My art is too advanced.

Chapter 261 How could a worker cause such a big mess! (Monthly ticket requested!!!)
Although the laughter was not loud, it seemed out of place in this serious storage room.

They didn't expect that someone here would actually laugh.

I also felt something was strange.

Everyone's eyes turned to look over.

After Zhou Yue realized it, he explained, "I just found the record on this bamboo slip to be quite interesting."

"Oh?"

The previous Director Sun also came over.

"What did Teacher Zhou see?"

Everyone involuntarily moved forward.

It was indeed quite serious before, but now it is suddenly not serious anymore.

Even Director Li looked here curiously.

These are a few bamboo slips that record some things.

The handwriting is very complete and should be well preserved.

"This records an event about oracle bone inscriptions. In their era, it should be considered history," Zhou Yue said.

He pointed at some words on the glass window.

"There was a man named Ziyang who was driving the King of Shang out hunting. He accidentally hit a rhinoceros and one of the wheels was knocked off."

"The car flipped over and threw the Shang King out."

After that, Zhou Yue pointed at the words above and said, "Look here, the historian who was responsible for recording the book used the four words 'Zi Yang also fell', which can be said to be very vivid. It did not record how the King of Shang was thrown out, but only said that Zi Yang also fell. What a clever historian."

"Next, here is this bamboo slip."

"It says that the King of Shang sent a minister to hunt him down."

"Although there is no cause and effect, we can imagine that Zi Yang might have fled after the car overturned. After all, there are records in later historical documents that a driver who drove for Emperor Wu hit a pillar and broke the shaft, and was accused of disrespect and committed suicide by falling on his sword."

"It is clear that the crime is serious, so it makes sense that he fled for fear of crime."

"The following are the records of the remaining two divinations."

"The King of Shang asked, can we catch him today? Can we catch him tomorrow? Can we catch Ziyang at midnight or at chen hour?"

"Later, Ziyang was probably captured and brought back."

"The divination below says, will we use Zi Yang (sacrifice) tomorrow? Will we use Zi Yang the day after tomorrow? Or will we use Zi Yang ten days later?"

"From this, it can be seen that Ziyang was eventually used for sacrifice."

"Or there is another way to describe this: the cattle, sheep and other livestock he handed over."

That might be another story.

Everyone was listening fascinated.

This thing is very simple.

That is, a man drove his car and startled the king. He fled for fear of punishment, but was caught and brought back to be used for sacrifice.

However, it was only after hearing it from Teacher Zhou that I felt the story was very simple.

And all of this was analyzed almost instantly?
You have to know that they had just entered here. Teacher Zhou was able to analyze the contents on the bamboo slips in a short time, which already shocked them greatly.

Moreover, the analysis is extremely well organized and is supported by historical data.

It was hard for them not to feel that the person in front of them must be well versed in the research of this kind of bamboo slips.

Even Director Li, who was in the lead, looked over with great surprise. There were four bamboo slips in total.

The first bamboo slip recorded the incident of the car overturning.

The second bamboo slip recorded that the King of Shang sent people to chase Zi Yang.

The last two bamboo slips are divination inscriptions, one asking when he can be caught up, and the second asking when it is more appropriate to use him for sacrifice.

The connection between them is not as great as imagined, and the records are extremely simple.

Because there were not so many documentary carriers in ancient times, people used the shortest words to record more content. Therefore, there are not many words in the four bamboo slips.

Therefore, many times, they feel that the ancients' language is concise but rich in meaning. That is because the documentary carriers are indeed too few and too precious to be recorded and wasted in large quantities.

Director Sun on the side also took a serious look at the bamboo slips before looking at Zhou Yue in shock.

"Teacher Zhou's way of thinking is truly amazing!"

"You are indeed a young man, your thoughts and reactions are so quick!"

"I had never thought of such an explanation before. It's really wonderful!"

"Because the four bamboo slips only record important events, and do not describe the main body of the event in detail, but we can make associations and tell the story in full. But even we may not think of such a deep connection at first."

"I think Mr. Zhou is a master in this field, as he was able to reconstruct the scene of the incident from just a few bamboo slips. I completely agree with what he said."

"For example, when it comes to the use of words, we often have different ideas, but I think the explanation given by Teacher Zhou is still very feasible."

"I think it is impeccable both in terms of logic and the degree of restoration!"

"No wonder Ning Da asked Teacher Zhou to come here. It turns out that Teacher Zhou is really capable of this level!"

Everyone gradually recovered from their shock.

Yes, Ning University promoted Teacher Zhou and gave him a very high position. This is definitely not without reason. They really think that Teacher Zhou is of such level.

But take the bamboo slips in front of us as an example.

They are also hard to imagine.

It is actually possible to infer a grand scene from just a few simple words.

Moreover, they are all leading figures in the field of ancient characters, and the worst of them are overlords.

However, even so, it still takes them a long time to recognize these words.

After all, ancient characters are different from today's characters.

Even before the unification of the six kingdoms, the writing systems of each country were different. The bamboo slips in front of us are obviously the writing of the Chu State, and they need to be carefully identified to be recognized.

Although they can also sort out the logic and meaning in a very short time, it is too demanding to be like Zhou Yue, who can do it with ease and ease, as if he is reading today's simplified Chinese characters.

When doing research, one must be extremely rigorous.

As for the person in front of me.

You can understand the meanings clearly at a glance, and even the deeper logic and connections are all appropriate.

This is too difficult.

It can even be said that they all agreed with what Zhou Yue said.

Although there is a large degree of subjective inference and conjecture.

But that’s what studying is like. It requires a strong imagination to restore things to their original state!

