The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 447
Ouyang Xun also kept his word, and gave all the books in his family's collection and his own experience to the Institute of Chinese Characters.

Chen Jingke immediately organized manpower to proofread the transcription, and the next step was to make engraving and large-scale printing.

After the copying was over, he was going to return the original to Ouyang Xun, but was told that he didn't need it and gave it to the academy.

He felt that this matter was a bit abnormal, these things were the heritage of a family, how could they not be used?
Ask people to inquire and get a very helpless answer.

No successor.

Ouyang Xun has four sons, the three older sons are mediocre, and even a bit unworthy.

If he is still alive, some people would dare to use this batch of books to sell them for money. One can imagine what will happen when he is dead.

Ouyang Tong, the only one with talent, was too young and was born of Xuxian, unable to compete with his three elder brothers for the family property, and couldn't keep it even if he wanted to.

Donating the collection of books to the Institute of Characters can protect these books on the one hand, and accumulate some human capital for Ouyang Tong.

This is not over yet. After donating the book, he called his four sons together to separate them, and invited famous people who had made good friends to be witnesses.

All the family property was given to the three older sons, leaving a small courtyard and a shop in a remote corner of Chang'an City to the youngest son Ouyang Tong.

And emphasized that from then on, the four brothers will go their separate ways and never have anything to do with each other.

Before the four sons said anything, the friends they had made with each other were shocked and tried to persuade them.

As a father, it's fine if you don't teach them how to be brothers and sisters, why do you take the initiative to let them cut off contact?How will their brothers get along with each other in the future.

But Ouyang Xun was determined to do this, and it was useless to persuade anyone. In the end, the matter was settled like this.

The three elder brothers happily divided up the family property and lived the days they dreamed of.

Ouyang Tong brought his mother, Mrs. Xu, to live in a small courtyard. The shop was also run by Mrs. Xu herself, selling needles and threads for people to sew and mend.

Ouyang Xun himself doesn't have to worry about no one to support him, he is still a retired baron of the imperial court, and he is a treasure. As long as he is alive, he is a treasure, and his three sons are rushing to support him.

But according to the custom, he still lived in the eldest son's house, and the eldest son took care of him until his death.

After learning what happened, Chen Jingke was filled with emotion, this is the truth in the world.

Ouyang Xun was really decisive.

But thinking about his experience, you know that this is normal.

His father rebelled because of the emperor's suspicion. He was defeated and killed, and the whole family was exterminated.

He was only 13 years old at that time, and he hid alone, avoiding the scourge of extermination only with his body.

Later, relying on ability, I climbed step by step to where I am today.

During this period, he commanded soldiers and fought wars, and served as a civil servant for the emperor's herdsman. He is a man of all talents in civil and military affairs.

Don't look at the age but the brain is not confused at all, and you can make up your mind to make a choice at the critical moment.

Ouyang Tong seems to have suffered a great loss when the family was separated, but he also jumped out of the shackles of the family and has since then leaped into the sea.

Cheng Huailiang was also very satisfied with Ouyang Tong, so he suggested: "Why don't you just take over his mother and son, and our academy still lacks a salary for him?"

"In this way, his mother can be saved from hard work, and he can also study and learn at ease."

Chen Jingke shook his head and said: "If you don't go through a bit of cold, how can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms?"

"This is a kind of tempering and training for him. Today's poverty will become the most precious wealth in the future."

"Ouyang led the arrangement like this with his own deep meaning, and you will only break his plan if you act rashly."

Although Cheng Huailiang didn't take it seriously, we all grew up in honeypots, and we've all grown up.

But seeing Chen Jingke's objection, he gave up this idea, but he took more care of Ouyang Tong from then on.

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Let's talk about the oracle bone inscriptions.

Lu Cai, Kong Yingda, and Ouyang Xun are all big names in the academic world and know a lot of people.

In one breath, more than [-] calligraphers, historians and masters of gold and stone were invited.

These people didn't really believe it at the beginning. What ancient Yin Shang prose has never been heard before, are you lying to ghosts?

But out of trust in the three of them, he still came.

After seeing the oracle bone with my own eyes and confirming that the traces on it were not forged, my attitude took a 180-degree turn.

With the participation of more than 30 celebrities, the work of cracking the oracle bone inscriptions finally started.

As the initiator of the event, Chen Jingke made a simple science popularization for everyone and put forward his own standards:

"Bronze inscriptions were unearthed in the pre-Han period. They got their name because they were inscribed on gold and copper vessels. They are the most precious materials for studying ancient times."

