Characters of the Qing Dynasty
Chinese name: Tang Jingsong
Place of birth: Guanyang, Guangxi
Date of birth: 1841
< p> Date of death: 1903Representative works: "Qingying Diary", "Poetry", "Mistakes", etc.
Life of Tang Jingsong< /p>
Tang Jingsong became a Jinshi in the fourth year of Tongzhi (1865), took over as the alternate chief of the Ministry of Personnel, and served as a small Beijing official for 18 years, feeling depressed and frustrated. In the eighth year of Guangxu (1882), France invaded Beiqi, Vietnam. Shang Zhe promised to go overboard and invited himself to Vietnam to contact the Black Flag Army to resist the French. He traveled between Hue, Baosheng, Shanxi and Bac Ninh to make plans for Liu Yongfu. Unite all parties to resist France and participate in the Hanoi and Shanxi wars. In the winter of 1884, with the support of Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong, he established the Jing Army and went to the western front to besiege Xuan Guang with the Yunnan Army, but failed. After the Sino-French War, he was transferred to Fujian Taiwan Road, promoted to Chief Envoy of Taiwan, and Acting Governor of Taiwan. In 1895, the Qing Dynasty ceded Taiwan, and Taiwan's military and civilians established a democratic country, with Tang as president to lead the resistance against Japan. When the Japanese troops landed in Taipei, Tang took the money to cross the river inland, which was criticized by the public. After that, he returned to Guilin to live leisurely and no longer served as an official.
In 1897, he supported Kang Youwei to come to Guilin to launch the reform movement.
In 1899, he was hired as the chief Chinese teacher of Guilin Physical Education School. In his teaching, he combined the experiences of the Sino-French and Sino-Japanese wars to motivate students. In his later years, he was enthusiastic about the innovation of opera and created the Gui opera genre. Died of illness in 1903. He is the author of "Qingying's Diary", "Poetry", "Mischieve", "Poetry Collection of Jiyinyin Hall", "Kanqiting Zaju", etc. (History lishixinzhi.com) (History lishixinzhi.com)
Tang Jingsong’s life story and self-request to resist the law
Tang Jingsong (1841-1903), courtesy name Weiqing, was born in Guanyang County, Guilin. In the fourth year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1865), he was a Jinshi. In the imperial examination presided over by the emperor, he was selected into the Hanlin Academy as a common scholar, just like today's trainees. Three years later, after passing the examination, he was sent to the Ministry of Personnel as an alternate chief. Tang Jingsong worked here as a handyman for 15 years, plus 3 years as a shuji scholar and 18 years as a military official. He, who had been determined to "cultivate himself, manage his family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world" since childhood, always wanted to find an opportunity to start an earth-shattering career.
Vietnam, adjacent to Tang Jingsong’s hometown of Guangxi, is a vassal state of China. France has long coveted Vietnam; after the Second Opium War, it gradually turned southern Vietnam into its colony. The French were not satisfied with this and occupied Hanoi again in April 1882. Their goal was to open a land passage to China. The Qing government was fully aware of the dangers posed by the French occupation of northern Vietnam, but they were unwilling to send Qing troops to engage in direct firefights with the French before the war reached their homeland. The Empress Dowager Cixi and her ministers racked their brains but could not come up with a good idea.
Tang Jingsong, who always cared about his hometown and was familiar with the situation in his hometown, lost no time in giving suggestions to the Empress Dowager Cixi.
After the failure of the Taiping Rebellion, there was an anti-Qing rebel army in Guangxi flying a black flag. In order to avoid the encirclement and suppression by the Qing army, they entered Vietnam. Its leader is Liu Yongfu from Bobai. The Black Flag Army is a force with strong combat effectiveness. At that time, he assisted the authorities in Vietnam to crack down on local bandits, maintain social order, and live in harmony with the Vietnamese government and people. They lived a so-so life, but they were from the Qing Dynasty after all, and they couldn't leave their hometown for a long time. They wanted to go back to their hometown in Guangxi, but were afraid of being pursued and suppressed by China, so they were in an awkward situation. Tang Jingsong believed that the imperial court should forget about the past and fund and recruit the Black Flag Army to fight the French army. This could not only avoid a direct war between China and France, but also dampen the arrogance of the French army and allow the Qing court to maintain the initiative and flexibility in decision-making. Empress Dowager Cixi was very appreciative of this suggestion as soon as it came out. However, given that the Qing court and the Black Flag Army were deeply involved in the conflict, it was really difficult to find a suitable communicator. When he was in trouble, Tang Jingsong stepped forward and recommended himself, requesting to go to Vietnam to appease Liu Yongfu. Cixi was so happy that she adopted Tang Jingsong's suggestion and asked Guangxu to issue an edict to send him to the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, Cen Yuying, to wait for dispatch.
