"Husband, the telegraph office has sent a message saying that Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Xu Yingqi and Wei Guangtao have jointly established a Conservative Party, and then hope to get your approval, husband. The Conservatives, as they claim, advocate conservatism, and they do not disapprove of reforms, but rather hope that they will not be drastic in their reforms, but in the use of slow means. Reform must also be cautious, must be carefully analyzed, and social reform must be moderated, not by violent and brutal means, and the interests of all parties must be taken into account, and so on. In short, although they claim to carry out reforms, they do not want rapid and drastic reforms, and hope that they will be more stable. military power, they also want to run for the first prime minister of the founding country. Husband, these guys are still thieves, and they actually want to use this means to seize power with you, husband? ”

In the capital, many Manchu widows and children are also watching and discussing this conservative party, and even many Manchu widows and children also take the initiative to join this conservative party. Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong have a lot of power, they have many protégés and former officials in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and they are almost all over the world. Coupled with their high status during the Manchu era, even their former political opponents would have wanted to join the Conservative Party. ”

Wang Guorui heard this, of course he knew what this Li Hongzhang wanted to do, this old thing really had a certain level. In doing so, it can be said that he will let all the old and young landlord class guys of the Manchu Qing Dynasty join this conservative party, and their conservative party can gain a lot of power in a short time. After all, there are no eternal friends and enemies in politics, only eternal interests. The Manchu officials, though they may have been enemies before, were now friends, because they all represented one class, the landlord class.

In fact, the landlord class did not want reform, nor did they want the industrialization of the country. At the very least, don't make quick reforms. Let them, the landlords, bear the throes of reform. Although there are many pains in any reform, they do not want the pain to be too severe, so they advocate slowing down the pace of reform. Just like the British Conservative Party, the Conservative Party does not mean that it must be conservative, it must be feudal, but their conservative meaning is actually to be conservative in the process of reform. In the process of social progress, do not use radical means to make society progress. The Conservative Party does not mean that it is standing still, but rather advocating a slowdown in the pace of social progress, so that humanity can be more relaxed and less painful.

This is what Li Hongzhang means, hoping to influence the central government, and then gain a certain status to safeguard the interests of these landlords. Even if they can't stop Wang Guorui's reform, they all hope to slow down Wang Guorui's reform so that they don't have to suffer too much pain.

"Husband. These guys are thieves and always want to seize power! Kang Tongwei said.

Wang Guorui shook his head and said, "No, they are not stupid, they are showing loyalty to me!" ”

"Loyalty?" Kang Tongwei didn't understand.

"Li Hongzhang, this old guy, is worthy of being a guy who has been up and down in the political arena for decades, and he knows very well that they are not opponents in terms of armed forces. So they want to defend their own interests and fight against us within the rules that we have set. When they formed the Conservative Party, it meant that they had completely abandoned the idea of choosing armed struggle. Instead, it is a political struggle to protect their own interests! You say, it's through armed struggle that it's even more painful. Or is it more painful through political struggle? Wang Guorui asked.

Kang Tongwei understood that because Li Hongzhang did this, it meant that they had given up using the means of armed struggle to fight against Wang Guorui. Although this may aggravate the political struggle, anyone will know that the political struggle is fierce, and it is better than through armed struggle! Wars are all cases that cannot be resolved by ordinary political means. Acts of violence. And war has brought great damage to human civilization and social economy, and the Chinese have the saying that they would rather be a peaceful dog than a chaotic person. Although many people may scold the country for its political struggle, no matter how serious the political struggle is, it is better than armed struggle!

Li Hongzhang took the initiative to establish a political party. That means they have given up the idea of choosing to fight by force, so isn't this actually an act of loyalty? Abandoning the armed struggle is actually a form of allegiance. Even if he is not 100% loyal to Wang Guorui, then at least he has given up the armed struggle, which will definitely be a good thing for the stability of the country.

If an emperor expects his courtiers to be 100% loyal to him, he himself is a fool. As long as he is a politically qualified emperor, he also knows that the courtiers all represent their own interests, so it is just a beautiful dream to expect them to be absolutely loyal to the emperor.

