After Liu Anjiang was accepted as an official, he first served as the director of the Ministry of Industry, and was given the title of Hualing three grades and alternate for the official title of Wupin Jingtang, and was in charge of the approval and supervision of construction in various places.

After Zhang Jian won the top prize, he was awarded the Hanlin Academy for revision. He is mainly responsible for the compilation and drafting of edicts, the compilation and revision of historical books, and the lectures of the feasts.

Liu Anjiang had no friends in the capital, so he regarded Zhang Jian as his brother, and they often spent time together, reciting poems and writings, and chatting over drinks. Because Zhang Jian was responsible for the compilation and drafting of the edicts, the compilation and revision of historical books, and the lectures of the banquet attendants, Liu Anjiang was also quite interested in the study of literature. I often stay up all night looking for some literature to read and research.

One day, Liu Anjiang was reading a treatise on the policies of the Qing dynasty at his residence. At this time, Zhang Jian led a person in. As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Jian said: Brother Xian, come, let me introduce you, this is the eighteen-year-old two-list jinshi, who entered the Hanlin Academy, Jishi Tang Shouqian, and is currently the assistant of the National History Museum.

Zhang Jian pointed to Liu Anjiang and said to Tang Shouqian: That is Liu Anjiang (Liu Jinzao), a new science and technology jinshi, a person from Wucheng County, you can be described as a fellow countryman. Ha ha.

As soon as Liu Anjiang heard that the person who came with Zhang Jian was Tang Shouqian, he waved his hands and said: Fortunately, Brother Tang's name has long been heard. Sixteen years of Brother Tang's "Dangerous Words" masterpiece, for my brother once read it. Brother Tang's proposal to streamline redundant personnel, reform the imperial examination, popularize schools, develop mineral deposits, build railways, build water conservancy, and strengthen naval defense is really worrying about the country and the people, and is far-sighted and admirable.

Tang Shouqian smiled: Where is it. How can the villain's opinion change the world? Heaven is still the emperor's heaven, and the earth is still the emperor's earth. Contemptible people just scribble casually to vent their hearts.

Liu Anjiang immediately gave up his seat to the two and made tea.

Zhang Jian picked up the teacup and took a sip and said, "Well, this tea doesn't taste bad."

Liu Anjiang said with a smile: That's a good Longjing.

Tang Shouqian picked up the teacup, looked at it carefully, and sighed: Tea has three flavors, and people have all kinds of forms. This small teacup, just like the world, every tea is like every person's life, in this world, life is varied, you sink and I float, you go down and I go up, you squeeze me and hug. Each demonstrates the glory and precipitation of each person's life, demonstrates the goodness and ugliness of life, and demonstrates the true meaning of life's changes.

Life is like tea. A good cup of tea, like the character of people, light water, light and elegant, pure and noble, fragrant, when you drink, like a stimulant, moisturize people's heart and lungs, make people feel refreshed.

A despicable, power-seeking villain, insatiable, self-interested, heinous villain, like a cup of inferior hair enzyme tea, bitter and turbid, tiresome.

Life is like tea, bitter and sweet. It shows the ups and downs and bitterness, hardships and tribulations of life; Only in this vast world is constantly tumbling, can the aftertaste be endless.

Life is like tea, holding a pot in your hand, your hands are light, your heart is light, and your hands are lighter. Just be calm and indifferent, and drink all the happiness, tribulations, sorrows, and pains that life has given you. When you accept this cup of tea calmly, the entrance may be a little bitter at first, but as long as you taste it patiently and carefully, life will definitely have a different taste.

Liu Anjiang said: Brother Tang's words are full of philosophy. Let the younger brother benefit a lot.

Zhang Jian also said: In life, those who are content are always happy.

They talked very happily with each other.

......

1894 was the year of China's loss of power and humiliation of the country.

After the Meiji Restoration and the expansion of Japan's armaments, its strength increased greatly. The ambition of invading China has been rekindled. Japan has always pursued Toyotomi Hideyoshi's continental policy, which was to take Korea first and then advance into China. In the 16th century, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi ruled Japan, he had a dream to include Korea and China in Japan, and he wanted to "sail on the West Lake and live in Hangzhou for the rest of his life." So in his later years, he fought against Korea until his death. Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Korea to help Korea resist the Japanese army, but in the end, the Japanese army did not succeed. However, all Japanese rulers with aggressive ambitions have always pursued this policy.

