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As the last saint finished his story, Su Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

In the five thousand years of Chinese history, a large number of saints have been born.

These saints are people who have achieved the highest achievements in their respective fields and deserve to be remembered by every Chinese.

Although it took a lot of time to talk about these saints, Su Chen had no complaints at all.

Su Chen felt that it was very meaningful to be able to tell the stories of these saints to every common people in every dynasty and let every ancient person sincerely admire them.

Every saint is a precious asset of the Chinese nation and should be respected by every Chinese.

Now Su Chen is introducing these saints in front of the ancients of all dynasties, and he believes that these ancients will respect these saints from the bottom of their hearts.

Just as Su Chen expected, after introducing these saints, common people from all dynasties felt admiration for them.

These ordinary people think very simply that since he can be called a saint, he is worthy of their respect.

In their ideology, a saint is someone more powerful than the current emperor.

After all, in their cognition, the only saint they know is Confucius.

Every ancient person under the sky knew very well how high Confucius' status was.

Even the emperors of their respective dynasties would worship Confucius from time to time to express their respect for him.

Confucius, as a saint, is so respected, so you can imagine how high the status of a saint is.

Now that the host Su Chen has told them about so many saints, these saints in different fields are naturally worthy of their respect.

Although in their opinion, there are saints in some fields who do not seem to be worthy of publicity.

But they knew that no matter what, a saint was a saint, and ordinary people like them could not question it.

Among the many saints, there are the Great Sage Confucius, the Martial Saint Guan Yu, the Poet Saint Du Fu, the Lyric Saint Su Shi, etc.

There is naturally nothing to say about saints in these fields, and everyone is convinced.

After all, literature, martial arts, poetry, and lyrics were also highly valued in their time, so it is reasonable that saints could be born in these fields.

Compared to these undisputed saints, there are saints in some fields that they cannot understand.

For example, the chef Yi Yin, the chef Hua Tuo, the chef Wu Cheng'en, the dancer Gongsun Da Niang, the drama master Wang Shifu, etc.

In their view, these fields are looked down upon by everyone and belong to the lowest class of society.

Cooks, doctors, dancers, and opera singers all belonged to the lowest level of society and were looked down upon by the common people.

But now Su Chen told them that saints can also be born in these areas.

And he is deeply respected by later generations. How could this not surprise them?

Throughout the long course of history, there have been a large number of great figures.

But now there are many great figures who have not been able to obtain the honor of saints. Instead, there are saints who are famous throughout the ages in these inconspicuous fields. One can imagine the feelings in their hearts.

How many heroes and great men remain unknown and never achieve anything that will be remembered forever in their entire lives.

However, in these fields that they look down upon, there can emerge saints who are praised by later generations. The impact of such a gap on their hearts is unimaginable.

Although many people cannot understand, the facts are right in front of them and they cannot question it.

At this moment, ripples appeared in the hearts of many people from all dynasties.

It turns out that if you want to become a saint and be remembered forever, you don’t necessarily have to reach the pinnacle of knowledge. You can also reach the pinnacle in other inconspicuous fields.

After all, the path of learning is too difficult, and it is almost impossible to become a saint.

But other paths are much easier, such as cooking, singing opera, etc.

Since Wang Shifu and others could become saints in these inconspicuous fields, why couldn't they?

As long as they can also make achievements in these fields, they may become saints respected by future generations.

Compared with ordinary people in every dynasty, the literati and scholars in every dynasty were more deeply touched.

It turns out that the novels that they usually look down upon can also give birth to saints one after another.

"The Injustice of Dou E" by the master of opera Guan Hanqing, "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" by the master of ghosts Pu Songling, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by the master of echoes Luo Guanzhong, "Journey to the West" by the master of legends Wu Cheng'en, "Dream of the Red Chamber" by the master of storytelling Cao Xueqin, "The Scholars" by the master of satire Wu Jingzi, and "The West Chamber" by the master of drama Wang Shifu.

