When New China was founded and her husband died, she was reduced from a rich woman to an old woman living in a poor alley.
At the age of 70, she was impersonated by many people. In order to prove her identity, she became the heroine of a transnational case involving 3 billion yuan. For this 3 billion, all kinds of lawless people staged a lot of ugly scenes of human nature around her.
The legendary heroine is Zhao Biyan.
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/kloc-in the summer of 0/963, a "Jim" car came to the old house in Dashiqiao Hutong, Xicheng District, Beijing, and three distinguished guests came to the Zhao family. They came here to visit Zhao Biyan, the grandmother of the Zhao family, and communicate with her about a huge property dispute in Japan.
This seems to be the most ordinary old lady in Beijing. She supports a family of seven with her son's monthly salary of more than 50 yuan. She is financially strapped and doesn't look like a rich man with a lot of wealth! The children at home have never heard her mention that Japan still has great wealth.
Where did this huge property come from?
The reason for all this should start with Zhao Biyan's marriage.
Zhao Biyan, formerly known as Geng, is the daughter of Geng Xitu from Shenyang. She saw a personals in the newspaper. It turned out that Zhao Xinbo, the brother of her classmate Zhao Huimin, returned to China after his death and wanted to find another beautiful woman in China to spend her life with.
In this way, the two began a marriage from acquaintance to love.
Who is Zhao Xinbo? He is not simple!
Zhao Xinbo is from Wanping, Hebei. After the Revolution of 1911, I joined the Kuomintang and became the heroine in a theater company in Beijing. I didn't cut a dash, and life was neither salty nor light.
However, after a performance, Zhao Xinbo's fate took a turn for the better.
Wang Biyan, the beloved concubine of a maharaja, fell in love with Zhao Xinbo after watching his performance, and specially came backstage to look for him. Zhao Xinbo was also fascinated by this beautiful young woman, so the two who were passionate by the fire of love decided to elope.
In order to let them fly together, in 19 15, Zhao Xinbo took Wang Biyan to study in Japan, and the funds were funded by Wang Biyan.
Studying in a foreign country is very pleasant! When studying, Zhao Xinbo was accompanied by beautiful women, and they lived a happy life. I thought this immortal couple's life could last forever.
However, a flight disaster tore all this up.
192 1 year, Wang Biyan died on the operating table during childbirth, and Zhao Xinbo, who was in unbearable pain, filed a lawsuit with the hospital and eventually lost.
Not long after, Zhao Xinbo, who was widowed, returned to China and found a job in personals. In this way, he met Geng. In June, they got married, and Geng and her husband went to Japan.
But I didn't expect that Zhao Xinbo, who just started a new marriage life, actually proposed to let his newlywed wife change her surname to Zhao. That's not enough. Her name should be changed to that of her ex-wife-Bi Yan.
In the face of her husband's wonderful request, the naive and kind Geng felt a little uncomfortable, but he agreed for love. She thought that such a man with deep feelings for his ex-wife would not be much worse for her in the future. In this way, Geng became Zhao Biyan.
Zhao Xinbo is really not an ordinary person. His ex-wife just died half a year ago, and he married a new person, but he never forgot his ex-wife. This is also the ultimate example of multitasking. I don't know whether to praise his sentimentality or scold him for being fickle.
After going to Japan, Zhao Biyan studied at Imperial Tea Women's Normal School in Tokyo, and Zhao Xinbo studied law at Meiji University.
Zhao Xinbo's simplicity is also reflected in his relationship with the Japanese. During his study in Japan, he had a very close relationship with Japanese military and political officials. He has been paving the way for his future career, but this road has become narrower and narrower in the future, so that he finally died. This may be what Zhao Xinbo did not expect at first.
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From 65438 to 0929, Zhao Biyan returned to Shenyang from Japan with her husband and only son Zhao Zongyang. Zhao Xinbo was recommended by the Japanese as Zhang's legal adviser. After the "September 18th Incident", Zhao Xinbo completely took refuge in the Japanese and became the mayor of Fengtian (now Shenyang).
Zhao Xinbo once put pressure on Puyi to show his loyalty to Japan. When Puyi was driven out of Beijing and had not made up his mind to take refuge in Japan, he received a basket of fruit with two bombs in it and a business card with the name of the giver written on it: Zhao Xinbo. This time, Puyi was scared out of her wits and soon fell into the arms of the Japanese.
