Rebirth of the Northern Giants

Ye Zhikui sighed, and then said: "The blame can only be blamed on us descendants. We are backward now. We can only say that we are useless and vulgar people, but we can't erase the glory of our ancestors. In my opinion, now Not only Western Caucasians, but even some of us have begun to follow foreigners, criticizing how Chinese culture has fallen behind, wishing to become foreigners immediately, so that we feel noble. For such people, I only have two words to explain them: Brainless. Xizi, Uncle Tu, we cannot stop and ignore the crazy anti-China behavior of the Western powers, we must fight back vigorously, find various points of view from ourselves and them to refute, I don't believe that the long-standing Chinese civilization will not be able to resist the cultural invasion of Europeans."

Yang Du smiled and said: "Don't worry, Generalissimo. In fact, some Western civilizations can find some shadows in the books of the ancients. We have gathered a large number of scholars and extracted a lot of evidence from the books of the ancestors to explain this. thing."

"It's not a problem to just defend but not attack. We still need to find out the fact that Westerners are barbarians."

Yang Du nodded thoughtfully.

On the 21st, "China Times" published an article written by Ye Zhikui himself: Inheritance of Chinese Culture and Rise of Western Civilization.

In the article, Ye Zhikui first mentioned the rise of the European Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries.

At that time, the speculative philosophy of the ancient Chinese civilization that did not emphasize theocracy and the moral consciousness of the principle-based morality were similar to the capitalist ideology that emphasized rationality, so it became the ideology that the sages strongly admired during the enlightenment period.

Many European scholars, such as Leibniz and Goethe, were deeply influenced by Chinese culture and put forward various ideas. Voltaire once said: "The history of the world begins in China", when Chinese civilization is already prosperous , developed, the Europeans "were just a group of savages wandering in the Ardennes forest."

In the end, Ye Zhikui changed his style of writing slightly, saying that it can be seen that today, the West is trying its best to slander Chinese civilization, not only to slander China, but also to deny itself.

* Disaster theory is spreading in China, the Chinese are slandered by foreigners as an inferior nation, barbarians, some Chinese people have tried their best to advocate the advanced cultural system of the West, under this kind of argument, they clamored that everything is closer to the West. The way to save yourself.

However, Ye Zhikui's article was well-organized, and immediately slapped those Westerners who tried their best to advocate that the Chinese are barbarians, leaving them speechless.

Since the day the article was published, it has caused a sensation in the country. A large number of newspapers and miscellaneous periodicals have reprinted it. Many domestic scholars have conducted research. The war of civilizations.

Of course, the military government is not at the mercy of others.

soon.

"Who are the barbarians? The hypocrisy of the West can be seen from the Western invasion of America and the massacre of Indians. It is reported that when the Westerners first arrived in America, they were warmly received by these indigenous peoples, but when they gained a foothold, they were How did they do it? It shows their hypocrisy. They are cruel executioners. After occupying these indigenous territories, they mercilessly raised their butcher knives and crazily killed these unarmed benefactors. Now, those indigenous people I can only curl up in some wild places, lingering on my last breath."

"Look at the crazy aggressive nature of Europeans, Malay, India, Japan, China, which Eastern country has not suffered from Western aggression, blood stained the land, how many innocent lives have been lost because of the greed of Westerners, how many civilizations have been destroyed by Westerners Destruction. The Westerners holding the Bible are like wolves in sheep's clothing. On the one hand, they are well-dressed and advocate justice and equality. Zheng He made seven voyages to the West, used our civilization to educate these local people, and used an equal attitude to obtain deals, compared with the two, who is a barbarian.”

"The wealth of the world has been swallowed up by Europeans. Now, they have become our foreigners, not only sucking our flesh and blood, treating us as their slaves, but also inhumanely suppressing the resistance of oppressed countries and persecuted people of all countries. Come on, Europe is not invincible, and the Sino-Russian war has already proved all this."

