Why did Yan Fu, a thinker, evaluate Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei as "two people who cleaned the room by mistake and two people who lived in the world by mistake"?

This is the subjective view of Yan Fu, a thinker, and his personal evaluation of Liang Qichao and Kang Youwei. In our history textbooks, it is often said that the reform of Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao did not conform to the trend of the times, and it was impossible for the Qing Dynasty to accept such a reform. Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao's political reform measures, such as reforming government institutions, encouraging private enterprises to set up industries, and training new-style troops, were not accepted by the Qing dynasty, and they still lingered on the conservative road, which eventually led to their failure in political reform.

Yan Fu does not agree with this view in the book. He believed that Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao not only wiped out the Qing Dynasty, but also wiped out the people. Yan Fu thinks that the failure of Kang Liang is mainly due to the hasty implementation of the reform. They should wait until the death of Empress Dowager Cixi before organizing the reform. At that time, the reformists were still weak, inexperienced and did not consider the actual situation, which led to Kang Liang's delay in becoming emperor and then running away.

In addition, Yan Fu also thinks that Kang Liang is not authentic enough. It was these two men who initiated the Reform Movement of 1898. Seeing that the reform was about to fail, Emperor Guangxu turned to them for help. There is no solution, and the two said that there is no way. Finally, Tan Sitong came forward to clear the way. When Empress Dowager Cixi was about to be punished, the two men ran away first. Obviously, the slogan of "royalists" was used at the beginning, and the effect was good. Emperor Guangxu

At best, they call it advancing with the times; At worst, they speak poorly of their political integrity and are not firm at all. Of course, all the characters in history have their own advantages and disadvantages, so we should evaluate these two people from many aspects.