Chapter 72 persistent

Jiang Menglin said: "Since childhood, I have been soft and not hard. Persuade me well, and I can do whatever you want. High-pressure methods are useless." When Jiang Menglin acted as the principal, he was faced with internal and external troubles, shortage of funds and many difficulties.Jiang Yili took the responsibility and encouraged everyone: "At least the life of Peking University must be maintained, and he will never be interrupted." In 1923, because the government owed funds for nine months, the faculty meeting of the eight schools in Beijing resolved on November 9 of the same year: "We must get 300,000 yuan on the 10th, or we will close." After Jiang Menglin returned to Peking University, he held a faculty meeting .Jiang said sadly: "If you advocate closing the door, it is useless; if everyone still wants to maintain it, although I have exhausted my ability, but for the maintenance of this school, I am still willing to take this responsibility, even if it is life or death." Jiang's tenacity The faculty and staff of Peking University were touched.In the end, the general meeting voted on "except for the school affairs of the school, and cooperate with other schools in sympathy" and passed.

In the 1930s, Tao Xisheng taught at Peking University for six years. Tao recalled: "Principal Jiang Menglin never lost his temper during these six years. Since the Japanese warlords made Jicha specialization, Peking University is in a difficult situation. The danger of destruction. Mr. Jiang Menglin is still quiet and brisk. The slogan of the teachers and students is "one day in Peiping, as 20 years." It can be said that Mr. Menglin has won the open-mindedness of Mr. Cai, and the fusion of wrists Pass it." One afternoon, a Japanese military police approached Jiang Menglin and said that the Japanese garrison in Dongjiaomin Lane invited him to visit.Jiang agreed, and after notifying a few friends, he went alone before dark.As soon as he walked into the Japanese officer's office, he heard the door lock snap shut, and an officer next to him stood at the door with a pistol drawn.At this time, the Japanese Osamu Takahashi asked Jiang Menglin to sit down and asked Jiang to explain why he carried out large-scale anti-Japanese propaganda.Jiang stated that he was not carrying out anti-Japanese propaganda, and that signing the declaration against the Japanese autonomy movement was a matter of China's internal affairs.Takahashi then asked: "Then are you a friend of Japan?" Jiang replied: "I am a friend of the Japanese people, but I am also an enemy of Japanese militarism." Takahashi asked Jiang to go to Dalian, but Jiang clearly refused and said calmly : "I'm not afraid. If I was really afraid, I wouldn't come here alone. If you want to force me to go, then please do it. But I advise you not to force me. If people from all over the world, including Tokyo Inside, if you know that the Japanese army has kidnapped the president of Peking University, then you will become a laughingstock." Gao Qiao's face changed, so he had to send Jiang Menglin out, and the night was already dark.

The next day, Song Zheyuan sent a young general to persuade Jiang Menglin to leave Beiping. Jiang expressed his gratitude, but he insisted on staying.Luo Jialun later praised: "Under such a threatening situation, he can still be calm and point out the enemy's stupidity and its consequences. Tang Guoziyi's situation in Huihe may not be better than this literati!" After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Jiang Menglin went back to his hometown to visit his father.When he left home and returned to Nanjing, Jiang Menglin told his father: "China will be reborn in a sea of ​​fire and blood." His father looked at him intently: "What do you mean?" Jiang explained: "This war will be a long-term war. , thousands of houses will be reduced to ashes, and thousands of people will die. This is what I call a sea of ​​fire and blood, and finally China will win."

Jiang Menglin and others arrived in Changsha first, while Zhang Boling from Nankai and Mei Yiqi from Tsinghua University had not yet arrived.There was constant friction between the three schools, and some even said: "If the two principals, Zhang and Mei, don't come, we will break up the partnership." Jiang said sharply: "Your idea is unacceptable. The government decided to set up a temporary university. Several important universities in Pingjin will continue in the rear. Since we are here, no matter what difficulties we have, we must set them up. We cannot stop running them just because Mr. Zhang Boling does not come. Without such a little determination, there is no talk of a long-term war of resistance "Ye Gongchao recalled: "I dare say that during the entire Anti-Japanese War, the higher education in the rear was not interrupted, and Mr. Jiang Menglin's personal contribution to continue to cultivate talents for the country is indelible."

In July 1941, Jiang Menglin wrote the "Inspection Report on the Status of Military Service" based on what he had seen and heard during his inspection as the president of the Red Cross, and sent it to the mail room of the highest military authority in person, and left a receipt.After a long time of no news, Jiang Menglin asked Chen Bulei for information.Chen Wei had never heard of this matter, so he went to investigate, only to find out that the report had been put on hold in the secretary's office.After Chiang Kai-shek read it, he took a close friend and went to a certain strongman camp in Chongqing to investigate in person, and fully confirmed Jiang Menglin's report.Then a certain official who presided over the administration was handed over to a military court for trial.After trial, the court sentenced the officer to death.

