The three of them discussed the matter of proposing, and then discussed the current affairs. The old man scolded: "What kind of life are the common people living now, they can't get off to be robbers in the end." ”

Wei Jinshan also said: "Yes, now, the Empress Dowager Cixi of the West is in power, appointing Rong Lu and a group of villains, resulting in weak financial resources, untidy armaments, chaotic governance, and difficult to change the law, the country is like this, and the lives of the common people are even more difficult, if Emperor Guangxu holds real power, how can it be like this." The old man yelled: "Don't mention the emperor, the emperor doesn't have a good thing, if I were twenty years younger, I would have killed them all." ”

Jin Shan was shocked when she heard this, and thought, aren't these all rebellious words! So he cautiously asked the old man: "Dad, listen to the meaning of your words, it seems that where did you go from the army?" The old man let out a long breath and said, "Since you and Gongren have become brothers, I won't treat you as an outsider if you say something." If it weren't for the Northern King Wei Changhui who killed the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing, and the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan killed the Northern King Wei Changhui, forcing the Winged King Shi Dakai to lead some backbones to leave the big team and go south alone, and the internal chaos was set, how could I get to this point today. ”

Wei Jinshan thought to herself, this turned out to be the king of the Taiping Army, the key criminal to be arrested by the imperial court, and couldn't help frowning slightly. After pausing for a while, he suddenly remembered something, and asked the old man again: "Since you have been in the Taitian Army, you must be very familiar with the Wing King Shi Dakai!" ”

The old man said proudly: "That's right, if you want to say that in the Taiping Army, there are really two great military strategists, one is Yang Xiuqing, the king of the east, and the other is Shi Dakai, the king of wings, if you want to say that this king of wings, wars are generally won in a hundred battles, except for the desperate situation on the Dadu River, that is the sky to destroy the stone, and there is no way to put it on anyone." ”

Wei Jinshan asked again: "Since the Wing King is so powerful in fighting, what is the basis?" ”

The old man said, "What is it, of course, it is the outstanding martial arts and the ability to command the war!" ”

Wei Jinshan also said: "You haven't heard of him, he has summed up his life's combat experience in a book, called "Taiping Taoluo", with this book, he won all battles and was invincible. ”

The old man was stunned for a moment and said, "What are you talking about...... Haven't heard of it. ”

Wei Jinshan said: "I also heard the legend that the Wing King of this book hid it, and as for where it was hidden, no one knows. However, now out of troubled times, in troubled times, swords and guns are out of the world, and the person who commands the swords and guns depends on whose command ability is high, and whether the talent is high or not depends on who has a military theory that is beyond the general general. ”

The old man stared at Wei Jinshan and didn't speak, and he muttered for a long time: "This book is really so powerful?" ”

Gong Ren interrupted them and said, "What is the strategy of the heavenly kingdom and the strategy of the heavenly kingdom, that matter is far away from us." Brother Jin Shan, you are a businessman, and you are well-informed, so you can pull the current court and see if the Qing Dynasty is still saved? ”

Wei Jinshan said to Gong Ren: "I am no different from you, but I am used to wandering outside, and I have heard some things about the court, so I will give you a pull of the current court." ”

Wei Jinshan took a sip of wine, ate a mouthful of food, and slowly talked about today's imperial court: "After Emperor Tongzhi ascended the throne at the age of 5, Ci'an and Cixi listened to the government, and Prince Gong presided over the power. In the 2nd year of Guangxu (1876), the imperial court saw that the foreigners were strong and strong, and wanted to learn the science and technology of the Westerners, so they sent Guo Songtao, the left attendant of the military department, to envoy Britain, France, the United States, Western countries and Japan. The general idea is that Western countries belong to democratic countries, and the most important thing is that the right to govern the country belongs to the people, and an important political system is called the exercise of power, the second is the law, and the third is the law, and the three powers are separated. The law-deliberators have great power, and the people of agriculture and industry have the right to act publicly; The public speaker speaks in the upper and lower houses, and all bills that benefit the country and the people can be proposed; All people are impartially dealt with, so the law is fair and the politics are wise. It is precisely because of such a wise politics that firearms such as iron ships, cannonballs, and firearms are very profitable, and the manufacturing industry is developed in every way.

