After the outbreak of the "77 Incident" in 1937, Chiang Kai-shek delivered a famous speech calling for the defense of the land and the war of resistance - "The Last Moment", in which "there is no distinction between north and south, no distinction between old and young, no matter who you are, you have the responsibility to defend the land and resist the war." It was exciting for the whole people, but these famous sentences were not written by Chiang Kai-shek, but by his "literary courage" Chen Bui. In 1911, Chen Bui, who was still studying at Zhejiang High School, became the chief writer of "Tianduo Daily" by chance, and since then he has entered the newspaper industry. Soon after he wrote the "Tianduo Daily", he encountered the Wuchang Uprising that shocked China and foreign countries, and the major newspapers at that time avoided touching this sensitive event due to the pressure of the Qing Dynasty, and even if they mentioned it, they would definitely call it a "rebel". Chen Bui not only set up a special edition of "Talking about Hubei" and published 10 commentaries on the Wuchang Uprising and the domestic political situation in one go, but also called the New Army of the Uprising a "revolutionary army". This caused great repercussions at the time, and the names of "Tianduo Daily" and Chen Bui have since resounded throughout Beijing (Nanjing) and Shanghai and Hangzhou. On New Year's Day in 1912, when Sun Yat-sen took office as the Provisional Congress of China, he published the famous "Letter to Friends of Countries", and Chen Bui took the lead in translating his original English manuscript into Chinese and publishing it exclusively in the "Tianduo Bao".
Later, Chen Bui was expelled from the "Tianduo Daily" because of his radical and sharp literary style, and turned to teaching and educating people, which lasted for 9 years. By the beginning of the 20s of the last century, China's chaotic civil wars broke out one after another, and intellectuals expressed their views and voices on the current situation, which gradually became the "guideline of the times". Chen Bui also returned to the newspaper industry at this time, writing the newly founded tabloid Business Daily. "Shang Pao" can neither compare with the Kuomintang's "**" nor the reformist "Shishi Xinbao" in terms of strength and background, but with the pen of Mr. Buy, it swept thousands of troops in Shanghai's ** circles and was unique. So that at that time, people of insight in Shanghai would open the "Business Daily" every day to see today's "fear" or "cloth."
Ray" (Chen Bui pen name) did what the article. During the writing of the "Commercial Daily", he directly attacked Cao Kun for bribing the election, calling him "donating class**" Cao Kun**, and he severely criticized Duan Qirui's actions of suppressing students and compromising with foreign countries. After the warlord Sun Chuanfang led troops into Zhejiang, he was in Sun Chuanfang's territory and uniquely opposed Sun Chuanfang's secession and intensified civil strife.
In 1925, the British had already written a huge check to Shanghai, thinking that they could settle the situation by paying bribes as usual. However, Chen Bui insisted on commenting every day and supervising the negotiations, and the Chinese representative in charge of supervising the case had to retract his dirty hands, and finally the British side was forced to act and release the people. This political stance held by Chen Bui in running the newspaper aroused the hatred of the warlords and foreign powers. Some well-meaning colleagues persuaded him to bend his pen to settle down, but he replied: "The main writer does not eat lawsuits, and he is not a good main writer." In 1924, Chen Bui was accused by the Shanghai Concession Bureau of the Ministry of Industry for his fierce comments and was almost detained. However, this incident not only did not discredit Chen Bui, but made his courage and literary name more famous in the literary world, and won the reputation of "South Chen and North Zhang" on the same level as Zhang Jiluan, the chief writer of Tianjin's "Ta Kung Pao" at that time. In 1926, when the Northern Expeditionary Army captured Wuhan, the Shangbao newspaper was forced to suspend publication after Chen Bui published comments in support of the revolution. Chen Bui then went to Nanchang for a meeting at the invitation of Chiang Kai-shek.
It was no coincidence that Chiang Kai-shek invited Chen Bui at this time, and as his position in the Kuomintang continued to rise, he was already planning the Chiang dynasty after the Northern Expedition. He deeply felt that his gun was very hard, and the pen was too soft, and what he lacked was a literary pen! More importantly, in addition to being quick and sharp-witted, this person must also be unambitious, loyal, disciplined in life, good in character, good at independent thinking, and accustomed to comprehending the meaning of the peak. Pursuing a career as a journalist was not Chen's original intention, and in his own words, he was "determined to serve the country with his words rather than fully engage in politics." Although at the heart of the Kuomintang's supreme power, Chen Bui was a notoriously "detached element". He was the supreme leader of the time for 20 years, and he never abused his power. At that time, the popular phrase in the political arena about personnel was "who is who's who", but no one ever said who Chen Bui's people were.
