The relationship between Zhang Xueliang and Zhou Hexuan became a bit subtle. After returning from the Jinzhou battlefield, Zhang Xueliang never saw Zhou Hexuan again. The two did not even communicate with each other, as if they did not know each other at all.
"Zhang Xueliang has done great harm to the country!"
This was the first thing Hu Shi said when he came to Tianjin to visit Zhou Hexuan.
The "September 18th Incident" greatly stimulated Hu Shi. After that, he wrote articles about the Northeast almost every year, and was the first to put forward the view that "the Second World War started on September 18th".
On the afternoon of the second day of "September 18th", Hu Shi wrote a poem: "In the Southern Democratic Republic, looking back makes me sad. Where is the black tiger now? The yellow dragon is gone. A few useless pens and half a dozen thoughtful people, after all, the sky It’s hard to mend, and it’s forty springs!”
This poem is about the deeds of Liu Yongfu, Tang Jingsong and others who led the crowd to resist Japan and protect Taiwan after the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki. He compared Taiwan at that time to today's Northeast, and missed the anti-Japanese comrades like Liu Yongfu. , and also hated himself as a useless scholar, unable to carry a sword to drive away the Japanese invaders.
Hu Shi is now the dean of the School of Liberal Arts and director of the Department of Chinese Literature at Peking University. He, Lin Huiyin, and Liang Sicheng are neighbors. Chen Yuan and Fu Sinian live in No. 1, Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin live in No. 3, and Hu Shi lives in No. 4.
"It's hateful, it's hateful," Hu Shi said sadly. "The Japanese want to invade our northeastern land, and their wolfish ambitions have long been exposed. But from the Nanjing government to the Fengxian warlords, they are all busy fighting for territory, and they actually invaded the vast territory. Give up the black land to the Japanese!"
As Hu Shi said, not only Zhou Hexuan, a time traveler, but many people in the country saw Japan's threat to Northeast China, but they could only watch the situation worsen.
Hu Shi had a friend named Ding Wenjiang, a geology professor at Peking University.
As early as 1927, Ding Wenjiang wrote to Hu Shi, saying that he had recently been studying the Japanese issue and deeply felt that the key to China's survival and safety lay in Japan. Just before the September 18th outbreak, Hu Shi and Ding Wenjiang traveled together for half a month. , mentioned Japan’s ambition to invade China many times.
Zhou Hexuan said helplessly: "Just like the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War, the hearts of the Chinese people have to be completely stung before they can work hard."
Hu Shi smiled bitterly and said: "We used to call academics to save the country, science to save the country, and Renaissance. Now that the country is in crisis, academics and science are useless. Brother Jun (Ding Wenjiang) laughed at himself two days ago, saying that intellectuals are 'the ones who can govern the world. "I am a loser in troubled times. Although my words are vulgar, I speak the truth."
"The rice bucket is also useful." Zhou Hexuan comforted.
Hu Shi said: "I am a loser, and I have been thinking hard about my role recently. In the end, I found that I was helpless. I could only stand up and shout a few slogans, but I am really useless as a scholar!"
Zhou Hexuan said: "Slogans also need to be shouted. Only when the voice is loud can it be deafening, and the country and people can unite."
"I have the same idea," Hu Shi explained. "We must not only shout slogans, but also shout them strategically and academically. A few friends and I are planning to start an "Independent Review" magazine to discuss The situation of the country and the world depends on the eyes, ears and eyes of the founding fathers. Mingcheng, you are an expert in this field, please join in!"
"Independent Review" was a very famous political commentary magazine in the 1930s. The editors-in-chief Hu Shi, Ding Wenjiang and Jiang Tingfu were all voluntary and did not receive any salary. This magazine existed for five years, during which it published a large number of current commentary articles, which broadened the horizons of the Chinese people. At the same time, it also played a positive role in the Anti-Japanese War.
Among them, Jiang Tingfu was summoned three times by Chang Kaishen because of his articles in the "Independent Review". He was finally invited to serve as the Director of the Administrative Affairs Division of the Executive Yuan of the Central Government. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he was appointed as China's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
Zhou Hexuan immediately agreed: "Of course I will participate in this kind of thing. One political article every week will be delivered on time and with high quality."
"So, thank you," Hu Shi said happily, "If you have a clear and sincere article to awaken the world, you will definitely achieve good results."
Although Hu Shi was politically naive, his views on the handling of the "September 18th Incident" were very rational and correct.
After the "September 18th Incident" occurred, the Nanjing National Government only wanted to rely on the United States and the League of Nations to solve the problem, but was reluctant to negotiate with Japan.
At that time, the Japanese cabinet was not biased towards the military and took the initiative to put forward five principles for negotiation. It basically wanted to restore Northeast China to the state before the September 18th Incident. According to the requirements of the Japanese cabinet, although China would lose some of its interests, it was completely possible.
accepted.
Hu Shi wrote to Song Ziwen many times, advocating early negotiation with the Japanese. However, the Nanjing National Government was like an ostrich, with its head stuck in the sand. It neither dared to declare war on Japan nor negotiate with Japan, and wasted a great deal of time.
Diplomatic timing.
In fact, as long as China and Japan reached a diplomatic agreement at that time, it would have a firm legal foothold. Even if the Japanese cabinet reneges, China will speak more forcefully, which will make Japan's international diplomatic situation even more dangerous.
This is a very nonsense thing. I don’t know what the central government was thinking at the time.
A few days ago, the International Pacific Society was scheduled to be held in Shanghai, and Hu Shi was elected as the chairman of the meeting. Due to the outbreak of the September 18th Incident, Hu Shi decided to postpone the meeting. Later, after careful consideration, he decided not to postpone it. Hu Shi believed that "because this time
The Pacific Conference is an excellent opportunity to bring up the China incident for discussion." He wanted to use the conference to condemn Japan's shameless behavior.
It is a pity that a group of international intellectuals holding a meeting will not be able to change the world at all. At most, it will only arouse the sympathy of foreign scholars towards China.
Zhou Hexuan was also invited to the meeting, but during the meeting, he followed Zhang Xueliang to Jinzhou.
Regarding Zhang Xueliang, Hu Shi commented in his article: "Although no one person should be fully responsible for the fall of Northeast China, Mr. Zhang Xueliang, as the full-power leader of both the military and the government, bears the heaviest responsibility. This is no one's responsibility."
It cannot be denied... the young man's success has almost completely destroyed his body and spirit... A person who has ruined his reputation is trying to support an unending crisis. I'm afraid it will not be easy to find an opportunity to step down calmly in the future."
Zhou Hexuan sent Hu Shi away, spread out his paper and pen, started to smoke and think, and for a long time he wrote the title: The Dual Attribute of Japanese Politics and the Kwantung Army's Northeast Expansion Plan.
As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
Although the book "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" comprehensively explains Japan, many details cannot be written clearly.
Since Hu Shi founded the "Independent Review", Zhou Hexuan just took advantage of this platform to deeply analyze the situation in various countries in Japan. Each article would write about one aspect. Over a few years, at least it would be able to provide some reference opinions for the officials in the central government during the War of Resistance.
