Chapter 60 59. Zhang Binglin's "Reading" at Longquan Temple

Zhang Binglin (Taiyan) mentioned by Li Yuanhong to Huang Yuanyong is a strange character, and his crazy actions are as famous as his Chinese studies.He is from Yuhang, Zhejiang. Born in 1866, he worked as a newspaper editor in Taiwan, Japan and Shanghai.In the first 10 years of the Republic of China (1902), he organized the China Education Association with Cai Yuanpei (Zimin) and Wu Jingheng (Zhihui) in Shanghai, and founded the "Su Bao" to advocate revolution.In the second year, the "Su Bao" case occurred. He was charged with "Su Bao's treason, slandering the present" in the additional court of the joint trial court in the British Concession in Shanghai, and was sentenced to three years in prison and punished with hard labor.He was imprisoned for advocating the revolution, so his name spread like wildfire.After he was released from prison, he went to Japan to preside over the pen affairs of Min Bao, which became the most important pen in the early revolution.

When Yuan Shikai first became president, he wanted to win over the revolutionary party and well-known people in society, so he sent a reclamation envoy to the east and an economic envoy to the west. They were all high-ranking officials without yamen. According to their contents, they were not much different from consultants. .Yuan's intention was nothing more than to use the title to restrain the "heroes of the world".Zhang also won the title of a frontier envoy, so he went to Beijing on horseback, affixed a seal of "Choice of Frontier Envoy" on his shoulder bag, asked Yuan for a start-up fee of 10,000 yuan, and rushed to Jilin to take up the post.He was really elated, and wanted to show off his skills and make a big splash.When he arrived at the destination, no one welcomed him, so he had to stay in a hotel and, as a superior, summoned Meng Xianyi of Southwest Jilin Province and De Yangyuan, the prefect of Changchun.The two ignored him and made him so angry that one Buddha was born and the other ascended to heaven, so he went to see Jilin Governor Chen Zhaochang in a rage and said: "This envoy is a dignified official of the country. It’s a country with no republic!” Chen Zhaochang treated him to a meal, sent him a fee, and respectfully sent him away from Jilin, only then did he realize that the so-called frontier envoys were just nominal errands.

Later Zhang came to Hubei from the north, and the Hubei people gave him an unprecedentedly grand welcome. Zhang felt that this taste was really good. No matter whether male or female, old or young, Hubei people were extremely cute, so he put forward the conditions for marriage in Hubei.His conditions are: (1) limited to women from Hubei;It is said that he fell in love with a lady named Wu Shuqing who graduated from a girls' school, and he once asked Li Yuanhong to be his matchmaker.He said to Li: "Wuhan is the most righteous area, even women are special." Li showed the style of old fritters again, thinking that it would be difficult to match him, so he replied: "This matter can't be done, brother. Because I don’t know the woman at all, I’m afraid I’ll have to work for Mr. Shi.” The Mr. Shi mentioned by Li was named Yuejie, and he was the old man of Hubei Councilor Shi Gongjiu.

The Chinese can only praise the women in Suzhou. Although Hubei is full of talents, the women are not particularly famous. Perhaps Zhang’s words were impulsive, because the wife he was going to marry later was from Zhejiang, not Hubei. When Zhang was in Hubei, Li respected Zhang very much, and Zhang was greatly moved. He tapped on Li's fat and heavy shoulder and said: "The president of the Republic of China must be the public." ), he and Sun Yuyun said to Yuan Xiance: "This lunatic's words and a pen are both appealing, and we have to win them over." Yuan immediately gave him "two honors" and hired him to Beijing.

In May 2, Zhang Yu returned to Jiangsu and Zhejiang in a hurry after he won the two honors specially awarded by Yuan Suo in Beijing Qinzheng Hall.When he was in Hubei, he once threatened not to marry non-Hubei women, but I don’t know if he forgot or revised this sentence, because he suddenly met Ms. marry. The marriage between Zhang and Tang has become a famous story in Shanghai.At this time, Zhang was 45 years old and Tang was 28 years old.The introducer of the wedding was Cai Yuanpei.Zhang wore an extremely tall top hat. After the wedding, when the guests were feasting at Yipinxiang, the groom of the master of Chinese studies wrote an impromptu quatrain: "Although I was born with rice, I also know that the world is wide, and the clothing is high. , Attract the end of the cloud." There is also a poem by Xie Gong: "The dragon and snake prosper the mainland, the clouds and rains lead to the rivers, the tortoise and the mountain are steep, and now there is an axe!" Carrying the book and the sword with you will hide in the small village, leaving behind the body and bones to be suitable for every encounter, let alone yelling at others with no arms, killing the remaining courage of ambition, rejecting the mortal relationship to comfort the soul of dreams, looking back at the troubled places in the past, the poor few generations are still alive."

