British writer

Through the trial operation, the Lu Museum has become the focus of London.

The rich and powerful flocked to him.

Unfortunately, due to ticket restrictions, only a few people can actually enter the museum and get a full view of the exhibits.

In this way, time flies by.

…

End of February.

As the weather gets warmer, rainfall becomes more common,

The sky seems to be always overcast, and from time to time it will start to rain, like thin silver threads, floating lightly in the air.

A small conference room at King's College, Cambridge University,

A dozen professors from the Faculty of Arts were gathering anxiously, waiting for letters from London.

suddenly,

Boom——

The door was knocked open.

"coming!"

The clerk stumbled in.

Montague Rhodes James rushed forward and took the envelope from the other party's hand.

He immediately frowned,

"Why is this... wet?"

The clerk said helplessly: "I can't help it, it's been raining."

Indeed, there was a subtle, pitter-pattering sound coming from outside, which made the professors a little upset.

James muttered: "We should just send a telegram~"

Hearing this, everyone chuckled lightly,

Someone said: "Telegraph the entire manuscript of "Lolita"? Don't dream~"

It’s not that Cambridge doesn’t have the financial resources.

But this time, only Honorary Principal Cavendish received the Lu Museum ticket.

How could they, the "wage earners" of professors, say to the principal: "Who is that? You buy the manuscript copied by others at a high price and just send it back by telegraph. The communication fee can be reimbursed~"

Isn’t it good to be alive?

There is no need to seek death.

James sighed and said, "That's right. I just don't know if Mr. Principal may have copied something wrong."

Colleagues rolled their eyes,

"Stop being picky, okay? It would be nice if you have something to look at."

James was helpless,

"Okay~Okay~"

He spread the manuscript out flat and carefully dried it by the nearby fireplace until the paper became a little brittle before putting it away again.

Other professors came over,

"Tsk...the ink marks were washed away by the rain."

Someone else said: "Manuscripts, what's the point? Just be able to barely decipher the words."

They began to read carefully.

This is the last part of the novel, and there is a lot more content than the published book.

I don’t know how long it’s been,

"Huh~"

Someone breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, the others also finished reading, with somewhat lost expressions on their faces.

Every time I read a book, it's like experiencing someone else's life.

But the professors are well-informed, and this novelty has long been worn away by the experience of "a thousand sails".

The emergence of "Lolita" allowed them to regain that sense of novelty, especially the original manuscript. Compared with the published book, it gives people a feeling of excitement and ups and downs.

James sighed,

"There are so many places to study in this book."

He intoned:

"

'Oh, don't disturb me, let me stay in this youthful park, in this mossy garden, let them play around me forever, and never grow up! ’

This is the tension created by words.

"

While giving a dramatic speech, he calmly cleared the table, gathered the scattered manuscripts, and put them into his handbag.

The rest:? ? ?

"Lao Zhan, just sigh with emotion. What are those movements on your hands doing? Why did you put the manuscript away?"

"cough……"

James coughed lightly,

"Of course I will take it back and study it. I will stay up all night tonight..."

Before he finished speaking, his hands were held down.

The professors all began to talk a lot.

"Who agreed to your monopoly?"

"What's wrong? Are you still struggling? Are you still elbowing us?"

"Lao Zhan, you want to play dirty, don't you?"

…

Just like that, James watched his handbag being detained.

He had no choice but to talk,

"I have always insisted on doing literary research, and I am familiar with Professor Lu, so it should be left to me to handle it."

The person next to me said "Huh!" with disdain.

"You still have the nerve to say that you are familiar with Professor Lu? It wasn't you and the principal who joined forces to cause trouble..."

Before the words fell,

boom--

With a muffled sound, the door of the conference room was knocked open again.

The clerk rushed into the house,

"Gentlemen, over there at University College London...um...this is where you are?"

There was a strange sight before me,

I saw Professor James's hands being held down by two colleagues, and his upper body was leaning forward on the table.

Others were gathered around,

The picture is very harmonious.

For a moment, the room fell into silence,

"..."

"..."

"..."

In the past two seconds or so, the professors neatly tidied up their messy clothes from the fight, sat or stood, and returned to their respective positions.

James said: "What's wrong?"

The clerk couldn't react because he saw the strange scene. He was stunned for a while.

He said: "There is a paper over there in London, I hope all professors will read it."

Everyone was a little confused after hearing this.

