Section 75 Oriental modesty
Section 75 Oriental Wang Jingwei is still talking with great interest about what are the famous works in the rock carvings of Hulu Mountain, as well as the historical legends in them, for these, Zhuang Jihua can not interject at all, he has to play the role of a loyal listener, it is undeniable that Wang Jingwei is a good teacher, these boring things become very vivid and interesting in his description.
"This stone carving is divided into cursive, seal, calligraphy, a lot of calligraphy masters have come here to figure out the evaluation, the party calligraphy master Yu Yu Ren old Mr. has made a special trip to Chaozhou to watch, Chen Jingcun stole the Dongjiang River, Mr. Yu also wrote to him, to him must protect the Hulu Mountain rock carvings, I still remember Mr. Yu said, 'life gains and losses are only one life, the rock carvings have gone through thousands of years of vicissitudes, for the ancestors to leave us, my generation also has the responsibility to leave to the descendants, according to Chaozhou, should be the responsibility of protection, to save them from the flames of war,' I don't say anything about the others, but as far as this rock carving is concerned, he has done his duty. ”
Now Zhuang Jihua is a little curious, Chen Jiongming has also protected the rock carvings: "Chen Jiongming has protected the rock carvings, what's going on?" ”
"Two years ago, there was a businessman who was whimsical, and wanted to give these stone carvings to be willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy the rock carvings and Kaiyuan Temple, Hong Zhaolin was greedy for money, so he agreed, and the Chaozhou gentry were passionate and resolutely opposed, but Hong Zhaolin was a Qiu Ba, who didn't care about these at all, and forcibly wanted to sell them, and finally Chen Jingcun came forward to veto. This incident caused a lot of uproar back then, and it caused a lot of repercussions throughout the country, don't you know? Wang Jingwei was a little surprised that Sun Yat-sen did not introduce the details of Zhuang Jihua to them at the beginning, and Wang Jingwei did not know his experience in the United States. (Note: This history is not a true history, out of wild history, don't take it seriously.) Song Yunfei and his secretary Bai Sitong quickly set up the coffee table and tea, and then Song Yunfei found an excuse and left, and Wang Jingwei beckoned Bai Siwen to sit down together.
"I don't know." Zhuang Jihuaxin said that Lao Tzu lived well in his previous life two years ago, who cares about these things about Chen sesame seeds and rotten grains.
"What school did you go to before the Cultural Revolution?" Bai Sitong knows Wang Jingwei very well, especially Chen Bijun, he knows that Chen Bijun is a very proud woman, if you want her to sit with you and chat, in addition to having status, you must also have knowledge, but Chen Bijun herself is not highly educated, so she looks at whether people are knowledgeable, first of all, to see if you graduated from a "famous school"; The order of "famous schools" is first Europe and the United States, then the classics, and finally the country. So he was a little surprised that Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun actually talked with Zhuang Jihua with relish, how he thought Zhuang Jihua was just an ordinary officer.
"I graduated from XX University in the United States and returned to China last year." Zhuang Jihua hasn't forgotten his fabricated experience, but he doesn't like others to ask this, when Bai Siwen asked, Zhuang Jihua felt uncomfortable for a while, and knew that he was going to start again.
Sure enough, when Zhuang Jihua said that he was a graduate of XX University in the United States, Chen Bijun's attitude changed, at least the contempt that flashed from time to time was gone. She asked about Zhuang Jihua's situation very warmly, and Zhuang Jihua painfully stated his experience again. Finally he said:
"I don't know much about classical Chinese poetry, and the principal always criticizes me, saying that I can't forget the national tradition and let me tutor the traditional culture, but the affairs of the army are very cumbersome, how can I have time; In addition, there are too many ancient texts, and some of them I can't understand at all, so I first found some poems to read, to be honest, I just want to memorize a few sentences, as long as I can deal with the principal. Hearing Zhuang Jihua's last sentence, Wang Jingwei couldn't help but laugh, but Chen Bijun let out a silver bell-like laugh, and after Chen Bijun finished laughing, Bai Sitong asked again:
"So what poems did Brother Zhuang read recently?"
"Well, I haven't read much, I read a few poems by Tan Sitong two days ago," Speaking of this, Zhuang Jihua looked at the three of them with a little embarrassment: "I can't remember the previous one, just remember the last sentence 'I smile at the sky from the horizontal knife, and go to leave the liver and gallbladder two Kunlun'," and then he wanted to compliment Wang Jingwei for two sentences, so he added: "There is also Mr. Wang's poem, 'Generous Geyan City, calmly be a prisoner of Chu; Lead the knife into a fast, live up to the boy's head', these poems are exciting to read. ”
Unexpectedly, Wang Jingwei's face was shy, and he hurriedly said: "What is my poem, it can't be compared with my predecessors." "Both the Kuomintang and [***] have a very high evaluation of the generous Tan Sitong, and they all regard him as a martyr.
