"What you want to talk to me about is really the German language itself?"

“……”

Wilhelm II was fucked in a daze.

The question is too straightforward!

Don't they all say that the Chinese are subtle?

When he looked at Lu,

"That...... Well...... Forehead ......"

Fragmented, there was no neatness at all, and obviously did not expect the progress of the conversation to be so fast.

Lu Shi smiled,

"Your Majesty the Emperor, don't you like to read the interview version of the Mirror?"

"Of course!"

Wilhelm II did not hesitate,

"That's a very novel approach."

Lu Shi explained: "If you have watched the interview version, you should know that spicy and direct questions are the most important. Playing some innocuous side-kicks is not the style of the Mirror. ”

Wilhelm II bowed his head, as if in thought.

Menike on the side coughed lightly,

"Professor Lu, you seem to have forgotten the gender edition of the Mirror. "13 Years of a Princess: A Cane and a Crown Seal the Door of the Heart", this kind of is a side ball, right? ”

Lu Shi: "Hiss......"

I didn't expect to be hit by a boomerang.

He looked at Menik,

The latter coughed lightly,

"I'm sorry, but I'm also in the media, so I've been following the Mirror. After all, it's now an industry benchmark~"

The seriousness of the "History Magazine" also learns from the "Mirror" from the media?

Lu Shi really didn't expect it.

At this time, Wilhelm II had adjusted his condition,

He muttered for a moment,

"Professor Lu, I do want to talk about the German language rate. What is it that causes German to be less widely spoken than English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese? ”

The drunkard's intention is not to drink,

I care about the mountains and rivers.

Lu Shi didn't hide it, and said directly: "The market and the colony." ”

In a word, it is a breakthrough.

He shrugged,

"Of course, in essence, the two are really the same thing."

Neither Wilhelm II, nor Monsen, nor Mennick were surprised by the open secret.

As a German, of course, I understand.

Menik continued to bury his head in the record,

The nib of the pen rubs against the paper, causing a slight "rustle" sound in the room.

The four were silent.

Suddenly, Menik put down his pen, and the rustling sound disappeared, and the quiet air seemed unusually harsh.

Wilhelm II said: "Germany is not the only country with similar problems. ”

He muttered for a moment,

"American ......"

Lu Shi shook his head,

"The United States has South America as its backyard."

Wilhelm II was surprised: "Isn't there a 'Monroe Doctrine'?" You're so sure...... Hmmm......"

As he spoke, he was stunned, remembering the rumor about Lu Shi—

A close friend of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.

If you know Theodore, you must know the United States.

Moreover, there was already definite information that Roosevelt was ready to misinterpret the original meaning of the Monroe Doctrine through exegesis,

The previous Monroe Doctrine was:

The United States believes that European powers should no longer colonize the Americas or get involved in matters related to the sovereignty of the United States and Latin America.

The United States, on the other hand, remained neutral in the event of disputes between European nations or between countries and their American colonies.

And the Monroe Doctrine after Roosevelt's exegesis was:

Europe cannot meddle in the Americas,

The United States, on the other hand, can radiate influence around the world.

In a nutshell:

Double standard and that's it!

Wilhelm II shook his head and changed the subject: "Japan is also suffering. ”

Lu Shi sighed,

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I am Chinese."

This seems to have no beginning or end, but it is the best answer.

China has broken down the facts with its own experience:

Japan has the Asian continent that has its heart and mind.

Having said the United States and Japan one after another, Wilhelm II naturally thought of Germany,

What about Germany?

What should Germany do when surrounded by a strong enemy?

Germany also needs to leave a little land under the sun for future Germans.

Wilhelm II sighed,

"I ...... What will happen to Germany? ”

It seemed to be a mumble.

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"Your Majesty the Emperor does not need to be modest, the German 'Empire', you are Germany, and Germany is you. So, to ask how Germany will be is to ask how you will be. I don't think there's much difference between the two. ”

These words did not embarrass Wilhelm II,

He looked at the painting on the wall again,

The proverb, "the well-being of fraternal peoples," is unusually glaring.

What Wilhelm II thought about the great achievements of Karl XIII in the conquest of Norway is clearly written in history textbooks.

Of course, it was still early before the war began, and the current discussion of several people was nothing more than a "wild dream" like a big god.

