Well, in their own mother's eyes, it's just that the two younger brothers have different interests.
However, Xiao Shi and Xiao Shiyi are now known in the Imperial Study for their eccentric tempers.
To put it simply, if the two of them get stubborn, even the tutors in the Imperial Study can't do anything about them.
After all, the Emperor was very lenient with the two of them. As long as they didn't make any serious mistakes, he would let them be.
At this moment, the Tenth Prince Honghao and the Eleventh Prince Hongyao each entered carrying a book.
Ituma Shushu immediately looked at Prince Guo Hongxuan with a puzzled expression.
Prince Guo, Hongxuan, saw the look in his mother's eyes and knew what she was wondering about.
So, Prince Guo Hongxuan immediately said with a smile, "Mother."
I saw that there were only two copies of this book left that hadn't been sold out.
After haggling with the seller for a while, I bought both books.
Oh, Mom, you know what? Buying two books is definitely a good deal for me!
Ituma Shushu: "..."
Indeed, in the past five months, Prince Guo Hongxuan has developed another hobby: haggling.
In his words, bargaining gives him a great sense of accomplishment!
Ituma Shushu ignored Prince Guo Hongxuan and whispered, "Honghao, Hongyao."
Your eighth and ninth brothers said that you two are very interested in this book.
What is this book about?
"Mother, this book is called 'Tiangong Kaiwu' (The Exploitation of the Works of Nature), and its contents are very interesting!"
Upon hearing his mother's words, the Eighth Prince Honghao spoke with a joyful expression.
Upon hearing this, Ituma Shushu's heart skipped a beat, and for a moment, her mind went blank.
Then, Ituma Shushu came to her senses.
Oh no, isn't "Tiangong Kaiwu" a banned book?
Wait, no, no, this book isn't banned yet, is it?
This book was only burned during the reign of Emperor Shunzhi for some reason.
So far, there hasn't been an incident where a next emperor banned the Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasuries) because he established the Siku Quanshu compilation office.
Ituma Shushu breathed a sigh of relief upon realizing this.
Then she said softly, "Honghao, give this copy of 'Tiangong Kaiwu' to your mother."
"Let's see what's so interesting inside that makes you two love it so much."
"Okay, Mother."
Upon hearing this, the Tenth Prince Honghao immediately stepped forward and handed the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" to Ituma Shushu.
Next, Ituma Shushu flipped through the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" in her hand while searching for some memories in her mind.
The author of "Tiangong Kaiwu" is Song Yingxing, courtesy name Changgeng, a scientist in the late Ming Dynasty.
He passed the provincial examination in the 43rd year of the Wanli reign (1614), served as an instructor in Fenyi County, Jiangxi Province in the 7th year of the Chongzhen reign (1635), and became a judge in Tingzhou, Fujian Province in the 11th year of the Chongzhen reign (1646).
He served as the prefect of Bozhou, Anhui for fourteen years. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he resigned his post and returned to his hometown, where he lived out his days.
Sigh, he could be considered a person of the previous dynasty throughout his entire life.
In the world before he transmigrated, the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" quickly attracted the attention of the academic and publishing circles after its first edition was published in the tenth year of Chongzhen's reign.
However, due to changes in dynasties and other reasons, few people reprinted the books, so not many of them have survived.
However, in the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty, the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" was not included in the "Siku Quanshu" catalog for some reason, so it was eventually regarded as a banned book.
The reason, as it is, is that it involves matters from the previous dynasty.
Because the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" contains anti-Qing terms such as "Northern Barbarians" and "Northeastern Barbarians".
Some instances of "我朝" (my dynasty) refer to the "previous dynasty," while "夷虏" (barbarians) refers to the Qing dynasty.
There are also illustrations of former dynasty soldiers throwing firearms and blasting the Qing army to pieces.
Ituma Shushu sighed as she thought about this.
Then, she continued to browse the book carefully.
Yes, the book "Tiangong Kaiwu" is divided into three parts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
The contents of the previous section include: Nai Li, Nai Fu, Zhang Shi, Cui Jing, Zuo Xian, and Gan Shi.
The middle section includes: pottery making, casting, boats and carts, hammering and forging, burning stone, applying ointment, and fixing.
The second part includes: hardware, fine weapons, painting, yeast, and pearls.
Finally, Ituma Shushu did not find any anti-Qing terms such as "Northern Barbarians" or "Northeastern Barbarians" for the time being.
However, she wouldn't let her guard down.
So, Ituma Shushu said softly, "Hongyao, give your mother this copy of 'Tiangong Kaiwu' that you have."
"Yes, Mother."
Although the eleventh prince, Hongyao, didn't understand why his mother had taken the book from his tenth brother, Honghao, and read it for a while before taking the one from his own hands to read, even though they were clearly two identical books.
But at this moment, he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he stepped forward and handed the book in his hand to his mother.
After Ituma Shushu took the book, she saw the eleventh prince, Hongyao, looking at her with a puzzled expression.
Her heart softened, and she said softly, "Hongyao must be very confused, right?"
Upon hearing this, the eleventh prince, Hongyao, nodded and said, "Yes, Mother."
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