At night, under the ever-bright light, Liu Xuan was reading in the study, to be precise, he was reading in the all-night study specially set up for him in the state school.

An ever-bright lamp that can burn overnight, with a good brightness, much better than a dim oil lamp or a costly candle, Liu Xuan is used to reading at night, which makes his daily reading time much more sufficient.

It's getting busier and busier because of this.

Although Liu Xuan does not have a half-official position and does not run an industry, he is very busy every day, in addition to teaching, answering questions, and proofreading books, he also has to read, take notes, and organize books in order to write books.

After more than ten years of hard study, Liu Xuan and his classmate Liu Zhuo have achieved success in their studies and are famous all over the world as "Er Liu".

Countless debates, countless victories, no one can refute them, Liu Xuan thought that his knowledge was unmatched, but he did not expect that when he debated with Sima Yangji, the governor of Huangzhou, he was defeated.

He always thought that the "Book of Shang" was the real one, but it was actually a fake!

And Yang Sima's question was so impeccable, he couldn't answer it at all, and the books cited by the other party when questioning, he didn't read it, but he couldn't see the flaws that the other party could see.

After debating in front of the public, and then losing to a mess, Liu Xuan was not disheartened by this, but was aroused by this incident to have a strong desire to read, and he found that his knowledge was not enough, so he had to read more.

In the past, it was not easy to read, only the great Confucianism or the family known for its literature would have a large collection of books, and it was generally not easy for outsiders to borrow them, but Liu Xuan is now in Xiyang, and everything is different.

The Huangzhou State School Library has more and more books, and I dare not say that there are books, but it can be said that most of the books with titles in all parts of the world have them, which greatly facilitates Liu Xuan to read books and consult materials.

Thanks to the thriving Huangzhou book "publishing industry", many fragments and unique books have been handwritten by booksellers in every possible way, and then after proofreading and correction, they are printed into exquisite wire-bound books for collection.

Liu Xuan basically has any books he wants to read in the library, and if he really doesn't have them, he, like everyone else, will write down the title of the book he wants and hand it over to the bookseller, and basically he can get the manuscript back after a while.

Of course, some books may be forged, and it doesn't matter, he likes to distinguish between authenticity and forgery, and proofreading books for booksellers is also a great pleasure, because at the same time there is a lot of "pen polishing fees", so why not.

Thinking of the "pen fee", Liu Xuan put down the book in his hand, closed his eyes and recuperated at the same time, recalling the great changes that have taken place in his life since he came to Xiyang, in short, he no longer has to bend his waist for five buckets of rice.

Liu Xuan and Liu Zhuo, when they were young, studied together for more than ten years, and became a teacher.

The name of "Er Liu" spread all over the world, and then what?

It's just that he was appointed as a state doctor, constantly showing his knowledge, and in the end he was just a mere assistant to Taixue, an official, that is, a petty official, with a meager salary, nodding to those incompetent people who were not as talented as themselves, but became officials with their family background!

These people are not good at learning, and they can't talk about the scriptures and classics, so they will use unscrupulous means to squeeze them out of officialdom, and this kind of means cannot be prevented.

The Manchu Dynasty civil and military, looking at it, most of them are in-laws, brothers-in-law, in-laws, relatives, protégés and former officials are countless, as long as one person is in trouble, they will attack it in groups, the so-called public mouth is gold, he is full of mouths, can not wash off the sewage spilled.

From the ambition of just stepping into the official career to the overwhelmed of hitting the wall everywhere, Liu Xuan, a famous scholar, is just a petty official in the officialdom, full of ambitions and nowhere to show, and no one needs to learn in his chest.

The emperor needs a general who can win battles externally, and he can't do it; The magistrate who needs to shepherd one side and deal with the local wealthy family, he can't even afford to raise a trilogy, I'm afraid that he will be killed on the way to office, let alone when he is in office, to be the Son of Heaven Eagle Dog and Haoqiang-for-tat.

The emperor really needs literary scholars, but there is a premise, that is, literary scholars from wealthy families, famous surnames, and noble families, Liu Xuan, who was born in a poor local family, no matter how famous he is, in the eyes of the emperor, he is just a corrupt Confucian with a vain name.

In this era, the children of the families and scholars are the talents needed by the monarchs of various countries.

He and Liu Zhuo are very famous, so they are the most suitable feathers for decoration to highlight the prestige of the lord of the mansion and the lord in literature, and the feathers are just taken to see, Liu Xuan's bumpy career for more than 20 years has made him see this cruel fact.

And another fact is that he can justifiably profit from his knowledge in Xiyang, although he is a bit of a philistine, but Liu Xuan doesn't care, because he is already poor.

Whether it is in Chang'an or Yecheng, the living expenses are not small, and he has a meager income and a reputation as a famous scholar, but he has to scratch his head for firewood, rice, oil and salt, and for a while, he is even embarrassed to secretly work as a domestic servant to support his family.

After more than ten years of hard study, he was full of wealth but had nowhere to show it, he wanted to teach in the capital school, and he couldn't even rent a yard with enough money and food, and every autumn, the magistrate of his hometown would urge his family to pay the rent (grain, cloth) in time, and he had to serve hard labor and hard labor.

He is an official, but he is only a petty official, and he cannot reduce or reduce the rent for his "household", and in order to exempt himself from forced labor and hard labor, he can only pay additional cloth and silk substitute service, which is not a small expense.

After struggling in the capital, he couldn't survive, and he came to Xiyang, Huangzhou, and obtained a lot of income by virtue of his knowledge.

Liu Xuan's current monthly income is higher than his income in the past ten years, he has real estate and land in Huangzhou, his family has no worries about food and clothing, and he employs many servants to work outside the world, which is a earth-shaking change compared with his previous embarrassing life.

This is a real change, much more real than an ethereal career.

The promises made to him by the King of Xiyang have all become reality, just as the poem "Encouragement" says, "There is a golden house in the book", and he has a "golden house" with the knowledge in the book.

He is no longer shy in his pocket, and he can hold a banquet without hesitation, banqueting relatives and friends; You can no longer make a face to students just because you have less shackles; You can buy all the new books published in the bookstore.

In his study, there are beautifully printed thread-bound books, one house can't fit, then two, two rooms can't fit, then three, and there are servants to take care of it every day, so he doesn't need to bother.

This kind of life is something that Liu Xuan, the previous petty official, did not dare to hope for.

Therefore, when the Son of Heaven came to Xiyang and went to the state school to listen to the lectures, many people were full of hope, looking forward to the favor of the Son of Heaven and embarking on a shortcut to his career, but Liu Xuan's heart did not have too many fluctuations, and in the face of the Son of Heaven's conquest, he politely refused.

Liu Xuan realized that his personality was not suitable for being an official, and it was easy to be too involved in debating with others, resulting in aggressive speech, so it was easy to offend the villain, and this character could not be changed.

Then even if he re-enters the official career, I am afraid that the official road will be bumpy and bumpy, and Liu Xuan, who is invincible in learning, is just a lost dog in the officialdom, and sooner or later he will be resigned.

Therefore, it is better to stay in Xiyang to do learning, write books, and complete the trust of King Xiyang.

The clock on the side rang suddenly, it was punctual time, the time was eight o'clock in the evening, and the time agreed with someone had arrived.

There was a sound of slamming the door outside the door, and then the voice of the clerk came: "Master Lang, Mr. Wang has arrived." ”