Ye Gongchao, born in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, is a famous diplomat and calligrapher, and is known as a "literary giant" and a "diplomatic genius". He has worked in the teaching profession and has trained many outstanding talents.
His English skills were highly regarded by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. During his tenure as "Ambassador to the United States", he was highly regarded by Eisenhower. His representative works include "Introduction to China", "Ancient Chinese Cultural Life", "Social Dynamics in English Literature" and "Collected Essays of Ye Gongchao".
Ye Gongchao: A family of eunuchs, the experience of studying in Europe and the United States. Ye Gongchao was born in a scholarly family, and his great-grandfather Ye Yanlan was a member of the Bingchen Branch of the Xianfeng Dynasty, and he served as the head of the household department Langzhong and the military aircraft department Zhang Jing.
He is not only good at poetry and danqing, but also has a deep research on painting and calligraphy collection. However, he did not like the flattery of officialdom, resigned and returned to his hometown, founded the famous Yuehua Academy in Guangzhou, and lectured for 40 years.
Ye Gongchao's grandfather was a native of the Guangxu Dynasty and served as the third rank of the alternate prefect of Jiangxi. His father is the prefect of Jiujiang, Jiangxi, and Ye Gongchao was born in Jiujiang. However, he lost his mother when he was 3 years old, and his father died shortly after he was released from prison when he was 9 years old when he was imprisoned for a railway fraud case.
He was adopted by his uncle, Ye Gongqiu. Ye Gongchao is Ye Gongchao's uncle, graduated from Beijing Normal University in his early years, and later studied in Japan, and was one of the early members of the League.
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Ye Gongqiu served as the Minister of Communications of Beiyang, and later served as the Minister of Finance of Guangzhou and the Minister of Railways of Nanjing.
Ye Gongqiu is not only active in **, but also a versatile figure, good at poetry, calligraphy and painting, and has a deep interest in collecting cultural relics and books. He studied the Buddhist scriptures intensively, proofprinted all the Buddhist scriptures of the "Mosand Tibetan Sutra", and was an outstanding scholar.
Although he had no children under his knees, he regarded Ye Gongchao as a parent, carefully raised and taught him, hired teachers for him, learned painting and writing, studied scriptures and history, and learned English part-time, so that he made great achievements in academic and life growth.
At the age of 13, Ye Gongchao was admitted to Tianjin Nankai Middle School with the same academic qualifications, and participated in the famous "Nankai National Salvation Group of Ten" in the May Fourth Movement, actively appealing to the people and being very active.
Although his family was worried about his studies, they arranged for him to study in the United States, laying a solid foundation for his future development.
Ye Gongchao, an outstanding scholar and poet, studied at many well-known universities in the United States, Britain and France under the inspiration of Nobel laureate Eliot. In 1925, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Immersion in Massachusetts, where he met the famous poet Frost and became his protégé.
Frost praised Ye Gongchao's English poetry and predicted that his future achievements would not be inferior to Tagore's. After completing his studies in the United States, Ye Gongchao transferred to the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, where he obtained a master's degree in literary psychology a year later, laying a solid foundation for his future political career.
And the honorary doctorate awarded to him by his former alma mater, Emerst University, after he became famous, seems to be less relevant. During his time at Cambridge, Ye Gongchao became acquainted with the British poetry leader and the famous poet Eliot, and the two had a close relationship, learned from each other, and benefited a lot.
After that, he went to the graduate school of the University of Paris in France for a short period of time, so he is also fluent in French.
Ye Gongchao is young and promising, becoming the youngest professor at Peking University at the age of 23, 4 years younger than Hu Yi's admission to Peking University. He not only teaches Western literature at Peking University and Beijing Normal University, but also serves as the editor of the English Times and the Far East English Times in Beijing.
Ye Gongchao is burly, his hair is black and shiny, and he will slip even if flies fly up. He always had a quaint pipe in his mouth, emitting layers of uneven smoke.
He was handsome and dashing in a crisp suit, with the air of a European gentleman. He speaks English fluently and is loved by his students, who want to take his classes and see him.
With his elegant demeanor, Ye Gongchao has become a recognized beautiful man on the campus of Peking University.
