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    "The strength of foreigners lies in their machines, and the strength of China lies in their people's hearts!" "What we fear from the enemy is the heart of the Chinese people; what we rely on is also in the hearts of the people. Even though the machines of the foreigners are becoming more and more amazing, I cannot follow Japan's mistakes.  I have been fooled I follow the example of the Westerners in everything, and use their strange skills and cleverness to catch up with them, and lose the people's heart that I respect the king!"  Reciting scriptures and history can clarify the righteousness and uphold the ethics of the king, his ministers and his sons. If a person does not know the righteousness, although he is alert and wise, he may be able to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but it may be detrimental to the country" Such memorials are coming like snowflakes.  There is a strong tendency to submerge the "Coastal Defense Sect" in one fell swoop.  Although the debate was fierce, Li Hongzhang and others were gratified that Shilin had a rare different voice this time.  In the memorial, Sima Yuan, the supervisory censor, quoted Lin Yizhe's "A Study of the Holy Way of the Western Kingdom" as an exception. He believed that since "the Chinese and Western holy ways have the same origin", the "wealth and strength of the Western Kingdom", in addition to "the ingenuity of machines", also have "the Holy Way".  "Teaching the Way of Loyalty and Righteousness", he believed that the two cannot be neglected. Since China is lacking in "tact", it should learn from the West and "take the strengths of the other and make up for China's shortcomings."  Therefore, he expressed his support for the construction of coastal defense in his memorial, but he still emphasized that "the establishment of the navy should be based on loyalty, filial piety, and justice."  Another censor, Zhou Yuanhong, wrote a letter saying, "The sage takes heaven and earth as his teacher" and should learn from the West.  The West is stronger than China in both navy and army. China should learn from the West in both coastal defense and fortress defense. He also quoted Lin Yizhe's "A Study of the Holy Way of the Western Kingdom" as saying that since Western countries have learned the ways of Chinese sages, "the political religion has flourished."  "Cultural relics are prosperous", the teachings of sages are what China is good at, and Western countries are willing to learn from them, so China should also learn from Western science and technology such as "machine kits" and develop them to strive to surpass the West.  He also cited textual research from classics in his memorial.  During the Song and Ming Dynasties, "China was still ahead of the West in the study of ingenuity." The West learned a lot of scientific knowledge from China and carried it forward, leading to the prosperity of Western science today.  Now that the West has surpassed China in this regard, China has more reason and responsibility to learn these things back.  Therefore, learning foreign learning will not disintegrate the Chinese people's hearts.  There are many Qingliu scholars like Sima Yuan, almost all of whom are followers of Lin Yizhe's "A Study of the Holy Way of the Western Kingdom" and other articles. They all expressed their concerns about the situation around China in their respective memorials. Although  They still stubbornly insist that China¡¯s political and religious system is superior to that of the West.  But I also believe that we should learn from the West and learn from each other's strengths.  The voices of these people invisibly provided a great boost to the Westernization movement, and also became a symptom of the division of scholars.  Lin Yizhe's article "An Examination of the Holy Way of the Western Kingdom".  It can be said that it has contributed a lot to the formation of this situation.  "It's often hard to advocate discord and risk slander. Nowadays, among Taiwan's remonstrances, there are not all voices of opposition." Li Hongzhang sighed.  "Lin Kunyu's wonderful article "An Examination of the Holy Way of the Western Kingdom" is really a great contribution." "His article last time can be said to be a game-breaking work, and Westernization has been gradually prospering since then." Xue Fucheng sighed,  He took another sip of wine and said, "It's just this time. I wonder if he can write such a wonderful article again." "I'll hand over this booklet tomorrow. Let's do some exploring first!" Li Hongzhang also took a sip of wine.  , a pair of eyes shined again, "We have achieved the ultimate in this article. If he can write another article that is better than this one, even if Zuo Jigao chokes, there is no need to be afraid!" "Lin Kunyu is this person.  , often makes shocking remarks, and dares not to speak out. If he can really write an article above this article, great things will happen!" Xue Fucheng's eyes were also full of excitement.  At this time, Xue Fucheng did not expect that Lin Yizhe was writing that shocking article in Fuzhou at this moment, which was enough to set off huge waves among the government and the public!  Fuzhou, Mawei, Lin Yizhe¡¯s residence.  Lin Yizhe drafted the memorial, put down his pen, flexed his somewhat stiff fingers, raised his head and looked out the window, and suddenly realized that it was almost evening.  Lin Yizhe couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he thought that this article titled "Inviting the Navy to Protect the Sea and Manage the Ocean Strategy" took him a whole day's work.  This eight-legged essay is really not fun Although it took him a day, what Lin Yizhe wrote still only clearly expressed what he was thinking and what he wanted to convey to the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the important officials of the court.  , the writing skills are still a lot worse.  