Wang Jingwei was the biggest traitor in Chinese history. Even Chiang Kai-shek hated him to the bone: "Surve yourself to the enemy and betray the country, and everyone will punish him!" But he was such a big traitor, and he did an earth-shattering thing when he was young. , making

Wang Jingwei, the number one traitor in Chinese history, even Chiang Kai-shek hated him to the bone: "Surve yourself to the enemy and betray the country, and everyone will punish you!"

is such a big traitor, he did it when he was young An earth-shattering event transformed him from an unknown person to a man of the hour. That is to assassinate the regent of the Qing Dynasty and the father of Emperor Xuantong - Zai Feng.

Wang Jingwei in his youth

In 1910, Wang Jingwei, who had joined the Sun Yat-sen Alliance, came to Beijing. He decided to do something major for the revolution, which was to assassinate senior officials of the Qing Dynasty , not only to frighten the Qing government, but also to awaken the people's sense of resistance.

So, he formed the "Iron-blooded Assassination Group" with two revolutionary comrades Huang Fusheng and Yu Peilun. In order to deceive others, they also opened a photo studio as a secret base. Yu Peilun in the team is a scientific genius, and he is responsible for the preparation of explosives. In order to make a blockbuster bomb, they also found a blacksmith shop and made a large iron can with a diameter of more than one foot, like an iron watermelon, which could hold at least thirty or forty kilograms of explosives. Everything is ready, the next step is to select the target and start.

At the beginning, their target was Zai Xun, the Navy Minister of the Qing Dynasty. It was originally scheduled that Zai Xun would get off at the train station on the day of the operation, so the assassination team was waiting at the station early. At night, I finally waited for Zai Xun's train. But when they arrived at the platform, they were dumbfounded. There were too many officials picking up the train. If there is a random bombing, regardless of whether the "protagonist" can be killed, there will definitely be countless casualties among innocent people. In this way, the first operation had no choice but to be cancelled, and the brothers could only return bitterly with "Iron Watermelon" in their hands.

Qing Dynasty Navy Minister Zaixun

After the failure of the first operation, the assassination team decided to change the target to the chief military minister, Prince QingYikuan. As the last iron-hatted king of the Qing Dynasty, it would be quite a sensation if he could be assassinated. But the bigger the official, the tighter the defense. After many days of investigation, Wang Jingwei and his team found that Yikuang was heavily guarded and the roads he usually entered and exited were all busy streets, making it difficult to ambush and easily injure civilians, so they had no choice but to give up once again.

Military Minister Qing, Prince Yikuang

failed to take action on two consecutive targets, Wang Jingwei and others were a little disappointed. But how can we just say that the fighting spirit of the revolution will be gone? In the end, everyone will work together and do it non-stop. If you want to do it, just do it with the biggest vote. Who will do it with the biggest choice? The emperor certainly couldn't do it. He would still be a child, and he wouldn't come out of the Forbidden City. Then assassinate Emperor Xuantong’s father and regent—Zai Feng!

The first thing to do is to investigate Zaifeng’s daily outing route. After many days of tracking, we finally figured out Zaifeng’s daily route. Apart from crowded and lively places, they discovered that there was a Ganshui Bridge on the road that Zai Feng must pass. It was very close to the palace and there were no other people around. The environment could be said to be very secluded. Just by hearing the name Ganshui, Beijingers knew that Ganshui meant smelly water. At that time, there was a smelly ditch under the bridge that was full of mosquitoes and flies, and sewage flowed across it.

Pu Yi's father, Prince Regent Zaifeng

Revolution is not about treating guests to dinner, and they are not afraid of death. This difficulty is nothing. That night, Huang Fusheng and Yu Peilun went to plant bombs under the bridge. As soon as the shovel dug in, it was dark, smelly, and full of filth. But the two of them couldn't care about that much. All they could think about was killing Zaifeng, so they endured the stench and planted the bomb in a short while. But once I connected the wires, I realized that the wire length was not enough. You guys are still inexperienced. After all, this is your first time doing assassination. There was no choice but to dig out the bomb and carry this iron watermelon home again in order not to be exposed.

With the experience of the previous night, the next night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, the assassination team came to the bridge again, dug the hole and planted the bomb with ease... What a coincidence, there was A coachman happened to be passing by nearby and saw figures moving under the Ganshui Bridge in the middle of the night. So he went to check and discovered the "good deeds" of Wang Jingwei and others, so he called the police directly.The police were shocked when they arrived. They had never seen such a big bomb, so naturally they couldn't handle it. Later, Japanese bomb experts were specially invited to defuse bombs. Experts gave this Iron Watermelon a thumbs up and praised it. Whether it was the explosives prepared or the internal mechanisms, it can be said to be world-class. In order to test the power of the explosive, only a small part was taken out, resulting in a large crater several meters deep. If they were all detonated, not to mention the bridge and the people on it, a hundred meters radius would be completely wiped out.

Upon hearing the news, Zaifeng was thankful that he had survived the catastrophe, but he also hated the "viciousness" of the revolutionaries. So he issued a death order and dug three feet into the ground to find the real murderer!

Revolutionaries were beheaded (postcard)

After the incident was revealed, Wang Jingwei and others waited in anxiety for several days, and finally made a bold decision to return to the "crime scene" to see the situation, and maybe there would be a chance for assassination. But it was such a decision that made an irreparable mistake. On that day, everyone came to the vicinity of Ganshui Bridge. Huang Fusheng may have been too nervous and showed an uneasy look when observing the scene. He was immediately discovered by plainclothes policemen waiting nearby, who followed the clues to find the photo studio, and arrested Wang Jingwei and others and imprisoned them all.

Wang Jingwei wrote the famous poem "Singing generously to Yan City, calmly being a prisoner of Chu. Using the sword to become a quick one, living up to the youth!" in prison. It can be said that this incident became Wang Jingwei's most famous work, the proudest moment in his life, and also accumulated a very high political reputation for him. At that time, Wang Jingwei really wanted to revolutionize his life, and he regarded death as his own. From the poem we can feel the heroic and calm spirit. It's a pity that he later became a big traitor, and that's all a story for another day.

Prince Su Shanqi

This kind of iron-blooded love also deeply moved the presiding judge, Prince Su Shanqi. In the late Qing government, Shan Qisu had always been known for his open-mindedness. He knew that the country's chronic diseases required passionate reform, and he also understood the ideals of the revolutionaries. As a smart man, he knew better that he had to leave a line for himself in everything. The Qing court was already on the verge of collapse. Who knew what the future would be like, so he kicked the ball back to Zaifeng.

Zaifeng also knows that the revolutionary trend has become a prairie fire. Revolutionaries are now all over the world, and they can't catch them all and kill them all. If Wang Jingwei is executed rashly, it may arouse greater public dissatisfaction. Then maybe someone will throw bombs at you every day. After thinking about it, Zaifeng could only take advantage of the situation and step down, and said helplessly: "Isn't he not afraid of death? Then I won't let him die, but the crime of living is unpardonable and he will be imprisoned forever to serve as a warning to others!"

In the end, Wang Jingwei finally and others were sentenced to life imprisonment .

In the autumn of 1911, the Revolution of 1911 broke out. In order to restore people's support, the Qing government issued an imperial edict in the name of Emperor Xuantong. At the same time, it announced an amnesty for the revolutionaries, and Wang Jingwei was released.

The first shot of the Revolution of 1911 - Wuchang Uprising