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

Chapter 81 Master of East Garden
Yu Jianlong took the manuscript from Huang Daozhou's hand and read it quietly. As he read, his eyes became more and more surprised.

After reading, he raised his head and looked at Huang Daozhou: "Who wrote this masterpiece?"

"Wang Jianyang who wrote "History of Portugal"."

"It turns out it's him!" Yu Jianlong was still thinking about the words in the article, "Destiny changes, but there are things that remain unchanged. What is the same? It's called Tianyan. Tianyan is the body, and its functions are Two: It is said that things compete, and it is called natural selection. All things are like this... one thing competes with other things, whether it survives or perishes, and its effect is due to great selection..."

"Nothing in the world remains unchanged, only natural selection lasts forever. What changes is dynamic, and what remains is static. Between movement and stillness, nothing in the world can escape from it..." Yu Jianlong thought about it for a long time and finally said to Huang Daozhou with an excited look on his face: "This Mr. Wang is really a great talent. There are many different schools of thought in the world, but he actually overturned them with one word."

Yan Fu's "Tianyan Lun" originally used the perspective of the Book of Changes to understand the theory of evolution. When Huang Daozhou and Ye Chengxue revised the content, they relied more on philosophy. The final result was both practical and theoretically sophisticated.

Not only does it have a profound philosophical foundation, but it also provides an ultimate proof for the various schools of thought that are turbulent in the world today.To put it bluntly, it means testing the truth through practice.

Wang Wenlong wanted to convey this concept to the people of the Ming Dynasty, but he did not realize the true value of this principle.

This principle can end many internal conflicts hundreds of years later, and it will naturally have the effect of inspiring people in the late Ming Dynasty.

Yu Jianlong excitedly said to Huang Daozhou: "Today's lecture on the Book of Changes in Baoshan Academy will be based on this "Tianyan Lun"."

Huang Daozhou said with a smile: "After the lecture, I also want to discuss the "History of Portugal" with the gentlemen. This book can be used to explain the survival and failure of various factions in the country's competition."

Huang Daozhou said: "I was shocked when I read "History of Portugal", but now I think that Mr. Jianyang wrote "History of Portugal", which listed the development process of European countries, and compared European countries with the rule of Persia, India and other countries. The way to write down the different thoughts of various schools in the world is used to support the theory of "Tianyan Lun"."

Yu Jianlong nodded repeatedly after thinking about it: "The gray thread of grass snake is buried here. Mr. Jianyang is really a great talent! Let's go in quickly and share this magnificent article with everyone!"

Both the practical test of truth and later modern history come from the same ancestor, the logical deduction method. They both pay attention to the three-step process of proposing opinions, experimental proofs, and summarizing laws. This can also be said to be the scientific method that later modern studies uniformly pursue. .

Wang Wenlong did not connect the "History of Portugal" and "The Theory of Heavenly Evolution" at all, but almost all of Wang Wenlong's annotations in front of Yu Jianlong and Huang Daozhou at this time carried this idea. The connection between the two You can tell at a glance.

The idea of ​​scientific deduction was clearly proposed for the first time, which was a major event in the history of modern philosophy.

At this time, Wang Wenlong didn't know how much repercussions his article would arouse. He was swaying on the boat and talking about poetry with Ye Chengxue.

The group of people sailed slowly and spent several days finally arriving at their destination.

In Suzhou Prefecture, after landing, Ye Chengxue quickly sent a servant to report the news to his friend's house where he was staying.

Later, Ye Chengxue called the sliding pole for himself and Wang Wenlong.

The two of them sat on the sliding pole, accompanied by their servants, and settled in the east garden of Xu Shupi's house, a member of the Wushan Club. As soon as they slid down the pole, they saw Xu Shupi, who was waiting outside his garden, walking quickly.

"You Xi and Jianyang, you two make me look forward to seeing you."

Xu Shupi is in his early twenties, a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, named Wuzi, good at poetry, and good at official script. He was a scholar who was admitted last year.

Ye Chengxue pointed to Wang Wenlong behind him and introduced him: "This is Wang Jianyang who wrote "History of Portugal". You said you wanted to see him. As soon as I arrived in Suzhou, I took him there on a sliding pole. Are you still a good friend?"

Wang Wenlong was busy greeting Xu Shupi, and Xu Shupi quickly returned the gift.

He said with respect on his face: "The students have benefited a lot from reading Mr.'s masterpiece "History of Portugal". I had long wanted to visit Fujian, but I didn't expect Mr. to come in person today. It really makes me proud."

