In 1949, many warlords went to Taiwan, but because they were not Chiang Kai-shek's concubines, they all became silent and depressed, even if they were big-man figures like Yan Xishan and Bai Chongxi.
However, there is a Hunan warlord who is thriving in Taiwan, is highly respected by the people, and is called a "saint" by the common people.
This warlord was named Zhao Hengxi.
During the mainland period, Zhao Hengxi was also a figure with a head and a face, who joined the League, was admitted to the Japanese Army Non-Commissioned Officer School, participated in the Xinhai Revolution, and also served as the commander-in-chief of the Xiang Army and the governor of Hunan Province.
After arriving in Taiwan, a local warlord like him naturally could not be reused by Chiang Kai-shek, and Zhao Hengxi was also a wise man, so he simply withdrew from politics and began to believe in Buddhism.
No one could have imagined that this helpless decision would make him a big celebrity in Taiwan and be highly respected.
Everyone knows the famous Nebula Master, and the person that The Nebula Master respects the most is Zhao Hengxi, because Zhao Hengxi once saved his life.
At that time, Master Nebula was arrested by the Nationalist Army as an unemployed vagabond, and he was also charged with espionage, and Zhao Hengxi knew about Master Nebula's situation and joined forces with several big people to rescue him.
Therefore, not only in the hearts of Master Nebula, but even in the hearts of the entire Taiwanese Buddhist community, Zhao Hengxi's status is very high.
Of course, if zhao Hengxi had not done a great job just by saving Master Nebula, he was really respected and still welcomed back the skull of Master Xuanzang.
This goes back to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, when the Japanese built a shrine at The Bao'en Temple in Nanjing's Yuhuatai and smuggled Xuanzang's skull to Japan, leaving Chinese indignant but helpless.
In 1953, Japan held the Second World Buddhist Congress, and Zhao Hengxi also participated as a representative. The Japanese who presided over the meeting was Takashi Takamori, and in view of Zhao Hengxi's prestige in the Buddhist community, he personally visited Zhao Hengxi and offered to give him a part of Xuanzang's skull for personal offering.
Zhao Hengxi was angry when he heard it, Xuanzang's remains are the heritage of the Chinese nation, how can they be given in the name of an individual? Zhao Hengxi then negotiated with the organizing committee of the Buddhist Congress, arguing according to reason, and in the end, Japan had to release some of Xuanzang's spiritual bones in the name of the Buddhist Association.
To this end, Zhao Hengxi also specifically sought out Chiang Kai-shek and asked him to build a temple in Sun Moon Lake to enshrine Xuanzang's spiritual bones. Chiang Kai-shek also attached great importance to it and quickly approved it.
It was this incident that laid the foundation for Cho Heng-sik's position in Taiwan's Buddhist circles.
In 1964, Matsuyama City wanted to build a temple of the King, and suffering from lack of funds, everyone came to visit Zhao Hengxi, hoping that he could help appeal and raise funds.
However, what was unexpected was that Zhao Hengxi did not run for this matter, but directly solved the funds of the Fawang Hall, and it was all his own.
What's going on here? You know, after Zhao Hengxi arrived in Taiwan, his life was very hard, and his family of more than a dozen people lived in a simple wooden house, barely surviving, where did he get a huge amount of money to build the Hall of the King?
Later, Zhao Hengxi told the secret.
It turned out that this was a donation raised when he was still on the mainland, preparing to build a Buddhist college in Nanyue, but for various reasons it had not been built, and he had always carried it with him. Zhao Hengxi believes that this money is a donation, and he is resolutely unable to move, so after arriving in Taiwan, even if his life is difficult, he did not use this money.
It was not until 1964 that he finally took the money out and used it to build the Temple of the King.
This matter soon spread among the people, and Zhao Hengxi was also called a "saint" by the common people and was highly respected.
In 1971, Zhao Hengxi died at the age of 91 and was buried in Fo Guang Shan.
History Inn Author: Desert Sand