Young China Theory
Liang Qichao
The Japanese call us China, one is called the Big Empire, and the other is the Big Empire. This is a language that is a translation of the words of Europeans and Westerners. Alas! Is it true that I am the boss in China? Liang Qichao said: Evil, what is the word? What to say! There is a young China in my heart.
If you want to talk about the old and young of the country, please first talk about the old and young of the people: the elderly often think about the past, and the young often think about the future. Thinking only about the past creates nostalgia; thinking only about the future creates hope. It’s just nostalgia, so it’s conservative; it’s just hope, so it’s aggressive. It is only conservative, so it will remain the same forever; it is only progressive, so it is new day by day. Just thinking about the past, everything is as it has been, so I know that it is the same as usual; thinking about the future, everything is as it has been, so I always dare to make exceptions. Old people often worry a lot, while young people often like to have fun. But there are too many worries, so one is discouraged, but there is only joy, so one is full of energy. But he is discouraged, so he is cowardly; but he is energetic, so he is heroic. But he is cowardly, so he remains contented; but he is heroic, so he takes risks. Only by being idle can we destroy the world; only by taking risks can we create the world. Old people are often tired of things, young people are often happy with things. But I hate things, so I always feel that there is nothing I can do; I just hate things, so I always feel that there is nothing I can't do. The old are like the setting sun, and the young are like the morning sun; the old are like barren cattle, and the young are like tigers; the old are like monks, and the young are like chivalrous men; the old are like dictionaries, and the young are like dramatists; the old are like opium smoke, and the young are like Like splashing wine; old people are like meteorites from other planets, young people are like coral islands in the ocean; old people are like the pyramids in the Egyptian desert, young people are like the Siberian railways; old people are like willows after autumn, young people are like the willows before spring. Grass; old people are like the dead sea's stagnant water, and young people are like the Yangtze River's origin. This is the general difference in character between old people and young people. Liang Qichao said: It is inherent in people, and it is appropriate for the country.
Liang Qichao said: What a shame, boss! The pipa woman at the head of the Xunyang River, when the bright moon surrounds the boat, the maple leaves rustle, and the quilt is cold as iron, it seems like a dream but not a dream, recalling the beauty of spring flowers and autumn moon in the dust of Luoyang; in the south of the West Palace, the white-haired palace maiden, one lamp like a spike, three Five pairs of people sat together, talking about the legacy between Kaiyuan and Tianbao, and composing the song of colorful clothes and feathers; the melon growers in Qingmen, facing the children on the left, looking after the children, recalling the grand event of the Hou family running around like pearls on the sea; Flying in the secluded area of ??Ceylon, I met with a few guards or good people who were visiting me. I remember that in those days, horses and daggers galloped across the Central Plains, sweeping across Europe, fighting bloody battles on sea towers, and making great achievements that shocked all nations. They first took action. , then caressing the forehead, and finally holding the mirror. Alas! His face was chapped and all his teeth were gone, his hair was full of white, and he looked slumped and old. If one abandons gloom and has no thoughts, apart from misery there is no heaven and earth, apart from decadence there is no sun and moon, apart from sighing there is no sound, and apart from waiting for death there is no career, then there will be beauties and heroes, but not ordinary people. yeah? Relatives and friends throughout my life are all in the tomb, living and eating, waiting for others. Today is passed, let alone the future. This year is passed, let alone next year. The whole world is discouraged and short-tempered, and no one is more discouraged than the boss. Is it possible for this person to desire to use the means of grabbing the clouds to achieve great achievements and achieve the goal of conquering mountains and seas? Alas! Is it true that I am the boss in China? Today, we refer to the past, how the Tang and Yu dynasties were ruled by Zhi; how heroic the Qin Emperor and Han Martial Arts were; how prosperous the literature from the Han and Tang Dynasties was; how illustrious the martial arts between Kangxi and Qianlong were; what historians have recounted, The eulogies sung by the Ci Zhang family are nothing but traces of the beautiful scenery and enjoyable experiences of our country's youth. Now I am old and dejected. Five cities were cut yesterday and ten cities will be cut tomorrow. The birds and rats are gone everywhere. The chickens and dogs are frightened every night. The land and property of the eighteen provinces have become the meat in people's arms. The fathers, brothers and children of Xibaizhao have been injected into people's hearts. How can a native slave be called "the boss marries a merchant's wife"? Alas! Ping Jun, don't talk about the events of the past. I can't bear to look at the haggard time. The prisoners of Chu are facing each other, looking at the shadow. Human life is in danger. I don't care about the day and night. The country is a country waiting to die, and the people of a country are people waiting to die. Nothing can be done. It's not surprising that everything is done by people. Liang Qichao said: Is China the leader in fruit? This is one of the biggest problems on the planet today. If it is the boss, then China is the country of the past, that is, this country used to exist on the earth, but now it is gradually disappearing, and its destiny in the future is almost over; if it is not the boss, then China is the country of the future, that is, on the earth This country did not appear in the past, but now it is gradually developing. There is a long way to go in the future. Do you want to end China as the boss today? For a young man? Then we must first understand the meaning of the word "国". What is the husband's country? There is land; there are people; the people who live in the land govern the affairs of the land they live in; they make their own laws and abide by them. There is sovereignty and there is obedience. Everyone is sovereign and everyone is obedient. This is what we call a fully established country. There has been no fully established nation on earth since hundreds of years. If it is fully established, it is a matter of the prime of life; if it is not fully established but gradually becomes fully established, it is a matter of youth. Therefore, I can sum it up in one sentence: The European countries are now a country in their prime, while China, today, is a country of young people.
