Brothers Xiang Yuanbian and Xiang Dushou followed the female official into the Forbidden City. They looked at the nose and nose all the way, not daring to look around.
Instead of passing through the three main halls, we went around to the Royal Library on the east side of Qianqing Palace.
The hall where they met the emperor was not large. The emperor had a rest today and was sitting there reading a book that had been shipped from Beijing some time ago.
Seeing a man sitting in the hall, Xiang Yuanbian felt extremely majestic and quickly lowered his head before he could see his face clearly.
"Xiang Yuanbian (Xiang Dushou), a small citizen, pays homage to Your Majesty!" The two of them bowed side by side.
Zhao Han raised his head and said with a smile: "Sit down."
Two female officials brought the chairs over, and the brothers said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Han asked: "I heard that you have an authentic relic of the Immortal Poetry?"
Xiang Yuanbian immediately stood up again and took off the long bag on his back. The guard checked the bag and after confirming that it was a scroll, he asked him to bring it in...
Li Xiangjun walked over, took it carefully, placed it in front of Zhao Han's case and slowly unfolded it.
Zhao Han's first reaction was not to appreciate Li Bai's calligraphy, but to look at the seals and inscriptions around him.
Densely packed, everywhere.
Fortunately, Qianlong's inscription and seal are not there, so it looks much cleaner.
Historically, Qianlong alone built a lot of seals, and two of the emperor's seals were particularly large. The area of one of his seals was equivalent to several others. He built one when he was the emperor, and another when he was the Supreme Emperor. Arranged neatly, crowded there for fear that others would not see them.
At this moment, admiring Song Huizong's thin gold body and seal, Zhao Han suddenly had the urge to put his seal on Li Bai's original work.
"You want to dedicate this calligraphy to me?" Zhao Han raised his head and asked.
Xiang Yuanbian stood up again, cupped his hands and said: "No ordinary people dare to covet such rare treasures, but only the Holy Emperor can get them."
Zhao Han said with a smile: "I am not a person who steals and plunders, and I cannot set this precedent for my descendants. If the people have treasures, they should take them for themselves. Doesn't this break the rules? Compared with Jiangshan Sheji, the original works of Shixian are nothing. "
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Xiang Yuanbian was surprised and at the same time admired the emperor.
He got the "Shangyang Tie" a few years ago. At that time, there was a severe drought in Zhejiang, and someone who had lost his family sold it to him. When Xiang Yuanbian saw this post for the first time, greed suddenly arose in his heart. Decide to keep it as your own no matter what. If the negotiation with the other party breaks down, you will have to take it even if you seek wealth or even death!
Thinking of his original thoughts, and comparing the indifference of the emperor in front of him, Xiang Yuanbian was filled with emotion.
No wonder others can become emperors, but I can only rely on my wealth to collect.
Xiang Yuanbian continued: "Your Majesty, this is not a plunder, but a sincere contribution from the common people. Bandits have brought disaster to the northwest, Tatars have ravaged Liaodong, famine and plague are rampant across the country, and the people of the world are miserable. That's why the Holy Emperor came to this world. , sweep away the turbid air, stabilize the universe, and all the people can live and work in peace and contentment. Every time I think of this place, the common people admire it inexplicably, and want to offer treasures and talk to express their respect."
"You are good at talking," Zhao Han said with a smile, "Your family has a large collection of books. You must be a local rich family and have been given a lot of land, right?"
Xiang Yuanbian was shocked, and then said: "Your Majesty, the common people have also read the "Datong Collection" day and night, and know that dividing the land is the national policy of our new Datong Dynasty. The powerful families have accumulated countless fields, but the poor people have no place to stand on. This is how it is It is the source of trouble in the world. Your Majesty divides the fields for the common people as well as for the big families. If the fields are not divided, no matter how much land the big families have, if the bandits rise up, they will only die and the whole family will be destroyed. Even if the small people are divided, they will be killed. I have tens of thousands of acres of land, but I don’t hate Your Majesty, but think that Your Majesty is the savior of the common people!”
