The sky is high and cloudy, and the breeze is light and refreshing. The sky is clear and the sun is warm. Guotai Min'an, good tour in late autumn. On October 31, Huiji Reading Club, Haifeng County Chen Jiongming Academic Research Association (preparation), Xizi Hometown Customs Network, etc., jointly organized the unique "Xinhai Revolution Huizhou Historical Sites and Cultural Tour". Set foot in Huizhou, Huiyang and Huidong cities and counties, visit 9 historical and cultural attractions, and remember the traces of the industry left by the heroic martyrs of the predecessors. Along the way, you can enjoy the municipal construction of the neighboring downtown and the idyllic scenery of the remote area. The first stop is Tamsui, Huiyang (ancient name Guishan) historical celebrity "Deng Chengxiu Former Residence".
According to reports, Deng Chengxiu's former residence was originally called Huyuan, which was built in the early years of the Qing Dynasty. The building is modeled on the layout of Beijing courtyard, the overall rectangular shape, covers an area of 703 square meters, and is composed of two houses, cloisters, courtyards and so on. The unique structure of the building, the decoration of the house, wood carving, painting, etc. are all based on the traditional craftsmanship of Hakka houses, and it is a historical celebrity former residence preserved in Huizhou City. In the Qing Dynasty, lingnan private garden is unique, with high cultural relics value and rich cultural connotation. In 2004, Huyuan was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Huizhou City; in 2013, the Huiyang District Government allocated funds for its comprehensive restoration; in 2015, it was listed as a cultural relics protection unit in Guangdong Province.
The Tamsui Deng clan is one of the few wealthy families in ancient Guishan. In 1841 (the age of Xin Ugly), Deng Chengxiu was born into a family of freshwater salt merchants, Shuxiang Mendi. At the age of 20, Zhongju entered the career path and made meritorious achievements, all the way vigorously, singing and crying. The author is shallow in knowledge and unable to write an article, and never copies excerpts, and takes the evidence of the former sages as his own. I would like to reprint the full text of "Deng Chengxiu" written by Mr. Zhao Liren, a famous professor of the Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences:
Deng Chengxiu (1841-1892), zi Bo Ne, De'an, Mei Sheng, Tie Xiang, Guangdong Huiyang Tanshui people. In the eleventh year of Qing Xianfeng (1861), it was lifted. In the second year of Tongzhi (1863), he was awarded the Ministry of Punishment. Tongzhi Eight-Year Supplementary Punishment Department Sichuan Silangzhong. In the twelfth year of Tongzhi, he was appointed the imperial history of Zhejiang Province. At that time, the Guangdong authorities took advantage of the fine as a pretext to collect money from the "surname of Min" (a gambling method of guessing the surname of the person in the examination to determine the winner or loser) to supplement the military salary, which was actually allowed to be legalized, which seriously corrupted the people's customs in Guangdong. Deng Song asked for the elimination of this maladministration and acceptance by the Qing court. In the first year of Guangxu (1875), he was buried due to the death of his father. At the end of the term, he supplemented the imperial history of Jiangnan Province, and then transferred to the supervision of Yunnan Province,
In July of the sixth year of Guangxu (1880), Deng Chengxiu said: "In the courtiers, if they are slow and slow, they repeatedly lose their chances, and when they are in a hurry, they will act in a hurry and will never be disposed of." ...... Please transfer Zuo Zongtang to assist him, entrust him with the great authority of the military state, and make the internal revision of political affairs and the general military power. "Accepted by the Qing court. In November of the seventh year of Guangxu, he neglected Hubei's finances and officials, and impeached Li Hanzhang, the governor of Huguang, for being absurd and greedy. The Qing court sent Zuo Zongtang to investigate and handle it, and Yang Zonglian, a revolutionary, and other posts, and Li Hanzhangxuan was also dismissed.
