General Qin

When the Qin State launched a war of annihilation, the Censor's Mansion began to expand on a large scale to collect history books, classics, and various legal documents plundered from the Six Kingdoms, striving to become the largest library in the world.

"The official and censor, Zhongcheng Ganquan, pays homage to the Marquis of Wugong."

Censor Zhongcheng, who is in charge of books and classics, has already been waiting outside the library.

Today, Zhao Tuo was wearing ordinary dark clothes, but the censor Zhongcheng had seen Zhao Tuo in the court hall, so naturally he recognized the identity of Wugong Hou at a glance, and hurriedly greeted him and bowed to him.

"Gan Zhongcheng doesn't need to be polite."

Zhao Tuo waved his hand. From the looks of it, Gan Quan's surname should come from a wealthy family, perhaps related to the famous officials of the Qin State in the past, Gan Long, Gan Mao, and Gan Luo.

Seeing the kind gesture of Marquis Wu Gong, Gan Quan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a shy face: "I don't know what kind of classics you want to read here. I will get it for you personally."

Zhao Tuo opened the door directly and entered the mountain: "This trip is just to find someone. I wonder if Shi Zhang Cang is under the pillar?"

The censor Zhongcheng was startled and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes. I will immediately send someone to ask Zhuxiaqian to come and pay homage to the prince."

Zhao Tuo smiled and said: "No need, you just lead the way, I will go find him."

Censor Zhongcheng was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that the mighty martial arts prince would care so much about Zhang Cang.

But thinking of Zhang Cang's appearance, he wondered: "The status of a prince is so noble, why bother to work for a pillar? The subordinates can just go and invite Zhang Cang to see the prince in person."

Seeing Zhao Tuo's unhappy expression, Han Xin said: "This Zhongcheng, the Lord has asked you to lead the way. You just lead the way. There is no need to say anything."

Gan Quan saw that the young man who spoke was not dressed like a slave, and thought he was a close associate of Marquis Wugong. He also saw that Marquis Wugong was indeed frowning.

He didn't dare to offend, so he could only respond: "Your Majesty, please invite your subordinates to come, but Zhang Cang has always been a bit inelegant. Please don't blame me if you see him."

Inelegant?

Zhao Tuo became curious while waving his hand to indicate that he didn't mind.

On the other hand, Han Xin next to him was excited as he walked.

This is Yushi Zhongcheng!

After being reprimanded by me just now, the other party not only didn't get angry, but actually accused him and led the way.

Han Xin was at the age of a passionate young man, and now he had gained a small limelight by virtue of his power, which made his heart tremble with excitement.

He once again tasted the benefits of having a big backer.

Zhao Tuo and Han Xin followed Yu Shi Zhongcheng through the corridor, and soon came to the door of a room where classics and documents were piled.

"Where is Zhang Cang, the historian under the pillar? Martial arts..."

Gan Quan opened his mouth and was about to ask Zhang Cang who was in the room to come out to meet him, but Zhao Tuo waved his hand to stop him.

This time he came not to show off his power in front of Zhang Cang, but to make good friends with him, so naturally he would not do such things.

Zhao Tuo took Han Xin and walked directly in. When he looked around the case, he was shocked.

"What a big ball."

Han Xin swallowed and sighed inwardly.

Zhao Tuo's eyelids also jumped, full of surprise.

Because what appeared in front of him was a mountain of meat.

When the people in the room heard the sound outside, they turned around and took a look at Zhao Tuo.

I saw that this man was huge, his waist was as thick as two Zhao Tuos.

He has a pale and fat face with narrow features.

The front of his black robe was pulled open, revealing white flesh soaked in sweat. According to Zhao Tuo's observation, his skin was even smoother and fairer than the woman's.

In this era when most people don't have enough to eat, a tall, fat, white and fat man is really very rare.

This is probably the so-called "lucky sign".

Zhao Tuo sighed secretly in his heart.

"Shi Zhuxia, this is the Marquis of Martial Arts, and he came here specially to see you."

Censor Zhongcheng saw Zhang Cang's disheveled appearance and secretly thought that it was indeed the case. While introducing Zhang Cang's identity to Zhao Tuo, he explained to Wugong Hou: "Jun Hou, because it is summer and the room is sultry, so Zhu Xia Shi will inevitably be rude."

Zhao Tuo understood immediately.

There are no cooling devices such as air conditioners and fans these days. In the hot summer, most people in Qin have no choice but to bear the sweltering heat in their homes.

A fat man like Zhang Cang is even more intolerant to heat. He will sweat profusely just sitting for a while and needs to untie his clothes to dissipate heat. This is what Yushi Zhongcheng said is inelegant.

No wonder Gan Quan said before that he wanted to call someone to shout. He thought he wanted to take the opportunity to ask Zhang Cang to tidy up his clothes.

