Chapter 29 before the storm

In the coffee shop on the sixth floor of the Fuchang Hotel, although the decoration is ordinary, the atmosphere is peaceful, and the music played by records is noble, so intellectuals often gather there.In particular, the east side of the cafe is suitable for viewing the scenery. On a clear day, the Zijin Mountain seems to be right in front of you.Even the street scene around the Confucius Temple can be seen at a glance. When Taiming was tired from wandering aimlessly on the street, he often came here to sit, listen to music, and spend his lonely time. The life between him and his wife continued in the same state. Taiming did not find comfort from his wife, but he found comfort from his only daughter, Ziyuan.Ziyuan doesn't get much maternal love, but likes Taiming.The time he spent teaching this young Ziyuan to speak was the time Taiming enjoyed the most family happiness in his boring and boring life.

But although he has the comfort of his daughter in the family, his heart is still not at peace. This was because the urgent situation at home and abroad at that time made him restless. At that time, it was rumored that Shanghai had organized a "people's front" news. In addition, bloody terrorist incidents continued to occur in Shanghai, and the society was turbulent. The school is also divided into two parties, the main war theory and the non-war theory. This has developed into an emotional problem, full of disharmony.In order to escape from this vortex, Taiming came to the coffee shop on the sixth floor of the Fuchang Hotel again today to pass the time bewilderedly.

Suddenly, as if provoking the music played in the store, the excessively loud trumpets and the shouts of the crowd came from the road at the bottom of the building below, breaking Taiming's meditation. He looked down from the window, it was a demonstration of students, the loudspeakers The drum team played the Chinese national anthem, and groups of students sang the national anthem together, shouting 'Down with imperialism! ''Resist the war and save the country! ' Waiting for the slogan, the neat team is approaching, and as it approaches, the footsteps rise like raging waves.

Whenever he comes across such a situation, Taiming will naturally feel disturbed.It creates a dissonant, unsedated restlessness. He left in a hurry and walked out of the cafe as if expelled.Then, he headed in the opposite direction to the progress of the student team, from Zhongshan Road to Xinjiekou.But it wasn't just the parading students who were fanatical. The craze swirled everywhere. The circle at Xinjiekou was surrounded by crowds, and the center was giving a speech. 'Ah, it's the same here. Thinking so, Taiming stopped and listened to the speech from behind the wall of people.

The speakers who came onto the stage one after another were all young men and women, and the contents of their speeches were all in the same tone of sorrow, indignation and generosity.But the extremely patriotic and enthusiastic tone moved people's hearts, and applause continued to burst from the crowd. Suddenly, Taiming's gaze was fixed on the podium, a speaker stepped down from the podium, and his wife Shuchun stepped onto the podium amid raging applause.With an interested, calm interest of the spectator, he waited for his wife to speak. 'Dear brothers and sisters! After Shuchun on the podium called the crowd like this, she entered the main topic of this dissertation, and her tone became agitated.

But her speech, though provocative, contained little substance.It is nothing more than a sentimental theory that lists the language of arms.However, the people still aroused great sympathy and applauded.Taiming felt bored and had nothing to say.Taiming felt disgusted by her irresponsible practice of swallowing other people's propaganda to the public without theoretical basis.If it was a child, he would teach her a lesson and pull her out of the field to beat her.Not only Shuchun was like this, but most of the other speakers were also saying that Taishan surpassed Beihai.He feels that the political frauds that have been practiced in history are due to the ignorance of the majority of the people.If you use what you have said, even if you know the phenomenon, you don't understand the real reality.Not to mention the general public, even those who consider themselves and others to be intellectuals also have this tendency, which can be said to account for about 90%.Today's speeches on the streets are the same. They shout that the war must be fought, but they don't say a word about the armaments of the two countries.Just war.Goose bumps for a power broker who utters such irresponsible rhetoric to incite the public.Especially he knows his wife Shuchun very well.Not only did she have no military knowledge at all, but she didn't even know anything about her country's armaments.It is really regrettable that she advocated the theory of war.War is not wishful thinking.Goujian, the king of Yue, defeated the state of Wu after ten years of gathering together and ten years of lessons, that is, twenty years of hard work.It is not wise to draw a sword for petty anger.Never stand up if you have no chance of winning.Rather than saying that he thinks about the outcome of the war, it is better to say that he is annoyed by his wife's ignorance of military knowledge but her advocacy of war.He regretted his attitude as a husband who allowed his wife to do so.However, she was not a simple woman who would listen to her husband's opinion. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

The tone of Shuchun's speech became more and more enthusiastic, and the audience's applause became louder and louder.Taiming suddenly felt an inexplicable unbearable, and he left the place as if fleeing, so he quickened his pace, thinking about his married life with Shuchun as he walked. A feeling of helplessness tormented him, built on a false foundation. This warm atmosphere in society continued afterwards, not only continued, but also became more intense.Entering August, the activities of political parties suddenly became active.Moreover, the "Salvation Council" was formed in various places, and its organ magazine "Public Life" published 200,000 copies, which shocked the publishing industry in Shanghai.But in such a trend, September has arrived, and the weather in Nanjing is still hot.

Although Taiming felt the urgency of the situation, he didn't look directly at the things behind the reality, but made an explanation that suited him, and found a balance in life from the explanation to live a normal life.But the crisis came to him, a bystander, from an unexpected angle. On a sultry night in mid-September, Taiming was enjoying the shade in the courtyard. The Zeng Mansion sent someone to ask him to go there immediately. This was an unprecedented example. Taiming imagined all kinds of things and went with the visitor.When I arrived at the Zeng mansion, I felt that the situation was a bit different from usual, it was as quiet as an empty house.However, it is not an empty house.Only Zeng's study was lit, and he was alone in the study waiting for Taiming to come.Taiming glanced at the appearance of the room, and couldn't help asking in wonder: "What's going on here?" 'The luggage was packed, not a single book was left, and three large suitcases for travel were stacked in one corner of the room.Zeng looked at Taiming and said with a smile: "The time has come, I will leave tonight."That's all you need to know, right?But I want to say goodbye to you and want to have a drink with you.It's wonderful to have a farewell table set up by the person being sent off. Come, let's have a drink! 'Sure enough, on the only uncleared table, some food and wine have been placed.Yeah?Taiming immediately understood the situation, there was no need to ask him where he already knew where he was going.He had already planned in his heart to sneak to the northwest, and he made up his mind tonight.The family members may have sent him away first.So, is the situation so urgent?Taiming was stunned by the surprise.

The two had their own emotions, and they exchanged glasses silently, and there was no need to say anything more.Once wanted to leave here, it explained his thoughts.He had analyzed various situations in advance and thought about the path he should take. Taiming also knew that he often went to Shanghai in order to get in touch with people from the United Front, but he did not expect him to take action so soon.It was only now that Taiming reflected on his wait-and-see attitude, feeling that he was being reprimanded without words, and felt that he couldn't hold his head up in front of Zeng.

So it was time to say goodbye, Zeng shook Taiming's hand firmly and said: "Abstract theory is useless, and the only way to save China is practical action."You should also quickly get out of the tower of ideas and find a path that you should take. This is a matter of your own destiny in the future, not someone else's business. After hearing these words, Taiming couldn't answer.He feels sad for this senior who is full of faith and action from his hometown, but he himself cannot follow his character. He can only send a farewell.