Han Shizu

Chapter 1387 "Kaibao General Category"

In the Chuigong Hall, Emperor Liu ordered Yan Tuo to help Zhang Zhao to sit down. The old pedant was getting old and needed help even with a cane. However, during the worship, he showed a rare spirit. There is a hidden red light on the face, a little happy, a little excited.

There were more than 20 servants, who carried some boxes into the hall, placed them neatly, and opened the lids to reveal their true faces. They were neatly stored books, and there was a faint smell of ink.

Emperor Liu took the general outline of the bibliography presented by Yan Tuodai, briefly looked at it, and said with a chuckle: "This is the latest achievement of Jixian Hall? I have heard it for a long time, and it is called the first-class book in the past and present!"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao had a smile on his face, the folds on his face were almost squeezed together, and he personally introduced to Emperor Liu: "Your Majesty praises it, and I thank you on behalf of the editor of the third hall!
It took more than six years for the ministers and others to compile it according to the imperial edict, and it took more than six years for dozens of ministers and three scholars.This book covers ancient and modern times and is all-encompassing. It cites more than a thousand kinds of ancient books and is compiled by category. There are 55 volumes, 550 titles, and a thousand volumes.

Your Majesty is also invited to review! "

Zhang Zhao is very excited. He is a book lover and a rare book collector in the world. He is naturally very honored to be able to lead the completion of such a classic work, and it is even more gratifying to be affirmed by the emperor. .

When Emperor Liu heard it, the corner of his mouth twitched. There are more than a dozen boxes and thousands of books, how to review them?However, seeing Zhang Zhao's excited reaction, his attitude was still solemn, and he looked through the catalog seriously.

In the past ten years, Emperor Liu has given a lot of encouragement in the cultural undertakings of the Han Dynasty.For those scholars who are distinguished scholars, they are treated well, and a large amount of money is allocated every year to support the compilation of books, especially history books, which Emperor Liu attaches great importance to.

The prime ministers of the great Han Dynasty also participated in it. Except for Zhao Pu, most of them would have the title of a scholar of the Jixian Palace or a supervisor of national history.

The former prime minister Xue Juzheng even spent nearly ten years leading scholars in Sanguan to compile a large number of historical works. It can be said that from the mid-Qianyou period to the Kaibao period, the Han Dynasty produced a large number of literary and historical works. "New Tang Book", "National History", "Three Dynasties History", "Records" and so on are representative works among them, and the chaotic Chinese history since the end of Tang Dynasty has also been sorted out.

The third library in Kaifeng has been expanded twice, and Luoyang is even more magnificent. Up to now, the national collection has exceeded 300,000 volumes.You must know that when the Dahan was first established, the collection of books in the three libraries was less than eleven.

Among them, except for a small number of local donations, the imperial court spent a lot of money to collect and snare from the people.Of course, the Southern Tang Dynasty made great contributions in this regard. At that time, Prince Liu Yang harvested more than [-] volumes of books from the Jinling court at one time, and shipped them to Tokyo as spoils of war.

From Emperor Liu's emphasis on collecting and compiling books, we can see his efforts in literary governance.And in recent years, the cultural atmosphere of the Han people has become increasingly strong. In Luoyang City, various literary and poetry meetings every year have almost become a fashion, whether it is fun or arty, it is very important.

Although the status of civil servants is still relatively weak, the cultural undertakings of the Han Dynasty are undoubtedly flourishing, and the vitality of the people is also increasing day by day.Under the illustrious martial arts, the martial arts of the great man can be regarded as a little achievement.

The kind of books presented by Zhang Zhao this time have also used the most manpower since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and took the longest time. They have widely cited ancient books and collected them.At first it was presided over by Xue Juzheng, and later Xue Juzheng was released to Jiannan Road, and Zhang Zhao replaced him, and important officials in the court, such as Wei Renpu, Tao Gu, Liu Wensou, Li Huan, etc., all participated in it, and it has been completed until now.

