Chapter 19 Chapter Nineteen Thousand Years Prominent Daliang City

Su Shi's talent is already a myth in China.His name is called "Poxian".Of course, that was after he called Su Dongpo. Dongpo, these two words are not beautiful at all, this is a painful memory for him personally.However, it was also after that that his literary talent, calligraphy and painting were extraordinary and holy, reaching the level of the Song Dynasty, the number one gifted scholar. As for how his talent came from, educators of every era would emphasize, just like Li Bai, "As long as you work hard enough, you can grind an iron pestle into a needle." Regardless of whether Li Bai is willing or not, he just defines it like this.Su Shi is very frank. He once handed over the bottom once as an adult.Said, "It's too late to read books in this life."

One must be talented in doing things, and his knowledge is brought from his previous life. Legend has it that when his mother, Madam Cheng, gave birth to him, she dreamed of a handsome monk who winked and smiled mischievously at her.Mom, can I be your son?Su Shi was born from this, and this is probably one of the reasons why he liked to be with monks throughout his life.When he grew up a little, his father sent him and his younger brother Su Zhe to a local Taoist temple in Meishan, where he studied with Taoist Zhang Yijian, mainly learning rhythm. This is a key point, it is Su Shi's good luck, and it is the luck of the Chinese people.It is the importance of rhythm.Its influence on the Su family, it can be said that success is also due to rhythm, and failure is also related to rhythm.

Rhythm is the technique of composing poems and prose.How can a scholar not compose poetry?But it was such embarrassment that Lao Su fell down on it.He is good at everything, but he can't write poetry.Every time the scientific examination is handed in reluctantly, the result is naturally thrown into the wastebasket by the examiner.Su Shi is different. His rhythmic skill surpasses the ages, and he is arrogant to the present. As long as Song Ci is circulated for one day, people will always remember Su Shi of Meishan. This is related to Su Xun's self-knowledge and giving his son to others for enlightenment.Otherwise, Su Shi and Su Zhe would be two great Confucian scholars again, not Po Xian and the prime minister.But no matter what it is, they have to follow the students into the gate of the Tribute Academy first, and eat a few days of candidates' meals before talking about it.

As far as scientific research is concerned, in everyone's impression, it is estimated that within the high walls of a provincial prison, there are rows of low and small rooms like rows of imported pig houses. There are no windows, no doors, and only one A bed and a table, the only exit is the standard iron fence, which is locked when you walk in, and only some food and drink are handed in every day. In addition, strictly prevent fireworks, because even if there is a fire and earthquake, the iron gate can only be opened when the paper is handed over! This is basically the case. What was special in the Song Dynasty was time and some systems.

For example, Ouyang Xiu, the chief examiner, had to stay in the Gong Yuan for at least 50 days.As for why, look at his workload.He came up with the questions and had to mark the papers.There are at least one or two thousand candidates in each session, and each candidate has various answer sheets such as vocal rhythm and ink meaning, which have to be copied by a special person to make the handwriting unreadable. How many man-hours will it take to complete this task alone? So the exam is not only for the students, but also for the teachers.And tossing is a major feature of the Song Dynasty scientific research.

In my impression, candidates are not allowed to move around, and can only hold back writing in their own small rooms until the papers are handed in.This is not the case in the Song Dynasty. For example, if a candidate has questions when answering the paper, not only questions about the questions, but even if his knowledge is not accurate, he can ask the chief examiner for advice.This is called "button curtain". Ouyang Xiu was detained in this session, which left him dumbfounded and unforgettable for the rest of his life. It was evening at that time, and Ouyang Xiu was already half a hundred. A scholar, not only short-sighted, but also diabetic (according to historical records), was too tired to move, but a candidate came over.

——The student intends to quote the allusions of Yao and Shun in the article, but I don’t know whether Yao and Shun are one person or two people. Please advise, sir. With a bang, the surroundings laughed, and Ouyang Xiu was dumbfounded.This is the skill of the students who passed the provincial examination before the Song Dynasty's scientific examination!What's more, it's all like this, and the examinee is still waiting respectfully outside the curtain. Ouyang Xiu thought for a while, and answered seriously—this... well, it's a bit difficult, I think you should stop using it.

