129 The Great Heroes of East Asians
Even if this poor imperialist can only send a small number of elites to study, and the candidates to serve as diplomats in various countries of their country are even better selected, their English accents are really not flattering.
Chen Muwu didn't need to look back at the height of the person standing behind him and talking, he only needed to listen to his natto-flavored accent to know that the person who spoke must be the minister in Sweden, and if the minister position is temporarily vacant, at least he is also the highest status in the entire legation in Sweden.
When he turned around and looked back, he found that the semicolon he had just guessed was not bad, and the person who spoke had the face of an East Asian, but his height was more than a head shorter than Chen Muwu.
He had the hair and beard that were his signature of this period, and the kind of nodding and bowing when he met people, and in addition to himself, there were also people on the noisy peninsula who had been enslaved by this colony, and people from other countries and nationalities would never be able to do such a move.
After angrily reprimanding Harrison, the minister of the United States to Sweden, the person who suddenly "came forward" for Chen Muwu immediately changed his expression.
He had a smile on his face, and even squeezed his eyes into a slit.
He just stood up as soon as Minister Harrison proposed to invite Chen Muwu to visit the United States, and refused Harrison's invitation for Chen Muwu, who had not yet expressed his position, in fact, there was an element of gambling.
The British Minister, Sir Duff, did not like this man who was jumping up and down at the dinner party, and neither did he himself.
And I love and hate the feelings of Omi ghost animals in my heart, especially for the people of the United States.
You said that your country will be promulgated when the "Chinese Exclusion Act" is promulgated, but why should the citizens of the Great Empire, who have nothing to do with the people, be excluded together?
I know that Chen Muwu has expressed his attitude towards the United States in public more than once, and I also know that the "Chinese Exclusion Act" is one of the points that Chen Muwu hates the United States the most.
He was afraid that this time Chen Muwu would agree to the invitation of the United States, so he was very anxious to provoke the relationship between the two sides before Chen Muwu made a statement.
Looking at the expression on Chen Muwu's face when he looked at him, he felt that he should have made the right bet.
In order to show his closeness to Chen Muwu, the middle-aged man even switched his language from natto-flavored English to Chinese with natto-flavor:
"Dr. Chen Muwu, I have been looking up for a long time.
"The man is the Minister of the Great Lily () Empire to Sweden, Nagai Matsuzo. It's a pleasure to see you today at the Nobel Prize Dinner. ”
Yes, you can't pronounce the "r" sound, you can only pronounce it as "l", which is really good.
"Mr. Nagai, I'm glad to meet you."
Chen Muwu didn't even bother to call the honorific title of "Your Excellency the Minister".
Hearing Chen Muwu's response to himself, this Nagai Songzo glanced at Minister Harrison of the United States very proudly, which means that that person just said that he used to serve in Shaojing, but he couldn't even speak a few words of Chinese.
I am now deliberately asking Dr. Chen to speak Chinese, on the one hand, it can quickly bring the relationship between the two people closer, and on the other hand, it is also a valuable lesson to the people who have no manners, telling them what manners are.
Chen Muwu had something else in mind.
Just now, the minister of the United States, Harrison, said that he had been to Shaojing, but he did not specify that he was going to attend the signing meeting of the "Xinchou Treaty".
And this little book in front of him, a mouth is already a very fluent Chinese dialect among me.
Although China is now a fish on the board to be slaughtered, in the eyes of these powers, China is still a very important country, so they continue to send young diplomats to China, so that they can learn as much as possible about the real situation of China while gaining experience, and it will be more convenient to grab and plunder profits afterwards.
And this diplomat even learned Chinese, probably not to facilitate communication with the Chinese government and officials, but to gather intelligence and prepare for future aggressive ambitions.
Chen Muwu made a guess in his heart about the motives of the minister Nagai Matsuzo to find him.
Like the United States, this year's Nobel laureates are no native candidates.
The two of them came to this Nobel Prize dinner, not just to participate in a diplomatic event, but also to carry a certain task.
Chen Muwu felt that the purpose of this minister should be similar to that of American Minister Harrison, that is, to allow himself to visit their country and hold several lectures.
