When Kang Youwei fled to Japan, he was invited to attend the wedding of Wei Liang, an overseas Chinese. In the bridal chamber, Kang Youwei improvised.

Write a poem: "A cow stopped on the second day of April", and invite friends and relatives who make trouble in the bridal chamber to add a stroke to each word to form a sentence.

Congratulatory message Later, at Kang's suggestion, the bride added a sum to the words "April 2nd" and the groom added a sum to "Dan Niuzhu".

Add a pen to each word. After the addition, Kang asked the bride and groom to read in unison. The bride and groom are blushing, and it's hard to talk.

Kang Qingliang's voice read: "If you work together, you will have a good child early." . Caused the guests present to burst into laughter.

Don't sit at the same table with Mr. Wang

In dealing with people, Wang Guowei seldom chats, let alone talks with people, except about study or business. If someone

Ask him to see an ancient bronze ware. He will say "unreliable" when he looks at it, but the people who let him look at it will say so anyway.

How quaint the color of an antique is, how green it is, and how exquisite the text is. Is there any book with a similar description? Will it be like this?

Some are for his reference, and then ask him to take a closer look. After reading it, he will still say, "Not reliable." Unattached

Harmony is not difficult to refute.

Wang Guowei's appearance is always serious and cold. Zhao Yuanren's wife, Yang Buwei, was very afraid of him. Yang Buwei is.

A straightforward loud voice, but when I see Wang Guowei, I always keep silent. On Wang Guowei's 50th birthday, Tsinghua University's colleague.

Three tables were set for her birthday, and Mrs. Zhao simply avoided sitting at the same table with Wang Guowei: "No! Don't! I don't share a table with Mr. Wang.

. "Sure enough, Wang Guowei's seat has been silent, while Mrs. Zhao's desk is full of laughter.

Gu Hongming: 27 years old, studying Chinese, with a master's degree in Chinese studies.

Gu Hongming was born in Malaya. Before he 10 went to Scotland with his adoptive father Mr. Brown, he was already in Penang, England.

Prince Central School studied for 3 years, mainly studying English. In Europe, he received a western education in 1 1, when he was 27 years old.

I can't speak Chinese well. 1885 officially returned to China, and began to learn the China language behind closed doors. I went to the shogunate of Zhang Zhidong to do it

After "foreign documents", the language foundation is still very poor. I have invited his colleagues Hanlin and Jinshi to teach him Chinese.

I don't know the manners of being a teacher, but I was rejected. I had no choice but to buy my own Guide to Putonghua today and read it as Chinese.

Ben, but I'm worried that I can't find it in China's dictionary, and I can't help but encounter new words. Finally, Zhang Zhidong couldn't stand it.

Guide him to systematically read Confucian classics and study the history of the Six Classics (he used Kangxi dictionary as an introductory textbook, so after that,

I used to learn more Chinese characters than ordinary people.

Liang Qichao: Anecdote of Sorbus pohuashanensis

Liang Qichao went to a friend's house with his father when he was ten years old. As soon as he entered the room, he was attracted by a flower bud in the yard.

Fascinated, the apricot tree secretly broke off a branch and hid it in a wide sleeve. Who knows, his subtle move is just right.

It happens that people who are strict with their children in their fathers' and friends' homes are all in the eye.

At the banquet, the father is always nervous about his son, and he wants to hint at his son quietly. It's an active gas

In this atmosphere, my father said to Chao in public, "I want to make a couplet before the banquet." If it's good, I can raise my glass. Otherwise,

You can only pour wine and make tea for your elders, and you are not allowed to sit down. "Xiao Qichao don't know his father's intention, also unprepared, only by generous.

Learn, confident that I won't make a fool of myself, so I agreed. Father thought a little and made the first couplet: "There are flowers in the sleeves, but the teenagers hide them."

Spring scenery "Xiao Qichao hearing this, suddenly enlighted, but face-deadpan. He said casually, "hang a mirror in front of the hall, adults are sharp-eyed. "

. As soon as the couplet was exported, the hall was cheered.

Zhang Taiyan: "I am flying all over the sky. Why? "

When Sue reported the case, Zhang Taiyan mocked the judge in court. Preface to his Revolutionary Army

The word "Zai Tian clown" was written in "",which violated the sacred taboo of the Qing emperor. He said: I only know that the Qing emperor was Manchu, and I don't know the so-called "

Sacred. "And according to western law, people are not shy, so there is nothing wrong with me writing' Zai Tian' directly.

That's right. Moreover, judging from the meaning of this word, of the two "clowns", the word "ugly" was originally used as a word "class" or as a child.

