Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 1384 Yelan

   Nightfall.

  People are not quiet.

  Although it was just after midnight, the excited people in Pingyang City still took to the streets, lit firecrackers, and celebrated the arrival of the New Year.

   A sleepless night.

  There are no peach blossoms on the Peach Blossom Mountain, there are only two people around a hot pot surrounded by a curtain.

   Feiqian let out an "uh" and hiccupped.

   "Senior sister, do you know Xu Shuzhong?" Fei Qian said after he had almost finished eating, put down his chopsticks.

   "But Wujing Wushuang Xu Shuzhong?" Cai Yan asked Fei Qian almost without any pause.

   Feiqian nodded, "Senior Sister is really Bo Wen Qiang Ji, it is this person."

  Cai Yan fiddled with the food in the plate, subconsciously picked up a little bit and put it in his mouth, slightly biting the tip of the chopsticks, frowning his delicate eyebrows, apparently searching for relevant information about Xu Shen.

   "Shuowenjiezi?" Cai Yan raised his eyebrows.

   Feiqian nodded slowly, and said, "How? Is it difficult?"

  Cai Yan put down all the chopsticks in his hands, and said with some hesitation: "This is an unprecedented book, created by Mr. Xu... Such a big event, how can I, a little girl, do it..."

Shuowen Jiezi may not be a big deal in the eyes of later generations, because there is a better Xinhua dictionary, but in the Han Dynasty when the dictionary system had not yet been established, this book was the first in China to systematically It is also one of the earliest dictionaries in the world, which analyzes the shape of Chinese characters and studies the etymology. (Note to this chapter)

According to Xu Shen's own words, when Cangjie started to create characters, he probably copied the shapes of all things, so this kind of pictorial symbols were called "wen". It is called "word".

   "Wen" is to describe the original shape of things.

  The meaning of "character" is the breeding and multiplication of these original shapes.

  The reason for saying Wen is that before the Qin Dynasty, writing was only called "Wen" or "Book", not "Zi". The single-body and meaningful characters are "wen", and the single-body "wen" cannot be decomposed, so it needs to be explained, that is, "Shuowen"; the combined "word" consists of two or three, or more different " "Wen" is formed, so it needs to be dissected, that is, "jiezi".

  Whether it is in ancient times or in modern times, it is not easy to publish a book or a work. In ancient times, after many literary great Confucian scholars created texts, most of them, like Xu Shen, would choose to submit them to the imperial court. In addition to obtaining the approval of the imperial court, they did not have enough money to pay for the cost of publishing, which was also a very large one. factor.

  It's a pity that during the reign of Emperor Han'an, who Xu Shen presented the book, the Eastern Han court suffered from internal and external troubles, and everything was difficult. The first is the Hexi Express. The countries in the Western Regions were dissatisfied with the tyranny of Ren Shang, who served as the Protector of the Western Regions after Ban Chao left office, and rebelled against the Han one after another. Then there was the Qiang uprising. This war lasted for eleven years and cost a lot of money, which seriously damaged the vitality of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Xu Shen's Shuowen Jiezi was originally placed in Dongguan Yuntai, and did not receive much attention. If Fei Qian hadn't asked Li Ru to ask for a batch of Dongguan collection of books when Dong Zhuo moved his capital, he said Not allowed to follow the fire in Luoyang City, and disappeared without a trace...

"In the name of emphasizing the compilation of "Shuowen Jiezi", revise this book, and add sentences between the lines... In this way, not only do you not have to confront these stubborn old doctors, but you can also draw in some foreign aid... "Fei Qian explained, pointing to the direction of the main hall of the Academy, "The competition between the ancient Chinese and the modern Chinese has never stopped... Xu Gong's biggest mistake may be to hand over the Shuowen Jiezi to the court..."

  Before, Fei Qian’s idea was to add annotations to the Five Classics. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to these people who make a living from the Five Classics. Naturally, these old guys are unwilling, but how about explaining words...

  Who cares about the little private goods under the big signboard?

  In addition, now is the Han Dynasty when there is no so-called copyright at all.

  In Xu Shen's time, the debate between the ancient text and the modern text was very intense.

Because at that time Jinwen Confucianism was all vested interests, so these people emphasized that Jinwen Confucianism was unquestionable and unalterable, but in fact, because of word of mouth, each family had different interpretations, so the explanations in Confucianism were different. Serious, with a lot of nonsense.

As mentioned earlier, during the period of Emperor Han'an when Xu Shen presented the book, internal and external worries were serious, and he had no intention of sorting out the Confucian classics. Therefore, although Xu Shen's book was included in Dongguan Yuntai, Xu Shen was also old at the time, and he was powerless. Continuing to carry the banner of ancient Chinese classics, on the other hand, it was also secretly suppressed by the vested interests of modern classics. In the end, this classic of Xu Shen, who advocated rigor and warded off evil theories, was not promoted.

