After the two capital libraries opened, many scholars heard the news and went to the libraries to read and copy books. Many ministers in the court also went to see them, especially ministers who were champions, such as Li Min and Wu Kuan. Although some of them pretended not to care, they could not help but ride out of the city after work to get a card and sit in this library that was very suitable for their status.
The last person to know about the Cui family's library was Emperor Hongzhi in the deep palace.
This news was not reported by any censor, but was revealed by the two princes-in-law when they went to the palace to see their sister and took out special internal library cards to show off, which was then seen by their brother-in-law.
Emperor Hongzhi knew that Ryan Cui had set up a library in Qian'an. When he saw the words "Beijing Zhuangyuan Library" on the card, he recalled the past and asked his two brothers-in-law: "Is this the same as the library that Cui Xiuzhuan donated to Qian'an County? When I heard about this, I also imagined what it looked like, but the memorial in the Qian'an County newspaper was not detailed enough, so I couldn't guess what the library looked like or how to borrow books. Can I borrow books with this library card?"
The new emperor was only nineteen this year. No matter how serious and dignified he was, he was somewhat curious. He took the book-page-sized library card with colorful patterns on the back and looked at the pattern on it carefully.
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