Idle courtiers

Chapter 44 The Difficult Wang Ruoxu ([-])

That's right, on the surface it looks like it's just helping Wang Ruoxu sort out the manuscripts.In fact, most of this kind of work is done by direct descendants and disciples.If the party tonight got this opportunity based on this poem, and I could go to Beijing to spend day and night with him in the future, then the relationship would be different.Even if you can't get a Jinshi, with the recommendation of the head of the official department, you can easily get a real vacancies.

You must know that many candidates who are hopeless in the imperial examination live in the capital to wait for an official position in order to obtain an official position. There are many candidates who have been first-class for ten years.Even if you have won a Jinshi, if you have not been selected as a Hanlin Bachelor, or become a Shujishi, when the court dispatches, the official department will say that there is no real shortage, and you have to wait at home.

Hearing Wang Ruoxu's words, everyone's eyes shone brightly, looking at him was like looking at a humanoid official hat workshop.

Moreover, the topic Mr. Wang asked is actually very simple.It's just socializing and entertainment between friends, waiting for high-ranking people.For similar poems, everyone will write a few poems every time they gather.At this moment, just take an old work at will and change it up.

All of a sudden, everyone was gearing up and eager to try.Especially Weng Chun, who was the first to say: "Master, Xiaosheng has made a fool of himself first."

However, Wang Ruoxu came and said, "Student Weng, wait first, you come first." Pointing at Zhou Nan, he said indifferently: "Today, I want to see how much hate you write about West Wind, and you can't let go of your eyebrows." What wonderful poems can such a person make?"

What he just said caught Zhou Nan's heart. When it comes to poetry, this is his strong point.After all, as a time traveler, there are great masters such as Nalan Rongruo, Gong Zizhen, Cao Xueqin standing behind him. He claims to be the second. Who would dare to boast of being the first among his contemporaries?

It can be seen that this Mr. Wang has a strange personality and is an old Wenqing.If he can impress him with poetry, it will be of great benefit to Anton's inspection work.After passing the customs in Shizhi County, you will get the post of pawn.What's more, if he can become a disciple of a cadre of the organization department in the future, he might even get an official position!We cannot become an official through the imperial examination. It is not an extravagant hope for the imperial court to appoint an official, but it is still possible for a county magistrate from the seventh rank.

"Wang Ruoxu asked me to be the first to compose a poem. It's the so-called preemptiveness. Seeing my poem set the world and make others quit. Otherwise, the dozens of people present will read it one by one according to the seating order, and they don't know when it will be my turn." Don't let Mr. Wang get tired at that time, and tell everyone to leave after listening to a few songs." Zhou Nan thought so in his heart, and didn't refuse.

Immediately stood up straight, looked at the bright moon outside in the dark night, and chanted loudly;

"Qi Qi Fu Qi Qi, tall buildings like snow.

On the twenty-eighth, the moon is beautiful, and the moon is bright and emerald.

The origin is brocade weaving, and the child leans on Zhu Xian.

How can Zhu Xian relieve his worries, his bare hands are like clouds floating.

When it fell to the sky, everyone who heard it burst into tears.

Bie Lang is already a year old, before Wang Lang leaves the building.

The blue sky is like sea water, and the blue moon is as round as pearls.

The moon is full and missing again, and Chang'an guest is not seen.

The ancient road is white in frost, and the sand destroys the pedestrians.

The moon shines in the sky, and the moon shines in the earth.

How to be like-minded people, never abandon each other. "

That's right, this is Nalan Xingde's "Watching the Moon from a Tall Building", which is one of the masterpieces of singing the moon in Ming and Qing poetry.It is about a girl in a boudoir's longing for the person she loves. "Gaolou Wangyue" means "Gaolou Wanglang", "Qi Qi Fu Qi Qi" means "year after year", "moon is like snow", "white as frost" It vividly depicts the misery, helplessness, sadness and frost-like coldness of waiting for Lang again and again but not being able to wait in his heart. Do not abandon each other" writes the sad feeling to the extreme.

