With the support of the U.S. Minister to China Schulman and the U.S. government behind him, after driving out Li Yuanhong, the direct warlord Cao Kun successfully "elected" the third official president of the People's Republic of China by relying on the votes he bought at the price of five taels of gold per voting member.

Only now, the leadership position within the direct line has changed from the Baoying faction headed by Cao Kun to the recently emerging Luoyang faction.

Wu Peifu, the leader of the Luoyang faction, is now the biggest talker in the direct line.

And Cao Kun, who ascended to the position of president, also lost his position and became a puppet mascot directly placed on the table.

Therefore, he had plenty of time to do some idle things, such as discussing with his staff what level of medal was the most appropriate to award to Chen Muwu, a young student who discovered the ninth planet of the solar system in Britain and "raised the prestige of our country".

The discussion went back and forth, and it was discussed for several months, until Zhu Zhaoxin's telegram was sent to the presidential palace, and Cao Kun and the others remembered that there was such a thing.

Since Chen Muwu has been praised by the British Prime Minister, as his motherland, the people must not sit idly by and ignore those who have made meritorious contributions.

After a few more days of discussion, President Cao Kun finally made a decision to award Chen Muwu the Order of the Golden Harvest of the Third Class and the Three Medals.

These two medals, for the senior officials of the Beiyang government, are not so high-end and high-end.

On the third-class ribbon Baoguang Jiahe Medal, there are three levels: second-class no ribbon, second-class ribbon and first-class ribbon.

On the top of the three medals, there are also three kinds of medals: two medals, one medal and a grand medal.

But Cao Kun and his staff felt that these two medals should be a glorious enough thing for Chen Muwu and Buyi.

According to the corresponding rules and regulations, the third-class Ribbon Baoguang Jiahe Medal and the Triple Medal should be awarded by the President himself, as one of the lower grades of the people's high-ranking medals.

But because Chen Muwu was abroad, they wrote the news of the award into a telegram and sent it to the Chinese Legation in Britain again.

The inquiry was issued by the president himself after Chen Muwu returned to China.

Or mail the medal to the United Kingdom, and ask Chargé d'Affaires ad interim Zhu Zhaoxin to present it to Chen Muwu on his behalf.

Therefore, Zhu Zhaoxin asked Chen Muwu if he would return to China after graduation this time, and if he did not return to China, he would let China send the medals and watches.

Hearing that because of the discovery of the Yellow Emperor Star, he actually received such a big reward, Chen Muwu felt a little funny in his heart.

This is the good news that Zhu Zhaoxin said?

He didn't want to be a collector of medals.

What's the use of having so many medals? Is it possible to be bulletproof?

It would be more practical to give money, as Trinity College and the Royal Astronomical Society did.

In fact, according to the regulations of the medal, after Chen Muwu received the medal, he could theoretically get the annuity provided by the Beiyang government every year.

But this only exists in theory, the military expenses of the direct warlords are not enough, and the salaries of the teachers of the University of Shao cannot be paid, so how can they have the money to pay the annuities to the nobles who are not bad for money?

However, the Beiyang government will not exist for a few years, and when the second Northern Expedition is successful, the new people who come to power will not recognize the medals issued by the Beiyang government.

But if you send these medals home, you should be able to make the old lady and the eldest brother happy.

Chen Muwu told Zhu Zhaoxin that he didn't have to waste national money, and sent the medal to Britain thousands of miles away, just to send it to his family in Qianhai.

Chen Muwu took the opportunity to ask Zhu Zhaoxin about another matter.

"Ding Gong, the younger generation still has one more thing to ask for. I wonder if there is a direct channel of communication between the Legation in the UK and the nearby Chinese Legation in France? A few days ago, the junior sent a telegram to the embassy in France, but until now it has been lost in the sea, and there has been no reply at all. ”

It turned out that when Best said that Chen Muwu's results could go to the Olympics and have a great chance of winning the gold medal, Chen Muwu was immediately moved.

The day after the graduation party, he went to the telegraph office in Cambridgeshire and took telegrams for each of the four people or organizations.

At first, he thought about writing a letter, but then he thought that it would take three or five days to write a letter to France.

And taking a telegram to Paris is not as expensive as going from the sea to England, so I chose this more convenient way.

Of the four telegrams, three of them crossed the sea to France via submarine cables, and were respectively handed over to Zhang Xiuyou, a special correspondent of the Tianyu "Yishi Bao" in France, Chen Muwu's friend de Broglie, and the staff of the Chinese Legation in France.

The rest was sent to the French Embassy in London.

The content of the telegram was without exception, asking the other party how to register for this Olympic Games.

As a result, after the four telegrams were photographed, only the reporter in France, Zhang Xiuyou, wrote a reply letter to Chen Muwu.

Zhang Xiuyou said in the letter that he would inquire about the location of the organizing committee of this year's World Games, and then go to the organizing committee to inquire about what requirements are needed if he registers.

But at the same time, he also urged a draft on the letter, after all, the manuscript of "Shooting the Condor" had been sent by Chen Muwu as early as the end of last year, although it has not yet been serialized, but "Yishi Bao" still has the intention of continuing to cooperate.

De Broglie didn't reply to him, Chen Muwu thought, since the two separated at the Solvay meeting, the playboy has not written a letter to him, I don't know if he didn't go home after leaving Berlin, but ran to another place to continue to be chic.

