In every era, there is no shortage of people who dare to sacrifice and dedicate themselves to the nation and the country, and this is especially true in modern times. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the rule of the Qing government was terminally ill, poor and weak, even so, there were still a large number of able people who devoted themselves to the survival of the country, Lin Zexu can be called the vanguard and representative of these people, this person who walked in the forefront of the times, with full enthusiasm to prove that there is no shortage of people in China in any era who dare to resist.
In 1840, the closed country was torn apart by the great powers, and the Chinese nation began hundreds of years of singing and weeping history. Britain's aggressive intentions have long existed, but it needs an excuse. The British made huge profits by selling opium, but the people under the Qing government were deeply affected by it and could not extricate themselves. Lin Zexu voluntarily took on the heavy responsibility of destroying opium, saying that opium could not be destroyed for a day, and he would never return to the imperial court. The forerunner of the times left his most glorious achievements in Humen, tens of thousands of boxes of opium were destroyed, and Britain used this as an excuse to launch the first war of aggression.
The First Opium War failed to completely awaken the Qing Dynasty, the rulers failed to think of danger in times of peace, signed a humiliating treaty, and the greatest contributor to the destruction of opium was belittled by the imperial court and exiled to the frontier. Lin Zexu did not complain, but there would be some sadness in his heart, and the poverty and weakness accumulated by the Qing government over hundreds of years were destined to become the target of aggression. Facts have proved that the First Opium War was not the end, and in the centuries since, the great powers of various countries have seized benefits from our country, maimed the people, and taken away countless treasures. Lin Zexu's efforts, the imperial court failed to repay him, but the good sons and daughters of the motherland awakened.
As the leader of Lin Zexu's civil servants, his exile made the imperial court deeply sad, which made a large number of people with lofty ideals recognize the reality, and they inherited Lin Zexu's fearless will and embarked on the road to awakening. Lin Zexu was Wei Yuan's superior, and the two were also the closest friends, and before Lin Zexu was exiled, he instructed Wei Yuan to save the world. Wei Yuan was the first person after Lin Zexu, and he believed that if he wanted to make the country rich and strong, he must understand the enemy and strengthen himself by learning the enemy's technology. Under the influence of this idea, he resolutely went to the front line and participated in the command of the battle. After a year of war, the first masterpiece to introduce Western technology and geography was born, which is the "Atlas of the Sea Country".
Wei Yuan was not the only one who was influenced by Lin Zexu, his influence lasted for hundreds of years, in the Foreign Affairs Movement, Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong, Zuo Zongtang and others were deeply influenced by Lin Zexu, to a certain extent, continued the rule of the Qing Dynasty, so that the people could live in stability for a long time. Lin Zexu's greatest achievement is to convey to future generations a spirit of not fearing strong enemies and serving the country and the people. Chairman Mao once appraised this national hero, saying that he was the first national hero in Chinese history to resist British imperialism.
In the darkness, Lin Zexu lit a bright light for China's road ahead, Wei Yuan, Li Hongzhang and others went down this road, more and more revolutionaries joined in, which provided an incomparably dazzling light for the complete breaking of the darkness, and in the end, Chairman Mao and other leaders took a different path, but still inherited the fearless spirit of these ancestors and forged ahead for the country and the nation. Now we also need this spirit, the prosperity and strength of the motherland need our struggle and hard work, as long as we pay action, the bright prospects are ahead!