Chapter 12 Adhere to the principles and vow not to betray the country

When the Second World War was approaching, the Japanese ambition to invade China had already been revealed. Knowing that Du Yuesheng was powerful in Shanghai, the Japanese asked someone to greet him.Little did they know that Du Yuesheng had a strong backbone, so he flatly rejected the Japanese request, and reported the content of the meeting to the Chinese authorities.As for the Japanese wanting to use the Shanghai Concession to establish a base to invade the mainland, Du Yuesheng angrily said to the arrogant Japanese Consul Murai in Shanghai that day: If you want to use the Concession as a base to attack the Chinese, even if others agree.I, Du Yuesheng, will also destroy the concession within two hours.

From a national standpoint, Du Yuesheng is firm. After the July 7th Incident in 1937, Japan's ambition to invade China was fully revealed.In Shanghai, an Anti-Enemy Support Association was established, and Du Yuesheng served as the presidium.He volunteered again and served as the chairman of the fundraising committee.Every time when the fund-raising is insufficient, Du Yuesheng will make a promise with his heart, and he will make up for the shortfall.At that time, the national economy was weak, and Du Yuesheng's net worth had already been emptied.Even so, Du Yuesheng must donate money and supplies every time he condolences to the soldiers.He made a speech on the radio again, asking everyone to destroy their homes and relieve their difficulties.

In response to the government's suggestion to retreat to Shanghai and move to the mainland of Sichuan, Du Yuesheng chiseled the ship of the Dada Shipping Company in his hand and sank it in the Yangtze River channel of the Jiangyin Fortress, making it difficult for the Japanese warships near Hankou to move. The Japanese value Du Yuesheng very much, thinking that if he is willing to show up, he can save a lot of military expenses and conquer Shanghai.When the Japanese found out that Du Yuesheng had financial problems and owed three million yuan in bank debts, Admiral Nagano Shoushen, the commander of the Japanese Navy, was very happy and immediately made a special trip to Shanghai to visit Du Yuesheng, hoping to lure him with money.

The Japanese were willing to provide 10 million yuan of funds to do business with Du Yuesheng, but they were actually offering money to buy him off.Faced with a huge sum of tens of millions of dollars, Du Yuesheng said: I am a Chinese, and I dare not follow my orders because of the morality of the country and the nation.Seeing that lures and lures failed, the Japanese had no choice but to coerce. After the Japanese army occupied Shanghai, they immediately sent troops to occupy Du's ancestral hall. The special minister, Doihara, personally boarded the Du mansion, and said to Du Yuesheng: You have lost the freedom to leave Shanghai.The only way is to cooperate thoroughly and unconditionally with the Japanese Imperial Army.What's more, if Du Yuesheng doesn't know the opportunity to cooperate with Japan, Japan will impose severe punishment.

Du Yuesheng knew that he had a heavy responsibility. As the saying goes, if a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, he will fight the Japanese blindly. Sacrifice is a waste.Therefore, he entrusted his family to a friend butler, and fled in the moonlight night with light clothes. He fled to Hong Kong on a cruise ship and began his exile career. After arriving in Hong Kong, although Du Yuesheng escaped from the clutches of the Japanese, his family and the business he had worked so hard to build over the years were separated from him. In Hong Kong, he had no way or confidence in his future.His health was poor and he suffered from insomnia at night.Later, after many hardships, his family members were smuggled from Shanghai to Hong Kong one after another.

As soon as he settled down, Chiang Kai-shek appointed him as a standing member of the Central Relief Committee and a special commissioner for Hong Kong and Macau.In order to receive guests and work, he set up two offices. One is at 113-115 Austin Road, Kowloon. There are two signboards of the Red Cross Society of China and the Relief Committee at the door, accepting donations from compatriots at home and abroad, and then Transferred to Chongqing to the government. Du Yuesheng has long been accustomed to a luxurious life, and thought that Austin Road was not very convenient, so he booked a suite in the most luxurious Gloucester Hotel on Hong Kong Island as a place to receive work.

