Chapter 687 Tongtian Tie

"As far as animals are concerned, the Institute of Technology divides them into two major categories: invertebrates and vertebrates. The category with vertebrates is divided into fish, salamanders, scales, feathers, and mammals."

"Among the mammals, there is one class called Undactyloda, which is further divided into the order Perissodactyla and the order Artiodactyla."

"The representative animal of the order Perissodactyla is the horse, and the representative animal of the order Artiodactyla is the pig. This is the most obvious distinguishing feature."

"The order Artiodactyla is divided into several suborders, such as camels. Regardless of whether they are single-humped or bimodal, they belong to the suborder Callosopod. Their characteristic is that they can ruminate, but they have upper incisors and callus-shaped pads on the soles of their feet."

"For example, wild boar and wild boar belong to the suborder Suiformis. Their characteristic is that they have a single-chambered stomach and do not ruminate."

"Whether the so-called 'Qilin' in Jiaozhi is actually a Qilin or not, the Xianggong and the political advisors have made it very clear from the perspective of Confucian classics and history."

"I will only analyze it based on the logical induction of Neo-Confucianism - although this animal does not exist in China, it first has cloven hooves, then has horns, and has chewing movements when resting."

"This is very consistent with the characteristics of a group of animals compiled by the Polytechnic Institute. It belongs to the same order as cattle, sheep, and deer, called the ruminant suborder. Its characteristics are that it has no incisors, well-developed molars, multiple stomachs, and the ability to ruminate."

"And their habits are basically the same. Since they chew cud, it is difficult to digest fodder, so most of the animals paid tribute by Cochin feed on plants. And since it is so tall, its favorite food must be leaves or flowers and fruits.

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“To eat leaves, fruits, and fruits, one’s tongue must be long and flexible.”

"Cattle and sheep have no stripes, so this animal is more like a deer, and deer also have another characteristic, which is timidity."

"The texture of the body was developed to avoid being chased by lions, tigers and leopards, and is used to integrate with the surrounding environment."

"But in order to make it easier for the cubs to follow them, there is an area on their bodies that has no patterns and remains white, which is the bottom of the tail."

"So I estimate that this animal should also have these same characteristics, or to put it another way, if it has these characteristics, then it is not an ancient beast, but a deer. It's just a strange, Middle-earth beast.

It’s just a deer that doesn’t exist.”

"Of course it's not necessarily the Cochin people who intentionally deceived us. Maybe they were also deceived by people from overseas."

"Your Majesty must know the story of Liu Hedong's "The Donkey of Guizhou". I also heard a joke."

Zhao Xu is an emperor above the standard. As long as the truth is explained clearly, he can still listen: "That's about it. What's the joke?"

Su You laughed and said: "I heard that a merchant took a camel to Guangnan East Road. The people there had never seen anything called a camel. So the merchant made money wisely and surrounded the tent. He only needed five cents to enter and watch.

For fifty cents, you can ride it for a spin. As a result, the merchant made a lot of money."

Zhao Xu laughed loudly and called Tong Guan over: "Go to Yujin Garden and see if the Jiaozhi strange beast is what Mingrun said. If it is, call the Jiaozhi envoy and I will ask personally.

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Speaking of this, I suddenly thought of something: "If I open Yujin Garden and allow the people of Bianjing to visit it, I will charge one hundred cents per person. Is that appropriate?"

Damn it! Why did we end up talking like this!

Su You was dumbfounded: "Your Majesty, this... I'm afraid I will make a fortune every day..."

After a while, the child ran back in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Su Shaobao saw everything with his own eyes! That auspiciousness... ah no, that strange beast really likes to eat acacia leaves. It has a white buttocks and a long tongue.

, there really are no front teeth!”

"The Cochin envoy is waiting outside for summons! Will he be summoned to come in?"

Zhao Xu was also excited: "Call!"

The Jiaozhi envoy was also proficient in Chinese, but he was no match for Wang Anshi, Wang Gui, Feng Jing, Chen Shengzhi and others. His face turned pale when he refuted the big shots.

But it is still stubborn, because the big guys can't prove that it is not.

It was Zhao Xu's turn to perform. He used a set that was sold out of the box, listed a bunch of characteristics of a giraffe, and finally gave a qualitative conclusion. This thing is a deer!

And it is concluded that this thing is probably not produced in Cochin at all, otherwise the people of Cochin would not dare to deceive like this. You don’t know what kind of dealer you are!

Even the Jiaozhi envoy himself didn’t know many of the characteristics of the strange beasts. When he called the black attendant to ask, he was dumbfounded!

He was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and grabbed the ground with his head: "His Majesty, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, can see thousands of miles away and make judgments like a god! This thing originally came from the West Sea. Please forgive me for the disrespect of this small country."

Zhao Xu was now satisfied: "Although the sacrifice is wrong, it is rare to be sincere. The Song Dynasty does not want you overseas gifts, so next time I will send you some local things."

"Exotic beasts are alien beasts, don't make up any auspicious things anymore, forget it this time, go ahead!"

