British writer

the next day.

When Lu Shi went to the restaurant to have breakfast, Buchanan was drinking black tea.

The extra issue of "Cuckoo" was spread out in front of him, and he turned the pages from time to time, making the magazine's paper make a soft sound.

Lu Shi felt like laughing when he saw it.

Japanese literati are also very fierce. Even though they knew that the book review in the "Yomiuri Shimbun" was written by Meiji, they still drove a dump truck into it without hesitation.

This feeling is like driving an AE86 and spiraling around the traffic police car.

Play with the heartbeat!

He couldn't help laughing,

"It's so fast..."

Buchanan was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"Before, you mentioned a phrase to me called 'lower overcomes upper', and now I understand it."

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"'The bottom overcomes the top', which civilization doesn't have it?"

Buchanan lowered his voice,

"It's just more common in Japan."

He stepped forward and said: "Yesterday, Ryohei Uchida of the Black Dragon Association sent me a letter. I think we can take this opportunity to solve the U-turn Yamaman problem once and for all."

Lu Shi nodded,

He knew in his heart that the other party was not doing this all to help him.

At the moment, the UK has the greatest interests in China, and they prefer to steadily make money from trade.

But Japan's pursuit of Northeast China will inevitably conflict with Russia.

Stability is destroyed,

The balance is broken.

How can you make money lying around?

Therefore, it is necessary to divide extreme groups like the Black Dragon Society.

Another very important point is that Roosevelt,

With his coming to power, the United States began to unleash its influence around the world, trying to illuminate all mankind as a beacon. East Asia cannot be excluded from its plans.

Buchanan saw clearly;

You have to be careful of the Americans and not let them take advantage of you.

Lu Shi asked the other party in a low voice: "Sir, what are you going to do?"

Buchanan took a sip of tea, adjusted his sitting posture comfortably, and then crossed his legs in a leisurely manner and said: "Sir Lu, you are a scholar, so stop asking about this kind of thing. It will affect your mood for breakfast. "

Britain is still the strongest in the world;

If you really want to mess with someone, there are many ways, black and white, good and evil.

At this time, the maid came to the door of the restaurant.

Buchanan asked, "What?"

The maid immediately replied: "There is someone outside asking to see Sir Lu. It is Mr. Zhang who made trouble a few days ago. But this time he is very respectful and not crazy."

Obviously he was talking about Zhang Taiyan.

Buchanan couldn't help but laugh;

"Okay, just don't go crazy."

He stood up and whispered to Lu Shi: "Sir Lu, you are going back to London soon. You must finish things before leaving."

After saying that, he left.

Lu Shi then welcomed Zhang Taiyan in the living room.

Zhang Taiyan entered the door and without saying a word, he bowed to Lu Shi first.

Lu Shi was puzzled.

"Mr. Taiyan, what are you..."

Zhang Taiyan laughed loudly,

"You've done a good job! You mobilized a bunch of Japanese people to criticize Emperor Meiji. I like it very much!"

Lu Shi was confused.

"Aren't you from the same group as the Black Dragon Society? They are royalists!"

Zhang Taiyan waved his hand and said: "Who is going to fight with them? After I went into exile in Japan, I completely changed from a reformist to a revolutionary. Therefore, no matter who the emperor is, I will be unhappy. Those from the Qing court, Tsarist Russia, and Japan are all treated equally."

Shen Te Miao's "treat all people equally\

,"Can idioms be used like this?

Lu Shi: "..."

Thought,

Zhang Taiyan is truly a lunatic.

After the previous exchanges, he was completely "awakened". While using money from the Black Dragon Society to carry out revolution, he opposed the Black Dragon Society's program. He even contributed to "Black Dragon" in a hypocritical manner.

Typical of eating people's food and smashing people's pots.

Lu Shi said: "You can do it! You can do it!"

Zhang Taiyan laughed again,

"I don't have the feudal mentality of 'eating the king's salary and sharing the king's worries'. Besides, Black Dragon will give me money, and won't he also have his own little ninety-nine? I can see it clearly now~"

Lu Shi had nothing to refute.

He is curious,

"Why did Mr. Taiyan think of coming to see me today?"

Zhang Taiyan replied: "I guess you are about to return to London. It would be a pity not to meet you and talk about "Lord of the Flies" with you."