They read these books one after another just to kill time and did not take them seriously at all.

After all, in their time, the classics, history, and literature were what they valued.

Now, these people have become saints one after another and their names will be passed down through the ages by writing such works. The shock in the hearts of these literati is self-evident.

Their lifelong pursuit was to leave their mark in history books, and they never dared to hope to be remembered forever.

They also know that there are so many heroes and great men in history, just like the nobles crossing the river.

Even such heroes are rare in their ability to leave their names behind for generations, let alone these mediocre writers and poets!
But now with the examples of these saints before them, their hearts became active and their bodies could not help but tremble slightly.

They found another way to leave their names through the ages without poetry or songs.

As long as they can also write popular works, they will have the opportunity to become saints and be remembered forever.

When it comes to writing beautiful articles, they don't have the confidence to do so.

But they are still very confident in writing story novels that are popular with everyone.

After all, people like Wu Cheng'en and Luo Guanzhong turned to story writing because they failed in the imperial examinations.

Since those who failed the imperial examination could write famous works and become saints, it would be easy for those scholars who passed the imperial examination to write even better works.

They are very confident about this and believe that they can definitely surpass people like Wu Cheng'en.

It would have remained unknown, leaving no trace in history books.

But now, when they think about becoming saints and passing down their names through writings, they can't help but feel extremely excited and can't wait to start writing stories and novels.

Compared to these literati who began to conceive stories and novels, the ancient people mentioned by Su Chen were truly inexplicably excited.

Saint, this is such an unattainable existence.

But now they learned from Su Chen that they were actually revered saints. One can imagine how excited they were.

Du Fu: Poet Saint? It turns out that my achievements in poetry are so high that I am deeply worshipped by people in later generations.

It was rare that a smile appeared on his face, and he felt very relieved.

After the An-Shi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, he lived a lonely and helpless life.

Now that he knew that the poems he created would be passed down through the ages and that he would be hailed as the Poet Sage by future generations, he did not conceal his joy.

After all, as a scholar, the biggest wish is to be famous through the ages.

Now he has not only achieved it, but has also reached the pinnacle in the field of poetry and become a saint admired by the world. His greatest wish in this life has finally been fulfilled.

But then he thought of something and couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

If possible, he would rather not have the praise of this saint.

Because he knew very well how he got the title of the Word Saint. It was precisely because the Tang Dynasty suffered the destruction of the An-Shi Rebellion that led to the current miserable life of the people.

And it was precisely because he had experienced all the devastation of the country that he was able to write one masterpiece after another that will be remembered throughout the ages.

Therefore, he would rather not have the title of saint and hoped that the world would remain as prosperous and peaceful as before.

However, he also knew that this was impossible, as the prosperous Tang Dynasty, when all nations came to pay tribute, was gone forever.

Wu Cheng'en: I never thought that I, Wu Cheng'en, could become a saint.

To achieve the highest level of holiness and mythology is to become a saint.

The film "Journey to the West" earned him the sacred title of saint. He was so excited at the moment that he didn't know how to express his excitement.

Although he already knew that "Journey to the West" would become a household name in later generations, his own name, Wu Cheng'en, would also be well known to later generations.

But he couldn't help but feel happy and joyful at the thought of becoming a saint and being remembered through the ages.

Although he had no chance of pursuing a career in officialdom, he was also a man of letters.

As long as one is a writer, he will attach great importance to external praise and glory, let alone such an unattainable title as saint.

You know, ever since he started writing mythological novels, he has been subjected to countless gossips.

Although he pretended not to care on the surface, he couldn't avoid feeling disappointed.

But now, with the title of a saint, he can hold his head high and no longer be afraid of those rumors.

At this moment, he wanted to invite all his friends to get together and show off to relieve the depression in his heart.

Li Shimin: As expected of our Tang Dynasty, there are eight saints in total.

