义和团时期的刘坤一

Liu Kun-yi in the Period of the Boxer Uprising

在清政府官员中,反侵略、反洋教者人数众多。反侵略本来是正义的、正确的,但真理再跨前一步,就变成了谬误。反侵略进而变成反洋教、打教民、杀洋人、攻使馆,就成了盲目排外。刘坤一以天下为己任,冒着逆旨杀头的危险,不赞成杀教民、攻使馆、与列强开战,与外国实行"东南互保"。结果,不但得到了清廷的认可,而且受到了嘉奖。史实证明,他比毓贤、李秉衡等高明得多。

There were many officials in the Qing Government who were against aggression, and foreign reli- gion. Anti - aggression is just and right. But the truth becomes fallacy a step further. Anti - aggression became anti -foreign- religion, beating religious people, killing foreigners, and attacking foreign embassies. That was blind antiforeignism. Liu Kun - yi took the destiny of the country as his own, ran the risk of being killed, was strongly a- gainst killing religious people, attacking foreign embassies and fighting with the big powers. He supported mutual protection in the southeast with the foreign ountries. As a result, he gained recognition from the Qing Government and was awarded. The history proved that he was much smarter than Yu Xian and Li Bingheng.