Chapter 64 1. In order to gain trust, Candidate bought "Interpretation of Dongpo" from a nerd at a high price

The request for funds for the establishment of the Hanyang Iron Works has been transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs for a long time, and Weng Tonghe deliberately suppressed it. Weng Tonghe's nephew Weng Zengyuan and Zhang Zhidong were members of the same family.Therefore, Weng Tonghe and Zhang Zhidong not only have no personal rift, but also have a more layer of friendship.The relationship between Zhang Zhidong and Weng's uncle and nephew has always been good, but they broke up a few years ago. The reason for this is because of Zhang Zhidong's ban on gambling.Weng Zhuangyuan, who was born in a wealthy family, paid great attention to sexuality and morality.Weng Tongshuo couldn't believe that Guangdong gamblers' eyes would be fixed on the rural examination.The township examination is a grand ceremony for the imperial court. It is sacred and noble. How can it be linked to gambling?Weng Tonghe firmly advocated the banning of this illegal gambling.Later, the Guangdong government strictly prohibited it, and Weng Tonghe supported it very much.Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, who was born in Qingliu, can risk the world's disgrace for a few dollars, lift this ban, and let the sinful gambling flood again in Guangdong. How can this be regarded as a saintly disciple? Governor?So even though Zhang Zhidong was concerned about the victory outside, Weng Tonghe still didn't like him.After his request for payment was transferred to the Ministry of Finance, Weng Tonghe openly said to his subordinates: "Suppress it for now and see what ideas Zhang Zhidong will come up with."

Until Cheng Yun was active in the capital, and the person who helped Cheng Yun came to Prince Chun’s mansion, and talked about the things in Hubei and the difficulty of Zhang Zhidong’s iron factory, King Chun, who was seriously ill, sent someone to bring Weng Tonghe his oral order: the household department Don't embarrass Zhang Zhidong in using money. It is not easy for him to do foreign affairs in Hubei, so he needs to support him. Weng Tonghe didn't dare not listen to King Chun's words, so he agreed to allocate two million yuan to Hanyang Iron Works.In addition, two explanations are attached: one is that this amount is the entire appropriation of the iron factory, and no more will be added in the future; Deducted from fundraising.It is exactly what Sang Zhiping expected: the wool comes from the sheep.

Because of Zhang Zhidong's strong recommendation, Cheng Yun's own effective activities in the capital, and even more because of the support of King Chun, Zhang Zhidong's expected personnel arrangement has fully achieved the expected goal: Wang Zhichun was promoted from Yuebei to Efan, Chen Baozhen was an official Everyone is happy to be restored to his original post, released to Hubei, and Cheng Yun to be promoted to Guangdong Fan. With the help of Hubei Fan and Jie, who are enthusiastic about Westernization, and the money approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhang Zhidong is determined to follow in the footsteps of Hu Linyi, using the vast land of Jingxiang, Jianghan, to vigorously carry out Westernization, and build Hanyang Iron Works into a world-class The first-class steel factory not only sets a model for the imperial court to strengthen the country and enrich the people, but also leaves a good name for itself in the annals of history.

