1900年。这一年是农历庚子年,中华民族遭受了一次极其耻辱的浩劫。八国联军为镇压义和团“扶清灭洋”运动,维护在华既得利益并进而攫取更大利益,入侵中国,攻占北京,慈禧携光绪南逃西安,史称“庚子事变”。当大清帝国的整个北方都已经混乱到不可收拾的地步时,帝国的南方却是另外一番宁静和平的景象,仿佛中华帝国此时为南北两个不同的国家。导致这一奇怪局面的,是一份《东南互保协定》。当清廷决定向列国宣战时,其《宣战诏书》1900年6月21日就以电报的方式发到了南方,随后,要求各省立即派遣兵力“北上勤王”的圣旨也到了。帝国南方各省的封疆大臣却紧急电报磋商,联合做 1900 years. This year is a year of Lunar New Year and the Chinese nation suffered an extremely shameful catastrophe. The Eight-Power Allied Forces (DPP) suppressed the “Boxer Reign” campaign to safeguard the vested interests in China and thus further its interests, invaded China and captured Beijing, and Empress Dowager Cixi moved south to Xi’an, known as the “Boxer Incident.” When the whole north of the Qing Empire was chaotic to the point where it was out of control, the south of the empire was another scene of peace and tranquility, as if the Chinese Empire were now two different countries of the North and the South. What led to this weird situation is a “Southeast Mutual Security Agreement.” When the Qing court decided to declare war on the nations, its “Declaration of War” was telegraph sent to the south on June 21, 1900. Subsequently, the imperial edict was also called upon to dispatch troops to the provinces immediately. The prefectural ministries in the southern provinces of the empire have telegraphy consultations and joint efforts