Box 1.

"Ahh

"Ahh

Lu Shi sneezed twice in succession.

George Bernard Shaw looked over,

"It's been cold lately, do you have a cold?"

Lu Shi touched the tip of his nose, shook his head and said, "No, I just feel a little itchy in my nose." I don't know how. ”

George Bernard Shaw laughs,

"I think you just have a cold."

He got up and walked to the door and asked the attendant outside to serve Lu Shi a cup of hot tea.

When he returned, he said, "Next door is His Majesty the King?" I saw Sir Stephenson and his men. ”

Lu Shi said "um",

"The Holy See of Canterbury seems to be there. Then there is the Patriarch of the Diocese of Venice, Cardinal Salto. ”

"Ah......h

George Bernard Shaw looked a little surprised,

"Cardinal Salto? I've heard that he is a strong contender for the next pope. ”

Lu Shi was stunned for a moment, and then he also remembered,

Wasn't Giuseppe Melquiore Salto the later Pius X?

With this name, it is a reference to the traditionalism of the former Pope Pius IX and the strong and unyielding character of the world.

George Bernard Shaw shrugged,

"Well, Cardinal Salto isn't the most popular candidate, though. The highest voice was undoubtedly Cardinal Rampola, who had promoted the improvement of relations between the Holy See and France. ”

Lu Shixiao,

"I'm afraid it's difficult~ Austria-Hungary and France have always been at odds with each other."

Austria-Hungary is mentioned because its Emperor Franz Joseph I, as head of the House of Habsburg, held the legal authority of the Holy Roman Empire, and the emperor had veto power over the results of the papal election.

George Bernard Shaw was surprised,

"Aren't the election ceremonies of the College of Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel all held in secret? How would outsiders know? ”

Lu Shi pursed his lips,

The other party's question was a bit stupid, and he didn't bother to answer it.

George Bernard Shaw also perceived,

"Yes. The emperor is not a serious person, how can there be no eyeliner in the Holy See? ”

These words caused Lu Shi and Natsume Soseki to laugh.

At this moment,

Knock –

Another drum beating.

The curtain of the stage slowly closed,

The third and final act of the play begins.

Clara told the truth,

However, the adults didn't believe it, believing that it was a lie told by Clara under pressure.

In this way, Lucas has been ostracized by the townspeople,

After suffering for half a month, the police investigation ended.

He was finally cleared.

At this point, the atmosphere in the theater is much more relaxed.

There was talk on the first floor,

"Luckily, Lu is still a person."

"What? You want to expel him? ”

"If he lets Lucas be wronged all the time, it will be really inappropriate."

"That's right. My heart will be put down for a while, and then it will hang again. Fortunately, it ended up being a relatively happy ending. ”

……

George Bernard Shaw and Soseki Natsume were also listening with their ears pricked up.

Both couldn't help but burst out laughing.

George Bernard Shaw squeezed his eyes,

"Lu, you won't be human soon~"

When the land is full of black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

At this point, the play has come to an end.

Lucas, who reintegrated into the town, went out hunting with a few friends,

As he was on the way, a crossbow bolt suddenly flew past him and hit the trunk of a nearby tree.

The next part of the performance was quite a test of skill, and Henry Owen interpreted it well.

When the bolts flew, he dodged first,

This reaction shows that he thinks it was an accident.

Then, he turned around and looked directly at the audience, his expression shocked, as if he didn't understand why someone would shoot an arrow at him,

He would like an explanation.

George Bernard Shaw was very proud,

"How, this design that breaks the fourth wall?"

The fourth wall belongs to theatrical terms, referring to a fictional "wall" in the middle of the stage,

It allows the audience to see themselves in the play.

Many people believe that this concept only appeared after the popularity of movies and television,

In fact, it is not.

The fourth wall originates from the traditional three-walled mirror-framed stage, because the audience believes that there is a gap between the theater and reality, so through imagination, a wall is built at the entrance of the stage that does not actually exist.

Owen looks directly at the audience, which is equivalent to confusing drama and reality, breaking down the wall.

"Hiss......"

There was a clear sound of inhaling cool air from below.

Immediately after, Owen's expression shifted from shock to anger,

Then, all sparkle was lost in his eyes, and nothing but despair remained.

The final narration sounds:

“

I couldn't see who the archery was.

He, standing on a high slope.

Stand in the sun. ’

”

At this point, Lucas realizes that he is fighting against an invincible enemy and will never be able to gain innocence and recognition.

End of the play.

The curtain slowly closed.

None of the people on the scene made a sound, as if the silence of the whole field was cast,

“……”

“……”

“……”

Silence roared in the theater.

George Bernard Shaw muttered, "What's going on? ”

He stood up and leaned against the railing of the box to look down.

No spectators left,

They were still seated, either tense and stiff like zombies, or slumped in their seats, as if they had been drained of their souls.

