Chapter 18 The 17th Chapter Kuang Xiucai revisited the old place, Dr. Zhao is a high-ranking poet

It is said that Taigong Kuang has been peeing on the bed since his son went to the government to take the exam.He has been there for more than 20 days, as if he has been there for two years, and he looks out of the door every day with tears in his eyes.That day he said to his grandmother: "The second one will never come back when he goes there. I don't know if he is lucky enough to get into a school. If I die sooner or later, I won't be able to see him dying in front of me!" As he spoke, he cried again. up.The old lady persuaded me once.Suddenly there was a sound of knocking outside the door, and a vicious man rushed his eldest son to call, saying that he was going to the market and occupied the nest where he set up a stall.Kuang Da was not convinced again, his eyes were red, and he yelled at the man.The man snatched Kuang's big burden, scattered all the odds and ends, and kicked the basket all over the place.Kuang Da wanted to pull him to see the official, and said, "The county lord is meeting with my second child now. Am I afraid of you! I'll go back to the master with you!" Hearing this, the grandfather hurriedly called him in, and ordered: " Don't be like this! I'm a kind family, I've never talked with the people, or moved the government. What's more, it's you who took over his stall, so let the people speak for him, don't make noise, and make me uneasy!" He is willing to listen , was very angry, and went out to make noise again, and the noisy neighbors came to watch, some to pull, and some to persuade.Just as they were arguing, Pan Baozheng came and said a few words to the man, and the man softened his mouth. Baozheng said again: "Brother Kuang, why don't you put your things in the burden and take them home?" ,” Kuang Da cursed while picking up things.

I saw two people on the main road, holding red paper posts in their hands, came to ask: "Is there a surnamed Kuang here?" Baozheng recognized it as Xueli Mendou, and said: "Okay, Mr. Kuang, congratulations on entering Learned." Then he said, "Brother Kuang, quickly take the two of you to tell your father." Kuang Da had just finished picking up his things and put them in the burden, so he picked up the burden and brought two gatekeepers home.That person was also persuaded by Baozheng to go back.Mendou entered the door, saw Mrs. Kuang sleeping on the bed, said congratulations, and posted the poster up.It said: "The good news is that your mansion is full of Kuang taboo, Meng Ti learns from the censor and Taoism, and takes the first celebrity Pan in Zhongyueqing County. Lianke and the first. This school's bulletin." Taigong rejoiced and asked the old lady to cook tea and put Kuang The sugar and dried tofu in the big load filled two plates, and boiled a dozen or so chickens, and asked Mendou to eat.Pan Baozheng brought another dozen chickens to congratulate him, cooked them all, and left Father Pan to eat with Mendou.After the meal, the grandpa took out 200 Wen as a reward, and the family fights were too small, so it was too fair: "I am a poor man, and I have been rewarded again. For children's affairs, please come here, what should I do, right?" For the sake of tea." Father Pan said again, added a hundred Wen, and went to fight.

It wasn't until four or five days later that Kuang Chaoren sent off the grand master before returning home. He dressed in his clothes and visited his parents. The sister-in-law went to live with her natal family after returning to her salary, and she only paid homage to her brother at this time.When his brother saw that he had found a husband, he became more affectionate than before.Pan Baozheng made an appointment for him, chose a day to congratulate him, and served wine in the nunnery.This house is different, collected more than 20 hang money in total, butchered two pigs and some chickens and ducks, drank wine for two or three days, and the monks also came to flatter them.

Kuang Chaoren discussed with Taigong that he would not grind tofu anymore, and gave his brother the remaining ten or so coins, and rented two more rooms to open a small grocery store.The sister-in-law also took it back, and ate it in two places, and spent the money she found every day at home.After a few days of work, Kuang Chaoren went to the city to go to Xiezhi County.This time, the county magistrate fought against him in court, kept dinner and wine, and asked him to worship him as a teacher.After returning home after work, the two gatekeepers from the school came down to his house to talk again.He invited Papa Pan to accompany him.Mendou said: "The master in the school wants to send Mr. Kuang to see him, and he also wants to meet him." Kuang Chaoren was annoyed, and said, "I only know my teacher! He is an instructor, why should I go see him? Yes. What kind of ceremony!" Father Pan said: "Second Master, you can't say that, although the master in our county is a teacher, he is the teacher you worship, this is an affair. The teacher in this school is under the imperial court system. If you specialize in scholars, you will win the first prize, and the teacher will recognize it. Why don't you go to see me? You are a humble scholar, and it is not easy to compete for the ceremony, so just send two coins to each of you." Mendou went back.On that day, Feng Jin went to see the teacher and came back. The grandpa ordered to buy a sacrifice and go to the ancestral grave to pay homage.

