The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1693 Sweeping Xiangzhou

On the second day of August, the sky in Baling City was clear, and the morning breeze carried the coolness of autumn across the faces of passers-by, while the scorching sun was not afraid of the autumn weather and shined on the earth unwilling to be outdone.

Under the morning light, a few scholars walked towards the bookstore next to the Prefectural Literary Academy. Although "Holy Way" and "Wenbao" were released yesterday, not everyone has bought them. It often takes a month for the Wenyuan bookstore to remove them. The last issue of "Holy Way" and "Wen Bao".

Yang Lin is an ordinary boy, over 20 years old. There is nothing special about his family background, appearance or other aspects.

He was in his hometown a few days ago and came back last night. He didn't meet the book seller. He also wanted to read "Holy Path" and "Wenbao", so he had to come early in the morning and planned to go back for breakfast after buying.

He was at the front of the queue, with only a dozen people behind him. At the same time yesterday, at least three thousand people gathered here.

When the bookstore was officially selling, Yang Lin, as usual, handed over a few large brass coins and said loudly: "One piece of "Holy Way" and one piece of "Wenbao"!"

But no one answered.

Yang Lin frowned and found that the six bookstore clerks who were supposed to come over to collect money were all holding a stack of more than a dozen larger pieces of paper. Everyone's expressions were extremely exciting and constantly changing.

Yang Lin secretly thought that today's bookstore clerks are becoming more and more outrageous, but he couldn't say it outright, so he had to tap the wooden counter in front of him and said loudly: "One copy of "The Holy Way" and one copy of "Wenbao"!"

However, the six clerks still turned a deaf ear.

Yang Lin looked at the six clerks quietly with a dark face. He had already made up his mind. After buying "Holy Way" and "Wen Bao", he went to the Literary Academy to report these clerks. They were so disrespectful. In the eyes.

An old scholar at the back of the team said angrily: "If you can't sell on time, how can you be decent?"

A kind-faced boy suddenly shouted: "What is that you are looking at? It seems to be a new kind of book?"

At this time, a clerk casually said: "This is the "Min Bao", which was just released today."

"Min Bao"? The fire in Yang Lin's heart was extinguished by doubts. He turned and looked at each other with the customers behind him, not knowing what it was.

"What is Minbao?" the old scholar shouted.

"Minbao is a newspaper jointly founded by Fang Xusheng, Xiangzhou officials and Fang's Library. It is equivalent to Wenbao or Dibao in various places, but it is somewhat different from Wenbao or Dibao. We I can’t tell. Oh, sorry, I’m so fascinated! Sorry, everyone!” The clerk quickly smiled and apologized, then took out a penny from his pocket and put it in the cash register carefully. 》Fold it and put it into the clothes from the chest.

Seeing the clerk's behavior, all the scholars present instinctively realized that this "Min Bao" was very unusual, let alone related to Fang Xusheng.

Yang Lin asked: "The Min Bao is worth one penny per copy?"

"Yes, "Min Bao" is very cheap. It is said to be the cost price, but the text is different from ordinary ones. It seems to be called... By the way, it is called 'Song Ti'. It is said that Fang Xusheng created it specifically for "Min Bao", and even temporarily Let Gongdian send people to renovate all the printing workshops in Xiangzhou. It looks a bit unaccustomed to it. It is square and has lost the essence of calligraphy. But after looking at it for a while, I found that it seems to be very suitable for printing. "

The clerk nagged while handing "Holy Way" and "Wen Bao" to Yang Lin.

Yang Lin thought about it, took out another penny and said, "Give me a copy of the People's Daily."

The clerk picked up a copy of "Minbao", held it in both hands, handed it to Yang Lin respectfully, and said with a smile: "You are from Baling City... No, you are the first scholar in Xiangzhou or even the human race to buy "Minbao" ”

Yang Lin smiled. He didn't care about the first or second place. He was about to take the "Min Bao" and leave, but he held the "Min Bao" in both hands and stared at the head of the "Min Bao" as if his feet had grown roots. The version was motionless.

"This..." Yang Lin didn't expect that the "Min Bao" would actually have a letter of challenge to the Xuanwu Army of the Qing Dynasty.

Seeing such an important thing, Yang Lin completely forgot about the people behind him and continued to read with his head down.

"Huh? What are you doing? Hurry up and leave after buying?" The old scholar complained, bypassing Yang Lin to buy "Holy Way" and "Wenbao", and inadvertently glanced at Yang Lin's hand while walking. The "Min Bao" immediately opened its eyes.

"What! Fang Xusheng issued a declaration of war to the Xuanwu Army?" the old scholar shouted loudly.

"What?"

Those at the back ignored the queue and immediately swarmed behind Yang Lin, craning their necks to read the front page of the People's Daily. The few at the back jumped and read at the same time.

"This Min Bao is so awesome!"

"It seems that Fang Xusheng's war report only appeared in the People's Daily. If there had been rumors before, everyone would have known about it."

"Interesting! Give me a copy of the People's Daily!"

"Give me one too!"

The rest of the people shouted to the clerk.

"Don't worry, everyone has one!" the clerk said with a smile and started selling "Min Bao".

Soon, the first dozen or so people each held a copy of "Minbao" and stood in front of the bookstore to read through it as if they were holding large pancakes.

"It turns out that this kind of thing happened in Xiangzhou, and Wenbao won't record it."

"Huh? It turns out that the demon world is like this, and there are poisonous dragons. I didn't know before."

"This actually contains the guidance for the Tongsheng Examination written by Dong Wencong and Dong Zhoumu? When I first read it, I thought it was a cliché, but after reading it carefully, I felt that I was deeply enlightened. I am worthy of being an imperial scholar! If I had read this article earlier, I would have been able to pass the Tongsheng Examination ten years ago!"

"Hehe, look at this article about Jingguo, no, it says it's called news. Although it doesn't say it directly, it's obvious that it's Zuo Xiang who is obstructing Fang Xusheng! Liu Shan, the traitor, should really be locked up in a three-foot cage!"

The bookstore of the State Academy of Literature has always been open very early, but not many people get up early to buy books and newspapers on the second day of August, and even the booksellers rarely come early.

However, the street in front of the State Academy of Literature is one of the most prosperous streets in the entire Baling City and even Xiangzhou. Even in the early morning after six o'clock, there are many people passing by.

Those people took a casual look and saw more than ten people holding large pieces of paper in front of the bookstore reading. Some people just felt curious and continued to move forward, but some people suspected that it was a new thing, so they walked over to ask.

Slowly, more and more people came to the door of the State Academy of Literature.

At first, everyone just read the Minbao. Later, people who had read the Minbao divided into different small groups to discuss according to their favorite content. Some discussed the news in Xiangzhou, some discussed the current affairs of Jingguo, and some exchanged guidance on the Tongsheng exam.

Gradually, more and more people came, and everyone who left would tell their acquaintances about the Minbao.

As time went by, people from all over Baling City went to the Wenyuan Bookstore, and the book vendors also smelled business opportunities and ran away with their carts.

The same scene was staged in various cities in Xiangzhou.

However, in just one hour, the number of people in front of the Wenyuan Bookstore in various cities in Xiangzhou had surpassed yesterday, and there were huge crowds of people.

For a while, everyone in Xiangzhou was talking about the Minbao, and they didn't know that the Minbao couldn't even talk to others.

The Minbao was completely popular.

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