Liang Banhu and Qijian also reacted quickly, and followed Chen Changsheng and Gou Hanshi to start looking for things. The thatched hut was not big, and in a very short period of time, it was searched over and over by everyone, even the stove and water tank were not leaked. For a while, dust was flying everywhere in the house.
But Tang Thirty-Six didn't realize it, he was still thinking about what Chen Changsheng said earlier, and kept chasing after him, asking, "You took off the quilt, so what are we going to sleep with later? Those quilts left by Senior Xun Mei are really sour and unbearable, but at least there is a cover, let me tell you, I will not cover that broken leather tonight, that guy is hot."
Everyone thought to themselves, the young master of the Tang family in Wenshui is indeed different since he was a child, and at this time, they only worry about whether they can sleep comfortably. Shiliu's usual demeanor, at this time, is even more angry, so how can he care about him.
Chen Changsheng had just finished looking for the kang, his face was covered with dust, listening to Tang Thirty-Six's broken thoughts behind him, he stopped his movements helplessly, and said, "The new bedding will be delivered later, so don't be impatient." .”
Only then did Tang Thirty-Six feel relieved, and asked curiously, "What are you looking for?"
Chen Changsheng said, "Didn't I just tell you, Senior Xun Mei's notes."
"What notes?" Tang Thirty-Six obviously hadn't reacted yet.
"He deciphered the notes on the Tianshu Stele." Chen Changsheng walked outside the house, looked at the fence, and wondered if it might be hidden in the ground. If so, it would be hard to find.
Only then did Tang Thirty-Six understand why everyone reacted so strongly, he quickly rolled up his sleeves and said, "This is something important, we have to find it quickly."
The thatched hut became quiet, only the sound of rummaging through boxes and boxes and knocking on the wall was left, but the silence didn't last too long, and Tang Thirty-six's voice rang out again, "I said, if there are really notes, Who does that note belong to?"
Guan Feibai was standing on the stove looking behind the beams with bacon hanging on it, and said angrily, "Whoever finds it first will get it."
Tang Thirty-Six refused, and said, "Why? We were the ones who moved in first."
Qijian wiped the sweat off his face, and said seriously: "Senior Xun Mei said last night when he was seriously injured in front of the Shinto that he would leave this thatched hut to all of us."
Zhexiu said blankly, "Whoever finds it first will get it."
Tang Thirty-Six rolled his eyes, thinking that there were four members of the Lishan Sword Sect, and seeing that they were looking so hard, they might be the first to find them, so he made up his mind.
"Let's make a concession. It doesn't matter who finds it first, let's look at it together."
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Dust was flying, more fences fell down in the courtyard, the grass on the eaves was lifted, and even the ground beside the well was lifted. The whole thatched cottage was about to be torn apart by the crowd, and finally a cry of surprise was heard.
"found it!"
Everyone was overjoyed and rushed back to the house following the sound, only to see a thin booklet in Tang Sanshiliu's hand. Tang Thirty-Six's expression was a bit complicated. He was naturally very happy to find the notes left by Xun Mei. The problem was that he had suggested in advance that no matter who found it, everyone should read it together...
"It's better to let you find it, or I can be happier." He put the thin booklet on the table, and said with regret: "Why did you let me find it?"
"Where did you find it?" Chen Changsheng asked curiously.
Tang Thirty-Six pointed to the square table in front of him, and said, "It's under the foot of the table, didn't you see it?"
It was quiet, and everyone had already had two meals on this small square table in the kitchen, but who would have thought that Xun Mei would put such an important notebook under the foot of the table like this, the so-called dark under the lamp or light This is the reason, thinking that I almost demolished the house, I can't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Liang Banhu looked at Tang Thirty-Six and said, "I didn't expect you to be good at finding things."
Tang Thirty-Six said: "In Wenshui's home, there is a silver ticket under the table in the old man's card room. I used to steal it when I was young, so I glanced at it habitually. Who would have thought that it was really under the table."
It was still all quiet. Everyone, including Chen Changsheng, lost interest in talking to him. People who are not from the same world, it is really difficult to communicate happily and fluently.
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The dust gradually collected, the tables and chairs were wiped again, and the house was cleaned up. After everything was done, the seven people gathered around the small square table, staring blankly at the table by the dim light of the oil lamp.
Chen Changsheng and Gou Hanshi raised their heads, looked at each other, and remembered that before his death, Xun Mei specifically mentioned leaving this thatched hut for them to live in, and that he liked quietness and didn't want more people to live in it. Strange, only now do I realize that there is such a deep meaning hidden in it.
Xun Mei spent thirty-seven years observing monuments in the Mausoleum of Heavenly Books. Of course, the most important legacy left behind should not be this thatched hut, or the three sour and smelly quilts, but the thin book on the table. Old volume.
Gou Hanshi opened the first page of the thin book, and six heads poked over. This thin booklet is Xun Mei's notes, which record what he learned from observing the stele, and what's more, it contains his various ideas and attempts before deciphering the stele. In the densely packed small characters, there are a full thirty-seven years.
