After a meal that tasted the same as chewing wax, Fang Zhongyong got up to say goodbye, and Wang Yi did not stay.

After Fang Zhongyong left, Wang Yi said to his wife: "Today, why is Mrs. so rude, even her daughter, who has always been well-behaved, doesn't choose to say anything? Vain is contemptible. ”

Mrs. Wang said: "The master doesn't know anything. Since An Shi was defeated by Fang Zhongyong a few years ago, he has devoted himself to learning and studying hard, but he has grown up a lot, and he is not as nonsense as before. Ziyu also had a love for talents, and under careful teaching, he felt that Fang Zhongyong had the style of an ancient sage, so he thought about doing Ke to find a good match for our daughter. Guess what Fang Zhongyong said? ”

"What else can I say? Looking at this son's performance today, it is nothing more than saying that his family is poor and he does not dare to climb high. ”

"If that's enough, let's just think of him as young and frivolous, and bookish. He was fine, he only said 'Mr. is drunk', and gagged Ziyu's mouth. ”

"It's kind of interesting. This is rejecting people thousands of miles away, why is he? My Wang Yi's daughter is so unbearable? Wang Yi was angry, and the consequences were serious.

"You're just impatient. A young talent like him is the first person who has just won the county exam, so it is nothing if he refuses rashly and directly. Can such a thing be said by an ordinary young person? If you are not a person who has a city in your heart, where can you say such words? An Shi is reckless and stubborn, and he needs the help of such a young and old person.

And I heard that Fang Zhongyong wrote a poem "Magnolia Flower Order: Quasi-Ancient Decisive Words" in order to help his cousin ask for marriage, which is elegant and beautiful, and it is more than Uncle Yan's 'helpless flowers fall, and the familiar Yan returns. 'A little more gentle. ”

"There are such good words, why don't you sketch them down so that your husband can take a good look. If not, they will be punished severely. ”

"Okay, my eldest lord, the concubine who was severely punished last night was so scared, and I don't know who shouted about back pain today." Mrs. Wang laughed in her mouth, but she quickly wrote out the "Magnolia Flower Order: Quasi-Ancient Decisive Words" in her hand.

If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan. Waiting for idle changes but old people's hearts, but old people's hearts are changeable. Lishan said that it was half a night away, and the tears and rain did not complain. How is Bo Xing Jinyilang, who wishes on the same day.

"It's kind of interesting."

"Sir, don't just be a little funny. What do you think? ”

"What does Madame think?"

"Such a good son-in-law, not to be missed."

"Madame's words are very kind, quite in line with the husband's heart. I'm not the seemingly liberal but actually pedantic Wu Ziyu, and I will not let him escape from my palm. Hahahaha! ”

Not to mention what kind of "persecution" the Wang couple was going to carry out against Fang Zhongyong, just saying that Fang Zhongyong returned to the inn in a daze, and saw the Zeng brothers sitting at the table looking at him with a smile.

Fang Zhongyong was as excited as if he had found an organization: "Why did you come here?" ”

Zeng Ye smiled and said, "The two of us arrived this morning, and we are here to look for you." As a result, I heard that someone had climbed a high branch, and he found another high. I wanted to leave, but my stomach was empty and I couldn't walk, so I had to drink some tea and mix water in this inn to be full. Since Fang Gongzi doesn't wait to see me, Zigu, let's go! Let our brothers sleep on the streets and die of hunger and cold. Zeng Gong also made a gesture to help his brother, but he looked like he was about to leave.

Fang Zhongyong smiled bitterly: "Shu Mao, don't be ashamed of me. And Zigu, you also learned badly. The little brother went to the Hongmen banquet, and he climbed the bullshit branches. The cold sweat on my body hasn't dried yet! ”

Zeng Ye's eyes flashed coldly, and he said in a deep voice: "Then the Wang family still dares to bully others?" Fang Zhongyong waved his hand and said, "That's not true, Lord Wang and Mrs. Wang are still very kind." It's just that the young lady and young master of the Wang family are really difficult to serve. Wang Anshi has some entanglements with his younger brother, and he can understand it. It's just that I don't know when I offended the Miss Wang, and her words were so difficult and unreasonable, as if she hated her little brother to the core. ”

Zeng Gong whispered: "I haven't heard of it! ”

"What?" Fang Zhongyong and Zeng Ye spoke in unison.

"The eldest brother may have forgotten that our aunt is married to my uncle Wu Min, and my uncle's younger brother Wu Jin is Wang Anshi's grandfather. I have seen that Wang Lingwei before, who is very gentle and knowledgeable. Zeng Gong was a little embarrassed.

"Just once or twice, you know that people are very gentle?" Zeng Ye obviously didn't believe it.

"Because we are the same age, we have played together a few times. My uncle also joked that he wanted to marry me, but he was stopped by my father because of his improper seniority. Zeng Gong also let go and said it clearly.

