Chapter 452: A Gentleman on Virtue

Sun Dan really knows too much about the minds of those two merchants, although he is now a world-famous champion duke, edited by the Hanlin Academy, since he participated in the imperial examination, it has been smooth sailing, even in the middle of the three yuan. All you can rely on is the powerful database in your head.

Looking back, if it weren't for this cheating method, with the little ink in his stomach, even if he studied hard for thirty years, he wouldn't have been able to fight his way out of this corpse-ridden imperial examination room.

The imperial examination has always been a matter of high input and low output.

If there is really no database, Sun Dan at the beginning is estimated to have embarked on the road of business, no business, no rich, what can change his life more than business?

Although Huai'an is located in northern Jiangsu, in modern times, it is an economically underdeveloped area compared to southern Jiangsu. But that was in the era of large-scale industrial production, in the agrarian society of the Ming Dynasty, relying on the shipping of the Grand Canal, Huai'an was also a famous commercial port in the country, and its wealth was second only to Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangchang and Nanjing.

Since the era of Wuzong, the Ming Dynasty has reached the peak of its national power, and the commodity economy in the south of the Yangtze River is extremely high, and studying and becoming an official is no longer the only way out for the social elite. In fact, in this era, the germ of capitalism has quietly sprouted in Jiangnan, and social values are also showing a trend of diversification. The road to study is too long, and the success rate is too low, and in many places, reading and literacy is just a kind of hand for ordinary people to improve their own quality. Some people even think that it is better to be able to read and settle accounts, and in the future, even if they are poor, they will be able to mix in a tent in a business, etc., than to work as a coolie outside.

Sun Dan also has some understanding of this trend of thought, so he naturally doesn't think it's strange.

It seems that the two guys surnamed Tan and Ma have made small achievements in business in the past few years, and their lives are nourishing, so they naturally lack interest in the imperial examination, and they can't stand the hardships of studying.

They are reluctant to take the exam, but it does not mean that Sun Dan will give up.

Sun Dan waited for these two days, and finally waited for two Suining scholars, so he naturally refused to let go. Otherwise, if the examination room is empty by then, there will be no way to explain to everyone where your face is facing.

Anyway, no matter what means are used, whether it is coercion or inducement, La will also pull those two people into the Yamen to learn the Tao.

Thinking of this, Sun Dan didn't care about changing his official uniform, stood up, and shouted: "Han Yue, let's go, let's go over and have a look." He was the first to walk out the door.

I couldn't walk two streets, I came to the street that the official said, and I saw a small river in the distance, and an elegant restaurant was standing at the water's edge. The writing is very spiritual, and it should be the handwriting of a famous artist.

This restaurant is not big, two floors up and down, the house is well decorated, but there are not many people, it is estimated that it is to take the route of still products, and ordinary people in the market can not afford it.

In addition, this street is a bit secluded, so before I got to the ground, I heard three people with Suining accents arguing loudly, and then looked over, and three people were sitting by the window near the water, pointing outside.

Sun Dan was stunned: Didn't you say that there were two Suining scholars, how could three people come out at once. So you have to wait and catch them all.

The voices of the three of them were very loud, and one of them was very angry in his voice, and he spoke like he was arguing with the same people: "Brother Fang, the poem "Lao Mountain Song" you said was really written by Sun Dan, is it wrong?" I bought all of Sun Jingyuan's collections, and I searched between the lines, but I didn't find a single word. ”

Another soft voice sounded: "Yes, what Brother Ma said is extremely true. Regardless of Sun Jingyuan's articles, as far as his poems are concerned, most of them take a graceful journey, otherwise they would just write sentences like 'Falling red is a ruthless thing, and flowers are more protective of flowers when they make spring mud'. Even the sentence 'Kyushu is angry and thunderous, and it is sad to be sad', it is also depressed and depressed. This is Sun Dan's style, as Brother Fang just recited, 'Laoshan is nine thousand zhang from the ground, and Cui Wei is pressing Qi Zhidong.' Look down at the sun and moon in the sea, and connect to the vitality of Hongmeng. 'Shen is majestic and magnificent, but there is a legacy of the eastern slope, not the taste of Sun Jingyuan. ”

The loud man nodded again and again: "Brother Tan is right, I estimate that this poem should be written by the Tang people, but the original author cannot be examined, and it is possible that it is pretended to be Sun Dan's work." ”

Sun Dan listened to them talking about their poems, and his heart was amused. Listening to what they just said, the one with a loud voice should be Ma Sheng, and the one who speaks softly and thinks about it because it is Tan Sheng.

"It's all said, it's really Sun Jingyuan's doing. This poem was written when he went south to Huai'an and passed through Shandong. A soft voice sounded: "Sun Jingyuan's poetry style is varied, whether it is majestic and magnificent, or graceful and beautiful, it is all excellent. You say that he can't write majestic verses, and it makes no sense. Think at the beginning, what Scholar Sun did in the college examination room, 'see the mountains are red all over, and the forests are dyed', didn't he also have the artistic conception of going to the east of the east slope and the river? ”

Sun Dan listened to the voice very familiar, and looked fixedly, but it was not the Suining scholar he met on the road before.

