Although the Chongwen Pavilion is located in the East Palace, this is Li Xian's first time here.
After entering the main entrance, you can see the vast variety of books, bamboo slips, and even some parchments in Chongwen Hall.
The scale of the royal family's power is, after all, greater than that of the aristocratic family. Except for some unique copies collected by the aristocratic family, as long as the royal family wants it, they can always get it.
As a bachelor of the Chongwen Hall, Xiao Jue saw the prince looking at the many bookshelves in the Chongwen Hall in a daze, so he stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Your Highness, this is the Chongwen Hall. Take a look, it is not just the Four Books, Five Classics, and history books, but also some strange stories. , are the sheepskin storybooks of the Hu people, which are all collected here. It is a pity that there are very few people who can understand what is recorded in these sheepskin books. Otherwise, sorting them out will definitely help Datang understand those countries in the Western Regions."
Li Xian nodded involuntarily. In fact, in his opinion, the translation of these parchment books is the most important at this stage, even more important than the annotation of "Han Shu".
After all, the royal family collected so many books just to show off. These books were mostly used to show off, but rarely used.
Although the Tang Dynasty conquered a large territory, it still used the most primitive method to govern these places: coercion. Under the rule of the sword, over time, results may be possible, but the greater probability is that it will intensify the existing contradictions.
To be honest, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was repeatedly compressed. Although Wu Zetian and others were directly at fault, it was not unrelated to Li Zhi's forced expansion of territory now.
If you want to successfully control these lands, you must find a way to control the residents on this land, and there is nothing more convenient than starting from their living habits and national customs.
Seeing that the prince stopped moving forward, Zhang Daan raised his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, you are meditating here, but you have gained something?"
Li Xian came back to his senses and said with a smile: "When I saw these books, I realized that life is short. It is impossible to read all the books in the world. So, we can only choose those important books to read. , and when reading a book, it would be great if there are incisive annotations.”
""Hanshu" I like very much, and many people also like to read it. It can be foreseen that in the future, it will also be a must-read book for many scholars. Therefore, since we have been ordered to re-annotate it, we must do a good job. .”
Liu Nayan took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, we have already arranged our family affairs and are preparing to live in the Chongwen Hall. If the Book of Han is not finished in one day, I will never go home!"
Knowing that this guy was flattering the prince, Xiao Jue usually hated such people the most. He frowned and said, "Since the renovation of Chongwen Hall, there are only a dozen places for people to rest, and they are already full. The guests of the prince, Wang Bo and Yao Yuanchong, are just bunking on the ground in Chongwen Pavilion. If you want to live in Chongwen Pavilion, you must also bunk on the ground!"
Li Xian did not believe that Wang Bo and Yao Yuanchong had no place to live, because they had said that they were treated well in Chongwen Hall. Moreover, as a bachelor of Chongwen Hall, Xiao Jue is naturally knowledgeable enough. Neither of the two guys is aloof. They both take Xiao Jue as their teacher and take care of them as their own grandfather.
The result of this is that Xiao Jue is full of praise for Wang Bo and Yao Yuanchong whenever he goes out of the palace and meets outsiders.
Faced with Xiao Jue's embarrassment, Liu Nayan remained unmoved at all and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, Master Xiao? Not to mention that there is a bunk on the ground, even if you sleep with your clothes on, we will never refuse."
Although he spoke loud and clear, Li Xian knew very well that this was a guy who was good at flattery. If his literary talents were not really good, he would never have caught the emperor's eye.
That's why Li Zhi warned that this person would be sent to secretary's prison at most and must not take power.
It is unimaginable what harm such a person who is good at flattery will cause to the court if he enters the court. This kind of trend can easily spread into places where power is concentrated. It’s too late to guard against it. How could it possibly attract a wolf into the house?
"Liu Nayan, since I asked you to come to Chongwen Hall, I can't let you sleep with your clothes on. Don't worry, Gu has his own arrangements. Let's go. Seeing that the sun has set a little in the west, I'd better start comparing soon. good."
Because Chongwen Hall houses a large number of books, lights are prohibited inside and around it. Most of the buildings in the Tang Dynasty were made of wood. If there was a fire, it would be strange not to burn down the camp.
