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Chapter 3 3. The Romance of the Young Wang Kaiyun

Yang Du 唐浩明 8224Words 2018-03-16
"Have you heard? Your Majesty has cried a few times in secret recently about the land cession and compensation, and was moved by Kang Youwei's reform strategy." As soon as Yanzhu left, Xia Shoutian turned the topic to state affairs. "Is this really the case?" Yang Du expressed great interest, "As long as the emperor is moved, this reform and reform will definitely be able to rise." "In Japan, it is because the Emperor Meiji made up his mind to restore the country. In less than 30 years, the country has become so strong. As long as we reform and reform, we can take revenge in ten years. We have a vast land, rich resources, and many people. How can Japan, a small country, be our opponent?" Xia Shoutian has lived in his study for a long time, his mind is full of historical concepts of the Chinese Empire, and he doesn't know much about how impoverished and weak his motherland is right now.

"Can it become strong in ten years?" Yang Du expressed doubts.He grew up in the countryside and was deeply impressed by the poor life of farmers. "The monarch and ministers are united, and the people work hard. What can't be done? It is a good thing to lose a battle. Gou Jian, the king of Yue, lived hard and tasted courage. He lived together for ten years and learned lessons for ten years. Didn't he destroy the state of Wu in twenty years?" Xia Shoutian seemed to be very interested in state affairs. optimism. Zeng Guangjun sneered: "It's easier said than done! Last year, when the Zhiyuan was martyred for the country and the 3,000 navy was defeated, Lafayette was still celebrating his 60th birthday in the Summer Palace!"

Yang Du said: "I heard that the birthday celebration of the Empress Dowager last year was extravagant, and the common people were very angry. However, the Empress Dowager belongs to the Empress Dowager, as long as the emperor can not forget the national humiliation." "I don't know if you are not in the capital. The power of the country is not in the hands of the emperor. Lafayette is still holding on tightly!" "Hasn't it been several years since the Empress Dowager returned to the throne?" Yang Du asked in surprise, "What is the sixty-year-old lady doing if she doesn't want to enjoy the blessings of the country, but still clings to the power of the country?"

"You don't know, even if Lafayette doesn't want to be arrested, she wants to arrest her subordinates too! Think about it, what good will it do for the emperor's people if they take power?" Zeng Guangjun took a sip of tea, gently Shaking Erlang's legs vigorously. Yang Du said: "Listening to Uncle Chong, there are two factions in the court, the Queen Mother's and the Emperor's." "Uncle Zhong, you have been a Hanlin for many years, and you know the affairs of the court best. Tell us, and let us have a look at it, and see if there is any hope for this reform." After all, Xia Shoutian came from a family of officials and eunuchs. My son, I don't know much about the suffering of the people, but I am familiar with the intrigue in the officialdom.He knew about official affairs, which in the final analysis were disputes between personnel and affairs.

"The emperor really wants to reform the law, but in my opinion," Zeng Guangjun put down his teacup, leaned towards Xia and Yang, and lowered his voice slightly, "There is little hope of reforming the law." "Why?" Xia and Yang asked in unison. "Do you know who the spearhead of this reform and reform is directed at first?" "Who?" Xia Shoutian asked. "Li Zhongtang!" "Whoever told him that he was incompetent in the navy and went to Maguan to sign the peace treaty, it was right to point to him." Yang Du said, the scene of Changjun Guild Hall scolding Li Er as a traitor came to his mind again.

"But Li Zhongtang is the queen mother's most trusted person and the leader of the Queen's Party." Zeng Guangjun picked up the teacup again and leaned back against the back of the chair. The leader is Weng Zhongtang, the emperor's master." "Weng Zhongtang is a very learned man." Xia Shoutian praised him off-hand. Weng Zhongtang is Weng Tonghe, who was born as the number one scholar and is also an emperor's teacher. He is in the highest situation that scholars in ancient and modern times seek. "Li Zhongtang and Weng Zhongtang are life and death enemies."