But isn't de Broglie, who has been studying for five years for a Ph.D., not graduating this summer and about to usher in the sixth year of his Ph.D. in his life?

The French Embassy in the UK also did not reply to Chen Muwu, which was also what he expected.

After all, they are just a state agency for French expatriates who remain in the UK, so how can they take care of a foreigner whose surname looks like East Asia?

This is also to blame Chen Muwu, firstly, in order to save money, and secondly, in order not to reveal his identity, he did not write his full name on the telegram, but only wrote one Chen.

If he had written his full name, Chen Mu Wu, with his discovery of the fame of the Yellow Emperor Star, I don't know if the French would have paid more attention to it.

However, Chen Muwu didn't understand, the French Embassy in the UK just ignored him, why didn't even the Legation in France reply to himself, who was also a citizen?

That's why he took the opportunity to go through the graduation procedures today to raise this question with Zhu Zhaoxin in the office.

Seeing that this colleague who was far away in the Paris Legation treated the stepping stone in front of him so lightly to help him prosper in his official fortune, Zhu Zhaoxin was really anxious and angry.

However, hearing Chen Muwu ask him about the news of the French Legation, Zhu Zhaoxin thought of another possible situation.

He suddenly raised his voice and asked, "Han Chen, what are you looking for the legation in France?" Can our Legation in the UK handle it on your behalf? Or are you planning to leave the UK and continue your studies in France, just like the Public? ”

Seeing the expression on Zhu Zhaoxin's face, and hearing what he said, Chen Muwu had already figured out why the chargé d'affaires ad interim was so anxious.

So he told Zhu Zhaoxin that he could rest assured that he had already obtained a teaching position at Cambridge University, and that he had no plans to leave the UK for other countries for the time being.

He sent a telegram to the legation in France, asking them to ask him how he could sign up for the upcoming World Games.

Chen Muwu's words can be regarded as a reassuring pill for Zhu Zhaoxin.

Zhu Zhaoxin doesn't care what the Rausch Games that Chen Muwu wants to participate in is, as long as he can stay in the UK and continue to engage in his science, then he, Zhu Zhaoxin, will continue to get the capital to get promoted and make a fortune.

"It's very easy, write down everything you want to ask about on paper, and I'll ask someone to get in touch with Paris on a special line, and forward it to you as soon as there is a result."

"However, Hanchen is a model for students in our country, not only can you study at the highest university in the world, you can obtain a doctorate in just one year, but you can also stay in Cambridge University as a teaching position. Don't worry, I will write another telegram to send this news back to China, and it will be another commendation! ”

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Before leaving the legation, Chen Muwu asked Zhu Zhaoxin for help and gave him a "new passport" named Chen Hanchen.

After all, this Olympic Games will be Coubertin's last before stepping down as president of the International Olympic Committee.

In addition, France also wants to use this Olympics to show its national image.

Therefore, if he used his real name to sign up for the competition, Chen Muwu was afraid that the French media would take the opportunity to hype it, so he took the opportunity to publicize it in the newspapers before he arrived in Paris.

If you can't win the championship, wouldn't it be a shame?

He has now finally realized the advantage of being a Chinese person who has both a name and a name, that is, it is convenient for him to open a vest.

Chen Muwu put forward this request, Zhu Zhaoxin did not ask the reason at all, and did not refuse.

Anyway, the replacement of the passport is also within the scope of his temporary chargé d'affaires, and it is convenient for him to be convenient for others and himself, and he has no reason to make things difficult for Chen Muwu.

Chen Muwu took Ye Gongchao again and went to Chinatown not far from the Legation and pulled a few feet of fine silk.

Since I decided to participate in the Olympics, in order to further improve my performance, I can't let go of all the details.

At the joint games, he wore a one-piece swimsuit made of wool, and the resistance in the water was too great, so Chen Muwu planned to "develop" the boxer swim trunks first.

Nowadays, there are no synthetic composite materials, and only smooth silk is most suitable.

Ye Gongchao took Chen Muwu to find the best tailor in Chinatown, measured the size and tried to make two first, and then put on a strong elastic cowhide band in the hole reserved at the waist, and the simple version of the modern swim trunks was completed.

When the old tailor made this swimming trunk, he still had an impatient look on his face.

In his opinion, it is immoral to ask someone to measure the size of a pair of obscene pants in public.

And to make such a thing out of fine silk is really a terrible thing.

The Tao is different, and they don't conspire with each other, but Chen Muwu doesn't care about what the old tailor is thinking.

He thought he would go back to Cambridge and give it a try, and if it worked, he would send another telegram to the old tailor and ask him to make a few more strips of the original size, so that he might have them in reserve.

He dislikes it, but he doesn't make a bastard if he has money, as long as he gives enough money, didn't the old tailor obediently measure his size?

After returning to Cambridge, Chen Muwu received a second message from Zhang Xiuyou in Paris.

This time, he did not write again, but chose to shoot the telegram directly.

The telegram said that he had inquired about the registration process for this Olympic Games, and asked Chen Muwu to inform him of the names and events of the applicants as soon as possible, and Zhang Xiuyou could register on his behalf.

Chen Muwu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly wrote his name and the projects he signed up for as a telegram to Zhang Xiuyou and sent it to Zhang Xiuyou.

The reporter of "Yishi Daily" really helped me a lot, and when I arrived in France, if I could meet, I would definitely thank them.

I didn't find a wife from the house! No!

(End of chapter)