After Li Yu learned about Qiu Jin's request, he immediately sent a telegram to Wang Daxie, who was in charge of international student affairs in Japan.
Due to the previous incident involving international students at Chengcheng School, Japan's requirements for international students from the Qing Dynasty have increased to a certain extent, and they need to be introduced by the embassy.
Soon after, the Japanese government will issue relevant official documents. It was this document that was later misread, which became the direct cause of Chen Tianhua committing suicide by jumping into the sea.
Wang Daxie was a relatively liberal diplomat at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China. He was not opposed to women going to school, especially after seeing that Japan was also setting up schools for women, and felt that doing so would promote public morals.
Wang Daxie immediately wrote back to Li Yu in Beijing, saying that he would contact the International Students Association.
The more active people in the Overseas Students Association were Lu Xun, Jiang Baili and others. They had a somewhat favorable impression of the newly appointed General Supervisor of Overseas Students, better than Cai Jun, the previous ambassador to Japan.
But in fact, the Qing government has now noticed the surge of revolutionary thoughts among Japanese students studying abroad, so it is paying close attention to it.
The Qing court was also quite disappointed with Cai Jun, the former minister to Japan, and replaced him with a diplomat named Yang Shu, who was a student at Tongwen Hall in Guangzhou.
Yang Shu is much better than his predecessor.
On the way to his appointment, the Aixinjueluo royal family specially sent a Beizi Zaize to accompany him.
Zai Ze was a member of the Zongshe Party after the fall of the Qing Dynasty. He was also a member of the royal family who advocated the killing of Yuan Shikai when Pu Yi first came to the throne.
The new ambassadors Yang Shu and Zai Ze expressed their great concern for the affairs of overseas students (most of the Qing court's envoys abroad had nothing else to do, and students studying in Japan did have too strong revolutionary ideas), and Wang Daxie happened to be going to the International Students Association.
, so we went together.
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Tokyo Surugadai.
This was an important tourist area during the Tokugawa shogunate period. It was also a gathering place for shoguns and daimyo during the Edo period. They rushed to build mansions here because they could overlook the Kanda River and Edo, as well as Mount Fuji in the distance;
The Royal Palace is also very close.
The Chinese Students Association in Japan is located in this area.
Today, international students are preparing to hold the annual "Study Promotion Meeting".
Now the number of students studying in Japan has exceeded 1,000. The country has quickly seen the benefits of studying abroad. Coupled with the efforts of Wang Daxie and the new minister Yang Shu, the number of students studying in Japan will be close to 10,000 in another year.
Therefore, this group is still quite large, and its "destructive power" is amazing.
Today the International Students Association invited an outstanding graduate to give a speech - Ma Junwu, who was admitted to the Department of Applied Chemistry at Kyoto Imperial University last year.
Kyoto Imperial University's status in Japan is almost second only to Tokyo Imperial University.
Ma Junwu is also very famous. He was one of the eight drafters of the Tongmenghui. Later he devoted himself to education. He was the founder of Guangxi University and served as the director of education in the Republic of China. He is as famous as Cai Yuanpei and is known as "Northern Cai and Southern Ma".
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In the early years, there were very few domestic students studying engineering. Ma Junwu later became the first person in China to receive a doctorate in German engineering, which was not easy.
Lu Xun went over and said to him: "Brother Houshan, I heard that the minister and a member of the royal family will also come today. Do you want to change your speech today?"
"Royal family? Aixinjueluo?" Ma Junwu asked doubtfully.
Lu Xun nodded: "Yes, come with Mr. Wang Daxie, the general supervisor of overseas students."
Ma Junwu wondered: "How do you know?"
Lu Xun said: "News from China."
Ma Junwu asked: "Can you contact the country at any time?"
"Yes," Lu Xun said, "Li Yu, you know."
Ma Junwu nodded: "Of course I know."
Lu Xun said: "He sometimes sends me telegrams."
Ma Junwu asked again: "Where did you get the telegraph machine?"
Lu Xun leaned into his ear and whispered: "It's from the Xinmin Congbao newspaper."
Ma Junwu was surprised and said: "Mr. Liang's "Xinmin Congbao"?"
Liang Qichao is basically the spiritual leader of the progressive faction among students studying in Japan.
