Tan Si Simultaneous Biography

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TanJunwasreborn,alsoknownasZhuangfei,fromLiuyangCounty,Hunan.ShaoSusuhasgreatambitions,isagoodwriter,canbeagoodman,andisgoodatswordsmanship.FatherJixun,governorofHubei.Childrenwholosttheirmotherswereabusedbytheirfathers,andtheywereverylonelyandmiserable.Therefore,theywereworriedaboutdangersanddeepconcerns.TheweakerchampionjoinedthearmyinXinjiangandtraveledtothegovernorofLiuGongjintang'sshogunate.LiuDaqi'stalentswillberecommendedtotheDPRK;LiuYiwillraisehisrelativestogototheofficial,buttonoavail.Inthepasttenyears,hehastraveledtoZhili,Xinjiang,Gansu,Shaanxi,Henan,Hunan,Hubei,Jiangsu,Anhui,Zhejiang,andTaiwanprovincestoinspecttheterroirandfindheroes.Butintheend,hewasrestrainedbythegovernor,notallowedtotravelfar,andfailedtofulfillhisambitionsinalldirections.

SincetheSino-JapaneseWarof1894-1895,hehasbecomemoreandmoreenthusiasticinadvocatingnewlearning.ThefirstacademywasestablishedinLiuyang.ItwasthestartingpointfornewlearninginHunanprovince.Mr.ShiNanhaiFangChangqianglearnedinBeijingandShanghai,andhewasamanofloftyidealsintheworld.JunNaitraveledfromHunantoShanghaiandtraveledtothecapital.HewillcallhimMr.,butMr.issuitableforGuangdong,andhewillnotbeseen.YuFangfirstmetwiththemonarchwhenhewastheeditoroftheJingshiqiangAcademy.ThepurposeofteachingintheSouthChinaSeaandtheorderoftheworldweretouchedbyYuFang.Heclaimedtobeaselfishdisciple,andhisknowledgebecamemoreandmoreprogressive.Thetimeandagreementwereinitiallydecided,everyonecherishednationalshame,andmoralerosealittle.Junispassionateandgenerous,shoutingloudly.Peoplewithloftyidealsintheworldhaveseenhisplentifulnessandheardhisremarks,knowingthatheisveryhuman.Takethefather’sappointmentasthealternateprefect,andthosewhoneedoneyearinJinling,closetheirhomestonourishtheirheartsandstudy,exploretheessenceofConfuciusandBuddhism,understandthemindsofthephilosophers,anddeveloptheprinciplesoftheSouthChinaSea,andbecomethebook"Benevolence".Fromtimetotime,IwenttoShanghaitodiscussacademicaffairswithmycomrades,discussingworldaffairs,andIdidn'tgetintouchwiththelayofficials.JunChangsaidthat"ayearasanofficialisthesameasenteringthemountain".

Atthattime,ChenGongbaozhenwasthegovernorofHunan,andhissonwasassistedbythree,andhetooktheKaihuaofHunanashisownmission.InJuneofDingYou,HuangJunZunxianwasorderedbyHunan'sinspectorate.InAugust,XuJunrenzhucametosuperviseXiangxueagain.ThegentlemanfromHunanworkedhardandadvocatedSangzi,andloftyscholarsgraduallygatheredinXiangchu.ThefatherandsonofChenGongandhispredecessor,JiangJun,weretoseekalargecollectionofheroesinHunan,andworktogethertomanagethem,andtheyweretheinitiativeoftheprovinces.SohehiredYuandXXtoteachintheschool,andcalledXXtotrainsoldiers,andJunwasurgedbyGongChentoabandontheofficialandreturntohisLiuyanghometown,andstayinChangshaalonetosetupanewdealwiththeelites.Therefore,thingsinitiatedbyHunan,suchasinlandriverboats,commercialmines,Hunan-GuangdongRailway,ShiwuSchool,WubeiSchool,SecurityBureau,SouthSociety,arealladvocatedbytheking,andTheSouthSocietyisthemostprosperous.Themeaningoftheestablishmentoftheassemblyistounitethepatriotsofthesouthernprovincesandunitetheminonespirit,andtostresstheprinciplesofpatriotismandthelawofsalvation.ItstartswithaprovinceinHunantoconsolidatethescaleofthesocietyandthelocalassembly.Whensomethinghappensinthelocality,itisthemeaningofthisparliament;itisalsothemeaningofthiscounciltogatherpeopleandgivelectureseverysevendays,givingspeechesonthegeneraltrendoftheworldandtheprinciplesofpolitics.YuShijunisreallyasenior,andheisalecturer.Therearethousandsandhundredsofpeopleineachgathering,andJunisgenerousonworldaffairs,andeveryonewhohearsitismoved.Therefore,thewholeprovinceofHunanhasagreatatmosphere,andmostofthemonarch'scontributionsaremade.

