Chapter 358: The Teacher-Student Son-in-law

Although the Poplar Lane in the west of Beijing is not one of those prosperous places where high-ranking officials gather, and it can even be said to be a little secluded and deserted, the mansion that the emperor rewarded at the beginning is undoubtedly very suitable for Du Zhen's temperament. Hanlin Academy was originally a noble place, and he never ushered in the send-off, and only made friends with those who suited his spleen and stomach, so he was comfortable in front of the door. With such an owner, people naturally won't complain that there is no oil and water to fish - if it was for money, the Du family only had a mother and daughter to support them, and they only relied on more than a dozen acres of paddy fields to survive, and if they wanted to, they would have left long ago.

Therefore, when Zhang Yue entered the door, the people who were busy in the courtyard saluted and greeted each other with a smile, and then they were busy with their own work. The old doorman Fang Yueshan sent Zhang Yue into the screen gate, and said happily: "It's not that the people are lazy, it's really that the old lady has already instructed that the uncle can come and enter at any time, and you don't need to report in the future, you can go in by yourself." ”

Before, Sun said that he would stay in Du Juan for ten days, and she was still on the road when she counted the time, and Zhang Yue came alone on this day. Accustomed to seeing the traffic in front of other people's houses, he suddenly stepped into this quiet place, and he couldn't help but feel that those miscellaneous thoughts were much lighter. In the past, when he was not a son-in-law, he was a frequent visitor here, so the Du family treated him as their own, and he also felt natural, so he nodded immediately.

After entering the second gate from the outer courtyard, he thought for a moment and then did not go to the upper room of the north courtyard. A stone's throw west along the cobblestone path, you will see the row of three study rooms in the distance. Only then did he recognize that it was Ming Di who was guarding the eaves of the study, and the people over there ran over in a hurry. When he was in Kaifeng, Du Zhen taught him enlightenment, but he also taught Ming Di and Mo Yu to read and write, so he and the two of them were naturally the most familiar. Seeing Ming Di bowing, he smiled and said, "Father-in-law can be in the study?" ”

"Uncle is just in time, and a big Shen bachelor is here today."

"Master Da Shen is also here? Sure enough, it was better to come early than to come by chance, and I was just thinking about when to visit the Shen family, but this time it happened to bump into. By the way, are my father-in-law and Da Shen gossiping inside, or are they discussing things? If it was serious, if I rushed into it at this time, I would inevitably disturb them, so I simply went to my mother-in-law first. ”

"Uncle guessed wrong, Master Shen is in a good mood today, and he is writing in it!"

"Writing? In that case, I'll have to take a good look at it later...... Well, my father-in-law said that Master Shen's calligraphy focuses on meditation, and I won't be able to go in if he doesn't finish writing, so you can wait outside the door for a while. ”

Although knowing Shen Du's words is a must, Zhang Yue understands that this Hanlin bachelor is by no means idle. Shen Du accompanied the emperor every day, and all edicts, edicts, systems, edicts and imperial poems and inscriptions, whether they were used by the court, collected by the inner government, or awarded to the subject country, almost all of them were written by Shen Du. No matter who it is, he is rarely interested in splashing ink when he writes down such a day by day, so as far as he knows, Shen Du's hobby now is to appreciate and collect calligraphy and paintings, and he rarely writes on weekdays.

When he walked up the two steps to the eaves, he saw a thick and simple green cloth cotton curtain hanging in front of the door of the study, but there was no movement in it. Knowing that Shen Du must be concentrating on writing at this time, others didn't dare to disturb him, so he stood outside the door and waited. When I first entered, the sky was gray, and at this time there were even more snowflakes, and although there were eaves on it, a cold wind still carried the snow in my face. He waited for a quarter of an hour to finally hear a sound of talking from inside, and hurriedly opened the curtain and stepped into the threshold.

"Hey, it's the Metaverse Festival?"

As soon as Zhang Yue entered the door, he saw Du Zhen holding one corner of a vertical scroll on the edge of the desk, and Shen Du, who had gray hair, holding the other corner, and the two were appreciating something. Seeing him come in, Shen Du put the pen on the pen wash and nodded with a smile.