When he came back from the grave that day, the grandfather felt that his health was not very healthy. From then on, his illness became more and more serious day by day, and the medicine did not work any more, and his meals gradually decreased and he could not eat.Kuang Chaoren asked the gods for divination everywhere, and he discussed with his brother that he would use the few money he had paid for the day to prepare for the grandfather's funeral, and the shop remained unchanged.Immediately, I bought a coffin, made many commoner clothes, and made a square scarf to fit the Taigong's head. I was ready to go.The grandpa was dying on the bed, he became dizzy day by day, and then he felt clearer day by day.That day, the grandpa knew that he was in trouble, so he asked his two sons to come to him, and said: "I am very ill. I can see that the day of looking up at the sky is far away, but the day of entering the earth is near. I have been a useless person all my life, a piece of soil. It was never lost to you, and the two houses are gone. The second one was lucky enough to enter a school, and it is unknown if he will advance to a higher level in school in the future, but fame is something outside of the body, and virtue is what matters. I think you are a filial brother It is extremely rare to put your heart into practice, but you should not add your snobbish insights and change your childhood thoughts just because the days passed smoothly later on. After I die, once you are satisfied, you will rush If you want to find a marriage, you should always look for the sons and daughters of poor families, and you must not be greedy for wealth and honor. Your brother is a bastard, you have to respect him after all, just like the one who serves me!" The two brothers cried and listened , the grandpa passed away with his eyes closed, and the whole family burst into tears. Superman Kuang shouted for heaven and earth, while arranging for the burial.Because the house was narrow, it was parked for more than seven days, and the coffin was buried in the ancestral tomb, and all the people in the village came to mourn and mourn.The two brothers thanked the guest.Kuang Tai opened its shop as usual.Kuang Chaoren went to the grave to cry and lay down every seven days.

On that day, just as he was returning from laying a libation on the grave, it was already dark.When we got home just now, Pan Baozheng came to him and said, "Second Master, do you know that the county master is broken, and today the Second Grand Master of Wenzhou Mansion was appointed to pick the seal; he is your teacher, you should also go to the city Take a look." Kuang Chaoren changed into plain clothes the next day and went to the city to have a look.Just entering the city, who knows that the people want to stay in this official, strikes the market with gongs, surrounds the official who picks up the seal, wants to take back the seal, closes the city gate in broad daylight, and creates a commotion.Kuang Chaoren was not allowed to go in, so he had to come back and listen to the news.

On the third day, I heard that Anmin's officials from the Provincial Committee came to take the leader.Another three or four days later, when Kuang Chaoren came back from the grave, Pan Baozheng greeted him and said, "It's no good, a disaster has arrived!" Kuang Chaoren said, "What disaster?" Pan Baozheng said, "I'll tell you when I get home." When I arrived at Kuang's house, I sat down and said: "Yesterday, the Anmin official came down, and the people dispersed. The superior asked this official to secretly visit the leader. He has already taken a few. There are two unconscionable messengers in the yamen, so they sent them away. You also made a secret report, saying that the master treated you very well, and you must be kept as the leader inside. It is an unjust thing to do there! Now the higher-ups still want to visit secretly, but how can this matter be decided? If someone comes down to get it, according to my opinion, you might as well hide in the foreign government for a while, if there is no official business, if there is, I will maintain it for you."

Kuang Chaoren panicked and said, "It's bad luck there! Daddy loves you and says you'll trust me, but where should I go now?" Pan Baozheng said, "If you think in your heart, go to the place where you are familiar. Go there." Kuang Chaoren said: "I only know Hangzhou very well, but I have never had acquaintance with him." Pan Baozheng said: "If you want to go to Hangzhou, I will write a word and take it with you. I have a roommate brother, Xingsan, people call him Sanye Pan, and now the chief secretary is a star official, and his family lives on the mountain in front of Simen. You went to find him, and asked him to take care of everything. He is a very generous man, you can't be wrong. Kuang Chao said humanely: "Since that's the case, Father Fei will write the book with all his heart, and I'll go tonight." Pack your luggage, hide your books and go out.Papa Pan sent him back on the main road.

