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A golden age of masters
There is no shortage of legends
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Nicknamed "Tan Three Guns",
He was the commander-in-chief of the Xiang Army, who was highly skilled in marksmanship
It is also the first of the four major calligraphers of the Republic of China
And Yu Youren is the same name, known as the Republic of China double absolute
He was both literate and martial, but refused to marry Song Meiling
Cede the beauty to Chiang Kai-shek
A lifetime of official luck
From Hunan Province to carry the handle
All the way up to the presidency of the National Government
Even Mao Zedong praised him as an official smart enough
But he ended up dying in one bite
This odd man is:
Tan Yanmin
[canopy yan kǎi]
From an early age he was fierce
talented
His father, Tan Zhonglin, was a high-ranking official in the late Qing Dynasty
He once served as the governor of Liangguang, which can be described as a high authority
The family is surrounded by beautiful wives and concubines, and there are many children
Tan Yanmin was only the third son of his family's servants
In this hierarchical feudal family
Tan Yanmin was destined to be an obscure one
But he was extremely talented and extremely hardworking
Destined to have an extraordinary life
Tan Zhonglin
Enrollment at the age of five
Three days an article
One poem for five days
Write a brush every day
Such a self-disciplined and hard-working smart son
Naturally, he had high hopes from his father and invited famous teachers for him
Among them was Weng Tonggong, the teacher of the Guangxu Emperor, who praised him greatly:
"Three Ling Lang Wei instruments, the pen power can be carried."
"Wizard" Tan Yanmin also really lived up to expectations
At the age of 13, he was admitted to xiucai
At the age of 22, he became a lifter
At the age of 24, he took the temple examination as the first person in the examination
Become the first student in Hunan in 200 years
He was an official, an official, and a rich man
Continue the illustrious glory of the Tan clan
It was a bright future that could have been foreseen
But all this was ruined on this Tan surname
At that time, Empress Dowager Cixi personally pointed out the title
I like to see a well-written and brilliantly written file
I would like to name this candidate as a new subject winner
You can see the three words of Tan Yanmin who signed his name
But he frowned:
This Tan Yanmin is from Hunan
Could it be that he is related to Tan Si, who is also a "chaotic thief" from Hunan?
Cixi, who was distraught, turned to the others
Tan Yanmin finally became the thirty-fifth jinshi of the second division
Become a member of Hanlin Academy and return to his hometown of Hunan to run a school
Soon after, the late Qing Dynasty was pressured to implement a constitutional new policy
Tan Yanmin, who has not been rewarded, actively participates
In Hunan Canton, political and business dignitaries are exchanged
Prominent bureaucratic family coupled with clever and flexible political mediation skills
Tan Yanmin became a leading figure in the Hunan Constitutionalist faction before he was 30 years old
Filled with enthusiasm, he naively thought
The New Deal was to emulate Western democratic constitutionalism
Government actions are subject to supervision and officials can be impeached and removed
He repeatedly confronted the governor of Huguang and made three wishes to the capital
It is required to "speed up the opening of the National Assembly" and promote constitutional reform
But this series of radical "restoration movements" annoyed the Qing court
Representatives of many places petitioned in Shangjing were arrested
Tan Yanmin thoroughly recognized the true face of the so-called constitutional reform
He was extremely disappointed with the Qing government
The Wuchang Uprising broke out
He went from "constitutionalist" to "revolutionary party"
In the midst of turbulent political turmoil
His path to fame and profit is also a big ups and downs
He was the governor of Hunan three times:
The first was when soldiers who staged a coup were elected to the throne
He became the governor of Hunan and the commander-in-chief of the Xiang Army, but was soon ousted from power
The second was appointed by the revolutionary government in Beijing
He was later deposed for opposing Yuan Shikai's claim to the throne
The third time was after Yuan Shikai's death with the support of the Xiang warlords
He was reinstated as governor of Hunan Province
Later, it was replaced by another line of warlords and had to take refuge in Shanghai
In the ups and downs of career changes
His calligraphy gradually became famous
His calligraphy focuses on Yan shu and is known as the first Yan Kai since the Republic of China
The first of the four major calligraphers of the Republic of China
(Tan Yanmin's Kai, Yu Youren's Cao, Wu Zhihui's Seal and Hu Hanmin's Subordinate)
Moreover, he is good at poetry association, and his list of books and fly-headed small letters are extremely exquisite
Yu Youren called him "a perfect man of the Republic of China"
Banished to a foreign country by his political enemies, he taoguang raised obscurity,
My favorite thing to do every day is to practice words in the past
Yan Zhenqing's "Records of the Immortal Altar of Magu" was visited by him no less than a hundred times
Finally get the gist, write the divine:
"Skimming" will rub and then out of the front, strong and clean;
"Vertical' must stop and then bet, like a hanging needle;
"捺' is thick and simple;
"The point' is as heavy as a falling stone;
Do your best to be graceful and upright.
