He has served as President of the Huangpu Military Academy Alumni Association, Minister of Graduate Investigation Department of Military Academy, Deputy Director of Political Department of Nanjing Central Army Military Academy, Director of Political Training, President of the Three People's Principles, Secretary of Revolutionary Military Federation, and Director of Military Education Department of Training Director Department.
1936 served as the military attache of the embassy in Germany and was awarded the rank of major general.
After returning to China, he served as director of the Sixth Hall of the Military Commission of the National Government and director of the Chairman's Attaché Office.
1938 served as the administrative inspector, guard commander and Changsha guard commander of the second district of Hunan.
After the Changsha fire, he was executed as a scapegoat.
As a close student of Chiang Kai-shek, in the "April 12" coup, he turned a blind eye and connived at his subordinates to secretly let Zhou Enlai go. He once sheltered the mastermind of the "assassination of Wang Jingwei" and the underground party member Hua Kezhi; On the eve of the Anti-Japanese War, he secretly sent someone to assassinate Zhang Qun, Chiang Kai-shek's confidant ... This was the main reason why Chiang Kai-shek wanted to kill his "direct protege" after the Changsha fire in the early days of the Anti-Japanese War.
At the end of 1938, the military and police of the National Revolutionary Army were ordered to set fire to the whole city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, to carry out the so-called "scorched earth war of resistance". Due to the hasty action, unsuspecting citizens rushed to flee and trampled on each other, causing many deaths and injuries. The raging fire also destroyed hundreds of thousands of houses and shops, and the losses were extremely heavy. After the tragedy, domestic public opinion was in an uproar for a time, which made the Chongqing authorities extremely passive. 18 February 18, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the execution of three people involved in the "Changsha arson case": Xu Kun, commander of Changsha garrison, head of the Second Garrison, and Wen Zhongfu, director of Changsha Public Security Bureau, to quell public anger with heads.
According to the archives published by Taiwan Province Province in recent years, at 9: 00 a.m. on February 1938+ 12, Zhang Zhizhong, then chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government, received a secret telegram from Chiang Kai-shek and ordered him to send someone to burn down Changsha City. After receiving the order, Zhang Zhizhong immediately informed Lao Ji and asked him to act according to the secret order. As for who set the first fire, even the cockroach itself is not clear. As a result, Zhan Jian and others became the scapegoats of the incident, and Zhan Jian died especially unjustly. According to the latest historical data, Chiang Kai-shek had long been dissatisfied with cockroaches, and he had the intention to get rid of cockroaches more than a year ago. We didn't do it just because the anti-Japanese army and the war were fierce, considering the influence of various aspects. The occurrence of the "Changsha arson case" just provided Chiang Kai-shek with an excuse to start work. 1April 927 12, Chiang Kai-shek launched the "April 12th" coup. At that time, the first division, the second division and the 33rd army of the First Army stationed in Shanghai were all involved in this bloody massacre.
You were in Shanghai at that time. Although he was loyal to Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang, he didn't understand why Chiang Kai-shek attacked * * * so cruelly. In the middle of the "April 12th" coup, Zhou Enlai, the leader of the Communist Party of China, was unfortunately caught by soldiers of the 7th Regiment of 1 Division and held in a Catholic church (temporary regimental headquarters) in Zhabei Li Baoxing. Zhou Enlai was his teacher at Whampoa Military Academy. In his heart, he admired Zhou Enlai, an outstanding talent in China and a first-class talent in China. He couldn't bear to see Zhou Enlai killed. After careful consideration, I decided to go to Li Baoxing Catholic Church to persuade Zhou Enlai to make a statement of "separation from China" to save my life. Of course, he also knows that it is almost impossible for a person with firm beliefs.
When he arrived at the heavily guarded church, Bao, the head of the organization, saw him coming and looked very nervous. Bao and others are graduates of the Whampoa Military Academy and have great respect for them. They have agreed to release Zhou Enlai halfway in the name of escorting him to the headquarters. Bao thought their plan had been realized and was very scared. Seeing this situation, I realized something in my heart. He decided to pretend that he didn't know anything, asked about "Qing * * *" in the group and left. Shortly after leaving, Bao was released in secret and out of danger.
On the eve of the full-scale outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, a good friend tipped off Dai Li and said that he indulged his men to let Zhou Enlai go. Dai Li reported to Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang Kai-shek was deeply shocked and had serious doubts about his loyalty. He came to the conclusion that this man is talented and knowledgeable, but he can't be reused. In view of knowing that there were too many high-level secrets of the Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek decided to stabilize him first and then choose the right time to kill him to eliminate hidden dangers. ...
Half a month later, Xi was transferred from the attendants' room and became the general affairs director of the Sixth Military Commission. I think this is just a normal job transfer, and the director of general affairs is still a fat job. He didn't even realize that Dai Li's military agents had started spying on him. Hua Kezhi, 1902, a native of Baoying, Jiangsu Province, is an outstanding figure in China's hidden front.
1in the spring of 928, Hua Kezhi was arrested by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China secret agents and secretly detained in Nanjing Army Prison. In order to rescue his good friend Hua Kezhi, he fell out with CC Department, used his power and relationship to secretly bail Hua Kezhi, and introduced him to Chen, deputy director of the General Political Department, to become a lieutenant clerk.
