Ji Tang

Chapter 934

Ji Song looked around and saw everyone's expressions, and naturally understood the reason.But the Lantern Festival poem that year was already the pinnacle of the past millennium. As a literary copycat, how could I surpass it with my words?

In order not to make people laugh, this is the only way.

But it doesn't matter whether people say that he is a talentless person or that he is not advanced in literary thought, he admits it.

Returning to his seat, Ji Song felt much calmer this time. Even though he was anxious about the compiled "Zhenguan Grand Ceremony", he wanted to go and see it immediately.But after what happened just now, I could only wait until the banquet was over.

Although Li Shimin drank and laughed with everyone, he was not at all calmer than Ji Song.This is an ancient and unparalleled classic. It has a total of [-] million words. It makes people crazy to imagine.

Although everyone is curious about what happened just now, they are far away after all. Except for Li Tai, Li Ke, and the emperor, everyone else is unaware of the reason.

Cheng Yaojin curiously moved over his couch, came to Ji Song, and asked in a low voice: "What happened just now? What could make you so crazy? Based on my understanding of you, this shouldn't be the case?"

In fact, not only him, but Li Jing and others were also very curious.Although Cheng Yaojin's voice was very low, with his loud voice, no matter how low it was, it couldn't be lowered.

They all pricked up their ears and listened, wanting to hear what could make Ji Song and the emperor so moved!

Ji Song glanced at them and said expressionlessly: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the prince accidentally revised a set of books!"

"a set of books?"

Everyone stared, is this a lie?
A set of books can make you, Ji Song, laugh despite your indecency?A set of books can make His Majesty so out of control?
Seeing that everyone didn't believe it, Ji Song sighed and said: "You all know that I, Ji Song, don't have many hobbies in my life, but I never let go of books like classics. What's more, it was compiled by the world's great Confucian masters. ? I lost my composure for a moment, this is what happened.”

Oh, when Ji Song said this, everyone nodded, recognizing what he said.But it's no wonder that the Ji family has been extremely wealthy in recent years, but as the head of the Ji family, Ji Song is extremely simple.

To eat, it’s just two or three home-cooked side dishes.Wear, that is, ordinary fabrics. I heard that I am not used to wearing silk.Not to mention traveling, most of the time I just mount my war horse and leave immediately, with at most one or two followers.

Over the years, the only two hobbies that have been made known to the world.

One is a great lover of beautiful jade, especially the best quality jade.I haven’t mentioned this yet, which wealthy family in Chang’an doesn’t have a few pieces of beautiful jade heirlooms?It is said that a gentleman is like jade, which can nourish his temperament. Most families will buy a few pieces as heirlooms.

However, his family has more than [-] million yuan in wealth and a business of more than [-] million yuan. The people below heard that the master of the house likes beautiful jade, so he would have people bring back beautiful jade from time to time for the master of the house to play with.Because of this incident, the jade shop in Chang'an was almost turned upside down.

My second hobby is books. There are only three or two books that others like. At most, I just collect more when I have spare money.And this is done by both wealthy and noble families.

Regardless of whether you understand it or not, it seems that if you don’t collect some books, you will be shameless in front of others.

Those aristocratic families even have thousands of books in their collections. For thousands of years, generations of people have been enriching their collections.

But Ji Song was different. He really liked books. Not only did he get them at all costs whenever an orphan copy came out.In order to collect the original copies, this guy spent a lot of money.As long as someone goes to any Ji's store with a book, they can get a lot of money in exchange, and it doesn't matter whether it is a handwritten copy or an original copy, it doesn't matter.

The down-and-out children of poor families rushed to sell their classics to the Ji family. Since then, the Ji family's collection of books has been endless.

But do you think this is the end?
No, this guy turned around and asked people to collect overseas books.In order to obtain the truly valuable classics, he even exchanged the perfume that was robbed by foreigners like crazy.He even did not hesitate to use his share of perfume in exchange.

Those merchants who wanted to make a fortune tried every means to bring a large number of books from the Far West from thousands of miles away by sea and land.In order to win Ji's favor, he also took the initiative to find many scholars from the Far West to translate it.

