Chapter 387 New enemy! (Please order and vote)
"A good king and his ministers are in their proper place, and the officials and gentry are united. Isn't this what people in our generation strive for tirelessly?"
As soon as Li Hongzhang finished his "Dock Speech", someone immediately started cheering loudly.
The person who was applauded was "Mr. Jingting" who just proposed "Chinese style and Western style". This person's name is Feng Guifen.
A person from Suzhou Prefecture, a Jinshi in the 20th year of Daoguang's reign, once studied under Lin Zexu. When the Taiping Army arrived in Suzhou, he happened to be in the country, so he took the lead in organizing Suzhou regiment training. After the failure, "Run" went to Shanghai to work as an apartment house. Luo Xueyan also knew his name.
I want to ask him to come out as a staff member.
However, Feng Guifen felt that Luo Xueyan was too Westernized and did not conform to his idea of ​​"Chinese body and Western use", so he politely declined. But now he was fooled into joining the ship by Li Hongzhang's words of "the king and his ministers should be at peace, and the officials and gentry should be united".
"It turns out that the essence of this monarchy is to 'share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats'! Be taught, be taught!"
"Okay, okay! It seems that this Western method also has its uses!"
"Shaoquan is really a talented young man, he has learned both Chinese and Western knowledge!"
"What Shaoquan said hit the nail on the head and really spoke to the hearts of our generation!"
As soon as Feng Guifen started, a large group of "Junxian faction" suddenly appeared on the docks in Hunan. This is natural. After all, the "Junxian" route is in the best interest of the local tyrants and evil gentry. Historically, the constitutional movement in the late Qing Dynasty was also promoted by this group of people.
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Now that the "Republican Revolution" occurred in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and it began to move towards a republic, Li Hongzhang's proposition of a monarchy and constitution can certainly attract some gentry.
Li Hongzhang may have felt that the heat was almost over, so he suddenly bowed to Luo Xueyan and said, "Shuai Shuai, would you like to lead us to promote the law of monarchy and constitution to stabilize the world and save the Qing Dynasty?"
Luo Xueyan glanced at Li Hongzhang and saw the expectant look on his face, with pride and confidence in his mind. He seemed to have expected that Luo Xueyan would not be able to refuse.
With Luo Xueyan's background and current status, he would not join Wo Ren in pursuing "only foreign guns, not Westernization", right? If he continues to reject Junxian, what does he want to do? To establish a republic?
As the leader of the Nanyang Army, if Luo Xueyan supports Li Hongzhang in establishing the Junxian faction, the Junxian faction will gain momentum. Then it will be much less difficult for him to manage the new Beiyang Army, and he can join forces with Luo Xueyan to deal with Taiping.
Army..\n:::.\nEven if the Taiping Army, which has already "moved towards republic", cannot be wiped out in the end, as long as the Li family's Beiyang Army can grow and develop, Li Hongzhang's goal will be achieved.
"I don't want to!"
Luo Xueyan just uttered two words lightly.
"What?" Li Hongzhang was stunned and thought he heard wrongly.
"I don't want to!" Luo Xueyan repeated with emphasis.
"Why?" Li Hongzhang, who had a basin of cold water poured on his head, looked at Luo Xueyan in confusion.
Luo Xueyan looked at Li Hongzhang coldly: "Those European countries can have monarchs and constitutional monarchs because there haven't been so many yellow robes in European history. They still believe in the divine right of kings, but here we are the emperor.
He who has strong soldiers and horses will do it. If China has a monarchy, who will be the monarch will be a problem! Shaoquan, what do you think?"
Li Hongzhang was almost touched by Luo Xueyan, his heart skipped a beat, and he was speechless for a moment.
Feng Guifen, who had already decided to team up with Li Hongzhang, raised his hands to Luo Xueyan and said: "Master Xue is not willing to work with us to carry out the great cause of the monarchy and constitution. Do you want to build a republic with Changmao?"
"Why not?"
Luo Xueyan actually nodded: "Mr. Jingting, do you think that a usurped dynasty can be better than a republic where the world is a commonwealth? If you want Luo to choose between a monarchy and a republic, of course Luo
Choose republic!"
"Are you going to vote for Longhair?" Feng Guifen asked sharply.
Luo Xueyan stared back and asked, "Do you want to usurp the Qing Dynasty?"
The onlookers and gentry were all dumbfounded. How come there are only two options left to vote for Changmao and usurp the Qing Dynasty? Shanghai won't start a fight on its own first, right?
There was a moment of silence on the Hunan Pier, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense. If you smelled carefully, you could smell the smell of gunpowder.
Just when everyone was about to lose their nerves, Zhao Liewen, an aide who accompanied Luo Xueyan back to Shanghai from Tianjing, suddenly laughed and stood up to smooth things over: "What does the Republic or the Constitution have to do with us?
