Chen Zhuo

Chen Zhuo

Chen Zhuo (1898-1950) was born in Fenghua, Zhejiang Province. In 1916, he graduated from the third artillery section of Baoding military academy. He was a classmate with Bai Chongxi. In 1918, he served as an adjutant of major of the general command of the Fujian and Zhejiang aid army and an adjunct of the second independent brigade. In 1920, he was the commander of Zhejiang army. In 1923, he went south to Guangzhou and served as the staff officer of Marshal Sun Yat Sen's office. In 1924, he served as a military instructor of Huangpu Military Academy and took part in the eastern expedition in 1925. In 1926, he took part in the Northern Expedition and served as chief of staff of the general command. In 1928, he was elected to the military committee of the national government. On April 13, 1932, he served as director of the military affairs office of the second Department of the Military Commission, and on September 26, 1932, he served as deputy director of the second Department of the General Staff Headquarters. February 22, 1933. Director of the capital police department. On December 10, 1935, he served as director of the general affairs department of the general command of the land, sea and air force of the national government. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general in 1936. From the second half of 1937 to August 1938, he was deputy director of the Bureau of investigation and statistics of the Military Commission of the national government. Later, he served as director of the information inspection bureau of the Military Commission. In April 1945, he was elected as an alternate member of the Sixth Central supervisory committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. In September 1945, he served as the police chief of Beiping city. In July 1947, he served as an alternate member of the seventh central supervisory committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. On July 22, 1947, he was removed from Beiping police chief and transferred back to Nanjing to work in the Ministry of national defense. In 1949, instead of going to Taiwan with Chiang Kai Shek, Chen Zhuo began to abandon his official position and engage in business. He was executed in 1950.

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Chen Zhuo (1898-1950) was born in Fenghua, Zhejiang Province. He graduated from the third artillery section of Baoding Military Academy in 1916. He was a classmate with Bai Chongxi. He successively served as a junior officer in the Zhejiang army and the Guangdong army. In 1918, he served as an adjutant of major of the general command of the Fujian and Zhejiang aid army and an adjunct of the second independent brigade. In the same year, he also served as the instructor of Zhejiang military academy. In 1920, he was the commander of Zhejiang army. He went south to Guangzhou in 1923. He served as the chief of staff of Grand Marshal Sun Yat Sen's office, while Chiang Kai Shek served as the chief of staff. According to a letter written by Zhuo Zixian, Chen Zhuo's wife, to Zhuo shunti, a fellow townsman of song'ao, on March 26, 2001, "when Chen Zhuo was following Dr. Sun Yat sen in Guangzhou, Chiang Kai Shek and Kong Ru were the staff officers, and they were in the same office." In 1924, Huangpu Military Academy was established. Chiang Kai Shek was the president of Huangpu Military Academy, and Chen Zhuo was the military discipline instructor of Huangpu Military Academy. Chiang Kai Shek was also the commander of Changzhou fortress, and Chen Zhuo was also the chief of staff of Changzhou fortress headquarters. In 1925, Chiang Kai Shek was the commander of the first army of the National Revolutionary Army, and Chen Zhuo was the chief of staff of the army. He took part in two eastern expeditions. In 1926, Chiang Kai Shek was appointed commander in chief of the National Revolutionary Army, and Chen Zhuo was appointed chief of staff of the general command. In August 1927, Chiang Kai Shek left the army for the first time, returning to Fenghua from Nanjing and passing by Hangzhou. Zhou Fengqi, the commander of the 26th army of the Zhejiang army, was very negligent and angered Chiang Kai Shek. Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi of the GUI family, who were in charge of the army in Nanjing at that time, ordered Zhou Fengqi to be removed from the post of commander of the 26th army on September 29 in order to deal with Chiang Kai Shek. They immediately appointed Chen Zhuo as the acting commander of the 26th army on October 8 and formally appointed him as commander of the 26th army on January 21, 1928. At that time, Chen Zhuo's appointment was considered. First, Chen Zhuo had served as regiment commander and battalion commander in the Zhejiang army, and he had many acquaintances in the 26th army. Second, Chen Zhuo was an old partner of Chiang Kai Shek, so he was sure to be welcomed by Chiang Kai Shek. On February 7, 1928, Chen Zhuo was elected as a member of the military committee of the national government. On August 13, 1928, the Chinese Kuomintang abolished the column and the number of the army, and reorganized it into a division. Chen Zhuo served as the commander of the eighth division of the first group army. On October 8 of the same year, he served as the commander of the Sixth Division. On April 13, 1932, Chen Zhuo was appointed director of the military affairs office of the second Department of the Military Commission of the national government, and on September 26, 1932, he was appointed deputy director of the second Department of the General Staff Headquarters. February 22, 1933. Director of the capital police department. On December 10, 1935, he was the director of the general affairs department of the general command of the land, sea and air force of the national government. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general on January 23, 1936. From the second half of 1937 to August 1938, he was deputy director of the Bureau of investigation and statistics of the Military Commission of the national government. Later, he served as director of the information inspection bureau of the Military Commission of the national government. In April 1945, he was elected as an alternate member of the Sixth Central supervisory committee of the Chinese Kuomintang. On September 4, 1945, Chen Zhuo was appointed police chief of Beiping city. In July 1947, after the amalgamation of the three people's principles Youth League, he continued to serve as the seventh alternate central supervisory committee member of the Chinese Kuomintang. On July 22, 1947, he was removed from Beiping police chief and transferred back to Nanjing to work in the Ministry of national defense. On the eve of Chiang Kai Shek's departure from the mainland in 1949, Chen Zhuo did not go to Taiwan with Chiang Kai Shek, but began to abandon his official position and engage in business. After liberation, he lived in seclusion in Ningbo. In 1950, someone from Matou village went to Ningbo and ran into Chen Zhuo on the street. After reporting back to the village, the village sent someone to Ningbo to deceive Chen Zhuo, saying that there was an important business in the village. As soon as Chen Zhuo arrived in the village, he was immediately detained and executed.

