Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1384 Nightfall
night.

People are not quiet.

Although it was just after midnight, the excited people in Pingyang City still took to the streets, lit firecrackers, and celebrated the arrival of the New Year.

A sleepless night.

There are no peach blossoms on Peach Blossom Mountain, here there are only two people with a hot pot surrounded by a curtain.

Fei Qian let out an "uh" and hiccupped.

"Senior Sister, do you know Uncle Xu Zhong?" Fei Qian said after he had almost finished eating, put down his chopsticks.

"But Wujing Wushuang Xu Shuzhong?" Cai Yan asked Fei Qian almost without any pause.

Fei Qian nodded, "Senior Sister is indeed Bo Wen Qiang Ji, it is this person."

Cai Yan fiddled with the food in the plate, subconsciously picked up a little bit and put it in his mouth, slightly biting the tip of the chopsticks, frowning his delicate eyebrows, obviously searching for relevant information about Xu Shen.

"Shuowen Jiezi?" Cai Yan raised his eyebrows.

Fei Qian nodded slowly, and said, "How? Is it difficult?"

Cai Yan put down all the chopsticks in his hand, and said with some hesitation: "This is an unprecedented book, created by Mr. Xu... Such a big event, how can I, a little girl, do it..."

Shuowen Jiezi may not be a big deal in the eyes of later generations, because there is a better Xinhua dictionary, but in the Han Dynasty when the dictionary system had not yet been established, this book was the first in China to systematically It is also one of the earliest dictionaries in the world, which analyzes the shape of Chinese characters and studies the etymology. (Note to this chapter)

According to Xu Shen's own words, when Cangjie started to create characters, he probably copied the shapes of all things, so this kind of pictorial symbols were called "wen". It is called "word".

"Wen" is to describe the original shape of things.

The meaning of "word" is the breeding and multiplication of these original shapes.

The reason for saying Wen is that before the Qin Dynasty, writing was only called "Wen" or "Book", not "Zi".The single-body and meaningful characters are "wen", and the single-body "wen" cannot be decomposed, so it needs to be explained, that is, "Shuowen"; the combined "word" consists of two or three, or more different " "Wen" is formed, so it needs to be dissected, that is, "jiezi".

Whether it is in ancient times or in modern times, it is not easy to publish a book or a work.In ancient times, after many literary great Confucian scholars created texts, most of them, like Xu Shen, would choose to submit them to the imperial court. In addition to obtaining the approval of the imperial court, they did not have enough money to pay for the cost of publishing, which was also a very large one. factor.

It's a pity that during the reign of Emperor Han'an, who Xu Shen presented the book, the Eastern Han court suffered from internal and external troubles, and everything was difficult.The first is the Hexi Express. The countries in the Western Regions were dissatisfied with the tyranny of Ren Shang, who served as the Protector of the Western Regions after Ban Chao left office, and rebelled against the Han one after another.Then there was the Qiang uprising. This war lasted for 11 years and cost a lot of money, which seriously damaged the vitality of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Xu Shen's Shuowen Jiezi was originally placed in Dongguan Yuntai, and did not receive much attention. If Fei Qian hadn't asked Li Ru to ask for a batch of Dongguan collection of books when Dong Zhuo moved his capital, he said Not allowed to follow the fire in Luoyang City, and disappeared without a trace...

"In the name of emphasizing the compilation of "Shuowen Jiezi", revise this book, just add sentences between the lines... In this way, not only do you not have to confront these stubborn old doctors, but you can also draw in some foreign aid. ..." Fei Qian explained, pointing in the direction of the main hall of the Academy, "The competition between ancient Chinese and modern Chinese has never stopped... Xu Gong's biggest mistake may be to hand over Shuowen Jiezi to the court..."

Previously, Fei Qian’s idea was to add annotated sentences to the Five Classics. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to these people who make a living from the Five Classics. These old guys are naturally unwilling, but how about explaining words...

Who cares about the small private goods under the big signboard?

In addition, it is the Han Dynasty when there is no so-called copyright at all.

In Xu Shen's era, the debate between the ancient text and the modern text was very fierce.

Because at that time Jinwen Confucianism was all vested interests, so these people emphasized that Jinwen Confucianism was unquestionable and unalterable, but in fact, because of word of mouth, each family had different interpretations, so the explanations in Confucianism were different. Serious, with a lot of nonsense.

As mentioned earlier, during the period of Emperor Han'an when Xu Shen presented the book, internal and external worries were serious, and he had no intention of sorting out the Confucian classics. Therefore, although Xu Shen's book was included in Dongguan Yuntai, Xu Shen was also old at the time, and he was powerless. Continuing to carry the banner of ancient Chinese classics, on the other hand, it was also secretly suppressed by the vested interests of modern classics. In the end, this classic of Xu Shen, who advocated rigor and warded off evil theories, was not promoted.

