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Therefore, Liu Xie handed over the task of guarding the bookstore to Huben Lang, and Huben Zhonglang would personally take charge of Song Guo.The nobleman Song Du is also working in the bookstore. If Mrs. Tang returns to Hedong, Song Du will be the most suitable person to read books, so Song Guo is also very attentive.

In a certain way, Song Guo regards this bookstore as his own property, and takes good care of it, preventing any idlers from approaching it.

Knowing that the emperor is coming to visit, Song Guo immediately rushed to the gate to greet him.

Liu Xie couldn't help laughing when he saw Song Guo, who was fully armed and full of energy.

After several years of conquest, Song Guo was appointed Marquis of Ting for his meritorious service, but he soon became idle.In a short period of time, there is almost no chance of going out, Song Guo was very depressed for a while, and even his daily training was a bit lazy, and he has not seen him so energetic for a long time.

It seems that there is still something to do, otherwise people will be useless.

In fact, I can't blame Liu Xie for this. He originally wanted to wait for Deng Quan to become an official, and Song Guo would succeed Guang Luxun.But although Deng Quan was old, he was in good health, and he had no intention of taking the initiative to become an official. Liu Xie couldn't drive him away, so he had to delay it.

Wait a few more years, and Deng Quan will almost reach retirement age.

"Isn't it hot to wear so much?" Liu Xie said. "Almost all scholars in Taixue are scholars, are you afraid that they will not make it by force?"

On a hot day, Song Guo was still wearing leather armor.

Although the leather armor is not as heavy as the iron armor, and does not require the lining of the battle robe, it is still airtight after all.

Song Guo said solemnly: "Your Majesty's words, I don't agree with you. Not to mention that there are some scholars who are proficient in martial arts. With their temper, it is very difficult to commit stubbornness. Put on armor and let them know that there is something wrong here. With Huben guarding them, they would not dare to act rashly, saving a lot of trouble."

Liu Xie felt reasonable. "Then it will be hard work for you."

"Serving His Majesty is the responsibility of the ministers, how dare you speak bitterly."

Just as he was talking, Dong Wan rushed out from inside. "Your Majesty, is it really you?"

Liu Xie couldn't help laughing.

After not seeing each other for a few years, Dong Wan has grown into a young girl full of youthful vigor, but her temper is still so outrageous, she is completely different from Fu Shou and Xun Wenqian, and even the two Qiang ladies are quieter than her.

But this gave him a long-lost sense of intimacy.

When a woman enters the palace, there are not many women who can remain the same. Even Ma Yunlu has become a lot more cautious after entering the palace.

"Are you okay?"

"It's all right." Dong Wan held Liu Xie's hand, looked up and down, right and left, and clicked his tongue. "Your Majesty is not only safe, but also much stronger. If I saw you on the road, even my concubines would dare not recognize you."

"Awan!" Mrs. Tang rushed out, followed by Song Du.She gave a soft drink and gave Dong Wan a wink. "I haven't saluted His Majesty yet."

Chapter 733

Dong Wan was startled, subconsciously let go of Liu Xie's hand, took a step back, and bowed with restraint.

"Chen Qie Wan, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Looking at Dong Wan who was seamlessly switching between Tiaotuo and Lady, Liu Xie was speechless and disappointed, but it was hard to express it on his face.

Mrs. Tang and Song Du also stepped forward to salute, very formal and meticulous.

"Sister-in-law..."

"Your Majesty, this is Taixue, a place where scholars from all over the world gather." Mrs. Tang reminded: "Your Majesty should not give people a handle and talk too much."

Liu Xie laughed and didn't insist anymore.

He can not care what those scholars think, but they can't.The woman in charge has already caused a lot of discussion, plus the emperor's rudeness, I don't know what the quarrel will become.

The lecture on Taixue is about to come, so don't add extra details.

Liu Xie followed Mrs. Tang to the bookstore, and said, "Sister-in-law came to Chang'an, but she didn't notify me. No matter how busy I am, it's appropriate to hold a family banquet to clean up the dust."