The military government launched its own powerful public opinion offensive, not only to carry out propaganda in China, but also began to distribute small books and put up big-character posters in Asian countries around China. The military government exerted great pressure to demand that China stop this kind of cultural invasion, or face war with each other.

Li Hongzhang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, scratched the hair on his head, knowing that he had touched the pain points of European countries. Ye Zhikui accepted it as soon as he saw it. When countries around the world set off an anti-colonial upsurge, it will not be too late to use it at that time. .

Volume Two, The Wind and Cloud in the Capital, Chapter [-], Assassination of Liu Kunyi

Europe's views on the catastrophe caused a strong reaction from Asian countries. The military government took the opportunity to throw out the idea of ​​a Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, promoting Asia as Asia for Asians, and calling on Asian countries to break away from the colonial rule of Western countries and work with China to actively build a A new and equal Asia has caused the diplomatic relations between China and the great powers to drop below the freezing point.

The Japanese embassy in China, since Komura returned to China, the Japanese government, in view of the complicated situation in China, has temporarily appointed Ito Hirobumi, who is still stranded in China, as the ambassador to China, with full power to handle Chinese affairs.

"Your Excellency, this is the Greater East Asia vision recently announced by the Chinese in order to counter the Western countries' evil theory." The clerk handed Ito a document compiled from various newspapers.

Ito took it, flipped it over, and said with a smile: "It seems that China has completely won the upper hand in this cultural war. Also, although Western countries are advanced in science and technology, they are still far behind China's long history of culture. .”

The clerk said indignantly: "Your Excellency, the military government proposed the idea of ​​Greater East Asia, which not only includes most of the European colonies in East Asia, but also includes our Great Japanese Empire."

Ito sighed and said: "This kind of argument is very confusing and provocative. East Asia has been dominated by the Chinese since ancient times. Our Great Japanese Empire can only occupy a few islands. Originally, following China's Weakness, it is entirely possible to dominate Asian affairs in one fell swoop, hey, if we put forward this argument before the Sino-Japanese War, we might have won the support of a considerable number of people in China."

The clerk nodded, and said worriedly: "Your Excellency, as China continues to win victories on the battlefield, quite a few people in the country respect Ye Zhikui, the head of the military government, and think that he is the only one who came from hundreds of people. A leader who led the yellow race over the white race."

Ito Hirobumi put his hands behind his back, looked out of the window, and said solemnly: "Ye Zhikui is indeed a good leader who can lead this decaying empire to a strong rise, but a strong China is not in the interests of our Great Japanese Empire. Otherwise the empire will forever be reduced to a marginal state, as it has been for most of history, fortunately the military government has not yet achieved the de facto unification of China.”

"Then how should the empire respond to China's rise?" the clerk asked, frowning.

Ito smiled lightly, and said confidently: "Don't worry, I believe that the Western powers don't want a strong China. These countries will definitely support an Asian country to fight against China, and our Great Japanese Empire is the best choice. We can take advantage of the concerns of the West and vigorously develop it, and then the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere will not know which country will lead it."

Perhaps, Western countries are already thinking about countermeasures, Ito thought in his heart.

At the same time, at the Governor's Mansion in the center of Nanjing, Liu Kunyi, the governor of Liangjiang, was secretly meeting with the British Zhu Erdian in a secret room in the back garden.

It was still the old tune that the southern provinces united to form a country and broke with the military government, but this time, it was clear that the British came here at a high price with 12 points of sincerity.

"Lord Liu, what are you worried about? As a highly respected local official, as long as you raise your arms, there will be a lot of people who will respond. If the south becomes a country on its own, the British Empire will be the first to stand up and admit it. In addition, The French government and the Russian government are all listed here, and the British Empire’s assistance to the southern provinces this time will be unprecedented, without any additional conditions, interest-free loans, free gifts of a batch of arms, and help to train soldiers. Nothing like this will ever happen to the country again. What else do you need to think about?"

Zhu Erdian looked straight at Liu Kunyi and said impassionedly.

