During the May 4th Movement, it was a period of prosperity for modern Chinese literature. Various literary groups sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, among which the Literary Research Association was the most powerful.
But by around 1930, the May 4th New Culture Movement had actually ended. The Literary Research Association’s journal "Novel Monthly" was also warned by the Shanghai Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang last year. The issuing unit, the Commercial Press, was afraid of causing trouble, so it
Due to various interferences, many articles could not be published in "Novel Monthly".
Gradually, "Novel Monthly" lost its appeal to writers and literary youth. Editors-in-chief Zheng Zhenduo, Ye Shengtao and others are powerless to face this situation, and they will leave the Commercial Press at the end of this year.
Like literary research societies, most literary groups today are in a state of confusion.
On the one hand, China's social status quo after the victory of the Northern Expedition left writers at a loss as to where to go and suddenly lost their creative passion; on the other hand, the Kuomintang's high-pressure management of literary works made writers suffer from various restrictions and dared no longer act like
Speak freely like before.
It was under this circumstance that people of insight in the literary world united and, under the leadership of the Communist Party, established the Chinese Left-wing Writers Alliance in Shanghai and founded the official publication "Grudge Monthly".
Whether it is the Left-wing Writers Alliance or "Grudge Monthly", the Chinese literary world has been revitalized, and many writers have once again burst out with creative enthusiasm.
The Kuomintang is very vigilant about this. Since the writers of the League of Leftists are scattered all over the country, and many of them still live in the concessions, the Kuomintang does not dare or have the ability to arrest them randomly. However, "Grudge Monthly" is closely monitored by the Kuomintang.
, as long as this magazine publishes works with outrageous remarks, it will be shut down immediately.
Historically, before the Northern Left Alliance was formally established, Shanghai's "Grudge Monthly" was seized and only five issues were published.
But it’s not a big deal. The sixth issue of “Grudge” changed its appearance and was renamed “Xindi Monthly” and continued to be published. “Xindi Monthly” was banned after publishing 1 issue, but more and more publications of the Leftist League were blocked, not only “Pioneers”
”, “Baldishan”, “World Culture”, “Outpost”, “Beidou” and other publicly distributed official publications, as well as secretly published magazines such as “Literary Life”, and also “Literary Life” published by members of the League of Leftists in their own names.
Publications such as "Unknown Literature and Art", "Literary Art", "New Novel", etc.
Even in Japan, the Tokyo branch of the Left Federation founded Dongliu, New Poetry and Essays.
Faced with such a situation, the Kuomintang simply cannot control it, because publications related to the League of Leftists are everywhere, and even some old newspapers have columns and supplements of the League of Leftists.
"I Love This Land" published by Zhou Hexuan under the pseudonym "Ye Feng" was published in the 5th and last issue of "Grudge Monthly". Once this poem came out, it was quickly spread, including many
Poetry magazines that had nothing to do with Zuo Lian all reprinted it one after another.
Ye Feng, this little-known poet, suddenly became widely known.
"Why do I always have tears in my eyes? Because I love this land deeply..." These two lines of poems were also copied in notebooks by many passionate young people.
There is even a newly founded literary journal named "Land" inspired by this poem.
Shanghai, inside a pavilion in Shikumen.
Lu Xun, Ding Ling, Hu Yepin, Rou Shi and others gathered together, eating pears, cracking melon seeds and chatting. Because "Grudge Monthly" had just been closed down, they gathered for a short meeting and happily named the new publication "
SHKP Monthly".
Lu Xun took a deep breath from his cigarette, put out the butt and asked, "Who wrote that song "I Love This Land"?"
"Yes, I have never heard of 'Ye Feng' at all," Ding Ling said curiously, "This poem is really well written. Could it be written by a newcomer who just started writing?"
Rou Shi smiled mysteriously and said, "Ye Feng is the pen name of a certain university scholar."
"I guessed it." Lu Xun was not surprised, because he had dozens of pen names, and many articles with sensitive content could only be published under new pen names.
This is extremely normal in the literary world of the Republic of China. It is equivalent to the later generations of mixed forums and post bars. If you don’t have a bunch of trumpet vests, you will be embarrassed to come out to meet people.
Everyone here, except Lu Xun, is a Red Party member. Lu Xun said: "Since they are unwilling to disclose their identities, it's better not to ask."
"Let me guess," Ding Ling rolled her eyes a few times, "Ping Fu (Rou Shi) said he was a great scholar. He should be very famous. He also wrote excellent poems and was a patriot.
.Who could be a famous patriot who is good at writing poetry?"
Hu Yepin suddenly interrupted: "It can't be Mr. Zhou from the north, right?"
"Hahahaha, you'll be right in one guess," Rou Shi laughed and reminded, "Don't let this matter spread. Mr. Zhou doesn't seem to want to get too involved with our Leftist League, so we must respect his choice."
"It's understandable." Lu Xun nodded. He was initially unwilling to join the Left Alliance because he was afraid of being persecuted for it, but in the end he gritted his teeth and gave it a go.
"Why do I always have tears in my eyes? It's because I love this land deeply." Ding Ling read a few sentences while holding the poem in her hands and said with admiration, "As expected of Mr. Zhou, his poems are always so emotional and full of philosophy.
"
Lu Xun joked: "It's a pity that we are too close to those people from the Crescent Society. Hey, Hu Shi, Liang Shiqiu made a lot of noise. What kind of freedom of thought are they pursuing? Now the Chinese people don't even have freedom of movement, let alone freedom of thought."
Rou Shi said: "After all, they are against the Kuomintang. If possible, we still hope that everyone can ease the conflicts and unite to oppose the dictatorship and tyranny."
Lu Xun smiled and said nothing. He resented Liang Shiqiu more than he resented Guo Moruo and Chen Xiying. Because he felt that Liang Shiqiu was too insidious. When Zhang Zuolin and Chang Kaishen jointly opposed the Red Party, he publicly wrote an article implying that he was a Red Party member. This is not
Do you sincerely want to trick him to death?
As for Rou Shi, he hoped that Lu Xun and Liang Shiqiu could reconcile and work together for the country and the nation.
A year ago, many literati within the Communist Party called for a boycott of Lu Xun, among them Guo Moruo. Later, Duke Zhou personally came to Shanghai for a trip, and the two sides put aside their previous suspicions and jointly participated in the event, and jointly founded the Chinese Left-wing Writers Alliance.
Just when Lu Xun, Ding Ling and others were having a small meeting in Shanghai, a writer friend in the Tianjin Concession said to Ba Jin: "When you come to Tianjin to travel, there is one person you must visit, otherwise your visit will be in vain."
"Who?" Ba Jin asked with a smile.
"Zhou Hexuan." said my friend.
Ba Jin shook his head repeatedly: "He is a great scholar who is famous all over the world, and I am just a small person in the literary world. It is better not to be rejected."
The friend laughed and said, "How will you know if you don't try?"
