The moonlight casts a layer of silver shadow on the wall, although it is the height of summer, but in the academy in the mountains, the gust of mountain wind blows, but it seems very cool, the academy in the middle of the night is quiet, without a sound, in one of the rooms, the yellow light flowing from the window is reflected on the blue bricks, and the swaying light reflects a hidden shadow on the wall.

In the house, a young man who was still immature looked at the gentleman in front of him and respectfully saluted.

"The student has seen Mr. Tan!"

The Tan in front of him was not a gentleman in the academy before, but he was a good friend with his husband, and this time he came to the academy only to visit friends, but Jiang Tao admired this Mr. Tan's knowledge, especially those Western knowledge that he could not learn in the academy.

Jiang Tao is small and thin, not as tall as an adult's ears, but his demeanor is dignified, and he does not have the usual shyness of an underage child, which makes people think that he has a gift that is both intelligent and steady.

Since coming to the academy, Tan Sitong has been very fond of this young student, and warmly beckoned him to sit down, saying:

"Your note is very well written, but there are many inaccuracies, I have written a long paragraph for you, you can go back and take a good look at it, if you have different opinions, you can argue with me. "The Mean" advocates erudition, interrogation, prudence, and discernment, and also says that the discernment is clear, and the Buddha is also clear. There should be arguments between teachers and students, and the more the truth is debated, the clearer it becomes. ”

Although he has been separated from Tang Haoran for two months, he still finds that he always involuntarily quotes Tang Haoran's words,

Jiang Tao took the notebook handed over by Tan Sitong.

"I will definitely study Mr. Tan's correction carefully, if there is any uncertainty. I will come back again to ask him for advice. Today I would like to take this opportunity to ask him a few questions. All right? ”

Tan Sitong nodded.

"Absolutely. You say! ”

Jiang Tao flashed his dark eyes and said:

"Mr. Today pointed out during the class that the awakening of the oppressed nations in the Balkans will eventually enable them to free themselves from the oppression of the Ottoman Empire, so as to win their independence and thus achieve national prosperity. Will it be able to make its country rich and strong after it becomes independent? ”

In the classroom in the past few days, Jiang Tao listened to Mr. Tan talking about the rise of the Taixi countries, especially the self-reliance, prosperity and strength of those weak and small countries, and the nationality is also an unavoidable link, and thinking about the nationality of the Taixi countries, he also had a problem in his mind, and when he really couldn't figure it out, he came to Mr. Tan. Hopefully, you'll get the answer here.

Looking at the young man in front of him, Tan Sitong pondered for a moment. Then he said.

"You're right with that. Ancient and modern countries are so strong, there are reasons for this, but there is at least one thing in common, that is, the top and bottom are united, in order to strengthen the country, if the top and bottom can not be united, how can we talk about wealth and strength? ”

Jiang Tao nodded and said:

"What Mr. Tan said is very true, this is like a family, if the family is united, their family affairs will not go well, I understand. I would also like to ask a question. That is, why couldn't the Balkans be rich and powerful under the Ottoman rule? Aren't the Balkans also Ottoman lands? May I ask Mr. Tan, why is that? ”

This is the problem that really puzzles him, and it is also the confusion deliberately caused by Tan Sitong, since he separated from Tang Haoran, he came to the academy opened by his friend, in the name of teaching Western studies, instilling national ideas in students, and then preaching revolution to them, this is a propaganda method introduced to him by Tang Haoran, through guò to influence young people, and then promote them to join the revolutionary camp, no need to instill revolutionary ideas in the classroom, just need to point to some things, they naturally associate them, and others indoctrinate theories, Far less firm than I comprehended.

Facing Jiang Tao's doubts, Tan Sitong said with a smile in his heart.

"You have a point, but you're not entirely right. First of all, the Balkans and the Turks have no blood ties, and the second is no civilization inheritance, and Turkey rose in the Near East and invaded Europe with military might to obtain the Balkans. If the so-called patriarch is nothing more than a bandit who enters the family when the head of the family is sick, kills the head of the family and takes the house, drives the children of the family to serve as servants, claims to be a family, but is on guard in every possible way, and the young children are a little dissatisfied, and they kill by violence, how can this be a family? ”

Mr.'s Jiang Tao couldn't help but be stunned,

"This, this is indeed not a family!"

"The young children in the family were deceived by it, and they really took the thief as their father, and after repeated thinking, they knew who the thief was, this is the awakening of the Balkan nation, and after its awakening, they will seek self-reliance, and there will be no more thieves oppressing, bullying, and no thieves will rob, the people will not be rich, and the people will be rich and the country will be strong, and when the Balkan ethnic groups stand on their own, it will be the time when they are rich and strong!"

"I understand Mr. Tan's advice. There's one more thing I'd like to ask. Why were the Balkans not rich under the Ottomans? ”

For Jiang Tao, who is only 16 years old, there are too many things in his words that he can't understand for a while, but in his mind, he can't help but refer to the Balkans as China and the Ottomans as the Manchus.

