1930, Qian Mu became famous for publishing Chronicle of Liu's Father and Son, and was recommended by Gu Jiegang to be employed as a Chinese lecturer in yenching university. Qian Mu's highest diploma is only high school (not yet graduated), and he is completely self-taught. Qian Mu lived in Peiping for eight years, taught in famous schools such as Yanjing and Peking University, and taught in Tsinghua and Beijing Normal University, and from time to time he exchanged ideas with his schoolmates. After War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he taught at National Southwest Associated University, Wuhan University, West China University, cheeloo university and Sichuan University.
Qian Mu and Gu Jiegang went to Hu Shijia's house to discuss the Lao Tzu era. Hu Shi followed a saying in Qing Dynasty that Laozi was earlier than Confucius in the late Spring and Autumn Period. In the Outline of China's Philosophical History, he reduced the immortal Laozi to a philosophical Laozi. Qian Mu's old book "A Textual Research on the Time of Laozi's Writing" holds that Laozi was written later than Confucius in the Warring States Period and slightly earlier than Han Fei. Hu Shi's insistence on his own theory was first opposed by Liang Qichao, and he did not agree with Feng Youlan, Gu Jiegang, Qian Mu and others. Qian Mu seems to think that Hu Shi's point of view is not worth refuting.
Zhang Zhongxing has a similar record in the article "Little Drops in the Red Chamber": "Uncle Hu left early and naturally stayed put, so money began to attack him. Hu didn't raise the white flag, and Qian was angry. Once I met a professor at a meeting, Qian said,' Mr. Hu, I'm late, and the evidence is conclusive. Don't insist,' Hu replied,' Mr. Qian, the evidence you presented can't convince me. If you can convince me, I don't even want my father. " The heated argument ended with a smile.
Qian Mu deeply felt that "when I entered Peking University, I entered a right and wrong field." At that time, the courses taught by Qian Mu and Hu Shi respectively attracted many students. One of the reasons is that their views are opposite. Qian said, "At that time, Da Fanyu was attending a class at Peking University, which was like a debate field.". 1978 Qian Mu was in Beiping, and Hu Shi only went there once. Ren once recalled that Chen Shouyi, the head of the history department, was on vacation one year, and someone suggested whether Mr. Qian should take over as the head of the department. At that time, Hu Shi was the dean of literature and said, "Mr. Qian was an associate professor when he first came to Peking University, and now he is a professor." Without further discussion, the proposal ran aground. After arriving in Taiwan Province Province,
1in April, 958, Hu Shi went to Taiwan to take over as the president of academia sinica. Many students of Qian Mu questioned the lack of money and representativeness of academicians of Academia Sinica, but there were deep differences between the two sides. As a result of the portal dispute, Qian Mu was unable to evaluate academicians before Hu Shi's death. Qian Mu was also angry about it. 1966, although many senior academicians advocated the nomination of Qian Mu, he flatly refused. Qian Mu asked that as early as 1948, Academia Sinica nominated more than 80 academicians. Shouldn't he be included? Although the disciples repeatedly persuaded him, it was not until two years later that Qian Mu was willing to accept the nomination, and it was passed unanimously.
Li Ao once felt wronged for Qian Mu: "His achievements in Confucian classics should be selected as an academician first."
At that time, Yanda issued a notice in English. Once, Qianmu received a notice to pay the water and electricity bills, all of which were in English. At that time, utilities had to be paid monthly. Because of my poor English, I was very angry when I received the English notice, so I simply didn't hand it in. At the end of the year, someone at school asked him if he had received the notice, and he said yes. People ask again: Why not pay monthly? Qian Mu replied angrily: I am a Chinese teacher and don't need to know English. Why do China schools send English notices? The other party was temporarily speechless.