Liang Qichao's words made several other people, who were already somewhat excited, immediately become dejected again.
Just when the room fell into a deathly silence, one person spoke up, "What Nephew Liang Xian said is wrong. I think it is a good thing for Liu Hai to come to Beijing."
When everyone heard this, they all focused their eyes on the person who spoke. This person was none other than the Minister of the Prime Minister's Yamen and the Minister of Household Affairs, who was awarded the title of Minister - Zhang Yinhuan.
This person is the only one among these reform parties who really has real power, and he is also considered to be older among the reform parties. Even Kang Youwei would call him "brother" when he saw him.
But even though this man is over 60 years old, he is not conservative at all.
Because when Zhang Yinhuan was young, he was ordered by the imperial court to go on diplomatic missions to foreign countries many times, first to America and other countries, and then to various countries in Western Europe. It can be said that he was the person who knew the most about foreign affairs in the Qing Dynasty.
Because of this, he saw the internal decay and decline of the Qing Dynasty, and also saw the prosperity of foreign countries, which made him a staunch Newist.
Kang Youwei saw that it was him who spoke, so he quickly stood up and asked, "Brother, why did you say this?"
Zhang Yinhuan touched his gray beard, and then said: "What is the purpose of our idealist reform?"
Several other people heard his question and were a little confused as to what he was thinking. Finally, Tan Sitong stood up, handed over to the old gentleman and said: "Reform to strengthen the Qing Dynasty can revive our Qing Dynasty."
Zhang Yinhuan nodded, and then said: "The situation is critical now. Yuan Shikai is being watched by people sent by the Empress Dowager. It can be said that the Emperor is in danger in the capital. Under this situation, external support is needed."
After he said this, there was a hint of depth in his eyes, as if he was remembering something.
"If Liu Hai goes to Beijing, the worst result would be like Dong Zhuo back then, holding the emperor hostage to order the princes. But because of this, Liu Hai will not harm the emperor's life."
After Kang Youwei was reminded by Zhang Yinhuan, he also fell into thinking. He couldn't help but take over the other person's words, "Liu Hai is young, but he is not conservative. Some of the policies he adopted in the south are also consistent with our new faction. If he takes charge of the government,
, we have the potential to reform and strengthen ourselves.”
But Tan Sitong below spoke up, "In this case, where will the emperor be placed? I am afraid that this country will be usurped by Liu Hai in the future."
When Zhang Yinhuan heard this, a proud smile appeared on his face, as if he had already had a case against him.
When Kang Youwei saw the other party like this, he hurriedly stepped forward to ask for advice, "Brother Zhang, if you have a plan, please tell him quickly. We are all ears."
Only then did Zhang Yinhuan tell the truth, "If you want to carry out reforms to become stronger, it is better to follow the example of the West and establish a parliament. Liu Hai is just a military strongman, and his prestige among the people is not as good as mine. Once a parliament is established, I am afraid it will be controlled by us."
Before Zhang Yinhuan finished speaking, Liang Qichao, who was thinking on the sidelines, couldn't help but exclaimed, "Okay, what a brilliant idea. In this way, we have completed the reform and reform with the help of Liu Hai's power, and at the same time, we have checked and balanced Liu Hai through the parliament so that he cannot act rashly."
Yang Shenxiu, the supervisory censor of Shandong Province, took Liang Qichao's words at this time: "When the reform and reform is established, we will slowly weaken Liu Hai's situation through parliament, or set his term of office, or remove him, and then the world will still be in chaos.
The Emperor and we are only under the control of the New Sect."
The other people looked at each other with smiles on their faces.
Kang Youwei was already in high spirits, "Brother Zhang is indeed a man who has been abroad for many years. He is indeed a man of broad knowledge and a veteran minister of the country."
After saying this, Kang Youwei excitedly walked around the study a few times, then he stood still and said to the others: "In this case, I will go to the palace tomorrow to request an order from the emperor. I wonder which of you is willing to go south?"
These people looked at each other, and finally their eyes fell on Tan Sitong.
It turns out that Tan Sitong's status is not trivial. Although he now has a minor official position, his father is Tan Jixun, a feudal official and the governor of Hubei.
People like these in the New-Wei sect are either serving in the imperial court and are not allowed to leave the capital, or they have low-level official positions. Even if they go to the south, they may not be able to see the person in charge of the state within a state.
Only Hunan, where Tan Sitong and his father lived, happened to be bordering Anhui controlled by Liu Hai. They had some kind of romantic relationship. If Tan Sitong asked to meet, I'm afraid Liu Hai would have to meet him anyway.
Seeing that everyone was paying attention to him, Han Shitong stood up and said with emotion: "In that case, I will go to Nanjing to meet this powerful man of the world."
"Okay, then you can tidy up at home in the past few days. I will go to ask for an order tomorrow and see what the emperor wants."
Afterwards, everyone discussed the current situation and the measures that Empress Dowager Cixi and others would take before leaving.
On the second day, Kang Youwei put on his court uniform and went directly to the Forbidden City to ask for an audience with Emperor Guangxu.
