Chapter 3 The second half of Ye Lingfeng's life

The second half of Ye Lingfeng's life Zong Lan Ye Lingfeng spent the rest of her life in Hong Kong. The Anti-Japanese War is the dividing line before and after.Before the Anti-Japanese War, he was mainly in Shanghai. Jiang Yu lived in Zhenjiang when he was young, and then he went to Shanghai and stepped into the literary world. After "August 13", The Japanese army captured Shanghai, and the "Salvation Daily" moved south to Guangzhou. It was Xia Yan who presided over the matter, and he also went to Guangzhou. The state participated in the editorial work, and it was still a news edition.He lives in Guangzhou and his home is in Hong Kong. He sometimes

I went to Hong Kong to see my family. Once I went to Hong Kong, I couldn’t go back to Guangzhou. The Japanese army ran into Wuyang before him. city.Since then, he has lived in Hong Kong for a long time and spent the whole second half of his life, except for traveling back to the mainland, Almost never left.In the first half of my life, I lived in Jiangnan and Shanghai; in the second half of my life, I lived in Lingnan and Hong Kong. This is his life. He went to Guangzhou and Hong Kong in 1938.Stay in Hong Kong and join soon After joining the "Sing Tao Daily" until he was over seventy and retired, he was always in the Hu Wenhu family galaxy.

Newspapers work for this newspaper.The editorial department of "Sing Tao Daily" was presided over by Jin Zhonghua, and many Progressive cultural people are there, and the supplement "Constellation" is edited by Dai Wangshu.when is ye lingfeng When I took "Constellation" from Dai Wangshu's hands, I couldn't remember clearly.From then on with "Constellation" Same fate, as soon as he retires, this supplement that has lived for more than one generation will also be stopped.talk about At that time, he seemed a little sad in his regret. During the three years and eight months of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, "Sing Tao Daily" changed its name: "Xiang Tao Daily"

Jiang Daily.And Ye Lingfeng was still working in the "Ooka Company" run by the Japanese military. Died at the end of July 1985. Hu Hanhui, a financial tycoon known as the "Golden King" of Hong Kong, died in 1984. I first wrote an article recalling the old days, mentioning a man named Chen Zaishao who was "distressed" from Hong Kong at that time Went to Chongqing and was sent back to Guangzhou Bay (today's Zhanjiang) by the Central Propaganda Department of the Kuomintang to collect information on the Japanese army. intelligence.He said, "Chen asked me to cooperate with Mr. Ye Lingfeng, a literary writer, to do some work behind enemy lines. Lingfeng

Taking advantage of the convenience of his work in the Ooka Company affiliated to the Japanese Ministry of Culture, Mr. All kinds of books, newspapers and magazines, I will be in charge of transshipment". He also said: During the day, he "collected to Sing Tao Daily He bought panacea and sold it to water customers in the market as a cover, but secretly contacted Ye Lingfeng.if so It has been in operation for almost a year.” Here it is mentioned that he was asked to “cooperate” with Ye Lingfeng, Apparently Ye Lingfeng has long been engaged in "work behind enemy lines", did she just secretly pick out some Japanese books?

It's so simple, it's hard to say.He only worked for one year before and after, and Ye Lingfeng did it again. I don't know how long it has been. This at least shows that although Ye Lingfeng is nominally working under the Ministry of Culture of Japan, in fact But it is secretly in the anti-Japanese "intelligence work" that Hu Hanhui said. Ye Lingfeng and Dai Wangshu were still good friends at this time, and they were still good friends after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War friend.Dai Wangshu was taken to prison by the Japanese army.From his patriotic standpoint, he will not be with a

People who fall into the water and become traitors will always keep their friendship unchanged.Dai Wangshu traveled ten miles to pay homage to Xiao In the poem of the red tomb, the one who went with him to put a bouquet of red camellia on Xiao Hong's grave was Ye Lingfeng. People don't know much about Ye Lingfeng's situation in the days when the Japanese army was rampant in Hong Kong, but only These, too, can be seen to make some sense. In the 1957 edition of "The Complete Works of Lu Xun? Sanxianji", the notes to "Anecdotes of the Literary World" The article once had such words: "Ye Lingfeng joined the Creation Society as a speculative at that time, but soon turned to the country.

