Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 85: An unexpected turn of events, the world is shocked!
They were shocked to find that there really was a person there.

The pink and tender little face could not stop drooling, and the sleeping posture was like a little fool.

If it’s not Xiao Sizi, then who could it be?

"Ah? Have you eaten yet?"

The little Sizi was awakened by the noisy noise, and looked at everything around him with drooling eyes.

She had been on the five-meter golden giant for a long time. There was no other way. Xiao Sizi had long wanted to take the golden giant out for a walk, but her father would not allow it.

No matter what he said, his father would not allow it. The angry little Sizi fell asleep on the spot. In his dream, he scolded his father and was very angry.

And these twelve giants of the Qin Dynasty,

Like those books, it was with Qin Changye's consent that Li Shimin brought them out.

at this time.

Look at the giant and the little rhinoceros on top of the giant.

This strange scene frightened the people.

"Oh, my God, these monsters are moving again!"

"Your Highness Princess Xiao Sizi is actually on this monster, please get off quickly, Your Highness Princess Xiao Sizi, it's too dangerous!"

The people exclaimed.

"Hehe, it's okay! I am their owner, and they are all given to Sizi by my second brother as his good friends!"

Little Sizi stood up on the five-meter giant, with his hands on his hips proudly, with an indescribable pride.

Subsequently.

Seeing that the people still didn't believe it, Little Sizi pouted and said, "Don't worry, they won't hurt you. If you are really scared, then... then, then, Sizi will let them dance for you!!"

"Come on, come on, Ah San, Ah Si, Ah Wu, perform your best dance for the people."

The words fell.

One giant, three meters tall, two giants, and four meters tall came out and started to perform their clumsy dance.

The coordination of the three limbs is extremely uncoordinated. What's even more outrageous is that the dance moves they put together are all the same, and they're all so clumsy that they look both funny and ridiculous.

This….
Can you imagine a giant monster dancing in front of you?
The people were speechless. What was going on?

What's more, some people even laughed because of their funny dancing postures.

This time,

For many people, their fear of the golden giant has been eliminated.

"Hehe, what do you think? You're not afraid anymore. The Sizi family's Ah San, Ah Si, and Ah Wu are all super idiots. How could they hurt anyone?"

Little Sizi was extremely happy to have vindicated his giant.

at this time.

The common people gradually let down their guard, and the aristocratic officials in the imperial city, especially those from the Five Surnames and Seven Families, all felt shrouded in gloom.

Second brother….
It’s the second brother mentioned by Xiao Sizi again. The last time he was mentioned, it was “Qin Wenyuan”.

Could it be that these giants were also brought by that person?
Damn it,

Where on earth did "Qin Wenyuan" get these giants from!
The officials of the Five Surnames and Seven Eminences roared in their hearts, unable to believe that this giant that frightened them was built by that man.

However, some people in the Lu family understood it clearly.

They knew something about that "Qin Wenyuan" and also knew about the ancient tomb. The twelve golden men of the Qin Dynasty came from the ancient tomb.

And these are the Twelve Golden Men of the Qin Dynasty.

It is also related to that "Qin Wenyuan", which means...the relationship between the Immortal and that "Qin Wenyuan" is indeed irreconcilable!
next moment.

Something even more shocking happened.

"Boom!"

A huge noise was heard, several times louder than before.

Then, an extremely huge golden giant head gradually appeared on the wall of the imperial city in front of all the people and officials.

By the time it had completely climbed up the city wall, it had reached a terrifying height of twelve meters!
This golden giant.

It seems to cover the sky and the sun.

In front of it, the insignificance of human beings is vividly reflected.

And this scene,
Not only did the people around the imperial city see it, but even many people far away from the imperial city saw the extremely tall golden giant on the city wall.

"What...what is that? What kind of monster is that?!"

"What happened in the Imperial City?"

"Oh my god, what kind of monster is this? All the bookstores in Chang'an City are closed, and monsters have appeared again. The world is really going to change. What happened in the past two days? Why did all these things happen one after another?"

"..."

At this moment, the people far away from the imperial city were filled with despair, believing that the Tang Dynasty had offended God, so he sent down monsters to punish them.

the other side,
In the imperial city.

The officials of the aristocratic families looked up and clearly saw Li Shimin standing on top of the twelve-meter-high golden giant. Everyone felt a chill in their hearts, and an extremely uneasy feeling, like a dark cloud pressing down on a city, instantly enveloped their hearts, and everyone's face froze.

It’s Li Shimin!

