A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 436 Wanshou Daozang

(Maid Xia He)

In the next few days, Lu Cheng went to the Imperial Academy or the Golden Spear Squad of the Palace Front Division during the day to experience the working life of a civil servant in the Song Dynasty.

But after a few days, Lu Cheng got a little bored with this kind of life. Either he had to deal with a group of students who were studying hard, or he had to deal with a group of soldiers. It was not interesting at all.

Therefore, Lu Cheng planned to do something and make some achievements so that Song Huizong would give him a higher official position.

It was summer and the weather was hot. Lu Cheng took advantage of the afternoon to freestyle in the Huiji River outside the city. He also dived a few times. Finally, he seemed to have fished something out of the river, held it in his arms, and hurried back to the capital and went straight to the palace.

The guard at the gate recognized Lu Cheng, the new coach. He just took a quick look at Lu Cheng's gold medal and let Lu Cheng in.

After passing through Xuande Gate, if you want to enter the palace, you need someone to inform.

Lu Cheng found a passing eunuch and asked him to quickly inform the chief eunuch Yang Jian that he had an important treasure to present to His Majesty and there could be no delay.

The young eunuch immediately went to look for Yang Jian. Upon hearing this, Yang Jian did not delay and went straight to Lu Cheng.

"Shou Xin, what's wrong with you? You came to see the emperor all wet, isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

"Eunuch, I have to take the necessary measures in an emergency. I can't care about much else. The weather is hot today. I went to swim in the Huiji River in the afternoon. I found something emitting a faint light under the water. I fished it out of curiosity. I didn't expect it to be a treasure. I didn't dare to delay and hurried to the palace."

Yang Jian became interested after hearing this: "What kind of treasure is it? Why do you value it so much?"

Lu Cheng took a step forward, took out a round ball wrapped in his sleeve from his arms, and unfolded it for Yang Jian to take a look.

After Yang Jian saw the treasure, he was also stunned. He took a closer look and quickly covered the ball again: "Come with me to see His Majesty."

Soon, the two came to the back garden and met Song Huizong, who was appreciating the flowers with Concubine Liu.

Song Huizong was also curious when he saw that Lu Cheng's body was wet, his hair was messy, and one of his sleeves was missing: "Shou Xin, how did you get into such a mess?"

Lu Cheng stepped forward and opened the ball wrapped in his sleeve: "Your Majesty, I have a treasure to present to you."

When Song Huizong Zhao Ji saw the treasure in Lu Cheng's hand, he was stunned for a moment, then he immediately walked forward excitedly, carefully took the treasure from Lu Cheng's hand, and examined it carefully in the sunlight.

Seeing this, Concubine Liu hurried over and asked, "What kind of treasure is this that the emperor is so interested in?"

After seeing the treasure in Zhao Ji's hand, Concubine Liu exclaimed: "There is such a treasure in the world? Could it be a gift from heaven?"

If Lu Wenzhao from the world of "Embroidered Spring Blade" saw this treasure, he would definitely feel very familiar with it. Without a doubt, this is a round and transparent glass ball with a dragon inside.

However, compared to the glass ball in the world of "Embroidered Spring Blade" that was priced at 9 yuan with free shipping, this glass ball is larger, the dragon carvings inside are more delicate, and the price is also more expensive, at least a few hundred yuan.

Yang Jian stepped forward and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. This is a gift from heaven. It is a sign of good fortune."

Zhao Ji came back to his senses and nodded immediately, smiling happily: "Such a treasure is definitely not something that can be made by human craftsmen. It must be a gift from heaven. It is really a good omen. Shouxin, you have made great contributions by offering the treasure. I will definitely reward you handsomely! Yang Jian, go and get a dragon handkerchief quickly. I want to wrap this treasure up well and let all the ministers see it in the morning court tomorrow."

"Yes, official."

Seeing Zhao Ji like this, Lu Cheng laughed in his heart, but congratulated him: "Your Majesty, this auspicious sign from heaven must be a sign of the prosperity of our dynasty. Your Majesty can obtain such a treasure, and it is even more a blessing from heaven for the Song Dynasty and your majesty."

"Haha, Shouxin, tell me quickly, where did you find this treasure?"

Lu Cheng recounted the process of bathing in the river and discovering the treasure. Emperor Huizong looked at the half sleeve that Lu Cheng had lost and immediately said, "Your clothes were damaged because of me. I will first give you ten pieces of brocade and one hundred taels of gold. What other reward do you want?"

"Your Majesty, this treasure appeared in the river. Even if I hadn't fished it out, someone else would have fished it out. How dare I ask for any reward for my humble contribution?"

"Others may not be as loyal as you. After getting the treasure, you came to present it to me without hesitation. I must reward you generously! Let me think about what reward is appropriate for you. My dear minister has not yet married, but my eldest princess is not even thirteen years old..."

Song Huizong had quite a few sons and daughters, about 30 to in total, and more than daughters. The eldest, Princess Zhao Yupan, is years old this year. She was named Princess Jiafu three years ago and will be named Princess Jiafu next year.

Lu Cheng was still practicing martial arts, and he didn't want to marry a little girl of twelve or thirteen years old, so he quickly said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Sutra Bureau was just established last year to search for Taoist manuscripts and compile Taoist scriptures. I also like Taoist scriptures very much, and I am willing to compile Taoist scriptures for Your Majesty."

"Oh? You actually have such an idea, not bad. How about this, I will appoint you as a writer and give you a badge, so that you can enter and leave the Sutra Bureau at will and read various Taoist scriptures."

"Thank you, Guanjia."

The position of Zhuzuolang first appeared in the Three Kingdoms period and was established by Emperor Ming of Wei. It was mainly responsible for compiling national history. After the Song Dynasty, since the Song Dynasty had a special National History Institute, the duty of Zhuzuolang became to compile calendars and be an official in charge of recording daily current affairs.

This official position was of the seventh rank, and was a leisurely official position with generous remuneration. It seemed unimportant, but it allowed the person to have daily contact with the emperor, and was a position with a very bright future.

Many important officials, literary masters, and even prime ministers of the Song Dynasty had served as Zuo Zuo Lang.

Of course, Lu Cheng’s main purpose was not to seek an official position, but to participate in the work of revising the Taoist Canon and read Taoist scriptures all over the world.

In fact, the tablet in Lu Cheng's cross-border backpack stores many classic works of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, but many classics of this era have been lost to later generations, and much of the content in Lu Cheng's tablet is incomplete.

According to historical records, during the Zhenghe period (1111-1118), Emperor Huizong of Song ordered the country to collect various Taoist classics and ordered Taoists Yuan Miaozong and Wang Daojian to edit the classics. The classics were then sent to Min County, Fuzhou, where Huang Shang, a direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion and the governor of Fuzhou, was responsible for the engraving and printing of the books, totaling boxes and volumes, which were called "Wanshou Daozang".

As for whether Huang Shang had realized the Nine Yin Manual, it was not important. What was important was that Lu Cheng had a hunch that in the Daoist Canon, there might be a path forward for martial arts and a future for medicine...