prosperous age

Chapter 272 Chapter 271
Jingzhe, also known as "Qizhe", is the third solar term in the 24 solar terms.

Awakening of Insects reflects the phenomenon of natural organisms sprouting and growing under the influence of rhythm changes. During the time of Awakening of Insects, Yang Qi rises, temperature warms up, spring thunder strikes, rain increases, and everything is full of vitality.

After entering February, the temperature in the capital rises rapidly, and spring thunder gradually begins to germinate.

"On the February Festival, all things come out of an earthquake, and the earthquake is thunder, so it is called Jingzhe. It is the stinging insects that are shocked and run away."

In fact, insects cannot hear the sound of thunder. The earth rejuvenates and the weather warms up, which is what makes them end their hibernation and "run away in shock".

It is very different from last year, Wei Guangde has changed out of his cotton-padded clothes now, last year at this time he was still fully wrapped up to attend the general and imperial examinations.

"Boom."

Spring thunder exploded in the sky, and after a while, a drizzle fell, covering the heart of the Great Ming Empire.

Time has quietly entered April, and from time to time the thunder would startle Wei Guangde at first. It seems that there is a lot of rain in the capital this year.

Of course, after the thunder, it might not rain. Sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn’t rain even after thundering for half a day.

Wei Guangde was no stranger to seeing such a situation several times.

After entering the Hanlin Academy, Wei Guangde sat in the public room for a while, took a sip of tea, and went to the inspection hall to check the transcribed "Records of Emperor Xiaozong". From learning to assisting.

The book that has now been transcribed is the third volume, and it has been revised several times. Wei Guangde flipped through it roughly, and the few places that need to be revised have been corrected, so it should be considered complete.

"Very good, you can continue with the next book. I will take this book back and have a look. If there is no mistake, I will send it to Xueshi Wu."

Wei Guangde spoke to several reviewers, took the book and left the review room, returned to his private room, and read while drinking tea.

After a while, Wei Guangde roughly finished the book. After all, he has read it several times before and revised it several times. He can already recite the contents of the book. Although he can't do it backwards, he can. It's no use either.

Seeing that it was correct, Wei Guangde took a sip of the tea on the table, then went out to Wu Qing's with the book.

"Scholar Wu."

Wei Guangde entered the door after the notification, and still respectfully saluted Wu Qing.

"Guangde is here."

Wu Qing put down the book in his hand, and seeing that Wei Guangde was also holding a book in his hand, he naturally guessed the meaning, "The third volume has been corrected?"

"Yes, the students checked, and several mistakes have been corrected."

Speaking of which, Wei Guangde sent the book in his hand to Wu Qing.

Wu Qing took it over and simply opened it, looked at it, nodded and smiled and said, "Okay, I'll take a closer look at it this afternoon, and if it's correct, I'll file it, and you have to urge the rest of the books. Could have copied it wrong."

"Students understand."

Wei Guangde nodded immediately. Last time, there were a few mistakes in this book, which were copying and jumping lines. Fortunately, Wei Guangde had read the original manuscript before, but he didn't have a deep impression. He found Wu Qing and checked it before confirming that he had copied it wrong.

"What book is the bachelor reading?"

At this time, Wei Guangde saw the yellow book cover that he had just put down in front of Wu Qing.

Most of the books these days have clear and gray covers, and there are also covers in other colors, but they are relatively rare, and most of them are used for low-end novels.

Wei Guangde felt a little slip of the tongue when he asked this question. In his understanding, Wu Qing was probably reading all kinds of novels circulating in the market for entertainment and to pass the time.

The earliest Taoist classics prepared by Wei Guangde for life in the Hanlin Academy have been thrown aside by him, and the money was wasted.

"This is a book I borrowed from Wenyuan Pavilion, and I will send it back later."

Wu Qing replied casually.

Hearing that Wu Qing said that it was a collection of books in Wenyuan Pavilion, Wei Guangde immediately became interested. He leaned over to look at the book cover, and the four large characters in the upper left corner caught his eye.

""Yongle Canon"?"

Seeing those four words, Wei Guangde pronounced them unconsciously.

"Yes, this is a book in the "Da Dian" that records the "History" collection. I will borrow it to have a look."

Naturally, Wei Guangde had heard of the book "Yongle Dadian", not in his previous life, but in the present, and many scholars felt sorry for not being able to witness this unparalleled book.

"Yongle Dadian" is a collection of ancient Chinese classics compiled by Zhu Di successively ordered Xie Jin and Yao Guangxiao to preside over the compilation during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.

When the book was completed, it was first named "Document Dacheng", and later Ming Chengzu personally wrote the preface and named it "Yongle Dadian".

In the first year of Yongle, Zhu Di was full of ambitions after he ascended the throne. In order to demonstrate his martial arts and martial arts skills, he decided to write a masterpiece to show the prestige of the country and benefit all generations.

