Chapter 16 Chapter Fifteen

one In May 1915, the weather in Changsha was getting hotter and hotter, and the sky was full of thick clouds. The sun seemed to be trying hard to get out of the clouds, oozing a faint light, and cast it on the railway station platform that was swept without a trace of dust. Every less than one meter on the platform, there stood a soldier with live ammunition, lined up along the railway track to the north.Outside the cordon was crowded with wealthy, gentlemen and businessmen from all walks of life in Hunan. They were distinguished officials, in suits and leather shoes, robes and mantles, in different colors. A large banner was torn open, and a letter was written, "All walks of life in Sanxiang welcome General Tang to Duxiang." The sun turned over, This line of gold characters and the colorful flags held by the crowd dazzled people.

A whistle blew, and a train slowly entered the station from the north.After a long while, the car door opened, and a man came out. This man was only 30 years old, with a pair of fine gold-rimmed glasses on his fair face. Li habitually played with a string of crystal clear jade rosary beads.The posture is elegant and the temperament is calm.Except for the extremely short and neatly shaved Japanese-style cut-cut hair, there is almost no trace of his body that can be associated with a soldier. This person is Tang Xiangming, whose character is Zhuxin.A native of Xishui, Hubei, the newly appointed Hunan chief envoy, supervising Hunan military generals.Tang Xiangming was elected at the age of 17.He once studied in France and the United Kingdom to study naval knowledge, and is proficient in multiple languages, Sanskrit and Tibetan. He is a master of Buddhism who has studied both Chinese and Western.

Just as Tang Xiangming got out of the car, military music and cheers suddenly rang out.Tang Xiangming frowned slightly unconsciously, he had always admired the quietness of Buddhism and Taoism, and hated such red tape.At this time, the military music stopped, and an old man in a long robe and mandarin jacket with a white beard hanging down his chest tremblingly greeted him with a brocade brochure: "Sanxiang fathers and officials, representatives of the government and the people welcome General Tang to Duxiang." Immediately opened the brochure, Shaking his head and brain, "The prosperous age of Fuwei country is coming, the Duke of Ming is here, and the joy of the people is like rain..."

Tang Xiangming didn't even look at the old man, and said to the adjutant behind him while walking, "Take it." His words were so soft that only the adjutant could hear him. The adjutant stretched out his hand and snatched the booklet that the old man was holding. The old man was so slow that he couldn't react for a while, and shouted: "Hey, hey!" The welcome crowd was stunned for a while, and suddenly became much colder. Everyone unavoidably became nervous and stretched their necks to look at Tang Xiangming.But he walked straight towards the crowd as if there was no one there, and the crowd had to give way quickly.

Tang Xiangming couldn't take two steps, but suddenly stopped, and said softly, "Is there someone from the Provincial Department of Education?" Ji Mohong, who was in the crowd in the back row, was taken aback, and hurried forward: "Ji Mohong, Acting Director of the Department of Education of the Ministry of Education, welcome General Tang." Tang Xiangming's expression suddenly became kind, and he stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Ji is good." Ji Mohong was flattered, and carefully held Tang Xiangming's hand: "Hello, Commander." Tang Xiangming smiled lightly and said: "There is a place, I would like to trouble Mr. Ji to accompany me, can you do me a favor?"

Ji Mohong hurriedly replied: "The commander-in-chief dispatched him, and Mo Hong should serve him himself." At this moment, an officer came over cautiously and said, "Commander, all walks of life in the provincial government have prepared a small banquet in Yulou East, and everyone is looking forward to seeing the majesty of the commander..." Tang Xiangming turned his head and glanced at him. Although his eyes were peaceful, there was naturally an indescribable impatience in his eyes, and he forcefully forced back half of the officer's words. But when he turned his head, the smile came back to his face, and he said, "Mr. Ji, please!"

Ji Mohong asked in a low voice: "I don't know where the commander-in-chief is coming?" Tang Xiangming said lightly: "I admire Duke Zuo Wenxiang the most in my life, so let's go to Chengnan Academy where he studied in the past. Oh, it should be called the First Normal School now. Millennium Academy, I have admired it for a long time!" A group of people came straight out of the train station towards the first division.Although there was a war between the North and the South at that time, Hunan got Tan Yankai to deal with it. Without a big war, the city of Changsha was also prosperous.However, there were also a lot of refugees fleeing from the provinces along the street. Before Tang Xiangming arrived, the military and police in the city had already tried their best to drive them away, but they were inexhaustible.