Fang Zhongyong also remembered the messy generational relationship between Zeng Gong and Wang Anshi:

Wang Anshi's younger brother Wang Anguo married Zeng Gong's sister, Wang Anshi's younger brother Wang Anguo's daughter married Zeng Gong's younger brother Zeng Bu's son Zeng Xuan, Zeng Gong's aunt married Wu Min, Wu Min's younger brother Wu Jin is Wang Anshi's grandfather (grandfather), Wu Min's aunt is Zeng Gong's mother, Wang Anshi married Wu Min's granddaughter, Wang Anshi's sister married Zeng Gong's cousin's son Wang Mingzhi, Wang Anshi's sister died, and Wang Anshi's niece married Wang Mingzhi.

Question: What should Wang Anshi call Zeng Gong in terms of seniority? Uncle A, Aunt B, Nephew C, Brother D

Fang Zhongyong is not an expert in ethics, so he can't figure out such a complicated relationship, so he has only one comment on this: your circle is really messy.

Or Zeng Ye was refreshing: "What does he do so much?" You and my brother haven't seen each other for nine years, and they should be a big white person. Such a trivial thing can be used as an accompaniment to the drink. ”

Fang Zhongyong joked: "Shu Mao hasn't seen him for nine years, what is the solution?" ”

"I don't see you for a day, like every three autumns. I haven't seen each other for three days, like nine years apart. ”

On April 20, the state exam started on time. The process is like the county exam, and the content of the exam is also like the county exam, only slightly higher in difficulty - Mr. Liu's mock test is still very powerful. The title of the poem requires a famous mountain, limited to the rhyme of the word. Fang Zhongyong put pen to paper and wrote "Yong Taihang Mountain": People say that they are too good to go to the top of the clouds, and I say that they are like mud pills. Mountains and roads are common, and the world is difficult and dangerous. (I laughed at my own nonsense.) The rest is lackluster, so I won't repeat them all.

At the end of the two consecutive days of exams, Fang Zhongyong felt like he was falling apart. In addition to mental exhaustion and boredom, the physical torture is also very painful. The two-meter-square examination booth has to be done in which eating, drinking and sleeping must be done. Eating and drinking can be bearable, just eat some dry food and drink some water. When it's time to go to bed, a plank that is only four feet long and two feet wide will not be able to sleep well in any way (see Jiangnan Gongyuan Examination Shed). Fang Zhongyong deeply suspected that the person who designed the examination shed in the first place was either a dwarf or a pervert. In such an environment, a candidate who can perform at a level of seven or eight points is considered a strong-willed and physically strong talent. If there is someone who is in poor health, I am afraid that I will be dizzy or even sick. Hey, is this an ancient version of a sports test?

When he came out of the examination room, he saw that Zeng Gong also looked depressed, and Fang Zhongyong felt better. It's better to be happy alone than to be happy with all! Zeng Ye was already waiting outside the examination room, and when he saw the embarrassed appearance of the two, he said without public morality: "Don't be afraid of suffering now, ...... in the future" The honest boy Zeng Gong said: "I won't be bitter in the future?" Zeng Ye gloated and smiled: "In the future, there will be road tests, solution tests, and ritual tests, all of which will take three days." So, ah, it will be more bitter in the future! Hahahaha! ”

Fang Zhongyong couldn't get used to the villain's appearance, and asked, "I wonder if Brother Shumao wants to go and endure hardships together?" ”

"Alas! It's all fate! Go back today and have a good rest, and tomorrow my brother will invite you to drink flower wine. ”

The next day's flower wine was still not drunk after all, because Fang Zhongyong felt that he had been unfavorable recently, and thought that it was better to go to the temple to give incense to the Buddha than to go to the Qinglou to give alms to the "female Bodhisattva". Zeng Ye and his brothers don't care, anyway, they are all relaxed after the exam, and they are the same wherever they go. A few people came to the Zhengjue Temple on the east bank of the Fu River.

According to the record of "Siku Quanshu", Zhengjue Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty during the Tianbao period, by the eight ancestors of the Southern Sect of the Daoyi Zen Master to open the foundation of the temple, initially called Kaiyuan Temple, to the Yuan Dynasty changed the name of Miaojue Temple, to the Qing Dynasty by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom generals of the Faguo changed the name of Zhengjue Temple.

Zhengjue Temple is located in the east side of the city gate scissors mouth on the east side of the rhinoceros mountain, it is said that the terrain here is like a rhinoceros before the temple is built, there are two ponds of the same size before and after the east side of the temple, it is the eye of the rhino year; The Kumgang Lake in front of the temple is a rhinoceros vent. When the rhinoceros was hungry, it went to Lingzhi Mountain (now Wenchang Qiaotou) to graze; When the weather is hot, I go to the courtyard lake to make pulp. Zhengjue Temple is built on this rhinoceros, and the Daxiong Treasure Hall in the temple is located on the head of the rhinoceros, so there is also the saying of Zhengjue Temple on Rhino Mountain.