"Since I was summoned by the emperor to Hanlin, I don't know how many words to write in a day, so don't say that I write it myself on weekdays, even if people come to ask for it, they often can't produce any good words. Today, your father-in-law said that he had a good piece of ink, and I wrote this in one breath. Yuan Festival, look at you like this, it's snowing outside? ”

Ming Di, who followed up, hurriedly explained: "It's just a little snow bead floating outside. My uncle arrived early and learned that Master Shen was writing in the study, and he said that Master Shen's calligraphy focused on meditation, for fear of disturbing it, so he waited outside the door for a while. ”

There is a charcoal basin in the study, so Shen Du and Du Zhen are just wearing homely robes, looking leisurely. Hearing this, Shen Du couldn't help but be surprised, and immediately smiled at Du Zhen: "Two days ago, there was also a Hanlin Shuji who asked me for words, because his article was done well, I agreed. As a result, when I got home, I picked up the pen, but he sent his ink scroll, saying that he had deliberately imitated my post and practiced for many years, and then blindly dropped his bookbag there to show off his knowledge, but he didn't know that writing must be quiet. Yishan, you, a student and son-in-law, have won my heart, and you are very steady, accurate, and ruthless! ”

Zhang Yue happened to come forward to salute, and when he heard Shen Du's face full of disapproval, he understood that Shen Du remembered the old things. Zhu Di is good at martial arts, but he also loves young talents, and there are countless civil officials who have been selected through the imperial examination in these years alone. These people are fledgling and ambitious, and they are no more cautious than their predecessors. Shen Du was an official in the Hongwu period because he failed to respond to the recommendation in time because of the funeral of his elders, and as a result, he was convicted of being in Yunnan, where can he get used to those who can't bear it?

At that moment, he smiled and said: "My handwriting is all practiced by the post of Master Shen of Linda, and this has the status of half a disciple." Yesterday, the emperor wrote a piece of calligraphy for me, and asked me to ask you about calligraphy. It is said that it is respected for teachers, and today I happened to meet it at my father-in-law's house, and it was not right to wait outside the door for a moment? ”

Even if it was Du Zhen, he couldn't help but wonder at this time: "Brother Minze, look at it, you have half an extra disciple in the blink of an eye!" ”

"Okay, okay, I'll take this disciple!" Shen Du has always disliked public and private entertainment, and he was in a good mood today, so he raised his hand to signal Zhang Yue to step forward, and pointed to the ink scroll and said, "Look, this is what your father-in-law and teacher forced me to write." He knew that I was moved by the ink, and he pouted a few more words, but he actually intended to catch me for the bait. ”

The blue clouds are deep, and the road is hard to find in the depths of the blue clouds. Count the rafters thatched huts and cloud rentals, and the clouds are in Songyin.

Hanging clouds and eight-foot qinse, lying on the moss stone will be the cloud root pillow, and folding plum rui will be the cloud tip.

There is no self in the cloud heart, and I have no cloud heart.

Walking a few steps closer, Zhang Yue saw that the bright red seal of "Shen Minze" on the word was not the regular script that Shen Du had always been good at, but a mellow and good-looking official book, with a thick and simple between the lines, and it was written as a poem "Huan in front of the palace" in Wei Lizhong. He knows that the name of Shen's regular script moves the world, and the future pavilion body is from this, and he is just because of Du Zhen's advantage to take the lead, so he never dares to boast of any attainments in calligraphy.

Du Zhen also knew that Shen Du was extremely attentive to teaching his children and grandchildren, but he rarely taught outsiders, so even if the people of the time copied Shen's calligraphy, they rarely got its charm. Shen Du was a half-teacher to him, and he also had a half-teacher to Shen Cang, when Du Juan was still young, Shen Zao, the son of Shen Du who stayed in the countryside of Zhangyan, also instructed her in her studies, and the two families were really good families, so he would understand the true meaning of Shen's calligraphy. At this time, he inevitably listened and pondered.

"My regular script was born from Zhao Mengfu Song Ke, which talks about both square and round, both rigid and soft, and it is this kind of charm that the emperor loves the most. People who are on the post often pay attention to meticulousness and grace, but they don't know that this regular script also has upper and lower grades. If there is no trace of aura and no trace of momentum in it, it is naturally just a showcase...... Although the fonts of official script and regular script are different, the reason is the same...... In the future, you will not be limited to the text, it is important to write this character well, but it is even more important to comprehend the rhyme. With the rhyme, even if it is sloppy, this word is still spiritual...... Everyone in the world is saying that I and the people wish to complement each other, in fact, my cursive is not that I can't see people, but cursive has the gist of cursive......"

Shen Du said that he was very upright, and he actually took a piece of rice paper in his hand and dipped it in thick ink to demonstrate it himself, which was more than an hour, and Ming Di grinded three inkstones just by grinding the ink. In the end, Shen Du, who was still unsatisfied, straightened his waist, only to find that his wrist couldn't lift up because of his backache, and then looked at the candle lit in the study, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

"I'm old, and I nagged unconsciously, and you two sons-in-law didn't remind me!"

