The next day.

When Lu Shi went to the restaurant for breakfast, Buchanan was drinking black tea.

In front of him was a supplement to "Cuckoo", turning the pages from time to time, making the paper of the magazine make a soft sound.

Lu Shi looked straight and wanted to laugh,

The Japanese literati are also very fierce, knowing that the book reviews in the "Yomiuri Shimbun" are from Meiji, but they still drive the mud truck into it without hesitation.

This feeling is like driving an AE86 and spiraling around the traffic police's car.

It's all about the heartbeat!

He couldn't help laughing,

"It's really fast......"

Buchanan was stunned, then laughed,

"Earlier, you mentioned a phrase to me called 'Xia Ke Shang', and now I understand it."

Lu Shi spreads his hands,

"'Down and up', which civilization doesn't have it?"

Buchanan lowered his voice,

"It's just more common in Japan."

He stepped forward and said, "Yesterday, Ryohei Uchida of the Black Dragon Society sent me a message. I think I can take this opportunity to solve the problem of turning around once and for all. ”

Lu Shi nodded,

He knew that the other party was not doing this all to help him.

At the moment, it is the United Kingdom that has the greatest interest in China, and they are more inclined to make money on trade in a stable manner.

But Japan's quest for the Northeast will inevitably clash with Russia.

Stability is destroyed,

The balance is broken.

How can you make money lying down?

Therefore, it is necessary to divide the extremist groups such as the Black Dragon Society.

And a very important point is that the old Roosevelt,

With his rise to power, the United States began to unleash its influence around the world, trying to shine a light on all mankind as a beacon, and it was impossible for East Asia to be out of its plans.

Buchanan saw clearly,

You have to watch out for the Yankees, you can't be taken advantage of.

Lu Shi asked the other party in a low voice: "Sir, what are you going to do?" ”

Buchanan took a sip of tea, adjusted his sitting posture comfortably, and then, after a long time, crossed Erlang's legs, and said, "Sir Lu, you are a literati, don't inquire about this kind of thing." I listened to it and affected my mood for breakfast. ”

Britain is still the strongest in the world,

If you really want to mess with people, black and white, good and evil, there are many ways.

At this time, the maid came to the door of the dining room.

Buchanan asked, "What?" ”

The maid immediately replied: "Someone outside asks to see Sir Lu, it is Mr. Zhang who made trouble a few days ago." But he was respectful this time and didn't go crazy. ”

Apparently talking about Zhang Taiyan.

Buchanan couldn't help but laugh,

"Okay, just don't go crazy."

He stood up and whispered to Lu Shi: "Sir Lu, you are also going back to London soon, and you must finish the matter before leaving." ”

After saying that, he left.

Lu Shi then welcomed Zhang Taiyan in the living room.

Zhang Taiyan entered the door, didn't say a word, and bowed to Lu Shi first.

Lu Shi is puzzled,

"Mr. Taiyan, you are ......"

Zhang Taiyan laughed,

"Well done! Launching a group of Japanese to spray Emperor Meiji is very much in line with my heart! ”

Lu Shi was very confused,

"Aren't you in the same league as the Black Dragon? People are royalists! ”

Zhang Taiyan waved his hand and said, "Who is with them?" After I went into exile in Japan, I completely changed from a reformist to a revolutionary, so I was not happy with any emperor, and the Qing court, Tsarist Russia, and Japan were all treated equally. ”

Shente Meow's "equal treatment",

How can an idiom be used?

Lu Shi: "......"

I thought to myself,

Zhang Taiyan is worthy of being a madman.

After the previous exchanges, he completely "woke up", while using the money of the Black Dragon Society to carry out revolution, while opposing the program of the Black Dragon Society, and even contributing to "Black Dragon" in a humble manner.

Typical eating people's rice and smashing people's pots.

Lu Shi said: "You can do it! You can do it! ”

Zhang Taiyan laughed again,

"I don't have the feudal idea of 'eating the king's Lu and sharing the king's worries'. Besides, the black dragon will give me money, doesn't he also have his own little Jiujiu? I can see it now~"

Lu Shi has nothing to refute this.

He was curious,

"Why did Mr. Taiyan think of looking for me today?"

Zhang Taiyan replied: "I guess you're almost going back to London, and it's a pity to talk to you about "Lord of the Flies" without seeing you." ”

As he spoke, he sighed,

"How can such a good article be serialized in "Xinmin Cong Daily"?"

