As soon as Mr. Zhongpu returned to the editorial office, he saw He Qi, who had left in a hurry before finishing lunch, waiting. He asked curiously: "Brother Yubai, which song are you singing?"
He Qi joked: "It will not be easy to eat a meal from you in the future. I only ate half of the meal at noon. When I thought about it carefully, I realized that it was such a disadvantage. I just finished handling the matter and came over to eat the other half."
"Hahaha!!!" Mr. Zhongpu was amused. He knew that He Qi, a busy man, would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and he didn't want to waste time. He said bluntly: "Brother Yubai, everyone in Shanghai wants to treat you to dinner.
You can queue up from here to the Huangpu River, don't make fun of me, what's the important thing?"
"I asked someone to book a ticket for you to Peking," He Qi said.
Mr. Zhongpu immediately understood that what He Qi was talking about was Mr. Jiemin’s appointment to be the dean of liberal arts at Peking University, and he couldn’t help laughing and said, “Is this bothering you too?”
He Qi stopped hiding it and talked about her worries and said: "Sir, there are only two worries. Firstly, the whereabouts of "New Youth" have not yet been decided. Secondly, there is someone left at home. I have someone here."
Sir, let’s hear the solution for now. Sir, just go to Peking University to report
Tao, to stabilize the situation for Deqian, "New Youth" should also be moved to Peking. I will handle this for you. Within one month, it will be sent to Peking intact. Secondly, for the people in your family, I will
The convicts were escorted to Peiping and handed over safely to the master."
Mr. Zhongpu was speechless for a moment.
Peiping is the cultural and political center of the country, and Peking University is the top priority. That is where the focus of cultural debate lies. In Shanghai, we can only cheer, but we are powerless. Now with He Qi's guarantee, Mr. Zhong Pu's heart
All my worries were put to rest, and I nodded in agreement immediately.
"Brother Yubai, I still have some other things to deal with in Shanghai." Mr. Zhongpu glanced at Yi Baisha and said, "I will definitely go to Peking before the Lantern Festival so as not to delay the start of Peking University."
"If you have a gentleman, I'll be relieved." He Qi nodded and left immediately.
"This country is finished, rotten, and hopeless, Zhongpu." Yi Baisha cried with tears in his eyes, and the veins on his neck were exposed, and he roared with all his strength: "Today you ask me why I don't go to Peking, okay,
Then I will
To tell you the truth. I'm afraid that when I go to Peiping and see them, I can't help but stab these beasts with a knife. I want to stab these beasts who are doing harm to nature. I want to blow them up and leave them with no bones left, bruised and ashes.
."
Mr. Zhongpu's attitude was firm and unyielding: "No, you must tell me that you are ugly today. If you have not betrayed your ideals and cannot convince me, I will fight you to Peking even if you resist."
Yi Baisha wiped away her tears and waved her hands: "Zhongpu, don't persuade me. Writing an article will not make me feel angry, but will make me feel even more angry. Let me go back to my hometown. I want to write a big book and
Write down all the crimes of these people, and I will make them infamy forever."
Yi Baisha is a worried and angry person. He is worried about the country and also angry about the country. In Yi Baisha's eyes, there are only two kinds of people in the world, justice and evil, but He Qi is a person who makes it difficult for Yi Baisha to distinguish
, both good and evil.
"Zhongpu, do you think we can really save the country with a pen?" Yi Baisha looked straight at Mr. Zhongpu, his eyes dim. The Qing court is no longer around, and the bullies are tyrannical. In the Republic, the bullies are still tyrannical, but they have changed.
They were just a group of people, and they always had the same virtue. Yi Baisha was completely desperate.
There was silence in the editorial department, and the two looked at each other in silence. As they were saying goodbye, Yi Baisha suddenly asked: "Zhongpu, do you still remember the boat we took back home? Do you meet Zou Yongcheng?"
"Then I will try the medicine myself, and let me use it as a lesson later. If I try again, I believe that I can always find a medicine to cure the disease."
"I don't know, but you have to do it. Only after you do it will you know."
"Yi Baisha!" Mr. Zhongpu shouted: "Since you know that you want to promote the new culture, you must go to Peking. This is consistent with our ideas when we returned to China. There is no contradiction. But when the war comes, the war
Why did you back down right now? You looked at me and said, if you can't tell a good story today, I won't let you go."
"What if you can't?"
"Remember."
"Now, do you still want me to go to Peking?"
Mr. Zhongpu was stunned and speechless for a long time.
Now that Mr. Zhongpu has made up his mind to leave, Yi Baisha has nothing to say. He turns around and says melancholy: "Zhongpu, no need to say more, I know your thoughts. Peiping is a crossroads of cultures and you cannot be missing. But I have already
I’ve decided, I want to go back to my hometown to teach.”
Yi Baisha turned around and became even more melancholy: "Zhongpu, don't ask anymore, and don't keep it until the Lantern Festival. Since He Yubai agreed, he will definitely help you handle it properly."
Yi Baisha blushed instantly and said in a low voice: "Zhongpu, I have not given up on my ideals. If I go back to my hometown to teach, I can still contribute to the new culture."
"Then you don't go to Peiping. It's better to go to Liu Banxia's "Sprouting" than to go back to your hometown to teach."
"But I. I." Yi Baisha couldn't speak, and spoke intermittently.
Another important factor why Mr. Zhongpu could not leave for Peiping immediately was that Yi Baisha did not want to go to Peiping. After He Qi left, Mr. Zhongpu said: "Baisha, we have to have a good talk."
Mr. Zhongpu's eyes were gleaming and he was full of fighting spirit: "How can it be the same? Peking, the base camp of old-fashioned old-fashioned people, Gu Tangsheng, Lin Qinnan, Zhang Shizhao, Mei Guangdi, Wu Mi, Hu Xiansu, any of them are the Taishan Beidou in the academic world.
They are all in Peking at the moment. And what about us? There are only a few of them, including De Qian, Yu Cai, Shen Qiuming, etc. If we don’t go to Peking at this time, when will we go to Peking?"
Yi Baisha's eyes were wet. He shook his head and said with a sad smile: "Zhongpu, I am not you. You can get up and continue fighting when you fall. I don't have the courage. I can't see hope. Republic, monarchy, Zhang Xun
Restoration, now it is a republic, there is no guarantee that one day it will be a monarchy again, the people above are all doing it for themselves
With so many private fights going on, who cares about the life and death of the common people? In a battle last year, the price of food in Shanghai rose to sky-high prices. The common people could not afford it, so they had to flee from famine and starve. How many people died along the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway?
People, haven’t you seen that? They are all starving to death. Is there anyone who cares about their life and death?”
"What do you have to hide? What is there in Peiping that scares you? Even I can't tell you?"
"He attempted to jump into the Huangpu River. You laughed at him, saying that he was a confused person, and that committing suicide was a coward's act. He would never do such a stupid thing in his life. At that time, I retorted to you and said, 'Being ruthless does not necessarily mean you are a hero.' Maybe one day
, I will also commit suicide like Qu Zi. Now, I want to ask you, if one day, I really commit suicide like Qu Zi, will you laugh at me?"
"Yi Baisha, what nonsense did you say?" Mr. Zhongpu accused angrily: "If you dare to do that, you Yi Baisha will be the person I hate the most, and I will hate you forever."
After a pause, Mr. Zhongpu calmed down: "I'm sorry, I lost my temper. When will you return to Hunan Province, I will see you off."