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174, not alone when you meet you

A few days later, the Chuetsu Pavilion in Higashitakecho, Hongo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. This chapter is provided to you

In a large room to the west, two young men were whispering something around the table. The younger one, apparently the younger brother, holds a book in a foreign language in his hand, carefully interprets the meaning of the text according to the context, and then says the general idea. The older brother held a brush in his hand and quickly wrote this literary meaning on the manuscript; In case of ambiguity, they put down their pen and discuss with each other for a moment. In this way, the brothers worked together, and soon their desks were piled with written manuscript paper.

As he was writing, the Japanese door of the house was pulled open from the outside, and a young man burst in with a chill. The two brothers looked up together, the younger brother's eyes were sharp, and he had already seen the snow flakes between his hair and collar, and said with a smile: "Brother Ji Huang, you are back." What's the matter, it's snowing outside? ”

The person who came in was named Xu Shoushang, whose name was Ji Huang, and he was obviously quite familiar with the brothers, and replied when he heard the words: "Isn't it?" It's snowing quite heavily, so it's going to be even colder at night," he said, dusting off the remaining snowflakes from his body.

When the young man heard that it was snowing, he was very happy, hurriedly put down his book, and stood up: "Big brother, I'll go outside to see the snow, it's not easy to see heavy snow in my hometown." I like the snow in Tokyo the most."

"Go," my brother nodded, put down his pen, and rubbed his hands that were a little frozen, "Ji Huang, you sit, I'll pour you a cup of hot water, so warm your hands."

When the younger brother heard this, he had already rushed out of the house to see the snow.

Xu Shoushang held the water cup, and finally felt a trace of warmth, so he continued: "The weather in Japan is cold, and the Japanese-style house is leaking. When I came back just now, the snow was falling heavily, and it was freezing cold, and many Japanese were still walking around the streets in thin samurai uniforms and pulling clogs barefoot, which made me feel even colder. Yucai, you are studying medicine, you say, is there a big difference between the Japanese and us Chinese in terms of race? ”

Obviously, the man who was called "Yucai" was the famous Lu Xun in later generations, but now he has not used this pen name, everyone still calls him "Zhou Shuren". As for that younger brother, there is no doubt that it is Zhou Zuoren. In 1901, he went to Nanjing to study at the Jiangnan Naval Academy and studied in the marine engineering major for 6 years. In the middle of the previous year, he was sent to Japan to study architecture by the Jiangnan Supervision Office, and is now studying preparatory at Hosei University.

"Medically speaking, there is no difference. The Japanese are hardy, but it's just a habit. If Chinese babies had grown up in a Japanese environment, they would have been able to withstand the cold just as well. 4∴(8)0(6)5" Zhou Shuren said slowly, "But compared with Tokyo, the winter in our Shaoxing is more pleasant, the branches are all green, golden oranges, fragrant four seasons laurel...... It's still too cold in Tokyo. ”

Xu Shoushang's eyes widened: "You even know that it is cold?" If you know it's cold, you still run to Sendai, but Sendai is much colder than Tokyo. ”

"Tokyo is no different. Ueno's rotten cherry blossoms, Sendai also have them. Zhou Shuren said disapprehantly, "I went to Sendai, but I didn't want to see those compatriots who had big oily braids, but wanted to learn Westerners to dance." ”

"I don't want to see it, how can you not see it, there is also a medical school in Chiba, why did you go to the remote Sendai? Now it's a good thing, the star ladle is in Japan, and you can only take advantage of the holidays to see it. Speaking of this, Xu Shoushang was even more dissatisfied.

In Meiji 34 (1901), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, and Culture of Japan issued Order No. 8, announcing the establishment of specialized medical schools in the medical faculties of various colleges and universities. At that time, there were five such medical colleges: Chiba Medical College (1st High School), Sendai Medical College (2nd High School), Okayama Medical College (3rd High School), Kanazawa Medical College (4th High School), and Nagasaki Medical College (5th High School).

Chiba Medical College is located in Chiba City, the capital of Chiba Prefecture, less than forty kilometers from Tokyo. Before and after Zhou Shuren, Chiba Medical College was the first choice for Chinese students studying medicine in Japan. Among the 11 medical scholars awarded by the Faculty of Guangxu and Xuantong during the examination of study tour graduates, there are 7 people such as Wang Ruoyan, Liu Qingshou, Fang Qing, Zhang Xiumin, Xue Yiqi, Shen Wangzhen, and Sha Shijie who are graduates of Chiba Medical College; When Sīli Southeast Medical College (the predecessor of present-day Anhui Medical University) was founded in Shanghai in 1926, 28 of the university's 58 faculty members, including President Guo Qiyuan, graduated from Chiba Medical College

Zhou Shuren smiled: "Don't talk about this, after all, I'm about to graduate from school." ”

Xu Shoushang's angry words, Zhou Shuren didn't take it to heart at all. Since they met in the autumn of 1902 while studying Japanese at Kobun College in Tokyo, the two have been close friends with all sincerity, not to mention that Xu Shoushang is also thinking about him?

"By the way, Yucai, what do you plan to do after graduation? Do you really plan to be a doctor for the rest of your life? Xu Shoushang said.

"Hmm, doctor? Naturally, the doctor is also good. Actually, I haven't figured out what to expect after graduation. Zhou Shuren replied vaguely.

Xu Shoushang was quite dissatisfied with his vague attitude, put down the teacup that had slowly become cold, but saw a stack of written manuscript paper on the desk, so he picked it up casually: "What is this?" Translated by your brothers? ”

"Yes, winter holidays are always boring, and it's inconvenient to go out, so I use it as a pastime." Zhou Shuren began to pack up his pen and ink. It was indeed too cold in the room, and after a while, the inkstone was already icing.

