The sea water is constantly surging in the wind and waves, rushing to the side of the boat to make a "pop" sound, splashing silver waves, as if crying goodbye to people.

Chen Fan stood at the bow of the boat, looking at Shanghai in the distance, letting the sea breeze blow the pale hair of his sideburns, but he was silent, his eyes full of anger. And his two concubines and second daughter were full of sadness, their eyes were red, and they seemed to have just cried.

After a series of thunderous sounds, "Su Bao" finally reached the apex of its glory, which is also its end.

On June 29, Su Bao published Zhang Yan's refutation of Kang Youwei's long, and published it under the title "The Relationship between Kang Youwei and Jue Luojun", pointing the spearhead directly at the Qing Dynasty Guangxu Emperor Zaiyan, denouncing him as a "clown". At this time, the people in power really couldn't stand it, and immediately colluded with the concession authorities to seize the "Su Bao", creating a sensational "Su Bao Case".

After the incident, Chen Fan fled to Japan by boat with the help of strangers. What a sadness it is to be away from home. Looking at the gradually departing Shanghai, Chen Fan's eyes were moist, and he couldn't help but chant slowly: "The east wind is used to blowing the shirt, and it is not important to leave the feelings." But the strange helm tower looked back, and the old rivers and mountains were still in his eyes. ”

"Father." Chen Chufen walked up to him and said softly, "When I got on the boat, someone secretly stuffed me with an envelope. I just opened it and there was a bank draft, a note and a private letter. ”

"What does the note say?" Chen Fan asked in some surprise.

"The note said that he could go to Tokyo and find Zou Rong, the author of "Revolutionary Army", with a private message, to help him continue to run the newspaper in order to compete for the unfinished business." Chen Chufen paused for a moment, and added: "The note also said that I asked my father to take care of himself, and he will be able to return to his homeland in less than ten years." ”

"In less than ten years, we will be able to return to our homeland?" Chen Fan asked uncertainly.

"Yes." Chen Chufen nodded vigorously and repeated: "The note says that in less than ten years, we should return to our homeland." ”

"Okay, okay." Chen Fan stomped his feet and said two good words in a row, and his spirit was also invigorated.

Giving you hope, giving you a reason to cheer up, this is the panacea that sad and disappointed people need most. Chen Qiang told the people of Longxingtang to pay more attention, try to rescue as much as possible, and give a sum of money to Chen Fan, just admiring his spirit of destroying his family and relieving the difficulties, but he didn't know that this changed the tragedy of Chen Fan's life.

"Ten years of death, trapped to the end, without any complaints", this is the true portrayal of Chen Fan. Historically, Chen Fan lived in exile in Tokyo, and was almost unable to support himself in poverty, and his two concubines remarried, grew up, and did not know what to do. After Ci Zhongyi was released from prison, the Qing court forced him to hand over his father, but he had to flee.

The owner of the famous "Su Bao" in Shanghai can be said to be a broken family, a dead wife, and a separation. In history, when the revolution was completed and the Republic of China was newly established, how many people regarded themselves as meritorious heroes and great men with lofty ideals, and they all thought that "hand-made republic" should be rewarded for meritorious deeds. And he was willing to be an unknown citizen of the republic, and he only did not mention the glorious history and tragic experience of the revolution he advocated in those years, let alone seek an official position. In the end, Chen Fan was desolate and alone, poor and sick in Shanghai, his young grandson died of illness, and his two daughters were not around, and he was only 54 years old when he died.

If Chen Qiang knew this, he would not let Chen Fan, a "gentleman in the trend", fall into such a situation. He is just a simple idea, Zou Rong is strong in blood and has little experience, and with the help of an old newspaper person like Chen Fan, he can rest assured.

However, the outbreak and trial of the Su report actually exposed the incompetence and shamelessness of the Manchu government. The corrupt Manchu court was short-sighted and skillless, and Cixi, the head of the task force of the "Su Bao" case, and Wei Guangtao, a member of the group, thought that they had a plan, but they brought humiliation on themselves, and they lost the face of "national sovereignty" for this.

The upright and upright government of the country has demanded that the "trial of the public party," which is not even at the level of the "residents' committee," preside over the justice of the law, and begged foreigners to kill Chinese civilians. Where is the dignity? Where are the faces? From the moment when the Qing Emperor fell at the feet of the court and asked the judge to execute the Chinese, the Qing Dynasty announced its end to the countrymen.

The fierce confrontation in the courtroom, and the public opinion of various media outside the courtroom was also in full swing, which put the concession authorities under tremendous pressure, and also made the anti-Qing revolutionary ideas hotly discussed by many media, affecting more people.

As the biggest case in the late Qing Dynasty, the "Su Report Case" was a symbolic event during the first major transformation period of China in the 20th century. The scene of the face-to-face confrontation between the all-powerful ** power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the civilians who had nothing but blood was displayed in front of the people scene by scene. Although Zou Rong was absent, Zhang Yan, who was known as "Chapter Nerve" and "Chapter Crazy", was there, laughing and scolding in the trial, and the performance was still wonderful.

In order to complete the "Yi Decree" and take the prisoners to Nanjing, where they were executed by Ling Chi to achieve the goal of "killing and making an example", the Manchu government first lured the concession authorities with 200,000 taels of silver, but when they refused, they went so far as to betray their national sovereignty again -- they were willing to cede the power of Shanghai and Nanjing to the foreign powers in exchange for the promise of "extradition." Just when the great powers were a little moved, the sudden outbreak of the "Shen Xin case" exposed the barbarism, cruelty, and unwisdom of the Qing government, and brought about a fundamental turning point in the "Su Bao" case.

People have personality, report has a report, the state has a national personality, the character does not exist, the person will not be a person, the report will not be reported, and the country will not be a country. In the dark night of the previous year, countless people with lofty ideals appeared on the horizon of the 20th century like a rising star, holding the persistence of "putting the knife on the neck or speaking", allowing people to see the light and hope.

Shen Xin was also a newspaperman who was inclined to revolution, and out of patriotic enthusiasm, he disclosed the inside story of the "Sino-Russian Secret Treaty" in the newspaper. The Qing government was in a state of distress by the Su report, and Shen Xin stabbed it in the back again, exposing its "unseemly" traitorous behavior. Cixi's old witch was annoyed and angry, it was the old witch's "longevity month", and she didn't "kill", so she changed from "beheading" to "killing under the rod". Shen Xin thus became the first journalist in Chinese history to be killed.

After Shen Xin's tragic death, it immediately shocked China and foreign countries, and newspapers in Tianjin, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places published reports and comments one after another. Zhang Yan, who was in prison, heard the news and wrote poems such as "Mr. Zhang's Broken Soul" and published them in the newspaper. The Westerners were also frightened, and the ministers and wives in Beijing protested to Cixi against this inhumane atrocity. Subsequently, the British and American governments issued instructions to their envoys in China, saying that they would not extradite the political prisoners who "reported the case to the Soviet Union," let alone allow them to be tried by Chinese officials, on the grounds that the Qing government had seriously trampled on human rights.

After getting the exact news, Chen Qiang could finally put his mind at ease. As long as he is not extradited to the Manchu government, then according to international practice, even if Zhang Yan is punished, he will only be imprisoned. A few years of Western Prison, the achievement of a lifetime of fame, maybe this is the result of Zhang Yan's pursuit, but Zou Rong lost this opportunity to become famous because of his intervention, I don't know if he has regrets in his heart?

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