This is not the Datang I am familiar with

"Qinglan has met Mrs. Chen, and the concubine de concubine is here to invite you!"

This person should be the personal maid of the Concubine De. In the past, the concubine's snacks were all given by the Shangshi Bureau, so Qinglan herself had never seen it before, but when she saw it, she smelled the fragrance of ink.

It should be the court lady who served Concubine De's writing, so she had never seen it before at the racecourse, otherwise she would not have no impression.

"the student surpasses the master?"

"My lord, it is the orchid of the orchid."

Qing Lan covered her mouth with a smile, but that smile was extremely faint.

"Oh! It seems that sister Qinglan has read a lot of books!"

Sister Qinglan, this maid's complexion is much ruddy, these court ladies are the most flirtatious, and Chen Fang just said a few words, which made people blush and heartbeat.

"The concubine De concubine reads a lot on weekdays, and she let me read some too! But I haven't read a lot, just some poems. The son's sentence comes from Xunzi's persuasion, and the concubine de concubine likes it very much, so I know."

"Oh, Sister Qinglan is quite a talented woman! Nowadays, there are not many such talented women."

Qinglan couldn't help but glanced at Chen Fang, and made Chen Fang jump, not to tease, not to tease anymore, the feeling of accidentally touching her hand was really uncomfortable.

The last time he was a cheap talker, he won Shangyi Caiyi with a single sentence, and even invited him to the Shangyi Bureau several times.

Chen Fang didn't want to do more evil, women in later generations are so difficult to tease, they are almost immune to teasing in all directions.These women in the harem of the Tang Dynasty are completely immune.

Chen Fang stopped talking, but Qing Lan took the brocade box with her head down, and led Chen Fang into the palace.Taking a peek at Chen Fang, he didn't realize that the sunset glow on his cheeks was even brighter.

"Sister Qinglan, what taboos are there in Yunlan Palace?"

"This place is the same as other places in the Taiji Palace. The empress specially ordered that you don't have to be restrained. Here, it feels like home!"

Chen Fang was depressed, thinking that Concubine De intended to get close to him that day, did he not enter a tiger's den?Concubine De is also like Wu Meiniang, coveting her own body?

Surrounded by green bamboo clumps, trickling streams, small white jade bridges, among the flowers, butterflies flap their wings and leave with pollen, bees are busy, and ants and insects have already rendered this spring full of vitality.

Concubine De's residence is indeed as she said, very quiet, but also full of fun.

When the building appeared in front of my eyes, I could already smell the aroma of books and ink. I thought this was a place like a study.

Someone is playing the zither, it should be Concubine De, but this one is a talented woman, but she is good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Listening to the zither sound at this time, I don't understand it, but I think it sounds good.

"Master Chen, please come in!"

Qinglan opened the door, put the brocade box on the table, but backed out.

Wearing a bead curtain, it makes the person behind the zither looming, like holding a pipa, half covering his face.

"I pay my respects to the Empress Concubine De, I dare to disturb you today, I hope the empress will not blame me!"

"I asked you to come, how can I blame you! Master Chen, sit down and listen to the sound of the zither. Xin'er is a bit upbeat today, I just hope that Master Chen will not think that playing is not good."

If there is a need for others, Chen Fang will naturally do as he pleases, and Defei will let her play the zither if she wants to play the zither.As for the quality of playing, Chen Fang really doesn't understand the rhythm, but just thinks it sounds good. People in the palace said that Concubine De is very talented, so she thinks she can play it well.

Chen Fang just sat there, but he tapped the table with his fingers while listening to the rhythm.

I really didn't feel like I became a person in the song. .

When Chen Fang woke up, he saw someone serving tea, the cup was put down, Qing Lan left again, and closed the door.

Chen Fang sniffed lightly, it was very fragrant!

Chapter 153 This is what made Xin Er fall in love with her even more

After finishing the song there, Concubine De gently got up from behind the zither, slowly lifted the bead curtain, and walked towards Chen Fanglian.

She was dressed in light yellow palace clothes, with light cloud patterns rusted on it.The temples are rolled up high, the neckline is in a palace dress, and the neck is as white as velvet.

Concubine De walked slowly, moving step by step, her demure and elegant appearance was vivid.

She was really a woman from a family of Confucianism. Seeing her at this moment made Chen Fang feel strange.

The Concubine De on the racetrack was completely different from the Concubine De at this time.

A stillness and a movement, all in one body, but they are completely natural, the Concubine De on the racecourse is like a runaway filly, but at this time, she is extremely dignified and quiet, like a woman standing in the middle of the water.

