Zhu Zhaoxin was not interested in the parallel universe or cats mentioned by Chen Muwu in the newspaper.
I, the Republic of China, don't even care about the life and death of people. What's the fuss about the life and death of a cat?
Didn't the Analects say that even after Confucius retired from the court, he only asked "Did it hurt people?" and did not ask about horses.
The charge d'affaires is more interested in Chen Muwu's new title.
Gu Weijun, the nominal minister to the United Kingdom, only came to London a few years ago to take office for a few days, and then returned to his country to participate in politics.
Since then, Zhu Zhaoxin has been the one with the largest official position in the embassy, welcoming and sending batches of international students.
Although most of these students are frivolous and dandy boys, there are also those who study hard and study hard.
They have studied in the UK for several years, and if they can add the title of Docter in front of their surname, they are already a star.
The last time Zhu Zhaoxin met Chen Muwu was when he came to London to apply for a visa before going to Denmark. At that time, he had only been in the UK for a year and was already a Daoketochen.
The speed with which this study was completed has surprised the acting master.
Unexpectedly, less than half a year later, I would meet Chen Muwu again. Not only did he win a gold medal for the Nobel Prize in Physics, he also became a fellow of the Royal Society of England.
Now, not only can you add Docto before your surname, but you can also add FRS.
What a terrible future!
When Chen Muwu left Marcus Jr. that night and returned to the embassy, Zhu Zhaoxin had already prepared a dinner for him.
"Ding Gong, this meal is so sumptuous, I really deserve it."
Chen Muwu felt that this time, it was more luxurious than the previous times he came to the legation to enjoy the autumn breeze.
It seems that Zhu Zhaoxin should have asked the cook of the legation to bring out the best ingredients and the best skills.
"Hanchen, you are the pillar of the country, how dare I neglect you!"
After a few polite words at the dinner table, the two of them basically talked about domestic issues.
The little emperor of the former Qing Dynasty was blasted out of the Forbidden City by cannons mounted on Jingshan Mountain. Mr. Sun came from the northeast of Guangdong Province to participate in the aftermath meeting held by Duan Qirui in Beijing.
It's as if after the war is over, there is hope for peace.
Chen Muwu smiled and said nothing.
He heard the implication of Zhu Zhaoxin's words. It seemed that the charge d'affaires felt that the situation in the country would soon settle down, so he was thinking of moving up the ladder.
He has been serving as charge d'affaires in the UK for more than three years. It's time for him to get rid of this unpleasant title and go one step further like Chen Muwu and wear the hat of minister, right?
Zhu Zhaoxin held a banquet today, probably because he wanted to say a few nice words to the country, which could be used as a bargaining chip for his promotion.
Chen Muwu felt that there would be no problem in helping him.
Compared with Chen Lu, the French minister who was arrogant but respectful, Chen Muwu and Zhu Zhaoxin got along more harmoniously, and he did help him a lot.
It would be a good thing if he could be promoted to minister this time, and he would be able to be more dedicated to his requests in the future.
Chen Muwu was only afraid that after Zhu Zhaoxin was promoted to minister, he would be transferred to other countries.
So in the letter of commendation he "spontaneously" wrote to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at home that night at the dinner table, he also praised Zhu Zhaoxin, saying that Charge d'Affaires Zhu took good care of him and Chinese students in the UK and got along well with the British upper class. Harmony, I hope he can continue to stay here and serve his fellow citizens.
He didn't know what effect his letter would have after he sent it out. Anyway, Agent Zhu was very happy with him and thanked him profusely.
After the dinner, the staff of the embassy sent Chen Muwu an invitation letter from Doyle.
It said that Chen Muwu was invited to attend the ghost club party in two days. A vehicle would pick him up in front of the embassy in advance.
The invitation did not even mention the location, and he was still invited to attend in this ancient way. This club is really as mysterious as its name.
Chen Muwu, who was sitting on the carriage, thought to himself.
He was bored now, and sitting opposite him was an expressionless British man who looked like a well-trained butler under a certain nobleman.
Chen Muwu lost the desire to talk and could only close his eyes and listen to the clatter of horse hooves coming from under the car.
I don't know how long it took before the carriage finally stopped.
