Lanting Pavilion is located on the central axis of this street.
In the front are Taixue and Wuyuan, and in the back is the magnificent Lingyan Pavilion.
It is different from the other three buildings that just broke ground.
The construction of Lanting Pavilion started as early as this summer.
Now, the basic outline of the entire Lanting Pavilion has begun to take shape.
Its scale is not large.
It covers an area of only a few hundred square meters and is divided into three floors.
Each floor is expected to hold more than a thousand volumes.
This number seems very pitiful, and any Xinhua Bookstore in future generations could easily beat it.
But considering the current era, this scale is actually terrifying!
The famous "Tao Te Ching" has five thousand words and is already a magnificent masterpiece.
The contemporary benchmark "The Book of Songs" may only contain tens of thousands of words, even if all versions are added together.
The longest and largest miscellaneous classic in history, "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" has twelve volumes and only has more than 200,000 words.
In contemporary times, most works may only have a thousand or two thousand words.
The sum total of all the writings that have been passed down by hundreds of schools of thought is only a few million words.
This is the number of words that was generated only after the floods of soldiers, farmers, and miscellaneous people were flooded with various data.
In other words, after all these books are printed and published together, they may not even be able to fill the first floor of Lanting Pavilion.
Fortunately, one set of everything will definitely not meet people's needs.
Popular books are definitely in high demand.
For example, the Book of Songs, the Book of Changes, etc.
Fortunately, with engraving printing technology, books can be printed in large quantities.
Otherwise, Liu Che would probably not be able to collect the number of books needed for Lanting Pavilion even if he spent ten years just relying on copying.
Even so, Shaofu reported that it will take at least next year for Lanting Pavilion to take initial shape.
Because the engraving speed is too slow.
So far, Shaofu has only completed the engraving work of more than a hundred books.
As for Lu's Spring and Autumn Period...
Not even the first volume is finished yet...
But even so, Liu Che felt that the current scale of Lanting Pavilion was already large enough.
Because, although it is said to be a 'public' library.
But in fact, where can anyone enter?
After the opening of Lanting Pavilion, except for students and teachers from Taixue and Wuyuan, only officials with a title of nobility or above or Qianshi or above can enter with proof of identity.
Moreover, you can only browse the collection of books on the first floor. Borrowing is not allowed.
If you want to go to the second or even third level, the requirements will be even higher.
As for the people who could enter and leave Lanting Pavilion freely and borrow books from the collection without restriction, apart from the members of the royal family, the only ones were the chief officials of the yamen of Jiuqing and the three princes.
Even the princes do not enjoy this power.
This is also something that can't be helped.
Lanting Pavilion is so big, obviously it cannot meet the needs of the people.
The characteristics of feudal society also determine that there can be no place where there is no real hierarchy.
However, even so, when the news of the construction of Lanting Pavilion spread, public opinion all over the world praised and applauded it, thinking it was a major event in the contemporary literary world.
Moreover, unexpectedly, Liu Che hasn't even spoken yet.
Various schools of thought, as well as all parties from the government and the public, have already begun to compete for the position of the chief minister of Lanting Pavilion.
There are even rumors that a certain giant among the Nine Ministers has secretly said that if he is willing to give up the Nine Ministers, he will definitely become a cabinet minister.
Public opinion actually agrees with this argument...
It made Liu Che dumbfounded.
But then again, Lanting Pavilion's cabinet minister may indeed have an influence comparable to that of Jiu Qing.
Apart from anything else, staying at Lanting Pavilion means that you can communicate on an equal footing with leading figures from hundreds of schools of thought, as well as giants from both the government and the public. You can also build relationships with the future stars of each faction.
In the future, no matter who comes to power, they will have to give face to Lanting Pavilion's cabinet ministers.
And, more importantly, whoever becomes the minister of Lanting Pavilion is very likely to become a great sage in the eyes of the world!
This is especially tempting for those old people who have buried themselves in piles of old books and studied knowledge all their lives.
And those princes who like to show off and want to have the title of 'great sage in the world' on their heads are even more eager to do so.
only……
Liu Che already had a candidate for Lanting Pavilion.
Taishi ordered Sima to talk!
The reason is very simple. Sima Tan was a low-key and introverted person, with no ambitions or any political intentions. His only wish in his life was to fulfill the wishes of his ancestors and compile a historical record.
Such a person is the best candidate for Lanting Pavilion.
