一九五六年秋,我调到中国科学院文学研究所,分配在古代文学组。当时的所长是郑振铎,副所长何其芳兼古代文学组长。组内有钱钟书、余冠英、王伯祥、孙楷第等著名学者,但最引起我注意的还是俞平伯先生。这不仅是因为我很早就读过他和朱自清分别写的同题散文——《桨声灯影里的秦淮河》,更因为毛泽东主席点了他的名,在全国掀起了一场大批判。当时的报刊上,俞平伯的名字几乎随手一翻便可见到,真是看得很熟了。但我实实在在地看到俞平伯本人坐在眼前,却是在到了文研所以后。那时组内开会,常听到钱钟 In the autumn of 1956, I transferred to the Institute of Literature of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and assigned to the ancient literature group. At that time the director is Zheng Zhenduo, deputy director He Qifang and the leader of ancient literature. The group has Qian Zhongshu, Yu Guanying, Wang Boxiang, Sun Kai and other famous scholars, but the one that caught my attention was Mr. Yu Pingbo. This is not only because I have long read the same essay he and Zhu Ziqing wrote - “The Qinhuai Sounds of Lights”, but even more because Chairman Mao Zedong gave his name, setting off a big criticism across the country. At the time of the press, Yu Pingbo’s name was almost readily available to see, really see very familiar. But I really see Yu Pingbo sat in front of me, but it is after the Institute of Literature. At that time meeting in the group, often hear money bell