That Li Shimin!
The five-meter-tall giant that Princess Xiao Sizi is sitting on is already scary enough, and Li Shimin's twelve-meter-tall golden giant is even more terrifying!
In an instant.

A creepy, bone-chilling feeling instantly attacked most of the officials from the aristocratic families. The uneasiness and fear seemed to freeze their souls and shatter their bodies.

what happened?
what happened?
Most of the officials from aristocratic families were asking this question and were all panicked, wondering when Li Shimin had gained control of such a giant.

What happened today was truly beyond our expectations!
Even the pro-Lee officials were confused at this moment.

Although I was confused, I did feel a sense of pride in my heart, proud that Your Majesty could control the giant!
"Father, you are here! Sizi is here, come down quickly, come down quickly, Sizi can hardly see you!"

"Ah Da, Ah Da, bring father down quickly!"

Although Xiao Sizi was very angry about Li Shimin's behavior in the morning that he prevented her from leaving, she still greeted him warmly when they met.

My second brother once said that there is no overnight hatred among family members.

She remembered this teaching.

Under voice control, the twelve-meter giant suddenly jumped down. With a loud "boom", he landed on the ground with his huge legs bent, very steadily.

Now, the distance is shortened.

The people also saw clearly that the person carrying the twelve-meter-tall golden giant was indeed the current emperor Li Shimin.

"Oh my god, this... this, this, this is really His Majesty!"

"Oh my god, your majesty can actually control monsters!"

"As expected of your Majesty, your Majesty must have used his true dragon energy to tame such an evil demon."

"...."

This was an era of belief in gods and Buddhas. The people had never seen a giant living creature, and at this time they all regarded Li Shimin, who had tamed the giant, as the true dragon emperor.

Son of Heaven!

Only a true emperor can tame a twelve-meter-tall monster!
The people had pious expressions on their faces, and some even knelt down in broad daylight.

"Oh, it seems like Father has become very popular."

Little Sizi tilted his head, feeling that something was not right.

Ah, right!

These giants belong to my second brother, how can my father be the only one to take the spotlight? This is so unfair to my second brother.

As a brother-protecting maniac, Xiao Sizi planned to have a good talk with his father afterwards.

We can’t let our second brother suffer a big loss!

at the same time.

The five-meter golden giant ridden by Xiao Sizi, plus the twelve-meter golden giant ridden by Li Shimin, standing in front of the eyes of all the people, was so shocking.

Li Shimin was also sighing.

From his position, he could see the people's admiration and excitement.

If it weren't for that immortal,
I almost had no face to see you.

Li Shimin was filled with emotion.
I feel mixed emotions.

next moment.

Clean up your mood.

Restore dignity.

A clear voice came down from the sky.

"Everyone!"

After hearing this voice, the chaos below gradually stopped, and everyone kept silent tacitly, waiting for Li Shimin to continue speaking.

"Yesterday, the imperial court issued an order for the imperial examination. The reason for this order is that the imperial court is short of people, so it needs to recruit talents from all over the world, talents of national talents!"

"However, it was obstructed by some people with ulterior motives, making it impossible for the imperial examination order to be implemented as originally expected!"

"These people, instead of helping the court and the Tang Dynasty, question me and the court. They are truly disloyal and dishonest! The court, the world, and even me, have no use for them!"

Li Shimin roared angrily, venting his inner anger.

When the people heard these words, they were all filled with indignation.

However, the inexperienced children and officials of the aristocratic families were shocked and extremely frightened.

Those with more experience just smiled and said nothing, not taking it to heart.

"Haha, Li Shimin, governing the country doesn't rely on your anger. You've made such a big show, but you still have to suspend the imperial examination."

Some officials from aristocratic families couldn't help but whisper.

However, Pei Ji and other high-ranking officials who represented the aristocratic families could not laugh.

They hold high positions, and precisely because of that, they are closer to Li Shimin and understand him better.

Li Shimin is not a fool. The reason he made such a scene today must be that something unexpected happened!

And the next moment.

The worries of Pei Ji and others came true.

Li Shimin, who was standing on top of the giant's head, waved his hand, and his majestic voice suddenly rang out again.

"Of course! They are in the wrong place after all."

"I am the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and I am appointed by heaven! How can those people with ulterior motives resist me? Come, take the book and sell it!"

"Today and even in the future, anyone who buys books in the Imperial City will pay half the price of the market price. I want Chang'an City, and even the entire Tang Dynasty, to have books to read!"

"Yesterday, all the bookstores recalled the books, that was also for the release of the first batch of new books now!"

