Gu Hongming was a strange genius at the end of the Qing Dynasty, famous for his talent and arrogance. He served as a staff member under Zhang Zhidong, the leader of the Westernist faction, for more than 20 years. Although Zhang Zhidong has always treated him with courtesy, he has never treated him as a national gentleman, and he cannot be pushed and used with confidence, the reason for this lies in his character.
However, Gu Hongming's arrogance and unbridled nature have capital. He studied in England from an early age, obtained a Master of Arts degree from the University of Edinburgh, a diploma in engineering from the University of Leipzig, Germany, and traveled to France, Italy, Austria and other countries, familiar with European literature and politics. He is proficient in numeracy and Chinese, and it should be said that he is a high-level eight fighters and a rich learner.
On the one hand, Zhang Zhidong valued Gu Hongming very much, regarded him as a diplomatic wizard, and on the other hand, he disliked him for being eloquent, often did not give him face, could not let him get off the stage at every turn, and did not give Gu Hongming a bigger stage for him to display his talents. Therefore, Gu Hongming has followed Zhang Zhidong for more than 20 years, and he has always been more depressed, and his mood is both complicated and subtle.
Gu Hongming spoke without scruples, leaving a lot of anecdotes. In the late Qing Dynasty, under the premise of supporting the rule of the Qing Dynasty, he made sharp criticisms of the imperial government, from being a heavy minister of the dynasty, his top boss to the emperor and empress dowager, he was the target of criticism and ridicule. In 1902, Wuchang held a birthday celebration for Empress Dowager Cixi, and the military circles sang the patriotic anthem. Gu Hongming made a "Love the Folk Song", mocking Cixi for not loving the people, singing: "The Son of Heaven has been ten thousand years, and the people spend money; Long life knows no bounds, and the people suffer. "The celebration of Cixi's birthday is extremely ironic and sarcastic, reflecting Gu Hongming's audacity and bluntness.
Gu Hongming was jealous as a hatred, and advocated the practice of benevolent government to promote Confucianism, and not promoting Confucianism and not practicing benevolent government is the way of the king. One day, there was a son of the Daotai who flew and dodged, galloped in the middle of the road, and rushed down an old woman, but he stopped and pointed at the old woman with a horsewhip and said that the emperor asked the father of the Daotai to build this road, it is to walk for the horse, not for the people, so it is not called the road but the road, you should not go to this road, so you deserve to hit it. Gu Hongming hated this deeply, pointing out that this was Wang Baegg's behavior.
Although Gu Hongming sneered and scolded the Qing Dynasty, he always maintained the rule of the Qing Dynasty. He believes that Zeng Guofan maintained the central power of the Qing Dynasty after suppressing the Taiping Rebellion, and his achievements were comparable to those of Guan Zhong. After the founding of the Republic of China, he regarded himself as a widow of the Qing Dynasty, always dragging a thin white braid, and called himself "Ju Remnant with Proud Frost Branch". This shows his extremely foolish loyalty to the Qing dynasty. #History##Media Weekly##Gold Dust Community#