In the year, Yuan Shikai's cousin presented a pair of elegiac couplets to **, and after reading it, he arranged a job for him.
On January 10, 1972, the farewell ceremony of Marshal **'s body was held in Babaoshan, a western suburb of Beijing. A large number of people spontaneously went to see off Marshal ** with tears in their eyes.
Even *** hurried over to say his final goodbye to his beloved comrades. At the farewell ceremony, a wreath that was not gorgeous caught the attention of ***.
When he saw the signature of the couplet, he immediately asked *** to go over and said, "Arrange a job for him immediately." "So, who is the author of this elegiac couplet? What is his special relationship with the marshal?
Why do you want to support him?
Zhang Boju, the son of a bureaucrat who "does not do his job", you may be unfamiliar with his name, but you must have heard of his father Zhang Zhenfang and cousin Yuan Shikai.
As a member of the official family, Zhang Boju enjoyed superior living conditions and careful education since he was a child. His cousin, Yuan Shikai, also took him to his side and studied with his sons at the New Academy in Tianjin.
Zhang Boju, who has shown outstanding talent since he was a child, can imitate adults to read and write at the age of three or four, and at the age of nine, he even exported poetry and was praised as a "prodigy".
From an early age, Zhang Boju was valued by his father, Zhang Zhenfang, and his cousin, Yuan Shikai, who expected him to inherit their political career, and gave him a strict education for this.
After Yuan Shikai stole the fruits of the revolution, he needed powerful cronies around him, so Zhang Boju was sent to Yuan Shikai's mixed model regiment cavalry section for study, and finally entered the military circles.
Zhang Boju has performed well in the military and has become Yuan Shikai's right-hand man, because of his background and net worth, he is known as the first four sons with Pu Dong, Yuan Kewen, and Zhang Xueliang, which shows his youthful scenery.
However, while his life is now smooth sailing, he is not satisfied with this. In the depths of his heart, there has always been a seed called literature, and although it is weighed down by the pressures of life, there is still a desire to break through the ground.
Zhang Boju has been full of love for poetry and songs in the mouth of Mr. Private School since he was a child, but the constraints of his family make him only suppress his interests and move forward according to his father's plan.
Despite this, he still reads books and newspapers in his spare time, and occasionally tries to compose poetry and enjoy opera, which is the only pleasure in his life. His cousin and father noticed that Zhang Boju's mind was not on work, and began to guide him, not wanting the carefully cultivated juniors to go down the wrong path.
As he grew older, Zhang Boju began to feel empty, and he began to reflect on himself, should he obey his father and cousin unconditionally, or pursue his dreams?
Although his family's privileges allowed him to live comfortably in a turbulent society, he might have achieved outstanding results in the military field if he continued to develop according to his family's plan.
However, as the social situation became chaotic, Zhang Boju gained insight into the people's suffering through literary works, and became disgusted with the political methods of his father and uncle. In officialdom, he sees more hypocrisy and ugliness, and he is more and more tired of such false feelings and relationships, and his heart yearns for the pure world of literature even more.
Eventually, he decided to leave the officialdom, which shocked his family and tried to persuade him to stay, but Zhang Boju's determination was rock solid, and in the face of his uncle and father's anger, he only expressed his apologies and gratitude.
Although Yuan Shikai was angry, he had nothing to do, so he had to admit that he had cultivated the wrong person. After learning that Zhang Boju devoted himself to the literary and artistic world, the world's opinion also changed from the son of a family to a gentleman.
Zhang Boju's officialdom friends also cut off contact with him, but he didn't care, because he had long thought that these relationships should end as soon as possible. He longed for the paradise in his heart.
Although he left the officialdom, after all, he had blood relatives, and his family did not treat him harshly. With a solid family background and literary talent, he quickly rose to prominence in the field of literature.
Zhang Boju seems to be the darling of literature and art, and as soon as he stepped into the literary circle, he was like a fish in water, and he was favored by Peking Opera master Yu Shuyan and became his personal biography**. Zhang Boju did not live up to the expectations of **, he is alone in the Peking Opera industry, and no one is invincible.
In order to carry forward the Peking Opera culture, he co-founded it with Yu Shuyan and the famous Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang"National Drama Society"He has made outstanding contributions to the research and development of Peking Opera culture.
Zhang Boju, a reformer in the literary world, has been praised as a unique figure in the Chinese literary world, and his contributions cannot be surpassed no matter how he develops.
His fame grew, he became a giant in the Peking Opera industry, and he had more and more friends around him. **Nineteen years,**Corruption,People's livelihood is difficult,Zhang Boju's emotions have reached their peak, creating immortal works.
In the past 40 years, he has gathered many famous artists to perform "Lost Space Chop" for disaster relief, which caused a sensation. Zhang Boju not only loves Peking Opera, but also loves poetry, especially ancient literature.
He himself often splashes ink and likes to collect ancient poems. The war made him rarely have the opportunity to perform Peking Opera, but he still focused on studying the words and phrases of the ancients at home. Whatever he did, he devoted himself wholeheartedly, and in order to better study poetry, he also spent a lot of money to buy all kinds of paintings and calligraphy.
Fortunately, his family was wealthy and well-connected, and his hobby of collecting was realized.
Zhang Boju's love for collecting is like an irresistible force, and he persists no matter how much the outside world dissuades him. In the eyes of his family, he seems to have fallen into a crazy collecting addiction.
In order to collect a painting, he even took on a huge debt. Faced with the advice of his friends, he insisted that his collection was priceless and was willing to protect them with his life.
