Reborn and become a Great Scientist

Chapter 63 Chapter 12

The wave of time travel in the UK has not dissipated with the passage of time, but has intensified.

Because another heavyweight figure left the stage in person.

H.G. Wells, and his predecessor Jules Verne, are known as the father of science fiction literature.

Wells' masterpiece is the novel "The Time Machine" published in 1895, which is exactly the example Chen Muwu gave when he asked Einstein a question in the lecture hall of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce on New Year's Day this year.

This book is the first science fiction novel published by Wells, but it has a very important position in the history of science fiction. Some critics even regard the publication of this novel as "the first year of the birth of science fiction".

Wells also saw in the newspaper about Chen Muwu's universe model capable of time travel. He wrote an article in the newspaper and couldn't stop praising this young Chinese who had never met.

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After participating in the activities of the Hebrew University, Einstein, who left the Palestine mandate, has arrived in Spain by boat and is visiting the Iberian Peninsula.

In an interview with reporters, a reporter asked Einstein how to evaluate Chen Muwu, who has become very popular in the UK and even Europe recently. Einstein answered this way:

"I have to say that Chen is a very talented young man in physics, and it should be regarded as the greatest achievement of my trip to the Far East. I hope that people will not only focus on whether human beings can really travel in time, but also Pay attention to Chen's first paper, that is, the light we see everywhere in our daily life, is its essence a wave or a particle?"

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It stands to reason that Chen Muwu's name has already made a lot of noise in the UK and surrounding areas, so when he got off the train and showed the passport with his name written on it to the customs, he should have been recognized by the customs officials.

But why is this not the case?
The problem is with the English version of his name.

When submitting papers, his signature has always been Chen Muwu written in accordance with the Chinese pinyin habit.

However, on the passport issued to him by the Suzhou government[1], the English name is written in Wade Pinyin, Ch'ên Mu-Wu.

Although in the eyes of Chinese people, the two pinyins of Chen and Ch'ên are similar.

But in the eyes of foreigners who are familiar with Wade’s pinyin, the former pronunciation corresponds to the surname Zhen, and the latter is Chen’s original pronunciation.

The well-known mistake of changing the Chinese name to Wade Pinyin and then to the Chinese name is actually a mistake added to the mistake, and it is similar to Chen Muwu's mistake this time.

The translator discarded the letter "i" in Chiang, and translated Chang into Chang according to the Chinese pinyin pronunciation, but in fact, after discarding the letter "i", Chang should also correspond to Zhang, and Ch'ang corresponds to What is normal.

That's why Chen Muwu was able to get from the customs all the way to the Republic of China legation without any hindrance, only to be discovered by the staff of the embassy.

He stayed in this office of the legation for a while, when Chargé d'affaires Zhu Zhaoxin rushed over with small steps under the leadership of the staff.

As he walked, he stretched out his hands to Chen Muwu, and said with unstoppable false politeness: "Mr. Chen, I have known you for a long time, and today I meet you, you are really a good-looking talent! My old man Zhu Zhaoxin, First Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of China Legation in the UK , together with all the staff of the embassy, ​​welcome to the UK!"

The reason why Zhu Zhaoxin is so enthusiastic is that since Chen Muwu became famous in the UK, not only have countless reporters come to his door to interview him, sometimes when he walks on the street, it seems that passers-by also think highly of him.

Only a corporal who is respectful and worthy can reflect the high prestige of his Charge d'affaires Zhu!

"So it's Duke Ding! You're being polite, junior." Chen Muwu stood up, with a smirk, first cupped his hands at Zhu Zhaoxin, and then reached out to shake hands with him.

Before going abroad, his eldest brother Chen Muqiao found him a lot of knowledge about Britain from the Huanqiu Chinese Student Association, among which he introduced the temporary charge d'affaires Zhu Zhaoxin, named Dingqing.

Chen Muwu called Zhu Zhaoxin's first character "Ding" plus "Gong", which is also a kind of respectful title.

