Bachelor

Chapter 113 Marquis of Wuding

Sun Dan was startled when he heard that this young man reported his family name, and felt that this person's name was very familiar.Just because this person speaks a strong Hubei accent, it is impossible to tell whether his name is "Lu Bing" or "Green Cake".

But this man is the most handsome man Sun Dan has ever seen since he came to the Ming Dynasty.

Let's put it this way, Sun Yue is also a very handsome young man.But Sun Yue's handsomeness is more of a scholarly look, pale face, and melancholy expression. His handsomeness always has a trace of morbidity, which does not meet the aesthetic taste of modern people like Sun Dan.

But the young man in front of him was different. He was at least 1.8 meters tall, well-proportioned, and his skin was a healthy wheat color.He is full of energy when he walks, and with his cute round face, he is simply a sunny boy.If placed in modern society, it is simply the protagonist in an idol drama.

Sun Dan didn't know what his background was, but this kid seemed to be paying attention to him, which made Sun Dan a little strange.

However, he only took one look at the young man, and after remembering his appearance in his heart, he turned around and bowed deeply to Guo Xun: "Shandong Sun Dan has met Guo Hou."

"Get up, you are also a person with fame and fame. You don't kneel when you don't see an official. You don't need such a big gift." Guo Xun had the appearance of Kong Wu's powerful military officer as expected. In such a cold day, he only wore a thin coat His robe looked red in the cold wind, and the small scar on his neck was even slightly shiny.

Guo Xun pointed to the stone bench next to him: "Sit down and talk. I have already heard about your origin. You are a descendant of the Housun family in Huichang, and you are the leader of the Shandong Academy of Sciences. I heard Wang Yuanzheng talk about you. I heard that he originally planned to overwhelm you, but in the end, by accident, you won the first place. Haha, Mr. Wang is also the same. I thought that your articles were simple and honest, but I didn’t expect you to write brilliantly. Haha, when this matter spread to the capital, we would all make fun of Mr. Wang when we saw him. Old Wang is also a simple gentleman, but he didn’t want to be smart, but he was smart and wrong. So, it is also a good story among scholars. "

Guo Xun laughed out loud, and the more he thought about it, the more interesting it became.

It can be seen that Guo Xun is also a person who can't bear to talk about it. Sun Dan has heard Guo Xun talking non-stop since meeting him.After Guo Xun finished speaking, Sun Dan realized why he was number one in Shandong. Just as he was about to say a word of modesty, Guo Xun started talking again.

Guo Xun stood up, touched the scar on his neck, walked a few steps in the gazebo, and continued to laugh: "It is said that there are two great talents in the Sun family of Marquis Huichang, you, Sun Dan and Sun Yue, one is Qianli from the Sun family. Ju, one is the Sun family roc. Sun Yue just visited me a few days ago, and I talked to him once. In my opinion, you, Qianli Ju, are three points better than that roc.”

Sun Dan didn't expect Guo Xun to know his situation so well, and he was a little puzzled.Although he is famous, he is only limited to Shandong. When he arrives in Beijing, Sun Dan is nothing.And Guo Xunyou is such a hot and powerful person, why is he so clear about me, Sun Dan?
He waited for Guo Xun to finish speaking, and then interrupted.He cupped his hands, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Guo Hou Miao praised, Sun Dan is only able to write a few passable contemporary articles, not a real talent. Moral articles are just a stepping stone, governing the country, even acting on behalf of the emperor and herdsmen. .Unlike Marquis Guo, his status today is all thanks to his hard work in the north."

Seeing that Sun Dan was so calm, he flattered himself without a trace.Guo Xun nodded secretly in his heart: This Sun Dan is much better than Sun Yue in terms of conversation and demeanor. The most rare thing is that he knows how to figure out other people's thoughts. If this son becomes an official in the future, he should be a powerful person.

Although Guo Xun inherited the title of Marquis of Wu Ding, he was able to have his current position and hold the military power of the Imperial Army and Jin Yiwei, but he earned it from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.But when ordinary people mention him, they always think that he relies on his status as a relative of the emperor and the glory of his ancestors.No matter how much Guo Xunli contributed, he will always be ignored by the world.

But now, Sun Dan said in front of him that the reason why he has the position he is today is due to his real ability.Although Guo Xun knew that Sun Dan was flattering him, he felt very comfortable in his heart, and unconsciously gave Sun Dan another high look.

Guo Xun waved his hand, couldn't help smiling, and said: "You can't say that. Being able to write good articles is also considered a skill. In this dynasty, the imperial examination is used to select scholars. Although Shiwen is useless, you can read the books of sages and know how to behave. The truth of the official. Sun Dan, you are a good person, and the styles of your articles are varied. If you put all your articles together, no one can imagine that these words with different styles are written by one person."

Having said that, he stopped, and took out two books from the compartment under the stone table and put them on the table: "I never thought that you could not only write stereotyped articles, but also write poems, lyrics, and even romances. Really versatile!"

