The capital, since the establishment of the Chu Dynasty, has always been synonymous with prosperity and prosperity. (This book is reprinted from the Pick-up Pick-up Literature Network)/|\()Update super fast/|\

Over the past 170 years, due to the overpopulation, the capital has been expanded three times. By this time, the population had reached nearly one million, and with the families in the surrounding suburbs, although it was only a city, the population was not inferior to that of the states of the Chu Dynasty.

In addition, it has two canals introduced into it, and it is located at the transportation hub, countless businessmen gather, people and tourists gather in the world, and the powerful people of the dynasty are all over the place, which adds to the liveliness.

Because it is located in the capital, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and has seen more of the world, the residents here are a little more knowledgeable and arrogant than the residents of other places in the Chu Dynasty, and at the same time, they are also infected with the habit of literati who like to talk, so no matter when and what happens, all kinds of news always circulate very quickly in the capital.

Choosing a teahouse, sitting with people you know or don't know, ordering two pots of expensive or cheap tea, discussing various things with great interest, and strolling through the bustling streets of the capital, browsing all kinds of goods gathered from all over the world, are the favorite things to do in the capital in their leisure time.

A few days ago, the rumors of the "Yunzhou Imperial Examination Fraud Case" began to gradually become known to the people in the capital, but for these proud people in the capital, this is just some not very important talking points, at most, some people will proudly declare that they "have long seen that Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang are not good things", and that's it.

Yunzhou is too far away, compared to the prosperity of the capital, Yunzhou is a place like this, they don't pay attention to it.

For them, it is more important for a certain person to write a shocking poem, and the son of a certain family and the daughter of a certain family make a private agreement for life.

In short, this is a very unique place, those who love it are proud of their identity as residents of the capital, and those who hate it will never want to leave unless they have to. 、

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Ding Bo is a very representative of the capital people, although he has been expensive for the Jiying Palace, the official of the imperial court, but he was born in the Beijing city, he still likes to wear casual clothes when he has nothing to do, wander between the markets, or buy some of his favorite objects in the shops, or call two pots of good tea in the teahouse, listen to the discussion of the people in the teahouse, feel the prosperity of the capital, and stay comfortably for a day.

This habit made him a little out of place with various officials in the court, because although he had been an official for decades, he still did not recognize himself as a court official and should no longer mix with the common people. It's just a habit that has been cultivated since childhood, but it can't be changed no matter what.

What's more, because Zhang Qian is in charge of the court, although he is expensive to repair for the Jiying Palace, he has no real power, he is depressed, and he is too lazy to make friends with those powerful people.

In fact, Ding Bo also knew very well that if it weren't for his own chaotic character, Zhang Qian would not tolerate him holding the official position of Jiying Palace, which was a position where he could contact Emperor Chu Ling.

As usual, Ding Bo was dressed in civilian clothes, strolling and walking between the markets, watching the people coming and going on the streets, bustling, and in a good mood, in his opinion, only the capital can truly represent the strength and prosperity of the Chu Dynasty.

Unconsciously, Ding Bo came to the business district in the west of the city, but suddenly found that in a bookstore not far away, it was quite lively at the moment, crowded with people, noisy and faint, as if he was excitedly arguing about something.

People in the capital are accustomed to seeing the market, and the things that can make them express themselves like this also made Ding Bo curious, and when he came to the door of this bookstore, he saw a huge business sign erected under the plaque of this bookstore, on which were written ten big characters - "New Work of Self-disturbing Layman - "New Interpretation of the Mean".

He naturally knows the name of "self-disturbing layman", a person who specializes in relying on bizarre stories to sensationalize. But for Ding Bo, this man is just a well-written story, although it is rumored that the story written by the Holy Lord about this man has almost reached the point of madness.

"A New Interpretation of the Mean? Although the book "The Mean" does not have an obvious status among the four books, it is not something that this person can annotate, and he is too self-conscious to write such a book, right? ”

Being able to get the name of Jinshi in the capital where countless talents gather, Ding Bo still has talent, and his vision is quite high, looking at this business brand, frowning and muttering to himself.

