Chapter 36 Revolution - I am so lucky to have this loving father

I was born a sage to save the summers. I am extremely lucky to have such a loving father. The Revolutionary Party denounced the heinous crimes committed by the Manchus against the Han people and the hopeless corruption of the Qing court, and their rhetoric was so fierce that it was "close to black and white".Although the royalists spoke calmly, they couldn't find enough reasons to defend the Qing court.Liang Qichao found four reasons. The first is that "the Chinese are not qualified to be citizens of the republic"; "constitutional" and "must be done by the other (referring to the Qing government)" is "the only legitimate means", "if it is not done by the other, it is a declaration of war rather than a demand"; Fourth, revolution "can only lead to Bloodshed, civil unrest," etc.Liang Qichao even praised Emperor Guangxu as a saint once in thousands of years: "The emperor's holiness has never been seen in thousands of years. He was born a saint to save the summers. I am extremely lucky to have such a loving father."

The brutality of autocracy is endless During the constitutional movement of the Qing government, a large number of revolutionaries were killed.Yu Zhimo, chairman of the Hunan Chamber of Commerce, once wrote a book in blood in prison: "You must know that the Qing government issued an edict to establish a constitution, but the brutality of autocracy has never been improved." Rebuild the new country, seek the happiness of the republic, and avenge the deep hatred of the past Xu Xilin said in the "Recovery Proclamation" that assassinated En Ming: "Today, it is called constitutionalism, but it is actually a centralized center. It plays with me, prohibits freedom, kills people with lofty ideals, cruelty and injustice, and tyranny." Therefore, he called for "rebuilding a new country, seek the happiness of the republic, and avenge the deep hatred of the past."

If Chinese characters are not destroyed, China must perish In 1907, a group of Chinese students studying in Paris centered on Wu Zhihui founded the magazine "New Century". The compatriots are in trouble and advocate "switching to the new language of the world (that is, Esperanto)". Even if it cannot be promoted immediately, they can also consider replacing Chinese with English, French or German.This idea had a great influence. Qian Xuantong, a student of Wu’s opponent Zhang Taiyan, fully accepted this idea, and contributed to the flames, putting forward the famous slogan of the language revolution: “If Chinese characters are not destroyed, China must perish!”

Prince Su Trials the Case of Wang Jingwei's Assassination of the Prince Regent Wang Jingwei's assassination of the regent was a major case at the time, and it was tried by Prince Su.After Prince Su saw the three Wang Jingwei's handwritten manuscripts "Trend of Revolution", "Determination of Revolution" and "Farewell to Comrade Letter" seized from Wang Jingwei, he was deeply moved. The spirit of revolutionary dedication.Prince Su also hated the corruption of the Qing court, so he sympathized with the revolutionaries' rebellion. He later said: "If I was not born in the royal family, I would have joined the Revolutionary Party to rebel against the court." It is a capital crime to beheaded all over the family, but Prince Su decided to send Wang and Huang off lightly in order to appease the hearts of the world.The regent Zaifeng initially advocated beheading Wang and Huang, but after repeated persuasion by Prince Su, he agreed to send Wang and Huang lightly.

The way is boundless, I don't know how to complete the revolution In October 1911, Zhang Wenguang launched an uprising in Tengyue. After the victory of the uprising, the order in Tengyue was stable, but Zhang Wenguang had no idea how to develop it. He said with emotion: "The future is bleak, and I don't know how to complete the revolution?" The direct descendant of Confucius came to be the "virtuous king" In 1911, when the Revolution of 1911 broke out, Kang Youwei was in Japan. When he heard the news of the Wuchang Uprising, he was "terrified." He thinks that "old dynasties and old emperors" or the descendants of Confucius can be used as "virtual monarchs" to implement "virtual monarchs and republics".

The general situation is already like this, if you don't use Yuan to point to the sun, you will perish; if you use Yuan, it is still hopeful that you will fall later, or you may not perish After the Wuchang Uprising, the Qing court was in jeopardy.First of all, the cabinet Natong resigned, and Yuan Zidai was promoted, but failed. So far, the Yuan family was mentioned again.Someone questioned Natong: Isn't this a quick Qing dynasty?Na Tong said: "The general situation is already like this. If you don't use Yuan to refer to the sun, you will perish; if you use Yuan, it will be a little later, or you may not perish."

The civilized revolution is different from the grassroots bandits. It can be achieved after working together with the rich families and military officials. After the Wuchang Uprising broke out, the Hunan Revolutionaries actively prepared for the uprising under the leadership of Jiao Dafeng, the leader of the Gongjinhui.Tan Yankai echoed the revolution. From the standpoint of the constitutionalists, he put forward the idea of ​​"civilized revolution", saying that "civilized revolution is different from grassroots bandits, and it can be done after working together with wealthy families and military officials." Jiao Dafeng was quickly established by the constitution. Send people to kill.