In early 1883, during the Vietnam-France War, Tang Jingsong arrived in Vietnam alone on the orders of Cen Yuying to ensure victory. He persuaded Liu Yongfu to resist the French and made suggestions for Liu Yongfu; he also personally participated in commanding the Hanoi and Shanxi campaigns. . The Black Flag Army achieved the "Victory of Paper Bridge" that year, killing Colonel Li Weili, commander of the French Beiqi Fleet. Tang Jingsong rewarded him with the title of fourth-rank minister for his merit.
When the Sino-French War broke out in 1884, Tang Jingsong was busy coordinating between the Gui Army, Yunnan Army, Black Flag Army and the Vietnamese Army resisting France. The Emperor of the Qing Dynasty awarded Liu Yongfu the title of "nominated admiral", rewarded him with a feather, and allocated 20,000 taels of salary and ammunition to the "Black Flag Army". Liu Yongfu cooperated with Tang Jingsong's tribe and played an important role in the Anti-French War. More importantly, Tang Jingsong was sent by Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to invite the retired veteran Feng Zicai, the nemesis of the French army, to lead the army. He achieved a great victory at Zhennanguan and regained Langshan, Changqing and other places. The battlefield on the eastern front was huge. Complete victory. Tang Jingsong was also ordered by Zhang Zhidong to recruit 4 battalions of the Yongjingzi Army. He personally led the army to take charge of the attack, and entered Vietnam to join the Black Flag Army and the Yunnan Army to besiege the French Army of Xuanguang. He joined forces with Cen Yuying, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, to organize and direct the Xuanguang offensive. On the Western Front battlefield, the Lintao Victory and the Xuanguang Victory were also achieved. The news that the French army encountered the "Waterloo" in Asia reached Paris, and the bellicose French Jouferry cabinet immediately collapsed.
Later, Tang Jingsong wrote in the form of diary literature that he assisted Liu Yongfu in Vietnam from August 1883 to October 1886 to resist the French, guard the border outside the Guangxi Pass, and the Jianjing Army entered Zhennanguan to attack The deeds of the French army and their participation in the demarcation of the Sino-Vietnam border after the war were collected into "Qingying's Diary". Half of the Anti-Japanese War
After the Sino-French War, Tang Jingsong became a deputy provincial inspection cadre due to his merits such as "appreciating flowers and plumes, giving him the title Jiachun Batulu, and being promoted to the second rank, except for Fujian Taiwan Road". When Tang Jingsong first arrived in Taiwan, most of the local culture was still based on the aborigines. Tang Jingsong established academies, promoted imperial examinations, and advocated the construction of railways. In order to develop production, he traveled around the country, learned about farming and mulberry farming, and educated the local ethnic minorities in Tainan. . He has not been in office in Taiwan for long and has done many things to benefit the people of Taiwan. According to records, Tang Jingsong was "very good at literary affairs. He hired Shi Shijie, a Jinshi, to teach at Haidong Academy, built Wanjuan Hall, and had a rich collection of books. He ordered the compilation of General Chronicles of Taiwan and supervised it himself. However, he was not successful in the battle of Taiwan. He appointed troops to prepare roads and repair old buildings. You Fei Pavilion formed the "Fei Pavilion Yin Society" and wrote couplets to hang on the pillars of the pavilion. On good days in the spring and autumn, they would gather with Tainan scholars and scholars at the Taoist Department to have fun. Later, "Mysteries" came out and were appended to " In the volume "Feiting Poems", "Chenghuaiyuan Singing Collection" is a collection of poems that Tang Jingsong and his colleagues often chanted and sang. It was compiled by Tang Zangun when he was the envoy to Taipei, and famous people were invited to recite them at official offices and poetry gatherings. Dozens of pots of peonies were transported by sea, so they were named "Peony Poetry Society". In January of the 19th year of Guangxu's reign (1893), they collected the manuscripts from previous years and edited them separately, recording the best works in ten volumes and naming them "Poetry". "Abnormality" contains 1,301 couplets and 68 verses written by Tang Jingsong. Tang Jingsong promoted local literary styles in Tainan and Taipei and contributed to the spread of poetry.
”