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Chapter 37 Punctuation

() Zhong Jinwei became a little anxious, increased his volume, and continued to shout: "Archie, are you there? Archie..." Before he could finish shouting, Archie's handsome figure appeared in front of Zhong Jinwei's eyes.

Zhong Jinwei thought in his mind: I was shocked, I thought you were not here. He asked Archie: "Did you walk away just now?"

Archi walked over with small steps, but his face was red, and he gave Zhong Jinwei a funny look, and whispered: "I haven't married you yet, my wife, my wife shouted so loudly, you want to embarrass me to death.

!”

Zhong Jinwei giggled "haha" twice and didn't talk back. Looking at Archie's shy expression, he felt beautiful in his heart.

"Sir, why do you call me slave?"

"It's nothing, I just miss you." Zhong Jinwei was quite dull in his previous life, but now his mouth is really sweet. It seems that he has been affected by reading too many online novels.

When Zhong Jinwei said this to Archi, his face that had just faded suddenly turned red again.

There is a limit to **. Zhong Jinwei still remembered that he had something serious to do, so he said to A Qi: "Bring me the four treasures of the study. I said, you can write a memorial to the emperor."

Archie nodded obediently, went to get the four treasures of the study, and laid them out without asking any questions.

Zhong Jinwei looked at Archi's slender hands, holding the ink pillar and polishing the ink gracefully, thinking about what he had just said to Emperor Chongzhen in his mind.

After Aqi finished preparing, he was ready to speak. Unexpectedly, Aqi spoke first: "Sir, I don't know the format of the memorial."

Oh, and I don’t know the format either, so I said to Archie nonchalantly: “It doesn’t matter, I don’t care about the format, just write it.”

Archie nodded, indicating that everything was ready.

So Zhong Jinwei started to talk, but without thinking about Archie, he still didn't do anything. Zhong Jinwei asked Archie with his eyes.

"Sir, this is vernacular, can you write it down?"

"It's okay, just write."

So, one talked and the other wrote, and after finishing writing, he checked it with Zhong Jinwei.

First of all, Archie’s handwriting is very beautiful and beautiful, and I like it. But writing it vertically is awkward, especially since there are no punctuation marks, which makes it very confusing to read.

There may be no way to write it vertically. Everyone is writing like this at this time. Others are used to it, but I am not used to it. But there is not even a punctuation mark, which cannot be tolerated.

"I'll teach you some punctuation marks, and you can add them. Otherwise, you won't be able to tell which sentence is which, and it's easy to misunderstand it."

Archi blinked and looked at Zhong Jinwei: "Young Master, are you talking about breaking sentences? This is a basic skill!"

Zhong Jinwei blushed, but immediately retorted: "Then you didn't understand the meaning of missing the article?"

Archi didn't say he meant to laugh at Zhong Jinwei just now, he just said it naturally. Hearing Zhong Jinwei's question, Archi nodded.

"So, you need to add punctuation marks. Come on, let me teach you." Zhong Jinwei clapped his hands and came to the conclusion.

But Aqi still blinked and looked at Zhong Jinwei with a strange expression: "Sir, the punctuation marks you mentioned are used to help break up sentences, and I can do them too."

What, there are punctuation marks now? Zhong Jinwei found it incredible and asked: "You really know how to do it?"

"Yes, sir, you see, there are these kinds of symbols for the slave family, and other sisters like to use other ones." Archi explained to Zhong Jinwei seriously while tracing the symbols she mentioned with a brush.

"Your symbols are still different?"

"Yes, you can use whatever symbols you want in private. You can't use these symbols just for writing articles."

"You're scaring me. I thought there really were punctuation marks now. Come on, I'll teach you a set of punctuation marks. It'll be easier for you to understand the article and express it more clearly than you guys."

Zhong Jinwei likes to teach beauties, and Archie likes to be taught by Zhong Jinwei. The two of them got together and started learning.

So Zhong Jinwei began to teach Archie about the use of punctuation marks.

Archie is talented and smart. If you think about it, someone who can carve works on peach stones must have a high IQ. He quickly understood the use of punctuation marks.

So, Archi added the newly learned punctuation marks to the original memorial, and asked Zhong Jinwei to check that it was correct, and then copied it again.

After Aqi finished copying, Zhong Jinwei asked Aqi to write another memorial, which was about the meaning and usage of punctuation marks. He attached it to the first memorial, preparing to give advice to Emperor Chongzhen and promote the use of punctuation marks.

At this time, Wang Chengen sent Emperor Chongzhen to his place and came back to see if the memorial had been finished.

Zhong Jinwei gave the memorial to Wang Chengen, and then asked: "Old Wang, oh, Eunuch Wang, I have something to ask you. I don't know if it is convenient or not."

Wang Chengen was about to leave, but as soon as he heard what was said, he turned back and said, "Mr. Zhong, if you have anything to say, please speak up."

"Archie's family is in Tongzhou. I don't know what's going on now. Can you help check it out?"

Wang Chengen turned to look at Archie, who was also looking at him expectantly.

"It should be fine. Mr. Sun Ge has been watching in Tongzhou and has just returned. If you are worried, we will ask someone from Dongchang to come and have a look. The address must be given to us."

Archie quickly stepped forward and told him his home address.

"Okay, let's wait for the good news from our family." Wang Chengen said to the two of them with a smile, and then left.

