Entrance slogan of martial arts school

From 1920 to 1, the office phone number of Zhili Governor Cao Rui was not idle (Tianjin was the capital at that time).

Most of these calls were made by celebrities in education, including Yan Xiu, the respected celebrity, Zhang Boling, president of Nankai University, and a group of outstanding cultural celebrities. Their appeal has only one purpose, hoping that the authorities can release more than 20 progressive students, including Zhou Enlai.

Besides making phone calls, groups of students gather outside the provincial offices every day. They are obviously fighting against themselves with various slogans of "eye-catching". All this makes Cao Rui a headache.

When arresting these students, Cao Rui probably didn't expect things to get so big. In his view, these are just some students who protest against the military police and shout patriotism every day, but they are helpless. As long as they can admit their mistakes and guarantee that they will not be obstructed by the authorities after they get out of prison, it is not a problem to let them go.

Who knows that these students are hard bones, especially Zhou Enlai, who took the lead, said nothing, which made Cao Rui very angry. It happened that in these intercession calls, the left sentence and the right sentence all mentioned this Zhou Enlai.

What he didn't expect was that one day, a martial arts master, Han Muxia, came to the Provincial Military Industry Department. He also came to speak for Zhou Enlai.

Cao Rui is well aware of Han Muxia's fame in Tianjin. He is the most famous martial arts master in Tianjin. Just like Huo Yuanjia, he is called "Jade-faced Tiger". When he was young, he traveled all over the country and studied Xingyiquan and Bagua Palm with nine masters, including Yibin Zhou and Zhang Zhankui. At the age of 35, he returned to Tianjin and founded a martial arts school on Yu Wei Road.

At that time, there were many martial arts masters in Tianjin, but it only took Han Muxia a few years to become famous. 19 18, when canter, a Russian strongman who traveled all over Europe and America, came to China and shouted, "Open China, are there really no artists?" In the boxing ring, Han Muxia stood up and made a "life and death document", which only needed a few actions to convince the other side.

This incident not only spread throughout Tianjin, but also spread to Shanghai, Beiping and other places. Even president Li at that time wrote a plaque of "Wushu Museum" for his Wushu school.

Since then, many people have come here with a lot of gold and silver and worshipped Han Muxia as their teacher. But Han Muxia has always been very arrogant. He has his own rules for accepting apprentices: first, he must be a real martial arts material; Secondly, he won't accept any decent dude or punk he doesn't like. It is precisely because of his principles that he quickly became the bearer of Tianjin Wushu at a young age.

Cao Rui heard that Han Muxia was coming, so naturally he didn't dare to neglect. He knows that there are several martial arts schools in Tianjin and a group of experts who can play behind this person. He called someone to the office at once. With a smile, Cao Rui said this sentence:

Cao Rui said this politely, but he was obviously looking for an excuse and still didn't want to let people go. Although Han Muxia is a martial arts man, he hasn't read many books, but he also understands each other's meaning and directly asks:

Han Muxia hit the nail on the head. What Zhou Enlai and others did was legal at that time. The sentence "Don't make people laugh" is absolutely correct. Cao Rui knew that he was indefensible, but naturally he didn't dare to tell anyone. He can only respectfully send Han Muxia away, saying that he will think it over.

After Han Muxia left, people from all walks of life in Nanjing, Guangzhou and Shanghai also stepped forward to put pressure on Cao Rui. After half a year, after many efforts, Zhou Enlai and others were finally released.

In this large-scale rescue of progressive students, we have seen the character of many celebrities. In the eyes of many people, it is normal for people in cultural and educational circles to save these children. Why did Han Muxia from the martial arts world also participate?

The reason is simple: Han Muxia is a martial arts teacher in Zhou Enlai.

After the founding of New China, when Premier Zhou visited foreign countries to engage in diplomatic activities, people often saw such a picture: the prime minister's waist and back are always straight, even if he sits on a soft sofa, he can do so; When the Prime Minister goes to extremely cold countries, the diplomats who meet him often wear all kinds of thick clothes, but he still wears that black woolen coat, which is very handsome.

So many foreigners want to know: Did Zhou Enlai learn any "unique martial arts" in the Orient?

In fact, all this stems from the fact that the Prime Minister loves sports on weekdays, and a large part of the reason is that he once studied martial arts with Han Muxia.