On December 8, 1941, Japan finally couldn't bear it and attacked Pearl Harbor, and then captured Hong Kong.Seeing this, Du Yuesheng had no choice but to fly to Chongqing with his family to take refuge. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Du Yuesheng had a wish, that is, to be a high official.He has power, but he does not have official positions.Human psychology is very strange. The more you lack, the more you want to get it.In fact, the high officials envied Du Yuesheng very much. Du Yuesheng had power and could do whatever he wanted without being bound by the law. Du Yuesheng has always cooperated with Chiang Kai-shek.When Chiang Kai-shek went to the field, Du Yuesheng gave him funds. When fighting the Japanese army, Du Yuesheng called for unity and went out to raise money to fight against Japan.More importantly, Du Yuesheng once donated to Chiang Kai-shek for a long time.Part of the profit from Du Yuesheng's gang business was allocated to honor the Chiang regime.

Among the famous people around Chiang Kai-shek, Dai Li, the spy chief, and Kong Xiangxi, the minister of finance, are both good old friends of Du Yuesheng.The victory of the Anti-Japanese War was rewarded in terms of meritorious deeds, and the position of mayor of Shanghai should have been handed over to Du Yuesheng. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Shanghai suddenly became the target of robbery by various forces. Du Yuesheng also lamented that he was slow to respond, and this old stronghold was almost handed over to others.The largest forces include the CC family, the military system, the gendarmerie, and the Tang Enbo family that took over Shanghai, plus Kong Xiangxi, Song Ziwen and other four major families. Du Yuesheng's faction has become a weak tributary.

Various factions poured in from the air, sea, underground, and land. Once the Japanese withdrew, Shanghai would become a vacuum, and any force could become king as long as it dominated the territory.At the head of the beach in Shanghai, it became hungry eagles flying all over the sky, and hungry tigers rolling everywhere. Those who entered Shanghai early became Wuzi Dengke. They snatched gold bars, houses, cars, women and face. Du Yuesheng, the elder brother of the gangster who has never abided by the law, also sighs that it is so terrifying without the law.During the era of Japanese rule, the citizens of Shanghai often hoped that the central government would liberate and save their lives, but they did not know that the central government would suffer even more.The local folk song sings loudly: "Come from the sky, come from the ground, the people of Shanghai will not survive."

Du Yuesheng's wishful thinking was tested in the real world.Regardless of black and white, and no longer talk about order and law, Chiang Kai-shek's power suddenly skyrocketed because of his victory in the battle, and his attitude towards Du Yuesheng also began to change. Chiang Kai-shek's background is the most complicated.It is rumored that he is Du Yuesheng's subordinate.The reason why he entered the Kuomintang was because the struggle within the Kuomintang was fierce at that time, and Chiang Kai-shek was relatively neutral.He initially served as president in a mediating role.Chiang Kai-shek only set foot on Qingyun Road with the acquiescence of Du Yuesheng.

