The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 129 The Emergence of Archeology
Guan Zhidao murmured: "People are more powerful than the Three Saints, and the world has experienced three ancient times, so now we can actually see things from the Three Saints and Three Ancient Times..."

Everyone here saw archeology for the first time, but Wang Wenlong was immersed in the history books he had read before: watching the ancients go about archeology and discovering ancient knowledge.

Not to mention that everyone felt weird at this time, even Wang Wenlong had an inexplicable sense of seeing the scene in front of him.

At this time, the scene where a group of famous people from Wuzhong were preparing to go to Anyang, Henan to participate in the excavation of oracle bone inscriptions was simply a Ming version of what he learned in his archeology class in his previous life, the scene of the early days of European archeology.

In the past, European archeology began with the collection of sculptures and inscriptions from the Greco-Roman era, as well as the excavation of monuments and antiquities in the Christian holy land of Palestine.

——Look for the monuments and relics left by our ancestors and promote our own ancient history.

In Europe, we trace the process of Greece, Rome and Christianity. In China, of course we have to start by tracing the deeds of the sage, King Wen, Duke Zhou.

Moreover, the historical backgrounds of the two are very similar. In the past, European archaeological thought began during the Renaissance, gradually developed with the rise of the European bourgeoisie, and matured after the Industrial Revolution.

Correspondingly, in this time and space of the Ming Dynasty, archeology emerged with the expansion of commercial society and literate groups during the Wanli period, and it seemed to be a matter of course that it developed in line with social needs.

Wang Wenlong knows that if the normal academic evolution process is followed, this group of people will first excavate historical monuments and documents, and then naturally promote the development of geology. Geology promotes paleontology, and paleontology discovers biological evolution phenomena, which in turn promotes the development of museums. Science, biology, anatomy, medicine...

Many of these later modern disciplines came from the same line.

Think about what it would be like if archeology really emerged during the Yin Ruins excavations, and a group of Ming Dynasty people began to study the Neolithic Age...

It really didn't take long for this to happen, because there is a Liangzhu ruins underground in Hangzhou, where scholars from the Three Wu Dynasties gathered most.

By studying the ancient ruins of Yin Ruins and then passing through Liangzhu, it is really possible for Chinese archeology to directly study the Neolithic Age.

In this way, the process of changing times, technological development, and the birth of Chinese civilization can be seen step by step.

Wang Wenlong sighed unconsciously: "Man and ape say goodbye. Only a few stones have been ground, when I was a child. Flames are turning in the copper and iron furnace. How can I guess? It's only a few thousand cold and hot."

After saying that, everyone suddenly became silent and looked at him strangely.

Wang Wenlong was confused: "Gentlemen, what's wrong?"

Ling Mengchu asked hurriedly: "Did you do the Que Ci that Jianyang just recited?"

Only then did Wang Wenlong react and was shocked. This was a poem by a great man. It was so domineering that it was difficult to recite it casually.

The attitude of Chinese ancient books towards human history is quite objective compared to other civilizations that regard myths as history. "Han Feizi" records that "there are saints who drilled flints to make fire to turn fishy smells, and the people were happy with it, so that they ruled the world and became famous." They are called Suiren clan."

Compared with other civilizations that say fire is given to humans by the gods, as early as the pre-Qin period, Chinese ancient books have already introduced concepts such as humans and apes making fire from diamonds, and the ancients who were the first to cut wood into weapons from the wilderness.

"Man and ape say goodbye. Only a few stones have been polished" refers to the Stone Age. "There is a flame in the copper and iron furnace. How can I guess it? It's only a few thousand cold and hot." It refers to the Bronze Age thousands of years ago.Many people present could react to these things as soon as they heard them.

This poem was originally a comment written by a great man after reading the history of the development of human society.

In just over 100 words, it thoroughly describes the struggle process in human history. Everyone is thinking about oracle bone inscriptions and lamenting the changes in ancient and modern times. When they suddenly hear such a poem, it will naturally arouse everyone's surprise.

Shen Jing is a master of law. After a moment of reflection, he asked: "This is the word card for "Congratulations to the Bridegroom". Why is there only Shangque? There must be more later. Jianyang hurry up and tell me."

Before Wang Wenlong could react, Hu Yinglin and Yuan Hongdao also looked over.

Wang Wenlong swallowed his saliva and could only continue to recite: "It is rare in this world to smile, and we bow to each other on the battlefield. The blood is flowing all over the countryside."

Hearing this, Shen Jing already clapped her hands: "Good words! Swallow mountains and rivers with anger!"

Ye Zhou on the side also nodded: "These two sentences are comparable to Yang Yongxiu's 'The rolling Yangtze River flows eastward, and the waves wash away all the heroes'."

Xi Langxian tasted it and said: "No, the momentum is even greater. Yang Yongxiu talks about one generation, but Jianyang's poem talks about things that have passed through the ages. There are many gold and iron horses in it."

Wang Wenlong could only bite the bullet and continue: "My head is spinning after reading this article, but I remember a few spots and a few lines."

When Shen Jing and others nodded with satisfaction, Wang Wenlong stopped abruptly.

Shen Jing frowned: "Why don't you continue reading."

Wang Wenlong said directly: "The latter part was not written..."

