In the middle of the night, Li Guolou woke up unable to sleep. His mind was turbulent and his thoughts were active. He lit an oil lamp and wrote an article under the solitary lamp. He had a lot to say to the Chinese people. The impact of Eastern and Western cultures was inevitable. He He was the leader of this new thought. He did not want this trend of restructuring to change from one extreme to another, so he wanted to use articles to tell the scholars of the Qing Dynasty how important it was to pay equal attention to Eastern and Western cultures. He went astray. It is equally dangerous to explore new ideas and deny Neo-Confucianism.
"The Conflict of Eastern and Western Cultures" written on rice paper: From the time when Emperor Tongzhi ascended the throne in the Qing Dynasty, the country's fortunes were booming, showing the scene of the ZTE. Western culture was considered an advanced idea and was widely spread in the Qing Empire.
There has been a series of dangerous situations in which Western learning attempts to comprehensively surpass Chinese learning. I am not opposed to the introduction of Western learning. I study Western learning tirelessly, and I also introduce emerging industrial projects from the West. It is not modest to say that Qing Dynasty has entered the industrial age. I have a share of the credit.
Western scientific concepts have their correctness and uniqueness. I believe that when studying Western learning, we should follow Chinese learning as the main body and Western learning as the application. Our Qing Empire also has many unique advances that cannot be surpassed by Westerners. Thoughts. For example: The Yin-Yang Bagua Diagram is an image and vivid model of the nature of the universe drawn by our ancestors. Another example is Laozi's concepts of "Tao follows nature" and "Doing nothing without doing anything" are unique and great in world history. Ideological innovations and Confucius' lofty thoughts and morals are the sun that illuminates our progress. These essences of traditional Chinese civilization are the most precious spiritual wealth of the Chinese people, the foundation of the Chinese nation's ideological culture, and the Chinese nation's independence from the world. source.
If these foundations and sources are destroyed, it will be impossible to build a country. It is both willing to innovate and loyal to the old-fashioned, and it accepts Western science and preserves its own ideology and culture. This is the foundation of China's country and the reason for the prosperity of the Qing Empire. source.
Regrettably, a group of Western-style literati have emerged who are happy to completely and completely destroy all Chinese history and culture. Among them are the pro-Western faction who vigorously promote total Westernization and the revolutionary faction who strongly advocate rebellion. These two major factions, In essence, they are completely unanimous in their desire to completely eradicate all old Chinese culture and completely replace it with foreign ideas and culture.
Especially later, the Bible was announced by Hong Xiuquan and others as the guiding ideology of the Taiping Revolution, not only to guide their dictatorship, but also to guide the whole country. In fact, this was equivalent to Western learning destroying the basic concepts of Chinese learning, and the Qing Dynasty lost its own The ideological soul and cultural foundation have been completely shaken, and it has become an ideological colony of Westerners.
I still don’t understand how a country that uses Western ideas as its standard can be called an independent country? Doesn’t it just become a formal country and an ideological slave? How can such a country talk about faith?
When the people of the Qing Dynasty sang and danced again and again to cheer the great victory of the civil war, I did not feel happy at all. The country was shattered, and the rebels were the chief culprits in dividing the country for the sake of dictatorial power, leading wolves into the house, losing power and humiliating the country, and causing disaster to the country and the people.
It is they who make the Chinese nation fight against each other, brothers turn against each other, wives and children are separated. However, under the banner of serving the Han people and the nation, they make our traditional Chinese morals slip again and again. Only those who are deviant will take advantage of Western learning. The tip of the horn.
The needs of the new era are those who have a noble personality, a broad mind, a large spirit, sincere feelings, no hypocrisy, no deceit, and a sincere pursuit of self-improvement while respecting traditional Chinese civilization.
Otherwise, China's ideology and morality will fall into the abyss. People happily sing and dance to cheer for the prosperity of Western learning and cheer for the Chinese people to stand up. How many overseas Chinese return to the motherland with high enthusiasm and devote themselves to the comprehensive construction of the motherland. However, the fact is not It is not as beautiful as people think. How do people feel when they realize that Western learning cannot really bring them happiness?
I often think about how the power of faith in war can make our people risk their lives for the happiness of future generations and move forward bravely. I wonder if they still have faith when they are starving to death?
