【註】

①詩人曾两度赴日本。第一次是一九〇三年以参观大阪博览会名义赴日，曾到东京游览。
②出自於韩愈《送孟东野序》：“大凡物不得其平则鸣。”

【诗人简介】革命烈士徐锡麟(一八七三——一九〇七年)，字伯荪，浙江山阴(今绍兴)人。一九〇三年以参观大阪博览会名义赴日本，结识了陶成章、龚宝铨等人。浙江留学生开会讨论营救为宣传革命而入狱的章炳麟，他积极参加，出钱相助。当时留日学生因帝俄侵占我国东北，正举行拒俄运动，组织拒俄义勇队等，更加激发了他的反清革命思想。徐受这一运动的影响，深愤清廷的腐败无能。

回国后，他创建热诚蒙学，提倡军训。一九〇四年经陶成章介绍，他在上海加入了光复会。一九〇五年九月，徐锡麟在绍兴办大通学堂，设体育专修科，招金华、处州、绍兴等三府所属各县会党头目来校受兵操训练。学校规定，凡入校学生都是光复会会员，卒业后仍受学校领导人的统辖和节制。这所学校实际上是为革命积蓄力量的特殊的学校。

同年冬，徐锡麟再度去日本，欲学习陆军，未果。次年春归国，北游京师及辽宁、吉林，察看形势。他为了打入清朝军事系统，从中掌握武装力量，一九〇六年冬捐资为道员，被分发到安庆，先后任巡警学堂堂长，陆军小学监督等职。绍兴大通学堂则由秋瑾主持，相约在皖、浙两省同时起义。一九〇七年七月六日，徐在安庆制发《光复军告示》，刺杀巡抚恩铭，率巡警学堂学生攻占军械局，与清军激战，陈伯平阵亡，徐锡麟、马宗汉不幸被俘。被捕后，徐独自一人承担责任，他对审问他的藩司冯煦直言:“我之罪，我一人当之，寸磔我身可矣，幸毋累他人。” 如此侠肝义胆，确是徐锡麟的超人之处。写完供词后，他被拍了一张验身照片，徐不满意，大声说:“且慢，脸上没有笑容，怎么留给后代? 再拍一张。”其表现出的一身正义豪气令对手胆寒。徐锡麟从容就义。

Notes：

①The poet has traveled to Japan twice. The first time he went to Japan was in 1903 under the guise of visiting the Osaka Expo, and he also visited Tokyo.

② In Han Yu's "Preface to Sending Off Meng Dongye," there is a sentence: "When things are not in a state of equilibrium, they will make themselves heard"

Introduction to the poet:

Revolutionary martyr Xu Xilin (1873-1907) was born in Shanyin (now Shaoxing), Zhejiang Province. In 1903, he went to Japan under the guise of visiting the Osaka Expo and met Tao Chengzhang, Gong Baoquan, and others. Zhejiang international students held a meeting to discuss the rescue of Zhang Binglin, who was imprisoned for promoting the revolution. He actively participated and provided financial assistance. At that time, students in Japan were carrying out anti-Russian movements and organizing anti-Russian volunteer teams due to the occupation of Northeast China by the Russian Empire. This further stimulated their anti-Qing revolutionary ideas. Influenced by this movement, Xu was deeply indignant about the corruption and incompetence of the Qing court.

After returning to his home country, he established a dedicated elementary school and advocated for military training. In 1904, introduced by Tao Chengzhang, he joined the Restoration Society in Shanghai. In September 1905, Xu Xilin established Datong School in Shaoxing, with a specialized physical education department. He recruited party leaders from various counties under the jurisdiction of Jinhua, Chuzhou, and Shaoxing to receive military training at the school. According to school regulations, all incoming students were members of the Restoration Society and were still under the jurisdiction and control of school leaders after graduation. This school was actually a special school that accumulates strength for the revolution.

In the winter of the same year, Xu Xilin went to Japan again to study the army, but was unsuccessful. The following spring, he returned to China and traveled north to the capital, Liaoning, and Jilin Provinces to observe the situation. In order to infiltrate the military system of the Qing Dynasty and gain control over the armed forces, he donated funds to become a Daoyuan in the winter of 1906 and was dispatched to Anqing. He successively served as the head of the Patrol Academy and the supervisor of the Army Elementary School. The Shaoxing Datong School was presided over by Qiu Jin, they arranged for simultaneous uprisings in Anhui and Zhejiang provinces. On July 6, 1907, Xu issued the "Notice of the Restoration Army" in Anqing, assassinated the governor En Ming, led the students of the Patrol Academy to capture the Armory Bureau, and engaged in a fierce battle with the Qing army. Chen Boping was killed in action, and Xu Xilin and Ma Zonghan were unfortunately captured. After being arrested, Xu took responsibility alone and spoke frankly to Feng Xu, the commander-in-chief who interrogated him, saying, "I will bear my guilt alone. You can cut my body in inches, but not to burden others." Such chivalrous courage was indeed Xu Xilin's superhuman ability. After writing his confession, he was taken a photo for a physical examination. Xu was not satisfied and loudly said, "Wait a minute, there is no smile on his face. How can we leave it to future generations? Take another photo." His display of righteous and heroic spirit made his opponent tremble with fear. Xu Xilin died calmly.