Kuang Chaoren carried his luggage on his back and walked on a dry road for several days to board a boat in Wenzhou. There was no convenient boat that day, so he had to stay at a hotel.Walking into the restaurant, I saw that the lights were on inside. First, there was a guest sitting on a table with a book in front of him, reading it quietly.When Kuang Chaoren looked at the man, he had a thin yellow skin and a few sparse beards.The man was absorbed in reading and was short-sighted. He never saw anyone coming in.Kuang Chaoren walked up to him, asked "Old Customer" for advice, and cupped his hands.The man stood up to salute, with a straight body in green silk and a corrugated hat, like a businessman.The two of them sat down in a ceremony, and Kuang Chaoren asked, "What's your name in your hometown?" The man said, "My surname is Jing, and my humble house is thirty miles away. Because there is a small shop in the provincial capital, now I go to the shop. Go, because there is no convenient boat, I have the right to stay here for one night." Seeing Kuang Chaoren wearing a square scarf, he knew that he was a scholar, so he said, "Where is your place, sir? Your surname is Hefu?" , the word Superman, I live in Yueqing, and I also want to live in the provincial capital, and there is no convenient boat." The guest at that scene said: "That's very good, we will board the boat together tomorrow." Everyone went to sleep.

The next morning, they boarded the ship, and the two shared a first cabin.After getting on the boat and putting down the luggage, the guest took out a book to read.Kuang Chaoren was not easy to ask him at first, so he peeked at the colorful circles on the book, what kind of poems were they.In the morning, we had dinner together, then took out the book to read, and after reading it for a while, we sat down and drank tea.Kuang Chaoren asked: "Last night, I asked the old customer, saying that there is a store in the provincial capital, but what kind of treasure store is it?" Jing guest said, "It's a scarf shop." But why do you read this book?" Jing Ke said with a smile: "Do you think that a scholar who wears a headscarf will read this list? Many celebrities in Hangzhou don't talk about stereotypes. To be honest, Mr. Kuang, you say, my little brother is cheap It's called Jing Lanjiang, and my poems have been engraved in various anthologies for more than twenty years. These old gentlemen who have posted it will sing with us when they come to Hangchow." Because they opened in the cabin From a box, he took out dozens of prescriptions and handed them to Kuang Chaoren, saying: "This is the clumsy engraving, I am going to ask for advice."After taking the poem, although I don't understand it, I pretend to read it and praise it blindly.Jing Lanjiang asked again: "Congratulations, which Xuetai is entering Pan?" Kuang Chao said humanely: "It is the new master now." Jing Lanjiang said: "The new Xuetai is the same year as Mr. Lu from Huzhou, and Mr. Lu is the younger brother. Poetry friends. My younger brother’s couplet poetry club at that time, Mr. Yang Zhizhong, Mr. Quan Wuyong, Jiaxing’s prefect Gongsun Yufu, and the two sons of Lou Zhongtang, Mr. San and Mr. Si, are all close friends in writing. It’s a pity that there is a Niu Buyi Sir, it’s just a spiritual friendship, and we have never met.” When Kuang Chaoren saw him talking about these people, he asked: “Mr. Ma Er, who selected books in the Wenhan Building in Hangzhou, is called Jing. Do you want to meet him?” Jing Lanjiang said: "That's Shiwen's friend. Although he recognizes him, he doesn't count as an acquaintance. To tell you the truth, we don't have their faction in the famous altar of Hangzhou. But there are a few people who are in the same tune. They will come to the province in the future." , you can meet Mr.

