After the Great Court Meeting, life became leisurely. In the Song Dynasty, people didn’t work much until the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

So Su You has been busy these days paying New Year greetings, moving, shopping, and giving gifts.

Su You's gift was very simple, just a square of calamus.

Acorus calamus has suddenly become popular for no apparent reason. Even if it is transported thousands of miles from Sichuan to Bianjing, the profit margin is huge.

Suyou's calamus is of the highest quality, the kind with dragon roots attached to the stone. It is served on a shallow plate on the desk, which is very elegant.

A green life lived on the shore of water and rocks, and the wind and rain thinned the spirit. The predecessor may have been a nester, afraid of the slightest dust in the world.

After having the intention of the poem, calamus is like plum blossoms and orchids, and its value doubles.

Good people began to promote it as one of the four most beautiful flowers together with orchids, chrysanthemums and narcissus.

Su You got married and received a lot of gifts. After decorating a mansion, there was still a lot left over.

The place is in the suburbs, so it is quite large. Together with Chen Zhaoming's family, it occupies a prominent position in a small river bend. There is a small pier. Up from the pier is a garden. The garden is shared by Su and Chen's family. Su You's house is in the northwest, small My sister's house is in the southwest and closes the small pier.

This place cost Su Xiaomei a lot of thought. It cost 7,000 guan for Su You's house and 5,000 guan for the little sister's own.

In addition to the renovation of indoor fire tunnels, running water, bathrooms, and sewers, as well as the reconstruction of docks and gardens, more than ten thousand dollars were spent.

The younger sister also built a special building at the junction between the two families.

The building is made of bricks and tiles as the main body, and all the wooden components are soaked in water glass to ensure that the entire building will not cause fire.

This is the Su family's book collection place, and Su You named it Ke Zhen Tang.

The name is taken from the Kun hexagram in the Book of Changes, "Liu San, containing Zhang Ke Zhen, or serving the king's affairs, without success and end."

It means to have talents without showing them off, to seize the opportunity to display them, to assist the monarch in displaying his ambitions, to fulfill his duties conscientiously, and to achieve success without resting on it.

Since he had no shortage of money, Su You has become a book collector.

I had the Chengjia Book Printing Shop as a base and collected a lot of rare and rare books.

The Su family's collection of books is roughly divided into three categories. The first category is a subset of classics and history, among which the most important treasure is the stone rubbings of the Thirteen Classics of Qian Shu.

The second category is medical books, which are replicas of Yu Ju Guan's rare books that have been in use for many years and are Shi Wei's professional books.

The third category is Shuzhong New Learning, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, mechanics, and metallurgy.

In addition to these, there are calligraphy, painting and calligraphy by famous artists, as well as many valuable letters sent to him by people Su You considered valuable. These things themselves have high artistic and literary value.

In addition to these, there are countless archives of wax paper engravings. None of Su You's regulations can be borrowed out, but scholars can review their books in the building, and the Su family provides wax paper and engraving pens.

The scholar would copy the book onto wax paper, and after the printing department of Sitong Company passed the review, it would make a trial print and give the trial copy to the scholar, along with retouching fees as a reward.

This approach earned the Su family high praise among the Shilin people in Bianjing.

Today's books are of great value, and many book collectors keep their collections secret to others. There are very few that open their collections like the Su family.

After Zhao Xu heard about the Su family's righteous deeds, he wrote a large plaque with the words "Han Zhang Ke Zhen" and sent it over to express his encouragement.

It is easy to get the qualification to read books, but it is a bit difficult to get the qualifications to copy books. There are three ways: first, to have excellent calligraphy and beautiful poems; second, to be knowledgeable and proficient in doctrine; third, to follow the Suyou route.

In fact, Su You's route was those people whom Su You would remember in later generations. These people applied to obtain the qualifications to copy books. Su You was overjoyed and it was too late, so he dared to take advantage of them.

Regardless of the literary world, political circles, or other circles, these are all connections.

Su Yuanzhen entered the Imperial Academy and became a related household who received imperial food.

Su Wen is familiar with eating mutton. If I were to say which candidate Su Wen is the most familiar with now, I'm afraid it would be Su Yuanzhen.

Taixue is outside the Zhuque Gate. "Go out of the east wall of the Zhuque Gate, and there are other people's houses. Go east to the Main Street, Wheat Straw Lane, Zhuangyuan Building, and other brothels, to Baokangmen Street. The imperial street is to the east of the Zhuque Gate, and to the west is the new gate tile.

The pig-killing lane to the south of Zi is also a brothel."

Ethereum is the center, the red light district is to the east, and the red light district is to the west.

However, Mr. Su wants to be an official first and then get married so that he can receive gifts, so he can still keep himself clean.

The family has a father who owns a mine, a sister who is good at business, a brother who is good at chopping, and Su Su, the younger one, is in the literary world. In addition, he wrote "Qi Xing Shu" for his father.

