Chapter 57 Don't think about it (3)

Zhang Ailing has a lot of famous sayings, which are unforgettable at first sight.For example, it is said that after the 80th chapter, it is "the gangrene attached to the bone", it is "the dog's tail continues the mink", and if Gao E is said to be "dead with more than guilt", they are all well-known examples. In the study of editions (collectively referred to as manuscripts and publications), there are more strange words, especially those who say: A word is as big as a bucket, and it is good to save one. You don’t need to pay attention to the different notebooks, the slightly unfamiliar characters will pop out!

This is not an exaggeration. After reading her book, you will believe it. She has read extensively and has a photographic memory.All books related to the Red Chamber version are searched for detailed knowledge.Among them, she attaches the most importance to the copy of "Gengchen Version", which occupies the most space in the "Zhu Xiang" article. In December 1978, she wrote a letter to a friend saying that the book "On Gengchen Edition" was very important to her, so the friend ordered a copy and sent it to her. In September 1980, she said in a letter to a friend:

In the summer, the University of Wisconsin held a seminar on Dream of the Red Chamber... XXX also attended this time. It seems that his theory is very unreliable. I don’t care about the "On Gengchen Book", but I feel at ease here. (Johnson ""The past is desolate and unhearable") This shows that her fine knowledge and true knowledge cannot be compared with mediocrity. The "Gengchen Version" is valued because it is "the most complete" - the shape is eighty chapters, and there are many more than the remaining sixteen chapters of the "Jiaxu Version". Save the ancient book.The study of it involves a variety of extremely complex issues.And this immediately triggered her red theory of "big demolition and reform", "big moving" and "big addition".

The purpose of this book is to reveal the red academic characteristics of this extraordinary female genius, which can inspire people, rather than conduct extremely detailed and specialized academic discussions.It will entangle thousands of words, and may not be able to explain one or two of the problems, and readers will not welcome that kind of "article", so I will briefly summarize this aspect. Looking back on the "Red Learning", I was the first person to confirm the "Three Authentic Versions" and establish the idea and plan of the "Dahui School", but that happened in 1947-1948, when I was a student of the Department of Western Languages, I am writing a dissertation, and only have a little time after class to create it in a hurry, put forward a series of basic concepts, and discover major problems, but after all, the conditions are too limited, how can it be compared with Ms.This is one of the reasons why I don't plan to discuss with her in detail.

Zhang Ailing didn't know any specifics about me, and some things didn't concern me, so I didn't mean to "care about".Regrettably, I am 87 years old, and my eyesight is close to blindness. In terms of version research, there is only "Stone Records Jianzhen" in 1985. It has been 20 years since then, and it has also become a "historical" book. Think again Make a difference, powerless.This small book is intended to seek "dialogue", "consensus", and mutual understanding from fellows, and does not intend to focus on differences and disputes.I think people with lofty ideals should learn from this situation.

The poem says: Mourning talents is the most difficult, how many words can you say? Zhang long and Li short are meaningless, and they are both guarding the Grand View of Qinxi.