fake prince

Chapter 587

Zhao Zhu saluted respectfully, said the previous matter, and asked: "Master, there are too many people who give gifts, and now there are some honorable ones who have brought gifts, and they are all quite expensive, and the little ones don't know what should be in line with the arrangement, you see ?”

It is not necessary to make friends with military officers, but it is not appropriate to offend people now.

This kind of gift, if everyone gives it, he accepts it, and nothing will happen. If there is a family of two, you should avoid suspicion.

In addition to the stewards of the mansion, there are also some officials who come to give gifts in person because of their low official positions. Naturally, this kind of guests are not the same as other mansion stewards. Go to the outer courtyard to rest for a while.

It is also now that the Duke's Mansion is very large, and the outer courtyard is cleared out to a courtyard near the gatehouse for everyone to rest. It is not crowded, and both civil and military officials can live in peace.

Zhao Zhu's abilities are good, and after receiving Su Ziji's orders, he no longer has to worry about entertaining guests and directing servants in an orderly manner.

Because there were no female guests coming to the door today, Ye Buhui couldn't show up at this time, and there were many people in front, coming and going, very chaotic, so he could only temporarily retreat to the back.

Su Ziji was not good and only let Zhao Zhu, the butler, socialize. He had already come out to greet and thank these guests one by one. Everyone was congratulating him on his housewarming in name, but in fact they knew exactly what they were congratulating.

"Master Su, I heard that you once sent someone to search for the "Zheng's Copybook" written by Mr. Zheng, the great sage of Xianyu? At that time, I was also in the shop that your servant asked about."

A fifth-rank official with a decent appearance, at this moment, smiled and saluted Su Ziji, and at the same time signaled to follow the servant, and came forward with a small box.

"Come here today, and I happen to present this copybook that I have here. Although there are a few pages that are incomplete, it is roughly preserved. Lord Su doesn't mind, so please accept it to congratulate Lord Su on his housewarming."

Apparently, he knew that he liked the originals of ancient books, so he specially sent them here.

All the other gifts were accepted, so Su Ziji naturally liked this kind of ancient copybooks from more distant dynasties more than 500 years ago.

"I am ashamed."

According to the custom of this era, Su Ziji refused for a while, and after a friendly conversation, finally this ancient book was accepted by Su Ziji.

At this time, another sixth-rank official from the Ministry of Rites stepped forward, and he also asked people to hold a few long boxes. Inside were several famous calligraphy and paintings by famous sages from places with prosperous writing styles less than a hundred years ago. The price is naturally not as good as the Xianyu ancient books given before, but it is better because there are five copies, and they are all the works of a family of five. In terms of implication, it is also very festive, so the gift is naturally good.

Because no matter how small a mosquito's legs are, they are still meat, so Su Ziji was naturally very happy, so after a while of refusal, he happily accepted.

Most of the guests who came here in person were Beijing officials below the fourth rank, and the military officers might even give some valuable gifts, while most of the civil servants personally sent one or two ancient books, which were both elegant and favored by Su Ziji.

"They are all human beings. Giving gifts is heavy. Not only is it not good politically, but it also hurts me."

"I heard that I like to write ancient books by myself, so I eagerly sent these. Not only is it elegant in name, but it is actually not worth much."

How do you say this in ancient books?

Saying it has value means it has some value, saying it has no value means it has no value, and it is difficult to exchange money for it. Moreover, it has a rich family background and a wide range of communication. Many of them can get paintings and calligraphy from relatives and friends without spending money.

"Unfortunately, I like it."

Su Ziji couldn't help feeling that he was the so-called grandson of the emperor who had not yet been officially naturalized, so many people knew about his hobbies and collected so many ancient books to give to him. How much attention should it be, to be embraced by others?

It's no wonder that many people feel that after studying hard for ten years in a cold window and being named on the gold list, it is not as good as being born in the royal family of the clan. It is easy to compare people with others. Frustrated and unwilling.

A wave of guests were ushered in, and they were invited to rest and drink tea in the hall. Su Ziji returned to the main courtyard, and saw a long table with twenty or thirty wooden boxes stacked on it.

"This is "Yu's Exegesis", which is the work of Yu Hang, a Jinshi in the late period of the previous dynasty. It was edited by the Imperial Academy. After his father Yu Ding hanged himself and was admonished, he couldn't fulfill his father's will and never came out."

"Although he later resigned from office, he still has knowledge."

Su Ziji reached out and touched it, but his expression changed.

"Discover [Yu's Exegesis], do you want to learn it?"

"Yes."

"[Yu's Exegesis] learned, [Experience +0]"

"Damn it, Zitanmutian still responds, but it never increases in experience. Is this because Yu Hang's knowledge and thoughts don't benefit him anymore?"

Su Ziji took a deep breath, and gradually realized that he had probably reached a full value for the "Four Books and Five Classics". Given the current situation, he could not gain experience at all, and felt disappointed in his heart. However, the few items he picked up later The calligraphy and painting of the sample copybook made the red sandalwood wood tin respond.

"I found "Zheng's Copybook", do you want to learn from it?"

"Discover "Yang Mingchun Mountain Paintings", do you want to learn from it?"

Following Su Ziji's answer "Yes", a faint sense of coolness poured down.

"[calligraphy] +500, level 11 (3835/11000)"

"[Danqing] +1000, level 11 (4557/11000)"

"It seems that now I can only learn calligraphy and painting calligraphy." Seeing the increase in experience and the improvement of calligraphy, painting and calligraphy, Su Ziji thought to himself.

But such gains, although not nothing, still have a certain gap with Su Ziji's previous expectations, which made him a little dissatisfied.

Looking at another box in front of him, Su Ziji opened it and took out one. On the indigo-blue book cover, there were a few words that could be called flamboyant, "Qingfeng Daojing"!

"How could a Daoist scripture be mixed in here?" Su Ziji was slightly taken aback when he saw the name on the book cover, but when he flipped through a page, he saw the words inside.

"It's also Mr. Xianyu Zheng's copybook?"

Regardless of whether it is the previous dynasties or the previous dynasties, in fact, many calligraphers like to copy Taoist scriptures and Sanskrit scriptures, and pass them on to later generations, making them precious copybooks.

The same is true for this Taoist scripture. The content of the Taoist scripture itself must not be paid attention to by people. It has been handed down for hundreds of years. What is cherished by people is that the person who wrote the scripture is Xianyu Zheng Mingqiu, who has extraordinary attainments in calligraphy.

It's a pity that Su Ziji had learned from Mr. Zheng's copybooks before, so he probably won't have much experience this time. The reason is very simple. The same person has similar knowledge and skills. Not much is actually gained.

"It's more or less meat." When Su Ziji saw the words inside and thought about it, almost the next moment, Su Ziji felt a shock from the red sandalwood tin.

Generally speaking, when Su Ziji absorbs something useful, half a piece of red sandalwood will flash, but now such a shock is rare.

"Discover the "Qingfeng Daojing", do you want to learn it?"

"what?"

(End of this chapter)