The First Happy King of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 621
The scorching midsummer made people feel a little bored, and Li Muyun, who had stayed at home honestly for a few days, began to complain about being bored again.

In fact, people are often like this. After a long time of busy work, they will always feel uncomfortable when they are suddenly idle. This is a matter of inertia, and it will not change because Li Muyun has the identity of a killer.

It's just that in the previous life he would go to nightclubs after he was busy with the things at hand, but in Datang... well, in fact, Datang also has nightclubs, but who would take his fiancee to nightclubs?Considering Su Yatou's fierce fighting power, Li Muyun decided to stay at home honestly.

On this day, Li Muyun couldn't stay any longer, so he jumped up from the hammock hanging between two trees, and shouted at Su Wanqing who was teaching Mu Yu how to practice guns in the distance: "Wanqing, clean up, I'll take you out to play." !"

"Where are you going?" Su Wanqing poked the big gun on the ground, and it didn't go halfway into the ground.

The corners of Li Muyun's eyes twitched wildly, but he said: "Go to the descendants of the saints to exchange some academic issues!"

Su Wanqing came to Li Muyun's side, took the handkerchief he handed over, wiped her hands, and asked curiously, "The offspring of a saint? Who is it?"

Li Muyun said: "Kong Yingda, that old man invited me to his house to play some time ago, how about it, do you want to go to his house to get some culture?"

Su Wanqing paused for a moment: "It's not good for me to go, is it? After all, Master Kong is the one who invited you."

Although Li Muyun didn't take Kong Yingda's invitation seriously, it didn't mean that others were as thick-skinned as him.The status of the 31st grandson of the sage Kong gave Lao Kong some weight in the hearts of everyone. I heard that when going to his house, you always have to weigh your own weight first. If you think your status is not enough, you will hesitate.

To give the simplest example, if one day your friend is invited by the principal of Peking University, and he comes to ask you to go with him, you will hesitate at this time, after all, you have no idea what to talk about with him after you go, which is huge The huge difference in knowledge will make people feel inferior, and no one will like it.

Only a guy like Li Muyun who is as thick-skinned as a city wall and doesn't take all this seriously can accept such an invitation without changing his face, and go with confidence.

In the end, Su Wanqing still didn't hold back Li Muyun, and went out with him, going straight to Lao Kong's house.

Since the last appointment, Kong Yingda has been looking forward to it at home every day. He was overjoyed when he heard that Xiaoyao Wang and his friends were coming. He ordered someone to open the middle door and greeted him in person.

Li Muyun didn't feel anything about it, but Su Wanqing, who was by his side, showed a little embarrassment, greeted shyly and hid aside, like an angry little daughter-in-law.

Entering the Confucian family mansion, the atmosphere of the scholarly family becomes richer, the whole house looks very simple, without any luxurious decorations, the servants and maids are all polite, with a bookish look on their faces, they don't look like servants, It's like a student in Taixue.

Old Kong was very enthusiastic, and he personally pulled Li Muyun's sleeve: "Come, come, King Xiaoyao, please come inside! This old man has finally hoped for you day and night."

It's so weird, Su Wanqing can't stand the enthusiasm of old Kong, she glances sideways at Li Muyun who doesn't change his face from time to time, Su Yatou can't figure out why Kong's descendants are so enthusiastic about this bastard.

Ever since she got to know Li Muyun, Su Wanqing felt that her fiancé had nothing special about her except for her cheekiness. Of course, if murder without blinking an eye was considered an advantage, he could be regarded as such a small advantage.

And although the waiter in the yard didn't show any overly shocked expression, it can be seen from their eyes that his heart is not peaceful. Old Kongtou is a direct descendant of a saint. When was he so unreserved?Usually, even when the emperor came, Lao Kong behaved as usual, what happened this time?Could it be that this Xiaoyao Wang has Lao Kong's handle in his hands.

Li Muyun also felt a little embarrassed at this time, but it was not because of what Old Kong said, but because he was not used to being pulled so passionately by an old man.

But the old man is so enthusiastic, he can't really brush off his face, so he said: "Muyun is so good, I am ashamed to be so cared for by the old man, if it is not necessary to deal with some things at home during this time, Should have come to visit long ago."

"The prince is busy with affairs, I understand, I understand!" Kong Yingda and Li Muyun laughed and led them all the way to a small courtyard. The guqin is being crackled by the waiter.

Li Muyun looked at everything in the yard in a daze, completely unaware of what old man Kong was doing, resisted the twitching sensation from his legs and sat down in a kneeling position, and waited for old Kong to speak first.

