Chapter 52 The fourth quarter rushed out of Kuimen

Because of the Luo family's prominent family in Lizhuang and their huge network of contacts, the marriage between Lu and Luo was a sensation in the local area and attracted much attention.When Lu Qinli was reciting poems and painting in the classroom of the Children's School of the Institute of History and Philology, and "Xiang Zhuang Sword Dance", Luo Xiaoque suddenly felt that "there is no wind and there are waves".And with their marriage, the whole Chestnut Au is thawing and surging, and many bachelors who are dormant under the green lanterns start to shake their hearts, dream about things, and are always ready to stir up troubles in the ocean of love. The sea fought hard.The girls in Lizhuang were also inspired by the marriage of Lu and Luo, and boldly opened their hearts, preparing for the upcoming revolutionary wave that they considered to be epoch-making significance, and took the remaining bachelors and talented scholars in Shiyu into their hands. in the arms.In a short period of time, Li Guangtao of the Institute of History and Philology and Luo Xiaoyu's cousin Zhang Suxuan; Wang Zhiwei, Yang Zhijiu and Li Zhuang girls Zhang Yanyun and Zhang Jinyun evolved from a secret underground love affair to an open marriage fact on the ground.

Regarding this romantic life, Yang Zhijiu, who first entered the Institute of History and Philology from Nankai University to study with Fu Sinian, and returned to Nankai University to teach after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, had a memory: "In June 1946, I was introduced by Mr. Wang Hezong from my hometown. Miss (landlord of the Institute of History and Philology) got married. I wrote to tell Mr. Fu. The husband wrote to disapprove of this marriage. He said that it was different from a certain colleague, and he should not be busy getting married, and "the world will be chaotic in the future, and life will be even more difficult. Also'. He advised me to retire or get engaged instead of getting married for the time being. I have promised my colleagues to get married. Many people get married. I don’t know if there is any euphemism. Before I got married, two Shandong colleagues married local people. The husband said disapprovingly: 'You Shandong people like to do this kind of thing!'”

Regarding Fu Sinian's overtones, Yang Zhijiu, who was full of nerds, always believed that Fu "has the stubborn and bold character of Shandong people, but he does not consider himself a Shandong person" until his later years.This statement is really absurd.People with a discerning eye see what Fu said about "you Shandong people", and it is self-deprecating and joking.Throughout Fu Sinian’s life, he never got rid of the regional concept of Shandong and even the north in his life. Of course, he just stood on this spiritual region and looked at China and the world. He did not think and deal with personnel affairs with a narrow regional view. This can be seen in his later articles and letters advocating moving the capital to Beiping and establishing schools in several key regions of the country.Contrary to Yang Zhijiu's understanding, as a native of Shandong, Fu Sinian watched with his own eyes as five girls from Li Zhuang married into staff members of the Institute of History and Philology, and Shandong natives already surpassed half of the country and occupied three of them. How can this fellow from Shandong, who is the director, feel so embarrassed?It would be a kind of honor and pride for Fu Sinian if Shandong natives accounted for three-fifths of the award-winning works of the Academia Sinica's academic paper awards.It is really not something to show off if you search for flower girls from good families in the local area, and the Shandong thieves and Liangshan heroes take the top spot in one fell swoop—after all, the Institute of History and Philology takes the research of history and language as its own academic mission. , not a marriage and love agency.Therefore, Fu Sinian, who regarded himself as a native of Shandong or a hero of Shuibo Liangshan, used a self-deprecating and joking tone to say to the brothers who followed him: "You Shandong people like to do this kind of thing!" Reluctant to such a thing but helpless, and at the critical moment, he has to go out in person like Song Jiang, the leader of Liangshan, to show his favor to the powerful and romantic Hu Sanniang, thinking that the short-legged tiger Wang Ying will do his good.

Just kidding, Fu Sinian's suggestion to Yang Zhijiu on the marriage issue was also based on other deeper considerations, but it was a pity that this idea was not realized by the other party until several years later.Yang Zhijiu later said with regret: "In the second half of this year, Nankai University will be teaching in Tianjin. Mr. Feng Wenqian, the dean of the Faculty of Arts, wrote a letter asking me to return to the school to teach. I am seconded by this department. I should go back and write to Mr. Fu. Explanation. Unexpectedly, this made him very angry. He didn’t reply to me, but he made the Institute of History and Languages ​​stop giving me subsidies. So I ignored Mr. Fu’s warning. Afterwards, I realized that Mr. Fu seconded me to him. He intended to keep me at the Institute of History and Philology and not return to Nankai. No. I also heard from Mr. Zheng Tianting that Mr. Fu originally wanted to send me to the United States, but he let it go because of my marriage. No wonder Mr. Fu sent me a letter to persuade me to withdraw or postpone the marriage. It may be related to this. I have never seen it again It’s Mr. Fu’s time.”—It was this “hasty” choice that determined the fate of his life that made Yang Zhijiu, who spent the rest of his life in the history department of Nankai University unsatisfied, feel sad and regret it too late.

