The auditorium became noisy!
A lot of people were talking about it!
A female reporter who was sitting in a temporary seat by the aisle said in shock, "Didn't you say that Zhang Ye was going to talk about the Three Kingdoms? Didn't he say that he wouldn't dare to recite 'Dream of the Red Chamber' even if he was beaten to death? What was going on? He was really going to talk about it! Teaching for an entire semester? Does that mean that from today onwards, the lessons for the next ten days will all be about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'? Holy shit! Are you kidding me? If 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was so easy to teach, there would have been a public lecture long ago! "
Another male reporter said, "You still want to go into detail? You're biting off words? "
An old reporter wiped his sweat. "There's going to be big news today!"
"That's right. This speech will definitely be full of mistakes and loopholes!" A young reporter who originally admired and liked Zhang Ye was also speechless.
The other side.
Professor Yan Jiantao said with a dark expression, "President Wu!"
Wu Zeqing pretended not to hear him and looked down at her cell phone.
Yan Jiantao: "… Zhang Ye is too arrogant! 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was always wrong no matter how it was taught! No one can make up for the logical mistakes in it! "
"School Head Chang, this …" a teacher from the first faculty said.
Chang Kaige held his breath for a long time without saying anything!
Zhen Shuquan was enraged, "What is this Little Zhang doing!? If they knew that he was going to talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber', they wouldn't have held a public lecture! Isn't this a huge disgrace? "
Professor Zeng was also dumbfounded. He never expected that Zhang Ye would really go and talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'.
A female teacher from the Chinese department beside him nearly fainted. "This Zhang Ye really doesn't play by the rules!"
Equally shocked were the Peking University students below!
Yao Mi had already covered her face. "I bought a big gold watch last year! Senior Song! Didn't you say that Teacher Zhang wouldn't be silly enough to lecture on 'Dream of the Red Chamber'!? "
Senior Song was also speechless. "Who knows what Teacher Zhang is thinking. Ignoring the Four Great Classical Novels, even the 'Dream of the Red Chamber' is the hardest to crack among all the classical literature. He, why does he have to start with the 'Dream of the Red Chamber'? Even those Redologists who have studied it for decades can't explain it, so how can Teacher Zhang explain it? Go into detail? "She was also shocked by Zhang Ye's arrogant words." There's a shocking secret in the 'Dream of the Red Chamber'? "
Li Ying was in high spirits, "I want to hear what Teacher Zhang has to say! I'm looking forward to it! "
Li Li said, "That's right. What big secret is it? Why haven't I heard of it before? "
Senior Zhou wiped his sweat and said, "That's too daring. Zhang Ye is doomed. If he gets it wrong, his reputation will be ruined!"
Yao Mi was about to cry. "No way? It's all my fault. Why did I mention 'Dream of the Red Chamber' to Teacher Zhang!? "
…
Seeing everyone's expressions, Zhang Ye was not surprised at all. He smiled and said, "I believe almost everyone here has read 'Dream of the Red Chamber', right? Is there anyone who hasn't read it? "
As soon as he spoke, the crowd quietened down.
There were seven or eight people who raised their hands.
Zhang Ye acknowledged, "There should still be people who are too embarrassed to raise their hands, but it looks like most people have read 'Dream of the Red Chamber' or even watched the TV series. They are very familiar with this novel. Even if there are some so-called logical errors and unreasonable plots, many people still like 'Dream of the Red Chamber' very much. Is that so?"
The students all nodded.
Zhang Ye smiled. "Then, next, at the beginning of the detailed explanation of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', I want to announce something. It is also the shocking secret of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Everyone thinks that Cao Xueqin was too ill in his later years and was unable to complete this masterpiece, so there were many loopholes and flaws? But now, I'm going to tell all of you. Many people might not be able to accept it, but I have to say it. I can tell all of you with great certainty … "Zhang Ye did not give up until he shocked everyone. The following words were like a heavyweight bomb, blowing everyone up." The truth is, the 120 circulated chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'! The last 40 chapters were not written by Mr Cao Xueqin at all! "
The moment he said this, the auditorium fell silent!
Including the Peking University staff, there were more than a thousand people in the auditorium. Suddenly, there was silence. Everyone stared with their eyes wide open. They were all dumbfounded!
One second …
Two seconds …
Three seconds …
Finally, a very bashful looking female reporter stood up. "F * * k!" A vulgarity spewed out of her mouth without any concealment!
Then, a series of screams rang out!
"Holy sh * t!"
"What did Zhang Ye just say?"
"Who can repeat it again? I don't think I heard it clearly! "
"The later chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' were not written by Cao Xueqin? Is he crazy? This Teacher Zhang Ye is trying to turn the literary world upside down! How dare he say that! "
"If it wasn't written by Cao Xueqin, who could it be!?"
"Does it need to be so exciting?"
"Based on what!?"
