1904, with the pen of Cixi falling, the last top scorer in history was born. Guangxu The emperor looked at the test paper in front of him and couldn't help feeling mixed feelings.
The top scorer he identified was originally another candidate named Zhu Ruzhen , but because "Zhu" and Ming Dynasty emperor Zhu Yuanzhang Zhu Yuanzhang ; "Zhen" collided with Zhenfei , the most disliked by Cixi, both of which violated Cixi's taboos and could only temporarily retreat to the second place.
He looked at the name " Liu Chunlin " written on the test paper, wondering if this new top scorer could bring a hint of vitality to the Qing dynasty, which has gradually become lonely.
The top scholar who is dedicated to studying
1904, with the iron hooves of foreign invaders opening the country, the strength of the Qing Dynasty was no longer as strong as before, and even felt a sense of loneliness as the sun was declining.
The loneliness of a feudal dynasty will inevitably bring a new turning point. Even Cixi himself did not expect that Liu Chunlin would become the last top scholar in the history of the Qing Dynasty. This year, Liu Chunlin was exactly 32 years old.
The ancients said, "Thirty-year-olds are not confused". Liu Chunlin became the top scorer in his forties. It should have been a bright future, but for the first time he was confused and confused.
As a scholar who has been studying hard for sages since childhood, he has been determined to change the fate of his family's poverty through reading since childhood.
million are all inferior, but they are better at studying. This is a truth that all scholars have believed throughout history. As scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, as scholars, once they pass the exam, what awaits them will inevitably be a class leap.
Liu Chunlin has been admitted to the highest institution of northern China, Lianchi Academy, and has studied harder and made the exam of fame and fortune as his life goal. Finally, at the age of 32, the older candidate won the first place in the imperial examination at that time and leaped on the dragon gate.
Liu Chunlin, who passed the top scorer, was called to become an official in the Hanlin Academy. For a time, he became the object of envy in everyone's eyes. Those who wanted to get in touch with each other introduced their marriage to him.
The last top scholar, Tanhua and the second-tier photo of the Qing Dynasty
But he refused them all one by one. In his opinion, his family was poor and he did not want to rely on the other party's fame to achieve his open-minded official career, nor did he want to hurriedly look for an official lady to get married because of his identity.
In the end, he chose to marry a lady from an eunuch's family with a not-so-rich family.
The second year after becoming an official from the Hanlin Academy, Liu Chunlin went to study at the Japanese University of Political Science and Law with the support of the Qing Dynasty. During his study abroad, he not only enriched his experiences, but also learned a lot of advanced ideas.
After he returned from studying abroad, the reform of the new policy of the Qing Dynasty was not over yet. Just as he was about to show his strength, he suddenly realized that the so-called new policy in the late Qing Dynasty was just a scam, and the owner without power was willing to truly accept constitutional monarchy .
Liu Chunlin fell into confusion again.
As a person who has received education in emerging ideas, the traditional feudal system is a past tense and should have been abandoned in the trend of history.
If you want to save the Qing Dynasty, you should start from the fundamental system to solve the problem. But reality slapped Liu Chunlin loudly in the face.
He increasingly felt that the country was just a toy played by the powerful and powerful. As long as the top rulers get benefits, they would not care about the prosperity and decline of a country.
The illusory turning point of life
1912, Puyi abdicated, and the Qing Dynasty officially ended its rule.
Liu Chunlin was already forty years old at this time. His body was no longer as strong as before, and he even lost a lot of weight due to his years of unsuccess.
Thinking of his ambition when he first passed the exam, Liu Chunlin couldn't help feeling depressed. Unexpectedly, I worked hard for most of my life and got such a result, just like I tried my best but hit the cotton with one punch.
However, just when he was depressed, things also turned around.
After becoming the old friend of the president, Liu Chunlin was invited to serve as the envoy of the Presidential Office. This appreciation once again ignited hope.
During his tenure as the Presidential Office, Liu Chunlin did do some practical things, which also gave his patriotism a brief relief.
However, the longer he was, the more he felt that his superiors wanted to follow the old path of the Qing Dynasty, and the facts also proved his idea.
The domestic situation is turbulent, the warlords are fighting, and the people are suffering. However, the boss insisted on rebuilding a feudal dynasty and suppressed the social atmosphere that had finally made progress before. This disappointed Liu Chunlin, who insisted on supporting constitutionalism.
The ups and downs of the officialdom for more than ten years have not only failed to show his ambitions, but has made him even more afraid. All of this makes him feel confused and helpless. Finally, in 1928, Liu Chunlin decided to retire and no longer interfere in officialdom.
Liu Chunlin, who has been patriotic for life,
A series of earth-shaking things happened after Liu Chunlin retired.
Starting from September 18th Incident, the Japanese invaders burned, killed and plundered all the way, and even established the puppet Manchukuo, trying to control the country through Puyi, a "puppet".
During this period, Puyi invited Liu Chunlin to continue to serve him, after all, Liu Chunlin strongly supported constitutionalism.
However, Liu Chunlin rejected his invitation . Because in his opinion, this is just a guise for the Japanese invaders to further invade China, and he is just a controlled puppet in this good show.
He hates the Japanese's behavior and disdains to serve the Japanese.
A Japanese once bought his calligraphy and paintings at a high price, and even made crazy words to buy a gold bar, but it did not touch Liu Chunlin. Because he knew that this was just a pretext to lure him into a traitor.
During the Anti-Japanese War period, although Liu Chunlin did not directly participate in the current situation construction at that time, he was also actively helping the victims.
In addition, Liu Chunlin is well aware of the role of education. He vigorously opened schools and schools to arouse the patriotic spirit of the people by imparting emerging ideas.
Liu Chunlin's actions won praise from many people at that time, and also made him more prestige and fulfilled his long-cherished wish to serve the country and the people when he was young.
In 1944, Liu Chunlin passed away due to a heart attack at the age of 72. At this point, the last top scholar in history has also disappeared in the long river of history.
summary
Liu Chunlin's life can be said to be magnificent or ordinary.
He was a teenager and became the top scholar in middle age. Just when he was about to play for the country, his ambitions were not fulfilled because of the changes in the current situation.
However, as the last top scholar in the Qing Dynasty, he always maintained his patriotism. Faced with the threat of the Japanese and the temptation of domestic traitors, he did not change his true intentions at all, and always put his feelings for his country first.
A talented and virtuous top scholar will definitely be remembered by us!
