Author: Shanjia
I heard for a long time that in 1929, Qian Zhongshu applied for Tsinghua University, scored 15 points in mathematics, and was admitted because of the excellent Chinese and English. Years later, Qian Zhongshu became a generation of people and was known as "Cultural Kunlun".
Unexpectedly, two years later, in 1931, Qian Zhongshu's small compatriot Qian Weichang, who is today's male protagonist, was also admitted to Tsinghua. However, his mathematics, physics, and English only add up to 25 points, while Chinese and history are all full marks. Talents are rare, and the History Department of Tsinghua has one more Wuxi "literary and historical special student." ”
The Wuxi Qian family is very famous in the local area, and they are all descendants of Qian Li, but they have been separated for several generations. But unable to write two "qian" words in one stroke, Qian Jibo asked his son Qian Zhongshu to call Qian Mu his uncle, and Qian Mu was the fourth uncle of Qian Wei's eldest concubine.
What I want to say is that Qian Weichang, a literary and historical talent who only scored 5 points in physics in the college entrance examination, abandoned literature and reason, and later became the father of modern Chinese mechanics, and married Kong Xiangying, the seventy-fifth generation granddaughter of Confucius, which is really a legendary life...
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Qian Weichang, who was admitted to tsinghua's history department, was only 19 years old. Unexpectedly, the day after enrolling in school, the 918 Incident broke out. "Although we don't have planes and cannons, we can build our own", with the enthusiasm of patriotic youth, Qian Weichang decided to transfer to the department of physics. But Wu Youxun, the head of the Department of Physics, did not do it, your boy only scored 5 points in physics for the college entrance examination, and he wanted to step into the threshold of our department, too confident.
Here, the physics department does not accept; over there, the fourth uncle Qian Mu also does not agree, "professor among professors" Chen Yinke is in the history department, he reached out and nodded at you, enough for you to use for a lifetime, you boy don't be too crazy, what physics do you want to learn, just kidding?!
There was no way, Qian Weichang had to invite Mr. Gu Jiegang out. This Gu Jiegang was Qian Mu's nobleman, and because of his discovery and promotion, Qian Mu stepped from a middle school teacher to Yenching University to preach and solve his problems. Gu Jiegang spoke in front of Qian Mu, and his words naturally had weight, "It is a good thing for young people to transfer to physics and serve the country, and they should be vigorously supported."
Therefore, here Gu Jie just found Wu Youxun, the head of the physics department, to accept; over there, Qian Mu pleaded with Chen Yinke to let go; Qian Weichang, who was in the middle zone, also went to the office at 6:30 a.m. every day to block Wu Youxun, "I want to change departments."
After a few rounds, Wu Youxun couldn't take it anymore and let out the words: "You Qian Weichang can try it out in the physics department first, and if the three basic courses (general physics, general chemistry, and advanced mathematics) at the end of the semester all reach 70 points, I want you!" ”
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Qian Weichang stepped into the door of the physics department, and he was very excited. Since he had never studied physics or chemistry in middle school, he could only start from scratch, and Qian Weichang went to the science museum at five o'clock in the morning to study hard. Mo Daojun traveled early, and there were even early pedestrians. When Qian Wei arrived at five o'clock, there was always a young talent who was earlier than him, and everyone had been studying hard for half a day. This young talent is Hua Luogeng, an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics. One after the other, the two became acquainted. At this time, Hua Luogeng was studying a problem that Qian Weichang could not understand for a long time. But in terms of method, he pointed out to Qian Weichang, "To study science, you can't memorize by rote like learning liberal arts, but you have to give an example."
Qian Weichang grasped the key to learning science, plus there was a "Teacher Hua" around him who asked for advice at any time, and the progress was rapid. At the end of the period, not only did he reach the standard of 70 points, but also showed the shadow of the "overlord of the physics department", and became a prominent figure in Tsinghua Garden. No, after four years of undergraduate study, Qian Weichang ranked first.
Don't think that Qian Weichang is a nerd who can only read hard, since entering Tsinghua Garden, he has exercised every day. Whether it is cold or hot, it is never stopped. By chance, John Ma discovered Qian Weichang, who exercised every day, so he recruited him to join the tsinghua university cross-country long-distance running team.
Under the special training of John Ma, Qian Weichang actually ran a good time of 13.04 seconds at the 1933 National University Games and won the top three in the 100-meter hurdles! The most proud thing is that Qian Weichang's head has grown from 149cm when he entered the school to 165cm when he graduated, which has made too much progress. Qian Weichang is not only good at his stature, but also more excellent in his studies, and he was admitted to the graduate school of Wu Youxun, the head of the department, and is really a good student with all-round development of morality, intellect and body.
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Kong Xiangying, born in Shandong Province, is the seventy-fifth generation granddaughter of Confucius. In 1934, she studied at Nankai Girls' High School and was admitted to the Department of Chinese Literature of Tsinghua University. Not long after entering the school, Kong Xiangying heard about the legend of the senior Qian Weichang's "abandonment of literature and reasoning". Only smell his people, do not see his shadow, the two have not intersected. Until 1935, "one two. The Nine " Movement broke out, and Qian Weichang, who was also a Tsinghua student, and Kong Xiangying became acquainted.
There is no love at first sight drama, and there is no embellishment under the moon, but only a deep literary literacy, so that each other have more common language. I thought that I would come to Japan for a long time, but I knew the outbreak of the July 7 Incident, but I let Qian and Kong, who knew each other well, be separated by the war. Kong Xiangying, as a student, moved to Kunming with Tsinghua University. Qian Weichang, on the other hand, only arrived in Kunming on New Year's Day in 1939.
