On April 28, 1927, Li Dazhao was ordered to be hanged by Zhang Zuolin in prison at the age of 38.
At that time, there were many people who tried their best to rescue Li Dazhao, and one of them was named Yang Du.
Yang Du was the most important aide behind Yuan Shikai's "emperor", and he was also an important helper of Mr. Sun Yat-sen in building the Kuomintang, but he later met Li Dazhao.
Li Dazhao said a word to him:
The thicker the fog at sea, the more you need lighthouse guidance. When you see the light, you will not be lost. ”
After Li Dazhao**, Yang Du immediately sold his cherished apartment "Yuelu" in Beijing, for 4,500 oceans, and devoted all of it to the rescue of Li Dazhao, and used his own influence to mobilize celebrities from all walks of life to appeal for Li Dazhao.
But Li Dazhao died in the end. The grief-stricken Yang Du sold his apartment in Qingdao again, and used all the money in exchange to help the families of Li Dazhao and other victims, which made him embarrassed for a while, and even had to sell words for a living.
To evaluate a person's influence, sometimes it depends on the people he influences.
In 1929, Yang Du, a famous figure in modern Chinese history who once believed in the "constitutional monarchy" and joined the Kuomintang, finally secretly joined the Communist Party of China.
In his later years, he not only provided a lot of accurate information for the Communist Party, but also used his identity as Du Yuesheng's disciple to cover many underground party comrades.
Some people say that Yang Du seems to be a little "speculative" in his life, and he himself once said such a sentence:
Others say that I have speculated all my life, but this time I am an opportunity to kill my head and an opportunity to exterminate my clan. ”
Yang Du chose to join the Chinese Communist Party in 1929 at the height of the "White Terror".
According to his grandson Yang Youlin, Yang Du identified with Li Dazhao very much ideologically and emotionally, and always considered himself his "comrade".
Because, Li Dazhao let Yang Du see the "light" he was looking for all his life.