Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 428 Faint Lord?Mingjun?
Kang Youwei continued: "The subjugation of the Ming Dynasty seems to be different from the law of the subjugation of the country in the hands of the faint emperors in the past dynasties. It was not subjugated in the hands of many faint emperors, and then it was subjugated in the hands of a less faint emperor. Now, this emperor is Chongzhen. Therefore, historians regard it as the destiny. There have been several faint emperors in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. One is Yingzong Zhu Qizhen. He listened to the eunuch Wang Zhen's instigation He took the risk of personally conquering the tribe of Oala in the north, but was defeated and captured in Tumubao and became the captive emperor. Fortunately, Yu Qian was defeated and forced to send Zhu Qizhen back. After Zhu Qizhen became emperor again, Instead, he killed Yu Qian."

"Ridiculous, this is somewhat similar to Yue Fei back then."

"The Emperor Mingjian. The other is Wuzong Zhu Houzhao. He never liked to be an emperor in a well-behaved way. He didn't live in a formal palace. Instead, he built a new residence in the palace called "Leopard Room". He lived in the "Leopard Room" all day long. Li and the little eunuchs and court ladies had a lot of fun; he also loved training soldiers and martial arts, and took the army outside the capital to have fun, catching beautiful women everywhere. Once, under the instigation of the eunuchs, he led troops out of Datong to conquer the Tartars himself. [-] people were killed in the army, [-] people were seriously injured, only [-] enemies were killed, and he himself almost died. But he told his subordinates to repay the victory, and the troops returned to Beijing to celebrate the victory, and boasted to the courtiers in the capital: "I cut down a captive with my own hands." He can be regarded as a "playing emperor" in history."

"There is also Emperor Sejong, the Emperor Jiajing who was scolded by Hai Rui. He is superstitious about a Taoist priest and wants to live forever. He has not seen his ministers for [-] years, and let the treacherous ministers Yan Song and Yan Shifan and his son make the government messed up." It's a mess, it can be regarded as an 'Emperor of the Immortal Family'."

When the throne was handed down to Chongzhen's grandfather, Emperor Shenzong Zhu Yijun, there was a short-lived ZTE situation, but later on the issue of establishing a prince, he and the officials became a situation of confrontation between the monarch and his ministers.Therefore, the Emperor Shenzong never went to court, did not review the memorials of the officials, did not meet with the officials, and delayed the establishment of the crown prince for more than ten years.By the time of his death, he had ignored the government for nearly [-] years.He can be regarded as the leading "emperor of sabotage" in Chinese history.Just when he was about to die, Gaozu had unequivocally wiped out the main force of the Ming Dynasty's [-]-strong army, and marched towards Shenyang."

"What a sabotage emperor, without him, there would be no 300-year foundation of the Qing Dynasty." Guan Xuqing said with emotion.

"Further down is the most absurd emperor, Ming Xi Zong Zhu Youxiao. At that time, our heavenly soldiers invaded outside, and there was an uprising at the end of Ming Dynasty inside. It was a period of national crisis and internal and external troubles. Ming Xi Zong did not do his job properly and did not listen to the teachings of the sages. Instead of "ancestral law Yao and Shun, charter civil and martial arts", but has a strong interest in carpentry, working with axes, saws, and planes all day long, only knows how to make wooden utensils and build small palaces, and ignores state affairs. The veritable "carpenter emperor". The most absurd thing is that this emperor also built a market in the palace, ordered the civil and military ministers to pretend to be peddlers or merchants, and pretended to be beggars to beg for food from them in the market. It's so ridiculous Extreme."

Guan Xuqing snorted: "With such a bastard emperor, it's no wonder the Ming Dynasty perished!" He looked at Kang Youwei and said, "This is not destiny but an inevitability of history."

"Yes, the Ming Dynasty was a dynasty that produced many foolish kings. If such a dynasty does not perish, what are we waiting for?"

Guan Xuqing stared at Kang Youwei with a half-smile and said, "Guangsha, I want to ask you something from your heart, and I hope you can speak up."

Kang Youwei didn't dare to be negligent, he cupped his hands and said: "When the emperor sees and asks, I naturally dare not speak half a lie."

"Do you think I am a foolish ruler or a wise ruler?"

It doesn't matter if you say a word, Kang Youwei's face turned pale, he didn't expect the emperor to ask such a question, he couldn't answer in a moment of embarrassment.

"What's the matter? You, Kang Guangsha, have the whole world in your belly, aren't you willing to answer such a simple question?"

"No, no, I was just a little surprised." Kang Youwei calmed down a little before he said: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly, in terms of benevolence and virtue, the emperor cares about the people of the empire. Since he took power, he has built railways, built bridges, developed agricultural and industrial tools, reduced taxes, and vigorously Reforming the people's livelihood has made the Chinese people rich, and their families live and work in peace and contentment. Looking around the past and present, the emperors of all dynasties are only for their own selfishness, greedy for pleasure, and laboring the people and wasting money. No one can match them."

Guan Xuqing didn't say yes or no, but said lightly: "Continue talking."