And it is also very important that Xu Shen’s previous scholars commented on the classics, all of which were interpreted along with the text. Concrete meaning.In "Shuowen Jiezi", Xu Shen firmly grasped the original meaning of the word, and only talked about the original meaning. Maybe some words were interpreted incorrectly due to the limitation of knowledge, but such behavior is undoubtedly tantamount to grasping the core problem of word meaning. .

Because all extended meanings and metaphorical meanings are based on the original meaning, mastering the original meaning can control complexity with simplicity, infer extended meanings, and solve a series of problems related to word meanings.In addition, when Xu Shen explained the original meaning, he often added description and narrative language, so that ordinary audiences could deepen their understanding of the original meaning, expand the audience's knowledge, and enrich the connotation and extension of the original meaning.

Cai Yan tentatively said, "Could it be that the foreign aid is Mr. Shui Jing?"

Fei Qian smiled and nodded.Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui, was very dissatisfied with the behavior of casually annotating Jinwen Confucianism. After coming to the academy, he dragged out some fallacies of Jinwen Confucianism in the main hall many times and whipped him. Almost everyone in the academy knew about it. .

Because the examples cited by Sima Hui are indeed some obvious mistakes in Jinwen Confucianism, so even those who want to refute them are powerless to resist. Braid is back with a vengeance.

Cultural relics are the first and Wu Wu is the second is not just talking casually.

Therefore, in this matter, Sima Hui is a natural ally. Fei Qian suggested that Cai Yan use the tree of Sima Hui to make two blossoms.

Cai Yan obviously wanted to understand, and couldn't help but rolled his eyes at Fei Qian, and said: "Mr. Shui Jing is so old, and you still want to be treated like this... If he knows..."

"So I can't tell him directly... I must be prepared to talk about Mr. Shui Jing..." Fei Qian laughed a few times, and said without any shame, "Sister, there is no problem if you go, anyway, I said it before." To sort out and edit the scriptures, is there a bigger project than editing Xu Gong’s "Shuowen Jiezi"? Hehe, as long as the senior sister reveals some reasons such as lack of manpower and slow progress, it will be natural It will reach the ears of those who care..."

Cai Yan was helpless and didn't know what to say.

"Senior sister, this matter... you have to look at it this way..." Fei Qian has a strong level of observation and observation. He glanced at Cai Yan's expression and said immediately, "The thousand-character prose of the previous senior sister is not inferior to the enlightenment. "Erya", but whether it is Erya, Thousand Characters, or others, it is actually not very friendly to beginners..."

"According to...ahem, my observations over the years..." Fei Qian continued brazenly, "If a person wants to know how to read, if he only reads, he can only get one out of ten; if he can read, probably the cross can remember the other words." Two or three; if you add the instructor's explanation, you can remember four or five; "Zi" can see the light of day again, for the big Confucianists... cough, for the great Confucians, it is no less than a gluttonous feast, and it can be famous all over the world, and it can be used to educate, so don't you flock to it?"

"And it's true that only we have this condition right now..." Fei Qian raised his head, looked at the bare peach branches, and said, "If Master hadn't revised the Xiping Stone Classics, the Cai Mansion wouldn't have so many books. Palace, and will not ask for the book of Dongguan Yuntai, and there will be no fragments of Xu Gong's "Shuowen Jiezi"... Maybe this is God's will..."

"God's will..."

Cai Yan also looked up together, silent.

It was late at night.

Chen Lan Wei Wei.

The hustle and bustle of Pingyang City gradually returned to tranquility, and many people began to walk home, preparing to worship their ancestors after a short rest.This is the big event on the first day of the new year, and it is also the beginning of the year for every Han Dynasty person.

Fei Qian is no exception, especially after having a new life this year.Although Fei Qian personally thinks that this is just a kind of spiritual comfort, just like the function of many religions, the ancestral spirits are illusory, like gods, high above and have no time to pay attention to the life of ants at the bottom, but helplessly, the whole society is like this If everyone is drunk and I am sober, I will often be beaten to death or treated as a lunatic.

"It's getting late... I should go back too..." Fei Qian yawned, stood up and said, "I will get up and go to Taiyuan in a few days... I won't come to say goodbye to you then... "

Cai Yan was taken aback: "Going again?"

Fei Qian nodded and said: "The war in Jizhou and Youzhou has been decided, I am afraid that Taiyuan Shangdang will become the next target of those people... No, no..."

Cai Yan's heart turned a thousand times, and he looked at Fei Qian blankly, not knowing what to say.

