In the past few days, the most discussed topic in Xianyang City was Prince Fu Yao's travels to the north.
Originally, after Journey to the North was released and everyone bought it, its popularity was gradually decreasing.
Who would have known that on the second page, another letter of apology from Chun Yuyue was published.
As a result, many people find it very rare.
Dr. Chunyu actually apologized to Shangjun Courtyard?
Some people simply bought another copy just to read this apology letter. As a result, the sales of Journey to the North reached a new high.
At the same time, the students in Shangjun Courtyard also yelled and cursed while buying Journey to the North and intensifying their study.
Students bought Journey to the North, and other scholars who were interested in scientific examinations did not dare not buy it. Therefore, the sales volume of Journey to the North remained high, with no signs of slowing down.
Such hot sales have far surpassed books such as The Analects of Confucius and Zuo Zhuan, and are even more widely circulated than Wei Young's Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
After all... not many ordinary people are literate. Fu Yao's comic books are just right for them to understand. And because the paper used for this book is relatively cheap, the cost is low, and the sales price is very low, making it affordable for ordinary people.
Therefore, this book is completely popular.
Li Shui and Fu Yao were happily counting their money. But Chunyu Yue couldn't go out and sighed at home.
Although he followed Chun Yujia's suggestion and wrote an apology letter as generously as possible, this thing... was very embarrassing after all.
Therefore, Chunyu Yue kept claiming to be ill and did not see any guests.
He was reading all the time, trying to find among the words of the ancient sages and sages what inspired his soul to read the most, which was still the sentence: Isn't it a gentleman if a person doesn't know something but is not stunned?
Later, Chunyu Yue began to read again: Only men and women are difficult to raise.
Who are people? Of course it is Sophora millet.
When Huaiguzi didn't come, the Great Qin court was peaceful. Even if there were occasional fights, they were under the table. When you meet in public, you should always be friendly and polite.
At that time, Chunyu Yue was really at home.
But since Huaiguzi arrived, everything has changed.
This guy is always ready to frame others for rebelling, and he is always ready to slap people in the face.
Alas, the land of Chinese etiquette was made extremely barbaric by him.
Now he is well, and he is practicing the way of merchants again. I forced myself to write an apology letter again.
Chunyu Yue suddenly felt that this locust millet was the source of all evil.
Chunyu Yue took a deep breath, feeling that he could no longer allow Huai Guzi to act like this, but he couldn't figure out how to stop him.
Alas, I have really worked hard to save the common people.
Chunyu Yue thought secretly.
At this time, Chunyu Jia came in, and he said to Chunyu Yue: "Master, I suddenly have an idea."
"Speak quickly." Chunyu Yue said immediately.
This Chun Yujia has been with him for many years and is very clever. The last time he wrote an apology letter, it was his idea to ask Chun Yuyue to write a more generous and self-deprecating letter. In this way, a lot of embarrassment is avoided.
Therefore, Chunyu Yue trusted Chunyu Jia very much.
Chunyu Jia said: "People know what the master is worried about. It is just that he is worried that the banished immortal will do something wrong and disturb others."
Chunyu Yue nodded and said, "Yes, I am worried about this."
Chunyu Jia said: "However, the way of banishing the immortals to the merchants has indeed brought benefits to the people. Now, through the printing of Journey to the North, many people are praising it. Therefore, there are not a few people who support the banishment of the immortals. They want to It’s very difficult to suppress his arrogance.”
Chunyu Yue frowned: "Yes, what can you do?"
Chunyu Jia said: "Rao's ancestors used to be farmers. One year, a piece of good land was reserved for planting crops."
"Before we planted the crops, the good land was covered with weeds. We spent all our efforts to clean up the weeds. But within a few days, the weeds grew back, and they just kept growing. We're all worried sick."
"Later, when the crops were planted, the weeds no longer became a problem. It turned out that the crops took away all the fertility and moisture from the land, and those weeds naturally could not grow."
"Master, I think the atmosphere here is the same."
"The merchant's way of banishing the immortal is like weeds in the field. We spent a lot of effort to suppress the arrogance of the banished immortal, but in the blink of an eye he reappeared."