Sun Dan took a closer look, and found that it was "Journey to the West" and "Small Collection of Chuanqing" written by himself.While he was surprised, he felt a chill in his heart. He remembered that Guo Xun was temporarily restraining Jin Yiwei, and he was a big spy chief. "Small Collection of Chuanqing" is indeed his book, but it was only circulated in one place in Shandong.Guo Xun only paid attention to himself last night, and he was able to get this book today, which shows the strength of his methods.

What scares Sun Dan the most is that he uses a pseudonym for the book "Journey to the West", but Guo Xun knows that this book was written by Sun Dan.

It seems that I still underestimated the capabilities of the Ming Dynasty's secret service agencies.

Sun Dan replied with a wry smile: "These are just Sun Dan's games, so they can't be taken for granted." Thinking of Jin Yiwei, Sun Dan's heart suddenly moved: Could the guy named Lu from Hubei who left just now be the future? The head of Jinyiwei, and the younger Lu Bing of Emperor Jiajing?
"No, it's also a skill to be able to write romances well. Guo Xun had thought about collecting things about the founding generals of our dynasty before, writing them into a story book and publishing it, so that the people in Guizhou could know about those heroes. deeds."

Sun Dan cheered up: Here we come, it's time to get to the point.

Although "Biography of Heroes" did not achieve much in the history of literature, it was the most widely circulated novel in the Ming Dynasty.When future generations mention this book, they will first think of Xu Wenchang, and falsely say that Xu Wei is the author of this book.In fact, this book does not have a real author, but the result of collective creation.At the earliest, the deeds of the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty have been circulating in the workshops and storytellers.It was Guo Xun who summoned a group of literati to collect these unofficial legends, add, delete, and polish them, and then revised this not-so-exciting Romance.

Also because this book is really not very good, most future generations don't know about it.The reason why Sun Dan knew this book and downloaded it to the hard drive was mainly because after reading "The Deer and Ding Ji", he downloaded it to the computer out of curiosity, but he lost interest after reading it.

The reason why he asked Bu Guan to make such a play yesterday was because of Guo Xun's favor, trying to attract his attention.

Listening to him mentioning this matter now, Sun Dan cheered up and nodded in response: "That's true. There are many stories about the heroes of the founding of our dynasty, but it is because it has been more than 150 years since the founding of the country. Some of these stories are untrue." If Guo Hou can get such a book out to set the record straight, it will be a great thing with boundless merit."

"Yes, this Marquis thinks so too." Sun Dan's every word entered Guo Xun's heart, and Guo Xun couldn't help but smile all over his face: "Ben Hou read the notebook you wrote yesterday, it's very good, The author who can write such a good book as "Journey to the West" is really extraordinary. In the future, if Ben Hou revises and compiles "Biography of Heroes", I really want to ask you, Sun Dan, to come and help."

Guo Xun's words were already expected by Sun Dan.

Sun Dan wrote the section about the Battle of Poyang Lake just to attract Guo Xun's attention so that Yang Shen's letter could be handed over to him smoothly, and he didn't want to be a writer for him.Helping him write the book wasn't a big deal, and it didn't take much time.But Guo Xun used to write this book with political purposes, and in the book he nakedly put gold on the face of his ancestors.As soon as the book was published, scholars were in an uproar, and some excited imperial envoys even wrote to impeach him for tampering with history and despicable deeds.

Naturally, it is impossible for Sun Dan to ruin his reputation by doing such a stupid thing, but now he has a request from Guo Xun, if he flatly refuses, he is afraid that something bad will happen.

In the midst of this dilemma, Guo Xun laughed and said, "It takes a lot of manpower and material resources to produce such a book, from collecting historical materials to publishing it into a book. It can't be done properly in ten years. With your talent, ten years In the future, I’m afraid that if you have won the Jinshi, you will either enter the Imperial Academy or be released as an official. At that time, I won’t be able to invite you.”

Sun Dan breathed a long sigh of relief, and hurriedly said modestly: "Guo Hou was joking, and Sun Dan is just a scholar, nothing more. Let alone a Jinshi, even if it is the next autumn, Sun Dan will not The confidence to hit."

"Haha, you can do it." Guo Xun was in a good mood.He nodded secretly in his heart: This son is modest and prudent, and his words are tight, he is a good candidate. It seems that he is the right person to come here.

Then he laughed and said: "Don't be modest, you are the one young scholar Yang likes. I know Yang Shen, the most stubborn and arrogant, and there are not many people in the world who can get a word of praise from him. But he However, he has made up his mind to accept you as his apprentice, which shows that you are still very good. Haha, but you refused to enter his school, but the other two children of your Sun family took advantage. If you should come, don’t come, The one who shouldn't have come came here as soon as they came, I'm afraid Xiao Yang also felt a little depressed."

Hearing Guo Xun mention Yang Shen, Sun Dan hit the snake with a stick, took out Yang Shen's letter from his arms, and handed it over: "When I came to the Marquis Mansion, Bachelor Yang also wrote a letter of recommendation to the late student. It's a pity Marquis Guo is busy with affairs, so he hasn't come to disturb you."

"Oh, Yang Shen wrote you a letter of recommendation." Guo Xun glanced at Sun Dan in surprise, took the letter and read it.

(End of this chapter)