No. 29, Morley Road, French Concession, was Sun Yat-sen's temporary residence in Shanghai.Sun Yat-sen has been living here with his young and beautiful wife Soong Ching Ling since he left Guangdong and arrived in Shanghai for more than five months.While remotely controlling the situation in Guangdong, he contacted various political and military forces in the country.Chen Jiongming's rebellion brought another major setback to the Chinese revolution. Where is the way out?Sun Yat-sen thought hard.In the past six months, there has been a special turning point in his more than 30 years of revolutionary career: the Communist International began to pay attention to his cause, and was willing to send representatives to China to exchange views with him on the Chinese revolution.
In July last year, Sun Yat-sen met Ma Lin, a representative of the Communist International accompanied by Zhang Tailei, at the base camp of the Northern Expedition in Guilin.Ma Lin lived in Guilin for a few days and introduced the situation of the October Revolution in Soviet Russia to Sun Yat-sen. Sun Yat-sen also introduced the situation of the Chinese Revolution to Ma Lin.Ma Lin made two suggestions to Sun Yat-sen when he was parting: First, form a good political party, which should unite people from all walks of life, especially workers and peasants.Second, there must be a revolutionary armed core and a military academy.These two proposals of Ma Lin were made in response to the two most serious problems in the Chinese revolution, and Sun Yat-sen fully agreed with them.
Not long after Sun Yat-sen came to Shanghai, Marin also arrived in Shanghai.Sun Ma met again.Ma Lin told Sun Yat-sen that the Comintern had ordered Chinese communists to join the Kuomintang in their own name to assist in the reorganization of the Kuomintang and the preparation of the military academy.Soviet Russia is willing to establish an alliance with Sun Yat-sen and give all kinds of support.Sun Yat-sen expressed his appreciation for the attitude of the Comintern and Soviet Russia.Immediately afterwards, Li Dazhao, one of the founders of the Communist Party of China, came to Shanghai from Beijing and met with Sun Yat-sen.Li Dazhao introduced to Sun Yat-sen the idea of the newly established Communist Party of China, and expressed his obedience to the order of the Communist International to join the Kuomintang in his own name.Sun Yat-sen agreed.Introduced by Zhang Ji and personally approved by Sun Yat-sen, Li Dazhao joined the Chinese Kuomintang.Later, Sun Yat-sen sent Zhang Ji to Beijing, met with Yue Fei, the representative of the Soviet Russian government in Beijing, and asked Soviet Russia to provide military assistance to the Chinese revolution.Recently, Sun Yat-sen took important actions for the reorganization of the Chinese Kuomintang.Announced the manifesto of the Chinese Kuomintang, announced the idea of nation-building, and held the Chinese Kuomintang Improvement Conference in Shanghai at the same time. Hu Hanmin, Yu Youren, Zhang Ji, Li Liejun and others attended the meeting, and decided that the Chinese revolution would be divided into three aspects: politics, military affairs, and party affairs. , be sure to achieve the goal of success.
Li Dazhao came to Shanghai again recently and called on Sun Yat-sen again this morning to discuss the issue of holding the first National Congress of the Chinese Kuomintang.At this time, the secretary came in and reported that a man named Yang Du asked for an audience.
"Mr. Xizi is here. Hurry up and invite him in!" Sun Yat-sen happily ordered the secretary, then turned to Li Dazhao and said, "This time, Yang Xizi played a major role in the suppression of Chen Jiongming's rebellion."
"Oh!" Li Dazhao was very surprised. "The remnants of the imperial system in the past, and the Buddhist laymen now play a role in calming the chaos. It's so interesting!"
Sun Yat-sen said with a smile: "Yang Xizi is an old friend of mine. There are many misunderstandings about him in the outside world. In fact, he is a decent and patriotic person. I will tell you in detail later. If you want, I can introduce you. Get to know him."
Li Dazhao said: "Of course I would. I would like to get acquainted with such a legendary figure no matter how he looks at it. You talk first, and I will go to the study to read."
As soon as Li Dazhao went upstairs, Yang Du was accompanied by his secretary into the living room.
"Mr. Xizi!" Sun Yat-sen greeted, stepped forward quickly, hugged Yang Du's shoulders tightly, and said excitedly, "I am very grateful to you, and all real revolutionaries are very grateful to you. The revolution has made great achievements! Please sit down, when did you come to Shanghai?"
