What caught everyone's eyes was the seven lines of text 'You give it to me or not'.
Everyone started reading it.
One, will you give it to me?
Second, you give it, but I won’t.
Three, you give it? I don’t give it?
Four, will you give it to me? Give it!
Five, you give it to me! Don’t you want to give it to me?
Six, will you give it to me? No?
Seven, will you give it to me?
Everyone was shocked.
Li Shimin felt as if he had obtained a treasure, picking up the note and writing it down.
Queen Changsun also helped him write down the symbols above.
The performance of the two did not attract the attention of others.
Then Hou Junji asked again: "What do these differences mean? In my opinion, there is nothing special! It is just five words, why do you need so many symbols to separate them?"
This Hou Junji is still a stubborn duck and has a very tough mouth.
"Come on, let's take a look at these seven meanings, along with our punctuation marks."
Li Min explained directly to shut his mouth.
He wrote a note at the back.
Everything is as follows:
1. Will you give it to me? (This is an angry question, will you give it to me?)
2. You give it, but I won’t give it. (Asking others to give it, but determined not to give it myself)
Three, will you give it? I won’t give it? (ask two rhetorical questions)
Four, will you give it to me? Give it to me! (First ask threateningly, then ask again)
Five, give it to me! Don’t you want to give it to me? (ask first, then ask questions)
6. Will you give it to me? No? (First ask suspiciously, then ask back to confirm what others mean)
Seven, will you give it to me? (surprised and helpless, then asked angrily)
At this time, everyone was really and completely shocked.
Because after the addition of these punctuation marks, the entire meaning changes.
There are seven meanings in total, and each meaning is different.
Kong Yingda said: "It turns out that punctuation marks really have emotions. Unexpectedly, the problem that has troubled me for so many years has been solved directly."
Kong Jingting, who had been silent, said: "Mr. Zili can surprise people every time!"
The more Su Mei looked at Li Min, the more satisfied she became.
Wu Jue's eyes almost watered.
Ji Ruxue said, I just said it, but you didn’t believe it!
The troubled Cheng Yaojin said: "How is Hou Junji? Have you learned anything? Are you convinced or not?"
This Cheng Yaojin is now applying what he has learned, directly applying Li Min's example.
Fang Xuanling said:
"That's better than learning! It can be said to have solved a problem that has existed for thousands of years! In this way, in the future, we can feel the author's emotions from his writing! Instead of guessing. In this way, it is indeed very convenient
ah!"
That was the highest praise for Li Min.
The other masters were all convinced.
Someone also said: "I gained a lot today. If I use it in teaching, it will definitely be more convenient!"
Others said: "Your Majesty must know this punctuation mark. Please order it to be promoted. It will definitely benefit the entire Tang Dynasty! We must remember this!"
"Yes, the meaning of the book will be clear in the future!"
"That's great. What Mr. Zili taught us is better than ten years of studying!"
…
Everyone's tone was the same.
Although Hou Junji was dissatisfied, he had nothing to say.
As for Li Shimin, he wrote some words on the paper.
He remembered exactly what Li Min said.
"A comma represents a general pause in the middle of a sentence; a period represents the end of a sentence; a dash represents a transition; a question mark..."
He also murmured: "These are really emotional symbols. When people who read the book in the future see these symbols, they will be able to understand the author's original intention. That is simply wonderful."
"Zhen'er has never let us down every time!"
Queen Changsun said.
At the same time, Li Min said something that Li Shimin still remembered deeply.
He said: "With these punctuation marks, some government orders will not be misinterpreted, and it will be much easier for scholars to read. Children from poor families do not have the guidance of famous teachers, so they spend a lot of energy just in segmenting sentences, and sometimes they even cannot understand them and fall into misunderstandings."
But with them, these problems will disappear."
Having said this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel moved.
With this punctuation mark, at least it will be much easier for children from poor families to study, and the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty will no longer be controlled by aristocratic families.
More talents will join the imperial court and contribute to the imperial court!
With this punctuation mark, there is no need to worry about government orders being deliberately misinterpreted by noble families and officials.
I never thought that 17 simple symbols could be so powerful.
So, he said something.
"This must be popularized! Let the entire Tang Dynasty scholars follow punctuation marks!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Queen Changsun responded like this.
Then, the entire Tang Dynasty will follow punctuation marks, and in the days to come, punctuation marks will be passed down.
Until the future, some people proposed to use it as Li's symbol, which had a profound impact on other languages in the world such as English.
This is a later story.
Let’s just say the scene was noisy.
Someone picked up a note and wrote down everything Li Min said just now.
Because they were very disdainful just now, but now they have all changed their minds.
This kind of good thing, if you take it out and talk about it to outsiders, it can be regarded as a magic weapon.
These masters can even be said to be Li Min's students.
Face the reaction of these people.
Li Min is used to it.
"Mr. Zili's actions are indeed extraordinary! I have learned a lot. If there is something I don't understand in the future, I hope I can ask Mr. Zili more for advice!"
Su Mei said at this time.
As for Wu Jue, he also came up and said: "No, I am the same! Mr. Zili, there is something I don't understand, I hope you can teach me!"
"And me! I want to learn too!"
Kong Jingting followed.
As for Ji Ruxue, she just stayed silent.
Why?
Because she has received so much.
She doesn't need to tell her, Li Min will definitely teach her how to do it.
Moreover, she is extremely smart and can learn everything once taught.
At this time, a discordant voice sounded.
"Mr. Zili, don't you just prepare punctuation marks? It seems a bit too little for us to wait so early for just this thing, right?"
Hou Junji said.
At the same time, everyone also responded.
"Mr. Zili, why don't you teach me more?"
"Yes, Mr. Zili, we still need to learn more!"
Hou Junji had bad intentions.
But others really want to learn.
Li Ming smiled. If he dared to come here, he must be well prepared. And if he wanted to teach something, wouldn't it be a matter of searching it directly?
What he is going to talk about next is to change the worldview of these Confucian scholars!
Let them know that this can still be done!
It turns out that the status of a scholar can be so high!