"In the past, we believed that the development of writing was first in bronze inscriptions, then seal scripts, then official scripts, and even regular scripts, running scripts, and cursive scripts."

"But there is something contrary to common sense. Everything has a process of evolution. It is impossible for the bronze inscription to be so perfect as soon as it is born."

"So what did the text look like before it?"

"No one of us has studied this issue before, thinking that the birth of characters is like bronze inscriptions."

"Now this theory can be overturned, or it needs to be revised. Oracle bone inscriptions are the origin of writing."

"At least until now, oracle bone inscriptions are the earliest writing we have come into contact with."

"In the future, if more ancient texts are discovered, this theory will have to be updated... Let's talk about oracle bone inscriptions."

"Text pays attention to shape, sound, and meaning, and the oracle bone inscriptions should be the same, so our research direction is these three aspects."

"First of all, determine the shape of its characters. The oracle bones have been buried in the soil for thousands of years, and they will inevitably be destroyed. We must find a way to eliminate all difficulties to determine the shape of the characters."

"Then comes the meaning of words... The development of Chinese characters is in order, from oracle bone inscriptions to bronze inscriptions, to seal script, to official script, to regular script."

"I'm going to find out how that word evolved and finally determine its meaning."

"The last thing is the pronunciation. This is the most difficult thing. There have been several major changes in the development of the text for thousands of years."

"Accents have changed even more. No one knows what the accents of the ancients thousands of years ago looked like. We can only slowly figure out the rules..."

"A single text is the most difficult to decipher. It is best to find its original text, and it is the best to decipher in the entire article..."

Chen Jingke told everyone about some methods and requirements for cracking oracle bone inscriptions that he had seen in his previous life.

After reaching a consensus, the research work started.

Originally, these people were all ready to tackle difficulties from scratch, but it was only when they started working that they realized that Chen Jingke had already provided dozens of translations of words.

Everyone was very surprised, you have translated so much before it even started?

So Chen Jingke moved the family out again. The elders in Yan Dao's family had studied it a long time ago, and he occasionally took a few glances and remembered it.

Many people quickly asked where his family was, where did the research materials go and so on.

Chen Jingke laughed and didn't answer. Some people were unwilling to continue asking questions.

However, those who knew the inside story immediately told them not to ask more questions. After these people learned about it, even if they were unwilling, they did not dare to ask more questions.

With the translations of these dozens of characters as a reference, the speed of deciphering is much faster, at least skipping the initial stage of knowing nothing and relying on guessing.

Not long after the work started, another problem appeared, the sample was too small.

Although Zixiao Temple has tried its best to collect oracle bones that have been circulated outside, the number is not as large as imagined. So far, it has collected less than 100 yuan.

Such a small number cannot meet the needs of research, and more samples are urgently needed, so the excavation of the ruins has been put on the agenda.

But the excavation of the ruins is not that simple. Archeology is a very deep knowledge, and Chen Jingke has no research on this aspect.

Others in the research institute don't do much research on this aspect, and the only goldstone expert who knows something about it only stays on rubbings.

Naturally, the living cannot be suffocated to death by urine. As a traveler, Chen Jingke, who has watched many Tomb Raiders movies and novels, thought of a group.

Someone asked puzzledly: "Captain Mojin? What is Colonel Mojin? It sounds like a military position. Does Tang Dynasty have such an army?"

Lu Cai explained from the side: "It's the tomb robbers. In order to raise military pay, Cao Cao formed an army to steal and dig ancient tombs...

"He named this army Lieutenant Mojin, and later grave robbers liked to call themselves by this name."

Everyone was enlightened, and then they all said: Tomb robbers are tomb robbers, what are you talking about touching Captain Jin.

Lu Cai smiled heartily, and said to Chen Jingke: "There should be a lot of tomb robbers locked up in the prison, and it should be a breeze to ask for some of them in your capacity."

Others also agreed one after another, this matter must belong to Chen Zhenren.

Now it was Chen Jingke's turn to be surprised: "Don't you think it is against ethics and morals to use grave robbers?"

Lu Cai said in surprise: "Who said that? Tomb robbers really deserve to die, but if they can use their craftsmanship to contribute to Chinese civilization, it is also considered waste recycling, so it violates ethics and morals."

"Don't be so pedantic as others think, at least everyone here can tell the truth, you can rest assured to find the grave robber."