Either Chiang Kai-shek was lucky, or he had some skills. Chiang Kai-shek got two opportunities to establish his own power: the first one was to train the officers of the Whampoa Military Academy, and the Northern Expedition successfully unified China; the second one was the victory of the Anti-Japanese War , Become a national hero. Chiang Kai-shek turned from a nobody to the leader of the country. Of course, he didn't want to mention the people in the past, especially the gang leader Du Yuesheng who had a close relationship with him. The more successful Chiang Kai-shek was, the more he wanted to separate himself from Du Yuesheng.The reason is that Du Yuesheng's status as the leader of the underworld is a burden to him.In order to combat the forces of the underworld, Chiang Kai-shek once promoted the New Life Movement, advocating a clean and healthy life.Du Yuesheng can also accept this point, to make a fortune is to stand up. In order to clean up the bad records, Du Yuesheng also changed his normal routine and initiated an organization called Hengshe through the lower levels.The members of Hengshe are all socially well-known professionals who acted as cultural thugs for Du Yuesheng. On the other hand, Du Yuesheng still secretly used his usual gang killer organization to resolve some frictions that could not be resorted to by law. Although Du Yuesheng is eager to change his style and change from a gang leader to a wealthy businessman, his past is still a heavy burden.All along, Chiang Kai-shek also hoped to draw a clear line with him. Chiang Kai-shek also understands that Du Yuesheng is a man with methods and has high organizational skills.For this reason, he was afraid that Du Yuesheng would make a comeback, and if the huge city of Shanghai became Du Yuesheng's empire, President Chiang Kai-shek would be subject to him.In order to weaken Du Yuesheng's influence, Chiang Kai-shek allowed other forces to infiltrate Shanghai in order to balance. On March 17, 1946, news came from Nanjing that the spy chief Dai Li had died in a plane collision.Dai Li's death, for Chiang Kai-shek, was the loss of a reliable assistant, but for Du Yuesheng, it was the loss of a great backer.Dai Li's methods made even black and white people fearful, and the brotherly relationship between Dai Li and Du Yuesheng was well known to the world.With Dai Li's death this time, Du Yuesheng also lost a powerful shield. Three months after Dai Li's death, Du Yuesheng's housekeeper, Wan Molin, was in trouble.Xuan Tiewu, the Shanghai police commander, arrested Wan Molin and, without warning, accused him of hoarding rice and driving up grain prices.At that time, there were many people hoarding white rice. Kong Xiangxi's Changjiang Company was the largest hoarder, and Wan Molin just followed behind. Du Yuesheng understood that someone was pulling his leg from behind and arresting Wan Molin was just to make an example of others.Du Yuesheng has always kept a low profile, and he also understands that it is not appropriate to fight with the government. Seeing that his own people are being detained, he can't come forward.This tycoon, who has always been one-sided in Shanghai, is really uncomfortable to be stepped on his door. When Chinese people do things, they pay the most attention to the right time, place and people and three conditions. The political climate is very unfavorable to Du Yuesheng. Chiang Kai-shek's policy is to use Du Yuesheng but not let go, so as to prevent Du Yuesheng from making a comeback and becoming an empire by himself. What about the location?Back then, Du Yuesheng gained power because of the fact that Shanghai split the concession forces. There were three sets of laws in the British Concession, the French Concession and the Chinese Concession. Du Yuesheng took advantage of the contradictions and turned himself into a detached force, overtaking the entire Shanghai .At that time, people who committed crimes in the French Concession could hide in the British Concession, and the local Xunpu could only sigh and say nothing when they saw the criminal hiding in the Concession. But what about Du Yuesheng's transcendent power?He can break the barriers of local concessions, and he can pull out prisoners from any corner with just one word, without legal restrictions. After the end of World War II, the forces of various countries have withdrawn from Shanghai.Chiang Kai-shek understands that this is the time to take back power, and Du Yuesheng must not be allowed to profit from it and create personal power.For this reason, Chiang Kai-shek wanted to limit Du Yuesheng's expansion. As for Renhe?Du Yuesheng's biggest backer is Dai Li.At that time, Dai Li could call the wind and call the rain.Du Yuesheng can even show respect to Chiang Kai-shek through Dai Li.After Dai Li crashed and passed away, the entire spy system fell into the hands of Mao Renfeng. The relationship