31. Return to Shanghai

β€œβ€¦β€¦ The so-called Sino-Japanese goodwill should be based on morality, if only the same language and the same species, it is difficult to expect goodwill, China and Japan should be centered on the ancient morality of the East, and the two countries should conclude a friendly relationship, Western civilization should be based on the promotion of material interests, while Eastern culture is based on morality, and the proximity between China and Japan should be based on Eastern culture...... China and Japan, in accordance with their old historical destiny, consciously assume the responsibility of those who are essentially responsible for fundamental peace, trust each other, and contribute to the establishment of Shijie peace on the basis of friendship and understanding, through the realization of equality and reciprocity, and the ......establishment of Shijie peace."

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Looking at traitors from the point of view of the people, and looking at them from the point of view of the state, the conclusions may well be very different, and sometimes even diametrically opposed. Some traitors who betray the country to seek glory are certainly not ashamed of human beings. But there are also some people with high morals who act as traitors, not for their own promotion and wealth, but to alleviate the suffering of the people and serve as a buffer against the oppression of the Japanese Chinese......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Such a traitor not only did not make any mistakes, but was also a truly great hero. He himself did not hesitate to throw his personal reputation into hell in order to alleviate the suffering of the common people. On the other hand, some heroes are gambling with the lives of millions of innocent people, resolutely refusing to surrender in a hopeless war, just to curry favor with their masters, and from the standpoint of the people's interests, these so-called heroes are the real sinners......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Empty shouting of anti-Japanese resistance is undemocratic and unfree, there is only one anti-Japanese voice in the whole country, that is dictatorship, it is autocracy, we need to save the country! Those who supported the anti-Japanese struggle were brainwashed and should be sent to a psychiatric hospital......"

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β€œβ€¦β€¦ Nonsense! What nonsense! It's really a dog's belly with a conscience! ”

Looking at the defense rhetoric written by her ex-husband, Professor Lu Erxuan, on a leaflet to the Japanese invaders "North China Autonomy Movement". Jin Qina suddenly felt a cloud of anger rushing to her head, and the green tendons on her forehead jumped straight up. β€œβ€¦β€¦ This scumbag who likes the new and hates the old, abandons his wife and daughter! It was okay to abandon our mother and daughter at the beginning, but I didn't expect that now I can't even want national righteousness! That's how he taught. Did you teach a bunch of petty traitors? ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I'm surprised that he doesn't use a pseudonym. Wang Qiu asked with some confusion, "...... How can anyone write with his real name these days? ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Ahem, according to the information I heard from some acquaintances here in Beiping, this Mr. Lu is no longer a professor at Peking University, but went to Tongzhou to become an official. As for weishenme, he doesn't use a pen name - this is a government proclamation! How can you use a pen name? Although it is a puppet government that has defected to the Japanese, the rules are pretty much the same...... Would Emperor Qianlong call himself the 'Ten Perfect Old Man' (Qianlong's pen name) in his holy decree? ”

General Political Commissar Hu Dexing appeared out of nowhere and explained to Jinchina. β€œβ€¦β€¦ Hey, speaking of this Professor Lu, he is also a strange person in Beiping. actually openly preached what 'sexual liberation', shamelessly said 'want to have sex and not fight', and also uploaded pictures of men and women in the classroom. As a result, it immediately caused an uproar, and was scolded by the public opinion as a shameless debauchery. The position has been stuck in the associate professor and cannot be promoted...... Coupled with the entrapment and bribery of the big traitor Yin Rugeng in the eastern Hebei region. He had already resigned from Peking University this summer to concentrate on being a pen for those traitors......"

β€”β€”Wang Qiu and Jin Qina couldn't help but look at each other for a while, and listened embarrassedly: Professor Lu Erxuan, you shouldn't have crossed over from the United States during the Vietnam War...... I wonder if this guy has a penchant for drugs, guitar playing, long hair and a beard in addition to messing with men and women?

However, Professor Yang didn't seem to be familiar with the decadent culture of hippies during the Vietnam War in the United States, so he patted Jinchina on the shoulder seriously and comforted her, "...... Ms. Kim. Please calm down, traitor husband like this. It is indeed better to leave early! Otherwise, I don't know what will happen in the future.