Tang Xiangming sat on the carriage, twiddling rosary beads in his hands, and the street scenes of Changsha receded behind him one by one, but his mind was not on this at all. Tang Xiangming met Sun Yat-sen in Paris in 1905, and was introduced by Sun Yat-sen to join the Xingzhong Society. Afterwards, Tang Xiangming knew that Sun Yat-sen had been the leader of the Three Points Society. Support the principles of the Three Points Association and the leader of the Gelaohui." So Tang Xiangming went to the Hengshengna Hotel in the eastern suburbs of Paris where Sun Yat-sen lived, took away the membership letter, and surrendered himself to Sun Baoqi, the Qing court's minister in Paris. Since then, he has been despised by the revolutionaries.Later, although Sun Yat-sen was magnanimous and magnanimous because of his contributions to the uprising and aiding the Han, Tang Xiangming always had a grudge in his heart.

And Yuan Shikai also had doubts about Sun Yat-sen because he had helped Sun Yat-sen. Although he issued an order to appoint him as Hunan general and civil affairs chief, he was in charge of Hunan's military and political power; Cao Kun, the favorite general, was appointed as the garrison commander of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and ordered him to lead the third division to station in Yuezhou to closely monitor Tang Xiangming's actions. Tang Xiangming was not Tan Yankai. He knew very well that there was a confrontation between the north and the south. Hunan was located at an important point. The northern army went south to attack Hunan first, and the southern army went north. It was the same.Tan Yankai's so-called Xiang people ruled Hunan, and the neutrality between the north and the south is tantamount to idiot's dream.He, Tang Xiangming, is not pleasing to both sides now, so he can only take advantage of this opportunity of becoming a prince for the first time, express his loyalty to Yuan Shikai in the open, and expand his army in Hunan secretly.

But it is not easy to please Yuan Shikai, he weighed repeatedly on the train. Since 1914, there have been more and more rumors that "Yuan Shikai will be the emperor". At the beginning of 1915, Japan proposed to the Chinese government the "Twenty-One" that attempted to bring China's territory, politics, military affairs, and finances under its control.Once the news spread, anti-Japanese public opinion boiled. On February 2, 1915, China and Japan began formal negotiations. Japan lured the former by supporting Yuan Shikai's proclaiming emperor, and threatened the latter by force, in an attempt to force Yuan Shikai's government to fully accept the "21". However, due to public opinion, it has been delayed. up to now.Recently came news that Japan is said to intend to force Yuan Shikai to accept the conditions in the form of an ultimatum.

Tang Xiangming figured out Yuan Shikai's meaning. Although the European and American powers opposed the "21", but now they were trapped in the quagmire of the European War, they could only talk about it.China is unable to fight against Japan alone, and can only try its best to maintain relations with Japan.It's just that domestic public opinion is raging, what we need to do now is to suppress public opinion, and public opinion is in the hands of scholars.Therefore, when Tang Xiangming got off the car, he went straight to Chengnan Academy, one of the two thousand-year-old colleges in Changsha. Kong Zhaoshou and the others had already received the news, and immediately led all the teachers out to welcome the school gate, but they saw Tang Xiangming had already clasped his fists to greet him: "Tang Xiangming, the late student, is taking the liberty to disturb you, gentlemen, please be polite." "General Tang is here, and I am sorry to welcome you if you are far away." Kong Zhaoshou hurriedly returned the gift. Ji Mohong hurriedly introduced, "This is Kong Zhaoshou, the principal of the First Division." Tang Xiangming clasped his fists again with a smile and said, "I've been looking forward to it for a long time." Kong Zhaoshou laughed and said, "How dare you, how dare you, the commander-in-chief is very polite." Tang Xiangming heard the words and said: "Principal Kong, can Xiangming make a small request?" Kong Zhaoshou said, "Please advise, Commander." Tang Xiangming said in a deep voice: "The old courtyard in the south of the city, a thousand-year-old school, was originally a Taoist place where the sages taught. The origin of Huxiang culture, Xiang Ming yearned for it, it has not been a day. I am honored to look at it today. It can be said that I am sincere and fearful. How dare I live in the old place of the sages?" , Presumptuous self-importance? The so-called common names such as generals and generals should be avoided if they can be avoided, so as not to lose mere blessings." Kong Zhaoshou was stunned for a moment, "This?" Tang Xiangming smiled and said, "Just call him Xiangming." Kong Zhaoshou couldn't be more polite, and