During the Spring Festival, Zhou Hexuan was at home organizing manuscripts, and Yu Peichen and Cui Huifu were responsible for copying and helping.
Before the outbreak of the all-out Anti-Japanese War, Zhou Hexuan thought that he should make a summary and publish his previously published poems, commentaries, essays, and speeches.
There are only a few poems, but there are surprisingly many others. There are 75 current reviews, 21 essays, and 13 speeches. Among them, the 75 current reviews are mainly published in the two magazines "Independent Review" and "Fei Gong"
, and some are editorials by the editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Pao.
Zhou Hexuan was too lazy to bother with a name and named it "Collected Works of Mingcheng" directly. It is a pity that Mr. Lu Xun has passed away, otherwise he would have asked Lu Xun to write a preface, for which he can only express deep regret.
Apart from Lu Xun, Hu Shi was the most famous in Chinese literary circles at this time, but Zhou Hexuan never considered Mr. Hu.
Among the more than 100 articles in "Collected Works of Mingcheng", more than half discuss Japan, with a strong and firm anti-Japanese tone. As for Hu Shi, he still adheres to the "main harmony theory", which is completely opposite to Zhou Hexuan's views.
By the time the compilation and revision of "Collected Works of Mingcheng" were completed, it was already the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.
Hu Shuhua, the president of Chongqing University, personally invited Zhou Hexuan to attend the opening ceremony of the new semester.
At this time, the campus of Chongqing University had been moved from Caiyuanba to Shapingba and was not within the main urban area. Zhou Hexuan took a boat around Chaotianmen Pier and sailed along the Jialing River for more than an hour before finally landing at the pier near the school.
The name "Zhou Shenxian" is still resounding in Shapingba, but the real person does not match the name, and he was not recognized until he walked into the campus.
The whole university was in a sensation. Teachers and students came to shake hands and greet each other one after another, and many asked Zhou Hexuan for his autograph. There was infinite respect in everyone's eyes. This had nothing to do with academics or fame, but with his efforts in disaster relief.
result.
Not to mention, there is a porridge farm near Shapingba, which is responsible for housing the victims who fled from northeastern Sichuan. Many students from Chongqing University voluntarily went to the porridge farm to volunteer and witnessed the actual situation of the victims with their own eyes. They knew very well
We know how miserable the situation of these victims would have been if Zhou Hexuan had not provided food.
At the opening ceremony, Hu Shuhua spoke for about 20 minutes, and then invited Zhou Hexuan to give a speech.
"Snap, snap, snap!"
As soon as Zhou Hexuan stepped on the stone steps and even before he stepped onto the podium, thunderous applause erupted in the playground.
"Well done Mr. Zhou!"
"Long live Mr. Zhou!"
"..."
Zhou Hexuan raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, picked up the tin speaker and said:
"Teachers and students, I am honored to come to Chongqing University to give a speech today. The thing that everyone is most concerned about now is definitely the drought in Sichuan, but as a proud college student, I also hope that you will pay attention to further news."
"Just eight days ago, Japan formed a new cabinet. The prime minister is called Hayashi Juro. Who is Hayashi Juro? During the September 18th Incident, Hayashi Juro actively cooperated with the Kwantung Army and sent out troops to attack the Northeast without authorization. He was
The international media calls him the 'cross-border general'. So it is obvious that this Japanese cabinet is a veritable military cabinet. Among the cabinet members, only one is from the House of Representatives, and he left the Showa Council and joined the cabinet as a non-party member. The rest of the cabinet members are
For soldiers! Japanese Prime Minister Hayashi Jujuro even openly clamored that his cabinet would exclude political parties!"
"What does a military cabinet mean? It means war!"
"On the eve of the Spring Festival, the president of the Japanese Noble House wrote an article to discuss the Sino-Japanese issue, hoping to dispel China's suspicion of Japan, and expressed sympathy and practical help for China's construction. This is a very rare voice of peace from Japan, but the Emperor of Japan
I can’t bear it anymore!”
"The Emperor of Japan ordered Kazunari Ugaki to form a cabinet. Ugaki Kazunari was also a soldier, and he was a soldier who actively instigated the invasion of China. Among Japanese soldiers, Ugaki Kazunari had a little bit of brains, and his cabinet retained some politicians. But the Emperor of Japan did not
Happy, the Japanese military is not happy either, they are all crazy, and even the Japanese cabinet must lose their minds."
"As a result, the Ugaki cabinet was forced to disband just after it was formed, and was replaced by the purely military Hayashi cabinet. What does Japan want to do? It goes without saying that they are going to war, and they are going to fully invade China! The date of the war is this year.
, will never be delayed until next year. From the formation of Japan’s new cabinet, we know that they can’t wait!”
"Wow!"
The whole place was in an uproar, and the teachers and students looked at Zhou Hexuan in stunned silence. Although everyone knew that war was unavoidable, the news that there would be a war this year still made them extremely shocked.
Zhou Hexuan continued: "Mr. Hu Shizhi recently expressed his three New Year's wishes: first, to implement constitutional government; second, to recover the territory of North China; third, to reestablish sovereignty. What I want to say is, these three wishes of Mr. Hu
I am afraid that none of his wishes will be realized for the time being. His mind is a little confused and he cannot see the changes in the international situation. He is obsessed with pursuing democratic constitutionalism. The most important thing for China today is to save the nation and resist Japan's upcoming war of aggression against China!"
"Here, I must strongly criticize and condemn Mr. Wang Zhaoming! Now the whole of China is discussing the establishment of the National United Front, but when he gave a speech in Nanjing, he publicly declared that he was willing to cooperate with any country, and doubted the Communist Party's support for the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
Sincerity. This is an extremely wrong behavior. When the country is in danger, we must put aside all contradictions and jointly resist the common enemy of all people, that is Japan!"
"At the same time, I am very happy. At the just-concluded Third Plenary Session of the Fifth Central Committee of the Kuomintang, the Kuomintang actually accepted the resolution on cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, and the anti-Japanese national united front has been initially formed. Students and teachers, don't be discouraged and don't be afraid.
, The war of resistance will definitely be very difficult, but I am convinced that as long as we unite as one, the war of resistance will be victorious!"
"I can predict that Sichuan will serve as the rear area during the war, and Chongqing will be the top priority. Teachers and students, please teach with peace of mind, and strive to use your knowledge and culture to contribute to the next comprehensive war of resistance. Fighting requires not only
Soldiers need more science, technology and economy. If you can use the knowledge you have learned to help the country produce military and civilian supplies, you will have made a huge contribution to the Anti-Japanese War, which is far more effective than joining the army to fight. I am building many factories in Sichuan.
I hope that the students who are about to graduate can come to join us enthusiastically, so that we can accumulate enough logistical strength for the Anti-Japanese War..."
After the speech, teachers and students gathered around and rushed to ask about the outbreak of the war.
The content of Zhou Hexuan's speech today was quickly published in the newspapers and caused widespread discussion in the southwest region. Rumors spread everywhere that the Japanese were about to declare war.
Not only that, Zhou Hexuan spent the next half month traveling down the river to Nanjing, giving relevant speeches along the way. His purpose was very clear, which was to constantly instill in the Chinese people: There is going to be a war, there is going to be a war!
As long as he can scare a few capitalists into moving their factories in advance, Zhou Hexuan feels that he has done a good thing.
In the first two years of the war, the direct economic losses from the factories destroyed by the Japanese in Shanghai alone were as high as 800 million yuan. This is so regrettable.