Lin Yizhe read the memorial again, and after confirming that the meaning was correct, he took the manuscript paper and went straight to Xu Run's room, asking Xu Run to polish the memorial.  In fact, for many of Lin Yizhe's previous memorials, he first wrote the meaning clearly, and then asked Xu Run to help revise and polish it, or even directly ghostwritten it.  In ?In this era, without a good master, it can be said that it is difficult to move forward in the officialdom!  Lin Yizhe came to the door of Xu Run's study, saw the light inside, and gently knocked on the door.  Xu Run didn't seem to hear anything inside. Lin Yizhe looked inside through the door and window and saw Xu Run sitting at the table, concentrating on something he was busy with.  Lin Yizhe didn't call him, but gently pushed the door open with his hand and walked in.  Under the light of candles, Xu Run was lying there, seemingly doing a very meticulous job. He was so engrossed in his work that he didn't notice Lin Yizhe's arrival at all.  Lin Yizhe walked gently to Xu Run and saw the old man lying there, wearing a pair of crystal lens glasses, splicing together the pieces of paper.  When Lin Yizhe saw these scraps of paper, he immediately understood what Xu Run was doing.  He was regluing the letter from Ding Baozhen that he tore to pieces in anger!  Looking at Xu Run¡¯s rickety old figure under the candlelight, Lin Yizhe¡¯s heart was filled with warmth and emotion for a moment.  "Sir" Xu Run woke up in surprise and was about to get up, but Lin Yizhe held down the old man's shoulders.  "Mr. Jean is tired, please rest for a while." Lin Yizhe said with concern.  "Haha, it doesn't matter." Xu Run carefully took a piece of rice paper, covered the partially glued letter, and carefully pressed a book on top before turning around.  "It's so late, why aren't you taking a rest?" Xu Run noticed that Lin Yizhe's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was full of concern.  "Haha, you will regret it when the book is used, that's why it is so strenuous." Lin Yizhe said with a smile, "I wrote a manuscript here about the imperial court's discussion of coastal defense, and I asked you, sir, to polish it up for me." Xu  Run adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose, took the manuscript paper and started reading.  He only read a few lines before his expression became serious.  "Changing 'coastal defense' to 'exploiting thousands of miles of waves', your courage is truly extraordinary!" Xu Run took a breath of air after reading the first paragraph.  ¡°Sir, do you think my topic is a bit too big?¡± Lin Yizhe asked with a smile.  "The title is a bit big, but otherwise it would not be enough to make the country rich and its people strong!" After reading this, Xu Run understood the purpose of Lin Yizhe's article and couldn't help but admire it.  "This excerpt is aimed at those who oppose coastal defense." Lin Yizhe said, "I am afraid that there are some things that do not convey the meaning, so I asked you to polish it up and revise it for me." "Don't worry, sir, this is just an old comment.  I will definitely write a beautiful article for you about the internal affairs!" Xu Run said loudly.  "Then I'll trouble you, sir." Lin Yizhe said, "Sir, you also know that this article needs to be understood thoroughly by the Empress Dowager of the two palaces, so I hope that you will make it simpler and easier to understand." "I understand, sir, don't worry  " Xu Run said, "I'll help you write the note as soon as possible. You can send it to me quickly by boat. The sooner the empress dowagers of the two palaces see the note, the sooner they can make plans. " "Mr.  It suits my heart." Lin Yizhe nodded.  Xu Run carefully read the manuscript written by Lin Yizhe, then took the paper and pen and started writing on the spot. Lin Yizhe couldn't help but secretly admire Xu Run's pen as he watched it move around.  It was getting late, and Chen Wan noticed that Lin Yizhe didn't come over for dinner. She was a little surprised, so she asked the maid to go check. After a while, the maid came to report the details. Seeing that Lin Yizhe and Xu Run were so busy that they even forgot to eat, Chen Wan knew it.  They must be busy with something important, so they ordered the kitchen to prepare the food and send it to Xu Run's room.  For her, it was not the first time that the old man and the young man were like this.  At about the same time, Zuo Zongtang, who was far away in the northwest, was also hurriedly drafting notes under the lamp.  Just a few days ago, he received a letter from Ding Baozhen, the governor of Shandong, and learned that Lin Yizhe wanted to borrow foreign debt to finance coastal defense.  In order to prevent Lin Yizhe's plan from interfering with his "Western Expedition", Zuo Zongtang was also racking his brains to formulate his words at this time.  ¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù¡ù Seven days later, Beijing, Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.  It was already nightfall, but the Empress Dowager Cixi still had no intention of resting.  She looked at a memorial over and over again, often falling into deep thought.  "Sister, are you still reading the booklet Lin Yizhe read?" Queen Mother Ci'an asked.  "Yes." Empress Dowager Cixi nodded. Although she remained calm on the surface, the turmoil in her heart did not subside.  "This Lin Yizhe really deserves to be called Lin Wenzhonggong, and his article is so wonderfully written."Empress Dowager Ci'an said. "His article is good, and the principles he explains are thorough.  "The Empress Dowager Cixi sighed, "It's just that I can't understand how he thought of this at such a young age?  This kind of knowledge, even if Lin Wenzhong was still alive, he would never have had it!  "    "yes!  No one in the civil and military dynasties had such insight.  Empress Dowager Ci'an nodded and said, "If we can really follow what he said in the book, our Qing Dynasty will really have hope of reviving it!"  "
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