The journey from Ningshi to Beijing is neither long nor short.
Except for the fresh energy at the beginning, Li Youwei and Baoer both languished for the rest of the time!
But Zhou Yang was fine, after all, he had other things to distract himself from.
Usually, in addition to telling stories to the little girl, I also take time to translate the manuscripts from the fertilizer factory.
Occasionally when he encounters a big station where he has to stop, he will get off the car and walk around, but he does not feel depressed.
What made him quite satisfied was that it had been more than sixteen or seventeen hours since they boarded the train in Ningshi, and no other passengers had boarded the sleeper car.
This is equivalent to them and Sun Lao's family occupying these six beds, which is quite clean.
After chatting several times, Zhou Yang also gained a certain understanding of this old man.
He claimed his surname was Sun and said he was a teacher, but he did not say which school he taught at.
But Zhou Yang could tell at a glance that he was definitely not an ordinary teacher and had a different temperament.
Although he has the temperament of a teacher who teaches and educates people, he also has a sense of oppression without anger and self-power. This sense of oppression is very strong, and ordinary people feel it most strongly.
For example, Li Youwei didn't dare to speak in front of Mr. Sun.
So Zhou Yang could roughly infer that Mr. Sun should be the person in charge of a certain university, so he had such a unique temperament.
However, Zhou Yang did not ask in detail about the other party's identity.
After all, if you meet by chance, you may forget each other in a sea of people in the blink of an eye, so there is no need to dig deeper.
During this period, Mr. Sun treated Bao'er to some raisins, fried walnuts and other dried fruits, while Zhou Yang also treated Mr. Sun to some local chicken cakes from Yunshan County. The relationship between the two parties was quite harmonious.
On the evening of the 8th, the train arrived in Zhangyuan City in Northern Hebei Province, which is very close to the capital.
As expected, we will arrive at the station in another 10 hours, so both Li Youwei and Baoer are very happy.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Bao'er pestered Zhou Yang again to tell the story of Journey to the West.
This time we talked until half past ten, and the little girl barely fell asleep.
Zhou Yang was about to sleep on the upper bunk when he saw Mr. Sun next to him looking at him with a smile.
Zhou Yang immediately said with some embarrassment: "Uncle Sun, I'm really sorry that I didn't bother you!"
Mr. Sun shook his head and said, "No, it's just that the "Journey to the West" you just listened to was quite interesting. I couldn't help but listen to it for a while longer!"
"Do you always like Journey to the West?"
"Well, I like it very much, but it's a pity that the literary world doesn't think highly of this book!" the old man said with a sigh.
Is Journey to the West poorly rated?
"Journey to the West" is one of the four recognized masterpieces in our country. It is undoubtedly the pinnacle among ancient novels. How can it not be rated highly!
"Uncle, are we talking about the same book? Journey to the West is one of the four great classics!" Zhou Yang said.
Seeing Zhou Yang's puzzled expression, the old man explained: "Xiao Zhou, do you know that the Four Great Classics are new names that have only come into being in recent years. There was no such thing as the Four Great Classics before, only the Six Great Classics! "
Zhou Yang naturally knew about this. In addition to the four books that are currently well-known, there are also "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and "The Scholars", which are also known as the six famous works.
Just because of the limited capacity of various publishing houses in the country at that time, four volumes were eventually printed, and the remaining two were planned to be printed and distributed later.
But I didn't expect that the four novels printed first would have made a name for themselves, and the six masterpieces became the four masterpieces, and the remaining two were kicked out abruptly.
"Uncle, I know this, but it doesn't seem to affect the evaluation of Journey to the West!" Zhou Yang said.
"Journey to the West does not have a high evaluation among these famous books. Mr. Zhou Shuren once commented on "Journey to the West" like this: Although the author is a Confucian scholar, this book is really a game, not a talk, so the five elements are only occasionally seen in the book. Chang Tan, especially those who have not studied Buddhism, has absurd and nonsensical scriptures at the end of the chapter. The teachings are mixed and have been popular for a long time. Therefore, his writings are the same as those of Sakyamuni and Laojun, and the true nature and the soul are mixed. It is just so that followers of the three religions can follow suit."
Then Mr. Sun continued: "In addition, the great writer Hu Shi also said in "Journey to the West": Therefore, although it describes the changing and sudden things, it is also mixed with Yi's words every time, so that the gods and demons are humane, and the charm is also sophisticated. , and the meaning of cynicism is implicit.”
"The two masters of the Republic of China set the tone for "Journey to the West", which led to the book's low evaluation in the literary world!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yang couldn't help but smile, and then said: "Everyone has a different interpretation of a famous book. There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people!"
"No matter how Mr. Zhou or Mr. Hu Shi evaluates Journey to the West, it is their personal opinion. In my opinion, Journey to the West is the most wonderful book in ancient and modern times. It is by no means "actually a game" or "cynical". Yu”, its profound meaning is beyond most people’s imagination.”
Mr. Sun smiled and said, "Xiao Zhou, you seem to have a different interpretation of Journey to the West!"
"A little bit!"
"Can you tell me, I'll relieve my boredom on the road!"
"It's okay to talk, but this only represents my family's opinion. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me!"
