"!@*#￥%..."
Kao Wen obviously didn't expect Lu Shi to be so harsh, and he was so reprimanded that he uttered garbled words.
The dispute here caused a commotion;
Not far away, the library staff looked at the three East Asians Lu Shi, Ku Hongming, and Natsume Soseki with curiosity.
Someone came over,
It was an old white man, wearing a sophisticated shirt,
But because he had to work, his sleeves were rolled up, exposing his arms covered with brown body hair.
He asked in a low voice: "Shadni, I just asked you to do a simple favor. You are so good. Why did you get into a dispute with the visitor?"
Corwin quickly explained: "Sir Oz, it's not what you think."
He recounted what had just happened without adding any exaggeration.
Later, he said angrily: "What's wrong with what I said? The British Museum can better protect cultural relics! Besides, these cultural relics are the wealth of all mankind and should not be narrowly focused on some kind of nationalism."
From the look of Kao Wen, he seemed to be convinced of his point of view.
Gu Hongming snorted coldly,
"ridiculous."
Sir Oz gave Corwin a hard look and signaled Corwin to shut up.
Then, he turned to Gu Hongming,
"Professor Lu, I'm sorry."
This oolong had an unexpected effect.
There was silence in the air,
"..."
"..."
"..."
The originally tense atmosphere turned into an indescribable weirdness.
Lu Shi coughed slightly,
"I am Lu Shi, a visiting professor at London Political Science and Economics."
Sir Oz's eyes almost popped out of their sockets,
He withdrew his hand in embarrassment, wiped the sweat from his palm, and then extended it to Lu Shi again and said, "Professor Lu, I, Razvan Oz, are responsible for the establishment of the British Library in London. I was really rude just now."
Don’t reach out to hit the smiling person,
Lu Shi nodded and shook hands with the other party.
Oz said: "Cultural relics need to be maintained and protected by people, and people cannot transcend their own environment, no matter how hard they try."
Lu Shi frowned tightly and moved his lips.
Seeing that he was about to retort, Oz jumped in and said, "It is true that the culprit for some things is the British Empire, and I am also opposed to some of its actions. But my personal ability is small, and I can only do it within my authority. Act.”
This kind of rhetoric can be said to be very classic.
Lu Shi didn't even bother to refute.
Oz saluted and said: "Professor Lu, regarding those two volumes of "Yongle Dadian", I will send someone to take good care of them now. We will not talk about state affairs today, only cultural relics, literature, history, and archeology."
I say this just to silence people.
Lu Shi raised his eyebrows,
"Okay. But you'd better put away the "Yongle Dadian" first."
Oz saluted again,
"Yes, yes, let's do business first."
After saying that, he took Kao Wen aside.
Watching their figures disappear, Gu Hongming whispered: "Robbers!"
Before, he might have been convinced by Kao Wen's statement that "cultural relics are the wealth of all mankind", but after coming into contact with Lu Shi, coupled with what he saw, heard, and thought during this period, his mentality changed.
Lu Shi nodded,
"It's gangster logic indeed."
…
Elsewhere, Oz pulled Corwin into the shadows between two rows of bookshelves.
He scolded in a low voice: "What disease do you have!?"
Kao Wen's face was dark;
In terms of position, he is actually on the same level as Oz.
But Oz has a title and is an old man, so he can command young people with dignity.
But in the battle of ideas, Kao Wen will not give in.
He said: "Am I wrong in what I said?"
Oz snorted coldly,
"Does it matter if there are any mistakes? Have you forgotten Lu Shi's identity? In addition to being a guest at London Political and Economics, he is also a satirist! At the same time, his works are very popular, and his plays are also extremely popular in London. Such a person, Can you offend me?"
Kao Wen couldn't understand.
"We are the British Museum, are we afraid of him?"
Of course I won't be afraid.
For two centuries, Britain has been open to "robbery". Otherwise, there would be no privateers, let alone the East India Company.
In the name of the Queen, robbery is legal.
Oz is helpless,
"Can we please stay out of trouble? Have you forgotten Victor Hugo?"
"this……"
Kao Wen is speechless.
Any imperialist will get a headache thinking about Hugo.
After the British and French allied forces invaded China, Butler wanted to use Hugo's prominent reputation to make Hugo take credit for the victory of the expedition to China.
But Hugo gave no face at all and wrote the famous "Letter to Captain Butler on the British-French Allied Forces Expedition to China", publicly rebuking the French government for being like a bandit, confusing right and wrong, and not being ashamed of it, but proud of it.
This incident caused a huge response.
Of course, a scholar and an open letter can't decide anything.
