I should remember that the mountains and seas have been over the years, and the lonely light shines on itself, and the liver and gallbladder are all frozen in ice and snow.

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Politics is always the main topic of news and public opinion, not only in the 21st century, but also more obvious in the early 20th century. When this era was not very concerned about social hot issues and there was almost no entertainment news, reports on political events always occupied the main content of the newspaper. But even so, for the history of news, November 17, 1908 is always a day worth remembering.

On this day, the mainstream Japanese media represented by Asahi Shimbun used the most space to report on what happened in China. Its popularity, rich pages, and numerous characters could set many records. If it weren't for some Japanese articles mixed in, just looking at the first page would be enough to make people misunderstand that this was not a Japanese newspaper.

"Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty passed away and was posthumously named Empress Xiaoqinxian at the age of 74..."

"Emperor Guangxu, who was under house arrest in Yingtai for many years, returned to the emperor and regained the power of the emperor..."

"The political situation of the Qing Dynasty has undergone important changes. Prince Chun Zaifeng, the emperor's younger brother, was appointed as the regent of the state. How he will deal with the relationship with the emperor is particularly eye-catching..."

"A bizarre fire broke out in the Qing Dynasty imperial palace, causing dozens of houses to be damaged, and more than ten people were killed or injured in the fire. An important figure in the Qing Dynasty, Minister of Military Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yuan Shikai, also died here, and the ministers of various countries paid close attention..."

"The Qing Dynasty Military Operations Department was renovated, Prince Su and Minister of Civil Affairs Shanqi, and Xu Shichang, the governor of the three northeastern provinces, became the new military operation. Observers were particularly curious about this appointment..."

In addition to these various news about the political situation and the royal family, except for a very small number of newspapers sponsored by the revolutionaries themselves, the articles published in the name of the "Constitutional Council of the Qing Empire" were overwhelming and filled the readers' eyes. Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao, Wang Zhao and other influential figures were all writing quickly, waving flags and shouting, leaving their own voices on the newspaper and magazine positions that were clearly distinguished by black and white.

Although this propaganda work was launched in a hurry, it achieved good results. The Imperial Constitutional Council decided to urgently use the funds for the second year and use them all for public opinion propaganda in the past three days... From now on, we are not afraid of no funds at all, because we will promote constitutionalism under the leadership of the constitutional idol of the Qing Empire and the most popular and sacred Emperor Guangxu in our minds. It is time to do practical things, and there will be no lack of publicity funds. Discussion? Discussion with the Revolutionary Party? Sorry, we are about to return to our country and will devote ourselves to the imperial constitutional cause that is with the sun and the moon and enjoy the eternal green. We have no time to talk to you revolutionary party.

Perhaps, without our Taiwan drama, you will feel particularly lonely?

The revolutionary party's reaction was too late. When the main backbone of the China Tongmenghui received news of the drastic changes in the domestic situation, it was around 11 o'clock in the evening. There was no time to take action - all major newspapers have already used the most ideal page and the largest space to publish articles of the Constitutional Council. Although there were not many such articles in the past, newspapers that used commercial operation and capitalization survival as the fundamental way to resist temptation in front of piles of bills... Let's just treat it as an advertisement! A strange advertisement that completely publishes articles on domestic political arguments and criticisms in Qing Dynasty - at most, newspapers for these three days will be given for free if they are not sold for money...

This is exactly what the constitutionalists expect! The Japanese may not understand these "Chinese advertisements" that are less beneficial than ordinary advertisements. However, the overseas Chinese living in Japan, Qing court officials and businessmen who live in Japan to do business, and Chinese students studying in Japan can see and understand! That's enough!

Some newspapers still generously allow the revolutionary party to publish their opposition articles for balance, but this is useless. When the articles that advocate revolution appear on the newspaper page in small squares and scraps, it is quickly covered up by large-scale constitutional articles. The call of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao's name is like a vast ocean of constitutionalism, struggling to swallow up the revolutionary boats floating in the corner, swaying and almost dying.

"Bang!" A newspaper was thrown on the table, and another newspaper was thrown on the table. The "cracking" sound sounded for a while before finally quieting down. Looking up, it looked like it had already piled up into a thick pile.

"Our comrades are too inexperienced and too politically sensitive, which actually caused such an embarrassing situation. It's really heartbreaking!" A middle-aged man with a low height and thin body is getting angry. "Now we are so passive, how can we deal with it in the future?"

"Mr. Zhongshan, the responsibility cannot be entirely blamed for the comrades..." A rough voice sounded, "It was too late to receive the news yesterday. Most newspapers have started to type in tomorrow's newspapers. We didn't have time to prepare texts, and most of the articles have been ordered at high prices... Even if we want to post, we can't do anything."