As long as your statement can convince the public, and leave them with no faults, and as long as the vast majority of people agree with it, then at least until your ideas are overturned, you will be an authority in this field!
Even if your ideas are overturned, it is enough to leave your name in the history of literature. After all, it was once a mainstream theory, which is a normal thing.

This is liberal arts!
Director Li also looked over.

After just one look at the four bamboo slips, he instantly became serious.

He explained.

"Mr. Zhou's guesses are almost all based on historical facts. If I were to examine this bamboo slip myself, I would probably come to a similar conclusion as Mr. Zhou, but it would require repeated scrutiny."

"Now that Teacher Zhou has proposed this theory, we all feel that we are extremely supportive of it. This is a good phenomenon, but it also limits a certain way of thinking." "That is to say, with these four bamboo slips, we can have more divergent thinking. However, Teacher Zhou has already come up with a relatively reasonable conclusion, so there is no need for us to continue to explore too much."

"But now, I have a doubt."

"Why is Teacher Zhou laughing?"

Zhou Yue couldn't help laughing.

Others also looked over.

Yes, this ending is obviously tragic, even the whole person was sacrificed.

Why can I still laugh?
Zhou Yue glanced at everyone.

Opened his mouth.

Everyone was somewhat confused.

"I just thought of something interesting."

"For example, you were driving for your boss, and then you lost a wheel and the car rolled over."

"What I thought was, how could a working man cause such a big mess?"

"And, according to our current thinking, I think it's a bit funny that a car with only one wheel missing was sacrificed."

“It’s not that I don’t take academic research seriously, it’s just that the comparison between the past and the present is very interesting.”

A wheel was lost while driving the car, and it was taken for sacrifice.

As soon as Zhou Yue said this, some people couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Teacher Zhou's brain is worthy of being a master of science and engineering. This kind of thinking is simply amazing, hahahaha."

"Yeah, using the past to illustrate the present, right? What a unique train of thought."

"It can actually be interpreted this way. Yes, I was driving for my boss and lost a wheel..."

"..."

He was already overjoyed before he had even finished speaking.

"Now I finally understand why Mr. Zhou's class is so popular. Mr. Zhou's ideas are really wild and unpredictable."

Zhou Yue also smiled and said, "Yeah, so ancient characters are quite interesting. Otherwise, I wouldn't have studied these things specifically."

Many elderly people expressed their feelings.

"If we follow Teacher Zhou's idea, then these boring bamboo slips are indeed very interesting. Those of us who are looking for ideas in piles of old papers may lack the spirit of finding joy in adversity."

"In fact, when I was a graduate student 30 or 40 years ago, I might have had the same ideas as Professor Zhou sometimes, but now that I am old, I can only verify some things."

"Although this can indeed help you to deepen your knowledge, it will become more and more exhausting for yourself."

"I think we can also learn from Mr. Zhou's idea. It really makes people feel that this kind of thing is really interesting."

"I no longer have my own ideas when doing research. I am just following the history books. I have lost a lot of fun."

Many elderly people have reflected on themselves.

They saw vitality and energy in a young man, and they themselves once had this vitality and energy.

After all, if they didn't really have such a passion for ancient characters, they certainly wouldn't have been able to achieve the level they have today.

"Teacher Zhou is very knowledgeable."

Everyone turned around.

Only then did they fully realize that Zhou Yue seemed to be no worse than them in his attainments in ancient characters?

And they should be absolutely qualified to attend this meeting.

Apart from anything else, some people will spend their entire lives just to understand ancient characters and be able to combine them with the traditions of the time.

Each of them lives in piles of old papers and in traditional documents and books.

The achievements made.

That’s all.

But Teacher Zhou is different.

Before this, he should be considered half an amateur.

But that's just half of the layman.

A little bit of display of one's skills, even if it is unintentional, can shock people.

How is this a half-baked thing, and how is this a layman?

This level of knowledge is enough to make them give a thumbs up.

"Teacher Zhou was able to reach the title of professor of literature at this age. I thought it must be due to some efforts of Ningda, but now I think it must be my petty mind."

"I have watched Professor Zhou's lectures on oracle bone script, but it was only shown to me by my students at the time. I finished watching all of his lectures without realizing it."

"I didn't think anything of it at the time, I just thought Mr. Zhou's class might be interesting."

"Now that I think about it, Teacher Zhou has a deep understanding of ancient characters."

Everyone sighed softly.

Quite literally.

After this interpretation.

Zhou Yue's status in their hearts almost rose sharply.

Previously, it could be said that his identity was worthy of everyone's attention, but his academic level still needed to be considered.

It's different now.

This is Teacher Zhou, the professor of literature!

In addition to his status as the dean of Ningbo University's School of Architecture, his status is even comparable to Director Li's.

What surprised them even more was.

The young man in front of me, in his twenties?
What were they doing in their twenties?
He may be studying for a doctorate, a graduate degree, or even just stayed on campus and did some odd jobs in the school.

Meeting someone of Director Li’s status is like an ant looking up at the sky.

This is a very scary thing to think about.

This is other people’s twenties.

They came here today just for a visit. After all, they may have to work here for a while, at least a few days, or even several months. Academics are something that can never be achieved overnight.

Meetings and visits.

That’s all for today.

Finally, they took a photo.

Zhou Yue stood on one side of the two masters. After all, they were ranked according to their status.

If we really go by the status in the system, Zhou Yue might even be second only to Director Li, but after all, it is an ancient Chinese character discipline, so the two masters must be placed in the middle.

Of course, the most important thing is that Zhou Yue’s academic level has been fully recognized by the academic community.

They really regarded Zhou Yue as a part of ancient character research.

An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.

(End of this chapter)