On July 25, 1894, Japan attacked the Qing troop carriers Jiyuan and Gwangyi reinforcing Korea off the coast of Toshima, Korea, without declaring war, and the Battle of Toshima broke out.

In the naval battle, the Naniwa ship of the First Guerrilla Force of the Japanese Combined Fleet sank the British merchant ship Gao Sheng, which was hired by the Qing army to transport troops, creating the famous Gao Sheng incident in history. At that time, the Gaosheng was equipped with a total of 1,116 Qing officers and soldiers, except for 245 who were rescued and survived, the remaining 871 Jianghuai children were all martyred. Of the other 74 crew members on board, only 12 were rescued, and the remaining 56 were all buried at the bottom of the sea. 871 of Li Hongzhang's Huai troops were killed after many years of refining and elite.

It directly led to the imbalance of military strength between China and Japan in Korea, and even indirectly defeated the Qing army psychologically, and the morale was greatly depressed, and Japan finally detonated the Sino-Japanese War. On September 15 of the same year, the Battle of Pyongyang broke out, and the Qing army fought fiercely against the invading Japanese army, but because of the greed for life and fear of death of Ye Zhichao, the supreme commander of the Qing army, Korea was finally occupied by Japan. In addition, the Battle of the Yellow Sea, the Battle of Liaodong, and the Battle of Weihai all ended in the defeat of the Qing government, and the entire Beiyang Navy was almost completely annihilated.

On April 17, 1895, the Qing government was forced to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which humiliated the country. According to the terms of the treaty, China ceded the Liaodong Peninsula (which was later unsuccessful due to the intervention of the three countries to return Liaodong), Taiwan Island and its affiliated islands, and the Penghu Islands to Japan, and compensated Japan with 200 million taels of silver. China also added Shashi, Chongqing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou as commercial ports, and allowed Japan to invest and set up factories in China's treaty ports.

After the First Sino-Japanese War, the frenzy of partition became increasingly intense, "salvation and survival became the main theme of the times, and all strata of Chinese society were trying to save the nation from peril in their own way, so that China's national movement was on the rise, and its main manifestations were: First, the Boxer Rebellion anti-imperialist patriotic movement with the lower strata of peasants as the main body; The second is the beginning of the reform movement and the bourgeois revolutionaries led by the upper strata of the national bourgeoisie.

In the spring of 1895, Yiwei Kejinshi was finishing the examination in Beiping and waiting for the release of the list. At this time, the news of the cession of Taiwan and Liaodong and the indemnity of 200 million taels of silver in the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" suddenly arrived, and the crowd in Beijing who were taking the examination was indignant. Taiwanese people wept bitterly.

On April 22, Kang Youwei wrote a 18,000-word "Letter to the Emperor," which was responded to by 18 provinces and signed by more than 1,200 people. On May 2, people from 18 provinces and thousands of citizens gathered in front of the "Metropolitan Procuratorate" to ask for a performance. He put forward such ideas as "rejecting peace, moving the capital, training troops, and changing the law." The famous "bus incident" took place.

Although the book was rejected by the Qing government, it had a huge impact on society. After that, Kang Youwei and others took the call of "changing the law to become strong" and published newspapers in Beijing, Shanghai and other places to publicize the idea of reform. Yan Fu and Tan Sitong also propagated the ideas of the Restoration in other places.

The ideas of the Restoration coincide with Tang Shouqian's original thoughts. Therefore, he had contact with Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Tan Si and others from time to time, and established the "Strong Society", and often got together to discuss national affairs. This also touched Zhang Jian and Liu Anjiang a lot. They also felt that it was really sad that the imperial court was so weak that it had made a good country full of holes. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. Only when the country is rich can the people be strong. They feel that the only way out is to rejuvenate the country through industry. Chapter The First Sino-Japanese War broke out

After Liu Anjiang was accepted as an official, he first served as the director of the Ministry of Industry, and was given the title of Hualing three grades and alternate for the official title of Wupin Jingtang, and was in charge of the approval and supervision of construction in various places.