The purpose of compiling this book is "all the books of classics and history collected from hundreds of schools since the book contract, as for astronomy, topography, yin and yang, medicine and divination, monk Taoism, and skills, they will be compiled into one book", which also determines that "Yongle Dadian" is An all-encompassing book, even books on yin and yang, monks and Taoism, which were considered unpopular at the time, were included in the transcription catalog.

At first, Zhu Di ordered Xie Jin to preside over the compilation, and a year later it was completed, but Zhu Di was very dissatisfied after reading it in person, so he appointed Yao Guangxiao as the supervisor, and at the same time the editing team expanded to 2196 people.

The whole book was finalized in the fifth year of Yongle, and Zhu Di personally wrote the preface and named it "Yongle Dadian". It took another year, and the copying of the whole book was completed in the sixth year of Yongle.

After that, Zhu Di chose to move the capital to Beiping, and took away the "Yongle Dadian", while the original manuscripts were kept in the Zhongyuan Pavilion in the Forbidden City, Nanjing. The original manuscript was burned.

Most of the books included in "Yongle Dadian" are not widely circulated, which is why Yao Guangxiao compiled them into "Da Dian", and the original books are also kept in the Forbidden City for proper storage. I hope to keep these books, but it is a pity The fire is merciless.

Because the "Yongle Canon" is too large, only one copy is copied, called "Yongle Original", and it is now stored in Wenyuan Pavilion in the Forbidden City.

Although there are rumors in later generations that the "Yongle Dadian" was originally transcribed in two copies, one of which was stored in Wenyuan Pavilion and the other was buried in Yongling, but this is just a legend.

As for the Wenyuan Pavilion where the "Yongle Dadian" is stored, it is actually the Royal Library. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang "founded the palace in Nanjing, that is, built Wenyuan Pavilion in the east of Fengtianmen to store all ancient and modern books", which is the construction of Wenyuan Pavilion. The beginning of the pavilion.

And there is a smaller attic next to Wenyuan Pavilion, which is the East Pavilion, which is now the office of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty.

"I've finished reading this book, and I'm about to send it back today."

Then, Wu Qing said to Wei Guangde again.

"I heard that there are tens of thousands of copies of this "Yongle Dadian", I don't know if it is true or not?"

Wei Guangde noticed that there is a number under the title of the book, but the number of this book is only up to volume 720 to volume 720, and he does not know which volume it is.

"I don't know how many volumes, but there are indeed many."

Wu Qing said with a smile, there are many legends about "Yongle Dadian" outside, and this book is published publicly, so there are many hearsay.

"Wenyuan Pavilion is also the 'place where the emperor lectures and reads'. The emperor sometimes reads books here, or summons Hanlin Confucian officials to give lectures on classics and history. If I hadn't become a scholar, I would not have been able to enter Wenyuan Pavilion, let alone borrow books. gone."

Wei Guangde understood Wu Qing's words, he was a small official and couldn't enter that place.

Show off, show off naked.

A bachelor of servant who has been promoted after nine years of examination, is he ashamed to say this in front of his newcomers who have been in the job for one year?

I thought so, but Wei Guangde showed a warm smile on his face, "That's it."

"Master Wu has a lot of things to do every day, and he still needs to proofread the "Records of Emperor Xiaozong". The errand of returning the books may as well be done by the students."

But Wei Guangde is not stupid. Just now Wu Qing said that he has finished reading the book and is going to return it today.

Didn't you say that I can't enter Wenyuan Pavilion?

Then I'll go in and show you, as long as you nod, won't I go in in the name of returning the book?

Wei Guangde suddenly felt very satisfied with his quick wit, he was so fucking smart.

"Oh? Guangde is willing to make this trip?"

Wu Qing was a little surprised. In fact, he didn't mean to show off, but to tell the truth, it wasn't that Hanlin bachelors really couldn't get into Wenyuan Pavilion, so naturally they couldn't borrow books.

It's just that his temperament is like this, he said whatever he thought, and was misinterpreted by Wei Guangde, otherwise he wouldn't have stayed in the Imperial Academy all the time, and was promoted to a bachelor's degree only after passing the exam.

In fact, he was too lazy to run, and it was very troublesome to enter the palace gate. Hearing that Wei Guangde was willing to take him for a run, he naturally nodded in agreement.

Wei Guangde didn't react to Wu Qing's so forthright agreement for a while, until he took a sign and the "Yongle Dadian" from Wu Qing to the room for value. Wu Qing is such a person, and those words were probably unintentional. , I think too much.

Looking at the book in his hand, Wei Guangde also felt that it was not a bad thing for him to make this trip.

Since the palace examination, it seems that he hasn't entered the palace gate again, I miss it so much.

