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    "Sir, you" An embassy staff member asked with concern when he saw Guo Songtao's face turned blue and his steps heavy.  Guo Songtao shook his head, waved his hands, and walked toward his room without speaking.  After entering the room, Guo Songtao locked the door, came to his desk, took out the memorial he had written, and looked at it again. When his eyes fell on "Deputy Ambassador Liu Xihong he was upright and selfless, but worldly and friendly."  Without further observation" As he wrote this line, his anger couldn't help but surge up again. He tore the memorial into pieces and threw it into the wastebasket.  "Perhaps he had exerted too much force just now, and Guo Songtao felt his heart hurt again. He sat down and tried to calm his breathing. When he calmed down, he immediately spread paper, polished ink, and began to write the memorial again.  Because Liu Xihong is dead, in line with the traditional Chinese spirit of "the deceased is the greatest" and "everything rests after death".  In the new memorial, Guo Songtao did not participate in the impeachment of Liu Xihong. He only reported in detail the work situation at this stage and the cause of Liu Xihong's death given by the Metropolitan Police Department. He also vaguely pointed out in the memorial that the cause of Liu Xihong's death may be due to his "  His "violent temperament" and "slanderous language" aroused the hatred of outsiders, resulting in his death.  In the excerpt, Guo Songtao stated that he was negotiating with the British Foreign Office and asked the court to "quickly recruit capable personnel to take over" Liu Xihong's position.  At this time, Guo Songtao did not know that in Beijing, memorials to impeach him were flying in the sky like snow flakes.  Guo Songtao went from serving as an envoy to the British Imperial Envoy until Liu Xihong was killed. In just a few months, he received numerous admonitions and enjoyed such "courtesy", which can be said to be unique in the Qing Dynasty.  First of all, Jing Lian, the censor of Zuodu, impeached Guo Songtao: " Since the envoys of foreign countries were stationed in Beijing, they have made endless requests and unreasonable requests. The prime minister, Yamen, Wang, ministers, etc. may be corrected, or  Guided by polite words, I don¡¯t know how much it costs to operate, and I must verify that it does not affect the overall situation before I accept his request. Therefore, although I don¡¯t know everything, I have repeatedly picked up the Prime Minister at the West Road Military Camp.  I have briefly read the outline of the official letter from the Yamen. I recently heard that Guo Songtao, the minister of the Ministry of War, is always trying to please the foreigners in the Yamenand in his daily discussions, he always agrees to all requests from foreign countries, so that everything can be handled easily.  For the sake of resigning, there is no reason to lose the political power. " "Zha Guo Songtao was sent as an envoy to a foreign country, and he was paranoid. When he went to a foreign country, he refused to accept any request, for fear of hindering the overall situation.  ¡­This time the deputy envoy was killed, Guo Songtao was indifferent, which is clear evidence¡± Jing Lian is a Manchurian Zhenghuang Banner.  He became a Jinshi in the third year of Xianfeng.  He once served in the northwest for a long time. In the 13th year of Tongzhi, he was awarded the title of Minister of Imperial Envoy and supervised the military affairs of Xinjiang. He was later dismissed due to Zuo Zongtang's involvement.  Soon he was recalled to the capital.  Moved to Zuodu as censor.  When the news came out that Guo Songtao had "acted as the British imperial envoy", he began to plan to impeach Guo Songtao, but he never had the chance.  This time, Liu Xihong's death caused an uproar in the government and the public. Jing Lian immediately seized the opportunity and made a memorial to Guo Songtao.  Judging from the content of the reference, Jing Lian's purpose was to oppose Guo Songtao's mission and asked for "another Jian who is familiar with the foreign affairs mission to foreign countries"; the reason was that Guo Songtao "pleases the hearts of foreigners, fearing that he will miss the overall situation." Jing Lian's impeachment,  It was very well-measured. It was not that those who were opposed to sending missions overseas did not adopt the idea that missions abroad were "strange affairs." Instead, they believed that Guo Songtao's ideological ideas for managing foreign affairs were "fascination with foreigners" and "intentionally paranoid."  ,When encountering any negotiation incident, I will ask for permission, for fear of hindering the overall situation."  Jinglian's ginseng was the first poisonous arrow fired at Guo Songtao by the Qing school, and the public opinion that insulted Guo Songtao was overwhelming. "From the literati in the capital to the elders in the countryside, they slandered each other, not to mention the number of people." Although it was not possible to  It changed the court's trust in Guo Songtao, but made Guo Songtao feel the shudder caused by the serious arrogance in the whole country!  The next person who participated in the impeachment of Guo Songtao was He Jinshou, editor of the Hanlin Academy: " I have recently seen the book "Envoys to the West" written by Guo Songtao, the minister of the Ministry of War.  