Chapter 51: Reappearance of Ancient Books (Part 1)
Hearing Su Xiyao's sweet call, He Ran couldn't help but go over to look at the gift list. There weren't many things that could make Su Xiyao's heart sway.
"What did you see that made you so happy?"
Su Xiyao pointed at the gift list and said excitedly: "Feilai Pavilion has five boxes of books! I don't know how they got it. If it is genuine, it will be worth a lot of money."
He Ran lost interest and said: "Five boxes of five boxes, how valuable can they be? Uh..., is Feilai Pavilion famous for its collection of books?"
Su Xiyao was in a good mood and did not care to despise him. She explained excitedly: "Of course he is famous. Every scholar knows that. Anything that can catch Yan Yun's eyes is not a treasure. Although his conduct is not high, his calligraphy and painting attainments But it is unconvincing. If he were not hindered by his character, he could be called the best talent in the world based on his talent alone. Many later generations hold this view."[
He Ran asked casually: "What evil deeds does he have? He is worse than me?"
Su Xiyao smiled and said, "Compared to you, what he did is really nothing." After saying that, she called Xiaozhu in and ordered, "Go to the front and tell me that if the gift from Marquis Zijun is delivered, first Bring the five boxes of Feilai Pavilion books here."
Xiaozhu agreed and went.
Yan Yun aroused He Ran's interest and asked: "Where is his bad character?"
Su Xiyao smiled and said: "Stealing."
He Ranruo realized something: "Then what was stolen must be calligraphy and painting."
Su Xiyao nodded and said: "Well, he is the most elegant thief in the world. Because of his high attainments and superb martial arts, all the things he steals are treasures. Not to mention the ordinary prince's palace, which is the emperor's palace. He also came and left when he wanted. If that was all, the most despicable thing was that he also stole and dug graves, from the imperial mausoleum to the common people's tombs. As long as he found out that there were rare paintings and calligraphy buried with them, he would not let them go. Pass."
"Looking at your expression, you seem to approve of his behavior." He Ran rolled his eyes and looked at Su Xiyao, who was smiling.
"It's not a compliment. Although he did it, he saved many precious books from being destroyed in the ground. At that time, there was no stereotype printing, but they were all original and unique works. This can be considered a meritorious service, but his whereabouts are elusive, and the person who collected the books Even more people know where the Feilai Pavilion is. People only know the names of some of the books in the collection from their friend Li Shi, who was a master of calligraphy and painting at the time. Li Shi frankly said that what he saw was only a drop in the bucket, and that Feilai Pavilion contained no less than ten thousand books. Volume, but the books he mentioned alone are enough to make scholars all over the world envy and covet them. In the more than a hundred years since Yan Yun's death, although some people have repeatedly claimed to have found Feilai Pavilion, they are all swindlers. Later, Some people say that a fire burned Feilai Pavilion before Yan Yun died. Others speculate that Feilai Pavilion was originally an underground tomb built by Yan Yun for himself. The name "Pavilion" is misleading. The books after his death Just let him be buried in the ground for a long time, and various explanations are inconsistent."
Seeing that she was too excited, He Ran was afraid that she would be disappointed soon, so he poured cold water on her and said: "These books may also be fake, so don't have too much hope."
Su Xiyao nodded and said: "I know, but it is said that Yan Yun is from Dongchuan, and it is not that there are no capable people around Marquis Zijun. Since he dares to write this on the gift list, it is difficult to tell the authenticity even if it is not genuine. Rare ancient books."
"Just be prepared. If he really finds Feilai Pavilion, I will take you to see everything later, or give him another five hundred miles of land and let him send all the books to Cangxian Valley."
Su Xiyao's bright eyes flashed with excitement, and then she waved her hand and said: "If it is true, then it is better to move these precious books as little as possible. They are all old things. It would be a great sin to damage them because of me. , it’s better to go there and take a look.”
"You can't finish reading thousands of books in a lifetime. That's not good. By then you won't have time to pay attention to me."
Su Xiyao glanced at him and said, "I won't let people copy it. It's enough to go there for one or two months every year to see the original work."
"That won't work. You'll have to be delayed for a month or two on the way back and forth. If you don't accompany me, I won't be able to rest assured. If you do, I'll waste half of the year on this."
Su Xiyao curled her lips and said, "There are already quite a few fairies who need your company. I'm going to read a book to free up some time for you."
He Ran hugged her with a playful smile and said: "Without you, how can I have the time to accompany others? I will send someone to tell Li Ping soon that if I really find Feilai Pavilion, I might as well burn it down to avoid unnecessary trouble." To seduce the thoughts of my beloved wife."
Although she knew he was joking, Su Xiyao was still shocked. Her husband could do anything. She raised her eyebrows and warned: "If you dare to do such a thing, I will never do it." I will spare you! This is ridiculous. If you really destroy Feilai Pavilion, you will be reviled by scholars all over the world." [
He Ran looked like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, and said: "Now it's not just the scholars who are scolding me, I don't care. The killing of 20,000 soldiers has made it difficult for me to have a clear name. Let them scold me."
Su Xiyao was really afraid of him, so she changed her tone and begged: "You can't take the joke seriously, don't get angry and do it for real, okay, even if you really find Feilai Pavilion, I just won't go and see it, let me Let me make a copy and read it, I will be with you at the head office every day."
He Ran showed a smile and said: "That's pretty much it. Let me kiss you first."
Su Xiyao let out angrily and stepped hard on his foot with her delicate feet, but when her lips were kissed, she still responded lovingly and hooked her arms around his neck.
The five boxes of books were delivered not long after. Su Xiyao opened the first mahogany box with excitement. Inside were brocade boxes of different sizes. The brocade boxes were filled with fine silk floss. Obviously the person who gave the gift knew how precious these books were.
Su Xiyao took out a brocade box about a foot long and saw the words "Nine Questions of Xuantian" neatly written on it. Her fingers immediately started to tremble slightly. After opening the box carefully, she said in surprise: "Look !The texture of this silk is ink color!”
Although He Ran didn't know how to appreciate ancient books, he could tell that the pile of yellowed silk inside was old, and some clues could be seen from the rough texture. Strictly speaking, this was not a silk book, because it was not a silk book. It is not bound into a volume, probably because the binding custom was not yet in use at that time.
"What's written?" He Ran tilted his head and looked at the simple and jagged handwriting.
"Hezi's famous novel! I read it for you." Su Xiyao glanced at him dissatisfied.
"Oh, it's that book." He Ran said casually. Only he knew whether he really knew or pretended to know, but he still knew about Hezi, just like Confucius, Laozi, Mozi, Hanfeizi, etc. in China. Just like people, this Hezi is a great thinker who founded a sect here, advocating that Tao follows nature. Hundreds of years ago, the power of the Li dynasty was weak, and all the heroes came together. Here, just like the pre-Qin period in China, a hundred schools of thought contended, and various schools of thought contended. Ideological trends are surging, and superstars are competing with each other. It is still in this stage from that time to the present. The freedom of speech and the trend of speaker guilt are the guarantee and foundation for the rapid development of ideas. He Ran likes this era very much, but there are too many schools. It was extremely painful for him to remember, and he even had the problem of confusing famous people from two generations. Because the memory of the past was too profound, it was impossible to forget. Therefore, whenever he talked about these ancient sages with others, he was cautious about speaking, I'm afraid I might accidentally say something else.