Chapter 36 Section 5 Wen Yiduo sealed Liu Wendian's throat with a sword

What Liu Wendian did not expect was that his trip to blackmail caused waves on the campus of Southwest Associated University.At that time, the Tsinghua Appointment Committee had held a meeting and decided to re-appoint Liu as a professor of the Department of Chinese Literature in the Faculty of Liberal Arts.However, Wen Yiduo, the acting dean of the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University, was very dissatisfied with Liu's blackmailing. The power under his control dismissed Mrs. Liu and wanted to get out of Tsinghua University.After hearing the news, all the teachers felt that the matter was of great importance. Although Liu Wendian's dark trip, ignoring the existence of his immediate boss, Wen Yiduo, the acting director of Tsinghua Chinese Department, went away alone without saying hello. "Creating chaos", so he was dismissed and kicked out for his crime.Everyone interceded for the Liu family one after another, trying to save the "national treasure" from danger.According to Wang Li, who is also a professor of the Chinese Department, recalled in the article "A Few Things I Know About Mr. Wen Yiduo": "An old professor in the department was invited by a chieftain in southern Yunnan to write a birthday essay for him. Back to school. Mr. Wen dismissed him. A few of our colleagues went to meet Mr. Wen and intercede for the old professor. We said that the old professor moved south with the school after the fall of Beijing and was still patriotic. Mr. Wen said angrily: 'Can you leave your post without being a traitor and not be responsible for teaching?' He finally fired the professor."

The news of Liu Wendian's dismissal spread to Mohei. Surprised by the shock, Liu was terrified. He didn't care to swallow the clouds and smoke, and he was at ease in the wonderland of Penglai. He hurriedly wrote a long letter to defend Mei Yiqi on July 25. , trying to restore the situation.The letter is as follows: Mr. Yuehan, the principal’s lesson: Dear Sirs, Dian traveled across the sea and traveled south in the past year, and he really had the determination to sacrifice his life, and the hardships and dangers were not counted.In the past six or seven years, it can be said that it has been difficult!Since his apartment was bombed the year before last, he avoided living in the countryside and walked several miles every time he entered the city. Chu Mo couldn't describe the suffering.The two brothers both died of illness in western Hunan, and the mother abandoned her in her hometown. In recent years, Dian has been suffering from poverty and illness, unable to provide for the funeral.Those who are famous in southern Yunnan salt merchants are willing to spend a huge amount of money to ask for a code to write the epitaph of their ancestors; and because Pu'er District is known as Miasma Township, no one is willing to go to work, so I invite Dian to investigate and write a travel note. It shows that the so-called miasma is definitely not any toxin in the water, soil and air, but the anopheles mosquito is the cause, and modern medicine can prevent it as much as possible. If the name of "miasma" can be broken, professional scholars will dare to come, and local rich sources can be developed!Dian usually argues that the literati in the Tang and Song Dynasties exaggerated the miasma. (Wang Yangming, the great sage, in his "Traveling Wen", described Ouyang Xiuwen's miasma too much) It is a great resistance to the development of the Southwest, and I am deeply willing to explain it.Therefore, he also agreed to his request.I originally planned to travel to the south during the summer vacation. Since the road is difficult to travel in the rainy season, and there are many savages in the mountains, I must invite soldiers to escort me together, so I started the journey on April 1st.Before leaving, I met the principal, Mr. Jiang Menglin, and Mr. Luo Xintian at General Song's table, and asked for leave immediately, and promised to discuss with Mr. Luo about homework, and accepted a month's salary to fix the clothes.Dian takes everything according to his orders and does not worry about other reasons.After arriving in Mohei, he was still preparing "The Biography of Master Xuanzang", hoping to return to school and start classes, competing with Western and Eastern scholars, in order to win glory for the academic circles of the motherland...Unexpectedly, he was punished by suspension of salary in May, and later I got a letter from a friend in Kunming, and I knew that there was a further step in the school.Dianchu still didn't believe it, because he asked himself that there was no serious mistake, but because the road was dangerous and the journey was difficult, he couldn't return to school early.Unexpectedly, I recently received a "semi-official" letter from a certain gentleman, saying that the school has been dismissed; and it is said that even if there is a letter of appointment, it must be returned; and it is said that the price of Kunming has increased by more than ten times (this is true, the rice fruit is as expensive as 10,000 yuan) ), you must never go back to school, and you will grow up to be a black salt well person.Other bizarre words are puzzling.Dian's trip is an unforgivable crime, the school can formally dismiss him as much as possible, and even issued a letter of appointment, why is he ordered to return it.Dian often sent letters to colleagues in the school, saying that once the rainy season was over, he would definitely rush back to teach, and he would like to teach for two more hours in the next school year, thinking it was a sign of repayment.With a little financial resources, Liang can concentrate on teaching with all his strength (it seems that this idea has not been mentioned to Mr. Luo)... Dian is now sorting out his works, preparing to be printed in Guilin, and he is very busy every day (the salt merchants here have raised huge amounts of money, The book was published as a classic, and my work was previously licensed by the Mongolian school as a series of Chinese studies organized by Tsinghua University. I don’t know if this name is still available, please let me know).Now that I have this book, I take the time to write this letter, which I remember Mr. Xin Tian forwarding.If you have any instructions, you can also tell Mr. Xintian.Once the rainy season is over, Dian will return to Kunming immediately, and we will meet the bandits far away, so there will be no more repetitions.In short, it is absolutely not a problem for Dian to stay or stay, but Dian’s heart must be confessed by himself. Furthermore, Ma Jun Xingyuan, an assistant professor of the Department of Geology, has sent a letter to know that all the gentlemen in the Department of Geology intend to come here for research. The guards in the middle of the road, board and lodging at various places along the way, and work after arriving in Pu'er, can serve, and are willing to donate money to subsidize the expenses, so I would like to hear from you.I'm too busy to write another letter.Dedicated to this inch Jane, please do not agree.