At this moment, the moonlight is projecting into the flower hall from the window, the bright white moonlight and the shadow of the lamp are intertwined, the breeze is blowing, and the clothes in the building are fluttering, which makes people feel cold, and then feel pain in their hearts.Not getting what you want, not getting it, parting from love, not getting what you want is the hardest thing in life.

But this bitterness has a long aftertaste, just like the newly released Longjing tea, although it is bitter after a sip, it has a different kind of sweetness.This bitterness is beautiful, and this is the charm of writing and literature.

Not to mention other people, Wang Ruoxu, an old writer, was fond of this way when he was young. He often climbed high and looked far away with three friends and four friends, expressing his sorrow for new poems.How can I not know the beauty of this poem.

Suddenly, he felt the hairs on the back of his head stand on end, and his whole body was covered with goosebumps, just like the first time he read Zhou Nan's "Linjiang Immortal" that day.

Unconsciously, he applauded: "It's such a month that the light shines in the sky, and the moon's high light shines on the ground. Why should we be like-minded people and never give up on each other. If you are a romantic talent, I think such a person and such poems can only appear in Suzhou and Hangzhou." Such a beautiful land, but I don’t want to see it here in Huaibei, this trip is worthwhile, this trip is worthwhile!”

As for Shi Zhixian, he also had a shocked expression on his face, breathing in loudly again and again.

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was frustrated and cursed in their hearts: After such a good work comes out, why don't we write poems like that?As a master, you can't go to the exams and rely on Jinshi to become an official, and you can be your dog's leg, extort, and eat your money from the plaintiff and the defendant, so what are you arguing with us?
"Good poem." Wang Ruoxu nodded, "Who is next?"

At this time, the few scholars who were eager to try all quietly took back the half of their feet.You have self-knowledge, if you go out now, can you compare yourself to Zhou Nan and make people laugh?

For a moment, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and the flower hall was so quiet that only the sound of the breeze blowing could be heard.

Zhou Nan was proud: Haha, sure enough, I'm cold again, please call me the king of cold?Interesting, interesting, it really is a very cool thing to build your own happiness on the pain of others... What a bad taste I am!Fighting with me is a Nalan Xingde fight, why do you have it?
Seeing the proud expression on Zhou Nan's face, Weng Chun felt depressed: It's over, it's over, it's all over!
He is the number one talented scholar in the county school, and if he works hard in this life, he may not be able to win a Juren or a Jinshi.In fact, everyone is optimistic about his future.Regardless of the fact that his wife passed away due to illness the year before last, he was depressed and all thoughts were lost, and unfortunately he failed the township examination, but his future was delayed.

It wasn't until he saw Miss Mei Er that he was shocked by her talent and beauty, and immediately brought up the courage to live, rejuvenated.So, he ran towards Mei's house when he had nothing to do, and hugged the beauty back home.

But Yuanwai Mei kept refusing to agree, so Weng Chun had an idea.The reason why the Mei family refused to agree to this marriage is probably because they thought I was a second marriage and refused to let their daughter come over to remarry.If I can raise people in high school, become a master, and even get an official job, will the Mei family not be so tight?

Hearing Wang Ruoxu's promise today, he was very energetic. He wanted to win the first place, but he didn't want to kill Zhou Nan, a Cheng Yaojin, a traitorous subordinate, it was extremely hateful.

What I can't get, I can't take it easy on you.

Thinking of this, Weng Chun rolled his eyes and immediately had an idea: "Okay, it really is a good poem. Mr. Wang, we have a saying here that the Jiangbei context is in Huai'an, and the Huai'an context is in Andong. Just now, the old man praised Suzhou and Hangzhou for their rich talents, talented scholars and celebrities, but Xiaosheng is not convinced. As far as Zhou Zimu's poem is concerned, it is probably not inferior to Tang Bohu in Suzhou. Besides, Zhou Zimu's life experience is amazing, But Tang Bohu is incomparable. Today’s Gathering will surely become a good story in Huai’an Shilin.”