"That's right, I don't know who the self-disturbing layman is, does he think that analyzing the four books is as easy as writing a bizarre story?"

Although Ding Bo's voice was soft, it was still heard by one of the people around him, and he sneered.

Ding Bo turned his head to look, but saw that everyone around him nodded because of these two sentences, and everyone felt that the self-disturbing layman who could only write bizarre stories actually learned from those people in the literary world to analyze the Four Books and Five Classics and sell them publicly, which was just a joke. And for their attitude, even those who like to disturb themselves are speechless.

However, although none of them thought that this book would have any subtle and unique insights, they still crowded into the bookstore with the flow of people, and they all spent money to buy a copy of "The New Solution of the Mean".

For these people, the reputation of "self-disturbing laymen" these days is quite resounding, and if they talk to others about this "New Interpretation of the Mean" in the future, they will not be able to answer, wouldn't it be too faceless? It's just to buy it to pass the time, anyway, this "New Interpretation of the Mean" is only priced at fifteen yuan, which is surprisingly cheap.

After hesitating for a moment, Ding Bo bought a copy as well, and like everyone else, he initially had the idea of "finding out the crudes and laughing at them at a party with friends."

In the evening, Ding Bo returned home and thought of the book "The New Solution of the Mean" he bought in the afternoon, so he took it out and looked at it.

However, the moment he turned the page, he suddenly froze.

The first two pages of "The New Interpretation of the Mean" are actually the preface written by Niu Yuxian, the dean of Songshan Academy and a generation of Confucian scholars!!

In the preface, Niu Yuxian rarely praised this book, saying that it is a rare Confucian classic in the past hundred years, and calling it a must-read work for all literati in the world.

"The New Interpretation of the Mean" is based on the "Mean", and "The Mean" shines ...... because of the "New Interpretation of the Mean"

Just this sentence shows that Niu Yuxian attaches great importance to and respects this "New Interpretation of the Mean".

After this preface, there are prefaces written by Bao Hongjie, Zhao Maoran, Dai Lixiao, Zhu Ruide and others, but more than half of the top literati who can be called a great Confucian in the northern land have written a preface to this "New Interpretation of the Mean", and their boasting about it is even better than that of Niu Yuxian.

And in Zhu Ruide's preface, the identity of the self-disturbing layman was announced.

"Xiao Mo? ……”

Ding Bo frowned, always feeling that he seemed to have heard this name somewhere, but he couldn't remember it, and finally shook his head and didn't think about it anymore, and continued to read.

After reading all the thick prefaces of more than ten articles, Ding Bo no longer dared to despise this "New Interpretation of the Mean", and began to read it carefully.

Then Timber's eyes never took his eyes off the book.

That night, Ding Bo stayed in the study and didn't even eat dinner.

Aside from the preface, this "New Interpretation of the Mean" is only a short period of more than 100,000 words, but Ding Bo has read it over and over again, indulged in it and can't extricate himself, and has been amazed by the views in the middle many times, and his hands are swollen and painful and unconscious.

The same thing, in the territory of the Chu Dynasty, north and south of the great river, happened many times on this day.

And with the first batch of literati who came into contact with "The New Interpretation of the Mean" like Ding Bo, the fame of Xiao Mo and "The New Interpretation of the Mean" began to gradually resound in the literary circle of the Chu Dynasty.

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And just when Ding Bo began to read "The New Solution of the Mean", in the palace, Fei Sangui was quite hesitant.

Fei Sangui is a close eunuch by Emperor Chu Ling's side, because a few days ago, he dedicated a few bizarre stories written by self-disturbing laymen to Emperor Chu Ling, and these days he is quite favored by Emperor Chu Ling.

But Fei Sangui knows very well that a eunuch like him is only a matter of one thing. He can be favored by giving a few bizarre stories, but he can also fall out of favor because he did something wrong, and he can only work in the imperial dining room from then on, so he is still conscientious and careful.