On the side of the Democratic Party, he became a traitor literati during the Anti-Japanese War. "But the new edition (four volumes) in 1981 was Advance the note to the end of the article "Revolutionary Coffee Shop", delete "speculation", "turn", and and "traitor" and so on, and changed to: "Ye Lingfeng, a native of Nanjing, Jiangsu, a writer and painter. He once participated in Add Creation Society. "He was stripped of the title of "traitor". It's a pity that he himself can no longer see, Only rely on family members to "never forget to tell Nai Weng about family sacrifices".Although he has been treated with courtesy before and after liberation, six

In the 1900s and 1970s, he was repeatedly invited to Beijing and Guangzhou to participate in some official activities, but after all There was such a "traitor" hat in black and white. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War and before the liberation of the whole country, Pan Hannian worked in Hong Kong for a period of time. Lingfeng keeps in touch and entrusts him with some things.They were old friends before, and they are still friends now. Friends, Bo Hannian did not treat him as a "traitor".He is also willing to do his best And, do what you can do. Back then in Shanghai, during the so-called "Joining the Creation Society by Speculation", Pan Hannian organized

"Modern Fiction", Ye Lingfeng co-organized "Gobi", and the two co-produced "Fantasy Island".liuya Zi once wrote "Five Quatrains of Surviving Slogans, Composed on August 4th", each quatrain chants two people, one chanting Lu Xun, Rou Shi, two chants of Tian Han and Huang Su, three chants of Guo Moruo and Li Chuli, four chants of Ye Lingfeng and Pan Hannian, Wu Yong Ding Ling, Hu Yepin.There is such a poem about Ye Lingfeng and Pan Hannian: "Different factions There is Huanzhou, which swallows cattle in anger for three days.Zhou was reduced to Litian and died, so he was ashamed to ask Huang Lu about his old travels. "This is

