Zhao Tong sat behind the case and looked at the bowl of tea on the case. He was immediately flattered and said: "Dadu Tong, Yuan Yi is too ashamed to accept it."
The three people on the other side looked over with swords in their eyes. There was nothing on their cases.
Tea is an extremely precious thing to the Jin Kingdom. Except for the sale of a few horses with the Song Dynasty in the early years, there is no business relationship. Naturally, there is no trading of tea. Now, all the tea in the Jin Kingdom comes from the Liao Dynasty. The country stole it.
Wanyan Xiyin said: "Yuan Yi, your calligraphy is good. It shows that it is exactly what you said. You have been practicing calligraphy since you were a child. However, the imperial examination does not focus on the quality of your calligraphy. How good your calligraphy is is almost the same." enough."
Zhao Tong held the tea bowl with both hands, took a careful sip, and said cautiously: "What Dadu Tong means is that Yuan Yi's poems are not well done..."
Wanyan Xiyin smiled and shook his head, "You're not too stupid. Are you doing a bad job?" Even Wanyan Zongbi, a rough guy, is better than Qian. No wonder he failed the imperial examination. His temperament can be seen from his poems. If he fails the examination, he will go back to hell. Then I won't recruit you today. Do you want to What if he was killed outside the village?
It's just his temper... The corners of Wanyan Xiyin's mouth moved. Yuan Yi's temper was quite suitable for his status.
"Yuan Yi, let me ask you. According to your own statement, you have been studying calligraphy and copying famous calligraphy over the years, so you must have a good understanding of calligraphy..." At this point, Wanyan Xiyin suddenly saw that Zhao Tong actually had a hand floating in the tea bowl. After chewing and swallowing the tea leaves above, I couldn't help but pause.
"Well..." Zhao Tong raised his head and said, "Dadu Tong, I have gained a small amount, otherwise I would not dare to come to Dadu Tong stronghold to serve."
Wanyan Xiyin's eyes never left Zhao Tong, and he said slowly: "Then what is your opinion on this matter of coining characters?"
Hearing this, Zhao Tong put down his tea bowl and suddenly saw the three people opposite him looking over nervously. He couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. The Jin Kingdom's creation of characters was actually unsuccessful. The Jurchen characters created in two years were true, but they were based on Khitan characters, and Khitan characters were not fake. The characters are created with reference to Chinese characters. To put it bluntly, they are all derivatives of Chinese characters.
The calligraphy created by Wanyan Xiyin is called Jurchen characters, which is actually a copy of Khitan characters. It is said that the creation was too reluctant. It can be seen that in the end, no new characters were developed, so he could only use this method to fool the semi-literate Wanyan Aguda.
Zhao Tong lowered his voice and said, "Dadu Tong, I have thought about the creation of characters on the way here. Nowadays, most of the characters in the world come from the Chinese characters of the Song Dynasty, the Koryo Kingdom directly borrowed Chinese characters, and the Khitan and Xixia characters imitated Chinese characters. Dali borrowed Chinese characters and also used Baiwen, and these characters are all of the same origin."
Wanyan Xiyin nodded and said with a smile: "I, Daijin, also borrowed Khitan script and have been using it for many years. If it hadn't been for Jianguo, I would not have thought of creating Jurchen script."
Zhao Tong hurriedly stood up and said politely: "Dadu Tong is outspoken and has a broad mind. Yuan Yi admires him."
Wanyan Xiyin said: "Yuan Yi, there is no need to address him as Dadu Tong, just sir."
Zhao Tong was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly: "Yes, sir."
Wanyan Xiyin said: "You continue."
Zhao Tong sat down and continued: "These countries either borrowed Chinese characters or created texts based on Chinese characters. However, the common people feel that in the future, I, the great Jin Dynasty, will definitely march on the Liao Dynasty, sweep the world, and create a glorious world, so we cannot refer to Chinese characters or Khitan." Zi Chuangwen.”
"Huh?" Wanyan Xiyin looked at Zhao Tao with interest: "You mean to create an independent text that has no connection with all current texts?"
Zhao Tong nodded and said, "That's right, sir."
Wanyan Xiyin narrowed his eyes and looked at him. It's not that he had never thought about this kind of thing, he had even thought about it countless times, but it was not easy. Cangjie created characters, and the sky rained millet, and the ghosts cried at night. If he created a brand new character, it would no longer be possible. Yayu the saint is alive.