I wonder if they lost their faith when they were killed alive by their own people?
I don’t even know how many people will still insist that he is a descendant of Yan and Huang when China’s five thousand years of civilization is destroyed?
The Chinese nation that has been invaded by Western-style ideas is not the descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties in the true sense. The Chinese nation with unique characteristics is always thinking about liberating the whole of China, and is always asking people in that pure land to also believe in Western-style ideas. Who is forgetting their ancestors? People have divided I don’t understand, people are numbly living in their homes that have been eroded, how many people are trying every means to escape from this way of living, and foreign guns and cannons make them wary, why are so many people pretending to be confused when they are clearly awake? How can there be any faith in our society?
Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are the backbone of the founding of the Qing Dynasty. A person must first stand upright before he can have a spirit and be upright. Then look at the appearance. The external glamor is soft power, and the inner character is hard power. The emperor of the Qing nation If we are Manchus and our subjects are people of all ethnic groups, if we love and tolerate each other, know honor and disgrace, and advance and retreat together, a country will have hope. It will be able to strengthen itself and love itself, work hard, surpass the past, and enter a new era of big industry, great development, and innovation. As the Qing Dynasty enters the 20th century, it must not forget its national humiliation, keep in mind its glorious history, strive for self-improvement, and stand tall in the world again...
Li Guolou wrote tens of thousands of words eloquently, some boasting, but also some real ideas. Western culture is full of strange things, and different ideas have followers. Those philosophers who wrote new ideas are all Zhao Kuo, the armchair strategist. Hong Xiuquan, the king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, only read one With the Bible, he could preach and spread Catholic doctrine in the Qing Dynasty, but he tampered with the Bible beyond recognition and established a new kingdom, which almost destroyed the five thousand years of Chinese culture. Li Guolou was afraid that the Chinese would use Western learning to spread new ideas, so he I want to keep the bottom line of Neo-Confucianism and don’t want to see the decline of Chinese Studies.
Little do you know that his article attracted criticism from all quarters and no one had anything good to say about him. Emperor Tongzhi read it and thought it was a flattering article and laughed it off. However, after reading it, the Empress Dowager Cixi thought that he was just complaining without any illness and was not right. It’s just a piece of foreign garbage. History is not subject to personal will. In this matter, Li Guolou is like a drop in the ocean, a speck of dust that blows by.
Taking advantage of his good mood, Li Guolou wrote an article "Man Jiang Hong——Battle with Mount Taishan":
Boxing matches, arms waving, ghosts and gods frightened. The French Concession, the territory of foreigners, showed off their power in Tianjin. Chinese people praised Sai Zilong, a true hero in the literary works. To this day, people talk about romantic figures and admire their good reputation.
Staying in the West, he also led the army. He gave loyal advice and the Qing Dynasty was rejuvenated. When the country was first settled, he was indifferent to fame. He galloped across the north of the country, the sand was like snow, and walked around the south of the Yangtze River, where the mountains were green. Accompanied by Wen Heron, I hope my children will love each other forever and express my true love.
Li Guolou threw away his brush and burst into laughter. He was a versatile man in both civil and military affairs. He quickly carved Ming seals on the pillars in the living room to let the guests appreciate his noble character and integrity. Zhuge Kongming also had to accept his defeat. He could write well in both vernacular and classical Chinese. With such talent, Tanhualang Well deserved.
Li Guolou lives in the Victoria Apartment in the French Concession, in a familiar environment, and lives a two-person world with Xie Liya. Next, there will be a grand celebration banquet held by Jack the Cyclops, which will be held at a Michelin Western restaurant. Li Guolou lives here It took two days for his complexion to return to normal before he was willing to walk out of this door.
It was already daybreak. Li Guolou took off his pajamas and looked at the person in the floor-to-ceiling mirror, a familiar yet unfamiliar person. Will the bulging muscles turn into fat? Restraint, abstinence, no indulgence, and no love for things. , will the lofty ambition of hearing the chicken dance slowly fade away? Li Guolou looked in the mirror, nodded and said: "I believe you for the time being. If there is no temptation, you can do it. Go for a walk!" After Li Guolou changed clothes, Put on a white shirt, tie your shoelaces, get dressed properly, and prepare to leave room 404.
