Chapter 399: Preface to the Canon

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"Xiaguan should be diligent in the future, please rest assured!" Gu Chengyu immediately stood up and assured Zhang Hai.

Zhang Hai nodded, noncommittal. Of course, it's useless to just talk about it, you have to let him see Gu Chengyu's talent and hard work.

"For the emperor's "Dayan Huidian", the Hanlin Academy does not have a charter yet, do you have any good suggestions?" Zhang Hai sat down on the armchair, put the copywriting in his hand on the table, and looked at Gu Chengyu.

"Back to my lord! Xia Guan thought about it for a night yesterday, and only thought of some temporarily. This is the general content drawn up by the lower officials, please take a look! ”

Gu Chengyu had already prepared, he knew that this matter had only been raised at the court meeting a few days ago, and the Sixth Ministry and the Hanlin Academy had definitely not drawn up a charter yet. That's why he wrote a rough layout and prepared to deal with Zhang Hai today.

Of course, what did you think about it all night, it's pure nonsense, and you still need to fight at night with such a thing?

In fact, he found that the books of the Dayan Dynasty basically did not use a catalog, at most only one volume or something, if the title was not written on the catalog, how could he know what was written? How should the general content of the book be presented to the emperor?

So Gu Chengyu roughly wrote a table of contents for what he came up with, that is, the outline and outline of a book. This looks clear at a glance, and you can also search in the back according to the previous directory in the future.

The emperor's "Dayan Huidian" is not only to leave a basis for future generations, but also for his own convenience.

Zhang Hai was a little stunned, he didn't expect that Gu Chengyu had just got an errand yesterday, and he would come up with a charter today.

In fact, he just wanted to test him just now, to see if Gu Chengyu took this matter to heart when he went back yesterday. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to see Gu Chengyu's attitude towards this matter.

Zhang Hai's complexion was much better, no matter how Gu Chengyu wrote, at least he was serious about doing things, which made him very satisfied.

In fact, these were all drafted by him and the six Shangshu, Gu Chengyu was only revised by the Hanlin Academy, and he had just entered the Hanlin Academy, how could he expect Gu Chengyu?

After opening the booklet, Zhang Hai immediately looked at the font inside. No matter how many times he reads it, he has to praise Gu Chengyu's handwriting is indeed good.

Focusing on what Gu Chengyu wrote, he couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw it like this. He hadn't seen such a format before. This seems to be the preface, but it is much more detailed than the preface.

There is also a summary at the beginning of the preface, which is divided into 228 volumes. The contents of each volume are written next to the preface, and the preface is listed separately for each official office, which is clear at a glance.

He couldn't help but nodded, this kind of preface really looks clear, and it can be used as a reference when the Hanlin Academy makes history books in the future. He glanced at Gu Chengyu and saw that he was drinking tea with a tea bowl without any nervousness.

Then I looked at the contents carefully, and found that the history of the establishment of each place and the ministries of the government were clearly enumerated.

It is ordered according to the six departments of officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers, as well as the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the six sections, and the temples, governments, prisons, and divisions, etc., with 12 volumes of the Ministry of Officials, 29 volumes of the Ministry of Households, and so on.

These are not something that can be written overnight, and it is necessary to know a lot about the official system of Dayan, which involves books such as the Law of Dayan.

Zhang Hai put down the booklet in his hand, he was still a little incredulous in his heart, this was really written by Gu Chengyu alone? It's impossible for him to think of such a detail, although it's just a preface, and the detailed content is not, but it's not easy.

The charter that needed to be drafted by the six ministries and him, a university scholar, was actually solved by Gu Chengyu alone?

"Gu Xiu, you said you wrote it?"

Gu Chengyu put down the tea bowl, got up and replied to Zhang Hai: "Yes!" It may not be detailed enough, and there are omissions in the middle, but this is just a humble opinion of the lower officials. ”

Gu Chengyu thought in his heart, there should be no omission, if there is, it is normal, after all, there is a lot of content to be compiled. Anyway, not all, there are nine times out of ten.

The booklet he wrote was only a general idea, and of course the detailed content required many officials to compile it according to the Mahāṇṣṇa, hadith, and so on.

Anyway, this is a huge project, and it can't be written in three or five years. Among them, you have to read a lot of books, and you have to add your own understanding, condense what you see in the books, turn them into words, and record them.

"You're saying you wrote it alone? Have you flipped through the books for these contents? There's a lot of content here, and you've read through it all in one night and list them one by one? ”

Zhang Hai's expression became excited, and his voice suddenly rose, and he didn't even know that he squirted saliva when he spoke.

Zhang Hai really couldn't believe the fact that this was written by Gu Chengyu alone, and it was written in one night, which surprised him too much.

"Back to my lord! Before the lower officials, they had already familiarized themselves with the "Law of Dayan", "Records of Compassion and Filial Piety", "Records of Ancestral Teachings", etc. Later, when I entered the Hanlin Academy, I familiarized myself with the books "The Masters in Charge", which were all in the minds of the lower officials, and they did not need to be read. ”

Gu Chengyu has a good memory, and he has exaggerated a little, but it is almost the same. So there are a lot of books to dabble in, and of course he has read all these essential books for being an official.

So it only took him two hours to write this, and it didn't take him one night, so he said it to be low-key!

Zhang Hai was so shocked that he couldn't have been more shocked, in order to take the imperial examination, the scholars all studied the Four Books and the Five Classics, how could they have the leisure time to read these books?

Gu Chengyu was so young, and he had to dabble in other books, he finally believed that Gu Chengyu was talented and very hardworking.

It's no wonder that the emperor attaches so much importance to him, how can he be a champion without excellence? Glancing at the booklet in his hand again, he couldn't help but sigh, not only has a good reading talent, but also works hard to be aggressive, and there is no shortage of ability. At this point, Zhang Hai has completely changed his opinion of Gu Chengyu.

"You have done a good job in this order, and the official intends to take it to Lord Liubu Shangshu for review, and then it will be ruled by Lord Shoufu, and finally presented to the emperor. However, you can rest assured that this is your painstaking work, and this official will not take advantage of your merits. The officer sees that you have done a thorough job, and if there is no accident, he should begin to compile the canonical in accordance with the articles of association that you have drawn up. ”

Zhang Hai completely put aside his previous prejudices, and he still appreciates the hard-working and diligent subordinates.

"How can Xia Guan not worry about your lordship? It's just a rough charter! After that, you still need to supplement and modify, and the lower officials don't dare to take credit! If the adults are fine, then the next official will retire first! ”

Gu Chengyu knew that when he said this, there was no need to say more. He is an interesting person, Zhang Hai has made a guarantee, what else is he worried about? Zhang Hai will not receive his credit, if the emperor is satisfied, not only will he be able to get benefits, but Zhang Hai's benefits will not be less.

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