Brother Liu Wendian worshiped again on July 25th. Two days later, on July 27th, Liu Wendian wrote another letter to Luo Changpei and sent it together with the letter to Mei. The text said: Xin Tian's seniors left and right, and they immediately wrote a book by Principal Mei, begging for it to be forwarded.My brother is absolutely not in love with this store, but it's just a sign of my heart.It is necessary to be ignorant of the right and wrong of small things.By the way, Wen Dian, the younger brother of Dao'an, will pay homage to the "some gentleman" mentioned by Liu Wendian in his letter to Mei Yiqi on July 27th, that is, Wen Yiduo.At this time, with a condescending attitude and a tough tone, Wen's sarcasm and sarcasm to this old colleague could no longer be seen to be the slightest bit of affection.And Liu's appeal letter was also sent to Luo Changpei and handed over to Mei Yiqi. Obviously Liu wanted Luo to intercede for her in front of Mei and give his brother a hand.At that time, although the United Nations University was a three-school joint class, they each maintained an independent health system.The appointment system is: first hired by the appointment committees of the three schools, and then appointed by the United Nations University.If Tsinghua University does not hire, the United Nations University will not be able to hire either. It is said that you cannot go to the kang through the pot.Luo Changpei was the director of the Chinese Department of the United Nations University at the time. Although he was one level higher than Wen Yiduo, when Tsinghua University decided not to hire him, he could not squat on the kang in the name of the United Nations University to direct the stove officials under the pot to hire Liu Wendian as honored guest.In this way, if Luo Ruo wants to pull Liu, all he can do is to forward the letter to Mei Yiqi again, and then take the opportunity to speak for him, excuse his mistakes, and use Mei's power to turn things around.It is not known how Luo and Mei behaved and how they talked after they met, but the result later was very bad.After Mei Yiqi received the letter, she changed her usual peaceful attitude and wrote a handwritten letter on September 10, saying to Liu Wendian in a rather blunt tone:

A few days ago, Mr. Luo Xintian sent a letter of respect, and I respect you.As for next year's appointment, Gai Ziqi went to Chongqing in late March, and had to return to Kunming in June. I didn't know that the honorable master had already left school in the spring, so the last semester of the United University was not without difficulties.And I heard that it is not easy to communicate with Mohei, so in order to adjust the plan for next year so that the department can handle it, the office has not yet hired.It's a last resort, and I want to inherit Jianyuan. A letter from the Mei family completely sealed Liu Wendian's fate of not being able to return to the General Assembly.Huang Yanfu, a researcher on the history of Tsinghua University, believes that Mei Yiqi, who is known as "love talent like life", has been seen and heard by the whole school, unless there are special difficulties and considerations, she will never let go of Liu Wendian, who is famous both at home and abroad. of the masters.What Mei said "it's a last resort", apart from Liu's misconduct, the more important reason is that he seriously violated the rules and regulations of Tsinghua University and the United Nations General Assembly, coupled with Wen Yiduo's firm resignation, Mei Yi Qi can only "kill Ma Di with tears".

Another person said that at that time Liu Wendian still had a chance to make a comeback, and that was to ask Feng Youlan, the dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, which he respected and had a close relationship with, to exert influence and mediate between Mei and Wen.Regrettably, Feng was giving lectures in the United States at this time and was not at the United Nations University. In the end, Liu Wendian was unable to return to heaven, and he was in vain. Kunxi, who graduated from the Department of Sociology of Tsinghua University in 1938, later talked about Liu Wendian's dismissal, saying: "According to what I heard, the reason is that Mr. Liu has been absent from class for a long time. Mr. Liu was indeed a guest at the chieftain's house in Yunnan. But the dismissal happened when Mr. Feng Zhisheng, the dean of the Faculty of Arts, went to the United States to give lectures. If Mr. Feng was there, he would not agree to such a thing because of his status and prudence. It’s time to make trouble.” According to what Kunxi knew, the grievances between Wen and Liu happened during a class break. In the professor’s lounge, Liu Wendian pointed out that Wen Yiduo mispronounced the ancient pronunciation, which caused a stir in the academic circles at that time. a greater reaction.And "in a sense, this is an embarrassing humiliation. The humiliation leads to resentment, which eventually leads to revenge, and it is inevitable for a sage."