It is also said that the country is the second hegemon, with its palms high and its feet far away, and its eagles and tigers looking at it, but it is still calm and solemn, unlike China's arrogance and self-promotion, all kinds of flattery, loss of heart and dignity, which is shocking.  It is particularly absurd to say that the two thousand years since the founding of Western countries, the state of politics and religion has been improved, which is completely different from the rise of the Liao and Jin Dynasties. They were forced to live in the mausoleum, and they were both intellectually superior and could not achieve peace talks with other countries, both internally and externally.  The ministers and workers remember the Geng-Shen incident bitterly, and they all want to endure the hardships in order to strengthen the country and avenge their shame in the future. If Guo Songtao dares to say this now, he will not only harm the country, but also create an enemy, and directly carry out the plan of the loyal minister Kuang Ji.  Destroy the righteous indignation of the world. I have no ministers like this in the Qing Dynasty!" "I think that the ancients sent envoys to the four directions, because they did not insult the emperor's orders. Now Guo Songtao knows that the Qing Dynasty is difficult to tolerate, so he makes a big statement about it.  , and use it to shock the imperial court and achieve success in the future, this kind of intention can no longer be questioned.As a book, it has shaken people's hearts all over the world.  What he says in his book is still cowardly. How can he hope that he will fight against the enemy? Is his right argument unyielding?  " He Jinshou's excerpt was also very strategic. He did not mention the murder of Liu Xihong, but began to criticize Guo Songtao's book "Shi Xi Jicheng". "Shi Xi Jicheng" was written by Guo Songtao after he arrived in London, according to the Prime Minister's Office  "Please instruct ministers on missions to record in detail the events of the negotiations and the customs and customs of each country, and report them at any time." After slightly sorting and polishing his diary of more than 20,000 words for 51 days from Shanghai to London, he sent it to a banknote.  The quota was given to the Prime Minister¡¯s Yamen ¡°to inform those who are pursuing Westernization.  ""The book discusses the handling of foreign affairs affairs, there are only two or three paragraphs, which many imperial courts have never heard of.  " After the publication of "Shi Xi Jicheng", it aroused an uproar, with accusations and abuses spreading all over the capital. Some people said that he had been "poisoned by foreign poison", and some accused him of "I don't know how sincere he is for this!"  And what is the intention of those who carve it!  "Li Hongzao, Minister of Military Aircraft and Minister of the Prime Minister's Office, was "extremely unfair and slandered by everyone." In addition, Jing Lian took the lead in impeaching Guo Songtao. In this public opinion atmosphere, He Jinshou lost no time in launching an attack on Guo Songtao.  Look, there are five main crimes against Guo Songtao listed by He Jinshou: First, he accused Guo Songtao of repeatedly talking about the prosperity of Russia and Britain in order to please foreign countries, which was "a shocking loss of heart and dignity"; secondly, he believed that the most ridiculous  Yes, Minister Guo actually said that it took two thousand years for the Western nation to be established, and that it was both politically and religiously advanced and intellectually advanced; thirdly, Guo Songtao's various words and deeds "not only harmed the country's system but also aroused hostility, and directly destroyed the loyal minister's plan to help Ji" and destroyed the world's indignation.  Fourth, "therefore he spreads threatening words", "to shock the imperial court", "to shake the hearts of the world", with ulterior motives, "I have no such ministers in the Qing Dynasty". In short, "the statement is absurd."  Therefore, the book "Shi Xi Ji Cheng" must be "strictly destroyed and banned, and the people of the world can still repair it." In He Jinshou's view, he did not believe that the West would be richer and more powerful than the Celestial Kingdom.  Guo Songtao, who boasts both political and religious knowledge and intelligence, is no longer a minister of the Qing Dynasty! He Jinshou is indeed worthy of being a member of the Imperial Academy. He Jinshou's poisonous words and ruthless attacks are unmatched by others.  A poisonous arrow. Guo Songtao, who had just arrived as Minister, reported to the court in detail a plain and objective account of what he saw, discussed and felt along the way, so that the people of the country could have a better understanding of the world, but he failed to do so.  Thinking of being impeached by He Jinshou in this way, it was not only Guo Songtao himself who was hit, but also a ruthless ravage on China's advanced scholar-bureaucrats who were deeply aware of the dangers. It was tantamount to the spread of Western learning to the east.  A very serious "virus" attack also affected the Qing government's "self-strengthening" efforts. The Westernization faction felt the threat and began to fight back against Li Hongzhang's "Guo Songtao".  "Shi Jicheng" expressed support. After Guo Songtao went abroad, Li Hongzhang corresponded closely with him. In his letter to Guo Songtao, Li Hongzhang said that after getting his "Travel Diary" from the Prime Minister's Office, he "read it again and again" and praised him.  "The discussion of facts is better than Hong Taoshi's "Diary of an Envoy to the West", and it can be said to broaden his horizons." In an official letter to the Prime Minister's Office, Li Hongzhang said bluntly: "Although the scale of Western politics and religion has not reached its level, pay attention to the consultation.  After studying for decades and twenty years, I can also get a brief outline." He also cited the fact that he and Lin Yizhe broke through many obstacles and overcame various difficulties to establish Westernization. Therefore, he even called Guo Songtao's "advocating grand discussions and enlightening the ignorant." Li Hongzhang also named Guo Songtao.  Embarrassed: "Although Yunxian is dull, he does have insights into Western affairs. It doesn't matter that Cong slanders him so much. If all dignitaries and nobles take this as a warning, there will be no period for China to revitalize, and there will be no way to survive on its own in the future. What can we do?  Chilling.  " Almost at the same time as Li Hongzhang, Lin Yizhe also "strongly supported" Guo Songtao. In his letter to the Prime Minister's Office, he defended Guo Songtao very skillfully. Since his relationship with Guo Songtao and his support for Guo Songtao were well known, he did not directly support him at first.  In order to defend Guo Songtao, Lin Yizhe used the words of Li Fengbao, a shipping supervisor in France who knew the situation of Chinese military students studying in France, to accuse Liu Xihong.  At that time, he only reported on the study status of overseas students and "not as good as others". However, one letter reported that the British newspapers had been "quite critical" of Liu Xihong. He emphasized that Li Fengbao's "words are often reserved, but there are some hints."  Let¡¯s talk about my views on Guo and Liu: ¡°To be fair, Guo Shilang has excellent academic quality, but his knowledge and discussion are unavoidable.  Liu Jingqing was polite and had little experience.  The short and the long meet each other, and they are understood in the candlelight.  ¡± Moreover, he reminded the Prime Minister¡¯s Office: ¡°However, the current responsibility for the Yunnan case is extremely heavy¡±, and ¡°the British have not yet said anything.¡± The British press ¡°has a lot of criticism¡± about Liu and the British ¡°have not yet said anything¡± about Guo.  Finally, he put forward his suggestion tactfully but clearly: "Now that Liu Jingqing has passed away, the General Administration can send a letter of condolences to reassure him.  Under the system of the Western Kingdom, there was no deputy envoy at the ministerial level. Former Liu Jingqing also asked to cancel the deputy envoy, and Mo RuoBy sending a deputy envoy to charge Shilang Guo to deal with the murder of Liu Jingqing, Witoma must restrain his words and deeds in the Yunnan case, which can achieve the opposite effect.  ¡± With the strong support of Li Hongzhang and Lin Yizhe, as well as the protection of Prince Gong Yixin, who presided over the Prime Minister¡¯s Yamen, and Minister of Military Aircraft Wen Xiang, Guo Songtao not only was not dismissed, but instead received ¡°warm condolences¡± and the power to ¡°act expediently¡±.  The book "Shi Xi Jicheng" he wrote did not suffer the fate of being banned. It can be said that he was blessed because of the goods. But what Guo Songtao never expected was that the person who stabbed him the hardest in the back was actually him.  Old friend Wang Kaiyun! Guo Songtao and Wang Kaiyun are both famous celebrities in Hunan. They met in their early years and became close friends. They discussed academic affairs together many times. However, since Guo Songtao became enthusiastic about Westernization, Wang Kaiyun, who adhered to the moral bottom line of "Yi Xia Defense", left.  When he came to oppose Guo Songtao, Wang Kaiyun first ridiculed Guo Songtao. He wrote in "Xiang Qilou Diary": "After hearing that Guo Songtao, Liu Xihong went to the West and was ordered to go to England. In fact, he used the envoys of the Celestial Dynasty to go there as a general agent. He is a man of true ideals.  What I can't bear to say.  "After the Prime Minister's Office published Guo Songtao's "Shi Xi Jicheng", Wang Kaiyun made another comment: " After reading "Shi Xi Jicheng", what I saw in the record is extremely exaggerated.  He praised his wealth and power greatly, which was beyond the reach of China.  Since Song Tao was summoned the year before last, he has been greatly despised by the Qing Dynasty. Last year, the Yi people came to Changsha to build a Catholic church.  This book is published.  And the Tongshang Yamen publishes it, and all flesh and blood will gnash their teeth.   A recent legend has it that a couplet criticizing Yun Xian goes like this: "Beyond his kind and outstanding, he could not be compared to the era of Yao and Shun."  If you can't serve people, how can you serve ghosts? Why go to the country of your parents?  ¡¯ Yunxian came out late and bore this slanderous reputation, so Hunan was ashamed to be associated with him.  read Yunxian's overseas diary.  It has almost been poisoned by foreign poison!  " And when the Qing gossip officials "in court" were impeaching Guo Songtao one after another, Wang Kaiyun "in opposition" was not willing to be left alone. Based on the rumors obtained from the "Declaration", he publicly criticized Guo Songtao. Wang Kaiyun listed the list.  Guo Songtao's crimes include: 1. "Slandering current affairs to the British, saying that China will become India and be annexed to Britain and Russia"; 2. "Being particularly close" to the British and "fighting like enemies".  "I want to flatter foreigners and be underestimated by barbarians"; 3. Follow the example of foreigners and say, "This is the system of the king of the time"; 4. "When the memorial is listed in the name of deputy envoy, the word imperial envoy will be erased"; 5. To  Foreigners "excessively show humility in order to please, and no longer care about the national system." Sixth, imitate foreigners in dress, dress, and behavior, such as learning from foreigners to use umbrellas, holding playbills, pointing fingers at tables, and serving guests with silver plates and silver pots to hold sugar and cheese.  Wearing foreign clothes, etc., "Don't be ashamed to forget your roots." 7. Make your concubine learn foreign languages, socialize around, and corrupt the Chinese harem; 8. Meet with the British Foreign Secretary, "often behind closed doors, and don't know what to discuss.  "Spy"; Wang Kaiyun listed the eight major crimes in one breath, and he was very eager to put Guo Songtao to death and then quickly. Among these eight major crimes, some distorted the facts, such as the first and second counts; or deliberately fabricated the charges, such as the third one  or lack of understanding of diplomatic etiquette, as in Article 6; or making a fuss out of a molehill, as in Article 7; or maliciously slandering, as in Article 8. What Wang Kaiyun said is really full of nonsense to confuse the public, and even reaches the level of criminality.  The reason why Wang Kaiyun acted like this was to gain the knowledge of the ministers and resume his official career. After learning the news, Guo Songtao  He immediately understood Wang Kaiyun's intentions, which made Guo Songtao feel that Wang Kaiyun "can also be described as the most sinister and sinister thief in the world", and Wang Kaiyun became the most hated person in Guo Songtao's life. Even though he was scolded by conservative diehards in both the government and the public.  It was bloody, but what comforted Guo Songtao was that the imperial court did not waver in its trust in him. Soon, the imperial court sent a message of condolence: "the minister worked hard and worked tirelessly.  This is highly commended.  "While comforting Guo Songtao, the telegram once again emphasized: "The murder of the deputy envoy must be strictly negotiated with the British and will not be tolerated." He also pointed out, hinting, "Ma Jiali cannot be an interpreter for the British envoy, because the border residents  As a result, Vetomayu kept mumbling and threatened to punish the Dian Fu, dismiss his ministers, demand compensation, and then open the port again.  My envoy, who patrols hunting on behalf of the emperor, has a higher status than Ma Jiali. Isn't it the same as a feather on Mount Tai?  Later, he reminded Guo Songtao: "Lin Yizhe was assassinated when he was on an envoy to France. Although some servants died, I especially wanted to arrest the perpetrators and demand compensation. Now that the envoy has been killed, I can't let it go easily." Guo Songtao, who received the telegram, naturally understood it and was completely relieved.  After getting rid of the bad mood caused by the mass impeachment in the country, he focused on negotiating with the British on the murder of Liu Xihong. When Weituma, who was far away in Yantai, heard the news, he immediately felt that something was wrong.  Your plan to negotiate with the Chinese, I'm afraid it won't be possible.  "Rear Admiral Riedel, commander of the British Far East Fleet (the "Chinese Fleet"), looked at Wytoma and said. "No!  Not to that point yet!  "Waitoma waved his arms furiously, "These are two events and cannot be confused!  " "However, the fact is already very obvious.  "Ridel spread his hands and made a helpless expression, "We lost a translator, and the Chinese lost a minister - in the eyes of the Chinese, he was the representative of the emperor.  If we demand so many rights from the Chinese because of the death of an interpreter, what will the Chinese in turn demand from the imperial government?  When they know the conditions we have proposed, will they propose more conditions to the imperial government?  " "There is such a possibility.  "Waitoma nodded calmly, but he still said: "The Chinese do not have the courage to put forward conditions to the imperial government, because they are not as powerful as us.  We don't need to worry because the Chinese minister was killed in London. We need to use our fleet to bring the Chinese to submission.  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster! PS: Please collect! Please recommend! Please subscribe! Please click! Please vote!
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