Imperial Palace, Sutra Pavilion.
The location of the Sutra Pavilion is high in position but low in power, and it is located within the palace.
The official positions here are usually reserved for some senators who are not easy to deal with, but whose seniority and reputation are quite trusted by the royal family.
At the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, there was no candidate who needed to be dealt with in that way. The official position of guarding the Sutra Pavilion finally fell on the heads of three people.
Xun Ke, Zou Dan and Zhuang Sheng.
Among the three, Xun Ke was Mozi's disciple, and he had lived in the Gu family courtyard for many years. He was taught by Gu Dan's words and deeds, and he had high expectations.
Zou Dan and Zhuang Sheng were Qing Pingzi's disciples, and they were both very talented.
The most important thing is that these three people are still too young.
Xun Ke was still under twenty years old, while Zou Dan and Zhuang Sheng were only in their early twenties.
Even if Xia Chao was short of people, it would not be possible for a twenty-year-old kid to take over.
It's not that Wang Mang despises their talents, it's just that without the baptism and precipitation of years, stepping on the stage early is undoubtedly overdrawing one's future potential.
The affairs of the country are heavy, and it is by no means just talk.
As for the Sutra Pavilion, there are all kinds of books in the world. As long as you study carefully, you can always learn a lot.
When you are older, have read a lot of books, mastered one method and understood all methods, and read thousands of books, it will undoubtedly be much simpler and easier to follow the path of the human world.
It can be seen that Wang Mang also put a lot of effort into dividing official positions.
In the Sutra Pavilion, the three of them were holding a book and reading to each other.
Just from the categories of books they read, you can see the differences between the three of them.
Xun Ke is reading history books.
Zou Dan is looking at the astronomical calendar.
Zhuang Sheng was the only one who was not doing anything serious. He was holding a book about the mysteries of immortality and reading it with gusto - it was a collection of legends about immortals in teahouses and restaurants, most of which were purely made-up stories. , any similarity is absolutely coincidental.
The three of them did not disturb each other, only the occasional sound of turning books would connect them together.
There is no one else in the Sutra Pavilion except the servant who takes care of the books.
After all, when the Xia Dynasty was first established, many positions were vacant, and there was no time to recruit talents. There was only Xu Wanrong in the harem, and there was only one prince - he was just born, and there was no need to come to the Sutra Pavilion to read.
The unprecedented leisure time also gave the three of them incomparable peace of mind.
In addition, each other's personalities are not very enthusiastic, let alone familiar with each other. Instead, they are enjoying the quietness.
When Gu Dan stepped into the Sutra Pavilion, he saw three little guys turning over books and reading, completely unaware of his arrival.
Gu Dan did not alarm these little guys and carefully observed the expressions on the three people's faces.
Perhaps because he was reading history books, Xun Ke had the most solemn expression on his face.
Beside him, there were many history books placed together, spread out among each other. Every time he read a few sentences, Xun Ke would even take out other books to compare them with each other, and he would read them most slowly.
In fact, the vast majority of history books are extremely boring. They are by no means the colorful and bizarre stories circulated in restaurants and tea shops, but more of dry anecdotes.
And it’s still a very similar running account!
Maybe the changes in a few words indicate a storm in the past.
Those who can read and understand are not ordinary people.
More importantly, many historical books are actually vague. If the information buried in a simple sentence is really unearthed, it may hide huge things at that time.
As for whether you can detect it or not, it depends purely on your personal perception.
And what kind of nutrients can be drawn from it varies from person to person.
Looking at Zou Dan again, Zou Dan was holding a book on astronomy and calendar, looking thoughtful. There were pens, ink, paper and inkstones beside him. Occasionally, he would write some ghost symbols on them. Even with Gu Dan's eyesight, he couldn't see them. Find out what he wants to write.
It was probably a symbol that he had simplified to the extreme. He recorded his inspiration when he had an idea, and he didn't want to be delayed for too long, so he kept everything simple.
The easiest one is Zhuang Sheng.
This guy looked at the storytellers in the restaurants and tea shops with great gusto and high spirits. He had neither Xun Ke's worries nor Zou Dan's thoughts. It was more like he was immersed in the world of the stories, completely Let yourself go.
