Chapter 334 Lu Zhi is shocked! Papermaking + movable type printing, the artifact of promoting enlightenment!
Peiguo, Xiang County.
The main hall of the county government.
Five days later, Qin Hao came back, entered the palace and bowed his hands in salute: "I wonder, brother Zhengfu, have you ever thought about whether you want to stand up for the injustice of the Yuan family? We, the kindhearted people with lofty ideals, are ready to go and are ready for orders at any time."
Qin Hao had already seen the content of the letter written by Yuan Zhong to Yuan Huan, so he was almost 100% sure about this invitation, which is why he spoke so passionately.
But......
This was not Yuan Zhong's original intention at all. He just wanted to take this opportunity to show his loyalty to His Majesty the Nanyang Emperor, and then use this credit to climb higher.
After all, the power of the descendants of the Yuan family in Nanyang Hanting was too weak. Even if he was branded as a traitor to the family, he had to climb higher to let the Yuan family occupy a place in Nanyang Hanting.
"Brother Zihan."
Yuan Zhong hurriedly bowed his head and said softly: "To be honest, I have written to the Yuan family members who were born in Chen County for discussion, but as of today, there has been no reply. Can we wait for more news?"
"Although I am a descendant of the Yuan family in Runan, I have a humble position and cannot be compared with my brothers from the same clan in Chen County. If we can find more descendants of the Yuan family, perhaps the effect will be better."
"kindness."
Qin Hao nodded and said with a smile: "Brother Zhengfu thinks so, I am very moved. Then we will wait for another day or two, and when there is news about Brother Yaoqing, it will not be too late to discuss it again."
"etc."
Qin Hao just stood up, but before he could say goodbye, he was interrupted by Yuan Zhong with a wave of his hand: "Yuan didn't mention that he was Yaoqing's brother, so how did you know?"
"Uh...this..."
Qin Hao came to his senses in a hurry and gave an explanation casually: "Now there are only two brothers of the Yuan family in Nanyang Hanting, brother Zhengfu and brother Yaoqing. If you think about it carefully, brother Zhengfu must be looking for him to discuss, so this is why
Test one or two.”
"I see."
Yuan Zhong nodded slowly, but his heart became more determined.
The man in front of me must be an assassin sent by Dong Zhuo, and he is definitely not a real member of the Yuan family.
"That's right!"
Yuan Zhong didn't bother to cover up, and tried his best to appease the other party: "I am just writing to brother Yaoqing, hoping that he can help come up with an idea. We either don't do it. Since we want to do it, we must make a big noise."
Qin Hao nodded in agreement and handed over his hand again: "Brother Zhengfu is wise, in that case, I will take my leave for now and wait two days before visiting again."
"good!"
Yuan Zhong nodded and personally sent him out of the county house before returning to his home.
Not long after Qin Hao left the county government, a boy came up to him and said nervously: "Chief Qin, something serious has happened."
Qin Hao walked towards the carriage and frowned: "What happened?"
The boy quickly opened the curtain: "The person we installed in Runan was arrested by the school affairs office."
"kindness?"
Qin Hao couldn't help being shocked. He suddenly paused as he got on the carriage: "School Affairs Office?"
The boy nodded affirmatively: "Yes! It must be the school affairs office."
"Damn it!"
Qin Hao chewed secretly and frowned: "Did the school affairs office penetrate into Nanyang so quickly? Guo Jia, the thief, moved really quickly."
The boy tentatively said: "Chief Qin, do you think it was Yuan Zhong who leaked the secret?"
Qin Hao shook his head: "Probably not. If he leaks the secret, it shouldn't be someone else who suffers, but me. Come back quickly and don't hesitate."
The young man responded to the promise and immediately left Xiang County with his horse and hoofs in full swing.
And behind him leaving, a man disappeared from the side and disappeared into the alleyway.
The outskirts of Xiang County.
Tea shop.
During the two days of waiting, bad news came one after another.
Qin Hao couldn't believe it.
His own assassins were caught one after another, and each time the opponent struck accurately, without missing a beat.
In just two days, more than half of the assassins in Runan's direction were eliminated, and they didn't even have time to react.
"The leader, could it be Yuan Zhong?"
"Probably not!"
Qin Hao was still very sure: "I think the school affairs office must have caught the victim alive, and then quickly investigated, found the next breakthrough, and struck again with thunderous means."
