Chapter 105 Sixth, Yan Fu said that Huafeng’s disadvantages are exhausted: it starts with falsification and ends with shamelessness
In modern Chinese history, Yan Fu can be regarded as an important figure.He is from Fujian Houguan, and his ancestors have practiced medicine for generations.His father died of illness at the age of fourteen, and his family was too poor to study anymore, so he applied for the Fujian Shipbuilding Academy founded by Shen Baozhen, and was admitted with the first place, and was regarded as a child prodigy.After graduating four years later, he was sent to a warship for an internship.At the age of twenty-four, he was sent to the British Naval Academy to study together with thirty others including Sa Zhenbing, Liu Buchan, and Fang Boqian.After returning to China three years later, he was transferred to Tianjin by Li Hongzhang to teach in the newly established Beiyang Naval Academy.In the school, he successively served as the chief teacher, general office, and general office for 20 years.
In the year of Gengzi, Yan Fu went to Shanghai to escape the disaster of the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and joined the Bao Guo Guo, initiated by Tang Caichang and others, and served as the vice president.Later, he successively served as the general office of the Translation Bureau attached to the Imperial University, the president of Fudan University, and the editor-in-chief of the glossary of the Ministry of Education.One year before the Revolution of 1911, the Qing government granted Yan Fu a Jinshi degree in liberal arts and the title of Commander of the Navy.After the founding of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai successively appointed him as the general office of the Imperial University Hall, a senior adviser to the Presidential Palace, a member of the Treaty Council, and a member of the Senate to participate in politics.
Yan Fu's greatest merit is that he translated a large number of western masterpieces represented by "Tianyanlun", and introduced a whole set of western theories such as "natural selection" and "survival of the fittest" into China, which had a deafening effect on the Chinese ideological circle.At that time, almost all the people with lofty ideals eagerly read the strict translations of masterpieces. These translated books broadened their horizons and refreshed their eyes and eyes. The vigorous Western knowledge gave them the latest tools to understand China and transform China.
In his middle age, Yan Fu severely criticized China's traditional culture and traditional system, but in the past ten years or so he has gradually changed his extreme attitude and gained a higher level of understanding of traditional culture and system.The longer he lived, the more deeply he saw China's national nature and people's nature.
He is sixty-three years old this year, and because of asthma, he is often admitted to foreign hospitals for treatment.He is weak and unable to write for a long time. His usual pastimes are reading and playing mahjong.These days, he is thinking about leaving a will for his children and grandchildren, leaving his life's explorations to future generations.
There is much to say.As a thinker who fully introduced Western learning, and a rebel who once slammed middle school, he believes that the first thing to leave to his children and grandchildren should be the belief that China will never perish;This belief was finally established by him after decades of in-depth study of China and foreign countries, Chinese and Western learning, and future generations must remember it, so as not to repeat detours. The translator of "Tianyanlun" had to make a will that "the old law cannot be betrayed" in his later years. It seems impossible, but it really exists.
When the Sheng Department came, everyone felt the heat was unbearable, but Yan Fu felt more comfortable than usual.What makes asthma sick is the cold, the hotter it is, the less troublesome it is.He read Du's poems in the volume for a while, and suddenly felt that he had come to poetry, so he put down the book and took out a piece of water stamped paper.Looking at the large row of Western studies on the bookshelf on the opposite wall that condensed my life's energy, I thought of the state affairs of the past few years. Far away, he really felt that his efforts were in vain, and his originally slightly relaxed mood became dignified again.He pondered for a long time, and finally wrote a poem called Qilu:
He put down his pen, read the poem again, and unconsciously shook his head slightly.
"Father, someone is visiting." The eldest son, Yan Zhu, walked up to his father and handed him a famous card.
Yan Fu looked at the thorn and read: Deputy Director of the National History Museum, the four sons of Xiangtan Yang Duxiong, the Senate and Political Council.He put the famous thorn on the table, and told his son: "You told him that I suffered from asthma again and couldn't see guests. Please forgive me."
Yan Zhu knew his father's temper, so he went out without asking any further questions.
