Chapter 996 Homework
"Chongshi has a hobby. He likes to invite friends to the half-acre garden as guests, stay temporarily, and study. Among them is the famous scholar Miao Quansun, who has collected books here as a catalog. Learning was a time when books were straight and humble."
"There was also the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Korea. The important minister and envoy of the period, the painter Pu Guishou, became a sworn brother with Chongshi."
"After Chongshi's death, the garden was passed down to his son Songshen."
"Songshen, courtesy name. Dushan, the official was the Minister in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. His posthumous title was 'Wen Ke'."
"Songdu Mountain!" Director Qi and Professor Li exclaimed together, finally knowing who this person was.
“Songshen was also a great figure in the late Qing Dynasty,” Zhou Zhi introduced: “Half Mu Garden did not change much during Songshen’s period, and the family was still prosperous. When Songshen’s daughter got married, Li Hongzhang was still there "In the 16th year of Guangxu's reign, Song Shen and his uncle Chonghou invited Prince Gong and Bao Yun to attend the wedding banquet." Come to Banmu Garden for a banquet and sing poems.”
“Sun Junyi, a famous poet in the late Qing Dynasty, once traveled east to Fusang and was a teacher in Banmu Garden.”
"But another teacher is even more powerful. Zhou Songnian, a master of Confucian classics in the late Qing Dynasty who admired Feng Guozhang and taught Hong Shilu, also worked as a teacher at Ban Mu Yuan."
"Feng Guozhang stopped talking. Hong Shilu later became the president of the National Capital Medical University and the first academician of the Academia Sinica."
"The president of the Beiyang Government, Xu Shichang, was also a student of Songshen. Before he became famous, he was In the half-acre garden He studied in Zhizhai Middle School for two years and became a scholar in high school. "
"Other important ministers such as Na Tong also went to Banmu Garden for many gatherings to discuss national affairs. According to "Na Tong's Diary". There are many records.”
< br>“Therefore, Half an Acre Garden has always been a cultural center and collection center in the capital of the late Qing Dynasty, a gathering place for high-ranking officials and literati. It can be managed by three generations of Songshen’s ancestors, and the various collections are very impressive.”
< br>“ After Song Shen's death, Song Shen's sons Jing Xian and Zhi Xian became the owners of the half-acre garden. Jing Xian was good at appreciating calligraphy and painting books and had a rich collection. At that time, many collectors and sellers in Beijing flocked to it, so he gained a lot from it. Profit rich.”
"A few other major events recorded are that in the summer of 1912, Fu Zengxiang went to Banmu Garden to appreciate Jingxian's collection of "Hong Fan Zheng Jian". He also wrote the article "Hong Fan Zheng Jian", a manuscript of the Imperial Household in the Song Dynasty."< br>
“The article mentions the wealth of Jingxian’s collection: the Song and Yuan dynasties in Yuhua Pavilion, The famous banknote school is full of dazzling array, without any worries, but it is a rare treasure. It is concluded that this is the Benmian."
"There is another thing, that is, in 1917, Japan. Su Feng and Ariga Nagao, both well-educated, received invitations to attend Wanyan Jingxian’s Half Acre Garden Gathering."
"Germany. Fu Sufeng wrote in "The Gathering in Half an Acre Garden" that Wanyan Jingxian prepared part of his collection for this banquet, and said when inviting him: "I have collected calligraphy and paintings from the Six Dynasties, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, which have historical records worthy of textual research. Dozens of things unfolded under the lamplight and over wine. This time Mr. Su Feng came to China, so he made an exception. There are more than ten kinds of expressions welcome. If you want to watch them, you must go to the garden regularly at noon to sit and study. I am willing to discuss in detail and evaluate A and B. What do you think of this?"
"I guess this is the case. "The Complete Map of Bashu" was obtained by the Wanyan family during its heyday."
"So this Wanyan is not Wanyan at the foot of Songshan Mountain, but refers to Songshen, that is, the Wanyan family of Songdu Mountain. Regardless of time, place, characters, experience and background, everything is explained at once!"
