British writer

the next day.

Père Lachaise Cemetery.

The funeral procession moved slowly through the gate.

Entering the cemetery, the first thing you see is a lawn.

There are many monuments scattered on the lawn,

They come in different shapes, either simple or beautifully decorated, representing people from different eras and social backgrounds.

Lu Shi looked at the inscriptions and sighed in his heart,

Originally, Zola was going to be buried in Montmartre Cemetery.

Now it is considered an "upgrade".

Père Lachaise Cemetery,

Montparnasse Cemetery,

Montmartre Cemetery,

The three are tied as the three major cemeteries in Paris.

But Père Lachaise Cemetery is the best in the corner, making it easier for people to worship and pay their respects.

The team continues to move forward,

At the edge of the lawn, there is a path that winds and leads deep into the cemetery.

Not long after the team turned up, they could see a tall church, which is the landmark building of Père Lachaise Cemetery.

After completing the religious process there, Zola would be laid to rest.

Lu Shi was walking,

At this time, Poincaré's voice came from behind: "Professor Lu."

He followed breathlessly,

"I have……"

Lu Shi raised his hand to interrupt the other party, and then looked at Zola's coffin in front of him.

Respect for the dead has been consistent throughout ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad.

Poincaré quickly regained his breath.

If he breathes too hard, he can't help but increase his volume.

After a while, he whispered: "Mr. Zola will definitely thank you."

Lu Shi was surprised,

"How do you say this?"

Poincaré glanced outside the cemetery.

The wall there has an iron fence. Through the gaps in the fence, you can see many Parisian citizens praying devoutly.

From time to time someone puts down the flowers in their hands.

They couldn't enter the cemetery, but they were still part of the funeral procession.

Lu Shi was speechless,

"Why thank me? Isn't this spontaneous?"

Paris at the beginning of the 20th century was completely different from modern times. The citizens were proud and dignified, and no one would gather and march for bread, drinks, or the price of 7 per hour.

Poincaré squeezed Lu Shi's shoulder,

"Yes. And no."

Lu Shi was confused,

"The question I just asked can be answered ambiguously?"

He couldn't understand.

Poincaré showed a trace of smile, but then quickly stopped,

"I said they were spontaneous because no one hired them; I said they were not because they knew about Zola's deeds. A large part of them came from reading your "Hunting", and they became curious and took the initiative to learn about Mr. Zola. Life.”

The implication is that Lu Shi advertised for Zola.

Lu Shi glanced at the front of the team.

At this time, the coffin has been put down,

The priest stood in front of the lectern, making signs of the cross on his chest devoutly, his lips moving,

Judging from the mouth shape, it seems to be: "Dust returns to dust, and from now on all eternity will pass away."

This is a Bible verse.

The priest probably knew that Zola had a special status and rehearsed it in advance, fearing that something would go wrong during the actual chanting later.

Lu Shi did not believe in gods;

But since we have traveled through time, there must be some things that we cannot explain.

He looked around and saw that the others were still relatively relaxed, so he slowly took two steps back.

"I did not do anything."

Poincaré also took two steps back.

"Professor Lu, because of you, Mr. Zola will be safe and happy in his country. He must be happy."

Lu Shi let out a long breath,

“What happened to those extremists?”

According to the historical track, Zola's funeral was indeed disturbed by those people.

"Don't worry," Poincaré said.

As he said that, he leaned into Lu Shi's ear,

"This morning, someone caused a horse-drawn carriage accident in front of Père Lachaise Cemetery."

Lu Shi noticed the other party's keywords,

"'manufacture'?"

A trace of coldness flashed in Poincaré's eyes, and then he said: "Yes. They tried to block the entire street with a car accident to prevent people from coming in. It's a pity that this is Paris. Don't think that they can bully good people wearing steel helmets. .”

Lu Shi felt the confidence coming from the old revolutionary base.

"Tsk..."

He was slightly speechless,

"There won't be any bloodshed, right?"

As far as he knows, although Europeans respect the dead as much as Asians, they do not respect the dead to the same extent.

If the people of Paris are unhappy, it is really possible to roll up their sleeves and get started.

