All the money in the mansion was in the hands of his father, and now Li Tai could only drink thin porridge and chew a piece of cake, "I heard that in the Imperial College and Chongwen Hall, the emperor's sister and brother-in-law were always reading. Do you understand now?
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The attendant didn't understand and said: "The villain is stupid."
"Read more and increase your wisdom."
"Even a villain doesn't know a few words."
"I will go to the Imperial Academy to find a scholar for you some other day. He will teach you how to read and write, so that you can become more intelligent." Li Tai raised his foot and kicked him, but his attendant dodged and dodged him.
"You are still hiding. If you people were smarter, I wouldn't have to work so hard." Li Tai pointed at a group of servants, "They are all unintelligent!"
After scolding his servants, Li Tai felt much more comfortable. He was free of the worries at hand and could finally sleep comfortably.
On the other side of Chang'an City, the couple handed over eggs and millet.
"Old sir, these are all things from home, I hope you don't dislike them."
Ouyang Xun took a look and said, "Some days there are no eggs to eat."
Zhang Yang took out a volume of Red Mansions and said, "This is the original version of Red Mansions that we printed. Knowing that all the originals outside have been bought, the price will be very high if we buy them again, so I left a copy for the old gentleman."
Ouyang Xun took the book and smiled kindly, "I respect my elders and come to visit. I understand other people's thoughts better. With such ability in dealing with the world, how can I just be a stranger from the East Palace?"
Li Yue explained: "My husband has made mistakes before, and he has no great skills, which made the old gentleman laugh."
Ouyang Xun looked at the volume of Red Mansion, "Did your craftsmen hire from the palace?"
"I couldn't find a suitable one at that time, so I asked my father to help me because I thought there was one in the palace."
Li Yue stood aside obediently and explained.
Ouyang Xun looked at the red building in his hand and became more and more satisfied. "I heard about this matter. It's not a big mistake. It also solved the trouble in the north."
Glancing at Zhang Yang again, Ouyang Xun whispered: "Young man, did you write this Red Mansion?"
Zhang Yang cleared his throat, "It's not me, I'm just paraphrasing it. I read this story a long time ago."
"I think so." Ouyang Xun nodded again, "I don't have enough experience or experience to write such a story."
"As long as the old gentleman likes this story."
Ouyang Xun stroked his beard and said: "I don't like this story. I often feel emotional when reading it. This book is full of pessimism about the world and the dangers of those in power. Naturally, it is not tolerated by the nobles."
Li Yue helped the old gentleman tidy up the table and stood still obediently without saying a word.
Ouyang Xunti sighed and put down the book, "I really like some of the little things here, and they have merit."
Zhang Yang explained: "This is a punctuation mark, convenient."
"That's a very good thought." Ouyang Xun nodded, but his expression was solemn, "Did you know that many people among the noble clan recommend Lao Cheng. Lao Chan's words can make many people among the noble clan respond, and some even ask me to set an example. This volume
"The Red Mansion" has aroused great discussion among the gentry, and many people are very resistant to this book."
Zhang Yang bowed slightly and said, "The old gentleman is very famous among the gentry in the world. We are here just to thank him for the copybook he gave us at that time. The book Red Mansions is just a piece of business for us in Hukou. As for its influence among the gentry,
, we don’t care.”
"When someone asks in the future, I will not say whether this book is good or bad. As for when someone comes forward to oppose this book, I will not stop them. Is that okay?"
Seeing the old man's half-smiling expression, Zhang Yang replied: "The old man is serious. We will feel guilty if the old man is burdened by it."
Ouyang Xun waved his hand and said, "I'll take what you have for free."
"We just regard you as an elder. The fact that Red Mansion can print it is also a copybook given by the old man. We are very grateful for this."
"Zhang Gongjin has accepted a good disciple." Ouyang Xun stood up with a cane, "Your future will not be bad in the future, I won't give it away, please come back."
The couple saluted together, and before leaving, Li Yue told him, "Mr., take care of yourself."
Ouyang Xun nodded and said nothing more.
As a great calligrapher, Ouyang Xun has a great reputation among the nobles. As long as he leaves Chang'an City, he will definitely have many fans from aristocratic families.
Li Shimin left these famous people among the gentry in Chang'an, used these old people to increase the court's reputation among the gentry, and planned to reopen the imperial examination.
On the way home, Li Yue whispered, "If the Red Mansion is opposed by those nobles, will it have any impact on our printing of books?"
Zhang Yang held her hand and said, "Did your father resist?"
"No." Li Yue shook her head gently.
