Chapter 160: Searching for Books in the Book Gallery

On this day, Sima Shao finished breakfast outside, and because it was still early, he did not go back to the mansion, but went to the book gallery.

This book gallery is located on the west side of Jiankang City, in the past, students who participated in the government examination and the imperial examination entered Beijing to catch the examination, and on the way to and from this book gallery, they would buy books and read books in this book gallery.

Over time, it became the largest book gallery in the capital, and perhaps the largest in the world.

Sima Shao is a book lover, and he buys books to read when he has nothing to do on weekdays, and yesterday I heard Li Xian say that he accidentally found a pair of ink from Li Zongyuan in the Tang Dynasty in the book gallery here, which is worth a thousand gold.

So Sima Shao also moved the idea of coming here to have a look.

Sima Shao got out of the carriage and asked Gu Chang to wait, while he entered in civilian clothes.

Sima Shao visited several book galleries, which sold all encyclopedias about the imperial examinations, but they were not what he was looking for when he came to find idle books.

After walking a few places, Sima Shao stood in front of a rather dilapidated book gallery.

I was thinking about whether to go in, when I saw two middle-aged scholars walk out.

One person made a big fuss and said: "There are no good articles in this dynasty!" “

Another reader asked, "What do you mean by that?" “

The scholar waved the book in his hand and said: "Look at the record in this book, there is not a single article of a famous person in this dynasty, do you say that there is no good article in this dynasty." It's just that our poetry is not as good as the Tang and Song dynasties, and even the imperial examination articles are not as good, and the real generation is not as good as the generation! ”

Sima Shao almost laughed out loud after hearing this, but the other person said: "This is reasonable, you said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so famous, there is no article here, these people who record and review are really damned." “

Hearing the other party mention himself, Sima Shao couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and said, "Two brothers, excuse me." “

The two middle-aged scholars, seeing that Sima Shao was dressed a little contemptuous, immediately asked, "Do you have anything to say?" “

Sima Shao said: "Yes, I accidentally listened to the two brothers talking, and I couldn't help but want to say that this book record refers to the ancient noisy celebrities in the past, of course, there are no people from this dynasty, so it can't be said that one generation is not as good as the next." “

The two of them froze in place, their faces flushed.

One person argued: "This ...... Of course I know, but if you want to tell me, how many books have you read? What is the name of the family? Dare to speak up? Do you know that the two of us are dignified candidates for the imperial examination? ”

Sima Shao smiled when he heard this, and stopped talking for a while.

When the shopkeeper of the library saw it, he immediately greeted him and dissuaded him.

After sending the two away, the shopkeeper looked at Sima Shao, but saw that he was very young, but his appearance and temperament were extraordinary, and he thought that he was a rich son.

So the shopkeeper said very attentively: "I don't know what book the guest officer wants to buy?" Our store has a new article authentic, if you go to next year's scientific examination, our store pen, ink and paper are readily available, the guest officer may wish to enter the store to see. “

Seeing that the shopkeeper was so enthusiastic, Sima Shao smiled and said, "I'm also going to take a casual look, are there any books taken by ancient literati?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Yes, yes, please come in the guest officer, I'll let the guy find it for you." ”

"Okay." Sima Shao replied and immediately entered the book gallery.

After entering the book gallery, the shopkeeper first showed Sima Shao a seat, served a fruit bowl and tea, and then sent his men to pick up books.

After taking his seat, the shopkeeper quietly inquired about Sima Shao's news.

Sima Shao didn't mind making up one casually, and said that he was the son and daughter of a certain son in another city, his family was wealthy, and he was preparing to go to next year's government examination and imperial examination.

The shopkeeper heard that Sima Shao was from a rich family, and the smile on his face was even stronger, who didn't know that all the children of the rich family were very rich, so he stammered even more: "When the villain looks at the son, he knows that the future will be unspeakably expensive, and there will be a day when he will soar." ”

Feihuang: the name of the legendary god horse; Tengda: Rise, extension to the beginning, the journey is proud. Describing the galloping horse, the metaphor is suddenly ambitious, and the official position is promoted quickly.

However, Sima Shao only smiled, because he was now the crown prince of the dynasty.

knew that Sima Shao was a big customer, so he called a guy to bring Sima Shao a lot of books.

The shopkeeper diligently introduced: "This Wang Xizhi is a first-class master of this dynasty, if you don't read his articles and imitate his font, you won't be a reader!" ”

"I've read it."

The shopkeeper was embarrassed, and then took out several more books, but he heard Sima Shao say that he had read them one by one.

The shopkeeper suddenly said in his heart, you kid aren't fooling me, look at how old you are, you've seen it all?

If you really have seen it all, what kind of country do you want to enter? Why don't you just go down to the test for a subject name?

However, the shopkeeper still patiently took out another book and said: "This book is a record of the scriptures, compiled by dozens of officials in Jiankang, it is a large collection of articles by famous scholars of this dynasty, which selects the articles of Wang Xizhi, Tao Yuanming, and dozens of other famous scholars, the new edition of this book has just arrived, and you see that there is even an article by His Royal Highness Sima Shao, the crown prince of the new branch." ”

"Oh?"