Sun Yat-sen's enthusiastic attitude moved Yang Du greatly.Hanshan Temple's encounter with Qian Huizi and Qian Huizi's advice caused a huge shock in the depths of Yang Du's heart.The bridge of friendship with Qian Huizi, the gift that will stay with Qian Huizi forever - the verses in "Song of Hunan Youth" are like heavy drumsticks beating on his chest: China is now Greece, Hunan is Sparta; China will be For Germany, Hunan is regarded as Prussia; if the country of China dies, all the people of Hunan will die.He kept interrogating himself: Hunan has not become Sparta or Prussia, and China is still facing the danger of subjugation. Are you, a boy from Hunan, really going to be an old layman with a heart like an ancient well?The calamity of carve up beans, the disaster of country subjugation and extinction, the pain of whipping and bleeding, the humiliation of bullying and oppressing, are they all illusory?Can you turn a deaf ear and turn a blind eye?Buddhism can indeed dissolve all evils in the world, and "non-self" can indeed eliminate evil thoughts in people's hearts, but at least it needs a stable environment that can keep the head and provide food and clothing!Due to internal strife, outsiders invade, the country will not be protected, and the leader will not survive. How can we study Buddhism and promote selflessness?Yes, to do something practical for the early stability of China, at least at the same time as worshiping Buddha.Right now, Cao Kun has very strong military strength, and Sun Yat-sen has extremely lofty political prestige. If Sun Cao is persuaded to join forces, China can quickly stabilize, and the coveting heart of outsiders can be eliminated immediately.After finishing this matter, I will devote myself to the ultimate event of purifying the soul.In this way, Yang Du came to Shanghai from Suzhou.
The moment before seeing Sun Yat-sen, he thought again that although he helped Sun Yat-sen by stopping Wu Peifu from sending troops last time, it was not a big deal to Sun Yat-sen.On the contrary, in the past few years, he got involved with Yuan and his son, disbanded the Kuomintang, suppressed the second revolution of Huang Xing, Hu Hanmin, and Li Liejun, until the restoration of the monarchy. Deep hatred, will he forgive?
Yang Du, who walked into the living room with such a complicated mood, felt both ashamed and happy, inspired by Sun Yat-sen's open-minded attitude of being grateful but not holding grudges.
After sitting down, drinking tea, and exchanging pleasantries, Sun Yat-sen once again said words of gratitude: "Mr. Xizi, when I sent Liu Yusheng to exercise the Zhili Department last time, I was not sure in my heart, let alone thought that you could handle this matter well. Unexpectedly, you rushed to Baoding in a hurry to fight for justice, and without firing a single shot, you repelled Wu Peifu's tiger and wolf soldiers, shattered Chen Jiongming's arrogance, and preserved a strong force of the National Revolutionary Army. Now I can happily say Let me tell you, Chen Jiongming is about to fail completely, and I am about to return to Guangzhou in victory. We really want to thank you very much!"
Yang Du said: "Mr. Sun is too polite. Yang is just fulfilling his promise. How can we use the word 'thank you'."
"Which promise is Mr. Xizi going to keep?" Seeing Yang Du speaking so easily, Sun Yat-sen admired Yang Du's demeanor of an ancient gentleman who did not take credit for meritorious service.
"That year in Eternal Paradise, we argued for three days and three nights with no outcome. When we parted, I said to you: My Lord Junxian, if Junxian succeeds, you help me; your Lord Republic, if the Republic succeeds, I help you .Do you remember?"
"Hahaha!" Sun Yat-sen laughed heartily and nodded again and again, "I remember, I remember. You are really an upright politician, you keep your convictions, you keep your promises, and what is lacking in today's political arena is this kind of politician character!"
