226. Look at the world with cold eyes

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As early as the day after the death of the elder, an edict was sent from the palace, in addition to the treatment that a scholar should have, Sun Yuanqi clearly remembered such a sentence: "Give grace to Wenzheng." It is enough to comfort the old man's spirit in the sky, and it also slightly alleviates the grief in his heart.

The words that petty bourgeoisie often hang on their lips: time smooths everything. But Sun Yuanqi still felt embarrassed, and he was not in the mood to do anything, but he spent a lot more time in the yamen.

Before the death of the old man, for Sun Yuan, being an official was more like dealing with errands. In his opinion, the biggest advantage of being an official is that it provides a lot of convenience for himself to promote teaching materials and establish schools, and of course, he wastes a lot of time by officialdom and officials. Weigh the pros and cons, whether to be an official or not is between the two, and the reaction in the work is to do whatever you want.

When the old man died, Sun Yuanqi deeply felt the importance of the umbrella on his head. The Qing Dynasty is not a paradise, and those royal relatives are too lazy to talk to you about the law and justice. "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land", what happened to building a villa in your Jingshi University? Now that others are plotting against the school they have worked so hard to build and hurting their beloved family members and students, no one will take the initiative to stand up for themselves, and they can only rely on themselves. Therefore, being an official is not only a means to achieve ideals, but also a responsibility, and a basis for protecting oneself.

In the eyes of others, Zhang Zhidong and Sun Jianai, two bachelors who have been in charge of the department, are Sun Yuanqi's most solid backers. With them covered, not to mention being late and leaving early, absenteeism, or rolling around in the school department, no one dares to say a "no". Who knew that there were unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and in just a few dozen days, the two scholars drove west one after another. Sun Yuanqi was broken in his backbone, and he only worked from 9 to 5 every day, obediently sitting on duty.

Fortunately, Sun Yuanqi has never had a clear political proposition, and rarely expresses his views on the current situation, neither belonging to the Kangliang Rebellion, nor Sun Huang's traitor, let alone Yuan Shikai's lineage, and is not within the scope of the Great Purge for the time being. Moreover, as soon as Zhang Wenxiang and Sun Wenzheng passed away, the imperial court stabbed their subordinates and cronies, and it would also attract discussions, right? came and went, and Sun Yuanqi was still firmly in the position of the left waiter in the school.

Seeing that it was the 1910 Western New Year, Sun Yuanqi was sitting in the yamen of the school department reading a book, Yang Du held a newspaper and a banknote in one hand, and broke in with a paper fan in the other, and made a loud voice on the first Taishi chair in his left hand: "Baixi, what book are you reading?" Then get into the gods. ”

Sun Yuanqi lit up the cover at him: "Wang Jing'an's new book "Words in the World". ”

"Yo, you read this kind of book too?" Yang Du was quite surprised. In his impression, the books Sun Yuanqi reads are either foreign or physical chemistry, which ordinary scholars disdain to read and cannot understand. I didn't want to study poetry now, just like Xue Pan chanted a sentence "The flowers and candles in the cave room are rising", how is it not surprising?

Sun Yuan smiled and said, "Jing'an gave me a few copies when he published a book. Although I can't understand it, I feel that it is subtle and timeless and endlessly charming, so I use it for leisure, and it can be regarded as a vassal elegance. ”

In just two years since its publication, the Journal of Jingshi University has become famous in the academic circles at home and abroad, and the number of submissions has been increasing day by day. In the third year, the journal had to be divided into humanities and social sciences and natural sciences, which were edited and published separately. Sun Yuanqi of the humanities and social sciences is a layman, and he didn't dare to pretend to be big, so he took the initiative to give up the position of editor-in-chief to Luo Zhenyu and took charge of natural sciences himself.