Son, so the "clown" is a "little thing" or a "child", and there is no intention to slander. Zhang Taiyan from the text

From the point of view of Ci, the argument is that the audience applauded, while the ignorant judges are confused and embarrassed. exist

In the face of such a knowledgeable and eloquent "criminal", they simply don't know how to judge. one of

When the judge was dumbfounded, he suddenly realized that Zhang Taiyan was a famous scholar at home and abroad, and he must have been born in the right direction of the imperial examination system.

Then he leaned over carefully and asked, "What branch did you get it from?"

Hearing this question, Tae-yeon felt even more ridiculous and pretended to be confused. He replied loudly, "I'm flying all over the sky." Why is there anything? "

"Ke" and "Zhen" are homophonic, and "Flying all over the sky" means "Old Buyi" in Zhejiang dialect.

Cai Yuanpei: Individual

/kloc-in the summer of 0/900, Cai Yuanpei's original wife Wang Zhao died of illness at the age of 33. There are so many people who propose to him.

Threshold. Facing an endless stream of matchmakers, Cai Yuanpei wrote an article on personals.

Stick it on the wall of the study. His mate selection conditions are: (1) women are not allowed to bind their feet; (2) Must be literate; (3)

) men don't marry; (four) after the death of the man, the woman can remarry; (5) If the husband and wife disagree, they can divorce. This proposal has a wide range.

Sue caused a sensation. In the late Qing Dynasty, when the old ethics prevailed, an academician of the Qing Dynasty publicly advocated equality between men and women.

It really takes some courage to wait for women's liberation.

Hu Shi and Huang Kan

Huang Kan once gave lectures at Peking University with Hu Shi. At a banquet, Hu Shi occasionally talked about Mohism and gushed. Huang Kan

Scold: "Now Mohism is an asshole!" Hu Shi blushed. After a while, Huang Kan scold a way again:

"It's the right man and an asshole." Hu Shi was furious.

Huang Kan laughed and said, "Calm down, I'm testing you. Mozi's universal love is fatherless. You have a father now, how can it be enough?

Talking about Mohism? I'm not scolding you, I'm just trying! "For an outcry of laughter.

Huang Kan opposed Hu Shi's advocacy of vernacular Chinese. On one occasion, he praised the brilliance of classical Chinese in his lectures, for example, "For example,

Hu Shi's wife died, and the family telegraphed:' Your wife died! "Come back!" Length 1 1 word. but

If you use classical Chinese, you only need the word' wife's funeral', and you can save two-thirds of the telegram fee. "

On one occasion, Huang Kan said to Hu Shi, "You advocate vernacular Chinese, which is not sincere!" Hu Shi asked him why he said this. yellow

Kan primly replied, "If you really advocate vernacular Chinese, you should not be called Hu Shi, but Hu Shi."

Where are you going? "This, he hit three ha ha, regardless of hu shi, and roared off.

The Outline of China's Philosophical History written by Hu Shi is only the first half, and the whole book has not been completed for a long time. Huang Kan studied at Central University.

The class said: "In the past, Xie Lingyun was a secretary supervisor, but today Hu Shi is a works supervisor." The students were puzzled and asked why.

Huang Kan said, "The supervisor is also a eunuch. Eunuch, there is nothing down there. " The students burst out laughing.

Chen Yinque: Without a doctor and a book, how can you become a tutor?

1925, Tsinghua University founded the National Studies Institute. Wu Mi, who once taught in Tsinghua, introduced Chen Yinque and Liang Qichao.

Recommend Chen as the tutor of the National Studies Institute. At that time, the headmaster had not heard of Chen Yinque, so he asked Liang, "Chen.

What country is the doctor from? "

Liang Qichao replied, "He is neither a doctor nor a master."

Cao asked again, "Does he have any works?"

"There are no books." Liang answered.

"It's hard to be neither a doctor nor a book!"

Liang Qichao was very angry and replied, "I don't have a doctorate in Liang, and my works are waiting for me, but always."

Not as valuable as Mr. Chen's hundreds of words. Well, don't invite him, let him stay abroad. "

Decided to hire Chen as a mentor in Tsinghua. So, without a degree, there is nothing.

With extensive knowledge, the author Chen Yinque became one of the four tutors of Tsinghua National College.

Gu Jiegang: He was nicknamed "Bi Gong" by Lu Xun.

The frequent ridicule in Lu Xun's essays and the nicknames he gave his colleagues when he was teaching at Peking University all enriched his sense of heaviness.

