甲申政变,亦称“甲中易枢”,是发生于1884年4月8日的清军机处大改组事件。以恭亲王奕訢为首的军机五大臣,全部被罢黜。随之推出个新军机班子。这次政变震惊了朝野,有人将它与辛酉政变并议,视为“二十三年中两大变局”。刘厚生先生在《张謇传记》中提出,“罢斥恭王”是“那拉氏、醇王及李鸿章三人合作的”,认为李鸿章参与了甲中政变(以下简称“刘说”)。笔者对此实难苟同,试以管见相辩。 一 甲申政变是慈禧和醇亲王奕譞合谋的产物。权力转换,是其易枢的根本动机:一方面为慈禧和奕訢之间,围绕着谁控制皇权问题,明争暗斗长达20余年,以后者被彻底剥夺了政治权力而了结;一方面为奕譞受慈禧拉拢怂恿,自恃父以子贵,与奕訢的分歧激变成谁掌握枢权的同根相煎,结局是奕譞如愿以偿, A coup application, also known as “easy to pivot armor”, occurred in April 8, 1884, the Qing Junji Department restructuring event. Five ministers, led by Prince Gong, Prince Yi-Hsin, were all ousted. Followed by the introduction of a new military aircraft team. This coup stunned the government and people. Some people have considered it as the “two major changes in twenty-three years.” In his biography, Zhang Huan-sheng suggested that “Kyo-kung” was “a collaboration between Narath, alcohol king and Li Hung-chang,” and believed that Li Hung-chang was involved in the coup d’état (hereinafter referred to as “Liu said”). I do not agree with this, try to see each other. A political reform is a result of Empress Dowager and Prince William Yi collusion product. The conversion of power is the fundamental motive for its ease of operation: on the one hand, between Empress Dowager and Yi Xin, around who controls the imperial power, they have been struggling for more than 20 years, after which they have been completely deprived of political power and ended up; on the one hand, Encouraged by the Cixi encouragement, self-reliance on the father to your son, and Yi-Xin disintegration into the same root who have mastered the impetus to the pan-fried, the outcome is Yiyi wishful,