Chapter 35 Section 2 The Cause of Liang Siyong's Illness

Due to sailing on the water in winter, Fu Sinian's ship traveled slowly, turbulent and turbulent for five consecutive days, and finally arrived at Chestnut Au, Lizhuang on the morning of December 7, 1941.As soon as I entered the house, I felt dizzy and weak. When I checked my blood pressure, the mercury column suddenly jumped up, breaking all previous records.Facing the exacerbation of high blood pressure, he had to take a lot of medicine and fell into a drowsy sleep for two days before he got better.When Fu Sinian got up from the bed, walked out of the house unsteadily, and stood on the top of Chinli Ao, stretching his muscles and bones.Looking at the rolling Yangtze River flowing eastward, there is a feeling of "a few days in the mountains, a thousand years in the world".At this time, the Pearl Harbor incident had already broken out. On the same day that President Roosevelt delivered a speech, the Chinese government declared war on Germany, Italy, and Japan!

Subsequently, more than 20 countries including Britain, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Free France, and Poland declared war on Germany, Italy, and Japan.The soul-stirring Second World War broke out in an all-round way. With the formation of the World Anti-Fascist Alliance, according to the suggestion of US President Roosevelt, on December 22, Chiang Kai-shek sent a telegram to the Kuomintang Du Yuming's Fifth Army, Gan Lichu's Sixth Army, and Zhang Zhen's 66th Army to organize Luo Zhuoying and Du Yuming as the chief and deputy commanders. The Chinese Expeditionary Force entered Burma to cooperate with the British Army in fighting against Japan.For the first time, the Chinese army went out of the country in a strategic offensive posture, and joined forces with the Allied Powers to attack the Japanese army.

On December 23, Chiang Kai-shek convened a meeting of military representatives from China, the United States, Britain and other countries at his official residence in Chongqing, and delivered a meaningful speech on the situation in the Pacific War: "At the beginning of the war between Japan and the United States, Japan went to war without declaring war. The United States suffered unexpected heavy losses... If our country can continue to strive for self-improvement in the future after the War of Resistance, the danger will be over half. In the past, the United States restricted Japan and did not allow it to go south (according to the south: Southeast Asian countries) and advancing north (according to the south: Soviet Russia). , but do not oppose its westward advance (southern press: China). Today, the crisis of Japan's full-scale invasion of China no longer exists!" Generalissimo Jiang's remarks reminded the Chinese staff that the United States, which was the most powerful check and balance against Japan, not only They watched the fire from the other side, and also hinted that the Japanese army would burn the flames of war to the impoverished, weak and disaster-ridden China in order to preserve their vested interests in Southeast Asia.Faced with the Japanese invaders step by step and the Chinese military and civilians fighting against the enemy alone for four and a half years, the arduous years of the war of resistance, all the military and political officials present were full of sadness and burst into tears.

The international war situation is obviously developing in a direction that is beneficial to China, but Lizhuang, as a remote place, remains the same as before, and no obvious changes can be seen. All locals and "downstream people" are still threatened by war and living in extreme extremes. Difficult to live in the shadow of scarcity. Prior to this, Dong Zuobin, the acting director of the Institute of History and Philology, was exhausted by all kinds of complicated affairs. He hoped that Fu Sinian would return to Li Zhuang to take charge of the government as soon as possible. It is not difficult to see his urgency from his letter to Fu. On May 21, 1941, Dong Zuobin called Fu Sinian, asking "whether you will come to Li in advance, and make preparations in the present"; on August 9, he sent another call: "The brother's apartment is completed, and the younger brother will move in. Guard the door for the brother, and wait for the return home." "; On August 27, Fu Sinian wrote to Dong Zuobin from Chongqing, saying that he would return to Lizhuang in the near future, and sent a letter saying: "I have been introduced by Mr. Ling Chunsheng, Rui Yifu, and Dong Zuobin. The two suites on the east side of the auditorium are lent to me to live in. I am also willing to contribute money to repair the five small rooms of the warehouse as a token of friendship. Make this document, attach a list of materials for the repair of the warehouse, and pray for it.” September 22, Dong Zuobin wrote to Fu Sinian again, telling him: "Brother's house is generally usable after decoration, and my younger brother works here to show that his house is useful..." And so on.

The house Dong Zuobin mentioned was a small place called Osmanthus Au specially reserved for Fu Sinian.This place is located on a small hillside, tens of meters away from the paddy fields of the Zhang Family Courtyard in Chin Li Ao. The footings are built of stones, much higher than the paddy fields, and the view is relatively wide.In this seemingly independent place but also connected with the Zhang Family Courtyard as a whole, several houses form a courtyard, with lush forests and bamboos in the front and rear of the houses, and the scenery is elegant and unique.After Fu Sinian's family moved in, they were very satisfied.Many years later, Yu Dacai described: "It was a paradise with beautiful water and bright mountains and pleasant scenery. We built half of Lushan Mountain and overlooked the Yangtze River...During the few years in Lizhuang, Meng Zhen was at home less often and often went to Chongqing. Anxiety, only in the crisis of the country's survival."

This narrative is very different from the descriptions of Liang Sicheng, Lin Huiyin and his wife, Liang Zaibing, Liang Congjie and others.In the eyes of the Liang family, this is a remote, desolate, lonely "truly backcountry". Apart from the damp, cold, and simple farmhouses, there are rats and bedbugs crawling around in the house. (Lin Huiyin's language).In the eyes of Fu Sinian and his wife, in addition to the environment like a "Xanadu", the living conditions are also as Fu Sinian said in a letter to Hu Shi: "Both are a good house." From a macro perspective, the housing conditions of the Liang family and the Fu family are basically the same. Quite the same, or even the Liang family in Shangba Moonfield is even better. The reason for the world-wide differences mainly depends on their respective moods and attitudes towards life in the face of suffering.In fact, before and after Fu Sinian came to Lizhuang, his physical and living conditions were no better than those of the Liang family, which can be clearly discerned from Yu Dacai’s memories:

Over the years, Meng Zhen has been busy with official duties and worried about the country. He has suffered from high blood pressure for many years, dizziness, ruptured blood vessels in the fundus, and his condition is serious.As a last resort, I borrowed a house to live temporarily in the mountains in the suburbs of (Chongqing) to recuperate from illness.At that time, he was dying in bed, facing danger, mourning his life and worrying about the world, and in a very bad mood, he couldn't see the smile he often hung on the corner of his mouth. It was a time of poverty and sorrow.Meng Zhen was seriously ill, and the children couldn't eat enough.When it is sunny, there are often groups of enemy planes in the sky, dropping countless bombs.Occasionally, it rains heavily outside the porch, and I am afraid to see the smoke in the distant trees and the gloomy clouds, so I dare not lean on the railing alone.

I remember once, three or five friends, regardless of the long distance, went up the mountain to explore.Meng Zhen asked me to stay for a light meal, but in addition to half a jar of rice in the kitchen, there is only a handful of water spinach.I hurried downstairs and borrowed 100 yuan from Mr. Han of the Water Conservancy Association, and sold food to entertain guests (I don’t know Mr. Han, except that he was a classmate of Meng Zhen at Peking University, but I don’t know him well).That was the only time in my life that I ever borrowed money from anyone. One month later, I had already paid off the debt, and casually told Meng Zhen about this matter as a joke.Unexpectedly, he let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile:

"This is really the so-called poor and lowly couples. When I recover from illness, I will work hard to write articles and earn more manuscript fees. I will never let you borrow money from others. I am so ashamed!" I regretted my slip of the tongue, but unexpectedly The jokes actually aroused his emotions, because he is often worried about the difficulties of the country, but he is never at a loss when it comes to personal life! As soon as Meng Zhen recovered from his illness, we moved to Lizhuang. Fu Sinian went to Lizhuang to rest for a while, and his soaring hypertension gradually improved, but Lin Huiyin's condition on the other side of the mountain still showed no signs of recovery.What's more serious is that Liang Siyong, Liang Sicheng's younger brother, one of the most important pillars of the Institute of History and Philology, was already seriously ill at this time, and his life was in danger.