At the foot of Guishan Mountain, thousands of people are filling soil and building embankments, which is a scene of enthusiasm.The Daye Iron Mine and the Ma'anshan Coal Mine are bustling again after many years of silence.The people in the neighborhood know that Zhang Zhitai, the newcomer, is mining coal here.At this time, Cai Xiyong, the supervisor of the Railway Political Bureau, introduced Xu Jianyin, whom Yan Jingming had long been optimistic about, to Hubei. Xu Jianyin's father, Xu Shou, was a famous scientist and engineer in modern China.As early as the tenth year of Xianfeng, when Zeng Guofan founded China's first Westernization Factory - Anqing Nei Ordnance Institute, Xu Shou and Hua Hengfang, a mathematician famous for his translation of "Principles of Geometry", applied to come to Anqing.Here, Xu Shou built China's first flowering cannonball and developed China's first steam ship.Later, Xu Shou and Hua Hengfang came to Shanghai Jiangnan Machinery Bureau and founded the first translation agency in China, Jiangnan Translation Bookstore.Xu Jianyin is the second son of Xu Shou. He received strict family education and good Western influence since he was a child.He worked in Jiangnan Machinery Bureau, Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau, and Tianjin Machinery Bureau, and was stationed in Germany as an embassy counselor for more than a year.His knowledge and ability are not inferior to that of his father, and he is just in his early forties, which is a great time in the prime of life.Like Cai Xiyong, although he haunted high officials and nobles, he was not polluted by officialdom, and devoted himself to his own knowledge and skills, so he became good friends with Cai Xiyong.Hubei is in need of Westernization talents like Xu Jianyin, and Xu Jianyin is also in need of a stage for Westernization like Hubei.Zhang Zhidong had admired Xu Shou's name for a long time and treated Xu Jianyin very courteously. He immediately appointed him as the secretary of the Hubei Railway Political Bureau, and asked him to be in charge of the exploration and start-up of the Daye Iron Mine.The Hubei Railway Political Bureau originally had a group of backbones of Westernization such as Cai Xiyong and Chen Niandou, and now it has Xu Jianyin, and its strength has been greatly strengthened.However, the Iron Political Bureau and its subordinate iron factories and mining areas have a lot of non-technical tasks. They need competent people to handle money management, copywriting, logistics, etc., and there is an urgent need for a person in charge of this area.

Zhao Maochang saw that the iron factory would be a place where rare goods could live, so he asked Zhang Zhidong to send him to the iron factory.Zhang Zhidong said: "You are the chief copywriter of the supervisory office. You can't go to the iron factory to do those things. Those things are like the general grain platform in the back road where Hu Wenzhong fought. You have to have someone like Yan Danchu to do it. You help Let me look for someone who is capable and reliable, and you can represent me or the supervisory office to inspect the iron factory in the future, just like the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court."

After Zhao Maochang heard this, he gave up the idea of ​​being the prime minister of the Iron Works and Food Taiwan.He pondered that it would be better to act as Zhang Zhidong's personal representative in the future, since he would not be responsible for the actual situation, but he could also benefit from it. Finding someone to replace him would indeed be better than being in charge himself. There are quite a few people with Zhao Maochang's vision in official circles in Hubei, especially among the group of alternate officials.At that time, there were nearly 800 people in Hubei provinces, prefectures, counties, and Zazas. Their heads were all bought with money, and nine out of ten they also wanted to earn more money.But this business is not easy to do. Of course there are those who make a lot of money, but it is not uncommon for them to steal chickens without losing money.Now Zhang Zhitai has come to Wuchang. This Zhang Zhitai wants to set up an iron factory, a gun factory, a coal mine, and an iron mine. He has attracted two million taels of silver for a single paper memorial, and it is said that the money will be returned in the future. It needs to be continuously drawn from the treasury of the household department and from foreign banks, and the white money will flow into Hubei and Wuchang City like sea water.Zhang Zhitai set up so many Westernization Offices, adding hundreds to thousands of positions that have not existed since ancient times to the rigid and old-fashioned officialdom.This position deals with silver all day long, and putting hundreds of taels of silver in your pocket is as smooth and easy as opening your mouth to suck water while swimming.Get a seal today and get rich tomorrow!It is said that the iron and steel produced by the Zhang Zhitai Office of Western Affairs will be comparable to foreigners. All provinces will come to buy them, and foreigners will also order in the future. In the future, gold and silver will be piled up as high as mountains.All those who work in the Westernization Yamen can receive annual dividends according to the size of their official position, which can reach tens of thousands, or even less than the salary of a county magistrate.

Zhang Zhitai is really the God of Wealth Bodhisattva!Except for a very small number of those alternate officials whose only pursuit is to get rich and have no actual duties, they all want to sharpen their heads and get into the newly established Hubei Railway Political Bureau. The current Taoist magistrate is the opposite of the candidate, because the official luck is good, he has both money and a future, and almost no one wants to join the Western Affairs Bureau.The Westernization Affairs organized by Zhang Zhitai seems to be lively and lively, but the success or failure is still unpredictable.

