Dialogue between ancient and modern: I create programs, national treasures have spirits

Chapter 225 Reading Micro Cottage Notes
"The "Siku Quanshu" is considered to be the largest series of books in China. The rich content of it is far beyond the limit of ordinary people's imagination. However, during the compilation process of "Siku Quanshu", many books were tampered with. It even directly carried out physical destruction, and this has become a major crime for many people to criticize Ji Xiaolan."

"Many people will think that Ji Xiaolan's actions are undoubtedly helping the Tartar rulers to eliminate the excellent traditional Chinese culture. It is the Manchu version of burning books and burying Confucianism, which has caused extremely bad effects on future generations, but it is not the case. "

"As long as we have a little in-depth understanding of the compilation process of "Siku Quanshu", the behavior style of Emperor Qianlong, and the situation at that time, we can clearly see that in determining the compilation content of "Siku Quanshu" In fact, Ji Xiaolan, as the editor-in-chief, really doesn't have much say."

"First of all, the purpose of compiling the "Siku Quanshu" was that Emperor Qianlong flaunted an important symbol of the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, in order to prove the strength of the Qing Dynasty.

Secondly, the compilation of "Siku Quanshu" is also the purpose of the rulers to strengthen ideological control, consolidate the political power, and finally achieve the effect of fooling the people.

Therefore, Emperor Qianlong paid special attention to the revision of the "Siku Quanshu". As the emperor himself, he spared no expense in directing, deploying and even participating in himself.Regarding the content that needs to be included in the "Siku Quanshu", Qianlong gave very clear instructions.

Some books must be revised, and some books must be destroyed. Do you think Ji Xiaolan dare not follow these instructions?Failure to comply will lead to death. "

"What's even more interesting is that Qianlong would often go back on his word. For example, he once ordered to change all the characters 'Yi' in the book to 'Yi' and all the characters 'Di' to 'Enemy'. As for the reason for the change, it is purely that Emperor Qianlong believed that the original word 'Yi Di' contained contemptuous connotations."

"However, only a few days later, Qianlong withdrew this order. As for the reason, it is also very simple. Qianlong discovered that in "The Analects" and "Mencius", there are "Yi Di Zhi You Jun" and "Dong Yi Sentences like Xiyi’, the Four Books and Five Classics, as Confucian classics, are also the main content of the imperial examination, these are really difficult to change, Qianlong had to give up.”

The audience is amused, can this still be played like this?
It's because you are the boss and you are the biggest.

"Qianlong is a bit interesting, what about the good words? Isn't this a slap in the face?"

"Isn't it rare for this old thing to go back and forth?"

"Di Renjie should be grateful for the Four Books and Five Classics, he almost became Di Renjie!"

"Hahahahaha, are you trying to laugh me to death? God is so hostile to Renjie."

"Friends who don't understand can understand it when they put it into work. Qianlong is Party A. He doesn't understand anything, but he likes to order blindly. If what you do doesn't suit his wishes, then you have to do it again. It's just that Party A's father now At most, I will make it difficult for you, in Qianlong's era, everyone would be beheaded!"

"Why didn't Ji Xiaolan learn from the practices of the previous historians? He just didn't obey orders!"

"Yeah, wouldn't it be possible to go down in history? It wouldn't be controversial."

"???? Everyone has a personal choice, and in that era, the emperor of the Tartars did not treat Han people as human beings. If you dare to resist him, you dare to kill him. Do you really think he will talk about the courtesy of a gentleman? You are dreaming."

"The typical thinking that I can't do it but I hope you can do it is really a hole in the brain, and I dare to say such words."

"Some people really think that other people must be saints? If it were you, I'm afraid I would have knelt on the ground and shouted 'I know my mistake, the emperor has mercy', oh no, Han people in that era were not qualified to call themselves Slave."

"Only Manchu aristocrats like Heshen are qualified to call themselves slaves. Emperor Qianlong believed that this was an intimate title that Han people could not use, and could only call themselves ministers."

The discussion among the audience was in full swing, and many people started arguing.

It is probably because the three views are inconsistent and incompatible.

Fortunately, the language on the barrage, everyone still maintains a certain degree of restraint.

At least it is not easy not to greet the other party's family members cordially on the barrage.

