As everyone knows, Lu Xun is a great literary hero in China's modern and contemporary literary circles, a great proletarian writer, thinker, and revolutionary. He has written many excellent works and left a rich legacy in the history of Chinese literature. Lu Xun was a representative of the "abandonment of medicine and literature", and in early 1904, he entered the Sendai medical department to study medicine, and then engaged in literary and artistic creation. However, in later articles, he also mentioned his situation when he was studying medicine in Japan many times, and also mentioned one of his teachers, Mr. Fujino, who was "bearded and wearing glasses". It can be seen from his words that Lu Xun had considerable respect and nostalgia for him as a Japanese teacher, and that the Japanese at that time had a narrow national prejudice against the Chinese, but Mr. Fujino did not discriminate against Lu Xun from a weak country, cherished him, and gave Lu Xun a great influence with his noble qualities. Today we will talk about this Mr. Fujino and his subsequent ending.
Mr. Fujino, whose full name is Yankuro Fujino, was born in Japan on July 11, 1874, and graduated from Aichi Medical School (now). Doctor and teacher in Japan. Fujino is known for his associations with his students. His family has been a physician for generations, and Fujino Yankuro is the sixth generation doctor of the Fujino family. When Fujino was in elementary school, he studied Sinology with Mr. Nosaka, a teacher at sakai Domain. In April 1892, he dropped out of Fukui School and entered the Aichi Medical School (now). He graduated in October 1896 and remained at the school as an assistant to Anatomy teacher Narasaka. In May 1897, he received a doctor's practice certificate, and began studying anatomy for one year at the Tokyo Imperial University (now) Medical College in July of the same year. In October 1901, Fujino was recruited as a lecturer in anatomy at the Sendai Medical College, when Fujino had just turned 27 years old. In 1911, Tohoku Imperial University (now) was established, and in 1912, sendai Medical College was merged into the Faculty of Medicine of Tohoku Imperial University. In 1915, fujino was forced to submit a "request for dismissal" at the end of June due to the decision to establish the Medical University of Tohoku Imperial University due to insufficient academic qualifications, and was demoted to a temporary lecturer on July 1, and dismissed from his position as a lecturer on August 9. After losing his job, Mr. Fujino worked in the Department of Otolaryngology at Mitsui Corporation's Charity Hospital, and in 1919 returned to his hometown to open a private clinic. He died in Fukui on August 11, 1945 (four days before Japan announced its surrender). After the end of the war, China and Japan reconciled their old friendship, and Fujino Yankuro is believed to have contributed to Sino-Japanese friendship. In 1961, Fujino's hometown of Fukui City established a monument for him; in 1983, Lu Xun's hometown of Shaoxing City and Mr. Fujino's hometown of Ashwara City became a sister city; in 1984, Mr. Fujino's former residence was transformed into Fujino Yankuro Memorial Hall, and the Tohoku Imperial University where he taught during his lifetime established the "Tohoku University Mr. Fujino Award".
In 1912 (Meiji 45), the Sendai Medical Liberal School, where Mr. Fujino worked, was merged into the Medical Faculty of The University of The Tohoku Imperial University. In 1915 (Taisho 4th year), under the guidance of Decree No. 10 of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Medical University of The Eastern Empire University was opened, and the Medical Department of the University of the Eastern Empire ceased enrollment in the same year and was officially closed in 1918. In the context of the educational reform at that time, the Abolition and Incorporation of the Sendai Medical School into the Medical University of the Eastern Empire was due to the background of the times, however, because the specialty system was abolished and the university system was restructured, the management of the school believed that not all of the faculty members of the original Sendai Medical School met the conditions for the newly established medical university. As a result, only 4 of the 16 faculty members of the sendai medical school were officially incorporated into the medical university, and 2 professors were demoted to associate professors. Another 10 faculty members, including Mr. Fujino, lost their jobs.
