When it comes to Lin Changmin in the Republic of China period, everyone may not know much, but when it comes to Lin Huiyin, everyone must know that Lin Changmin is Lin Huiyin's father.
In his early years, Lin Changmin was tired of the Qing Dynasty's imperial examination system, so he studied in Japan to study politics and economics. After returning to China, he taught at the Fuzhou Law and Politics School, and later focused on the study of the legal system of the Republic of China. After the Wuchang Uprising, Lin Changmin served as secretary general of the Provisional Senate and entered the political arena from then on. When he was the director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Republic of China, lin Changmin ignited an event that brought his life to the peak - this event was the "May Fourth" movement, which had a huge impact on history.
After the end of World War I in 1918, Japan signed a secret treaty with Britain and France, stipulating that Japan would take over all German rights and interests in Shandong, and at the same time, Chinese representative Cao Rulin and Japan also secretly signed a secret treaty with Japan on the construction of the Jishun and Gaoxu railways funded by Japan. The first person to intercept this news was Lin Changmin.
Lin Changmin, who was extremely sad and indignant, then published an article in the "Republic of China Daily" entitled "Letter of Respect to the People of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs", although it was less than 300 words, it was sonorous and powerful, and it was extremely rendering, in which "Now the fruit is here, then Jiaozhou is dead!" Shandong is dead! The country is not a country! These words are still recited today. The article was also like a time bomb, igniting the anger of the people of the whole country, and under the shock of the whole country, people everywhere took to the streets to protest.
In the afternoon, more than 3,000 patriotic students from 12 schools in Beijing went out of the school to petition, and the masses, citizens, industrialists and businessmen also joined the team. At this time, under the leadership of Lin Changmin, some students first set fire to Cao Rulin's residence "Zhao Jia Lou", and then began to petition, and at this point, the "May Fourth" Movement broke out. It was a watershed between old democracy and new democracy, and it also directly affected the birth of the Communist Party.
After the "May Fourth" Movement, Lin Changmin took Lin Huiyin to Europe to investigate, and when he saw the prosperity of Europe, he hesitated and wanted to apply what he saw and heard in Europe to Chinese practice, but he did not admit that at this time, the warlords were in a scuffle, you stepped down and I appeared, and the instability of the political situation made it difficult for his political ambitions to be displayed.
At this time, Guo Songling, commander of the Third Front Army of the northeastern warlord Zhang Zuolin, rebelled against him, and although Guo Songling had many generals under him, very few understood politics. Those who did not understand politics and did not go far, and Guo Songling was very sober about this. Just at this time, Lin Changmin had nothing to do at home in Beijing, observing the situation every day. Guo Songling personally sent a special envoy to invite Lin Changmin out of the mountains, expressed his thoughts and sincerity, and promised: Once Zhang Zuolin is overthrown, or Zhang Zuolin is thrown out of the three eastern provinces, all the economic and people's livelihood affairs of the three eastern provinces will be handed over to Lin Changmin to manage, and the governor of Fengtian province will be none other than him.
Lin Changmin weighed for a while, feeling that only this road could realize his political ambitions: if Guo Songling succeeded in opposing the people, he would first promote his own political propositions in the three eastern provinces, and if Guo Songling could unify the whole country, then his own propositions would be completely realized. Thinking of this, Lin Changmin decided to join Guo Songling's anti-worship camp. After joining, Lin Changmin did play a huge role, many of Guo Songling's electrifications were all from his hands, it is said that Zhang Zuolin said after reading these telegrams: "Guo Songling has found a capable person, this person's pen and ink can kill people." ”
Unfortunately, Lin Changmin's ambitions did not succeed in the end, and after Guo Songling failed to oppose The Feng, he escaped with Lin Changmin, and on the way, Lin Changmin was pursued and killed by Zhang Zuolin's cavalry, and finally he was killed by several bullets.
History cannot be repeated, if Lin Changmin had not joined Guo Songling's camp, perhaps his life would have been another world.