"That makes sense!"
"It really does have a structure!"
"9 × 12? Old Cao is too particular! "
"Teacher Zhang Ye, well done! Mighty and domineering! "
Yao Mi applauded. A few Peking University students also nodded deeply. This class was too interesting. It was the same as the first class. Once they heard Zhang Ye's first sentence, they could not hold it back anymore. Their attention was completely drawn away by Zhang Ye. This kind of teaching method of throwing out shocking suspense and then slowly analyzing it logically was used by many lecturers, but to do it as well as Zhang Ye, there were really not many who could do it!
His point of view was too novel!
The angle was too unconventional!
A few Redologists looked at each other and were momentarily at a loss for words. They originally wanted to tear down Zhang Ye, but now they had fallen into Zhang Ye's rhythm. Before they came, they had actually done a lot of preparation work. They thought that Zhang Ye would continue to use some evidence to slowly lead everyone with his "fallacious reasoning". Hence, a few Redologists and people from the literary world had already thought of how to refute him. They even thought of how to force Zhang Ye into a dead end, so that he could not justify himself. It could be said that these hostile people from the literary world had come prepared, but what made them speechless was that Zhang Ye actually ignored them!
Information and documents as evidence?
This fellow actually did not say anything!
He started another chapter and started talking about the structure of "Dream of the Red Chamber"!
Meng Dongguo only wanted to curse out loud: You really don't play your cards according to the norm!
This made these Redologists unable to say anything. Regarding the structure and the 9 × 12, they had not even studied it before. The entire Redology world had never explored this area, so what could they say? There was no preparation at all! They could only listen to Zhang Ye speak with confidence and composure! They were still thinking of setting a trap for Zhang Ye to make him fall into their grasp, but who knew that they had fallen into Zhang Ye's rhythm!
This person was not simple!
He really did have some skills!
Yan Yu looked at Zhang Ye. She no longer had any contempt in her heart. This was the first time she seriously considered Zhang Ye's argument from an academic point of view.
Elder Qian smiled and said to Yan Yu, "Little Zhang is alright, right?"
Yan Yu was silent for a moment before commenting, "He's talented, but his views are too radical." In the end, she still didn't believe Zhang Ye's argument.
Elder Qian said, "Let's continue listening. Heh heh."
A historian from another school said objectively, "What Teacher Little Zhang said really makes sense. You have to know that because of the historical heritage and cultural beliefs left behind, the ancients valued tradition the most. They also paid attention to structure. Five-word poems, seven-word poems, and rhyming can all be seen."
Professor Zeng also stroked his beard and nodded slightly. Teacher Little Zhang had really made Peking University proud!
On the other side, Wu Zeqing still had a gentle expression. From beginning to end, there was no doubt or change in her eyes. It was as if she always believed that Zhang Ye could explain it well.
They were afraid that he would bring shame to Peking University's Chinese department's reputation. There were so many experts and scholars who had spent half their lives researching 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. If they were to be refuted to the point of being speechless, it would be embarrassing. Hence, the department leaders and teachers of Peking University were all sweating profusely. Only when they saw this scene, when they saw that Zhang Ye had not been refuted to the point of being speechless, and had even stunned these literary and Redologists, did they heave a sigh of relief. They were even overjoyed!
Little Zhang, well done!
You even made these Redologists dizzy from talking?
Zhang Ye carried on chatting. In one spurt of energy, he expanded his victory, "So according to this structure, with nine times nine and eighty-one chapters, the 82nd chapter of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' should be another huge watershed. It should be an extremely important turning point and conclusion of the plot." As he said that, he gestured to the staff member. The book on the screen immediately jumped to chapter 81, "But the 120 circulated chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' are not like this. This is also why I keep saying that Cao Xueqin's original writing only has the first 80 chapters on the whole!"
The words for the 81st chapter appeared.
When everyone saw it, they were very puzzled.
"I don't find anything wrong with it?"
"That's right. It looks like it was written by the same person."
"I think so too. It's quite comfortable, and also quite reasonable."
"If he were to imitate the continuation, he wouldn't be able to imitate it so well, right?"
The Peking University students whispered.
A few of the Redologists did not speak easily. They had already been put in a passive position by Zhang Ye's opening. With this, they were not familiar with the structural problem. They had not studied it before, so it was not good for them to speak. They were prepared to wait and see if Zhang Ye would make a mistake, so that they could find an opportunity to refute him.
However, Zhang Ye clearly did not give them a chance. He looked at the audience and said, "Everyone has read chapter 81, so you might not feel uncomfortable. But from my point of view, this continuation of chapter 81 is very different from Cao Xueqin's original intentions." He emphasized, "It's even unbearable!"
Senior Zhou found it strange, "Is it that serious?"
"Unbearable?" Senior Song also felt that Teacher Zhang Ye had gone overboard with his words. She thought it was quite good.
Zhang Ye said, "Because in chapter 81, the content had already started anew. According to the structure, chapter 82 should be a new unit, but here, chapter 81 is a standalone unit. Furthermore, it does not care about the previous unit's content from chapter 72 to chapter 80. This is a very terrifying plot unit. What's written inside? Let's not talk about it in detail. Think about it. Was there a copy of the Grand View Garden? Was there a death of Qingwen's fangguan? Was there You-shi who said she wanted to go to the upper room, but was told not to go. She was helping the Zhen family hide their belongings!? "
The students all nodded. Yes, there was.
