Outside the auditorium.
The noise of the commotion spread out.
A few Peking University teachers from the Math department passed by the door.
"Oh? Why is it so messy inside? "
"What happened? Isn't this a public lecture? "
"That host is Zhang Ye's public lecture, right? Why is it so noisy? And there are even screams? "
"F * * k, is this a class or a horror movie? Is there a need to scream like that? It's just a lecture, isn't it? "
They brushed past each other and left.
Many students downstairs heard the commotion in the auditorium. They were also very puzzled. No one knew what had happened inside.
Only those who were present at the public lecture knew what a shocking statement Zhang Ye had made!
How daring!
He was too daring!
People who dared to suggest such ideas were usually either geniuses or lunatics!
Standing behind the podium, Zhang Ye subconsciously straightened his back as he looked at the shocked faces of the students, teachers, and reporters. He felt that this moment was extremely solemn, and also a little honored. This was because in Zhang Ye's previous world, there was a person named Hu Shi. He was once the President of Peking University. In the early years of the Republic of China, Hu Shi and Yu Pingbo had suggested that the last 40 chapters of "Dream of the Red Chamber" did not match the first 80 chapters in terms of artistry and ideology. They had also boldly guessed who would continue writing the last 40 chapters, causing a huge uproar. What Zhang Ye was doing now was actually Hu Shi and Yu Pingbo's original work. It had to be said that this was the arrangement of fate. At least, the superstitious Zhang Ye believed this very much. Hence, he wanted to speak well. He wanted to reveal the truth that everyone in his world knew. This was a form of respect for Mr. Cao Xueqin, as well as respect for the work "Dream of the Red Chamber"!
"Teacher Zhang!" Someone raised their hand.
It was the third-year straight-A student, Senior Song.
Zhang Ye smiled, "Please speak."
Senior Song stood up. She had indeed wanted to abandon her prejudices and solidified understanding of the past, but she could not do it. She really could not accept Zhang Ye's deduction, "If according to your deduction, the last 40 chapters were not written by Mr. Cao Xueqin, then who? Who could pass off the spurious as the genuine? "
Everyone pricked up their ears to listen.
Zhang Ye looked at her and answered, "There are two problems with what you said. First, what I said just now was not an inference, but a fact. As for why I said that, I will explain and analyze it one by one later." Regarding this, Zhang Ye was very certain and very certain of it. Hence, he was very firm in his words. Who continued to write the chapters might still be debatable, but the last 40 chapters were definitely not written by Cao Xueqin. This was without a doubt. "Secondly, I don't think it's appropriate to use the term 'fake passes off as genuine'. Maybe everyone feels that the last 40 chapters and the first 80 chapters are very compatible, and the plot is also compatible, but I don't think so. Instead, I feel that it doesn't fit. Of course, this can be discussed later. As for your question about who wrote the last 40 chapters, I can answer you right now."
Senior Song asked, "Who is it?"
Zhang Ye smiled. This time, he did not confirm it. Instead, he chose his words carefully and said, "My deduction is that it's Gao E!"
Who?
Gao E?
How could it be Gao E!
Many students looked doubtful. Clearly, they did not know this name. However, there were many Peking University professors and students who knew this person!
Senior Song was even more speechless. "Gao E is the arranger and preserver of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. He has contributed greatly to the spread and preservation of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. How, how could he be the author? This is complete nonsense. Besides, Gao E and Mr Cao Xueqin are not from the same era! How could the two of them write 'Dream of the Red Chamber' together? "With her explanation, many Peking University students who did not understand also knew who Gao E was.
The arranger had become the author?
Dean Chang Kaige wanted to turn around and leave. This Little Zhang was getting more and more ridiculous!
However, Zhang Ye still maintained his calm expression. "I did not say that Gao E and Cao Xueqin wrote 'Dream of the Red Chamber' together. My point of view is that 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was lost due to various unknown reasons. As a fan of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Gao E continued to write 40 chapters!"
The reporters stared. The manuscript was lost?
Senior Song exclaimed, "That's impossible!"
Li Ying stood up and said, "There's no basis for that!"
"That's right, Teacher Zhang." Senior Zhou also said, "Why do you say that?"
Zhang Ye smiled. "It's not that there's no basis for it. Actually, there is a basis for it. It's just that everyone's first impressions are strong, so no one has paid attention to it. Hence, many things have been missed out. What I need to do now is to help everyone open their eyes and see what everyone should have seen and discovered long ago." Saying that, Zhang Ye flipped open the lesson plan in his hands.
He took out a piece of paper and walked in front of the projector. He projected the information on the projector so that everyone could see it. "I have a poem here. Of course, it was not written by me. It was written by an outstanding Qing dynasty poet, poetry theorist, and famous calligrapher, Zhang Wentao. This poem is called 'To Gao Lanshu for the Same Year'. Well, the content of this poem is actually not that important. It's very average, and it's not very literary. What's important is the note in the poem. Look at the line below. It clearly says — The legendary 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was supplemented by Gao Lanshu after the eightieth chapter."
