After listening to Zhang Yi's words, Kang Youwei's face was a little gloomy, and he said in a deep voice: "Jianzhi, in this way, there is no possibility that our Daqing reform method will succeed at all?" ”

Zhang Yi smiled and said: "Brother Nanhai, it is imperative to change the law in the Qing Dynasty, but how to change the law, how to promote the change, from the top of the court to the top, or from the bottom to the top of the people, or whether the court and the people start together, how to go this way, but you have to think about it." Let me ask you, the Qing court, who are in favor of the reform of the law, and which are the people who oppose the change, and what is their respective situation? As for the real change of the law, where should we start, should we change the economy first, or education first, or something else? ”

Kang Youwei was stunned for a moment, and then sighed: "Yes, changing the law, changing the law, it's easy to say, but it's so difficult to do." First of all, the queen mother's level was not easy, not to mention the Manchu ministers in the Military Aircraft Department, and it is estimated that only the old emperor supported the change. There were too few ministers in the Manchu Dynasty who supported the reform of the law, and there were only a few people in the local area, Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong, all of whom were also followers of the Empress Dowager......"

Zhang Yi looked at Kang Youwei with a bitter look, and sighed secretly in his heart. Kang Youwei suddenly said: "Jianzhi, I heard that now the emperor supports the change of the law, the emperor is working hard, and he is bent on reviving the Qing Dynasty, you see if we support the emperor, write to the queen mother to return to power, the emperor is in power, and then how about changing the law?" ”

Zhang Yi's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother Nanhai, you lost your words. Such things are beyond the control of people like you and me, who are so soft-spoken? Once the incident happens, we will all die without a place to bury, and we will also affect the innocent people around us. Don't act in a hurry, now the military power of the court is in the hands of the Queen Mother, and the local ministers are more followers of the Queen Mother, how can a few of us below be able to change it by writing and saying things? Although the emperor also has some ministers who are supporting, they are all clear streams, and they have no real power in their hands, how can they do it? ”

Kang Youwei said in a low voice: "Jianzhi, the situation is different now, isn't there still you?" Now that you are in power in North Korea, and the emperor has ordered you to train a new army, your subordinates are naturally strong and strong, as long as you can stand up and support Your Majesty in the future, I think this may not be impossible to succeed! ”

Zhang Yi was immediately amused by Kang Youwei, these people are really a bunch of nerds, they just said things openly, they were really not afraid of themselves, and they were directly tied up and sent to Yousi Yamen?

Zhang Yi said helplessly: "Brother Nanhai, you and I are all thinking about contributing to the country and reviving the **** people, I won't go around in circles with you, at least in the past three or five years, if you want to reform and change the law, it will be even more difficult, I am just a second-grade general soldier, and now I have some military power, and when the Sino-Japanese war is over, these troops will be built separately, and I will only be alone at that time, even if I have some troops under my command at that time, do you still want to let my thousands of people shout with many governors in the world, this is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg." This matter cannot be done urgently. What's more, it's still the same sentence, even if it's really the same change above, do you think that with me, a big old man, and all the scholars, you can promote the change? The study of application involved here is deepened, not only the study of economics, but also the art of power and strategy, otherwise, the obstruction and pressure of these vested interests alone will push us to the land of no return. ”

Kang Youwei's face was gloomy, he came with enthusiasm, he didn't want to be poured a basin of cold water on Zhang Yi's head, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Kang Youwei said unhappily: "Jianzhi, what does it depend on your intentions?" Could it be that we are sitting back and waiting to be killed, and now even Japan, a country of projectiles, dares to hit the door? In the next ten years, what country will not dare to bite us? I don't dare to imagine that Brother Jian Zhixian will be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, for the sake of China's prosperity and strength, even if we lose our lives? ”

Zhang Yi felt a little disdainful in his heart, what he said, what you said was easy, you fought for your life, so on the day of the failure of the Restoration, don't run away, look at the six gentlemen of the people, calmly and righteously, look at you Kang Youwei, hid in the Japanese embassy early and sneaked away, but Zhang Yi has no way to say it in person.

Zhang Yi said: "Brother Nanhai, what we have to do now are two things. The first thing is to build an invincible division for the Qing Dynasty, so that the world's powerful countries do not dare to watch at the land and people of the Qing Dynasty at will, as long as the waist of the Qing Dynasty is stiff and the law is self-reliant, we will have a stable external environment, which is the basis for the change, otherwise, even if we want to change the law, we will always be pinched by the neck of the foreign powers, and we will bite at any time, and we have no power to fight back. Second, if you want to emulate the West and change the law to improve yourself, you must first be proficient in foreign affairs, familiar with the system and economy of Western countries, now, there are several people who have been to Western countries, and the understanding of Western countries is nothing more than a few works, which is far from enough, if you want to change the law and reform, you must go to the West to seek the true scriptures from Tang Seng. Even Japan, in recent years, has become increasingly strong, which is due to the fact that they have sent a large number of students to study in Western countries. Therefore, I only mentioned to Zhuo Ru and Fusheng yesterday that the matter of traveling to the West and studying in Fuji is only possible if we really have a group of talents who understand Western affairs, and we can truly succeed in changing the law and reforming the law, otherwise, we will not be able to succeed just behind closed doors. ”

Kang Youwei's face paleated slightly, nodded and said, "There is some truth in what Jianzhi said. As for Zhuo Ru and others going to the West to study, I am still a little worried, Western learning is very different from my Chinese studies, I am afraid that they will learn new knowledge, and they will abandon all the essence left by their ancestors. ”

At this time, Liang Qichao spoke: "Teacher, don't you hear that the sages have a cloud: if the world is different, things are different, and when things are different, they will change." Nowadays, the development of countries in the world is changing with each passing day, and only the Qing Dynasty is conservative, so where can it be done. We are all descendants of Yan and Huang, even if we have learned the knowledge of the West, we are still descendants of Yan and Huang, we can only abandon the dross and retain the essence, so that Chinese culture can continue to flourish, otherwise, it will be a pool of stagnant water. ”

Lin Xu also echoed and said: "Yes, teacher, what Brother Zhuo Ru and General Jianzhi said is very true, we need to go out and learn the advanced civilization of the Western powers, since the teacher is the leader of the civil restoration, these things are naturally clearer than us." ”

Kang Youwei gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, since that's the case, the teacher will agree and fully support you to study in the West." ”

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "Brother Nanhai, Zhuoru, I still want to remind you, study in the West, don't just study Western knowledge, if you are interested, you should also pay more attention to the fields of engineering, economy, railways, and banking. ”