In 1952, according to reliable intelligence, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau arrested a suspicious person named Zhao Zhi'an. However, after the arrest, Zhao Zhian did not cooperate with the investigation, and the Ministry of Public Security had no choice but to detain him first. Finally, after 22 days in detention, Zhao Zhi'an confessed his crimes to the Public Security Bureau, and he was one of the culprits in Li Dazhao's killing in 1927.
Although Zhao Zhi'an's confession surprised the public security personnel, but another murderer, Wu Yuwen, had been arrested earlier, and the two were very consistent, who said the truth? The public security personnel conducted a detailed investigation into this, and today the curator also came to take everyone to understand the story of this.
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Li Dazhao, one of the early founders of the Communist Party
Li Dazhao is one of the important founders of the Communist Party of China and has made tremendous contributions to our party. In 1915, after the beginning of World War I, Japan took advantage of the fact that the Western powers had no time to pay attention to the 21 articles proposed to Yuan Shikai in an attempt to gain greater benefits in China. Japan, a small country with a small projectile, has long been eyeing China.
After the outbreak of World War I, Germany became involved. Japan took this opportunity, shortly after the outbreak of war, to demand that Germany withdraw from Shandong in an attempt to occupy It. But he did not think about it, but he was rejected by Germany. After that, the Japanese army landed from Longkou and occupied many towns along the way.
After the Beiyang government learned of this matter, Yuan Shikai immediately summoned the main personnel to discuss countermeasures. After deliberation, it was decided to set aside a separate "war zone" for Japan to engage Germany, while the rest of the region remained neutral.
Soon, Japan occupied Qingdao, and after that, it did not stop the pace of occupation, forcing the Beiyang government and its signing of the "Sino-Japanese People's Fourth Treaty" that humiliated the country.
At this time, Li Dazhao, who was studying in Japan, learned of this news, and together with the Chinese students who were studying in Japan, launched a patriotic movement and jointly published the "Letter of Tribute to Fathers and Fellow Countrymen in the Whole Country." Once published, it caused a warm response in China. After that, Li Dazhao returned to China and threw himself into the new cultural movement in full swing.
In 1917, the success of the October Revolution in Russia greatly encouraged Li Dazhao, making Li Dazhao feel that this also applied to China, and then began to study the October Revolution. He began to engage with the Russian Communist Party in 1920 to explore the details of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.
Shortly after that, Li Dazhao founded the early Communist Party of China in Beijing. Later, it attracted countless people with lofty ideals to join the party organization, although Li Dazhao was later unable to participate in the party congress because he was entangled in official duties, but Li Dazhao was one of the important founders of the Communist Party of China worthy of the name.
In March 1926, under the cover of Japanese warships, Zhang Zuolin's warships landed at Dagukou and attacked Feng Yuxiang together with Li Jinglin and Zhang Xueliang. However, due to the fierce resistance of the Internal Nationalist Army, the Japanese army and the Feng army were defeated. After that, Feng Yuxiang strengthened the defense of the port.
After Japan's defeat in the war, it joined forces with the Western powers to demand that the Beiyang government dismantle the defense facilities of Dagukou and threatened to use force, claiming that if it did not dismantle, it would take "necessary measures." This has aroused the dissatisfaction of the broad masses. So Li Dazhao and others organized patriots to march and demanded that the northern government abandon a series of unequal treaties signed with the Western powers.
At that time, Feng Yuxiang led the team to fight outside, and Beijing's defense capabilities were temporarily weak. Although the Nationalist Army controlled the power of the central government, under the oppression of the great powers and Zhang Zuolin, the area actually controlled was getting smaller and smaller.
In this case, the Nationalist Army also hoped that Duan Qirui could improve the relationship with Zhang Zuolin through Duan Qirui. Therefore, the National Army certainly cannot support the patriotic movement held. When the procession reached the "State Department", five representatives were sent to ask the guards to allow the procession to enter, but they were refused.
At the same time, duan Qirui, who had already made plans, cleared the foreigners who were watching nearby, and it was not long before he ordered the guards to shoot at the parade. This is the March 18 massacre that shocked the whole country, which caused more than 200 deaths and injuries this time.
Li Dazhao was killed
After the massacre, the country was shrouded in a white terror, and for safety reasons, the Kuomintang and Communist party organs in Beijing moved into the Soviet Embassy to work. But soon after, Zhang Zuolin came to Beijing and launched a secret investigation of Li Dazhao. Because as early as before, Li Dazhao's support for Feng Yuxiang's behavior made Zhang Zuolin resentful in his heart.
