Han Dao world

Chapter 740
Dong Wan was startled, subconsciously let go of Liu Xie's hand, took a step back, and bowed with restraint.

"Chen Qie Wan, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Looking at Dong Wan who was seamlessly switching between Tiaotuo and Lady, Liu Xie was speechless and disappointed, but it was hard to express it on his face.

Mrs. Tang and Song Du also stepped forward to salute, very formal and meticulous.

"Sister-in-law..."

"Your Majesty, this is Taixue, a place where scholars from all over the world gather." Mrs. Tang reminded: "Your Majesty should not give people a handle and talk too much."

Liu Xie laughed and didn't insist anymore.

He can not care what those scholars think, but they can't.The woman in charge has already caused a lot of discussion, plus the emperor's rudeness, I don't know what the quarrel will become.

The lecture on Taixue is about to come, so don't add extra details.

Liu Xie followed Mrs. Tang to the bookstore, and said, "Sister-in-law came to Chang'an, but she didn't notify me. No matter how busy I am, it's appropriate to hold a family banquet to clean up the dust."

"Your Majesty has a heart, and the concubine is satisfied. It's just that there are many things in the bookstore, and your majesty is busy, so the concubine wants to invite your majesty to come to see it after finishing the work. I didn't think about it, but I alarmed your majesty."

"Sister-in-law is too polite." Liu Xie complained. "Is sister-in-law okay in Hedong these years?"

"Thanks to His Majesty's care, the ministers and concubines have been doing well in recent years, even unprecedented." Madam Tang said with a smile: "Not only me, but also the craftsmen in the workshop all feel this way. There are obviously many people in the Taiping of Guandong who can I have returned to my hometown, but I still don’t want to leave. This time I heard that Chang’an is going to build a bookstore, so I want to come and do my part to repay His Majesty’s great kindness.”

Liu Xie looked at the male and female artisans who lined up to welcome them, and nodded their heads.

The craftsmen saluted in unison, with undisguised enthusiasm in their eyes, and some of them couldn't hold back their tears, as if seeing a loved one.

Liu Xie was also a little moved.

To a certain extent, these people's experience is similar to his, they are all people who have gone around the gate of hell.

Only after going through hell can you know the value of the world.

Mrs. Tang led Liu Xie around outside, and finally came to the font library.

Several oversized multi-layered wooden trays were placed in the center of the room. On the wooden trays were placed the fonts that were supposed to be placed in the rhyme department. They were all carved with high-quality hardwood, exuding the fragrance of wood.

Liu Xie picked up a typeface and looked at it. "The calligraphy is good, and the engraving is also good."

"The calligraphy is handwritten by Liang Hu, and the characters are carved by the best craftsmen of Hedong Bookstore. Without them, it is impossible to complete the engraving of so many characters in such a short period of time."

Mrs. Tang touched the wooden plate with soft eyes, as if looking at her own child. "The concubine thought that the engraving was already excellent, but she didn't expect that it could be made into movable type. Your majesty's whimsical ideas are really endless."

"Then do you think you can make it big in the world?"

Madam Tang shook her head. "That depends on what is printed. Commonly used official documents, there are no rare characters, so there is no problem. If it is a scholar's book, there are too many fonts to prepare, and I am afraid it will be difficult. And the scholar's book is printed in a small number, and the cost of doing so is too high. gone."

"Try it first, take your time, maybe there will be a better way in the future." Liu Xie looked at the craftsmen around him. "I believe you can do better. The books printed by Hedong Shufang have become collectibles now. Scholars and scholars are proud to be able to publish works in Hedong Bookstore."

Mrs. Tang also smiled, with a hint of relief.

After talking about the bookstore, Liu Xie followed Mrs. Tang to the place where official business was handled.Looking at the piles of typefaces and print samples on both sides of the case, Liu Xie raised his eyebrows lightly, feeling a bit like returning to the office of his previous life, and a sense of intimacy spontaneously emerged.

He glanced at the inner room, which was partitioned off by a curtain. "Sister-in-law lives here?"

"Time is tight and tasks are heavy, so I don't have time to find another place to live. Besides, after the bookstore is finished, I have to go back to Hedong. There is no need to find a house."

"Can't you stay in Chang'an?"

"I still feel that Hedong is comfortable." Without outsiders present, Mrs. Tang felt a little more relaxed. "There is Wen Ruo and his wife in Hedong, they come and go frequently, so they won't be too lonely."

"Wen Ruo will come to Chang'an sooner or later."

"Let's talk about it when he comes." Mrs. Tang's eyes rolled. "Everything is done in the first place, and a lot of waste is waiting to be done. Your Majesty is very busy, so I won't cause trouble for Your Majesty."

"There's no trouble." Liu Xie sighed, sat down on the table, and picked up the things on the case to have a look. "Kandong Taiping, haven't you visited Yingchuan?"

"No, I don't want to see those people." Madam Tang said flatly. "Your Majesty, my father and brother have no talent and bad reputation, so you don't have to take care of them. If you have the opportunity, you can support your mother's family. Zhao Wang's family still has some available people. In the current situation, Your Majesty Need some close relatives."

The manuscript of "Biography of Eunuchs" has been printed all over the world. Although Cai Yan has tried to be as fair as possible, Tang Heng's reputation for falling into Tang and Tang Dynasties is too bad to be washed away.

Liu Xie didn't think about using people from the Yingchuan Tang family, but it's okay to arrange an unimportant position.

As for the mother Zhao Wang's family, he is also making arrangements.But to be honest, those cousins ​​are really not very good, and they are not of great use.

His cousin Wang Duanjuehou, the official residence of Fengche Duwei, was of no use at all.After sending his uncle Wang Bin to be buried, he stayed in his hometown and never came to Chang'an to serve him.

He wanted to use them, but he didn't know how to use them.

Liu Xie's eyes flickered slightly, and he was silent for a moment. "Wen Ruo's suggestion?"

"It's also my concubine's suggestion."

"I see." Liu Xie raised his head and looked at Mrs. Tang. "Sister-in-law, tell me a personal matter."

"Ah."

"You are still young, so you don't have to be a widow for your elder brother. If there is a suitable person, just marry, don't care what others say."

Mrs. Tang gave Liu Xie a surprised look, with a strange expression on her face.She thought for a while, and finally said with a light smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

Liu Xie said seriously: "Sister-in-law, I'm serious. This is not something you can joke about."

Mrs. Tang also laughed. "I'm also serious. I am also a man of property now, with no worries about food and clothing, and I can live comfortably without marrying. Even if I marry, I must marry someone I am satisfied with."

She pointed out. "I'm not the only one who thinks this way, many people in the workshop think so. And..." She paused for a moment, with a smile on her lips. "If you don't care more about the two nobles, it's hard for Awan to say, but Adu will have ideas."

Liu Xie was startled, and his expression became a little embarrassed.

No wonder Song Du was more than respectful after seeing him, but not close enough, because this little girl has ideas.

If the equality of power falls on him, it would be a bit embarrassing for someone to propose a divorce.

"What does she think...?" Liu Xie lacked confidence.

Madam Tang smiled. "Your Majesty is worrying too much. Song Guiren did not expect that step, but her mind is all in the bookstore, and she is not very enthusiastic about returning to the palace."

Liu Xie let out a long breath. "Sister-in-law, you scared me."

(End of this chapter)