kill the "Jiaomin" can also be said to be the "Jiaomin", good and evil are different.In the areas of Hebei and Shandong, the White Lotus Sect has lasted for more than a thousand years. Generally speaking, it disappears when the times are in order, and it appears when the times are troubled.In the thirty-ninth year of Qianlong's reign, Wang Lun, a teacher of Shouzhang in Shandong Province, called on the disciples to revolt with his healing and boxing exercises, which evolved into a "battle of teaching bandits in three provinces". , while the remaining party was still there. By the 18th year of Jiaqing, there was the "Lin Qing Change" in the bloody palace gates. Shandong and Henan both responded. Where cruel officials are rampant, spread it secretly and wait for the opportunity.For those who believe in the "Western religion", because of sectarian differences and power struggles, it is like fire and water are incompatible. Therefore, the places with the most remnants of the Bailian sect are also the places where there are many "teaching plans" and it is the most difficult to mediate.

There are many branches of the White Lotus Sect, and there is a small group called "Big Sword Society". In October of the 23rd year of Guangxu, two German missionaries were killed in Shandong.Germany made representations, demanding the dismissal of Li Bingheng, governor of Shandong.The successor is Yuxian.Unexpectedly, Yuxian's protection was even greater than that of Li Bingheng, so there was an act of scarlet lanterns in Shandong Plain. The school of Zhu Hongdeng is called "Yihehui", which originated from the Eight Diagrams Sect derived from the White Lotus Sect.The Eight Diagrams Sect is divided into eight factions, the two most powerful factions are "Ganziquan" and "Kanziquan". Lin Qing belongs to Kanziquan.Ganziquan is the remnant party of the Li Gua Sect, and Li is fire, so the clothes are still red.The name Zhu Hongdeng belonged to the Li Gua sect at a glance, so in order to conceal the eyes and ears of the officials, it was changed to a high-sounding name: "Yihehui", also known as "Yihequan".

When Zhu Hongdeng made trouble in the autumn of the twenty-fifth year of Guangxu, the court council was divided into two factions: one was in charge of appeasement, and the other was in charge of suppression.The main supporter thinks that Qiujiao is the righteous people and should be comforted; the main suppressor thinks that this generation is a "religious bandit" that was often seen in the imperial edict during the Qianjia period.Both Rong Lu and Yuan Shikai held the same view. The military power was in their hands, and they ignored the claims of Zaiyi, Xu Tong, and Gangyi. Yuan Shikai sent Jiang Gui, the commander-in-chief, to lead 11,000 people from the right army of Wuwei to station in Shandong and Hebei. Texas at the border.Soon, Yuan Shidun, Yuan Shikai's cousin and alternate magistrate, marched into the plains and beat Zhu Hongdeng to pieces, and the army was routed.

Helplessly, there are quite a few experts in the Boxing of Yihe, seeing this situation, they quickly unfurled a banner with four big characters: "Help the Qing and Exterminate the Foreign".So Yuxian became famous for protecting Yihequan.He changed the name of "Boxer" to "Boxer", and allowed the use of the word "Yu" in Huangqi, which seems to be his direct line of troops. This time Jiang Kai, the prefect of Pingyuan, who came to handle the teaching case, and Yuan Shidun, who had made great contributions to the army, were bound to be unlucky. The court listened to Yu Xian's one-sided words, and issued an edict: "Jiang Kai acted ridiculously and caused great disasters, so he will be dismissed immediately." Yuan Shidun, the battalion officer, behaved like Meng Lang, harassed the people bravely, and was dismissed together." Those who knew the truth were all grievances for Jiang Kai and Yuan Shidun, but no one dared to come forward to avenge their grievances.

On the contrary, the foreigners who were on the sidelines felt the need to speak.Of course, people and religions are against each other, burning churches and killing people. The foreigners who are preaching in China are in danger, and they have to ask their ministers to protect them.Therefore, led by Conger, the US minister to China, he summoned the ministers from various countries to the Zongli Yamen, and handed over a note, asking the Chinese government to stop the Shandong Yihequan from causing rebellion. After more than a month, Kang Ge submitted five notes. When the last note was submitted, Jiang Kai was dismissed and after Zhu Hongdeng raised the "Yu" flag, Kang believed that the situation was serious, so while submitting the note, he Request an interview with the Prime Minister.