"Your Majesty has a heart, and the concubine is satisfied. It's just that there are many things in the bookstore, and your majesty is busy, so the concubine wants to invite your majesty to come to see it after finishing the work. I didn't think about it, but I alarmed your majesty."

"Sister-in-law is too polite." Liu Xie complained. "Is sister-in-law okay in Hedong these years?"

"Thanks to His Majesty's care, the ministers and concubines have been doing well in recent years, even unprecedented." Madam Tang said with a smile: "Not only me, but also the craftsmen in the workshop all feel this way. There are obviously many people in the Taiping of Guandong who can I have returned to my hometown, but I still don’t want to leave. This time I heard that Chang’an is going to build a bookstore, so I want to come and do my part to repay His Majesty’s great kindness.”

Liu Xie looked at the male and female artisans who lined up to welcome them, and nodded their heads.

The craftsmen saluted in unison, with undisguised enthusiasm in their eyes, and some of them couldn't hold back their tears, as if seeing a loved one.

Liu Xie was also a little moved.

To a certain extent, these people's experience is similar to his, they are all people who have gone around the gate of hell.

Only after going through hell can you know the value of the world.

Mrs. Tang led Liu Xie around outside, and finally came to the font library.

Several oversized multi-layered wooden trays were placed in the center of the room. On the wooden trays were placed the fonts that were supposed to be placed in the rhyme department. They were all carved with high-quality hardwood, exuding the fragrance of wood.

Liu Xie picked up a typeface and looked at it. "The calligraphy is good, and the engraving is also good."

"The calligraphy is handwritten by Liang Hu, and the characters are carved by the best craftsmen of Hedong Bookstore. Without them, it is impossible to complete the engraving of so many characters in such a short period of time."

Mrs. Tang touched the wooden plate with soft eyes, as if looking at her own child. "The concubine thought that the engraving was already excellent, but she didn't expect that it could be made into movable type. Your majesty's whimsical ideas are really endless."

"Then do you think you can make it big in the world?"

Madam Tang shook her head. "That depends on what is printed. Commonly used official documents, there are no rare characters, so there is no problem. If it is a scholar's book, there are too many fonts to prepare, and I am afraid it will be difficult. And the scholar's book is printed in a small number, and the cost of doing so is too high. gone."

"Try it first, take your time, maybe there will be a better way in the future." Liu Xie looked at the craftsmen around him. "I believe you can do better. The books printed by Hedong Shufang have become collectibles now. Scholars and scholars are proud to be able to publish works in Hedong Bookstore."

Mrs. Tang also smiled, with a hint of relief.

After talking about the bookstore, Liu Xie followed Mrs. Tang to the place where official business was handled.Looking at the piles of typefaces and print samples on both sides of the case, Liu Xie raised his eyebrows lightly, feeling a bit like returning to the office of his previous life, and a sense of intimacy spontaneously emerged.

He glanced at the inner room, which was partitioned off by a curtain. "Sister-in-law lives here?"

"Time is tight and tasks are heavy, so I don't have time to find another place to live. Besides, after the bookstore is finished, I have to go back to Hedong. There is no need to find a house."

"Can't you stay in Chang'an?"

"I still feel that Hedong is comfortable." Without outsiders present, Mrs. Tang felt a little more relaxed. "There is Wen Ruo and his wife in Hedong, they come and go frequently, so they won't be too lonely."

"Wen Ruo will come to Chang'an sooner or later."

"Let's talk about it when he comes." Mrs. Tang's eyes rolled. "Everything is done in the first place, and a lot of waste is waiting to be done. Your Majesty is very busy, so I won't cause trouble for Your Majesty."

"There's no trouble." Liu Xie sighed, sat down on the table, and picked up the things on the case to have a look. "Kandong Taiping, haven't you visited Yingchuan?"