In the spring of 1927, Ye Gongchao, Hu Shi, Liang Shiqiu, Xu Zhimo and others co-founded the Crescent Bookstore at Peking University, which was not only a place for them to socialize, but also a base for their creation.
The members of the Crescent Bookstore include Hu Shi, Liang Shiqiu, Ye Gongchao, Wen Yiduo, Pan Guangdan, Yu Shangyuan, Lin Huiyin and others, who together planned and edited the monthly magazine "Crescent", with Xu Zhimo as the editor-in-chief.
In New Moon, Ye Gongchao published a large number of articles, introducing new overseas masterpieces, important information about the publishing industry and authors, so that readers can keep abreast of the current situation and trend of the world literary circle.
He also co-edited the "Selected Modern British and American Poems" and "Selected Modern British and American Short Essays" with Wen Yiduo, which not only enriched the cultural life of readers, but also made important contributions to the development of Chinese literature.
In the same year, Ye Gongchao went south to Shanghai and became the head of the Department of Foreign Literature, the director of the library at Jinan University, and the professor of English literature at Wusong Chinese Public School. These experiences not only broadened his horizons, but also laid a solid foundation for his later academic research.
1.In the autumn of 1929, Ye Gongchao returned to the north under the recommendation of Wu Mi and became a professor in the Department of Foreign Languages of Tsinghua University and a lecturer in the Department of Foreign Languages of Peking University.
Their residences are close to each other, and although one is romantic and the other is conservative, they can coexist peacefully and have a close relationship.
2.At the end of 1931, Xu Zhimo died in a plane crash, which forced the magazine to suspend publication for half a year.
At this critical moment, Ye Gongchao stepped forward and took over the editorial work of the last six issues, cultivating many newcomers, such as Cao Baohua, Qian Zhongshu, Chang Feng, Yu Guanying, Sun Yutang, Li Changzhi, Yang Jiang, Bian Zhilin, Li Guangtian, etc.
In the last three and four issues of "New Moon", except for the poems and essays of a few writers, the other articles were completed by Ye Gongchao under different pen names. 3.In April 1934, Ye Gongchao published an article entitled "Eliot's Poems" in the Tsinghua Journal edited by Wu Mi, which was the first time he introduced Eliot to China and made him the first person in China to introduce Eliot's poems and poetic theory.
In May 1934, Xu Zhimo founded the monthly magazine Xuewen to promote vernacular literature and devote himself to the exchange of Chinese and Western cultures. He brought together a group of talented colleagues, including Wen Yiduo and Lin Huiyin, members of "New Moon", as well as Zhu Guangqian, Ji Xianlin, Liu Xiwei, He Qifang, etc., who had just returned to China.
As a continuation of "New Moon", "Xuewen" not only promoted the development of modern Chinese poetic theory, but also cultivated many new talents in the literary world. Well-known writers such as Qian Zhongshu and Ji Xianlin have been guided by Ye Gongchao, and poets and translators such as Bian Zhilin and Xu Yuanchong have also received true biographies from him.
Ye Gongchao has been teaching at Tsinghua University for five years, so he was able to enjoy a one-year overseas vacation. During this period, Xuewen ceased publication after the fourth issue.
In the summer of 1935, Ye Gongchao embarked on his travels around the world, where he relaxed and pondered, and published a series of articles in the Independent Review, edited by Hu Shih, including "Study Abroad and Study" and "Suggestions for Separate Departments of Language, Writing and Literature in Universities."
In the autumn of 1936, Ye Gongchao left Tsinghua University and became a full-time professor in the Department of Foreign Languages of Peking University. He has opened a variety of courses and produced many excellent students.
After Lu Xun's death, Ye Gongchao read all his works all night and wrote two articles criticizing the "buddies" in Lu Xun's small circle. Ye Gongchao's remarks aroused Hu Shi's dissatisfaction, but Ye Gongchao insisted that Lu Xun's literary achievements could not be denied because of personal relationships.
Ye Gongchao's love scene was empty after returning to China, until he met Zhao Luorui, who was beautiful in class, and was attracted by her concentration, so he launched a passionate pursuit of her. Although Ye Gongchao is famous for his suave and suave manners, Zhao Luorui did not have feelings of admiration, but only deeply admired his talents.
