The Imperial Palace, the Pavilion of the Scriptures.

The place of the Scripture Pavilion is heavy and powerful, and it is even more in the palace.

The official positions here are usually reserved for the backyard of some elders who are not easy to handle, but whose seniority and reputation are quite trusted by the royal family.

At the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, there was no candidate who needed to be dealt with like that for the time being, and the official position of guarding the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion finally fell on the heads of three people.

Xun Ke, Zou Dan and Zhuang Sheng.

Among the three, Xun Ke is Mozi's apprentice, and he has lived in the Gu family's courtyard for several years, and has been taught by Gu Dan's words and deeds, and has great expectations.

And Zou Dan and Zhuang Sheng are Qingpingzi's apprentices, and their talents are also superior.

The most important thing is that the age of these three people is still too young.

Xun Ke is still less than twenty years old, and Zou Dan and Zhuang Sheng are only in their early twenties.

No matter how short the Xia Dynasty is, it will not let the twenty-year-old guy go to the top.

It's not that Wang Mang despises their talents, it's just that they lack the baptism and precipitation of the years, and stepping onto the stage in advance is undoubtedly overdrawing a person's future potential.

The state affairs are heavy, and it is by no means just talk.

And the place where the Scripture Pavilion is hidden, there are all kinds of books in the world, as long as you study carefully, you can always learn a lot of things.

Wait until you are a little older, read a lot of books, understand one law and ten thousand laws, and read ten thousand volumes, and then follow the way of the world, which will undoubtedly be much simpler and easier.

It can be seen that Wang Mang has also put a lot of effort into the division of official positions.

In the Scripture Pavilion, the three of them were holding a book and reciting to each other.

Just from the category of books they read, you can see the difference between the three people.

Xun Ke is reading history books.

Zou Dan is looking at the astronomical calendar.

Zhuang Sheng, who is the only one who doesn't do his job, is holding a book about the mysteries of immortals and reading it with relish - it is a summary of the legends of immortals in the teahouse restaurant, most of which are purely fabricated stories, if there are similarities, it is absolutely a coincidence.

The three of them don't bother each other, only the occasional sound of flipping books will be connected together.

There was no one in the Pavilion except the servants who took care of the books.

After all, when the Xia Dynasty was first established, many positions were vacant, and there was no time to recruit talents, and there was only one Xu Wanrong in the harem, and there was only one prince - he had just been born, and he didn't need to come to the Scripture Pavilion to read.

The unprecedented leisure time also gave the three of them incomparable purity.

In addition, each other's personalities are not very eager, let alone familiar, but they each enjoy the quietness.

When Gu Dan stepped into the Scripture Pavilion, what he saw was the three little ones flipping through the books by themselves, and they didn't notice his arrival at all.

Gu Dan didn't alarm these little guys, and carefully observed the expressions on the faces of the three people.

Perhaps because he was reading a history book, the expression on Xun Ke's face was the most solemn.

Beside him, there are also a lot of history books, spread out with each other, every time he reads a few sentences, Xun Ke even has to take out other books to compare with each other, and he reads the slower.

In fact, most of the history books are extremely boring, and they are by no means the wonderful twists and turns of the stories circulated in the restaurants and tea shops, but more of a dry running account.

And it's quite a similar ledger!

Perhaps the change of a few words in the meantime indicates a storm in the past.

Those who can read it and understand it are not very human.

What's more, many history books are actually vague, and if the buried information in a simple single sentence is really to be excavated, it may be hidden in the big things at the time.

As for whether or not you can perceive it, it depends purely on your personal understanding.

And what kind of nutrients can be drawn from it varies from person to person.

Looking at Zou Dan again, Zou Dan is holding a book on the astronomical calendar, which is thoughtful, and there is a pen, ink, paper and inkstone beside him, and occasionally some ghost drawings are written.

It was probably a symbol that he abbreviated to the limit, recording his inspiration at the moment of inspiration, and he refused to be delayed too much, so everything was simple.

The easiest thing is Zhuang Sheng.

This guy looked at the storytelling stories in those restaurants and tea shops, which can be said to be relishing and radiant, without Xun Ke's worries or Zou Dan's thoughts, more like being immersed in the world of stories, completely letting himself go.

Occasionally, his eyebrows fluttered, and he recited a few lines in the story in a very low voice, but it would not disturb the two of them to learn carefully, but in comparison, it seemed that they were a little out of business.

