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In the compound of the Tan family in Changsha, in the midst of mourning, Tan Yanhong, chairman of the Republic of China government, suddenly jumped onto the lid of his mother's coffin.
His movements were swift and resolute, and for a moment, the surrounding clansmen and servants were stunned and silent.
Tan Yanmin lay prone on the lid of the coffin, his voice loud and firm, as if he could penetrate time and space:
"I, Tan Yanhong, am dead, carry me out of the funeral!"
The subordinates had no choice but to carry Tan Yanmin and his mother out of the main gate.
It was obviously his mother who died, why did he jump on the lid of his mother's coffin? And say you're dead?
What is the story behind this sudden move?
What made this talented man with a new education and fame desperately jump on his mother's coffin and use his "death" to fight for his mother's dignity and respect?
The first half of my life: miserable
The year is 1871.
The spring of that year seemed to be more brilliant and bright than ever, and it seemed to tell a new life that was ready to take off.
At this time, the 58-year-old Tan Zhonglin ushered in a new appointment in his life, shouldering great responsibilities and missions.
At this moment, he was proud, but Mrs. Tan felt uncomfortable, her health was sick, and she could not accompany Tan Zhonglin to take office together.
So, she looked for a maid and decided to buy a maid to accompany her husband to work, hoping to take better care of his daily life.
At this time, the Li family was forced to sell to the Tan family due to family poverty, and her long and arduous career as a maid began at this moment.
In the Tan family, her duties are numerous and menial, including cleaning, cooking food, and washing laundry.
Despite the hard work, she never complained, and always completed every task in obscurity.
In the Tan family, there is an unwritten rule: at meal time, everyone except the host must eat standing up.
As a maid, Li is naturally not qualified to eat standing up, and can only add meals for others on the side.
Despite this, she remained at her post and did her duty.
Later, as time passed, she began to have frequent morning sickness, which caused whispers from her subordinates.
Because it has been 9 years since the Li family came to Tanfu, they have speculated and ridiculed her for "iron tree blossoming".
Lee told Tan Jong-lin the news of her pregnancy and waited with anticrative anticipation for his care and joy.
However, Tam's reaction disappointed her to the extreme.
He didn't show much attention, but rather a little aloof.
Obviously, for Tan Zhonglin, who already has many children, Lee's pregnancy is not so important.
Naturally, her life has not been taken care of because of her pregnancy, and she still needs to work as hard as before.
Every day, she will continue to stand and serve the lord and wife, continue to do laundry, cooking, and cleaning.
It's just that as a mother, she may have the most primitive impulse to protect her cubs, and she herself will pay attention to it when she is working, so as not to hurt her stomach.
Such high-intensity work continued until the day she gave birth.
The funny thing is that until she gave birth, Tan Zhonglin did not appear.
But soon, a strange dream of Tan Zhonglin changed everything.
It is impossible for a mother to be more expensive than a child
That night, Lee again suffered severe labor pains.
Wen Po anxiously told Tan Zhonglin that Li had a difficult birth.
Tan Zhonglin was originally indifferent to this matter, and even complained that Lee's screams of pain disturbed his sweet dreams.
However, just as he was about to fall asleep again, he had a dream in which his late friend Ho Man An came to visit and told him that he would not leave this time.
Tan Zhonglin suddenly woke up, his heart full of uneasiness and doubts.
At this moment, the cry of a baby was heard outside, and he realized that Li was in labor.
Tan Zhonglin hurried to the delivery room, and when he saw the newborn baby boy, a smile finally appeared on his face that he hadn't seen for a long time.
This child has a face like a peach blossom and an extraordinary temperament, and Tan Zhonglin immediately decided to name him "Tan Yanhong", the word "Zu An", and shared the word "An" with his late friend He Wen'an.
At this moment, Lee's fate seemed to have taken a turn for the better.
But the next facts proved that with Tan Yanmin's son, the Li family only got the title of a concubine, and the situation would not be better, and she couldn't afford her mother and son.
She still does the heavy housework.
In addition, her hard work has not been given the respect it deserves.
In the Tan family compound, she always stands silently in a corner, taking care of her family members with all her heart.
When the whole family sits around the table to share food, she always stands quietly and pays attention to everyone's needs.
However, this heartwarming scene sometimes provokes ridicule from others.
Tan Yanmin, the young man, gradually became aware of the injustice in the family.
He tried to get his mother to eat at the same table with the family, but Li politely declined.
At this moment, Tan Zhonglin's chopsticks struck enough to make Tan Yanmin withdraw his outstretched hand, and Li would bow his head, as if he had made a mistake.
Tan Yanmin's heart was full of confusion.
Whenever he went to the chores to look for his mother, his subordinates would always call him "the third child" in a mocking tone.
Although he didn't understand the specific meaning of the words, from his mother's reaction, he felt the hostility behind those smiles.
