British writer

The story of the book "Lord of the Flies" takes place on a desert island, and the human environment does not involve much.

Therefore, even if it is changed to a Japanese background, it will not take much time.

Two days later,

Lu Shi went to Liang's house with two-thirds of the manuscript completed.

It is said to be a "mansion", but it is actually a wooden one-family building with an extremely small area.

It can’t even be considered a one-family house.

Because from the outside, the building does not have a second floor, only a small attic, and there is probably no space for a bed.

Riku Toki and Natsume Soseki arrived by carriage.

The two jumped down,

The guard driving the car asked: "Sir Lu, do you really don't need us to follow you in?"

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"No. It's safe here, and I just..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden sound of opening the door in front of him.

Liang Qichao's words then sounded:

"I think I've made it very clear, please leave."

Still in Japanese.

Lu Shi looked up and saw that Liang Qichao was pushing a Japanese man away, with impatience written all over his face.

The Japanese still doesn't give up,

"Jun Liang! Please listen to me, your strategy..."

"enough!"

Liang Qichao interrupted the other party sternly.

He turned around and was about to close the door, but unexpectedly saw Riku Toki and Natsume Soseki. He changed his expression and said, "Mr. Miyazaki, you also saw it. I have guests to entertain. So, please leave as soon as possible." "

The Japanese are helpless,

"I...sigh...ok. I'll come visit another day."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

When he passed by Lu Shi, he was slightly startled, frowning in thought, as if he thought of something.

But in the end, he didn't recognize Lu Shi and his figure disappeared around the corner of the street.

Liang Qichao sighed,

"There is no way, there will always be some ghosts and monsters."

He welcomed Riku Toki and Natsume Soseki into the door and said at the same time: "The name of the man just now is Miyazaki Toten. He heard that I was in Tokyo and came from Arao to stop me."

Miyazaki is awesome,

Another celebrity.

Lu Shi was not surprised by this.

Unlike those who have evil intentions in the Black Dragon Society, Miyazaki Toten is a true revolutionary with conviction.

He had ideological conflicts with Liang Qichao, who advocated constitutional monarchy, so he was driven away.

Lu Shi didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he lowered his head and took off his shoes without saying anything.

Seeing his attitude, Liang Qichao explained consciously or unconsciously: "Oh! I don't dare to keep him."

Lu Shi remained silent,

"..."

Natsume Soseki next to him was curious,

"Mr. Liang, why do you sound weird? What do you mean by 'dare not'?"

Liang Qichao replied: "Miyazaki Toten came from a samurai family in Kumamoto County, Kyushu, and was a bit wild. He once tried to assassinate Master Kang, but failed."

"ah?"

Natsume Soseki was startled.

But when I think of the Japanese bushido spirit, I feel a little relieved.

Assassination is indeed something that kind of person can do.

Lu Shi raised his head,

"Mr. Ren, your youngest son and daughter are both at home. Why would you let such a dangerous person into the house?"

"this……"

Liang Qichao was speechless.

Regarding the assassination, Lu Shi knew different versions.

In 1900, during the Huizhou Uprising, Miyazaki Taotian paid a visit to Kang Youwei and persuaded him to change his loyalties to support the revolution.

As a result, Kang Youwei accused Miyazaki Taotian of being an assassin after a disagreement.

Miyazaki Toten was hunted by the police and had to abscond.

Obviously, Liang Qichao also knew what kind of character his teacher was, so he let Miyazaki Toten into the room because he trusted him from the bottom of his heart.

Liang Qichao smiled bitterly,

"Professor Lu, you are really amazing."

He founded "Xinmin Congbao" with the purpose of publicizing reform ideas, but due to the situation, he had to abandon the "loyalist" slogan and replaced it with "Xinmin".

However, no matter how you disguise it, it will still be seen through by discerning people.

Such is the case with Zhang Taiyan.

Liang Qichao also knew in his heart that he couldn't hide it from Lu Shi, so he waved his hand and said,

"That's all, let's not talk about that."

After speaking, Riku Toki and Natsume Soseki were introduced into the house.

The living room is cramped and small, and the ceiling is very low, making people feel as if they are compressed into a cage.

A dilapidated window barely illuminated this dim space with weak light.

There are books, newspapers and periodicals piled on the ground, divided into categories and very neatly.

There is a sliding door on the right hand side.

The door was open a crack, and a big curious eye appeared from inside, looking at the living room flickeringly.

The owner of the eyes noticed Lu Shi's searching gaze,

Snapped--

The sliding door was closed.

Liang Qichao chuckled and said, "That's my little girl Sishun."

The tone is mixed with two contradictory emotions of being a father——

Kindness and severity.

