Qian Nengxun was the premier of the Republic of China, taught a child, and later became the first premier of New China. It sounds amazing and makes you want to explore why. As an important figure in the political arena of the Republic of China, Qian Nengxun's life experience is quite tortuous. And how did the child he taught finally become the founding father of New China? What is the relationship between the two? This can't help but make people think. What is the indissoluble bond between Qian Nengxun and this child? And how will the story between them be touching? Let's find out.
1. Qian Nengxun's career as a eunuch
Qian Nengxun was born in Jiashan, Zhejiang, and is a scholarly family. His father, Qian Baolian, was a jinshi in the Daoguang period and served as a second-class official in the Qing court. Influenced by the origin of family learning, Qian Nengxun has been familiar with the subset of scriptures and history since he was a child, and he is elegant and polite. In his early twenties, he was admitted to the Jinshi and was admitted to the Hanlin Academy, which opened the road to eunuchs.
In the following decades, Qian Nengxun was repeatedly deposed and experienced ups and downs. He successively served as the chief examiner of the township examinations in Hubei and Guangdong, the chief of the Guangxi Xuezheng and the Criminal Department, and the foreign officer. In 1911, he became the governor of Shaanxi as a political envoy. In this year, the Xinhai Revolution broke out, overthrowing the Qing dynasty, which had ruled China for 268 years. Qian Nengxun once went into seclusion and lived in his hometown.
In the seventh year of the Republic of China, Xu Shichang was elected as the president of the Republic of China, and Qian Nengxun was ordered by Xu to serve as the premier of the Beiyang government. During his tenure, Qian Nengxun was calm, thought about the country, and did his best to serve the people. He flatly refused to sign the Peace of Paris in order to defend the sovereignty of the country; He reviewed the situation and approved the establishment of the National Department of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control in a timely manner when the pneumonia epidemic broke out in Northeast China; He even tried his best to bring about peace between the governments of the north and the south. Unfortunately, due to the involvement in the suppression of the patriotic movement, Qian Nengxun's career stopped, and he soon gradually went into seclusion. In 1924, he died in Beijing at the age of 55.
Second, the prime minister's family lineage
The prime minister's family is from Wangjiang County, Anhui Province, and his father is a wealthy family with a solid family. But the prime minister's uncle, Zhou Jiqu, is a world-famous cultural celebrity.
Zhou Jiqu, the grandson of the word tree, was born in the ninth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty and was the queen of the Wang clan. Since childhood, he has loved to read, excellent in character and learning, and at the age of 23, he was the head of the high school rite department. He is a pedantic and knowledgeable, especially with a unique understanding and insight into the classics and history. At that time, his scholarship was already known as "the crown of pedants in the world".
Zhou Jiqu's wife, Qian Fulan, is the sister of Qian Nengxun, a famous prime minister of the Republic of China. Qian Fulan is talented, talented, and a generation of beauties. In 1903, Zhou Jiqu and his wife Qian Fulan went to the Northeast to take up a post. During this period, Qian Fulan's brother Qian Nengxun happened to pass by Huai'an, met his sister and brother-in-law Zhou Jiqu, and attended their wedding.
On the day of the wedding, the 6-year-old prime minister became acquainted with Qian Nengxun. Qian Nengxun was happy to see that the prime minister was sensible and cute, and he was very clever and appreciated this nephew. The prime minister was also attracted by Qian Nengxun's elegant demeanor and talent, and sincerely admired this uncle. Since then, there has been an indissoluble bond between Qian Nengxun and the prime minister.
When the prime minister was 12 years old, he went to the Northeast with his uncle Zhou Jiqu and his family to study in the Northeast. During this period, the prime minister attended a school run by his uncle, and absorbed a lot of knowledge and learning from his uncle and uncle Qian Nengxun, which laid a solid foundation for his future career.
Third, Qian Nengxun's edification of the prime minister
Since they met at the age of six, Qian Nengxun has been fond of his nephew and prime minister. Whenever Qian Nengxun passes by Huai'an, he will definitely take time to visit his sister and Zhou Jiqu's family, and at the same time, he will seize the opportunity to teach the talented prime minister.
Qian Nengxun is elegant and steady by nature, and his demeanor and speech all reveal an elegant and scholarly atmosphere. His favorite hobby on weekdays is to practice calligraphy and read poetry. Whenever he taught the prime minister, he always demonstrated it himself, and then patiently instructed him, and he was extremely kind to the prime minister.
Qian Nengxun is well aware of the importance of calligraphy skills, so since the prime minister was young, he has focused on cultivating the prime minister's calligraphy foundation. He took the trouble to personally wield the ink treasure and sketched out a regular script, cursive script, cursive script, etc., with smooth lines, so that the prime minister could immerse himself in the pool and imperceptibly comprehend the essence of calligraphy.
