introduction
I think that back then, the TV series "Shanghai Beach" co-starring Zhou Runfa and Zhao Yazhi was all the rage, which not only let us see the beautiful love between Xu Wenqiang and Feng Chengcheng, but also let us see the bloody rain and wind of Shanghai Beach during the Republic of China period.
When it comes to the real Shanghai Beach during the Republic of China, the name Du Yuesheng can be described as a household name. At that time, he and the other two figures of the Green Gang, Jin Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin, were called the "Three Tycoons of Shanghai", calling the wind and rain, and they dared not follow it, which could also be regarded as "the world is out of my generation, and once it enters the rivers and lakes, the years are urged". However, when Du Yuesheng returned to Shanghai in his later years, he was bullied by his former younger brother. It can be said that the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by the dog.
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In the early years, Du Yuesheng, as the head of the Qinggang family, whether it was his character or his charm, he was greatly appreciated by both black and white. Once, Du Yuesheng opened a casino in a place adjacent to the outer concession and the public concession. The huge profits of the casino also attracted the attention of the triad at that time, And Du Yuesheng made a lot of money on his own turf, and the triad naturally believed that it could use this to extort Du Yuesheng.
At first, Du Yuesheng originally wanted to get along with the triad. However, the conditions offered by the triad were difficult to accept, and after Du Yuesheng refused the conditions of the triad, the triad directly took people to the casino to make trouble, and even threw grenades at the casino, causing a large number of casualties. These actions made Du Yuesheng furious, and he immediately arranged for his men to eliminate the three leaders of the triad. The next day, the heads of the three leaders were neatly arranged at the entrance of the triad. This practice shocked all walks of life in Shanghai Beach, and also made everyone understand that Du Yuesheng was not easy to mess with.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Du Yuesheng actively used the power of the Green Gang and made great contributions to the War of Resistance Against Japan, but he also paid a painful price for it. However, after the victory of the War of Resistance, Du Yuesheng's position as a green gang was somewhat awkward, and at that time it was known as the existence of social instability.
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In his later years, Du Yuesheng, after returning to Shanghai, his strength was much worse than before, but it did not prevent him from calling the wind and rain in Shanghai. However, at this time, Du Yuesheng's troubles followed, and the source of this trouble was Wu Shaoshu, who was the vice mayor of Shanghai at the time. Wu Shaoshu, who was once Du Yuesheng's protégé, later because of Wu Kaixian's affair, the two had a disagreement and appeared to be separated. Seeing that Du Yuesheng was getting older and his power was not as good as before, Wu Shaoshu remembered his old vendetta and tried in vain to sweep away Du Yuesheng's influence in one fell swoop and establish his authority.
At the beginning, Du Yuesheng knew that his power was not as good as in the past, so he thought of rebuilding the old good. He took the initiative to bow his head and personally visit Wu Shaoshu, but Wu Shaoshu did not even give him the opportunity to meet. This incident made Du Yuesheng very embarrassed. After this, Wu Shaoshu was even more unrelenting, using leaflets, slogans and other forms to attack the large and small gangs in Shanghai led by the Qing Gang, and founded the so-called "Zhenyan Bao" to criticize Du Yuesheng.
In the face of Wu Shaoshu's step-by-step approach, Du Yuesheng was superficially indifferent, but secretly began to plan his own revenge plan. On the surface, Du Yuesheng had no power to fight back against what Wu Shaoshu had done. In fact, Du Yuesheng had arranged for his henchmen to enter various government departments and collect evidence of Wu Shaoshu's crimes.
03
Soon after, with the arrival of Dai Kasa, Du Yuesheng understood: it was time to close the net. In his early years, Dai Kasa was deeply helped by Du Yuesheng, and this time he also wanted to unite with Du Yuesheng to rebuild the united front of the army in Shanghai. When Dai Kasa learned of what Wu Shaoshu had done, in order to better cooperate with Du Yuesheng, Dai Kasa was determined to help Du Yuesheng and teach Wu Shaoshu a harsh lesson.
Dai Kasa arranged for someone to conduct a secret investigation and found a lot of evidence of Wu Shaoshu's corruption. He also directly ordered people to raid Wu Shaoshu's residence, and sure enough, the soldiers found a large number of money and evidence of Wu Shaoshu's embezzlement and bribery. At the same time, Du Yuesheng also began to arrange for his subordinates to spread Wu Shaoshu's corruption scandal in the society, which shocked all walks of life at that time like a serial bomb.
Faced with the embattled situation today, Wu Shaoshu had no choice but to admit it. In the end, Dai Kasa handed over the evidence collected directly to Jiang's hands. Jiang was also furious and immediately ordered Wu Shaoshu's removal from his official position. At this point, Wu Shaoshu was completely defeated in the confrontation with Du Yuesheng.
epilogue
Throughout Du Yuesheng's life, his ups and downs and dangers are really touching. There is a sentence in "Manjiang Hong, Writing Huai", "Thirty meritorious names dust and soil, eight thousand miles of road clouds and moon", which is also very appropriate to describe Du Yuesheng. With his unique personality charm and dare to love and hate, Du Yuesheng broke out of his own world in the chaotic Shanghai at that time, and the taste of this was probably difficult for outsiders to empathize with.
Resources:
"Life In The Rivers and Lakes"
"Man Jiang Hong, Writing Nostalgia"