Next to the road is an ancient and majestic building. Judging from the intensity of the lights, this place should be a suburb of London, but the specific location is unknown.
The housekeeper opened the car door, guided Chen Muwu out of the car and walked into the building.
The magnificent hall was brightly lit, with a long bar table in the center and guests sitting on both sides.
Chen Muwu thought that the lecture Doyle was talking about would be held in a classroom or lecture hall with a podium and a blackboard, but he didn't expect that the venue would be a restaurant like this.
He now felt that it was inappropriate for him to wear a suit that he thought was formal enough to appear on such an occasion, because except for him, everyone present was wearing a tuxedo that was more formal than a suit.
He had only worn the tuxedo once, when he went to Stockholm last winter to receive the Nobel Prize.
That dress was made in Denmark by the best local tailor in Copenhagen under the leadership of Bohr.
Then Chen Muwu was ridiculed by de Broglie from France.
On the surface, he was mocking the Nordic tailors for their poor craftsmanship, but in fact, he was mocking Bohr, who was also a Dane, because the Viking blood flowing in his body was not enough to be Europa orthodox.
However, as a heavily invited guest today, Chen Muwu was not ridiculed or looked down upon by the Ghost Club members present.
After all, they are used to seeing American upstarts like him who know little about etiquette. Although they are rich, they are always a little less authentic than the old London at the feet of the emperor.
"Dr. Chen, you are finally here."
Doyle, who had previously invited Chen Muwu to the party, stood up to say hello and enthusiastically introduced to everyone present: "I have always believed that China is a country rich in geniuses. When I was still studying at the University of Edinburgh, the school There is a genius named Gu..."
The genius named Gu mentioned by Doyle should be Gu Hongming, who had just resigned following Cai Yuanpei before Chen Muwu came to lecture at Bei University the year before last. He was also a graduate of the University of Edinburgh.
He didn't expect that there was such a connection between two people who were completely unrelated to each other.
Doyle continued: "Recently I have met a new Chinese genius, Dr. Chen from Cambridge University. He is the proposer of the parallel universe theory I introduced not long ago, and he is also the Nobel Prize winner in physics that you have long known. The winner of the award is an Olympic swimming champion, a fellow of the Royal Society, and an astronomer who has achieved fruitful results..."
Doyle's sudden compliment made Chen Muwu, who was becoming increasingly thick-skinned, unable to help but feel a little shy.
But what he said was all the truth, and the titles he gave himself were quite genuine. If he told it, he would at least get an old man in the wilderness to open the door for him to stay for a night. He would not be like that "host, writer" , folk singers, bartenders, oil painters, cobblers, silversmiths, tambourine artists, old backpackers, investment consultants, French knights, and Zen disciples" were also excluded.
After the introduction, Doyle did not intend to let Chen Muwu take a seat, but introduced to him one by one the other people attending the party today.
He first introduced an old man with white hair: "This is William Butler Yeats. He is the other Nobel Prize winner besides you among everyone present..."
If you have never eaten pork, you have always seen pigs running away. If you have never read "When You Get Old", you have always heard of "I Will Have You" by Shuimu Nianhua.
What's more, Chen Muwu actually read this song "When You Get Old" during his years as a literary youth.
Unexpectedly, he is also a member of the Ghost Club.
"Hello, Mr. Yeats, it's an honor to meet you..."
Chen Muwu quickly shook hands with the great poet, thinking that after tonight was over, he would take a photo with him and get a few autographs.
Doyle introduced another middle-aged man to Chen Muwu: "This is Professor of Zoology at King's College London, Julian Huxley..."
"Hello, Dr. Chen, I have heard His Royal Highness the Duke of York mention your name. Every time at a private party, he always shows off to us Oxford graduates that there is a man from Cambridge University who is famous in sports, astronomy and physics. All-rounder."
Just like he didn't know that Doyle and Gu Hongming had an intersection, he also didn't know that there was also a relationship between the second prince and Huxley.
And it sounds like if you can often attend private parties, then your relationship is pretty good, right?
After more than ten years, at the very least, one can achieve the feat of following the dragon.
Huxley, though?
This last name sounds so familiar.