Zhou Enlai first met Han Muxia in a martial arts class at Nankai University. At that time, Han Muxia was very famous in Tianjin. Zhang Boqin, president of Nankai University, personally visited and invited him to come over. At that time, President Zhang dared not ask him not to move. After all, the school has limited funds. If Han Muxia really talks about salary, the amount is definitely beyond his ability. But Han Muxia said:

The reason for saying "gentlemen" is that President Zhang moved out of the school manager Yan Xiu in order to persuade him. After listening to Han Muxia's words, President Zhang was deeply moved.

At that time, China was like a horse-drawn carriage in a quagmire. Although many people expect it to run towards a bright future, they refuse, dare and can't push it. Han Muxia is obviously not such a person.

This, let young Zhou Enlai admire very much. So since Han Han came to Nankai, he has been looking for opportunities to worship him as a teacher and learn martial arts from him. Only at that time, Zhou Enlai didn't know how to speak. He is just a poor student. Because of his good grades, even Nankai's tuition is free. Where can he afford to learn martial arts?

After careful consideration, Zhou Enlai is going to talk to the teacher. So, one night he went to the martial arts school. Han Muxia received him politely and asked him enthusiastically:

It turns out that Han Muxia met Zhou Enlai as early as a few days ago. At that time, as a student representative, he spoke with his classmates in the park to raise money. Kan Kan, a teenager on the stage, made Han Muxia forget the time. Although he can't tell the elegant truth, he agrees with it a hundred times.

I heard that Zhou Enlai wanted to learn martial arts with himself, and Han Muxia agreed without thinking. Money or not, it doesn't matter!

This year, Zhou Enlai 17 years old, and Han Muxia was 38 years old. There are many differences and similarities between them.

The difference is that Zhou Enlai comes from a scholarly family, and his grandfather was a magistrate of a county. Although his family is in decline now, he is still a talented man in the south of the Yangtze River. On the other hand, Han Muxia is from Tianjin. He was born in a poor peasant family, and there are no scholars in his memory. Later, when he couldn't live in his hometown, his father took him to a big house as a servant. If his teacher Zhou hadn't accidentally discovered that he was a piece of martial arts material, he still didn't know where to work for the rich.

Similarly, they all know that this country is "sick". They are all poor and have suffered, and they all want to change all this.

Since then, Zhou Enlai has become a frequent visitor to Korean families. According to her daughter Han, at that time, her father often used it to educate her and her brother. He always said:

"Yu Xiang" is a word of Zhou Enlai. Obedience and willingness to endure hardship are Han Muxia's deepest impressions of Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai has no background in practicing martial arts since he was a child. He always works harder than others in order to learn well. Every time people leave, he still drags his master to practice, and Han Muxia always teaches him again and again.

In return, Zhou Enlai told Master what he had learned from books when he was free. Every time, Han Muxia listened with relish and always let his children follow him.

At that time, Han Muxia couldn't think of what his little apprentice would bring to this stormy country in the future. For him, Zhou Enlai was a disciple at that time, but also a confidant.

Since Zhou Enlai is a bosom friend, it is natural to treat him differently. Therefore, he took out his treasure "Bao Dao, the King Monk" and asked Zhou Enlai to practice with it.

This is the envy of many apprentices who came earlier. You know, this is one of the master's favorite weapons.

This knife was originally the private weapon of the Qing Dynasty Prince Monk Qin. Later, he gave it to Zhang Wu, a Tianjin salt merchant, to thank him for his contribution to the fight against the Anglo-French allied forces. Han Muxia once saved Zhang Wuyi's life and nodded to him for convenience. For many years, Han Muxia rarely showed his precious sword to his disciples, but now he uses it to make Zhou Enlai practice using it.

Nodding should be a hero. Watching Zhou Enlai lead students to save the country everywhere, Han Muxia thinks that Zhou Enlai is worthy of this knife.

If the days go on like this, Zhou Enlai may become a martial arts master. But at that time, he had more important things to do, and he was considering how to get the country out of the mud. Like Lu Xun and others, he chose to go to Japan.

Love to go, Han Muxia also could not say what reason, he said:

Finally, we can't find any information about how much money Han Muxia gave Zhou Enlai and whether Zhou Enlai wanted the money. But for Zhou Enlai at that time, this passage was undoubtedly very warm-hearted.

