Late Qing Dynasty Records (36): The Wind Knows the Grass, and the Ban Dang Knows the Sincere Subjects.
On June 22, Guangxu 26, the day after the Qing court officially "declared war" on the coalition forces. A group of red-top compradors led by Sheng Huaixuan gathered in the living room of the mansion, and the earth-shattering "southeast mutual protection" in the history of the Qing Dynasty was quietly staged. In this plan to determine the fate of half of the country, the three most powerful giants in the southeast, Li Hongzhang, Liu Kunyi, and Zhang Zhidong, liu kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, and Li Hongzhang, the governor of Liangguang, all sent personal representatives, who were Sheng Huaixuan, who could represent Li Hongzhang, and Zhang Xiao, who represented Liu Kunyi. Zhang Jian tried to win the championship in the Jia Wu Nian Temple, which can be called "the champion and the first, although the generals have 100,000 soldiers, the triumphant song is glorious, and the Jie Tai Temple is dedicated, and its glory is beyond reach". However, with the dismissal of his teacher Weng Tonggong, Zhang Xiao, who should have been proud of the spring breeze, began to realize that it was unreliable to wear it in the late Qing Dynasty, the wind direction above the temple was elusive, and only silver had a heavy sense of solidity.
Subsequently, Zhang Xiao transferred to the account of Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, and began the road of industrial development. As the Gengzi Rebellion intensified in the north, the phrase "whoever smashed his business is his enemy", Zhang Xiao, who was thriving in his career, naturally did not agree. In the living room of Sheng Huaixuan's family, he was enthusiastically preparing for the southeast mutual protection, calling the center full of indignation, Zhang Xiao had a good reason, before in order to lobby the officials of the southern provinces, he had been running for several days, and the most important result was to obtain The approval of Liu Kunyi. Moreover, Zhang Jian knew enough about liu kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, who was entrusted by him, an old minister of the late Qing Dynasty with the faces of literati, officials, and warriors, and was called "the only last literati doctor with integrity and moral courage."
In the late Qing Dynasty, there were many praises for Liu Kunyi, among which "lonely and high self-purification" is definitely not excessive. In the late Qing Dynasty eunuch sea, who only knew "more prostrations and less talking", Liu Kunyi was worthy of being a famous courtier with opinion and courage. In the early days of the Penghu Reform, although Guangxu had clearly supported the change with the acquiescence of Empress Dowager Cixi, Liu Kunyi still did not hesitate to commit the following crimes and resolutely opposed Kang Youwei and others in preparing for the change of the law. This move undoubtedly collided with the muzzle of the gun, this governor of Liangjiang, who was very important in the eunuch sea, even had the strength to rebel, but he had no "eyesight", Guangxu reprimanded him for several "edicts" quickly spread inside and outside, and the civil and military officials all thought that the governor's top and even his head might not be protected.
However, within a few months, the reform and reform method was urgently stepped on by Empress Dowager Cixi, and Guangxu did not have time to give Liu Kunyi "due punishment", but instead he was imprisoned in Yingtai, and Empress Dowager Cixi re-took control of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, the group of ministers seemed to find that "ginger is still old spicy", Liu Kunyi bet on the success of the treasure earlier, only need to wait for the reward, did not expect the group of ministers to guess wrong again. Liu Kunyi also gave Cixi a recital, in which "if the matter of abolition, the people of the two rivers will revolt and be indignant" and "The division between kings and subjects has been determined, and the mouths of China and foreign countries will be difficult to defend." Liu Kunyi's meaning could not have been more obvious, Guangxu wanted to change the law is not wrong, he is against Kang Youwei and others taking too big steps, it is clear that it is touching Cixi's reverse scales, taking the top of the Governor of Liangjiang and his own head inappropriately. Cixi's irritation can be imagined, forced by the pressure of Li Hongzhang and Zhang Zhidong and others, she did not move, and she also knew that Liu Kunyi was "a strong and resolute exercise, a sophisticated knowledge, and worthy of the style of an ancient minister", so she had "relied on the empress dowager".
As an old courtier of the late Qing Dynasty through three dynasties, Liu Kunyi could not have been more clear about the empress's wrists and courage, so when Zhang Xiao came to the door to seek her opinion on the matter of "mutual protection in the southeast", Liu Kunyi hesitated, and because he still had a telegram from Empress Dowager Cixi in his hand, regarding his reluctance to go north to serve the king, there was a sentence in the telegram: "The north and the south depend on each other, and there must be no discrepancies", which was a knock and warning to him not to have two hearts. Liu Kunyi had also been reflecting on his loyalty and rebellion, and finally he expressed his support to Zhang Xiao, and as for Empress Dowager Cixi's warning, he pointed to Zhang Xiao's head and said, "My head is surnamed Liu! This indignant and rebellious governor of Liangjiang, about his head and top wear, said this sentence that was rebellious in the late Qing Dynasty, and his self-awakening from "prostrating his head like pounding garlic" was definitely more cheerful than Li Hongzhang's "this chaotic order, Guangdong does not follow the commandment", this kind of wind and bone and pattern is enough to make the late Qing Eunuch Sea ashamed.