Chapter 57 56

It was the time when peonies were in full bloom, and Wang Jingwei arrived in Shanghai.When Ruixuan got the news, he couldn't do anything anymore.For Professor Niu's betrayal, he has been uncomfortable for many days.However, Professor Niu is just a professor.Who would have thought that Wang Jingwei would also be willing to betray his country and seek glory?He won't, and won't, think about it.What Wan never thought of would actually come true, and his mind became a blank.Drowsy, he just gritted his teeth loudly. "What do you think?" Mr. Fushan asked after pulling his neck several times.The old man sympathized with the Chinese, but when he heard Wang Ni's behavior and words, he couldn't help but look down on the Chinese.

"Who knew!" Ruixuan avoided the old man's eyes.He has no face to talk to the old man again.He has debated with Mr. Fushan more than once about China's repeated defeats, backwardness in armaments, lack of organization with the people, etc.During the debate, he did not deny the shortcomings of the Chinese people, but he also pointed out proudly: As long as the Chinese people resist the violent enemy with the spirit of embracing steadfastness rather than seeking perfection, China will not perish.Now, he has nothing to say, this is not a matter of losing battles and lack of sophisticated weapons, but that there are already people, and they are important people with the glory and history of the revolution, who are discouraged and admit their weakness. Bow the knee to the enemy.It's not a problem, it's a willing disobedience.There is a way to solve the problem, and there is no need to solve anything if you are out of integrity, and you are willing to be a dog and a horse.

"However, it also depends on Chongqing's attitude." Seeing Ruixuan's embarrassment, the old man turned around by himself. Ruixuan only giggled twice, tears began to roll in his eyes. He knows that as long as the morale is strong and the people are strong, the country will never be sold out by one or two traitors.Even so, he was extremely sad.He couldn't figure out why a revolutionary leader could turn into a traitor in one go.If the revolution is false, then he can no longer trust the revolution, and regards all people of position and fame as jugglers.In this way, the revolution only insulted history, and the blood of the people with lofty ideals only cultivated a few traitors.

In the Japanese broadcast, Wang Jingwei is the most discerning and realistic big politician.Ruixuan couldn't admit that Wang Ni had vision, and a person who wanted to cooperate with Tiger was a fool.He also cannot admit that Wang Ni is the most realistic, unless reality only refers to reaching out for status and money.He couldn't understand that with Wang Ni's fame and status, he would want to gain money and power from the enemy just like Guan Xiaohe, Li Kongshan, and Lan Dongyang.Wang Ni is no longer a human being, and he has humiliated many patriotic men and women.His surrender, even if it does not hinder the war of resistance, is enough to teach the whole world to suspect the Chinese and despise the Chinese.Wang Ni, in Ruixuan's heart, is more hateful than the enemy.

In hating Wang Ni, Ruixuan couldn't help hating himself.Everything about Wang Ni before, from today's perspective, is all fake.As for himself, he knew that he should go to the national disaster, but he still sat in Beiping; he knew that he should love the country, but he only did small things to love his family; isn't it also fake?Revolution and patriotism will become fake in the hands of the Chinese. How much hope does China have?If we want to teach the world to see through everything about China is fake, who will come to help?He doesn't feel like he's human anymore, he's just doing a little trick here.

In this mood, he received news that the enemy planes were bombing Chongqing violently, that Hubei was victorious, that Germany and Italy formally concluded an alliance, and that the League of Nations passed aid to China, and so on.However, unlike in the past, those news did not give him high excitement; his eyes seemed to be fixed on Wang Jingwei.Wang Jingwei arrived in Japan, and Wang Jingwei returned to Shanghai... He didn't let out a sigh of relief until the central government issued an order to arrest Wang Ni.He knew that under the protection of the Japanese, the arrest warrant was useless, but he felt happy.This order taught him to see clearly that black is black and white is white; those who resist the war stand on one side, and those who surrender stand on the other.The central government did not play tricks, and China's war of resistance is definitely not fake.He dared to talk and argue with Mr. Fu Shan again.