Although Yan Fu and Yang Du lived in the same capital and participated in politics in the Senate, they had never met each other.This is because Yan Fu has been sick all these years, lived in seclusion and seldom went out.His attitude was to accept all the positions Yuan Shikai gave him, such as senior adviser, member of the Covenant Council, and political participation in the Senate, and not to participate in them.But he still knows about Yang Du.Because of his understanding, he didn't have a good impression of Yang Du.It's not that he looked down on Yang Du's lack of talent and learning, nor did he look down on Yang Du's abandonment of his past theories in favor of fashion in Xinhai. Yan Fu himself had the experience of denying himself, which he can understand.He thinks that Yang Du is too keen on fame and position, and values power too much.
Yan Fu was detached from fame and power all his life.In the year of 1898, he supported Kangliang's reformation, and told Emperor Guangxu face-to-face with his suggestions on self-improvement through reformation and going abroad for inspections. However, after the coup, the disaster did not reach him, and he still served as the general manager of his Tianjin Naval Academy.The reason for this is that he did not enter the officialdom of the new rich.Yuan Shikai asked him, but he didn't go because he didn't want to get involved with power.Yan Fu has heard about Yang Du's struggle to be the chief of transportation and his desire to be the secretary of state.He felt that Yang Du and him were walking on two different roads, and they did not seek each other in different ways.
After a while, Yan Zhu came in again and said: "The guest said that he has a secret recipe handed down from his ancestors to treat asthma, please allow him to come in and meet."
Yan Fu suffered from asthma for a long time, and when he heard that Yang Du could cure the disease, he immediately changed his mind and asked his son to let him in.
Yang Du had just sat down in the living room when he saw an old man with loose flesh and fat, a pair of gold-rimmed lenses on the bridge of his nose, and a short black and white beard on his lips walking out of the back room, and he knew that this was the world-renowned Youling old man.He stood up and said respectfully, "Yang Du pays homage to Mr. Yan!"
Yan Fu waved his hand casually, and said expressionlessly, "Sit down!"
There were no pleasantries, and as soon as Yang Du sat down, Yan Fu said, "Mr. Yang Xizi has a secret recipe handed down from his ancestors to cure asthma, please tell me what it is."
In fact, Yang Du didn't have any ancestral secret recipe at all, he just used it to enter the door so that he could chat with Yan Fu.He told a lie: "My mother also suffered from severe asthma ten years ago. After being treated by an uncle of the family, the root is basically broken now. The prescription prescribed by the uncle of the family was handed down from my Yang family. Because I don't like medicine, so I didn't ask in detail. Today I found out that you also have asthma, old man, so I will definitely go and get this secret recipe."
"Where's your clan uncle?" Yan Fu felt unhappy when he saw that Yang Du himself didn't know about this ancestral secret recipe.
"My uncle lives in the countryside of Xiangtan. I have a relative who is going back to Hunan next month. I asked him to bring a letter and ask my uncle to send the secret recipe to Beijing." Yang Du answered seriously.
Yan Fu thought to himself: This kid is playing tricks on me, so he put on a straight face and said, "It's such a trouble, forget it! I'm old and weak, and I can't sit for a long time. If Mr. Yang sees me, please tell me directly!"
Yang Du thought to himself: This old man is really not easy to deal with.He had made preparations in advance, so he suppressed the displeasure in his heart, put on a smiling face and said: "It's not a big deal, but recently I re-read the translation of the old man's "Tianyanlun", and it was still the same. It was the same as when I read it more than ten years ago, it was very touching and benefited a lot.”
There were too many people who came to Yan Fu to talk about their experience in reading "Tianyanlun" and "Qunxue Xunyan", and Yan Fu was tired of listening to it, so he said lightly: "This is all in the past, and the old man is now doing it for you." I'm so sick, I don't have any interest in it."