The other side of. Gu Jiegang is one of Lu Xun's many opponents. One of his five senses is a vinasse nose. Another name/surname/rudeness in Shandong Province

In his letters to friends, Xun nicknamed Gu Jiegang "Bi Gong", and sometimes he simply used a little brush to represent Gu Jiegang in his letters.

Write more and talk less to cover up stuttering.

When attending classes in Peking University and Yanda University, Gu Jiegang always wears a wide robe and a pair of white gold-rimmed glasses.

Bend over and look unsmiling. Although I have lived in Beijing for many years, I still can't get rid of the strong Suzhou accent.

I stutter a little in class, which is difficult for ordinary students to understand in class. Therefore, in class, he will foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, and rarely Kan Kan.

Let's talk about it. In addition to distributing a lot of materials to students, I spend most of my time writing books on the blackboard, usually with three or four blackboards and bells after class.

The sound will ring.

Liang Shuming: Since we have no home, how can we go home?

1934, Liang Shuming's first wife died, and he was determined not to get married again. Unexpectedly, Liang took refuge in 1943 Hong Kong.

When he arrived in Guilin, he met his second love in his life at the age of 50. He got to know Chen Shufen by accident and deeply.

Fell in love with her. It is said that at that time, the whole city was spreading rumors and growing beards to look more like a man in front of his lover.

At the wedding, Bai Pengfei, a celebrity at that time, said a wonderful and humorous sentence: "Mr. Liang was originally from Guilin." ...

After the beginning of the Anti-Japanese War, I returned to my hometown. But he has no family in Guilin. I have no family, so I can't go home. Then the best thing is to start.

Start a family. An open heart is naturally easy to be occupied by people. Ms. Chen got married very late because she always wanted to marry a philosopher.

Scientists ... so she took advantage of it. "

Qian Mu: No more contact with Liu Bannong.

At that time, in the tide of dropping out of school (Changzhou Affiliated High School), Liu Shoupeng, who was also a Five Represents, was brilliant and famous among his classmates.

It's huge. One day, Chen Shixin, the housemaster, called him into the house, came out into the toilet and shouted, If you don't kill Chen Shixin, I will.

Not Liu Shoupeng! He didn't fill out the drop-out form with Qian Mu at that time, but he also dropped out after the fourth grade exam. After that, arrive

Shanghai joined Saturday School in the New Culture Movement and changed its name to Liu Bannong. Later, he was called to Peking University by Chen Duxiu, and changed it again.

As a semi-peasant, he is one of the leaders who advocate vernacular Chinese.

Twenty years later, 1930, Qian Mu went to Beiping to give lectures and visited Liu Bannong. Liu Bannong politely let him have lunch.

I talked for two hours, but I didn't mention Changzhou's school days, nor did I ask Qian Mu for twenty years.

Situation, also don't talk about promoting new literature. Qian Mu sighed: "You're welcome is an old acquaintance, and no deep words are like new insights."

noodle "He guessed, probably Liu Bannong is famous all over the world, don't want to talk about the past. And Liu Bannong and what he meant.

If you don't like each other, don't talk about his new ideas. Since then, Qian Mu has never seen him again.

Feng Youlan: Qian Zhongshu was hired as a professor as an exception.

1938, when Qian Zhongshu was about to return from the University of Paris, many places rushed to hire him, and finally Tsinghua University occupied him.

Got the upper hand and recruited talents. Feng Youlan, then dean of the College of Literature of National Southwest Associated University.

Feng Youlan wrote a letter to Mei Yiqi about this matter, which said: "Qian Zhongshu sent an airmail letter saying that it could be sent to Tsinghua. But it

He won't be able to leave France until September 30th. He has to go to Shanghai first, so he is required to come to school at the end of the year. After discussion with Gong Chao and Futian, it is suggested to ask.

Will come at the end of 1 1 or the second semester of next school year. My brother asked him to study abroad. This airmail said that a letter had arrived, but

I haven't received it yet. My brother may send a letter of appointment soon. Because people in other places are asking for money now, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Zhongshan Cultural Center published "The Bright Moon in the World".

To report to Shanghai Xitong College, we must first determine the treatment conditions. My brother can be a professor in name, with a monthly salary of 300, no

What are the conditions for hiring Wang Zhuxi and Hua? The money will not be less than this ... "

Jiang Yang wrote in Qian Zhongshu and Fortress Besieged: "1938, Tsinghua University hired him as a professor. According to that time,

Feng Youlan, Dean of Tsinghua University Literature, wrote that this is an exception, because according to the old practice in Tsinghua, teaching just after returning to China should only be said.

Teachers, from lecturers to associate professors to professors. "