"But......"
"It can't be Yuan Zhong!"
Qin Hao waved his hand to interrupt, confirming and confirming: "He is a descendant of the Yuan family, and we are working for the descendants of the Yuan family. There is no way he will betray us, otherwise he will be accused of being a traitor to the Yuan family."
"Quickly cut off the connection with the assassination in Runan, and we must not let it spread to Pei State. Otherwise, our hard work here will not be preserved."
The words just fell.
A voice sounded outside: "Here comes a bowl of tea."
Qin Hao stood up in a hurry: "Your Majesty, I'll be here later."
At this moment, he was wearing coarse clothes and walking out with a kettle in his hand. He saw two strong men wearing brocade clothes and two swords on the table, which was obviously unusual.
Qin Hao filled up the cooked tea, greeted it with a smile, handed it over, and asked tentatively: "You two must be strangers, right? I have been here for more than a few months, and I have never seen anyone dressed up like you."
"kindness!"
The man in brocade clothes smiled lightly and nodded: "We were ordered to catch the rebels. I heard that there are assassins in Xiang County from the direction of Chang'an. Their leader is very cunning and good at disguise."
"oh?"
Although Qin Hao was shocked in his heart, he remained calm on his face: "Is this happening? We ordinary people have never heard of it. It is best for the officials to arrest them all to protect the safety of the people of our country."
"Of course, isn't this coming?"
The man in brocade clothes turned his head and glanced at the shopkeeper, and said softly: "Are you coming with us by yourself, or are we taking you with us?"
Qin Hao's expression suddenly changed, and he raised his hand to splash water, but as soon as he started, he was interrupted by a man in brocade clothes. With a bang, the kettle fell aside, and the boiling water gurgled out.
Qin Hao hurriedly turned around, quickly slipped out a pill from his sleeve, and swallowed it into his mouth at lightning speed. However, the man in brocade moved faster and directly knocked him to the ground. The same pill was stuffed into his mouth.
He poured tea into his mouth.
"Hmph! Do you want to commit suicide by taking poison?"
"Stop dreaming!"
"Old Lin, I'll leave the rest to you!"
"Don't worry."
*****
Sili, Chang'an.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Dong Zhuo glared at Li Ru below, anger rising to his throat: "Wen You, it's been so long, why is there no movement in the direction of Runan?"
"If we continue to delay like this, spring is about to begin, and the people of Runan will forget about this matter. Don't you know the value of an army's speed?"
Li Ru looked worried and hurriedly bowed: "Prime Minister, King Hongnong has obviously expected that we would be like this, so he ordered the school affairs office to secretly intervene in Runan, catching me and others off guard."
"The assassination arranged by my subordinates in Runan resulted in more than half of the losses, and it even spread to Peiguo, Chenjun and other places. Originally Yuan Zhong and Yuan Huan were about to agree to start a rebellion, but who could have imagined that something like this happened.
"
"Damn it!"
Li Ru cursed secretly and gritted his teeth.
Dong Zhuo stared with disbelief on his face: "Even if King Hongnong was prepared, how could he achieve such results in such a short period of time? Is there an informant within us, or is it Yuan Zhong or Yuan Huan?
Leak?"
"this......"
Li Ru frowned and shook his head: "Maybe there is an informant inside, but it cannot be Yuan Zhong or Yuan Huan. After all, they are the children of the Yuan family. Once they act like this, they will definitely be called traitors of the Yuan family.
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"Besides, if it is true that Yuan's informant made such a huge contribution, how could King Hongnong turn a blind eye? He would definitely take this opportunity to promote the two of them, thereby irritating the prime minister and taking action against Yuan Wei."
"But..."
Li Ru was extremely sure and raised his hands in salute: "King Hongnong did not act like this."
Dong Zhuo frowned and nodded slowly: "That makes sense! Is it true that there is a leaker in our family?"
Li Ru timidly said: "This matter is due to a mistake in the review by my subordinates. I hope the Prime Minister will punish me."
"That's all."
Dong Zhuo waved his hand. Although he was angry, he did not punish Li Ru.
After all, Li Ru is the only think tank he can rely on at the moment. How can he dare to punish at will: "What happened in Runan is in the past, but in the matter of Xuzhou, we must be cautious and make sure there are no more mistakes."
Li Ru secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Here."
