At a lecture on the afternoon of September 1, 1905, Chen Ke shouted slogans in a public speech for the first time. Prior to this, Chen Ke had been trying to explain the revolution with a calm attitude. Chen Ke does not love slogans, and no matter how many slogans he shouts, it does not mean that he can solve practical problems. In the era when Chen Ke was growing up, China entered the stage of engineering governance. It's more about doing than talking.

Moreover, even if he looks at the history of the party, Chen Ke has always firmly believed that the party did not rely on words, but relied on countless hard work to achieve victory. Chen Ke was able to raise the banner of the People's Party, and the reason why the comrades were willing to gather around Chen Ke was not because Chen Ke was able to solve the problem.

After Chen Kegao shouted the slogan "Study for the Rise of China", the already enthusiastic students suddenly boiled. Under so much foreshadowing by Chen Ke, this slogan is so logical.

Looking at the excitement of the audience, looking at the young classmates who applauded and cheered for themselves. Chen Ke had a resolute look on his face and raised his left hand to everyone. This action subconsciously mimics a mustache. But it sparked greater enthusiasm among the students.

But under Chen Ke's seemingly resolute appearance, the nature of internal psychology and engineering has overwhelmed the excitement for a while. Chen Ke calmly summed up the conclusion. "As a public lecture, as a revolutionary propaganda campaign, shouting slogans is a must. Just like in an experiment, certain reagents are required. ”

The students who were aroused with great enthusiasm gathered around the stage, blocking Chen Ke and unable to leave. You Wei in the audience watched everyone ask Chen Ke to say something more. Chen Ke had no choice but to shout, "That's all for today, and I will continue to lecture tomorrow." But it never quelled the students' demands.

You Wei naturally supported Chen Ke's lecture, but he still had to make medicine at night, and the party's work could not be delayed. You Yu looked at his watch again. It was already half past five in the afternoon.

Almost at the same moment, the dial is almost the same, and the movement is exactly the same. Qiu Jin also looked at the watch on her wrist. Japan entered the greatest shadow on earth before China, and the sky was already completely dark.

Unlike Shanghai, it was a sunny day in Japan, and Qiu Jin could see the bright white star in the sky before she walked into the tavern. Qiu Jin came to the hotel this time to have dinner with Chen Tianhua, and then Qiu Jin was ready to return to China.

The formation of the League has entered the final stage, and the situation can be said to be very good or bad. In this matter, Qiu Jin felt quite confused.

At 2 p.m. on August 13, Chinese students studying in Japan held a meeting to welcome Sun Yat-sen at the Fujimi Building in Tokyo's Kojimachi District. Although it was the summer vacation, more than 1,800 people attended. Those who came later could not enter, and those who stood on the side of the street and looked upstairs were as many as six or seven hundred. Sun Yat-sen calmly walked into the venue in a clean white suit and applauded. There has never been such a grand occasion since the gathering of international students in Tokyo. After Song Jiaoren delivered a welcome speech, Sun Yat-sen gave a two-hour speech.

He said: "Now China is going to rise up by our 40,000,000 people, and today we are the first to rise, and from now on, we will use all our strength to mention this matter of reform. He called for the abandonment of the monarchy and "the choice of the most civilized political law on earth to save our China" and build China into a first-class republic of the 20th century. The applause lasted for a long time.

Qiu Jin didn't know that in history, Chen Tianhua, who was next to Sun Yat-sen, cheered Sun Yat-sen "is the representative of my 40,000 people, and the hero of Chinese heroes!" On August 5, Song Jiaoren, who was in Japan, received a letter from Chen Tianhua, saying that he would rush back to Japan in the next few days, and there was something important to tell everyone. After that, there was no news.

It is getting closer and closer to the inaugural meeting of the Alliance, but Chen Tianhua has never appeared, which is unexpected. Everyone was very worried that Chen Tianhua was arrested by the Manchu government, after all, he was still wanted. Huang Xing and Chen Tianhua had an uprising together, and he was particularly anxious. It was Qiu Jin who persuaded Chen Tianhua to meet with Chen Ke. Although he didn't dare to say it to everyone, Qiu Jin himself was even more worried. It wasn't until August 16, four days before the establishment of the Alliance, that Chen Tianhua arrived. Although everyone complained in their mouths, they were all relieved.

