However, as Tianmu saw to the end, fires frequently occurred in the Forbidden City and the "Yongle Encyclopedia" was almost lost, with only more than 400 volumes left out of more than volumes!

And they are scattered all over the world.

Zhu Di sighed and closed his eyes, while Xie Jin and others looked gloomy.

Chen Ji staggered a few steps, and his straight back suddenly hunched a little...

Only 400 copies left! How could this happen?

Half a lifetime of hard work...

There were more than 9000 copies in existence during the Qianlong period, but as time passed, only more than copies were left.

There were frequent wars in later years, and up to now only 224 volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia remain in the National Library.

Chen Ji couldn't believe it, 224 volumes!

Their later country only had 224 volumes, but there were tens of thousands of volumes of classics!

There is only this little bit left...

Other dynasties could also feel from the sky that later generations felt sorry for this lost classic book.

This shows how much importance people in later generations place on the classics left by their ancestors.

Liu Bang couldn't help but worry: "What about the Book of Han? The Book of Han has not been passed down to later generations in its entirety. Could it be that it is also incomplete..."

Zhang Liang shook his head: "It's unknown."

After watching this episode, Zhou Jinyu felt very upset. It was amazing that such precious books had not been passed down in their entirety!

Just as he was feeling uncomfortable, a long-lost mechanical voice sounded: Ding! It is detected that the host has reached the reward standard. Do you want to start the reward now?

Zhou Jinyu jumped up instantly and said to Yuan Fei, who had a puzzled look on his face, "I'm going to the bathroom!"

Sitting on the toilet, Zhou Jinyu asked the voice in his head: "What reward?"

"The reward is that you can choose any dynasty and ask them for a reward, but the reward must be given by the other party. And it can only be used once a week."

Zhou Jinyu's heart suddenly began to beat: "Then can I choose the Ming Dynasty and ask them for a complete set of the Yongle Encyclopedia?"

"Yes, as long as the other party agrees."

"How do you ask?"

"You start the live broadcast and can ask questions to designated people."

"I'll ask right now!"

Zhou Jinyu ran into the study, called up the live broadcast interface provided by the system, and saw the connection function that was not there before.

Zhou Jinyu clicked to connect with Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di, feeling a little heavy-hearted, was startled by the sudden appearance of the link, but then he perked up and slowly clicked on the link.

When others saw this connection for the first time, they were all staring in amazement.

After the connection was made, Zhou Jinyu cleared his throat and tried not to be nervous: "Hello, Mr. Zhu Di."

Zhu Di slowly leaned back on the throne and said solemnly, "Call me Your Majesty."

"...Um...Okay, hello, Your Majesty." Zhou Jinyu immediately changed his words: "As you can see, the Yongle Encyclopedia that has been passed down to later generations has been almost lost, so Your Majesty, can you give future generations a complete set of the Yongle Encyclopedia? In exchange, you can tell me anything you want to ask or see."

Chen Ji, Xie Jin and others' eyes lit up and they looked at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di thought for a long time before he said in a deep voice: "A complete set of the Yongle Encyclopedia is enough to fill the whole room. How can you take it?"

"Don't worry about that, Your Majesty. I can get it if you want."

Seeing that Zhu Di did not say anything, Chen Ji became anxious and hurriedly stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, the purpose of compiling books is to allow everyone to see them. Now we have this opportunity to let future generations hundreds of years later see the full picture of the classics compiled by our Ming Dynasty! Your Majesty!"

Zhu Di thought for a long time and then stood up: "I can give you the original copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia, but I haven't thought about the questions I want to ask yet. I will ask you when I have thought about it."

"Okay, okay!" Zhou Jinyu was overjoyed: "Whatever you want to ask, if I don't understand it, I will find information for you until you are satisfied!"

Zhu Di nodded and ordered his men to open the storeroom where the original copy of the Yongle Encyclopedia was stored: "Here is the original copy, and the copy is somewhere else. You can take it away."

Zhou Jinyu hurriedly called the system: "Hurry up, send all the Yongle Encyclopedia to the National Library!"

