In fact, in Lu Xun's 55-year life, he still has a long "official history", which is as long as 14 years. He was the Minister of Education, and Lu Xun was even proud of this position. Therefore, when Chen Xiying showed contempt for the article Scandal, Lu Xun fought back mercilessly.
From 65438 to 0909, Lu Xun returned to China after studying in Japan for seven years, and then taught in Zhejiang two-level normal schools. When he was in Japan, he published articles in major newspapers and became famous in one fell swoop.
So as soon as he entered the normal school, he caused quite a stir. At that time, he was Xu Shoushang, president of Teachers College. He is honest, knowledgeable, elegant and good at writing poems, and he appreciates Lu Xun's talent very much. They hit it off immediately.
After work, we often talk about current politics, education, and quotations. Although Lu Xun was only a young man, he received the most advanced education at that time, and he read a lot of poetry books for a long time. His thoughts are by no means comparable to ordinary people, and he often speaks subtle and profound words, which makes Xu Shoushang feel refreshed. In contact with Lu Xun, Xu Shoushang gradually felt that he was a rare talent.
He loves talent. He deeply felt that the position of teacher was too wasteful for Lu Xun. A young man in his prime should go to a vast world to give full play to his talents.
19 12 The Republic of China was founded, and Cai Yuanpei was appointed as the education chief of Nanjing Interim Government. This is an era in urgent need of talents. Xu Shoushang recommended Lu Xun to Cai Yuanpei.
Although Cai Yuanpei has never met Lu Xun, does he know that Lu Xun's name is abroad? What's more, he often reads Lu Xun's articles in newspapers and periodicals. He had deep feelings for Lu Xun and couldn't wait to send an invitation letter to Lu Xun, so Lu Xun came to work in Nanjing Ministry of Education.
As a "newcomer", he didn't have a job at first, but he was an out-and-out clerk, delivering documents and running errands, and more often he was idle.
For a talented and learned young man, this is simply torture. Lu Xun once wrote in his diary: "From 9: 00 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m., I went to the Ministry of Education to see things and sat around all day, chatting to the extreme."
However, this situation did not last long. With his outstanding talent, Lu Xun quickly emerged in the Ministry of Education, and even Yuan Shikai, the great president in power at that time, was very fond of him. Soon after, Lu Xun's official career was booming. 19 12 In August, President Yuan Shikai appointed him as the Minister of Education, and five days later appointed him as the head of the first section of the Social Education Department.
Lu Xun got the president's "power of attorney", and his excitement was hard to suppress. On the same day, he solemnly wrote down the "glorious moment" in his life. So what kind of officials are the ministers and officers of the Ministry of Education?
The Ministry of Education is a ministerial-level unit, which is divided into section chief, deputy section chief, director and section chief. It is slightly different from the current official order, and there is one less director between the director and the section chief.
At that time, the chief minister was at the ministerial level, the deputy minister was at the deputy ministerial level, and the director was naturally at the bureau level (bureau level), just like modern times. Because there is no place under the branch, it is directly the branch. That means that the section chief at that time should be at the modern level.
In addition, the post of minister is actually equivalent to the current deputy, appointed by the president and appointed by the section chief. So it is not difficult to see that the affair is one level higher than the section chief. In this case, it should be the deputy director level.
Lu Xun served as Minister of Education. This position is indeed not small, at least much better than his grandfather.
Lu Xun's grandfather's name is Zhou Fuqing, and he went to Beijing for an exam in 187 1 year. Palace examination won the 15th place in the third place and was appointed as "Jishi Shu of imperial academy" by the emperor. This position is equivalent to a reserve cadre for further study in colleges and universities. Three years later, he was sent to a county in Jiangxi as a magistrate.
Shortly after being impeached, Zhou Fuqing sold land and borrowed money at no expense. Finally, he became a seven-product Beijing official who took copying as his job. Therefore, Lu Xun's being an official can be said to glorify his ancestors and revitalize the Zhou family, which is really infinite.
Because of this, after taking office in Beijing, Lu Xun returned to his hometown in Shaoxing to take his mother to live in the north. A son has a successful career and should be filial to his mother. People envy him when they meet in the village. Sister-in-law Yang Er is the most typical example. She once said sourly, "Since you have set up a platform, why don't you talk about it?" It can be seen that in the hearts of villagers, Lu Xun is indeed a job, flying very high. The Zhou family also revived the family style.
Although Lu Xun was modest and respectful when facing his neighbors, he shook his head again and again, indicating that he was not rich. This is his good manners and polite words.
In fact, deep down, he agreed with Yang Er. He once wrote: As soon as I entered the door, the patrolman gave me a salute with hands at attention. It can be seen that officials have a lot to do. Although they have been away for many days, they still know each other. This sentence, Lu Xun said very clearly, he did a good job as an official. It is rare for an official who can be so confidently recognized by Lu Xun.
So what is Lu Xun's anecdote income? According to relevant historical records, Lu Xun's salary was 240 yuan at first, then 280 yuan, and in 19 16, he was promoted to 20 yuan and became 300 yuan. This is really a high salary.
At that time, the average family in Beijing earned more than ten yuan a month, enough for a family to eat and drink enough to live a well-off life. Lu Xun's monthly salary in 300 yuan is basically dozens of times the income of a well-off family, which is enough for their whole family to live a luxurious life.
Lu Xun once spent 3000 yuan to buy a quadrangle for his family in Beijing, and then spent 1000 yuan to decorate his family magnificently. Lu Xun's anecdotes brought him a very local life.
However, Lu Xun's work in the Ministry of Education is not satisfactory. Born in an age of honesty and frankness, he has a distinct personality. His style of acting is incompatible with officialdom, and he is easy to offend people and be excluded. But he didn't give up his job because of it, which must have a lot to do with his high salary and high status.
Later, the situation became more and more turbulent. Lu Xun's unit is short of funds and often can't pay wages, which triggered a protest. Lu Xun also joined the army of wage earners. He kept writing articles and attacking, which offended many senior leaders.
Plus, his love with Xu Guangping finally got married, so he wanted to start a new life in a different place. So 1926, Lu Xun and Xu Guangping left Beijing in the same car. Three months later, Ren Kecheng, the chief of education, issued a decree that "Zhou Shuren doesn't have to be a temporary worker", thus ending Lu Xun's official career.
"Tao Qian is great because he is not completely silent." Lu Xun's official career is not perfect, and he can't handle all kinds of complicated relationships well. He won't do anything, such as living within his means, have it both ways and so on. What officialdom needs. He has been an official for fourteen years and has been standing still without any promotion.
Life is so boring. Looking at colleagues around him, he has been hesitant, anxious and unwilling. But in the face of high monthly salary, he still chose to compromise and is willing to continue to be the bench.
It was not until the government finally paid too much money that he was forced to resign. However, this long 14 year has not been wasted after all. The experience of being an official broadened his horizons and enriched his life experience, which enabled him to create one classic after another in his later literary creation.