"Whew~"

Wilhelm II exhaled a cloudy breath,

"Professor Lu, taking the initiative to talk to you is really a very correct decision."

His tone remained the same, still extremely sincere.

Lu Shi didn't answer, but glanced at Meng Sen and said, "Professor Meng Sen, how do you think His Majesty the Emperor will act in the future?" ”

Monson: ???

I never thought that the hot potato would be thrown to me.

He said helplessly: "This ...... I'm not a prophet, how can I say for sure? ”

Lu Shixiao,

"There is an old saying in China, 'If a husband uses copper as a mirror, he can be dressed properly; With history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; With people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses. ’”

Monson fell into memory,

I've heard that before...... Not...... Wait a minute! Shouldn't it be 'a gentleman who does not mirror the water but the man'? ”

Lu Shi was surprised,

Xindao,

Monson is worthy of being a master of history, not only knowing Rome, but also understanding "Mozi".

He explained: "The sentence I said is the famous quote of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. ”

It dawned on Monson that

"Tang Taizong? He knows how to use his own stories. What he said made a lot of sense. ”

Lu Shi laughed loudly, and then said, "Professor Monson thinks it makes sense? Why, then, do you say you are not a prophet? The characters who wrote the "History of Rome" are never empty names. ”

This is the agitation of the red fruit,

But the old man Meng Sen is very simple, so he eats this set.

He raised his eyebrows slightly,

"Hmph, of course. Throughout the history of continental Europe, there are no ten dynasties corresponding to the present Germany, but there are always seven or eight. In order to survive in the future, they all ended up on the same path - foreign wars. ”

“……”

“……”

“……”

The scene was silent, and the pin drop could be heard.

Menique and Wilhelm II looked at Monson with a mixture in their eyes.

Someone is too easy to fool!

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"I didn't say anything."

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted Meng Sen's gaze,

Staring –

Extreme resentment.

Lu Shi was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "However, it is normal to have this kind of thought." Moreover, I believe that His Majesty the Emperor is also convinced that he will be the victorious side. ”

Wilhelm II glanced cautiously at Lu Shi,

"Why?"

Lu Shi said: "The billowing smoke rising from the Ruhr Valley is the confidence. You must ...... No, it should be that all Germans believed that a more modern and organized German army would easily crush the French and Belgian resistance. And ......"

Wilhelm II raised his hand to interrupt,

"Belgium? Why Belgium? ”

Lu Shi: "......"

"You don't deny France......

Wilhelm II embarrassed,

Unexpectedly, Lu Shi dug a pit and let his thoughts be inadvertently exposed.

Lu Shi continued:

“

'It was enough for Austria-Hungary to provide us with flank cover. After defeating the Western Allies, I will turn around and sweep through the old Rus' Empire; Then we will conclude a peace treaty with the defeated countries......

”

When he said this, it was completely in the tone of Wilhelm II.

His Majesty the Emperor is dizzy,

I did consider cooperating with Austria-Hungary.

Because rising nationalism was fueling Austria-Hungary's thirst for war, the Balkans were the direction of its fire.

But how would Lu Shi know?

What's even more amazing is that he also took a step forward, and even thought about sweeping Russia and signing a treaty with the defeated country.

What's so ......

"I'm going to sweep Russia?"

Wilhelm II fell into deep thought,

As a result, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that it should be done like this.

He could already imagine the naysayers being sent to Siberia to dig potatoes.

But fortunately, he hasn't been carried away yet,

"What about England?"

Lu Shi sighed,

"What does His Majesty the Emperor think?"

Wilhelm II always felt that Lu Shi's words contained some kind of emotion,

He said, "Yes." Professor Lu is right. Britain will not force us to divert our attention from France......"

It's fast to hypnotize yourself, and you don't need to say anything about Lu Shi.

"Tsk......"

Lu Shi was staggered.

History is materialistic,

He might be able to change some small details.

However, some big events will certainly not be able to stop until they add up.

He changed to French and said:

“

'If the Germans want to come, come. War will be easy, and our vast cosmopolitan colonial empire will hold back the German offensive with overwhelming material superiority, and then destroy German military power. The Germans were not strong enough to penetrate deep into our territory and hold off all our attacks. ’

”

This is from the French point of view.

