Chapter 17 Travels to the West Lake

"That official is listening." Chen Yili sat down peacefully, picked up a cup of tea and soup on his desk and took a sip.

The scholars were also unconvinced after listening to Xu Qing's words, showing a look of listening carefully and refusing to let go of a trace of mistakes, and swore in their hearts that they would find fault with Xu Qing's article for a while.

But seeing Xu Qingnian said: "This article is obtained from a trip to the West Lake with Brother Shangguan in the morning, and the text is as follows......"

Xu Qing coughed, recalled Yuan Hongdao's "Journey to the West Lake", and read:

"When you go into the lake in a small boat with your friends, you can't help but be overjoyed to see the mountains like moths, the flowers like cheeks, the warm breeze like wine, and the ripples like silk."

"Walking to the west, looking at the hundreds of stone stairs in the abrupt layer of the cliff, it is magnificent. The boat continued, and the heart had already flown on the lake. Landing on the shore, a moment into Zhaoqing, after the tea, take the car up the mountain. ”

Xu Qing read it, and everyone listened:

"I heard that the people of Hangzhou traveled to the lake, and stopped at noon, before and at three o'clock. In fact, the work of dyeing the lake and the color of the mountains are all in the morning sun...... Encore is a layman!

In addition to the sound of Xu Qing speaking, the needle drop in the field can be heard.

At first glance, this "Journey to the West Lake" is ordinary, and there is nothing surprising about it, from getting on the boat, to drinking tea, to going up the mountain, it seems to be ordinary gossip. But such gossip is true, and you can hear the author's excited mood, and the listener is also like being there.

At the beginning, everyone was still picking bones in the eggs, wanting to drill the tip of Xu Qing's horns, but later, everyone was immersed in the delicacy of Xu Qing's words and couldn't extricate themselves.

“…… When I raised my head, I didn't feel drunk. At this time, I can't describe it in a word, about the time when King Dong'a first met Luo Shen in his dream. ”

After listening to Xu Qing's article, everyone was silent for a long time, and the words sounded mediocre, even the old woman could understand it. But after hearing it, everyone had a sense of leisure lying in the courtyard basking in the sun.

In the past, these kinds of memoraries of traveling landscapes and rivers were extremely exhaustive, using all kinds of difficult words and unrecognizable words to render the beauty of mountains and rivers and express the author's talent. However, Xu Qing's account of traveling to the West Lake went off the rails, less than a hundred words, a few sentences, and wrote love with scenes, which made the reader and the author drunk together.

There are only a few sentences, but they are shallow and affectionate.

At this point in the article, it seems that another layer of window paper has been pierced, and everyone can't help but feel that it is not important that the text is simple and complicated, but whether it can be true and moving.

Although the literati are very light, and most of the people present are scholars who have never seen the world, their taste is still there. The other one, the literati are only between two people, if the anonymous meets Li Taibai, how can it be light? The Tang Dynasty was virtuous, and the literati also had a backbone, good is good, and bad is bad.

Xu Qing's article made everyone feel the feeling of beauty.

After listening to Xu Qing's article, some of them tasted it slowly, some of them slowly bowed their heads, and some of them tapped lightly, as if they wanted to compose Xu Qing's articles as rhymes.

But there are also people who are not convinced, and there is a light snort in their noses, most of these people are businessmen who come to vassal elegance, such as Sun Youcai.

Sun Youcai has read a few books, but he just knows a few words because he wants to do business, but in fact, he has no ink on his chest, and he is just touched by the light of a literati. After all, in ancient times, the rank of Shinong and industry was placed there.

After listening to Xu Qing's article, he immediately put a sneer on his face, there was not a word he didn't recognize, and there was not a word he couldn't explain. Almost like in the vernacular, this kind of article is also a good article? Haha, I can write a hundred in a day!

But Chen Yili hadn't said whether it was good or bad, and he didn't dare to say much, but he just said in his heart, when Chen Yili shook his head, he wanted to slap him in the face.

Chen Yili slowly raised his head and said, "This, has anyone written down this article?" ”

"Gong Chen, the student has written down ......"

Seeing that someone had written it down, Chen Yili seemed to be relieved: "Okay, okay...... Ladies and gentlemen, the essay has reached this point, and it can be said that it has obtained the essence. ”

Chen Yi established the merits of Xu Qing, and everyone finally dared to praise him: "Alas, I am far from Brother Xu!" ”

"Hmm...... It seems that there is tea around the stove in winter, and the willow embankment is leisurely in summer. ”

"This text should be on the stone tablet, standing in this pavilion, for future generations to see."

"Yes, yes, if this article is here, the beauty of West Lake will be multiplied!"