The peonies and peonies had already bloomed, but he didn't seem to see them.He suddenly saw the pomegranate flower. Before the pomegranate blossoms bloomed, he was so dizzy all day long.He is not sick, but has no appetite.When the rice is in front of him, he will pick up a bowl, if it is not in front of him, he will not rush or ask for it.Sometimes, he holds an object in his hand, and he goes around looking for it. Regarding everything in the family, he didn't ask anything except handing over the money to Yunmei when the time came.He seems to be saying that this is all fake, all magic, and there is not much difference between me and Wang Jingwei!

Ruifeng's illness has been healed by time.He thought that the big brother's confusion was because of him.The eldest brother is a respectable person, so of course he can't stand Chrysanthemum and remarries without getting a divorce.Therefore, in addition to bothering his sister-in-law and buying him cigarettes and alcohol, he is also very polite to his eldest brother, often saying: "I don't take it to heart, brother, you don't have to be embarrassing!" A class of words to comfort the boss.Hearing these comforting words, Ruixuan only smiled wryly, and said in his heart: "Juzi is also Wang Jingwei!"

Apart from the fact that Juzi was also Wang Jingwei, Ruixuan didn't feel any shame.He is a new Chinese, and he has never paid too much attention to the union and separation between men and women.What's more, he also sees it very clearly: the old ethical concepts cannot stop the invasion of the violent enemy, and once the enemy has entered, no matter how hard you struggle, you will also be in danger of losing your wife.The terrible thing about aggression is that it not only hurts your physical property, but also shatters your soul.Therefore, he didn't regard Juzi's remarriage as something unusual, nor did he think it was a unique shame of the Qi family, but thought it was a general punishment for Peiping people and an inevitable change.

Of course the old people were moved.Old man Qi and Mrs. Tianyou didn't dare to go to the door for many days, and even Xiao Shun'er and Niuzi occasionally slipped their tongues and mentioned Aunt Fat, the old man's white beard secretly turned red.The old man could not find words to comfort his second grandson, nor could he find words to comfort himself.Based on his life in the world, he thought that he would never suffer such a bad retribution.He would very much like to live a few more years, but now he often closes his little eyes and pretends to be dead.Only by dying can he forget the shame of this family.