Lu Shi nodded,

I wanted to give a few compliments, saying something like "She must be a very spiritual girl\

,"But he felt that doing so was a bit unethical and might offend Liang Qichao, so he didn't speak.

Liang Qichao continued: "Since Sishun was born, he has not been with me for a long time. I have no chance to discipline him. He made Professor Lu laugh."

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"Where? There is someone who will succeed Mr. Ren..."

Before he finished speaking, a baby's cry suddenly came from the door.

Liang Qichao has black lines all over his head,

￣□￣｜｜

He went over and opened the door.

Inside was a middle-aged woman holding a swaddled baby, who seemed to be feeding.

"hiss……"

Lu Shi took a breath of cold air,

I secretly said in my heart, "Don't look at anything inappropriate!" and quickly looked away.

After about five minutes,

Liang Qichao is back, followed by his lover Li Huixian and his young daughter Liang Sishun.

Lu Shi quickly bowed and saluted.

"Mr. Li."

Li Huixian was startled and suddenly turned his head to one side.

Looking like that, he seemed a little excited and couldn't control himself.

Liang Sishun was dissatisfied with Lu Shi.

"You made mother cry."

Lu Shi: "..."

What a huge misunderstanding!

He waved his hands repeatedly and could only bow and chant like the Japanese: "I... I'm extremely sorry!"

Liang Qichao laughed loudly and said, "I don't blame you! After my wife stopped serving as the promotion (principal) of the girls' school, no one called her 'sir' anymore. It's normal to be touched by this."

On the other side, Li Huixian silently saluted Lu Shi,

Then, she bent down and said to her daughter: "Mom is so happy that she cried with joy."

Liang Sishun nodded and looked at Lu Shi curiously.

Li and Liang were deeply in love as husband and wife.

The Reform Movement of 1898 failed, and Liang Qichao died in Japan.

Li Huixian took her daughter to seek refuge south, and Liang Qichao's father Liang Baoying (Lianjian) also took other family members with him.

Under difficult circumstances, Li Huixian took Liang Qichao's place to serve the elderly and raise his young daughter, which moved Liang Qichao very much. He continued to express his gratitude and admiration in his letter.

Can such a couple have a bad relationship?

Li Huixian said: "Professor Lu, I insist on reading your "Mirror". In the previous "The 20 Greatest Britons", there was a Ms. Pankhurst in it, who seemed to be a very great person?"

"Pfft! Cough cough cough..."

Lu Shi squirted,

If the other party knew that Pankhurst was thrown into prison by him, I don’t know how he would feel.

Next to him, Natsume Soseki, who was informed, tried hard not to laugh.

Liang Qichao glared at Li Huixian,

"Why are you talking about this? Why don't you ask Professor Lu what he thinks of girls' schools?"

Li Huixian thought about it and thought so,

Pankhurst is only one person after all;

Importantly, how to create countless Pankhursts.

Lu Shi said: "I think women are not bad at reading and learning, so I support the establishment of girls' schools. And with the development of the times, co-educational schools will become a historical necessity. If you have listened to my speech in Cambridge, you will know You will know that I predicted that Marie Curie would win the Nobel Prize.”

Li and Liang didn’t know Madame Curie.

As for the Nobel Prize, I have only read articles about the size of tofu cubes in the Mirror.

But they understood Lu Shi's attitude.

Liang Qichao said: "It seems that He Qing's statement that you support the establishment of the Patriotic Society and the Patriotic Women's School is indeed true."

Li Huixian touched Liang Sishun's head.

"Can you go to school~"

Liang Sishun: "..."

He asked timidly: "Can I not go to school?"

Lu Shi almost lost his temper on the spot and quickly turned his face to one side.

The Liang family was very knowledgeable, which led to Liang Sishun being instilled with all kinds of knowledge at a very young age.

The family background and family tradition are far different from other young children of the same era. The little girl Pianzi only knows the hardship of studying but not the hardship of life, so she said such words.

Li Huixian's face turned dark.

"Go, go inside and watch your brother."

Liang Sishun nodded obediently and shuffled back to the house.

Liang Qichao was helpless,

"Sure enough, it really made Professor Lu laugh."

Lu Shi shook his head,

"Tong Yan Wu Ji~"

He took out the manuscript he had with him, handed it to the other party, and said: "I wrote the Chinese version first. Please let Mr. Ren read it."

Liang Qichao took the manuscript and

Li Huixian also came over curiously,

"Lord of the Flies?"×2

The two said in unison.

None of them quite understood the meaning of the novel's title.