In the middle and late October of 1946, several cargo ships of the Minsheng Company called Changyuan docked at the Lizhuang Wharf. The Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica, the Preparatory Office of the Central Museum, and the China Institute of Construction began to move the goods. They traveled day and night, tense and busy. to ship.At this time, the entire Lizhuang Town along the Yangtze River was crowded with people, and the villagers of Lizhuang almost went out to see off the scholars and their families who had been together for six years.The sounds of greetings, greetings, and mutual respect are accompanied by the sound of crying and low whimpering, one after another.The constant cutting, the reason is still chaotic, it is the sorrow of parting, don't be a feeling in my heart.Amidst the turbulent waves and the din of people, as one thick cable after another was slowly released, everyone's hearts sank with a "boom", and a burst of pain rolled through them like a tear.The long and heart-wrenching whistle sounded slowly, and Chang Changyuan turned around and sailed towards the heart of the river through the waves.

On the pier, thousands of waving arms gradually become blurred, and the tall cornices of the Kuixing Pavilion standing on the shore are gradually submerged in the green shaded by green hills and green bamboos.The farewell wheel blew the last farewell whistle, suddenly increased its horsepower, and shook its huge body and rushed down the turbulent river. On the vast river, several long-term ships are lined up in a row, riding the wind and waves, and heading eastward along the current.When the ship turned several hills and Li Zhuang was far away from sight, the crew on board gradually got rid of the sadness of parting and became more active.Many years later, Zhang Bingquan, a researcher of the Institute of History and Philology who was on the same boat, recalled: "Everyone climbed out of the cabin one by one, regardless of the cold autumn wind, and stood on the deck to enjoy the wonderful scenery of the Yangtze River. Especially the majestic natural danger of the Three Gorges is breathtaking. I remember the night when I moored Wushan, the county seat was halfway up the mountain, overlooking Yanyu Beach and Baidi City. , there are countless hidden reefs. There was a sailboat transporting rations from the downstream upstream, probably unable to avoid the channel of our small ship, and fired a shot at the bridge in a hurry. However, the master who led the boat was not in a hurry, calm and calm, and indicated the channel with gestures and fingers, and finally both ships were able to escape the danger safely."

"There will be times when the wind and the waves break, hang the clouds and sail directly to help the sea"; "Suddenly spread outside the sword and close to Jibei, when I first heard it, my clothes were full of tears... that is, from Baxia to Wuxia, and then down to Xiangyang to Luoyang."Following the Yangtze River, leaving the Three Gorges, returning to the homeland, and reaching the East China Sea is not only the dream of literati and exiles for thousands of years, it is also the pursuit of a national spirit and the inspiration of a totem.Four years ago, when Jiang Menglin, president of Peking University and member of the Standing Committee of the Southwest Associated University, faced the cruel scene of "bombs falling from the sky like hail" and hid in a dark and damp air-raid shelter to write his masterpiece "Western Tide", there was This prophecy: "The road that China has taken is quite tortuous, just like the tortuous Yangtze River, but the direction she is heading has never changed, just like the Yangtze River that is rushing eastward. The Yellow Sea. It flows eastward day and night, for years and years, and will continue to rush forward in the endless years to come. The indomitable Yangtze River is a symbol of Chinese life and culture."

Thinking back to the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, Pingjin fell, Shanghai fell, Nanjing fell, Wuhan fell, Yichang fell, the national army was retreating steadily, and the Japanese army was advancing step by step.The front line of the Yangtze River was full of gunfire, blood was surging, and people's heads were rolling. At the critical juncture of the life and death of the Chinese nation, the Three Gorges served as a natural barrier to preserve China's last blood and counterattack power.Of course, the significance of the Three Gorges is not only in terms of physical geography and military affairs, but also a symbol of spirituality.The tortuous road China has taken is just like the twists and turns of the Yangtze River, but the perseverance and direction of progress have never changed, and they are unyielding and galloping forward day and night.During the most difficult period of the Anti-Japanese War, General Feng Yuxiang wrote the inscription "Crossing out of the Kuimen" on the precipitous Kuimen of the Three Gorges to engrave his aspirations.Thus, throughout the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War, Kuimen became the banner and symbol of the Chinese nation's unyielding resistance to captivity.The Chinese nation, which was placed in a desperate situation and survived, finally rushed out of Kuimen and regained the lost ground-the ship full of cultural elites and a large number of important weapons of the country, which cut through the waves and flew straight down, is the proof.