0186 An all-rounder who is more like a time traveler than a time traveler
The most troublesome thing about compiling Chinese civilization is forging genealogies. For example, Sima Qian said that the Xiongnu were descendants of Yanhuang, a different species of China, and the genealogy he gave was the Chunwei line of Miao descendants of the Xiahou family.
The Liaodong side is also easy to handle, just put it directly on the head of the Jizi, and no one can say anything.
It's not easy to deal with in the west and south.
You can't just say that Danzhu moved to the south and ended up in the south. You have to write down the genealogy of the characters.
Which line of his descendants went to the south, what were their names, where they settled, and the subsequent evolution must be written down, and compared with local legends and historical records.
For example, Luotian - Luoyue - Wuhu - Li people, this is the evolution history of the Li people group recorded in historical materials.
If Chen Jingke didn't know about this development line and directly wrote that Danzhu's descendants evolved into slang people, he would be slapped in the face by the opposition.
If it is written that a descendant named Luo of Danzhu migrated to the south and established a tribe called Luotian.
Later it evolved into Luo Yue, then into Wuhu, and finally into Li Ren, which is quite rigorous.
But the question came again, how could he find out this relevant knowledge.
In the Internet age, it is very simple. You can find most of them by turning on your computer, and you can go to the library for a few that you cannot find.
There was no Internet in ancient times, and relevant historical materials were incomplete. It was too difficult to sort out these relationships.
In the end, we had no choice but to ask Li Shimin for help, and he was allowed to go to the imperial library to read the books one by one.
But looking at the vast sea of books, he felt numb.
When will this be turned over?
Fortunately, there is a mouth under the nose, so you can ask if you don't understand.
He listed the information he wanted to check and asked the officials of Hongwen Hall one by one.
Which item can be found in which book, and where in the book it is, record it in detail and then search for it again. The speed is indeed much faster.
During this period, he met a big boss, a sweeper-level boss.
Lu Cai is a rather unfamiliar name, at least Chen Jingke has never heard of it.
He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but he noticed something unusual after a few contacts.
No matter what questions he asked, the other party was able to give answers, and they were all very insightful. There was never a question that was difficult for the other party.
At that time, he was still not convinced, so he specially collected some questions to challenge the other party.
These questions involve music, astronomy, geography, mathematics, medicine, various schools of thought, history, etc.
The other party all gave answers. Some of the answers had many problems from the perspective of the 21st century, but from the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, they were all perfect.
He was really shocked now. This was an all-rounder who only existed in legends.
Good at everything, good at everything.
People's energy is limited. He studied Taoism with Sun Simiao, but he already felt that his energy was not enough. How did Lu Cai become proficient in everything?
In excitement, he brought out some advanced knowledge to discuss with Lu Cai, and was shocked again.
This Lu Cai can even answer questions in natural science and logic. Moreover, he is also a materialist and atheist, and he also strongly agrees with the people-oriented idea.
This people is not good people, but refers to the broad masses of working people.
If he hadn't been sure that the other person was a native, he would have thought he was a time traveler.
Then he wondered again, why is such a big man unknown in history?
In fact, Lu Cai is not unknown. There is still a name in history, but his reputation is not obvious.
His most famous deed was that he singled out many eminent monks to debate the Dharma. The matter got so big that Li Zhi had to intervene and asked him to go to Ci'en Temple to debate the Dharma in person with Xuanzang.
It was just that Li Zhi took a sidestep and judged him to be the loser. Lu Cai refused to accept it, but he did not dare to go against the emperor's wishes.
He has participated in many official editing and revision tasks and made considerable contributions.
He also wrote many works of his own, but unfortunately because his thoughts were unconventional and heretical, most of his works were difficult to tolerate in the world and most of them were lost. Only eight of them have been handed down.
I have to say that this is a great cultural loss and regret.
Chen Jingke didn't know this, but it didn't stop him from knowing that the other party was a big boss. Such a big boss must have a deep friendship.
However, he did not act in a hurry, but first asked someone to investigate Lu Cai's details.
He was born into a humble family and had no famous teachers to teach him. All his knowledge was self-taught.
At the age of thirty, last year, he was finally recognized by Wen Yanbo and Wei Zheng for his erudition and talent, and was recommended to Li Shimin to join the Hongwen Hall.
He is quite modest, but his unsociable thinking makes him appear to be a bit unique.
He is the kind of person who doesn't talk about knowledge but only about romantic affairs. We are still good friends and colleagues. When talking about knowledge, we wish we didn't even know him.
As a time traveler, Chen Jingke knows that he is not unsocial or unique, but lonely.
No one can understand him, and no one can communicate with him.
After making sure that there was no problem with his character, Chen Jingke began to take planned actions.
First, I took out "Yu Yun Zhu" and showed him the pinyin letters.
After Lu Cai saw it, he naturally gave it a very high evaluation and thought it should be popularized all over the world.
