In a compound of a military district in Fujian Province, a tomb enjoys the respect of people who come and go, the owner of this tomb was born in the Qing Dynasty, but he and his descendants worked tirelessly for China. He was the world-renowned first person in China to control drugs, and Lin Zexu, the governor of Huguang at that time.
The Qing Dynasty of 1839 still looked like a strong country on the outside. It has just ended the 100 years of rapid growth of Kangqian's prosperity, and the country is highly prosperous. No one would believe that such a powerful country would one day be beaten into the door.
Lin Zexu, the first person in modern China to open his eyes to the world, was the first person in china to open his eyes to the world, but at this time he felt extremely worried about the future of the country.
He gave the emperor a note, which read: "If you turn a blind eye and ignore it, it will only take a dozen years for China to have no available soldiers and no silver money that can be used as military salaries." ”
The Daoguang Emperor was greatly touched, so he sent Lin Zexu to Guangdong to check on opium as a minister of Qincha. Then there was the Humen cigarette sales incident that we all know.
A family of national heroes
At that time, the sixteen-year-old Lin Zexu married Zheng Shuqing, and fell from poverty to guanyun Hengtong. By the time his wife died at the age of 60, the two of them had been together for forty-four years, and in those more than forty years, the two sons had not been idle and had eight children.
Due to the problems of the times, the early deaths of Lin Qiubai and Lin Jinluan did not leave much record. Therefore, everyone is more familiar with Lin Zexu's three sons and three daughters. Pick a few to introduce.
Lin Ruzhou was born in 1814, and then sat in the position of Hanlin, briefly introducing what Hanlin is different dynasties, Hanlin in the Qing Dynasty refers to the compilation of national history, the recording of the emperor's words and deeds, as well as the drafting of documents, etc., equivalent to the position of secretary.
After Lin Zexu's death, he further had the responsibility of lecturing to the emperor, and among his descendants, there was also a teacher named Lin Honghan, who was the principal of the Nanjing Jinling Petrochemical Workers' School.
During his tenure at the school, Lin Honghan gave more than 300 lectures. His anti-drug lectures have been given to more than 30,000 people, and he was named a "good citizen of Nanjing" in 2006 for his outstanding contributions to anti-drug.
The third son, Lin Congyi, can be said to be the most talented of Lin Zexu's children, with great talent in the small urination, but unfortunately, in the process of his growth, Lin Zexu has been relegated to Ili, Xinjiang because of the chain reaction of the Opium War, and during this time, he and Lin Gongshu have always been with Lin Zexu.
He was very talented, very intelligent, never forgot, and his father was such a talent of heaven and earth, he heard about it every day, and he had the ambition of the world in his early years.
During Lin Zexu's time when he was killed by Yili, Lin Congyi and Lin Zexu were always with him, and in this tedious day, he continued to grow what he saw and heard.
Later, due to years of hard work and exile, he learned about the methods of agricultural development and adapting to local conditions, and then wrote the famous "Diary of a Journey to the West". How could he not be amazed at how talented he was?
Later, Lin Zexu died, Lin Congyi and his younger brother Lin Gongshu kept filial piety for their father for three years, and then returned to Fuzhou, and then got acquainted with Zuo Zongtang, so he was recommended to join the dynasty as an official, because of his extraordinary skills, he was an official to the coastal defense military reserve, equivalent to the commander of a military region now.
And the third son, Lin Gongshu, his ability is not inferior to his brothers, the teenager became famous, talented, even if there is no imperial examination does not prevent him from becoming a lifter.
After the mourning period for his father expired, he was introduced into the official field by the officials of Fuzhou, and the official was "Inspector Yushi", with the rank of Congwupin, which is roughly similar to the highest prosecutor who is now higher than the deputy department level.
Spiritual transmission, back children and grandchildren are also heroes
The three brothers of the Lin family not only received a good education from Lin Zexu themselves. Lin Zexu's "Ten Useless Benefits" was passed down by them as a family training, educating future generations and continuing to think that the country was the people as their responsibility.
Many of the later descendants of the Lin family have inherited this tradition, and many able and righteous people have appeared, and the most well-known one is Mr. Lin Zengtong, the fifth grandson of Lin Zexu.
But it is the fifth grandson, where is he powerful?
Mr. Lin Zengtong was born in the Republic of China period, Lin Zexu's family are very smart, he naturally inherited this, at the age of 16 was admitted to Peking University, during the university study came into contact with new ideas, and also organized anti-Japanese demonstrations to protest japan's war of aggression against China, and finally was forced to flee Beijing due to the joint strangulation of Chinese and foreign reactionary forces.
Later, Mr. Lin Zengtong joined the anti-Japanese contingent and lurked as a reporter, providing our army with key information on many occasions. With the assistance of Mr. Lin Zengtong, the underground party work of the War of Resistance Against Japan has always been thrilling.
After 1945, Mr. Lin Zengtong went to Beijing to engage in intelligence work. Then, during the new China period, he went to the Tianjin Public Security Bureau to engage in criminal investigation work.
During his criminal investigation work, he had critically discovered the Kuomintang's secret service strongholds and smashed many enemy assassination and subversion plans. He was an excellent dark line worker who guarded another line of defense in the country.
In 1965, he was sent to the country on a three-year mission, but then there was civil unrest, and as soon as he returned home, he was arrested on charges of collaborating with the enemy and eventually died in February of the following year.
When the country finally survived this period of hardship, he was finally posthumously recognized as a martyr in 1977. At this point, the grievances must be rehabilitated.
For the country and the people, although he died nine times, he still did not regret it, and the other was the fifth grandson
Mr. Lin Zengtong has worked for the country and the people all his life, and he has used his life and blood to protect the country and the people, and his ambition is very strong. Although life is dead, the blood is still there.
He was a very remarkable man. It does not live up to the reputation of its predecessors and the trust of the country. Of course, it was not only him who was trained by his ancestors, but also a Mr. Lin Moqing, who was also the fifth grandson of Lin Zexu.
For the sake of safety, Mr. Lin Moqing assumed the pseudonym Ling Qing, a famous diplomat of new China.
He was responsible for on-site translation during Chairman Mao's conversation with American journalists in Yan'an, and in 1980 he served as permanent representative to the United Nations and four times president of the United Nations Security Council.
No one can imagine that a family can achieve such a point for its own country, and with such a family, the nation is very fortunate, and the country is very fortunate.
The spirit of the Lin Zexu family, which has been passed down for a hundred years, will continue to shine in the future, and I believe that in the future, it will still bear that heavy responsibility and continue to move forward.