"Sir, thank you very much." After Archie said this, he felt blessed with gratitude.

"Don't be so polite, those are my mother-in-law and brother-in-law too." With one sentence, Archie's face turned into a red apple.

Emperor Chongzhen came to the main hall and sat down, and passed on Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong's pace was still so steady, but he became thinner. He walked closer and bowed to Emperor Chongzhen: "See your Majesty."

"Master Sun, thank you for your hard work. Come on, give Master Sun a seat." Emperor Chongzhen knew that since Sun Chengzong was ordered to come to the capital, he has been running around and doing his best since he was very old. It is not easy.

After Sun Chengzong sat down, he reported straight to the point: "Your Majesty, the main force of Jianlu is heading towards Shanhaiguan. I have sent a large number of people to keep an eye on their movements all night, but I am currently unable to pursue them."

"Is Shanhaiguan important?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he stood up involuntarily and asked.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have ordered several lines of King Qin's troops to assist in the defense of Shanhaiguan. Together with the original garrison, there are dangers from heaven and earth. In addition, Jianlu has lost the opportunity to make a sneak attack, so there is no possibility that Shanhaiguan will fall."

Emperor Chongzhen was relieved when he heard that he was prepared for the Jianlu to capture Shanhaiguan. However, he had doubts about the second half of Sun Chengzong's words: "Why are you unable to pursue them now?"

"Your Majesty, Jianlu's strength lies in field battles, while our army's strength lies in defending the city. If we pursue, field battles will be inevitable. If we use our own shortcomings to attack the other's strengths, our chances of winning are slim. If we fail, Jianlu will return to attack the capital.

Afraid of being unable to defend it."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, he knew his own affairs.

"The first is; the second is that the King's troops from all walks of life are rushing in, and there is a lack of food, grass and weapons, and the soldiers are good and bad. They need to replenish supplies and rectify the soldiers; otherwise, even though they are large in number, they may collapse as soon as they encounter the captives.

."

When Sun Chengzong said this, he paused slightly and said in a loud voice: "Thirdly, there are King Qin's troops scattered in other places in Gyeonggi Province who still need to contact and coordinate their actions."

"Master Sun, are there four others?"

Sun Chengzong looked at the young Emperor Chongzhen and knew that what he said next would hit him hard, so he deliberately lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, there are about 350,000 King Qin's troops currently gathered in the capital. We can go farther."

King Qin’s army from the province is also coming one after another, I wonder if the army’s food, fodder and pay are enough?”

Emperor Chongzhen had a headache because of this problem again. After thinking for a while, he said to Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun, don't wait here. I'll send the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue here to ask."

Soon, Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, came over. When he heard this question, he also had a headache: "Your Majesty, I estimated last time that it would only be enough for an army of 300,000 people for one month. I wonder how long this war will last?"

This question obviously had to be answered by Sun Chengzong. He made an estimate and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that it will take at least four months for the Jianlu captives to go back to harvest their own grain and grass, plunder their wealth and population, and estimate the time it will take to settle down."

You can stay in the customs."

In this case, the food, fodder and military pay were obviously not enough. Bi Ziyan looked helplessly at Emperor Chongzhen, remembered something, and said: "Your Majesty, the rice grain in the capital has more than doubled compared with the previous days. I am afraid it will be more difficult to continue the army."

It’s what you need.”

Emperor Chongzhen sat down slowly, leaned his head feebly on the back of the imperial chair, and thought with a frown: The food and military pay were insufficient, so he had to fight in advance to drive away the Jianlu. But his army was insufficient for field operations.

If you might be annihilated by the other side, what is the best way to get the best of both worlds?

After thinking for a while, I couldn't figure it out, so I had to ask Sun Chengzong: "Does Master Sun have any good ideas?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that it is necessary to train the elite troops. The current priority is to rectify the Qin King's army, eliminate the weak and retain the strong. Firstly, we can save food and military pay, and secondly, we can strengthen our combat power."

When Bi Ziyan heard that it could save military supplies and reduce his pressure, he immediately seconded the proposal.

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and found that this was the only way to do it at the moment, so he agreed to Sun Chengzong's proposal, but he was a little worried and told Sun Chengzong: "Master Sun, we need to pay more attention to the rectification. We can do it as quickly as possible, because the captives are wreaking havoc."

Inside the pass, my people are still suffering, and I feel uneasy!"

"I will do my best!"

Okay, that's it for now. Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan took their leave.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhong's memorial has been written." Wang Cheng'en came in. When he saw Emperor Chongzhen's discussion was over, he stepped forward and said.

"Oh, bring it over quickly and show it to me." Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen quickly ordered.

However, when Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he felt very uncomfortable. What were these messy symbols for? It was very awkward. The entire text was spoken in vernacular. This was the first time he had seen such a memorial.

When Wang Chengen looked down at Emperor Chongzhen's frown, he knew why. Why did he know this? It was because he had peeked at Zhong Jinwei's memorial first.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhong also has a memorial explaining those icons."

"Oh, bring it here."

After Emperor Chongzhen read the explanation of punctuation marks, he compared it with the previous memorials, and it became clear at once. After reading it, he leaned back on the imperial chair, but he no longer frowned, just thinking, passed

After a while, he asked: "Daban, what do you think of this so-called punctuation mark?"


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