In the afternoon, after Li Zexuan took a nap, Xiao He came over and said that a middle-aged scribe named Ma Zhou had come to see him and was waiting in the main hall of the front yard.
Li Zexuan nodded and moved to the front hall.
I saw Ma Zhou Eguan, well-groomed and well-dressed. He looked a bit like a scholar, elegant and elegant. This outfit almost blinded Li Zexuan's eyes. Is this the same sloppy man he saw yesterday
"Tsk, tsk, Mr. Ma's dress and style are almost catching up with mine. If I walk on the street, wouldn't it mean that Mr. Ma will steal the heart of other people's ladies?"
Li Zexuan looked at Ma Zhou and couldn't help but sigh.
Ma Zhou was about to stand up and salute Li Zexuan, but when he heard these ridiculing words, he immediately couldn't laugh or cry. However, Ma Zhou was not someone who couldn't take a joke. He smiled and followed Li Zexuan's words and said half-jokingly:
"Sir, Sir, Ma is now considered a brand of Fantastic Culture. You have to dress more elegantly. Otherwise, wouldn't it be embarrassing for you, Sir?"
In history, Zhenguan Dynasty. There are many talents. Ma Zhou was promoted so quickly. In addition to his talent, he was also outstanding in his way of dealing with the world. Ma Zhou was a smart man. He was more artistic when giving advice and was not as straightforward as Wei Zheng.
If Ma Zhou's strategies for governing the country are considered great wisdom, then these trivial details may only be regarded as small cleverness. However, it is this small cleverness that smoothes the relationship between king and minister between him and Li Shimin, so Li Shimin is always very good to him.
In the twelfth year of Zhenguan, Ma Zhouqian was transferred to the Zhongshu Province and was about to be transferred to the Zhongshu Province to work. Li Shimin said to the courtiers on his left and right: "I won't see Ma Zhou for a while and I will miss him."
From this, we can find that Ma Zhou is funny and not rigid, he is very good at life, and basically everyone can like him.
Li Zexuan was also amused by Ma Zhou's words, "Haha, Mr. Ma is really funny. I wonder why you are here today?"
Hearing this, Ma Zhou put away his smile, took out a stack of manuscripts from his sleeves, handed them to Li Zexuan, and said with a smile: "Sir, Sir, Ma has reported the recently issued government decrees and some major cases that occurred near Chang'an City according to your instructions. , anecdotes and strange things have all been compiled into the kind of press release you mentioned, and Ma came here today to let you see if it can be written like this."
Li Zexuan said in surprise: "So fast?"
Ma Zhou said sheepishly: "Well, Ma was a little excited yesterday when he thought of those great ambitions that the Duke mentioned, so he..."
Only then did Li Zexuan notice his two panda eyes. Is he afraid he didn't sleep last night? It was true that Ma Zhou's dress today was so eye-catching that Li Zexuan ignored his expression.
"Brother Ma, you have read poetry and books, and you should know the principle of combining work and rest. No matter how ambitious your ambition is, you need to accumulate step by step to achieve it. It is impossible to achieve it overnight. The body is the most precious capital!"
He seemed to remember that in the history books of his previous life, Ma Zhou died very early, so he said that he didn't want a person as talented and humorous as Ma Zhou to die young.
In fact, in history, Ma Zhou suffered from diabetes for many years and could not be cured. He finally died on the 9th of the first month of the 22nd year of Zhenguan at the age of 48.
When Ma Zhou heard what Li Zexuan said, although he was moved, he still didn't take it seriously. He waved his hand and smiled:
"Thank you Sir for your concern. However, Ma is still in his prime. Whenever he thinks of being able to do something big with Sir Alex and leaving his name in history, Ma feels excited. It's just that we met too late. Ma has been so decadent in the past few years. Lots of time!”
What Ma Zhou said was sincere. Scholars all have the ambition to govern the country and bring peace to the world. Whether it is a dictionary or a newspaper, it will greatly promote the education of the Tang Dynasty.
At first, Ma Zhou came to the workshop just to make money and buy drinks, but since he learned about Li Zexuan's ambition to "make books affordable to everyone in the world", he felt that his body was full of energy again and he was more motivated to work. .
Li Zexuan insisted: "Work can be done slowly, but physical problems must not be ignored. Brother Ma still listens to me and rest when it is time. Datang will only get better and better in the future. There are still many things that need to be done by Brother Ma." Do it and witness it! Later I will instruct the boy next to you to remind you to rest on time every day."
Ma Zhou spread his hands and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, then Ma will listen to the Lord."
Li Zexuan nodded with satisfaction. Then he looked at the manuscripts written by Ma Zhou and saw the following words:
"On Taizong Shu", your Majesty will submit to those who were not subject to you in ancient times; your Majesty will control those who are not to control. China is in trouble like the Turks, and the big and small khans tied up their hands one after another, relaxed their braids, held their swords, and divided their heads. The Imperial Guards were appointed; Yantuo and Tiele were deployed in prefectures and counties; Gaochang and Tuhun were swept away by partial troops. However, Goryeo has been stubborn in all its dynasties, and Mo Ke has been punished. His Majesty charged him with killing the rebels..."
"The Interpretation of Zhenguan Laws" states: The three talents of a husband come to the throne, and all things are divided. The talent is spiritual, and people are called the first. It is impossible not to establish a chief minister based on Li Yuan, and to impose criminal laws based on politics and religion. His emotions are mediocre and stupid, If you are aware of being sinful and cruel, if it is large, it will mess up the area, if it is small, it will show your style. If you do not establish a system, you will not hear it before..."
""The murderer of the massacre of a family of six in Xinfeng County has been captured by the government." In the spring of the first year of Zhenguan, Liu Yuanyi's family in Liujia Village, Xinfeng, was robbed by thieves. The family of five fought hard to resist, but the thieves were brave and brutal..."
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Li Zexuan looked at the pieces of news in his hand, sometimes frowning, sometimes thinking deeply. After a while, he finally finished scanning them all. Then he put down the manuscript in his hand, looked at Ma Zhou, and said, "Brother Ma, let me make a few suggestions. Look, If it’s not feasible or not, if you feel it’s inappropriate, we’ll discuss it carefully.”
Ma Zhou nodded and said, "That's what I mean. Sir, feel free to mention it. Ma is all ears."
Li Zexuan stretched out a finger and said: "First, I think all punctuation marks should be added to your manuscript so that readers can read more easily. As for what punctuation marks are, I believe Brother Ma mentioned them in my "Mortals Cultivation to Immortality" "In "Biography", I have roughly understood part of it, and I will systematically teach you the use of all punctuation marks later."
Ma Zhou cupped his hands and said: "Mou Ma has indeed seen this symbol. At that time, he also guessed that this thing was used to break sentences. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the case. In this way, if this symbol is added to newspapers in the future, it will indeed be It will have a good effect.”
Li Zexuan agreed: "That's right. The same sentence can be segmented in different ways. Each segmentation method will represent different meanings. There are many such examples. Only by introducing punctuation marks can we reduce many unnecessary words. Ambiguity.”
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