Chapter 238: Crisis Comes
It's no wonder that Master Xuanzang, who has been in retreat all the time, and even the emperor can't see what he wants to see, looks at himself differently. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 No wonder when he first met the old monk, he had a strange smile on his face. So that's where the reason is.
In the eyes of the old monk, he definitely belongs to the believers of Buddhism. If you don't belong to Buddhism, you definitely don't have a good impression of Taoism. The attitude towards Yuan Tiangang in the mountains back then illustrates this even more. This old monk seems to have seen everything from the first time he saw this "Journey to the West", but he didn't tell himself.
No, maybe it's not that he doesn't tell himself. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the author of this book is himself, and I am afraid that no one knows better than himself how much deep meaning there is. If the author himself doesn't know, who believes it? Anyway, Helan Minzhi himself doesn't believe it. But that's the way it is.
Helan Minzhi can't wait to look up to the sky and sigh, and people can't wait to copy a celebrity poem a day, and with these fakes, they can reach the pinnacle of the literary world. I copied a copy of "Journey to the West" by TMD, why did it cause such a big disaster?
Wu Chengen too, you said that if you write a book, you should write a book well, what are you sarcastic, not all this is retribution on yourself. Now Helan Minzhi wants to cry without tears.
He also knew that he really couldn't complain about Mr. Wu Chengen. Wu Chengen wrote this "Journey to the West" in order to write about the worship of Buddha and Taoism, when he was born in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor Jiajing is also really wonderful, in order to live forever, he did not go to court for decades, so he specially found a Taoist alchemist to seek the law. The world is full of people's misery, but what can a poor literati do? I can only write a book to express my dissatisfaction. So this "Journey to the West" was born. Helan Minzhi didn't know these things, he really didn't think about it, and he was dizzy for a while. Tang Seng's influence was too great, so he copied this book for a while in order to see him, and after copying it, he couldn't react.
If it weren't for Ah Da's reminder today, the book would have been presented to Li Zhi so rashly, and I am afraid that with such a sentence from someone with a heart, I am afraid that it would not have been much better if he hadn't dragged himself out and cut it at that time. A prison sentence is inevitable.
This is not the Qing Dynasty, there is no literary prison. However, the divine right of the monarch originated in ancient times, and Dong Zhongshu's heavenly and human induction was firmly engraved in the blood of the entire Chinese nation. Is it easy for Li Yuan to find such an immortal as the ancestor from ancient times? Just let yourself be discredited with a book?
Is the state religion a trivial matter? That's a big deal involving I don't know how many living beings, so I just stood in line so rashly?
To discredit the ancestors, don't say that it is the emperor, even ordinary people can't bear such a big hatred.
"Ah Da, how many "Journey to the West" have been printed in the study?"
Ah Da was stunned: "Young master, it should be okay in the study, right?" ”
", you just say it, what are so many words? Besides, you..."Helan Minzhi wanted to scold him, since you could see that it was a Buddha worship, why didn't you say it earlier. But I swallowed it back alive, I guess it's the same as Master Xuanzang, who would think that I can't see the deep meaning of a book while sitting. I really have to eat this loss myself, and the dumb eats Coptis chinensis, and I can't tell if I have any bitterness.
"Young master, this matter is not small and responsible. It's Ah Er's processing, but I think there should be nearly a thousand copies. Ah Da thought for a moment.
"Quick, now for you, immediately ride back to Chang'an on a fast horse, and all the books in the notice will stop printing immediately. Take back what has been sold and what can be recovered, and take back all books at all costs. Helan Min's face turned red.
Ah Da also reacted immediately, and quickly stood up: "Young master, I'll go back and order immediately." But... It may be difficult to recycle what has already been sold. Even if we try our best, it will be difficult to find its trace. You see? ”
"Do your best, go to the house to find my mother, and say what I said, the matter is urgent. Mobilize all the power in the house to immediately collect all the books that have been sold. It doesn't matter if you fanfare, it's okay to let people know. You don't have to advertise it, but you don't have to hide it. In addition, do not use the power of the imperial court. Don't get carried away. Go quickly, be careful on the road. ”
Ah Da hurriedly bowed his hand and turned his head to leave.
"Stop" Helan Minzhi hurriedly shouted to him: "Wait, let me think again, think about it." He frowned and bit his lip with his teeth.
Ah Da didn't dare to disturb, so he just waited here.
"After I go back, I will immediately send five copies of "Journey to the West" in an urgent manner, remember to package it exquisitely, and one of them should be extremely exquisite, and it will be presented to His Majesty."
"Young Master, it's not..."
"You don't have to care, I have my own reasons for doing this, you just do it." Helan Minzhi waved his hand and frowned.
"Yes, the little one is no longer there, young master, pay attention to safety."
"Don't worry, this is full of soldiers, and with Your Majesty, nothing will happen. When you go back, you must be able to speak, don't let the lady and the old lady be anxious, don't exaggerate, do you hear? ”
"Young master, don't worry, the little one is gone." After saying that, he pushed the door open and collapsed. Let Ah Da do it, because he has the best riding skills among the three, and he has kung fu, and now he has only been out for most of the day, if he is sooner, he can arrive before the city gate closes after dark.
Leaving one of Helan Min alone in the carriage frowned, this can be regarded as a disaster. The book has been printed a lot, a lot. I'm afraid it's unrealistic to chase them all back. And there must be a collection in the hands of those who have a heart, even if they are gold, I am afraid that they will not be able to get it back.
At the beginning, he took a fancy to the charm of "Journey to the West" and its commercial value, and Helan Minzhi deliberately violated the rules and broke the principles that had always been followed, and changed the engraving printing technique. This makes the books printed by Wu's study fast and cheap. And "Journey to the West" also caused a small sensation once it came out. Nearly a thousand books, if you want to recover it, it's not realistic at all.
At this time, Helan Minzhi couldn't help but feel happy for his prudence, if he hadn't resisted the temptation of huge interests at that time and put out the movable type printing technology, then the consequences would be much more serious now. If movable type printing came out, it might not be a thousand copies of "Journey to the West", it would probably be 10,000 copies. At that time, I just wanted to admit my mistakes, but I was afraid that I didn't have a chance.
The reason why Ah Da still sent five books back was that Helan Minzhi also had the idea of taking the initiative to admit his mistakes. There are a lot of things that can be hidden from Li Zhi in this world, but there are not many things that Helan Minzhi can do, and this "Journey to the West" is definitely not counted.
If you hide it and don't report it, Li Zhi is interested in finding someone to check, and when the time comes... (To be continued.) )