Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Struggle Between Empire and Democracy
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The government's decision on the Forbidden City was not only supported by the democratic faction in the south, but also opposed by the constitutionalists in the north.
The opponents in the north are represented by Yang Du and Yan Fu and others, who believe that the Forbidden City should not be blocked, because the Forbidden City has always been the place where the emperor lives, and it has gone through two generations, and the dragon qi of Huaxia is in it, and the blockade of the Forbidden City is to lock the dragon qi, which will hinder the rise of Huaxia, and the Forbidden City should not be blocked.
The southern ones are represented by Song Jiaoren and Jiang Yiwu and others, who think that Yang Du and others are fallacious, and there is no such thing as dragon qi at all, and even if there is, it was dispersed at the end of the Manchu Dynasty, and now it is just an empty city, which will affect the rise of China, which is simply nonsense. They also used Darwin's "Theory of the Origin of Species" in Western Europe to refute Yang Du and them, there is no god in this world, and there is no dragon qi, so the blockade of the Forbidden City has nothing to do with dragon qi.
The literary society led by Jiang Yiwu was not incorporated into the alliance because of the three-legged momentum at that time, they maintained their independence, and it was in this way that he was suppressed by Sun Dacang and others, and did not go with him when the Republic of China government moved to Guangzhou, and Qin Yu did not embarrass the literary society after the dissolution of the Republic of China government, but just let them hand over power.
Song Jiaoren is now in Beijing, and when the government of the Republic of China was dissolved, Song Jiaoren and others were not arrested, and now they want to form a political party to participate in politics when they see the reunification of China, and this time they went to Beijing to win over government personnel in China to build a political party. But they have hit a wall in Beijing one after another, and the officials of the Huaxia government have no birds at all, how can people from the Baath Party join your party that has not yet been established, which makes Song Jiaoren and them very depressed.
In a teahouse in Beijing, the 'Don't talk about state affairs' that used to hang in the lobby is gone, and the tea drinkers inside are arguing loudly about something, and it turns out that two groups of people are spitting on each other.
"The blockade of the Forbidden City, which is now the Forbidden City, is simply sealing the luck of Huaxia, the Forbidden City has not known how much luck has been gathered in China for hundreds of years, and now it is said that it will be sealed, I really don't know if the government wants to swallow the things inside?" One said angrily.
"This gentleman, that's not what he said, how could the government be greedy for the things inside, didn't it say that statistics are being made, will they build a museum in two years to make the things of the Forbidden City public, and now the government is still trustworthy, not the previous Manchu and Beiyang governments." One retorted.
"Even if they are not greedy, but the blockade of the Forbidden City is really hurtful to the heavens and the peace, it is a gathering place for dragon qi in China, we think it is better not to block it."
"Ridiculous, the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty means that the dragon qi inside is gone, and there is no god in this world at all, and there is no so-called dragon qi, have any of you ever seen a god? If it's sealed, it's sealed.,If it's not sealed, it will cause some people to worry.,Counting the cultural relics inside or something is also a big project.,If you're not prepared before it's made public, it will also damage the things inside.,I think it's well sealed.。 At this time, the voice that came out to speak, everyone saw that it was a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, with a somewhat stern face, this person was Song Jiaoren, who happened to pass by here, and after hearing it, he slowly walked in and said.
"This brother is not right, I think that after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the dragon qi in Beijing has nourished the Manchu Qing Dynasty for more than 200 years, and the current dragon qi can also nourish our government, and where did you say that there are no ghosts and gods?" Song Jiaoren suddenly heard another voice behind him.
Song Jiaoren turned around and saw a man in a Tang costume, this man was smiling, and he asked curiously, "May I ask who you are?" ”
The man replied, "Isn't it just Yang Du, what about Brother Ren?" ”
"It turned out to be Brother Yang, I'm Song Jiaoren, please take care of me."
"It's the famous Mr. Song, I'm glad to meet you." The two shook hands tightly as they spoke.
Song Jiaoren looked at Yang Du and said: "The situation in the last years of the Ming Dynasty was not as strict as that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the land was cut and reparated, the weak and incompetent, and the lackeys of the foreigners, and the Ming Dynasty's 'Son of Heaven guards the country, and the king dies Sheji' This is the momentum that can be waited, you look at the Manchu Qing Dynasty again, so even if the Forbidden City has dragon energy, it has been consumed by them." You see, most of the Western countries are democracies, they just don't believe in the divine right of kings, and they don't believe in gods, and any of you have ever seen a fairy, this fairy is just a folk legend, not credible. ”
"The things of the West cannot be trusted, aren't they still believing in God? Moreover, the Western system is not necessarily suitable for us, our situation is different from others, and our culture also has merits, so it is still necessary to be rooted in our own situation. Yang Du shook his head and said.
"Of course, in combination with our situation, the current situation is democracy, and we overthrew the rule of the Manchus because we wanted democracy. France and the United States in the West are democratic countries, and the French Revolution and the American War of Independence and the Civil War created these two world powers, and we must follow the example of France and the United States to build a democratic country where everyone is equal, and only in this way can China become stronger. Song Jiaoren said his own statement, in fact, this is also unanimously agreed by the democrats.
