Tan Yan was a famous politician and calligrapher in the Republic of China. He has been smart and talented since he was a child. Weng Tonghe, the master of Emperor Guangxu, saw little Tan Yan and praised himself without hesitation. Calling him a wizard, he said to Tan's father, "San Erlang is also a big instrument, and his pen can almost top a tripod."
In his later years, Tan Yan took part in the imperial examination, won the first prize, and successfully became a scholar. Later, she entered the editor of the Hanlin Academy, and Cixi made some innovations in the last years. Tan Yan responded positively.
After Wuchang Uprising, Tan Yan served as Speaker of the Senate and Minister of Civil Affairs of Xiang Army, and later as Governor of Hunan Province. Sit all the way to the position of marshal, chairman of Nanjing People's Congress and president of the Executive Yuan.
Tan Yan was very friendly to Sun Yat-sen and helped him when he was down and out. Sun Yat-sen is very grateful to Tan Yan, and his relationship is getting closer and closer.
Sun Yat-sen knew that Tan Yan's wife had died for a long time, so he planned to fix him up with Song Meiling. Sun Yat-sen wanted to introduce Song Meiling to Tan Yan as his stepmother, but Tan Yan refused.
Tan Yan] said, "I can't have a second wife behind my dead wife's back." Tan Yan] Although she enjoyed a high reputation at that time, she was actually a concubine. His mother suffered a lot because of her concubine status.
Tan Yan's biological mother, Li Taihou, died in Shanghai. Although he was the governor of Hunan at that time, his position was commendable, but he could not resist some feudal ethics.
[Tan Yan] When undertaker returned to Changsha, when her mother went to the funeral, she had to go through the gate of the ancestral temple. But according to the rules at that time, concubines were not allowed to go out from the ancestral temple. So on the day of the funeral, it was stopped by people.
People advised Tan Yan that Mrs. Li could attend the funeral from the side door of the ancestral temple. Tan Yan] was very angry and insisted that her mother go out from the gate.
In order to stop his men's mouths, he directly squatted on the coffin lid and ordered her husband to wake up. When crossing the gate, Tan Yan shouted, "I, Tan Yan, I'm dead. Take me to the funeral!" When they saw it, they didn't dare to stop it, so Li Furen's funeral was easy. "。
Tan Yan] Because of what happened to her mother, she vowed not to marry concubines. His wife gave birth to a son and three daughters. Before her death, she told Tan Yan not to remarry and take care of her children. Tan Yanxin kept her promise and refused to marry Song Meiling as his stepwife.
After the death of Sun Yat-sen, Tan Yan had a good relationship with Chiang Kai-shek. Later, under his introduction, Chiang Kai-shek and Song Meiling met and finally came together.
Because of this relationship, Tan Yan has a good personal relationship with the Chiang Kai-shek family. He has a little daughter, Tan Xiang, who often goes to Chiang Kai-shek's house. Song Meiling treats her like a parent.
Later, Tan Yan died of illness. He gave Tan Xiang's marriage to Chiang Kai-shek and told them to find a good husband for his youngest daughter Tan Xiang in the future.
Song Meiling gave him a stepwife, but Tan Yan refused. To you, you are a real gentleman!
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Song Meiling, Republic of China