"Immersed in ignorance, trapped in bad habits, trapped in superstition, contemptuous of reform, frolicking in the law, and lazy with the times." In the evening, Chen Zhongpu walked into the editorial room of "New Youth" with the latest evening newspaper, and as soon as he stepped into the door with his front foot, his whining voice followed with his back foot:

"Tell me about this, there are all such people in society, when will our nation, our country rise?"

For this look of righteous indignation, it is difficult for the expressions on the faces of everyone in the editorial room to rise a little wave.

If it was usual, the big guy would definitely think that something big had happened in the society, and chased him and asked him.

Now that I have seen a lot, I understand that their editor-in-chief is a lord who is enthusiastic at every turn, and if he really encounters any major events that affect social development and society, he will be much calmer.

"Hey, hey, it's all squeaky, it makes me feel a little bit of presence, as if I'm surrounded by air." Chen Zhongpu ran to his Mr. Li's side, his face was very close, and he almost spoke head-to-head:

"I know if I like politics or not, and I understand that Yu Cai is busy writing, after all, you can't use one mind for two purposes, but you're not so busy as usual, why don't you hurry up and express your high opinions."

It has been a while since he returned to China, and Hu Shi began to be a little dissatisfied with the sword of "New Youth" and stayed away from academics, and now he saw that the editor-in-chief still wanted to encourage everyone to interfere in politics, so he took the initiative to stand up and say: "Shouchang has just been recommended by Mr. Zhang Shizhao to become the director of our Peking University Library, and now he is also very busy.

You, the director of the university, actually forgot about this, it really shouldn't be, if you want me to see, our "New Youth" should firmly stick to the academic road, this is the foundation of our society, you don't see a few peers, it is because it is too ostentatious, it was banned by the public. ”

"I don't like to hear this, what kind of academic is called the foundation of the society, exploring the future of the people is the foundation of our "New Youth", politics is impossible to stay away, and it is closely related to our lives, bury your head in the ostrich This kind of thing is better not to do."

Seeing that Hu Shi was still sitting there, Chen Zhongpu simply bent down and looked directly into the other party's eyes and refuted it face to face.

Although Hu Shi's temperament is mild, he is not afraid of his friends: "Cai Gong has made remarks in public many times, saying that only pure aesthetic education can cultivate the feelings of our people, and then make the opinions of others and self-interest dissipate, so as to promote the development of the country."

Too much mixed with its political things will inevitably make the idea of aesthetic education dirty and even degenerate, contrary to Cai Gong's wishes, and contrary to the philosophy of Peking University! ”

The other party was so stubborn, he couldn't get in, Chen Zhongpu was so angry that he pointed at his index finger, and finally felt a little impolite, so he simply turned his fingers into fists and slapped them in the palm of his hand: "Confused, you are really confused, can this world be the way of the world for you and me to do academics with peace of mind?" I'll just ask you, can you talk to Mao Xiong and let them return the northern Xinjiang to us, can you talk to the Oriental devils, and let them withdraw from Shandong.

Or do you think it's too difficult to do, can you talk to the customs, let the Chinese take power, you say, which can do it? Which one gives you peace of mind to engage in aesthetic education in China? Whatever the people say, I will definitely confront them when I go back. ”

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Mr. Li took the initiative to stand up and poured a cup of tea for Chen Zhongpu: "If there is anything wrong with Zhongpu, let's sit down and say, don't hurt everyone's harmony." ”

After handing the cup over, Mr. Li looked at Hu Shi again, and his tone was gentle but not lacking in firmness: "Although aesthetic education is good, it can only be seen and cannot be fed.

This is obviously not convincing, but do you know what that means? ”

Hu Shi said cautiously: "The faction has fallen? ”

Chen Zhongpu snorted coldly when he heard this, and drank tea by himself.

After Mr. Li saw it, he shook his head with a wry smile: "The reason why our Peking University can engage in such a big battle and be safe and sound, in addition to Cai Gong playing a leading role in it, there is also the care of his old friend Mr. Fan Yuanlian.

