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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void Chapter 80: Ying Daruo is the Enemy of the World

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    When they were drinking, although Ye Chang also held a cup to accompany them, he only took a small sip and did not actually drink it.  He was waiting to see the excitement, especially the excitement of Jiao Sui.  Sure enough, Jiao Sui, a drunkard, couldn't bear the urge of the glutton in his belly and drank half of the wine in one gulp.  There were many famous wines in the Tang Dynasty, such as gelatin, osmanthus wine, Lihuachun, Basiangqing, and Shule wine imported from the Western Regions.  However, the alcohol content of wine in the Tang Dynasty was not high. The wine made from Marin grapes during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was called "aromatic and strong". You can imagine how weak ordinary wine is.  But the wine Ye Chang took out was not like this. Before going to Chang'an, he asked his brother-in-law Liu Kun to make a set of simple pottery stills and steam the dew according to the method recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica".  Only five altars were made in total.  This was used for his experiments, and he succeeded without even thinking about it.  Although the alcohol content of this kind of wine is not high, Ye Chang estimates that it is around forty degrees at most, it is much stronger than the wine that people in the Tang Dynasty drank before.  Sure enough, before Jiao Sui could swallow a sip, he felt his throat was on fire. He almost spit out the wine, but thinking that the wine was hard-earned and so sweet, he couldn't bear to waste it, so he swallowed it forcefully.  The result of forcibly swallowing was naturally a violent cough, which made him red-faced, red-faced and short of breath. Apart from He Zhizhang, who moved slowly and drank less for health reasons, less than half of the others were coughing.  "This wine is so strong that there is no one who can match it in the world, so don't drink it too hastily, otherwise it will hurt your throat (monkey)." Ye Chang said calmly, looking at Jiao Sui scratching his ears and cheeks, everyone looked at him.  After that, I couldn't help but keep my mouth shut.  Zhong Wei has always had a sharp tongue, but today Ye Chang gave him face and asked him to be present. He had long been dissatisfied with Jiao Sui's rudeness. At this time, he couldn't help but whispered: "Sure enough, it hurts the monkey." Jiao Sui didn't know that Ye Chang  Chang was laughing at him. He finally regained his composure, took a long breath, and then gave a thumbs up: "Good wine, good wine, what's the name of this wine?" "It's called nectar." "Good wine, indeed wine.  As the name suggests, it is nectar from the sky, which is rare to drink in this world." Over there, He Zhizhang also tasted it. He also liked wine, and he could not help but say, "It's a pity, it's a pity that the master treats me with such a fine wine!  , Li Taibai is not here, if Li Taibai is here, he will be full of witty words and literary thoughts." At this point, he calmed down and said with a smile: "I am already in my dying years, but I have to meet the relegated immortal Li Taibai and the wise immortal!  "Ye Shiyi, this is the most satisfying thing in life. Come on, please drink it with me!" "This wine is not only strong in nature, but also has strong stamina. Please drink it while you drink it. Don't be greedy." Although I know it may not be useful,  Ye Chang still explained: "Especially Mr. He, if you drink a little, you will keep fit and strong, but if you drink a lot, you will hurt your body and mind. You must be moderate." He Zhizhang listened to what he said sincerely and nodded with a smile. He drank next, and it turned out to be a small drink.  Just taste it.  When everyone was enjoying the wine, they suddenly heard someone crying.  The one who cried was Jiao Sui.  "Why is Jiao Langjun crying?" He Zhizhang and Ye Chang were familiar with Jiao Sui's temperament, so they ignored him because they would hit the snake and stick it on the stick if they ignored him. However, Du Fu was not familiar with it and asked.  "Thirty years ago, a certain person claimed to be the champion of the Liquor Kingdom and the governor of Zuixiang, but he never thought that it was all a big mistake. After drinking nectar today, I realized that the previous thirty years had been in vain Why did I only encounter such a good wine today?  ?" Jiao Sui's words made everyone look slightly solemn.  His tone was sad and angry, but he was not lying. Rather than saying that he had never encountered such a good wine in thirty years, it would be better to say that he had talent and ambition but did not meet the opportunity.  "Where did Mr. Shiyi buy this wine? Alas, after drinking this wine, I'm afraid all other wines will be boring." After venting his anger, Jiao Sui sighed again and asked.  ¡°Brewed at home, there is nowhere to buy it.¡± Ye Chang said with a smile.  Jiao Sui was stunned for a moment, left the table immediately, and then bowed to Ye Chang: "Eleventh Man, I sold more than a hundred kilograms to Eleventh Man. I just want to have this wine every day" "Impossible.  , I only have five jars in my house. One jar was opened today, and there are only four jars left. Where can you drink as much as you want every day?" Ye Chang shook his head and said: "Besides, drinking too much is harmful to the body. A small drink is okay, and you will be drunk every day.  Isn¡¯t this how a man should behave in life? " This is a rare opportunity, so Ye Chang naturally has to teach Jiao Sui a lesson with a straight face.  