Chapter 22: A Great Victory
Feeling everyone's gaze, Zhu Fengbiao and Rui Chang stood up almost at the same time. The two of them sat next to each other, got up in a hurry, and when they stood up, they touched each other, and they couldn't help but smile awkwardly. Rui Chang's face was slightly red, he was a co-organizer of the university, from a product; Zhu Fengbiao is a scholar of the palace pavilion, and he is a good product, so it stands to reason that he can't grab Zhu Fengbiao's front.
Rui Chang whispered, "Xia Weng please." ”
Zhu and Rui, one after the other, stepped forward and signed their names on the fold.
Guan Zhuofan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then came the Minister of Military Aircraft, Wen, Bao, Cao, and Xu, the four big military aircraft, calmly stepped forward and waved it.
Then there are six parts and nine qing.
went to Dali Temple Shaoqing Wang Jiabi, something went wrong. Wang Jiabi sat still, looking a little stunned, as if he was stunned.
This Wang Jiabi is actually a very stylish character. As mentioned earlier, in the original time and space, after Mu Zong's pro-government, Wu Ke read the imperial history and criticized the dragon scales, Mu Zong was furious, and the two emperors refused to listen to the persuasion, and they must kill Wu Ke Read. Adhering to Mu Zong's will, King Alcohol convened the three law divisions for trial, and actually really convicted Wu Keyu of capital crime. When it came time to "paint", it was this Wang Jiabi who refused to write, which left Wu Keyu's life.
Guan Zhuofan sighed secretly in his heart.
Dali Temple is followed by Taichang Temple, Taichang Temple Zhengqing Wen Shengzao is a kind person, after standing up, hesitated, and gently pulled the corner of Wang Jiabi's clothes: "Filial piety!" ”
Wang Jiabi let out an "ah", came to his senses, was silent for a moment, and finally stood up.
Guan Zhuofan looked at Wang Jiabi's slightly stumbling steps. Five words popped up in my mind -- "The form is stronger than the person".
After the six departments and nine qing, there is Han Zhan Kedao. Yanlu is an important town for attacking the railway. But it was not what most people expected. Although the expressions on the faces of this group were rich, there was no hesitation in their movements, and they stepped forward one by one and signed their names on the folds.
This is not Guan Zhuofan's accident.
Those who are here today are the leaders of Han Zhan Kedao. After Guan Zhuofan was in power, except for the Hanlin Academy, his hand had not really been put in, Zhan Shifu. In the Metropolitan Procuratorate, including the Imperial History Road and the Six Branches, the people in charge of the affairs were slowly replaced by their own people, at least those who were relatively mediocre and would not show that the chariots and horses were against them. It is impossible for these people to make a war on such an occasion.
In terms of the Hanlin Academy, Wu Ren, the number one master of the Hanlin Academy, did not come today, and the other master and the two deputy masters of the Academy who attended the meeting actually had no "backbone". And Xu Yingxiang is from the Hanlin Academy, and today any person from the Yamen can "have a unique performance", but the Hanlin Academy cannot. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to saying that the entire Hanlin Yuan would openly oppose Guan Beile and the "courtiers' public discussion". Where can the few Hanlin who are attending the meeting today bear this pressure?
Finally, the hosts of today's meeting. Prime Ministers, ministers of the Ministry of State Affairs, there is nothing to say about this.
As a result, all the participants, regardless of faction and whatever their true attitude towards the railway, finally signed the memo, that is, all the important departments of the central government, expressed their support for the construction of the railway.
Since the founding of the country, this kind of "great conference" with great differences in topics has ended up being unanimous, and it has almost never been the same since the beginning of the country.
Kwan won a big victory.
This meeting was really "a successful conference and a victorious conference." The significance of this is not only that Guan Zhuofan has received overwhelming support for the construction of the railway, but more importantly, relying on the powerful political and military power behind him, China's reformers have gained a psychological and public opinion advantage over the conservatives. The struggle between the two sides is far from over, but in the field of public opinion, the balance of power between reformers and conservatives has passed through the first and most important juncture.
In this struggle, it was a very effective "soft foreshadowing" for the restoration of the Jingguan Dynasty, which made it difficult for the conservative forces on the road to make up their minds to resolutely resist. Guan Zhuofan's "stick and carrot" policy against conservative public opinion forces can be regarded as achieving phased results.