When it comes time to mark the papers, the fun is even more.For example, there are such words and sentences in the masterpiece of a certain candidate-the world is rolling, everything is growing, and the sage is sending out.The meaning must be understandable to some extent by everyone, but is it necessary to play such a word game in an article that talks about facts?This time Ouyang Xiu wanted to make this person happy, so he gave a 6-character comment. ——Scholar stabs, examiner brushes. Then use a red vermilion pen to paint the whole red from the beginning to the end like painting a wall. There is a name called "Hong Lebo", and then the three characters "big mistake" are written on it, and they are pasted on the big wall outside to show the public. Emulate.

By analogy, Ouyang Xiu cut off most of the "excellent" candidates and offended everyone.There is only one scientific examination every three years. Everyone reviews according to the old rules and requirements. Why are you so embarrassing? ! Candidates couldn't figure it out. Ouyang Xiu was stopped on the street on the day the results were released. It was like a migrant worker asking for a debt from a black-hearted foreman, swearing, shoving and yelling. The great talent Ouyang Xiu had to go to the hospital.Just like that, when he returned home, piles of greeting notes were thrown into the yard.

At this time, the Su brothers had already wandered around the bustling streets of Tokyo.They are lucky, much luckier than their father.The reason why Su Xun always fails the rankings, besides the rhythm, the biggest reason is that the background of the article is seriously out of tune with the previous scientific examination standards.And as the two sons he taught, if they still meet the previous examiners, think about the result? The father and son returned the house, and Liu Xingchang burst into tears. One word, miserable; two words, very miserable; three words, very miserable! This is the importance and luck of this scientific examination.Without Ouyang Xiu, Sansu would not be famous all over the world; and without Sansu, Ouyang Xiu would not be able to decorate the facade of a prosperous literary world. It would be a joke if he wanted to change the writing style of students all over the world.To put it simply, the first month of 1057 AD was the lucky month for Sansu. Both Su Shi and Su Zhe passed the Ritual Examination, and they were waiting to show their talents in the palace examination.I have nothing to do. When I first arrived in the imperial capital, I thought that the most prosperous Tokyo Bianliang City in the world is just outside the door. Can you imagine that young people in their early 20s will be bored in the room, motionless?

