Chapter 28 Preface by the Dean

Since the 60th year of Jingtai.

Zhuangyuantang sent several new books to the school palace, all of which were books annotating Confucian classics, but they performed mediocrely in the end.

This kind of book has a broad market, but there are too many competitors and it is difficult to attract attention.

Until "The Punisher's Talk" was sent in.

As soon as this book entered the Jixia Academy, it caused a huge discussion, and the first thing to be questioned was the vernacular.

Fortunately, Zhouyi pointed out at the beginning that this book was for ordinary people to read, and the Dagan was not the only Confucianist, such as miscellaneous scholars and novelists, who were not opposed to vernacular.

Then it caused controversy because of the content.

In the first volume of "The Punisher's Talk", Manager He specially picked out several ghost stories with scholars as the protagonists.

Scholars, demons, and demon-slaying officials all ended up with the same family ruined and the demons killed and the ghosts died.

This is completely different from the fox demons adding fragrance and snake spirits warming the bed that students usually see, with a little twist in the middle and a happy ending.

So some people questioned the authenticity of "Xingzhe Shuo", believing that it was a fabrication by a scholar and must be resisted.

The leader of the boycott was Wang Bo'an, whose real name was Wang Hao, who had met Zhou Yi once.

When Wang Bo'an saw "Xingzhe Shuo" for the first time, he couldn't help but think of Zhou Yi who scolded him for "fighting for his father". Reading books with tinted glasses naturally led to constant problems and numerous mistakes.

The second controversy was ended by the deans of the Buddhist Academy and the Taoist Academy, two great scholars who studied Buddhist and Taoist classics.

To study Buddhist and Taoist classics, it is inevitable to deal with Buddhist and Taoist monks, and they understand the relationship between the human and demon races in the current Dagan more deeply than others.

The reality is more cruel than "Xingzhe Shuo".

The dean of the Taoist Academy wrote a comment in his own handwriting: "With the eyes of a small official, observe the affairs of demons and warn future generations, you can do it!

You can do it!

These four words are already a very high evaluation.

Wang Bo'an was just a teacher, and he had no real evidence to prove that "Xingzhe Shuo" was a rumor, so he had to stop. However, he did not admit defeat, but studied the book carefully, vowing to find bigger problems from it.

Since ancient times, scholars have been tireless in destroying others.

They are proficient in writing, laws, and allusions, and are good at figuring out officialdom and emperors, knowing where to start the most stable, accurate and ruthless.

The Great Emperor Jingtai has been in power for sixty years. When he was young, he was praised as Emperor Guangming, and he always regarded it as his lifelong pursuit, which inevitably developed a temperament of ostentation.

Now the prince is the regent, and he only listens to peace and prosperity in the country, and he doesn't like people to report internal and external troubles, and rebukes them for alarmist remarks.

One is to show that the prince is capable of governing the country, and the other is to make his father happy.

Wang Bo'an couldn't find any mistakes in the book, so he started with "Emperor's Heart".

In the stories of "The Punisher's Theory", except for scholars, there are all kinds of people, basically poor people.

Among them, the case of the bull monster stealing people originated from the lack of food.

"Our country of Dagan is rich and strong, and every household has enough food. It is a peaceful and prosperous era. How can the poor eat people?"

Wang Boan slapped his thigh excitedly: "It must be the author who slandered and insinuated, throwing dirty water on our great country! This book contains evil intentions and must be banned!"

So he immediately drafted a document to report to the crown prince and the regent that the government must ban "On the Punisher" to prevent it from spreading throughout the world.

At the same time.

Wu Ke, the dean of the Law School, was reading "On the Punisher". Several of the articles about the popularization of the law were very appealing to him.

Dagan had a hundred schools of thought, except for Buddhism, Taoism and the lower classes of the small family, and generally Confucianism and Legalism coexisted.

"Using humorous and interesting ghost stories to explain and popularize the law is very wonderful!"

Wu Ke really went deep into the grassroots to investigate and traveled to the poor class that was ignored or ignored by the elite class of Dagan. It was completely another world from the prosperity of Kyoto.

He once wrote a book for this purpose, hoping to popularize the Legalists among the poor, so that they would not be exploited by bullies and petty officials.

Unfortunately, the poor have their own way of survival, which is completely different from the class Wu Ke belongs to. The arrogance and prejudice carried by "text" itself made his book unpopular.

"Maybe the people don't have the money to buy this book, and they can't read it, but the story will be passed on."

