The main building of Tsinghua Garden is called Gongzi Hall, formerly known as Gongzi Hall. At the beginning of its construction, it was specially used for the royal family and nobles to live and enjoy themselves separately. The winding corridors in the courtyard are connected to form independent courtyards.
It is rumored that the Grand View Garden in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is based on the G-shaped Hall, which shows the grand appearance of this courtyard.
Nowadays, the Gongzi Hall has become the faculty dormitory, entertainment center, music room and newspaper reading room of Tsinghua University. It is also used to receive important guests. For example, when the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore visited two years ago, he stayed in the Gongzi Hall.
Liang Suming was placed in Courtyard No. 49, which has a total of 14 houses.
When Zhou Hexuan came to the courtyard, he was stunned and stunned. Damn, where is this teacher's dormitory? It's clearly a garden villa!
Tsinghua is so rich. No wonder there is a saying among female students in Peking in the 1930s: "Beijing University is old, Normal University is poor, only Tsinghua can be accommodating." This means that the boys at Peking University are sluggish, and the boys at Peking Normal University are sluggish.
Despite being so poor, only Tsinghua students are rich and energetic enough to be boyfriends.
Zhou Hexuan helped Liang Suming move the boxes and put them in place. He held them heavy in his hands and couldn't help asking: "Brother Shou Ming, what's in it?"
"I am spending time sorting out my late father's manuscripts." Liang Xuming looked a little sad.
Liang Suming's father's name was Liang Ji, whose courtesy name was Juchuan. He served successively as secretary of the cabinet of the former Qing Dynasty, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and a foreign minister. He was also a great scholar.
Eight years ago, when Mr. Liang was about to celebrate his 60th birthday, he suddenly asked his son: "Will the world be a good place?"
Liang Suming replied: "I believe the world is getting better day by day."
"It would be great if it gets better!"
After saying this, Mr. Liang left home and disappeared. Three days later, he committed suicide by drowning, leaving a suicide note with ten thousand words: "If the national character does not exist, the country will not survive. You must die alone, and then let the people of the country know the national character is necessary for the establishment of a country."
…My death will not only reminisce about the old, but also evoke the new.”
Mr. Liang was a staunch reformist in the late Qing Dynasty, opposed to violent revolution, but later supported the Republic. He stated in his suicide note why he committed suicide. He said that he was buried for the Qing Dynasty, but he was by no means opposed to the Republic, only because the Qing Dynasty abdicated the throne.
After relinquishing talents, the Beiyang government did not implement the policies of republicanism and caring for the people. The country's situation was worse than in the late Qing Dynasty, so he died in anger.
At that time, the warlords were fighting for years. China, as the victor in World War I, did not get any benefits. Instead, Japan replaced Germany's rights and interests in Shandong. It was indeed extremely bad.
Liang Xuming silently put away his father's manuscripts, suddenly smiled and said: "I believe China will get better day by day."
"I believe it too." Zhou Hexuan said very firmly.
At this moment, Wu Mi suddenly pushed the door open and said with a smile: "Shou Ming, He Xuan, who do you see coming?"
Zhou Hexuan turned around and saw four people wearing long gowns standing outside: Liang Qichao, Wang Guowei, Zhao Yuanren and Chen Yinke.
There was also Mr. Li Ji who was not here. I heard that he went to Xia County, Shanxi Province to inspect the Neolithic Age ruins.
They are all gods!
Liang Suming cupped his fists and greeted: "Mr. Ren Gong, Mr. Jing'an, Brother Heshou, Brother Yizhong, Suming is polite!"
Zhou Hexuan also hurriedly greeted them and came forward to say hello one by one.
"Haha, another great talent has been added to Tsinghua University," Liang Qichao was very enthusiastic, holding Liang Suming's hand and saying a few words of praise, and then said to Zhou Hexuan, "Zhou Xiaoyou's "The Rise of the Great Powers" is a must-read for me every day.
Much benefit!”
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Mr. Liang is so complimentary. I would like to thank you for writing the preface."