But the pressure from public opinion is still great.
Corwin muttered: "He can compare with Hugo..."
Oz glanced sideways at the other party,
"Don't you know how much influence "Yes! Prime Minister" has had on the cabinet? Moreover, think about the people who greeted him when he came to borrow books, the Earl of Kimberley, the Duke of Devonshire... we Just be honest and don't get angry."
Kao Wen has been convinced,
But he still couldn't help but complain about Oz.
Oz admired Lu Shi so much, but when they met, he mistook the bad old man next to him for Lu Shi. It was quite funny to think about it.
Corwin asked curiously: "Sir, what you just said is your true opinion?"
Oz was puzzled;
"What point of view? Which sentence are you referring to?"
Kao Wen said: "That's what you said, you also objected to Daying..."
Oz nodded,
"Well, it is indeed my true thought. And, frankly speaking, what I just said is somewhat hurtful. After reading Chinese classics, you will understand that they are a unified country, and they cannot understand that the people and the government can treat this matter separately. idea.”
The corner of Kao Wen's mouth twitched, thinking that he couldn't look at each other separately in the first place.
He directly pointed out the other party's mistake: "Sir, don't forget where your Chinese classics came from."
Oz didn't respond.
This silence represents Oz's attitude.
Kao Wen refuted the other party, feeling a little relieved, and the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up.
Unexpectedly, Oz spoke up,
"Then you just said, 'Cultural relics are the wealth of all mankind, and should not be narrowly focused on some kind of nationalism.' Do you actually know that it is hypocritical?"
This time it was Kao Wen's turn to stop talking.
Oz said: "Shadney, people have selfish motives. I am eager to study those classics, so..."
Before he finished speaking, a voice sounded from behind:
"Sir Oz."
"Scare!!!!!!"×2
Oz and Corwin were startled.
The two of them turned around,
Lu Shi was standing there leaning on the bookshelf, looking at them with a smile on his face.
"Gu..."
Oz swallowed and said, "Professor Lu?"
Lu Shi smiled and said, "It's almost done today. I'm waiting to come back tomorrow."
Oz nodded repeatedly, then winked at Corwin,
Kao Wen immediately took a step forward,
"Professor Lu, I will send you and your companions out."
Lu Shi said "hmm" and followed the other person to the other end of the bookshelf.
After walking a few steps, he came back as if he remembered something and said to Oz: "Sir, you just said you were going to put away the "Yongle Dian", why didn't you act? Don't forget it~"
Oz was worried about what would happen to Lu Shi just now, but luckily it was just a small matter.
He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and quickly promised: "Let's do it now! Let's do it now!"
After saying that, he ran to greet the staff.
Lu Shi watched him leave, and then he followed Kao Wen to find Gu Hongming and Natsume Soseki and walked out.
Along the way, I learned about literature and stopped talking about what is available and what is not available. Instead, I introduced some collections of the British Museum and tried my best to avoid Chinese cultural relics.
They just walked to the door, and everything was fine.
The sun sets in the west,
The clouds in the sky were stained with a thick blush.
At this time, a staff member ran over in small steps.
He reported to Cowan in a low voice: "Sir, a captain came outside and wanted us to help evaluate the value of a jade pendant. We quoted a price of 25 pounds. He was not satisfied and insisted on negotiating with you without discussing the price."
Kao Wen was a little confused.
"Jade pendant? We don't care about the jade pendant..."
The staff member said: "The jade pendant was tied to the painting. The staff in the hall didn't figure it out, so they assigned it here directly."
Kao Wen was slightly impatient,
"Really... you can't work with this group of people who don't know anything."
Complaints like this are common among staff.
He lowered his head and said nothing.
Seeing that no one responded to his vent, Kao Wen inevitably felt bored, so he said: "Well, you go and tell the soldier that we don't understand the valuation of jade, and 25 pounds is a very high price. If he is not satisfied, let him Let him try another department."
After finishing speaking, he added another sentence,
“Or, it’s not impossible to change to another museum.”
The staff turned around and left after receiving the order.
When Kao Wen turned to Lu,
"Professor Lu, I made you laugh. Not every position in the British Museum now has qualified employees."
Lu Shi nodded and looked around.
We have arrived at the square in front of the main building of the museum. The majestic statue of Queen Victoria stands quietly, overlooking the people coming and going on the lawn.
Lu Shi said, "Just come here, let's go out by ourselves."
Corwin wiped the sweat from his forehead,
"Finally..."
Lu Shi chuckled and said, "What is it after all?"
Kao Wen waved his hands repeatedly,
"No, no, no. Professor Lu is coming again tomorrow, right? When you arrive, just ask the doorman to find me."
