In the 1200 years from the opening of the Sui Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, there were countless titles. However, the history of China was not written by the leaders who obtained high meritorious titles in academic examinations. At a time when the champions were buried by the smoke and dust of history, a limited number of champions left outstanding historical achievements for future generations, and Weng Tonggong was one of them.
People's Network evaluation: Weng Tonggong is a native of Changshu, Jiangsu, who served as the master of the Tongzhi Emperor and the Guangxu Emperor in the late Qing Dynasty, presided over court education for 40 years, and paid great efforts to cultivate the tongzhi and Guangxu emperors. He has twice served as Minister of Military Aircraft and Minister of State Affairs of the Prime Minister, and has also held important positions such as the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Punishment, the Shangshu of the Hubu Ministry, and the Zuo Du Yushi of the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan for a long time. But he was also a politician who was honest and honest, self-disciplined and loved the people, and loyal to the country. Whether in the late Qing Dynasty or today, whether it is a person who affirms his life or has reservations, he acknowledges that he is a clean and honest official.
Chen Xianxian, senior researcher at the Shanghai Library's Historical Documentation Center: Weng Tonggong is a figure who had an important influence on china in the late Qing Dynasty, and for a long time, people have not fully understood his relationship with the Penghu Restoration. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, from the beginning of Kang Youwei, the evaluation of Weng's early activities was not accurate. In fact, Weng's thought underwent a huge transformation process before and after the Sino-Japanese War. The increasingly serious national crisis after the Sino-Japanese War prompted him to move toward a more rigid system and vigorously promote the reformists in the Wushu Reform Law. This transformation is the original state of history.
The portrayal of faces of historical figures is a common technique in literary works, and film and television works are no exception. However, the historical figures are often complex, and they cannot be simply distinguished by good and evil, loyalty and treachery, and Weng Tonggong is one of the contradictory figures. But it is undeniable that Weng Tonggong's literary contributions, especially in calligraphy!