Xiao Yiming didn't expect that there were reporters coming to interview him. He smiled bitterly and began to brew emotions. When he felt that it was almost done, he was about to speak, but the big braid on his shoulder suddenly dropped. The sound of knocking on the table was particularly clear through the microphone, causing laughter from the audience.

Xiao Yiming grabbed the braid and was about to fall behind him. Suddenly, he felt a move in his heart, and his mind was clear. He looked at the big braid in his hand, suppressed the passion in his heart, slowly dragged the braid, took a deep breath and started his speech:

"As soon as I woke up this morning, my sister Xiaoyue came to comb my hair. Xiaoyue turned ten years old this year, and she was very smart and beautiful. She knew that I was going to meet the teachers and classmates today, so she got up early in the morning and didn't wash her face. She ran to my room and insisted on combing my hair. While combing, she said: The brothers and sisters in the school are all very beautiful. If you don't comb your braids, be careful not to get a beautiful woman."

The audience burst into laughter. No one expected that Xiao Yiming, who was regarded as a young model, would come out as soon as he opened his mouth. Although it was a bit casual, it made the teachers and students feel very comfortable and friendly.

Xiao Yiming stopped laughing, but spoke again but scared everyone:

"To be honest, I actually wanted to cut off this braid very early... Please don't be surprised. After listening to my explanation, you will never be surprised! Four and a half years ago, General Yuan Shikai, one of the founders of the Chinese New Army, had already ordered that in order to facilitate training and military operations, the new army officers and soldiers must cut off their braids. From then until today, 160,000 officers and soldiers in the Chinese army have successively cut off their braids. European and American powers highly praised this, saying that this is an extremely important symbol of China's progress.

"But it's strange that we haven't heard any news in our country. All newspapers and magazines have not made any news about this "extremely important symbol" called by the European and American powers, let alone any comments. I only learned about this through the internal military communiqué two years ago... So, don't worry that I'm exaggerating and exaggerating."

Xiao Yiming paused for a moment, left some time for teachers and students to think, and then said again:

"The reason why I still have this braid on my head is not that I don't want to cut it, but that I dare not cut it, because I saw that among our Sichuan army, from the generals who admired the most of European, American and Japanese powers, from the so-called soldiers who sacrificed themselves to the revolution to the Tongmenghui, none of them cut off their braids. Even General Yuan Shikai, who ordered the Beiyang New Army to cut off his braids, still had his big braids. It is probably because he often went to court.

"I, Xiao Yiming, is not very young, and I live a good life, not as good as the best, and I am more satisfied. So when I see no one around me cut off my braids, I endure it myself. As long as there is no lice, as long as I don't work next to the factory machine, there is no obstacle. At most, I will waste some time every day, spend more money on buying oil, soap and fragrant gluten every month, and there is no danger of life."

Zhang Lan and other teachers on the stage showed a meditative look. Many students below the stage were deeply touched. They seemed to have caught something from Xiao Yiming's words, but they were dazed and couldn't see it in detail. The eyes were all nervously looking at Xiao Yiming who was drinking water.

Xiao Yiming put down the teacup, raised his head and continued:

"Just just now, the respected Principal Zhang Mr. Biao Fang and the student union chairman Tang Heling praised me, saying that I am a new young man with ideals, morality and vision. I still feel ashamed and trembled..."

The audience burst into laughter and applause again, but Xiao Yiming didn't have a smile at all, and he just continued to say:

"This is the encouragement from Mr. Biao Fang and Tang Heling to me, including all the teachers and classmates present. When I heard your warm applause and saw your sincere smiles, I was moved and ashamed and uneasy. You are so tolerant of me, Xiao Yiming! I dare to say that before that, no one in Sichuan dared to stand in front of so many cultural people, and talked about the most simple and culturally uncontentious plain language. Only Xiao Yiming, who is ignorant but bold, is the first...

"Please don't laugh first. Everyone must be wondering why Xiao Yiming dares to do this? Where did this grandson get the courage... Don't laugh after saying that, the reason for doing this is entirely because I really can't do it. I haven't entered the school since I was a child. My foundation in classical Chinese is very poor. Books without punctuation still seem to be difficult now. I am very worried about making jokes in front of everyone. Therefore, I don't have many choices, and I can only communicate with everyone in plain language. In essence, this is called the ignorant fearlessness!"

The audience burst into laughter. After that, many students realized the profound meaning of Xiao Yiming's words. They stood up and applauded warmly, which made the audience applause thunderously. It lasted for a long time, which was beyond Xiao Yiming's expectations.

Xiao Yiming politely stretched out his hands and signaled everyone to sit down, his thrilling face full of confidence:

"Let's talk about the new youth's outlook on life... This topic is very broad. First of all, it shows that we are in a new era that is unprecedented but full of fog. Then it is the young people in this era, as well as the problems of establishing concepts such as outlook on life, morality, etc. under the impact of Eastern and Western cultures and various thought trends. Therefore, this topic is very complicated. If you can't say it well, not only will the listener not know what it says, but the speaker will also fool themselves...

"However, I personally think that the more complicated the matter is, the simpler the solution will be. My suggestion is: You might as well understand what kind of social environment we are in at the moment, and what is the general situation of China in the entire world? If you understand this problem, you can figure out the new era, and the remaining problems will not be difficult to understand."

Xiao Yiming stopped again, slowly scanned the dark crowd below the stage, grabbed his braids, and took a deep breath:

"This is a braid that has been hanging on the head of the Chinese nation for nearly three hundred years. It seems ordinary braid, but it embodies nearly three hundred years of history, and contains the outlook on life and morality of generations, and has been deeply buried in everyone's heart! Some people may say that one day, picking up the scissors and making a "click" sound, the long and painful old era will die, and a new and hopeful new era will surely be born. But I don't think so. For several years, I have been thinking about the problem of this braid. I almost got up and comb my hair once a day. I thought about it painfully once: it is easy to cut off this whip, but after cutting off the braid on my head, will the braid in my heart disappear?

Xiao Yiming took a step back, bowed to the audience in a regular manner, turned to the teachers sitting on the stage and bowed again, lifted up his steps and walked calmly towards Zhang Lan, Tang Heling and others who were approaching.

The students in the audience only realized that more than 18,000 people stood up, and the applause was thunderous, one wave higher than the other, and they were reluctant to stop for a long time.

Xiao Yiming's speech today is deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts, and the inspiration and shock to young people's thoughts can no longer be described in words.

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ps: I recommend "The Leader of Light Speed" written by the Emperor himself in 2006. At that time, this urban superpower novel was very popular. After entering the bookstore near my home, I was ruined by the lender for four or five times! It seems that although the writing style is immature, it also represents the Emperor's writing for a period of time.

[, "Light Speed ​​Leader"]

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