He gained fame all of a sudden.

Zhang Fangping commented in the imperial edict: "My elder brother spreads the frontier with his bravery and courage, and my younger brother fills his writings with Fang Su's spirit and loyalty. Is this the legacy of his father? His achievements in setting the direction and conquering the country will shine through the ages. Every time he aspires to overseas. Give it to you.

The surname is not just to reward Wei Bi for his merits, to inspire the current generation, but also to have great hopes in the future."

This year Taixue was reorganized and its student body was expanded. Su You thought this was a good opportunity.

After the expansion of Taixue, the rules and regulations of Taixue were formulated and the three-part method was implemented.

There are eighty houses in total, which can accommodate thirty people. Among them, there are 2,000 people in the outer room, 300 people in the inner room, and 100 people in the upper room, for a total of 2,400.

Children of officials can be admitted immediately without taking the exam, while children of civilians must pass the exam to enter.

Similar to later universities, Taixue also has various examinations, survival of the fittest, and internal credits. Those who have completed relevant courses and have excellent test scores can be directly awarded officials, those who are average can directly participate in the examination organized by Taixue, and those who are inferior can directly

Take the provincial examination.

This is actually a policy to care for the children of officials, but serious children with excellent academic performance will not take this path. Su You asked Su Yuanzhen to go there mainly to get familiar with the rich second generation children of high-ranking officials.

Starting from the seventh day of the first lunar month, Kaifeng Mansion begins to display lanterns. Although it is still within the filial piety period, the registration of the new monarch and the change of the calendar year are still worthy of celebration.

The Lantern Festival is the peak of the Lantern Festival.

However, Zhao Xu issued an order this year that Aoshan will use the old facilities this year and not add new ones.

Aoshan is a high mountain in the sea in ancient myths and legends. According to "Liezi Tangwen" records: "There is a big ravine in the east of the Bohai Sea, which is a bottomless valley. There are five mountains in it, which often go up and down with the waves. The Emperor of Heaven ordered fifteen giant

Ao raised his head and held it, and the five mountains stood still."

Today's Aoshan lanterns are actually a huge lighting effect landscaping stage. The shape is usually a giant Ao composed of countless lanterns carrying mountains on its back, with mountains, rocks, trees, pavilions, various gods and Buddha sculptures painted on it.

All the statues of gods and Buddhas are stored in large colorful buildings, and the various colored lanterns are shining brightly together, making it extremely beautiful.

The entire Aoshan Mountain is five feet high. There are three gates in front of the mountain, each with a large plaque with colorful inscriptions and gold inscriptions.

The one in the middle is called "Dumen Road", and the left and right are called "Left and Right Gates of Imperial Guards". There is a big sign on it with six big characters "Xuanhe and joy for the people".

On the left and right side of the colorful mountain, there are Manjusri and Samantabhadra with colorful knots, riding lions and white elephants. They can wave their hands and point out the five paths of water with each finger.

In addition, a windlass is used to twist the water lantern high on the mountain top, and is stored in a wooden cabinet. It is lowered every time at the right time, like a waterfall, attracting cheers from onlookers.

On the left and right doors, there are grass handles tied into the shape of a dragon, and a green curtain is used to cover the cage. Tens of thousands of lamps and candles are placed densely on the grass. When you look at it, it looks like two dragons flying away.

To the north of Aoshan Mountain is the Xuande Gate Tower Street, with an area of ​​about a hundred feet in the middle surrounded by thorns to prevent conflicts among tourists, which is called the "thorn basin".

There are two long poles tens of feet high inside, which are finished with colorful paintings and paper-made figures from various operas. They are hung on the poles and look like flying immortals when the wind moves.

Jiben is the performance area, with a music tent inside. Kaifeng Prefecture sends musicians who serve as yamen to perform music and miscellaneous operas, and control military operas, where they chant, sing, beat and perform hard.

Xuande Tower is the main south gate of the palace. There are several large flags erected in front of the building. The largest one is as high as Xuande Tower, which is called the "covering the sky flag".

Nowadays, the Xuande Tower is decorated with yellow rims, and the seat in the middle of the curtain is the throne.

Set up a colorful tent with yellow robes, and the royal dragon holds a yellow-covered palm fan directly outside the curtain.

There is a lamp ball hanging on each of the two towers, with a radius of about ten feet, with rafter candles burning inside. Inside the curtain is where the female relatives have fun, and the sound of the concubines laughing can be heard outside from time to time.

Downstairs, a terrace was built with Fang wood, with colorful sills. Guards lined up on both sides, wearing brocade robes, hairpins and flowers, holding bone buds, just facing the music shed.

Jun Rongzhi, a disciple of Jiaofang, and a disciple on the terrace, performed a drama together on the stage.

There are also guards lining up near the gate.
Chapter completed!