Beiping, the living room of my wife's house.

Ding Wenjiang held up a copy of "Independent Review" and clapped his hands and praised: "Mr. Zhou's words are good! The Japanese invaders can occupy our territory, but they cannot enslave our spirit, as long as the heart is the heart of China, then the northeast will always be the northeast of the Chinese! ”

Jiang Tinghuang, head of the history department at Tsinghua University, sighed: "Although the words are good, they cannot change the fact that the northeast has fallen. ”

Ding Wenjiang said: "In any case, Mr. Zhou's article is very insightful in its explanation of Japan's political system, and it also explains why the Japanese cabinet will compromise with the War Department. ”

While the two were talking, Jin Yuelin also walked into the living room. He came alone this time, broke up with his American girlfriend who had lived together for many years, and fell in love with Lin Huiyin, who was already married.

"Old Kim, come here!" Jiang Tinghuang beckoned.

Jin Yuelin asked with a smile: "You all chatted?" ”

Ding Wenjiang said: "I'm talking about Mr. Zhou's article. ”

Lin Huiyin came over with coffee and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou is also coming today, and it is estimated that he will be there soon." ”

"Really?" Ding Wenjiang said excitedly, "I've admired him for a long time, and I've always wanted to see him with my own eyes." ”

"Who wants to see me?" Zhou Hexuan's voice suddenly came from the door.

Liang Sicheng clapped his hands and smiled: "Haha, say Cao Cao, Cao Cao has arrived!" ”

Zhou Hexuan strode to the living room, hugged his fists and said, "Hello gentlemen, I'm a little late." ”

"It's not too late, some people haven't arrived yet," Lin Huiyin asked, "Does Mingcheng want tea or coffee?" ”

"Tea bar." Zhou Hexuan sat down and said.

It didn't take long for Hu Shi, Xu Zhimo and Fu Sinian to come together, and everyone greeted them warmly.

In history, Xu Zhimo should have died in a plane crash at this time, dying on the way to Beiping to listen to Lin Huiyin's lecture.

Zhou Hexuan saved Xu Zhimo's life, but he was in Jinzhou at the time and was unable to attend the Pacific Academic Conference in Shanghai. So he sent a telegram to Xu Zhimo, hoping that Xu Zhimo would speak at the meeting instead of him.

On one side is Lin Huiyin's lecture, and on the other hand, Zhou Hexuan is asking to attend the meeting. Xu Zhimo thought about it, and finally put his old lover aside and went to Shanghai to hold a meeting instead of Zhou Hexuan.

As a result, the news of the plane crash in the north soon came, which scared Xu Zhimo into urine, and he was so scared that he couldn't do it, it was the plane he was going to sit on.

But sometimes, Xu Zhimo longed to die on that plane, and the reality was too painful for him.

Xu Zhimo is a professor at two universities, and his monthly salary is about 600 yuan, but it is not enough for Lu Xiaoman's squandering. He didn't even have the money to rent a house in Beiping, so he stayed at Hu Shi's house all the time, running around all day long to make money, and many of his former friends were gradually estranged.

In order to make money, Xu Zhimo even took the initiative to become a real estate agent and sold his house in Shanghai for Jiang Baili, just to earn some errand money to fill the debt hole - the plane crash ticket was given by a friend, and Xu Zhimo had no money to fly.

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More than two months ago, Bingxin met Xu Zhimo at Yan University, and when asked about some things in the past, Xu Zhimo wrote on the spot: "What do you say about the past, the phosphorescent light of skeletons." ”

Zhou Hexuan saw Xu Zhimo's haggard appearance, and also wondered if he had saved the wrong person, maybe Xu Zhimo's death in a plane crash was also a good ending.

"Haha, everyone is here, what about Yinong (Zhang Xiruo)?" Xu Zhimo laughed heartily and hid all his troubles in his heart.

Lin Huiyin explained: "Yinong has something to do today, I'm afraid I can't come. ”

Zhang Xiruo, Xu Zhimo and Jin Yuelin have known each other since they were in the United States, and they have been old friends for many years.

"It's coming, it's coming, it's just done here!" Zhang Xiruo walked into the living room quickly.