What Kunxi said was not groundless.Liu Wendian's arrogance and arrogance are well known in the United Nations. He not only scolded Shen Congwen as "damn it" and "it's not worth four yuan", but also publicly declared more than once that there were only three professors in the Liberal Arts Faculty, namely " Mr. Chen Yinke is one, Feng Youlan is one, Mr. Tang Lan is half, and I am half.”What Wen Yiduo, Zhu Ziqing, Luo Changpei, Luo Yong, Jin Yuelin, Zheng Tianting, Yao Congwu, Wu Mi, and the younger Wu Han are not worth mentioning in his eyes. Like Shen Congwen, even "four yuan" is worthless. not worth.Since in his mind, Wen Yiduo, who was born in fine arts, was not even worthy of a professor, he naturally underestimated him, and it became possible to criticize and criticize him for occasionally mispronouncing ancient characters and pronunciation regardless of the occasion.And Wen Yiduo took this opportunity to strike back, and it was also done by men, especially poet-type passionate men, that is, what Mao Zedong said, "If someone offends me, I will offend him", or Lu Xun's insistence that "no one will be forgiven" is true. and also.When Feng Youlan wrote the inscription on the monument of Southwest Associated University, if he hadn’t experienced it personally, it would be difficult to sigh that “literati look down on each other since ancient times, and what people said in the past is the same as today.”Of course, Feng is not the only one who feels this way. When the Southwest Associated University was established, the head of the Chinese Department was Tsinghua University professor Zhu Ziqing. At the end of 1939, Zhu resigned due to health reasons, and the head of the Chinese Department was replaced by Luo Changpei from Peking University. On December 22, 1943, in a letter to his old friend Yu Pingbo, Zhu disclosed his state of mind in this way: "Here I only teach and ignore administration. Fortunately, my brother can still see the feeling. In this great era, I should not talk about such trivial matters, and just bury my head and study them to the best of my ability.” Professors are indeed not exempt from customs, and during the period of Southwest Associated University, they still What's more, in the fiercely competitive academic world, it is nothing new to criticize and exclude each other.When Liu Wendian was forcibly dismissed by Wen Yiduo and wanted to be expelled from Tsinghua University, Wu Mi, a professor of foreign languages ​​who was friendly to him, stepped forward to speak out against him, and went around calling for him with compassion. At the same time, he sent a letter to Chen Yinke, asking him to Try to save it.At that time, Mrs. Chen was still in Guilin after escaping from Hong Kong, and was about to transfer to Chengdu to teach at Yanda University.After receiving Wu Mi's distress letter, he weighed it over and over again and felt that the situation was irreversible, so he quickly wrote to Xiong Qinglai, the principal of Yunda University, strongly recommending Liu Wendian to teach at Yunda University, so as to turn the tide.

Liu Wendian, who was in Mohei, was shocked by this incident. Of course, he did not want to follow what Wen Yiduo said, "be a man of Mohei Yanjing". Instead, he quickly left Mohei Middle School and returned to Kunming with his family.As soon as he settled down in the few earthen huts that he rented in the outskirts of Kunming, he immediately went to Wen Yiduo's residence in Sijiaying to look for Wen's theory, regardless of the fatigue of the pommel horse and the hard work of trekking all the way.At this time Wen Yiduo was eating at home, Liu Yibu broke in, furious, and reprimanded Wen Da.Seeing this, Wen Yiduo thought that the truth was in evidence, and he was unwilling to be inferior, so he got up and quarreled with him at the dinner table.You come and I reciprocate, each side refuses to give way, and it seems that they are about to swing their old fists, or move the legs of the bench, and I will splash my blood on the dinner table.Thanks to Zhu Ziqing who happened to be there because of an incident, Nai tried his best to persuade him to avoid a bloody battle.

Little is known about whether Liu Wendian ever appealed to Mei Yiqi face-to-face, but under Wen Yiduo's strong obstruction and pressure, he finally failed to enter the gate of Tsinghua University and was forced to transfer to Yunnan University to teach.Since then, the stars of a generation of masters of Chinese studies have gradually dimmed.Wen, Liu's entanglement, and Liu Wendian's unfortunate encounter may be regarded as a shadow of Feng Youlan's statement in the monument inscription that "the same does not harm the difference, and the difference does not harm the same; the five colors complement each other and complement each other".