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Chapter 15 The Savior

Liu Jing led his younger brother Liu He into the book shop. On the left side of the shop, there were seven rows of bookshelves, on which were written the six arts, philosophers, poems, military books, spells, recipes, and history books.It is obviously classified according to the "Seven Strategies" written by Liu Xin, a scholar of the former Han Dynasty.The most prosperous book is the six arts, followed by the scholars, there are very few methods and techniques.

There are seven or eight book tables on the right side of the office. Except for the main seat, there are Confucian scholars sitting in cloth clothes and belts. The book office can not only buy and sell books, but also borrow them. people.

The most famous book rubber in history is Wang Chong and Wang Zhongren. In his youth, "the family was poor and had no books, and he often visited the shops in Luoyang, reading the books that were sold, and he could recite them as soon as he saw them, so he learned a lot about the words of a hundred schools of thought." In the end, he became a generation of Confucian masters, his name will go down in history, and he will be famous for future generations.

Liu Jing glanced across the group of Confucian scholars in a hurry, and finally stopped on one person. This was a young man who was about to be young. He was wearing a blue silk scarf and a sky-blue muslin kudzu robe. He had fair skin and exquisite facial features, not inferior to a woman.

Liu Jingxin said: "This is really a delicate person..."

Nowadays, the world is gradually changing, and there is no shortage of heterogeneous people who "shave their faces in smoked clothes, and apply powder to their faces". However, the beauty of femininity really became popular until the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Han people now appreciate the image of a man with a tall stature, a beard and a long beard.

Liu Jing looked at the handsome young man secretly, and the other party stared at him with sharp eyes, raised his eyebrows, and showed a strange expression on his face.

Liu Jing didn't know the reason, but he nodded politely.

The handsome young man nodded slightly, and turned his attention back to the scroll in his hand.

At this moment, a maid with a short brown and blue scarf stepped forward enthusiastically, and asked, "This gentleman has a very stern face, is this the first time you have come here? I wonder if he wants to buy a book, or...?"

Liu Jing said, "I'm going to pledge [-] yuan for the collection of books."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Jing immediately became the focus of everyone's attention in the book shop.

The servant could not handle this matter, so he said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please wait for a moment, the villain will go to the back room to invite the master."

Another guarantor quickly fetched a straw mat for Brother Liu Jing to sit down and rest.

Not long after, the owner of the book shop came out with his servant. He was about forty years old, dressed in white, with a handsome face, and bowed to Liu Jing, "Dare to ask my lord, what book are you going to mortgage?"

Liu Jing said calmly: "There are three books in total. The first book is "Chu Ci Chapters" written by Uncle Wang Yi, the former prefect of Yuzhang and a famous scholar in Nanjun of Benzhou. (Dongguan) "Han Ji" is knowledgeable and well-known all over the world. Its "Chu Ci Chapters" is the first complete annotated version of "Chu Ci". Too much talk."

The owner of the book shop couldn't hide his joy, and he clapped his hands and said "good".

Liu Jing continued: "The second book is "Wuyue Chunqiu" written by Zhao Ye, a hermit in Kuaiji, Yangzhou. Yu Wuyu finally went to Goujian. The book is a compilation of official history, barnyard history, legends and other materials. Although it is not official history, it has merits."

"Great kindness." The owner of the book shop added joy to the occasion.

"The third book is the Xiping Shijing "Analects of Confucius" that I copied..."

"Ah! Xiping Shijing?" The owner of the bookstore couldn't help but exclaimed, and couldn't wait to ask: "But Cai Yilang Shudan?"

Not only the owner of the book shop, but everyone else is also full of expectations, and the handsome young man with a calm expression is also attracted.

"Exactly." Liu Jing didn't hide anything, but said in a down-to-earth way: "However, I also copied it from others, and it should have some charm with the original text."

After a pause, he said: "In addition to these three books, there are also some poems and articles, all of which are added together. If you want to pledge [-] yuan, how do you feel?"

The owner of the bookstore agreed without thinking, without any desire to bargain.In fact, the value of these three books is far more than [-] yuan.It is necessary to know that the money borrowed by the other party always has to be returned, but the mortgaged book can be copied and retained.

Liu Jing was about to order Song Gu outside the door to bring the books in, when he heard the handsome young man say with a Central Plains accent: "There is a deceased elder in the lower clan, named Liu Liang, styled Manshan, after King Xiao of Liang (Liu Wu), Known for his erudition and talent in Dongping Kingdom (Yanzhou), he was an official up to Shang Shuling. He was poor when he was young, and he sold books in the market to make a living. Could it be the same with his step?"

The reason why Liu Liang sells books is that he has to do it because he is lonely and poor.On the other hand, Brother Liu Jing, who rides in an ox cart and wears fine clothes, is at least from an upper-middle-class family.Life is carefree, but you have to quality books. In the eyes of young people who are addicted to books, this kind of behavior naturally has reason to despise and ridicule them.

