Kang Liang is as deep as father and son, why is the opposite?Liang Qichao analyzed, and the mystery was finally resolved
How did Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao, teachers and students who were once gray-haired and like father and son, turn against each other, accuse each other, and even denounce each other as national sinners?How did this pair of teachers and students, who were once polite and close to each other, turn into hatred?How did their relationship change, reflecting the chaos of the times and their mental journey?
Dramatic first meeting.
In the autumn of 1890, a letter changed the life of 18-year-old Liang Qichao. There were only a few simple words on the note. The note was written by Liang Qichao's friend Chen Qianqiu, who invited Liang Qichao to meet Kang Youwei.
Liang Qichao was very excited when he got this medal, because he had admired Kang Youwei, who was 15 years older than him and had already achieved fame, for a long time. Kang Youwei was not only knowledgeable and talented, but also the most influential thinker at that time, daring to write to the emperor and advocate changing the law. For Liang Qichao, it is undoubtedly a great honor to be able to talk to such a character.
Liang Qichao didn't have time to think about it, and immediately motioned for Chen Qianqiu to accept the meeting. In order not to remain silent during the meeting, he began to study Kang Youwei's articles and speeches in order to learn as much as possible about the giant of political discourse.
Liang Qichao heard that Kang Youwei was in Suzhou, so he hurried there, with a lot of thoughts in his heart, both excited and nervous. Kang Youwei's every move came to mind one by one -- the scene, the state of the speech in the school, and the excitement of the literati.
That day, when he walked along Zhang Yuan's corridor to Kang Youwei's office, he saw it hanging on the wall"The rainstorm is coming, and the wind and rain are all over the building"At the time, for a few minutes his heart raced.
Come on in. "Kang Youwei spoke inside.
Liang Qichao walked into the room and saw Kang Youwei standing in front of the window with his back to him. Are you Liang Qichao?"Kang Youwei said without looking back. "You may be seated and we will have a good talk. "
Kang Youwei's speech was clear and clear, and there was irresistible power between the lines. He talked about the democratic system in the West, the state of legal reform in various countries, and the current problems in China. Liang Qichao listened with wide eyes, his mind blank.
Before you know it, the sun is going down and the room is filled with twilight"That's all for today. "Kang Youwei finally paused"I appreciate your knowledge and wisdom, and we will have more in-depth exchanges in the future. "
It was late at night when Liang Qichao left. It was as if he was in the middle of a flood and could barely control himself. The world in front of him suddenly opened up, and he knew that his life would never be the same again.
The teachers and students are very friendly.
After leaving Zhang Yuan, Liang Qichao decided to respect Kang as a teacher. At that time, Liang Qichao was already a graduate student, and Kang Youwei was only a tutor, which was indeed unusual at that time.
But Liang Qichao didn't pay attention to these false names, and it was a great honor for him to follow such a knowledgeable teacher. In his opinion, people like Kang Youwei have a much higher standard of living than ordinary people. He vowed to learn from Kang Youwei and continue to carry forward his leadership spirit.
Kang Youwei immediately agreed, and soon founded Hongnong Academy in Qiaobei, southern Anhui, and officially accepted Liang Qichao as an apprentice.
Kang Youwei follows Hongnong Academy"Learning from the West to the East"Liang Qichao was carefully educated. His eyes were opened to absorbing Western culture and ideas eagerly. Under the careful teaching of Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao soon became a leader in the college.
Their relationship is getting closer and closer, almost inseparable. Kang Youwei often said:"I have treated you as a son, and you have treated me as a father"。Liang Qichao also made unremitting efforts for the relationship between father and son, teacher and student. Kang Youwei often talked to Liang Qichao and taught him how to manage. Liang Qichao respects Kang as a teacher, and respects Kang as a teacher.
Other classmates said that Kang Youwei valued Liang Qichao the most and wanted to leave his political career to him in the future. The love between the two makes others envious.
The 100-day storm caused divisions.
In 1898, Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao actively participated in the Wuxu Reform, but unfortunately, the movement soon failed. The roles played by Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao in the Wuxu Reform gradually led to differences in their political views.
Kang Youwei was more inclined to care about the overall situation and support the supreme power of the monarch, which is also the reason why he had a good relationship with the Empress Dowager Cixi. And Liang Qichao believes that the power of the monarch should be limited, so that it can be reflected in the **, and should not rely too much on influential people.
After the restaurant's failure, these divisions became even more apparent. Kang Youwei decided to live in seclusion for a while in order to protect his family, while Liang Qichao was deeply hurt by the defeat and decided to continue fighting.
Eventually, they disintegrated. Hongnong Academy also disintegrated in the riots. Liang Qichao watched his former mentor compromise, and his heart was like a knife. From that moment on, he knew that the distance between them was getting farther and farther away.
In the following years, Liang Qichao founded the Soviet newspaper "Xinmin Cong Bao" to defend the revolution, and Kang Youwei preached the constitutional monarchy in the Southeast School, and the two always kept a distance. Liang Qichao repeatedly invited Kang Youwei to write articles for his publications, but Kang Youwei did nothing.
After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, Liang Qichao quickly joined the revolutionaries, while Kang Youwei tried to intervene and protect the Qing Dynasty. The difference of opinion between the two led to ** again. Kang Youwei believed that Liang Qichao's participation in the revolution was a reckless act of young people, while Liang Qichao believed that Kang Youwei was conservative and tendentious.
After the failure of Kang Youwei's Qing Reform Movement in 1916, relations between the two sides broke down. Kang Youwei misbehaved, disregarded the friendship between master and apprentice, and openly accused Liang Qichao of being so"Thief", fearlessly reprimanded Kang Youwei is"Great Orator"。
At some point, they broke up and the relationship broke up. From being like father and son to being incompatible, the political beliefs of the two are obviously very different. In this struggle, both were seriously wounded and had a slight resentment in their hearts, but their political views were no longer the same.
In the long river of history, emotions can only be faint traces. From the first meeting to the end, the relationship between Kang Liang and Liang has become a microcosm of China's replacement of the old and the new.
The conflict between them may not be entirely the result of emotion, but of time. Although the common ideals of that time have dissolved, they all fought for these ideals all their lives, and this is the framework they left to history.
Where do we go from here in a rapidly changing world? The inspiration left to us by Jiang Wen and Liang Shiqiu can be that we should stick to our ideals and not be shaken by the vast history.