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"Leave the idle ship, retreat the idle ship!"

On the Yangtze River, the Datong Navy, which has not existed for a long time, suddenly mobilized collectively this winter.

More than 300 large and small warships sailed towards Nanjing in a mighty manner, and the governor of the Datong Navy, Gu Jianshan, personally led the team.

More and more people gathered at the pier to watch the excitement, and they didn't know what happened. Some people even suspected that there was a rebellion somewhere.

Immediately, the police force in Nanjing was dispatched.

Three steps and one post, five departments and one post, from the pier to the Forbidden City.

Fei Ruyi sat in a palanquin, summoned friends and came, and all stood at the pier watching strangely. This guy's opium addiction has been forcibly given up. During the detoxification period, he almost died, but after that, his temperament changed a lot and subsided a lot.

"The idle retreat, the idle retreat!"

The ones who came this time were actually the guards of the imperial city, they were rarely dispatched at ordinary times.

Both business travelers and passers-by were all driven to the side of the road, as if some important person wanted to pass.

Many officials came again, and even the palace ladies.

The warships of the Datong Navy docked one after another, and many merchant ships that were berthing at the pier were ordered to leave temporarily to make room for the naval warships.

This battle was too outrageous, and the common people became more and more curious.

Gu Jianshan was sitting on the deck of the flagship supervising the battle. Qian Qianyi and other officials from the Imperial Academy and Qintian Academy also got off the naval battleship.

The officers and soldiers of the navy and the guards of the imperial city lifted boxes one by one from the ship.

Every box must be opened and inspected when landing, and handed over after confirming that it is correct.

Only an official shouted: "The bibliography of Wenyuan Pavilion in Beijing has a total of 43,200 volumes. There are many lost volumes, and only 10,237 volumes remain. Now hand over the books of the imperial annotations made by the former Ming emperor, as well as the books of etiquette, law, politics, education and actual records of the former Ming emperor. "Ming Tai The first revised version of Zu Shilu is completely lost; the second revised version has 165 volumes and 183 volumes, all of which are well preserved; the third revised version has 250 volumes and 257 volumes, and 248 volumes and 255 and a half volumes are now in existence. Please check and hand over!"

One box after another was opened for inspection, and each box had to be counted three times.

This voice made the onlookers excited, and all the books on board were actually collected by the Beijing Imperial City Collection.

At the same time, it is a pity that there are more than 40,000 volumes in the Beijing Wenyuan Pavilion bibliography, and less than 30% of them are preserved today.

It was not destroyed by war, but by poor preservation.

Some were moth-eaten, some were moldy and rotten. In addition, the cabinet and officials of the Imperial Academy of the Ming Dynasty often took advantage of their positions to hand over the books in Wenyuan Pavilion to their homes. As early as the Wanli period, only two or three of them were kept.

Ordinary people gradually dispersed, but scholars gathered more and more.

Finally, the official shouted again: "The "Yongle Canon" has a total of 11,095 volumes, 60 volumes of catalogues, and 22,877 volumes of text. The first draft has been destroyed in Nanjing Wenyuan Pavilion. All originals are lost, and all copies are intact. Please check and hand over!"

The onlookers stand on tiptoes, wanting to see what the "Yongle Dadian" looks like.

When Li Zicheng left Beijing, he let go of the burning of the palace, but the area of ​​the fire was not large, and the Manchu emperor lived in it after minor repairs.

Therefore, the original version of "Yongle Dadian" cannot be destroyed in the flames of war.

But it is true that there is not a single volume left in the original copy. The biggest suspicion is Jiajing, and it is very likely that the entire set of "Yongle Dadian" was buried with him.

Before Jiajing, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty didn't take "Yongle Dadian" seriously, and even Zhu Di himself didn't bother to read it.

Only Jiajing loves the "Yongle Dadian" and often carries it with him to read it - there are a lot of proven prescriptions in this set of books, which can be used for alchemy and Taoism.

In Jiajing's later years, someone suddenly copied a copy of "Yongle Dadian". In the second year after Jiajing's death, the original copy was kept in Wenyuan Pavilion and the copy was kept in Huangshicheng. But since then, the original has never been found, and no one has mentioned it again.

For three days in a row, the inspection and handover was going on outside the city of Nanjing.

In the end, more than 60 boxes were moved out, all of which were defective books, moth-eaten, moldy, and burned... It needs to be repaired and supplemented by the Imperial Academy and Qintian Academy as much as possible.

Chaohui.

Qian Qianyi led the doctors of the Imperial Academy to come out, and said with cupped hands: "Please revise and compile a set of "Minshi Dadian" on the basis of "Yongle Dadian". It is this "Yongle Dadian". There are many mistakes and omissions, and it has to be revised."

"allow!"

Zhao Han said: "After the compilation of "History of the Ming Dynasty" is completed, we will edit the "Minshi Canon". Well, it is more convenient to call it "Minshi Quanshu". Scholars’ books, works on mathematics, physics, etc. should also be included.”

"Follow the order!"

Qian Qianyi was overjoyed that these two tasks could last until the day he died.

The memoirs of successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty moved from Beijing are temporarily stored in the Hanlin Academy for the convenience of the officials of the Imperial Academy to edit the "History of Ming Dynasty". As for the remaining books, half are stored in Wenyuan Pavilion and the other half are stored in the emperor's private library.

In particular, the calligraphy and paintings collected by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty have all become Zhao Han's personal collection.

By the way, the Manchu Palace in Shenyang also brought in a lot, probably taken away by the Manchus when they evacuated Beijing.

The compilation of "History of the Ming Dynasty" officially started. At the same time, Zhao Han ordered the world to collect various folk books, especially the works of scholars in the Ming Dynasty, so as to prepare for the future compilation of "The Complete Book of the Beginning of the Republic of China".