"Mr. Sun has won the award." Yang Du said sincerely, "I should have gone to Nanjing in the year of 1911 to devote myself to the republic. However, Yuan Weiting was very kind to me in the past. He went out to work, so I had to help him. Busy. Yuan Weiting’s old ways are deeply ingrained, and it’s difficult to work with the revolutionary party, so there was a battle in Gui Chou, and I supported him at that time. Later, there were farces such as Hong Xian and the braided army’s entry into Beijing. I can’t shirk my responsibility I believe too much, and I am too loyal to my beliefs. China's Junxian was defeated by the former Qing Dynasty, Hong Xian twice, and Zhang Xun three times. These three failures prove that the Junxian cannot be practiced in China , I, Yang, also believe that I am loyal to the doctrine. I have lived in seclusion for many years, and I have the opportunity to fulfill my promise until this time. It is too late, and I feel ashamed of Mr. Sun in my heart."
Sun Yat-sen was moved by Yang Du's heartfelt confession: "Mr. Xizi, I understand your beliefs and situation. Everything in the past has become history, so there is no need to pursue too much. I have always advocated that revolution does not divide Successively, when we got to know each other, and when we joined the revolution again, the revolutionary camp welcomes them. The most rare thing about revolution is a thorough understanding. In the "Book of History", it is said that knowing is not difficult, but doing is difficult, and it is easy to understand. It is difficult to act. This is wrong. Later Wang Yangming put forward the idea of the unity of knowledge and action, advocating the simultaneous development of knowledge and action. Wang Yangming also did not have a deep understanding of the relationship between knowledge and action, so I proposed in "Sun Wenshuo" published in the seventh year of the Republic of China. The idea of doing things was criticized by many people at that time, but now more and more party comrades understand my painstaking efforts. Mr. Xizi, your move once again provided an excellent opportunity for knowing the difficulties and doing the easy things. Example. You have worked hard for more than 20 years to explore the way out of China, and you have been confused by the theory of the monarchy and cannot agree with the idea of a republic. You can see how difficult it is; once you understand it, you can quickly put it into action. The contribution of the revolution shows that it is easy to move after knowing."
Yang Du also read "Sun Wen Shuo" written by Sun Yat-sen four or five years ago.He can't fully accept the view of "knowledge is difficult and action is easy".He believes that this statement can only explain part of the phenomenon, but not all of it. The point of view of "Shangshu" should also be viewed in the same way.On the contrary, Wang Yangming's "integration of knowledge and action" is more feasible.But today Sun Yat-sen cited his change of thought as an example to explain his theory, which is indeed very appropriate.Yang Du had to admire Sun Yat-sen's extraordinary agility.He said happily: "Mr. Sun's words are very reasonable, very reasonable!"
"As you said just now, the monarchy has failed three times, proving that it cannot be implemented in China. On this point, our debate in Yongyuan that year has become a conclusion; the Republic will definitely win, and this is also a conclusion. However, Sun Yat-sen stared at Yang Du, paused for a moment, and continued, "The revolution has not yet succeeded. In the eighth year of the Republic of China, the May 4th Incident occurred in Beijing. Student representatives from all over the country gathered in Shanghai to organize the National Student Union. I also In Shanghai, after the Federation was established, I went to them to give a speech, encouraging students not to be afraid of setbacks, and to strive for final victory. At that time, a student leader from Peking University stood up and said to me, Mr. Sun, your revolution is not a revolution , your revolution is just to replace the plaque of Daqing Gate with Zhonghua Gate. This kind of revolution is not complete. We want to carry out a thorough revolution. At that time, many people thought that this student leader was arrogant, or at least not polite, but I didn’t think so I think so. I immediately answered him, what you said is right, my revolution was not complete, and secondly, it was not successful. I will make a complete revolution together with you. The students applauded after hearing my words. After the meeting, I found the leader of Peking University , Tell him, you are real revolutionaries, if my revolution has had people like you participating, it must have succeeded."
Sun Yat-sen's leadership attitude that is willing to accept criticism and the demeanor of an elder who has great expectations for young people made the former political activists who had been Zen master Hutuo for five or six years admire him very much. He said in his heart: With such a leader, the revolution of the democratic republic Business will be successful.
"Mr. Sun, you just said that you will return to Guangzhou soon. Excuse me, how will you carry out your revolutionary cause after you arrive in Guangzhou?" Compared with the meeting in Tokyo Yongyuan that year, there is no doubt about the status of each other Significant changes have taken place.At that time, they were all politicians in exile, and they were all leaders of a faction of political forces who insisted on their own doctrines.Now, whether it is about strength or belief, the objective reality is obvious, and it is impossible to be parallel to each other.Yang Du asked Sun Yat-sen with the sincerity of asking for advice.
