Chapter 138 joking

An upstart surnamed Wang, arty, also came to ask Zhang Taiyan to write an inscription for him, but Zhang Taiyan dismissed him and ignored him.But Wang did not give up, and asked people to intercede on his behalf at a high price. The chapter was too annoying, so he wrote a couplet: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, filial piety, loyalty, integrity, integrity." After Wang got the book, several people were happy. He ordered people to hang the couplets in the high hall, and they would say to everyone: "This is the word Zhang Taiyan, a master of Chinese studies, inscribed for me!" One day, a discerning man smiled and said to Wang: "The writing is very good, but it is a pity that the first couplet is forgotten. The second couplet is shameless, and it seems to be a bit of a teasing and hurtful meaning. It probably means 'bastard, shameless!'" Only then did Wang realize the meaning of the couplet, and he was so angry that he was ashamed.

Gu Jie had just returned from his studies in Europe and went to visit Zhang Taiyan. He talked about Western scientific experiments and emphasized that everything must be seen with one's own eyes to be considered true and reliable.Zhang asked: "Do you have a great-grandfather?" Gu Mengran: "How come I don't have a great-grandfather?" Zhang said: "Do you really have one? Have you seen your great-grandfather with your own eyes?" Gu was speechless for a while. Liu Bannong once said: "Classical Chinese is a dead language. Whoever writes classical Chinese is a dead person; vernacular is a living language, and anyone who writes vernacular is a living person." Chen Cunren once told Zhang Taiyan about Liu Bannong.Zhang heard that he often published articles in some journals of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School, so he said: "Ah, then his foundation in Chinese studies is also very limited. It’s far behind, and the two of them translated “A Collection of Foreign Fictions” in their early years. Although it was in vernacular, it is clear at a glance that they have a good foundation in classical Chinese. If Liu Bannong has any published works, you can find some for me.” Chen Cunren showed Liu Bannong's "Sai Jinhua's Skills" serialized in the newspaper to Zhang. After reading it, he laughed and said: "Many of what Sai Jinhua said are nonsense, they are all fabricated, and cannot be called the first. First-hand information, but Liu Bannong wants to use Sai Jinhua's name to show off himself."

Chen Cunren once recorded how Zhang teased Zhang Taiyan when Liu Bannong visited him: After Liu Bannong arrived in Shanghai, he told reporters that he was going to visit Zhang Taiyan, and Chen Cunren told Zhang the news.Tang Guoli told Zhang after hearing this: "If Liu Bannong really comes to visit you, you must not be angry, let alone hit him with a stick." Zhang nodded and smiled. On this day, Liu Bannong came to visit and wanted to take a photo with Zhang, but Zhang refused on the grounds that the smell of magnesium light would cause rhinitis.Liu Wenzhang’s opinion on the vernacular, Zhang said: “The vernacular does not start today, and our country’s "Mao Shi" is vernacular poetry. Throughout the ages, novels with a vernacular nature have been written in the language of the time, and they are the best. "Water Margin", etc., are even written in Suzhou dialect. But what language is the standard for your vernacular writing?" Liu replied: "The vernacular is based on Mandarin, which is Beijing dialect." Zhang listened He laughed loudly and asked Liu Bannong: "Do you know what Beijing dialect is?" Liu Bannong replied without hesitation, "It's what people in the capital have spoken since the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China." Zhang then asked Liu: "Do you have the dialect of the Ming Dynasty?" What textual research?" Liu didn't know how to respond.Zhang then recited more than a dozen lines of Wen Tianxiang's Zhengqi song using the phonology of the Ming Dynasty, the pronunciation of which is completely different from that of Beijing dialect, and then said: "Strictly speaking, the current national language contains a few tenths of the phonology of Manchurians. A lot of phonetic sounds are not owned by Han people." Hearing these words, Liu Bannong stayed for a long time, unable to say a word to deal with it.

Zhang Taiyan also said: "If the Han people want to use Chinese pronunciation, I can also recite a passage of Han Dynasty rhyme." After he finished speaking, he recited two Chinese poems, and the rhyme of many characters is different from modern times.He asked again: "Do you know that there are still people who speak in Han Dynasty or Tang Dynasty rhyme?" Liu Bannong immediately retorted: "Where is anyone speaking in Han accent now?" Zhang said: "The current Korean dialect is mainly Chinese language is Chinese, with the addition of Tang Dynasty’s Tang Yin, Korean dialect and foreign words, which is today’s Koryo dialect.” He went on to say: “There is also Japanese, the main Chinese characters are called Chinese characters, that is, Chinese pronunciation, the rest of the conjugations, native accents from all over Japan, and foreign words from various countries in modern times have been added to become the current Japanese. Even people in Tokyo can’t understand the pronunciation of Dao counties. It’s because you, Mr. Liu Bannong, didn’t study “elementary school”, didn’t study “Yinxun”, and never studied “Shuowen”, so you may feel that after listening to me, It's very strange." Liu Bannong was blushing and had no words to answer.