To prevent theft of the collections, he even sewed them into quilts and pillows to sleep with them. Despite this, his collection attracted the attention of those who kidnapped him and demanded a ransom from his family, but Zhang Boju would rather be victimized than touch his collection.
In addition to folk poems and paintings, he also paid attention to the precious relics that were robbed by the foreign powers, and did not hesitate to buy them back. He knew that he was not suitable for politics and business, but he wanted to contribute to the country through his own strength, and the recovery of these treasures was the best gift he gave to the country.
With his own strength, Zhang Boju recovered and protected dozens of treasures, and even though the war was raging, these collections were still safe and sound. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he donated part of his collection to the Palace Museum free of charge, which was of great significance to the Palace Museum.
In order to express his gratitude, the Forbidden City offered to give monetary compensation, but Zhang Boju resolutely refused. He left only a thin "certificate" and returned home with a satisfied smile.
Seeing that the place where the original collection had been left empty was relieved. Zhang Boju also decided to give a collection to ***, he believes, ** has made outstanding contributions to the founding of New China, which is his way of expressing gratitude.
** After receiving the gift, he was very happy, as a leader who loves literature, he cherished this gift, and it may also be due to the tacit understanding between the literati.
After appreciating this extraordinary gift, ** resolutely donated it to the country, and called on all leaders to donate after receiving such a gift, and set an example with practical actions.
Knowing of ***'s donation, Zhang Boju stood up again and selflessly donated all his collections to the museum. Many of these collections were protected by him at the risk of his life during the war.
The staff of the museum were moved to tears, and although Zhang Boju had struggled to protect these collections during the years of displacement, he finally donated them all without regrets, which is touching and admirable.
After hearing about Zhang Boju's generous actions, I deeply appreciated him, and in the eyes of **, Zhang Boju, like revolutionaries, is selfless and dedicated.
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhang Boju was criticized and abused because of his background, and his life was difficult. However, after seeing Zhang Boju's difficult situation, he was deeply disturbed, so he took the initiative to lend a hand.
In the process of getting along, the two gradually became friends. Zhang Boju was pleasantly surprised to find that when everyone was afraid of having anything to do with him, he was able to trust and help him unconditionally, which made him deeply moved and grateful.
In order to avoid the limelight, Zhang Boju was arranged to go to the museum in Changchun for cultural relics appraisal work. However, even when he is thousands of miles away, his life is still full of changes.
He was dismissed from his post for investigation and then sent to the countryside for re-education through labor. As he grew old, his physical condition deteriorated day by day, and the person in charge of the renovation even disliked him as a burden and refused to allow him to enter the village.
In the end, he could only secretly return to Beijing with his wife, lamenting how big the world was, but there was nowhere to stay.
In Beijing, Zhang Boju can only live incognito, living in seclusion, and once his identity is exposed, he may fall into even greater trouble. Losing the income from his job, Zhang Boju sold all the valuable things in his family just to maintain food and clothing.
His story reached the ears of his old friends in Beijing, who reached out to help, and Zhang Boju was deeply grateful. But he didn't want the ** marshal to take risks, so he asked a friend to convey his situation and tell him that everything was fine, and hoped that the ** marshal would not worry.
Due to the restriction of his identity, Zhang Boju did not dare to visit the ** marshal in person, but silently blessed him in his heart. However, his news still reached the ** marshal, although the marshal was lying in bed due to illness, but he was always worried about him in his heart.
Zhang Boju lost his friend **Marshal, and he was so sad that he even fainted for a while. He knew that he would never be able to drink with his friends again, so he took out his little money and bought a wreath.
On the couplet, he sincerely wrote his condolences to the ** marshal: "It is not easy to be loyal to the city from the clouds to the city with a sword. The military voice is in Huaihai, the love is in the south of the Yangtze River, and all the people are mourning. ”
Zhang Boju took Bang Lian and his wife to the home of the ** marshal. **The marshal's wife, Zhang Qian, respected Zhang Boju very much, and cried bitterly when she saw his sincere couplet.
Zhang Boju begged Zhang Qian not to place his wreath at the memorial service, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Zhang Qian resolutely told Zhang Boju that this was his affection for the **marshal, and the **marshal must also hope to see it, and she would definitely put this wreath over to make the **marshal feel at ease.
Zhang Boju could not attend the memorial service of his comrades-in-arms in person, and could only express his grief from a distance. **Deeply saddened by the death of his comrades-in-arms, despite the dissuasion of the doctor, he was supported by the staff and came to the memorial service.
When looking at the couplets sent by people from all walks of life, **'s eyes fell on Zhang Boju's pair. The words of the elegiac couplet are deep and touching, making people seem to be able to feel the sadness and regret of the author when he put it down.
When *** saw the signature under the couplet, he was a little surprised and asked Zhang Qian, ** and Zhang Boju if there was a deep friendship. Zhang Qian replied to the chairman, ** Marshal admired Zhang Boju's talent very much during his lifetime, and felt sad for his burial.
**After reading the elegiac couplet, I called *** to ask him to arrange a job for Zhang Boju, and said that such talents cannot let them have nothing to eat.
After Zhang Boju's memorial service, he received an exciting news: not only his hukou problem was solved, but he was also appointed as a librarian of the ** Museum of Culture and History.
Subsequently, the issue of his origin was also justly rehabilitated. Whenever he recalled the help given by Marshal ** when he was in trouble, he would be deeply emotional. Zhang Boju died of illness in 1982.
From a wealthy nobleman to a well-known artist, his life is full of legends. Although Zhang Boju has left us, we will always remember his outstanding contribution to literature and culture, as well as his noble spirit of selfless giving.