On the seventh day, Zhao Dezhao and his entourage had arrived in Langzhou, and Pan Mei and others also learned of King Wei's itinerary in advance, and specially came back from the Xishan military camp today to meet King Wei.

This time, to Pan Mei, Yin Chongke and others, what surprised Liu Gang was that he had already sacrificed his land as a minister. However, Pan Mei and Yin Chongke knew that they had to continue to guard Langzhou and wait for the imperial court's orders.

According to Emperor Zhao Kuangyin's national policy, these southern countries will eventually be truly incorporated into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and they will also be promoted and promoted because of their military exploits, so they have no complaints in their hearts, but hope that this day will come sooner.

After Zhao Dezhao and other Han envoys entered Langzhou, they saw that the weather had quietly changed, and soon after dinner, it was now the time of Shen, and the air outside the house was still dull, but there was already a warm and cold wind in front of him.

And in the sky south of Langzhou, but at this moment, suddenly a miserable white light flashed, and suddenly the rolling clouds rolled in, the wind blew the trees, and the trees shook violently.

"The rain is finally falling." Zhao Dezhao opened the window, saw the leaves falling from the sky and blowing into the room, a few moments, huge raindrops came to his face, splashed on the eaves tiles, Ding Ding sounded, Zhao Dezhao closed the doors and windows when he arrived, and the temperature in the house was also much lower at this time.

The little noble son drooped from outside the house, shook off the wet clothes on his body and complained: "Your Highness, this rain is really a thief!" ”

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In the north, Zhao Kuangyin was also very relieved to hear that the drought crisis in various parts of the south had been reduced considerably.

At this moment, the fast horses have been informed of what happened in the (southern) Han to Zhao Kuangyin, the Privy Council is in charge of map mapping, military archives and intelligence collection, Zhao Kuangyin has also learned about what happened in the (southern) Han after listening to the secret report, Zhao Kuangyin learned that the Xingwang Mansion has happened in recent days, and now Liu Kuangyin is attached to the land like the Tang State and returned as a minister, which makes Zhao Kuangyin Longyan happy, he was immediately excited.

Immediately he thought that this time the envoy of Gong Shenyi of the Tang State had also arrived at Jiangning Mansion safely, and Zhao Kuangyin felt that this time it was necessary to let his son Zhao Dezhao, the king of Wei, personally go to the capital of the Tang State to patrol the south of the Yangtze River in the name of the Son of Heaven to express his condolences.

Zhao Kuangyin thought that when Zhao Dezhao and their envoys' itinerary was almost to Langzhou, he immediately informed the officials to draft an edict, and then ordered someone to quickly go south to Jiangling Mansion.

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Tokyo has not been peaceful these days, but the undercurrent is surging.

At this time, in Kaifeng City, the staff of Zhao Pu's mansion secretly discovered that Zhao Guangyi's confidant Liu Liang had bribed Feng Zhan, and he immediately asked the officials to impeach and present the evidence to Zhao Kuangyin.

It was late at night, and in Zhao Guangyi's mansion, Liu Zhang, the judge of Kaifeng Mansion, and Cheng Dexuan, the detainee of the government, were discussing things with Zhao Guangyi at this time.

Under the candlelight, Judge Liu Ling shrank aside, full of worry: "King Chitose of Jin, what should be done in this matter?" "The fact that Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, asked him to bribe Feng Zan has been noticed by Zhao Pu, and he doesn't know what to do at the moment.

Zhao Guangyi saw Liu Ling like this, so he said with a look of compassion: "I didn't expect Zhao Zeping to be one step ahead of others, and he has asked his officials to impeach Feng Zan and others, even if it is this king, I didn't expect it, but after all, you are a member of my Kaifeng Mansion, and this king will naturally not let you have anything to do." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Judge Liu Liang got up and knelt directly on the ground, and Zhao Guangyi immediately went to help him with his empty hand when he saw this.

"Don't worry, you are the king's person, Zhao Zeping's dog fight still depends on the master, if he bites to death, the king will not let him succeed easily."