between Mao Renfeng and Du Yuesheng is just ordinary.And Mao Renfeng is Chiang Kai-shek's man, of course, the meaning of the boss shall prevail.Even if Du Yuesheng is willing to curry favor, the relationship between him and Dai Li can no longer be established. Dai Li died, and Du Yuesheng felt a little lonely.Facing the difficulties in the future, he couldn't help showing a mentality of giving up.Compared with the situation when Du Yuesheng first debuted, the competition for territory after World War II was more intense.However, Du Yuesheng was young and vigorous back then.But what about today?Already sixty years old, although I still have the fighting spirit, but what about the courage?What about health?no longer exists.Especially his asthma, which has been getting worse. Physical weakness, coupled with the disappearance of favorable conditions, Du Yuesheng gradually became a celebrity.But his vitality is quite tenacious, and he still hopes to grab some fame and fortune. In August 1946, the Shanghai Provisional Senate of the Kuomintang announced the election of the first parliament and its speaker.Du Yuesheng knew that he had no chance to be the mayor, so he had no choice but to use the election to save Tieba's face.Through Du Yuesheng's hard work in canvassing votes, and with his long-standing interpersonal relationship, the position of the first speaker is none other than Du Yuesheng. Little did they know that a few days before the election, there was a news that Chiang Kai-shek did not want Du Yuesheng to be elected, but he hoped that the director of the Shanghai Bureau of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce would be elected.On the eve of the election, Mayor Wu Guozhen of Shanghai visited Du Yuesheng in person. Everyone closed the door and held a meeting to discuss conditions. Finally, the two reached an agreement, which affected the election result. On the day of the election, 170 of the more than 180 senators gathered at the Yiyuan Hotel to vote.Du Yuesheng was elected with 116 votes.When Wu Guozhen announced his election, Du Yuesheng stepped onto the stage. Amidst the warm applause of the crowd, he took out a pre-written line from his bag and read it: It is a great honor to be elected as the speaker today.However, our country is marching towards democracy, and Shanghai is a large metropolis, so the responsibility of the speaker is extremely heavy. I am a sick person and cannot take on this important task.Please forgive me for failing to live up to your kindness, and I will be re-elected.After hearing these words, everyone was of course surprised, but then they thought of the recent rumors that Chiang Kai-shek did not want him to be elected, and they understood immediately, and they applauded violently. Wu Guozhen came to the stage immediately and said: Du's selection is inevitable.Now that I sincerely resign, I should follow my original intention and re-elect.After speaking, he took out Du Shi's medical record, which proved that he was indeed not qualified for heavy work. Finally, the election was held again, and Pan Gongzhan was unanimously approved and elected as the first speaker.Du Yuesheng couldn't even get the official title of a vase role. He has already realized that the atmosphere of Shanghai is no longer suitable for him. Since the farce of the election, Du Yuesheng has changed his normal habits and learned to be frugal. In the past, he used to spend freely, moving left and right, but now?But the left hand is in the pocket, and the right hand is also in the pocket.All expenses at home have been reduced. Du Yuesheng grew up in the rivers and lakes since he was a child. He has a sixth inspiration, which is easy to detect the crisis around him. He realizes that Shanghai may not be a place where he can live. For the sake of his future life, if he has more money around him, he will be less annoying. . The post-war economy was still weak.Chiang Kai-shek sent his son Chiang Ching-kuo to Shanghai to serve as the Deputy Supervision Commissioner of Shanghai District Economic Control, with the purpose of cracking down on those big profiteers who speculate and hoard.Chiang Kai-shek had already informed Du Yuesheng, and this was a vigorous action.Du Yuesheng also understands that today is not what it used to be, if something goes wrong, if he breaks the law, nothing can save him.For this reason, he told his family not to break the law, lest they be caught like a tiger and sacrificed to the flag. Although Du Yuesheng took precautions, his third son Du Weiping, who was in the cotton yarn business, sold 2,800 shares of Yongan Spinning Factory the day before the emergency order was issued.Under the emergency order, the exchange stopped stock trading, and Du Weiping made a lot of money.Du Weiping was also greedy for victory and did not know what to lose, and even when the exchange was closed, he still secretly