书评

righteous One day, he went to see the emperor. "Your Highness," he said, "opium has killed so many of our people. We must put an end to it!" The emperor hated what opium was doing to his country. So he commanded, "Save our country! Stop the British from bringing opium to China!" strict He and his men patrolled the streets. They arrested opium smokers. They also arrested Chinese merchants who bought opium from the British. Anyone who disobeyed would be sent to prison at once. Indifferent to fame and fortune Lin Zexu was angry. The British gave a chest of gold and silver to him. They thought he would take it and leave. But he did not. It just made him even angrier. efficient Lin Zexu decided to act quickly. The next day, he cut off their food and water supplies. He warned the British to hand over all the opium on every ship. "Or you will be arrested and put to death at once!" leave a good name forever Today, Lin Zexu still means a lot to us. You can see statues of him in many places around the world, such as the one in New York City.