First, he returned to the bedroom, pushed the sleeping Xie Liya, and said, "I'll go for a walk and come back for breakfast."
"Hmm..." Xie Liya rubbed her sleepy eyes, unable to believe that Li Guolou got up early, and asked vaguely: "Xiaolou, is there a lady asking you in the pavilion?"
Li Guolou smiled and said: "My fourth grandma, where did you think you were? Even the reporters didn't get up early in the morning. My whole body ached and I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk."
"No, no, grandma told me not to let you be alone. There are too many shameless women in the French Concession. Just wait for me for ten minutes, and I will go for a walk with you." Xie Liya struggled to get up, not letting Li Guolou go out alone.
Li Guolou smiled bitterly and could only sit in the living room and wait for more than 20 minutes. Then he walked out of Room 404 with Xie Liya on his arm. The corridor outside the door was quiet. When the two guards on duty saw Li Guolou, Xie Liya immediately stood up. , salute them.
Li Guolou said casually: "Thank you for your hard work, go to bed. No reporters came last night, right?"
"Yes! No reporters have been here." The two guards saluted again, turned and walked into room 405 next to them.
Li Guolou and Xie Liya came to the backyard garden. In the early morning, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. The air was fresh and refreshing, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
The French Concession is kept neat and clean. The foreigners in the garden all wear long sleeves and exercise silently. There are no shirtless people doing morning exercises. It is completely different from the scene in the capital where the Manchu uncles carrying birdcages loudly say hello. different.
Under the polite appearance, how many people have lost their gambling money? Li Guolou nodded, did not guess people's hearts, and enjoyed a good mood.
Xie Liya glanced at her and said: "Xiaolou, don't look at the little old man. Talk to me more. Where will you take me to play next?"
Li Guolou said: "What's interesting about the concession? It's just a few houses. I'll take you to the Old Summer Palace tomorrow. What's the fun there?"
Xie Liya shook her head and said: "I have been to the Old Summer Palace, let's go to another place."
Li Guolou sneered and said: "Xie Liya, if you have been to the Old Summer Palace, you have already played there. There are only ten and a half days there, so you can't play there. During the Spring Festival, you go to congratulate the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces on the New Year and stay there for seven days."
Xie Liya still shook her head and said: "I won't go. Those Manchu aristocratic women choked me to death when they smoked. After walking around for a while, they will play mahjong, so I won't play cards with them."
"You, I can't take you out, what can I say about you?" Li Guolou looked at Xie Liya with a smile. She had a pair of clear blue eyes, and she felt comfortable all over. She was a British girl who didn't want to be seen in public, which reassured him the most. Other grandmothers, he didn't want to know where they were. What are you doing outside?
"Grandma, I'm going to stay here tonight. And..." Xie Liya told Li Guolou about the trivial matters at home. It was endless from the beginning. Something happened to each grandma, her daughter and the unborn child. , even though she was not pregnant, she complained that Li Guolou favored others and failed to fulfill his obligations as a man.
After receiving the news that his family was coming to the French Concession in the evening, Li Guolou was dizzy. It was hard for them to live alone, but they were faced with the attack of a large family. Li Guolou was perfunctory and had no intention of listening to such boring things. Their stomachs were growling with hunger, so the two of them went out, found a coffee shop, and ordered their favorite Western breakfast.
Li Guolou and Xie Liya sat face to face, drinking milk, eating pizza, and enjoying a leisurely morning. In the concession, they still had freedom of life and could go out as they pleased. This kind of time no longer exists in the capital.
"Hey, when we get old, we will still live here. The capital is too depressing." Li Guolou was a little ashamed. He had a patriotic heart, but he liked the life of Westerners. In the face of ideals and reality, his ideal was to live a In reality, Westerners refuse to give up the boundless love that only existed in the Qing Dynasty.
"How wonderful it would be for just the two of us!" Xie Liya couldn't help but sigh.
"I told them not to come today and stay with you all day." Li Guolou was even more ashamed. He never even gave Xie Liya his private space, and even said that he would love her forever.
"Hmm!" It keeps running. But time flies, and disaster will eventually happen one day.