Li Xiangen

Li Xiangen

Mingpan was born in Shiqi Zili, Xiangshan County, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province (now Shiqi District, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province). Li Yaling, the great ancestor, was a famous scholar in Lingnan: Li Dalu, father of Guangxu, taught in the countryside. In 1908, he entered Guangdong Army primary school and joined the alliance. He participated in the preparations for the 1911 armed uprising. He went to Japan in 1914 and returned to China to follow Sun Yat sen in 1917. He once served as his confidential secretary. In 1924, he was the head of Xiangshan County. He died in Chongqing in 1943. His works include Xiao Rong an Tang Shi Chao and Lingnan Shu Feng. He is good at clerical calligraphy. His calligraphy is elegant and leisurely. He has no vulgar style and forms his own features.

Character experience

In 1908, Li Xiangen entered Guangdong Army primary school and joined the alliance. He and Deng Yanda's classmates participated in the preparations for the armed uprising of the 1911 Revolution. In 1914, he took over Japan and continued his revolutionary activities. He met Zhu Zhixin, Hu Hanmin, Gu Yingfen, Liao Zhongkai, Wang Jingwei, etc. and was also known by Dr. Sun Yat Sen.

In 1917, he went back to his hometown to get married. His wife, sun Shaoqing (pei'e), was the younger sister of Dr. Sun Yat Sen. After that, he followed Mr. Sun for a long time and engaged in revolutionary activities in Guangzhou and Hong Kong. In 1922, Chen Jiongming defected and Mr. Sun escaped to Shanghai. Li Xiangen was appointed to stay in Hong Kong as Mr. Sun Yat Sen's confidential secretary. He cooperated with Mr. Tan's office in Hong Kong and was responsible for Mr. Sun Yat Sen's confidential liaison work, so as to ensure that Mr. Sun Yat Sen could keep abreast of the changes in Guangdong and guide the revolutionary action.

In February 1923, Dr. Sun Yat Sen left Shanghai and returned to Guangzhou via Hong Kong. Li Xiangen remained in Hong Kong as a confidential liaison. In May, Li Hui was in the camp and was appointed the Secretary General of the Jiangmen Office of the base camp to assist Gu Yingfen, the director of the office, in managing the military affairs and government affairs of Xijiang and regulating the army and the army. Jiangmen office, also known as Jiangmen camp, was stationed in Zhaoqing in the same month. At that time, Xijiang front-line generals such as Deng Yanda, Li Jishen, Huang Shaoxiong, Bai Chongxi and Li Zongren were all Li Xiangen's classmates. In August, Xijiang was rough, and Li was ordered to return to his base camp. From August to November, Dr. Sun Yat Sen personally went to Dongjiang to discuss Chen's battle. He moved his base camp to Shilong (later changed to a camp). He was light and simple, and his civil servant was accompanied by Gong Li Xiangen from beginning to end. In the meantime, Mr. Sun did not evade the attack and visited the front line many times to boost his morale. Li Jun followed him and took many photos. On November 12, when the military situation suddenly changed and the defeated soldiers retreated, the order was in chaos. Li was slightly injured by the impact on his chest and feet. He was still in pain. He escorted Mr. Sun to the front of the train and went to Xiancun to meet Gu Yingfen and Luo Yiqun. Soon after, the rebels retreated to Huizhou, Dongjiang was settled, and the camp ended.

During this period, Sun Yat Sen planned to reorganize the Kuomintang on the inside, and prepared for the northern expedition on the outside. At that time, Li was very friendly with Liao Zhongkai and Deng Yanda. In the spring of 2003, Liao went to Japan to talk with Yuefei again. Li met him in Hong Kong and talked with Liao together with Deng. In January 1924, the first National Congress of the Kuomintang was held, and Li Xiangen attended the Congress as a representative of the "Lianyi society".

This year, Dr. Sun Yat Sen ordered the governor to appoint Li Xiangen as the head of Xiangshan County. In August, Li Lixian still returned to the commander-in-chief's office. Although he was in charge of the county for only half a year, he had a strong political voice. The road in front of the County Office (today's Sunwen Road) was widened and built during Li's term of office. He left a picture of the road demolition with a funny inscription, which said, "the destruction is in me.". When Li returned to his mansion, Dr. Sun Yat Sen was preparing for the northern expedition. On September 13, he moved his headquarters to Shaoguan. Li Xiangen stayed in Shaoguan with the festival again. He had no chance to serve. Mr. Sun's activities in Shaoguan were photographed by Li Yiduo. In October, Mr. Sun returned to Guangzhou and decided to go north.

