Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 334
Xue Lang looked at the sage, feeling that he was a little pitiful for no reason. In the spirit of humanitarianism, Xue Lang took out the melody that he was going to present earlier, and presented it to the sage: "To the sage, I have a memo to present!"

The sudden sentence shocked everyone, Princess Pingyang seemed to see through his intentions, she glanced at Xue Lang, but she didn't hold on to the saint anymore, she took a step back silently.

The saint seemed to be relieved, looking at Xue Lang's eyes, it was as kind as possible, and his expression was kind: "The state affairs are important, so I will first read the Qing family's memorabilia. In addition, Pei Qing's family, Pingyang matters I beg you!"

Pei Ji smiled and said: "Please rest assured, the sage, I will do my best. I will take my leave first."

Pei Ji left first.In Zichen Palace, only Li Yuan, father and son and Xue Lang were left.Li Yuan took Xue Lang's melody, read it intently, his normal expression immediately became serious, read it again, turned his head and handed the melody to King Qin: "Erlang, come and take a look."

"Here."

Qin Wang stepped forward to take the Shuzuo and looked down.The sage sat on the throne, closed his eyes and meditated.

"Good strategy! Good strategy! Minister Xue is a great talent, and the people of the world are convinced!"

After reading it, the King of Qin praised Xue Lang without hesitation.Xue Lang cupped his hands modestly, smiled and said nothing.

King Qin said happily: "Father, Xue Shilang's strategy is easy to implement. The only thing to worry about is the number of books. If there is not enough books, this library may not be built. In addition, if we want to attract a large number of scholars Going to the library to study, the works of masters of Confucianism and Confucianism are indispensable!"

The saint nodded.Xue Lang said confidently: "What the king is worried about, there is a solution. Please read the books above the sage's case!"

"Book?"

King Qin was a little puzzled and looked at the saint.The sage handed him a copy of "Thousand Characters" on the table, and said: "Xue Qing's family and your elder sister entered the palace to offer movable type printing to me, and this book is printed with movable type."

As he said that, he also explained to King Qin what movable type printing is.The king of Qin flipped through it and saw the benefits at a glance: "The font is neat and elegant, and the printing cost is low. Binding it into a book in this way is convenient for storage and transportation. With this technique, the library will be complete."

The sage said enthusiastically: "Extremely. There are many rare copies of classics in the Great Hall. After reprinting with movable type, they can be filled into the library and enrich the collection."

Xue Lang added: "You can also request manuscripts from contemporary masters, such as commenting on the Analects of Confucius and the Four Books. If you have enough money, you can also offer a reward to collect isolated copies of classics from the people, borrow samples, and retypeset and print!"

When Li Yuan, Li Shimin and his son heard this, the expressions on their faces were vaguely excited, Qin Wang said: "Father, if this matter can be accomplished, it will be a great achievement for the present and benefit for the future!"

Li Yuan nodded, his eyes flickered, and he ordered his servant: "Call the prince!"

"Here."

The servants took orders and left.

King Qin felt a little regretful, but there was nothing he could do.

After a while, the crown prince rushed over quickly and entered the Zichen Hall. Seeing Princess Pingyang, King Qin, and Xue Lang were all there, his eyes shrank slightly, but he still stepped forward calmly, saluted and said: "I have seen my father. Sister, Erlang. "

Princess Pingyang saluted with King Qin: "I have seen you, brother."

Xue Lang also saluted: "I have seen the prince."

After seeing each other, the sage said: "Come over, let's see it before we talk about it."

"Here."

Prince Jiancheng took a step forward, took the melody from the sage, lowered his head to read it carefully, his eyes lit up, and hurriedly said: "I implore father to leave this matter to my son."

The King of Qin also said: "My son is willing to share his father's worries, and recommend himself to take charge of the preparation of the library."

These two actually competed!