We just need to protect the one-third of an acre of land in Shanghai and ensure that everyone can make money and live a stable and comfortable life.
Don’t forget, everyone, the Junxian king is three thousand miles away, while the Republic is in Kunshan!
Isn’t it because the governor agreed with the Republic to preserve Shanghai, a paradise in troubled times? Don’t you want to know what’s happening to the west of Shanghai now?”
"Mr. Zhao, Changmao, no, what's going on over there in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?"
"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhao, the Taiping Army won't come over, right?"
"Shanghai must not go to war!"
After hearing what Zhao Liewen said, some gentry who didn't care much about the Republic and the Constitution immediately followed his words and started asking questions.
Zhao Liewen pointed to the nearby waiting building, and then cupped his hands towards the people gathered on the pier: "This is not the place to talk. If you want to know if there will be a war in Shanghai, go to that building and I will talk to you carefully.
...Let’s not hinder Xueshuai’s return home to rest, come with me!”
As he spoke, he called everyone to go to the building.
There was originally a large group of people gathered at the Hunan Pier, but soon only Luo Xueyan's staff, bodyguards, Li Hongzhang and Feng Guifen were left.
Luo Xueyan turned to look at Li Hongzhang and Feng Guifen, both of whom felt a little scared. Then he smiled slightly and said: "If you want Jun Xian, you can go to Zeng Dizhang's territory in Huaishang to raise a team. Luo will not allow Jun.
constitution,
You two, please help yourself!"
He is expelling Li Hongzhang!
Li Hongzhang is also a smart man, and he already understands that Luo Xueyan is going to join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to establish a republic!
Although Luo Xueyan's choice was beyond his expectation, he did not intend to change his views. After all, his hometown has not yet been controlled by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and there is still time to recruit a Huai army. He now has foreign aid, and as long as he continues
If you have an army of 10,000 or 20,000 people, you will not be afraid of having no future!
Shanghai, Yu Garden, Dianchun Hall.
The day after Luo Xueyan returned to Shanghai, he summoned the "cabinet five" who stayed in Shanghai, as well as a group of core staff such as Zhao Liewen, Weng Tongjue, Qian Zhenlun, Qian Zhenchang, Wang Libin, and others who were in charge of him. Yinzi Wu Jianzhang, Hu Guangyong, Shen Henian and others came together to hold closed-door meetings.
At the beginning of the meeting, Luo Xueyan announced bluntly: "Everyone, I have something to announce. Shanghai will soon join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"
"Xue Shuai, is it too fast?"
"Xue Shuai...are we really not pretending anymore?"
"Xue Shuai, Mr. Zuo is still working for you in Beijing!"
"In addition, we are now using the name of the Qing Dynasty to cooperate with foreigners!"
Immediately, someone expressed different opinions.
Luo Xueyan smiled lightly and said: "The situation has changed too fast, which is a bit unexpected, so I have to change my plan.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom now wants to establish a republic and formulate a covenant. If we join now, we will be the fathers of the republic. We can elect representatives from Shanghai to attend the National People's Congress in Tianjing and participate in the formulation of the "Provisional Constitution."
"But Xueshuai, you are a minister of the Qing Dynasty after all, and the Qing Emperor treats you well..." Weng Tongjue stroked his beard, frowned, and said to Luo Xueyan, "If you want to fall to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, you must have someone." A reasonable reason, right? Otherwise, people will accuse you of being a traitor."
"I've already thought of the reasons!" Zhao Liewen took Weng Tongjue's question and said with a smile, "It's not Xueshuai who wants a republic, but the gentry, businessmen, and people in Shanghai unanimously want a republic. They petitioned Master Xue and the Shanghai Governor's Office to request Xues Shuai and the Governor's Mansion bring everyone together to participate in the Taiping Republic!"
"Is this still possible?" Weng Tongjue was also a little confused.
Luo Xueyan smiled and said: "Of course! The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will soon issue a republic document, which will be announced to the world, and heroes from all provinces are sincerely invited to participate in the grand event and jointly organize the republic...\n.\n.\n.\n.\n The merchants, people, and gentry in Shanghai have all hated the imperial system for a long time. They have a heart for serving the world as a public servant, and are willing to betray the imperial system and follow the republic. Isn't this natural?"
He glanced around the Dianchun Hall: "What's going on? Can we do it?"
"able!"
Xu Yuegui immediately patted her chest and said, "The Red Gang brothers in Shanghai all want to be republican!"
Shen Henian, who represented the Dongting Mountain Gang and Hu merchants, also nodded in agreement and said, "Both the Jiangsu merchants in Shanghai and the Zhejiang merchants are unanimously in favor of the Republic!"
Hu Guangyong smiled and said: "The Huizhou merchants in Shanghai also agree with the republic!"
Chapter completed!