And to strive for one's own interests, it is also necessary to pay attention to ways and means. If you want to usurp the throne or fight for your own interests by means of armed rebellion, it must be a rebellion. And this practice of abandoning armed struggle is also a kind of "loyalty".

And there's an upside to them doing that. That is to gather the forces of those who are left behind, and then gather to create momentum. Especially the old and young remnants of the Manchu landlords, they have a lot of power. And if those old and young people are allowed to fight against us alone in the local area, then they will definitely be eaten by us one by one because of a plate of scattered sand. Their power is already insufficient, and if they continue to disperse, they will definitely not be able to fight for our interests. ”

"So what they have to do now is to unite and then play games with us and fight for interests. And Li Hongzhang and his local governors rose up together to form this conservative party, and the prestige of their local governors could gather those landlords almost all over the world, and then fight for our interests. It's not that they don't know that it is impossible to succeed in the election, but they want to show themselves and let the world see their existence. As long as the people of the world can see their existence, those landlords will not despair. And as long as they do not despair, they will also believe that they should use political struggle to fight for their interests, rather than choose violent struggle. ”

"So, I might as well give them some hope. Let them see that it is not impossible to defend their interests through non-violent political struggle, and that can also show that they are eligible for this benefit. As long as they don't despair, that's fine. If they are completely desperate, then they must have two choices, one is to fight desperately immediately, or to collude with foreigners. So give them a frog that looks a little hopeful, but can be boiled in warm water to make them die out gradually. ”

However, Zheng Hong said: "To deal with this kind of person, can't you use the knife directly?" I don't believe it, and they won't give in if they use the knife! Now that we have the power to fight, do they dare to mess around? ”

"Hong'er, the army is not omnipotent, especially using the army to meddle in politics, that is a bad start. Is it an accident why foreign countries strictly require the military not to interfere in politics? Using the military to suppress political opponents is a very bad tactic. If we were just one of the warlords, it wouldn't matter. But when you become an emperor, you should have the tolerance of an emperor. An emperor must be able to tolerate different forces under your control, otherwise you expect that your subordinates are all your people, then this is impossible. And what if all your men are yours? Maybe you will fall into the dark of the light and not see the people under your command deteriorate and decay. The ancients said that if you are born in sorrow and die in peace, if your subordinates are all your own people, then you must be able to sit back and relax, and you will inevitably die in peace at that time. This is true regardless of whether it is a country or a particular party. If there is no enemy at all, then you will inevitably fall into a state of gradual decay. Therefore, in order to ensure that you do not decay, you must create an enemy even if there is no enemy. Only with a common enemy can one maintain a certain degree of purity. ”

"If you are oppressed by the military because of political differences, then this is very bad. Once everyone is accustomed to violently oppressing those who disagree with politics, then there will definitely be a coup d'état in our country every three or five years, which is very dangerous. ”

Wang Guorui knows that this is not the case in Thailand in the future? In later generations, military coups often broke out in Thailand, and it has become an endless cycle. Because they have developed a habit of using military violence to solve political problems, and they have become a habit of using military means. In this case, the army could easily turn into a warlord.

Wang Guorui knows that the army is a double-edged sword, and if he abuses the army in order to solve political problems, he will be unlucky in the end. Wang Guorui is very strict with the control of the army, and in order to prevent the army from becoming a warlord, he even did not hesitate to abolish the inheritance of his eldest son Wang Jiazhao. If nothing else, it's because he has a mother of a military tycoon, and it's easy to collude with the military.

In fact, the Tang Dynasty was the same, Li Shimin seized the throne by mutiny, and as a result, there were many military coups in the Tang Dynasty. There have been three coups in Xuanwumen alone, and there are surprisingly many coups in other places, which may be the reason why Li Shimin made a bad start.

"The Conservative Party was formed, agreed!" Wang Guorui quickly signed the document, which was regarded as an endorsement of the establishment of the Conservative Party, because being able to engage in peaceful political struggle is actually a good thing, at least better than using military war to solve internal problems. (To be continued.) )