Chapter 240 239 [Pathetic]

Xu family.

Zhang Leyi, Lu Xiaoman, Zhang Jiazhu and Liang Shiqiu are playing mahjong.

Now during the summer vacation, Liang Shiqiu has a lot of free time, so he came to Shanghai from Nanjing to play with Xu Zhimo.

"Brother Xuan, what is this?" Zhang Leyi pointed to the three barrels and asked, she was just learning to play cards, and her skills and experience were still lacking.

Zhou Hexuan stood behind Zhang Leyi, commanding: "This one is going to be shot, Yu Jiu will definitely fight with it."

Zhang Jiazhu asked speechlessly: "How do you know me and what?"

"Do you still need to ask? You have made it clear. I am too lazy to say which card I listen to." Zhou Hexuan laughed.

After Zhang Jiazhu was dismantled, he immediately said angrily: "You are a real gentleman when you watch the card and don't say anything. You see that Zhimo is a gentleman, and he doesn't say a word."

Xu Zhimo, who was sitting next to Lu Xiaoman watching the cards, immediately laughed and said, "Xiaoman's poker skills are better than mine."

At this moment, the servant suddenly came in and said, "A man surnamed Chen came to see Mr. Zhou, can he come in?"

Zhang Jiazhu sneered: "It must be Chen Dezheng, he came so fast!"

Xu Zhimo asked: "Have you seen?"

"See you, why don't you see me?" Zhou Hexuan said to the servant, "Please come in."

A moment later, Chen Dezheng showed up with two sets of scrolls in his hands. When he entered the door, he cupped his fists and said with a smile: "Oh, Mr. Zhou, I have admired your name for a long time, and I have wanted to pay a visit for a long time, but I am too busy to leave."

Zhou Hexuan said with a half-smile: "That's right, Minister Chen is indeed a busy man."

Chen Dezheng didn't seem to be able to hear the irony in his tone, so he opened the scroll and said, "Recently, I got a pair of calligraphy. I heard that Mr. Zhou has a lot of research on calligraphy, so I'm here to ask for some advice."

Liang Shiqiu and Xu Zhimo looked at each other, and couldn't help smiling.

Zhang Jiazhu spoke much more directly, he said: "You know how to inquire, and you know that brother Mingcheng likes calligraphy."

Chen Dezheng didn't care about the sarcasm, unfolded the scroll and said: "This is the work of Mr. Ziquan two years ago. I can't tell the authenticity. I would like to invite Mr. Zhou to learn from it."

Zhang Jiazhu immediately said: "Do you have the nerve to take out Tang Tuo's calligraphy? I have dozens of copies at home, and these things are all rotten."

Chen Dezheng said with a smile: "The quality of calligraphy has nothing to do with the number of survivors."

Tang Tuo was indeed a famous calligrapher in the Republic of China. The signboards of Zhonghua Bookstore, World Bookstore, and Dadong Bookstore were all written by this person. Later, the words "Central Bank" and other words on the legal currency of the Republic of China also came from Tang Tuo's handwriting, and the words on many postage stamps are also Tang Tuo's.

He is well-known and well-written, but it's a pity that he has too many calligraphy.

This gentleman wrote 30,000 couplets in six years, and hired two or three people to grind the ink. He felt that grinding ink was too time-consuming, so he actually developed an ink grinding machine by himself.

This is no longer a calligrapher, but a writing machine.

Of course, Tang Tuo's character is still good. Of the 30,000 pairs of couplets, 10,000 were sold for charity and donated to build a school in my hometown.

Zhou Hexuan glanced at the two scrolls, but it turned out to be a couplet, the content reads: The cool breeze cleanses the heaven and earth, and the roughness drives the talents.

"Well, it's magnificent and well written, suitable for hanging on the wall." Zhou Hexuan nodded in approval.

In Zhou Hexuan's opinion, this couplet can only be called "good", with more than enough craftsmanship, but not enough charm. It is far less elegant and nimble than Xu Beihong, nor is he as free as Liang Suming is, nor is he as handsome and vigorous as Liang Qichao.

Of course, he is still much smarter than Mr. Yuan, and it's not for nothing.

