In the early morning of April 6, 1927, a group of military and police broke into the Soviet embassy in famous alleys in the eastern suburbs. At that time, Mr. Li Dazhao was evading the arrest of Zhang Zuolin in the embassy, but unfortunately his whereabouts were still exposed.
Zhang Zuolin was ecstatic to learn to capture Li Dazhao. Over the years, Zhang Zuolin has always regarded Li Dazhao as his mortal enemy. Now that Li Dazhao is in Zhang Zuolin's hands, Zhang Zuolin's first reaction is to kill Li Dazhao.
But as soon as this idea came up, he hesitated again. Because Li Dazhao's influence is too great, if Li Dazhao is killed, it will inevitably lead to criticism from the whole society, and he may not be able to withstand such a consequence.
Li Dazhao
Revolutionary pioneer
Regarding Li Dazhao's arrest, the root cause even goes back to 1924.
That year, Li Dazhao's student Zhang Guotao was arrested and imprisoned by Hunan military and police. A few months later, under Li Dazhao's rescue, Zhang Guotao was released. After being released from prison, Zhang Guotao told everyone: He gritted his teeth in prison and never surrendered.
This incident did not affect Zhang Guotao's status within the party, he is still an important figure.
At that time, no one expected that he would tell a huge lie. It was not until 1938 that after Zhang Guotao's second betrayal that everyone learned that when he was imprisoned in 1924, he had already betrayed his identity as his teacher Li Dazhao.
So, at that time, the Beiyang government had already issued a wanted order, but Li Dazhao happened to disguise himself and go to the Soviet Union for a meeting, so he escaped. However, since then, the warlords have remembered the name Li Dazhao.
Zhang Zuolin
A pure revolutionary and warlords will inevitably not coexist, and Zhang Zuolin hated Li Dazhao in particular. Therefore, after Zhang Zuolin entered the pass, Li Dazhao was very worried.
Although the whole of China was in chaos at that time and the Beiyang government was not popular, the problems with Zhang Zuolin were even more serious. His Fengtian government colluded with Japanese forces. Once Zhang Zuolin was allowed to control the whole country, the situation would be even more uncontrollable .
So, Li Dazhao used all his energy to stop Zhang Zuolin. He also contacted Feng Yuxiang , intending to launch a military operation against Zhang Zuolin, but he failed in the end.
Zhang Zuolin learned of everything Li Dazhao did, so he made up his mind and thought that he had to get rid of Li Dazhao, otherwise he would be unable to sit in this position.
In 1926, the warlords created the March 18th Massacre, and countless revolutionaries were massacred in this massacre. Li Dazhao's situation became even more dangerous. It is obvious that he had been targeted.
Li Dazhao
His students persuaded him to leave Beijing and hide in other places for a while. But Li Dazhao refused to leave because the work here in Beijing was heavy. If he left by himself, it would be as Zhang Zuolin's wish.
Li Dazhao can give up his life, but he cannot ignore the revolutionary cause.
At this time, everyone thought of a way that Li Dazhao could go to the Soviet embassy located in Minxiang, Dongjiao to request asylum. The Soviet Union was one of the few socialist countries in the world at that time. They respected Li Dazhao very much and would definitely give Li Dazhao a safe environment.
Everyone believes that this plan is foolproof, because Dongjiao Minxiang became the territory of foreigners as early as the late Qing Dynasty because of an unequal treaty, and the Chinese army did not have the right to enter Dongjiao Minxiang to search.
Although this is a humiliating history, at this moment, the content of this unequal treaty just gave Li Dazhao a place to stay.
Even if Zhang Zuolin knew Li Dazhao's hiding place, he did not dare to take action easily. Once he stepped into the territory of Minxiang in Dongjiao without authorization, it would be like provoking the great powers, and he did not have the courage to do so.
That's it, Li Dazhao moved into the Soviet embassy with his wife and children and his students to continue working. In Beijing city , Zhang Zuolin sent his minions to search for Li Dazhao's traces frantically.
falls into the opponent
One day, Wu Yuwen, the police chief under Zhang Zuolin, caught a student distributing leaflets near Dongjiaomin Lane. This was one of the people hiding in Dongjiaomin Lane with Li Dazhao.