In Chongwen Hall, a large room has been prepared.
And on every desk, there is a handwritten copy of "Han Shu".
"Hanshu" includes 12 chapters of chronicles, 8 chapters of lists, 10 chapters of chronicles, and 70 chapters of biographies, totaling 100 chapters. Its records begin in the first year of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and end in the fourth year of Emperor Wang Mang. He created the chronological historical system of "enlisting one generation at a time".
Since it is the "Book of Han", it must start from the annals of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty.
Opening the "Book of Han", Li Xian read softly: "Gaozu, I am from Zhongyangli in Peifeng City, and my surname is Liu. When my mother was on the slope of Daze River, she met God in her dream. It was dark with thunder and lightning, When my father, Grandpa, looked over, he saw a dragon hanging above him. He was already pregnant, and Gaozu was born."
Just this sentence made him break out in a cold sweat.
Translated into vernacular, this sentence means that Liu Bang's mother once dreamed of meeting an immortal. Then his father came over to take a look and found a dragon lying on her body, so she became pregnant and finally gave birth to Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty.
How to say....
Li Xian now only feels that he has a desire to vomit out all the food he had for lunch.
It's just bragging, how could you brag so much? Liu Bang's relationship was handled by Jiaolong, and he was not related by blood to his father? To be honest, even if he boasted about purple clouds filling the sky, winter flowers, and dragon shadows in his stomach, he wouldn't be so disgusted.
Bragging is always based on illusions. However, it would be wrong to force something that does not exist into reality. Ban Gu is not so much writing a history book as he is flattering the royal family.
I just don’t know if Liu Xuan, who is underground, will strangle his son Liu Bang to death if he forcibly adds such a paragraph?
What's even more disgusting is the annotation written by someone unknown. The annotation actually reads: "Gaozu, he was born extraordinary."
Just these six words, no more. This idiot actually believed it?
Seeing that the prince stopped reading after reading this sentence, Zhang Daan, who was sitting close to him, asked: "Your Highness, why don't you continue reading?"
Li Xian made some comments and said helplessly: "This sentence is obviously imposed by later generations to whitewash the origin of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. How can it be explained like this?"
Hearing this, Zhang Dayan immediately laughed, cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, have you forgotten that no matter what kind of history books, when it comes to emperors and celebrities, they are always boasting like this. Weichen and others have long been It’s no longer surprising. As for the person responsible for the annotation, as long as the annotation is not too outrageous, it is usually such a painless annotation. After all, Gaozu is also the emperor, and it is necessary to hide his privacy for the emperor. Such words Even though it’s a lie, we shouldn’t expose it.”
Li Xian sighed: "That's it, what's the use of our comments?"
"Your Highness has overthought it. Those who can read the "Book of Han" are all scholars. They naturally laugh at such words. What we should explain are some major disputes, not these minutiae. "
"However, the annotation is to facilitate some people who are not knowledgeable enough or are not familiar with some allusions to read this book better. This annotation is actually equivalent to a comment, so just remove it."
"Just remove it."
"It can be removed."
Li Xian raised his head and saw that several people looked indifferent, so Li Xian had no choice but to swallow all the words in his heart.
There was nothing I could do. He was also a prince. When he became emperor in the future, the best he could do was not let the historian arrange his birth randomly.
Suppressing his disgust, Li Xian could only continue reading.
To be honest, since the "Book of Han" was written in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, many descriptions of Liu Bang are based on imagination. I don’t know why, but maybe it’s because I’ve read Hu Ge’s version of “The Myth” and my impression of Liu Bang has solidified into a contemptuous or even hostile perspective, so no matter where I read it, I felt particularly awkward.
A person's sensory attitude toward a person or thing is too easily affected, changes, and even turns black and white. An honest official may later become a corrupt official. A person who has done good deeds throughout his life may have some people's opinions of him turn into hatred because of the slander of one or two people.
Outlaws once asked, where is Antarctica? Southern Hemisphere? Who told you that? Have you seen it with your own eyes? What evidence is there that it exists?
He was reading "Book of Han" in his mouth, but his mind was wandering to nowhere.