"It's indeed Zhang Ye's style! He won't stop until he scares people to death! "
"This is one of the Four Great Classical Novels! There's really no problem with what he said, right? "
Chang Kaige, who was sitting in the front row, had already smacked himself in the forehead. "It's over!"
Zhen Shuquan also nearly vomited a mouthful of old blood. Peking University's illustrious reputation had been destroyed today!
Professor Zeng and the other Chinese department teachers were stunned. Many of them nearly fainted from Zhang Ye's words. Teacher Zhang Ye! Stop messing around! Really, stop messing around!
Professor Yan was about to curse. He looked at Wu Zeqing. "President Wu! We can't ignore this! If this carries on, Peking University's reputation will be gone! "
Wu Zeqing had her head lowered as she played with her cellphone. She did not hear anything.
Yan Jiantao thought to himself, "This is already an urgent matter, and you're still pretending not to hear!?"
Yao Mi, "…"
Senior Zhou, "…"
Senior Song, "…"
All the Peking University students were also shocked!
This was because the bomb that Zhang Ye had thrown out was too earth-shattering. This was no longer a simple academic debate, nor was it any ordinary academic discussion. If what Zhang Ye said was true, then not only would the literary world be in an uproar, even a portion of history would be rewritten!
But could it be true?
How could it be! No one believed it!
A male reporter shouted, "Teacher Zhang Ye! Don't speak nonsense! "He was a loyal fan of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', so he obviously could not accept Zhang Ye's words.
Zhang Ye looked at him. "I've said it before. Only my students can speak and ask questions in my class. I don't want to say it a second time! If you affect the order of the class or interfere with my teaching, then please leave. I won't see you out! "
No matter what Zhang Ye said, this was still his class. A few Peking University security guards were already staring at the male reporter. With a glance, he angrily sat down and did not say another word.
After throwing out such an earth-shattering statement, Zhang Ye appeared very calm and casual. It was as if he had not done anything serious. He said into the microphone, "I know that many people cannot accept it from an emotional point of view. This is not surprising, but I want to say that this is the truth. Why do I dare to say it? Because all of this has been verified and can be easily deduced. And this is what I will be talking about this semester. Everyone can give their opinions and views. Listen to me slowly and discuss with each other. Finally, we will see if what I said is correct or not. "
Correct or not?
Definitely not!
Isn't this nonsense!?
This was what everyone was thinking. Even if it was Yao Mi, a few students who liked Zhang Ye, or even some of Zhang Ye's diehard fans, none of them would believe it when they heard this. There was no other way. This had already challenged all of their understanding of history and literature! After so many years of textbook education, the 120 chapters of "Dream of the Red Chamber" were written by Cao Xueqin. This was already deeply ingrained in everyone's minds. Even if "Dream of the Red Chamber" was full of loopholes, no one had ever doubted that this book was written by someone else!
Someone raised his hand. "Teacher!"
Zhang Ye looked over. "Please speak."
The person who stood up was a freshman. He gritted his teeth and said, "I completely disagree with what you said. This is something that is impossible!"
Zhang Ye chuckled. "Why is it impossible?"
The junior was stunned. "There's no why. It's just impossible!"
Zhang Ye threw up his hands. "Hur Hur, what I study is academia. It's verification. It has historical and logical evidence. If you insist that it's impossible without a why, then how are we going to carry on chatting? If I really want to be serious, I can also ask. Who can tell me which history book or related literature clearly records that 'Dream of the Red Chamber' has 120 chapters? And that these 120 chapters were all written by Mr Cao Xueqin? Is there? "
"This …" The junior was momentarily at a loss for words.
The others also could not answer. Uh, in the records and verification, there was really no such thing as 120 chapters, but … But …
Many people were suffocating. They felt that what Zhang Ye said was wrong, but they could not refute it!
"This student, please have a seat. The courage to speak is still something to be encouraged." Zhang Ye smiled and did not criticize the student too much. He said, "My class might be like this. Everyone should be mentally prepared for this in the future. What I will say will overturn some of your traditional understandings. I am not asking you to accept my point of view immediately. I only need you to do one thing. Let go of your so-called logic and fixed understanding. Let go of those prejudices and conflicts in your hearts. Why don't everyone try to think about it? If the chapters after the 80th chapter of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' were really not written by Cao Xueqin, then when we study 'Dream of the Red Chamber', what kind of situation would it be? Those 'logical problems' and 'major flaws' that could not be explained in the past, could they be explained? "
These words were very interesting.
Wu Zeqing raised her eyelids when she heard this, "Oh?"
Professor Zeng also exclaimed. He suddenly put away his conflicting emotions and became interested. He wanted to hear what Zhang Ye had to say!
Redology enthusiasts and experts had studied 'Dream of the Red Chamber' for many years. They had proposed many ideas, but they had not gained anything or made any progress. As a result, Redologists and Redology enthusiasts no longer existed. There were very few of them!
However, Zhang Ye's earth-shattering point of view had never been raised before!
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