Shortly after Zhang Zuolin sent people to track down Li Dazhao's whereabouts, he arrested an underground party member named Li Bohai on the street. Under the severe torture of the enemy to extract a confession, Li Bohai finally failed to resist the oppression of the enemy and confessed the news that Li Dazhao was working at the Soviet Embassy in Minxiang in the eastern suburbs.
In order to successfully arrest Li Dazhao, Zhang Zuolin sent agents disguised as plainclothes to stalk in front of the barracks of the Soviet Embassy, and all the Communists who came in and out of here were sent to follow behind. This is how Yan Xishan, who was in charge of external liaison work at that time, was arrested by Zhang Zuolin.
Because the barracks was located in the Soviet Embassy, if Li Dazhao had not come out, Zhang Zuolin would have been helpless. Because at that time, without the support of most of the great powers, it would be necessary to pay a heavy price for rushing to the embassy with troops. Therefore, Zhang Zuolin can be said to have worked hard to arrest Li Dazhao. Since March 1927, he has been in contact with the heads of foreign affairs in Beijing.
Because the Soviet Union was the only one at that time, Zhang Zuolin took advantage of this advantage and pretended to unite various countries to oppose the Soviet Union. In this way, Zhang Zuolin gained the acquiescence of most of the powers.
Finally, on April 5, Chen Xingya, the superintendent of the Police Department, and Wu Yuwen were instructed to conduct specific discussions on the arrest of Li Dazhao, and the next day, they rushed into the barracks of the Soviet Embassy and arrested Li Dazhao.
At that time, Chen Xingya led more than three hundred policemen directly into the barracks, at this time Li Dazhao was immersed in reading documents, after hearing the gunshots outside, Li Dazhao's daughter quickly ran to his side. Li Dazhao calmly told his daughter: "Don't be afraid, there is nothing outside." Before the words could be heard, Chen Xingya rushed into the house and arrested Li Dazhao.
After being arrested, Li Dazhao was imprisoned, and in the face of the enemy's torture, Li Dazhao was always tight-lipped. After the news of Li Dazhao's arrest spread, revolutionaries outside tried every means to rescue Li Dazhao. Under the pressure of public opinion from all walks of life, Zhang Zuolin, you were originally hesitant. But at this time, Chiang Kai-shek gave Zhang Zuolin a helping hand.
At that time, the Northern Army had just arrived in Shanghai, and soon Chiang Kai-shek launched the April 12 counter-revolutionary coup that shocked China and foreign countries, and began a large-scale encirclement and suppression of the Communists. Zhang Zuolin saw that the Northern Expeditionary Army was so fast, and in order to show favor to Chiang Kai-shek, he also received a telegram from Chiang Kai-shek asking for Li Dazhao's execution as soon as possible.
In this way, Zhang Zuolin, with the support of Chiang Kai-shek, killed Li Dazhao on April 28, 1927. After the reactionaries killed Li Dazhao, the coffin containing his body was temporarily stored in the Changchun Temple, and guards were arranged to supervise him day and night.
At first, Li Dazhao's wife, Zhao Shulan, did not know the news of his sacrifice, or whether Li Dazhao's uncle saw it in the newspaper and relayed it to Zhao Shulan. After learning of his death, many of Li Dazhao's friends went to Zhao Shulan's residence to express their condolences and visit the children. And the crowdfunded li dazhao for a slightly better quality coffin.
At that time, the owner of the coffin shop knew that it was a coffin made for Li Dazhao, and took the initiative to reduce the price by almost half, while using the best materials to make it. This is also why after half a century, Li Dazhao's coffin can still be relatively well preserved.
After the coffin was made, the coffin shop owner took the workers to send it to the Changchun Temple. After replacing Li Dazhao's body with a new coffin, he was transferred to Zhejiang Temple for resettlement.
Although Li Dazhao's salary was meager before his death, and most of it was used to support the revolution, it was fortunate that his family could barely make ends meet. This sudden change made Zhao Shulan and the child's life impossible to continue for a while. Later, under the fundraising of everyone, it helped Zhao Shulan through the difficulties.
