The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

89 Marriage
When Chen Jingke left, Li Shimin asked Chengyang to take Jinyang out to play, and the couple were left in the room.

He said seriously: "Are you joking just now or do you really want to?"

Changsun Wugou knew what he was talking about, nodded and said: "I think so."

Li Shimin said angrily: "He's just a brat of unknown origin, why?"

"With his medical skills, the royal family needs him." Changsun Wugou said seriously:
"He lived in Jiyang County in the lineage of Chen Yangong after Emperor Shun. His ancestors lived in seclusion with his family in order to avoid the war. How can it be said that the origin is unknown."

"And he has already shown extraordinary knowledge. He will become a generation of masters in the future, and he has the qualifications to be a princess."

Li Shimin was at a loss for words for a moment, and after a while he said: "That's no need for a little boy."

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "It's about the safety of the royal family. Except for my own daughter, I won't be at ease if any princess promises him."

Li Shimin can understand her thoughts, and of course using his own daughter in the marriage is reassuring.

"My four daughters, Lizhi is already married, Yinger was betrothed to Du He by you, Yiner is only one year old, only little Si is the most suitable." The eldest grandson Wugou continued:
"She also inherited the diseases of the two of us, which is even more dangerous. It will be much better if Jing Ke takes care of her, so I don't have to worry so much."

Li Shimin had already been persuaded, but still he said unwillingly: "Little Si is only four years old, and there are at least six more years before he can get married. He is already 11 years old, can he wait so many years?"

"That can't be left to him." Changsun Wugou understood his thoughts, but he couldn't bear to part with his daughter, and said a little funny:

"His parents are gone, and the marriage is naturally decided by my aunt. If I don't speak, I will see who dares to marry him."

Li Shimin said: "Where is Sun Zhenren?"

The eldest grandson Wugou said: "He has two sects, Sun Zhenren can be the master of the Sun family's sect, and I must be the master of the Chen family's sect."

Li Shimin said a little irritably: "All right, all right, you are right, let you go, I don't care."

After speaking, he got up and left the room in a fit of anger, walked to the door and said to Princess Jinyang who was playing in the courtyard: "Little Si, come and give Ye Ye a hug."

The eldest grandson Wugou shook his head and laughed.

The marriage is just a plan right now, so don't worry about it. We will wait a few years to see Chen Jingke's performance.Xiao Sizi is her daughter, how could she decide her life's major events so hastily.

……

After Chen Jingke returned to Zixiao Temple, he found Sun Simiao immediately, and told about the things in the palace and Li Shimin's suggestion.

Sun Simiao nodded and said: "Your Majesty is really wise, I am writing to invite three fellow Taoists to come to Zixiao to watch."

Chen Jingke said: "The end of the year is coming soon, Master Xihua and Master Tian are both in Beijing, so it is convenient to travel. But Master Pan is rumored to practice Taoism in Shuangquanling, Songyang, so it may not be convenient to come here."

Sun Simiao said: "There are so many mundane things about people from other places. He will come if you get a letter. If you don't worry, send the Taishang Induction Chapter together. If you don't believe him, he won't come."

"Taishang Induction Pian" first appeared in the Song Dynasty, and there is no record before. It can be considered that it was written in the Song Dynasty, and the author is unknown.

The content is that the Supreme Being persuades people to do good: this will move the other's feelings, and the other's answer will be the response, and the good and evil will move the heaven and the earth, and there will be retribution.

In layman's terms, there are gods standing three feet above the head, good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil, it's not that the time has not yet come.

The whole article is only [-] words, but the impact is very far-reaching.Known as the first good book in ancient and modern times, it is one of the Taoist classics.

In his previous life, Chen Jingke had read it many times. Although he couldn't recite it completely, he still remembered the general content.

After learning Taoist knowledge from Sun Simiao for so long, and learning to write classical Chinese, it is not a problem to rewrite "Taishang Induction Chapter" in my own language.

The reason why he wrote "Taishang Induction" is also for Journey to the West. In this book, Lao Tzu's first public sermon is about this content.

If Master Pan saw this Taoist scripture, he would wish to fly over with his wings.

After sending the letter, Chen Jingke came to the outer courtyard.

The children who ran all over the courtyard had disappeared, and they were not sent to work in the workshop, but to the school.The two sisters, Yilian and Yihe, who were educated and literate, became the children's nanny and husband.

I went to the classroom to have a look first, and heard the familiar sound of reading from afar.He didn't bother everyone, just took a look from a distance and left.

When I came to the printing workshop, I found Tian Dachun and others, and asked, "How is the research on movable type printing?"

Tian Dachun quickly replied: "Really speaking, we have tried clay type, wooden type, lead type and copper type, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages."

"Clay movable type has the lowest cost, but it is fragile and easy to wear. Wooden movable type is not expensive and strong, but it is easy to deform when exposed to water. Copper movable type is of the best quality, but the price is too expensive."

"Movable lead type is moderately priced, strong, wear-resistant, non-deformable, and can be reused many times. It is the most suitable material for making type blocks. The disadvantage is that it is not easy to get ink."

For these answers, Chen Jingke has already known them for a long time, and they are recorded in the history books of his previous life.

The reason why I didn't tell the craftsmen directly was mainly to mobilize their enthusiasm.Sometimes it is only by seeing and researching in person that we can have a deeper understanding.

As for the fact that the movable lead type is not easy to ink, he has already had an idea, and said: "What about the ink I asked you to study, have you made it?"

Tian Dachun said in shame: "It's our inability to disappoint the real person. We tried many oils but failed to make a suitable ink."

Chen Jingke said: "You can try boiling sesame oil, add a small amount of other oils, and then add carbon black to try."

In fact, he didn't know the formula for making ink, but he knew that linseed oil was the main raw material for making ink until the 21st century.

Flax was called flax in ancient times, and it was one of the crops obtained by conquering the Huns in the Han Dynasty.

Once you know the main material, the rest of the work is easy, but it's just a few more attempts.

This is indeed the case. After several experiments by Tian Dachun and others, they successfully produced ink that meets the requirements with flax oil and turpentine oil.

So far, all the technical problems of movable type printing have been solved.

……

Tian Dachun and others were proficient in engraving and printing, and after completing the previous task and being free, Chen Jingke assigned them a new task: to study movable type printing.

As one of the four great inventions, the technical breakthrough of movable type printing is beyond doubt.However, the real role it played in history is completely sorry for its reputation.

It can even be said that it is tasteless, tasteless to eat, it is a pity to discard it, and it is completely marginalized in the actual printing work, and everyone mainly uses woodblock printing.

The reasons are various, mainly limited by technology and materials.

It was not until the introduction of movable lead type from the West in the middle and late Qing Dynasty that it became popular for a short period of time, but it was quickly replaced by more advanced modern printing technology.

Now that Chen Jingke has traveled through time, he will naturally not let movable type printing waste hundreds of years.He took out lead type and ink, and let it go directly to the practical stage.

With movable type printing, it also means that the printing industry has officially entered the stage of take-off.

After solving the technical problem, he assigned a new task to the craftsmen to make all the fonts to prepare for the next printing of "Journey to the West".

(End of this chapter)