The literary era since 1979

Chapter 84 I Have a Chinese Dream
Fangyan returned with a full load, including 15 paintings by famous artists, all wrapped in cotton paper. Before putting them into the huanghuali top box cabinet, he found a pile of newspapers, wrapped them carefully, and then laid them out in layers.

In the corner, place a few moth balls.

At this moment, Su Ya's voice came from outside the house.

"Auntie, is Yanzi at home?"

"In the room, just came back from outside."

While Yang Xia was speaking, the dialect came out.

It turned out that Su Ya did not come back alone, but brought Luo Yihe and other members of the May Fourth Literary Society, all of whom looked energetic.

"Teacher Fang!"

"You are... classmate Ruoxue?"

Bai Ruoxue's figure suddenly appeared in Fangyan's sight.

Upon asking, he found out that Su Ya came back this time as a reporter for the Yan University newspaper, and she came all the way to interview him, the author of "The Splitting of the Great Qin". As for Bai Ruoxue, Luo Yihe and others, they were a Yan University literary visiting group formed by themselves, and they came here because of his reputation.

"Oh, Teacher Fang is so young!"

"Teacher Fang, I really like your book "The Great Qin Splitting"!"

"Teacher Fang, this is my handwritten copy of "Love Life", can you sign it for me?"

"Teacher Fang, can you talk about poetry creation?"

"Teacher Fang..."

Looking at the students rushing in, Fangyan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Chasing stars even to the home is too crazy!

He casually gave a few autographs, but the enthusiasm of others remained unabated, and they asked all kinds of questions, which he had no way to answer.

"Everyone be quiet, ask one by one!"

Seeing this, Bai Ruoxue shouted to help him out.

"Yes, yes, yes, be quiet."

More and more students followed suit and shouted.

“I can’t answer every question.”

Fang Yan said: "I can only try my best to answer you."

"Teacher Fang, many people say that The Rise of the Qin Empire is called historical literature, but it is actually reform literature. You want to use Shang Yang's reforms to support reform. So what kind of reform do you think can make China rise?"

Among the visiting delegation, a tall man was named.

"First, before answering this question, we need to discuss whether China's development should be called 'rise'?"

He said it in a serious tone.

"Studying for the rise of China, the key word all the time is 'rise'." Su Ya, Luo Yihe and others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Bai Ruoxue asked out of the blue: "If we don't use the word 'rise', Teacher Fang, what word do you think we should use?"

The dialect blurted out, "Revival."

"revival?!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

"That's right!"

Fang Yan explained: "From nothing to something, from weak to strong, from small to big, this is called rising, while revival is when things go from prosperity to decline, from failure to success, from decline to prosperity, from the bottom to the top, and rising again. In your opinion, is China now 'rising' or 'reviving'?"

"Is there a difference between rising and re-rising?"

The students were puzzled.

"Of course!"

"The difference between rise and revival is about cultural confidence! Historical confidence! Even the confidence of a great country!"

Fang Yan glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice:

"Perhaps the mountain road you walked on was where Xu Xiake once stayed overnight. Perhaps the pass you passed was where the six kingdoms once hesitated but dared not to go. Perhaps the tower you stopped to look out at was where Yu Qian once firmly guarded..."

"Perhaps the two greatest gifts this land has left to us are history and culture."

"Is what Teacher Fang meant by..."

Bai Ruoxue said: "If we ourselves are not confident in China's history and culture, how can we talk about reform?"

"Yes, let me take an incident that happened to me as an example."

Dialects open their mouths and give examples of "second simplified characters".

The second simplified characters are the second simplification and reform of Chinese characters. They are also the product of the movement to abolish Chinese characters. Throughout modern history, from the late Qing Dynasty to the present, the movement to abolish Chinese characters and Latinize Chinese characters has never stopped. Even Mr. Lu Xun said in an interview before his death: "If Chinese characters are not eliminated, China will perish."

At this point, he asked slowly:
“Do you think we should make such radical reforms?”

"........."

Everyone, look at me, and I'll look at you.

Bai Ruoxue pondered for a while, "Teacher Fang, as far as I know, the use of 'Second Simplified Characters' is currently being banned."

