Shangshu Mansion visits Uncle Shi

Said that the collection of kindness essays is a gift

As soon as the words fell, an old man in his sixties stepped in, "Yue Mingxian's nephew, the old man is late, please forgive me." ”

Fan Zuliang hurriedly got up, walked in front of Yang Wenduan, helped him sit down, and said respectfully: "Uncle Shi is above, please accept the little nephew Yue Ming's worship." He fell to the ground and knocked his head three times.

Yang Wenduan hurriedly helped him up, and the virtuous nephew didn't have to be like this.

Fan Zuliang sat half-on the chair, facing him respectfully, with a solemn face: Before leaving, his mother repeatedly told him that when he saw Uncle Yang, he would kowtow and thank him. My father returned to his hometown and lived in seclusion for more than ten years, not asking about political affairs, staying away from officialdom, and only passing books with his uncle and a few other people, like brothers. When my father was traveling, my uncle immediately went to the court and asked for a seal, but he already felt the cold, and traveled hundreds of miles with Brother Yuan Dao to pay homage to his father and subsidize the funeral expenses. This kind of kindness is high and high, and it makes my Fan family grateful and unforgettable.

After his father invited him to be idle, he returned to his hometown Shihu to settle down, named Fan Village, because he loved plum blossoms, hundreds of acres of land in the family, a considerable part of which was planted with plum trees. Whenever the winter and spring seasons, the sparse branches are embellished with jade and bloom, some are as bright as the morning glow, some are as white as the snow, some are as green as jasper, the plum sea is condensed with clouds, the clouds are steaming, and the breeze gusts over the plum forest, as if immersed in the sea of incense, the whole body contains fragrance.

Fan Chengda lived in his hometown, and soon fell in love with the peasant life, wrote dozens of poems about pastoral life, and had little contact with bureaucrats and doctors. At the time of his death, although he had been in power, there were not many old friends who came to Shihu to pay respects. Among them, the ones who contributed the most were Yang Wenduan and Ye Zhengze.

asked Fan's mother and the current situation at home, and Zu Liang answered them one by one.

Yang Wenduan said with satisfaction, very good, very good. Then he fell into deep thought, as if recalling the situation back then. After a while, he said softly:

In the blink of an eye, it has been nearly three years since Brother Zhi Neng left us. It is really the vicissitudes of personnel, and things are not people. His brother was on the same list as me, he was more than nine years older, full of splendid bellies, and his grace was beyond the reach of my generation, and his knowledge, courage, and character were beyond the reach of my generation, and I have always regarded him as a role model, and regarded him as my own brother. That day, when the old man heard the bad news, he seemed to be empowered like thunder, and his heart was heartbroken, and he couldn't sleep and eat. As for a few trivial things, it is not enough to worry about. Fortunately, the old sister-in-law is still strong, and your brothers and sisters abide by filial piety, work sincerely, start a family, and have extraordinary intelligence, which is a blessing for capable brothers.

At this time, it has been nearly three watches.

Yang Wenduan was about to ask Yuan Dao's daughter-in-law to prepare wine and food, chatting while eating. The servant came in and reported: The young lady has prepared a snack and side dishes, please go to the back hall to eat.

When Fan Zuliang got up, he pointed to the bags he brought and informed Yang Wenduan's father and son.

Here are some new books. The first is a set of "Ouyang Wenzhong's Public Collection", engraved by Zhou Lao's grandfather, and in addition, it is a collection of father's poems and essays with a preface by his uncle's old man.

Yang Wenduan looked surprised, engraved it, take it out and take a look, this is a good thing. The smell of books is comparable to the smell of wine, open it and take a look.

Let's first look at the "Shihu Collection", a thick total of ten volumes, including "Shihu Poems", "Shihu Ci", "Northern Expedition Collection", "Lanlu Lu", "Luan Lu", "Wu Boat Record", "Guihai Yu Hengzhi", Mei Pu and "Wu County Chronicles" and other volumes.

Yang Wenduan picked up a roll, and when he smelled it, the ink fragrance was still there. Look at the cover first, dark blue board, the title of the book is written by Wei Youcheng in block letters, the ties are tight and neat, turn the pages, neat and refreshing, touch it, soft and smooth.

"Jianyang Masha carved book, good paper, fine decoration, very good, very good, virtuous nephew, with this set of books, Brother Zhi Neng will also smile Jiuquan."

"It was engraved by the Zhixintang of the Wang clan of Jian'an Masha."

Dude, this is going to cost a lot of money, right? Yang Yuandao asked.

