This is not the first time that Qiu Jun has presented a book. When he was the minister, he presented the "Extensions of the Great Learning", and now he presents another "Dictionary of Idioms". Everyone does not think it is too strange.

Idioms refer to ancient sayings that were commonly used by predecessors.

Imperial examination articles originally pursue the pursuit of "making speeches on behalf of the saints", so the writing naturally prefers to use idioms of the predecessors, and most of them do not like new and different writing methods.

This topic is quite simple and easy to understand.

Everyone took turns to read the final version of the "Idiom Dictionary" and found that this was not an ordinary idiom, but a four-character idiom with complete meaning.

Perhaps in order to write down all the four-character idioms that he could come up with, Qiu Jun's entry explanation this time was actually written in a concise and easy-to-understand way, making it very easy to read. It also thoughtfully included the source for people to check by themselves.

After reading this "Idiom Dictionary", they all wanted to buy one for their children at home!

Zhu Youtang was also very satisfied with this book, especially when he saw Brother Wen's name in the column of editors, he had other ideas.

The last time he asked Jin Yiwei to take away the Wang family's telescope, Zhu Youtang did not expressly commend Brother Wen who came up with this thing, just because it is not appropriate to talk about the telescope in the open at the moment.

Everyone who knew about this at the beginning of the month was warned by Jin Yiwei, but it seems that no one has the guts to spread the word yet (in the process, an official was sent to jail because of a guilty conscience and was deceived into a corruption problem).

Zhu Youtang was worried that he had no reason to praise Brother Wen. Now that he had a ready reason, he naturally ordered people to print the "Idiom Dictionary" as soon as possible and publish it all over the world.

For this matter, the Hanlin Academy directly formed a temporary editing team to seize the time to carry out formal typesetting and proofreading of this "Idiom Dictionary".

For example, Qian Fu, Jin Gui and other newly promoted Hanlin officials honored this compilation task.

Both Qiu Jun and Wen Geer received generous rewards for revising the "Idiom Dictionary".

Of course, even if the general editor is the editor-in-chief or the author alone, the reward will not go beyond the big project of compiling "Xianzong Shilu".

When Qiu Jun presented a long work such as "The Supplement to the Extensions of the University", the imperial court not only promoted him but also rewarded him with twenty taels of silver and two pieces of silk. By the way, he picked a bookshop to publish it into a book.

This time I presented the "Idiom Dictionary", and the reward was not much higher than "The Great Learning's Supplement". However, considering that Qiu Jun was already an old man, the reward was mentioned as thirty taels of silver and four pieces of silk. As for the text, Brother, a kid who followed the whole process of studying and put in a lot of effort, was also given twenty taels of silver and two pieces of silk!

At first, Liu Jian and others thought that the reward given to Brother Wen was too generous, but when Zhu Youtang said that the reward for presenting the telescope would be included in it, they all agreed.

In just one or two months, Brother Wen earned thirty taels!

I even made two pieces of silk!

Brother Wen is naturally happy to receive rewards for publishing books at public expense.

Although this reward may make a lot less money than printing and selling books by yourself, publishing a book at public expense is equivalent to official recognition, and it will be a highlight on your resume in the future.

I don’t know how many people in the world want to spend money to buy fame and political achievements, but unfortunately sometimes they may not be able to buy it even if they spend all their wealth! In comparison, what is the loss of earning less money?

Brother Wen happily went to find his mother with two pieces of cloth in his arms, asking Mrs. Zhao to cut clothes for everyone in the family. If the silk was not enough, he would pay to make up for it. Anyway, he was rich now!

At first Mrs. Zhao cherished the silk silk given by the emperor and was reluctant to cut it all. After Wang Hua took out the silk silk she had obtained earlier and asked her to find a tailor according to Brother Wen's wishes, she agreed.

As promised. Brother Wen has received so many rewards when he was only six years old. Are you still worried that he will never have the opportunity to receive such a mere two pieces of silk in the future?

Now cut it off!

Soon, everyone in the Wang family received a piece of silk clothing.

I was so happy that Mr. Wang went out and visited for a few more days.

Even Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Cen couldn't help but go to several banquets.

Even Wang Shoujian, who is the most reserved and the least talkative, would very reservedly say when chatting with his friends: "My brother gave it to me." When someone asked why he gave it to him, he slowly said it was given by Brother Wen.

The imperial-gifted silk yarn obtained by this skill was made for all the brothers in the family.

Friends: Hey!

Showed off by him.

This is really someone else’s younger brother!

On the other hand, it’s okay not to mention my younger brother!

Comparing one person to another makes people angry!

For a time, many people in the capital came up with the idea of ​​going home and beating people - some wanted to beat their grandsons, some wanted to beat their sons, and some wanted to beat their younger brothers.

Alas, some are happy and some are sad!

As soon as Brother Wen got it, he flashed the silk and wore new clothes and ran to play with Qiu Jun, saying that he had used up all of it!

Qiu Jun's family has always been based on diligence and frugality. He will not cut new clothes until it is necessary. He doesn't understand Brother Wen's bad habit of using up all the rewards as soon as he gets them.

But after Brother Wen left, Qiu Jun pondered for a moment and asked Wu to take out the silk and cut new clothes for the whole family.