In ancient times, China had the name of a country, but it did not have the shape of a country. It may be a country of families, a country of chiefs, a country of feudal feudal lords, or a country of one autocratic king. Although the types are different, when it comes to the constitution of the country, some of them are missing. department. Just like a baby from the time of embryo to adulthood, one or two organs of the body grow first, and the other branches of the body, although rough, cannot be used for their purpose. Therefore, before Tang and Yu, it was the embryonic age, during the Yin and Zhou dynasties, it was the age of nurturance, which came from Confucius, and now it is the age of boys, which has gradually developed, and now it is about to enter the realm of teenagers above adults. If it matures too late, the people of all ages have stifled its vitality.
For example, one may have been sick in childhood and become old again, or one might suspect that one's death is imminent, but one does not know that the reasons are incomplete and incomplete. It's not about the past, it's about the future.
In the past, China did not even have a country, but only a court. I, the descendants of the Yellow Emperor, have lived together as a clan and have stood on this earth for thousands of years. If you ask what the name of their country is, there is no answer. The so-called Tang, Yu, Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing are all dynasty names. The court refers to the private property of a family; the country refers to the public property of the people. The dynasty has the old and young of the dynasty, and the state has the old and young of the country. Since the dynasty and the country are different things, it cannot be understood that the old and young of the dynasty are the old and young of the country. Wen, Wu, Cheng, and Kang were the youth of the Zhou Dynasty; You, Li, Huan, and Nan were the old age. Gao, Wen, Jing, and Wu are the youth of the Han Dynasty; Yuan, Ping, Huan, and Ling are the old age. Since the rest of the dynasties, there are all such things. It is acceptable to be the elder of a court, but it is not allowed to be the elder of a country. A court's old age and death are like a person's old age and death. How does it compare to what I call China? However, our China has not appeared in the world before, but now it is beginning to sprout. The world is vast, the future is vast, and my young China is so beautiful!
Mazzini is the leader of the three Italian heroes. Being accused of state affairs, he fled to a foreign country and founded a society called Young Italy. The people with lofty ideals across the country reacted with clouds and mist, and finally recovered the old things and made Italy one of the most powerful countries in Europe. Italy is the oldest and largest country in Europe. After the fall of Rome, the land was subordinated to the Pope and the political power returned to Austria. It is almost said that it is old and on the verge of death, but it has a Mazzini, and it can lift the whole country at a young age. What’s more, we in China are actually in our youth? In a land of more than 400 states, with a population of more than 400 people, how could it be that there is not even one Mazhini?