On this day, after receiving a notice from the "Chongwen Bookstore", after learning that the self-disturbing layman had a new work, Fei Sangui hurriedly sent someone to sell it, and now everyone knows that the new work of the self-disturbing layman is the best way to curry favor with Emperor Chu Ling, and he can't be preempted.

However, after getting the new work of the self-disturbing layman, Fei Sangui was surprised to find that what the self-disturbing layman wrote this time was not those fairy tales and ghost stories, but the handouts of the four books!!

Whether to dedicate this "New Interpretation of the Mean" to Emperor Chu Ling, Fei Sangui was quite entangled.

He didn't think that this "New Interpretation of the Mean" would be very well written, if Emperor Chu Ling no longer liked to disturb himself because of this "New Interpretation of the Mean", would his status also be affected?

After hesitating for a long time, thinking that even if he didn't offer it, others would rush to offer the book, Fei Sangui finally gritted his teeth and came to the "Xuanzheng Palace" with the book.

In the "Xuanzheng Palace", Emperor Chu Ling looked serious and was writing something.

Emperor Chu Ling was not dealing with political affairs, but was conceiving a fairy tale similar to "Xianwen".

These days, he can't wait for the new work of the self-disturbing layman, and Emperor Chu Ling is quite anxious, so he wants to write a piece for his own amusement.

This is a secret that few people know, otherwise once it is announced to the world, I am afraid that there will be countless courtiers who think that Emperor Chu Ling is not doing his job properly and is going to die to admonish him.

"Your Majesty, that self-disturbing layman has a new work."

Coming behind Emperor Chu Ling, Fei Sangui said softly.

Hearing Fei Sangui's words, Emperor Chu Ling was slightly stunned at first, and then his face was full of joy, he dropped the dragon beard tribute pen in his hand, and laughed loudly: "Haha, he finally made a new work?" Let the good students of me and others be anxious, and bring it quickly. ”

Fei Sangui said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, this time the self-disturbing layman is not writing a ghost story, but a four-book handout, called "The New Solution of the Mean"? ”

"Oh?"

Emperor Chu Ling was stunned again, his eyes were a little less eager, but a little more curious, and he reached out to take the "New Solution of the Mean" held by Fei Sangui on his head, and looked at it carefully.

Like Ding Bo, because of this "New Interpretation of the Mean", Emperor Chu Ling did not sleep all night.

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Zhang Qian has had a headache recently because of Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang's affairs.

Since Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang returned from Yunzhou, there has been no shortage of troubles about the two of them.

First of all, there were constantly two people who cheated in the imperial examination in Yunzhou, taking the opportunity to collect a lot of money and selling their fame at a clear price, and then there were scholars from Yunzhou who rushed to the capital to make a fuss about the royal complaint, and then all kinds of unfavorable rumors about these two people began to spread all over the world......

Although everything was suppressed by Zhang Qian and not let Emperor Chu Ling know, it still gave him a headache for a long time.

Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang are the nails he planted in the Ministry of Rites, and they are also one of the important means to control the Ministry of Rites in the future, and they cannot be missed. But now that the reputation of the two of them has been bad, will it be detrimental to themselves to use the two of them again?

Now, something even more troublesome has arisen.

It is rumored that the privy envoy Wang Han wants to take Zuo Lingfu and Yue Shang under the knife.

Zhang Qian frowned and pondered whether he should continue to protect these two people, and how to control these two people without these two people in the Ministry of Rites? What to do with Xiao Mo, countless clues are tangled together, even Zhang Qian, who is used to seeing wind and rain, feels that he has no idea where to start for a while.

"These two fools, even this little thing can be done like this, it's too much to use!!"

Thinking about it, Zhang Qian couldn't help but scolded angrily in a low voice.

At this moment, Mr. Wen hurriedly came to Zhang Qian's study, holding a book in his hand, his brows furrowed, and his face grim.

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P: The second and third shifts. Two-in-one big chapter, continue to ask for recommendation votes~