The atmosphere was very strange.

George Bernard Shaw was confused,

"Was this 'Hunting' a success?"

I was full of confidence, but now I don't dare to make up my mind.

Lu Shi also stood up, walked up to him and said, "Is your last design to break the fourth wall too ......?"

Before the words fell, the curtain opened again.

The actors bowed and thanked the audience.

As a result, the audience finally came back to their senses, and the applause was surging and deafening like a tide, as if it wanted to ignite the air of the entire theater.

Praise abounds,

"Perfect...... Perfect drama! ”

"Even George Bernard Shaw's 'The Widower's Property' is nowhere near inferior!"

"What's more! All of George Bernard Shaw's plays combined, are not as good as this "Hunting". ”

……

George Bernard Shaw: "Fxxk! ”

In my heart, 10,000 grass and mud horses galloped by.

Lu Shi comforted him,

"It's okay~ It's okay~ Didn't you write this "Hunting" too?"

George Bernard Shaw couldn't help but complain: "You can't comfort people, you can not speak." My heart is already dripping blood, and you should take a knife and make a hole in it. ”

Lu Shi laughed,

"Hahahaha!"

George Bernard Shaw was helpless,

“Shiit！ You're still laughing!? ”

He sat back down and poured his tea depressedly.

At this time, Natsume Soseki spoke,

"Mr. Superintendent, actually, I think what Lu said is right. In this play, both your adaptation and his original work are crucial, and of course, Sir Owen's performance is indispensable. For example......"

He fell into deep thought,

After a while, he said: "After watching the play, I will think about the question, who shot the last arrow?" ”

George Bernard Shaw was surprised,

"Didn't you think about it when you were studying?"

Natsume Soseki replied, "I just finished reading it for the first time, and I think it might be Lucas's friend, Theo." Because he is still worried that Lucas is a prisoner, a pervert, and will continue to hurt Kara...... Forehead...... Clara. ”

George Bernard Shaw stroked his beard,

Looking at it like that, he didn't seem to agree with Natsume Soseki's point of view.

He asked, "Your mind changed later?" ”

Natsume Soseki sighed,

"Later, I thought it might be Lucas's son......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by George Bernard Shaw: "No! No way! Marcus was the most supportive of his father! ”

Natsume Soseki nodded,

"Of course. However, it is undeniable that those encounters with Marcus at school are precisely because of Lucas...... No, it's unfair, it should be said that it's because Lucas has been falsely accused. ”

George Bernard Shaw sighed,

"A son hurts his father? I think your thoughts are a little too dark. ”

Suddenly, he thought that Lu Shi was at the scene, so he asked, "Lu, you wrote the book, you tell it." ”

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"When I was creating, I didn't assume that a specific person would do it."

Natsume Soseki nodded,

"That's right! That's what I'm thinking now. After such a wonderful performance by Sir Owen, who played Lucas, I don't think it was someone who shot that arrow in the end. ”

George Bernard Shaw showed a teachable expression,

A person of insight can indeed perceive his purpose in breaking the fourth wall.

Before the adaptation, he and Lu Shi discussed:

Who are the wicked in ?

Ostensibly Kara.

But after carefully reading Lu Shi's words, it is not difficult to find that Lu Shi portrayed Kara as very "simple",

This kind of "simplicity" is unique to children,

They have no concept of lies,

On the contrary, when I grew up, I had a deep understanding of morality and law, and I dreamed back in the middle of the night, remembering the things I did when I was a child, and I couldn't sleep over and over, and I would scold myself viciously: "I'm really not a thing!" ”

So, George Bernard Shaw finally thinks that the villain of "The Hunt" may be some kind of common humanity.

Human nature is credulous, believing that children cannot lie;

Human nature is sinister, and in the eyes of some townspeople, Lucas is not a pitiful person, but an ironclad proof that they have committed stupid mistakes.

This "ironclad evidence" swaggered through the market, constantly spreading guilt among the crowd,

Instead of repentance, the people decided to "destroy the evidence."

That's the logic of that arrow.

Natsume Soseki said softly, "So, Mr. Supervisor, your adaptation is crucial. Drama and finality are different. Furthermore, literary and artistic creation, in different forms, has different effects. ”

George Bernard Shaw was curious,

"Did you come up with this idea because of the comic book version of I Am a Cat?"

Natsume Soseki shook his head,

"It's because Lu and I watched the poster of 'Hunting', and we talked about the symbolism of animals in creation."

George Bernard Shaw was also very interested,

"Really? Tell me about it. ”

……

Box 2.

"This drama is really good!"

Edward VII applauded wildly, and even burst out with dirty words.

However, the other three did not speak,

Unlike King Funny, they think more, so they are still immersed in the shock of the last scene.