In the eighth year of Guangxu (1882), the Engineering Department was relocated to Shizhong. In the first month, the drawbacks of tariff erosion are played. In August of the same year, regarding Japan's interference in Korean affairs and the occupation of Ryukyu, he pointed out that Japan was "trying to do anything in the Battle of Taiwan, and I did not hear that I would throw hundreds of thousands of dollars to seek a day without incident. And the Countries of the Pacific, therefore, were able to peek into my unreality. In the act of aggression against Japan, it is advisable to strive for it with all its might, and it is not advisable to accommodate it in the slightest, and to enlighten the nations to take China lightly. Moreover, Japan is not rich and strong, and those who blatantly disregard it will be difficult to deal with China's re-issuance. He suggested that the warships of the South and north seas be gathered together, and that they would cross the east and cruise in batches to deter the Japanese mainland, and that the navy and land forces stationed in Korea also postpone the withdrawal; the arrangements were established, and then solemnly negotiated with Japan on the Ryukyu issue. Judging from the comparison of the strength of China and Japan at that time, Deng Chengxiu's suggestion was practical and feasible, but the Qing court did not accept it. In the ninth year of Guangxu, the transfer of the palm seal was given to ShiZhong. In August of that year, france invaded Vietnam, and foreign troubles were deepening, so I asked the hundred officials to discuss the state of the country. In May of the tenth year of Guangxu, he was awarded a bachelor's degree in the cabinet. In June, the French army shelled Keelung, Deng Shangshu, advocating a three-way dispatch of troops and a rapid attack on the Vietnamese French army, so that the coastal disaster could be alleviated. In July, he supplemented the Secretary of the Hongxu Temple, and asked Tang Jingsong to raise an army to go out to Vietnam, and attacked liu Yongfu together, and Wang Debang's army was simultaneously raised and adopted. During the Sino-French War, Deng Chengxiu made a total of 13 military reports, which were mostly adopted, which had a positive effect on the Chinese army in regaining the initiative in the Vietnamese battlefield.
On July 20 of the same year (August 29), he was ordered to go to Zhennanguan to investigate the border between China and Vietnam. Arrived in Longzhou, Guangxi in October, and on November 8 (December 13), he met with the French envoy Pu Li Xie in Wenyuan, Vietnam. The envoy refused to allow Li to participate in the talks on the pretext that Li Bingheng, the governor of Guangxi, held military power, and only after Deng's efforts did the envoy abandon this unreasonable demand. During the talks, Deng Chengxiu insisted on first discussing the correction of the boundary in accordance with the provisions of the "Sino-French Treaty of Vietnam," while the envoys urged the original boundary to be explored first, with the aim of delaying implementation and ultimately evading the treaty's provisions on revising the boundary. The Fa made many people intimidated, but Deng was not moved, claiming that if he only surveyed the original boundary and did not correct it, "even if I cut off my head, I will not be able to follow it." However, under the threat of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Qing court issued an edict to "first explore the original boundary, and then discuss the correction", he repeatedly went up to the protest, the Qing court still sent a telegram urging the original boundary to be surveyed first, and the new boundary was disputed, and it was temporarily ignored, in fact, it was a complete submission to the French side. In February of the twelfth year of Guangxu (1886), Shangquan said that he was ill, please suspend the discussion, and then investigate after the autumn, the Qing court did not allow it, strictly rebuked, and there was a saying that "Qi Ying was convicted of crimes and cases" [Press: Xianfeng Eighth Year (1858) Qi Ying was ordered to Tianjin to talk with the British and French envoys, was insulted, and then returned to Beijing without being allowed to be ordered, and was given death by the Xianfeng Emperor], and the lower department strictly discussed, Deng Chengxiu had no choice, and the illness was investigated. In February of the thirteenth year of Guangxu, he made a pact with the envoy to detain him and regained some of the land. Deng Chengxiu felt that he could not carry out his ambitions in the demarcation negotiations, and he burst into tears, and since Chen waned, he was sick and Cixi was on leave. At the end of the following year's leave, Deng still used illness as an excuse to request dismissal three times, and was finally approved. In April of that year, he left Beijing and returned to Huizhou to teach At Fenghu Academy; in May of the fifteenth year of Guangxu, he founded Chongya Academy, with the principle of "end scholarship and correct people's hearts". Can poetry, good calligraphy. Guangxu died of illness in Huizhou (Zhao Liren) in December of the seventeenth year.
The author's testimonial: Teacher Zhao Liren used the stroke of God to outline the wonderful life of Deng Lao's predecessors. In the late Qing Dynasty, where corruption was in the marrow and the smoke was shrouded in smoke and miasma, it was able to stand alone, be upright for officials, not fear the powerful and powerful, bluntly say that it was to eliminate maladministration, impeach corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and lead the iron bones of the government and the opposition. It is admirable that he would rather behead his head than give up his patriotic spirit. Indignant about the erosion of Qing Yan, resigning from the government and returning to his hometown to run education, his call for "upright scholarship and correct people's hearts" is like thunder. Looking back on the past, it is admirable and emotional.
"Deng Chengxiu's Former Residence" flashes the essence of the Chinese nation. The author sincerely says: The Huiyang Party and Government has set aside the "Former Residence of Deng Chengxiu" as a cultural attraction and an education base for CPC members, so that the fine traditions of the Chinese nation can shine brightly, and it is indeed far-sighted!
About the Author
Chen Zhizhi is a writer and vice president and secretary general of the Chen Jiongming Research Association of Haifeng County.