I have invited him to visit and give lectures more than once.
In 1924, Chen Muwu just won the Nobel Prize in Physics, which was mentioned by this reporter in an interview at that time.
Later, Yoshio Nishina, as well as the diplomats in the Soviet Union whom he met when he was passing through Sulian on the occasion of his return to China, repeatedly invited him to visit Ben.
Fortunately, it was just in time for the Swedish crown prince to visit China in the Far East, and he also temporarily changed his mind and went to Ben, which made me too late to prepare in a hurry, and I had no time to take care of Chen Muwu's invitation to visit, which allowed him to "escape".
Chen Muwu's thinking is still very clear and clear, and the next words of this minister Nagai Songzo quickly confirmed that Chen Muwu's conjecture is good.
"Dr. Chen, three years ago, you won the Nobel Prize in Physics, which is the first Nobel Prize in Physics that we have won in Asia, and the first Nobel Prize won between two powerful countries in East Asia, Liben and China.
"When the news of your award was announced, I happened to be in Japan at that time.
"The news of your award has made the people in Li's home country very excited from top to bottom, because it is a good proof that our black-haired and yellow-skinned East Asian len (people) are no better than the yellow-haired and blue-eyed Omi ghosts...... Omega white len (person) poor. ”
Nagai Matsuzo almost said the word "Omi ghost animal" in his heart.
"Intellectually, you won the Nobel Prize in Physics; And in terms of physical function, you have won several gold medals in swimming in the Olympic arena.
"In Liben, there are many young people who have begun to follow your example and decided to study hard or participate in physical exercise, so that they can add glory to our East Asia like you in the future.
"And today, Dr. Zhao Zhongyao, who is also from East Asia, won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the second time, which proves that our East Asian len (human) is no worse than Omi len (human)."
"The whole country has been looking forward to meeting our East Asian heroes for a few years.
"On behalf of the Daliben Empire, I would like to invite you and Dr. Zhao Zhongyao to pay a visit to our country and hold several lectures when you have time after the day."
His Excellency the Minister was quite sincere in his words, and did not arrogantly set a specific date for Chen Muwu to visit Ben, but said that he would have the opportunity and time.
Since he didn't say a word, Chen Muwu felt that he didn't need to tear his face, he just needed to deal with the past vaguely.
After all, he is no better than the Americans, and he resisted the "Chinese Exclusion Act" of the United States, saying that if this law is not abolished, he will not be able to land on American soil for a day.
Although this statement will make Americans brainwashed by the news media very unhappy and may attract their swearing, it has little impact on Chen Muwu himself.
However, I am much smaller than the Americans.
If Chen Muwu had been quick to scold his Minister Nagai Matsuzo and the entire country behind him in front of the envoys of other countries in Sweden, perhaps this news would have been transmitted back to China through the bright side of the news newspapers or the secret lines of the foreign affairs department.
Those in their own country, in addition to cursing themselves like the Americans, may be even more radical and put themselves on the assassination list if they cannot be used by them.
Chen Muwu still has a lot of things to do, because it's not worth offending a bunch of mad dogs for this little thing.
So after hearing Nagai Matsuzo's invitation, he has been restraining his emotions.
Doesn't that mean when you have the opportunity to have time?
That buddy has never had a chance, no time, what can you do?
Anyway, he has already moved his family to Europe, and the next time he returns to China, if nothing else, should be after the bespectacled Prince MacArthur has finished delivering the "Yuyin Broadcast" to the people, and after the great man who loves braised pork announced in front of hundreds of thousands of Shaojing citizens that "the people of China have stood up from now on".
Until then, Chen Muwu had been staying in Europe.
At least until the outbreak of the Second World War, I could not have thought anything about him.
"Mr. Nagai, if I have the opportunity to have time in the future, I will definitely visit our neighbor Ben."
received Chen Muwu's affirmative answer, and Nagai Matsuzo was particularly happy.
He even took the initiative to ignore Chen Muwu's impolite behavior of calling him by name instead of "Your Excellency the Minister" in his heart, and forcibly excused Chen Muwu, believing that he made a mistake because he was not familiar with diplomatic etiquette, which was understandable.
