After the ban on "The Goddess" and "The Dog Officer" were lifted, Zhou Hexuan finally set off for Nanjing and did not continue to talk nonsense with Chen Dezheng. This matter was not clear at all. Everyone, including the mayor of Shanghai and the director of the Shanghai Party Department, stood
On Chen Dezheng's side.
So what if Zhou Hexuan and Chang Kaishen knew each other?
Zhang Qun, the mayor of Shanghai, is a classmate of Chang Kaishen and the head of the "Administrative Studies Department" under Chang Kaishen.
Essentially, they were helping Chang Kaishen, and sealing the book was also for the benefit of the Kuomintang. Zhou Hexuan would not get any benefit from Chang Kaishen.
Hu Shi also had a close personal relationship with Chang Kaishen and his wife, and next year he would still be rebuffed by Chen Dezheng and forced him to hide abroad.
It is very rare to be able to unblock oneself.
At the end of July, Zhou Hexuan arrived in Nanjing, the capital of China at that time.
The University (Ministry of Education) held the first national education conference as early as two months ago, before the Northern Expeditionary Army conquered Beiping and Tianjin. At that conference, many major measures in the history of Chinese education were adopted.
For example, it stipulates that primary school lasts for six years, middle school is divided into high school and junior high school for three years each, and schools are divided into three systems: middle school, normal school and vocational school. These contents are more or less used in later generations, and are known in history as the "Wuchen Academic System".
Since the National Education Conference was held two months ago, why is it still being held now?
When Zhou Hexuan came to Nanjing, he discovered that this meeting was dedicated to discussing education issues in the north, and Peking University professor Li Shuhua and others were also invited to attend.
As for Zhong Guanguang, the current acting president of Peking University, he was simply ignored.
This is tantamount to sending out a signal that will lead to no good results.
Hongmen Banquet!
After Zhou Hexuan arrived in Nanjing, he did not go to the meeting immediately. Instead, he visited Hu Shi first.
Hu Shi will return to Shanghai in a month to take over as the principal of the Chinese Public School, and at this time he is still staying in Nanjing.
"Brother Mingcheng, you shouldn't have come to Nanjing." Hu Shi smiled bitterly as soon as they met.
Zhou Hexuan asked in surprise: "Is there any problem with this university meeting?"
Hu Shi lamented: "The problem is huge. It was fine before the victory of the Northern Expedition. After the victory of the Northern Expedition, the struggle for power and profit began immediately. I have resigned from the Ministry of Education (Graduate School), and I also advise you not to go into troubled waters and just write articles honestly.
good."
Zhou Hexuan was not a god. He really didn’t know the inside story of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China and asked: “What is the situation?”
"The Ministry of Education...oh, no, the university is now divided into two factions," Hu Shi explained. "One faction is headed by Mr. Cai Yuanpei and is the Anglo-American faction; the other is headed by Li Shizeng and is the French faction. Now the two factions are very close.
A fight broke out. I spoke for Mr. Cai Yuanpei last month, but Wu Zhihui and others labeled it as a "Shu-Luo party struggle." What do you call this? I was so angry that I resigned immediately after the meeting!"
The Shu-Luo Party Struggle is about the Northern Song Dynasty.
The leader of the Shu Party was Su Shi, and the leader of the Luo Party was Cheng Yi. The two parties came together because of their opposition to Wang Anshi's reforms, and after Wang Anshi was forced out of the court, the Shu and Luo parties themselves started to quarrel.
If we compare it to the current Ministry of Education, Cai Yuanpei and Li Shi came together because they opposed the Beiyang warlords. Once the Beiyang warlords fell, the two immediately started fighting.
Zhou Hexuan still didn't understand, he said: "Brother Shi, please explain in more detail."
Hu Shi did not elaborate, but smiled and said: "Mingcheng, did you know? Two months ago, Li Shizeng and his gang had already changed the name of Peking University to China University, and Li Shizeng had been appointed as the president of the university. So, Peking University has already
If it doesn’t exist, you, the president of Peking University, are also illegal.”
"Ah?" Zhou Hexuan was confused for a moment, and then a burst of anger arose in his heart.
It is true that Zhou Hexuan does not want to be the principal, as there are too many troubles. But it is one thing not to want to be the principal, and it is another thing to be removed from the position of principal for no reason.
Hu Shi then started from the beginning: "Why should the Ministry of Education be renamed as a university? Because Mr. Cai Yuanpei and Li Shizeng both want education to be independent of the government. They have been working hard since the success of the Revolution of 1911.
The university implements a university district system. All educational affairs in each school district are handled by the university and have nothing to do with the government. When there were many warlords, this system was very effective. In order to strengthen its prestige and influence in the field of education, the National Government also
It expressed support for the university district system, so the Ministry of Education changed it to a university system."
Zhou Hexuan understood better and said with a smile: "So, as soon as the Northern Expedition is victorious, the government will prepare to take action on the university district system?"
"That's for sure," Hu Shi said with a sigh, "I originally thought that the university district system could continue, but I didn't expect that the politicians would become ruthless. The north had just occupied Pingjin, and the south began to oppose the university district system."
Damn it if you don’t object!
The university district system promotes educational independence, and education is not controlled by the government. Is this what a centralized government can tolerate?
"Then what?" Zhou Hexuan asked.
Hu Shi said: "In order to preserve the university district system, Mr. Cai Yuanpei wanted to use the Boxer Indemnity to suffice education funds. What do you think the result will be?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "It won't be misappropriated by the government, right?"
"It was misappropriated!"
Hu Shi said angrily: "Those Gengzi indemnities were specially used to develop education in China. Even the Beiyang government did not dare to misappropriate them. The current National Government is so powerful that it actually diverted the Gengzi indemnity for local construction! If all of it is really used
For construction, that's acceptable, but who knows how much has been embezzled by officials?"
Hu Shi had a gentle personality and was very naive in politics. He often thought the best of those in power.
But the Hu Shi in front of him was so excited and angry. It was obvious that the actions of the Nanjing National Government had completely stimulated him. It was not just education issues, there should be other things as well.
From 1928 to 1929, it can be regarded as a period of ideological transformation for Hu Shi. Next year, he would catch the Kuomintang party and openly write an article questioning Sun Yat-sen's theory. As a result, he was forced by Chen Dezheng to seek refuge abroad.
As for the reason, Hu Shi was a liberal, and a series of policies of the Kuomintang trampled on the liberalism he believed in.
Hu Shi continued: "Mr. Cai Yunpei has gradually given in when he sees that the university district system is difficult to achieve. Li Shizeng still wants to continue. He is currently proposing the establishment of Peking University (district), with himself as the dean and in charge of educational affairs in the entire north.
.It doesn’t matter if it’s for ideals, but Li Shi used to be nepotistic, and the leaders of Peking University he proposed were all French-students, and they were all his trusted disciples and friends.”
Yes, the government is taking action against the Ministry of Education, and the leaders of the two factions in the Ministry of Education are still engaging in a power struggle.
Zhou Hexuan sighed: "Listening to what you said, I finally figured it out. I was called to the meeting this time to discuss the establishment of Peking University (equivalent to the Greater Beiping Regional Education Department). Since Li Shizeng became the president of Peking University,
As the president of Peking University, I guess I can only wait and give in."