"What book is this?"
Kong Yingda looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.
"You will know what book it is once you take a look!" Kong Desheng kept him in suspense.
Kong Yingda opened the dictionary doubtfully and couldn't help but frown. The books he usually read were classics, but this book was as bland as plain as boiled water.
"This is a book that contains all the words in the world!" Kong Yingda frowned.
Kong Desheng nodded and said, "That's right. You will know once you find the word 'Kong'."
"Kong, division head Zi, stroke four." Kong Yingda was most proud of being the descendant of Confucius. He had already memorized the word 'Kong' by heart. He recited it silently and quickly flipped through the dictionary. Soon, he found the word 'Kong' beside the word 'Zi'.
"Page two hundred and sixty-four!" Kong Yingda flipped through the paper and quickly found page two hundred and sixty-four. He found the word 'Kong' in a group of words.
"Definition one, small hole, hole, pinhole, pinhole. Definition two, surname, Kong: Confucius. " Kong Yingda looked at the words and definitions in the dictionary and couldn't help but frown. This was too simple! There was no literary talent at all. It was just like a child learning how to read.
"A child learning how to read!" Kong Yingda had thought about it in the past, but he still lacked that moment of inspiration.
Kong Desheng saw Kong Yingda's expression and naturally knew what he was thinking. He laughed and said, "This book is indeed lacking in literary talent. It is also extremely simple. It is so simple that even a child can easily find words that they don't understand."
Kong Yingda's eyes suddenly lit up. He stared at the dictionary in his hand in disbelief. That's right. This book didn't have any literary talent, nor did it have any brilliant insights. It directly recorded all the words in the world. However, it was ingenious and made use of the words, strokes, and rhymes to quickly find the words.
"This is not a book for adults, but for children." Kong Yingda excitedly stood up and paced back and forth.
All along, children in the world had used the Four Books and Five Classics to study. However, Kong Sheng's study was still difficult for adults to comprehend. It was even more difficult for children to understand.
Thus, Mo Jiazi's disciple, Wu Meiniang's' Three Character Classic ', spread throughout the world overnight and became the best book for children to study. Now, the Confucian school finally had an enlightenment book that could compete with the' Three Character Classic '.
"Who wrote this book?" Kong Yingda impatiently.
Kong Desheng raised his chin and said, "Far away on the horizon, but close at hand."
"Hui Suo? It's actually you?" Kong Yingda couldn't help but open his mouth wide as he looked at Kong Huisuo in disbelief. Kong Huisuo had always been studying under his eyes. He was the next generation that the Confucian school focused on nurturing. Kong Yingda could never have imagined that Kong Huisuo would silently create such a wondrous book.
Kong Huisuo helplessly nodded. He thought that he had secretly completed the dictionary, but he didn't know that the older the ginger, the spicier it was. His every move was under the watch of Kong Desheng. The moment the 'Dictionary' was completed, Kong Desheng silently appeared in front of him.
"Uncle has neglected you. I didn't think that you would be able to complete such a great work. Why didn't you tell us about this idea?" Kong Yingda looked at Kong Huisuo and said softly.
"Him? Do you think that blockhead of his could think of such a method? "Kong Desheng coldly snorted.
"Hmm?" Kong Yingda couldn't help but be stunned. He suppressed his anger and said, "Could it be that this' Dictionary 'has stolen other people's ideas?"
Kong Huisuo saw Kong Yingda's expression and couldn't bear it. He could only kindly say, "No, this nephew got it from Qin Huaiyu."
"Oh!"
Kong Yingda was relieved. His Kong Family had many years of reputation. He couldn't allow such a scandal to happen.
Then he suddenly turned around and said angrily, "Who in Chang 'an City doesn't know about Qin Huaiyu and the other two blockheads? If they could come up with such a brilliant plan like the' Dictionary ', it wouldn't be surprising if they could also become the top scorer."
"Second Uncle, you don't know. This is just one of their plans to leave their names in history. Back then, the engraving printing and the hot air balloon were two of them. However, they were repeatedly thwarted, so the three of them gave up. I couldn't bear to let such a beneficial thing to the country and the people be abandoned, so I decided to concentrate on compiling the dictionary."
"Such a brilliant plan is actually one of their plans!" Kong Yingda was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.
Kong Desheng smiled bitterly and said, "Compared to the engraving printing and the hot air balloon, this' Dictionary 'is indeed somewhat ordinary."
Who would have thought that the dictionary that was like a treasure in the eyes of the Confucians was actually someone else's plan?
"Then what other plans do they have to leave their names in history?" Kong Yingda asked curiously. It seems that those three bastards have come up with quite a few good things to leave their names in history. "
"The School of Medicine is already collecting medicinal herbs and categorizing them into a book. It's said that His Highness Emperor Wei is interested in mapping the geography of the world. "Kong Huisuo pondered and said.
"If this plan succeeds, it will indeed be an opportunity to leave their names in history." Kong Yingda said regretfully. It was a pity that it had already been snatched away.
"What else?" Kong Yingda asked.
"Apart from that, there's also the classification of all the animals and plants in the world, as well as the exploration of the ends of the world's extreme north, the source of the extreme south's extreme heat, and the other end of the ocean in the far east …" Kong Huisuo spoke at great length.
"Are you sure that this is the crazy plan of Qin Huaiyu's trio and not Mo Jiazi's whimsical idea?" Kong Yingda felt as if he was listening to a heavenly book. However, he knew that Qin Huaiyu's trio would never be able to come up with such a plan. The only possibility was that it was Mo Jiazi's idea.
Kong Desheng shook his head and said, "It's not important who proposed it. What's important is who did it. With just Mo Jiazi's energy, how many can he accomplish? Now that Kong Huisuo has made the dictionary and learned it from Qin Huaiyu, that's enough."
Kong Yingda couldn't help but fall silent. He naturally knew what Kong Desheng meant. Now that the Confucian School urgently needed this dictionary to cover their shame, and they didn't want to get involved with Mo Jiazi, Qin Huaiyu was enough.
"But …" Kong Huisuo said anxiously. Although the compilation of the dictionary was given to him by Qin Huaiyu, Meton also contributed to it. Kong Yingda directly excluded Mo Jiazi in order to avoid arousing suspicion. This was unfair.
Kong Desheng waved his hand and said, "No buts. This matter is settled. A mere dictionary is of no benefit to the School of Mo, but for the Confucian School, it is a stepping stone to pry open the door to Li Duo the strange scholar. We can't afford to lose this matter."
Kong Yingda couldn't help but sigh slightly. He didn't expect Kong Desheng to do such a thing for the Confucian School. This was a very difficult decision for Kong Desheng, who had always looked up to the ancestor Kong Sheng as his role model.
That day, Kong Desheng held the dictionary and went to the Headmaster's Academy again. He had a private conversation with Li Duo the strange scholar for two hours before he stepped out of the door with satisfaction.
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