On this day 88 years ago, on June 11, 1937 (May 3, 1937 lunar calendar), the "Seven Gentlemen" were accused of participating in the launching of the Xi'an Incident. The Six Gentlemen Singing in Prison On June 11 and June 25, 1937, the Jiangsu High Court held two hearings against Shen Houru and others, insisting that they were closely related to the Xi'an Incident and had "colluded" with Zhang Xueliang beforehand. Zhang Xueliang sympathized with the National Salvation Movement and had one or two contacts with Shen Junru and others to discuss the issue of anti-Japanese salvation. A few days before the arrest of the "Seven Gentlemen", the All Rescue Association called Zhang Xueliang, hoping that he would quickly and resolutely ask the Central Committee to assist the Anti-Japanese. After the Xi'an Incident, the claims revealed by Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng were exactly the same as those of the All Salvation Association, and they demanded the immediate release of Shen Junru and others. Accordingly, the indictment listed "ten counts" against Shen and others, one of which was "colluding with soldiers, conspiring to act outside the orbit, and taming it into a great change. The country was almost shaken, and the name was to save the country, but in fact it harmed the country." The "Seven Gentlemen" and their defence counsel, in addition to refuting the false accusations in the indictment in their pleadings, also argued in court, launched a heated debate with prosecutor Weng Zannian, and unanimously demanded that Zhang Xueliang be investigated. But Weng repeated the old tune: "It has been stated in the indictment, and there is no need to investigate." At this time, all 20 defence counsel of the defendant stood up to express their protest, and the presiding judge Zhu Zongzhou announced a temporary withdrawal from the court for deliberation. The "Seven Gentlemen" refer to Li Gongpu, Zou Taofen, Shen Junru, Zhang Naiqi, Wang Zaoshi, Sha Qianli, and Shi Liang. The picture shows the leaders of the Save the Congress in Suzhou Prison. From left: Wang Zaoshi, Li Gongpu, Zou Taofen, Zhang Naiqi, Sha Qianli, Shen Junru (Shi Liang was imprisoned in the women's prison) On July 31, 1937, the Seven Gentlemen were released from prison. In August, Shen Junru and his party went to Nanjing to discuss anti-Japanese matters at the invitation of the The picture shows a group photo of the Seven Gentlemen in Nanjing with Ma Xiangbo and Du Chongyuan.