It's an old story from the first half of Ye Lingfeng's life.Pan Hannian had been wronged for many years and was finally rehabilitated.Ye Lingfengqian Both Bansheng and him were scolded by Lu Xun in Shanghai, and Ye Lingfeng was the first to scold him with "both pictures and words". Pass Lu Xun.Those who were scolded by Lu Xun may not all be bad people, there are many such cases.and scolded Lu Soon, there are many people who "regret their lack of work".When friends sometimes talked with Ye Ling in the 1960s and 1970s When Feng talked about his past events, he always smiled and didn't explain much, just said, I have been there In front of Mr. Lu Xun's tomb, I silently expressed my heart.After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, not only Dai Wangshu, Pan Hannian, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Xia Yan... many people who lived in Hong Kong temporarily, also shared with Ye Ling Feng has contacts.This can't help but remind people of "Niaolu can't be in the same group, I'm not a member of the Si people, but who is it?" I also thought that "traitor literati" might be a very inappropriate hat. During the Anti-Japanese War, Ye Lingfeng went south from Shanghai, via Guangzhou to Hong Kong, in order to save the nation from the Anti-Japanese War. After the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong, he did not follow many cultural people through Dongjiang or Guangzhou Bay to Guilin, I went to Chongqing, but did not return to Shanghai (returning to the "isolated island" does not mean surrendering to the enemy).He stayed in Hong Kong, Work in institutions under the Japanese army and newspapers under the Japanese army, that is visible, invisible or There are those works for the War of Resistance that Hu Hanhui pointed out.In fact, there is no need to wait until 1975 to build Coffin, this period of his history has already been discussed among friends.The 1957 edition of "Lu Xun The note in "Complete Works" was obviously written by the "left" hand.Those fogs should come with pay The notes and dissipated. New China is on the rise.Ye Lingfeng's old friend Dai Wangshu returned to Beijing to work, Beijing spent the last years of his life.Ye Lingfeng didn't move but was still still, just quietly Stay in Hong Kong quietly and work hard in silence.Of course, compared with Xi, he is not active enough. He claimed to have never written poetry in his life, perhaps because he lacked the passion of a poet. He has been editing the supplement of "Constellation" for "Sing Tao Daily" for a long time.Due to newspaper stance, "Block" Later on, there were only some articles about literature, arts and anecdotes in a good style.he himself wrote a lot Reading essays and Hong Kong anecdotes, also wrote a lot of Hong Kong scenery.To read, you must first buy a book. Stable life in Hong Kong for more than 30 years (except for the three years and eight months of turmoil during the Japanese occupation period), He, a "book lover", has a house full of books, and has become a well-known bibliophile in Hong Kong and Kowloon.his The residence is not narrow, there are books in the hall, and there are also books in one or two rooms. In old age, sitting in the hall is just It's like a person in a book, not only the books on the four walls, but also the central place is invaded by books, Some occupied areas have been developed.According to his own estimation, there are nearly 10,000 books in his collection. As a writer, literature and art publications are the main part; as a painter, fine arts Books and periodicals accounted for the main part; due to living in Hong Kong for many years, the history, geography, and museums of Hong Kong Books and periodicals also accounted for a major part.Although there are no rare books, some are more famous Dear.Some friends said that the most valuable part is about Hong Kong; some said that art books Journals are also very valuable.All these three parts are in both Chinese and English, and the most expensive ones are those some foreign language books. It's not that there are no rare books. There is a Qing Dynasty Jiaqing edition of "Xin'an County Chronicles", which he thinks For rare and rare.He talked about it to his friends, this is a rare thing, as far as he knows, only There is a copy in Guangzhou and Beijing, and he has read them all, and they are all incomplete. His book is the most complete, both It is one of the three rares at home and abroad, and it is an overseas orphan.This book is quite famous in Hong Kong. Hong Kong officials and some foreigners have turned their minds on it, and once offered a high price of tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars, The value of today's currency is always more than one million.For a poor man like him, this is not a It was a small sum, but he underestimated it all, and did not give up the book.Fung There was only one copy in the Pingshan Library, but with his consent, a copy was made.to this one The book that made him very romantic and self-admired, he said repeatedly before his death that he would give it to the national collection.after his death, According to his will, his wife Zhao Kezhen gave it to Guangzhou Zhongshan Library.the average person may not I know that the Xin'an in the year that this chronicle records is the same as Bao'an in Guangdong today, including Bao'an Hong Kong, the "Pearl of the Orient", and Shenzhen, a later famous city.The reason why it is a rare book is It is cherished by Hong Kong officials and some foreigners, and it is even more appreciated by me, who is considered to have a deep knowledge of Hong Kong anecdotes. It is completely understandable that our book lovers cherish it. Although he couldn't see the fulfillment of his wish to deliver the book, people saw Ye Lingfeng's actions. A piece of patriotism. If it were not for the procrastination of friends entrusted by his family, his entire collection would also be sent back Mainland, and will not fall into the library of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.At that time, I was afraid that "Xin'an County Chronicles" might It is better to send out the tree first, and the rest may be done slowly, which leads to Undue delay, when the family is overcrowded with a house full of books and periodicals, the Chinese University expresses its willingness to make a bill Collect them all (after counting and making a list of books as a souvenir for the family), these collections are