"Yo Yo Lu Ming, Apple of the Wild Food, I have a guest, drumming and blowing the sheng.

Blowing the sheng drum reed, bearing the basket is the general, the good of the people is me, show me the circumference......"

The top five leaders of this year, after dancing the Kui Xing Dance that will try to win the championship, the banquet of more than two hours has come to an end. According to the rules, the silent lead singers, the new imperial examination students dressed in red satin sang the same song in unison, ending the Zhejiang Luming Banquet in the 34th year of Jiajing.

After the meeting, there were also souvenirs prepared by the province, and each person had a set of beautifully made 'honeysuckle cups and plates' with inscriptions engraved on the bottom of the plate, marking the honor of the lifter. As the five dancers of the Kui Star Dance, there is also a silver ink cartridge as a gift, which is also exquisite; For Xie Yuanlang, who led the singing, there was another Hetian jade pen holder as a gift.

Holding a large number of post-conference souvenirs, Shen Mo couldn't help but sigh secretly: "It can be seen that the ancient and modern times are the same." But the other moves were not as indifferent as him, and they all held them carefully, and said, "Finally added a family heirloom to the family." "The value of things comes second, but the important thing is the meaning that this thing carries, and it is so glorious.

After bidding farewell to the examiner and the room masters, he silently followed the crowd out, and saw an old man dressed in cloth and with white hair, walking in front of the crowd, no one knew him, and no one paid attention to him.

But he knew it silently, so he put the things in Tao Yuchen's arms, followed the old man, and walked to the backyard.

The guards in the palace knew him, and they didn't stop him, so they let him follow the old man into the Moon Gate Cave. Only then did he speak up and say, "Hengshan Gong, please stay." The old man was startled, looked back, and scolded with a smile: "Xie Yuangong, are you going to scare the old man to death?" ”

Shen Mo bowed respectfully, and said with a smile: "You are well, I just saw you, and I don't know if you are willing to reveal your identity, so I didn't rashly ask for peace, and I asked Hengshan Gong to forgive me." ”

That Hengshan Gong squinted his eyes and said a little depressedly: "I just went out, just to see if anyone knows me." As he spoke, he spread his hands and said, "As a result, no one knows me." ”

"Who in the world doesn't know you?" Shen Mo smiled and said: "Wen Zhengming, one of the four great talents in Jiangnan, is a figure admired by Haiyu, you have to report yourself on the spot to ensure that you attract onlookers." "This Hengshan Gong is Wen Zhengming. Fifty years ago, he was already known as Tang Bohu and others, and he was famous in the world. At the age of fifty-four, because of his fame in calligraphy and painting, he was recruited to Yanjing and appointed to the Hanlin Academy to be edicted.

He was only born in a show, but he had a talent and reputation far beyond that of all the Jinshi, so he was naturally jealous and excluded by his colleagues in the Hanlin Academy, and his heart was unhappy. Since the second year of his arrival in Beijing, he submitted his resignation year after year, and finally resigned from Beijing at the age of 57, went south by boat, and returned to Suzhou to settle down.

After Hu Zongxian took office, he was invited several times, and finally moved this old gentleman here and became a guest in the house, responsible for the governor's yamen and official correspondence.

The two got acquainted in the house as early as possible, and Wen Zhengming admired this talented and very respectful junior, and got along with him very well. So Shen Mo asked directly: "What happened in these two days?" Although he made every effort to prepare for the imperial examination, he still maintained a high degree of concern about the situation in the DPRK, especially the situation in Zhejiang, especially some unusual phenomena...... For example, Hu Zongxian's sudden absence from the Luming banquet seems ordinary, but if you think about it, it may contain great changes, so he has to inquire clearly.

"Big deal? What big deal can be? Wen Zhengming shook his head and smiled.

"Then why didn't you see Hu Zhongcheng?" Shen Mo asked softly.