If you want to do academics peacefully, it depends on whether they agree or not. ”

Hu Shi was not only not frightened, but was a little happy: "The new official has three fires, our goal of Peking University is so big, it is likely to bear the brunt of it, in order not to provoke the fire, we should only talk about academics, not about national affairs, and Mingzhe is to protect himself." ”

"Poof~"

Just took a sip of tea and before he could swallow it, Chen Zhongpu was so angry that he vomited it out when he heard this, and he almost choked out of breath:

"Ahem...... You...... is so short-sighted, it's really a summer worm that can't be spoken. ”

Once the three views of adults are formed, it will be difficult to shake.

After thinking about this truth, Mr. Li let out a long sigh and hugged Chen Zhongpu aside:

"There is a reason for what he said, Zhongpu, you don't have to be like this, then again, I have a great thing to tell you."

"Tell me about it, ahem." Chen Zhongpu took a deep look at Hu Shi, followed Mr. Li to his office, took the documents and looked at them.

Before I saw the text of the article, I was shocked by the title:

"Specific Matters Concerning the Cooperation between the Changxindian Trade Union and the Work-Study Society of the Academy of Sciences in France"

"Okay, you're a regular person, you actually secretly cooperated with Zhiyuan behind my back, saying, how long have you been hiding from me, and you haven't heard any news before, and the secrecy is so good?"

When Mr. Li heard this, he was obviously stunned, and then poked his head over, and when he saw the title of the document, he suddenly realized that he wanted to take it over: "In the past few days, I am just the matchmaker of the cooperation between the two sides, where is the cooperation behind your back." ”

"Hey, if you don't make it clear, you don't want to take the documents back." Chen Zhongpu was very dissatisfied with this reason, and directly flipped through it without permission.

Surprisingly, however, apart from the cover, there are only some simple outlines inside, and when it comes to specific matters of cooperation, they are all blank.

"What's going on?" The second monk Chen Zhongpu was confused.

Mr. Li smiled happily: "I just said, there is nothing in it, you still don't believe it, now finally believe it." ”

Chen Zhongpu frowned: "I still don't quite understand what you mean. ”

Mr. Li pulled over a bench for him to sit down, took the document and explained: "Well, there are two reasons, you also know that there are many railway workers in Changxin Store, and one of them happened to set up a work-study club in France, thinking that some skilled masters would come over to teach students, so that students could be self-reliant." ”

"And what about the second one?"

"The second is naturally that Cheng Nuo also set up a machinery manufacturing factory, and there are not enough workers from Shanghai, so I don't want to recruit some from Beijing, of course, what I said next is just related to it."

As he spoke, he found a stack of invitations, which were simple and elegant in appearance, and they were very attentive at first glance, but it was a pity that they couldn't find anything particularly valuable from the outside.

Chen Zhongpu took the invitation card and looked left and right, and said curiously: "What is this, who invited it, who invited it?" ”

Mr. Li raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Just look at it, you will have a surprise." ”

"I miss you, Li Shouchang, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and now he has learned to hang my appetite, there is progress, there is progress." Chen Zhongpu's mouth was slow, and when it came to his hand, it was quite quick, and in the blink of an eye, he opened the invitation card, revealing the letters inside.

At first glance, it was fine, but the more I watched, the more I was surprised, and in the end, I was so excited that I almost broke the letter.

In fact, the content is very simple, that is, after the successful test flight of the F-1 prototype founded by Cheng Nuo, after many test flights to ensure that it was safe, decided to have a public flight show and invited patriots from all walks of life to observe.

The editorial office of "New Youth" where Chen Zhongpu and others are located is naturally among the invitees.

"This is a real plane, not Zhiyuan they came to fool us?" Chen Zhongpu took the letter and read it several times, but still said it was unimaginable: "It's just so silent, thundering on the ground? ”

Mr. Li smiled: "As for the truth or falsehood, when it comes to the performance, don't you or I know it?" Besides, we've been with Zhiyuan for so long, and we don't know if he's a braggart person? Whenever he was silent for a while, it was not that he was exhausted, but that he was busy accumulating strength. ”

Chen Zhongpu picked up his cup and took a sip of tea with difficulty, still very excited: "Also, Zhiyuan has gone further than us on the road of 'Mr. Sai', and now we don't know what flowers he picks, if he refuses to turn back, we don't even have the qualifications to smell his fragrance." ”

