Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 931 I'll take care of the photographic memory, you guys take care of arguing (Bonus chapter for 3K monthly votes)

"So, do we need to make any negotiations or adjustments?" Professor Yue Meizhong asked at this point.

After saying that, he changed his questioning method:

"Or rather, how should we deal with the box of Yongle Encyclopedia they brought back?"

At this point, Professor Wang Yuchuan said:
"I think that if the general direction and principles remain unchanged, and they want to present the Yongle Encyclopedia first, we can accept it first, eat the sugar coating, and then throw the bullets back."

"But if they only intend to use the return of the Yongle Encyclopedia as leverage, then we might as well not have the book."

Hearing Wang Yuchuan say this, everyone else nodded.

However, at this moment, Fang Yan stepped forward and said:

"Need not!"

“I said I wanted to inspect the contents of the Yongle Encyclopedia on the spot and then write down the contents directly.”

Everyone present: "..."

It was only then that everyone remembered that dialects also have the ability to remember everything they see.

It's basically a human camera.

If we follow his method, given enough time, we can indeed complete this task.

However, at this point, Vice Dean Zhao Xiwu still raised his own doubts:
Are you sure you can memorize an entire box of the Yongle Encyclopedia in a short time?

He said in dialect:

"Then we need to see what kind of big box it is. Is it a big suitcase or a big box that two people have to carry?"

Zhao Xiwu said:
"No matter which one it is, they probably won't let you watch for that long, right?"

He said in dialect:

"Then I'll need more professional people to vouch for me."

Everyone looked at him curiously.

The dialect explanation is as follows:
"I will call an expert in cultural relics tonight, so that we can reasonably question their items and try to delay the time for a thorough examination."

"If there's still not enough time, then choose the important ones to look at."

"In short, watch as much as you can."

Just then, the eldest sister's voice rang out from outside the study:
"Third brother, a guest has come to see you."

"Who is it?" Fang Yan asked.

Before the older sister could answer, a familiar voice came from outside the door:

"dialect!"

Fang Yan lifted the curtain and saw that Ji Yao had already entered the main courtyard.

"Old Ji!" Fang Yan exclaimed with delight.

"Speak of the devil, and he shall appear!"

Fang Yan greeted Lao Ji, and after he entered the house, he introduced him to everyone:

"Let me introduce you. This is Comrade Ji Yao from the Archaeological Institute of the Palace Museum. He is also a cultural relics expert who is going with us tonight."

After speaking in dialect, he turned to Lao Ji and said:

"Old Ji, you've come at the right time. We were just talking about the Yongle Encyclopedia."

Old Ji was taken aback, not understanding what was going on. Why were they talking about the Yongle Encyclopedia now?

Shouldn't we find a way to get it back ourselves?

Then he heard Fang Yan recount the whole story from beginning to end.

Upon hearing that the Japanese had brought back a whole box of the Yongle Encyclopedia, Old Ji said excitedly:

"Damn it, I knew these people were up to no good. When I asked them before, they ignored me completely. When I finally got annoyed, they said that they were currently working on their own research on the Yongle Encyclopedia and had no intention of lending it out. But now, just because they want the secret recipe that Fang Yan has, they've handed it over all at once."

"Do you think this is something a human being would do?"

“He clearly stole it from us, and now he calls it a loan…”

Fang Yan said to Lao Ji:
"Alright, alright, calm down. Let's talk about tonight's plan. They'll definitely use this as a bargaining chip to exchange for the secret formula, so we'll use your identity to request verification of the authenticity of the Yongle Encyclopedia and to view its contents. You'll be in charge of checking it, and I'll be in charge of memorizing the important content. You need to do two things: prolong the checking time, and also help me identify the locations of the content related to traditional Chinese medicine. I need to prioritize memorizing those contents."

"You're going to write it all down?" Old Ji asked Fang Yan.

Fang Yan nodded:
"I have this plan, and you know my memory is a billion times better than the average person's."

Compared to others, Lao Ji experienced the power of dialect memory over a period of more than a month, and was the most shocked. The reason why the revision of "Imperial Medical Prescriptions Collection" was completed so quickly was entirely due to the human search engine of dialect.

If you don't know the answer, just ask someone in the local dialect.

Moreover, regarding the content of traditional Chinese medicine, he can find similar ancient books, even tell you the similarities, and speculate on how it has changed. He can also clarify the relationships between the dynasties, schools of medicine, and related authors.

If it weren't for the fact that Fang Yan is so famous in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, Lao Ji would have wanted to transfer him to the Forbidden City.

That's absolutely amazing! Who wouldn't want such a genius by their side?
Now, Fang Yan plans to memorize the Yongle Encyclopedia directly and requires his cooperation. Lao Ji is the one who believes most in Fang Yan's ability to accomplish this.

Therefore, he immediately stated:

"Let's do it! I'll definitely buy you enough time!"

No need for further explanation, this is trust!

Fang Yan gave Lao Ji a thumbs up, saying that the old partner's tacit understanding was indeed reliable. Then, Fang Yan explained to Lao Ji in detail the possible problems and rehearsed the corresponding answers.

