Chapter 291 290【The End of an Era】

Three days later, Zhou Hexuan saw Liang Qichao on his deathbed in the bed of Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

In the ward stood Liang Qichao's wife Wang Guiquan (the main wife's dowry maid), the eldest son Liang Sicheng, Lin Huiyin and his wife, the fourth son Liang Sida, the fifth son Liang Sili, the third daughter Liang Siying, and the fourth daughter Liang Sining.

As for Liang Qichao's other sons and daughters, except for the eldest daughter who married Nanyang, the rest are all studying in Europe and America.

Zhou Hexuan walked in, nodded to Wang Guiquan, Liang Sicheng and others, and asked, "How is Mr. Ren Gong's condition?"

Liang Sicheng lowered his head helplessly, while Wang Guiquan wiped away his tears and said, "Sometimes I'm awake, sometimes I'm comatose, I'm afraid it won't work."

"well!"

Zhou Hexuan sighed and walked silently to the hospital bed.

Among the friends Zhou Hexuan has made since time travelling, Liang Qichao and Feng Yong have the deepest feelings.

Liang Qichao was both a teacher and a friend to Zhou Hexuan. There were almost no flaws in the conduct of this old gentleman, which was admirable, admirable and deplorable.

Seemingly hearing footsteps, Liang Qichao suddenly opened his eyes, smiled weakly and said, "Mingcheng is here, sit down."

"Sir, rest assured." Zhou Hexuan held Liang Qichao's hand.

"I'm not going to make it," Liang Qichao obviously recovered, and his state became much more energetic. He told his family, "After I die, the doctor can dissect the body to find out the cause of the disease. It can be regarded as a contribution to modern medicine."

"Master!" Wang Guiquan burst into tears.

The other sons and daughters also surrounded the bed with sad faces, and Liang Sicheng's tears flowed down silently.

Zhou Hexuan shook his head helplessly. As a traveler, he knew the cause of Liang Qichao's death.

Liang Qichao was sick from overwork at first, but his condition has improved under the treatment of national experts in traditional Chinese medicine. But Liang Qichao didn't care about his body, and his living habits were extremely bad. He not only often stayed up late to read and write, but occasionally played mahjong all night.

As a result, Liang Qichao's condition deteriorated rapidly, and he had to go to Xiehe Hospital for surgery.

Due to the negligence of the nurse, when marking the operation site with iodine, the left kidney that should have been marked was marked as the right kidney. The chief surgeon, Liu Ruihuan, was also careless. He didn't check the X-rays carefully, so he removed Liang Qichao's healthy right kidney, leaving behind the diseased left kidney.

The healthy kidney was removed, and the diseased kidney was kept. Liang Qichao has completely neglected maintenance in the past few years, and still forgets to eat and sleep. He wrote books saying that death is a matter of time.

This matter caused a great deal of trouble, that is, the "Case of Miscutting Liang Qichao's Kidney". The hospital kept it secret, and the chief surgeon was also transferred. Liang Qichao probably knew the truth, but he tried his best to defend the hospital, saying that he was very healthy after the operation.

As for the reason, the main reason is that many people in the country did not believe in Western medicine at that time, and Liang Qichao did not want to discredit Western medicine because of himself.

However, Liang Qichao's family was not aware of the situation. It was not until 40 years later that Liang Sicheng was admitted to Union Medical College Hospital due to illness that he learned the truth from his attending doctor.

Since Liang Qichao was unwilling to reveal the truth, Zhou Hexuan would naturally not speak out either. If the world knows about this, with Liang Qichao's huge influence, the development of Western medicine in China will definitely be hindered.

Liang Qichao warned his family, and then said to Zhou Hexuan: "Mingcheng, I have done a lot of damage to the ideological world of the late Qing Dynasty, but I have made little progress. I can be called a sinner. Compared with my teacher Kang Youwei, he is too prejudiced, and I am too prejudiced." There is no prejudice. The two of us deal with the current situation in the same way, and the same is true for academic research. He holds the idea of ​​​​retaining the emperor and restoring the new, while I am always wandering and searching, and my thoughts are constantly changing. Neither is advisable, nor is it good for the country or the nation. You have made great contributions. You are a great talent in the ideological world. When you guide the people on the right path, you must not learn from me to look forward and backward and waver. The future of China depends on your generation."