Chen Tianhua rushed back happily, and Qiu Jin invited Chen Tianhua to a meal the day after Chen Tianhua returned. During the banquet, talking about Chen Tianhua's trip to Shanghai and getting along with Chen Ke, Chen Tianhua praised Chen Ke's talents, and told Qiu Jin about Chen Ke's formation of the People's Party and Chen Ke's recent situation. Knowing that Chen Ke was also prosperous in Shanghai, Qiu Jin was quite happy for Chen Ke. In the end, the meal was paid by Chen Tianhua. Chen Tianhua, who has always been short of money, can also have a treat, which is enough for Qiu Jin to see that Chen Ketianhua is treated as a guest at Chen Ke's place.

But the happy reunion didn't last long.

Chen Tianhua was an important figure in the formation of the alliance, and as the main cadre of the Hunan Huaxing Association, Chen Tianhua was the cadre of Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren. Two days later, Qiu Jin heard that there had been many quarrels between Chen Tianhua and Song Jiaoren. The alliance meeting was mainly held jointly by the Hunan Huaxing Association and the Guangdong Xingzhong Association.

However, there is no subordinate relationship between various political parties, so Qiu Jin learned about the conflict between Chen Tianhua and Song Jiaoren, and she still learned about it from the international students who lived with Chen Tianhua. It didn't take long for Qiu Jin to know why such a conflict occurred.

On August 20, at the first meeting after the establishment of the League, Chen Tianhua put forward his own opinion, hoping to establish a political party with a clear political program. This political program is not just a general program, but a complete set of political theories, and a political program based on this theory. As a well-known propagandist, Chen Tianhua is the main propagandist of Minbao. Since he said so, everyone wants to hear what kind of political theory Chen Tianhua is going to come up with.

Chen Tianhua "lived up to expectations" and proposed "reducing rents and interest rates, uniting workers and peasants." "Opinions. The shortcomings of private ownership of land are discussed, and the idea of building a new industrialized China is proposed.

When Chen Tianhua enthusiastically expounded his ideas, none of the participants spoke. After Chen Tianhua finished speaking, there was silence in the venue. Qiu Jin still remembers that in the face of such a situation, Chen Tianhua's expression changed from high-spirited to confused.

The first to speak was Sun Zhongshang, who politely expressed his opposition. Sun Yat-sen believed that the immediate task now was to overthrow the Manchus. Only after seizing the national power can Chen Tianhua's policies be discussed.

Hu Hanmin, a cadre of the Guangdong Xingzhong Association, immediately spoke in support of Sun Yat-sen's opinion. Hu Hanmin put it more bluntly, the establishment of a new state, at least as the Huaxing Association had hoped, the establishment of a new political power in a province is the top priority. Moreover, Hu Hanmin bluntly said that the people are unreliable. The ZTE Association also did a lot of propaganda in Guangdong, but very few responded to the revolution. Instead of relying on the people, it is better to rely on the township party.

In the face of such opposition, Chen Tianhua was not discouraged. He stressed that the establishment of a well-organized political party with a clear program is the most needed at present, and without such an organization, the revolutionary forces would be too weak in the face of the current Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, there are many differences in the revolutionary attitude of everyone, and if we cannot first unify politically now, a consensus will be formed. In the future, the problem of unity in the League will be very serious.

Chen Tianhua's speech still won the support of some people, at least it can be seen that Huang Xing is more supportive. With a kind smile on Sun Yat-sen's face, he asked, "Xingtai, what kind of national salvation concept is this political concept based on?" ”

"At least I don't think I'll have to average the land rights." The speaker was Jiang Yue, who was born in the Restoration Society, and this was in response to Sun Yat-sen's 16-character program of "expelling the Tartars, restoring China, founding the Republic of China, and equalizing land rights".

