The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

(PS: After this chapter, there are several chapters afterword.)

early morning.

Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin were taking a walk in the garden, while Zhang Leyi, Meng Xiaodong and other girls were drinking morning tea and chatting. The children had finished their martial arts practice, and they carried their schoolbags and walked to the river. Blind A Bing was pulling the erhu as usual.

Zhu Guozhen commanded the servants to carry two large boxes downstairs. When passing by the garden, Liang Sicheng asked with a smile, "Brother Mingcheng is moving?"

"Some information." Zhou Hexuan said.

"Historical academic materials?" Lin Huiyin asked.

Zhou Hexuan said with a serious expression: "Information about war crimes committed by Japan in China. Since the 'September 18th Incident', I have secretly asked people to collect evidence. Over the past ten years, I have accumulated two large boxes. The International Military Tribunal for the Far East will It's time for the trial, and I'll send it to the prosecutors."

Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin immediately put away their smiles, and Liang Sicheng asked, "Can I have a look?"

"Let's watch it in the car. Time is a little tight. Prosecutor Xiang will take a boat to Shanghai in the afternoon." Zhou Hexuan said.

The two set off from the back gate of the Zhou mansion, and drove to the hotel where Xiang Zhejun was staying. Xiang Zhejun went to Shanghai with his family after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and he was ordered to return to Chongqing half a month ago to form the Chinese delegation of the Far East Military Tribunal with Mei Ruao.

Mei Ruao served as the Chinese judge in the Tokyo trial and was responsible for overseeing the overall situation. Xiang Zhejun is the Chinese prosecutor in the Tokyo trial, and one of his jobs is to collect evidence. It is most suitable for him to give these materials.

Sitting in the car, Liang Sicheng felt depressed after reading a few documents, closed his eyes and said nothing.

Soon after reaching the Guanyin Bridge, Zhou Hexuan found Mei Ruao and Xiang Zhejun in the hotel: "You two judges, the things are here."

"All of these?" Mei Ru'ao and Xiang Zhejun were very surprised.

Zhou Hexuan introduced: "There are three kinds of materials. The first is written materials, including news from newspapers and periodicals, oral content of victims, and oral content of eyewitnesses; the second is photo materials, with text descriptions and eyewitness testimonies; the third is The video data is also accompanied by eyewitness testimony. A small part of it also has the witness's data and signature."

Xiang Zhejun said excitedly: "It's very comprehensive. It would be even better if we can find witnesses to appear in court!"

Zhou Hexuan said: "There are 200 minutes of film in the box. In addition to the images of the Nanjing Massacre, I also recorded the testimony of many American missionaries and their families. Most of these American witnesses are still alive, and you can invite them to testify in court. They not only witnessed the Nanjing massacre, but also other atrocities committed by the Japanese army in Shanghai, Wuhan, Guangzhou and Nanjing areas."

"Great, great!" Xiang Zhejun was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

One of the most difficult tasks in the Tokyo trial is to find evidence, and even more difficult than finding evidence is to find witnesses to appear in court. Historically, Xiang Zhejun traveled all over the occupied areas for two years, not only found a lot of evidence, but also successfully persuaded Pu Yi and others to testify in court.

Zhou Hexuan said: "All these materials are handed over to you, but I have a request."

Mei Ruao said, "Please tell me."

"After the trial is over, I want copies of all trial records and manuscript documents." Zhou Hexuan said.

"No problem." Mei Ruao said.

Historically, Xiang Zhejun collected two large boxes of trial records and manuscript documents, and prepared to bring them back to China to report on his work. As a result, the National Party was busy fighting the civil war. After these precious materials were sent to the government, they were placed in a corner and no one cared about them. In the end, they disappeared.

If there are these two large boxes of trial materials, if the Japanese dare not admit to the crime of aggression against China in the future, Zhou Hexuan can take them out at any time to slap them in the face.

Xiang Zhejun put an iron lock on the box and asked his subordinates to keep it safe. Then, he and Mei Ru'ao stood together, bowed to Zhou Hexuan in unison and said: "Mr. Zhou, on behalf of the entire Chinese people, we would like to thank you for your contribution!"

Zhou Hexuan stood on the spot and accepted their bow, then shook hands and said, "Please, you two, we must seek justice for the Chinese people!"

"Do your best and do your best!" The two held Zhou Hexuan's hands tightly.

On the way back to the Zhou mansion, Liang Sicheng asked, "Brother Mingcheng, what are your plans for the future?"

"I'm going to settle down in Hong Kong." Zhou Hexuan said.

"Why?" Liang Sicheng was quite surprised. In the eyes of most Chinese, Hong Kong today is a remote place without any culture and progress.

Zhou Hexuan said truthfully: "A full-scale civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party is inevitable. I think the Communist Party will win. I agree with their doctrine, but I also have my own considerations. Settling in Hong Kong is the best choice."

