Tan Sitong was slashed 30 times, why did people remain indifferent? And he was cut 5 axes but almost rioted
Tan Sitong can be described as a well-known figure, but just a short hundred days of the Peng Shu transformation method is enough to make his name go down in history. In the face of death, he was calm. The people around him persuaded him to go abroad and save his life, but he said: "I smiled at the sky with my horizontal knife, and went to keep the liver and gallbladder for two kunluns." But he was slashed 30 times in a row during his execution, and the people remained indifferent. The Duke of Monmouth few people had heard of it, but he was only cut off with five axes before he caused a riot. The differences between the two of them are very confusing, and today we will take a look at their stories.
First, the bourgeoisie in the countries that developed relatively well at that time had already achieved certain development, and for China at that time, it was particularly important to conform to the trend of the times, so China began to choose to change the law and strive to become stronger, and now the development of capitalism is their primary task. At this time, in the face of the aggression of the Western powers, the corruption of the Qing government could not make people of insight deeply resentful.
They were eager to change the impasse of the time by the way they ruled above. Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao's Pengshu Transformation Method was solemnly opened, and the six gentlemen of Wushu were widely known. Empress Dowager Cixi had already made preparations when the Guangxu Emperor adopted Kang Youwei's policy.
The Anglo-Dutch War broke out, and the Duke of Monmouth was one of the main generals. However, in the Third Anglo-Dutch War, the army led by the Duke of Monmouth was defeated and the Duke of Monmouth was exiled to the Netherlands.
The Duke of Monmouth was the illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, and the bloodline of the illegitimate son in Europe at that time was not recognized, so he was not eligible to inherit the throne. After the death of King Charles II, the King chose to have the Duke of Monmouth's uncle succeed to the throne, which caused a rebellion by the Duke of Monmouth.
Tan:
Domestic environment
Under the influence of Kang Youwei, the reformists believed that only by changing the law and trying to be strong could they save China. However, the domestic situation was that Cixi ruled alone, and the Guangxu Emperor had no real power in his hands.
Although he adopted the suggestions of Kang Youwei and others and also issued edicts, there was no way to carry them out. However, their reform movement was opposed by the conservative faction led by Cixi and strongly condemned them.
A warm-blooded mood
After the failure of the restoration, all those involved in the reform chose to flee abroad, and Tan Sihong was persuaded by Kang Youwei to follow him abroad, but Tan Sitong declined. He felt that every country's changes in law, or reform, were bloody sacrifices, and he hoped that his bloody sacrifices would give the country a wake-up call.
After Kang Youwei and others who participated in the Wushu Reform Law went abroad one after another, Tan Si and the six gentlemen of the Wushu chose to stay, and took many actions to rescue the Guangxu Emperor, but the activities failed, and they were all arrested. The six gentlemen of Wushu chose to be heroic and righteous.
The ignorance of the people
Under the rule of the feudal dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, the people's thinking was ignorant and backward. Even though the Qing government led by Cixi signed a series of treaties that were humiliating and humiliating, they still maintained Qing rule.
For them, those who carry out the reform and reform law are the traitors and thieves. It was the one they should spurn, and when Tan Sitong was tortured, Cixi ordered the executioners to use blunt knives, and 30 knives made Tan Sitong miserable, and also showed Cixi's determination to punish them.
Duke of Monmouth:
Has an army
Although the army led by the Duke of Monmouth was defeated, this did not hinder his position in the army. Although the Duke of Monmouth was the illegitimate son of King Charles II of England, he was also from an aristocratic family, good at winning people's hearts and dealing with people with his own style of doing things.
Soon after his uncle succeeded to the throne, he organized an army of peasants against his uncle's rule. But his army was not systematically trained, so vulnerable to the formally trained royal army, the Duke of Monmouth chose to flee after the defeat, but was still captured.
Be recognized
The Duke of Monmouth was eventually beheaded, but his contribution to the Anglo-Dutch War was recognized. So when the Duke of Monmouth was beheaded by the executioner five times in a row, he was not successfully executed, which made people indignant. Whatever the Duke of Monmouth did to get the throne, his contributions have long been recorded.
The Christianity of the Duke of Monmouth, after becoming a bishop of England, was restored to his knighthood in honor of and in praise of him. Because his crime was treason, black became his representative color.
All the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the revolution deserve to be praised, and the seclusion of the Qing Dynasty led to the ignorance of the people. Those who are at the forefront of their thinking may not be understood by the world for a while, but history will certainly return his innocence. This is also the importance of thought transmission, you need to let others know you by telling your own story, so that you can believe you.
References: "The Law of The Black Duke", "The Black Duke"