After Puyi took refuge in Japan, in order to better control the puppet Manchukuo, Zhao Xinbo also suggested to the Japanese to formulate laws against Puyi. If Fu Yi dies, his younger brother Pu Jie, who was educated in Japan, will inherit his throne.
Zhao Xinbo devoted all his rich knowledge of higher education for many years to making contributions to the Japanese. It is said that the title of "Manchukuo" was changed from "Changchun" to "Xinjiang" because of him.
Even the Lipton investigation team that went to the northeast at that time once called Zhao Xinbo "the midwife of Manchukuo". Therefore, Zhao Xinbo's power position at that time also provided him with the opportunity to collect money and accumulate huge amounts of property.
Sadly, however, no matter how sincerely Zhao Xinbo offered suggestions to Japanese masters, he still could not gain the trust of the Japanese. Shortly after the founding of Manchukuo, Zhao Xinbo received a cold shoulder.
1933, Zhao Xinbo, who was removed from the post of "Legislative Yuan", took his wife and children and went to Japan with a broken heart. In name, the Japanese sent him to Japan for an inspection, but in fact they have snubbed him.
Political frustration made Zhao Xinbo focus on business and made a lot of money in western medicine business. Then, he bought a lot of land, real estate and gold and silver jewelry in Japan. At that time, I didn't know what he was thinking. In the column of landowner, he wrote his wife's name "Zhao Biyan".
Five years later, Zhao Xinbo returned to Peiping with his family, and still worked for his former master, the Japanese, and served as an adviser to the "North China Government Affairs Committee".
Zhao Xinbo, who returned to China, has been worried about his large legacy in Japan, but he has never had a chance to go to Japan because of the Sino-Japanese War and inconvenient transportation.
1943, the opportunity has finally come. Zhao Xinbo and his wife Zhao Biyan made a special trip to Japan to take care of their property in Japan. They entrusted Japanese lawyer Suzuki Yano Sukeyoshi to manage the property on their behalf. But what I didn't expect was that after returning to China this time, they never went to Japan again.
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, "traitor" Zhao Xinbo could not escape punishment and was thrown into the prison of the Kuomintang. Who knows, 1948 * * When Beiping liberated Enemy at the Gates, the cunning Zhao Xinbo bribed the prison authorities with a few gold bars and went home on the pretext of being released on parole.
However, the justice of heaven is restored, and the crimes and evils committed will not be easily overwhelmed by time. After the founding of New China, Zhao Xinbo's "traitor history" should be examined and investigated. 195 1 year, Zhao xinbo died of sudden illness in the detention center.
At this point, a traitor's career has come to an end, but another drama behind him has just begun.
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After Zhao Xinbo's death, due to lack of domestic news and various reasons, Zhao Biyan broke off contact with Japanese property trustee Yanosuke Suzuki.
In order to distance herself from the traitor's husband, Zhao Biyan changed her maiden name and changed her name to Geng Biyan. Then the family moved to an alley in Beijing and lived quietly like ordinary Beijing residents.
From rich women to ordinary old women in slums, Zhao Biyan, who has experienced ups and downs, has given up hope for Japanese real estate. She knows that the property left by her husband is more from plundering the wealth and essence of the people. At this time, she just wants to be happy with her family in peace.
After World War II, due to the rapid development of Japan's economy, the value of Zhao's real estate in Japan doubled, and the total price reached astronomical figures. Under the temptation of interests, all kinds of ugliness of human nature are exposed.
With such a pile of wealth every day, Suzuki, the trustee of Yano, was the first to move. Because the Zhao family had no contact for a long time, it was learned that Zhao Xinbo had passed away after many inquiries. Therefore, he forged documents and stole several lands under the pretext that "if Zhao Biyan died, the property would be owned by Suzuki".
Not only that, but also connived at the illegal occupation of Zhao's real estate by Japanese and Korean black forces, and many of them became small factories, small households and garbage stations. ...
After the news of these "no man's land" spread, more and more people wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rob.
As a result, a bunch of son-in-law black powder on the spot. There are also several Zhao Biyan in Hongkong, Malaysia and Taiwan Province Province, which keep the Japanese police as busy as a bee, trying to identify the true and false identities of these people every day.
There is a Hong Kong person who is even more outrageous. In order to impersonate Zhao Zongyang, he even blinded his left eye. Zhao Zongyang was blind in his left eye because of illness when he was a child. In the end, the scam was caught by the police, in vain.
There is also a Japanese who has good intentions and does both. He not only hired a rogue from Hong Kong to impersonate his son-in-law, but also impersonated Zhao Zongyang himself. He also went to Guangzhou to defraud Zhao Biyan's death certificate, and the result was cracked.
