Late at night on July 11, in a dark, damp hut, an oil light flickered on and off.

Kang Youwei clasped his hands on his knees, his face as pale as snow, like a frightened beast, huddled in the corner of a bamboo bed, the light swaying in and out on his curled body.

An hour ago, he was arrested and brought here, the whole process was like a dream, muddy, I don't know why, the only thing that can be sure is that people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat, and there will definitely be no good results.

At this moment, his mood is really exhausted from the water of the three rivers, and it is difficult to wash away today's regrets. He has been painstakingly studying the art of climbing the dragon for many years, hoping to become a general and worship the prime minister, a very popular minister, glorious and rich, and his name will remain in history.

The so-called drunk and lying on the knees of beauties, wake up and hold the power of the world, climb high and shout, and the world will obey. Isn't the so-called Qi family ruling the country and leveling the world, under one person, above ten thousand, as a slave to one person, and then enslaving tens of millions of people?

In power, in power, the stimulation of this power was full of temptation for him, and he was already thinking about becoming an official and was about to go crazy.

At the beginning, he studied the Four Books and Five Classics hard, and the articles were eight strands, hoping to be the champion and the first, and the fish jumped into the dragon gate. But later it was discovered that something was wrong, and the national policy changed greatly, abolishing the imperial examination, opening new schools, building railways, setting up factories, and changing the law to reform.

Therefore, Kang Youwei believed that the emperor was going to take the road of Western constitutional monarchy, although his heart was still feudal and conservative, and he had a lot of complaints about these, but he still changed his mind and talked about the constitution and reform everywhere, but he also won a little reputation, and he was quite proud. I was thinking about how to enter Beijing and write directly to the emperor and take a shortcut to becoming an official.

Unexpectedly, the atmosphere of the country has changed again, and ideological control, militarism, constitutionalism, democracy, and freedom have all become great rebellions, and whoever speaks is guilty.

He carefully observed the emperor's policies for many years, and it was really unbelievable and incomprehensible, to Zuihou killing the princes and nobles, disbanding the Eight Banners, cutting off the braids, and even changing the name of the country, these were completely beyond his comprehension.

Every time he judged the result was the opposite, he originally wanted to be a "minister from the dragon", but what he did was "against the dragon scales" and became the opposite of the government, how could he be depressed?

Wrong start, wrong step, he is now a famous liberal scholar, a celebrity of the constitutionalists, even if he changes his course immediately, can the emperor still trust him? Can you still be a great minister? Later, he came into contact with the Blackstone Society by chance, and he joined the Blackstone Society driven by resentment and depression.

This is not an impulse, what does it mean to "learn written martial arts and sell the emperor's family"? Wen and martial arts have been learned, but the emperor's family just won't buy it, what do you say?

He was indignant in his heart: "The so-called good birds choose trees to perch, and there is no master here, but there is a place to stay here." I want to be a good official seriously, if you don't give it to Guangxu, Lao Tzu will simply rob it, damn it, make a revolution! ”

But when he joined the Blackstone Society, he found that things were far from what he imagined, the entire Blackstone Society was tightly organized, with many insiders, and they were heavily guarded against each other, and he himself was only at the bottom of the organization, and the most powerful zodiac sign couldn't do it at all.

Without a sense of power, no right to speak, and no decision-making power, jumping from the edge of one society to the edge of another, betraying one dictatorship and defecting to another, it is as difficult to gain the trust of the upper echelons of the organization as it is to gain the trust of Guangxu.

Kang Youwei was indignant, and he was really about to go crazy.

It wasn't until he heard about Zhang Shusheng's situation that he suddenly felt that the opportunity had come, Zhang Shusheng was in a similar situation to himself, he didn't meet the same Huaicai, he could rebel, he couldn't? As long as he is recruited to join the club, he may be reborn in the Black Stone Society, and the time will come. That's why he violated discipline and went to Hefei without Xiangshang instructions.

The ideal is always very plump, the reality is always very skinny, he fell just after starting, and became a prisoner in an instant, Kang Youwei's hot heart was poured with a basin of snow water, which was cold to the bone.

At this moment, he finally understood how happy it was to be a slave in peace, what revolution, what ideals, what people, what country, it was not worth half a penny, a cheap life, and nothing was important except death.

Thinking of this, Kang Youwei just heard the squeak of the iron door, and he didn't see who came in, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, he immediately rolled down from the bed, kowtowed like garlic, and his movements were as fast as lightning: "My lord, spare my life, I will move!" I'm recruiting! Spare your life! ＂

only heard a laugh of "fluttering", Kang Youwei hurriedly looked up, it turned out to be just a maid delivering food, and he scolded in his heart: "Lose Lei!" ＂

July 15, Beijing Xiangshan, Jingyi Garden "Songwu Villa".

Ding Yuntong was sitting in the lobby, according to Yuan Shikai's report, Kang Youwei was surprisingly honest, and begged to see the emperor, Ding Yuntong agreed after thinking about it.

Since the last time Zhao Bingjun missed and failed to arrest the members of the Blackstone Society, Ding Yuntong has always had a feeling of inappropriateness in his heart. This is the royal garden, and he deliberately chose this place to see Kang Youwei today, just subconsciously wanting to escape this feeling.