On this day, there were many guests watching the ceremony, including Sun Yat-sen, Huang Xing, Chen Qimei and other famous revolutionary leaders and Shanghai celebrities, and it was quite prosperous for a while. After the Civil War, the Peking Republicans invited Zhang to Beijing.Before and after he criticized Yuan very fiercely.Thinking that Yuan Naihe had nothing to do with his reputation and knowledge, so he came to Beijing calmly.How did he know that Yuan had already used troops to the south at this time, and he had no scruples about anything, and he didn't need to be perfunctory with Zhang Binglin. Therefore, when Zhang arrived in Beijing, Lu Jianzhang, the director of military and political law enforcement, sent troops to monitor him.After Zhang was placed under house arrest, of course many people came forward to try to save him. In October 2, 100 days after he came to Beijing, the Beijing District Procuratorate collected his remarks in the south and prosecuted him.He was interrogated once, and Zhang claimed that the disease could not be transmitted, and he used the medical certificate issued by the Japanese military doctor as evidence, which stated that Zhang was neurasthenia.

Yuan still planned to give Zhang a placement, and planned to order Zhang to be in charge of the Wenyuan. Zhang made a condition to hire a famous person at home and abroad as a professor, so the start-up cost was more than 200,000 yuan, so the negotiation failed because Yuan did not want to give Zhang so much money.The Republicans advised Zhang to follow the method of the Tokyo International Student Association in the past and hold meetings to give lectures. Zhang readily accepted and opened a national society, which was located at the headquarters of the Kuomintang in Fossil Bridge.There are many people attending the lectures, and every meeting is full of seats. Apart from giving lectures, they only focus on scolding Kang Youwei and Chen Huanzhang.

In November 2, Zhang sent a letter to Lu Jianzhang who was in charge of monitoring him: "Langzhai's footsteps: Entering the capital in March, thank you for your protection. Yu Ben recovered the pioneers, and the Republic of China was created by me. I can't bear its collapse, so I entered the capital to keep an eye on each other! Recent observations have shown that the destruction of the sky is unstoppable. Yu is also tired of work, and the cold weather, living and studying, should be warm. In a few days, I will go to Qingdao and cut off contact with people in the capital. I will see the guards and thank you for your hard work."

Lu Jianzhang ignored it, but Zhang had no choice but to send Yuan Yixin: "Deacon of the President: It will be three months for those who live in seclusion in Kyoto, guarded by gendarmes! If you want to go out to live on Qidao, and take the first service, and recuperate from illness, you will write to Lu Jun, the deputy commander of the security. This means that there will be no report for seven days. Fate, how to endure, in order to export to the frontier, even though in a foreign country, dare not seek Yan." Yuan also ignored it.After Li Yuanhong entered Beijing, he sent a letter to Li Yi, expressing that he would risk his death. After Li received the letter, he was afraid that Zhang would cause too much trouble, so Yuan made a murderous move, so he knocked on Yuan's bedroom at night to ask for an interview. Yuan was already asleep and was not interviewed. .Yuan and Li met the next day. Talking about this matter, Li Yi asked Yuan to still give him a place so that he could stay in Beijing with peace of mind. Give a monthly salary of 500 yuan." Li responded with this, and Zhang said that he must go to the Kaowenyuan, otherwise he would leave Beijing.

