Yan Fu doesn't like to be an official. This handsome old man knows many Chinese, is knowledgeable, and has a high character. Whether it is practical or theoretical, they are all first-class talents in the late Qing Dynasty. But Yan Fu doesn't like to be an official, because he really doesn't understand, and he really doesn't like the set of things in the officialdom of the late Qing Dynasty.

According to the cultural standards of New China, Yan Fu is a serious and highly educated person. In 1866, he was admitted to the Mawei Shipyard School, where he mainly studied piloting. Five years later, in 1872, Yan Fu graduated with honors and practiced for five years on the two ships "Jianwei" and "Yangwu". From 1877 to 1879, Yan Fu and others were sent to study in the United Kingdom, not in a pheasant school such as the "University of the Western Pacific", but in the world's first-class naval college. He first attended the University of Portsmouth and then transferred to the Greenwich Naval Academy.

After returning to China after completing his studies, Yan Fu taught in the "Beiyang Naval Academy", the highest academy of the Chinese Navy at that time, starting from a grassroots instructor and working all the way to the chief teacher, which is equivalent to the position of the current president of the Naval Academy. During his tenure at the Beiyang Naval Academy, Yan Fu also participated in the operation and construction of the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau, the largest military enterprise in China and even Asia at that time. With such academic qualifications and qualifications in New China, Yan Fu is definitely a well-known figure.

Add to that Yan Fu's merits as a translator, and his actions as a "thinker" to some extent. If Yan Fu dies, this is to announce the news on "News Network", and the national leader personally attended the memorial service and bowed three times to Yan Fu's body covered with the party flag on the flowers. Subsequently, various media news reminiscing about Yan Fu's life and exploits will continue for a period of time.

However, in the Manchu era, Yan Fu's true position was awkward. He can only be called "nothing". Because Yan Fu "has no fame". Due to the death of his father in 1866 when Yan Fu was 12 years old, he had to give up the "right path of the imperial examination" and instead enter a vocational school where "the state can arrange work".

In 1872 (the 11th year of Tongzhi), Yan Fu obtained the qualification of choosing a Taoist. In 1889 (the fifteenth year of Guangxu), he reported the same title as the prefect, and was selected by the prefect and sent to run the Beiyang Naval Academy. On October 8, 1891 (the sixteenth year of Guangxu), Yan Fu obtained the official title of candidate Dao. There is a reason for the incident, Li Hongzhang mentioned in the list attached to the "Handling the Navy Award Discount": "Zhili probationary Daoist Lu Yaodou intends to apply for replacement before returning to the alternate class", "Alternate prefects Ma Fuheng, Bao Lanzheng, and Yan Fu all plan to be exempted from this class, and the Taoist will be selected before the vacancy regardless of the double month."

If we compare the academic qualifications of New China with the relevant positions, Yan Fu's experience can probably be described as "because Yan Fu has been engaged in the naval profession and has not been able to pass the civil service examination, so his positions are all temporary workers." ”

It sounds ridiculous, but it was really a very normal thing in the Manchu era. In that era, everything was inferior only to study, and the purpose of gaining fame was to become an official, and being an official was to manage people. As for professional knowledge, especially naval knowledge, it is not a particularly respectable and recognizable academic qualification. This academic qualification is not an academic qualification that can be equated with the imperial examination.

The reason why the Manchu system is called "backward" is that this system did not fully introduce the scientific system at all. This system is called "rotten", because the system is essentially anti-equality and maintains hierarchy.

Yan Fu's naval and industrial qualifications made him unable to become a "ruling class" in the system at all. Yan Fu's accumulated knowledge and understanding in his own profession made Yan Fu incompatible in this system.

Of course, Yan Fu is not without "struggle", after he became an official, he participated in the imperial examination four times, all of which were fiasco. Later, after Yan Fu gained a certain influence, he also designed a new "education system" by himself. It's just that these "struggles" are too useless to change neither the fate of Yan Fu nor the fate of China.

It wasn't until Yan Fu joined the base that he really found the "sense of belonging" he dreamed of.