"There is an ancient saying, one word can be a teacher, three languages can be plenish, this article is beyond my reach, thank you to this friend Xu, if he is successful in the future, thanks to today's gift."

Everyone showed their admiration for Xu Qing, and after several praises, Xu Qing felt embarrassed. In my heart, I silently expressed my respect for Brother Yuan Hongdao, who was thousands of years later.

Chen Yili took the copied article and read it again, and praised: "I didn't expect the master to be really here, hahaha, it's not in vain to come to this article!" Brother Junior, I don't know if you have a favorite official position, you must know that you are a showman...... Uh, alas, the sixth virtuous brother of the junior high school, presumably he will not have the idea of staying in this small money pond. ”

Xu Qing replied: "Chen Gong praised it, the kid just happened to feel emotional, and he didn't dare to be arrogant about it." ”

"Hmph, what a feeling! A deceitful and famous......" At this time, Sun Youcai sneered: "I see, you bought this article!" ”

This sentence was not loud, but there were many people who heard it, and the people present laughed in their hearts when they heard it, Sun Youcai is famous in the circle for buying articles, one or two silver and one word, and the bid is the highest. And now he blames others, really pinching his nose to learn how to bark and coax himself.

Xu Qing was speechless, but Shangguan Yi was furious, for him, the Tao is the most important, friends are the second most important, Sun Youcai has no way first, and insults his friends, of course he can't be silent.

"You, this is what your Sun Mu said?"

"Yes, it was I who said," Sun Youcai took a step back in the face of Shangguan Yi's questioning, stabilized his body and said: "Shangguan Yi, this is not about you, why are you so excited?" Isn't it ......."

"Nonsense, you slander others for no reason, you are really a villain!"

"I'm a villain, I'm phew!" Sun Youcai spat to the side and said, "Someone has done this kind of cover-up, I can't even say it?" Joke! ”

"You?" Sun Youcai was furious.

Chen Yili also reprimanded: "Sun Gongzi, there are some things that you can't say nonsense. ”

Sun Youcai smiled, he was not afraid of Chen Yili, but he didn't want to offend, and said at the moment: "Everyone, right and wrong are at ease in people's hearts, I can speak, even if some people don't like to listen, then I will leave by myself." But I also hope that some people can be worthy of their conscience. ”

After saying that, Sun Youcai gave up his hand and was about to leave.

"Wait!" Another scholar stood up: "I thought Brother Sun Mu was right!" ”

"Oh?" Sun Youcai turned around and was very surprised, who was holding him? He just said that Xu Qing bought the article, and his heart was already empty, but he just squirted a few words for the sake of face, but he didn't expect that there were still people who agreed with him. I couldn't help but stop and listen to the scholar.

"Gong Chen, I have a ......" The scholar didn't wait for Gong Chen's permission, so he said to himself: "Brother Sun Mu suspects that Xu's friend's identity is fake, and I am also suspicious." Friend Xu's article is plain, and the vulgar article can be said by people who carry goods and make fields, and I can't see the identity of Friend Xu's talent at all! ”

Sun Youcai waved his hand and said with a smile: "Look, there are still people of insight in this world, this friend has a great vision!" ”

Chen Yili ignored Sun Youcai and said to the scholar: "Have you ever read the sentence 'Picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely'?" However, in a word, the posture is infinite, what is difficult to do about such words, but the artistic conception in this, the official has read a book for a lifetime, and he can't write it. Do you think that elegant articles can't be vulgar? ”

The scholar listened and said, "Oh, it was the disciple who had contempt first, so he couldn't see Mount Tai for a while, and it was the disciple's mistake that he didn't see Mount Tai. ”

Who is without fault? Chen Yili saw that he had woken up, and couldn't help but nodded, looked at Xu Qing and asked, "I don't know what the name of this article is?" ”

"Oh, let's call it a West Lake Travelogue, preface, travel to the West Lake with You Shao......"

Sun Youcai saw that his allies were persuaded by Chen Yili's words, and left with a snort. Chen Yili ignored him, picked up the pen and wrote the article and preface that Xu Qing said.

From the beginning to the end, Xu Qing didn't say anything except when others asked him. Either drink a cup of tea by yourself, or observe Chen Yili's performance. At this time, he had already given Chen Yili a rough evaluation in his heart. At least, Chen Yili is an excellent teacher, so I don't know how well he has cultivated his way of being an official.

But this could not be observed at the literary meeting, so Xu Qing had the intention of sending Dark River to observe.

Now that he thought of this, Xu Qing's idea of opening up a trade route was born again. Qiantang's river transportation is so developed, and the economy is so prosperous, once it is hooked with the three trade routes that were originally built in Cangzhou, wouldn't it give Cangzhou a dose of auxin?

