Chapter 99 turn around

After the "September 18th" Incident, there were three student riots at Qingdao University.But every time there was a student movement, Wen Yiduo stood on the side of the school to oppose the student strike and advocated the expulsion of student activists.The students also targeted Wen Yiduo, and even issued a "Declaration to Dispel Wen", calling him a "quasi-fascist". In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Hu Shi, Luo Longji, Liang Shiqiu and others from the Crescent Society launched a struggle against the Kuomintang government for "human rights and the law".Similarly, Wen also chose to remain silent during several debates during the new moon period.

In the 1930s, Wen Yiduo, who returned to teach at Tsinghua University, devoted himself to classics without distraction.He hated politics, and was quite disgusted by his classmate Luo Longji's habit of scolding the government. Zeng Zheng said to Luo with a stern face: "There are only two ways to achieve success and salary. One is to take the right way, and the other is to take the wrong way. Throwing shoulders and flattering, A Shi Those who accept tolerance, sell themselves for refuge, and soar to the top are called righteous ones; those who scare the public, sensationalize, insult others, and hope to get ahead are called rebellious ones. Those who cover up rebels with one step are also called rebellious takers.” However, in the 1940s, Luo Longji became one of his members. Introducer of the Democratic League.

In 1934, Wen Yiduo said in a letter to his good friend Rao Mengkan: "I advise you based on years of experience, besides working hard to learn, the first important thing is to work hard to make money." After the Xi'an Incident, Wen Yiduo was extremely angry at the student movement and what Zhang and Yang did.Zhang Chunfeng recalled that on this day, Wen Yiduo walked up to the podium "in a rage like thunder", and after glancing at the whole hall, he asked sharply, "Whose country is it? Is it your own?" Then he said: "What nonsense, the head of state can also be hijacked by force! I want to severely condemn those traitors, you are harming China by doing this!" He asked the students: "Who dares to stand up and tell me, are you doing the right thing? You can stand Get up and speak!" "I can speak today, the country will never allow you to destroy it, and the leader will never allow you to do harm!"

However, the outcome of the Xi’an Incident was beyond Wen Yiduo’s expectations. Later, he said with emotion: “(The Communist Party) never forgets old evils and repays grievances with kindness, which is unique in history. . . . Let’s face it, Gu Dati, only the Communist Party can do this!” According to Zhu Ziqing's diary, in May 1943, Wen Yiduo asked Zhu to join the KMT together, but Zhu refused on the grounds that he had not received the invitation, and Wen just let it go. After Chiang Kai-shek published "The Destiny of China", Wen Yiduo's views on Chiang changed.He later recalled: "The publication of the book "The Destiny of China" is a very important key for me alone. I was shocked by the Boxer spirit in it. Did our wise leader think so? ? The May 4th had a profound impact on me, and "The Destiny of China" openly declared war on the May 4th. I couldn't stand it no matter what."

At the turn of spring and summer in 1944, a nephew of Wen Yiduo who joined the army came to his door, crying and begging Wen to save his life.Hearing him tell about the corruption in the Kuomintang army, the various abuses of the soldiers by the officers, and the tragic experiences of the soldiers, I was extremely angry. Thinking of what I saw and heard, my heart was ups and downs, and I couldn't sleep all night.Wen closed the door to thank the guests and thought hard for seven days, and decided that he could no longer turn a blind eye to world affairs.In August of this year, at a symposium on current affairs held by the Fifth Army of the Kuomintang, Wen confronted many senior Kuomintang military officers and professors, and said, "There is only one way now—revolution!"

At the July 7th commemorative meeting held on July 7th of that year, Wen Yiduo said impassionedly: "I used to only know how to study knowledge, and asked others about politics. After the Anti-Japanese War, I felt that this view was wrong. I needed to study. More importantly, I want to eat and drink, and now even eating and drinking is a problem. Therefore, I understand that the so-called research and knowledge are for people who have enough to eat and drink, and what the common people want to fight for is eating and drinking. drink." After turning to the left-wing camp, Wen Yiduo once said to people: "Do you see that I have changed a lot in the past two years? Yes, I am happy, healthy, and tireless. It is the power of the organization that supports me. I live in the organization. There is a kind of comradely love... What kind of language can express its true content?" He thought for a while, added "sublime love" in English and shook his head: "This kind of statement can only be an approximation. "

Wen Yiduo is confident that he has found his true faith. His old classmate Luo Longji half-jokingly said to him: "Yiduo is fickle, he becomes fast, and he also becomes fierce. Now is the third change, and the fourth change will be in the future." Do you know what it will look like?" Wen Yiduo cheerfully replied: "It's changed, I've already set out on the road, and it took decades of groping to take shape, and I've made up my mind, it will never change again!" In the later period of the Anti-Japanese War, the number of American troops coming to China continued to increase, and a large number of translators were urgently needed.The Kuomintang Military Committee held a training class for translators in Kunming. The trainees were all fourth-year students of the Southwest Associated University, and the teachers were also hired from among the professors of the Associated University. Wen Yiduo was one of them.Wen used the "Communist Manifesto" as an English-Chinese translation textbook in his lectures. Some people questioned it. Wen said: "If Americans want to ask about the "Communist Manifesto", but the translator doesn't know, it would be a joke!"

Wen Yiduo, Wu Han, and Luo Longji are all members of the China Democratic League, and Wen Yiduo and Wu Han lean towards the Communist Party.At that time, many reactionary organizations put up slogans, calling Wen Yiduo Wen Yiduofu, Wu Han Wu Hanov, and Luo Longji Luolongsky. Wen Yiduo once wanted to visit Yan'an, but the Chinese Communist Party did not agree to his request due to various considerations.Wen Yiduo complained to Guang Weiran: "You people are like this, worrying a lot! Just think of a way, let me take a look!" One week after the "December 1" tragedy, Fu Sinian came to Kunming from Chongqing to deal with the strike of teachers and students of the Union.At the professor's meeting, the student leader Fu Sinian suppressed the student movement, while Wen Yiduo, who opposed the student movement back then, supported the student movement, and the two clashed.Zhang Xiruo told the reporter of the "Committee on Strike Committee" two days later that during the dispute, "sometimes he got into a quarrel with Fu Standing Committee, and some times he said: 'Well, why don't you go and shout long live in front of Lao Jiang!' This is to expose Fu Sinian's old scars, Few people know about it.... Fu was so angry that he cursed: 'If you have a special party, get out of here!'”

After the "January 1st" massacre, Wen Yiduo angrily denounced the Kuomintang for carrying out "black terror".At the symposium, Wen Yiduo could no longer suppress his inner anger, and in front of Feng Youlan and others, scolded Chiang Kai-shek: "I learned from the youth, and I learned one thing, that is, to say what I want in my heart. For example, if I want to say that Chiang Kai-shek is a bastard, I say that Chiang Kai-shek is a bastard, he is a bastard!" Wen Yiduo scolded Chiang Kai-shek more than once. According to Wang Zengqi’s recollection: “Mr. Wen Yiduo once wore an outdated gray jacket, which was given to him by a relative. The collar was very high and the cuffs were extremely narrow. An alumni meeting was held at the home of Long Yun’s eldest son and Chiang Kai-shek’s godson, Long Shengwu—Long Yun’s eldest daughter-in-law is an alumnus of Tsinghua University. At the meeting, Mr. Wen yelled, “Chiang Kai-shek, bastard! You bastard!” This is what he wore that day An old jacket with a high collar and narrow sleeves."