InApril,aftertheimperialruleofDingGuoShi,JunwasrecommendedbyXuGongtoJingforhisbachelor'sdegree.Itisnotpossibletoadapttoseriousillnesses,andinJuly,hewillhelpthesickandenterthearrogance.Theemperorsuperblypromotedthefourth-rankmilitaryaircraftZhangJing,andparticipatedintheNewDealtogetherwithYangRui,LinXu,andLiuGuangdi.ThetimewastheFourthMilitaryAircraft.ParticipantsintheNewDeal,liketheTangandSongdynasties,areinvolvedinpoliticalaffairsandtheactualprimeminister.TheemperorwantedtomakegreatuseofMr.Kang,buthewasafraidofthewestanddarednotdohisambitions.Overthepastfewmonths,theemperorhasaskedthePrimeMinister’sofficetodeliverthedecree,andthegentleman’smemorialhasbeenwritteninthesubmission.SinceSiqingenteredthemilitaryplane,thentheemperorandMr.Kang'sintentionsbegantobelessaccessible,andhewasdeterminedtocarryoutmajorreforms.However,theWesternQueenandthethieveswereveryjealous,anditwaschangedbeforetendays.ThebeginningoftheemperorenteredBeijing,andtheemperordidnothavetherighttoobstructthings,theemperordidnotbelieveit.AndonJuly27,theemperorwantedtoopentheMaoqinHalltosetupanadvisor,ordertheemperortoformulatethedecree,andsendtheinternalservanttogivetheemperortheHadithforthepastdynasties.ItissaidthattherearestoriesabouttheopeningoftheMaoqinHallintheKangxi,Qianlong,andXianfengdynasties.LingchaIntheaboveenactment,GaiwillpersonallygototheSummerPalaceonthe28thtoaskXihouyunfororders.Whentheemperorretiredfromthecourt,hetoldhiscolleagues:"Nowthattheemperorhasnorighttoknowtheemperor."Bythe28th,everyoneintheBeijingdynastyknewabouttheMaoqinPalace,thinkingthattoday'sdecreewasabouttocome,buthecouldnotdie,soYizhixihouisincompatiblewiththeemperor.Onthe29th,theemperorsummonedYangRuiandgavehimanedict,"Icannotprotectmyposition,andorderedKang,Siqing,andcomradestoquicklytrytofindarescue."Mr.JunYukangcriedandcried,buttheemperorhadnothingtodowithhim.Amongthegeneralsofthetime,onlyYuanShikaiusedNorthKoreaforalongtime,talkingaboutChinaandforeigncountries,andinsistingonreforms.JunMiaskedtheemperortobekind,hopingtobeinahurryortoberescued,andhiswordswereextremelypassionate.OnthefirstdayofAugust,YuanShikaiwassummonedtogiveaspecialrewardtotheservant.Seeyouagainonthesecondday.Ontheeveofthethirdday,JunJingbuilttheFahuaTemplewhereYuanlived.Yuansaid:"Howistheemperorlikeaman?"Yuansaid:"TheHolyLordoftheKuangDynasty."Junsaid:"TheconspiracyofthemilitaryparadeinTianjin.Doyouknowwhatyouknow?"Yuansaid:"Yes,whatIhaveheard."JunNaisaidstraightoutofthesecretedict:"Todaycansavemyholylord,butwithonestep,ifyouwanttosavewithonestep,youwillsaveit."Herubbedhisneckandsaid:"Ifyoudon'twanttobesaved,pleasegotothefirstservantoftheSummerPalaceandkilltheservant,youcangetrichandhonor."YuanZhengsesaidsharply:"WhydoyouthinkYuanislikeaman?Theholylordisthemasterofourgenerations.Theservantisnotthesameasthefoot.Thedutyofrescueisnotalone.Ifyouhavesomeinstruction,theservantiswillingtohearit."Junsaid:"Rongluconspired,allinthemilitaryparadeinTianjin.Allarerestrainedbyglory,andwillusetheirstrengthtodogreatthings.AlthoughDongandNiearenotenough,theonlyhealthypeopleintheworldhavetostep.Thecourt,ifthecommandisdetermined,thekarmaoftheworldwillbe."Yuansaid:"Iftheemperorgallopsintotheservantcampduringthemilitaryparadeandsendsanordertopunishthetraitor,thentheservantwillbeabletodohisbesttoremedythesituationafterthegentlemen."JunSaid:

