Liu Bu, a governor of the Qing Dynasty, was put into the zoo by the British army for anyone to visit, but Marx praised him for being polite.

# "Flash Moment" Theme Essay No.2 # Ye is a famous figure in China's modern history. His name is Chen Kun, a native of Hanyang, Hubei Province, and he was also a famous minister of border affairs in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. He was officially awarded the position of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi as a scholar of Tirenger, and he was the most authentic representative of the Qing Dynasty in the Opium War. At that time, he was called the "six noes governor" because he implemented the "six noes" policy towards Britain, that is, "no war, no fight, no defense, no death, no surrender and no going".

In the history books, it is commented as follows: "Cantonese people regret the country's mistakes. They say," No war and no peace, no defense against death, no surrender and no separation; Minister's measurement, Xinjiang minister's ambition; There is no one in ancient times, and there is no one here today. "

Ye's official career can be divided into three stages. Around the Second Opium War, he was captured and imprisoned by the British.

Ye's life was marked by the Second Opium War. Before the Second Opium War, he was a valued minister of the humerus of Emperor Xianfeng. After the Second Opium War, he was reviled by the world as "the governor of six noes", and scholars from all over the world ridiculed and insulted him.

When the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement broke out, Ye brutally suppressed it and the punishment was extremely heavy. Anyone caught by Ye will come to no good end. Ye at this time is like a madman who kills people without blinking an eye.

At that time, he ordered the captured rebel soldiers to be taken to Caishikou for beheading every day. At most, nearly a thousand people's heads were cut off in one day. The rest of the time, on average, seven or eight hundred insurgents were sentenced to death and beheaded. No matter how many prisoners there were, Ye was basically too lazy to interrogate and immediately ordered the execution.

In just six months, seven months and eight months, the number of people executed by Ye has reached more than 15,000. Hong Rong, who has just returned from studying in the United States, wrote: "Oh, my God! What a sight this is! There was blood everywhere, and headless bodies piled up on both sides of the street, waiting for burial, but there was no sign of moving away. ..... The land has been completely infiltrated by blood and water, giving off a foul smell, so that about 2,000 yards are shrouded in the polluted air that spreads the plague. "

Ye was highly valued by Emperor Xianfeng for the cruelty of Taiping Army and its fierce and harsh suppression. The rank rose again and again, and finally he was promoted to governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and first-class baron. He was one of the most valued border officials of Emperor Xianfeng. When the situation was turbulent, he held the position of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi for 78 years.

Ye Chenming suppressed the peasant uprising and slaughtered the flesh and blood of his compatriots, which was so cruel and heartless. When he treated foreigners, he was afraid of foreigners and humble, which became a symbol of shame in the Qing Dynasty.

When the Second Opium War broke out, he "talked about the excitement and tried his best to be calm, between being neither rigid nor soft, nor arguing or embroidering". When three British warships crossed Humen and captured Liede and other fortresses in the eastern suburbs of Guangzhou, Ye was reading Wuxiang Kao. When he heard the news, he smiled and said, "It will be all right. I will listen at dusk. However, the red boats and patrol boats in the province can receive flags, and enemy ships cannot fight back. " The next day, the British army captured the fortress of Fenghuang, Henan Province, opposite the provincial capital. After hearing the news, Ye remained quietly, and continued to watch "Ma Jian Contest after having obtained the examination". His men were afraid and said, "It's very windy, so it's hard to shoot a horse. Please close as soon as possible. " . When Ye Gang retired, he called officials to the viceroy to discuss countermeasures, and asserted that nothing happened on the 15th. Ironically, however, on the fourteenth day, the British army broke through the city gate and he himself was captured.

Photo: 1858 French pictorial: Ye captured.

The British army is so powerful, why is Ye so calm? It turned out that, paradoxically, as soon as the British army called, he went in for divination, and the result of divination was excellent, so he thought there would be no problem within 15 days. This story is as wonderful as Yang Fang, a famous doctor in the First Opium War, who thought that women's menstruation and toilets would make British naval guns inaccurate!

Ye was captured alive by the British army and became the highest-ranking official captured alive by the great powers in the late Qing Dynasty. The British army detained him on the British ship "Fearless" anchored in Hong Kong. After living on a warship for 48 days, Ye Chenming was taken to Calcutta by England. To Yuzryha's surprise, the British put him in the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty, and then locked him in a glass room like a monster for people to watch. The leaflet at the door read "This is the governor of the Qing Dynasty, welcome to visit" and sold tickets. At this moment, Ye finally knew the word humiliation, so he died of hunger strike for many days.

Strangely, Marx said in the editorial of "The Barbaric Behavior of the British in China": "Governor Ye politely and calmly answered the outrageous request of the excited young British consul. He explained the reason for his arrest and regretted the misunderstanding caused by it. At the same time, he categorically denied any intention to insult the British flag. " He said that in the face of British arrogance, "China officials are calm, calm and polite".