Then when Chen Muwu was still thinking about how to deal with Nagai Songsan, the minister opened his mouth again:
"Dr. Chen, on behalf of the Daben Empire, I would like to invite you and Dr. Zhao Zhongyao to pay a visit to our country and hold several lectures when we have time in the future."
This invitation has obviously been said once just now, but now, Nagai Matsuzo changed the Chinese used in the discourse just now to English and asked again.
Chen Muwu knew that this person just wanted to fight for face in front of the ministers of other countries in Sweden, and at the same time, he also slapped the American minister Harrison in the face.
Although I feel that my behavior is a little naïve like a child's house.
But he has no reason not to cooperate, and he also hates this American who went to Shaojing to sign the "Xinchou Treaty" as a capital close to himself.
So Chen Muwu hurriedly switched to English, and in front of Minister Harrison, he agreed to Nagai Matsuzo's invitation again.
There is no shame in eating deflated by yourself, but others are not deflated in front of you, and it is very embarrassing after comparing the two.
The expression on Harrison's face visibly turned blue, red, and purple, which was very exciting.
He had just been ridiculed by the British, and now he had suffered a blow from himself.
Seeing Nagai Songzo and Chen Muwu talking and laughing, Harrison had no choice but to leave.
The heart is not only the Minister Nagai Matsuzo, who is not pleasing to the eyes of the Minister of the United States, but also the British Minister Sir Duff.
He had just been chatting with Lei Bingyang, the chargé d'affaires ad interim of China in Sweden, and seeing that Harrison had planted a big heel, Sir Duff felt that it was finally time for him to play, and he couldn't let Nagai Matsuzo, the East Asian, pretend to be all there.
"Your Excellency, I am going to say hello to Dr. Chen, say a few words, and please forgive me for leaving for the time being."
Before standing up with his wine glass, he did not forget to abide by the British gentleman's etiquette, and said hello to the chargé d'affaires of China who did not remember the other party's name from beginning to end.
Lei Bingyang is only the only one, and he also decided to take this opportunity to congratulate Zhao Zhongyao, who just won the Nobel Prize in Physics, after all, he is from his own country, and he has done something very visible in the international community this year.
"Dr. Chen, good evening."
Because he has been in the UK for several years, Chen Muwu, who has just finished listening to American English and English, heard the standard English London pronunciation, and even had a sense of intimacy that he finally heard the local accent again.
Looking at the other party's dress very formally, and there are medals issued by the British and Swedish governments on his chest - if nothing else, the Swedish one should be the Swedish Royal Polaris Medal that will be awarded to Chen Muwu next year——, and has been sitting with a Chinese diplomat since just now, Chen Muwu feels that this person should be a representative of the British government.
Although he didn't know his name, he greeted him politely: "Good evening, Mr. Minister." ”
"I have met with Professor Wilson and Dr. Cockcroft in the British Legation before, and I know from them that Dr. Chan is also in Sweden, and I have been wanting to meet you for a long time.
"I'm glad you came to the Nobel Prize dinner today, so the two of us were able to meet.
"I don't know if Dr. Chen, you came to Sweden specifically to attend the award ceremony, or if you have other business trips?"
In addition to being the top representative of one country in another country, the minister also has to take on a certain amount of intelligence espionage work.
The most powerful in this regard is myself, who have built many embassies and consulates on Chinese soil, nominally to protect the safety of their nationals in China, but in fact intelligence work has taken up the lion's share.
Otherwise, there would not be a situation where my own map is more precise than the domestic military map.
Sir Duff had read in a local newspaper in Stockholm that the Crown Prince of Sweden was going to build a Swiss-Chinese school with Chen Muwu to cultivate talents for cultural exchange between the two countries.
Moreover, the newspaper also specifically noted that the Crown Prince of Sweden specially hired Dr. Chen Muwu of Cambridge University to come to the school as a physics teacher.
Sir Duff seemed to inadvertently ask Chen Muwu what he was doing in Sweden, but in fact he wanted to know whether what was written in the newspaper was true or false.
(End of chapter)