The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

June 19, 1936.

Ma Xulun took the whole family and took a train south from Peiping, leaving Peking University where he had taught for seven years.

This year, two "National Salvation Associations" emerged in China, one was the "North China People's Federation for National Salvation" launched by Ma Xulun in Peiping, and the other was the "National Salvation Association from all walks of life" launched by Ma Xiangbo in Shanghai.

People at that time called it: Save the country from the north and the south, and do it for the sake of the horse.

Although Ma Xulun was famous, he himself was not living well. His insistence on the war of resistance was completely inconsistent with Hu Shi's non-resistance doctrine, and Hu Shi was very powerful at Peking University.

The two had a very unpleasant quarrel, which seemed to be incompatible with each other. The result was that Hu Shi went to the United States for inspection, and Ma Xulun resigned from his teaching position at Peking University and went south.

"Woo~~~"

As the train pulled into Tianjin Station, Ma Xulun looked at the crowds of people, thinking of the Japanese invaders ravaging China, and closed his eyes in discomfort.

A team of more than 200 students stood neatly on the platform.

The leading student was lifted up by two companions. He raised his fist and shouted: "Students, North China is so big that there is no room for a peaceful desk! And the civil war in the south has started again, and the national war of resistance is far away. We and other students cannot Sit back and wait for death. Today, we are going south to awaken the people and awaken the national spirit. Long live China! China will win!"

"Long live China!"

"China will win!"

The students roared, their eyes filled with tears.

Passengers waiting on the platform looked sideways, and the noisy train station suddenly became quiet.

A wealthy middle-aged man in a silk shirt whispered a few words to his entourage. The attendant immediately ran to the student leader, took out a few brand-new French coins and said, "Classmate, this is how my master helps you with your travel expenses. My master said that he admires your patriotism and hopes that you will have a safe journey."

"Thank you!" the student leader solemnly nodded, and then shouted to other students, "See, we are not alone, there are countless people standing behind us! As long as there are compatriots who will never bow their heads, China will be saved, and China will be saved. There is still hope!”

Zhou Hexuan brought his family into the station and happened to see this scene. He felt both relieved and uncomfortable.

"Jingle bell!"

The conductor rang the bell to remind passengers to get on the train, and the whole station became busy again.

Suddenly, the sky turned gloomy and the light was quickly swallowed up.

People looked up curiously and saw that the sun in the sky had lost a corner and was covered by darkness at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Tengu swallows the sun!" Someone shouted in horror.

In a blink of an eye, only a small part of the sun was left, people were stunned, and the train stopped completely.

“Without the sun, will China really be subjugated?”

"Fart, the sun is the sun, China is China!"

"Disaster, disaster, ominous omen."

"..."

Panic spread among the crowd. Sitting on the train, Ma Xulun was extremely pessimistic.

With the help of their companions, the student leaders climbed directly onto the top of the train and shouted: "The sun is Japan, Japan is going to die, Japan is going to die!"

"Japan is going to die, Japan is going to die!"

More than two hundred students shouted in unison, attracting more and more passengers to join in, as if this could appease their fears.

Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but laugh. He thought the student leader was very interesting and his mind worked very quickly.

In fact, what is happening in North China today is only a partial solar eclipse, and the real total solar eclipse can only be seen in Northeast China. The puppet Manchukuo is now ruling the Northeast. According to traditional feudal thinking, this indicates that Puyi is rebellious and angry.

One day later, more than 200 students got off the bus in Nanjing and began their anti-Japanese propaganda tour.

After another half day passed, Zhou Hexuan got off the bus in Suzhou and happened to meet Ma Xulun's family, who were all going to attend Zhang Taiyan's funeral.

"Mr. Zhou!" Ma Xulun caught up and shouted.

Zhou Hexuan said in surprise: "It turns out to be Mr. Shi Weng, long time no see."

The two had met before at Peking University, but they didn't have much communication. As for Ma Xulun, Zhou Hexuan has naturally admired his name for a long time. This gentleman was the original proposer of the national anthem of New China.

"You also went to the Zhang family to attend the funeral?" Ma Xulun asked.

"Yes, we are going together," Zhou Hexuan said, "It's getting late, let's go find a hotel to stay first."

The two families soon gathered together and marched toward the hotel. Only Cui Huifu and Sun Yonghao were not there. They got off the bus at Nanjing Station and were responsible for guarding and placing a large number of accompanying items, including Zhou Hexuan's collection of books and antiques.

Along the way, Ma Xulun yelled at Hu Shi: "Mr. Zhou, I know you and Hu Shi are friends. But Hu Shi is an extremely dim-witted person, full of capitulationism. He actually proposed to cede Northeast China to Japan. Ignore this:' The land is a matter of Qin, just like holding firewood to put out a fire. If the firewood is not exhausted, the fire will never be extinguished.' Today, Japan is a hundred times more brutal than Qin, how can it satisfy its greed? Hu Shi claimed to be a master of Chinese studies and forgot all about "Theory of Six Kingdoms" Oh, is he reading with his fart (harmony) eyes?"

Although this topic is very serious, Zhou Hexuan still laughed when he heard the word "ass (harmony) eye": "Haha, I didn't expect Mr. Shi Weng to also use curse words."

"Don't laugh, Hu Shi and I are not done yet!" Ma Xulun said angrily.

Zhou Hexuan nodded and said: "Hu Shi was indeed wrong."

Ma Xulun continued to scold: "If he were an ordinary scholar, he could be forgiven for making such non-resistance remarks, but Hu Shi cannot. He is the leader of the May Fourth Movement, and his every word and deed is watched by how many young people. Even if He feels in his heart that China is going to lose, but he cannot say it out loud. He is destroying the self-confidence of the Chinese people and the morale of the Chinese people to resist the war!"

"It shouldn't be." Zhou Hexuan said.

Ma Xulun pulled Zhou Hexuan excitedly: "Mr. Zhou, today China's future is confused, and the minds of the Chinese people are even more confused. You are the leader of China's literary world, you are China's academic master, you should stand up and speak! You have to tell everyone that we can win. , China can win!”

Zhou Hexuan was silent for a moment and said solemnly: "Okay!"

"That's good, haha, that's good," Ma Xulun stroked his beard and laughed, then added, "And Song Zheyuan, this person should also be scolded, let the Chinese people see his wolfish ambition!"

"I want to scold you!" Zhou Hexuan sneered.

At the end of last year, when Zhou Hexuan was receiving the Nobel Prize in Sweden, his Tianjin headquarters of Ta Kung Pao was almost closed down by Song Zheyuan.

The reason is that Song Zheyuan resisted currency reform, tried to monopolize North China, and was suspected of colluding with the Japanese. "Ta Kung Pao" published an editorial on this, advising Song Zheyuan not to create divisions, violate public opinion, and fabricate autonomy.

Song Zheyuan's reaction was to close down the newspaper office, but the newspaper office was located in the French Concession and he did not have the ability to do so. He could only order the Tianjin Post Office to immediately stop mailing "Ta Kung Pao", causing Tianjin "Ta Kung Pao" to be unable to be distributed normally for half a month.

Zhou Hexuan has not settled this account with Song Zheyuan yet.