Chapter 35 Thirty-fourth round of discussions on rites and music celebrities visiting friends

By the way, Du Shaoqing said goodbye. Chi Hengshan came out and asked the boy, "What did he say?" Officer, Mr. Deng is now living in Cheng'en Temple. Send someone to say, please stay at home, Mr. Deng himself." Du Shaoqing said: "Since that's the case, I'm not going to the Qianmen house, you call a boat quickly , I will go up from the railing of the river house." At that moment, the boy hired an awning on the lower pontoon bridge, and Du Shaoqing came home.He hurriedly took an old dress and an old hat, put them on, wrapped his head with a handkerchief, slept on the bed, and called the servant: "You tell the messenger, I have a sudden illness, please don't use it, Mr. Deng is ill. Alright, take your time and thank Master Deng." The boy sent someone to go.The lady laughed and said, "The imperial court asked you to be an official. Why don't you get sick?" Du Shaoqing said, "You are so stupid! Leave a place as stubborn as Nanjing, and keep me at home. In spring and autumn, I will go out to see you with you." Flowers and wine, so happy! Why do you want to send me to Beijing? Even if you are taken to Beijing, Beijing is cold, you are weak, and a gust of wind blows you to death, it’s not good. I still don’t want to go appropriate."

The young man came in and said, "Master Deng is here. He is sitting in the river room. He must meet you." Du Shaoqing asked two young men to support him. If you are underground, you cannot get up.The county magistrate hurriedly helped him up, sat down and said: "Master Li just wants to borrow light from the imperial court ceremony. I don't want my husband to be so ill. I don't know when I can force my way?" Du Shaoqing said: "Unfortunately, life and death are hard to guarantee in the late treatment. I can't do it anymore. I always ask my father to resign on my behalf." He took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to the county magistrate.Seeing this situation, the county magistrate couldn't sit for a long time, and said, "I'm afraid I'll trouble you if I say goodbye to you, sir. I have to prepare documents to cover this matter in detail, to see what you think." Du Shaoqing said, "I'm very fond of Taiwan, sorry. I can't see you off at Zhiwan." The county magistrate bid farewell to the sedan chair and left, and then he prepared the paperwork, saying: "Du Shengwei is sick, so he can't come." He applied to Master Li in detail.It just so happened that Mr. Li also transferred the governor of Fujian, so that's all.When Du Shaoqing heard that Mr. Li had gone, he said happily, "Okay! I'm a scholar, and with this ending, I won't be allowed to take the township examination, nor will I be tested at the age or subject. Just be free and do your own thing!"

Du Shaoqing resigned from the county magistrate due to illness, and did not come out for a long time at home.On this day, when Du Shaoqing was invited to drink at the house of Country Gentleman Xue on Gulou Street, Chi Hengshan arrived first before Du Shaoqing could resign.The guests sitting that day were Ma Chunshang, Yun Yanfu, and Ji Weixiao, all of whom were there.After sitting down, two more guests arrived: one was Xiao Baiquan in Yangzhou, famous for Shuzi; the other was Yu Kui, a quarryman, with harmonious characters.They are two young celebrities.These two people, their faces are like powder, their lips are like vermilion, their demeanor is coquettish, Fanglan has a body.These two celebrities have two unique nicknames: one is called "Yu Meiren" and the other is called "Miss Xiao".The two met the crowd and bowed to each other and sat down.Xue Xiangshen said: "Today, I invite you gentlemen to sit down. There is a friend named Qian in Huaiqing Bridge. I invite him to accompany you stubborn. He happened to be busy today, so I can't get it." Ji Weixiao said: "Old man, But Qian Mazi, who is a real student?" Xue squire said: "Yes." Chi Hengshan said: "The old man has a banquet with the scholar-officials, can the people in the pear garden allow him to sit at the same table?" Xue squire said: "This The wind has been going on for a long time. My brother invited Mr. Gao today, and Mr. Gao likes to talk with him the most, so I asked him out." Chi Hengshan said: "Is that Mr. Gao?" Ji Weixiao said: "It's Liuhe The current Imperial Academy attendant."

