Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 427 Kang Youwei's Chess Game
At this time, Tang Shaoyi said: "Mr. Smeagley, you have traveled far and wide to Beijing, and you have fully expressed your sincerity in the negotiation. The Hong Kong issue is a foregone conclusion, and no one can change it. It is better for you to recognize the ownership of Hong Kong." , It should be regarded as an explanation to your Majesty the Queen, otherwise, once the relationship between China and the UK breaks down, it will be a huge loss to either party."

Under Wu Tingfang and Tang Shaoyi's hard and soft attack, Smegley was completely defeated in the end, and slumped on a chair like a deflated ball.

That afternoon, after calling the Queen, the British representative bit the bullet and signed the "Sino-British Convention on the Question of Hong Kong."

The convention emphasizes: First, Britain recognizes that Hong Kong has always been China's territory, and will always recognize Hong Kong's ownership of China.Second, Britain must withdraw all Hong Kong garrisons, and China will arrange the garrison. China will protect all legal rights and interests of all foreign businessmen and nationals, including British businessmen.Third, China and the UK will not provide any explanation for the Hong Kong Battle, and will not hold each other accountable for the war, and each will bear its own losses.Fourth, on October 1900, 10, a handover ceremony of sovereignty over Hong Kong was held. From the date of handover, China will resume its jurisdiction over Hong Kong, and the former governor of Hong Kong will withdraw from Hong Kong. Treaty and other treaties and proposals on the Hong Kong issue will be nullified.

The negotiation between China and Britain on the Hong Kong issue has come to an end.

Once the "Sino-British Convention on the Question of Hong Kong" was signed, the Chinese media immediately published the general content of the treaty.China will take back Hong Kong in a few days, that is, on October 1900, 10!This shocking good news immediately ignited the long-suppressed patriotic enthusiasm of the Chinese people, and people from all walks of life across the country cheered and celebrated Hong Kong's return in various forms.

In Chongqing, people use various homemade small paper boats, put a small candle on them, gather on the banks of the Yangtze River, and put them into the river.Tens of thousands of paper boats filled with lights slowly flow along the water to the Three Gorges, to Wuhan, to Shanghai, and finally to the East China Sea.

In Shanghai, hundreds of thousands of citizens spontaneously flocked to the site of the Shanghai City Hall. The joyful crowd chanted various slogans and sang the national anthem of the empire together with important officials in Shanghai.

In Fuzhou, the excited crowd gathered into a long stream of people, dancing dragons and lions and setting off firecrackers along the banks of the Minjiang River.

In Guangzhou, the people danced and sang happily on the seashore, and finally looked at Hong Kong, which was only a short distance away, and shouted together: "Hong Kong, come back!"

In Beijing, millions of people from all over the country gathered in front of Tiananmen Square, looking at the Tiananmen Gate Tower and the dragon flag flying high on the flag platform in front of the city gate.When Guan Xuqing and the high-ranking troops boarded the Tiananmen Rostrum collectively, the boundless crowd immediately burst into cheers that shook the sky.After a long time, the cheering crowd still showed no sign of stopping.

Guan Xuqing had no choice but to wait for the crowd to calm down a bit, and went straight to the loudspeaker, waving to the millions of people.

"Today", Guan Xuqing paused, and the crowd below gradually quieted down. He continued: "We are here to celebrate the return of Hong Kong. Every Chinese is very excited, because we all saw a mother. After all kinds of hardships, I finally found my child. Hong Kong, who has been wandering abroad for 51 years, is coming back!"

Speaking of this, his tone began to become passionate: "In order to realize this ideal that has been lingering in the heart of the empire for a long time, we have seen that countless soldiers of the empire have gone through fire and water, braving the hail of bullets and marching forward bravely. We have seen that countless farmers are working hard, Contribute to the prosperity of the empire. We have seen countless engineers and experts working tirelessly to improve the scientific and technological strength of the empire. Today, I thank you on behalf of the empire and the military. You are the real empire of the empire. A backbone of steel!"

"Of course, we have also seen that countless soldiers fell on the battlefield and slept in the depths of the sea and underground. They exchanged their blood for the glory of today's empire. Once upon a time, China was a country that was humiliated. The lamb, even just a geographical term. There have been many people with lofty ideals who tried to use a more moderate way in exchange for the revival of China, trying to make China go back to the road of the central country that has paid tribute to the Wan Dynasty. But their methods only got The warlord separatism, the people's livelihood decline, and the country's further decline. Numerous facts have proved that only when the empire is truly strong can it have a place in the world. What I have to do is to seek the most glorious position under the sun for China. Cheer, for the prosperity of China, cheer for the return of Hong Kong!"

Shocking shouts and cheers erupted in front of Tiananmen Square. From this moment on, the people of all Beijing and all of China fell into the infinite longing for the rise of the empire.

