Prime Minister

Chapter 28 Borrowing Books
In this way, Zhang Yue settled down in the clan, although it was difficult to adapt to it a few days ago, but after staying for a long time, he gradually got used to it and even liked it a little.

For example, Zuxue's daily lunch at noon was enough to make Zhang Yue feel full of expectations from the bottom of his heart before he went to bed the night before.

On this day, Zhang Yue was copying books, and when he saw the ministry went to the library, he was preparing to organize the collection of books.Zhang Yue put down his pen and asked Ying to help him.The ministry did not object to it after reading it, and Zhang Yue helped him.

Zhang Yue read a room of ancient books and thought, this is all money!No wonder the book has its own golden house.

"Dare to ask if the ministry is divided according to the collection of scriptures and history?"

The minister nodded and said, "Of course!"

After he finished his ministry, he sat on the side, took out a book and read it by himself, as if the old God was there.

Zhang Yue was here to help, but he became the main force of the officer.

Zhang Yue didn't say anything, and put the books into categories one by one. At the same time, he said in his mind, it really is the ethnology of the children of the aristocratic clan. Really much higher.

The Nine Classics are all the supervised editions before Qingli. This edition is of the best quality.

In addition, there are many handwritten books, all from before the Tang Dynasty.There was no printing in the Tang Dynasty, so the writers were asked to transcribe them, so the writers proofread by themselves.

People who own a collection of books generally have a high cultural background and are proficient in proofreading, so their handwritten books have been repeatedly checked and proofread, but the quality is better than that of printed books.

Such ancient books are invaluable in future generations.I also understood why the ministry kept them like a thief.

This scholar's stealing books is not considered stealing, but the scholar's business, can it be considered stealing?No wonder Lu Xun was standing at the end of the book.Zhang Yue was arranging the books, while taking advantage of this time to look over each book.

When sorting out, Zhang Yue saw that the Mencius originally placed the Mencius not in the sub-category but the classics, so he asked: "Mengzi, the Angelica Classic or Guizi?"

"Do you say that you should return to the scriptures or return to your sons?" The ministry asked rhetorically.

The sooner Zhang saw that this ministry was well-spoken, it should not be taken lightly.Zhang Yue remembered Mencius's theory, which he had discussed with Chen Shengzhi in the Pengxian Wei's house.

Zhang Yue thought to himself that since his ministry placed Mencius in the category of classics, he must have respected Mencius.

So Zhang Yue said: "The boy thinks that Mencius's words are stern, and he can respect the scriptures."

"Oh? How do you flinch?"

Zhang Yue took the words of Chen Shengzhi that day and talked about it.

At the beginning of the ministry, he was a little surprised, but then his expression turned pale. When Zhang Yue finished speaking, he sneered: "You brag, you are saying these words from hearsay, have you read "Mencius"?"

Mencius was not one of the Nine Classics. He believed that Zhang Yue, a poor scholar, would definitely not read books that were not used for imperial examinations.

Zhang Yue said suddenly: "If you don't believe in the ministry, forget it."

"Then I will test you one!"

"Please do whatever you want..."

Looking at Zhang Yue's smile, the minister felt that he still underestimated this young man.

After Zhang Yue easily recited Mencius, his ministry was already a belief.He said, "You can't even memorize the Nine Classics, why would you memorize Mencius?"

"It's still the same sentence. Confucius's teaching is like a honest teacher, and his words are like a spring breeze, but Mencius's teaching makes people wake up and feel chills behind the back of reading."

In fact, Zhang Yue's words, in the current understanding, is that Confucius seems to be a virtuous teacher, and generally he is good at reasoning with you.But many people don't listen to such a big truth, and they have to scold you a few times to listen to it.

This is like reading "Kong Yiji" and "The True Story of Ah Q". It was funny to read when you were young. After you have some experience, you won't feel a chill on your back when you read it again?Can't sleep in the middle of the night?
Zhang Yue said: "The way doesn't work, it's a sage to float on the sea. But if it were Mencius, he would scold him when he saw it, and he didn't look like a prince!"

"Let's talk less, it's sorted out?" Zhang Yue was talking about his enthusiasm, but the ministry put the books in hand together.

What a weird little old man.Zhang Yue made a secret evaluation in his heart.

The books are indeed almost sorted, but if you want to do things, you must do things clearly.

"There is some dust on the cabinet. I also wiped the ground. There is a lot of dust here. You should go downstairs and sit downstairs."

After speaking, Zhang Yue picked up the duster and rag from the corner and started to tidy it up.These things of organizing things, he can do it well, on weekdays he is too lazy not to clean up the room, until the adults at home can't see it.Zhang Yue then started to clean up, and every time he cleaned up, he had to keep everything neat and tidy.

But after ten days and a half months, the house became a kennel again.

The minister frowned, and let Zhang Yue go downstairs to help him and muttered, "How long do you think you can get there?"

After eating, Zhang Yue sorted out for another hour, sweating profusely.Fortunately, the books upstairs are pretty much sorted out.

The ministry glanced at him, but didn't say anything and locked the door, as if it was a matter of course, he didn't even say a word of thanks, and completely treated Zhang Yue as a free labor.

Zhang Yue said again: "Minister, I think the library still lacks a bibliography. After having the bibliography, people who borrow books can search for the book according to the bibliography index, which saves a lot of effort."

"Others save effort, but this old man doesn't have that much effort, what can I do?" The minister gave Zhang Yue a sideways glance.

