The carriage headed to Fleet Street.

Lifting the curtains, I can see that there are all striking workers around, most of them sitting on the ground.

Silence shrouded,

The whole of London was shut down because of this.

Lu Shi opened the small window at the front of the carriage and asked the driver: "How are you doing these days?" Is the business okay? ”

The coachman replied while driving: "The carriage union is also making trouble about this, so it is in charge of the carriage for the citizens...... For example, the horse-drawn carriages have all ceased to operate. But individual clients like you, Professor Lu, are not affected. ”

The horse-drawn carriage is a bit like a modern double-decker bus.

There is an open-air roof seat on the top and an interior seat in the car, which can pull a total of eight people.

The coachman is curious,

"Professor Lu, I heard that the court will make a verdict today?"

There's nothing to hide,

Lu Shi said: "Yes. Barry will undoubtedly lose the case. ”

"Whew~"

The coachman let out a sigh of relief.

Lu Shi asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

The coachman said, "There is nothing wrong. I heard that only the Mirror reported on it, and other newspapers did mention it, but they never came to a conclusion, so I was a little worried. ”

Lu Shi said "um".

In order to express his position, Balfour gave exclusive information, and even the "Times" and "Daily Telegraph" were vague.

It's no wonder that other newspapers have reported at length but have not dared to draw conclusions.

Lu Shi said: "You can rest assured." ”

The coachman said happily, "I believe in Professor Lu. ”

The two never communicated again.

The carriage slowly turned onto the main road of Fleet Street, and the crowd of strikers gradually thinned out.

The coachman's voice rang out: "It's here, Professor Lu." ”

Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki jumped out of the carriage.

As a result, before the two entered the newspaper gate, they were stopped by two soldiers of the Cold Creek Guards Regiment.

Stephenson flashed out from behind,

"Professor Lu!"

He approached with his big belly and whispered, "You're here!" ”

Lu Shi asked, "What is the so-called matter of Sir here?" ”

Stephenson looked left and right to make sure no one was staring at this side, and then he spoke: "Professor Lu, what's going on with today's report?" The Mirror says the prime minister will resign? ”

Lu Shi was a little confused,

"Doesn't the king know? Follow the process ......"

Stephenson was also speechless,

"What do you mean by the process? Be! There is a process for the resignation of the prime minister! But Salisbury is too fast, isn't he? Under normal circumstances, the precursor to the resignation of the prime minister is the 'persuasion' of his party, which His Majesty has never heard of at all! ”

Lu Shi: "......"

Cecil did a good job, how could he be persuaded to quit?

Especially during the New Year's Day, Cecil was also entangled in the budget of the Royal Navy, and in that case, the senior Conservative MPs did not hold a secret meeting and ran away, but became more and more united.

They certainly weren't going to push Cecil back.

Lu Shi coughed lightly,

"That...... Is there any misunderstanding on the part of His Majesty? Didn't he have the workers' representatives share an interview version with himself? ”

Stephenson also showed a constipated expression, only an embarrassed smile,

No way, he can't orchestrate the king behind his back.

Lu Shi kind of understood,

"Could it be that Your Majesty didn't know that doing so would trigger a chain reaction?"

Stephenson embarrassment,

"Nothing."

"Hiss......"

Lu Shi covered his cheeks, his toothache was terrible,

Now it can be seen completely that "The Emperor's New Clothes" is not a fairy tale, but an allegory.

He waved his hand,

"Sir, what else? Let's go in and say. ”

After speaking, he took the lead into the newspaper hall and went straight to the office.

In a relatively small, private space, Stephenson was noticeably more comfortable, and his facial muscles relaxed.

Natsume Soseki poured him a cup of hot tea,

He drank it slowly, and his big belly looked much softer.

Lu Shi said: "Sir, in the end...... There is a saying that I don't know whether to say or not. His Majesty doesn't know anything about politics......"

"Poof! cough cough cough ......"

Stephenson coughed violently.

He put the cup down, wiped the water stains from the corner of his mouth, and warned: "Professor Lu, when you say 'there is a sentence that you don't know whether to say or not', then this sentence must not be spoken." This is a basic course in gentlemanly etiquette. ”

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"Yes. Got it. ”

Yesterday's events cannot be traced,

Anyway, Cecil is already about to be tossed out of power by Edward VII, and it is superfluous to talk about those who have and don't.

Lu Shi asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

Stephenson nodded,

"There were also some telegrams, taken from the United States. The main thing is the interview about His Majesty. ”

Lu Shi was surprised,

"That interview has only been in the newspaper for three days, how can Americans know?"