"Okay, I'm leaving... don't worry, it's not too far away anyway, when Taiyuan Shangdang has made arrangements, I'll be back..." Fei Qian said, then pointed to the hot pot, "This one, is it I asked the craftsman to make it specially, and I will leave it to you... At the end of winter and early spring, the weather is still cold, you can always eat hot food with this, and it is better for your body..."

Cai Yan still did not speak.

"...Then..." Fei Qian paused for a moment, "Take care of yourself, that, uh... well, that's it..."

Fei Qian bowed his hands to Cai Yan, then turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Cai Yan, "You... you arranged all these things... then me, how did you arrange me..."

Fei Qian turned her head violently, almost twisting her neck, but saw Cai Yan lowered her head, Xia Fei's cheeks were shaking, and she seemed to be unable to stand still...

"Alas... Zhao Ji, actually I don't know how to arrange you..." Fei Qian stood beside Cai Yan, sighed a long time, and said softly, "...I remember the first time I saw you , you carried a few volumes of books and entered the hall with sunshine all over your body, like a fairy walking down from the sky..."

"... After so many years, it is a good thing or a bad thing to change from a fairy to a woman..." Fei Qian shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't know..."

Cai Yan raised her head, her red lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to speak, but she didn't know what to say.

"A person, what he gains, he must lose..." Fei Qian turned his head and looked at Cai Yan, "Like me, if I embark on this road, I have no choice... If I lose, not only I alone, Yueying, my family, children, and everyone who is with me, means a catastrophe... You must know the truth of cutting the grass and rooting out the roots... Pity This kind of thing will never happen to a loser..."

"...you won't fail..." Cai Yan looked at Fei Qian, seeming to muster up his courage and said, "And I... I'm not afraid..."

"Uh...thank you..." Fei Qian was a little moved, but he knew in his heart that whether he would fail or not could not be determined by a single word, it still needed more people and more effort.

Fei Qian turned to look at Pingyang City, and continued: "...not just you, but also Yueying... When Yueying first married, she was just a yellow-haired girl who never did any housework...but now, not only do you have to enter The kitchen cooks by hand, and is also busy with various affairs at home. Even her favorite appliances are placed in the west compartment, which is full of dust... Not only that, but also deal with the intrigue in the inner house Yes, the singers and dancers sent from Hedong, Guanzhong, and Taiyuan are in charge of the inner and outer courtyards, in charge of welcoming and dispatching, and dealing with worldly affairs... Not to mention other things, now that I have finished eating hot pot here, Yueying must still be busy Prepare the sacrificial objects, so that I can worship the ancestors when I go back..."

"Yueying, and many people who follow me, there is no choice..." Fei Qian looked back at Cai Yan, and said sincerely, "...but you still have to choose...do you really want to choose?" Abandon these books you like, abandon your clean small courtyard, and participate in the dispute over the back house... Don't rush to deny it, even if you don't know it now, if you have children, you must be a mother I will fight for a better future for my children... Just like the master treats you, this is human nature... And Zhao Ji, are you really ready? Are you ready to participate in this bloody competition? If I fail, Followed by death and Taoism, and if I succeed...there may be only one successor to the title..."

"Yes... I like you too..." Fei Qian said in a low voice, "But those who only want to reproduce the race are livestock, and those who only know how to cover your eyes with love are liars... I don't want to be a livestock, and I don't want to be A liar, everyone has the right to choose, I also promised Master, I will take care of you... But you really think about it, otherwise you may not only hurt me, but also you in the future, and maybe even you my child……"

Cai Yan was at a loss, she never thought so far-reaching, could she really only choose between Feiqian and Shujuan?

"Hmm..." Fei Qian smiled gently, reflecting the morning light on the horizon, and said, "It's okay...we are not in a hurry to choose now...and it's not suitable to choose now, right? Anyway, I There must be a part of you in my heart..."

"Okay, I'm leaving..." Fei Qian waved his hand, "I'm going back to pay respects to my ancestors, and you have to pay respects to my master too... Take care of yourself, if you have any questions, wait until I come back from Taiyuan..."

Fei Qian smiled and walked down Taoshan with his attendants in the morning light.

On the side of the peach forest on the mountainside, Cai Yan stood blankly.

Chen Lan took up the corners of their clothes and blew on their hair, as if she was talking about something, but no one could understand...

　The earliest Chinese dictionary is "Erya"

　　The world's earliest dictionary is the Sumerian-Akkadian Difficult Lexicon, seventh century BC.

　　Dictionaries, "Shuowen Jiezi" is the earliest, but in ancient China, one word has multiple meanings, and the words are difficult to distinguish, so that's it...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)