Liu Yizhi lost his father in his childhood and his family was poor. He often "lives on a little sauce and tofu". But his mother was born in a scholarly family, and Liu Yizhi was taught by her since childhood. Many ancient literature and history are learned from classics and memorized. At the age of 65,438+07, he was admitted to a scholar. At that time, a poet once wrote a poem "Liu Yimou's Second Rhyme". At the end, he praised Liu Yizhi "Look at the generation and call him Liu Han". Since then, Liu Yizhi has studied in Jinling Zhongshan Academy, Jiangyin Nanjing Academy and Sanjiang Normal School, and studied under the famous Confucian scholars Miao, Huang Yizhou and Li Ruiqing. He studied hard, "staying at home every day, keeping company with books", which was in sharp contrast with the extravagant and lazy habits of some dude at that time. After years of accumulation and the cultivation of masters, his knowledge has become increasingly rich and profound, so that he will "write a manuscript in the future, without thinking, often scribble, the words will not be altered, the poems will be like clouds, and the flowers will be blooming in one go." After graduating from Sanjiang Normal School, Liu Yizhi was sponsored by Miao to study in Japan for a period of time, which enabled him to have further contact and understanding of the new world trend of thought and western culture at that time, so his research also far exceeded the vision of Ganjia School. For example, he easily called Dong Zhongshu's "only doing what he wants, knowing what he wants and not doing it" as "only doing what he wants and knowing what he wants", he explained. The so-called "meritorious service" means trying to create a "successful speech", which coincides with the "historical view of people's livelihood" put forward by Sun Yat-sen at that time. During his stay at Nanjing Normal University, Liu Yizhi was hired as a professor in the Department of History of China and served as the head of the Department of Historical Geography. During his stay at National Southeast University, he taught the cultural history of China and the general history of China. "The sound is like Hong Zhong, methodical and beautiful. Students in law and science, whether they choose to study or not, are always in full swing and the classroom is always packed." Liu Yizhi "teaches students in accordance with their aptitude, tirelessly teaches them and works hard for them". Zhang Qiyun, a famous geographer, once said that he was most influenced by three teachers, Liu Boming, Liu Yizhi and Zhu Kezhen. When he applied for Nanjing Normal University that year, he was considered unqualified for admission because of his weak constitution. Later, Liu Yizhi argued that he had performed well and submitted for reconsideration, so he was admitted. During his schooling, Herry Liu's teaching benefited him for life. The biggest beneficiaries are: first, Fang Zhixue, Liu Yizhi thinks that the local chronicles of various provinces and counties are voluminous and more detailed than the records of national history, and should be fully utilized to make up for the shortcomings of national history; The second one is Atlas. Liu Yizhi once quoted Zheng Qiao, a poet of the Song Dynasty, as saying, "Scholars in ancient times should not neglect the left picture and the right book." He personally built a history and geography showroom in order to find the atlas and objects. Third, the study of historical materials. Liu Yizhi once quoted Huang Lizhou's case of Confucianism in the Ming Dynasty: "The way to learn is to be true for your own needs", emphasizing that the choice of historical materials should have methods. It is also considered that the two methods mentioned by Zhang Shizhai in Yi Tong of Literature and History, namely "cutting out articles" and "copying notes from each other", are necessary kung fu for learning. When he left school in Zhang Qiyun, Liu Yizhi only wrote the word "keep the promise" in the commemorative book, warning him not to be extensive and specialized in reading, and explaining to him that "important books should be divided into intensive reading and browsing, and the intensive readers must be meticulous from beginning to end, circle word by word, swim humbly and observe comprehensively before they can understand; As for visitors, it is enough for reference only, to hide the reserves and read them at any time. " Zhang Qiyun belongs to a class of more than ten students in Chinese Department. After his careful training, he achieved excellent academic results. Besides, such as Miao Hejing Changji and Wu Mi once rated it as one of the best classes in Nangao Dongda University.