"RongLumeetsasinglestep,whyshouldhewaitforit?"Yuansmiledandsaidnothing.AcertainYuanshogunatesaid:"TheRongthiefisnottheonewhowantstocomfortthehandsome.Ximouwantstoincreasethecomfortofthehandsomesoldiers.Rongsaid:'Hanpeoplecannotfakemilitarypower.'Gaihasneverbeenabletowinovertheears.JustlikeHuJingguiparticipatedinthecomfortthepreviousyear.ThematterofbeinghandsomeisthereforeRong’sprivateperson.Rongsenthimtotakethecommanderandhehasbeeninvestigatedanddealtwith,andthesnowistobefavoredbythecity;then,HuwasreleasedtotheprefectofNingxiaandpromotedtoNingxia.Don’tyouknow?”JunNaisaid,“Rongluisarecklesstalent,apeerlesshero,andit’snoteasytobeafraidofit.”YuanAnlookedathimandsaid:“Iftheemperorisintheservant’scamp,hewillkillRonglulikeadog.”Thereasoningandremarksareverydetailed.Yuansaid:"Theguns,ammunitionandgunpowderinthecampareinthehandsofthethieves,andmostoftheofficersinthecampareoldpeople.Thingsareurgent!Iftheplanisestablished,theservantsmustrushbacktothecamp,selectgenerals,andtrytostorethem.Ammunitionisfine."NaiDingningleft,leakingthreetimesonthethirdnightofAugust.Onthefifthdayofthefifthday,YuanFucalledtoseeandheardasecretedict.Thechangeoccurredonthesixthday.WhenYuFangvisitedtheresidenceoftheking,heplannedtositonthecouch,butthereportofthearrestofNanhaiPavilion(whereMr.Kanglived)suddenlyarrived,andheheardtheorderofChuiLian.Juncalmlysaid:"Inthepast,Iwantedtosavetheemperor.Thereisnosalvation,andnowMr.Iwanttosaveisalsoincurable.Ihavenothingtodobutwaitfortheearsofdeath.Although,theworldknowsthatitisimpossibletodoit,let’stryit.EntertheJapaneseembassy,​​visitIto,pleasecalltheconsulinShanghaiandsaveMr.Yan."YuisattheJapaneseembassy,​​butyouwon’tgooutforthearrest.Thearresterdidnotarrive,soheenteredtheJapaneseembassytomeetwithYutomorrow,persuadedhimtotraveleast,andbroughthisbooksandpoemsanddictionariestohisfamily.Said:"Therearenowalkers,nohopeforthefuture;nodead,norewardfortheholylord.ThelifeanddeathofNanhaiisuncertaintoday,ChengYing,Zhujiu,Yuezhao,Xixiang,Iwillbewithmyfeet."Farewelltoeachother.Ontheseventh,eighth,andninthdayoftheseventhlunarmonth,JunFuandtheknightstriedtosavetheemperor,butnothinghappened.Hewasarrestedonthetenthday.Thedaybeforehewasarrested,severalgenerationsofJapaneseaspirantspersuadedhimtotraveleast,buthedidnotlisten.Amongthetopfour,Junsaid:"Allcountrieshavechangedtheirlawsfrombloodshed.Today,Chinahasneverheardofpeoplewhohaveshedbloodbecauseoflegalreforms.Thereasonwhythiscountryisnotprosperous.Ifthereis,pleasestartwiththesame!"Anddifficult.Junisinprisonandwroteapoemontheprisonwall,saying:"LookingatthedoorandthinkingaboutZhangJian,IhavetowaitforDuGentodie.Ismilefromthehorizontalknifetothesky,andleavemyliverandgallbladdertwoKunlun."GaiNianNanhaialso.TobecutinthecityonAugust13th,therearethreeinthespringandautumn.Onthedayofrighteousness,therewerethousandsofviewers,andJun'sgenerositychangedalot.WhentheMinisterofMilitaryandMilitaryAffairsresolutelysupervisedtheexecution,JunHujustsaid:"Ihaveaword..."Assoonasheleft,hecalmlykilledhim.Woohoo,Lie!

