Even so, Xu Zhimo is not the deepest one in Liang's argumentative. Zhu Guangqian knew Liang well when he was traveling in Europe, and lived together after returning to China. He was called a "friend phobia" by Liang, and his feelings were undoubtedly much deeper. Liang once said:
"Mr. Zhu Guangqian is my friend, but our opinions are always divided. When we were in Europe five or six years ago, there were almost no quarrels. Last year, when we lived together in Beijing, we had more opportunities to quarrel: for words, for style, for symbols, for' intuition is expression' ... "This passage was written by Liang when he saw Zhu Guang's article published in Japan, but he could not refute it face to face and had to resort to written explanations. This debate is about the "sublime"-that is, about the sublime contained in his Poetry and Truth II.
However, the argument in this article is not due to the lack of objects around the beam. The essay Stars written by Mr. Ba Jin 1936+ 10 in Yokohama in June tells about his contact with Liang in Japan, in which he wrote: "He and I are at odds on many points of view, and we often quarrel as soon as we meet. But we are still friends, and we still have to talk when we meet. "
No wonder the poet called Debate Liang a "way of life". In the 1930 s, Professor Wen of Peking University, in his book "Not a bosom friend" written in English, left a vivid description of the argument between Liang and others:
"Dai zhong likes to debate. For him, the debate is simply practicing martial arts, with hands, legs, head, eyes and body participating together. If you argue while walking, his posture is particularly obvious: it is as difficult to keep up with his footsteps as it is to keep up with his conversation speed. The more heated the debate, the faster he walked. He screamed, gestured and kicked. If you are indoors, it is exactly the same. As for the topic of debate, I am afraid that the most difficult thing to deal with is the merits and demerits of Longfellow and Tennyson. If you don't talk to Dai Zhong, you'll never guess how explosive a topic is. What a simple topic, it will also make the train catch fire. So, talking to him will really kill you. Say it's a dialogue. After a long time, it is not a dialogue. Always fighting. "
Sometimes, Liang argued with others and even really "accompanied Wu". Mr. Luo Niansheng once recalled in his article: "1935 I met Dai Zong for the second time in Beijing, and they had a debate on the rhythm of new poetry. Because of their intransigence, they fought. He pushed me to the ground, and I turned over and overwhelmed him, and finally he couldn't move. " Liang, a student of Fudan University, also recorded in his memoirs that he argued with an old professor of Chinese Department about an academic problem until they met:
"Two people walked from the lounge to the yard and finally rolled into a puddle together; The two stood up dripping with water, looked at each other and laughed together ... The unrestrained manner of these two teachers made some students who were surprised to watch forget it. "
Indeed, this natural and unrestrained manner, this serious spirit, not only unforgettable for onlookers, but also impressed people today.
Liang Dui's discussion is not limited to academic issues. It is said that Liang once ate in a Chinese restaurant when he was in Paris. A German was unreasonable and called China a coward. Liang angrily stepped forward to argue with him and wrestled with him. After three or two times, beat him to admit his mistake and beg for mercy. In an article commemorating Liang, the poet Bian recorded that when War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke out in 1937, Liang temporarily stayed at the French Concession Hotel in Tianjin when he went south. He once met a disdainful French dignitary and told him that China could not resist Japanese aggression, and Liang argued in French that China would win. Later, I took a shortcut to the street and returned to the hotel, but I was unreasonably stopped by the French patrol. I just met someone who was refuted by him, paid tribute to him, and I was released. Argumentative, in fact, is the embodiment of Liang's unique personality. Liang is a poet in essence. He has been a maverick since childhood, and his behavior is sometimes puzzling and quite funny. In the summer of 192 1, Liang was cheated by his parents into marrying He who he had never met before. He refused to agree, made a scene, and was locked in his room naked, and outsiders were afraid to enter. According to his students at Fudan University, Liang, then director of the Foreign Languages Department, lived a bohemian life. His house has nothing but a bed, but there is a huge portrait signed by French writer romain rolland on the wall. In spring and summer, Liang often walks into the classroom wearing short-sleeved open-necked sweatshirts and shorts, barefoot and sandals. From time to time, he also appeared in the poetry recital organized by male and female students, and listened to the female students sing his translated poem: "Pick the reddest and reddest rose ...".
Another thing that Liang often mentioned when he was at Fudan University is also very interesting to read today. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/944, Chiang Kai-shek tried to pull Liang into his "think tank" and summoned him three times with a personal letter, but he was rejected. Finally, Jiang Pai's confidant and classmate in Europe took Jiang's car to meet him at school. Liang lied that he had just finished class and was hungry, so he took the headmaster Zhang Yi to the canteen. At the dinner table, Liang kept drinking and pretending to be drunk. He staggered to Xu Daolin and said, "I can't visit President Jiang today. Go another day. " Skillfully escaped this "summons".