Chapter 8 The third quarter

Before returning to China, Fu Sinian had already heard that a corner of Guangzhou was the first to acquire a Western style, that revolutionary forces and counter-revolutionary forces were rising in turn, and that various banners changed back and forth.With the successive victories of the Kuomintang's Northern Expedition, as the land of Longxing of the Nationalist Government, it seems to be a bit of vitality and vitality, and it is a place where you can do something.After receiving the letter of appointment, Fu Sinian made a decision on the spot and expressed his willingness to apply, but first he had to go back to his hometown in Shandong to visit his mother.After everything was settled, Fu Sinian returned to Liaocheng, Shandong Province for a short stay. In December of the same year, he brought his younger brother Fu Syan (Meng Bo) to Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen University as the dean of liberal arts (later renamed the dean of literature) and the two departments of Chinese and history. director. ——This was the beginning of Fu Sinian's meeting and communication with Zhu Jiahua, the most influential figure in the academic circle during the Republic of China period.Since then, the two have established a deep friendship in work and life.Although later one became a politician, and the other was an official and a student, and took different paths, but their life experiences closely linked them together. In the next 20 years of ups and downs, they spent the time of mutual trust together. Unforgettable time with collaboration.

Not long after Fu Sinian took office at Sun Yat-sen University, Zhu Jiahua discovered that this man was "upright and imposing, conceited and talented, and mighty." He wrote the essay "Eloquent and eloquent, like a galloping horse, chatting in a small way, strange and magnificent, often empty-eyed He is indeed a leader-type "predator" with genius handling ability, which is rare in the academic circle.It's just that this "big crocodile" knows what to do while looking at the world, and regards Zhu Jiahua as a rare confidant. With extraordinary courage, talent and domineering, he actively helps Zhu's plan school affairs and deal with various complicated matters .Under Fu's planning and leadership, the Faculty of Liberal Arts quickly recruited Wu Mei, Ding Shan, Luo Changpei, Gu Jiegang, Yang Zhensheng, He Siyuan, Wang Jingxi, Shang Chengzuo, and Ke Luoyulun (South Press: Gao Benhan, Bernhard Karlgren , 1889-1978, a famous Swedish sinologist), Shi Luguo (according to the south: Sergei Mikhailovich Shirokogorov, Russian anthropologist) and other celebrities in the academic circle at that time and big-name "sea turtles" served as professors or communication professors.As a result, Sun Yat-sen University became famous and prestige flourished.Sadly, such a good situation did not last long, and quickly declined due to personnel disputes.

The fierce dispute first unfolded between Lu Xun, Gu Jiegang and Fu Sinian. When Fu Sinian arrived at Sun Yat-sen University, Lu Xun was the director of academic affairs and the head of the Chinese Department of the school.Previously, Lu Xun had experienced the famous "female teachers' unrest" in Beiping, and started a scuffle with Chen Yuan (Xiying), Xu Zhimo and other modern critics. Being cursed, the relationship between the two broke down and gradually deteriorated.It is precisely because Chen Yuan, Xu Zhimo, and the Western "sea turtles" such as Hu Shi, whom Lu Xun believed to be the backstage boss, confronted them. The academics engaged in textual research in the room did not like it.What’s more, it was revealed that Lu Xun had “stealed” the Japanese scholar On Shioya’s “Introduction to Chinese Literature Speech”, and Gu Jiegang also held this view and talked about it with Chen Yuan.Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen immediately felt that it was a good opportunity to attack Lu Xun, so she wrote a letter of exposure, which was edited by Xu Zhimo and published in the "Morning News Supplement" on January 30, 1926.After seeing Chen Yuan's open letter, Lu Xun, who was very suspicious and bitter, reacted very violently, and immediately wrote a long article "Not a Letter" to refute it.For this reason, another debate was launched between Lu and Chen.During this debate, Lu Xun held a grudge against Chen Yuan, Xu Zhimo, and Hu Shi who was hiding behind him. At the same time, he also forged a sworn feud with Gu Jiegang, the "conspirator" he believed to be hiding behind.Until the "March 18th" tragedy happened, Lu Xun was arrested by the Beiyang government (Southern Press: During this period, Lu Xun published articles such as "Remembrance of Liu Hezhen"), and had to try to leave Beijing and go to the south for temporary shelter. On August 2, 1926, Lu Xun went to the Women's Normal University to collect his salary for the last time, and then bid farewell to this university that was soaked in his passion, blood and tears, and quietly disappeared.

