Before Xie Xiuwen could go to the office, he heard rumors that Xie Meiren's child in the harem had not been saved and had a miscarriage.
Can I have a miscarriage?
The pregnancy was only a little over two months in total, and the whole palace knew about it as early as half a month ago.
Of course, Xie Xiuwen thought that Mei Xie was not so stupid. In all likelihood, she was tricked by others and deliberately asked the imperial doctor to take her pulse in front of several empresses. Now, the pregnancy could not be hidden. If you live there, you will naturally become the target of public criticism.
Everyone thinks that the royal family is extremely wealthy, but how many people can enjoy such great blessings?
Xie Meiren had a miscarriage, so Emperor Jingwen had to ask for a detailed investigation. This investigation also found out that the two mistresses were involved. After Emperor Jingwen demoted Xie Huaiyi to a commoner, he did it for Xie Huaiyi's sake. Xie Meiren rewarded her with many things, most of which were for health.
Xie Meiren was so angry that her nose was almost crooked.
Originally, the Holy Emperor had promised her that as long as she gave birth to an imperial son successfully, regardless of gender, she would be given promotion points, but now everything was gone.
Xie Meiren cried so hard that her heart broke, but she also knew that this was not her home, there were many things she could not say, and she could not offend many people at will. She knew that it was not just two little shrimps who harmed her, but what could she do?
Now I can only endure this sigh and look forward to taking good care of myself and conceiving a dragon fetus in the future. This is the path I should take.
Xie Xiuwen usually compiled books, read ancient books, copied what he could, and memorized what he could. Xie Lin got closer to him, and now they often get together to discuss knowledge.
"What's wrong, brother?"
Since Xie Yu was transferred, the relationship between Xie Lin and Xie Xiuwen has become closer and closer. Now they call them brother, which is more intimate than the previous title.
"It's a pity that only we can see such good books. Dear brother, I also know that I am from a peasant family and grew up in the countryside. I know how difficult it is for scholars there to stand out. Now I am looking at these ancient books. , I intend to make up a few things, but I don’t know if it will break the rules.”
"This is a good thing!"
Xie Lin instantly understood his intention and said quickly: "Brother, this is for the sake of the poor students in the world. I am a foolish brother without talent. I am willing to help my brother."
In this way, in addition to serious business, the two of them began to compile books.
The books here did not originally belong to a certain person. Now that they want to intercept some fragments or chapters, there is no need to worry about ruining someone's future. However, this is a big matter, so they still ask their superiors for instructions.
I don't know how this matter got to the ears of the Holy Emperor. When he summoned Xie Lin to study, he asked him about the details of compiling the book.
Xie Lin did not hide anything, and told Xie Xiuwen that he cared about the poor students in the world.
"Editor Xie means that after the book is compiled, it will be sold at a low price. The main hope is that scholars all over the world can have the opportunity to read the first works of the great Confucians."
"This is a good thing. You two can just compile the book. I will let the eldest prince take charge of related matters later."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Since it was clear and the Holy Emperor was paying attention, Xie Xiuwen and Xie Lin discussed and selected a few more masterpieces by Emperor Jingwen to include in it. In this way, students all over the world could also know that the Holy Emperor was a literary scholar. A king with unparalleled martial arts.
Since they no longer need to worry about subsequent printing and sales, the two can save a lot of energy.
The eldest prince Li Zheng came to the Hanlin Academy and saw that the two men had already compiled the first volume. After reading it carefully, he couldn't help but look at these two upstarts in a different light.
Although they were new to officialdom, they had indeed made considerable achievements in this field of knowledge.
There are not only articles by famous Confucianists, but also some analytical footnotes by the two of them. They are indeed talented people.
"In this case, we will print the first volume first and make it available as soon as possible so that readers can benefit from it."
"What His Highness said is absolutely true."
Xie Xiuwen made an additional plea: "If the first volume is printed, can I give ten volumes to Wei Chen? Don't worry, Your Highness, Wei Chen can pay for this volume."
Li Zheng had a slight smile on his face: "What do you want, Mr. Xie?"
"My hometown is far away from the capital. Even if this book is printed, I may not be able to buy it in my hometown this year, so I just thought I could have it delivered to my classmates in my hometown as early as possible."
Li Zheng nodded: "But, you two have worked hard to compile this book, so why do you need money? By then, our palace will send someone to deliver it."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Zheng acted quickly, and within a few days Xie Xiuwen got the first volume of ten "Famous Studies".
"Douzi, send these two volumes to Fuyuan Villa. Give one volume to Sir and one volume to Jingzhou, so that they can read the works of the sages carefully."
"Yes, sir."
Xie Xiuwen kept two volumes for himself, and sent all the remaining six volumes to Mingshan Academy in Fucheng and Gaoyang County, including two volumes from Mingshan Academy.
Cheng Xuezheng is now the Xuezheng of Gaoyang County, and the remaining four volumes were sent to him. However, Xie Xiuwen asked him to send one of the volumes to Xiejiazhuang and give it to Xie's father, and then have someone copy it for future thanks. Used by his school.
Although Cheng Xuezheng was born in Juren, his family education was limited and he had not read all the works of sages.
Especially now that I have received this volume of "Records of Famous Studies", which contains articles written by great Confucians hundreds of years ago, I am naturally very excited.
"Zicheng. Brother Yu admires his noble character!"
Xie Xiuwen's move naturally made his status in the hearts of scholars rise.
Xie Xiuwen never shied away from talking about his origins. He came from a small wealthy family and was not considered poor, but he definitely could not be said to have come from a wealthy family. After all, his grandfather had been dismissed from office the year he was born.
He entered the court himself, but he did not forget his former classmates and compatriots, which made the Xie clan and all the students at Mingshan Academy extremely grateful.
The reason why this volume came out quickly was actually mainly because he and Xie Lin had been paying attention to this aspect early on, and both of them had the habit of collecting excerpts.
However, the second volume will be slower, and it will probably not be released until the end of the year at the earliest.
Xie Xiuwen is different from Xie Lin in that he is more transparent when it comes to human affairs.
For example, in the last signature of the "Book of Famous Studies", it was clear that their direct superiors and several adults were not involved, but he still proposed to add the names of several adults. In this way, it can be considered a good sale. After all, Even if you don't admit it when you work under someone else's hands, when you come to the Holy One, a few adults will have the credit for it.
Winter has arrived in a blink of an eye, and the weather is getting colder.
Xie Xiuwen took his wife, daughter and some belongings to Fuyuan Villa to visit some children.
"I'm afraid it will be colder in the mountains. Husband, we'd better ask if we can bring the children to live in Beijing. Aren't they the same wherever they study?"
(End of chapter)
