Eight hundred and fortieth chapters merciless request
When Liang Jiucheng returned to Zhang Yuan under the stars, he only saw his blond student with an honest face who was shaking his head and reciting ancient poems. Of course he knew that people are not such honest people, but he was too lazy to ask about the time he was away from home.
Did people come back and study hard after cleaning Zhang Shou's study?
He casually asked someone to copy all the poems he had been taught before, and hurried out the door. However, when he came back today and had been ordered by the emperor, he just missed it because Zhang Shou was not in the study at all.
, people went to Zhao Guogong's Mansion. Although he wanted to go directly to Zhao Guogong's Mansion, after much deliberation, he returned to his own small courtyard.
After entering, I saw Wu David sitting there with a frown on his face, copying poems with a brush. Thinking of the people who proposed the concept of quills before, Zhang Shou really made a big deal and asked him to make two, but he didn't allow this kid to make two.
Yes, at that time, it was like mourning for a heir, so he couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and smile sadly.
People who come from foreign barbaric lands regard everything as their own - but this boy didn't know that Emperor Taizu had already made the same thing. However, even with the dignity of an emperor, he still couldn't
After popularizing the quill pen, it was only used occasionally when writing letters. After Emperor Taizu disappeared, the quill pen never appeared in the court again.
Of course, Liang Jiucheng would not wait until his student finished copying these relatively simple poems in a messy way. He walked to his desk, picked up a pen and wrote two lines of words, and then came to the other party,
Suddenly the piece of paper was handed over.
"Look, do you recognize the words on this?"
Wu David was startled by his husband's sudden action. When he came to his senses, he saw two lines of letters written on the paper. He suddenly became interested, quickly put down the pen and took it, and read it carefully for a while.
He couldn't help but frown. After a long while, he raised his head with a grimace.
"Sir, this is not Italian, nor is it Tuscan or Latin. I can't understand it. It seems to be the writing of an island country. Well, it's that Britannia."
This is the answer Liang Jiucheng expected. After all, during the years when the royal ships were sailing overseas, their superiors often excerpted some words from Taizu's handwritten notes and looked around. They have determined that some words seem to be very similar to the characters of an island country in the West. However, a single
It looks like this, but when you look at it together, it's not the same thing at all.
Even if you excerpt a part and let the fleet take it out for identification, no one can understand the complete sentence!
However, when he received Wu David's feedback at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. After all, a foreign kid who was right in front of him and had a strong learning ability was more credible than the foreign people brought back on the ship in the past.
So, thinking of Chu Kuan's words, his last hope fell on Zhang Shou, the owner of Zhang Garden who had not returned yet. Fortunately, his wait was not in vain, as Zhang Shou did not stay overnight like he did the night before.
Zhao Guogong's Mansion, but came back with Zhu Ying late at night.
Although he knew that he had been busy all day, Liang Jiucheng, who had been waiting for Zhang Shou to come back, immediately went over to ask for a meeting. As a result, when he heard such a report, he took the initiative to invite Eunuch Liang from the palace.
Zhu Ying, who was a tutor at home, suddenly became a little angry.
"It's so late, Eunuch Liang, does he know how to deal with the world? Is there anything we can't talk about tomorrow?"
Of course Zhang Shou knew why Zhu Ying was upset. In fact, he also felt that Liang Jiucheng came to see him so late. It must be something serious. Maybe there was something wrong in the palace. Although he didn't want to get involved, he wanted to
Thinking that he was also a master of the East Palace after all, he could only sigh.
"Please invite Eunuch Liang to come in and talk. I think if I want to know something, I can also let Yingying know it."
Hearing such instructions, Zhan Jin agreed, but she couldn't help but secretly praise her uncle for treating her lady with sincerity. Therefore, when she went out to send a message to Liang Jiucheng, it was Zhang Shou's original words. Not a word too much, not a word too little.
Liang Jiucheng only hesitated for a while, then finally nodded calmly and said: "The young lady has been in and out of the palace since she was a child. The emperor treats her better than a princess. Although what I said is confidential, it doesn't hurt her to hear it."
Zhu Ying has sharp ears and eyes. Although she was in the room at this time, she could clearly hear Liang Jiucheng's words outside. She couldn't help but feel angry and funny for a moment. Can this kind of exaggeration be used on this girl? I want to hear what you have to say.
!However, when Liang Jiucheng entered the room calmly and said his opening remarks, she almost jumped up.