After further confirming his idea, Chen Jingke took out his newly compiled mathematics textbook.
Brand new numerical symbols, vertical calculations, equations, linear in two variables, quadratic in two variables, sequence, probability, statistics, calculus... This time it was Lu Cai's turn to be shocked.
This wasn't the end yet, Chen Jingke then took out the Gewu Xue textbook he had compiled...
Lu Cai completely knelt down and expressed on the spot that he would become his teacher.
Before, he felt that Chen Xiaozhen knew a lot and had unconstrained ideas. The two of them unexpectedly got along well with each other.
Now it is finally confirmed that the previous feelings are true, and this little real person is not an ordinary person.
Naturally, Chen Jingke would not accept him as his disciple. He was not so kind-hearted as to accept such a big shot as his apprentice. He just said that we could study together in the future, and if there was anything you didn't understand, you could ask him directly.
He also invited Lu Cai to participate in the compilation of science and engineering textbooks and continue to study science and engineering in depth.
Lu Cai immediately agreed.
After several more days of communication and observation, Chen Jingke finally determined that he was someone worth winning over, so he officially extended an olive branch.
Putting the ins and outs of Chinese civilization and the draft in front of him, he said: "...This is a task assigned by His Majesty. The framework has been written, and now the details need to be improved."
"It's just that my knowledge and experience are limited, and I can't find many historical materials. I hope that Bachelor Lu can help me."
Chinese civilization? Lu Cai was surprised.
He had long known that Chen Jingke was reading ancient books and information, especially records related to barbarians. At the time, he thought he was curious about this aspect, but now he realized that it was for this matter.
After learning the whole story in detail and knowing Chen Jingke's plan, he said with great admiration:
"The saint has a far-sighted vision, and Chen Zhenren has a long-term vision. Lu admires him and is willing to join him."
Chen Jingke said happily: "Haha... With the help of Bachelor Lu, the book is completed."
Experts will know if there is one as soon as they make a move. Lu Cai demonstrated on the spot what it means to be knowledgeable and knowledgeable about history.
Chen Jingke's knowledge of genealogy was at his fingertips, and he knew exactly which book to find clues to for the few things he couldn't determine.
The details that originally took him a month or two to complete took him only three or four days to complete.
Chen Jingke was ashamed and realized once again the gap between him and the real boss.
After another half month, Chinese Civilization was finally finalized.
It lasted forty-one days in total, nearly two months earlier than the original plan. It can be said that these two months were all saved by Lu Cai's help.
Chen Jingke solemnly expressed his gratitude to him and decided to write his name on it.
Lu Cai refused to say anything and said: "The book was written by a real person. I just helped read some historical materials. I really don't dare to take credit. If I leave my name shamelessly, I will never have the dignity to meet people in the future."
When Chen Jingke saw what he said, he couldn't force him. He thought for a while and said, "Well, I will write a preface and write down Xueshi Lu's achievements in it. I hope you won't refuse."
Seeing that he was sincere, Lu Cai couldn't help but refuse, saying: "I'm ashamed, just follow the real person's words."
Chen Jingke wrote a preface on the spot, which roughly reviewed the difficulties he encountered while writing the book. Fortunately, he got help from Lu Cai to complete it.
Then he praised Lu Cai, saying that he was an all-rounder who was proficient in everything.
Lu Cai was also very moved. This book was to be presented to the emperor, which meant that his name would appear in the emperor's eyes.
For him, this is a shortcut to the south.
After the book was completed, Chen Jingke took it directly into the palace and gave it to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin put down all government affairs and started reading on the spot.
There was nothing much to say in the brief history of China, so he flipped through a few pages and threw it aside. What he mainly read was Chinese civilization, which could be said to be read word for word.
Chen Jingke was bored with waiting, so he started looking around. Ren Feng was worried for him, this was Jun Qian.
After glancing left and right several times, his eyes rested on the bookshelves in the study room.
He did not go to get it himself, but coughed dryly, and when Li Shimin looked over, he said: "Your Majesty, can I see your bookshelf?"
Li Shimin immediately knew what was going on. He frowned and said, "How can you take on such an important task if you don't have any character cultivation? Ren Feng, bring him this week's gift and learn etiquette."
"Here." Ren Feng quickly went to the bookshelf to get a week gift and handed it to him.
Chen Jingke didn't care, as long as he had a book to read. It was too painful to wait. He thanked Ren Feng, took the book and started reading.
Seeing that he could endure reading such a boring book, Li Shimin finally nodded with satisfaction and continued to read the book in his hand.
The room became quiet for a while.
Looking at the two people who were flipping through the books, Ren Feng on the side was also very emotional. This Chen Xiaozhen was really favored, and ordinary princes did not get this kind of treatment.
Unconsciously, half an hour passed. Li Shimin was the first to finish reading the book in his hand and said with approval: "It's well written, with lofty intentions and detailed genealogy. It's better than I imagined."