When Kuang Chaoren heard this, he was astonished.We came to Duanhetou with him on the second road. The boat was approaching the shore and was about to carry our luggage.Jing Lanjiang stood on the bow of the boat, and saw a sedan chair resting on the bank, and a man came out of the sedan chair, wearing a Fang Zhong on his head, wearing a sapphire blue straight gown, holding a white paper poetry fan in his hand, tied to the handle Holding a square ivory book, followed by a man carrying a medicine box.That gentleman got off the sedan chair and was about to enter the house when Jing Lanjiang shouted, "Brother Zhao Xue, it's been a long time! Where are you going?" Then Mr. Zhao turned around and called out, "Oh! So it's my brother! When will you be here? What?" Lan Jiang said: "I've just arrived here, and my luggage hasn't landed yet." Looking back at the cabin, he said, "Mr. Kuang, please come out. This is my best friend, Mr. Zhao Xuezhai. Please come and meet me." Kuang Chao came out , went ashore with him. Jing Lanjiang ordered the boatman to move the luggage to the tea room.At that moment, the three of them bowed together and entered the tea room together.Mr. Zhao asked, "What is the elder brother's name?" Jing Lanjiang said: "This is Mr. Yueqing Kuang, who came with me on the same boat." They sat down humbly and made three bowls of tea.Mr. Zhao said: "brother, why did you go to these times and made me look forward to it all day long." Jing Lanjiang said: "it's because of some common things. Is there any poetry meeting at these times?" Mr. Zhao said: " Why not! In the middle of the previous month, old Mr. Han Gu came to Yaozhu to offer incense, and invited us to go to Tianzhu to compose a poem for a day. Mr. Tongzheng Fan took a leave of absence to visit the tomb, and stayed here on a boat for a day, and invited us to write poems and divide rhymes on board , Really disturbed him for a whole day. Mr. Yushi Xun came to beat the autumn wind on the platform, and he ignored the autumn wind and invited us to write poems in the next place every day. These people asked you. Now Mr. Hu Sangong replaces Mr. Lu of Huzhou Zheng elegy, I sent more than a dozen Dou Fang to me, I can't get rid of them, you came just in time, so I divided them into two pieces." Then, after drinking tea, he asked: "This Mr. Kuang is thinking about it, is it? Congratulations to that Xuetai?" Jing Lanjiang said: "It's the current Xuetai." Mr. Zhao smiled and said: "It's the same case." After tea, Mr. Zhao said goodbye and went to see a doctor.Jing Lanjiang asked: "Mr. Kuang, where are you sending your luggage now?" Kuang Chao said humanely: "Let's go to Wenhan Building now." Jing Lanjiang said: "Well, you go there, and I will go to the store My shop is in front of Jingang Temple on Tofu Bridge Street, and my husband came to my shop to talk when I have nothing to do." After finishing speaking, he asked someone to pick up his luggage and go. Kuang Chaoren carried his luggage and went to Wenhan Building to ask Mr. Ma Er. He had already returned to Chuzhou.The owner of Wenhan Tower recognized him and stayed upstairs.The next day, I took the book and went to Siqian to find Mr. Pan.After entering the door, the family replied: "The third master is not at home. A few days ago, he was sent to Taizhou Xuedao Yamen to do business." Kuang Chao said humanely: "When will you go home?" It will take another thirty or forty days." Kuang Chaoren had no choice but to come back and find the Jingjia Fangzhong store on Tofu Bridge Street, but Jing Lanjiang was not in the store.Asked the neighbors on the left and right, the neighbors said: "Mr. Jingda? In such a fine weather, his husband happened to go to Liuqiao to explore the spring, look for flowers and willows, and write poems on the West Lake. How could he sit in the shop for such a perfect poem title?" ?” Seeing that Kuang Chaoren had no choice but to turn around and leave again.After walking two streets, I saw Mr. Jing walking with two men wearing square scarves from a distance, and Superman Kuang greeted each other.Jing Lanjiang pointed to the pockmark and said, "This is Mr. Zhi Jianfeng." Pointing to the beard, he said, "This is Mr. Pu Moqing. They are both leaders of our poetry club." The two asked: "This gentleman?" Jing Lanjiang said: "This is Mr. Kuang Chaoren from Yueqing." Kuang Chaoren said: "My younger brother just paid homage to Mr. Baodian, and it happened to be on a business trip. Where are you going now?" Mr. Jing said: " I have nothing to do." He said again: "When good friends meet, how can we part ways? Why don't you go to the flag pavilion and have a drink?" The two said: "It's best." Then pulled Kuang Chaoren, went to a hotel together, and chose Sit down with your head down.The bartender came to ask what dishes he wanted, and Jing Lanjiang ordered a mixed baguette that sold for one and two cents, and two dishes of snacks.The snacks are fried pork