Chapter 1516: There is a tall building in the north
When the tide recedes, the rugged rocks beneath the water surface are revealed.
At the bottom of the cliff, a man-made cave entrance is clearly visible, and a bronze gate seals the cave entrance.
Gai Nie Weizhuang looked at each other, stopped chatting nonsense, jumped down, used some strength on the raised rocks on the cliff, and easily landed on the cliff, found a corner to hide, and waited for the door to open.
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The location of the Fang-gnawing Prison is indeed secretive, and the design of the gate is clever enough, but even if you don't use some special means to lock the location of the Fang-gnawing Prison, it is still possible to find it.
Because it also has an inevitable flaw - material supply.
The prisoners and guards of the Tooth-gnawing Prison said it was more or less, and the supplies they needed for daily life were not a small amount.
Some supplies can be stocked in sufficient quantities at one time, but some cannot be purchased and transported every day.
In this way, traces will naturally be left.
But actually trying to take advantage of this is not much different from finding a needle in a haystack.
But for Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang at this time, it still has value.
Not long after the two came down, the bronze gate slowly opened, and a small boat sailed out of the cave along the water.
As the ship sailed out, the bronze gate immediately began to close.
Gai Nie Weizhuang took advantage of the situation and sprinted forward. He turned into an afterimage and rushed into the cave. He stepped on the edges of the mountains on both sides and headed deeper.
Because the speed was too fast and the sound of footsteps was deliberately controlled, the boat driver did not notice anyone taking the opportunity to break in.
In the blink of an eye, the boat goes out, people come in, and the door closes!
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In Songhai City, Xiaoshengxian Village.
When people in Xiaoshengxianzhuang talk about it, they all say that they are scholars who don't hear what is going on outside the window, and that this Confucian holy land is just a quiet place.
This is true, it is generally very quiet here, but it actually has little to do with the word "Qing".
After passing the archway at the main entrance, there is a flat square 300 steps away. There are corridors on both sides connecting the courtyard. Directly in front is a large area of pavilions, waterside pavilions, garden pavilions, and verandahs and walkways throughout.
This large area is just the front courtyard of the villa, which is usually a place to enjoy the scenery. After passing this area, go forward and enter the atrium of the villa.
That is the real location of the Little Saint's Manor. All important places are in the atrium, such as the main hall, the library, and the three provincial houses.
Further back is the backyard. The least important place is mainly stables and warehouses.
In short, when you look inside from the entrance, it is indeed a magnificent scene.
How should I put it... In terms of temperament, it is indeed low-key and restrained, quiet and elegant, but in terms of cost, it is indeed luxurious and expensive.
However, this kind of aura is certainly nothing unusual for Fusu Lisi and others.
No matter how luxurious it is, can you still surpass Zhangtai Palace?
What's more, although Ying Zheng is not keen on enjoying external things, he has a collecting habit. There are almost more palaces built around Xianyang than private houses, and there is nothing special about them.
Fusu has seen a lot of palaces in the enhanced version of proplusmaxultra, which are similar in style to the Little Saint Xianzhuang, and they are really calm.
But again, Fusu is also a kind person. After looking around, he immediately smiled and praised Fu Nian, the leader beside him:
"Xiaoshengxianzhuang is worthy of being the Confucian sect in the world. It is really full of charm and amazing!"
"Young master, you are so complimentary." Fu Nian heard this and responded humbly as usual.
At this time, a crane suddenly sounded from the horizon, attracting everyone's attention.
Following the sound, I saw a white crane hovering on top of a multi-story building on the north side of the courtyard that was significantly higher than all other buildings.
After Fusu and others looked over, it flapped its wings twice more and landed directly on the eaves of the top floor of the tall building.
This scene gave Fusu and others different reactions.
Those with a simpler mind, such as Gongsun Linglong, didn't think too much, just laughed and thought it was quite interesting.
But everyone else is wondering what they don't know in their minds right now.
If a little bird happened to land on the eaves, it would be nothing worth noting, but creatures like cranes are not something that can be seen casually in the sky.
And this thing generally won't fall to high places.
But such a white crane just appeared and landed on that special tall building, which is a bit intriguing.
There are cranes raised in Little Sage Village, but this has never happened.
Fusu smiled at this time and said loudly, "The poem says: The crane's cry is heard in Jiugao, and it is heard in the sky. It is the sound of recruiting talents."
"If I guessed correctly, that must be the place where the wise men gather."