Jiao Sui was dumbfounded by his lecture, but did not argue a word. When Ye Chang stopped talking, he salivated and said again: "As long as you give me a glass of this wine every day, I am willing to be taught by you every day  "I can't stand you!" Ye Chang was speechless. It's really rare for an alcoholic to reach this level.  He ignored Jiao Sui, cupped his hands and said to everyone: "Everyone, drink slowly. This wine is very strong, and it can only taste the best if you use it slowly. I have something to do in the kitchen. Uncle, please accompany our distinguished guests to eat more dishes."  When the last dish, braised chicken with millet and millet, was brought to the table, the lights were already brightly lit.  Unknowingly, everyone was drinking and eating vegetables, and they actually ate for more than an hour!  When they were drunk and in high spirits, He Zhizhang, Du Fu and others often splashed ink and left poems praising the food and wine.  Ye Chang returned to the table, making the whole atmosphere exciting again. The only regret was that there were no beautiful dancers to dance on the spot.  The old man originally slept lightly, but this night He Zhizhang didn't wake up until three o'clock in the morning. This was the result of yesterday's wine. He drank an appropriate amount, and the wine helped him sleep.  When he woke up and asked, the county magistrate and the county captain rushed back to the county early in the morning to handle their official duties. He and Du Fu stayed in Wolong Valley, while the entourage was placed in Wu Zepi.  "Haha, I had a good sleep." After washing up under the entourage, someone served white rice porridge. He Zhizhang was eating when he saw Ye Chang coming over. He was not polite and smiled with the porridge in his mouth.  "You can't eat without food, Mr. He, let's take a look at this." Ye Chang also laughed, and then handed over something in his hand.  He Zhizhang put down the bowl, took it and looked at it, but it was a book.  On the cover of the book were written the words "Sending Congratulatory Poems to the Supervisor".  This large character is written in handwriting, written by Ye Chang imitating the facial expressions, and the fragrance of ink is still there.  He Zhizhang smiled and opened it, and then said "Hey": "This is this is" The first one was a farewell poem written by Li Longji. What surprised He Zhizhang was not this, but the handwriting.  This handwriting is definitely not written!  But it¡¯s not like today¡¯s woodblock printing. Firstly, the handwriting is clear, as if it were handwritten with ink, and secondly, because the typesetting is horizontal, not vertical!  "Eleventh Lang, what is this?" He Zhizhang murmured for a while, looked up at Ye Chang and asked.  "Mr. He, please read again." Ye Chang smiled and took out another volume of book.  Except that there is no cover, the content inside is exactly the same!  Immediately afterwards, Ye Chang took out the third and fourth books. How could He Zhizhang not understand at this time that these should be printed books.  But He Zhizhang was very confused. Printing requires engraving, and engraving a block not only takes a long time, but is also prone to errors. It is absolutely impossible to print it overnight like this!  "I have a new printing technique, Mr. He, please stay here with me for a while longer. I want to make plates and print his poems and essays. I can sell them everywhere in the future." Ye Chang said with a smile: "Of course, there will be no shortage of polishing pens.  "He Zhizhang also smiled: "Is Shiyi Lang interested in the way of a merchant?" "I don't regard it as the way of a merchant, but as the art of Tao Zhu." Ye Chang replied sternly.  "What's the difference?" "It is said that Tao Zhugong is Fan Li. Wearing the Xiangyin can make the country strong, and engaging in industry and commerce can make the family rich. Scattering one's wealth and leisurely traveling in springs and forests is not comparable to the way of ordinary merchants?" He Zhizhang heard this  He pondered and didn't speak for a while.  The Tang Dynasty emphasized merchants over scholars and was based on agriculture. Although commerce was extremely developed, especially trade with the Western Regions was very frequent, the political and social status of merchants was not high.  He Zhizhang was one of the four scholars in Wuzhong. He was influenced by Confucianism and Taoism. It is obviously unrealistic for him to accept Ye Chang's views just because of Ye Chang's few words.  Ye Chang didn't expect to be able to convince him right away. The two of them stopped discussing the matter, and their attention turned to the book itself.  He Zhizhang asked with some curiosity: "Eleventh Lang, the printing of this book is different from the engraving. Is it some new technique?" He saw Ye Chang's cement and football scenes with his own eyes, so he knew that Ye Chang liked "  "It's new and different." Ye Chang nodded: "It does use new techniques. Originally, it took ten and a half days to make a page, but now it can be done immediately. Moreover, the ink used is also different, so it is bright and clear, similar to ink handwriting."  He Zhizhang has already seen this. Hearing Ye Chang's introduction, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Ye Chang is a talented person and can really be called a national scholar. It's a pity that he can't be reused by His Majesty because he offended some people.  At this time, Ye Chang was already using copper movable type.  Tao movable type had its own shortcomings that were difficult to solve. After discovering this, Ye Chang had to increase the cost and made copper movable type based on Tao movable type.  "Why are the books printed horizontally and these strange symbols added?" He Zhizhang asked again.  "The newly made printing plate has a gap, which is good for horizontal printing but not good for vertical printing." Ye Chang said with a smile.  