Although the temple is not big at the beginning, but Kaiyuan Temple is the first dojo of Matsu Daoyi Zen Master Jiangxi to promote the Dharma, because the Taoist style is rigorous, the Zen law is profound, scholars from all over the world come to visit, an endless stream, and a group of Zen masters have emerged. After generations of construction and expansion, the scale has been large in the Song Dynasty.

After all, it is Matsu's dojo, and there will never be a signboard that limits incense money like that Shushan Temple, and a few people will not take the initiative to make trouble. To play, you need to have a relaxed mind, and of course, it is better to have sufficient travel funds.

When visiting Zhengjue Temple, there are two places that must be visited, one is "箨 (tuò) Longxuan", and the other is "Toad General Palace".

The tuò dragon is a tall building with a lifelike dragon painted on the walls of the building. The most peculiar thing is that the dragon scales are not the same as other places, but they resemble the skin of a piece of bamboo shoots, from which the name of the dragon probably comes from.

All the literati and writers who come to visit Zhengjue Temple must come to this Xuan and look for chapters and excerpts to show their style. Zeng Ye asked Fang Zhongyong to chant a poem to help the fun, and Fang Zhongyong also let go of being a copyist: "Fengyu Xiao Xiao is a few acres of catalpa, and the dragon is called a Taoist stay." There is no need to beg for rice for Coats, but to make a winning tour with Kaixuan. The seven sages here are proud of their laughter, and when they are paid for themselves. There is no desire to invade the declining realm, and there is still a family style like a child. ”

Zeng Gong frowned: "The words and sentences are very good, but the end of the decadent meaning is fully revealed, which is not suitable for our today's situation." How about another song by Zhongyong? This poem was written by Wang Anshi when he returned to his hometown in his later years, where will there be vigor?

Fang Zhongyong laughed: "Then let's do another one."

Lang Ji exhausted the spiritual seed, and the jade stood near the East Pool. It has been with the wind and clouds, and finally contains hail posture. The breath is still full of energy, and the scales are moving. The rain is dark and thinks of Leize, and the sky is clear into Gebei. When the phoenix is seen, the snake shadow is suspicious. The fetish is annoying and cared for, and it should be seen when it changes. ”

"Good! Good saying, 'When you should see the change'! Is Fang Shi now in a time of change? "Zen Master Yuantong came flutteringly.

Yuantong pronounced the Buddha's horn and said, "I have seen three donors. I haven't seen him for a few months, and the Fang Shizhu is even more handsome, which is gratifying! It's just that the poor monk was stimulated by the words of the benefactor and ran around for several months, and finally fulfilled his mission. I would like to thank the donor today. Fang Zhongyong hurriedly said: "It's Xiaosheng who is reckless, and the Zen master who works hard." I hope the Zen master doesn't blame it. ”

Circle Channel: "It's not hard! After months of coming and going, the poor monks were able to better understand the compassionate heart of our Buddha and comprehend Zen theory more thoroughly. It is more beneficial than meditating and chanting Buddha all day long, knocking thousands of wooden fish. Therefore, it is necessary to thank the donor. However, the poor monk also has a word, I don't know if it can be? ”

The three of them said in unison: "I wish to listen to the teachings of the Zen master!" ”

"Where is there any teaching? It's just some rough words, nonsense. People who are like poor monks and other outsiders pay attention to entering the WTO to cultivate their minds and attain perfection. The three of them are all young and handsome, and they should work hard in the world, earn a wife and a son, and be a prince for generations. This temple can only be used for recreation when you are bored and entertainment when you are at leisure, but it is not a place to stay for a long time. There are those who are greedy for worldly money and power, but they are afraid that there are few who know others, and there are few people who believe in him, and they like to lure the high-ranking officials and eunuchs, literati and scholars to participate in Zen and enlightenment, so as to show his profundity of Buddhism. In fact, each guarding his heart and his own way is also practice, where do you need to wear that monk's robe? I hope the three of you keep it in mind. ”

The three of them said yes awe-inspiringly.

Yuantong probably felt that the topic was too serious, and said: "Of course, if a few people have leisure time, they will talk to the poor monk about that interesting thing, and the poor monk is still very welcome." Even if you go to worship the toad general and ask for more sons, the poor monk will not stop him. This temple does not have a consistent statement of money. ”

Has this been spread so widely? Several people looked at each other.

Zeng Ye argued: "It's not that we deliberately collided, it's really the bald ...... of the Shushan Temple The monk is too hateful. ”

Yuantong smiled: "It's okay! This temple is a field of Matsu Road, abide by the rules of the Huaihai Zen Master, 'do not do a day, do not eat a day', and the rich monk is different. The incense offerings are used to repair temples and help orphans and poor, and you are not afraid of a few donors? ”