"The Ottomans, who were harsh on foreign races, heavily taxed, and suppressed their civilization, were barely able to survive, how could they be rich and powerful? The abuse of foreign races lies in not caring about the life or death of other races, and the only thing to worry about is the selfishness of the only race, if the other race wants to be rich and strong, the liberation of the nation must be carried out first, and everything else is empty talk. ”

Looking at the thoughtful Jiang Tao, Tan Sitong thought for a while, and then continued:

"Looking at the ancient times of our country, such as the tyrants of Mengyuan, how can they care about the death and life of our Han people? Do you care about the civilization of my Han family? ”

"So, what about the dynasty?"

When he asked out loud, Jiang Tao only felt a tumbling in his mind, what about the dynasty? What does the dynasty look like?

"Turkey destroys its churches in all parts of the Balkans, destroys its faith, kills its people, destroys its civilization, burns its history books, and destroys its roots to conquer civilization savagely, not assimilated by civilization, but first destroys its civilization in order to enslave and make it simple."

Looking at the student who seemed to be struggling in front of him, Tan Sitong did not answer his question directly, but answered with Osman and Balkan, looking at the student who was thinking about it, his eyes were full of doubts and puzzles, he got up and took out a book from the bookshelf on the side.

"This is Mr. Ben Lizhou's "Mingyi Interview Record", if you have nothing to do, you can take a look!"

There is no more "inducement", some just let him comprehend and reflect on himself, when Jiang Tao left Mr.'s room, he held the book "Mingyi to be Interviewed" in his hand, but he felt that the book was heavy,

How similar is the Manchu literary prison to Turkey in all parts of the Balkans, destroying its churches, destroying its faith, killing its people, destroying its civilization, burning its history books, and cutting off the roots of its foundation?

Thinking of the literary prisons in the history books, and the tens of thousands of books burned by the imperial court when the Siku Quanshu was repaired, this was the case in Turkey, and the same was true for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, barbarously conquering civilization, destroying its civilization first, in order to be enslaved, driven by it...... Mr. Jiang Tao's mind was tumbling in his mind, and at this moment, he seemed to feel that what he had learned in the past ten years had been destroyed tonight.

"Who are you? Serbia! Who are you? Serbia! ”

In the classroom, the teacher's quotation of the question of the national before the independence of Serbia kept echoing in Jiang Tao's ears.

"Who are you? Who are you? ”

I am Han, I am Han, I am ......

"Hey!"

Looking at the students who were in the courtyard through the crack in the door, the whole person seemed to be in thought, Tan Sitong couldn't help but sigh, at this time, he seemed to be undergoing a spiritual transformation, just like him back then.

Looking at the braids on the back of the student's head, Tan Sitong couldn't help but think of the people who fought hard to keep their ancestors' clothes two hundred and fifty-five years ago, but now? The common people seem to have long been accustomed to this braid, which symbolizes slavery, and even more, many people regard it as a "symbol of China", completely forgetting the Han family's clothes and hair accessories.

I don't know how many people, like their former self, regard the Manchu emperor as orthodox, and regard the clothes and hair ornaments brought by this barbarian slaughter as orthodox, when will they be able to recover their lost souls?

Staring at the students standing alone in the academy, Tan Sitong couldn't help but be a little dazed, perhaps, he could awaken the national consciousness of one person, ten people, and a hundred people, and plant the shadow of the nation in the hearts of these teenagers, and finally let them step into the revolutionary camp, but how could he awaken the national consciousness of hundreds of millions of people, make them realize their identity, and understand their roots.

How can the wounds of two hundred and fifty-five years of foolishness and two hundred and fifty-five years of slavery be removed?

At this time, thinking about this question, Tan Sitong completely fell into an inexplicable grief, he stood there silently, he didn't know where the answer was, and he didn't know how to solve this problem.

"If, Ziran, he, what would he do?"

Frowning and thinking, Tan Sitong couldn't help but think of Tang Haoran who had been separated for more than a year, last year, the two separated in the sky, Tang Haoran went to North Korea, and he went south from Zhili, visiting friends along the way, making new friends, teaching in the academy of friends, and not making friends with like-minded people, when he completely opened his heart to defense, he found that he was far from the only one who regarded the Manchu Qing as a thief among his friends, and many of them thought the same as himself.

This can make him feel a little gratified, but when will they wake up when he thinks of the thousands of insensitive, ragged people he has met along the way, who are tormented by their livelihoods? They may never wake up, and for them, perhaps, whether it is the emperor of Manchuria or the emperor of China, it may just be a change of master who pays taxes and pays grain.

Walking out of the courtyard, he looked in the direction of North Korea, and then thought silently.

"Ziran, what will you do?"

(At the beginning of the month, it is a critical time, ask for a monthly pass!) (To be continued......)