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Emperor Meiji issued an edict recognizing that "the emperor of the Southern Dynasty is orthodox", and three days later, Feng Guozhang again led troops into the palace to meet Meiji, asking the Japanese government to declare the Black Dragon Society an illegal organization for the crime of "killing the monarch", dissolve the Black Dragon Society, and arrest the leaders of the Black Dragon Society in the Japanese National Police Agency, Uchida Ryohei and Toyama Man, Toyama Man, Uchida Ryohei Canghuang fled, and Zhu Dixiang and others also smuggled to San Francisco in the United States for refuge. Watermark Advertising Test Watermark Advertising Test Feng Guozhang launched a large-scale search and arrest operation in Tokyo and other places, suppressed the Black Dragon Society with iron and blood, and slaughtered more than 30,000 members of the Black Dragon Society.

When Feng Guozhang searched for the members of the Black Dragon Society, he seized a large number of internal documents, including the cooperation agreement signed by Zhu Dixiang and Uchida Ryohei to cede Northeast China, Manchuria, and Mongolia to the Japanese, as well as other treaties. He sent a telegram to Song Xiaofei, who read these treaties, scoffed at them, and ordered the original text of these agreements to be published in national newspapers, and also paid for them to be published in world-renowned newspapers such as The Times and the New York Times. After these treaties stated that the Black Dragon Society would help Zhu Dixiang to overthrow the Chinese government, the two countries should join hands to conclude a covenant on the left:

Article 1 Since China and Japan are in close proximity to each other, and other foreign countries are advised to notify each other of important diplomatic matters in East Asia.

Article 2 In order to facilitate Sino-Japanese coordinated operations, the naval and army weapons, ammunition, and weapons used by China should be of the same style as those of Japan.

Article 3 For the same purpose as the preceding paragraph, if the Chinese Navy hires foreigners, it is advisable to mainly use Japanese soldiers.

Article 4 To ensure that the political cooperation between China and Japan is confirmed, and if the Chinese Government and local offices employ foreigners, it is advisable to mainly use Japanese.

Article 5 In order to coordinate and develop the economy between China and Japan during the period, it is advisable to establish the Bank of China and Japan and its branches in important cities of China and Japan.

Article 6 On the date of the preceding paragraph, if foreign capital is required to operate mines, railways, and coastal shipping routes in China, Japan may be consulted in advance if necessary, and if Japan is unable to do so, it may consult with other foreign countries.

Article 7 Japan shall cooperate with China in the necessary assistance in reforming its maladministration and shall succeed as soon as possible.

Article 8 Japan shall assist China in reforming its internal affairs, rectifying its armaments, and building itself into a sound country.

Article 9 Japan shall sponsor the cause of the amendment of the treaty, the tariff of the treaty, and the abolition of consular jurisdiction.

Article 10 No agreement shall be concluded with another without the consent of the diplomatic authorities of the two countries or of the persons named in this Covenant.

Article 11 This Covenant shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of its signature and may be extended in accordance with the wishes of the two States.

World public opinion was in an uproar, it turned out that the Black Dragon Society wanted to subvert the Chinese government, and various countries had a little more understanding of Feng Guozhang's actions in Japan.

There are only the big seals of Zhu Dixiang and Chen Meiqi on this secret document, which were secretly signed between them and Uchida Ryohei, and many internal backbones of the Fumin League are ignorant of this matter. I saw this "secret agreement" in the New York Times. Huang Keqiang, the No. 2 person in the Restoration of Sight Alliance, ran to Zhu Dixiang angrily and threw the newspaper in his face: "In the past, I put up with you if you asked us to be loyal to you personally, but now that the revolution has not succeeded, you are busy doing such a trick with the Japanese." Tell me it's not true. Otherwise, I will leave the Fumin League today. ”

Zhu Dixiang looked aggrieved. said: "Comrade Huang Keqiang, I am also forced to do this, think about it, we have nothing." If we don't use these to cooperate with the Japanese, will they finance us? We are not strong now, and when we seize power and come to power, these treaties will naturally be just a piece of waste paper. ”

Huang Keqiang laughed: "It turns out that everything you do is just for yourself to be on stage." ”

Emperor Zhu said: "You still don't understand politics, the so-called politics." It's that we come to power and let others go down. ”

Huang Keqiang clenched his fists and said with disdain: "The Tao is different, and it is not conspiratory." From now on. I declare my separation from the Fumin League, and whoever wants to follow you will do it. ”

After speaking, Huang Keqiang turned around and left, leaving only Zhu Dixiang's lonely eyes.

Just when Zhu Dixiang was in the most difficult situation, Tao Zhangcheng, another veteran of the Fumin League, also fell into the ground, stood up and exposed that Zhu Dixiang had received a large sum of money from the Japanese, but did not hand it over to the Fumin League, announced the establishment of another Guangfu League, and took away half of the members of the Fumin League, and Huang Keqiang, Song Renjiao and others also established another Democratic League. The Fumin League will split and split into three, and Zhu Dixiang has almost become a loner, with only Chen Meiqi and a few other sworn friends by his side. He fooled some overseas Chinese in Chinatown to donate to him, but most of the overseas Chinese in the United States also read newspapers, so he didn't raise much money, and when he was most depressed, he had to go to American restaurants to wash dishes.

In China, Song Xiaofei also began to initiate democratic reform, and set up the China Democratic Reform Committee headed by him, with Senate Speaker Rong Hong, Vice President Zhang Zhidong, Cabinet Premier Sheng Xuanhuai, Justice General Liang Qichao, and Education Minister Yan Fu all members.

