Chapter 263 Another invitation letter
I don’t know if it was Xu Yun’s illusion.
After mentioning Angus Roman and his son.
He felt that Lao Tang's expression suddenly became more solemn.
How can I describe this atmosphere?
He looked just like Tuogu. He was wrong, he looked like something big was about to happen.
There is no doubt about it.
What Lao Tang is going to say next is far more important than Angus Roman's gossip.
Then Lao Tang pondered for a moment, turned his head and said to Mai on the side:
"Maxwell, go to the door and keep an eye on me. If there is any abnormal situation, remember to knock on the door and notify."
Xiaomai was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:
"I understand, Mr. Thomson."
After the wheat goes out.
Lao Tang got up and walked to the window, closed the curtains and turned on the light.
Then he took it out from the inner chest pocket
A letter.
Lao Tangjin put this letter on the table, pushed it in front of Xu Yun, and said:
"Luo Feng, take it apart and take a look. Be careful not to break it."
Xu Yun nodded towards him, took the letter and looked at it.
This is a standard-sized cowhide letter with a small piece of ink stuck on the seal and a few words written in the recipient column:
Classmate Luo Feng personally expresses his gratitude.
It's obvious.
This is a letter written to Xu Yun.
Considering that I caused trouble at Cambridge University yesterday, it makes sense for some students to write to themselves or even express their feelings out of various psychological reasons, but the problem is
If it was just a letter sent for the above reasons, would Lao Tang be allowed to act like an underground party contact?
And if it were not a letter sent by a student, then the available targets would be greatly reduced.
Think of this.
A name popped up in Xu Yun's mind:
Prince Albert.
After all, there are not many people who can make Lao Tang so serious, there are only a few inside and outside.
Faraday and William Whewell are certainly included, but if they have anything to say, they can stop themselves at the experimental site.
The only exception is Prince Albert.
Affected by his status, the uncrowned king of Great Britain is restricted in many of his actions, so it makes sense that he would like to convey some words to himself privately.
So
Could it be him?
With this guess in mind, Xu Yun tore open the envelope.
After a while.
A piece of English appeared in front of Xu Yun:
TheCambridgeConversazioneSociety
WILLDINEATTHE
HydeParkPlace
OnSaturday, 10thNov, 1850
at7：30p.m.
Replyto
Sir William Thomson.
After reading this passage, Xu Yun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Not Prince Albert?
The content of this passage is not complicated. Even without halo translation, Xu Yun can understand its meaning:
It's roughly like a gathering organized by a certain Cambridge society. The location is in Hyde Park. If you want to come, just reply to the old soup in front of me
at the same time.
Xu Yun's eyes were slightly confused.
It’s fine if it’s not a letter from Prince Albert, but a letter of invitation from a club deserves such a big fanfare from Lao Tang. Wait a minute!
Xu Yun suddenly thought of something. He raised his head and asked Lao Tang thoughtfully:
"Mr. Thomson, is this an invitation letter from the Cambridge Apostolic Society?"
Lao Tang looked up at him and nodded affirmatively.
I saw the tip of his index finger pacing on the table and explained:
"That's right, the Apostolic Society will hold a banquet in two days, at which time the membership qualifications of the new batch of Apostolic Society members will be voted on."
"I came to you this time just to send you this invitation letter - congratulations, Luo Feng, you have qualified for an interview with the Cambridge Apostolic Society."
Cambridge Apostolic Society.
This mysterious group was introduced a long time ago.
This is a society jointly established in 1820 by Morris, Tennyson Hallam and others at Cambridge University.
The apostles here correspond to the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible, which are the twelve disciples of Jesus.
Therefore, the upper limit of the number of members in the Apostolic Society has always been 12.
In the community.
Undergraduate members are often called "apostles," while graduate students are called "angels."
At first, the club's activities were mainly focused on debates, called the Cambridge Symposium, which was mostly in the nature of a tea party.
The Cambridge Apostles hold meetings every Saturday night. At regular meetings, group members give speeches on a certain topic. After the speeches, members discuss freely among themselves.
However, as the earlier batches of members of the Apostolic Society entered the political arena or the business world, caring people gradually realized the value of this society.
The nature of the Apostolic Society changed from this.
This is equivalent to the small groups created by some Internet writers in later generations. They may have originally just wanted to make fun of people, but gradually they became a gathering place for py.
As for how to join the Apostolic Society, is it difficult? It is simple, but not very simple:
This system is called the Referee recommendation system.
That is to say.
If you want to join the Apostolic Society, you must first get to know an apostolic member - although you may not know his identity. Then this person proposes a preliminary vote, and then you will receive an invitation by email to attend a dinner at a college in Cambridge University. .
At this dinner (mian) banquet (shi), all previous members who can be present will attend and vote to determine whether new members are qualified to join.
New members were sworn to secrecy and listened to an incantation written by theologian Anthony Fenton.
Then Lao Tang paused and continued:
"But Luo Feng, you have to know something first. This invitation letter is not a formal joining letter. It is not easy to pass the interview."
