Chapter 66 Section VII

Yu Taixinzi's slander in Zhou Zuoren's ears can make the two parties break off friendship and become enemies, which shows that it is not an ordinary slander. When the Zhou brothers fought on June 11, 1924, Zhang Tingqian, who was the only one present who did not understand Japanese, said vaguely later: "The cause of the incident is probably that Zhou Zuoren's wife spread rumors that Lu Xun molested her." Yu Taixinzi's words put Lu Xun in the most embarrassing situation - Lu Xun had misbehaved with her! Lu Xun was in his prime at the time. Although he had a wife, Zhu An, he never got close to his wife. Therefore, some people judged that he must be sexually repressed.

There are two specific theories: one is that Lu Xun peeped at Yu Taixinko taking a bath; the other is that Lu Xun hid outside the window of Zhou Zuoren's bedroom at night and eavesdropped on the intercourse! Nobuko Yu not only told Zhou Zuoren about the latter saying of "listening to the bed", she also publicly talked about it in front of Lu Xun's friend Zhang Chuandao who lived in Badaowan at one time. It is these two nasty behaviors that aroused Zhou Zuoren's fury, contempt and lifelong unforgiveness towards Lu Xun, which is convincing to a certain extent. The image of Lu Xun is so stern, profound, and great. Can this cultural giant really be associated with his siblings "peeping the bath" and "listening to the bed"?

After 1949, due to Lu Xun's special status in mainland China, the reason for the Zhou brothers' estrangement could only be explained as "the provocation of the neurotic Yu Taixinzi and Zhou Zuoren's confusion", but at that time this kind of speculation was secretly circulated or even Lu Xun, who was openly discussed in the circle of friends of the Zhou Brothers, had a stubborn personality, but he never said a word to defend this rumor that seriously damaged his personality. After the estrangement due to unspeakable reasons, Lu Xun wanted to have a long talk and communication with Zhou Zuoren, but Zhou Zuoren, who suffered great physical and mental pain, refused to give this opportunity.Lu Xun often used one word in his evaluation of Zhou Zuoren: "faint", that is, confused.But until his death, Lu Xun was still reluctant to write a word to express his innocence in this matter.

If that is true, did Lu Xun feel ashamed to defend himself and could only bear the consequences?If this is pure fiction, did Lu Xun feel that such remarks were so shameless and despicable that normal people could not argue with them? But some people took the initiative to defend Lu Xun.Zhang Chuandao said: "The houses in the backyard of Badaowan have earth ditches outside the windows and flowers are planted, so people can't get close." That is to say, it is impossible to see the bath and listen to the bed in terms of conditions.Regarding the real reason for the estrangement, Akikawa Island said: "It is mainly an economic problem. She (Nobuko Yu) is not happy with her squandering."

Xu Guangping was very resentful towards Nobuko Yu, saying that she was "a slave who became a stable slave owner"! By the 1990s, Lu Xun had gradually stepped down from the political altar, and this public case could be discussed publicly.Lu Xun's son Zhou Haiying said in the book "Lu Xun and Me Seventy Years": "At the time when my father and Zhou Zuoren were studying in Tokyo, it was a custom in Japan that families took baths, and men and women came in and out without avoiding each other. Japan didn't care that much. The custom seemed to be maintained until near the end of the century, so that even people my age had witnessed it. It was the 70's, I visited Japan, and once I went to the toilet and saw a maid cleaning it , she did not shy away from men coming in to urinate. On the contrary, I was embarrassed and found a toilet with a door for convenience. According to the above, when I contacted the Zhou brothers who lived in the same courtyard at that time, it was common for them to go in and out of each other's residence Things, under such circumstances, is it worth making a fuss about occasionally seeing something? Take a step back and say, if father wants to peep, he doesn't need to step outside the window sill where flowers and plants are scattered?"

What the two said is enough to deny speculation and rumors.The mystery of the Zhou brothers' estrangement is still shrouded in the fog of history.What we can confirm is Zhou Zuoren's full of resentment and Lu Xun's bone-chilling sadness; between them is a Japanese woman named Uta Nobuko.