Junziisuniqueinnature,knowseverythinginlearning,andtakesdailyinnovationasthepurpose,sothereisnothingstagnant;goodnesscangiveuponeselfandfollowothers,soitsvirtueisadvancingdaybyday.Ifyoudon’tseeeachothereverytendays,thediscussionknowledgemustincrease.Theyoungmanusedtoannotatethestudyofancientversesandpoemsfortextualresearch,aswellastalkabouttheancientChineseartofwar;aftertheageof20,heabandonedallofthem,andhehaslearnedaboutthescienceofpeace,ethics,politics,andhistory.Again,thePopeisatheart.WhentheemperorandYuChumet,theyhighlypraisedtheteachingofYeShiandlove,anddidnotknowthattherewasBuddhaorConfucius;afterhearingthemeaningof"Yi"and"SpringandAutumn"inventedbyMr.Nanhai,theprincipleofpovertyandpeace,IfyouunderstandtheessenceofQianyuan’sunificationofthesky,youwillbeoverwhelmed.Whenyouhearthe"HuaYan"theseaof​​nature,youcanrealizethattheworldisboundless,andthereisboundlessappearance.Outsideofhumanbeings,thereisnoreasonforotherthings;ifyouhearthesayingoftheancestorsknowingthewaves,andyourealizethattherootsofalllivingbeingsareinfinite,sotheargumentsareinfinite,thedifferences,andtheprinciplesthatarenotobstructivetotheroundnesswillbegreatlyconvincing.Suddenly,theselfcanbeintegratedintoone,andonecanbedevelopedintoone,withouthindrance,andthebraveryofdoingthingswillalsoincrease.ForoneyearasanofficialinJinling,hesearchedthebookofConfuciusandBuddhadayandnight.Jinlinghasalayman,YangWenhui,whoisfamiliarwiththeBuddha'shistoryandtakesthecirculationofclassicsashismission.Thekingtraveledwithhimfromtimetotime,andhisgainsbecamemoreandmoreprofoundbecausehehadtoobservetheThreeZangsallovertheplace.Itsacademicpurposeisfoundinthebook"Benevolence"andscatteredinthebook"OnLearningwithFriends".Inadditiontothebook"Benevolence",therearetwovolumesof"LiaotianYigeWen",twovolumesof"MangcangCangzhaiPoems",onevolumeof"YuanyitangCollectionForeignLanguages",onevolumeof"Notes",and"XingSuanXue"Onevolumeof"Yi",onevolumeof"SiweiYiyitaiShortBook",tenchaptersof"ZhuangfeilouManagement",fourvolumesof"AutumnRainyYearsMuseumCollection",onevolumeof"SwordJingYange",Onevolumeof"Yinlu"and"Benevolence"arehiddeninYuchu,anddozensofpoliticalessayscanbefoundin"XiangDaily",anddozensofessaysonacademicaffairswithteachersandfriends.YuwillcollectseveralvolumesofTanLiuyang'slegacytogetherwithJunZhishiandothers.Forhisbook"Benevolence",firstchoosetheonethatissimpleandeasy,anditispublishedinthe"QingYiBao"forpublicity.JunPinghadnohobbiesinhislife.Nochildren;hiswife,LiRun,isadirectoroftheChineseWomen'sInstitute.

Onthesaying:Thejourneyofresurrectionisupright,blastingtheskyandshakingtheearth,everyoneknowsit,regardlessofwhathehaslearned.SincetheTangandSongdynasties,hehascompliedwiththetheoryofConfucianismtoslandertheBuddhaandtheDharma,whichisnotenough;andthelastmethodofAurorahasbeenpopularforhundredsofyears.Talent,rarelyheardof.IthinkthattheDharmaispure,nothingmorethandying.DoyouknowthatthemethodofMahayana,thedualcultivationofcompassionandwisdom,andConfuciusmustbebenevolentandwise,likethesealoftwoclaws.Onlywisdom,soknowingistheworldthatisoutoftheworld,thereisnosuchthingasapureland;thatis,peopleareme,andthereisnosuchthingassentientbeings.Thereisnopurelandoutsideoftheworld,andnoselfoutsideofsentientbeings,sothereisonlyonewhosacrificesone'slifetoteachsentientbeings.TheBuddhasaid:"IfIdon'tgotohell,whowillgotohell?"Confuciussaid:"Iamadiscipleofthepeople,andwhoiswithyou?""Thereisawayintheworld,butthehillisnoteasy."Sowisdomisbenevolence.Ifyouthinkaboutsavingsentientbeings,theremustbeanorderforsaving.Therefore,Confucius's"TheSpringandAutumnPeriod"isthesystemofDatong'swell-offsociety.Therearethousandsofthreads,allfortheworld,forallbeings,andleavethisimportantthing,nothingelse.TheBodhisattva'sactionsin"HuaYan"arealsotheso-calledoathnottobecomeaBuddha."SpringandAutumn"istherighteousnessofthethreegenerations,savingthelivingbeingsinthepastandsavingthelivingbeingsinthepresent,savingthelivingbeingsinthepresentandsavingthelivingbeingsinthefuture,themethodisdifferent;Itisnodifferent;savingallbeingsinthewholeworldandsavingallbeingsinacountry,savingallbeingsinoneperson,themethodisdifferentandnotdifferent:thissectistheonlyknowledge.Sincetherootsofallbeingsaredifferent,theexplanationsaredifferent,andtheactuallawisnodifferent.Ifthereisnopureland,noself,nolove,nohindrance,nofear.HusbandPureLandandIdon’tloveme,sohowcanhebemovedbyridiculeandridicule?Therefore,Confuciussaid:"Noworries,noconfusion,nofear",Buddhasaid:"Greatfearlessness".Ifyoupassthis,youcanwalkfreely,youcanbeborn,youcangotodeath,youcanbekind,andyoucansavesentientbeings.

