rebirth of change

Chapter 2441 Two Lost Documents

"Oh, I see, it's for imitation and plagiarism." Whitney seemed to understand what Chen Kangjie meant.

"Hmm..." Chen Kangjie became angry for a while, copying is an appropriate metaphor verb, but plagiarism, no matter how you hear it, it seems strange, it seems to have that meaning, but it doesn't mean it at all, "well .”

In order not to get entangled with Whitney on this issue, Chen Kangjie could only acquiesce speciously.

A person who knows calligraphy, and a person who doesn't know what calligraphy is, has inherent defects and gaps in communication, so why bother to discuss it more, it is meaningless.

"Did I say something wrong? Or is there something wrong with my understanding?" Whitney noticed Chen Kangjie's obvious entanglement and tweaking.

"No, no, that's what you mean by copying. It's a very standard usage." After speaking, Chen Kangjie put the copybook back.

This copybook is good, but it is not up to the level that makes Chen Kangjie worry about it, and he is not very obsessed with calligraphy itself.Of course, it would be a good gift if this thing could be brought back to my father.But there are still many things to read later, Chen Kangjie naturally wants to exclude this copybook.

Immediately, Chen Kangjie took out two other books from the bookshelf, they were not too thick, they had a yellow paper case, and there was no title on the book case, but a small piece of paper was pasted on it, with some printed English and handwritten 1929 on it.

Chen Kangjie was still a little puzzled, didn't he say that these books were all from China, why did they appear in English?

It's just that Chen Kangjie didn't look at what was written in English on that piece of paper, he opened it and went directly to read the text.

It really is from China. Open the book, and there are black and thick traditional Chinese characters inside.

"...All the three kings must use ritual and music to teach the world. Music, so you can cultivate the inside. Ritual, so you can cultivate the outside. Ritual and music are intertwined in the middle, and the form is produced on the outside. That's why it's perfect, respectful And Wen Wen..."

The words are somewhat familiar, but Chen Kangjie is very clear, and he has never seen them before in his impression.Chen Kangjie continued to read, and gradually discovered that this book is all about how the ancient royal family educated their sons, especially the story of how King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou were sons of the prince and how the Duke of Zhou educated King Cheng of Zhou. Some of the documents were known to Chen Kangjie, and some he had never seen or heard of.

At this time, Chen Kangjie remembered the English paper on the book cover, and quickly turned the book back to see what was written on the paper.

At this point, Chen Kangjie understood that the English paper was to introduce what the book was, and it turned out that it was the volume 10271 "Wen Wang Shizi" in the "Yongle Dadian" that disappeared, the handwritten 1929, said Yes, the book was acquired in 1929 from a private collector.

Putting down this "Wen Wang Shi Zi Pian", Chen Kangjie immediately brought the other book in front of him.

This time, Chen Kangjie did not read the content first, but read the English explanation on the book cover first.

It turns out that this book is the 10270 volume of "Yongle Dadian", called "Jiaoshizi", which is also a book that has been lost in China.Chen Kangjie then opened and browsed, and found that this book "Jiao Shi Zi" and "Wen Wang Shi Zi Pian" had some similarities. They both talked about how to educate the next generation. Some history of that time is of great value.Especially it is a part of "Yongle Dadian".

"Yongle Dadian" was once hailed as the greatest encyclopedia in history, with more than 3 million characters. When this book was compiled, 2000 people used regular script to write it. It took five years and an average of 50 characters were written every day.

There are more than 1000 volumes of this book, but only two to three thousand volumes can be collected in China at present, and the rest are either destroyed by war and turmoil or flown overseas.There are seven or eight thousand kinds of ancient books collected and preserved in this book, and the "Siku Quanshu" compiled by the Qing Dynasty later has only about three thousand, which shows the vastness of its content.It can be said to be the master of Chinese history and culture, but it is a pity that it is almost impossible to collect it now.

Of course, what we can see and spread overseas is the copy of this complete book. As for whether the original copy was completely burned or placed in the tomb of an emperor, it is currently unknown.

Since these two books were so important, Chen Kangjie had no intention of putting them back after he got them.

"Long, do you want these two books? Do you want my father to give you these two books?" Seeing Chen Kangjie put the two books in his arms, Whitney asked curiously.

Whitney thought that Chen Kangjie would choose something that looked like treasure, such as calligraphy and paintings that were easy to auction or antique ceramics, or some exquisite goldware. He really didn't expect that Chen Kangjie would not let go but two books.

"These two books are of no use to you at all. I believe you and your father can't understand them at all. In this case, you might as well give them to me." Chen Kangjie asked for them brazenly, he just wanted to occupy them. These two books are no longer available.

