Chapter 74 elegant

Qian Mu's lectures are very popular with students. The courses he takes, such as the history of Chinese academic thought in the past three hundred years and the general history of China, have always been taught for two hours without a break in between. The place where he lectures is always in the lecture hall of the Second Academy , and it's never empty. Mr. Zhu Haitao described Qian Mu in "Peking University and Peking University People": a pair of metal thin-rimmed glasses, and the natural kindness, which reminds people of the word "gentle", coupled with the gray cloth gown that is often worn, this is infinitely elegant Elegant and unrestrained.As usual, he always brought a few related books with him; he walked to the lecture table, opened the book, leaned half on the table, bowed his head, did not look at the students in the room, and used it on his own. Flipping a book with one hand.Flipping, flipping, flipping, and flipping for more than a minute. At this time, all the students in the hall sat down and waited for him with concentration. Interesting, the more people who listen to it, the more interesting it is.Repeatedly discussing a problem, citing classics and classics, amazed everyone at its profoundness, and even more amazed at its strong memory... This kind of full and brilliant lecture naturally attracted people for a long time.

He Ziquan, who was studying in the history department, later recalled: "Mr. Qian's lectures are very powerful and distinctive. Although he speaks Wuxi dialect, which is not easy to understand, it is still attractive. I have heard his pre-Qin history, History of the Qin and Han Dynasties. He talked about the history of the pre-Qin period, backwards, first the Warring States period, and then the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Western Zhou Dynasty. I listened to him for a year, and after the Warring States period, the school year was over. Like arguing with others, arguing loudly, blushing, walking around on the podium."

Although Qian Mu is small in stature, he is very confident and has piercing eyes.Although usually unsmiling, he is very humorous and talkative when he speaks.There were very few professors wearing robes at Peking University at that time, and Chen Yinke was a firm robe advocate. When Qian Mu saw Chen Yinke wearing a robe, he also changed to a robe, and he maintained this habit for a long time. Qian Mu has been practicing Tai Chi for decades.His disciples recalled that when Mr. Qian Mu played Taijiquan, he said: He breathed deeply, and he could do the whole set for 30 minutes each time.In the early days of Guilin Street, one day when Mr. Qian was in class, two hooligans suddenly came and poked their heads at the door of the classroom, looking frivolous.Mr. Qian stood up and asked them what they did, but they ignored them and walked around the classroom like no one else.Mr. Qian was annoyed, and immediately pulled up the two wide sleeves of his robe, revealing his two strong arms, and with one stride, he rushed to the front of the two hooligans, posing as if he was holding the bird's tail, and scared them away. up.

In 1943, when Qian Mu was giving lectures in Zunyi, he had to go for an hour walk every day.His students once recalled: Mr. likes to take a walk very much.After breakfast every morning, accompanied by me, I will go southward along the west bank of the Xiangjiang River; I will walk for about an hour, and then return to the old city along the path along the bank.This kind of walk has never been interrupted in a day except for the rain.The husband always carries a palm bamboo cane and talks while walking.The husband said that he loves mountains and rivers very much, especially running water, because the flowing water is lively and the sound of the water is pleasant, which can clear thoughts, eliminate worries, and nourish the mind.

In the spring of 1950, Yu Yingshi came to New Asia College from Yenching University in Beijing. He found that "the office of the whole school is just a small room, and a long table has taken up the whole space."The first impression Qian Mu gave him was that "although he is small, he is very composed, especially his eyes are piercing, which seems to light up your heart". At Peking University, Qian Mu mainly taught courses such as ancient Chinese history, the academic history of China in the past three hundred years, general history of China, and the history of China's political system. Each class lasted two hours.Qian Mu usually enters the classroom on time and speaks right away, without talking nonsense and without rest in between.Due to the strong memorization of extensive knowledge, he often quotes extensively in class, combines history with reality, borrows the past to satirize the present, and emerges from time to time with new ideas. He soon became famous and more and more people attended the lectures.It is probably because he has been teaching in his hometown for too long, and he never changes his local accent, and he never loses his Wuxi accent in class. At first, students are not used to listening to him, but his lectures are so wonderful that no one is willing to leave. After a long time, everyone will become familiar with him. , but feel very flavorful.He himself never felt that there was anything wrong with Wuxi dialect. When speaking at New Asia College in the 1950s, Hong Kong students reported that they could not hear clearly. Someone asked him if he wanted to provide a translation, which meant that it should be translated into Cantonese. He asked back very unhappy. Dao, do you want to translate it into English? How can Chinese people not understand Chinese?