The trend of enrolling in Chengdu has come to an end for the time being. Tokyo Imperial University arranged a lecture for Li Yu.
This time it was indeed much more normal than last time. Li Yu finished speaking without anyone interrupting him.
Of course, it may also be because Principal Yamakawa Kenjiro and others were all present.
There were many Chinese people in the audience, so Zhang Taiyan naturally came too.
In addition, many students from Hongwen College also came to support him. After all, Li Yu left a deep impression on them at Hongwen College.
After the speech, Ogawa Masataka also invited Li Yu to visit Northeastern University.
In fact, to be precise, the current Tohoku University in Japan should be called Sendai Medical College, which is the school where Lu Xun later attended.
But, this school is currently just a technical secondary school, so Lu Xun’s education is actually a technical secondary school graduate...
But this school has great ambitions. It offers many subjects, including mathematics, physics and chemistry-related subjects early on, in order to be promoted to a university.
Of course, it came true not long after in 1907.
It is said that since Brother Xun became famous, there is now a sculpture of Lu Xun in Northeastern University.
Ogawa Masataka, like Nagaoka Hantaro, also returned from studying in the UK, and of course he knew the famous name Li Yu left in the Royal Academy of Sciences.
The direction of his research is chemistry, or to be precise, the direction of elements.
Masataka Ogawa told Li Yu: "I once saw a new periodic table of elements in a journal, which was published by the famous Russian chemist Mr. Mendeleev. Mr. Li Yu was also mentioned in the signature. I really didn't expect that Mr.
I also need to achieve such high achievements in chemistry."
Li Yu said with a smile: "My research on chemistry is really not in-depth, let alone making any achievements."
Masataka Ogawa said: "The properties of elements are the most cutting-edge theory in chemistry today. If you don't go deep into it, sir, then I would be ashamed of myself."
"The main credit was done by Professor Mendeleev, I just made a few additions," Li Yu said frankly.
"The icing on the cake is also worthy of appreciation," Ogawa Masataka said. "I really don't know if your husband is involved in other fields? For example, medicine? Because when I checked your information during this period, I found that you had even written about disinfection.
article."
I have to say that it is really easy for the Japanese to obtain information about China now. The spy agencies all over the country have done a lot.
Even many later wartime maps were drawn by the Japanese, and Japan's ambitions can also be seen from the side.
On the other hand, it is much more difficult for China to obtain information about Japan.
Li Yu spread his hands and said, "I just know some common sense about medicine."
During the conversation, Li Yu saw a very familiar figure and hurriedly said to Masataka Ogawa next to him: "Is that Mr. Fujino?"
Ogawa Masataka was surprised: "How do you know the teachers in our school?"
Mr. Fujino's appearance was exactly the same as in the textbook. Of course Li Yu knew him. Later, Mr. Lu Xun kept hanging his portrait in the house.
All students in China have read Lu Xun's articles, including of course the article "Mr. Fujino" in "Morning Blossoms Plucked at Dusk".
And his mustache is so recognizable.
Masataka Ogawa said: "Mr. Fujino is an excellent lecturer in anatomy. Is it possible that Mr. Fujino is also interested in anatomy? Our school happens to have a cadaver anatomy course, so you can visit it."
Li Yu quickly shook his head: "That's not necessary!"
It is said that Li Yu has really seen anatomy. Some of his high school classmates are studying medicine. When Li Yu came to play with him, he saw a real partial anatomy.
At that time, his classmates found him a white coat, a hat and a mask. The teacher couldn't recognize him anyway, so he sneaked in quietly.
There were four long metal coffins placed in the room. After the teacher gave a general explanation, the male students rolled up the four corpses. Of course, they were all donated.
Since it was a partial dissection, that is, a part was selected. Li Yu was very impressed. They were dissecting the thigh that day.
But Li Yu stayed at least one meter away from the corpse the whole time and didn't dare to get close at all - it was too scary!
On the other hand, the female students in the class came very close to each other with their textbooks in hand and said from time to time:
"Hey, look, this is an artery!"
"I found the lateralis muscle."
"I also found the rectus muscle."
…
Li Yu watched from the side, almost stupid.
Then his classmate pulled him closer and said to him: "Don't you know what a nerve looks like? Let me point it out to you. Well, do you see it? This is the sciatic nerve. It's quite thick, isn't it?
?”
Li Yu almost vomited when he saw a yellow nerve that he picked up with tweezers. It was so terrifying!
From that day on, Li Yu felt like vomiting when he saw meat for three consecutive days...
The key thing is that that night, the classmate was very "kind" and ordered a table of meat dishes for him, but Li Yu didn't want to eat it anyway.
And since then, I haven’t felt that scary watching horror movies for a long time!
It has to be said that although Li Yu is very interested in science and engineering, he really doesn't dare to touch medicine and studies biology all the time.
Medicine is really a test of psychological quality!
I'm so scared when I see a corpse. I can't imagine how long it takes for a surgeon to train before he can actually perform an operation.
After returning to Tokyo, Liang Qichao and one person found Li Yu again.