Poincaré waved his hand,

"No, the citizens have maintained their sanity. They know that if a bloody conflict really breaks out and the street is closed, Mr. Zola's funeral will definitely not be able to continue, so they just clean up the scene of the car accident silently."

Lu Shi let out a long breath,

"Fortunately."

Poincaré said "hmm" and then put on a slightly relaxed expression.

"Since we are talking about conflict, you know...that's all, I'll just show it to you~"

Lu Shi subconsciously looked at the lecture platform.

The priest is not ready yet,

This time the lip sync is: "I am in a dilemma. I would rather die and be with Christ. Because this is so much better."

I don’t know how long it will take to prepare.

Fortunately, the funeral custom in the West is a simple funeral and a light burial, so Zola will not have to wait too long.

When Lu Shi saw that the funeral had not started yet, he asked Poincaré: "You just said, do you have something to show me?"

"this."

Poincaré took out a magazine.

Lu Shi glanced at the title,

The printed words on the cover are concise and concise——

"physics".

Just this one word.

Lu Shi lowered his eyes to confirm the publishing unit, and found that it was the University of Paris. He couldn't help but said in confusion: "Mr. Poincaré, I can't understand this kind of science school magazine."

Poincaré sighed,

"What I want you to read is not an article on physics."

He helped Lu Shi turn to the page he was looking for.

The article is called: "A Brief Discussion on \u003cHunting\u003e, Can People Lose the Right to Be Selfish?" 》.

Lu Shi:? ? ?

Is this an article that should be published in a physics journal? ?

He read ten lines at a time,

The author of the article believes that in the so-called civilized society, tenderness is just a thin veil. With just a slight force, the veil will be torn off, revealing human selfishness and ugliness.

And it is this selfishness and ugliness that is one of the roots of human progress.

After Lu Shi read it, he summarized it into one word:

Mature and prudent.

Of course, this is at best,

At worst, it should be "conservative".

Poincaré asked: "Have you finished reading?"

Lu Shi nodded and said, "I've finished reading it, but give me..."

Poincaré interrupted Lu Shi's inquiry by turning the page.

"Read this again."

Lu Shi looked away helplessly,

This article is obviously related to "The Hunt" and is called "Morality cannot be used as a tool for judgment, but should be used as a tool to restrain judgment."

The author of the article believes that the most terrifying category of human beings are those who think they have the facts, the truth, or the moral high ground, and act fearlessly in the name of justice.

The two articles are clearly competing against each other.

Lu Shi looked at the author column,

Paul Langevin.

He muttered: "Isn't this the physicist?"

Poincaré was surprised,

"Professor Lu, do you know Mr. Langevin? He does study physics, but he cannot be called a 'scientist'. On the contrary, the author of the previous article, Mr. Pierre Curie, is a physicist and chemist. , and is also Mr. Langevin’s doctoral supervisor.”

Lu Shi: "..."

It takes half a second to understand.

Of course he had heard of the triangle relationship between the Curies and Langevin.

Marie Curie's biggest controversy was her affair with Langevin.

At that time, various newspapers made this scandal a big deal. Out of xenophobia and because of the controversial gimmick of "female scientist mistress", the originally romantic and passionate French people could not tolerate Madame Curie and described her as "Polish" Slut".

In order to avoid attention, Marie Curie took her children to a friend's house for refuge.

As for Langevin…

This guy actually had a duel with the reporter who exposed it.

What a tough guy!

But from another aspect, it also shows that Langevin really had a deep affection for Madame Curie.

Because of the huge pressure from the outside world, the relationship was brought to an end.

Fortunately, Madame Curie won her second Nobel Prize, and the rumors gradually subsided.

After all, she is "the pride of the French"~

It would be unwise to scold me again.

Later, Madame Curie’s granddaughter married Langevin’s grandson.

It is impossible for anyone in their right mind to believe that these two people are just having a scandal and nothing happened.

Lu Shi smiled bitterly,

No wonder Pierre is conservative and Langevin is radical.

These two are having a fight over their feelings~

What's even more outrageous is that they even had a fight and published it in the school magazine "Physics", turning their jealousy into an open fight.

can only say,

"As expected of a Frenchman."

Lu Shi muttered.

Poincaré rolled his eyes at Lu Shi and said, "What's wrong with you, French?"