"How do you say that?" Zeng Guangjun threw out a sentence casually, which aroused Yang Du and Xia Shoutian's surprise, and they suddenly became very energetic.This kind of anecdote is most interesting to those who care about state affairs, but how do ordinary people know it? Only people like Zeng Guangjun know the details. "The feud between Li and Weng originated more than 30 years ago." Zeng Guangjun put on an old-fashioned style, and Yang and Xia listened attentively. "At that time, Li Zhongtang was still working as a staff member in his grandfather's shogunate, Weng Zhongtang's father Weng Xincun was a scholar in the court, his elder brother Weng Tongshu was the governor of Anhui, and his grandfather was the governor of Liangjiang. At that time, Jinling was still in the hands of Chang Mao. The grandfather was stationed in Anqing on the festival day. Except for the Jizi camp led by the first nine uncles to encircle Jinling, most of the Hunan army also fought with Changmao in Anhui. Weng Tongshu lived in Dingyuan at that time. Changmao captured Dingyuan, and civil and military officials were martyred There were many people, but Weng fled to Shouzhou. As a governor, he should be ashamed of not being able to live and die with the city. But Weng not only did not feel ashamed, but wanted to rely on Miao Peilin to do things, and repeatedly recommended Miao Ni. Finally healed the legacy of carbuncle , so that Miao Ni sat on the throne, captured Shouzhou, and rebelled against the imperial court. As the governor of Jiang, how could his grandfather tolerate such Wanfu? He wanted to participate in the impeachment, but also worried that Weng's heart was full of integrity, and ordinary participation would not work. .Thinking about handing over a great copy. Many staff members drafted it, but my grandfather was not satisfied after reading it. Later, my grandfather accepted the copy drafted by Li Zhongtang. In particular, there are two sentences that my grandfather praised."

"What are the two sentences?" Xia Shoutian had read the memorial drafted by his father's staff and learned to write it himself, so he was interested in the memorial. "The draft of this memorial is preserved in the Babentang of my hometown, and my grandfather drew more than ten circles on it. Those two sentences are: the position of the minister, the case should be corrected, and I dare not use Weng Tongshu's family first Look forward to the prosperity." Xia Shoutian nodded after hearing this and said, "These two sentences are powerful." "It's really powerful." Zeng Guangjun went on to say, "Its power is reflected in the key points of the word 'spicy' that the drafters have been deeply involved in. What is 'spicy'? That is to say, when you say a word, you can't object, even if you The boss in your heart is not willing, so you have to follow his instructions. Sure enough, the book was delivered to the Queen Mother, and she wanted to see Weng Xincun's face. She couldn't keep Weng Tongshu. Because this guarantee was obviously because of his The family was prosperous and looked forward to accommodating. Other ministers who wanted to protect were checked to death in the same way. He praised his talent as being the closest to the official documents, and all the memorials and letters he drafted were superior to others. It is unknown whether he will make extraordinary achievements in the future, or whether he will be the best. So he was later asked to run the Huai army, and he was secretly protected as Su Fu. "

"Oh!" Yang Du sighed, "That's how Li Hongzhang made his fortune." "Li Zhongtang has made a fortune, but he has also forged a deep hatred with the Weng family." Zeng Guangjun took a sip of tea, and then said, "Weng Xincun and Weng Tongshu died one after another, but unexpectedly Weng Tonghe became the emperor's teacher after being the number one scholar. His status is higher than that of his father and brother. He did not dare to remember his grandfather's hatred, so he concentrated his hatred on Li Zhongtang. Over the years, he has always sung scenes with Li Zhongtang. This time he caught a good handle. He wants to borrow the emperor Li Zhongtang's reputation will be ruined by his power, and his reputation will last forever."

"Li Hongzhang is not easy to deal with, his disciples are all over the government and the public." Xia Shoutian interjected. "That's exactly what you said." Zeng Guangjun nodded, "Although Weng Tonghe is the emperor's teacher, in terms of merit and strength, he is far inferior to Li Zhongtang, and he is far from Li Zhongtang's opponent. Weng relies on the power of the emperor, and of course Li can't beat him." The emperor, so he will move out of the queen mother. Li will never let the emperor gain power. Since the emperor cannot gain power, there is no hope of reforming the law."