He had gotten so much cloth, and it was better to make the best use of it than to keep it lying around.

In early June, the results of the admission examination for Wang Shouren and others came out. Jinke scholar Mao Cheng and others were selected as Shujishi, and Wang Shouren was also on the list.

Now the three of them, father and son, can report to the Hanlin Academy together in the morning.

The people responsible for teaching the concubines this year are Li Dongyang and another bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, both of whom are old acquaintances.

Li Dongyang said that Brother Wen can continue to attend classes at the Common Hall this year. After all, everyone’s teaching content is different. If that doesn’t work, he can just go there to do his homework as in previous years, which will save him the hassle of being busy in the Hanlin Academy.

run.

What can Brother Wen do? Brother Wen can only agree honestly.

Since he couldn't move this year, Wen Geer took the opportunity to communicate with the new gentry. Apart from two acquaintances, his brother and Li Mengyang, the one Wen Geer wanted to make friends with most was of course Mao Cheng, the new top scholar.

It doesn’t matter whether he is the top scholar or not, the key is that Mao Cheng’s grandfather is a hundred years old this year!

A hundred years old!

This needs to be taught carefully!

Mao Cheng was a good talker, and Brother Wen was a new disciple of his teacher Wu Kuan in recent years. He naturally recognized this "little junior brother" with a smile.

Brother Wen has four teachers, but because he is young, Li Dongyang and the others generally do not introduce him to other disciples, except for young people who want to get to know each other.

Only then did he realize that he also had a senior brother who was number one!

Now the question arises, Wu Kuan is the number one scholar, and Mao Cheng is also the number one scholar, how should others live their lives?

Brother Wen was shocked for a while, then melancholy for a while, and then he happily called his senior brother, which made the people around him marvel.

Most of Wu Kuan's family members are from Suzhou. Only Brother Wen and Yuyao squeezed in. It's really thanks to Li Dongyang, the matchmaker!

Among these concubines were Wen Geer's biological brother and two senior brothers (Li Mengyang was also considered a senior brother). Wen Geer immediately got along like a fish in water.

When Qian Fu and the others accidentally took him over to follow up on the proofreading progress of the "Idiom Dictionary", Qian Fu lamented: "It's true that 'I only see new people smiling, but I don't hear old people crying'!"

They were bitterly reviewing the "Idiom Dictionary" for him and Mr. Qiu Ge here, but this boy was having a heated fight with the new batch of shujis in the common hall. This should not be condemned.

Brother Wen said: "That's nonsense, you didn't cry!"

Qian Fu choked.

What a heartless boy!

Brother Wen was reprimanded by his old friend. Not only did he not reflect on himself, he was also a little happy: Alas, there is really no way, Wang is still so popular at the age of six!

The days of the Hanlin Academy were uneventful. With everyone's concerted efforts, the "Idiom Dictionary" was quickly proofread and typed, and the bookshop arranged for manual engraving.

By mid-September, "Idiom Dictionary" was officially released. Many people who knew about this book had been waiting to buy a copy, so it became a best-seller in Beijing as soon as it was put on the shelves.

With the help of these court officials, many scholars rushed to buy them.

Not everyone may buy a novel, but who wouldn’t buy a reference book?

This is still a reference book for the old editor-in-chief of Chaoge!

Looking at the list of editors, the little prodigy from the Wang family is also involved.

Buy, must buy!

Just when the "Idiom Dictionary" was selling well in the capital, the Qianqiu Festival of Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao also arrived.

A few days in advance, the Ministry of Rites had already started preparing for the banquet for the Crown Prince's Qianqiu Festival.

Zhu Youtang asked someone to add Brother Wen's name to it.

In addition, he also discussed one thing with the cabinet: the crown prince will soon be one year old again, and he plans to let Brother Wen go to the East Palace every day to tell idiom stories to the crown prince.

Since Brother Wen participated in the whole process of compiling the "Idiom Dictionary" and got first class in the cabinet examination, it can be seen that his knowledge is passable. Before the crown prince officially leaves the cabinet to study, he can be asked to teach the crown prince "Idiom Dictionary"

"The story in " serves as enlightenment.

Although Liu Jian and others felt that Zhu Youtang's idea was a bit outrageous, they thought it was not a bad thing after careful consideration. According to the custom, before the prince leaves the court to study, he should order an experienced eunuch to read the "Book of Filial Piety" to him, hoping that the prince will be imbued with benevolence and filial piety.

Mind.

Since eunuchs can do this job, there's no reason why a young prodigy like Brother Wen can't do it!

If they say no, wouldn't it be equivalent to the last time they rated Brother Wen as having a human element in it?

It's just that Brother Wen is still young after all, so he may not be able to determine what should be said and what shouldn't be said.

Liu Jian is a person who pursues stability. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Every day, we need to submit the lecture outline for us to read before we can let him give lectures to His Royal Highness."

Zhu Youtang had no objection to this. For example, when Xie Qian and others were giving lectures to him as an emperor, they had to hand over the lecture outline in advance.

After discussion between the monarch and his ministers, the matter was finalized and prepared to be announced on the day of the Qianqiu Banquet.

Qiu Jun listened to the whole process and didn't interrupt much. He only mentioned it to Brother Wen when he came to Qiu's house to read.
Chapter completed!