Zhao Han laughed loudly: "What a sharp tongue."
Xiang Yuanbian said: "It's not just a sharp tongue, it's a sincerity."
Zhao Han thought this person was very interesting and said with a smile: "I know your intentions, but I cannot set this precedent. Firstly, future generations may follow suit and steal people's property; secondly, there may be many lucky ones among the people in the world.
They all want to offer treasures in exchange for wealth."
Xiang Yuanbian could not guess what Zhao Han was thinking, so he quickly said: "What your Majesty said is true. The Holy Emperor's far-sighted vision is beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Zhao Han thought about it carefully: "Well, this year, the royal family has a lot of savings in the internal treasury, so I will accept this authentic work of the Poetry Immortal for ten thousand taels. For this priceless treasure, ten thousand taels is not enough. You can make another request. Remember.
To live here, you cannot ask for an official position, no title, or land."
Xiang Yuanbian looked at the emperor's expression carefully and felt that he was not lying to him, so he said: "I dare not refuse the emperor's order. I have a young son, who is eight years old this year. I heard that the emperor's primary school is taught by great sages. Please give me your permission."
The sons of the people study in this school."
This request is very reasonable. Anyway, Huangcheng Primary School is full of children with backgrounds.
Zhao Han said: "I remind you, don't regret it. Huangcheng Elementary School has annual exams every year, and those who fall behind in their studies will be ordered to drop out. Your youngest son may only study for one year, and he will be ordered to leave.
School."
Xiang Yuanbian said: "If a commoner can send his young son to the Imperial City Primary School to study the teachings of the saints with the prince, he has accumulated bad virtues from his ancestors. If he drops out of school after one year, he has no talent and no blessings, and he cannot blame your majesty.
There’s no need to regret it.”
"That's fair to say," Zhao Han asked Xiang Dushou again, "Are you coming to present the treasure too?"
Xiang Dushou stood up quickly: "The treasures offered by the common people are far inferior to the "Tie to the Balcony". It really makes people laugh."
Li Xiangjun brought this man's calligraphy and paintings, but they were ordinary works of Su Shi in his later years, far inferior to the "Han Shi Tie" in Zhao Han's hand.
During the Chongzhen Dynasty, Sun Chengze surrendered to the Manchus. After surrendering to the Manchus, he was taken to Shenyang by Dorgon and held the powerful position of doctor in the Ministry of Personnel. Dorgon was demoted to a commoner, and Sun Chengze was also implicated. After being imprisoned, he was beaten alive.
die.
"Han Shi Tie" was presented to the Datong Army by the traitor's son in the hope of gaining forgiveness. He also donated hundreds of calligraphy and paintings.
Zhao Han did not refuse, and bought Su Shi's works at the market price, and then said: "Since you two brothers have a large collection, I think you have a lot of research on epigraphy, calligraphy and painting."
Xiang Yuanbian said: "I don't dare, I just have a little income."
"Come with me." Zhao Han said.
Zhao Han took the two brothers up to the attic and came to a room.
Li Xiangjun stayed and slowly put away the "Tie on the Balcony" while admiring Li Bai's calligraphy.
Zhao Han pointed to the oracle bones placed in the attic and said: "This is the engraved dragon bone that I had someone receive. A few days ago, the Chief Envoy of Henan Province just sent someone to transport it to the capital. Even the doctors from the Hanlin Academy have not seen it yet.
. Take a look, what words are engraved on it?"
The dragon bones in Chinese medicine are actually wild animal fossils and have nothing to do with the oracle bones used for divination. At this time, few people regarded the oracle bones from Yinxu as Chinese medicinal materials.
Zhao Han remembered that oracle bone inscriptions were found in Anyang, Henan, so he asked local officials to look for them.
