Chapter 34 pride

In the early years of the Republic of China, Chen Duxiu said boldly: "I have been running a newspaper for ten years, and the situation in China has completely changed." Feng Youlan recalled in "Peking University Nostalgia": "When we graduated in the seventh year of the Republic of China, all the teachers and students took a picture. Mr. Chen (Duxiu) sat with Mr. Liang Shuming. Mr. Liang was respectful, and Mr. Chen He is very unrestrained. One of his feet is stretched straight in front of Mr. Liang. After the photo is developed, we will send one to Mr. Chen Duxiu. He looked at it and said: "Very good. It's just that Mr. Liang's foot is stretched too far. Stay away.’ Our monitor Sun Shizhe said: ‘This is Mr.’s foot!’ Mr. Chen also laughed at it.”

In 1930, Chen Duxiu was poor and unable to support himself, but he was extremely full of energy.He said to Zheng Chaolin: "I seem to return to the beginning of the 'May 4th' founding of the party, and my energy is boundless." On December 5, 1931, Chen Duxiu founded the weekly "Upsurge" and acted as the editor-in-chief.As of January 23 of the following year, a total of 7 issues of the weekly magazine have been published. Chen has published 12 articles and 102 short stories on current affairs.At that time, Chen Zeng used the pen name "Sanhu".Liu Renjing said that the pen name "Three Households" was taken from the allusion "Although there are three families in Chu, Chu will die when Qin is destroyed", to show that although his power was small at that time, he would definitely be able to overthrow the huge ruling machine of the Kuomintang in the future.

In 1932, Chen Duxiu was arrested for the fourth time. On the train to Nanjing, he slept soundly, as usual, and Peng Shuzhi was very envious.In the morning, Chen Duxiu said to Peng: "I am already half-old, so I have nothing else to ask for. You are young and have a lot to do. Please don't think otherwise." On October 25, He Yingqin, Minister of Military and Political Affairs of the Kuomintang, interrogated Chen at the Military and Political Department in a "half-talk, half-interrogation" manner.After the inquiry, many young soldiers from the Military and Political Department surrounded Chen with pens and ink and small notes several inches long, asking for books to commemorate, but the chief couldn't stop.Chen Xinran flicked his pen and wrote a few books, including "The three armies can win the commander, but the common man can't win the ambition", "Worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joy later", "Don't wait for idleness to lose your youth's head" and so on.Chen was overwhelmed, but fortunately he ran out of ink, so he was able to get out of the siege.

In April 1933, Chen Duxiu was tried by the Jiangning District Court, and five lawyers including Zhang Shizhao defended him.Zhang Shizhao made a 53-minute defense speech, defending Chen's innocence; but Chen didn't appreciate it, saying: "Lawyer Zhang's defense is all about personal opinions, and my own political views should be based on my pleadings. The court was amazed: "Revolutionary!" Some Kuomintang members called for Chen Duxiu to be punished, and Chen calmly said, "It's better to be open-minded!" The Jiangning District Court tried Chen Duxiu publicly three times, and the auditorium was more crowded once than once. On April 20, there were as many as 200 observers, some of whom came from Zhenjiang, Wuxi, Shanghai and other places to come to Nanjing to observe. Those who arrived later had no seats and could only stand.As a result, people stood on both sides of the seats, behind the press box, in the corners, and even outside the court.Chen Duxiu's attitude in the court is calm, looking forward and looking at himself, sometimes eloquently.

When Liu Haisu visited the prison in Nanjing, he was very excited to see Chen Duxiu who had been away for many years. He quickly stepped forward and squeezed Chen's hand, and said loudly: "You are great..." Chen also rushed to say: "You are great, you dare to draw models, Struggle with feudal forces..." Then he protested loudly: "Chiang Kai-shek wants me to reflect, what should I reflect on!" The two of them talked and laughed happily, and the jailer and fellow prisoners were all surprised when they saw it.When parting, Liu took out the paper, pen and a bottle of ink prepared in advance from his purse, and asked Chen to write an inscription as a souvenir.Without hesitation, Chen Duxiu wrote the couplet in one go: "You have no regrets, your heart is always calm, and you are in a difficult situation." Liu Haisu has always cherished this couplet.

Chen Duxiu wrote a series of poems "Golden Powder and Tears" in prison.The first poem says: "Give up Yanyun and Ma Hao, Hu'er is drunk and dreams of relying on Tianjiao; this body is still not weakened, and the dream is frosty and night crossing Liao." Bone, still a white-haired old scholar." In 1937, Tiger Bridge Prison in Nanjing was bombed by Japanese planes, and the roof of Chen Duxiu's cell was also knocked down once. He hid under the table and survived.After the sound of the guns gradually stopped, the guards came out of the air-raid shelter to check the casualties of the prisoners locked in the prison. Chen Duxiu was picked out of the ruins by the orderly personnel assigned by the guards.Later, when he saw Chen Zhongfan who came to visit him, he still talked and laughed freely.

When he was in Nanjing, Chen Duxiu discussed the situation with Fu Sinian and Hu Shizhi.Fu said dejectedly: "I am very pessimistic about the future of mankind. The October Revolution was a great turning point in the fate of mankind, but now the dark forces of fascism are about to spread all over the world... We mankind may have reached the final destiny!" Chen Duxiu But he said: "Otherwise, from the perspective of history, human beings are rational higher animals after all. When they are in despair, they will often find a way to save themselves. This phenomenon is just a short-term countercurrent in the evolution of human beings, and the light is ahead of us, so there is no need to be pessimistic." Chen also said: "Even if the whole world is plunged into darkness, as long as a few of us don't go along with the darkness, If you surrender and surrender, you will be able to confidently have the power to clear the clouds and see the blue sky." Fu Sinian was deeply moved by him, and said to Hu Shi: "I really admire Mr. Zhongfu. We are younger than him and not as energetic as him. He is now Still optimistic."

During the Anti-Japanese War, Bao Huiseng asked Chen Duxiu to write a letter for him as a souvenir.It was the national crisis, and Chen Duxiu couldn't help writing: "Thirty years of fame and dust, eight thousand miles of roads, clouds and moons. Don't wait for the boy's head to turn white, and be sad." When Chen Duxiu lived in Jiangjin in his later years, when Yang Shujun, the daughter of Chen Duxiu's family, returned home, he admired Chen's name and asked her to write an inscription as a souvenir. Mr. Yang Shu didn't understand the meaning, so he asked him to explain.Chen said that this is his latest work. He met Mr. Liao who came back from the Soviet Union not long ago. Poetry to remember it.