Thirty years after Daoguang (1850), Lin Zexu died of illness. In the first year of Xianfeng (185 1), Emperor Xianfeng was sacrificed and buried, and posthumous title was "Wenzhong", giving a gold gift to Prince Taifu. After the death of Lin Zexu, the whole country mourned and Fuzhou built a shrine to worship.
Fuzhou Lin Zexu Ancestral Temple, formerly known as "Lin Wenzhong Gongci", was built in the 31st year of Guangxu (1905). The tall arched gate soars into the sky. There are a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, which are lifelike. The entrance to the gate is "Yitang" with a stone walkway in the middle. Eight stone statues and beasts carved in bluestone on both sides, and more than 20 ceremonial deacons are displayed in the cloisters on both sides. Riding and shooting in the Forbidden City, Governor of Huguang, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Governor of Jiangsu, Governor of Shaanxi and so on. Some couplets say: "Burning poison into the sky is the color of strong mountains and rivers; Wave the flag against the enemy and catch ghosts. " It makes people stop at the top of the mountain to enjoy it.
On 1982, Lin Wenzhong's public shrine was changed to Lin Zexu Memorial Hall, which was listed as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. The new plaque on the door wall facing the street is "Lin Zexu Memorial Hall", the left plaque is "Zhongxing Zhou Zong" and the right plaque is "Zuohai Great Man". Fuzhou Municipal Education Commission regards "Lin Zexu Memorial Hall" as a moral education base for teenagers. It is a huge monument in the minds of Fuzhou people and China people.
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Daoguang18165438+1October 15, and Lin Zexu was appointed as an imperial envoy. The coming 1839 is the most important year in the history of smoking ban and the most brilliant year in Lin Zexu's life.
March 1839, 10 Lin zexu arrived in Guangzhou after a two-month journey. Ten thousand people in Qian Shan are crowded on both sides of the Pearl River, and everyone is eager to see the elegant demeanour of an imperial envoy. The whole of Guangzhou is waiting, listening to the voice of the imperial envoys. Lin Zexu's answer was that two notices posted outside Yuanmen the next day, "Receipt and Submission", stated that the purpose of the imperial envoy to Guangzhou was to investigate the Haikou incident. Another "Model Draft of Customs Defence" is no different from the first declaration of the imperial envoy's visit, and it is the first time that the voice of taking anti-smoking action has been issued. This announcement is the first public appearance of Lin Zexu as an imperial envoy to Guangzhou officials, people and foreigners. It not only declares the world clean again, but also aims to drive away slaves in extremely complicated situations. Lin Zexu's diary records that he lived in Yuehua College that day.
Guangzhou is on the eve of the storm. Whether it is joy or fear, expectation or hatred, it will always come with lightning.
1March 839,1March 8, Lin zexu issued two imperial edicts.
On March 19, foreigners were forbidden to leave Guangzhou.
On March 2 1 day, the business hall was surrounded.
On March 22nd, he ordered the arrest of British opium dealers.
With the arrival of British business supervision law in China, the contradiction naturally shifted to him. On the day of arrival, Lin Zexu ordered all foreign ships moored on the Huangpu River to seal their cabins, blocked the business hall that night, and evacuated all waiters and China employees. However, Yi Fa is a real hooligan. In the face of Lin Zexu's orders, he reneged and used despicable means of hooliganism, blackmail, deception and lying alternately. Yi Fa is crafty, but he is no match for Lin Zexu. On March 28th, he gave Lin Zexu "20283 boxes of cigarettes paid according to the law".
Lin Zexu 1839 arrived in Guangzhou on March 10, and Yiliu was forced to agree to hand over all the opium on March 28th, totaling *** 18 days, which fully demonstrated Lin Zexu's victory in the first round of opium collection.
After consulting with Deng Tingzhen and others, Lin Zexu made impeccable instructions and arrangements on the site selection, acceptance, escort, custody, custody and guarding of the collection.
On April 10, Lin Zexu and Deng personally went to Humen to check the preparation before collection.
In April 1 1, the collection began, and Lin Zexu personally supervised the whole collection process. May 18, used for 34 days, * * * collected 19 187 boxes and 210/9 bags, with a total weight of1188/kloc.
During the collection, Lin Zexu constantly supervised this complicated process. Working day and night, meticulous, no mistakes.
Paying cigarettes won a great victory, but how to deal with such a huge amount of opium? Foreigners speculated that China might monopolize opium and legalize the opium trade, but they were wrong. Lin Zexu reported to Daoguang, asked to verify the physical quantity, and then burned it. Daoguang expressed great trust in Lin Zexu. He asked Lin Zexu, Deng Tingzhen, Yiliang and others to destroy the confiscated opium on the spot.
On June 3, 23 days of smoke in Humen, under the command of Lin Zexu, declared to the world the determination of the Chinese nation never to yield to aggression.
The destruction of opium in Humen is an unprecedented feat in human history. Humen's destruction of opium shows the unparalleled great image of the Chinese nation and is a victory against foreign aggression. Lin Zexu is of course the organizer, commander and finisher of this event. In this sense, he has become a historical giant without shame.