Zhang Xiruo is a political scientist, nicknamed "Mr. Edges", and he has been straightforward in his words and deeds all his life. He bought arms for the Xinhai Revolution, denounced Lao Chiang for dictatorship in person, led the way for the People's Liberation Army, protected the ancient buildings of the capital, and gave New China the name of the country (People's Republic of China), this gentleman can also be regarded as a witness of the times.

For example, in the article "Overall (Harmonious) Westernization and the Chinese Standard", Zhang Xiruo advocated the selective acceptance of Western cultural values.

Now that the national crisis is at hand, the living room of my wife's house is not in the mood for a storm, but is discussing Sino-Japanese relations and the issue of the War of Resistance.

Hu Shi first said: "I can see clearly, the central and local governments have no effort to resist Japan. The September 18 incident still has to be resolved by diplomatic means. ”

Zhang Xiruo didn't give Hu Shi face, and retorted in public: "How to solve it by diplomacy? Weak countries have no diplomacy, and the so-called diplomatic means are nothing more than wagging their tails and begging for mercy. The most urgent task now is to stop the civil war and unite against Japan. ”

From the dialogue between the two, you can see their personalities, Hu Shi is soft, and Zhang Xiruo is very hard. If he refuses to accept it, he will do it, and in the future, he will not only scold Lao Jiang, but also scold Taizu.

So on the eve of the July 7 Incident, in the face of the Japanese invaders pressing step by step, Hu Shi and Zhang Xiruo made two completely different reactions.

Hu Shi deeply felt China's external powerlessness and feared that North China would become a second Northeast, so he advocated exchanging Rehe Province for the tranquility of North China, believing that China's War of Resistance was hopeless. Zhang Xiruo, on the other hand, spoke out for the War of Resistance and named Song Zheyuan (the head of the North China authorities), causing the Independent Review to suspend publication for several months.

Of course, Hu Shi is just a weak character, and his patriotic heart is unquestionable. Later, the Battle of Songhu shattered the ambition of the Japanese to occupy China for three months, and suddenly made Hu Shi see the hope of the Anti-Japanese War, and since then he has become an active anti-war faction, and he has also advised Wang Zhaoming and other traitors not to mess around.

At this moment, Hu Shi and Zhang Xiruo were arguing, one insisting that diplomacy should be used to solve the Northeast issue, and the other insisting that only by rising up to resist the war was the way out.

Lin Huiyin suddenly asked Zhou Hexuan: "What is Mr. Zhou's point of view?" ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled bitterly: "My point of view is not important, what matters is what the Nanjing government and local warlords think." Tohoku will certainly not be able to recover in the short term, and it will take time for Japan to digest Tohoku. In view of the chaotic situation in the country, the only thing that can be done now is to actively seek the help of the Great Powers. ”

"How can the great powers have good intentions?" Zhang Xiruo said indignantly.

Zhou Hexuan explained: "First of all, it is necessary to restore diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union, and the Japanese invaded and occupied Northeast China, but not only invaded Chinese territory, but also encroached on the Middle East Road of the Soviet Union, and brought great military pressure to the Far East of the Soviet Union. ”

Hu Shi's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Yes, diplomacy with the Soviet Union should be resumed, this method is very good!" ”

Zhang Xiruo shook his head and sighed: "Due to the political system of the Soviet Union, it has always been feared by the European and American powers. The Nanjing government is also pro-American, and I am afraid that it will not be able to talk about going with the Soviet Union, and at most it will be a symbolic restoration of diplomatic relations. ”

"Of course, the alliance is impossible, but the restoration of diplomatic relations must be done, and no matter how the world pattern changes in the future, China will have room to move left and right." Zhou Hexuan said.

Zhang Xiruo nodded and said, "This is right, we must plan for the long term." ”

Zhou Hexuan sighed and said: "If you want me to say, I actually hope that Japan will invade China in an all-out way as soon as possible." Until the situation of crisis, the people of the country will not be able to unite at all. In the event of a full-scale invasion of China, Japan, with its national strength, would simply not be able to support such a huge war, and it would be a matter of time before China won. ”

"Are you crazy? I am still looking forward to Japan's full-scale invasion of China at an early date! Hu Shi looked at Zhou Hexuan dumbfounded.

The others also looked sideways, only Zhang Xiruo was silent, as if thinking about the possibility of this problem.