Liu Xinying had to go back to class, and after leading Jiang Shuiyuan into the door to introduce a few words, she left in a hurry, leaving Jiang Shuiyuan embarrassed in the courtyard. Han Xianru stretched out his hand and invited: "Jiang Xiaoyou, it's rare that you have time to come and visit me, an old man." Let's go inside and have a good chat!"

Jiang Shuiyuan said respectfully: "You always ask first!"

The two entered the house one after the other. The living room is very neat and plain, and Shi Tao's "Spring Mountain Reading Map" is hung on the main hall, and I don't know whether it's true or not, anyway, I can't distinguish it by virtue of the appreciation of the river water source. On both sides of the painting hangs a pair of seal script couplets by Wu Changshuo. The Huanghuali case under the calligraphy and painting is placed on the statue of He Chaozong crossing the sea, the delicate texture of Dehua porcelain and the unique ivory white fully show the quiet and beautiful charm of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and a few wisps of sandalwood are rising in front of the Guanyin statue, exuding a gentle and eternal taste.

Just these few kinds of play, it can be seen that it is a scholarly family that has lasted for several generations.

Han Xianru stopped and asked, "Jiang Xiaoyou, do you know the seal character?"

"Recognize a little. Jiang Shuiyuan read Duan Yuci's "Annotations on the Interpretation of Words" in the library of the Chinese Studies Lecture Society.

"Then do you know what this couplet is written on?" Han Xianru asked, looking at Wu Changshuo's couplet.

"If I am not mistaken, the couplet should be written: 'I am ashamed to know nothing, and when I am asked, there is little peace.'" Jiang Shuiyuan knew that Han Xianru was asking more than just the content of the text, so he paused and continued, "This is a collection of sentences by Yan Ruoxuan, a famous scholar in the early Qing Dynasty, the upper link is from Tao Hongjing, and the lower link is from Huangfu Mi. It is rumored that Yan Ruoxuan was slow in temperament when he was young, but he was determined to read a wide range of books, so he collected this couplet and inscribed it on the pillar of his study to encourage himself. ”

"How much do you know about Yan Ruoxuan?"

"Yan Ruoxuan, a hundred poems, Qianqiu, was born in the eleventh year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1638), died in the forty-third year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1704), originally from Taiyuan Mansion in Jin Province, living in Shanyang, our province, is a famous scholar in the early Qing Dynasty, Jiang Fan listed him as the first person in Sinology in the Qing Dynasty in the "Records of Sinology Teachers in the National Dynasty", and his representative works include "Ancient Texts and Books", "Four Books of Interpretation", "Qianqiu Notes", etc.——"

"Good, very good!" Han Xianru couldn't help but applaud: "Not only can I recognize the seal characters, but I can also tell the source of the words." I know not only the source of the text, but also the life and writings of the scholar. I think when my old man was more than ten years old, he didn't even know about Gu Yanwu, Huang Lizhou, and Wang Chuanshan, the third gentlemen of the Qing Dynasty. Let's go and talk slowly in my study. Wife, make a pot of tea!"

Jiang Shuiyuan secretly wiped his sweat: Fortunately, I have read the miscellaneous books such as "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" and "The Inheritance of Chinese Scholars in the National Dynasty", know a few seal characters, and know Yan Ruoxuan, otherwise I wouldn't even have to drink tea today!

Walking into the study room is like a different world, only to see that the four walls are bookcases, and the bookcases are densely filled with all kinds of new and old books. On the ground, there are a large number of stitches and needles, there are ancient thread-bound books, lithographs from the late Qing Dynasty, the latest periodicals and magazines, and even some tablets, and there is almost no place to put your feet. The old man was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I was writing something just now, checking the information everywhere, so the room is a little messy, please bear with me!"

Jiang Shuiyuan complained silently: Uncle, you are modest! This is not a little messy, but very messy, it's just a mess and miserable!

Although Mr. Han said sorry, he didn't mean to clean it up at all, but reminded Jiang Shuiyuan again and again: "Jiang Xiaoyou, these books are all old man, I spent half a morning, climbing high and low, hard work to find good ones, and I will use them later, don't mess with me!"

Jiang Shuiyuan is full of black lines again: Please, I don't need to do it at all, they are already very messy, okay?

Han Xianru was still a little uneasy, so he simply ordered Jiang Shuiyuan: "Jiang Xiaoyou, you stand there and don't move, I'll clean up and make a little space." Remember, you stand there and don't move!Don't move anything!" Seeing Jiang Shuiyuan standing at the door in an orderly manner, Han Xianru began to clean up the messy pile of books, newspapers and magazines on the ground.

After he had cleared up an open space of two or three square meters, he took out two small benches from the humble desk and sat down on each of them. The old man gasped and said, "Recently I was writing a paper on the development and evolution of the doctrine of conscience among the sons of the royal family, but unfortunately I am too old to remember many things, so I have to go to heaven and earth and use my hands and feet to find materials everywhere. But then again, the first step in doing scholarship and research is to possess the material as much as possible, and then study the material and eat the material thoroughly, so that the final conclusion will not be too outrageous.

