Jiang Shuiyuan was led by Qiao Yinuo's mother and met Professor Hu Geping, who taught Tang and Song literature at Jinling University, Professor He Defeng, who studied medieval history, Professor Ouyang Lingbo, who specialized in Buddhist philosophy, and the two old gentlemen Qiao Zhizhi and Ji Xun, if they were the only ones, it would be like an academic feast. The key is Qiao Yinuo's uncle, aunt, aunt, uncle, aunt, uncle, and their little cousin who was only 8 years old but always spoke amazingly, which immediately made the meal have a strange taste.

Jiang Shuiyuan was still savoring the abnormality, but Ji Xun pulled him straight to the study on the second floor. On the way, he could vaguely hear the little cousin who was childish and said: "Mom, Sister Yinuo's boyfriend is so handsome!"

"I said it to be called 'Brother'."

"Then mom, how can I find a boyfriend as handsome as my brother?"

"You have to study hard like your sister Yinuo and get into Jingshi University! If you don't work hard, you can only go to Jinling University next door, and then find a fat and greasy boy with glasses and acne-filled face..."

After entering the study, Ji Xun couldn't wait to ask: "I heard from Zhu Gan that you are planning to study the history of the Middle Ages? I'm afraid that you have any misunderstandings about Chinese studies, right? I tell you that hundreds of academic history have long proved that first-class Chinese scholars are all studying elementary schools. You see Gu Yanwu, Duan Yukai, Dai Zhen, Gaoyou two kings, and modern Zhang Taiyan and Huang Kan. Even Zhu Gan was the one who barely gained fame today because of his research on Khitan's large and small characters. As for history, it is just a little girl who dresses up, and there are still great knowledge in elementary schools!"

Qiao Zhizhi showed a rare smile on his thin face, and because there were few, he looked a little stiff: "You old guy, are lying to others! Just the words and rhymes are not enough for Xiaojiang to make a spoonful of stewed, so you should keep it for yourself! It is good to study history, you can learn from the past and know the future, make people wise, and save you from being fooled by you, an old guy in the future."

Ji Xun was anxious: "Hey, I said, Zhugan, you can't be so ungrateful! My old Ji has worked so hard to introduce you to such a happy grandson-in-law. Why? When the newcomer enters the room, the matchmaker will throw it over the wall? Tell you, as long as Xiaojiang comes to Jinling University, it will be the successor of my old Ji's mantle. No one is allowed to rob it, and no one can rob it. Whoever robs me will rob it, I will be anxious with whom I will rob it!"

Qiao Zhizhi smiled contemptuously: "Who snatched you? That's Xiao Jiang's own choice."

"That was also bewitched by you!" Ji Xun turned around and said to the wind and drizzle, "Xiaojiang, writing is the root of culture, and elementary school is the pulse of Chinese studies. We who do not understand primary schools are like the root of plants and trees. Even if the flowers are blooming now and are burning with fire, it is destined to be unable to last long. I know that your interest in primary schools may not be that great, but if you want to achieve something in Chinese studies, you must have a solid foundation in primary schools, so that you can carry the burden and go far and—"

Qiao Zhizhi patted his old friend's arm: "Let's sell your Daliwan later! Xiao Jiang just came and couldn't explain a lot of things in the letter. Let's talk to him about his future studies first, and listen to his thoughts and plans. Anyway, Xiao Jiang has been here these few weeks, so you have time."

"...Okay." Ji Xun could only give up in despair.

Before Qiao Zhizhi could speak, the professor Hu Geping, who was engaged in literary research, spoke first: "Xiao Jiang, I heard that you can recite "The Complete Tang Poems", is it true? I am just simply curious. After all, it is a whole of nine hundred volumes, four or five poems! No matter how good a person's memory is, there is a limit, right?"

Jiang Shuiyuan said modestly: "If it were "Complete Tang Poems", there should be no problem."

"Ah! Is it true? I--"

"Don't you believe it? Do you want to test him? Come on, please don't use the eyes of ordinary people to measure a genius who is unparalleled!" Ji Xun has adjusted his mindset, "Let's tell you this, let alone the "Complete Tang Poems", even the "Thirteen Classics" and "Twenty-Four Histories", he will memorize it. Do you think it's incredible? Do you think it's a bit doubtful about life? I tell you, people are different, just like I will choose him as my closed disciple, but I will never choose you. You are already a Chinese national, and you must learn to accept the cruel reality of being mediocre."

Although Hu Geping, who is 40 years old, has a wide range of knowledge and thick skin, he still feels that he has suffered a critical hit at this moment.

Professor He Defeng, who studies medieval history, is a kind middle-aged man: "If Xiao Jiang is so knowledgeable and knowledgeable, he can recite the big works of "Twenty-Four Histories" and "Complete Tang Poetry", it is really suitable for meditating medieval history. It can be completely integrated and verified by both literature and history that is difficult for ordinary people to reach!"

Ji Xun was the most unwilling tolerate others to break into a corner. At this moment, he heard He Defeng say this and suddenly became anxious: "Bad! You should study in elementary school with such knowledge and knowledge!"

Qiao Zhizhi quickly smoothed out: "Xiao Jiang, I received a letter from you a few days ago and heard that you wrote something. You can show it to us, so that everyone can have a general understanding of your basic situation and existing problems. We will be more targeted in class in the future."

