Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 506: Comprehensive Code and Many Explanations
The long road is filled with wind and sand.

This ancient trade road in the north is full of traces of time. The further north you go, the stronger the wind and sand, and the pedestrians on the road have a more primitive and rough atmosphere.

But among such pedestrians, there were suddenly a few luxurious carriages, which seemed out of place among the convoys of many Northland merchants.

This was a group of carriages and horses coming from the south. There were several young men in colorful clothes walking among them. Sometimes they were racing, sometimes they were singing and laughing, sometimes they were pointing at the scenes along the way, and they were laughing and chatting one by one. .

Among them, there was even one who was very interested in poetry. He seemed to be stimulated by the majestic scenery along the way. From time to time, he composed a poem praising the great rivers and mountains, as if traveling like this was some kind of elegance and a pleasure.

But the fun doesn't last for a few days.

Soon, the same sights along the way and the rugged roads ignited the enthusiasm of several young people in Chinese attire, causing their interest to plummet. In the end, they stopped galloping. They had eaten enough of the dust along the way and also I was fed up with the sand in the Dharma world, so I huddled in the carriage instead, not even interested in lifting the curtain to look out, waiting for the end to arrive.

"Tell me, when will that generation arrive?"

In the carriage, a question was raised repeatedly, but no one else knew the specific answer.

This convoy departed from Luoyang, went to Daijun, looking for Chen Zhi, and wanted to obtain the follow-up of the rumored Tongdian.

Several young men in colorful clothes have different origins, but most of them are descendants of nobles in Luoyang City, or are the sons of princes, or direct descendants of aristocratic families. They usually go out with a crowd of people, but how can they endure the long journey like now? Painful, going to an unstable border area.

Only when they first embarked on the journey, the novelty made them excited for a while, and then they were trapped and bored.

"Is it worth it for you and us to endure the hardships all the way to Daijun just for the Tongdian Tajuan that may not exist?"

Soon, someone asked such a question. This person was the Crown Prince Luohou.

Luo Hou was a newly rising figure during Xuanwu's Northern Expedition, and his inheritance was only three generations old. The entire family's direct lineage was very thin. This prince, Luo Yang, was the core of the family. He had hardly suffered any hardships since he was born. Unexpectedly, this I was sent to go north this time, and I couldn't eat well and sleep well. However, I had never suffered so much before, so I inevitably had complaints in my heart and doubted the main purpose of this trip north.

"Definitely worth it!"

As soon as the question was asked, the other two people in the carriage almost answered in unison, leaving Luo Yang stunned.

His two companions are not ordinary people. One is named Zhang Jingsheng, who is the third son of the contemporary Marquis of Xixiang. The other is named Wang Kuai, who is the grandson of Wang Yan. He is a high-ranking person and once served as the Minister of Finance in the central government. , because his father died to maintain filial piety and took up the job.

"Why do you two say that?" Luo Yang shook his head.

"Brother Luo, you haven't read the Dharma Treatise, so you don't know the value of the General Theory." Zhang Jingsheng showed a look of reminiscence, with emotion on his face, "Now that the copying trend has passed, Su Liao collected a few volumes, and I'm afraid he will return to the north. Well, in the whole city of Luoyang, there are no more than ten families who have had the opportunity to copy the Tongdian. You are right if you don’t know. I was quite anxious when copying my Dharma treatise. There are still a few articles that I have not copied, but I have copied a few articles. , there are also many mistakes and omissions, but even so, the subtlety can still be seen. By analogy, the other volumes can also see how elegant it is." "Yes," Wang quickly nodded, "I heard that this trip to the north, Zhang Brother took the initiative to invite Ying."

"Yes," Zhang Jingsheng nodded with a smile, "I only read the Dharma Commentary, but I actually copied two volumes at home, but the second volume of the Dao Commentary was held by my father, because the copy of the Dao Commentary was not as good as The Dharma Treatise needed to be more complete. When I met my father, I asked if he could give me a volume of the Dharma Treatise to read, but he was not allowed. I happened to hear that I met Chen Jun in the north to ask for follow-up matters, so I thought of taking the initiative to transfer. Come, those near the water and the towers will get the moon first."

"Both and each other," Wang Kuai also laughed, "What I read is a Buddhist treatise, and its meaning is so wonderful. No wonder it forced five eminent Buddhist monks to stop commenting on Buddhism."

Zhang Jingsheng said curiously: "There are rumors in Luoyang City that your Wang family has the most comprehensive collection of books. In addition to the earliest Dharma treatises and Buddhist treatises, Wang Lan also assisted in the later period and copied Taoist treatises, sutras and five buckets of rice." Anyway, why can’t you watch it?”

Wang Kuai sighed: "If the books are circulated among the elders first, where will it be my turn?"

The two of them started chatting with each other, but Luo Yang beside him was stunned.

What's going on? It's obviously me who asked about the value of Tongdian and Luo Yangfeng's comments. Why don't you answer carefully and just start chatting like this?
Seeing that the conversation between the two became smoother and smoother, he finally couldn't hold it in any longer and felt excluded, so he inserted a sentence: "Since it is a book, you can copy it. Why is it so troublesome? You can copy it at home." If you buy one book, you can copy two or three books, so why would anyone not have the opportunity to read the book?"

"Brother Luo doesn't know something," Wang Kuai turned his attention, "This is because there are many versions of the Tongdian in Luoyang City, and they all hold their own opinions, and no one can be sure to be the most correct."

Zhang Jingsheng nodded and said: "Time is still tight, and Su Liao is adding fuel to the fire. Often no one has enough time to copy. In the end, there are a few wrong or missing sentences." We know that our own version cannot be sure to be the most accurate, so how can we copy more copies? If it spreads out, and finally compares it with the original and finds many errors and omissions, wouldn’t it be ridiculous?"

Luo Yang was amazed when he heard this: "This is too unbelievable. According to your point of view, shouldn't all these so-called allusions be included in allusions, and there should be no room for inaccuracies or omissions in words?"

"Why not?" Zhang Jingsheng shook his head and laughed, "You haven't been to Baijia Tea Shop these days, so you probably don't know that there is a quarrel among the tea shops now, with several famous leaders, each with different secrets. Each version of the classics insists on its own version and refuses to give in to each other, each claiming that what they read is orthodox."

"Is there such a thing?" Luo Yang finally became interested.

"It's not just that," Wang Kuai added, "When I came here, I heard my grandfather mention that there was already a momentum and trend of annotating the classics, but the footings were different. Taking the Dharma Treatise as an example, It is about Legalism, and it involves hundreds of schools of thought. It is based on all parties and explains the ideas of the various schools. The many academies in Luoyang are inherited from different schools. This annotation is from their own perspective. Their meanings can be completely different. What will happen in the future? It’s really unpredictable.”

While he was talking, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from ahead.

"Huh?" Several people in the car noticed the movement outside. They opened the curtain and looked outside, only to see several heavily armed riders blocking the front.

"Who is coming?"

(End of this chapter)