Although Li Yu firmly does not believe in the existence of Bodhisattvas, some people do believe that they are Bodhisattvas in the world.
Xiyuan, Beihai.
The Empress Dowager Cixi was planning a cosplay. She put on a special outfit to take pictures.
Needless to say, it was the Yu family sisters who encouraged her to take photos, but neither De Ling nor Rongling knew how to use a camera, so it was their brother Yu Xun Ling who took the photos.
Yu Xunling can be said to be the royal photographer, and most of the photos of Cixi that have been handed down were taken by him.
Today, Li Lianying suddenly came up with a weird idea. Let Cixi dress up as Guanyin Master, herself as Dharma protector Skanda, and have Si Gege dress up as a good boy to create a "wonderful and solemn picture".
Cixi was very satisfied with this idea. When the Ministry of Internal Affairs found out about it, they immediately got all the props. They also found a large curtain with a picture of the winding paths deep in the bamboo forest.
Cixi, who had changed into "immortal clothes", sat in the middle, holding a water purification bottle and a bamboo leaf branch in her hands. She wore a Vairocana hat and a crown of five Buddhas on her head. She was "graceful and solemn" and motionless.
As if he was afraid that others would not know about it, Li Lianying even hung a sign on the curtain that read: "Master Guanyin of Mount Putuo."
Yu Xunling was a master of photography in this era. He knew layout, light, and modeling. However, Cixi always had a very serious expression when taking pictures. No matter how good she was, she still looked unhappy when taking pictures.
After taking a picture of Cixi, she felt that she was not satisfied enough. The clothes she had finally changed were not enough for one picture. She called another eunuch, Cui Yugui, the second eunuch, and asked him and Li Lianying to put on their cassocks and stand on both sides.
Xunling continued to take many photos.
After fiddling with several scenes and actions, Li Lianying asked: "Are you still filming, Lafayette?"
Cixi said: "That's enough, I won't take any more photos." She called Yu Xunling over and asked, "When will the photos come out?"
"Go back to the Queen Mother and Lafayette. I will wash it out for you as soon as I get back to my residence."
"Okay, I've worked hard for you today. I'll reward you when I see the photos."
Yu Xunling hurriedly said: "It's not hard, it's not hard!"
Cui Yugui on the side flattered him: "Not to mention, Lafayette, you really look like Guanyin Bodhisattva in this outfit."
Cixi smiled and said, "Why don't you say I look like someone on the stage?"
Li Lianying also said: "Look, Old Buddha, you are Guanyin Bodhisattva."
As expected of a chief executive, Li Lianying flatters him even more thoroughly.
Cixi said: "Look what you said, how can I be the Guanyin Master who saves the suffering people?"
Li Lianying said: "Old Buddha, think about it, you work hard every day just for the common people. Everyone remembers your kindness. In the eyes of all the people of the Qing Dynasty, you are Guanyin Bodhisattva!"
Cixi stroked the clothes on her body: "To be honest, when I encounter something that makes me angry, I really like to dress up as Guanyin. It seems that I can calm down and feel like I am really Guanyin. This is very beneficial.
Because when I dress like this, I think I must have a compassionate look. When I have photos in the future, I can look at them often and remember how I should be."
"Hey!" Li Lianying said along the way, "Old Buddha, you see what you said, you usually spread thunder and rain to the people, have compassion in your heart, and save all living beings, you must be a Bodhisattva!"
Cixi was very impressed by his words, "Looking at it during this period, some of the foreign things are really interesting. After a while, I will also invite the minister's wives to take pictures together."
Yu Xunling seemed to be in a hurry and had no time to stay in Xiyuan anymore. He packed up the equipment, took the films and left in a hurry.
At this time, Li Yu was immersed in calculations in his study. He wanted to find special solutions to several three-body problems as soon as possible. By the way, he also wanted to explain why the solar system would definitely be in chaos, but at the same time it would be difficult to predict.
I have to say that this was an absolutely extraordinary theory at the time, and it must have caused another uproar.
However, a simple mathematical bounty answer will certainly not be able to fully explain the mystery. In the future, he will need to write several more papers, which will take more time. Even if Li Yu already has a theoretical framework in his mind, it is difficult to write a rigorous paper.
It will take at least a month.
Therefore, Li Yu was not in a hurry and wrote it clearly. A reward is a reward. He should first arouse everyone's interest in the three-body problem.
After writing until his scalp became numb, Li Yu changed his mind and wrote a manuscript for The Times. Their requirements were not high anyway. They only needed to briefly write some small insights into science and the importance of science. It was enough. It was too deep.