"Junior, please don't boast in front of me!" The old man opposite suddenly spoke. His eyebrows drooped and he didn't raise his eyelids. It was obvious that he didn't like what Zhao Tong said.
"What junior?" Zhao Tong said displeasedly: "There are successive generations of people who have learned the Tao, and those who have mastered it are the teachers. How can you judge your age based on your age? I think that although my dear friend is old, he has never heard of the Tao!"
The old man said angrily: "You!"
The fat man shook his head and looked at Zhao Tong and said, "Yuan Yi, although you say so, after all, you haven't even passed the imperial examination, you have never even received any fame, and you still boast that you can be a teacher by someone who is accomplished."
Zhao Tong looked at the fat man and sneered: "Don't you hear that among three people, there must be one who is my teacher? How can you judge merit based on fame? If this dear friend thinks that fame can govern the country and secure it, which is better than anything else, then there will be celebrities all over the Liao Kingdom. , wouldn’t it make the country peaceful and the people safe?”
The fat man turned pale, curled his lips, and said nothing.
The dark and thin middle-aged man frowned and looked at Zhao Tong: "Brother Yuan Xian, although your reasoning is reasonable, creating a new text is not just talking in general terms. Do you have a general rule for this? Why don't you tell me, Let me hear it, sir, and let the three of us see it."
As soon as he said this, the other two people immediately looked over. Zhao Tong looked at the dark and thin middle-aged man and touched his chin and said: "This... I don't have a clue right now. I have to think about it for a few more days."
When the three of them heard this, they looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all very angry. You kid didn't even think of anything, so you just sat here and bluffed and boasted? Is this something a person with real ability can do?
Wanyan Xiyin frowned and said, "Yuan Yi, how long will it take you to figure out the matter of creating a new text?"
Zhao Tong said: "Sir, Yuan Yi estimates that in three to five days at most, he can establish a charter for this new text, or even make a beginning."
After hearing this, Wanyan Xiyin's brows gradually relaxed, and he nodded and said: "Okay, then I might as well give you a few more days, just seven days. After seven days, I want to listen to your side of the story. Don't let me down."
Zhao Tong immediately stood up and said excitedly: "Sir, please don't worry. Yuan Yi will definitely come up with a charter for you in seven days... Yuan Yi, Yuan Yi is willing to issue a military order."
Wanyan Xiyin laughed dumbly and shook his head, thinking that Yuan Yi's temper seemed a bit reckless.
The other three people all looked slightly disdainful when they heard this, and the old man even closed his eyes. The fat man thought to himself, it would be good to have an idea to open up the situation in March or May, not to mention three or five days for such a big event. This Yuan Yi is not ashamed of his words, let's see how he ends up.
The dark and thin middle-aged man frowned and shook his head secretly. Yuan Yi's calligraphy is really good, but he is still too young. How can he promise a three-to-five-day period? I'm afraid that he will see the gentleman be kind, but he won't I know that when you have thunder, you don't know how to advance or retreat. If you really can't show it at that time, you know that you can't say nonsense and you can't make promises randomly.
Wanyan Xiyin said: "Yuan Yi, there is no need to issue a military order. I will give you a position as editor first, and then the whole family will live in the village. In addition to the three of them, there are two other editors. You six can study more." .”
Zhao Tong nodded in agreement, and Wanyan Xiyin added: "You are here today, so you should settle down well. I will tell you to go down and give you a courtyard to live in the village. Someone will tell you to take care of other things. Do you think so?"
Zhao Tong hurriedly saluted: "Thank you sir, Yuan Yi is grateful."
Wanyan Xiyin nodded and started to call people to make arrangements. After a moment, he said: "You can go ahead. If you need anything, come see me directly."
Zhao Tong saluted and left, following a fat soldier out of the main entrance of the lobby. Wanyan Xiyin waved to the other three people over there, and they all left.
Watching several silhouettes disappear gradually, a figure flashed out from the back door of the lobby. This was a thin man dressed in black. Wanyan Xiyin was leaning on the couch and said lightly: "Jian Yin, look How about it?"
The thin man in black had a strange voice, and he could not tell the difference between male and female, and said: "Sir, according to Jian Yin, this Yuan Yi should not have any martial arts skills."
Wanyan Xiyin nodded and said, "This person has a bad temper, so let's observe him slowly. As for the people he brings, check them carefully, especially observe the behavior of the husband and wife. If there is anything inappropriate, report it immediately."
The thin man in black said "yes" and disappeared out of the back door in a flash.
(End of chapter)
