On this day, 87 years ago, on September 30, 1938 (August 7, 1938, the lunar calendar), former Prime Minister of the Republic of China Tang Shaoyi was assassinated. On September 30, 1938, Tang Shaoyi, former Prime Minister of the Republic of China, was assassinated. Tang Shaoyi, also known as Tang Shaoyi, also known as Shaochuan, was born on January 2, 1862 in Tangjia Village, Tangjia Town, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province. He was a famous political activist and diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Tang's father Juchuan is a tea exporter in Shanghai. Tang Shaoyi went to Shanghai to study as a child. In 1874, he was sent by officials to study in the United States. After middle school, he was promoted to the liberal arts at Colombia University. After Tang Shaoyi returned to China in 1881, he was sent to study at the Westernization School in Tianjin. In 1885, he joined the Tianjin Taxation Office. At the end of 1889, he was appointed as a commercial commissioner in Longshan, that is, consul in Seoul, North Korea. During his tenure, he showed capable diplomatic talents. While in North Korea, Tang Shaoyi established a friendship with Yuan Shikai, who was then stationed in North Korea's prime minister to negotiate trade matters. In October 1896, the Qing government officially appointed Tang Shaoyi as the Consul General of China in Korea. In September 1898, Tang Shaoyi returned home due to his father's death, ending his nearly 10-year diplomatic career as an envoy to North Korea. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Tang Shaoyi made remarks in support of the Anti-Japanese War. Feng Ziyou believed that Tang was "one of the most powerful advocates of the Anti-Japanese War" since the Lugouqiao Incident. After the fall of Shanghai, Tang sent his wife and children to Hong Kong, but he still stayed in Shanghai. The Kuomintang was very worried about staying in Shanghai alone. Chiang Kai-shek, Kong Xiangxi and others continued to send people to lobby and win him over with official titles and allowances, hoping that he would maintain his youth and not be used by the enemy. Anti-Japanese organizations in Guangdong also sent representatives to persuade Tang to leave, but he refused. At the same time, some relatives and friends around Tang Shaoyi were engaging in traitor activities under his banner. Japan also has a so-called "Southern Tang and Northern Wu" plan. Japanese secret service chief Kenji Toiwara also organized a special committee for China, responsible for the work of Tang Shaoyi and Wu Peifu. On the morning of September 28, 1938, Tu Feiyuan, led by Tang Shaoyi's son-in-law Cen Deguang, went to the Tang residence for a long talk. After the Kuomintang military intelligence agents lurking in Shanghai discovered the matter, they were ordered to assassinate Tang on September 30. In order to conceal the truth, on October 5, Chongqing specially issued the "Order of Commendation of Tang Shaoyi" in the name of Chairman Lin Sen of the National Government and Premier Kong Xiangxi of the Executive Yuan. At the same time, it allocated 5000 yuan in funeral expenses and ordered Tang's life deeds to be "publicized in national history." "The Biography of Tang Shaoyi" written by the National History Museum stated that Tang was wooed by the Japanese in his later years and wanted him to serve as a puppet, but "refused to come out." Comments: During the major events during the Anti-Japanese War, Tang Shaoyi left a complex mark on the history of modern China