Perhaps it was fate, the proposal to compile this book was first presented by the young Zhao Kuangyi, and Emperor Liu ordered it.Seeing the finished book at this time, Emperor Liu knew it clearly, this is "Taiping Yulan".

It has to be said that Emperor Liu was not very enthusiastic about books and culture, and his every move and deed were all out of political intentions.

Now that the book is finished, I don't feel much touched in my heart, but I still have to show my attitude. At least, this can also represent one of his achievements in Emperor Liu's reign.And compiling this book itself is a huge project.

"Okay! Very good! I already have the urge to read it through!" After finishing the catalog and putting it down gently, Emperor Liu raised his head and smiled at Zhang Zhao.

Zhang Zhao's old eyes were dim, and he couldn't see what Emperor Liu was thinking, but when he saw that he was happy, he quickly responded: "Your majesty's mission is fulfilled, and the ministers are also relieved!"

Emperor Liu smiled, noticing the shadows of people outside the hall, and asked, "Isn't the hall full of book editors?"

"Exactly!" Zhang Zhao said.

Emperor Liu immediately waved his hand: "My palace is big enough, why stand outside the palace and let everyone come in!"

Soon, well-educated scholars from the Hanlin and Hanlin came into the hall one after another. There were dozens of them, and no seats were given. Emperor Liu looked at these people.

Some are familiar, some are acquainted, and there are more who have no impression, but what is certain is that these people are the top group of literary talents in the current Han Dynasty.

Li Mu from Zhongshushe, Xu Kai from Imperial Academy, Ju Zhongzheng and so on.Similarly, these people also cover celebrities from the north and the south.In the sentence, it is the descendant of Meng Shu, and Xu Kai is the former minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Xu Xuan's younger brother.

Xu Kai is obviously smarter and more low-key than his aloof and arrogant brother who never forgets his homeland. As a result, his brother is still teaching in Fengzhou, but he has to endure loneliness and bitter cold.As for Xu Kai, he lives in Jingyi and can participate in the Dashu project.

"All ministers are rare talents for a big man. The elites gather and are full of talents." Emperor Liu smiled, holding these Qingliu civil servants, and said: "Nowadays, they are even more meritorious officials who have compiled books, and they should be rewarded generously!"

After speaking, Emperor Liu ordered that all those who participated in the compilation of this book will be rewarded, which naturally attracted a lot of people to thank them.The literati have a good name, and Emperor Liu boasted and rewarded him. He gained both fame and profit, so naturally no one would be dissatisfied.

Emperor Liu continued: "Some people say that today's great man is in the heyday of martial arts. Over the years, I have indeed established some achievements, but I have never boasted about them. In my opinion, there are only such achievements that cover all directions and all-encompassing. Classics are the treasure of a great country, enough to last forever, this is the foundation!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Regardless of whether Emperor Liu said what he meant or not, the civil official felt very comfortable hearing it, and praised his wisdom.

"I also want to use this book to announce to the world that I am not only good at martial arts, but also attaches great importance to literary matters, and I want to create a bright and prosperous cultural world!

My knowledge is shallow, and to accomplish this, I still have to rely on the help of literary talents like Zhu Qing!I also hope that Zhuqing will continue to work hard. There were four major categories of books in the Tang Dynasty, and the big man should also have them. Not only should there be ones, but they should be bigger and more complete! "As soon as Emperor Liu became interested, he directly placed a satellite and continued to dispatch missions to them.

"The ministers must do their best to live up to His Majesty's expectations!" Zhang Zhao said.

After expressing his merits, Zhang Zhao asked for instructions again: "Your Majesty, this book has been completed, but it has not yet been named. Please give me your Majesty's gift!"

Emperor Liu's expression moved, and he almost blurted out: "Kaibao Yulan".But it was just that momentary temptation, and then he smiled lightly and said: "Let's call it "Kaibao General Class"!"

For Emperor Liu, it is not necessary to read three volumes a day like Zhao Er, without letting go of the volumes, and there is no need to use this method to add names.

(End of this chapter)