"Xizi, let me tell you, I will make a big move after I return to Guangzhou this time, and the climax of the Chinese revolution will come again. At that time, the national revolution will be under the leadership of a strong and powerful political party, and it will completely belong to itself. The steel army, once again the Northern Expedition, completely wiped out the warlords and politicians who harmed the country and the people, unified China, and clarified politics. Under the guidance of the Three People's Principles, the people of the whole country will act in accordance with the Constitution of the Five Powers, a new China that is independent, free, complete, and stable, It will soon appear in the east and stand tall in the world!"
When Sun Yat-sen was excited, he stood up suddenly, with one hand in his suit trouser pocket, and the other hand was waving rhythmically.Yang Du stared intently at the president of the southern government living in Shanghai: He is almost sixty years old, decades of unending hard work, countless intricate, difficult and thorny military affairs have obviously severely damaged him. Compared with when he met in Tokyo, his head has added a lot of gray hair, and his face has become thin and pale, but his spirit is as vigorous as before, especially this kind of courageous struggle. The heroic and optimistic spirit of victory has not only not been weakened by repeated setbacks, but has become more magnificent and magnificent than before.Yang Du felt ashamed.Sun Yat-sen wanted to wipe out all warlords, and Cao Kun was naturally on the list. I don't know if he is interested in Sun Cao's joint plan.
"Mr. Sun, the prospect you mentioned just now, I think all patriotic Chinese people will look forward to its early arrival." Yang Du looked at Sun Yat-sen and asked tentatively, "It is natural to wipe out all the warlords thoroughly, but we must take There will be a long period of bloody war, if Cao Kun is willing to cooperate with you now and sincerely recommend you to be the president of the Republic of China, then large-scale fighting can be avoided and the people will have peace early. Are you willing to accept it?"
Sun Yat-sen held the teacup in his hand, pondered for a while and said: "Cao Kun is not a revolutionary, and his internal affairs are too complicated. It is difficult to use them as a force to transform China. But, as you said, uniting with Cao Kun , can bring the unification of China to an early date. If Cao Kun and his subordinates are truly sincere, I am also willing to discuss cooperation with him.”
"Okay!" Yang Du said happily, "People in the world think that I only read Buddhist scriptures and don't care about politics. In fact, after lobbying Cao Kun, I understand a truth, that is, in today's troubled times, to save a warlord, It is better than saving 10,000 common people. Therefore, Cao Kun hired me as a senior advisor, and I accepted, and Wu Peifu wanted to talk about Zen with me, and I was more than happy, and I wanted to purify their souls with my non-self sect."
"Xizi, you are amazing!" Sun Yat-sen couldn't help interrupting Yang Du, "You have learned Buddhism to this point, and the merits you have accumulated are really inferior to Shaying Muni and Avalokitesvara. What I'm afraid of is Cao Cao. The greedy souls of people like Wu and Wu are difficult to purify."
"Do your best!" Yang Du said quite confidently, "If Mr. Sun believes in my work, I am willing to deal with the southern government and the Zhili warlords to promote the alliance between Sun and Cao and the unification of the north and the south. I believe this can be done. thing."
"I believe in your ability to do this kind of thing. You have contributed a lot to the transition from confrontation to cooperation between the north and the south in the year of 1911." Sun Yat-sen sat down and said, "Cao Kun hired you as a senior adviser, and I appointed you You are my personal envoy, from now on you can represent me to discuss peace, unification and other matters with Cao Kun, Wu Peifu and others. Mr. Xizi, I wonder if this status has wronged you?"
Yang Du hurriedly said: "Mr. Sun trusts me so much, I am really moved. It is my honor, Yang Du, to be Mr. Sun's special envoy. I would like to spend the rest of my life serving Mr. Sun's revolutionary cause."
"Okay, it's settled like this." Sun Yat-sen raised his teacup and made a congratulatory gesture. "Mr. Xizi, besides mediating North-South cooperation and other matters, I would like to entrust you to do one thing. You will definitely be able to do a good job in this matter."
"What's up?"
