I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 146 Liu Qi’s words can be used as food, from Bao Zheng’s ultimate kill
At dusk, it's time for the office to be released.

As soon as Su Liang walked out of the Yushitai, he saw Cao Yan's carriage.

He couldn't help but be overjoyed.

I didn't expect to see Mr. Liu Qi tonight.

"Are you willing, Mr. Liu Qi?" Su Liang asked as soon as he got on the carriage.

Cao Yi smiled and nodded.

"When I told you that we wanted to hire him as the tutor of Baijia College and told you the reason, he immediately choked with excitement..."

After Su Liang listened, he nodded slightly, which was almost consistent with what he expected.

Liu Yong has been frustrated in his career for most of his life. He can only comfort himself with lyrics and music, but they are not mainstream.

In his heart, he actually hopes that his knowledge will be recognized.

these two days.

Su Liang also heard some comments from ordinary people about Liu Qi.

In the eyes of the people, Liu Yong has a flawless character and is kind to others. He is a lyricist who is hard to come by in a century.

The singers in Goulan Wase even regarded Liu Yong as their friend and teacher.

In their eyes, Liu Yong was Cao Zijian in the late Han Dynasty, Li Taibai and Bai Letian in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

This is not just because Liu Yong’s lyrics and music support them.

But when Liu Yong interacted with the singers, he always treated them in a gentlemanly manner and never looked down upon them.

Not like some current literati.

On the one hand, they despise their humble origins, but on the other hand, they want to have a night of fun or have a romantic relationship.

these two days.

In the Changqing Tower, the singers gathered together.

Liu Yong did not drive them away. Those who asked for new lyrics might decline politely, but Liu Yong would communicate with those who discussed music theory without a trace of contempt or neglect.

Su Liang felt more and more that he had made the right choice in finding Liu Yong to be the master of Baijia Academy.

……

Half an hour later, it was getting dark.

Cao Yi and Su Liang came to Changqing Tower.

When the two reached the hall, the singers had dispersed.

A young man about fifteen or sixteen years old with a very strong build walked over quickly.

"Two officers, my husband is already waiting on the second floor!"

"Thank you so much, Brother Yun!" Cao Yi said with a smile.This young man named "Brother Yun" is Liu Yong's book boy.

Su Liang also smiled at him, and then went upstairs with Cao Yi.

Lean slightly.

As soon as Su Liang walked into the house, he saw a thin old man wearing a moon-white robe walking over quickly.

It can be seen from his eyebrows that he must have been a handsome man when he was young.

"Old Liu Yong, please see the uncle of the country, Su... Yushi!" Liu Yong solemnly raised his hands.

He was a little excited and his hands were shaking slightly.

At the moment, Liu Yong is a citizen.

And of these two, one is an extremely noble uncle, and the other is the youngest supervisory censor in the dynasty, with a bright future.

Su Liang was also very excited.

He quickly supported Liu Yong and said: "Mr. Liu Qi, this junior has admired you for a long time. Today, there is no censor or uncle here, only two juniors. Just call me Jingming and Jingxiu." "

Liu Yong looked at Su Liang.

"I really didn't expect that Su Jingming, our admonishing officer in Taiwan who's words can kill people, but his words can hurt people's hearts, would actually... be such an elegant young man."

"Rumors spread among the people cannot be taken seriously, they cannot be taken seriously!"

Su Liang's face turned red. He didn't expect that he would become famous among the people and have such a scary name.

"Come on, let's sit down and chat!" Cao Yi greeted with a smile.

Immediately, the three of them started chatting freely.

From the poetry style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty to the Huajian Ci School, from Yan Shu’s Ci to the music theory of folk poetry...

Followed by.

Su Liang also explained the purpose of hiring Liu Yong.

After the Baijia College was built, he did not ask Liu Yong to teach some scholars or children, but to teach talented poets and musicians in the market.

Teach them to create some lyrics that show folk life, are popular among the people, and are widely sung.

Su Liang, who had been a local official, knew this very well.

For many poor people, after a full day of physical work, if they can listen to a favorite tune, the effect of relieving fatigue is no less than drinking a pot of good wine and eating a roast chicken.