Papers from University College London can be published directly. There is no need to send them to Cambridge people for criticism.

Isn’t this a source of frustration for you?

James glanced at the title——

"Lu, the literary master who will never die".

He was a little confused,

"Professor Lu is not very old, right? Does this mean 'never fade away'?"

Someone said: "Old Zhan, this is wrong. What they are talking about is Professor Lu's literary status, not his age. Lu is not only 'Never Dead' in Europe, he is simply 'Immortal' ~”

These words immediately gained everyone's approval.

James suspected,

"There are so many papers written about Lu Shi, so I don't know if this one will have any new ideas."

Someone said: "If University College London dares to send it, it should be something real."

They leaned forward to read.

Part One, "Steady Childhood".

It tells how Lu Shi stood out in a difficult environment.

The whole process is like an online article about cultivating immortals,

From the handyman in the outer sect to the head of the inner sect disciples, it actually made people's blood boil.

An idea came to everyone's mind at the same time:

As expected of Professor Lu!

He showed talent at a young age!

Someone whispered: "This way of writing essays is quite common. Writers are first of all human beings, and their life experiences shape their creative ideas."

There are many examples like this paper,

"The Three Masters" by Stefan Zweig;

An extensive biography of Romain Rolland.

They cannot be considered essays, but they are sufficient as supplements to literary research and literary history.

James pondered,

"But Professor Lu has never talked about this in public, right?"

With this in mind, he turned the paper to the last page.

Author: Natsume Soseki.

It's obviously a Japanese name.

Someone said: "I have some impressions of him... um... that's right! Is Professor Lu's roommate the Japanese who wrote "I am a Cat"? If it is him, then the credibility of the paper must be no problem."

James spread his hands,

"More than just roommates."

He pointed to the acknowledgments at the end of the article,

Thanks to Professor Smith for his careful guidance;

Thanks to my pet cat and my pet turtle Xiaolan for their thoughtful company and encouragement;

Thanks to my roommate Lu Shi for the final touches and revisions to the article;

…

The professors were all dumbfounded.

Lu Shi just polished it up.

Still modify it?

In other words, isn’t the second author of this paper Lu Shi himself?

James murmured: "I write about myself..."

His eyes suddenly lit up,

"Then there should be an explanation about "Lolita" in this!"

After saying that, he started to search carefully.

Sure enough, relevant content was found in the chapter "Lu, a great writer who is good at words":

——

Four concepts are used at the beginning of the novel,

Light of life, fire of desire, sin, soul,

They are all extremely abstract, but full of desire between the lips and teeth.

There are also four intentions at the end of the novel:

Bison murals, angels, paint, sonnets,

They are all very specific and related to time and eternity, echoing the beginning.

…

——

swish swish——

The sound of taking notes rang out in the room.

If this article was written only by Natsume Soseki, the professors present would never have taken this action.

But the problem now is that there is a second author of the paper——

Lu Shi himself.

This is equivalent to when doing reading comprehension, the author jumps out and tells the candidates the central idea,

How could that be wrong! ?

Everyone took notes in silence.

After some time, James remembered the business and asked: "University College London sent this paper here to show off, right?"

The others looked at each other,

"..."

Can't refute.

James asked again: "Then how should we reply?"

Although this is a question, everyone knows the answer clearly.

I’ve already invited you out, how can I reply?

Someone chimed in: "Of course I have to say, 'All the contents are true and verifiable, and there is no distortion, slander, or slander. As a literary research paper, it can be set as a model and should be studied by students in the liberal arts schools of various universities.'"

Everyone nodded in agreement,

"This paper will also be immortal."

It is immortal because it writes the right protagonist.

Everyone who understands understands.

…

Petersburg.

Catherine Palace, master bedroom.

The furniture arrangement here has completely changed.

The wide bed was placed in the corner, replaced by a long table, on which was placed the complete set of Landing.

There are a large number of wooden bookshelves erected on the surrounding walls.

Looking around,

Author: Lu;

Author: Lu;

Author: Lu;

…

They are all works by Lu Shi, but they differ in language or version.

At this time, the sun is slowly setting,

The setting sun shines into the house,

The afterglow shines on every corner of the house, making every book seem to be gilded with craftsmanship.

"Huh~"

Nicholas II breathed a sigh of relief.

He had been reading a book just now. After sitting up straight, he found that his body was extremely stiff, and his bones even made slight noises.