After the Jiaozhi envoy retreated tremblingly, Wang Anshi shook his head and said: "The barbarians are really unreasonable, and the classics and history don't make sense, so we have to use Mingrun's tactics to deal with them."

Wang Gui said: "After all, it is different from Goryeo, Japan, and Liao. Your Majesty, all countries have requested the imperial court to sell the Nine Classics, Zi, various historical books, and, by the way, Feng Yuanli. This matter has not yet been resolved."

You have to ask for your will."

Zhao Xu turned to Su You and asked: "How many copies of "Feng Yuan Li" have been sold?"

Su You handed over his hand: "Actually, this thing is either simple or complex. It's hard-covered, like the one your majesty gave to your ministers, the Twelve Immortals, Twenty-Four Ministers, and the rare calligraphy books of the past dynasties. The price of each book ranges from five to ten guan; as for the

The crudest almanac used by ordinary farmers only has 50 characters each."

"I don't know the exact number of copies sold, but Sitong Company has paid back two installments to Si Tianjian's account, totaling more than 700,000 yuan..."

Wang Anshi was frightened: "It's just an almanac. It's something that facilitates farmers to arrange production. How can it sell so much?!"

Su You was a little dissatisfied: "How much is there? The almanac does not make money, but the pictures of immortals, pictures of famous ministers, and watermarks imitating the Tang Dynasty double hook "Tongtian Tie" are all extracted from the secret book treasured in it, are they worth ten strings?

The calendars under the wall calendar are all free, okay?”

It's okay not to say it. When he mentioned this, all the ministers were itchy. Feng Jing immediately grabbed Su You's wrist: "When will the three groups of thirty-nine people in "Tongtian Tie" come out?! Tell me!

"

Wang Anshi, Wang Gui, and the Prime Minister all looked at him angrily: "Yes! Tell me something quickly!"

"Tongtian Tie", the full name is "Long Live Tongtian Tie", the catalog of later generations is as follows: The first post: Wang Xizhi's "Auntie Tie", cursive script; the second post: Wang Xizhi's "Chu Yue Tie", cursive script; the third post: Wang Hui's "Boil"

"Swollen Tie", cursive script; fourth post: Wang Hui's "Weng Zun Ti Tie", cursive script; fifth post: Wang Huizhi's "New Moon Tie", running script; sixth post: Wang Xianzhi's "Twenty-nine Day Tie", regular script;

The seventh post: Wang Sengqian's "Prince's Surrender", in regular script; the eighth post: Wang Ci's "Caijiu Post", in cursive script; the ninth post: Wang Ci's "Rubi Tie", in cursive script; the tenth post: Wang Ci's "Rubi Tie", in cursive script

Zhi "Sore Throat Note" in running script.

There are seven people and ten posts in total. At the end of the volume, there is the title "Wang Fangqing came to the original site in the second year of Long Live Tongtian".

However, according to the "Old Book of Tang", there were actually three groups of thirty-nine people, and only one-fifth of them survived in later generations.

This calligraphy is from the second year of Long Live Tongtian of Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty. It is based on the original calligraphy of Wang Xizhi's family presented by Wang Fangqing, the eleventh grandson of Wang Xizhi.

Among all the copies of Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy, he is the most reliable and the most precise in hooking and filling. Later generations will call it "the first-class authentic calligraphy in the world".

There are three methods of copying in ancient times: the first is to check first and then fill in; the second is to copy without checking; the third is to copy and then modify.

Copies are also called rubbings. The double hooks are said to be "xiangtuo" and "hard yellow". The so-called "xiangtuo" means that people are in a dark room, covering the paper on the paper and then spreading it on the window hole, with the help of outdoor light transmission.

Copying, double-outlining the outline and filling in ink, is commonly known as "shadow book" or "shadow copy".

The "Hongwen Museum" of the Tang Dynasty had personnel who specialized in calligraphy copying, such as Feng Chengsu, Zhuge Zhen, Han Daozheng, Tang Puche, etc., who were all masters of this art. The famous Shenlong version of "Lanting Preface" that survives was written by Feng Chengsu.

Regarding this famous cultural treasure in Chinese history, Yue Fei's grandson Yue Ke commented: "The stone of Luo was so heartfelt that it produced the treasure map. The bird salivated in the morning, and Duan made the book. There is the gate of King Yi, and the southern land is beautiful and plump. It is dedicated to it."

Jiazhen, Chen Yuyuchu. The god of calligraphy, copied Yi by bandits. It is stored in the history museum, but it is not false."

Zhang Yu's postscript of the Yuan Dynasty praised: "The right Tang Dynasty copied the Wang family's entry, and the Yue family gave the beginning and end. It is appropriate to pass on the message and treasure. However, the method of double hooks has not been known for a long time, and Minangong said it is a first-class authentic work."

Wen Zhengming of the Ming Dynasty wrote in "Postscript to Tongtian Jin Tie": "People from the You Tang Dynasty double hooked the right army of the King of Jin and went down ten posts. Yue Juanweng said that it was the one copied by Empress Wu Tongtian to stay in the inner palace. Tongtian was 840 years ago, and
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