After Zhang Jian won the top prize, he was awarded the Hanlin Academy for revision. He is mainly responsible for the compilation and drafting of edicts, the compilation and revision of historical books, and the lectures of the feasts.

Liu Anjiang had no friends in the capital, so he regarded Zhang Jian as his brother, and they often spent time together, reciting poems and writings, and chatting over drinks. Because Zhang Jian was responsible for the compilation and drafting of the edicts, the compilation and revision of historical books, and the lectures of the banquet attendants, Liu Anjiang was also quite interested in the study of literature. I often stay up all night looking for some literature to read and research.

One day, Liu Anjiang was reading a treatise on the policies of the Qing dynasty at his residence. At this time, Zhang Jian led a person in. As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Jian said: Brother Xian, come, let me introduce you, this is the eighteen-year-old two-list jinshi, who entered the Hanlin Academy, Jishi Tang Shouqian, and is currently the assistant of the National History Museum.

Zhang Jian pointed to Liu Anjiang and said to Tang Shouqian: That is Liu Anjiang (Liu Jinzao), a new science and technology jinshi, a person from Wucheng County, you can be described as a fellow countryman. Ha ha.

As soon as Liu Anjiang heard that the person who came with Zhang Jian was Tang Shouqian, he waved his hands and said: Fortunately, Brother Tang's name has long been heard. Sixteen years of Brother Tang's "Dangerous Words" masterpiece, for my brother once read it. Brother Tang's proposal to streamline redundant personnel, reform the imperial examination, popularize schools, develop mineral deposits, build railways, build water conservancy, and strengthen naval defense is really worrying about the country and the people, and is far-sighted and admirable.

Tang Shouqian smiled: Where is it. How can the villain's opinion change the world? Heaven is still the emperor's heaven, and the earth is still the emperor's earth. Contemptible people just scribble casually to vent their hearts.

Liu Anjiang immediately gave up his seat to the two and made tea.

Zhang Jian picked up the teacup and took a sip and said, "Well, this tea doesn't taste bad."

Liu Anjiang said with a smile: That's a good Longjing.

Tang Shouqian picked up the teacup, looked at it carefully, and sighed: Tea has three flavors, and people have all kinds of forms. This small teacup, just like the world, every tea is like every person's life, in this world, life is varied, you sink and I float, you go down and I go up, you squeeze me and hug. Each demonstrates the glory and precipitation of each person's life, demonstrates the goodness and ugliness of life, and demonstrates the true meaning of life's changes.

Life is like tea. A good cup of tea, like the character of people, light water, light and elegant, pure and noble, fragrant, when you drink, like a stimulant, moisturize people's heart and lungs, make people feel refreshed.

A despicable, power-seeking villain, insatiable, self-interested, heinous villain, like a cup of inferior hair enzyme tea, bitter and turbid, tiresome.

Life is like tea, bitter and sweet. It shows the ups and downs and bitterness, hardships and tribulations of life; Only in this vast world is constantly tumbling, can the aftertaste be endless.

Life is like tea, holding a pot in your hand, your hands are light, your heart is light, and your hands are lighter. Just be calm and indifferent, and drink all the happiness, tribulations, sorrows, and pains that life has given you. When you accept this cup of tea calmly, the entrance may be a little bitter at first, but as long as you taste it patiently and carefully, life will definitely have a different taste.

Liu Anjiang said: Brother Tang's words are full of philosophy. Let the younger brother benefit a lot.

Zhang Jian also said: In life, those who are content are always happy.

They talked very happily with each other.

......

1894 was the year of China's loss of power and humiliation of the country.

After the Meiji Restoration and the expansion of Japan's armaments, its strength increased greatly. The ambition of invading China has been rekindled. Japan has always pursued Toyotomi Hideyoshi's continental policy, which was to take Korea first and then advance into China. In the 16th century, when Toyotomi Hideyoshi ruled Japan, he had a dream to include Korea and China in Japan, and he wanted to "sail on the West Lake and live in Hangzhou for the rest of his life." So in his later years, he fought against Korea until his death. Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Korea to help Korea resist the Japanese army, but in the end, the Japanese army did not succeed. However, all Japanese rulers with aggressive ambitions have always pursued this policy.