In the past two days, Emperor Guangxu had felt something was wrong. He was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Now that he heard Kang Youwei asked for an audience, he immediately recruited him into the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
Kang Youwei entered the Yangxin Hall and first saluted Emperor Guangxu. Emperor Guangxu came to Kang Youwei in a few steps, helped him up personally, and then said: "The situation is dangerous, sir. There is no need for so many greetings. Please sit down quickly."
Kang Youwei came this time with confidence and was not as frightened as he was a few days ago, so he now sat calmly on the golden chair given by the emperor.
When Emperor Guangxu saw Kang Youwei like this, he somehow calmed down.
After the eunuchs served fragrant tea, Emperor Guangxu kicked out all the people in Dongnuan Pavilion, and then asked Kang Youwei, "I think you are very confident. Could it be that you have a clever plan for the current situation?"
Kang Youwei touched his beard proudly, and then said: "If I go back to the emperor, I won't be able to follow the clever plan, but I have some humble opinions that can be used for the emperor's reference."
"Sir, please tell me if you have any plans."
Only then did Kang Youwei touch his beard and tell Emperor Guangxu and Pan the results of their discussion last night.
After Emperor Guangxu heard this, he was not as excited as Kang Youwei thought. Instead, his face darkened, and he sat there alone with his eyes closed, thinking about something.
When Kang Youwei saw the emperor like this, his heart suddenly trembled. Could it be that the emperor was dissatisfied with this strategy?
In fact, Kang Youwei really guessed it right. Emperor Guangxu was extremely fed up with this strategy.
Because in the past few years, Liu Hai has dug his roots in the Qing Dynasty, and now the two rivers have almost become Liu Hai's independent kingdom.
If Liu Hai is allowed to go to Beijing to control Cao Bureau again, I'm afraid it's not certain who this country's surname will be in the future.
So Emperor Guangxu said with a gloomy face: "Liu Hai's majestic appearance has become domineering in the local area. If he enters Beijing, the world will be in chaos."
After listening to this, Kang Youwei also nodded and said: "What the emperor is worried about is that now that the whole court can preserve the emperor's position, only Liu Hai will continue to implement the reform and reform. As for the emperor, Liu Hai may have the intention to usurp the throne, and Wei Chen
I thought the Emperor didn’t have to worry.”
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Emperor Guangxu was a little curious when he came here. Kang Youwei, was there any way to check and balance Liu Hai?
And Kang Youwei continued: "We will implement Shiwei's new reform, and we will definitely set up a parliament in the future, and in the parliament, we are the only ones who can control the new faction in the end. When the big thing is done, Liu Hai's full power will be restrained through the parliament, and slowly
The number of years in power is stipulated, and it will only take seventeen or eighteen years to finally remove Liu Hai. At that time, the emperor can be asked to regain control of the world."
When Emperor Guangxu heard this, his face finally looked better. He thought about it in his mind. The worst result of Liu Hai's experience was that he would become a puppet like now. But once the reform and reform became Kang Youwei and the others, they would control the parliament and finally Liu Hai would be killed.
If you keep suppressing it, you can regain control of the world.
Moreover, the Qing Dynasty must have dominated East Asia by then, and he would just sit back and enjoy the gains, leaving Liu Hai to gnaw on the hard bones of the Reform Reform.
After thinking about this, Emperor Guangxu finally showed a smile and said to Kang Youwei: "Sir, I am really wise. If I had had you a few years earlier, the world would not have been corrupted to this extent."
When Kang Youwei heard Emperor Guangxu's praise, his face kept smiling.
Finally, Emperor Guangxu wrote an imperial edict on the spot, ordering Liu Hai to send troops north to protect King Qin in critical moments.
However, this edict is only a secret edict and can only be used at the last critical moment.
Kang Youwei didn't dare, so he went out with a large number of stools. He changed his clothes on the spot in front of Emperor Guangxu, took off all his outer clothes, and hid the secret decree outside his underwear.
After that, Kang Youwei dared to say goodbye to the emperor and left Dongnuan Pavilion.
Not to mention that Kang Youwei's caution this time really worked. On his way out of the palace, he met several groups of eunuchs. These eunuchs openly saluted him, but in fact they kept their eyes on him.
of running around.
Kang Youwei looked calm on the surface, but his heart was pounding. Fortunately, everything was safe and Kang Youwei left the Forbidden City smoothly and returned to his house.
That night, Kang Youwei secretly sent his confidants to deliver a message to Tan Sitong.
Tan Sitong had already been waiting for news about Kang Youwei at home. As soon as he saw his message, he immediately packed some luggage and quietly came to Kang Youwei's house.
The two men discussed in a secret room for a long time, and finally Tan Sitong disguised himself and left Kang Youwei's mansion.
That night, Tan Sitong did not return to his house, but quietly stayed in a small inn.
As soon as it got light the next day and the city gates of the capital were opened, Tan Sitong went out of the city gates early and disappeared among the crowd.