"We might as well change our thinking and instill other customs into the servants. For example, we should promote Confucianism. When the people accept Confucianism one after another, they will become humble gentlemen. If the banished immortal wants to use the deceitful businessman's way to confuse people's hearts, then The servants won’t approve of it either.”
Chunyu Yue nodded and said, "What you said is quite reasonable and thought-provoking. However... Confucianism is not easy to promote."
Yes, Chunyu Yue has been promoting Confucianism throughout his life.
Not only him, but all the Confucian masters of the past dynasties, including Xunzi, Mencius, and Confucius, were not actively promoting it? But the effect has been unsatisfactory.
Therefore, Chunyu Yue said melancholy: "If I really had a way to get my servants to accept Confucianism, I wouldn't wait until now and let Huai Guzi take advantage of it."
Chunyu Jia smiled slightly and said, "Master, I suddenly gained some insights recently."
Chunyu Yue's eyes lit up and he said, "Speak quickly."
Chunyu Jia said: "The behavior of banishing immortals is certainly despicable, but some of his fantastic ideas are quite interesting. We might as well learn from them."
"For example, this time the master lost a bet with Huaiguzi. He had to write an apology letter to Shangjun Courtyard. However... there is no regulation on where to write this apology letter, right?"
"What if the master writes on the land of Yao and Shun? Those curious people outside, in order to read the letter of apology from the master, will definitely buy a copy of the land of Yao and Shun and go back."
"After buying this book, they will probably take a second look at it. Doesn't it mean that they have accepted the way of Confucianism? The master is very talented in writing and rigorous in his arguments. He will definitely convince them."
When Chunyu Yue heard this, he patted his head remorsefully: "Yes, why didn't I think of that? Now thousands of copies of the second edition of Journey to the North have been printed. Now even if the apology letter is written in the book of Yao and Shun, It’s too late in the countryside.”
Chunyu Jia smiled and said: "Master, don't worry, it's not too late. Besides hanging a letter of apology, I have other ideas."
Chunyu Yue stood up and said, "Hurry."
Chunyu Jia said: "Master, does he know why Mr. Fu Yao's Journey to the North is selling so well?"
Chunyu Yue shook his head: "I have always been puzzled by this."
Chunyu Jia said: "People have their own experiences. Recently, I discovered that some servants in the house secretly bought Journey to the North and are reading it."
When Chunyu Yue heard this, he almost died of anger: What? The servants in my house are actually reading Journey to the North? traitor!
Chunyu Jia gave a dry laugh and reassured Chunyu Yue: "Master, don't be angry. There are advantages and disadvantages to this matter."
"The disadvantage is that it naturally encourages the arrogance of banishing the immortal. The advantage is that this journey to the north has its own outstanding features. As long as we learn how to do it, we can use the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son."
Chunyu Yue calmed down and said, "Go on."
Chunyu Jia responded and said: "I flipped through the book Travels to the North, and then asked the servant who bought the book, and finally found out why he likes to read this book."
"This servant, as a rule, has recited a lot of the saint's words. Those words are certainly thought-provoking and exquisite. But they are a bit boring."
"But this Journey to the North is different. Journey to the North tells stories. And it is a story about good things leading to benefits and bad things leading to punishment. Therefore, people who read it enjoy it with gusto."
Chunyu Yue stroked his beard: "Is that so?"
Chunyu Jia added: "It's not just that. This servant said that he is a lowly servant. Although he is in the doctor's house, has no worries about food and clothing, and is much better than other places, he is still a low-class person after all."
"And this journey to the north also talks about low-class people. Those low-class people either made their fortunes under the orders of Master Fu Yao. Or because of their special talents, they were put into great use by Master Fu Yao and soared."
"When this servant saw those lowly people, he seemed to see himself. When the people in the book got rich, he was happy. When the people in the book became officials, he was also happy."
"After analysis, people thought that the servant's life was not very satisfactory, so he pinned his daydreams on Zheng Er's Travels to the North, which happened to satisfy his wish."
Chunyu Yue nodded and said: "I see, that's it. No wonder those who bought Journey to the North are mostly poor people. It turns out they use this book to draw cakes to satisfy their hunger."