"I would like to invite you to write a general history of China. Your academic articles are recognized today. You have studied Buddhist scriptures for many years. You can stop for a while and make time to continue the career of the two Sima. Studying Chinese history, no matter for It is an extremely important matter both academically and in terms of actual revolutionary struggle. It is most suitable for you to do this.” Sun Yat-sen got up and walked into the room on the left side of the living room. The Little House took out a stack of bound manuscripts and said, "This is a travelogue in Xinjiang. The author's name is Xie Bin, and his style name is Xiaozhong. He is from Hengyang, Hunan. He used it for a year. In three months, I conducted social surveys in the Altai region of Xinjiang and wrote this 300,000-character book. I gave it to me and asked me to write a preface for him. I read it, and it was indeed well written. .There are still many undeveloped places like Altai in China which are rich in resources. If all of them are developed, China will become rich soon. I often say to our comrades in the party that people with lofty ideals should set their minds to great things. Don’t set your mind to be a high-ranking official. Xie Xiaozhong wrote this good book, that is, he has done a great thing, and he himself can be called a man of lofty ideals. If you write a general history of China, what you do will be better than what Xie Xiaozhong did Bigger."
Sun Yat-sen's words inspired Yang Du a lot.As early as when he was studying in Japan, Liang Qichao said that a twenty-four histories is equivalent to the genealogy of emperors, generals and ministers. Otherwise, Chinese history should be rewritten.Yes, now that you have time, why not just do it?He took the manuscript from Sun Yat-sen, turned it over and said, "I have long wanted to write a general history of China. After your reminder, I think I should hurry up and do it."
Sun Yat-sen said: "You look through this manuscript first. After a while, I will introduce a friend to you."
"Who?"
Sun Yat-sen smiled and stretched out a finger: "A very good revolutionary!"
After finishing speaking, Sun Yat-sen went upstairs.There were no other guests in the spacious living room for a while, and Yang Du read "Travel Notes of Xinjiang" while drinking tea.
"Xizi, let me introduce you."
Yang Duzheng was reading vigorously, and Sun Yat-sen came to him with a stranger.
"This is Mr. Li Dazhao Shouchang, a professor at Peking University and director of the library. He is the head of the Chinese Communist Party and an important cadre of our party."
"Long admiration, long admiration!" Yang Du habitually clasped his fists in both hands, saying polite words, and looked at Li Dazhao, whom Sun Yat-sen called an "excellent revolutionary": a strong body, broad shoulders, and the most prominent part of a square-shaped face It is a thick thick black beard on the upper lip, and a pair of white-rimmed lenses on the slender eyes, which are both quiet and elegant, and full of vigor.
"Mr. Yang, I have admired you for a long time. It is a great honor to be introduced to you by Mr. Sun today." Li Dazhao's northern dialect is deep and gentle, showing a broad mind and strong self-confidence.
"Don't dare, dare not. Yang is a guilty person. Mr. Mengsun will not give up. He came to Shanghai from Suzhou to catch up with old friends. It is an honor for Yang to meet Mr. Shouchang here."
Li Dazhao and Sun Yat-sen looked at each other and laughed loudly.
"Sit down, sit down!" Sun Yat-sen said, "You are all heroes, you are all my friends and comrades-in-arms, you have a good chat. I still have a few urgent letters to write, so I won't accompany you for the time being. Eat here, eat western food."
Li Dazhao said: "Mr. Sun, you are busy with your work. I will talk to Mr. Xizi."
After speaking, he turned to Yang Du and said, "Mr. Yang, you may not know that I used to be your subordinate, but you never directly led me."
"What, have you ever been my subordinate?"
Li Dazhao said with a smile: "Mr. Yang used to be the director-general of the Association of Students Studying in Japan, and I used to be the director of the editorial department of the General Affairs Committee. Isn't the director of the editorial department a subordinate of the director-general?"
"So that's how it is!" Yang Du laughed, "When did Mr. Shouchang go to Japan?"
"1913." Li Dazhao adjusted his glasses and said, "At that time, I had just graduated from the Beiyang Law and Political College, and I really wanted to go abroad to see more of the world, so I went to Japan this autumn and entered Waseda University. Political economy. The country I returned to in 1916. You are the predecessor of our overseas students. When I was in Japan, I often heard the old overseas students talk about you, and I also learned from them the "Yellow River Song" written by you."
