Chapter 42 I heard that a good guest was coming at the door

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally decided to write about this scientific knowledge. It is not his style to retreat from the www.biquge.info of the pen, the fun, and the pavilion. It's just a bit of a cover-up on some content that is easy to cause attacks. Instead of using a very definite tone, it turned it into something like conjecture. Maybe many years later, Gu's conjecture will be very famous? Gu Yan felt a little funny, but also a little sad.

The day of the provincial examination is getting closer and closer. Gu Yan is not too worried, Gu Yan boasts that he is not bad in terms of poetry, and the books to be examined, such as "Analects", "Spring and Autumn", and "Book of Rites", have long been memorized. In terms of policy theory, Gu Yan is a good hand at writing argumentative essays in modern times, and he has read a lot of policy articles in recent years, but he is very clear about the general framework in his heart. What's more, there is an article "On the Treatise on Punishment and Loyalty" that points out the direction, and the accumulation of allusions is more pertinent. But this is nothing, if it is not the Renzong Dynasty now, or this exam is Wang Anshi's main exam, Gu Yan may also be mixed with some innovative ideas, but now it is not only the Renzong Dynasty, but the chief examiner is Ouyang Xiu, and what he writes is naturally the ever-changing Confucian idea of benevolence. However, Gu Yan has one of the biggest advantages compared with other candidates, that is, he knows that this year's imperial examination must be written in ancient texts and not in the Taixue style.

Gu Yan sorted out the ancient texts written during this period again. I tidied up my dress again, and made sure that there was nothing wrong, so I went out, but I was going to go to Ouyang Xiu, the chief examiner of this year.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived in front of Ouyang Xiu's door, he found that it was quite lively in front of the door, and four or five people who looked like scholars were surrounding the door, presumably with Gu Yan. I saw Gu Yan and walked in. A man in a black short coat came to the door and said politely to Gu Yan: "This Lang Jun must also be a scroll to the adult, today my family has a guest, but it is a little inconvenient, Lang Jun can hand over the article to me, and tell the name, when the adult is free, he will convey it to the adult."

Gu Yan regretted a little in his heart, he would have come earlier if he had known. "Who are these?" Gu Yan glanced at the few scholars next to him.

"Those are the sons who came earlier, waiting here for the adults." Although this person spoke politely, there was already a faint impatience in his speech, and there were more and more people who were doing the papers during this period of time, including tribute students who came to participate in the provincial examination, and scribes who wanted to be recommended. "If Lang Jun is free, he can also wait here, but how long the adults will meet is not something we can decide, and if the interest comes, it is not known on the second day." After he finished speaking, he stopped talking. Waiting for Gu Yan's reaction.

Gu Yan was helpless and handed over the manuscript in his hand. "It's not a coincidence, but the eldest brother Lao passed it on. I'll come back next time. "It's winter, the weather is getting colder and colder, and Gu Yan doesn't want to drink the northwest wind here. After a pause, Gu Yan added: "I am Changzhou Gu Yan Gu Yuzhi, and I hope that the eldest brother will convey it." ”

"Changzhou Gu Yuzhi?" The janitor was surprised, but the name was very familiar, Lord Ouyang came back some time ago, wasn't it the Changzhou Gu Yuzhi who had specially instructed? said that once Gu Yu came before, he would be invited in immediately. However, today's meeting of guests also instructed that if someone is doing the scroll, there is no need to disturb him, just put the things in the side hall. I was a little unsure for a while. Seeing Gu Yan turn around to leave, he couldn't help but shout: "Lang Jun wait a minute, wait for me to report like an adult." ”

Gu Yan stopped and nodded, knowing in his heart that it was because of his reputation. Seeing that the man hurriedly entered the door, the scholars all showed unkind eyes. It's like if you go to a prestigious restaurant for dinner, and there are a lot of people, and you're standing in line, and suddenly a guy walks up to the front, and the guy says, "It's you, I'll serve you food right away." "I was cut in line, and my mood was naturally very unhappy. These people were far apart, and they didn't hear Gu Yan report to their homes. He was only twenty or thirty years old, and he was very energetic. This dissatisfaction is manifested on the face. It's just that he was afraid of Sven and didn't have a seizure.

In the room, Ouyang Xiu was talking to three people. While talking, Ouyang Xiu inadvertently saw a person hesitating at the door, and couldn't help frowning: "You came in, what happened?" ”

"Someone outside the door asks to see ......"

"Didn't you say that you put the article aside and invite them to come to the door on a day?" Ouyang Xiu didn't want to waste time on these trivial matters because he had a guest, so he interrupted. Seeing that this person still didn't leave to turn back, Ouyang Xiu also guessed, "Who is the person who came?" ”

"It's the Gu Yuzhi from Changzhou."

"What? Take care of it! Ouyang Xiu got up suddenly, almost knocking over the lid of the cup. Several people in the audience were also surprised. When Gu Yuzhi arrived in Bianjing, he went deep into Jianchu, the world only knew that he had arrived in Bianjing, but he had never seen him, and his "Notes on the Four Books" Ouyang Xiu also took the time and effort to read it. Knowing that this book came from the hand of a young man who was not weak, he had also praised it several times in public, and heard that Gu Yuzhi had won the first place in the state examination and came to participate in the provincial examination, Ouyang Xiu also specially instructed people to invite people directly if Gu Yuzhi visited. However, Gu Yuzhi has not heard from him, and Ouyang Xiu's mind slowly faded, thinking that Gu Yuzhi's youthful spirit would not be the same as others. And now he suddenly heard that Gu Yuzhi was coming, how could he not be surprised.

"Hurry up and get someone!" Ouyang Xiu took the article from the porter's hand and said in a loud voice. In this ancient period, it was a big thing to say that it was a big deal, but Gu Yan was young, but the book he wrote was extraordinary, and his reputation was so great that it was not much different from Ouyang Xiu, who is now well-known in the literary world. Ouyang Xiu himself likes to carry the backwards, and he is even more happy to see Gu Yan come to the door. The person who answered Gu Yan had already gone in a hurry, but it was not enough, so he planned to go out to greet him. But he heard a voice behind him saying: "Ouyang Gong has a distinguished guest coming, so I will retire first." Ouyang Xiu paused, and found that Fang Cai's actions were really snubbing the guests. He smiled a little apologetically and said, "Sit down." You are as good as Gu Yuzhi, and it is good to be able to see me through my humble residence now. ”

These people gave a few humble words, but they didn't leave. What kind of Gu Yuzhi, who wrote the "Four Books", was like, and they were also very curious.

On this side, the messenger hurried to the door, and saw that Gu Yuzhi was still standing in place, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Ouyang Xianggong's attention to Gu Yuzhi He had already seen it, if the person left, it would be amazing!