“Yes, I think this is absolutely the right thing to do!”

Fang Yan said solemnly: "Huaxia is the greatest nation, Chinese characters are the most beautiful writing, and Chinese is the most elegant language. For the sake of popularization and literacy, appropriate simplification is acceptable, but I will never accept over-simplification."

"The second reform plan deviates from the original intention. It is obvious that they have no confidence in Chinese characters and culture. The idea that 'Western things are always better' is at work. They have also moved the Chinese characters into pinyin, which is out of touch with the original essence of Chinese culture!"

"Reform must be based on cultural confidence."

Bai Ruoxue blinked, "Teacher Fang, is this what you mean?"

"No wonder Mr. Fang said that the difference between China's development being a 'rise' or a 'revival' is very important."

Luo Yihe and others suddenly realized.

"China!"

Fang Yan said seriously: "Since ancient times, we have stood tall among the nations of the world. For nearly a thousand years, Chinese civilization has far surpassed that of the West and has always been at the top of the world...

It was only in the late Qing Dynasty that the great powers used cannons to blast open China's national gates. The Opium War, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, and the Boxer Rebellion completely shattered our proud self-confidence, which led many people to doubt, deny, and feel inferior to China's civilization and history. "

"But the fact is that China has been ahead of the West for thousands of years. Modern times are just a brief accident in history. This is not the norm."

"The country was founded in October, and the Chinese nation stood up again!"

"In the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, China demonstrated its national prestige and military might!"

"........."

"Now is the time to develop and become stronger. Sooner or later, China will return to its original position!"

"Clap clap clap!"

In an instant, there was thunderous applause.

At this moment, the students of Yan University are excited:

"Teacher Fang, well said!"

“To be culturally confident, one must first be confident in literature.”

"No wonder Mr. Fang wrote The Splitting of the Great Qin to vindicate Shang Yang and the Qin State. It turns out there is another meaning behind it."

"Teacher Fang, please say a few more words!"

"........."

Facing the request of this group of passionate young people, Fangyan raised his voice, improvised some changes to "Why Do We Have National Confidence", and spoke it out loud, his voice echoing throughout the yard.

I was just fooling around at first, but as I talked, I got deeply into the play, and before I knew it, tears welled up in my eyes.

"Countless people of noble character have worked hard and risked their lives to promote change with their pens, guns, and even their own lives. They have spent their entire lives for a simple dream: to make our country independent and strong."

"Mr. Sun said: With our lives, which are bound to die in a few decades, we can lay the foundation for the country's immortality for hundreds of millions of years."

"I hope that China will become the most prosperous and powerful country in the world. I hope that China will become the most peaceful country in the world. I hope that the Chinese people will become the most blessed people in the world!"

“This is their Chinese dream!”

"What about ours?"

"I have such a Chinese dream!"

"I dream that one day China will once again stand tall among the world's powerful nations. Let the voice of rejuvenation ring out from the waves of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers! Let the voice of rejuvenation ring out from the fertile soil of North and South China! Let the voice of rejuvenation ring out from the Gobi grasslands of northern Xinjiang! Let the voice of rejuvenation ring out from the towering mountains of northeast and southwest! Let the voice of rejuvenation ring out from every bridge and every hillside on both sides of the Taiwan Straits."

"I have such a Chinese dream!"

"........."

“For this dream, we must work hard together, struggle together, study together, and work together, because I know that one day our dream will come true. This is our great motherland and we are a great nation.

One day, we will be able to face all the martyrs and people who once earnestly hoped for the prosperity of the country, national independence, and the rejuvenation of China, and answer their question, "How will China be in a hundred years?"
"You can answer that the mountains and rivers are still there, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, why shouldn't China prosper? This prosperous era is just as you wish!"

There was crying in the loud words, no technique, just full of emotion, and Fangyan moved herself.

Bai Ruoxue, Su Ya and other girls stared at him blankly, their eyes blurred and tears welling up in their eyes.

Luo Yihe and other boys also stared at him intently, infatuated, their eyes more obsessed and blurred than those of the girls.

(End of this chapter)