skin and soybean sprouts.Bring the wine.Zhi Jianfeng asked: "Why don't you visit Brother Xue today?" Pu Moqing said: "His family hosted a strange guest today." Zhi Jianfeng said: "It's just a guest, what's so strange?" Pu Moqing said Said: "It's surprisingly tight! You drink a full glass, and I'll tell you this part of the case." At that moment, Zhi Jianfeng poured wine, and the two of them ate with him.Pu Moqing said: "This guest's surname is Huang. He is a Jinshi of Wuchen, and now he has elected me, the magistrate of Guo County, Ningbo Prefecture. He met Mr. Yang Zhizhong in Beijing a few years ago. Yang Zhizhong is good friends with Mr. Zhao, because he came Zhejiang, just write a letter to meet Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao was not at home that day, and never met." Jing Lanjiang said: "There are also many people from Mr. Zhao's government to pay homage, and it is common for him not to meet." Pu Moqing said, "I was really not at home that day. The next day, Mr. Zhao went back to worship, and when we met, we talked to each other, and you are not surprised?" Everyone said: "What's so strange?" Pu Moqing said: "Then Mr. Huang actually Born in the same year, same month, same day, and at the same time as Master Zhao!" Everyone said together: "This is really strange!" Pu Moqing said: "There is another strange thing. Master Zhao is thirty-nine years old this year, with two sons and four sons. Grandson, the old couple have the same eyebrows, but they are just commoners; Huang Gong won a Jinshi and became a county magistrate, but he broke his strings at the age of thirty, and his wife is gone. Now there are no sons and daughters." Zhi Jianfeng Said: "This is really strange! In the same year, month, day, and hour, one is in this realm and the other is in that realm. They are completely different. It can be seen that 'five stars' and 'Ziping' are irrelevant." Said, And drank a lot of wine. Pu Moqing said: "Three gentlemen, I have a problem here, gentlemen, please take a look. For example, Huang Gong was born in the same year, month, day, and hour as Zhao Ye, and one of them was awarded Jinshi, but he was alone; One is full of children and grandchildren, and they are not able to make progress. Of these two, which one is better? Which one do we want to be?" The three did not speak.Pu Moqing said: "Let Mr. Kuang say this first, Mr. Kuang, please say it." Kuang Chao said humanely: "You can't have both. In my humble opinion, it's better to be Mr. Zhao." Everyone clapped their hands together Said: "It's reasonable, it's reasonable!" Pu Moqing said: "After all, being a Jinshi is the end of reading. Mr. Zhao is doing everything well. After all, he is short of a Jinshi. Not only we say, but he himself is unhappy because he is short of a Jinshi." Entering the earth. Now I want to be a Jinshi, and I want to imagine Zhao Ye's Quanfu, but God will not! Although there are such people in the world, but now we have problems, if we just say that we want to be two people together, there will be no difficulty. Now according to my idea, only Jinshi, not Quanfu; only Huang Gong, not Zhao Ye, but?" Zhi Jianfeng said: "That's not the case. Although Zhao Ye is short of a Jinshi, now he is Tai Gonglang He has already advanced, and if he is listed on the two rankings in the future, he must be awarded the honor. Could it be that his son's Jinshi should not be his own Jinshi?" Pu Moqing said with a smile: "That's not the case. There was an old gentleman in the first year, and his son was already a Jinshi. After becoming a high-ranking official, he still had to take the imperial examination. After roll call, Jianlin refused to accept him. He threw the paper on the ground and said angrily, "For this little bastard, I'm tired of wearing a fake gauze hat!" From this point of view, the son's Can't be your own!" Jing Lanjiang said: "You are all talking about the account next door. You all poured wine and ate three glasses full, listen to me," Zhi Jianfeng said: "Isn't that what you said?" Jing Lanjiang said: "It's true No, three cups will be fined." Everyone said: "It's nothing to say." Immediately poured wine and ate.Jing Lanjiang said: "All the gentlemen are talking about being a Jinshi, is it for fame? Is it for profit?" Everyone said: "It is for the name." He has written dozens of his poems and traveled all over the world, who knows that there is Mr. Zhao Xuezhai? I am afraid that he is more famous than Jinshi!" After finishing speaking, he laughed loudly.Everyone said in unison, "That's really easy to say!" They drank the wine together.After Kuang Chaoren heard it, he realized that there is still such a truth in the world.Jing Lanjiang said: "Today I waited for the Yaji, and I took the word 'lou' as a rhyme. When I went back, I made poems, wrote them on a piece of paper, and sent them to Mr. Kuang for advice." , just because there are different teachings in this township: