Zhu Ziqing is a professor at Tsinghua University and a famous litterateur. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, the U.S. government supported Chiang Kai-shek in launching a civil war. On the other hand, it used the signing of treaties to obtain many privileges in China and stepped up efforts to arm the defeated country Japan.

Renewed threat to China. At that time, prices in society were soaring and items were in short supply. Many people were struggling with hunger and death. The people are very dissatisfied with the United States and the Kuomintang government, and their voices for resistance are getting louder and louder.

In order to support Chiang Kai-shek, the United States shipped some flour, saying that it would "relieve" the Chinese so that the Chinese would "thank" the United States and not oppose it. Zhu Ziqing saw through the United States' intentions and believed that the United States' relief was an insult to the Chinese.

Together with some scholars, he solemnly signed his name on a declaration. That declaration stated that it would resolutely reject American "aid" and not receive American flour.

At that time, Zhu Ziqing was suffering from severe stomach problems. He was very thin and weighed less than 40 kilograms. He often vomited and could not even sleep all night. Refusing to receive relief fans means that monthly living expenses will be reduced by 6 million French currency, making life more difficult.

However, in order to maintain China's dignity, he resolutely refused those "rewards" with ulterior motives. He wrote in his diary: "I firmly believe that my signing is correct. Because I oppose the U.S. policy of arming Japan, and if we want to take direct action, we should not evade our responsibilities."

Two A few months later, Zhu Ziqing died due to poverty and illness. He would rather starve to death than receive insulting "relief", which showed the dignity that a Chinese should have.

Extended information:

Zhu Ziqing’s life was mainly Chinese studies, supplemented by literature. He wrote books and left millions of words for the world. Zhu Ziqing pursued New China with his arduous steps throughout his life. He had been repelled by the waves of life, but he had never been defeated. He was hesitant, but never decadent and despairing.

On the way to Southwest Associated University, my car ran out of gas, so I lived in Xuyong, Sichuan for two months. In just two months, he not only inspected local education, but also gave an anti-Japanese speech to Xuyong youth under the white terror.

In early 1947, the Kuomintang arrested more than 2,000 people in Peiping. Zhu Ziqing hated the fascist atrocities of the reactionaries that persecuted the people on a large scale, and signed a signature to protest. At that time, it was called the Declaration of Thirteen Professors including Zhu Ziqing.

In 1948, Wu Han brought the "Signature Letter Opposing the U.S. Support for Japan and Rejecting U.S. Aid", and Zhu Ziqing decided to sign it after thinking about it. On the day of signing, he asked his son Zhu Qiaosen to return the flour ration stamp for that month.

Faced with the survival of his family and Zhu Ziqing's body, which was in urgent need of nutrition due to severe gastric ulcer and could not eat stick noodles, Chen Zhuyin had some objections. She believes that this is a national responsibility that cannot be borne by individuals.

But Zhu Ziqing said: "Since we oppose the U.S. policy of supporting Japan, we should take direct action and should not evade personal responsibility. Zhu Ziqing did not use grand words.

He just used words The firm actions and simple words show the world the firm revolutionary nature of Chinese intellectuals in times of crisis for the motherland, embody the backbone of the Chinese people, and demonstrate the extremely noble national integrity.

Zhu Ziqing’s reading. Life:

When Zhu Ziqing was in middle school, he loved reading. At that time, his family gave him one yuan of pocket money every month, and he gave most of it to a Guangyi Bookstore in his hometown, and he often owed money. It was from this bookstore that he obtained the book "The Easy Interpretation of Buddhism" that he was interested in philosophy.

In 1920, when Zhu Ziqing was in his last year at university, he went to Liulichang to visit a bookstore. Huayang Bookstore saw a new edition of "Webster's Dictionary" priced at 14 yuan, which is not too expensive for a big book.

But for a student. But it's really not a small amount. I don't have that much money, but I really can't bear it. After thinking about it, my leather cloak is worth a little more.

This big cloak is worth a lot of money. My father made it for Zhu Ziqing when he got married. It has an otter collar and sable fur.

Although the cloak is made of cloth, the style is a bit rustic, and the collar is still pieced together with two pairs of "horseshoe sleeves", but after all, it is a leather jacket, and it is still being made.

My father also put in a lot of effort. But at that time, I really couldn't bear to part with the "big dictionary", and I thought that I would be able to redeem the cloak in the future, so after hesitating for a long time, I resolutely took it to the pawn shop.

The pawn shop is at the back door of the school, just turn around and get there. Zhu Ziqing didn't think too much. Because I thought about redeeming it in the future, I used the book price as the price: 14 yuan. Of course, the price of the cloak was more than this, so the person at the pawn shop counter was not embarrassed at all and paid immediately.

After taking the money, Zhu Ziqing immediately went and brought back the "Webster's Dictionary". Unexpectedly, the cloak, which cost my father so much effort, was never redeemed.

Letter to ask for help to my father:

After the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Mr. Zhu Ziqing moved to the rear. He wrote to Li Jianwu, who was teaching in Shanghai at the time, asking him to help him nearby. Li Jianwu, an old father who lives in Yangzhou, will certainly not disappoint his teacher.

So, why did Mr. Zhu Ziqing have the confidence to trust others so much? It turned out that the two men had already established a deep teacher-student friendship. ——After the summer vacation of 1925, Mr. Zhu Ziqing applied for a job as a professor in the Department of Chinese Literature at Tsinghua University.

Li Jianwu just graduated from the High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University and was admitted to the Chinese Department of Tsinghua University. In the first class, Mr. Zhu Ziqing took roll call. When Li Jianwu was called, he asked: "Li Jianwu, this name is strangely familiar.

Is it the Li Jianwu who often writes articles in newspapers?" Li Jianwu replied: "I dare not hide it from the teacher, it's me." It was indeed when he was studying at the High School Affiliated to the Normal University that Li Jianwu, Jian Xianai and others organized the Huohuo Society and engaged in new literature activities.

"Then I've known you for a long time!" Mr. Zhu said happily. After class, Mr. Zhu Ziqing advised Li Jianwu: "You want to study creative writing. It is not suitable for you to study in the Chinese Department. You should transfer to the Department of Foreign Languages."

At that time, the Chinese Department only studied ancient books, so Mr. Zhu Ziqing was so explain. Li Jianwu listened to Mr. Zhu Ziqing's words and transferred to the Department of Foreign Languages ??and Literature in the second year. Although teachers and students are not in the same department, Li Jianwu wrote works.

I gave them to Mr. Zhu first, and always regarded Mr. Zhu Ziqing as my mentor. Mr. Zhu Ziqing also helped Li Jianwu finalize the draft carefully every time. Many years of interaction have made their sincere teacher-student relationship lasting forever.

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