What's more, what Chen Kangjie said was also true. Putting such two precious books in such a place where the sun never sees the light of day is indeed a waste of money.

The function of the book is aimed at people. If no one reads it, then what is the value of the book?He is not like other paintings, sculptures, or porcelain, which can be appreciated from a distance, but books must be read and read in depth, and more people must own and study them, so that its effect will be appear.

Chen Kangjie dares to say that there are not many people in the United States who can really understand these two ancient books.In the United States, there are very few people who know Chinese, and even fewer people who know ancient Chinese, unless they are scholars from China or Chinese who stayed in the local area after studying abroad.However, even so, John Whitney didn't contribute the collection of books to those people, he sealed them up for exclusive use, but he was one of the people who couldn't read Chinese.So, Chen Kangjie might as well take them back and return to the big family that the complete book should have.

Next, Chen Kangjie looked at some more things, including bronze wares and hollowed-out pen holders from the Song Dynasty.

To be honest, these things are all good things, and they are absolutely rare in the domestic market, and quite a few of them can even be regarded as national cultural relics.Seeing them and smelling the historical and cultural atmosphere emanating from them, Chen Kangjie was a little obsessed and intoxicated.

During the entire visit, Chen Kangjie spent more than half of his time in this room.No matter how good the cultural relics from Persia or Rome and Egypt are, Chen Kangjie is not interested in them. What he cares about is the brilliant things created and left by these ancestors.

From the bottom of his heart, Chen Kangjie wished he could move all these things back to China, whether it was donating them to the country or setting up his own private museum, at least the destination would be better than here.

It's just that Chen Kangjie also knew that it would be interesting enough for Whitney's father to agree to give him one, and it was absolutely impossible to have them all.

"Long, why don't we go out. If you like, you can still come and see us tomorrow. You are free to stay here as long as you want." Whitney finds art that he doesn't understand boring.

And Chen Kangjie's attention was all on those artworks, he didn't notice her at all, and didn't talk to her much, which made her a little bored.

"Okay... I really can't put it down because of these things. If I have enough time, I really want to stay in your house for a few more days and have a good soak in it. Unfortunately... ...There are still many things waiting for me to do in the country. Let's go, let's go out." Saying this, Chen Kangjie glanced at everything in the room with nostalgia.

"Do you really like these things? If you really like them, tell me and I'll steal them for you." Sensing Chen Kangjie's reluctance, Whitney said playfully.

"Steal?" Chen Kangjie was taken aback by this word, whether it was for Whitney or Chen Kangjie, it was absolutely inappropriate.

These are from the Whitney family. If he takes some of them, it doesn’t seem to be considered stealing. The other is Chen Kangjie. He is also a person with status. Can he instruct others to steal and accept the stolen "stolen goods"?If this was discovered, where would Chen Kangjie's reputation go?Even if it is for the righteousness of the nation, it can be sacrificed, but it cannot be used in such a low-handed way.

Of course, if John Whitney disagreed, giving away his father's belongings in the Whitney family could barely be regarded as an act of theft.

"Yeah, stealing. My father's collection is something that other people can't mess with without his permission, so I can only count it as stealing. If I ask him for it, he will definitely find it difficult to let go."

"If this is the case, then there is no need. I can't let you do things that violate morality and laws for me, and I can't let your family despise and look down on me, saying that I am a villain who instructed the thief, haha .”

"It wasn't your instruction, it was voluntary, so it has nothing to do with you." Whitney said, looking at Chen Kangjie with his head tilted.

"However, the thing you stole was for me. How can you say that it has nothing to do with me? We have an old saying there, I don't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me, so, the relationship is irrelevant." Yes, you better stop doing such stupid things. If I'm really reluctant, maybe I can have a good talk with your father..."

"Hahaha, who wants to talk to me, long, is it you?" At this time, a voice of laughter came from outside.

"Hello, Mr. Whitney, why are you here?" The voice sounded like John Whitney's, so Chen Kangjie hurried forward to say hello politely.

Chen Kangjie's attitude must be correct, he still expects others to give him the two books in his hand.What's more, this is still a guest at someone's house, of course, you must maintain the courtesy of a guest and junior.

"I saw that you hadn't come out for almost three hours, so I came to have a look. When I walked to the door over there, I just heard that you said that you wanted to talk to me, long, it was you who wanted to talk to me. Shall we talk?" John Whitney was thin, but his voice was loud.

"Hehe, Mr. Whitney, now that I'm at your house, do you think I can have a chat with you? Maybe even if I don't look for you, your uncle will still look for me to learn about your daughter's work and life in China What's the situation?" Chen Kangjie made a nice slow turn on this topic.