230108 to Cai Yuanpei [1] Mr. Xiaomin: I would like to enlighten you, the image of the head snake in the Han stone carving, on the tree people to collect the extension of the book to find it, in addition to the Wuliang Temple portrait [2], there are not many, this painting seems to be carved on the top layer, so it is quite difficult to see in the remnant stone. Three pieces are attached today: 1. Nan Wuyang Gong Cao Xiang Sifu Literature Peng [3] Pingyi Zhenlang Dongque Portrait Nanque Youji Yunzhang and the first year [4] November 16. Set in Pingyi, Fei County, Shandong. This image is quite clear, but there is also a person holding it, and there is a vermilion bird Xuanwu on the left and right [5].

(not copied) Erjiaxiang [6] The remnant portrait was originally in the possession of the Xuanyuan clan in the city, and the location is unknown.

The image has been scattered, and there is a man who holds on.

Three portraits of unknown provenance come from Shandong. This image is very special, it looks like two people under the tree, with their tails hanging together, and unfortunately one of them has already died.

Zhou Shuren started on the eighth day of January

Exegesis:

[1] This letter was originally not punctuated.

(2) The portrait of Wuliang Temple is the portrait of Shuangque and four stone ancestral halls of the tomb of the Wu family in the Eastern Han Dynasty, in Wuzhai Mountain, Jiaxiang, Shandong Province, among which Wuliang Temple is the earliest. It is an important material for the study of the social history and art history of the Han Dynasty.

(3) The ancient city of Nanwuyang is in present-day Fei County, Shandong. Gong Cao, the Han Dynasty county guard, the county order has a history of Gong Cao, in charge of personnel and government affairs. Si Fu, a township official in the Qin and Han dynasties, was in charge of litigation and taxation. Literary Peng, literary Peng, is the origin of later generations of instructors.

(4) The first year of Zhanghe, that is, the eighty-seventh year of A.D., Zhanghe, the year of Emperor Zhang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xuan.

[5] The gods of the north and south in the ancient mythology of our country are the images of birds and turtles (or turtles and snakes) respectively.

(6) Jiaxiang place name, now Jiaxiang County, Shandong.

230612 to Sun Fuyuan [1] Brother Fu Yuan: Today's discussion on the law of love in "Vice Engraving" [2] [3] is only two irrelevant letters, could it be that it is necessary to follow the "advice" of Mr. Zhong Menggong and gradually stop?

I thought that although that letter was not a reasonable proposal, in perverted China, it was very possible to handle it in a perverted way.

The 20 or so articles that have been published before are admittedly eccentric and have little to do with the discussion of the law of love, but in other respects, they can be used as references and have unexpected value. This can not only show the reformers and slightly awaken their golden dreams, but also "enough evidence that the Chinese are not qualified to discuss" is where the value of these articles lies.

I have too little communication, and I can communicate with society mostly by relying on black letters on such white paper, so it is really not useless for me. For example, "teachers should be extra strict", "advocate that love can change, and be careful that your wife will also change her mind and not love you," [4] and so on, all of which are very interesting and confusing; If there is no newspaper discussion, it is not easy to hear and think of for a while, and it would be a pity if the "deadline" is not used to stop the development of these famous sayings?

Mr. Zhong still can't get rid of the old thoughts, he thinks it's ugly, he wants to cover it, but he doesn't know that the outside is covered, and the inside is still rotting, so it's better to uncover it together regardless of whether it's good or bad, and everyone can take a look. In the past, the Budai monk [5] carried a large bag containing some other bits and pieces, and as soon as he met people, he fell to the ground and said, "Look, look." Although this move is inevitably a little crazy, it is a great way to learn the law now.

As for the so-called "young people who make a fool of themselves" by exposing strange theories in the letter, it is just a lot of consideration, and according to the current situation, those who A thinks are ugly may be considered treasures by B, but they are not necessarily at all, and there is no need to worry so much about others, and there is already a counter-proof in the above letter.

The above is my opinion: I just hope that it will not be closed. What is the case, it is naturally up to you to decide, and I am willing to use these words as a little reference.

June 12

Exegesis:

(1) Sun Fuyuan (1894-1966), formerly known as Fuyuan, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Lu Xun was a student when he was the principal of Shanhui Junior Normal School. Graduated from Peking University. Member of the New Wave Society. He used to be the editor of the supplement of Beijing Morning Post, the supplement of Beijing Daily, and the weekly of Yuxi. Later, he worked at Xiamen University and Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou. He is the author of "Two or Three Things of Mr. Lu Xun" and so on.

[2] "Vice-engraved" is the supplement of "Morning Post". From the autumn of 1921 to the winter of 1924, it was edited by Sun Fuyuan.

[3] Discussion of the Law of LoveOn April 29, 1923, the supplement of the "Morning Post" published an article by Zhang Jingsheng entitled "The Law of Love and the Study of the Case of Ms. Chen Shujun", which caused controversy among readers, for which the journal launched a column entitled "Discussion of the Law of Love". On 12 June, the journal published two letters from Chen Xichou and Zhong Menggong. The former advocates a "neutral attitude" and asks journalists to maintain the "status of a third party"; The latter attacked the discussion, arguing that "there is no other value than evidence that Chinese are not qualified to discuss" and "advised" reporters to set a deadline "by the end of the period" to avoid "young people making a fool."