In the face of the injustice of life, Li always chose to take his son away from the hustle and bustle, and then told him softly that only through diligent study can he change his fate.
Tan Yanmin always replied firmly: "I will definitely study hard, and I will definitely protect you in the future." ”
Once, Li got a rare opportunity to visit relatives, and she decided to quietly return to her hometown with her son so that he could recognize his family.
When they were about to leave Tan's house, Li took Tan Yanhong's hand and walked towards the side door.
Tan Yanmin asked excitedly: "Why can't we go through the gate, but through this small door?" ”
Li could only reluctantly explain that due to her humble status, she was not qualified to enter and exit through the main entrance.
After arriving at his uncle's house, Tan Yanmin was even more shocked by the poor life of his uncle's family.
He never imagined that there was such a difficult and difficult life in the world.
On the way back, he promised Lee:
"Mother, please rest assured that I will redouble my efforts to study, and in the future I will not only allow you to sit at the table and enjoy your food with dignity, but also allow you to enter and exit through the main entrance with dignity."
Hearing her son's words, Li was moved to tears, and all she wanted in her heart was for the child to be safe for life.
What she didn't expect was that her son really succeeded.
I became a big official, but my mother still has no status
In 1902, Tan Yanmin ranked 99th in the township examination in Hunan Province, although it was not the top, but it was enough for his father Tan Zhonglin to see the hope of the family's rise.
Soon after, the Gengzi Xinchou Rebellion swept by, and the old Gongyuan examination room of the empire was reduced to ashes.
In those turbulent times, talent became a scarce resource, and the imperial court urgently needed to restore order and replenish the yamen.
The decision to hold the Jiachenke examination in Kaifeng is an important test for the restoration of the national mechanism, and it is also an opportunity for Tan Yanmin to rewrite his destiny.
The day of the examination has finally come, and Tan Yanmin is facing the burden of history and personal ambitions.
In the examination room, he responded calmly and sharply analyzed the gains and losses of ancient and modern governance.
The essay was simple to understand, showing his deep understanding and unique insights into the country's major policies, and this paper finally won the favor of the examiners.
Tan Yanmin unexpectedly won the top spot, becoming the first Huiyuan in Hunan in 200 years.
This honor is not only an individual achievement, but also an honor for the entire family.
When the housekeeper of the Tan Mansion excitedly informed Tan Zhonglin of the news, the entire mansion was boiling.
At this exciting moment, Li, the usually unknown maid of the house, accidentally slipped his hand and broke the bowl while adding food to his mother.
However, at this time, Tan Zhonglin did not blame, but invited her to sit at the same table for the first time and share the family banquet.
At this moment, the patriarchal and hierarchical system of the family seems to have been broken, showing Tan Zhonglin's recognition of "mother is more precious than son".
On the day Tan Yanmin went home, the house was decorated with joy.
He not only felt the respect of the family, but more importantly, he saw the position of his mother Li in the banquet.
He vowed to use his own efforts to completely change his mother's fate and allow her to enter and exit the gate with dignity.
After a whole year of grinding in the officialdom, Tan Yanmin felt tired of the strife-filled official career, and resolutely chose to resign and return to his hometown.
After returning to his hometown of Changsha, he devoted himself to honoring his mother and devoting himself to the promotion of a new type of education, hoping to improve the world with the power of knowledge.
Subsequently, he followed Dr. Sun Yat-sen more firmly and threw himself into the historical torrent that changed the fate of the country, and became an outstanding revolutionary.
With the strong support of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Tan Yanmin became a central figure in the region's political arena by taking on the three important positions of Hunan Governor, Provincial Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Hunan Army.
His outstanding political wisdom and ingenious tactics won the high praise and full trust of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the KMT leaders under his leadership.
In addition, he actively participated in and strongly supported Dr. Sun Yat-sen's concept of the Three People's Principles, and in the early years of the Republic of China, he also held a number of important positions, such as Chairman of the National Government and President of the Executive Yuan.
In addition, he also has a very wide network of interpersonal networks, both as the brother-in-law of Ms. Soong Meiling and the father-in-law of General Chen Cheng.
However, despite such an outstanding talent, when his mother died in 1916, he still could not get rid of the feudal concept of etiquette.
Family members believed that Tan Yanmin's mother was just a concubine and not a main room, so they could only go out of the funeral through the side door.
Faced with this situation, Tan Yanmin was really unbearable, and immediately started a heated debate with them:
"Don't you know how much pain these ancient rituals have caused us?"
After that, he ordered someone to lift the coffin and prepare to go out, but unexpectedly, the tribesmen blocked a wall of flesh and blocked the way.
At this moment, he could only take extraordinary measures and jump onto his mother's coffin.
In the end, Mr. Tan Yanmin relied on himself to earn a glory for his mother.
I believe that my mother's spirit in heaven can learn about this, and she will definitely rest with a smile.
If there is a son like this, what more can the mother ask for?
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