Of course, it is not mandatory to collect.

Those who donate books can keep the original copy themselves, and ask someone to copy the book and send a copy. Once selected, there must be rewards, and even knowledgeable people can participate in the compilation of "Min Shi Quan Shu".

Although folks are not required to donate books, local officials will always take the opportunity to please them.

Jiaxing, Zhejiang.

Liu Xianwen, the county magistrate of Jiaxing, ran to Xiang's mansion in person the next day after seeing the content of the imperial decree.

"Mr. Mo Lin, there is a big happy event!" Liu Xianwen said with a smile.

Xiang Yuanbian said suspiciously: "It's hard to understand late birth, please let the county lord make it clear."

Liu Xianwen took out the notice copied by the clerk: "Mr. Mo Lin, please read it." Before the other party finished reading it, he continued, "Mr. Why not ask someone to copy the book and present it to the court? This will surely win His Majesty's favor, and you may be able to participate in the editing of "Min Shi Quan Shu."

In the whole of Zhejiang, the one with the largest collection of books is Xiang Yuanbian in front of him, and the other is Fan Qin in Yin County.

Xiang Yuanbian thought about it carefully and felt that this was an opportunity.

Anyway, the emperor didn't ask for the original copy, so he could invite more copyists to make copies and present them to the court.

Moreover, Tianlai Pavilion has a catalog of books, so take the catalog directly to the capital. Let the officials of the Hanlin Academy look at the catalog and choose, and then ask someone to copy it after they are selected.

After sending the magistrate away, Xiang Yuanbian went to see his clan brother Xiang Dushou.

The two brothers are very confident about this. They have too many books, and many of them are orphans. They will definitely be selected by the Imperial Academy.

Xiang Dushou said: "Only presenting the collection of books can't stand out from the crowd. Maybe you can present the world's treasures to Your Majesty! In the hands of the foolish brother, the most precious thing is the authentic work of Su Shi. In the hands of the wise brother..."

Xiang Yuanbian was silent, he knew what the clan brother was talking about, but he was really reluctant to reveal it.

Xiang Dushou laughed and said: "I heard that there is Huangcheng Primary School in Nanjing, and the prince also studies there. My virtuous brother presents that thing. My virtuous brother's youngest son is at the right age, so maybe he can be a classmate with the prince."

Xiang Yuanbian suddenly became enlightened, and immediately clapped his hands and said, "It's better for the elder brother to see the long term!"

The two brothers, with their bibliography and entourage, went to Nanjing together.

When they arrived at the Imperial Academy, they first took out the bibliography, which shocked the officials a little.

Immediately, Xiang Yuanbian said again: "Could you please convey that Wan Sheng has the guts to present a treasure to His Majesty in person."

Zhang Pu fell ill again in winter, and Qian Qianyi had the final say in the Cultural and History Museum of the Imperial Academy.

Qian Qianyi smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's hard to meet the saints for ordinary treasures."

"Please watch it, gentlemen."

Xiang Yuanbian untied a long bag from his back, opened the bag, and it was wrapped in leather paper. The parchment was opened, and inside was a delicate bamboo tube.

An item was pulled out from the bamboo tube, and it was still wrapped in leather paper.

After opening several layers of leather paper one after another, the scroll inside was finally revealed.

Everyone laughed immediately, and at the same time they were very curious, why are calligraphy and paintings so careful?

Xiang Yuanbian slowly unfolded the scroll, but before he saw the text, he saw a pile of seals and inscriptions.

One of the lines is particularly conspicuous, it is the thin gold script written by Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty: Tang Li Taibai on the balcony!

Everyone's eyes narrowed sharply, and their breathing became rapid.

The scroll continued to be opened, revealing the cursive script inside: the mountains are high and the waters are long, and there are myriad images. Without old pens, Qingzhuang can be poor. Go to the balcony to read on the 18th, Taibai.

Is it actually Li Bai's authentic work?

Qian Qianyi trembled slightly, picked up the glasses on his chest, put them on, and took a close look at them. The more I looked at it, the more I felt it was true. At least with his level of identification, the inscriptions and seals of Song Huizong and other celebrities were real.

"Don't squeeze, don't squeeze, don't squeeze Shixian's original work!"

Xiang Yuanbian shouted anxiously, and quickly put away the scroll, for fear that the treasure would be damaged.

Qian Qianyi roared angrily: "Everyone back down! Wait for the authentic works of Shixian to hang up, and then come and admire them one by one!"

Everyone retreated quickly, Xiang Yuanbian hung the treasure on the wall, separated by stools, and everyone could only stand three feet away to admire it.

In addition to the Museum of Literature and History, scholars in other museums of the Imperial Academy were also alarmed one after another.

There are really three floors inside and three floors outside. This is the only authentic handed down by Li Bai. Before today, they had never heard of it, and some people copied it out of thin air with their fingers on the spot.

Wang Tiaoding, the top leader of the Imperial Academy, also came to the scene quickly.

Wang Tiaoding looked at it for a while and said: "Bring the pen and ink, if you want to copy it, do it as soon as possible. It must be collected before evening, and it will be presented to His Majesty tomorrow. If it is stolen here, I will not be able to afford it."

So the tables and chairs were placed around the treasures, and no one was allowed to cross the boundary. Each of them was like a child who had just learned calligraphy, repeatedly copying Li Taibai's authentic works.

There are waste papers being thrown on the ground, and people are constantly lamenting their dissatisfaction.

After copying until the evening, everyone still refused to leave. Wang Tiaoding could only prolong the time, and finally came over with a lantern for lighting.

The next day, the two Xiang Yuanbian brothers, with their respective collections of treasures, were successfully summoned by the emperor.