To talk about the most unlucky top scholar in ancient feudal history, Qing Dynasty last top scholar Liu Chunlin is the first, and no one can be called second.
After ten years of hard work, I finally passed the exam for the top scorer. As a result, I didn’t have long served, and Qing died.
So what is Liu Chunlin's living conditions after this? When time came to the Republic of China, what kind of treatment did he receive?
The last top scorer in China
Liu Chunlin, whose name is Runqin, was the top scorer in the 30th year of the Guangxu period (1904 AD), is also the last top scorer in Chinese history .
Although the family was poor when he was a child, his parents were ordinary officials, and his mother relied on helping with workers and servants at the prefect's house to support the family, but Liu Chunlin never worried about his studies.
, especially Liu Chunlin, showed strong learning talent, his father also specially brought him from his hometown to Baoding and sent him to Lianchi Academy to study.
is for Liu Chunlin, who can have a better learning environment and make a name for himself in the future.
Poor parents' hearts in the world. No matter how hard personal life is, Liu's father and mother still put Liu Chunlin first, and he did not disappoint his parents' wishes. He studied hard for more than ten years and was deeply appreciated by the dean Wu Rulun .
To the 30th year of the Guangxu period, Liu Chunlin and other candidates of the same class participated in . The last imperial examination in Chinese history , and in the first round of examinations, he successfully obtained palace examination qualification.
As for the competition for the top scorer, there is still an interesting rumor among the people. At that time, in the minds of many examiners, Liu Chunlin and another Guangdong candidate, Zhu Ruzhen and
The last generation second place Zhu Ruzhen
Originally, many examiners were more inclined to Zhu Ruzhen, but when they sent the test papers to Cixi for review.
Cixi was very disliked by Zhu Ruzhen's name and origin, which made Liu Chunlin, who was originally the second place, the top scorer. The reason for
is that "Zhu Ruzhen" has the word "Zhen" in the name, which reminds Cixi of the Zhenfei , which made her very dislike in the early years.
The second is Zhu Ruzhen comes from Guangdong , and is from the same place as , which initiated the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising.
Of course, whether the folk rumors are true or not, Liu Chunlin's own talent cannot be denied. However, after this top scorer, he did not enter the officialdom as an official at the first time.
At that time, the late Qing government believed that the knowledge they had was no longer suitable for the development of the Qing Dynasty, so it sent Liu Chunlin and others to Japan for further study.
Unexpectedly, when Liu Chunlin and others returned from their studies, the Qing Dynasty had already declined. Although Liu Chunlin was the top scholar, he could only stay at home.
Experience in the Republic of China
So what kind of treatment did Liu Chunlin suffer after this?
According to relevant information, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai eventually stole the fruits of the revolution and soon exposed his ambition to be the emperor.
As the top scholar in the former Qing Dynasty, Liu Chunlin was naturally also valued by Yuan Shikai. So Yuan Shikai sent someone to do a series of ideological work for Liu Chunlin, and arranged for him to become the envoy of the Presidential Office and serve as Secretary-General of the Presidential Office for a long time.
But if you want to reuse Liu Chunlin, there is actually nothing. Whether Yuan Shikai, Li Yuanhong , or Feng Guozhang , they just regard Liu Chunlin as a signboard to attract scholars from all over the world to serve them.Although
was not reused, the treatment Liu Chunlin himself could enjoy at that time was quite good.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Yuan Shikai abdicated and many warlords fought, Liu Chunlin also decided to resign from all positions and stayed in the door.
until later Puyi "restored" in the Northeast, and joined forces with the Japanese to invite Liu Chunlin to go to the Northeast to be an official, but he refused.
This is not just because Liu Chunlin knew clearly that Puyi, like the Japanese, just asked him to go to the northeast to support the storefront.
More importantly, in Liu Chunlin's heart, how can Chinese officials become officials under the Japanese?
So for several years, Liu Chunlin has been staying in Beiping and has basically not joined any political forces.
Until After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War , the Japanese captured Peiping and learned that the former Qing throne had not left yet, so they forcibly forced Liu Chunlin to be the mayor of Peking.
But Liu Chunlin refused to agree and even mocked the lobbyists sent by the Japanese.
Because he was worried that Liu Chunlin was in Peking at that time and still had a great influence, it was difficult for the Japanese to kill him. He simply couldn't move and drove Liu Chunlin out of his house.
In the eyes of the Japanese, Liu Chunlin had no choice but to rely on his own side when he was desperate.
But I didn’t expect that Liu Chunlin was still very tough and made a living by selling his words, and he kept barely supporting him.
When the Japanese were patiently exhausted and planned to kill him at all costs, Liu Chunlin successfully escaped.
However, after the blow of this incident, Liu Chunlin was also disheartened and eventually had to return to his hometown and gradually became silent.
In fact, Liu Chunlin's life has been very glorious. If , in the late Qing Dynasty did not perish, Liu Chunlin would have the chance to reach a high position as the top scorer.
Fortunately, it is worthy of recognition that when facing the Japanese, Liu Chunlin is neither humble nor arrogant, and he can also be regarded as the last top scholar in the feudal dynasty of China and the last dignity of the last .
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