The story of Lin Zexu

1. The story of Lin Zexu-Destruction of Opium at Humen

Lin Zexu sent people to dig two large ponds with a width of 5 feet each at the height of Humen Beach, and the walls of the ponds were connected with the sea by culverts. On June 3rd, Lin Zexu led Guangdong officials to supervise the destruction of confiscated opium.

Boxes of opium were thrown into a large pool filled with seawater, and then Shanghai salt and quicklime were poured. Suddenly, the pool water boiled, smoke billowed, and opium turned to ashes. Thousands of onlookers cheered like spring thunder. A batch was burned, washed clean and put into another batch. In this way, Destruction of Opium at Humen lasted for 23 days.

2. The story of Lin Zexu-Tai Chi Taro Mud

In the 19th year of Qing Daoguang (AD 1839), when Lin Zexu was an imperial envoy to Guangzhou to ban smoking, the consuls of Britain, Germany, the United States, Russia and other countries specially prepared a western-style mat to "entertain" Lin Zexu in order to ridicule China officials, in an attempt to make Lin Zexu make a fool of himself while eating ice cream. Afterwards, Lin Zexu also hosted a sumptuous banquet "in return", these consuls.

after several cold dishes, a plate of dark gray and shiny, dark brown and smooth is served, like two fish lying on top of it, without steaming, just like a cold dish.

A foreign consul picked up a spoon and scooped up a spoonful. When he gave it to his mouth, his eyes were so hot that he couldn't spit. There was a "cheep" sound again, and I saw another consul's lips burn a red "lace", which shocked other guests. At this time, Lin Zexu casually stood up and introduced: "This is a famous dish in Fujian, China, called Taiji taro." Since then, the name of the dish has been far-reaching.

3. Lin Zexu's story-Rain Event

Lin Yuhua, whose word is Xiwu, is a kindred elder of Lin Zexu and the backbone of the Truth Society founded by Lin Binri. He is decent and fearless of power.

He exposed Qian Shichun, then Fujian provincial judge, for graft, and was retaliated by Qian Shichun on charges of Luo Zhi. Lin Yuhua refused to plead guilty, and Qian Shichun forced LinYu to turn his father into a pawn. As a result, LinYu was imprisoned for seven months and sent to Xinjiang. He was tortured on the way until he was released to his hometown at the age of 6.

Lin Binri was indignant at what happened to Lin Yuhua. Lin Zexu had heard about the LinYu incident from his father when he was young, and he hoped to meet Lin Yuhua. Under the introduction of my father, I met Lin Yuhua and read his works. Later, Lin Zexu deepened his understanding of official corruption, which will play an important role in his reform of official management in the future.

Lin Zexu's home is not far from the shrine of Li Gang, the general who fought against gold in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it turned out to be a place for him to socialize with his friends. After that, Lin Zexu specially visited the remains of patriots in past dynasties and felt the influence of patriotism and national thoughts. Later, he and his friend Liang Zhangju initiated the action of repairing Li Gang's cemetery and rebuilt Ancestral Hall of Yu Qian's tomb. ?

4. Lin Zexu's story-changing the meaning of poetry

Shen Baozhen, Lin Zexu's son-in-law, was not famous when he was young, and he once sang a poem about the new moon: One hook is enough for tomorrow, so why is it full of ten points? Lin Zexu read it and thought that the son-in-law poem was good, but there was something wrong with it, so he changed the word "must" to "situation" for him. Shen Baozhen's poems express his ambition by the moon, which is somewhat conceited and narrow-minded.

Lin Zexu changed it to "What's more, it is full of ten points", which is quite different in poetry. When fame and fortune are not achieved, you can accumulate talents and knowledge for the purpose of helping the world. Once you are in a high position, you can give full play to your talents and realize the grand cause of governing the country and safeguarding the country. Moreover, compared with the previous sentence, the poem implies the profound meaning that "if you live high in the temple, you will worry about your people, and if you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about your king". The word difference reflects the different minds of Weng Xu and his wife.

5. The story of Lin Zexu-Friendship of the Same List

Pan Xi 'en was once the governor of Jiangnan River and the governor of water transportation. In his later years, he was given the title of Prince Shaobao, and after his death, he gave posthumous title "Wen Shen". In the 16th year of Jiaqing (1811), after Xin Weike took the postgraduate course, Lin Zexu was ranked fourth among the 92nd Jinshi in the ranking, and Pan Xi 'en was ranked thirty-fifth. After entering Jinshi, both of them were elected as Jishi Shu of the Imperial Academy.

Later, in the second year (1817) after he took office as an examiner, Pan Xi 'en ranked first in the big exam, and his article "Chenghai Loufu" was deeply appreciated by Emperor Jiaqing. These two famous figures in history are friends and friends, and they had an extraordinary contact during Jiaqing and Daoguang periods in Qing Dynasty.

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