said, "Mr. Zhu Xin is so self-effacing, Zhaoshou admires him very much." Tang Xiangming moved his gaze slightly behind Kong Zhaoshou, and asked, "Who are these?" Kong Zhaoshou asked Yang Changji: "This is Mr. Yang Changji Itakura." Tang Xiangming was immediately in awe: "So it's Mr. Itakura? I've heard of you for a long time." Yang Changji smiled and said: "Where. Changji is no more than a scholar in the mountains, how can he compare with Mr. Zhu Xin, a domestic scholar who is famous all over the world?" Ji Mohong reminded, "Principal Kong, this is not a place to talk, should I ask the commander-in-chief to sit in first?" Kong Zhaoshou nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, yes, Zhaoshou was rude. Please invite Mr. Zhu Xin to the principal's office for a cup of tea." Tang Xiangming pondered for a while, and said, "The principal's office is unnecessary, why not the academic affairs office, Xiangming likes the atmosphere of preaching, teaching and educating people." Kong Zhaoshou was slightly taken aback, and said, "That's fine. Mr. Zhu Xin, please..." Tang Xiangming said with a smile: "Gentlemen, please..." A group of people entered the gate and came to the teaching office while talking.Ji Mohong said: "I heard that the commander-in-chief learned from Zhong Yao and Zhang Zhi and obtained the essence of the two kings. Can you give a calligraphy treasure to this millennium academy and add a good story to future generations." Tang Xiangming laughed and said, "How dare you? You are all from the Fang family. How could Xiangming dare to fight with an axe?" Kong Zhaoshou said: "Mr. Zhuxin is very polite. Mr. Zhuxin is well-versed in both Chinese and Western cultures. He is well-known all over the world. If you can get a stroke of your pen, I will be a brilliant teacher." Immediately write down the words "Peaches and Plums Chengyin". "A good character has the difference of hanging needles and hanging exposed, and it also has the shape of being in danger. It can be said to be the Samadhi of the King of Bells." Yuan Jiliu took the lead in applauding, and the teachers in a circle applauded. Tang Xiangming put down his pen, "Overstepping. In fact, Xiang Ming has been dreaming all his life, dreaming of becoming a teacher like you gentlemen, and teaching people all over the world. It's a pity that the hand holding the pen is holding a gun. , can be described as insulting to the gentlemen." Ji Mohong hurriedly said: "The commander-in-chief is too humble. When it comes to Confucianism, you are the youngest member of Guimao Branch; when it comes to Western studies, you are a talented student who studied in France and England; when it comes to military affairs, you are the founder of the Republic of China Navy. From ancient to modern times, from all over the world, the way of civil and military affairs has been consistent, who would not admire your erudition?" Tang Xiangming shook his head slightly, but turned to Yang Changji: "Mr. Itakura is really a man of knowledge." Yang Changji said: "Changji is just good at reading, how dare he call him a master?" But Tang Xiangming sighed a long time: "Xiang Ming's long-cherished wish in his life is to be able to devote himself to learning like a gentleman, but it's a pity that he is entangled in mundane affairs, and he can't let it go, ashamed and ashamed." Everyone laughed, Tang Xiangming was courteous and talented, everyone gradually became close to him. I only heard Tang Xiangming say: "Principal Kong, would Xiangming have the honor to read the articles written by the students of your academy?" Kong Zhaoshou said: "Whatever you say, sir, please give me your advice." At that moment, Yuan Jiliu was asked to bring the compositions of Mao, Cai and others.Tang Xiangming took it, and at first glance it belonged to Mao Zedong, but seeing Mao Runzhi written on it, he was slightly surprised, and said with a smile, "Is there a Runzhi here too?" Yang Changji said with a smile: "This student admired Mr. Hu Runzhi Hu Wenzhong back then, so he changed his name to Mao Runzhi, which made my husband laugh." Tang Xiangming smiled slightly and said: "Master said: 'When you are fifteen years old, you are determined to learn. Those who have achieved achievements in ancient and modern times will have great ambitions after a few years'." He pointed to Yang Changji and himself and said: "You and I Back then, I’m afraid I had such an ambition.” He read the article carefully, nodded and said with a smile: "Well, it is a good article, well-informed in literature and science, and has won the Samadhi of Korean, and its momentum is even more extraordinary. It should be worthy of the word Runzhi." He raised his head and said to Yuan Jiliu: "Mr. Yuan Sir, to be able to teach students to write such articles is indeed a famous teacher and apprentice." Yuan Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said: "Finally, I can enter the eyes of the Fang family." Tang Xiangming put down the article and asked, "This Mao