Liang Sicheng was silent for a moment and said: "If the Communist Party can win quickly, it will be a good result. I am afraid that the civil war will be endless and neither side can win, and China will once again be in a state of political division."

"It will be soon, don't worry." Zhou Hexuan did not persuade Liang Sicheng to go to Hong Kong, because the other party had his own choice.

"I hope." Liang Sicheng sighed.

...

On the eve of the Spring Festival, Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin went to Kunming to catch up with old friends from Southwest Associated University.

Although the Anti-Japanese War has been won, the Southwest Associated University still exists, and it will not move back to Tianjin and Beiping until the end of the school year. I don't know where Mei Yiqi got the money, but he actually distributed 150,000 French currency to each teacher and student as travel expenses, and then set off in a car transporting refugees. Students who have not graduated can choose to continue their studies at Tsinghua University, Peking University or Nankai University.

Zhou Hexuan stayed in Chongqing to celebrate the New Year. The hilltop villa in Hong Kong is still under repair, and it is estimated that it will take more than half a year to be repaired.

In the summer of 1946, Hu Shi also returned to China. He had just attended a Unesco conference in London and was involved in developing the organization's charter.

This guy first participated in the capital return ceremony in Nanjing, and then came to Chongqing to visit old friends. When meeting with Zhou Hexuan, Hu Shi sighed deeply and sighed endlessly when he talked about the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, and then he went to Peking University to become the principal.

In the golden autumn season, Zhou Hexuan was invited to the Tokyo International Tribunal to attend a trial of war criminals.

Because some of the information he gave, although there are witnesses' testimonies and signatures, but the witnesses and victims can no longer be found. These documents can be used as reference materials during the trial. Since they were issued by Zhou Hexuan, he must state the specific situation to the judge and swear that he has not lied or falsified.

While passing through Shanghai, Zhou Hexuan met his old friend Li Shoumin. Although he tried his best to invite Li Shoumin to go to Hong Kong with him, Li Shoumin was unwilling. It seems that "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" still needs eunuchs.

Besides Li Shoumin, Zhou Hexuan also met Xue Dian in Shanghai.

To be honest, Xue Dian's behavior during the Anti-Japanese War was very bad because he joined the "One X Dao". Xue Dian himself did not commit evil as a traitor, but the "Yi X Dao" was a running dog of the Japanese invaders, preaching the end of the world, and believed that Japan's invasion of China was reshaping the world.

What's funny is that after the Japanese invaders withdrew from China, the "Yi X Dao" turned into a lackey of the Nationalist government again.

Now "One X Dao" is preaching wildly across the country, and its followers have grown to more than 200,000. Due to his outstanding martial arts skills, Xue Dian was once promoted to be the chief treasurer of Shanxi, claiming to be Emperor Guan, who came to Shanghai this time to engage in "academic exchanges" within the church.

Seeing Zhou Hexuan, Xue Dian actually encouraged him to join the religion, but Zhou Hexuan scolded him all over his face.

Since Xue Dian also rescued Li Shoumin when he was detained by the Japanese army, Zhou Hexuan still said a few more words. He persuaded Xue Dian to withdraw from the "One X Dao" immediately, saying that no matter which side the Kuomintang and the Communist Party ruled, this Taoist organization would be a serious threat to the government, and if he stayed in it, he would end up miserable.

The two broke up unhappy.

It was not until a few years later that Xue Dian recalled Zhou Hexuan's words that he felt that the future was not good and fled to Hong Kong. With Zhou Hexuan's support, he started a sect.

From autumn to winter, Zhou Hexuan stays in Tokyo.

To be honest, Tokyo at this time is worse than Chongqing during the Anti-Japanese War, and most of the city is almost in ruins.

At the beginning, the Japanese government chanted the slogan "100 million people will die", and confiscated the last rations of the people across the country. When Japan surrendered, the food was neither sent to the front line as military rations nor returned to the Japanese people, but was hidden in warehouses and disappeared.

Japanese civilians had nothing to eat, and the rich and powerful took the opportunity to sell grain at high prices on the black market. It was a miserable life.

After Zhou Hexuan came to Japan, he quickly made friends with His Majesty the "Overlord" MacArthur.

The next thing will be easy to handle. Zhou Hexuan's first thing is not to buy land in Tokyo, but to transfer US dollars to buy Japanese companies.

Several major conglomerates in Japan were all forced to dismantle after the war, turning into hundreds of scattered companies and factories. Zhou Hexuan has invested in 42 companies, including those split from consortiums such as Mitsubishi and Sumitomo, and has 10% to 30% of the shares in each company.

These consortiums were forced to split up, their future was uncertain, they were short of funds, and they were losing money every day. Facing Zhou Hexuan waving US dollars to invest, they expressed their welcome, and everyone from business circles to political circles respected Zhou Hexuan extremely.