Li Dazhao's words made Yang Du very pleased.He smiled slightly and said: "When I was in Beijing, a friend told me that there was a Professor Li of Peking University who often published articles promoting socialism in "New Youth" and "Weekly Review", which had a great influence, but unfortunately I did not. I've read it, so it must be you."
Li Dazhao said: "It is me. I have read many masterpieces of Mr. Yang, and I know that you have conducted research on socialism more than ten years ago. If Mr. Yang is not too shallow, after returning to Beijing, I will send you "New Youth and Weekly Review."
"Okay, I will definitely read it carefully."
"Mr. Yang's address in Beijing is..." Li Dazhao said while taking out a fountain pen and a small notebook.
Yang Du thought to himself, this is a real person.He said, "No. 5, Huai'an Hutong, Xicheng District."
Li Dazhao quickly wrote in a small notebook, and then asked, "When will Mr. Yang return to Beijing?"
Yang Du thought for a while and said, "It's the end of spring. I'll go back to Beijing after the winter in Suzhou."
"Okay!" Li Dazhao put away his notebook and said, "I came to Huai'an Hutong to visit you in early summer."
"Welcome, welcome!" Yang Du already had a good impression of Li Dazhao, and his welcome came from his heart.
"Mr. Sun told me just now that it was because of your success that Chen Jiongming's wolf ambitions failed to come true. Mr. Sun said that Mr. Yang is a nice person who can fulfill the promise of a politician. I admire Mr. Yang's openness and openness. The character of a statesman."
Yang Du said: "Mr. Shouchang is serious. I am not a politician. Mr. Sun is the real politician."
"Mr. Sun is indeed a great politician, and we all respect him." Li Dazhao said solemnly, "I will also go to Guangzhou soon to participate in the reorganization of the Kuomintang and the establishment of a military academy led by Mr. Sun."
Ah, Yang Du suddenly understood that what Sun Yat-sen said about making big moves in both politics and military was referring to this.He has great confidence in the future of the revolutionary cause, which is because he has the support of a powerful political force.In an instant, Yang Du paid respect to the gentle scholar-revolutionary in front of him.
In order to find a way out for China and to make China prosperous as soon as possible, today's Buddhist monks have carried out arduous exploration for more than 20 years.It is true that the road to saving the country by the constitution of the monarchy is no longer feasible, but the road to saving the country by the republic has not yet appeared smooth.In the short ten years after the overthrow of the Manchu emperor, the presidents in Beijing alone changed five or six times like a lantern.The central government has no authority, and more than 20 provinces are doing their own thing. The Congress has become a place for members of parliament to form cliques, and the Constitution has become a pretext for attacking each other.Years of wars have not only exhausted the vitality of the country and made the people miserable, but also supported hundreds of warlords, large and small, and these warlords have become the source of frequent wars.In the past ten years of the Republic of China, the political chaos in China is even more chaotic than any period of troubled times in history.So, what is the reason for all this?Is there any hope for China?Sun Wen’s theory seems to be unable to answer this question thoroughly, and there is no specific explanation in Buddhism and Zen. This outstanding revolutionary, whom Mr. Sun placed high hopes on, must have some high-level theories that impressed Mr. Sun in this regard, and he should be consulted.
"Mr. Shouchang, the reality in China is that every Chinese with conscience cannot be satisfied. However, China cannot let it be destroyed by outsiders due to cannibalism. Excuse me, is there any way to save our disaster-prone country? What a difficult country and nation?"
Through the thin, colorless tortoiseshell film, Li Dazhao took another serious look at the former director-general of the Students' Association in Japan with deep and wise eyes, and thought to himself: Everyone said that Yang Du was decadent and depressed, but it doesn't seem to be the case.His patriotic heart is still beating in his chest, and the blood of salvation is still flowing in his veins.Mr. Sun's appointment of him as a personal envoy was indeed a prudent decision after a deep understanding.China's revolutionary cause still needs Yang Du.To help him, free his mind from the inner Buddhist scriptures.Thinking of this, Li Dazhao said to Yang Du very solemnly: "Mr. Yang, you are my senior. Personally, I can only be your student, and I am not qualified to talk to you about such an important issue."
