Not long after, Yan Fu, Ding Haoliang, Liang Dunyan, and Yu Geng, the father of the sisters De Ling and Rongling, also arrived, and they sat under Zhang Baixi.
This table was of a very high level, and later Zhang Boling and Yan Fansun could only sit at the bottom.
Not only them, but also the British Minister Sa Daoyi, the French Minister Lupin, and the American Minister Connor also came to congratulate him.
These three are all heavyweights. Of course, they are here because Li Yu is an academician of the Royal Society, an academician of the French Academy of Sciences, and a member of the American Physical Society. In addition, he has just won the Nobel Prize.
In the eyes of the Chinese people at this time, most foreigners were superior, and ministers were even more unattainable. Today, three ministers came at once, and even the well-informed Yuan Shikai was surprised.
Li Yu himself didn't expect it either, but since he's here, he must be entertained, not to mention it's a very honorable thing.
Li Yu cupped his fists and said, "It's rare for three ministers to come here."
British Minister Sa Daoyi said: "We all really want to see Chinese weddings. Academician Li Yu doesn't need to be too polite."
Yuan Shikai could only rearrange the seats to make room for the three ministers, because according to etiquette, they must correspond to at least second-rank officials.
This time, Yan Fengsheng and Lu Fengyi's natal family members were pushed to the bottom.
But the two of them didn't dare to say "no" at all.
In addition, there were Li Shutong who came all the way from Shanghai, as well as reporter Shi Liangcai and others who made the declaration. They had to sit in the second seat.
Cai Yuanpei was in a special situation. He was somewhat related to Wu Yue's case and did not dare to leave the Shanghai Concession. He only asked Li Shutong to bring congratulatory gifts and a personal letter.
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While Li Yu was entertaining guests, Lu Bicheng's younger sister Lu Kunxiu had already secretly told her sister Lu Fengyi's arrival.
Lu Bicheng was furious after hearing this, "What are they doing here! Why don't you drive them away!"
Lu Kunxiu said: "My mother wanted to rush, but my uncle pressed the button."
Lu Bicheng said angrily: "You are an ungrateful and slavish bitch! We were almost forced to death by them back then."
Lu Kunxiu quickly comforted: "Sister, you can't be angry today."
The experiences of his youth continued to flow through his mind, and Lu Bicheng suppressed his anger: "Okay, I want to see what they are going to do."
Lu Bicheng asked Xiang Mei again: "If you don't go to the banquet, what are you doing here?"
Lu Kunxiu said: "It's no fun outside. I like to accompany my sister here, just to learn from experience."
Lu Bicheng was amused by her: "What's there to learn? Sister, I am also a big girl getting into a sedan chair - this is my first time. I have nothing to teach you."
Lu Kunxiu sat at the desk: "Sister, why are you not nervous at all?"
Lu Bicheng said: "If you can fall in love freely in the future, you will find that you don't need to be nervous, because you know who your husband is."
"So that's it," Lu Kunxiu said thoughtfully, not sure if he really understood.
She suddenly saw a sparkling object behind a few stacks of books. She took it out and saw that it was the Happy Buddha from before.
Lu Kunxiu had never seen it before, and wondered: "What two strange little people, they seem to... have no clothes on?"
"What villain has no clothes?" Lu Bicheng couldn't help but be curious, raised her hijab and looked over, "Ah!"
She quickly ran over and grabbed it, asking, "Where did you find it?"
Lu Kunxiu stuck out her tongue: "It's on my brother-in-law's desk."
Lu Bicheng put away the Happy Buddha and said to her: "Children, don't move!"
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The banquet outside has already begun, and Li Yu specially found a few good cooks.
After taking a bite of the lion's head, Zai Zhen asked Xu Shichang: "Master Xu, you were also present at the last attack on the train station. Is it okay?"
Xu Shichang said: "Thanks to Mr. Bei for caring, I only suffered a little skin injury."
Zai Zhen asked curiously: "Why did that assassin attack you?"
Xu Shichang said: "I can't guess the whereabouts of the revolutionaries, but the information found on the assassins shows that they want to support the establishment of a constitution as soon as possible."
Xu Shichang, as the No. 2 person in Beiyang under Yuan Shikai, said this sentence with a tentative meaning.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the reason why the revolutionaries still assassinated the five ministers who went abroad to inspect the constitutional government after the imperial court declared the constitution was because they felt that the imperial court was not sincere at all: three of the five overseas ministers were bannermen (Shang Qiheng was
Hanjun Banner), they just whitewashed the imperial court and did not really want to implement constitutional government.
The Minbao of the Tongmenghui even pointed out that the imperial court was "covering the eyes and ears of the world in order to fool us, the Han people."
Yuan Shikai and Xu Shichang, as ministers of the DPRK, were naturally aware of this.
Zai Zhen was a man without much political acumen (it is said that there is really no one in Zai Zi's generation), and he said casually: "Constitutional government must be promoted, but the court must still be a court."
Yuan Shikai secretly laughed in his heart, this is just a joke! But he still replied: "The imperial court should still be the imperial court, come and drink!"
Li Yu also came to accompany them at this time. After toasting with wine, Li Yu felt that his head was already a little dizzy.
Liang Dunyan said: "Emperor Master, we have established the American Travel Affairs Office in Shijia Hutong some time ago. Guo Lu (Tang Guoan's character) suggested that you be the supervisor of the Academic Affairs Office."
The Foreign Studies Affairs Office is the predecessor of Tsinghua University.
Li Yu asked: "Let me be the supervisor?"