However, these adults and gentlemen have many aunts, nephews and nephews.They have no official positions, and they want to get rich more than ordinary people-because they have a reliable power.Many people among them also have this insight, knowing that entering the Bureau of Foreign Affairs is to get in touch with foreigners, and they can make a fortune and climb high.So they asked their relatives who were officials to contact them.As a result, alternate officialdom and crony officialdom merged, and for a while, the thresholds of Huguang Governor's Yamen, Hubei Railway Political Bureau, Hanyang Iron Works, Daye Iron Mine, and Ma'anshan Coal Mine Preparatory Office were almost broken.Those who came in person, those who entrusted others to take care of them, and those who were sent by the adults and masters of various yamen to deliver notes, there was an endless stream.Westernization has not yet started, and those who come here to seek wealth and earn a living are swarming here like flies chasing stink.

Cai Xiyong, the supervisor of the Iron Political Bureau, Xu Jianyin, the co-organizer, and Chen Nianfeng, who were co-organizers, were all scientific and technical personnel.Zhang Zhidong asked the chief copywriter Zhao Maochang to receive these personnel, but he sent a sentence that all the alternate officials who entered the Western Affairs Bureau and the heads of all departments had to be decided by him alone, and no one could make decisions without authorization.Zhang Zhidong tried his best to strictly control this gate to prevent incompetent and greedy people from entering the Western Affairs Bureau he sponsored.

Although Zhang Zhidong's decision discouraged some people, more people were not timid because of it. They were thinking of countermeasures in order to pass Zhang Zhidong's barrier smoothly.They coincidentally took a fancy to the copywriting department of the supervisory office, especially Zhao Maochang, the chief copywriter.Zhang Zhidong is high above and cannot be approached casually, but Zhao Maochang is easy to associate with.Zhang Zhidong has a lot of affairs to deal with every day, and the government affairs are complicated. It is impossible to have a thorough understanding of all the people who want to enter the Western Affairs Bureau. He can only pass the introduction of Zhao Maochang.Zhao Maochang's pass is the real pass.In this way, Zhao Maochang's home almost became a market.He is proficient in this way, and he is fluent in all aspects.

Among the more than forty candidates in Hubei Province, there is a man named Li Dianxian, who was born in Danyang, Jiangsu. His father opened a silk shop in Danyang City, and his family was well off.Li Dianxian was selected as a scholar in his twenties, and failed three times in the next ten years.His father spent 40,000 taels of silver to donate a Taoist priest for him, which was distributed to Hubei five years ago.Although Li Dianxian was not going well in the field, he was slick and capable in doing things.Relying on this ability, he has become the most popular among the candidate officials in Hubei in the past five years.He has worked on the embankment of the Yangtze River three times.This is the largest and fattest gap in Hubei Province.Li Dian did the embankment work first. It seemed that the embankment was built solidly and beautifully, and the books were also done cleanly, without any trace of corruption and misappropriation. In fact, after three embankment work, he quietly transferred 300,000 silver to his own pocket. .He also knew the truth that wealth cannot be distributed alone, so he distributed 50,000 taels of it to a few close subordinates and officials in charge of some important departments, and took out 100,000 taels of silver to manage Hubei Province, Wuchang Prefecture, and Hanyang The relevant yamen of the government do things smoothly in all directions.Not only has he done something, he has made money, and he has also gained a good reputation. He is truly a genius in the officialdom. Not long after Zhang Zhidong came to Wuchang, he became acquainted with many people in the new team of the supervisory office.Danyang and Changzhou are less than a hundred miles apart, and their accents are similar. Zhao Maochang and Li Dian hit it off at first sight, talked about family life, and knew that they were relatives.A distant aunt of Li Dianxian married to Changzhou and became the wife of Zhao Maochang's cousin. Li Dianxian immediately called Zhao Maochang his cousin, and Zhao Maochang agreed immediately.Li Dianxian desperately hoped to curry favor with someone with real power in the supervisory office, and Zhao Maochang also hoped to have a reliable confidant in the officialdom in Hubei, and the two hit it off.In just