There is no way to write about it, since it is a popular newspaper after all.
In the afternoon, someone knocked on Li Yu's door.
"Mr. Li Yu!" shouted the person outside the door.
Uncle Wang opened the door, "What's next?"
"My name is Shi Liangcai. I'm here to see Mr. Li Yu. Please inform me."
Shi Liangcai, a reporter from Shenbao, heard about it and found Li Yu. He is just a young reporter now and is not as well-informed as Pu Lande. He only learned about Li Yu's return to Beijing today.
"Wait a moment." Uncle Wang returned shortly after entering the house, "Please come inside."
Li Yu has already arrived at the courtyard, "Hello, reporter Shi!"
"I've met Mr. Li! I'm visiting you today. Isn't it a hindrance to you?" Shi Liangcai asked.
Li Yu smiled and said, "Of course not. Come sit down in the room."
"Mr. Li, you're welcome. I don't have to go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. I'm here to ask you for a manuscript today."
Without him having to say anything, Li Yu guessed it, "Of course, what should I write this time?"
Shi Liangcai said: "I was going to persuade the editor-in-chief to create a special section for reporting on Western learning, but I couldn't find a suitable person to contribute, so I came to ask you."
"This is a good thing!" Li Yu said.
He also hoped that the press could promote science more. The Qing government alone could not do it. Only by broadening the people's wisdom and allowing more and more people to sincerely accept Western learning could quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes.
Li Yu continued: "No problem. But I don't have that much energy myself. I can get a few alumni from the university to write together."
"Thank you so much! However," Shi Liangcai paused and said, "it would be better if the manuscript could be more interesting. Although the article you wrote before about medical disinfection attracted a lot of attention in the medical community,
Many readers still don’t understand it.”
Li Yu nodded, "You guys know better about communication. I didn't think about it that much last time, but now that I can target the audience, it's easy to talk about."
Shi Liangcai said: "Mr. Li, you don't have to worry about the manuscript fee. Our "Declaration" is also top-notch in terms of manuscript remuneration. Depending on the number of words, we can give you a remuneration of 10 to 50 yuan per article."
The price offered by "Shen Shen" is indeed much lower than that of Pulande, but Li Yu is actually happier. After all, "Shen Shen" has a larger circulation, and most of its readers are Chinese, so its domestic influence is actually much greater.
Li Yu thought for a while and said: "If it is more interesting, I can write a short popular science article first, which is entertaining and educational, and maybe it will be more popular with everyone."
Shi Liangcai clapped his hands and said: "Great! I believe that Mr. Li's level must be high and have a unique perspective. Just write what you want. If there is anything you don't understand, I will come to my house to communicate with you in time."
Li Yu shook hands with him and said, "It's easy to talk. You can come to me in two days."
In fact, Li Yu should have thought that he had read so many science stories when he was young. There were too many physics, mathematics, chemistry, etc., although Gauss calculated the sum of 1 to 100, Archimedes measured the crown, and Franklin flew a kite.
Such things are already very cliché. But in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, they were all very good story materials, and such stories were very inspiring to children.
I'm afraid everything written down can be included in current textbooks.
Of course, they were originally textbook-level materials.
If science fiction can be written again in the future, it will inspire children on the one hand, and guide adults on the other. It will be a two-pronged approach, and the pictures will make people look forward to it.
It’s not easy to do this. At least you have to be famous before others will read the popular science content you write. And now people’s scientific foundation is really low, so it will be very difficult to promote it in the early stage, and it will inevitably attract criticism from many people.
So the specific story selection really takes a lot of thinking.
Li Yu retracted his thoughts and had to continue to look back and figure out his three-body problem!
While Li Yu was thinking, someone else came to the door.
"Mr. Li Yu, I finally found out where you live! Come on, come on!" Yu Xunling said, holding on to the door.
"What's wrong with you?" Li Yu asked in surprise, "Come in and have a sip of tea."
But Yu Xunling said: "I don't have time, go and see my sister quickly!"
Seeing his nervous look, Li Yu quickly asked: "What's the matter?"
"De Ling, she has an unusual headache now."
Li Yudao: "Have a headache? Have you seen a doctor?"
Yu Xunling said: "I looked at it and didn't see anything. It hurts terribly all the time."
Li Yu was also a little helpless: "I don't know much about medical skills, why don't I go see another doctor?"
Yuxunling shook his head: "This is not the key, the most important thing is, Deling, she, she, she!"
"Speak quickly!" Li Yu suddenly began to have a bad feeling in his heart. Of course, he would not come to him for simple medical problems.