Lu Shi said: "'Lord of the Flies', that is, the Lord of the Flies, is derived from the Hebrew word 'Baalzebub', referred to as 'Baal'. In the Bible, it is called the 'chief of all evil'. As for another one named so You will know the reason after reading the book.”

In fact, he once thought about doing some localization in Japan.

But considering the Japanese monsters,

Red leaf hunter, otter raccoon dog, guhuo bird, two mouth girls...

After research, you will find that the evil things they do are relatively specific and have distinctive characteristics. They are far less subtle than "Lord of the Flies" and certainly not as domineering as "Lord of the Flies".

Moreover, if this book was called "Shuten" or "Ibaraki", Lu Shi would always feel a little weird.

Liang Qichao turned to the first page,

"

'The boy climbed down from the bottom of the rock and began to tentatively walk towards the lagoon. ’

"

He was confused.

What Lu Shi called "vernacular writing" was so thorough?

This is more than just vernacular writing?

It’s completely colloquial! Hey!

Liang Qichao couldn't accept it. He looked at Lu Shi and then at the manuscript in his hand.

"Professor Lu, you...this...it..."

Stumbling, unable to speak a complete sentence.

Lu Shi thought of the other party's article "On the Relationship between Novels and Group Governance" again, and asked: "Mr. Ren, do you think people generally like reading novels, but are far less interested in other books. Why is this?"

Liang Qichao replied: "The novel is easy to understand and full of interest."

Lu Shi pointed to "Lord of the Flies\

,""This is it."

"Ah this..."

Liang Qichao had nothing to say.

Moreover, he couldn't refute Lu Shi in terms of qualifications.

When it comes to argumentative essays, he is more than a little better than Lu Shi;

When it comes to writing novels, he really can't get a word in.

Li Huixian whispered: "Professor Lu is very ordinary and does extraordinary things. He is indeed bold. I just don't know if the world can accept it?"

Lu Shi said: "As long as the writing is good, there is nothing that cannot be accepted."

This is his personal experience,

"Roger's Mystery", "Country Teacher", "Animal Farm"...

Which one is not a first in history?

They are all very popular.

Liang Qichao and Li Huixian stopped talking and continued reading.

Frankly speaking, they all felt that reading this kind of vernacular text was a bit tedious, but after reading a few paragraphs, they naturally got used to it and were gradually attracted by the ups and downs of the plot.

The novel tells the story of a group of Japanese children who were stranded on a desert island after their ship ran aground on the rocks.

Initially, they imitate adult society,

Sixteen-year-old Amano Keiichi proposed using conch shells to convene a meeting and assign work.

The crowd gathered branches from the forest, built shacks on the beach, and used "Piggy" (a nickname) glasses to focus light and light fires as a signal for help.

Therefore, Amano Keiichi was selected as the leader,

He maintained order on the island, regarding shacks and fires as the most important things, and asked the children to beware of wild beasts in the jungle.

Although the beast has not shown its face, it has been spreading fear.

Liang Qichao snorted coldly,

"I think there will be opponents soon."

Li Huixian was curious,

"Why do you say that?"

Liang Qichao said: "Look at Amano Keiichi's way of ruling, letting the children play, while the older children gather under the palm leaves to discuss and express their opinions. This method is the most ineffective! Can he control everyone?"

Lu Shi wanted to laugh when he heard this.

No wonder it is said that "if there are a thousand readers, there are a thousand Hamlets\

,"As a reformist, Liang Qichao opposed the revolution and later even gave up on constitutional monarchy and instead advocated the so-called "enlightened autocracy".

That's why he looks down on Amano Keiichi so much.

Li Huixian was very dissatisfied.

"What kind of 'ruling method'!? There is no rule or being ruled among children~"

Liang Qichao muttered: "Just watch!"

The two of them continued to look back,

Sure enough, opponents emerged.

One of the eldest children, Masato Goto, had no interest in shacks and fires. Instead, he wanted to hunt wild boars in the jungle.

He smeared his face with plaster, and after realizing that his face was covered up, a strange feeling surged from the bottom of his heart.

He even danced the Awa dance instinctively,

At the same time, a bloodthirsty cry like a wolf's howl came out of his mouth.

Li Huixian's expression changed a little,

For no other reason than the atmosphere created by the novel made her a little breathless.

Although there was no bloodshed yet, she felt that it would not be unexpected if a death occurred when she turned the next page.

Liang Qichao sighed,

"really."

He looked at Lu Shi with some admiration,

Vernacular writing is indeed different, it is more popular and easy to understand, the expression is more natural, and it is more suitable for people's reading habits.

It can be seen from "Lord of the Flies\

,"If it were written in classical Chinese or half-white words, the characters and events would never be presented so vividly and vividly, let alone the appeal of the work.