"The value of "Tianyanlun" has not passed away, and it still inspires Chinese people who care about the destiny of the country." Yang Du didn't care about Yan Fu's indifference, and said with great interest, "Natural selection is always the choice of the universe. The truth will not change for hundreds of millions of years. If we Chinese do not live up to our expectations, we will not be able to escape the final result of being eliminated. Recently, I re-read "Tianyanlun", which has deepened my understanding."
Seeing that Yang Du's attitude was serious and sincere, Yan Fu couldn't immediately issue an order to evict the guest, so he could only perfunctory: "When did you first read this book?"
"Don't be afraid that the old man will laugh, I read this book late." Yang Du smiled slightly and said, "I read it in Liang Qichao's apartment in Yokohama when I went to Japan for the second time in the autumn of the 29th year of Guangxu. After reading it, I was fascinated by it, and discussed it with Liang Qichao for several days. Liang Qichao also admired the old man very much."
Yan Fu admired Liang Qichao, and seeing Yang Du talking about this past event, he asked, "When did you know Liang Qichao?"
Yang Du replied: "As early as the 21st year of Guangxu, I participated in the public car application initiated by Kang Liang during the capital examination. At that time, I met Liang Qichao. In the 24th year, Liang Qichao came to Changsha to run a current affairs school. I went to Changsha to visit him, and discussed with him some questions in "Gongyang Biography".
Yan Fu leaned on the mahogany armchair, nodded his head slightly.
"I came to pay my respects to the old man today, and I want to ask you about a question in "Tianyanlun." Yan Fu's look of not being able to raise God made Yang Du quite frustrated. If he had been in the past, he would have left immediately. , but right now he has a major mission, no matter how cold the old man is, he must find a way to warm him up.He wanted to tell about a big discovery he had made in studying "Tianyanlun" in the past few days, and he believed that this would definitely arouse Yan Fu's interest.
If he had come to his home ten years ago to ask about "Tianyan Lun", Yan Fu would have been very happy to discuss it with the visitor. However, in the past few years, Mr. Yan Youling did not take this kind of conversation seriously because he was discouraged by the world and weak. He was no longer enthusiastic, and he asked in a coping manner: "What issue in this book do you want to talk about?"
"Mr. Yan, although I don't know English, I have read He Qingli's book in Japanese in Japan. The title of the Japanese version is "Evolution and Ethics". The name makes a difference."
"You're right." Yan Fu said, "The original name of Huxley's book is the meaning of the Japanese translation."
"I didn't understand why you used 'Tianyan Lun' as the title of the book instead of the original name. Later, I gradually understood." Yang Du's bright black eyes radiated brilliance. It looks like in Zhouming Xingzhai. "I later read Darwin's and Spencer's "Studies of Groups", and found that Huxley was a loyal Darwinist, but he was different from Darwin's thinking. He agreed with Darwin's natural laws, But he does not agree to lead this law to the relationship between social ethics. He believes that there is a big difference between human beings and animals and plants. Humans can conquer nature, and human beings can conquer the sky. But you can’t agree with all of this, old man, you More towards Spencer's social Darwinism, Spencer generalizes Darwinism. You have a lot of respect for Spencer, but you can't fully accept his views, because Spencer's theory is the basis for all the actions of aggressors. Protect. You are a sincere patriot. The purpose of your translation of Westerners’ works is to wake up the Chinese people, for China’s independence and prosperity. You cannot tolerate the bandit behavior of the big powers invading China and carve up China. So in the end you still I tend to be more like Huxley, translate his book and add my own commentary to enlighten the people of the country, and point out Huxley’s shortcomings. I deliberately don’t use its original name, that is, I don’t agree with Huxley’s combination of nature and Human society is divided, so the word "Tianyanlun" is used to cover the content of these two parts. Old man, is my understanding correct?"
Yan Fu listened carefully to Yang Du's long statement, and was secretly surprised: "Tianyanlun" has been published for twenty years, and countless people have talked about this book with him, but like Yang Du, through the comparison of the titles There has never been a reader who can see the good intentions in his own translation process and pry into his own thoughts through the comparison of Darwin, Huxley, and Spencer.This Yang Xizi is really not to be underestimated, no wonder he has such a great reputation, no wonder he wants to be the Secretary of State.It seems that this son is not ordinary.