For example, the Japanese side may question the lengthy inspection process.

Ji Yao responded at that time: "The authenticity of the Yongle Encyclopedia needs to be compared with the fiber structure of the existing fragments in the Palace Museum. If you refuse the complete authentication process, we have reason to doubt its authenticity."

Or restrict the scope of browsing.

Old Ji retorted: "Since you claim to be returning the book with sincerity, why are you obstructing the content review? Does this imply that the books in this box have been tampered with?"

The other party may also urge you to exchange the secret formula immediately.

Lao Ji suspended negotiations on the grounds that "the integrity of the classics is questionable," while Fang Yan proposed that "the value of cooperation should be evaluated after the classics are verified," thus shifting the pressure back to the Japanese side.

If others then question the validity of Otsuka Keisetsu's theories, it will certainly buy enough time.

"Third brother, someone's here looking for you again." At that moment, the eldest sister's voice came from outside the door.

Fang Yan lifted the curtain and saw that it was his master, Jiao Shude, who had come this time.

This time, he wasn't accompanied by his son-in-law Chen Yong, but by another young man who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a wispy beard, carrying Jiao Shude's shoulder bag.

"Master!" Fang Yan greeted him.

Jiao Shude nodded, then pointed to the dialect to the young man beside him:

"Qingwei calls him Senior Brother."

"Senior brother!" The young man cupped his hands in greeting to Fang Yan.

Jiao Shude said to Fang Yan:

"This is your new junior apprentice, Guan Qingwei. He is the nephew of my friend Guan Youbo. He has been learning traditional Chinese medicine from his grandparents and father since childhood. He became my apprentice a few days ago. Now he and I work at the Tongrentang store where you used to work. He sees patients every morning and comes to my place to study in the afternoon."

"Really?" Fang Yan didn't expect that the person in front of her was Guan Qingwei, who was one of the first batch of national-level representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage and a master of traditional Chinese medicine skills.

Jiao Shude smiled and said to Fang Yan:

"He admires you a lot, so he plans to follow the same path as you."

Guan Qingwei cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Fang Yan, and then said:
"Senior brother, I've heard many of your stories. I knew Master was coming today, so I came along to see you!"

Fang Yan looked at the young boy in front of her, who was staring at her with adoration. Who would have thought he would become so famous in the future?
Fang Yan nodded:

"Alright, come in and sit down. We were just discussing meeting the Japanese tonight."

"We've almost finished discussing it. Master, is there anything you'd like to add?"

Jiao Shude nodded and led Guan Qingwei inside.

The study with its dialect surprised Guan Qingwei, who was visiting for the first time.

However, Fang Yan didn't have time to pay attention to him at this time. After introducing the people present to Jiao Shude, she began to explain the plan for tonight to Jiao Shude.

After listening to Fang Yan's plan, Jiao Shude thought for a moment and asked a question: What should he do?
"Your job is simple. As a member of the Central Medical Team, your words carry a lot of weight. You are responsible for raising some sharp questions about Otsuka Keisetsu's theories. Professor Yue is more academic, while you are more clinical."

“You can point out that the constitution classification in the Treatise on Febrile Diseases has clinical limitations, or that the theory of abdominal palpation does not take into account the regional differences between the north and south of China. By engaging in academic debate, you can disrupt the other party’s rhythm and force them into an interpretive dialogue to buy time.”

Now everyone understands, it's mixed doubles!

Fang Yan glanced at Guan Qingwei, who stood honestly to the side, and said:

“Even Junior Brother Guan could play a role.”

"Huh? Me?!" Guan Qingwei pointed at himself in shock, saying to Fang Yan in disbelief:

"Senior brother... I... I wasn't planning on going?"

Fang Yan said to him:
"As a newly accepted disciple of Jiao Shude in the Central Medical Team and the nephew of Guan Youbo, you can play the role of the questioner in the negotiations. Actually, I was originally going to play the role of the hothead, but now I have a more important task, so this role is handed over to you."

Upon hearing Fang Yan's words, Guan Qingwei said somewhat nervously:

"I...I'm not a good actor...I'm afraid I'll mess things up."

At this moment, Jiao Shude said:

"You don't need to act. Just relax and question things naturally."

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

This means that Guan Qingwei was originally a hothead.

Now you can just play yourself.

After assigning everyone their roles, it was almost time to leave.

Fang Yan stood up, glanced at his watch, and addressed the crowd:

"Now that we've finalized our plan, let's head to the Yanjing Hotel."

Everyone nodded.

This time, the trip was divided into four vehicles.

Fang Yan drove one car, the dean and the Western medicine doctors drove another, Jiao Shude and Guan Qingwei drove another, and Professor Wang Yuchuan drove yet another car.

Four cars set off, heading towards the nearby Yanjing Hotel.

PS: After finishing this chapter, I currently owe everyone 130000 words.

That's all for today, please come early tomorrow!

Lao Feng is working hard to write tomorrow's chapter!
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