When Fu Sinian walked out of Chestnut Au and came to the residence of the Moonfield Construction Society in Shangba, Lizhuang, full of sweat, and saw Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin, he was not too surprised by Lin's condition. He heard that Liang Siyong's condition was so serious , it was unexpected, horrifying and disturbing. When Shiyu was located in Kunming, Liang Siyong once complained that the weather here was not too cold or too hot, which made people not aggressive at all, and the working conditions were not good.The weather in Sichuan can be hot or cold, people will be more energetic and less dull, so "when Rui Yifu found a house in Lizhuang, Liang Siyong was very supportive of moving."According to Liang Siyong's thinking, perhaps he could get more energy and do more work when he arrived in Sichuan. Therefore, after arriving in Lizhuang, although he suffered a lot on the road, he was in good spirits and had a lot of fun before and after running.When most of the staff of the Institute of History and Philology moved to the Zhang family compound in Chinli Ao on the outskirts of Lizhuang, Liang Siyong considered that the environment on the mountain might be unfavorable to his health, so he moved into Luo Nankai’s house at No. 8 Yangjie, Lizhuang Town. in the small courtyard.

Luo Nankai was born as a scholar. At that time, he was the secretary of the Lizhuang Party Committee of the Kuomintang. He had a higher level of thought and vision than ordinary local aborigines.Since Liang Siyong moved in with his wife Li Fuman and daughter Liang Baiyou, the relationship between the two parties has become more and more harmonious.The Luo family planted nearly 300 pots of orchids. Seeing that Liang Siyong was relatively weak and suffering from bronchitis-like symptoms, when spring came, Luo Nankai ordered his family to move dozens of pots of high-quality orchids to Liang, No. 8 Yangjie. The courtyard of a home is not only convenient for viewing, but also to improve the environment and adjust the air.When Liang Siyong looked at the green orchids in the courtyard and smelled the tangy fragrance while he was working hard, he felt an indescribable joy in his heart.Liang Sicheng, who was in the moon field of Shangba on the outskirts of Lizhuang Town, often visited his younger brother's family at No. 8 Yangjie. Luo Nankai and Liang Sicheng gradually became acquainted and became good friends.At that time, the Luo family also opened a "Qi Lai Farm", with a vegetable field of more than 100 mu. From spring to autumn, whenever fresh vegetables came to the field, the Luo family always specially selected two portions, and one was given to Liang. Siyong, a copy was given to Liang Sicheng's family to help them live a difficult life.The Liang family brothers have been in Lizhuang for nearly six years, and they have maintained this kind of family relationship with the Luo family. Liang Siyong made his home in Lizhuang Town, and his life was more convenient. Because of his office in Chinli Ao on the mountain where Shiyu was located, he had to climb more than 500 steps to go up and down the mountain, which was extremely hard work. The way to live, to go down the mountain and go home to rest on Saturdays, is to stay at home in the town every two nights and one day a week.At that time, Liang Siyong was in good health, and his enthusiasm for work was quite high. "When I was on the mountain, I was busy working day and night. Although it was the work in the research room, the degree of desperation did not reduce the spirit of field work." Since 1934, after the publication of China's first special report on archaeology, "Chengziya", compiled and published by Shiyu Institute, it has received rave reviews from the academic circles.Encouraged by it, Fu Sinian, Li Ji and others began to prepare for the compilation and publication of the excavation report "Xiaotun" in Anyang Yin Ruins. In the autumn of 1934, when Liang Siyong presided over the excavation in the northwest hill of the Yin Ruins, it happened that the excavation in Xiaotun came to an end from the first to the ninth, and he started to compile the excavation report.Inspired by the method of writing Chengziya’s report, Liang Siyong planned to put an end to his work on Xibeigang, which he presided over, and then do indoor tidying up. Others can preside over the excavation of other sites, so that both field and indoor work can be done.After the report is completed, go to do fieldwork.Such a cycle goes on and on, sites are continuously excavated, and reports are continuously published, and China's archaeological cause will experience a grand occasion of healthy