And it is also very important that Xu Shen’s previous scholars commented on the classics, all of which were interpreted along with the text. Concrete meaning. In "Shuowen Jiezi", Xu Shen firmly grasped the original meaning of the word, and only talked about the original meaning. Perhaps some words were interpreted incorrectly due to the limited scope of knowledge, but such behavior is undoubtedly tantamount to grasping the core problem of word meaning. .

  Because all extended meanings and metaphorical meanings are based on the original meaning, mastering the original meaning can control complexity with simplicity, infer extended meanings, and solve a series of problems related to word meanings. In addition, when Xu Shen explained the original meaning, he often added description and narrative language, so that ordinary audiences could deepen their understanding of the original meaning, expand the audience's knowledge, and enrich the connotation and extension of the original meaning.

  Cai Yan tentatively said: "Could it be that the foreign aid is Mr. Shui Jing?"

   Fei Qian smiled and nodded. Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui, was very dissatisfied with the behavior of casually annotating Jinwen Confucianism. After coming to the academy, he dragged out some fallacies of Jinwen Confucianism in the main hall many times and whipped him. Almost everyone in the academy knew about it. .

Because the examples cited by Sima Hui are indeed some obvious mistakes in Jinwen Confucianism, so even those who want to refute them are powerless to resist. Braid is back with a vengeance.

   Cultural relics are the first and Wu Wu is the second is not just talking casually.

  So in this matter, Sima Hui is a natural ally. Fei Qian suggested that Cai Yan use the tree of Sima Hui to make two blossoms, on the one hand, to promote sentence reading, and on the other hand...

   Cai Yan obviously wanted to understand, and couldn't help but rolled his eyes at Fei Qian, and said: "Mr. Shui Jing is so old, and you still want to be treated like this... If he knows..."

"So I can't tell him directly... I must be prepared to talk about Mr. Shui Jing..." Fei Qian laughed a few times, and said without any shame, "Sister, there is no problem if you go, anyway, I said before that I need to clean up Editing the scriptures, is there a bigger project than editing Xu Gong’s "Shuowen Jiezi"? Hehe, as long as the senior sister reveals some reasons for lack of manpower, slow progress, etc., it will naturally to the ears of those who care..."

  Cai Yan was helpless and didn't know what to say.

"Senior Sister, this matter... you have to look at it this way..." Fei Qian has a very strong level of observation, glanced at Cai Yan's expression, and immediately said, "The thousand-character prose of the previous senior sister is not inferior to "Er "Ya", but whether it is Erya, Qianziwen, or others, it is actually not very friendly to beginners..."

"According to...ahem, my observations over the years..." Fei Qian continued brazenly, "If a person wants to read, if he only reads, he can only get one out of ten; if he can read, he can probably remember two or three out of ten. ; if you add the instructor's explanation, you can remember four or five; Seeing the light of day again, this is no less than a gluttonous feast for the big Confucianists...cough, for the great Confucians, they can be famous all over the world, and they can teach the way, so don't they flock to it?"

"And it's true that only we have this condition right now..." Fei Qian raised his head, looked at the bare peach branches, and said, "If Master hadn't revised the Xiping Stone Classics, the Cai Mansion wouldn't have so many books, if it wasn't for the opening of the school. , and will not ask for the book of Dongguan Yuntai, and there will be no fragments of Xu Gong's "Shuowen Jiezi"... Maybe this is God's will..."

   "God's will..."

  Cai Yan also looked up together, silent.

  The night is late.

  Chen Lan Weiwei.

  The hustle and bustle of Pingyang City gradually returned to tranquility, and many people began to walk home, preparing to worship their ancestors after a short rest. This is the big event on the first day of the new year, and it is also the beginning of the year for every Han Dynasty person.

  Fei Qian is no exception, especially after having a new life this year. Although Fei Qian personally thinks that this is just a kind of spiritual comfort, just like the function of many religions, the ancestral spirits are illusory, like gods, high above and have no time to pay attention to the life of ants at the bottom, but helplessly, the whole society is like this If everyone is drunk and I am sober, I will often be beaten to death or treated as a lunatic.

   "It's getting late...I should go back..." Fei Qian yawned, stood up and said, "I'm going to Taiyuan in a few days... I won't come to say goodbye to you..."

  Cai Yan was taken aback for a moment: "Leave again?"

   Fei Qian nodded and said: "The war in Jizhou and Youzhou has been decided. I am afraid that Taiyuan Shangdang will become the next target of those people... No, no..."

