Chapter 13 Talk about villain Wei Jianmin

Mr. Yu Qiuyu's "Notes on Mountain Dwelling" begins with the back of a dynasty and ends with a dark corner of history, which really surprises people｜because the last part of the notes is to analyze and angrily criticize some villains in history.I think, if Mr. Yu hadn't run into the entanglement of villains in reality today when his reputation is growing, he wouldn't spend pen and ink to break through the tranquility of the mountain residence. What is a villain?It's actually hard to define.As early as more than 2,000 years ago, in the treatises of the pre-Qin philosophers, the term villain appeared, which seems to be an antonym for gentleman.But I always feel that although the term villain is vague, it has a common understanding among normal people: if someone is dismissed as a villain by others, it is really a great shame.When I pick up these words now, I feel that they are heavyweight; it seems to violate the virtue of a gentleman.

Just like Mr. Yu's analysis, there are social and historical reasons for the emergence of villains, as well as psychological reasons.The survival and reproduction of the villain are actually accompanied by the behavior of the gentleman, such as light and yin, yin and yang.Little people are not extinct. Too much history, needless to say.Let’s just talk about the history of the mainland for more than 40 years. If there are constant political movements, which come every seven or eight years, it will really provide a historical opportunity for countless villains to release their energy.Now that we don’t engage in sports anymore, and villains are immortal, we have to find ways to vent them, which is why protracted social pollution has formed.For people who play tricks, the villain is still a reliable ranger, such as Meng Changjun, who does not despise the thieves.

Generally, people who are entangled by villains are always outstanding in a certain environment.They either made achievements in academic research, or made great achievements in literary and artistic creation, and received the attention of the society; at the same time, they were also hated by villains.In some places, even a woman's beauty can be a motivator for attacks by villains.Because of villains, many geniuses died; some beautiful women died to prove their innocence.The villain is an individual in a certain event, but a class in social history. Is there a way to eliminate the soil where villains exist and make the land of China an ideal country of gentlemen? | Close to fantasy.As the saying goes: a big tree attracts the wind.A person who enjoys a great name or pursues something is actually attacked by villains all the time, which seems to have become a necessary resistance.The villain will never disappear, the important thing is how to deal with it.After reading the last article of Mr. Yu's "Notes on a Mountain Dwelling", I remembered Mr. Hu Shi's attitude towards scolding back then.In the letter to Yang Xingfo in "Selected Letters from Hu Shi", Mr. wrote｜

I have been scolded for more than ten years, and I have never resented those who scolded me.Sometimes they scolded me inappropriately, and I was anxious for them instead.Sometimes they scolded too much, and it damaged their own personality. I feel uneasy for them.If scolding me benefits the scolder, then I have owed him an indirect favor, and I am naturally willing to be scolded.Gentle and honest, open-minded and graceful like Mr. Hu Shi, this is an insult to a villain. In the 1930s and 1940s, Mr. Ba Jin, who was always quick in action but slow in speech, was also attacked by rumors from boring tabloids and social villains.When I read Ba Jin's research materials, I remembered my husband's categorical words when dealing with these troubles: my only attitude is to ignore it!Because if the victim fights back, the villain will be happy, thinking that the rumor they fabricated has worked.

Mr. Shi Zhecun was also attacked back then.Mr. Shen Congwen wrote to him after hearing about it｜ The Shanghai side probably has a habit, so there are a lot of news out of thin air. For a while, it is concentrated on the elder brother. You might as well stay calm and make peace with him. After a while, nothing will happen.My brother has always held this attitude in his creation, not seeking to be thoughtful in a short time, but to work hard honestly.Inappropriate criticisms from other parties and meaningless rumors are never debated, nor are their sources investigated, nor are they eager to explain, everything is time-consuming.

Back then, Mr. Shen Congwen also suffered a great shock; many people scolded him together, and finally scolded him to a corner of the history museum; the brilliant book "History of Chinese Clothing" was born. A wise gentleman in ancient times could not do anything to a villain.Their advice to the monarch is nothing more than: be close to virtuous ministers, far away from villains.Mr. Yu said: Since villains have been pestering us for so long, why don't we take courage and shout at them a few times? Silence is worse than clamor, and silence is better than slander. (Published in "Wenhui Reading Weekly" on May 4, 1995)