Chapter 735 It Seems Real

Sure enough, in the afternoon of the next day, the emperor summoned Lu Haixian again.

This time Lu Haixian came to the Imperial Study Room more calmly than last time, but this was only on the surface. In his heart, he was thinking about what Yu Ziye said to him yesterday.

When his father-in-law arrived at the door of the royal study, Lu Haixian planned to wait outside for a while, but saw his father-in-law smile directly.

"Master Lu, His Majesty said you can just go in directly, please!"

"good!"

Lu Haixian suppressed his anxiety, straightened his clothes and entered the imperial study. This time the emperor raised his head when he heard the footsteps. When he saw Lu Haixian coming in, a smile appeared on his face.

"Is Lu Aiqing here?"

Lu Haixian looked panicked and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"For keeping your majesty waiting, I deserve death!"

"Hey, you only have one life, and you only die once, hahahahaha."

The emperor's joke made Lu Haixian's heart jump suddenly. Coupled with Yu Ziye's words yesterday, Lu Haixian's sense of being an official who had not been sensitive in these years was awakened.

"Your Majesty is right, Your Majesty is right!"

Seeing Lu Haixian's frightened look, the emperor smiled, walked out of the desk, and came to the old minister.

"Lu Aiqing, there's no need to be polite. Your book "The Chronicles of Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers" is really a wonderful book. I can't put it down during this period of time!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am afraid."

The emperor walked to the study couch on one side, turned around and waved to Lu Haixian.

"Lu Aiqing, come here and tell me how you came up with such a wonderful idea, integrating mountains and rivers geography into writing from such a mysterious angle? Do all the stories in this book have their origins?"

If Yu Ziye hadn't had a deep chat with Lu Haixian yesterday, Lu Haixian might still be very excited, but now he was already cautious.

While sitting on the soft couch, Lu Haixian thought about it before speaking.

"The veteran has little talent and little knowledge, that is, he can only show off some writing skills. Many of the stories in the book are folk legends, and some are just things that the veteran dreams about on weekdays. When he wakes up from the dream, he writes it down before he forgets it."

"Oh, it seems that Lu Aiqing also likes to dream. By the way, is the old man in the book really a real person?"

Lu Haixian looked at the emperor and thought for a while.

"There is actually more than one old man in the book."

"Oh? What's the explanation?"

The emperor became somewhat interested, and Lu Haixian smiled.

"Your Majesty does not know that the old man in the book is both an old minister and some of his friends. We are occasionally obsessed with weird and mysterious things. Although this is not a fantasy, it also provides some inspiration for the old minister to write this book."

But thinking of the possible crime of deceiving the emperor, Lu Haixian also added a sentence.

"Of course, the old man also has his true form in the book. He was a good friend of the old man when he was an official in Mingzhou. It was also his ninetieth birthday that year, but it was not as strange as in the book. He drank a few more drinks that year."

Lu Haixian didn't dare to look at the emperor when he was talking. At this moment, he felt that it was too quiet, so he glanced beside him. When he saw that the emperor was looking at him and listening attentively, he felt a shiver in his heart and quickly stopped talking and continued.

"Your Majesty also knows that old people should not be greedy for drinks. Those few glasses of wine are bad. At such an old age, drinking alcohol is harmful to the body. Since then, he has become ill and has not been out for a long time."

"Uh-huh. At that time, there were rumors circulating in Mingzhou city. They said that the old man's family was unfilial by not mourning, and some said that the old man was drunk and could not wake up."

The emperor couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.

"What happened in the end?"

Lu Haixian's back felt a little hot. He was really cheating on you now.

"The ninety-year-old man is in frail health. In the end, it took about a year for my old friend to finally recover, and the message was self-defeating!"

The emperor looked thoughtful and nodded again after a long time.

"So Lu Aiqing used this as an angle to enter Lenovo?"

"What your Majesty said is true!"

The emperor looked at the book in his hand and asked again.

"Then, does Aiqing look up all the beautiful and mysterious places in the geography and mountains and rivers from books?"

"Some are, some are not, and some are based on oral accounts from business travelers from all over the world, as well as some people in the world. I strive to be true, but I cannot guarantee that everything is complete, so there are many omissions in the book."

The emperor was obviously not satisfied with what Lu Haixian said. At this moment, he frowned and said nothing, which made Lu Haixian feel more and more uneasy.

"How much of a dream is this?"

"Well, more than five points are in mysterious places, which can only be seen in dreams."

"Lu Aiqing."

"I'm here!"

The emperor looked at the book in his hand, then looked up at Lu Haixian, who was obviously nervous next to him.

"Is it possible that what the old man saw in his dream in the book is true? Did the immortals in the sky, the dragons in the sea, and the gods and monsters from all over the mountains and rivers really go to the North Sea Dragon Transformation Ceremony together?"

In fact, Lu Haixian had this suspicion before, but there was nothing to prove it except that Mr. Mo and Yi Abao had a dream for a year. If there was, perhaps the biggest possibility was the God who appeared at the birthday banquet that year. Master.

