treasure hunt god pupil

Chapter 233 Cao Xueqin Inscription Incident

There are several pieces of Ji Xiaolan’s inkstone, but it’s the first time I’ve heard of Cao Xueqin’s inscription on the back. If the inkstone is genuine, the historical significance behind it is completely different.

This provides historians with a new research topic.

Ji Xiaolan and Cao Xueqin are both very famous. Once they are famous, they can definitely form a paper with novel arguments, and the gold content is quite high.

"Come here, we're all here."

Li Mo hung up the phone. It seemed that all the professors playing mahjong were professors from the history department. It was quite pleasant playing mahjong at home to pass the time in snowy weather.

Walking halfway, Li Mo frowned slightly, he vaguely felt that someone was following and monitoring.

I was on the phone just now, so I didn't notice it. Now the street outside is empty and silent, so the feeling of being stared at is very strong.

He didn't turn around to look, but turned into a commercial street naturally, and quickly entered a coffee shop on the side of the street.

"Boss, have a cup of hot coffee, and I'll take eight delicious snacks with you."

After Li Mo explained, he sat in a corner, where he could see the situation outside in all directions, but it was difficult to find the situation in the coffee shop outside.

It was terribly cold outside, but the heater was turned on inside, and a thick layer of fog had long been cast on the glass.

Sure enough, not long after, a man wearing a black down jacket, mask and down hat appeared at the corner. The man looked around vigilantly and found nothing unusual, but he still didn't turn into the commercial street, but hid behind the wall Stretch your head to look from time to time.

Judging from her petite figure and down jacket style, she should be a woman.Li Mo didn't move, and continued to sit for more than ten minutes after the snack was packed, and the woman also hid for more than ten minutes.

Now Li Mo is basically sure that someone is following him, and the man with disabled legs who appeared in the morning is most likely also targeting him.

Is it Li Jiayu?

A person appeared in Li Mo's mind.

What a reckless guy, provoking himself again and again.Li Mo took out his mobile phone and sent a text message, then walked out of the coffee shop with some snacks.The woman just stretched her head to take a look, then immediately turned and walked forward.

Li Mo sneered in his heart, since they are all exposed, then let's act together to see whose acting skills are better.

He walked quickly, passing the woman.Twenty minutes later, he entered Beijing University.

The four professors in Zhu Changping's family had long lost the intention to continue playing mahjong. How long did it take to stop, and Li Mo unexpectedly picked up a special inkstone passed down by Ji Xiaolan.

jingle……

Cai Cai trotted over to open the door, saw Li Mo carrying a lot of snacks, and said happily: "Brother Hero, you are too polite."

"Professor Zhang, Professor Wu, Professor Wu, hello."

"Come on, come on, get out that Ji Xiaolan inkstone quickly." Professor Wu is a historian, and he couldn't wait the most.

Li Mo walked to the living room and put the box on the coffee table.

"Hainan huanghuali wooden box, this is also an old object from the Qing Dynasty."

Professor Zhu Changping touched the texture of the surface of the box to make a judgment.

Li Mo opened the box to reveal the inkstone inside.

"Teacher, please look at it, professors."

None of the four professors took it out directly, but were studying the material of the inkstone and the poetry seal on the front.

"It's Songhua stone inkstone. This kind of material has been exhausted long ago, so it's definitely not a modern product."

Professor Zhu Changping's identification ability is still very strong.

Professor Wu was interested in positive poems. He read Du Fu's "Climbing the High" in a low voice, and said pleasantly: "This is Ji Xiaolan's inscription style. He likes to shorten sentences and delete words, but it will not make people feel bitter and difficult to read. , but has other meanings.”

"Xiao Mo, show us the back of the inkstone."

Li Mo understood their concerns, so he nodded and took out the inkstone to show the inscription on the back.

Wen Tianxiang's poems, Cao Xueqin's inscriptions are inscribed.

"Professor Wu, there is a poem inscribed by Cao Xueqin on the back of Ji Xiaolan's inkstone, please explain."

This is the main purpose of Li Molai.

Professor Wu pondered for a moment before slowly saying: "The inkstone was made in the autumn of the 50th year of Qianlong. During this period, three major events occurred that affected Ji Xiaolan."

"First, the "Siku Quanshu" was finally completed, which cost a lot of manpower and material resources. Second, the candidates who admired themselves were not recognized by other officials and had no right to speak. Third, in April of the 50th year of Qianlong, Yuanwai Lang Haisheng beat his wife to death In the case of the Wu Ya family, Ji Xiaolan, who was the censor of Zuodu at the time, was reprimanded by Qianlong for neglecting to observe the case."