This feeling.

It is something that those scholar-bureaucrats and officials who have never understood the sufferings of the people will never feel it.

An hour later.

Su Liang said with a smile: "Mr. Liu Qi, we two would like to take the gift of betrothal to a wife tomorrow and give the husband a letter of betrothal to the wife here. After the ceremony is completed, the husband can go to live in the place arranged by us."

Hearing this, Liu Yongyong couldn't help but stand up.

"No, no! I'm over [-] years old. Even if I'm a master, I shouldn't make such a big show, lest people laugh!" Liu Yongwan refused. He felt that Su Liang was a little too grand.

Su Liang smiled and shook his head.

"Mr. Liu Qi, I did this for two reasons."

"First of all, your talent deserves this treatment. The person who can describe the prosperity of the Song Dynasty and the various folk customs with his lyrics is none other than Mr. Liu Qi!"

Hearing this, Liu Yongyong couldn't help but burst into tears. No one had ever praised his lyrics so highly.

"Secondly, sir, I also know that Baijia College is not favored by many scholars and scholars, and some strange people may not dare to come because of this, so I want to set an example with you, and use the phoenix to attract the phoenix!"

Liu Yong thought for a while and said: "I have already retired to the official position. I am alone and have nothing to encumber. Everything is subject to your arrangements."

……

The next day, it was bright.

Outside Changqing Tower, colorful ribbons were fluttering.

Two rows of servants of the Cao family stood outside the door, and several carriages parked aside. One glance showed that something important was happening inside.

After a while, many people gathered around.

Because this is Liu Yong's residence, many geishas also followed him.

Soon, news came out:

"Baijia College wants to appoint Liu Yong as a master, and will hold a teacher recruitment ceremony here."

Suddenly, groups of scholars and scholars rushed towards Changqing Tower.

Well known.

The Baijia College was a private school that Su Liang, the current supervisory censor, wanted to establish against the wishes of the scholar-bureaucrats throughout the dynasty. It was already extremely controversial.

And Liu Yong is an extremely controversial figure.

Some people love Liu's poems very much, while others regard them as pornographic poems and erotic songs, and think that they cannot be put on the stage.

The two controversies suddenly overlapped, and the controversy became even greater!

"This Su Jingming is a typical young man who succeeds in his career, but now he is completely seeking death! Just imagine, in the future, hundreds of colleges will be full of carpenters, engravers, river workers, and erotic poets. Wouldn't that be a gathering place for a bunch of rabble-rousers!"

"Alas! Su Jingming's official career has been smooth. According to his ability and literary talents, he will definitely be able to worship the prime minister in the future. But now he is doing such nonsense and ruining his reputation."

"I think it's okay! Baijia College is a private school. Su Jingming and Uncle Guo are willing to pay and hire whoever they want. They don't spend any money from the court. What's wrong with it?"

"Perhaps, Yushi Su and Uncle Guo just like Mr. Liu Qi's poems and are willing to support him in his old age. I think this is nothing, and it does not violate the laws of the Song Dynasty!"

"Yushi Su, he always does things differently than ordinary people. I think Baijia Academy has great potential and will definitely bring surprises to us in the future."

……

A group of scholars and scholars started a heated discussion outside the door.

A quarter of an hour later.

Su Liang, Cao Yi, and Liu Yong all appeared in the hall. Su Liang took half a day off specifically for this matter.

not far away.

Standing there was an elegant middle-aged man. He was a member of a branch of the Cao family. He was best at etiquette.

The Song Dynasty has always paid attention to respecting teachers and moral principles.Hire a teacher.

There are no rules that should be lacking.

Leaning slightly, the middle-aged man strode to the center of the hall. With a wave of his hand, the surrounding area became quiet.

The middle-aged man said loudly: "Today, Baijia Academy wants to appoint Mr. Liu Qi as the master, for a term of three years. After the expiration, Mr. Liu Qi will be revoked according to his wishes..."

"The gift for hiring a teacher is: to be given a bundle of one hundred locks every year, to take care of three meals a day, and to be given a residence in a single courtyard. During festivals, this gift must not be missed..."

Many scholars were dumbfounded when they heard about this teacher-appointment ceremony.

