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These places were also ordered by Yuan Xiangcheng to be included in the protection scope.

Yuan Xiangcheng knew that even by doing this, he could not completely prevent the loss of cultural relics.

Before the advent of the information age and the camera era, these treasures of the Chinese nation hidden in the palace complex were inevitably subject to factors such as "internal theft", "man-made damage", and "natural disasters".

However, Yuan Xiangcheng knew that he had done his best.

As for what happens next, let’s leave it to future generations.

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Late at night, Yuan Shikai and Xu Shichang met in the Ministry of Rites south of the Forbidden City, which was the temporarily selected meeting place of the Red Confucian Society.

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Today, the heads of various departments of the Red Confucian Society are busy dealing with the aftermath of the incident in the capital late at night.

Only Yuan Xiangcheng and Xu Shichang were able to steal a moment of leisure.

"Weiting, are you really unwilling to inherit the Qing Dynasty's legal system when it comes to founding a nation?"

Xu Shichang looked at Yuan Xiangcheng who hurried over from outside, sighed, and asked.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Xiangcheng calmly dusted himself off, sat down on a chair, picked up his teacup, and said slowly:

"Juren, you've been with me for over ten years. Do you think I'm someone who values ​​empty fame?"

kIn Yuan Xiangcheng's view, legal system does not necessarily have to be inherited from the previous dynasty.

The blind and obsessive claim to legitimacy sometimes ends up being inferior.

Where did the legitimacy of his rule over the world come from?

People often say, "The King of Qin, carrying on the legacy of his six predecessors, unified the six kingdoms!"

However, what he was fighting for was the legacy of the sixth generation of Qin kings, not the foundation of the sixth generation of Zhou emperors.

His qualification to be called "emperor" was due to his achievements in unifying the world, not the recognition of the Zhou emperor.

Only those who have gained power improperly would care about things like legality and try desperately to prove their "legitimacy"

For example, after Qin Shi Huang ordered people to use the Heshi Bi to make the "Imperial Seal", people all over the world believed that this item was the source of a country's fortune and was extremely important.

He successively served Liu Bang of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang of the Xin Dynasty, and Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The three of them had the same attitude towards the imperial seal.

They all regarded the imperial seal as the icing on the cake after the great cause was accomplished, rather than a timely help on the way to starting a business.

The Queen Mother of the Western Han Dynasty was once dissatisfied with Wang Mang's coercion and was furious. She threw the jade seal to the ground, breaking a corner of it.

Afterwards, Wang Mang simply ordered people to fill the gap with gold and use it as a makeshift.

They all believed that they were in the rightful position, so they just regarded the imperial seal as a tool and did not attach too much importance to it.

Liu Bang believed that his achievements in defeating Qin and destroying Chu were so great that he did not need the embellishment of a jade seal.

Wang Mang shouldered the hopes of scholars all over the world, established himself as the emperor in place of the Han Dynasty, and regarded the imperial seal as a tool.

Needless to say, Liu Xiu had the merit of restoring the Han Dynasty, so it would be good for him to have the jade seal, but it didn't matter if he didn't have it.

However, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, many heroes emerged throughout the country, and the jade seal fell into the hands of Yuan Shu.

At that time, Yuan Shu was the weakest among the princes, but after obtaining the jade seal, he felt like he had found a treasure and believed that the destiny was in his hands.

Therefore, when his elder brother Yuan Shao occupied Hebei and did not raise the banner of rebellion, Yuan Shu dared to be the first to proclaim himself emperor in several counties in Huainan.

In the end, he was conquered and killed by the princes of the world.

Later, Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself as emperor. In order to show the world that he was not a usurper, he ordered people to carve "The Great Wei received the Han Dynasty Seal" on the left shoulder of the jade seal.

Decades later, during the Five Barbarians Invasion, after Emperor Liu Cong of the Former Zhao Dynasty obtained the jade seal, he ordered people to carve the four big characters "Tianming Shishi" on his right shoulder.

As if he was afraid that others didn't know.

To put it bluntly, the weaker one's strength and the more illegitimate one's position, the more one needs these external things to cheer them up and bluff them.

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The imperial seal is just a piece of stone. It can bring neither peace to the country nor happiness to the people.

There was no imperial seal when the Mongols unified the country, and there was no imperial seal when Zhu Yuanzhang restored China.

When Yuan Shikai founded the country, he had no need to inherit the legal system of the Qing Dynasty.

The legal system of the People's Republic of China comes from the anti-Qing, anti-Russian, and overthrow of the Qing Dynasty "Bingshen Revolution"

After entering the Pass, there were great scholars who debated for the Qing Dynasty.

After the establishment of the Republic, there were naturally scholars who would establish a legal system for the new dynasty.

The power of the Republic belongs to the people, and the establishment of the Republic comes from the will of the people all over the world.

Seeing that Yuan Xiangcheng had made up his mind, Xu Shichang put aside his concerns and stopped trying to persuade him.

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The next morning, in the south of Beijing, the Temple of Heaven.