Under severe torture, the student failed to hold on and admitted to Wu Yuwen to Li Dazhao's hiding place, and also provided a list of students in the Soviet embassy.
Wu Yuwen
Wu Yuwen was overjoyed. He immediately took the list and went to Zhang Zuolin to ask for credit and reward. Zhang Zuolin was also very happy. If he knew whereabouts, he could arrest people.
But as soon as you see this place, Zhang Zuolin hesitated. None of the countries in Dongjiaomin Lane are easy to mess with.
But soon, Zhang Zuolin came up with an idea. The Soviet Union's diplomatic environment in the world was also very tense at that time. Britain, France, , Netherlands were very hated about the Soviet Union. Why not take advantage of the conflict between them?
Zhang Zuolin immediately contacted the British and French ambassadors to negotiate with them. Zhang Zuolin offered conditions, hoping that they could join forces to abolish the privileges enjoyed by the Soviet embassy in Dongjiaomin Lane.
This is something that Britain and France cannot afford. They have long wanted to cause some trouble for the Soviet Union.
So, they hit it off and held a meeting directly without the permission of the Soviet Union, announcing the cancellation of all Soviet rights in the eastern suburbs. After doing this, Zhang Zuolin knew that his chance to arrest Li Dazhao had finally come.
1927 late at night on April 5, 1927, Zhang Zuolin asked Wu Yuwen and several other confidants to surround the Soviet embassy and trace the whereabouts of Li Dazhao.
At the same time, Li Dazhao's friend Yang Du is attending a wedding in Beijing. At the wedding, he saw the former foreign minister of the Beiyang government, Wang Daxie. From Wang Daxie, he learned that Zhang Zuolin sent a large number of troops into the Minxiang Lane in Dongjiao.
Yang Du was shocked. He didn't know that Zhang Zuolin had deposed the Soviet Union's privileges in the eastern suburbs. He hurriedly asked Wang Daxie what was going on?
Wang Daxie told him: "Today, Marshal Zhang has sent me and several other people to say hello to the embassies of various countries in Beijing, declaring that we will enter Dongjiaomin Lane to search the Russian military camp. The reason is that the war in front is tight and the Communists in the rear are underway. Destroy activities and affect the public order of the capital. I hope the embassies of various countries understand and assist. "
Zhang Zuolin intends to take action against Li Dazhao!
After realizing this, Yang Du immediately contacted all the Communist Party members who could be contacted in Beijing, and also notified the celebrities from Peking University and other universities, asking them to try their best to stop Zhang Zuolin's actions, but it was too late to do anything .
0 In the early morning of April 6, a large number of military and police rushed into the Soviet embassy and arrested Li Dazhao's family.
This news quickly shocked the whole country. Li Dazhao has been running around for the cause of independence of the country and nation for many years, and enjoys a high reputation in people's hearts. When he was arrested, everyone scolded Zhang Zuolin for his shameless behavior and asked Zhang Zuolin to release others.
shocked the whole country
This situation was unexpected by Zhang Zuolin. His original plan was very simple and crude. As long as he caught Li Dazhao, he could kill someone to silence him immediately. However, the current attention from all walks of life has made him unable to take action for a long time. .
Too many people plead for Li Dazhao and their influence is too great. Once Li Dazhao is killed, it will inevitably cause greater storms.
Zhang Zuolin was a little self-doubted. The current situation was beyond his control. If he did not give a reasonable explanation, the situation would never be calmed down. Zhang Zuolin sat in the office, frowning.
Zhang Zuolin
At the beginning, he wanted to suppress public opinion. But the more he suppressed, the more intense everyone's resistance became. Even workers in the Soviet Union broke out in a large marches to support Li Dazhao in prison.
