The ultimate rebirth of the abandoned woman

Chapter 376
In other words, after the rebellion of King Wu, when the crown prince rewarded the meritorious officials, he also promoted Cui Youbo, who was making soy sauce, to an official position.

Being promoted for no reason, Cui Youbo felt somewhat guilty. Under Xiao Nan's guidance, he put more energy into the research and development of movable type printing. Of course, he was not asked to engrave words, typesetting, etc., but to copy and print the printed characters himself. most commonly used words.

Cui Youbo's calligraphy is good, and Tang Kai is especially good. The words he copied can almost be used directly as a primary version of printed script.

Then, there was another fight between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the inner courtyard of the Cui family. Uncle Cui was sandwiched between his mother and wife, in a dilemma, but several concubines were restless, wandering around his study all day long, even his The same is true for my cousin, as long as he doesn't go to the north courtyard overnight, my cousin will order the servant girl to look for him everywhere.

All the troubles at home, the lady treated him very coldly, Cui Youbo wanted to explain, but the lady deliberately pretended not to understand, and continued to entertain him as a guest.

Even three kids...

Alas, Cui Youbo doesn't want to go home every time he thinks about those troubles at home.

Therefore, he worked even harder. In addition to daily copying and copying, he also went to Xiao's workshop to check the progress from time to time.

Sometimes Cui Youbo will go directly to the workshop to explore with the craftsmen when he thinks of a good method or new idea.

What pays will be rewarded. Cui Youbo worked hard for ten days. Today, movable type printing was finally successfully developed, and he personally printed the first article of Datang.

"Grandfather's tutor?"

Xiao Nan took the piece of paper, unfolded it, and saw that on the six-inch long and four-inch wide white paper, a few sentences of the Taigong's tutor were neatly printed.

Sitting beside Xiao Nan, Cui Youbo took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, seeing a cup of tea on the small table, he didn't care whether it was hot or cold, grabbed it and drank two big gulps.

"How is it? Does it work well?"

Speaking of which, starting to develop movable type printing is something that Cui Youbo has really put his heart into over the past few years.

After working hard for so long, the experiment was finally successful. Uncle Cui couldn't express how happy he was.

This great sense of accomplishment that comes from career is so wonderful, it is even more refreshing than drinking ice water during the dog days.

Xiao Nan looked at it carefully, nodded, um, it's really good, the font is slightly larger, and the ink is clear, although it's not as delicate as the printed matter of later generations, but as far as it is concerned, it is already very good.

She raised her head and said with a smile, "Mr. Lang, congratulations."

It is indeed worthy of congratulations. The early advent of movable type printing will definitely make Cui Youbo and the Xiao family famous in history.

After being ignored by Xiao Nan for several days, Cui Youbo was very happy to see her sincere smile again, and couldn't help saying modestly: "It's nothing, it's nothing, hehe, the success of printing is thanks to the strong support of my wife and father-in-law. "

Xiao Nan just smiled and said nothing, what Cui Youbo said was right, she planned the whole thing, in order to help Cui Youbo make meritorious service.However, with the lessons learned from her previous life, when she launched the printing technique this time, she deliberately pushed her natal family out together. If the printing technique was successful, the Xiao family could also become famous and profit.

After going through the psychological process some time ago, Xiao Nan is very thankful for his decision at that time - if the man is unreliable, she still has her mother's family.

Cui Youbo didn't know Xiao Nan's thoughts at this time, he was still excited, "By the way, lady, which book do you think we should print first?"

The one he got back was just a test version, and he still had to print a complete set of books and present them to the sage or the crown prince.

First print?
Xiao Nan also became interested, and she even suggested a bit of wickedness: "Why don't you print a volume of "Diamond Sutra", and then ask craftsmen to engrave a few editions of Buddhist scriptures and pictures for illustrations, so that there are texts and pictures, and the sage will be happy when he sees it." Must like."

