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Luo Xiao nodded thoughtfully.

This kind of thing is indeed not suitable for investigation with great fanfare.

Although Luo Xiao was skeptical about Gu Ming's statement, if there was even a slight possibility, if there were a general in the army who secretly communicated with the Western Regions... the consequences would be disastrous.

"Mr. Luo, this matter is no small matter. According to the younger generation's thinking, this matter should not alarm the generals stationed in the western frontier. It should be done in secret, so as not to shake the morale of the army.

On the capital side, the younger generation will also find a way to check to see if any officials from the capital are involved.

Of course, I hope that all this is the misjudgment of the younger generation.

There is no best, if there is, we can be regarded as a step ahead to avoid greater losses. "

"Okay, there's no harm in looking into such an important matter.

In fact, it is very simple to investigate, there is no need to alarm the generals at the border, you only need to pay attention to the deployment of troops at the border at all times, once there is an unusual large-scale transfer of troops, there is probably something wrong..."

In this respect, Luo Xiao is an expert.

This is why Gu Ming thought of him first, instead of going to the Minister of War, Fu Tianchou.

After all, Fu Tianchou stayed in the capital for many years, so he must be far inferior to Luo Xiao, a veteran who has been fighting for decades, for all kinds of developments in the army.

Although Luo Xiao has retired and returned home, but he has been in the army for decades, how could it be possible that he doesn't have any cronies and confidantes in the army?

"Well, I will trouble Duke Luo to worry about this matter."

"Hehe, Gu Xueshi's words are wrong! As you said before, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. In fact, I always feel that Gu Xueshi's so-called hexagrams may be just an excuse, and he should know something?"

"Uh?"

"It looks like the old man guessed right..."

Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy, Gu Ming couldn't help but secretly sighed.

Then he smiled wryly and said: "Mr. Luo has eyes, but this junior is forced to do so. I hope Mr. Luo will forgive me."

"The old man knows that you are not an ordinary person, and being an official may be just a trial.

But no matter what, the old man believes in you.Since you didn't tell the reason, the old man also believes that you have unavoidable difficulties, so the old man stopped asking.

But don't worry, this old man will definitely send reliable people to secretly investigate this matter, and will notify you as soon as there is news. "

Hearing this, Gu Ming couldn't help standing up, and saluted sincerely: "Thank you, Mr. Luo, for your understanding!"

"Scholar Gu doesn't need to be too polite. If you don't dislike the old man, you can come and have a few drinks with the old man when you have time."

"Haha, Duke Luo is too humble. Duke Luo is full of red face, and he is always strong. Most likely he has practiced the Taoist breathing technique. Not to mention ordinary people, I am afraid that even a tiger is a sick cat in front of you."

These words are not flattery, Gu Ming still has such eyesight.

"Hahaha, Master Gu saw through this old man's old ways..."

After chatting for a while, Gu Ming couldn't help but say goodbye: "Old Luo, this junior has to go back to the Imperial Academy to handle some official business, so I must come to have a few drinks with Mr. Luo someday."

"Well, business is important, let's have a good chat when you are free."

Afterwards, Gu Ming went to find Luo Yan and said a few words, then left.

Lord Jingguo's side has been settled, and Gu Ming believes that some clues will be found.

Then, Lord Qing will have to rely on him and Xin Jiuniang to figure out a way.

There is also that old demon Pudu Cihang, who always hides in the dark and stares, like a poisonous snake hunting in the dark.

It seems that it is necessary to find an opportunity to take the initiative and meet this old demon in person.

Of course, in order to confront this old monster head-on, in addition to fighting skills, there is also fighting skills in the court.

In terms of Gu Ming's current conditions in all aspects, it is naturally far behind. After all, he is only a fifth-rank official now, and Pudu Cihang is the protector of the country.

In terms of official rank, the protector of the country is a superior rank.

Although official rank is not necessarily linked to status and power, it also has certain determinants.

Therefore, Gu Ming still has to work hard in this regard.

If you proceed step by step and slowly rise from the fifth rank... even if you are an official, it may take more than ten or 20 years to be promoted to the first rank.

But obviously, if the current situation continues, at most two or three years, Purdue Cihang will empty out the entire court, and his people from top to bottom...or ghosts and ghosts.

At that time, what happened to Gu Ming?Even if he can protect himself, he can only go back to his hometown and stay in obscurity.

Besides, Gu Ming didn't have the patience to wait that long.

So we had to find another way.

However, for Gu Ming, this route is not a brain-intensive task. After all, he is also a traveler, and there are too many ideas available...

Early in the morning, the emperor sent someone to summon Gu Ming to enter the palace.

On weekdays, Gu Ming's affairs in the Imperial Academy are not heavy and easy, mainly doing some work such as writing and editing literature and history.

And there are many things that he doesn't need to do by himself, because he still has a lot of dictionaries, compilations and the like.

Big and small are also a leader. As a leader, you just need to coordinate the overall situation, and you can do chores yourself.

However, Gu Ming's responsibilities are not only the affairs of the Imperial Academy, but also responsible for giving lectures in the palace, or giving advice to the emperor.

"Weichen see the emperor!"

After entering the imperial study room, Gu Ming stepped forward and saluted the emperor who was sitting in front of the imperial case.

