Literati who died for patriotism during the Republic of China

The sad figure - the death of Zhu Ziqing

- the death of Zhu Ziqing

Yuan Xiao

Zhu Ziqing is a household name not only because of " Prose essays such as "Back View" and "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" have been selected into Chinese textbooks for a long time, and they were even praised by Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong's "Farewell, Leighton Stuart" has also been selected into textbooks and is widely known. The article states, "Zhu Ziqing is seriously ill and would rather starve to death than receive 'relief food' from the United States... We should write an ode to Wen Yiduo and an ode to Zhu Ziqing. They expressed In 1948, the legal currency devalued and prices soared, which made life difficult for professors who used to have a relatively good life. The Kuomintang government issued "purchasing certificates" to teachers in colleges and universities. Buy "U.S. aid flour" at a lower price. Because of the complicated political background, Wu Han and others drafted a statement rejecting life-saving food and mobilized professors to sign it. At this time, Zhu Ziqing was already in a serious life dilemma. Malnutrition made his condition worse day by day. The seven children, large and small, were half hungry and half full. Life for the whole family was more difficult than anyone else. But when faced with the manuscript that was sent to his door for signatures, he still signed his name meticulously with trembling hands. ——He finally starved to death!

To this day, people have reason to ask: Since Zhu Ziqing was in this state at the time, why couldn't he not be asked to sign the statement rejecting life-saving food? Even if it is difficult to abandon him when collecting signatures because of his reputation, should we provide relief to him in other ways after he signs?

But politicians obviously don’t care about this.

Mr. Zhu Ziqing is a typical figure among the intellectuals of the old era. There is a recall article saying that the Yangko brought from the liberated areas was already popular in Tsinghua University. In 1948, the main program of the New Year’s Party of the Chinese Department was the Yangko dance. . Teacher Ziqing was ill, but he was still having fun with his classmates enthusiastically. The classmates put on makeup, put on a red and green dress, and put a big red flower on his head. He was happily and excitedly twisting in line with his classmates, and he was doing it most seriously. "Such words make people's noses sore. I can imagine Wu Han performing Yangko, but I really can't imagine what Zhu Ziqing looked like wearing makeup and powder, wearing red and green belts and performing Yangko. I can't bear to think about it.

Mr. Zhu Ziqing has an essay "On Eating": "After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, China found it more difficult to eat, and more people were without food. …How can those who know the right to eat not take action and demand this kind of ‘freedom from want’? So the students wrote the slogan "Hunger is a big deal, studying is a small matter", and the workers shouted the slogan "We want to eat". ..." This article is rarely known. "Hunger is a big deal." Who deprived Zhu Ziqing of his right to eat?

Every time Zhu Ziqing is introduced to students, it seems to be emphasized that "he would rather starve to death" I don’t even receive relief food from the United States." Is this national integrity? Does humanitarianism have national boundaries? The Wu Hans at that time did not care about these issues, and they were even full of pride when they recalled it later. Until the early days of the Cultural Revolution, Wu Han was treated inhumanely. It cannot be said that there is no reason for his tragic death in prison.

The way people are anti-American and hateful is very different from Zhu Ziqing. , while chewing English desperately, eager to get a visa to the United States as soon as possible; officials might as well gnash their teeth and hate the "hegemony" of the United States while rushing to send their children to the United States; as for some scholars who are anti-American and hateful of the United States, they are struggling between China and the United States. Flying around, enjoying American life and grabbing as many dollars as possible, he spares no effort to criticize and denounce the United States.

——Zhu Ziqing’s back has been evicted. Far!