He stretched himself,

"what time is it?"

The maid next to me replied: "Your Majesty, it's time for dinner."

Nicholas II frowned and said angrily: "I asked what time it was, and your answer was the time. Why did you say that it was available or not?"

"Ah this..."

The maid quickly knelt down.

She found that His Majesty the Tsar had become more and more difficult to serve recently.

In the past, whenever Nicholas II asked any questions, he only had to answer them in the direction of pleasure.

Asking what time it is in the morning means having breakfast;

When I asked what time it was in the evening, I was looking for someone to sleep with me.

Now he suddenly became pragmatic, which made the palace maid very uncomfortable.

Even worse, Nicholas II's mood also became unstable.

Just like the current situation,

He looked very annoyed just now, but now he put on a pleasant expression and said, "You didn't say anything wrong. It's really time for dinner now. Why are you kneeling down?"

The palace maid said "Huh?"

"Then shall I kneel...or not?"

She regretted asking,

What a stupid answer!

Unexpectedly, Nicholas II was amused and said: "Of course I won't kneel."

The palace maid stood up in confusion, even forgetting to thank her.

She was extremely cautious and asked another stupid question: "Your Majesty, do you want to have a meal?"

Nicholas II suddenly had black lines on his head.

￣□￣｜｜

"You!@#￥%..."

The palace maid was startled and prepared to kneel down again.

did not expect,

"You're not allowed to kneel! You're not allowed to kneel!"

Nicholas II ordered.

The palace maid did a deep squat on the spot and stood up straight again.

In fact, His Majesty the Tsar is still the arrogant, greedy, and lustful person in his heart, but because of "The Rise of a Great Power: Russia", his decision has changed.

At least, the appearance should be sufficient.

He looked at the table,

"The Rise of Great Powers" is unfolding, and it is already densely packed with notes.

During this period, he even turned down his foreign affairs activities in Austria-Hungary and focused on studying this book.

Just because the future predicted in "Russian Chapter" is too terrifying.

The outside world doesn't know.

But the tsar holds all the data and information about the empire, so how could he not be clear about it?

Russia is nothing more than a crumbling house that can be knocked down with one kick.

It is precisely because of the accuracy of the historical facts and data stated in "Russian Chapter" that Nicholas II became more and more convinced that the subsequent predictions were likely to come true.

This person Lu Shi...

grass!

Is he still a normal human being?

Nicholas II felt dizzy just thinking about it.

He sat back at the desk again, reading and murmuring: "Will these things come true?"

The palace maid lowered her head and pretended not to hear.

His Majesty the Tsar has been asking this question every day lately, so there is no need to give an answer.

At this moment, an announcement came from outside:

"Your Majesty, Lord Witte would like to see you."

Nicholas II replied: "Well, let him in."

The door is opened.

Sergei Witte trotted into the room and was about to salute His Majesty the Tsar.

Nicholas II did not even raise his head;

"Let's get down to business. Is the data in "The Rise of a Great Power: Russia" correct, or is the data given to me by Telekin's idiot father and son correct?"

Werther was speechless.

The Tsar saw a set of data on Russian inflation in a book and found that it did not match the statistics of the people below.

Logically speaking, a normal emperor would laugh it off.

However, Nicholas II's trust in Lu Shi came to his mind and he wanted to find out.

This thing is already quite outrageous.

However, what is even more outrageous is that the data in the book is actually closer to the real situation.

It's hard to hold back.

Witte said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that Telekin and his son are already on their way to Siberia. I will order people to pay special attention to them."

Nicholas II said "Huh!"

"I knew Lu wouldn't lie to me."

Witte: "..."

My mood is extremely delicate and I don't know what to say.

For a moment, the room fell into silence.

"..."

"..."

"..."

After a while, Nicholas II said: "Mr. Witte, is there anything else?"

Witte bowed and said: "Your Majesty, University College London has sent a paper to the National University, called "Lu, the Eternal Literary Master". You may want to read it."

Nicholas II sighed,

"I remember I told you."

Previously, he ordered Werther to send all articles about Lu Shi to the palace.

But later it was discovered that there were too many people in the academic circle, and with the emergence of the "Global University Rankings", everyone was eager for their articles to be cited, so there were many people writing about Lu Shi in the School of Liberal Arts.

There are so many papers that it is impossible to read them all.

Witte said: "Your Majesty, you might as well read the acknowledgments of this article first."

With that said, he handed over the paper.

Nicholas II glanced at it and found that it was written in English, and became even more impatient.

In the English-speaking world, there are the most rubbish.

He turned to the end. After only a few seconds, his eyes became extremely sharp and he said, "Lu Shi revised this paper? Doesn't that mean 'I write about myself'?"

Werther smiled bitterly and nodded.

"Yes. When I first saw it, I thought it was amazing. How could someone be so shameless..."

Before the words fell,

Snapped--

Nicholas II slammed the table,

"What did you say!?"

"hiss……"

Werther took a breath;

"Sorry, Your Majesty."

Nicholas II snorted coldly,

"It would be shameless for others to write about themselves. But Professor Lu is different. With his achievements, when others write about him, they will turn into praise and praise. Only when he writes about himself can he remain objective and truthful enough."

Werther was confused;

My heart said,

Is this how the word "objective" is used?

Of course, this cannot be said.

He coughed lightly,

"Your Majesty, the article mentions "The Rise of the Great Powers: Russia" in a large section, and also mentions you. It is in the fifth part - "Historical research is always full of challenges."

"You mentioned me?"

Nicholas II's breathing rate increased.

He quickly turned to the page and began to read,

——

Lu Shi believed that Nicholas II might become the emperor who connected the past and the future.

This view is common in Europe,

But "The Rise of Great Powers: Russia" gives definite evidence.

The "accurate" here refers to a large amount of data, rather than the conclusiveness of historical data.

…

——

Nicholas II finished reading.

He didn't know if it was of any use to give Lu Shi so many gold bars.

However, the word "connecting the past and the following" seems to be quite similar. Although it is not as good as Peter the Great and Catherine II, it is still much better than scolding.

Witte said: "What do you think of this paper, Your Majesty?"

Nicholas II said: "I haven't even finished reading~"

Just after he finished speaking, he changed his tune again,

"But judging from the parts I have read, this paper has something to say. All the contents are true and verifiable, and there is no distortion, smear or slander."

Werther had expected this answer and was not surprised.

He bowed and said, "Then I will send the news to Vasily Island."

Saint Petersburg State University is on Vasilyevsky Island.

Nicholas II waved,

"Okay, go ahead."

Werther walked backwards towards the door.

As a result, as soon as he held the door handle, Nicholas II stopped him: "Mr. Witte, have you already made the list I asked you to draw up before?"

Vit nodded.

"It has been drawn up. But, Your Majesty, do you really want to pardon those exiled writers?"

He felt that showing kindness to those mud-legged people was of no use now.

Leo Tolstoy even said: "People think that the Tsar is a saint, but only by becoming a fool, or a villain, or a madman, can he do everything he does."

It's already like this, it's better to behead those unruly scholars.

But Nicholas II didn't think so.

He shook the copy of "The Rise of Great Powers" in his hand and said, "Sir Witte, when doing things, you must consider the consequences and know the importance. Do you understand?"

Werther vomited blood after hearing this.

My heart said,

I still need you to teach me! ?

I don’t know who did so many stupid things before and turned the situation into what it is now.

It's a shame that Werther can't foresee the future.

If he had known about Nicholas II's subsequent cerebral hemorrhage operations, he would have fainted.

Nicholas II waved his hand,

"Okay, just do as I say. Pardon 10% of the people this round."

"this……"

Werther still had some hesitation.

Changing policy because of a book always feels wrong.

But when he thought about it, British Prime Minister Balfour seemed to have deceived Japan because of Lu Shi's "The Nature of Japanese Civilization", and he suddenly felt that what Nicholas II did was not unacceptable.

Isn’t it just that we are sleeping with Britain?

Werther saluted,

"Your Majesty, I'll leave first."

Nicholas II nodded,

"Yeah. Go ahead."

Werther then walked out of the master bedroom door.

Nicholas II took a deep breath, turned his gaze to the paper, and muttered: "Some people are just lucky, and because they are roommates, they can make their articles immortal."

He shook his head, no longer thinking about what was and was not, and turned to ask the palace maid: "What time is it now?"

The palace maid has a longer memory this time.

"Five p.m."

Nicholas II raised his eyebrows,

"Do I care about the exact time? Why haven't you passed on dinner yet?"

Palace maid: "..."

Just know that the emperor has not changed.