Lu Shi understood,

The other party still has some problems with Liang Qichao.

He waved his hand and said: "Mr. Taiyan, in the inaugural issue of "Xinmin Cong Bao", Ren Gong used "This Report" to clarify the three purposes of running the newspaper, do you remember? ”

How could Zhang Taiyan not know,

1. Adopt Chinese and Western morality as the policy of moral education, and widely collect political theories as the foundation of intellectual education;

2. Take education as the main brain and politics as the subordinate;

3. Be extremely fair in your arguments, and not be greedy for favoritism and bias in one party, and not be blamed for one person.

And that's exactly what happened.

Up to now, Xinmin Cong Bao has published a total of four issues, introducing Western theories with its fresh and clear language and vivid and sharp writing, which has been well received by people of insight.

But Zhang Taiyan always felt in his heart that things would not always be like this.

He denied: "What did Liang say in the article? 'The gains and losses of one or two things in the government are not spared money'. Is this possible? I see, it won't be long before he shows his fox tail, and even with Lord of the Flies. ”

Lu Shi couldn't say anything about it,

It is common for constitutionalists and revolutionaries to tear down each other and attack each other for their own ideas.

Even once, Liang Qichao was beaten by Zhang Ji's head and swollen face when he was giving a speech, and he was very embarrassed.

It's all martial arts, can you still make trouble by scolding a few words in the air and passing small words behind your back?

Lu Shi said: "Regardless of the deeds, I think it's good that "Lord of the Flies" is serialized in "Xinmin Cong Bao". ”

Zhang Taiyan couldn't help but sigh,

"Alas......"

When he knew that he couldn't persuade Lu, he stopped being entangled.

The two talked about "Lord of the Flies" again,

As they were talking, the maid came up again and whispered, "Sir, I have asked to see you again." It's a mother and daughter. ”

Mother and daughter!?

Zhang Taiyan's English level is very poor, but he can still understand simple words.

His pupils shook, and his gaze changed when he looked at the land.

Lu Shi was also a little confused,

After being stunned for a long time, he suddenly realized: "It should be Mrs. Li, and the daughter of Duke Ren." ”

He said to the maid, "Invite them quickly." ”

The maid was ordered to withdraw.

Not long after, Li Huixian took Liang Sishun into the living room.

The two said hello,

Li Huixian took out a notebook, which contained many original manuscripts.

"Juvenile China Says",

"The Theory of Respecting Confucius in Protecting Religion",

"The Legend of the Six Gentlemen of Wuxu",

……

Li Huixian said respectfully: "Professor Lu, Ren Fu ordered me to send the manuscript and fulfill my previous promise. ”

These manuscripts, any one of them, are collected at the provincial and national museum levels.

Lu Shi carefully took it,

"Thank you."

For literati, the exchange of manuscripts was a kind of recognition of each other.

Obviously, Liang Qichao attaches great importance to Lu Shi.

Zhang Taiyan on the side said: "Professor Lu, I have heard for a long time that you have the habit of collecting, but I didn't expect to attach so much importance to Liang's works. His rhetoric is indeed sharp and his views are occasionally insightful, but some of them are difficult for people to agree with. ”

Li Huixian frowned,

"Who is this gentleman?"

She founded a women's school in Shanghai and is knowledgeable, so she wants to debate with Zhang Taiyan.

Liang Sishun next to her is not as gentle as her mother,

"Why do you say that father?!"

Zhang Taiyan suddenly felt speechless, and hurriedly gave up his hand,

"I'm sorry for the collision with Madame."

He gave up his hand to Liang Sishun again,

"And Miss Liang."

Liang Sishun suddenly felt like a punch on the cotton,

She felt that the adult in front of her who slandered her father was a little different.

When others apologize, they have always been to Liang Qichao or Li Huixian, and they have never looked at themselves as a child.

But this person's apology is very sincere, as if he really treats children as "people".

Zhang Taiyan arched his hand,

"Contemptible Zhang Binglin. Because of Mu Gushi (Gu Yanwu)'s behavior, the name is too Yan. ”

Li Huixian is very self-contained and is not ready to entangle any more.

Liang Sishun raised his small fist at Zhang Taiyan.