Soon, a person was sandwiched by two big men and came in from the door, this person was the world-famous Kang Youwei, Kang Nanhai. When he saw that there was a person in the hall wearing a dragon robe, why didn't he understand?

Hearing only the sound of "plop", Kang Youwei immediately knelt down, he knelt on his knees, and knelt all the way into the lobby from the door. Ding Yuntong waved his hand to stop the guard's movements, and watched Kang Youwei kneel at his feet.

He stretched out a hand, gently rubbed the top of Kang Youwei's head, and said slowly: "You don't need to say anything, I know it in my heart, as long as you confess honestly, I can not only not blame the past, but also make you a big official." I've rehabilitated you! ＂

"Rehabilitation" is probably one of the bloodiest and most comical words in human history, and it is the most absurd combination of words that transcends all logic, through which the killer acts as the judge of the murder and the savior of the killed, washing his hands clean. And the dead and the undead, but also kowtow to thanksgiving, grateful for how wise the great leaders are, after killing people, they will not be killed, zuihou victims also want to thank the murderers: "I know that I will wait for a fair day, youth without regrets!" ＂

The most tragic thing can always get the warmest result, everyone is happy, how difficult it is to prosper the country, to be a ghost is also happy, and it is enough to experience death!

Hearing the word "rehabilitation", Kang Youwei had this sense of happiness at this time, the emperor's words completely warmed his desperate heart, leaving no dead end, he only felt that the emperor's whole body exuded a holy light, and the tears of gratitude instantly filled his eyes, and he was embarrassed to love himself, snot and tears were flowing horizontally, and he couldn't cry when he opened his mouth, so he could only make a hoarse hard throat from the depths of his throat: "The emperor is sage!" ＂

Although Ding Yuntong was disgusted in his heart, he wanted to kick at that head, but in the end he squeezed out a smiling face and patted the head lightly to show his approval, looking like he was patting a dog

On the same day, Shen Monkey and Wu Ma of the Black Stone Society, Yang Shenxiu, the director of the Chongxiu Academy in Taiyuan Prefecture, and Liu Guangdi, the director of the Ministry of Public Security, were arrested and imprisoned at the same time. Among them, Yang Shenxiu is Kang Youwei's introducer, and Liu Guangdi is Kang Youwei's accidental discovery. Yang Shenxiu sighed when he was arrested: "Kang Nanhai is really a villain, I regret not being at the beginning!" ＂

After torture, Yuan Shikai got an important news, Tan Sitong, the rat, is likely to pass through Hong Kong in the near future, and he immediately applied to take someone to Hong Kong in person to wait for the rabbit. You must know that this person is a founding father, and he must be of great value.

Ding Yuntong immediately approved this jihua, he vaguely felt that the problem of the Black Stone Society had reached a critical turning point, the dawn had appeared, all he had to do was to wait, and his attention returned to the Mongolian-Tibetan issue.

On the surface, the Dalai Lama and Panchen Erdeni rule Tibet together, but the area ruled by the 8th Panchen Lama Tenbai Wangchuk is only a small area around Shigatse, and the real ruler of Tibet is still the Dalai clique.

However, at this time, the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso, was only an 8-year-old child, and the real power was in the hands of the regent Hutu Ketu (Living Buddha) and the four great Kalons.

The name of the Tibetan government is Kashag, and in Tibetan "Kasha" means order, "Xia" means house, "Kasha" is the place where orders are given, and the British translate Kashag as "cabinet", and the so-called Kalun is "minister".

On July 15, an emergency meeting was being held on July 15, along with the four major Kalumpara Tashi Daji, Aramba Rawang Dorjee, Lobsang Yundan, and Lalu Ishirobwangqu.

Two unusual things have happened in the past few days, the first of which is that Zhang Yinheng, the minister stationed in Tibet, suddenly left Lhasa for Sichuan on the 11th.

The second is that according to intelligence, a large number of guards have been assembled in Ganzi County on the Sichuan-Tibet border.

Combining these two things, it is easy to conclude that the central government is going to take it seriously.

These people know in their own hearts that for a long time, due to the weakness of the central government, Tibet has become a de facto independent kingdom, and many institutions have become dead letters. But now that the country has regained its strength, it has won two large-scale wars in a row, and it is in full swing, and it is time to settle accounts with them.

What to do?

Is it to abandon the independent statehood and accept the jurisdiction of the central government? Or do you resist to the end and fight to the death?

There was a heated debate at the meeting, in which Lobsang Yunden believed that resistance was useless and that it was better to return peacefully and achieve national unity. Alamba Ravan Dorjee cried out to resist resolutely and never surrender. The other two were hesitant.

The regent Da Cha pondered left and right, and finally came up with a plan for both worlds: on the one hand, he sent people to ask the 8th Panchen Lama Thongbai Wangchuk to intervene in an attempt to preserve their power in Tibet after making a partial compromise. While gathering the main force of the Tibetan army, they went to Qamdo, the main transportation route into Tibet.

Da Cha believes that while negotiating, preparations for military resistance should be made at the same time, and if both strategies fail, it will not be too late to talk about surrender. His decision was unanimously approved.