Soon, Lu Xun was invited by his friend Lin Yutang to leave Beijing to teach at Xiamen University.Xu Guangping, a female student and girlfriend whom she met while teaching at the Women's Normal University, also went south with Lu Xun to work as the director of training at the Guangdong Provincial Women's Normal School in Guangzhou. Not long after Lu Xun arrived at Xiamen University, Gu Jiegang was also invited by Lin Yutang, then director of liberal arts and preparatory director of the Institute of Chinese Studies, to bid farewell to the post of editor of the Institute of the School of Arts of Peking University, and came to Xiamen University as a research professor and director of the Institute of Chinese Studies. Honorary Lecturer of the Department of Literature.When Lu Xun saw Gu's arrival, his eyes lit up, and soon the two turned into unequal enemies.In view of the intricate contradictions, Lu Xun, who vowed not to be with Gu Jiegang and others along the way, resigned and left Xiamen. He arrived at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou on January 18, 1927, as the dean of teaching affairs and the head of the Chinese Department.

After Fu Sinian was hired as the dean of liberal arts at Sun Yat-sen University, he gradually became disgusted with Lu Xun, so he urged to hire Gu Jiegang, a classmate and friend from Peking University, to teach at Sun Yat-sen University. He is an obstacle to the progress of the liberal arts."It is intended to overtake Lu Xun and remove obstacles.As soon as Lu Xun heard that Gu Jie was coming to CUHK, he knew it was a trap set up by Fu Sinian and others. He immediately became furious, and said to Fu Sinian who came to discuss, "If he comes, I'll go!" Unhappy, but Fu Sinian, with his daring style, resisted the huge pressure of Lu Xun, and finally invited Gu Jiegang into CUHK.Seeing that he had become a "big puppet", Lu Xun resigned and left Guangzhou on April 21, 1927, and took Xu Guangping to Shanghai to start a public cohabitation life.Gu Jiegang stayed on, and in addition to teaching at Sun Yat-sen University, he devoted most of his energy to co-chairing the Institute of Language History with Fu Sinian.

On May 9, 1927, the Central Political Conference of the Kuomintang decided to establish the Preparatory Office of the Academia Sinica, which is affiliated to the University of the Republic of China.Cai Yuanpei officially resigned from the post of president of Peking University (Jiang Menglin succeeded him) and became the dean of the National Government University College.Under the planning of Cai and Yang Xingfo, Director-General of the Preparatory Office of Academia Sinica, more than 30 preparatory committee members were hired, including Fu Sinian and Gu Jiegang.At that time, the Academia Sinica only set up four research institutes, which were directly and urgently related to the national economy and people's livelihood, including physical and chemical industry, social science, geology, and phenomena.At that time, there were no institutes of history, linguistics, or archaeology, and there was no project plan for the "Institute of Historical Linguistics".But the domineering Fu Sinian thought after some weighing that since it is the Academia Sinica, there should be disciplines in literature and history, otherwise it will be biased.Therefore, a group of "advanced people who are enthusiastic about literature and history" were assembled, with the rhetoric that "historical language research is particularly important; modern history and language disciplines are sciences", relying on the good relationship formed between Peking University and President Cai Yuanpei, Cai and Yang Xingfo Several decision-making figures launched a lobbying offensive, claiming that they can "borrow those who have achieved and will build in the Guangzhou Institute of Language History to form the Institute of Language History of the Academia Sinica".Fu Sinian was worthy of being the leader of Peking University students back then. With his special charm, superhuman intelligence and arrogance, he finally forced Cai Yuanpei and Yang Xingfo to submit and agreed to establish an academic institution in social sciences—the Institute of History and Language.As Fu boasted to the outside world: "This effort obviously succeeded very quickly."

