Yin Changheng

Yin Changheng

Yin Changheng (1884-1953), formerly known as Changyi, was born in Shengping Town, Pengxian County, Sichuan Province. He used to be the general teacher of Sichuan army rapid school (equivalent to the president) and the Minister of military administration of Sichuan military government. Sichuan celebrities during the revolution of 1911. When he was young, because he was tall and different from ordinary people, the local people called him "eldest son Yin" affectionately.

In order to consolidate his position in the new regime, in the early morning of December 22, 1911, Yin Changheng deceived Zhao Erfeng, who had voluntarily handed over the border guards and regime, and tried Zhao Erfeng in huangchengba, Chengdu. He denounced Zhao Erfeng in public and ordered his subordinates to punish Zhao Erfeng in mingyuanlou on the spot.

Personal resume

In 1902 (the 28th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty), he entered Sichuan Wubei school. After graduation, he was recommended to study in Japan. In 1909, he graduated and returned to China. He served as the chief of the compilation section of Guangxi supervision and Training Institute and taught in primary schools.

In 1910, he returned to Sichuan and served as the chief of the military section of the Sichuan military training institute. Later, he was promoted to the general office of the compilation Bureau, the general office of the coaching office, and the general office of the Army Academy.

In November 1911, the Sichuan military government of the Han Dynasty was established as the military minister.

On December 8, 1911, a mutiny took place in Chengdu. Pu Dianjun, the commander of the military government, and Zhu Qinglan, the deputy commander of the military government, fled one after another. Chengdu was in chaos. Zhao Erfeng, the former governor of Sichuan, did not carry out restoration activities in Chengdu or threaten the Sichuan military government after he handed over the Sichuan political power. In order to consolidate his position in the new government, Yin Changheng's headquarters captured Zhao Erfeng in the early morning of December 22, 1911 and held a public trial meeting in the imperial city to behead him People.

In 1912, the Chengdu and Chongqing military governments merged and established the Sichuan governor's office, with Yin Changheng as the governor. In July of the same year, he led the expedition to the West. Three months later, he calmed down the kangzang rebellion and changed his post to chuanbian economic envoy. Later, he was cheated to Beijing by Yuan Shikai and sentenced to nine years' imprisonment for the crime of "deficit of public funds". After Yuan Shikai died in 1916, he was released from prison and lived in idleness. He is the author of Zhiyuan anthology, etc.

Character story

Yin Changheng is bold, bold, talented and good at poetry and prose, so he is highly respected among the officers in Sichuan.

Young heroes in Chengdu

Yin Changheng accepted the new trend of modern thought when he studied in Japan and joined the army, which made him realize that the collapse of the Qing Dynasty was inevitable. One year after returning from Japan, Yin Changheng returned from Guangxi to his hometown Sichuan. He was appointed as the general teacher (equivalent to the president) of Sichuan army accelerated school, and later served as the Minister of military administration of Sichuan military government. After the Wuchang Uprising, Zhao Erfeng, the governor of Sichuan, was forced to take the initiative to hand over power on November 27, 1911, and Sichuan declared independence. However, Zhao Erfeng is also carrying the name of "Minister of Sichuan Yunnan border affairs", holding 3000 border guards in his hand.

On December 9, 1911, Zhao Erfeng maintained law and order at the strong request of Chengdu Shenmin. On that day, there was a mutiny in the north school yard of Chengdu. For a moment, the streets and alleys of Chengdu were harassed, burned, killed, looted and howled. As the Minister of military affairs, Yin Changheng broke through the encirclement from the chaos and arrived at the garrison of the new army in Fenghuangshan. He summoned hundreds of new soldiers and made a speech with tears in his eyes: "the survival of the whole Sichuan is a matter of one stone. As long as the troops obey, Changheng is willing to be a pioneer, regardless of life or death!" And he pulled out his saber and cut off a tree, "if there is a flinch, the same tree.". The soldiers were deeply moved and willing to do their best. So, Yin Changheng led the student army into Chengdu to calm down the riot. That year, Yin Changheng was 27 years old.

