Liu Xinying was going back to class. After leading Jiang Shuiyuan in the door and introducing him for a few words, he hurriedly left, leaving Jiang Shuiyuan awkwardly in the yard. Han Xianru stretched out his hand and invited him, "My friend Jiang, it's rare that you come to visit me, the old man. Let's go in, let's have a good chat!"

Jiang Shuiyuan said respectfully: "Please please!"

The two entered the room one by one. The living room was very neat and clean. Shi Tao's "Spring Mountain Reading Picture" was hung in the main hall. I don't know whether it is true or not. Anyway, it cannot be distinguished by the appreciation ability of the river water source. A couplet of Wu Changshuo was hung on both sides of the painting. On the Huanghuali table table below the calligraphy and painting are He Chaozong's statue of crossing the sea. The delicate texture and unique ivory white of Dehua porcelain fully demonstrate the quiet, beautiful and gentle charm of Guanyin Bodhisattva. A few wisps of sandalwood in front of the Guanyin statue are rising, emitting a gentle and timeless smell.

With just a few things to do, you can see that it is a scholarly family that has lasted for generations.

Han Xianru stopped and asked, "Little Friend Jiang, do you know seal characters?"

"Recognize it a little." Jiang Shuiyuan read Duan Yucai's "Shuowen Jiezi Notes" in the Library of the National Studies Luotanshe.

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

"If I admit my mistake, the couplet should be written with 'I don't know anything, I think it's a shame; if I ask someone, I will have a peaceful life'." Jiang Shuiyuan knew that Han Xianru asked not only the text, so he paused and continued, "This is a collection of sentences by Yan Ruoyu, a famous scholar in the early Qing Dynasty. The first couplet comes from Tao Hongjing and the second couplet comes from Huangfu Mi. It is rumored that Yan Ruoyu was slow when he was young, but he was determined to read a lot of books, so he collected this couplet and wrote it on the pillars of his study room. "

"How much do you know about Yan Ruoyu?"

"Yan Ruoyu, whose courtesy name is Baisi and whose nickname is Qianqiu, was born in the 11th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1638), died in the 43rd year of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (17o4). He was originally from Taiyuan Prefecture, Jin Province, and lived in Shanyang, our residence. He was a famous scholar in the early Qing Dynasty. Jiang Fan listed him as the first person in the Qing Dynasty in "The Record of the Master of the Chinese Studies in the Kingdom of China". His representative works include "Ancient Literature and Shangshu", "The Interpretation of the Four Books", "Qianqiu Notes" and so on--"

"Okay, very good!" Han Xianru couldn't help but cheer: "Not only can you recognize seal characters, but you can also tell the source of the text. You not only know the source of the text, but also the writings of scholars. You are worthy of being a young talent! When I was in my teens, I didn't even know Gu Yanwu, Huang Lizhou, and Wang Chuanshan, the third-year-old man in the Qing Dynasty. How could I know that there was a Yan Baishi among the local sages? He had such academic knowledge at a young age and could enter the house. Let's go to my study and chat slowly. Old woman, make a pot of tea!"

Jiang Shuiyuan secretly wiped his sweat: Fortunately, I have read the miscellaneous books such as "Shuowen Jiezi" and "The Master of the Chinese Studies in the Kingdom". I know a few seal characters and know that Yan Ruoyu would not even have to drink tea today!

When I walked into the study, I felt like I had changed the world. I saw that there were bookcases on all sides, and the bookcases were densely filled with all kinds of new and old books. There were a lot of ancient thread-bound books, lithographs from the late Qing Dynasty, the latest journals and magazines, and even some inscriptions and calligraphy. There were almost no place to put them on. The old man felt a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I was writing something just now and searching for information everywhere, so the house was a little messy, so please forgive me!"

Jiang Shuiyuan silently complained: Uncle, you are modest! This is not a bit messy, but very messy, it is simply a mess!

Although Mr. Han said sorry, he had no intention of cleaning up. Instead, he repeatedly reminded Jiang Shuiyuan: "My friend Jiang, I spent half a morning looking for these books. I worked hard to find them when climbing high and low. I will use them later. Don't mess with me!"

The river water source was covered in black again: Please, I don’t need to do it at all, they are already very messy, okay?

Han Xianru was still a little worried and simply ordered Jiang Shuiyuan to say, "My friend Jiang, don't move when standing there, I'll clean up and tidy up a little. Remember, don't move when standing there! Don't move anything!" Seeing Jiang Shuiyuan standing at the door, Han Xianru began to clean up the messy books, newspapers and magazines on the ground.