"Your father did not object to this book. The aristocratic family would say that the story of the Red Mansion is full of nonsense, but reading this book brought bitter tears, just like the story of the golden chariot falling into a well. Mrs. Wang felt uneasy as she spoke
, Baochai advocated giving more money to fulfill the love of master and servant. The family of Poetry and Calligraphy Hairpin Ying is an aristocratic family, so it will naturally be tolerated by the aristocratic family. "
Li Yue suddenly said: "My father doesn't object to the Red Mansion because the aristocratic family hates the Red Mansion even more. The aristocratic family is the Grand View Garden."
"That's what I mean too."
Li Yue snickered, "My father didn't like the aristocratic family either, but for the sake of the world's scholars, my father couldn't make any suggestions and let the aristocratic family resist the Red Mansion on their own and just sit back and watch them get into trouble. He even banned the Red Mansion from entering the Hongwen Hall."
He and the Imperial College set an example for the gentry by not offending others but winning people's hearts, and the court still played a superior role."
"Maybe that's what it means."
"Then our village needs to be watched more closely, lest someone come to make trouble."
"If anyone in your imperial grandfather's village dares to cause trouble, they might be captured by your imperial father's men before they reach the village."
"It's better to be careful. We need to step up our guard. It's hard to get some wealth."
Zhang Yang slowed down and whispered: "It's useless to appeal to the family to burn books. The more noise they make, more people will read Red Mansions. As long as there are ways to spread the word, it's useless for them to resist.
Even if The Red Mansion becomes a banned book, people will circulate it privately, and the dissemination effect of the story is often stronger and wider than other books, because The Red Mansion is a storybook."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Yue smiled playfully: "The shower at home is ready, I want to try it."
"Don't you like it?"
"Give it a try."
"You can't try it yet."
"Why?"
"The weather is cold and the water is cold, and you are in poor health."
"Then pour hot water into the bucket above."
"It's very troublesome. Our family's conditions don't allow us to do such a luxury thing. It's like burning water and using firewood."
After dinner, at night, Li Yue was in a bad mood. At this moment, she could hear the sound of water in the bathroom, and her husband was enjoying the shower.
Li Yue closed the door of her room and looked at the hot water in the bucket.
Holding the soap in her hand, Li Yue's pretty face was filled with dissatisfaction. She pursed her lips and refused to use the shower. Her husband was still humming while taking a shower. How could someone have such a weird habit of taking a shower!
After a comfortable sleep, while eating breakfast, he saw her eyes staring at the huge wooden barrel on the roof.
Zhang Yang finished the porridge in his bowl and said, "I'm on duty in the East Palace."
Li Yue took a fierce bite of the bun and said, "I'll go too. After I've finished reading the books at home, I'll go to Chongwen Hall to pick up a few volumes, and then I'll go visit my mother."
"The matter with Li Tai has just been settled. Now I'm going to see Empress Changsun. It's really good to be more stable. My wife is thoughtful."
After leaving the house in a hurry, Zhang Yang accompanied Li Yue to the Li Zheng Hall first.
Empress Changsun was comforting the crying Li Zhi.
The naughty children are the most helpless.
The Li Zheng Palace was very messy and Li Yue helped the queen clean it up.
These are all matters for women and children, and my wife also wants to learn more from the Queen.
After greeting Queen Changsun, Zhang Yang walked out of the Lizheng Palace and went to the East Palace.
The family business needs to be taken care of, and the queen needs to be maintained and managed well. This is the disadvantage of having no power or influence.
Walking into the East Palace, Mr. Zheng was still giving a lecture. Zhang Yang was still standing beside the prince in silence as before. When he raised his eyes, he suddenly saw the red building at the bottom of a pile of books on the prince's desk.
With just a hint of the homemade paper exposed, you can recognize it at a glance.
Today Wei Zheng is talking about Zuo Zhuan in the Spring and Autumn Period.
After finishing an article, Wei Zheng smiled and said: "Your Highness, the book the old minister talked about emphasizes order and patriarchal laws. The deepest part of it is the people's foundation. I hope that Your Highness will read it more."
"You must study more when you are alone."
"Old minister, please retire."
Noticing that Wei Zheng looked at him deeply before leaving, and not knowing what he meant, Zhang Yang frowned and saluted, and the prince sent him off.
After listening to the class, Li Chengqian said happily, "When I found out that half of the volume of Red Mansions was released, I immediately asked someone to buy a volume."
"What do you think, His Royal Highness?"
"Not finished yet."
Zhang Yang put his hands in his sleeves and looked at the sandbag, "Has the prince exercised today?"
Li Chengqian smiled apologetically, "I spent too much time reading last night, so today is delayed. Why don't you and I go to Hongwen Hall today, where there are many people talking about the Red Mansion."
Zhang Yang looked serious, "As far as I know, the Red Mansion cannot be entered into the Hongwen Pavilion."
"Although the Red Mansion cannot be admitted to the Hongwen Pavilion, people will still discuss it, and they can always say a lot about the Red Mansion." Li Chengqian pulled Zhang Yang with an excited look on his face, "Let's go now."