This...this...gives too much.

Hundreds of dollars a year, taking care of food and housing, and gifts during festivals.

This kind of treatment is much better than the current welfare benefits directly mentioned by the Imperial College.

Suddenly, there was a commotion from behind.

The middle-aged man raised his voice and said: "If both parties have no objections, please sign this recruitment letter. Once you sign it, it will be valid!"

Immediately, Su Liang, Cao Yan and Liu Yong all signed the recruitment letter.

"Next, Su Liang and Cao Yi from Baijia College will salute the Master on behalf of the students from Baijia College!"

The title of the middle-aged man is actually worthy of consideration. He just called him "Su Liang and Cao Yi from Baijia Academy" without any title.

This is also what Su Liang requested. There are other candidates for the dean and vice-dean.

However, no one cared about these titles at this time.

Immediately.

Su Liang and Cao Yi bowed their hands and saluted, and Liu Yong returned the salute.

"The ceremony is completed, the recruitment ceremony is completed!" the middle-aged man said loudly.

At this time, a scholar in the crowd suddenly said loudly: "Liu Yong is just a lyricist who sleeps in flowers and sleeps in willows. How can he be a role model for others?"

After hearing this, Su Liang and Cao Yi didn't wait for their reaction.

One of the singers shouted back: "What did you say? Try saying it again!"

Swish!
In an instant, a group of singers stared at the scholar.

The scholar was immediately frightened.

He has seen the madness of these singers. If he dares to scold Liu Yong again, the singers will definitely swarm him and tear his face apart.

At this time, Su Liang stood up.

"Everyone, listen to me. In my heart, Mr. Liu Qi's words can serve as food. The person who can describe the prosperity of the Song Dynasty and the various folk styles with his words is none other than Mr. Liu Qi! This is also Liu Qi. The reason why your husband can become the master of Baijia Academy."

"In addition, Baijia Academy is a private school. It has nothing to do with you who Mr. Cao and I appoint as our masters."

After saying that, Su Liang looked at Cao Yi and Liu Yong. The two immediately understood and walked outside with Su Liang.

The scholars at the back were still dissatisfied, but they did not dare to move. The murderous intent of the singers on the side was too strong.

In addition, they did not dare to argue with Su Liang anymore. If they failed to argue, they would only bring humiliation to themselves.

Gradually, everyone dispersed.

……

soon.

The news that Baijia College hired Liu Yong as his master spread.

Among them, the most widely circulated ones were the generous teacher-hiring gift and the two words Su Liang praised Liu Yong.

Afternoon, Yushitai.

As soon as Su Liang entered the Procuratorate, Lu Jie and Zhou Yuan, who was about to serve in the Procuratorate later this year, looked at Su Liang with incredible eyes.

"What? Are there flowers on my face?" Su Liang asked doubtfully.

Lu Jie murmured: "Jing Ming, in the past I only knew that you were good at scolding people, but I didn't expect that you could be so aggressive in praising others!"

Zhou Yuan on the side added: "Mr. Liu Qi's words can be eaten with food."

"The person who can describe the prosperity of the Song Dynasty and the various styles of the people with his lyrics is none other than Mr. Liu Qi!"

"These two compliments are enough to make both Mr. Liu Qi and you, Su Jingming, famous in future generations. You are really good at complimenting!"

"Jing Ming, if we two die in front of you, you must personally write an epitaph for us two!" Lu Hui said seriously.

Su Liang thought for a while and said: "One hundred pieces of epitaphs will be received today. I will write them and send them to your home tomorrow!"

"Screw you!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

All three of them couldn't help laughing.

At this moment, Ouyang Xiu naturally heard these two sentences.

He felt a little sour, but after thinking about it for a while, he murmured: "If Zhen Lun writes the lyrics, I'm afraid I won't be as good as Liu Sanbian."

at the same time.

Gao Ruona, the censor and general secretary, was already writing at the table to impeach Su Liang.

He believed that Su Liang wanted to hire Liu Yong to teach obscene poems and verses, which was an unethical act by an official and should be severely punished.

……

In the Privy Council.