Ruixuan has always been careful and good at observing facial expressions.If it wasn't for Wang Jingwei who was in his heart, he would have broken the broken pieces to comfort the old people.He didn't open his mouth all the time, not because he was deliberately indifferent, but because he really didn't have the heart to take care of such a small matter.From the perspective of the old people, they thought that Ruixuan must also be moved, so they used silence to cover up their embarrassment.So, a few old eyes stared at him all the time, fearing that he would become depressed and ill because of this incident.As a result, everyone didn't speak, but felt sad in their hearts.Sometimes, the whole day is relatively silent, and the shame and embarrassment rippling in the air. The Japanese, at this time, began to mess with the British in Tientsin.Mr. Fushan's neck jerked even more.He began to see that the Japanese not only wanted to destroy China, but also wanted to wipe out the influence of Westerners in the East.He is an orientalized Englishman, but he can't help but care about Britain.He knew that much of Britain's power in the Far East was obtained through aggression, but he was not willing to give up the fruits to the Japanese.In his heart, on the one hand, he sympathized with China, and on the other hand, he hoped that Britain and Japan could still form an alliance.Now that the Japanese have unceremoniously started to provoke, the Anglo-Japanese alliance may have lost hope.What to do?Will Britain bow its head and be willing to be bullied?Or help a poor and weak China to fight against Japan together?He couldn't think of a proper way to do it. He was very willing to talk to Ruixuan.But he found it difficult to speak.Britain is the overlord of the sea, and he cannot express his fear of Japan.He also didn't want to express to Ruixuan that Britain should help China, because although he loved the Chinese, it was inconvenient for him to speak casually because of his personal likes and dislikes.He has no intention of lying, but deep down in his heart, he thinks that only a poor and relatively peaceful China can give him a chic and peaceful life.He doesn't want China to become rich and strong. Who knows what a prosperous and strong China will look like?At the same time, he doesn't like the Japanese to invade China by force, because if the Japanese occupy China, not only will he lose the most beloved Peiping, but I am afraid that all the British and British forces in China will die together.These words, in his heart, he felt contradictory and sad; speaking out, even more inappropriate.War and violence make personal likes and dislikes conflict with the interests of the country, turning the individual's heart into a small battlefield.He is quite honest, but lacks the transcendence and bravery of a man of great wisdom and courage.He dared not openly state that he fully sympathized with China, and he did not dare to openly express his fear of Japan.He only felt that he had lost his personal peace and was swept up in irresistible chaos.He could only secretly look at Ruixuan with his gray-blue eyes, but he couldn't open his mouth. Seeing Mr. Fushan's uneasiness, Ruixuan couldn't help being a little happy.He is by no means gloating at other people's misfortunes, nor is he having any grudges against Mr. Fu Shan personally.He is purely for the future of the war and the country.In the past, he always thought that the Japanese were cunning and clever, and they would end the war in moderation.Now, he saw that the Japanese were only deceitful, not clever.Before they conquered China, they wanted to make enemies with Britain and the United States.This is good for China.Even if Britain and the United States, especially Britain, had to stand by and watch, there was no way they could not show their color when the Japanese poured dirty water on their heads.Strong fools destroy themselves.He just hid his happiness in his heart, so it was inconvenient to say anything to Mr. Fu Shan.In this way, slowly, a curtain seems to be erected between the two friends.Everyone wants to express their sympathy for their friends, but everyone finds it difficult to mobilize their tongues. Ruixuan was so happy just now that Wang Jingwei came to Peiping.He frowned again.He knew that Wang Jingwei was useless, but he couldn't get rid of the shame on his face because he believed in his own judgment.Wang Jingwei actually dared to come to Peiping and call the traitors in Peiping brothers and sisters. Is there a limit to how people can't be shy?Wang Ni is a Chinese. To have such a Chinese who is unlimited and not shy is an eternal shame in Chinese history. Five-color flags are hung on the street.Ruixuan knew that flying the five-color flag was a sign that the Japanese and traitors in Peiping did not cooperate with Wang Ni;Not only did he not get killed, he also summoned students from middle schools and universities to give lectures.Ruixuan couldn't imagine what a person who was willing to betray his country would have anything to say.He also felt sorry for the group of young people who went to listen to the lecture. He felt that they were going to accept