Inside the library.
This meeting is already crowded.
From the first to the sixth floor, they are divided into small compartments.
At the door of the cubicle, there are signs hanging, which read "Qin Shu", "Han Shu", "Tang Shu", "Song Shu", "Unofficial History Collection", "Gongxue", and "Agricultural Books Collection" …
These compartments clearly categorize the tens of thousands of books in the entire building, but they also dazzle everyone.
Outside the cubicle, there were rows of tables and chairs. Soon, someone was sitting on them, holding a book in hand and starting to read.
Zhu Di and Monk Dao Yan, who came in among the crowd, were also shocked by such a grand scene. They couldn't help but look at Guo An aside with a look of surprise, "There are so many books?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, I am worried that these books are not enough!"
Zhu Di stared, looked around with a happy face, and murmured to himself: "That's enough, that's enough. We have never seen so many books in the library in the Yingtian City Palace..."
At the same time, a large stone tablet was erected in the middle of the first floor.
A group of gentry and merchants, with their children, looked on with excitement.
"Look quickly, it's engraved on the fourth column and the sixth row that our Zhang family donated 462 classics."
"Look, it's engraved on the sixth column and the eighth row that our Li family donated 312 classics..."
"Quick, Brother Zeng, there is Mr. Hui'an's "Tongshu Commentary" here?"
"Here are Liu Zhuo's "Ji Ji" and "Zhou Bi"!"
"Oh my god, this is Zhang Cang's "Xunzi"..."
"Quick, there are more on the second floor...and on the third floor...and on the fourth floor...
With the exclamations one after another, the Confucian scholars in the entire library seemed to be awakened from their sleep. All the Confucian scholars rushed towards the cubicles with faces full of ecstasy.
"Woooo..."
A Confucian scholar cried loudly while hugging a book, "I still remember that when I was a child, in order to borrow this book, I braved the snow and walked for more than 20 miles, and borrowed it back from the master's house. I was all frozen, and then I finished copying all night long...I didn't even bother to eat, so I sent it back to my master all night long..."
"Ugh, so is my little brother. In order to borrow Mr. Hengqu's "Confucian Classics", I took the only old hen left at home and gave it to Mr. Zhang from the village, so that he could borrow it for two days...
I feel so bad, little brother... ow ow...
Who would have thought that now we can borrow so many books at will without spending any money..."
"His Royal Highness King Yan is so wise!"
"We and other northern scholars are all blessed..."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Thank you for your kindness, His Highness Prince Yan..."
"Thank you Guo Changshi for your great kindness..."
Although most of the scholars did not know Zhu Di, Guo An and others in the crowd, it did not prevent them from crying excitedly and thanking them at the same time.
Seeing this, Zhu Di and Guo An in the crowd couldn't help but look at each other.
Immediately, Zhu Di's face was filled with joy.
However, Guo An noticed that some gentry had subconsciously looked at him and Zhu Di, and hurriedly whispered to Zhu Di: "Your Highness, the scholars here are already high-ranking, so why don't we stay away for a while? "
"What does the superior mean?"
Zhu Di asked with some confusion.
Guo An hurriedly said: "Oh, Your Highness, don't worry about what the higher-ups mean. These scholars are almost going to be overwhelmed by so many books now. If they know that Your Highness is here and swarm towards His Highness, I will If I can’t protect His Highness, Your Highness…”
Before he finished speaking, Guo An was keenly aware that more and more gentry and scholars were looking at them.
Especially a few of them, a few idiots from Wanping County!
"Student Yu Hong would like to thank His Highness for your kindness in reinventing the world! Thank you Guo Changshi for your contribution to me as a scholar in Beiping Prefecture!"
"Student Yu Qiaosheng thanks His Highness for your kindness in reincarnation..."
"His Royal Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi are also here?"
A scholar asked with earnestness: "Who are His Royal Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi?"
On the side, a gentleman said: "The two people next to the great monk in the southeast corner are His Royal Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi."
"Great monk?"
The words of the great monk made everyone look at Zhu Di and Guo An.
Monk Daoyan's face turned dark and he backed away silently.
The scholars and gentry on the side also all retreated, and Zhu Di and Guo An were isolated.
Ma He, Jin Zhong and others' expressions changed and they quickly stood in front of Zhu Di and Guo An.
Well, now Zhu Di and Guo An are completely exposed to everyone.
A group of scholars suddenly filled their faces with excitement and swarmed towards Zhu Di and Guo An. Guo An subconsciously thought of the star-chasing fans of later generations.
"Everyone, stop!"
Jin Zhong shouted directly.
Only then did all the scholars stop, but they still looked at Zhu Di and Guo An with enthusiasm.
"The student has no ill intentions. He just wants to thank His Highness and Guo Changshi for their kindness in person."
"Yes, yes, His Highness has collected so many classics for us and other scholars to read without charging any money. It is simply an ideal place for all scholars in the world. Students and others never dare to dream that one day they will be here. Reading books in the library..."
