In the auditorium.
The Peking University students revealed looks of admiration.
But just as Zhang Ye's point of view was gaining the upper hand, just as he was about to strike the iron while it was hot, a voice jumped out.
"Zhang Ye." It was the Redologist, Teacher Yang.
Zhang Ye looked at him, "Teacher Yang, please speak."
Zhang Ye did not know him, but this person had questioned him on Weibo. His tone was not very good, and his Weibo profile picture was his own picture. Hence, Zhang Ye had recognized him at a glance. This person was very influential in the Redology world and was very authoritative. As for Yan Yu, it was the same. In the previous questions, he had called out "Vice President Yan". After all, he was the Vice President of the National Writers' Association. He was also very famous. Zhang Ye had long adapted to this brand new and slightly different world. He was no longer a stranger to the famous people of this Earth. He was no longer as ignorant as he was at the beginning. He was also gradually learning and familiarizing himself with the people and matters of this Earth.
Teacher Yang did not directly ask a question this time, but deliberately paused for two seconds. Maybe it was to let the focus come over, so that the camera could focus on him.
The camera came over!
The Peking University students' gazes also landed on him!
Teacher Yang then said slowly, "I basically didn't say anything just now. I was listening to you. I also admit that your analysis and understanding to a certain extent is reasonable. However, I don't know if others have discovered it, but you have been using counter-evidence. For example, regarding the Jia Family's conviction, you have been denying that there is a logical conflict between the chapters after the eightieth and the chapters before the eightieth to prove your point. This is not comprehensive and is one-sided. Hehe, let's use the simplest method. We can actually use this method to prove that your point of view is unreliable."
Zhang Ye smiled, "Sure, I can say anything."
Teacher Yang sneered in his heart, but he said casually, "Do you think you can explain everything? You spoke too much! Let me tell you, no one can explain all the secrets and problems in 'Dream of the Red Chamber'! "
Zhang Ye only smiled and did not say a word.
A young Redologist said, "Teacher Yang, since Teacher Zhang Ye is so confident and knowledgeable, then why don't you ask a logical question that he cannot explain in the first eightieth chapter?"
Teacher Yang said, "Alright, then I'll ask one."
The two of them sang the same tune and tossed about quite well.
Zhang Ye smiled without saying a word. He put on a posture of listening attentively.
Wu Zeqing glanced sideways at Teacher Yang before turning her head back.
Chang Kaige, Zhen Shuquan, Professor Zeng, and company were all worried for Zhang Ye. This bunch of people had studied 'Dream of the Red Chamber' for half their lives. The least of them had studied it for five to six years. They might not be as good at logical reasoning and analysis as you, but when it came to picking out mistakes, they were all experts.
Could Little Zhang do it?
Don't fall here!
Everyone had different expressions on their faces, and their thoughts were all different!
Teacher Yang spoke. He stared at Zhang Ye and said, "You said that only the first 80 chapters of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' were written by Cao Xueqin. You also said that the first 80 chapters only had minor mistakes. It was Mr Cao who did not have the time to correct them. However, the characters' personalities are present throughout the entire text, so there can't be any problems. You also gave examples of how Matron Jia's personality suddenly changed after the 80th chapter, and how Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu's personalities changed after the 80th chapter. These were all what you just said, right?"
Zhang Ye said, "Of course I said it."
"Alright then." Seeing him fall for it, Teacher Yang crossed his legs and said, "Since you mentioned Jia Zheng's crimes just now, then you must know that in this plot, there is another story. It's the problem with Jia Baoyu's poem. Why did you purposely avoid talking about this?"
Jia Baoyu's poem?
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air!
Holy sh * t! Does he need to be so ruthless!? He actually asked this?
Chang Kaige and the other lecturers from the Chinese department had their expressions change!
Yan Yu did not expect Teacher Yang to directly ask this question. This was a real dead end question!
Senior Song was also slightly stunned. Before she came, she had met a female reporter from Jinshi for an interview. She had even told her about her doubts regarding this question. She was wondering if Teacher Zhang would avoid this logical error in today's lecture. Clearly, Zhang Ye had not mentioned it in class, so Senior Song did not ask. She was afraid that if she asked, Teacher Zhang would not be able to answer her. It would put him in an awkward position. She never expected that someone would ask it now!
Teacher Yang said with a relaxed expression, "That's the question I'm asking. This huge logical error was written before chapter 80. What was it written in chapter 78? Jia Zheng suddenly called his two sons and one grandson over and asked them to compose a poem. What was the topic? He asked them to compose a poem in praise of a woman, Lin Si Niang. She had a nickname, General Bi 'an. It was clearly written in the book. Jia Huan wrote a poem, Jia Lan wrote another. Jia Baoyu also got excited. He wrote a long song in praise of General Bi' an. During the writing process, some of Jia Zheng's staff applauded. In the end, Jia Zheng also praised him. But here comes our question. What's the matter with Lin Si Niang? The story takes place in Qingzhou. In that place, there was a Prince Heng who kept a group of female soldiers. The leader was Lin Si Niang. Later on, a group of bandits and rebels came. The city could not be defended and many people wanted to surrender. In the end, Lin Si Niang led a group of female soldiers and fought their way out. Finally, she died in battle. Hence, Lin Si Niang was a general who suppressed the peasant rebels! "
Everyone knew all of this, so they listened quietly.
