Chapter 61 5. Hall

Ding Nengtong and Jin Ranran walked out of the mountain gate, and within a short distance to the east, they arrived at the Huguang Guild Hall in Beijing. Six big red letters were pasted on the blue brick wall, a large area of ​​newly renovated antique buildings, which looked very grand.  Since this place has been opened as a opera museum, a huge red, yellow, black and white crossed Beijing opera facial makeup sculpture is erected on the square in front of the hall.  "Ran Ran, there are two private restaurants here, let's go in and have a taste." After Ding Nengtong finished speaking, he raised his legs and stepped into the gate of Huguang Guild Hall. 

"Brother, it seems that you come here often!" Jin Ranran said after her.  "Brother is the director of the Beijing Office. Of course, you are very familiar with the scenic spots in Beijing. You have studied in Beijing for so many years. Have you never been here?" Ding Nengtong asked proudly.  "No, he is a poor student!"  "The most worth seeing in the Huguang Guild Hall is the Grand Theater, let's go and have a look." Ding Nengtong took Jin Ranran's hand and strolled to the front of the big theater building. The couplet in front of the theater building is very impressive. The first couplet is: Wei Que's imperial family is full of majesty and grandeur in Dongting Yunmeng; the second couplet is: Kang Qukai's dance palace is still white spring.The horizontal inscription is: neon clothes sing the same song. 

"Brother, this couplet is very bold. Dongting and Yunmeng refer to Hunan and Hubei, right?" "My younger sister is smart, Ran Ran. This theater building is known as one of the top ten wooden structures in the world. Mei Lanfang and Tan Xinpeike have performed here." "Brother, listen to your tone of voice, as if you have seen their performance here."  "Yes, this is where I learned that the guild hall was the Beijing Office in ancient times. In ancient times, southerners had to pass through Guang'anmen when entering Beijing. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, an examination was held in the capital every three years. When the sons went to Beijing to take the exam, they all hoped to have a cheap and friendly place to live in, so Xuannan guild halls sprung up like mushrooms after rain. During the Guangxu period, there were more than 350 large and small guild halls here. Don't underestimate these guild halls, most of these guild halls are closely related to famous historical figures and events, which also makes the guild halls have a special commemorative significance."

"Isn't it just to provide accommodation for candidates who take the exam, and to provide convenience for fellow countrymen who come to Beijing to do business? At most, some literati and refined scholars recite poems and meet friends here. Is there any special commemorative significance?" "Leaving aside, let's just say that the Huguang Guild Hall was an important place where Mr. Sun Yat-sen engaged in anti-Qing activities in Beijing. On August 25, 1912, the founding meeting of the Chinese Kuomintang was held here. The background is not small. This is the Kuomintang birthplace of

"What else is there besides Sun Yat-sen?" "Nanhai Guild Hall is located at No. 43, Mishi Hutong, Caishikou. Kang Youwei lived in the courtyard in the middle of the north courtyard. Because there were seven trees planted in the courtyard, it was called Qishutang. The north room was Kang Youwei's study, because the house The appearance is very boat-shaped, so it is also called "Shanmanfang". It is an important activity place for Kang Youwei's "Bus Letter". There is also the Yuedong New Museum located on the site of Nanheng Street Primary School in Xuanwu District, which was planned by Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao. The meeting hall of the Reform Movement of 1898. The Fujian Puyang Guild Hall in Jiajia Hutong, where the national hero Lin Zexu once lived; the Shaoxing Guild Hall in the southern half of the Hutong, where Mr. Lu Xun lived for seven years and wrote the famous and "" "Kong Ji" and other works; Zhejiang Yingxian Guild Hall in Pen'er Hutong, where Li Dazhao and Deng Zhongxia initiated the establishment of the "Young Chinese Society"; Chairman Mao organized the "Expel Zhang Jingyao from All walks of life in Hunan" conference in the Xiangxiang Guild Hall in Lanman Hutong There is also the Anhui Jingxian Guild Hall in Caishikou, where the editorial office of the "Weekly Review" of the May 4th New Culture Movement led by Chen Duxiu is located. How about it, I didn't expect that there would be so many historical figures in the Guild Hall. Is it connected with so many major historical events?"

Ding Neng's eloquent show off made Jin Ranran dumbfounded.  "Brother, I have a question. Since the guild hall is the former Beijing Office, how will our descendants evaluate the current Beijing Office?" Ding Nengtong was dumbfounded by Jin Ranran's inadvertent words.He thought to himself, in addition to welcoming and sending people to the Beijing Office today, it is to go to the "department" and "money" to enter, which has become the link between local officials and Beijing officials. The Beijing Office has been evaluated as a "destroyed Beijing Office". How will future generations evaluate the Beijing Office? 