traded with others.And it was so obvious that Chiang Ching-kuo had no choice but to arrest him.The news of Du Sangong's arrest shocked the entire city of Shanghai. Seeing that her son was actually arrested, Du Yuesheng was so angry that she couldn't make a sound.He hid at home for a whole month, saying that he was recuperating from illness, and refused to see guests behind closed doors.Some friends came to visit, and he said angrily: I have praised Chiang Kai-shek for so many years, and today even my own son has been arrested.Du Yuesheng has always been very thoughtful when dealing with big troubles, but this time he is so angry, it is rare. In order to save his son, Du Yuesheng secretly searched for a lot of evidence, and prepared to use a trump card to deal with the prince Jiang Jingguo who didn't give him face.At a meeting, Du Yuesheng stood up and spoke. He said: My son violated the law and deserved what he deserved.But please be fair and equal.As far as I know, the gauze and other goods hoarded by the Yangtse Company far exceed those of Weiping and other companies.The leakage of economic secrets is also far more serious. The Commissioner is requested to send personnel to check immediately, and they must not be allowed to go unpunished.In this way, all the people are also convinced. In front of everyone, Jiang Jingguo was generalized by Du Yuesheng, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight the tiger. The boss behind this Yangtze company is Kong Lingkan, the son of Kong Xiangxi, and the unhealthy trend of speculation can be said to be brought about by these four big families.Kong Lingkan has always thought that he is a figure in the sky, and no one dares to provoke him, but he doesn't know that he has fallen into the hands of the prince Jiang Jingguo, so he has to sit in prison.The arrest of Kong Lingkan caused national news.Kong Xiangxi and his wife Song Ailing ran around, and Song Meiling complained in front of Chiang Kai-shek.On the second day, Chiang Kai-shek's order was issued to Chiang Ching-kuo, and the whole matter changed from big to small.As a result, Du Yuesheng's son was released. Although Du Yuesheng saved his son, he knew better that he had offended the royal relatives and relatives, so he must be more careful in his future life, lest the words fall into other people's hands.Du Yuesheng, the prosperous Shanghai, has turned into a big prison. Du Yuesheng just stays at home every day, trying to isolate himself from the outside world. In 1949, the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party had reached the decisive stage. Seeing that the general situation was over, Chiang Kai-shek also knew how to step down, but his purpose was to deploy and relocate to Taiwan. Before leaving, Chiang Kai-shek met with Du Yuesheng again, explaining that he was arrested that day I don't know anything about my son, I hope that Du Yuesheng will let go of the past, and everyone will go to Taiwan to make another breakthrough. Du Yuesheng was also noncommittal.Moving to Taiwan is tantamount to relying on others. The most difficult life without power, power and money will become a thorn in the side of others sooner or later.stay?His hatred with the Communist Party is too deep.Back then, in order to assist Chiang Kai-shek, I don’t know how many Communist Party members and workers’ organizations I have killed. This bloody enmity, will the Communist Party forgive him? Du Yuesheng made a decision to move to Hong Kong to live.He quietly chartered a Dutch ship, moved his family on board, and left Shanghai secretly. Before leaving, he said goodbye to Huang Jinrong and his wife, and sadly left this prosperous Shanghai. Du Yuesheng can't forget Shanghai.In 1950, he sent his eldest son back to Shanghai to take care of official business as the manager of Zhonghui Bank. He wanted to find out the attitude of the new Chinese government, but to no avail.Had to settle down in Hong Kong, Du Yuesheng lived at No. 18, Kennedy Terrace, and rarely communicated with the outside world.On August 16, 1951, two days before Du Yuesheng's birthday, he swallowed his last breath and died. When Du Yuesheng came to Hong Kong, Bao Yugang also came at the same time. Bao Yugang lived on Seymour Road, and Du Yuesheng's residence was just a stone's throw away. Du Yuesheng's deeds must become a teaching material for Bao Yugang to do business.Hu Xueyan failed because he relied entirely on Zuo Zongtang, and Du Yuesheng also failed because he only praised Chiang Kai-shek.Politicians are to be relied on, but more importantly, to keep a certain distance, and Bao Yugang has achieved this. When the Chinese are successful, they have a habit of returning home with their clothes and brocades.More than two thousand years ago, after the death of Qin Shihuang, there were two military strategists, one was Xiang Yu and the other was Liu Bang.Xiang Yu got up early