Therefore, Ji Song's reputation for loving books has already spread throughout the world.It will also be open to the public for ten days every year, and everyone can participate.Even if you are a beggar, as long as you are literate, you will have no problem!
Seeing everyone's approval, Ji Song secretly laughed in his heart and sighed: "The book is indeed a good book, but the number of words is a bit too many. I don't know if I can finish reading it in my lifetime."

“If we can’t take a quick look at it, wouldn’t it be a waste of natural resources?”

Everyone was stunned, Chai Shao said thoughtfully: "You don't want to talk about the book that the prince compiled for more than ten years, do you?"

Ji Song nodded, but still said dejectedly: "What else could it be besides it?"

"Hey, what did I think? It's just that book. If you want to read it, can Cheng Qian stop you? Even if there are more words, you won't be able to finish it, right?"

"According to my estimation, it will only be tens of millions of words at most. From now on, you have time to read it. When we old guys are fine, we can read it with you!"

"Does everyone say so?"

Cheng Yaojin nodded quickly and said: "Although I don't study much, I always admire those who study as much as five cars. If you are bored, I will just use it as a pastime."

Li Jing glared at Cheng Yaojin and said angrily: "That's called learning to be rich. If you don't understand, don't yell about it. It's embarrassing!"

After speaking, he looked at Ji Song and comforted him: "Don't worry, there will always be a day when you finish reading. You are still young and have plenty of time. Unlike us, we don't know if there will be tomorrow after today, we are all old!"

"I just don't know if there is any book on war or war in it? If there is, I can read it with you. Now my book on war is almost finalized, but I always feel that it is lacking. If I could read a lot of books, , maybe we can draw parallels.”

"But this book has been compiled for a long time. If I remember it correctly, it will be almost ten years ago, right?"

Chai Shao also sighed: "Who says it's not the case? It's a good thing for the prince to go into Furong Garden to repair books. This idea was given by Ji Song back then. But the repair lasted for more than ten years, which is indeed long enough. ."

"You guys have said so much, how many words are there in this book? This kid loves books so much that he has the idea of ​​never finishing it?"

Cheng Yaojin said suddenly.

Li Jing hesitated and said: "How can I say there are tens of millions of words? After all, there are so many people writing books. If there are less, it will not be justified."

Qin Qiong looked at Ji Song thoughtfully and asked, "Looking at you, the number of words in this book shouldn't be too few. Isn't it tens of millions?"

After he said it, he felt that it was a fantasy, and said helplessly: "I am just greedy, how is it possible?"

But at this time, Ji Song nodded. Qin Qiong's expression was stagnant, and he was sure that he was not dazzled. His fingers trembled and he said, "Really? There are tens of millions?"

Ji Song nodded again, but then shook his head, making everyone confused!
"More than tens of millions?"

Li Jing almost pulled off his beard and looked at Ji Song with wide eyes, wanting Ji Song to tell him if he was dreaming?

“Twenty million??
Qin Qiong said with some trembling.

But what surprised everyone was that Ji Song still shook his head.

"Thirty million?"

This time Qin Qiong's voice has begun to change its tone.

Ji Song shook his head again.Now no one dared to ask. Li Jing pulled Ji Song over, his eyes were like bull's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me, how many are there?"

When Ji Song saw everyone's looks, he knew that this joke could not continue. If he continued, he might be killed.

"The third final draft is now about 8000 million words. But some people have suggested that books obtained from outside the region and books brought from the Mayans should also be included. In this way, I am afraid there will be no shortage of words in the end. "In fifty million words"

Pfft!
Li Jing fell to the ground and kept muttering: "Fifty million words? It's actually fifty million."

Not only them, but also Qin Qiong was not doing well.Chai Shao was even more stunned, feeling like he was dreaming.

Only Cheng Yaojin said carelessly: "It's just more words, what's the big deal?"

Snapped!
But as soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped.Who is Cheng Yaojin?That was the No. [-] tyrant in Chang'an. He usually bullied others. When did it become someone else's turn to beat him?

"Who the hell, second brother!"

He was about to yell, but when he saw the angry Qin Qiong, he suddenly shrank his neck like a quail, and was as scared as he wanted.

"You know the shit!"

Qin Qiong hated the iron and said: "It's a book with fifty million words. If you don't understand the meaning of this book, don't talk nonsense. I can't afford to embarrass that person if you tell me."