Liu Kun picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and said without the slightest expression on his face: "Mr. Zhu Erdian, first of all, I would like to express my gratitude to you for being so respectful to me, but now the governors of other provinces in the south are full of dissent and it is difficult to persuade. In addition, the old man is getting old, and he has lost a lot of fame and fortune."

Zhu Erdian shook his head and persuaded: "Lord Liu's words are wrong. With the support of my western countries, I believe that if we confront Ye Zhikui's military government, the south will be on par. We support you as president. With the help of other countries, we will be able to Unify China as soon as possible. In this way, China will not fall into chaos, but can develop better. I believe you have also seen that since the establishment of the military government, it has been aggressive and provocative. If Ye Zhikui is in power, China will surely fall into In the midst of war, this is not the blessing of China, nor the blessing of the world, for the consideration of each country, I hope you can see the situation clearly."

A joke, with your foreign support, can our south really compete with the military government?Even so, I'm afraid you won't allow me to unify China properly by then. Now that the military government has only defeated your western countries a few times, you are already so worried and afraid, and continue to stir up trouble.

Liu Kunyi said indifferently: "This matter is not easy to accomplish. Let me think about it a little bit more before I write back to you."

Zhu Erdian had no choice but to stand up from the chair, and said meaningfully: "So, I hope Mr. Liu can reply to me as soon as possible. I will stay in Nanjing for a while, and then I will enter Guangzhou."

When entering Guangzhou, it is natural to persuade the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Zhu Erdian's implication is that you, Liu Kun, and others are missing.

Liu Kunyi didn't have much reaction, stood up and said: "Since that's the case, I won't say more."

Zhu Erdian sighed deeply, stared at him one last time, turned and left.

Liu Kunyi stayed alone in the secret room for a while, and then came out expressionlessly.

That night, in the Jiangnan Admiral's Yamen, He Zonglian frowned at the news that the Englishman Zhu Erdian suddenly visited Liu Kunyi today.

"Did you find out what they talked about specifically?" He Zonglian asked with some expectation, putting down the information.

"Returning to the admiral, the two talked in the secret room for two hours. No outsiders were present at the time, but judging from Zhu Erdian's expression after he left the house, it seems that the British did not get the result they wanted."

"Continue to monitor Zhu Erdian and report the matter to the Generalissimo"

"It's the admiral."

In an inn in the west of Nanjing, several businessmen dressed up were discussing things around their heads.

On the table was a map of Nanjing City, with a route drawn with a red line.

"After several days of continuous observation, Liu Kunyi will pass by West Street every morning. At that time, we will turn into small vendors selling breakfast and kill him in one fell swoop. After the incident is completed, everyone will disperse and flee Nanjing City. Gather in the bamboo forest." said the leader with a happy face.

"Liu Kunyi is usually accompanied by about ten guards. At that time, you, you, and you will attract their attention from the south, and the rest will approach the sedan chair from the east and throw bombs in to ensure that Liu Kunyi Was killed." The leader said the strategy that had been planned long ago.

In the early morning of the next day, there were not many pedestrians on the East Street, only a small number of vendors who got up early to do business along the street.

Liu Kunyi was sitting in the sedan chair with a tired face, obviously he didn't sleep well last night, surrounded by several of his personal guards, watching all directions vigilantly.

After Zhang Zhidong turned to the military government, he is now doing well in the Northeast, and has not suffered the slightest suppression. Forget it, he should report the matter to Ye Zhikui, the military government. The military government’s policy of deploying troops and changing defenses is being implemented step by step. Presumably, not many people dare to protest openly. Why should I do the act of manipulating my arms to block the traffic? .

Liu Kunyi's frowning brows slowly relaxed, and the big rock in his heart was finally let go.

Just when Liu Kunyi was considering going to the military government, bang, bang, two gunshots suddenly came from outside the sedan chair.

"What's going on?" Liu Kun asked in a deep voice as soon as he lifted the curtain of the sedan chair window.

"My lord, go in quickly, someone is shooting here from the south." The captain of the guard said hurriedly.