That's true. Especially during Guangxu period, western powers and Japanese orient thought that China was a piece of fat, and they all held swords and guns with the intention of killing China.
However, the failure of the Sino-Japanese War pushed China to the chopping block of the great powers. This is not only the reason for Cixi Guangxu, but also the reason for many people.
Weng Tong _, a native of Changshu, Jiangsu. Important political figures in the late Qing Dynasty. He served as Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu successively. He has served as Minister of Housing and Industry, Minister of Military Aircraft and Minister of State for the Prime Minister. During Guangxu period, she was ousted by Empress Dowager Cixi because she was involved in the political struggle between the "imperial party" and the "post-party".
He also has deep attainments in calligraphy, especially regular script and running script. It occupies an important position in the book circle of Qing dynasty and has a high evaluation. He is the author of Pinglu Poetry Draft and Weng Wen Diary.
Weng Tong _ studied hard in his early years, read through four books and five classics, and was admitted to Changshu Academy with excellent results. 1845, China scholars in the hospital; Become the leading scorer of 1856.
1865 Weng Tong _ devoted himself to Hongdetang and taught him to read Tongzhi Emperor. 1875, he was ordered to teach Emperor Guangxu in Yuqing Palace for more than twenty years.
Weng Tong _ is knowledgeable. In addition to teaching the regular required reading courses of Confucianism such as the Four Books and the Five Classics, he also specially compiled many Chinese and foreign books on history, science and technology and early reformism, which paid equal attention to the old and the new, and the combination of Chinese and Western was convincing. Lead Emperor Guangxu to care about real politics, pay attention to the general trend at home and abroad, eliminate the accumulated disadvantages, and strive to strengthen discipline.
Weng Tonghe's educational thought penetrated into politics and teaching, and played an indelible role in the development of modern education, and was hailed as the first mentor of modern education. Weng Tonghe's education expanded the knowledge of Emperor Guangxu and laid the ideological foundation for the later Reform Movement.
Isn't this Weng Tong _ very good? But this man has two sides. Weng Tong _ has his advantages, but his disadvantages are even more terrible.
Weng Tong _ thinks himself an emperor and doesn't respect Guangxu. According to people's records at that time, Weng Tong _ actually picked up an inkstone and threw it at Guangxu. Although it was a mistake, the ink spilled on Guangxu's clothes, and Weng's arrogance was an open secret.
Weng Tonghe's political views are quite complicated. He came to power not because of his outstanding achievements, but because of his status as an imperial envoy. The trust of Emperor Guangxu was his only resource. So Weng Tong _ has a strong sense of hostility. On specific issues, he tends to carefully consider his intentions. The status of the best of both worlds is extremely unstable.
Before the Reform Movement of 1898, Weng Tonghe's position was not stable, because he was a staunch "war fighter" in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. As a result, the Qing army was defeated, the achievements of the Westernization Movement for many years were wasted, and the Qing Empire was in crisis. Weng Tonghe's main battle was not based on his understanding of the facts, but on seeing that Guangxu wanted to expand his power through this war, so he took the initiative to welcome him. In addition, Weng Tong _ also has his own selfishness, deliberately shaping his historical image of loyalty, tenacity and uncompromising.
Although he was a teacher of Guangxu, he stood beside Cixi every day and gave her smelly feet. He was the leader of the Qing Dynasty, and he was very sensitive and influential in the Qing Dynasty. It's a pity that such a big country is not for the fate of the country, but only to repel dissidents and oppose each other in the nest, causing infighting and confusing Guangxu's mind.
He confronted the Westernization School headed by Li Hongzhang. At the critical moment when the Japanese fleet invaded, they contradicted each other but killed each other. As a result, the Japanese got the Air Force Department, which was in charge of Wengtong and the military. Instead of replenishing armaments, he deducted military expenses, which led to the aging of Beiyang Navy equipment and the expiration of ammunition, which directly led to
After the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Weng Tonghe tried every means to avoid responsibility, thinking that Li Hongzhang was not playing well, accusing Li Hongzhang of failure and even proposing to be beheaded.
Because of the Qing Dynasty, China's history went backwards for 300 years, and its national prestige was swept away. Too many such people hurt the country for their own interests.