"Master Chen, is the tea made with floral dew this morning suitable to your liking?"

"Oh, it turned out to be the morning flower dew collected, no wonder it is so fragrant. But Chen Fang, an ordinary person, has spoiled this superb tea."

"Master Chen, don't take yourself lightly. It is Xin'er's blessing that you can come to my place."

Chen Fang was distressed, shouldn't he come today, but he was teased back the moment he came.

At this moment, I really want to say, Madam, please respect yourself, and then turn around and leave.

But who wants to ask for others, and still think that he can get a book of poems or chapters as a gift for the prince's birthday.

"Your Majesty is serious. To be able to sit here with your Majesty is the blessing of this humble minister!"

"Your mouth really sounds good! I like it very much!"

Concubine De praised slightly, but she didn't hide much, she lightly touched Chen Fang's hand with her fingers, and stroked the palm carefully.

Those light-white fingers, slender and extremely beautiful, really are a pair of superbly beautiful hands playing the zither.Chen Fang was thinking, would it be more beautiful to put these ten fingers on the guzheng?

However, Chen Fang kept his hands back calmly, and would not provoke him if he could, which would cause trouble for himself and Concubine De.

But in my heart I feel helpless, this harem is really lonely and empty.

"Empress Defei, I have heard that you have many ancient books hidden here, but is it convenient for me to show you?"

Chen Fang stopped, making Concubine De's face look unnatural just now, but after hearing what Chen Fang said, Concubine De only felt that Chen Fang was eager to read those poems.

Sure enough, it's nonsense to say that I like drawing circles, it's just to make myself happy.

Thinking of this, Concubine De looked at Chen Fang with a little color.

"It's natural, Mr. Chen is here to read the book!"

Concubine De got up gently, her slender figure and faint fragrance made Chen Fang slightly distracted for a while.

If she could really be a concubine, her beauty would never be any less beautiful.And this Concubine De is actually only [-] years old, which is the time when a woman is extremely beautiful.

Regardless of her temperament, figure, or color, this concubine has already reached the extreme.If it weren't for Wu Meiniang, there would be no woman in this world who could suppress her.

As for Wu Meiniang, it was a color that would make fairies ashamed to hide their faces.

When I went to the study room next to me, I saw a few luxurious sandalwood or pear bookshelves inside. Books were placed on them, and they were basically bound with threads.

"Some of these were brought from home, but most of them were acquired by Xin Er over the years, and they are all here. Master Chen can look at them as he pleases."

"Empress Concubine De is worthy of being a heir to Confucianism in poetry and books. The collection here is probably inferior to many great Confucians!"

"I just like listening to you talk!"

Chen Fang was very distressed, Ma'am, you are a bit blatant, can you still make people flirt?

Chen Fang was seriously flipping through the books, but suddenly he was attracted by the books on a shelf. He saw that the book was also thread-bound, but the style was closer to that of later generations, and even the number of words on the printed sheet was marked on the back.

Perhaps the only thing that has not been marked is the book price. I am afraid that I just feel that it is a hindrance to start the price, so I did not mark it.

Movable type printing, Chen Fang can tell at a glance, and handwritten and movable type printing can be known at a glance.One is engraved and the other is written with a brush. How could it be unclear?

It seems that it came from Xiqin.

However, it is not Xiaozhuan that was popular in the Qin Dynasty, nor is it the ancient style used in the prosperous Tang Dynasty at this time, but it is closer to modern times. There are many simplified characters in it. It seems that the eldest son deliberately simplified it to facilitate the popularization of Sinology in the governing area.

Thinking of those yellow-haired and blue-eyed Europeans learning sinology at this time, scratching their ears and scratching their heads, Chen Fang just wanted to give the eldest son countless praises with both hands.

"Master Chen likes Qin Shu?"

"Is this Qin Shu?"

"The ones from Xiqin are generally called Qin Shu, and there are other things that Xin'er doesn't understand."

Concubine De took out a book from the side, but it was printed in ancient Latin, but it was also in movable type.

It seems that Sinology is not the only popular in Europe at this time, and the civilization there has not disappeared.

"Empress Concubine De, these humble ministers heard those foreign envoys say that this is Latin when they were minor officials of Honglu Temple."

"Oh, Xin'er also vaguely remembers hearing others say it's Latin, but Master Chen understands it."

Chen Fang shook his head. He didn't understand it himself. He passed CET-[-] in English, but ancient Latin...Although English was born out of ancient Latin, it is completely two words. How could Chen Fang understand it?It seems similar, but it has already evolved beyond recognition.