Alas, from ancient times to the present, from China to foreign countries, the moral discipline of those reactionary and decadent literati seems to have always had no lower limit, no matter how compassionate they say about sentient beings, in fact, they will always regard themselves as the masters of shijie, and regard others as ignorant and lowly antsβ€”at that time, there were people who openly declared that 'the creation and leadership of civilization has always been a few intellectual aristocrats and not the masses of the people.' The public has only a powerful destructive force. In their minds, it was better for women to take the initiative to prostitution so that the powerful would not rape; It is better to legalize drug trafficking so that the police are not corrupt; It is better for the poor to sleep on the street, so that the real estate developer will not be forced to demolish; It was better for the partisans not to resist, so that the imperial army would not be slaughtered...... I remember that during the Iraq War, there was a professor at Peking University who also wrote something similar to your ex-husband......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Oh, I still have the impression that 'if there is an afterlife, you will only be an American soldier.' If we are destined to die in the flames of war, we will be the ghosts of the United States under precision-guided bombs. 'Written by a professor surnamed Jiao at Peking University, the tone of the professional leading party makes people want to vomit when they hear it......"

Wang Qiu said with a strange face, "...... It's a pity that the poetry of these extreme rightist traitors is certainly unpleasant, and some leftist poems pretending to be patriotic are disgusting to listen to, I remember that during the Wenchuan earthquake, a sycophant in Shandong wrote a poem that 'the party loves the country and loves it, and its voice goes into ruins...... Even if you are a ghost, you are happy...... I just hope that there is a screen in front of the grave, watching the Olympics, and cheering together. ’…… I really don't know whether I am praising the party or damaging the party. He spread his hands.

- All in all, the Chinese literati and writers seem to have a tendency to shake M since ancient timesβ€”the more tolerant and kind those in power are to them, the more these people kick their noses in the face, wantonly spread rumors, ignore authority, trample on the law, and do whatever they want; The more the people in power are mean and tyrannical to them, and the more they are in prison, the more they are servile, and their sycophants are like flowing water, and they even tout those in power as "holy kings......

In today's era of Japanese invasion and national crisis, at the moment when the tide of anti-Japanese salvation is surging across the country, there are many Chinese literati who are going against the current, trampled by the iron hooves of the Japanese invaders, full of joy, M attribute attack, and actually sang a hymn to the Japanese invaders - Lu Xun's younger brother Zhou Zuoren is one of the most famous traitor literati in this era. In addition, there are Hu Lancheng and Zhang Ziping...... Hu Shi, who was famous in later generations, also hesitated and wavered for a while under Wang Jingwei's flickering. But Zuihou finally managed to hold the bottom line.

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However, compared with such a few undisciplined literati, another group called haode for the invaders is much larger - after the antique market in the Qianmen Louzi finished the treasure hunting, with a pair of Liang Kai's "Six Ancestors Cutting Bamboo Map" that he did not know the truth of, as well as a pastel nine-peach celestial ball bottle from the Qianlong period, Wang Qiu beckoned everyone to find a teahouse at random. Drink tea and eat snacks to rest temporarily, and by the way feel the unique teahouse culture of old Beijing, but I was stunned to hear the old and young relics of the former Qing Dynasty who were carrying cage birds at the adjacent table. They are happily praising "their Manchukuo", "the emperor of the Holy Ming", and "the hope of the rejuvenation of the Qing Dynasty...... Alas, who made this old Beijing originally a place where hundreds of thousands of children of the Eight Banners lived for generations?

Therefore, although it is now the 23rd year of the Republic of China, the teahouses in Beijing are still full of pigtailed relics - although the Manchu Dynasty has long since collapsed. But even though these Eight Banners disciples have lost their hardcore crops. is still living in these forty-nine cities - looking at the appearance of these pigtails dancing when they talk about "Manchukuo", Wang Qiu only feels sick in his heart, as if he saw the "pigtail play" on the rotten street in later generations...... Alas, it is no wonder that "pigtail play" will be so popular in China at the end of the century in the future, it turns out that the roots are here!