Sell...sell books?

new book?!
boom!
As soon as these words came out.

Like thunder from heaven falling into the mortal world, bursts of loud thunder were heard.

stunned!

Shock!

confused!

Can't believe it!

Not only the officials of the aristocratic families were stunned, but even the common people were stunned.

Book?
Where did the book come from?

There are books in the imperial city?

And what new book?
At first, the people thought that when His Majesty personally talked about the imperial examination, the most he would do was to punish those bookstore owners who did not sell books and force them to reopen their businesses.

But I didn’t expect that the imperial court could sell books, and at half the price of the market price!
Unbelievable!

It's incredible!
The officials from the aristocratic families all thought they had heard wrongly.

Aren’t all the books controlled by them?

How could Li Shimin still have books? Did he take the wrong medicine or say the wrong thing?

And even if there are books, they are still half the market price?
Books are a scarce commodity in this era.

The cost of making a book is extremely high. It can be said that a bookstore does not make much profit from selling books. If it sells them at only half the original price, it would be a losing business.

Now that the Tang Dynasty is experiencing natural disasters and man-made calamities, the treasury is empty and there is not much silver in the treasury. How dare Li Shimin do a business that will lose money?

This….
Was Li Shimin driven insane by the stimulation?

The first reaction of the officials from the aristocratic families was disbelief.

And soon.

Their disbelief became reality.

I saw Jinwu guards pulling ox carts out of the imperial city in an orderly manner. The carts were full of things and covered with white cloth, so it was impossible to see what was inside.

But when the first ox cart lifted the white cloth, the officials from the aristocratic families were collectively stunned.

book!
They're all books!
So many books!

They are piled up densely, like free cabbages, countless!

This….this this this….
What the hell?

What the hell?

What the hell?

The officials from aristocratic families, and even the children from aristocratic families outside the imperial city, had a blank mind, and only these three words were in their minds.

Damn it, it’s really a ghost!

The ox cart was filled with books, piled up in piles. The books were carried down and piled up together. The thickness of the books everywhere was almost up to the knees of the Jinwu Guards.

Oh my God!

Where did all these books come from? How could this happen?

Even Pei Ji, who had been prepared for this, was stunned at this moment. He could never have imagined such a scene.

I thought Li Shimin wanted to take out a few officials from aristocratic families in public to make an example of them, but he actually took out books.

This….
Didn't they say that Li Shimin didn't have any books? Didn't they say that all the bookstores in Chang'an were closed?
This,
What is this book in front of me?
Could it be that, as Li Shimin said, it was a gift from God?

In fact, those boxes of books certainly don’t make it look like there are a lot of books.

The reason why it is there now is that there is sand piled under the box, just like the arrangement of plates in later generations. It looks like a lot, but in fact there is nothing underneath. However, the officials of the noble family have not thought of this layer yet.

Right now,

Not only Pei Ji, but other officials from aristocratic families were also staring at the rows of books in front of them. The number of books was enough to fill their entire field of vision. They breathed rapidly, their eyes widened, and they wondered if they were dreaming.

shocked!

Senseless!

I was completely dumbfounded!

They just stood there in a daze, looking blankly at the pro-Li officials in ecstasy, and also looking blankly at the extremely excited people who were madly rushing into the line to buy books.

Countless books emerged, as if they were the only ones unhappy.

They just felt that the whole world seemed to be immersed in endless joy at this moment.

"What, what's going on?"

"Could it be that Li Shimin has plundered all the bookstores in the city?"

Some officials from aristocratic families couldn't help but ask.

His voice was choked and weak, as if he was about to cry.

Then, no one answered him.

Because Pei Ji and the others were also filled with endless confusion at this moment. What on earth was going on?

..............................

"Book, sir, I want the Book of Songs!"

"Mencius, I want Mencius."

"Hahaha, I want to buy [The Art of War]!"

"...."

Outside the imperial city, this was a frenzy of joy among the scholars.

Countless readers raised their gold and silver and rushed to buy a book they liked.

The Jinwu Guards looked at the chaotic crowd without any attitude.

They were given orders that this was a normal situation and did not require supervision.

All they have to do is maintain the book purchasing process and protect the books.

That's it.

"I bought it. Haha, I bought Mencius. Hey, what's going on? Why are there so many symbols in Mencius's book? What do they mean?"

"A beautiful lady is a good match for a gentleman. Hiss! The symbols are so cleverly separated, so clever!"

"Brother, if you say so, I feel the same way. These symbols seem to make it easier for us to recite."