"There are records in the history books that Ji Xiaolan, who was sent by him, was a useless and corrupt Confucianist, and there were not enough numbers. Kuang Yi was not familiar with the criminal name incident..." etc. From the above analysis, we can know that in the autumn of the 50th year of Qianlong, Due to the hard work of Ji Xiaolan in compiling "Siku Quanshu", it can be said that it is "difficult and bitter to hate the frosty temples". There is no credit for compiling "Siku Quanshu", but hard work. I was dismissed and I was in a bad mood. The wind whistling alas' can see his mood at that time."

"And Cao Xueqin's inscription poem on the back of the rumor, 'Life experience ups and downs, rain hits flat' is also a portrayal of his mood at that time."

Everyone can deeply understand this point.

This is a question raised by Professor Zhu Changping: "Professor Wu, is there any handwriting left by Cao Xueqin in history? Have you ever read similar documents? How can you determine that this is the authentic inscription written by Cao Xueqin?"

"There are very few handwritings of Cao Xueqin discovered so far. According to the analysis by Ji Zhiyue of Tongji University, there are three pieces of 'Cao Xueqin's handwriting' that have been handed down from generation to generation. How to analyze it specifically, I will look through the detailed information and study it."

"Actually, in the public written records, it has never been mentioned that Ji Xiaolan and Cao Xueqin knew each other. But they are indeed contemporaries. If this inkstone is proved to be Ji Xiaolan's heirloom, it means that the two people not only know each other, And it's a great relationship."

"Since the relationship is very good, why has there never been a written record?" Professor Zhu also wanted to understand this matter.

Professor Wu continued: "During Ji Xiaolan's compilation of "Siku Quanshu", there were many literary inquisitions, because compiling "Siku Quanshu" was a matter of killing people, and the book "Dream of Red Mansions" was very controversial at that time. I guess it may be In order to protect herself, Ji Xiaolan rarely mentioned her familiar relationship with Cao Xueqin outside."

"However, the inkstone not only reflects the close relationship between Ji Xiaolan and Cao Xueqin, but also reflects Ji Xiaolan's psychology that he does not want outsiders to know his close relationship with Cao Xueqin, and also reflects that Ji Xiaolan is very familiar with the Dream of Red Mansions."

There is too much information here, Li Mo thought for a while before asking: "Professor Wu, is there any record on the surface, and is there any record on the side that can prove that the two may have known each other?"

Professor Wu fell into deep thought. About 3 minutes later, he suddenly slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Yes, I once read an ancient book called "Si Song Tang Ji", and it was Ji Xiaolan who wrote the preface for this collection of poems. The author of the collection of poems is called Dun Cheng, and the key is that Dun Cheng is still Cao Xueqin’s friend, and from this point of view, Cao Xueqin and Ji Xiaolan actually have a lot of intersections.”

Without this unnoticed detail, historians would never have thought that Cao Xueqin and Ji Xiaolan had such a close relationship in history.

"This is a new discovery, and it is worthy of our study."

"Little Mo, this piece of inkstone passed down from Ji Xiaolan has Cao Xueqin's inscription poem, both in terms of historical value and cultural value, it far surpasses other inkstones that have been handed down. It is rare."

Li Mo smiled and said, "I keep this handed down inkstone for myself, and it will enter the Guyunxuan Museum next year. Together with the Su Shi Tibetan inkstone, it won't make it look lonely."

He still has a piece of Su Shi's hidden inkstone in his hand. Only Professor Zhu is here, and the other three professors look at each other. How many good things do he have in his hand?

"Xiao Mo, where did you find this Ji Xiaolan Inkstone?" Professor Wu asked curiously.

"Today it snowed heavily and I was bored at home, so I went to Panjiayuan for a stroll." Li Mo didn't need to hide it from a few of them, after all, they were very familiar with each other, "To be honest, what I gained this morning was far beyond my imagination. A total of four good things were found. One is a dish with bird and lotus patterns made in Daoguangnian of the Qing Dynasty. There are two small damages. I will ask the master to repair it later. The other is a fine folk kiln from the Qing Dynasty. The plum vase of the 'Shihu Garden'."

"Shihu Garden?" Professor Wu interrupted him and asked hastily, "Is it the plum vase made by Heshen?"

"Exactly."

Professor Wu opened his mouth, feeling that what he wanted to say was powerless, and finally said: "After He Shen was confiscated by Emperor Jiaqing, I didn't expect that there would be a porcelain related to him handed down. It is too rare, too rare."

"However, the 'Shihu Garden' plum vase has been restored, but I'm still planning to display it in the collection."

"Little Mo, go ahead and tell me, besides the Ji Xiaolan Inkstone Inscribed by Cao Xueqin, what is the last one?"

Li Mo chuckled, showing his white teeth, and said, "Southern Song official kiln green-glazed octagonal string-arc vase."

(End of this chapter)