It is said that the word A Dream of Red Mansions actually comes from a joke. What's going on here?

Redology? It is a synonym for A Dream of Red Mansions, one of China's four classical novels. Now it often represents a kind of historical research. This word first appeared in Jiaqing and Daoguang years, and it appeared as a joke. There was a stream in society at that time? Confucian classics? Wind, that is, studying Confucian classics, has a scholar named Zhu, who is simply a clean stream. He is not interested in Confucian classics at all, but has a soft spot for A Dream of Red Mansions. Once a friend asked him why he didn't study Confucian classics, and he replied: I am also studying Confucian classics, but less? One horizontal and three bends? Just? . So what? Classic? Traditional writing of Chinese characters? Classic? A horizontal line and three apostrophes are missing, namely? One horizontal and three bends? , and it became? Red? Word, so this joke is a success? Redology? It first appeared and has been used ever since.

From that time to the present, there are many schools of A Dream of Red Mansions, but because there are many schools of research on A Dream of Red Mansions, it is also a common phenomenon that various schools appear, but all these schools have a general name? Redology? Now, this word is also a special name for studying A Dream of Red Mansions.

Now A Dream of Red Mansions has become a specialized subject. With the emergence of various studies, some experts suggest that the use of the word Dream of Red Mansions should be restricted. People who only comment on the ideological characteristics and art of A Dream of Red Mansions should not join the category of A Dream of Red Mansions, but there are only many people who study this book. They studied the author, artistic features, edition and background of this book. Because everyone has different opinions, there are 1000 readers.

Moreover, according to statistics, there are not only a large number of researchers of A Dream of Red Mansions, but also a large number of discussions on A Dream of Red Mansions. The debate about A Dream of Red Mansions has also become a beautiful landscape. In fact, because of these arguments, the study of a dream of red mansions has become more prosperous.