The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 45 Everyone who collects books
Wang Wenlong was quite surprised when he received the letter from Qian Yiben in Fuzhou. He really didn't expect that just a copy of "History of Portugal" would attract the attention of Donglin Party bosses.

When the letter arrived, Qian Yiben had already returned to Nanzhili. After a moment's thought, Wang Wenlong tore up the letter.

He knew that the Donglin Party did not just start to exist after Donglin Academy was renovated and regular lectures were completed a few years later. Gu Xiancheng and others were now big shots in the DPRK and China who could influence the appointment and removal of people at the prime minister's level.

This group of people is very ruthless in doing things, and the party is united and opposed. Joining the Donglin Party is really about fighting. There is only collective benefit, and personal ideals are put aside.

On the one hand, Wang Wenlong was afraid of being plotted by Wei Zhongxian in the future, but on the other hand, he really felt that he did not have enough weight. Everyone in the Donglin Party was a human being, especially a character like Gu Xiancheng. He was thrown out as a gunman.

Wang Wenlong knew his weight. At most, he would be able to shout a few harsh words in the prison. There was a high probability that he would not have a chance to return. If he failed, he would not even be able to be a book seller.

These guys are so cruel, but why was Wang Wenlong born?He is not a Qingliu, nor does he come from a scholarly family, nor does he want to be a highly respected minister, so why should he hang out with them?

Wang Wenlong directly wrote a humble letter saying that he could not escape now. He asked a servant of Qian Yiben's family in Fujian to take the letter back, but Wang Wenlong ignored it.

Based on the way Donglin Qingliu and his gang are looking above their heads now, Wang Wenlong believes that they won't come back after he refuses.

After settling down in Fuzhou and dealing with the Donglin Party affairs, Wang Wenlong went to the south of Fuzhou City the next day and searched for his previous address.

Finally, he stopped in front of a dilapidated hut and saw a lock on the door. Wang Wenlong went to the neighbor of the family and asked, "But there is a scholar named Wang Yu living here?"

When the neighbor saw Wang Wenlong dressed up as a scholar all his life and with an entourage like Li Bajin behind him, he respectfully replied: "Then Mr. Wang went to the hanging dragon platform to study with Mr. Xu?"

"Who is Mr. Xu?"

"My name is Xu Ji."

Wang Wenlong thought about the name for a while but had no impression, so he followed the old woman's words and walked up the mountain.

The road from Wang Yu's house to the mountain was well paved, and it could be seen that someone had paid for it to be repaired. Wang Wenlong walked up the stone steps to a rather elegant mountain villa. Through the firewood door, he could hear the sound coming from inside. The sound of poetry.

Wang Wenlong stood outside the door and shouted: "Is Brother Wang Yuxian in there? Wang Wenlong is here to find you."

The voice inside stopped for a moment, and then a booming voice answered happily: "But my brother Wang is here!"

Wang Wenlong watched Wang Yu stride out of the house and said with a smile: "Brother Xian asked me to come in, and I also brought wine."

Behind Wang Yu was a teenage boy. The young man was quite elegant and the clothes he wore were made of good fabrics. He looked like he was a member of a noble family. He looked at Wang Wenlong with curiosity.

Wang Yu quickly asked someone to open the door, let Wang Wenlong and Li Bagin in, held Wang Wenlong's sleeve, and introduced to the young man: "This is Wang Jianyang I said I met in Yuegang."

The young man was quite surprised when he heard this: "The one who wrote the History of Portugal?"

Wang Yu smiled and said: "It's him!"

The young man quickly bowed his head to the ground and said, "I have heard of Mr.'s name for a long time, but it's a pity that I never got to meet him. The "History of Portugal" written by Mr. is really a wonderful book!"

Wang Yu pointed at the young man and introduced: "This is Xu Ji, a native of Min County, and this is his villa." Wang Wenlong nodded. Xu Ji had already made arrangements. He called his servant to take the wine from Wang Wenlong's hand, and then He asked people to go to the foot of the mountain to buy food, and said happily: After reading "History of Portugal", my brother was so shocked that he wanted to meet the author. He also urged his slaves to go back quickly and ask his brother to come and meet him.

There is still some distance from Min County to Fuzhou Prefecture, but Xu Ji was very enthusiastic and said that his brother would fly over when he heard Wang Wenlong's name.

A few people were sitting in the room eating wine and talking about the history of Portugal. Wang Yu and Xu Ji were both in their teens, and Wang Wenlong could handle it easily. The two of them felt that Wang Wenlong was very knowledgeable about overseas stories, and they admired them in their hearts. .

In the afternoon, they heard a noise outside the house. Several people walked out of the house and saw a man in his thirties riding a mule to the door.

He threw the reins to the servant and glanced at Wang Wenlong: "Isn't this Wang Jianyang? Duke Xu Xing of Min County has admired him for a long time."

Wang Wenlong was stunned and asked quickly: "But Mr. Xu Xing, the owner of Hongyu Tower?"

Xu Xinggong nodded and said with a smile: "Sir, you actually know my name?"

Only then did Wang Wenlong realize what he was doing, and he said where could such a rich scholar and a good friend of Wang Yu come from? It turned out that he was also a famous scholar.

Xu Xinggong, whose original name was Xu [Huobo] and whose courtesy name was Weiqi, and his brother Xu Xi were both famous bibliophiles in the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Xinggong's own collection of books exceeds 5 volumes. He specializes in poetry and prose. He is a big figure in the CI circle in central Fujian. A few years later, he even founded the Xingong Poetry School.

Xu Xinggong was indeed a book lover. After entering the room, he pulled Wang Wenlong and kept asking questions about "History of Portugal".

After some small talk, Wang Wenlong discovered that Xu Xinggong had not yet become the top collector who later collected five pavilions for his own collection of books. After all, he was only 29 years old now, and the elders in the family were still there, so it was impossible to give him money. Made this way.

Wang Wenlong remembered something and asked curiously: "Sir, do you like reading novels? Have you written any works?"

Xu Xinggong laughed when he heard this and said: "I also read novels, but I still like poetry, and I don't pay much attention to novels. I still want to write one or two novels, but I don't want to write a big book."

Wang Wenlong nodded when he heard this.

The reason why he asked this question was because he remembered that some people thought that Xu Xinggong was the author of "Dream of Red Mansions" in later generations.Because some poems in Dream of Red Mansions are very similar to Xu Xinggong's writing style, and Xu Xinggong's own libraries also have place names similar to those recorded in Dream of Red Mansions, such as Hongyu Tower and Green Cloud Tower.

Gao Yin was recently thinking about how to rectify the students in Fuzhou. Wang Wenlong would not be involved in this kind of thing. It would be fine for Wang Wenlong to go back, so he was simply invited to stay at Diaolong Terrace, where he could brag and spank.

Xu Xinggong also stayed with him for two days. Hearing that Wang Wenlong didn't want to stay in Gao Yin's house, he thought for a long time and said with a smile that he had an idea.

The next day, Wang Wenlong saw Xu Xinggong going out early. He came back in the middle of the afternoon and smiled at Wang Wenlong: "I heard that Mr. Wang has arrived. There is a guest who must meet you today."

"I don't know who it is?"

Xu Xinggong looked around and whispered to Wang Wenlong: "This is Xu Xueju, the current governor of Fujian Province. Some people say that he will be promoted to governor next year. He is short of a staff. I really liked the book by my dear brother. If my dear brother If you don’t want to work in Gao Yin’s house, you must seize today’s opportunity.”

(End of this chapter)