As he said that, the person at the door came in and said, "Master Gao has arrived." Country Squire Xue greeted him out.Mr. Gao came in with a gauze hat and python clothes, and bowed to everyone. The chief sat down, recognized Ji Weixiao, and said: "Brother Ji Nian, I wasted the day before yesterday, and it was a mistake to welcome you. Chenghui's masterpiece, I haven't read it yet." Then he asked: "What is this?" What are the names of the two young gentlemen?" Yu Meiren and Miss Xiao each gave their names.He asked Ma and Qu again.Ma Chun said: "The ones who choose "Li Ke Cheng Mo Zhi Yun" in the bookstore are the two born late." Yu Meiren said: "This Mr. Yun is the grandson of the prefect of Nanchang. My father used to be a school in Nanchang. Mr. and Wansheng are also brothers." After asking, he asked Mr. Chi, and Chi Hengshan said: "The surname is Chi, and the name is Hengshan." Ji Weixiao said: "Mr. Chi has the talent for making rituals and music, and he is a famous person in Nanbang. , " After hearing this, Mr. Gao stopped talking.

After eating tea three times, change into big clothes, please sit in the study.Although this old Mr. Gao is a senior, he has no identity at all. It is best to play around, chat and laugh with everyone, without any scruples. He entered the study and asked, "Why didn't you see friend Qian?" Squire Xue said: "He won't come back today." Mr. Gao said, "It's boring! It's boring! It's not elegant to be full today!" Squire Xue set up two seats and sat down.During the meeting, we talked about the many celebrities in Zhejiang, the scenery on the West Lake, and the stories of the two brothers Lou making friends with many guests.Yu Mei said: "I don't like these things, I only love sister Shuanghong from my husband's family, who makes her teeth and cheeks smell sweet when she talks." Ji Weixiao said: "No wonder, you are a beauty, so you love beauties. Xiao Baiquan said: "My little brother likes to mend gauze hats the most in his life. It's a pity that Mr. Lu Bianxiu never knew how to do it. Hearing his brilliant remarks, he is a serious person after all. If he knew how to do it, I would have to ask him for advice. Unfortunately, he has passed away." The husband said: "My cousin Lou's feat is impossible now." Ji Weixiao said: "Brother Yan, what are you talking about? Brother Tianchang Du, I am afraid it is even better than Uncle Ling's feat!" Chi Hengshan said: "Shaoqing is the better of the two." Mr. Gao said: "You just said, but it is Nailang, the prefect of Ganzhou?" Chi Hengshan said: "Exactly. The old man also agrees?" Mr. Gao said: "We are bounded by Tianchang and Liuhe. Why didn't I know? Gentlemen, don't blame the students for saying that this Shaoqing is the first scum of his Du family! His family's ancestors practiced medicine for dozens of generations and accumulated a lot of evil virtues." , the family also earned a lot of land. When he came to his house, Duke Yuan, he was well-off. Although he had been in the palace for decades, he would not find any money to come home. To his father, he still had the ability to become a Jinshi and be a prefect. , I am already an idiot: When I was an official, I didn’t know how to respect my superiors. I just wanted the common people to say yes; The rhetoric, he took it seriously, and the boss didn't like it, so he got rid of the official. His son was even more nonsense, mixing clothes and eating, monks, Taoists, craftsmen, and flowers, all pulling each other, but I refuse to marry a decent person! In less than ten years, I got rid of sixty to seventy thousand silver. Tianchang County couldn't stand it, so I moved to Nanjing City, and took my wife to the tavern to drink every day, holding a The copper cup is like a beggar. I don’t want such a child to come out of his family! The students are at home, and they usually teach their nephews to read, so they use him as a warning. Write a note on the table where everyone reads, and it says Said: 'Don't learn from Du Yi'." After hearing this, Chi Hengshan blushed and said, "Recently, the imperial court conscripted him, but he refused." Mr. Gao sneered and said, "Sir, you are wrong again. He really understands. He should be hit!" Then he laughed and said: "Is Zhengpi considered a proper background?" Xiao Baiquan said: "What the old man said is true." He said to the crowd: "We young people should all be born Take the words of the old gentleman as the law."

