Killer and doctor, lawyer, this sounds like an unmatched profession. Few people connect these together, let alone a woman.
However, what we are going to talk about this time is not only known as the “first female killer of the Republic of China” at that time, but later became The first female doctor in Chinese history and the first woman during the Republic of China government. Lawyer, the first female administrative officer at the provincial level, and the first female president of the local court and the director of the two departments. So many first episodes are on a woman, she is Zheng Yuxiu.
Since childhood, rebellious, everybody's ladylike incarnation "Assassin"
In 1891, Zheng Yuxiu was born in a feudal official family in Xixiang Xiangwuxia Village, Xin'an County, Guangzhou, Guangdong. His His father was Zheng Wenzhi, an official in the household department in the late Qing Dynasty. Zheng Yuxiu has been smart since she was a child, and her mother often taught her to recite scriptures. However, since she was rebellious, she was very disdainful of the "Three Obeys and Four Virtues" disciplines. At that time, women had to bind their feet, but Zheng Yuxiu, who was only five or six years old, refused to live or die. His parents had no choice but to give up.
Not only that, when Zheng Yuxiu was thirteen years old, learned that her grandmother had made a marriage contract for her and the son of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi when she was a child. This made her very unhappy, so she wrote to Nanfang, dissolved the marriage contract on its own, but it also caused trouble, and Zheng Yuxiu had to run away from home.
In the 31st year of Guangxu, that is, in 1905, Zheng Yuxiu received a Western-style education in a missionary school "Chongshi Girls' School" in Tianjin. Two years later, she went to Japan with her sister, where, She accepted Mr. Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary ideas and realized that only by overthrowing the monarchy can China be saved. Under the introduction of Liao Zhongkai, she joined the League led by Sun Yat-sen and returned to China to engage in revolutionary activities.
In order to overthrow the Qing government, the Revolutionary Party organized several assassinations. Zheng Yuxiu participated in it. Her first assassination was organized by Wang Jingwei. The goal was to assassinate the Qing government’s senior official , and Zheng Yuxiu was brave and witty. , Completed the task brilliantly.
was forced to study abroad and became China’s first female doctor. In the current situation, Yuan Shikai was appointed as the prime minister of the cabinet. In 1912, in order to remove the real obstacles to the revolution, Zheng Yuxiu participated in the assassination of Yuan Shikai and almost succeeded , but the latest news came later that the real resistance to the North-South peace talks came from Liangbi, not Yuan Shikai, assassination After receiving the task, Zheng Yuxiu and others made careful arrangements and finally succeeded in assassinating Liangbi.
However, Zheng Yuxiu’s identity was finally exposed. In 1914, it was reported that Yuan Shikai planned to assassinate Zheng Yuxiu. In an emergency, in order to protect her, the Alliance would arrange Zheng Yuxiu to study in France, which opened up a whole new world for her.的门 , Zheng Yuxiu also realized that enthusiasm alone is not enough to save the country and the people. It must have advanced ideas and technology. During her time in France, she named Su Mei and entered the University of Paris to study law.
In 1917, after three years of hard study, Zheng Yuxiu obtained a master's degree in law with excellent results and began to pursue a doctoral degree. In 1919, as a victorious country, China participated in the "Paris Peace Conference" held at the Palace of Versailles in France. Zheng Yuxiu became a member of the Chinese delegation because of his proficient English and French languages, acting as a liaison and translator.
At that time, under the control of Western powers, the relevant treaties were not good for China. The domestic situation was tense. The government assigned the responsibility of signing or not to the head of the delegation, Lu Zhengxiang . Lu Zhengxiang was in a dilemma and was preparing to follow the government’s instructions. When signing the agreement, Zheng Yuxiu, who came to negotiate with Lu Zhengxiang as a representative, was anxious to be born. folded a rose branch from the garden and hid it in the cuff. He stood up to Lu Zhengxiang and said, if you sign, my gun will not let you go. . Lu Zhengxiang did not dare to go to the Palace of Versailles to sign, and eventually retained the right of the Chinese government to take back Shandong.
In 1924, Zheng Yuxiu received a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Paris, becoming the first female doctor in Chinese history.
withdrew from the political arena and ended dismal
In 1926, after Zheng Yuxiu returned to China, he married his classmate Dr. Wei Daoming and established a lawyer in the Shanghai French Concession. The firm became the first female lawyer in China. Because of her outstanding talents and extensive social influence, Zheng Yuxiu has held many important positions in the National Government. In 1927, Zheng Yuxiu served successively as Director of Shanghai Judicial Office, Member of the KMT Shanghai Party Department, Member of Jiangsu Political Committee, Director of Jiangsu Local Procuratorate, President of Shanghai Provisional Court and President of Shanghai Publishing House.
In 1928, Zheng Yuxiu served as a member of the Kuomintang legislator and a member of the Construction Committee in the Nanjing National Government. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he served as Deputy Minister of Education.
However, the political situation at that time was turbulent, and Zheng Yuxiu and his wife finally left the political arena. In order to settle down, they went to Brazil to engage in commercial activities, but they did not manage well and eventually returned to the United States and lived a sojourn life. At this time, they are like abandoned duckweed, unable to return to the mainland, nor to Taiwan.
In 1954, Zheng Yuxiu was found to have cancer in her left arm and was forced to be removed. This was a heavy blow to her. lived in a foreign country and suffered from diseases. It was like a year for Zheng Yuxiu. In December 1959, Zheng Yuxiu died in Los Angeles, USA at the age of 68.
As a woman, Zheng Yuxiu advocated the feminist movement and was a famous social activist and outstanding revolutionary during the Republic of China. Her legendary life is admirable. Her unique character of refusing to admit fate, unyielding, and not blindly obeying even today is worthy of reference and thinking by female compatriots.