On July 25, 1894, Japan attacked the Qing troop carriers Jiyuan and Gwangyi reinforcing Korea off the coast of Toshima, Korea, without declaring war, and the Battle of Toshima broke out.

In the naval battle, the Naniwa ship of the First Guerrilla Force of the Japanese Combined Fleet sank the British merchant ship Gao Sheng, which was hired by the Qing army to transport troops, creating the famous Gao Sheng incident in history. At that time, the Gaosheng was equipped with a total of 1,116 Qing officers and soldiers, except for 245 who were rescued and survived, the remaining 871 Jianghuai children were all martyred. Of the other 74 crew members on board, only 12 were rescued, and the remaining 56 were all buried at the bottom of the sea. 871 of Li Hongzhang's Huai troops were killed after many years of refining and elite.

It directly led to the imbalance of military strength between China and Japan in Korea, and even indirectly defeated the Qing army psychologically, and the morale was greatly depressed, and Japan finally detonated the Sino-Japanese War. On September 15 of the same year, the Battle of Pyongyang broke out, and the Qing army fought fiercely against the invading Japanese army, but because of the greed for life and fear of death of Ye Zhichao, the supreme commander of the Qing army, Korea was finally occupied by Japan. In addition, the Battle of the Yellow Sea, the Battle of Liaodong, and the Battle of Weihai all ended in the defeat of the Qing government, and the entire Beiyang Navy was almost completely annihilated.

On April 17, 1895, the Qing government was forced to sign the Treaty of Shimonoseki, which humiliated the country. According to the terms of the treaty, China ceded the Liaodong Peninsula (which was later unsuccessful due to the intervention of the three countries to return Liaodong), Taiwan Island and its affiliated islands, and the Penghu Islands to Japan, and compensated Japan with 200 million taels of silver. China also added Shashi, Chongqing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou as commercial ports, and allowed Japan to invest and set up factories in China's treaty ports.

After the First Sino-Japanese War, the frenzy of partition became increasingly intense, "salvation and survival became the main theme of the times, and all strata of Chinese society were trying to save the nation from peril in their own way, so that China's national movement was on the rise, and its main manifestations were: First, the Boxer Rebellion anti-imperialist patriotic movement with the lower strata of peasants as the main body; The second is the beginning of the reform movement and the bourgeois revolutionaries led by the upper strata of the national bourgeoisie.

In the spring of 1895, Yiwei Kejinshi was finishing the examination in Beiping and waiting for the release of the list. At this time, the news of the cession of Taiwan and Liaodong and the indemnity of 200 million taels of silver in the "Treaty of Shimonoseki" suddenly arrived, and the crowd in Beijing who were taking the examination was indignant. Taiwanese people wept bitterly.

On April 22, Kang Youwei wrote a 18,000-word "Letter to the Emperor," which was responded to by 18 provinces and signed by more than 1,200 people. On May 2, people from 18 provinces and thousands of citizens gathered in front of the "Metropolitan Procuratorate" to ask for a performance. He put forward such ideas as "rejecting peace, moving the capital, training troops, and changing the law." The famous "bus incident" took place.

Although the book was rejected by the Qing government, it had a huge impact on society. After that, Kang Youwei and others took the call of "changing the law to become strong" and published newspapers in Beijing, Shanghai and other places to publicize the idea of reform. Yan Fu and Tan Sitong also propagated the ideas of the Restoration in other places.

The ideas of the Restoration coincide with Tang Shouqian's original thoughts. Therefore, he had contact with Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Tan Si and others from time to time, and established the "Strong Society", and often got together to discuss national affairs. This also touched Zhang Jian and Liu Anjiang a lot. They also felt that it was really sad that the imperial court was so weak that it had made a good country full of holes. If you fall behind, you will be beaten. Only when the country is rich can the people be strong. They feel that the only way out is to rejuvenate the country through industry.