The auditorium fell silent again!
It was yet another statement that subverted common sense!
A lot of people were chewing over and thinking about Zhang Ye's argument!
A male teacher in his fifties from Peking University's Economics and Management Department could not help but ask, "Where did this Zhang Ye pop out from?"
A female teacher from the History Department said, "You don't know him?"
The male teacher said, "I don't really watch the news, nor do I pay attention to the entertainment industry or the literary industry."
The female teacher said, "This Zhang Ye is quite famous in Beijing. His literary standards are very high."
The male teacher from the Department of Economics and Management said, "I can tell, that's why I'm curious as to where this genius came from. I also like 'Dream of the Red Chamber' very much, and I paid attention to it for a period of time. I've seen a lot of reviews and analysis of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', including some expert scholars and Redologists' talk, but only Zhang Ye dares to question who the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' is. Just the person who dares to raise this opinion is definitely not simple." He looked at Zhang Ye, who had a relaxed expression on stage, and said, "Did you all realize that he did not have a script from the beginning to the end? He only brought a few pieces of information onstage. He was speaking without a script. He has already thoroughly understood 'Dream of the Red Chamber'!"
The female teacher gave a slight kowtow. "This idea is indeed very novel. If Zhang Ye had not brought it up, no one would have ever considered or questioned the author of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'." Blinking her eyes, she said, "Although what he said makes a little bit of sense, I still have my reservations."
The male teacher nodded and said, "We still have to listen to it. This little bit of evidence is still not enough. If you want to overturn the world's consensus, you have to at least bring out more than one piece of convincing evidence. You have to use a lot of documents to prove it from a lot of angles. Otherwise, no one will agree!"
Behind them, a new intern teacher from Peking University said, "I don't think so. After all, Redologists have been researching 'Dream of the Red Chamber' for decades without any progress. The literature has also been flipped through, so how can evidence be so easily found? For Zhang Ye to be able to find a few small details to support his point of view is already a miracle! "
The reporters were also whispering to each other.
The Peking University students were also whispering to each other.
"Amazing!"
"This viewpoint is too scary!"
"If it's true, then … then the literary world will be in chaos!"
"This is the first time I know that 'Dream of the Red Chamber' can be written this way!"
Before Zhang Ye came to Peking University, from the moment it was announced that Zhang Ye would be joining Peking University's Chinese department, almost everyone was doubting his standards and qualifications. Although the students were very interested in Zhang Ye and hoped to have a teacher with a unique style, that was only from an entertainment point of view. If they really wanted to talk about how well Zhang Ye could teach "Appreciation of the Classics"? Even these Peking University students did not have any expectations, much less the people from the education and literary world. Even the teachers and professors of Peking University's Chinese department were mostly skeptical of Zhang Ye, or even outright distrustful of him. They were very repulsed by Zhang Ye! Then, Zhang Ye said that he wanted to talk about 'Dream of the Red Chamber', which no one dared to touch, and threw out a shocking statement. Everyone's distrust of him grew. For example, the Chinese department's Professor Yan, as well as Dean Chang Kaige and company, all looked at Zhang Ye as though he was crazy!
But an hour passed!
But now!
It was now the end of the first class!
Many people stopped looking down on him. For the first time, they began to take Zhang Ye seriously. For the first time, they began to take Zhang Ye's "unbelievable" statement seriously! No matter if what Zhang Ye said was right or wrong, no matter how much they did not believe in his statement, they had no choice but to let go of their resistance and pride. They had to admit that Zhang Ye's research and verification of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' had reached an extremely high level!
Professor Zeng?
Professor Yan?
A teacher from the Chinese department?
Even Professor Wang, who specialized in this subject?
Without a doubt, in the verification of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', none of them could compare to Zhang Ye. In this field, Zhang Ye's unconventional approach had convinced most of them! Just the evidence that all the ancient manuscripts originated from Zhiyanzhai's edition was enough to cause a stir in the Redology world!
This was a big discovery!
This was a breakthrough in Redology research!
Even the poem that the Qing dynasty poet gave to Gao E was an extremely valuable piece of information for research!
Hearing Zhang Ye say this, many people could not help but find it unbelievable. Why? Why did no one discover such crucial information and literature? Or did they discover it but not notice it? Why did Zhang Ye have to be the only one to notice it? This fellow alone could f * * king match the entire Redology world!
… …
More than ten seconds passed.
Everyone had already recovered from their thoughts.
Senior Song took a deep breath and raised her arm, "Teacher Zhang!"