In addition to calligraphy, Qian Nengxun also paid attention to laying a good foundation for the prime minister in poetry, history, and classics. He selected the essence of classics, such as "Analects", "University", "Book of Songs", etc., and advanced from the shallow to the deep, and taught the prime minister step by step. It is worth mentioning that in addition to teaching, Qian Nengxun also personally explained the background knowledge of poetry allusions, historical reasons and other background knowledge to the prime minister to ensure that the prime minister truly understands the connotation and understands the essence.
The hard work paid off, and under the careful guidance of Qian Nengxun, the prime minister quickly mastered extraordinary writing skills. His handwriting is upright and powerful, and the content of his poems is also quite ingenious, and he is really a young man. Seeing this, Qian Nengxun sincerely praised and was deeply encouraged, and became more and more diligent in teaching.
Qian Nengxun not only imperceptibly edified the prime minister in terms of knowledge, but also had a profound impact on moral integrity. Qian Nengxun is humble and courteous, pays attention to self-encouragement, self-diligence, and practices noble morals, all of which have imperceptibly influenced the young prime minister, so that he has established a correct outlook on life and values since he was a child.
Fourth, the miraculous encounter of fate
The prime minister, who has been taught by Qian Nengxun since he was a child, although he was born in a scholarly family, his fate was not smooth. After going north with his uncle's family at the age of 12, the prime minister has been studying hard and studious.
When he was in junior high school, the prime minister attended a private school founded by his uncle. In this school, the Prime Minister is not hasty and knowledgeable, and strives to master various subjects. He is particularly fond of classical Chinese culture and has a persistent love for scriptures and classics. The gentlemen of the school were amazed by his talents.
When he was in high school, the prime minister studied at a prestigious university in Beijing. This period coincided with national turmoil, the decline of the Beiyang government, and the constant war at home. In such an environment, Prime Minister Patrimony SJ has become more and more mentally mature, and he has also thought more deeply about the future of the country and the nation. He began to grope for the truth and developed an ambition to serve his country.
After graduating, the prime minister taught at the school for a time, but soon resigned to devote himself to the revolutionary cause. He successively joined revolutionary organizations such as the China League and the Chinese Kuomintang. During this period, the prime minister went through many hardships and many ups and downs, but he never gave up his ambitions and ideals.
In 1921, the premier was elected as one of the first members of the Communist Party of China, and since then he has embarked on the road of communist revolution. Since then, he has always adhered to his post, fought bravely, saddled for the revolutionary cause, and finally became the founding father of the Republic.
At the same time, the prime minister's uncle Qian Nengxun, after experiencing the ups and downs of the early years of the Republic of China, gradually retreated. Once upon a time, the former prime minister was still stylish and ambitious. It's just that he passively blocked the election, took a back seat, gradually faded out of the political arena, and lived in seclusion in his hometown. Until his death, Xu Shichang also wrote an elegy and epitaph for him.
The two have been in good relationship since childhood, and they hate to see each other late. No one could have imagined that fate would play such a trick on life. Qian Nengxun, a celebrity in the political arena of the Republic of China, finally retired to the countryside; And the nephew prime minister he taught became the founding leader of New China. Such an encounter is really emotional.
5. Cherish the opportunity and seize the opportunity
The relationship between the prime minister and Qian Nengxun can be described as a relic relationship. One of the two is from a prominent background, and the other is of a humble status, which are two different things. But it was precisely because of such a chance encounter that their fates were entangled.
Qian Nengxun is humble and courteous, and is willing to share his knowledge. He poured out his care and expectations for his brilliant nephew, the Prime Minister. It is the grace of this teaching that has allowed the Prime Minister to establish the quality of being eager to learn and progress since he was a child, and laid a solid foundation for his future achievements.
The prime minister has always regarded Qian Nengxun as a model and has great respect for this education teacher. Although the fate of the two gradually drifted apart due to the difference in environment and family background, Qian Nengxun's influence on him has been deeply rooted in his heart. It is precisely this kind of spiritual pillar that enables the prime minister to continue to move forward unswervingly and courageously on the bumpy and tortuous revolutionary road.
It can be said that if he hadn't been associated with Qian Nengxun at the beginning, the prime minister's life trajectory might have gone in a completely different direction. As a generation of sages, although Qian Nengxun eventually retired to the countryside, his learning and wisdom indirectly affected the future and destiny of the country and the nation by educating his nephews.
This period of relict fate reflects a profound truth: only by grasping every opportunity in life can we grasp our destiny to the greatest extent. Whether you are a prominent Qian Nengxun or a humble nephew and prime minister, as long as you have good intentions and work hard, you will definitely be able to ride the wind and waves and sail away in the torrent of fate.
As the so-called "serendipity", life is like this. Each of us will encounter many nobles and adventures, and only by grasping every opportunity can these opportunities be transformed into career take-off and personality sublimation. From the story of Qian Nengxun and the prime minister, it is not difficult for us to see that only by helping each other and having a deep relationship between teachers and students can we create miracles in turbulent times.