The poet Du Fu, the cursive calligrapher Zhang Xu, the tea calligrapher Lu Yu, the sword calligrapher Pei Min, the music calligrapher Li Guinian, the painting calligrapher Wu Daozi, the regular script calligrapher Ouyang Xun and the dance calligrapher Gongsun Daniang.

In the five thousand years of Chinese history, there have been countless heroes and great men. It is even more difficult to achieve excellence in a certain field.

But the outstanding people of his Tang Dynasty were particularly promising. Eight saints emerged all of a sudden. They were the pride of the Tang Dynasty.

However, through all this, he also knew what future generations valued.

It turns out that not only poetry and calligraphy are deeply respected by later generations, but saints can also appear in other seemingly useless fields.

He couldn't help but nodded thoughtfully, an idea already came to his mind.

It seems that in the future governance of the country.

There is no need to focus entirely on poetry and prose, other aspects should also be given room for vigorous development.

Only in this way can we create a more prosperous era than the original Tang Dynasty.

While others were envious of these saints who were famous throughout the ages, many people from all dynasties were urging the anchor to sell the goods quickly.

As the host talked about so many saints, it took a lot of time and it was already late.

Furthermore, everyone is very curious about what the anchor will sell tonight.

Seeing that more and more people were urging him, Su Chen knew that it was time and he couldn't delay any longer.

"Okay, next is the selling part."

As soon as these words were spoken, the ancients from all dynasties under the sky fell silent, and all their attention was focused on the host.

Everyone's curious eyes were focused on the anchor, looking forward to what kind of products the anchor would bring out.

Under the attention of everyone, Su Chen smiled slightly.

“I believe that the products that the anchor brought to you today will greatly promote your education.”

There was no physical display, so Su Chen took the tablet and planned to show everyone the video.

The ancients of all dynasties were extremely amazed and became more interested in the products the host mentioned.

Especially the emperors of various dynasties had even greater doubts in their hearts.

What kind of thing can actually promote the education cause of the whole country?

As the host played the video, these emperors were full of questions: how could this unknown thing in the video promote education?

Before anyone could ask, Su Chen gave the answer directly.

"The product we're selling today is this, a printer, specifically used for copying documents."

Yes, that's the printer shown in the video.

While everyone is still wondering what a printer is, the video quickly shows what a printer is used for.

At first, sheets of paper fell from the printer outlet one after another, and everyone was a little confused.

But the next moment, when everyone saw the contents on the paper, everyone's heart was slightly shaken.

Everyone clearly remembers what was on the piece of paper put into the printer, and the contents of each piece of paper that fell out of the exit were all the same.

What does this mean? Scholars in every dynasty know it very well.

At this moment, they understood what the host said, why printers can promote the development of education.

Ying Zheng: So that's how it is. The printer is so magical, much better than movable type printing.

A long time ago, the anchor introduced movable type printing.

And their Daqin has also begun to use movable type printing to produce books according to the methods taught by the anchor.

Not long ago, Daqin's first book printed with movable type came out, and he couldn't put it down after reading it.

Although it is far inferior to the books in the Qin Library, it is much better than the original bamboo slips of the Qin Dynasty.

There are many books in the Daqin Library, but if we want to popularize books across the country, we need to use movable type printing to reproduce the books in the library.

He originally estimated that it would take a long time to promote education across the country.

After all, it takes a lot of time to print a book using movable type, not to mention the number of books needed for national education.

But now that we have printers, this time will undoubtedly be greatly shortened, and books will be popularized across the country as quickly as possible.

The printer has magical functions. It can quickly print sheets of paper with the same content.

He estimated in his mind that it would only take a few minutes to copy the contents of a book using a printer.

If you use movable type printing to produce a book, it will take at least three to five days to produce one.

In this way, the time to produce a book will be greatly shortened.

It would probably take less than a few months to produce the number of books needed for the entire country.

If enough printers are snapped up, this time can be shortened.

Books are about education, and education can cultivate a large number of talents.

Printers can produce books quickly, so you can imagine how important printers are to promoting education across the country. (End of this chapter)