Lao Er Kong is not a person who is good at talking nonsense, so when Li Muyun sat down, he said directly: "A few days ago, I heard that the county king quoted the words of a sage. Let’s talk about how the county king found out that this sentence can be interpreted in this way.”

Li Muyun blinked his eyes, trying to recall what he said a few days ago, and finally remembered that he said something about the saint in the court, but it was just nonsense at the time, so how should he deal with the old Kong in front of him.

Seeing that he was silent, Kong Yingda thought that his question was too abrupt, and smiled a little embarrassedly, and then said: "I have studied various ancient books all my life, and I always feel that there are some things in them that I can't explain clearly. If it weren't for that day The words of the king of the county made the old man suddenly understand, and I am afraid that he does not know how long he will be troubled by those problems."

Speaking of this, Li Muyun naturally knew what Lao Kong wanted to do. He really couldn't bear to fool an old man who was obsessed with learning, so he smiled wryly and shook his head and said, "My lord, you don't have to be so polite. Didn't learn much, just..."

"Just what?" Old Kong only thought that Li Muyun's previous words were polite words, and the latter was the real point, but he didn't know that what he said earlier was the real point, but the latter was all nonsense.

However, Li Muyun would not admit it. Under the questioning of Lao Kong, he rolled his eyes and began to flicker: "My lord, some words may be a little bit harsh. After a while, Mu Yun said it. I hope my lord will not be offended."

Old Kong is specialized in learning, so he could not be Li Muyun's opponent if he was playing with his mind, so he waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the king of the county is right."

Li Muyun nodded, thought for a while and said, "Actually, the most important thing about the interpretation of sage classics is not to take them out of context. Of course, people with knowledge like you will not make such mistakes, but others are not."

"Can you give me a specific example?" Kong Yingda lowered his head to ponder for a moment, then raised his head and asked.

Li Muyun recalled the most widely circulated joke in later generations, and asked casually: "Then let's use 'repaying grievances with virtue' as an example. If you only heard these four words, what would you think of?"

Old Kong didn't even think about it: "Of course it's 'how to repay virtue', what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this sentence?"

Li Muyun was speechless for a moment, and suddenly realized that he and the old man were not on the same channel. He opened his mouth and said helplessly, "My lord, what I mean is that I don't consider the context, just explain the words 'repaying grievances with virtue'."

"This..." Kong Yingda's complexion changed, and it couldn't be easier to explain these four words with his knowledge, but if he explained it in this way, it would be completely different from the original interpretation.

Seeing that Lao Kong really understood, Li Muyun sighed and said: "My lord, the most feared thing about interpreting is actually taking out of context, and the second is the problem of sentence punctuation. The knowledge of sages is extensive and profound, and the meaning of the sentence will naturally be different if the location of the punctuation is different. "

"This old man knows, you gave an example a few years ago." Kong Yingda took over the conversation, and said with a serious face: "But even if you know it, there are some things that the old man is not capable of changing."

Li Muyun understood what Old Kong meant. In fact, even in later generations, before the advent of the Internet, many academic things were only limited to a small circle. The age of roaring.

But having said that, precisely because this is the Tang Dynasty, or the feudal emperor system, it should be easy to promote some things. As long as Li Er gives an order, what punctuation and the like cannot be promoted?
Out of curiosity, Li Muyun asked this question, but Lao Kong smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, there is no good way, the county king may not know, the use of punctuation, how to break a sentence can not be explained clearly in a few words , and more importantly, to have samples.”

"For example, the "Analects of Confucius", if only the use of punctuation is spread, a thousand people will have a thousand ways of punctuating sentences, then this "Analects of Confucius" will have a thousand different interpretations."

Li Muyun nodded, he could understand this, but he still didn't understand why Li Shimin had no choice.

Seeing that he was still confused, Lao Kong couldn't help expressing doubts about his understanding ability, but after thinking about it, he said: "Books, there must be books with broken sentences as examples, such as "The Analects", "University", "The Doctrine of the Mean" and so on. Wait, wait, all these books have to be retyped and re-sentenced, which means that all the previous books are invalid, and all the classics in the entire Tang Dynasty need to be reprinted."

"This is a lot of money. Luoyang paper is expensive. Do you know how much it will cost to reprint all the books in the entire Tang Dynasty? What about typesetting? What about printing?"

Listening to Lao Kong's complaints, Li Muyun suddenly had the urge to laugh. The goddess of luck finally did not give up on herself, and the wheel of fortune finally turned to her side, making a fortune, a fortune.

This kind of thing may be difficult for Lao Kong, but it is easy for him Li Muyun. As long as he takes this task, it is estimated that he will still have an income of several hundred thousand.

(End of this chapter)