Ye Gongchao did not stalk him, but chose to give up in a chic manner. Despite this, Zhao Luorui still often attends his classes and admires his talents.
Ye Gongchao may not know that the reason why Zhao Luorui rejected him was mainly because of his fiery temper. Ye Gongchao's temper is like a time bomb, once it is **, it will hurt everyone's psychology.
However, Ye Gongchao didn't realize this, and he still had a temper like a dynamite keg and met his soulmate in life - Yuan Yongxi. Yuan Yongxi studied in the Department of Physics at Yenching University and is the campus goddess of Yenching University.
She is four years younger than Ye Gongchao, from Xiuwen in Guizhou, and was born in a family of eunuchs. At that time, female students who were able to enter universities were usually from wealthy families. Yuan Yongxi's father served as Yuan Shikai's staff in his early years, and later became a Yingkou Daotai.
After Yuan Shikai's death, he took advantage of his past officialdom and started doing business. Thanks to his shrewdness and hard work, the family remained wealthy, and as a result, Yuan Yongxi and his siblings were sent to a new-style school.
In a corner of Yenching University, Yuan Yongxi's father died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, which made the Yuan family, which had always been wealthy, begin to decline. In order to continue their studies, Yuan Yongxi and his siblings sold the antique calligraphy and paintings collected by his father in his early years to pay for tuition.
Yuan Yongxi was admitted to the Department of Physics of Yenching University with his own efforts, and happened to meet Ye Gongchao, who came to the school part-time to teach. Yuan Yongxi's personality is gentle, not good at expression, often shows people with a detached and out-of-world attitude, does not fight, and looks very quiet.
Ye Gongchao, on the other hand, is sociable and has a flamboyant personality, and the two personalities are moving and static, forming a complementarity. As a result, the two of them gradually developed a teacher-student relationship. In those days, teacher-student love was allowed.
In people's eyes, Ye Gongchao and Yuan Yongxi are a very good match for lovers. Soon after Yuan Yongxi graduated, he held a simple wedding with Ye Gongchao.
Ye Gongchao's married life was like an ordinary day, and a student came to visit him at Tsinghua University. He saw an unpowdered, lightly dressed schoolgirl sitting at a desk reading.
Ye Gongchao introduced her as his newlywed wife. The student looked around the room and found no change, except that there were a few more "Lamb Papers" and "Lamb's Biography" on the shelves.
Students may not know that these two sets of books are wedding gifts given to him by Ye Gongchao's old friends. This shows that Ye Gongchao and Yuan Yongxi's married life is very low-key and simple.
Although Yuan Yongxi is a school flower, she lives a simple life and is empathetic. Although women's rights were advocated during the ** period, the secular belief that it was unseemly for women to go out and show their faces after marriage.
Therefore, Yuan Yongxi chose to be a housewife. She keeps the family in order, and she reads and plants flowers in her spare time, which makes her happy.
Ye Gongchao's married life is simple and warm, and he has a deep relationship with his wife, especially after having his daughter Ye Tong and son Ye Wei, his love for his wife is even more overflowing.
The daughter's name comes from the sentence in the "Book of Songs": "The quiet woman changes, and I am in charge." Tong Guan Youwei said that women are beautiful", and the son's name was also taken from the verses in the "Book of Songs".
Ye Gongchao's wife is gentle and beautiful, with both children and daughters, he feels extremely happy, and he has no regrets in life. However, Ye Gongchao's temper made the marriage between him and his wife not last long.
Once, his friend Wu Mi came to his house as a guest, and Yuan Yongxi cooked a table of food for them. Wu Mi and Ye Gongchao are colleagues, and when Ye Gongchao went to Tsinghua University to teach, it was Wu Mi who helped.
During the meal, Wu Mi and Yuan Yongxi chatted about literature, although Yuan Yongxi studied physics, he was proficient in poetry, writing and painting, so the two chatted freely, as if they were bosom friends.
However, this situation did not improve the relationship between Ye Gongchao and his wife.
Wu Mi looked at Ye Gongchao, and his eyes revealed his dissatisfaction with Yuan Yongxi. He didn't care about the guests present, and bluntly angered Yuan Yongxi: "What is this dish, the taste is so bad!" ”
Yuan Yongxi silently endured the criticism, and his eyebrows showed helplessness and confusion. Ye Gongchao still refused to give up, and fiercely criticized Yuan Yongxi, which made Wu Mi a little overwhelmed.