Before Jiang Menglin knew the outcome of the matter, he was afraid that the first report would not be effective, so he wrote a second inspection report and prepared to submit it again.At this time, Du Yuming got the news that a senior official had been arrested, and informed him: "Your report has taken effect, and that man has been arrested and handed over to a military court." Jiang Cai burned the prepared second report. . A few days later, the Minister of Military and Political Affairs sent an official document to Jiang Menglin.Jiang Menglin remembered that Chiang Kai-shek gave instructions to the Minister of Military and Political Affairs: "The method of service and administration is so corrupt, so it is a crime. But what the Ministry is in charge of, it is a pity that corruption has reached this point." It is ridiculous that the report of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs actually It is said that a sick man in a certain place has been sent to the hospital for treatment; the body of a young man eaten by dogs in a certain place has been buried.Jiang Menglin was quite angry. He later recalled: "These words are really wrong. The strong men have already died, and there is no hospital in that place. Dogs and human flesh have already been eaten. What else is there to bury? This is really 'officer politics. ' was thoroughly demonstrated."

During the Anti-Japanese War, Jiang Menglin planned to use the time to hide from the alarm to write "Western Tide".However, Jiang Menglin decided to write in English because he hid from the alarm either in the suburbs or in the air-raid shelter. There were no tables, chairs and other equipment, and he often sat on the ground.Because he feels that writing Chinese requires seriousness, but writing English can be done without thinking with closed eyes, and sometimes hiding from the alarm is at night, without lights, and writing can still continue, just writing t and i, above There is no way to write accurately.But after finishing a chapter, he felt that the skills of using English words could not fully express his thoughts, so he temporarily put aside writing, and began to familiarize himself with the works of famous British and American writers. After three years, he started to write from the beginning.At this time he was fifty-six years old.

In 1959, Ma Yinchu, the president of Peking University at the time, firmly called for population control amid a wave of criticism. On the other side of the Taiwan Strait, Jiang Menglin, the former president of Peking University, was also besieged by legislators and the public for his proposal of birth control. Thanks to the people of the country" slogan.Jiang publicly stated at the press conference: "I am now actively advocating the birth control movement, and I have asked the government not to interfere with me. If I cause trouble because of my advocacy of birth control, I would rather the government kill my head. Among the large population, at least I can be reduced!"

Jiang Menglin, who is more than a few years old, began to learn Japanese. He used the time on the way from home to work at the Nongfuhui every day to recite the 500 basic Japanese characters compiled by his cousin Song Yuelun, and asked a low-level employee of the Nongfuhui to write for him. Japanese teacher, spend several hours a week in class.In less than a year, he could read Japanese books and newspapers without barriers. Jiang Menglin has always been in good health. Although he is very thin, he often said to young people: "When you are young, you either have headaches or insomnia. As for me, I can eat and sleep when I fall down." He checks his body every year, and his heart is like Forty years old, some people say he is in the shape of a crane.However, since the thigh fracture in 1962, he has not recovered and often feels tired.In order to recover quickly, he rides a stationary bicycle every day, two or three times a day, to practice leg strength and move his meridians.He said: "My old cow can still be plowed for a few more years."

In his later years, Menglin's remarriage was opposed by many friends. Chen Cheng said to Jiang Menglin: "My wife received a call from Mrs. Jiang, the first lady Song Meiling, and she firmly opposed you marrying this Miss Xu. My wife I also object, and I have to tell you. If you must marry her, then we will not be able to meet in the future, at least, we will not be able to meet your wife." Hu Shi, who was ill at the time, spent a few days writing a long letter to Jiang Menglin, opposing his remarriage.When Hu Shi handed the letter to Jiang Menglin, Jiang directly asked Hu Shi whether he supported or opposed it. Hu Shi replied against it, and Jiang said, "Then I won't read it." Then he tore up Hu Shi's letter and threw it in the wastebasket. Secretary Jiang Menglin picked it up and put it together carefully, and then restored it to its original state, and it was preserved in the world.

Jiang Menglin believes that marriage and divorce are personal matters.He disobeyed the advice of old friends when he remarried.Later, I found out that I was wrong, and I wanted to separate immediately. If the separation failed, I insisted on filing a lawsuit for divorce.At that time, Chen Xueping advised him not to go to court. Firstly, the divorce lawsuit would be difficult to resolve quickly. Secondly, with his advanced age and social status, it would inevitably become a sensational social news, which was really not good for him.Jiang Menglin replied: "This is my personal matter, and I should correct it when I find a mistake. The so-called 'people commit evil, there is no salvation', I am willing to face the facts and accept the unfortunate consequences." So he resolutely filed a divorce lawsuit.