The birthday party was quite grand, and it didn't end until midnight.

After Lu Xun returned, he wrote a diary and briefly recorded the incident.

"When Sun Fuyuan came to the department, he went to Central Park to drink tea, and went to the auditorium of Concord School at 8 o'clock in the evening to watch the Crescent Club to celebrate Tagore's 64th birthday and perform the second act of the play "Chetro", and it was already midnight."

The event can be described as a great success.

Tagore was sought after by the cultural circles of Beiping, and the Crescent Society took advantage of the success and left a deep impression on the cultural circles of Beiping.

In particular, the poetry drama "Zidra" was praised by everyone, and Lin Huiyin is a well-deserved protagonist, both in appearance and acting skills.

Lin Zixuan and Xu Zhimo became foils, but they were also recognized.

After the birthday celebration was over and he returned to his residence, Xu Zhimo was still very excited, but Lin Zixuan already had a homecoming.

He sat at his desk, looking out the window at the moonlight, and it was only after the bustle that he became more and more lonely, and after the bustle, he felt more desolate.

Lin Zixuan deeply felt that Beiping was not suitable for him.

The air here is too oppressive and dreary, the political overtones are too strong, and the cultural atmosphere is too fanatical, and it is easy to be influenced by various ideas and lose one's own judgment.

He likes the more relaxed atmosphere of Shanghai, where most of the conversation is about finance and entertainment.

Shanghai's speech is relatively free, and the debate is not so fierce, to the point of being unreasonable, although this is the birthplace of new culture, Lin Zixuan is not nostalgic at all, but feels tired.

The most important thing is that Peking is not his home, and after this grand banquet, he is a little at home.

He spread out the paper. I wrote a few sentences and prepared to send them to Feng Chengcheng tomorrow.

"I have been praying before the Buddha for 500 years. Ask it to make us a dust bond. The Buddha then turned me into a tree and grew by the side of the road you must pass. The sun is full of flowers, and the flowers are all my expectations in my previous life. ”

This is a poem written by the later poet Xi Murong, and Lin Zixuan intercepted one of the passages.

After he and Feng Chengcheng got married, this was the first time they had been separated for such a long time, and he hadn't written poems to her for a long time.

A few days ago, I traveled around in Beiping and participated in the debate, which was not lively, but after the excitement, all that was left was emptiness.

Lin Zixuan was lying on the bed. Thinking back to the bits and pieces with Feng Chengcheng, a sense of happiness lingers in my heart.

After coming to Beiping, he never went to see Lu Xiaoman, not because he was afraid that something would happen, but because the past things should pass like this, and he should cherish the present.

The next day, he sent the letter and went to talk to me at the Evening News of the World.

After Lin Zixuan promised not to interfere with the purpose and operation of the newspaper and ensure the independence of the newspaper. I agreed to Lin Zixuan's shareholding, and Lin Zixuan invested 2,000 silver dollars and became the majority shareholder of the "World Evening News".

At the same time, I was in charge of the distribution of Vientiane Books in Beiping. It will also create newspapers and magazines that are popular with readers in Beiping.

The two reached a preliminary intention, and specific matters can be discussed slowly in the future.

I wanted to do a big job in the newspaper industry, but I didn't have any funds before. Now with Lin Zixuan, the gold owner, many of his ideas can be realized.

Negotiated the matter. Lin Zixuan no longer has nostalgia for Beiping.

On May 9, 1924, he came to the Qianmen Railway Station in Beiping. Travel to Tianjin.

There were only three people to see him off, Xu Zhimo, Lin Huiyin and Shen Congwen, who had neither reporters nor fans, and he quietly left the ancient city like an ordinary traveler.

The train started, and Lin Zixuan looked at Beiping City outside.

He had a hunch that if he left this time, he might not have a chance to come back in the future.

Tianjin is a place where he must stay, if he comes to the north and does not go to Tianjin, he will definitely be blamed by his third uncle Lin Boren, but he is not prepared to stay in Tianjin for a long time.

In this era, Tianjin is the second largest commercial city in China and the financial center of the north, and has a pivotal position.

Tianjin and Beiping are very close to each other, and they are influenced by Beiping and are quite political.

Many politicians who are in the field or frustrated live in the concession of Tianjin, waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback, so there are many so-called non-governmental organizations in Tianjin, which are founded by politicians and cheer for them.

Lin Boren worked in the Tianjin Municipal Government and was in charge of commercial affairs, which was considered a fat difference, and the Lin family also had an industry in Tianjin.

Lin Zixuan's sudden arrival also attracted the attention of Tianjin's cultural circles, after all, Lin Zixuan caused a cultural controversy in Beiping a few days ago, and the war has not subsided.

Tianjin's literary scene is dominated by old-school literati and is the stronghold of conservative forces.

The most influential newspaper was Ta Kung Pao, which was first published on June 17, 1902 in the French Concession of Tianjin.

In the early stage, Ta Kung Pao politically advocated the establishment of a constitutional monarchy, reformed the law, dared to discuss the government affairs, and often published official documents of the Beiyang government, becoming a large-scale daily newspaper that attracted attention in the north.

In 1916, Wang Zhilong, a wealthy businessman in Tianjin, took over Ta Kung Pao and carried out a comprehensive reform, and the newspaper became the mouthpiece of the Anhui warlords.

In 1923, Wang Zhilong died in Yokohama, Japan, during the Great Guanzhong Earthquake in Japan, causing the newspaper to fall into financial difficulties.

Lin Zixuan accepted an exclusive interview with Ta Kung Pao, once again expounding his views on Eastern and Western cultures.

Although Ta Kung Pao had financial problems, Lin Zixuan had no intention of acquiring it.

The background of this newspaper is more complicated, with politicians involved, the so-called Anfu department, and the boss behind it is the Anhui warlord Duan Qirui.

He stayed in Tianjin for two days, met with figures in Tianjin's cultural circles, and at the same time got a piece of news.

The Jiangsu warlord Qi Xieyuan and the Zhejiang warlord Lu Yongxiang are preparing for war, and the main battlefield is Shanghai.

Shanghai is China's largest commercial port, with a dense population, developed industry and commerce, and considerable fiscal and tax revenues, and the monthly income from tobacco alone can feed three divisions, which is coveted by all forces.

In the past, in order to fight for control of Shanghai, there were also frictions between Jiangsu warlords and Zhejiang warlords, but they all subsided under the pressure of all sectors of society.

This time it is said that it is going to be true, and this is a general attack by the direct warlords against the Anhui warlords.

The news was boiling, and Lin Zixuan was even more worried, so he took the train back to Shanghai overnight.

In fact, he knew that even if the warlords were fighting, the army would not rashly attack the concession, which would provoke a war with Western countries, so it should be safe in the concession, but no one can say for sure about the war.

On May 13, Lin Zixuan arrived in Shanghai and returned to Lin's home.

At this time, the letter he mailed from Peking had just been delivered to the Lin family, and Feng Chengcheng opened the letter and saw the little poem.

Before she finished reading, she heard a noise outside, and Lin Zixuan's voice came over.

After a while, Lin Zixuan appeared in front of her, the two looked at each other, and their feelings were swaying. (To be continued.) )