Zhang Ye kept the projected information and smiled, "Little Song, go ahead."
"This discovery of yours is indeed very valuable, but …" Senior Song stubbornly said, "Even if many of the ancient manuscripts of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' originated from Zhiyanzhai's version, if you really want to prove it, it still doesn't explain the problem. We can't use Zhiyanzhai's comments to say that the last 40 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' were not written by Cao Xueqin. Even if Zhiyanzhai had a very close relationship with Cao Xueqin, and perhaps participated in the discussion and creation, it's still the same thing. When Zhiyanzhai wrote his comments, 'Dream of the Red Chamber' might not have been completed. Later on, Cao Xueqin changed it and did not write it according to his original intentions.
Professor Zeng nodded. Little Song had picked the nail well. Academic research was like this. Constantly nitpicking and finding problems would allow one to see things more clearly.
As Senior Song spoke, her train of thought became clearer, "So this is just Zhiyanzhai's words. According to this reasoning, a lot of things make sense. The people of that era had never read the entire 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Zhiyanzhai, who was the closest to Cao Xueqin, only knew a general idea and outline. Hence, it resulted in Zhiyanzhai's comments. This is also the reason why the ancient texts passed down from that era did not record the entire 120 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. They could not record it, because no one had seen the later parts of the plot. After Cao Xueqin finished writing 'Dream of the Red Chamber', the manuscript was sealed for some unknown reason. Many years later, it was obtained by Gao E, which allowed it to be disseminated. As for why Gao E referred to Zhiyanzhai's comments, and even mistakenly entered the circulated version, this only shows Gao E's academic rigor. When he was' supplementing '' Dream of the Red Chamber ', he had studied Zhiyanzhai's comments. It might even be possible that the 120 chapters of' Dream of the Red Chamber 'that Cao Xueqin passed down had Zhiyanzhai's comments. As a collator, Gao E ended up copying it by mistake. Hence, the 120 chapters of' Dream of the Red Chamber 'was written by Cao Xueqin! "
"That's right!"
"This student said it well."
"Senior Song is so mighty! You're right! "
"If this is the conjecture, then everything makes sense! Teacher Zhang Ye's point of view is a little untenable! She's indeed the top student, Senior Song! "
The Peking University students were suddenly enlightened!
A few Peking University teachers also gave Senior Song a few more glances. This student was very clever!
However, Zhang Ye did not mind. Instead, he laughed and looked at Senior Song, "What you mean is that no one in that era had read the complete 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?"
Senior Song said affirmatively, "That must be the case. If that's the case, then your point of view can be overturned. The complete 120 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was first circulated in Gao E's hands, so Zhiyanzhai's comments are untenable."
Zhang Ye smiled and shook his head.
"You don't agree?" Senior Song glanced at him.
Zhang Ye said, "Hur Hur, I'm actually very happy. Why? In the beginning, when I expressed some of my opinions, everyone thought that I was quibbling. They thought that I was using some unreliable or even subjective data to twist words and force logic. But did you guys realize that the situation is now reversed? "
Senior Song's face turned red. "I'm not twisting my words or the Supervisor's conjecture. It's indeed possible. No, it's definitely the case!"
"You're sure?" Zhang Ye said.
"Definitely!" Senior Song said firmly.
"Then you will definitely put a question mark on this. Actually, there were people in that era who had read 'Dream of the Red Chamber'!" Zhang Ye had already made all his preparations, so how could he be stumped by a student's question? He took out another piece of information and projected it, "Everyone, please take a look at this."
What is this?
Poem? Another poem?
Everyone stared intently at it!
"Don't ask about the golden marriage and the jade affinity, gathering like a spring dream, scattering like smoke."
"Stone returns to the mountain, without spiritual energy, always able to speak is in vain."
Everyone looked at each other. What kind of poem was this? Why had they never heard of it?
Zhang Ye said, "This information was found by me after spending a lot of time in the Beijing Library's internal system. The person who wrote this poem is called Fucha Mingyi. He was a small aristocrat in the Qing Dynasty, but he was not successful. By this time, his family was already in decline. As for his poems, they were not very good. They were even lower than the average standard. He did not have any fame, so he only wrote poems for self-appreciation, or to circulate them among a small circle of friends and relatives. His poem collection is called 'Green Smoky Windows Collection'."
Everyone was baffled. Who was this person?
Some students searched online, but could not find anything.