The relationship between the Liberation Association and other political parties is not very good, and as a representative of the Liberation Society, Qiu Jin is very clear about this. The contradictions are manifold.

In terms of political ideas, the Liberation Society demanded the overthrow of the Manchus, but it was not opposed to the imperial system. Not only that, but many members of the Liberation Society openly stated that the imperial system was superior to the constitutional monarchy. In the ideal of the Restoration Society, it is hoped that a new Han dynasty will emerge.

In terms of official affairs, the members of the Liberation Society are relatively wealthy, and it is easy to find financial supporters for their errands. Therefore, they did not support the crazy promises and large amounts of money made by this group of people led by Sun Yat-sen.

On the private side, the members of the Restoration Society also attach more importance to their own integrity, and Tao Chengzhang openly criticized the corrupt style of those people in the Guangdong Xingzhong Association for their indiscriminate gambling style.

The reason why the Restoration Society participated in the League was because the Liberation Society had launched many uprisings, but all of them failed. Under such circumstances, the Restoration Society hopes to make more connections by joining the Alliance, hoping to support each other in the uprising. Even so, there was a serious difference of opinion within the Restoration Society, and some of its comrades declared that they would never join the League, and that if they did, they would start a revolution on their own. "The Liberation Society will never cooperate with those fake foreign devils from the United States."

This so-called "fake foreign devil from the United States" refers to Sun Yat-sen. Many people in the Liberation Society had a strong antipathy towards Sun Yat-sen. Qiu Jin didn't know how it could be like this.

Hearing this, Hu Hanmin immediately ridiculed him, and the atmosphere of the meeting immediately became tense. Chen Tianhua was left to the side, looking at the quarrel of his comrades very embarrassed.

In the days that followed, there was a lot of debate about the League's political program. And Chen Tianhua once again tried to explain his reasoning. This time, the various factions finally gave Chen Tianhua time, Qiu Jin didn't expect that Chen Tianhua would suddenly be unable to speak. On weekdays, Chen Tianhua talks eloquently about the revolution and talks about all kinds of injustices in China, which is full of eloquent and thought-provoking words. However, this time, Chen Tianhua's statement of political ideas is actually a bit forward-looking and contradictory. Speaking of which, Chen Tianhua reluctantly closed the end and sat down.

This argument cannot be convincing to the comrades. Not only other factions, but even Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren, who were also from the Huaxing Society, did not support Chen Tianhua. This is not the end of the matter, Chen Tianhua has always had the courage to speak on weekdays, and now he has begun to listen more than speak. The alliance will let Chen Tianhua preside over the secretarial work. Chen Tianhua actually had some prevarication.

These things were just trivial matters, and on August 25, Qiu Jin heard that Chen Tianhua and Song Jiaoren broke up again because of an argument. The two have been working together very happily, and now that this incident has happened, Qiu Jin was originally suspicious, but now she has to believe that the meeting with Chen Ke will definitely have a great impact on Chen Tianhua.

Qiu Jin asked Chen Tianhua for dinner today, just to ask about this matter. Out of feminine sensitivity, Qiu Jin didn't come out directly with Chen Tianhua, they agreed at 7 o'clock, and Qiu Jin came very early. As an important cadre of the Alliance, she is also very busy. It's impossible to think about it all the time. The reason why she came earlier was that she also wanted to be able to sort out her thoughts. It has been a long time since he and Chen Ke have seen each other, and Qiu Jin wants to think about Chen Ke's affairs.

Even now, Qiu Jin can still remember the first time she met Chen Ke. The young man in strange clothes, and that look that slightly uneasy and confused. Qiu Jin can remember. But it's hard to say, whether Chen Ke has changed, or Qiu Jin hasn't been able to understand Chen Ke in the first place.