The system established by the People's Party, or the system established by Chen Ke, was a comprehensive copy of New China. Through compulsory education, the people are able to communicate effectively with society through knowledge. Professional education is to train workers in their vocational abilities. "All people are equal, and the revolution only has a different division of labor, and there is no distinction between high and low." This is the slogan of Chen Ke's plagiarism.

In the new Chinese education system that Yan Fu once designed himself, he also shyly tried to replace the imperial examination with compulsory education. At a time when his dream was entirely on paper, the BJP had already begun to push for a new education system. As one of the few "professional military laborers" in China at that time who had both theory and practice, Yan Fu suddenly found that all his academic qualifications were highly praised in the new regime.

Whether he is the Minister of Education or the principal of the Naval Academy, Yan Fu clearly sees that what the People's Party respects is not only the university Yan Fu has attended, but the professional knowledge and professional ability that Yan Fu has acquired through study. The education system of the People's Party is not cultivating people who specialize in becoming officials, but cultivating workers who are capable of doing things. Officials are selected from among workers in various industries through an internal selection mechanism.

Yan Fu's lifelong depression was dissipated in the base areas, and Yan Fu's lifelong hopes were realized in the People's Party base areas, which was one of the fundamental reasons why Yan Fu was determined to participate in the revolution.

When Yuan Shikai's letter inviting Yan Fu to become the premier of the cabinet of the Republic was handed over to Yan Fu, the handsome old man's first feeling was, "Yuan Xiangcheng, are you joking?" ”

The Manchu officialdom left Yan Fu with too many memories that were "not good at all". Giving up the comfortable days of showing off his strength in the base area, running to be a "cabinet premier" who is destined to be troubled by all sides, suffering two stubbles and suffering two stubbles, Yan Fu thinks that unless he is mentally ill, he will never engage in such a moth.

But Chen Ke's attitude surprised Yan Fu very much, and after reading the letter handed in by Yan Fu, Chen Ke said calmly: "Comrade Yan Fu, if the organization asks you to be the prime minister, are you willing to go?" ”

"Why?" Yan Fu asked seriously.

"I'll talk about it specifically when I have a meeting." Chen Ke still said calmly.

According to the observation of Chen Ke by the cadres in the base, generally speaking, when Chen Ke showed such a calm look, it was an accident, and Chen Ke had already gathered most of his brain power to face this problem. This is not so much the calm that Chen Ke pretended, but rather the self-adjustment that Chen Ke made before entering a state of fierce struggle.

"When is the meeting?"

"Right now."

Like most people born in the 70s and 80s of the 20th century, Chen Ke has an aversion to propaganda. Think that most of this propaganda is rhetoric. Similarly, Chen Ke is often moved to tears by the heroic deeds of the party's martyrs in history.

It wasn't until he started the revolution that Chen Ke gradually had his own analysis. After the reform and opening up, the propaganda rarely talked about the process of specific things and how to do it. It's just an unlimited expansion of a few "heroic acts". These acts are then greased and powdered. It was a good thing, but after such processing, the delicacy has also turned into disgusting shit.

As is often the case with "seeing death as home", if there is danger, everyone wants to pursue their own safety first and avoid death. As long as it is human, it will choose this way. Chen Ke definitely doesn't want to die unexpectedly, because this is the most fundamental thing written in human genes, and it is human instinct.

But Chen Ke's current position made him inevitably the target of assassination by many forces. Faced with this fact, Chen Ke can only accept it, and he is not afraid at all. In order to complete the current work, Chen Ke needs to live and continue to work. Just like when Chen Ke shuttles through the battlefield, he has to kill the enemy to complete the mission instead of prioritizing his own life.

This is a kind of "seeing death as home", but it is not because of Chen Ke's earth-shattering virtues. It's just a "work need". Chen Ke is not qualified to ask for his life to be above his work. If you are afraid of death, Chen Ke can not do it now, since he has done this job, he must be willing to bear the risks brought by this job.