On April 10, the presidents of two universities, Peking University and Peking Normal University , found Zhang Zuolin and personally took out a petition signed by thousands of student professors. The letter requested that Li Dazhao's case be transferred to court for the The fair judgment was also hoped that Zhang Zuolin could release Li Dazhao's family and the students arrested with Li Dazhao.
Seeing this petition, Zhang Zuolin had a headache. Once it was handed over to the court for a ruling, it would mean that Zhang Zuolin would be subject to supervision from all walks of life and would not be able to operate in secret. Zhang Zuolin was very afraid of arousing public anger.
Now, for Li Dazhao, Zhang Zuolin is not killing, nor is it let go.
At that time, hundreds of newspapers and magazines across the country published the arrest of Li Dazhao, and most of the publications had the attitude of accusing Zhang Zuolin and sympathizing with Li Dazhao. The public opinion is so fierce that Zhang Zuolin cannot help but be afraid.
even felt shaken in his heart, wanting to find a reason to release Li Dazhao, or keep him in a few years, so that Li Dazhao will suffer a little before letting him go. The idea of killing Li Dazhao was becoming increasingly unreliable in Zhang Zuolin's mind.
But unexpectedly, on April 12, another major event that shocked the whole country occurred, that is, the April 12 coup launched by Chiang Kai-shek . During this coup, a large number of Communists were arrested and countless people were brutally massacred. People's shock at the April 12th coup even overshadowed the arrest of Li Dazhao.
After the April 12 coup, the people who were running for Li Dazhao in Beijing became more and more serious. Chiang Kai-shek's behavior undoubtedly pushed Zhang Zuolin again. Zhang Zuolin thought to himself: Why can't Chiang Kai-shek do it, but why can't Zhang Zuolin do it?
sentenced to death
But at that time, Zhang Zuolin was still swaying, and he even thought about winning over Li Dazhao. After all, if such an influential person can be used by Zhang Zuolin, wouldn’t Zhang Zuolin make a lot of money?
For this reason, Zhang Zuolin sent his confidant Yang Yuting to prison to persuade Li Dazhao to surrender.
Yang Yuting and Li Dazhao are fellow villagers, and they have some friendship. Zhang Zuolin felt that Li Dazhao had been imprisoned in prison for six or seven days and had been tortured. Now that he was impressed with his glory and wealth, he would definitely succeed.
After Yang Yuting saw Li Dazhao, he acted earnestly and persuaded Li Dazhao to "recognize reality", "abandon darkness and turn to light", etc. But these words were just shameless words in Li Dazhao's ears. He replied to Yang Yuting:
"Zhang Zuolin is a hideous son, Wu Peifu is a embarrassed son, how can I serve them! A real man was born in the world, and would rather cloth to keep the cold. , eat rough food as meat, walk as carriage, even if you bleed with your head, you must maintain integrity! ”
Yang Yuting
Yang Yuting was very angry after hearing Li Dazhao's reply. After returning, he reported to Zhang Zuolin angrily.
Zhang Zuolin knew that he could not persuade Li Dazhao to surrender, but what should he do? Just as Zhang Zuolin was hesitating, a telegram suddenly came. The person who sent the telegram was Chiang Kai-shek.
In the telegram, Chiang Kai-shek first complained about Zhang Zuolin, why did he capture Li Dazhao but he still did not take action? When it comes to hatred for Li Dazhao, Chiang Kai-shek was no less than Zhang Zuolin. Chiang Kai-shek knew that Zhang Zuolin would be swaying due to public opinion from all walks of life.
So, in this telegram, Chiang Kai-shek kept assured Zhang Zuolin that as long as he killed Li Dazhao, Chiang Kai-shek would definitely cooperate with him to settle the subsequent matters.
Seeing Chiang Kai-shek's promise, Zhang Zuolin really changed his attitude. After all, he still wanted to get rid of Li Dazhao deep down. Now, Chiang Kai-shek was able to stand on the same front as him. Zhang Zuolin suddenly felt confident in his heart. Now.
He thought that even if something happened in the end, he would still share the responsibility with Chiang Kai-shek.