At that time, Zhou Enlai was just a poor student with no background and connections. Compared with many aristocratic children studying in Japan, he is doomed to suffer a lot. "It's hard to get out in a day", and he has been wandering outside for so many years. He is very clear about this truth, which was Han Muxia's first thought.

They have kept in touch since the separation of master and apprentice. When Zhou Enlai is free, he will write to Han Muxia. Even he, who has never liked taking pictures, took small photos and sent them to Master.

When we met again, Zhou Enlai, who had suffered a lot in Japan, set up an undergraduate department in Nankai School and went back to Nankai for college. Shortly after settling down, Zhou Enlai went to the martial arts school to meet Han Muxia. Zhou Enlai at this time, no longer immature, Han Muxia saw his first sentence is:

This year, Zhou Enlai was 265,438 years old and Han Muxia was 42 years old. Han Muxia was very happy to be reunited with his disciples, but Zhou Enlai seldom came to practice martial arts. He has a more important mission.

Because this year was 19 19, another group of young people launched a great patriotic national salvation movement with great courage in Peiping, which is more than 0/00 kilometers away from Tianjin/kloc-0: 00: May 4th Movement.

As a student leader in Tianjin, Zhou Enlai naturally wants to join. At that time, he was busy taking part in various parades and speeches with his classmates. In order to expand the scale, Zhou Enlai thought of holding a "National Congress" in Hebei Park so that people from all walks of life could attend.

The idea is beautiful, but it is too difficult for this group of students who have no social relations. Zhou Enlai thought about it and found Han Muxia. I have to say that Zhou Enlai is very clever at a young age. As long as master can be present, on the one hand, the safety of students will be guaranteed. After all, he is a martial arts master. On the other hand, Master is a celebrity in Tianjin. If he is willing to refuel, he will certainly attract many people.

Knowing Zhou Enlai's purpose, Han Muxia readily agreed. This is what he said:

The next day, in the park, Zhou Enlai met not only Master, but also a group of martial arts brothers. They wore martial arts costumes and looked completely different from the others in the crowd. Many of them may not know the words on the banner at all, but everyone knows that these young students are working hard for this country.

For a long time, Han Muxia and others became the "amulets" of students. Finally, when I learned that Zhou Enlai lacked funds for running a newspaper and built a charity performance platform outside, Han Muxia also did something that surprised everyone:

Perform martial arts on stage in person

At that time, it was news in Tianjin. A generation of martial arts masters performed in the park just to attract the attention of passers-by, which is obviously not a face-saving thing for other masters.

Han Muxia did this out of a sense of national honor. Many years later, Mr. Jin Yong, when summing up the essence of China traditional martial arts, said this sentence:

Han Muxia's move can bear the word "hero".

Secondly, he is out of friendship with Zhou Enlai. Zhou Enlai always supports what he wants to do unconditionally. For him, he doesn't care about any face.

Under the influence of Han Muxia, several famous people in Tianjin Wushu also responded to the call and came to the charity performance. Finally, with the help of many people, the effect of fundraising was very good, and the Tianjin Student Union Newspaper sponsored by Zhou Enlai and other students was successfully published.

The courage of the students finally frightened the authorities and they began to arrest progressive students. In order to save his classmates, Zhou Enlai entered the provincial government department as a student representative to negotiate with the authorities. Unfortunately, they were locked up when they went in. This is the arrest of more than 20 students, including Zhou Enlai, mentioned at the beginning of the article.

Speaking of which, you can understand why when Han Muxia heard that Zhou Enlai was arrested, he went directly to Governor Cao Rui. He and Zhou Enlai have already forged deep feelings of teachers, students and bosom friends.

After he was released from prison, Zhou Enlai was expelled from Nankai University. We can't blame the headmaster Zhang Boling and the school manager Yan Xiu. This is an expedient measure that they came up with after the authorities kept pressing. Subsequently, Zhang and Dong set up a scholarship fund and sent it to Europe to study.

Knowing that Zhou Enlai was leaving, Han Muxia funded his travel expenses. Speaking of this, many friends may think that every time Han Muxia studies in Zhou Enlai, he will provide financial assistance. Is he rich?

