The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

Liang Qichao had a deep understanding of the impact of the Sino-Japanese War on China. Many people in their Reform School embarked on the road of political reform only after being stimulated by the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War.

All of a sudden, Liang Qichao thought of his dead friend Tan Sitong: I laughed at the sky from the sword, so I will keep my heart and soul in Kunlun!

How proud, but how sad.

Zhou Hexuan continued on the podium:

"Analyzing the impact of the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1895 must also be carried out from the perspectives of politics, economy, diplomacy, military affairs, ideology and culture, etc.

Militarily, the entire Beiyang navy was annihilated, and China completely lost its defense capabilities in front of the great powers. After Japan occupied Taiwan and North Korea, it posed a direct threat to China's Northeast and East China. If China and Japan go to war again in the future, these two places will become a springboard for Japan to invade China.

Economically, after the signing of the "Treaty of Shimonoseki", China compensated Japan with a total of 230 million taels of silver, which increased the financial burden on the Qing government and the common people. On the other hand, Japan's national power has greatly increased. Not only has it received huge compensation, but it has also seized ships worth more than 100 million yen, and it has dominated Asia all at once.

Politically, China's semi-colonial status has further deepened, Taiwan and its affiliated islands have been ceded, North Korea's vassal state has been lost, and the number of treaty ports has increased, making China a lamb at the mercy of the big powers. The prestige of the Qing government was greatly lost, its ruling power over China became weaker, and local forces gradually rose.

Culturally, China's ideology of the heavenly kingdom has been subversively impacted, and the national crisis has become more serious, which has also prompted the Chinese nation to wake up day by day. It can be said that the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War was equivalent to Japan giving China a shot in the arm. Countless patriots have embarked on the road of striving for strength, giving birth to reformists, revolutionaries and so on.

In terms of diplomacy, China... Well, the above is the entire historical research content of the Sino-Japanese War. "

Zhou Hexuan finished talking about the Sino-Japanese War and said: "Any historical event may be triggered by an accident, but behind the accident lies a deeper root. This is the historical causality that Mr. Liang Rengong talked about. The next impact is what he said. As for the comprehensive analysis of all factors, it is the historical totality he talked about. In fact, my historical research theories are similar to Mr. Ren Gong’s historical research methods.”

After a burst of applause, Liang Qichao waved his hands and smiled wryly: "Mingcheng, don't put money on my face. My theory is not as profound as yours."

"Mr. Ren is humble," Zhou Hexuan clapped his hands. "After the main topic, now is the time for free questions. If you have any doubts, you can raise them, and we will discuss together."

A male student wearing glasses raised his hand and said, "Mr. Zhou, I am studying ancient Chinese. What kind of influence do you think Chinese characters have on the history of various countries?"

"This is a big topic, and I can write a monograph, and I can't explain it clearly in a few words," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, "What's the name of this classmate?"

The boy said, "My name is Wang Li, a student at the Academy of Chinese Studies."

Nima, do you want to do this!

How could a random student appear and become a future academic giant?

Zhou Hexuan sweated wildly: "Hello, Wang Li. Regarding the question you just raised, I can only share some of my own opinions. In the development of human beings, there is language first, and then there is writing. It even appeared before the country. In ancient times, Language and writing are the most important means of maintaining an ethnic group. In feudal society, different dialects were found in different parts of China, and southerners and northerners could not even use language to communicate. Why can China be separated for a long time? The Chinese culture represented by Chinese characters actually condenses the Chinese culture. A national concept. For example, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Five Dynasties, and the Southern Song Dynasty, China was divided for a long time, but people everywhere regarded themselves as a unified Chinese, and they all had the same mentality. Warlords or kings also subconsciously took the unification of China as their own responsibility. .This is the power of Chinese characters."

"Thank you Mr. Zhou for clarifying the confusion." Wang Li said respectfully.

Zhou Hexuan said: "This is just my personal opinion. I don't have a deep understanding of Chinese studies. If there are mistakes, I hope you will forgive me."

"Crack, clap, clap!"

There was another burst of applause, and the teachers and students in the audience were very fond of Zhou Hexuan's modest attitude.

"Mr. Zhou," another student raised his hand, "I heard that you wrote "The Legend of the Condor Heroes?"

Zhou Hexuan asked with a smile, "Does it look good?"

The student said: "The content is very exciting, but I found some historical errors. For example, Temujin in the novel was honored as Genghis Khan after unifying Mongolia, and he died only two years ago. And the real Temujin, who did Genghis Khan, who lived for 21 years, the novel here obviously does not match the historical facts.”

Zhou Hexuan looked at that classmate speechlessly, and thought to himself: You bunch of top students, are you so serious about reading novels? It also keeps people from pretending!

Zhou Hexuan could only explain: "Novels are not historical monographs, and they serve the storyline first. If it is strictly investigated, then "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will not be read, and everyone can burn the book. Guan Erye doesn't need to be so tired. To help Sun Jian kill Hua Xiong."

"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed.

"Thank you sir for clarifying the confusion." The classmate said with some embarrassment.

A class lasted until noon before it finally ended.

Tsinghua University's business is still unfinished, and the students are still talking while walking:

"This Mr. Zhou is really not simple. It would be great if he could come to Tsinghua University to be a teacher."

"That modern history theory, he didn't create it himself, did he?"

"It is very likely that no other professor has mentioned it. According to his theory, studying history will be more precise, simple and profound."

"I heard that when he was still traveling around the world, he was self-taught, and his vision was wider than those of us who worked behind closed doors."

"Who has "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", please lend me a look."

"It's available in the bookstore, buy it yourself!"

"..."

When the students left one after another, Chen Maode, the dean of the Department of History of Tsinghua University, shook hands with Zhou Hexuan enthusiastically and said, "Mr. Zhou, your lecture is so wonderful, it makes people suddenly enlightened."

"No, it's just a family opinion." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Chen Maode said with great anticipation: "Is Mr. Zhou willing to teach at Tsinghua University? There are vacancies for professorships here."

"Well, let me think about it again, I really can't leave Tianjin." Zhou Hexuan declined politely.

Chen Maode was a little disappointed, but he still smiled and said: "If Mr. Zhou changes his mind one day, the door of the History Department of Tsinghua University is always open to you."

Zhou Hexuan said: "Thank you, Director Chen, for your attention. I am so terrified."

Liang Qichao suddenly came to take Zhou Hexuan's shoulder, and suggested: "Mingcheng, what you said today can be written into a book, and the title of the book is "Modern History Research Method"."

"I will write when I have time." Zhou Hexuan was very interested in this. Once his book comes out, the title of "the founder of modern Chinese historiography theory" will definitely not be lost, even if he goes to Europe and the United States, he will be able to pretend.

Everyone was chatting and laughing as they went to eat together, when they suddenly saw Zhu Xiang running towards him, sweating profusely and panting, and said, "Zhou...Brother Zhou, I found you!"

"What's wrong?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Zhu Xiang said anxiously: "The "Poetry" has been sealed up, and Zhimo and the others have also been arrested. It seems that your poem is to blame."

"It makes no sense!"

Before Zhou Hexuan could speak, Liang Qichao was furious. Although he taught Xu Zhimo a lesson at the wedding, his students could scold him, but others could not catch him.

Liang Qichao said with a gloomy face: "You guys eat first, I'll go see Zhang Zuolin. This stinky horse bandit is really lawless!"