Zhang Taiyan was amused,

In fact, the criticism he just said was aimed at "The Biography of the Six Gentlemen of Wuxu",

After the failure of the reform, the Qing court wantonly arrested the reformers and brutally killed Tan Sitong, Kang Guangren, Yang Rui, Yang Shenxiu, Liu Guangdi, Lin Xu and other six people.

The history of the six people is known as the "Six Gentlemen of Wuxu".

Liang Qichao felt the generosity of these six people, and wrote this book with grief and indignation.

Of course, there was inevitably some "artistic component" in order to strengthen the momentum of the Restoration.

But this kind of thing obviously can't be told to the little girl,

Zhang Taiyan thought for a while and said, "Mr. Liang put forward the theory of Confucianism and non-religion in "Protecting Religion and Respecting Confucius", do you also agree with it? ”

Liang Sishun nodded,

"My father's article wrote, 'Specializing in the affairs of the world's countries, the origin of ethics and morality, no superstition, no worship, no doubts, no xenophobia', can this still be considered a religion?"

Zhang Taiyan has the heart to tease the little girl,

"You've got a good back. But the emperor supported by Mr. Liang also said, 'There is a religion in foreign schools, and Chinese scriptures are Chinese religions.' If you don't read the scriptures in the school, it is the way of Yao Shunyu, Tang Wenwu, Zhou Gong, Confucius, the so-called three outlines and five constants, and if they are abolished, China will not be able to establish a country. Is Mr. Liang supporting the wrong person? ”

Liang Sishun: ???

I didn't expect it to be like this.

Her little face couldn't help but turn red, and she held back for a few seconds before she said: "'It is rude to scold the son and the father'!" You are rude! ”

Zhang Taiyan was stunned, and then laughed.

Li Huixian next to her was also very helpless, holding her daughter,

"This is a discussion of opinions, how can it be a scolding? This gentleman treats you as a learned person and discusses with you, but it is a great courtesy~"

Liang Sishun was aggrieved,

She could feel that the other party was teasing herself.

But what Zhang Taiyan said below is quite pleasant, and it makes people angry.

I saw him salute Li Huixian and said, "Miss Liang is well-read and knowledgeable, as long as she is dedicated to learning, she will become a great tool." ”

These words made Liang Sishun a little proud,

But she is childish, and at this time she is arrogant.

She said, "You want to take me as an apprentice? That's not good, I'm going to learn from Professor Lu. ”

Zhang Taiyan laughed even more,

"Professor Lu teaches university students in London. You're too young~"

Lu Shi shook his head when he heard it,

The crazy man is in his thirties, and he still plays with other girls, which is boring enough.

He turned to Li Huixian,

"Mrs. Li, where did this apprenticeship begin?"

Li Huixian was a little depressed, and she couldn't keep her words in her heart.

When worshipping Lu as a teacher, he should have slowly figured it out, first took out the six salutes of the bundle, and followed the good temptations.

It's a good thing, I have to hit a straight ball.

She said: "Professor Lu, you are a well-educated person and a master in the world, the little girl Sishun is a little stubborn, but she is smart and hardworking, and wants to worship you as a teacher." I hope you will be able to do so. ”

Lu Shi was a little confused,

"If you talk about talent and learning, many people are far above me, with Ren Gong's connections, why should Mrs. Li go far?"

Li Huixian was silent.

Indeed, Liang Qichao has a wide range of connections,

But there has never been someone like Lu Shi who can call the wind and rain in Europe.

Zhang Taiyan looked left and right, his gaze moving back and forth between Lu Shi and Li Huixian, as if he was watching a table tennis match.

I didn't expect to come to visit today and encounter this kind of thing.

He doesn't think it's a big deal to see the excitement,

"Professor Lu, I think what Mrs. Li said is right. Miss Liang looks like a person who can learn something, if you dial it a little, you may be able to become a female gentleman in the future~"

Liang Sishun was a little surprised,

The heart says,

This impudent man is quite discerning.

She looked at Lu Shi expectantly.

Lu Shi is also pondering,

With his understanding of the descendants of the Liang family, he has generally made achievements in various fields.

Among them, the most famous is, of course, Liang Sicheng.

Accept Liang Sishun as an apprentice, he is just a teacher, and he doesn't really need to talk about the Four Books and Five Classics, and it seems that there is no loss.

On the other hand, for the Liang family, there is no profit or loss when they take the big ship when they go ashore.

