British writer

You dare?

These words seemed to open an abyss of anger in Juchi Dalu's heart, making him stare at Lu Shi closely.

"What do you mean?"

Natsume Soseki on the side also shook his head slightly.

"Lu, there's no need."

Caught in the middle, it's very difficult for him to do.

Lu Shi shrugged.

"All right."

He turned to Kikuchi Dalu and said: "Mr. Kikuchi, you don't know much about me, so I might as well explain it in more detail. First of all, I am a lecturer at London Political and Economics under the University of London Alliance. At the same time, I have held many lectures at Cambridge University. Lecture."

Juchi Dalu's face looked a little ugly.

his alma mater,

University College London, affiliated with the University of London Alliance;

Cambridge University is where Lu Shi gave his lecture.

Judging from his status, this young man Lu Shi was able to suppress him.

Lu Shi continued: "Moreover, the lecture I gave at Cambridge University was related to translation. The title was "Faithfulness, Expressiveness and Elegance". This is the three difficulties of translation."

No bragging, he is indeed a master of translation.

Juchi Dalu sighed,

"When I found out that you were the author of "The Nature of Japanese Civilization", I knew about your ability."

Very simple reason,

That book quoted a lot of Japanese references and was written in English.

The author must be a bilingual master.

But, I didn’t expect it to be a Chinese.

Lu Shi asked: "So, that's it?"

Juchi Dalu said "hmm" and said nothing more.

Riku Shi stood up and prepared to leave with Natsume Soseki.

Unexpectedly, after only taking a few steps, Juchi Dalu spoke unwillingly: "Sir Lu, what do you mean by that sentence just now?"

"well……"

Natsume Soseki sighed.

Lu Shi turned around,

"Mr. Kikuchi, which sentence are you referring to?"

Juchi Dalu did not answer, but looked directly into Lu's eyes.

it is more than words.

It seems that he is still not convinced.

Lu Shi said: "You studied mathematics and physics in London. What do you think of the Edict on Education? Is it advanced? Is it in line with contemporary educational concepts?"

Juchi Dalu showed a strange expression,

The author who can write "The Nature of Japanese Civilization" must have a deep and extensive understanding of Japan.

However, when he realized that Lu Shi knew the contents of the "Educational Rescript", he still felt amazing.

No wonder you can write that kind of beginning:

"The chrysanthemum is the emblem of the Japanese royal family, representing gentleness and humility; the sword is the symbol of Bushido culture, representing martial arts and aggression. These two things carry the spiritual core of the Japanese. They are polite, but arrogant; they are extremely stubborn. , but very fickle; they are loyal and generous, but also rebellious and full of resentment..."

Such a thorough analysis must be based on in-depth research.

Kikuchi Dalu said: "Why do you say it does not conform to contemporary educational concepts?"

Lu Shi pointed to himself,

"Because of my other identity. I am a trustee of Columbia University, a donor and a communications lecturer at many universities."

So, is the Chinese in front of me still an educator?

Juchi Dalu was completely speechless.

He murmured to himself: "There's nothing to be afraid of...what's there to be afraid of..."

It's like self-hypnosis.

After a long while, he said: "Sir Lu, please."

Lu Shi crossed his arms,

He really wanted to "educate" the Japanese in front of him, so he said: "In what capacity do you ask me to translate?"

After experiencing the incident just now, it was impossible for him not to hate the other party.

Juchi Dalu stood up,

Then,

"A sensation in your private Marseille!"

Boom——

The old man actually sat down directly in front of Lu Shi.

In an instant, the eyes of everyone around him were attracted.

Whispers spread,

"That is how the matter?"

"It seems like a mysterious Asian ritual."

"ceremony?"

"Yes! The sentence 'Hongda takes it like a mommy' just now is obviously a curse~"

"No, no! That's Japanese!"

…

Natsume Soseki covered his forehead in pain and muttered: "What the hell...I finally know how annoying I was before."

Lu Shi wanted to laugh when he heard this.

He said: "Mr. Kikuchi, get up."

Juchi Dalu stood up,

"Sir Lu, I asked you to translate, hoping to prove..."

Lu Shi waved his hand and said, "I don't care what you wish for, as long as you get the compensation you deserve."

Juchi Dalu said respectfully: "Thank you."

After that, he started looking for his belongings.

"I have the manuscript of the Edict on Education. You should read it first and then translate it."

Lu Shi said: "No need. There are more than two hundred words in total, I can memorize it."

Kikuchi Dalu:? ? ?

Completely confused.

Lu Shi didn't care about the other person's gaze, asked the bartender for a pencil and paper, and started working directly.

