Chapter 1,152 Four generations and three families

After dinner, Shi Wei took Guan'er to take a bath. Zhang Qi came in and brought a set of clothes. In addition to underwear, it also included a pink and green thin woolen straight-breasted waistband with pomegranate flowers embroidered on the back. The two sides were open. It is embroidered with peonies; a blue satin skirt; a brocade cloak with dark bamboo patterns; and a set of small white jade headdress.

Su You patted his forehead: "This family has to rely on Lu Ruo to buy these things, this is really a life saver!"

Zhang Qi said with a smile: "Lv Ruo used some of her old clothes to make temporary alterations. She can't wear such fresh clothes now, so it would be a pity to leave them alone."

Su You also laughed: "You have to be good at craftsmanship to be able to correct it so quickly."

Zhang Qi said: "Isn't it faster to use a sewing machine? Lu Ruo said, put it on first, and buy some new sets of pure female red ones for Guan'er another day."

When Shi Wei came out with the blushing Guan'er and put on this outfit, she couldn't help but praise: "What a beautiful little girl. There are only two boys in my aunt's family. They are very naughty, but the girl is beautiful, well-behaved and lovable." .”

Su You nodded: "It's indeed good. Come on, Guan'er, uncle will take you to a place."

Shi Wei wondered: "Where are you going so late?"

Su You said, "I'll take Guan'er to Ke Zhen Hall."

Bian Guan and Wang Yanbi also ran out of the study: "Let's go too!"

Su You thought for a moment: "Let's go, then let's go together and take a look at your big brothers."

There is still a large group of people in Kezhentang. Now Kezhentang has reached a very large scale. With the addition of related peripheral industries, it has formed a cultural community here.

At that time, my younger sister bought Kezhentang in the suburbs because the land price was cheap and the place was large. But now it has become the top land in the Song Dynasty.

Fortunately, the Su and Chen families had allocated more than 200 acres of land in the Hebend area in advance. The younger sister originally built it into a large garden. However, as the number of books increased, Su You simply bought the entire Hebend area. A pier was built on the side facing the river. A row of stilt pillars were built with cement pillars and prefabricated boards were laid on the pillars. A row of stilt buildings were built, covering more than 200 acres of land.

In the large garden in the middle, buildings were built one after another, eventually forming a huge academic complex.

This is the place with the richest collection of books in the Song Dynasty, even the Emperor's Secret Pavilion cannot compare.

The books in the Secret Pavilion are precious, but in terms of quantity, the books here are several times that of the Secret Pavilion.

In addition, there is a museum with a rich collection of cultural relics.

There are hundreds of employees here, working in the printing shop; the cultural relic identification, repair, and acquisition shop; the library for students to borrow and return books; the cultural relics exhibition hall, as well as the research institute, the auditorium, the logistics office, and the dining hall. Security Department...

Bianjing Kezhen Hall has become a cultural temple for scholars throughout the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, Su Mai and the others lived here and really lacked nothing, so they could concentrate on their studies and review.

Su You was also busy and could only visit them occasionally. However, Chen Zhaoming and his younger sister had always lived here and often discussed knowledge with them.

Today's Su family can really say that they are the first-class scholar-bureaucrat family in the Song Dynasty. In addition to high-ranking officials and famous cultural icons, their massive collection is also one of the sources of confidence.

Su Mai and the others were imprisoned in a small building. Wang Gui and Xing Shu were not at ease after all. Each of them sent a servant to serve these young gentlemen, who was responsible for bringing tea, water and a change of clothes every day.

Fortunately, a group of people in Sumai like this. They hide in a small building and study poetry and books. During their breaks, they occasionally go for a walk and shoot arrows. Most of the time they just recite poetry couplets. They don't feel lonely or bored at all.

Su You didn't bother to test their knowledge. Every time he came here, he cared about life, especially the youngest Su Chi and Han Jiayan.

Wang Zhongyu and Xing Ju were grateful and respectful to Su You. In fact, they had some vague knowledge of what their father had done to the young master.

However, Su You not only ignored the past grievances and agreed to their coming here as if nothing had happened, but he was also worried about what baggage they had in their hearts, so he explained it specifically, saying that they should not think about anything and work hard to get the Jinshi.

Fu's broadmindedness is indescribable.

Among the few people, Su You also roughly knew their level.

The first person is not Liu Zhengfu, but Huang Shang, a Fujianese.

Huang Shang's basic knowledge was so solid that Su You had only seen three people with this level in the Song Dynasty - Liu Xun, Sima Guang, and Wang Anshi.