The owner of Wang's Zhixintang is called Wang Yanzhen, who is also a well-educated person, but after repeated attempts, he opened this bookstore, which both englishes and sells books. He said that he had met his late father and admired his father's talent and learning, and printed a total of 3,000 sets, 1,000 sets in my house, and sold those left behind by them in the store to offset the cost of paper and engraving.

The old man smiled, these merchants really know how to do business. Brother Zhi Neng is one of the four great poets today, and his poetry collection will be read by many scholars and doctors, but I am afraid that he will have to reprint it. Look at this quatrain:

The plums are golden and the apricots are fat, and the wheat flowers are sparse and the white cauliflower is thin.

No one has ever fallen on the fence, only dragonflies and butterflies fly.

The sentences are fresh and refined, and the pastoral atmosphere is strong. This kind of poem is written in my Great Song Dynasty, only Brother Zhi Neng can write it, and no one can beat it.

Old Master Wang also said that if we want to reprint, they will give us money.

That's right, this is the life's work of Brother Neng.

My father had already collected and printed poems during his lifetime. While preserving the original appearance, the engraving was improved, but its letters and notes were scattered everywhere, and there was not much collection, so it was not included. Here are 20 sets for Uncle Shi, if it is insufficient, it will be sent immediately.

The old man nodded yes.

Look at "Ouyang Wenzhong's Public Collection" again, with nearly a million words, a total of 153 volumes. It is an engraved copy of Zhou Bi's posthumous death. The old prime minister personally made the preface, point the proofreading, and annotate. It can be described as a huge work, the whole set of engraved volumes is huge, beautifully printed, and the proofreading is accurate.

Yang Wenduan was ecstatic, this is the best in the book. After a while, he lowered his face and asked: Since it is a precious thing, the value must be very high, virtuous nephew, suddenly give this generous gift, there must be something strange in it, you have to explain the reason, otherwise, the old man is disrespectful.

Okay, I'll make it clear, but now my stomach is growling, you see----

In the dead of night, the three of them picked up the lights and drank freely.

Considering the old man's body, he drank Shaoxing rice wine. The wine has gone through three rounds, the dishes have passed five flavors, and the words continue the preface.

Fan Zuliang put down the cup, looked at the old man, and asked softly: Uncle, who built the South Garden? Why is it so close to the Taimiao?

Yang Wenduan listened, thought for a while, and said cautiously: This is the private garden of the first product of the dynasty, the opening of the palace and the three divisions, and the Baoning military festival envoy Han Yanxuan. This person was born noble, and his great-grandfather was Han Qi, the king of Wei County, and he was also the great-great-grandson of Emperor Shenzong. From the shade to make up for the Shi, Guangzong Shaoxi was still the defense envoy of Ruzhou for five years, and the governor of the pavilion, from the sixth grade. Because of his meritorious service when the emperor ascended the throne today, he was deeply favored by the emperor, and he was deeply cared for, and he was promoted beyond the promotion, and in order to consolidate his own position, he also instructed Taiwan to degrade the prime minister and remove the emperor, and now he dominates the dynasty alone. is not the prime minister, but the power is greater than the prime minister.

Last year, in the second year of Qingyuan (1196), after the emperor crowned him as the third secretary of the Kaifu Yitong, he brought a generous gift and went to visit his aunt with Mrs. Wu, who is now the Empress Dowager Shousheng. The old queen mother is over eighty years old, looking at this couple, one is the son of her sister, the first minister of the court, and the other is the daughter of her younger brother. As soon as he was happy, he gave him the piece of land next to the Nantai Temple on the Long Bridge of West Lake.

After that, this Han Taiwei built a lot of construction on the spot, developed and renovated, moved precious flowers and plants, mobilized Taihu Lake stone granite, built garden pavilions according to the original terrain, piled rockeries, stone bridges, Qingquan Waterfalls, supplemented by elegant taste, until the halfway of Lingyin Mountain. It is said that this part of it has been repaired, and it will be connected with the Han Mansion.

No, the garden is even better than the royal garden, and pavilions are built on the edge of the temple. Every night, often singing and dancing, drinking and carnival, obviously insulting the royal ancestors. But everyone knows that this Captain Han is not easy to mess with, and whoever opposes it is unlucky. Therefore, no one dared to say anything about the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

Now I am more than 60 years old, although the official to the government, I can't get used to it, and I can't make a more serious encounter, if I leave, I will watch from the sidelines, just do it for a few years, and when I arrive, I will return to my hometown and cultivate my self-cultivation and retirement.