在自立军事件中,历来流行这样的观点:在起义前唐才常曾通过日本人与张之洞联络,表示自立军拥立张之洞据两湖独立,而张之洞犹疑莫决,对自立军的早期准备活动持默认态度。如冯自由在《中华民国开国前革命史》及张篁溪在《自立会始末记》两文献中均有记述,说“唐至汉,以北方无政府 In the self-reliance military incident, it has always been popular to think that in the period prior to the uprising Tang had often contacted the Japanese through a communication with Zhang Zhidong, saying that the self-reliance army has established Zhang Zhidong and is independent of the two lakes and lakes. Early preparation of activities with the default attitude. Such as Feng freedom in the “History of the Republic of China before the founding of the Revolution” and Zhang Zhaoxi in the “book will be written before and after the self-reliance” are described in the two documents, said "Tang to Han, anarchy in the north