125 years ago today, on August 21, 1900 (July 27, 1900 in the lunar calendar), the Reformist Self-Independence Army uprising failed. Tang Caichang (1867-1900), founder of the Independence Army, 1900 (the 26th year of Guangxu) On August 22, the Independence Army uprising led by the reformers in the late Qing Dynasty was suppressed. After the 1898 coup d'état, Tang Cai was often instructed by Kang Youwei to use the king as a call to plan to raise troops in the Yangtze River Basin. In early 1900, the Righteousness Association was launched in Shanghai, renamed the Self-reliance Association, reuniting people with lofty ideals and preparing for armed forces. In July, celebrities were invited to convene the "China Parliament" in Zhangyuan, Shanghai. Rong Hong and Yan Fu were promoted as the chairman and vice presidents, proposing to "preserve China's right to self-reliance and create a new self-reliance country," supported Emperor Guangxu's personal governance and implemented the political platform of a constitutional monarchy. Lin Gui and his colleagues established an agency department in the British Concession of Hankou to liaise with the party parties in the provincial capitals along the river and the Qing Dynasty defense officers to form the Seventh Armies of the Self-reliance Army. Tang Caichang appointed himself to supervise the various armies. Reservations will be held in Hubei, Hunan, Anhui, and Jiangxi on August 9. The postponement was later postponed due to waiting for Kang Youwei to remit money. Qin Lishan, the former commander of the army, did not receive a report from the army and launched an attack in Datong, Anhui as scheduled. He failed after seven days and nights of fierce fighting. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Huguang, colluded with the British consul to crack down on the Hankou Independence Army Office on August 21. More than 20 people including Tang Caichang and Lin Gui were killed. The self-reliant army thus scattered.