rape. Even Da Chibao and Lan Dongyang didn't go to see Wang Jingwei.Da Chibao said loudly outside the door with his red lips curled up, "Humph, he! Chongqing can't eat enough, and he wants to grab our food, what!" Lan Dongyang is an important figure in the Xinminhui, and the Xinminhui is the substitute." Party.He absolutely cannot let go of his own party and allow Wang Jingwei to move the puppet Kuomintang to Peiping. In this way, Wang Ni came in good spirits and left in disappointment.His ambition to govern Nanjing and North China with a pseudo-central government and a pseudo-party has been half-way back.Ruixuan thought that when Wang Ni returned to Nanjing, he should be bumped to death in front of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, or he should sneak away to Europe and America.However, he did not die, nor would he run away.He settled down in Nanjing.Shameless people probably won't be emotional, even if it's just a toilet, sitting on it is not enough to masturbate. Wang Ni did not get "unification", but instead contributed to the split.The traitors in Peiping, after Wang Ni returned to the south, devoted all their energy to supporting and maintaining the special regime in North China.The greater the threat of Wang Ni, the harder they try to curry favor with the Japanese warlords in North China, and the Japanese warlords in North China happen to be happy to separate themselves from one side, and they are the only ones.As a result, Xuzhou became the boundary between the north and the south. Counterfeit banknotes from North China could not pass through Xuzhou, nor could counterfeit banknotes from Nanjing. "What's going on here?" Even Old Man Qi, who didn't care much about state affairs, felt a little sad. "Central? Isn't the Central in Chongqing? Why was it brought to Nanjing by Wang Jingwei? Now that we are in Nanjing, why isn't our place considered the Central?" Ruixuan could only smile wryly, unable to answer his grandfather's question. Prices have gone up a lot.Shameless Wang Ni only brings misfortune to people.Now that Xuzhou has become a "country" boundary, the materials in the south are transported by the Japanese from the sea, and the materials in the north are transported to the outside of the customs by railway.In this way of transport without interfering with each other, both the south and the north have become empty, and the goods that used to be connected between the north and the south no longer communicate with each other.Tea, magnets, paper, silk, and rice from the south no longer flow north.North China has become a place of death.Production in the south was emptied by the Japanese. This is a summer of ever-changing conditions, and the tone of the newspapers in Peiping changes almost every day.When Wang Ni first arrived in Shanghai, the newspapers all welcomed him, and thought that as long as Wang Ni was willing to take responsibility, the war would end soon.When Wang Ni arrived in Peiping, the newspapers were very indifferent to him, and revealed a little sarcasm.At the same time, the newspapers are unanimously anti-British and American, as if all the disasters in China were brought by the British and Americans, and have nothing to do with the Japanese.The Japanese want to help China revive, so they must fight against the British and Americans.Soon, the newspapers seemed to have forgotten Britain and the United States, and suddenly published the "anti-Soviet" slogan in the largest characters; the Japanese army began to attack the defenders on the Soviet border. However, the invincible imperial army suffered a defeat in Normonkan.People in Peiping have no way of knowing this news.They only see anti-communist and anti-Soviet arguments, which are published in large characters in newspapers every day. Immediately afterwards, Germany attacked Poland in three ways, but the Soviet Union and Japan instead established the Normonkan Armistice Agreement.Immediately afterwards, Germany and the Soviet Union issued a joint declaration of mutual non-aggression.The newspapers in Peking stopped their anti-Soviet rhetoric. This series of alarming news and sudden remarks made the people of Peiping bewildered, not knowing what the world was going to be like.However, smart people can see that if they don't know what to do, the Japanese are stupid enough;At the same time, they also saw clearly that no matter who the Japanese shouted to be defeated or opposed, it was the Chinese who were really unlucky anyway. Sure enough, after anti-British and American failed and anti-Soviet hit a wall, the Japanese began to attack northern Hunan on a large scale.It's autumn already.The newspapers in Peking fell silent as the leaves fell from the west wind.They couldn't report how the Japanese suffered defeat in Normonkan, and they couldn't say how Germany, the most anti-communist, had established a peace agreement with the Soviet Union, let alone how the Japanese had no choice but to attack Changsha.They had nothing to say, but only reported some news about the European War, and besides the news, they also made some small articles, explaining that Germany was attacking Warsaw using the Japanese tactics