When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 564 I was also deceived by Jia Wenhe!
After some conversation, Liu Bei finally understood Kong Rong's thoughts.

It turned out that Kong Rong mistakenly believed that there was a group of hermits and masters standing behind him, and that he had some kind of destiny.
Just now when Kong Rong asked about the person who made the annotations, Liu Bei wanted to evade the question by saying that it was taught by an immortal in a dream.

But Jia Xu quietly touched him with his foot. He understood what he meant and immediately stopped, closed his mouth and smiled without saying anything.

Now it seems that it’s a good thing that I didn’t use the advice given by the immortal in my dream to make excuses.

Otherwise, who knows what Kong Rong would associate with this? You have to know that Kong Rong is one of the Seven Sages of the Jian'an Period.

Whether it is poetry or prose, he is an outstanding role model of the time. Even if he is not as famous as Zheng Xuan, he still has a high reputation among scholars.

Sometimes, due to his identity and status, Zheng Xuan was not able to show up.

For example, when creating momentum or arguing with young scholars, Zheng Xuan's nature changed as soon as he appeared on the scene.

It might be more appropriate if Kong Rong or Wang Can took the lead using their pens as swords.

From this perspective, the hermit sage imagined by Kong Rong seems to be better.

All in all, the problems of printing and annotation have been solved.

Now it is time to move on to the next step - reform of education.

This matter was led by Jia Xu.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei asked: "Wenhe, the problem of printing and annotation has been solved. The annotations of various classics are available. Which classics do you need and how many copies do you need?"

"General, I would like to know what the Shangfang Mansion can achieve? How many books can it print in a day? How much does it cost?" Liu Bei and Jia Xu looked at Pu Yu at the same time.

Pu Yu was originally full of pride and confidence, and he followed Liu Bei from Liangzhou. He keenly sensed that printing would be extremely important in the future, and after receiving Liu Bei's request, he immediately mobilized most of the craftsmen in Shangfang Mansion to replicate printing.

The process of replicating the printing technology went smoothly. Not only did he complete what Liu Bei had entrusted him to do, but he also completed it several days ahead of schedule.

Even Liu Bei was full of admiration for him and his craftsmen.

However, when Jia Xu's gaze fell upon him, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous, and even his heart was pounding.

He took a deep breath and said, "A literate and skilled craftsman can print ten books a day. The cost is only as high as when carving movable type, but movable type can be used repeatedly. Unlike woodblock printing, each side must be carved again, and the number of sides of a book must be carved again. Different books have to be carved again, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and storage is also a problem."

Liu Bei nodded his head repeatedly. If a book has 100 pages, 100 plates need to be carved, and the next book needs to be carved again. After printing, these carved plates cannot be thrown away at will, right? They can only be piled up in the warehouse and taken out when they are needed. It is better to use movable type printing to solve the problem once and for all.

However, Pu Yu's words made Jia Xu shake his head.

"Taichangqing, what do you mean? Why are you shaking your head? Did I say something wrong?" Pu Yu asked puzzledly.

"Master Pu, you are not wrong, but there is a blunder."

"Mistake? What mistake?"

"You just said that we need literate and skilled craftsmen. There must be more than one step in movable type printing, right? Do we need literate craftsmen for each step?"

"Yes, every step of the way."

As Pu Yu spoke, he seemed to realize something and his words suddenly got stuck in his throat.

Liu Bei also understood what Jia Xu meant. Literacy is a threshold. How many literate craftsmen are there in the world? At present, it has not been determined which books need to be printed, so there is no problem with using flexible movable type. If there are scholars all over the world in the future, the advantages of movable type will be greatly reduced before the threshold of cognition is resolved.

Liu Bei sighed, "Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. This is my fault. I took the common phenomenon in Shangfang Mansion as the common phenomenon in the world. Movable type is suitable for the present, but woodblock printing should not be underestimated. In the future, movable type printing may be more suitable for court reports."

"Wenhe, the education reform is now in your hands. Wenhe, just do your best and I will fully support you!"

"General, I am ashamed to say that I have an unreasonable request."

"Hmm? Wenhe, you can say whatever you want."

"I want to set up a book club in Chang'an for people to borrow and copy."

"Great, great! This is a good thing! I will contact the Shaofu to help with money!"

"Not only money and food, but I, the general, also need the help of 'virtuous ministers', preferably those from a prominent family, and those who have nothing to do with me."

Kong Rong and Pu Yu were confused. A wise minister? What wise minister? They understood every word, so why couldn't they understand it when they put it all together?
Liu Bei looked at Jia Xu in surprise, and emphasized the word "virtuous minister". Was Wenhe talking about Yingmeng's virtuous minister? Unrelated to Wenhe? Born in a prominent family? Nanyang? Yizhou?