On the side, Cheng Dexuan never said a word, he was just a detainer in Kaifeng Mansion, only in his twenties, less experienced than these people. He is usually in charge of the affairs of the travel honor guard, and it happens that he also knows a little about medical skills, and he once had to have Zhao Guangyi's cough, so he is quite trusted by Zhao Guangyi, but he stared at the side, since the King of Jin said so, he should be reconciled: "What His Royal Highness said is very true, Judge Liu, don't bother yourself." ”

…… Afterwards, Liu Ling was only dismissed, and Zhao Guangyi supported Yao Shu as the new judge of Kaifeng Mansion in Kaifeng Mansion. At this time, Feng Zhan, the privy councillor, Li Mei, the deputy envoy of Ayajin, and Li Ji, the palace attendant, also attracted much attention because of this case, and Zhao Kuangyin still had a headache, and Zhao Pu tried his best to persuade him to condemn several of him to death for embezzlement...... It was only later that on August 18, there was another amnesty, and Feng Zan and others were exiled to Shamen Island, and they were not allowed to return when the imperial court showed favor.

Zhao Pu was a little unhappy in his heart, although Feng Zan and others had merit to the Great Song Dynasty, they secretly had close contacts with King Jin and others, and Zhao Guangyi tried to win him over several times intentionally or unintentionally, but Zhao Pu refused, presumably Zhao Guangyi also had a trace of resentment in his heart.

Because there was a brother and brother in the previous generation, Zhao Pu vaguely felt that King Jin had bad intentions here, but because the emperor was still alive, and His Royal Highness King Wei was still in glory, he was always pressing King Jin, and King Jin did not dare to have this thought...... The more Zhao Pu thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and when he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a conspiracy here, this was the first unpleasantness between him and Zhao Guangyi, and at the same time, he was also looking forward to King Wei being able to return to the capital.

Thinking about it like this, he didn't fall asleep until the fish belly was white on the horizon.

Early in the morning of the 19th, the summoned eunuch summoned Zhao Pu to accompany the emperor to Yujin Garden for a banquet and archery, and among the entourage was Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin.

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In the south, the drought has eased and everything is recovering.

On the 19th of August, Zhao Dezhao and his entourage crossed the Yangtze River by boat and finally arrived at Jiangling Mansion, and four days before that, Sun Guangxian, the assassin of Huangzhou [Huanggang, Hubei], heard that the envoys of the King of Wei had left Langzhou, so he immediately set off from Huangzhou to Jiangling Mansion.

Sun Guangxian in Wei King Zhao Dezhao in accordance with his instructions in accordance with his instructions, has collected a lot of books from all over the world, Sun Mansion now has thousands of books, some of which he personally copied, proofread the books, this trip is to report to Zhao Dezhao about the collection of books.

At dusk the next day, Sun Guangxian came in the dust, this old man who had persuaded Gao Jichong to offer Nanping Sanzhou, now his head is full of silver threads, wrinkles are all over the corners of his eyes and forehead, he is sixty-six years old this year, but his waist is still straight, and his face is ruddy.

I haven't seen him for a few months, Zhao Dezhao saw that Sun Guangxian had aged a lot again, and he sighed a little embarrassed in his heart, lamenting that time is urging people to grow old, and Sun Guangxian was wearing an official uniform, and he was just about to give it up but was stopped by Zhao Dezhao.

Zhao Dezhao asked, "How is Mr. Sun doing lately?" ”

"Thank you Your Highness for your concern, the old man is already in his old age, and his body is okay. This time I came to Gangneung for the purpose of collecting books. Sun Guangxian still remembers the original incident, in the past few months, Zhao Dezhao had a whim, so he said to Sun Guangxian to open a library, and collect the world's books and classics in it, and now Sun Guangxian is here for this matter.

Under the leadership of Zhao Dezhao, the two came to the house.

"Sir, please be seated!" Zhao Dezhao saw that the old man still cared about the matter of the scholarly collection of books and classics, and he felt very guilty in his heart, he hurriedly said, "It's hard for Mr. Sun, this matter was also vain at the beginning, there are many classics in the world, how can you bother Mr. Sun alone." ”

Sun Guangxian sat opposite Zhao Dezhao, he saw King Wei say this, his heart was still very happy, he said: "I don't complain about His Royal Highness, the old man is also a whim, and he likes to collect graphic classics, copy books and transcribe articles, and enjoy poetry and songs." His Royal Highness's idea is very accessible, and if there are library buildings in various places, it will also be beneficial to the imperial court to open up science and scholars and educate the people. ”