Xu Shoushang quickly looked at a few pages, and then said: "I think your translation is very good, no less than Lin Qinnan." What are you going to do after you finish translating? Publish or contribute? ”

"Xing Biao plans to send it to the Commercial Press in Shanghai after the translation is completed, and see if it can be published. I don't care, but I'm just entertaining myself, and I can't really do it. Zhou Shuren said.

Xu Shoushang put down the manuscript and said solemnly: "Yucai, I have persuaded you countless times before, but you shouldn't. Know that your writing is excellent, simple and spiritual, and should never be left unattended. What can a doctor do? It's just to save a few people, but what about the remaining tens of thousands of compatriots? We should use a large pen like a rafter to speak out in the newspapers and publicize it widely, so as to be able to alert the people and transform them. This is the great thing that will shine in the annals of history."

"Since I have studied medicine, I can't just give up, let alone I want to treat a patient who has been mistaken like my father?" Zhou Shuren has always been obsessed with the tragic situation in the past, probably this is the so-called childhood yīn shadow. Seeing his friend's repeated persuasion, he couldn't remain indifferent, and only after lighting a cigarette did he say: "As for these words, I can do them when I have time, and it's better than nothing." ”

Zhou Shuren was constantly so stubborn and stubborn, Xu Shoushang couldn't do it, so he had to say: "Then you have to write more articles, I am still the editor of "Zhejiang Chao", and I will often urge you to draft."

Zhou Shuren didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, so he asked, "Aren't you already on winter vacation?" Why do you have to go out on such a cold day? ”

It is now January 1908, converted into the Chinese calendar, and it is still the wax moon of the 33rd year of Guangxu. Since the Meiji Restoration, Japan's national calendar has adopted the Western calendar, and even the Spring Festival of the lunar calendar has been changed to the New Year's Day of the Gregorian calendar, but the school winter vacation is still around the Spring Festival.

"A few days ago, Chinese students in Europe set up a Chinese Society for Science and Technology in London, and after the meeting, they sent us a letter asking us to set up such an organization. Because the initiator was Mr. Sun Baixi, Li Jiaju of the Student Supervision Office attached great importance to it and ordered the provincial township associations to complete the matter. It's just that there is no funding and no personnel, how can the fellow villagers organize it? Xu Shoushang took a sip of the tea that was already slightly cold and continued, "Because of this, all the townspeople's associations did not contribute to work, and after discussing for a long time, they decided to take advantage of the winter vacation to gather the international students who were repairing workers, peasants and doctors near Tokyo, and held a half-day meeting casually. ”

"Hehe, they can figure it out. In this way, not only the cost of accommodation, travel expenses, but even the cost of food are saved, which is a good trick. Zhou Shuren shook his head, "Aren't you from the history and geography department, how can you get involved with that science and technology society?" ”

Xu Shoushang was admitted to the History and Geography Department of Tokyo Higher Normal School in 1904, and has not yet graduated, and he shook his head when he heard this: "Don't mention what kind of geography society is under the science and technology society, and the school classmates are also fooling...... By the way, I heard that there are also medical associations and pharmaceutical associations, mainly some international students at Chiba Medical College, are you interested in checking them out? ”

Of course, Zhou Shuren would not agree: "I went to Sendai to avoid these people, and now I am even more reluctant to get involved with them." What kind of medical association is this, naturally I don't want to go. ”

The two of them sat together and chattered a few words, and the Japanese-style door of the room was opened again, and a young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes walked in. As soon as he entered the door, he asked, "Ji Huang, who is this person?" What about the star dipper? ”

Xu Shoushang hurriedly stood up and said, "Yucai, this is Tao Huanqing, the vice president of our Restoration Society. Huanqing, this is Xing Lao's brother, named Zhou Shuren, the word Yucai, and is also a member of our Restoration Society. ”

It turned out that the person who came was Tao Chengzhang, one of the founders of the Restoration Society. Last year, Xu Xilin, a member of the Restoration Society, rose up in Anqing and assassinated Governor Enming, Tao Chengzhang was wanted by the Qing court and went into exile overseas, first to Nanyang and then to Japan not long ago.

Tao Chengzhang heard that Zhou Shuren was also a member of the Restoration Association, so he was no longer afraid, and sat down on the tatami mat loudly: "Since they are all ** people, then I will tell you indirectly." On the 24th of this month, all the members of the Liberation Society gathered at the port of Tokyo, and those who did not arrive were removed from the list and called traitors"

"What's going on?" Xu Shoushang hurriedly asked.

"On the 24th, Sun Yuanqi's clothed slave arrived at the Tokyo dock from the United States on a steamer, and we are going to meet him."

Xu Shoushang became more and more surprised: "Mr. Baixi is a well-known educator in China, and he has no bad deeds, how can he be said to be a 'cloth slave'?" And he also enjoys a high reputation in the world, if we go to trouble him, will we have a bad impression? ”

"Cut-" Tao Chengzhang was disdainful, "Didn't you just compile a few textbooks?" also became to educate everyone about his crooked ways, only worthy of deceiving those brainless foreign devils, there is a fart reputation, he is the Hubei envoy of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, how is he not a clothed slave? He was promoted by Zheng Sujian, Zhang Jizhi and several other bastards as the president of the Preparatory Constitutional Association, why is he not a clothed slave? He is not only a clothed slave, but also the largest clothed slave in the eighteen provinces of Kyushu, China, how can he be spared? ”

After that, he picked up Xu Shoushang and drank half of the tea, drank it all, and then put the teacup on the table and slammed it down: "On the 24th of this month, the Tokyo port terminal, it's decided."