Only then did Chen Jingke enter the palace to find Li Shimin, explain the plan, and ask for two orders.One is to extract the tomb robbers from the prison, and the other is to dispatch a battalion of government soldiers to accompany the protection inspection team.

After that, he went to Dali Temple, where all kinds of serious criminals were imprisoned.

Sun Fujia has a very good relationship with him, so he came to receive him in person.

Hearing that he was looking for a tomb robber, he was still a master among the masters, so he immediately pulled out the files and found dozens of masters for him to choose from.

Naturally, Chen Jingke doesn't want everyone, and tomb robbers are also divided into ranks.

Some tomb robbers are really vicious and will do anything without any scruples.

Some tomb robbers are unwilling to hurt people purely for money.

Some are even very superstitious, thinking that tomb robbing is detrimental to morality, and they will use some of it to do good deeds.

There is still some room for forgiveness for the latter two, and the former must not be tolerated.

In this way, they picked and picked, and found ten master tomb robbers.

In the Tang Dynasty, the punishment for tomb robbery was very severe. To move the tomb was exile, to dig it up was more than three years, and to move the coffin was the death penalty.

If you dare to move the tomb of a famous and powerful family, you will definitely be sentenced to death.

These ten tomb robbers are all of the type who have already been sentenced to death, and they are waiting to be executed.

When he suddenly got a chance to survive, he naturally grasped it like a life-saving straw.

Chen Jingke put forward dozens of very harsh demands on them, and they all agreed without hesitation, and they were also grateful to Dade.

After that, the selection of archaeological personnel is required. In addition to some celebrities of the Institute of Characters, many ordinary staff are also needed.

Then Chen Jingke forged a ruin site and asked them to conduct simulation experiments.

Although tomb robbery and archeology have some similarities in exploration and excavation, they are actually two completely different things with different requirements.

The purpose of robbing tombs is to seek money, and there is a saying of catching the big and letting go of the small, that is, as long as the most valuable ones are ignored, it will cause huge damage to the ruins.

The so-called explorers in the West in previous lives were actually grave robbers.

Archeology is to restore a piece of ancient history, and no detail can be missed. It is necessary to protect the ruins from damage as much as possible.

So equating the two is either stupid or bad.

It would be a disaster to directly let the tomb robbers enter the ancient ruins of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and the necessary training is very necessary.

It is not only the tomb robbers who are trained, but also those experts and scholars. They are the real main force of archaeology, and the tomb robbers are just tool people.

It took more than a month for the whole training work to be completed, and the effect is very obvious.

Not only let them know what is going on in archaeology, but also invented many useful tools for different situations.

When everything was ready, the archaeological team set off for Anyang, Daoxiang Prefecture, Henan Province under the protection of the Forbidden Army, to conduct the first real archeology in history.

After sending the archaeological team away, Chen Jingke turned around and devoted himself to the research.

Although the oracle bone sample is insufficient, oracle bone research has stalled, but there are other research work that can be done.

For example, the evolution process from bronze inscriptions to seal scripts and then to official scripts... figuring out these will help to deduce the meaning of oracle bone inscriptions.

And don't forget that this is the Tang Dynasty, not the modern society more than 300 years later.

The oracle bone inscriptions were discovered too late in the previous life, and too many things were lost in the long river of history, including various ancient languages ​​and folklore.

For example, the method of "yin" in poetry and fu that is often said has been lost, and later generations can only speculate based on a few records.

The discovery of oracle bone inscriptions 300 years in advance was of great help.

There are still many primitive tribes living in the primitive forests in and around the Tang Dynasty.

They speak the oldest language, and spread the oldest legend...there may be clues from the Shang Dynasty thousands of years ago.

Although Datang's technological level is far behind that of the previous life, it really has an advantage over the 21st century in the study of oracle bone inscriptions.

Generally speaking, the study of oracle bone inscriptions is not just about oracle bone inscriptions, but a systematic work involving many aspects.

Naturally, the required manpower is also very large, and it is impossible to complete it with only [-] to [-] people in the research institute, and more people will be recruited in the future.

But right now Chen Jingke is not planning to expand the team, at least until he gets more samples and makes staged progress in Oracle, he is not going to make a big deal of it.

There are too many people looking for sideways, and once this matter is publicized, tomb robbers may swarm in and cause irreparable damage to the historical sites of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.

Just as the research work on oracle bone inscriptions was in full swing, bad news came that Ouyang Xun did not survive this winter in the end.

One night just a few days before the beginning of winter, he died of illness quietly, and was only discovered the next morning.

(End of this chapter)