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Lin Zheng asked the beggar to lead the way and go to worship Huo Yuanjia and others.

From the beggar's mouth, Lin Zheng learned the news that it was the new owner of Guyue Restaurant, Boss Song, and the villagers of Huojia Village who helped Huo Yuanjia and others to collect and bury.

The pestle stood in front of the grave for a long time, and Lin Zheng was speechless for a long time.

Huo Yuanjia is not much older than him, and he is considered the same age.

In the past, Huo Yuanjia was a rich second generation in his eyes, who was brave and ruthless all day long, pretending to be forceful, and deep down in his heart, he looked down on him!

But, what about now?

Standing in front of his grave, Lin Zheng couldn't help but feel admiration!

"Made!" Lin Zheng scolded secretly: "Pretend to be forced!" Just know how to pretend! Is it so easy to pretend to be a national hero? Pretend to be frustrated, and lose the life of your family! Is it worth it? ……”

Lin Zheng wiped away his tears, turned around, and left.

At this time, Tianjin no longer belonged to the decaying Qing Dynasty, nor did it belong to China, he was under the control of the great powers! The specific organization is called the "Tianjin District Provisional Government".

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At this time, there were three factions in the Qing Dynasty, one of which was the Western-style faction; the second is the Restoration; The third is the revolutionary.

Since the Opium War, the real stubborn old-fashioned faction has gradually lost ground and basically disappeared from the center of power!

At this time, the contradiction between the so-called "stubborn old school headed by Cixi" and the Westernization faction was actually a contradiction between the Manchu noble forces within the Westernization faction and the Han bureaucracy within the Westernization faction!

In fact, Cixi is not stubborn and old-fashioned, on the contrary, she is also very fashionable, a typical example, is to love to take pictures, so that future generations can gamble on their dignity. If you are really stubborn, you will still take pictures? What if the hell takes the soul away?!

Guangxu was pro-government, and the reformists were gradually reused, and once held power in the center, at first the Westernists acquiesced to this and took a wait-and-see attitude.

However, the people of the reformers, Kang Youwei, Yan Fu, Liang Qichao, etc., were all experts in words, and they had never had the experience of governing even one side in power, and the policies they formulated were seriously divorced from reality, full of idealism and radicalism, and they offended the real stubborn old school in the opposition and the Manchu and Han sides in the Westernist faction, and they resisted it!

Among the centers, the Westernists were represented by Cixi. Therefore, this contradiction is manifested as a contradiction between the emperor and the queen.

The reform reached its climax in 1898! Within the power layer, the opposition of the Westernists also reached a climax at the same time!

The brain-dead reformers, in order to break the blockade, actually lobbied Yuan Shikai to kill Cixi!

As a result, Yuan Shikai turned his head and reported to Cixi.

So, like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, the reform faction was finished, Emperor Guangxu was also imprisoned, and Cixi's mother-in-law regained power.

The Restorationists perfectly united the Manchu and Han sides within the Westernists.

Yuan Shikai was originally a subordinate of Li Hongzhang's subordinate Wu Changqing, and was later promoted by Li Hongzhang by virtue of his outstanding performance in North Korea. In history, after Li Hongzhang's death, Yuan Shikai inherited his "mantle".

Li Hongzhang, one of the leaders of the Chinese side of the Westernization faction! Cixi called him "the man who recreated Xuanhuang".

Yuan Shikai informed, in return, he was promoted to the governor of Shandong and became a feudal official, and at the same time, his new army (with an establishment of 7,300 people) was also transferred from the small station in Tianjin to the territory of Shandong!

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Although there is a united side between the Manchus and the Han side of the Westernists, there is also a side of struggle!

In the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, the Beiyang Naval Division was annihilated!

This is the result of their struggle!

Why did Cixi embezzle 6 million taels of silver from the Beiyang Naval Division?

Just to repair the garden?

Even if it was because there was no money to repair the garden, then why did he embezzle the military funds of the Beiyang Naval Division?

Why not appropriate it from other sources?

The answer is actually quite simple!

Because the Beiyang Naval Division was operated by Li Hongzhang, without Li Hongzhang, there would be no Beiyang Naval Division, it is a force belonging to Li Hongzhang and a force belonging to the Han people!

Power comes out of the barrel of a gun!

The regime of the Qing State, in the final analysis, was the regime of the Manchus.

The power of the Han Chinese, especially the military one, was too strong to threaten the Manchu regime!

Therefore, the actual purpose of Cixi's embezzlement of the military funds of the Beiyang Navy Division was to train and suppress the Han forces!

Cixi is a master of political struggle, her hand, indeed play beautifully, because of her embezzlement of military funds, caused the Beiyang Naval Division to stop the purchase of new ships, rapid-fire guns and imported shells a few years before the First Sino-Japanese War, and its strength has dropped significantly!

From this point alone, Cixi was the victor in this political struggle! - No matter how criticized by public opinion, the old lady just wants to take money to repair the garden!

However, there are unforeseen circumstances, the Japanese invasion, the First Sino-Japanese Naval War broke out!

Where is the opponent of the Beiyang Naval Division, whose strength has been greatly weakened?

Go down in flames!

Land reparations!

Whose responsibility is this?

As the operator of the Beiyang Naval Division, Li Hongzhang can't get rid of his responsibility!

As the actual helmsman of the Qing Dynasty, Cixi couldn't get rid of her responsibility, not to mention that she also embezzled 6 million taels of silver military expenses from the Beiyang Naval Division, which was simply a crime!

Public opinion is raging!

By this time, Cixi had also turned into a political loser and had to give up power to Emperor Guangxu. (Nominally, in 1989, Guangxu was in power.) ）

It was after the First Sino-Japanese War that Emperor Guangxu, who was set aside by Cixi, actually began to take power, so that the reformists were able to reuse themselves from the people's mouths and be reused by him, and ascended to the sky in one step!

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The Eight-Nation Coalition invaded, Cixi pretended to be forced and declared war on the Great Powers! Telegraph the governors of all places, and go north to the king of Qin!

Outcome......

Liu Kunyi, Governor of Liangjiang, Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, Li Hongzhang, Governor of Liangguang, Xu Yinghua, Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Kui Jun, Governor of Sichuan, Sheng Xuanhuai, Minister of Post, and Yuan Shikai, Governor of Shandong, none of them were obedient, and they all took Cixi's words as a deaf ear, and also engaged in a southeast mutual protection.

Nima's, these rebels and thieves! （←▁←）

Fortunately, Cixi and Guangxu escaped quickly and did not die, so Li Hongzhang did not become a president! Unfortunately, this old man was appointed by Cixi again and called to Beijing to negotiate with the great powers for the loss of power and humiliation of the country!

Throughout Li Hongzhang's life, Ma De is Cixi's backstabber!

Yantai Treaty, Tianjin Treaty, Sino-French New Treaty, Maguan Treaty, Liaonan Treaty, Jiaoao Concession Treaty, Sino-Russian Secret Treaty...... They were all negotiated and signed by him, and all of them were the existence of losing power and humiliating the country and leaving a stench for thousands of years!

This time, Cixi is going to buckle the basin on Li Hongzhang's head again, Li Hongzhang is 10,000 unwilling in his heart, but what can he do? He's experienced in this area, and the powers still recognize him!

Helpless, Li Hongzhang could only go north, and on the way, he became depressed and became seriously ill!

I, China, when will I become rich and strong?!

(Westernist reform, the slogan is [self-improvement, seeking wealth]!) ）

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