In 1916 (Taisho 5), Mr. Fujino left his post and went to tokyo as an intern doctor in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the Mitsui Charity Hospital, but left in December of the same year and returned to his hometown of Sakai-gun. After Mr. Fujino returned to shimoban, his second brother Akijiro had opened a family, and he first helped his second brother to do things. Later, Mr. Fujino's original wife died tragically, and soon married Miss Fumiko. Mrs. Fumiko's mother-in-law was engaged in the maritime industry in Mikuni Town, and with such family assistance, in 1918 (taisho 7), Mr. Fujino opened his own otolaryngology clinic in Mikuni-cho, Sakai Prefecture, to provide medical services to his fellow villagers. At that time, Mr. Fujino could not fully adapt to his new identity, and his work was also pedantic, but as time went on, as he grew older, and under the persuasion of his friend Tsuchida, Mr. Fujino gradually unloaded the burden of his professor and integrated himself more and more into the role of traditional Japanese village doctors. For nearly thirty years, Mr. Fujino took root in the local area and practiced medicine until the last moment. Here's a passage describing his words when he was practicing medicine:
In the summer, Fujino would wear short feathers on the outside of his yukata, straw hats and straw shoes, and the coat of peasant labor. In winter, he wore a fleece hat that wrapped around his cheeks, and wore a thick wool cape and clogs to go out to see patients. Regardless of spring, summer, autumn or winter, Mr. Fujino wears a pair of gold wire glasses and tape at the bridge of his nose. Likes to smoke "Asahi" brand cigarettes, likes to play Go... Fujino does not charge fees to poor patients, and as a righteous person, most of the gifts sent by patients are also refunded by him.
During Lu Xun's studies in Japan, Mr. Fujino always took good care of him. His hard work and tireless spirit and rigorous and down-to-earth style, as well as his sincere friendship with Chinese people, had a profound impact on Lu Xun. After Lu Xun returned to China and Mr. Fujino left his post, they had no contact or news. It was not until June 1935 that Haruo Sato and Tsuda translated the Selected Works of Lu Xun, which had a great impact in Japan. Coincidentally, Mr. Fujino's eldest son, Fujino Tsuneya, heard the book "Selected Works of Lu Xun" from his Chinese teacher, and only then did he know that his former student Zhou Shurenjun had now become the leading literary hero in modern China, and Mr. Fujino was very pleased.
But the following year, on October 19, 1936, Lu Xun died of illness. At the end of this year, a local reporter came to interview Mr. Fujino, they talked a lot, and later sorted out the interview materials, which became a eulogy "Remember zhou shurenjun" published in the "Literary Case", the following is the content of the information collected by the author:
Because it was an old thing many years ago, the memory is not very clear. But I can be sure that my transfer from Aichi Medical College to Sendai Medical College was at the end of Meiji 34. Two or three years after that, Zhou Shurenjun entered the Sendai Medical College as the first international student from China. Because he was an international student, he did not need to take the entrance examination, so Zhou Shurenjun listened to the lecture with about 100 new students and more than 30 repeat students. Zhou Jun is not tall, his face is gardeny, and he looks very smart. I remember that at that time, Zhou Jun's body was not very good, and his face was not a healthy blood color. At that time, I was teaching human anatomy, and although Zhou Jun took notes very carefully during class, judging from the fact that he could not fully listen to and speak Japanese when he entered school, it was probably very difficult to learn. So after I finished the lecture, I stayed behind, looked at Zhou Jun's notes, and added and changed the places where Zhou Jun had missed and made mistakes. If it is in Tokyo, Zhou Jun will probably have a lot of fellow international students, but in Sendai, because only Zhou Jun has a Chinese, he must be very lonely. However, Zhou Jun did not let people feel that he was lonely, only remembered that he worked very hard in class. If you leave the records at that time, you will know Zhou Jun's achievements, but unfortunately, there are no records left now. In my memory, Zhou Jun was not a very good student. At that time, I bought a house in Sendai's empty street, and although Zhou Jun had also come to my house to play, he had no special impression. If the deceased wife is