Chapter 17 Section 1 Farewell to Tsinghua University

In the winter of 1948, Mei Yiqi resolutely took the opportunity to go south under the artillery fire of the PLA's siege. He first arrived in Nanjing, then transferred to Shanghai for Hong Kong, and then went from France to the United States until he "returned to the island of Tianheng". What kind of state of mind did Mrs. Mei have in those days, how could she bear to leave Tsinghua University, where his glory and dreams embodies, like a lonely knight without looking back?On this point, Mei herself did not leave any words of recollection, while the recollections of her relatives, friends and disciples are mostly fragmented, with different versions.According to the memories of Yuan Suishan, who graduated from the Civil Engineering Department of Southwest Associated University in 1938, Mei Yiqi and his wife Han Yonghua passed by Hong Kong in 1955 and took the initiative to tell him about the situation when they left Peiping. With a very short notice, I was put on a plane and flew to Nanjing before I could do anything. At that time, I was reluctant and did not want to leave Tsinghua University. I thought that even if the Communist Party came, it would do nothing to me. I never forget Tsinghua University."

Yuan's statement is obviously too absurd and bizarre, almost a lie, and it is not credible.So what is the truth?As the saying goes, there is a shadow when a dragon walks, and there is wind when a tiger walks.No matter how mysterious and complicated Mei Yiqi's departure and his motives are, there are always clues and traces to be found, because after all, he lives in a social group, and he is also the head of a well-known university and a great educator. , Words and deeds at least leave good fortune among Tsinghua colleagues and close friends.Let’s look at the memories of the following people—Liang Sicheng and Liang Congjie, the son of Lin Huiyin: In the winter of 1947, his mother was hospitalized for a major nephrectomy, and his father, who was lecturing in the United States and participating in the design of the United Nations Building, rushed back to take care of her.On Christmas Eve, my sister and I suddenly received an invitation from the principal of Tsinghua University, Mei Yiqi, to celebrate the holidays with our siblings at their home.But when we went, we found that there were only two little "guests" of us, and Principal Mei didn't speak, so we seemed very restrained.Soon, I heard that President Mei flew out of Beijing from the Dongdan temporary airport in the city.He invited us siblings, maybe it was intentional to say goodbye to our parents?

Wu Zelin, dean of Tsinghua University after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War: Before he left, one morning, I forgot which day, he drove out at the door, and I just walked in, his car stopped, I asked him first, How about it?I heard you are leaving?He said, I will definitely go, and I will go to protect Tsinghua's fund.If I don't leave, I have no way to protect this fund.The last two sentences were a flash of his mind, very tense.After arriving in Shanghai, he passed me a letter once, and he never contacted me again. Mei Yiqi's friend and physicist Li Shuhua: In December and a half of the 37th year of the Republic of China, Beiping was suddenly besieged by the Communist army, and neither Xiyuan nor Nanyuan airports could be used.The construction of a temporary airport started in Beiping City, and a north-south runway was made using the playground outside the wall on the east side of Dongjiaomin Lane and the east side of East Chang'an Avenue.On the evening of December 20, the government sent the first plane to Peiping to pick up people and landed at the temporary airport.In the early morning of the 21st, Yue Han, Mr. Yuan Shouhe (Tongli) and Mrs. Yuan and I boarded the plane with a little carry-on luggage and flew to Nanjing.This was almost fourteen years ago.

Mei Yiqi's wife Han Yonghua: On the eve of the liberation of Beijing, my eldest son-in-law was abroad. I was afraid that my eldest daughter Zu Bin would be separated from her husband for a long time, so I discussed with Mr. Mei and decided that I would send Zu Bin out.On November 28, 1948, I took Zu Bin and her two children on a plane with relatives (according to: General Wei Lihuang) to leave Beijing and fly to Guangzhou, and then transferred to Hong Kong shortly thereafter. At the home of Zu Bin's lover's brother-in-law. At that time, Mr. Mei was still in Beijing, and he was running around in and out of the city for school affairs.On the afternoon of December 14th, he went to the city to do business. When Beijing was besieged, he was blocked in the city. He never returned to Tsinghua University.The Nanjing Kuomintang government came to pick up people by plane one after another, and he left on the last plane.Later, Mr. Mei traveled from Nanjing to Hong Kong via Shanghai, where he met a French friend and asked him to attend a United Nations meeting in Geneva.In this way, Mr. Mei left mainland China.