After reading the submission and considering it for a few days, he finally decided that the constitutional monarchy and party politics in the Western countries and the Eastern Japan were not advisable, and that the imperial court should not use its system, and that the manufacture of iron ships, shells, and firearms was well developed, and that it could be used. So, Yi reported to the empress dowager of the two palaces, and Cixi felt that it was beneficial to the imperial court and quickly played it.

After Yi obtained the decree, he discussed a set of more detailed methods with Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Jiangsu, Zuo Zongtang, the governor of Zhejiang, Chonghou, the minister of trade and commerce, Zhang Zhidong, the scholar of Xiangchuan, and the prime minister's yamen, and the prime minister's yamen in Dongtangzi Hutong, the prime minister's yamen, discussed a set of more detailed methods, and reported to the empress dowager of the two palaces. Cixi read the performance, one by one, and named it 'New Deal for Western Affairs', with a total of five articles. One, in Mawei, Fujian, Weihaiwei, Shandong, to train sailors. Second, it opened an arms factory, set up an ordnance bureau in Anqing to make guns and ammunition, set up a machinery bureau in Tianjin to make machinery, and set up a manufacturing bureau in Shanghai to build warships and a foreign artillery bureau to make shells. Three, run civilian industries, mine coal, hardware, and raise money. Fourth, send students to England and law to build ships, and go to Germany and Japan to study military affairs. Five, hire foreigners, hire foreigners. Zeng Guofan was in Anqing, Chonghou was in Tianjin, Li Hongzhang was in Shanghai, and Zuo Zongtang was in Fuzhou, vying for the lead, either building guns, or building warships, or building machinery. For a while, the 'New Deal for Western Affairs' swept all provinces.

Who would have thought that in the 10th year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1884), the commander of the French Far East Fleet led 6 ships to invade Mawei Port in Fujian, near the Boluo Star Tower, waiting for an opportunity to attack the Qing warships. On the 3rd day of July, the French ships launched the first attack, the main generals of the Qing army were afraid of the battle, abandoned the ships and fled, the ships of the Fujian Navy Division were leaderless, and they responded to the battle in a panic, and the battle lasted less than one hour, and the Fujian Navy Division was almost completely wiped out.

On July 25 last year, (1894, June 23 of the first lunar year), Japan attacked the battleships "Jiyuan" and "Guangyi" of the Beiyang Naval Division on the sea of Toshima in Korea without declaring war, and the Battle of Toshima broke out. At this point, Japan finally detonated the First Sino-Japanese War. After the defeat of the Qing army in the Korean battlefield and the defeat in the Battle of the Yellow Sea, in order to preserve its strength, Li Hongzhang let the fleet hide in Weihai Harbor and was not allowed to patrol the sea to meet the enemy, so that Japan seized the control of the Yellow Sea.

The Qing army was defeated in the defense of the Yalu River on October 24, and the Lushunkou fell again on November 22, due to the successive defeats in the inland battlefield, the Japanese army was able to concentrate its forces to attack Weihaiwei, and on February 17 this year, the Japanese army landed on Liugong Island, the Weihaiwei naval base fell, and the Beiyang Fleet was completely annihilated. Brother Gongren, tell me, the Qing Dynasty army has been defeated repeatedly, what is the reason for this? ”

Gongren said: "Needless to say, it was all the corruption and incompetence of the Qing Dynasty, just like a basket of rotten pears, all rotten to the end." The Westernization Movement learned from Western and foreign countries, and the most important political system was not learned, but only learned some superficial knowledge, that is, to make guns and cannons, and now there are Western-style guns, but what is the use of mastering such a dull official? ”