This is of course a lie. If it can be made into a horizontal version, it can be made into a vertical version. There is no technical difference between the two.  However, in Ye Chang's opinion, printing horizontally does save paper compared to printing vertically, and more importantly, some symbols, symbols, etc. are suitable for printing horizontally rather than vertically.  "It's better to find a way to make vertical seals." He Zhizhang murmured.  ¡°?Regarding this matter, Mr. He, does he know why we all write vertically?  Ye Chang disagreed with this: "It's just because there was no paper in ancient times and bamboo slips were used to carve characters. If it was carved horizontally, it would be difficult to unfold and read, but it was more convenient to carve it vertically."  Now that we have paper, we can write horizontally and vertically. We can use whatever is convenient, so there is no need to force it.  " He Zhizhang shook his head, feeling that what Ye Chang said was specious, but he was too lazy to argue. He pointed at the symbols and asked, "What is this?  " "Segment marks, I call them punctuation.  Ye Chang replied: "Those who are literate but don't know the sentences can know the true meaning of the article."  " He Zhizhang was silent for a long time and sighed: "If Kong Yingda were still alive, you, the Eleventh Master, would be the public enemy of the scholars.  " These words shocked Ye Chang. He only carried out these two changes from the perspective of future convenience - in his opinion, these two changes were of no importance at all and did not involve politics or economics.  , but it is related to people's reading habits, so the resistance should not be big. But He Zhizhang is a "public enemy of scholars", which makes Ye Chang feel horrified like a bucket of ice water. Kong Yingda was a scholar at the time of Li Shimin.  He was ordered to compile the "Five Classics of Justice", which changed the situation of Confucianism's conflicting opinions. This man was also stubborn and upright, and his words would be regarded as ancient. If he were alive, he would indeed criticize Ye Chang and label him as a public enemy of the Confucian scholars.  There are many conservative and stubborn people like him. Even He Zhizhang, who is famous for being open-minded and encouraging the underachievers, has a clear negative attitude towards Ye Chang's changes. "If it is convenient, give it to me.  Just print it, there is no need to add these punctuation marks.  "He Zhizhang said slowly. "Since he resigned from his post and became an official, he devoted himself to seeking immortality and Taoism, so he did not want to be involved in any turmoil again. But this change introduced by Ye Chang will obviously stir up trouble in the scholarly world. If  Rather than pity Ye Chang for his talent but lack of ambition, He Zhizhang even thought about breaking off the relationship with Ye Chang. This made Ye Chang very embarrassed. He originally printed this volume of farewell poems, firstly, it was to express gratitude to He Zhizhang for his regard.  He Zhizhang's reputation among the world's literati spreads his own secrets, but now He Zhizhang's words have made his wishful thinking come to nothing. He has always felt that He Zhizhang has the temperament of an old naughty boy, and now he is planning to practice Taoism.  He would care about being used by him. But although the characters of this era are all historical figures, no one is really stupid. Ye Chang knew that his little thoughts had been seen through by He Zhizhang. Although He Zhizhang did not show any anger, he  He also rejected his intention. He changed his mind and did not force it. He nodded and said: "What Mr. He said is that I am too hasty and frivolous.  " "The Eleventh Man is only seventeen years old. He has outstanding natural beauty, unparalleled wit, and has immortals in his dreams. He only needs to look after him for forty years. Why worry about not being able to become the world's literary sect like Kong Yingda?  "He Zhizhang was afraid that he would be disappointed, so he said something comforting. "How can Ye Chang not be disappointed? The plan he had planned came to nothing just because He Zhizhang did not cooperate. Immediately, he realized what He Zhizhang meant. He is now seventeen  At the age of 40, he had been raised to the throne and became the Prime Minister at the age of fifty-seven. He was still in his prime. At that time, as the emperor of the world, he would definitely get twice the result with half the effort.  No. After a short period of prosperity, the Tang Dynasty has now become deeply rooted. Even without An Lushan and Shi Siming, other problems would have erupted. In the final analysis, this contradiction is still an economic issue: the huge imperial territory requires strong troops to guard the surrounding areas.  , and the weak imperial finances were not enough to support the central government to maintain the military strength to suppress the surrounding strong armies, so a situation of external power and internal power was formed. Moreover, Ye Chang did not think that he could live a long life. If he waited until he was fifty to implement reforms, he would be afraid.  Before the success is achieved, he has died of old age, and the people have died. "He Gong is joking, the world Wenzong?  I shuddered at the thought that it would take Hao Shou Qiong Jing to become a world scholar.  A certain person just wants to be free and at ease, refining elixirs, playing the harp, and enjoying himself with poetry and wine every day. This wish is enough.  "Ye Chang could only give up, make false prevarications, and think of other ways.
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