Don't! Influenced by Zhou Enlai, there were two apprentices in Han Muxia at that time: one was a student of Nankai University like Zhou Enlai, who was taught in the hope that they could protect themselves in the future. Another kind of person, like himself, is a child from a poor family. They are educated in the hope that they can make a living by it in the future. And these two kinds of people, in fact, have little money to pay tuition. I am not rich myself. I have children to support, but Han Muxia is very willing to give up Zhou Enlai.

After this parting, the intersection of the two people is much less.

After that, Zhou Enlai finally shouldered the heavy burden entrusted to him by history and began to make a living for the whole people.

Han Muxia, like his name, finally became a real "hero". He was invited to coach the Wushu team. In the folk, the "martial arts group" has a very domineering name, called: broadsword team.

The members of the broadsword team don't wear military uniforms, but dress up as a martial artist, wearing a blue jacket on the upper body and black pants on the lower body. They don't like to use guns, but they like to use broadswords. The Japanese have good skills, and they are afraid. At that time, Tianjin had such a ballad:

The "twelve coppers" mentioned here refers to the salary of the members of the broadsword team. 12 coppers, the amount is not much, these iron-blooded men do it not for money, but because they are loyal to their country.

1933, 30,000 troops seized xifengkou, and the broadsword team faced difficulties. After destroying many cannons, the players basically died heroically. Since then, 55-year-old Han Muxia has returned to the martial arts world to run his martial arts school.

Many years later, many old people in Tianjin still remember Han Muxia and the broadsword team. In a martial country like China, these warriors with broadswords set an example for all martial arts practitioners.

Han Muxia is no longer on the battlefield. He also plays a role in his own martial arts school. He trained a large number of people with lofty ideals and became more and more famous. Finally, a big warlord found him and offered to give him 200 yuan every month to lead his troops.

For this kind of warlords who only know how to compete for territory in troubled times, Han Muxia despises them from the bottom of his heart. But he knew that it was difficult to compete with warlords with guns on his own, so he made a painful choice:

Jump off the roof and intentionally hurt yourself.

Since then, the once famous martial arts master has been disabled for life and can no longer hold a sword.

Many people deplore him and think that he could have been less "impulsive". He could have weighed it and found a compromise. But Han Muxia is such a martial artist, and his philosophy of life is not so tortuous.

He was a martial artist when he was young. Since he was a teenager, he has devoted himself to martial arts and traveled all over the country to learn from teachers. This is his insistence as a martial artist.

In his thirties, he met Zhou Enlai. From the beginning, he regarded him as a lifelong confidant, helped him run newspapers, studied abroad, and argued with the governor for him. This is his righteousness as a martial artist.

In his fifties, he became the instructor of the broadsword team, which was his chivalry as a martial artist.

His life, live aboveboard, aboveboard, maybe this is enough.

1947, Han Muxia died of illness. He didn't see the day when Zhou Enlai became prime minister until his death. He probably never imagined that someone would write a book about him many years later and make a film and television drama based on him. Or none of this matters to him. Martial arts people pursue a happy life. In his life, he did what he wanted to do and made a bosom friend like Zhou Enlai. He lives happily, doesn't he?

Chivalrous spirit has been passed down in our nation for thousands of years. Since Historical Records, historians have recorded all kinds of ranger events with extremely objective brushstrokes.

In North Korea, this chivalry also spread from Han Muxia to his children. His son Han Shaoxia joined the People's Liberation Army after his father's death and went to the Korean battlefield after the founding of the People's Republic of China. After retirement, he began to accept apprentices as his father used to.

In his later years, Zhou Enlai saw that the boys in the guard class had irregular movements when practicing arrest, so he always liked them and pointed them out. When he is in a good mood, he will also punch a whole set of fists. Premier Zhou is not very good at talking about the past, but every time at this time, the old guards who know him know that Han Muxia taught him in those years, and he always remembers it.

I wrote such a long article because some time ago, when Premier Zhou was studying in Europe, he described young Zhou Enlai as "literate and literate". At that time, some readers didn't quite understand. He thought: Zhou Enlai is literate, so why did he say that he could be martial?

In this paper, he and Han Muxia get along with the past, to illustrate this matter. This article not only lets everyone know that the Prime Minister can afford the word "both civil and military skills", but also commemorates a generation of martial arts master "Jade-faced Tiger" Mr. Han Muxia. The wheel of history is rolling forward, and the former masters and apprentices have all left us now, but these bits and pieces between them should not be forgotten.