Yan Fu straightened his back subconsciously, and his spirit obviously increased: "What you said just now has some truth. Heshi reversed the relationship. He believed that the reason why people form groups with each other is because of their kindness. In fact, it is not. It is the result of natural selection that people form groups. Over the long years, people who form groups have increased their strength and survived. On the contrary, people who do not form groups cannot resist natural disasters. , it will be eliminated. The importance of the group has been proved in the process of material competition, and then the morality of the group will emerge, that is, the appearance of kindness. Therefore, the natural evolution law of competition, survival of the fittest, and survival of the fittest is also applicable to human races and Society. However, Hearst also has his very desirable side, that is, after all, human beings are still different from animals and plants, and the status quo can be changed through self-reliance. Therefore, I still value Hearst’s book the most.”
With the approval of the old man, his interest was aroused, and the first step of Yang Du's lobbying was successful.He deliberately raised the old man's interest again: "Old man, you can agree with me, which is a great encouragement to me. What we Chinese need now is this kind of understanding. , and at the same time believe that you can turn bad into good and turn bad into victory. I like the last few lines of "Tian Yan Lun" the most, and your translation is really good." Before Yan Fu could answer, Yang Du Pick up on your own, "Hang the sails on the sea, the wind and waves are boundless, or fall into the bottomless, or reach the fairyland. What choice between the two, it will never happen. When the time is right, I will do my best. If you don't let it go, your husband will do it." .”
After reciting these lines of poems, Yan Fu's enthusiasm was greatly aroused.After all, it is the most proud fruit of my life's painstaking efforts. The junior in front of me not only cherishes this book so much, but also has such strong thinking ability.As a wise and profound thinker, a passionate and calm patriot, can Yan Fu refuse to have a deep talk with the outstanding juniors?He was about to gather his energy to continue talking with Yang Du, but unexpectedly, he coughed and made his chest ache again.Yan Zhan hurriedly came out of the study to help his father stroke his chest and wipe his back.
Seeing this, Yang Du hurriedly got up and said, "Old man, although my secret recipe can't be sent for a while, I have a German doctor friend who is very skilled in medicine. How about asking him to show you tomorrow?"
Yan Fu believed in western medicine better than traditional Chinese medicine. He had always admired the essence of German medical skills, so he nodded in agreement.
The next morning, Yang Du, through Yuan Keding, invited Yuan Shikai's health care doctor Dr. Himmel, a German, to Yan's house.Simul had heard of Yan Fu's name for a long time, and respected him very much, and the two could converse fluently in English, which added to their intimacy.Simul carefully diagnosed Yan Fu, gave him an injection, left a small bottle of pills, and agreed to see him again in three days.
Three days later, Yang Du accompanied Shimuer again.Shimuer gave Yan Fu another injection and left another small bottle of pills.In this way, Yang Du accompanied Shimuer to come here five times, gave Yan Fu five injections, and took five small bottles of pills.Yan Fu's asthma has greatly improved, and his energy is much higher.This time, he took the initiative to ask Yang Du, willing to have an in-depth talk with him.
Yang Du came by appointment, and Yan Fu made a bowl of high-quality Wuyi rock tea for him.
"Old man, twenty years ago you said in the article "Bi Han" that if you seek self-improvement, the Six Classics may not be used, let alone the legal system since the Qin Dynasty. In the past two years, you actively advocated the reading of the Six Classics Why did you change your middle-aged views in your later years?" After exchanging a few pleasantries, Yang Du intentionally brought the topic into the trap he had set.
Compared with half a month ago, Yan Fu not only looked much better, but also became much more interested.He frankly answered Yang Du's question: "Twenty years ago, I saw more progress in Western civilization, but saw less subtleties in traditional Chinese culture. As time goes by, especially last year The great war that broke out in Europe, I have seen more and more clearly that the evolution of Europe in the past three hundred years has actually only achieved the eight words of "selfishness, killing, shamelessness". Then compare the benevolence, righteousness and morality advocated by Confucius and Mencius, in terms of personality cultivation , compared with China, there is a world of difference between the West and China. The progress of the West in terms of skills has indeed greatly surpassed that of China, but they neglect the cultivation of personality, and the cultivation of personality is the most important thing. Teach to cultivate the personality of the Chinese people."