one or two months, Li Dianxian continued to send antiques, rare foreign clocks, and foreign clothes to the Zhao family. It was as close as one person. Li Dian saw at a glance that Tiezheng Bureau was a good job ten times better than embankment construction, and he had been thinking about it for a long time.When Zhang Zhidong entrusted Zhao Maochang with the matter of finding a co-organizer in charge of logistics for the Iron Political Bureau, Zhao Maochang also thought that Li Dianxian was the most suitable candidate.On a night full of wine, Zhao Maochang first expressed this idea to Li Dian.Li Dian was overjoyed when he heard this: "Cousin, if you find this job for my nephew, my nephew will be your filial son for the rest of his life." Zhao Maochang said with a smile: "I have three sons, and I don't need you. From now on, as long as you don't forget your cousin, just follow him with all your heart." Li Dianxian immediately said: "My cousin and my nephew are kind and reborn, whatever will happen in the future, as long as my cousin speaks, my nephew will die." "Let's talk about going through fire and water later! Go get a solid resume first." Zhao Maochang picked up two beef bone toothpicks, picked a few times between his teeth, and said, "Which year should I enter in the resume?" You have to write in detail in all the exams. Mr. Zhang is looking for scholars. Although you did not win the exam, you have been in and out of the hall a few times, and you are also a scholar." "Yes, yes." The alternate Taoist respectfully listened to the chief copywriter's instructions, just like the current Taoist listens to the instructions of the station. "The resume also needs to write down in detail what errands you have done in Hubei and how well you have done them. Mr. Zhang likes people who do practical things. The more errands you do, the more he values ​​them." "Yes, yes." Li Dian nodded repeatedly. "Also," Zhao Maochang gritted his teeth twice more, "The men of the big yamen in Wuchang City must take care of you and don't tear down your platform. Mr. Zhang is a practical person, and he will send someone to check your resume. How is the authenticity written on the form?" There was a trace of hot sweat on Li Dianxian's forehead, with a grateful smile on his face: "Cousin really loves my nephew, so I will follow suit." After a short pause, he tentatively said again: "Cousin, look Do you want my nephew to express it to Zhang Zhitai?" "No!" Zhao Maochang put down the toothpick and said resolutely, "Zhang Zhitai has a weird temper. If you express something, this matter will be blown up immediately. Maybe you won't be able to get other jobs in the future." There was a burst of cold sweat on the back of the donating platform, and he said hurriedly: "What my cousin taught is, what he taught is." Zhao Maochang stared at the toothpick on the table for a long time, and said slowly: "You don't want to give Zhang Zhitai a gift, but if you give him something else, then the matter will be successful." It's even bigger." Li Dian's eyes lit up first, and he quickly asked, "What is it?" .Zhao Maochang said slowly: "Zhang Zhitai has always liked to recite poems and compose Fu. When he was a historian and studied Taiwan, he wrote hundreds of poems every year. Since he became the governor of Shanxi, he has been too busy with government affairs and has no time to write poems, but Every night before going to bed, I must read a few poems from Tang and Song Dynasties." "Oh, I understand." Li Dian answered first, "My cousin wants my nephew to give me some Tang poems and Song Ci written in Song engraving and Yuan chisel." "No." Zhao Maochang interrupted Li Dianxian. "Song engravings and Yuan chiseled Tang poetry and Song Ci are like treasures and antiques. Isn't it the same as giving a heavy gift if you give it to him? This is the best thing to give to those who don't want money in the heart. But Zhang Zhitai is not like this. Man, if you give him this, he will reprimand you." "What is that thing?" Li Dian touched the top of his bare head first, but couldn't think of it for a while. "Zhang Zhitai liked Su Dongpo the most among Tang and Song poets. He told me personally that wherever he went, if there were old ruins or ancestral halls of Dongpo, he must go to pay his respects and feel Su Dongpo's spirit. Reiki. If you can write a book about Su Dongpo and give it to Zhang Zhitai, then he will be very happy, he will think you are a very talented person, and he will reuse you immediately." This is a big problem for the alternate Taoist platform who thinks there is nothing difficult to do in the world.Talking about his past study career, he just turned around in the poems written in the Four Books. How many books of real learning