Of course, although these ancestors have been sitting and eating for generations and have nothing to do, the children of the Eight Banners, who have become more and more miserable since the fall of the Qing Dynasty, imagine "Manchukuo" hundreds of miles away so beautifully. But the truth is always brutal. There is no such thing as heaven...... This so-called "Manchukuo" of the "republic of five ethnic groups" even placed the last emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the temple. It's definitely not a "country full of people"!

For example, as a genuine county king, Gege, Jin Qina, or Aixin Jueluo. Ms. Qina couldn't help but sneer.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Hehe, Manchukuo? Our country full of people?! Are you kidding! These children of the Eight Banners in Beijing really should go to the Fushun mass grave next to the old capital of the Manchurians, Hetuala, to see what kind of life Nurhachi's descendants are living now! ”

She sneered in an extremely mean tone, "They probably hope that the Japanese can spend a huge amount of money to restore the Eight Banners system, and provide for their hundreds of thousands or even millions of Eight Banners children who eat white rice all day long, carry cages, birds, drink tea, and wander around...... Please, the Japanese Empire invaded China to expand land and plunder resources, not to engage in charity relief! The Japanese themselves have never had such a leisurely life! ”

- Although she lived alone in Shanghai after the divorce, Jin Qina still maintained a little contact with her mother's family in Fushun, Liaoning, and vaguely knew what kind of freak the "Manchukuo" established from that black land after the Japanese occupied the three northeastern provinces.

On the surface, the Japanese did bring up Pu Yi, the last emperor of the former Qing Dynasty, as the "head of state", and a group of Manchu remnants as a foil...... But the problem is that, first of all, the internal affairs, foreign affairs, and national defense undertakings of this "country" are all under the full control of the Japanese colonialists, and Emperor Puyi does not want to say that he controls the country's affairs, and even his own marriage and family cannot be the master. Secondly, the Manchu people who were brought out by the Japanese to decorate the faΓ§ade and enjoy special treatment in terms of living status are just a handful of pro-Japanese Manchu nobles.

As for the ordinary Manchus in the three northeastern provinces, as well as those Manchu nobles who were not pro-Japanese enough, they did not feel the "reappearance of yesterday": neither the Eight Banners system was restored, nor did they have the "hardcore crops" of the banner people, nor even shaved their hair and braids, so no matter how they looked, they could not find anything in common with the former Qing Dynasty.

-- In the social system of the puppet Manchukuo "Five Ethnic Harmony", the Japanese are naturally the first class, the Koreans who have been ruled by Japan for half a century are considered the second class, and the local Manchus, Mongols, and Han Chinese are all the third class, that is, the "Manchurians", who are also the targets of oppression and discrimination, without any difference...... Just as in the former "New England" colonies of North America, the British from the overlord country were naturally the first class, the whites from other European countries were the second class, and the Native American people, regardless of their tribe, were the lowliest.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ My hometown, Fushun, was Nurhachi's first capital, Hetuala. It is the land of Longxing of the Manchus, at least eighty percent of the population are Manchus, and there are quite a few descendants of the old Manchu families. Although far from the core of power in Beijing. But the status is still respectable. However, after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, under the rule of Zhang Zuolin and Zhang Xueliang, the Manchus in Fushun were not subject to any serious discrimination.

Now Marshal Zhang Xueliang was driven away by the Japanese, and Emperor Puyi was welcomed back to be restored. The villagers in Fushun originally thought that they could live a better life, but not to mention that the public grain handed over in the autumn had tripled, and every village in the countryside was still full of people who were captured by the Japanese to serve in labor, and some were digging mines. Some built fortresses...... On average, four out of five did not return, either being exhausted and starved to death on the construction site, or buried alive by the Japanese after completion. Dozens of people surnamed Aixin Jueluo alone died! There were a few old people in the family who were really angry and ran to Changchun to sue the emperor for intercession, but the 'Emperor Kant' in Changchun (Pu Yi's New Year's name after becoming the Emperor of Manchukuo) didn't even dare to fart the Japanese! ”

Jinchina said faintly. The tone was full of mockery and sarcasm. β€œβ€¦β€¦ I really can't imagine that the children of the Eight Flags in Beijing will still look forward to such a 'good day'? Did these guys think that the Japanese would give them hardcore crops (Manchu salaries)? ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ What's the solution? As the saying goes, distance produces beauty! Wang Qiu shrugged, "...... I remember that in Liu Cixin's novel "The Three-Body Problem", even the alien invaders who tried to exterminate mankind had a group of earth 'human traitors' who were willing to lead the way at their own expense, not to mention the Japanese today......"

