Chen Bulei

Chen Bulei

Chen Bulei (November 15, 1890 - November 13, 1948), male, name Xun en, character Yan Ji, pen name Bulei, Wei Lei. He is from Cixi, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. In 1911, he graduated from Zhejiang University (the predecessor of Zhejiang University). In the same year, he worked as a reporter for Tianduo newspaper in Shanghai. Write a review under the pseudonym of "Bray". After the Wuchang Uprising in October of the same year, his ten treatises on Hubei were published daily in response to the revolution. He joined the alliance in March 1912 and went to Shanghai in 1920. He first compiled Webster University dictionary in the Commercial Press, and then became editor in chief of the Commercial Daily. Later, he was the main writer of Guowen weekly.

He joined the Kuomintang in 1927. He has successively served as Secretary General of Zhejiang provincial government, Secretary General of the Central Party Department of the Kuomintang, and chief editor of current affairs news. Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang. He is also a professor of Chinese arts news group (predecessor of Journalism Department) of Fudan University, giving a lecture on editorial practice. After 1935, he successively served as the director of the second office of Chiang Kai Shek's Chamberlain's office, Deputy Secretary General of the Supreme National Defense Commission, etc., drafting documents for Chiang Kai Shek for a long time. Support relatives to go to the front line of Anti Japanese War and try to cover the democratic people. After the victory of the Anti Japanese War, he served as national policy adviser of the presidential palace, consultant and managing director of Shenbao. He committed suicide in Nanjing on November 13, 1948. He is the author of Wei Lei commentary collection, Chen Bu Lei's memoirs and Chen Bu Lei's anthology.

Profile

Chen Bulei (November 15, 1890 - November 13, 1948) was born in Cixi, Zhejiang Province. Because of his outstanding talent, he enjoyed a high reputation in the press when he was more than 20 years old. During the Anti Japanese War, Chen Bulei wrote a number of immortal articles to stimulate national aspirations. He was the "leader's courage" and "chief executive's think tank" of the Kuomintang, known as "the first pen of the Kuomintang". He is a controversial figure in modern Chinese history.

In 1907, Chen Bulei entered Zhejiang University and graduated in 1911, ranking the fourth. In the autumn of the same year, he was employed by Shanghai Tianduo daily and began to use "Bulei" as his pseudonym. With outstanding talent, diligence and dedication, he soon became a famous reporter in Shanghai Press. During this period, he wrote a large number of commentaries supporting the revolution of 1911, opposing feudal monarchy and advocating the spirit of republicanism, which had a great influence. The foreign declaration drafted by Dr. Sun Yat Sen on behalf of the provisional government in English was translated into Chinese by young Chen Bulei and first published in Tianduo Bao. A few years later, Chen became director of the business daily and spared no effort to expose the corrupt rule of the Northern Warlords.

In 1927, he and pan gongzhan went to Nanchang to meet Chiang Kai Shek. In the same year, he joined the Kuomintang. In April, he served as Secretary General of Zhejiang provincial government. In May, he went to Nanjing to serve as Secretary General of the Secretariat of the Central Party Department of the Kuomintang.

In 1928, Chen brei resigned as Secretary General of the party Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, went to Shanghai as chief writer of current affairs weekly and founded new life monthly.

In June 1929, he went to Peiping with Chiang Kai Shek. From August 1929 to April 1934, he served as director of the Department of education of Zhejiang Province (during which, he went to Nanjing in 1930 to serve as deputy director of the Ministry of education of the Kuomintang). In May 1934, he was the director of Nanchang camp Design Committee of Kuomintang military commission. From 1936 to 1945, he served as Deputy Secretary General of the political conference of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang, director of the second office of Chiang Kai Shek's retinue, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee, and member of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang. In 1946, he was a member of the national government. In 1947, he served as national policy adviser of the presidential palace and Acting Secretary General of the Central Political Committee of the Kuomintang.

On November 13, 1948, Chen Bulei committed suicide and died at the age of 58. He was buried in the east of Building 2 of Shanghai Federation of trade union sanatorium, Jiuxi community, Hangzhou.

After Chen's death, Chiang Kai Shek posthumously awarded him the title of "contemporary perfect man".

Life of the characters

The genius of the press

In 1911, Chen Bulei entered the Tianduo newspaper in Shanghai. He was talented, diligent and dedicated, and soon became a famous reporter in the Shanghai Press. During this period, he wrote a large number of commentaries supporting the revolution of 1911, opposing feudal monarchy and advocating the spirit of republicanism, which had a great influence. The foreign declaration drafted by Dr. Sun Yat Sen on behalf of the provisional government in English was translated into Chinese by young Chen Bulei and first published in Tianduo Bao. A few years later, Chen became director of the business daily and spared no effort to expose the corrupt rule of the Northern Warlords.