Zhou Hexuan's nose was a little sore, he nodded and said: "Hexuan will keep it in mind!"

Liang Qichao smiled, his pupils gradually dilated, and there was no sign of life anymore.

"Sir, let's go." Zhou Hexuan stretched out his hand to press Liang Qichao's forehead, gently brushed it down, and closed his eyelids.

The Liang family members in the ward were already crying. Wang Guowei pushed the door open and stood there in a daze when he saw the situation.

It is so strange to say that in history, Wang Guowei committed suicide, and it was Liang Qichao who helped to preside over the funeral. However, under the influence of Zhou Hexuan's time travel, Wang Guowei sent Liang Qichao to die.

Zhou Hexuan walked out of the ward with a sigh, took a long breath of fresh air, and his mood eased a little.

Wang Guowei shook his head, turned around and walked to Zhou Hexuan, and asked, "Ming Cheng, what is the last word of Mr. Ren?"

Zhou Hexuan said: "He said that he has no opinion, that he has done too much damage to China and contributed too little, so I must strengthen my beliefs and avoid wavering."

Wang Guowei looked back at the situation in the ward and sighed, "Let's help prepare for the memorial service and funeral."

Now Mrs. Liang is crying to death. Except for Liang Sicheng, several of the Liang family's children in China are still underage, and they really need friends to help with the funeral.

That night, Wang Guowei was in charge of convening the crowd and set up a "funeral committee" the next day. Wang Guowei served as the chairman and wrote invitations to Liang Qichao's former friends, while Zhou Hexuan was in charge of specific affairs, arranging memorial services and funerals.

As for Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin, they were responsible for designing the cemetery for their father.

As an all-powerful thinker and politician in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, Liang Qichao's funeral seemed rather shabby. The Nationalist government didn't say anything, only some friends who were alive came to see him off. Friends from Shanghai and Beiping held public memorial ceremonies, and many newspapers also reported on it.

Although many people came to express their condolences and see them off, they did not belong to the rich and powerful. They basically belonged to the cultural circles, such as Qian Xuantong, Hu Shi, Ding Wenjiang, Xiong Xiling, Zhu Xizu, Xiong Fuxi, Yu Shangyuan, Yang Honglie, Wu Qichang, etc. Representatives from associations and institutions were also present.

Perhaps, for today's Chinese political circles, Liang Qichao is really outdated. No power, no power, who cares about his life or death?

In sharp contrast to this, Sun Yat-sen's funeral was held half a year later—Sun Wen's body was still in Biyun Temple in Xiangshan, Beiping. The hearse departed from the Party Headquarters of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and went to the mausoleum for more than 20 miles. Along the way, the people took off their hats and stood in silence, and the number of spectators was more than 500,000.

Zhou Hexuan watched the coffin sink into the ground, and couldn't help sighing: "An era is over."

"Yes, an era is over." Hu Shi, who came all the way from Shanghai, said sadly.

Yuan Shikai died, Sun Yat-sen died, Kang Youwei died, Liang Qichao died, and the turbulent era of the late Qing Dynasty came to an end. With the victory of the Northern Expedition, China has ushered in a new era, but unfortunately this new era does not seem to be too bright.

Chen Dezheng, as a representative of the Shanghai Party Headquarters, then proposed at the National Party Congress: "Anyone who is proved in writing by the provincial Party Headquarters and the special city Party Headquarters to be an anti-(harmonious) revolutionary element, the court or other statutory acceptance agency shall issue an anti-(harmonious) revolutionary element. Harmony) revolution. If you are not satisfied, you can appeal. However, if the higher court or other higher-level statutory acceptance agency obtains written proof from the Central Party Headquarters, it will immediately refute it."

That is to say, as long as the Kuomintang party finds you guilty, it will be useless for you to appeal, and the court will be useless.

The footsteps of dictatorship are getting closer and closer.