β€œβ€¦β€¦ That's true, yes, this country doesn't love you, will you love another country? Former Manchu Gejinkina nodded. At the same time, with a little pity, he looked at the old and young people at the next table who were still singing praises for the Japanese......

She knows it well. I'm afraid that these desperate children of the Eight Banners in front of them won't be able to be proud for long - the Republic of China was established on the corpse of the Manchu Dynasty, and the collective rebellion of the Beiyang Army is also one of the manifestations of the general outbreak of Manchu-Han contradictions. Therefore, since the Xinhai Revolution, the entire Chinese society has always been generally filled with a strong mood of fullness, but it is only because of the passage of time and the vicissitudes of life that it has gradually faded a little.

However, at present, with the deepening of the Japanese aggression and the increasing intensification of the national crisis, the national rejection of the whole country against the "traitorous Manchurians" will soon erupt again along with the anti-Japanese ideology to save the country, and a series of violent attacks and widespread discrimination against the Manchus will appear. At that time, many Manchus would have to conceal their ethnic composition and change their surnames to Han names, not daring to admit that they were Manchus......

During this period, the Japanese invaders never meant to support them, let alone really regarded them as superior to the Han Chinese.

But who is to blame for this? If a man dies of his own accord, he will surely die.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Seem...... It's time to go back to Shanghai! You've almost collected all kinds of antiques! ”

Jin Qina looked at the golden autumn leaves falling outside the window, and suddenly proposed to Wang Qiu, "...... The serialized manuscripts that I had submitted to the newspapers and magazines in advance at the end of August had now been almost published, and I had to send the manuscripts I had rushed to Beiping. And Xiao Xingzhen should also go back to school...... What's more, in my opinion, when it comes to collecting materials, in addition to antiques, other things should be more convenient to purchase in Shanghai......"

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The cloudy sky was overcast, and outside Shanghai's Shanghai-Nanjing station, rickshaws, carriages and automobiles were parked densely, and rickshaw drivers were sitting on pedals, waiting for passengers to leave the station. There are also people who come to greet relatives and friends, holding signs and looking forward to it at the station. The four-storey red brick building, decorated with marble columns and arched doors and windows, was packed to the brim for a while.

Then, amid the hoarse shouts of the platform personnel, accompanied by the whining whistle, a train from Beiping rumbled into the station. Beneath the steam locomotive made in Germany, the steel crankshaft and connecting rod swing rhythmically back and forth, driving the red wheels slowly. At the moment of approaching the platform, a large cloud of steam suddenly erupted from the locomotive, and for a time the entire platform was shrouded in white mist. Immediately afterwards, the doors of the carriages were opened one after another, and the conductors wearing golden hoops jumped down with small flags first, and then the passengers carrying their baggage and luggage......

Dragged a small suitcase, Jin Qina slowly stepped out of the first-class carriage and came to the streets of Shanghai Beach again.

The drizzle outside the gate of the station, the rickshaws and Citroen cars driving on the streets, the monthly signs hanging in the shops, the gramophones and old-fashioned radios in the cafes, and the graceful posture of the cheongsam women all show a nostalgic atmosphere of Shanghai.

For some reason, seeing this familiar everything again, she actually felt like home.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ It must have been that I was too aggrieved in Beiping. She muttered as she dragged her daughter out of the station escorted by several travelers, preparing to stop by to see how the "Sanmao Wanderings" comic book was selling in several bookstores before returning to her apartment......

At the same time, the main force of the 80,000 Central Red Army in Jiangxi bid farewell to Ruijin, the "red capital", with tears in their eyes, and embarked on the long road of the Long March.

β€”β€”The wheels of the times have once again begun to roll...... (To be continued......)