Stephenson said helplessly: "Transoceanic expedited." The content of what is supposed to be an interview version was filmed directly to the United States in the form of multiple long cables, and then universities across the United States were filmed back with urgent cables. Because they all speak English, there is no problem of language transfer, so three days is enough. ”

Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki glanced at each other,

Both of them were a little confused.

Lu Shi asked: "With such a large land area in the United States, universities around the world have reacted to that interview?" ”

Stephenson nodded,

"Yes."

"...... of the "

Lu Shi felt that his back molars were about to hurt off,

I knew for a long time that the matter of international university rankings would be troublesome, but I didn't expect the reaction from all sides to be so violent.

He asked, "Sir, how do you know?" Have you read the telegram? ”

Stephenson touched his nose and looked a little embarrassed.

Lu Shi: "......"

Faintly, there was a bad premonition.

He asked in a whisper, "Were those telegrams taken for Buckingham Palace?" ”

Stephenson quickly shook his head,

"No, no, no, no. The cables were taken for the U.S. Consulate in London. ”

Lu Shi said again: "Then I understand." The universities in the United States took pictures of the consulates, and the consulates forwarded them to His Majesty the King, and His Majesty picked on me and put the matter on me again, right? ”

Stephenson was even more embarrassed,

"First of all, how can it be called 'picking'? Secondly, it is not for the consulate to present it to the king. The real process is that the Consulate first presents it to Parliament, and then the Parliament sends a copy to the Privy Council and presents it to Buckingham Palace at the same time, and Your Majesty trusts you......"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Shi interrupted directly: "This is called here, just leave!" Choose! Child! ”

Stephenson stood up and walked to the window,

"It's a nice day."

Lu Shi understood,

Nothing changed in Edward VII,

Bastard!

This thing is still that bastard!

Comrade bastard felt that he should help the trade union, and then he got on it as soon as his mind was hot, but he didn't think about what kind of political influence would be involved in the future.

Maybe I thought about it, but I definitely didn't expect Cecil to resign because of it.

In terms of university education, Edward VII decided to carry out international reforms because of his enthusiasm, and did not consider the backlash of universities in the great powers at all.

Now it's good, poking out the basket, I found that I couldn't hold it, so I had to find a place to cover my head and pretend to be an ostrich, but I didn't know that my buttocks were still exposed, and it was very likely that someone would pick up the bottoms, clean and slippery, and be looked at.

The most speechless thing is that in the future, Edward VII may become a "Ming King" in history,

Such as:

Labour's guides;

Promoter of internationalization and industrialization of education;

Queen Victoria's successor who is better than blue;

……

Lu Shi had a terrible toothache when he thought about it.

He said, "Sir, you didn't come to me for ...... Let me first state that I have limited ability to deal with the Americans. ”

Stephenson returned to his seat from the window and said with a smile, "Professor Lu is humble. You are too modest! Even the arrogant French can handle it, let alone the earthy Americans? ”

Lu Shi still shook his head firmly,

"Don't."

He didn't want that British Imperial Medal anymore.

Stephenson said, "Professor Lu, do you want to take a look first?" I have telegrams from universities in the United States. ”

didn't give a chance to refuse at all, and directly touched out a stack of beliefs,

Princeton University,

Cornell University,

Columbia University,

Harvard University,

……

More than a dozen, all of which are famous in later generations.

When the land is one head and two large,

He casually opened an envelope and read the message.

——

Honourable Prime Minister,

Op. cant.

The original meaning of university education is to encompass the categories of various subjects and learning purposes.

In this way, it is impossible to speak for the problem with rankings, let alone rankings that discriminate against the non-Commonwealth.

On the basis of this educational essence, our school will comprehensively sort out the discipline evaluation system based on the discipline highlight project, and consider the budget target setting system based on this, and any ranking will never be in our scope of consideration.

Columbia University,

Provost, Arn Teixeira.

——

almost pointed to his nose and scolded people, saying that Britain was not pure-minded.

Lu Shi said: "It's no show." ”

Stephenson said, "Why did Professor Lu jump to conclusions so early? His Majesty is very optimistic about you~"

Lu Shi: "! @#*￥%……”

There are just too many slots.

He calmed down for a while before he resisted the desire to complain and asked, "Has Your Majesty read all the contents of these telegrams?" ”

Stephenson shook his head and said, "I've read a few." ”

I think it's the same content, and it hit Edward VII hard.

It can only be said that he thought things too simply, and felt that he was the king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the emperor of India, and that he could give orders for everyone to follow.

Lu Shi whispered: "The brain is a good thing......"

Stephenson staggered his gaze,

"I didn't hear anything."