As a top literati active in the political arena of the Republic of China
His writing power is full, Gu Pan Zixiong,
There is a domineering spirit that stands tall in the world!
The same is a Fellow hunan countryman
Mao Zedong, a young man who had a relationship with him, praised him as "handsome in the country".
Decades later, Mao still described him as "a clever bureaucrat."
He made three ups and three times in Hunan, which is by no means within the reach of ordinary intelligence
But wise as he is, he also has his own weaknesses
Tan Yanmin's birth mother, Li Shi, was born in Ya Gui
Therefore, even if she gave birth to three sons for the Tan family
But he was not even qualified to eat at the same table as her husband
Various injustices to the mother as a concubine
Since childhood, Ling Tan has aspired to achieve a career
It is not only a shining lintel but also a glory for the mother
He entered the army and the first day
Father Tan finally relaxed and announced
Let the mother and son of the noble Li Clan sit in the main hall for dinner!
In 1916
Tan had just sat in the high position of the governor of Hunan for the second time
Warlords and armed forces of all factions are eager to move
A little difference is in danger of being replaced
But when he received news that his mother had died of illness in Shanghai
Still did not hesitate to rush to Shanghai for funerals
Tan Mu's coffin was welcomed back to his hometown in Changsha
The day of the funeral
He helped his birth mother's coffin out the door
But he was stopped at the gate by a group of tribesmen:
It turned out that the Tan family's mansion was just behind the Tan Clan Ancestral Hall
Funerals must go out through the ancestral hall gate
But according to the ancestral family law:
Concubines are not allowed to go through the gate when they leave the funeral!
Tan Yanmin thought of her mother because of the identity of a concubine
Suffered a lifetime of grievances and abuse,
The old man has not yet enjoyed the blessings of his son
I will be insulted again until I die
At that time, I slapped the coffin lid angrily
Jump up and lie straight down
"I Tan Yanmin is dead, carry me out of the funeral!"
The people of all ages were suddenly frightened
I didn't expect the light of this powerful clan
He did so disregard for the sake of his birth mother
Suddenly there was no idea, silently retreating,
Make way for the bearer carrying the coffin to get out of the gate
Because of her mother's concubine status
When Tan Yanmin was a child, he was often called "Little Old Third"
This "small" carries a malicious mockery of his identity
Until he was admitted to the meritorious name and became a high official
No one dared to call him that anymore
Only respectfully respect him and say "three big people"
Too many of these unspeakable sufferings can only be understood after experiencing them
Therefore, he was very disgusted with the old custom of marriage of concubines
His marriage to his wife, Fang Rongqing
Although it was arranged by the parents
But Zhishu Dali is a gentle and considerate wife
There is no complaint in the face of a husband who gathers less and leaves more
One person bears the burden of filial piety to the in-laws and raising their children
Whether it is the scenery of serving as the governor of Hunan
Or frustration at being expelled and recalled
She stood by her husband's side and did not abandon her
The two have a deep affection for each other
He never took a concubine when his wife was alive
There is no bad habit of the stupid children looking for flowers and asking willows
Later, his wife Fang Rongqing died prematurely due to illness
On his deathbed, he was instructed to put his children first and not to continue the string
He said yes and did
After stepping down for the third time
He switched to Sun Yat-sen's Kuomintang
He became one of the important elders of the early Kuomintang
He helped Sun Yat-sen many times in times of crisis
Deeply trusted and reused by Sun
At that time, the Song family wanted to recruit a son-in-law for Song Meiling, who returned from studying abroad
Sun Yat-sen recommended Tan Yanmin, the leader among mature and stable people
The Song family also has a good feeling for Tan Yanmin
But Tan Yanmin was very embarrassed
Mother Song and the three sisters of the Song clan
I thought of marrying Song Meiling, who was 18 years younger than me, as a step-room
It always reminded him of the pain and grievances his mother had suffered during her lifetime
It made him even more ashamed of his wife who was under the Nine Springs
Finally he thought of a clever trick to refuse marriage:
Preemptively, he recognized Old Lady Song as a dry lady
That Song Meiling directly became his dry sister
It is not good to talk about marriage again
Soon he was a matchmaker between Soong Mei Ling and Chiang Kai-shek
Originally, some of the Song family members looked down on Chiang Kai-shek
Only after his strong efforts and efforts did he slowly accept Jiang
Soong Mei Ling and Chiang Kai-shek wedding
Except for making beauties
In that year, the Whampoa Military Academy was founded
Sun Yat-sen intended to let Tan Yanmin, who had experience in running schools, do it
But in the end, Tan Yanmin gave up the opportunity to Chiang Kai-shek
Later, he even gave up his chairman's seat
Chiang Kai-shek rose to prominence in the kuomintang and held the main military strength of the Kuomintang
At this time, Tan Yanmin, who was sitting in the chair of the National Government
It is very interesting to give up his seat in less than a year of office
Ran to become the first president of the Executive Yuan
The relationship between Tan Yanmin, who was aware of current affairs, and Chiang Kai-shek became closer and closer
Chiang Kai-shek praised him for being "both literate and military-minded" and "heroic and heroic in the party-state."
