Today we are going to introduce a powerful official in the late Qing Dynasty, but he has been carrying the infamy of a traitor. He is Li Hongzhang, a famous official in the late Qing Dynasty. In this article, we will re-recognize this powerful court. grown ups.
In China in the late Qing Dynasty, the people's livelihood was declining and the national power was exhausted. Outside, there were great powers watching, and inside, there was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Even Emperor Xianfeng, who wanted to make a big cause, was so frightened that he was frustrated ever since.
Xianfeng often complained about his bad luck and encountered such a mess when he first came up. In addition, he was not very good at affairs of the government at all, so he often left his hands to deal with Cixi. Until later, the entire government was in the hands of Cixi, and the government gradually became dark and decadent, and Li Hongzhang came out against this background.
In August 1900, the Eight-Power Allied Forces formally invaded Beijing, and Empress Dowager Cixi took the Emperor Guangxu directly to escape from Beijing. In 1901, less than a month later, Li Hongzhang passed away. All of a sudden, there was a civil and military uproar in Manchuria, and everyone was shocked by the news.
In the last hour of Li Hongzhang's breath, the Russian minister forced him to sign a treaty on the Russian occupation of northeastern China. Li Hongzhang, who had been arguing with foreigners for a whole life, was completely unable to speak at this time, and his eyes were closed. on.
Li Hongzhang was active on the political stage when the late Qing Dynasty moved from tradition to society. From an independent country to a semi-remnant colony, Li Hongzhang was also a transitional figure in the "transitional era rising at the center of the old and new boundaries" .
Li Hongzhang has always been called the head of the Westernization Movement, and the Westernization Movement is a product of the times, so the positive response to foreign colonial aggression and the impact of the wave of world modernization has always been the result of the collision and fusion of modern Chinese and Western cultures, then Li Hongzhang Not only must we have a clear understanding of the situation at home and abroad and the way out for China, but we also need to adopt Western methods to hold the Westernization New Deal, which is not only effective, but also impressive.
Li Hongzhang is deeply aware that China has not encountered such a change in thousands of years. Coupled with the strong situation it is facing now, it is a rare death in thousands of years, so if the Chinese don’t know to cheer up , So he can only be slaughtered by others, so he advocated learning from the West and organizing the New Deal for Westernization, with the goal of self-reliance and self-reliance. I hope that the sleeping people can be awakened. You must know that the Qing Dynasty is at the end of the year. If you don't try to catch up, you will soon be divided by the powers.
Li Hongzhang has always been disdainful of Western political civilization, that is, the bourgeois democratic system. All he wants to introduce is Western material civilization, that is, modern military technology. Then this will not help China get rid of the traditional agricultural society and realize Capitalism, the feudal system has cracks, then this gave birth to Chinese capitalism, and this also made Chinese society take another very difficult step on the road of transition from tradition to modern times, and this also accelerated China. The sinking of a semi-colony.
In the eyes of the Japanese, Li Hongzhang is a very smart and capable person. He not only knows the trend of the West, but also learns to imitate self-improvement. Not only does he have an older vision, but he is also very agile. In the eyes of Americans, he is also very remarkable, and he has made a very valuable contribution to the military, and in politics, he has provided very good facilities for the people. For diplomats, he is even more important. Top celebrities.
No matter from which aspect, he is a very outstanding person. Not only that, but he is also very patriotic. Even in the last period of his life, there is still the last minute, and he is still working hard. He has made contributions to this country, is still thinking about major national events, and has been fighting for the destiny of our country.
Li Hongzhang was born in the darkest period of the Qing Dynasty. In that turbulent era, he was already doing his best to contribute to the country, but the various things he made were actually not good for evaluation. In consideration of the current situation, many Things may not be the original intention, and even if another person does it, they may not be able to do better. And Li Hongzhang can do this, in fact, it is already very good, we can not ask too much. Under the circumstances at the time, no one had the ability to turn the tide, and after all, it was going to a fixed ending.
There are many complaints about Li Hongzhang, perhaps because the Qing Dynasty was indisputable at that time, but the situation in the Qing Dynasty at that time was already in an unchangeable state. No matter what actions he made, there was no way. And Li Hongzhang has also been trying his best to contribute his own strength, can be regarded as the most dedicated himself, can also be called a good minister. Unfortunately, before he died, he still didn't get the result he wanted.