After solving the Hong Kong issue, Guan Xuqing has been in good spirits for the past few days. On this day, he specially summoned Kang Youwei to the palace to play chess. There are not many entertainments in the palace. Chess is a recreational activity that can please the body and mind without losing the monarchy, so it has been loved by emperors throughout the dynasties.Guan Xuqing likes to play chess with Kang Youwei not because the other party is so good at chess, but because Kang Youwei is sometimes a little pedantic, but he has poetry and books, and he can learn ancient and modern history and political culture at his fingertips. By playing chess to flatter the emperor, but from time to time he can put forward some insights, and even give advice to the emperor in person. This kind of literati's gentle demeanor is very valued by Guan Xuqing.Therefore, Guan Xuqing has always regarded Kang Youwei as a capable minister in the Qing school. To put it bluntly, Kang Youwei is a person who can pour cold water on himself when his mind is impulsive. Never heard of it.

The emperor held the white, and Kang Youwei held the black. The two of them were still the same as usual at first, neither of them spoke, and the chess pieces flew like flying. The black and white sides gradually began to enter the situation of hand-to-hand combat, so the flag speed of both sides gradually slowed down, and sometimes it took several minutes to think about the next move.

Guan Xuqing picked up a white chess piece, frowned and said, "What do you think of my taking back Hong Kong this time?"

Kang Youwei was startled, he didn't expect the emperor to ask this question suddenly, he looked up, then lowered his head and said indifferently: "Going back to the emperor, I think this is expected, and it will happen sooner or later. The key is that it will happen naturally. "

This time it was Guan Xuqing's turn to be surprised. He thought that the other party would praise the emperor's grand gesture, but he didn't expect Kang Youwei to say that it was a matter of course. It seemed that he didn't have a great relationship with the emperor. He was a little angry and said, "What do you mean?" If it were someone else, they would still be able to take back Hong Kong, right?"

"I don't dare, but everything has its own destiny. When history has developed to that point, Hong Kong will naturally take it back." Kang Youwei said he dared not on the surface, but he clearly insisted on his own opinion.

Guan Xuqing raised his eyebrows, and felt that this sentence sounded familiar no matter how he heard it, so he said: "Guangsha, I heard that this sentence does not match your usual remarks. Don't you usually strongly advocate the power of the sky?"

"Chen recently fell in love with someone"

"Who?"

"Does the emperor know that there is a great philosopher in Germany named Marx?"

"Marx? Of course, I not only know it, but also understand it better."

"Oh? Your Majesty has extensive knowledge of both China and foreign countries, but I can't match it. Marx has a point of view called historical materialism. The more I read it, the more I think it makes sense."

Guan Xuqing looked at Kang Youwei with a smile, thinking that it is really rare for you, Kang Guangsha, to accept Marx's theory. "Marx's view of history is that history is in the hands of the people, the bourgeoisie is the gravedigger of feudalism, and human society will eventually develop towards communism."

Kang Youwei's face suddenly changed, and only then did he realize that what he said was very inappropriate, how could history be in the hands of the people, if that was the case, where would the emperor be placed, he hurriedly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Mr. The crime deserves death, and the minister's speech is incoherent, so please punish the emperor!"

Guan Xuqing chuckled: "Get up, that's just a theory, besides, some things they said are very reasonable, you don't have to blame yourself."

After Kang Youwei thanked him, he sat back to his original position in trepidation, the cold sweat on his forehead dripped down his cheeks, he picked up a chess piece but trembled and didn't know where to put it.

Guan Xuqing looked up and laughed loudly: "Guangsha, it's all right, don't have any worries, I like my subjects to speak freely, if all the subjects are at a loss in front of me, the way is based on the purpose, what is the difference between me and those stupid kings in history? "

Kang You nodded in horror: "Your Majesty, my ministers are full of literati. They only give advice and don't try to figure out the holy meaning. There are so many conflicts in what they say. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Guan Xuqing waved his hand and said, "Tang Taizong Li Shimin described Wei Zheng as his own mirror, and I also want a mirror. You, Kang Guangsha, are not inferior to Wei Zheng in terms of talent, learning, loyalty, and straightness. How can I punish you if I like you before it's too late. Being an emperor You must always reflect on yourself, this is the way to be a king.”

"What the emperor said is very true. The reason why many kings in history are incapable of governing the country is that they have not done enough in self-examination."

Guan Xuqing became interested and asked: "Guangsha, I like to hear you talk, but you can tell me about the famous stupid kings in history, so that I can prevent the future from happening."

Kang Youwei straightened his clothes, and said word by word: "The so-called history can be used to learn from the rise and fall. Since the emperor asked about it, then the humble minister would show his clumsiness and have the right to throw bricks to attract jade. In history, dynasties changed and there were many emperors. Due to the long history of the emperor, most of the historical records are scattered and lost, so I dare not speak falsely, so let me only talk about the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it is just the words of my family, I hope the emperor will forgive me if there is any inappropriateness."

Guan Xuqing nodded, "There are no outsiders here, and the ruler and ministers have the right to chat."

It was only then that Kang Youwei quoted the classics and told some historical anecdotes, which shocked Guan Xuqing greatly.

(End of this chapter)