When Qiu Jin died, he put forward three conditions to Li Zhongyue, the magistrate of Shanyin County: First, he was allowed to write a letter from home as a farewell; Second, don't be beheaded; Third, don't take off your clothes. After hearing this, Li Zhongyue decisively agreed to the last two conditions she first asked of him. But for the first condition, Li Zhongyue thought twice and didn't agree. According to our common sense, it is human nature to write home, but why did Li Zhongyue refuse? We think Li Zhongyue is actually hiding something.
Li Zhongyue is from Anqiu County. He is a very talented person. He/Kloc-won a scholar at the age of 0/8, a scholar at the age of 39, and a scholar at the age of 24 in Guangxu, but was later arranged to be a county magistrate in a small county in Yin Shan. When he is talented, he is not always valued, but this does not affect his patriotism, which shows that he is broad-minded. There were many talents in the late Qing Dynasty, among which Qiu Jin was particularly talented, and Li Zhongyue admired him very much. There is a poem "driving a military horse to the original dream, crushing mountains and rivers, humiliating the country and returning." Li Zhongyue appreciated it very much, recited it repeatedly and used it to educate his son.
After the last call between Li Zhongyue and Qiu Jin, he was very sad and even burst into tears. Ask Qiu Jin what he wants. Qiu Jin put forward three conditions. Li Zhongyue decisively agreed with the latter two, and the first disagreed. Why didn't he agree to the first one? I don't think Li Zhongyue is unkind, but because he is in officialdom and can't help himself.