relieved Transferred to the beautiful Shatian school.At that time, some friends in the Mainland were saddened by the news. pity.Now that Hong Kong has returned to the big family of the motherland, Hong Kong's public property will also belong to the country in the future. The public property is well-deserved, so there is nothing to regret. Although Ye Lingfeng has a large collection of books and picture albums, he has very few paintings.make him face when he speaks The interesting ones are just the rubbings of the portraits of Wuliang Temple in Han Dynasty, and the exquisite works of Picasso and Matisse Printed sheets only.It was mentioned earlier that he "was" a painter, that is because after he came to Hong Kong from Shanghai, He has always been insulated from painting and exiled himself to the ranks of painters, although he still likes the work he has done western painting. He gave up painting and concentrated on writing articles, writing every day.Like his library, His writing can also be roughly divided into three categories, one is reading essays (profound), and the other is Hong Kong Anecdotes and scenery (proficient), one is lyrical sketches (meaningful).Since almost all Articles written for newspapers and periodicals are generally not long.After the 1960s, dozens of not-so-thick books were published: , "Literary Essays", "North Window Reading Record"; The Legend and Truth of Baozi”; Sketches, like the freehand brushwork of landscapes with not much ink, are the most light and interesting.Much of what is expressed is nostalgia national love.The novels written in the early years are no longer written; there are some translations, such as Zweig’s novels, Gibran's sketches and the like.In addition, I also wrote some things written for Daoliang's talents.behind him, A large number of posthumous manuscripts have been left to be sorted out and published. The pen names he used were Lin Feng, Ye Linfeng, Shuangya, Shitang, Nancun, Ren He, Ren Ke, Fengxuan, Yanlou... Sometimes Ye Lingfeng is used.Frost Cliff was used the most in his later years. He also had the idea of ​​writing one or two novels, with the Yangtze River and the Yellow River as the protagonists respectively. The "Legend of the Yangtze River" and "The Legend of the Yellow River" are just blueprints first drawn in the chest. He mainly wrote articles on the "Constellation" edited by himself, and also wrote articles in leftist newspapers and periodicals for a long time. Zhang, in his later years, in the "Sing Tao Daily" where he worked, he was already regarded as a leftist. How could he not be left?For quite a long period of time, there were clear barriers between the left and the right, and Hong Kong did not communicate with each other. In society, he does not avoid dealing with leftists, writes articles in leftist newspapers and periodicals, and participates in the "October 11" every year. For the celebration of National Day, I was invited to Guangzhou to participate in the activities of the Guangdong Writers Association, and was invited to Beijing to participate in the National Press conferences held by Qing Guanli and Li Zongren (participating as a writer), attending receptions from time to time Writers from Beijing and Shanghai who are transiting the border... that's enough for him.This left, in fact, is to support the society new socialist China. For thirty-six or seven years, he has been in Hong Kong, leaving for a few short periods of time, just like this States, I have been to Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai... Taiwan, I have never been there; Japan, I have been there once, others Foreign countries, have not been to. In the last twenty years (after the 1950s), he shut himself at home, that is, It is locked in a book, and there are not many external activities.An event that is very memorable is: the host took Xiao Hong's The ashes were moved to Guangzhou.Xiao Hong, who completed "Ma Bole" in Hong Kong, also completed her own work in Hong Kong. own short life.At that time, it was the second year of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, and she was thrown into chaos. Buried on the shore of Repulse Bay.In 1957, tourist facilities were to be built there, and Xiao Hong's grave was confiscated. In the danger of being destroyed, friends in the cultural circle proposed to move her tomb, and the Guangdong Writers Association welcomed the relocation in Guangzhou.Xiao Hong has no relatives in Hong Kong, so he and Chen Junbao came forward to handle it, and he was in a group of Accompanied by friends from the cultural circles, personally sent the ashes to Shenzhen, and several writers from Guangdong went to Luohu Bridge Welcome.Xiao Hong's ashes were later buried in Yinhe Cemetery in Guangzhou (this incident can also add left a sum of money). At least in Hong Kong, he did not "turn to the Kuomintang side", although with the Kuomintang People interact.Writers who are generally regarded as right or middle, as well as writers on the left, he also has his own touch.In this way, it becomes a situation where the left, the center, and the right all have friends.On the left, there are also People think he is right, and even after his death, there are very few leftists who had dealings with him during his lifetime. Some people said he was a "traitor".It's so difficult!In his later years, his name was sometimes associated with a Some old writers such as Cao Juren, Xu Xu... These names are mentioned together. He once wanted to start a literary publication with his friends, and even thought of the name: "Nandou". But he still failed to get what he wanted. His friends are not rich people. Apart from his salary, he is one of the few manuscripts. Fei (although he writes every day, he is not a "crawler" who writes 10,000 or even 20,000 to 30,000 words a day), In addition to sharing the family of eight, I also need to satisfy my own hobbies by buying books and buying books, so I have the strength to support Even a small publication?It's been ten years since he left the people to travel forever Ten years (in November 1975).Wipe him off when he bid farewell to the world There is some grime that has been wiped clean, maybe it's not superfluous.The old-fashioned words seem to be still here It makes sense: rest in peace!Today I can truly rest in peace.friends feel for him It is a pity that he could not see the eradication of the hat of "traitor literati". Nineteen eighty-five, nine, sixteen