"No, I don't want to see those people." Madam Tang said flatly. "Your Majesty, my father and brother have no talent and bad reputation, so you don't have to take care of them. If you have the opportunity, you can support your mother's family. Zhao Wang's family still has some available people. In the current situation, Your Majesty Need some close relatives."

The manuscript of "Biography of Eunuchs" has been printed all over the world. Although Cai Yan has tried to be as fair as possible, Tang Heng's reputation for falling into Tang and Tang Dynasties is too bad to be washed away.

Liu Xie didn't think about using people from the Yingchuan Tang family, but it's okay to arrange an unimportant position.

As for the mother Zhao Wang's family, he is also making arrangements.But to be honest, those cousins ​​are really not very good, and they are not of great use.

His cousin Wang Duanjuehou, the official residence of Fengche Duwei, was of no use at all.After sending his uncle Wang Bin to be buried, he stayed in his hometown and never came to Chang'an to serve him.

He wanted to use them, but he didn't know how to use them.

Liu Xie's eyes flickered slightly, and he was silent for a moment. "Wen Ruo's suggestion?"

"It's also my concubine's suggestion."

"I see." Liu Xie raised his head and looked at Mrs. Tang. "Sister-in-law, tell me a personal matter."

"Ah."

"You are still young, so you don't have to be a widow for your elder brother. If there is a suitable person, just marry, don't care what others say."

Mrs. Tang gave Liu Xie a surprised look, with a strange expression on her face.She thought for a while, and finally said with a light smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

Liu Xie said seriously: "Sister-in-law, I'm serious. This is not something you can joke about."

Mrs. Tang also laughed. "I'm also serious. I am also a man of property now, with no worries about food and clothing, and I can live comfortably without marrying. Even if I marry, I must marry someone I am satisfied with."

She pointed out. "I'm not the only one who thinks this way, many people in the workshop think so. And..." She paused for a moment, with a smile on her lips. "If you don't care more about the two nobles, it's hard for Awan to say, but Adu will have ideas."

Liu Xie was startled, and his expression became a little embarrassed.

No wonder Song Du was more than respectful after seeing him, but not close enough, because this little girl has ideas.

If the equality of power falls on him, it would be a bit embarrassing for someone to propose a divorce.

"What does she think...?" Liu Xie lacked confidence.

Madam Tang smiled. "Your Majesty is worrying too much. Song Guiren did not expect that step, but her mind is all in the bookstore, and she is not very enthusiastic about returning to the palace."

Liu Xie let out a long breath. "Sister-in-law, you scared me."

Chapter 734

Xu Jing was sitting in the hall, stroking his beard with one hand, and holding a volume of "Shuowen Jiezi" in the other, chanting words, shaking his head, enjoying himself.

"This book is really well printed. You should buy a few copies, keep one as a treasure, read one often, and keep a few as gifts."

"You don't even look at how much money you have left in your pocket." His wife Liu said angrily, "It's hard to come to Taixue and settle down, so you don't look for old friends to find a teaching position. I know that I read every day. Nowadays, people come every day, who knows when there will be no shortage, and it depends on what you do when the time comes."

"A woman's opinion." Xu Jing was very unhappy. "It's not that you don't know that my situation is special. This teaching can be done if you want to do it? If you don't know the situation, you can recommend yourself. If you are rejected, wouldn't it be embarrassing."

"Wouldn't it be embarrassing to visit friends when it's time for dinner? Isn't it embarrassing to bring some home after eating by yourself?" The more Liu said, the more angry she became, and she pulled her son Xu Qin over. "Look, Qin'er has been too embarrassed to go out these two days."

"Why are you embarrassed to go out?" Xu Jing asked.

Xu Qin pursed his lips and was about to speak when there were footsteps outside the door, and Kong Rong rushed in with strides. "Wenxiu, you are here, great, great, I'm here as your guest today."

Xu Jing was startled, and then forced a smile and said: "I can't ask for it, I can't ask for it. Madam, why don't you prepare wine and food to entertain Wen Ju."