to attack Taierzhuang, so as to cover up for the Japanese.Rui Xuan got more news than anyone else.He's excited, he's angry, he's optimistic, he's disappointed, he doesn't know what to do.For a while, he felt that Britain and the United States must have expressed firmness towards Japan; however, the Anglo-Americans only said some empty words.He is disappointed.In the midst of disappointment, he pondered those empty words carefully—after all, they were sympathetic to China and justice, and he was happy again.Moreover, Britain also lends money to China.After a while, he was extremely excited because Su Ri had already fired.He hoped that the Soviet Union would continue to fight and solve the Kwantung Army.However, Su Ri stopped fighting.He looked down again.After a while, when he heard the news of the European War, he quickly added two to two, thinking that the world would be divided into two camps from now on, and justice would definitely defeat power.But, thinking about it again, with the speed of human evolution, with centuries of wisdom and painful experience, why don't we negotiate everything with wisdom and compassion, instead of killing each other?He became pessimistic.Is it the ultimate destiny of human beings to be misunderstood by cleverness? He couldn't think clearly, and didn't dare to judge anything.He only felt like a fish in muddy water, with sand in all directions.He couldn't help but have a heart-to-heart talk with Mr. Fushan.However, Mr. Fu Shan is not a philosopher, nor can he tell what the world will become.Because of confusion and confusion, the old man's temper has not been very good recently, and he is about to quarrel.In this way, Ruixuan had no choice but to keep the words in his heart, so as not to quarrel with his old friends because of looking for pleasure.Those words were so complicated and chaotic, they existed in his heart, like a group of bugs, crawling and swarming, making him unable to be quiet for a moment.Summer passed, and he hardly felt that it was summer.Personal, family, national, world, suffering, all seemed to be on his back, and he no longer cared about the weather, whether it was sunny or not.He seemed to have lost his senses, except that his brain and heart were still active, all his limbs seemed to be numb.Into October, he began to be sober for a few days.A colorful archway has been set up on the street, waiting for the words to be posted on it.He could imagine that those words must be: Celebrate the fall of Changsha.He no longer thinks about world problems, the fall of Changsha is a personal pain.Moreover, once the Japanese attack the Guangdong-Han Road, they will directly transport their troops to Nanyang, and China will be trapped as a whole.Whenever he came near the Caipailou, he would close his eyes and dare not look at it.His heart clenched into a ball.He told himself: Don't worry about the world anymore, he can't even rush to save the country, so what else can he say? However, after two days, the colorful archway was quietly demolished.There was no news at all in the newspaper, and it was only after several days that it was printed in very small characters in an extremely unimportant place: The imperial army had completed its mission in Changsha and withdrew as planned.At the same time, in another corner, he saw a small piece of news: Students should put their studies first. In addition, when there are celebrations and anniversaries, students do not need to participate in the parade... All the depression of the past six months has been driven away by these few lines of small words After leaving, Ruixuan seemed to wake up suddenly from a nightmare.He saw the sunny sky in Peking, yellow leaves, chrysanthemums, and all the colors and lights.There was no longer a worm in his heart.He seemed to be able to see his own heart when he lowered his eyes, where there was a piece of cool and clean autumn water.There is only one sentence like a patterned, shining, small pebble in the clear autumn water: "We have won!" After reading this sentence so many times, he asked for two hours off.Out of the office, everything seemed brighter to him.When he came to the street and saw people, horses and vehicles, he thought they were all cute—not all Chinese were subjugated slaves, and some were able to win battles.He hurriedly bought a bottle of wine, some peanuts and sausages, and ran back home.The Japanese used to teach the people of Peiping to celebrate the fall of various places, and today he wants to celebrate the victory of the Chinese. He lost his composure, forgot to be cautious, and shouted as soon as he entered the street: "We have won the battle!" Turning around the screen wall, he met Xiao Shun'er and Niu Zi, and hurriedly stuffed the peanuts into their little hands. I froze for a while.They had been fed by their father before, but they had never seen such a happy father. "Drink! Drink! Grandpa, second child, come and drink!" He yelled as he walked into the yard. The whole family surrounded him and asked why he was drinking.He was stunned for a while, looking at this and then that, and seemed speechless again.Tears began to roll in his eyes, and he remembered