"You do not want?"

"What am I going to do? I can't put so many books in my house! And of course these precious cultural relics are given to the country. Don't you know that ancient books have very high requirements for the environment! There are strict standards for temperature, humidity, and even light! How can I have such standards in my house? If I really put them in my house, it would be destroying cultural relics."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course! I'll just buy a photocopy to satisfy my visual craving."

"Okay, if you donate it to other organizations, you will only get a small amount of cash. Compared to the value of these books, it is pitiful."

"Hmm? There's still money?" Zhou Jinyu immediately became excited after hearing this: "How much is it?"

"Based on the value of the books you donated, the cash you received is only 5."

“Before or after tax?”

"Of course it's after tax. Our system also has requirements, and that is to absolutely abide by your rules!"

"What are you waiting for? Send it over right away!" Zhou Jinyu didn't expect this unexpected surprise!

"Okay." With the system's answer, the room filled with the Yongle Encyclopedia was empty in an instant.

Everyone who witnessed this scene gasped, it was a miracle!

Zhu Di secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned to discuss with everyone what to ask next.

When other dynasties saw this scene, they were immediately in an uproar!

They all checked what they could give to future generations, and then thought about what they wanted~~

The people are also excited, wondering if they have a chance?

But they don’t have those books…

Does Miss Zhou want anything else?

The next day, Beijing.

A phone rang in the National Library.

“Hello, National Library.”

"Hello, I would like to donate some books to you." A deep male voice sounded.

"Okay, what's your name? What kind of books do you want to donate? Have you filled out the donation information?"

"Zhu Di, I donate the Yongle Encyclopedia."

"Huh? You, say it again? What to donate?" The staff member was incredulous.

"I will donate the Yongle Encyclopedia to you."

"Great, how many books would you like to donate?"

"All."

"!!! What did you say?" The staff member doubted his ears again.

"The car will be at the door soon, please go and pick it up." After saying that, he hung up the phone.

After a moment of shock, the staff member hurried to find the curator.

"curator!!"

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" The curator looked up at him.

"Someone, someone said they want to donate the Yongle Encyclopedia to us!"

"Oh?" The curator's face lit up immediately. "Where is he? Where is he? How many books does he want to donate?"

"No... no one... just said the car would be delivered right away."

At this time, another staff member rushed in: "Director, there are four trucks outside, saying that they are books donated to us."

The curator rushed out, and the driver saw him and shouted, "Are you the person in charge here? Where are these things?"

The curator looked at the four fully loaded trucks in shock: "What, what is this?"

The driver shook his head. “I don’t know. It’s said to be a book. Sign it!”

The curator did not sign. He asked someone to bring down a box and prepared to open it to see what was inside.

The library receives donated books from all walks of life every day, but they don’t accept everything.

After opening the tightly wrapped box, four large black characters were revealed on the piles of bright yellow books: Yongle Encyclopedia!

The curator opened his eyes wide and looked through the book carefully with trembling hands.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and ordered the staff beside him: "Quick! Tell everyone to come down and move the books back to the ancient book room! Slow down! Slow down! Don't bump into anything! Oh, gloves! Put on gloves!!"

The staff worked for an entire afternoon to move all the books. During this time, the driver wanted to help, but the director refused: "No, no! Master, just watch, don't move! Don't move!!"

Upon hearing the news, various ancient book experts rushed to the scene and used various instruments, and finally determined that this set of "Yongle Encyclopedia" was the authentic one!

And it is a well-preserved, complete original copy!!

This result shocked everyone. The curator was in a daze. He asked the staff who answered the phone: "Who did you say donated it?"

"Zhu Di, the donor's name is Zhu Di."

Zhu Di! Yongle! Is this a coincidence?

The curator muttered to himself.

The system once asked Zhou Jinyu why the donor did not use her name.

Zhou Jinyu waved his hand: "That was originally what Zhu Di was willing to give us, so he was the donor."

She is just an agent, and besides, she makes money!

so happy!

That’s 5 yuan! I’ll treat Yuan Fei to a big meal someday!

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