"To translate, you must first understand the original text."

As he spoke, he began to write silently.

——

I believe that my imperial ancestor founded a great and far-reaching country and cultivated profound virtues.

Our subjects are loyal and filial, have one mind, and benefit the world. This is the essence of our country, and the origin of education also lies in this.

…

——

It turned out to be true to every word!

Juchi Dalu felt dizzy.

But Natsume Soseki next to him said: "President Kikuchi, Riku is a genius, you can't question him."

Juchi Dalu: "..."

Just shut up.

Lu Shi said: "I think the "Education Rescript" can be understood in four parts. The first part outlines and clarifies that the 'essence of the national system' of Japan is the two words of loyalty and filial piety, and the foundation of national morality is the foundation of education."

After that, Lu Shi paused slightly,

"There is actually another hidden meaning here - education should be based on cultivating loyal ministers and filial sons."

Juchi Dalu said: "The original text didn't say it."

Lu Shi smiled,

"You didn't say it? Why do I think you not only said it, but also said it loudly?"

He did not give the other party a chance to refute, and continued: "The second part lists the ten virtues. They are filial piety, friendship, harmony, trustworthiness, thrift, fraternity, learning, virtue, public welfare and world affairs, and respecting the constitution and obeying the law. "

Kikuchi Oru and Natsume Soseki nodded together,

"There's nothing to explain."

Lu Shi said: "The most interesting part is the third part."

He wrote on the paper:

——

When emergencies arise, serve the public righteously and bravely to support the endless imperial destiny in the world.

Such people are not only my loyal and good subjects, but also demonstrate the legacy of your ancestors.

…

——

Still the original text,

Verbatim.

Juchi Dalu narrowed his eyes and said nothing.

Seeing that he didn't dare to say anything, Lu Shi snorted in his heart and said: "What I said here is that the result of moral education still belongs to the creation of 'loyal subjects' who are 'righteous and brave' in serving the public, so as to 'support' the emperor. I'm right, right?" ?”

Juchi Dalu looked away.

Lu Shi raised his eyebrows and said, "In fact, this statement implies that it is a tool for blind obedience. Based on this alone, it does not deserve to be called the guiding ideology of contemporary education."

These words hit home right where it hurts.

Juchi Dalu retorted: "Sir Lu, your words must be well-founded."

Lu Shi shook his head,

"Based on it? Mr. Kikuchi, tell me how long this "Educational Rescript" is in total. What's so difficult about translating it? Isn't it because of the ideas hidden in it that most people can no longer polish properly?"

He shook the paper in his hand,

"Do you really think the British don't know how risky this thing is?"

The "Educational Rescript" is an edict issued by Emperor Meiji in October 1890 on national spirit and school education at all levels.

The background at that time was that educational concepts were divided into two groups:

One side, led by Ito Hirobumi, believes that education should be civilized and enlightened;

On the other side, headed by Motoda Eifu, advocated feudal morality and instilled the idea that the interests of the royal family were above all else in order to maintain the emperor's state system.

The two sides bite and fight each other,

In the final result, the retro faction led by Genda Yongfu won.

He also called it the victory of "Confucian restoration."

When looking at Lu Shi at the foot of Juchi,

"Sir Lu, after all, there is a saying in the "Edict on Education": 'I, together with my subjects, will practice the virtues of Xian Yi.' This is much more advanced than your country."

This is exactly the fourth part of what Lu Shi wants to say,

The "Educational Rescript" stipulates that everyone from the emperor himself to the common people must abide by it.

This is different from the absolute absolute monarchy in most countries where the emperor takes orders from outside.

simply put,

The Emperor of Japan sets the rules and he must abide by them;

The rules of other emperors are not binding on themselves, but are only valid for their subjects.

"Tsk..."

Lu Shi said with stupefaction: "Mr. Kikuchi, do you believe what you said? Don't forget that your country also has a "Military Edict" with similar words. The emperor of your country does what he says. Reached?"

Juchi Dalu: "..."

I couldn't say a word for a long time.

As a time traveler, Lu Shi knew very well what kind of poisonous weed the "Edict on Education" was.

During the Showa period, it was made absolute and sacred, and students were forced to recite it. The school also built a special Feng'an Hall to house it.

Moreover, after Japan passed the National Mobilization Law, its status has risen to a higher level.

Lu Shi said: "Thank you for not thinking about translating and polishing the Military Edict."

"Huh~"

Juchi Dalu exhaled a thick breath,

“Not even the Rescript on Education could deceive the British, let alone the Rescript on Soldiers.”