After Xia Song heard the news that Baijia College had hired Liu Yong, he couldn't help but smile.

"Hmph, it seems that I have overestimated Su Jingming. Hundreds of colleges are just child's play for three religions and nine schools. Su Jingming has a bright future, but if he is obsessed with it, he will not be far away from being expelled and demoted."

Another day, the court meeting.

After Gao Ruona's memorial to impeach Su Liang was left unpublished by Zhao Zhen, Gao Ruona was somewhat dissatisfied.

He stood up directly during the meeting.

"The official family, Su Jingming, as the Taiwan admonishment officer, hired a promiscuous poet as his wife, which is really unworthy of the virtues of a scholar-bureaucrat. He is no longer worthy of being the Taiwan admonishment officer. Please be severely punished by the officials!"

"Baijia College is a private school and has not yet recruited students. What Su Jingming did in private did not violate the laws and regulations. What crime is he guilty of?" Zhao Zhen asked rhetorically.

"Officials are on guard against the slightest, but now the scholars and scholars among the people are very disgusted with Su Jingming's actions. However, they are afraid of his official power and the power of the Cao family and dare not say anything. I am going to submit their thoughts to heaven! "

At this time, Xia Song stood up.

"In the official circles, Liu Yong's poems are more controversial. I also think that Su Yushi's actions lacked consideration. His actions also brought disgrace to the court. How can Shu Xiu, a person who writes erotic poems, speak more directly than Guozijian? , It’s really a violation of the rules!”

Immediately, Chen Zhizhong also stood up.

"Officials, what Prime Minister Xia Shu said is indeed reasonable. Su Liang's move seems to be destroying the order of the world's academies. Liu Yong's poems are pompous, and Su Jingming praised them as a generation of poets. It is really ridiculous. !”

When Ouyang Xiu heard Chen Zhizhong talk about lyrics, he couldn't help but stand up.

"Prime Minister Chen and Prime Minister Xia must have never read Liu Sanbian's poems. I think Liu Sanbian's poems can fully withstand these two compliments from Su Jingming!"

Ouyang Xiu held his chest high, considering himself to be the authority in the whole dynasty in this regard.

"Uncle Ouyang Yong, I almost forgot that you also like erotic poetry. It's not surprising that you have such thoughts." Chen Zhizhong targeted Ouyang Xiu's weakness.

"No, Ouyang Xueshi's "Wang Jiangnan" is much better than Liu Ci!" Gao Ruona on the side made timely follow-up shots.

"Snapped!"

Zhao Zhen was so angry that he slapped the table.

This is Umrah only.

If the dynasty dared to expose each other, Zhao Zhen would have been angry.

at this time.

Bao Zheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly stood up.

"In the official family, the minister of the year before last came to Liao Dynasty as a Zhengdan envoy. When chatting with the Liao ministers, he said that Bianjing was the most prosperous city in the Song Dynasty. However, two Liao ministers who had visited Bianjing shook their heads and called it the most prosperous city in the Song Dynasty. The prosperous city should be Hangzhou, do the officials and colleagues know why?"

Zhao Zhen and the officials were stunned.

They didn't know why Bao Zheng would tell this at this moment, nor why Liao officials thought Hangzhou was more prosperous than Bianjing.

Bao Zheng said in a calm tone: "The minister of Liao told me that Hangzhou has smoked willow painted bridges, wind curtains and green curtains, with 10 houses scattered around, osmanthus in three autumns, and lotus flowers ten miles away."

"This is the value of Liu Sanbian's words. To describe Liu Sanbian with erotic words is a bit narrow-minded!"

Hearing this, Su Liang and Ouyang Xiu's expressions lit up.

Sure enough, Bao Xiren is still awesome.

Liu Yong's poems were recited by Liao officials and made them appreciate the grand scenery of Hangzhou. Who could do this in the current dynasty.

This paragraph is enough to silence everyone.

Zhao Zhen couldn't help but laugh and said: "Compared with Huajian poets and some folk tunes, Liu Sanbian's poems can be regarded as elegant. There is no need to discuss this matter anymore. Su Jingming is not wrong. You will still Just focus on the winter solstice sacrifices!"

(End of this chapter)