After he packed up the open space of two or three square meters, he pulled out two small stools from the simple desk, and sat down on the open space. The old man gasped and said, "I was writing a paper about the evolution of the theory of conscience of the Wangmen. Unfortunately, I was old and couldn't remember many things, so I had to go to heaven and earth and search for materials everywhere. But then again, the first step in doing research and research is to possess the materials as much as possible, then study the materials, and then learn them thoroughly, and the final conclusions will not be too outrageous.

"So, a famous professor at Jingshi University and master of New History, Sinian once said this, modern history is just historical materials, and historical research should insist on having one point of material to say something. Like Xiaoyou Jiang, you are so talented and can remember all kinds of materials at your glance. You can pick it up easily when you want to use it. If you engage in academic research, you will take a great advantage, especially if you devote yourself to ancient literature and history research, you will be able to get everything you want!"

Jiang Shuiyuan shook his head: "What is the use of memory? The key is to look at their own understanding and creativity! Take ancient literature and history research as an example. Nowadays, important classics are basically digitized. If you want to search for materials, just enter the keywords and press them easily and you can easily get them. Isn't it better than the brains of memory groups? But now researchers are like crucian carp across the river, and with the classic database, a good tool, it should be in a good way. However, when it comes to their attainments in the field of Neo-Confucianism in Song and Ming dynasties, who can compare with you, Mr. Han?"

Jiang Shuiyuan admitted that as a bonus for genetic adjustment, strengthening memory plays a huge role in learning and exams, but this does not mean that memory is omnipotent. As far as he knows, memory is useless in today's officialdom and shopping malls, because in the end, everyone is competing with emotional intelligence and omnipresence relationship! Even the most important thing in scientific research is not memory. After all, if you can enter colleges and universities, and scientific research institutes, the IQs of everyone are not very different. Whether you can stand out or stand out, in addition to hard work, perhaps it also depends on a little luck and inspiration.

"Little Flatter!" Although he knew it was a flattering word, Han Xianru still enjoyed it: "I admit that computer software is really simple and fast now, and the ability to retrieve information is far better than that of the human brain. However, the things in the computer are dead after all, and the things in the human brain are alive. The materials retrieved by the computer are still a layer away from the materials found by the materials they read!

"You mentioned just now that understanding and creativity, what are understanding and creativity? Who can tell it clearly? In my opinion, understanding and creativity are nothing more than organic collisions of various knowledge in the head, just like the sparks generated by the impact of two flints. It is tantamount to talking about understanding and creativity without rich knowledge reserves. It is tantamount to seek fish from a tree of fate! Just imagine, what ideas can a person who has not read "Zhu Zi Yu" and "Chuan Xue Lu" come up with what ideas can be proposed in the field of Neo-Confucianism in the Song and Ming dynasties?"

The river water source was silent.

At this time, the old lady brought a pot of tea and poured a cup for each of them. The tea was ordinary tea, and the water was ordinary water. Han Xianru took a sip, and then asked leisurely: "My friend Jiang, I'm afraid you are not just visiting me, the old man? Is there any problem?"

Jiang Shuiyuan did not hide it, and put down the teacup and explained the purpose directly: "That's right. Since I was lucky enough to get you guidance last year, I have read some basic Chinese classics in my spare time and feel that I have gained a lot. However, I have not made much progress in reading books recently. I feel that the more I read, the more I am confused, as if I have entered a maze."

"for example?"

"For example, the arguments about the mind, body, qi, and whether there is movement or not is the argument of the Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism, which means that the public has reason, and the mother has reason, which makes people at a loss!" Jiang Shuiyuan's most distressed is the strange theories of various schools of Guan Luolian and Min 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 theories of Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism are difficult to understand. Not to mention you, even if I have studied it for decades, I still have many things that are confused and confused." Han Xianru said with a smile: "My biggest dream in my lifetime is to roughly understand the main themes of various schools and the academic evolution contexts, and then write the "Simplified History of Song and Ming Neo-Confucianism" in a simple and easy-to-understand way. I just don't know if God allows it?"

Jiang Shuiyuan said with a bitter face: "It is not only a problem that is difficult for various theories to understand, but even the same sentence, such as the "learning and practicing it from time to time" in "The Analects of Confucius", has not been explained in less than a dozen kinds of explanations from ancient times to the present, which makes people confused. What's more, even a word can find several meanings!"

"Isn't this normal?" Han Xianru looked as if he was taken for granted. "Just like the same sentence, different people say that familiar people can tell who said it at once; just like the same word, different people write it, familiar people can tell who wrote it at a glance. If it is the same, what's the point of doing academic research?"

Jiang Shuiyuan was stunned for a long time before saying: "School research should not be a recognized correct conclusion that can stand the test of time? If there are thousands of people with different faces and different people, then what is the point of doing academic research?"
Chapter completed!