The second volume is full of glory and splendor in the capital, and the spirit is full of vitality in the foggy city. Chapter 307 The Little Prince (Part 2)
Subtitle of this chapter: Fill up your favorability
"So you are Mr. Yuan Yanshu, who is famous in both Britain and the United States."
"My humble name is insulting. Your Highness, I cannot say that I am famous in England or America, but I have only a small reputation."
"Mr. Yuan, you are too modest. I have heard your name even in Japan. By the way, are you injured?"
"Your Highness, I was injured when I fell while riding a horse."
"Mr. Yuan, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the invitation to sit down."
Our Master Yuan was not polite and sat down.
Then he said to the acquaintance who was moving the chair, "Nomura-kun, wait a minute. I have a gift for His Majesty the Lord."
As he said this, he opened his briefcase, took out an old leather-bound notebook and handed it to Colonel Nomura.
"Thank you, Mr. Yuan." Hirohito took the notebook from Nomura Yoshisaburo, flipped through it casually and was about to hand it to his attendant.
Then Yuan Yan suddenly said, "Your Highness, this is one of the notes that Charles Robert Darwin kept during his circumnavigation of the world."
The Japanese Crown Prince, who had been trying to keep a straight face, was suddenly moved and blurted out, "What?!"
As we all know, Darwin sailed around the world on the HMS Beagle from 1831 to 1836. He took extensive notes during the voyage.
After returning to England, he compiled the five-volume masterpiece "Fauna of the Voyage of the Beagle" and the three-volume work "Geology of the Voyage of the Beagle" based on these notes.
It was these studies that led Darwin to propose his revolutionary theory of evolution in 1844.
Of course, the notebook Master Yuan gave me was a fake, a fake that couldn't be faker. Or of course, this fake notebook looked so real to others.
Even if Charles Darwin were resurrected, he would read this notebook and think he wrote it himself.
Hirohito quickly opened his notebook and took a look at it...
This is not an exaggeration, because the child is severely myopic and his right hand is not very convenient.
Like the Habsburg family who preferred intra-family marriage, this was the result of the emperor, who established the "eternal line", marrying for a long time with the "five regent families", who were close relatives of the imperial family.
The last king of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty was Charles II (1661-1770), nicknamed "The Evil One".
Because this poor fellow was the most severe victim of the Habsburg family disease - prognathism.
His jaw was so large that he couldn't chew, and his tongue was so large that no one could understand what he said. Some people at the time even thought that his appearance was not human at all.
Carlos II was mentally retarded and infertile, and his four siblings died young. So after his death, the War of the Spanish Succession broke out over the issue of succession to the throne, involving almost all European countries.
The Japanese royal family is relatively lucky. Although it is a "perpetual dynasty", there have been several cross-breedings in history, so Hirohito and his brothers and sisters are not as miserable as the "possessed".
He flipped through the notes with great interest, praising them over and over again, "So they really are Mr. Darwin's notes, wow, wow, wow..."
"Yo yo yo yo, and it's all about his research on marine life!"
Yuan Yanshu thought to herself, the Master Ball Encyclopedia is indeed telling the truth, this little guy is really a marine biology enthusiast.
As the eldest son of Emperor Taisho, the most favored grandson of Emperor Meiji, and the first heir to the throne, Hirohito naturally received a good education. Togo Heihachiro was one of his teachers.
He developed a great interest in studying plants and animals from a young age, and it became his greatest hobby in life.
In fact, calling it a hobby is not accurate enough. His research and understanding of biology, especially marine life, has far exceeded the level of an amateur.
After becoming emperor, he had his own marine research institute in the palace - the "Institute of Biological Research", and he also hired several marine biologists to help him with research.
He collected and classified various marine organisms discovered in Japan, mainly studying hydrozoan marine organisms. He is also recognized as a high-level marine biologist in the industry.
It is normal for important people to have some small hobbies, and this "little hobby" became Master Yuan's opportunity to win Hirohito's favor.
How could plant and animal research enthusiasts not be overjoyed to see Charles Darwin’s “handwritten” notes, complete with illustrations?
What's more, Hirohito was still a young man of twenty years old at that time.
"Cough, cough, cough."
A middle-aged man beside him cleared his throat, probably to remind Hirohito not to lose his composure. This middle-aged man was the Chinese ambassador to Britain, Keishiro Matsui.
"Mr. Yuan, thank you for your trouble." The Crown Prince, who had just woken up from a dream, put down his notes and expressed his sincere gratitude to Master Yuan.
Master Yuan naturally said politely, "No, no, it's just a small favor..."
Well, actually, he didn't even raise his hand.
After receiving this gift, Hirohito became more lively and said with a smile, "Mr. Yuan, I read your novel 'The Country Teacher' in 'The Atlantic Magazine'. It's really wonderful. No wonder Mr. Einstein also liked your novel..."
"Mr. Yuan, you are indeed the number one English novelist in Greater East Asia!"
That’s right, Yuan Yanshu is now also quite famous in Japan.
Japanese intellectuals in the "Taisho Democracy + Romanticism" era were very fond of Western culture, and the overall social atmosphere was quite open, with restrictions on cultural publishing being almost negligible.
Therefore, his books have also been translated into Japanese by a spontaneously formed Japanese "subtitle group". In other words, his books are now available in Japan as well.
In fact, the person who greeted him outside the embassy, Narumi Inoue , was a member of the subtitle group.
So, our Master Yuan became known as "the first English novelist in Greater East Asia" by the Japanese.
Although this title seems to be a bit of a random association, it insists on saying that this Seres person is from Greater East Asia, and he has never received a single yen...this damn 1921!
But how could Yuan Yanshu have the heart to refuse?
"I am deeply honored to receive such attention from Your Highness and the readers of your country. However, speaking of science fiction..."
Yuan Yan suddenly pulled out another manuscript from her purse and said, "This is my latest work, and it hasn't been published yet. Because this novel is about marine life, I was going to find some marine biologists to check if there are any errors or omissions in the book..."
"Since I have the honor of meeting Your Highness today, I wonder if I would have the honor of asking for Your Highness's advice?"
When Hirohito heard this, he immediately became a little excited.
Even though he was the Crown Prince of Japan, he was still a young man of twenty. This was the age when one's vanity was strongest and when one most desired recognition.
Being able to find bugs for the title of "Greater East Asia's No. 1 English Novelist" or finding bugs related to marine life is not something that suits his taste. So what else can suit his taste?