"It really has become easier! Compared with the books in the bookstores in Chang'an City, it is much easier to memorize the books in the court. You can get them at every level, and the prices are cheap. Haha, even if those bookstores come back to open, I won't serve them! I won't buy anything from them!"

"That's right! Even if those crappy bookstores beg me to go back now, I won't buy anything from them!"

"It's not easy. Fortunately, the court has the book. Otherwise, Your Majesty would really be forced by those noble families and have no way out."

"Yes, yes, those noble families almost succeeded."

"...."

The common people and scholars present were talking about the books with great enthusiasm.

However, since there were not many books, the book sales officials kept emphasizing that these were the first batch of new books.

If you can't buy it,
You can go to the schools near the imperial city, where there are teachers who will teach the contents of these books.

Once the second batch of books arrives, they will continue to be sold.

Regarding this statement,

Some students were not very satisfied with the shoes, but most of them were satisfied.

Because of these new books and His Majesty’s attitude, they saw hope. His Majesty... favors students!

at the same time.

Inside the imperial city.

Changsun Wuji and others were all smiling.

"Haha, Pei Sikong, what happened to you today? You don't look very well. Are you sick? Do you need to see a doctor?"

Changsun Wuji came in front of Pei Ji with such a arrogant smile.

Pei Ji's face looked grim, but he forced a smile and said, "Changsun Pushe, I'm fine. Thank you for your concern."

Chang Sun Wuji smiled and said, "Are you really okay? Pei Sikong looks very pale."

"It just so happens that today, His Majesty has foresight and may know that many officials will fall ill, so he dispatched many imperial doctors in advance to make it convenient for you to see the doctor."

"How about it, Pei Sikong, do you want me to help you check your illness? I'm afraid you... are so angry that you can't even walk to the doctor by yourself."

“You…” Pei Ji was so angry that his face turned blue.

Looking at the asking for a beating Changsun Wuji, he was so angry that he could not contain himself.

But Changsun Wuji was telling the truth.

There were already officials from aristocratic families present. They could not withstand the pressure and fainted on the spot. They were so angry that they fainted and needed emergency treatment.

"Haha, Pei Sikong, please don't look so grim. After all, the implementation of the imperial examination is a blessing for the court and the world. Pei Sikong should be happy."

Changsun Wuji spoke again.

It seemed like he had endless topics to talk about.

Pei Ji's face twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, it is indeed a blessing. Changsun Pushe, Pei has other things to do, so I won't chat for now. I'll take my leave now."

"Hey~ Pei Sikong..."

Changsun Wuji quickly caught up with him, and Pei Ji quickly took his leave without even waving goodbye, wanting to leave this dangerous place.

After he disappeared from his sight, Changsun Wuji could no longer suppress the smile in his heart and burst into laughter.

Just two words for today: comfortable!
………………

Imperial College.

This is the top educational center in the Tang Dynasty and also a top academic place.

The Imperial College is closed today, but things are not peaceful inside.

Yu Shinan looked excited, holding a copy of the "Book of Songs" purchased from the imperial city, and quickly passed through every place.

When he arrived at one of the rooms, he knocked on the door.

"Chongyuan, here I come! I have good news, great news, open the door quickly!"

Yu Shinan was extremely happy.

"Oh?"

Kong Yingda was a little surprised inside. He opened the door and said, "You're back from the Imperial City so soon? But His Majesty has decided to punish those bookstore owners who don't sell books."

"It's better to punish them. Behind those bookstore owners are the five surnames and seven noble families. They want to use this method to make our Tang Dynasty have no more scholars. It's really abominable!"

"Humph~ A mean mind is a mean path, and it is something that scholars like me despise!"

Kong Yingda snorted coldly, extremely dissatisfied.

"Hahaha, His Majesty did solve the problem of studying, but not in the way we imagined."

"Oh? What do you mean?!"

"Hahaha, your majesty hid a bunch of books right under everyone's noses and is now selling them. The number of those books, wow, wow, wow, you haven't seen them. If you had seen them, you would have been amazed."

Yu Shinan was amazed.

"This... Your Majesty is far-sighted. I think he had anticipated this move by the noble family long ago, so he hid the books and caught the noble family off guard. It's smart! Smart!"

Kong Yingda admired him sincerely.

Yu Shinan was about to continue talking about the topic, but suddenly remembered that this was not the purpose of his coming here, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Hey~ Chongyuan, this is not what I want to talk about. You should read this book first."

Yu Shinan handed over the book.

