Zhang Daan was naturally ready.
The original annotated version is still handwritten by them, and the finished product has been copied again.
The so-called annotations are actually similar to revisions. Based on the original book, half or even less is used to fill in the original text, and the empty space is used to write allusions and explanations.
Such forced expansion has filled the contents of the two books at least six times.
This is the result of a few people cherishing words as much as they can.
What was carried into the hall were books copied by Zhang Daan himself. At the moment, printing was in its infancy. It has been hundreds of years since the transmission of words from bamboo slips to paper books. Nowadays, although paper has become a mainstream record carrier, printing is still in the state of engraving.
The so-called engraving printing means that the craftsman directly carves the text required for a piece of paper on a wooden board. This is inspired by the rubbings of inscriptions. However, after all this time, no one has thought of dividing the words on a page of books and carving them individually to form movable type printing.
Of course, there is a reason why paper is not widely promoted, but in the final analysis, the reason why there is only one layer of window paper but cannot be penetrated is the imprisonment of the mind.
The generals in the palace were dozing off, while the civil servants were in small groups admiring the finished annotated books. Li Xian was the only one sitting there in a daze.
The reason for this phenomenon may be that the status of today's craftsmen is too low.
Although the status of craftsmen in the feudal dynasty was above that of merchants, they were also below that of common people. In fact, their actual status is not as good as that of merchants. After all, merchants have a lot of money to eat and drink, but craftsmen have to work hard in exchange for food and clothing.
Ordinary craftsmen would not put much thought into this matter. An ordinary carpenter and blacksmith may not study the difference between movable type printing and engraving printing in his entire life because he does not have time. Although the status of the master craftsmen who will serve as supervisors is a little better, they all have their own responsibilities and do their best in their own fields. They already feel that there is not enough time. Who would want to think about other places?
After all, it takes time and money for craftsmen to make full use of their strengths. How many people have random thoughts when food and clothing cannot be solved? Who among these people can give it a try?
After all, love cannot generate electricity.
The emergence of movable type printing can be said to be a booster for the accelerated spread of culture. Even its appearance is helpful when dealing with the five surnames.
The five surnames rely on their profound cultural heritage to dare to show off their power in the literary world, and can easily cultivate a group of clan members with extraordinary talents. And when there was no one available in the imperial court, they had no choice but to choose clan members with the five surnames. In this way, even if the imperial court opened the path to officialdom for scholars from poor families, it would be of no avail.
Because few students from poor backgrounds can have enough knowledge, let alone reach the level of prime minister.
After thinking about this clearly, Li Xian couldn't help but grasp this point and start thinking.
"I have tested both books. The prince is not exaggerating. Even a scholar who is not knowledgeable enough can read these two books smoothly and understandably. Very good, I will let people copy these two books. The books are in the Chongwen Hall and the Imperial Palace Cabinet respectively, so keep a copy!"
"Prince, you should take the first credit for the successful annotation of these two books. Come and tell me, what reward do you want?"
Hearing this voice, Li Xiancai woke up from his deep thoughts, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Return to my father, speaking of which, I really want a reward."
"Oh? Tell me about it?"
Hearing Li Xian's words, Li Zhi was immediately surprised. According to the prince's temperament, even if he said such words, he should not directly agree and then ask for it.
Sighing secretly, Li Xian bit the bullet and said: "I would like to inform my father, since the annotations of "Hanshu" and "Houhanshu" are so easy to understand, they should not be shelved, but should be popularized. I request my father to allow anyone to copy these two books and promote them. It will not be in vain for the hard work of my son and other ministers. In this way, my son can also take this opportunity to leave his name in history. Why not? Why not?"
"Promote it?"
Hearing this, Li Zhi frowned immediately.
Although "Hanshu" and "Houhanshu" are only historical books, Taizong once said that taking history as a mirror can help us know the ups and downs, and there is still a lot of truth in them.
To be honest, the "Book of Han" and "Book of the Later Han" could be annotated to this extent, which really exceeded his expectations. Originally, he planned to just mess around and make some achievements for the prince and be done with it.