Finally seeing his beloved girl, Qian Weichang was overjoyed. At this time, Qian Weichang's teacher, Ye Qisun, dean of the School of Science of Tsinghua University, was transferred to chongqing Academia Sinica as director general, so he handed over the second-year thermodynamics class of the Department of Physics to him. Therefore, Qian Weichang taught at Southwest United University as a graduate student. The fourth uncle, Qian Mu, is a famous teacher in the Department of History. His uncle and nephew also taught at the United Nations General Assembly, which was rumored to be a good story for a while.
On August 1, 1939, Qian Weichang married his wife Kong Xiangying. The host is the fourth uncle Qian Mu, a famous master of traditional Chinese studies; the witnesses are Zhu Ziqing, Kong Xiangying's mentor and head of the Department of Chinese Literature, and Wu Youxun, the teacher of Qian Weichang and the dean of the College of Science. At the wedding, Qian Wei recited a long poem: the crowd looked for her for a thousand hundred degrees, and suddenly looked back, but the person was in the middle of the lights...
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Someone once asked Kong Xiangying, "You and Qian Weichang, but you fell in love at first sight?" Kong Xiangying smiled: "Not so." In my first impression, he was thin and nothing special. But as the contact deepened, I found that he was very quick-witted, and had a strong patriotic enthusiasm, obsessed with his career, obsessed with friendship, and was a very lovely brother. ”
In August 1940, Qian Weichang went to Canada to study alone. Before going abroad, he sent Kong Xiangying, who was already pregnant with Liujia, back to his mother's house in Chongqing to give birth. Soon, Gongzi Yuankai came to the human world. Since then, Kong Xiangying has taken Xiao Yuankai with him and lived through the turbulent years. Fortunately, there are also foreign letters from her husband, Qian Weichang, who have accompanied her through difficult years.
In 1946, Qian Weichang, who was already working in the United States, bid farewell to his mentor Feng Weichang. Carmen returned to her homeland on the grounds of visiting her family. Finally, he met his wife, who was already six years old, and Xiao Yuankai, who was already six years old, "reunited after a long absence of seven years, and had some misery and joy."
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After liberation, Qian Weichang served as provost of Tsinghua University. When China's first 12-year scientific plan was formulated after 1956, he, with his far-sighted strategic vision, together with Qian Xuesen and Qian Sanqiang, vigorously defied public opinion and put forward a scientific plan that was in line with the reality of the mainland. Since then, the "three dollars" have become famous all over the world.
In 1958, Qian Weichang did not recognize the education model of the Soviet Big Brother, and proposed general education and professors to govern the school, and was branded as a rightist. Without a political status, he became the "enemy of the people" that everyone shouted and beat, and since then Qian Weichang has plummeted, from a respected old professor to a laboratory cleaner. What's more, some people forced Kong Xiangying to divorce Qian Weichang. Drawing a line with the rightists is a sign of one's progress. At that time, the American university had offered an annual income of 80,000 US dollars to invite Qian Weichang's family to settle down, but Qian Weichang refused. Kong Xiangying resolutely refused to divorce, she just believed in Qian Weichang and believed in his heart to repay the country.
It was difficult to survive the various movements of the 1950s, but I did not expect that 1966 would usher in the bloody storm of the Cultural Revolution. Kong Xiangying, who is the principal of Tsinghua High School, was naturally affected. Shaving her head and swimming in the streets, the huge humiliation made her unbearable. To be alive is a torment; to die is to be liberated. How to choose, this is a problem. Fortunately, Qian Weichang has always been with Kong Xiangying, and he persuaded his wife to be "optimistic even in the most difficult period." Since you are not afraid of death, then live strongly. Under qian Weichang's intimate comfort, Kong Xiangying finally walked out from the brink of collapse.
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Ten years of turmoil and stormy days have passed. At the age of 71, Qian Weichang ushered in a new appointment, and the Central Organization Department appointed him, who was not a party member, as the president of "Shanghai University of Technology", without age restrictions. Under the bold administration of Qian Wei, Shanghai University of Technology, which was once a fourth-rate institution, achieved leapfrog development, entered the list of the top 100 universities in Chinese mainland, and changed its name to "Shanghai University".
In the military merit medal, there is half of Kong Xiangying. In addition to Qian Weichang's participation in important official activities, the two are almost inseparable, Kong Xiangying takes care of his diet and living at any time, and she has always been the most constant star around Qian Weichang.
In 1999, Qian Weichang went to Beijing for a meeting and was suddenly admitted to the hospital for treatment after a stroke. When he heard the news that his beloved wife was ill, Qian Weichang disregarded his body and resolutely flew back to Shanghai by chance. The doctor blamed Qian Weichang for not dying at such an old age. And he replied, "I just want to be with my sick wife." Since then, Qian Weichang, who is the president of Shanghai University, always came to his wife's ward at 4:30 p.m. and accompanied her until the evening, every day, rain or shine, and the thunder could not move.
But in the end, the clouds of fate took away Kong Xiangying, which was January 11, 2001. Qian Weichang lost his voice and cried bitterly, and after more than sixty years of mutual encounters, he finally lost to the long river of time.
On July 30, 2010, Qian Wei died of illness in Shanghai at the age of 98. On February 5, 2020, the International Minor Planet Committee officially named the asteroid numbered 283279 "Qian Wei Long Star", above the sky, between the stars and Han, telling his legendary life...