Runzhi should be the best among the students of the first division!" Yuan Jiliu nodded and said: "In terms of composition, it is among the best." Tang Xiangming pondered for a while, and said, "Hey! Principal Kong, can Xiangming borrow the composition transcripts of the students in your school to have a look?" Kong Zhaoshou hurriedly replied, "What's wrong with that?" After receiving the composition report card, Tang Xiangming glanced at it, but handed it over to Ji Mohong.He stood up: "Gentlemen, Xiang Ming came here today without warning, and it is already a presumptuous interruption. Since the place of the sages has been visited, we will not delay your educational affairs." Everyone also stood up, ready to see off the guests. But Tang Xiangming smiled and said: "Almost forgot Principal Kong, Xiangming is here with one more business, I would like to invite you to the General's Mansion." Kong Zhaoshou was startled, "Me?" Tang Xiangming nodded and said, "Yes, it's up to you. Why don't you go with Xiangming while it's convenient?" Before Kong Zhaoshou came back to his senses, Tang Xiangming took his hand and walked out.They just walked to the gate of the first division, and Tang Xiangming was about to leave, when suddenly a gunshot was fired in the distance, followed by a commotion, which startled everyone.The military and police guards immediately became flustered, Tang Xiangming frowned slightly, the adjutant only glanced at him, understood immediately, and ran away in a hurry. But the smile immediately returned to Tang Xiangming's face, and he cupped his hands and said, "For disturbing everyone's peace, Xiang Ming will take his leave." At that moment, everyone returned their salutes, watching Tang Xiangming and Kong Zhaoshou go towards a luxurious carriage. Tang Xiangming took a step forward, raised the curtain of the carriage, and said, "Principal Kong, please!" Kong Zhaoshou was taken aback for a moment, but Tang Xiangming was so polite that it was difficult for him to refuse. He was about to board the car when the adjutant hurried over leading an officer: "Marshal." Tang Xiangming turned his head, the officer snapped to attention, and saluted: "The deputy of the Changsha City Defense Battalion of the Hunan Chezheng Brigade sees the Commander!" Tang Xiangming only glanced at him, then turned his head back, and said flatly, "What's going on?" The officer replied: "Report to the commander-in-chief, a group of hungry beggars looted the rice from the rice shop. Biaoxia was ordered to lead the city defense battalion to suppress it. All 22 people who caused trouble have been captured. Please show me how to deal with it." Without thinking about it, Tang Xiangming flicked his index finger in the air while playing with the bracelet - he was so used to doing this action so naturally.The adjutant, however, would have felt better about it earlier, and turned to the officer and said, "Everyone will be executed on the spot." Kong Zhaoshou, who was about to board the car, was shocked all over, and even Ji Mohong, who was next to him, couldn't help but twitched his mouth. The officer was obviously taken aback, his face turned pale and he said, "Execute...execution? They are all women and children, more than twenty..." Tang Xiangming turned his head around and glanced at him with a look of extreme impatience and coldness in his eyes, which forced the officer to lower his head involuntarily: "...Yes!" He turned and ran away. Only then did Kong Zhaoshou react from the shock, and grabbed Tang Xiangming's arm, "Marshal, the crime is not worthy of death, is it?" Smiling, Tang Xiangming gently pressed his hand on Kong Zhaoshou's: "Principal Kong, you are in charge of a division, so there are school rules and disciplines. Xiangming governs Hunan, so there are naturally Xiangming's rules." "But..." Kong Zhaoshou wanted to say something else. Tang Xiangming smiled lightly, and said: "If it were the first teacher, if anyone dared to break the rules, wouldn't it be the same to make an example to everyone?" While speaking, he gently took Kong Zhaoshou's hand away, held the curtain of the carriage, and said politely: "Kong Zhaoshou Principal, please. " Reflecting the sun, his smile is kind, exuding a strong bookish atmosphere.Looking at this smiling face, the muscles on Kong Zhaoshou's face twitched involuntarily. The gunshots erupted! Kong Zhaoshou tightly closed his eyes... two When they arrived at the General's Mansion, Tang Xiangming confided to Kong Zhaoshou the purpose of inviting him this time. "Sino-Japanese Friendship Essay?" Kong Zhaoshou, who was holding a tea bowl, couldn't help being stunned.Ji Mohong on the side remained silent, he already knew about this on the way to the First Division. "To be more complete, it should be 'On President Yuan's wise Sino-Japanese goodwill policy'." Tang Xiangming sat behind his desk, twiddled a rosary in his hand, and said with a smile. Kong Zhaoshou pondered for a while, put down the tea bowl, and said