Waiting for Ye Gongchao to calm down a little, Yuan Yongxi calmly said to him: "You have vented enough, now listen to me." As a housewife, it's my responsibility that the food isn't up to taste, and I'll pay attention next time.
But it's not appropriate for you to lose your temper in front of your friends. Ye Gongchao felt deeply guilty after hearing this, and apologized again and again. Such a scene must have happened more than once at home.
Although Yuan Yongxi has a good temper, he is not weak. Under such circumstances, the relationship between Yuan Yongxi and Ye Gongchao gradually became a little estranged.
During the period of national crisis, Ye Gongchao insisted on staying in the country regardless of his personal safety, not only serving as the director of the foreign language department of "Changsha Provisional University", but also actively participating in the anti-Japanese war.
After receiving his uncle's letter, he immediately set off for Shanghai to protect the national treasure Mao Gongding. Although he was in the midst of an extramarital affair at this time, his patriotism and sense of responsibility led him to protect the national treasure at all costs.
Mao Gongding, this bronze in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, was cast in order to commemorate the early days of King Xuan of Zhou's accession to the throne and ask his uncle Mao Gong to govern the large and small government affairs inside and outside the country in order to revitalize the government.
There are 497 inscriptions on the body of Mao Gongding, which is known as "worthy of a book", and is the longest bronze in the existing inscriptions. The inscription as a model of the late Western Zhou Dynasty gold inscription, embodies the typical style of ancient calligraphy and a rational aesthetic trend, the posture shows the highly mature style of the big seal calligraphy, thin and slender, not unremitting, the demeanor is thousands, there is a very high research value, it is a genuine national treasure.
Mao Gongding was unearthed in Shaanxi during the Qing Daoguang (1850), and was collected by Ye Gongxuan, then Minister of Communications and Director of Chinese Culture.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Ye Gongqiu hid Mao Gongding, the treasure of the town hall, in Shanghai and kept it by his concubine Pan. Pan's later family property disputes threatened Mao Gongding's safety.
Ye Gonghui wrote to Ye Gongchao, asking him to go to Shanghai to keep Mao Gongding safe. Ye Gongchao, who disregarded his personal safety, went from Yunnan to Shanghai alone, and the Pan family wanted to covet the Ye family's property, so he reported to the Japanese military police.
The Japanese had long coveted Mao Gongding, so they sent troops to Ye's house to search, found a large number of calligraphy and paintings and two pistols, and arrested Ye Gongchao for espionage. In order to let Ye Gongchao confess Mao Gongding's whereabouts, the Japanese detained him in prison for 49 days, conducted seven interrogations, two whipping and waterboarding, Ye Gongchao endured great pain and resolutely refused to reveal the whereabouts of **Gongding.
At this time, Ye Gongchao's cousin Ye Chongfan was actively running around, asking for relationships everywhere, hoping to rescue him. Ye Gongchao wrote a sentence on cigarette paper in prison and handed it over to Chongqing through Ye Chongfan, indicating that he would rather die than reveal the whereabouts of ** Gongding.
When Ye Gong heard the bad news, he was like an ant on a hot pot, and he was so anxious. In desperation, he had to have a fake copy and give it to the Japanese. Through his elder brother Ye Zigang, Ye Gongyu was released from prison on bail with a large amount of money.
After some twists and turns, Mao Gongding was safe and sound, and in 1946 he was included in the Palace Museum, which is now in Taipei, and is known as the three treasures of the National Palace Museum in Taipei together with the "jade cabbage" and "flesh-shaped stone".
The Mao Gongding incident made Ye Gongchao experience a big ups and downs in his life. In a difficult moment when life and death are uncertain, he is deeply touched by a gentle woman running around for him.
He even turned this emotion into deep love. Ye Chongfan has always admired his erudite cousin, and his heart moved early. The two began to go in and out of pairs, lingering in the bustling and hustle and bustle of the world.
At the beginning, Ye Gongchao also warned himself that they were cousins in name and could not do deviant things, and he still had a wife and children, so he could not betray the family no matter what.