"This is worth noting. Mr. Miyazaki Inzo came to explain it to us as soon as he received domestic news, but the Kang Liang party members obviously learned the truth earlier and more accurately than us... There is something strange about it."

"It's ridiculous that Zhang Binglin also said that it was because Mr. Sun squandered all the 10,000 yuan donated by Mr. Kutaro Suzuki last year. He said that if all the money was left to the Minbao newspaper to run a newspaper, we would not be able to face the hasty attacks of the royalists... He also said that we are long-distance revolutionaries, who can only point fingers but cannot do a practical thing."

"This is sow discord." The rough voice seemed angry, and his fists were hammered heavily on the table.

"Keqiang, don't be excited..." said a young and handsome young man, "I will go back to China in a few days and let these people see the passion of our revolutionaries."

"Zhaoming, don't be impulsive. Now is not the time to sacrifice. We should unite and expose the conspiracy of the royalists..."

Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing, Hu Hanmin, Song Jiaoren and Wang Jingwei gathered for a meeting. After discussing for a long time, they could not think of a good way to fight back. Finally, Sun Yat-sen decided to go back to Nanyang immediately to try to eliminate the royalist party before the influence of the royalist party expanded. Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren were responsible for the task of rebuilding the Minbao and restoring the main position of public opinion. As for Wang Jingwei, although Sun Yat-sen hoped that he could follow him to Nanyang to raise funds and facilitate Chen Bijun, who had always loved him, Wang Jingwei flatly refused the invitation. He had his own considerations - he was determined to take risks and create a sensational public opinion event to reverse the current revolutionary decline.

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The death of Cui Yugui and others in the palace caused quite a stir. Originally, Cixi was showing off her power and arrogant eunuchs felt panic, fearing that the same fate would fall on her. But retribution always came very quickly. In the afternoon, Bian Shixu came with the roster of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He reported a name, and the guards behind him dragged him over and took the 20 major boards... This was not the person from the Ministry of Internal Affairs beat him by himself, nor was it the posture of holding up high and falling gently, but Liangbi was executing the execution with the 20 Army guards.

Not to mention 20 big boards, even 10 big boards are enough to beat these guys who are incomplete and have distorted minds to death. Liang Bi is a royal family member and grew up in poverty. He is extremely disgusted with those eunuchs who rely on their power and eat and take care of them. He was sentenced under his supervision, and several of them could not survive 20 big boards and were killed on the spot.

There are several situations among the people who get beaten up:

The first one is when Guangxu was imprisoned in Yingtai. He followed the will of Cixi and Li Lianying, and flattered and tortured the emperor in every way... Wang Shang remembered clearly that because of his sympathy, he was often angry with these eunuchs and beaten by other eunuchs. This execution was not only to seek justice for himself, but also to seek justice for the emperor's 10 years that he could not bear to look back on;

The second type is the eunuch who took advantage of the fire to rob the fire the day before yesterday. These people pretended to put out the fire, but in fact they took the opportunity to steal valuables from the palace, such as gold Buddha, porcelain, tributes, and even silk and lacquerware, all their targets... Shi Xu had long wanted to punish him. He, the minister of the Interior, has always been aware of the various ills in the palace. It turned out that he was afraid to take action by Li Lianying, Cui Yugui and others and Cixi's protection, but this time with the support of the emperor, it was very different. Not only were the eunuchs who took advantage of the fire to rob him this time, but even the thieves who robbed him in the past could not escape the disaster;

The third type is the organizers of various oil and water personnel in the palace. Originally, they had rich silver from the favorable conditions, and less than a half yuan of rare tofu could make them shout one or two taels of silver, and then put the rest into their pockets... The emperor and the empress dowager may not know the details, but Wang Shang and Shixu knew it very clearly - even when the two palaces fled in a hurry, the eunuchs who killed these days did not forget to ask for 3,000 taels of silver from the Lintong County Magistrate who was responsible for the reception. The county Magistrate handed over

If they didn't come out, the group of slaves smashed all the items and food they had prepared, deliberately creating the impression that the county magistrate was not doing well in front of Cixi. This was the case when they ran away. It was conceivable that they were arrogant and illegal on weekdays. If according to Lin Guangyu's standards, 9 out of 10 eunuchs in the palace who handled money and food should be killed. But Shi Xu thought about it and felt that it was so bad that the first time the movement was so big. After obtaining the emperor's consent, he put the standard at 20,000 taels - and so, 20 places were listed.
Chapter completed!