Yang Du still shook his head and said: "You think too perfectly, you don't want to think about the historical background of France and the United States, the situation of these two countries is fundamentally different from ours, our country has a culture of up and down for 5,000 years, and the absolute monarchy has more than 2,000 years, do they have it?" Most of our country is now made up of peasants and old families, who don't know what democracy is, and your democracy is a few political parties fighting over each other, if the measures of this party are overturned by the next party, do you think it will become stronger if it continues like this? In my opinion, it is better to establish a constitutional monarchy, you see that Japan, a small country, has achieved its achievements today because of top-down reforms, and if you look at the powerful Germany, they have also achieved today's achievements because of the constitutional monarchy. ”
"A constitutional monarchy? Was it to make the emperor of the Manchu Qing a constitutional monarchy? Didn't the Manchus also try, and it wasn't a failure, so a constitutional monarchy wouldn't work. One of the people present immediately asked rhetorically after listening to Yang Du's words.
"No, no, the Manchu constitutional monarchy failed, that is, they did not carry it out seriously, it was all perfunctory, as for the constitutional monarchy, this monarch is the current president. I don't need to tell you about the merits of the chairman, you know, he is not only a Han Chinese, but also has these merits comparable to the founding emperors of previous dynasties, enough to be an emperor, as long as we implement a constitutional monarchy, we will be able to catch up with Japan in less than ten years. Yang Du said proudly.
Everyone present was stunned after hearing this, in their opinion, Qin Yu's merits were no worse than the founding emperors of any dynasty, or even better, but they didn't think about what Qin Yu would do if he became emperor.
Song Jiaoren said with a surprised face: "No, the chairman will not be the emperor, judging from the policies of land reform and the blockade of the Forbidden City, the government is implementing democratic methods, and the current situation The government has not circulated the statement that the chairman wants to be the emperor, democracy is the mainstream of world development." The establishment of a constitutional monarchy is hindering the development of the country, it is perverse, and it will be resisted by the whole country, and Japan's success cannot be replicated. ”
"Is a constitutional monarchy bad? Only a constitutional monarchy is the most suitable for China at this stage, only in this way can the whole country be twisted into a rope to develop vigorously, our country just lacks a capable monarch and not the so-called democracy, our chairman is this suitable monarch, so a constitutional monarchy is our best choice. Yang Du said eloquently.
"Constitutional monarchy, do we still have to be slaves? Will you continue to oppress for more than 2,000 years? The establishment of a constitutional monarchy is a retrogression of history, which is unfair to the 40,000,000 people, disrespectful to the revolution, and destined to perish in the face of popular opposition. Song Jiaoren said angrily, he now has a feeling in his heart that something is wrong, if someone really carries out a constitutional monarchy, democracy will be ruined, and he must quickly establish a democratic political party, otherwise there will be no chance to fight with the constitutionalists in the north.
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The two were constantly refuting each other's claims, and the people next to them were also clearly standing behind the side they supported, and they listened quietly to the arguments between the two, while their hearts were constantly thinking.
The two argued for an afternoon without defeating each other, it can be said that they are equal, it is obvious that the number of people behind Yang Du is more than twice as many as Song Jiaoren, and Song Jiaoren has already lost in terms of momentum. The two saw that they couldn't win each other and it was too late, so they went back to their respective homes.
The controversy between the two men was recorded by those who followed them, and after they put the argument of the two men on the right path, they made it into a pamphlet, which immediately aroused a wide range of ideas, and a large number of intellectuals participated in the discussion, which slowly spread from the north to all parts of the country, and the paper stirred up a thousand waves, and discussions on imperialism and democracy began everywhere.
The controversy in China has attracted the attention of Britain, France, the United States, and other countries, and they also have different opinions on whether China should practice an imperial system or a democratic system. Britain, Germany and other countries with monarchs hope that China can implement a constitutional monarchy, especially Germany is most in favor of constitutional monarchy, if Qin Yu becomes emperor, then they will have a pro-German emperor, Irene will also become a queen or concubine, these are too important for the equivalent country, this is what Germany wants. As for France and the United States, they believe that China should practice a democratic system, and only by practicing democracy can they better enter China, and there will be one more democratic country to join the democratic camp.
After receiving the news from Huaxia, Japan immediately formulated a plan to make trouble in Huaxia again, to let the democrats and the constitutionalists fight, and not to let Huaxia stop, and this is in their best interest. Japan is now quite afraid that Qin Yu will become the emperor, once Qin Yu becomes the emperor, he will be able to concentrate the resources of Huaxia to rise in the shortest possible time, this is not what they want, only to carry out the so-called democracy to let Huaxia enter the struggle of several factions, so that Huaxia will not have time to develop.
Qin Yu didn't pay too much attention to the increasingly fierce controversy among the people, although in his heart he also thought that the imperial system was better than the democratic system, but he could not express his opinions in the public.