Chen Bui not only showed a detached attitude towards power struggles, but also deeply influenced by Confucianism, he always maintained his true character as a scholar. Before entering politics, Chen Bui, like other newspaper people, could also drink a few glasses of wine and play a few rounds of cards, and he also had a large social circle during the period when he presided over the pen administration of the "Business Daily". But after entering politics, he changed his old extravagant life and was very cautious in dealing with people. He also demanded the same from his subordinates: "All those who work with me must be two levels lower than their original ranks, so as to temper their minds, and everyone must have the determination to become unsung heroes." Chen Bui is also well-known for his incorruptibility, compared to the Kuomintang's competition for wealth, Chen Bui, who is at the core of power, is so poor that he can't even solve the housing problem. Once, Kong Xiangxi stuffed an envelope to Chen Bui during a meeting, and Chen Bui knew that it was money, so he pushed it back without saying a word. Chen Bui's nephew Chen Bichen, who works in ** Bank, asked after learning about this: "Uncle, do you know how much money is in there?" Chen Bui said: "I haven't seen it, how do I know?" Chen Bichen said: "It's a cashier's check of 1 million yuan." Angry, Chen Bui sighed and scolded: "Corruption, corruption!" ”
However, Chen Bui's detachment and dedication ultimately failed to achieve his ambition to serve the country. At the end of 1948, on the eve of the Huaihai Campaign, the Kuomintang army was losing ground and the economy of the Kuomintang region was deteriorating, and he was extremely disappointed with the corruption within the Kuomintang and Chiang Kai-shek's anti-people attitude. At the end of 1948, Chiang Kai-shek mentioned in a speech at an emergency meeting: "The most urgent task today must be the same as the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, which will take eight years, and it will take eight years to suppress the Communist Party!" After the meeting, when Chen Bui was sorting out the records, he deliberately omitted the content of the two eight years, and Jiang was furious when he found out and questioned Chen Bui. Chen Bui explained: "Mr. Jiang, the eight years of the Anti-Japanese War was to resist foreign troubles, and now everyone is tired of war, and the people are struggling to make a living, is it too long to fight this civil war for another eight years? Chiang Kai-shek patted the table and said, "What's wrong with you now?" Isn't your brain too tired to use at all? Write as I have told, and do not omit it. Hearing this, Chen Bui was stunned, and he could not help but think of a year ago, when the US special envoy issued a statement on his visit to China, condemning the Kuomintang military and political system for being corrupt due to Chiang Kai-shek's incompetence, and intended to bring Chiang Kai-shek into the wilderness. Chen Bui then admonished Jiang: "The wind of * really needs to be rectified, and we can't just fight flies and tigers." He also suggested that Song Ziwen, Kong Xiangxi, Song Meiling and others should come up with 500 million US dollars to tide over the difficulties for the country, and the spearhead was directly aimed at the four major families.
This time it came to Chiang Kai-shek's sore spot, and he said with great displeasure: "I heard that your youngest daughter is teaching in Beiping? Also joined the Communist Party? Chiang Kai-shek's abrupt change of subject, and it was a very serious political topic, made Chen Bui sweat profusely. Chiang Kai-shek continued: "The Secret Bureau has reported to me more than once, but I believe your ......For the first time, Chen Bui, who was uncertain, felt what a threat was, and he knew that what he had just said seemed to have poked at the heart of Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Kai-shek insisted on protecting the corruption of the four major families, and the demise of the Chiang dynasty was not far off. Chen Bui followed Chiang Kai-shek for more than 20 years, pinning all his desire to serve the country on his loyalty to Chiang Kai-shek, and he never wavered, but this time he had doubts from the bottom of his heart. After this conversation, Chen Bui wrote in his diary: "Yu Jin's speech and thoughts cannot be freely asserted, and the body and soul have gradually become one of others. Seeing that the party and ** to which he was loyal were hopeless, and that Chiang Kai-shek no longer trusted him, Chen Bui felt that the belief that had supported him all along suddenly collapsed. So, in the end, he chose to cut himself off when the oil ran out and the lamp dried up, and the sight was out of sight.
As an outstanding intellectual, the reason why Chen Bui ended up so tragically is actually related to the two contradictory mistakes he made. The first is to defect to politicians, failing to see clearly that Chiang Kai-shek was only a big landlord headed by the four major families and the spokesman of the financial bourgeoisie, and that it was inevitable that he would eventually be abandoned by the people because of corruption; The second is that although he has devoted himself to politics, he can't let go of the perseverance and strong sense of responsibility of the people, and he can only choose disillusionment in regret and disappointment when he sees the rivers going down but has no power to return to the sky.