As he spoke, he sighed,

"How can such a good article be serialized in Xinmin Congbao?"

Lu Shi understood,

The other party still had some problems with Liang Qichao.

He waved his hand and said: "Mr. Taiyan, in the first issue of "Xinmin Congbao", Mr. Ren stated the three purposes of running the newspaper in the "This Report", do you still remember?"

How could Zhang Taiyan not know?

1. We should regard Chinese and Western ethics as the guideline of moral education, and widen political theory as the foundation of intellectual education;

2. Take education as the main focus and politics as the subsidiary;

3. Hold arguments that are extremely fair, do not favor one party, and do not blame only one person.

that's the truth.

So far, "Xinmin Congbao" has been published in four issues. With its fresh and clear language and vivid and sharp writing style, it has introduced Western theories and has been welcomed by knowledgeable people.

But Zhang Taiyan always felt in his heart that things would not always be like this.

He denied: "What did Liang say in the article? 'The government has nothing to do with the gains and losses of one or two things, and there is no time to pay for words.' Is this possible? I think it won't be long before he shows his fox's tail, and together with "Lord of the Flies" was also affected."

Lu Shi couldn't say anything about this.

It is common for constitutionalists and revolutionaries to undermine and attack each other for their respective opinions.

There was even one time when Liang Qichao was giving a speech when he was beaten by Zhang Ji and others until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, which made him very embarrassed.

They have already performed all kinds of martial arts, can they still cause trouble by swearing a few words in the air and gossiping behind their backs?

Lu Shi said: "I don't care about the performance, but I think it would be good if "Lord of the Flies" was serialized in Xinmin Congbao."

Zhang Taiyan couldn't help but sigh,

"well……"

Knowing that he couldn't persuade Lu Shi, he stopped worrying.

The two talked about "Lord of the Flies" again,

While they were chatting away from each other, the maid came over again and reported in a low voice: "Sir, someone is asking to see you again. They are a mother and daughter."

Mother and daughter! ?

Zhang Taiyan's English is very poor, but he can still understand simple words.

His pupils were shaking, and his eyes changed when he looked at Lu.

Lu Shi was also a little confused.

After being stunned for a long time, he suddenly realized: "It should be Mrs. Li and Mr. Ren's daughter."

He said to the maid: "Invite them quickly."

The maid obeyed the order and left.

Not long after, Li Huixian brought Liang Sishun into the living room.

The two said hello,

Li Huixian then took out a notebook with many manuscripts inside.

"Young China\

,""Protecting education is not about respecting Confucius\

,""The Biography of the Six Gentlemen of 1898\

,"…

Li Huixian said respectfully: "Professor Lu, Ren Fu ordered me to deliver the manuscript to fulfill my previous promise."

Any of these manuscripts, if selected at random, are collected at the provincial or national museum level.

Lu Shi took it carefully.

"grateful."

For literati, exchanging manuscripts is a kind of recognition of each other.

Obviously, Liang Qichao valued Lu Shi very much.

Zhang Taiyan on the side said: "Professor Lu, I have long heard that you have the habit of collecting. I didn't expect that you would value Liang's works so much. His writing is indeed sharp and his views are occasionally insightful, but some of them are difficult for people to agree with."

Li Huixian frowned.

"Who is this gentleman?"

She had founded a women's school in Shanghai and was knowledgeable, so she wanted to have a debate with Zhang Taiyan.

Liang Sishun next to her is not as gentle as her mother.

"Why do you say that about father?!"

Zhang Taiyan suddenly realized that he was speechless and quickly handed over his hand.

"Sorry, I bumped into you, ma'am."

He handed over to Liang Sishun again,

"And Miss Liang."

Liang Sishun suddenly felt like he had been punched on cotton.

She felt that there was something different about the adult who slandered her father.

When others apologize, they always apologize to Liang Qichao or Li Huixian, and never look directly at a child like me.

But this person apologized very sincerely, as if he really regarded the child as a "person".

Zhang Taiyan handed over his hand,

"I am Zhang Binglin. Because of my admiration for Master Gu (Gu Yanwu)'s behavior, I am nicknamed Taiyan."

Li Huixian is very nurturing and is not prepared to be entangled any longer.

Liang Sishun raised his fist at Zhang Taiyan.

Zhang Taiyan was amused,

In fact, the criticism he just mentioned was aimed at "The Biography of Six Gentlemen of 1898".