Dong Zhuo was furious: "The Yuan family members themselves don't want to take revenge, so what's the use of us worrying about it? Old man Yuan Wei can really swallow this bad breath!"
"this......"
Li Ru wanted to correct him, but he didn't open his mouth after all. He just said vaguely: "Perhaps Yuan Wei is too old to fight against King Hongnong anymore. He just wants to save the lives of his people."
Dong Zhuo secretly cursed: "How dare you endure the hatred of genocide? How cowardly!"
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Tufu's Mansion.
Yuan Wei held the letter in his hands and let out a long sigh: "If all the descendants of my Yuan family can be like Zhengfu, no matter how the world changes, they will definitely be invincible."
"yes."
Yuan Ji on the side twisted his beard and nodded.
Even he couldn't help being stunned when he received Yuan Huan's letter: "Zhengfu lives up to his title. He would rather bear the title of traitor of the Yuan family and still fight for the Yuan family's power in Nanyang Hanting."
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"admire!"
Yuan Ji sighed from the bottom of his heart and said, "Uncle, Yuan Zhong was the Prime Minister of Pei State before. Now with such merits, I'm afraid he should be able to go further, right?"
Yuan Wei shook his head and looked uncertain: "Not necessarily. Although Zhengfu expressed his sincerity to King Hongnong in this way, he is only a county magistrate after all. At best, it would be good if he could be reinstated."
"Moreover, even if the official is reinstated, it will not be fulfilled soon, otherwise the world will think of Zhengfu's previous demotion to county magistrate, and deliberately think of it as a suppression of the Yuan family."
"Isn't this just asking for trouble?"
Yuan Wei pinched a strand of goatee under his chin and kept deducing in his mind: "King Hongnong is known for his fairness and benevolence in Nanyang. He will never promote Zhengfu so quickly."
"However, Zhengfu is very smart. He has obviously expected this, so he deliberately handed the letter from Yao Qing to Guo Jia, the school affairs office, in this way."
"If my guess is correct, even if His Majesty the Emperor does not promote Zhengfu, he will definitely promote Yaoqing. Even after a period of time, they will all be promoted."
Yuan Ji nodded in agreement: "It's really difficult for the official, Yao Qing. Nanyang Hanting is obviously afraid of our Yuan family, but they can be promoted in this way and open a way for the Yuan family."
Yuan Wei was deeply moved: "Yes, it's true that I taught Zhengfu."
Yuan Ji nodded: "My uncle is really worried about the Yuan family."
Yuan Wei breathed out: "This is the responsibility of the clan leader. The first thing is to ensure the continuation of the whole clan, especially in troubled times. The second thing is to honor the ancestors. Do you understand?"
Yuan Ji nodded solemnly: "Uncle, don't worry, my nephew will remember it."
Yuan Wei said softly: "We must also be prepared to bear Dong Zhuo's thunderous wrath."
Yuan Ji said calmly: "Dong Zhuo wants to use the power of our Yuan family, how dare he attack us? At best, he just scolds us."
"Master of the house—!"
"Master of the house—!"
At this moment, a voice sounded outside the side hall.
Yuan Wei raised his eyes and looked.
However, he saw that his servants rushed into the palace and bowed their heads: "Master, news came back from the direction of Runan. The assassins planted by Dong Zhuo in Runan were wiped out by King Hongnong."
"kindness."
Yuan Wei was not shocked at all, as if all this happened naturally: "What else?"
The attendant was stunned for a long time, not understanding what the master meant: "What else...is there anything else?"
Yuan Wei frowned: "Didn't King Hongnong promote Yao Qing?"
"ah?"
The attendant was a little confused: "The villain didn't receive the message!"
Yuan Wei would not naively think it was an omission. He immediately became nervous: "What about Zhengfu?"
The attendant shook his head: "No!"
"How is this possible?"
Yuan Wei looked in disbelief and asked urgently: "How did the school affairs office arrest Chang'an's assassin?"
The attendant handed over the letter: "Master, please take a look."
Yuan Wei started browsing and gasped: "It doesn't start from Xiangxian County, but starts from Runan, and spreads to Xiangxian County in three days!"
"this......"
Yuan Ji naturally knew the difference between the two methods: "Master, is it possible that King Hongnong is protecting Zhengfu and Yaoqing? He doesn't want them to be accused of being traitors?"
"Indeed."
