The old man of the Qing DynastyCrazy wrote to Yuan Shikai: Give up power to the emperor, you will only be the regent for ten years.
During the ** period, there was a special group of people who deeply remembered the demise of the Qing Dynasty and even insisted that they should strive to return China to the rule of the Qing emperor, both in words and deeds.
This group of people is known as the "Qing Dynasty Relics", and Lao Naixuan is a typical representative of them.
Lao Naixuan: A man who firmly believes that the imperial examination will achieve life, but his official career is extremely bumpy. From the county magistrate, to the county master, and then to the county lord, Lao Naixuan has spent 20 years playing steadily.
However, when the Boxer Rebellion arose, Lao Naixuan was keenly aware that this was a group of rabble who could not accomplish anything, so he actively hunted down and killed Boxer members, and repeatedly petitioned the imperial court to exterminate the Boxers.
However, the Empress Dowager Cixi welcomed the Boxers into the capital, and Lao Naixuan was disheartened and chose to leave his post on sick leave.
After learning of the defeat of the Boxer Rebellion, Lao Naixuan was depressed and believed that China was about to perish. He insisted that the collapse of the Qing Dynasty was due to the Boxers angering foreigners. Although the Qing Dynasty was still struggling, he insisted on his views, vowed to defend feudal etiquette to the death, and changed his name to "Rensuo".
However, the fall of the Qing Dynasty was inevitable, and after the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, he lost his job and could only live in seclusion in Laishui County, Zhili. He began to study republicanism, and expressed in his "Republican Interpretation" that he believed that true republicanism should be a cooperation between the emperor and the regent.
He wrote to Yuan Shikai advising him to run the country as regent until he returned power to Pu Yi 10 years later. Yuan Shikai was interested in his suggestion and sent someone to Qingdao with 600 pieces of ocean to look for him.
However, Lao Naixuan felt that Yuan Shikai's invitation was a humiliation to him, so he refused. Soon after, he attracted attention because of a "funeral shed incident".
In 1913, Lao Naixuan had a dream in his heart and decided to communicate with those who were obsessed with the Qing Dynasty. The opportunity finally came, and he deliberately rushed from Qingdao to Beijing to participate in the grounding ceremony of Guangxu and Longyu.
Those Qing Dynasty relics also rushed to Lianggezhuang Palace, they had been aggrieved for so long, and finally had a chance to vent. Liang Dingfen was a former Qing envoy who oversaw the Chongling project, and he was loyal to the Qing court.
When the construction of the mausoleum was completed, he even locked himself in the underground palace, crying silently, and wanted to be martyred for Emperor Guangxu. However, he was eventually carried out by the crowd.
The burial ceremony was held in accordance with the etiquette of the Qing Dynasty, and Sun Baoqi, the former governor of Shandong Province of the Qing Dynasty, also came. I don't know whether it was negligence or intentionality, Sun Baoqi wore a suit and stood with a group of people wearing Qing Dynasty robes.
When he knelt three times and knocked nine times, Lao Naixuan suddenly rushed out, stared at Sun Baoqi, and asked loudly who he was and what nationality he was from. Liang Dingfen also pounced, frantically shouting that Sun Baoqi was shameless, what was it.
The scene was chaotic for a while, and Sun Baoqi had no choice but to wipe his sweat again and again, saying "I'm not a thing". Others were at a loss and embarrassed. This farce was finally ended by the persuasion of the "Qing Dynasty relics".
Lao Naixuan firmly believed that if the Empress Dowager Cixi had followed his advice, the Qing Dynasty would not have perished. He wrote a letter to Xu Shichang, the former minister of the Qing Dynasty, suggesting that the imperial court exterminate the Boxers and live in harmony with foreigners, so that the Qing Dynasty could continue.
But Lao Naixuan did not give up, he is still working hard.
Lao Naixuan, a widow of the Qing Dynasty, organized the Zun Confucian Society, trying to restore the glory of the Qing Dynasty. In 1917, he came to Beijing in the hope that the Germans would support Puyi's restoration, but he was refused.
However, Lao Naixuan did not give up, because he foresaw that Zhang Xun's pigtail army was coming. When Puyi's restoration was successful, Lao Naixuan was appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of Law, and he devoted himself to his work, although he did not understand the law, he held books and studied with a very serious attitude.
However, Zhang Xun's restoration did not last long, the rebel army came, and the others fled one after another, but Lao Naixuan said firmly: "I swear not to run away, as the secretary of the Ministry of Law, I can't leave my post without permission, otherwise I will be sorry for the emperor." ”
In the end, with his unwavering faith and loyalty, Lao Naixuan became an important figure in that period of history.
Lao Naixuan was once a captured pigtail army, and he once threatened to commit suicide if the rebel army came in. However, when the rebels really came, he chose to flee.
When a cannonball landed in the courtyard of the Ministry of Justice's yamen, he felt extremely frightened, took off his official uniform and fled in a hurry, leaving the rope in the lobby to shake in the wind. Later, the crusading army entered the capital and searched for Zhang Xun's comrades everywhere, and Lao Naixuan's name was also among them.
He could only continue to escape, and finally hid in Qingdao. ** Wars are frequent, and after a while, people no longer care about Lao Naixuan. So, he got a job in Qingdao as a school supervisor.
Despite this, he was still depressed and could only vent his emotions by writing poems. **Ten years later, Lao Naixuan died in Qingdao, and no one mentioned "restoration" anymore, and his name was gradually forgotten.