Text/Small town talks about history
Looking at history, it is not difficult for us to find that whenever the land of China is invaded by a powerful enemy and falls into a dangerous situation, countless heroes and sons and daughters of our nation will emerge. They put life and death aside, went forward and followed, and went to the country together, just to survive for the country and the nation, leaving a singable and weeping mark in the long river of history. However, what is sad is that there will always be such a small group of people who abandon the national righteousness and disregard the great righteousness of the nation, collude with foreign enemies, and become the enemies of the people, and there are also some erudite and talented people.
Puyi old photo
Mention of Zheng Xiaoxu, it is estimated that many people are confused, and even the first time to hear this name, but if you mention his lifelong follower - Puyi, I think everyone is familiar with it, Zheng Xiaoxu's life is inseparable from Puyi. Zheng Xiaoxu was a native of Fujian, the Marquis of Min, who was raised in the eighth year of qing guangxu (1882 AD), and had earlier served as a staff member of Li Hongzhang, and was deeply appreciated by Li Hongzhang because of his ability to speak eloquently and schemingly. Under the hand of Li Hongzhang, Zheng Xiaoxu can be described as a smooth step, only 31 years old, he became the secretary of the Qing government in Japan, and the following year he was promoted to consul general.
Zheng Xiaoxu's old photo
After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, Zheng Xiaoxu returned to China, first transferred to Zhang Zhidong's men, and then successively served as the minister of border defense in Guangxi, anhui according to the position of envoy, and declared reunification for three years (1911), and was once promoted to the high position of hunan envoy. It can be said that at this time, Zheng Xiaoxu was proud of the spring breeze and prosperous official fortunes, but he did not expect that his political fate would come to an abrupt end. In 1911, the Xinhai Revolution broke out, and the last emperor Puyi abdicated. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Xiaoxu began to think of himself as an old man, not only still wearing long braids, but also insisting on using the Xuantong era name and refusing to recognize the Republic of China chronicle.
Zheng Xiaoxu inscription old photo
In 1923, Zheng Xiaoxu went to Beijing and was appointed Minister of internal affairs to help Puyi in the internal affairs of the imperial palace. The following year, the Zhifeng War broke out, and Feng Yuxiang turned against him, returned to Beijing, abolished the Puyi Emperor, and expelled him from the palace.
Puyi was cornered, so with the help of Zheng Xiaoxu, he absconded to Tianjin with the help of the Japanese. Zheng Xiaoxu's foolish loyalty to the Qing Dynasty can be said to be deeply rooted, he has always metaphorically described himself as a re-creation of the Qing Dynasty, full of thoughts of restoration, it was at his instigation that Puyi decided to leave for the northeast and become a puppet emperor.
After the establishment of the "puppet state of Manchukuo", Zheng Xiaoxu doubled his value and became the prime minister and minister of war, and from then on he became a complete enemy of the people. Although Zheng Xiaoxu's character is not flattering, it is undeniable that his calligraphy is quite outstanding, and he has also inscribed for many individuals and institutions.
Bank of Communications pictures
At that time, there was a saying in the calligraphy circles that "north is in southern Zheng", "north in" refers to the then senior official of the National Government in your right, and "southern Zheng" refers to Zheng Xiaoxu. If we only talk about calligraphy, Zheng Xiaoxu is indeed quite accomplished, and the zigzags he composed are long and powerful, and he is a very personal character among modern calligraphers. Zheng Xiaoxu was particularly good at calligraphy, and studied Yan Zhenqing and Su Shi in his early years, adding his own personal style to it. Zheng Xiaoxu's character was very popular at that time, and it is said that his inscription can be worth a thousand oceans, which can be regarded as a thousand gold. In 1908, the Bank of Communications was established, and Zheng Xiaoxu was specially asked to write the four big characters of "Bank of Communications", which have been used for a hundred years and are still everywhere today.