"Oh, I see, old sir, you put the cultivation of personality above the study of skills."
"For an individual, the word 'personality' can be used to indicate its characteristics; for a country, tens of millions of people together form a characteristic. I recently used a name to express it, called national character .”
"National character", Yang Du weighed this new term, and felt that the combination of these three words was very good.
"National character is a kind of commonality shown by the majority of citizens." Yan Fu added. "Let me tell you something. In the 31st year of Guangxu, Zhang Yi asked me to go to London with me because of the lawsuit of the Kaiping Mining Bureau. Mr. Sun Yat-sen happened to be in London at that time. When he heard that I was coming, he came to visit Me, I talked a lot about the revolution. He described revolution as a panacea to save China. I don’t think so. I said that given the current bad character and low intelligence of the Chinese people, even if revolution is used to get rid of the ills, there will never be a problem. If A is eliminated, it will reappear in B, and if it disappears from C, it will reappear in D. Today's urgent task is not revolution, but popularization of education. When education is widespread, the quality of the people will be improved, and the country will have a better appearance. It will change fundamentally. Mr. Sun Yat-sen said, when the river is clean, life expectancy is very high. You are a thinker, I am a practitioner, and I am determined to carry out the revolution.”
Yang Du interjected: "Coincidentally, it was also the 31st year of Guangxu. I also had a debate with Mr. Sun in Tokyo. Mr. Sun advocated violent revolution, and I advocated gradual improvement. Mr. Sun advocated a democratic republic, and I advocated a constitutional monarchy. We debated After three days and three nights, no one can convince anyone. Old gentleman, I heard that you do not advocate a democratic republic."
"Yes, I have never advocated a democratic republic." Yan Fu combed the long black and white hair on his head with his fingers, and said, "A democratic republic can only be implemented in a country with a very good national character. Make a call For example, people have to grow up and mature before they can judge right from wrong and act independently. When they are young, they are immature and have no ability to handle things independently, so they can only rely on capable adults to care and guide them. The United States, France, etc. The national character of the country is relatively good, and they can practice democracy. The national character of China is inferior, just like ignorant children, and the king is the adult who leads them. Therefore, China is not suitable for democracy, but only for the constitution of the monarch.”
Seeing that Yan Fu had slipped into a trap, Yang Du was very happy, and hurriedly said: "The old man is really worthy of being a foresight among the Chinese people. You really have a clear understanding of China's national conditions. I have always ruled by a constitutional monarchy. They all said that a democratic republic should be established. At that time, I couldn't persuade everyone, and I changed my position to advocate a republic. The republic has been implemented for four years, but the country has not improved, let alone a constitution. You can't go against the good intentions of some people, so you openly practice republic and secretly seek autocracy. This is actually a fake."
Yan Fu said: "Twenty years ago I said that the disadvantages of Huafeng can be summed up in eight characters: 'It starts with being fake and ends with shamelessness'."
Yang Du hurriedly said: "You have summed it up brilliantly. This kind of falsification will eventually become shameless. I discussed with some friends that instead of pretending to be a republic and a true autocracy, it is better to simply implement a real autocracy, take off the mask of democracy, and reintroduce a constitutional monarchy. "
Yan Fu was taken aback: "What did you say?"
Yang Du made it more clear: "I said we advocate changing the state system and changing the democratic republic into a constitutional monarchy."
Yan Fu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it won't work. The democratic republic has been in place for four years, and the emperor has abolished it long ago. Isn't it a joke to talk about a constitutional monarchy now? State affairs are not child's play, and we can't allow them to change again and again."
Yang Du said: "We first conduct academic research and mobilize everyone to discuss, and we can express any opinion, whether we agree or disagree, and each expresses his own opinion."
