The next day.

On the train to Cambridge, Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki sat opposite each other.

I didn't come with us, so I left it to Phyllis to take care of.

The closer you get to Cambridge, the closer the scenery outside the window is to nature.

The woods on both sides of the railroad tracks are sparse, and the leaves are dyed fiery red, which contrasts sharply with the blue sky and white clouds.

The leaves fell, covering the ground with a sparse carpet.

"Whew~"

Lu Chang let out a sigh of relief,

"It's good to come to Cambridge once in a while, it's better than staying in London. I'm fed up with the stench of the Thames. ”

Natsume Soseki listened, scratching his head suspiciously,

"Is there one?"

Lu Shi was speechless, and said in his heart that this old brother's olfactory system had been assimilated by London,

I went to France and the United States to feel the difference.

He digressed from the subject,

"After the serialization of "I Am a Cat" is over, are you still going to write it?"

Natsume Soseki nodded,

"I'm going to write a work of realism. That's what I thought, portraying an upright protagonist who went to work as a teacher at a junior high school after graduating from Tokyo, but was ostracized, and finally couldn't bear it anymore and rose up to resist. ”

As soon as Lu Shi heard it, he knew that it should be another masterpiece of Natsume Soseki-

"Brother".

Lu Xun commented on this work, saying that it was "brisk and witty", and that it was "the mainstream of new Edo art in the Meiji literary world, unparalleled in the world".

Lu Shi commented: "Realist works...... I think it's based on personal experience. So, you've worked as an educator at Matsuyama Middle School and other places before, right? You should be able to write about this subject matter with ease. ”

Natsume Soseki was stunned,

"I told you about that experience?"

Lu Shi said "ah" and quickly diverted the topic,

"But I'm afraid it's hard to sell well in London."

Realism, there are too many writers in Europe and Russia, no matter how humorous and satirical "Brother" is, it can't be compared.

And the genre itself lacks a foundation as a bestseller.

Natsume Soseki groaned,

"It's enough to have 'I'm a Cat.'"

Lu Shi can understand,

Writers of this era generally have a sense of mission,

For example, in 1906, Natsume Soseki, his friend Hirokichi Kano invited him to become a professor at the Faculty of Letters at Kyoto University, but he immediately wrote a letter of refusal.

The letter said:

"Life is a great field of strife, full of incessant strife, so he is determined to defeat the enemy and even die a heroic death. Standing in this harsh world, I want to test how much influence people can accept. ”

There are people with lofty ideals in every country.

Lu Shi patted the other party's shoulder,

"I'm rooting for you."

Natsume Soseki: ???

"Lu, you ...... Actually, I was inspired by you to write this book. ”

Lu Shi was a little confused,

"What? Did I say anything? ”

Natsume Soseki said, "You didn't say anything, but you wrote it!" "The Nature of Japanese Civilization", is there a more profound book than that? After reading it, I deeply realized that when I saw the rotten and filthy things, I should not withdraw from them, but should rise to the challenge and use the weapons of literature and thought to eliminate evil. ”

Lu Shi: "......"

I didn't expect it to be my own influence again.

Natsume Soseki slowly recited:

“

They are courteous, but they are arrogant; They are stubborn, but they are very fickle; They are loyal and generous, but they are rebellious and resentful......

”

He said solemnly: "Lu, I am determined to change the people. ”

Lu Shi: "......"

If only it were that easy.

He waved his hand,

"Don't talk about that."

Natsume Soseki also felt that the topic was a little heavy, so he changed his brisk tone and asked, "This time I went to Cambridge, do you know the two protagonists of the incident?" ”

As he spoke, he took out a book,

"It's hard to buy."

Lu Shi looked over,

The title of the book is none other than "The Interpretation of Dreams".

He couldn't help but be a little surprised,

In my mind's eye, Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams was published in November 1899 by the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society.

The first language of books published in Austria is naturally German.

《Die Traumdeutung》。

And because this book is not recognized in the academic world, it sells very poorly, and the writing is condescending, so there is no reason for it to be translated into English.

That's why Freud was going to rub the head,

Earn traffic first and then sell books.

Academic touch porcelain, not chilling.

Lu Shi said: "Have you read this book? ”

Natsume Soseki nodded,

"I'm curious~ Speaking of which, I think this book ...... How to say that...... It's just a little bit ...... Well...... It feels a bit like a theological book. ”

Lu Shi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed,

"What a 'theological work.'" Is it dancing the gods? ”

Natsume Soseki scratched his head in embarrassment,

"Hmm."

Lu Shi said: "Normal. Doesn't I often dance the gods, too? Prophecy this, prophecy that......"

Natsume Soseki pouted and complained: "How can it be the same?" The jumping god in a sentence is the insight and foresight. ”

Lu Shi couldn't help but laugh even more,

"Okay, okay."

He stretched out his hand,

"Show me the book."