Chunyu Jia said: "Exactly. According to this theory, it is obvious why Princess Weiyang's Romance of the Three Kingdoms is so popular."
"Then Liu Bei is just a straw sandal maker. Although he claims to be the queen of the emperor, he has been a concubine for several generations, and his blood relationship is almost non-existent."
"Then Guan Yu is just a date seller, what is his background?"
"Zhang Fei is just a reckless person. Zhuge Liang is just a scholar in the grass."
"These people are not of high origin, but in troubled times, they are invincible and invincible, and they rise to high positions step by step. How can those listeners not be happy and excited after hearing such stories?"
Chunyu Yue nodded vigorously: "It makes sense, it makes sense!"
Then, he looked at Chunyu Jia with some doubts: "However, what does these have to do with promoting Confucianism? Can Confucianism also learn these skills?"
Chunyu Jia chuckled and said, "Of course it's possible. These are some things written by people. Master, please read them."
Chunyu Yue was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Chun Yujia would also start writing a book.
However, this is normal. Under his own influence, Chun Yujia's cultural level was not low, and he was able to write a little.
Chunyu Yue looked at it and found that it was a story.
It is about a down-and-out scholar who goes to Xianyang City to take the imperial examination.
This scholar didn't have much money or power. He only had a lot of knowledge and an awe-inspiring righteousness.
Later, on the way, we encountered pouring rain. There happened to be a big house nearby, so the scholar went to take shelter from the rain.
As a result, there happened to be other people taking shelter from the rain in this big house.
Among these people, there are wealthy merchants, and aristocratic children who have been ministers for generations...
In fact, this mansion was the villa of the current prime minister.
On this day, the prime minister's daughter happened to come to the other courtyard and Zheng happened to meet these guests taking shelter from the rain.
The prime minister's daughter is a stunning beauty, with an outstanding appearance, like an immortal.
And she has reached the age of leaving the court, but she doesn't pay attention to all the men in her house. When Zheng was taking a nap that day, she dreamed of an immortal who told this beauty that there was her future husband in another courtyard.
After feeling beautiful, these guests were all in high spirits and expressed themselves vigorously.
The wealthy businessman kept boasting about how rich he was and how much money he could spend.
The official's son was constantly showing off his power. He could make anyone live with a word, and he could make someone die with a word.
The scholar, on the other hand, had a calm face, neither humble nor arrogant, just reading quietly.
The beauty took a liking to the scholar at first sight and felt that the scholar was very elegant and definitely not a thing in the pool, so she secretly made a life-long private appointment with him.
As a result, the rain cleared up, and the scholar arrived in Xianyang City, got the first place in the imperial examination, and became an official in the court. Then he married a beautiful woman. The emperor and the prime minister were extremely satisfied with the scholar and gave him tens of millions of money, thousands of hectares of fertile land, and countless houses.
The story ends here.
Chunyu Jia asked nervously: "How?"
Chunyu Yue said: "This...is this what you came up with?"
Chunyu Jia laughed dryly: "Yes. People think that what servants want most is nothing more than beauty, money and officialdom."
"Therefore, in this story, people are telling scholars implicitly that as long as they learn Confucianism well, they will be favored by beautiful women, pass the imperial examination and become an official, and have countless glory and wealth."
Chunyu Yue nodded slowly: "It sounds quite reasonable."
Chunyu Jia asked: "Can this story be published?"
Chunyu Yue said: "Yes, it is possible. However...can we promote Confucianism with such a story?"
Chunyu Yue said: "According to human opinion, there is absolutely no problem."
Chunyu Yue sighed and said: "That's all, let's publish it. However, you have to give it a pseudonym, don't use your real name."
Chunyu Jia responded and left happily.
Chunyu Yue sighed, feeling that something was wrong. This story... is completely nonsense, almost a lie. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if someone exposed this?
But Chun Yuyue also knew that Chun Yujia's story would definitely work. It is precisely because those scholars will never be able to marry the prime minister's daughter, become a high-ranking official, or have access to fertile land and houses, so they tirelessly look for stories like this to comfort their souls.
I hope... after they read this book, it will inspire them to study Confucianism seriously.
"Well, although the means are a bit despicable, but the goal is achieved, that's all." Chunyu Yue thought secretly.
