Chapter 1354 Proof
"Zhou Zhi studied under Gu Youwen, an old professor in the Chinese Department of our school, and called him his master; Gu's father was Mr. Gu Shaoxian, the first generation of Chinese phonology expert in New China." Director Yuan He knew these relationships better than Principal Lin, so he helped explain them immediately.
"That's it." Li Shipei nodded: "Then please help us explain it?"
"Actually, there are quite a few things that can be proved." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "If Binding characteristics, ink usage characteristics, engraving techniques, etc. This can be proven in many aspects. For example, this book has beautiful and neat carvings, which is typical of 'Hangzhou Gong'."
"Compared with other Song-printed books, this set of books has another very interesting feature. The characteristic is the use of paper.”
"Book printing has also developed into a very mature development in the Song Dynasty. Because papermaking technology is relatively developed, there are many types of printing paper. In Sichuan and Zhejiang, Piyue paper is mostly used, which is made from mulberry bark and mulberry bark. Paper, white and thick, smooth on both sides. ”
“The paper used for this set of books is the rare “public treasury paper” from the Song Dynasty. ”
“The so-called ‘public treasury paper’ refers to official government documents. Use paper. This is not an isolated case, as mentioned in the ancient article "Lingpu Inscriptions" Note that at that time, "Beishan Xiaoji" was printed from the records of the sixth year of Qiandao, while "Luchuan Ci" was printed from grain collection documents. This kind of "official document" is less circulated, but it is easier to identify. "< br>
Speaking of this, Zhou Zhi turned out the back of the page: " Look, some of the pages of this set of books can still be seen as the seal of storage at that time. This is the blank file of Shaoxing Prefecture in the fourth year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty. "
"Why did the Song Dynasty people use this kind of seal? Where are the official documents and printed books?" Li Shipei was very interested in such trivial knowledge.
"Firstly, compared with other paper products, the quality of government paper at that time was relatively high; secondly, due to the decline in national power, the government had to eliminate some inventory in order to maintain operations and replace it with revenue to subsidize operations." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "As for how many kickbacks here have been misappropriated by public-private collusion, it is difficult to say. In short, in ancient times, this kind of thing was 'taking all the baht and using it like sand'."
"Oh, so this Ministry of books, printing and southern "The fourth year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty?"
"That's not true," Zhou Zhi said: "This seal can only prove that these papers entered the treasury of Shaoxing in the fourth year of Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty, but it does not prove that they were written. However, the book must have been printed four years after Qiandao. This is certain."
"This also determines the earliest date, which is still remarkable." Li Shipei nodded, he knew. The difficulty of this type of examination.
"Yes, but based on research, we shortened the year of the book to a shorter time." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but look proud, because this discovery was made by him.
When Li Shipei saw Zhou Zhi like this, he couldn't help but like him even more. This boy was very humble in every aspect, but he was only proud of his academic discoveries. This is a good boy who really likes learning, so he encouraged him: "Then you have to give him a good education." Let's talk about it."
"I compared the differences between this version of "Huajian Collection" and later versions, and found that the later "Huajian Collection" has two postscripts by Lu You. , but there is only one article in this edition. "
"The two short articles by Lu You titled "Postscript "Collection of Flowers"" seem to have no definite conclusion about the late Tang and Five Dynasties Ci poems. However, if you look closely at the actual situation, you will find that the former is about its shortcomings in terms of ideological content, while the latter is about its strengths in terms of artistic style. In terms of literary criticism, the two-part method is normal. "
< br>"In the late Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties, the articles were poor It's so good that the single movement is gratifying; although it lacks high rhyme, it is a kind of ingenuity. It has its own style and does not follow the others. This kind of problem that originated from the folk and was modified by literati is called "Shi Ke Qu Ci". It’s Song Ci "
"However, from the perspective of historical reality, at that time, the Central Plains was in turmoil, while Western Sichuan and the Southern Tang Dynasty were relatively peaceful. The wealthy and aristocratic families were indulged in pleasure and indulgence, and the "poets" were there. Qi Yan In Xiuzhuang, he used clear words and a charming attitude, and in the collection of "Flower Room", there are many works of this kind. "At the time when Lu You lived, the situation inside and outside the Southern Song Dynasty was quite similar to that of Western Shu and Southern Tang. , caring about the Central Plains, It seems that Lu You, who is determined to recover, will inevitably feel that the poets in "Flower Room Collection" feel that they are wandering around like this, and question that "maybe they are just out of boredom."
When Director Yuan got another version of "The Collection of Flowers", sure enough, Lu You's postscript was divided into two parts.
Zhou Zhi continued: "The first of Lu You's two postscripts did not indicate the specific time, but the second stated very clearly that it was written in the first year of Kaixi."
< br>"The volume of "Flower Room Collection" we are looking at now does not have the postscript of Fang Weng, so we can think that the postscript has not been written at that time, that is to say, The book was written after the first postscript of Lu You was written and before the second postscript was written. The time limit is before the first year of Kaixi. "
" Logically, this is indeed the case." Li Shipei nodded. But he frowned again: "But the content of this first postscript is very simple, how can we determine the time of its writing?"
In both sets of Huajian Collection, Lu You’s first postscript is the same, which is actually just a short sentence:
“"Huajian Collection" was written by people in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties. At that time, the world was in turmoil. , there is no time to save the living people, the scholar-bureaucrats are It’s a pity that it’s like this! Or is it just because of boredom? "
"Here!" Zhou Zhi said: "As long as we find out the time when Lu You called himself "Lize Weng". It can be determined that this book is the earliest The time limit for writing a book has been reached.”
“That’s not it!” Li Shipei clapped his hands and said that this idea is really exciting: “But... this is not easy, right?”
“Just be patient. You can still find clues if you look for it." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "Lize is Taihu Lake, the hometown of the poet Lu Guimeng in the Tang Dynasty. He traveled to Wujiang for a long time, and it is said that it is related to Lujiagang in Shanghai today. "< br>
"Historically, there is no research to prove that Lu You is a descendant of Lu Guimeng, but Lu You himself has claimed so many times in poems and essays. He also uses Li Ze, who Lu Guimeng was born as, as his nickname, and occasionally calls himself 'Old Man of Guitang'. It’s a tribute to one’s idol.”
“In ancient times, There are relatively strict rules for calling yourself 'Weng'. According to Chen Lin's account of the Three Kingdoms, 'Weng is sixty years old.' We can almost conclude that Lu You should be around sixty years old when he calls himself 'Lizeze Weng'."
“Of course, this inference is not very rigorous. Fortunately, we still found I wrote another article to prove it."
"Lu You was a master of postscript-style essays in the late Southern Song Dynasty. He has an article called "Postscript of Lizhuang Jian Gongjia" that has been circulated in the world, describing an incident he saw when he was young. Li Guang, a famous minister of the Anti-Jin Dynasty in the Southern Song Dynasty, looked at ease after being banished. ”
< br>"The article mentions several key points in time, one of which is that 'when Li Zhang joined the government and returned to his hometown, he was twenty years old.' The other is that 'in the next forty years, I occasionally read official letters, although he moved to the sea The last sentence is "At the end of the second month of Chunxi Wushen, Li Zelu wrote"
(End of this chapter)