When Zhao Dezhao heard Sun Guangxian say this, he asked: "Did Mr. copy it himself or did he have someone write it on his behalf?" ”

Sun Guangxian said: "Naturally, the price of the engraving is too expensive, each page of the book chapter has to be engraved a version, and to engrave such a engraving plate takes about ten days, half a month to twenty years, if you want the entire engraving version, half a year is short, it depends on the thickness of the book." ”

Listening to Sun Guangxian, Zhao Dezhao is naturally this engraving, engraving printing began in the Tang Dynasty, and the wood required for engraving printing is generally made of old compact wood, such as jujube wood, pear wood, etc. After the layout is made, it is necessary to write the printed words on thin paper, paste them on the wooden board, and then carve them into yang characters with a knife one by one according to the strokes of each word, so that the strokes of each word are highlighted on the board.

Once the board is carved, the book can be printed. When printing the book, first use a brush dipped in ink, brush it on the carved board, then cover the board with white paper, take a clean brush and brush it on the back of the paper, and take down the paper after printing, so that one page of the book is printed...... After the pages are printed, they are bound into a book, and a book is successfully printed, "This copy is quite laborious, and the gentleman is now old, and working all night is harmful to the body, so you might as well let the clumsy knife in the house do it for you." ”

Zhao Dezhao thought about it for a while, and remembered movable type printing, movable type printing was invented by Bi Sheng during the Northern Song Dynasty, and now Bi Sheng has not yet been born, Zhao Dezhao almost forgot that there is movable type printing, and now if the Great Song Dynasty uses movable type printing, it will also be beneficial to education and other things, and then he said: "Mr. Sun, I have often heard people mention this matter, but the kid has a way." Zhao Dezhao didn't explain, but said, "The kid is just worried that if this method spreads, it will be bad for my Great Song." ”

"What did Your Highness say?" Sun Guangxian did not understand what the King of Wei was talking about, but he knew that the imperial court had always attached great importance to the matter of book engraving, and during the time of Zhou Shizong, Feng Dao presided over the engraving of the Confucian "Nine Classics" in Kaifeng Guozijian. At this time, Sun Guangxian was only responsible for collecting the books and classics scattered in various places, and if the King of Wei could ask His Majesty to personally engrave and print the books and classics, then he, Sun Guangxian, would be the first to sign up for the proofreading.

Now that the King of Wei said that he had a method, he thought that it should be carried out with the help of the power of the imperial court, but he did not know that the King of Wei was worried that a new technology would be circulated.

Zhao Dezhao hurriedly explained: "If all the characters on the engraving are broken up into one word, just like the seal stamped by Mr. when he paints, and then these countless seals are arranged according to the article, and then brushed with ink, isn't it a page of article?" What do you think of this method? ”

Sun Guangxian finally understood, but he didn't know if King Wei would be able to do what he said now, and he sat and listened.

Zhao Dezhao is also considering the pros and cons of movable type printing, he thought for a while, he felt that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages, and after he returned to Beijing, he personally went to Zhao Kuangyin and ordered the study of movable type printing, temporarily used as a special use for the imperial court.

"When the boy returns to Beijing this time, he must report this matter to his father, and when the time comes, he will transcribe the world's classics, open a library, and then apply this method."

Sun Guangxian listened to a lot of introductions from King Wei, and Zhao Dezhao continued to explain to him this movable type printing and how to apply it.

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ps.

(1) The most famous folk bookstores in the Song Dynasty are Kaifeng in Henan, Jianyang in Fujian, Hangzhou in Zhejiang, Meishan in Sichuan and Jiangxi.

(2) Liu Zhang, a political figure in the Song Dynasty, served as the judge of Kaifeng Prefecture with Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, and was dismissed for bribing Feng Zan and failing to do so.

(3) Feng Zan (914~980), the word Lichen, was a native of Licheng in Qizhou in the early Song Dynasty.

(4) Cheng Dexuan (940-1004), a minister of the Song Dynasty, was good at medical skills. Taizong Yin Jingyi, summoned left and right, and detained the ya, quite pro-credit affairs.

(5) Jiangling Mansion: In the first year of the Tang Dynasty (760), the southern capital was set up, with Jingzhou as the Jiangling Mansion and the seat of governance in Jiangling.