Looking at the literati of the Republic of China period, it seems that there are very few people who love one, and today we want to say that this person, in the Republic of China, can be described as a well-known figure, he is Jiang Menglin, who has been the president of Peking University for the longest time, Jiang Menglin served in the National Government, and also has a very high status in the education circles, Fu Sinian once said that "Jiang Menglin's learning is not as good as Cai Yuanpei, but the efficiency of work is higher than Cai Yuanpei" Regarding Jiang Menglin's running of schools and education, there are mixed reviews and criticisms, but when it comes to his feelings, everyone feels that it is very inappropriate.
In 1886, Jiang Menglin was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, a wealthy family, living conditions are very good, in 1908, Jiang Menglin married his first wife under the arrangement of the family, Sun Yushu, the relationship between the two belonged to the post-marriage training, in more than 20 years, Sun Yushu gave birth to three sons and a daughter for Jiang Menglin, and with the climbing of Jiang Menglin's career, Sun Yushu's identity as a farmer's wife has been a bit of a drag on him, in 1926, the two began a 7-year separation life.
In 1928, Jiang Menglin's good friend Gao Renshan was killed by the warlord of the Feng clan, at the funeral, Jiang Menglin was very sad, he was kind enough to comfort his friend's widow Tao Zenggu, and promised that she would take more care of her in the future, and soon after, Jiang Menglin transferred Tao Zenggu to be his secretary, and over time, Tao Zenggu walked out of the pain of losing his father and developed feelings with Jiang Menglin.
In 1933, Jiang Menglin sent a letter of resignation to his wife Sun Yushu, Sun Yushu is just an ordinary traditional woman, she does not have the pungency and boldness of Mrs. Hu Shi's wife Jiang Dongxiu, in the face of her husband's letter of resignation, she is powerless to refute, can only dimly sign, Jiang Menglin knows that this practice of his will attract public opinion in society, so he asked his good friend Hu Shi to be a witness to the marriage, Jiang Dongxiu knew, locked the door of the home, and finally, Hu Shi jumped out of the window to participate in Jiang Menglin's wedding.
At this wedding, Jiang Menglin and the guests said, "I love Brother Renshan, so I also love what he loves, and the reason why I married Tao Zenggu is also to be able to take better care of her" As soon as the sentence came out, the guests laughed loudly, and everyone thought that Jiang Menglin was really shameless, but they did not say it.
After Jiang Menglin married Tao Zenggu, life was still very good, during the War of Resistance, the two took their children to a place, get along well, it is also a good story, in 1958, Tao Zenggu died, the love between the two also came to an end, this relationship is also like people drinking cold and warm self-knowledge.
Although Jiang Menglin has made remarkable achievements in literary education, but as far as his own emotional life is concerned, it is indeed debatable, abandoning his wife and marrying a friend's widow, to put it bluntly, or desire is at work, but we also know that the so-called life is just to live happily on the line, if you care about so many other people's views and statements, I am afraid that I will not be able to find my own happiness in this life, in general, Jiang Menglin's approach is still more shocking.