It is no wonder that Tan Yanmin's career has been smooth all the way
Become a famous "tumbler" in the political arena of the Republic of China
Under the dictatorial leadership of Chiang Kai-shek
He knew that from now on the world had nothing to do with himself
Simply pursue a "mixed" philosophy of "irresponsibility, non-advice, and no offense."
Nothing to do all day, happy to be a foodie
Known as "Food Companion Prime Minister"
Chiang Kai-shek, Tan Yanmin, Feng Yuxiang
Tan Yanmin loves to eat, but he can eat and do
After eating all the large and small restaurants and restaurants in Nanjing
He found it not as good as his own
This is by no means bragging
Every time he ate a good dish, he would go back to study the recipe with the chef at home
Sometimes they also design their own fresh recipes and let the chefs experiment with cooking
In the end, he and his cooks developed a private dish series containing more than 200 dishes
This Tanjia cuisine series combines the lightness of Huaiyang cuisine with the sourness and spicyness of Hunan cuisine
Plus
"The raw materials are well selected, the knife workmanship is fine,
Exquisite cooking skills, taste and precision" four characteristics
It slowly spread to become a famous genre in Hunan cuisine:
Kuzuan Shojo cuisine
(Tan Yanmin, ZiZuan),
Tan Yanmin often works with chefs to prepare gourmet banquets for guests
Tan Fu's banquet guests are very particular:
A special eight-immortal table can sit around 14-15 people
In order to let guests taste every dish
Chopsticks are specially made to make dishes more than a foot long for easy to pick up farther away
Cups and pans are also much larger than usual
Every time, the diners were full of wine and food and came home with fun
It is completely different from the perfunctory greetings of ordinary social banquets
Everyone is coming for delicious food!
It is said that the luxury of a table of wine is a delicate version of the "full table of Manhan"
If you don't believe me, just look at the menu
Four cold dishes: Yunwei ham, puff pastry ginkgo biloba, soft crispy crucian carp, mushroom silk;
Four hot plates: sugar heart abalone, tomato shrimp, money chicken cake, chicken fat mushrooms;
Eight dishes: Kazuan shark fin soup, lamb soup deer tendon, hemp seed pigeon egg, duck drizzle powder pine, steamed crucian carp, kale soup;
Table noodle dish: char siu suckling pig (double hemp cake, lotus leaf clip on top);
Four dishes: chili golden hook diced meat, roasted vegetable hearts, vinegar slip red cabbage moss, shrimp steamed eggs;
A "Mandarin Duck Crisp Box" snack in the middle of the table;
The fruits on the tail of the table are four colors.
Tan Yanmin's dinner party was full of guests and hosts
He has gained an excellent reputation for popularity
But everything is afraid of a greedy word
Tan Yanmin said to people:
"The four major greeds in life: eating, drinking, and gambling."
Gambling has nothing to do with me, only to eat and drink, and not to quit! ”
As he said, he who does everything for the officials is "mixed" with the word first
But in eating, he has never been ambiguous, loves shark fin soup, and has no meat
The figure is getting more and more blessed, and after walking for a while, you have to take a breath
To check his body, the doctor advised him to pay attention to his diet, more vegetarian and less meat
Otherwise, he will die of a rich disease such as cerebral hemorrhage
But he did not listen and continued to eat and drink heavily
He died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage in 1930 at the age of 51.
The National Government held a solemn state funeral for him
Chiang Kai-shek led the elderly officials to personally send the funeral, and they were extremely honored.
Tan Yanmin funeral
A warlord of the most literati
A most infatuated filial piety
A most inactive foodie