The emotional guy himself can realize the problem.

After all, if you have received modern education, you still understand the most basic principles of right and wrong.

Lu Shi curled his lips,

"Have you seen "I Am Cat"?"

Natsume Soseki said "Huh?" and muttered: "Why are you talking about me?"

Kikuchi Dalu said: "It is a very good casual reading. It has no coherent plot and is only composed of free and casual chats. You can read it without any hindrance by turning to any page."

Lu Shi asked: "Besides me, what are the characteristics of the protagonist in the novel?"

Juchi Dalu fell into deep thought,

After a long while, he replied: "They are five intellectuals."

Natsume Soseki glanced at Lu Shi with a look that said, "I knew it would be like this" and said:

"I am a writer myself, and I am fully aware of my own weakness. Although I have a developed mind and a wealth of economics, I can only complain when I have accumulated troubles. I have no power and live a life of poverty. I think this is The way of being indifferent to the world and maintaining a noble personality, but not knowing that this is actually the result of being excluded and gradually marginalized.”

"Ah this..."

Juchi Dalu was embarrassed,

"Natsume-kun, are you really talking about yourself?"

Natsume Soseki shook his head,

"No, I'm talking about the main character in the novel, Kushami."

Juchi Dalu: "..."

I don’t know why, but I feel like I’ve been tricked by the other party.

In fact, he felt that those descriptions were about him.

He was a member of Ito Hirobumi's civilized and enlightened faction, but with the promulgation of the "Educational Rescript", he was unable to fight, and in the end he could only use the ridiculous "translation" method to deceive himself and others.

Would playing some word games help?

Lu's work, "The Nature of Japanese Civilization", has made it very clear what is dark and hidden.

There's no way to hide it!

Lu Shi smiled and said,

"I don't know if my translation can satisfy you."

Used in declarative mood.

Kikuchi Dalu felt like someone had completely seen through him and was being paraded around naked.

He smiled bitterly,

"What's the point of being satisfied?"

Lu Shi had known this would happen.

He said: "Faithfulness, expressiveness and elegance, faith ranks first, that is to say, accuracy is the first priority of translation. I think you should understand this truth. Of course, the more accurate it is, the more likely it is that it will not meet the needs of the customer. That’s it.”

Juchi Dalu was fucked into silence again,

"..."

Speechless.

After a while, he said: "Sir Lu, I am very curious, what do you think of the "Education Rescript"?"

Lu Shi fell into deep thought,

After a moment, he said: "If I remember correctly, the predecessor of the "Educational Rescript" is the "Principles of Teaching," right?"

"this……"

Juchi Dalu is also a little unsure.

The "Principles of Teaching" drafted by Emperor's Chancellor Motoda Eifu was completed in 1879.

At that time, Kikuchi Oruchi had only returned to Japan for the second year from England.

At that time, he was still in the stage of adapting to officialdom.

He said: "That article is very influential in the educational field and has a national nature. It is a very important document."

This is Chelulu's back-and-forth talk.

Lu Shi didn't pursue it either.

He squinted his eyes and recalled, slowly reciting some fragments of the original text.

"The key to education lies in benevolence, justice, loyalty and filial piety."

"If you just compete with others in a foreign style, you may end up with unknown kings, ministers, fathers and sons, and the righteousness of them is unpredictable."

"Therefore, from now on, we should focus on clarifying benevolence, justice, loyalty and filial piety based on the ancestral teachings. Confucius is the main moral school, so that everyone can advocate honest conduct."

…

Juchi Dalu was a little confused.

Natsume Soseki next to him was very shocked.

He is a liberal arts student and was deeply impressed by the "Teaching Purpose".

However, even so, he still couldn't pick it up and memorize it as easily as Lu Shi could.

Lu Shi continued: "It can be seen that in Japan, many ideas are of the same origin. The force that Ito Hirobumi and his faction are fighting against is not at all weaker than the force that Ren Gong fights against."

Juchi Dalu didn’t know who Mr. Ren was.

Natsume Soseki knew very well,

"Lu, Mr. Liang seems to be in Japan too."

Lu Shi nodded,

"Yes. I'll visit."

Seeing that the two of them were taking the topic far away, Kikuchi Dalu hurriedly said: "Sir Lu, in fact, there is nothing wrong with Japan promoting traditional Confucianism. After all, China has...ahem..."

He probably realized that what he said could easily anger the other person, so he quickly coughed to cover it up.

Lu Shi couldn't help but "hum\

,""Does the so-called promotion of Confucianism mean that portraits of loyal ministers, righteous men, filial sons, and chaste wives of ancient and modern times should be hung in primary schools?"