Liang Qichao introduced: "This is Mr. Mai Menghua, named Rubo, and he is Master Kang's son-in-law."
Li Yu said: "Nice to meet you."
Mai Menghua is also considered an important role in Kangmen, almost second only to Liang Qichao's most capable general, and he is also in Tokyo now.
Mai Menghua said: "I met you this time to bring Master Kang's greetings, as well as a letter he had written earlier, which had just arrived across the sea."
Li Yu took the letter written by Kang Youwei and opened it with anxiety. He really didn't know what Kang Shengren would say.
The letter read:
"I recently heard that little friend Li Yu is proficient in all subjects of Western learning, and has become an emperor's teacher. It is really not easy! To be able to teach Western learning to the long live of the current dynasty is indeed a meritorious service for all generations. I have written Ru Bo and Zhuo Ru (Liang Qichao's calligraphy) and
Sir, please communicate more. If you can present the latest research results of our royalist party to Banzai during the teaching break, it will help Banzai's imperial career in the future...
"It is true that if you can join us, it will be helpful to assist the emperor and protect the emperor in the constitutional revision. I heard from the newspaper that my friend has a strong foundation in Western learning. If you join us, you will be able to rank among Zhuoru!
"I hope that Tianyou will transform people thousands of miles away in Canada."
Kang Youwei sometimes claimed to be "Tianyouhuaren", which seemed quite strange.
However, Li Yu felt even more strange after reading this letter. He really didn't expect that Kang Youwei would want Li Yu to bring in some personal belongings of their royalist faction while teaching Guangxu. It was really a good plan.
They even want Li Yu to join their royalist faction, which is a great idea!
Li Yu said: "Thank you Master Kang for your kindness, but the content of the lessons I give to the emperor must be reviewed by the Queen Mother. I'm afraid your ideas won't be brought in."
Of course they knew Cixi's attitude towards Kang You.
Mai Menghua regretted: "The Queen Mother is really a disaster to the country. What should we do if all kinds of progressive ideas cannot be passed on!"
Li Yu scratched his head and said: "Actually, I think there are still many Western translations in Yingtaichung, and the emperor is also reading them."
What Li Yu means is that you don't have to worry about it. The decision-making power is not in Guangxu's hands at all.
Moreover, considering Kang Youwei’s Western learning skills, listening to what he said is really not as good as reading the original work yourself.
Anyway, Liang Qichao has long understood this.
Mai Menghua said: "Perhaps sir, you can pass it on by making innuendo."
Li Yu felt that they just wanted to kill him. He had no contact with them before, and they asked Li Yu to do such a dangerous thing. How could he do it? So he declined politely: "During the lecture, the eunuch Cui Eunuch under the Queen Mother was always outside the door. Listen."
Liang Qichao had long heard what Li Yu meant and said, "It's indeed too difficult. It's better not to embarrass Mr."
Mai Menghua thought about it, so he added: "Then sir, do you have any ideas about joining our royalist faction?"
Li Yu shook his head and said firmly: "I am who I am and I will not join any party."
Mai Menghua said in surprise: "Sir, do you have the strength to turn things around? Now the only person who has the most hope of changing the situation is Master Kang. It is wise to follow Master Kang."
Li Yu, a time traveler a hundred years later, how could he be given guidance on the development of the situation? And I really don’t know where Kang Youwei got such confidence.
Li Yu smiled and said, "Let's talk about when Master Kang can return to China."
Seeing that Li Yu could not be persuaded, Mai Menghua had no choice but to say: "I have written down your husband's contact information and will keep in touch with him at any time if there are any developments in the future."
Li Yu has a black streak on his head, he really won’t stop until he kills someone!
Li Yu didn't want to get involved in these political events at all. He just wanted to be a bystander. Besides, it was early morning or late, and the royalists could only draw water from a bamboo basket in vain.
Liang Qichao also felt that Mai Menghua's request was a bit excessive, so he smoothed things over and said, "Don't worry, sir, we will not take the initiative to contact you unless the matter is urgent."
Li Yu nodded. Liang Qichao was very sensible and said gratefully, "Thank you for your understanding."
After bidding farewell to Mai Menghua and Liang Qichao, Li Yu stayed in Japan for another day or two and learned that Zhang Jian, King Gong, and Zai Zhen would continue to inspect Japan for a while, and Li Yu really didn't have much time to waste.
Soon, there will be a mid-term exam in the Capital University. Li Yu has already missed countless classes. According to his agreement with Ding Haoliang, he must not miss the exam.
Fan Xiren, Feng Zuxun and other students are also preparing to return to China. Anyway, they will have the opportunity to study abroad in the future, and a simple inspection mission is of little significance to them now.
Ferries between China and Japan are relatively frequent and not as time-consuming as going to Europe.
Li Yu first took a train to Yokohama to meet Fan Xiren and others, and then took a ship to go to sea.
The ship docked at Busan Port, the largest port on the Korean Peninsula, for half a day before sailing to Tianjin again.
After the Sino-Japanese War, North Korea was annexed by Japan, and the Port of Busan was already controlled by the Japanese. But their ambitions grew bigger and bigger.