A win-win situation.

Lu Shi nodded,

"Okay, I can agree to this."

Li Huixian was a little surprised,

I thought it would take a little more talking, but I didn't expect Lu Shi to be so easy to speak,

She hurriedly said: "In this case, then pick an auspicious day and let Sishun pay homage to Professor Lu." ”

Lu Shi shook his head,

"For the blessed, what day is not auspicious? Moreover, I am a teacher of London politics and economics, and I am not a private school teacher, so those red tape will not make sense for me. ”

That being said,

But Li Huixian couldn't let Liang Sishun really do this.

Therefore, she still asked her daughter to give Lu Shi tea and salute, and went through all the processes that should be taken.

Liang Sishun is also familiar with the road,

Then he took a "sir" and called Lu Shi a little fluttering.

Lu Shi said: "Sishun, I can't teach you the Four Books and Five Classics. But if you want to study history or translation, you can ask me, and when I return to London, you can write a letter or send a telegram, and I will know everything. ”

Liang Sishun thought for a while,

"I aspire to be a thoughtful person like my husband."

In a word,

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

Lu Shi sprayed,

But looking at Liang Sishun, he looked serious, and it didn't look like he was using the title of "thinking person" to wear a high hat and pat Lu Shi.

Zhang Taiyan on the side was curious,

"Miss Liang, how do you know that Professor Lu has thoughts?"

Liang Sishun said: "Then do you need to say? The teacher himself commented on "Lord of the Flies", on the one hand, he despised the barbarism and ferocity of Masato Goto; On the other hand, he criticized Keiichi Amano for his weakness and lack of leadership. ”

Zhang Taiyan "forehead ......",

"That's it?"

Liang Sishun glared at him,

"I remember clearly that the teacher said something very profound, 'Lose your humanity, lose a lot; Lose your bestiality, lose everything'! ”

Zhang Taiyan was stunned, and nodded with some admiration,

Professor Luk's thoughts and worries are indeed far broader than ordinary people's.

At least, he does not deny Masato Goto's appeal for survival, which is very down-to-earth,

This merit alone is far more solid than those who do their studies in the air.

Lu Shi smiled and said to Liang Sishun: "Handan is a toddler, and everyone is like a cloud, but you can't become thoughtful." ”

Liang Sishun puffed up his face,

"You are too modest, sir."

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"You've heard about me having a cat in London, right? If you've observed, you'll see that cats' behavior is very dependent on rewards and punishments. ”

It's not a hard word,

Liang Sishun quickly understood and said, "Indeed, if you don't go out to forage for food, they seem to be quite lazy." ”

Lu Shi said "um",

"Cats spend most of their time sleeping and don't move their nests until they eat. People are different, they will find ways to force themselves to study and work. If laziness is part of animal nature, then, 'lose your humanity, lose a lot; To lose the bestiality, to lose everything' means, 'to lose diligence, to lose a lot; Lose your laziness, lose everything'. ”

Lying flat people are ecstatic.

Zhang Taiyan almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Professor Lu is really good at sophistry.

But in this way, it is enough to fool a little girl.

Liang Sishun's eyes widened in contemplation, obviously surrounded by Lu Shi's words.

Li Huixian patted her daughter's head,

"'If you learn without thinking, you will be reckless, and if you don't learn, you will die', forgot? Sir is here, don't you ask? ”

Liang Sishun came back to his senses and looked at Lu Shi,

"Please sir teach me."

Lu Shi said with a smile: "If you like to study, then study specific issues that interest you." Thinking about 'becoming a thinking person' is easy to get lost. ”

Liang Sishun suddenly realized and understood Lu Shi's painstaking efforts.

She pondered again,

After a long time, she said, "Teacher, I want to make the Chinese language easier to use and more easy to spread. ”

Landtime: !!

Zhang Taiyan: !!

Li Huixian: !!

These words startled all three adults.

Liang Sishun whispered: "Every time I send a telegram to my father, I find that we can only use very few words, and there are still ambiguities. However, the British can shoot so much, so I thought......"

I see

Little girl, this is homesick for her father.

Lu Shi groaned: "Then do you know the reason? ”

Liang Sishun nodded again and again,

"I researched. First, because sending a telegram is very expensive, and the price is gold according to the word, so it is very important to save words; The second reason is that the telegraph is more suitable for the transmission of the English alphabet. ”

What the little girl said was actually an appearance.