Xun Mei spent thirty-seven years in the Tianshu Mausoleum and deciphered dozens of Tianshu steles. Naturally, it is impossible to describe the process of deciphering every stele without omission. The meanings of the first stele and the Zhaoqing stele are very different. His feelings when he saw this stele for the first time decades ago, as well as his choice of method and psychological changes when trying to decipher the stele, are all recorded very clearly.
The Tianshu stele has remained unchanged forever, but the viewers are different. The method of deciphering the stele of the predecessors is naturally impossible for future generations to use. The method was taught to Gou Hanshi's disciples, but the process of deciphering the stele and the valuable experience of the predecessors can provide ideas for the newcomers, and avoid a few detours. There are also those saints who can freely read the heavenly scriptures and the wind and rain in all directions, and how many people have more experience in viewing monuments than him? If this thin book is circulated, it will inevitably become the target of countless forces.
The teenagers sitting around the table were very clear about what kind of opportunity this was, so they naturally cherished it very much, staring at the words on the booklet, flipping them with Gou Hanshi's fingers, thinking and absorbing them non-stop.
There was silence in the hut.
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After an unknown amount of time, Gou Hanshi covered the thin book. Tang Thirty-Six was engrossed in watching, got up and said in surprise: "What's wrong with this? Open it quickly and take a look."
Chen Changsheng said: "There's still a lot of time, read it slowly, there must be some time to digest, and we haven't even passed the first monument now, it's enough to read this section."
Hearing this, Tang Thirty-Six sat down quietly.
Gou Hanshi looked at the notes in front of him and sighed, "Senior is indeed a senior."
Everyone has the same feeling in their hearts.
It was clearly written in the notes that it took only two days for Xun Mei to unravel the Zhaoqing stele, and what shocked them even more was that in the first two days, Xun Mei only tried two methods to decipher the stele, but During the long years of watching the stele, either because he was bored or because the Tianshu stele behind it was too difficult to decipher, he once again deciphered the Zhaoqing stele when he had nothing to do, and finally found seven ways to unlock the Zhaoqing stele. What is the concept of a successful method of interpreting monuments
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Zhexiu, Guan Feibai and the other five, because they spend too much time watching the monuments in the Mausoleum of Books during the day, and their minds are exhausted, and they have to experience and absorb the experiences in Xun Mei's notes, have already fallen into deep sleep. Chen Changsheng and Gou Hanshi were in good spirits because they had limited time to observe the stele, and they had reached a secluded environment. They stood in the courtyard and watched the night sky full of stars, so they had no intention of resting.
"I want to go see it again."
Chen Changsheng looked at the stars in the night sky, and thought about the sixth method Xun Mei used in the notes, and suddenly felt an urge to see the changes in the inscriptions under the starlight.
Gou Hanshi said: "That's exactly what I mean."
As soon as they said that, they left, the two walked through the orange garden and walked towards the Mausoleum of Tianshu. After a while, they came to the mausoleum. The only road between the mausoleums was like a jade belt under the light of the stars, very beautiful.
Just as he was about to climb the mausoleum, Chen Changsheng suddenly stopped, looked at him and asked, "You have been looking at the stele for two days, so you should already understand it, otherwise it would be unreasonable."
It's not unreasonable, it's unreasonable, because from the Ivy Banquet to the Great Court Examination, he had fought against Gou Hanshi three times, and he knew exactly what kind of person the opponent was. It's just because I am less afraid of death than the other party, or more afraid of death. When it comes to real cultivation and knowledge, I am much worse than Gou Hanshi.
In the afternoon, Chen Changsheng was sure that he was only one step away from the inscription. After seeing Xun Mei's notes, he became more convinced of this idea. Gou Hanshi had been reading it for two days, and he still couldn't understand those inscriptions without reason.
After a moment of silence, Gou Hanshi said, "I want to wait for my juniors."
As long as he is willing, he can unlock the Zhaoqing Monument at any time now and go to the second Tianshu Monument. Regarding this point, he does not want to hide from Chen Changsheng.
Just look at Zhexiu's pale face, Qijian, and Liang Banhu's distraught appearance before. In order to equalize the speed of slowing down the monument on purpose? If others said that, Chen Changsheng would never believe it, but he is Gou Hanshi.
Chen Changsheng didn't like Xu Yourong, and he didn't value that marriage contract, but because of these things, he definitely couldn't have any good feelings for Qiushan Jun and Lishan Sword Sect, but he was Gou Hanshi.
Gou Hanshi said: "Another reason is that I am waiting for someone. If there are no accidents, you should be able to see him in two days, and then I will introduce you to him."
"Aren't you curious what the inscription on the second Tianshu stele looks like?" Chen Changsheng asked.
Gou Hanshi said: "Of course I want to know, but just like what Senior Xun Mei wrote in his notes, different ways of deciphering monuments represent different pleasures, so it doesn't hurt to stay for two more days."
Continuing to climb the mausoleum, we arrived in front of the Zhaoqing Monument not long after. The stele hut was very quiet at night. There were more than a dozen people scattered on the stone lawn in the forest. The arrival of Chen Changsheng and Gou Hanshi caused a commotion. The faces of the two young scholars turned cold instantly, and they made no secret of their hostility.
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