Xia Shoutian and Yang Du, who were looking forward to the reform and reform, were speechless for a while. According to this, there is really not much hope for the reform and reform.Xia Shoutian sighed and said: "My father also wrote in a letter saying that Kang Youwei would not be successful, and asked me to go back to Hunan to study and not stay in the capital for a long time. My father didn't say anything in the letter. Hearing what Uncle Chong said, I also want to leave The capital is a place of right and wrong." "You want to go back to Hunan too?" Yang Du was worried about not being able to find a good companion, wouldn't it be great to be able to go with Xia Shoutian!Then I asked again, "Why don't you go to Nanchang, must you go back to Hunan to study?" "I first went to Nanchang to live for two months, and then I went back to Hunan to study under Mr. Wang Xiangqi." Xia Shoutian said, "my father said that Mr. Xiangqi is the number one teacher in the world today." Mr. Xiangqi is Wang Kaiyun, whose style name is Renqiu.He named the building he built Xiangqi Tower, and wrote an article "The Story of Xiangqi Tower" to explain the reason for the name: "My family is near Xiangbin, but I don't like Confucianism. I imitate Cao Ziheng's poem:' Gao Wen is He Qi, and the little Confucian is safe enough to do it! 'Although Qi can't, it is my ambition." So the world respectfully called him Mr. Xiangqi.This gentleman has set up tents and taught apprentices for forty years. He is known as a generation of Wenzong, and in addition to his special relationship with Sushun, Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang, Guo Songtao and others in his youth, he has a reputation among contemporary scholars. prestige.As a fellow villager of Mr. Xiangqi, Yang Du had already heard of him at the beginning of his enlightenment, but he was still young when he left Xiangtan and had never met him. He has lived in Guide Mansion for the past few years, so he is not very clear about his current situation. .Yang Du asked Xia Shoutian: "Mr. Xiangqi is probably sixty years old! I heard that he has been lecturing abroad for many years, and now he has returned to Hunan?" Xia Shoutian replied: "Mr. Xiangqi is sixty-three years old this year. He came back from Sichuan a few years ago and taught in Nanchang for a year. Since then, he has never left Hunan. Qiushang went to Hengzhou, and is still in charge of Chuanshan Academy until now. Xizi, what are your plans, do you want to stay in the capital, or return to Germany?" "I will go back to Hunan together with you." "That's great." Xia Shoutian was very happy, "What about after returning home?" "I haven't thought about the future, let's talk about it after living at home for a while!" "Hey, I'm talking about Xizi, why don't you go with Wu Yi to worship Mr. Xiangqi as your teacher." Zeng Guangjun suggested. "I heard that Mr. Xiangqi has a weird temper. I wonder if he will accept me." Zeng Guangjun smiled and said, "If he doesn't accept a great talent like you, Yang Xizi, where else can he find students?" "That's true." Yang Du smiled.He remembered something and asked Zeng Guangjun, "When I was young, I heard from the elders that Mr. Xiangqi once persuaded Wen Zhenggong to be the emperor himself. Is there such a thing?" Wang Kaiyun persuaded Zeng Guofan to become emperor. This is a widely circulated story among the people in Hunan. Today, meeting Zeng’s grandson and meeting Zeng’s grandson in the lonely night of the barren mountain ancient temple, isn’t it a good opportunity to talk about it!At this time, the drum tower of Biyun Temple heard the heavy drum sound of Santong, and it was already the third watch.Zeng Guangjun said: "It's three o'clock, go to bed, we'll talk about it tomorrow." He yawned a long time. Suddenly, something fell on the table with a "plop", shaking the oil lamp dizzily.In an instant, the thing jumped up from the table again, broke through the window paper, and escaped out of the house. "There's a ghost!" Zeng Guangjun exclaimed. Yang Du and Xia Shoutian looked at the broken window paper together, feeling very nervous. After a while, two shrill cat meows came from the night. "It turned out to be a wild cat!" Xia Shoutian let out a long sigh of relief. Yang Du saw a few brownish-yellow cat hairs on the table, and said, "It's indeed a cat. It panicked like this, it must have encountered some strong enemy." "I'm afraid I've run into a Japanese prisoner!" Zeng Guangjun was in shock, and was thinking of telling a joke. This sentence is very humorous, everyone laughed. Yang Du asked Guang Jun: "Do you still want to sleep?" Guang Jun laughed and said, "The sleepy bugs have scared the wild cats away!" "Then don't sleep, let's