Standing on the dilapidated city wall of the town, looking into the distance, all you can see is darkness.
The cool breeze blew, causing several merchants guarding the city wall to shiver and tighten their collars involuntarily.
The only source of light and heat may be the lantern held in this hand.
People stamped their feet, clapped their hands, and walked up and down on it from time to time, as if waiting for something. From time to time, they raised their heads and looked into the darkness in the distance.
Gradually the time got later and later, and suddenly in the dark night, a little golden light gradually became clear.
"Here we come!" Seeing the light source, the merchants who were staying here suddenly showed happy smiles on their faces.
It was as if all the hard work of staying here disappeared in an instant.
In mid-air, a winged Pegasus was seen flying from a distance, with a thin young man riding on the back of the Pegasus.
His face was weathered and full of exhaustion.
Before entering the town, I heard a young man on horseback shouting: "Mr. Zhang Gu's new work has arrived!!"
As soon as the sound came out, the people who had been guarding the city gate for a long time immediately became energetic.
Before the young man could leave, he had already begun to take out his gold and silver and prepared to buy them.
In fact, this book had been written by Zhang Gu as early as yesterday morning.
Around noon, large-scale copying and dissemination began.
The reason why it took so long for it to reach here is because this place is so remote.
This is already the border of Shu, and if we go further we will leave the border of Shu.
Once you leave the border, the environment will be so bad that it is difficult for ordinary people to survive. Not to mention all kinds of monsters, there are also all kinds of unpredictable dangers from ghosts and gods, and some mysterious places.
Even though the land of Bashu is known as Tianfu, nine out of ten families are businessmen, but even if the business is so developed and there are countless merchants, how can ordinary merchants run there to die when they are full.
In fact, if it weren't for Zhang Gu's recent new book, its influence would be too great.
Moreover, the eyes of all the giants are now aimed towards the southwest, which is why the messenger can run here so diligently every other day.
Otherwise, follow the previous urine pattern.
At least I have to wait for a year and a half for a letter to reach you.
It is normal for you to receive letters from relatives far away a little later, or even two or three years later.
"Quick, quick... let me see, I can't wait any longer!"
After a wealthy businessman bought the book, he couldn't wait any longer. Regardless of the poor light in the dark night, he put it under a lantern and opened it to read.
I just opened the slip and saw the first line, which was the title [The Sacred Heart carries the Way, the Benevolent Heart carries the People]
Just looking at the eight-character title, everyone's eyes became excited. With such a big title, it was obvious that today was destined to be a superb event.
However, a wealthy businessman curled his lips and said: "What does this character mean? You want me five taels of silver just for this?"
The messenger curled his lips and said, "Whether you want to read it or not, Mr. Zhang Gu's new book is hard to find now. The copying booksmith will copy it from morning to end of the day. Before the first book is finished, he will copy the next one. It will be long ago
It’s not enough.”
There are also three, six or nine levels of calligraphers, and the better calligraphers are all today's famous names.
Even the copied books often have annotations and detailed personal opinions. Such books are very valuable and cannot be accessed by ordinary people.
Not to mention the beautiful calligraphy skills, some places are not well described, and I can even change the vocabulary for you.
Of course, the cost of producing books for such a bookmaker is still very high, and the output is limited.
Sellers are also unable to sell them cheaply, and their circulation is often limited to some princes and nobles.
As for the even worse calligrapher, he or she has just learned how to read and write, so if he can avoid copying a few typos, he will be considered good.
Or some part-time bookmakers write some erotic and vulgar stories to support their families.
The cost of copying a book is three to four cents. Calculated on a per-book basis, the advantage is speed. Often, it is possible to copy five or six books in one day.
As for the quality... haha, it's just like that, just make do with it.
It's just that today, the quality of the copy was quite poor and a bit shaky. It was already dark, and it took me a long time to read it before I could make out the words.
Just like this, it still sells for five taels of silver. This shows how popular Zhang Gu's third new work has become.
The bookmakers in the library were copying with all their might, and some simply collapsed on the table. When they were lifted off, their hands were still subconsciously holding the pen and writing.
Even so, it is still not enough to sell, and it is even hard to find a single copy.
It is precisely because of the poor quality of this batch of books that they were sold here, otherwise it would have taken three to five days to wait.
Just like that, it was sold cheaply for only five taels of silver. No wonder the messenger didn't give him a good face.
A few book fans cursed secretly that the bookstore was a scam, but they still had the patience to look at each other.
Gradually time passed by minute by minute.
The expressions on the faces of the people standing under the lanterns gradually became more and more serious.
When they saw the poem that refuted Mr. Lin Jue, the eyes of several businessmen instantly became moist.
This poem is also the most neatly copied and neatly copied page in the entire text. It seems that for this poem, a four-finger-wide blank space was spared at all costs.
"It's sad that the Xia Shang Dynasty was a place where thousands of palaces and palaces were turned into dirt." After reading this paragraph, everyone couldn't help but think of those cities that had long since disappeared due to years of war.