Who would have known that, at the request of the prince, he would strive for excellence and interpret such a monster.
It is no exaggeration to say that the annotated editions of these two books are completely comparable to the annotated editions owned by Wu Xing.
Since ancient times, knowledge has been cherished. The knowledge possessed by the five surnames naturally belongs to the five surnames, and the knowledge of the royal family naturally belongs to the royal family. As long as the royal family has accumulated enough cultural heritage, it is not unusual for them to surpass the five surnames one day in the future.
This is a symbol of the family's strength! Once these two books are publicized, these two books will not bring any benefits to the royal family.
Prince....
How can you be so confused?
Although he was very unhappy, Li Zhi did not show it, even his expression did not change at all.
There were more than one or two people in the court who could settle this account. Everyone was surprised that the prince could be so foolish as to make such a request.
Even Zhang Da'an, one of the annotators, couldn't help but take half a step back.
He didn't want the saint to think that the prince's idea had anything to do with him.
At that moment, the whole hall was silent.
Everyone knows that the sage does not want to popularize the annotated versions of the two books. After all, the successful annotation of these two books is inseparable from the royal Chongwen Museum. After all, apart from Chongwen Museum, there is no way to obtain the details of so many allusions.
The royal family has paid so much, and the result is selfless dedication. From a moral point of view, this is the behavior of a saint, but from a profit perspective...
Li Zhi, who was sitting on the throne, was thinking deeply when a hand reached out from the side and gently poked his waist.
It's the Queen of Heaven.
The Queen turned sideways and lowered her voice and said, "Don't you ask the prince what he thinks?"
After hearing what the Queen said, Li Zhi reacted, breathed a long sigh of relief, suppressed some of the anger in his heart for the time being, and said, "Tell me what you think, Prince."
What do you think?
I want to expand the knowledge of poor students by promoting cultural books from the source, especially through cultural diffusion, affecting the five surnames. Can you say this in court?
You know, most of the people in the court are people of the fifth surname!
Cupping his hands, Li Xian said: "The truth cannot be explained clearly in a short while. How about later, I visit my father in the harem and explain it in detail?"
Go to the harem to tell the story?
Li Zhi nodded: "Okay, then talk to me in detail later."
Waving his hand for the prince to step aside for now, Li Zhi looked towards the court and said, "The Book of Han and the Book of the Later Han are annotated. Apart from the prince, Zhang Da'an should be the one who deserves the most credit. He will be rewarded with 100,000 yuan and 100,000 pieces of brocade." He gave his two sons to the minister. The rest, such as Liu Nayan and others, were all rewarded with one hundred thousand pieces of money and fifty pieces of brocade."
Although the minister is a casual official, he is an official of the eighth rank.
Generally speaking, a casual official is not necessarily just a false title, but may also have the meaning of being a candidate. If his youngest son enters the official position with an official position of the eighth rank, he may even enter the ranks of the fourth rank official in the future.
This is a great grace!
Zhang Daan stood up without hesitation and saluted to the ground. He knew that this was a special grace given to him by the saint.
Seeing Zhang Daan receiving such a reward, many people cast envious glances.
He was only an eighth-grade official. This was not important. What was important was that this official position was given to his second son!
For the arrangements for the second son, an eighth-grade official is enough. It can be said that Zhang Daan will be able to worry less about his family in the future.
As for Liu Nayan and others, although they have literary names, in the final analysis, their family background and personal qualifications are not enough. However, such a reward is considered an honor for them.
"Get back on your feet, Zhang Qing. You deserve this. Don't be too grateful to me."
Hearing the saint's voice, Zhang Daan stood up, but before returning to his position, he specially saluted Li Xian. He is not stupid either. He knows very well who has favored him and what the saint means by this arrangement.
As Li Xian and Zhang Daan sat down, the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple stood up again.