talk!" Xia Shoutian said, "Just now Xizi asked Mr. Xiangqi that Mr. Wen Zhenggong was persuaded to become emperor. Is there such a thing?" "You ask me about this, who should I ask?" Zeng Guangjun put on a serious look, "I was only six years old when my grandfather died, and I was only fifteen when my father died. I don't understand anything. , where would you ask them these things? A few years ago, you could only ask your uncle. My uncle was more cautious than my grandfather. If you asked about such things, he would be too scared to tear your mouth open. I think Ah, you might as well ask your teacher about this matter!" Although Yang Du and Xia Shoutian felt regretful after hearing this, it was not unreasonable to think about it, so they didn't want to force them.Yang Du said: "Your grandfather was too timid. In fact, there is nothing wrong with being the emperor. If he really ascended the throne at that time, our Uncle Chong will be the Lord of Long Live today!" Guang Jun smiled and said: "You are wrong. Even if my grandfather really became the emperor, the current Long Live Lord is not me, but Guangluan, the Marquis he is attacking! To be honest, to be Long Live Lord, I It's not rare, locked in the Forbidden City all year round, how can anyone's life be really happy! It's so interesting to comment on history freely like us tonight, and it's very difficult to be an emperor. According to the eunuchs in the palace, how many years have they served the emperor? I've never seen the emperor's smile, and I don't even have the right to marry a wife." Xia Shoutian said: "It's quite pitiful. Everyone said that the emperor doesn't like the queen, just because she is Lafayette's niece, so he had to give up the position of queen to her. The emperor really likes Concubine Zhen, but Lafayette also I don't like it, and I often don't allow them to meet. This emperor is really not as good as a commoner." "This matter, Mr. Xiangqi is much more enjoyable than the emperor!" Zeng Guangjun suddenly beamed, "Have you heard of Mr. Xiangqi's affair?" Yang Du and Xia Shoutian are both talented people with rich emotions, and they couldn't be more interested in this kind of thing, so they urged together: "I'm going to listen to Uncle Chong's story about Mr. Ren's youth. Do not keep it." Zeng Guangjun said: "First of all, I'm just saying this from hearsay, it's not counted, and I can't pass it on." Xia Shoutian said: "Don't play tricks, don't tell me what you say, and Xi Zi and I listen to it, who will really go to research and find out the truth!" Zeng Guangjun said: "Let's all lie on the bed and talk!" After that, he got on the bed and leaned on the quilt as a back cushion, "It's much more comfortable, you all lean on the quilt too." Yang Du and Xia Shoutian also went to bed and leaned against the thick quilt, urging: "Don't dawdle, talk quickly!" "Okay, I've said it." Zeng Guangjun compiled the anecdotes he heard from the Imperial Academy, "Mr. Xiangqi passed the exam in Hunan in the fifth year of Xianfeng, and he went to Beijing for the exam in the second year. He was only 20 that year. At the age of two, he is handsome and handsome. He is really talented and young. He came to Zhengzhou, an important town in Zhongzhou. Mr. Xiangqi liked the gathering of talents in Zhengzhou, so he stayed here for a few days. One afternoon, he passed by a courtyard , suddenly heard the voice of a delicate woman reciting poems from the embroidered building in the courtyard. He stopped and listened carefully: "Ping Lin Yunniao Bachuangqiu, strong against the fourteen prefectures of Xichuan. Don't be greedy for Qiang horses, see you at the highest level." edge." "The poem is well written." Yang Du interjected. "Don't talk too much, listen to Uncle Chong first." Xia Shoutian said. "Mr. Xiangqi also felt the boldness of the poem, and thought to himself: Who wrote it? After walking a few steps, I saw a wooden sign at the gate with the words 'Yichunyuan' written on it. Isn't this a brothel? Prostitutes also Can you recite poems and compose Fu? Mr. Xiangqi asked the old lady standing by the door. The old lady said that it was our girl Qiuyun, and she liked to recite poems the most. Mr. Xiangqi reported his identity and said he wanted to meet. The old lady said yes, first Pay a tael of silver. Mr. lost his father in his early years, his family was poor, and he usually lived frugally, but in order to meet the girl Qiuyun who likes to recite poems, he was so cruel that he took out a tael of silver. The old lady took him upstairs, and as expected I saw a girl sitting by the window. The old lady said with a smile, "Mr. Wang Renqiu, the son of Hunan's Beijing Examination Committee, wants to see you." He