Lu Shi said: "French people are generally more 'romantic', am I right?"

As a result, Poincaré not only did not refute, but also whispered with a little bit of pride: "What happened to the 'wave'? It is precisely because of this kind of openness and freedom that France can become the center of world culture. Your "Hunting" ” Only then can there be such a large-scale discussion.”

There is no flaw in this statement.

Lu Shi couldn't refute.

Poincaré said: "Fortunately, you are planning to go to the University of Paris. This is just in time..."

Before he finished speaking, he put on a serious expression.

The priest's voice rang out: "Dust to dust returns to dust, and from now on all eternity passes away."

Lu Shi also quickly lowered his head.

The funeral has officially begun, and it would be disrespectful to whisper below.

The sun shines on the stained glass of the church and is reflected,

On the bluestone,

on the ground,

On the coffin,

…

The mottled light and shadow reveal a sacred atmosphere.

The priest's voice was low and powerful, echoing around, and every word was full of majesty.

The Bible honors the dead,

At the same time, he also expressed his condolences and blessings to the family of the deceased.

People's faces were full of sorrow.

I don’t know how long it’s been,

"Amen."

The priest made the sign of the cross on his chest and then left the lectern.

Then France walked up and began to read the eulogy:

——

Rather than grieving for him, we should pay tribute to his glorious spirit.

This spirit will live on forever, like a torch, illuminating the younger generation to follow him.

…

Let us envy him, for his great character has won for him the proudest of fortunes.

He is the conscience of mankind!

——

As soon as the words "human conscience" came out, the whole scene fell into silence.

Immediately afterwards, warm applause broke out,

One wave after another!

Eventually, it even became deafening.

This atmosphere should be incompatible with the word "funeral", so the citizens outside stood on tiptoe and looked at the situation here curiously.

It's a pity that it's a bit far away and can't be seen clearly.

Frances sighed in his heart,

Professor Lu is indeed an extraordinary person. To use this phrase "human conscience" to characterize Zola is undoubtedly a high praise.

Zola would be happy in His kingdom.

French looked at Lu Shi,

"Professor Lu."

Lu Shi:? ? ?

I didn't expect to be called by name when I attended the funeral, so I asked with some confusion: "Mr. France, do you have any questions?"

Francesco turned sideways and made a respectful gesture.

"Please come up and say a few words."

"Ah this..."

Lu Shi felt a little dizzy and asked, "Mr. France, don't funerals in the West have procedures?"

France replied: "Of course there is a process. But..."

He took a deep breath,

"Today's funeral is not in accordance with the procedure. Because under normal circumstances, after the priest reads the eulogy and prays, the coffin should be sent to the basement. But you also saw that after I finished my speech, there was Dreyfus. The gentleman wants to give a speech. Therefore, there is no clear process for this funeral.”

Lu Shi was speechless,

"But……"

He looked around sadly.

result,

"Professor Lu, just say a few words. Mr. Zola admired you very much during his lifetime."

"You wrote "The Hunt" just so that Mr. Zola could enjoy a peaceful funeral? Now that you have done it, you should talk about your feelings."

"Professor Lu, everyone is waiting for you."

…

Everyone urged Lu Shi to go up and say a few words.

Poincaré smiled happily,

"Professor Lu, if you are willing to talk about how you feel now, Mr. Zola will definitely be happy."

With that said, he gave Lu Shi a gentle push.

Lu Shi had no idea.

"In that case, okay..."

He walked up, and then looked into the distance,

Everyone looked over with him and found that Oscar Wilde's tombstone could be vaguely seen there.

Someone chanted subconsciously:

"

'Despicableness is the passport of the despicable,

Nobility is the epitaph of the noble. ’

"

These are exactly the first two sentences in "Answer\

,"They are also the two most classic sentences.

Lu Shi said softly: "Dear friends, in fact, Mr. Zola and I have never met. I don't know his appearance, and I know very little about his life. So, to be honest, I stand here feeling extremely uneasy. of."

Roland chuckled,

"Professor Lu is so humble. You used "The Hunt" to defend Mr. Zola. For this alone, you can be said to be a close friend."

Everyone else couldn't help but nod.

Seeing everyone like this, Lu Shi couldn't help but feel agitated.