Soon, Zhang Zuolin called a group of confidants and told his final decision that he would kill Li Dazhao!
Li Dazhao, who was imprisoned in prison, had actually expected his ending.As a revolutionary, he faced blood and sacrifice all year round. When this moment came, Li Dazhao was not panicked. What he was worried about was the comrades outside and the future of China.
Zhang Zuolin used all the tortures on him, but he did not reveal any secrets about the Communist Party.
In the last paragraph of "Confession in Prison", Li Dazhao wrote:
"Zhao was determined to receive a book by himself, that is, he was determined to work hard on the cause of national liberation, practice what he believed, and do what he knew, do what he knew, do what he had done, and did what he had no time to do. . Now that I have been arrested, I can only speak out in a blunt way. If I get reprimanded for this, Zhao should be indebted to him. I hope the authorities will handle such patriotic youth leniently and not implicate them, Zhao will be incomplete. "
Until the desperate situation, Li Dazhao still thought of himself. He dedicated everything to the country and the nation.
Zhang Zuolin has sharpened his knife. In court, the delegation headed by Zhang Zuolin hurriedly made a verdict - death penalty !
calmly died
Li Dazhao calmly accepted the trial result.
Then, in order to execute Li Dazhao, Zhang Zuolin paid for a gallows from France. When Yang Du heard the news, he didn't want to watch Li Dazhao die, so he decided to work with his comrades to make his last effort, which was to rob the court on the day of the execution.
But after Li Dazhao learned the news from the underground party in prison, he firmly stopped it. Because he knew that such an action would be life-threatening, he would rather sacrifice than take risks for him than his comrades. He only hoped that after he left, someone would still take over the red flag from his hand and continue to walk.
Li Dazhao before his execution
On April 28, 1927, Li Dazhao calmly walked onto the execution ground, and 19 other comrades were executed with him.
Facing these 19 comrades, Li Dazhao said firmly: "You can't hang the great communism just because the reactionaries hanged me, Li Dazhao today. Communism will inevitably achieve a brilliant victory in China!"
devoted himself from youth. When the revolution began, Li Dazhao believed that victory would belong to the Chinese people sooner or later.
He is not afraid of death, because there are countless revolutionaries in China. The enemy thought that they could use cruel means to stop the process of the revolution, but they were just dreams. One day, the people will stand up and overthrow their brutal rule.
Before Li Dazhao was executed, Zhang Zuolin specifically explained that Li Dazhao should not die too well and should torture him slowly.
So, when the executioner pushed Li Dazhao to the gallows for the first time, he deliberately delayed the time, snatched him fainted, and then poured him awake with cold water.
Although Li Dazhao has already been on the execution ground, Zhang Zuolin still hopes to make Li Dazhao truly surrender.
For humans, death is one of the most terrifying things in the world. In the face of death, few people will not be afraid. Zhang Zuolin believes that even Li Dazhao will beg for mercy under the threat of death.
But he was wrong. The will of a revolutionary is indestructible. A villain like him will never understand Li Dazhao's state of mind. Li Dazhao was knocked out twice, but he always gritted his teeth and never begged for mercy.
After waking up from a coma for the second time, Li Dazhao was bleeding from all his orifices, but he opened his eyes and only said the four words "Strive to do it quickly" to the executioner.
This time, even the enemy was scared. The executioner couldn't understand why this person was not afraid of death?
Originally, he wanted to torture Li Dazhao for a while, but when he saw that this man was unconscious twice and still did not bow his head, he panicked. So he hurriedly put a rope on Li Dazhao for the third time and hanged him to death.
Li Dazhao was dead, Zhang Zuolin breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly sent a telegram to Chiang Kai-shek of the "good news", and the two were proud of it. They all thought that they had become the winner in the fight with Li Dazhao, and no one would resist again from then on.
However, history tells us that they are complete losers. Li Dazhao's physical body will die and be destroyed, but Li Dazhao's spirit will always be alive and will guide people towards victory.
html More than 0 years later, when victory really comes, people will still remember Li Dazhao's name!-
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