Ironically, in fact, Zhao Xinbo and his wife only have an only son, Zhao Zongyang, and have no daughter at all. How can there be a son-in-law For money, all kinds of people appear one after another and all kinds of means are exhausted.
However, Zhao Biyan's family in Beijing knew nothing about this farce in Japan.
The Zhao family, bearing the name of "traitor family", has been pushed to the forefront in all previous domestic movements. The family lived carefully and only hoped that Zhao Xinbo would not be involved again.
And this matter was known by China, thanks to one of the swindlers. After being identified as a liar by the police, an overseas Chinese named Ma turned to Chen, president of the Overseas Chinese Federation in Japan, for help, saying that he knew Zhao Biyan was still alive.
At this point, the case was discovered by China. Therefore, Mr. Liao Chengzhi, the leader of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, personally went to Zhao's house to learn about the situation.
Zhao Biyan was a little angry when she heard about the Japanese impersonation farce. She said to Liao Chengzhi, "We don't want any money, just take it back and make amends to my husband."
So, at the suggestion of Liao Chengzhi, Zhao Biyan handed the Japanese property case to Chen, a student of Liao Chengzhi in Japan. At the same time, she changed her surname back to Geng Biyan and became Zhao Biyan again.
At this time, this major economic case in Japan has intensified. When Chen found Yano Suke, the trustee of Zhao's property, he refused to recognize Zhao Biyan of Beijing as his client in order to continue to possess the property, which made the lawsuit more confusing.
Many Japanese media have followed up and reported this matter, causing a sensation. Japanese courts have also sent official letters many times, asking Zhao Biyan to appear in court in Japan.
However, Zhao Biyan is not in the mood to go abroad. As a family member of the "traitor", the Zhao family has always been in the shock of previous movements, and it is an extravagant hope that children and grandchildren can be safely together. As for going abroad for a lawsuit, Zhao Biyan didn't dare to think about it. At that time, she didn't have the financial ability to fight this transnational lawsuit.
In this way, year after year passed and the case dragged on for a long time.
Finally, the Japanese court issued a final notice-if Zhao Biyan does not appear in court before the end of 1976, the court will conduct a trial in default, which is very unfavorable to her. This time, it really can't be delayed. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent someone to talk with Zhao Biyan, encouraging her to fight for her rights.
1in the spring of 976, with the assistance of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council and other units, 76-year-old Zhao Biyan got 300 yuan money from the state to buy new clothes and flew to Japan to fight this transnational lawsuit.
This time, there were two "Zhao Biyan" from Malaysia and Macao, and other swindlers who pretended to be Zhao Biyan chickened out because of their guilty conscience.
In court, two fake Zhao Biyan were well dressed and their skin was well maintained. Without exception, they all wear gold-rimmed glasses and speak shyly, trying to play the imaginary "Zhao Biyan".
Zhao Biyan, who went to China, was wrinkled and stiff. She was still worried that her children and grandchildren in China would get into trouble because of her improper words and deeds.
And because Zhao Xinbo's deeds, bills and photos were burned, Zhao Biyan had no other physical evidence to prove his identity.
All this naturally makes it hard for judges to believe that Zhao Biyan of China is Mrs. Zhao Xinbo who once went in and out of the Japanese royal family and met the Japanese emperor.
The next day, the judge summoned Zhao Biyan alone and privately. In fact, Zhao's servant has identified the real Zhao Biyan. The judge also welcomes it. He talked to Zhao Biyan directly in Japanese without translation.
The judge asked, "Have you ever heard of the secret library?"
Zhao Biyan: "I dug and buried. Can I not know? "
Judge: "How do you prove that you buried it? How big is the secret library? What are you hiding? What shape? "
Zhao Biyan: "I can't tell you, there are gold, my jewelry, jewelry, securities ..."
Judge: "How?"
Zhao Biyan: "Do you have scissors and paper?"
The judge gave Zhao Biyan a piece of paper and a pair of scissors.
I saw Zhao Biyan holding scissors in her left hand, easily cutting out a "non-"shape and putting it on the table.
Zhao Xinbo has long indicated in the property ownership book that his wife is left-handed, which has never been revealed to the outside world, and the judge is confident.
Then the judge asked Zhao Biyan, "Have you seen the emperor? The patterns on the sofa are distinct. "
Zhao Biyan: "You won't have leisure to remember any patterns when you go to see the emperor, will you?"