Su Xun and Su Zhe are likely to stay silent until the end, but Su Shi will definitely slip out quietly, go around every corner of Kaifeng City, and see the unparalleled prosperity and grand scene clearly. The first is memories. He came from Sichuan in the southwest, and he happened to be able to get in touch with the essence of the capital in the first place.That is, from the south of the 13 city gates (including the water gate) in the outer city of Tokyo to the inner city, that is, the royal street of "Xuande Gate" in the imperial city. Before entering the city, the first thing he saw was a moat about 120 feet wide, full of weeping willows, and the winding outer city wall, which was uneven like a dragon and irregularly built on the bank of the moat.This city wall is very strange, making people look unpredictable. Many people don't like it because it is not flat and beautiful. Including later Song Huizong Zhao Ji.He tore down the city wall and rebuilt a neat square and rectangular city wall.Unfortunately, under the impact of Jurchens' stone cannons, it collapsed soon.Only then will people think of the original designer of this old wall—Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin.This old wall has a special military effect, its irregularity can buffer the violent attack! Inside this city wall is the real Kaifeng City, a paradise on earth with a population nearly 10 times that of Chang'an City in the heyday of Tang Dynasty. In the famous Daliang City for thousands of years, Su Shi walked through the outer city with a circumference of 48 miles and 232 steps, which is 22,436 meters, and entered the inner city with a circumference of 20 miles, which is more than 9,200 meters.What unfolded in front of his eyes was an incomparable, rare long street in ancient and modern times. This street is straight and wide, about seven or eight miles long, and about 200 steps wide, which is 307 meters. It goes straight to Xuande Gate, the eight mouths in the south of the imperial city.Surprisingly wide, it is divided into 5 passages.The most central one is dedicated to the emperor.The waterways on both sides are built with huge stones to form the banks of the canal. The banks are full of fruit trees such as peaches, plums, pears, and apricots. There are patches of lotus flowers in the ditches. Every year when the flower trade wind blows, colorful flowers bloom, and this long street becomes a river of flowers, and the fragrance along the way is accompanied by millions of residents. On the shore is a row of red-painted railings, which are not only the screen boundary of the waterway, but also a sign. It marks two pedestrian and horse paths on the left and right, called Royal Corridors.This Royal Corridor is a symbol of the prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is full of shops, residential buildings, government offices, and many miscellaneous, not elegant places.Together, they brewed the unique Northern Song Dynasty style among all Chinese dynasties. Su Shi walked slowly with the flow of people, and the first thing that appeared in front of him was the Longjin Bridge in front of the Suzaku Gate in the inner city.This is the first section of the third section of Royal Street. There are many businesses here, but the goods are not too high-grade. It is considered a civilian consumption area, mainly dealing in seasonal fresh fruits, pens, inks and papers.This suits Su Shi's appetite very much. He will choose some fruits to eat, then squeeze into the crowd to see the skill of the calligraphy and painting banners, then curl his lips and squeeze out to walk. The most indispensable thing in Sichuan is fruit, and Su Shi's strongest thing is calligraphy, brush and ink, these things are not in his eyes.His interest was soon attracted by a pavilion and two Taoist temples. The name of the pavilion is "Kanjie Pavilion", which is really the sorrow of Emperor Renzong.According to records, apart from the emperors of the Song Dynasty who had to deal with the conquests of foreign enemies, only Zhao Heng went to burn incense and worship gods, and the others did not go out of the 100 miles around Kaifeng City.They are the richest and most powerful emperors in the world, and the space they move in is only the imperial city with a circumference of 5 miles, which is more than 2,300 meters.Other than that, the only thing I had to do was sit on the jade car that had been used since Tang Taizong Li Shimin, and squeaked all the way around Yujie twice. It's also very annoying when turning, basically only the horse's butt can be seen.At this time, Renzong would call for a stop. He boarded this street-watching pavilion, overlooking the city life outside the imperial city, and the various folk styles, which was a rare relaxation. I don't know if he was proud or envious at that time... Seeing the Taoist temple, Su Shi hesitated a little. I like Monk Ye, but curiosity overcame hesitation, and he still walked over.To be precise, it was towards the east end of the street. To the west is Yanzhen Temple, which receives Taoists from all over the world. It is a big religious hotel, which is really not worth seeing.The Five Sacred Mountains Temple in the east is really extraordinary.Chinese people know the Five Sacred Mountains as the five famous mountains, and gods live in the famous mountains. For example, Dongyue Taishan is in charge of the super important work of reincarnation for all human beings. With great power, Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng, a fanatical advocate of Taoism, came up with a good solution.Why not invite all the gods of the Five Sacred Mountains into the capital?He settled down on Yujie, and became a neighbor with him day and night.So