development.Unfortunately, a gunshot from Lugou Bridge shattered this brilliant dream.Before the Anti-Japanese War, Liang Siyong only wrote two articles, "Short Notes on the Excavation of Hougang" and "Xiaotun Longshan and Yangshao".These two articles alone have attracted widespread attention and praise from the academic circles. "At that time, they were all considered to be epoch-making contributions to Chinese archaeology, which determined the level of prehistoric culture in the Central Plains." In his first summer in Lizhuang, Liang Siyong was as energetic as before. During the daytime, he played table tennis in a vest and shorts to keep healthy.Quite different from the climate in Kunming that Liang Siyong complained about, Lizhuang is sultry in summer and cold in winter, which can be called irritating.It's just that this kind of stimulation was a little too much. Not only was it hot and sweaty at night, but mosquitoes came to bite him in groups. This kind of climate was extremely unfavorable to his body.In the early summer of the second year, Liang Siyong fell ill. Not only could he no longer work in the fields, but he almost lost his life. It is said that "frozen three feet, not a day's cold", the local climate is one of the reasons for Liang Siyong's illness, but Liang himself had a serious illness, and his illness began when the Yin Ruins were excavated. In the spring of 1931, 27-year-old Liang Siyong came to Yinxu to participate in the work of the archaeological excavation team of the Institute of History and Philology, from which he discovered and correctly divided the famous "Three Layers of Hougang". In 1932, he caught a cold during an excavation in the field. Due to the intense field excavation and hard life, Liang Siyong traveled back and forth, unable to leave the construction site, and his illness was not controlled in time.After a few days of high fever, which turned into severe severe pleurisy, he was hurriedly transferred to Peking Union Medical College Hospital for treatment.Due to the delay in the best time for treatment, Liang Siyong's chest and ribs began to have a large amount of suppurative water, and Dr. Xiehe took out four bottles of beer-colored water from his chest cavity.After increasing the dosage of medication and trying various methods of treatment, the condition was stabilized.At that time, Liang Siyong's wife, Li Fuman, was pregnant and stayed by her husband's bedside day and night to take care of her.Liang Siyong's sudden serious illness did not gradually improve until the end of 1932, but he failed to fully recover, and it left a potential hidden danger in the years to come. In 1934, Liang Siyong once again participated in the field archaeological excavation in the south of Houjiazhuang and Tongle Village in Yinxu, Anyang, and then presided over the excavation in the northwest hill of Houjiazhuang in Yinxu in 1935.It was also during this excavation that Liang Siyong and Xia Nai, two giants with far-reaching influence in the history of Chinese archaeology, met unexpectedly.Regarding the situation of this meeting, after 20 years, Xia Nai recalled: "The first time I did field work with Mr. Liang was in the spring of 1935 in the Northwest Hill of Houjiazhuang, Anyang. Although it happened 20 years ago, but in The impression is still vivid in my mind. That was also our first meeting. Mr. Liang was just over 30 years old at that time, not long after recovering from pleurisy. With a slender figure and pale complexion, it seems that his body has not fully recovered But on the construction site, he was working like a dragon. His selfless work spirit made him completely forget the fragility of his body. During the day, he rode a bicycle to run around the construction sites. He always pays attention to and solves the new phenomena and problems that emerge during the excavation. Sometimes he goes down to the pit to do it himself, and sometimes he instructs assistants to do it in detail. The area of ​​work covered tens of thousands of square meters, It is divided into five or six areas, but Mr. Liang is there almost everywhere. More than 400 workers and more than a dozen assistants, under his leadership, work in an orderly manner, like a flexible machine In the evening under the oil lamp, he sometimes talked with the assistants of the work team about the new discoveries in the day's excavation, sometimes consulted the field record books of each person, sometimes watched the assistants peel flowers and bones, sorted out the unearthed objects that day, and sometimes talked with them Discussing new issues—that’s why I often stay up late at night.” After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Liang