Until the outbreak of the Korean War, the United States no longer suppressed Japan, and these dismantled companies gradually formed consortiums again. At that time, Zhou Hexuan had shares in the six major Japanese conglomerates. Although the shareholding ratio was not high, it should not be underestimated.

At the same time, Zhou Hexuan was also invited by Tokyo University, Waseda University and other schools to give various lectures.

He didn't talk about anything else, only talked about the pain caused by the Japanese invasion of China to the Chinese, and then called for peace and opposed war. Every time he gave a speech, the Japanese teachers and students cried together and bowed to Zhou Hexuan in repentance.

The Japanese nation is very nonsense. Before surrendering, they shouted jade broken, and after surrendering, they all became pacifists. They actively introspected, dumped the blame on the military (and) nationalist elements, and believed that they were innocent victims, and they were forced to become accomplices.

In today's Japan, anti-war and peace have become politically correct. Anyone who dared to pay homage to the Yasukuni Shrine was directly beaten to death by the Japanese people without the Chinese protesting.

The funniest ones are the Koreans in Japan. These guys consider themselves citizens of the victorious country, and they pretend to be aggressive in Japan. There are often North Koreans who blackmail and rob in Tokyo. After being caught, they don’t change their faces. Instead, they denounce the Japanese as war criminals. He is taking back what he should have.

Japan in the early post-war period is very interesting and peaceful, and the whole people reflect on it, and they really think they are sinners.

Japan and the right peace wings joined forces to raise their heads. That is what happened after the 1970s. The economy is prosperous, there is no need to worry about food and clothing, the scars are healed and the pain is forgotten, and they even deny the history of the invasion of China.

In winter, Liao Yaquan came to Tokyo with her two sons. She had been away from home for many years and wanted to go back to China and decided to stay for a long time.

Zhou Hexuan found that Liao Yaquan was very boring in Japan, so he invested in building a new factory for her to manage, specializing in the production of instant noodles, and even applied for a patent for instant noodles.

By the way, Zhou Hexuan also approached two Japanese pharmaceutical companies to ask for the sulfonamide patent fee. With the backing of MacArthur, the Japanese pharmaceutical companies dare not renege on their debts. Since he really couldn't afford the patent fee, Zhou Hexuan had no choice but to become a shareholder of the two pharmaceutical companies.

The names of these two pharmaceutical companies are called "Takeda Pharmaceutical Industry Co., Ltd." and "Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.", and they are only the first and second pharmaceutical companies in Japan.

Zhou Hexuan felt that the other party was stingy, and he only gave 3% of the shares. In a fit of rage, he threw money at them, occupying 10% and 15% of the shares of the two companies respectively.

At the end of 1946, Zhou Hexuan returned to Chongqing, and then moved to Hong Kong with his family.

Before leaving Chongqing, Zhou Hexuan also went to the Chongqing branch of "Xinhua Daily" to hand over all his land deeds and house deeds in the mainland to the editor-in-chief. Two months later, the Chongqing branch of "Xinhua Daily" was forced to close. When the newspaper staff withdrew northward, they took all the things donated by Zhou Hexuan to Yan'an.

In May 1947, the Royal Academy of Arts awarded Zhou Hexuan the title of Academician, and in June, King George VI personally awarded Zhou Hexuan the Order of the Garter.

The medal was requested by Zhou Hexuan on his own initiative. Wearing it on his body can ensure that the governor of Hong Kong does not dare to mess around, and it also paves the way for smuggling embargoed materials to the mainland in a few years. He originally only wanted an ordinary medal, but he didn't expect George VI to directly give him a Medal of the Garter.

The Order of the Garter is the highest honor among the various medals in the United Kingdom. It is awarded by the king himself, and the prime minister and the government have no right to intervene. Including the monarch, the Order of the Garter is only allowed to have 25 living wearers, but the king can make an exception to award it in excess.

The news that Zhou Hexuan was awarded the Order of the Garter caused a sensation throughout the UK. Some people think it's okay to do this, while others strongly oppose it because it's too valuable.

George VI turned a deaf ear and awarded the medal to Zhou Hexuan anyway. On the one hand, he is more self-willed and can do whatever he wants within the scope of his authority; on the other hand, it is also because Zhou Hexuan has promised that he will always live in Hong Kong in the future.

Using a medal to allow a world-class great writer to settle in a British colony seems to be a good deal. At least, British "Yinying fans" feel that it is not a loss, and they don't have to worry about the serialization of "Legend of the Galactic Heroes".

In fact, George VI also wanted to award Zhou Hexuan an honorary knighthood. But Zhou Hexuan refused to do it, not because he didn't want to be a knight, but because he had to kneel down to the king for the knighthood ceremony, and Zhou Hexuan didn't have the habit of kneeling for others.

Zhou Hexuan's life has thus entered the era of Hong Kong.