Then I drank for a while and chatted some gossip.Xi San, Mr. Gao went first in a sedan chair.Everyone walked all the way, Chi Hengshan said: "Mr. Gao's words just now are clearly scolding Shaoqing, and he doesn't want to add a lot of status to Shaoqing. Gentlemen, Shaoqing is a rare and rare person since ancient times and today!" Mr. Er said: "There are a few things that I said just now." Ji Weixiao said: "You don't have to worry about him. It's interesting in his river house. A few of us will go to his house tomorrow and ask him to buy wine for us to eat. !" Yu He said: "The two of us will also go to worship him." It was agreed immediately.

The next day, Du Shaoqing got up and sat in the river room. The neighbor Jin Dongya brought a "Four Books Lectures" he made to ask for advice, and set a table to read in the river room.After reading more than a dozen of them, Jin Dongya pointed to one and asked, "Sir, what do you think this 'sheep jujube' is? Sheep jujube is sheep kidney. As the saying goes: 'Only care about the eggs, not the life of the sheep', so Zeng Zi Don't eat." Du Shaoqing said with a smile: "The ancients also had good interpretations of the scriptures, sir, what you said is too shameless." Just as they were talking, Chi Hengshan, Ma Chunshang, Qu Yanfu, Xiao Baiquan, Ji Weixiao, Yu Hesheng , walked in together, bowed and sat down.Du Shaoqing said: "my little brother hasn't gone out for a long time, and I have been taught by you gentlemen. How lucky are you to be here now!" Then he asked, "what's your surname, gentlemen?" Yu and Xiao each said their names.Du Shaoqing said, "Why didn't you see Lanjiang?" "He opened a kerchief shop on Sanshan Street again," said Yun Yanfu. The servant served tea.Ji Weixiao said: "It's not about drinking tea, we want wine today." Du Shaoqing said: "This is natural, let's chat." Chi Hengshan said: "I have seen the gift of "Shi Shuo" the day before yesterday, and I admire it very much. But my brother If you want to talk about the general purpose of the poem, I would like to ask you a question or two." Xiao Baiquan said: "Sir, what you are talking about is just an imitation of the title?" Mr. Ma Er said: "I think it is said in "Yongle Daquan"?" Chi Hengshan said: " Let's listen to Shaoqing."

Du Shaoqing said: "Zhu Wengong explained the scriptures independently, and he also wanted posterity and scholars to refer to them. Now that the Confucians are lost, we only follow Zhu's annotations. This is the inferiority of later generations and has nothing to do with Zhu Zi. My younger brother has read all Confucianisms. Said, I also have one or two private opinions to ask for advice. For example, in "Kaifeng", it said that the mother of seven sons wanted to remarry, and I felt uneasy. The ancients married at twenty, raised the seventh son, and grew up again. He should be in his fifties, so why would he want to get married? The so-called "uneasy about his house" means that he is not satisfied with his clothes and food, and makes noise at home, so the seventh son thinks he is not. This has never been said before." Chi Hengshan nodded. Said: "That makes sense." Du Shaoqing said: "What do gentlemen say about the article 'The Girl Says Chicken Crowing'?" Mr. Ma Er said: "This is "Zheng Feng". What else do you want to say?" Chi Hengshan said: "Even if it is, you still can't get the deep flavor." Du Shaoqing said: "No, but every gentleman, if he has the idea of ​​being an official in his heart, he must be proud of his wife first. The wife wanted to be a wife, but she couldn't get it right, so everything went wrong and she started arguing. Look at this couple, they never thought about fame and wealth. Playing the piano and drinking wine, knowing their fate and being happy with the sky, this is a gentleman who has cultivated his morals and managed his family for more than three generations. This, the predecessors have never said." "This is really wonderful!" Du Shaoqing said: "according to my younger brother, the poem "Qin Wei" is just a couple traveling together, not fornication." Ji Wei Xiao said: "It's strange that my brother and his wife had a great time in Yao Garden the day before yesterday! This is how you played the piano, drank wine, picked orchids and gave away peony." Everyone laughed together.Chi Hengshan said: "Shaoqing's wonderful theory, I heard it like a drink." Yu He said, "There's a drink over there!"