and succeeded quickly. When he succeeded a little, he clamored to return to his hometown and show off to the villagers.The subordinates laughed at him because of this, like a monkey learning how to put on a hat and put on clothes, and couldn't wait for the clothes to return.Xiang Yu's philosophy is that it is a pity that if you succeed and do not return to your hometown to show your prestige, it is like walking at night in beautiful clothes. Because Xiang Yu was eager to win, he got into chaos, and his career, like a flash in the pan, soon failed. As for Liu Bang?He has a bit of patience, and he is not in a hurry to show off his prestige.It was only after he really made great achievements that he returned to his hometown, singing with the children in the village while reminiscing about the twists and turns he had gone through.Facing his hometown and his kind fellow villagers, Liu Bang, a great hero, couldn't help crying. Chinese people like to return home to show their prestige no matter they are successful or not.Overseas Chinese in exile often spend several years of savings just to return home once. Hu Xueyan struggled in his hometown, so he wanted to express himself, so after he succeeded, he wished his mother's birthday a big extravagance, the purpose was just to show off his achievements. Du Yuesheng is a person who was abandoned by the countryside. Originally, he couldn't live in the countryside, so he went to Shanghai to venture into the world.Now that he is successful in his career, why not return to his hometown to show off his prestige? When Du Yuesheng was forty-eight years old, he was already a well-known tycoon in Shanghai and even in the whole country, but he came from a humble background. In order to make Du's family famous, he spent 500,000 yuan to buy a 50-acre land, hired skilled construction workers, and returned home. Ancestral temples were built in the countryside. Du Yuesheng is rich, has face and power, but unfortunately has no family background.His Du family did not come from a famous family.Later, after some research and textual research, I managed to find a general named Du Yu from the Jin Dynasty.This Du Yu is good at using soldiers, and the world calls him Du Wuku.For this reason, Wu Peifu sent a big gold medal, which said the arsenal family, and some people even wrote the arsenal's family reputation, or the arsenal's economics.In short, since they are separated by two thousand years, everyone's surname is Du, and if they have a little relationship, there is light in each other's faces.The cultural thugs surrounding Du Yuesheng naturally boasted.At that time, it was easy to publicize. Hitler's chancellor once said that as long as a lie is told a hundred times, the lie will become the truth. Zhang Taiyan, a master of Chinese studies at that time, personally wrote a textual research article of thousands of words, "Gaoqiao Du's Ancestral Hall Records", saying: Du Zhixian came from Emperor Yao, Liu Lei in summer, and Zhou Fengyu Du, for Du Bo was Jiu Wang from the Tang Dynasty, and his eight ancestors were all royal officials.Takahashi is the hometown of Pudong, Shanghai.Du's homestead, cover I don't know how many generations?Mo Sun Yong (Du Yuesheng's nickname) started from humble beginnings as Zhang Taiyan, the hero of the north and south of the river. After checking the history, the great writer praised the Du family to the sky, and even got in touch with Emperor Yao of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. In the spring of 1931, the ancestral hall was completed.This is a very luxurious ancestral hall, a five-bay, three-entry house, a pair of five-foot-high stone lions at the gate, with hydrangeas on their feet and stone balls in their mouths, majestic and lifelike.There are carved beams and painted buildings in the ancestral hall.Next to the ancestral hall is a private school made of white marble, which contains pictures worth 100,000 yuan donated by friends for the reference of children and nephews. The people in charge of the whole celebration were all celebrities. Among them, the contemporary ship kings Yu Qiaqing, Huang Jinrong and Wang Xiaolai were the main three. The 10th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar is a good day for the completion of the ancestral hall. The entire celebration ceremony was presided over by Yu Qiaqing, chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. On June 9th, a ceremony called Feng Li's entry into the Lord has been held. What is Feng Li?According to ancient etiquette, it is said that the master of Yu uses mulberry, and the master of training uses chestnut.When a person dies and is buried, an altar is set up in the home, which is called Yu. At this time, the god's amulet is made of mulberry wood. When the sacrificial ceremony is held in the second year, it is called Bailian Sacrifice.From Yu to the practice of offering sacrifices, the