The two manuscripts still have to be handed over to Yu Deling for translation. Anyway, science fiction novels are not classics, so it is not a difficult task for Yu Deling.
Li Yu naturally gave part of the royalties to Yu Deling, but the Deling family was obviously not short of money, so she said: "Did you know that Mr. Rong went to Xiyuan to file a complaint against you in Xiyuan? You can cut it
The hair is really a bit unexpected.”
Li Yu didn't expect that Rongqing would actually bring the matter to Cixi, so he said: "Master Rong is really making a mountain out of a molehill."
De Ling said: "Master Rong doesn't think cutting your hair is a trivial matter. Fortunately, Prince Qing said some kind words for you, and the Queen Mother didn't take it seriously."
Li Yu wondered: "Prince Qing speaks for me?"
"Maybe it's because you lived in his house." De Ling said.
Li Yu couldn't guess that Tang Shaoyi helped him secretly, so he had no choice but to believe it: "It's possible."
De Ling warned: "You should be more careful in the future, otherwise anything that happens may become a big problem."
In the feudal era, there were many cases of being caught and beaten to death for even the slightest mistake. Don't mention that you were at fault. Even if you were not at fault, it could still be made out to be "unfounded."
Li Yu said: "I will be careful."
A few days later, a semester exam was held in the Capital University Hall, and Zhang Baixi really arranged for Li Yu to take the graduation exam.
For Li Yu, the difficulty is not a problem. The content of subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geography, etc. is almost at the level of the first grade of junior high school, or even worse.
——Of course, chemistry should be learned relatively late in the nine-year compulsory education.
Even if Ding Haoliang deliberately made mathematics and physics more difficult, he still wouldn't be able to stump Li Yu.
However, the study of Confucian classics was still difficult, which gave Li Yu a great headache. This time, the Confucian classics examination included two scriptures from the "Four Books" as questions:
"Therefore, if you are tempted and forbearance, you will gain the righteousness that you cannot do" and "If you do justice and avoid all wrongdoings, then the people will obey the righteousness."
Li Yu did know the meaning of these two sentences, but at his level, he could only write an argumentative essay in vernacular.
Just write it as a college entrance examination essay!
As a result, as expected, Li Yu got full marks in other subjects, and failed in the Confucian classics...
Fortunately, Zhang Baixi had already guessed it, so she was still prepared to award him the degree certificate.
However, Gu Hongming didn't know how he knew about this, and suddenly jumped out: "Do you want Li Yu to graduate? I don't agree!"
Zhang Baixi frowned: "Li Yu is already very good in various subjects, and as a foreign academician of the Royal Society of England, it is not appropriate to be listed as a student again. That's why we allowed him to graduate to help him have a smoother scientific path in the future."
Gu Hongming took Li Yu's Confucian classics test paper and said: "If you have failed in Chinese studies, how can you be qualified to be a graduate of the Capital University? You can fail in other subjects, but as a Chinese, only Confucian classics cannot be failed!"
Li Yu asked in reply: "Sir, do you think Chinese people should fail science subjects?"
Li Yu's question hit the point, and Gu Hongming was really not easy to answer.
He stroked his beard and said, "Are you trying to quibble with me?"
Li Yu said: "It's not sophistry, it's just discussion."
"No, it's just sophistry," Gu Hongming said, "well, if you can beat me in the debate, I will allow you to graduate. Otherwise, I guarantee that you will not get your diploma smoothly."
Li Yu has long known Gu Hongming's temper, and he will definitely not accept it.
"Okay, sir, how do you want to argue with me?" Li Yu asked.
Gu Hongming was slightly startled: "It's interesting. You started to set up a trap for me right away. It's a bit like a university hall. But don't think it's enough to be a little clever! I'll be in the classroom of the university hall tomorrow, so you can give me a good argument."
He also continued to attack Li Yu as "sophistry".
Li Yu smiled and said: "We are waiting for you, sir."
After Gu Hongming finished speaking, he walked away. He was really not afraid of sophistry.
When Yan Fu saw this, he was quite worried and said to Li Yu: "You! Just say a few words and let Mr. Zhang push him over."
Li Yu said: "Since Mr. Gu is the examiner, he naturally has the right to speak."
Yan Fu said: "You have learned the Westerners' freedom of speech, but sometimes you can be more tactful and behave like a qualified Chinese."
Li Yu was young after all, and said proudly: "Tactfulness is the wisdom of dealing with the world, but it is not the principle of doing things. If Mr. Gu insists on doing this, I will accompany him to the end, otherwise it will not be a pleasure to get this graduation certificate."
Yan Fu sighed: "Although you are talented and sharp, you are still controlled by others, and sometimes you have to learn to bend and stretch."
Li Yu felt that how could he, a man a hundred years later, lose to the ancients, so he confidently said: "Sir, don't worry about me. If I'm not sure, I won't argue with Mr. Gu."
He certainly wouldn't have guessed that he would pay the price for it later.
Ding Haoliang felt that Li Yu had guts, so he clapped his hands and said, "You have guts. I really like you more and more."
Zhang Baixi shook his head. As of now, he can only wait and see what happens.
That same day, Lu Bicheng learned from Yan Fu that Li Yu was going to argue with Gu Hongming.