Mrs. Liu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she bowed politely, took Xu Qin to the inner room, rummaged through the box, found a pair of half-worn clothes, held them in her hand, looked at them for a long time, and sighed.

"Qin'er, go and sell the clothes and bring back some wine and food. If there are any leftovers, buy two more fruit to eat."

Xu Qin responded, wrapped up his old clothes carefully, and went out quietly.

Mrs. Liu prepared tea, brought it to the hall, and sat beside Xu Jing.

"Why is the teacher free to come today?"

Kong Rong shook his hands and sighed, "I'll tell you my wife, I'm here to avoid disaster."

Liu was taken aback. "Avoid disaster? Who did you offend?"

"Who?" Kong Rong rolled his eyes and pointed with a bit of pride. "Son of Heaven."

Xu Jing and his wife looked at each other, not knowing what they meant.

Kong Rong was teaching at Taixue. He was knowledgeable and famous. He was usually full of friends and everyone at Taixue knew about it.It stands to reason that he should be a scholar valued by the emperor, how could he offend the emperor?

But thinking about Kong Rong's stinky mouth, it's understandable.

"The emperor ordered someone to invite me to be the editor-in-chief of what times, but I refused." Kong Rong picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then spit it out again. "Wen Xiu, you are really ignorant of world affairs. You can be cheated even if you buy tea. It's a pity that you didn't come back from Yizhou. This kind of tea table can be sold for a pound. You must be cheated."

Xu Jing blushed, and was about to speak when Liu's sleeves were pulled.

"It's not Wenxiu's fault, it's because I don't understand and was deceived." Liu said with a forced smile, "It's true that there is no business and no adultery, bullying us as newcomers and unfamiliar with the place."

"I'll just say it." Kong Rong waved his hand. "I'll ask someone to bring you some good tea later. Sigh..." He suddenly pointed to "Shuowen Jiezi" in front of Xu Jing. "Wenxiu, be careful, don't let the tea splash on the book. Such a good book, leaving tea stains is not beautiful. A catty of tea is only worth half a page."

Xu Jing was taken aback. "So expensive?"

"Of course." Kong Rong rushed over and took the book carefully. "This is a high-quality book produced by Wenxiu Bookstore in Hedong. One volume is five hundred yuan, and one book, plus a cover, is one gold. In order to buy this book, I asked someone and entrusted a relationship. "

Xu Jing's cheeks twitched.

More than 1 yuan for a book?This is too outrageous.He also said just now that he would buy a few copies as gifts, but now it seems that this is really a dream.

Mrs. Liu was also very surprised and didn't speak for a long time.

"What...what is the main writer?" Xu Jing hurriedly changed the topic to cover up his embarrassment. "What does it have to do with the emperor?"

"It's a long story." Kong Rong sighed and talked about the whole story.

He was quite happy when the emperor sent someone to invite him to be the chief writer.

Such things have always been done by great scholars. For example, Huan Kuan was in charge of "Salt and Iron Theory", and Ban Gu was in charge of "Bai Hu Tong".

The great Han was revived again, and the emperor intends to reopen Taixue, starting with a lecture, and it will surely be remembered in the future.In addition, it is also convenient to print books now, and this book will surely be issued to the world.

However, when he heard that the emperor wanted him to write the final draft of the book, not the final draft of the book, but the daily commentary, which would be published to the states and counties, he immediately refused.

Without thinking too much, he knew that this was not a good job.

No matter what the emperor asked, the virtuous literature that comes to Taixue to talk about is still dominated by scholar-bureaucrats.When the scholar-bureaucrats gathered together, they naturally fought for the interests of the scholar-bureaucrats, and conflicts with the emperor were almost inevitable.

The emperor came up with this idea, obviously because he knew that he could not speak well of the scholar-bureaucrats in the lecture hall, so he had to write down the content of the daily lectures and announce it to the world in time.

Once it is announced to the world, it is not only the scholar-officials who know what the scholar-bureaucrats said, but also ordinary people.