The northwest wind stops and the southeast wind comes, which marks the end of the deep winter in the north.
Then comes spring.
Look, on the undulating sea level, the famous Qiongzhou battleship is riding the waves steadily, just like a Kunpeng in the water, majestic and domineering.
When he arrived at the border of Shandong, he ordered the helmsman to stay briefly, and only after receiving Luo Yuan who came to meet him, he ordered him to set sail again.
This is why?
Let’s listen carefully:
Originally, Mr. Luo originally planned to set off with Qi Yu in the capital, but later, he suddenly changed his plan.
The reason was actually to meet friends.
According to him, Duke Yansheng of Qufu County, the capital of Shandong Province, was his close friend and their relationship was extraordinary. Therefore, he decided to rush to Qilu as soon as possible to "reminisce about old friends" in Nakong Mansion.
In fact, this so-called reminiscing about the past is just a pretense to deceive people, and its real purpose is to 'borrow' books.
Luo Yuan felt that since he was going to Qiongzhou to study, how could he do it without some hard-core information books?
Where are there many books?
The answer is naturally Yan Sheng Gong's Mansion.
Luo Yuan casually 'swept' here and harvested more than a dozen large boxes. The results were quite considerable.
His IOU has been taken down, but as for not paying it back in the future, that's another matter.
Let's talk about Qi Yu and his party. After setting off again from the land of Qilu, they have been heading south along the coastline of eastern China, never docking unless necessary.
For now, the Japanese pirates have gone, the sea has leveled off, and there is basically no need to worry about safety issues anymore. This is very different from the last time we went south.
More than a month later, the warship sailed to the waters of Fujian.
At this time, there was not much fresh water left on the ship and the vegetables were about to be eaten. It was time to dock for supplies.
"You go back as soon as possible, don't waste time outside!" After parking, Qi Yu ordered his subordinates.
"Yes! Sir!" Everyone responded in unison.
"Well, wait a minute..."
Qi Yu thought for a while and then sent over the bodyguards around him and sent them out together.
Having more people and more hands will make the work easier, which will definitely save a lot of time.
You must know that the future of Qiongzhou is not stable. If you can return one day earlier, you can make plans one day earlier. You really don't dare to delay unnecessarily.
Compared to Mr. Qi, who was eager to return home, Mr. Luo seemed much calmer.
At this time, he was studying the borrowed classics with gusto. Whenever he read something mysterious, he would not forget to take notes to reflect on his experience.
Reading is a demanding job, so Mr. Qi, who advocates a balance between work and rest, opened the tea table on the deck and invited Mr. Luo to come over for a drink.
The tea is overflowing with sweetness and leaves a fragrance on your lips and teeth.
"Good tea!" Qi Yu couldn't help but praise it.
However, Luo Jijiu's mind did not seem to be on the tea. He could only be seen looking at the crimson in the west and said with emotion: "The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk."
Hearing this, Qi Yu put down his tea cup and joked: "Cao Cao once said that an old man has an ambition to reach a thousand miles; a martyr's ambition is endless in his old age. The old gentleman is just at the moment when he is exerting his residual enthusiasm, so why is the hero short of breath?"
"I'm just a little worried that I won't be able to teach you about the future." Luo Yuan sighed, stroking his beard, and said, "Tell me, what will be the first thing I do after I arrive in Qiongzhou?"
oh, I get it.
He wanted to test the meaning of his words, but to be honest, he was still a little unsure.
It's human nature and Qi Yu understands this.
However, he did not answer, but asked instead: "Mr. Luo, what do you think is the most basic foundation of our Chinese culture?"
Almost without thinking, Luo Yuan opened his mouth and said: "What else can there be? Of course it is our Four Books and Five Classics."
"Qi Mou disagrees with this."
"Oh? What do you think, Shaocheng?"
Qi Yu smiled and said: "Qi thinks that the answer is 'words'! As the saying goes, only words can have words, words can have sentences, and sentences can have articles. It can be seen that words are the key to our culture The most basic foundation."
Luo Yuan nodded, stroked his beard and smiled: "Well, keep talking."
"Since characters are the foundation, we should pay attention to them. However, looking at ancient and modern classics, the only ones that can provide special annotations for "zi" are "Erya", "Shuowen Jiezi" and the like."
"What is disappointing is that these books are not complete in their collection of characters, and are very inconvenient to use, with extremely obvious disadvantages. In view of this, I would like to ask you to compile a book covering all Chinese characters using 'Yun' as a volume. "Chinese Dictionary" is intended to inherit culture and benefit future generations." Qi Yu said with a proud face.
"Chinese... Dictionary..."
Luo Yuan was worthy of being a well-educated scholar of his time. After a brief thought, he realized that this technical job was not easy to handle. If he was not careful, he might ruin his brand.
But thinking about it on the other hand, it is precisely because of this that we can better reflect our own value. If even cats and dogs can do it, why bother to ask yourself to come out?
Seeing the confidence on his face, Qi Yu continued: "In addition, I also want to open an international university called the 'Confucius Institute' to promote our traditional Chinese culture and spread it overseas. , its reputation spreads far and wide, and is regarded as the authentic source of world culture."
Luo Yuan expressed his full approval of this. He nodded solemnly and said: "This is a very high statement! If all those barbarians can be influenced and bathed in the moral rain of my saint, their barbaric behavior will definitely be greatly reduced. Reduction will benefit all people!" After a pause, he asked again: "But those foreigners, are they willing to learn our culture?"
Qi Yu smiled mysteriously and said: "I have only one way to solve this problem. Don't ask, Luo Lao. I will know when the time comes."
Deliberately showing off?
Alright alright.
Luo Yuan had no choice but to suppress his curiosity, pick up the cup and continue drinking tea.
Overall, he was very satisfied with Qi Yu's plans, and even felt that they were tailor-made for him.
"Mr. Luo, please have tea!"
"please!"
"..."
While they were talking and laughing, a scream suddenly came from their ears.
The sound was not loud, but it was very harsh.
Qi Yu was suddenly startled and quickly turned around to look.
However, they saw that the sailor standing on the stern was suddenly shot with a cold arrow, and his throat was cut with blood. After the man swayed on the deck for a few times, he fell into the water.
Plop!
The water splashed on the sea surface, and then slowly turned red.
Ah! Something happened!
When Qi Yu saw this, his heart trembled, he quickly took out his musket, then reached over and touched it.