have he ever read?Li Duhan, Ou Suxin and others have only heard of his name, and have not read it seriously.Asking him to write a book about Su Dongpo, isn't that asking Wan Honglang to take a calligraphy test in the Palace of Preserving Harmony?Taking a ten thousand step back, even if you can write, it is not easy to write a book by Su Dongpo, can you write it in two or three years?After two or three years, the position of co-organizer of the Iron Political Bureau will not be taken by someone long ago?Li Dian first expressed his difficulties with a sad face. Zhao Maochang sneered and said, "Thanks to you being a capable person who knows how to do things, why is your brain so dull!" "Please cousin call my nephew!" Knowing that this truly capable person in the supervisor's office has a brilliant plan in mind, Li Dian hurriedly asked respectfully. "How can you write it yourself! There are a lot of nerds in the three towns of Wuhan, so you don't have to look around, just go to Jingxin Academy. There are many people who like Su Dongpo there. You first find someone who wrote the question, Write out ten topics for it, and then find ten people to come in, and each person will write an essay according to the topic. Don’t just publish one book a month. Most of these nerds are poor. As long as you pay a high price, they will naturally be willing to sell the text and title For you." "Excellent!" The alternate Daotai couldn't help but admire the extraordinary intelligence of the chief copywriter of the supervisory office. He got up and thanked: "My nephew will always remember my cousin's kindness." A month later, Zhao Maochang personally delivered a large book titled "Interpreting Dongpo" to Zhang Zhidong.Zhang Zhidong opened this beautifully framed and beautifully handwritten book, and read two articles in a row, feeling very comfortable.Zhang Zhidong liked Dongpo to the point of partiality.Before he was released to Jinfu, he also had the idea of ​​writing a book for Dongpo, but because he was too keen on current affairs, he couldn't concentrate on research for a long time, so of course the book could not be written.As a governor, I was so busy all day that I couldn't even recite a poem, let alone write a book? "Li Dianxian, who wrote this book, seems to be a Taoist priest." "Yes, yes." Zhao Maochang said hastily, "He has been to the supervisor's office twice, but he has no chance to see you." "It's really good for a donation class to have such knowledge." Zhang Zhidong sighed. "Are you familiar with him? What business has this man done in Hubei?" "Humble job has dealt with him several times. He has been in Hubei for five years and has done more than a dozen errands. He has worked in the public security area for three years as a river worker." Zhao Maochang said, took out a notebook from his sleeve pocket, and handed it to him. Go up, "This is Mr. Li Dian's resume, please take a look." Zhang Zhidong slowly turned over Li Dianxian's resume: grandfather Ba Gong, father Xiucai, I am thirty-seven years old, and a scholar in his mid-twenties. At the age of 32, they were distributed to Hubei with donated classes.Zhang Zhidong said in his heart, this person came from a scholarly family, he had been in the countryside three times in ten years, he must be familiar with the books of sages and sages. Much stronger, no wonder he can write a book on Su Dongpo.He continued to watch; he did things like release relief, spray medicine, build embankments, etc.He also managed tax cards, inspected private salt, secretly visited murder cases, etc. Zhang Zhidong closed his resume card and said to Zhao Maochang: "This is a person who can read and do things." Zhao Maochang said: "I have seen Hubei's alternate Taoist officials. At least there are thirty or forty people. This Li Dianxian is the most outstanding. According to my official position, not only is there no one in Hubei's alternate officials, but also the current Taoist priest. There are few people in the mansion who can compare to it. My lord asked Beizhi to find a co-organizer for the Iron Political Bureau, and Beizhi to observe carefully, this Li Dian is the most suitable person first." Zhang Zhidong said: "Tomorrow morning, you bring him here for me to meet." In the evening, when Zhao Maochang told Li Dianxian about Zhang Zhidong's meeting, he was happy but also worried: "Cousin, you know that this Su Dongpo's book is for someone to steal. If the platform wants to talk about Su Dongpo in depth with me, won’t that be giving away?” Zhao Maochang smiled and said: "Look, the stolen gongs and drums can't be played, so hurry up! It depends on your ability to perform on the spot. Now that you have this luck, I don't know if you have this fate .” Li Dian was so anxious