Teacher Yang was afraid that people did not understand, so he explained it in detail before saying, "But what kind of artistic image is Jia Baoyu? It was very anti-feudal! It was anti-Qing! But Jia Baoyu was actually praising a general who had suppressed a peasant uprising? Zhang Ye, don't you explain that Cao Xueqin did not change it after he finished writing it. That can't be explained. Besides, did you just say that Jia Baoyu's artistic image was ruined after the eightieth chapter? It changed into another character? But you have to know that Jia Baoyu's changes after the eightieth chapter were at least described. He learned eight-legged essays because a private tutor taught him. But what about the first eightieth chapter? There's no foreshadowing or explanation, right? Since you boasted that Cao Xueqin did not make mistakes because of his illness, then I want to hear how you explain Jia Baoyu's poem! "
"Right, tell us!" The young Redologist sneered.
"That's right, Zhang Ye. Can you explain the problem here?" Meng Dongguo said.
A woman said, "If you can't explain it, then your point of view will be overturned. There's no need to say anything else! Be it before or after the eightieth chapter, there are failures. You can't use this to prove anything! "
When Ma Hengyuan saw this, he also laughed, "The problem here is unsolvable. Don't say that this is not Cao Xueqin's original work, but someone else's. Those poems have been verified. They were written by Cao Xueqin. In this area, no one can imitate it. So we can only say that this is Cao Xueqin's mistake and failure!"
The people from the literary world came back with a spear thrust. The bunch of people were overbearing!
Yao Mi was puzzled, "Is this problem that difficult?"
Senior Zhou, who was beside her, smiled bitterly, "This is the most unsolvable problem in 'Dream of the Red Chamber'! It might even be the only one! The Redology world has studied it for decades, but no one can solve it! "
Yao Mi exclaimed, "Holy sh * t! This bunch of people are so wicked? "
Li Ying said in a speechless manner, "That's right. They are forcing Teacher Zhang into a dead end!"
"It's also because Teacher Zhang Ye spoke too much!" Li Li also said worriedly, "This is great. He has been blocked by his own words. There's no way to explain it!"
Over there, Zhang Ye's former Leader at the radio station, Zhao Guozhou, also frowned, "Little Zhang has encountered a difficult problem this time. There's no way to solve this problem." He also knew 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Although he had not studied it in depth, he had read many reviews. He knew that the problem Teacher Yang had asked was the greatest criticism of 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. Even if Jia Baoyu's personality changed in the later stages, or Mama Jia's personality changed in the later stages, they could still be fooled. However, Jia Baoyu's poem was something that could not be fooled.
Wang Xiaomei looked at Zhang Ye, "Director Zhao, I don't think so."
"Oh?" Zhao Guozhou glanced at her, "Don't think so?"
Wang Xiaomei's face was calm, "I think Zhang Ye is very confident." Saying that, she pointed to the stage, "Did you notice? He's smiling."
Zhao Guozhou took a look, "It's true!"
Hu Fei, who was sitting in the back row, knew Zhang Ye very well. When he saw Zhang Ye's smiling expression, he knew that this kid definitely had a plan. However, he really did not know what Zhang Ye would say!
Professor Zeng turned his head, "Elder Qian, is there a solution to this mistake?"
Elder Qian smiled and shook his head, "I don't know. In the research of 'Dream of the Red Chamber', Little Zhang has left me in the dust. In this aspect, I'm indeed inferior to him. Let's see what he has to say."
One second …
Three seconds …
Five seconds …
Zhang Ye was listening from beginning to end, but he did not say a word.
Teacher Yang mocked, "You can't explain it?"
"Why aren't you saying anything?" The youth who was involved in Redology said.
Zhang Ye said with a casual expression, "It's not that I don't want to speak, but the scene is too chaotic. There's too much discussion. Even if I say it, no one can hear it."
Upon hearing this, the entire venue fell silent!
Everyone also stopped discussing and listened to Zhang Ye's voice.
Only then did Zhang Ye smile and hold the microphone, "Regarding the problem of Jia Baoyu's poem, it is considered a difficult problem in the Redology world. That's why 'Dream of the Red Chamber' is not easy to talk about. Usually, even if someone talks about 'Dream of the Red Chamber', at this point, a hundred people would skip it and pretend to ignore this part. No one dares to talk about this plot. This is a passage that cannot be touched, and has stumped countless people who study 'Dream of the Red Chamber'. But here, in today's public lecture, I can tell everyone …" With a slight pause, he said, "This plot, I can talk about it."
Everyone was stunned!
"You can talk about it?"
"Teacher Zhang can really do it?"
"No way. There's no way to explain it!"
The Peking University students' faces were filled with disbelief.
Only Senior Song and Senior Zhou were very interested. They immediately perked up. Could he really explain it? If he could really explain it, then the Redology world would be turned upside down!
However, Teacher Yang was no longer a question of whether he believed it or not. He could not even be bothered to listen!
Almost no one present believed that Zhang Ye had the ability to do so!
Zhang Ye stood there as calm as usual. He maintained his smiling expression and said, "And even if no one asked, I was just about to talk about this. Why? Because in this plot of Jia Baoyu praising the Taowu General, there's Jia Zheng's second crime that I did not finish talking about previously. The crime of accepting the Zhen family's assets is already big enough, right? No, not big! This plot is Jia Zheng's biggest crime! That is what I just revealed … Jia Zheng's heinous crime! "
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