He looked at Zola's coffin,

"He's a spurred horse."

Spur, a short spike or spiked wheel,

Generally speaking, spurs are attached to the heel of the equestrian's boots to stimulate the horse to run faster.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other,

Lu Shi said Zola was a horse?

This should be a compliment, as the horse symbolizes sacrifice and victory.

Even in Western fairy tales, princes always appear on horses, giving people a sense of freedom and energy.

If someone has these qualities, he is certainly compelling.

But,

"Horse with spurs in it" sounds a little bit ominous.

Everyone looked at Lu Shi.

Lu Shi said: "He is a horse with spurs nailed into it. He neighed desperately for decades and finally woke up humans."

In an instant, the scene fell into absolute silence.

"..."

"..."

"..."

No one spoke.

They are all chewing on this sentence,

horse,

And the Spurs.

In the West, spurs are a symbol of chivalry, and despicable people are not worthy of using spurs.

Many literary works describe handsome men, especially soldiers, and there is always a description of spurs.

Needless to say "Don Quixote" and "Robin Hood\

,"They're talking about chivalry.

And in some romance novels,

For example,

In "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", Esmeralda expresses her longing and love by wanting to hear the sound of Phoebus's spurs;

"Madame Bovary" writes about the old Bovary's "spurs jingling" when he was young.

But Lu Shi said of Zola, "He is a horse with spurs nailed into it."

Obviously, this is a reversal of tradition, and the Spurs have become a bad symbol.

Everyone was stunned,

Wasn't what Zola did just to fight against feudalism and conservatism?

And the last sentence, "He screamed desperately for decades, and finally woke up mankind" is even more vivid.

Everyone looked outside the cemetery.

Through the gaps in the fence, you can still see the citizens who came voluntarily to remember Zola.

Although the expressions on their faces cannot be clearly seen, it is not difficult to imagine that they must be full of sorrow.

Lu Shi pondered,

"Everyone, I want to ask, has Mr. Zola succeeded?"

For a moment, silence enveloped the surroundings.

Suddenly, someone said: "He succeeded."

Following the sound, I found that the person speaking was Dreyfus, the protagonist of the Dreyfus case that gained justice because of Zola's struggle.

His eyes were full of tears,

"He succeeded."

Lu Shi felt a little complicated.

History is full of bad jokes and boomerangs.

Because of the Dreyfus case, Theodor Herzl was influenced by it, giving birth to Zionism of his ethnic group, which intensified in the next half century. He directed countless murders and even committed poisoning to this day, tearing apart human society. the bottom line of civilization.

However, this cannot be blamed on Zola;

His cause was just and his struggle achieved indisputable results.

Lu Shi nodded,

"Yes, Mr. Zola succeeded."

The others repeated: "Mr. Zola succeeded."

Lu Shi walked down slowly.

Poincaré smiled and said: "Professor Lu, the eulogy you prepared for Mr. Zola is shocking and unprecedented."

After speaking, he couldn't help but repeat:

"

'He's a spurred horse. He screamed desperately for decades and finally woke up humans. ’

"

This sentence is really impactful.

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"It's not my fault, but Mr. Zola himself."

Poincaré said: "I understand. But..."

He couldn't help but look around,

All around, there are many tombstones and monuments telling the stories of their owners.

Poincaré whispered: "Maybe we should build a sculpture for Mr. Zola. The content is of a free and unrestrained horse. Even if it is injured by spurs, it is still high-spirited and positive."

Lu Shi was speechless for a while.

He thought of his bust in the Collège de France,

And that poem about mathematics,

——

Your eyes can deceive you;

Your feelings can deceive you;

Your experience will deceive you;

But math doesn’t,

No, it just won’t!

——

It’s outrageous enough that the inscription is this poem;

What's even more outrageous is that it was even translated into "Knowing it is knowing it, not knowing it is not knowing it, it is knowing", and it was also engraved in the inscription.

Later generations of scholars visited France,

Or, international students study in Paris,

What would they think of Lu Shi after seeing this poem?

Lu Shi couldn't help but complain: "You French people don't know why you like tree sculptures so much."

Poincaré asked: "What's wrong?"

Lu Shi curled his lips,

"No, just pretend I didn't say that."