On this day, 157 years ago, on April 3, 1868 (March 11, 1868, the founder of the Zhi Gong Party of China, Situ Meitang, was born. Situ Meitang (April 3, 1868-May 8, 1955), formerly known as Situ Xianyi, also known as Jizan, was a famous leader of overseas Chinese living in the United States and the founder of the Zhi Gong Party of China. In March 1882, he went to the United States to make a living and joined the "Hongmen Zhigong Hall". Before Franklin Roosevelt became president, he served as a legal adviser to the church. In 1904, Sun Yat-sen went to the United States for activities, and the two established a profound friendship. Since then, Szeto Meitang has launched many fund-raising campaigns to support the domestic revolution. In order to support the Anti-Japanese War, Szeto Meitang initiated the establishment of the "New York Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Pay-Raising Association." In 1948, Situ Meitang publicly stated his support for the Communist Party of China and the idea of convening a new political consultative conference and forming a people's democratic government. In 1955, Situ Meitang died of illness in Beijing. There is never a shortage of eldest brothers in the Jianghu, but there are too few eldest brothers who can always sit on the position of the leading eldest brother in the unpredictable current situation and receive respect and courtesy from the government. Today, let's talk about a legendary big brother in the Jianghu. The President of the United States was once his younger brother; Sun Yat-sen was his best friend; when Japan invaded China, he refused to accept it, and the Japanese were helpless to him; Chiang Kai-shek treated him with great courtesy when he was in charge of the mainland; Du Yuesheng, the boss of the Qing Gang and the Shanghai Emperor, was scolded to his face; Finally, at the invitation of Chairman Mao, he climbed the Tiananmen Gate and stood next to Chairman Mao to attend the founding ceremony. His life was full of legends at all times. Speaking of this, everyone may say, isn't this big brother Situ Meitang? That's right, are we talking about Situ Meitang today? Situ Meitang is an out-and-out gang boss, and he is also the kind of big brother in the Jianghu who is not afraid of violence, acts chivalrous and serves the weak, and serves the country and the people in our hearts. Situ Meitang was born in Kaiping, Guangdong on April 3, 1868. Her father passed away at the age of 6, and her family was very poor. In 1880, with a travel fee borrowed by her mother, Szeto Meitang, who was only 12 years old, embarked on a journey to the United States to pursue her dream. After arriving in San Francisco, USA, where Chinese people live, Situ Meitang worked in a restaurant called "Huixian Building". In 1885, 17-year-old Situ Meitang took a crucial step in his life and joined Hongmen. From then on, a legendary elder brother who was famous in China and the United States was born. At that time, the Chinese had a very low status in the United States and were often bullied by white people. American society often favored white people. The Chinese really wanted to cry but had no choice but to swallow their anger. The restaurant where Situ Meitang worked was no exception. White hooligans often came to make trouble. Not only did they eat for free, they often smashed the restaurant and beat people up. When Situ Meitang was a child, he learned good martial arts and was not polite to these troublesome white hooligans. He responded with violence and used violence to control violence. He beat them up and then threw them out of the hotel door. In 1886, a white man came to the restaurant where Situ Meitang worked. Not only did this guy eat all over again, he also smashed the restaurant and beat people up. Of course, the reason why this white man smashed the shop and beat people was not because the restaurant where Situ Meitang worked sold only prawns and only one scallop, which triggered excessive rights protection by consumers, but because this white man was another local ruffian who came to make trouble. Situ Meitang went up and started fighting with the white man. I didn't expect that guy to die after taking three punches and two feet without being beaten. The U.S. government originally wanted to sentence Szeto Meitang to be hanged, but after many Chinese petitions and vigorous rescues, the U.S. government finally gave in and no longer held Szeto Meitang accountable. The killing of white hooligans made Situ Meitang famous among the Chinese circles in the United States. Many people admired him very much and were willing to follow him. In 1894, Situ Meitang opened a new hall-Anliang Hall under Hongmen Zhigong Hall, with the purpose of "rooting for the strong and supporting the weak, eliminating violence and stabilizing the good." Because of Situ Meitang's strong appeal in the Chinese world, it did not take long for Anliang Tang to become the most powerful branch under Zhigong Tang. Local gangs in the United States do not want to see Anliangtang develop and grow, and have sent killers to assassinate Situ Meitang many times. Situ Meitang was not afraid of this. She had two guns. Whenever she encountered a killer, she would draw her gun to compare life and death with one of them, and would never tolerate it. Szeto Meitang's courage and courage to fight for their lives made the American gangs afraid. From then on, they no longer dared to sow discord between Chinese communities, nor dared to easily attack Szeto Meitang again. In 1905, the Zhi Gong Party of China, Situ Meitang established the "Anliang General Hall" in New York, the United States. Later, it established branches and branch halls in 31 cities including Washington and Chicago. There were more than 20,000 brothers in the hall. Situ Meitang was supported by all his brothers as a "big brother"(i.e., Brother Hongmen) and respectfully called him "uncle." With the rapid development of Anliangtang and in order to adapt to the legalization process in American society, Situ Meitang began to hire some prestigious lawyers to serve as legal advisers for the Tangkou. Among the legal advisers hired was a young man named Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt served as a legal adviser under Szeto Meitang for ten years. Szeto Meitang admired this smart and capable young man very much and praised him for his great achievements in the future. Roosevelt later became the 32nd president of the United States. Roosevelt was not only the only president