Wu Baochu

Wu Baochu

Wu Baochu (1869-1913), male, was named Yanfu, junsui and Yinggong. He was born in Shahu mountain of Lujiang County. Chen Sanli, Tan Sitong and Ding Huikang, who agreed with the reform, were known as the "four CHILDES of the late Qing Dynasty". He is the son of Wu Changqing, a general of the Huaihe army and commander in chief of Guangdong Navy.

Overview photo source: Wu Baochu's beishanlouji author Xiaoying

Previous position

In 1884, Wu Changqing was seriously ill. He rushed to be ill at the beginning of his life. He heard about the incident in the dynasty. He was specially appointed to praise the emperor and teach him the principal affairs. At the end of mourning, he entered the capital and studied in the division. In 1895, he was appointed as the chief of Shandong Department of the Ministry of punishment. He was appointed as the chief of Guizhou department and the assistant of qiushen department. During his tenure, he was not afraid of power and managed to level the unjust imprisonment of Dong Yu.

Character history

In the 23rd year of Guangxu (1897), in view of the defeat in the Sino Japanese War of 1894-1895, Baochu was published in Chen Shishi Shu“

Tell the emperor of the theory of national subjugation

”。 Jiqi“

Fear of danger

”And“

Strive for prosperity and strength

”However, his memorials were published in Shanghai newspapers, which made him famous. Liang Qichao was only 24 years old when he first came to Beijing. Bao Chu regarded him as a "genius" and recommended him to sun Jianai, the great Bachelor of wenyuange. As a result, Liang became a member of Ziqiang publishing house. Before and after the reform movement of 1898, he wrote articles on the harm of obstructing the new law. After the failure of the political reform, Tan Si died at the same time. He returned to the south at that time and wrote the poem "crying six gentlemen" again“

Plead for the dead

”。 After xinchou, he went to Beijing to return to power and wrote to Emperor Guangxu to persuade him“

The story of Xing Huan Wen

”The main purpose was to support Emperor Guangxu's reform. Yuan had a brother relationship with Baochu in Changqing shogunate. After Yuan Xiangui, Baochu encouraged him“

There are many kings and gods, so they are good at building miraculous skills to answer saints

”However, Yuan refused to accept it and gave it a large sum of money, which was also denounced by Baochu. In 1905, when he sailed across the Xuantan beach in Japan, there were many boats“

Boat people that know sad, pointing to the future is Maguan

”(the last quatrains of Yisi's visit to Japan) is a poem to express regret and sorrow for the state affairs. He also protected Zhang Taiyan in prison in the Shanghai Su Bao case, so the revolutionary party also considered him a friend. He was not only a reformer but also a revolutionary. He also kept in touch with Kang and Liang who were first reformers and then royalists. When the ban was eased and Bao returned to Tianjin quietly, he soon suffered from a stroke and his hands and feet were neglected, so he paid little attention to state affairs. In the spring of the third year of Xuantong, he returned to Shanghai and stayed in bed for two years. He died in the spring of 1913 and was buried in the side of Jing'an Temple.

Contribution of works

Bao Chu entered Beijing when he was young. He served as a teacher in Baoting and made friends with his son Bofu. He is good at calligraphy. His poems are broad-minded and deep in thought. He has the style of Wang Anshi. He has cast the past and the present into one. He is the author of beishanlou poetry anthology.