The news of Eddington's beating undoubtedly made the news in the "Daily Telegraph" the next day. The people in Fleet Street were really well-informed.
Of course, there is a high possibility that the reporter who was beaten was a reporter who was hired by the editor himself. He was punched and felt that the five pounds he earned was too little.
The editor also knew that he was in the wrong, not to mention that Eddington was a respected fellow of the Royal Society of Science, so there was no advantage even if he called the police.
So he chose to kill two birds with one stone. He could not only get press fees from reporters, but also use the pens in the hands of these uncrowned kings to ruin Eddington's reputation.
The vulgar editor and the unscrupulous reporter hit it off immediately. Not only did they publicize how arrogant and unreasonable Eddington was, they also went into detail about the reasons why Eddington hit others.
From the Huns who were defeated by the Han Dynasty to the Turks who were defeated by the Tang Dynasty, these barbarians would always go to Europe to regain their position every time they suffered a defeat at the hands of the Chinese.
Coupled with the Mongolian cavalry that pushed across the Danube River, the fear of the East was passed down from generation to generation in the hearts of Europeans.
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the mighty Boxer Rebellion broke out in China. The last two words of their slogan "Support the Qing Dynasty and destroy the foreign countries" once again awakened the thoughts that have been passed down in the blood of white people from generation to generation. horrific memories.
In 1913, the British writer Sacks Black Dog threw himself into the embrace of mystery novels.
He was very in tune with the times and named the villain in the work, who is also the biggest highlight of the entire series, Fu Manchu.
Of course, ten years later, in the UK, Europe and the United States, the stories in this book are not yet so young that children can understand and sing, and it will have to wait until the movie produced by Paramount is released before it is truly known to all women and children.
Nowadays, the general public in the UK has a mixture of disgust and fear towards the Chinese, with a little bit of curiosity.
Therefore, reporters made a big fuss about Chen Muwu’s Chinese identity, and even wrote a book about the whole story of Chen Muwu’s submission of a paper to the Journal of Philosophy.
In fact, the small bourgeoisie all over the world are the same. No one cares whether light is a wave or a particle. They only read this kind of tidbits to pursue a sense of curiosity.
Now, with the help of newspapers and word of mouth, there is an urban legend circulating in the streets of London and even the whole UK that a Chinese man has disturbed the entire physics world with just one paper.
The two dark clouds over the Physics Building have not completely dissipated, and a new yellow cloud has floated in.
Of course, there are also people who can see the essence through the phenomenon and extract useful information from this tidbit.
The first secretary and charge d'affaires of the Republic of China in the UK, Zhu Zhaoxin, was sent a copy of the "Daily Telegraph" by the staff of the embassy. On it, the news office where Eddington was beaten was specially marked with a red pen. A circle.
Officials of embassies and consulates abroad during the Beiyang government basically continued the "closed door" policy that lasted for hundreds of years in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They had no major foreign affairs activities to participate in, never took a step outside the embassy, and hid in the small building of the embassy. , regardless of winter, summer, spring and autumn outside.
They did this because the Republic of China government adopted a lump sum system for the funding of these embassies abroad.
After a sum of money is transferred at the beginning of the year, it is ignored. Whether there is a surplus or a loss at the end of each year depends entirely on the minister's ability.
Therefore, everyone in the embassy thinks about how to get more money from the country and the students who study abroad and report at the embassy every day.
As for exploring public opinion and public opinion abroad, is there any further intelligence work?
They don't even bother to go out to the embassy, so how can they do such a thankless job?
Therefore, neither Wei Chenzui, the minister to Germany, nor Zhu Zhaoxin, charge d'affaires of the embassy in the UK, were aware that Chinese papers were published in top physics journals in these two countries until they listened to international students talk about recent developments at the New Year's dinner. They learned about it belatedly through anecdotes or reading tidbits in newspapers.
When she saw in the newspaper that an Englishman had a fight with another Englishman because of a Chinese, Zhu Zhaoxin was immediately frightened.
He hurriedly asked the staff who delivered him the newspaper: "Who is this Chinese? Where is he? How can he provoke two British people to fight? Will it cause consternation to friendly countries? The British will be surprised. What should I do if a diplomatic summons is launched over this?"
The staff member was helpless and regretted sending this newspaper to Charge d'Affaires Zhu.
It was obviously a matter of winning pride for the nation, but when it came to him, the first thing that came to his mind was the opinions of foreigners?
Although he was very angry, he still replied with a smile: "Sir, please read this news first. Basically, all problems will be solved."
"Oh...oh...that's it..."
Zhu Zhaoxin was reading the news and making comments.
After reading the news, he asked again: "Who is this... Chen Muwu?"
"My subordinate was not very clear about this issue. However, after seeing the news, he went to the School of Political Science and Economics on Horton Street, found Jin Longsun, an international student, and asked him about the specific situation.
"He said that there is indeed such a Mr. Chen who published a paper in the top physics journal in the UK. A so-and-so laboratory at the University of Cambridge also conducted experiments based on his paper, and the experimental results supported his paper.
"After that, he wanted to get his subordinates to talk about philosophical issues, but the subordinates found an opportunity and hurried back."
"So awesome! Hey, I've been away from the country for so long that I didn't know there was such a talented person in the country. Do you think we should draft a telegram to inform the relevant parties of the situation here?"
Zhu Zhaoxin couldn't make up her mind and continued to seek opinions from the staff.
"I don't think it is necessary to send a separate telegram to the country for this matter. It is only the beginning of the year and our embassy should save some money. It is better to write it into the weekly report materials and wait until next Monday. Just send it back to the country. Then indicate it in it and ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to transfer it to the Ministry of Education and ask them what is going on."
"Okay, I'll do as you say."
Not to mention that after reading the news in the newspaper, Zhu Zhaoxin sent an official telegram of reports and inquiries to the country.
The day after the beating, Eddington, the instigator, was also very distressed.
It wasn't that he was worried that the news in the newspaper would affect his reputation.
There were not so many tabloid reporters and unscrupulous paparazzi these days, and many secrets within the walls of Buckingham Palace would not be made public. Therefore, the royal family was still a mysterious and aloof existence. King George V still held a great place in the hearts of the British. Big portions.
Correspondingly, as the Royal Society established by the king, its status has also risen with the tide.
Coupled with the public's natural respect for great scientists with rich knowledge, Eddington, a member of the Royal Society, did not care what impact a small report would have on him.
What really gave him a headache was Chen Muwu's second paper on the theory of relativity that he got back with his fist from the editorial office of "Journal of Philosophy" yesterday.
