The last conscience of the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 44: I am happy here, not thinking...

When Li Gefei saw his daughter, he only cared about whether her daughter was suffering.

Li Qingzhao was thinking about suffering.

Li Qingzhao did not answer, but said: "Dad, ask my maid Chunlan to come over. I am very good here. There are the best inks, the best pens, and things you can't see in the market at all. In the palace Good paper. Daddy, please go back, I will live here, maybe for a long time."

Li Gefei: ...

He was in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, and he knew that his daughter had been kidnapped.

This is no different from stealing.

Cao Yang stepped forward: "Little lady of the Li family, didn't you ask Liang Xin to kidnap you?"

Who is this?

Li Qingzhao looked at Cao Yang but didn't know how to answer. Li Gefei quickly introduced: "This is the young Marquis of Cao Mansion."

"How are you, little Marquis? No, I came here voluntarily. The people here treat me very well, and I am very happy here."

Cao Yang: "Rumors in the market..."

Li Qingzhao: “Rumors in the market cannot be trusted, seeing is believing.”

Li Gefei: "Really? Seriously?"

Li Qingzhao urged: "Dad, hurry up and ask Chunlan to come over, and then order someone to bring my desk, paperweight, inkstone, and my pen stand. I don't need pens and ink, no bedding, and no clothes. Dad, hurry up." It's time, go home and let Chunlan come over." Li Qingzhao pushed Li Gefei out of the courtyard door.

Who is Li Qingzhao?

Li Gefei was an upright official and his family was poor, while Li Qingzhao was a man who could trade clothes, that is, someone who could sell his clothes to exchange for other things when he encountered good calligraphy, paintings, rare objects, etc.

Liang House.

When Li Qingzhao was sorting out the stories told by Liang Xin, he thought of some allusions but couldn't remember them clearly.

The little eunuch here can go to the library of the palace and the Hanlin Academy to fetch her rare and unique books for her to check.

There were a few rare books that she had longed for but had nowhere to find.

But here, she gave a specious book title, and a few young eunuchs brought a bunch of them, including anything remotely related to them.

Here, is heaven.

Li Qingzhao’s paradise.

She didn't plan to leave, so she asked her father, Li Gefei, to send his maid Chunlan over, but she didn't ask for clothes or bedding.

Here are the more advanced ones.

What do you want to buy? Liang Zhong directly opened a box full of gold. His attitude was very crazy. We are not short of money.

On the way home, Li Gefei's head was buzzing.

My mind was in chaos.

Where is Cao Yang?

She was sure that Liang Xin was not bullying men and women, so she calmed down. She sat in the courtyard and read the draft for a while, but found it boring. This one was far less interesting than the joke about the Three Kingdoms that recently appeared in her classic book shop.

"It's boring, it's boring." Cao Yang went out with the knife and led the horse home.

In the inner courtyard and porch of Liang Mansion, Wang Jingyu breathed a long sigh of relief.

But he didn't dare to let Cao Yang see him.

Li Qingzhao, as for Li Qingzhao, picked delicious food on the table, devoured the meal, put on a new set of clothes, tied it with a cloth belt from his shoulders to his lower back, and selected a brand new and high-quality pen among a pile of them. Yes, give it a try.

After choosing a blank piece of paper and writing for a while, I picked up the official ruled paper for engraving and began to formally write the manuscript for the Dream of Red Mansions version.

Write one and go into another room.

It was proofread by a master from the classic book shop.

Not only are there typos, but if the word spacing is not good, just cut it out and readjust it.Then, professional craftsmen will apply the paper on the wooden board, glue it well, and send it to the carver for reverse carving.

Bianjingcheng, a set of 120-page Mandarin editions is one volume of five volumes, with a maximum value of [-] texts.

And like the book that is about to be printed at this time, whether it is paper, ink, or plate...

Li Qingzhao's handwriting is standard Ou Kai, and his teacher is one of the four bachelors of the Su family, and his calligraphy skills are also very high.

Therefore, Li Qingzhao personally handcrafted the rare book.

The price is the same per volume, no bargaining.

Let’s talk about the foot shop, Liang Xin fell asleep.

He leaned on Cao Tan's legs and fell asleep. After the headache subsided, he felt tired, so he fell asleep.

Cao Tan did not wake up Liang Xin, but sat there quietly, looking at Liang Xin who was sleeping soundly.

I don't know how long it took, but Liang Xin woke up.

When Liang Xin found out that she had fallen asleep on Cao Tan's lap, she was very embarrassed. She was about to explain a few words, but Cao Tan smiled heartily: "Brother, I still grind my teeth when I sleep."

Seeing Liang Xin in a daze, Cao Tan said, "Brother Yang calls you my younger brother, but I can't?"

Immediately, Cao Tan continued to change the subject: "My father said that provoking a war will damage the national power of the Song Dynasty."

When it comes to this, Liang Xin answered seriously: "As long as we fight, we will definitely lose national power, but we don't have to fight. The main thing is to see whether the loss of national power is worth it. Winning or losing is another matter."

"Details."

"Hehuang, we have won the battle and opened up a territory of nearly two thousand miles. The threat of Xixia to the Song Dynasty by operating Hehuang can basically be eliminated. However, this is what the Liao Kingdom does not want to see, so the next step is to negotiate peace. This It will bring peace to the northwest for at least ten years so that the northwest can recuperate."

After listening to Liang Xin's words, Cao Tan looked helpless: "It's a shame that I'm a girl. I rarely read military books. I also want to ride horses on the battlefield, but I can only stay at home. I can't learn embroidery. Drawing a bow and setting an arrow is my strength." .”

Liang Xin: "There are many heroines in the world."

"many?"

"Yes, many. Not many have names in history, but many heroes are unknown."

Cao Tan wanted to ask again, but Liang Xin stood up and said, "I'm back. If you haven't gone back after midnight, it's hard to tell if your family members know about it."

Cao Tan then asked Li Qingzhao about it: "I heard that you robbed someone and brought him home?"

Liang Xin replied: "A series of coincidences and misunderstandings led to this result. That's it. I just took this opportunity to save her father and her teacher. As for her, if I rob her, her reputation will be ruined." , there are a total of 330 seven eunuchs registered in the palace, and nearly 100 of them are dead. I cannot tolerate being soft-hearted."

What else did Cao Tan want to say? Liang Xin continued: "That's you siblings. I wouldn't explain so much if I were someone else. Just grab it. My father is a eunuch and is favored by the official family. I am not... What a good man. Let’s go, thank you for helping me cure my headache.”

After speaking, Liang Xin left.

Cao Tan sat here for a long time before leaving.

She's a little confused.

Liang Xin took Li Qingzhao home, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

Liang Xin returned to Liang Mansion, but Liang Shicheng did not go home and was on duty in the palace.

Knocked on Wang Jingyu's door, but got no response.

asked the maid.

Wang Jingyu was in Li Qingzhao's house, helping Li Qingzhao look for allusions in rare books.

Liang Xin didn't bother him, and went to the study room and fell asleep by herself.

The next day, early in the morning.

In the main courtyard of the Cao family, Cao Yang ran over.

"Yesterday, I was holding a roll of mats and a knife..." Cao Yang smiled happily, vividly describing Li Gefei's reactions and Li Qingzhao's reaction of not wanting to leave the Liang family's house no matter what. .

(End of this chapter)