mulberry wood god's amulet must be buried, and the chestnut god's amulet should be replaced by a chestnut one, which is placed in the center of the ancestral hall for future generations to worship. A five-foot-high colorful archway has already been erected at the pier in Dongpu, and hundreds of relatives and friends greeted relatives and friends at the pier.More than 100 ferries have already been moored on the shore, and sampans and barges are towed behind the ferries. Each ship is filled with Du flags, forming a sea of ​​flags. From Gaoqiao Town to the Du Family Ancestral Hall, a ten-mile-long road has been built. The roadside is already full of onlookers. On both sides of the road, a memorial archway is built every half a mile. Most of these memorial archways are donated by nearby shops. The vehicles on the entire road were all dispatched from Shanghai. There were 30 cars, 200 rickshaws and countless wheelbarrows, responsible for transporting guests. The line of people who lined up to enter the Du family ancestral hall was about two miles long, and it took three hours to walk to enter the ancestral hall.In the lead was a cavalry team of 24 people sent by the International Settlement. They were Indian policemen and red-headed assam, followed by the national flag of the Republic of China carried by eight strong men, followed by forty-eight yellow flags with the word Du written on them. flag, indicating that Du Yuesheng is forty-eight years old. After the flag, there were 100 Annan police officers sent by the French Concession, each pushing a new bicycle, followed by the Boy Scouts, a team composed of Jinrong elementary school students, and disciplined forces such as the fire brigade, anti-smuggling team, etc. , followed by various military convoys. After the color team, there are plaques presented by everyone, such as the gift of filial piety from Chiang Kai-shek, Dunren Shangde from former President Xu Shichang, and the generosity and family tradition from Zhang Xueliang, deputy commander of the army, navy and air force, from Duan Qirui, the former interim governor. Minister of Military and Political Affairs He Yingqin's Shide Yangfen, Minister of Industry Kong Xiangxi's Careful Pursuit, Superintendent of Supervision Yu Youren's long line of plaques have formed a colorful parade. Behind each plaque was Du Yuesheng in a blue robe and black coat and a top hat. His sons followed behind the sedan chair, relatives of Du's family, officials and businessmen, Du Yuesheng's brothers and disciples, and his disciples and grandchildren lined up in a large group and walked slowly.At that time, a Japanese consul said: The ancestral hall of Du's ancestral hall is so spectacular, it is really not inferior to the view of a prince. In front of the Du family's ancestral hall, a five-story building has already been built, with lights and festoons inside, surrounded by more than 100 tall temporary scaffoldings, which can accommodate more than 200 banquets at the same time.On the outside of the food shed is a stage, which is performed by famous actors for appreciation by the people in Gaoqiao Township. The post office in Gaoqiao Town, Shanghai, sent each guest a set of envelopes and letter paper commemorating the inauguration ceremony of Du’s Ancestral Hall, and affixed a red commemorative postmark celebrating the inauguration ceremony of Du’s Ancestral Hall to add to the whole day. Quite an atmosphere. Nearby shops send out some gifts, such as fans, pictures, etc. as advertisements from time to time.Any guest who gives gifts, no matter how much the gift is, will receive an exquisite commemorative badge. With this badge, within three days, you can eat, drink, play, watch big plays, and smoke opium. Even opium is provided for free.In addition, each person also received a gift, including a washbasin, a towel, several bottles of Sha potion and a lantern, all of which were printed with the inauguration ceremony of Du Temple, which is not a small gift for ordinary people. Gift. During the grand ceremony for three consecutive days, there were as many as 10,000 Chinese and foreign guests. Within three days, 2,000 tables of banquets were held, more than 10,000 guests of western dishes were served, and 8,000 taels of opium were smoked. million silver dollars. Xu Zhucheng, a well-known contemporary reporter and founder of "Wen Wei Po", commented on this matter in an article. He said: At that time, it was the golden age of Peking Opera. Some of Liang, Tan Fuying, Yan Juming, etc. are still young, and some are not yet decadent.These well-known actors in the north and south, except for Yu Shuyan, were all invited by Du Yuesheng, plus tickets from various places in Shanghai, making the three-day and three-night play almost all perfect, a rare good show in the world.Shanghai and Beijing, as well as the whole country, became a sensation because of this incident.