"Diamond Sutra?" Cui Youbo pondered for a moment, then hesitantly said: "It's not impossible, but the number of words in the Diamond Sutra is not many, only a few thousand words—"

It was only a dozen or so pages printed, and even with pictures, it was less than twenty pages, which is too little.

Cui Youbo managed to develop the printing technique with great difficulty. Right now, he is in the mood for printing a great novel. At least it must be bound into a few or even a dozen thick volumes, so that it will look better when sent to the palace. .

How many thousand words?Too little, really not enough for him to show off.

Xiao Nan guessed Cui Youbo's thoughts, thought for a while, and said: "Then print a set of "The Law of Zhenguan"." This is one of the symbols of the emperor's 20 years of meritorious service.

This not only satisfies his desire to show off, but also flatters the leader by the way, so why not do it.

Thinking of flattering, Xiao Nan had another idea, "By the way, we can also compile the poems of saints and princes into a collection, and then print them out as a gift."

When Cui Youbo heard this, his eyes lit up, he patted his thigh vigorously, and said: "Okay, I will do as the lady said."

Three days later.

Li Rong came to the East Palace with a leisurely look in a purple round neck shirt.

He came to say goodbye and complain.

In the past half a month or so, Li Rong and his father repeatedly ground their teeth, talking until his voice was almost hoarse, and finally persuaded Aye to allow him to go out for a few more years.

After smoothing over his own father, Li Rong arranged the affairs of the family again, prepared to bid farewell to the sage and the prince, and went directly to the East China Sea.

He just came out of the Taiji Palace and got a bunch of things from the saints.

Now, he still had to go to the East Palace, but he went to see the prince not just to say goodbye, but more importantly, to file a complaint.

That day, Princess Antong dared to humiliate him like that, and invited him to banquets and play polo several times afterwards, and occasionally she would say some very ambiguous words to tease him when she met him. He paid attention to it.

Now that the crown prince has not ascended the throne, An Tong dares to treat him as a pet that can be played with. If she really becomes a princess in the future, she might be so arrogant.

Li Rong had thought about it, he had to get rid of An Tong before the crown prince came to power, because at this stage, the crown prince is not the emperor, he still has many scruples, let alone ruin the current good situation for a concubine daughter.

Standing under the steps of the East Palace, Li Rong straightened his clothes, sorted out his thoughts, and walked up the stairs calmly.

The prince had just finished his business, ordered someone to make tea soup, and took a break from the busy schedule to enjoy tea and snacks.

As soon as Li Rong came, the prince hurriedly ordered someone to come in.

To be honest, Li Rong and his son are not real princelings, but the prince still attaches great importance to them.

There is no other reason. Li Rong and his son are diehard royalists, and they only listen to the emperor's words wholeheartedly.

However, this is enough for the princes. Although Li Rong and his son are not for him, they are not for King Wu or King Wei.In addition, with the permission of the emperor, they will also help the prince.

For example, in the previous turmoil in the capital, if Li Rong hadn't single-handedly entered and exited the capital and Miyagi, the crown prince would not have been able to take down King Wu so smoothly.

In addition, the main reason why the crown prince values ​​Li Rong and is willing to promote him is that Li Rong has no intention of official career, let alone the disputes in the clan. It reassures the prince even more.

Well, loyal, unambitious, and extremely capable, the crown prince must recruit talents like Li Rong.

Li Rong walked into the side hall and saluted respectfully.

The crown prince came out from behind the desk, and said to Li Rong with a smile: "You don't need to be polite, you came just in time. Gu Gang ordered someone to make tea soup, let's use it with Gu."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Rong bowed again after hearing the words, and knelt down opposite the prince.

The prince personally handed the teacup to Li Rong, raised his chin casually, "Taste it."

The prince is so casual, obviously he treats him as one of his own, and Li Rong is not polite, he straightened up and took the teacup with both hands, nodding his thanks.

After taking a sip of the warm tea soup, Li Rong narrowed his eyes and savored it carefully, and praised: "Good tea."

Seeing that Li Rong was very good, the prince was also satisfied, and said with a smile: "This is the group tea from the new tribute this year. When Dalang returns, I will bring you some."

