Ancient and modern Chinese and foreign literati are almost the same in dealing with people, paying attention to a bit of face. In addition, there are many branches participating in the banquet today, although there are some grievances between each other, but unlike Confucianism, which excludes dissidents, the literati are light.

On the one hand, because of the different fields of study, and on the other hand, because the academic community in Europe is inherently open.

Even if the fight between Favre and the Ranke School is fierce, but when they encounter each other, they will not talk at most, and they will not fight.

However, because Zhou Nan is the core today, Zhou Nan and Favre don't have much time to communicate, but they just agreed with each other to get together later.

After having a social lunch, Zhou Nan doesn't remember how many people he talked to each other, except for a few more famous people, most of them Zhou Nan can't remember.

Only Etinny played the role of a perfect assistant, sending out a stack of business cards and a large stack of business cards.

These business cards, with different people from different industries in various countries, also represent the threshold of European academia in this era.

No matter when, Zhou Nan only needs to hold these business cards and see whomever he wants, and he will never be unable to enter the door again.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Nan came to Batemannstrasse and spent two hours with the Swiss ambassador Condaway.

In order to prevent Zhou Nan from being dragged into this quagmire, Switzerland not only arranged an academic research task for him, but also studied what kind of position Zhou Nan should be arranged.

This position not only needs to give Zhou Nan the greatest degree of freedom, but also cannot be a fictitious position, because a fictitious position is not a real official, and it cannot completely get rid of the strife of the academic community.

Zhou Nan's independence and impartiality are now the greatest strengths of Zhou Nan and other scholars, and it is also in line with Switzerland's international positioning. So Switzerland will never allow its signature scholar to be dragged into the water and choose to take sides.

After communicating with Ettinney, the embassy will actively contact all walks of life in London to help Zhou Nan collect information in the future.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, a Rolls-Royce stopped on time at the door of the café on Bateman Street, where Zhou Nan was located.

Dressed like a playboy, Jean Nord got out of the car, followed by Mrs. Hemstra and Audrey.

Melissa also dressed up extra today, wearing a somewhat luxurious little dress, dressed like a little princess.

"It's time for the feast...... Condaway looked at his watch and said with a smile, "I wish you a good night today." ”

The Earl of Pattinson, who made Nord contact, was a well-known British Conservative and centrist, and there was a deep friendship between the two of them. It was Pattinson who made it possible for Nord to rent a villa on Garden Street in Kensington.

The earl, who has a close relationship with the British royal family, has always kept a very low profile in the political arena, and is also a "notorious" playboy, and the British tabloid often reports the news that several of his lovers are jealous.

Zhou Nan originally thought that this banquet would be his official appearance in the British political arena, but after listening to Jean Nord's arrangement, he realized that today's dinner was actually a private dinner, except for a few escorts arranged by Earl Pattinson, there were not too many political guests.

This may be a signal that Nord deliberately released to dilute Zhou Nan's influence in the political arena.

Although he was the closest partner, Zhou Nan was still unwilling to reveal his "ignorance" in front of him, and did not ask him the meaning of such an arrangement, so he could only speculate in his heart.

Audrey and the others walked in, came to Zhou Nan, who had already stood up, and helped him put on his coat. "How does it feel, does it hurt?"

"It was a little sore at noon, but I just lay here and talked for a while, and it was much better."

Audrey smiled at him, helped him hang the strap on his left arm again, and then gave a half-squat to Condaway. "Thank you, Mr. Ambassador, for your hospitality and good care."

Condaway smiled and said, "Miss Hepburn, your beauty has attracted the attention of all British men and the envy of all British women. ”

Audrey was a little embarrassed, but still smiled sweetly and said, "Compared to the title of Hepburn, I would prefer you to call me Mrs. Zhou." ”

Condaway laughed: "The media all over the UK are discussing that Jonas owes you a big wedding, doesn't it?" ”

Zhou Nan immediately said: "Yes, I will hold a wedding that I will never forget after communicating with Audrey." ”

Audrey laughed sweetly.

Because it was a private dinner, Ambassador Condaway was not among the invitees today.

After the two sides separated, Zhou Nan and Audrey sat in the back seat of the Rolls-Royce, allowing Nord to give up the car and get into another car.

Outside the café, there were originally only a few reporters, but Audrey's arrival attracted a large group of reporters.

Zhou Nan felt as if he was back in Italy and became the center of the media, but this time, the focus was on Audrey.

Audrey smiled calmly, waved her hand gently at everyone, did not answer any questions, and rolled up the window.