Zhang Ye glanced at everyone's expressions and said, "I can tell that everyone does not know this person. However, please remember the name Fucha Mingyi. In the study of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', this person plays a very important role. Everyone, please take a look at the poem on the projection. It's clearly written about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. What does the poem mean? In 'Dream of the Red Chamber', there's a story of the golden marriage and the jade affinity. He said, don't ask anymore. It's unbearable to recall. Why? This is because Fucha Mingyi saw the part where the golden marriage and the jade affinity 'gathering like a spring dream', then he also saw the part where it 'scattering like smoke'. Fucha Mingyi saw a complete 'Dream of the Red Chamber' from beginning to end! "
Someone raised a doubt, "Was there such a person in history?"
"That's right. Has the Redology world ever verified this poem? Was this really written about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'? Then why has no one discovered it before? "
"What's so strange about this person reading 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?"
"Right, I have also read 120 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. It also has a complete beginning and end!"
Senior Song also raised a lot of questions. One after another, they were thrown at him by everyone.
In this world, Fucha Mingyi was basically ignored by no one. This was because his standards in poetry were lacking. He was not even considered famous, so no one cared about him. Furthermore, the 'Anthology of Green Smoky Windows' was incomplete. The original few words of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' no longer existed. There were only three or four poems left in this world that were written about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. There was no title, no fame, and it was hidden too well. As a result, it had never been discovered by Redologists in this world. However, as a transmigrator, Zhang Ye knew all of this. He knew the importance of this person and these poems. Others might not be able to discover these poems, but Zhang Ye knew that by searching in reverse, he could easily find them.
It could not be said that his standards were higher than this world's Redologists. It could only be said that Zhang Ye had seen more than them. He knew things that they did not know!
Zhang Ye said, "I see that everyone has some questions. It's alright. I will answer them one by one. First, let's talk about when Fucha Mingyi wrote this poem. According to my textual research and research, Fucha Mingyi's' Anthology of Green Smoky Windows', his poems are arranged in chronological order." Pieces of information were projected onto the screen. "Look, these are all textual information. Everyone can clearly see that the last few poems in the 'Anthology of Green Smoky Windows' were completed in 1781. And the poem about 'Dream of the Red Chamber' that I just showed everyone was written before that. That is to say, Fucha Mingyi had seen a complete version of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' before 1781 and wrote this poem. But when did Gao E's 120 circulated chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' appear? It was 1791! "
Senior Song was stunned!
Many people were also stunned!
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "So Little Song's inference and conjecture is not valid. Before Gao E, there were people who had seen the complete version of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', but it was not the 120 circulated chapters!"
Senior Zhou spoke up for Senior Song, "Even if there were people who had seen it, it is not considered evidence. This Fucha Mingyi might have only seen it, but did not copy it down, leaving behind an ancient copy. Hence, others had seen it. And that complete ancient copy was obtained by Gao E, which was why it was published by Gao E many years later."
Zhang Ye smiled, "Have you realized? The reasons you are arguing are becoming narrower and more subjective. "
Senior Zhou stiffened his neck and said, "But that's how it is."
"Alright, then let me show everyone another poem. It is also one of the poems written by Fucha Mingyi in 'Dream of the Red Chamber'." Zhang Ye said, "If that poem just now did not prove anything, and did not understand that it was a poem about 'Dream of the Red Chamber', then this poem is irrefutable evidence."
The information was out.
Drinking gold and jade for a few springs, the royal grandson is emaciated.
Where does the green moth's red powder go? Ashamed of Shi Jilun of yesteryear.
Zhang Ye explained, "What does it mean? He said that the Jia family in the book lived a luxurious life, but it did not last long. There were only a few springs. Then, we immediately recalled the first 80 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' that we have read. It says very clearly that after the three springs are gone, the fragrances will be gone. After the three springs are broken, the scenery of the three springs is not long. The life of splendor and wealth is only three years. Clearly, Fucha Mingyi saw the prophecy from the first 80 chapters. But at the same time, he also saw the protagonist in the novel, the royal grandson, Jia Baoyu. What sort of image did he have in the end? He was emaciated! He was just skin and bones! "
Many people were deep in thought.
Professor Zeng and a few people kept reflecting on the poem.
Zhang Ye looked at everyone, "Then I want to ask. In the 120 circulated chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', did Jia Baoyu have such an image? Are you skinny and bony? Not at all! Hence, the complete 'Dream of the Red Chamber' that Fucha Mingyi saw was different from the 120 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' that you saw! This was because the last 40 chapters that everyone saw were Gao E's continuation! It was not written by Cao Xueqin! "
This evidence was indeed a bit big!