Wilhelm II was a little confused, and asked Monson to understand what Lu Shi meant, and then frowned,

"Professor Lu, you imitate the arrogance of the French vividly."

Lu Shi said: "Your Majesty the Emperor, don't you think that my imitation of the arrogance of the Germans is also vivid? ”

Wilhelm II's expression turned cold,

"No, it won't."

He looked at the painting on the wall again and said, "I think you should use the word 'self-confidence' instead of 'arrogance' when you describe Germans." ”

Lu Shi looked at Mongsen,

"Professor Monson, do you see that?"

Monson was speechless,

With copper as a mirror, you can be dressed;

With history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall;

With people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses.

It really seems philosophical.

Wilhelm II waved his hand in some disgust and said in a low voice: "Professor Lu, I know that you are the writer of the "Parliamentary Charter" and hope for eternal peace in the world. However, I think that's just a dream. And...... Hum...... IPU ......"

His Majesty the Emperor, of course, does not look down on the Parliamentary Union.

Lu Shi sighed,

"Europe's 'golden age' has made people forget the horrors of war, and once two arrogant military blocs collide on the battlefield, it will soon become clear that the predictions made before the war were in vain."

Wilhelm II did not pick up.

After a while, he suddenly laughed out loud,

"Professor Lu, Germany may not necessarily follow the path you predicted, the world is unpredictable~"

Lu Shi pointed at Monson,

"It was Professor Monson who prophesied, not me. I'm just following his words. ”

Monson has the heart to die,

"Professor Lu, don't mess with me anymore, okay?"

Lu Shi smiled,

"Actually, Professor Monson's prophecy is nothing more than a pick-up, right?"

"Whew~"

Monson let out a long breath and nodded repeatedly,

"Exactly."

Wilhelm II asked: "Who else held the same opinion before?" ”

He looked at Monson,

Monson looked at Lu Shi.

Lu Shi pondered for a moment and quoted a person's words:

“

Twenty years after the death of Frederick the Great, Prussia was defeated by Napoleon at the Battle of Jena; Twenty years after my death, the crown of Wilhelm II will not be kept. ’

”

Wilhelm II's complexion changed abruptly.

Because Lu Shi quoted the prophecy of the iron-blooded prime minister Bismarck before his death.

Bismarck was a veteran of three dynasties, assisting three generations of German emperors for half a century.

During his tenure, the reunification of Germany was completed.

At the same time, Bismarck defeated France in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, making Germany the hegemon of the European continent.

According to its vision, Germany should henceforth avoid foreign wars and concentrate on development in a peaceful environment.

As for the results......

The world knows it.

Wilhelm II ascended to the throne and was at odds with the chancellor, and Bismarck was forced to step down in 1890.

The sentence "20 years after my death, Wilhelm II's crown will not be kept", made His Majesty the Emperor feel that the cloud over his head would not dissipate for a long time.

He frowned and said, "Professor Lu seems to be biased against me?" ”

For those who put forward the Yellow Peril theory, can Lu Shi be unbiased?

Although modern China has been slaughtered by others, it is the United States and Germany that explicitly engage in this kind of large-scale discrimination.

(And Japan, of course.) ）

With the efforts of Lu Shi, the situation in the United States has gradually eased.

Germany remains.

But this cannot be said explicitly.

Lu Shi said in a low voice: "I knew a Jewish psychologist from Austria named Sigmund Freud. ”

Wilhelm II was a little confused,

"Psychological...... Psychology? ”

He doesn't remember having this major at university.

Menike on the side said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, psychology is a science that studies human psychological phenomena and their mental functions and behavioral activities under their influence. ”

"Tsk......"

Wilhelm II staggered,

To him, this psychology is a bit like psychiatric research.

If he knew that Freud was indeed a psychiatrist, he wondered what he would think.

He asked, "Why do you suddenly mention an irrelevant person?" ”

Lu Shi shook his head,

"It's not irrelevant. Your Majesty the Emperor, as I said earlier, you are Germany, and Germany is you. Therefore, it can be asserted that your personal psychology is one of the internal factors, even the main ones, of the change in decision-making in Germany. ”

Wilhelm II subconsciously stretched out his right hand and held his left arm.

He suffered from Elb's palsy and atrophied left arm due to a breech birth at birth.

Medical and sports treatment measures did not achieve the desired results, but left him with pain and suffering that he will not forget for many years.