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
Zhou Yang calmed down his thoughts and then said: "Many people, including Mr. Zhou, when reading Journey to the West, actually only saw the dark side of the extremely magnificent Journey to the West universe written by the author. Take cannibalism as an example. "Journey to the West" writes about cannibalism nakedly throughout the entire text."
"Monsters eat humans, such as General Yin and Special Minister; humans eat humans, such as King Bhikkhu; gods who descend to earth also eat humans, such as Kuimulang."
"On the way westward, from the beginning, Zhu Bajie Sha Monk acted like a robber, catching a passerby and eating his wife greasy, to the inspiration king confidently asking the villagers of Chenjiazhuang to sacrifice boys and girls, to the golden-winged roc eagle. They openly ate up all the men, women, and children in the Lion and Camel Kingdom. A thousand miles away, the ones who were in trouble seemed to be Tang Monk and his disciples, but in fact they were ordinary people whose lives were as worthless as grass!"
"In the world of Journey to the West: Buddhism is greedy for money and murders, from the Guanyin Temple coveting cassocks to the Daleiyin Temple asking for personnel; the Taoist sect brings trouble to the country and chaos, from the national teacher of the Wuji Kingdom who murders the king to the Bhikkhu Kingdom who murders young children Father-in-law; the underworld practiced favoritism and perverted the law; Judge Cui privately changed the book of life and death after receiving a letter from Wei Zheng; the heaven was devastated, and two people starved to death in Fengxian County without rain for three years... So if we interpret it from this perspective, It’s really dark, ironic and depressing!”
However, Zhou Yang changed his words and said again: "However, the Journey to the West in my eyes is far from what I see on the surface. In addition to darkness, there is more about human nature and personal growth."
"In my opinion, Journey to the West is more like Monk Tang's personal practice!"
The old man listened carefully and immediately asked: "Tang Monk practices alone. How do you understand this?"
Zhou Yang immediately said: "Journey to the West is not just about fighting monsters and upgrading on the surface, it is about a person's process of self-cultivation. From this perspective, the protagonist of the story, Sun Wukong, is actually the heart of Tang Monk. "The heart is like a monkey and the horse is like a horse" often refers to the image of the human heart. Monkeys generally jump up and down, changing all the time.”
"The human heart has infinite imagination and power. One thought can reach hundreds of thousands of miles away, one thought can transform into thousands of things, and one thought can cause huge damage. The entire process of Journey to the West is that Monk Tang cultivated his mind through hardships. the process of."
"From this perspective, Sun Wukong's experience is the process of human cultivation in various situations: Sun Wukong wanted honor and official position, and became the Monkey King, so much so that he found out that he had been deceived, got angry and made trouble in the Heavenly Palace, and was trapped under the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years. ; Sun Wukong was put on a tight curse, and every time he went out of bounds, he was restrained and suffered unbearable pain; Sun Wukong experienced the alchemy furnace of Taishang Laojun, and forged a piercing golden eye that could see through all illusions, but Tang Monk only believed in the facts he saw. I repeatedly ignored reminders and got into trouble!”
"Tang Monk has experienced ninety-nine and eighty-one tribulations and completed the transformation of human nature into Buddha nature. All kinds of demons, monsters and monsters in Journey to the West are the various desires in Tang Monk's heart, and they are also his training and test of human desires. Fortunately, Tang Seng was determined and completed the test brilliantly..."
When Zhou Yang first said it, Mr. Sun was a little disapproving, but the more he listened, the more surprised he became, and in the end it turned into shock and admiration.
He had never thought that Journey to the West could be interpreted in this way.
After thinking about it carefully, I feel that Zhou Yang's interpretation is not only a novel point of view, but also makes the meaning of Journey to the West more profound and greatly enhances its literary quality.
And he is also a person who likes to be more serious. After listening to what Zhou Yang said, he also had some doubts, so he immediately spoke out and discussed with Zhou Yang.
During this period, Zhou Yang had been staying in the small and isolated Babaoliang Village. Most of the people in the village had limited educational levels, and few people could discuss literature or even philosophy with him.
Now that someone was talking to him about these things, he was naturally very happy, and he immediately told everything he knew about Journey to the West.
The two hit it off immediately, and the more they talked, the more they became more and more attracted to each other.
But at this time, the whole journey was coming to an end. When the sun rose again, the train finally arrived at Beijing North Station.
After two days and two nights of suffering on the road, Zhou Yang couldn't stand it anymore.
As soon as the train arrived at the station, he said a simple goodbye to Mr. Sun, and then got off the train with his wife and daughter and their luggage!
However, what he didn't know was that shortly after he left, a dozen armed guards appeared at the door of the sleeper car, seemingly waiting for someone.
After a while, "Old Sun", who was chatting and laughing with Zhou Yang's family along the way, got out of the car.
The following people immediately saluted him with extremely respectful attitude.
At this time, a cadre wearing a Chinese tunic suit walked up to "Old Sun" and asked respectfully: "Chief, are you going directly to the unit, or are you going home?"
"Go to work!"
"yes!"
"Also check the young man in the same carriage as me. I want his detailed information. The more detailed the better!"
"yes!"
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PS: The third chapter has been sent. This chapter quoted some online content, so the word count is a bit more! I quote those things not for word count, but to reflect the protagonist’s character!
