Zhu Jiabao

Zhu Jiabao

Zhu Jiabao (1860-1923) had the character of Jingtian. He is from ningzhou Town, Huaning County. He was the governor of Anhui and Jilin, and was a Jinshi in the 18th year of Guangxu.

brief introduction

Perseverance and straightness, one with clean self-reliance. He is good at Huang Tingjian's calligraphy. The epitaph written by Ma Qichang in Tongcheng. Qing Guangxu eighteen years (1892) Jinshi. After that, he successively served in Pingxiang, Xincheng, Nanhe and Zhixian of Zhili. Appreciated by Yuan Shikai, the governor of Zhili, he was promoted by yuan as "the first orderly official in Kinki". He was promoted to the magistrate of Baoding. He was sent to Japan to investigate government affairs. After returning home, he was promoted to the inspector general of Jiangsu Province. In 1906, Xu Shichang, governor of the three eastern provinces, recommended him as governor of Jilin Province. He did not take up his post. In 1907, he was transferred to governor of Anhui Province after anqing uprising. The Ma Pao camp uprising was suppressed in November 1908.

Personal resume

After the 1911 Revolution, Zhejiang, Jiangsu and other provinces declared independence. For the sake of local public order, the Anhui revolutionary party urged Zhu Jiabao to declare independence. He stubbornly refused to say: "the family treasure should eat the salary of Qing Dynasty, the matter of death of Qing Dynasty, the survival of the city and the death of the city, please don't say more." Later, Yuan Shikai sent a secret telegram to Zhu Jiabao saying "it's better to adapt to the current situation and wait for the change. Don't let the scholar's prejudice upset the overall situation". Zhu Dun met Yuan Yi and changed his attitude. On November 8, he declared the independence of Anhui and was promoted as the governor of Anhui. On the next day, Huang Huanzhang's army besieged the governor's office and forced him to pay. Zhu Jiabao went out over the wall and let the city escape. He was a member of the Senate in January 1913 and a member of the Political Council in December 1913. In February 1914, he was appointed by Yuan Shikai as the civil affairs chief and governor of Zhili; in May, he was changed to the rank of inspector general of Zhili. On the eve of Yuan Shikai's accession to the throne in 1915, he wrote a "memorial" to yuan, saying that he "invited his Majesty's holy advice". After Yuan became emperor, he was granted the title of first-class uncle. In July 1916, he was appointed governor and governor of Zhili by Duan Qirui's cabinet. In July 1917, he sponsored the restoration of Zhang Xun and awarded the Minister of civil affairs. After the failure of restoration, he fled to Japan. In October 1918, he returned to live in Tianjin.

Literature evaluation

Zhu jiabaogong's calligraphy is based on Huang Tingjian's style, which is a great master in the late Qing Dynasty. He is also the author of preface to Haicang garden and Tingwei's theory of world peace.

Interesting stories of characters

Zhu Jiabao, the governor of Zhili Province, was one of the local officials who actively responded to Zhang Xun's restoration. He was originally a Jinshi in the reign of Guangxu and had a good hand in calligraphy. During the revolution of 1911, the governor of Anhui was forced by the situation to "anyway", but the revolutionary party did not allow him to make revolution. As a result, the self appointed governor of Anhui had to escape by night. This time, when he heard that he had been appointed Minister of civil affairs, he was very excited. He not only ordered the whole city to hang the Dragon flag, but also ordered people to set up incense tables in the lobby, to thank the que, and to salute three times and nine times. After the ceremony, Zhu Jiabao could not get up because he knelt down for a long time. Finally, he was tucked up by the soldiers around him. After returning home, Zhu Jiabao practiced kneeling every night to prevent him from losing his appearance when he was present at that time, until his knees and legs were weak. In less than three days, he was forced out of the governor's Yamen by Duan Qirui's rebels, and the five color flag was hoisted again in Tianjin. This good, Zhu Jiabao Shangshu not made, Zhili governor also lost, hate him straight scold: "Republic wrong me, restoration also wrong me!"