After entering Lantai, Tai Shitong waved his hand to make a petition and led the way for Liu Bian and Li Fang.
but......
Liu Bian frowned and looked in the opposite direction of Tai Shitong's finger: "Secretary Tai Shi, isn't there a collection of books there? Why do you want to look for books in there instead of looking far away?"
Tai Shitong explained: "Your Highness, what is collected there is the edicts, pictures, etc. of the previous emperors. There must not be the books you are looking for. We'd better go straight to the Zhuzi Luefeng Pavilion."
"snort!"
Liu Bian raised his eyebrows and glanced at Tai Shitong: "Do you think I'm a fool? There are so many secretaries and supervisors in your office, and they've already searched through all the scholars' offices. How can I find you?"
"Ah, this..."
Tai Shitong was speechless.
That's right.
I searched all over and couldn't find it. How could Liu Bian find it?
"Then I wonder how your highness can find it?"
Tai Shitong bowed his head and asked tentatively.
"Start looking here."
Liu Bian casually pointed to a room: "You must have filed it wrong, that's why I didn't find it. We searched every corner. I don't believe this evil. Can we still lose that tattered book?"
"Your Highness."
Tai Shitong hurriedly bowed his head and said: "There are thousands of volumes of books in Lantai. It will take the year of the monkey and the month of the horse to search for them."
Liu Bian raised his lips slightly: "Anyway, Gu's book must be in Lantai, why don't you come and find it?"
Tai Shi Tong suddenly became weak and glanced back at Li Fang, trying to ask for help.
But what about Li Fang?
He doesn't care if there are any books in this Lantai.
As long as Liu Bian doesn't cause trouble, he can look for him wherever he likes.
Li Fang waved his hand and said softly: "Your Majesty, you can search wherever you want. Even if Lantai is turned upside down, I will be with you."
Liu Bian looked at Li Fang with great interest. Although he was disgusted on his face, he was already happy in his heart: "Mr. Zhongling is so patient. In order to make Gu give up, he was willing to turn the Lantai upside down. You have nothing to do."
Well?"
Li Fang was proud, raised his head and smiled lightly: "The duty of the general is to guard the palace and protect His Highness. As long as I can follow His Highness, what if I search the entire palace?"
"You're really good at it."
Liu Bian pretended to be helpless and sighed: "If that's the case, then we will follow Gu's method and search every pavilion. Unless Lantai is turned upside down, Gu will never give up."
Li Fang leaned forward and cupped his hands and said, "I'm happy to accompany you."
But Tai Shitong was wilting.
Damn it!
You two are fighting, can you not hurt innocent people?
Lantai's collection of books exceeds 10,000 volumes. Even if all the secretaries and supervisors are mobilized, they will probably be exhausted to death.
"how?"
Liu Bian glanced at Taishi Tong: "Secretary Taishi is unwilling?"
Tai Shitong hurriedly nodded and bowed: "How dare you? I will call the secretary and supervisor here."
Liu Bian nodded: "Okay."
It didn't take long.
Tai Shitong came forward with some Confucian scholars and bowed his head: "Your Highness, there are many books in Lantai. If you check each volume one by one, it may not take ten days and a half to complete it."
"How about this?"
At this point, Tai Shitong took the initiative to suggest: "You are responsible for supervision. The secretary will count and report the titles of the books one by one according to your instructions. After all, they are familiar with this place."
Liu Bian frowned: "Secretary Taishi means... I don't need to do it myself?"
Tai Shitong nodded and smiled lightly: "Your Highness, if you read it in person, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to complete the Lantai collection in more than ten days, but if you just listen to us reporting the titles of the books, it will be much faster and can be completed in two days at most."
"after all......"
Tai Shitong said tentatively: "Lantai also has other things to do. If you delay too long in looking for books, I'm afraid it will delay other things. In this way, the gain will outweigh the loss."
Just when Liu Bian was hesitant to agree, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance sounded: "Master Bian, although documents are of great significance to the study of history, it is not in line with your status to do it yourself, and it will arouse others' suspicion, so let's forget it.
"
"Yes, Mr. Bian, the more you insist on verifying it yourself, the more likely it is that you will be exposed."
"It's better to follow Tai Shitong's arrangements and put your own safety first."
"Yes, your safety is more important than these documents."
"..."
Think about it carefully.
If Liu Bian flipped through volumes of books and gave the Military Advisor Alliance time to take screenshots, it would indeed be easy to expose his intentions.
After all, you can tell at a glance whether a book is what you want, and it would be abnormal to waste too much time.
Although Li Fang is not as smart as Li Ru, he can become a doctor, so he naturally has his own unique side.
At least, he is always wary of Liu Bian's behavior, which proves that he is very responsible.
A person who is both responsible and patient should never be underestimated.
"All right."
Liu Bian pondered for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.
However, in order to cover up his long-term thinking, Liu Bian still added: "However, Gu will conduct random checks at any time. If the secretary is found to have concealed or lied about the report, he will be killed without mercy!"
Tai Shitong nodded quickly and smiled happily: "Your Highness, don't worry, even if you give them ten thousand courages, they will never dare to hide or lie. You can conduct random checks at any time, and we will fully cooperate with you."
Liu Bian exhaled: "In that case, let's get started."
Tai Shi Tong: "No."
Immediately.
He waved his hand and ordered loudly: "You come here quickly. Each person will be responsible for a bookshelf and report the titles of books for His Highness. Remember not to conceal the report, lie or omit the report, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences."
All the secretaries and supervisors responded in unison: "No."
After everyone returned to their seats, Tai Shitong bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, can we start?"
Liu Bian nodded: "Let's get started."
Tai Shitong then ordered: "Song Yun, start reporting."
Song Yun nodded: "No."
Then, he began to report one by one: "This bookshelf mainly collects the edicts of the previous dynasties, from the first year of Emperor Xiaojing's Zhongyuan year to the sixth year of Emperor Xiaowu's Jianyuan year."
"..."
"This bookshelf mainly collects the edicts of the previous dynasties, from the first year of Emperor Xiaozhao's first year to the third year of Emperor Xiaoxuan's Shenjue. A total of 768 volumes of edicts are included."
"..."
"This bookshelf mainly collects..."
"..."
Liu Bian took the trouble and listened very carefully.
During this period, he took the initiative to select several people and checked the number and content, which were completely correct.
I walked through six or seven different pavilions in this way.
suddenly.
A voice drifted into Liu Bian's ears: "This bookshelf mainly collects pictures of the construction, reconstruction, and expansion of Luoyang Imperial City in recent years, as well as pictures of the second expansion of Luoyang West Baima Temple."
Luoyang Imperial City?
Picture books?
"etc!"
Liu Bian's eyes suddenly brightened, and he immediately waved his hand to stop: "You paused for a moment just now, and you are suspected of lying. I want to check the content."
Tai Shitong hurriedly followed up: "Your Highness, there is no way there is that volume of books here, they are all pictures."
Liu Bian glared at Tai Shitong: "Naochao, it's not up to you to decide whether it's true or not. You can only make a final decision after independent verification."
Tai Shitong had no choice but to nod: "Your Highness taught you a lesson."
Liu Bian walked to the bookshelf and secretly wrote down the numbers on it:
Yimao.
Keep going inside and read through it at will.
Sure enough, what was painted on the silk scroll was Luoyang Imperial City.
There are Jinshi, Mashi, Nanshi in the inner city, and even the surrounding Xiyuan, Shanglinyuan, etc.