A Man of Science and Engineering in Troubled Times Wandering in the Late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 333 The Courage

After Li Yu learned of Qiu Jin's request, he immediately sent a telegram to Wang Daxie, who was in charge of overseas student affairs in Japan.

Due to the previous incident of foreign students from Chengcheng School, Japan's requirements for foreign students from the Qing Dynasty have increased to a certain extent, and they need to be introduced by the embassy.

Soon, the Japanese government will issue relevant official documents.It was this document that was later misread and became the direct cause of Chen Tianhua committing suicide by crossing the sea.

Wang Daxie was a relatively open-minded diplomat in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. He did not object to girls going to school, especially after seeing that Japan was also setting up girls' schools, and felt that doing so would open up the atmosphere.

Wang Daxie immediately wrote back to Li Yu in Beijing, saying that he would contact the International Students Association.

Lu Xun, Jiang Baili and others were more active in the International Student Association. They had a good impression of the newly appointed Chief Superintendent of International Students, and they were better than Cai Jun, the former ambassador to Japan.

But in fact, the Qing court has noticed the surge of revolutionary thoughts among Japanese students studying abroad, so it is very careful.

The Qing court was also quite disappointed with Cai Jun, the former envoy to Japan, and replaced him with a diplomat named Yang Shu, who was a student of Tongwenguan in Guangzhou.

Yang Shu is much better than his predecessor.

On the way to the post, the Aixinjueluo royal family also sent a Beizi Zaize to accompany him.

Zaize was a member of the Zongshe Party after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, and also a member of the royal family who advocated the killing of Yuan Shikai when Pu Yi first came to the throne.

The new ambassadors Yang Shu and Zai Ze expressed their great concern for the affairs of overseas students (most of the envoys stationed abroad by the Qing court have nothing else to do, and the students studying in Japan are indeed too strong in revolutionary thoughts), and it happened that Wang Daxie was going to the International Students Association , so go together.

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Tokyo · Surugadai.

This was an important tourist area in the Tokugawa shogunate era, and it was also the gathering place of the shogunate and daimyo in the Edo period. They competed to build luxury houses here because they can overlook the Kanda River and Edo, as well as Mount Fuji in the distance; The Royal Palace is also very close.

The Chinese Student Association in Japan is set up in this area.

Today, international students are preparing to hold the annual "Study Promotion Meeting".

Now the number of students studying in Japan has exceeded [-], and the country has quickly seen the benefits of studying abroad. Coupled with the efforts of Wang Daxie and the new Minister Yang Shu, the number of students studying in Japan will approach the terrifying scale of [-] in one year.

So this group is still quite large, and its "destructive power" is amazing.

Today, the International Student Association invited an outstanding graduate to give a speech. Ma Junwu, who just entered the Department of Applied Chemistry at Kyoto Imperial University last year, gave a speech.

In the current Japan, Kyoto Imperial University is almost second only to Tokyo Imperial University.

Ma Junwu is also quite famous, he was one of the eight drafters of the Tongmenghui; he later devoted himself to education, was the founder of Guangxi University, and served as the chief education officer of the Republic of China.He shares the same reputation with Cai Yuanpei and is known as "Northern Cai and Southern Horse".

In the early years, there were very few domestic foreign students studying engineering. Ma Junwu later became the first person in China to obtain a doctorate in engineering from Germany, which was not easy.

Lu Xun went over to him and said, "Brother Houshan, I heard that the envoy and a member of the royal family will be here today. Do you want to change your speech today?"

"Royal family? Aixinjueluo?" Ma Junwu asked doubtfully.

Lu Xun nodded: "Yes, come with Mr. Wang Daxie, the chief supervisor of overseas students."

Ma Junwu wondered, "How do you know?"

Lu Xun said: "News from China."

Ma Junwu asked: "Can you contact the country at any time?"

"That's right," Lu Xun said, "You know about Li Yu."

Ma Junwu nodded: "Of course I know."

Lu Xun said: "Sometimes he would send me a telegram."

Ma Junwu asked again: "Where did you get the telegraph?"

Lu Xun leaned into his ear and whispered, "It's from the newspaper office of Xinmin Congbao."

Ma Junwu was surprised: "Mr. Liang's "Xin Min Cong Bao"?"

Liang Qichao is basically the spiritual leader of the progressive group of students studying in Japan.