However, this is also understandable.Building a library is undoubtedly a good thing to gain reputation.Even a family of officials and officials for many generations dare not say that their own collection of books is unmatched in the world.But with a library it's different.

In Xue Lang's memorandum, after putting forward the proposal for the establishment of the National Public Library, he wrote many detailed rules to improve it, with only one goal!It is not a problem to solicit manuscripts from contemporary masters and solicit rewards, solicit ancient books from the general public, borrow samples for printing, and build the largest and most complete library in time.

Such a library can be imagined to be attractive to readers.The library of the future must be a place where scholars gather.Scholars represent talents, talents, whether it is a sage, a prince, or the king of Qin, they are all very important.

The sage was at the top, looked at his two sons, and asked Xue Lang instead: "This strategy was played by Xue Qing's family. Does Qing's family have a secret plan for the person to be in charge?"

Fuck!The sage didn't want to be caught between the two sons, so he actually threw the problem to Xue Lang!Fortunately, my buddies are prepared--

When writing the essay, Xue Lang thought about this question by the way, and he was already prepared in his heart. After complaining about the sage in his heart, he said with a solemn face: "Since the sage asks, the minister will not avoid relatives. ...The minister recommends Princess Pingyang to be in charge!"

When the prince heard this, he hurriedly said: "My sister is a woman and doesn't participate in government affairs. How can I let my sister take charge of this matter! My son opposes it!"

King Qin saw that the person recommended by Xue Lang was Princess Pingyang, so he didn't say anything more.

Xue Lang said: "Back to the prince, the reason why I recommend Princess Pingyang to take charge is because the princess is a woman, and it is more convenient than either the prince or the King of Qin to take charge of this matter."

The crown prince frowned and asked, "Where did you say that? Ask Xue Shilang to clarify."

Xue Lang said: "Dare to ask the crown prince, except for Da Nei, the people with the most abundant books in the world are all from aristocratic families?"

The prince thought for a while, then nodded: "Indeed."

Xue Lang said: "Our dynasty's talent selection system follows the imperial examination system implemented in the previous dynasty. This system selects talents, evaluates talents and morals, regardless of blood origin, which is a good thing for the country and the people. However, the aristocratic families have natural advantages. , control most of the book knowledge. Prince, please think about it, there are two scholars in the same place, one comes from aristocratic family, the other comes from a poor family, and the two take the imperial examination, who has a better chance of winning the exam?"

The prince said: "Naturally, he is a son of a family."

Xue Lang said: "Yes, they are the sons of the family. The elders of the family have studied for generations and have been officials for generations. In the imperial examination, these elders are famous teachers. If they pass the exam and become officials, these elders can be used as Olympic aid and advice. One or two. The humble scholars do not have these advantages, and as time goes on, all the people in the court are from noble families, and the humble scholars hardly have any. Under such a situation, how to implement the sage's government order?"

Not only the prince, but also Li Yuan and his son were shocked.

Xue Lang then said: "The establishment of the library is the first step to break and avoid this situation! Let the knowledge monopolized in the hands of the aristocratic families be exposed to the general public and open up the wisdom of the people! However, among the aristocratic families, There are a lot of talents and wise men gathered, and it is impossible not to fail to see the consequences of this move, and the family will inevitably rebound. This matter, I think it is better to leave it to Princess Pingyang."

Princess Pingyang is a woman, and it is impossible to inherit the throne. No matter how great her prestige is, she will not pose a threat to the throne. It will also prevent the two of you brothers from robbing each other and embarrassing the saint.

Xue Lang didn't say this sentence, but with the wisdom of a saint, he would naturally think of it.

Sure enough, the sage said: "I agree with this proposal! This matter will be handed over to Pingyang."

Only then did Princess Pingyang say: "Here."

Xue Lang quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the benefits brought by movable type printing were finally in the hands of Princess Pingyang, and it was not in vain for him to exhaust his thoughts and plans.

(End of this chapter)