Chen Bijun looked at Wang Jingwei with dissatisfaction and said: "I also think this poem is well written." ”
Zhuang Jihua immediately supported: "Madame is right, Mr. Wang's poem has inspired many young people to join the revolution, and his strength can at least top one division." ”
"I think the Cultural Revolution is right, revolution doesn't have to rely on the military." Chen Bijun greatly appreciated Zhuang Jihua's knowledge. However, Zhuang Jihua saw that Wang Jingwei's expression did not seem to be fake modesty, and he sighed even more in his heart.
"In this regard, there is a big difference between the Chinese and the Americans, if it were an American, he would say, no, no, Zhuang, you are too ignorant of goods, only one, no, at least three." Saying that, Zhuang Jihua imitated the dissatisfied appearance of the Americans, and stretched out three fingers, and even Wang Jingwei couldn't help laughing.
"In fact, this is the difference between Eastern and Western cultures, we can't say who is better, we can only say that it depends on their own trade-offs, and we should learn from Westerners in some things, for example, Americans run for Congress, and the candidates will say to the voters, "Elect me, I have the ability to protect your interests, I have the ability to lead the country, and I have the ability to supervise the political axe." Let's imagine that this candidate says to his voters with oriental humility, I am still insufficient, I still have to learn, and the voters will think like this, since you yourself admit that you are inadequate, and you need to learn, then you should study quickly, and don't come to the election. Zhuang Jihua's imitation of the Americans' appearance was vivid, which made Bai Sitong laugh, but although Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun were also laughing, the smiles were a little strange.
Zhuang Jihua's joke, Wang Jingwei sounded a little peculiar, the purpose of his trip was not to explain the affairs of the prime minister to the generals of the Eastern Expedition, he came here to establish the national political axe.
Sun Yat-sen said before his death that after driving away Chen Jiongming, he could establish a national political axe, and those who heard this were not only him, but also Mrs. Sun Song Qingling, Mrs. Liao, He Xiangning, and Song Ziwen, Sun Ke and others; But he is the only one who hears this in Guangdong, Mrs. Sun Song Qingling fell ill after the funeral, He Xiangning and Song Ziwen stayed in Shanghai to take care of her, and after he returned to Guangzhou, the signs of rebellion of Yang Ximin and Liu Zhenhuan have become more and more obvious, and he did not mention the establishment of the national political axe.
He didn't know much about military affairs, but when Liu Yang's rebellion first appeared, he asked Jiang Zuobin, if Liu Yang rebelled, whether the Generalissimo's Mansion could quell the rebellion, Jiang Zuobin did not hesitate to tell him that he would definitely be able to, Liu Yang's military strength is not stronger than Chen Jiongming, the Eastern Expeditionary Army plus Tan Yankai's Hunan Army, Zhu Peide's Yunnan Army, the military strength is above Liu Yang, especially Chiang Kai-shek's school army, from the perspective of the Eastern Expedition, the school army's battle far exceeds that of other armies, with the school army as the main force, supplemented by the Guangdong army and the Hunan army, it is completely able to quell the rebellion. It was precisely because of Jiang Zuobin's judgment that Wang Jingwei did not hesitate to surrender his dignity and go to Chaozhou to meet Chiang Kai-shek.
If the rebellion can really be successfully quelled, then it is logical to set up a national political axe, and who will be the head of the national political axe? The recognized successors of Sun Yat-sen in the Kuomintang were Hu Hanmin, Wang Jingwei, and Liao Zhongkai; Hu Hanmin ranked first, he Wang Jingwei ranked second, if he wanted to be the head of the national political axe, he must win the support of the Central Committee members, overwhelm Hu Hanmin, so to win over Xu Chongzhi and Chiang Kai-shek, this is the purpose of his trip to Chaoshan, of course, this purpose can only be understood but not clearly stated.
Xu Chongzhi in Shantou gave him a good feeling, Xu Chongzhi made it clear that he supported him as the new generalissimo, and his performance at that time was very modest as Zhuang Jihua said, of course, this is a Chinese-style scene, Xu Chongzhi didn't take it seriously, but Zhuang Jihua's joke today made him feel as if he was sarcastic.