slowly: "Sino-Japanese relations are related to national policy. A teacher is no more than a secondary normal school. What the students study on a daily basis is just how to be a teacher and talk about state affairs. Isn't it appropriate?" Tang Xiangming was still in a hurry: "Principal Kong, why should he be overly modest? Your school started with the Huxiang School, inheriting the traditions of the south of the city. It is a tradition of Huxiang scholars to be practical. When I visited your school just now, Isn’t the student composition Xiang Mingbai read full of vigor and vitality about family and country?” Ji Mohong said with a smile: "Principal Kong, the commander-in-chief favors him so much, and he entrusted the first division to initiate this province-wide essay competition. This is the commander-in-chief's trust in the first division. You don't have to shirk." Kong Zhaoshou couldn't help but blurted out: "But Japan's wolfish ambitions towards China have long been obvious..." He suddenly met Tang Xiangming's smiling gaze, and the coldness in that gaze blocked his words.Concealing his fear, he stretched out his hand to hold the tea bowl, but his hand was trembling involuntarily. After a long time, Tang Xiangming looked back: "It seems that Principal Kong still understands the righteousness and is willing to cooperate with my President's wise decision-making. The matter of soliciting essays is settled like this. The specific method, Mr. Ji, please introduce to Principal Kong. " "Yes." Standing up, Ji Mohong said to Kong Zhaoshou, "Hunan General Tang Commander-in-Chief, first, the topic of this call for essays is 'On President Yuan's wise Sino-Japanese Friendship Policy'; Initiate the source of the cause, first of all in the first division of the school, in addition to calling on all students in the school to participate actively, all those whose composition scores rank in the top 30 must participate; 3. The results of the essay must be sent to the General’s Office for review; 4. After the essay is over, the The first division is an example, and the essay competition will be promoted to all schools in the province, and it will be implemented as usual. The post of section chief or above is given to show our democratic government’s thirst for talents.” The tea suddenly splashed on Kong Zhaoshou's gown, and he realized that the tea bowl in his hand was tilted unknowingly, so he quickly put down the tea bowl and wiped the water on the gown.A snow-white handkerchief was handed to him, and it turned out that Tang Xiangming got up and handed him the handkerchief: "Mr. Ji will assist Principal Kong in the matter of soliciting essays, and it will be implemented today, okay?" It was already afternoon when Kong Zhaoshou returned to school.He sat blankly at his desk, motionless.The "China-Japan Goodwill Essay Call" notice was spread out on the table. Ji Mohong pushed open the door, but Kong Zhaoshou remained motionless, as if he hadn't heard anything.He picked up the notice and looked at it, and immediately became anxious: "Principal Kong, why haven't you used the seal yet? I have been waiting for a long time. How long are you going to delay?" Kong Zhaoshou remained motionless. Ji Mohong called out: "Principal Kong, Brother Zhaoshou." When he approached Kong Zhaoshou, his tone softened: "It's not like Mohong doesn't know what you're thinking. But we scholars can't manage so many important national affairs, so what do you want us to do?" , we can only do what we can do, scholars, this has been the case through the ages, and we are born with this fate-who told us that our hands can only hold pens?" At this point, he sighed and stood up straight: "Mr. Handsome and resolute, you have also witnessed it with your own eyes, Mo Hong has to go back to work, brother Zhaoshou, don't make things difficult for the younger brother?" As if his own hand weighed a thousand catties, Kong Zhaoshou opened the drawer bit by bit with difficulty.The principal's seal is lying in the drawer. Ji Mohong saw that he didn't seem to do anything for a while, so he simply did it himself, reached into the drawer, and grabbed the square seal. The bright red headmaster seal stamped the notice.Kong Zhaoshou remained motionless, like a body that had lost its soul.Ji Mohong sighed, shook his head, left the principal's office, and gently closed the door. In the corridor, Liu Junqing saw Ji Mohong coming in a hurry, and greeted timidly: "Inspector Ji." Then she turned sideways, and was about to make way for Ji Mohong, but heard Ji Mohong's voice: "Junqing." Liu Junqing couldn't help being flattered: "Teacher." Ji Mohong handed over the notice: "Do me a favor and post this on the bulletin board." "The first place in the essay call will be specially selected by the provincial government, and will be awarded the position of section chief or above..." Liu Junqing was posting the notice on the bulletin board, staring at the terms of the essay reward on it, his eyes were straight: "Teacher, is this true?" "The marshal said it himself, can there be a lie?" Ji Mohong patted Liu Junqing on the shoulder, "Junqing, what happened last time, you really let me down and hurt me so much. But you still called me after all Teacher, I don't want your talent to be so useless. Now the opportunity is in front of you, I hope you don't miss it again." "Teacher, don't worry, I won't miss it. I'll write it right away. I will definitely seize this opportunity." Excited, Liu Junqing was trembling all over. He read the announcement several times carefully, and then walked to the dormitory, thinking all the way. Everyone is rushing for such an opportunity. I am afraid that I will do my best and make up my mind now , please take a few days off, and write a good article wholeheartedly. At this time, the students had already come forward to read the notice one after another, forming a group and talking about it.Yang Changji came over and looked up, "Sino-Japanese friendship?" He couldn't believe his eyes. He read it carefully for a while, and his face became more and more gloomy as he read it. He went straight to the principal's office without knocking on the door. Pushing it away, one step broke in. three "Japan Issues an Ultimatum President Yuan Shikai Recognizes Twenty-One".Mao Zedong was holding the newly arrived "Ta Kung Pao", and the prominent headline on the front page made him dazed, and he was stunned at the school gate for a while. At this moment, the anger in his heart made him calm down. He felt that he should do something, but what should he do?He was the first to think of Yang Changji. "Runzhi, I can't find you anywhere, so you are here?" Cai Hesen and Zhang Kundi shouted anxiously. "what happened?" "Something has happened." Cai Hesen said, pulling Mao Zedong to the bulletin board. After seeing it, Mao Zedong couldn't help being dumbfounded, and asked, "Lao Cai, when did this happen?" "It was only posted in the afternoon. Now Teacher Yang has gone to find Principal Kong. I don't believe that Principal Kong will do such a thing. He looks for you everywhere. Let's go and find out together. How about it?" Cai Hesen said. Mao Zedong did not speak, but handed him the newspaper in his hand and said, "You can read it." Cai Hesen took it, and Zhang Kundi also came over. When he saw the title, his eyes widened, his face twitched, he punched the newspaper, and shouted: "It's too much to bully people." The students around were startled. Cai Hesen read the newspaper carefully before asking, "Runzhi, does Teacher Yang know about this?" Mao Zedong pondered and said: "I probably don't know, this is the latest newspaper, just arrived." When he said this, he said to Cai and Zhang, "Let's go, let's go to the principal's office." The three of them hurried to the principal's office, only to see the door was wide open, Fang Weixia, Li Jinxi, Yuan Jiliu... all the teachers were standing in front of the door, everyone had the same dignified expression, and everyone had the same incredible expression. "The whole school is calling for essays? We actually want our students, the students we taught by ourselves, to sing praises for Japan's wolf ambition! Such an announcement has been posted on the campus of the First Division. Where is the tradition of my First Division? What is the glory of my First Division Where is the awe-inspiring righteousness of this thousand-year-old school?" Yang Changji's voice became louder and vibrated in the corridors. The three of them looked in through the window, only to see Kong Zhaoshou motionless and his back turned to everyone, like a clay sculpture.Yang Changji was so excited that he walked up and down there. "Shame, do you know about this matter? Why didn't you speak? Did you know in advance? Why didn't you answer me, why didn't you dare to face everyone? You are not this kind of person, what happened to you? What are you afraid of?" Yang Changji said while knocking on the table. Kong Zhaoshou remained silent.Yang Changji couldn't bear it anymore, he turned Kong Zhaoshou's body over and shouted, "Zhaoshou!" Suddenly, he froze.All the teachers were also stunned. ——Two lines of tears are quietly slipping out of Kong Zhaoshou's eye sockets and dripping down his cheeks! "Do you know? With just one hook of his finger, twenty-two people were killed, because they had no food to eat, and they robbed some rice. With just one hook, twenty-two people, twenty-two lives, that's all. Such a hook..." Kong Zhaoshou murmured, his whole being shrouded in that unforgettable terror.Suddenly he punched himself hard on the head, and shouted hoarsely, "I'm a coward!" Everyone was stunned.Yang Changji's hand on his shoulder slipped down unconsciously. Mao Zedong was silent for a while, holding the newspaper, and went straight to the door. "Runzhi?" Yang Changji was stunned.Kong Zhaoshou raised his head when he heard the words. "Principal, this is the newspaper I just received." Mao Zedong handed over the newspaper. "So that's