There is a chapter of poems in Gong Zizhen's collection, titled "Neng Ling Gong Shao Shao Xing". I love reading it and appreciate its purpose. Our people think that they are the bosses of their country, and Siguo is the boss; our people know that they are the young people of their country, and they are young people. There is a Western proverb that says: "There are three-year-old men, and there are hundred-year-old boys." However, the old and young of the country have no fixed shape, and they actually grow and decline according to the people's mental strength. I have seen that Mazhini can make the country young, and I have seen that the officials and people of our country can make the country old. I am afraid of this! How can I be so magnificent, rich, and graceful as a young Chinese, that the Europeans, Westerners, and Japanese call me the boss? Therefore, those who hold the power of the country are all old and decrepit. It’s not the eight-part essay that’s been written for decades, it’s not the writing that’s been written for decades, it’s not the difference, it’s not the salary that’s been paid for the decades, it’s not the handbook that’s been handed over for the decades, it’s not the promise that’s been made for the decades, it’s not the kowtow for the decades, it’s not the After a few decades of peace, you will definitely not be able to get an official position or advance to a higher position. Among the hundreds of people who hold the rank of minister or above and above the rank of supervisor, there are probably ninety-six or seven people with unprepared facial features. If they are not blind, they are deaf, if they have trembling hands, they are lame, otherwise they will suffer from hemiplegia. . He can't even eat, drink, walk, see, hear or speak. He has to be supported by three or four people on the left and right to catch him, so that he can survive. Therefore, he wants to charge him with state affairs. How strange is it to set up countless puppets and let him rule the world. Moreover, those of that generation, since their youth, no longer know where Asia and Europe are, or where Hanzu and Tangzong were the emperors of that dynasty. They still think that they are stubborn and corrupt and have not reached the extreme, so they will be polished off. , cultivate him, and wait until his brain has dried up, his blood vessels are clogged, his breath is dying, and he is living next to ghosts, then I will give up my 20,000 miles of mountains and rivers and 40 million lives to his hands in one fell swoop. Alas! The boss of the empire is indeed the boss. And those of the other generation have accumulated their eight-legged, white-folded, errand-paid, stipend, handbook, chanted promises, kowtowed, and said hello for decades. They have gone through countless hardships and hardships before they can obtain this red-topped flower-feathered uniform. Se, the name of Master Zhongtang, is the result of his full energy and his lifelong efforts to maintain it. Just like the beggar who picked up a gold ingot, although the thunder circled on top of his head, he still held his purse tightly with both hands. He did not care about it, did not know it, and did not hear it. Here we tell you that the country will be destroyed and divided, and the other people will listen to it, and the other people will believe it. Even if the fruit dies and is divided, and I am seventy or eighty this year, I hope that within a year or two, foreigners will not come and robbers will not be able to afford it, I have lived a happy life.
If you have no choice but to cut off the land of three provinces and two provinces, and pay tribute to me in exchange for a few of my yamen; sell three million people as servants as slaves to redeem my old life. What's impossible, what's difficult to do. Alas! The so-called old empresses, old ministers, old generals, and old officials today have all the means to cultivate one's character, manage one's family, govern a country, and bring peace to the world. "The west wind urges people to grow old in one night, and all their beauty will wither and turn white." Zou Wuchang is a doctor, and he carries a life-warming talisman to wish his birthday. How painful it is! By taking this as a country, I will be able to live without growing old and die, and I am afraid that I will die before my age.
Liang Qichao said: Those who create today’s big China are the karma of China’s old age; those who create the young China of the future are also the responsibility of young China. What is the use of that old and decayed person? The day for him to say goodbye to this world is not far away, but I, a young man, am new and have a relationship with this world. Just like the person who lives in a house, he will move to another place tomorrow, and I will enter this room today. It is not surprising that those who are about to move do not take care of their windows and don't keep their courtyards clean. The common people have constant feelings. If I, a young man, have a great future ahead and a vast future, and China is an ox, a horse, a slave, or a slave, then only my young man can handle the cruelty of being cooked and whipped; if China dominates the universe and dominates the earth, Then the honor of commanding Gu Pan is only enjoyed by me as a young man. How can I compare it with someone who is dying and living next to ghosts? If he treats it indifferently, it can still be said; if I treat it indifferently, it cannot be said.
If the young people in the whole country become young people, then our China will be a country of the future, and its progress will be immeasurable; if the young people in the whole country will also become the boss, then our China will be a country of the past, and its collapse will be inevitable. Wait. Therefore, the responsibility today does not lie with others, but with my young man. If young people are wise, the country will be wise. If young people are rich, the country will be rich. If young people are strong, the country will be strong. If young people are independent, the country will be independent. If young people are free, the country will be free. If young people make progress, the country will progress. If young people are better than Europe, the country will be better than Europe. If young people are strong on the earth, then the country will be better than Europe. The country is proud of the earth. When the red sun rises, its path shines brightly; when the river flows out, it flows into the vast ocean. The lurking dragon soared into the abyss, its scales and claws flying; the milky tiger roared in the valley, and all the beasts were frightened. The falcon tests its wings, and the wind and dust suck it up; the first-born of a strange flower looks like a splendid emperor. The cadres have hair and their awns are shining. The sky wears its green color, and the earth wears its yellow color. Even though there are thousands of years, there are eight desolations. The future is like an ocean and the days ahead are long. How beautiful is my young Chinese, who is as old as the sky; how magnificent is my young Chinese, who is boundless with the country!
"Thirty years of fame and dust, eight thousand miles of clouds and moons. Don't wait to turn your young head white, empty and sad." These are the words and sentences of Yue Wumu's "Man Jiang Hong", which the author has written since he was six years old. I remember it orally and still recite it fondly. From now on, instead of being called a guest of mourning time, he calls himself the young man of China.