At some moments, he also wanted to complain about Edward VII like Lu Shi,

It's a pity that his identity doesn't allow it.

Lu Shi said: "The problem now is that Prime Minister Cecil resigns, and the Conservative Party has to consider the matter of a replacement." Officials have not been able to come forward at all in response to the responses of the American schools, and I don't think they are willing to come forward. ”

As he spoke, he opened the envelope,

The content of the telegram is very similar, some are subtle, some are direct,

It can be summed up in one word:

Refuse.

Lu Shi said: "Brother, refuse; Penn, tactfully refused; Princeton, vehemently refused; Harvard ......"

The voice paused.

Natsume Soseki on the side asked, "What happened to Harvard University?" ”

Lu Shi replied in surprise: "Harvard University invited us to exchange information about global university rankings. Moreover, he invited me and Sir Wardhouse by name. ”

He couldn't understand it, but he was shocked.

Stephenson was also confused, and quickly came up, and after reading through the message, he said, "This is ......"

He shook the letter paper,

"Look!"

Following his fingers, Lu Shi could see the inscription of the message clearly-

Theodore roosevelt.

Seeing this surname, Lu Shi's first thought was the Great Depression, World War II, and the Yalta Conference, but he instantly realized that the timeline was wrong.

Theodore was supposed to be that Roosevelt's uncle.

Natsume Soseki on the side suddenly said, "Sure enough, it's not all refusal~"

Land Hours: ???

Stephenson:???

The two looked at Natsume Soseki and said in unison, "Is the problem here?" ”

Natsume Soseki "forehead ......" and said puzzled: "Huh? So what's the problem? ”

Lu Shi sighed,

"Theodore Roosevelt, now Vice President of the United States."

Unexpectedly, Natsume Soseki was not surprised at all, and said, "I know." What about the vice president? Lu, you are now a guest of honour at Buckingham Palace, and you have just relied on the Mirror to pull down a Conservative British prime minister......"

Lu Shi hurriedly interrupted: "It's not fun to say this!" ”

Natsume Soseki nodded,

"Okay~Okay~ Don't say. But I don't think it's too much of a common sense for the vice president to invite you. Of course, if you think that the other party's invitation is not only related to university education, but also has other purposes, then I don't say it. ”

Lu Shi pondered,

Perhaps, there are some things that really don't need to be so complicated to think about.

He muttered: "His Majesty the King has entrusted the matter of university rankings to the Mirror and the polling project. You say, how did Harvard know about it? ”

Stephenson on the side suddenly widened his eyes, and a thin layer of sweat floated on his forehead,

He probably had something in mind.

Natsume Soseki has no opinion on this.

He asked Lu Shi, "Will you go?" I have a feeling that Sir Wardhouse would be willing to go. ”

Lu Shi thought for a while,

"Go."

Since Harvard University has invited the vice president to be a "lobbyist", it shows that they are very sincere.

Of course, it is also possible that the other way around, it was Theodore who saw the benefits behind this matter, which in turn influenced Harvard's judgment.

Either way, the matter of university rankings may really be possible.

The only problem is ......

Lu Shi said: "The Chinese Exclusion Act. ”

As a bill, it is aimed at immigrants and laborers.

It was carried out because of the disgust of the people of the western United States for Chinese workers;

But on the other hand, there is an idiom called "upward and downward effect", and the bill reacts on the people, which gradually exacerbates this disgust.

The two reinforce each other, forming a kind of death spiral.

Therefore, even if Lu Shi is a communication scholar, his social status is not high, and he is considered a proper "human being", but he will inevitably be regarded as a person with colored glasses, and it may not be convenient to act.

Natsume Soseki asked, "Then what do you do?" ”

Lu Shi looked at Stephenson.

The latter understood and said, "Professor Lu, don't worry, Your Majesty will be a bastard...... Ahem...... I mean, Your Majesty has entrusted you with a great deal of responsibility, and of course you will be fully protected. He shouldn't mind summoning the American consul for afternoon tea. ”

Lu Shi said: "It's okay, it's okay, our majesty is not completely picky." ”

Stephenson tried to keep a straight face in order not to laugh,

"In that case, I'll take my leave."

He pushed the door open and left.

Only Natsume Soseki and Lu Shi were left in the room.

They couldn't help but look at each other.

I didn't expect things to turn out like this.

After a while, Lu Shi said, "I have to hurry up." Before going to the United States, the serialization of the version had to be decided earlier, because "The Fellowship of the Ring" was coming to an end. And the "Jane Eyre" comic is also coming to an end, so I need to discuss it......"

Natsume Soseki said, "I'll call the editors of each page in." ”

(End of chapter)