how it is!" When Kong Zhaoshou took the newspaper and read it, all kinds of Tang Xiangming's plans became clear in an instant.Kong Zhaoshou was silent for a moment, then handed the newspaper to Yang Changji, suddenly jumped up, rushed out of the principal's office, and went straight to the bulletin board, which was still surrounded by students.Kong Zhaoshou pushed through the crowd and tore off the notice.Facing the astonished teachers and students, Kong Zhaoshou's gaze was like a torch, and he said to Fang Weixia who was chasing him: "Weixia, immediately draft a call for papers—the title is: "A Letter to the Teachers and Students of the School Regarding the Disgrace of the Five and Seventh Nations"!" Fang Weixia replied loudly: "Yes." All the teachers and students present burst into cheers! Four For three whole days, the teachers and students of the first division were in a hurry. All the literature teachers read and commented overnight. Keep the shame and anger in your heart, and use more actions to clear the snow.In the morning of the next day, Fang Weixia brought a copy of "Ming Shame" with a blue cover and simple binding to Kong Zhaoshou's office: "Principal, the National Humiliation Essay has been printed. This is a sample book." Kong Zhaoshou took it and looked it over carefully, nodded and said, "That's right." He pondered for a while, and asked, "Where is Runzhi?" "They are in the auditorium preparing the venue for tomorrow's May 7 shame meeting for all teachers and students of the school. I'll call him," Fang Weixia said. Kong Zhaoshou waved his hand and said, "No, I'll go find him and take a look at the venue. Go and do your work." While talking, Fang Weixia stood up, but Fang Weixia nodded, but looked at Kong Zhaoshou and stood still for a while.Kong Zhaoshou was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Weixia, do you have anything else to do?" Fang Weixia shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly said: "Principal, are you okay?" Kong Zhaoshou was taken aback again, but in an instant he understood Fang Weixia's meaning, smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Weixia, I'm fine." Fang Weixia pondered for a moment, and wanted to say something, but left the room without saying a word. Kong Zhaoshou looked at his back, and couldn't help feeling hot in his heart. From yesterday to now, he saw a kind of concern in the eyes of every teacher and student. Although no one said it, they were just working hard, but he could understand it. It felt like everyone was worried about him.He picked up the "Shame", and suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart, and then he closed the door and walked towards the auditorium. Cai Hesen was writing large characters in front of a table placed in the open air outside the auditorium.A long banner was spread out on the ground, and Mao Zedong, Zhang Kundi and others were pasting the big characters he had written on the banner.Kong Zhaoshou stood behind Cai Hesen, didn't speak, just watched him write. "Principal." Mao Zedong and the others raised their heads.Kong Zhaoshou smiled and said: "It's well written." He said to Mao Zedong for a while: "Runzhi, put it there for a while, and come and write an introduction for this "Ming Shame." While speaking, he handed over the book . Mao Zedong froze for a moment: "May I ask a question?" "Yes, you come to ask questions." Kong Zhaoshou picked up the writing brush next to the inkstone and handed it to Mao Zedong: "If it wasn't for your reminder, there wouldn't be this National Humiliation Essay, so you should write the questions." Staring at Kong Zhaoshou For the blank title page of the book he opened, Mao Zedong pondered for a while, then took the brush.Everyone gathered around. Mao Zedong wrote vigorously and quickly, leaving sixteen powerful characters on the title page of "Ming Shame".Kong Zhaoshou read aloud: "'May 7th, the shame of the Republic of China. Why revenge, my students' well written, well written!" At this moment, I saw Liu Junqing approaching slowly, and shouted, "Principal." Kong Zhaoshou turned around: "It's you, what's the matter?" Liu Junqing carefully held the essay in his hand, and handed it over respectfully: "My essay is finished." "Call for essays? Didn't it close a long time ago? Why did you send it in?" Kong Zhaoshou was stunned for a moment. "It's due? Hey, isn't there a week?" Liu Junqing shouted hastily. Kong Zhaoshou was silent for a while, then he suddenly seemed to think of something, and asked, "What kind of essay did you write?" For a moment, everyone seemed to have discovered a monster, and Liu Junqing was baffled.Kong Zhaoshou took Liu Junqing's article and took a look at it—the title of the article was "President Yuan Da's Wise Fu on China-Japan Goodwill Policy". Kong Zhaoshou read it: "'There is a teacher in the east, and the emperor is majestic. A strip of water, a country of goodwill.'" He suddenly couldn't help laughing, "A strip of water, a country