Although the steward who was executed by Li Xian "deserved it", this kind of matter was more formalized only after it was handled by the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. They didn't dare to bring it up just now, but now that everyone's mood has improved, they just brought it up.
This is nothing, it is what it should be, so Li Zhi agreed without hesitation.
Although today is an ordinary court meeting, there are many people, and the scale is definitely comparable to that of a large court meeting. With the leaders in front, many officials have brought out their pending matters and discussed them together.
If it were in the past, Li Zhi would definitely not be able to stand hosting the court meeting for such a long time. He would either entrust the Queen of Heaven to take over, or simply announce the end of the court meeting. But today is different. From beginning to end, Li Zhi looked in high spirits, although he was still in high spirits. He was a little tired, but just like that, it made him feel full of energy.
It is said that scholars should look at each other with admiration after three days of separation, and now the saint is no different.
It was clear that the saint's health had improved a lot, and Hao Chujun and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Until noon, today's imperial meeting should be over, if not over. After all, whether you are a king or a minister, you have to eat.
After settling the budget matters at the Ministry of War, Li Zhi was also a little tired. He breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "Today's court meeting is indeed a bit delayed. I am already a little tired. God..."
"Report..."
Li Zhicai looked at the Queen of Heaven, but unexpectedly, a guard's report sounded outside the palace.
During the court meeting, there were still people who came directly to the palace. Something terrible must have happened.
Everyone's hearts trembled when they thought of the foreign enemy's strange movements.
But don’t let the war start at the border!
The guard who delivered the news hurried to the palace and handed a document in his hand to Zhang Lanyue, the Minister of Household Affairs.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the urgent report was not from the Ministry of War.
Zhang Lanyue took the emergency report and took a look at it, then went out to report: "Your Majesty, Chang'an came to the construction site in Luoyang to report that the migrant workers on this line are on strike today and have gathered together. There is a vague feeling of gathering. The delegation came to Chang'an."
"ah?"
Many people were confused after hearing Zhang Lanyue's words.
What do these migrant workers want to do if they don't work honestly to earn money and food? rebellion? impossible!
Li Zhi snickered and asked, "Did the emergency report explain the reason?"
Zhang Lanyue glanced at Li Xian, hesitated for a moment, and then replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the reason why the migrant workers went on strike is that they heard that the prince might be punished for killing those stewards. There has been a book of people since ancient times. The tradition of praising the achievements of officials is the same this time. They prepared tens of thousands of people to visit the palace and personally prove to His Majesty that what the prince did was right..."
After hearing this, all the officials in the court couldn't help but start talking.
Are the migrant workers on strike just because they are afraid that the prince will be punished? This is so rare!
Unlike the courtiers who were talking a lot, Li Xian could only smile bitterly.
Although there was no real evidence, he was almost certain that the actions of the people must be the result of secret instigation by the emperor's men.
A petition from all the people? It is the common people's character to be timid and fearful. Although as the prince, he has shown a lot of kindness to these people, it is definitely not to the extent that they can overcome their fear and dare to do this.
As long as there is no one to take the lead, such a thing cannot happen.
It can be speculated that it must be the undercover agents sent by the emperor among the migrant workers to incite and seduce the minds of the migrant workers.
As for his purpose of doing this, maybe firstly to protect himself as the prince, and secondly, to gain his reputation.
The people spontaneously support the prince. As long as he wears this title, his position as prince can be secure.
Li Zhi, who was sitting on the throne, looked at Li Xian and said with a smile: "I am very pleased that the prince can win the hearts of the people so much. However, there are more than one construction site. It is not a good thing that the construction will be affected by going to Beijing to meet the saint." .Prince, what do you think?"
Li Xian hurriedly left the table again and said awkwardly: "Father, don't worry, after the court is dismissed, I will leave the capital and personally go to appease the people. There will never be any riots."
Hao Chujun stood up and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness, it is naturally the best way to go in person. However, His Highness's trip may go as far as Luoyang. It is a good thing to take this opportunity to appreciate the scenery along the way and broaden your horizons. ah."