Li Rong hurriedly put down the teacup, straightened up and cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward."

After a few words of gossip, Li Rong got to the point and told the prince that he wanted to travel to the East China Sea.

The prince knew that Li Rong was a wonderful flower in the clan, he didn't like to have fun, liveliness, women's sex, or money, but he just liked to walk around with his sword.

Before Li Rong suddenly returned to the capital, he also received a call from the sage and knew that there was a big event in the court, so he came back.

Now that the chaos has subsided, Beijing has returned to its former calm. With Li Rong's wild and unrestrained temperament, it's no wonder that he can stay in this square city for a long time.

Therefore, after hearing Li Rong's request, the prince was not surprised at all, "Gu Su knows that you are a free and easy person, since you have decided to go out, then go. Just one point, you must pay attention to safety, I don't want to see you again When it came to you, you were hacked by someone again."

Li Rong smiled embarrassedly, he knew that the crown prince was teasing him about his shoulder being injured by a ranger during the King Wu Rebellion.

The two were talking and laughing when the servant came in to report: "Your Highness, Uncle Cui, a scholar of the Hongwen Museum, is asking to see you."

"Cui Youbo?" The prince was startled, and it took him a while to remember who this person was, "but the husband of Princess Xiangcheng?"

"Yes." The waiter hurriedly agreed.

The prince put down the teacup, suppressed his smile, and asked, "Oh? What's the important thing for him to ask to see Gu at this time?"

He's just a small civil servant, if he didn't have the connection with the Xiao family, the crown prince really wouldn't take Cui Youbo seriously.

"His Royal Highness, Xueshi Cui is here to return."

"Return? What order?" The prince was puzzled. He dealt with so many government affairs every day, how could he remember what order he had given a sixth-rank official.

The prince subconsciously turned his head to look at the screen behind him, his eyes flicked over the lines of small characters marked on the plain white screen, and finally, his eyes stopped on a line of small vermilion characters.

This is the habit of the prince learning from the sages. Whenever there are important events or important people, he will write them down directly on the screen behind his seat with a pen.

A bad pen is worse than a good brain.

In order to remind himself, he also deliberately recorded in two colors: red records good things and people who are useful, and black records bad things and people who are not useful.

The crown prince saw Cui Youbo's name in a line of small red characters, and incidentally marked an unfamiliar term: "Movable type printing?"

A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and the prince finally remembered, "Oh, could it be that he has already developed movable type printing?"

The servant didn't know, he just remembered that two months ago, this Xueshi Cui and concubine Xiao came to see the prince together, the prince was very happy at that time, and specially told him that next time Xueshi Cui came again, he must pass the news on for him.

However, the prince didn't need the servant's answer, he smiled and said, "Please come in."

Although the prince doesn't know what printing is, but since he can use Zhu to write it down, it should be a good thing for him.

Li Rong sat on the side and listened silently. After the servants left, he pretended to ask casually: "The husband of the princess of Xiangcheng? Hehe, in this way, this Cui Lang is still His Royal Highness's niece and son-in-law."

The prince was slightly startled, then smiled and said: "That's not true, hehe, he is my sister's son-in-law, so he is a lonely direct relative."

The saint has many sons and daughters, and the aristocratic family is married to each other. The prince has quite a few nephews and nieces in name.

But there are only a dozen or so of direct relatives.

Thinking of this level of kinship, when he saw Cui Youbo, the prince's smile was a little more loving from an elder.

"Your Highness, fortunately, I did not disgrace my life, and finally developed movable type printing,"

After Cui Youbo knelt down and saluted, he pushed the tray in front of him, and said: "This is the book that I tried to print, please take a look at it."

The servant behind the prince got the instruction, hurriedly came to Cui Youbo, and put the tray on the long table in front of the prince.

There was something wrapped in white silk on the tray, and the crown prince lifted a corner to reveal a book bound in thread.

The prince is no stranger to thread-bound books. Three or four years ago, someone pointed out that scrolled paper books, silk books, and early bamboo slips were not conducive to storage and circulation.