Therefore, Fu Sinian, a famous professor at Jingshi University and a master of new history, once said that modern history is only the study of historical materials, and historical research should insist on having one point of material to say one point. Like Jiang Xiaoyou, you are so talented, all kinds of materials are unforgettable, you can use them easily when you want to, if you are engaged in academic research, you will take a great advantage, especially to devote yourself to the study of ancient literature and history, it is simply a source of left and right!"

Jiang Shuiyuan shook his head: "What's the use of memory? The key still depends on one's own comprehension and creative power! Take the study of ancient literature and history as an example, today's important classics are basically digitized, and if you want to retrieve any materials, you can easily enter the keywords and get them at your fingertips, isn't it far better than a brain with excellent memory?" However, today's researchers, such as the carp that crosses the river, and the number of classics, which is a good tool, should be invincible, but when it comes to attainments in the field of Song and Ming Dynasty science, who can compare to you, Mr. Han?"

Jiang Shuiyuan admits that as an addition to genetic adjustment, super memory plays a huge role in studying for exams, but this does not mean that memory is omnipotent. As far as he knows, memory is of little use in today's officialdom and shopping malls, because in the end, what everyone competes with is emotional intelligence and pervasive relationships! Even in scientific research, the most important thing is not memory, after all, there is not much difference in the IQ of everyone who can enter colleges and universities and scientific research institutes, and whether they can excel and stand out depends on a little luck and inspiration in addition to hard work.

"Little ponyfter!" Although he knew that it was flattery, Han Xianru still looked at it: "I admit that computer software is indeed simple and fast now, and the ability to retrieve data is far better than that of the human brain, but the things in the computer are dead after all, and the things in the human brain are alive." There is still a layer of separation between the materials retrieved by the computer and the materials found by reading books!

"You just mentioned the power of perception and creation, what are the things of perception and creation power? Who can say clearly? In my opinion, perception and creation power are nothing more than the organic collision of all kinds of knowledge in the head, like a spark produced by the collision of two flintstones. Detached from the abundant knowledge reserves, and extravagantly talking about understanding and creative power, it is tantamount to seeking fish from the wood! Just imagine, what kind of creative ideas can people who have not even read "Zhuzi's Language" and "Chuan Xilu" put forward in the field of Song and Ming Dynasty science?"

Jiang Shuiyuan was silent.

At this time, the old woman brought a pot of tea and poured a cup for each of them. The tea is ordinary tea, and the water is ordinary water, but Han Xianru took a sip beautifully, and then asked leisurely: "Jiang Xiaoyou, I'm afraid that you didn't come to the door today just to visit me, an old man, right?"

Jiang Shuiyuan didn't hide it, put down the teacup and explained his intention directly: "That's the case, since the younger generation was fortunate to have your old guidance last year, I read some basic classics of Chinese culture in my spare time, and I feel that I have gained a lot." But I haven't made much progress in reading books recently, and I feel that the more I read, the more confused I become, as if I have entered a labyrinth. ”

"For example?"

"For example, the theories of the Song and Ming dynasties on the rational qi of the mind and body, and whether there is movement or not, are that the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, which makes people at a loss!" Jiang Shuiyuan is most distressed by the strange theories of Guan Luolian and Fujian schools about the universe and the world, even if his memory and comprehension are as strong as him, he is dizzy and confused by countless concepts and various theories.

"It's not your fault, the doctrines of the Song and Ming schools of science are already difficult to ignore. Don't say it's you, even if I've been studying the old man for decades, there are still a lot of things that I can't figure out. Han Xianru said with a smile: "The biggest dream of my life is to roughly understand the gist of each theory and the evolution of the academic context, and then write a simple book "A Concise History of Song and Ming Theory". I just don't know if God will allow it?"

Jiang Shuiyuan said with a bitter face: "It's not just a problem that is difficult to ignore in various theories, even if it's the same sentence, such as the 'learn and learn from time to time' in the Analects, there are no less than a dozen interpretations from ancient times to the present, which makes people feel inconsistent. What's more, you can even find several meanings in a single word!"

"Isn't this normal?" Han Xianru looked as a matter of course, "Just like the same sentence, different people, familiar people know who said it when they hear it; If it's the same thing, what's the point of doing academic research?"

Jiang Shuiyuan was stunned for a long time before he said: "Shouldn't academic research be to draw a correct conclusion that is universally recognized and can stand the test of time?

Han Xianru laughed: "It's still the same example just now, different people come to read the same sentence, and their speeches will definitely be different, can you say who read it wrong? Different people write the same word, and the glyphs will definitely be different, can it be attributed to all typos? Whether it is a simple word or sentence, or a huge theoretical style, as long as different people study and interpret it, due to the differences in the background of the times, academic experience, personal taste, etc., the conclusions drawn will definitely be different. What's so strange about that? You know, in many cases, academic research proves not a certain academic conclusion, but a certain research method!"