I was fucked by Zheng Ge as soon as I crossed over
Chapter 20 Your Majesty, you can’t do that!
The first batch of books was finally completed. They consisted of dozens of thin pages of paper, and only the first chapter of the Three Character Classic was written on the first few pages. However, it almost made Su Jinyue and the other three burst into tears.
Fusu, Meng Yi and Cai Yan rubbed their sore wrists, while Su Jinyue rubbed her fingers which were pierced with several holes. The four of them looked at each other with sympathy and sighed again.
"Quickly submit the first book for the emperor's review." Su Jinyue ordered loudly, "Take the other two and send them to Wangshu Palace and Xiao Shisan."
Hearing this, Fusu reminded her tenderly, "Third sister, don't be partial to one and give one to the other. Give one to each of your sisters and brothers."
"Keep it a secret! Did you forget to keep it a secret? I'll send it to you tomorrow."
"Tomorrow is also fine. Then I will take my copy back first."
"I will take it back too." The other two people quickly expressed their opinions.
"Okay. Then I'll keep one for you all, please feel free to use." Su Jinyue agreed, thinking to herself: I lied to you, I kept a lot to give away later.
The court meeting three days later was destined to be no ordinary one. Even in the long river of time that followed, this court meeting left behind a glorious moment.
That day, Su Jinyue got up early again, dressed neatly and walked into the court hall.
The only people in the hall were Fusu, Meng Yi, and Cai Yan, who had arrived early and were extremely excited. A glance between the four of them spoke volumes.
The palace servants had already placed the pens, ink, paper and inkstone neatly on each table.
There were noises coming from outside the hall, and ministers were coming in one after another. The four of them immediately straightened their chests, pricked up their ears, and listened attentively to everyone's discussion.
"Hey, the Third Princess arrived so early today?"
"Mr. Chen, come and look, what's this on the table?"
"I have this too. It looks like a stone inkstone or a stone mill. What is this?"
"This ornament is quite unique and ingeniously designed."
Another old man with gray hair had already picked up the brush and was examining it carefully. "This is a bamboo stick, right? I saw it before when I was studying in Changsha County."
"The doctor is very knowledgeable. This bamboo stick is very beautifully made. It has a unique charm when placed on this wooden stand."
The gray-haired old man continued to pick up the ink stick and put it to his nose to smell it. "Yes, this is an ink stick. It should be similar to an ink ball. It can be used to draw ink for coloring."
At this time, a younger Taicang official exclaimed, "Everyone, look, what is this? It looks like silk, but it can be easily torn."
After hearing this, everyone turned their attention to the white objects on their desks.
The object was extremely light and white, with several pieces of different light colors stacked together, all of uniform size, giving it a strange sense of regularity.
Su Jinyue and the other three straightened their backs, looked straight ahead with solemn expressions, and listened attentively to the discussion behind them.
"I see these utensils are all related to the ink stick. Could this be a simple cloth used to absorb water?"
"No, it looks a bit like silk to me. Are you planning to use it to replace silk? It would be too easy to tear and difficult to preserve."
The four eavesdroppers were furious and were about to retort when they heard the palace ladies singing along.
"Your Majesty has arrived, salute!"
"Long live your majesty!"
"No need to be polite, stand up."
Ying Zheng nodded to the palace maid, who understood and led the young palace maids to distribute books one by one.
The ministers who received the book looked puzzled and opened it to take a look. The moment they opened it, their eyes widened and they gasped in unison. They closed it and opened it again with incredible expressions.
The officials and doctors sitting behind the desks were even more curious about what could have shocked the important officials in front so much.
The book was slowly put down. After they received it, they understood the astonishment of the ministers. This, this, this...
A book lover recited the contents on the spot: "At birth, human nature is good. Natures are similar, but habits make them different. Without teaching, nature will change. The way to teach is to be focused."
The more he read, the more excited he became, and his voice became even louder: "If a child is not taught well, it is the fault of the father. If a child is not taught strictly, it is the laziness of the teacher."
Ying Zheng, who was in the lead, did not reprimand them, but just let them be shocked.
"Who wrote this? Who wrote this?" Chunyu Yue was extremely excited. Many of the contents here were alluding to Confucianism. He just wanted to praise the author and wished he could make friends with him immediately.
Most others were focused on the book itself.
"What is this? It's not like silk, but I can write on it without getting dizzy, and it's very convenient to bind. This small book can hold several scrolls of bamboo slips."
"Exactly, absolutely. No wonder, this is the pure white thing on our table."
The seventy doctors of the Qin Dynasty did not attend court meetings every day, but instead selected representatives to take turns attending.
The doctor who attended today was a descendant of a famous family. He held the book in his hand and laughed loudly, "My family is flourishing. With this item, my family will surely flourish!"
After hearing this, everyone started talking even louder.
"I just don't know how much this thing costs? Can I afford it?"
"It should be more expensive than silk. No, it should be more expensive."
Ying Zheng saw many ministers in the audience looking at him eagerly. He coughed and the hall became quiet.
"Shaofu Ling."
Upon hearing this, Cai Yan stepped out and began to explain the production costs and research and development of various tools one by one.
"Your Majesty, this material is called paper. You can write on it with ink. It is made of simple materials and is cheap. It can be made from tree bark, bamboo branches, or grass. When bound together, it becomes a book."
"This is pine smoke ink stick, smoked with pine smoke, and can be ground into powder with water for writing."
"This is a brush, made of bamboo. The hair can be made of rabbit, chicken, or mouse hair, which are also easy to obtain."
"This is an inkstone, a pen holder, a pen holder..."
Everyone in the audience listened attentively, and after hearing about the materials and costs of these tools, they were even more excited, as if the prosperity of each family was just around the corner.
"These tools were all proposed by the Third Princess. The Minister of the Imperial Household followed her instructions, trial and error, and finally arrived at the finished product. The booklet distributed today was copied and bound by Prince Fusu, Minister Meng Yi, and the Third Princess. The content was created by the Third Princess alone, and it is called the Three Character Classic."
With a "buzz" sound, a huge discussion sounded in the hall again.
Chun Yuyue was stunned. "It's actually the Third Princess! How could it be the Third Princess? She, she, she!"
"Silence!" It was still the Imperial Censor Feng Jie who spoke to maintain order in the hall.
The hall returned to silence, but the atmosphere was still lively.
Fusu was the first to step out of the group, kneeling down and pleading, "Your Majesty, what the Minister of the Household said is true. I implore Your Majesty to reward Da Shangzao generously, confer a higher title on him, grant him fiefdoms, and spread the word far and wide."
Sparse discussions began to arise, but no one jumped out to object.
Meng Yi followed closely behind, kneeling to request an imperial decree, "The Great Lord first taught the method of drying salt in ditches and beaches, alleviating the people's salt shortage; now he has also invented pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, alleviating the world's suffering from calligraphy. With these four tools, everyone can learn to write, and the classics and historical texts can be widely disseminated. This is a great achievement! I petition Your Majesty to confer the title of Marquis of Tong on the Great Lord and grant him a fiefdom."
"Boo!" The discussion in the hall became louder.
"Your Majesty, you can't do that!" A white-haired old man stood up from behind the desk and objected loudly.
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