However, Ding Nengtong is clear about one thing. Under the current institutional environment, it is impossible for the Beijing Office to come to an end like a guild hall, and it is unrealistic to cancel the Beijing Office. It is the Beijing Office, but it is actually equivalent to the Beijing Office.The current strategy is to strengthen the supervision and management of the Beijing Office on the one hand, and to urge the Beijing Office to change its functions to be more friendly to the people like the Hong Kong Office in Beijing.But this is only Ding Nengtong's own ideal. The corruption problem in the Beijing Office is just one point of corruption. To solve this problem fundamentally, the key lies in the realization of political democracy, and the right to appoint and dismiss officials is truly determined by local citizens; Economically, a market system should be truly established. The government no longer controls market elements such as land, funds, and projects, and the market should truly play a leading role in resource allocation.This is the reason why Washington does not have an office in Beijing.But to achieve this, there is still a long way to go!Thinking of this, Ding Nengtong shook his head and smiled. 

"Ran Ran, let's stop worrying, I'm hungry, let's eat, if you like spicy food, let's eat Hunan cuisine!" "Okay, the Hunan cuisine here must be authentic." The two came to the restaurant of the museum talking and laughing, and entered the Moon Gate, a unique courtyard house. The two sat down on the dining table in the courtyard. Ding Nengtong ordered some authentic Hunan dishes. After the dishes were served, The aroma was tangy, and the two of them didn't want wine, just a pot of tea, and they started to eat.  "Brother, women are not bad, men don't love, who is worse, sister Xiaomei or me?" Jin Ranran asked playfully while eating. 

"Ran Ran, did you watch Zhang Ailing's poisoning?" Ding Nengtong was a little nervous about Jin Ranran's treachery.  "Fan Liuyuan said, the average man likes to make a good woman bad, and he likes to influence a bad woman to make her a good woman. I think I was a good woman, but you made me bad. Luo Xiaomei originally She is a bad woman, but she was transformed into a good woman by you. Or Bai Liusu is right, a man likes his own woman to be a good woman in front of others, and a bad woman in front of him, no matter in love or in marriage Good women almost always end up in tears, but those who make men love to death are those bad women, brother, it seems that I am not bad enough, otherwise why can't you forget Luo Xiaomei?" 

Jin Ranran’s words made Ding Nengtong dumbfounded. Ding Nengtong thought that the badness of women is indeed tailor-made for men. Most bad women are smart and know how to show their charm. With the charm of bad women, combined with the suppleness of good girls, they exude the unique charm of women. Charm, femininity.  Women can't be naive, but they can be naive, they don't have to be beautiful, but they have to be charming, sometimes, a good girl is not flattering, and a man would rather like a little devil who is always unpredictable, but Luo Xiaomei and Jin Ranran are not like this little devil. 

Luo Xiaomei is a woman with a careless temperament, which makes Ding Nengtong full of mystery; Jin Ranran is a pure and provocative woman.  "Ran Ran, do you think I'm a bad man with two feet on my back?" "Are Miss Xiaomei and I two boats?" Jin Ranran asked half-seriously.  "Ran Ran, you're here again, let's not talk about Luo Xiaomei, okay?" "It's okay not to talk, you have to promise me one condition!" "What conditions?  "After dinner, we will go to Kempinski." As soon as Kempinski was mentioned, Ding Nengtong felt nervous, because Ding Nengtong met Jin Ranran at Kempinski. Ding Nengtong boasted that he was the contemporary Liu Xiahui, but Jin Ranran didn't believe it and wanted to test him. I stayed overnight.At first Ding Nengtong wanted to play hard to get, but after hearing about Ran Ran's life experience, he became sympathetic, and the two of them have always referred to each other as brother and sister.In fact, since that night, Jin Ranran has fallen in love with Ding Nengtong.  Obviously, Jin Ranran came prepared when he proposed to go to Kempinski. If he wanted to pretend to be Liu Xiahui again, he might hurt Ran Ran's heart. Ding Nengtong hesitated for a while before agreeing.  Thinking of Luo Xiaomei's situation, Ding Nengtong was really conflicted. He didn't even have the heart to think about who to be his wife now. Since Jin Ranran pushed himself so hard, he might as well forget about the day of hoeing. 