Reborn Bao Guowei, I really didn’t want to be a great writer!

Chapter 54 Comprehensive Westernization

The words shocked everyone, and the venue seemed to have formed an arena with Xu Ziyi as the center.

Bao Guowei looked towards the middle and saw a group of young people in suits headed by Xu Ziyi, and opposite them was a group of old gentlemen in long gowns. The two were facing each other tit for tat, and seemed to be getting into an argument.

"Xu Ziyi! Stop uttering such arrogant words. There is no reason to discard national integrity!"

Among the old gentlemen, a thin-faced old man in a long gown stood up. It was Cai Chunshou from before. He did not give in at all.

The old gentlemen behind him also spoke.

"That's right! I have been studying for forty years and have never heard such shocking remarks!"

"Young man with a yellow mouth, you have lost your national integrity. Do our people still have any cohesion?"

Both sides insisted on their own opinions, and for a while, smoke was everywhere in the field.

The "reformists" headed by Xu Ziyi grasped the national spirit, while the old gentlemen clung to the word "national integrity". The two words may seem similar, but in fact they are quite different when understood deeply.

Xu Ziyi seemed to have succeeded, with a smile on his face. He had deliberately used these shocking remarks to start a dispute, and now he spoke with high spirits and puffed up his chest.

"Gentlemen, please don't be anxious. Please listen to me. I'll see you when the students are studying in the United States."

His impassioned speech was obviously fully prepared to make a good appearance at today's literary conference.

"Wow, he's so handsome!"

Huang Zhang's eyes almost gleamed, wishing he was the one speaking on the stage.

"What are they arguing about?"

Although he roughly listened to a few words, Bao Guowei still didn't understand. Why did these people look more like they were quarreling?

Huang Zhang didn't feel sleepy anymore when he mentioned this, and the old god was there to introduce Bao Guowei.

"Brother Wei Xian, what can I say to you? Why don't you do some research before the communication conference?"

Bao Guowei thought it was a bit funny, but for the sake of fun, he still cooperated and said: "Isn't this because I am studying in school and lacks understanding of things in the literary world? I still need Brother Bao to give me a good introduction."

Huang Zhang was obviously very useful. He immediately introduced Bao Guowei and said, "Brother, I don't know something. There have always been two factions in our Hangzhou Literary Society."

"Oh?" Bao Guowei thinks this guy is very interesting and easy to get along with. The trick is to praise him a few words and he will talk to you heart-to-heart.

"Hey, one faction is called the reform faction. Their philosophy is that we must fully accept the theories and systems of foreigners, so that the country can strengthen itself." Huang Zhang paused and continued. "This other faction is called the conservative faction. Their philosophy is to preserve the treasures left by our ancestors and cannot blindly overthrow them."

With this explanation, Bao Guowei roughly understood the arguments between the two groups. In fact, it was a dispute that had existed in the academic world since the late Qing Dynasty.

After all, after many defeats in wars and the terms of losing power and humiliating the country, backwardness has penetrated into the hearts of every Chinese. Even the opposition only made mild remarks that cannot be completely denied.

Even so, he was still criticized verbally and writtenly by the reformists.

And this kind of controversy is not groundless. It all originated from the name Bao Guowei heard every day in later generations.

Hu Shizhi.

In 1929, he wrote in the article "Cultural Conflict in China Today".

"Resistance to Westernization has become a thing of the past, and no one advocates it anymore. However, the so-called compromise argument seems very reasonable. In fact, it is a disguised conservatism at heart. Therefore, I advocate comprehensive Westernization and wholeheartedly pursue globalization. road."

Since the beginning of this article, the domestic literary world has launched a very long debate on "total Westernization" and "Chinese-oriented culture" since the 20s. Even in the 30st century, such remarks still have a certain market.

Bao Guowei has always scorned the so-called "total Westernization" that is the only way to save our country, or the acceptance of all Western cultural systems.

Isn’t everything that has happened since the 21st century enough to slap these people in the face?

Thinking of this, Bao Guowei suppressed the trolling nature in his heart and commented in as calm a tone as possible: "Accept it completely? It's too extreme. You should be more objective when facing problems."

"Objective? What do you mean?"

Seeing the confused look on the other party's face, Bao Guowei couldn't help but laugh. After thinking about it, he realized that at this time, the word "objective" was not used much, and most people even thought it meant a hotel. (from Huayang Guozhi)

"It's just biased." Bao Guowei explained.

"Moderate? This is still the principle of moderation. It's too old-fashioned."

Huang Zhang curled his lips, seeming to sneer at anything involving ancient culture.

Bao Guowei smiled, you can never wake up a person who is pretending to sleep.

Besides, there was no point in arguing with Huang Zhang, so he turned around and continued listening to the arguments of those in the middle.

"I look at the American country. There are many buildings in the city. The streets are clean and tidy. Gentlemen in suits and ladies in trench coats are walking leisurely on the road. Everyone behaves elegantly and politely. Beautiful black and white police cars are in the streets. Traveling to maintain law and order.”

In this debate, Xu Ziyi seemed to have the upper hand. The exotic scenery he described deeply hurt the fragile self-esteem of the people present.

After all, there are many international students present who have been abroad, and they have seen the development of foreign countries. In comparison, today's country seems to be a primitive world.

"Then even if the country is weak now, we should not abandon my five thousand years of culture!"

There was an old gentleman in the crowd. He was like a defeated rooster. His lips trembled when he said these words, as if he was about to cry in pain.

Xu Ziyi was very high-spirited now, and was just thinking about taking advantage of the victory, when someone jumped out and became a target. He would definitely not let it go, and immediately said: "Don't you see the refugees on the streets of Nancheng? I don't know, you think my country is still there. Under the feudal rule of the Manchu and Qing Tatars!”

The voice was so deafening that no one present dared to refute it, because what he said was all facts that were seen and believed.

"Besides, on the streets of Niuyue, the American metropolis, there are not the rat-like victims and beggars on the streets of Nancheng!"

Xu Ziyi said sternly again, as if he wanted to insert a sharp knife into the hearts of all the old gentlemen in the field. He felt like a god of murder on the battlefield, killing these "rotten" people and retreating steadily.

But there was a person off the court who was already at his explosive limit.

Bao Guowei, a troll, had such a bad temper. If Xu Ziyi's first words were spoken on the Internet in later generations, he would have made the other party unable to find a mother.

Being able to tolerate it now is considered self-restraint.

He wanted to tell Xu Ziyi that he didn’t know how many homeless people there were on the streets of Niuyu today, but there would be many homeless people on the streets of Niuyu a hundred years later!

But this must not be said.

I just wanted to organize my words, but Xu Ziyi spoke again, and even made a violent comment.

"In my opinion, the bad nature of the Chinese people has existed for a long time, and only a strong man can cut off his wrists to break it."

(End of this chapter)