"This unit's plot is very terrifying." Zhang Ye pointed to the screen and said, "But what about the chapter 81 that everyone is reading? It's not the ending of the unit's development. It's starting anew. It's called 'Occupying the Prosperous Four Beauties Fishing'. It's leisurely and carefree. The beauties are fishing in the Grand View Garden. Everything is fine. " He smiled, a helpless smile, "There's no need to write about the copy. There's no mention of the death. It's like the tragic events have all disappeared. Not only does the plot not develop, Jia Baoyu has also become a good child. 'Receiving strict advice to enter the private school twice'. Yes, although it's written that Jia Baoyu was initially unwilling, after the private school teacher's guidance, not only did Jia Baoyu read the books of the Sages, he even learned to write eight-legged essays. Hur Hur, I want to ask, is this still the Jia Baoyu from the first 80 chapters?"
A student said, "People can change."
"That's right. This period should be alright, right?" Senior Zhou said.
Zhang Ye shook his head, "People can change, but not so much. Furthermore, there's no foreshadowing at all. Jia Baoyu is a person who is very opposed to the economy of an official career. That's clearly written! He did not even hesitate to fall out with the young girls he was more friendly with because of his values. He had an intense conflict with Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun. It's clearly written in the first 80 chapters that Jia Baoyu only respected Lin Daiyu. Why? It's because Lin Daiyu had never encouraged him to take the imperial examinations to make a name for himself since he was young, so he deeply respected Lin Daiyu. But after the 80th chapter, Jia Baoyu had completely changed. He entered the private school seriously and even learned eight-legged essays. He went from not liking it to liking it. What's even weirder is that Lin Daiyu has also changed. What did everyone say after the 80th chapter? She was very supportive of his eight-legged essays! "
The screen jumped.
Lin Daiyu's original words came out.
She said eight-legged essays: Within it, there are those that are close to the heart and reason, and there are also those that are more subtle and distant. You can't erase them all. Besides, if you want to achieve scholarly fame, this is a bit more noble.
Zhang Ye could not help but shake his head, "Is this what Lin Daiyu said? So it's not that I'm looking for trouble, but after seeing this, I personally cannot accept it. This shouldn't be Cao Xueqin's words in the 81st chapter. Of course, after the 81st chapter, it's even more ridiculous. Does anyone remember that Baoyu and Sister Qiao preached feudal morality? Do you have any impression of it? Isn't that scary? Sister Qiao was his niece. At that time, she was reading "The Legend of the Martyr". What kind of book was that? Jia Baoyu, not only did he not object to her reading such a book, he even reviewed the contents of the book with her as an elder. I'm not sure if you have any impression of a paragraph in the book, but one of them was' Lady Cao cuts her nose '. During the period of the Three Kingdoms, there was a woman who married a man with the surname Cao, so she was called Lady Cao. After her husband died, she wanted to keep her chastity. If you wanted to keep your chastity, then so be it, but she couldn't. She wanted to show her ambition, so she cut her hair and became very ugly, so that no man would like her. She said that she was determined not to get married. No! This woman was very strange. She even took a knife and cut off her own ear! "
"Aiyah!"
"F * * k!"
"That tragic?"
The students in the audience were all horrified.
"It's scary enough that it's covered in blood. Shouldn't that be enough? Are you going to stop here? No. She felt that it wasn't enough. She wanted to express her chastity even more firmly, so she took a knife and cut off her own nose. " Zhang Ye said, "I see someone closing their eyes. Right, closing their eyes is right. This imagination needs to close their eyes."
Many Peking University students laughed, "Hur Hur Hur."
Zhang Ye threw up his hands, "But such a matter was actually recorded and used as a role model. It was recorded in 'The Legend of the Martyr'. But what about Jia Baoyu? The Jia Baoyu in the book was very moved. She proclaimed to Sister Qiao that 'Madam Cao cut off her nose'. I don't know what everyone's feelings are when they read up to this point. I feel my hair standing on end! Is this still the Jia Baoyu written by Cao Xueqin? This is a far cry from the 81 chapters written by Cao Xueqin! "
No one refuted.
Some of the logical problems here had been raised by this world's Redologists before.
Zhang Ye said indifferently, "In our Redology research, there have been people who have questioned this. This is also the reason why 'Dream of the Red Chamber' is not easy to teach. There are all sorts of problems that cannot be avoided or explained, but …" Zhang Ye said a big sentence, "I can explain it all!"
Everyone was in an uproar.
You can explain it all?
Aren't these words too absolute?
You sure know how to boast shamelessly!
The people from the literary world did not know what to say. Arrogance!
Zhang Ye said, "For example, the problem with Jia Baoyu that I mentioned just now. If you follow my explanation, it will make sense, right? Because after the 80th chapter on the whole, be it the popular or ancient version, it is no longer Cao Xueqin's original intention. It was continued by someone else! That's why Jia Baoyu has two personalities. This is not strange. It was written by two different authors! "
Silence!
Complete silence!
According to Zhang Ye's train of thought, this logical problem had indeed been explained!
Everyone fell into deep thought, especially the people from the literary world. Their faces did not look good, but they did not say a word. The amount of information Zhang Ye had given was too much. Everyone found it hard to absorb!
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