Natsume Soseki handed over "The Interpretation of Dreams" and said, "The content in it is mysterious and mysterious, in short, I don't think it's very reliable." ”

Lu Shi opened it and found that it was indeed English,

He turned straight to the last page,

There is no publication information, and there is no author information, which is clearly a pirated book.

Lu Shixin said, today is a knife pulling the ass - I opened my eyes,

It's the first time I've seen pirated books in such a long time.

However, the fact that "The Interpretation of Dreams" can be pirated in London shows that there is still a foundation among the masses.

The corners of Lu Shi's mouth hooked an arc,

"Yes."

Natsume Soseki asked puzzledly, "What is it?" ”

Lu Shi said: "Predictions, fortune telling, etc., ordinary people like it the most, just like the gender edition of the "Mirror", highlighting a gossip~"

Constellations, tarot cards,

These are very popular in modern times.

But "The Interpretation of Dreams" is still primarily an academic work, and there is no reason why it would be popular.

Lu Shi was a little surprised, and opened the first chapter of the book,

——

The physical condition of the person is related to dreams,

The kidneys are weak and will dream of standing on the edge of an abyss or soaking in water;

Weak stomach and dreams of food;

The large intestine is weak and will dream of the fields;

The small intestine is weak, and many people will gather in a square or fortress in a dream;

Weak and timid, dreaming of fighting, lawsuits, or suicide;

……

——

Land Hours: ???

What is this?

When did "The Interpretation of Dreams" still give people medical treatment?

Just as he was puzzled, Lu Shi suddenly patted his forehead and said, "See a doctor...... I'll just say, this is clearly the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon"! It should be the forty-third volume, "The Soul of the Evil Dream". ”

The original text of this paragraph:

"If you are in the kidneys, you will dream of the abyss, and you will not live in the water; If you are in the stomach, you will dream of eating; If you are in the large intestine, you will dream of the field; If you are in the small intestine, you will dream of gathering and chongqu; If you are brave, you will dream of fighting and suing yourself......"

Natsume Soseki also read a lot of Sinology works, but "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing" is still a little too out of the way.

He asked: "I know the Yellow Emperor of China, but what is the Yellow Emperor's Neijing?" ”

Lu Shi explained: "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing is the earliest medical classic in China, you must have seen Chinese medicine, you should know the words 'pulse' and 'meridian', right? All came out of the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon". ”

Natsume Soseki was a little confused,

"So, this book is not "The Interpretation of Dreams"?"

Lu Shi said "um" and continued to look back,

Unexpectedly, this book turned out to be a hodgepodge, in addition to "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing", there is also "Zhou Li", which divides dreams into six types:

Positive dreams, nightmares, dreams, dreams, happy dreams, and fearful dreams.

On this basis, a large amount of content of "Zhou Gong's Dream Interpretation" was introduced.

But that's not the most outrageous.

What's even more outrageous is that this book really has the content of "The Analysis of Dreams", but it excludes the theoretical argument part and only talks about the conclusion, turning a one-step academic work into a pure jumping god.

There is only silence in the land time,

In his heart, he can already sketch the image of the author of this pirated book,

First of all, he must be Chinese, otherwise it is impossible to be so familiar with the "Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon", "Zhou Li", "Zhuangzi", and "Zhou Gong Interpretation of Dreams".

Secondly, he also needs to know German and English.

With such a range, it seems that there are not a few alternative characters.

Gu Hongming?

Probably not.

That brother is more popular in Europe, so there is no need to make money like this.

After Lu Shi thought about it, a name popped up in his mind-

Kang Youwei.

He advocated "far from Germany, close to Japan, to determine the school system", especially in 1898's "Please Abolish the Eight Strands of the Examination and Replace the Prescription with the Strategy", he insisted that the imperial examination should pay attention to the harm of the Eight Shares, the Examination and the Method, and asked Emperor Guangxu to "try again in the present country, please change the trial strategy".

Before and after, he went to Germany many times to study education, and he must be familiar with the German language.

In addition, the time is also right, and it is normal to come into contact with "The Interpretation of Dreams".

The most important thing is that this person loves money very much, and it is not too surprising to make money by engaging in a stitching monster.

A business trip with public funds, and by the way, the whole pirated ......

Ox X!

Lu Shi could only give a thumbs up in his heart.

No wonder Gu Hongming shook his head as soon as he mentioned the Kang Party,

It's outrageous indeed.

"Tsk......"

Lu Shi couldn't help but be speechless.

Natsume Soseki asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Of course, Lu Shi didn't say his guess, shook his head and said: "In short, this book is definitely not the original text of "The Interpretation of Dreams", and I extremely doubt that it has not yet been published in English. ”

Natsume Soseki was very depressed,

Unexpectedly, I bought pirated books in London.

Lu Shi smiled,

"But it's not that this book can't be read, just take it as a picture."

The two continued to flip through the pages.

And just like that, the train made it all the way to the city of Cambridge.

This time it wasn't Cavendish who came to pick it up, but the president of King's College, Montague Rhodes James.

As soon as he saw Lu, he immediately greeted him.