After the failure of the reform movement, the Qing government arrested the reformers and brutally murdered six people including Tan Sitong, Kang Guangren, Yang Rui, Yang Shenxiu, Liu Guangdi, and Lin Xu.

The six people are known in history as the "Six Gentlemen of Wuxu".

Liang Qichao felt the generous sacrifices of these six people and wrote this book with grief and indignation.

Of course, there are inevitably some "artistic elements" in it, in order to strengthen the momentum of the reformists.

But obviously you can't tell this kind of thing to a little girl.

Zhang Taiyan thought for a while and said, "Mr. Liang put forward the theory that Confucianism is not a religion in "Protecting Religion Is Not a Respect for Confucius". Do you agree with it?"

Liang Sishun nodded,

"My father's article said, 'Specialize on matters of the world and the country, the origin of ethics and morals, no superstition, no worship, no doubts, no xenophobia.' Can this still be considered a religion?"

Zhang Taiyan wanted to tease the little girl.

"You memorize it quite well. But the emperor whom Mr. Liang supported also said, 'Foreign schools have a branch of religion, and Chinese scriptures are Chinese religions. If schools do not read scriptures, it is the way of Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wenwu, Zhou Gong, Confucius, and the so-called Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules. , if all the deeds are abolished, China will never be able to build a country.’ Is Mr. Liang supporting the wrong person?”

Liang Sishun:? ? ?

I didn't expect it to be like this.

Her little face couldn't help but blush, and she held it in for several seconds before she said: "'It is rude to scold the father at his son'! You are a rude person!"

Zhang Taiyan was startled, then laughed.

Li Huixian next to her was also helpless and grabbed her daughter.

"This is an exchange of opinions, how can it be a scolding? This gentleman treats you as a learned person, and discussing with you is a great courtesy~"

Liang Sishun felt aggrieved,

She could feel that the other party was teasing her.

But what Zhang Taiyan said next was quite pleasant to listen to, but it also made people not angry.

I saw him salute Li Huixian and said: "Miss Liang is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. As long as she devotes herself to learning, she will become a great person."

These words made Liang Sishun a little proud,

But her childish nature makes her arrogant at times like this.

She said: "You want to accept me as your disciple? That's not possible. I want to learn from Professor Lu."

Zhang Taiyan laughed even more,

"Professor Lu teaches college students in London. You are too young~"

Lu Shi shook his head after hearing this.

Madman Zhang is already in his thirties, and it's quite boring for him to play with other girls.

He turned to Li Huixian,

"Mrs. Li, where do you start talking about becoming a disciple?"

Li Huixian was a little depressed, scolding her daughter for not being able to keep her words.

When I worshiped Lu Shi as my master, I should have planned it slowly, first took out the bundle to practice the six rites, and followed the instructions carefully.

This is good, I have to hit the ball straight.

She said: "Professor Lu, you are a well-educated person and a great person in this world. My little girl is a bit naughty in her obedience, but she is smart and hardworking. She wants to be your teacher. I hope you can make it happen."

Lu Shi was a little confused.

"In terms of talent and learning, many people are far above me. With Ren Gong's connections, why would Mrs. Li sacrifice the near and seek the distant?"

Li Huixian responded with silence.

Indeed, Liang Qichao has a wide network of connections.

But there has never been anyone as powerful as Lu Shi in Europe.

Zhang Taiyan looked left and right, his eyes moving back and forth between Lu Shi and Li Huixian, as if watching a table tennis match.

I didn't expect to encounter such a thing when I came to visit today.

He doesn't take it too seriously to watch the excitement,

"Professor Lu, I think Mrs. Li is right. Miss Liang seems to be a capable student. With a little guidance, she might become a female teacher in the future~"

Liang Sishun was a little surprised.

My heart said,

This rude man is quite discerning.

She looked at Lu Shi expectantly.

Lu Shi was also thinking deeply,

Based on his understanding of the descendants of the Liang family, he has generally made achievements in various fields.

The most famous among them is of course Liang Sicheng.

Taking Liang Sishun as his disciple, he was just a teacher. He didn't need to really teach the Four Books and Five Classics, so there seemed to be no loss.

On the other hand, for the Liang family, boarding Lu Shi's big ship would make a profit but not a loss.

A win-win situation.