At the beginning of last year, Wang Guowei serialized the written "Words in the World" in the humanities and social sciences edition of the "Journal of Jingshi University", which caused great repercussions in the literary circles. Literature and physics, interlaced like mountains, Sun Yuanqi has never known that there is such a thing. It wasn't until a Hubei student wrote a letter to Sun Yuanqi asking for words in the world that he knew that Wang Guowei had a masterpiece. At present, contact the Kingdom Peacekeeping Commercial Press and suggest the publication of a single book. After the matter was completed, Wang Guowei sent a few copies to ask Sun Yuanqi to "teach".

Yang Du shook the paper fan and said: "The world is turbulent, but Baixi is behind closed doors to taste poetry and lyrics, which is really not shallow." ”

He seems to be inseparable from a paper fan in his hand all year round. The weather is sunny and warm, and there is some truth to fanning; What are you fanning in this cold winter?

Sun Yuanqi put down the scroll: "Yes, now the world is complicated, changing like chess, and politicians from all walks of life are carrying heavy loads and ups and downs in the officialdom. It's just that you and I are two outsiders, and it's better to sit on the sidelines. ”

Now Sun Yuanqi is a lonely man in the officialdom, where can he dare to wade into troubled waters!

Yang Du glanced at Sun Yuanqi obliquely: "Why do you say that you are an outsider?" ”

"How come you weren't an outsider?" Sun Yuanqi asked rhetorically, "After the death of Xiangshuai and his uncle and grandfather, the regent promoted Dai Yi'an (Dai Hongci), who advocated constitutionalism, to the military plane, and let the conservative Lu Gusu (Lu Runzhen) enter the cabinet as a university scholar. What if we don't manage outsiders?

"Duan Tao Zhai (Duan Fang) doesn't know which tendon is wrong in his head, so he actually put a good governor of Zhili and doesn't do it, he has to be a photographer! As a result, the diehard faction of Chen Yong'an (Chen Kuilong), the governor of Huguang, was summoned to be the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang. We don't manage outsiders, so what else can we do? ”

At the end of the first year of Xuantong, the Qing court officially buried the Empress Dowager Cixi in Botuoyu. Duanfang, a photography enthusiast in the late Qing Dynasty, has a strong dedication to the same as the famous photographer Mr. Chen. In order to record the historic moment, regardless of the taboos at the time and their own honor and disgrace, the princes and ministers were kowtowing to Lafayette, and he was holding the camera click! The Empress Dowager Longyu and the harem beauties appeared, and he wouldn't let it go, and picked up the camera again! As a result, he was impeached and sent home to nurse his child.

It doesn't matter if Duan Fang is dismissed, but the imperial court transferred Chen Kuilong, who is not very good with Sun Yuanqi, to be the governor of Zhili, which is really a narrow road!

Yang Du pouted: "These are just personnel changes in the imperial court, where can they be called surging events?" ”

Sun Yuanqi's heart moved: "Could it be that Huizi is talking about the provincial representatives petitioning for the speedy opening of the Congress?" ”

"Not bad!" Yang Du closed the folding fan and leaned forward slightly, "On September 1 (October 14 in the Western calendar), in addition to Xinjiang, the provincial advisory bureaus opened at the same time and elected the chairman and vice president, and Jiangsu elected Zhang Siweng (Zhang Jian). According to rumors, Zhang Siweng and Su Fu Ruihan secretly agreed, and Ruihan invited the governors of all provinces to collectively raise the government, and asked for the establishment of a responsible cabinet as soon as possible; Zhang Siweng mobilized the provincial advisory bureaus to petition for the speedy opening of the National Assembly.

At Zhang's suggestion, on the fifth day of the 1st day of November (December 17), representatives of the provincial consultative bureaus gathered in Shanghai to discuss matters related to the petition for the speedy opening of the National Assembly. Six meetings were held, and more than 20 people, including Sun Hongyi and Luo Jie, were elected as representatives, and they took a train from Hankou to Beijing to petition. Before going to Beijing, Zhang Siweng wrote a "Preface to the Book of the Sixteen Provincial Councillors", which was published in major newspapers in the north and south, attracting the attention of the world.