Lu Xun said with some pride: "Yes! Mr. Li Yu interceded and we can use their telegraph machine without paying."
"This saves a lot of money!" Ma Junwu was a little envious, "Mr. Li Yu is the most powerful scientific giant today. I didn't expect you to be able to keep in touch with him."
Lu Xun said: "However, his requests are sometimes too difficult to handle, and I don't understand strange things like cathode ray tubes. He asked me to help him purchase them in Japan, which was really hard."
Ma Junwu quickly said: "I understand!"
This is a bit bragging, but he does know better than Brother Xun.
Lu Xun said: "How about I introduce you to Mr. Li Yu?"
Ma Junwu said happily: "I can't get it!"
"After all, you are an engineering student at Kyoto Imperial University," Lu Xun said. "You don't know how difficult it is to find what Mr. Li Yu wants. I'm afraid only Kyoto Imperial University and Tokyo Imperial University have it."
Ma Junwu said: "You haven't always studied engineering well. A few days ago, I saw that "Zhejiang Chao" also published two scientific papers written by you, "Shuo'er" (鈤 is radium) and "Introduction to Chinese Geology"."
Brother Xun wanted to study engineering when he first came to Japan. When he studied at the Mining and Railway School attached to Jiangnan Normal University, he also studied mining and geology.
These two articles by Lu Xun are indeed considered articles on natural science.
Lei's article was published before Madame Curie won the Nobel Prize, which shows that our brother Xun is quite motivated and has been learning the latest cutting-edge scientific knowledge.
Lu Xun laughed and said: "Don't mention it! Later I read Mr. Li Yu's thesis and instantly knew that I was not suitable for studying engineering."
Ma Junwu asked: "Then what do you want to learn?"
"Medicine? Give it a try." Lu Xun said casually.
Unexpectedly, Li Yu accidentally killed Brother Xun's desire to study engineering...
At this time, Ma Junwu felt that he was going off topic, so he went back and asked, "You haven't said yet how you knew that a clan member was coming."
Lu Xun said: "Because Mr. Li Yu sent me a telegram before, asking if there are any suitable female students, and he wants to arrange for a famous female knight in the capital to come to Japan to study. And I heard about the new minister in "Xinmin Congbao"
The matter with Zaize Beizi. This time the Governor of International Students comes in person and will definitely bring them."
"The speculation makes sense." Ma Junwu said.
Lu Xun said: "So I asked you to change your speech. After all, there are royal beauties here today. If you promote the full schedule too radically, I'm afraid..."
Ma Junwu didn't care: "Even if the royal family is not present, they will know sooner or later afterwards! You have to say what you need to say, and you can't back down just because of a little kid."
Lu Xun said: "In the current situation, if you anger them, I'm afraid it won't be a good thing."
"Don't be afraid!" Ma Junwu said, "What you want is to make them angry. The more mistakes they make, the easier it will be to overthrow them!"
Lu Xun said: "Shh! You better keep your voice down, they are coming!"
The group of students studying in Japan are divided into those who are more radical and those who are more conservative.
The people who drop out of school and fight are basically the radicals.
During Lu Xun's stay in Japan, he was relatively a "conservative" and believed that he should endure the humiliation and finish his studies first.
Wang Daxie brought the newly appointed ministers Yang Shu and Beizi Zaize into the guild hall. They heard that there would be a study promotion conference today. Yang Shu and Zaize were very interested and decided to listen.
Wang Daxie was a little embarrassed: "Both gentlemen, these are all organized by students. It's not interesting. Why don't you go back to the embassy early?"
Yang Shu said: "Master Wang, students are the pillars of the country, how can you say they are boring?"
Zaize also said: "I also want to see what the so-called 'new masters of the country' and 'Independence Hall in Philadelphia' look like."
When the International Students Association was first established, it was compared to "Independence Hall in Philadelphia, USA" by students. International students were also regarded as "future masters" by public opinion.
After the two of them finished speaking, they took their entourage and sat down in the front row.
Wang Daxie was helpless. He had been in Japan for a while and knew very well that revolutionary ideas were too common among international students. If they were not protected, there would be chaos.