"this……"

Juchi Dalu was embarrassed.

Science students who receive modern education are indeed somewhat disdainful of those.

Therefore, he also feels that he is a contradictory person.

Lu Shi continued: "Speaking of which, you are talking to me about Confucianism, so I would like to ask, have you learned what Mencius said: 'The people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least important'?"

Kikuchi Dalu was a little annoyed as he was being chased all the time.

"Is China doing well?"

It can be said that the concept of "the people are valued and the monarch is valued" has not been implemented in all feudal countries.

But Lu Shi knew very well that Juchi Dalu did not mean to oppose feudalism.

Are the Japanese rebelling against feudalism against the emperor?

It’s funny just thinking about it.

What Kikuchi Olu is referring to is actually a trend of thought:

The Japanese believe that they are the orthodox successors of Chinese civilization, and that Chinese civilization has disappeared behind the cliff.

This trend of thought has always been undercurrent.

Until a scholar named Naito Torajiro (namely Naito Honan) appeared and achieved the theoretical "grand unification".

He has two major insights into the macro aspects of Chinese history:

1. The “theory of cultural center movement” in space;

2. The "Tang and Song Dynasty Transformation Theory" in time.

Naito Honan said in the article that "Chinese and Japanese cultures are one body\

,"There is nothing new in this view, as it is basically a consensus.

Regardless of ancient or modern times, Japanese academic circles agree that Japanese culture originated from Chinese culture.

In history, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, there were even disputes between North Korea and Japan about who was the orthodox successor of Chinese civilization.

The "Cultural Center Movement Theory" is relatively "novel".

Naito Honan believes that cultural centers can be moved.

Chinese civilization first originated in the two states of Hebei and Henan, with Luoyang as the center. From the Western Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the center moved to Chang'an. After the Song Dynasty, the political center was in the north and the cultural center was in the south.

From this, he came to a very outrageous conclusion:

The center of Chinese culture will move to Japan in the future.

This brain circuit is really difficult to understand.

What’s even more outrageous is that Naito Honan was inspired to deduce Japan’s vocation on this basis:

Let Japan realize the renaissance of Chinese culture!

This is the national mission of modern Japan!

Later, these theories were further fermented and fermented, becoming the infamous "Co-Prosperity Sphere" concept, which provided important reasons and excuses for aggressive wars.

Lu Shi looked towards Juchi Dalu,

"Mr. Kikuchi, do you think those concepts are credible?"

One sentence of the question made Juchi Dalu a little confused.

After a long while, he said: "That's what everyone said. Me too... Me too..."

Lu Shi curled his lips,

"Are you a piece of shit too!? You are great at mathematics and physics. But you'd better stay away from those sophistry, so as not to become an idiot."

As soon as this statement came out,

"puff!"

Natsume Soseki burst out laughing.

Juchi Dalu has a dark face;

"Sir Lu, the way you talk... huh... I think you really haven't learned Confucianism well."

Lu Shi said: "What are you talking about with me? I didn't know who started it just now, 'Do you know who I am?', that kind of clumsy performance."

"Well……"

Juchi Dalu was so angry that he vomited blood.

At this time, Natsume Soseki on the side whispered: "President Kikuchi, Lu is indeed rude when speaking. After all, he is also like this in front of King Edward."

Kikuchi Dalu:? ? ?

He actually behaved this way in front of the King of Great Britain?

He didn't understand, but he was shocked.

Lu Shi waved his hand,

I was really too lazy to say anything to the other party.

He nodded to Natsume Soseki,

"let's go?"

After saying that, he stood up.

Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, Kikuchi Dalu hesitated for a moment and suddenly said: "Sir Lu, I am going to Japan now. Have you considered going to the university for exchanges? I believe that many students will be willing to discuss the issues just now with you."

Lu Shi turned around,

"Is this an invitation?"

Juchi Dalu nodded solemnly,

"Yes! This is an invitation."

Lu Shi smiled and said,

"I hope your people will stop asking me to translate the Rescript on Education without using the final draft."

The implication is that the other party cannot afford to lose.

Juchi Dalu's face turned a little dark red.

However, considering that there were so many teachers and students at the University of Tokyo, it would be no problem for them to attack Lu Shi in groups, so he said: "We have always been pragmatic and seek advice humbly."

Lu Shi nodded,

"Then I reluctantly agreed."

While agreeing to the other party, he thought in his heart,

It is necessary to find ways to ensure your personal safety,

With the Japanese character...

Not everyone is as civilized as Kikuchi Olu.