Lu Shi nodded,

"Okay, I can agree to this."

Li Huixian was a little surprised,

I thought I would have to waste more words, but I didn't expect Lu Shi to be so easy to talk to.

She hurriedly said: "In that case, then choose an auspicious day for Sishun to pay his respects to Professor Lu."

Lu Shi shook his head,

"What day is not an auspicious day for a blessed person? Moreover, I am a lecturer of London Political Science and Economics, not a private school teacher. Those red tapes cannot be passed here."

You can say this,

But Li Huixian couldn't let Liang Sishun really do this.

Therefore, she still asked her daughter to serve Lu Shi tea, salute, and go through all the necessary procedures.

Liang Sishun was quite familiar with the road.

Then he called him "Sir", making Lu Shi feel a little carried away.

Lu Shi said: "Sishun, I can't teach you the Four Books and Five Classics. But if you want to learn history, novels, or translation, you can ask me. When I return to London, you can also write letters or send telegrams, and I will definitely tell you everything." "

Liang Sishun thought for a while,

"I aspire to be a thoughtful person like Mr."

After one sentence,

"Pfft! Cough cough cough cough..."

Lu Shi squirted,

But looking at Liang Sishun, he looked serious, and it didn't look like he was using the title of "thoughtful man" to flatter Lu Shi.

Zhang Taiyan on the side was curious,

"Ms. Liang, how do you know Professor Lu is thoughtful?"

Liang Sishun said: "Is that necessary? The teacher himself commented on "Lord of the Flies". On the one hand, he despised Masato Goto for his barbarism and cruelty; on the other hand, he criticized Keiichi Amano for being weak and lacking in leadership."

Zhang Taiyan said "Uh..."

"that's all?"

Liang Sishun glared at him,

"I remember clearly that the teacher said something very profound, 'If you lose your humanity, you will lose a lot; if you lose your animality, you will lose everything'!"

Zhang Taiyan was startled and nodded in admiration.

What Professor Lu thinks and considers does indeed have a broader perspective than ordinary people.

At least, he does not deny Masato Goto’s desire for survival, he is very down-to-earth,

With this advantage alone, it is far more solid than those who do knowledge in the air.

Lu Shi smiled and said to Liang Sishun: "Handan is a toddler and follows what others say, but he cannot become thoughtful."

Liang Sishun puffed up his face,

"Sir, you are too modest."

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"You've heard about the cat I got in London, right? If you've ever observed it, you'll find that cats' behavior relies heavily on rewards and punishments."

These words are not difficult,

Liang Sishun soon understood and said, "Indeed, if they don't go out to look for food, they seem to be quite lazy."

Lu Shi said "hmm\

,""Cats sleep most of the time and won't move away from home until they eat. Humans are different, they will find ways to force themselves to study and work. If laziness is part of animal nature, then, 'lose humanity and lose a lot; lose animal nature and lose everything.' It means, 'If you lose diligence, you lose a lot; if you lose laziness, you lose everything'."

The lying man is ecstatic.

Zhang Taiyan almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

Professor Lu is really good at sophistry.

But this is enough to fool a little girl.

Liang Sishun widened his eyes and pondered, obviously being distracted by Lu Shi's words.

Li Huixian patted her daughter on the head.

"'Learning without thinking is useless, thinking without learning is dangerous', have you forgotten? Sir is here, you don't want to ask for advice?"

Liang Sishun finally came back to his senses and looked at Lu Shi,

"Please teach me, sir."

Lu Shi said with a smile: "If you like learning, then study specific issues that interest you. Thinking about 'becoming a thoughtful person' will easily lead to confusion."

Liang Sishun suddenly realized and understood Lu Shi's painstaking efforts.

She thought again,

After a long while, she said: "Teacher, I want to make Chinese easier to use and spread."

Lu Shi:! ! !

Zhang Taiyan:! ! !

Li Huixian:! ! !

These words shocked the three adults.

Liang Sishun whispered: "Every time I send a telegram to my father, I find that we can only use very few words, and there are still ambiguities. However, the British can only send so many, so I thought..."

I see,

The little girl misses her father so much.

Lu Shi pondered: "Then do you know the reason?"

Liang Sishun nodded repeatedly,

"I have researched it. First, because sending telegrams is very expensive, and every word is valuable, so it is very important to save words; second, because telegrams are more suitable for the spread of English letters."