After all, in the UK, Zhu Zhaoxin, who is in charge of the distribution of government fees, can be regarded as half of Chen Muwu's food and clothing parents. Although he doesn't know what's going on now, it's not surprising that there are so many people, it must be true!

"Mr. Chen, haven't you consulted the master yet?"

"Don't dare to be, the younger generation's cursive character Hanchen, the family name of Yuren, Jiangya."

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The two pretended to be courteous to each other, and then divided the guests and hosts into their seats.

From Zhu Zhaoxin's words, Chen Muwu finally knew that with two papers, he not only upset the physics circles in Europe and America, but also gained a certain popularity among the people through the spread of newspapers.

This was a path he had never imagined, no wonder the chargé d'affaires in front of him was so polite to him.

Zhu Zhaoxin praised and encouraged Chen Muwu again, saying that he was famous all over the world for his achievements in science at a young age, and hoped that he could make persistent efforts and continue to win glory for the country.

Chen Muwu said politely, but what he was thinking in his heart was, where is this!
"Hanchen, how is your itinerary after you come to England? Do you spend a few days in London, England, or do you have other arrangements? There are still ten days before the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and I will go to the UK by then. Watching the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, if you also want to watch the excitement, I can arrange staff to accompany you." Zhu Zhaoxin said kindly.

The title of Duke of York is usually awarded to the second son of the then King of England.

The current King of England is the George V as printed or engraved on postage stamps and sterling.

His eldest son, Prince Edward, Prince of Wales, succeeded King after George V's death, becoming Edward VIII.

But not long after he became king, Edward VIII "became a beauty in anger" and announced his renunciation of the throne in order to marry a twice-divorced Mrs. Simpson.

The Duke of York could only be ordered to replace his elder brother as king in the face of danger, and became the head of state of the United Kingdom during World War II, George VI.

When Chen Muwu was in school, he had watched the movie "The King's Speech" that made Uncle Ke an Oscar winner. Naturally, he knew that the king who had some speech problems in it was the Duke of York who was about to get married.

He also knew that the first daughter born to the Duke of York after his marriage was the little old lady who had been queen for 70 years and died just before he crossed.

Chen Muwu had no interest in seeing the colonist leader get married. The bigger and more grand the wedding, the stronger the oppression of the local people in their overseas colonies. "Today, Zaijia Zhufu in the county is dyed with the blood of living beings."

What's more, he still has to rush to Cambridge, and it is best to complete the admission procedures before the summer semester starts in April.

So Chen Muwu rejected Zhu Zhaoxin's invitation, and the chargé d'affaires was no longer polite.

The two chatted wildly in this office, and Zhu Zhaoxin left with the excuse of being busy with business.

The staff sent several telegrams to Chen Muwu, all of which were sent by his elder brother Chen Muqiao who had photographed the embassy from China during his one-month sea voyage, telling him to study abroad with peace of mind, and that he and his second brother would take care of him at home. Everything is fine.

In addition, there were telegrams from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, and the Education Association of Jiangxi Province, telling him to set up a bank account under the embassy's name as soon as possible, and the official fees in the future would be deposited into his account on a monthly basis.

Surprisingly, the "Yishibao" office of Tianyi also sent a telegram, which informed Chen Muwu that they had a special correspondent Zhang Xiuyou in Paris, the capital of France, and attached the reporter's address, asking him to send Post-serial manuscripts of "Shooting the Condors" can be sent there. If there is any emergency in the future, you can also contact this special reporter.

With many friends and multiple routes, Chen Muwu collected these telegrams together, and borrowed the telegram from the embassy to send a message to his family saying that he was safe, and then checked into a guest room specially arranged for him by Zhu Zhaoxin, ready to go tonight. Rest and recuperate in the legation, and recharge your spirits, and go north to Cambridgeshire tomorrow.

The only advantage of traveling by boat is that you don't have to worry about jet lag.

In addition, from Marseille to Calais to London yesterday, he didn't close his eyes all day long, so Chen Muwu fell asleep very quickly.

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【1】Note to the author: Before 1926, Qihai had always belonged to Jiangsu Province.

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