In addition, I read in the Guangzhou newspaper that so-and-so is leaving, and it is that Principal Mei is still taking care of the students from the inside out.Later, I heard that after entering the city, the exit permit was invalidated, and he lived in the Beijing Hotel. At that time, the airport in Nanyuan was blown up, and the runway was being repaired in Dongdan. There was a plane going to Nanjing. He caught up with Mei Yiqi, who was still in Beijing. He and Hua Luogeng took that plane to Nanjing.After arriving in Nanjing, he went to Shanghai again. Li Zongren was in Nanjing at that time.We met in Hong Kong, I went to Hong Kong from Guangzhou, and he went to Hong Kong from Nanjing and Shanghai.I asked him, why didn't you bring Zu Fen, and he said he was studying, a student, it doesn't matter, I can't go back to Tsinghua, if I can go out of the city, I still have to go out of the city.

The diary of Pu Jiangqing, acting director of the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University at the time: On December 14, 1948, "It is said that Lin Biao's troops rushed from Shahe and Qinghe last night, and retreated due to the fierce artillery fire of the Kuomintang army. They turned to the west and attacked the newly trained Kuomintang army in Taiwan. , so the area around Tsinghua Park was quiet again. In the afternoon, there was news that the school had prepared a truck, and female family members of the same family who wanted to go to the city could take a ride, and it was limited to female family members. Before four o'clock, many people crowded outside the gate of the inner school, and they were in a panic. Principal Mei In the city, the car returned to school at 11 o'clock this morning, brought money, and paid at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. This time my salary was nearly 1,000 yuan in gold coupons. ... There was no light at night, so I went to bed early. I heard the sound of guns, in the south. The cannons at the Meteorological Observatory have been removed (according to the South: The Kuomintang army installed them in Tsinghua). It is said that President Mei negotiated in the city. They were first withdrawn in the Yuanmingyuan and then withdrawn to the city.” On December 16, “Traffic in the city was cut off. There is no email or phone call. It is reported that Hu Shi and his wife have already flown to Beijing. Mr. Yin Ke has also made the trip, but his family members are still staying. Mei Gong seems to have not yet made the trip, and the blackboard reported that the government wants Mei Gong to fly to Beijing. Originally left leaning, they longed to be liberated, and the few became indifferent. The extreme rightists who were professors and colleagues originally wanted to go, but now they can’t go, and the majority have become indifferent.”… The Communist Army also cut off Pingjin Road, and the Central Army has There is no way out, and the city of Beiping is trapped. ...The banknotes of the Great Wall Bank used by the Communist Army appeared.

On December 24th, "The faculty meeting was held at ten o'clock in the morning. Proposal 2 was passed: 1. Retain President Mei, please continue to serve the school;... In the evening, I went to Feng Zhisheng's house to participate in drafting the letter to retain President Mei. Mr. went to the city on business on the 13th, returned to school at noon on the 14th, and went to the city again in the afternoon. After that, the traffic was blocked and he stayed in the city. He has not left the city. Radio message, Sun Kexin Pavilion list, Mei's head of the Ministry of Education. The student union unanimously persuaded them to stay, saying that the Nanjing government is about to collapse, and that celebrities should not be "buried". The faculty association also unanimously persuaded them to stay. Although we drafted the wording carefully, according to Mr. Feng's information, Mr. Mei has already flown to Beijing this Tuesday. It’s a matter of form. Forgive me, Mr. Mei also has difficulties.”

On December 30th, "yesterday was President Mei's 60th birthday. It was originally planned to present a frame of oil portrait, with birthday greetings (written by Mr. Feng Gong) and an inscription on the oil portrait (written by Mr. Zhang Zigao), in a booklet signed by everyone. Later. Mr. Mei has already left, which is quite a pity. The brochure is still being circulated, and I will sign it later." Mei Yiqi's secretary Shen Gangru: In December 1948, the War of Liberation approached the suburbs of Beiping, and fierce gunshots could be heard in Tsinghua University.On Monday the 13th, the sound of gunfire became closer and closer, and the school decided to suspend classes from the afternoon.In the past few days, the principals have gone to the city in the afternoon to discuss contingency measures with the principals of the major schools in the city.On the afternoon of the 14th, the principal called me to his home and handed me a package of stocks and deeds (this was handed over by the descendants of Lu Muzhai, who co-founded the Institute of Mathematics with Tsinghua University for use as funds), and asked me to sort it out. Copy a list.In addition, I was asked to hand over a gold dollar and a gold bar to the cashier team for safekeeping.After explaining clearly, the principal drove into the city alone.The area around Huangzhuang was liberated that night, and the principal could not return. Since then, Principal Mei has left us.

