In the middle of the night on August 24, 1966, Mr. Lao She ended his 67-year life by jumping into the lake and committing suicide. There are different opinions about this incident, but the reasons behind the facts are profound. Things started more than a month ago, Lao She was admitted to the hospital for physical reasons, and after more than half a month, he himself felt a little better, so he chose to be discharged home. However, Lao She already had an ominous premonition of his fate at this time, and this premonition eventually became the fuse for him to end his life.
According to Lao She's wife, Hu Jieqing, Lao She once asked her if she wanted to participate in the upcoming criticism meeting, and although Hu Jieqing advised him not to participate, Lao She still decided to go. He thought it was a great revolution that touched everyone's soul, and how could he not participate in itWhat he could not have predicted, however, was that at the meeting of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, he was charged with the crimes of "American spy, counter-revolutionary, and revisionist", all three of which were related to his work "Camel Xiangzi". Things deteriorated rapidly, and Lao She became the target of public criticism.
In the end, he chose to commit suicide by jumping into the lake, ending his life. This incident also makes people think deeply: in that turbulent era, the innocent were wronged, the good were wronged, and this kind of tragedy should not happen again. After Lao She was beaten repeatedly for three hours, he couldn't even stand because of his serious injuries, and everyone was worried about him, so they stopped beating. When he returned home, Lao She did not eat, but came to Taiping Lake with "** Poems". He pondered by the lake for a long time, reading the book until late at night.
In the end, Lao She stood up, jumped into the lake, and committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake. It is rumored that Lao She chose to commit suicide by jumping into a lake, which may be related to the tradition of Chinese literati. Some people believe that Lao She chose to commit suicide in order to "fight to the death", showing the integrity and backbone of intellectuals. Others believe that this statement is based on speculation that Lao She is not a fragile person, who has Xi martial arts for many years and has competed with his Japanese colleagues. Therefore, he chose to commit suicide out of a different kind of emotion and thought. Many literati in ancient times chose to "dive" to end their lives.
Qu Yuan jumped into the Miluo River, Li Bai jumped into quarrying rocks, and Wang Bo and Chen Tianhua also died in the water. After the Battle of Yashan in the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu Xiufu jumped into the sea with the little emperor in his arms and died, staging a tragic epic. Jumping suddenly from the shore and drifting away with the waves, there is both a sense of tragedy and beauty, perhaps in the eyes of the literati, "diving" has a sense of absolute tragedy. It is said that Lao She was deeply influenced by this thinking, so he chose "throwing into the water" as his way of death.
Bingxin once said to Lao She's son Shu Yi: "Have you found that most of the good people in your father's works are surnamed Li, and most of the people surnamed Li commit suicide, and most of the ways to commit suicide choose to throw themselves into the water." Therefore, "throwing water" is the best way for Lao She to die.