At this time, Anyang County was under the jurisdiction of Zhangde Prefecture. The magistrate of Anyang was completely confused as to which village the oracle bone inscriptions were located in. Anyang County specially sent 20 officials to search every village in the county for several years. This year, traces of the oracle bone inscriptions were finally discovered.
Relics are already being excavated there, and in front of you are the first batch that have been sent.
Xiang Yuanbian picked up a piece of bone, but the light was too dark to see clearly. He apologized, moved to the window, and examined it carefully under the winter sunlight.
I can't recognize the first word, I don't even think it's a word, it's more like the tentacles of an insect are actually the word "single".
Xiang Dushou also picked up a piece to identify it. He always felt that some patterns looked like words, but it was difficult to confirm what was engraved on it.
Finally, Xiang Yuanbian recognized the characters on the third oracle bone with great certainty, and said in surprise: "This is the character for son, and what is engraved here is son!"
Xiang Dushou soon shouted: "I recognized the character Qin, and there is also a character for Japan here!"
After some identification, Xiang Yuanbian suppressed his excitement and bowed: "May I ask Your Majesty, where did you get these dragon bones in Henan?"
Zhao Han said: "In a village in Anyang County, some people speculate that it was the old capital of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. These dragon bones may be the tortoise shells used by the Yin and Shang dynasties for divination. Since you two brothers have researched gold and stone, then stay and study the oracle bones.
"For the Yin Ruins in Anyang, local officials will be responsible for the excavation. Xiang Dushou will be in charge of the excavation. Xiang Yuanbian will stay in Nanjing and study oracle bone inscriptions with other scholars."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The brothers were overjoyed.
When they were in their hometown, they also liked to collect gold and stones. They collected a lot of Zhong Dingwen's rubbings, and those characters were close to the oracle bone inscriptions.
The two thanked each other and left, and Zhao Han walked slowly to another room.
Since the imperial collection of books from Beijing was shipped, several concubines have found new hobbies.
Fei Rulan, Tian Xiuying and Liu Rushi often went to the library to appreciate antiques, calligraphy and paintings, copy calligraphy by famous artists, or read unique collections.
Pan Qimei and Fei Rumei didn't have any interest in this, so they kept doing whatever they were supposed to do.
At this moment, Fei Rulan and Tian Xiuying were discussing the painting methods of famous artists in the Song Dynasty. Fei Rulan didn't like Tian Xiuying before, but their relationship has eased a lot recently, and they have become familiar with each other after learning painting skills together.
"Where's Liu Yin?" Zhao Han asked.
Fei Rulan held her sleeves and copied the painting. She said without raising her head: "It's next door."
Zhao Han walked over and watched the two women painting. After chatting and laughing, he went next door to find Liu Rushi.
Liu Rushi was studying when he saw Zhao Han coming in and said with a smile: "Husband, in the Wenyuan Pavilion of the former Ming Dynasty, the "Old Book of the Tang Dynasty" is actually hidden. I have always wanted to read this book, but unfortunately I don't know who to borrow it from."
Sometimes, we cannot blame the scholars of the Ming Dynasty for being ignorant. There are many books that can be seen everywhere in later generations, but Ming scholars will never see them in their lifetime.
For example, the "Old Book of Tang" was not an official history at this time and had not been circulated since the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty.
It was not until the Jiajing period that Wang Yangming's student Wen Renquan accidentally discovered the "Old Tang Book" while borrowing books in Suzhou. It took hundreds of years for this historical book to see the light of day again.
Zhao Han asked: "What are your thoughts after reading it?"
Liu Rushi said: "After reading the chronicle of "Old Book of Tang", I feel that "New Book of Tang" is making up stories, and it is very crude and absurd. However, "Old Book of Tang" is a bit too detailed. In some places, it seems that
Transcribe the actual records of the emperors of the Tang Dynasty intact."
Zhao Han sighed: "The history of the Tang Dynasty also needs to be determined."
These historiographic tasks are the responsibility of a newly established dynasty, and this is how Chinese civilization continues.
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