"Master Hua Qi and Eunuch Chu investigated and found out that the death of the eldest prince is said to be related to the Miao descendants left overseas by Taizu. The second prince may also be in their hands now."
"It's simply ridiculous!" Zhu Ying was so angry that her eyebrows stood up. "This is clearly to smear Emperor Taizu! Not to mention that Emperor Taizu suddenly disappeared. If he really left Miao descendants overseas, these people would have long ago
Why are you going? Besides, what's the use of harming that rotten eldest prince? Even though the emperor is very sad when he dies, in essence, the future troubles will be eliminated forever!"
In front of the emperor, Zhu Ying would of course speak calmly, but since she was in front of Liang Jiucheng, she naturally showed her dislike for the eldest prince without hesitation.
"Killing the eldest prince would at most make people question the fact that the emperor killed his son and his wife. But the emperor is angry and angry, but he is not a person who cares about reputation! What's more, what can you do with a coward like the second prince?
The Emperor has announced that the second prince is dead, how can they still make trouble with the son of a deposed empress who was announced by the Emperor to have sunk and died?"
"The most important thing is that Emperor Taizu died in the capital in the eyes of ordinary people. Who would believe such nonsense!"
These words were exactly the same as what Liang Jiucheng had said before in front of the emperor. For a moment, he had a great feeling of confidant towards Zhu Ying - of course, he could only agree in his heart with the eldest lady's attitude of treating the eldest prince and the second prince as useless snacks.
. And when he saw Zhang Shou beside him, who seemed to be lost in thought, he came here today primarily for Zhang Shou, not Zhu Ying, so he coughed.
"Xueshi Zhang, there are many manuscripts left by Taizu in the collection of ancient and modern collections. However, over the years, very few words have been translated, and now they can only be shelved. Now there are people who claim to be overseas Miao descendants of Taizu, making trouble.
He even claimed to have established a country overseas, which is really rebellious and arrogant. After thinking about it, I thought there might be clues left in Taizu's handwriting."
Zhang Shou couldn't help but wonder. What clues? The traveler's diary had a damn clue. The copy in his hand only recorded every detail of this era! The senior traveler created such a huge empire, that was definitely an empire.
He was so confident that he was cheating on time travellers, killing everyone, so he decided to find a new continent for future generations... How could he expect that he would not be able to come back?
You must know that in the era of raging wars, gods and Buddhas were killed and Buddhas were killed. When Emperor Taizu went to sea, he must have thought that he would definitely turn danger into good luck by passing through the halo above his head, so he must be full of confidence.
Is it possible that he still has plans in his handbook in case I don't come back?
Even if you really wanted to keep it at that time, considering that no one can understand that kind of Chinglish in a short period of time, what you will keep will definitely be Chinese characters.
After complaining a few words in his mind, Zhang Shou's face showed the appropriate solemnity: "After I opened the Taizu's secret box, I also saw Emperor Taizu's densely packed manuscripts that were like a heavenly book. Although I can use
There are some stupid ways to crack the code of the locket, and the letters are similar to those I use in arithmetic."
"But after so long, I feel very ashamed. I have tried various ways to interpret it, but I still haven't understood the Taizu's Notes. However, once you can learn arithmetic to the most profound level, it is said that you can use certain methods to interpret it.
The frequency of the same words can be used to translate a completely unfamiliar language, but to be honest, I’m still far from that point.”
Zhang Shou said this, but he was complaining in his heart. Indo-European people have an inherent advantage in deciphering the lost texts of Indo-European languages, but as for their Sino-Tibetan people to use mathematics to decipher Indo-European languages...
...then it would be really difficult to reach the sky.
What's more, Emperor Taizu's mixed Chinese English and pinyin, coupled with the grammar, is really bad to a certain extent...
"It's because Emperor Taizu didn't know the writing of that small country in the west, but he studied it and used it, so the palace has been worried for so many years." Liang Jiucheng didn't know what Zhang Shou was thinking. He sighed deeply,
"During the previous generations of emperors, there were several seniors who knew a variety of Western languages in the ancient and modern collections, but over the years, none of them are left."
"Moreover, it's just understanding, but it's not proficiency. And the people brought back from the West are not accustomed to the local environment. Secondly, it takes a long time for them to become familiar with our Chinese characters, so the efficiency of mutual learning is inherently low. Therefore, I originally
I expected Wu David to be a smart boy, but I didn’t expect that such a sudden thing would happen to me just at the beginning.”