With this mentality, Chen Ke had no feeling at all about someone planning to assassinate him, neither angry nor uneasy, facing a group of comrades who were furious after learning the news, Chen Ke said calmly: "Yuan Keding is not a person who is incompetent. He was just one of many who wanted to assassinate. Again, who is our enemy and who is our friend is the primary question of the revolution. It's not just a revolution as a whole, based on different interests in everything, and everything will have friends and enemies. Today's enemies may be tomorrow's collaborators, and today's friends may become tomorrow's divergents. Stay calm. ”

"You must not let go of Yuan Keding, let alone Yuan Shikai!" Pang Zi was already arguing.

"That's right! Want to assassinate us? Let's do it first, except for the family surnamed Yuan! Chai Qingguo followed suit.

There are quite a few people in the Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army who have a common enmity with Yuan Shikai Beiyang, although Wu Xingchen has a relatively calm personality, but his eyes are shining at this time.

Of course, ordinary people can choose this way of responding, but Chen Ke believes that the BJP must not do this. This is not "magnanimous", but the People's Party represents the interests of the People's Party that needs revolution, and represents the most fundamental interests of China, so when it is threatened, it must not only not put its own emotions first, but must put China's interests first.

"Comrades, Yuan Keding's hostility towards me is by no means because of personal hatred, he is hostile to the entire People's Party. When we consider this issue, we should also consider it from the perspective of our People's Party. Chen Ke said.

As soon as Chen Ke's words fell, Pang Zi had already responded viciously: "Friends come with good wine, and jackals come with shotguns!" Chairman Chen, from the perspective of our People's Party, we must not let go of this bastard! If you say something, I'll go to Beijing immediately and bring back this kid's head for everyone! ”

Pang Zi's words full of the People's Party's heavy-action style made Chen Ke have to laugh, "Okay, that's a problem with my words." We now have to think not only from the perspective of the People's Party, but also from the perspective of China. If Yuan Keding wanted to assassinate me alone, it would not be unusual. In fact, there are many former landlords and gentry in the base who want to kill me. We have taken their land, and this kind of hatred based on interests will never be eliminated. Do you say Yuan Shikai doesn't want to kill me? He wanted to too. In addition to the Beiyang Group, don't the other provinces that feel threatened by our People's Party want to kill me? It is not only us Chinese who want to kill me, but now the Germans want to kill me, including foreign forces that realize that our People's Party is guarding China's fundamental interests, actually want to kill me. Even if it doesn't rise to the national level, it's just that some foreign companies at the level of business competition want to kill me. ”

Listening to Chen Ke list all kinds of contradictory objects, Pang Zi was silent. Naturally, the comrades of the BJP firmly believe that everything they do is absolutely just, and the BJP's progress from victory to victory inevitably ignores the enemy. Now, after listening to Chen Ke's explanation of the contradictions at all levels, everyone suddenly found that before they knew it, the People's Party had gone to a situation where there were enemies everywhere.

"Did you notice one thing in this incident? Yuan Keding first called on a group of foreign ministers. That is, in addition to domestic forces, there are also foreign forces that have intervened in this matter and tried to seek their own interests through this matter. Chen Ke took the discussion to a new level.

"We can fight the German devils, we don't have to be afraid." Pang Zi did not participate in the central government's earliest discussions on a temporary agreement with Beiyang. So it's still a style that doesn't dare to be afraid of heaven and earth. The battle to conquer Qingdao did give Pang Zi enough confidence. Many other comrades were not so optimistic, at least none of them supported Pang Zi's attitude.

The people's party's conference system is a comprehensive imitation of the party, and the meeting is very democratic, relying on facts and reasoning, and convincing people with reason, rather than relying on position to oppress people. Chen Ke was able to lead many of the meetings he attended because he knew more, thought more comprehensively, and was able to gain enough support by convincing other comrades.

Now, with the growth of the strength of the People's Party, more and more comrades are able to get in touch with the world at a higher and broader level, and in addition to the fact that the People's Party does not hide facts within the Party, nor does it rely on exclusive knowledge to gain the stability of its position, even if the comrades' qualifications do not reach the level of the world's top, they are extremely impressive in terms of knowledge.