that his head was sweating, he begged: "Cousin must help nephew." Zhao Maochang said: "This is the time to see the truth face to face, how can I help you? Could it be that Zhang Zhitai didn't see you?" "That's not what it means." Mr. Li Dian was in a hurry. "My nephew is also familiar with this book. If Zhang Zhitai asks about Su Dongpo, my nephew can answer it well. I'm afraid he will ask some weird questions. My nephew asks my cousin for a favor." My cousin prepared something else in advance and waited. At that time, my nephew couldn't answer Zhang Zhitai's question, so he straightened his collar with both hands. This was a code. When my cousin saw this code, he hurried It's better to let Zhang Zhitai send my nephew away at this point. It's like saving my nephew's life by helping my nephew." Zhao Maochang laughed loudly: "It's a good thing you came up with this idea. You're such a good boy. I don't know if you can coax it. It's your fate if you coax it too much. If you can't coax it, you will be unlucky. " The next day, Li Dian first came to the supervisor's office on time.After waiting for an hour in the small living room, Zhao Maochang led him into Zhang Zhidong's signing room.After sitting down, the governor of Huguang took a good look at the candidate Taoist priest. Although his face was not straight, his eyes were bright and bright.Zhang Zhidong pointed to the book "Interpreting Dongpo" on the desk, and asked with a smile: "You wrote this book?" "It was written by the humble staff. Before coming to Hubei, the humble staff devoted themselves to studying, so I had time to write articles." Although Li Dianxian was a little guilty, he answered in the affirmative. Zhang Zhidong asked again: "There are so many poets in ancient and modern times, why do you only write about Su Dongpo?" Li Dianxian replied: "From my grandfather to my father to my own, I like Su Dongpo. When I was seven or eight years old, I was able to recite his "Da Jiangdong Go". I can't put it down. When I grow up, I know that Su Dongpo not only writes well in poems, words and articles, but also in calligraphy and painting. What's more, Su Dongpo has gone through ups and downs in his life and has always been open-minded and optimistic. Since I was ten years old, I made up my mind to write a book for Su Dongpo, and it took ten years to complete it. I heard that adults like Su Dongpo, so I asked Master Zhao to present a book to adults, and I beg for your advice." The reason why Li Dianxian liked Su Dongpo was exactly the same as that of Zhang Zhidong. These few words brought the distance between him and the candidate Taoist a lot closer.As early as when he was in Guangzhou, Zhang Zhidong gradually changed his attitude of treating his subordinates as equals due to his meritorious service. Those people in the palace are even more so.After coming to Hubei, this kind of problem got worse, so that officials from both lakes were a little trembling when they saw him, but now, because of this "Interpretation of Dongpo", he no longer treats Li Dianxian as an alternate official under his command, but It is because he is regarded as a literary friend who is knowledgeable and has the same hobbies. "'Great River to the East' and "Ode to the Red Cliff" are both well written, but Motobudo prefers his leisurely attitude. He has a small poem, which can be understood by farmers and village women through the ordinary scenes they see in their eyes. Spoken language, to tell the truth of life. This is a true mind and ability. Li Dao, can you recite this poem?" Unexpectedly, the conversation stopped before it started.Li Dian was so anxious that he felt hot all over, and wanted to give a signal to Zhao Maochang who was sitting at the side, but also thought that ending the meeting so early would never leave a deep impression on Zhang Zhidong.In this way, wouldn't the hard work of planning be in vain?Let's be perfunctory for the time being. "Su Dongpo has a lot of poems in this regard, let Rong Beizhi think about it carefully." "Don't think about it anymore, I'll recite it to you." Zhang Zhidong stroked his beard and recited with great interest: Lanya at the foot of the mountain is short of the dipping stream, and the sandy road between the pines is clean and free of mud.Xiao Xiao Mu Yu Zigui cries.Who knows that there is no less in life?The flowing water in front of the door can still go west.Hugh will sing the yellow chicken with white hair. Zhang Zhidong is such a lovely person!Li Dian couldn't help calling out in his heart.The head-wagging recitation of the governor of Huguang not only solved the plight of the alternate Taoist, but also allowed him to fully appreciate the true temperament of a real Su Shi admirer, who was intoxicated by the