Lu Xun said proudly: "Yes! Mr. Li Yu said yes, and we can use their telegraph without paying for it."

"This can save a lot of money!" Ma Junwu was a little envious, "Mr. Li Yu is the most powerful scientific giant today. I didn't expect you to keep in touch with him."

Lu Xun said: "However, his requests are sometimes too difficult to deal with, and I don't understand strange things like cathode ray tubes. He asked me to help him buy them in Japan. It's really hard to die."

Ma Junwu quickly said, "I understand!"

This is a bit bragging, but he does understand better than Brother Xun.

Lu Xun said, "How about I introduce you to Mr. Li Yu?"

Ma Junwu said happily: "I can't ask for it!"

"Anyway, you are an engineering student at Kyoto Imperial University," Lu Xun said. "You don't know how difficult it is to find what Mr. Li Yu wants. I am afraid that only Kyoto Imperial University and Tokyo Imperial University have it."

Ma Junwu said: "Didn't you always study engineering well? A few days ago, I read that "Zhejiang Chao" also published two scientific papers written by you, "Shuo 鈤" (鈤 means radium) and "Introduction to Chinese Geology."

When Brother Xun first came to Japan, he wanted to study engineering. When he was studying at the Mining Railway School attached to the Jiangnan Lushi School, he also studied mining and geology.

These two articles by Lu Xun are indeed counted as articles on natural science.

Radium’s article was published before Madame Curie won the Nobel Prize, which shows that Brother Xun is quite self-motivated and has been learning the latest frontier scientific knowledge.

Lu Xun said with a smile: "Don't mention it! I read Mr. Li Yu's thesis later, and instantly knew that I was not suitable for studying engineering."

Ma Junwu asked: "Then what do you want to learn?"

"Medicine? Try it." Lu Xun said casually.

Unexpectedly, Li Yu killed brother Xun's desire to study engineering by mistake...

At this time, Ma Junwu felt a bit off topic, and went back and asked: "How did you know that the clan is here before you say it?"

Lu Xun said: "Because Mr. Li Yu sent me a telegram before, asking if there is any suitable female school, and he wanted to arrange for a famous female hero from the capital to study in Japan. And I heard about the new minister in the "Xin Min Cong Bao" It’s about Zaize Beizi. This time the Governor-General of Overseas Students will come in person, and he will definitely bring them.”

"The speculation makes sense." Ma Junwu said.

Lu Xun said: "So I asked you to change your speech. After all, there are royal sons present today. If you are too radical to promote the full line, I am afraid..."

Ma Junwuman didn't care: "Even if the imperial family's son is not present, he will know sooner or later! Say what you have to say, and you can't back down just because of a little son."

Lu Xun said: "The current situation, if they anger them, I am afraid it will not be a good thing."

"Don't be afraid!" Ma Junwu said, "What you want is to annoy them. The more mistakes they make, the easier it is to overthrow them!"

Lu Xun said: "Shh! Keep your voice down, they are coming!"

Among the group of students studying in Japan, there are radical and conservative ones.

Those who drop out of school and struggle are basically radicals.

During Lu Xun's stay in Japan, he was relatively "conservative", and believed that he should bear the humiliation and finish his studies first.

Wang Daxie brought the new ministers Yang Shu and Beizi Zaize into the hall. Hearing that there will be a conference to promote education today, Yang Shu and Zaize were very interested and decided to listen.

Wang Daxie was a little embarrassed: "My lords, they were organized spontaneously by students. It's not interesting. It's better to go back to the embassy as soon as possible."

Yang Shu said: "Master Wang, students are the pillars of the country, how can you say it's boring?"

Zai Ze also said: "I also want to see what the so-called 'New Master of the Country' and 'Philadelphia Independence Hall' look like."

At the beginning of the establishment of the International Student Union, it was compared by the students to "Independence Hall in Philadelphia, USA".International students are also regarded as "future masters" by public opinion.

After the two finished talking, they sat down in the front row with their entourage.

Wang Daxie was very helpless. He had been in Japan for a while, and he knew that revolutionary ideas were too common in the group of overseas students, and if they were not kept together, troubles would arise.

In fact, Mr. Zhongshan did not have much contact with the students studying in Japan, but the students studying in Japan spontaneously moved closer to the direction of revolution.