As soon as this remark came out, Zhou Nan suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

Wang Ruoxu was aroused by Weng Chun's curiosity, and asked unconsciously, "Where is the strangeness of life experience?"

Weng Chun: "My lord, don't think that Zhou Nan is a county government official. He was a well-known young talent in our county back then. He was selected as a scholar at the age of 16, entered the county school, and wrote good articles full of flowers."

"Oh, he was born as a famous scholar, why did he become an official? It's really not a son of man." Wang Ruoxu's face darkened.

Weng Chun sighed hypocritically: "So that the Elder Master will know that the reason why Zhou Zimu has become a member of the Gongmen is that he has unavoidable difficulties."

"Difficulties, what difficulties can make people lose face?" Wang Ruoxu's face became even uglier.

Weng Chundao: "Going back to the master, after Zhou Nan was a scholar, he committed serious crimes because of quarreling with his classmates. He was sent to Liaodong to serve ten years in prison. He returned to Andong two months ago and entered the county. Ya."

"It turns out that he is a prisoner. He dares to come here on any occasion. He is really dirty. Let's get out!" Wang Ruoxu waved back his sleeves with disgust on his face.

Immediately, two attendants came over and threw Zhou Nan out of the flower hall.

Today this person lost his mind, standing at the stairs, seeing the sarcasm in the eyes of dozens of pairs in the hall, Zhou Nan's heart was bleeding.If he could, he really wanted to rush forward and use his old fist to beat the old bastard surnamed Wang and Wensheng surnamed Weng violently.

Seeing Zhou Nan making a big ugliness, Weng Chun felt infinite pleasure in his heart.Speaking of which, he and Zhou Nan met a total of four times, two of which were in poetry meetings, and these two poetry meetings were related to his future.Ben cheered up and performed well, but this guy didn't give people a chance at all, and he used wonderful masterpieces to mess up the whole scene as soon as he came up, so that his plan fell through completely before it even started to be implemented.

Today I finally let out a bad breath in my heart, it is really refreshing.

Before he knew it, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

But at this moment, Wang Ruoxu suddenly asked: "Weng Sheng, I ask you, what is the way of a gentleman?"

Weng Chun read books for more than ten years, and the sage’s quotations can be said to be engraved in his bones, so he subconsciously replied: “Back to the old man, the so-called way of a gentleman is that a gentleman does not blame what others can’t do, a gentleman does not force others to be difficult, and a gentleman does not suffer. What is not good, a gentleman does not despise what others cannot accomplish."

Wang Ruoxu sneered: "You also know the way of a gentleman. I ask you, what does it mean that a gentleman does not suffer what is wronged by others?" Before Weng Chun could answer, he snapped: "It is said that a gentleman does not suffer what is wronged by others. A gentleman has the ability to forgive. The beauty is to be strict with oneself, try to fulfill the wishes of others, and follow the fate of others without force. What is benevolence and forgiveness? Forgiveness, forgiveness. Although Zhou Nan's status is humble and his character is bad, he is still a seed for reading. Famous teaching lineage. You expose the shortcomings of others in public, so you can see that you are also a villain in your heart. Someone is here, and he will go out."

In this way, Weng Chun was also driven out by his followers.

Master Wang's move can be said to be a great humiliation to Weng Chun/
I saw Weng Sheng standing at the top of the stairs, trembling all over, with tears in his eyes.

Zhou Nan was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Weng Yingyuan, I'm just a subordinate. In the eyes of the world, I'm a lowly person. It's okay to be kicked out by the king. You are also a scholar. There are so many people here today. , tsk tsk... tsk tsk..."

"What are you talking about? Despicable villain!" Weng Chun blushed with anger, and walked away in embarrassment with a flick of his sleeves.

(End of this chapter)