"That's fifty million, from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and now. I'm afraid all the books that have been handed down are included, right?"

"This is simply groundbreaking and connects the past and the present. I dare not say that it is unprecedented, but it is definitely unprecedented. In front of these books, the collection of books in the aristocratic family is nothing. Even though they have a lot of books, compared with these [-] words, That’s the difference between an ocean and a drop of water.”

"What's more, these books are compiled by the world's great masters and scholars, covering [-]% of the world's reading seeds. The credibility and authenticity of these books are more precious than anything else!"

After saying that, he took Ji Song's hand and said excitedly: "You didn't lie to me? Is it really [-] words?"

Ji Song nodded and said, "How dare I lie to you? This is true."

"But it hasn't been finalized yet. Many people think that since the Tang Dynasty has the world in mind, it can't just collect Chinese books. The essence of the Far West is still very useful for reference. Plus the classics just brought back from Maya, these are all It will be a rare treasure in the history of Chinese civilization."

"The classics in the Far West do not need their annotation. Those classics have already been classified into categories. Just add them in. Now as long as the Mayan classics are sorted out, the "Zhenguan Grand Canon" will be completely open to the world. It will also be given to the Tang Dynasty. Add a fire to the civilization and completely burn it!"

Although military generals do not read much, they sometimes understand the importance of reading better than scholars.Otherwise, I would not try my best to let my children and grandchildren study.

If some people weren't really good at studying, how could they be allowed to serve in the army?
Looking at Li Jing, Li Ji knows the importance of reading.

Not only can they lead troops to fight, but they can also make strategic plans.And what about these rough guys?We can only charge forward and fight for a future with our lives.

"No, I have to go and watch!"

Suddenly, Qin Qiong stood up. Perhaps he stood up too hastily and almost fell down due to poor blood circulation.

Ji Song quickly stepped forward to support him and knead him a few times. Qin Qiong felt much better now.

"Quick, help me over. It's such an important thing, but I heard that the guards are not tight. If something happens, a fire or something, what's the point?"

"The prince is also confused. Such a heavy ceremony does not send anyone to handle it. This is the essence of our Central Plains for thousands of years. If someone is interested in it, it will be a huge disaster."

"This is no worse than a tragic defeat!"

Everyone also understood this matter. It is not an exaggeration to say that the importance of this classic is a valuable weapon of the country.If something goes wrong, I would be right to call myself a sinner in the world.

"Okay, you are quite old, why are you so excited? I have already sent the old lieutenant to check in. All irrelevant people are not allowed to approach the Furong Garden, and their bodies are searched every day when they come in and out, and no pieces of paper are allowed to be taken out. "

Li Shimin helped Qin Qiong sit down and said with a smile, "Are you relieved now?"

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Only then did everyone realize that the emperor had come over at some point. Prince Li Chengqian followed like a quail, obviously being taught a lesson by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, don't criticize the prince too harshly. After all, if Ji Song hadn't mentioned the importance of this matter, I wouldn't have understood it. The prince has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty, the world, and future generations in these years. "

“It’s not an exaggeration to say that it has made great contributions to the present generation and will last for generations to come!”

Li Chengqian said shyly, "Hu Guogong made a serious statement. It was Gu's lack of consideration and he almost made a big mistake. Fortunately, it's not too late now, otherwise how could Gu face the world?"

"Okay, stop being humble to each other!"

Li Shimin waved his hand and sighed: "Who would have thought that a decision back then would lead to the present "Zhenguan Grand Ceremony"? I didn't expect that the number would exceed [-] million words. It is not an exaggeration to say it is a miracle!"

"I ask your Majesty to take strict care of it. It is best to build a stone building similar to the academy to store books!"

When the emperor told Fang Xuanling and others about this, their reaction was much greater than that of the general, and they immediately became stupid.They are all book lovers. You can imagine how they felt when they heard that there were fifty million books.

I didn't react until now, but the first thing I did after reacting was to give advice to the emperor.

Build a stone building?hehe!Even if it means building a golden building, they won't hesitate!

Screw the savings, screw the money.

Compared with these books, mere money is nothing!

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister also agrees!"

"I, Lao Cheng, think it will work!"

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For a moment, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all agreed with this suggestion.

(End of this chapter)