Siyong, Li Ji and others organized the whole staff to carry supplies from Changsha to Kunming via Guilin and Haiphong, Vietnam. Due to the soaring prices and unable to make ends meet, his wife Li Fuman, who accompanied Liang Siyong in exile to Kunming, had to live on both sides of the street. Setting up a street stall turned into a rare piece of clothing among sellers who struggled to survive.According to Wu Liming, Liang Siyong’s niece, when Liang Siyong’s family evacuated from Changsha to Kunming and made a detour to Haiphong, Vietnam, their 5-year-old daughter, Liang Baiyou, saw a doll imitating the design of a popular American child star in the store. ——Shirley Temple, so she turned around in front of the counter and refused to leave, and asked her mother Li Fuman to buy it.Life was very poor at that time, but the Liangs couldn't bear to hurt their children, so they bought it.This doll spent a happy and unforgettable time with the young Liang Baiyou in Kunming, and gave her great comfort to her young heart in the Southwest during the war.What is unbearable to recall is that in the winter of 1940, when Liang Siyong and his family were about to move to Lizhuang with the Institute of History and Philology, life at home was really difficult. Li Fuman reluctantly caressed his daughter’s doll for more than two years—the lovely Xiu Lan Temple sold it to the daughter of a wealthy businessman for 18 yuan.Faced with this sudden "catastrophe", Liang Baiyou, who was only 7 years old, cried unceasingly, leaving a long-lasting and unforgettable pain in his young heart. After arriving in Lizhuang, Liang Siyong began to write the excavation report on the Northwest Hill of the Yin Ruins before the Anti-Japanese War, and had the ambition to "complete it in one go".This report began to be written when Nanjing retreated to Changsha, and Liang Siyong produced specimens and sorted them out whenever he had the opportunity.When I was in Kunming, I had gone through all the unearthed ancient relics in Xibeigang, wrote down the main points, and had a rough outline of the content organization of the report, and the completion seemed to be just around the corner.It is a pity that God failed to fulfill his wish, and within a few months, Liang Siyong began to fall ill. On October 16, 1941, Liang Siyong wrote a letter to Li Ji who was on a business trip in Chongqing to report the work of the three groups, and talked about his own illness by the way. The letter said: 1. Technician Zhang Manxijun had resigned at the end of last month due to poor grades after the probationary period expired.The seats of the three groups of draftsmen were left empty.Brother please take the exam in Chongqing.Regarding the qualifications, my brother’s opinion: education is not required; the age is around 25 years old or younger, it is better to be younger; being able to draw and take pictures is the best choice; drawing is mainly black and ink with pen and ink (especially lines); must be able to sketch and machine painting.Each of the three groups of reports has roughly reached the stage of drawing the blueprints. The need for such technicians is very urgent; After He Yue finished, it was impossible to estimate.The three sets of plotting tasks that are currently accumulated cannot be completed by a few people in a short period of time; for this recruitment, it would be better if the Institute can recruit two people.If there are two persons, at least one of them must be able to take pictures at the same time. 2. The arrangement of the utensils in Xibeigang is scheduled to be completed by the end of October.Today, on the 22nd of last month, and from the 8th to the 10th of this month, my brother suffered from stomach problems four times. From the 8th to the 10th, he could hardly eat and drink. He went down the mountain and went home to recuperate. The delay was about half a month, and the completion date was delayed. mid november.After the utensils are sorted out, the editing of the report will begin.For mechanical work such as statistical tabulation and indexing in the report, it is proposed to ask the Institute to assign a special person to assist. It can be seen from the letter that at this time Liang Siyong was still able to persist in his work despite his illness, and worked tirelessly on writing the excavation report on the Northwest Hill of the Yin Ruins.But with the coming of winter, Liang Siyong's lung disease recurred again, and it was fierce and developed rapidly. Liang claimed that it was a "blitzkrieg", which greatly threatened his life.At this juncture of life and death, Fu Sinian rushed from Chongqing to Lizhuang.