Song Xiaofei decided to start by promoting the rule of law in China, and when he presided over the meeting, he expounded his views: "Democracy is a good thing, and when our Baath Party was first founded, we set the goal of building the country into a prosperous, strong, civilized and democratic country. Many people now mistakenly think that democracy is the rotation of two parties in power in the United States, which is a big mistake, and the word democracy comes from the Greek word for 'demos', which means people. Some people say that our Ba'ath Party is a one-party dictatorship, that is, it is not democratic, these people are ignorant of the West, one-party dictatorship, in other words, it is 'one party in power for a long time', which has advantages and disadvantages, the advantage is that it is politically stable, and it can make decisions quickly, and the disadvantage is that it is easy to become rampant. However, as long as we govern the party strictly and put power in a cage from the system, this problem will be solved. The core of democracy is to limit the power of the government, in fact, the degree of democracy in China is not low, there is no government below the county level. The values of tolerance, cooperation and compromise in a democratic society are by no means understandable to revolutionaries who advocate violence. Moreover, it does not mean that with democracy, the country will be able to become civilized and strong, and the people will be fed and clothed, but the realization of democracy requires corresponding economic, cultural and political conditions, and the implementation of democracy regardless of the conditions will bring disastrous results to the country and the people. The Great Revolution in France in 1793. It's a bloody example. ”

Liang Qichao said, "I agree with the president's opinion. Democracy has inherent limitations, is not a panacea, and cannot solve all of humanity's problems. Democracy is by no means perfect. It has many inherent deficiencies. Democracy does take citizens to the streets. holding rallies that could lead to political instability; Democracy makes things that are simple under non-democratic conditions relatively complex and cumbersome. increased administrative costs; Democracy often requires iterative consultation and discussion, which often leaves some decisions that should have been made in a timely manner pending, thus reducing administrative efficiency. Democracy also gives an opportunity to some rhetorical political crooks. Become a tool for it to deceive the people. ”

"Yes, democracy can also lead to a temporary loss of control of the social and political order, and democracy can also undermine the peace of the country and cause political divisions in the country; Democratic procedures can also send a handful of ** dictators to the political stage, and sometimes the cost of democracy is too high to bear. However, this is not the fault of democracy itself. Rather, it is the fault of certain politicians. Some politicians do not understand the objective laws of democratic politics and unrealistically promote democracy, and the result will only be counterproductive. However, in all the political systems that mankind has invented and implemented so far. Democracy is the one with the least evils. In other words, democracy is relatively the best political system ever made by mankind. ”

Song Xiaofei nodded and said: "But in fact, what the people are concerned about is not the issue of democracy, but the issue of having enough food and wearing warm clothes. At present, China's top priority is to promote the rule of law and do a good job in the economy and people's livelihood. Promoting the rule of law and eradicating the rule of law is what we need to do at present. We now have a constitution, but we still have to implement it! Rule the country according to law. ”

Towards the end of the meeting, Song Xiaofei recommended that everyone in the audience read the 19th-century French thinker Alexis de Tocqueville's "The Ancien Régime and the Revolution", Song Xiaofei said, "This is a classic work recognized by the world for the study of the French Revolution." A great revolution based on the principles of Enlightenment ideas such as 'freedom, equality, and fraternity' finally degenerated into a bloody nightmare on the guillotine, which is worth pondering for all of you. In carrying out democratic reform, China must completely abandon Rousseau's 'political thinking'. ”

Rong Hong said: "Why did the president say this? ”

Song Xiaofei replied that the Enlightenment ideas of the French Revolution in 1793 were permeated with "abstract politics", and the revolutionaries tried to replace the complex traditional habits that ruled the society at that time with universal theories such as "freedom", "equality" and "fraternity". This kind of "political thinking" is the culmination and typical representative of Rousseau. He was also the "spiritual mentor" of Robespierre, the leader of the Jacobin revolution. In his works such as "On the Origin of Human Inequality" and "On Science and Art", Rousseau traced the roots of human inequality to the emergence of private property and the envy caused by it. He saw the social division of labor that promoted historical development as inequality contrary to the laws of nature. Rousseau's abstract thinking ignores the obvious reality: "equality" cannot be equal to "no difference" except in a utopian society. He does not see that equality in reality can only be a legal "right", not a "property"; He did not see that there was a natural contradiction between the "freedom" and "equality" he advocated, but in a society with a free division of labor, there would be hairdressers, dung diggers, restaurant waiters, bosses, and workers, and in the end everyone would be equal only in the legal sense.

Rong Hong's face was a little unbearable, and he himself often talked about freedom and equality like Rousseau, saying: "The president has a point. ”

Song Xiaofei said, I'm not saying that we don't want freedom and equality, freedom and equality are also good things, but we have to figure out their connotations. Rousseau's thought, after breaking away from the religion, laws, and customs of the old system, was, as he himself said, "what it seems" and "what it is". After this kind of thinking became the guiding ideology of the Great Revolution, the passion of the revolutionaries replaced reason, freedom instead of freedom, destruction replaced fraternity, and the Great Revolution completely degenerated from the "laws of nature" into a primitive and barbaric violent movement, and in the end, the heads of people were rolling on the guillotine, and the blood flowed on the land of the republic, and it was inevitable. At that time, the high-ranking officials of France blindly accepted these "fashionable political rhetoric", and as a result, all French people "abandoned the real society and indulged in a fictional society of freedom and equality, and the Great Revolution led to a great tragedy." Therefore, those of us in power must have a sober mind and cannot blindly accept some fashionable political rhetoric. Even with universal values such as "freedom", "democracy" and "human rights", we must adhere to the principle of "being down-to-earth and seeking truth from facts", combine China's specific practice, and "learn from the achievements of the development of all human civilizations", and step by step move towards the road of becoming a democratic, civilized and prosperous country.