The prime minister who met Kang Ge at the order of King Qing was named Yuan Chang.He is a native of Tonglu, Zhejiang Province. His style name is Shuangqiu. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Guangxu. Conge asked about the results of the four notes through the interpreter, and Yuan Chang replied: "The Chinese government has no intention of embarrassing foreigners. It has repeatedly warned local officials that they must handle it impartially. This can be verified by the imperial decree. As for civil education Enmity has a long history. Local scoundrels always use the name to conflict with the religious people. However, the so-called religious people are not guaranteed to rely on the power of foreigners and run amok. The court only asks whether they are good citizens, not whether they are religious or not. People, if they are good people who keep their own law and order, of course they are under protection, otherwise, even religious people cannot be tolerated."

"If the Chinese government takes such an attitude, we are of course very satisfied, but the local officials in the provinces are not like this. Their behavior is completely opposite to the Chinese government. May I ask how the Chinese government will deal with it?" "Of course it will be punished according to the law." "Then, like Yuxian, the governor of Shandong, openly defending Yihequan, so what?" "No!" Yuan Chang knew that what he said was true, but he could never admit it, so he replied flatly, "There is absolutely no such thing!"

Kang Ge didn't answer, and took out two photos from his purse to show Yuan Chang.On one is the leader of Yihequan, wearing a hood, holding a big knife, and two minions on both sides, each holding a big flag. There are characters on the flag, which can be roughly recognized. On one side is the word "Tianlong", and on the other side there is only one The word "Yu". "This person is Zhu Hongdeng!" Kang Ge looked at the English description and told Yuan Chang: "This flag has the surname of the governor of Shandong on it. Please look at this photo again."

Another photo is even more convincing. It was taken by "The Right Minister of the Ministry of War and the Right Deputy Du Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Tang Yu of the Shandong Governor's Department", awarding Xu Yihe's boxing as a righteous person, and changing boxing into a regiment. Seeing these two photos, Yuan Chang felt very embarrassed, so he could only reply: "We have to investigate this matter, maybe it's a misunderstanding." "The evidence is here, and it is by no means a misunderstanding. However, I hope the Chinese government will investigate in detail."

Conger asked: "If the investigation is true, what is the Chinese government going to do?" "This is not within the scope of my power and responsibility. It can also be said that no one can answer, and I must ask the emperor of our country." "We hope that your minister can suggest that Governor Shandong Yu's behavior is a serious dereliction of duty and should be replaced." "No!" Yuan Chang flatly refused, "Your Minister cannot make such a request. Because this is interference in internal affairs, which is prohibited by the public laws of all nations." Kang Ge looked embarrassed, "I hope your minister understands." He said: "This is a well-intentioned suggestion for the sake of maintaining diplomatic relations between the two countries and stabilizing the social order of your country." "Yes! Thank you for your kind suggestion." Yuan Chang asked: "May I ask if you can see these two frames as a gift?" "Of course, of course!" Kang said again: "I have to offer a piece of advice regarding the Shandong Yihequan rebellion. If the Chinese government does not deal with it quickly and forcefully, it will cause very serious consequences. I hope the Chinese government knows that, The open-door policy to China proposed by President McKinley and Secretary of State John Hay of our country is different from the same proposition made by the United Kingdom in order to maintain vested interests. Sovereign independence and territorial integrity. Therefore, the Chinese government cannot create chaos by itself and infringe on the interests of other countries in China, otherwise it will give an excuse for military intervention to countries with territorial ambitions in China. The US government will not be able to help the Chinese government Resist external pressure. Because of such a deep relationship, our proposals will inevitably exceed the scope of international negotiations. Please forgive me for this." This long speech was uttered in one breath, and after being interpreted, the original intention was discounted, but it can be roughly heard that Kanger's advice was out of goodwill.Yuan Chang was very moved and said: "The United States is a critical friend of China. I will definitely pass on your minister's words to the authority." Having said that, even Yuan Chang himself doesn't know much about the open door policy of the United States, but even less people who talk about it.However, the two photos submitted by Kang Ge had a great effect. Rong Lumi played Empress Dowager Cixi and issued an edict at the beginning of November: "Shandong governor Yuxian, come to Beijing to see you. Yuan Shikai, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, is the acting governor of Shandong."