290 [End of an Era]

Three days later, Zhou Hexuan met Liang Qichao on the bed of Peking Union Hospital. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

Standing in the ward are Liang Qichao's wife Wang Guiquan (the wife's dowry maid), as well as the eldest sons Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin, the fourth son Liang Sida, the fifth son Liang Sili, the third daughter Liang Siying, and the fourth daughter Liang Sining.

As for Liang Qichao's other children, except for the eldest daughter who married Nanyang, the rest are studying in Europe and the United States.

Zhou Hexuan walked in, nodded with Wang Guiquan, Liang Sicheng and others, and asked, "How is Mr. Ren Gong's condition?" ”

Liang Sicheng lowered his head helplessly, while Wang Guiquan wiped his tears and said: "Sometimes sober, sometimes unconscious, I'm afraid it won't happen." ”

"Alas!"

Zhou Hexuan sighed and walked to the hospital bed silently.

Since the crossing, among the friends Zhou Hexuan has made, Liang Qichao and Feng Yong have the deepest relationship.

Liang Qichao is also a teacher and friend to Zhou Hexuan, and this old gentleman's character can hardly find flaws, which is admirable, admirable, and sad.

As if hearing footsteps, Liang Qichao suddenly opened his eyes and smiled weakly: "Mingcheng is here, sit down." ”

"Sir, recuperate in peace." Zhou Hexuan held Liang Qichao's hand.

"I can't do it," Liang Qichao obviously returned to his light, and his state became much more energetic, he instructed his family, "After I die, the body can be dissected by doctors to find out the cause, which can be regarded as making some contribution to modern medicine." ”

"Sir!" Wang Guiquan burst into tears.

The other children were also gathered around the bed, their faces sad, and Liang Sicheng's tears flowed silently.

Zhou Hexuan shook his head helplessly, as a traverser, he knew the cause of Liang Qichao's death.

Liang Qichao was initially ill by overwork, but under the treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, his condition has improved. But Liang Qichao doesn't care about his body, and his living habits are extremely bad, not only often staying up late to read and write, but also occasionally playing mahjong all night.

As a result, Liang Qichao's condition deteriorated rapidly, and he could only go to Union Hospital for surgery.

Due to the negligence of the nurse, the left kidney that should have been marked was marked as the right kidney when the surgical position was marked with iodine. The chief surgeon, Liu Ruihuan, was also careless and did not carefully check the X-rays, so Liang Qichao's healthy right kidney was removed, leaving the diseased left kidney.

The healthy kidney was cut off, and the kidney of the lesion remained, and Liang Qichao has completely ignored maintenance in the past few years, and still forgot to sleep and eat.

This matter caused a lot of trouble, that is, the "case of wrongly cutting Liang Qichao's waist". The hospital was kept secret, and the chief surgeon was also transferred, Liang Qichao probably knew the truth, but he tried to defend the hospital, saying that he was very healthy after the operation.

As for the reason, the main reason is that many Chinese people did not believe in Western medicine at that time, and Liang Qichao did not want to smear the reputation of Western medicine because of himself.

Liang Qichao's family was unaware of the situation, and it was not until 40 years later, when Liang Sicheng was admitted to Union Hospital due to illness, that he learned the truth from his attending doctor.

Since Liang Qichao is unwilling to disclose the truth, Zhou Hexuan will naturally not say it. If the world knew about this, with Liang Qichao's huge influence, the development of Western medicine in China would definitely be hindered.

Liang Qichao admonished his family, and said to Zhou Hexuan: "Mingcheng, I have done great damage to the ideological circles of the late Qing Dynasty, and the construction is very small, so I can be called a sinner." Compared to my teacher Kang Youwei, he is too prejudiced, and I am too unprejudiced. The two of us are like this in dealing with the current situation, and the same is true for studying. He kept his idea of royalism and reform unchanged, while I was always wandering and seeking, and my thoughts were constantly changing, all of which were undesirable and did not contribute much to the country and the nation. You are a great talent in the ideological circles, and when you guide the people onto the right path, you must not follow my example and look ahead and waver, because China's way out depends on your generation. ”

Zhou Hexuan's nose was a little sour, and he nodded: "Hexuan keep it in mind!" ”

Liang Qichao smiled, his pupils gradually dilated, and there was no sign of life.

