The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Tianjin, Hebei Women's Normal University (predecessor of Hebei Normal University).

Art teacher Su Jiheng left the school with his leather bag. Before he had time to wave for a rickshaw, a Ford car suddenly stopped in front of him.

The window glass was lowered slowly, and a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes said, "Excuse me, are you Teacher Su Jihengsu?"

"I'm Su Jiheng, who are you?" Su Jiheng asked in confusion.

The middle-aged man enthusiastically handed over a business card, and said with a smile, "My name is Fang Jianzhou, the deputy manager of Delong Foreign Trade Co., Ltd., and I am also a loyal fan of Ling Shi."

"So it's Manager Fang, hello, hello!" Su Jiheng put away his business card.

Fang Jianzhou got out of the car, shook hands with Su Jiheng and said, "I admire my teacher, Mr. Chen Shizeng, but it's a pity that Mr. Chen passed away prematurely."

Su Jiheng lamented: "Yes, the teacher is proficient in ancient and modern painting methods, and Mr. Weiqing (Qi Baishi) also admired him very much, but he died young."

Fang Jianzhou changed the subject and said, "Although Mr. Chen has passed away, fortunately he has left behind excellent disciples. A few days ago, I was lucky enough to appreciate Mr. Su's paintings, and I was immediately shocked. Today I happened to come to the nearby I saw that Mr. Su was familiar with me, so I took the liberty to bother you."

"Don't dare, I'm just a pawn in the painting world." Su Jiheng said modestly.

"Mr. Su is too modest," Fang Jianzhou said, "It's a rare encounter, why don't you find a place to sit?"

Su Jiheng also likes to make friends, and said with a smile: "Let's take the Le Tao Teahouse in front."

The two came to the teahouse and sat down. Fang Jianzhou praised Su Jiheng a lot, saying that he was the number one painter in Jinmen.

Seeing that the heat was about the same, Fang Jianzhou suddenly asked: "With Mr. Su's superb skills, he must have created many amazing paintings, why don't we hold an exhibition?"

Su Jiheng smiled wryly: "I think so too, but it takes money to hold an art exhibition. I am a poor teacher, how can I have money for a personal exhibition?"

Fang Jianzhou said boldly: "What's so difficult about it? The money is on my shoulders, is 3,000 yuan enough?"

"Enough, enough! More than enough." Su Jiheng said overjoyed.

Fang Jianzhou said embarrassedly: "Mr. Su, I'll tell you the truth. I have studied painting before, and I especially admire professional painters. So, I want to take advantage of this exhibition to make more friends with the masters of painting in Tianjin. I I hope that all the painters from the 'Green Canal Painting Association' can come to this exhibition, especially Ms. Guo, the author of "The Wanderings of Sanmao", I have admired her for a long time."

Su Jiheng had already been dazzled by the solo exhibition, and immediately patted his chest and said, "No problem, leave it to me!"

"So, thank you very much!" Fang Jianzhou smiled.

The two chatted for another hour, and they agreed to hold the art exhibition at the end of the month. Fang Jianzhou would take care of the venue, fees and many other matters, while Su Jiheng was responsible for providing the paintings and inviting the painters.

After the matter was settled, Fang Jianzhou took the initiative to drive Su Jiheng home, and then drove home by himself in a car.

Fang Jianzhou's home.

Yoshiko Kawashima, who was dressed in men's clothing, was reading a book and asked casually, "Is this Su Jiheng reliable?"

"Absolutely no problem," Fang Jianzhou said with a smile, "Su Jiheng is Chen Shizeng's beloved apprentice. Chen Shizeng's "History of Chinese Painting" was compiled and recorded by Su Jiheng, and he was also responsible for drawing illustrations. This person is greedy for fame and fortune, and loves to make friends , is one of the founders of the Tianjin Lvqu Art Association, and Wan Rong was drawn into the Lvqu Art Association by him. He is well-known in Tianjin painting circles, but he has little money at hand. If someone is willing to help him hold an art exhibition, he will definitely not would refuse."

Yoshiko Kawashima praised: "Mr. Fang is familiar with Tianjin, and he can easily come up with a good solution."

Fang Jianzhou laughed at himself and said, "I have lived in Tianjin for 20 years. My eldest son is 8 years old, and my second son is 5 years old. I have never received a task from a superior. If you don't come, Mr. Jin, I will think that the empire Forget about me."

"The empire will never forget any of its subjects," Kawashima Yoshiko reassured.

...

While the two were talking, Su Jiheng, the target of their use, had already walked into a grocery store and said to the boss, "A bottle of soy sauce!"

"Light soy sauce or dark soy sauce?" the boss asked.

"Of course I use light soy sauce for cold salad. Forget it, give me a bottle of soy sauce too." Su Jiheng said.

The boss smiled and said, "Sir, your soy sauce is here."

Su Jiheng slapped a pile of copper plates on the counter: "Boss, please keep the money."

The boss quickly held down the copper plates, put them in his pocket without any trace, nodded and smiled, "Guests go away."

Su Jiheng left with two bottles of soy sauce, and the boss went back to the back room, took out a note sandwiched between copper plates, and saw that it read: Fang Jianzhou, the deputy manager of Delong Matheson Co., is suspected of being a Japanese spy. Personal art exhibition, address at No. xx, xx Avenue, French Concession, the target of the other party is to abolish the empress Wanrong.

The boss burned the note with a smile, and said to himself: "There is business again."

The Blue Clothes Society has only been established for half a year, and it has not yet reached Tianjin. The young painter Su Jiheng and the owner of the grocery store are secret intelligence agents left behind during the Northern Expedition.

During the Northern Expedition, the Kuomintang sent thousands of spies and political workers to North China, and also recruited some locals. After the Northern Expedition ended, some intelligence personnel lurked and acted as the eyes and ears of the local party headquarters of the Nationalist Party—their main task was to monitor the warlords and the Red Party.

Take this young painter Su Jiheng as an example. He disappeared after the July 7th Incident, and after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he suddenly became the secretary of the Tianjin Party Committee of the Nationalist Party. This situation surprised everyone in Tianjin's cultural circles.

It is also considered unlucky for Yoshiko Kawashima, who chose a random target to be used, and unexpectedly picked a spy of the National Party.

Mr. Su Jiheng, the future secretary of the Tianjin Party Committee of the National Party, took out his paintings happily, and wrote letters to invite many friends in the Tianjin painting circle. He also wrote an invitation letter specifically to Wanrong, but he didn't mention the spy at all, as if he didn't know about it.

The owner of the grocery store reported the news to the Tianjin Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang. The Tianjin party headquarters did not dare to provoke the Japanese, but when the former Qing empress was involved, they immediately sent a secret message to Zhou Hexuan.

"It's really worrying!"

Zhou Hexuan burned the secret letter. He originally wanted Wanrong to hide at home until Puyi "ascended the throne" in the Northeast. He did not expect the Japanese to move so quickly.

Wanrong frowned and said, "I immediately wrote back to Su Jiheng, saying that I would not go to his art exhibition."

"Go! Why don't you go?" Zhou Hexuan laughed.

Wan Rong wondered: "But this is a conspiracy by the Japanese, they will probably take this opportunity to take me away."

"Don't worry," Zhou Hexuan patted Wanrong's fragrant shoulders, "The location of the art exhibition is in the French Concession, and the other side cannot have a lot of people. It would be better if that Miss Chuan Dao did it herself, and I will let her come and go!"

Why Zhou Hexuan is definitely Yoshiko Kawashima?

Because in history, it was Kawashima Yoshiko who took Wanrong to the northeast.