Chapter 55 third quarter

The news of Zhao Jiuzhang's death also crushed Ye Qisun's will to live. As soon as the general left, the tree fell. The strong man does not return, the cold wind is bleak. This is Zhao Jiuzhang's favorite sentence to recite. Now, Ye Qisun, who is as old as a ball of withered grass, has passed it down from the mouth of the students. He recites it in the morning and dusk, and it becomes his memorial service for the dead. Before, Ye Qisun had been standing as a watchman.In his later years, when the time of teaching was gone forever, keeping watch like a lighthouse became the most important chapter in his life.

The quality of the lighthouse is to cast a calm light to the returning ships, accurate, safe and warm.But the return voyage is for the next long journey, and the calmness of the teacher is the sunshine on the journey of the students. "I would rather the times fail me than I will never fail the times." This is the strongest voice in Ye Qisun's heart in his later years.As the teacher of many master students, he knew what his peace meant. "He never complained about others, never complained to the students." A meritorious scientist with "two bombs and one satellite" said so.

He knew why Wang Ganchang was hiding deep in the mountains under the pseudonym Wang Jun.As a physics master of a generation, how can he not know what his apprentice will do when he comes out of the mountains?Who in the world has the ability to manufacture atomic bombs and nuclear weapons?But even if Ye Qisun met Wang Ganchang, he never mentioned the content of his work, let alone complained to his students about the unfairness of the times to him.This is another profound expression of patriotism.As his students, they still felt a burning emotion from the teacher's calmness.When the atomic bomb exploded successfully, as the "father of the atomic bomb", Wang Ganchang first thought of Mr. Ye Qisun:

When a large and dazzling mushroom cloud rose over the vast Gobi Desert, the crowd on the beach was so excited, jumping, screaming, and laughing, celebrating the success of the Chinese people's own atomic bomb test. Since then, I have really stood up!Marshal Nie Rongshu said: relying on others is neither reliable nor reliable, and the party and the country can only pin their hopes on their own scientists.At this time, I can't help but think of my teacher, Professor Ye Qisun.One only needs to look carefully at the list of the scientific and technological backbones who devoted themselves to the "two bombs and one satellite", and you will see that most of these people are students trained by the physics department founded by Master Ye, or students of Master Ye's students.There is an old Chinese saying: the predecessors plant trees, and the descendants enjoy the shade.Master Ye is the "tree planter" who thrived in the scientific and technological cause of New China! (Wang Ganchang, "Seeing the Blue Wisps of the Department of Physics, Teacher Si Ye's Spring Wind Turns into Rain", see "A Generation of Teachers Ye Qisun", p. 54)

Huang Zuqia was a 1948 graduate of the Department of Physics of Tsinghua University. He participated in the development of atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs and made great contributions.He said: In 1950, after graduating as a graduate student, I was assigned to the Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. From then on, I started my theoretical work in nuclear physics, reactors, nuclear weapons and other related atomic energy disciplines. I had fewer opportunities to meet Mr. Ye, but every time I Whenever we met, he would kindly ask me about my situation.However, in the early 1960s, when he knew from other sources that I had participated in the development of nuclear weapons, he stopped asking about the details of my work when we met.I remember meeting him on Wangfujing Street one winter, wearing a thick fur coat, a bit old-fashioned, and said to me in his characteristic tone: "I... I know what you are doing now. You... How are you?" Unexpectedly, this was the last time I saw this amiable and respectable teacher.well! (Huang Zuqia's "Remembering Mr. Ye Qisun", see "A Generation of Teacher Ye Qisun", pp. 180-181)

Ye Qisun's friend Qian Linzhao said in his memoir: In December 1969, Mr. Ye was released from prison, but he had no freedom of movement, and was only paid a very meager living allowance. It was extremely difficult for a frail and sick lonely old man like him to maintain his life.At that time, people could see an old man in ragged clothes, struggling to walk, wandering the streets near Zhongguancun. He was an old man in our physics field, Mr. Ye who had made great contributions to the development of Chinese physics... (Qian Linzhao "In memory of Mr. Ye Qisun, a veteran in the field of physics", see "A Generation of Teacher Ye Qisun", p. 43)

In difficult times, Zhang Zhixiang, who often got help from Ye Qisun and went to Mr. Ye’s house to drink milk, heard that Mr. Ye was released from prison, and tried every means to finally meet his mentor. He recalled: I approached the leader of the propaganda team in the department and asked to let me visit Mr. Ye.After I got permission, I went to Mr. Ye's house. At this time, he had moved from Jingchun Garden to a room on the second floor of an apartment outside the campus.He was sitting on a chair and hadn't seen him for many years. At first glance, he couldn't recognize him.His complexion is much worse than before.He told me that his legs were very difficult to walk and he was beaten by the Red Guards.He pulled up his trousers to show me that his calf was still swollen.I was very sad when I saw it, and he asked me about my situation... This is the last time I saw Mr. Ye. (Zhang Zhixiang's "Recalling Mr. Ye Qisun", see "A Generation of Teacher Ye Qisun", p. 203)

On May 31, 1972, the Party Committee of Peking University made a conclusion to Ye Qisun that "contradictions between the enemy and ourselves should be handled according to the contradictions among the people", revoked his special case review, removed monitoring and control methods, no longer restricted personal freedom, and allowed him to move back to the Peking University apartment. restore their original wages.Soon, Ye Qisun invited back Master Zhou who had followed him for many years. From April 1968 to June 1972, the four-year prison life came to an end, and Ye Qisun regained his freedom.