"but......"
Yuan Wei looked worried and frowned: "King Hongnong acted like this and gave up the strategy of killing people with a borrowed knife. He obviously expected that Dong Zhuo would have no way to deal with us, and his real purpose was to suppress the Yuan family."
"Damn it!"
Yuan Wei gritted his teeth and was heartbroken.
He couldn't believe that King Hongnong would act like this: "I really underestimated King Hongnong. I'm afraid that from now on, our Yuan family in Nanyang Hanting can only rely on political achievements to speak for itself."
"Even if we gave away the information about Dong Zhuo's assassination, this person didn't give it a chance. He knew for sure that I would not give up Nanyang Hanting, so he dared to act so boldly."
Yuan Ji frowned and said sinisterly: "It is unimaginable that emperors in the past dynasties have tried every means to win over wealthy families, even Emperor Guangwu is no exception. But who would have thought that King Hongnong would treat us with such disdain!"
Yuan Wei clenched his fists tightly and suppressed his anger: "Even Emperor Guangwu needs to rely on aristocratic families to secure his throne. I really don't believe it anymore. Can King Hongnong suppress this power?"
"Uncle, we can't go on like this."
"You gave me a hard time thinking about it."
"..."
*****
Nanyang, Wancheng.
Emperor's palace.
Warm Pavilion.
Liu Bian held the latest compiled book, flipped through it carefully, and nodded with satisfaction: "Anyway, our first draft has been published, and we will use it as a teaching material for Xiangxu."
Although this matter was finally completed when the winter was about to end, it was too late after all. With a trace of guilt on his face, Lu Zhi bowed to the Emperor:
"But Your Majesty, now that the power of the imperial court has expanded to Yuzhou and Xuzhou, I'm afraid it's too late to copy it now. Nanyang can still guarantee it, but Yuzhou and Xuzhou are afraid it will be delayed."
However......
However, Liu Bian did not panic at all and waved his hand: "Don't worry, Lu Qing, I have my own way to complete it. You should follow your previous plan and make sure that Xuzhou and Yuzhou have at least one filial piety master!"
Lu Zhi leaned forward and handed over his hand: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the personnel have been arranged and ready to go at any time. It's just the teaching materials that are the most critical."
"Three days!"
Liu Bian said with great certainty: "In three days, I will prepare Master Xiao Jing's teaching materials. At that time, you can send someone to Yutang Hall of the Imperial Palace to pick them up. I guarantee that everyone will have one set of teaching materials. As for the extra ones, they will be purchased and sold by booksellers."
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"ah?"
Lu Zhi was surprised, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Although this textbook is only the first edition, it covers a lot of content and cannot be completed in a short time.
Even if it is hand-copied, it will not take more than a month to complete.
How could His Majesty the Emperor solve all the teaching materials within three days?
You know, there are thousands of volumes!
"Your Majesty, you..."
Lu Zhi stared at the emperor, completely confused.
"Lu Qing, come with me and you will know."
At that moment, Liu Bian stood up slowly, walked around the dragon's eucalyptus, and entered the palace.
He waved his hand towards Lu Zhi, gesturing for him to follow.
After leaving Nuange, we headed west.
Not long after.
The two of them rushed to Tianlu Pavilion.
This Tianlu Pavilion was originally the library collection place of the Han Dynasty palace, but it became the place where Liu Bian printed books in the palace of the Nanyang Emperor.
When the two of them walked into the palace, they were greeted by attendants: "Your Majesty, Mu Qing."
Liu Bian handed the book in his hand to the other party: "Three thousand volumes, how long will it take?"
Mu Qing took the book and browsed it, roughly judging the quantity and the prepared movable type molds: "It will be enough in three days."
Lu Zhi was stunned: "Three thousand volumes can be completed in three days?"
Mu Qing nodded and said, "Don't worry, Situ Lu. This official is responsible for the printing of Tianlu Pavilion. He uses the movable type printing developed by His Majesty, which can produce thousands of copies a day. I will never stop talking about it."
"Movable type printing?"
Lu Zhi was completely confused: "This is..."
Without waiting for Mu Qing to explain, Liu Bian waved his hand and said, "You will know after you show Lu Situ around, why waste your time!"
Mu Qingdan smiled and bowed his head: "Here!"
Immediately.
He waved his hand to make an invitation: "Lu Situ, let's invite you here."
