Hanlin Academy.
Li Dongyang's writing is as fast as flying, and the dense regular script is spread all over the bookcase. It is well-proportioned and pleasing to the eye.
Suddenly noticing that the light had dimmed, Li Dongyang raised his head in confusion. When he saw the person clearly, he quickly put down his pen and stood up to salute:
"The student has met Marquis Yongqing."
"Less etiquette, less etiquette." Li Qing said with a smile, "I haven't been here for a few days, where did I write it?"
"Back to the Marquis, it has been compiled in Jingtai for three years now." Li Dongyang said, "These are the manuscripts on the desk that have just been written and have not been refined yet. The Marquis might as well read it first to see if there is anything wrong."
"Hmm...Okay." Li Qing stepped forward, supported the imperial case, and reviewed it word by word...
A quarter of an hour later, he raised his head and asked, "Where did you get this information? Where did it come from?"
"Part of it comes from the late emperor's official life, and more comes from the memorials from the Jingtai period, as well as the archives of the late emperor's administrative measures, and..."
Li Qing raised his hand to interrupt, "I mean... where is your original text?"
"Next door, editor Liu and others are responsible for searching, and then the students summarize it." Li Dongyang explained.
"You don't even have to...copy it?"
"This is just the first draft, and it needs to be confirmed repeatedly and then refined step by step." Li Dongyang explained, "What the Marquis saw before was the final draft, and the writing can only be regarded as a draft, and there are many verification steps;
By the way, the draft has been finalized in the second year of Jingtai. Do you want Mr. Hou to read it? "
"There's no rush." Li Qing said, "Go and bring the original text over to me first."
"Yes, Marquis Yongqing, wait a minute."
Li Dongyang bowed his head and hurried away.
Not long after, he came in with a large pile of books, more than thirty books in total.
Li Dongyang put the book on the tea table beside him, opened it to a certain page, stepped forward and said, "Master Marquis, please take a look. Lines 27 to 38 of the manuscript come from here."
Li Qing took the book and compared it with the manuscript one by one, and found that it was word for word.
"Have you memorized everything?"
"After reading it once, I will remember it." Li Dongyang said naturally.
"..." Li Qing said, "Find out the original source of the manuscript and I will compare it."
He still didn't believe it.
Li Dongyang said yes and found the original texts one by one for Li Qing to compare.
…
After half an hour, Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief. It was rare for a manuscript of more than 5,000 words not to find a single typo.
This memory is simply invincible... Li Qing was amazed, but also a little puzzled, "A good memory is not as good as a bad writing, why not copy it?"
"What Marquis Yongqing doesn't know is that many of these books are kept secret, and there are strict time limits for borrowing them. Many of them are unique copies. Unless they are damaged, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will print new ones..." Li Dongyang said hesitantly, "After all, this is... it cannot be spread on a large scale."
"Liu Xiuzhuan and his colleagues first find out the key points, and then the students read it once and memorize it by heart, and then they continue to search... and finally typesetting, summarizing, and summarizing; this can save a lot of time." Li Dongyang explained the reason.
"That's it!" Li Qing suddenly realized.
He has always been concerned about national affairs, and he really doesn't understand these trivial things.
After listening to what Li Dongyang said, I realized that compiling records was not as easy as I thought.
But this time, he found another talent. ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ
Li Dongyang cupped his hands and said: "If Marquis Yongqing has no objections, I would like to excuse you for a while and return these books to Editor Liu and the others."
"Well... go ahead."
Li Qing nodded. He was no longer in a hurry to read the record, and became very interested in this young disciple.
If such a talent cannot be reused, it will really be a loss for the Ming Dynasty. However, it should be investigated more, let alone a scholar who studies to death... Li Qing thought secretly.
After a while, Li Dongyang came back from next door and asked: "Does Marquis Yongqing want to review, summarize and summarize the final draft?"
Li Qing is the review officer. Whether the specific decision can be made depends on Li Qing's opinion.
"Bring it here."
Li Dongyang nodded, walked to the bookcase, took out the key and opened the lock, took out the final draft and handed it to Li Qing, "This is the final draft for the second year of Jingtai, please have a look at it."
"Yes." Li Qing took it and said, "You continue to do your work and don't worry about me."
"Yes." Li Dongyang cupped his hands, walked to the desk, sat down, and continued writing silently.
At first, he was a little cautious, but when he saw that Li Qing was just reading the manuscript quietly, he gradually relaxed and immersed himself in his own world.
This was the first time Li Qing participated in the compilation of Ming Dynasty records. He was very serious and was afraid of letting Zhu Qiyu down.
The actual records record the emperor's life, which is too long, so we strive to be concise and comprehensive, using the shortest words in order to write more content.
It’s not that I feel sorry for the paper, but if it were all written in vernacular, it would be at least tens of millions of words, and no one would be able to finish it.
Even so, few people, including Li Qing, have read the Ming Chronicles in full, because the content covered is too complicated.
Except for Renzong's Records, he didn't read all the others...including Taizu and Taizong's Records.
For example, the current content of the second year of Jingtai has a total of 60,000 to 70,000 words. These are all recorded in classical Chinese narratives, and only record the facts, without remembering the causes and consequences.
Fortunately, Li Qing had experienced most of them, otherwise he wouldn't be able to understand them. Even so, it was very difficult for him to do so.
