Liang used a magnifying glass to observe the ring finger for a long time, then raised his head and said: "This is mutton-fat jade, with Qianlong's imperial brush engraved on it. It must be authentic. Unfortunately, the burial time was too short, and the jade flower (a kind of Qin color) was about to be born.
, it looks a bit ugly. If Mingcheng likes it, he should keep this white jade on his finger for ten years and it should become a fine product."
"I don't have time to collect jade," Zhou Hexuan said with a bitter smile, "I just donated it to the Palace Museum."
"This is a wonderful move." Zhong Guanguang, who was sitting next to him, praised.
Mr. Zhong has been living in Peiping since he was fired from his position as acting president of Peking University. A few days ago, he received a letter of appointment from Zhejiang University, inviting him to be an associate professor at the Agricultural College of Zhejiang University. Zhong Guanguang immediately packed his bags and prepared to leave.
Zhong Guanguang really didn’t want to teach. He traveled all over the famous rivers and mountains in the north. He just took this opportunity to collect animal and plant specimens in Zhejiang. Historically, Zhong Guanguang traveled to Tiantai, Tianmu Mountain, Yandang Mountain and other mountains in Zhejiang.
Collected more than 700 animal and plant specimens, and established the Zhejiang University Agricultural College Herbarium.
Liang Qi nodded and said, "It's safe to put it in the Forbidden City."
Zhong Guanguang said with emotion: "The Palace Museum is the only culturally virtuous project of the Beiyang government. It is really unimaginable that the Nanjing National Government wants to abandon it. Fortunately, scholars and gentlemen have argued hard, otherwise the treasures in the palace would not be there."
How much will be lost overseas."
"This National Government," Liang Qi shook his head repeatedly, "I am not optimistic about it."
The Palace Museum was founded in 1925, after Feng Yuxiang kicked Puyi out of the palace, and it was open to all citizens and required admission. On the opening day of the Palace Museum, the streets in Peiping were packed with people, vying to see the true face of the palace, and there was a traffic jam.
of wonders.
Yes, it was a traffic jam, the great traffic jam of 1925.
If you want to visit, you have to queue for several hours.
Later, every time the Beiyang government changed directors, it always targeted the Forbidden City. Duan Qirui and Zhang Zuolin both wanted to take action on the treasures in the palace. Fortunately, thanks to the joint efforts of the Forbidden City Directors, countless national treasures were preserved.
In order to prevent the Forbidden City from being controlled by warlords, Mr. Zhuang Yunkuan even borrowed 30,000 yuan from a bank in his own name to support the daily maintenance expenses of the Forbidden City.
After the victory of the Northern Expedition, the scholars and gentlemen who protected the Forbidden City thought that the world would be peaceful in the future and that the Forbidden City would not suffer any more disasters.
Who knows that National Councilor Jing Hengyi (a great educator) proposed to abolish the Palace Museum and auction off the buildings and national treasures in batches... Isn't this nonsense?
When Zhou Hexuan proposed marriage in Jiujiang not long ago, more than 1,000 people in the northern cultural circles organized activities to protect the Forbidden City. Just half a month ago, Zhang Ji, the veteran of the Kuomintang Party, wrote to the Central Political Conference, criticizing Jing Hengyi's proposal to auction the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City was finally preserved, and the director of the Palace Museum at this time was none other than Yi Peiji, the Minister of Agriculture and Mines who helped Zhou Hexuan promote the harvester.
Liang Qi and Zhong Guanguang were both very dissatisfied with the current National Government, and the two old men made all sorts of complaints. Especially about the education reform in the north, Liang Qi called it "nonsense" and Zhong Guanguang called it a "big joke."
Zhong Guanguang said to Zhou Hexuan: "Mingcheng, I heard that you are supporting Peking University students to resume school?"
Zhou Hexuan shook his head and said: "It's not about resuming school, it's about resuming classes. The students' task is to study, and holding parades all day is not an option. I plan to spend some private money to support teachers who are willing to take classes and continue teaching activities at Peking University.
"
"What you are doing may offend Li Shizeng." Zhong Guanguang said worriedly.
"It's a joke. He suspended classes in Pingjin Public School No. 9. I can't let the students resume classes?" Zhou Hexuan said disdainfully.
Liang Qi shook his head helplessly: "It would be nice to be able to distinguish black and white in officialdom matters. If you are dedicated to serving the public, others will think that you are playing a different role."
Zhou Hexuan said: "I'm not an official. Even if I break up with Li Shizeng, he can still arrest me?"
Zhong Guanguang stroked his beard and smiled and said: "That's true. As the saying goes, no desire means being strong. There is nothing to be afraid of if you are upright."
Liang Qi asked his servant to fetch a stack of tomes from the study, and said to Zhou Hexuan and Zhong Guanguang: "This is the "Collection of Drinking Ice Room" that I just published. I would like you to review it."
"I'll definitely read it!" Zhong Guanguang said.
Zhou Hexuan opened the catalog, flipped through it, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Ren Gong, why wasn't your science fiction movie selected?"
"?" Liang Qi didn't react.
"The Future of New China." Zhou Hexuan said.
"Hahahaha," Liang Qi laughed awkwardly and waved his hands, "It's just a temporary delusion, so don't mention it, don't mention it!"
Liang Qi wrote the original book in his lifetime, which was about the situation after the success of the reform and reform in 1962. The opening chapter is about the coming of all nations to Korea, China holds the World Expo in Nanjing, and the two protagonists argue about constitutional monarchy and democratic revolution.
This science fiction book was conceived for five years, but ended up being canceled after only five chapters. It belongs to the dark history of Liang Qi's youth.
Zhou Hexuan said: "I think it is very interesting. Mr. Ren Gong might as well try to revise and continue writing."
"I don't have the talent to write," Liang Qi said with a wry smile. "That book was written when I was most frustrated and confused after the failure of the Reform Movement. It can be regarded as a kind of sustenance and self-paralysis. The Qing Dynasty was already dead, and we still talk about it.
What reform?”
Zhou Hexuan thought of the future Shanghai World Expo and said with emotion: "In reality, China may not be able to become one of the world's top powers and hold world-wide exhibitions like Mr. Li did."
Liang Qi said disdainfully: "Just because of the National Government?"
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Perhaps there is a more advanced party that can overthrow its rule and lead China to become rich and powerful."
As soon as these words came out, Liang Qi and Zhong Guanguang both changed their faces in surprise.
Liang Qi asked in a low voice: "Is Mingcheng a Red Party member?"
Zhou Hexuan quickly defended: "I didn't say anything, I just sympathized with them."
Zhong Guanguang warned: "Be careful when speaking sincerely. You must not say this nonsense. Chang Kaishen is watching over there and will catch everyone he sees."
"I know," Zhou Hexuan changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Ren Gong, I heard that Mr. Ling has returned to China?"
"You're talking about Sicheng," Liang Qi said with a smile. "He took Huiyin to teach at Northeastern University. I originally wanted them to go to Tsinghua University, which would be closer to Tianjin. But a few days ago, the president and vice president of Tsinghua University
They haven't taken office yet, and no one is responsible for this."
Zhou Hexuan said: "Next time I have a chance, I will definitely ask Mr. Ling for advice in person."
"He studied architecture and doesn't know as much as you do." Liang Qidao.
After chatting for half a day, Zhong Guanguang stood up and said goodbye. He had to take a boat to Zhejiang University to take up his post.
When Zhou Hexuan returned home, before his butt was even hot, a student representative from Peking University came to ask for a meeting, saying that preparations for resuming classes were almost complete. 8