Fu Nian bowed to the side and said, "My lord, that's the library of Little Saint Xian Manor."
"The library... Fusu should take a look around." Fusu said with a smile, "I also ask Master Fu Nian to lead the way."
"I don't dare, sir, please!"
Xunzi on the side suddenly interjected:
"Your Highness, I am old and frail. I cannot stand for long. I am afraid that I will not be able to accompany you any longer. Please allow me to take my leave first."
"Oh, it was Fusu who was negligent." Fusu looked at Xunzi, nodded and responded, "I shouldn't have bothered the elders to greet him in the first place. I'm really ashamed."
"Sir, please help yourself first. Fusu will visit you in person later to express his apology."
"Young Master is so polite." Xunzi bowed his hands and walked away along the main road.
Gongsun Linglong looked at the old man's leaving figure and couldn't help but curled his lips, secretly thinking that this old man had such a big air.
Li Si also glanced at Xunzi who was walking away with a hidden look, secretly thinking that he was still so ignorant.
From the perspective of Fusu's status, Xunzi's behavior was somewhat disrespectful.
Of course, it's not rude. After all, Xunzi's age is such that even if Yingzheng comes, he won't be rude.
Respect the old and love the young!
Even if you say this, doing so can easily cause the other party to be dissatisfied.
I can't find fault with you, so why can't I bear your grudge?
Don't say that big people don't care about such small issues. This kind of thing only depends on the personality of the person involved. Some are generous and some are stingy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! And the more powerful a person is, the more he cares about face issues.
Although Fusu didn't care about such trivial matters, others didn't know what Fusu would think.
Not to mention Li Si, even Fu Nian somewhat complained about his uncle's stubbornness.
However, as a junior, he could not accuse Xunzi, let alone in front of outsiders.
After the two parties separated, Fusu and others, guided by Fu Nian, turned north and headed straight towards the library.
After passing through the vestibule and twisting and turning along the side corridors of the courtyard, the group came to a secluded and quiet independent area, surrounded by dense forests, with only an isolated building in the middle.
This building is the tall building they saw just now, which is also the library of Xiaoshengxian Village.
This is also the largest collection of books among the people. Only the imperial treasury has more books than here.
Standing in front of the tall building, Fusu raised his head and looked up, but he couldn't see the top at a glance.
"There is a tall building in the north, which looks like the clouds, which is exactly what this building looks like." Fusu couldn't help but sigh.
He had a mediocre reaction to the imposing Little Saint's Manor, but Fusu was obviously very interested in this library.
Although the treasury in Xianyang has far more books than the library of Xiaoshengxianzhuang, there are many rare and unique books in it, and even Xianyang may not have copies.
"Let's go in." After finishing his words, Fusu took a step to go in, but when he hesitated, he caught a glimpse of a bunch of ghosts and monsters behind him.
Regardless of what Li Si and Zhao Gao said, just the killer combination of Sheng Qi and Liu Jian Nu carrying a half-sliding door panel is very inconsistent with the temperament of the library.
After thinking for a moment, Fusu ordered:
"You don't need to go in, just wait outside to prevent the killing weapon from colliding with this quiet and elegant place."
The seven weirdos who were disliked by Fusu blinked innocently and did not dare to say anything.
It was Li Si who hesitated and reminded, "Sir, I think it's better to be careful to be on the safe side."
Fusu ignored Li Si's reminder and directly refuted, "This is the Little Saint's Manor, what does Mr. Li have to worry about!"
"Let's go."
Fu Nian remained silent on the side and did not express any opinions. He just quickly stepped forward to open the door.
"Master, and all your lords, please!"
Fusu and others filed in immediately.
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On the outskirts of Songhai City, under the cliff, is the Prison of Teeth.
Accompanied by two low and short screams, one of the two patrol soldiers died suddenly after his throat was sealed by shark teeth on the spot, and the other was knocked unconscious by a wooden sword.
Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang appeared immediately, taking the place where the two patrolling soldiers had been.
It's interesting to say that Wei Zhuang, who was theoretically half an imperial official, killed the imperial soldiers without hesitation, but Gai Nie, who had become a loyal rebel, showed mercy and did not kill anyone.
Wei Zhuang glanced at the unconscious survivors on the ground and couldn't help but sneered and mocked:
"If it was Yuan Hong, he should be dead too."
"It seems that a wooden sword is more suitable for the coward you are now!"
Gainie was indifferent to this level of ridicule and calmly replied, "We are here to save people, not to kill."
