The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

On the fifth day of Xu Zhimo's marriage, Zhou Hexuan attended the Crescent Society's gathering for the first time, and the place was in the living room of Xu Zhimo's home.

Maybe there are often parties here, the living room is huge, and there is even a row of bookshelves inside. On the wall next to the bookshelf, there are various photos of Lu Xiaoman, including costumes, bridal outfits, western suits, and traditional outfits. The photos are all beautifully taken. It seems that Lu Xiaoman is a very beautiful woman.

Zhou Hexuan suddenly thought of Bing Xin's "Our Wife's Living Room". Some people said that the article was satirizing Lin Huiyin, and they also listed Xu Zhimo, Liang Sicheng, Jin Yuelin and others. But the description in that article is actually three points similar to the living room of Lu Xiaoman's house.

It seems that Bing Xin didn't blackmail Lin Huiyin, but brought Lu Xiaoman into it. She seems to be saying, I am not targeting anyone, everyone present here... Ahem, in fact, Bing Xin intercepted the characteristics of those celebrities who like to open salons, and combined them together to write articles, satirizing the young women in China in the 1930s who did not know the hatred of subjugation.

Today, Chen Xiying and Ling Shuhua are also here. Ling Shuhua should also be the target of Bing Xin's satire. There is still a trace of her in that article. These two advocated rationalism and emphasized rationality in everything. Their ideas were good, but rationality was a castle in the air in the Republic of China.

If everyone is rational, who will join the revolution? Who will fight against Japan and save the country?

After the "March 18" tragedy, Chen Xiying made it clear that the parade students were too irrational and shouldn't do that kind of radical behavior. He also wrote an article saying that Yang Dequn studied hard and was usually not keen on participating in various sports. On March 18, Yang Dequn didn't want to go, but was forcibly taken away on the way back.

Yang Dequn was massacred because of the parade, and she was the object of everyone's praise and mourning. Chen Xiying ran out to say such things, it would be strange not to be attacked by the crowd, and Lu Xun even scolded this person bloody.

But Chen Xiying didn't think he was wrong, he thought he was rational and right. This is the personal pursuit of thought, you can't say he is right, but you can't say he is absolutely wrong.

Chen Xiying is rational, and the other person here is just the opposite, that is Zhu Xiang, one of the "Four Sons of Tsinghua University".

Zhu Xiang is an out-and-out cynical youth, and his actions are extremely irrational.

Zhu Xiang lost his mother at the age of three and his father at the age of seven. He was known as the "Five Fools" since he was a child, which has cultivated his self-esteem and sensitive personality.

When he was studying in Tsinghua University, he was expelled because he opposed the early roll call. Someone helped him intercede, and the school agreed to keep him, but Zhu Xiang drifted away.

At his wedding, Zhu Xiang was scolded for refusing to bow down to his eldest brother (the elder brother raised him), and he left with his wife angrily. Later, when he was studying in the United States, Zhu Xiang decided to drop out of Lawrence University because he found that the textbooks of Lawrence University insulted Chinese characters. After transferring to the University of Chicago, he transferred again because his teacher discriminated against Chinese people, and returned to China early without getting a degree.

Returning to China to serve as the dean of the English Department of Anhui University, Zhu Xiang resigned due to dissatisfaction with the principal. In the end, he had no livelihood, and the husband and wife were at odds, so he committed suicide by drowning himself on the way to find a job.

Zhu Xiang's life was a complete tragedy, all because of his personality.

At this time, Zhu Xiang had already dropped out of Tsinghua University and was stranded in Peiping to run a publication, but the situation was very bad, and the publication stopped after only two issues.

Among the people in the living room, Zhu Xiang was dressed poorly, and a shirt had been washed with frayed edges. He has no money to buy clothes, or even food, but he is extremely energetic. He is holding a new issue of "Poetry" and reciting:

"Meanness is the passport of the mean,

Nobility is the epitaph of the noble,

Behold, in that gilded sky,

Filled with the curved reflections of the dead.

...

New turns and twinkling stars,

is filling the unobstructed sky.

That is five thousand years of hieroglyphs,

Those are the eyes through which the people of the future will gaze. "

This poem is very long, and Zhu Xiang recited it enthusiastically, with ups and downs, and the passion contained in it made Zhou Hexuan's hairs stand on end.

Those friends who laugh at the lack of standard of modern poetry, you have not met good reciters. Especially works such as Guo Moruo's "Tiangou" have no rhythm or format at all, but when you meet an excellent recitation, your heart will explode.

"Crack clap clap!"

After Zhu Xiang finished his recitation, everyone applauded in unison.

Xu Zhimo stood up and said, "Hexuan's "Answer" has caused great repercussions after the publication of "Poetry". The theme of our gathering today is to discuss this poem."