"The students and others thank His Highness and Guo Changshi..."
"We are King Zhu Di of Yan!"
After hearing this, Zhu Di directly pulled Ma He and Jin Zhong away from him, pointed at Guo An and said: "He is Guo An. This library, and even the entire academy, were built by Guo Qing." Become.
We didn't expect such a huge library.
I hope you can study hard in the future and either become a talented person like Guo Qing, or win a few more exams or Jinshi..."
"Students respectfully obey His Highness's orders."
All the scholars responded with excitement, and then looked eagerly at Guo An aside.
Guo An smiled gently and said loudly: "Everyone, we spent a lot of effort to build this academy and spent hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to build this library. I hope that our Beiping Mansion will have a few more talented people.
In the future, we will meet more often. Let's all enjoy reading in this library.
With His Royal Highness King Yan guarding Beiping Mansion, even if you do not gain any fame in the imperial examination, as long as you have talents, you will not be buried.
We, the scholars, should establish our minds for the heaven and the earth, establish our lives for the people, inherit our unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations!
I hope you will remember Mr. Hengqu’s wise words..."
"I will obey Guo Changshi's order!"
All the scholars couldn't help but say with moved expressions on their faces.
Young scholars, with a few exceptions, are full of passion and enthusiasm.
Zhu Di smiled again and said: "Okay, everyone, let's go and read the books. This is our first time to see the academy and library, so we have to take a good look."
"Your Highness, King Yan, please!"
"Students and others will not disturb His Highness..."
A group of scholars said again and again.
Seeing this, Zhu Di nodded slightly and took Guo An upstairs.
When Zhu Di and others went upstairs, the scholars quickly dispersed and hurriedly looked through the books they had just read.
Soon, the library fell completely silent, with only a group of readers staring excitedly, holding their breath, and looking through books in a daze.
For a scholar, if he can read a book that he has admired for a long time, he will be ecstatic.
And now, in the entire library, there are at least thousands of famous books that they have admired for a long time.
They were almost going crazy with joy.
In this era, although paper and printing technology have become mature, it is still difficult for ordinary people, even some wealthy households, to support themselves.
Therefore, many people want to study and study, and most of them rely on the knowledge learned in the school, and the second is learning at home.
Naturally, people like to collect books, and many families like to collect books. The larger the family and the longer the inheritance, the more books are collected in the home.
Anyone who is a scholar will subconsciously collect all kinds of books and hide them at home, keeping them secret for only future generations to read.
This led to the fact that even the most prominent family would not have many books in their home. After all, the energy of a family alone could not collect many books at all.
Just for these books in the library, Guo An borrowed them from the Yan Palace, the Liu family, the Guo family, as well as the gentry, officials, merchants from the entire Beiping Palace, and so many ministers from the capital...
Therefore, even Liu Weiyuan, Nie Zishi and others were speechless when looking at the vast sea of books in front of them.
The books they have read in this life are not as good as one thousandth, or even one ten thousandth.
"Ning Yi built this academy well!"
Standing in the corner of the library, looking at the grand scene in the library, Liu Huiyuan couldn't help but sigh with admiration.
"It's natural."
On the side, Father Guo nodded proudly.
"Please don't make any noise."
On the side, someone frowned and reminded.
Liu Weiyuan and Father Guo were not annoyed, but smiled apologetically and walked upstairs.
When they were young, if someone dared to interrupt their reading, they might be even more angry than the young man.
Upstairs, Zhu Di doesn't like reading, but he likes to see the library full of books and the scholars who are reading books eagerly.
Therefore, he basically just took a quick look, leading Guo An and Monk Daoyan to climb all the way to the top before stopping.
"The grand occasion of the academy makes it worthwhile for us to spend so much money."
Standing in the corridor and looking down at the entire academy, Zhu Di looked satisfied.
Guo An replied: "As long as His Highness is satisfied."
“It’s just that with such a large academy, more scholars, even children, will definitely come to study here in the future.
So, in order to maintain the academy, how much money do we have to spend every year! "
As he said this, a trace of distress flashed in Zhu Di's eyes.
Guo An smiled slightly, "But in such an academy, how many children will complete their enlightenment every year, and how many scholars will succeed in their studies?
His Highness is the dean of the academy, and no matter what, they are all students of His Highness in name.
In this way, if any scholar dares to accuse His Highness without any basis in the future, thousands or even tens of thousands of His Highness's students will come forward to clear His Highness' name. "
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "So, we are in Ming Dynasty..."
As he spoke, Zhu Di also realized something, and the smile on his face slowly faded.
"Guo Qing, we shouldn't be the dean of the academy!"
Guo Andao: "But His Highness has become the dean!"
"well……"
Zhu Di sighed heavily, "We have to give an apology letter to our father, the Emperor!"
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(End of chapter)