When Dr. Sun Yat Sen went north on November 13, Hu Hanmin stayed in Guangzhou to take the post of commander Dayuan, and Li Xiangen also stayed in the mansion. However, Mr. Sun's condition deteriorated as soon as he arrived in Tianjin, and his urgent telegram was sent to the North like Li. Li arrived in Tianjin on the 25th and moved to the iron lion Hutong in Beiping on the 31st. From then on, until the death of Mr. Sun on March 12, Li continued to serve as a confidential assistant to Mr. Sun. After the death of Mr. Sun, Li took part in the funeral Committee and was also responsible for the practical work of the Secretary and general affairs groups. Wang Jingwei was the head of the secretary group and Hu Hanmin was the head of the general affairs group.

When Dr. Sun Yat Sen died, he called Li Xiangen to accompany him to the north, which shows his deep love for Li Xin. In his diary, Li jingsun vowed to serve Dr. Sun Yat Sen all the time. Therefore, he tried many times to release his advantages and disadvantages, but he could not leave. When Dr. Sun Yat Sen died, Li was one of the few attendants who witnessed the whole process. In his pocket diary of that year, Li Suo kept daily records of Mr. Sun's condition changes and medical measures, including his daily temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and his speech and mental state. At the same time, it focuses on the political activities around him and the situation at home and abroad, as well as the social situation during his funeral in Peiping. It is also briefly described.

After sun's death, Li suddenly lost his support. However, he still maintained extensive and close ties with the political leaders of the Guangdong Department. In September 2004, he served as the administrative Commissioner of Jiangmen. In 1927, he went abroad for investigation. After returning to China, Yuening formed the national government in Nanjing, Hu Han democratic Kuomintang Central Standing Committee, Gu Yingfen served as the Secretary General of the national government, and Li Yingzhi served as the confidential secretary of the national government at the invitation of Hu Guzhi. Since then, in addition to serving as the county magistrate of Zhongshan County, he served as the director of the south section of Guangdong Han railway for four years. During his term of office, Li worked hard to make the whole line open to traffic. At the same time, Li also assisted in the construction of guangjiu Road, making frequent trips between Guangdong and Hong Kong to promote the construction of guangjiu road. Lu Cheng and Li were appointed members of the Xiyu administrative committee. Li devoted himself to the railway construction and inherited some of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's last wishes.

At the beginning of the Anti Japanese War, Li's family moved to Hong Kong, and Li was appointed as a member of the National Political Council. Li went to Wuhan and Chongqing alone to go to the national calamity. At that time, the state affairs were very complicated, with internal and external troubles. Li always remembered that he had followed the vigorous atmosphere of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's revolution, and he attended the political conference to criticize the current politics.

At the beginning of 1942, when Hong Kong fell into the enemy's hands, Mrs. Li moved in with her children. In June, she arrived in Liuzhou and was received by Zhang Fakui. Li also came from Chongqing. Less than a year after the family reunion, he was called back to Chongqing alone in March 1943. Before his departure, Li Po and Zhang also tried to dissuade him. Who expected to return to Chongqing for only three months, that is, he died on June 15, 1993. The Central Party Department of the Kuomintang sent Lin Yunxin to take care of his affairs. Because of his family's inability and lack of money, the imperial court arrived in Chongqing six months to the end of that year, and the funeral had already been completed. It is reported that Li Nai died of stomach bleeding. After the liberation, Ma Xiang (the former guard chief of Dr. Sun Yat Sen) told Mrs. Li that Li Xiangen had died of the conspiracy of the blue clothes society. It is reported that after Li's death, he was the first person to visit Li's apartment. In this regard, the family has been unable to verify. However, when Li Xiangen lived alone in Chongqing, there was a juntong spy who kept a close watch on him for a long time in the name of taking care of his life. From this point of view, Ma Xiang's words should be credible.

When Li Xiangen died, he was only 50 years old, in his prime of life. His life is the life of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's faithful believer. He had extensive friendly ties both inside and outside the Kuomintang, especially in Guangdong. Many people still remember him and expect to pass on his life. At that time, the KMT held a memorial meeting for Li in Chongqing, which is why he was in office. It is worth mentioning that in addition to many senior officials attending the meeting, Mr. Dong and sister Deng attended the meeting together. Before Li's death, it was the time when the KMT Revolutionary Committee was in the initial stage of preparation, and most of the people involved were comrades and close friends of Li Xiangen in his early years. However, is Li's sudden and unfortunate death also related to this?

Main works

Mr. Li Xiangen has a strong family background, works, poetry and calligraphy. At that time, Hu Hanmin, Liao Zhongkai, Gu Yingfen, Yu Youren, etc. wrote many works, such as Lingnan Shufeng, Xiaorong Antang Shichao, etc. In addition to "Lingnan calligraphy style", which discusses the origin and style of Lingnan calligraphy, the rest of the manuscripts have been destroyed in the "Cultural Revolution". A large number of documents and cultural relics about Dr. Sun Yat Sen's revolutionary activities collected by Mrs. Li were donated to the Central Revolutionary Museum in 1966 when he was preparing to commemorate the centenary of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's birth. In addition, there are three small volumes of Li Xiangen's pocket diary in 1923, 1944, and 1925, which were collected by Li Weizhen, who made this article available and drafted.

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