Although the judge knew it well, Zhao Biyan's performance in court finally forced him to make a judgment that Zhao Biyan was absent. It means-none of us here are Zhao Biyan.
There is no doubt that Zhao Biyan lost the case this time, and the case was deadlocked for a while. People in the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office are also very anxious, thinking about how to break this unfavorable situation.
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With the gradual improvement of China's legal system, the lawyer system that has been interrupted for many years has been restored, which has made the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office see the dawn.
The State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office specially invited Fu Zhiren, a well-known lawyer from China.
After accepting the case, Fu Zhiren spent three days communicating with Zhao Jia, Zhao Biyan and Zhao Zongyang. Then, Fu Zhiren began to act. He first traveled all over Beijing, Changchun, Dalian, Shenyang and other places to collect evidence, and finally collected 19 witness testimonies.
With this evidence, Fu Zhiren gave Zhao two brilliant ideas:
One is to arrange for Zhao Biyan to meet Pu Yi's sister, San Gege, who was already a member of the Beijing Political Consultative Conference. The next day, all the major media in Beijing published the news that two old people met to catch up. The message of this news is clear. Zhao Biyan from Beijing is Zhao Xinbo's wife.
The second is to let Zhao Zongyang publish an article "Looking for You" in a Japanese newspaper, the content of which is to find the students who studied in Chiyu Primary School in Japan that year. Surprisingly, this notice gained a lot, and Zhao Zongyang found 1 1 Japanese primary school students at once.
So, everything is ready, except the east wind. Now we have to wait for the Japanese court session.
1in April, 1984, the Tokyo Family Court reopened the trial of Zhao Biyan's property case. Zhao Biyan, 84, sent her son Zhao Zongyang to Japan to appear in court because she was not suitable for long-distance travel.
The court received all the information and documents provided by Zhao Zongyang. Zhao Zongyang was fully prepared and appeared in court five times. He was confident in answering the judge's questions, and Kan Kan also talked about this, which was in sharp contrast with his mother's embarrassment in court last time.
When Zhao Zongyang appeared in court for the last time, it was the witness's turn to appear in court, and his 1 1 pupils all shouted at once.
"Zhao sang! Not him or who? "
"Or that skinny doormat?"
"This is the girl you are chasing, but don't chase ..."
What used to be a serious court turned into a homecoming. The judge had to knock on the gavel, and a dozen old people stopped.
At this point, Zhao Zongyang's identity has been made clear, and there is no doubt that Zhao Zongyang will infer the identity of his mother Zhao Biyan.
1On September 7th, 984, the Japanese court ruled that Zhao Biyan should take over all the property left by the Zhao family in Japan. This transnational lawsuit, which lasted for 20 years, finally got a fair judgment. According to statistics, this property is equivalent to RMB 3 billion.
At this point, the biggest transnational property dispute case after the founding of the People's Republic of China finally came to an end, and domestic news media reported it one after another, which once caused a sensation and discussion in the society.
Zhao Biyan suddenly changed from a poor old woman to the richest man in China. However, in the face of this huge property falling from the sky, Zhao Biyan, who has experienced great storms, is very sober.
She called a family meeting and said, "Son, more money is the bane. I didn't want to fight for this property, but it was too cheap for the Japanese. " I have experienced disasters all my life, but I have finally lived to this day. The country has tolerated me and helped me. It is also problematic to catch up with this money. When your grandfather did something harmful to the country, I wanted to atone for him. I want to give 80% back to my country. Do you have any opinions? "
Zhao Biyan is the backbone of the family. With her tenacity and hard work, she led her family through the most difficult years. Faced with such a respectable elder, the children deeply understand the old man's good intentions. A family can love each other, even if life is a little bitter, what does it matter!
With the support of her family, Zhao Biyan resolutely donated 80% of her property, that is, 2.4 billion yuan, to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office in the State Council for free. A big stone that weighed on her heart was finally unloaded-she also contributed to the country as a "traitor's home".
But that's not all. Zhao Biyan also donated 80% of her own 20% to the Japanese "China Cultural and Educational Consortium".
In fact, there are not many properties that really returned to Zhao's house in the end. However, the Zhao family is very satisfied. Zhao Zongyang specially asked the painter Fan Ceng to write a banner that read "It's still me" and hung it in the living room.
Zhao Biyan still lives a simple life, with her children and grandchildren around her knees. She died at the age of 89 on 1989. Before she died, she said that such a life-she was very satisfied.
"The contented are in fairyland, and the dissatisfied are everywhere."
Text | Rain in South China