of goodwill!" He stopped suddenly, his eyes fixed like knives. Looking at Liu Junqing, he clenched his fists, a sharp pain came out from the bottom of his heart, and he didn't know what to say. Liu Junqing stared blankly at Kong Zhaoshou, not understanding why everyone was looking at him like this. He just felt countless needles stabbing him from all directions. At this moment, he saw Kong Zhaoshou slowly tore his article in two, and couldn't help but feel that it was a piece of paper. Feeling shocked, he shouted, "Principal, you..." Kong Zhaoshou tore the article into pieces coldly bit by bit.Confetti spilled on the ground.He patted his hands, as if to pat off something unclean, turned and left without even looking at Liu Junqing. Liu Junqing still stayed there motionless, Mao Zedong and others ignored him and set up the venue by themselves.But Zhang Kundi became impatient, and shouted: "Let me go." Pushing him from behind, he staggered, and then he came back to see clearly the collaged banner on the ground. , but it is "the first normal teachers and students May 7 shame meeting". Fives In the early morning of the next day, a banner of "The Fifth and Seventh Teachers and Students of the First Normal University's Shame Assembly" was hung high on the rostrum of the Great Hall of the First Normal University. ", "Why revenge, in my student".Hundreds of teachers and students from the whole school gathered in the audience, and there was a solemn atmosphere. In the aisle, Li Jinxi and others were distributing "Shame", and each book was silently passed from front to back. When Kong Zhaoshou appeared at the entrance of the auditorium, Liu Junqing bit his lip, sat in the last row, and took the "Shame of Ming" blankly.At this time, thunderous applause rang out, and he watched Kong Zhaoshou step by step up to the podium with some resentment. The applause suddenly stopped, and the audience was silent for a while.Kong Zhaoshou looked around the audience, his eyes flicked over Yang Changji, Xu Teli, Fang Weixia and other teachers, as well as Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, Xiao San and other students in white clothes who were dressed in snow. He even saw Liu Junqing, as if There are thousands of words and I don't know where to start. Finally, he took a deep breath: "There is a word, everyone must have heard of China. This is the word the Japanese use to call us Chinese. In the Japanese mouth, China is China. Those of us here The Chinese are people from China. So what does China mean? I didn’t know that in the past. I only knew that it was a name for China derived from the Tianzhu language “Mahazhina” since the Sui Dynasty. Years ago, five years ago, when I was studying in Japan, the student registration form prepared by the Japanese school was filled with the name of Kong Zhaoshou, who is from China. Every time I met a Japanese, they would say, "Oh, from China." I’m coming.” When I said this, I will never forget the expression on their faces. It was a feeling of seeing a monster, seeing a different kind, seeing something unclean, seeing a Pigs, the contempt and contempt they have when they get mixed up with people! "So I went to look up a dictionary. I don't believe in Japanese dictionaries. I looked up Dutch ones—the 1901 edition of the "General Dictionary of the Encyclopedia of the Netherlands". Japanese, also specifically refers to stupid, mentally ill Chinese people. This is the interpretation of China!" "In today's Japan, the ruling and opposition parties, all of them are of one mind, regard China as their possession, and have the desire to destroy me and eat it. It is far from a day. This time, the 'Twenty-One' is imposed on me, that is, It is a naked manifestation of my ambition to subjugate the Chinese nation! But what about the Yuan Shikai government? It is flattering, groveling, traitorous and seeking glory, and it wants to hand over our great rivers and mountains to the Japanese pirates! Such traitorous behavior, if our people are still confused, If we let it go, the end of China will be imminent!" Kong Zhaoshou was heartbroken, and he raised his arms and shouted. "Yi Di Hushi, the country is about to perish, how many people are heartbroken, how many people are in panic? Yes, the disaster is coming, China is going to perish, the damn Japanese are so hateful, why doesn't God open his eyes and kill these greedy people?强盗？这些抱怨，这些呼号，我们都听过无数回，我们也讲过无数回。”端起杯子，孔昭绶似乎准备喝口水润润嗓子，但突然情绪激动起来，又把茶杯重重一放。 “可是怨天尤人是没有用的！我们恨日本怎么样？恨得牙痒又怎么样？恨，救不了中国！ “以日本之蕞尔小邦，40年来，励精图治，发愤图强，长足进步，已凛然与欧美之列强比肩，为什么？隋唐以降，一千多年，他日本代代臣服于我中华，衣我之衣冠，书我之文字，师我中华而亦步亦趋，而今，却凌我大国之上，肆意而为，视我中华如任其宰割之鱼肉，又是为什么？ “因为日本人有优点，有许许多多我中国所没有的，也许过去有过，但今天却被丢弃了的优点！我在日本的时候，留学生们人人对日本人的歧视如针芒在背，可是呢，抱怨完了，却总有一些人，但不多，但总有那么几个逃学、旷课，他们干什么去了？打麻将！逛妓院！还要美其名曰，逛妓院是在日本女人身上雪我国耻，打麻将是在桌上修我中华永远不倒的长城！大家想一想，这还是在敌人的国土上，这还是当着敌人的面！他日本人又怎么会不歧视我们？怎么会不来灭亡这样一个庸碌昏聩的民族？ “所以，我们都恨日本，可我却要在这里告诫大家，不要光记得恨！把我们的恨，且埋在心里，要恨而敬之，敬而学之，学而赶之，赶而胜之！要拿出十倍的精神、百倍的努力，比他日本人做得更好，更出色！这，才是每一个中国人的责任！” 慷慨激昂的演说深深地震撼着全场的师生，不知何时，刘俊卿的座位悄悄空了……