in the United States to serve four consecutive terms and the longest term, but was also known as the three greatest presidents in American history, together with Washington and Lincoln. After Roosevelt was elected President of the United States, he still maintained a good personal relationship with Szeto Meitang. Whenever Szeto Meitang wrote a letter to Roosevelt regarding any Chinese matter, Roosevelt would quickly write a letter and reply himself and try his best to help solve it. In addition to Roosevelt, Sun Yat-sen was also a good friend of Szeto Meitang. In 1904, when Sun Yat-sen was promoting revolution in the United States, he lived in Situ Meitang's home for five months. At that time, officials of the Qing government stationed in the United States attempted to assassinate Sun Yat-sen. Situ Meitang immediately announced that Mr. Sun Yat-sen's safety was the responsibility of Situ Meitang and the Hongmen brothers. Anyone who dared to touch Mr. Sun would be in trouble with Situ Meitang and the Hongmen brothers. When Qing government officials stationed in the United States learned of this, they were intimidated by the strong strength of Situ Meitang and Hongmen and had no choice but to abandon the plan to assassinate Sun Yat-sen. In order to support Mr. Sun Yat-sen's revolution, Situ Meitang not only contributed people, but also provided money, providing a large number of advance sentences for Sun Yat-sen over the years. Even the travel expenses for Sun Yat-sen when he returned to China after the outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising were paid by Situ Meitang. After the founding of the Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen invited Szeto Meitang to serve as the supervisor of seals in the Presidential Office. Szeto Meitang strictly adhered to the Hongmen's purpose of overthrowing the Manchu Dynasty and retiring after success, and refused. After the Xi'an Incident, Yang Hucheng was forced to resign from his military post and go abroad for inspection. On July 30, 1937, Yang Hucheng arrived in New York, and Juntong secret agents assassinated him. Yang Hucheng met with Situ Meitang urgently late at night and asked for help. Situ Meitang immediately sent the Hongmen brothers to protect Yang Hucheng, and even didn't hesitate to turn against Juntong and personally killed four Juntong spies who were preparing to assassinate Yang Hucheng in the United States to protect Yang Hucheng from leaving New York smoothly. After the Anti-Japanese War broke out in 1937, Situ Meitang organized the establishment of the "New York Overseas Chinese Anti-Japanese and National Salvation Pay-raising Association" to mobilize overseas Chinese to donate money and materials to support the War of Resistance. During the Anti-Japanese War, Situ Meitang raised more than US$14 million for the Anti-Japanese War. He was one of the overseas Chinese who donated the most to the Anti-Japanese War. His Anliangtang was the largest donor community in the United States. In the winter of 1941, Situ Meitang was hired as an overseas Chinese political commissar and returned from the United States via Hong Kong. At that time, the Pacific War broke out. The Japanese secret service learned that Szeto Meitang was going to pass through Hong Kong, so it sent a large number of spies to stop Szeto Meitang in Hong Kong and coerced him in an attempt to use Szeto Meitang's lofty reputation to organize gangs in Hong Kong to consolidate social order in the Japan-occupied areas. Situ Meitang resolutely refused to be a traitor and clearly refused the Japanese's request. The Japanese were extremely angry at Situ Meitang's non-cooperation and wanted to kill him many times. However, due to Situ Meitang's great influence at home and abroad, after careful consideration, they still attacked. Later, Szeto Meitang successfully left Hong Kong with the assistance of the Hongmen brothers. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Situ Meitang returned to China and was warmly welcomed by all walks of life and democratic parties. Szeto Meitang supported the political proposition of "ending the Kuomintang's one-party dictatorship and returning power to the people", which made Chiang Kai-shek very angry, and the meeting between the two broke up on unhappy terms. Chiang Kai-shek planned to convene a puppet National Assembly and asked Situ Meitang to serve as a representative of the National Assembly, but Situ Meitang refused to accept it. Chiang Kai-shek asked Du Yuesheng and others to come forward and persuade Situ Meitang, but Situ Meitang did not give Du Yuesheng face and still clearly refused. Du Yuesheng threatened Situ Meitang and said,"If Chairman Jiang wants you to be the leader, you will be the leader. Is Chairman Jiang easy to mess with?" Situ Meitang was furious. He slapped the table and stood up. He pointed at Du Yuesheng and scolded him,"If I say I am not right, I am not right. Jiang is not easy to mess with, but I, Situ Meitang, am I easy to mess with?" From then on, Situ Meitang completely broke away with Chiang Kai-shek. In January 1949, the complete defeat of the Kuomintang in the mainland was a foregone conclusion. Chairman Mao sent a letter inviting Szeto Meitang to return to China to participate in the Political Consultative Conference of New China. Situ Meitang was happily invited back to the motherland and participated in the First People's Political Consultative Conference of New China as a representative of overseas Chinese in the Americas. At the founding ceremony, Situ Meitang ascended the Tiananmen Gate and witnessed the great moment of the founding of New China. In recent years, many media have said that the white-bearded old man standing next to Chairman Mao during the founding ceremony was Situ Meitang. In fact, this is a rumor. One of the white-bearded old men standing next to Chairman Mao was Zhang Lan, Vice Chairman of the Central People's Government and Chairman of the China Democratic League, and the other was Shen Junru, the first President of the Supreme People's Court. At that time, Situ Meitang had not yet grown a beard. Situ Meitang grew a beard after 1951. On May 8, 1955, Situ Meitang died of illness in Beijing at the age of 89. On May 10, Premier Zhou Enlai personally presided over the public memorial meeting to commemorate the Hongmen eldest brother who had made great contributions to the revolution. Chairman Mao, Zhu De, Liu Shaoqi and other party and state leaders all sent wreaths to express their condolences.