Chapter 306 - A Lecture that Subverts All Understanding! (1/2)
Outside the auditorium
The chaotic commotion from inside spread outside
A few Peking University teachers from the Mathematics department walked past
“Hmm? Why is it so chaotic inside?”
“What happened? Isn’t this a public lecture?”
“That host, Zhang Ye, is having a public lecture, right? Why is it so noisy? And there is even screa?”
“Man, is this a class or the fil? What’s the fuss all about Isn’t it just a lecture?”
The few of the the auditorium by
Many students, ere on the floor below, also heard the commotion from the auditorium They were also extre inside
Only those present in the public lecture knew that shocking view thrown out by Zhang Ye!
He was bold!
Simply bodacious!
People who dared to propose such ideas were either geniuses or madmen!
Standing behind the podiu Ye, who saw the shocked expressions on the students and reporters’ faces, subconsciously stood up straight He felt extre Ye’s world had a person, whose na University’s President, and during the early years of the People’s Republic, Hu shi+h and Yu Pingbo had suggested that the last 40 chapters of “Dream of the Red Chay They had uess that the last 40 chapters were continued on by so Ye was actually replicating what Hu shi+h and Yu Pingbo did back then And fate had it that he was doing so at Peking University, who Hu shi+h had been President of At least the superstitious Zhang Ye believed in such ood job He wanted to reveal the truth that everyone from his world knew to this world This was a show of respect to Mr Cao Xueqin, as well as to the work, “Dream of the Red Chamber”!
“Teacher Zhang!” Someone raised a hand
Upon looking over, it was straight As student Senior Song as in Year 3
Zhang Ye said with a smile, “Please speak”
Senior Song stood up She also wanted to let go of her prejudices and calcified knowledge from before, but she could not do so She really could not accept Zhang Ye’s conjecture “According to your inference, if the last 40 chapters were not written by Mr Cao Xueqin, then rote it? Who can pass off the spurious as genuine?”
Everyone pricked up their ears to listen
Zhang Ye looked at her and answered, “Your question has two slight problems Firstly, what I said just noas not a deduction, but a certain fact As for why I say so, I will explain and analyze it one step at a ti Ye was very certain and definite, hence he said it with conviction There were still disputes as to who finished up the work, but the last 40 chapters were definitely not the work of Cao Xueqin This was indisputable “Secondly, I think the words passing off the spurious as genuine is inappropriate Maybe some people feel that the last 40 chapters and the first 80 chapters match very well, and the plot has proper contrast, but I don’t think so In fact, I find it incongruous Of course, this will be slowly talked about later on as well As for you asking rote the last 40 chapters, I can answer you right now”
Senior Song asked, “Who?”
Zhang Ye smiled This time, he was not that certain, but said it with precise words, “I presume it is Gao E!”
Who?
Gao E?
How could it be Gao E!?
Many students gave him looks of suspicion Clearly, they did not know this na University professors and students knew of this person!
Senior Song was rendered even more speechless “Gao E was the collator and conserver of ‘Dreareat contribution by conserving and spreading ‘Drearoundless statement! Besides, Gao E was not of the same era as Mr Cao Xueqin! How could the both of theh her explanation,University students who did not kno who Gao E was
The collator became an author?
Departe wanted to turn away What this Little Zhang was saying was beco more and more preposterous!
Zhang Ye still had a calm expression “I never said Gao E and Cao Xueqin had produced ‘Dreaether In inal chapters of ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ after Chapter 80 were lost As a fan of ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’, Gao E continued the story with his own 40 chapters!”
The reporters stared The original manuscript was lost?
Senior Song exclaimed, “That’s impossible!”
Li Ying also stood up and said, “That is unfounded!”
“That’s right Teacher Zhang” Senior Zhou also said, “Why do you say that?”
Zhang Ye chuckled “It’s not unfounded There is actually a reason behind it However, with everyone’s preconceptions, no one noticed it, so s were missed before their very eyes What I want to do now is help to open everyone’s eyes I want to let everyone see what you should have seen and discovered”