Chapter 23: Writings of the Founding Era
Zhiyong, the capital of Qin.
A hundred years ago, the Qin State moved the capital to this place, which is also known as Yongdu, the capital on the water, and the floating island on the water. Because this majestic city is built entirely on a huge lake, not an island in the middle of the lake, but on the surface of the lake!
According to legend, in a hundred years, the lord of the Qin State killed the giant beast Ao here, and established a majestic capital with the body of the giant Ao.
There is also a legend that Yongdu is the place where the phoenix falls, and there is a treasure left by the legendary holy beast phoenix below, which is a rare treasure in the world.
It's just that legends are legends after all, and no one knows what real history looks like, except for the people who made it.
Yongdu, there is no city wall.
The huge city lies on the vast lake that stretches for hundreds of miles, about twenty meters above the water, and the edge of the city is extremely steep, and the dark black walls like night are at a seventy-degree angle to the water, and it is impossible for mortals to climb it. If a cultivator wants to break through, he naturally has a way to deal with it.
Yongdu has a total of eight entry checkpoints, every morning when the rooster crows, the checkpoint will extend dozens of miles long, dozens of meters wide white cloud bridge to connect the shore.
The cloud bridge looks like it is made of white clouds, but stepping on it makes people feel as if they are stepping on the ground, and there is no sense of vanity at all.
Yongdu is very large, stretching for hundreds of miles.
It is divided into the imperial city and the outer city, the imperial city is the residence of the emperor, and the outer city is divided into eight square cities and 49 blocks.
The courtyard of the eldest princess is not far from the imperial city, and it is about two miles away. Its courtyard covers an area of about 16 acres, with a total of five courtyards.
However, if you want to say that the eldest princess's favorite place, it is still the Fenglou in the courtyard.
The phoenix tower is nine zhang high, and it is made of the wood carved by the god of heaven, and it is self-contained in it. From the outside, the phoenix tower looks like a red agate fortress, and there are raging flames burning on it.
Legend has it that this building is built by the sycamore of Fengqi, which is the world's first-class treasure, if people live in it all the year round, they can purify their blood, improve their qualifications, make people reborn, and can prolong their lives and enhance their cultivation.
If it is an attic standing on the top of the building, you can overlook half of Yongdu City.
At this time, a person stood in the attic on the top floor of the Phoenix Tower.
She wears a red dress inside, a golden coat on the outside, a wide skirt that can't hide her tall figure, and a pair of slender legs are particularly eye-catching. His long black and silky hair is pulled into a delicate bun, and his bright face is not powdered, but it does not hide his heroic and sassy style.
A pair of phoenix eyes look forward to it, giving people huge pressure, like a peerless goddess who cannot be blasphemed.
She is the eldest princess of Great Qin.
Lang Yu held a bamboo slip in his hand, with a shallow smile on his bright and unparalleled face, as if spring flowers were in full bloom to make the attic a little more shining.
"Xiao Shi, what do you think of this "Butterfly"?"
Lang Yu put down the bamboo slip, but saw the outermost seal of the bamboo slip carved and said: "Butterfly, two hundred and thirty-four volumes." ”
"It's unbelievable, it's a family of its own. ”
The man who spoke was handsome, with long hair tied in a bun on the top of his head. He held the bamboo slip in his hand, he couldn't put it down, his face was full of excitement and excitement, as if he had discovered a supreme treasure.
This person is the number one strategist under the eldest princess Lang Yu, and he is also a top master who is proficient in magic.
Lang Yu looked at Xiao Shi in surprise.
She understands the conceit of her number one strategist, and the number of people in the entire Great Qin Dynasty who can be seen by him is less than a handful. But such an arrogant person would give such a high evaluation of the author of "Butterfly".
In Lang Yu's opinion, this butterfly can only be said to have some meaning, but there are a lot of filth in it, and it really can't be put on the table.
She was surprised: "It's very interesting to get your evaluation." Let's talk about it, what's so great about this Fu Yanjie. ”
Xiao Shi put down the bamboo slips, put his hands on his knees, and straightened his body.
He said seriously: "Before answering the princess's question, the minister dared to ask the princess what he thought of "Turning into a Butterfly"?"
Lang Yu said: "There are some meanings, but the wording is indecent, and there are quite a lot of filth in it, which cannot be put on the table." ”
Xiao Shi's eyes were profound, and he said with emotion: "The minister's opinion is just the opposite of the princess, these things that are vulgar and unbearable in the eyes of the princess are exactly what makes this master powerful." ”
"Why did Xiao Qing say this?" said Lang Yu in surprise.
The master of the dance door once said that this thing was given to the princess to fight against Confucian rumors. Therefore, in the minister's view, the wording and filth of this book show the extraordinary talent of the author of this book and the terrible control of the human heart. ”
The more she listened, the more interested she became.
Her phoenix eyes moved slightly, and she said with a smile: "Xiao Qing is determined to get along with this princess, if you can't convince this princess, you have to be careful that this princess detains you." ”
Xiao Shi smiled helplessly, but he didn't take the threat of getting jade seriously.
He pondered for a moment and slowly explained: "The wording of this book is too white, without the slightest literary beauty, but it is precisely because the wording is too plain that it can be easily understood by anyone. Even ordinary people who can't read big words can understand the story. Compared with those profound and difficult truths, such stories are easier to spread and easier for the people to accept. This is one of them. ”
"Second, those filthy words seemed vulgar and obscene to the princess, but to ordinary people they were completely different. Just like the Confucian arrangement of princesses, ordinary people don't care about the big truth, they don't care about the right or wrong, they only care about whether there is something they are interested in. This person's use of Confucian means to fight against Confucianism is really wonderful. ”
"As for the third ......"
When Xiao Shi said this, he looked at the open bamboo slips on the table with a solemn expression.
To be precise, it should be the punctuation marks on the bamboo slips!
Xiao Shi stroked the bamboo slips and said with admiration: "Whether it is Confucianism or Mohistism, most of the hundreds of schools of thought have had unnecessary civil strife due to different interpretations of the classics of the sages. This article solves the problem of sentence breakage in such an ingenious way, making it easy to interpret the article, which is really an ancient achievement. ”
Lang Yu bowed his head slightly, and said with appreciation: "It's this reason, in the past, this palace felt quite a headache when reading the articles, but it was very easy to look at this person's vulgar works. This, Dance Allure seems to call it punctuation, which is indeed a good thing. ”
Xiao Shi couldn't laugh or cry.
My lord, this is more than a good thing.
Not to mention that this novel has created an unprecedented writing mode, it is enough to say that this punctuation mark can solve many unnecessary troubles for hundreds of schools of thought and even the court chapter, which is enough to make people famous in history.
Playing with jade: "Xiao Qing thinks that this butterfly can make those bastard things of Confucianism live in peace for a while." ”
Xiao Shi Zhengse said: "The minister doesn't dare to say it." ”
"Don't dare to say, this is not Xiao Qing's style in the past?"
Xiao Shi looked solemn, shook his head and said: "Because this is an unprecedented work, it has created a new genre of fiction, and it is even enough to open up the treasure of a new doctrine, and the minister does not dare to say it, and he is not qualified to evaluate it." ”
Lang Yu raised his eyebrows and said: "To be able to get Xiao Qing's evaluation, this palace is a little interested in this Fu Yanjie." ”
Lang Yu pondered for a moment and ordered: "You go and invite the novelist's people, be secret, and don't let those old bastards of Confucianism find out." ”
Xiao Shi folded his hands in front of him and bowed respectfully: "Yes." ”