At the beginning of February, the ice melted and the snow melted, and the willows turned green. Although it was still a bit cold in spring, there were already flowers selling everywhere.
It was just dawn, and the tall and heavy city gate was slowly opened amidst the sound of drums, scattering the brilliance of the rising sun into the city gate.
When the common people filed into the city, they saw the gates of Judefang and Qunxianfang on both sides of the Jinguang Gate were wide open, and the residents in the squares came out in twos and threes, and the street full of morning light slowly woke up from a night of sleep.
There is a small river flowing through Qunxian Square and passing through the West Market. Pedestrians walk along the bank of the river for a while, and they can see a small lake formed by the river ahead. The lakeside is very lively today, because the mysterious "shop" near the lake is finally about to open after satisfying everyone's appetite!
I heard that this shop was owned by King Teng, who was just appointed by His Majesty today. This King Teng is His Majesty's youngest brother, who was raised by His Majesty's side since he was a child, and is very much loved by His Majesty.
I heard that people from all walks of life have come and gone in the past few months, including the supervisors of the Imperial College, the minor officials of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, and the soldiers of General Li Jing's residence, etc.!
I heard that there are many desks and bookshelves in several rooms, all of which are full of books! Anyway, the person who spread these words has never seen so many books in his life!
It is precisely because of these strange things that many people come early after hearing that this place will officially open today and wait to see the excitement. One after another, many people gathered in the entire West Market one after another, and some hawkers saw the business opportunities and crowded around with their burdens to sell snacks!
Before the auspicious time came, a group of people came out of this mysterious shop. Judging by their attire, they were all supervisors of the Imperial College.
In normal times, these supervising students are all the favored children of heaven, and they would be cast with envious looks when they walk on the road. As a result, they now wear a red mandarin jacket over their prison robes, with the word "volunteer" written on the chest and back, which is very eye-catching!
These people did their part to gain everyone's attention.
Changsun Quan was one of the group of people wearing red jackets. He was the cousin of Changsun Wuji and Empress Changsun, but he was much younger than them, and he only entered the Imperial College this year.
The youngest grandson of Yu Shinan, Yu Zhi, is also in the same sympathy with Changsun Quan. After Yu Shinan passed away, the Yu family was left out a lot, so he worked extra hard, trying to get closer to his grandfather and once again glorify the Yu family!
These two are the highest born among this group of library volunteers, and most of the rest are from poor families. Noble disciples like Du He and Fang Yiai would definitely not be willing to do such a thing!
It started when Li Yuanying went to visit Kong Yingda after the Yuan Festival. Li Yuanying fully explained what it means to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. After meeting Kong Yingda, he began to talk about his opening idea.
Li Yuanying said that the library is for people who look down on books. Some of them may not understand the posted notices or the rules for entering and leaving the library. Therefore, he wants to borrow some students from the Imperial College for use. They acted as library volunteers, explaining the usefulness of the library to the people, and answering questions for the people, so as to avoid any chaos on the opening day.
The so-called volunteers should have the ambition to help the world and help the poor and weak!
Li Yuanying put on a top hat and continued to actively lobby Kong Yingda: These supervising students are bored studying in the room every day, and they don't know how to use the knowledge they have learned. They can easily become bookworms, and the consequences are very dire! Therefore, he found an opportunity for them to practice, to let them have the opportunity to contact the people, and to know how to convey what they know and want to express to the people.
Kong Yingda pondered for a while, and felt that what Li Yuanying said made sense. Didn't he train talents for the court because he wanted them to apply what they learned and become the mainstay of the court
So Chang Sun Quan and others were selected as volunteers.
Li Yuanying took Sizi, Wei Shu and the others to the library, waiting for the auspicious time to officially open the red silk covering the imperial plaque. Sizi asked nervously: "Uncle Yao, do you really want me to reveal the red silk later?"
Li Yuanying said: "That's right, we will expose it." This is actually the result of several people's rock-paper-scissors. Such an exciting opportunity directly decides who will expose the red silk. Li Yuanying chooses several people to come to several rounds of rock-scissors cloth! In the end, the lucky Sizi won!
Sizi blushed and was extremely happy: "There are so many people outside, are they all here to see the opening of our library?"
Li Yuanying said: "Yes, there will be more after Yu Zhi and the others go out to preach! What, are you afraid?"
Sizi said, "I'm not afraid!"
Li Yuanying smiled.
What Li Yuanying arranged for Yu Zhi and others to do was very simple.
First, post notices in front of the gates of each square.
Second, preach the content of the proclamation to the people who are attracted to the proclamation.
This notice was written by Li Yuanying himself. After reading it, Kong Yingda wanted to ghostwrite it for him, but Li Yuanying firmly disagreed. Li Yuanying felt that the common people could not understand what Kong Yingda wrote! Or he writes well, easy to understand!
After someone went out to do the hard work, Li Yuanying took his son and the others to wander around the library leisurely, introducing the books in each area. With the system in place, the classification of books has become simple and clear. Each bookshelf has stipulated what books are placed, and it is easy to see at a glance when walking in it!
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That day, His Majesty Li Er and Wei Zheng had finished discussing important matters, thinking that his bastard younger brother was rarely able to do something serious and worthy of support, so he decided to go to the Nalaoshizi Library in micro-clothes.
Others wanted to see it too, unanimously agreeing to the proposal.
