Chapter 3 "Trouble Moon"

In the newspapers at the end of last month, it was often said that May was "a difficult month".This title has never been seen before.Now this "moon of trouble" is approaching.Thinking about it from the days that have passed, it is true that May 1st is "Labor Day", which can be said to be "difficult"; .But the May 4th is the promotion of the New Culture Movement, and the May 5th is the auspicious day for the establishment of the revolutionary government[3]. Why are they all included in the pile of "difficult"?This is really a bit strange! However, as long as the word "difficult" is not interpreted as the word "difficult" for the "suffering" of the people, but as the word "difficult" for "embarrassing", all difficulties will be completely resolved.

The current situation is really changing rapidly, and the ancient festivals will inevitably turn into difficulties later. The previous meeting was held by the masses in the open space, but now it is necessary to prevent people from "taking the opportunity to make trouble", so they have to invite representatives by letter, gather in the western-style building, and the military and police will maintain order. 〔4〕In the past, although the dignitaries came out to "clear the road" (commonly known as "clean street"), they still walked on the ground, but now they have to guard against people's "tricks". They have to take a plane and go abroad Only then can you give it to your friends with confidence. 〔5〕It was not unusual for a celebrity to go to an antique store before, but now they are deafened by the "micro-service" [6], so they have to climb a famous mountain or enter an ancient temple to avoid fuss. .All in all, most of the reliable pillars of the country are already in the air, and at least they are on the tall buildings and mountains, and there are only some suspicious people on the ground. To celebrate the festival, it is always unavoidable to be "disturbed by pseudonyms".Although there has never been any major troubles by relying on "the authorities of both China and the West, take strict precautions first", but it is always more laborious than usual, which is embarrassing, and May has become a "moon of disaster". Whether it's good or bad, whether it's happy or happy, it doesn't matter.

I hope that there will be no more major events in the world; I hope that there will be no more tragedies in China; I hope that there will be no more governments;Otherwise, accumulating over time, it will soon become a "difficult year". Not only the Huayang authorities are always in trouble, but even us ordinary people walking on the ground will always have to be "suspected" and accompanied by martial law. out of breath.May 5th. [1] This article was originally published on May 8, 1933 in "Shen Shen Free Talk", signed by Ding Meng. [2] The Jinan Massacre refers to the May 3rd massacre on May 3, 1928, when the Japanese imperialists invaded and occupied Jinan, killing and injuring more than 5,000 Chinese soldiers and civilians. 〔3〕The establishment of the revolutionary government means that in 1921, Sun Yat-sen abolished the former Guangzhou military government in order to oppose the Beijing government ruled by the Beiyang warlords. On May 5, the Republic of China government was formally established in Guangzhou and became the very president.

[4] On May 5, 1933, the Shanghai Municipal Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang held a meeting to commemorate the twelfth anniversary of the founding of the revolutionary government, and notified all walks of life in advance that "at nine o'clock in the morning on the same day, in the auditorium on the third floor of the Party Headquarters, a meeting was held. Representatives from all walks of life hold a commemorative meeting", and stipulated nine commemorative measures, the last one is "to request the police headquarters and the Municipal Public Security Bureau to strictly guard against reactionary elements and seize the opportunity to make trouble; and dispatch some military police as appropriate to maintain order at the venue".

〔5〕 The matter of a dignitary giving a plane to a friend refers to Zhang Xueliang choosing a Ford machine he had prepared for Song Ziwen in February 1933, and giving another Ford plane to Song Ziwen when he resigned and went abroad in April 1933. Chiang Kai-shek. 〔6〕 In the old days, when the "big people" went out, they changed to ordinary clothes to avoid being recognized by others, which was called "weifu".On April 4, 1933, Lin Sen, chairman of the Kuomintang government, went to the Nanjing Confucius Temple Cultural Relics Store to buy antiques. Several books, several antiques."