"If this set of maps can flow to Shu, has the Wanyan family declined?" Director Yuan asked. "Yes, it prospered but then declined. In his later years, due to the deterioration of the family's financial situation, Jingxian had already begun to sell off the half-acre garden collection. Most of the collection was purchased by the first president of Jinling University, Canadian Fu Kaisen. "
"This set of maps should have been circulated around this time. At least Wanyan Jingxian knew that maps could not be sold to foreigners, although At that time, foreigners already had more accurate maps of Bashu."
"Fu Kaisen, I know." Professor Li nodded: "I have been an aide to Li Hongzhang, Liu Kunyi, and Zhang Zhidong. , planned the Southeast Asian Mutual Protection, participated in the revision of the treaty with Japan and the United States, and also participated as an advisor to the Chinese delegation in the Washington Conference that attempted to curb the expansion of island countries in China.”
This kind of thing sounds so nonsensical now, but Fukaisen can indeed be regarded as a good friend of the Chinese people until he was captured by the island country in 43 years and then sent to the United States.
Having lived in China for fifty-seven years, I have made a lot of contributions to the modernization of Chinese society. At first, I studied Chinese culture and sent some collections to the Metropolitan Museum. Later I realized the problem. In 1934, he donated all his collections collected over several decades to Jinling University.
Professor Li, who studies history, certainly knows this person.
“The history of the decline of Half an Acre Garden is actually the history of the decline of China in the late Qing Dynasty.” Zhou Zhi said: “In the 1950s, the ruins of Half An Acre were still there, but now they are gone... Ah, yes, Half an Acre is gone. The stone door frame of the mu garden has been demolished to Xishan and used as the so-called "former residence of Cao Xueqin" At least there is something left at the door."
Professor Li gave Zhou Zhi a thumbs up: "Yuan Suo and Mr. Gu recommended you to me. I only thought it was a joke before, but now it seems that it will be. You are the right person to restore this treasure of the school!”
After saying that, he laughed: "Who would have known that this time I would test you, I would actually learn a lesson and solve a mystery! You quickly wrote what I said today into a paper, and I will list it in "Shu" "Hidden", now the ins and outs of this set of maps are finally coherent."
" "Elbow, how do you know Ban Mu Yuan so well?" Director Yuan always thought this was too incredible: "Last time I saw you, didn't you say that you would inherit the Gu family and study the Song Dynasty?"
< br>The knowledge of the Gu family is also interesting. Everyone focuses on rhyme and history.
And there is a sequence from generation to generation. Gu Shaoxian did the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Gu Youwen did the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Gu Zhenduo studied the Tang Dynasty, and Gu Kailai studied the Five Dynasties.
When I arrived at Zhou Zhi, I started to study the Song Dynasty, which happened to be connected by coincidence.
Even Zhou Zhi didn’t dare to say that this was the homework he assigned to Mr. Qi and Mr. Wang after he purchased Demian Hall and planned to renovate it. Demian Hall is a large courtyard, and Half Mu Yuan is a group of courtyards. The records in the historical materials are very detailed. Moreover, as a display center and a collection center, the functions of the two overlapped, so the two elders felt that it would not be wrong to let Zhou Zhi read more information on this aspect.
Mr. Wang even took Zhou Zhi to the museum to watch the "Illustrated Notes of Hongxue's Karma" and "Kangshan Fucha" up close, as well as the Liuyun Cha, which was regarded as a sign of Zhou Zhi's "striving to learn". award.
These three items are usually not displayed at all. Not to mention that ordinary visitors cannot see them. Even ordinary staff only know the names of the three independent cultural relics on the record files at most. They are still confused about the existence of these three cultural relics, the stories behind them, and their connections with each other.
So this kind of experience is both torture and luck for Zhou Zhi. Chinese studies are like a big net, and seemingly useless knowledge may come in handy in any situation.
Today’s incident is one of them.
(End of this chapter)