The man suggested changing the way books are written and stored, changing the scrolls to thread binding, that is, cutting the paper into sheets of the same size, punching holes on one side, and finally binding them into volumes.

Such thread-bound books are not only convenient for storage, but also convenient for writing and reading, and they are also cheap.

It's just that the promotion was not strong at that time, and thread-bound books were only popular in a small circle in the capital.

Coincidentally, a staff member in the East Palace was a fellow villager of the creator of the thread-bound book. He had seen the convenience of the thread-bound book with his own eyes and recommended it to the prince.

It's a pity that at that time the crown prince's mind was all about how to get rid of his ambitious younger brother, so Wuxin took a hasty look at this kind of 'nosy' and then forgot about it.

The prince doesn't pay much attention to thread-bound books, but he knows what they are.

Reaching out to pick up a book, on the title page was written "Zhenguan Law" (the predecessor of Tang Law) in very neat Tang Kai. The prince opened a page and was surprised to find that the words on this page were the same. Size, strokes and strokes do not have any personal characteristics, and the layout of the typesetting is also very neat, horizontal and vertical, just like the walls of the capital.

The prince became interested, and flipped through several pages in succession. He found that every page was like this.

But, what does this mean?
We must know that calligraphy was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, as long as people with better Tang Kai could transcribe the articles neatly and rigorously.

Looking up, the prince asked, "Is this a book printed with movable type?"

Cui Youbo heard the doubt in the prince's words, he did not answer and asked instead: "I dare to ask Your Highness, how long did it take you to copy a book with [-] words?"

The prince didn't understand what he meant, but because Cui Youbo was his direct relative, he thought about it and estimated, "Well, it will probably take half an hour."

Cui Youbo smiled, with a bit of pride in his tone, he said: "If printing is used, it only takes a cup of tea."

The prince was shocked, "What? So fast?"

Cui Youbo nodded, "That's right, as long as the layout is arranged, it can be printed very quickly, and the books printed in the same batch are exactly the same, and there will never be typos, typos, or missing characters."

The prince didn't speak, and took out another copy from the push tray, which was also Zhenguan Law. He opened a page at random, and then compared the two copies. The font, size, and layout were exactly the same.

Reminiscent of that astonishing speed, the prince is also a scholar, and he immediately thought of the beauty of this side.

Closing the book, the prince said: "With this printing technology, can Gu print a large number of books such as classics, history, laws, etc., so that the world can circulate them?"

Cui Youbo nodded again and again, he couldn't help getting excited when he said this, a blush appeared on his fair and handsome face, "For example, the books of enlightenment and the works of the sages can be printed in large batches, which can benefit scholars all over the world. As the promoter, Your Highness will surely be praised by scholars all over the world, and his name will go down in history."

The prince is not only a scholar, he is also a politician, and he even thought of more and far-reaching things.

Moreover, even if those far-reaching goals cannot be achieved, he can still achieve one of his most urgent goals - to stabilize the situation, appease the officials, and appease the saints!

The prince believes that as long as he introduces printing technology, he will definitely divert the attention of officials and scholars all over the world, and will also give himself a good name of "heavy text"-Wu Wang is gone, Wei Wang is still there, and he has a reputation for emphasizing text. Xianming's younger brother, the crown prince is quite afraid.

Although the king of Wei was forcibly transferred out of the capital by the queen, he could not relax for a day if the crown prince was not enthroned.

Thinking of that fat little four, the prince's eyes flashed coldly, and soon he covered it up again.

The crown prince put the books on the tray, he looked at Cui Youbo with satisfaction, and said, "Very well, Scholar Cui lived up to Gu's high expectations and successfully developed the printing technique, Gu is very satisfied."

The next thing is to award, but the crown prince is not the top leader yet. Although he handles the government affairs on behalf of the saint, he still needs to report to the saint before making a decision.

For example, at this moment, the crown prince wants to promote Cui Youbo to an official position, he can make the decision, but he must go to the Tai Chi Palace to go through a procedure.