Mei Yiqi’s Tsinghua colleague Ye Qisun: On the eve of liberation in 1948, Mei Yiqi told me to establish a Tsinghua base in Fujian. Beijing was liberated very quickly, but this matter was not completed.Regarding Tsinghua’s fund issue, I asked Mei Yiqi to keep a fund account for himself on the eve of liberation, and I wanted to go to Nanjing with him when Beijing was liberated. Chen Daisun, Mei Yiqi’s colleague at Tsinghua University: At the end of 1948, I remember that I was still in class, and then I heard a thunderbolt and a clatter.After class, I went to find Principal Mei in the afternoon. He was about to leave for the city. He told me, "I'm going to the city now to get some money, because the school is out of money. Get some money to let me go. All the teachers, students and staff will spend this period of time. I will be back soon after I take the money.” But he did not come back that night, and it was later heard that he had gone to Nanjing.Later, Ye Qisun told me that Principal Mei went to the city, took the money, and got out by car to Xizhimen, which was closed.At that time, Xizhimen was closed every night, at around 10 o'clock, but there was an exit pass, and Tsinghua also had a triple single exit pass.If you have an exit permit, you can open this Xizhimen to come out, and you can apply for it at any time.But on that day, the exit permit was invalid, and he was not allowed to come out, so he went back to the city.After staying at Hu Shi's house, after a day or two, Hu said, "You don't have to go back, come with me!"So he left with Hu Shi.

Mei Yiqi's secretary Zhao Gengyang: On December 10, Tsinghua University made a decision to suspend classes on the 13th.The next day, Mei called Shen Gangru, the secretary of the principal's office, to his residence, and handed in a package of stocks and deeds, which were funded by the descendants of Tianjin Lu Muzhai and Tsinghua University to jointly run the Institute of Mathematics; he also handed over a gold dollar and a gold bar in his custody root.Into the city for a meeting in the afternoon.Answering the phone in the city at night, I learned that the People's Liberation Army has occupied the western suburbs of Beiping, and the road from Xishan to Xizhimen has also been closed. On the 15th, a large number of People's Liberation Army officially announced the siege of the city. Mei could not return to the school. She informed by phone and asked the school affairs meeting to take over the school affairs.Therefore, "Mr. has been separated from Tsinghua University for 13 years as a teacher and 17 years as a principal. For many years, he has been haunted by dreams and has never been able to return to his life."

