Chapter 111 Enlightenment - A country of freedom and equality is not built by slaves

Hu Shi once said to young friends: "Now someone is telling you: 'Sacrifice your personal freedom to seek the freedom of the country!' I tell you: 'Striving for your personal freedom is fighting for the freedom of the country! Fighting for your freedom One's own personality is to fight for the country's personality! A free and equal country cannot be built by a group of slaves!'” Wang Shijie, Li Siguang and others, together with Cai Yuanpei, planned to establish Wuhan University on the basis of the former Wuchang Higher Normal School.Li Siguang selected the remote and desolate Luojia Mountain (referred to as "Luojia Mountain" later by Wen Yiduo) and Lion Mountain as the school sites for the Wuhan University. Wang Shijie was appointed as the president of Wuhan University. Being a president is not a president who maintains the status quo of Wuhan University. If Wuhan University does not run, it should be a new, domestic first-class university. Wuhan is located in the thoroughfare of nine provinces, just like Chicago is in the United States, Wuhan University should take this important position It is commensurate." The queen later valued her contribution to Wuhan University, and once hoped to engrave the title of President of Wuhan University on her tombstone.

In 1931, the "Middle School Student" magazine asked Lu Xun a question: "If there is a middle school student standing in front of Mr.," "(Mr.) What will you say to him, and how will you work hard?" Lu Xun replied: "Please, Mr. Let me ask you one more question: Do we have freedom of speech now? If Mr. says 'no', then I know I will not blame me for keeping silent. If Mr. says 'a middle school student is standing in front of you', you must If you force me to say something, then I say: the first step is to strive for freedom of speech.” When Ah Bing was a young Taoist priest, his master taught him to play flute, play the flute, play the huqin, play the pipa, learn Kunju opera, and Beijing opera, and treated him very favorably.One night during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the master took A Bing to drink tea in the Erquan Teahouse. The master and apprentice stopped by the Erquan Pool, but saw the Mid-Autumn Moon floating in the spring pool. The Master stared at it for a long time and said to himself: "Erquan Erquan, when can I compose a song for you?" He told A Bing that the Erquan of Huishan came from far, far away in ancient times, and he could hear voices from ancient times. ", there is the sound of "Yo Yo Lu Ming"...

On June 14, 1936, Zhang Taiyan died of illness.At the end of his life, he wrote: "If a foreign race enters Zhongxia, the descendants of all generations will not eat their official salary." In Changsha Temporary University in 1937, three principals, Jiang Menglin, Zhang Boling, and Mei Yiqi, inspected the student dormitories and saw the dilapidated houses. Principal Jiang thought it was not suitable for living; but Principal Zhang believed that students should take exercise, and they should be satisfied with such a dormitory.So Jiang said: "If it is my child, I don't want him to live in the dormitory!" But Zhang said tit for tat: "If it is my child, I must let him live in this dormitory!" Mei did not express his opinion.

Yan Yangchu often said: "Three C's" have influenced my life, namely Confucius, Christ and Coolies.More specifically, it is: Confucian people-oriented thought from ancient times, the example of missionaries from modern times, and folk suffering and wisdom from all over the world. Huang Yanpei was very strict with Huang Wanli's education, with three main points: "First, farmers must be respected. Huang Yanpei taught his subordinates many times that since the history of our country, the working peasants have never done anything wrong to their ruling class. Second, they must squirt blood Love people deeply! Love is the foundation of morality, and the so-called truth, goodness and beauty are all contained in love. Third, guard against arrogance. To guard against arrogance must start from the heart, and it is not enough to be hypocritical in appearance.”

In 1943, Xu Fuguan met Xiong Shili for the first time and asked Xiong what books he should read.Xiong taught him to read Wang Fuzhi's "Du Tong Jian Lun".Xu said that he had read the book in his early years.Xiong Shili said unhappily, you didn't understand it, you should read it again.After a while, Xu Fuguan went to see Xiong Shili again and said that he had finished reading "Du Tong Jian Lun".Xiong asked, what do you think?So Xu said one after another that he was not satisfied with many things.Before Xiong Shili finished listening, he complained and scolded: "How can you be read in a book! Any book has good points and bad points. Why don't you see his good points first?" , but specifically to pick out the bad ones; reading in this way is like reading hundreds of books, what benefits will you get from the book? Reading is to see its good points first, and then criticize its bad points. This is like eating. Nutrients have been ingested after digestion. For example, in "Du Tong Jian Lun", how meaningful a certain paragraph should be; or how profound is a certain paragraph, do you remember? Do you understand? You are really worthless for reading like this! "

When Lin Haifeng first came to Japan, Wu Qingyuan warned him before teaching chess: "If you chase two rabbits, you can't get one rabbit." Chen Yinke studied so hard that his eyes were damaged and he had to be hospitalized for treatment, while teachers and students took turns guarding him day and night.Chen later said to Principal Mei Yiqi: "It is unexpected that the dignity of teachers still exists in missionary schools today." Decades later, Mei thought: "After decades of education, Mr. Chen's words mean a lot to me. Highest reward."