Seeing Jia Xu nod slightly, Liu Bei knew that he was right, and he answered decisively, "Okay."

After everything was settled, Liu Bei, who was busy with official duties, was ready to drive Jia Xu and Kong Rong back home. However, before leaving, he patted Pu Yuan on the shoulder and said to Pu Yu, "Master Pu, you must not fall behind in studying machinery in the future. I have a son who is studying with me in the palace. I think Pu Yuan is very smart, so why not go and study for three to five years? What do you think?"

"?!" Pu Yu never expected Liu Bei to say this. Studying with someone in the palace? Who else? Who else could it be except the current crown prince? !

Pu Yu nodded his head like pounding garlic, "Yes, yes!"

"I wonder if Master Pu has any free time right now?"

"Yes! Of course!"

"Ok?"

Liu Xie had just returned from Liu Bian's bedroom and was surprised to find a strange face.

He subconsciously wanted to find Cao Ang, and looked around to see if there was any trace of Cao Ang. Only then did he realize that Cao Ang had gone to the general's mansion to serve as a secretary.

Helplessly, he had to go look for Ma Chao and Ma Dai. He slapped his head suddenly, realizing that his two uncles Ma had been sent back to Chang'an some time ago and were still in jail.

So Liu Xie had no choice but to move closer to Guan Ping and whispered, "Brother, who is this person? Why does he look unfamiliar? Is he the illegitimate son of the Grand Tutor?"

"Poof!" Guan Ping couldn't help but spit out all the water he had just drunk. "No, Your Highness, why do you think he is the illegitimate child of the Grand Tutor?"

"I am not just saying this casually. Who is this person?"

"This man, he will be a famous master craftsman in the future!"

"General?!" Liu Xie's eyes sparkled instantly, and his voice became excited, "Brother, are you saying that this man will become a great general in the future?!"

"Ahem, it's not this general, it's the craftsman in craftsman!"

"Oh"

Liu Xie became visibly less interested.

Guan Ping revealed: "Your Highness, don't underestimate this man. His surname is Pu and his name is Yuan. Although he is not a god-like general who charges into battle, he is good at making swords. This sword can split a bamboo tube filled with iron beads! Don't you think it's amazing?"

"Awesome! Awesome! If I hold this sword in my hand, wouldn't all the heroes in the world be terrified? Brother, I've made up my mind. After class, I will definitely come to visit you in person!"

Guan Ping always felt that these words sounded strange coming from Liu Xie's mouth. Whether in the fairyland or in the present, Liu Xie will be the emperor in the future.

Does the emperor need to fight on the battlefield?
Guan Ping decided to change the subject, "Your Highness, why did you come back so early today?"

"My brother seems to be obsessed with the gentleness of the emperor's sister-in-law recently. In order not to disturb my brother, didn't I come back early?"

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The "emperor's sister-in-law" mentioned by Liu Xie was named Tang Ji, the daughter of Mao, the former governor of Kuaiji.

In view of the interference of foreign relatives in the affairs of state in the Han Dynasty, the current emperor did not appoint a queen.
Wait a minute
Guan Ping suddenly came back to his senses. Should he not have asked that question just now? Taichang Mansion.

Jia Xu arranged government affairs in an orderly manner, and his subordinates kept reporting on the progress.

When the last official wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Minister Taichang, the last book club in the city has been built."

"Good." Jia Xu nodded slightly.

The officials looked at each other in confusion, not knowing why Jia Xu wanted to establish a book club and get the support of the general.

When they asked the Minister of Rites Kong Rong, Kong Rong also looked mysterious and only said, "It is a good thing, a good thing that will benefit scholars all over the world."

Even now, Jia Xu announced: "Post notices and publish court bulletins. All poor scholars in prefectures and counties who want to study can go to Chang'an to copy books from the book club on their own, and the court will not charge a penny."

All the officials were shocked. Copying and reading books?

Soon they came to their senses and realized that this should be the original classic, without any easy-to-understand annotations or profound meanings.

All schools and factions regard these things as more important than their lives.

But even so, it can be seen that Taichang Qing's methods are tough.

With the posting of the notice and the circulation of the court bulletin, and with the instigation of some scholars, the news of the establishment of a book club in the Taichang Palace suddenly became a hot topic.

The scholars from Jingzhou and Yizhou were dismissive. "Everyone says Jia Wenhe is vicious, but I didn't expect him to be so vicious. He was the one who facilitated the land measurement, and now he wants to dig up our roots!"