A few Peking University professors looked at each other!
"Old Li, what do you think?" A teacher from the Chinese department asked another teacher from the History department.
The History department teacher pondered for a moment, "I need to verify it first." Saying that, he picked up his phone and called a few of his friends. "Hello, help me find some information. It's about Fucha Mingyi …" Zhang Ye's shocking remarks did not only affect the literary world and the education world. The history world could not avoid being implicated either.
A 3rd year senior from the History department said, "Is Fucha Mingyi's words reliable?"
Zhang Ye chuckled, "I have some information regarding Fucha Mingyi here. Everyone, take a look and then decide if it's reliable or not." Taking the information, he said, "The information shows that Fucha Mingyi was born later than Cao Xueqin, but they were people from the same era. There was a common intersection in their lives. That is when Cao Xueqin was alive, and Fucha Mingyi was also alive. And the information shows that the two of them lived in Beijing. They were both in the suburbs, so it's very likely that the two of them had contact with each other. They were not completely unrelated people!"
Senior Song did not say a word.
Many people were also trying their best to digest the evidence that Zhang Ye had given!
Zhang Ye said, "Everyone, you can think about it. Listen to me at the side. The second half of this poem is also a very important piece of evidence. Where did the Green Moth Red Powder go? Shi Chong is actually a terrible person, and there's nothing to sympathize with. From our point of view today, Green Bead's matter is not something worth praising. But even so, when Fucha Mingyi saw the ending of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', he lamented that even when the Jia family was destroyed, there was not a single person like Green Bead. None of the Green Moth Red Powder stood up to express any form of resistance. Hence, what Fucha Mingyi saw was a tragic ending. It was a 'Dream of the Red Chamber' in which the Jia family was left in ruins. This was the original 'Dream of the Red Chamber' written by Cao Xueqin! "
Everyone was speechless once again.
No one could sort out their thoughts, nor did they know how to refute.
Zhang Ye said, "Then from a comprehensive point of view, the answer is already very obvious. If we insist that Zhiyanzhai had only listened to Cao Xueqin's outline and train of thought, then 'Dream of the Red Chamber' was not completed? It was even sealed in the end? Hence, there were no ancient manuscripts that revealed the story after chapter 80? Then how do you explain Fucha Mingyi's poems? Isn't this too detailed? He clearly saw the ending of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' with his own eyes! And it's different from the 120 chapters that we have now! He even saw it many years before Gao E! In this context, who can explain why such a baffling situation happened? "
Silence.
"No one? Then I can explain! The 'Dream of the Red Chamber' that is circulating today was not written by Cao Xueqin at all! "Zhang Ye asserted once again!
At this moment, the History department teacher's call came back. He clearly had a friend who worked in the library. He searched the internal index and quickly found it!
"Old Li?"
"How is it?"
"Do this person and these poems really exist?"
The History department teacher hung up and solemnly nodded to his colleague, "What Zhang Ye said is not false. At least the information can be verified. Fucha Mingyi really did have these poems. His life and background, Zhang Ye's description is also not bad." Then he showed everyone the information he had received on his cell phone, "And it's not only these two poems. There are others. Although these poems did not state that they were written about 'Dream of the Red Chamber', the meaning between the lines is indeed about 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. It's just that it's too well hidden. If one did not carefully analyze and observe, they would not be able to detect it!"
Professor Zeng was seated far away. When he heard them, he changed his seat and quickly came over to look at the information, "This …"
The nearby Peking University teachers were immediately convinced. They were not convinced by Zhang Ye's point of view, but they were completely convinced by Zhang Ye's ability to find information!
Such an inconspicuous piece of information!
Such an insignificant character!
You can even find this? You can even discover this??
From this point alone, the Peking University teachers and professors all felt that Zhang Ye was really too much of a freak! In the past, they knew that this host surnamed Zhang only knew a little about the Three Kingdoms. What he said was quite interesting and interesting, but who knew that he had studied 'Dream of the Red Chamber' in such detail! And regardless of whether the research results were right or wrong, in their opinion, Zhang Ye was already ahead of all the Redologists!
Wu Zeqing smiled gracefully, "It looks like Teacher Little Zhang is still up to the task of teaching this class, right?"
Chinese department Professor Yan Jiantao said with a sullen face, "There are still many things that need to be verified." He still looked down on Zhang Ye, who did not come from a History or Literature major.
But others were different.
Everyone present could tell that if Zhang Ye had more powerful evidence, then he would be able to rewrite history and become a famous person for all eternity!?
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