Class? Didn’t it mean to discuss?

Jiang Shuiyuan asked on the spot, turned around and went downstairs to take out the printed materials from his luggage and submitted them to Qiao Zhizhi. Qiao Zhizhi handed over one of them to He Defeng, after all, he was a professional. He Defeng took nearly a hundred pages of A4 printing paper, and his eyelids couldn't help but jump a few times: Young man, you, you, aren't you, misunderstandings about "writing something"? Is this a "small" thing? It's clearly a small book!

That's right, at the beginning of writing, Jiang Shuiyuan was aiming to write a manuscript.

In just over a week, he had a lot of thought and had to eat and sleep. Finally, he wrote nearly ten characters. When printing, considering that it was easy to modify during discussion, he was worried that Mr. Qiao was old and could not see clearly. He specially printed it with a single-sided number three characters, which was more than 100 pages. Isn’t it just a small book when binding it?

Jiang Shuiyuan also knew what was wrong with what he wrote: "This is some of my simple ideas when I was reading the two books of Tang and Zizhi Tongjian. Mr. Qiao encouraged me to write more things in my daily life, without any conciseness. Because I wrote it in a hurry and had limited knowledge, it was messy and not systematic. Many of the contents were probably clichés, and the description of the problem was limited to appearance, so I had a deeper analysis and discussion. I beg you all to give me advice and let me find the direction of my efforts."

He Defeng didn't think Jiang Shuiyuan was modest.

In fact, many senior undergraduate students and even graduate students in history majors have the above problems when writing their papers. This is not only because of lack of skills and insufficient experience. It requires a long time of training and gradually mastering the expression routines and academic slander in order to write a truly standardized academic paper.

He Defeng looked at the title: "Reconstruction of the Relationship between the Tang Empire and Local Areas after the Anshi Rebellion"? In the study of political history in the Tang Dynasty, the issue of vassal states has always been a key area of ​​focus for academics. With the change of research concepts and research methods, writings on this issue have emerged one after another. Scholars can often put forward unique insights based on what they have learned. - What do you think is novel and unique about your views?"

Is this a test?

And it is not difficult to hear what He Defeng meant: His predecessors have studied this issue very deeply and thoroughly. You are a young man who has just entered university and have not read many important works by his predecessors. Who gives you the courage to let the person who writes casually? Is it Liang Cuiping?

Qiao Zhizhi, Ji Xun, Hu Geping and others stared at Jiang Shuiyuan with bright eyes to see how he answered.

Jiang Shuiyuan has long been accustomed to this kind of test: "Professor He is right! There are indeed many research works on the relationship between the Tang Empire and the local area. I have just studied medieval history and the guidance of Teacher **, and I have only roughly read Mr. ** Ke's "Draft on the Political History of the Tang Dynasty", as well as the recently published "Research on the System of Prefectures and County in the Tang Dynasty", "Research on the Relationship between the Vaticans and Prefectures in the Late Tang Dynasty", "Research on the Relationship between Vaticans and Prefectures in the Late Tang Dynasty", "Research on the Hebei Vaticans of the Tang Dynasty", etc., and it must be omitted. Many of the writings were discussed by previous generations, but I did not notice them."

——I admit that I have read only a limited number of books, and ** has collected all the information in one go. However, I have read the important monographs within the scope of research. These few * words are not randomly pieced together!

Jiang Shuiyuan said again: "If you want to talk about the novelty and unique point of view, it is to show off your skills in front of all teachers. However, I did feel inspired by this article, because when I was reading the two "Book of Tang" and "Zizhi Tongjian", some problems have always troubled me. For example, we all say that long-term harmony will lead to separation, and long-term division will lead to integration. But from a historical perspective, the number of divisions gradually decreases, and the time of division gradually becomes shorter, such as the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period 500*, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 350*, and in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, there were less than 80*. Why is this?"

Qiao Zhizhi, Ji Xun and others thought about it.

Jiang Shuiyuan continued: "For example, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, local separatist forces have been like malignant tumors, posing a serious threat to the maintenance of imperial power. Either like Emperor Jing of Han and the Saint of Qing Dynasty, they cut off the mess, and took surgery to remove the vassals and quell the chaos; or like the melee at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty, the condition deteriorated rapidly, leading to the change of dynasties. Why, after the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, the central dynasty could coexist with local separatist forces for 150*, and the time span even exceeded the early Tang Dynasty? Was it because the central dynasty adopted more effective maintenance methods, or did local separatist forces learn harmonious coexistence so that the empire could survive with illness for a long time?"

He Defeng's eyes were also lit up.

Jiang Shuiyuan paused: "These are all big aspects. In addition, there are some small details that confused me. For example, Zhang Xun temporarily recruited troops to resist the 12* rebels for half a year. What caused this miracle to happen? And what caused other Tang troops to wait and see, leading to the tragedy? It was just a jealousy? For example, after the Anshi Rebellion, why did the Tang Empire take it as a warning and consistently reduce the vassal states? On the one hand, it tried hard to protect some vassal states, and on the other hand, it was constantly setting up vassal states? Did the emperor and prime ministers not know the harm of vassal states? For such questions, I tried to find a reasonable answer within the framework of the relationship between the empire and the localities."
Chapter completed!