At the meeting, Guan Zhuofan's sarcasm, sarcasm, and reprimand of Xu Yingxiang were poisonous, and he did everything he could, to warn potential enemies: It is okay to attack foreign affairs, but there is a premise, that is, you must "open your eyes and see the world" -- see clearly what you want to attack first! Which one is "imaginary" again, which one is "ignorant of foreign affairs, but he prefers to point fingers", which is Xu Yingxiang's fate!
Conservatives oppose Westernization because of both conceptual and interest factors, but these two factors are often entangled. Different concepts have different perceptions of interests. The railway is the best example, the same person, can not only think that the railway "harm my field, prevent my feng shui", but also cheer: the opening of the railway, the merchants along the line gathered, the land price rose sharply, I can sit on the ground to make money!
Conservatives are forced to have a real understanding of "foreign affairs," and some of them will eventually be able to come to a roughly correct understanding of "foreign affairs." On this basis, it is possible for them to realize that "foreign affairs" can also bring benefits to them, and naturally, they will want to get a piece of the pie. At this time, the original opponents may be transformed into supporters; At least, no more obstructions.
In addition, through this meeting, Guan Zhuofan began to attack two political vices that had been prolonged for thousands of years in Chinese history.
One is "self-interested".
This is one of the most disgusting and hypocritical tricks in traditional Chinese politics, and it is really "freedom, how many sins are done in the name of you". The cause of the reforms of all dynasties and dynasties was almost always due to financial difficulties, and the measures of reform were all carried out for profit. The vested interests who have passively passed the cake and the reasons for opposing reform that are put on the table are all "gentlemen do not speak for profit" and "they must not compete with the people for profit."
In the past, when it came to the word "profit," the reformers were always short-hearted and short-witted, and spoke along the lines of thought of their opponents, arguing that "I am not calling this a word of profit" and "I am not competing with the people for profit." Guan Zhuofan's countermeasure is to completely overturn this routine: Lao Tzu just wants to make money, Lao Tzu should make money, what's the matter? You don't say anything? Well, I don't stop, oh, you don't get paid - that's "profit"! Drink the northwest wind and go!
The second is the leyline, feng shui, dragon king, and river bo.
This is much more troublesome than the first one, this is a concept or even a belief level, deep-rooted, even the queen mother of the two palaces firmly believed, it can never be solved by buttoning the big hat in one or two meetings, and even, it will never be solved. In fact, the worship of various gods is still one of the "government jobs" of the current routine. But Guan Zhuofan at least wants to ensure that the government is just a "false sacrifice" to the gods, and there is no direct involvement in specific policies and affairs.
Therefore, when discussing politics, government officials must not bring these things to the table, and they must not use these strange forces to confuse their minds and interfere with the formulation and implementation of major state policies.
On this issue, Guan Zhuofan still has certain theoretical advantages. The early Confucian doctrine really did not pay attention to these gods and monsters. The set of "heaven and man induction" really arose in the Han Dynasty. However, at that time, he was still playing relatively "virtual", like Xu Yingxiang, who directly talked about "Dragon King" and "Hebo", it was really a matter of waiting.
At the meeting, the biggest "hat" thrown by Guan Zhuofan was "revenge for the monarch's father".
"Revenge for the king's father" means "mastering the master's long skills", and foreign affairs are "the long skills of the emperor"; whoever opposes me running foreign affairs is against "avenging the king's father's revenge" -- who can afford to wear this "big hat"?
Also, this slogan, just like Yue Fei's "Welcome and Return the Two Sages", has a strong political appeal. On the one hand, the clan and the Eight Banners listened to it in their ears, which was certainly like taking stimulants; Han members and ordinary people, out of the basic political concepts of the time, were also easily accepted.
If this statement reaches England and France, it may cause some nervousness, but people may not care much about it, and at most it can be explained: This is just an expedient measure to persuade different interest groups in China to support "foreign affairs".
Guan Zhuofan's impassioned speech at the meeting reached the palace and caused a huge reaction.
The Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, burst into tears as she had when she heard the news of Chattanooga's victory; The eyes of the Queen Mother were also moist.
*(To be continued......)
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