Liu Jing couldn't hear the irony in the other party's words, but Liu He didn't hear the overtones, and rushed to show off: "A brother pledged the book, not for himself, but for the neighbor who was wronged and imprisoned to prepare a ransom..."

The handsome young man was stunned for a moment, without questioning the authenticity of the matter, he stood upright, gave Liu Jing a long bow, and sighed bluntly: "No wonder Confucius once sighed: 'Those who believe are eyes, but eyes are not trustworthy; The heart is also, but the heart is still not enough. Knowing people is not easy!' The words of the sage are indeed true."

Many times what you see and think in your heart may not be the truth. It is not easy to understand a person.He is borrowing the words of Confucius to apologize euphemistically.

It wasn't until the handsome young man stood up that Liu Jing realized that the man was extremely tall, half a head taller than him, even if he wasn't eight feet, he was seven feet eight or nine inches, or about 1.8 meters, visually equivalent to more than 1.9 meters in later generations.

"If you don't know but don't feel stunned, you are not a gentleman." Others don't understand you, but you don't get angry because of it, isn't this what a gentleman does.Liu Jing quoted a sentence from "The Analects", also from the mouth of Confucius, showing excellent demeanor.

Liu He looked at the two with a blank face, completely unable to understand what charades they were playing.

The owner of the bookstore boasted generously: "Langjun is really a virtuous gentleman. By the way, haven't you asked Langjun to be famous?"

Liu Jing replied: "I am Liu Jing, named Zhongda, from Longqiu, Pingxiang."

"It turns out that Mr. Lang is a descendant of the Liu family in Longqiu." The owner of the book shop suddenly realized, no wonder Liu Jing has such a demeanor. It turned out that he came from the Liu family in Longqiu. The Liu family in Longqiu had two Sangongs, and they are the well-deserved crown family in Changsha. .

Liu Jing turned around and called Song Gu, ordering him to carry the books into the door, and the owner of the book shop also ordered two maids to help carry them.

A group of Confucian scholars in the book shop didn't even have the heart to study, they crowded around one after another, huddled together, vying to see Cai Yong's calligraphy, and exclaimed from time to time.The handsome young man likes to be quiet, so he didn't go to join in the fun, and he was not interested in "Chu Ci Zhangju" and "Wuyue Chunqiu", so he turned his attention to poems and essays.

Picking up an article, the handsome young man couldn't help but be surprised. It used a common typeface that he had never seen before. It was different from the official script. It is steady in the moment, strong in elegance, with straight and straight bones, but no kitsch, moving and fascinating.

The content is also quite new——

"Mr. I don't know who he is, and I don't know his surname. There are five willow trees beside the house, so I thought it was a name. I am quiet and talk less, and I don't admire glory and wealth. I like to read, and I don't ask for deep understanding. Whenever I know something, I forget to eat. Sexual addiction A poor family cannot always get wine. Old relatives know this, or buy wine and invite it; if you drink it all, you will be drunk in the future. After getting drunk, you will not be stingy to leave it. The brown wears the knot, the scoop is empty every time, Yan Ruye. I often write articles to entertain myself, showing my ambition. Forget about gains and losses, and end with this.

Zan said: Qian Lou's wife has a saying: "I don't care about the poor and the lowly, and I don't care about the wealth and honor." Does it sound like a man's wife?To compose poems with the title, in order to rejoice in their aspirations, without the people of the Huai clan?The people of Ge Tianshi? "

After reading it in one breath, the handsome young man was almost overwhelmed, shouting refreshingly, the style of this article is clean, there are almost no long words, the meaning is really ancient, it is really a good article!What's even more rare is that the thoughts expressed in the article just fit his state of mind, and he is bound to win this article.

The handsome young man asked Liu Jing: "Dare to ask your step, who wrote this article?"

Liu Jing replied: "It's my next work."

The handsome young man was overjoyed and said, "Very good, I want this article."

Seeing the astonishment on Liu Jing's face, the handsome young man patted his forehead and explained: "A few days ago I went boating on the Xiangshui River, fishing for fun. When I saw someone fall into the water, I jumped into the water and rescued him..."

Liu Jing let out an "ah" and said with a long bow, "It turns out that my step is my savior. Since the benefactor recognizes me, why don't they recognize each other?"

"This trivial matter is not worth mentioning. If you insist on repaying it, this article can be regarded as a reward for saving you." After speaking, the handsome young man took the article into his arms, threw his sleeves, and left.

Liu Jing was dumbfounded. The other party didn't even tell him his name. If the other party didn't like his article and didn't bother to tell him about saving lives, how could someone be so carefree? !

(End of this chapter)