wrote three words: Jin Jiang Ji, and felt ashamed for a moment, it turned out to be Xue Tao's poem! Looking at the woman again, with willow eyebrows and almond eyes, with light makeup, she looks both charming and dignified. With just one glance, Mr. Qiu fell deeply in love with Qiu Yun .” "Love at first sight." Yang Du couldn't help interjecting. "Look at you, it's coming again!" Xia Shoutian was fascinated by what he heard, and hurriedly stopped him. "Uncle Chong, go on." "Mr. asked Qiu Yun, Miss, if you don't read so many poems by heroes and heroes in the poetry world, how can you read Xue Tao's poems? Qiu Yun replied that although Xue Tao is a school book for girls, she is not a willow branch that everyone can climb. She The people I made friends with were all the famous people in Sichuan. They were open-minded, and their poems were more masculine and less coy, so I liked it. The husband thought, this woman is very casual, and a sense of respect arose in his heart. Qiuyun said, you are coming to Beijing Those who take the test should be able to compose poems. Can you compose a poem for me? Mr. is a master of poetry. Hearing this, he fell in love with him. So he said, please ask the girl to write a poem. Qiu Yun said without hesitation, Let's take the matter of our meeting as the topic. After walking a few steps in the embroidery room, the gentleman said, please lend me a pen and paper. Qiuyun brought the pen and paper, and the husband borrowed Qiuyun's dressing table to start writing. Qiuyun came over Look at it face to face, first look at the topic, it is not ordinary, the way is that famous people cherish the country." "Good question!" Xia Shoutian couldn't help interrupting this time. "Celebrities are good, but I'm afraid Qingguo is a little bit elevated." Yang Du said after deliberation. "That's to please the girl." Xia Shoutian explained, "Leave it alone, how the poem is written, Uncle Chong, do you still remember?" "Remember, remember." Zeng Guangjun shook his head and read, "We are the first person, and we first met Yanyangchun. Flowing clouds make dreams far away, and first flowers are newer than new ones. Everyone has aspirations and ambitions. When they meet by chance, they will go on a blind date. Others are not good. I am isolated from the mundane." "Good poem, good poem." Xia Shoutian patted the edge of the bed in praise. "Unexpectedly, Miss Qiuyun burst into a smile after seeing it, and said angrily, she is also the number one person, and her tone is too loud. I am ashamed to be the number one person, and you may not be the number one person. Mr. laughed, Wang has never I have never taken the second place in the exam, and I am the number one in the Beijing exam. Qiu Yun secretly praised himself, but said in his mouth, you took the exam in Hunan, and it is not unusual for you to be first every time. Talents all over the world, I’m afraid it’s too early to talk big. Mr. said, if I am the leader of the world, how about I welcome you with fragrant cars and BMWs? Qiu Yun was overjoyed and said, I’m looking forward to this day. Mr. had dinner. After the meal, Mr. showed a copy of the poem. After reading it, Qiuyun admired him so much, so he stayed overnight with Mr. as a promise. The next morning, Mr. said goodbye, and Qiuyun gave him a poem in return: Unrivaled articles are not world-renowned Just now, the cinnamon branches are newly folded in the Toad Palace. The apricot blossoms are as red as the ten miles, and I will wait for Wang Lang's clothes to come back." "You really are a talented woman!" Yang Du praised from the bottom of his heart. "What happened next?" Xia Shoutian asked urgently. "Later, Mr. Xiangqi not only failed to win the top prize, but even failed to win a Jinshi. He felt ashamed to see Qiuyun, so he detoured to Jiangning to go home. Three years later, he went to Beijing again and passed by Zhengzhou. He wanted to see Miss Qiuyun, who knew She has been dead for more than a year. The old lady said, Qiuyun scolded you for being unfeeling and hated her own fate. She committed suicide. The husband was so sad that he came to pay his respects at the girl's grave. After Qiucao went alone to find someone, he resumed his military service in another country, and the situation in Yunshan was a passerby. A word 'autumn' and a word 'cloud' embedded the girl's name invisibly." "It's so natural." Xia Shoutian praised. "The clothes are seamless." Yang Du also praised. The two laughed together and said, "It's well told, and it's even more moving than the story of Cui Huren's peach blossom face in the Tang Dynasty." Zeng Guangjun said triumphantly, "There is more, do you want to hear it?" "Hurry up, hurry up, don't sleep tonight." Yang Du hurriedly