"Oh, I'm not here to save people!".
Gai Nie ignored him and returned to business:
"According to the information recorded in the Minggui knot sent by Thief Zhi, his location should be in the bottom area of the prison."
Before entering, the two of them didn't know the general structure of the Teeth-Devouring Prison, and they didn't have an intuitive understanding of the information given by Thief Zhi.
After actually walking around for a while and roughly understanding the structure, Ge Nie basically made a judgment.
Of course, he could only tell that the rogue planter was on the lower level, and he definitely didn't know that the rogue planter was at the bottom.
"The time for the tide to fall is limited, so hurry up and let's go." After finishing speaking, Gai Nie rushed out.
Wei Zhuang curled his lips and followed him wordlessly.
However, neither of them noticed that some subtle changes had occurred on the road they passed.
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Xiaoshengxianzhuang, inside the library.
Anyone who enters this tall building for the first time will probably be shocked by the scene inside.
Compared with carved beams and painted buildings, pavilions and waterside pavilions, they are more expensive, but they don’t give people the impression of luxury. They are densely packed, rows, rows, slices, layers of bookshelves, and volumes stacked on top of each other.
The collection of books in the volume is obviously more direct in giving people a sense of shock.
In this era, it is still difficult to directly measure the value of books in terms of money. However, if they are really sold, they are not worth a thousand dollars. Some people will still buy them for tens or even hundreds.
This huge library contains more than a thousand volumes of books!
Of course, for people like Fusu, what really has an impact is the value and significance of the books themselves.
Fusu walked through the sea of books, his eyes lingering on the many volumes, and he couldn't help but admire:
"The Master said: Yu Yu is so literary!"
"You are really sincere!"
Fu Nian accompanied Fusu and continuously introduced various collections of books to him:
"This part is the classics of our Confucian sages from past dynasties."
"These are Taoist classics."
"Here, they are all Nongsang's books."
"Oh?" Fusu became interested, stopped, reached out and picked up a book, opened it and read it.
As soon as his eyes focused on the book, his brows suddenly frowned slightly, but he understood why someone deliberately lured him to the library.
The crow of the white crane before was obviously man-made, with the purpose of attracting his attention to the library immediately.
Now it seems that this matter was probably arranged secretly by Li Si so that he could come to the library and browse the books in person.
What's wrong with the book?
Not many, just one - the word is wrong.
Fusu put down the scroll and walked forward quickly.
When Fu Nian saw this, his heart skipped a beat, and he knew something might have gone wrong.
But for a while, his mind really couldn't wrap his head around what the problem was, so he could only follow it quickly.
Fusu walked a few steps and came to the specially set up area where desks were placed.
This should be a place set up for students of Xiaoshengxian Village to study and copy books. Some of the desks still have confiscated books.
Fusu picked a table, sat down, and stretched out his hand to spread out the books on the table.
Sure enough, the words were still wrong—this was a fresh copy.
Xianyang was thinking about implementing the book-burning order, but the Confucian side was still openly using the old characters of the Six Kingdoms... No wonder he was brought here, it was probably to use this to make trouble.
However... Fusu found that he really had to step into this trap set by others - the unification of words was indeed necessary in Fusu's opinion.
With this thought, Fusu put away the scroll, flicked it with his fingers a few times, and then stood up again:
"After His Majesty the First Emperor pacified the Six Kingdoms, he implemented the policy of writing with the same text and ordered that the old characters of the Six Kingdoms be immediately abolished and the Da Qin Xiaozhuan be uniformly used."
"Mr. Fu Nian should know about this, right?"
Fu Nian's heart suddenly lurched when he heard this, and he finally came to his senses.
He actually forgot about this!
Most of the books in the library are not written in Xiaozhuan, but in the old script of the Seven Kingdoms - well, strictly speaking, the characters before Qin are different from the current Xiaozhuan.
This is not what the Confucians have in mind, but this is the principle they have always adhered to - whatever the original word is, the copied copy will be the same word.
As for the book-to-article policy...it's no wonder that Fu Nian was so careless that he forgot about it. In fact, the existence of this policy is too low.
Cars on the same track, books on the same text, weights and measures unified... Among the many decrees issued by Yingzheng after the unification of the empire, the most awkward one was the book on the same text.
There is no special reason, just one word - difficult!
Be it carriages or weights and measures, as long as the imperial court sets standards and provides corresponding originals, it will not be difficult for local governments to imitate them and then implement them on a large scale.