Occasionally, he would be beaming and reciting a few lines from the story in a very low voice, which would not disturb the two of them from studying hard, but in comparison, they seemed a bit careless.
Gu Dan stood there, waiting silently.
It was only after Xun Ke's furrowed brows were lifted and a look of enlightenment appeared on his face that he finally took action.
With a flick of his finger, a very fine breeze was stirred up and hit Xun Ke's eyes. The irritated Xun Ke quickly rubbed his eyes, looked around to see where the windows were not closed properly, and saw the waiting person. Gu Dan is there.
Just as he was about to subconsciously call out to Mr. Gu, he saw Gu Dan making a silent gesture and pointing at the two people who were still immersed in the world of books.
Xun Ke understood this and packed up the books around him. After putting them together in different categories, he walked out of the Scripture Pavilion with Gu Dan quietly without disturbing the remaining two people.
"How is this official position? Do you like it?"
After walking out of the Sutra Pavilion, Gu Dan asked first.
"There are a lot of books to read, but it's a bit too leisurely."
Xun Ke scratched his head, "Now that we are so short of manpower, I can do something!"
"You are still young, so you don't have to rush to do things. Even if something happens, Wang Mang, Qin Li Sheng, and Gong Shang Guo can handle it first. Don't be impatient. Wait until you are successful in your studies before doing things. You will get twice the result with half the effort." "
Gu Dan warned carefully.
Throwing the three of them into the Sutra Pavilion, it was a tacit understanding between him and Wang Mang.
"All right."
Xun Ke nodded. Of course he also understood that haste makes waste, "Mr. Gu, come here to see me. Do you have something to say?"
"how old are you?"
Without answering the question directly, Gu Dan asked instead.
"age?"
Xun Ke thought carefully for a moment and said, "The sum should be twenty-nine."
"You're not too young at this age. Is there anyone you like?"
Gu Dan asked.
"Um?!"
Xun Ke was startled and his eyes widened.
No, Mr. Gu, you haven't even married yet, how come you have the nerve to rush me?
"cough."
Gu Dan coughed dryly, obviously knowing that based on his choice, it was not suitable to be the one to urge the marriage, so he said instead: "It's time to think about these things. It's not that I want you to start a family now, but If you have someone you like, you might as well propose marriage first!"
Xun Ke shook his head repeatedly and said firmly: "No!"
"Really not?"
Gu Dan asked.
"Really not!"
Xun Ke nodded firmly.
"Think again."
Gu Dan still refused to let him go and asked as usual.
Xun Ke was helpless.
Where would he meet any girl?
Let alone a sweetheart, these things have not been considered at all.
While thinking this way, a name suddenly came to mind.
Wait a moment
It’s not as if he doesn’t recognize the girl.
Xiaoying? !
When he thought of this, Xun Ke quickly shook his head and threw away the terrible thought.
He was often 'bullied' by Xiaoying back then. Where did he have such thoughts?
Just because he is a man and happens to know such a girl, he can't just want to marry her, right?
Seeing Xun Ke's thoughtful and shaking head, Gu Dan knew that he had already thought of it.
That's fine, I'm afraid I don't even have any ideas.
Gu Dan changed his voice and stopped urging. Instead, he said: "If you are tired from reading, you can walk more in the small courtyard. Uncle Xu is also very old, and he is still thinking about your marriage. But now there is no That thought, you might as well take some free time and spend some time with him."
"good."
Xun Ke nodded solemnly, and it was natural.
After living in the Gu family courtyard for so many years, I had a lot of contact with Xu Zhian, and he was more like a grandfather who was not related by blood.
"Just remember, go study first. I have something else to do, so I have to go talk to Wang Mang and the others."
Gu Dan waved Xun Ke away.
Gu Dan had little interference in the establishment of the Xia Dynasty.
As for the future national policies of the Xia Dynasty, Gu Dan was not prepared to interfere as long as there were no fundamental mistakes.
But there were only two things that he thought he must mention to Wang Mang and the others, and that Xia Dynasty must do.
That is a policy that has stood the test of time and is beneficial to the country and the people.
Even if it cannot change the system in which the country operates, it can still make the lives of the people at the bottom much easier and cannot be delayed.
(End of chapter)