Zhang Taiyan then asked Liu Bannong like a teacher admonishing elementary school students: "There have been various scientific inventions in China throughout the history, all of which are described in classical Chinese. Let me ask you about astronomy knowledge first. What does China have?" Liu Bannong thought for a long time, but could not answer a word. So he humbly asked Zhang for advice.Zhang said: "The Chinese astronomy master Zu Chongzhi, do you know which dynasty he was from? He was from the Northern and Southern Dynasties. He wrote the "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" and accurately calculated the earth's pi to be 3.1415926, which is the same as that a thousand years later. Germany's Otto invented the number of the earth's diameter to be more than 99% consistent." Liu Bannong can only think about it.

Zhang Taiyan added: "You don't know about astronomy. I'll tell you about geography again. Who was the discoverer of the New World of America?" Liu Bannong said nonchalantly, "Of course it was Columbus." The person who set foot on the New World was a Chinese monk named Fa Xian, and I think you have never heard of it." Liu only said: "I would like to hear more about it." Zhang then said: "You have time to visit Sai Jinhua , and describe her nonsense, why don’t you read more thread-bound books in classical Chinese to enrich yourself.” Liu had no choice but to nod in agreement.Zhang then went on to say: "Please look it up, the third volume of "Zhang's Series", there is an article "Fa Xianfa's Discovery of the Western Hemisphere", and you will know everything."

Liu Bannong listened to Zhang Taiyan's talk for a long time, and felt that he should say something to cover up himself, so he said: "Northern academic circles are researching the Dunhuang Grottoes and Zhoukoudian'Beijing People', as well as oracle bone inscriptions, quicksand falling bamboo slips, etc." Zhang Wen heard Liu Yan, He furiously said: "The Chinese government doesn't know how much money you have spent, and has set up countless research institutes. The first discovery of the Dunhuang Stone Chamber was the Westerner Stein (who was knighted in the UK). Hundreds of boxes of cultural relics were stolen from the Gaoku and Northwest Quicksand. Many years later, Pelliot of France stole hundreds of boxes of cultural relics. You didn’t know what you were doing until they were published in Britain and France. Something?" Said Liu Bannong's face turned red to Xiangjian.Zhang went on to say: "Do you know that in recent years, there is a Swede named Sven Herting who has unearthed many cultural relics in the Northwest? Is "History of Sex" a world famous book since the advocacy of vernacular Chinese?" Liu Na Ne said: "We are researching oracle bone inscriptions." Zhang said: "Oracle bone inscriptions do not have much research value, and I am willing to make a book with each of you , specializing in textual research on oracle bone inscriptions, and make an appointment, two years later, you will publish in the north, and I will publish in Shanghai, you will use vernacular Chinese, and I will use my classical Chinese, and see who writes is alive." Liu naturally did not dare to agree.

Zhang Taiyan said again: "I know that you once asked for the words of 'country scolding' and scolding words from various places in the newspapers in the north. The next morning, someone came to your school and told a lot of scolding your mother in class. So you didn’t dare to do this job anymore, now I’ll give you a few words to scold you.” Then he said the curse words of the Han Dynasty, which came from He Shu, and the curse words of the Tang Dynasty were ××× comes from He Shu, and it goes straight to the Three Character Classic of Shanghainese, Ningbonese, and Cantonese, and it is completely scolded.Chen Cunren said: "It seems that he was provided with information, but in fact, Liu Bannong's three generations of ancestors were scolded."

Seeing this, the people who came with Liu Bannong hurriedly bid farewell to Zhang Zuoyi: "We have troubled the teacher for a long time, and now we have to leave." Zhang finally said: "If Liu Bannong wants to write an interview with Zhang Taiyan, I will call my students, Write an article about the conversation between Taiyan and Liu Bannong." Liu Bannong said hurriedly, "Don't dare, dare not." He bowed deeply and left.After Zhang Taiyan asked Chen Cunren to send them out, he sat on the rattan chair and laughed loudly, very proud. On the occasion of Zhang Taiyan’s 68th birthday, Feng Ziyou and others went to celebrate his birthday. After drinking, Zhang Taiyan suddenly fainted in the auditorium. Without Zhang Puquan (Zhang Ji), and without Wang Jingwei in front, why did you hug me, Fu Shiye?" Everyone laughed.