In the early 1920s, Chen brai was in Shanghai. His comments on the domestic situation coincided with the Kuomintang in Guangdong at that time. The north and South echoed each other, forming a vigorous revolutionary public opinion. Sun Yat Sen praised Shang Bao as "a loyal party newspaper" and said that its propaganda was more successful than that of Kuomintang newspapers. Some of Chen's comments on current affairs were basically consistent with the views of the Communist Party of China at that time. Some articles were reprinted by the weekly guide sponsored by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Xiao Chu Nu, the leader of the Communist Party of China, once wrote a letter to the business daily, praising the revolutionary spirit of the main writer. Zou Taofen, a famous newspaperman, also wrote an article praising him, saying: "Mr. Chen Bulei has not only a sense of justice, but also a revolutionary spirit. At that time, the people hated the warlords and devoted themselves to the northern expedition. His articles were often written with sharp writing style and fair attitude, and he did his duty as the mouthpiece of the people. "

the period of the war of Resistance Against Japan

After the KMT and the CPC cooperated in the northern expedition, Chiang Kai Shek needed a pen to drive himself. Chen Bulei, who enjoys great reputation, is the ideal candidate. As soon as the Northern Expedition troops arrived in Nanchang, Chiang Kai Shek sent Shao Lizi to Shanghai and invited Chen Bulei to Nanchang for an interview. In order to attract talents, Chiang Kai Shek showed humility. Chen brai was moved by Chiang Kai Shek's "courteous and virtuous corporal" and soon drafted a letter to Huangpu classmates for him.

The period of Anti Japanese war was a peak of Chen Bulei's life. At the beginning of July 1937, Chiang Kai Shek invited more than 200 domestic intellectuals to hold a "talk meeting" and made an impassioned speech at the meeting. He said: "it has been six years since the fall of our four eastern provinces Now the scene of the conflict has reached the Lugou Bridge at the gate of Beiping. If Lugou bridge can be oppressed and occupied by others, Peiping, our ancient capital of 500 years, will become the second largest in Shenyang. Today's Jicha will also become the four eastern provinces in the past. If Peiping becomes Shenyang, Nanjing will become Peiping If we give up our land and sovereignty, we will be the sinners of the Chinese nation through the ages. At that time, we had to fight for the nation's life and seek the final victory. " The most famous sentence of this talk is "if the war begins, there will be no division between the north and the south, no division between the old and the young, no matter who has the responsibility of defending the land and fighting against Japan". Like the "Declaration on the war of resistance against Japan", it has been widely recited by China's 40000 compatriots and inspired the greatest determination of the whole nation's military and people to unite against the enemy. Chen Bulei drafted this speech. During the Anti Japanese War, Chen Bulei's many articles were widely praised and had a great influence at home and abroad.

draw a clear demarcation between whom or what to hate or love

He had great admiration for some progressive people and helped Guo return home smoothly. After the "April 12" coup in 1927, Guo Moruo published a famous attack on Chiang Kai Shek. Chiang Kai Shek issued a wanted order, forcing Guo Moruo to exile in Japan. After the July 7th incident in 1937, Guo Moruo wanted to return to China to resist Japan. Therefore, Yu Dafu asked Chen Bulei to intercede for Guo Moruo. However, Chiang Kai Shek was still worried about Guo Moruo's article, so Chen Bu Lei held out a series of books published by Guo Moruo in Japan, such as the great collection of Jin Wen Ci of the two Zhou Dynasties and the compilation of Yin Qi Cui, and said: "Wei Zuo, it is said that Guo Moruo has not engaged in politics in these years, he is mainly engaged in the study of the oracle bone inscriptions of the Yin Ruins and the bronze inscriptions of the Yin and Zhou dynasties Academic achievements have great influence in the world. Now, he wants to go back to China to take part in the Anti Japanese War, so he wants to ask for instructions from the Committee. " In this way, Guo Moruo was able to return home smoothly after Chen Bulei's intercession.

Chen Bulei is upright, honest and impartial. When he was in Chongqing, Zhou Enlai once sent a message to him, "we Communists admire Mr. Bulei's moral articles, but we hope that his pen will not only serve one person, but also serve the 40000 compatriots in China."

Leader's courage

In the national justice, the KMT and the CPC can unite to resist humiliation, but there are irreconcilable class contradictions between the two parties. Chen Bulei, as Chiang Kai Shek's "imperial" pen pole, was the KMT's "leader's courage" and "President's think tank". He also served as "adviser to the president's national policy" and convenor of the national propaganda group. He was the KMT's "chief of general staff" in the field of cultural and public opinion propaganda. During his tenure, he participated in the drafting of some anti Communist articles and weaved lies for Jiang, the most typical of which was Xi'an half moon for Jiang. As for the Xi'an Incident, Chen brai knew that Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng had been remonstrating for the purpose of resisting Japan, but they didn't mean to "kill the monarch" or "usurp power". He also heard about some scenes of Jiang's panic when he jumped out of the window and fled to the back of the mountain. However, when Chiang Kai Shek gave him the outline of the book, he described Zhang and Yang as rebellious rebels, beautifying himself to be calm and self-confident in the crisis, showing great righteousness to his subordinates, and making them repent, so that they could turn the corner. Chen brai could not disobey Jiang's will, so he had to obey. Afterwards, he wrote in his diary: "I can't make my own opinion about what I say today. The body and soul have gradually become one. There are instincts in life. Who can be willing to do it He also said many times, "I can't use my pen to achieve what I said" and "it's distressing to play for others".

Commit suicide

On November 13, 1948, Chen Bulei committed suicide. Over the years, there have been many explanations for his suicide. Kuomintang officials said that he was "grateful for his life and served the country with his death";

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