Chapter 58 epilogue

For a writer, choosing a subject like Ye Qisun is somewhat inappropriate and reluctant, but finally he wrote it.This seems to be a bit of a coincidence, and some fatalistic colors are implied in it. 10 years ago, I can't remember exactly whether it was spring or summer. I followed General Fu Gengchen, our military art director, to Mr. Qian Weichang's home near Xiaoxitian.Mr. Qian was the vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee at the time, and Fu Gengchen was a member of the CPPCC National Committee and the person in charge of science, education, culture and health. They often held meetings together.Mr. Qian is knowledgeable and talented, especially fond of literature.One day he got a newspaper, which announced the list of authors who won the first Lu Xun Literature Award. In the column of reportage, Mr. Qian pointed to my name and asked Dean Fu, do you know this person?Such a coincidence is indeed incredible.I guess the reason why Mr. Qian came to me was because of my high ranking, and because of my strange name, which not only has the word "Jun" but also the word "Ji", which is related to his inner desire and The military status of Dean Fu, who is familiar with him, is related.Dean Fu said to Mr. Qian, I really know the person you are looking for. He is our military art teacher, and I am his dean.In this way, I had the opportunity to get to know Mr. Qian Weichang, and accepted the task of writing about his teacher, Mr. Ye Qisun.

I can still clearly remember my embarrassing behavior after Mr. Qian introduced Master Ye's deeds.Mr. Qian narrated Mr. Ye Qisun's "great achievements" full of admiration: he taught "three coins"; Yang Zhenning and Li Zhengdao; Hua Luogeng, who was penniless at the time and later became a great mathematician... was the first dean of the Tsinghua School of Science (including the School of Engineering) and the dean of the Department of Physics, and later actually became the "number two person" of Tsinghua University. ", is also the leader of "the third period of science education in China".It was during this period that about 192 science and engineering students from Tsinghua became academicians of the two academies in the early days of New China, accounting for 40% of the total number of academicians.In major scientific research and production activities such as "two bombs and one satellite", oil exploration, national defense industry, and the recent "863 Program" in China, his students all appeared as a team charging... However, for such a People who have made great contributions to the Chinese nation, but I don't know it at all, it's really embarrassing.Mr. Qian didn't seem to notice my embarrassment. After listening to my words, he patted the table and said, "This is our China! This is our China!"

For 10 years, I have kept this sentence in my heart. Sometimes I think we are like one family.This family has a front yard and a back yard. The front yard is lively, bright, and beautiful, like a school of learning; while the back yard is deserted, dark, and lonely, where both treasures and ghosts are housed.To say that the backyard is a bit "tight" -- that's our local slang -- means that the ghosts of the old folks are haunting.Under normal circumstances, Yin and Yang are in peace and harmony, but if there is trouble in the backyard, it means that there may be something wrong in the Yang world, so I quickly checked it out, burned paper on the yellow watch, surrounded by fireworks, and appeased and worshiped, a clear and peaceful day Here we go.

Older people know that the backyard is actually very important, where the secrets of family growth are hidden, and the intricate stories are coiled. Those bright and beautiful branches and leaves in the front yard can find their roots in the backyard. In our current words, what is settled in the backyard is our history, the soul and spirit of the older generations, and of course there are good things that are kept secret.In a sense, there is actually a huge mysterious power in the backyard, and there is a magical secret passage that communicates with heaven and man and shares the darkness. Its manifestation, accessibility, and magnificence are related to everything in the front yard.Therefore, it can also be said that the backyard often determines the changes and development of the front yard.This is what is meant by the saying that history determines the present, and the present determines the future.

But this kind of heavy spiritual resources and immortal motifs have been shelved and neglected.Sometimes we would rather choose to be frivolous, and to choose a role that is ostentatious, so that we finally ushered in an era of sketches hand in hand.I don't mean to praise myself.I feel that writing this work seems to be my destiny.I don't want to say things like "it's a writer's historical responsibility". In the past 10 years, the manuscript has been changed three times, and it has been searched for thousands of miles. It is sad and exhausting, and there is no official funding for it.I have retreated several times, but every time because of Mr. Qian's words, I turned back.We have been so sorry to Mr. Ye, I seem to owe this favor to Mr. Ye on behalf of all Chinese living in a peaceful environment, and hope that people will remember the name Ye Qisun.

During the writing process of this book, with Mr. Qian’s approval, many photos and materials were quoted from the book "A Model Teacher Ye Qisun" edited by Mr. Qian. I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Qian and the authors in the book.In addition, I would like to thank comrades Yu Hao and Huang Yanfu for their book "The Cornerstone of Chinese Science and Technology", which provided important reference materials for my writing.