Beside him, Han Yue shouted in surprise: "Master, isn't that guy the same person before, he said that he didn't know a single big word, but now he is talking about poetry with two scholars, it's hateful, he even lied to us." No, I'm going to have to give him a good look. ”

Sun Dan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Forget it, he doesn't admit that he is a scholar, so I guess there is something unspeakable." However, it is also a good thing to find one more Suining candidate. We crept in and listened to what they had to say. ”

When he walked to the door of the restaurant, a guy greeted him and sang loudly: "Please come in, what do you want to use, we have ten years of rice wine here, and a big carp from the Grand Canal." ”

Han Yue stuffed a piece of silver into his hand and said in a low voice: "Don't squeak, let's take a look, don't want anything, don't bother my master." ”

Xiao Er stuck out his tongue and retreated obediently.

Sun Dan walked into the hall on the first floor, and the three of them began to talk again.

It was the loud man surnamed Ma who spoke. There was a screen in front of the seats of the three of them, because Sun Dan and Han Yue didn't alarm them when they came in.

"Brother Fang's words are not right, Sun Jingyuan only came to Huainan and didn't enter the sky, how do you know the poems he made when he was in Shandong, hum, don't lie to people, right?"

"Yes, yes, yes, definitely." The scholar surnamed Tan laughed: "Brother Fang, you won't have some remnants of the Tang Dynasty, and you know that we like Sun Jingyuan's poems and use them to deceive us." ”

"You, you, you......" The scholar surnamed Fang was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Through the screen, Sun Dan saw that the scholar surnamed Fang was so angry that he bent over and couldn't stop coughing, his delicate face was frighteningly red, and his forehead was full of fine beads of sweat.

Seeing that he was coughing heavily, Tan Sheng and Ma Sheng stopped and asked with concern, "Brother Fang, are you okay?" ”

After a long time, the scholar surnamed Fang stopped coughing, his face returned to its normal color, and said, "It's okay, I was cold in the water after the flood a few days ago." ”

"Hey, we are also from Suining, and our hometown is in a bad situation, and we are not happy in our hearts." Tan Sheng and Ma Sheng both sighed at the same time.

Ma Sheng's big voice sounded again: "Forget it, don't talk about this kind of unhappy thing." Drink, drink. Although we both moved to Huai'an City and escaped the catastrophe, we have been unlucky recently. Caoyun Yamen has been delaying the issuance of ship guidance, and it seems that the road on Caoyun's side is broken, and this year's business is over. With that, he took a sip of his glass.

Tan Sheng was also full of sorrow: "Don't talk about these unhappy things, let's continue to chant poems and make strong faces and smiles." By the way, who of you has seen Sun Dan, and you don't know what this Son of Heaven is like? ”

Fang Shusheng immediately answered: "Those who can be champions are naturally elegant young men." ”

Ma Sheng smiled: "But otherwise, I heard that Sun Jingyuan looks ordinary, and he looks just an ordinary person." ”

Fang Shusheng said angrily: "You are just hearsay, how can Sun Jingyuan be an ordinary person." ”

Ma Sheng laughed and said: "Could it be that he still has horns on his head, Sun Dan is not a drama, what do you want to do so handsomely, as long as the article is good." He turned his head to look at Fang Shusheng: "Brother Fang, it seems that you also like Sun Jingyuan's poetry and articles very much, I heard that he is in Huainan now, why don't you come to visit?" ”

Fang Shusheng, that is, Fang Wei, who was dressed as a man, replied: "I have no fame, now that Mr. Sun is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, how can I see him." ”

Ma Sheng laughed: "Now there is an opportunity, but it is not difficult for you to meet Sun Jingyuan." Wasn't Suining's county test held in Huai'an this year? Then Sun Jingyuan is the main exam, Brother Fang has no fame now, you might as well register for the exam, and you will see you when the time comes. ”

"Really" Fang Wei stood up suddenly, his chest rose and fell violently, and he began to cough again: "But, but...... Ahem...... But my classmates and family members were killed in the flood, so where did they go to find a guarantor?"

Hearing that Fang only intended to participate in the imperial examination, Sun Dan was happy in his heart, and said in his heart: When you come to sleep, you will meet the pillow, as long as you come to the exam, what do you want, Lord Ben will give you the green light.

However, he still wondered in his heart, why did this Fang Sheng not admit that he was a scholar in the first place? But it's a little strange.

Sun Dan was about to go out to greet the three of them, when he heard Tan Sheng sneer: "Guarantor, simple me, Brother Ma and I are innocent, we can be your guarantor." However, Brother Fang, you are not authentic. Just now, the song of Nalao Mountain was clearly not written by Sun Dan, and the time is not right. Brother Ma and I have a lot of openness to you, but you come to coax us, which is inevitably looked down upon. ”

Fang Wei hurriedly said: "That poem is really written by Sun Dan."

Tan Sheng continued to sneer: "Who believes it?"

Ma Sheng laughed: "Brother Tan, don't embarrass little brother Fang, what does it matter who wrote this poem." ”

Tan Sheng snorted: "Brother Ma's words are wrong, the imperial examination is a national event, and the candidate's net worth must be innocent. If this brother Fang is from a good background, you and I will have to eat it. Hmph, life in the world, the emphasis is on morality. Brother Fang's speech is not clear, how can I be this guarantor? ”

Fang Wei was so anxious that he wanted to cry: "Brother Tan, that poem was really written by Sun Dan, how could I lie to you." Please, be my guarantor."

Sun Dan couldn't stand it anymore, let out a long laugh, and chanted: "Laoshan is nine thousand zhang from the ground, and Cui Wei is pressing Qi Zhidong." Look down at the sun and moon in the sea, and connect to the vitality of Hongmeng. ”

Ma, Tan, and Fang Wei all turned their heads, only to see an ordinary-looking young scholar walking out from behind the screen.

[Dedication]