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Chapter 137 Reading Ten Thousand Books and Traveling Ten Thousand Miles (4500 monthly tickets plus more)

In the dining car, Wei Ming rolled the fragrant pork head in a hot pancake, while Xiaohong used a steamed bun to stuff the meat. Both of them filled their bowls with meat, almost overflowing. The passengers dining nearby were jealous, but unfortunately they couldn't order yet.

"Brother, after watching The Shepherd Class yesterday, I suddenly became interested in music. Music is really magical!"

Wei Ming: "Hong, listen to me. Just listen to the music. You are not cut out for it. This year, the Economics Department of Peking University has opened a new major in National Economic Management. You might consider it. The score for this major is very high."

This was the predecessor of Guanghua School of Management, but it is not certain whether "Guanghua School of Management" will still be called this name in the future.

Wei Hong: "I didn't say I wanted to sing, I just like to listen to the songs you wrote for Lele and the others. It would be nice if I could listen to them anytime."

"That's not difficult," Wei Ming said with a smile, "I'll buy a tape recorder for our family in a while. Also, the tapes of these songs should be out soon. You can listen to them whenever you want."

When she heard the tape recorder, Wei Hong couldn't help but say, "This is great!"

At this time, Wei Ming heard people at the next table talking about how they were going to go to Luliang, where the "Legend of Luliang Heroes" took place.

He suddenly had an idea: "Don't be too happy yet, I'll give you a question. We're going to Luliang next. Name three famous people from Luliang. If you get them right, I'll buy them for you as soon as we get back to Yanjing."

“Oh, this is too difficult!”

Xiaohong's face was full of pain. She just remembered watching a related movie when she was a child.

Their conversation attracted the attention of a bespectacled guy nearby. He turned around and said, "Comrade, I'm from Wubao (bu), so I'm considered a neighbor of Luliang. I can't even name three."

"Look, the neighbors don't know about it. You are asking too much." Wei Hong quickly took the opportunity to ask for a reduction in the difficulty.

Wei Ming looked at the guy with glasses and asked, "How many comrades do you know?"

The guy with glasses pushed up his glasses and said, "I only know two women, one with the surname Wu and the other with the surname Liu."

Xiaohong didn't know yet, so Wei Ming helped her figure it out.

Wei Hong was surprised and asked, "Ah, they are all from Luliang!?"

She had studied Wu Zetian when studying history and "Liu Hulan" when studying Chinese, but this was the first time she knew this piece of knowledge.

Is this what my brother often says, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles"?

Wei Ming: That’s what Dong Qichang said.

The guy with glasses said, "Yes, but Wu Zetian's native place is Luliang, and the place where she was born and raised is still in doubt among historians."

Wei Hong said to Wei Ming: "Two are there, can you name the third one?"

Wei Ming: "Let me tell you three more."

Hearing that Wei Ming could say three more, not only the guy with glasses, but everyone else at the table looked over, wondering if this young man was so knowledgeable.

Wei Ming smiled and said, "Since Wu Zetian was from Luliang, then at least her father Wu Shigui, and her nephews Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi were also from Luliang. There's nothing wrong with this, right?"

The guy with glasses patted his forehead and said suddenly, "No, nothing wrong."

Wei Hong opened her mouth wide: "It's possible to do this!"

Seeing that she was a little unconvinced, Wei Ming simply mentioned three more famous people in Luliang.

"Everyone knows about the novel 'The Heroes of Luliang'. A movie was made about it later. One of the authors of the novel, Ma Feng, is from Luliang. The novel 'The Biography of Liu Hulan' written two years ago was also written by this fellow villager."

The guy with glasses said in annoyance: "Yeah, how could I forget about him!"

Wei Ming added: "In the early Qing Dynasty, there was a man named Yu Chenglong who was praised by Emperor Kangxi as 'the most honest official in the world'. After his death, he was posthumously awarded the title of Prince Taibao."

Wei Hong had never heard of this name. Fortunately, the guy with glasses knew a little about history and said that he had also heard of this person: "He is a famous honest official in history."

"Then how do you know?" Wei Hong asked her brother.

"I heard about it when I was attending classes for free." He really likes to attend history classes for free.

Wei Hong: "There's only one left. Let's see who you can name."

The other passengers who were having a meal, including several flight attendants, did nothing else but listen to him.

It was indeed difficult. Wei Ming thought for a long time before he remembered someone.

"Zhang Mingjue." Wei Ming said.

"Who?"

Everyone in the car said they had never heard of it, and there was even a person from Luliang who had never heard of it.

Wow, this man is so amazing. He has two titles: "Father of the Birth Control Pill" and "Father of Test-Tube Baby". Although one kills and the other gives birth, both of their research results benefit mankind.

Of course, he was an American for a long time. He returned to New China for the first time in 72. After that, he came to China many times to give speeches and invited young people in China to study and work in his laboratory.

However, Wei Ming was not in a position to directly tell everyone about Zhang Mingjue's research field, as he might be regarded as a hooligan these days.