After taking another train at Tanggu Port in Tianjin and arriving in the capital, Li Yu said goodbye to Fan Xiren and others and returned home first.
Li Yu originally thought about sending a telegram home, but suddenly remembered that none of Wang Bo, Zhao Qian, and Fengling knew how to send and receive telegrams, so he had to give up.
As soon as they arrived home, Uncle Wang and the others warmly welcomed Li Yu in. The biggest luggage they brought back was a few typewriters.
Uncle Wang looked at these new gadgets and said, "Sir, you always bring some foreign gadgets when you come back."
Li Yu smiled and said: "They are all useful things, you should also learn them."
Zhao Qian touched the typewriter: "I can't even understand the messy symbols on it, and I don't know how to use it."
Thinking about it, Zhao Qian and Uncle Wang's education level is not high, so it seems that they can only rely on Fengling. After all, she has received a lot of education in the brothel.
Fengling also volunteered and said, "Sir, please teach me. They are two tall and thick-mannered people who don't know a few Chinese characters. Besides, I should do something for the house."
It is true that she can only rely on her. Li Yu said: "It's best if you say so. I will learn to give you a salary increase in the future!"
Fengling became more motivated after hearing this and asked, "Should we first think about these foreign machines you just bought?"
Li Yu said: "Let's put these aside for now. The most important thing now is to be able to use the telegraph machine. It just so happens that the telegraph machine comes with a Morse code table. You should practice hard during this period. Don't worry, it's not difficult! If you are skilled,
Work, as the old saying goes, is all about the familiarity of hands and ears!"
Fengling said confidently: "Put it on me! I've been interested in it for a long time."
Li Yu explained the basic operating procedures of the telegraph machine to Fengling, and then gave her the code comparison table.
Fengling looked at the code table and after listening to the explanation, she felt that it was indeed not that difficult. It would not take long to get started, but it would take some time to practice it proficiently.
"By the way, I almost forgot something," Fengling said, "A lady came to see you two days ago and said she wanted to give you a strange manuscript called "Star Wars"."
Li Yu didn't expect Lu Bicheng to be very fast, so he nodded and said, "I understand."
He came to find Lu Bicheng the next day.
Lu Bicheng saw Li Yu and asked directly: "You are back, is Japan fun?"
"It's nothing more than that. You will know if you have a chance to take a look in the future," Li Yu said. "I heard that you have already written the manuscript?"
Lu Bicheng took out a thick stack of manuscript paper: "I was really tired. I revised it three or four times before I finished the manuscript. The story you wrote was so bizarre that I read it several times before I understood it. I didn't dare to delete it at will, so I just
I could polish it up a bit more in my choice of words and sentences.”
Li Yu saw the neat and graceful small regular script on the manuscript paper. It was really not easy to write so many words, and said: "Thank you, Miss Lu! By the way, there is one more thing to tell you. When I was in Japan, Mr. Taiyan gave me
One word."
Lu Bicheng said: "You didn't tell me, but I kept wondering. You didn't even have a word. I thought you were not an adult! Tell me quickly, what is your word?"
Li Yu said: "Sparse talents."
Lu Bicheng opened her eyes wide: "The name and character you chose are really interesting."
Li Yu asked: "What's so interesting? Isn't it normal?"
Lu Bicheng pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Your name originally sounds homophonic to 'carp', but now the word also sounds homophonic to 'vegetable'. Carp and vegetables are really a perfect match."
"Ah this..." If Lu Bicheng hadn't said it, Li Yu wouldn't have realized that there was even a homophone!
Lu Bicheng quickly said seriously: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you."
Li Yu smiled: "I know."
After returning home, Li Yuxian carefully read the manuscript of "Star Wars". The storyline itself was already very full, and now that his writing skills have improved, it is even better. It now looks like a mature science fiction work.
But the matter is not over yet. In addition to contacting the publisher, Li Yu also needs to translate it into foreign languages and publish it through multiple channels.
As for the translator, there happens to be Yu Deling, and she is proficient in many languages, which is very convenient.
If a multi-language translation is written by one person, the reproducibility will indeed be better. If it is translated into English and then translated into other languages from English, "distortion" will inevitably occur.
Moreover, Yu Deling happened to have read a lot of Jules Verne's works and was no stranger to science fiction themes, so it was indeed a good fit.
When Li Yu was very proud of his idea, Feng Ling was practicing the telegraph machine very quickly over there. Unexpectedly, the women around him all played a big role.
As soon as she thought of this, Fengling suddenly shouted: "Sir, I received the first telegram today!"
Fengling came over excitedly with a telegram: "I don't understand foreign languages, but I have checked it against the code table many times, and I am sure there will be no mistakes."
The telegram was sent in English. Li Yu took the telegram and said happily: "You have really done something big!"
Fengling was very happy to be praised, "It's a pity that I'm still too slow. It's not a big deal if I don't understand foreign languages. I plan to learn foreign languages in the future, so I can't hold my husband back!"
Li Yu gave a thumbs up: "I support you!"
Then his eyes drifted to the telegram, and his eyes nearly popped out. Li Yu shouted out loud: "Love, love, love, Einstein?!"