"Gu Aiqing is free!" The emperor smiled and raised his hand, then pointed to the chair on the other side: "Sit down, I want to talk to you about something."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gu Ming sat down in response, and subconsciously glanced at the wall behind the imperial case, on which hung the three-character scripture he presented in the imperial garden last time, as well as the calligraphy written on the spot with history as a mirror.

It seems that the emperor really likes these two paintings, and they hang them in the most eye-catching place in the imperial study.

However, the other two calligraphy and paintings that had been hanging before were moved to the side.

This made Gu Ming extremely gratified.

It's not about vanity, but it can be seen from this that the emperor should appreciate these two paintings from time to time.

Then, these two characters will have a subtle effect to weaken the influence of Purdue Cihang...

Chapter 244 The cultural invasion is about to begin...

Seeing Gu Ming glance at those two words, the emperor also glanced over subconsciously, and said with a smile: "Gu Aiqing, in fact, I sent you into the palace today, and what I'm talking about is also related to your three-character scripture."

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

"That's right, recently I feel more and more that the three-character scriptures written by Aiqing are infinitely useful and easy to understand.

Although the number of words is not many, it condenses history, heaven, geography, human relations, loyalty and filial piety, etc., which is really amazing and worthy of the words of the scriptures.

Therefore, I have an idea to print the Three Character Classics into booklets and send them to the Imperial College and government-run colleges, and then gradually popularize them, so that the people of the world can also read them fluently. What do you think of Aiqing? "

"Your Majesty is wise!"

At this time, Gu Ming could not care about being modest, and said something sincerely.

The emperor was able to discover this, and he is indeed worthy of the word "wise".

After all, in Gu Ming's previous life, the Three Character Classic, Hundred Surnames, and Thousand Characters were recognized as the three major traditional books for enlightenment.

"At the beginning of human beings, nature is inherently good." It is estimated that everyone will memorize a few words.

A classic is a classic, no matter which world it is in, it cannot hide its light.

"Well, then it's decided."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction.

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

There are three-character scriptures, and there are thousands of characters in this world, but there are no hundreds of surnames. Why not add hundreds of surnames and print them in a booklet?

Anyway, it doesn't add up to many words.

Therefore, Gu Ming replied: "Your Majesty, I have an idea."

"Oh? I love you, but it's okay to say."

"Your Majesty, the number of words in the three-character scripture printed alone is a little less. According to the meaning of the minister, it is better to add a thousand characters. In addition, the minister will collect and organize it again, how about adding a hundred family names?"

"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 it can be regarded as a tribute compiled by the imperial court.

In the future, we can also make statistics based on the geographical distribution of surnames, population, and population migration of surnames, and store them in the annals of history.”

Hearing what Gu Ming said, the emperor's eyes lit up immediately: This matter is a big deal!

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

"Okay, this idea is very good, so don't be in a hurry to imprint it, Gu Aiqing, if you talk about your idea carefully, I want to see how many surprises you can bring me."

Hearing this, Gu Ming was naturally overjoyed, the invasion was finally about to begin

"Your Majesty, my minister's ideas may be a bit unconscionable, and I am afraid that the Emperor will find it difficult to accept it for a while."

"Oh?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's okay, Ai Qing will talk about your thoughts first, no matter whether I accept it or not, I will never blame you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gu Ming thanked, and then said: "At that time, although Emperor Shi Huang unified the characters, the regions in the north and the south were vast, and there were many dialects in each place, and there were even a phenomenon that the pronunciation was different for ten miles, and each other could not understand each other.

As a result, it leads to a great obstacle in language communication.

Although there have been official Chinese in the past dynasties, it is difficult to popularize due to various reasons.

I believe that the emperor has a deep understanding of this, and above the court, the southern accent and the northern accent, I am afraid that the emperor sometimes has a headache when he hears it."

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

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

The emperor immediately cheered up: "So, Ai Qing has a solution?"

"Well, but it will take a relatively long process"

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

"That's right, Wei Chen has researched a phonetic notation method by himself."

"Study phonetics by yourself?"

"Yes, through the method of phonetic notation, each character can be formed into a fixed pronunciation, and then it can be promoted as a standard Mandarin throughout the world.

Once promoted, it will naturally solve the barriers of language communication. "

The emperor didn't understand these words very well, 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 it better."

"Well, that minister has to write it down on paper so he can explain it better."

The emperor immediately dragged Gu Ming to the imperial case: "Aiqing, come on, write it for me to see."

"Good emperor."

Gu Ming responded, grabbed the "Dragon Pen" and wrote the word "Yan", and then added the phonetic notation on it, which is also the pinyin: yan.

"Is this the pinyin that Ai Qing said?"

The emperor asked in a daze.

"Yes, Your Majesty, phonetic notation is generally divided into two parts, y is the initial consonant, and an is the final consonant"

Gu Ming briefly explained the initials and finals.

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

"Your Majesty, this phonetic notation scheme sounds a little complicated, but there are only a few dozen of them. As long as you memorize them carefully, you can master them in a few days.

Once you know it well, it will be useful for life.

At that time, the imperial court can uniformly issue dictionaries marked with phonetic notation, that is, calligraphy books.