artistic realm of Su Shi: Ego, deprived of dignity. "My lord has a superhuman memory, and my humble position is beyond admiration!" Li Dian praised repeatedly, wanting to applaud and cheer. Zhang Zhidong put down his beard-stroking hand, and said, "There are many explanations for why Su Shi called himself Dongpo. Li Dao, what do you think?" The only theory that Li Dianxian knew was that he expected that Zhang Zhidong would ask this question, so he temporarily invited the knife catcher from Jingxin Academy last night to ask about it.He was self-satisfied with his foresight, so he talked eloquently: "There are many reasons for Su Shi's self-named Dongpo. There are many later researches. I think that Dongpo's poems from Bai Juyi are more reliable. Su Shi respects Bai Juyi, and especially likes to write by himself. Among them, "Bu Dongpo" has been written and presented to others many times. "Bu Dongpo" writes: "Step up Dongpo, step up Dongpo at night, what does Dongpo love, love this Xinchengshu'. When he was in Huangzhou, his newly built house was completed. He painted heavy snow on the walls of the hall of the new house, signed it as Dongpo Snow Hall, and later named himself Dongpo." Zhang Zhidong nodded and said, "That's right, this theory is the most reasonable. His famous works, such as "Red Cliff Fu" before and after, were all written in Huangzhou Dongpo Snow Hall." After all, Li Dianxian was a seasoned official, he knew that if he always waited for Zhang Zhidong to ask questions before answering, he would be easily exposed, so it would be better to turn back and tell him what he knew, so as to guide his thoughts to what he wanted If you come up on the line, you can get a good atmosphere for harmonious talks about Su.He tried hard to recall the stories he heard while chatting with the writers of this book, and finally reminded him of one, so he talked as a researcher of Su Shi: "Su Dongpo wrote poems and compositions in the Dongpo Snow Hall, diligently Reading has left many good works and stories for future generations." "Oh." Sure enough, Zhang Zhidong became interested in the "good story", "Tell me about it." "One winter night, it was snowing heavily outside the snow hall and the wind was blowing. The weather was very cold. Su Dongpo read Du Mu's "Ode to Efang Palace" in the Xuetang study. Dongpo liked this Fu very much and recited it aloud. Again, he completely forgot that it was midnight, and he completely forgot about the wind and snow outside. It didn't matter if he wasn't cold, but he suffered from the two veterans who were on duty outside the study. He couldn't sleep even if the veterans didn't sleep. The two veterans were cold and sleepy. I couldn’t stand it anymore. One veteran said, what’s so good about this article? It’s worth reading it over and over again, and it’s making us suffer. There is only one sentence that speaks from my heart, 'to make people in the world dare not speak but to be angry'. This sentence is exactly what you and I are thinking. At that time, Su Guo, Dongpo's youngest son, was standing next to him. When I asked about how hard I worked in the room, I heard a conversation between two veterans, and told my father the next day. Su Dongpo laughed and said, "This man has been with me for so long, and his knowledge is really good. Isn't this sentence exactly the same as "A Fang Guanfu" "The finishing touch? How accurate is he? It's a pity that he can't write articles. If he can write articles, he is not inferior to me.'" Zhang Zhidong said with a smile: "The one who is close to Zhu is red, and the one who is close to ink is black. I have been with Dongpo for a long time, and I have become half a literati. Dongpo's three sons are all outstanding in their writing. Especially what you just said His youngest son, Su Guo, is not only good at writing, but his painting must also be in the style of his father." Li Dianxian suddenly remembered a story about Su Guo told by the knife hunter, and quickly continued, "Su Guo is called Xiao Dongpo. It is said that during the Xuanhe period, he lived in the monk's house of Jingde Temple when he visited the capital. It was the peak summer season. Suddenly, one day, some people came to Jingde Temple with a small sedan chair, claiming that they were here to invite Su Xiaodongpo. Su Guo didn't dare to resist, so he had to get on the sedan chair. The sedan chair was covered by dark curtains, and the roof was open. There was a parasol covering the sun on it. Several people carried the sedan chair and walked like flying. Su Guo sat in the sedan chair and could not see the scenery on both sides at all. He could only feel the wind blowing in his ears, and he seemed to be flying in the clouds." Zhang Zhidong was fascinated by what he