Sima Shao heard that there was an article of his own, took the book from the man's hand and saw that the book was copying the article he had written.

Although his own articles are still less, only a short one, not as many as other famous artists, but Sima Shao looks at his articles juxtaposed with other famous artists, which is really good.

Sima Shao couldn't help asking, "Are there any other articles by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Yes, yes." ”

At that moment, the shopkeeper personally went to the bookshelf to pick up a few books, and Sima Shao was slightly disappointed, all of them were Fan Wen.

For example, how to learn the writing techniques of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Imitation of the algorithm of the champion.

Sima Shao read this kind of imperial examination model book, and couldn't help but think of a joke in later generations.

In the joke, what is the most hated thing about students in the country? Answer, Huanggang.

Alas, Sima Shao couldn't help but sigh on his forehead.

The shopkeeper asked, "Did you buy all of these booksellers?" ”

Sima Shao said decisively: "I won't buy a single one." ”

Looking at this book with the name of Sima Shao, the champion Lang, Sima Shao couldn't help but sigh and be sad.

Even in the future, Sima Shao couldn't help but think of this scene.

Students, this text is the work of Sima Shao, a famous writer of the Jin Dynasty and the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty, which vividly and profoundly exposes the darkness and corruption of feudal society.

After school, you must remember to review, familiarize yourself and memorize the full text.

Read it by heart and memorize it in full!

The students below the class wailed that his name might be forgotten for 10,000 years.

"I won't buy any of them."

Sima Shao thought of this scene and immediately said very happily.

This shopkeeper has been doing business for a long time, and he is not a little sad about customers like Sima Shao, and he seems to have the bearing of a businessman.

"If the guest officer is not satisfied, we still have pen, ink, paper and inkstone for sale in the store, do you want to take a look? There are also famous calligraphy and paintings, ancient ink treasures, do you want to take a look at the guest officer? ”

This...

Sima Shao suddenly remembered what Li Xian boasted to himself a few days ago about picking up leaks in the book gallery and earning Li Zongyuan's ink, so he nodded and said, "This can be seen." ”

The shopkeeper was overjoyed when he heard this, stretched out his hand and said, "On the second floor, the guest officer, please move here." ”

After speaking, Sima Shao followed the shopkeeper to the second floor.

The second floor was indeed full of calligraphy and paintings, and the shopkeeper presented Sima Shao with a few calligraphy and paintings.

"This is a famous painting, it is made by the famous literati Li Taibai in the Tang Dynasty, you see this law, this form and spirit are both, it is really a good product!"

Sima Shao smiled secretly.

The shopkeeper didn't understand the meaning of Sima Shao's smile, and thought that Sima Shao couldn't look down on it, so he said: "If the guest officer doesn't like it, there are still handwritings, calligraphy and paintings of today's people, such as today's Wang Xiang, as well as several waiters, Shangshu Lord, by the way, and the calligraphy of His Royal Highness Sima Shao, the current prince, is also sold in this store." ”

"Oh?" Sima Shao couldn't help but ask, "His Royal Highness the Prince's calligraphy is also being sold?" ”

The shopkeeper saw that Sima Shao was interested, thinking that there was really a drama this time, so he smiled and said: "Of course, and His Royal Highness's calligraphy is not as expensive as Wang Xiang Sancheng, it is a good time to start!" ”

Sima Shao couldn't help but wonder when he heard this: "Why is this His Highness's calligraphy not as good as Wang Xiang's." ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Guest officer, you don't know, Wang Xiang is the prime minister of the dynasty and a celebrity in front of His Majesty, and the handwriting is not cheap, and His Royal Highness is still young, although he has the name of Zhuangyuanlang, but now he is just coming of age, so he is naturally not as good as Wang Xiang." ”

Sima Shao showed a sudden expression.

The shopkeeper continued: "But we all know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won the top prize in the examination at such a young age, and it will be a matter of time before he ascends the throne and becomes the emperor in the future.

By that day, his handwriting had not increased several times, so I advised you to start it as soon as possible. ”

Don't talk about what will happen sooner or later. ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "At least it's not a loss to buy it now!" ”

Sima Shao nodded and said, "This is reasonable, show it to me." ”

These days, Sima Shao has been begged by others, and he has given a lot of entertainment, so it is normal for it to be circulated outside.

It's just that calligraphy is really not Sima Shao's strong point, and if he wants to reach Wang Xizhi's level, I'm afraid there is no hope in this life.

The shopkeeper then gave Sima Shao's handwriting several pieces to Sima Shao one by one.

After looking at it for a while, Sima Shao suddenly said: "These handwritings are really made by His Royal Highness the Prince?" ”

The shopkeeper said conclusively: "It's true, if you don't believe it, you can draw this character in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to see it with your own eyes, otherwise the villain can swear to you." ”

"I swear I don't have to, this... It's all fake! Sima Shao sighed.

After speaking, Sima Shao put down a few words and walked downstairs.