However, due to the nature of "contradiction between ourselves and the enemy", when his overseas friends Ren Zhigong, Zhao Yuanren, and students Lin Jiaqiao, Dai Zhenduo, and Yang Zhenning asked Peking University to visit Ye Qisun after returning to China, they were all rejected. In the eyes of some people, Ye Qisun is still the enemy, the enemy of our time. Dai Zhenduo returned disappointed because he did not see his teacher. After returning, he asked someone to bring a book he had just published to thank Master Ye for his life-long teaching.After Ye Qisun received it, he sent back a copy of Song Ci and his recent photos that he had personally circled his eyebrows with a red pen.Dai Zhenduo said that Master Ye gave him a pair of ivory chopsticks when he was studying abroad in 1943, and now these three gifts have become the most important things in his life.

In the summer of 1974, Guo Dianbang, who had been classmates with Ye Qisun at Tsinghua University and Harvard, heard that his younger brother Guo Huibang was going to Beijing on a business trip. He sent letters from the United States repeatedly urging Guo Huibang to find Ye Qisun on his behalf.Guo Huibang was a graduate of Tsinghua University in 1932. During his school days, he was helped and cared for by Master Ye. He understood the wish of his elder brother. Guo Huibang came to Peking University.Standing on the huge campus of Peking University, there is a feeling of "sorrow on the Yanbo River".He made many inquiries on the campus of Peking University, but no one knew who Ye Qisun was. Guo Huibang was deeply surprised. With Ye Qisun's name and such an educator full of peaches and plums, how could no one recognize him?Guo Huibang felt faintly ominous in his heart.At this time, he saw a young man and hurriedly stepped forward to ask. Unexpectedly, the young man asked in astonishment what his relationship with Ye Qisun was, and looked at him warily.In order to find Ye Qisun, Guo Huibang had to tell the truth: "I'm from Nanjing, and I want to see a teacher I haven't seen for a long time. Do you know where he lives?" The young man took a step back and looked Guo Huibang up and down: " Don't you know that he is a sinner of the country?" After speaking, he waved his hands and left.Guo Huibang stood where he was, as if experiencing a "dream in a garden".Fortunately, I met an old man again. I went up to ask questions, got the advice of the old man, and came to the courtyard where Mr. Ye lived.But Guo Huibang still couldn't determine the exact address of Master Ye, so he wandered downstairs.At this time, a child was playing in the yard, and Guo Huibang asked him: "Do you know that there is a Mr. Ye here?" "I don't know." The child looked at Guo Huibang while playing.Seeing Guo Huibang's disappointed expression, the child added naively: "However, there is often an old man walking in the yard here, limping." Guo Huibang immediately regained his spirits when he heard this, and said quickly: "I want to It might be him, you... can you tell me where he lives?"