On January 3, 3, Zhang decided to leave for Tianjin. First, he asked Zhang Bolie, Zhang Daxin, and Wu Zongci, the secretaries of the Republican Party Headquarters, to see him off. And scattered, go to the station again, the car has already left.In fact, Zhang would not be able to get in the car if the car hadn't opened, because the military police had already obeyed Yuan's order to prevent Zhang from boarding the car.Zhang was so angry that he couldn't catch up with the train, so he went straight from the station to Huadong Hotel in Dongdan Pailou to show his determination.Four days later—at 11 a.m. on January 7, Zhang suddenly hired a carriage to the reception room of the Presidential Palace, and looked for the President with his business card.When the receptionist saw the person, he was dressed strangely and behaved arrogantly. Then he looked at the business card and saw that it was "Zhang Binglin". So he reasoned that the president was meeting a guest, and it was scheduled in advance, so he couldn't meet him.Zhang asked: Who is the president meeting with?A is meeting with Premier Xiong.Zhang said: I'll wait.After waiting for a long time, who will the president ask?Answer: Meet Xiang Ruikun.Zhang was furious, patted the table and said: "Xiang Ruikun is a child and can still be interviewed, why not me?"So he said by name: I want to see Zhang Yifu (Yuan's secretary).Because Zhang was in Beijing before, Zhang Yifu was in charge of everything.The receptionist said: Secretary Zhang has gone to the political meeting.Zhang said: Then just find a secretary to see me.The receptionist went to tell the secretaries, but none of them came out to see the chapter, and finally the duty officer came out to see him.At this time, Zhang was already furious, jumping up and down, and the officer on duty saw Zhang, advised him to leave but he would not leave, asked him to sit but he would not sit down, so he had to report to Yuan.Yuan Nai ordered the guards to prepare a carriage, pulled Zhang Qiang into the carriage, and sent him to the coach near the presidential palace for "entertainment".

It is said that Zhang Binglin stayed with the coach for a few days before being sent to Longquan Temple to "study".The whereabouts of Sheng Chuanzhang are unknown. In June 3, Zhang's wife, Ms. Tang, called Yuan. The original telegram is as follows: "I received a telegram from my husband saying: The remittance is enough to pay off the debt, I am still hungry, it's just two porridges in six days, the king will take care of my bones... Translated and read during the illness, I am very sad. My husband is lonely and proud by nature, and has long been the President of Mongolia. Haihan, staying in Beijing is all about preserving the good intentions. But the old servants have been expelled, and communication is difficult. Living in Longquan, there is no joy in life. Fu begs for consolation, freedom, and extra meals. Fortunately, life is saved. Years, promise to be a hundred years old, tie the ring and tie the grass, and the map will have a day..." At this time, there was a Huang Jie who wanted to read Zhang, and asked Li Jingxi to dredge up Yuan and asked for permission to visit him. Li Jingxi and Zhang had never met each other, but he was moved by righteousness, so he wrote to Yuan to ask Huang to go to Longquan Temple to collect Zhang's manuscripts. .When Huang arrived at Longquan Temple, seeing that Zhang was doing well, he talked with Zhang about the history of his country for three hours, and the conversation became more and more energetic. Yuan didn't know what to do with Zhang, and finally wanted to deport Zhang back to his hometown and hand it over to the magistrate to take care of him, but he was afraid that he would run around and curse after he returned home.When Xu Shichang became Secretary of State, Tang Guoli sent Xu Shichang another petition: "My husband likes to talk about gains and losses, and he doesn't know taboos. He speaks lightly, but there is nothing in his heart. Since ancient times, literati have accumulated habits, like to go against the trend, the more difficult the situation, the more crazy the speech, Quzi is worried and angry, and he is divorced. Jia Sheng cried bitterly. It is sad to die young. If my husband dies unfortunately, his life is like a feather, and he is afraid of rumors on the road. Everyone is short of breath, and he will become the tired ear of the president! The mother was seventy years old, Su Ying was paralyzed and needed help. If she abandoned her mother and went north, what would she consider her son? If not, her son would be sick and dying. It would be difficult to take care of her. Abandoning her mother would be unfilial, and a husband far away would be unrighteous. The advance and retreat of the family is really embarrassing. I dare to speak urgently, but the country is sympathetic and sympathetic, begging for my husband to return to his hometown as soon as possible, so that I can lie in the fields, read and nourish my energy. The great virtue, that is, the great president's superior appearance, madness and blindness, is also a great event for thousands of years. When the maidservant has time, Yi should persuade Dumen, and there is no light handover. In case the husband does not know how to repent, he will return to cruelty, saw the sword, the ax and the axe, and the family will be willing Together." Yuan still ignored it.Zhang was in Longquan Temple, thinking that he had no hope of returning to his hometown. At the end of 3 years, he called his wife, Ms. Tang: "Justice is not humiliated, and you are determined to die. You don't need to be sad, and you don't need to think about it. To tell Zhexian, it is enough to ask for a piece of land next to Liu Wencheng's tomb in Qingtian." This "Miheng of the Republic of China" did not kill Yuan because he was not Liu Biao but Cao Cao. It is hard to say whether Zhang’s experience is a blessing or a curse. He has been upside down throughout his life, but once he was imprisoned (Su Bao was imprisoned in Shanghai) and once suffered misfortune (in Longquan Temple in Beijing), which made him even more famous. Contributed to the revolutionary cause and gained status in the anti-Yuan movement.