"Professor Lu, long time no see!"

After speaking, he shook hands with Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki in turn.

Lu Shi was a little curious,

"Mr. James, what's the matter, Headmaster? Why were two foreign scholars invited to debate in Cambridge? ”

Cambridge has its own traffic, which allows Freud and Harlow Gale to enter the hall in Cambridge, which is equivalent to recognizing the value of the two doctrines in disguise.

Even if it's wrong, it's worth discussing.

Unexpectedly, James glanced at Lu Shi with resentment,

"Of course it's because of you~"

Land Hours: ???

"Because of me?"

James said in a low voice: "Columbia University is in full swing to prepare for the school of journalism, and Harvard seems to have made changes, and if we don't keep up, I'm afraid we will fall behind." Advertising is an important branch of journalism, so the principal attaches great importance to it. ”

Lu Shi said: "Advertising should be divided into two branches, one is design; Second, partial transmission. But no matter which one it is, if Cambridge wants to catch up, it will only be a matter of minutes. ”

James couldn't help but laugh,

"I don't deny that."

As one of the two best universities in the UK, Cambridge does have that confidence.

The three of them got into the carriage.

Lu Shi continued the topic just now: "However, I think this discussion may be more focused on psychology than advertising. ”

At the end of the 19th century, psychology became an independent discipline.

But by the middle of the 20th century, it had a relatively uniform definition.

Now, it has a more straightforward name -

Psychiatric research.

Familiar with all kinds of languages, James asked, "Psychology...... The word is of ancient Greek origin, right? ”

Lu Shi hurriedly explained: "In fact, Professor Wundt of Germany first proposed this word, and I didn't create it. Professor Wundt established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig, marking the birth of scientific psychology. ”

James looked at him,

"Professor Lu, you are really knowledgeable."

Lu Shi snorted haha,

"There is a saying in China that 'know yourself and know your opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles', and I have to be prepared when I am invited to be a referee."

James's expression was a little complicated,

"Speaking of which, Professor Gale has not yet arrived from Edinburgh, but Professor Freud has arrived, and he ...... Forehead...... He is very good at socializing. ”

This is said very implicitly,

Lu Shi understood in seconds, and couldn't help but think of that pirated book,

Kang Youwei,

Freud also rubbed,

This is what academic circles are meant to be.

The carriage moved forward slowly, its wheels rattling with a regular tint.

The autumn scenery of Cambridge is very beautiful,

The weather is getting cooler, but the sun is still shining, so as long as you don't experience a drizzle, it's perfect for a day out.

Soon, the carriage arrived at its destination.

The three of them jumped down,

In the distance, you can see the golden leaves in the river on campus, slowly drifting along with the river.

"Whew~"

Lu Chang breathed a sigh of relief and sighed again: "The air here is better than London's. ”

James took the opportunity to say, "Professor Lu, you can come to Cambridge to teach." ”

This is poaching.

Lu Shi was about to refuse the other party,

At this time, a burly white man with plump cheeks walked over quickly,

He looked in his forties, with a thick brownish-gray beard on his chin, but his demeanor was not dignified, but smiling and very approachable.

"Professor Lu!"

He shouted from afar, "You are Professor Lu, right?" ”

While greeting each other, he quickened his pace and turned into a broken trot.

Lu Shi didn't react a little,

"You ......"

That's why I said this one word,

Smack-

The other party grabbed his hand, held it tightly and didn't let go, and said, "Professor Lu, I've heard of your name a long time ago. My admiration for you is like a surging river, and like the overflow of the Thames. ”

"Hiss......"

Lu Shi gasped,

knew that the other party was a rubber, but I didn't expect it to be to this extent.

For a while, he didn't know what to say,

If you say a few polite words and say something like "I've also heard of your name, I've been friends for a long time", the other party will definitely climb up the pole,

It's just a handshake now, and after climbing, maybe it will turn into a candlestick night talk.

In this case, how dare Lu Shi express his position?

He used to be able to speak well, but now he seems very innocent,

"Hmm...... Yes...... Be...... Thank you. ”

Freud's offensive showed no signs of stopping, and the storm struck.

He took out a book from his bosom,

"Professor Lu, this is the clumsy work "The Interpretation of Dreams". You don't know German, do you? I can translate it for you. ”

Do you really want to talk at night?!

Lu Shi hurriedly interrupted the other party's spell casting and said, "No! No, no, no! I know German! 《Die Traumdeutung》。 ”

Freud was visibly stunned,

Lu Shi speaks German in a straight and round manner, and his respect is no worse than that of a native speaker.

But soon, Freud adjusted his expression and continued: "Professor Lu, I hope you can give more guidance and correction to my works. ”

"This ...... I'll take a look. ”

Lu Shi took the book.

Turning the first page of the book, it was signed with Freud's name,

Suddenly, his head was full of black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

I've seen a thick-skinned one, but I've never seen one with such a thick skin.

Is this the self-cultivation of rubbing?

(End of chapter)