Tibet incident

At 10:00 a.m. on June 9, 1934, the Japanese Consulate in Nanjing informed the Ministry of foreign affairs of the Republic of China that Vice Consul Zang Ben Yingming had disappeared the night before yesterday after sending Japanese envoy Youji to Shanghai by train. Please investigate. At the same time, the consulate sent officers to the capital military police headquarters and the police department to inform them of the same contents and requirements. Japan's attitude is aggressive, and its habitual skill is to invade by "looking for people". At the time of the Tibet incident, Chiang Kai Shek was suppressing the Communist Party in Jiangxi Province, and Wang Jingwei, the premier and foreign minister, was in charge of government affairs in Beijing. After receiving the report, they were both frightened and frightened. Wang Jingwei quickly instructed the capital's constitutional and police organs: "do your best to visit and investigate, so as to find out the whereabouts of the Tibetan Origin and maintain good neighborly relations between China and Japan." Chen Zhuo, the director of the police department, and Gu Zhenglun, the commander of the gendarmerie, were both "the first responsible persons". Naturally, they did not dare to neglect them. They quickly arranged the arrangements layer by layer. They sent officers to the Japanese consulate to learn more about the missing Tibetan Edition and its personality, hobbies, figure, appearance and clothing. They also asked for recent photos for verification after reprinting. The police inquired about the reasons why Zang Ben left and whether he was short-sighted because of some kind of stimulation, such as official mistakes, peer conflicts, financial difficulties, illness, disharmony between husband and wife, etc. The Japanese side is sure that everything is normal and will never commit suicide. From 12:00 on the same day, the capital's constitutional police went out separately to visit every place, first in the streets, then in shops, hotels, even brothels, dance halls and toilets. Inspector General Chen Duzhen (former bodyguard of Chen Guofu) of the police department led the police to inquire one by one from the Japanese consulate to Shimonoseki Station, and from the consulate to the Yin Yang camp of the Tibetan residence, whether they found Japanese acting alone late at night on the 8th. On the 10th, it was Sunday. The constitutional police were ordered to give up rest and continue to visit. They also sent out imported high-grade police dogs, and the area they visited also extended to the suburbs. On the 11th, under the urging of Wang Jingwei, the constitutional police organs repeatedly took measures: the military police headquarters and the police department issued a notice offering a reward for finding a person through advertising and posters: if they can find the hidden copy directly, they will be rewarded with 10000 yuan; if they can find the person after they know his track report, they will be rewarded with 5000 yuan. The whole territory will be divided into several districts, with the assistance of the gendarmerie and police officers at all levels responsible for the work, leading the headquarters to conduct a sort out visit in the area, and no place can be left alone. Registered residence in the city, according to the protection of the household register, household inquiries. The government of Jiangning County in the suburb has also transferred to the township Baojia cooperative search. It's unprecedented to deploy a large number of manpower, a wide range of visits, and a detailed search for a collection. Unfortunately, they all failed. the Japanese media took advantage of this opportunity to carry out malicious propaganda wantonly, believing that Tibet was "kidnapped" and "killed", and targeting the Chinese gendarmerie and secret service organizations. The Japanese Navy in Shanghai sailed several Japanese ships to Nanjing, berthed on the Xiaguan River, and aimed their guns at the city of Nanjing. The Japanese Consulate also deployed Japanese nationals to evacuate. For a moment, rumors were everywhere and people were in a panic. the Nationalist government was tolerant of the Japanese side's slander, intimidation and unreasonable demands. Wang Jingwei repeatedly denounced the failure of the constitutional police's visits. Chiang Kai Shek, who was on the front line of "suppressing the Communist Party", also sent a telegram expressing "serious concern" and ordered "the military and police in the capital to search carefully and make the truth known as soon as possible". Chen Zhuo was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, so the capital constitutional police rushed out, shelved all their official duties, concentrated all their energy on searching the Tibetan Edition, and focused on those who were suspicious in appearance, who didn't understand the dialect, and who were strange in appearance. Several dumb and crazy people were also suspected to be Tibetan editions and were "invited" to the police station. just at the critical moment, on the morning of the 13th, employees of the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum saw a middle-aged man with unkempt face and untidy clothes at the entrance of the mausoleum asking for water. They handed him two gold buttons and asked him to buy four eggs on his behalf. While eating, they walked up the mountain. The cemetery workers suspected that it was Zang Ben, so they called the police station. After receiving the report, the police searched the mountain and found the man in a cave in the back mountain. The sergeant took out the accompanying photo and checked it. He decided that it was Tibetan, so he helped it down the mountain and sent it to the capital police department. Chen Zhuoben, the director of the police department, knew Zang Ben. He held his hand and comforted him. He took out drinks and snacks to satisfy his hunger. Zang Ben hissed and sobbed as if he were full of sorrow. Wang Jingwei got the newspaper and found it. With a smile on his face, he added money with his hands and exclaimed, "fortunately, nothing happened.". He ordered the Ministry of foreign affairs to report the good news to the Japanese consulate, and asked Chu Minyi, Secretary General of the Executive Yuan, and others to go to the police department to express their sympathy to Tibet. Tibeto Ben was safe and the situation changed. Chen Zhuo and others quickly arranged a press conference. At the conference, Tibeto Ben told Chinese and foreign reporters that he wanted to commit suicide in the mountains. Later, he changed his mind and stayed in the mountains. The Tibetan version is vague, and the Chinese and foreign media have speculated on him

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