When the food and wine are served, the eight sit down and have a drink.Ji Weixiao drank a few more glasses, got drunk, and said: "Brother Shaoqing, you are truly a peerless romantic. According to me, the same old sister-in-law in her thirties also felt disappointed watching flowers and drinking. According to your Talented and famous, and living in such a good place, why not marry someone who is as beautiful as a king and talented, talented and beautiful, and enjoy yourself in time?" Du Shaoqing said: "Brother Wei, don't you hear that Yan Zi said: 'Although I am old and ugly today, I'm sure it's beautiful and nice', besides, the matter of marrying a concubine, I think it's the most unreasonable thing. The world is just these people, if one person occupies several wives, there must be several unweds in the world. My brother for The imperial court legislated: one must marry a concubine if one has no children in forty years of life; if the concubine does not have children, she will be sent to another marriage. It is like this, there may be few people without wives in the world. It is also one of the ends of nourishing vitality. Xiao Baiquan said: "Sir, what a romantic economy!" Chi Hengshan sighed and said: "If the prime minister is willing to put his heart into it, the world will be at peace!" After drinking, everyone laughed and said goodbye together.

After a few days, Chi Hengshan came alone, and Du Shaoqing met him.Chi Hengshan said: "The matter of the Taibo Temple has already reached a certain scale. I have drafted a draft for the rituals and music that will be performed in the future. I will discuss with you and make decisions for me." Du Shaoqing took the draft and read it. "I need to find someone to consider this matter." Chi Hengshan said, "Who are you looking for?" Du Shaoqing said: "Mr. Zhuang Shaoguang." Chi Hengshan said: "He returned to Zhejiang the day before yesterday." Du Shaoqing said: "I am looking for Go. I will go and see him with you now."

