Seeing Gu Ming glancing at those two words, the emperor also subconsciously glanced over and said with a smile: "Gu Aiqing, in fact, I passed you into the palace today, and the things you talked about are also related to your three-character scripture. ”

"Oh? I don't know what the emperor is referring to......"

"That's right, I have recently felt more and more that the three-character scripture made by Aiqing is infinitely useful and easy to understand.

Although the number of words is not much, it condenses history, astronomy, geography, human ethics, loyalty and filial piety, etc., which is really amazing and worthy of a word of the scriptures.

Therefore, I have an idea to print the Three Character Sutra into a booklet, send it to the Guozijian and government-run colleges, and then slowly popularize it, and strive to make it catchy for the people of the world, what does Aiqing think? ”

"The emperor is wise!"

At this time, Gu Ming couldn't care about being modest, and said from the bottom of his heart.

The emperor can find this, and it is indeed worthy of the word "wise".

After all, in Gu Ming's previous life, the three-character classic, the hundred family names, and the thousand-character text were themselves recognized as the three major readings of traditional enlightenment.

"At the beginning of a person, nature is good and ......" It is estimated that everyone will memorize a few sentences.

A classic is a classic, and no matter what world it is, it can't hide its brilliance.

"Well, that's decided."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction.

But at this time, Gu Ming had a new idea.

The three-character scripture is available, and the thousand-character text is also available in this world, but there are no hundred family names, so why not add the hundred family names and print them together in a booklet?

Anyway, it doesn't add up to a lot of words.

So, Gu Ming responded: "Your Majesty, the minister has an idea. ”

"Oh? Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say. ”

"Your Majesty, the number of words in the single printing of the three-character scripture is slightly less, and it is better to add a thousand-character text to the meaning of the minister. In addition, the minister collected and sorted it out, how about adding a hundred family names? ”

"A hundred family names?"

The emperor was stunned, because this word was unfamiliar to him.

It means that the surnames of the people in the world are summarized, so that it can be regarded as a document compiled by the imperial court.

In the future, statistics can be made according to the geographical distribution of surnames, population, and population migration of surnames, etc., which can be stored in the annals of history......"

Hearing Gu Ming say this, the emperor's eyes suddenly lit up: This matter is very troublesome!

Who doesn't want to be immortal? Who doesn't want to leave a strong mark on history?

"Okay, this idea is very good, then don't rush to print it first, Gu Aiqing, you can talk about your thoughts well, I want to see how many surprises you can bring to me."

As soon as he heard this, Gu Ming was naturally secretly overjoyed, the cultural invasion was finally about to begin......

"Your Majesty, what do you think...... may be a little imaginative, I am afraid that the emperor will find it difficult to accept it for a while. ”

"Oh?"

The emperor was stunned, and then smiled: "It's okay, Aiqing will talk about your thoughts first, no matter whether I can accept it or not, but I will never blame you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gu Ming thanked him, and then said: "Back then, although the First Emperor unified the language, the north and south regions were vast, and there were many local dialects, and there were even ten miles of different sounds, and they couldn't understand each other.

As a result, there is a great barrier to language communication.

Although there have been official dialects throughout the ages, it has been difficult to popularize for various reasons.

I believe that the emperor has a deep understanding of this, above the court, in the south and in the north, I am afraid that the emperor sometimes has a headache to listen to......"

This remark immediately resonated with the emperor, and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I have asked those ministers to speak official words many times, but the effect is not great. ”

"Your Majesty, this is because the official dialect is also divided into regions, and there is no unified pronunciation standard at all, so it is naturally difficult to correct."

The emperor suddenly perked up: "So, Aiqing has a way?" ”

"Well, but it's going to be a relatively long process......"

"It's okay, it's okay, Aiqing will talk about your method first, let me listen to it."

"That's the case, Wechen has researched a phonetic method on his own......"

"Do your own research...... Zhuyin? ”

"Yes, through the method of phonetics, each character can form a fixed pronunciation, and when the time comes, it can be used as a standard official dialect to promote throughout the world.

Once it is popularized, the barrier of language communication is naturally solved. ”

The emperor didn't understand this remark, but he felt very powerful, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

"Aiqing, why don't you give an example, so that I can understand better."

"Well, the minister has to write it down on paper so that it can be explained."

The emperor immediately dragged Gu Ming to the imperial case: "Aiqing, quickly, write it to me." ”

"Okay, Your Majesty."

Gu Ming responded, grabbed the "dragon pen" and wrote the word "Yan", and then added a phonetic ...... That is, pinyin: yan.

"This ...... This is what Aiqing said about Zhuyin? ”

The emperor asked with a confused expression.

"Yes, the emperor, the phonetic is generally divided into two parts, y is the initial, an is the final......"

Gu Ming briefly explained the initials and finals.

However, the emperor was still a little confused, after all, the first time he came into contact with such a new and strange thing, it still needed a process of digestion.

"Your Majesty, this set of phonetic schemes may sound a bit complicated, but there are only dozens of them, as long as you memorize them carefully, you can initially master them in a few days.

Once you memorize it, it's a lifelong experience.

At that time, the imperial court can uniformly issue dictionaries marked with phonetics...... Well, that's the word book.

At that time, anyone who has learned Zhuyin will be able to check the pronunciation and interpretation of all characters through the character book without having to ask for advice.

Even ordinary people, as long as they take some time to master Zhuyin, as long as they have a character book in hand, it will greatly improve their literacy rate.

In the long run, people from all over the country will learn the same pronunciation, so that the language communication of the people of Dayan will become barrier-free......"