It really is a major trend. The torrent of history engulfs everyone and is moving forward, which is unstoppable.

After the few people in the front said a few words as usual, they invited Ma Junwu, an outstanding graduate of Hongwen Academy.

After Ma Junwu took the stage, he began to give an impassioned speech:

"Gentlemen!
The situation in Japan today is obvious to all of you, and I believe I don't need to say more.

Gai Japan played the role of the reform, because of the respect of the king.

And my royal family died more than two hundred years ago!

The current government is the Tokugawa Shogunate and the like.

If the curtain is not tilted, Japan cannot have what it is today, and if it is not satisfied, China cannot be revived!
......"

Good guy, this guy has been outputting continuously since he came up, and he pointed his finger at the Manchu Qing government.

In front of the Manchu royal family, he directly preached against Manchuria.

Lu Xun in the audience, as the "big troll" with the most combat power in the future, is a little ashamed to hear it now, and Ma Junwu is too bold, so he dares to say anything.

Ma Junwu continued his passionate speech, and Zaize's face in the audience was getting darker and darker, but he was not suitable to stand up and object, so he motioned to a housekeeper behind him to stand up and said: "Bold madman! You are the son of my Qing Dynasty!" Min, An Neng uttered such rebellious words!"

Ma Junwu did not show any weakness: "Treason? If we say that the students like us are rebellious, those who are rebellious are also in a backward situation! Today's imperial court does not even have the courage to establish a constitution, and it is even far inferior to the previous Tokugawa shogunate in Japan!"

The housekeeper said angrily: "You, you fart!"

Ma Junwu covered his nose and said, "It stinks!"

The housekeeper knew that he was mocking him, and said angrily: "You brat, you know what important national affairs are, and you are talking nonsense here!"

Ma Junwu said loudly: "A major national event? I would like to ask your Excellency, 40 years ago, Japan was equal to me, and then after 40 years of operation, it became a powerful country, and even dared to challenge the behemoth Russia! Why is this? Japan can do it Of course, we can do it too, but it is a pity that the current imperial court is afraid of losing power, so it does not seek strength."

Ma Junwu took a deep breath, and then said: "Yes, unless the Manchu regime is eliminated and the Han people's sovereignty is restored, it will not be enough to save China!"

Thousands of students in the audience burst into cheers and applauded.

The butler wanted to say something more, but no one listened.

Zai Ze snorted coldly, walked out of the hall with a livid face and swept his sleeves.

"Is this the case of international students?" Zai Ze asked.

Wang Daxie said: "It is what you see."

Zai Ze said angrily, "How do you manage it!?"

Wang Daxie said helplessly: "Master Bei, this is Japan. We have no way to directly manage it, let alone arrest it. We can only let it develop."

Zai Ze was not satisfied: "Then put pressure on the Japanese National Police Agency!"

In the guild hall, after Ma Junwu came down, Lu Xun said to him: "You are so majestic today. When I saw that Aixinjue Luo Beizi leave just now, his face was very ugly."

Ma Junwu said: "In the future, some of them will be ugly!"

The "Promotion Association" opened for another two hours before ending.

As soon as the two of them left the hall, they were stopped by the Japanese police, "You were summoned in the hall, please come with me."

Ma Junwu was not worried about the Japanese police, knowing that they would not be able to arrest him for this reason, so he followed him directly.

Lu Xun was worried about his safety, so he went with him.

When they came to the police station, the Japanese policeman asked, "Which province of the Qing Dynasty are you from?"

Ma Junwu said: "We are Chinese, not Qing people."

The policeman looked up at him, and asked again: "Scholar, or commoner?"

Ma Junwu smiled and said, "The adherents."

The police were a little helpless and could only say, "Don't hold such a large-scale rally in Tokyo."

Ma Junwu said: "It's just a normal overseas student promotion society, isn't it okay?"

The police didn't want to take care of this kind of mess, so they said, "Try not to make any drastic moves in the future."

Let them go when you're done.

Ma Junwu came out of the police station and said to Lu Xun, "Let's go."

Lu Xun asked, "Where are you going?"

Ma Junwu said, "Of course I'm sending a telegram to Mr. Li Yu."

　I have something to do these two days, I stayed in the hospital with my child for two days, sorry
　　
　
(End of this chapter)