Wei Guangde went back to his public room to tidy up, and then he left the Imperial Academy and went directly to Chengtianmen.

Relying on Wu Qing's badge and the book in his hand, he entered the Forbidden City under the leadership of a servant after a simple inspection.

After passing Duanmen and Meridian Gate, the servant took him through Zuoshunmen. The Wenhua Palace is on the left, and the East Pavilion is on the right near the palace wall. There are many pedestrians coming in and out at the door of the pavilion.

Wei Guangde just took a look there, then continued to follow the little servant, Wenyuan Pavilion was not far ahead.

Just at this moment, he suddenly heard someone calling his name.

"Guangde?"

Wei Guangde looked back, a servant was walking out of the East Pavilion, followed by a small servant, holding a manuscript in his hand.

"Eunuch Chen."

Wei Guangde stopped, and slightly cupped his hands at him, saying that it was Chen Ju who came.

The little servant leading the way saw Chen Ju and saluted immediately, but Chen Ju waved his hand and ignored him, but asked curiously, "Why did you come here?"

An editor like Wei Guangde would not be able to come here, unless he was summoned by the elder Ge.

Now in the palace, the emperor is in Xiyuan, if he wants to summon Wei Guangde, he will go there, but not here.

"I came to Wenyuan Pavilion to return the books."

Wei Guangde shook the yellow book in his hand and said.

"You borrowed it?"

After hearing Wei Guangde's words, Chen Juda asked curiously.

"The book borrowed by Bachelor Wu Qing, he is currently revising "Records of Emperor Xiaozong", so I will help out with this trip."

Wei Guangde could only explain it this way, and naturally he would not say that he wanted to enter Wenyuan Pavilion, so he asked for the job himself.

"I just said that you can come here unless the old man summons you, but right now the old man is in Xiyuan, what are you doing here, haha"

Chen Ju said with a smile, then turned around and told the servant behind him: "You send the book to Xiyuan first, and I will take him to Wenyuan Pavilion to return the book."

This was said to the little servant behind him, who quickly saluted and left with a book in his hand.

"Come on, let's go."

The previous servant hurriedly led the way, but his words to Wei Guangde were not very friendly, after all, the other party was a seventh-rank official.

Now he was leading the way, but he heard the whispers of the two people behind him. He knew that the relationship between this little official and the imperial servant in the palace seemed to be good, and he couldn't afford to offend him.

But it's too late, so I can only pay attention later, and beg for love and forgiveness when I have a chance to be alone with Wei Guangde in the future.

The eunuchs and servants in the palace are very vengeful, and the little servants naturally regard the officials of the court as the same people as them.

Maybe the adults who work in the East Pavilion will dismiss them, but it's hard to say these small officials.

The process of returning the book is very simple, it just takes a little time, you need to find the registration of Wu Qing's borrowed book, write it off and then sign the deposit.

After entering Wenyuan Pavilion, Wei Guangde will not leave so easily.

"My father-in-law, let me go in and see if the collection is okay?"

The eunuchs here knew before that he was from the Imperial Academy, and the Imperial Academy was full of bookworms who liked to read, and when they saw Chen Ju on the side, they agreed without hesitation.

Just go in and look at books, as long as you don't ask to borrow books.

The books in Wenyuan Pavilion are all for the emperor’s use. The original emperor held a sutra banquet and listened to the scholars’ lectures. The books used came from here. Books gradually became a tradition.

However, those who borrow books can only be officials like bachelors of the Hanlin Academy.

Wei Guangde entered Wenyuan Pavilion, and Chen Ju followed behind him. The two were chatting and laughing. Wei Guangde mainly wanted to see what the "Yongle Dadian" looked like. It seems that later generations have never seen it. Maybe it was destroyed during the war.

Not long after the two of them entered Wenyuan Pavilion, there were a few loud thunderclaps in the sky.

"There are so many thunderstorms in this capital city this year."

Wei Guangde was used to it, but it was a bit scary to come out of nowhere.

"The weather is getting hotter this year, and the thunder seems to have never stopped since March."

The two walked around in the pavilion, Wei Guangde opened the bookcase from time to time and took out two books to read.

"What book are you looking for? There is a catalog over there. It will be faster to check the catalog and find it."

Chen Ju said that he thought Wei Guangde was looking for books.

"Is there a directory?"

Although Wei Guangde had no intention of looking for a book, he heard that there was a catalog and wanted to see if the all-inclusive "Yongle Dadian" was true to the outside rumors, "Then go and have a look."

Looking at hundreds of bookcases neatly stacked in Wenyuan Pavilion, Wei Guangde knew that he couldn't read so many books, so he could only look at the catalogue, and it was not in vain to come to Wenyuan Pavilion.

"Go to bed early"

Just at this moment, the voice of someone shouting faintly came from the ear.

(End of this chapter)