Edward VII looked around

"What? Isn't it pretty? ”

Margarita sighed,

"Of course it's pretty. But, Your Majesty, what do you think looks good at? ”

Edward VII: "Huh? , then cleared his throat and said: "The performance is good, the plot is also exciting, and it is impressive." ”

Obviously, I can't tell one, two, three, four, five.

Salto next to him said in a low voice: "I think Sir Lu is indeed a metaphor." Remember that old fable? Shoot the messenger. ”

According to wild history, the ancient country of Khorezm in Central Asia had a strange custom:

Messengers who bring good news to the king will be promoted;

Those who bring bad news to the king are fed to tigers.

To put it simply, it is to anger others.

Temple nodded,

"yes. What if people know they're wrong? Are you willing to reflect deeply and make corrections? That arrow is the answer. Lucas's innocence became a sin, making him the object of anger. ”

Edward VII's eyes widened,

The Holy See and the cardinal do not quarrel, is this the sun hitting the west and coming out?

He whispered, "It turns out that this drama is so complicated......"

The other three were helpless,

To the king, they had nothing to say.

Unexpectedly, Edward VII said without being shocked: "Since everyone will not sincerely repent, it is no wonder that the forgiveness charm can be sold." ”

"Poof!"

Salto had just taken a sip of water and sprayed.

Temple on the side was old and coughed frantically: "Ahem, cough, cough, cough......"

It looked like I was going to cough my lungs out.

The so-called "forgiveness charm" is actually a indulgence.

The indulgences came from the Crusader movement,

In order to strengthen the religious beliefs of the soldiers, the Pope announced that all those who joined the army could be commuted from their crimes, and each crusader was given indulgences.

Later, indulgences were no longer exclusive to military personnel, and believers could spend money to buy them.

As a result, it inevitably evolved into a means for the church to accumulate wealth.

The existence of this thing was itself a blasphemy against the doctrine, so it was later abolished.

Temple and Salto looked at each other,

Lu Shi, this kid, wouldn't really be hinting at anything, right?

The two of them started looking in the mirror again.

Margarita was speechless and said to Edward VII, "Your Majesty, can you ...... Can you ......?"

I really don't know how to phrase it.

Edward VII: ???

"Can it be anything?"

"Forget it."

Margarita waved her hand,

"Nothing."

Edward VII said, "Rita, how did you become strange? ”

Margarita complained frantically in her heart:

Strangely clearly the king!

What congregation would have indulgences in front of the Holy See and the Cardinals in Canterbury, hey!

On the other hand, Edward VII did not feel that he had a problem,

He said enthusiastically: "Archbishop Temple, Cardinal Salto, the original author Sir Lu Shi and the playwright Mr. Xiao are in the next box No. 1, do you want to meet them?" ”

Temple and Salto looked at each other,

moment

"Let's go!"

The two spoke in unison.

Margarita: "......"

What else can be said?

Led by Edward VII, the four of them went out and walked to Box One.

There was a voice of voice in the house,

Because the sound insulation is good, you can only faintly hear scattered sentences.

"Like sheep...... Religious offerings...... Divinity and servility...... Scapegoat symbolism...... Weakling...... Devotees symbolize ......"

"Metaphor, irony...... I like it...... Very normal......"

"In ...... This...... Lots ......"

……

"Goo......

Temple swallowed.

Sure enough, yes!

Lu Shi is secretly satirizing the church!

He looked at Salto next to him,

saw that Salto's face was not good-looking, as if he had been punched hard.

Edward VII didn't notice that the mood of the two religious tycoons was wrong, and knocked on the door,

"Lu."

After waiting for a while, the door was punched in.

Lu Shi stood at the door, looking at Temple and Salto, slightly surprised.

Temple and Salto were also looking at Lu,

A handsome East Asian with a young and energetic face, a heroic posture between his eyebrows, and deep eyes full of wisdom.

At the same time, they want to:

It's not easy!

This lad is definitely not easy!

Land time to give way to a way,

"Please come in."

Several people entered the door one by one.

As Margarita passed by Lu Shi's side, she reminded in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Be careful with the archbishop and Cardinal Salto, their imaginations are super rich. ”

Lu Shi was stunned,

"Imaginative?"

Margarita was very depressed,

She was about to explain, when Edward VII's voice rang out: "Lu, your Hunting is so well written!" Mr. Xiao's adaptation is also very good! The Holy See and Cardinal Salto were so shocked that they came to exchange ideas with each other. ”

Margarita pursed her lips and said with her lips: "Be careful!" ”

After that, he sat down.

Lu Shi was still in a state of confusion, and returned to his position in a daze,

"Thank you very much."

If you don't know what the other party thinks, you can only say a little bit about the scene.

