In the late autumn of 1936, when luxun, 55 years old, died of disease in shanghai, the news came to light, causing considerable vibrations in the national literature。
It was not long ago that hu hae, who had been in conflict with lu for many years, received a letter stating in plain words that he was an animal dressed in a crown。
However, it is surprising that hu xi's reply to the letter, in which he has been vehemently accused of his greatness by lu, is what he said
Breaking a relationship is not a matter of desire
In 1917, hu xian was 26 years old, but he has become the youngest and most visible professor in the north, with no future。
At the same time, rush, aged 37, was in the ministry of education in beijing, and although he was far less famous then, some ideas had begun to affect the young at the time。
In the next few years, hu xian and lu were close to the magazine " new youth " , and slowly became close friends, as both wrote for the magazine。
However, the turning point that later turned out to be unacceptable occurred in 1925 in the “female masters' wave”, which was also seen by the latter as a direct trigger for the conflict between luxuan and hu ji。
But leave it alone, the kernel between the two is already buried. They are also the flag-bearers of the new cultural movement, whose divisive nature is the inevitable collision between the two paths in china's modern transformation。
Both lu xian and hu xing were abroad, and ru xiandong crossed japan, allowing him to witness the deformity of eastern civilization in the face of western shocks。
He believes in nietzsche's “superhuman philosophy” and the idea of the october revolution in russia, and believes that china's disease is rooted in spirituality and advocates breaking the shackles of feudalism。
Thus, in the wave of female teachers, he saw the resistance of the weak to power, which was an opportunity to awaken national consciousness, so he stood resolutely on the side of the students。
He firmly believed that “civilization is the result of one drop at a time” and that the way forward for china was not a subversive revolution but a gradual improvement。
In his view, the wave of female teachers was a dangerous signal of “school involvement in the political vortex”, undermining the independence of education and the stability of society。
Lu is on the path of radical change, and hu xi is hoping that china will be able to improve it in a moderate manner。
After august 1924, the communication between the two persons was completely disrupted, and for more than 10 years, lu was quick to make more than two decades of criticism and sharp language。
The silence of hu xian was not cowardly, and he saw differences as a clash of two different ideas, rather than personal grievances。
I wish i could fix it
It is worth mentioning that during more than 10 years of rapid and constant criticism, hu chi has not given up his efforts to repair the old ones。
In 1926, he took the initiative to write his letter, but the result was cold-blooded, and in 1929 hu hsi wrote in his letter to the effect that he had “only the most sincere respect for quintee”, which now appears to be even more timid。
After the death of lu xian, hu xian was actively involved in the codification of the whole collection, not simply thinking about old times, but in a triad of reasons。
The first was the shared appreciation of the academic community, which had been the best academic partner at the beginning of the new cultural movement。
At the time, lu had written the chinese novel sileen, and hu had been able to provide historical support; hu had tested classical novels and lu xian had been selfless in sharing research。
Such academic mutual assistance has always allowed him to see lu xuan as “a fellow player in the advancement of chinese culture”。
Moreover, hu chi has always viewed their ideological differences as “predictable assumptions” rather than irreconcilable rivalries。
The essence was a clash between two different ideas of national salvation, and that was all, but the human personality should be respected, and he was convinced that time would justify rational communication。
Thus, he has never regarded his rapid criticism as an attack on his person, but as an “expression of different solutions”, and it is this awareness that has kept him in mind for reconciliation
Finally, both of them were concerned about the spirit of the nation at the time, and in the 1930s they were at the height of the national tragedy。
The rapidity of his writings has great power to awaken people, and his ideas for improvement need to be complemented by the voices of the mind。
Against that background, he wished to set aside differences and unite all progressive forces against feudal ideas。
Such considerations, which pre-empt nationalism, make it a rational and realistic choice to restore old age
It's a term for later
That is why, in 1936, after lu had died of his illness, the female writer su sherlin sent a letter to hu hu hae, calling him "a complete psychopathetic" and "a crown loser"。
She tried to draw together the victims of the joint attack, and his reply demonstrated the high moral standing of her personality。
“everyone must be equal. The phrase, “the one who knows its evil and the other whose beauty is equal”, is a model for chinese folk
As you know, pitru has been scolding for more than a decade, from academic positions to political attitudes and even physical sarcasm。
The letter from susherin, on the other hand, provides an opportunity for him to “reprisal” and, if he does so, both to vent his grievances and to accommodate the demands of some right-wing forces at the time。
Instead, he chose the opposite path and not only refused to attack the dead, but took the initiative to defend himself
He made it clear that “the man is no longer there, and he's trying to figure out what he's doing in his work, how he's acting, what he's doing
It can be said that he respects not only the swift academic achievements, but also the spirit of “freedom of thought, independence of personality” itself
As a result, hu, in his late years of intellectual criticism in taiwan, insisted on the judgement that “rutha is a liberal and will never yield to external forces”。
While he himself was in the grip of public opinion, he was still able to emerge from positions of bias and see the very nature of lu's resistance to power and his quest for freedom。
This “evil and know its beauty” equation breaks down the traditional narrow thinking and demonstrates the true power of academic inclusion and personality
Concluding remarks
In general, lu xuan's break-up with hu xian was one of the most intense in china's ideological history in the 20th century。
This history has been given warmer human light by hu ji's re-rehabilitation。
Their differences are a struggle for the inevitable path in china’s civilisation transition, and hu xi’s adherence to them is a rationality and magnanimity that transcends them, and that hu chi has used his life to apply the norm of “everyone must be equal.”。
References:
How to "strangling" the old north professor: blackmail, scolding, shunning
"the wind blows the world: hu ha and rue are not enemies"