Wei Jinshan said: "Brother Gong Ren is the same as I think, but it is different. ”

Gong Ren said "oh-" and asked, "Where is the same, where is it different?" ”

Wei Jinshan said: "If you want to talk about the current situation, we brothers and I are the same. If you want to talk about the future development, you have to say that you can't blame the government all the time, fortunately, the current emperor is still quite enlightened, and treats us Han people equally, the scriptures are good, but those monks are blind, so that the country is not like the country, and the family is not like the home, we should also be considerate and understand the emperor's difficulties, and help the emperor to change the law to make the country strong and the people strong. ”

The old man was not happy to listen to Wei Jinshan's words, frowned, and said, "How can I listen to your words like a person from the government, how can I always speak for the government." Excuse me, where did you go to high school and what role did you play in the Qing Dynasty government? ”

Wei Jinshan smiled slightly and said, "I'm just an ordinary businessman, how can I talk about any official position." ”

The old man reprimanded Wei Jinshan again and said, "Since you are not from the government, why do you speak for the emperor." Can today's emperor and our common people be the same car running on the road? Can we Han people let those Manchu Tartars continue to be bullied for so long? No, you can't say anything!"

Wei Jinshan said: "Since I have talked about this, may I ask the old general, at present, the foreign warships and artillery are forced to the doorstep, the internal disaster is in the internal war for many years, the country is in crisis, like tired eggs, and there is always the danger of extinction, do you have a good plan for the old man to protect the country and protect the people?" ”

The old man said: "My good strategy to protect the country and the people is that the Manchu emperor is mediocre and incompetent, so he can only completely defeat him." ”

Gong Ren objected: "This is not right! overthrew the Manchu emperor and replaced him with our Han emperor, who is not yet an emperor, and after a long time, he is not mediocre and incompetent. ”

The old man scolded Gong Ren: "You muddy boy, why don't you speak for Lao Tzu, why don't you speak for us Han people." ”

Gong Ren said unhurriedly: "From the strong Han and Tang dynasties to the cowardly Song and Ming dynasties, which founding emperor is not a hero, after a long time, the descendants eat, drink and have fun, gradually corrupt, and finally rotten to the scum, without others to fight, he will collapse." Therefore, which emperor is in charge is not a long-term solution, nor is it a good policy to protect the country and the people. ”

Wei Jinshan glanced at Gong Ren, and was also a little indignant, and said to Gong Ren: "I don't agree with what you said, it's too far." I think that I have to read my own scriptures, and today's China still has to count on the emperor, who can you count on if you don't expect the emperor? Isn't the emperor already starting a new school, isn't the emperor already opening a factory, hasn't the emperor already established a new army, there is a process for everything, I believe that as long as the Guangxu Emperor takes power and then takes the road of British constitutionalism, China will definitely be able to become strong and rich. ”

Gong Ren objected: "That's just one side, the First Sino-Japanese War is an example, and the Qing Dynasty is already incorrigible." Only by overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and switching to a Western political system can our country be saved. However, I don't believe that the Manchus can automatically put down their swords and guns and switch to a democratic form of government, as long as they put down their swords and guns, once they let the Han people pick them up, their heads will not be saved. ”

……

The three of them used the strength of the wine to speak freely, and they did not give in to each other, and they argued for a long time.

The old man was not happy, but he couldn't compete with Gong Ren and Wei Jinshan, so he shouted: "Wine!" Wine! After drinking some wine, my brain was a little anesthetized, and after a while, I fell asleep, and suddenly shouted in bed in my sleep: "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill all those demons and avenge the king and his brothers! Kill--kill--"

Gong Ren felt that he and Wei Jinshan also had some words not speculative, picked up the black bowl, and kept touching Jin Shan, drinking sullen wine with "coo dong coo dong", and after a while, both of them were drunk. Gong Ren and Wei Jinshan helped each other and staggered to Gong Ren's house.

They collapsed on a bed and fell asleep drunk.

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