The little girl is actually talking about appearances.

Lu Shi didn't understand physics and couldn't explain it clearly even if he wanted to. He could only start from the application level.

He pondered: "Have you ever heard of 'Yun Mu Dai Ri'?"

Liang Sishun nodded,

"Of course, Mr. Hong replaced the date with the rhyme of "Pingshui Yun" compiled in the Jin Dynasty, using thirty-one characters to represent thirty-one days."

Lu Shi was a little surprised,

I didn’t expect that the little girl really knew.

Liang Sishun raised his little nose,

"Sir, if you want to teach me, you have to come up with something real~"

Every family of children even used the provocative method.

Lu Shi laughed,

"Okay! Okay, okay! Then I'll show you something real."

He took a piece of paper and started writing.

Are you going to compile teaching materials on the spot?

The others were stunned.

Zhang Taiyan came over curiously and saw Lu Shi Gonggong neatly writing the title——

"Pinyin Alphabet".

Seeing the word "letter", he instinctively thought it had something to do with English,

And I had long heard that Lu Shi had improved the English phonetic notation in the United States, so I naturally thought about that.

But looking down, something is wrong.

He has never heard of the so-called "finals", "initial consonants" and "tones" in English.

This is……

What the hell is this...

"Chinese phonetic symbols!?"

Zhang Taiyan even shouted out.

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"Pinyin, not phonetic symbols."

After saying that, he raised his head in surprise,

"Mr. Taiyan actually understands it?"

Zhang Taiyan's brows twitched and he complained: "Professor Lu, you underestimate me too much."

Lu Shi was embarrassed,

In my heart, I admire the master of Chinese studies even more.

Zhang Taiyan said excitedly: "Professor Lu, it seems that you support replacing Chinese characters with naturally spelled letters."

Lu Shi shook his head,

"No, I didn't think so."

As he spoke, he wrote two lines on the paper,

They are the Chinese characters and pinyin of "If you lose your humanity, you will lose a lot; if you lose your animality, you will lose everything".

Lu Shi rubbed his wrists,

"Look, which one is longer?"

Zhang Taiyan waved his hand,

"Of course, Chinese characters are shorter and Pinyin is longer. But I can also refute that Pinyin has fewer strokes and takes less time to write! Moreover, Pinyin is also easy to use telegraph to spread, isn't it?"

Lu Shigang was about to refute,

Zhang Taiyan said in advance: "Professor Lu, I don't agree with the abolition of Chinese characters. What I mean by that is that I am not as easy to fool as Miss Liang. You have to give me a better and stronger reason."

Liang Sishun frowned,

"Am I so fooled?"

Li Huixian shook her head at her daughter,

Instinctively, she felt that Lu Shi and Zhang Taiyan were discussing something very important and could not be interrupted.

Lu Shi pondered,

"Okay, let me give you an example."

He asked Zhang Taiyan: "Has Mr. Taiyan ever listened to "Hunmin Zhengyin"?"

Zhang Taiyan nodded,

"Of course, it was created by the orders of King Sejong and King Munjong of the Korean Peninsula. Since then, local people began to use forty syllables instead of Chinese characters to spell...well...I..."

Zhang Taiyan showed an expression of sudden realization.

He figured it out!

If you rashly ban Chinese characters, a problem will arise——

The same sound will correspond to different words.

for example,

Female name, Park Jin-soo;

Male name, Park Jung Soo.

Without the use of Chinese characters, the spellings of the two are completely the same, and it would be impossible to tell who is who.

That's just the name.

In many cases, if you need to express semantics accurately on paper, you can only do it with a blank eye.

After all, Chinese characters have been passed down for thousands of years, and the volume of language has become almost endless. To abolish them and use letters instead is to be one-size-fits-all and ideologically lazy.

So, why not change your thinking?

Just like the "Pinyin Alphabet" given by Lu Shi, letters are used as assistants to promote Chinese characters.

Zhang Taiyan stood up and saluted Lu Shi.

"My master Lu Shi!"

Liang Sishun said "Huh?"

I have heard of people robbing money, but I have never heard of people robbing teachers.

Li Huixian understood,

This "Pinyin Alphabet" is absolutely extraordinary!

She winked at Liang Sishun,

Liang Sishun didn't quite understand, but he still said respectfully: "Thank you, Mr.