British writer

Are American political families hereditary?

This is indeed an interesting question.

Theodore gently stroked his beard, with a faint smile on his face, and said: "Frank is still too young. If you want to avoid this problem, there are actually many angles, from a constitutional perspective, from a legal perspective, etc."

Wodehouse spread his hands,

"It's normal for a young man."

Theodore said: "But Professor Lu is also a young man."

"this……"

Wodehouse could not help but remain silent.

If you get along with Lu Shi for a long time, you will unconsciously ignore Lu Shi's age and treat each other as equals.

This is the charm of Lu Shi.

Elliot on the side also joined the conversation and said: "Teddy, don't be so pessimistic. I have always felt that the advantage of getting older is that we can watch young people make the same mistakes we made when we were young, and we know the consequences but can't do anything about it. "

Theodore complained: "Principal, are you trying to comfort me? Why do I feel more pessimistic?"

Elliot laughed,

"I always think it's fun to watch young people step into the trap."

Old guy, very bad.

Theodore smiled and said, "That's right. It's impossible not to feel gratified to see the younger generation following my old path again."

It's too early to say this,

If he knew now that Franklin later entered politics as a Democratic Party, he would probably be furious.

Historically, he said: "You despicable little brat! You traitor!"

But even so, Theodore still gave his cousin help, allowing him to rise smoothly, from Assistant Secretary of the Navy to Governor of New York State, and finally to the top, becoming the president who had been reelected for four terms with a long wait.

It is not difficult to see from the experiences of the uncle and nephew,

Political families are actually hereditary in a certain sense.

After all, even the Republicans and Democrats can make peace with a strong alliance built through blood and marriage ties.

Theodore's eyes flashed,

"Professor Lu is really well prepared. I didn't expect that he even knows my useless nephew."

Well, it's useless...

Wodehouse smiled and said, "That's what Lu is like. If others are 100% prepared, then his preparation is 120%, 150%, or even 200%."

Everyone looked at the podium together.

I saw Lu Shi sitting upright and waving to Franklin,

"Sit down."

However, Franklin did not move;

Sitting down at this time is equivalent to admitting failure.

He wasn't used to losing yet.

Lu Shi stretched out his hands and said, "Okay, okay. If you don't want to sit down, sit down. Just stand and listen to my answer. But when writing a report in the Crimson Newspaper, don't ever say that I was abusive." Student. Hiss...Chinese abuse white Americans, this joke is too hellish."

In an instant, deafening laughter erupted in the auditorium.

Lu Shi pressed his hands down,

The crowd gradually returned to silence.

Lu Shi continued: "The so-called 'hereditary' actually has a strict definition. In English, hereditary also means 'hereditary'. It is not difficult to see that it is more or less related to blood. It has nothing to do with it. Think about it, you are not my son, why should I transfer power to you? "

Once again, the applause came like a mountain.

Some even got carried away and whistled.

Lu Shi waited for them to finish cheering and continued: "I was joking with Mr. Roosevelt just now about the relationship between political families and hereditary inheritance. What do you think of this?"

As soon as this question was raised, people immediately rushed to raise their hands.

Lu Shi nodded,

"you say."

The student replied: "It's a very simple principle of elitism. People are easily affected by the environment. The child of an accountant has known how to make accounts, entries, debits, and credits since he was a child. When choosing a career, accounting is easy to rank high." It’s normal to have an alternative. It’s the same for future generations of politicians.”

Lu Shi gave him a thumbs up.

"Bingo! That's why I said that political families are not hereditary. People just choose their own careers, right?"

Another roar of laughter.

Lu Shi said: "Back to the topic just now. Mr. Roosevelt said that 'the Qing Dynasty was a feudal country with a hereditary system.' He could not believe that a Qing Dynasty person could be fair and objective. I must ask a few questions. I am a Han Chinese student studying abroad and hereditary system. Does it have anything to do with me? Moreover, with the current Qing Dynasty, what can I inherit hereditaryly?"

Hereditary pile of war reparations?

There was a moment of silence, and applause erupted in the auditorium.

The students were convinced.

Most people have already accepted Lu Shi from their hearts.

"Huh~"

Lu Shi let out a long breath and said to everyone: "You can continue to mention... um..."

He suddenly paused and looked at Franklin,

"Mr. Roosevelt, would you please sit down?"

Franklin said "Huh?" and found that he was still standing. He quickly apologized and sat back.

Devon on the side chuckled and said, "You've been beaten."