Soon, the British were excluded from supporting the agitation of the assassination. What the British were looking for was the success of this quota trade, and as soon as the all-out struggle between the People's Party and Beiyang began, the result was that the economic interests that the British side was about to gain were immediately lost. This is not to say that the British did not support the assassination of Chen Ke, but that the British did not support the assassination of Chen Ke at this time.

Russian Maozi is more straightforward, and his external purpose is to grab land. It stands to reason that if the Chinese civil war broke out, the Russian Maozi would be very happy. But Chen Ke thinks that it is unlikely that Mao Zi will be involved in this kind of thing. Maozi's problem is that they are not resourceful, if they participate, they really want to do such a thing as assassination. However, the "Yuan Keding assassination conspiracy" in front of him has existed in various situations so far, that is, there is no possibility of success. This is by no means Maozi's mode of thinking.

In China, in the Far East, the French are mixed with the British. It's possible for them to instinctively make a big deal out of it, but it's not very likely to force it forward.

The Germans seem to be the most suspicious, but in fact the interests of the Germans are extremely difficult to guarantee in this chaotic situation. The British had long wanted to squeeze the Germans out of the Far East. The heavy artillery of the Qingdao fortress was all against the sea, not much on the land. The British absolutely refused to allow the Germans to take advantage of the chaos to reoccupy Qingdao.

As for looking at Yuan Shikai, who is the most suspicious, Yuan Keding's behavior this time is not so much "helping his father" as "cheating his father". Yuan Shikai is now clearly unprepared for war with the People's Party, and in a sense, he is also a victim of this incident. If the assassination was successful and Chen Ke was killed, it would be absolutely impossible for the People's Party to let Yuan Shikai go. Not to mention the mobilization of all 400,000 workers' and peasants' revolutionary troops, but only the mobilization of 100,000 troops in Huaihai Province, coupled with the "heroes" of Shandong and Hebei who once ravaged Beijing, the People's Party was not only able to destroy the Beiyang regime, but also to kill all the officials in Beiyang.

Then the rest is Japan, the ghost-obsessed Yuan Keding, and some marginal forces with ghosts.

"How does this sound like a conspiracy?" Pang Zi asked. Pang Zi is not stupid at all, the reason for this gaffe is firstly because of his deep-seated hatred for Yuan Shikai, and secondly, he believes that this is a step before a certain big force officially declares a full-scale war. That is, the "decapitation tactic" that Chen Ke talked about before.

However, after discussion, this operation actually looked like an elaborate conspiracy. The plotters of the conspiracy hide in the shadows, waiting for the deceived people to come out, waiting for the profit.

Wu Xingchen opened his mouth, "Master Pang, Yuan Keding is nothing except for Yuan Shikai's son. Because Yuan Keding only represents his personal interests, and cannot even represent the interests of his father Yuan Shikai. And Yuan Keding himself thinks that he is smart, he thinks that what he does can achieve his own interests. If no one can support him, he will never dare to do such a thing on his own. Since there are people who are trying to promote this matter, it is most reliable for us to follow the changes in interests caused by this matter to find the main messenger. ”

In terms of playing conspiracy, Pang Zi is by no means a tender grass. When he ran to Taihang Mountain to hide, he also engaged in the trick of "fire and Wang Lun". With a correct mentality, Pang Zi did not oppose Wu Xingchen's point of view.

Seeing that everyone already had the right idea, Chen Ke said loudly: "Comrades, but if this matter comes out and is known to the world, it means that we have completely torn our faces with Beiyang." Now China's temporary stability will be shattered. China is about to enter a full-scale civil war. At least at this time, this civil war is an act that greatly harms China's interests. ”

Now that they have been freed from the influence of their personal positions and emotions, the comrades also agree with this point of view.

Seeing that no one objected, Chen Ke continued to say loudly: "Then, we have to define the personality of these people. The plotters of this matter are trying to gain their own interests in the model of triggering a civil war in China, and they put their own interests above those of China. These people, whether Chinese or foreigners, are enemies. Not only the enemy of our People's Party, but also the enemy of the whole of China. We the People's Party will never let go of China's enemies! ”