"Professor Zhang Mingjue is a biologist, very famous internationally, and he donated to Tsinghua University a while ago." Wei Ming only learned about this person's name and his research direction when he heard Peking University students discussing this matter with envy, and he took the initiative to learn more about it.

Last year, in addition to donating scholarships to his alma mater, Tsinghua University, Professor Zhang also donated a lot of money to Shanxi University and his hometown, Lan County, Luliang. He holds a heavyweight patent in the United States, and his donations are much larger than Wei Ming's.

Speaking of donations.

An old man with a Baoding accent said: "It is good for Professor Zhang to donate to the university. It is also good for our great Hebei writer Wei Ming to donate to the primary school. They are both great!" "Ah, is it Wei Ming who wrote The Shepherd?"

"I just read his new novel yesterday. It's really good!"

"I've heard his song 'Ideal' and the line 'Brave people enjoy the world first'. Uncle, what is this about?"

"Wei Ming also donated money? How much did he donate?"

Everyone was talking about it, and it turned out that almost everyone had heard of Wei Ming's name.

Wei Hong's face flushed with excitement. She really wanted to shout, "Wei Ming is here in person!"

However, hearing so many people discussing him passionately, Wei Ming, the person involved, felt embarrassed and quickly pulled Wei Hong, who was eager to try, away.

What are you still doing after you've finished eating? Are you waiting for lunch?

But before he left, the guy with glasses stood up and asked, "Comrade, what do you do for a living? You are so knowledgeable!"

Wei Ming: "Oh, me. I started out as a gatekeeper at the university."

"Ah, guarding the gate?" The guy with glasses was surprised. What kind of university's security guard must have such extensive knowledge? Could it be Tsinghua University or Peking University?

Wait, Peking University guard?
The guy with glasses suddenly thought of a legend about the writer Wei Ming. It seemed that he was the gatekeeper at Peking University!

However, when he reacted, Wei Ming had already pulled Wei Hong away.

On the way, Wei Ming also taught Wei Hong: "I read more books in the Peking University Library, but traveling thousands of miles is also important. I think you can write a diary to record your experiences along the way."

Wei Hong said with a sad face: "No more~"

Wei Ming: “Tape recorder.”

"Write! Write every day!"

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Wei Ming had just escaped a crisis of having his identity exposed, but when he returned to their carriage, Old Wei had already sold him out completely.

When the Xi'an Section Chief Jia, who was traveling with him, saw Wei Ming coming back, he excitedly shook Wei Ming's hand and said, "Oh my God, so you are the writer Wei Ming..."

"Shh!"

Wei Ming quickly said, "This comrade, there is no need to make it public. I am not a big shot. Just call me Xiao Wei."

"That won't do. It's too presumptuous."

Old Wei had a very satisfied expression on his face. It was such a great experience just now!

He felt very happy when he spoke, and Chief Jia's reaction was just right. He said that their director was also a fan of his son's novels.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Wei Ming, Section Chief Jia said with regret: "It's a pity that you are not getting off in Xi'an, otherwise I would invite you and your family to visit our Terracotta Warriors."

"Terracotta Warriors!" Wei Ming was also surprised. "Are they open to the public now?"

It has only been six years since the Terracotta Warriors were discovered, and only three pits have been dug so far.

Chief Jia said: "It opened on National Day last year and has received many visitors, especially foreign guests."

Lao Wei said, "Even if it's not open, it's only a matter of a word for Xiao Jia to take us to have a look. Guess what Xiao Jia does."

Wei Ming: "Could it be a unit related to cultural relics?"

Section Chief Jia smiled and said, "I am from the Cultural Administration Bureau. I participated in the establishment of the Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum throughout the process. This time I am going to Beijing to give a report."

"Ouch, disrespectful!"

Section Chief Jia quickly became humble and said that he had also made some insignificant contributions under the leadership of the mayor, director and other leaders.

Based on this awareness, Wei Ming felt that he could at least be promoted to director.

When it comes to the Terracotta Warriors, everyone is very interested in discussing it.

Section Chief Jia took the initiative to help everyone answer some questions about the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Warriors. They were all first-hand inside information. For example, when the Terracotta Warriors were first unearthed, they were colored, but they soon turned into earth color, which was a pity.

And he also had a question for Wei Ming.

"Writer Wei, how can we make the Terracotta Warriors famous around the world?"

In fact, although the Terracotta Warriors were excavated only a short time ago, they are already well-known around the world.

In 1978, after visiting the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of the Qin Shi Huangdi Mausoleum, former French President Jacques Chirac exclaimed: "There are seven wonders in the world, and the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses can be said to be the eighth wonder. If you don't see the pyramids, you haven't really been to Egypt; if you don't see the Terracotta Warriors, you haven't really been to China."

Since then, the term "the eighth wonder of the world" has spread.

Moreover, of the so-called seven wonders, only the Pyramid of Khufu remains today, and there are only two other famous buildings built around the third century BC. As for the Great Wall of Qin, it is not very attractive and is far inferior to the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty.

Based on this point alone, the Terracotta Warriors can be regarded as a business card of China.

As for Chief Jia's question, Wei Ming thought for a moment and said, "I think novels and movies can further spread the popularity of the Terracotta Warriors."

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