Ji Xianlin in these days, in addition to continue to be criticized, interrogation, but also forced to carry out labor reform.
At that time, Ji Xianlin was criticized every few days. There are many units that criticize, and there are many excuses for criticism.
First, Peking University workers criticized Ji Xianlin. As mentioned earlier, in the early days of liberation, Ji Xianlin worked in the trade union of Peking University for a long time. The title of the first "activist" in his life was "trade union activist". He has held many positions in the trade union of Peking University. 1952 After Peking University moved out of the city, he was elected as the chairman of the trade union. When I was in Shanghai, I also studied the American campaign methods, and made campaign speeches in the branches of industry, agriculture, medical college and Peking University Press on Capitol Street. It was wonderful. He was in a good mood just after liberation. Everything is rosy, full of vitality and endless energy. He is very excited, as if he lives in the clouds every day. Trade union work is part-time, without any subsidies, and it is entirely voluntary to serve the people. Sometimes in order to decorate the venue, he stays up all night, works with several young people and enjoys it. Only three or four professors from Peking University have served as the chairman or vice-chairman of the trade union and won such an honor.
But during the Cultural Revolution, it became a special crime of Ji Xianlin. The "working class" of Peking University had long been dissatisfied with the smelly intellectuals who led them, and they were "knocked down" by Ji Xianlin. When criticizing Ji Xianlin's climax, they also crowded in. Workers' ideas and practices are very different from those of teachers and students. Workers are stronger than students and behave more rudely. One day, after a violent knock on the door, two workers broke in, claiming to escort Ji Xianlin where to accept criticism, and Ji Xianlin had to comply.
They had intended to find out all three professors who had been the chairman of the trade union of Peking University and criticize them together. It's a pity that one of the three people has been transferred to China Academy of Social Sciences, and the other has not been found for some reason, leaving Ji Xianlin alone in this monologue.
Workers don't like fighting indoors or criticizing with their mouths. They prefer to swim and fight in the "Yuto" outside, which is on the main road. In this way, more people can see it and satisfy their curiosity or other hearts. Ji Xianlin goofs off, afraid to look up, afraid to speak, being pushed around and being teased. Along the way, it was crowded with "spectators" watching the scene. Slogans resounded through the sky and laughter mingled with them. It's like a vaudeville. The working class has the temper of the working class: less theory and heavy fist; The slogan is loud, throw stones. Slapping and kicking are commonplace. This time, because it was "Yuto", although he was beaten a lot, he didn't take the jet, which made Ji Xianlin really grateful.
The trade union turmoil has not completely passed, and the "revolutionary masses" of Peking University Institute of Asian and African Studies have come to see you again. Before the Cultural Revolution, Peking University established the Institute of Asian and African Studies at the suggestion of the Ministry of Higher Education. Lu Ping, the principal and party secretary, personally found Ji Xianlin and asked him to be the director. Ji Xianlin can't refuse, so we have to promise. In fact, the position of director is just a cover, and nothing is important. Therefore, there is no conflict of interest between Ji Xianlin and the staff in the institute, and they have a good relationship. However, once Ji Xianlin is "knocked down", people in the Asian-African Institute will not be left behind. They should also show their own "revolutionary" and never miss the opportunity to criticize Ji Xianlin, which is a bit like hitting a person when he is down. Ji Xianlin was taken to the office of Yan Nan Garden. Criticism is carried out indoors. The house is not big, and there are not many people. They are all researchers. Ji Xianlin said, "I am like a grandson who has been trained in the old man's gossip furnace. I've seen a lot of the world, but I really don't like the little one. This criticism goes like this. The scale is not large, the slogan is not loud enough, and there is no punching and kicking. I only took half a plane. For me, this can only be regarded as a' sketch'. Not enough, I am quite disappointed. "
The Department of Oriental Languages has held numerous criticism meetings, and once it left a deep impression on Ji Xianlin. Among the leading figures, in addition to the familiar faces of the New North Commune, there is even the face of Jinggangshan. Although the struggle between the two factions is extremely fierce, there is a sworn enemy. But when criticizing Ji Xianlin, they stood in the same trench, united as one, and unanimously opposed the "enemy". The theme of this criticism is a sentence found in Ji Xianlin's diary: "Jiang Qing gave the New North Commune a shot of morphine, and their arrogance rose again." Of course, this is a taboo, and it is simply a disrespect for the "Red Queen". But the original intention of this sentence is to show how stubborn Ji Xianlin's factionalism is. He attacked the New North Commune from the standpoint of Jinggangshan. Unexpectedly, times have changed, and the Jinggangshan Sect loyal to it betrayed itself and joined forces with the opposite to deal with itself.
Such a barrage of criticism, Ji Xianlin ups and downs in the heart, a moment can't calm. He thought a lot, far away, he wrote in "Bullpen Miscellanies":
I think of my childhood. If I stay in the countryside, I will be semi-literate at most. Our family only has about one or two acres of land. I work in the fields every day. After liberation, we can still gain the status of poor peasants and educate intellectuals. Of course, life is hard. "Life begins with literacy." I can be carefree and comfortable. Now that I am a university professor, I can say that the scenery is extremely beautiful. However, once you become a "reactionary authority", you will be criticized, beaten and scared every day. You don't know how many hats you have on your head, and your future is uncertain. How I regret it! It's disgusting to have a baby!