Chen Ke knows this era very well, or rather, he knows very well who to work with. Chen Ke never discarded those who had no use value. It's the same with yourself, and it's the same with Xu Xilin. Of course, if you blame Chen Ke for this, it is a bit excessive. Chen Ke is equivalent to half of the watch he gave to himself, and the value is extremely high. It's not just Yuu who says this, but also Japanese friends who know the goods, and they are also full of praise for this watch. Xu Xilin only took Chen Ke to Shanghai, but Chen Ke still gave Xu Xilin 300 taels of silver. In these years, revolution was to spend money, and Chen Ke really didn't have much money in his hand at that time.

However, Chen Ke dared to contact You Wei and others, and now, even Hua Xiongmao, who had a conflict with Chen Ke at that time, is so close to Chen Ke. It's Qiu Jin and Xu Xilin who seem to be passers-by. After Chen Tianhua met Chen Ke, he was also quite different from before. What kind of fame is this Chen Ke doing?

Qiu Jin decided to ask Chen Tianhua carefully, and she would be returning to Shanghai soon. This time, Qiu Jin will not let Chen Ke go easily, and must figure out what this guy is doing.

Chen Tianhua entered the tavern at 6:45. Seeing that Qiu Jin had arrived, Chen Tianhua hurriedly came over and apologized. The hostess of the hotel came by in a half-bowed posture that is unique to Japan. Qiu Jin casually ordered a few dishes and asked, "Xingtai, how did I hear that you and Mr. Song had some awkward trouble?" ”

"It's nothing, it's all trivial." Chen Tianhua said. Qiu Jin didn't believe Chen Tianhua's words, and it could be seen from Chen Tianhua's face that this was by no means a trivial matter. I'm afraid that the argument between the two will be quite fierce.

"Xingtai, Wenqing was introduced to you by me. If there's anything wrong, Tianhua, you can say it directly. ”

Chen Tianhua picked up the small wine cup and drank all the sake inside. Only then did he say with a wry smile: "Mr. Qiu, I am very grateful to you for introducing people like Wen Qing to meet me. As far as I have seen, there are not many revolutionary comrades who can beat the Wenqing. ”

"Which ones can beat Wen Qing? Can you tell me? Qiu Jin said with a narrow smile as she poured wine for Chen Tianhua.

It can be seen that Chen Tianhua took this joke seriously, and he thought about it carefully. He didn't even speak again. This really scared Qiu Jin a little. Chen Tianhua doesn't like to talk about words, but he doesn't like to talk about people's strengths and weaknesses. Since he is silent, it can only be said that Chen Tianhua really has not found a revolutionary who can be compared with Chen Ke.

Who did Chen Tianhua come into contact with? They are all famous revolutionaries such as Song Jiaoren, Huang Xing, and even Sun Yat-sen. When Qiu Jin was hesitating whether to continue asking Chen Tianhua, Chen Tianhua spoke first. "Mr. Qiu, the revolution advocated by Wenqing and the revolution advocated by us seem to be the same, but they are completely different. Wen Qing advocated the revolution of the people, but not the revolution of the propertied people such as us. ”

Qiu Jin still remembered Chen Ke's speech in Cai Yuanpei's house, and Qiu Jin was not surprised by Chen Tianhua's statement. "Wen Qing has always advocated this."

Chen Tianhua shook his head, "It's different, it's different." ”

"What's the difference?"

In Wen Qing's opinion, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was just blocking his way, so he wanted to destroy the Manchu Dynasty. The revolution of Wenqing is to completely crush China and start anew. The whole world has to do it all over again. ”

"Wen Qing has always said that." Qiu Jin said with a smile.

Chen Tianhua frowned slightly, and looked at Qiu Jin with an indescribable gaze, "Mr. Qiu, in the Wenqing revolution, even you and me, revolutionaries, are going to be crushed again. ”

I don't know if it's the credit of this explanation, or the credit of Chen Tianhua's eyes, Fang Cai's words seemed to open a window in front of Qiu Jin, Qiu Jin suddenly became enlightened, and what Chen Ke didn't understand before, it seemed to understand a lot at this moment.

"What does Xingtai mean is that in the revolution of Wenqing, even revolutionaries must be revolutionized once in the end?"