heard, and couldn't help interjecting: "Could it be that the gods from the upper realm came to invite him?" Zhao Maochang, who was sitting aside, also laughed. Li Dianxian continued: "After walking for more than ten miles, the sedan chair stopped. Su Guo walked out of the sedan chair, and in front of him was a long corridor, and a servant came to greet him; after walking through the long corridor, he came to a small hall. In the hall, Emperor Huizong, the romantic son of heaven, was already sitting there waiting for him. Huizong was wearing a yellow robe and a green flat crown, surrounded by dozens of court ladies. Su Guo didn't dare to look up, so he knelt down and kowtowed. After a while, he felt a strange fragrance around him It was pungent and cold. He turned his eyes and looked around. It turned out that there was a mountain of ice in the hall, and bursts of fragrant mist sprayed from the ice mountain. It was a bit like coming to a fairyland." Zhang Zhidong said with a smile: "This Daoist emperor is not an ordinary person, maybe he is visiting the patriarch in some fairy temple right now!" "When Su Guo was in doubt, the emperor said: You are the son of Su Shi. I heard that you are good at painting cave faces. There is a newly built white wall here. You can draw a picture for it! Su Guo got up and came to the left. Next to a whitewashed wall, various paints had already been adjusted. He thought for a while, and then started to paint. An hour later, the painting was completed. But there was a steep mountain in the surging waves, and the mountain was covered with green pines and cypresses. A Taoist temple is exposed, leading to the Taoist temple is a narrow path. On the path, a Taoist priest is climbing up the stairs. The Taoist priest is carrying a medicine bag on his back. After seeing it, Emperor Huizong praised him, and personally picked up a pen to inscribe a few thin gold bodies: Laoshan Taoist picking medicine picture. Su Guo was admired by the emperor's superb comprehension. The emperor gave him a jug of fine wine. After drinking the jug, he felt light and buoyant all over his body. The servant helped him into the sedan chair, and after a while Back at Jingde Temple. Su Guo felt as if he had a beautiful dream, smelled his lips carefully, and saw the smell of wine still lingering, so he knew it was not a dream, it was real." "This story is interesting!" Zhang Zhidong was obviously attracted by this legend, and he paused for a while and said, "There is a famous story that someone commented on the differences between Su Shi's and Liu Yong's ci. Dongpo's ci, when Kansai The big man holds the iron chopsticks and sings "The great river goes east to the waves to find all the romantic people of the ages". Liu Yong's lyrics, when a young girl of 17 or 18 holds a red toothboard, sings "The dawn of the willow bank and the waning moon". This is to say that Su Ci is bold and unconstrained , Liu Ci is graceful. In fact, Su Shi’s poems have a bold side and a graceful side. Li Dao has studied Su Shi deeply. Can you tell me about Su Shi’s bold and unrestrained style. What are the influences of his poetic style, and which masterpieces are his graceful style reflected in?" Mr. Zhang is so interested in Dongpo!When Zhao Maochang heard Zhang Zhidong raise such a big question, he was secretly surprised: he could write another book on such a topic, and Man Shuo Li Dian was a counterfeit first, even if those scholars who really did research on Su Shi would not It is not easy to answer this question, it seems that the spare things should be sold.At this time, Li Dianxian had already straightened his collar twice, and when he was in a state of anxiety, he saw Zhao Maochang's face turned around, and hurriedly cast him a look for help.Zhao Maochang smiled knowingly, took out a stack of papers from his left sleeve, walked up to Zhang Zhidong and said, "This is a stack of translations that Gu Tangsheng gave me last night, and he especially pointed out that the British "Times" It has been reported that Hubei will build the world's largest iron factory, and the Russian crown prince, who is on vacation in London, said that he will visit China next year, during which he must come to Wuchang to visit the founder of the iron factory." "Oh, why didn't you tell such important news earlier!" Zhang Zhidong took Gu Hongming's translation and said while reading it, "Li Dao, you should go back first! Regarding the matter of boldness and restraint, let's go down." Let's talk again." As if receiving an amnesty order, the candidate Taoist was released from the cell.He hurriedly got up, bowed deeply to Zhang Zhidong, and thanked Zhao Maochang with a special smile, and then hurried out of the supervising office's signing room.