At 11: 00 a.m. on 22nd (October 24th, December 4th, Gregorian calendar), traitors Gao Yongkuan, Wang, Wu Guiwen, Zhang Dazhao, Wang Youwei, Fan Qifa and Wang all gathered.
After lunch, they prayed and went to Wang Mu Concert Hall together. Everyone wore a hat and saluted, sitting on the high platform in the temple in turn, with Shao Guang as the chief, making a long report, first explaining the difficulties that China is currently encountering, and then stating that as long as everyone Qi Xin can overcome the difficulties, he can eliminate the demon dynasty, drive away foreign ghosts, enjoy the confidence of peace, and finally reward the brave and brave troops of Guangdong and Guangxi;
Blame other troops for deserting Germany. The traitors attacked Shao Guang's report, so there was a fierce argument. At last, Wang jumped up and took off his robe.
Shao Guang stopped him: "What"! Wang took out a dagger and cut it directly on Shao Guang's neck. Shao Guang didn't watch out for the traitor's plot and was cut on the table in front of the table. The traitor rushed forward, pulled him down, cut off his head, gave it to the enemy, and opened the door to surrender.
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1863165438+1In mid-October, the battle of Suzhou was in full swing.
King Gao Yongkuan and other "four kings" and "four generals" who have always been at odds with Tan Shaoguang, the general commander of Suzhou Taiping Army, secretly signed a surrender contract with Cheng Xueqi, the company commander of Jiangxi Town, promising to ensure the safety of Gao and his men, and Gordon intervened as a guarantor. Both sides believed that he was the most trustworthy, and the surrender was recognized by Li Hongzhang.
On February 4, 65438, Gao Yongkuan assassinated Tan Shaoguang, and Li Hongzhang successfully won Suzhou, where he put down the banquet of the Hongmen and killed eight soldiers. At the same time, the Huai army killed people in the city.
Breaking your word and killing people seems to be a black history that adults in the main hall can't erase. Li Hongzhang killed eight kings.
First, the theory of premeditated murder and surrender.
Gordon, a surrendering faction in Suzhou, believes that surrender was "arranged and implemented by Li Futai and General Cheng in advance"; Liang Qichao also believed that Li Hongzhang's murder and surrender was a conspiracy in advance.
There are also many modern scholars who hold similar views. For example, Wu Zhou believes that "this matter was planned and handled by Cheng Xueqi and Li Hongzhang"; In the article "The Contradiction between Suzhou Killing and Surrender and Gordon Li Hongzhang", Wang Hongyun thinks that "Suzhou Killing and Surrender is a premeditated act".
Yuan believes that Li Hongzhang and Cheng Xueqi conspired to frame and kill the surrenders in order to prevent "conspiring against the public" and eliminate "the danger of losing the tail";
In the article "Common Cases of National Conditions and Violent Killing", Rey believes that the Eight Kings showed no signs of "losing the title" at all, but Li Hongzhang took such cruel measures to kill and surrender because he was worried that the number was too large to control.
Second, Cheng Xueqi's leading theory.
Wang Kaiyun thought that Li Hongzhang was completely ignorant of the killing and surrender. "Cheng Xueqi has put people in their seats first, counted their crimes in detail, and learned that they should be beheaded and reported to Hong Zhang who was frightened."
Some scholars believe that Cheng Xueqi negotiated with Gao because the promised conditions were too high to be fulfilled, so he advocated surrender instead of surrender.
Third, on revenge against Chang.
Li Hongzhang once told Gordon about Cheng Xueqi's cunning ways to deal with Taiping rebels, indicating that Li did not want Gordon to participate in Suzhou's surrender.
Li Hongzhang and Gordon had a serious conflict on a series of issues of "Chang Shengjun". In order to eliminate Gordon's excuse of threatening himself by luring him to surrender successfully, Li Hongzhang resolutely decided to kill him.
This view can be summarized as the theory of revenge against Chang.
Fourth, the greedy theory.
Suzhou, as the most important weapon and logistics supply base of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, is rich in resources.
Yan Xiu thought in the article "On the Struggle between Gordon and Li Hongzhang on the Issue of Killing and Surrender" that "Li Hongzhang had extorted money from eight generals of Taiping Army, but the eight generals refused to take it out, and Li Hongzhang decided to kill the generals and plunder their money".
"Xiang Junzhi" records that "when I returned to Suzhou, the Lord condemned it and sold it for 200,000 Jin. His speed is in the tens of millions. "
Hefei, the main hall, the world is cold, killing people for money is normal.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Tan Shaoguang