"Exactly." Chen Tianhua drank the wine in the cup again. "I originally disagreed with Wenqing's line of thought. But I've been with Wen Qing for so long, and I've written articles with Wen Qing, and now I think Wen Qing's idea is very reasonable. ”

"Oh? What is a masterpiece, can you take a look? Qiu Jinqi said.

"Mr. Qiu, Wen Qing still has the original manuscript there. I only brought a copy with me. You can read it now, but you have to return the manuscript to me before you leave. Chen Tianhua said as he took out a copy from his satchel.

"The Inheritance of Chinese Culture and the Rise of Materialism, this is a strange name."

"It's even more incredible."

"Then I'll have to study it well." Qiu Jin said with a smile.

Having said that, there is no need to drink the wine anymore. "Mr. Qiu, I'll go first." Chen Tianhua said to Qiu Jin with a smile.

There was a bit of tiredness in this smile, but there was a sense of vitality in it. Qiu Jin could see that it was only Chen Tianhua's body that was tired. The disputes over the past few days did not bring down Chen Tianhua, on the contrary, Chen Tianhua seemed to get rid of the initial helplessness. It's like finding a new direction. Qiu Jin was very curious about Chen Tianhua's changes.

Young people can immerse themselves in their ideals for a long time, and they can burn enthusiasm almost infinitely. For them, the future is something to look forward to. As a revolutionary propagandist, Qiu Jin knows that feeling very well. But Chen Tianhua and Qiu Jin were both born in 1875, and they are also 30 years old this year, and they are no longer young.

After the revolutionary passion bursts out, Qiu Jin always has a feeling of powerlessness. No matter how wonderful the ideal world is, we must face the unforgiving reality in the end. As she grew older, Qiu Jin felt more and more helplessness. The more you know, the more you will be afraid. Chen Tianhua suffered continuous setbacks, but he had a feeling of letting go, so Qiu Jin was a little worried.

"Where are you going?" Qiu Jin asked with concern.

"I made an appointment to give a lecture." Chen Tianhua replied. He looked at Qiu Jin's expression with some worry in it, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Mr. Qiu, I've been teaching Wenqing's book to a few students recently, and the students like this book very much. Every time I give a lecture, I find that many of the things I thought I understood were actually completely unsophisticated. And after every lecture, there is a feeling of being sudden. ”

"Oh, can I go and hear it too?" Qiu Jin came to be interested.

"If Mr. Qiu doesn't dislike it, I hope Mr. Qiu will give him more advice."

Classes were held in a decent house. There were already a lot of young people gathered in the tatami room, and before I even entered the door, I heard their lively discussions. When the door was opened, there were more than 20 young people sitting in several piles, discussing enthusiastically. Qiu Jin glanced at it, and saw that there were people wearing kimonos and people wearing ordinary international student clothes.

When the young people saw Chen Tianhua coming in, they all got up. But they stood in two rows. The row on the south side should be all Japanese, there are seven or eight of them, and they almost all bow in Japanese and greet Chen Tianhua in non-Japanese. "Hello Mr. Chen."

When the Chinese youth on the right saw the Japanese like this, he also said, "Hello Mr. Chen." ”

When everyone straightened up, Chen Tianhua introduced: "This is Mr. Qiu Jinqiu, a revolutionary party, and my comrade. Mr. Chen Ke was introduced to me by Mr. Qiu. ”

Hearing this, the Japanese students immediately greeted Qiu Jin again with Japanese etiquette, and the Chinese students also greeted Qiu Jin one after another. Qiu Jin was a little puzzled, why when mentioning herself, she had to talk about the relationship between Chen Ke and herself. And those students look at themselves with such enthusiasm.

The Japanese student at the head asked happily, "Teacher Chen, since this Mr. Qiu is familiar with Mr. Chen Ke, is she here to give us a lecture today?" ”

"Not really. Mr. Qiu just came over and sat down today. I'm going to try to teach this lesson. ”

Qiu Jin didn't understand what Chen Tianhua meant by this, she returned the salute to everyone while looking at everyone. With Chen Tianhua's usual appearance, Qiu Jin found it hard to imagine that he could have so many supporters. More importantly, although these young people are high-spirited, they do not have the impetuousness of those international students. There was no joy or anger on everyone's faces, but there was a serious attitude towards the real pursuit of knowledge.