Liu Yizhi's works are abundant, including China Cultural History and China Historical Essentials. "The combination of historiography and philosophy is the characteristic of his scholarship". His Cultural History of China is divided into three volumes: ancient, medieval and modern, with about one million words. "Each volume is divided into chapters and sections, followed by paragraphs, which must be accompanied by quotations, hundreds of languages, and slanderers of modern Chinese and foreign scholars for readers to thoroughly understand. The subjects in the book are based on the previous words, concise and concise, especially in the aspects of aiding the ancient to prove the present and learning from the present, so that we can understand the gains and losses of the historical legal system, and then compromise to the right to draw a conclusion. "His book The Essentials of China History is divided into ten chapters: historical origin, historical strength, historical unity, historical association, historical morality, historical honesty, historical significance, historical techniques and historization. Some scholars have commented that this book is "more wonderful and beautiful" and "comparable to Liu Zhiji's Shi Tong and Zhang Shizhai's Shi Wen Yi Tong". In addition to outstanding achievements in history, Liu Yizhi's Book of Poetry is famous far and wide, with excellent reasoning, record and lyricism, and is praised as "going straight to the Six Dynasties"; His poems were evaluated by Wu Mi as "vigorous, round and radiant"; And "in calligraphy, in addition to righteousness, it is also an official of ICBC, which is indispensable; In particular, the brushwork of official script is very similar to his teacher Li Ruiqing. ".
Wu Mi once made a comprehensive evaluation of this academic master's academic achievements in On Empty Metaphysical Poetry, and compared it with Liang Qichao: "As a scholar and teacher in China, he can join hands with Liang Rengong, and his academic methods are similar to those of Mr. Liu Yimou, an apprentice. Both of them are proficient in liberal arts, including textual research, righteousness, lyric poetry, comprehensive rule of law and Chinese studies; Both of them draw energy from China culture and are familiar with western learning, western learning, western learning, western customs and western politics. They can combine ancient and modern times and compromise the fine words and reputations of China and foreign countries. They all belong to Confucianism, and the ultimate goal is to discuss Confucian classics and inner saints and outer kings. They are all patriotic, but we must not forget our achievements; They are full of enthusiasm and Congolese courage; Can be a simple and sharp pen, for the home of Xiao Zhao's words; They all treat poetry as a disability, and occasional works must be wonderful. This is the similarity between the two gentlemen. " Liu Yizhi is indifferent to fame and fortune. He hated the corruption of the officialdom in the late Qing Dynasty and the warlords who made mistakes in stealing power in the early Republic of China, and vowed not to be an official in order to teach writing and be honest and self-controlled. Cui Zeng, a student in the early years of the Republic of China and a reporter for Time magazine in the United States, once said: "If you are keen on official positions, Liu Laobo's qualifications and fame, not to mention the literary dean of Nangao, that is, the president of the university and the minister of education, will certainly be invited to serve." 1942, the National Government established the "Rite and Music Hall". Chiang Kai-shek wanted to rely on Liu Yizhi's virtue and asked the Ministry of Education to invite Liu to preside over it. Liu immediately "resigned", and Jiang invited Liu's disciple Chen Xunci's younger brother to come forward, which was also politely declined. "
When Liu Yizhi was a child, she lived outside her ancestral home with her mother. After entering the society, she became cosmopolitan and lived in debt. Even so, he is indifferent to money. He taught in Liangjiang Normal School in his early years. At that time, out of respect for teachers, the monthly salary was generally paid by the accountant, while the accountant of Liangjiang Normal School asked the teacher to collect it himself. Vitamins defended the dignity of teachers, refused to accept them for several months and resigned at the end of the semester. Li Meian, the principal, was reluctant to give up and asked Chen why. Only then did he take charge of accounting and be able to keep him. 1938, Liu Yizhi was invited by Zhu Kezhen to give a lecture at Taihe Zhejiang University in Guizhou. When he talked about the Nanjing Massacre of the Japanese invaders in class, he was filled with indignation and suddenly suffered a stroke and fainted on the podium. Zhu Kezhen, the principal, extended his medical release and Liu stayed in school for another three months. When I left school, Zhu sent a school bus to see me off and asked my secretary to put me on the boat in 300 yuan. Liu Yizhi refused to accept money and salary from Sichuan because he was unable to give lectures due to illness.