got up from the bed, sat down at the table again, and watched Zeng Guangjun listen intently. "That year, Mr. Xiangqi, at the invitation of Yun's father-in-law, went to Guangdong Governor's Yamen to be a teacher. There is a Nantian Restaurant by the Pearl River. Recently, a Guangxi singing girl came. The singing girl is in her twenties, and her name is Mo Liuyun. , the person looks very beautiful, but the skin is dark. People call the black peony. The black peony has a good voice, mellow and clear, sweet and gorgeous, with a low voice like the undercurrent of a small spring, and a high voice like a sharp arrow piercing the clouds. I was so intoxicated and insane. Every evening, the Nantian restaurant was full of seats, and I had to stand and listen when I was a step late. Those fans were willing to stand even if their feet were numb. How many wealthy merchants Wanting to take Hei Mudan as a concubine made people in the officialdom feel very itchy. Among them, the eight prefects of Chaozhou, Huizhou, Gaozhou, Zhaoqing, Guangzhou, Shaozhou, Qiongzhou, and Lianzhou privately entrusted people to express their intentions to Hei Mudan. Ignore the black peony." "What an ambitious black peony!" Yang Du was fascinated again. "Mr. Xiangqi was away from home alone to be a teacher at that time, and he had nowhere to go for entertainment at night, so he booked a seat in Nantian Restaurant closest to Hei Mudan, and went to listen to her songs on time every day. After listening to her for a long time, Hei Mudan became familiar with Mr. Yes. Mr. Hei Mudan often goes to play at Hei Mudan’s residence, fills in lyrics for her, and tells her allusions. After going back and forth, Mr. Hei Mudan knows that Mr. Hei Mudan is a very talented person. The master was actually the teacher of Sushun who was executed by the Queen Mother two years ago. Because of his good writing of the memorial, he was specially given a sable robe by Lord Xianfeng, and became a famous "clothed man" in the capital. What's more rare is that after Sushun's death, , this young man used the thousands of taels of silver he sold to care for the orphan of his former employer. Hei Mudan respected and loved this master, and decided to entrust him with his life. Giving it to a poor literati is not respectable among sisters.So he poured all his savings and exchanged the only pair of precious gemstones in the largest jewelry store in Yangcheng—cat's eye green. He kept one for himself and gave the other to Xiang. Mr. Qi. On this day, Black Peony announced to thousands of fans at Nantian Restaurant that she would choose a spouse to marry and become a woman of a good family. Before she could say a word, the audience applauded like thunder. A group of frivolous children cheered, Yelling wildly, asking her what conditions she wants. Hei Mudan unhurriedly stretched out three fingers." Having said this, Zeng Guangjun stopped talking abruptly.Xia Shoutian asked anxiously: "What's the matter, let's go on, Black Peony stretched out three fingers, is there three conditions?" "Too tired, go to sleep, we'll talk about it tomorrow." Maybe Zeng Guangjun was really sleepy, and he yawned twice in a row. "That's no good. If you don't say these three conditions tonight, you won't be able to sleep. I'll drive you away from sleepiness." Yang Du stood up while talking, and poked Zeng Guangjun's armpits with his hands, scratching Zeng Guangjun to beg for forgiveness, so he had to finish speaking hastily. "The first condition of Black Peony is: a handsome young man under the age of thirty-five. As soon as this condition was uttered, Nantianlou erupted, and the applause was like a storm. All the young men's faces were flushed, and they were so excited that they were sweating profusely. Mudan then said another condition: to be from a family with a reputation above Juren. This time the applause was greatly reduced, and most people were discouraged. Black Mudan laughed, took out the cat's eye from his pocket, and said , I have a left cat's eye here, whoever meets the above two conditions and can match me with a right cat's eye within three days, I will marry. Once the third condition is mentioned, all The market is dumb. Anyone who knows the goods knows that a cat's eye is worth three thousand taels of silver, and it is even more difficult to match within three days. Black Peony can't go to Nantian in two days On the third day, she asked if anyone met the three conditions, please show up. After waiting for a long time, no one came to the stage. At this time, Mr. Xiangqi walked up calmly and introduced himself to everyone: Wang Kaiyun, Thirty-three years old, Xianfeng Yimao Imperial Examination. After finishing speaking, he took out the