still alive, she may be able to recall something. The year before, when my eldest son, Tsuneya Fujino, was at Fukui Junior High School, Mr. Guan, who was the main Speaker of Chinese, said to him, "This book contains about your father, so you can take it and look at it." If that's the case, tell us about those things as well." So the eldest son, Hengya, borrowed back the books written by Zhou Jun for me to see, and these works seem to have been translated by Sato. After about half a year, Mr. Guan came to meet with me and talked about the things mentioned in the book. From Mr. Guan, I know that Zhou Jun became an excellent writer after returning to China. Mr. Guan passed away last year. I heard that Mr. Maeda, who was a teacher at Himeji Normal School, also said some things about Zhou Jun. Let me return to the previous topic. Zhou Jun only studied at sendai Medical College for a year in total, and then he will not be seen anymore, and now it seems that Zhou Jun's study of medicine was not the real goal of his heart. Zhou Jun came to my house to say goodbye when he was leaving, but I forgot the specific time of this last meeting. It is said that Zhou Jun hung my photograph on the wall of his apartment until his death, and I was really happy. But I can't remember when and in what form I gave this photo to Zhou Jun. If it was a graduate, I would take a commemorative photo with them, but I never took a picture with Zhou Jun once. How did Zhou Jun get this picture of me? Maybe it was given to him by his wife. Zhou Junwen wrote about my photo, and when he wrote it, I also want to see what I looked like at that time. Although I was revered by Zhou Jun as my only benefactor, all I did was add some notes to him. Therefore, being respected by Zhou Jun as the only benefactor, I myself also feel a little incredible. Zhou Jun came to Japan just after the Sino-Japanese War. Although many years have passed since the Sino-Japanese War, unfortunately, there was still a trend in society at that time that japanese people scolded Chinese as "braided monks" and said bad things about Chinese. Therefore, there is also such a group of people in the Sendai Medical College who look at Zhou Jun with blank eyes and regard him as a dissident. When I was a teenager, I studied Chinese from Mr. Nosaka, who graduated from Fukui Domain, so I respected China's ancestors and felt that I should cherish the people from this country. This is probably the reason why I made Zhou Jun feel particularly kind and grateful. Zhou Jun refers to me in novels, or to his friends, as a mentor, and if only I had read his works earlier. I heard that Zhou Jun wanted to know about me until he died, and if I had contacted Zhou Jun earlier, how happy Zhou Jun would have been. But now nothing has helped, which is a pity. After I retired, I lived in a remote rural area and did not know much about the outside world, especially literature. Hearing the news of Zhou Jun's death from the newspaper the other day reminds me of the things mentioned above. I wonder how Zhou Jun's family lives now? Does Zhou Jun have any children? I deeply mourn the spirit of Zhou Jun who treats these insignificant kindnesses of me as a great favor, and at the same time pray for the health and well-being of Zhou Jun's family.
After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937, Mr. Fujino was opposed to the war. His eldest son, Hengya, joined the Medical University of the Eastern Empire the following year, and after graduation he entered the army as a military doctor. However, in 1945, he fell ill on the front line and died on New Year's Day of the 20th year of Showa before his father. During the war, Mr. Fujino was also very poor, but he always maintained the heart of saving the world and trying his best to save the local people. He was an optimistic man himself, but the death of the eldest son hit him a lot, causing him a certain degree of trauma to his spirit. Finally, in August of the same year, he fell on the way to his own clinic, but he was unsuccessful and died the next morning at the age of 71. Four days later, Japan was defeated and surrendered.
The above is Mr. Fujino's later experience and ending. As a doctor, Mr. Fujino has always cared about the patient, saved lives and helped the injured, practiced medicine for benevolence, and was admired and loved by the people; as a teacher, he treated students equally, did not discriminate, did not abandon, and cared for a foreigner like Lu Xun, so that students remembered his kindness, and really could be regarded as a good teacher. Mr. Fujino is truly a man of both moral integrity and ability.