Gu Dan stood there, silently waiting.

It wasn't until Xun Ke's frowning brows were unraveled, and his face showed a look of sudden realization, that he finally made a move.

He flicked his fingers, and a very subtle breeze was lifted, which hit Xun Ke's eyes, and the irritated Xun Ke hurriedly rubbed his eyes, looked left and right to see where the window was not closed, and saw Gu Dan waiting there.

Just as he was about to subconsciously call Mr. Gu, he saw Gu Dan make a gesture that didn't want words, and pointed to the two people who were still immersed in the book world on the side.

Xun Ke comprehended, packed up the books around him, and after putting them together, he walked out of the Scripture Pavilion with Gu Dan lightly, without disturbing the remaining two.

"How's this official position? Do you like it? ”

Walking out of the Scripture Pavilion, Gu Dan took the lead in asking.

"There are a lot of books to read, but it's a little too leisurely."

Xun Ke scratched his head, "Now that there is such a shortage of manpower, I can also do something!" ”

"You're still young, you don't have to rush things. Even if there is anything, Wang Mang, Yu Lisheng, and Gong Shangguo can also deal with it first, don't be anxious. Wait until you are successful in your studies, and then go to work, and get twice the result with half the effort. ”

Gu Dan cautioned.

Throwing the three of them to the Scripture Pavilion, it belonged to him and Wang Mang's hearts tacitly.

"Okay."

Xun Ke nodded, of course he also understood the truth that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, "Mr. Gu came to look for me, is there something to say?" ”

"How old are you?"

Without answering the question head-on, Gu Dan asked instead.

"Age?"

Xun Ke pondered carefully for a moment, "It should be the number of twenty-nine." ”

"At this age, it's not very young. Is there anyone you like? ”

Gu Dan asked.

"Huh?!"

Xun Ke was stunned and his eyes widened.

Isn't it, Mr. Gu, you haven't married a wife yourself, why are you embarrassed to urge me?

"Ahem."

Gu Dan coughed dryly, obviously knowing that in terms of his choice, it was not suitable to be the person urging marriage, so he said: "These things, it's time to think about them, it's not that you want to start a family now, but if you have someone you like, you might as well go and propose marriage first!" ”

Xun Ke shook his head again and again, and said affirmatively: "No!" ”

"Really?"

Gu Dan asked.

"Not really!"

Xun Ke nodded firmly.

"Think again."

Gu Dan still refused to let him go, and still asked.

Xun Ke was very helpless.

Where did he know any girl?

Not to mention the sweetheart, these things have not been considered at all.

While thinking this, a name suddenly broke into my mind.

Wait

It doesn't seem that I don't know the girl.

Xiao Ying?!

As soon as he thought of this, Xun Ke hurriedly shook his head and threw away the terrible thought.

At the beginning, he was 'bullied' by Xiao Ying, where did he have such a thought?

You can't just because he's a man and happens to know such a girl, so he wants to marry her, right?

Seeing Xun Ke's thoughtful and thoughtful shaking of his head, Gu Dan knew that he had thought of it.

That's fine, I'm afraid I don't even have any ideas.

As soon as Gu Dan's voice changed, he no longer urged, but said: "If you are tired from reading, you can walk around the small courtyard more." Uncle Xu is also very old, and he is still worried about your marriage. Even if you don't have that idea now, you might as well take some time to spend with him. ”

"Okay."

Xun Ke nodded solemnly, and there was nothing to do.

has lived in the Gu family's courtyard for so many years, and has a lot of contacts with Xu Zhian, more like a grandfather who is not related by blood.

"Just remember, let's go study first, I still have a little matter, I have to talk to Wang Mang and them again."

Gu Dan waved Xun Ke away.

For the establishment of the Xia Dynasty, Gu Dan did little to interfere.

As for the future national policy of the Xia Dynasty, as long as there are no fundamental mistakes, Gu Dan is not prepared to interfere.

But there are only two things, in his opinion, he must mention them to Wang Mang, and they are also what the Xia Dynasty must do.

It is a policy that has stood the test of time and is beneficial to the country and the people.

Even if it cannot change the system of the operation of the country itself, it can still make the lives of the people at the bottom much better, and it cannot be delayed.

(End of chapter)