"Jonas, I thought I would enjoy this life, but now, I miss our home even more."

Mrs. Hemstra in the front row looked back and said, "Baby, any success comes at a price, and these reporters are troublesome, but at the same time, they are the best tool to get you closer to Jonas." ”

Audrey didn't dare to talk to her, only dared to look at Zhou Nan with resentment. Zhou Nan stroked her hand softly, and asked comfortingly: "Baby, I don't like reporters intruding into our private lives, so I want to ask you, do you want to make a movie?" ”

She nodded affirmatively. "I want to shoot, it's fun."

If Audrey doesn't want to be a star, Zhou Nan can still let her retract the steps that she has not yet entered this circle. But if she wants to enter, of course Zhou Nan supports it.

"So after this time, I will try to arrange for you to appear in public as little as possible, okay? If it weren't for your knighthood this time, you wouldn't have had to work so hard. ”

Audrey was a little embarrassed, glanced at her mother, and said coquettishly: "I know that you are all for me, but I am too spoiled." ”

Lady Hemstra then said, "You know, I am willing to come to this sad place with Jonas mainly for your sake. And you are now enjoying the popularity of reporters, which is also a glory that countless girls can't dream of. ”

Zhou Nan squeezed Audrey's palm, she didn't want to argue anymore, and looked at the scenery outside.

London's urban construction was well established in this era, but advanced also meant that it was polluted, with factory exhaust and sewage everywhere.

Zhou Nan remembers reading the news that London's pollution was at its worst in '58. Thousands of people died in one winter, all related to pollution, and the whole city, even if there was no fog, the sky was gray.

Since then, the British have only begun to focus on pollution control, closing many factories and relocating many factories. It took almost twenty years to get London clean again.

He was not familiar with London Zhou Nan at all, and the driver Pierre was not familiar with it either, so he could only follow the car in front of him. In the direction of the sun, it seems to have been traveling to the southwest.

The car left the city of London and came to a small town called Brentford, and then turned into a forest.

Zhou Nan looked at the note that Nord had given him to introduce Earl Pattinson, and reviewed it again.

The Earl of Pattinson's ancestor was the Duke of Northumberland, who had been in charge of the British-occupied French city of Calais, and later served as the Minister of the Admiralty, participated in the invasion of Scotland, and occupied the French city of Boulogne.

He was made Earl of Warwick in 1546 and became a member of the Council of Regents the following year, where he presided over the young Edward VI.

He is best known for plotting to force the Duke of Somerset out of power, leaving him in full control of the government, and proclaiming himself Duke of Northumberland, ordering the arrest of the Duke of Somerset and his execution.

During his reign, he strictly ordered to act according to Protestant canons and supported the Reformation. On his deathbed, Edward VI asked him to pass the throne to Lord Jane Gray, who had now become his daughter-in-law, but Mary Tudor (Mary I) supporters opposed him, and he was arrested and executed for treason.

Because his hereditary duke was self-proclaimed, later generations did not recognize it. His descendants inherited his hereditary title of earl, and because of his lessons, he never entered the center of power.

Earl Pattinson's generation, although he was a councillor of the noble garden, also adhered to the ancestral teachings and rarely participated in political affairs, and belonged to the marginal figures.

But these nobles have a close relationship with each other in the development of hundreds of years, and even if they are not involved in specific affairs, they have a great influence.

The Earl of Pattinson's home was located in the Sion Forest near the River Tame next to the town, so their ancestral home was also called the Palace of Sion.

Sion Palace is a 200-year-old castle-like building, with eight towers guarding the castle and the entire castle as a prison.

The castle has three floors and is a hollow-shaped building, with buildings on all sides and a courtyard in the middle, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

There were nearly a dozen people in the entire Pattinson family, and there were many servants to serve them, and almost more than a hundred people lived in this castle at the same time.

The car entered the gate of the yard, Audrey became a little nervous, tidied up her clothes and hair, and asked Zhou Nan: "See if my hair is scattered?" ”

Zhou Nan couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't be nervous, we have no direct interest in them, today's visit is just a political cooperation between me, even if it is a little rude, it is nothing." ”

Lady Hemstra was also examining her makeup in the mirror, and said, "Jonas, it can be a joke for a woman to be rude in a social situation, especially when Audrey wants to be knighted......"

"I understand......," he looked back at Audrey and smiled, "My Audrey is naturally beautiful, even if she doesn't wear makeup, she can't match those vulgar fans." ”