"Sir, let's go." Zhou Hexuan reached out and pressed Liang Qichao's forehead, brushed it down gently, and closed his eyelids.

The Liang family in the ward was already crying, Wang Guowei pushed the door in, and stood on the spot when he saw this, and the gift of visiting the patient in his hand also fell to the ground.

It's so wonderful, Wang Guowei's suicide in history was the funeral that Liang Qichao helped preside. Under the influence of Zhou Hexuan's crossing, it became Wang Guowei to send Liang Qichao to his death.

Zhou Hexuan sighed and walked out of the ward, took a long breath of fresh air, and eased his mood slightly.

Wang Guowei shook his head, turned around and walked to Zhou Hexuan's side, and asked, "Mingcheng, what are Ren Gong's last words?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "He said that he has no opinion, and he has done too much damage to China and contributed too little, so I must strengthen my thoughts and beliefs and avoid wavering." ”

Wang Guowei looked back at the situation in the ward and sighed, "Let's help prepare for the memorial service and funeral." ”

Now Mrs. Liang has cried to death, except for Liang Sicheng, several children in China are still minors, and they really need friends to help take care of the aftermath.

That night, Wang Guowei was responsible for gathering everyone and set up a "funeral committee" the next day. Wang Guowei served as the president, wrote letters to Liang Qichao's former friends to send invitations, and Zhou Hexuan was in charge of specific affairs, arranging memorial services and funerals.

As for Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin, they were responsible for designing the cemetery for their father.

As a powerful thinker and politician in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, Liang Qichao's funeral was quite shabby. The Nationalist Government did not say anything, only some friends from the former life came to see him off, and friends in Shanghai and Beiping held public memorial ceremonies, and many newspapers also reported accordingly.

Although there were many people who came to mourn and see them off, there was no elite class, and they basically belonged to people in the cultural circles, including Qian Xuantong, Hu Shi, Ding Wenjiang, Xiong Xiling, Zhu Xizu, Xiong Foxi, Yu Shangyuan, Yang Honglie, Wu Qichang and others, and representatives of major academic societies and institutions were also present.

Perhaps, for today's Chinese political circles, Liang Qichao is really outdated. has no power or power, who cares if he lives or dies?

In stark contrast, Sun Yat-sen's funeral half a year later - Sun Wen's body was in the Biyun Temple in Xiangshan, Beiping. The hearse departed from the Central Party Headquarters and reached the mausoleum for more than 20 miles, and the people took off their hats and stood solemnly along the way, and the number of spectators was more than 500,000.

Zhou Hexuan watched the coffin sink into the ground, and couldn't help but sigh: "An era is over. ”

"yes, an era is over." Hu Shi, who came all the way from Shanghai, said abruptly.

Yuan Shikai died, Sun Yat-sen died, Kang Youwei died, Liang Qichao also died, and the turbulent era of the late Qing Dynasty came to an end. With the victory of the Northern Expedition, China ushered in a new era, but unfortunately this new era does not seem to be too bright.

Chen Dezheng, as a representative of the Shanghai Party Department, subsequently proposed at the Third Plenum of the Kuomintang that "anyone who has been certified in writing by the provincial Party Department or the special municipal Party Department as an anti-(harmonious) revolutionary element shall be punished by the court or other legally prescribed acceptance organ as an anti-(harmonious) revolutionary." If they are not satisfied, they may appeal. However, if a higher court or other higher statutory acceptance organ obtains a written certificate from the Central Party Department, it shall refute it. ”

In other words, as long as the Kuomintang Party finds you guilty, then it is useless for you to appeal, and the court is nothing like a decoration.

The pace of dictatorship is getting closer and closer.