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TanJunisreborn,alsoknownasZhuangfei,fromLiuyangCounty,Hunan.Whenhewasyoung,hewasbold,freeandeasy,ambitious,well-versedinthecommunity,abletowritearticles,fondofchivalrousdeeds,andgoodatswordsmanship.HisfatherTanJixunwasappointedgovernorofHubei.TanSitongdiedofhismotherwhenhewasachild,wasabusedbyhisfather'sconcubine,andsufferedfromlonelyministersandevilsons.Therefore,hewasworriedaboutthedangersandworriesmoretroubles,andhismoralityandintelligencegrewdaybyday.Attheageof20,hejoinedthearmyinXinjiangandtraveledtotheshogunateofthegovernorLiuJintang.LiuJintangadmiredhistalentverymuchandplannedtorecommendhimtothecourt.IthappenedthatLiuJintangresignedbecauseheservedhisrelatives,butthemattercametonoavail.Inthetenyearssincethen,TanSitonghastraveledtoZhili,Xinjiang,Gansu,Shaanxi,Henan,Hunan,Hubei,Jiangsu,Anhui,Zhejiang,andTaiwanprovincestoobservelocalcustomsandfindheroes.However,intheend,becausehisfatherwasrestrained,hewasnotallowedtotravelfar,buthefailedtotravelaroundtheworld.SincetheSino-JapaneseSino-JapaneseWarofSino-JapaneseWarof1894,TanSitonghasbeenmoreenthusiasticinadvocatingnewlearningintheWest.HestartedanacademyinLiuyangandrecruitedlike-mindedpeopletostudythecharacteroflearning.ThisisactuallythestartingpointfornewlearninginHunanProvince.Atthattime,Mr.KangYouweiwasadvocatingtheestablishmentofstrongsocietiesinBeijingandShanghai,andpeoplewithloftyidealsallovertheworldresponded.TanSitongwentdowntheriverfromHunantoShanghai,andthentraveledtoBeijing,intendingtopayavisittoMr.Kang,butthehusbandhappenedtobebackinGuangdong,sohedidnotseehim.IwasworkingasaneditorattheBeijingQiangSociety.IfirstmethimandtoldhimKangYouwei'slecturingpurposeandtheideaof​​governingthecountry.Hewasverytouchedandveryhappy.HeclaimedtobeaprivatediscipleofKangYouwei.

Atthattime,the"ShimonosekiTreaty"thatwasnegotiatedbetweenChinaandJapanhadjustbeensigned.Hewasimpassionedandyelledoutloud.Peoplewithloftyidealsathome,seeinghisabundanceandhearinghisremarks,knowthatheisnotanordinaryperson.Attherequestofhisfather,heservedasanalternateprefect.HewaitedforayearinJinlingtomakeanappointment.Heclosedhishouseandstudiedquietly,exploringtheessenceofConfuciusandBuddhistdoctrines,integratingthethinkingmethodsoftalents,andpromotingKangYouwei’sdoctrine.Wrotethebook"Benevolence".HeoftenwenttoShanghaitodiscussacademicaffairswithhiscomradesanddiscussmajoreventsintheworld,andheneverhadanycontactwithdirtyofficials.Heoftensaidtohimself,"Beinganofficialforayearistantamounttohidinginthemountains."Atthistime,ChenBaozhenwasthegovernorofHunan,andhissonChenSanliassistedhim.HewasimpassionedandtookthecivilizationofHunanashismission.InJune1897,HuangZunxianhappenedtotakeupthepostofHunanProcurator,andinAugust,XuRenzhucametosupervisetheXiangSchoolagain.HunangentlemanXXisinspiringandactive,advocatingnewlearninginhishometown,andpeoplewithloftyidealsgraduallygatherinHunan.FatherandsonChenBaozhenandhispredecessorXuezhengJiangBiaoplantoworkhardtogetherinDaji,Hunan,andbetheleadersofotherprovinces.SowehiredmeandXXtoteachintheschool,andcalledXXtocomebacktotrain.TanSitongwasalsourgedbyChenBaozhentoresignandreturnhome,andplacehisfamilyinLiuyang'shometown.HestayedinChangshaaloneandhandledtheNewDealwithmanypeoplewithloftyideals.SothethingsthatHunaninitiated,suchastheinlandriverferry,commercialmining,theHunan-Guangdongrailway,thecurrentaffairsschool,themilitaryschool,thesecuritybureau,andtheSouthSociety,wereallpromotedbyhimfordemonstrationandplanning.Amongthem,theSouthSocietywasthemostgrand.TheintentionoftheestablishmentoftheSouthernSocietyistobringtogethertheaspirationsofthesouthernprovinces,unitethem,telleachotheraboutpatriotism,andplanwaystosavethenation.ItwillstartfromaprovinceinHunanfirst.Thisactuallyhasthescaleofboththesocietyandthelocalcouncil.Ifthereissomethingintheplace,wecanagreeonittogether.Thisisactuallythemeaningoflearning.Atthistime,TanSitongwasactuallytheseniorofthesocietyandwasinchargeofspeakingaffairs.Hundredsorthousandsofpeoplegatheredateachmeeting.Hewasimpassionedandtalkedaboutmajoreventsintheworld,andeveryonewholistenedtoitwasmoved.Therefore,thewholeprovinceofHunanhasbecomemorepopular,andhiscontributionisgreat.