"Mr. Shouchang, you are being polite." Yang Du looked at the young revolutionary and said with a smile, "Han Tuizhi said it well: there is no nobility, no base, no long and no little, as long as the Tao exists, so does the teacher."
Li Dazhao said: "The reason why I am willing to answer your question is here. I have gained some 'Tao' over the years, but this is not what I personally explored, it was taught to me by others. If you are interested in going deeper Study, and when I return to Beijing, I will visit you often and give you some books, then we will discuss in depth. Today, I will just say a few words.”
Li Dazhao picked up the teacup and took a sip. After putting down the teacup, he sat upright, looked straight at his eyes, and said calmly: "Mr. Sun is a respectable revolutionary. His indomitable fighting spirit, his frank and selfless statesman character , We are very impressed. However, in his decades of struggle, Mr. Sun has neglected an extremely important aspect, which is to arouse the people."
Yang Du's heart trembled.Sun Yat-sen's theories are all-encompassing, and Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities are extensive and long-lasting. This young revolutionary can point out the neglected side without thinking, which shows that he has in-depth research on Sun Yat-sen and China.He listened intently.
"For a long time, Mr. Sun has carried out more revolutionary activities in the middle and upper classes of society. In terms of armed forces, he has paid more attention to the old-fashioned army and the quack party. Of course, these aspects cannot be given up. But the most basic and important social The largest part is the people. It has always been believed that emperors, generals, and heroes make history. In fact, this is not the case, history is created by the general public.”
"History is created by the masses", Li Dazhao's words hit Yang Du heavily like a hammer.Master Xiangqi's study of emperors and his own constitutional monarchy in the past can all be said to be the concept of heroes creating history.The outstanding revolutionary opposite is indeed relying on another brand-new theory, which should not be taken lightly!
"This is one aspect. There is another more important aspect. The revolution we are carrying out must be based on sweeping away the feudal culture, feudal ideology and all feudal residues of more than two thousand years in order to achieve complete victory. Before A few years ago, young students in Beijing proposed to invite Mr. Jinde and Mr. Sai, which revealed this point more concentratedly and vividly. China’s upper-middle-class society, the old-style army, and the Jianghu society are most deeply influenced by the old feudal system. It is most difficult to fight feudalism and anti-corruption in the middle, and the Chinese people are less poisoned by it. Therefore, in order to achieve a real and complete victory in the Chinese revolution, it is necessary to arouse the people, organize the people, unite the people, and rely on the people. There is no other way. Let’s go. The key to the failure of the Kangliang reform is here. The key to Mr. Sun’s unsuccessful revolution is also here. In the past six months, I have repeatedly explained this truth to Mr. Sun, and Mr. Sun finally understood it. In Guangzhou, starting from the point of propagating that the people rely on the people, we will completely reorganize the Kuomintang and open the door to allow the general public to join this political party, washing away the corruption and corruption of bureaucrats and politicians. At the same time, we will re-establish a brand-new army from the people. Whether this army is Officers and soldiers are all filled with revolutionary vigor and young people, and all the stereotypes and bad habits in the Chinese military camps have been washed away. With a new political party and a new army, the complete victory of the Chinese revolution is just around the corner.”
Letting go of the old and bringing in the new, abandoning the old and drawing on the new, completely destroying the old ideas and old systems by dredging from the bottom of the pot, and taking the road of relying on the masses to build a brand new society may be the real way out for China, which is suffering a lot.
Yang Du was deep in thought.Suddenly, Sun Yat-sen's secretary happily walked into the living room, held up a piece of paper in his hand and said: "Guangzhou urgent call, Chen Jiongming is going to the field, Hong Zhaolin announces his departure, and welcomes Mr. Sun back to Guangdong!"
Li Dazhao and Yang Du stood up together.Sun Yat-sen came out from the study on the second floor and shouted to the secretary: "Go and tell Madam!"
Sun Yat-sen ran down the stairs quickly, Li Dazhao stepped forward quickly, and Sun and Li embraced tightly.Sun Yat-sen said excitedly: "We have won! We have won!"
Turning to Yang Du again, he said, "Mr. Xizi, let's have a good gathering tonight and toast the victory of the revolution in Guangdong and Guangxi!"
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