Zeng commented on Guo Moruo: "Mr. Guo Moruo is talented and has a deep foundation in Chinese studies, especially in the study of oracle bone inscriptions and golden inscriptions, he has unique innovations.
However, by the standards of modern scholars, he is full of talent, but his historiography is slightly lacking. This stems from the difference between him and scholars such as Er Chen and Lu Simian, whose ambition is not to focus on academics, but to embrace other ideals. ”
**'s evaluation accurately dissects Guo Moruo, not only affirming his literary contributions, but also revealing the differences between him and masters such as Lu Simian.
Lu Simian is a true giant in the literary world, and he devoted his life to academic research, so that his works are still rare masterpieces in the academic world. For people who are keen to read, it would obviously be a pity if there was no Lu Simian's book at home.
In contrast, Guo Moruo's academic attainments pale, and his research is far inferior to that of masters such as Lu Simian. As for where he puts his energy, the "other embrace" of ** evaluation is actually meaningful.
So, what is Guo Moruo's embrace? If you want to summarize it simply, it can be described in two words: politics and women. Therefore, Guo Moruo is not a pure literati, which also leads many people to be critical of him and have no good impression of him.
Especially in terms of relationships, his infidelity made him even more blamed. If he lived now, I am afraid that he would wear the hat of "scumbag" ......
Guo Moruo's four love histories broke the hearts of four women, especially his wife. And after Guo Moruo's death, his wife Yu Li** showed a letter, and after reading this letter, she chose to end her life.
What was the content of this letter that made Yu Liqun choose such an extreme way? All of this is related to Guo Moruo's marriage. In that era of advocating freedom and emancipation, many intellectuals focused on their marriages.
In this context, the wave of opposition to arranged marriages has profoundly affected every progressive youth.
In the torrent of social changes, there are many helpless women who adhere to the traditional concept of marriage and silently bear the burden of housework and taking care of their in-laws, but their husbands seek pleasure outside and ignore their existence.
Guo Moruo's original wife Zhang Qionghua is such a tragic woman. During the Lantern Festival in 1912, Guo Moruo married Zhang Qionghua according to his parents' wishes.
Zhang Qionghua is an uneducated traditional woman, and there is a big difference between Guo Moruo, a progressive young man who has been baptized by new ideas. However, what Zhang Qionghua didn't expect was that Guo Moruo would leave her so decisively.
Only five days after marriage, Guo Moruo left his hometown, leaving Zhang Qionghua alone in his hometown. This separation is more than 20 years, during which Guo Moruo has never divorced Zhang Qionghua.
Zhang Qionghua has been silently taking care of Guo Moruo's parents at home for many years, and when Guo Moruo returned to his hometown, he did not feel guilty in the face of his wife, but took out 20 yuan of ocean as compensation for Zhang Qionghua's many years of taking care of his parents.
After that, Guo Moruo said goodbye to Zhang Qionghua again, as if she had never existed. Zhang Qionghua has been guarding her elderly in-laws for decades, but without her husband and children to accompany her, she lives a bleak life.
Guo Moruo never thought about how Zhang Qionghua persevered. While studying in Japan, Guo Moruo met a Japanese female ** named Tomiko Sato, and he was deeply attracted to her.
Tomiko Sato was born in a famous family, and her family did not accept Guo Moruo, but Guo Moruo didn't care, his feelings for Tomiko Sato were possessive and selfish.
Tomiko Sato is a deeply passionate woman, and in order to be able to stay with Guo Moruo, she did not hesitate to break with her parents and family. For Tomiko Sato, Guo Moruo is all she has, he accompanied Guo Moruo through the most difficult period in Japan, and she also gave birth to four children for him.
However, after the outbreak of the Lugou Bridge Incident, Guo Moruo returned to China alone, leaving Tomiko Sato and her children behind. During the Anti-Japanese War, Tomiko Sato has always longed for Guo Moruo to take her and the child to her side, but she has never waited for him.
Under the dual pressure of politics and life, Tomiko Sato raised her children alone. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, Tomiko Sato took her children to China to look for Guo Moruo, but at this time Guo Moruo already had a third wife, Yu Liqun.
Yu Liqun was once a high-profile calligrapher, and her acquaintance with Guo Moruo stemmed from the funeral of her sister Yu Lichen. Under Guo Moruo's ardent pursuit, they finally entered the palace of marriage.
However, Yu Liqun did not realize that Guo Moruo's relationship with her sister was not simple. However, on June 12, 1978, Guo Moruo died in Beijing, and as his wife, Yu Liqun was responsible for sorting out his belongings.
In the process, she discovers a love letter from Guo Moruo and Yu Lichen, which details their fiery love affair and a little-known past.
The relationship between Guo Moruo and Yu Lichen is not as simple as it seems, but is actually full of complex entanglements. During Guo Moruo's cohabitation with Tomiko Sato, he met Yu Lichen, who went to Japan to work.
Yu Lichen is everyone's best girl, combining beauty and talent, Guo Moruo was attracted by her charm and began his pursuit. He successfully conquered Yu Lichen with rhetoric, and the two fell into a passionate relationship, and even lived together for a while.
During this time, Yu Lichen became pregnant with a child. However, this seemingly beautiful romance is actually full of deception and betrayal.
Yu Lichen was once hurt by Guo Moruo, not only did he not consider getting married, but also forced her to have an abortion. Physically and mentally exhausted, Yu Lichen decided to return to Shanghai, but the relationship always bothered her.
Soon after, Yu Lichen committed suicide by leaving a seventeen-character letter in Shanghai, and the words were heartfelt: "I can't do anything about such a country, society, and myself." She was heartbroken by what had happened to her, and Guo Moruo's actions had left her with irreparable wounds.
She didn't even expect her funeral to repeat her sister's mistakes.
After Yu Liqun learned about this obscure relationship and what happened to her sister, she was greatly shocked in her heart, and she couldn't accept that her husband had caused her sister's death.
On February 25, 1979, Yu Liqun hanged herself from her former residence in Beijing, ending her life. Hopefully, there will be no pain and hurt in heaven.