Witnessed by a crowd of common people and the envoys from Britain, Germany, the United States and Japan who came from Minxiang in the eastern suburbs.

Yuan Shikai announced that the Republic of China was formally established and the Provisional Government of the Republic was formally established.

Yuan Shikai did not seek popular support. He directly appointed himself as the provisional president of the Republic of China and concurrently the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army.

In addition, Yuan Shikai announced that the name of the Western calendar would be changed to the Gregorian calendar.

Moreover, the founding of the "Republic"

The first year of the Republic is after March 1896, 3 in the Gregorian calendar.

Just as Yuan Shikai's "Telegram announcing the founding of the country" was rapidly spread throughout the country, East Asia, and even the entire world through radio waves.

The first batch of Eight Banners who were identified have packed their luggage and are preparing to march towards Hetao under the supervision of the revolutionary army.

When the Republic was first established, the country was not yet unified. There were invasions from outside and feudal lords from within, and the road to nation-building was still long.

But everyone knows that a new era has arrived!

Chapter 310 The Five Articles of the Republic and the World Situation

On the second day after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, in the name of the Provisional President of the Republic of China, delivered the letter of credence to the embassies of Britain, Germany and the United States, and asked them to forward it to their governments.

Logically speaking, when a country is newly established, the letter of credence should be presented by the new minister or ambassador.

But the domestic situation is tense now, and Yuan Shikai cannot allow the ministers of the Red Confucian Society to be stationed abroad.

Therefore, the Qing court could only use the ministers stationed abroad temporarily.

After the letter was submitted, Yuan Xiangcheng issued a "Republican Telegram" to the whole country the next morning.

He first declared to the people of the world, "From now on, China has no monarch. Anyone who dares to establish an imperial system will be attacked by the whole world."

Afterwards, he explained that the reason he was the interim president rather than the official president.

Because the position of the President needs to be decided by all citizens.

Yuan Shikai told the people of the world that a national congress should be convened to discuss national affairs.

All national government officials, from the President to county and township bureaucrats, should be decided after the establishment of the National Congress.

In addition, Yuan Shikai also declared in his republican telegram that he would abolish all old etiquette that oppressed the people and had a clear hierarchy.

We should promote new etiquette that is more egalitarian and republican.

As a result, a large number of reform decrees to change customs and promote new trends were presented to people all over the world in this "Republican Telegram".

These decrees were also the first batch of decrees issued by the Republic.

First, it is to change "encourage braid cutting" to "mandatory braid cutting"

The Republican government will no longer adopt the laissez-faire attitude towards pigtails as it did in the past.

From now on, all people under the rule of Republican China must be forced to cut their braids.

"Han people's hair bun pictures" will be gradually distributed in various places, and men across the country can freely choose to wear their hair in a bun or keep short Western-style hair.

But no matter what, braids are not allowed.

The deadline is 3 months. Those who still keep their queues after July of the first year of the Republic will be fined heavily. Those who refuse to change their ways will be exiled to Hetao.

The second item is to abolish foot binding for women.

It was stipulated that if a woman under the age of 20 with bound feet walked on the street, someone would be sent to forcibly unbind her feet, and her family would be fined for the foot binding.

The third item is to abolish the ceremonies of kneeling and kowtowing.

It is stipulated that from now on, except for visiting the tombs of parents, ancestral tablets, and praying to gods in temples, no one else is allowed to kneel and bow when meeting each other. Violators will also be fined heavily.

A republican country should promote republican etiquette, that is, handshakes.

However, considering that the Chinese people are not yet familiar with the handshake etiquette, it is specially allowed to use traditional Han Chinese etiquette such as bowing and kowtow as a substitute.

When bowing to teachers or elders, you can lower your body slightly, but you must never be fawning or flattering. Violators will be regarded as kneeling and worshipping.

The fourth item abolishes the titles "Sir" and "Master". Men are generally referred to as "Mr." and "Jun", and women are generally referred to as "Ms."

Fifth, restore Chinese clothing.

Yuan Xiangcheng said that the Ma Gua and Chang Pao were the clothing of the Tartars, and after the establishment of the Republic, the clothing of the Han ancestors should be restored.

The new government established a new set of formal attire for men and women inspired by the Hanfu of past dynasties, named "Republican Attire", as the dress code for formal government occasions in the future.

The production drawings of the Republican costume will be gradually distributed to various places to encourage people from all over the country to make their own according to the drawings.

In addition to the Republican style, people were encouraged to wear any clothing from the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties as long as it was right-side-opening and went out.

These five points were later called the "Five Points of the Republic".

In an online poll in China in the 21st century, hundreds of millions of netizens voted to include it in the 100 major events since the founding of the People's Republic of China, ranking it fifth.

The selection words are as follows:

"It is easy to overthrow a dynasty that has ruled China for more than 250 years, but it is still difficult to clear away the ills left by the Qing Dynasty.

The first decree Yuan Shikai issued after establishing the country was the Five Articles of the Republic to change customs and habits, which clearly shows his refusal to become emperor and his unwavering support for the republic.

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