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This is a very utilitarian and realistic idea that confuses their lives, so they can think more about the value of life and historical mission above food and clothing!

Perhaps, when we look back at that generation of young people now, we will feel that they are a little noble, some hypocritical, some unreasonable, and some unattainable, in fact, they have contributed to the country and the nation, and we are now pursuing fame and fortune, which is no different from our current pursuit of fame and fortune, but it is just the trend of the times that causes the country to be ruined. Who would study a project without a real break by their own temperament?520

Looking at Li Zhongqi's scorching eyes, Sun Yuanqi was a little silent, and he felt unable to talk about it for a while

What does science really mean to the general public? Is it the intractable theories in the ivory towers, or the strange instruments in the laboratory, or the telegraph and railroad with strong ships and guns? These seem to be too far away from daily hoeing and have little to do with people's livelihood

If science is useful to the country, why can't there be any trace of science in the Wuchang Uprising? How many of the aspirants who bravely raised the banner of righteousness in various provinces were born in scientific research and technology?

At the present stage in China, it is imperative to solve the problem of food and clothing and unify the whole country to resist foreign aggression, because it is difficult for the people to realize the benefits brought by science and technology in the short term, such as "rejuvenating the country through science and education" and "science and technology are the primary productive forces" are more slogans on paper than persistent ideas that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people

Seeing that the teacher was deep in thought, Li Zhongqi hurriedly got up to say goodbye, and Sun Yuanqi, who was troubled by the problem, did not get up and sent it away, and in the next few days, Li Zhonghua's question has been hovering in his mind, and Sun Yuanqi's thoughts are in a fierce conflict, but the steamer is pushed by the surging river, and soon arrives at the first stop of the trip: Wuchang

Wuchang as the capital of Hubei Province, the etiquette specifications of the greeting are not comparable to Yichang, not to mention anything else, only the provisional vice president of the Republic of China and the governor of Hubei Li Yuanhong personally went to the dock to wait, and virtually raised the grade by several levels Sun Yuanqi did not dare to hold it up, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "President Li of Labor has gone far away, Sun is really frightened and flattered!"

Li Yuanhong hurriedly supported Sun Yuanqi: "Li Mou has heard that Mr. Sun's name is like thunder for a long time, and he only hates that he has never had the opportunity to meet Jing. And this time, Mr. Sun grew out of Sichuan, and all parties in the north and south were looking forward to it, and Li should treat the corpse of the guilty Hu as a little as the friendship of the landlord, sweep the couch and wait, and greet each other! ”

Sun Yuanqi thanked again and again: "The honor of President Li University is too much, Sun is really ashamed!"

Li Yuanhong said with a smile: "Sichuan and Hubei provinces are dependent on each other, and they should help each other, if the two of you and I are commensurate with 'President Li' and 'Chief Sun', it is inevitable that a little too much will see how old Li is older, so it is better to call himself a brother and call you a 'virtuous brother', how about it?"

Sun Yuanqi hurriedly replied: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, then the little brother will climb higher and higher!"

"That's great!" After speaking, Li Yuanhong made a false gesture with his right hand: "Virtuous brother, please!"

At this moment, the dock suddenly made noise of gongs and drums and firecrackers, and several white-haired old men held the wine case in their hands, trembling and came to the front: "Chief Sun was in charge of the academic administration of Hubei Province in the past, abolished the old and established the new, saved the deviation and made up for the shortcomings, built schools, and raised children. As he spoke, he picked up the wine jug and poured it full of wine, and respectfully brought it to Sun Yuanqi

Sun Yuanqi knew that he couldn't shirk it, so he had to take the wine cup and drink three glasses in a row, and everyone around him applauded

This matter is not over, just after thanking a few old men, a group of young students came to the front with a large plaque wrapped in red silk, bowed deeply to Sun Yuanqi, and said to the leading students: "Mr. Sun was the prime minister of Hubei academic affairs, determined the teaching materials, opened the school, eliminated redundant personnel, selected good teachers, and helped me to have a lot of generations!" After learning by Hubei Higher Industrial School, Lianghu Normal School and other colleges of laughter, I would like to present a plaque to the adults to answer the teacher's kindness! After that, he tore open the red silk on the plaque, and saw four gilt characters written on the rosewood floor: Grace is far away

Sun Yuanqi took a deep breath: It's the old man toasting again, and the students offering plaques, Li Yuanhong seems to be playing a little too much to please himself, the so-called "nothing to do, if you are not a traitor, you will steal", I'm afraid that he has some intentions for himself, right? There are a lot of words on the net

Sure enough, after the welcome ceremony, Li Yuanhong invited Sun Yuanqi to the Governor's Mansion to drink tea and chat, and only his secretary-general Rao Hanxiang was seated in the hall after serving tea, Li Yuanhong took the lead and said: "In the past, the virtuous brother has been teaching in Hubei Hongwen for several years, and I want to have a lot of old rain and new knowledge."

