Chapter 448: Selling Fame and Reputation
In Ji Ning's view, people like Gu Yuming are a bit famous.
In the past, the scenery was infinite, and he was called a genius in Jiangbei, but as he grew older, he finally fell in a flash in the pan, and now he is not going to try to show his prestige, but he has to rely on the way of recognizing other people's poems to be a talent that everyone envies, and even rely on this kind of fame like a passing cloud, to be his county horse, which is almost the same as a fraudster.
Originally, Ji Ning didn't want to see him, but several people were also very persistent, all wanting to see how Gu Yuming was talented, and in the end Ji Ning could only agree to go together.
Han Yu said: "Yongning, we all guessed before that this Gu Yuming only had some talent at most, and many people also wanted to compare him, but after seeing him, it is said that he has a lot of talent in his speech and demeanor, which makes people think that he may be ambitious." After we arrive, we can also compare with him, if we can win him, we can finally fight for the face of our Jiangnan scholars! ”
Only then did Ji Ning know that the purpose of going to see Gu Yuming was not to simply visit, but to compare Gu Yuming's talents with a sense of provocation and challenge.
This is a continuation of the north-south cultural dispute at the Beijing Poetry Conference, Gu Yuming's identity position is also very embarrassing, because he is from Jiangbei, he is very close to Jiangnan, but strictly speaking, he is not a student of the north, he can only be regarded as a student along the Yangtze River, so that northerners do not regard him as a northerner, and southerners do not regard him as a southerner.
"I don't know, after the Beijing Poetry Society, the number of scholars who went to see this person, a few and a few hundred, he is not shy about it, which shows that this person may really have real talent and learning, and we can't ignore it!" Song Rui reminded beside him.
Ji Ning was not interested in how much Gu Yuming really had to learn, and he didn't plan to get back the authorship of that word from Gu Yuming, because he felt that it was unnecessary.
Ji Ning thought to himself: "If I am the one who wins the championship in the end, so many people bother me all day long, making me uneasy, then I might as well not admit that I wrote this poem from the beginning, such a reputation is all in vain." Thinking about the three changes of Liu, after making such a poem, even the emperor knows Liu Ci, what is the result, is it not that he is depressed and inactive in the officialdom? Fame and accomplishments in Vanity Fair are always two different things. ”
Thinking about this, Ji Ning no longer had hatred for Gu Yuming in his heart, but he felt that such Gu Yuming was a shameless villain, and he didn't want to deal with it.
The group finally arrived at the inn where Gu Yuming was staying, and at this time, there were many people inside and outside the inn, who went up to the salute and reported their names and intentions, only to know that everyone had come to see Gu Yuming.
"Gu Dacai is an example of the world's scholars, and he can make such a popular poem on the spot at the Beijing Poetry Conference, which is really unprecedented and unprecedented!" Some candidates from Jiangbei complimented Gu Yuming, and when they heard what they said, it was as if he was a trust found by Gu Yuming, and he specially showed Gu Yuming's fame in front of others.
Ji Ning didn't want to listen to these people's nonsense, so he first went to the second floor of the teahouse next door with Tang Xie and others to drink tea, because it was noon, the sun was very good, but the weather was still very cold, and after drinking hot tea, Ji Ning felt a little warmer.
"After that, it seems that this Gu Dacai is very busy, it is very likely that he is not in the inn yet, this time we are here with a few other people, and we want to see how his knowledge is in a while!" Tang Xie was still not convinced, the problem of the light of literati was not formed by one or two people, but a common phenomenon in society.
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It wasn't until half an hour later that Gu Yuming's carriage stopped at the door of the inn, and a group of people surrounded the "Gu Dacai" who was about thirty years old.
"Get out of the way, Gu Gongzi has only been to King Hui's Mansion before, and talked to King Hui about military and political affairs, you are the oldest, get out of the way, next morning Gu Gongzi will go to participate in two poetry meetings, and there is also a report meeting, if there is an appointment to meet, please wait for Gu Gongzi to go upstairs to clean up first, and then see it, if there is any problem in a while, also ask together, a stick of incense, outdated and not waiting!" Gu Yuming has supporters around him who are helping him maintain order.
Ji Ning and the others looked down from upstairs clearly, which made several people look very embarrassed.
Tang explained: "Didn't you just make a good poem, as for being so seized?" He also discussed military and political affairs with King Hui, and King Hui knew which onion he was! ”
Han Yu and others were also responding, and a candidate in his forties who came to see Gu Yuming said: "If you have the ability, you can also make a poem that impresses the world, otherwise don't say cool things here!" ”
"Who are you?" Tang Xie stood up and was about to provoke that person, but with Han Hanlin's lesson before, several people didn't want to make a noise in a place like the capital where the dragon and the tiger were hidden.
Ji Ning pulled down Tang Jie, and several people would also go to see Gu Yuming together.
When I arrived at the inn next door, Gu Yuming's fame was obviously very great, and there were many people at the door who seemed to be housekeepers of big families, waiting there, all of them came to send invitations to Gu Yuming.
"Our Master Zhang is 60 years old, he wants to ask Gu Gongzi to go over, and there are in-laws to discuss, here are some small gifts, and there are invitations!" After the gentry in the city heard about Gu Yuming's talent, they flocked to it, in addition to wanting to invite Gu Yuming to their home and show their identity, they also wanted to marry their own daughter who had not left the cabinet, and they all heard that after Gu Yuming's wife died of illness, they have not continued the string.
"We are the ...... of the grandson outside the west of the city"
There are still a lot of people, but they are all blocked from the door, it seems that Gu Yuming will also be very arrogant, and his goal is also very clear, that is, to get close to the powerful, as for those who want to touch him, he ignores them.
When Ji Ning entered the first floor of the inn with the crowd, there would be no place to put his feet, and Gu Yuming would still be upstairs to clean up, as if an actor had to re-put on makeup and dress up before the transition, giving people the feeling that this person was a stinky fart.
And Ji Ning feels like a reporter, the biggest difference between him and reporters, reporters are forced to make a living, he is from begging for hardship, the original poems were created by him, and now he has been plagiarized by someone to sign the right, and he has to come to visit, he always feels very awkward.
After a long wait, everyone waited for a long time before Gu Yuming came down from upstairs, with a look of arrogance on his face.
The person looks like a dog, and he has the momentum of a talented man, but because of the year, he has some vicissitudes, which may be related to his situation over the years.
"Gu Gongzi, we are here to pay our respects to you!" Someone made a fuss in the crowd.
"Look at what?" Someone asked.
"Of course, it's to pay homage to the remains...... Hahahaha...... "The crowd is still making noise.