I don't know when, Brother Xun has quietly touched it, and suddenly said loudly: "It's useless for you to shoot Zhiyuan's sycophants like this, it's better to go back and think more about the words, and tell him in person when the time comes." ”

Chen Zhongpu couldn't help laughing: "Yucai, in terms of sharpness, it has to be you." ”

Brother Xun shook his head, took back his share from a pile of invitations, and sighed with a little emotion: "Airplanes will be an indispensable thing in the military, and our own thousands of planes guarding the port are enough to deter neighboring countries." ”

Mr. Li nodded, with recollection on his face: "In my early years, I listened to Mr. Feng Ru's speech by chance, and most of the content has been forgotten with the unexpected departure of Mr. Feng, but there is a sentence in it that I still remember vividly. ”

Chen Zhongpu was curious: "Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Also attracted were other editors in the editorial room, and even Hu Shi couldn't help but come closer.

"Military weapons, Mo aircraft, are bound to advocate for it, and become a unique way to feast on the motherland, and if you can't succeed, you would rather die!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was silent.

I don't know how long it has passed, Hu Shi spoke quietly, with an inexplicable sadness in his tone: "It's a pity that Mr. died young, which is really a talent." ”

Chen Zhongpu glanced at Hu Shi meaningfully, but did not answer his words, but started another topic by himself: "Aviation to save the country, Mr. Feng's thoughts have caused us a shock like a fish in the throat, and it has also aroused the patriotism of the Chinese people, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a model for our generation." ”

Continuing along this line of thought, Mr. Li said: "When Feng Ru was doing an air show in Oakland, President Sun Da rushed to Oakland to watch, and praised his work, and also foresaw the importance of aircraft in future wars.

Therefore, with the current domestic situation, if Zhiyuan's plane can really succeed, why not cooperate with the president? ”

In fact, before and after the Wuchang Uprising, the president began to raise funds from overseas Chinese and asked them to assist in the formation of an air fleet.

This call was positively responded to, and the League branch in Chicago, together with some overseas Chinese in the United States, established the "Overseas Chinese Revolutionary Aircraft Regiment in the United States" to prepare for the revolution in China.

This move not only won the understanding and approval of the overseas Chinese, but also promoted the overseas Chinese to donate money one after another to purchase planes in the United States to aid the situation of the Chinese revolution, and successively purchased six Curtiss planes and supported 23 overseas Chinese.

After the founding of the Republic of China, some patriotic overseas Chinese in the United States raised funds and donations to set up an aircraft manufacturing company in San Diego, USA.

Unfortunately, the domestic political environment is too complicated, and these aircraft basically do not come in handy.

Even so, despite the deterioration of the environment, the president continued to make every effort to raise donations from overseas to purchase more aircraft, and believed that it was important to purchase aircraft and organize an aircraft fleet to participate in the war at this time.

"Forget it, the president is a political mascot right now, pull it out when you need it, and push it far away when you don't need it, and introduce Cheng Nuo at this time, it's a blessing or a curse!" After thinking about it, Chen Zhongpu still overturned this opinion.

Brother Xun agreed: "At present, Mo Rongxin, the newly appointed overseer in Guangdong, is at odds with the president, and the guards of the presidential palace are all bandits, and they are shot at will. ”

Hu Shi also wanted to say something out loud, but as he said, he didn't know much about politics, and he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth, and finally forced himself: "The plane doesn't have to be used for the military, it can carry people." ”

Although there is merit, because of the previous incident, this word was automatically ignored by everyone.

However, for new things, Xun Geer is still a little pessimistic: "Out of the influence of Zhiyuan, I have been more interested in industry recently, as far as I know, the aviation industry is a field involving many cutting-edge disciplines, and it is two things that are completely different from the traditional handicraft workshops in Chinese society."

Especially in a country that does not even have a complete industrial system, the ideal of "saving the country by aviation" through airplanes is very far from the actual situation of Chinese society today. ”

This also sounds like a factual argument, and there is no exaggeration.

However, because it is Cheng Nuo who does this, a figure who gathers talents all the time and creates miracles, no one dares to be sure about this matter.

Perhaps, as the invitation says, the plane will really succeed.

Even Hu Shi couldn't help but say: "Zhiyuan's ability is beyond doubt, even if you don't go, I will go." ”

Of course, in addition to the technical publicity, it was also a great social occasion.