The cause of death of a generation of patriotic celebrities became a mystery, and Lin Zexu wrote a poem for him in tears.

Lin Zexu, a national hero, once wrote an elegy of "Crying for Mrs. Wang", including a sad poem of "Mourning for a thousand lines of tears from my bosom friend". The deceased Wang was a military minister in Daoguang period of Qing Dynasty. Wang Ding, a native of Pucheng, Shaanxi Province, was named nine sons. He was a university student and a prince. 1825, when Lin zexu was appointed as Jiangsu provincial judge, Wang Ding was already the minister of military aircraft. Why did Wang Ding's death make Lin Zexu so sad? Facts have proved that Wang Ding is an honest official with great national integrity. As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." Although Wang Ding and Lin Zexu have little business, they share the same position on the issue of British opium aggression against China. Wang Ding not only agreed with Lin Zexu's idea of banning opium, but also strongly supported the anti-British struggle led by Lin Zexu, the main representative of the anti-British war faction in Qing Dynasty. 1841may 10, due to Zhang Mu's slanderous remarks, Daoguang removed Lin zexu from his post and sent him to Xinjiang to atone. Wang Ding felt wronged for this, and he had a good plan for Lin Ming's grievance. In July, the Yellow River burst its banks, and Wang Ding was ordered to see the general manager of Hewu. Knowing that Lin Zexu had a good command of water conservancy, he tried his best to ask Daoguang Emperor to transfer Lin Zexu to control water conservancy, just to make Lin plead guilty and make meritorious deeds. After Lin Zexu arrived in Kaifeng, he worked tirelessly to direct water control work at the front with Wang Ding, forgetting to eat and sleep. After half a year's efforts, the river bank was completed. The floods in Guide, Chen Zhou, Bozhou and Yingzhou were relieved. * * * With ambition, Wang Ding respected Lin Zexu more, and Lin Zexu also regarded Wang Ding as a confidant. At the celebration banquet, Wang Ding pushed "sinner" Lin Zexu to be the chief executive. He also reported Lin Zexu's contribution to water control to Daoguang Emperor. At this time, the news of Yijing's crushing defeat in eastern Zhejiang reached Beijing, and the capitulators put all the blame for the failure on Lin Zexu. Once again, Daoguang Emperor listened to rumors and still sent Lin Zexu to Yili. Wang Ding saw that things were in vain, and two friends were in tears, no. Later, Lin Zexu, who was far away in the frontier, heard the bad news of his death. He was heartbroken and sobbed, and wrote "Wang Weeds for Old Age". An anti-British soldier who cared about the honor and disgrace of the country and the nation died like this, but when did he die? Why did you die? It is still a mystery. According to Feng Guifen's epitaph, Wang Ding died on April 12th, 24th year of Daoguang. However, Donghua Continued Record records that he died at the end of April in the 22nd year of Daoguang. Authoritative books published in recent years also have different views on this. Lin Zexu's chronicle agrees with the former, and China Dictionary of Modern History agrees with the latter. From the time latitude analysis, it seems that the former is more reasonable. First of all, Lin Zexu's Wang Ge Wen Gong was written in Yili. Lin Zexu left Wang Ding in tears on February 5th of Daoguang 22nd, and arrived in Yili on November 9th. If Wang Ding had died at the end of April, Lin Zexu would not have waited seven months to learn of Wang Ding's death. Secondly, Xue Fucheng's Complete Works of Yong 'an wrote: "Pucheng () is short and far away, and Lin is also the governor of Shaanxi." Meaning, shortly after the death of Wang Ding, Lin Zexu was called the governor of Shaanxi. In September of the 25th year of Daoguang, Lin Zexu was recalled. If Wang Ding died in the 22nd year of Daoguang, Xue Fucheng wouldn't say "soon after death". Therefore, Wang Ding died in Daoguang twenty-four years, which makes sense. There are two different theories about the cause of Wang Ding's death: the theory of remonstrating the corpse and the theory of dying. The theory of "corpse remonstration" is more common. Many historical books think that Wang Ding was frustrated by impeaching Zhang Mu and recommending Lin Zexu, so he hanged himself by archaizing the remonstrance method. An important reason why this statement is so common is probably caused by two poems written by Lin Zexu when he bid farewell to Wang Ding in Henan. There is also "the public body is lucky, and the sword is still given to the party." According to poetic analysis, Wang Ding told Lin Zexu before he died that he would fight to the death, so Lin Zexu advised him to take care of himself. To behead the traitor, unless the emperor gives him a sword, other efforts will be in vain. In particular, Lin Zexu's poem "Wang Qi" said that he committed suicide by imitating the story of an ancient fisherman and his wake. The theory of "corpse remonstration" is widely accepted by historians today because of its sufficient evidence. In addition, some scholars think that Wang Ding died of illness, and question the viewpoint of "remonstrating the corpse", which can be summarized into three points. First of all, Wang Ding was born in a humble background, and he was always valued under the rule of Manchu nobles. When you become a military minister, if you commit suicide, it is equivalent to smoking a big mouth, and the consequences are very serious. Secondly, Wang Ding's descendants don't admit that he committed suicide, but Wang Ding's epitaph says that he died of illness. Besides, Wang Ding was an old man in his seventies and eighties before his death, and he was ill. According to the last words of Wang Ding's descendants, the Qing court named him Wen Gong Ke after his death. If Wang Ding committed suicide, how could he hide it from the eyes and ears of the Qing court? Even if his family is bold, they dare not take the crime of deceiving you. Wang Ding's "suicide note" has not been found so far, which is also the main reason why opinions cannot be unified. The loyal minister and the good general were at a loss until the thunderbolt sounded nine times. 8 1 After Wang Ding's death, Qing * * * and Britain signed the "treaty of nanking" which humiliated their rights and country. From then on, Hong Kong left the motherland and went to 152!