As I said this, I was thinking that I would definitely take sick leave tomorrow.
The young visiting professor of London Political Science and Economics in front of me is too difficult to deal with, so let Old Oz do it himself.
Lu Shi seemed to have a clear mind and did not expose the other party.
"In that case, come back and cause trouble tomorrow."
Corwin said goodbye quickly and left quickly.
Lu Shi and the other three walked towards the door.
Gu Hongming looked at the sun that was about to set, sighed, and said: "I didn't expect to encounter such a thing today. This British Museum is really... really..."
I couldn't find a suitable description for a while.
Lu Shi said: "I understand."
Gu Hongming looked at him,
"I haven't said anything yet, and you understand?"
Lu Shi nodded,
"The British Museum is really uncomfortable. Generally speaking, the first function of a museum is education and research, but this is not the case with the current British Museum. It is more inclined to display the national power of the United Kingdom."
Gu Hongming admired him very much.
The feelings that he couldn't understand, or that he wanted to understand but didn't know how to express, Lu Shisan made it clear in a few words.
Natsume Soseki on the side said: "I feel that the quality of the exhibitions here is very average."
Gu Hongming echoed: "Yes, I saw that many exhibits even have uneven labels, which is quite outrageous."
They complained a lot more.
Come to the door,
Lu Shi stretched out against the setting sun and said lazily: "For ordinary tourists, the British Museum is indeed a very contradictory place. First of all, it is very crowded here."
Gu Hongming:? ? ?
Natsume Soseki:? ? ?
The two of them looked confused, thinking they had heard wrongly.
Unexpectedly, Lu Shi repeated: "It's very crowded here. Because London is the place with the most international students, and the British Museum is next to University College London, there are crowds of people all day long. Anyway, seeing so many people makes my head hurt." "
Gu Hongming smiled bitterly,
He didn't expect Lu Shi to be talking about this topic seriously.
Lu Shi added: "Besides, I'm not a masochist. Why would I want to come here to see the history of the motherland being robbed?"
Natsume Soseki nodded,
"Yes, this place is indeed filled with the glory and power of the empire on which the sun never sets."
Britain has always enjoyed special privileges in Japan;
It was not until the signing of the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Japan and Britain in 1894 that the unequal treaties and extraterritorial rights of Western powers towards Japan came to an end.
Of course, this ending is only nominal.
Natsume Soseki also had a love-hate relationship with Britain.
The three of them chatted and walked out of the door.
When passing by the concierge, they saw a soldier in his early forties arguing with the concierge. His face was red and his neck was thick, as if he had been wronged in some way.
The guard looked calm and kept saying only one sentence: "Please come back."
The soldiers were furious,
"You only gave me 25 pounds for such a good jade pendant!? Isn't this a joke!?"
Gu Hongming stopped and said,
Only Eastern people understand and love jade, so they are inevitably curious.
He lowered his voice and said to Lu Shi: "It should be the captain that Mr. Corwin mentioned just now."
The three of them all looked at the thing in the captain's hand.
That's a scroll,
A simple jade buckle is tied to the scroll.
Gu Hongming couldn't stand it anymore and reminded the other party: "That's a jade button, not a jade pendant."
The soldier was still arguing with the guard when he suddenly heard these words and subconsciously glanced at Gu Hongming.
He asked: "Chinese?"
Gu Hongming nodded, pointed to the scroll in the other person's hand, and said kindly: "Do you need my help?"
This was said very sincerely.
Unexpectedly, the soldier refused.
"No need! I can handle it myself!"
Gu Hongming couldn't help but frowned and said: "Westerners like gems, Easterners like jade, why don't you find a professional..."
Before he finished speaking, he felt Lu Shi pulling his sleeve.
He looked at Lu Shi and asked softly: "What's wrong?"
Lu Shi nodded in the direction of the soldiers,
"Don't you feel that he was a little nervous when he heard that we are Chinese? The things in his hands may have come from shady sources, so he has a guilty conscience."
Gu Hongming suddenly realized,
"So that's it."
He shook his head,
"That's all, let him be."
After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, the soldier seemed to be persuaded by the saying "Westerners like gems, Easterners like jade". After hesitating for a moment, he actually caught up and stopped the three of them, saying: "Old gentleman, I was a little rude when I spoke just now. I want to express my gratitude to you." Apologize."
The soldier handed out what he was holding with both hands,
"Please help me appreciate it."
He does have a guilty conscience,
But compared to being suspected by the Chinese, he was more worried about not being able to sell the things in his hands at a good price.
If not for money, why would he join the army?
(End of chapter)