Salto let out an "um",

After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Sir Lu's "Roman Holiday" is very popular in Italy, so I have heard of you for a long time. I heard that you are not only a writer, but also a historian? I wonder if you know anything about the history of religion? ”

Lu Shi replied truthfully: "I don't understand religion and theology. But if we talk about history, we can more or less know a little bit about it. ”

Salto asked, "And what do you think of the witch hunt?" ”

As soon as he finished asking, Temple coughed in a low voice,

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

He interjected into the topic and said: "Sir Lu, don't get me wrong, Cardinal Salto is not referring to a simple religious and historical event. ”

After this reminder, Salto also realized that he had asked too directly,

He quickly corrected: "Yes! Yeah! I'm asking about allegory, symbolism. ”

Lu Shi was a little dizzy when he heard it,

Meaning and symbolism......

What is this inexplicable topic!?

He looked at Margarita,

But seeing that Her Royal Highness the princess was in a state of emptying herself, her eyes and nose were looking at her nose and heart, and she seemed to have given up thinking.

Lu Shi didn't have a point, and looked at Edward VII again.

Edward VII smiled kindly,

"What do you want me to do?"

His eyes were clear, revealing a faint stupidity.

Lu Shi could only sigh and replied, "The witch hunt is a metaphor for a moral failure. Throughout history, there have been many cases where witch hunts have often been based on unfounded accusations and overly suspicious ......"

Speaking of this, Salto stood up suddenly,

“……”

“……”

“……”

The atmosphere inside the house was eerie.

Lu Shi asked, "Cardinal Salto, is there any problem?" ”

Salto shook his head,

"Nope."

It's no wonder that there isn't!

Lu Shi looked at the other party's expression, and then thought about what he had just said, why didn't he understand?

It turned out that Temple and Salto had "Nicholas II syndrome" -

Take a seat.

The corners of Lu Shi's mouth twitched,

In this case, you can only use your professional knowledge and fooling skills.

"Of course, the witch hunt has to be looked at separately," he said. ”

Salto was surprised: "What does this mean?" ”

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"In general, there are two phases to witch hunting. The first is the Middle Ages, when witch hunts were led by the church and were less intense; In the 15th ~ 18th century, folk witch hunting began to rise, ostensibly motivated by religious fervor, but in fact mostly secular motives, such as political conflicts, property disputes, personal grievances, ......"

This sentence can be summed up as:

The idea of the church is good, but the execution of the following priests is broken.

Salto's expression finally soothed,

"That's true, yes. But why? ”

Lu continued: "From the perspective of geographical distribution, folk witch hunting mostly takes place in areas where there are religious conflicts or civil wars, and there are fierce religious conflicts between different groups......

The voice did not fall,

After another rubbing, Temple stood up,

Instead, Salto sat down.

Lu Shi then remembered,

The Anglicans, or Anglicans, is one of the three original denominations of Protestantism,

Didn't the "clash of beliefs between different groups" I just mentioned mean the rise of Protestantism and the decline of Catholicism?

Suddenly he felt that one head and two big ones,

"Of course, there is no such problem in England. Because Anglicanism was founded as part of the Church preached by Holy Catholics and the Apostles, many Catholics believe that the Church is a mixture of the old and the new. ”

Temple chimed in: "You're right. It is true that there is not much sectarian conflict in England, otherwise there would have been figures like Martin Luther and Calvin. ”

That's a bit of a,

For example, John Knox,

When Mary I ascended to the throne of England and re-established Catholicism, he was forced to resign and leave to join Calvin;

Another example is John Wesley,

The Methodist path he established spanned England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

At the time of the rise of Protestantism, England was not at all at peace.

Of course, Lu Shi will not be stupid enough to debunk it,

He nodded again and again,

"The archbishop is right!"

Temple was satisfied, too, and sat down slowly.

Lu Chang let out a sigh of relief and concluded, "In short, the witch hunt is not what most people think. ”

Temple and Tolsa both smiled,

"Professor Lu is right!"

The scene was immersed in a tacit atmosphere.

Only Edward VII was still puzzled,

"That's it? Lu Cai said a few words, what's the ...... How is that right? ”

However, no one paid any attention to him.

Temple shook hands with Lu Shi and said, "Sir Lu, if there is any difficulty that needs the help of Anriganzong, we will do our best." ”

It's just a simple release of goodwill,

He knew that Lu Shi would not ask for anything.

Edward VII mentioned that he wanted to give Lu Shi a religious identity to help him obtain GBE.

But Lu Shi refused, and in the end it was just KBE.

It can be seen that his view of religion is relatively negative, and it is naturally unlikely that he will ask Anli Ganzong to do things.

On the other side, Torsa said, "Me too. ”

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"No...... Hmmm......"

As if he had thought of something, he said, "Archbishop, maybe I really need a little favor from you. I've heard that schools have clergy from the church? Is the same true for girls' schools? ”

(End of chapter)