  Cai Yan's heart turned a thousand times, and he looked at Fei Qian in a daze, not knowing what to say.

"Okay, I'm leaving... don't worry, it's not too far away anyway, when Taiyuan Shangdang has made arrangements, I'll be back..." Fei Qian said, then pointed to the hot pot, "This one, I asked The craftsmen made it specially, so I leave it to you... At the end of winter and early spring, the weather is still cold, you can always eat hot food with this, and it is better for your body..."

  Cai Yan still did not speak.

   "...Then..." Fei Qian paused for a moment, "Take care of yourself, that, um... well, that's it..."

   Fei Qian bowed to Cai Yan, then turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Cai Yan, "You... you arranged all these things... then me, how did you arrange me..."

...

"Alas... Zhao Ji, actually I don't know how to arrange you..." Fei Qian stood beside Cai Yan, sighed a long time, and said softly, "...I remember the first time I saw you, you hugged me Holding a few volumes of books, he entered the hall with sunshine all over his body, like a fairy walking down from the sky..."

   "... After so many years, it is a good thing or a bad thing to change from a fairy to a woman..." Fei Qian shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I don't know..."

  Cai Yan raised his head, his red lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

"A person, what he gains, he must lose..." Fei Qian turned his head and looked at Cai Yan, "Like me, if I embark on this road, I have no choice... If I lose, it will not only be me People, as well as Yueying, my family, children, and everyone who is with me, all of them mean a catastrophe... Cutting the weeds to get rid of the roots, I think you know the truth... Pity this kind of thing, It doesn't happen to losers..."

   "...you won't fail..." Cai Yan looked at Fei Qian, seeming to muster up his courage and said, "And I... I'm not afraid..."

   "Uh...thank you..." Fei Qian was a little moved, but he knew in his heart that whether he would fail or not could not be determined by a single word, and more people and more efforts were needed.

Fei Qian turned his head to look at Pingyang City, and continued: "...not just you, but also Yueying... When Yueying first married, she was just a yellow-haired girl who never did any housework...but now, she not only has to go into the kitchen to cook by herself. Cooking, but also busy with all kinds of affairs at home, even her favorite appliances are placed in the west compartment, full of dust... Not only that, but also deal with those intrigues in the inner house, from east to west , Singer and dancer sent from Guanzhong and Taiyuan to manage the inner and outer courtyards, take charge of welcoming and dispatching, and deal with worldly affairs... Not to mention other things, now that I have finished eating hot pot here, Yueying must be busy preparing the sacrificial objects , so that I can worship my ancestors when I go back..."

"Yueying, and many people who follow me, there is no choice..." Fei Qian looked back at Cai Yan, and said sincerely, "...but you still have a choice...you are really willing to leave these things behind The book you like, abandon your clean small courtyard, and participate in the dispute over the back house... Don't rush to deny it, even if you don't know how to do it now, if you have a child, as a mother, you will definitely fight for it A better future... just like the master treats you, this is human nature... and Zhao Ji, are you really ready? Are you ready to participate in this **** competition? If I fail, I will die with you , and if I succeed...there may be only one successor to the title..."

"Yes... I like you too..." Fei Qian said in a low voice, "But those who only want to breed are livestock, and those who only know how to cover your eyes with love are liars... I don't want to be a livestock, and I don't want to be a liar either. Everyone has the right to choose, and I promised Master to take care of you... But you really think about it, otherwise you may not only hurt me, but also you, and maybe even you and my child... "

  Cai Yan was at a loss, she didn't think so deeply at all, could she really only choose between Feiqian and Shujuan?

"Well..." Fei Qian smiled gently, reflecting the morning light in the sky, and said, "It's okay...we are not in a hurry to choose now...and it's not suitable to choose now, right? Anyway, I must have something in my heart A part of you..."

   "Okay, I'm leaving..." Fei Qian waved his hand, "I want to go back to pay respects to my ancestors, and you have to pay respects to my master... Take care of yourself, if you have any questions, let me talk about it when I come back from Taiyuan..."

   Feiqian smiled, and walked down Taoshan with his attendants in the morning light.

   On the side of the peach forest on the mountainside, Cai Yan stood blankly.

  Chen Lan took up the corners of their clothes, blowing their hair, as if she was talking about something, but no one could understand...

   The earliest dictionary in China is Erya

   The earliest dictionary in the world is the Sumerian-Akkadian Bilingual Difficult Word List, seventh century BC.

   Dictionaries, "Shuowen Jiezi" is the earliest, but in ancient China, one word has multiple meanings, and the words are difficult to distinguish, so that's it...

  (end of this chapter)