"Student Zhuang, you can really say it, but you say that this is a cultural difference between the East and the West, but you are not wrong, Europeans and Americans are like this, they seem to be very arrogant, but most of the time it is a manifestation of self-confidence." Bai Sitong agreed with Zhuang Jihua's view.
"Secretary Bai is also studying in Europe and the United States?" Zhuang Jihua repeated his old tricks, intending to divert the topic away from himself.
"I can't, I studied in Singapore, and I went back to university." After being Wang Jingwei's secretary for a while, Bai Sitong knew that if there was no experience in Singapore, Chen Bijun would not agree with him at all, and he would not agree to be Wang Jingwei's secretary.
"I don't know what university you graduated from?"
"Yenching University."
"You can work by Mr. Wang's side at such a young age, Secretary Bai is really young and promising." Zhuang Jihua didn't dare to disturb Wang Jingwei and Chen Bijun, Bai Sitong was naturally his target.
"There, it's all the recommendation of the teacher, Mr. Dazhao, and Mr. Wang's appreciation, not like you..."
"Mr. Dazhao? Isn't it Mr. Li Dazhao? Zhuang Jihua interrupted him and asked.
"yes, what's wrong?" Bai Sitong's reaction to Zhuang Jihua was a little strange.
"Oh, it's nothing, I've heard of Mr. Dazhao's name, and many people say that he is an outstanding person, and the prime minister's implementation of the three major policies has nothing to do with Mr. Dazhao's assistance, but unfortunately I have never met him." Zhuang Jihua hurriedly covered up, but he understood Bai Sitong's identity a little, Li Dazhao's student, eighty percent is [***], you have to be careful when you speak: "Secretary Bai is modest, since he is a student of Mr. Dazhao, he is naturally a famous teacher and apprentice, and Mr. Wang will not take a wine bag and rice bag by his side." ”
Pounce, Chen Bijun, who was drinking tea, sprayed a sip of tea on the ground, she quickly put the teacup on the coffee table, Wang Jingwei took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her, Chen Bijun took it and wiped his mouth while laughing.
"Cultural Revolution, heh, you,... This mouth will really make people die. After Chen Bijun finished wiping it, he put the handkerchief on the coffee table, stroked his chest, and said with a smile: "Xiaobai, you have fallen into shape, the Cultural Revolution just said, oriental modesty, hypocrisy." ”
Bai Si was a little embarrassed, and after listening to Chen Bijun's words, he couldn't help but smile after thinking about it:
"Major Zhuang, if you go to scold, if you are slow-headed, I am afraid that you will be scolded, and I don't know where I am being scolded."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm too inattentive to what I say, and I had a national dispute with my classmates when I was at school, but I really praise you." Zhuang Jihua apologized in fear, just now he didn't realize that this was a bit ironic to Bai Sitong, he was this style in his previous life, no one was angry because of it, but when he first entered Huangpu, he caused a few unpleasantness, and then he noticed that he was not like this, but he didn't expect it to be today...., so his surname is difficult to change.
"Cultural Revolution, I think you are also both civil and military, and you must be a good assistant to President Jiang by his side." Wang Jingwei said. Zhuang Jihua suddenly became alert, what does this mean, he knows what I did?
"I can't afford Mr. Wang's words, what brigade commander and Director Zhou are around the principal, what am I, it's not worth mentioning."
"Oriental modesty," Wang Jingwei smiled and pointed his finger at Zhuang Jihua, Chen Bijun and Bai Sitong also laughed, but only Chen Bijun knew what Wang Jingwei was going to say next: "I read an article you wrote." ”
Zhuang Jihua looked at Wang Jingwei puzzled, the article he wrote?
"You wrote the article "National Revolution and the National Political Axe", right?" Wang Jingwei reminded him.
Zhuang Jihua felt irritated for a while, why is this matter not over, hasn't the prime minister already made a conclusion, and it doesn't matter if a person dies? Suppressing the irritability in his heart, Zhuang Jihua smiled bitterly and said:
"It was a young boy who didn't understand the difficulties of the world, and he was talking nonsense, and the prime minister, the principal, and the political commissar all criticized me."
Wang Jingwei shook his head and said softly: "If you understand the prime minister's words like this, then you will live up to the high expectations of the prime minister." ”
Zhuang Jihua was shocked when he heard this, didn't the prime minister criticize me when he said that? Although there are mistakes in the text, talents are rare, education is enough, and twelve words immediately appear in front of you, isn't it criticism? No, if not, Chiang Kai-shek would naturally tell me, thinking of this, he looked up at Wang Jingwei, puzzled. modest
(To be continued)