this Wuyue Temple became the "most majestic" Taoist temple in the Northern Song Dynasty.Su Shi walked and watched, shaking his head and sighing, really, if you don't come to Tokyo, you don't know how big the world is, and if you don't see this Taoist temple, you don't know what the emperor can do! Then he walked, and he saw the place where competitors gathered, the national university of the Song Dynasty - Taixue.At present, this place is neither big nor small. It will take 20 years to expand into a huge university with 3,000 students.Of course, that was the work of His Majesty Shenzong and Wang Xianggong.At this moment, Su Shi looked at the yamen, his mouth curled even more crookedly.A group of defeated generals, the second place in the Ritual Trial is here, which one of you is not convinced? Everything I learned before is useless, and I will follow Teacher Ouyang and me from now on. Naturally, your fame and wealth will be indispensable... Haha.Going forward, the most exciting location has arrived.Checking his age, Su Shi was only a 21-year-old young man at this time. He was really hesitant, should he take a small turn in the street? As long as you turn in from the side of Taixue, you will be surrounded by a mass of rouge and powder fragrance, and the beautiful scenery of Yingying and Yanyu.Fireworks and Willow Lane arrived, and the students of the Song Dynasty were very charming. They could hear the singing of Taoist priests and the flirting and cursing of prostitutes every day when they were studying.Amitabha, sins, sins, let's go quickly. The first section has finally been passed. It is the longest section of Royal Street, with a total of 5 miles.The next section is the most fascinating section of the state bridge. Zhouqiao, do you still remember the curved and narrow Hongqiao in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"?The river below is surging, the bridge is full of traffic, and there are actually big umbrella sheds set up for business.But compared with the state bridge, it is still insignificant, relatively unpopular. Zhouzhou Bridge, also called Tianhan Bridge, means that it is like a bridge of the Milky Way in the sky, wide and big, please imagine it is a bridge connecting a super long street with a width of 307 meters!Su Shi looked down, and the surging Bian River flowed under the bridge, but there were no boats passing by.Because it is a bridge supported by stone pillars, it does not cross the two banks like the Hongqiao. Secondly, the imperial city and various government offices are located further forward. The mobility of ships is too large, which poses a threat to safety. Looking around again, you can see that it is in the center of the sub-city, at the intersection of Yujie and East-West Yudao, and it is a veritable city center. At this time, Su Shi should be a little annoyed. He was still a newcomer to the capital, and he didn't know that the beauty of Zhouqiao was at night, so he came early.After nightfall, this place will really come alive.At that time, the bridge deck will be brightly lit and crowded with Nuo beds, and it will become a paradise for Su Shi, the most famous glutton in China! All the delicious snacks you can think of are here, and people in the Song Dynasty will also make them that you can't think of. From the beginning of the Chinese lanterns to midnight, no matter what time you come, there is everything here.Frying, stewing, steaming, cold dressing, chicken skin, kidney kidney, minced chicken, spin-fried lamb, white sausage, dried bream, frozen fish fillets, badger, wild fox, rabbit, spin-roasted wild pork, wild duck... Wait, wait, if you are tired of eating meat, the seasonal fruits on the Zhouqiao are even better. If you have a noble status and don’t bother to be among the people, there are many restaurants near Zhouqiao. The Yuxianlou Main Store on the corner of the bridge’s southern end and Quyuan Street is the most famous. ...that three-finger spot.Because if you want to go to a restaurant, the best choices in Tokyo City are undoubtedly "Fanlou" and "Rendian". To go to Fanlou, you have to turn east first, it is outside the Donghua Gate of the imperial city.In fact, it is more eye-catching than the imperial city. According to the information, the late Mr. Bo Yang may have made a mistake. When he satirized the feudal era of China, he said that the buildings in the whole country were very low and were not allowed to exceed the imperial palace. the height of. But this was not the case during the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty.Fanlou is a huge building with "three stories high and five stories facing each other". Considering that it was a traditional structure of brick and wood at that time, the three floors actually refer to the three floors on the stairs, that is to say, it is a four-story building. High-rise hotel!Although the specifications of the imperial palace are high, taking the Tian'an Hall where the grand ceremony is held as an example, it is not as high as it. Five four-storey buildings are connected to each other, and there are flying bridge railings on each floor. The buildings are connected with light and shade. Standing in the night, Su Shi looks up and sees beads hanging on the windows of each pavilion. The curtains are embroidered, revealing warm lights, and there is also a lamp hanging on the tiles of each eaves. Looking from a distance, Fanlou is a dreamlike cloud of light and mist. In Su Shi's eyes, it was a haze of excitement, envy, desire and frustration...Ge Laozi's, I am a Sichuan baby who just walked out of Jianmen, and I really don't have a lot of copper coins in my waist. Such a high-end place , let me go in and play! In fact, even when he went