This made Su You marvel at the cultural and educational level of Fujian Road.

Although the scholars of Fujian Road were good in knowledge, they had a big problem, that is, their studies were targeted, mainly for the imperial examination, as a stepping stone to their career as an official.

This is also where the northern scholar-bureaucrat families, the Guanluo School, and the Sichuan School despise them. If you study without seeking enlightenment or the true self, you will fall into the inferior category.

But we have to admit that the more places we occupy in scientific examinations, the better our rankings will be.

Huang Shang was different from other Fujian scholars in that he was really knowledgeable, especially he was very familiar with Taoist classics.

It is said that when this son was young, he followed an old Taoist to practice Taoism in Guanzhi Mountain. He was not taken home until he was twelve years old. Six years later, he was known as the "Fujian Wenkui".

The second one is Liu Zhengfu, a top student in Taixue. The difference from Huang Shang is that one of them is simple and modest in temperament, while the other is Fan Zhongyan's invisible disciple, with the world in mind and serving the country wholeheartedly.

Next are Su Chi, Han Cuiyan, Han Jiayan, Wang Zhongyu and Xing Ju.

These people belong to the same class, either they studied under great Confucians or they studied from aristocratic families, so they are pretty evenly matched.

On the contrary, Su Mai, although the oldest, ranked last.

It's quite good for an unreliable father who said "I want my children and grandchildren to be foolish and reckless" to grow up to be what he is now on his own.

Of course, this is just Su You's ranking of their knowledge. It's hard to say what ranking they will get in the specific exam.

After encouraging a few people and teaching Bian Guan and Wang Yanbi that they should learn from his elder brothers, Su You came out of the building and led them towards an independent building.

On the way, Su You asked Guan'er: "Guan'er, you have relatives in Beijing, right?"

Guan'er nodded: "Well, there is also an aunt."

Su You nodded: "Song Xuanxian, Duke of Yan State, married your great-grandfather's daughter, right?"

Guan'er said: "Yes, first the second aunt married into the Song family, and then the third aunt also married into the Song family."

Arriving in front of the building, Su You opened the door and walked in with the children.

The building is full of bookcases, and the bookcases are filled with books.

Su You said: "Guan'er, all the books here are from your great-grandfather's collection. Almost every book has annotations left by your great-grandfather."

"Ah?" Guan'er was shocked: "My great-grandfather once collected so many books?"

Su You nodded: "Your great-grandfather was a famous calligrapher in the Song Dynasty. His daughter, your second aunt, married Song Shou, a well-known writer in the Song Dynasty.

"Later, your second uncle also became the Duke of Yan in the Song Dynasty. He was also a book collector who loved books."

"Before your great-grandfather passed away, you gave him all his collection of books."

"Your second aunt's grandfather was also a famous calligrapher. He had strict rules and passed down the ancient learning of Zhong Yao and Zhang Zhi. At that time, it was studied by the dynasty, and it was known as the 'Chao style'."

"These books also contain precious annotations from your second aunt's grandfather."

"Later, your second aunt's grandfather passed away, so he passed these books to your third aunt, Song Minqiu."

"By this time, the collection of books has reached more than 30,000 volumes. Your third uncle has read almost all of them, and has become a scholar of the Song Dynasty. If the court officials have something unclear, they will always ask your third uncle for advice."

"These books, in addition to those of your great-grandfather, the Song family, and the Song family's maternal family, the Yang family, are actually the sum of the four generations and three families."

"Your third sister-in-law and I have similar temperaments. We are very cautious in collecting books and always write separate copies for reference. He is very fond of Tang poetry. Here, we have collected many Tang poetry collections, handwritings of ancestors and notes from the four dynasties."

"Moreover, he is very knowledgeable and careful. He once said, 'Collaborating books is like sweeping dust, and they are always there.' Therefore, the book collection of the Song family, when it comes to your Third Aunt, is, in the words of my brother, 'the most sophisticated'."

"Your third uncle is also willing to lend books to others. When he lived in Chunmingfang, the scholar-bureaucrats who loved reading often wanted to live next to it to facilitate borrowing books from their collections, which made the surrounding land very expensive."

"We have cooperated on books before, but Zhengtang has reprinted a large amount of your third uncle's collection. I just hope that more scholars can read it."

"We gave a set of reprinted books to your third uncle. After reading it, he was very satisfied."

"He passed away last year. Before he passed away, he told his descendants that Ke Zhengtang's collection, proofreading, printing, and publishing should all be in good order, so he selflessly donated all the authentic copies of his books to Ke Zhentang."
Chapter completed!