On January 19, 2014, in Harbin, my country, a martyrs memorial was completed. This memorial is very special because it is not to commemorate the Chinese, but to commemorate a Korean, An Chonggen.
An Jung-geun, this person may have been heard by many people. He is a famous patriotic hero in modern South Korea. On October 26, 1909, he shot and killed Japan’s first head of the North Korean Command Supervisor Ito Hirobumi at Harbin Railway Station. , Was subsequently arrested and killed by the Japanese army on March 26, 1910.
The situation in East Asia at that time is well known to everyone. The heart of the Japanese tiger and wolf was clearly revealed, so An Jung-geun’s act of righteousness won widespread praise from the Chinese and South Korean people. At that time, Chinese newspapers successively Published editorials, comments and reports on this incident many times (19 articles in Shanghai Minyu Daily, 13 articles in Shanghai Times, 7 articles in Shanghai Shenbao, 25 articles in Tianjin Ta Kung Pao, 25 articles in Hong Kong Huazi Daily ).
After An Chonggen was martyred, Sun Yat-sen, Zhang Taiyan (Private Adviser to Sun Yat-sen) and other Chinese dignitaries wrote articles praising his patriotic deeds. Zhang Taiyan directly said that he was "Asia's No. 1 Hero." When Liang Qichao in Japan learned of the news of An Chonggen's martyrdom, he made a seven-law "Autumn Wind Broken Vine" for him to show his admiration. Even Yuan Shikai, who was engaged in pro-Japanese diplomacy at the time, also wrote an inscription to commemorate An Chonggen in an atmosphere where the whole country praised An Chonggen.
"Gong cover the three Koreans to be famous for all nations, live without a hundred years and die forever, a weak country, a sinner and a strong country, even if they change places."-Sun Yat-sen
Only today is the end of life, but the life is not the husband. In the three Koreans, I am not a hundred years old and die forever."-Yuan Shikai
If the story only ends here, it is just a story of a spirited hero, but later In an embarrassing situation, An Zhonggen's son became Han Yan.
What is going on? We must first understand the trend of East Asian thought in the early 20th century. At this time, the modern and modern nation-state thought in East Asia has just taken shape, but the traces of the old monarchy in East Asia have not been eliminated, and in the context of the strong West, people in East Asia are still There is a "pan-Asian trend of thought", because at that time Japan had replaced China (the Qing Dynasty) as the hegemon of East Asia and was the only power in East Asia. Therefore, some people in East Asia also had this trend of thinking of "taking the lead in Japan against the West." Everyone is the same. At the beginning, he felt that Japan should take the responsibility to lead East Asia against the West.
However, when the heart of Japanese aggression became clear, Ahn Jung-gen raised the flag of righteousness and defended national independence against Japan, but until this time, he did not hate Japan as a country. He believed that Japan was a "treacherous minister in charge." , Deceive the emperor" (Later, when the court asked about the motive of the shooting, An Chonggen listed 15 counts of Ito Hirobun, the last three are: 13. To deceive the emperor of Japan, saying that the relationship between North Korea and Japan is peaceful, in fact full of hostility And conflict; 14. Destroy the peace of the East; 15. Assassinate Emperor Xiao Ming. This obviously has nothing to do with South Korea.) The killing of Ito Hirobumi is not only for revenge for South Korea, but also for Japan.
At that time, the Korean government was basically controlled by traitors and pro-Japanese groups. At that time, the government of the Korean Empire, which was already controlled by Japan, had a negative evaluation of Ahn. The regent Gaozong called the assassinated Ito Hirobumi "Korea's benevolent father" and expressed his condolences. Junzong immediately sent electricity to the Japanese emperor, saying that "Ito was killed in Harbin today because of murder. I was shocked and hated by the news. Can't be alone". Gaozong also apologized and called it "extremely ashamed."
And for the Japanese, what was the goal at that time? The Japanese wanted to annex the Korean peninsula, and naturally hoped that the resistance was as small as possible, so the Japanese thought of a crooked trick and recruited Ahn Jonggeun's son.
An Chonggen had two sons and a daughter. After his death, his wife Jin Yali raised three children alone and lived in Shanghai, China. His eldest daughter, An Xiansheng, died at the age of 58 in 1960. The second son An Wensheng died at the age of 12 in 1917. The youngest son An Junsheng was only 3 years old when his father died.
The Japanese know this news. It's over. Is it revenge? How could it be possible that the Japanese took special care of An Junggen's family, so I don't have to say much about the purpose.
A photo of An Jung-geun's son and Ito Hirobun's son
Under the cultivation of the Japanese, Ahn Jung-geun's youngest son An Jun formed a pro-Japanese pie, and An Junsheng was born in 1907 , When his father was killed, he was only 3 years old. Finally, he was raised and educated by the Japanese. The goal of the Japanese was achieved. On October 7, 1939, he visited Japan as a member of the "All-Korean delegation" ( Of course the Korean Peninsula has been annexed by Japan), on behalf of his father, personally apologized to Ito Hirobumi’s spiritual seat, and took a photo with Ito Hirobumi’s son (Is Ito Hirobumi’s son still hates An Junggen’s family don’t know, but in this case Next, he must also make a gesture of goodwill to show "Japan and South Korea goodwill", which can be described as ugly.
The newspaper in Korea that reported the matter at the time (attention, everyone, at this time Korean public opinion has been completely controlled by Japan), what it said, "Wu Yue (referring to hatred) for thirty years ".
South Korean patriots were very angry and even planned to assassinate him. However, they were interfered by the Chinese National Government at that time and failed. Later, An Junsheng moved to live in Hong Kong from Shanghai and died in 1951. Then his family immigrated to the United States.
Should An Junsheng scold? Of course it should be scolded, but on the other hand, this person is more of a tragic figure. He was obviously used as a tool by the Japanese. Since he was taken care of and cultivated by the Japanese since childhood, he would naturally not give birth to many patriotic thoughts. , But to recognize the thief as the father.
Author: Yun-Fan