It seems that the original author of the "On the Evolution of Heaven" that Yan Fu originally translated was also named Huxley?
"Hello Professor Huxley, I wonder what your relationship is with another Mr. Huxley?"
"Dr. Chen, he is my grandfather."
"I am very honored to get to know Huxley's descendants. His book on the theory of evolution was once very popular in our country and promoted the development of a reform movement."
What Chen Muwu didn't know was that the Julian Huxley in front of him also had a younger brother, Aldous Huxley, who was a few years younger.
Abroad, Julian may be more famous, but at home, the most famous of the two brothers is undoubtedly the younger brother, Aldous, who wrote "Brave New World".
If Chen Muwu knew that he had such a writer brother, then he would have asked Aldous to sign a contract with Penguin Publishing House and become one of its cash cows.
"This is Sir Hugh Caswall Dowding, a Commodore in the Royal Air Force, now Chief of Staff at Inland Headquarters."
Okay, all the soldiers are here.
The brigadier general of the Royal Air Force is also engaging in feudal superstition. Shouldn't he be educated on what Boxing Boxing is and what red light photos are?
If the British soldiers also learned how to draw talismans and recite incantations, God would have taken up that trick and taught it to their allies, the French.
The Lord Protector Cromwell, who descended to earth, and the French Emperor Napoleon who descended to earth together led the troops to fight. Is there no Dunkirk evacuation?
Just thinking about that picture makes me happy!
"Hello," Dowding actually said a very bad Cantonese when the two shook hands, "Dr. Chen, when I first joined the army 20 years ago, I served in the Royal Artillery in Hagang. , and much later transferred to the Air Force.”
Chen Muwu was shocked when he first saw a car of this era.
In his stereotype, cars from the Republic of China era should all look like the Stypunkt in "Insidious".
Unexpectedly, most of the cars running on the street were open-top, and the few closed-top cars were all boxy.
It was already 1924, and Kapitsa still bought a convertible.
He couldn't even figure out what a car looked like in this day and age, and Chen Muwu didn't even know what it looked like.
Previously, de Broglie asked him to fly back to London from Paris, but Chen Muwu refused. He was afraid that the plane would crash and fall into the English Channel and be buried in the belly of a fish. It was also partly because he didn't know the situation of the plane.
I remember an old French comedy movie "The King of Kings", which contained an air battle during World War I.
At that time, they were all open-top biplanes, and they flew around at low altitudes.
An open-top airplane was much more exciting than an open-top car. Wearing a windbreaker and goggles, listening to the wind whistling past his ears from an altitude of hundreds of kilometers, he didn't dare to take the risk.
I wonder how airplanes have developed in the years since the end of World War I. Are they still open-top, or have the cockpits been enclosed?
Mentioning the closed cockpit, Chen Muwu was suddenly curious as to whether the air force commodore in front of him could talk to the aircraft manufacturer and the air force's procurement department.
He thought of a very suitable arms deal. If he could successfully match up, the loss of 10,000 pounds to fund the school would not be a problem.
Before the lecture even started, Chen Muwu had already started talking about business.
"General Dowding, it's an honor to meet you, too."
He didn't know how many times he said the word "honor" tonight.
Chen Muwu also didn't expect that the ghost club that Doyle brought him to was either rich or noble, crouching tiger, hidden dragon.
"I wonder if you can introduce me to the military's procurement department. I have a new type of material on hand. Maybe they should be very interested."
"Dr. Chen, can you tell me specifically what this material of yours is?"
“This is a material similar to glass, its transparency is similar to that of glass, and it is also colorless and odorless.
“However, compared with glass, this new material has strong impact resistance and will not break even if it suffers extreme impact, only cracks will appear.
“I think if this kind of material had been available, perhaps the first shot in the European war a few years ago would not have been fired from the Balkans.
"This material also has good weather resistance. Even if it is exposed to sunlight and climate change for a long time, it will basically not fade or age.
“Also, it’s only about half as dense as glass, so it’s much lighter.
“And the key is that it is easy to process. It only needs to be heated to a certain temperature and it can be easily made into various shapes.
"If this material is used on airplanes to replace the thick and fragile glass, it might be possible to easily seal the driver's cockpit."
(End of chapter)