in, he couldn't see the unique position of Fanlou in the sense of China's commercial progress.First, he is in the middle of the game and cannot jump into the big sky of history to look down; second, the diners will not notice the little details, such as the back kitchen of Fanlou, which is its name in history where the value lies. Everyone knows that in ancient times, there were small workshops of handicraftsmen, just like the farmers in the past. The family did not divide the labor, and everyone had to do the farm work from sowing, transplanting, weeding, harvesting, etc., which was mapped to the catering industry. , is now a mom-and-pop shop. Corresponding to it is a modern big hotel, where the division of labor is clear, and each person is responsible for a share.This is an epoch-making symbol. Only when the hotel has opened to a certain scale and the consumption power of the society has reached a high level can this division of labor appear. Fan Lou did this more than a thousand years ago.Its operation consists of three parts.The first one, each floor has a supervisor, and he is in charge of the business of the floor, Fanlou Building 5, 4 floors, at least nearly 30 people; the second is the back kitchen.A total of 20 floors of diners have to be taken care of, you must know that there was no coal, gas, water, and electricity in that era! The third point is Fan Lou's privilege.The reason why it is so powerful is that it has the right to make wine licensed by the state.Every year, the government allocates 50,000 catties of koji to Fan Lou, and the average daily use of koji is 137 catties, which can make more than 5,500 catties of wine!It can produce and sell these wines by itself, and also has the right to sell them in bulk to other hotels. With these internal supports, there is the cloud of light and mist that Su Shi saw downstairs. The city of Kaifeng under the night is full of strange lights, like a miracle that suddenly appeared under the sky of history.It didn't happen before the Song Dynasty, and it didn't appear again after the Song Dynasty. Even after the Renzong Dynasty, it lost its color.Here is a question to ask. In the previous narration, the Renzong Dynasty gave us the impression of defeat in foreign wars and constant compromises.Internally stick to the rules and muddle along.In particular, Renzong himself was too tolerant and weak, and he indulged so much that his courtiers dared to be rude to their faces.Such an emperor is really a failure! But why has Kaifeng become so prosperous?How did this work. For the reason, you can refer to famous emperors who are diametrically opposed to Song Renzong in history, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.This is a real big man, with an iron-fisted policy at home and abroad, no matter if it is a domestic tycoon or a Hun outside the Great Wall, as long as you mess with him, you will be in trouble.Let the Han people in the millennium later be proud of it. Great emperor, pure man! Wait a moment to see the folk life at that time and the country's fineness.First of all, I want to clarify that no one said that he was wrong in the Northern Expedition of the Huns, and I myself have no tendency to be abused, saying that it is necessary to have a good relationship with a foreign race for a hundred years. How can peace be advanced and harmonious like the Song Dynasty.What I want to talk about is the lives of the people in the Han Dynasty after years of wars, Vega added to the world, and he himself was as strong as a god. Needless to say, look at his own "Edict of Guilt" - "Since I came to the throne, I have acted rebelliously and made the world miserable, and I cannot regret it. From now on, anyone who hurts the people and wastes the world, let it go!" This is a helpless truth. No matter what the purpose is, whether the war is won or lost, the consumption of national power and people's livelihood is astonishing.Even the family property saved by the Wenjing rule before Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty could not withstand the endless conquests.Also, this "Edict of Guilt" is not only a summary of the war, but also a confession of internal affairs. He ruled the country with power, used various methods to nationalize private money, and supported him to do those great things for thousands of years.Adding all these things together, except for the Huns who were driven far away by him, the people of the Han Dynasty had worked hard for decades, and they returned to before liberation overnight, and they were completely poor. In this contrast, looking at the prosperity of Kaifeng city can reflect the wisdom of Song Renzong.Compared with Han Wu's toughness, let's experience Song Ren's "weakness". How did he govern the country so civilized and prosperous under the circumstances of foreign bullying and internal officials' rudeness? This is a big topic, and you can write a graduation thesis for a graduate student in history.It's a pity that there is too little information, even if it is a master-level figure, it can only be analysis and conjecture.Song Renzong has been silently hiding behind the scenes. No matter what his character is, his courtiers can speak freely and do things for the country without threatening their lives. Except for Di Qing, his death was partly due to his poor psychological endurance. May I ask whether this method of governance is very clever?And his courtiers are also 100% loyal to him, and no one has ever thought of betraying him.Do you think it's strange?He was the ideal usurper! Don't talk about these things, just talk about his kindness and the prosperity of this city, which is the best gift to his people.Then you can see below how his courtiers rewarded him.