After inspecting the progress of the Lanting Pavilion project and asking a few questions to the officials in charge of the project, Liu Che arrived at the location of Lingyan Pavilion.
The former Shaofu ordered Cen Mai to wait for Liu Che there early.
Cen Mai officially resigned from the post of Shaofu last month and devoted his energy to the Lingyan Pavilion project.
In Cen Mai's opinion, as he is getting older, whether he can go further or even leave his mark in history depends entirely on the battle at Lingyan Pavilion.
Therefore, this former Jiuqing simply stayed at the Lingyan Pavilion construction site for food and accommodation.
One is to show determination.
Secondly, it is to avoid those guys who come to serve as lobbyists.
Since the news of Lingyan Pavilion spread, all the princes and kings in the world, including Liehou and Yanchuqi, began to besiege Cenmai.
Everyone wants to put a little more gold on the face of their ancestors.
Especially those Taizong heroes who were still alive lost their moral integrity and blocked the door directly with large and small bags of gifts.
Cen Mai was too annoyed and couldn't refuse, so he simply hid in the construction site of Lingyan Pavilion.
But even so, people often find them directly at the construction site.
Let Cen Mai be really happy and joyful.
But in fact, Cen Mai also knows that in fact, these things are not something he can decide at all.
He is just a specific implementer.
How the hero should be evaluated and described can only be decided by the emperor.
In fact, the status and evaluation of certain people have to be discussed at Shuowang Dynasty before they can be finalized.
Like Wuyuan and Taixue, the construction of Lingyan Pavilion has just begun.
Liu Che did not go in to take a look. He only asked Cen Mai a few questions at the imperial banquet and then left.
He doesn't need to go in and see.
These matters are naturally handled by professional experts.
As an emperor, all he needs to do is know the progress of the project, show concern, and just show off.
On the way back to Ganquan Palace, Liu Che received bad news.
The most important role in the political arena of the Han Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, the former prime minister who presided over the comprehensive revision of Han laws and formulated the Han Dynasty official evaluation system and the accounting system, Beiping Hou Zhang Cang, passed away three days ago.
He died at the age of one hundred and four.
Liu Che asked, his body trembling.
Zhang Cang's death represents the complete end of the Warring States Period.
He was the last living disciple of Xunzi and the last person to meet Qin Shihuang.
His death marked the most exciting and glorious era in Chinese history, which he will never see again.
The Warring States Period has finally become a historical term today.
There are no more witnesses and describers.
At the same time, Zhang Cang was also one of the most meritorious officials in the history of the Han Dynasty.
In Liu Che's view, his achievements are comparable to those of Xiao He and Cao Shen.
He laid the political foundation of the Han Dynasty, improved the Han Dynasty's legal system, and established the Han Dynasty's official evaluation system.
He ruled for fifteen years.
When he came to power, the Han Dynasty was in dire straits, the economy was exhausted, people's livelihood was difficult, the treasury was impoverished, and the officialdom was rife with maladministration.
When he left office, the society of the Han Dynasty was stable, the population had returned to the level before the war in the late Qin Dynasty, the treasury was full of copper coins and grain, and the defense line of the Great Wall was basically stable.
In addition to his political achievements, Zhang Cang also made many achievements in mathematics, music, culture and astronomy.
He is almost an all-rounder.
Liu Che closed his eyes and said to the attendants on his left and right: "I am deeply saddened by the death of the Marquis of Beiping. He ordered all the counties and counties in the world to express their condolences. The flags of the Han army were lowered to half-mast. King Liu Dingguo of Yan was ordered to come to my door to express condolences on my behalf and send a thousand cavalry.
Five hundred people were arranged in rows from Weiyang to Beique to resemble the Marquis of Beiping who had been in power for fifteen years. They were given gold-studded jade clothes and yellow sausage inscriptions. They were buried with the royal rites of princes and officials were ordered to discuss the posthumous title of the Marquis of Beiping.
No., to show off your merits!”
This is the state of a state funeral.
And Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Peking, definitely deserves such honor for his contribution!
It can even be said that no matter how much he is admired, Zhang Cang is worthy of it!
Liu Che did not expect that in the history books of later generations, this minister who was really dedicated to doing practical things would once again receive an evaluation that did not match his achievements or even be insulted. (To be continued)
ps: My back has been hurting a lot these past two days, I’m sorry~