Zhang Yang stood where he was, "The prince is the crown prince of the country. He should improve himself and should not join in the fun."
Li Chengqian said in confusion: "Why not just go and listen?"
"Your Highness, you must persevere in exercising. First, hit the sandbag for half an hour. Think of it as exercising perseverance."
"But Gu..."
Zhang Yang said loudly: "Da'an."
Zhang Daan took a step forward and said, "Here."
"Bring your pen and ink scroll to the Hongwen Hall to record everything the people in the Hongwen Hall said about the Red Chamber. If you know the name of the person who spoke, record it and send it to the East Palace."
Seeing Zhang Daan's hesitation, Zhang Yang added: "His Royal Highness is busy with studies and has no time."
"Gong Zheng just told the prince to read the Zuo Zhuan several times, and now he is anxious to go to the Hongwen Hall just after listening to it. This is inappropriate. If the prince insists on going, I cannot stop him. I will report the truth to your majesty."
Li Chengqian compromised and said: "Da'an, you go first, I won't go alone."
Zhang Daan nodded and left.
"Your Highness, you can exercise now."
After hearing this, Li Chengqian took off his coat, walked to the sandbag and started punching.
The beating was a bit messy, and as the sandbag shook, the tree also swayed, and leaves kept falling.
"I'm a little confused. You printed the Red Mansion. Don't you care about the comments outside?" As he spoke, Li Chengqian's fists were still hitting the sandbags.
"What's the big deal?"
"There is a lot of talk about the Red Mansion among the gentry. Aren't you afraid?"
"Your Highness, if you have a great righteousness, you won't be afraid." Zhang Yang moved a stool for himself and sat down on the side. "If Your Highness, the Crown Prince, can also develop a great righteousness, then you won't be afraid."
"Can Haoran's righteousness be cultivated?"
"Of course. If Haoran's righteousness stays in his heart forever, he will not be influenced by others, just like Mr. Zheng."
"Mr. Zheng?"
"Knowing right from wrong and not yielding to evil forces, this is the great righteousness of Mr. Zheng." Zhang Yang cleared his throat and said: "I am learning from Mr. Zheng, and I will be a person who upholds justice in the future and sacrifice everything for justice."
It doesn’t matter if you risk your life or die.”
Seeing that Li Chengqian's strength was a little weaker, Zhang Yang continued: "Your Highness, please concentrate more and don't be afraid of pain. This can exercise your willpower."
Li Chengqian nodded heavily and hit the sandbag harder.
In the eyes of the East Palace guards, Zhang Yang, who is clearly incompetent as the head of the East Palace, actually asked the prince to hit a sandbag. Could it be that he needs to teach the prince boxing and kicking skills?
After half an hour, Zhang Yang said, "Okay, that's all."
Li Chengqian held on to the shaking sandbag and wiped the sweat from his forehead. There were a lot of blood marks on his fists. The wounds from hitting the sandbags before had condensed into blood scabs. This time, several new wounds were added.
"Letting the prince hit the sandbag not only exercises the body and willpower, but also allows the prince to meditate. Exercise the body and strengthen the mind." Zhang Yang took out the water bag hanging on his waist, poured a bowl of cold water and handed it to him.
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Li Chengqian took several sips and sat down tiredly, "It is indeed as you said, after every exercise, I feel that my mind is much clearer."
"If you persist for a long time, there will be more benefits."
Li Chengqian put on his coat again, "Have you heard? Qingque is going to hand over 50% of the profits from the soap business to the court, saying it will be used to repair the streets in Chang'an City."
"Is this happening?" Zhang Yang understood in his heart, but still looked confused.
"My father asked Yan Liben to make arrangements, didn't you know?"
"I've been very busy recently, so I haven't heard anything about it."
"That's right, this happened yesterday. I don't know what Qingque was thinking. He actually used the money he earned from his soap business to build Chang'an City. The news was discussed by the officials this morning, and Gu also heard it.
, I think more people will know about it soon."
"These things have nothing to do with the prince. Now the prince should concentrate on his studies."
Seeing that Li Chengqian didn't seem to be in the mood to study today, Zhang Yang smiled relievedly and said, "I'll make a game for His Royal Highness."
"what game?"
Zhang Yang picked up a pile of stones and said, "Prepare twenty guards of the East Palace, a total of twenty-one including the prince. I will give everyone stones. Everyone does not know the number of stones of the other party. When everyone gets their own number,
Each person can ask for a stone from the other twenty people."
"You can choose freely or not, but each person can only ask for one piece per time, and they can only ask for one piece. The other person may not give it, or they can give it."
"In the first round of one stick of incense, after the end, the two people with the most and the least stones are eliminated, and then the stones are redistributed to continue the next round, until only one of the last three people is left to win. This game requires estimating the opponent's hand.