Franklin nodded,

"This Chinese is not simple."

He turned to his friend and whispered: "Didn't you read through "The Insignificant Year 1587" before? What did you think? Do you have any questions to ask?"

Devin looked around;

"Which of my turns will it be? Look at them..."

Franklin's eyes searched,

I saw the history students around me raising their hands and preparing to ask questions. Some of them had even stood up from their seats.

This triggered involution,

The people in the back row also stood up, and there were low curses at the end.

Devin said: "Franklin, you are studying history, what do you think of that book?"

Franklin said: "You know, I basically went to college for free. My grades are very bad, especially in history, and I can't ask any questions of academic value. What's more, it's Chinese history."

While at Harvard University, he was very keen on social activities and traveled to Europe several times.

In this case, it is impossible to have good academic performance.

He became erudite after contracting polio, which left him permanently disabled, and during his recovery he read books, including many biographies and historical works.

Devin said: "Let's watch others play."

At this time, Lu Shi had already lit up a student.

That person was also unambiguous,

"Professor Lu, I read your new historical work, "The Insignificant Year 1587", and I don't agree with some of the views in it."

This is straight to the point.

Lu Shi thought for a while,

“Isn’t the topic of today’s speech the international ranking of universities?”

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

The student followed his neck and said in a mocking tone: "Are you afraid to answer?"

Lu Shi: "..."

Young people at the beginning of the 20th century were indeed not afraid of trouble.

He was just about to say a few perfunctory words,

Unexpectedly, a student wearing glasses stood up next to him and loudly countered the person who had just asked the question: "Professor Lu's point of view has been very clear. Do you object!? Who are you!?"

This sentence directly detonated the scene,

The two groups stood up and started shouting at each other.

"What's wrong? His historical views have not been verified yet, so he has become a mountain of his own?"

"That's right! I am the descendant of Lu Shi School!"

"Get out of here! What the hell is the 'Lu Shi School'!"

…

Just like that, after cursing and cursing, he found that he couldn't solve the problem, so he actually rolled up his sleeves and prepared to go straight to full martial arts.

Lu Shi was stunned.

America, is it so wild?

If possible, he would really like to see what it would be like for Harvard students to fight.

It's a pity that Eliot is sitting down below.

This wish is destined to not come true~

Elliot stood up,

"Everyone be quiet!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and a dozen security personnel immediately rushed over and suppressed the group of students who were about to fight.

Lu Shi said: "It doesn't matter, I can try to answer the question. However, today I am mainly talking about global university rankings. I don't want to spend too much time on my book, otherwise it will become a sales promotion work, which defeats the original intention. So, You can only ask one question."

When Lu Shi wanted to answer, both groups of people were very excited.

Those of the "Lu Shi School" want to know;

Opponents want to find fault.

The person who asked the question at the beginning said: "Professor Lu, you have this passage in your book, 'The emperor is diligent in governing or feasting and having fun, the chief minister is dictatorial or harmonious, the senior generals are creative or insecure, and the civil servants are... Whether you are honest or corrupt, whether a thinker is extremely progressive or absolutely conservative, the final result is that there is no distinction between good and evil, and you cannot achieve meaningful development in your career. Can I understand this as a predestined theory?"

Lu Shi raised his eyebrows,

"Whatever you want to ask, just say it directly. There is no need to beat around the bush."

The man asked: "Professor Lu, your view of history is to grasp history as a whole, focusing on historical laws rather than discussing historical facts in detail. In this way, you can predict the development of history. Now, can you predict China? …”

Lu Shi raised his hand,

"Do you know China? I made a prediction, do you believe it or not?"

"Ah this..."

A rhetorical question directly identified the student.

The people below started to boo, and laughter spread among the crowd.

"Hahahahaha!"

The student felt embarrassed and quickly said: "Okay, Professor Lu, you can predict the United States!"

Lu Shi:? ? ?

Look at each other like they are stupid.

The laughter below grew louder.

People who supported Lu Shi shouted: "Sit down quickly! Don't you feel embarrassed?"

The student didn't back down;

"Professor Lu, since you think you can figure out the rules by studying history, you might as well talk about the future of the United States. Maybe you can convince me?"

"well……"

Lu Shi sighed deeply,

"Who are you? What's the benefit of me convincing you?"

The whole place once again fell into a joyful atmosphere.

Lu Shi said: "Besides, how difficult is it to predict? Take the American capitalist system as an example. Everyone knows that there will be periodic economic crises. What is there to say?"