This kind of character is suitable for making plaques, door couplets, and general printed materials. It can be seen from a distance, but it cannot be savored repeatedly.

When Chen Dezheng heard Zhou Hexuan's praise, he immediately laughed and said, "The so-called swords are given to heroes, and red powder is given to beauties. Since Mr. Zhou likes this pair of calligraphy, I will give it to him."

Zhou Hexuan didn't answer, and said with a smile: "Forget it, Mr. Tang Tuo's handwriting, I'll spend some money to buy a few copies."

Chen Dezheng was quite displeased when he heard this, he even came to apologize, but the other party still refused to let him go.

"Mr. Zhou," Chen Dezheng said patiently, "The matter of banning "Goddess" and "Dog Official" is purely a misunderstanding, and we will correct the mistake as soon as possible."

Zhou Hexuan sneered and said, "Then Shanghai's "Republic of China Daily" said that I was a traitor who was following the trend, and it was also a misunderstanding? That article must not have been written by Minister Chen when he was drunk."

Zhang Jiazhu chimed in and said, "Minister Chen is really amazing. He can write articles in such an orderly way while drunk. I'm ashamed of myself."

Chen Dezheng finally got angry. He said: "Mr. Zhou, I apologize with good intentions. Since you don't want to appreciate it, let's continue. I, Chen Dezheng, have never done anything wrong in my life, and I am not afraid of making trouble with the commander-in-chief!"

"It doesn't matter." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll seal up Ta Kung Pao when I go back!" Chen Dezheng said angrily.

Zhou Hexuan stared at him and said, "Try it. If you dare to seal the "Ta Kung Pao", I will go to Peiping immediately and confront Chang Kaishen face to face, asking him what is the difference between him and the Beiyang warlords!"

As if stung by a scorpion, Chen Dezheng jumped up and pointed at Zhou Hexuan: "How dare you call the commander-in-chief's name directly!"

Two months ago, the "News" incorrectly arranged the word "Jiang" in "Welcome Commander-in-Chief Chiang" into the word "General". This mistake was caught by Chen Dezheng for a long time, and the "Newspaper" spent money and made connections and published an apology in the newspaper, and then the matter was resolved.

"Isn't the person's name called out?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

Chen Dezheng said: "Commander Chang is a great man, just like Confucius and Mencius, you should not call him by his first name!"

"Joke, the Qing Dynasty is dead, and you still talk about taboos with me." Zhou Hexuan sneered.

"I'm too lazy to be as knowledgeable as a fool like you, so leave!" Chen Dezheng walked away, feeling that Zhou Hexuan was being unreasonable.

Xu Zhimo asked worriedly: "Mingcheng, he won't mess around again, will he?"

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Don't worry, he understands better than anyone else. Since "Goddess" and "Dog Officer" are in Chang Kaishen's study, Chen Dezheng will definitely lift the ban. But it is impossible to apologize to me in the newspaper. He won't even take the initiative to explain this matter, because he has to worry about the majesty and face of the Shanghai Party Headquarters. It doesn't make any difference whether I reconcile with him today or fall out with him. He is a person like him, he has backbone Very well, even if you kill him, you won’t admit your mistakes.”

As Zhou Hexuan said, Chen Dezheng quickly lifted the ban on "Goddess" and "Dog Official".

However, the ban was lifted quietly, without any voluntary declaration, and even many bookstores didn't know that they could continue to sell these two books. At the same time, Shanghai's "Republic of China Daily" did not write any more articles scolding Zhou Hexuan, but articles that speak well of Zhou Hexuan still need to go through strict censorship.

Zhou Hexuan felt very sad, he had to move Chang Kaishen out, and in the end he could only get a muddled result.

People like Chen Dezheng are equivalent to the cruel officials in ancient times, and they are just tools of those in power. When he provokes the wrath of heaven and people in the future, his master will naturally deal with him severely in order to appease the anger of the public.

Although Chen Dezheng is hateful, what is even more hateful is the KMT behind him.

A year ago, the National Party was still a progressive party in the eyes of intellectuals, and countless northern literati traveled thousands of miles south to join. But what they are doing now is disappointing, and the National Party is gradually losing the hearts of the people.