Yi Ze continued to explain:

"During the editing process, Qianlong will also personally review the final submitted manuscripts. The standards are quite strict. If Qianlong finds a problem, it is not sent back to the concept of redoing, but directly sent to the editor. For example, during the compilation process of "Siku Quanshu", a chief school officer in charge of proofreading, Lu Feichi (chi three tones), was the one with the lowest official position and the weakest background during the compilation process of "Siku Quanshu" , the main job is to take the blame.

How miserable is he?
According to records, Lu Feichi was fined more than [-] taels of fines by Emperor Qianlong, and then dismissed from his post. For this reason, shortly after he was laid off, Lu Feichi became ill due to depression and died.

It stands to reason that people should be fine after death, but Emperor Qianlong had a clear mind and thought that Lu Feichi's death method clearly meant that he had a problem with him, so he directly ordered the house raid and confiscated Lu Feichi's property as a The cost of repairing books. "

“As the old saying goes, being with a king is like being with a tiger. In fact, this job is far more dangerous than raising tigers.”

"Siku Quanshu has been compiled for many years, and it has been a long time. There are three people who have won the title of chief editor, and each of them has a very miserable life.

One is Sun Shiyi, the former governor of Yunnan. Because he was implicated in Li Shiyao's corruption case, he was dismissed and sent to Xinjiang. Later, because he wanted to compile the "Siku Quanshu", Emperor Qianlong gave him an extrajudicial favor and ordered Sun Shiyi to bring his dry food back to the capital to revise the book, not to mention working overtime. It's too expensive, and they don't even have a basic salary. They are purely working as cattle. "

"The other editor-in-chief, Lu Xixiong, was even more miserable. He was reprimanded by the Emperor Qianlong in the court every day, and then fined. If there were mistakes in the process of compiling the book and needed to be reworked, Emperor Qianlong would let him Pay for the extra expenses caused by rework, and get a proper loan to go to work.

In 1762, Lord Lu Xixiong did not know where he offended the emperor. During the first lunar month, he was sent by Qianlong to Shengjing Wenyuan Pavilion to correct the book. At this time, Shanhaiguan was icy and snowy. He was directly frozen to death in Shengjing, so it can be seen that repairing books is definitely not a good job. "

"Not long after Lu Xixiong's death, Ji Xiaolan took over this heavy burden. Ji Xiaolan felt a thump in her heart when she heard the news at that time. This is the rhythm to cool off. At that time, she directly wrote an elegiac couplet to herself:
Floating and sinking official seas are like gulls, books of life and death are like silverfish.

In just two sentences, it shows that I am ready and will sacrifice my spirit at work at any time. "

"From this, we can know that in front of a boss who is strict and lenient, Ji Xiaolan, let alone resisting Emperor Qianlong's tampering of books, has no way if he wants to quit. At that time, it was not like Now, if you feel that the company is not good, you have to resign, and the company does not allow you to apply for labor arbitration. At that time, if you don’t want to, you will die.

It's not just that I'm going to die, after I die, everything about me will be taken away to continue studying.

Therefore, Ji Xiaolan, as the editor-in-chief, is under a lot of pressure. She is not as romantic and happy as in the TV series, and she still has the mood to fight wits and courage with Shen. "

"However, as a gifted scholar, Ji Xiaolan could not directly resist Emperor Qianlong, but in the "Summary of the General Catalog of Siku Quanshu", he kept a large number of "paradoxical words" that were "unholy and impossible" in the way of "keeping the eyes". The title, author, version information and a brief synopsis are included, which provide very important clues for later scholars.”

"Under the elegant policy of Emperor Qianlong, Ji Xiaolan has done his best to achieve this step. The literary prison at that time was indeed a frightening existence."

"Mr. Lu Xun has a critical attitude towards the "Siku Quanshu" as a whole, but he is quite positive about the "Summary of the General Catalog of the Siku Quanshu".

This is actually a kind of irony. The "Siku Quanshu" with more than 8 million words is regarded as a disaster in the history of culture, but a summary of the general catalog has been recognized by the latecomers. It can be seen that Ji Xiaolan still made a contribution in it. outstanding contribution. "

The part about "Siku Quanshu" is easy to understand under Yi Ze's narration.