Liang Dunyan said with a smile: "Now you are already the supervisor of the New Scholarship Envoy, which is no small official. Moreover, you have contributed a lot to studying in the United States, and you have a good understanding of American universities. You are the only one who can do it."
Li Yu said: "Is this appropriate?"
"Is there anything inappropriate?" Liang Dunyan said, and then looked at U.S. Ambassador Connor, "The Minister also strongly recommends you as the supervisor, and wants to make the Academic Affairs Office a school that is more in line with common sense and the requirements of the United States."
U.S. Minister Connor said: "Mr. Academician, please don't refuse. We have the most trust in you, otherwise we won't know how to advance the work ahead."
Li Yu knew he couldn't refuse, so he replied: "I'll do my best."
Connor added: "We are thinking about what to name the school. Do the academicians have any suggestions?"
Li Yu supported his dizzy head and said without thinking: "Shui Qing Mu Hua, naturally it is Tsinghua University."
Liang Dunyan was equally satisfied with the name: "The imperial court intends to allocate the royal garden Tsinghua Garden to the Office of American Tourism Affairs. It seems that the emperor also knows this news. Tsinghua is indeed a good name."
Connor was also very satisfied: "Very good, I like the word Tsinghua University."
Liang Dunyan also said: "The appointment of supervisor is the same as the power of the general office of Guolu (Tang Guo'an)."
"Principal? Principal of Tsinghua University?" Li Yu felt sober after hearing this.
Liang Dunyan wondered: "Why are brothers Shucai so surprised?"
Li Yu said: "This is Tsinghua University!"
Liang Dunyan was even more confused: "I know, we have adopted the name you just suggested."
Li Yu was a little incoherent: "I mean Qing, Qing, Qinghua!"
"Are you drunk? Why are you repeating it again?" Liang Dunyan said with a smile, "Our aim is to build a school that is more focused on science and science in Xinxue Middle School. As a scientific giant, Emperor's Teacher is not only in China, but also in China."
The foreigners are also top-notch masters, isn't it normal for you to be the supervisor?"
Li Yu didn't even know what to say.
The American minister and Liang Dunyan made the decision together: "The matter is settled like this!"
Liang Dunyan did not forget to add: "Don't worry, Imperial Master, I won't delay your own affairs."
Li Yu could only reply: "Okay, okay!"
Yuan Shikai did not forget to give a thumbs up: "I hope that in the future we will have a university hall like Oxbridge. Come on, come on, for the supervisory position, I will toast the groom again!"
Li Yu said: "How can I let the commander toast me?"
Yuan Shikai said: "You are the groom, and today you are the biggest."
These military men had a heavy drinking capacity and drank Li Yu until he was extremely drunk.
After the banquet was over, when I returned to the bedroom, Lu Bicheng had been waiting for a long time. She served two glasses of wine with a smile.
Li Yu asked: "Return, do you still want to drink?"
Lu Bicheng said: "This is Hehuan wine and the rules."
Li Yu picked up the wine glass and drank it with her. He was completely drunk, fell down and fell into a deep sleep.
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During the banquet, Lu Fengyi and Yan Fengsheng had almost no chance to speak.
Lu Fengyi had completely seen the power of Li Yu's energy, and she was suddenly a little scared, fearing that Lu Bicheng would use this powerful husband to seek revenge on her.
When Lu Fengyi saw Mrs. Yan holding the basin, she said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, let the past be bygones."
Yan said coldly: "What happened in the past? You can forget it, and I can forget it too."
Lu Fengyi was overjoyed: "Sister-in-law is indeed a reasonable person."
Yan changed the topic: "But I can't decide whether Bicheng will forget, whether Kunxiu will forget, whether Meisun will forget, whether Huiru will forget."
These four girls are the four Lu Bicheng sisters.
After the two boys of the Lu family passed away, Lu Bicheng's father cherished his four daughters very much, taught them to read and write, and raised them as if they were boys.
Later, Lu Huiru, Lu Meisun, and Lu Bicheng all became famous for their poetry and prose, and they were known as the "Three Lus of Huainan, famous all over the world".
However, women had no status in the old society. Even so, after his death, his family property was still robbed by his clan members. His four daughters had no place to live and were forced to follow their mother to their parents' home.
The door of the bedroom opened, and Lu Bicheng took the face plate and was about to wash the feet of Li Yu, who had fallen asleep, when he suddenly heard a voice that he had not heard for ten years: "Bicheng, I haven't seen you for so many years, you have become a beautiful young girl.
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Lu Bicheng raised his head and saw his uncle Lu Fengyi. He trembled and snorted: "Uncle, actually I don't want to see you at all. You'd better go back quickly."
Yan immediately said: "Did you hear that? Why don't you leave quickly?"
Lu Fengyi did not give up: "After all, we are uncle and nephew by blood, blood is thicker than water."
Lu Bicheng suppressed her anger: "Uncle, this is the last time I call you that, and I hope it is the last time I see you. We broke up with each other ten years ago."
Lu Fengyi seemed to be in a bit of trouble and said: "Bicheng, Huaixi is still your home. If you have time, take Li Yu over there and take a look. We can provide travel expenses and money."
Lu Bicheng didn't buy his account at all: "Please leave quickly, don't forget, this is my home now, if you don't leave, I will evict you!"
Seeing that Lu Bicheng was so determined, Lu Fengyi could only say in a tearful tone: "Okay, okay, uncle, let's go," and then took out a red envelope and said, "Bicheng, you can't accept this blessing too much."
Seeing that he was really crying, Lu Bicheng took over and said, "Thank you, see you off!"