"Books? What's so good about books? I've read this [Book of Songs] at least eight times, if not ten times. Hmm? This is..."

As soon as he opened the first page of the book, Kong Yingda's eyes lit up.

There are many symbols.

Kong Yingda thought this was unique and quickly turned a few more pages.

As a result, they have it all.

"How strange! Why are there so many symbols on these books?"

Kong Yingda frowned slightly.

"Hahaha, you don't understand now, right? I was confused just now, but I looked up the explanation of these symbols in the books. They are called punctuation marks. All books sold in the Imperial City have such marks."

"Talking is useless. Chongyuan, come on, give me the book and I'll turn to the page that explains it for you."

Taking the book again, Yu Shinan turned to the page explaining punctuation marks and handed it to Kong Yingda.

When Kong Yingda saw the introduction in the book, his pupils widened slightly.

"This... is wonderful, wonderful!!"

"How did the author of this book come up with the idea of ​​using punctuation? It's really amazing!"

"Wait, you just said that not only this book has punctuation marks, but all the books in the imperial city, and these books are all from your majesty. Could it be that they are all your majesty's masterpieces? Did your majesty invent them and then have them re-carved?"

After Kong Yingda praised it, he was extremely shocked.

"How could I know that?"

Yu Shinan was quite helpless, shrugged and said: "Your Majesty is wise, the traces of these books are hidden, even the noble families don't know, you still expect me to know?"

"But... although I don't know the situation, the appearance of these books can perfectly solve the problem of the next generation of scholars in my generation, and there will be no gap in succession."

“And because of the punctuation, it will be much easier for the next reader to recite.”

"By the way, these punctuation marks are really powerful! They can easily solve the problem of difficult and obscure texts and reduce the barriers to entry for reading."

"Wonderful! It's really wonderful!"

"Even I have to admire the creator of punctuation marks."

Yu Shinan praised repeatedly.

He is really astounded by the exquisite design of punctuation marks.

Without changing any content of the book, just adding a few dots of ink, everything became simple.

Kong Yingda fell into deep thought after hearing this.

Compared to the joy of his friends, he prefers to pursue the essence of things and wants to know who the author of punctuation marks is.

His Majesty?

It's unlikely. Your Majesty is busy with all kinds of affairs, dealing with aristocratic families and pacifying the people. How can he find the time to study the art of reading?

Even before he ascended the throne, Your Majesty was a military general, commanding an army. He had time to read, but he had no time to explore the way of reading.

So…..
Fang Xuanling?
Changsun Wuji?

Wei Zheng?

No, neither can they.

Based on his understanding of the three people, Kong Yingda immediately thought that it was not possible.

then.

In an instant.

The general outline of a person appeared in his mind.

He has no specific appearance, but he is a person who occupies a very large proportion of our heart.

"Qin Wenyuan"!
He remembered that the poems written by "Qin Wenyuan" before and circulated among the people all had punctuation marks.

It was previously called alternative.

Some scholars also said that it was Mr. Qin's carelessness.

But now it seems that it is a punctuation mark, and this punctuation mark is the correct answer from beginning to end! !

"Mr. Qin, you are really...really talented."

"It not only sets an example for readers like me, but also helps us understand the content of books more easily."

“You…you…”

Kong Yingda hesitated to speak, not knowing how to describe His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

half an hour.

He placed the Book of Songs on the table, then stepped back a few steps and knelt down devoutly in front of it.

Indescribable wisdom, the only poetic immortal of the time, I pay my respects to him first.

"Chong Yuan, what are you doing..."

Yu Shinan was quite puzzled.

Why did you suddenly start worshipping books out of nowhere?
After the words fell, Kong Yingda did not respond. His eyes were only focused on the books on the table, and he kept kneeling.

Mr. Qin, I hope we can meet again. I hope you can accept me as your student.

Kong Yingda was extremely eager.

........................

The backyard of the Longxi Li family’s main residence.

The head of the Longxi Li family was still basking in the sun leisurely.

Today is a rare good day, I should bask in the sun, otherwise these old bones will rot.

"Master of the house."

At this moment, a deeper voice was heard.

The eyes of the head of the Longxi Li family flickered, and then he closed his eyes again, enjoying the sunshine comfortably, and said, "What? The imperial examination has been cancelled?"

"Haha, this is a little earlier than expected, but fortunately the mansion has been prepared in advance. A lot of good wine has been prepared. If people from other noble families come, they can open the wine jars and drink to their heart's content."

After the words fell, there was no reply for a long time.

(End of this chapter)