"Wei Chen only heard about it, but he didn't understand it at all!"

Chen Xianglai will not pretend to understand.

"Even if Mr. Chen really doesn't understand, he is much better than ordinary people."

"My lord Chen, Xin'er, on the other hand, has a doubt. I wonder if I can ask for advice?"

Concubine De didn't feel close, and the faint orchid fragrance was very pleasant.They were so close that they could feel the warmth of each other's bodies, but the light yellow palace dress wiped Chen Fang's body.

"Empress Concubine De, Chen Fang dare not take the word of asking for advice. If Empress De Concubine has any doubts, maybe I can know one or two by chance."

Concubine De was indeed suspicious, so she went to fetch a few books at this time, and took another Qin book and put it in one place.

But when she looked at Chen Fang, she liked Mr. Chen very much no matter how he behaved.

"Lord Chen, Xin'er has been reading books these years, especially when reading Qin's books, and has always wondered why the same characters are exactly the same when written by Qin people, without any deviation."

"Master Chen, please look at these two characters, each stroke, each stroke is the same in thickness and length."

Of course the movable typefaces are the same, how could it be different when printed with a typeface?

Chen Fang did not expect that movable type printing had not yet appeared in the Tang Dynasty, but because of the relationship between the Western Qin Dynasty and the Northern Han Dynasty, Chen Fang always thought that movable type printing had already appeared. .

In addition, I don't read books on weekdays. I read some when I first came to Datang, but they were all hand-copied books, so I didn't know it at all.

In the original history, movable type printing began in the Northern Song Dynasty.It was the clay movable type first used by Bi Sheng in the Qingli period of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 154 This is what made Xin Er fall in love with her even more

It seems that the Tang Dynasty did not have movable type printing, but Xiqin mastered it, but it was not spread out, and it was only used as a secret weapon.

It was normal for West Qin to do this. After all, movable type printing determines the output of books, and the output of books is directly proportional to the degree of knowledge dissemination.

Like Datang at this time, the production of books relies entirely on hand-copied, one can imagine how slow the speed is, and at this time Datang uses a brush, which writes one stroke at a time, and must be in highly recognizable italic script , you can imagine how slow it is.

Chen Fang has been teaching Yinye to practice calligraphy these days, that is, to practice small script, and he knows how hard it is to write regular script with a brush.

It can be said that books at this time are completely luxuries. Except for some scholarly families and wealthy families who own books, it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to own books.

The book has its own golden house, the book has its own Yan Ruyu, and the book has its own thousand bells, but it is the book that has most people stuck to death.

The imperial examinations began in the Sui Dynasty, but at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the gentry still firmly held the largest piece of power in the country. Why the dominance of the gentry still could not be shaken after two dynasties, but it is not the same as knowledge being in the hands of these people less relationship.

The imperial examination system, however, also selects talents based on knowledge. When the vast majority of ordinary people do not even have access to books, how can they pass the imperial examination system?For the vast majority of people, the imperial examination is just a castle in the air, elusive.

Chen Fang agrees with Xiqin's strategy.

As for the Northern Han Dynasty, movable type printing was probably also possible, but it would not be passed on to the Tang Dynasty.

Movable type printing is actually not difficult, as long as you understand the principles, with the industrial and agricultural foundation of Datang at this time, it can be quickly popular all over the country.

In addition, the papermaking industry in the Sui and Tang Dynasties has undergone tremendous leap forward changes. The combination of papermaking and movable type printing is enough to promote the rapid popularization of books.

However, how to bring movable type printing to Datang in a logical way requires some thought.

At this time, Chen Fang took the book that Concubine De was holding, but pretended to read it carefully, and then put down the book suddenly.

"Don't Concubine De feel that this word is not written?"

"Master Chen can tell at a glance that Xin'er does have this doubt."

"Empress Defei, is there a seal here?"

"Master Chen, wait!"

Concubine De went to the study room and took a jade seal from the desk. It was a small seal, which should be used by Concubine De to read books, but it was not the official seal.

Ordinary wealthy nobles, the owner of the family does not only have one or two seals, but multiple seals, but they have different uses.

For example, Li Zhi needs to put a seal on a poem and painting, so he won't get the jade seal passed down by the emperor.The jade seal passed down by the emperor is the official seal of the emperor.

Chen Fang took the jade seal and randomly stamped a few seals on an ordinary book.

"Niang Niang, do you think these words are exactly the same?"

"How can it be different if it is stamped with a seal?"