Liang Jiucheng looked at Zhang Shou sincerely as he spoke: "Scholar Zhang has learned a lot at a young age. I wonder if I can go to the Ancient and Modern Tongji Library and take a look at other Taizu's handwritten notes. Maybe after comparing them, I can gain some insights."
Not to mention now, even if he had such an opportunity when he just traveled through time, Zhang Shou would definitely think twice before taking action. After all, some secrets can be told to others, while some secrets need to be kept in the heart forever. For example, Taizu
Emperor, even if he has been in this world for decades, has he ever told anyone that I come from the future?
So, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I even put the Taizu's Notes in my hand on the shelf and was helpless, let alone the ones in the Ancient and Modern Tongji Library?"
"If I really have the ability to understand Western characters, why should I expect that boy David Wu to learn the Ming characters and then translate them when I was sent those Western texts?
effort!"
However, before Liang Jiucheng could persuade him again, he changed the subject and said: "But since Eunuch Liang said so, I have heard about Gujin Tongjiku for a long time and am quite interested. If possible, please let me go and take a look.
Take a look... I heard that Yingying often sneaked there in her early years, can I ask her to accompany me? "
"If I get dizzy in a place like that, there will be someone to remind me."
Zhu Ying was originally worried that Zhang Shouzhen would not be able to evade him, but when she saw that he agreed in the end, but also motioned for her to accompany him, she suddenly smiled brightly, but immediately did not say whether he agreed or not, and said to Liang Jiucheng: "Eunuch Liang, you
Are you satisfied now?"
Liang Jiucheng also knew that looking for Zhang Shou was just a dead horse. After all, there was no evidence that Zhang Shou could understand those books with Western characters, but the emperor obviously had such expectations, and what was even weirder was that Chu Kuan
There was actually one. He thought about Zhang Shouna's arithmetic textbook that indeed quoted many Western letters as symbols. After thinking about it, he agreed to pass on this message.
At this time, the task was accomplished. Seeing that there was some viciousness in Zhu Ying's eyes, knowing that he had disturbed others' good night, Liang Jiucheng would not stay where he was, so of course he had to leave quickly. As soon as he left, Zhu Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
, he immediately tiptoed behind Zhang Shou, who was meditating, and suddenly hugged his waist.
"Ah Shou, I haven't been to Gujintongjiku for a long time. When I was a kid, I could walk around casually, but now they don't let me in like they're guarding against thieves. Humph, why don't you ask me to take you, my husband, to have a good look at it now?
In fact, I just want to say that you should go alone."
"Oh?" Zhang Shou immediately smiled and held Zhu Ying's hand, leaning on her soft body, "Since when did you not be able to get in?"
"Who knows, when I was a kid, I occasionally played hide-and-seek with the emperor there. Who was happy to look at those tall piles of paper. Just a year ago, when I wanted to go in and take a walk, I was blocked from the door. People kept chewing them one by one.
The rules are so incomprehensible that they make me so angry! I won’t go even if you beg me now!" Zhu Ying became a little angry as she spoke, but she didn’t see Zhang Shou frowning slightly in front of her.
What Zhang Shou thought about was that Zhu Ying was blocked from Gujin Tongjiku after he entered the capital. Is this a coincidence, or was it someone else's intention? But even if someone else did it intentionally, it's normal. Mu Xiu
Even if Yu Lin may not be destroyed by the wind, he will at least attract attention and be investigated over and over again, which is absolutely unavoidable.
Even if he has a teacher like Ge Yong as a shield, blocking many prying eyes, as long as he shows that he knows more than others and shows that he has knowledge beyond his age, then this situation is inevitable.
Therefore, after he smiled, he said calmly: "In that case, husband, I will take you, my wife, back to your old place to have a good look around and see what kind of heavenly books Emperor Taizu left behind!"
The emperor did not wait for Liang Jiucheng to return to the palace, so he called the third prince and the fourth prince, and for the first time came to Gujin Tongjiku at night. It was fine when he came here during the day, but now he personally held the dim lamp and walked in front,
The lights cast long shadows on people, and the tall bookshelves cast dark shadows. However, the fourth prince couldn't help but grabbed the third prince's clothes, feeling really frightened. At this moment, he heard something from his house.
Father's voice: "A lot of people have died in this ancient and modern Tongji library."