This world's history and famous people were different from Zhang Ye's previous world. However, there were some important historical figures, people and history related to the Four Great Classical Novels that did not change much. If this had changed, then this world would not have the Four Great Classical Novels. It was just that a lot of the original information and evidence had been lost. For example, the information and poems that could prove that "Dream of the Red Chamber" was incomplete were mostly gone in this world. For example, the key poem "Xu Du Men's Zhuzhi Ci" was not found by Zhang Ye, or it had not been discovered by anyone. It was hidden in a corner, or even destroyed due to the changes in history. After all, the world was different. Any small change would affect the trajectory of history. It was impossible to demand that the only historical information that did not change in this world would be exactly the same as the one in Zhang Ye's previous world. Zhang Ye had spent a great deal of effort to find this little bit. Although it was lacking, it was enough to support his point of view.
"The chapters after the eightieth were all supplemented by Lanshu?" Many people were stunned when they saw the poem's note. They immediately shook their heads, "What does this mean?"
Zhang Ye pointed to the projection, "Although this poem is not very famous, and can't even be found on today's advanced search engines, and can only be found in some literature libraries, I would like to remind everyone not to underestimate this information. For the study of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', this poem is too precious. Who is Lanshu? It's Gao E, courtesy name Lanshu. The Qing dynasty poet, Zhang Wentao, has already told us that the chapters after the eightieth were all supplemented by Gao E! "
Senior Song pondered for a moment, but still shook her head, "This' supplement 'has many meanings. It's lost and found, so it can be called' supplement '. Missing words or missing pages, but filling in the gaps can also be called' supplement '. The meaning of' supplement 'here is similar to' patching up '. It doesn't mean anything." A straight-A student was truly talented.
Professor Zeng also nodded when he heard this.
Many other Peking University teachers and students also agreed with Senior Song's point of view.
Zhang Ye was laughing, "I believe I'm not the first person to see this poem. I also believe that in ancient times or modern times, there are very few people who have discovered it. But everyone, without exception, has the same opinion as Student Song. Then, they came to the conclusion that it was Gao E who organized and preserved 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. But have you thought about it? This supplement actually has another meaning, and that is — to complete it! "
Everyone, "…"
Senior Song was also speechless, "This …"
Teacher Zhang is going to f * * king walk this path to the end. You really want to explain the word supplement in such a way? Of course, it's not impossible, but …
Zhang Ye carried on, "And in my analysis, and according to some relevant information and records, if it's really as everyone says, that Gao E was only doing the work of 'patching up', then there should be more than one person who organized 'Dream of the Red Chamber', right? Then why did he only add a note on Gao E's poem that it was all supplemented by Gao E? Why did he use the word 'all'? All of it was organized by him alone? What happened to no one else? Let's not talk about others. I want to ask about Cheng Weiyuan? Where did Cheng Weiyuan, who was with Gao E, go? Hur Hur, this is clearly illogical. It also doesn't match the information. Hence, the meaning of the word 'supplement' is to complete it. It means to continue writing. And it was done by him alone! "
This point of view and analytical method was too novel!
Professor Zeng gasped!
Yao Mi was stunned listening to this!
Senior Zhou still disagreed. He immediately raised his doubts, "Teacher Zhang, even if your analysis is correct, who can prove that this Qing dynasty poet really knows the truth? Taking ten thousand steps back, maybe Zhang Wentao heard it from hearsay and thought it was so. Hence, he added this note without any verification. All of these are possible. "
"Right!"
"It's not like he's a particularly great poet."
"That's right. I've never heard of Zhang Wentao. Can what he says be reliable?"
A few students refuted.
Zhang Ye smiled, "Do you think Zhang Wentao heard it from hearsay? Alright, then I'll show you another piece of information. " Saying that, he changed to another piece of A4 paper, "Everyone, look. This is a poem by Zhang Wentao to mourn his sister. There's also a small note here: Sister is from the Han army, Gao clan. This means that his sister married a Han army surnamed Gao. Hence, I boldly deduced that this Gao E is very likely Zhang Wentao's brother-in-law!"
"Ah?"
"Holy sh * t!"
"That can't be?"
Everyone was stunned!
Brother-in-law? Your sister, you can even do that??
Zhang Ye spoke with assurance, "If that's the case, then how could the poet Zhang Wentao not know of his brother-in-law's achievements? How could it be hearsay? Hence, what he said is quite believable! " However, he did not finish his sentence, "Of course, due to the limited information, whether Zhang Wentao and Gao E are relatives or not is not conclusive. Due to academic rigor, these are only inferences. I'm just giving everyone a new perspective." In his world, there were people who overturned this argument from Zhang Wentao's family tree. There were also people who guessed that Zhang Wentao did not know Gao E when he wrote this poem, "To Gao Lanshu for the Same Year". Everyone had their reasons, so there was a lot of controversy.
However, "Dream of the Red Chamber" was mysterious to begin with. This masterpiece had too many mysteries. Even in Zhang Ye's world, there were still many unsolved mysteries!
Controversy was normal. It would be strange if there was no controversy!
A lot of history could not be verified. Unless new historical information and documents were discovered, many mysteries would forever remain a mystery. They would continue to be debated!
The reason why Zhang Ye brought this up was to let everyone know that his words were backed by information and documents. It was also a logical deduction, and not a wild guess without any evidence.
Over here.
Chang Kaige, who could not bear to listen any further and wanted to leave, suddenly sat back down!
Many of the Peking University teachers and student reporters who had dismissed Zhang Ye's views as nonsense were also quiet!
Indeed, they still could not agree with Zhang Ye's bold reasoning, but after Zhang Ye's argument, they realized that they could not refute him. This was because, like Zhang Ye, they could not produce any evidence or documents to prove Gao E's theory!
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