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At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Shipei met Zhang Taiyan in Shanghai. Both of them were scholars of ancient texts and classics.Because Zhang Taiyan was named Uncle Mei and Liu Shipei was named Uncle Shen, the two were collectively referred to as "Second Uncle". In the spring of 1907, at the invitation of Zhang Taiyan, Liu Shipei took his mother, wife He Zhen and Wang Gongquan to Japan.After arriving in Japan, Zhang Taiyan rented a house with Liu Shipei and his wife. "The three lived together, and they were as close as a family. However, within two months, they quarreled so much that Zhang Taiyan had to move to the "Minbao Office". "live."

The relationship between Liu and Zhang broke. It is said that because Zhang Taiyan once discovered that He Zhen had an ambiguous relationship with his cousin Wang Gongquan, he took the grievances of Liu Shipei and secretly informed Liu.As a result, Liu Shipei blamed Zhang for being troublesome.Liu's mother didn't believe it either, and scolded Zhang Taiyan with bad intentions for sowing discord between her son and daughter-in-law. According to Wang Dong, He Zhen held a grudge against Zhang Taiyan because of certain things, and often flirted with Liu Shipei. Liu Shipei listened to his wife and turned against Zhang Taiyan.

In any case, Liu Shipei broke with Zhang Taiyan. At this time, he was also very uncomfortable with the revolutionaries. Under the instigation of his wife He Zhen and Wang Gongquan, he had the heart to take refuge in the Qing court.Liu Shipei stole Zhang Taiyan's private seal and forged "Binglin Announcement".He Zhen also personally wrote a letter to Wu Zhihui, "exposing" Zhang Taiyan as a "counter-revolutionary". After learning that Liu Shipei forged the notice, Zhang Taiyan was very angry. He published the "Special Advertisement", claiming that the notice was fabricated by Liu Shipei, and exposing Liu Shipei and his wife as secret agents of the Qing court.Liu Shipei and his wife were also planning to fight back. It is said that they planned to hire a lawyer to file a lawsuit with Zhang Taiyan, but they were dissuaded.In order to vent their anger, they went to Zhang Taiyan's apartment and beat him up.

Next, someone poisoned Zhang Taiyan's teapot, which became the sensational "Poisoned Tea Case".After investigation, it was found that the poisoner was Wang Gongquan.After the incident came to light, public opinion in Tokyo students studying in Japan was in an uproar, strongly condemning Liu Shipei and his wife.During this period, at the request of the Qing government, the Japanese government banned "Minbao", "Tianyibao" and other newspapers.The situation of Liu Shipei and his wife in Tokyo was very difficult, so they returned to China. After Liu Shipei returned to China, he sent a letter to Huang Xing, saying that Zhang Taiyan had asked him to write to Duan Fang, Governor of Liangjiang, and that as long as he gave 20,000 yuan, he could abandon revolutionary propaganda and go to India to become a monk.Attached are photocopies of five letters from Zhang Taiyan asking him to contact Duanfang to raise funds.Liu Shipei's incident was not groundless. At that time, Zhang Taiyan was dissatisfied with the internal affairs of the Tongmenghui, and wanted to become a monk and go to India to learn Sanskrit.Due to financial problems, he turned to Zhang Zhidong and Duanfang for help, but in the end the matter was abandoned. In 1912, Zhang Taiyan clarified the matter in a telegram to the Zhejiang United Party, saying that the fundraising trip to India at that time had nothing to do with revolutionary activities.Liu Shipei's letter gave Wu Zhihui an opportunity in Paris, and Wu immediately seized this opportunity, claiming that Zhang Taiyan had already been bribed by the Qing court, which expanded the conflict between Sun Yat-sen and Zhang Taiyan, and caused the alliance to suffer serious damage due to internal strife.

Zhang Taiyan once wanted to save his friendship with Liu Shipei, but Liu did not forgive him. On June 1, 1908, Zhang Taiyan sent a letter to Sun Yirang, imploring Sun to mediate the conflict between him and Liu.He said in the letter: Liu Shipei "has the same skills as Lin, and loves him forever. He is young and energetic, and he likes to be infiltrated. Since March this year, he has been slanderous, unable to be independent, and spit rumors from time to time. Abandon love and hatred; make friends with one or two, and explain to them, but in the end it will not help (because of the lack of academic ability to catch Liu Sheng). My husband is with him, but my father is also obsessed. Fortunately, I was sent a letter, urging him not to strive for morale, and to teach the classics , to inspire future generations, and Lin will work together to support the endgame, and Liu Sheng will be able to save life."

After Liu Shipei betrayed Tao Chengzhang and Zhang Gong, Zhang Taiyan still had hope for Liu Shipei. He wrote to Liu Shipei, saying that he was tempted by others for his betrayal, and hoped that he would return to the revolutionary camp, but Liu Shipei ignored it. Some scholars believe that there may be academic reasons for Zhang Liu's rebellion.Zhang Taiyan was a well-known master of ancient Chinese classics in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. He had long been known as a scholar. In comparison.The two have been in frequent contact for a long time, which may cause quarrels.

After the Revolution of 1911, Zhang Taiyan forgot about the past, and together with Cai Yuanpei published newspapers in Shanghai looking for Liu Shipei's whereabouts, but Liu still ignored him.