"Listen to what he wrote: 'I am a Chinese god, and the scholars are accustomed to the style of etiquette and religion, but they are well aware of the words of the husband's responsibility, and in view of the invisible calamity of the country, I will be polite and sincere, and if I can ask for it, it will be the blessing of the country, and if I can't ask for it, I will be three, as for four, and as for infinity, if I am sincere, I will ask for it, and I will not see the court to bear my people. Even if the sincerity is not reached, and the day when you can't bear to speak without being invited, it is enough for future generations to know that the people of this era are not disappointed by the country, and to spread this intention in the future, or there may be a day of recovery. 'Euphemistic and deep, whipping into the inside, it really deserves to be the best talent! When others read his article, they thought that he wanted to establish a life for the people and open peace for all generations! ”

After reading, Yang Du put down the newspaper in his hand and continued: "Now, the representatives of the sixteen provinces have arrived in the capital and are preparing to submit a petition to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Not only that, but many officials also felt that the opportunity was rare and began to move. Not long ago, Tang Yuxian (Tang Shouqian), the envoy of Yunnan, wrote to the imperial court, requesting that the parliament be convened as soon as possible. Guangxi's Minister of Frontier Defense, Zheng Suhuan (Zheng Xiaoxu), also spoke out and called for support for the constitutionalism. For a time, there were people from all over the country, from the governor's platform to the young children in the school, all of whom opened their mouths to the "cabinet" and closed their mouths to the "Congress", which can be described as a raging public opinion. ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "Regarding this matter, my attitude is not to mix, not to oppose, not to express my position, it is better to continue to watch coldly." After that, I picked up "Words in the World" again and prepared to continue reading.

Yang Du got up and took the book from Sun Yuanqi's hand, and said impassionedly: "You are the nominal president of the Preparatory Constitutional Guild, how can you sit and watch the clouds roll up?" Originally, they elected you as the president, hoping to use Sun Wenzhenggong's momentum and your fame to escape for the time being. Now that the constitution has become the main stream, and Wen Zhenggong is driving to the west, where are they willing to continue to support you as the president? Zhang Siweng, Tang Yuxian, and Zheng Suhuan danced so happily, just to work hard and strive for the top position.

"Zhang Siweng is the champion of Guangxu Jiawu Branch, well-known in the world, which is also his biggest capital. After the Wuxu change, Weng Changshu was dismissed by the Queen Mother of the West and never used, as Weng Changshu's protégé, he also suffered from the pond fish, and only obediently crouched. Now that the Queen Mother of the West has been dead for a long time, Weng Changshu has also been reinstated and posthumously sealed, and he Zhang Si Weng has naturally risen.

"Tang Yuxian is currently the envoy of Yunnan, Zhengsanpin, only one level lower than you, but he is quite popular in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and his financial resources are abundant, which should not be underestimated. Zheng Suhuan is a famous man, and his poetry and calligraphy are the best in Shilin, which adds a lot of points to him. All three of them want to get involved in the chairmanship, and they are currently evenly matched, echoing each other on the surface, but in fact secretly competing with each other. Wait for one of them to win, and then sweep you away.

"Originally, the Preparatory Constitutional Association and the Political News Society were called the two giants of the constitutionalists. Now the Political News Society has been seized, and only the Preparatory Constitutional Association is left. Moreover, the Preparatory Constituent Assembly is based in Shanghai, and its members are all well-known gentry and have many supporters, and once the Congress is opened, it is very likely to become the largest party in the Congress. As the leader of the party, you are the prime minister. With this happening, are you going to sit on the sidelines? ”

Sun Yuanqi sneered: "In my opinion, these people of the constitutionalists are like dragonflies and swallows flying in the air before the summer storm, don't look at them now that they are violent, once the storm really comes, they will slip away faster than anyone else!" ”