Liu He didn't talk too much about Sophie's world with Zhuang Yan, so he took Zhuang Yan from the living room to the study.

After arriving at the study, Liu He took out a vertical nanmu box from the bookcase, which was very delicate, with several drawers, like a heightened version of the women's jewelry cabinet.

Putting the box away, Liu He said with a smile, "Do you know what's in this box?"

Zhuang Yan shook his head blankly, Liu He opened a drawer on the top, revealing a book with a yellow silk cover, with a white paper and black-framed signature on the cover, and the words "Zhou's Testament" in block letters.

Zhuang Yan's eyelids moved, and he suddenly thought of something, this book seemed to have been seen once at the Zhejiang Library Exhibition. Because this kind of yellow silk cover is rare, Zhuang Yan has some impressions.

"This is the Bible of the Taigu School?"

Liu He nodded, "Exactly, this set is one of the originals, and the other two are now gone, so I am alone." ”

Zhuang Yan swallowed, although he had not read the contents of Zhou's suicide note, he knew the importance of this book to the people of Taigumen and even to the Chinese.

In later generations, it can be said that both the Westernization Movement and the Xinhai Revolution were influenced by this book.

The Taigu School was founded by Zhou Taigu, based on Confucianism, integrating the doctrines of Buddhism, Taoism and Mo, summarizing historical lessons, and putting forward new ideas such as flexibility, people-oriented, practical learning and practicality.

Now it seems that these new ideas are not very new, but in the late Qing Dynasty, this kind of thinking can be described as extremely innovative.

The academic achievements of the Taigu School are very high, but it is difficult for outsiders to enter them, because the Taigu School insists on passing on the word of mouth and preaching secretly.

In the era before Zhuang Yan, there was still a considerable amount of literature surviving for people to see, but in this era, the academic content of the Taigu School was basically difficult for others to understand except for the disciples.

Just like the set of Zhou's suicide note in front of him, there are only three sets of ancestral books, and the other two sets are gone, and they are usually not copied by hand, and there are very few copies.

Zhuang Yan looked at his teacher, and his mood was agitated, could it be that such a national treasure-level thing, the teacher would pass it on to him? When he was in Yanjing before, Liu He said that he would give him something, maybe this is it.

"Teacher, this book"

Liu He smiled, "I thought you weren't very old, but I didn't expect you to even hear of my Taigu School. In that case, I don't need to say anything more to you. ”

With that, he closed the drawer and carried the box back into the bookcase.

Zhuang Yan looked at his teacher's series of actions in a daze, the whole person was in a state of bewilderment, this script is not right, shouldn't the teacher take out the book and solemnly hand it over to himself, the only student, and explain that he must protect the inheritance of the school?

Now I just took it out and showed it to him, and I didn't even show him the contents of it, what the hell is this?

After putting the book back, Liu He smiled and said, "I'll show you something else." ”

Zhuang Yan squeezed out a smile, once is enough, do you have to come a second time?

Liu He took out another box, this box was much more ordinary, and there were some books piled up inside.

"This is the manuscript of the old man's travelogue, it's all here. ”

Zhuang Yan looked at it, and there was a whole small box, much more than he imagined, after all, there were only twenty travelogues of the old remnant, and the total was about 100,000 words.

Even if there are more modifications and brushes, there should not be so many.

"Teacher, how can there be so many again. ”

Liu He said with a smile, "Many of the twenty chapters in this volume have been written twice, once in Anqingli on Xinma Road, and once in Yongchangzhan at Ximen. In addition, in addition to this volume, there are sequels, a total of fourteen episodes, although the last fourteen episodes have not been published. ”

Zhuang Yan slapped his forehead, he knew that there was a sequel, but he didn't think of it just now, and he remembered it after Liu Yi said it. And in later generations, of the fourteen sequels, only nine survived.

He looked at the manuscript in front of him with some excitement, which he could not see in later generations, and as far as he knew, the manuscript of this book was only six pages left, a total of three or four thousand words.

But now, the manuscript, which was well preserved and full of beards and tails, was in front of him, within reach.

With the mood of pilgrimage, he slowly stretched out his hand to touch the books in the box, stretched out his hand halfway, came to his senses again, looked at Liu He and asked, "Teacher, can I take a look?"

Liu He said indifferently, "Naturally, this box of books will be yours in the future." ”

"Uh, okay. Subconsciously nodded, Zhuang Yan reacted, and said with a surprised face, "Teacher, what did you say?"

Liu Yi looked at his student's surprised expression with a smile and said, "Didn't you ask me for something before? Where did you run away at that time? ”

"I, I'm just a little overjoyed. Zhuang Yan touched the back of his head, a little embarrassed, he was just joking before, how did he know that Liu He could really give such a valuable thing to himself.

In fact, Liu He didn't think it was very valuable, after all, he wrote it himself, and he didn't experience the afterlife, so naturally he wouldn't know the importance of this manuscript.

In Zhuang Yan's eyes, the meaning of this manuscript is completely different, seeing the manuscript with his own eyes is the same as seeing Liu He alive. Crucially, he may be the only modern person to see the full draft of the sequel to the Old Remnant's Travels.

Although Liu Yi had already said that this manuscript was his own, Zhuang Yan still couldn't wait to open it immediately. But just after reading two pages, a seven-year-old boy ran in outside.

"Grandpa, Grandpa called and said that their car was almost there, and it would be at the door in about a few minutes. ”

Liu He nodded, "Okay, I know, I'll go out." ”

In response, Liu Yi patted Zhuang Yan, who was reading a book, "Let's go back and look at it, the great gentleman Taishan has arrived, you go out with me to greet you." ”

Zhuang Yan had just gotten the book and hadn't read two pages, so he reluctantly put the book back in the box and followed Liu He out of the study.

I just went out and didn't wait for a while, a sedan came, and an old man walked down from the back seat, wearing a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, although his beard was white, but he looked very energetic in a straight suit.

Liu He smiled heartily when he saw him, "Uncle Yan, you said that it would be ten o'clock, but now it's almost eleven o'clock." ”

The white-bearded old man said with a smile, "Although your Zhenjiang is complicated, it has the appearance of a metropolis, and it takes half an hour to get there. ”

"It's pure quibble, how old is Zhenjiang, and I can walk around in half an hour. After teasing, Liu He turned his head to Zhuang Yan and said, "This is your brother-in-law, you call him Uncle Luo." ”11