Chapter 47 Open book is beneficial

Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi loved reading books on literature and history.He summoned the writer Li Yan and others and asked them to compile a large dictionary. Li Yan and others spent seven years excerpting 1,600 kinds of ancient books.During the Taiping period, the "Taiping General Class" with a total of 1,000 volumes was finally compiled.Taizong was very happy to see this great work.He stipulated that he must read three volumes every day.Sometimes, due to the busy government affairs, he was not able to read as planned.He will make up for it whenever he is free in the future.Seeing that Song Taizong was too exhausted to read this thick book, the courtiers advised him to rest.Song Taizong said to them: "Opening a book is good, I don't feel tired!"

Because this book was read by the emperor, it was later renamed "Taiping Yulan". "Opening a book is beneficial" means that reading is beneficial.Later generations often use it to encourage people to study hard.