Everyone was stunned for a moment. Just when they heard the key point, they told me that there was no more!Although Hu Yinglin is of the retro style and is not used to the style of this poem which is very different from that of the Tang and Song dynasties, he can still hear the beauty of it.

He tasted the poem and said in disbelief: "This poem is connected from beginning to end, with a pulse of energy flowing down. Just when the spring of literary thoughts is flowing, how can it be interrupted? Jianyang, don't play around, read it quickly."

Wang Wenlong knew the next few sentences of this word: he first criticized the legend of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors as a deception of feudal ethics, then praised Tao Zhi, Zhuang Qi, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the leaders of the uprising against feudal rule, and finally was full of revolutionary optimism. Spiritual conclusion: The final victory in human history will eventually belong to the working people!
Well, look at the landlord class and the feudal literati who depended on the landlord class here... He really didn't dare to read the rest of the content.

Wang Wenlong could only bite the bullet and said: "This is an old composition. I just blurted it out out of curiosity. I haven't finished it yet, so I might as well ask future generations to complete it."

Everyone was doubtful after hearing Wang Wenlong's explanation. After all, although this poem was only one and a half pieces, it was extremely exciting. If it could be completed, it would definitely be a masterpiece. Everyone thought that Wang Wenlong would never give up the opportunity to leave his name.

At this moment, Yuan Hongdao also came over with a wine glass. He asked with a smile: "What are you talking about, so interested?"

Hu Yinglin pointed at Wang Wenlong and complained: "Jianyang sang a very wonderful song "Congratulations to the Bridegroom", but only half of it came out, which made people scratch their chests like a cat."

"Tell me about it." Yuan Hongdao was instantly interested.

Feng Menglong read: "Man and ape say goodbye to each other. Only a few stones have been polished, and when I was a child..."

After reading half a line of words, Yuan Hongdao fell into deep thought and forgot all the words he continued. He kept muttering in his mouth, as if he wanted to make up for the remaining half of the line.

Not only him, but also all the talented celebrities present quietly tried it.

However, as the two literary leaders Yuan Hongdao and Hu Yinglin soon fell into hard thinking, the rest of the people were also scratching their heads.

At first glance, this seemed simple, but soon everyone realized that trying to wrap up half of Wang Wenlong's poems with their own talents was like using thumb-sized dough to wrap a fist-sized dumpling - it didn't make sense at all. Can't live.

The poem "Congratulations to the Bridegroom" has its own style, and they only had seven sentences left. They wanted to use the remaining words in just a few sentences to summarize the content of Shangque, but it was not satisfactory, even if they tried to summarize it. The dog's tail continues the mink.

Seeing their sad faces, Wang Wenlong was not surprised.

The original poem jumps into human history in the upper part and writes about human struggles and struggles from the beginning of civilization, while the lower part jumps out all at once. According to the rules of poetry, the lower part should comment on the struggles in human history from a macro perspective.

But this requires a historical perspective and sociological knowledge that surpasses this era. With the perspective of people at this time, there is no ability to fully comment.The gap between historical views cannot be filled by literary talent.

However, everyone present was not aware of the nature of the problem. After working hard for a long time to write the lyrics, they were all silent. They could only sigh while looking at the unfinished poem.

In the end, Yuan Hongdao felt quite uncomfortable and complained: "How can Jianyang do such a thing that cares about the beginning but not the end?"

Wang Wenlong smiled and expressed his helplessness.

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The East Garden gathering lasted for two days. Some people learned about Dong Qichang's great achievements in Yinxu, so they went to Yinxu together. Some people went back to their hometowns due to trivial matters, while those who stayed continued to prepare for the cultural gathering in East Garden.

A few days later, Wang Wenlong attended the cultural gathering of Wushan Society for the first time.

Today’s literary meeting will focus on opera and novels.

The East Garden is a vast area, and since it is a gathering of celebrities, it cannot be limited to pavilions and pavilions. Xu Shupi directly led everyone into the back mountain, laid out seats among the ancient trees, prepared cups and plates of food, and arranged female musicians beside the trees. .

When Wang Wenlong looked at this scene, he couldn't help but think of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, celebrities from the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

At this time, everyone was really forming associations according to the methods of those famous people in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

At the peak of each dynasty and generation, there will be its own retro movement, advocating wearing the clothes of the ancients and looking for cultural roots.

This was true in the Tang Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, many of the poets participating in the cultural gathering were dressed in "ancient scholar" clothing, with exaggerated crowns and hats, or wearing crane cloaks like the ancients.

These days, there are literati who research the ancient costumes and write books, just like the Hanfu Party in later generations, and one of the masters, Wang Yuanhan, is sitting among the crowd. This man also has the title of Jinshi. He is now over 70 years old and has retired. Returning to his hometown, he devoted himself to writing "Sancai Tuhui" at home, and spent a lot of effort to verify the clothing appearance of each ancient figure in history books and portrait bricks.

Don't think that all ancient costumes are the same. These Wei and Jin costumes that have been researched are also quite ancient in the eyes of people in the Ming Dynasty at this time, and ordinary people do not usually dress like this.

At this time, everyone here was imitating Wang Xizhi's Orchid Pavilion meeting among the lush trees and bamboos, discussing literature over flowing water. Wang Wenlong even felt as if he was one of the celebrities of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

(End of this chapter)