At this time, after thinking about it, and then talking about the literary meeting, after Chen Yili wrote the title and preface of the article, he was still not satisfied, so he picked a piece of Bai Xuangong and copied it neatly, handed it to his protégé, and asked him to carve the stone.

Chen Yili couldn't help but say: "The ancients Yun Chao heard that it is okay to die at night, and today I am really lucky to watch Xu Friend's article!" Come, everyone and I float a lot! ”

"Come, float a big white!"

"You Shao, you have to learn from Friend Xu, your article today is not very good!" Chen Yili turned to Xu Qing and said, "Friend Xu, I don't know how many days I will stay in Qiantang, but this official will still have the honor to discuss poetry with you?" ”

Xu Qing laughed in his heart, just now he said that he was "wild grass and Zhilan, yellow leaves floating jade tree", but now he wants Shangguan Yi to learn from himself. However, this cannot be said that Chen Yi is standing on the wall, but that he has a true temperament.

Shangguan Yi said immediately: "Chen Gong's lesson, I will remember it in my later life, and I must discuss it with Brother Xu more." After speaking, he spoke for Xu Qing again and continued:

"It's just that Brother Xu is used to idle clouds and wild cranes, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in Qiantang for a few days, and when the time comes, I can't study if I want to."

Chen Yili sighed, but still asked unwillingly: "Is this really the case?" ”

Xu Qing knew that Shangguan Yi was stopping Chen Yili for him, and said in his heart that you have a conscience, and besides, he would not leave soon, so he returned: "Chen Gong, I'm really sorry, it's true." ”

At the literary meeting, Chen Yili accepted another protégé, so he scattered. It's just that in the end, he still agreed with Xu Qing that when Xu Qing left Qiantang, he must talk to him.

It is said that Sun Youcai got out of the pavilion and was about to go down the mountain, but his steps slowed down unconsciously. Why? He wanted to see if anyone had followed, but he walked slowly for a long time, and no one came up.

refused to leave, and called a sedan chair.

Sitting in the sedan chair, the more Sun Youcai thought about it, the more angry he became, from the food to the pen and ink, almost all of this article was paid by him alone. Not to mention these, it was the article he bought, from acquisition to revision, and catching the pen, it cost him four or five hundred taels of silver. But now, it's all in vain.

Stop the sedan chair, go to the outside, and find out the identity of Xu Chuliu. Another humane, go, find a beautiful fairy for the master on Qiantang Street, and today the master will extinguish the fire.

Fairy is the name of the Tang Dynasty for the woman in the dust, also called Xian'er.

If you only think about making tea when the boss wants to drink tea, then you, the secretary, will be the end.

The person who was instructed to find Mei Xian'er was also a clever worm and had his own intelligence network, so he immediately returned: "Master, aren't those Mei Xian'er on the street those few?" What is the smell, today I saw three beautiful women on the street, and I heard from the brothers that they were not locals when they first arrived in Qiantang, and there were only some subordinates in the family, but there were no men in charge of the house, and they seemed to be widows! ”

"Widow? I like it, hahaha......" Sun Youcai laughed and asked, "What did those three widows look like and where do they live?" ”

"Master, I didn't say it, those three beautiful women are not comparable to those on the street!" The man said, "The first one is a fierce and spicy woman, the second is delicate, and the third is as white as snow." And a ......"

"What else?" Sun Youcai came to a greater interest.

"There is also an eleven or twelve-year-old one, who is a little younger, and he is also handsome and beautiful."

"Good, good, good!" Sun Youcai said three good words in a row, and his left hand didn't know where to go.

"Where to stay?"

"Master, these three, no, all four women live together! Blessed is the master, you can ......"

Oh! Hiss~

Sun Youcai shuddered for a moment, his eyes were confused. After a while, Sun Youcai came back to his senses and asked, "Have you carefully checked your identity?" Is there really no backstage? Don't have a man in charge? ”

"I don't know if it's a widow, but people from other counties must not be wrong, lord, in this part of Qiantang, people from other counties are not at the mercy of the master?"

"Well, you did a good job, go get the reward......" Sun Youcai said softly: "Hmph, that guy Chen Yili, you dare not give me face, see if I make a little trouble for you!" ”

The subordinate immediately said, yes, yes, what kind of person is the master, what kind of place is Qiantang, how can those people from other counties be rampant and domineering, if they want to be overbearing, they are still the master.

After the meeting was dispersed, Xu Qing returned the original way and went down the mountain in a carriage, but when he took the boat, he sneezed three times in a row. At this time, it was already late, and Zhang Linlin and Yang Cheng were afraid that Xu Qing would suffer from the cold, so they urged back to Qiantang.

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