"It's not impossible to discuss academically." Yan Fu picked up a folding fan on the coffee table, opened it and shook it gently. "I have always advocated that academics should be relaxed. It was because of the relaxed environment in the Warring States Period that hundreds of schools of thought came out and laid the foundation of Chinese culture. After that, the rulers of successive dynasties clamped down on academic freedom, and there was not much cultural development. Even if A democratic republic has all sorts of advantages, and some people say it is inappropriate, and if you want to implement a constitutional monarchy, you have to let people speak.”
"Yes, yes, it's exactly what you said!" Seeing that the conversation was very speculative, Yang Du quickly struck while the iron was hot. "President Yuan is very much in favor of us forming a group to discuss the issue of the state system. He also specifically said that Mr. Yan Youling is very knowledgeable in both Chinese and Western cultures and has high morals. He must be invited to participate. I am here on the order of President Yuan, and I am here to invite you join this group."
Yan Fu, who is full of scholarly taste, didn't understand until this time why Yang Du had never been in contact with him in the past, and why he was so considerate during this period. It turned out that Yuan Shikai had ordered me to join their group.He was quite unhappy.If Yang Du hadn't brought up Yuan Shikai, he might have participated, but now he is unwilling to participate.
"These things should be done by your younger generations. I am sixty-three this year, and I am so ill. How can I participate? Assuming that I am only destined for life, or that I am not sick even though I am over sixty, I will follow you again. It doesn't matter if you kill someone."
Yang Du said: "Everyone says that you are a martyr with a strong heart in your old age. After hearing what you said just now, I feel this way even more. In fact, we dare not work hard for you. As long as you are willing to participate and agree with Xing Junxian, it will be given to you." We have great support."
Yan Fu didn't make a clear statement, but asked a question: "If you want to switch to the Junxian, you must have a wise monarch in your mind. Who is this monarch!"
Do I still have to ask, does the old man really not understand, or is he pretending to be stupid?After Yang Du thought about it, he answered seriously: "In today's China, who else can take the top spot of Huanglong? Of course it is President Yuan Da. This is what the heart of heaven and the heart of the people want!"
Yan Fu's face changed drastically, and he said firmly: "Yuan Xiangcheng is barely passable as a president, but he is not qualified to be a constitutional king."
Yang Du didn't expect that the old man would be so resolute against Yuan Shikai's being the emperor, so he asked in a daze, "Old man, why can't President Yuan be the emperor?"
Yan Fu said solemnly: "It would be fine if Yuan Xiangcheng was an ordinary emperor in history, but now he is not the one to be a constitutional monarch. It's not that he doesn't have knowledge of constitutionalism, it doesn't matter, you guys People in the team can help him formulate. What I'm saying is that he doesn't have a broad mind and tolerance."
"Yuan Xiangcheng can't do it, who can do it?" Yang Du tried to stop the old man's mouth.
Yan Fu said: "If you want to talk about Chinese emperors, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty are the top choices. If they are downgraded, Cao Cao, Liu Yu, Huan Wen, and Zhao Kuangyin are not bad, and others are not worthy of discussion."
Yang Du sneered in his heart and said: What the old man said is far-fetched.This kind of pedantic person probably wouldn't be able to accomplish anything, if it wasn't for his early reputation, there wouldn't be any point in talking about it here.Although I said this in my heart, my words were still polite: "Mr., your words are certainly good, but Han Guangwu and Tang Taizong are rare in history after all. There were no such emperors in Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. It is still established and consolidated. Besides, many people have said that Yuan Xiangcheng is today's Huan Wen. According to your standards, he can also be a middle-level king, why can't you assist him to be an emperor?"
Yan Fu sneered: "Yuan Xiangcheng is far behind Huan Wen!"
As he spoke, he waved his folding fan again, looking like an old celebrity.
Yang Du has dealt with many famous people, and he knows that to deal with this kind of people, one is to praise them, and the other is to suppress them, and a two-pronged approach can be effective.