"Otherwise, the Apostolic Society would have been overcrowded long ago."
Xu Yun nodded clearly.
The upper limit of the number of members of the Apostolic Society is twelve, which does not mean that it must admit this number every year.
From the decryption of some documents of the Apostolic Society in later generations, it can be found that in many years the number of members of the Apostolic Society was only seven or eight or even five or six.
Under such circumstances, even Xu Yun was not sure of entering the Apostolic Society.
But on the other hand.
If you can join this extremely mysterious Cambridge society, Xu Yun's score will definitely increase by a huge amount during settlement.
Even if it can have an impact on long-term history through associations, might there be rewards at the level of the National Games?
Think of this.
Xu Yun couldn't help but glance at Lao Tang and thanked him:
"Mr. Thomson, thank you very much this time."
As mentioned above, the model of the Apostolic Society is a standard Referee recommendation system, and there must be recommenders.
So in Xu Yun's opinion.
The fact that I was able to receive this invitation letter must be due to Lao Tang's help behind the scenes.
But what Xu Yun didn't expect was.
Lao Tang waved his hand towards him, shook his head and said:
"No need to thank me, I just suggested it a few minutes earlier than some others."
"Even if I don't speak, you will still receive this letter."
"Some people?"
Hearing this word in Lao Tang's words, Xu Yun was stunned and subconsciously asked:
"Mr. Thomson, are there any other apostles who propose to send me an invitation letter?"
Lao Tang picked up the water to moisten his throat, put down the water glass and said:
"That's right."
When Xu Yun saw Shen Yin Shaoqing, he tentatively gave a name:
".Classmate Aveline?"
Lao Tang smiled, and just when Xu Yun thought he had guessed correctly, he said again:
"Aveline also wrote a proposal, but she was not the second person to submit it."
Xu Yun was completely stunned now.
Aveline, as the descendant of the Escu family who is currently closest to the Mavericks, has extremely superior results, so Xu Yun had speculated a long time ago:
If nothing else, she should be one of the active Cambridge apostles.
Therefore, after Lao Tang said that besides him, someone else had suggested that he be included in the Apostolic Society, Xu Yun immediately thought of that smart girl.
The result was unexpected.
This answer turned out to be only half correct - Aveline did make a suggestion, but it was only ranked third.
That is to say, between Aveline and Lao Tang, there was another apostle who proposed the same idea.
This is somewhat interesting.
At this time, Xiaomai was just a freshman. He didn't even receive an invitation letter this time, so he couldn't be qualified to make such a suggestion.
And besides wheat.
Not to mention Xu Yun is a great person at Cambridge University, ordinary students don't even know a few of them.
True.
The experiments he conducted last night were indeed shocking, but they were still far from being recommended by a passerby.
Be it Lao Tang or Aveline.
One of them had been saved by himself, and the other was a descendant of Mavericks. He was someone who had a certain relationship with him, and it was completely reasonable for him to make suggestions.
But another person.
Xu Yun thought for half a minute, but couldn't guess who it was. (Play a game, who can guess the fifty chapters to be added? There are relevant clues left before the deadline for the next chapter to be updated)
Then he looked at Lao Tang and asked:
"Mr. Thomson, I wonder who the second person who proposed the idea was."
Lao Tang waved his hand towards him again and said:
"You will understand the details when you arrive at the banquet. Don't worry, the other party has no ill intentions towards you."
After speaking, Lao Tang seemed to have thought of something, and his expression became visibly serious again.
He paused and then said:
"Luo Feng, as I said before, this invitation letter is not the final letter of joining the company. It just gives you and other 'candidate apostles' an opportunity for an interview."
"So you have to be prepared in advance. Well, some people are opposed to your joining the society, so maybe."
Lao Tang didn't finish what he said, but Xu Yun understood what he meant:
Old Tang Aveline and the mysterious apostle hope to join the society, but some people hold the opposite opinion.
And if nothing else happens
There are quite a few opponents of this group, otherwise Lao Tang would not have bothered to emphasize this matter.
Therefore, during the interview process, you may encounter some special difficulties.
As for the reasons why these people don’t welcome me, there are many reasons:
It may be because of a bad relationship with Lao Tang, or it may be because of Oriental origin, etc.
Of course.
The most likely reason is that the experiments he conducted were replicating the achievements of 'Fat Fish'.
Some apostles may think that this has little to do with them - are you, a porter, worthy of being with us?
So it's obvious.
This Apostolic Society ‘interview’ probably won’t be easy.
all in all.
After handing over the invitation letter, Lao Tang's mission for today was successfully completed.
Xu Yun then cooked the food himself and showed off his scallion oil fish that he once wooed the girl.
The fresh river eel meat was brought out from the pot, and a spoonful of scallion oil was poured on it. The fresh fragrance immediately filled the dormitory.
After finishing the meal, Lao Tang and Xu Yun parted.
Xu Yun and Xiaomai rested for a while, and at about two o'clock in the afternoon, they officially welcomed
Their first lecture at Cambridge University. (End of chapter)