"I should push it, and for myself! The New Edition of the Five Classics can only be circulated among the upper class, and the stories in it can appear in any corner of Da Gan!"

Wu Ke immediately asked someone to contact Zhuangyuan Hall, and he was willing to write a preface for "On the Punisher".

When Manager He heard the news, his first reaction was to print more!

It is already top-notch for a new book to attract a doctor of the academy to write a preface.

Now the director of the academy is the main writer, that's amazing!

Adding the comments of the director of the Taoist Academy, it can be called the name of the two major directors!

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The hustle and bustle of the Jixia Academy has nothing to do with Zhouyi.

Daily duty, copying books to comprehend the scriptures, slaying demons and exorcising monsters, the ordinary is the real.

Every time Zhou Yi copied the Taoist scriptures, he understood more about the classics of the sages.

After understanding the Taoist scriptures, some Taoist magics became more handy, and each volume could be exchanged for more than 20 taels of silver.

The only pity is that he still can't touch the shadow of the Yin God.

Shopkeeper He invited several calligraphy masters to appreciate calligraphy, which doubled the value of Zhou Yi's manuscripts. One volume is limited to one volume per day, and it is said that reservations have been made for a few months.

Zhou Yi has begun to look for a house in the capital.

The growth of Taoism has reached a small bottleneck. After reaching ten thousand years of Taoism, perhaps because of the qualitative change of magic power. Killing the small demons in Bingziyu can't even give a year of Taoism. It took more than a dozen to gather them together. The demon illustrations prompt once.

Taoism adds one year.

Fortunately, the reward discount for the big demons in Yiziyu is not large, and the growth of Taoism has not slowed down with daily diligence.

This morning, Zhou Yi killed a demon from a side sect.

He was dressed as a wandering Taoist priest, but he was actually a spy of the Naked Sect, and he usually traveled around to search for intelligence.

He came to the capital safely from Feiyun Mansion in the north, until he met Xu Ye, the son of General Longqi, a famous playboy in Kyoto.

The Taoist priest told Xu Ye's fortune, flattering him that Xu Ye had a brilliant mind under his playboy appearance, and he would definitely achieve great things in the future.

Xu Ye was furious, and beat the Taoist priest with several playboys, and then slandered him as a demon and prepared to throw him into the death row.

The Taoist priest had to show his strength and seriously injured Xu Ye and others. In the end, he could not escape the pursuit of the masters of the General's Mansion, and was thrown into the prison of the Demon Slaying Division without trial.

Before he died, the Taoist priest was full of resentment. He did not die in the hands of the big spies, but fell in front of several ignorant playboys.

The Demon and Demon Illustrated Book rewarded Zhou Yi with a method of transformation called Yixingshu.

The inferior transformation method relies on external objects to change one's appearance, which can only slightly change the body shape, and the monks can see through it at a glance. The best transformation method is naturally the fetal transformation, which even changes the cause and effect of the soul and breath, and the gods can't see it in person.

The shape-changing technique is barely medium, and can freely change the height, weight and thinness of the body. Unless the soul and breath are sensed specifically, it is not easy for the monks to recognize it. It is much better than ordinary illusions.

There are many ways to break illusions, such as spiritual eyes, natural spiritual pupils, magic tools, etc.

Some cautious monks like to use spiritual eyes to see people.

"This is safer, avoiding the risk of encountering immortal masters underground and exposing illusions."

Zhou Yi returned to the inn in a good mood, standing behind the lobby counter, reciting the Taoist scriptures he copied during the day.

Copying and reciting from time to time, accumulating over time, there will be enlightenment.

Bai Yutang was captured by his wife, and the shopkeeper had not yet returned from Yuzhou, so Zhou Yi temporarily took over the position of shopkeeper.

There is a sign outside the door saying "Today's Room Full" all day long. It only accepts some scattered guests who come to stay overnight, which is not a big deal.

"Mr. Zhou, the fried chicken you mentioned, which wasted more than a dozen chickens, is finally made."

The chef of the inn is not surnamed Li, but has the same surname as Zhou Yi. The surname Zhou is not common in Da Gan, so it seems a little close.

"It's made so quickly? Bring it up and try it."

Zhou Yi eats a few dishes fried by Lao Zhou every day, and misses the fried chicken and beer in his previous life. The latter is not clear about the method, but the former can be guessed by imagination.

Wrap the chicken legs with flour and fry them slowly!

Failed once, twice, and three times, but succeeded more than a dozen times.

Lao Zhou rubbed his thumb and index finger.

"Sir, would you like to reimburse the money for the dozen chickens first?"