Liu Bian and Lu Zhi followed Mu Qing's footsteps and turned directly into the inner courtyard.
Look around.
All rooms on both sides are open.
There are wooden boxes lined up one after another inside, and the above is actually arranged according to "Shuowen Jiezi", which surprisingly contains all the fonts inside, and each wooden wedge is very small, probably only as big as a fingernail.
"This...this is..."
The scene in front of me is really spectacular.
Lu Zhi was astonished, his eyes filled with horror.
"Someone is coming!"
Mu Qing said hello and handed the book in his hand to the visitor: "Divide it quickly. Each person is responsible for five pages. Complete a thousand volumes within three days without any mistakes."
"Here."
Lu Zhi has yet to recover from his surprise.
But see...
The man entered the main hall with the scroll, quickly disassembled it and distributed it according to the page number.
Immediately, in the small grids under the eaves on both sides, each person in charge immediately began to arrange the movable type according to the contents of the books.
They move very quickly and clearly remember the position of each word very clearly.
Lu Zhi stepped forward quickly and looked at the wooden box, which was as big as paper. Each movable type was filled in in order.
Then, cover the paper that has been cut earlier, and use the roller to roll over the paper. The content on the page is completed in just a few seconds.
Lu Zhi picked up the printed paper, and the handwriting on it was clearly visible, and every word was written in standard official script, and even the spacing was maintained very well.
"No wonder."
Lu Zhi suddenly realized it and turned to look at His Majesty the Emperor, his eyes shining: "His Majesty asked us to copy the content into such a square grid. It turns out that it is for the convenience of printing?"
"That's right!"
Liu Bian nodded affirmatively: "You only need to copy the first edition of the master book according to the format, and read the rest of the printing textbooks. Then you can successfully print according to this model."
"This time, Lu Qing should believe that I can complete the printing of Xiangxu's textbooks within three days, right? In the future, all of our Han Dynasty's textbooks on Xiangxu must use this as a standard in order to be widely promoted."
Lu Zhi's eyes suddenly brightened, and at this moment, huge waves had already set off in his heart: "Your Majesty has revolutionized papermaking and developed movable type printing. He has truly made an unprecedented contribution to the promotion of education!"
Liu Bian laughed lightly and said softly: "The root of great chaos in the world lies in the chaos of people's hearts. Therefore, if you want to calm the world, you must first win over people's hearts; and the foundation of people's hearts lies in following the way of heaven, practicing benevolence and righteousness, and maintaining loyalty and filial piety."
"How to follow the Way of Heaven, practice benevolence and righteousness, and uphold loyalty and filial piety? Of course, we need to implement the king's education. Papermaking and movable type printing are the basis for the education. If this cannot be solved, how can we implement the king's education!"
Although His Majesty the Emperor spoke sparsely and ordinary words, and did not take papermaking and movable type printing seriously at all, Lu Zhi deeply understood the great significance of all this!
Lu Zhi was deeply moved and became even more convinced that the emperor in front of him was the emperor who could truly help the world and rebuild the world. He finally found the meaning of life in his later years!
"Your Majesty, don't worry!"
Lu Zhi bowed deeply without hesitation and said from the bottom of his heart: "I will do my best to help Your Majesty, carry out royal education, restore people's hearts, and create a prosperous and prosperous world."
Liu Bian helped Lu Zhi up with his own hands: "Of course! My vision is absolutely not wrong. With the help of you loyal ministers who sincerely serve to educate the people of the world, in less than ten years, the world will be in great peace!"
Lu Zhi's eyes swept across the busy figure in Tianlu Pavilion, and he felt very excited, and his worried heart was completely relieved: "Your Majesty, I feel at ease. I will leave now and go back to prepare for other things."
Liu Bian nodded: "Go ahead and remember to send someone to Yutang Hall to collect the teaching materials in three days."
Lu Zhi cupped his hands: "Here."
Looking at Lu Zhi's back as he turned and left, netizens in the live broadcast room became excited again:
"Haha! Did you see that? Lu Zhi was completely stunned."
"This kind of transcendental thing, it would be strange not to be stupid."
"Lu Zhi took chicken blood, and there will definitely be no problem in primary and secondary schools."
"I hope that the common people of Han Dynasty can enjoy nine-year compulsory education like us."
"Test! You must take the exam! Destroy them to death!"