So he straightened his back, restrained his face and said solemnly: "Mr. Yan, in the past twenty years, with the widespread dissemination of "Tianyanlun", you have also become famous at home and abroad. I have learned a lot of new knowledge that has never been seen in "Yonglun", so there is no one who admires you in modern times. When I was studying in Japan, the foreign students said that almost all the new knowledge before going abroad was from You got it from Yan’s famous works, and said that without Mr. Hou Guanyan, there would be no new Chinese learning. From this we can see your great influence on China.”
When Yang Du said this, he took a careful look at Yan Fu, only to see that he stopped shaking the fan, with a smile on his face.Obviously, he likes to hear such words.
"Old Mr. Yan," Yang Du went on, "China's constitution is entirely inspired by the West. If China wants to be strong, it must learn from the West to follow the path of constitutionalism. There is no other way out. But unfortunately, Four years ago, the Revolutionary Party was confused by their understanding of China's national conditions. Most of the citizens, including President Yuan Da, hurriedly chose the state system of a democratic republic in China out of disappointment with the imperial court and trust in the Revolutionary Party. This national system has been implemented for four years, and people of insight have already seen that it does not conform to the national character of China. However, it is very difficult to change it after it has been implemented. However, a few of us decided to face the difficulties for the long-term interests of the country. Above. The old man is expected to be a master of Western learning, he speaks his words, and has long seen wisely that China is not suitable for a republic. Therefore, we implore the old man to put the country's affairs first, and take our own beliefs as the most important. We don't think we are light-hearted, and we are not afraid of the world. Irresponsible accusations, join the academic group we initiated, serve as the chairman, and guide our actions at any time."
Yan Fu said: "This old man always speaks seriously and doesn't care about others' words. Let's make it clear that I don't want to join the group you initiated, but I don't want to hold Yuan Xiangcheng as emperor."
Yang Du thought to himself that as long as he is willing to be listed in the Security Council, he will win, so he said: "As the president, Yuan Xiangcheng, many people want to curry favor but can't find a way out. You are highly valued by him, but you don't want to curry favor with him .I admire your character."
Yang Du praised Yan Fu again and said solemnly: "Mr., please forgive me to be frank. If you don't participate in the discussion on choosing the national system because you disagree with Yuan Xiangcheng as the emperor, the younger generation thinks that this has nothing to do with your country's past decades. There is a slight departure from the consistent attitude that the nation is the most important thing. China should change the constitutional system of the state, and support Yuan Xiangcheng as the emperor. First of all, we must solve the problem of the state, and then talk about who to support as the emperor. The choice of the state is a big right and wrong The question, as to who should be the emperor, can be discussed again. The old man has always had a clear-cut attitude on major issues, and we also hope that the old man will do good deeds for the country and the people in his later years, clearly express his attitude, and be firm by clarifying the doubts of the people. The mentality of a wise man. After the constitutional monarchy is established, we will discuss who will be the monarch. I think Yuan Xiangcheng can certainly be a candidate, but Sun Yat-sen, Liang Qichao, Li Yuanhong, Xu Shichang, and even you, Mr. Yan, can all be candidates. At that time, it depends on the public will of the people.”
Yan Fu laughed and said, "Mr. Xizi, you really can talk. I don't even want to enter the officialdom. Do you still want to be an emperor? This old man believes in Cao Mengde's words the most. That day will definitely be difficult. Of course, there are many people in the world who want to do what the old man doesn't want to do, so let's see who the destiny belongs to!"
Yang Du said: "The old man's words are the best. Destiny cannot be violated. Whoever the destiny belongs to, we will try our best to support him; if the destiny does not grant it, it is useless to force it."
Yan Fu said: "Mr. Xizi, I've talked a lot today, and I'm tired too, so I'm going to rest. If you insist on getting old people to join your group, you can name them. But I have to make two points in advance: one is I will never be a leader like the chairman of the board of directors; second, whether you have meetings or other activities, I will not participate. There is no other reason, because I am seriously ill and unable to cope, I hope you will forgive me."
Yang Du stood up and said, "It's our honor and the country's great fortune that the old man is willing to be listed. As for everything else, we fully follow your opinion."