Zhou Hexuan smiled wryly, "Answer" did arouse great repercussions, and was even over-interpreted by some progressive publications.

They believe that the first four sentences are paying homage to the revolutionaries who have died. "The Ice Age has passed, why is there ice everywhere? The Cape of Good Hope was discovered, why are thousands of sails competing in the Dead Sea?" Among these few sentences, "Ice Age" represents the Qing Dynasty, and "The Cape of Good Hope" represents the Republic of China. Together, they overthrew the Manchu society. Still in the dark, "A Thousand Sails Race in the Dead Sea" satirizes the warlords fighting endlessly.

Also, "I don't believe that dreams are false, and I don't believe in death without retribution", which is considered to support the revolution and curse the warlords to go to hell after death. "If the land is destined to rise, let human beings re-choose the top of their existence" is a tribute to the people's right to choose their own government. As for "a new turning point and shining stars" and "these are the eyes that people will stare at in the future", it is regarded as Zhou Hexuan's firm belief that the revolution will succeed.

This poem has already been circulated, and in his online encyclopedia information in later generations, there must be an evaluation of a "patriotic poet".

When Zhou Hexuan saw those interpretation articles, his face turned green. The reason why he still stays in Beiping is that he wants to meet Zhang Zuolin in person, lest one day be dismissed by reactionary warlords as a revolutionary propagandist.

Liang Shiqiu first commented: "Hexuan's "Answer" is similar in style to Yiduo's "Still Water" last year. They both use metaphors, exaggerations, symbols, etc. to express the theme of the poem .”

Rao Mengkan said: "There are still some differences. Yiduo's "Dead Water" tends to be straightforward, while the imagery in "Answer" is more hazy."

Zhou Hexuan thought, can you not be hazy? This poem is one of the representative works of the Misty Poetry School.

Zhu Xiang said: "I like the fifth and sixth verses the most: I don't believe that the sky is blue, I don't believe in the echo of thunder, I don't believe that dreams are false, and I don't believe that death has no retribution! If the sea is destined to If the embankment breaks, let all the bitter water pour into my heart. If the land is destined to rise, let human beings re-choose the top of their existence. These few sentences are straight from the heart, and I feel happy when I read them, and I feel hearty when I recite them."

"My New Moon Sect has added another general," Xu Zhimo said happily. "When Mr. Yiduo comes back, you must have a good chat. Last time he wrote a letter saying that he likes your poetry writing style very much."

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "I also hope to know Mr. Wen."

Xu Zhimo said: "In addition to the philosophy in the first two sentences of this poem, what I like most is the imagery of the Ice Age and the Cape of Good Hope. This is an attempt to create new poems, and it is also a protection for poets. They can also defend themselves when they meet warlords." poetic meaning."

Excuse me, if a warlord is reasonable, is he still called a warlord? Zhou Hexuan couldn't laugh or cry at this.

After chatting for a long time, everyone stayed at Xu Zhimo's house for dinner before leaving.

Zhou Hexuan called Zhu Xiang on the side of the road: "Ziyuan, I heard that your poetry magazine has been closed, what have you been up to lately?"

"Uh, well, I'm still looking for a job." Zhu Xiang said in embarrassment. He could hardly afford to eat, so he lived on the few royalties for writing poems.

Zhou Hexuan took the opportunity to say: "I plan to start a supplement, but now I'm short of manpower. Brother Ziyuan is a great talent, I don't know if you can give in and follow me to Tianjin to be the editor of the supplement?"

Zhu Xiang was a little moved, Tianjin is very close to Beiping, and he can come back to meet old friends at any time. Moreover, the editor of "Supplement" has a decent job, so he doesn't have to worry about running out of food, which is a good place for him now.

"I'll think about it again." Zhu Xiang didn't immediately agree.

Zhou Hexuan said fiercely: "What else are you thinking about? Good man, if you go, you will go, if you don't go, you won't go, give me a good word."

An angry youth like Zhu Xiang would take the aggressive method, and as soon as his blood rushed to his forehead, he immediately agreed: "Okay, I will promise Brother Zhou! I will go back to pack my luggage tonight, and I can leave at any time."

Zhou Hexuan couldn't stop laughing secretly, it's better to be simple.

In fact, Zhu Xiang's character of not rubbing sand in his eyes is suitable for being a supervisor of the education foundation, responsible for supervising the flow of education donations, and he will never fill his own pockets. Zhou Hexuan didn't trust Zhang Xueliang's people at all, it's too common to eat Naka, those donated money don't know how much they swallowed.

Everyone is valuable, it depends on whether it is used in the right place. Zhou Hexuan planned to get Zhu Xiang into the Education Foundation, of course, he had to get Zhang Xueliang's support in advance.