Under the leadership of the child, Guo Huibang finally found Ye Qisun. Guo Huibang was shocked by the scene before him.In the empty room, Ye Qisun was lying on the bed alone, with a haggard face and old clothes.Seeing someone coming in, Ye Qisun turned his head around with difficulty and looked at Guo Huibang in confusion.When Guo Huibang reported his family name and said his elder brother was Guo Dianbang, a slight smile appeared on Ye Qisun's old and stiff face, as if he remembered something.Sitting there, Guo Huibang felt very sad when he saw that this once powerful figure from Tsinghua University was in such a situation.Ye Qisun looked at Guo Huibang, struggling to get off the bed, but because his feet were so swollen that he could no longer wear single shoes, he actually wore a pair of old cotton shoes!He moved with difficulty, and staggered to Guo Huibang. Because his feet couldn't support him, Ye Qisun sat heavily on the chair next to Guo Huibang.Guo Huibang hurriedly stepped forward to help him, Ye Qisun waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, it will be fine in a while." Ye Qisun was very happy with Guo Huibang's visit. He asked his worker Lao Zhou to serve Guo Huibang tea. Some interesting stories from Tsinghua University, and asked Guo Dianbang whether he was married in the United States and whether he had any children... Guo Huibang did not expect a 76-year-old man to maintain such a calm mind, such optimism and talkativeness after being devastated. Old friends will still be so concerned.So, he told Ye Qisun some of his elder brother's achievements in the United States.Ye Qisun was very happy to hear that, saying that the graduates of Tsinghua University are all great, and he also hoped that Guo Huibang would work smoothly and achieve better results. When Guo Huibang asked about what happened to Mr. Ye, Ye Qisun just laughed it off without explaining too much.Worried about Mr. Ye's health, Guo Huibang got up to leave after talking with Ye Qisun for half a day.Ye Qisun seemed reluctant to let his coworker Lao Zhou go out to see him off, while he leaned on the window and watched Guo Huibang go away... Ye Qisun has always persisted in the whole process of his life with an unfailing image, especially after he was abandoned, hostile, and identified as an "enemy", he still stood upright and tenaciously maintained his beliefs.Only the belief of saving the country through science is the reason for his life, and what nourishes this belief is his great patriotism. He understands that even if he is thrown out of the sky by this era, in the minds of his students, everything has been settled.His influence on the students has penetrated into their blood, and they will not change their judgment on the teacher because of the narrowness of the current situation and certain political reasons.He never complained, complained, complained about grievances, or showed resentment. Among the many scholars who were called masters in that generation, it seems rare to see him in a state of life.These unique life landscapes may seem pedantic to others, but Ye Qisun's swan song of life beyond the mundane has given him the final influence on the group of students who are also masters—for the motherland, for science to save the country, and to die. already. He made himself a perfect specimen of life for future generations to marvel at. There is no words to harm, no tears to destroy, there is great love. As long as the students are not distracted, hesitant, or slackened, they will be able to fulfill his long-cherished wish on his behalf. The spring of Chinese science will surely come, and the ideal of saving the country through science will surely come true! This was Ye Qisun's inner monologue at that time. However, the death of Zhao Jiuzhang still dealt him a fatal blow. On the evening of April 24, 1970, the "Dongfanghong 1" artificial satellite was successfully launched. On May 1st of that year, the alleys of Beijing were empty, and the people spontaneously organized a parade to celebrate the successful launch of the satellite. A tide of people gathered in Tiananmen Square. Under the guidance, pursue the satellites flying in the night sky.And in a secluded corner of Peking University, Ye Qisun quietly listened to the music of "The East is Red, the Sun Is Rising" from the remote space on the semiconductor radio.In the darkness, there was his heart-piercing cry... Nine chapters, nine chapters, where are you? It is difficult for outsiders to know what Zhao Jiuzhang's death means to Ye Qisun, but his relatives know that his health has deteriorated since then.He has an enlarged prostate gland, incontinence of urine, his legs are swollen like small buckets, and his feet are so swollen that he can't wear shoes and socks... For the only time, he seemed to question the era.At that time, Mr. Qian Linzhao came to visit. He took out a "Song Shu" from the bookshelf, and found the "Book of Prison and Nephews and Nephews" by Fan Ye, a historian of the Southern Dynasties, and showed it to him: How can we say that we are madly provocative and destroyed, and all of you should be abandoned as sinners.However, if you want to do what you want in your life, you should still be able to find it.As for whether it is possible or not, you may not know what you want to understand. This is the most important sentence that Ye Qisun said to our era when he was alive, and it is the last question of an intellectual to our era through the mouth of the ancients. In 1975, relevant parties lifted the isolation of Ye Qisun. During the Spring Festival of 1976, close friends from Tsinghua University Chen Daisun, Wu Youxun, Qian Linzhao, Wang Zhuxi, and Qian Weichang paid a visit and gave Ye Qisun the warmest day in his life. But Ye Qisun still refused treatment. At the beginning of 1977, Ye Qisun's condition deteriorated rapidly. On January 10, 1977, Ye Qisun fell into a coma, had difficulty breathing, and was sent to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing Medical College for emergency treatment.When he was hospitalized, due to identity issues, he was stopped in the corridor of the hospital for nearly half a day and was not allowed to stay. Later, Ye Minghan was able to stay because he met a relative who "went through the back door".The hospital diagnosed Ye as the advanced stage of uremia.Ye Qisun has been in a coma, and when he woke up occasionally, he murmured: Go back to Tsinghua... Tsinghua has a soul. Before Chen Yinke was alive, he told his daughter Liu Qiu to go back to Tsinghua University; Bing Xin’s husband, Mr. Wu Wenzao, said in a poem: “Education is originally in Tsinghua University”; when Mr. Yang Wuzhi was dying, he said that he seemed to have returned to No. 11, West Yard, Tsinghua Garden; Chen Daisun’s last words before his death were: This is Tsinghua University; after Mr. Mei Zuyan returned from overseas in 1954, he decided to teach at Tsinghua University. The sound of vine shadow and lotus" recites forever, how many dreams come back to Tsinghua Garden... Tsinghua has a soul!