After watching it for an hour and a half, Li Qing finally finished it. He closed his eyes and went through it in his mind, then walked to sit opposite Li Dongyang.
He dipped his pen in ink and wrote down the cause and effect of major events on paper, as well as Zhongzong Zhu Qiyu's response attitude, which made the character image more full.
"These will be added in the final version."
Li Dongyang took it, read it roughly, and said hesitantly: "Forgive the student for being bold, can Mr. Marquis guarantee that these are...real?"
"Of course, this is all my personal experience and what I saw with my own eyes."
Li Dongyang said sarcastically: "What the student means...is there any source?"
"Yes, I wrote it!" Li Qing said naturally.
"..."
Li Dongyang struggled. As a conscientious historian, he should maintain a serious and rigorous attitude in compiling factual records, instead of... he would compile everything Li Qing wrote.
Compilation is not nonsense.
Although Li Qing holds a high position, his words are not enough to represent the absolute truth.
"You don't have to doubt, everything I wrote is true." Li Qing said.
Li Dongyang wanted to say: How do you prove it?
But it was difficult for him to say these words, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Master Marquis, besides you, is there anyone who can confirm these?"
"This..." Li Qing hesitated.
Not really!
Seeing Li Dongyang's embarrassed face, Li Qing didn't want to force him. After all, this was a history book, and his attitude was worthy of recognition, so he said:
"Let's do this. I'll show this manuscript to the emperor. If he agrees, how about you add more to it?"
Li Dongyang nodded slowly: "In this case... I will trouble Mr. Hou."
In fact, he would rather record things with documentary evidence, so that they can be credible, but he also knows that some things require certain compromises.
Li Qing put away the manuscript he had written and asked, "Looking at your accent, you are also a native of Shuntian, right?"
"The student's ancestral home is Chaling, Huguang. His family has been serving in the military for generations, so he lives in Sunchon." Li Dongyang explained.
There was a murmur in his heart: Why is this Marquis asking this?
Li Qing nodded slightly and said with interest: "I heard Liu Jian call you a child prodigy, isn't it just because of your memory?"
"Uh... yes." Li Dongyang faintly noticed that the old marquis seemed to be deliberately cultivating him, and he no longer hid his clumsiness. He said reservedly, "The student has been fond of studying since he was a child. He is somewhat famous. He was specially recruited to Shuntian Mansion when he was eight years old. It’s shameful to say that it was only in Jingtai’s thirteenth year that he passed the imperial examination, and in Jingtai’s fifteenth year he was awarded the first place in the second-level Jinshi and was awarded the title of Shujishi.”
Li Qing: "..."
If you are still ashamed, others will not be able to survive.
How many people have gray beards and are still worried about passing the imperial examination. You have not yet reached the first place, but you have won the Jinshi and been awarded the title of "Jinshi". You are simply the best among the best, okay?
It's too Versailles... Li Qing resisted the urge to roll his eyes and nodded: "As expected of a prodigy, what books does Li Prodigy like to read?"
Li Dongyang smiled awkwardly, as if he wasn't comfortable with Li Qing calling him that, and replied: "The student has dabbled in many things, and has read books about all dynasties. Well... I like the Three Kingdoms the most."
"What a coincidence?" Li Qing said with a smile, "I also like to watch the Three Kingdoms. Are you right..."
He suddenly stopped and realized that the Three Kingdoms he liked to watch was not the same as what others liked to watch.
One is a novel and the other is historical materials, not in the same channel at all.
If you want to ask: What do you think of Guan Yu warming wine and killing Hua Xiong?
Li Dongyang probably didn't even know how to deal with it.
Li Qing changed the topic and turned to other topics, the general direction of the topic was towards government affairs.
He made no secret of his appreciation.
Li Dongyang was dubbed a child prodigy, so he naturally heard the implication, and immediately adopted the same attitude as in the original scientific examination, and solved the problem...
After a long chat, Li Qing became more and more fond of Li Dongyang.
Although Li Dongyang is a bit too idealistic, this is because he has not yet entered the temple, and Li Qing also likes such idealistic people.
This is a rare quality, after all... Ming Dynasty has never lacked bureaucrats.
It took too long to read the transcript, and we didn't chat for a long time. It was already approaching evening. Li Qing stood up and said, "I won't keep you busy. As for the content of the transcript... I will go back and read it first."
Li Dongyang stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Marquis Yongqing, go slowly."
After Li Qing's figure disappeared from sight, he returned to sit down in front of the desk and said to himself: "Could it be...because my surname is also Li, Marquis Yongqing treats me differently?"
The two have no intersection, so Li Dongyang can only think so. In his opinion, there is no good thing in this world without a reason.
But he ignored that there is another thing in the world called luck.
And there is Bole, but the premise is that it must be a thousand-mile horse.
~
"Liu Jian, Li Dongyang... both of them are pretty good." Li Qing whispered to himself, "Li Dongyang is better, but he is too young and has to go through qualifications. Well... Liu Jian is already in his thirties. Once the records are well compiled, you can talk to the emperor and use them to promote him."
Li Qing leaned back comfortably on his chair and muttered to himself: "It is better to discover more talents. Although gold will always shine, if you discover them in advance, you can also shine in advance."