Rao Hanxiang also said: "Mr. Sun has successively established more than 10 colleges and universities in Hubei, such as the Higher Industrial School, the Lianghu Normal School, the Transportation School, the Mining School, the Petroleum School, the Iron and Steel School, and the Geology School, benefiting countless Jingchu children.

"And the Republic of China is new, Vientiane is more beginning, the education of Hubei Province also needs to keep up with the trend of the times, Mr. Sun is a well-known educator at home and abroad, and the chief of education of the Republic of China government, we eagerly look forward to you can go to the schools everywhere, point out the current problems and shortcomings, so that we can save in time!"

Sun Yuanqi really wanted to take the opportunity to take a look at the schools he founded, although these schools were not as good as the sister-in-law of Jingshi University, but after all, he had also put in a lot of effort, so he nodded immediately: "I don't dare to ask for ears."

Rao Hanxiang and Li Yuanhong glanced at each other, and then asked tentatively: "Chief Sun, will you go to Shanghai Jingshi and other places this time to meet President Sun Da and Yuan Xiangcheng?"

Sun Yuanqi's heart moved: The drama meat is coming! said on his lips: "If there is a chance, I naturally want to meet them, after all, the two of them are in high power, and the future trend of the country is just their daily opportunity, and they may not have time to see me."

Rao Hanxiang hurriedly said: "Hehe, Chief Sun is laughing!" No matter how busy they are, they will find time to hear about your visit, but now that the north and the south are opposed, the situation is tense, and there is a great tendency for mountains and rains to come, the whole people are worried in their hearts, and General Chief Sun has won the attention of the two heads of state, Sun and Yuan.

Sun Yuanqi shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the monk!" Sun is just a scholar, and it's okay to teach and compile materials, but as for the combination of vertical and horizontal and horizontal Xiang Yiliu, he is not my director."

Li Yuanhong sighed: "Since the first Wu Gengzi, the country's situation has been declining, and the people's livelihood has been difficult. Li Moucai is shallow in learning, and his ability is limited, and he can't help the world at the same time, so he can only ensure that Hubei is far away from the soldiers, but once the war between the north and the south starts, Hubei will inevitably be in calamity. ”

Although it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood in Li Yuanhong's remarks, he said that "once a war breaks out between the north and the south, Hubei will inevitably be in a catastrophe", but it is based on the fact that the provisional central government of the Republic of China has set the capital at Nanjing, and if the north and the south really want to go to war, the Yangtze River defense line will become the focus of contention, because for attacking Nanjing on the south bank of the Yangtze River, there are generally two ways to choose: one is to go south along the canal south of Shandong River, go straight to the north bank of the Yangtze River, and then wait for an opportunity to cross the river, and at this time the Huai River is the focus of contention between the two sides;

The other road from Sichuan and Hubei down the river, including the south of the Yangtze River, Anqing, Wuhu, Jiujiang, Wuhan, Yichang and other places upstream of Nanjing, are all strategic points to block the eastward, but Sichuan is surrounded by mountains and is quite difficult to occupy; In contrast, Hubei, which seized the "thoroughfare of nine provinces," was the most suitable base to go downstream, and Xiangyang, north of the Yangtze River, was the key point to prevent the enemy from seizing the upper waterway of the Yangtze River

Therefore, from ancient times to the present, the soldiers have spread the famous saying that "guarding the river must guard the Huai, and guarding the Huai must be solid".

Rao Hanxiang pretended to be unintentional and said: "President Sun Da established the provisional government of the Republic of China for nothing more than to establish the provisional government of the Republic of China, and now that Yuan Xiangcheng has been in favor of the republic and has succeeded, why bother to meet each other in arms, so that the Manchu Qing Dynasty can reap the benefits of the fisherman?" Moreover, President Sun Da said before: 'If the Qing Emperor abdicates and declares a republic, the provisional government will never break its promise, and Wen can officially announce his dismissal; With merit and ability, the first to recommend Yuan's 'Speaking of President Sun Da's loss, and Yuan Xiangcheng has been in power in the center for many years and has rich experience, it seems that he is more suitable to serve as the head of state than President Sun Da

"Moreover, although Sun Yat-sen holds the post of president of the provisional government, he has no money in the arsenal in his hands, and he can't affect Hubei at all On the contrary, Yuan Xiangcheng has the elite of Beiyang in his hands, and now there is a town gathered in the north of the Yangtze River to watch the tiger, once something happens, he will definitely take the lead in attacking the governor of Wuchang, according to the next view, the lesser of two evils! In order to protect the prudent land from the soldiers, it is better to deal with Yuan Xiangcheng and the snake first."

Sun Yuanqi understood what he meant: Li Yuanhong is preparing to fall to Yuan Shikai!