At that moment, the two of them took a boat with an awning, arrived at the North Gate Bridge, went ashore, and saw a house facing south, Chi Hengshan said: "This is his house." The man went in and told the master, and the master came out.This person's surname is Zhuang, his name is Shangzhi, and his style name is Shaoguang. He is a family of scholars in Nanjing for many generations.At the age of eleven or twelve, Zhuang Shaoguang could compose a 7,000-character Fu, which was known all over the world.At this time, he was nearly forty years old, and his name was full for a while, but he closed his account and wrote books, and refused to hand over anyone indiscriminately.This day, I heard that these two people came, so I just came out to meet.I saw him wearing a square scarf on his head, a straight gown with sapphire blue gauze, three mustaches, and yellow and white skin. He came out and sat down respectfully with the two of you.Zhuang Shaoguang said: "Brother Shaoqing, we have been separated for several years, but we like to live in Qinhuai, where we are fascinated by the three mountains and two rivers. The day before yesterday there was more entanglement on the Wanjiang River, but you also said goodbye readily." When I wanted to meet, it happened to be the funeral of an old friend, so I had to go for a few hours, and when I came back, my husband had already gone to Zhejiang." Zhuang Shaoguang said: "Brother Hengshan is always at home, why don't we often meet?" Chi Hengshan said: "My little brother is Thailand. I have been running around for many days about the matter of Boci, and now it has reached a certain scale, and I have sent to ask for advice on the rites and music that I have ordered." I took out a notebook from my sleeve and handed it over.Zhuang Shaoguang took it, looked at it carefully from the beginning, and said: "This is a great event for thousands of years, my younger brother should help me. But now there is something, and how long do we have to go out? It may be three months at most, or two months at least. At that time, we will go back carefully. Check it out." Chi Hengshan said: "Where are you going again?" Zhuang Shaoguang said: "It is Mr. Xu Muxuan, governor of Zhejiang Province, who is now promoted to Uncle Shaozong. He recommended his humble name and was ordered to see him, so he had to go for a walk." Chi Heng Shan said: "I will come back if I can't do it." Zhuang Shaoguang said: "Don't worry, sir, I will come back, and I will not miss the great sacrifice of Taibo Temple." Du Shaoqing said: "This sacrifice can't be done without Mr. Come back early." Chi Hengshan asked to borrow the copy of the mansion.The boy took it out, and the two looked at it together.wrote: Xu, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, recommended talents.According to the imperial decree, Zhuang Shangzhi came to Beijing to introduce him.This is it. The two looked at it and said: "Let's say goodbye. We will come back to give you a gift when we enter the capital." Zhuang Shaoguang said: "We are not far away from each other, so we will send each other off without trouble." Zhuang Shaoguang buys wine to say goodbye to his wife in the evening.The lady said: "You usually don't want to go out, so how can you just listen to your orders today?" Zhuang Shaoguang said: "We are different from hermits in the mountains and forests. Since I have been summoned by decree, the courtesy of a monarch and minister is not to be proud of. Just don't worry, I will come back. You must not be laughed at by Lao Laizi's wife." The next day, all the magistrates of Yingtian Mansion came to the door to press.Zhuang Shaoguang quietly took a small sedan chair, took a servant with him, picked up a load of luggage, and left for Hanxi Gate through the back door early. Zhuang Shaoguang crossed the Yellow River by water, hired a car, took Xiaoxing overnight, and came all the way to Shandong.Forty miles past Yanzhou Mansion, the place name is Xinjiayi, where I live in a car and eat tea.It was not too late that day, and the driver was urged to drive for dozens of miles.The shopkeeper said: "To tell you the truth, there have been a lot of thieves in our place recently. All the passing guests have to stay early and stay early. Although the master is no better than a wealthy businessman, he should be more careful." Zhuang Shaoguang heard this. Call the coachman, "let's stay here." The boy picked a room, unpacked the luggage, spread it on the kang, and ate with tea. Only the mule bells rang outside the door, and a silver sheath came, and there were hundreds of animals.One of them is an officer, dressed as a soldier.Another companion was a man over five feet tall, over sixty years old, with a gray beard.Wearing a felt hat on the head, wearing an archery jacket, a slingshot in the waist, and yellow leather boots on the feet.The two got off the animals, walked into the store together with whips, and told the storekeeper: "We are from Sichuan to Beijing. It will be late today. We will stay overnight and leave early tomorrow. You must be careful in serving us." The storekeeper hurriedly promise.The Jieguandu led the porters to move the silver sheaths into the store, drove the animals to the troughs, hung up the whips, came in with the man, saluted Zhuang Shaoguang and sat down.Zhuang Shaoguang said: "Your