Of course, the key is still what Lu Shi said:

“As long as it’s well written, there’s nothing you can’t accept.”

What Lu Shi wrote is indeed good!

The two of them continued reading.

The opposition leader Goto Masato led his children to hunt wild boars, forgot his duty to watch the fire, and missed a passing ship.

As a result, a quarrel broke out between him and Amano Keiichi,

Amano Keiichi felt angry and didn't know how to deal with it.

And Masato Goto completely let himself go and said: "To hell with the rules!"

Fear of unknown beasts drives children crazy,

They poked and practiced at each other with their spears, and the desire to inflict harm dominated everything.

Masato Goto also successfully led people to hunt back the wild boar and presented the pig's head to the beast as an offering.

A pig's head covered with flies is like the lord of flies.

At this point, Liang Qichao knew another reason why the book was named "Lord of the Flies".

He turned back again,

"No more? No more?"

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"Mr. Ren, do you know how many words you have read?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the sky outside.

I don't know when the sun has reached the zenith, and bright sunlight shines into the house.

Li Huixian said "Ah!" and ran into the house.

Not long after, she ran back and whispered to Liang Qichao: "They are all asleep."

Liang Qichao asked: "Sishun is sleeping too?"

Li Huixian nodded,

"Lying on the edge of my brother's crib, sleeping soundly."

Li Huixian felt a little bit magical in her heart.

She felt that she was a qualified mother and cared deeply about her children, but after reading this book "Lord of the Flies", she actually forgot about her children.

It can only be said that this book is too exciting.

Liang Qichao asked Lu Shi in a low voice: "Will there be death in the future?"

Lu Shi was about to answer,

As a result, the other party directly waved his hand and interrupted: "No, no, no! You'd better stop talking! Tell me in advance that I will hate you."

Lu Shi couldn't help but chuckle,

"Okay, okay, I won't tell."

"Tsk..."

Liang Qichao was speechless. He looked at Lu Shi and stopped talking.

Lu Shi said, "If you really can't help it, just ask."

Liang Qichao said helplessly: "Do you really think I can't control myself so much? I just...sigh...I'm just a little worried that this novel, which uses Japanese children as a group of characters, will be opposed by the Japanese."

He shook the manuscript in his hand,

Bang bang——

The manuscript made a burst of noise.

Liang Qichao asked again: "First of all, you are writing about Japan, which is irrefutable. The names of the children are irrefutable proof, and the Awa dance is a traditional dance of Japan. And your satire is really too sharp..."

He pulled out a few pages,

"Here, you let the 'hunters' headed by Masato Goto put plaster on their faces as masks, and when they indulge in the roles they play, they annihilate themselves and become a whole. This is not unlike Japan today. Isn’t it too similar?”

As a result, before Lu Shi could speak, Natsume Soseki next to him spoke,

"You don't have to worry."

Liang Qichao:? ? ?

"Natsume-kun, can you understand Chinese?"

Natsume Soseki said: "I study Sinology and can understand a little bit. This "Lord of the Flies" vividly portrays Japan's national character, and I don't think there is anything wrong with it."

Liang Qichao: "..."

Being fucked into silence by the other party.

Are all Japanese people so fond of self-reflection?

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"Mr. Ren, do you know how I felt when I wrote "The Nature of Japanese Civilization"? I said at the time that every individual is different. The word 'nationality' is too big and too empty, and should be avoided as much as possible. The result Fortunately, Mr. Masaoka Shiki just said, 'That's what we Japanese are like!' What can I do? I'm helpless too!"

Liang Qichao was stunned for a while.

He thought he was good at reflection,

Who would have thought that the Japanese were even better, and would recognize them even if Lu Shi pointed at their noses.

Moreover, what is very outrageous is that they are also very contradictory,

When Lu Shi gave a speech at Dongda University, they were not convinced;

But when Lu Shi wrote "Lord of the Flies", most of them would think: "As expected of Professor Lu, the novel he wrote portrays the Japanese so deeply!"

I don’t know how the brain circuits grow.

At this time, Li Huixian asked: "Professor Lu, are there any wild beasts on this island? From the very beginning, this island has been shrouded in the dark cloud of wild beasts, which became the initial conflict. So, I am a little curious."

Lu Shi was about to answer, but was stopped by Liang Qichao.

He said: "Now that I know the truth, will I still have fun reading it?"

Li Huixian sighed,

"That's right. Well, I'll just leave it alone."

Liang Qichao nodded, and then said: "But~ I think the beast most likely does not exist. Children can easily imagine it."

Li Huixian:? ? ?

"Didn't you agree not to discuss the plot?"

Liang Qichao was embarrassed,

"Ahem...my question."