Cai Lin, Mei Yiqi's assistant: In the winter of 1937, the situation in Beiping was urgent. The Ministry of Education sent a special plane to pick up Mr. Mei from the south. At that time, Sun Zhesheng was forming a cabinet. The news reporter said in a conversation: "If you don't come out, you will feel sorry for your friends in the south. When you come, you will become an official, and you can't explain to your friends in the north." From the memories of the above-mentioned relevant personnel, we can see an outline, which is: Mei had a long period of ideological activities and preparations before leaving Peiping, and finally made up her mind to leave Ping for Beijing.As for what Liang Congjie said about Mei's good intentions to bid farewell to Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin, it may be true, but Liang's statement that this happened in 1947 seems inaccurate. Checking the "Lin Huiyin Chronicle" shows that Lin Huiyin's condition deteriorated this summer. , requiring nephrectomy, Liang Sicheng changed his plan to travel to the United States and returned to China early. In early October, Lin Huiyin entered Beiping Xisi Pailou Central Hospital for surgery. On December 24, Lin Huiyin underwent surgery at Baitasi Hospital.Before the operation, Lin was worried that the operation would fail, so he wrote to his American friend Fei Weimei: "Goodbye, dear Weimei! It would be great if you could suddenly break into my room and bring a pot of flowers, a bunch of nonsense and laughter As a result, the operation was very successful, and after Lin Huiyin was discharged from the hospital, he returned to Tsinghua Garden to recuperate and work at the same time until his death in 1955.This fact shows that there is still almost a full year before Lin's hospitalization for surgery before the People's Liberation Army besieges the city. It is impossible for Mei to make preparations to abandon Tsinghua University so early. or the time and facts are both wrong, because if the time is put in 1948, it does not coincide with Lin's hospitalization for surgery. Only Liang Congjie himself can make a reasonable statement about this matter.The memories of other people, except for what Mei said when she left, cannot be verified, or there is no circumstantial evidence to support it. The time, place, and progress of things from Tsinghua Garden and Beiping are basically the same, only once. Chen Daisun, former dean of Tsinghua University Law School.At the meeting to commemorate Mei Yiqi held by Tsinghua University in October 1980, it was said that Mei lived in Hu Shi's home in the city and flew to Nanjing with Hu. He Jieren, the former director of the Tsinghua Party Committee Office who attended the same meeting, questioned it on the spot.He said: "According to a material published in Taiwan, Mr. Mei did not live in Hu Shi's house after he entered the city. Someone told Mr. Mei that there was a plane picking up Hu Shi at Nanyuan Airport. Would you like to go together? It is said that Mr. Mei said, no I didn’t leave the one who picked me up. Later, I took another Kuomintang plane to pick up the professor.” He’s statement is undoubtedly correct, but there is no need to use Taiwan’s materials to prove it. At that time, "Shenbao" and other media reports showed the truth.Zhang Qijun, a young friend of Mei Yiqi from Tsinghua University, made this truth even clearer.Zhang said: "In the winter of 1937, when the communist army besieged Beiping City, I was lucky enough to leave Peiping with Mr. Mei Yiqi on the plane transported by the government to pick up the professor. According to Zhang Qijun, the general process of Mei Yiqi's departure is: on December 19, she learned about Dongdan The temporary airport in the playground was repaired, and the government plane came to pick up the professor.In the evening, Mei Yiqi, the president of Peking Normal University, Yuan Dunli and other academic leaders, as well as a small number of professors who received the first shipment, gathered in the office of Mr. Zheng Tianting, secretary-general of Peking University, to discuss the next day's southward flight.In view of the chaotic situation when Hu Shifei left, everyone advocated to organize in an orderly manner, with Mei as the leader, and the youngest Zhang Qijun in charge of running errands.At the same time, it was stipulated that a part of the postal slips should be signed by Mei and Yuan, and stamped by Zheng Tianting and Zhang Qijun, which would be counted as temporary air tickets and boarded on the basis of tickets.Zhang said: "In addition to Mr. Mei and himself, this batch of take-off included Li Shuhua, Zhang Yi, Yang Wuzhi (Yang Zhenning's father), Dun Futang, Zhao Meibo...etc. Sir, the next day I will come to the airport temporarily for some reason, and I have to make up for someone else, Mrs. Liang Shiqiu is the one who made up for this batch of flights.) After the plan was completed, everyone gathered at the Beijing Hotel in the morning of the 20th and waited for the flight. Due to the fog in Nanjing, we could not take off. , everyone stayed at the Beijing Hotel for another night, took off at noon on the 21st, and arrived in Nanjing in the evening." When He Jieren questioned Chen Daisun's statement at the meeting, he mentioned that Mei Yiqi once said that the plane sent by Nanjing "I will not go if it is not to pick me up", Zhang Qijun seems to be quite clear and has such a description: What moved me the most was his meticulous spirit in the face of difficulties.A few days before Mr. Mei left Pingping, I happened to visit Mr. Hu Shizhi, and I happened to know that Mr. Hu