The student said, "That's economics, not history."

Lu Shi pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I predict that American voters will be extremely divided in the future."

In an instant, the auditorium fell into an eerie silence.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"Look, you won't believe me even if I say it. After all, it's in the future, who can say it well?"

Someone stood up,

"Professor Lu, please explain."

Lu Shi tilted his head and thought for a moment, then said, "I remember there was a great president in American history, Abraham Lincoln."

Lincoln is a well-deserved great man,

After the outbreak of the American Civil War, he signed the "Homestead Act" and promulgated the "Emancipation Proclamation", which laid the foundation for the North's victory in the Civil War.

It was he who abolished slavery among black Americans.

Lu Shi said: "If President Lincoln had not been assassinated and continued to run for re-election, who would the black people vote for?"

A chuckle came from below,

"Professor Lu, black people did not have the right to vote at that time."

Lu Shi shrugged.

"Yes, of course I know. The matter of suffrage was not legally settled until 1870. Federal regulations stipulated that people of all races could vote in their states. Of course, whether the regulations were implemented... hum..."

He sneered and continued: "Anyway, I said 'if', so it's just a hypothesis. How should you answer the question just now?"

No need to think about it?

What black man didn't vote for Lincoln?

To them, Lincoln and Martin Luther King were the true founding fathers of the United States.

Washington?

Sorry, I don't know you.

Theodore below was vaguely thinking about what he wanted to say when he left the land.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Split..."

Lu Shidao: "That's why I said that voters are at risk of being split. If I were a politician, facing the people who are originally a whole, for the sake of votes, I would split them into A, B, C, and D, and then stand up and shout, If I want to fight for the same rights as A for B, C, and D, how many votes can I get at this time?”

This assumption is actually the same as the essence of black people voting for Lincoln.

The students present were lost in thought.

Could it be that history can really predict the future?

Theodore, who was sitting in the first row, said: "Professor Lu is really knowledgeable. However, the problems he mentioned are not our turn to worry about."

In fact, there are many smart people in the United States.

How could they not see the consequences of vote-based politics?

But the matter is not a priority.

Wodehouse asked curiously: "What do you mean it's not your turn to worry?"

Theodore smiled and did not answer directly.

He once said in a speech in Chicago: "Our generation does not have to face the kind of tasks that our ancestors faced, but we also have our own tasks. If we fail to complete our tasks, we will suffer misfortune..."

This statement sounds very similar to "each generation has its own tasks."

So, the Americans at that time were really awesome.

They were extremely united, and they were all fighting hard. They rolled up and swept Europe to death.

Wodehouse was still curious;

"Vice President, what do you mean?"

Theodore was concise and to the point;

"trust."

The organizational form of trust appeared late in Europe, and Wodehouse had only heard of it a little.

He glanced sideways at the other person,

"Your Excellency, Vice President, your vision is too far."

Theodore said: "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier."

Wodehouse replied: "A soldier who is not a good soldier will never be a good general."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

At this time, Lu Shi didn't want to say any more on the podium. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, you asked me to predict and I predicted it too. I just don't know if you believe it or not. But whether you believe it or not, I have answered the question." Okay. Let’s continue talking about global university rankings.”

His behavior is equivalent to whetting other people's appetites but not providing food.

The students couldn't tolerate it.

More and more people stood up and asked questions directly without waiting for Lu Shi to call his name.

"Professor Lu, do you really think that the laws of history can predict the future?"

"What is your view of history?"

"Professor Lu, I like you!"

…

It was a mess.

Eliot once again had to order someone to maintain order.

The scene finally became quiet.

Lu Shi said: "Now, the last question. Let me state in advance that if you mention "Irrelevant 1587" or history again, I will leave directly. So, don't waste your last chance."

Even without talking about history, there are still many people ready to ask questions.

He pointed to a student,

"you say."

The student hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and asked, "Professor Lu, do you have any personal experience when you come to the United States this time?"

This is an extremely euphemistic way of saying it.

But as long as you are a normal person, you can tell that the other person is actually asking about the "Chinese Exclusion Act."

Lu Shi pondered,

After a long while, he said: "I have experienced a lot since coming to the United States, and I even wrote a script. Unfortunately, it is destined not to be performed on the big stage."

After hearing this sentence, everyone was curious,

This is "Yes!" How good is the script written by the author of "Prime Minister"?

Immediately, a student shouted: "It's okay! Professor Lu, your play can be performed in our school!"