The audience still didn't understand clearly, but now they have a plan in their minds.

"I really wronged Ji Xiaolan. In such a situation, it's hard for anyone to come."

"Yes, if you want to resist, you will die, and even if you die heroically, it may not be able to change the current situation at that time. To be honest, there are too many people without bones. If Ji Xiaolan is gone, someone else will come. It is estimated that even the summary of the general catalog is gone."

"It's really not easy for Ji Xiaolan to be able to mediate under such a huge pressure on her own. If it were me, I would have collapsed a long time ago."

"Scholar Ji is still a person with some backbone, but he is limited by the environment at that time and has no choice. The emperor was the biggest in that era. If he really wants to kill you, he will kill you. There is no need to find a reason at all."

"As far as the painstaking efforts of Bachelor Ji are concerned, he is completely worthy of our respect. Don't say anything to show your ambition through death. Death is just a way to escape. Bachelor Ji's ability to overcome difficulties is an example we should learn from!"

Yi Ze didn't look at what the audience was discussing, and now he has to continue to expand.

After talking about the official custom routines such as "Siku Quanshu", the next thing I want to talk about is "Notes of Yuewei Thatched Cottage" written by Ji Xiaolan herself.

""Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is not a storybook with unknown reasons. Of course, if you only look at the content, the stories in "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" are indeed short stories of ghosts and monsters, with some Ji Xiaolan mixed in. Therefore, if you don’t understand the background of the times at that time and just look at the content, 1 will come to the wrong conclusion as above.

If you want to understand this book, you must consider the background of the time and the history of the development of Chinese novels. Otherwise, it is just a superficial reading. As a result, the wrong conclusion will be drawn, thinking that Ji Xiaolan, as a gifted scholar and a praised writer, has achieved nothing more than that in her life. "

"With such a superficial understanding, it is naturally difficult to understand the greatness of "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" in the history of Chinese novel development."

"Many people may not believe that Ji Xiaolan's "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is a work comparable to Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" in the history of novels. Many people will definitely find it impossible. Go to "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio"?"

"Actually, "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is not only extremely exciting in terms of content, but also has great significance in the development of the novel, and it can also be seen from it that the author himself is advanced in thought.

The whole book "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" records thousands of short stories. The content has already begun since Ji Xiaolan was exiled. The official writing time is also quite long. It was written by Ji Xiaolan between the ages of 66 and 76. It took a whole ten years .

Most of the stories recorded in this book are legends of gods and monsters, which seem rather weird, but behind each story, there are Ji Xiaolan's own comments on the story, and most of the ideas conveyed are that officials should be diligent in politics and love the people , Husband and wife should get along well with each other, and they should behave themselves in peace and not be greedy, all of which are the content of the traditional virtues of Confucian society.

Of course, it cannot be denied that there are very few stories in "Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" that are a little bit heavy. Of course, we will not put the specific content in the program. "

It's not that Yi Ze wants to show off, but a very individual story, which is indeed too heavy-handed.

This is a serious program, and you can't just move it out just because these stories are more curious.

Take into account the acceptance of the audience.

What if some viewers can't accept it?
No matter how small the probability is, multiplied by a huge base, it will become extremely troublesome.

If 0.1% of the audience cannot accept it, then there will be tens of thousands of people in front of the TV who cannot accept it.

Yi Ze must take this into consideration, and must not be unrestrained on the show.

However, most of the audience were still quite curious, seeing that Yi Ze didn't say anything, they kept urging him.

"Don't say it, let's listen together, I lack your traffic?"

"I've taken off my pants, so you can show me this?"

"Quickly say it, modern people have never seen anything, and are still worried about this?"

"Does anyone know about it? Post it in the comment section so that everyone can have fun together."

"Isn't everyone usually pretending to be pretty? Why are you giving up at this time? In 3 minutes, I want to know what Yi Ze can't say!"

"I'm listening vigorously, and you have already taken over the important part?"

"Excessive, it is quite excessive, I like to watch this kind of unbroadcast the most!"

"I understand Yi Ze's approach, but I still want to see it!"

Yi Ze's actions just aroused the audience's desire for knowledge.

I didn't think so at first, but after saying this, the audience immediately became interested.

Immediately, someone went online to find it!

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(End of this chapter)