At the end of March 1928, the preparatory committee of the Academia Sinica unanimously approved that "due to the importance of historical language research, it was decided to establish the Institute of Historical Linguistics in Guangzhou, and Fu Sinian, Gu Jiegang, and Yang Zhensheng were appointed as the standing preparatory committee members", with Fu Sinian as the head.The official establishment of this academic institution that "creates something out of nothing" (Fu Sinian's language) has attracted the attention of academics, even Hu Shi, who has great powers, was a little surprised, so he jokingly called Fu's "Second Rabbit Cave".

In April 1928, the Nationalist Government decided to change the Academia Sinica of the National University of the Republic of China to the National Academia Sinica, making it an independent research institution, appointing Cai Yuanpei as the president of the Academia Sinica, and Yang Xingfo as the director-general.The institutes and their first directors are as follows: Li Siguang from the Institute of Geology; Gao Lu from the Institute of Astronomy; Zhu Kezhen from the Institute of Meteorology; Ding Xie (Xi) Lin from the Institute of Physics; Wang Jin from the Institute of Chemistry; Zhou Ren from the Institute of Engineering; Yang Duanliu from the Institute of Social Sciences.

On October 14, 1928, the Institute of History and Linguistics of the Academia Sinica was officially established, and its location was located in Baiyuan, Dongshan, Guangzhou.Fu Sinian resigned from his teaching position at Sun Yat-sen University and was hired as the director of the Institute of History and Language, Academia Sinica.This choice is an important turning point in Fu Sinian's life journey, and it is also the coordinate system for the sudden emergence of Chinese historiography. What follows will be a great era of "opening up a new world of historiography". When the Institute of History and Language was established, the fate between Fu Sinian and Gu Jiegang was over, and cracks and conflicts began to appear.

On the surface, there is no special landmark event for future generations to judge the conflict between Fu and Gu. According to Gu Jiegang's daughter Gu Chao, the main reason is that the two have different personalities and ambitions.When Gu and Fu were classmates at Peking University, they talked about their ideals and aspirations. Gu said that the strongest was the desire for knowledge, and Fu Sinian said that the strongest was the desire for politics.Both of them have strong personalities. Fu Sinian is knowledgeable and talented, and he really wants to become a leader in the academic world and make a great cause.But with a bad temper and full of domineering, he wanted to subdue Gu Shi in every way and obey his orders.Gu Jiegang, on the other hand, was devoted to his own knowledge, stubborn by nature, and did not follow Fu Sinian's style. He once claimed that he could only do what he wanted to do, and could not follow anyone's orders.As a result, the relationship between the two became more and more rigid, and finally led to a situation where they could not cooperate.

In February 1929, when the leaders of Sun Yat-sen University, Dai Jitao and Zhu Jiahua, were away, Gu Jiegang quietly left Guangzhou with his family and returned to Peiping.In September of the same year, he was hired by Yenching University as a professor of history.Later, Gu Jiegang sent letters to Dai Jitao and Zhu Jiahua respectively, formally resigning from his teaching position at Sun Yat-sen University.Since then, Gu Jiegang has completely left CUHK, and CUHK has lost Gu Jiegang.However, Fu and Gu are far and wide, they meet and disperse from time to time, but they are so close to each other, they don't support each other, and they never work together again for the rest of their lives.Later, Fu Sinian succeeded Hu Shi to set up a liberal arts research institute at Peking University. He wanted to renew his old relationship with Gu Jiegang and hired Gu as a professor at the Peking University research institute. Conquer the disgrace.Fu Sinian was so annoyed by the loss of face that he jumped into a rage and wrote a letter mocking Gu Jiegang: "What is there to love about Yanjing? Why is it preparing for the country's subjugation first?" After reading the letter, Gu Jiegang ignored it and satirized it in his diary. Said: "I entered Yanjing for meritorious deeds and crimes. After a hundred years, I will have my own public evaluation, so there is no need to argue. Chinese schools also employ many foreign teachers. Is it true that foreign teachers are also preparing for the country's subjugation?" Since then, I have never looked back.After Gu Jie left, Fu Sinian, the director of the Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica, began to use his arrogance and superhuman ability to recruit talents everywhere, and he first set his sights on the two mentors of the Tsinghua Academy of Chinese Studies, Chen Yinke and Zhao Yuanren.