InAprilthisyear,theedictthatdeterminesthecountry'sgrandplanwasissued.TanSitongwascalledbyEmperorGuangxuduetotherecommendationofXuZhijing,ascholar,andhappenedtobeseriouslyill.InJuly,TanSitongcameintotheemperorwithillness.Hisanswerwasinlinewiththeemperor’swishes.Theemperorpromotedhimexceptionally,rewardedhimwiththeofficialtitleofSipinqing,andbecametheofficialoftheMilitaryAircraftDepartmenttohandleclericalofficials,alongwithYangRui,LinXu,andLiuGuangdi.JointlyparticipatedintheNewDeal,andwasknownasthe"FourMinistersoftheMilitaryAircraftDepartment"atthattime.ParticipantsintheNewDeal,liketheTangandSongdynasties,areactuallythepositionofprimeminister.TheemperorwantedtoreuseMr.KangYouwei,buttheemperorwasafraidoftheQueenMotheranddidnotdaretoimplementhiswill.Forseveralmonths,theemperororderedtheprimeminister’sofficetoconveytheimperialdecreeifhewantedtoaskaboutanything.IfMr.Kangstatedhisinitiation,hecouldonlywriteitinthememorandumsubmittedtotheemperor.SincethefourministersenteredtheMilitaryAircraftDepartment,theemperorandMr.Kang’sopinionscouldonlybeslightlycommunicated,andtheemperorwasdeterminedtocarryoutmajorreforms.However,thehatredoftheQueenMotheroftheWestandthosedie-hardswhoopposedthereformandthereformbecamedeeper.Withintendays,theWuxucouptookplace.

WhenTanSitongfirstenteredBeijing,someonetoldhimthattheemperorhadnorightandtheQueenMotherwasobstructingthereform.TanSitongdidnotbelieveit.OnJuly27th,theemperorwantedtoopentheMaoqinPalace,setupanadvisor,andorderedhimtodrafttheedict.First,hesenttheeunuchtotaketheemperor’slegacytohim,andconveythewordsoftheemperor,sayingthatthethreeemperorsofKangxi,QianlongandXianfengwerecapitals.ThereisaprecedentfortheestablishmentofaconsultantintheKaiMaoqinPalace.Hewasaskedtofindoutandwriteitintheedict.ItturnedoutthattheemperorwouldusethesematerialstopersonallygototheSummerPalaceonthe28thtoasktheQueenMotherforinstructions.Whenheretiredfromthecourt,hetoldthepeopleheworkedwithandsaid:"TodayIlearnedthattheemperorreallyhasnopower."Bythe28th,everyoneinthecourtknewabouttheopeningoftheMaoqinHallandthoughtthattheimperialdecreecouldbeissuedtoday.Butfinallydidn'tgiveanorder,soIevenknewthattheQueenMotherwasincompatiblewithEmperorGuangxu.Onthe29th,theemperorsummonedYangRui,sohewantedtogivehimasecretedict,sayingthatmythronewasalmostinsecure,andorderedKangYouwei,thefourmilitaryministersandlike-mindedpeopletoquicklytrytoplanrescue.TanSitongandMr.Kangcriedbitterlywhileholdingthesecretedict,buttheemperordidn'thaveanyauthorityinhishandsandcoulddonothing.Amongthemanygeneralsatthattime,onlyYuanShikaitraveledtoNorthKoreaforalongtime,studiedthereasonsforthedifferencesbetweenChinaandforeigncountries,andstronglyadvocatedreform.TanSitongplayedinsecretandaskedtheemperortocontacthimwithgeneroustreatment,hopingthathemightbeabletohelptheemperorinacriticalmoment.Verypassionateandurgent.OnthefirstdayofAugust,theemperorsummonedYuanShikaiandspeciallyrewardedhimwiththeofficialtitleofminister.Ontheseconddayofthejuniorhighschool,YuanShikaiwassummonedagain.Ontheeveningofthethirddayofthejuniorhighschool,TanSitongwentdirectlytotheFahuaTemplewhereYuanShikailived,andaskedYuanShikaidirectly:"Whatdoyouthinktheemperoris?"YuanShikaisaid:"Heisarareandwisemonarch."TanSitongsaid:"TianjinMilitaryParadeDoyouknowabouttheconspiracy?"YuanShikaisaid,"Yes,Ididhearsomerumors."TanSitongtookoutthesecretedicttoshowhim,andsaid,"Nowyoucansaveourholylord.IfyouSavehimifyouwanttosave!"Hetouchedhisneckandsaid,"Ifyoudon'twanttosave,pleasegototheSummerPalacetoreportonmeandkillme.Youcangetrichbythis."YuanShikaisaidsternly:"WhodoyouregardmeasYuan?TheLordisthemonarchweservetogether,andyouandIhavereceivedextraordinaryfavors.Theresponsibilityofsavingisnotonlywithyou.Ifyouhaveanyadvice,Iwouldnaturallylistentoit.""TanSitongsaid:"RongLu'sconspiracyliesintheTianjinmilitaryparade.YouandthethreearmiesofDongFuxiangandNieShicheng,allunderthecommandofRongLu,willuseforcetoholdtheemperorandforcehimtoabdicate.Evenso,DongFuxiangandNieShichengwillforcehimtoabdicate.It’snotworthmentioningthatyouaretheonlyherointheworld.Ifsomethinghappens,youuseaforcetoresistthetwoarmies,protecttheemperor,restorepower,eliminatethebadguysaroundthemonarch,cleanuptheorderinthecourt,andcommandtobecalmandcalm.Thisisanincomparablecauseintheworld."YuanShikaisaid:"Iftheemperorrushesintomybarracksduringthemilitaryparadeandgivesorderstopunishthetraitors,thenIwilldefinitelyfollowyouanddomybesttosavethem."TanSitongSaid:"RongLuhasalwaystreatedyougenerously,whatdoyouusetodealwithhim?"YuanShikaismiledandsaidnothing.ApersoninYuanShikai’sMu’smansionsaid:“TheRongthiefdidnottreatthecomfortcommanderwithallhisheart.Inthepast,somepeoplewantedtoincreasethemilitarystrengthofthecomfortcommander.TheRongthiefsaid,“TheHanpeoplemustnotgivehimgreatmilitarypower.”Hejustalwayswinsthecomfortcommander.LikeHuJinggui’simpeachmentofShuaiShuaithepreviousyear,HuJingguiwasacronoftheRongthief,andtheRongthieforderedhimtoimpeachShuaiShuai,andhecametoinvestigateandclearhisgrievancestoshowhiskindnesstoShuaiShuai.Soonafter,HuJingguiappointedtheprefectofNingxiaandwaspromotedtothepost.Ningxiasaid,thisistheplacewheretheRongthiefisextremelysinisterandtreacherous.Don'tShuaiShuaiknowhim!”TanSitongsaid:“RongLuwasoriginallyCaoCaoandWangMang-likefigure.It’snoteasytodealwithararetraitorinmoderntimes.”YuanShikaiglaredandsaid:"Iftheemperorisinmybarracks,thenkillingRongluislikekillingadog."Sotheystudiedeachother'splantosavetheemperorindetail.YuanShikaisaid:“RongLu’sguns,ammunitionandgunpowderareinRongLu’shandsnow,andtheofficialsinthebattalionandoutpostaremostlymembersoftheoldparty.Thematterisurgent.Nowthattheplanhasbeendetermined,Imustrushbacktothecampandchooseanotherofficer.Officer,andtrytopreparetostoreammunition,that'sit."SoYuanShikairepeatedlyaskedYuanShikaiandleft.ItwasthenightofthethirddayofAugustatthattime,anditwaslate.Onthefifthdayofthefifthday,YuanShikaiwassummonedagainandheardthathealsoreceivedasecretedict.Onthesixthdayoftheday,thecouptookplace.

Atthattime,IwasvisitingTanSitong’sapartment.Iwassittingonthecouchrelatively,planningawaytorescuetheemperor.However,whenKangYouwei’sresidencewassearched,newsofthearrestofKangYouweisuddenlyspread.Soon,IheardabouttheQueenMother.Theedicttolistentopolitics.TanSitongcalmlytoldme:"Iusedtowanttosavetheemperor,butitwasalreadyimpossibletosave,butnowIwanttosaveMr.Kang,anditisnolongersaveable.Ihavenothingtodo,onlywaitingforthetimetodie!Evenso,theworldknowsthatitcannotbesaved.Maybeyouwanttodoit.YoutrytoentertheJapaneseembassy,​​meetwithMr.Ito,andaskhimtosendatelegramtotheShanghaiconsultorescueMr.Kang."I'mstayingattheJapaneseembassythisevening,andTanSitongwillnotgooutallday,waitingforhimtobearrested.People.Asaresult,thearrestedpersondidnotcome.Onthatsecondday,heenteredtheJapaneseembassy,​​metwithme,persuadedmetogotoJapan,andbroughtseveralvolumesofhisbooksandpoems.Aboxofhomeletter,entrustittome.Said:"Thereisnowayforpeoplewhorunawaytoseekthefuture,andpeoplewhodon’tsacrifice,thereisnowaytorepaythewisemonarch.NowthelifeanddeathofMr.Kangisunpredictable.ChengYingchujiuandYuezhaoXixiang,youandIwillactseparatelyThey."Sotheyhugeachotherandseparate.Ontheseventh,eighth,andninthdaysoftheseventh,eighth,andninety-threedays,TanSitongdiscussedwiththeknightstorescuetheemperor,butthingsfinallyfailed.Onthetenthday,hewasarrested.Thedaybeforehewasarrested,severalJapaneseaspirantstriedhardtopersuadehimtogotoJapan,butTanSitongrefusedtolisten.Peoplewhohaveshedbloodandsacrificearethereasonwhythecountryisnotrichandstrong.Iftherearepeoplewhohaveshedbloodandsacrifice,pleasestartwithTanSitong."Finallydidn'tleave,soitwasadisaster.