In 1933, Zhao Shulan, who had returned to Beijing, approached Hu Shi and others to discuss the specific matters of burying Li Dazhao. After deliberation, it was decided to hold a public ceremony first. In this way, on April 23, Li Dazhao's public sacrifice ceremony was held at Zhejiang Temple, and everyone came to participate. After the ceremony, Li Dazhao was buried in the Wan'an Cemetery.
Time passed, and the murderer was finally arrested
It was over, but in 1951, the Beijing Public Security Bureau received a letter of complaint from the masses, saying that in a temple around Beijing, there was a monk named "Ming Zen Master", who was very similar to Lei Hengcheng, the murderer of Li Dazhao.
After receiving the letter, Luo Ruiqing, then minister of public security in Beijing, immediately dispatched personnel to arrest the Ming Zen master. Maybe he had missed something before he was arrested, but he didn't expect that by the time the public security officers arrived at the temple, the Zen master had already escaped.
At this time, someone provided another clue that Lei Hengcheng was likely to go to the vicinity of the Shanghai Racecourse, where he had been seen telling fortunes for a living. He also relayed Lei Hengcheng's physical characteristics, thin face, goatee, and a hanging watch with a portrait of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty hanging around his neck.
After receiving the letter, the Shanghai Public Security Bureau immediately issued instructions to arrest Lei Hengcheng as soon as possible. After that, three scouts were sent to inquire about the news, and after they arrived at the place mentioned in the letter, they did not find anyone named Lei Hengcheng.
In desperation, I decided to continue to inquire door to door. Finally, Kung Fu paid off and found a fortune teller with a northern accent who lived at Malis 46.
The staff did not hit the grass snake, but returned to the police station, according to the information registered at the residence, and found that a person named Zhao Zhi'an lived in Marius 46, but the photos in the file were exactly the same as the goatee described in the whistle-blowing letter.
Could it be that Zhao Zhi'an is Lei Hengcheng? What's going on here? The investigators decided to go to Malis 46 again and meet zhao Zhi'an in person.
The next day, the scouts came to Zhao Zhi'an's residence after disguise, falsely claiming to have come to tell fortunes. Zhao Zhi'an was not suspicious, and after inquiring about the basic information of the investigators, he began to calculate in a serious way.
In this process, the investigators have been watching Zhao Zhian's every move, and after close observation, they found that Zhao Zhian had a mouth of gold teeth, which is correct with what was said in the whistleblower letter.
Moreover, the investigators also observed that Zhao Zhi'an had a watch hanging around his neck. But at first it was not easy to confirm what the specific pattern was, so the investigator asked for the time, and Zhao Zhian, who did not think much about it, took out his pocket watch.
In this way, the investigator finally saw that the image on the pocket watch was indeed a portrait of the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty. All the information is completely consistent with the information learned before, and it can be determined that this Zhao Zhian is the previous Lei Hengcheng.
After the investigators were sure, they returned to the police station as quickly as possible, and then rushed into Marius No. 46 with their men and horses, arresting Zhao Zhi'an. At this time, Zhao Zhi'an, who was sitting on a chair, saw that it was a person who had just told his fortune to rush in, and he immediately understood everything.
At the beginning of his arrest, Zhao Zhian would not say anything. But as the days passed, Zhao Zhian was touched by the public security personnel's approach. The public security personnel not only did not torture the prisoners, but provided meals on time every day, and considering that Zhao Zhian was already very old, he was very caring in terms of food and housing.
In this way, Zhao Zhi'an, who was gradually reformed, finally confessed his past crimes to the public security personnel after 22 days of arrest. Said: His name is Lei Hengcheng, and he once participated in the killing of Li Dazhao.
It turned out that Lei Hengcheng was once a relative of the imperial family, and after returning from studying in Japan, he went to work in the Beijing Police Department. At that time, he happened to be the deputy chief of the Detective Division of the National Police Agency. It was he who led the team into the barracks of the Soviet Embassy and arrested Li Dazhao.
After Zhang Zuolin issued the order to execute, it was also Lei Hengcheng who put Li Dazhao on the gallows. After that, Lei Hengcheng participated in the persecution of the Communist Party many times and did many things that hurt nature and reason. After the victory of the War of Resistance, in order to avoid being tracked down, Lei Hengcheng disguised himself as a monk and hid in the temple.
After that, I really couldn't stay any longer, so I took the name "Zhao Zhi'an" and came to Shanghai. However, without thinking that Skynet was restored without leakage, the main murderer who had killed Li Dazhao was finally caught and sentenced to shooting, and received the punishment he deserved.
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