Chapter 751 The extremely frustrated scholars in the Academic Hall of the Prince of Wei (please subscribe and vote)
Just like Xiao Deyan, a famous scholar who was knowledgeable and well-informed and supported Wei King Li Tai in compiling "Kuo Di Zhi".
At this moment, I was sitting in a carriage. I raised a corner of the curtain to see the newspaper vendor not far away.
He had been in the carriage for almost an hour and saw many people surrounding the newspaper seller.
Some people first picked up "Chang'an Collected Works" and looked at it for a few times, and then exchanged a few words with their companions in low voices.
After poking at the newspaper and giving directions for a long time, he finally handed "Chang'an Collected Works" back to the newspaper seller, shook his head and left.
This scene has happened more than once. The only thing that makes him happy is that from time to time some people will come over and buy several copies, or even ten copies.
I think these people must also know the weight of those heart-breaking masterpieces in the "Chang'an Collected Works", so they purchased it like this.
However, most people would just stop in front of the newspaper seller and look through it before shaking their heads in disappointment. This made Xiao Deyan really unable to calm down.
He summoned his entourage and gave a few instructions. Soon, he quickly came to the newspaper vendor.
He stretched out his hand to buy a newspaper and listened to the discussions of the scholars around him.
"...Such an article is really too taxing on my brain. I don't want to take the imperial examination. I just want to read some light and interesting stories."
"Haha, what Mr. Hu is saying is that we, the merchants, just want to see something that doesn't bother our brains. I'd better leave this to the scholars."
"This must be an article that can be written by a great scholar who knows the past and present. Unfortunately, I haven't even finished studying "Zuo Zhuan" yet.
There is no time to look through other classics just to read a newspaper, so forget it."
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Not long after the meeting, this person returned with a copy of "Chang'an Collected Works" and told Mr. Cui about the news he had heard.
This erudite and well-informed university inquirer has a black line on his face, and his whole person is in bad shape. Who are these special bitches?
Could it be that a well-written article has become a burden in the eyes of these ordinary people?
Xiao Deyan shook the "Chang'an Collected Works" in his hand, his whole body trembling with anger, and his white beard trembling.
"This is unreasonable. They are really a bunch of mediocre people. It is precisely because there are too many such mediocre people in the world that the pearls are covered in dust."
"Please calm down, sir, and ignore those mediocre people with little knowledge." The attendant advised him in a low voice.
"That's all, I don't bother to argue with them..."
Xiao Deyan lowered the curtain angrily, thought for a moment, raised it again, and after whispering instructions to the attendant, urged the carriage to set off, unwilling to stay any longer.
After watching Xiao Deyan's carriage leave, the attendant quickly returned to the newspaper seller.
He immediately bought a hundred copies of "Chang'an Collected Works" in one go, asked the handyman who was following him to take them, and then quickly headed towards the Xiao Mansion.
It was not just Xiao Deyan alone, but also Jiang Yaqing, Xie Yan, Gu Yin and other well-educated scholars from the Academy of the King of Wei.
After experiencing similar situations, they all donated their money with anger and bought dozens or hundreds of copies.
After all, the contents of the "Chang'an Xun Bao" hosted by that vulgar warrior Cheng Sanlang were simply fabricated in their opinion.
The above words are full of flattery and flattery, or they are some strange and weird stories, and I don’t know whether they are true or false stories. The "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" serialized later is somewhat interesting.
Just like this, the things they use to pass the time when they go to the hut are actually selling so hotly.
And if the "Chang'an Collected Works", which is full of wonderful works and represents the highest level in the literary world of the Tang Dynasty, can't even be sold.
Wouldn't that be too disrespectful to them, a bunch of learned people and learned scholars? So no matter what kind of psychology they have, they will buy some of it.
Either give it as a gift to friends or disciples, or leave it at home to gather mold and dust, which is much better than not being able to sell it.
However, after all, they were able to buy only a few, and most of them were the aristocratic families with heirlooms of poems and books. They directed their people to buy the "Chang'an Collected Works" that were not very popular and popular among the people of Chang'an.
After all, everyone is optimistic about His Highness the King of Wei, and His Highness the King of Wei is also willing to form an alliance and cooperate with them. In addition, this "Chang'an Collected Works" is the product of the cooperation between the two parties.
Naturally, His Highness the King of Wei could not lose confidence, so a wealthy family with ulterior motives took action.
These 60,000 copies of "Chang'an Collected Works" were finally sold out in one day.
King Li Tai of Wei, who had been waiting anxiously for most of the day in the palace of King Wei, did not even bother to eat the lard cake.
After hearing the good news that "Chang'an Collected Works" was finally sold out, my heart that had been hanging around for almost a day finally dropped.
However, neither Eunuch Li, the steward, nor Li Tai, the king of Wei, had a tacit agreement not to mention whether to add the seal or not.
After all, it was sold out from morning until almost dusk.
Such results are really not comparable to the "Chang'an Xunbao" which sells over 100,000 copies of each issue.
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Changsun Wuji sat firmly behind the desk. In front of him was the roster of the twenty-eight new imperial examination candidates.
At this moment, these twenty-eight new imperial examination candidates have all been selected for the civil service, and now, the results have been placed in front of him.
All the officials, big and small, gathered here, carefully facing the eldest grandson, who had a bad temper during this period.
Changsun Wuji picked up the results with a nonchalant expression. After reviewing them carefully, he wrote a few sentences on them and then put them aside.
The officials on the side took it respectfully, carefully read the instructions given by Changsun's official department, and then handed it over to the relevant officials.
Everything was going on in an orderly manner. After the officials passed the selection process one by one, they left the room and were sent to the relevant yamen.
It was not until the last few that Changsun Wuji saw the selection results of General Xin Mao, Ren Yaxiang, Shangguan Yi and Wu Xiangshou.
Changsun Wuji hastily glanced at the selection results of these four. It seems that the officials in the Ministry of Personnel have a tacit understanding, which makes the selection results of these four seem very ordinary.
When it comes to the proposal of selecting and conferring officials, the Minister of Civil Affairs gave the suggestion that General Xin Mao could be the county magistrate, while Ren Yaxiang could be the county captain, and Shangguan Yi could be the scholar.
And Wu Xiangshou, who had the worst grades among the four poor scholars, was not even qualified to become a scholar and was directly defeated.
Such results are not uncommon in Datang, but they are not unheard of either.
Chapter completed!