"Wait, Gu Aiqing...... You let me take care of it......

You mean to say that there are only a few dozen initials and finals you just mentioned? ”

"Yes!"

Gu Ming nodded.

"As long as you are familiar with these dozens of initials and finals, you can phonetic all the words, and you can query their pronunciation and word meaning through the word book?"

"Yes, but the word book needs to be carefully arranged to make it easy for people to check ......"

"Great, great......"

In fact, at this time, the emperor is still a little cloudy, but it does not prevent him from having a "bang" heart.

The emperors in history, except for a few faint monarchs who don't learn and don't know how to do it, who doesn't have a dream of "Qin Emperor Han Wu"?

Qin Shi Huang is known as the first emperor of the ages, who unified the world and unified writing and weights and measures.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty opened up the territory, reformed the currency system, established the era name, opened the Silk Road, created the glory of the Han Dynasty, and was respected as the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty by later generations.

It can be said that the brilliance of these two emperors is really a bit unprecedented, and no matter how hard the emperors of later generations are to govern the country, it is difficult to reach such a height.

But now, Emperor Yongping's mind has begun to come alive, and he seems to faintly see a glimmer of hope.

The first emperor unified the written language, so now, he is the leader of the unification of the language of the north and south of the river, the unification of pronunciation and the meaning of the word, which is also a great cause that will benefit the people for thousands of years.

Once this is achieved, it will inevitably leave a strong mark in history and be passed down through the ages.

At that time, I am afraid that it will not be just Emperor Qin and Han Wu, but Emperor Qin and Emperor Han Wu Yongping?

The Son of Heaven is high, but it doesn't mean that the Son of Heaven will not YY......

"Hahaha!"

Thinking of the happy place, Emperor Yongping couldn't help laughing, and affectionately raised his hand and patted Gu Ming's shoulder: "Gu Aiqing, Gu Aiqing, you are really my lucky general!"

In this way, I will now summon a few more people to come and study this Zhuyin matter with you.

If it is really feasible, then come up with a detailed plan as soon as possible, and I will fully support it! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

"Someone!"

"The slave is here!"

Li Chen immediately stepped forward.

"Quickly go to pass on the Minister Yu, the Cabinet University Scholar Tang Shu, the Hanlin Academy Zheng Ruiwen, and the Guozi Supervisor Shen Zhixing ......"

Emperor Yongping reported seven names in one go, all of whom were talented officials of the dynasty.

"Yes!"

Li Chen was ordered to leave.

"Gu Aiqing, the plan you just mentioned to unify the pronunciation of the language, if it is feasible, will it be difficult to promote it?"

Gu Ming thought for a while and said, "It may be a little difficult at first, and it is unlikely to popularize it in a short period of time, but among readers... It is relatively easy to use special means. ”

"Special means? What kind of special means? ”

"This ...... The minister didn't dare to say! ”

Emperor Yongping's face sank, and he pretended to be angry and said, "Gu Aiqing, when it comes to this, you actually sold it to me?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's not a minister selling Guanzi, it's just a ...... I am afraid that this special measure mentioned by the minister will cause a turmoil between the government and the opposition......"

Hearing this, Emperor Yongping was stunned: "Aiqing, what crazy ideas do you have, which will cause turmoil in the government and the opposition?" ”

"Ahem, this ......"

"Tell me, don't you just want me to say that you are not guilty?"

"Emperor Xie...... What the minister means is that if Zhuyin is added to the content of the scientific examination, it will become a subject that must be learned by scholars......"

As soon as these words came out, Emperor Yongping immediately changed his face.

"Gu Aiqing, you really dare to say anything, the imperial examination is the foundation of the imperial court's selection of officials, how can you change the rules at will?

Once the situation gets out of control, even if it is me, I am afraid it will be difficult to bear the consequences. ”

Speaking of which, he still lacks a bit of courage.

However, it is true that few emperors dare to take this big risk, and the scope of the imperial examination is too wide, not only involving the fate of students in the world, but also the rise and fall of a dynasty.

That being the case, Gu Ming could only retreat and seek the second, and then slowly figure it out when the time was ripe in the future.

"Your Majesty, there is another method, and the effect may be good."

Emperor Yongping nodded: "Well, as long as it doesn't involve the imperial examination, everything else is easy to say." ”

"If the phonetic scheme is feasible, is the emperor willing to spend some time learning?"

"This ...... If it weren't too difficult, I would have set an example. ”

Gu Ming smiled: "The emperor can rest assured, the minister can guarantee that this set of phonetic schemes is not difficult at all, as long as you remember and are familiar with it, you can use it proficiently."

Since the emperor is also willing to set an example, then the minister has a proposal......

At that time, the ministers can enter the palace from time to time and explain the pronunciation to the princes and princesses in the form of lectures.

On the Guozijian side, a group of students with special identities can also be selected to learn phonetics.

In this way, it is equivalent to the emperor hinting to the ministers of the court and the central government to the world that there is a wind direction......"

Emperor Yongping is not stupid, and he was immediately stunned when he heard this.

"Hahaha, yes, yes, even I am learning, what reason do those ministers have not to learn?

But I didn't force them, so they have no reason to be crooked......"

"The emperor is wise...... In fact, as long as this thing is started, it will be easier to deal with later.

In addition to the emperor, the prince, the princess, the little prince, and the little lord are all learning, so it will lead a trend, or even a trend.

When the time comes, it is natural that many people will follow suit......"

"Yes, yes, what Aiqing said is very true!"

Emperor Yongping nodded with a look of relief.

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