Wang Wenlong kept saying that he didn't dare. Xu Shupi blinked and said to Ye Chengxue with a smile: "I'm going to thank you as a big gift and ask you to eat a few less drinks today."

The two laughed loudly at Wang Wenlong, and then they realized that Xu Shupi also had an out-of-touch character.After the ceremony, Xu Shupi arranged for his family to prepare food and drinks for Ye Chengxue and Wang Wenlong, and personally led the two of them to the garden.

Xu Shupi's ancestor was a wealthy merchant in Changzhou, and his father was Xu Taishi, the young minister of Taipu Temple.

Xu Shupi's family had a close relationship with Yuan Hongdao, and Xu Shupi also entered the Wushan Poetry Society through Yuan Hongdao's help.

As Xu Shupi walked, he smiled and told Wang Wenlong that Yuan Hongdao had written to him when he was in Jiangnan and told him that Wang Wenlong's "The Scholars" was well written.

Before Yuan Hongdao went to Beijing, he asked Xu Shupi to help him find the authentic copy of "The Scholars".

It's just that now Yuan Hongdao has gone to work in the Department of Ceremony and Cleaning of the Ministry of Etiquette and is far away in the capital, otherwise Yuan Hongdao would definitely come to see Wang Wenlong in person.

Last year, Xu Shupi's father, Xu Taishi, passed away, leaving behind a huge fortune. Xu Shupi could not spend it all on food and drink in his lifetime, so he did not pursue fame and only spent his days leisurely traveling in Wuzhong.

As they walked together, Ye Chengxue and Wang Wenlong admired the east garden of Xu Shupi's house.

Xu Shupi's house was the most luxurious mansion Wang Wenlong had ever seen since he came to this time and space. Wang Wenlong couldn't help but look at it more.

The east garden of his home is divided into four parts: the east, west and northwest. The east is a large group of buildings, including residences, ancestral halls, temples, and courtyards. The middle is a landscape garden, the west is a rockery with earth and stone walls, and the north is pastoral scenery.

Such a large garden covers an area of ​​more than 30 acres, and it would take several days to see it all.

Wang Wenlong walked in with Ye Chengxue and Xu Shupi. A few steps ago, he felt that he was in a quiet study. After walking a few more steps, he was surrounded by ancient trees, sky, and jagged rocks. It seemed as if he had stepped into the depths of the mountain forest. As he walked out of the corridor, another pavilion appeared in front of him. The pavilions and pavilions are nestled in the lake, with gurgling waterfalls.

Wang Wenlong was amazed.

He knew that hundreds of years later this place would be the Liuyuan Garden, where the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in the country and the Suzhou Garden Archives were located.

Moreover, the Liuyuan Garden, which became famous in later generations, was only a small piece in the middle of the four parts of Xujia East Garden: "Central, East, West and North".

Xu Shupi led Ye Chengxue and Wang Wenlong to the eating place. Ye Chengxue pointed to a rockery in front and introduced to Wang Wenlong: "This is Ruiyun Peak."

Wang Wenlong looked at this Taihu stone and thought about the origin of this stone. He couldn't help but sigh again that the Xu family was really rich.

The Ruiyun Peak in front of him is more than five meters high and three meters wide. It is surrounded by caves and is layered on top of each other. It is exquisite and clear. In later generations, it will be known as the three famous stones in Jiangnan together with Yu Linglong and Cree Cloud Peak.

This thing was a strange stone in the Flower and Stone Guide of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. Because of the Jingkang Rebellion, it was thrown into Dongting Lake before it could be transported to Kaifeng. In the Southern Song Dynasty, the Chen family bought the stone and transported it to Wu County. The stone was so heavy that the boat was weighed down. List.

Sixty years later, the Dong family of Huzhou took over and used thousands of manpower to drag the stones to Huzhou. Along the way, green onion leaves were smashed and spread on the ground to reduce the friction of dragging the stones. People at the time recorded that "anyone who uses tens of thousands of kilograms of green onions can be transported to Nanxun within a few days." Onions are extinct.”

After that, the stone passed through several times, and finally it was acquired by the Dong family of Xu Shupi's grandfather. Dong gave Ruiyun Peak as a dowry to Xu Shitai when he married his daughter, and it is now placed in Dongyuan.

In Wang Wenlong's original time and space history, this stone would not be moved by Suzhou Zhizao eunuchs until Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River 190 years later, and moved to Qianlong's palace garden in Suzhou Zhizao Mansion.

In later generations, this five-meter-high stone alone became a provincial cultural relic protection unit, on the same level as Yuhuatai Cemetery and Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum.

And this thing is now placed in Xu Shupi's own garden.

　On 6/6, after finishing work, I went to eat.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)