TanSitonghasbeenimprisoned,...OnAugust13th,hewasmurderedontheexecutiongroundattheageof33.Onthedayofjustice,thereweretensofthousandsofonlookers,andTanJunwasimpassioned,hisexpressionunchanged.Atthattime,theMinisterofMilitaryAircraftwasresoluteandsupervisedtheexecution.TanJuncalledGangyitostepforwardandsaid:"Ihavesomething..."Gangyiwalkedawayandrefusedtolisten,sohecalmlysettleddown.what!Heroic!

TanSiisatalentedsupermanwhoisinquiringaboutknowledgeandtakingdailyinnovationasthepurposeofstudying,sohecanbeunrestrainedandgoodatabandoninghisownshortcomingstolearnfromothers'strengths,sohisknowledgeiseverydayThereisprogress.Ifhedoesnotmeeteverytendays,hisdiscussionknowledgewilldefinitelyincrease.Whenhewasaboy,hehaddonetextualresearch,annotatednotes,inscriptionsoninscriptionsandstones,andthestudyofpoetryandancientwords.HealsolikestotalkaboutancientChineseartofwar.Aftertheageof30,Igaveupallthetime,andconcentratedonexploringWesternastronomy,naturalsciences,politics,history,etc.,andIwasveryknowledgeable.Healsostudiedreligioncarefully.WhenheandIfirstmet,headmiredthedoctrineofChristianityandlove,butdidn’tknowthattherewasBuddhismorConfucius.Soon,IheardKangYouwei’sinterpretationoftheprinciplesofYiandChunqiu.AfterunderstandingtheprinciplesofDatongTaipingandrealizingthesubtlemeaningofQianyuan'sreigningthesky,Iadmireitverymuch.AfterhearingthetheoryofXinghaiin"HuaYan",Irealizedthatthereisnolimittotheworld,thereisnolimittotheappearance,noonehasnoself,nogoingandnodwelling,nodistinction,thereisnothingvaluableotherthansavingpeople.reason.HearingthedoctrineofthexiangzongZhilang,IrealizedthatthereisnolimittotheabilityofsentientbeingstolearnBuddhism,sothereisnolimittothesayings,allkindsofdifferences,andtheprincipleofharmonywiththeDharmaandimmortality,Iadmireevenmore.Fromthenon,itwassuddenlyconnected,abletointegratetenthousandlawsintoone,abletodeduceonemethodintotenthousand,withoutworryingaboutanything,andthecouragetodothingsbecamemoreobvious.IntheyearwaitingforanofficialinJinling,hedeliberatelyexploredthebooksofConfuciusandBuddhismdayandnight.TherewasalaymaninJinlingnamedYangWenhuiwhohadreadtheteachingsoftheThreeSchools,wasfamiliarwiththeprinciplesofBuddhism,andhismissionwastocirculateBuddhistscriptures.TanSitongoftenstayedwithhim,sohewasabletoreadalltheBuddhistscripturesandtheThreeZangs,andtheharvestbecamemoreandmoreprofound.Hisacademicpurpose,themainideasarefoundinthebook"Benevolence",andsomeessaysarefoundinlettersdiscussingacademicstudieswithfriends.Inadditionto"Benevolence",hisbooksinclude"LiaotianYigeWen"intwovolumes,"MangCangCangzhaiPoems"intwovolumes,"YuanYiTangCollectionForeignLanguages"inonevolume,and"XingSuXueYi"inonevolume.,Thesehavebeenpublished."Siwei'sAuspiciousandBadStageShortBook"inonevolume,"ZhuangfeiTowerManagement"tenchapters,"AutumnRainyYearsMuseumCongShuShu"infourvolumes,"SwordJingYanGe"inonevolume,"YinLu"inonevolume,and"Benevolence"iskepthere.Therearealsodozensofpoliticalarticlespublishedinthe"XiangDaily",anddozensofletterswithmentorsandfriends.Iwillsearchforthecompilationwithhisgoodfriendsandeditseveralvolumesof"TheCollectionofTanLiuyang".Inhisbook"Benevolence",firstselecttheslightlyeasierpart,attachittothe"QingYiBao",andmakeitpublic.TanSitonghadnohobbiesinhislife,hisbodywasseriousandneat,hisfacewassharpandangular,andhehadadignifiedandsolemntemperament.Therearenochildren.Hiswife,LiRun,isthedirectoroftheChineseWomen'sInstitute.