1935, Hua Kezhi participated in planning the assassination of Wang Jingwei. At this time, Ji was already the secretary of the Three People's Principles Practice Society and the director of military education in the training department, and was regarded as a confidant by Chiang Kai-shek. After stabbing Wang, he was very nervous when he learned that Hua Kezhi was involved in the case. Because he was worried that Chen and others would use him to help the traveler get a bail pending trial and challenge him. Sure enough, Chiang Kai-shek soon learned that he and Hua Kezhi had come and gone, and he was extremely annoyed. He called him in and asked for details. Knowing that there was no way out, he admitted that he did help Hua Kezhi, but his motive was to win him over to change his position and "serve the leadership". As a result, he was scolded by Chiang Kai-shek and removed from the post of secretary of the Li Xing Institution. Chiang Kai-shek ordered him to "think behind closed doors" for a week and write a list.
10, Xi was transferred to the German embassy as an army attache. At the beginning of March, he won the coveted rank of Major General. He was so grateful to Chiang Kai-shek that he wrote a loyal letter and vowed to "fight against * * * to the end and share the worries for the Committee." Chiang Kai-shek, who has always had special respect for Huangpu students, was very happy after reading the letter. A wave of unrest, another wave. /kloc-in the summer of 0/936, Kun was transferred back to China and served as the leader of political work in the duty room of the Military Commission. He frequented the headquarters of Fuxing Society at No.5 Emei Road and made friends with Kang Ze, Deng Wenyi, Liu Jianqun and others. They are all very dissatisfied with Zhang Qun, Yang Yongtai and others in the political department. They believe that these high-level politicians are corrupt and cronyism, which tarnishes the image of the Kuomintang among the people. Of course, this also includes personal grievances. So, they want to bring down Yang Yongtai and others.
In recent years, Ye Peng has been proposed to deal with the hot foreign minister Zhang Qun. Because Yang Yongtai, then chairman and security commander of Hubei Province, instigated Wuhan businessmen to jointly report the corruption of Wuhan police commander Ye Peng a year ago, and Ye Peng was dismissed by Chiang Kai-shek, he held a grudge against Yang Yongtai and Zhang Qun. A few days later, I found Ye Peng. Ye thought twice, agreed to her request, and accepted a large sum of money from her and others ... He used the money to buy off Cheng and Li Dequan, two frustrated retired Hubei officers, ordered them to wait for an opportunity and provided two pistols.
Cheng and Li hide in a small hotel in Nanjing, and go to the Central Party Department and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dingjiaqiao every day. Plainclothes detectives soon became suspicious of the two men, and Cheng and Li were caught before they started. After the trial, it was learned that the two men were instructed by Ye Peng to assassinate Zhang Qun.
When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he ordered Ye Peng to be removed from his post and put in the care of the military police commander. Many years ago, Liu Jianqun and others were worried about being implicated, so they begged Wang Ching-wei to come forward and dredge Zhang Qun. Because as long as Zhang Qun doesn't insist, the problem will be much easier. Zhang Qun is tactful and sophisticated, knowing that Ye Peng has the intervention of the "Thirteen Pacific Insurance" of the Fuxing Society behind him, and he doesn't want to delve into it any more. But he was still worried about getting old, so he sued him in front of Chiang Kai-shek and said that this person should not be reused.
It was not the main reason why he offended Chiang Kai-shek that he was involved in the power and money struggle between the Fuxing Society and the Political Department. In fact, Chiang Kai-shek is happy to see the Huangpu Department, the Political Department, the Fuxing Society and other factions contain each other. Of course, he doesn't allow them to make too much noise. It's too much to use Ye Peng to assassinate Zhang Qun. Despite this, no one in Fuxing society was severely punished and even transferred to the attendants' room. Chiang Kai-shek's real antipathy to his later years was that he connived at the release of Zhou Enlai by several officers of the First Division of Huangpu. Reminiscent of Hua Kezhi's bail, Chiang Kai-shek no longer regarded him as a confidant and transferred him from the attendants' room. 1938 in may, Xi was transferred to the second district of Hunan as an administrative inspector and security commander, taking Changde town. He was diligent in running the army and made certain contributions to cracking down on traitors and maintaining local public security.
You always go out by car in casual clothes. There must be a beautiful lady in a blue cheongsam in the car. This incident caused some discussion, but he went his own way.
1September, 938, Kun served as a member of the provincial government and was proclaimed as the garrison commander of Changsha. According to an article written by the general who served as the intelligence director of Chen Chengbu during the Anti-Japanese War, at the end of last century, he was the official in charge of executing Tuo and others. Before the execution, he was arraigned separately. He frankly admitted that he was sleeping at home when the fire broke out. After being awakened by his entourage, he was deeply shocked: how did it set fire to the whole city so soon? He immediately went to Zhang Zhizhong for instructions to clean up the mess, but to no avail, Zhang Zhizhong left in a hurry. It is precisely because of this that when he was tried by the special judicial Committee, he seemed to hide something and sighed again and again. But he didn't put the blame on Zhang Zhizhong. In the confession record, he also wrote the words "All responsibilities are borne by me". In the meantime, Zhang Zhizhong had seen him alone, and Zhang Zhenguo didn't know what he talked about. At first, he was only sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, and so were Wen Zhongfu and Xu Kun. However, Chiang Kai-shek visited Changsha on 1938 12 17. After receiving the judgment report, he immediately put pen to paper and approved in the draft judgment: "I am fully responsible for guarding Changsha, neglecting my duty, endangering the people and shooting."
Zhang Zhenguo called himself a hero in his memoirs. Zhang Zhenguo expressed deep regret and sympathy for his death.