In fact, Mr. Zhongshan did not have much contact with students studying in Japan, but students studying in Japan spontaneously moved closer to the direction of revolution.
It is indeed a major trend. The torrent of history is carrying everyone forward and is unstoppable.
After the first few people said something as usual, they invited Ma Junwu, an outstanding graduate of Hongwen College.
After Ma Junwu took the stage, he began to give an impassioned speech:
"Gentlemen!
The situation in Japan today is obvious to all, and I believe I don’t need to say more about it.
For example, Japan played a great role in reforming the country because of the king's support.
And my royal family died more than two hundred years ago!
The current government is like the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Japan cannot be where it is today if the curtain is not lifted, and China cannot be revived if the curtain is not lifted!
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Good guy, this guy has been vomiting continuously since he first came up, pointing the finger directly at the Manchu and Qing government.
Directly preaching against the Manchus in front of the Manchu royal family.
Lu Xun in the audience, as the "big troll" with the greatest fighting power in the future, felt a little ashamed now. Ma Junwu was too bold and dared to say anything.
Ma Junwu continued his passionate speech, and Zai Ze's face in the audience became darker and darker. However, he was not suitable to stand up and object, so he motioned to a steward behind him to stand up and said: "Bold madman! As my son of the Qing Dynasty, you
How dare you say such rebellious words!"
Ma Junwu showed no sign of weakness: "Rebellion? If we and other students are rebellious, we are rebellious because of the backwardness of the times! Today's imperial court does not even have the courage to establish a constitution, and it is even far inferior to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan before!"
The housekeeper said angrily: "You, you fart!"
Ma Junwu covered his nose and said: "It stinks, it stinks!"
The housekeeper knew that he was mocking him and said angrily: "Young boy, what do you know about national affairs, and you are talking nonsense here!"
Ma Junwu said loudly: "National affairs? I want to ask you, forty years ago, Japan was equal to me, and then it took forty years of management to become a powerful country, and even dared to challenge the behemoth Russia! Why is this? Japan
If we can do it, of course we can do it, but it is a pity that the court is timid now, for fear of losing power, and is not bent on seeking strength."
Ma Junwu took a deep breath and then said: "Therefore, if we do not eliminate the Manchu regime and restore Han sovereignty, it will not be enough to save China!"
Thousands of students in the audience cheered and applauded in agreement.
The butler wanted to say something else, but no one listened.
Zai Ze snorted coldly and walked out of the club with a livid face and puffed sleeves.
"Is this the situation of international students?" Zai Ze asked.
Wang Daxie said: "That's what you see."
Zai Ze said angrily: "How do you manage it!?"
Wang Daxie said helplessly: "Master Bei, this is Japan. We have no way to directly manage it, let alone the power to arrest it. We can only let it develop."
Zai Ze was not satisfied: "Then put pressure on the Japan National Police Agency!"
In the guild hall, after Ma Junwu came down, Lu Xun said to him: "You are so majestic today. I just saw that Aixinjueluo Beizi looking very ugly when he left."
Ma Junwu said: "There will be many ugly ones in the future!"
The "Promotion Association" lasted for another two hours before ending.
As soon as the two of them left the club, they were stopped by the Japanese police, "I'm summoning you in the hall, please come with me."
Ma Junwu was not worried about the Japanese police, knowing that they would not arrest him for this reason, so he followed him directly.
Lu Xun was worried about his safety and went with him.
When they came to the police station, the Japanese police asked: "Which province of the Qing Dynasty are you from?"
Ma Junwu said: "We are Chinese, not Qing people."
The policeman looked up at him and asked, "A nobleman or a commoner?"
Ma Junwu smiled and said: "The survivors."
The police were helpless and could only say: "Don't hold such a large-scale rally in Tokyo."
Ma Junwu said: "It's just a normal overseas student promotion society, isn't it okay?"
The police didn't want to deal with this kind of mess, so they said: "Try not to do anything drastic in the future."
When it was done, let them go.
Ma Junwu came out of the police station as if nothing was wrong and said to Lu Xun, "Let's go."
Lu Xun asked: "Where to go?"
Ma Junwu said: "Of course I am going to send a telegram to Mr. Li Yu."
I had something to do these past two days and stayed in the hospital with my child for two days. I'm sorry.