His Majesty Li Er walked out of the Ke Palace in a humble dress, and took Wei Zheng and other confidants to the West Market.
The two of them didn't go far, when they saw many people crowded around the front to listen to the preaching.
Standing next to the announcement and in charge of preaching was a student from the Imperial College. His Majesty Li Er looked familiar, but Wei Zheng recognized it directly: "Is this the Yu family boy?"
The group stopped to see how the children of the Yu family dealt with the common people.
This boy from the Yu family is of course Yu Zhi, and he read out the content of the notice to the people in a serious manner, to the effect that "there is a library in Xishi, where you can read books without paying, everyone, hurry up and have a look."
This overly blunt introduction made Yu Zhi, who had been reading sage books since childhood, a little bit at a loss as to how to pronounce it!
But in terms of arrogance, who can compare to Li Yuanying? Li Yuanying said that if they want to write like this, they have to read it accordingly.
Seeing that the people accepted it well and did not burst into laughter, Yu Zhi quietly wiped off his sweat, and then explained the library borrowing rules to everyone.
Due to the limited space, only bamboo cards can be entered each time, and there are two types of bamboo cards, round and square.
There are fewer round bamboo plaques, and those who get them can sit in the reading room and read and copy books.
There are more square bamboo rafts, and you can go in to find books and read books by taking a number, but there is no place to sit. Of course, you can sit on the floor if you want to.
As for lending books out of the library, you need to verify your identity and address. After all, you have to beware of some dishonest people who just take the books away and don't return them. If you go late and don't get the bamboo card, you can only go in after someone returns the bamboo card.
An old farmer listened to the whole content quietly, and a little excitedly clutched the worn-out pole in his hand, and asked in Mandarin with a strong local accent: "I have a son who has never been to school, but can read a few words, can he also go in? "
Yu Zhi said: "Yes, everyone can go in."
Seeing the tender face of the prison student, a woman couldn't help laughing and teasing: "Can the girl do it?"
Yu Zhi replied seriously: "Women are also fine."
The crowd was in an uproar and were all surprised.
Yu Zhi's face remained unchanged, and he continued to answer questions.
At first, some of the volunteers felt that women should not be allowed in. After all, this is a place for studying. What does it look like to allow women in and out
As a result, Li Yuanying scolded on the spot: "Why is it unseemly for women to go in and out? Has it affected your reading? If you have been affected, it can only be said that your own will is not firm, and you should go because you are not a girl! If not It affects you, why are you not allowing people to read books?" After scolding, he drove all those who raised such opinions back to the Imperial College, and stopped them from being volunteers.
Therefore, the rest of the people honestly preached to the people according to Li Yuanying's request.
At first, Yu Zhi and the others felt that it would be better to send some small officials to do this kind of thing, and they shouldn't be troubled at all. But after several rounds of speaking, more and more people gathered around the announcement, and everyone rushed to ask what they didn't understand. Their faces are all dark and thin or yellow, their hands are mostly callused, their accents are different, and their strange official speech is extremely awkward.
However, their eyes lit up when they knew that the library could still provide a lot of used paper for copying by those who could not afford paper. Originally, their sons and grandsons couldn’t afford to read books. If there is such a place, their sons can study—I heard that there are books on mathematics, law, calligraphy, farming and mulberry, even if they can’t pass the imperial examination , You can also learn some skills to be an accountant or a writing teacher.
Anyone can see the urgency and eagerness of these people.
Facing those brighter and brighter eyes, Yu Zhi felt for the first time many things that he was accustomed to, how unattainable they were for the people in front of him. Their desires, their needs, are clearly in front of them!
Yu Zhi never felt tired anymore, even though his mouth was dry, he still patiently answered one question after another.
His Majesty Li Er and his party looked at it for a while, and their hearts were quite touched, and they boasted with Changsun Wuji: "This kid looks pretty good."
Changsun Wuji said with a smile: "That's natural, the supervisors of the Guozijian are the future pillars of the country."
A few people walked to the West Market, turned a corner, and saw that the street was crowded with people, it was actually full of people!
This library does not require money, and it is fresh. Naturally, many people came to hear the news after the lecture started.
His Majesty Li Er and the others had no choice but to stand outside looking at the ocean and sigh.
After a while, Changsun Wuji saw Kong Yingda who was also squeezed out of the crowd with sharp eyes.
The monarchs and ministers looked at each other and felt that this battle was a bit exaggerated. It should be because Li Yuanying assigned several groups of supervisors to post notices and preach along the street.
What's so annoying is that that bastard boy didn't even think about inviting them to take a look after making such a show!
His Majesty Li Er was outside, Kong Ying did not call "Your Majesty", but silently stepped forward to greet His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er joked with a smile: "Mr. Kong was demolished by crossing the river."
Among the people present, if you want to talk about who contributed the most, it must be Kong Yingda. He asked the supervisor to copy the book, and he asked the supervisor to go to the lecture. Li Yuanying would "return the goods" if he was not satisfied, and the library opened. He is not invited to watch the ceremony today!
Kong Yingda twitched, and replied: "I didn't point out that he would invite me."
That kid would be fine if he didn't jump his feet in anger, who would expect him to understand the world and respect his teacher!
Boom, boom, boom—
A burst of gongs interrupted the conversation between the monarch and his ministers.
Good time!
The author has something to say:
Little Prince: Volunteer, with the ambition to help the world and help the poor and weak!
Little Prince: Come to work, no money.