"When it prospers, the people suffer; when it dies, the people suffer."
Eight simple words.
Even the beggars on the roadside can hear it clearly.
But it expresses the sadness of the people like them. Even businessmen like them can clearly feel the pain of the people in the eight characters.
A few businessmen are like this. In the distant capitals of various countries, countless people are holding this poem and falling into deep thought.
Among them are common people, royal aristocrats, famous generals from the Chiheng battlefield, and kings and prime ministers who control the destiny of a country.
Everyone was moved when they saw this poem.
A general was sitting in his military tent, reciting this poem silently, and then counting on his fingers.
A team of three thousand cavalrymen needs several years of training, several baptisms of war, and several eliminations before they can become a capable army.
But even for such elites, if they can survive a charge, 70% of the time it is a great victory.
If the situation is not right and you encounter a big defeat, it is often normal to lose everything.
In the eyes of those generals, human life is the card used to win the war.
But who would have thought that behind such a cavalry, how many wives, children and children would be waiting at home?
Even a general who is used to seeing life and death, when he thinks of those women, children and the elderly who stay at home and have no support for their lives, even though his heart is as steely, he can't help but feel a strong sense of guilt.
A king, after reading this poem, couldn't help but look deeply at the lights outside the palace.
There were actually faint tears in his eyes.
He waved his hand and summoned the eunuch beside him: "Please pass on the order and waive the field taxes this year and give the people some time to cultivate themselves!"
This is true for kings and generals, not to mention those students from various schools who boast that their talents are amazing and their ambitions are as high as the sky.
After seeing this poem, everyone fell silent, thinking that they had learned a lot, but in the end the suffering of the people never changed.
Some people even want to defend themselves, or even refute such rebellious remarks.
However, after he enthusiastically wrote his rebuttal article, he read it again and found that his gorgeous article was so pale and feeble in front of these eight words.
There is definitely more than one person who does such stupid things.
But we only need to briefly compare it with what Mr. Lin Jue said in the book to make a judgment.
Even Mr. Lin Jue, a famous person from a mixed family, was speechless by this poem, let alone them?
In just two days, Zhang Gu's new work has spread all over the world. The book has been translated into several languages in different countries and is widely praised.
During this time, everyone in the court and on the streets was discussing this poem.
It doesn't matter if you can't read. The storyteller in the teahouse tells stories three times a day, and every table is packed.
It doesn't matter if it's almost right. Even if you read from the book, a large number of people come to watch it every day.
Even the famous Jixia Academy took the unprecedented step of excerpting this poem and treating it as a teaching poem for the next issue.
When news of this incident spread, it caused a sensation all over the world.
Where is Jixia Academy? It is the most amazing academy in the world.
All the giants of this academy have preached and taught here, and celebrities from all the schools are proud to be able to teach in Jixia Academy.
However, there are very few people who can leave writings in the Jixia Academy. Looking at ancient and modern times, they are all sages from various schools and have earth-shattering talents.
Even the great Confucian Zhang Fan, who teaches at Jixia Academy all year round, has not been able to have a single article included in the textbooks of Jixia Academy.
In other words, based on this poem alone, Ding Xiaoyi will be able to enjoy extremely high treatment no matter where he goes in the future.
If we were to say that the happiest person at this time was Jie Zhi, the tycoon, he could feel that his family's luck had suddenly increased.
Not to mention how happy I felt, even the resentment towards Ding Xiaoyi and Song Xingxue for looting the Wanbao House disappeared a lot.
Of course some are happy and some are sad.
For example, Mr. Lin Jue is not in a good condition now.
But I don’t know if it was Zhang Gu’s intention. In the book, he was completely placed in the position of Ding Xiaoyi’s stepping stone, and he was stepped on with a clanking sound.
The reviews suddenly took a turn for the worse, and after reading the book, I felt depressed.
As for Zhang Fan, Taoist Canwu, and Mr. Zhai Da, the three of them are not feeling well, and they are all embarrassed.
The key point is that in the book, Ding Xiaoyi quotes the words of Taoist Zhuangzi and Confucian Mencius, which has aroused the flames among students of various schools. During this period, there are many disciples of various schools criticizing each other just because of this passage.
This incident is destined to become a fuse between Confucianism and Taoism. Of course, these are things for a later time.
At this moment, several businessmen on the city wall turned on the weak lights. After reading the entire book, their blood boiled with excitement and they felt that their whole bodies were warmed up.
What's more, I stood on the city wall and ran around in excitement, and then I felt much more comfortable.
Just when they were in a state of excitement, they suddenly heard the footsteps of a carriage coming from under the city gate.
It's so late, and there are still carriages entering the city overnight?
Everyone looked down in confusion, only to see the carriage curtain opened, and a man walking out carrying a small wooden box. It was none other than this time's winner in life, the great writer Zhang Gu.