Majesty came from Sichuan? I think this is a noble friend. Don't dare to ask your name?" Xie Guan said: "My surname is Sun, and I am in the position of guard. My friend's surname is Xiao, and his name is Haoxuan, from Chengdu." Because he asked Zhuang Shaoguang, "What do you want to do in Beijing?" Zhuang Shaoguang said his name and went to call him to Beijing.Xiao Wuxuan said: "I have heard for a long time that there is a Mr. Zhuang Shaoguang in Nanjing who is a famous person today. I don't want to meet by accident today."Zhuang Shaoguang saw that Xiao Haoxuan's character was high-spirited and unconventional, so he really got close to him.Yin said: "The country has been in peace for a long time, and the recent local officials have done everything with false stories. Like this bandit rampant, they are not willing to pay attention to a good method to eliminate the robbers and keep the people safe. We heard that there are many thieves on the road ahead. We need to be careful." Xiao Haoxuan said with a smile: "Don't worry about this matter. My little brother has a mediocre skill in his life. He can hit objects with bullets within a hundred steps. When a thieves come, he only needs a slingshot to prevent him from coming and going. Everyone dies. Stay!" Sun Jieguan said: "Sir, if you don't believe in my friend's methods, you can ask for advice in person." Zhuang Shaoguang said: "I need to ask for advice urgently, I don't know if it will be a shock?" Xiao Haoxuan said: "What's the matter! I am about to make a fool of myself." He took the slingshot, walked out of the courtyard, took out two projectiles from the brocade bag on his waist, and held them in his hands.Zhuang Shaoguang and Sun Jieguan stepped out of the courtyard to look, and saw that he raised the slingshot, first shot a pellet towards the open space, and threw it in the air; smash.Zhuang Shaoguang looked at it and was amazed.Even the shop owner was shocked when he saw it.Xiao Haoxuan put away the slingshot, came in and sat down, talked for a while, each had supper and stayed. The next morning, when it was still dark, Sun Jieguan got up and urged the muleteers and footmen to carry the silver sheaths and pay the rent to go on the road.Zhuang Shaoguang also got up and washed his face, asked the boy to tie up his luggage, settled the bill, and set off together.A group of people traveled for more than ten miles. At that time, it was still dark and Xiaoxing was still there.I saw someone walking in the shadows in the woods ahead.The mule drivers who drove the sheaths shouted together: "No! There are thieves ahead!" and drove the hundred and ten mules to the slope beside the road.Hearing this, Xiao Haoxuan quickly took the slingshot in his hand, and Sun Jieguan also pulled out his waist knife and held it on the horse.Only a sounding arrow was heard, and it flew out.Wherever the arrows sounded, countless riders rushed out from the woods, Xiao Haoxuan shouted loudly, pulled the bow full, and hit a bullet, and didn't want to make a scrape, the bowstring burst into two pieces.Dozens of thieves whistled in unison and rushed forward.Xieguan was so frightened that he turned his horse's head back and ran away.Those mule drivers and footmen crawled and fell to the ground one by one, trying to drive a hundred animals, loaded with silver sheaths, to the path.Zhuang Shaoguang sat in the car, unable to speak for a long time, and didn't know what kind of activities he was doing outside the car. Due to the broken bowstring, Xiao Haoxuan couldn't use his strength, so he pulled his horse and ran on the same road, ran to the door of a small shop, and knocked on the door.The storekeeper saw it and knew it was a thief, so he asked: "Which store did the master live in last night?" Xiao Haoxuan said.The shopkeeper said: "He was originally the thief Zhao Da who made the thread all the way, the master's bowstring must have been broken by him last night."In a moment of urgency, he pulled out a lock of his hair and immediately reconnected the bowstring. When the flying horse came back, he met Sun Jieguan and said that the thief had thrown himself to the east path.At that time, it was already dawn, Xiao Haoxuan rode his horse and galloped, and after a short distance, he saw the thieves rushing forward with their silver sheaths on their backs.He whipped up and caught up, holding a slingshot, like a lotus leaf being hit by a rainstorm. The thieves he beat ran away one by one, throwing away their silver sheaths, and fled for their lives like flying.He still took the silver sheath and Jieguan and slowly drove back to the main road, met Zhuang Shaoguang, and described his preparations in detail.Zhuang Shaoguang admired for a while again. After walking together for a long time, Zhuang Shaoguang had light luggage, so he resigned from Xiao and Sun and left alone in a car.After walking for a few days, when I was about to reach Lugou Bridge, I saw a man riding a mule on the opposite side. When he met the car, he asked, "What is the name of the guest officer in the car?" The coachman said, "The surname is Zhuang." He said: "Isn't it Zhuang Zhengjun from Nanjing?" Zhuang Shaoguang was about to get out of the car when the man fell to the ground.Because of this, there are different teachings: After all, what happens next, let's listen to the next chapter.