Yan Fu valued Lu Bicheng, a female apprentice, and of course Li Yu, a student in the university.
Lu Bicheng moved a few books to Li Yu and said, "Mr. Yan said, hurry up and take a good look at these."
Li Yu found that what she brought were all the Four Books, Five Classics and Zhu Xi's writings, so he laughed and said, "It's too late."
Lu Bicheng asked anxiously: "Can you still laugh?"
Li Yu spread his hands: "You don't think I can recite the entire Analects of Confucius in one night, do you?"
Lu Bicheng sighed: "What should we do?"
"Cold salad." Li Yu said.
"Cold salad?" Lu Bicheng asked.
"Yes, cold cucumbers, cold tomatoes... By the way, speaking of tomatoes, not only can this thing be used for scrambled eggs, but it is also perfect when mixed with sugar. I will buy some tomatoes and make a dish for you to try tomorrow." Li Yu said.
Lu Bicheng was not in the mood either: "Why don't you change the subject? Why are you still in the mood to eat foreign vegetables?"
Li Yu laughed: "If you are worried, just come with Mr. Yan tomorrow."
"What about these books?" Lu Bicheng asked, pointing to a pile of classics.
Li Yu said: "There's no need for it."
Lu Bicheng still didn't believe it: "With your modest level of Chinese studies, I don't know where you got the confidence to dare to argue with Mr. Gu. Do you know his reputation abroad?"
Fortunately, it was Gu Hongming who came, and his level of Chinese studies was just that. Li Yu had at least read Gu Hongming's works, but Gu Hongming could not understand the scientific works written by Li Yu.
So Li Yu said: "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will be invincible in a hundred battles. I know it well."
Lu Bicheng felt like her head was spinning: "Do you want to read the Art of War?"
Li Yu joked: "It makes sense, then I'll look at the art of war."
Lu Bicheng immediately said: "You wait, I will go home and get you Sun Tzu's Art of War, Six Taoist Strategies, Wei Liaozi's Art of War, and Zhuge Liang's Art of War."
Li Yu asked: "Do you really have the art of war? No, didn't Mr. Yan Fu ask you to get it?"
Lu Bicheng was slightly startled: "This..."
Li Yu smiled and said: "Don't worry, don't worry about anything. Remember to bring peanuts and melon seeds to the show tomorrow."
Lu Bicheng said: "I don't eat melon seeds when watching a movie."
Li Yu chatted: "That's so boring."
"It's not elegant to spit melon seed peels everywhere." Lu Bicheng said.
"I thought it was for some reason. The fun of eating melon seeds is the peel," Li Yu said. "Since I don't eat melon seeds, I'll eat melons tomorrow."
"What kind of melon?" Lu Bicheng had never heard of this Internet term.
Li Yu said with a smile: "It's the so-called watching a show."
Lu Bicheng said: "In that case, I won't tell you anymore. It's getting dark and it doesn't make sense to continue to stay here."
After she finished speaking, she left.
Li Yu couldn't keep him, and he couldn't guess whether Yan Fu asked her to send these four books and five classics that made people worry.
The next day, Li Yu came to the large classroom of the Capital University Hall as scheduled.
Yan Fu, Ding Haoliang, Zhang Baixi and others were also present. It looked like a graduation defense meeting.
Many classmates also came after hearing the news. Lu Bicheng was among the crowd. She was smart and came here disguised as a man.
Dressed in men's clothing, it really makes Qiu Jin known as the "Women's Double Hero".
There were three people standing next to Gu Hongming. He said: "Why, you are really here alone. According to Western rules, a debate requires one debate, two debates, three debates, and four debates, right?"
He Yujie, Feng Zuxun and Fan Xiren jumped out immediately: "Li Yu, let's come!"
Li Yu stretched out his hand to block them and said: "I accept your wishes, but today is the graduation defense. If you also win, wouldn't you also graduate together? Then how can you go abroad to further your studies?"
Gu Hongming smiled and said: "What you are saying is that we are destined to lose."
Li Yu said: "I didn't say that. I just said that I would win, not that my husband would lose."
Gu Hongming asked: "What's the difference?"
Li Yu said: "The difference is huge. Do you want me to explain to you what a set is, including and being included?"
"It's not your turn to teach me yet," Gu Hongming said, "Look, I have three people here, namely Zhu Zumou, the former Guangdong Academician, Cao Yuanzhong, a Hanlin scholar, and Zhang Xigong, a high-ranking scholar. One is a Jinshi, and two are a Jinshi.
, have all been admitted to the Hanlin Academy, and can also be called doctors. I think you will not be unqualified for a small bachelor's degree assessment, right?"
Gu Hongming is really good, and the few people he brought over are all typical conservative literati.
But obviously they were just making up the numbers.
Li Yu said: "Of course it's appropriate, Doctors."
Cao Yuanzhong didn't understand: "What's the knife?"
Gu Hongming did not expect that they would be defeated by Li Yu with just one English word. It seemed that he still had to rely on himself, so he said: "According to Mr. Zhang and Mr. Yan, you are exceptionally strong in science subjects, so although you failed the Confucian classics exam
, can also be allowed to graduate and be awarded a bachelor's degree. But I think it is completely insufficient! If a Chinese can't even understand the most basic knowledge of his ancestors, what qualifications do he have to graduate?"