"Zha. In terms of talent, when the emperor was in power, the empire was in trouble, and internal and external troubles were emerging one after another. You turned the tide at the critical moment and led the army and people of the whole country to win the Sino-French war, the Sino-Japanese war, and the Sino-Russian war. You have strengthened your national strength and international status, and won a victory for China that has not been seen in hundreds of years. Based on this alone, your achievements are enough to surpass the holy ancestor Kangxi, and even keep pace with Emperor Qin, Han and Wu."

Guan Xuqing laughed, laughed, and then said: "Guangsha, you have brought me to heaven. Others say that Kang Youwei is not good at praising others. When I saw you today, it turned out that you were hiding a coincidence. I have heard a lot of nice words. Today I would like to hear what you think is the biggest shortcoming?"

Kang Youwei was startled, and quickly waved his hands: "Your majesty, you are a humble minister. Since ancient times, monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, have always been irreversible. How can a minister criticize the emperor at will? Don't say that you don't, even if you are Yes, I can't even say that."

Guan Xuqing's face darkened and said: "Kang Guangsha, I have always respected your literati integrity, so I am asking you today. I didn't expect you to think that other ministers are generally flattering people. I treat you as one side The mirror, unexpectedly, is a soft bone that can't be lifted, Kang Youwei has a false name."

These words really had an effect on Kang Youwei, his face flushed red, he hesitated for a long time as if he had made up his mind, and then said: "Okay. Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, I think your biggest shortcoming is"

As soon as he said this, suddenly Wang Shang came over in a hurry and leaned over to the emperor and said, "The chief of security, Zhao Bingjun, handed over a sign to see him, and he is waiting for an order in the palace now."

"Zhao Bingjun is going to find something for me again, let's go and have a look." Just as Guan Xuqing was about to take a step, he suddenly turned around and said to Kang Youwei: "Guangsha, wait here for my return, our game of chess is not over yet. "

Kang Youwei said sweatingly, "Cha."

"What's the matter? What happened again?" Guan Xuqing asked as soon as he sat on the dragon bed in the East Nuan Pavilion.

"According to the news sent back by the Russian military personnel, there has been a change in St. Petersburg." Zhao Bingjun said in a low voice.

"Oh?" Guan Xuqing frowned. St. Petersburg is the political center of China, and any situation there would not be a small trouble.

"According to reliable information, the workers and peasants in St. Petersburg and surrounding cities have developed anti-emotions, and this sentiment has intensified. Even under the organization of some people, relatively large organizations have begun to form and are drafting a platform. In the future, we will take temporary resistance actions. Your Majesty, does this news herald the beginning of a storm for us? I am really worried, but I don’t know how to deal with it, so I have to hurry to ask the Emperor.” Zhao Bingjun worried explain.

Guan Xuqing thought for a while, then asked: "Since the Sino-Russian War, the people over there have had a lot of opposition to the Temporary, but the Empire's series of aid and new policies after the war have also helped restore the economic downturn. I think Conflicts will be lessened.”

Zhao Bingjun said urgently: "Your Majesty, instead of reducing the contradictions, they are increasing day by day."

Guan Xuqing took a deep breath and said, "Please tell me the ins and outs of it in detail."

"Cha. When we talk about this matter, we have to start with Tsar Alexander II. Since Peter I established the industrial system, and after Alexander II implemented reforms, he followed Western Europe's rapid pace of industrialization, but the social The change is completely different from that of Western Europe. The middle power in China has not developed a sufficient scale of influence, but has developed towards the two extremes of industrial and commercial workers and laborers, thus forming an increasingly serious situation of opposition. On the other hand, for more than a century, the With the expansion of the country, the empire spanned Europe, Asia, and North America. The country included many ethnic groups. In addition to differences in culture, each ethnic group also had various historical, geographical or cultural conflicts among the ethnic groups. Nicholas II was brutal and ambitious. At that time, Russia was a country with backward economy, political autocracy and military expansion, and the country was full of sharp and complicated contradictions.

Most of the poor could no longer bear the heavy oppression, and mass struggles continued one after another.Although Tsar Nicholas II was mediocre and incompetent, he was a veteran of suppressing the movement of the people. The people called him the 'bloody tsar'.Later, he was really tired of dealing with the rising voices of opposition in the country. In order to divert the attention of the struggle and to plunder externally, Nicholas II brazenly launched a war against our country.As a result, the Russian army suffered repeated defeats until St. Petersburg was captured by the imperial army. The already backward economy was damaged by the war, and the disaster of the war aroused strong dissatisfaction among the people.After the Sino-Russian War, under the support of the empire, a new temporary was established, but the people privately believed that this was a puppet established by the Chinese, and some even said that it had become a Chinese colony. If the emperor had not adopted a series of The economic aid support policy has saved Russia's economy from collapse, and this conflict may have erupted three years ago. "Zhao Bingjun said with a sigh.

"What happened?" Guan Xuqing had already faintly felt that something had happened.

"Just on September 9, a strike broke out at the Kirov factory in St. Petersburg. People from all walks of life in St. Petersburg agreed with the strike. The number of strikers climbed to 26. This is not serious. By early yesterday morning, there was a Appalling event."

(End of this chapter)