right cat's eye gifted by Black Peony. The audience was stunned immediately. People cast all kinds of eyes on the husband, some envious Yes, some are jealous, some are appreciative, and some are angry. Black Peony came over, took Mr.'s hand, and said to everyone, this Mr. is my wishful husband, and I will sing a song for everyone at the end tonight, thank you all The support of these years will disappear from tomorrow, and we will be married to this gentleman for a hundred years. This is a huge affair that caused a sensation in Guangzhou 30 years ago. Someone who has something to do has a poem saying: "A scene in Fushu, a famous move five Yangcheng. Some people also said: Hunan is a cold scholar, overwhelming eight famous mansions. Later, Black Peony sold the pair of cat eyes, and the husband used the money to rebuild a large building in his hometown of Yunhu Bridge, which is still called Xiang Qilou." "Another Du Shiniang! A lucky Du Shiniang!" Xia Shoutian clapped his hands and shouted. Everyone laughed together and turned on the lights to sleep. They slept until noon before the three tourists woke up.After washing, Yanzhu set out another good table.After dinner, Yanzhu said: "Scholar Chongbo is here, and the poor monk is very happy. The two Xiaolian are also well-educated people. It is rare to have this good opportunity. Yesterday Han Temple sent Abbot Songlin back to the temple, and the poor monk chanted a song. This poem is given to him. I don’t know if I want it or not, please be upright, everyone from the Fang family.” Then he took out the manuscript.When everyone looked at it, there was an ancient style written on it:
After reading it, everyone agreed.Yang Du said: "A piece of music from the sky contains a sense of Zen, which naturally comes from unfettered hands, and such poems cannot be made in the field of fame." Yanzhu smiled happily, and said: "Amitabha, thanks to the praise for your great talents, the poor monk will be more motivated to write poems in the future. Today is a lucky meeting. Please leave calligraphy treasures for the three benefactors, so as to add glory to the Han Temple." After finishing speaking, I couldn't let everyone talk about it, so I ordered the little monk to bring pens, inks, papers and inkstones.Yanzhu spread out the paper herself: "Which one will write first?" Zeng Guangjun said: "This is the temple rule of Biyun Temple, which cannot be disobeyed. Since I brought the two of you here this time, I will write it first! A few days ago, I visited Jiangting with some colleagues from Hanyuan and made a song when I went home. Qilu, record it, please correct me." You can see what he wrote:
Yanzhu was the first to praise, and Yang and Xia also agreed.Zeng Guangjun said: "I am a complete layman, and I can only write such poems. Wu Yi can do Zen chants, and today I write a poem for Master Zhu." Yanzhu hurriedly said: "Please donate to Master Xia." Xia Shoutian laughed and said, "How can I do Zen chants! Since Uncle Chong forced me to go to the west, I had to write a random article. Please don't make jokes, Master!" Xia Shoutian concentrated for a moment and wrote:
Yanzhu Heshi said: "Amitabha! Donor Xia has deep roots of wisdom, this poem is really well written!" Zeng Guangjun said: "Xizi, it's up to you!" Yang Du said: "On the way to the West Mountain yesterday, I made up a four-character ancient style intermittently, and I haven't had time to deliberate. I am asking everyone to help me revise it." Everyone sees that he wrote the title of the poem first: Xishan Pian, when it was stabbed.Next, it was written in a fluttering manner:
After reading it, Yanzhu said: "This is really the legacy of the 300 poems, the authenticity of the poems, and the heart of worrying about the country and the people in the poems, which makes poor monks admire." Zeng Guangjun said: "Xizi's poems are really extraordinary, copy a copy for me after I go back, and I will show it to all the lords in Hanyuan." Xia Shoutian also said: "Fortunately today is not a poetry competition, otherwise we would all lose to Xizi." The three of them bid farewell to Yanzhu, walked out of Biyun Temple, looked around at the wild scenery of the autumn mountains, and then went down the mountain and returned to the city.Along the way, Xia Shoutian thought to himself: I can't see that Xizi usually talks and laughs like everyone else, but actually the worry about state affairs in his heart is so heavy!Yang Du seldom speaks anymore. His heart, after Zeng Guangjun's teasing, has already flown to the southern country, and flew to the side of that generation of famous teachers who once had great ambitions and unrestrained romance!
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