"Dig up the roots? Jia Wenhe is not worthy! Even the Yuan family would never pass on the family tradition to Jia Wenhe!"

"Yes, I think Jia Wenhe's efforts are in vain! Let's wait and see!"

"Hahaha, that makes sense, that makes sense."

This made the gentry, who had been suspicious and thought that Jia Xu was up to no good and was going to persecute loyal and righteous people, relax a little.

They turned around and thought, yes.

The land measurement was unstoppable. Faced with the large army of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Gongsun Zan and others, the gentry were frightened and had to give in with hatred under pressure.

Classics are different. Without annotations, you would be completely blinded.

No matter how powerful Jia Wenhe is, can he really create a classic?
At most, it is just a family tradition.

They would rather believe that Confucius could be resurrected than believe that Jia Xu could produce the classics.

Therefore, most of the nobles viewed this incident as a joke, but there were also different voices.

"Jia Wenhe has a reputation as a poisonous man, so you must not fall for his tricks."

However, this voice was soon drowned out by another voice, "Stupid! Can Jia Wenhe create a classic? I think you are confusing people. I have never seen such a shameless person! You are afraid of this and that when Jia Wenhe is mentioned. Could it be that Jia Wenhe and your mother have a secret that must be told?"

"Shuzi!"

It soon turned into a war of words.

Liu Bei's face twitched when he heard the news. He entrusted this matter to Lai Min as entrusted by Jia Xu. Although Lai Min was not familiar with political affairs and his literary talent was mediocre.

But he has an extraordinary background and a loud voice.

Lai Min understood the war of words that he had brought back from the fairyland and the afterlife almost immediately, and successfully diverted everyone's attention from Jia Xu.

Liu Bei wrote a letter specifically, "I hope you will keep up the good work."

Lai Min jumped three feet high when he received Liu Bei's letter. He looked around to make sure there was no second pair of ears around.

So he looked up to the sky and laughed: "Haha, your majesty has recognized me! How can I not do my best to serve you?!"

The verbal fight then became more and more intense, and Lai Min led a group of scholars and almost chased after others to curse.

Some scholars felt that Lai Min was really immoral, while others felt that Lai Min was just being true to his nature.

However, what they did not notice was that some poor scholars actually visited the Chang'an Book Society with a try-it attitude.

When they opened the books, their eyes widened and their breathing stopped.

After several breaths, they finally came back to their senses from their astonishment. Their hands couldn't stop shaking and they cried out in surprise, "Is this the Analects? And it's even the annotated version!"

This exclamation was like a huge rock falling onto the calm and windless lake, causing huge waves!

"I, this is the university! Annotated version!"

"I am the Doctrine of the Mean and also the Annotated Version!"

"I am the Spring and Autumn Annals. Annotated Edition!"

The calmest person among the crowd stood up and said, "Gentlemen, don't panic. First check if the annotations in the book are random."

"That's right, that's right." After everyone discussed it, they found that the annotations of the classics that they had been fortunate enough to learn, looked... looked even worse than the books in their hands!
Some people also copied down the annotations in the book and asked the disciples of the great scholar. As a result, the disciples showed a look of astonishment and kept asking for the name of the person who annotated it.

All the things that happened in the meantime made the heads of the poor people buzz.

After these days of confirmation, the books they had in the bookstore were not fake, and the annotations inside looked particularly, particularly good.

This made them feel unreal. The classics that were treasured by the nobles and wealthy families were actually placed right in front of them by the Minister of Rites? ? ?
Where did the Minister of Rites come from? Did he copy the entire Yuan family?!
And who is the person who made the notes?

Until someone reminded him, "Look at the cover. The person who made the note is on the cover!"

Yup!

Only then did everyone realize what was going on and turned to the cover, only to see two words written in the column for the annotator.

“Anonymous.”

"Anonymous? Anonymous? Who is it?"

"Some hermit?"

"So, it turns out that we were the ones who wrongly accused Tai Chang Qing!"

After this incident, Lai Min could not divert the attention of the gentry focused on the turmoil in the book club.

Some even felt that they had been deceived by Lai Min, and ran to Lai Min angrily, scolding him loudly.

Lai Min was so distressed that he kept hammering on the documents with his hands, "It was Jia Wenhe, it was Jia Wenhe, I was also deceived by Jia Wenhe!"

Lai Min then clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Don't worry, I will definitely get rid of this evil!"

A few days later, Lai Min was thrown into jail by the Chief Justice for stopping the Taichang Palace's carriage and scolding Jia Xu in person.

The scholar who denounced Lai Min that day was shocked by the news. No, Lai Jun, you are so fierce? !

(End of this chapter)