After the riots in Chengdu were calmed down, Yin Changheng, a Sichuan officer nominated by Zhang Lan, was elected as the commander of the Han military government

Yin Changheng thought about it a few days later. He paid a visit to Zhao Erfeng by himself. He made a false alliance with Zhao Erfeng and convinced Zhao Erfeng to hand over the 3000 patrol troops to the military government. Zhao Erfeng didn't care about these patrolling soldiers, and he didn't have any scruples. He wrote a letter asking that all of them should be under the control of the government. In the early morning of December 22, Yin mobilized more than 2000 people to surround the governor's office and deceive Zhao Erfeng. He immediately tried Zhao Erfeng in huangchengba. Yin denounced him in public and ordered his subordinates to punish Zhao Erfeng in mingyuanlou on the spot.

After Zhao Erfeng was killed, the bannermen living in Shaocheng panicked. In order to stabilize the banners and urge them to disarm, Yin Changheng said publicly: "Changheng is a great Duke, a Republic of five nationalities, and an integration of Manchu and Han. In the future, we still hope to work together to build a country." With the relatives of the deputy governor as the pledge, he won the trust of the flag men, successfully collected the weapons of the flag men, and stabilized the situation in Chengdu. On April 17, 1912, the military governments of Chengdu and Chongqing merged and established "Sichuan governor's office", with Yin Changheng as governor.

Western expedition meritorious but imprisoned

In June 1912, the British aggressors plotted the Tibetan rebellion. Yin Changheng was appointed commander-in-chief of the western expedition by the Beiyang government. He supervised the division to move westward to quell the invasion of the rebellion. Yin Changheng's army moved westward. It took more than a year to recover most of the area. During the western expedition, Yin Changheng strictly ordered the army to respect the customs and religious beliefs of the Tibetan people, not to disturb the people, and won the support of the Tibetan people. Today's Taizhao ancient city is named after Yin Changheng's "name". In gongbujiangda, Linzhi, there are many stories about the western expedition.

When the news came to Beijing, Yuan Shikai was surprised and realized that if Yin Changheng's power was not contained, his own interests would be deeply threatened. At the end of 1913, Yuan Shikai called Yin Changheng to Beijing on the pretext of resolving all matters in Sichuan, and Cai E also arrived at the same time. They were put under house arrest as soon as they arrived in Beijing. Yin Changheng was almost killed. After Yuan's death, Li Yuanhong pardoned Yin and released him from prison. After he was released from prison, Yin Changheng went back to seclusion, separated from the military, and devoted himself to literature. After the liberation of Sichuan in 1949, Yin Changheng served as a member of the Southwest Military and political Commission. He died in Chongqing in 1953 at the age of 69.

personal works

Collected works of Zhiyuan

Zhiyuan Shichao

Commentary on classics

Zhiyuan Tongshu

A brief account of the western expedition

Common sense of living people

Allegory of stopping Garden

The value of Anthology

As the "legendary governor" in the history of Chengdu, Yin Changheng's deeds have been recited all the time. Zhao Erfeng was captured and killed, he was appointed as the governor of Sichuan, and Yuan Shikai cheated him into Beijing, where he was sentenced to nine years in prison Yin Changheng's half life poems and essays have become an important legend of Chengdu.

"These dozens of anthologies are very precious." According to the relevant person in charge of Chengdu Municipal Archives, these anthologies can be said to make up for a period of modern history of Chengdu, have important value for the study of modern history of Chengdu and the social situation before and after the 1911 Revolution, and also provide valuable information for scholars studying the 1911 Revolution. Now, some of Yin Changheng's personal works are scattered among the people, and Yin Junlong hopes to collect these materials from folk collectors.

Memorial Hall

The opening ceremony of the memorial hall of Yin Changheng's ancestral residence was solemnly held in Shengping Town, Pengzhou City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province on October 19, 2011. At the same time, the launching ceremony of the collection of Yin Changheng and the book donation ceremony of Yin's family members were also held.

It is reported that the old ancestral residence of Yin Changheng covers an area of 0.8 mu. The new ancestral home covers a total area of 36 mu, mainly including Yin Changheng memorial hall, Gonghe culture square, Xinhai garden and commemorative group sculpture, with a total investment of more than 6 million yuan. Today's opening ceremony is an integral part of the "Sichuan revolution of 1911 and Yin Changheng international academic seminar" and marks the full completion of the first phase project of the memorial hall of Yin Changheng's ancestral residence.

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