翁同和与晚清政局

Weng Tong-he and Politics in the Late Qing Dynasty

翁同和在晚清曾为同、光帝师,工部、刑部、户部尚书,军机大臣,总理衙门大臣,协办大学士。有凡同光年间的重大朝政活动,诸如中法战争、中日甲午战争、戊戌变法等无不参与,因此,是晚清政坛上的重要人物之一。翁同和从政期间,与慈禧太后、光绪帝、李鸿章、荣禄、刚毅等发生交往,他与他们的政见有一致与不一致的地方。有些是因职责引起,有些是政见不同所致。他的一生总体是忧时爱国、追踪时代、与时俱进的。

Weng Tong-he ever was the imperial master of Tong Zhi and Emperor Guang Xu in the late Qing Dynasty, and his official career was recorded as a Recenue ministry, Judiciary ministry and Works ministry Shangshu, Grand minister, Prime minister and a vice premier (Xiebandaxueshi). He joined many important politics in late Qing Dynasty, such as the Chinese-Gallo War of 1883-1885, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 and the Reform Movement of 1898, so he was an important minister in politics in late Qing Dynasty. During his official career, his politics was similar to or different with ones of Empress Dowager Cixi, Emperor Guang Xu, Li Hong-zhang, Rong Lu and Gang Yi and so on. His life was overall patriotic when being the anxiety, followed the trail of era, and grew with each passing hour.