was about to leave Peiping on a special plane picked up by the government.So I bid farewell and went home, silently wishing Mr. Hu a smooth trip.In the evening, it was learned that Mr. Hu and his entourage could not make the trip due to the artillery fire of the communist army controlling Nanyuan Airport [Later, Fu Zuoyi ordered the army to charge for a while to protect the airport, and Mr. Hu and Mr. Zhang Foquan took off on the 15th. (Southern press: Zhang failed to take off that day, and got out on a commercial flight a few days later)].This happened on December 14th. At that time, Professor Dun Futang from Tsinghua University escaped to the city and stayed at my house. He suddenly remembered that Mr. Mei was also in the city waiting for his flight to leave Ping. The situation has become extremely chaotic, and everyone cannot maintain normal contact), so that Mr. Mei and Mr. Hu flew out of the siege together?So Mr. Dun immediately called Mr. Mei.Anyone who was in the besieged city at that time should know how anxious everyone was to get out of the besieged city.Especially the tragedy of the Changchun siege, everyone turned pale when they talked about it.If the fighting in Peiping continues, the situation will be unimaginable.Not to mention the issue of political stance?Therefore, Mr. Dun predicted that Mr. Mei would be overjoyed after hearing the news and act immediately, but after Mr. Mei heard about this and found out that the plane was not picking him up, he was indifferent, as calm and low as usual. The tone said that he was not going to go.Although Mr. Dun repeatedly told him about the crisis of the situation, he might not have a chance if he missed this plane, but he always declined the suggestion as if nothing had happened.Later, when the plane from the government arrived to pick up Mr. Mei and the professors, he arranged everything properly, and then calmly boarded the plane with a typewriter and two books. Finally, Zhang Qijun said: In the context of this scene, I was personally on the scene, and I was deeply moved.And deeply appreciate Mr. Mei's lofty integrity.But it's a pity that I can't express what I mean in words.This is not purely due to my stupid pen, but there were many related events and situations at that time, and only in the context of these events and situations can we understand their significance.If the background is discarded and taken out of space, it will not only miss out everything and distort the image, but also cause ambiguity due to the barrier of words.But there is one thing I can say: "Many people put on airs on weekdays, as if they are unattainable, and when they encounter a crisis, they make a lot of ugly appearances in order to avoid it, because they have no real noble self-esteem in their hearts. Mr. Mei is It is the noble self-esteem that has been built on itself, so that it is possible to escape danger and not be influenced by external circumstances. Even at the critical moment of life and death, it has always maintained a noble and uncompromising style, which makes people stand upright and respectful.— —This is really the highest traditional Chinese scholar cultivation; this is worthy of being a 'character'." It is Mei Yiqi who is worthy of being a "character", so it is impossible to be as pale as Wu Han when he was hiding from the alarm in Kunming, showing his ugly appearance of "rolling and crawling"; it is even more impossible to be the president of Tsinghua University Hu Shi, who is also the head of the same school, begged him to go through the back door to open the cabin for relief, not to mention that all the Geng funds that are related to the continued survival of Tsinghua University are still firmly in his hands!Although Mei Yiqi never imitated Cao Cao's self-respect by coercing the emperor to make the princes and the funds, but the bureaucrats in Nanjing were not so confused that they would forget such a heavyweight "person".Therefore, after Hu Shi left, it became inevitable for Nanjing to send another plane to "rescue" Mei Yiqi.However, Yuan Suishan's previous lie that Mei Yu was confusedly "boarded the plane" in a hurry was self-defeating.The authenticity of this matter is not only Li Shuhua, Yang Wuzhi and others who flew to Nanjing together with Mei told the truth in their reminiscence articles, that is, on the evening of the day the plane landed in Nanjing, the "Shenbao" reporter who was waiting at the airport immediately told Mei Yi Qi conducted an interview, and Mei said: "It is different from the period of the Anti-Japanese War, and it may not be possible to build another United Nations University" and so on, with regret in it.If he was forced onto the plane by external force, why would he say such a thing?Therefore, it can only be said that what Yuan Suishan said was a rather bizarre and exciting story like a police movie, but the story was fabricated too absurdly and bizarrely. In 1965, the third year after Mei Yiqi’s death, Ye Gongchao, a former professor of foreign languages ​​at Tsinghua University and later served as the “Minister of Foreign Affairs” of the Nationalist Government, said in his reminiscence article: “Mr. Mei is a person who is round on the outside and square on the inside. , to avoid friction with others; but what he doesn’t want to do, scold him and beat him, he still won’t do it.” In just a few words, Mei Yiqi’s typical character and the depths of his heart have been touched.Ye is a well-known professor at Tsinghua University. He has worked with Mei for many years and has a close friendship. His evaluation of Mei is by no means a specious diplomatic rhetoric, but