[4] Both of these sentences were the arguments of the participants at the time. The former appeared in the journal's May 18 Liang Guochang article; The latter was found on June 3 in Zhang Weimin's article.

(5) The high monk of the fifth generation of Budai monks, claiming to be here, also known as Chang Tingzi. In the Song Dynasty Zhuang Jiyu's "Chicken Ribs" volume: "In the past, there were different monks in Sichuan, short and white-bellied, with a cloth bag and a hundred things in the middle; When he was among the thick people, he poured out to the ground and said: 'Look! 'Everyone is a cloth bag monk, but it is unpredictable. "231024 to Brother Sun Fuyuan Fuyuan: Yesterday I received two letters, and the difference between the front and back was only four o'clock, and the second letter said that the previous letter was called "yesterday's letter", and then the previous letter was sent, which has been pressed for the person who sent it, but fortunately, it has nothing to do with it, but it is just talking.

Yesterday afternoon, the messenger in the Ministry sent the end of the first volume of "History of Novels" [1], and I think it has arrived. Now continue to do the article,There is a tendency to do more and more,The last volume may have to add another article,The original manuscript is eighty-six seven leaves,It can be averaged with the next volume,Now I plan to add the article and don't send it.,Look at the situation after the arrangement and then fix the ear.。

Yesterday's letter said that a handful of Mao Jun and his wife [2] planned to visit, and they were very impressed. But I remember that I had already stated that one should no longer associate with a new acquaintance, and the other would no longer associate with a stranger. I met a handful of Mao Jun about four or five years ago, and at that time I was still a real "chapter villain."

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"The times[3], of course, cannot be regarded as new, and if they are ignored, they must not say a little bad talk. However, his wife is indeed a stranger, and it violates the second paragraph of the statute when he sees it, so he sincerely hopes to thank him on his behalf. There is no other bad idea in this matter, it is just that there are many acquaintances, and the worldly affairs are also added, and he also has the obligation to care about him in the hospital, and occasionally he must have the behavior of bowing respectfully, although this is a trivial matter, but it is also one of the members of "the world has many things from now on", so it is better to disappear for the ears.

On the twenty-fourth day of October, the twenty-third letter and the specimen of the book cover had also arrived. I don't think you're welcome, even if you use the yellow color used by the emperor, you can also attach it today, and the rest will be temporarily stored and paid in person. The appearance of the words printed on the face is also intended to be a custom style, which can be served later, and the intention is not in a hurry.

The Tree Goes Up Twenty-Three [4]

Exegesis:

[1] "History of Novels" is "A Brief History of Chinese Novels".

(2) A pinch of Mao and his wife refers to Zhang Tingqian and his wife Sun Feijun.

[3] The era of "Zhang Xiaoren" refers to the period when Zhang Tingqian first entered Peking University to study.

231210 to Brother Xu Shoushangji: I saw the "School Magazine" [1] before, my brother has submitted his resignation, and he suffers from insomnia, this letter should not have been made, but he is really helpless, so I wrote this to wait, because I heard Shiquan [2] Brother Yan should go to Beijing tomorrow.

[3] The other department did not know that if he was in the social department, all the clerks who really came to work every day would be gone, and the apprentices who stayed would only meet him at the time of payroll or occasionally, and he would not be able to do so in ordinary times. Again and again, when in the subsidiary organs, the younger brother is quite worried about Zipei [4], and now the number of years and the performance do not matter, what can be said. I heard that the female teacher school has been registered in charge, and the position is still empty, so I want to seek it for my son, but I don't know if my brother is in the resignation, is it okay? If it can, and there is no other way to suffocate it, then use it as a support.

Attached is a volume of lectures [5], which has been completed in the Ming Dynasty, and there have been only seven articles in the Qing Dynasty since then. However, the first volume has been typeset, and the next volume will be drafted and will be published in February next year. This first draft was quite erroneous and could not have been submitted again, but it had already been submitted, so it was not discontinued. Those who have been printed can be bound within a day and sent at that time.

Brother Shuren on the night of December 10th

Exegesis:

(1) "School Magazine" refers to the school magazine of Beijing Women's Higher Normal School.

(2) Shiquan is Xu Shixuan, named Shixuan, the son of Xu Mingbo, and the nephew of Xu Shoushang. At that time, she worked at the Beijing Women's Higher Normal School.

(3) The Ministry of Education was laid off, and on October 5, 1923, the Beiyang warlord Cao Kun bribed him to be elected president. On the 19th of the following month, the eight national schools in Beijing were all suspended because the government could not provide education funds, and the Ministry of Education also decided to dismiss the "public" because of too many arrears of wages. On the 21st, Huang Ying was appointed as the chief of education, and layoffs were implemented. At that time, Lu Xun served as the secretary of the Social Department of the Ministry and the head of the first section.

[4] Zipei is Song Lin, who worked in the Beijing Normal Library under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education at that time. See note 360201 (1).

(5) The lecture notes refer to the lecture notes of "A Brief History of Chinese Novels".