Seeing Shen Du rubbing his wrists, but his face was quite satisfied, Du Zhen smiled at Zhang Yue and said: "Brother Min Ze taught me to write at the beginning, and I don't say so much, I'm afraid that even teaching my children and grandchildren is just like that." Yuan Festival, haven't you hurried to thank Mr. Zile? ”

After getting this reminder, Zhang Yue didn't know where to go, so he hurriedly stepped forward and slammed it to the ground: "Thank you Mr. Zile for your advice!" ”

Shen Du, who is over sixty years old, has had ups and downs for half his life, and naturally knows what Du Zhen means by asking Zhang Yue to change his words. He, a bachelor of Hanlin, is actually a pen in the hands of the emperor, just transcribe and write, let alone the counselor, even if he adds or subtracts a word from the holy decree, he can't help it, so he never thinks that the favor of the Son of Heaven can lead the family. Today is certainly a whim, and it is indeed because he watched Zhang Yue fall in love - this has nothing to do with talent, but just sees it right.

After helping Zhang Yue up, he couldn't help but smile and encourage, and after another conversation, he got up and said goodbye. After all, his royal pen is something that Zhu Di can't leave for a day, and today Zhu Di gave him a day off to get free, and now he has stayed in Du's house for so long, so naturally he has to go back to accompany his family.

Du Zhen and Zhang Yue personally sent people to the gate, and only after watching the carriage slowly leave did Weng and his son-in-law go back. At this time, the snow was falling, Zhang Yue carefully held a linoleum umbrella in one hand and Du Zhen in the other, and had to remind him to pay attention to the road under his feet. Rao is like this, when the two of them came to the upper room in the north courtyard, the cloaks outside were already covered with snowflakes, and the boots on their feet were half wet.

Seeing this scene, Qiu hurriedly came up and packed the cloak, and ordered the girl to get two pairs of old shoes. After packing up and sitting down, Zhang Yue said curtly: "Father-in-law, after I was given the Son of Heaven sword before, I saw that the scabbard was somewhat similar to the one you gave me at the beginning, so I took this one with me when I went down to Jiangnan, but it was really handed over to a few entourages who went to visit secretly. It's just that I didn't expect to be targeted, and it turned out to be broken by an arrow...... When I came out today, I sent it to the blacksmith's shop, but the master craftsman said that he could only try it, and that he might not be able to pick it up. ”

"It turned out that it was the sword that broke!" Du Zhen was slightly stunned, and then put on a straight face, "Since you use it, you will get what you want, the sword is a dead thing, but a person is a living thing!" You should be thankful that the sword was aimed at, not your life! There is a way that a trick is miscalculated and the whole game is lost, and those who are good at calculation will lose in design, so remember it in the future! ”

Qiu Shi on the side saw Du Zhen put on a rare stern posture, and hurriedly ordered Chunying to retreat temporarily. Seeing Zhang Yue bowing down with shame on her face, Du Zhen followed closely and taught her face in her ear, she couldn't help but swallow back the words that came to her lips, but she looked at the two of them with kindness on her face, and felt more and more that she had chosen the right son-in-law.

It has been more than three years since her husband returned to the court, but his temper has never changed, and the people who came to the door were still those friends and colleagues who had made friends in the early years, and the other young juniors were not the same. In other words, other young people become their own sons-in-law, who can deal with such a stubborn and cold father-in-law? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile deeper, and finally quietly got up and avoided the room.

After Du Zhen taught him a lesson, he didn't care when he saw that his wife was no longer there, so he asked Zhang Yue about the situation of his southward trip. After Zhang Yue explained everything in detail, he said thoughtfully: "When it comes to taxation, our dynasty is far lower than that of the Tang, Song, Meng, and Yuan dynasties, but there are cults among the people, and businessmen will go to sea even at the risk of death. Although the capital was moved to Beijing to stabilize the north, there were too many craftsmen to be requisitioned...... By the way, it should be just one of them that you ask for a sea ban, but I'm afraid there are other ideas, right? ”

"Or Mr. knows my heart well." Zhang Yue felt something for a while, and instinctively blurted out the word Mr., seeing that Du Zhen didn't know anything, he didn't change his words, and carefully put what he thought in his heart one by one, and finally said, "Although the thirty tax is already extremely low, it is inevitable that there are still profiteers who want to avoid these, and the Japanese are indeed a big trouble." Moreover, as far as I know, there are many small boats going to sea in the Songjiang area, and even the Du family ......"

"You don't care what they do!" Du Zhen glared at Zhang Yue angrily, and then sighed, "I know you are kind, okay, this matter is up to you, and my clansmen should also have a restraint." As for the few things you think, put them aside for a while, don't put them up all at once while the emperor still favors you, and you have to have a buffer. You don't have to worry about my safety, if those bandits of the White Lotus Sect come at me, it will be just right, and I am afraid that they will not be able to hide! It's your duty to come back this time, Yang Mianren once hinted to me, I'm afraid the emperor's idea is unexpected...... By the way, do you know that your cousin in Guozijian once went to Yang Mianren for your business? ”