Introduction Xu Yi said: Because the Empress Dowager Cixi suffered from rheumatism at that time, various medicines were ineffective, but the rheumatic medicine produced by Guangrentang, run by Sheng Xuanhuai, cured the Empress Dowager Cixi's rheumatism. Cixi was so happy that she issued an edict to reward Sheng Xuanhuai with three small islands, including Tianma, for the purpose of gathering medicine, because Haifurong (also known as Shicheng) was abundant on Tianjin, and Haifurong was the product of the Sheng family. The most important ingredient in the rheumatism pills produced.
In 1972, when the issue of the ownership of the Communist Party of China became a sensitive topic between China and Japan, the Sheng family was also involved by accident. This was mainly due to the sudden appearance of a daughter who claimed to be Sheng Laosi. "Sheng Yuzhen" and produced a "Cixi Handwriting".
This "Sheng Yuzhen" claimed to be the daughter of Sheng Laosi and an American woman when he was studying in the United States. Later, he was adopted as the daughter of Xu Shuxi, the former ambassador to Canada, so he changed his name to Xu Yi.
Regarding the "Cixi Handbook", Xu Yi said: Because the Empress Dowager Cixi suffered from rheumatism at that time, various medicines were ineffective, but the rheumatism specific medicine produced by Guangrentang, run by Sheng Xuanhuai, cured the disease. After the Empress Dowager Cixi's rheumatism was cured, Cixi was so happy that she issued an edict to reward Sheng Xuanhuai with three small islands, such as Jiangxi Island, for the purpose of collecting medicine. And Hai Hibiscus is the most important medicine in the rheumatism pills made by Shengjia.
Therefore, Xu Yi told reporters that she owns the three small islands of ***, Huangweiyu and Chiyu. After the dispute over the ownership of ***, she asked a lawyer to file a record with the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, asking the United States to recognize her ownership of ***. Later, she went to Taiwan and filed a record with the Taiwanese authorities regarding her ownership.
As soon as this "Cixi Handbook" appeared, it immediately caused an uproar. Chinese newspapers in the United States and newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan were in an uproar for a while, reporting and reprinting them one after another, and even "everywhere" To capture" the descendants of the Sheng family, conduct interviews and follow up reports. Almost all the descendants of the Sheng family have been interviewed, some more than once. Of course, the center of the excitement was Xu Yi, because she not only showed the "Cixi Manuscript", but also a map of the country and a letter written to her by the so-called Sheng Laosi in 1960.
The letter said: "There are three small islands off the coast of Taiwan, namely Diaoyutai, Huangwei Island, and Chiyu. They are all uninhabited and deserted islands. This can be seen in the account of Zhao Wenkai, the envoy to Ryukyu. These three small islands Although it is a deserted island, it is rich in medicinal herbs. When my family was prosperous, we had Guangrentang in Yantai, Hu and Chang (zhou) to provide medical treatment and medicine. The emperor gave these three islands to famous people far and wide. "Ru Zong, for the purpose of gathering medicine, the edict is at home. It is also in my house. There are pictures and descriptions at home. I hope you can try to go and take a look."
What Xu Yi showed. The original text of the geographical map of Diaoyutai sent to her by her father is:
Diaoyutai, Huangweiyu Island and Chiyu Island are located off the coast of Keelung, Taiwan. They are isolated in the sea and have no inhabitants. They are the habitat of fishermen in northern Taiwan. Although the land belongs to my family, it is only used for collecting medicinal herbs, but not for management. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, my family sent people to conduct a preliminary survey on the envoy of Duke Zhao Jieshan, Li Dingyuan, to Liuqiu. Some of the drawings are hidden in the Yuzhai Library. In the 16th year of the Republic of China, the Sheng family property was suddenly recognized as a reverse property and property outside the Shanghai Concession. They were all sealed, and although they were later unsealed, all the managers were gone. The manuscripts and books are kept in the Yuzhai Library, and all the rest have been donated to the National Chiao Tung University, the Nanyang Public School founded by my late father. This picture is also one of the archives.
Regarding the "Cixi Handwriting", Xu Yi produced the following content:
The Empress Dowager said: The pills taken by Sheng Xuanhuai, the minister of Taichang Temple, were very effective. According to the memorial The raw medicinal materials come from the Diaoyutai Island overseas in Taiwan. The elixir is produced on the sea and its efficacy is unparalleled in China. Knowing that the Qing's family has set up a pharmacy to provide diagnosis and medicine and relieve the poor and sick, he is highly praised. The Diaoyutai and Huangwei Island will be The three small islands of Chiyu and Chiyu were given to Sheng Xuanhuai as property for the purpose of collecting medicine. The empress dowager and the emperor Ren Depu were deeply impressed by this. Admire this. October of the 19th year of Guangxu.
The "Edict" also bears two seals: "Treasure of the Empress Dowager Cixi" and "Imperial Reward".
In addition to the overseas media who expressed special concern about this matter, the descendants of the Sheng family in mainland China were also very enthusiastic. This is natural, because everyone has a patriotic heart. According to logical reasoning, since the Empress Dowager Cixi gave Diaoyutai Island to the Sheng family long ago, doesn't it mean that at least in the late Qing Dynasty, *** originally existed Belong? In this case, does it mean that *** is China's territory? So, everyone copied and passed this "manuscript" around, making it look like it was real.
In view of the heated public opinion overseas, my country's "Reference News" also reprinted relevant reports from Hong Kong newspapers on April 4, 1972, titled "Taiwan, Sheng Xuanhuai and Diaoyutai". As a result, the story of the Sheng family became connected with the Communist Party, adding to the confusing and legendary meaning.
However, this is a scam after all, an international joke that ordinary kind-hearted people cannot imagine! The various loopholes that the scam could not cover were quickly exposed.
When the "Cixi Manuscript" first appeared, Mr. Gu Tinglong, the former director of the Shanghai Library and a famous ancient book bibliographer, was still alive. In the early 1950s, he personally received 800 packages of "grand archives" materials from the Sheng Gong Temple at the intersection of Beijing West Road and Wanhangdu Road to the Shanghai Library. An experienced expert who has devoted great enthusiasm and effort to the compilation and research of "files". At that time, Mr. Xia Dongyuan, a professor of the History Department of East China Normal University, was "soaking" in the "Shengdang" for many months with the help of Mr. Gu Tinglong in order to write "The Biography of Sheng Xuanhuai" (the original 800 packets of "Shengdang" materials were released after the liberation Later, they were sorted and merged into five hundred packages, some of which were published by the Sheng family as "Yu Zhai Cuan Manuscript" before liberation. There are also a large number of original telegrams, memorials and letters from friends that have not been published. According to Shanghai. According to the library, the total amount is 150,000 pieces). Mr. Gu and Xia can be said to be the people who have the most knowledge about the Sheng family. Especially Mr. Xia Dongyuan, who read all the "Sheng files" in order to write "The Biography of Sheng Xuanhuai". After going through it again, no information related to Sheng Xuanhuai and *** was found.
Moreover, they saw the flaw at a glance from the photocopy of "Cixi's Handwriting" published by Xu Yi.