张佩纶:悲情“清流”

Zhang Peilun-A tragedy of Qingliu

北人张佩纶喜交南人为友,这是对传统"南北之争"说的质疑;他同时为政见相左的李鸿藻和李鸿章的密友,这是对道不同不相谋的挑战。人是社会动物,促成人际交往的因素是多样的:乡谊、年谊、世谊、同寅、同门、姻亲;人也是文化动物,同气、同好,更是加深友谊的催化剂;人更是政治动物,利益博弈最终决定人缘疏密。张佩纶试图以大胆搏击而刷新吏治、振作洋务,反而酿成由辉煌到悲凉的仕途悲剧。悲情的张佩纶,再次证明了"清流"人物来路的庞杂、建言动机和政见的分歧。

The Northerner Zhang Peilun liked to make friends with people from the southern part of China. He was a close friend to Li Hongzao and Li Hongzhang, who held different political opinions. Zhang had tried hard to make a change but ended in failure. The tragedy of him again showed the sophisticated motives and discrepancy of political opinions of figures of Qingliu.