And every time he read a paragraph, Zhang Daan and others would discuss how to annotate it.
Now that we are going to re-annotate it, we naturally want to make it as perfect as possible. If we just add a few words randomly on the basis of the predecessors, wouldn't it be just to gain fame and reputation? If it spreads, it will make people laugh out loud.
Therefore, whenever there are allusions, they will discuss them with each other and then add them.
We cannot expect anyone who reads this book to be proficient in all kinds of history, so more detailed annotations are necessary.
The sun continues to set in the west, and the weather is getting hotter.
On a hot summer day, noon is not the most difficult time, but the afternoon is the most difficult time. Not to mention that the temperature should continue to rise after a day of baking. Even if a person is busy for a day, his inner impatience will also increase the temperature from the feeling.
The busy people were sweating profusely, and Li Xian couldn't help but wipe the sweat away.
If you persist at this time, you are simply making yourself uncomfortable.
To be honest, this annotation activity was the same without him. Although he was once a history teacher, compared with the people in front of him, all he had was some rough history after the second year of Yuan Dynasty.
Since I can't help, I won't get involved too much.
Standing up, Li Xian said naturally: "The King of England and Princess Taiping are also studying in the Chongwen Pavilion. Go and take care of them. Dear gentlemen, the book cannot be annotated in one day. You might as well rest for a while."
Zhang Da'an smiled and said: "You should definitely rest for a while. Your Highness, please help yourself. I will discuss the matter of attacking Yangcheng in the massacre later."
After saying yes, Li Xian left.
Seeing that the prince finally left, Zhang Daan and others breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, sitting and working with the prince is quite torturous.
Knocking on the table, Zhang Daan whispered: "Everyone, as you all know better, we are able to participate in the annotation of "Hanshu" this time because of the blessing of His Highness the Crown Prince, so the length of this annotation..."
Liu Nayan immediately smiled and whispered: "Don't worry, I have marked the prince's name on all important comments."
Not only Liu Nayan, but also Ge Xiyuan, Xu Shuya and others also said that they did the same.
Seeing that no one was guilty, Zhang Daan felt relieved and continued to discuss whether it was Xiang Yu or Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, who conquered and massacred Chengyang City. Although there is no clear record of this in the history books, the literal meaning is that there is a tendency that the two of them worked together to do this.
However, this is obviously wrong. Han Gaozu was benevolent and kind, but Xiang Yu was cruel. This should be explained as Xiang Yu did it alone, or Han Gaozu had to follow him and did it under the coercion of the King of Chu...
Li Xian, who found Li Xian, did not go to listen to their class. Instead, he took out a book from the bookshelf and started reading.
He couldn't stand it. What he heard was false and what he saw was true. After seeing what Zhang Daan and others did, he put a huge question mark on the authenticity of history. Although I have known for a long time that even if it is called "historical fact", it cannot be believed in everything. However, Zhang Daan and others are really outrageous.
Just because Liu Bang won the final victory, so when something bad happened, he blamed Xiang Yu? The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. It was not until today that I truly understood the depth of this sentence. Because, not only after failure, a person will become a thief, but even thousands of years later, future generations will naturally blame a person for some things.
After being a good boy for a few days, Li Xian felt that he was almost bored to death with his homework. When Brother Six came over, he couldn't pay attention to his homework.
However, he also knew how to respect teachers. Although he was anxious, he still forced himself to listen carefully to Xiao Jue's explanation. As for Taiping, she has been writing and drawing with a pen since she arrived here.
She didn't want to hear it, and Xiao Jue was just too happy to teach her. As for the King of England...
How could Xiao Jue not see Li Xian's anxious state of mind? The reason why he deliberately talked for an extra paragraph was just to see Li Xian's reaction.
Now, he has tested it out. Although the King of England was dull in nature and did not like learning, at least he still knew how to respect his teachers. In his view, it is not a problem to be a bit dull in talent. If you don't like learning, you should not be classified as "wrong". As long as you know how to respect your teachers, you are not a hopeless person.
After finishing a lecture, Xiao Jue smiled and said to Li Xian: "Your Royal Highness is here, I won't talk anymore. I have already covered a lot of lessons today, so let's stop here."