"It's not that difficult, you can do it while you are free! Of course it's too late today, so I'll write it tomorrow."

"Yes." The minister spit out a word and left with his hands behind.

The next day Zhang Yue went to the library again, and the ministry gave him a blank book.Zhang Yue went to the library and copied the books in the bibliography.In this way, Zhang Yue wrote for another half a day, and in the afternoon, he was called by Xuelu to sort out Xuetian's books. After almost an hour of work, he returned to the bookstore and continued to sort out the books.

On the third day, the two brothers and sisters went to Nanfeng Courtyard.

Guo Lin said earnestly, "You've been busy arranging the library these past few days, and you haven't copied too many books. Yesterday, I copied them for you, otherwise you won't be able to get home in the dark. Why do you do so much for one ministry? ?"

Zhang Yue heard the words and smiled, but said nothing.

Zhang Yue finished copying the book that day, and his handwriting was not as good as Guo Lin's. Therefore, the courtyard arranged more things for Guo Lin, so Zhang Yue really had fewer things at hand.

So Zhang Yue asked the ministry, took the key, and went upstairs to sort out the bibliography.After seeing Zhang Yue, the ministry was relieved to give him the key to open the door.Zhang Yue was busy for a long time, and only then did he copy the bibliography of the entire study room by category.

When Zhang Yue handed over a copy of the book of "Hijintang Bibliography" to the ministry, the ministry smiled lightly and said, "It's written neatly. Well, it's nothing for you for the time being, and I'll give instructions later. !"

Ministries thought that Zhang Yue would not be too busy from now on, but Zhang Yue said again: "Mission, the books in the hall have been used for a long time, but they have been borrowed but they have not been borrowed. Write a book for detailed..."

"Wait a minute," the minister squinted at Zhang Yue and said, "Tell me, what do you have to ask the old man?"

"What's wrong with him? Could it be that the kid is not doing well?" Zhang Yue pretended to be confused.

The ministry snorted: "No, you've done a good job, and you have done almost all of the old man's errands. If you don't make it clear, I will suspect that you are plotting the old man's errand! This leisurely errand, the old man still wants How many years?"

This job is too great, I can't take it.

The ministry said lightly: "If you have something to say, this old man hates the most annoying people."

Zhang Yue smiled naively and said, "The ministry is really insightful. To be honest, I want to borrow a book from the ministry to read in addition to copying books every day. It's in this book building, and I definitely don't want to take it out. "

The minister said in his heart, it turns out that this son does so many things every day, and what he asks is for this, and I also say that it is his will.Although it used some scheming, it was not for the sake of taking a detour, but it was commendable.

The ministry looked up and down Zhang Yue and said, "It's rare that you have this desire to learn, but besides copying books every day, how much effort do you have to study?"

Of course, after reading it on the spot, I fell asleep and memorized it when I got home.

Zhang Yue wanted to put on a very motivated look and said, although there is not much time, but if you can read it for a moment, you will get a quarter of profit, and if you read it for a half-hour, you will have a half-quarter of benefit.

But then I think about it, there is a suspicion of selling miserably.So Zhang Yue said carefully: "It won't take too long, just take a look."

"Random?" The minister raised his face and said, "How can reading be said to be random?"

Zhang Yue heard the overtones, and said quickly, "Thank you for the correction, then you must read it carefully."

Zhang Yue thought to himself again, you haven't read a book while basking in the sun at the gate of the pavilion all day, cut.

The ministry continued with a stern face: "The word "careful" is not a random talk, what books you read every day, you have to tell me clearly, I will have to take the test at that time, if it is not clear, the old man will not be I'll lend you a book."

The more Zhang looked at the ministry, the more he suddenly felt that the little old man looked more and more like someone in the textbook.

So Zhang Yue began to copy and rub books in the library.

After Guo Lin found out, he spoke to him earnestly and earnestly: "There are some things you and I can't ask for, Junior Brother. Don't waste your time, it's important to be content with your duty."

Zhang Yue said: "Senior brother, where do you want to go, I just want to borrow books to read."

Guo Lin shook his head and said nothing.

The minister's face continued to be indifferent, but he was no longer guarding the two of them like he was guarding against thieves at the beginning.

But here Zhang Yue still continued to help the ministry handle the errands in the bookstore. If the ministry agreed to borrow books, he would not be lazy. He had to have a beginning and an end in his work.

At the same time, Zhang Yue also bought some vegetables, melons and fruits from Guo Xuejiu's village with the money from his daily income and gave them to the ministry. He only told him that they were grown in his own fields.There is also the matter of starting the accounting for Xuelu.

And after copying the book for a month, under Zhang Yue's diligent practice day and night, the handwriting finally looks a little better, and only he knows this progress.Although there is not much progress, Zhang Yue knows that calligraphy is still better than a long stream of water.

One day, the ministry brought them a food table, and the two of them had a much better life. Finally, they no longer had to eat wind food in the pavilion.

As for every three or five days, the ministry will also ask about Zhang Yue's experience of reading books these days.

Zhang Yue said it truthfully, and of course he also added a lot of his own opinions.When the ministry listens to it, it will be merciless, and sometimes it will be time to seriously think about it.

However, the ministry never said a word about Zhang Yue's views, and he didn't call anything, even if he had heard it.Zhang Yue was only looking for someone to review his homework for himself.

(End of this chapter)