Speaking of Liu Chunlin, people familiar with modern history may know that he was the leader of the last subject in the history of China's imperial examination (1904), and after the completion of that examination, the imperial examination system that influenced China for more than a thousand years was officially over.
However, few people know that in the liu chunlin section, there are also two big celebrities, one is Tan Yanmin, who was the chairman of the National Government in Nanjing and the head of the four major calligraphers of the Republic of China, who ranked 35th in the second class; the other is Shen Junru, chairman of the Democratic League and the first president of the Supreme People's Court of New China, who took the second place 75th.
Today, let's talk about this Shen Junru.
Shen Junru was born in 1875 in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, is a typical family of officials and eunuchs, grandfather and father are the prefects of the Qing Dynasty, so Shen Junru received a very good education from an early age, and at the age of 29, he passed the jinshi examination.
However, Shen Junru was not proud of being a jinshi, but applied for the opportunity to study in Japan, studied at the Law and Politics Accelerated Course of Tokyo Private Law and Politics University, and came into contact with modern law for the first time, laying the foundation for his great achievements in the construction of the legal system in the future.
In 1927, Shen Junru became the provost of Shanghai Law University, and cultivated a large number of modern legal talents. He said: "Our government attaches great importance to the rule of man, which is very different from everything in Europe and the United States that is summarized in the rule of law, and politics is not progressive, which is a major reason. At the same time, Shen Junru is also one of the most famous barristers in Shanghai, and has great prestige throughout the country.
One of shen junru's most famous events was the "Seven Gentlemen" incident.
It was September 18, 1936, the fifth anniversary of the September 18 Incident, when Shen Junru organized a demonstration to strongly condemn the government's policy of non-resistance. Because of his great influence, this parade played a very big sensational effect, and as a result, it angered Chiang Kai-shek and he was arrested and imprisoned. Along with him, zhang Naiqi, Zou Taofen, Li Gongpu, Shi Liang, Wang Zaoshi, and Sha Qianli were arrested, which is known as the "Seven Gentlemen" incident.
During the trial in the courtroom, because of Shen Junru's lofty status in the legal circles, even the judges were his admirers, and it is conceivable that this trial became a farce that made Chiang Kai-shek very depressed, and the Seven Gentlemen won a huge victory.
However, Shen Junru was not happy, and wrote a poem after retiring from the court-
I don't want this kind of victory! Seeing that the map has changed color and sixty million compatriots have fallen to the bottom of the abyss, if we still have some popularity, there are hearts to fight with their own families and fight for insect arms! I had long forgotten myself. I pray for this day: I can sprinkle my blood on the white clouds of thousands of miles and the sky outside the guan, and bury our bones deep in the soil on that side, which is our victory! It is also the victory of our nation! Victory of the nation! I don't want any other victories!
The "Seven Gentlemen" incident caused a very big sensation, and Soong Ching-ling, Cai Yuanpei, and other public figures all stood up and called on Chiang Kai-shek to release the seven people as soon as possible.
Thanks to the efforts of various people, Chiang Kai-shek finally issued a release order on July 31, 1937. On the day the seven people were released from prison, tens of thousands of people greeted them at the prison gate, and the sound of firecrackers was incessant.
Shen Junru delivered a speech on the spot, declaring: "What can be comforted to everyone is that we are released from prison as when we went to prison, our propositions have not changed, we will never change our purpose, and we have decided to stand at the forefront of national liberation as in the past!" ”
When New China was founded, Shen Junru, as an important representative of the democratic parties, attended the founding ceremony and was elected president of the Supreme Court of the Central People's Government, making irreplaceable contributions to the building of the legal system in New China.
Later, Shen Junru successively served as chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League, vice chairman of the National People's Congress, and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
On June 11, 1963, Shen Junru passed away at the age of 88.
It is also worth mentioning that Shen Junru had a grandson named Shen Renhua who married Zhou Bingde, and Zhou Bingde was Zhou Enlai's niece.
Born in Harbin in 1937, Zhou Bingde went to Beijing at the age of 12 and lived with his great uncle Zhou Enlai. Because Zhou Enlai and his wife have no children, they regard the lovely Zhou Bingde as their own daughter-in-law.
In 1963, Zhou Bingde, who was already 26 years old, had not yet decided on a marriage, and he was anxious to upset Deng Yingchao's mother, so he asked people to introduce him everywhere. At this time, Zhou Enlai's guard secretary He Qian introduced a man named Shen Renhua, who had just turned 30 and was an air force lieutenant.
After Deng Yingchao sent someone to inquire, he was very happy to learn that this Shen Renhua was actually Shen Junru's grandson, and said: "We are all too familiar with this family, his grandfather is a good friend of the Communist Party of China, his father is a deputy to the People's Congress in Xicheng District and the director of internal medicine of the Zhongnanhai Outpatient Department, and he himself has performed very well in the army." Such a person does not need to know anymore. ”
Therefore, on the National Day of the following year, Zhou Bingde and Shen Renhua entered the wedding hall. The gift from Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao was a large scenic photo taken by Deng Yingchao in Lushan.
The two worked hand in hand for 35 years, and in 1999, Shen Renhua died of illness.
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