In the afternoon, after Li Zexuan finished his nap, Xiao He came over and told him that a middle-aged scholar named Ma Zhou had come to see him and was waiting in the main hall of the front yard.
Li Zexuan nodded and walked to the front hall.
He saw Ma Zhou wearing a high hat and a wide belt. He was immaculately dressed, looking like a scholar with an imposing appearance and an elegant demeanor. His attire almost blinded Li Zexuan's titanium alloy eyes. Was this still the sloppy man he saw yesterday?
"Tsk tsk, Mr. Ma's style is almost as elegant as mine. If you walk on the street, won't other young ladies be stolen by Mr. Ma?"
Li Zexuan looked at Ma Zhou and couldn't help but sigh.
Ma Zhou was about to get up and salute Li Zexuan. When he heard this teasing, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. However, Ma Zhou was not a person who couldn't make jokes. He smiled and half-joked with Li Zexuan's words.
"Lord Jue, I'm now the brand of Qiqu Culture. No matter what, I have to dress up a little. Otherwise, won't I embarrass Lord Jue?"
In history, the Zhen Guan dynasty was full of talents. Ma Zhouguan was able to rise so quickly because, in addition to his talent, he was indeed outstanding in his conduct and conduct of the world. Ma Zhou was a smart man. He paid more attention to art when remonstrating, unlike Wei Zheng who was straightforward.
If Ma Zhou's strategies for governing the country were great wisdom, then these trivial details could only be regarded as petty cleverness. However, it was this petty cleverness that smoothed the relationship between him and Li Shimin, so Li Shimin always treated him well.
In the twelfth year of Zhen Guan, Ma Zhou was promoted to the Secretary of the Secretariat and was transferred to the Secretariat to work. Li Shimin said to the attendants on his left and right, "If I don't see Ma Zhou later, I'll miss him."
From this, it could be seen that Ma Zhou was humorous, not inflexible, and knew how to conduct himself. Basically, he could make everyone like him.
Li Zexuan was also amused by Ma Zhou's words. "Haha, Mr. Ma is really humorous. I wonder what brings you here today?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Zhou stopped smiling. He took out a stack of manuscripts from his sleeve and handed them to Li Zexuan. He said with a smile, "Lord Jue, I have compiled the recent decrees issued by our dynasty as well as some major cases and strange stories around Chang 'an into the kind of press release you mentioned. I'm here today to let you see if it's okay."
Li Zexuan was surprised. "So fast?"
Ma Zhou said embarrassedly, "Erm, I was a little excited yesterday when I thought of the grand plans Lord Jue mentioned, so I …"
Only then did Li Zexuan notice his panda eyes. This guy probably didn't sleep last night, right? Ma Zhou's outfit today was too eye-catching, so Li Zexuan ignored his facial expression.
"Brother Ma, you're well-read. You should know the principle of combining work and rest. No matter how great your ambition is, it still needs to be accumulated step by step. It's impossible to achieve it overnight. Your body is the most precious asset!"
He seemed to remember that in the history books of his previous life, Ma Zhou died very early. That was why he said this. He didn't want Ma Zhou, a talented and humorous person, to die young.
In fact, in history, Ma Zhou suffered from chronic diabetes for a long time. He couldn't recover after a long period of treatment. In the end, he died on the ninth day of the first lunar month in the 22nd year of Zhenguan. He was 48 years old.
Ma Zhou heard Li Zexuan's words. Although he was touched, he still didn't take it seriously. He waved his hand and smiled.
"Thank you for your concern, Lord Jue. But I'm still in the prime of my life. Every time I think of doing something big with Lord Jue and leaving my name in history, I feel excited. It's just that we met too late. I've wasted so much time in the past few years!"
Ma Zhou's words were sincere. Scholars all had the ambition to govern the country and pacify the world. Whether it was the dictionary or the newspaper, it was a great promotion for the education of the Tang Empire.
At first, Ma Zhou came to the workshop to earn money to buy wine. But since he knew about Li Zexuan's ambition to "let everyone in the world be able to afford to study", he felt that his body was full of vitality and he had more motivation to work.
Li Zexuan insisted, "Work can be done slowly, but you can't ignore your health. Brother Ma, listen to me. Rest when you need to. The Tang Empire will only get better and better in the future. There are many things that Brother Ma needs to do and witness! Later, I'll instruct your servant to remind you to rest on time every day. "
Ma Zhou spread his hands and said helplessly, "Okay, okay, okay. I'll listen to Lord Jue."
Li Zexuan nodded with satisfaction. Only then did he look at the manuscripts written by Ma Zhou.
"'On Taizong Shu', in ancient times, those who were not subjects were all subjects of His Majesty; those who were not under His Majesty's control were under His Majesty's control. For China, there was no such thing as the Turks, and the Great and Great Khans were helpless. Yantuo and Tiele were in charge of the prefectures and counties. Gaochang and Tuhun were in charge of sweeping the land. Only the Goryeo were ordered by the successive generations, and Moke was poor. His Majesty reprimanded them for being traitors … "
"'Zhenguan Law Interpretation', it said: Man, three talents, and ten thousand things are divided. Qi contains spirit, and man is the leader. Li Yuan is the Minister of Justice, and he is punished for political and religious reasons. His sentiments are unscrupulous and foolish, and he knows Shen is ruthless. If he is big, he will mess up his area. If he is small, he will show his style. If he does not establish a system, he will not be heard of before … "
"'The murderer of the massacre of a family of six in Xinfeng County has been arrested by the authorities'. In the spring of the first year of Zhenguan, Liu Yuanyi's family was robbed by thieves. The family of five fought back with all their might, but the thieves were brave and brutal …"
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Li Zexuan looked at the pieces of news in his hand. Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he was deep in thought. After a while, he finally finished reading all of them. Then he put down the manuscripts in his hand and looked at Ma Zhou. "Brother Ma, I have a few suggestions. See if they are feasible. If you think they are not, we can discuss it in detail."
Ma Zhou nodded and said, "I have the same idea. Lord Jue, please tell me. I am all ears."
Li Zexuan stretched out a finger and said, "First, I think that you should add punctuation marks in all of your manuscripts. This will make it easier for the readers to read. As for what punctuation marks are, I believe that Brother Ma has already roughly understood part of it from my 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality'. Later, I will systematically teach you the usage of all punctuation marks."
Ma Zhou cupped his hands and said, "I have indeed seen these marks before. At that time, I also guessed that they were used to punctuate sentences. I didn't expect it to be true. In this way, if we add these marks to the newspapers in the future, it will indeed have a good effect. "
Li Zexuan agreed and said, "Exactly. The same sentence can be punctuated in different ways. Each way of punctuation represents a different meaning. Such examples can be found everywhere. Only by introducing punctuation marks can we reduce a lot of unnecessary ambiguity."
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