But at this moment, Lu Haixian would never say much about this matter. His thoughts flashed rapidly, looking back on what he had thought back then and what he was thinking at the moment, and finally spoke with a smile.

"Your Majesty is joking. In fact, I have had similar thoughts, but it is easy to verify."

"oh?"

"Your Majesty, think about it, the great flood in the book was so majestic that it passed through the four seas and the four realms, and even passed near my Dayong. However, since Shao Yuan, our country and our vassal land are peaceful and the people are safe, and nothing has happened. Flood”

The emperor has already read the second volume and the first half of the third volume, and has reached the eastern boundary.

At this time, after hearing Lu Haixian's words, the emperor's face showed a slightly dazed look, and he let out a sigh for a long time.

"Yes, it is true as Aiqing said, there is no flood, let alone such a flood as in the book. I made a mistake. I made a mistake."

The emperor murmured, then laughed.

Lu Haixian also smiled along with him.

"This shows that the emperor has read the book in a short period of time. Only then can he read it as if he were personally there, and can he have such feelings. I admire you."

"Hahahahahaha. You, you, you!"

The emperor laughed.

"Being able to write this "Records of Mountains and Rivers of the Four Seas" shows that Aiqing is very knowledgeable, and the doctor of the Ministry of Rites is a bit unqualified."

Lu Haixian was shocked. He didn't want to think about his official career now.

"Your Majesty, I am very old. Although I am determined to serve the country, I have more than enough ambition but not enough strength."

After much talk, the resignation was still not allowed, and the emperor and his ministers discussed the book again. It was not until dusk that Lu Haixian left the imperial study.

When he was far away from the imperial study room, Lu Haixian let out a sigh of relief.

Even at this moment, Lu Haixian's underwear and clothes were all damp, and he felt that the words "Being with the king is like being with the tiger" were indeed a wise saying.

In fact, strictly speaking, the emperor was quite amiable today, but even this made me feel extremely nervous.

In retrospect, Mr. Yu was absolutely right in what he said. If the emperor thought it was all in vain, it would be fine. If not, Lu Haixian who presented "Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers" would be in trouble, and some heavy burdens might be lifted.

Don't talk about promotion at that time, I'm afraid it won't be guaranteed at the end of the year!

When Lu Haixian was still frightened, there was at least one thing that quickly made him feel happy.

Even the emperor liked "The Chronicles of Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers", so printing it was naturally not a problem.

Lu Haixian, the doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette, was at least a fifth-rank official. He might not be a big deal in the court, but in places like the Imperial College under the Ministry of Rites, he was a real high-ranking official.

The Imperial College was responsible for the publication of "Records of Mountains and Rivers of the Four Seas" and was of course very meticulous and efficient. The printing method was also very fast.

In just ten days, the first printed volume of "Four Seas and Mountains and Rivers" was bound. After Lu Haixian personally approved it, the printing quantity was increased.

Of course, the so-called increased quantity actually means printing 300 volumes, for a total of 1,800 volumes.

Even so, it is already a large amount, and it is not enough to just print it out. It also needs to be refined many times and the binding is meticulous.

The value of books is evident.

Moreover, only some of them are actually sold in official bookstores in Beijing, and it may not be easy to buy them.

After all, this is the publication of the Imperial College, and maybe it will have some relevance in the next imperial examination.

Under such circumstances, Lu Haixian's reputation was still relatively small in the official circles of the capital. After all, the emperor's love for "Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers" was soon no longer a secret in the official circles.

Unknowingly, this matter was no longer a secret among some high-ranking Confucian scholars in the capital.

It's just that at this time, "The Chronicles of Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers" was already hard to find, and it was not easy to borrow a book to copy it.

In late autumn, in the garden of a mansion on the upper reaches of Kaiyang River, someone was enjoying the coolness on a deck chair in the pavilion.

A servant walked quickly to the pavilion holding two books.

"Master, I bought it. This is "The Chronicles of Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers"!"

The old man on the recliner has white hair and beard, but his face is still rosy, and he even looks a bit young. He sat up and looked at the person coming.

"Both?"

"This is the Imperial College printed version, this is a manuscript."

The old man nodded, and after the old servant opened the pages of the first volume of the two books, he pointed at the printed copy. The servant then left the printed copy and took away the copy for now.

The old man in this pavilion is Tan Yuanshang, who has been "complimented" by Hui Mian as a "monster" many times.

Like many people, even Tan Yuanshang was quickly attracted by the content of the book and could not look away after flipping through the first volume.

By the time he read "The tide rises and the wind and clouds accompany it", it was already the evening of the next day, and Tan Yuanshang's reading place was already in the study room. He paused reading, left the table with the book in hand, walked outside the door and looked at the sky. At this moment The clouds are somewhat like the tide.

"A good piece of "Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers"."

Tan Yuanshang has traveled to too many places and experienced too many things. He can even confirm things in the book much more clearly than Yu Ziye.

Whether it's mysterious things or foreign mountains and rivers, Tan Yuanshang's experience is unparalleled by many people in the world. He actually had a feeling in his heart when he read this book.

What is said in the book seems to be true!