Zhao Tuo waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, compared to the military, these are small things."

At this time, Zhang Cang also reacted. He hurriedly arranged his clothes, moved his huge body and walked over. He bowed to Zhao Tuo with difficulty and said, "My subordinate Zhang Cang has seen the king."

"Zhu Xia Shi doesn't need to be polite."

Zhao Tuo stepped forward and reached out to help him up.

Touching Zhang Cang's limp body, a strange light flashed in Zhao Tuo's eyes.

According to the joke of later generations, it was Zhao Tuo and Zhang Cang who colluded with the imperial doctor Xia Wuji, and the three of them secretly shared Qin Shihuang's elixir of immortality, so all three of them lived for more than a hundred years.

It's a joke, but the Zhang Cang in front of him is indeed a strong man who can live to be a hundred years old.

In addition to his age, he is also proficient in mathematical calculations, literature, and calendar. He is a rare talent in the world. In history, he was a prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

The reason why Zhao Tuo knew that Zhang Cang was in the Censor's Mansion was because Li Shiqi had come here to borrow books and read them, and chatted with Zhang Cang. He found that this man was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so he recommended it to Zhao Tuo after he returned.

It's just that Zhao Tuo was busy at that time, and later went to war, so he forgot about it. When he was free these days, he thought of Zhang Cang, so he came to meet him.

Compared with the nervousness and restraint of the censor Zhongcheng Ganquan, Zhang Cang is worthy of being a disciple of Xunzi and the younger brother of Tingwei Li Si, with a very good attitude.

When facing the martial arts lord Zhao Tuo, he behaved generously and cheerfully. After saluting, he even joked to Zhao Tuo: "Junhou, junhou, the paper you made is really a good thing. It's a pity that it was invented." It’s a little late, and every time I think about this, it makes me sigh.”

"Oh, what does Zhuxiashi mean by this?"

Zhao Tuo asked curiously. This was the first time he heard someone say this.

Zhang Cang shook his head and said: "The paper is light and thin. It is not only fast to write, but also very convenient to pick up and read. Every time I read the book, I will think of the scenes when I followed my master and needed to use slips to read and write. Those scenes The bamboo slips are extremely heavy. My teacher is old and always asks me to move them here and there. Every time I finish moving them, I almost fall down from exhaustion. If Junhou had taken out the paper at that time, I don’t know how much easier it would be for me. .”

Looking at Zhang Cang's fat body and imagining him moving around holding a pile of slips, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but laugh.

This fat guy is quite interesting.

Seeing Zhang Cang's words make Wugong Hou smile, Gan Quan also took advantage of the situation and flattered him.

"As Zhu Xia Shi said, the paper made by the king is really a great benefit to the world. Since paper mills were built in various places in Guanzhong and this item is no longer scarce, we in the Imperial Palace Collection Room have switched to using paper to copy documents , very convenient, all of this is the result of the king."

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo turned his head, looked at the rows of neatly bound paper books placed on the shelves around him, and nodded slightly.

In the past, the collection of books here was basically made of bamboo slips, which not only occupied a huge space, but were also very inconvenient to access and consult. Now that all the books are copied and backed up on paper, the situation is very different.

The invention of paper has been of great benefit to libraries.

"And with paper copying and dissemination, it is not easy for those ancient and unique classics to be lost."

Zhao Tuo sighed secretly. He prevented the burning of books and the entrapment of Confucians, and prevented Xiang Yu from burning Xianyang. Then the historical books and classics left over from ancient China would be greatly preserved and become the most precious treasure of this nation.

After the next few people chatted for a few more words, Zhao Tuo asked Yu Shi Zhongcheng to leave first to do his own things, so as to leave room for him and Zhang Cang to get along.

Zhang Cang was thoughtful. After the censor Zhongcheng left, he cupped his hands towards Zhao Tuo and said: "Zhang Cang is just a small pillar in the history. He is a humble person and is not worth mentioning. I don't know why the prince came here to visit. Let Cang be flattered."

Zhao Tuo reached out and asked Han Xin to hand over a stack of paper, put it on the case, and said to Zhang Cang: "I heard that Zhu Xia was proficient in calculation methods, and I was quite interested in it. However, I found that today's calculations are quite troublesome, so I I made some changes to the numbers on a whim, and I should ask Zhu Xia Shi, a great talent, to help me take a look."

Number changes?

Zhang Cang was startled, this was a reason he never expected.

He did not expect that Wugong Hou came to him to engage in academic research.

At this point, Zhang Cang's interest greatly increased and he hurriedly looked at the paper on the case.

Then he froze.

What is this?

"Historical Records·Biography of Prime Minister Zhang": Prime Minister Zhang Cang... has a good book, rules and calendar. In the Qin Dynasty, he was the censor, and he wrote under the main pillar... He was tall, fat and white as a gourd... He died at the age of more than a hundred years.