罗元贞教授走了,那充满知识的身躯化作一盒骨灰,已有一年多了。而我一闲下来,总想起这位令人尊敬的老人,想起他以前和临死时的一些事。罗先生是广东兴宁人,著名隋唐史专家,五十年代和六十年代初为武则天翻案的那场学术讨论,便是由他发起的。他又是著名诗人,曾被20多个诗词组织聘为顾问,为毛泽东主席改诗而被称作毛主席的“一字师”,更是尽人皆知。我不时想起逝去的他,并不完全是因为他的学问和才华,更主要因为他是一位非常热爱教育事业的老师,是一位非常可敬的老人与罗先生相识,是1979年春,那时我在山西大学历史系读书,听说本系有一位极有学问的罗教授,便去拜访他他刚平反不久,住在校园最北的学生宿舍楼,全家挤在两间 Professor Luo Yuanzhen gone, that full of knowledge of the body into a box of ashes, more than a year. When I was free, I always remembered this respectable old man, remembered some of his past and dying. Mr. Luo was a famous expert in history of Sui and Tang dynasties in Xingning, Guangdong Province. That academic discussion was initiated by Wu Zetian in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is also a famous poet. He has been hired as a consultant by more than 20 poetry organizations. It is even better known that Chairman Mao Zedong changed his poems and called “one-character teacher” of Chairman Mao. From time to time, I think of him who died not because of his knowledge and talent, but mainly because he is a teacher who loves education very much. He is a very respectable old man who met Mr. Luo in the Spring of 1979. When I was studying in the Department of History of Shanxi University, I heard that this department had a very knowledgeable Professor Luo, who went to visit him. He just flattered not long ago, living in the dormitory on the north side of the campus,