Lu Shi doesn't understand physics, and he can't explain it clearly if he wants to, so he can only start from the application level.

He muttered, "Have you ever heard of 'Yunmu Dairi'? ”

Liang Sishun nodded,

"Of course, Mr. Hong replaced the date with the rhyme of "Pingshui Rhyme" edited by the Jin Dynasty, and used 31 characters to represent 31 days."

Lu Shi was a little surprised,

I didn't expect the little girl to really know.

Liang Sishun raised his little nose,

"Sir, if you want to teach me, you have to come up with something real~"

The children even used the radical method.

Lu Shi laughed,

"Good! Ok, good, good! Then I'll show you something real. ”

He took a piece of paper and began to write.

Is this going to be a textbook on the spot?

The rest were stunned.

Zhang Taiyan came over curiously, but saw Lu Shi neatly writing the title-

Pinyin Alphabet.

When he saw the word "letter", he instinctively thought that it had something to do with the English language.

I had long heard that Lu Shi had improved the phonetic transcription of English in the United States, so I naturally thought in that direction.

But looking down, something is wrong.

He had never heard of the English language called "finals", "initials", and "tones".

This is......

What the hell is this......

"Phonetic transcription of Chinese!?"

Zhang Taiyan even shouted.

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"Pinyin, not phonetic transcription."

After speaking, he raised his head in some surprise,

"Mr. Taiyan actually understood?"

Zhang Taiyan's brows jumped, and he complained: "Professor Lu, you can't help but underestimate me too much." ”

Lu Shi is embarrassed,

I also admire the master of Chinese culture more and more.

Zhang Taiyan said excitedly: "Professor Lu, it seems that you support the replacement of Chinese characters with phonics letters. ”

Lu Shi shook his head,

"No, I didn't think so."

As he spoke, he wrote two lines on a piece of paper,

They are "lose humanity, lose a lot; Lose the bestiality, lose everything" in Chinese characters and pinyin.

Lu Shi rubbed his wrists,

"Look, which is longer?"

Zhang Taiyan waved his hand,

"Of course, the Chinese characters are short and the pinyin is long. But I can also argue that Pinyin has fewer strokes and takes less time to write! Moreover, pinyin is also easy to use for telegraph communication, isn't it? ”

Lu Shi was just about to refute,

Zhang Taiyan said in advance: "Professor Lu, I don't approve of abolishing Chinese characters either. What I mean by that is that I'm not as foolish as Miss Leung, and you're going to have to give me a better, harder reason. ”

Liang Sishun frowned,

"Am I so foolish?"

Li Huixian shook her head at her daughter,

Instinctively, she felt that Lu Shi and Zhang Taiyan were discussing something very important and couldn't be interrupted.

Lu Shi groaned,

"Okay, then I'll give you an example."

He asked Zhang Taiyan: "Has Mr. Taiyan ever heard "Xunmin Zhengyin"? ”

Zhang Taiyan nodded,

"Of course, it was created by order of King Sejong and King Munjong of the Korean Peninsula. Since then, the local people have begun to use forty tones instead of Chinese characters to spell ...... Not...... I ......"

Zhang Taiyan showed an expression of sudden realization.

He figured it out!

Rashly banning Chinese characters, there will be a problem -

The same sound will correspond to different words.

Like what

Female name, Park Jin-so;

Male name, Park Jung-so.

If you don't use Chinese characters, the two are spelled exactly the same, and you don't know who is who.

And that's just the name.

In many cases, the need to express semantics accurately on paper can only be a blind eye.

After all, Chinese characters have been passed down for thousands of years, and the volume of language is almost infinite, and abolishing them and replacing them with letters is a one-size-fits-all approach and ideological laziness.

So, it's better to change your thinking,

Just like the "Pinyin Alphabet" given by Lu Shi, the alphabet is used as an aid to promote Chinese characters.

Zhang Taiyan got up and saluted Lu Shi,

"Lu Shiwushi!"

Liang Sishun: "Huh? "With a bang,

I've heard of robbing money, but I haven't heard of robbing teachers.

Li Huixian understands,

This "Pinyin Alphabet" is definitely not ordinary!

She glanced at Liang Sishun,

Liang Sishun didn't understand much, but he still said respectfully: "Mr. Xie teaches you." ”

(End of chapter)