Cui Youbo also understood this point, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the printing technique is not the work of one person. Besides the craftsman, it was the minister's wife Xiao Shi who first proposed this method. Order, the humble minister's father-in-law Xiao Concubine also helped A lot of work, and the workshop needed to experiment with printing also belongs to Xiao."

The prince smiled slightly, and nodded approvingly: "I understand the meaning of Xueshi Cui, don't worry, I will never forget the meritorious officials."

Obtaining the prince's promise, Cui Youbo was determined, and he left happily.

Li Rong came out from the inner room on one side. Inside, he heard Cui Youbo's words clearly, and when he came out, he bowed to congratulate the prince.

The prince laughed heartily, and beckoned Li Rong to sit down while smiling.

He just let Li Rong go inside, on the surface he avoided it, but actually he showed that he didn't regard Li Rong as an outsider.The so-called inner room is just a space separated by a screen. What is said outside can be heard clearly inside.

And Li Rong's performance also satisfied the prince, he congratulated him when he came out, obviously telling the prince that he had heard Cui Youbo's words and understood the prince's intentions.

The two continued to chat, and the prince asked Li Rong about what he had seen and heard in other places from time to time. Li Rong was cool-looking, but his eloquence was excellent. envious.

Just when the two were talking more and more speculatively, Li Rong suddenly showed embarrassment, opened his mouth and closed it again.

Who is the prince, he can't even see such obvious hints, and he can't hang around in the harem anymore.

Smiling slightly, the crown prince said: "What embarrassment is there for Dalang? There are no outsiders around here, Dalang might as well just say it!"

Li Rongchang sighed, and said hesitantly: "I have been hesitating these days whether I should report this matter to Your Highness. Today, Your Highness treats me so kindly, and I really can't bear to hide it from His Highness."

Hearing Li Rong's serious words, the prince could not help but put away his smile, and asked in a deep voice, "What's the matter? But it's okay to say!"

Li Rong looked around, and his eyes fell on several servants in the room.

The prince understood, stretched out his hand and waved, signaling all the servants to step back.

After a while, only the crown prince and Li Rong were left in the huge side hall.

Li Rong approached the prince and said in a low voice: "I wonder if the prince has heard about Princess Antong?"

The crown prince was startled, and then he said in amazement: "Could it be that this unfilial daughter caused some trouble?"

Li Rong hesitated to speak, and under the repeated urging of the prince, he told the prince one by one the many unbearable rumors about the Princess Antong.

Finally, he said: "The sage is in poor health, and the dignitaries in Beijing dare not play and feast. Wei An and the Princess's house are full of traffic, singing and dancing to make peace, no matter whether the Princess has done those unbearable things or not. Using it will also affect His Highness's reputation."

"Oh!"

The prince slapped the small table with his palm, causing the teacups on the table to rattle and rattle.

He said bitterly: "Evil barrier! I almost missed the important thing."

Li Rong took two steps back and bowed to salute, "I shouldn't criticize the noble daughters of the clan, but it is related to your highness's reputation. I have to say it, and please don't blame your highness."

The prince waved his hand, he knew Li Rong's temperament, and also knew his daughter's virtue, although he didn't implement it, the prince already believed it.

Li Rong said again: "Your Highness, although the previous chaos is peaceful, the overall situation is still undecided. Your Highness must not miss the overall situation because of some trivial incidents." He also mentioned that there are people from the Su clan who are swaying the market under the banner of the princess.

The prince nodded slowly, already having a decision in his heart.

The next day, Cui Youbo received the imperial edict, appointing him as Prince Sheren, the upper rank of the sixth rank, a full two ranks higher than the lower rank of the sixth rank last month.

On the other side, Princess Antong also received the Queen's will, ordering her to enter the palace immediately. On the second day, news spread from the palace that Princess Antong was worried about the saint. In order to pray for her grandfather, she voluntarily went to Ganye Temple to bring Fa practice...

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(End of this chapter)