a true expression of Mei's inner nature.This point is also evident from Feng Youlan's memories. Feng Youlan, then dean of the Tsinghua School of Literature, said: In early December 1948, Chen Xueping arrived in Peking from Nanjing.Chen was originally a professor of the Department of Education of Peking University, and later became the dean of the Southwest Associated University. Nanjing thought he had a way to deal with young people, so he was transferred to be the Minister of Youth.When Chen Xueping arrived in Beijing, the People's Liberation Army that had moved from the northeast to the south had been pushed to the front line of Changping. Chen Yu hurriedly called Mei Yiqi and other Tsinghua professors to a meeting to discuss the implementation method of "rescue scholars", and Yunnan Nanjing sent a plane to Beiping Nanyuan Airport to stand by , Those who are "rescued" can board the plane and fly south at any time, and so on.Those present were speechless, noncommittal, and the meeting was over.Unexpectedly, it will not be until mid-December. "One night, the school affairs meeting held a regular meeting at Mei's house. After the meeting, everyone left, only Mei Yiqi and I were left. Mei Yiqi said: 'I am a ox, and I have a little bit of ox nature. It cannot be changed. We will go our separate ways in the future.' He already knew that I was determined not to leave, so he said these farewell words."Feng Youlan couldn't help feeling sad after hearing this, and didn't know what to say. The two looked at each other without saying a word, shook hands and said goodbye with tears in their eyes. Just when Chen Xueping arrived in Pingping to promote Mei Yiqi's south flight, there was a small episode, that is, on the morning of December 12, there was a lot of gunfire in the northern suburbs of Beiping, and the sound of bombs falling and exploding was heard.Chen Yinke's assistant at Tsinghua National University, and later acting director of Tsinghua Chinese Department Pu Jiangqing (On August 12, 1948, Tsinghua Chinese Department Director Zhu Ziqing died of illness, Pu's temporary replacement), heard the sound of guns and rushed to Chen's house, Report the current situation, but a little unexpected.According to Pu, at that time there was a clear distinction between teachers and students in the Tsinghua campus, and it was difficult for middlemen to gain a foothold.Chen Yinke does not oppose communism, but does not approve of Russian-style communism.When Pu Jiangqing mentioned that Chen Xueping had come to Beiping and wanted to "rescue" famous scholars going south, "but the number of people must be limited, very few. If Mr. Chen has any intentions, he can inform Mr. Mei." Chen Yinke replied, " He already knew about the news and had already contacted Meigong Yunyun. He thanked me for my kindness in notifying me, and advised me to go to Meigong’s office to register.”He also said: "The last time he talked, he believed that Tsinghua University should be established slowly in the south. Although it may not be called Tsinghua University. Hu Shi also said that he did not want to establish Peking University in the south. It seems that the government wants Peking University. The professor left here and went to the south to gather in the south, as if he had gone to Changsha Temporary University and Southwest Associated University. This time, because there are other guests in Mr. Chen's room, it is not convenient to talk freely. Mr. Chen believes that the vicinity of Tsinghua Park is There is a war." At this time, Mei Yiqi was in the city, and began to nervously transfer Tsinghua's important account books and documents to a pre-set preservation team in Beiping City for management, and made preparations for exile. Through sorting out, comparing and identifying the above-mentioned memoir articles, combined with the situation at that time and other circumstantial evidence, the historical case of Mei Yiqi’s departure can be judged as follows: Mei Liping’s flight to the south was voluntary, and no one exerted pressure or coercion on her. Before leaving, he carefully considered the political situation and personal situation and discussed with colleagues and friends, which also had a certain impact on Chen Yinke's departure.Mei left Tsinghua University on the afternoon of December 14, 1948. After entering the city, she stayed at the Beijing Hotel and began to discuss with Zheng Tianting, Secretary-General of Peking University and others, the specific matters of leaving Tsinghua by chance.I stayed in the city for about a week. At noon on the 21st, I boarded the plane at Dongdan Airport with Yang Zhenning's father Yang Wuzhi and other professors, and arrived in Nanjing in the evening.In the words of Huang Yanfu, an expert on the history of Tsinghua University, Mei’s departure “was active, not passive; conscious, not blind; firm, not hesitant.” At this critical turning point, there is a detail that cannot be ignored. Mei Yiqi has not yet left the Tsinghua campus. Some students put up posters and formed a group to petition the principal’s office and residence, asking the principal not to follow the Kuomintang to withdraw southward, but to stay and continue to preside. school matters.At this time, Wu Han, a former professor of the history department of Tsinghua University who had secretly gone to the Liberated Area to join the CCP, also sent a letter to "retain him". away" and so on.But Mei Yiqi was unmoved, and resolutely took the opportunity to fly from Peiping to Nanjing, and entered the center of the retreating Kuomintang, and soon began a life of turbulent overseas life.