Nehru's ancestor was a scholar of the Mughal emperors, and his family had been officials in the Mughal Empire for generations. A bit like the scholars of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty in China, they held extremely scarce and important knowledge resources.

Nehru's grandfather was in the middle of the family (destroyed by the Indian uprising), but fortunately his father was a capable man who revived the family business and became a millionaire.

Nehru's intelligibility was a man of great erudition. He was well versed in Hindu texts and traditional Indian philosophy, studied mathematics, physics and chemistry at Cambridge, and studied humanities before studying law at the University of London. In order to expand the influence of the independence movement, Nehru put forward the slogan "Go to the countryside" and went to remote villages to carry out movements, so that he became proficient in the dialects of various parts of India.

In the eyes of many Indians, Nehru was an all-knowing genius. People called him "Pandita", which means "great polymato" in Hindi.

At this time, Nehru maintained friendly relations with progressives from all over the world, including the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. So at the beginning of the founding of India, the diplomatic relations with the new China were very close, and he was also the founder of the Non-Aligned Movement.

Until one day, this Indian "great polymath" was completely inflated, invaded Chinese territory under the desire for profit, and was hung up by the founding fathers and beaten to doubt his life.

Nehru in the 40s was still very modest and studious, he was like a primary school student, leaning over to ask Zhou Hexuan for questions, and even took out a small notebook and waited for the key points.

Zhou Hexuan did not directly elaborate his views, but asked: "Which country is the most powerful now?" ”

Nehru thought for a moment and said, "The most powerful military is Germany, and the most economically powerful is the United States." ”

"Who do you think will win this war?" Zhou Hexuan asked again.

Nehru said: "If nothing else, it will be a victory for the Allies." Despite a series of brilliant victories, Germany's industry and economy were reaching their limits, and the English Channel and the bitter Soviet winter had curbed its rapid expansion. Now that the United States is back in the mix, supplying dollars and arms in a steady stream, it is only a matter of time before the Axis powers are defeated. ”

He is worthy of being the founding leader of India, and his strategic vision is extremely clever. How inflated should he be later, so that he can't figure out how to touch the tiger whiskers of New China?

Zhou Hexuan went on to ask: "Once the allies win, which country will become the world leader?" ”

"The United States," Nehru said without hesitation, "is already in debt to the United States, and when the war is over, the United States will be the largest creditor in the world." ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled: "Yes, after the war, the United States will become the most powerful country in the world." However, being strong does not equate to international status, and Britain still retains countless colonies, which are like cobwebs that restrict the expansion of American power around the world. Mr. Nehru, if you were the president of the United States, what would you choose to do? ”

Nehru pondered for a long time: "I will force Britain to cede its colonies by way of exchange or redemption." ”

Well, that's how this man's politics worked, and the international mindset was still stuck in the First World War.

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "If I were to be the president of the United States, I would wave the banner of national liberation, shout the slogan of justice and civilization, envelop the oppressed countries of the world, and force the old powers such as Britain, France, the Netherlands, and Italy to give up their colonies!" Since then, there will be no more colonies on the earth, and all peoples will be able to become independent, while countries such as Britain and France will lose the opportunity to turn over. ”

Nehru was dumbfounded and muttered, "The world without colonies is unimaginable." However, since the United States has become the world hegemon, how can it give up its low-hanging colonies? ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "What is the colony used for? Plundering resources, dumping goods, these can be replaced by other means. ”

"In what way?" Nehru hurriedly asked.

Zhou Hexuan said: "Based on the allies, establish an organization similar to the League of Nations, let's call it the United Nations. At that time, the United Nations will be the office of the United States, and the United States will say that whoever is righteous will be righteous, and whoever says evil will be evil. If the United States wants to fight whomever it wants, Britain, France, and other countries must follow suit and shout. For those liberated colonial countries, the United States can use political pressure to control their resources by economic means, dumping goods around the world under the guise of a free market. If this happens, there will be no colonies in the whole world, but the whole world will be an economic colony of the United States. ”

Nehru did not speak again, but slowly digested what Zhou Hexuan had said. After thinking for more than ten minutes, Nehru slapped the sofa and said, "Fortunately, Mr. Zhou is not the president of the United States!" ”

Zhou Hexuan smiled: "But it's an opportunity for India." ”

Nehru also smiled: "Indeed, the United States will definitely make India independent!" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "Therefore, you should continue to be patient and help China and the United States win this war." ”

"Yes," Nehru nodded, "even if nothing else, as a people who are also oppressed, the people of India have reason to help the Chinese." By the way, what is your attitude towards India? ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "He fully supports India's independence. ”

"That's wonderful," Nehru said happily, "and when Mr. Chiang returns from his border inspection, I'll pay him a visit myself." ”

Zhou Hexuan turned his head to Zhuo Kehua, who was doing shorthand, and said, "Mr. Zhuo Ke, what I just said, please don't publish it in the newspaper." ”

"Of course, I know this kind of thing." Zhuo Kehua said with a smile.

Nehru got up and took Zhou Hexuan's hand, and sighed with emotion: "Mr. Zhou is worthy of being an expert on international issues, and your wisdom is comparable to that of Ghanesa (the god of wisdom and obstacle breaking in Hinduism), please allow me to pay 100,000 respects." If one day India can gain independence through the United States, then Mr. Zhou will be India's most honored guest! ”

Based on what Zhou Hexuan just said, he deserves Nehru's gratitude. Nehru could do a lot of the preparatory work and get more out of his negotiations with Britain, or at least to clear out any rivals for power that he might have.

"I don't dare compare with Ganesha, Mr. Nehru is wrong." Zhou Hexuan said with a grin.

Ganesa is an elephant-headed god who is too ugly to fit Zhou Hexuan's aesthetics.

The two chatted for another hour, and before leaving, Nehru extended an invitation: "Mr. Zhou is a Nobel laureate in literature, an Asian hero, and the Indian literary community is very much looking forward to your visit." On this occasion, I have also been asked by Mr. Anard to participate in the activities of the Progressive Writers Association of India. ”

Murak Raj Anad is one of the three leading figures in Indo-English studies and occupies a pivotal position in the history of Indian literature. The Indian Progressive Writers' Association, on the other hand, is somewhat similar to China's "Left Alliance" and "Federation of Literary and Art Circles", which opposed both British colonial rule and fascist atrocities.

Zhou Hexuan was delighted to be invited: "I am very happy to be able to communicate with Indian writers. ”