Seeing that everyone sat down cross-legged, Chen Tianhua was not polite, and stood in front of the blackboard and wrote a topic -- "The Connection and Development of the World."

"I can't explain it to you anymore in today's lesson. I can only try to read the text. As I said before, when Mr. Chen Ke led me to write this book, I didn't understand the things that Mr. Chen Ke personally guided me. At the time, I thought I understood. But now let me tell you about it, I can't. ”

After speaking, Chen Tianhua also sat down cross-legged, took out a manuscript and began to read. The atmosphere of the lecture was very good, and after Chen Tianhua finished reading a part, he would explain it according to his own ideas and discuss it with his classmates. The Japanese students who participated in this class all spoke Chinese. However, it is estimated that there are more people in Nagasaki, and their Chinese accent is inexplicable, mixing various flavors from Shandong to Fujian.

The accent issue is trivial compared to the course content. This lesson deals with the fundamental opposing manifestations of dialectics and metaphysics, the implications of the connection and its objectivity and universality.

This kind of logical problem, the name alone makes Qiu Jin dizzy. Qiu Jin can still understand every specific example, and once these examples are logically demonstrated, it is not what Qiu Jin can understand now. Not only was Qiu Jin confused, but the students were also inexplicably surprised. After Chen Tianhua spoke for half an hour, he gave up.

"I'm really sorry for everyone. I really can't teach this lesson. I now declare that this concludes our course. Chen Tianhua said.

Qiu Jin saw Chen Tianhua smash Ke Jiao, and was a little worried about him. Next, the students were really troubled.

"When is Mr. Chen going to leave for Shanghai?" The leader of the Japanese students asked.

Qiu Jin looked at Chen Tianhua, the Japanese use this straightforward statement, which is the meaning of picking people.

"Leave in three days."

"Then I'll go buy a ticket first." The Japanese student said with a little joy, and then he turned to communicate with the other students in Japanese.

"Let's go back and get ready." A Chinese student who looked like a leader said. After speaking, he took out a money bag, "This is the money we used to buy a ferry ticket." ”

Chen Tianhua shook his head and pushed the money bag back in front of the classmate. "I'll pay for the ferry ticket for everyone. I feel guilty that you just gave up your studies and that I returned to China. ”

"Tian Huasheng took us to meet Mr. Chen Ke, and everyone was overjoyed to be able to listen to the lecture under him. The more we learn, the more we learn, the more we learn, the more we want to save the country, as long as we can save China, this learning will not be in vain. ”

The other students nodded yes.

Qiu Jin looked at Chen Tianhua in amazement, originally thought that Chen Tianhua had smashed the class, but she didn't expect that it was not the case at all. Listening to everyone's meaning, they actually wanted to go back to Shanghai to find Chen Ke together. Chen Tianhua never mentioned this matter, and he has always been tight-lipped about such an important decision.

"Mr. Qiu, I don't blame the princes of the Alliance for having opinions about me. Wenqing's learning is indeed far better than mine, I thought I had already learned, but now I understand, I just understand a little bit. Therefore, I decided to go back to Wenqing and finish these courses first. These friends are very interested in Wenqing's book, and I also boast that Wenqing is running a school and a factory there, and you will definitely not have no way to support yourself when you arrive in Shanghai. Everybody is going to come with me. ”

Qiu Jin really didn't expect that things would turn out like this in the end. I looked at the students, especially the Japanese students. What did Chen Tianhua learn from Chen Ke to make these people so interested? Listening to what Chen Tianhua said, Chen Ke was able to accept so many people and feed so many people.

What did Chen Ke do in Shanghai? Qiu Jin wanted to know very much.

Chen Tianhua left on September 5, a day before Qiu Jin's return.