In order to compensate for his physical deficiencies, he received rigorous military training from an early age, especially in horsemanship.

He also likes to lean on a sword or a cane with his left hand to make himself look more decent.

But decency is only decency after all,

Many people in the outside world said that because of the injury he was born with, he may have suffered from a serious illness that caused problems with brain function, making him ambitious and impulsive and reckless, and he was very arrogant in dealing with others.

But Wilhelm II himself was well aware that

It's not a brain injury,

Instead, it may be the "psychology" mentioned by Lu Shi.

He said slowly: "Is that Freud still in Austria-Hungary?" ”

Lu Shi shook his head,

"I don't know. Probably, he went to the United States, right? ”

Wilhelm II was a little surprised,

"The United States? Why go to that academic wilderness? ”

He really couldn't understand it,

Since psychology is a new discipline that has just been established or is about to be established, it should remain at the center of world scholarship -

Europe.

Lu Shi smiled and glanced at Meng Sen,

"Perhaps, it's because of some interpersonal factors."

Wilhelm II laughed dumbly,

He heard about Lu Shi and Meng Sen's previous feuds,

It's not uncommon for academic circles to lean over each other.

It seems that the same is true of Freud.

Wilhelm II looked at Monsen,

The latter was embarrassed and looked out the window,

"It's a good day."

Lu Shi: "......"

Menique: "......"

Wilhelm II: "......"

It's so dark that it's almost a cloud of ink, where does "the day is good"?

Old man Monson is too cute.

Wilhelm II sighed,

"Well, since the psychology professor is no longer in Europe, I don't need to bring him back from the United States."

He tilted his head and looked at the painting on the wall again.

The four of them were speechless for a while,

There was silence in the room.

“……”

“……”

“……”

For about a minute, Wilhelm II struggled to wake up from his inner world,

He said slowly, "Professor Lu, I have to thank you no matter what. What you just said has given me a lot of deep thoughts, and at the same time, new thoughts. ”

Lu Shi said "um" and did not say anything.

He knew very well in his heart,

Whether it is Germany or His Majesty the Kaiser himself, the road ahead is predestined.

Wilhelm II groaned,

"Professor Lu, what do you want? I would like to express my gratitude. ”

Lu Shi is waiting for this sentence,

He was also unreserved, pointing to the oil painting on the wall,

"His Majesty the Emperor seems to be very fond of oil paintings?"

Wilhelm II shook his head,

"Oil paintings, murals, pencil drawings...... What's the point? What I care about is what's in the painting. ”

Lu Shi followed the other party's words and said, "I see." No wonder I have heard that His Majesty the Emperor once conceived a painting in which an angel representing the Germanic peoples held a glittering sword and admonished the patron gods of the European powers. ”

Wilhelm II's face was gloomy,

He knew what kind of oil painting the other party was talking about-

"The Yellow Peril".

The content of the angelic admonition is:

The Yellow Peril has arrived.

In the direction of the angel's finger, the Buddha, the symbol of the Yellow Peril, is approaching Europe on a huge fiery dragon.

Lu Shi said: "I remember that the oil painting also has an inscription. ”

Wilhelm II couldn't help but snort,

"Yes."

The inscription was written by him:

The peoples of Europe unite to defend your faith and your homeland.

Lu Shi's gaze locked on the wall,

"Who is more generous and open-minded than the phrase 'the well-being of fraternal peoples'?"

These words dealt a huge blow to the arrogant Wilhelm II.

His face turned red,

The weak left hand even has a bruise.

After a while, he said, "That's what Professor Lu said. The emperor of a country must indeed have the bearing and mind that match his status. Instead of spreading rumors and seriously injuring people. ”

That's what Lu Shi wants.

It's not in vain that it was war and psychology before.

Wilhelm II thought about it and felt that he was not unable to change his opinion,

In June 1900, the German minister Klinder was killed by the Boxers.

Wilhelm II retaliated against China by sending an expeditionary force of more than 20,000 men.

Of course, Germany won.

Since you have taken a substantial advantage, you might as well learn from English and France, and show "bearing and mind",

Move your mouth, and you won't lose anything anyway.

Wilhelm II looked at Mennick,

"You're the editor of History Magazine?"

Menique immediately understood,

"Your Majesty, I know what to do."

(End of chapter)