Chapter 2 Chapter One Introduction

There are only mediocre people in the world who have no blame and no reputation.Raising the people of the world to hate them, Si can be said to be a very treacherous hero.He is praised by all the people in the world, Si can be described as an extraordinary hero.Although, people in the world say that ordinary people live in thousands of them, but extraordinary people are not one of them. In terms of ordinary people, extraordinary people are rare.Therefore, to be famous all over the world is not necessarily to be a wish of the hometown; to be slandered all over the world is not necessarily to be a great man.The saying goes: the coffin will be settled.I have seen that it has been decades and hundreds of years since the coffin was covered, but the theory is still undecided.Each is what it is, not what it is not, and those who talk about people will learn from it.Said: There are people here, those who praise them are tens of millions, and those who destroy them are also tens of millions; those who praise them reach their extremes, and those who destroy them also reach their extremes; His reputation is also enough to pay for his destruction; if this is the case, how is he like a human being?It can be said that it is very human.It doesn't matter whether he is an extraordinary villain or an extraordinary hero, but if he wants to act in his position, he must not be someone who can be illuminated by the eyes and tongue of ordinary mediocrities.Those who know this meaning can read my Li Hongzhang.

I respect Li Hongzhang's talent, I cherish Li Hongzhang's knowledge, and I feel sorry for Li Hongzhang's encounter.Li Zhili hired Europe, Zhide met the former prime minister Bismarck, knocked on him and said: "As a minister, I want to do my best for the country."However, the opinions of the full court are not in line with their own, and they are restrained by the crowd. What is the reason for wanting to do what they want?Bismarck responded by saying: The first thing is to win the king.If you are a master, what can't you do?Li Hongzhang said: For example, if someone is here, his king will listen to everyone's words, and he will serve those who are close to him. He often pretends to be powerful and holds the overall situation hostage.If you are here, what should you do?Bismarck said for a long time: Gou is a minister, and he is sincerely concerned about the country. There is no one who can't live up to the king's heart, but he can do nothing if he works with women and children. (Note: This language was translated according to Western News, and those published in ordinary Chinese in "Xingzhen Diary" did not dare to translate it because of taboos.) Li Moran said.Alas!From this point of view, I know that Li Hongzhang has a lump in his chest, complaining and depressed, and there are things that can't be described by onlookers.This is the reason why I blame Li, and the reason why I forgive Li is also here.

Since the name of Li Hongzhang appeared in the world, people from all over the world have hardly seen Li Hongzhang, but not China.In a word, Li Hongzhang is the unique representative of China.It goes without saying that if one discusses the affairs of country B with the people of country A, one cannot get the truth, but Li Hongzhang has been the most important figure in China for the past forty years.Those who read the history of modern China have to call Li Hongzhang, and those who read the biography of Li Hongzhang also have to read the history of modern China.Therefore, my present book, although it is called the memorabilia since Tongguang, is fine.

Uneasy only.The current phenomenon of a country must correspond to its previous history, so the previous history is the cause of the phenomenon, and the phenomenon is the result of the previous history.Since the relationship between Li Hongzhang and today's China is so deep, it is imperative to discuss Li Hongzhang's characters with the eyes of a torch, observing the general trend of regime change in China for thousands of years, the undercurrent of national growth and decline, and the relationship between The secret of the current Sino-foreign negotiations is to seek Li Hongzhang's position in China.Mencius said: It is not easy to judge the world by knowing people.Is it easy for people to know?

Today's Chinese secular commentators often regard Li Hongzhang's merits as flat hair and flat twisting, and Li Hongzhang's crimes as several peace talks.I think that the meritorious deed and the crime are both worthless.In the past, Bismarck once again said to Li: "Our Europeans are credited with being able to fight against aliens."Self-mutilation of the same species to preserve the same surname is not expensive for Europeans.If the husband flattens the hair, it is the brother and the younger brother fighting against each other, and the brain of the younger brother can also be successful in this way, so the brothers are afraid of it.If my husband and I are angry with the national humiliation, hated the peace talks, and concentrated the hatred on Li Zhi, the matter is certainly not without reason, but it is easy to think about it. When the husband Yiwei was in February, March, Gengzi, August and September, he made him If the commentator is in the position of Li Hongzhang, can his handling be better than that of Li Hu?If you take this as a mistake, you should just watch the jokers and criticize their tongues quickly.Therefore, what I said about Li Hongzhang's meritorious deeds and crimes in China is because of something else.

Li Hongzhang is dead now.Foreign commentators all regard Li as the first person in China.He also said: Li's death will definitely change the overall situation of China in the future.Whether my husband Li Hongzhang is truly the number one person in China, I don’t dare to know, but if there is no one who is over 50 years old and officials above three or four ranks today, no one can look up to Li’s shoulders, so I can do it. Assert also.Whether Li's death has anything to do with China's overall situation, I don't dare to know, but if the government loses a Li Hongzhang now, it is like a tiger losing its mate, a blind man losing his face, the future is at stake, and more and more troubles will arise. Dare to assert also.It is not true what Yiwu Jifu said about foreigners.To make it true, China is so big, and Li Hongzhang is the only one who is relying on it, so is there still trouble in China?

Xi Zhe has a constant saying: Times make heroes, and heroes make times.If Li Hongzhang is, I cannot say that he is not a hero.Although, it is a hero made for the current situation, not a hero who made the current situation.A hero created by the times is an ordinary hero.The world is so big, ancient and modern, why is there no current situation?Therefore, reading a twenty-four histories, such as Li Hongzhang and his heroes, is full of strength.If the husband creates the hero of the current situation, he will read it for thousands of years but never meet him once.This is my Chinese history, so it is because of Chen Chenxiang, and it will not be able to shine a brilliant light to shock the world.When I wrote this book, I couldn't stop feeling it.

Historians talk about Huo Guang, but it is a pity that he is ignorant and incompetent.I think Li Hongzhang cannot be an extraordinary hero.Also sit on this four characters.Li Hongzhang did not understand the principles of the people, the general trend of the world, and the origin of politics. In the competitive and evolutionary world of the 19th century, he only made up for the gaps and stole the safety of the moment. The domain of mighty virtue is complete and prosperous, but only picks up the superficial skin of the West, absorbs the current and forgets the source, so it is self-sufficient, and even more clever and small, wants to compete with the famous big politicians on the earth, let the big ones compete with the small ones, If you don't exhaust yourself, is there anything to help?Mencius said: Let the food flow away, but ask without teeth, this is called ignorance.It is almost said to be true.The failure of Li Hongzhang's works in his later years is due to this.Although, what is the deep responsibility of this?He Li Hongzhang is definitely not a person who can shape the current situation. Ordinary people living in a society are always trapped by the thoughts, customs and principles of the society for thousands of years, and cannot extricate themselves.Li Hongzhang was not born in Europe but in China, not today but decades ago, who was born before him and who was born after him. There was never a hero who could shape the current situation and lead him with his wings. The characters bred by the land stop at this, and Li Hongzhang cannot be blamed alone.What's more, what happened to him, and what he wanted, but he couldn't do it all?My old saying: Respect Li's talent, cherish Li's knowledge, and mourn Li's encounter.But since then there have been those who attacked Li, and since the current situation has changed, the reason why they are heroes has also changed, and they should not forgive themselves for the reason I forgive Li.