everything for more than two years.He couldn't be ecstatic anymore, but felt that he should cry bitterly.Handing the wine bottle to the second child, he said coyly: "We won a big victory in Changsha!" "Changsha?" The old grandfather thought for a while and knew that Changsha really belonged to Hunan. "It's so far away from us! It can't quench your thirst if you're far away!" Yes, distant water cannot quench near thirst.When, when will the people of Peiping be able to assist the national army and recover their city?Ruixuan didn't want to drink any more; he was enthusiastic but not equipped with action, just steaming. However, the wine has already been bought, and it is inconvenient to give it up.Besides, it's not entirely meaningless to be able to have a drink with the family and make everyone's faces flush.With a forced smile, he sat with everyone. Old man Qi has never been able to drink much.Today, seeing the smile on his eldest grandson's face, he couldn't refuse stubbornly.After taking two sips, he remembered Xiao San'er, Mr. Qian, Meng Shi, Zhong Shi, Second Master Chang, and Xiao Cui.He is old and afraid of death.The more afraid of death, the more he loves to think about people who have passed away, and people whose news is unknown—unknown news means that life and death are unknown.He really wanted to control himself from complaining too much, lest his children and grandchildren hate him.However, the alcohol urged him to speak; most of the old man's words were the crystallization of tears. Ruixuan no longer wanted to binge drink, but only stayed with his grandfather.His grandfather's complaints didn't bother him, because his grandfather was telling the truth; the Japanese had ruined so many people in Peiping over the past two years. When the second child saw wine, he forgot his life.He wanted to show his strength in front of his grandfather and elder brother, but also took the opportunity to vent his grievances.He took a sip and chewed the peanuts loudly. "The wine is not bad, big brother!" His thin, dry face was shining, as if he was not praising his brother for buying wine, but to show that he had a good tongue.Soon, his white eyeballs were streaked with bright red blood, and he began to talk about Chrysanthemum, and declared that he must marry another wife as soon as possible. "My boy, I can't stand being single all the time!" he said without shyness. Elder Qi agrees with the second child's opinion.Since the news of the third child is unknown, and the eldest has only one son and one daughter, the second child should continue to marry, so many fat babies will be born, which will expand the momentum of the four generations living under the same roof.The old man deeply hated Fat Juzi for embarrassing the Qi family, and at the same time, looking for comfort in his helplessness, he thought it would be good if Juzi left—she might never have children because of her misconduct.As long as the old man thinks about four generations living under one roof, he forgets to think about other things.He forgot that his second child was worthless, that the Japanese were occupying Peiping, and that the family was in financial difficulties, but like a grass in the shade of a wall, no matter what the environment was, he would try his best to grow an ear. Make a few grains.At this time, he sees that the second child is not a worthless person, but a good boy who has worked hard and can give birth to babies.In this sense, Ruifeng is almost sacred in the eyes of the elderly. "Alas! Alas!" The old man nodded and smacked his lips and said; "You should! You should! But, this time, don't touch it by yourself! Listen to me, I have eyes, I'll find them for you! Find a meeting Housekeeper, child-bearer, good girl; a good girl like your sister-in-law!" Ruixuan couldn't help feeling sorry for that good girl, but he didn't say anything. The second child didn't quite agree with his grandfather's opinion, but he knew that he was bare-handed and had no capital for love, so he nodded in agreement.He is realistic and knows that it is better to be a woman for nothing than to be a bachelor.Besides, if he didn't like the woman, at least he would love the fat baby she bore, if she would bear it.Besides, even if she wasn't very cute, it wouldn't be too difficult to find a little wife when he got another job and made a fortune himself.He promised to obey his grandfather, and felt that he was very smart. He was a genius who could grasp all the principles and conveniences of ancient and modern China and foreign countries, and deal with everything according to the circumstances. After drinking, Ruixuan felt very empty and boring.Under the lamp, he also has to learn the method of his grandfather and the second child, grasping the reality and forgetting the ideals and pains in the distance.He reluctantly joked with the two children and told them that Changsha had won the battle. The children would love to hear that the Japanese had suffered a defeat.The excitement opened up Xiao Shun'er's imagination: "Dad! You, Second Uncle, Xiao Shun'er, all go to fight the Japanese, okay? I'm not afraid, I know how to fight!" Ruixuan was startled again.