They talked enthusiastically, but Zhao Yuanren, Wang Guowei and Chen Yinke were taciturn and did not speak much. This was due to their character. Great scholars with little experience and great leadership are generally very introverted and can only chat with old friends.
In fact, Wu Mi doesn't like dealing with people, but as the director of the Institute of Chinese Studies, he must warmly receive visitors.
Everyone went to a restaurant outside the school and ordered some good wine and food, which was a way to warm up to Liang Suming and welcome Zhou Hexuan to Tsinghua Garden as a guest.
When the food and wine were served, Wu Mi asked Wang Guowei: "How is Master Ling's condition?"
Wang Guowei looked worried, shook his head and said, "I haven't gotten better after taking a few medicines. I'm going to find a Western doctor to take a look."
Wang Guowei's eldest son was seriously ill. If nothing unexpected happened, he would die in two months. There were many reasons why Wang Guowei committed suicide by throwing himself into a lake next year. One was that he was a martyr for the disappearing old culture, and the other was that two scholar friends were killed.
The shooting stimulated him, and finally, the death of his eldest son from illness also aggravated his pessimism.
Zhou Hexuan suddenly said: "Mr. Jing'an, I know a British doctor in Tianjin. His medical skills are very good, and the British consul also seeks treatment from him."
Wang Guowei was worried about his son's condition and immediately said: "This matter has troubled He Xuan. I really can't trust the Western doctors in Peiping."
Liang Qichao immediately joked: "Are you still thinking about my waist?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The crowd burst into laughter.
But it was at the beginning of this year that Liang Qichao was admitted to Union Medical College Hospital due to hematuria. A fluoroscopy revealed that he had a tumor on his right kidney. Western medicine performed an operation on him to remove the tumor, but the result was that the blood in the urine still continued. During the follow-up visit, the doctor judged it to be "unexplained hemorrhage."
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This incident caused a great stir, with newspapers ridiculing Western medicine for "using patients as guinea pigs or specimens." This was the sensational case of "Liang Qichao's kidneys were wrongly cut by Western doctors."
Since then, Liang Qichao's waist has become the object of ridicule among his friends.
Everyone was chatting and joking, and Liang Qichao suddenly asked: "Hexuan, I heard that you made Kang Youwei vomit blood due to anger?"
"How can I have that ability? It's probably because he is too angry." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
"Indeed, Mr. Kang is as thick-skinned as anyone." Zhao Yuanren said with a disdainful smile.
Kang Youwei's reputation in cultural circles was so bad that no one except the staunch royalists thought highly of him.
A few years ago, Zhang Xun supported Puyi's restoration, which was instigated by Kang Youwei. Some time ago, he wanted to fish in troubled waters. Liang Qichao was very clear about this. He sighed: "I, Master Kang, really have an undying desire for restoration. I will kill him at the first opportunity."
Come north to join in the fun."
"An opportunist, nothing more than that," Zhou Hexuan said as a joke. "Mr. Kang gave me a nickname as soon as we met, Ruoyu. He probably advised me to keep a low profile and bide my time."
Wu Mi smiled and said: "It's such an old word, so don't use it. Let Mr. Ren give you a new one."
These days, the font names of literati are in a mess, with more than a dozen characters, but the names are all normal. Zhou Hexuan immediately said: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Rengong."
Speaking of this, Liang Qichao couldn't refuse. After thinking for a moment, he said: "He means Ming. Xuan means ventilation, which means light. Sincerity means Ming is not as good as Ming Cheng."
"Mingcheng, good calligraphy!" Liang Suming praised.
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Sir, for the words."
"Sincerity leads to enlightenment" comes from "Book of Rites". "Mingcheng" means "clear wisdom and sincerity". It encourages Zhou Hexuan to pursue the truth and know the way to do good. This is hundreds of times better than Kang Youwei's "Ruoyu" who advised Zhou Hexuan to keep a low profile and bide his time.
, the intention is much nobler and broader.
Well, when Zhou Hexuan introduces himself to others in the future, he can say that his surname is Zhou, his given name is Hexuan, and his courtesy name is Mingcheng. As for that "Ruoyu", I guess people in later generations will probably take it as a joke when they compile encyclopedia information for him.
