Were the first eighty chapters and the last forty chapters of A Dream of Red Mansions written by the same person?

Gao E's theory of renewing books was first put forward by Hu Shi. He thinks that the poems in the novel imply the fate and ending of the characters, but in fact, the ending of some characters is not as predicted in the poem, so he puts forward that there are obvious contradictions between the first 80 chapters and the last 40 chapters of the novel, and then guesses that the two parts of A Dream of Red Mansions may be written by two people. In the same year, scholar Zhang Chuanshan wrote in Poems of the Same Year: "The last forty chapters of the legendary Dream of Red Mansions were all compiled by Lan Shu." So Hu Shi decided that the author of the supplementary book was Gao E, and this view was accepted by people for a long time after it was put forward.

But there are also many redologists who suggest that the author of the last forty chapters is not Gao E, because many writers don't know the reason, just according to rumors, they are convinced that the last forty chapters are sequels, swearing at the last forty chapters and Gao E, and that alone, we can see the crisis of China literature! This is not a scientific attitude at all. Readers influenced by this idea are also in a bad mood for the last forty chapters. In fact, this is not necessarily the case.

Who wrote the last forty chapters is not recorded, and Hu Shi is just guessing. Literary creation at that time was by no means a personal matter, but was greatly influenced by the social environment. Kang Yong's literary inquisition reached its peak in the Three Dynasties. Kangxi reigned for 6 1 year, and was imprisoned for more than ten times, quite a lot. /kloc-during the Yongzheng period of 0/3, there were more than 20 literary prisons, which were considered very serious. What about Qianlong period? Emperor Qianlong reigned for 60 years and created more than 130 literary prisons! It is generally believed that Cao Xueqin died and flourished for thirty-four years. What happened before that? Just pick a few serious ones:

In the autumn of 19th year of Qianlong (1754), Chen Shi, assistant minister of Shengjing Ritual Department, was demoted to Heilongjiang.

In the summer of the 20th year of Qianlong (1755), Hu Zhongzao, a bachelor of cabinet, was executed, and Chang E, the governor of Guangxi, was ordered to commit suicide.

In the autumn of July in the twenty-second year of Qianlong (1757), he ordered Peng Jiaping to commit suicide before Zhejiang, and executed Duan Changxu and the scholar for four deposits.

In the autumn of the 29th year of Qianlong (1764), Lai Hongdian, the magistrate of Qin Zhou, was executed.

In the winter of the thirty-second year of Qianlong (1767), Zhejiang scholar Qi was dismembered and executed.

The above cases are all caused by words. In fact, there were more than 70 literary inquisitions in Qianlong 16-42. It can be seen that the creative period of A Dream of Red Mansions is the peak of literary inquisition in the history of China. A little carelessness in literary creation at that time would lead to great disaster.

As we all know, A Dream of Red Mansions is ostensibly about the rise and fall of a family, but in fact it is about the rise and fall of a nation. What did the nation mean at that time? Qing dynasty, of course. The book has a strong anti-feudal color, and people have different opinions about it today. But, think about it. What would Emperor Qianlong think when he saw it?

Emperor Qianlong is not a fool. He was educated by the royal family since he was a child. He has read many poems and books, and his literary attainments are quite high, even higher than that of Cao Xueqin in some aspects. He can see through the problems reflected in A Dream of Red Mansions at a glance. What if Cao Xueqin really wrote Jia's house as the ending of complete decline according to the original idea?

The article "A Dream of Red Mansions" published by Mr. Yu Pingbo on 1923 analyzes and proves that the last forty chapters of A Dream of Red Mansions are not the original works of Cao Xueqin, but the pseudo-continuation of Gao E, and severely criticizes the last forty chapters. As soon as Yu Xiansheng's article was published, it was recognized by many experts and scholars. After Gao E continued to write A Dream of Red Mansions, he made 40 summaries. However, nearly 70 years later, not long before Mr. Yu became seriously ill in 1990, he wrote these two sentences on paper with trembling hands: "The crime of beheading in A Dream of Red Mansions by Hu Shi and Yu Pingbo. Cheng Weiyuan and Gao E made great contributions to the preservation of A Dream of Red Mansions. Right and wrong! " "It's hard to say it's a crime of a thousand years."

Why is this happening? Because the last forty chapters should not be a sequel to Gao E!

Although it can't be proved that 120 was written by one person at present, it can't be proved that Gao E continued to write books. Based on the mainstream views and superficial impressions of the last 40 generations, many people draw conclusions easily without thinking, at least unscientific.