"Oh," Wen Zhengming said with a smile: "It's just that a small group of Japanese robbers appeared in the area of Beixinguan, because it was too close to the provincial capital, Hu Zhongcheng was cautious, so he personally led the troops to clear it up." ”

"A small group of pirates?" Shen Mo said softly: "How many people?" ”

"It is said that there are more than 100 people, and no more than 200 at most." Wen Zhengming smiled disappreciatively.

Shen Mo nodded slowly, and then didn't pay attention to it. After finishing the business, the old gentleman suddenly smiled and said, "I heard that you are going to marry my Yin family's niece and granddaughter?" ”

Shen Mo laughed dryly and said, "Your old man is really well-informed. Suddenly remembered the one that Shen Jing had said a few years ago, Wen Zhengming praised Miss Yin as the first beauty in Shaoxing, and couldn't help laughing: "I will go back to get engaged in two days, and when the book is booked, please appreciate it when you are old." ”

Wen Zhengming smiled and said: "If you forget my happy wine, see if the old man doesn't scold your old father-in-law to death." ”

Shen Mo's eyes suddenly appeared, and the appearance of the old father-in-law holding two knives hurriedly promised: "When I go back, I will write you in the first place in the guest record, and I will never forget it." ”

Wen Zhengming smiled: "That's pretty much the same. So he dragged him in to drink, but the six were still waiting outside, and Shen Mo could only refuse politely.

After coming out, Shen Mo asked the six, "How is it, how many people agreed in the end?" ”

"Fifty-six, eighty percent of our Shaoxing Mansion are here." Wu Dui replied with a smile. There is also a very important task to participate in the Luming banquet this time, that is, to invite the children of the same year to participate in the teaching activities of the Qionglin Society.

After all, the Qionglin Club has already played the brand, and most of the seven people are willing to participate in the invitation before and after the banquet, and the remaining half are also very apologetic, saying that they are absent for unavoidable reasons, and they also promise to participate next time they have the opportunity.

After returning home, a representative of the scholars came over, saying that he had found a good place in the Lingyin generation, and asked the Qionglin Society to go and guide him.

Shen Mo asked the deputies, "I don't know if you have any requirements?" ”

Several representatives said respectfully: "There is no other request, just to listen to Xie Yuangong, Mr. Qingteng, and all the great talents to give lectures." ”

At first, the seven were quite unimpressed, and a little unimpressed. Let's talk about it, after all, the Four Books and Five Classics, and Zhuzi's language are already familiar with it; When you get to that pulpit, you can probably tell some righteousness.

But when the delegates were gone, our Seven Sons of Revival began to break out in a cold sweat.

They suddenly realized that although they had read a lot of books, they had always sat in the audience and listened to others, but they had never taught others in full view. Not to mention the fact that they are faced with thousands of people who have fallen for the first time -- don't forget, those who can take the township examination are all students who are one in a thousand.

Imagine that in that vast and magnificent scene, this year's scholars are all together. But unfortunately, under the scorching gaze of thousands of young talents, they were flustered, 'their feet will move and stumble, their mouths will be stumbling', they are at a loss, and they have to wait to make a big fool of themselves in front of everyone!

Just imagining that there will be thousands of pairs of scrutinizing eyes staring at you, it will frighten several people to weaken their legs and feet.

Seeing that everyone was retreating, although Shen Mo was also numb, he still encouraged: "We will practice today, and tomorrow we will only think that there are a thousand Chinese cabbages under the stage." He said in a deep voice: "This is the first test that our Qionglin Club is facing, whether it can become popular or not depends on this one." Whether you advance in the face of difficulties or retreat in the face of difficulties is up to you. ”

In the evening, the guards, scholars, butlers, cooks, maids, and others in the villa gathered in the courtyard, acting as listeners, and began to take turns standing on the table to give lectures.

Shen Mo was the first to go up, and then he realized that being a teacher is not so simple...... Even when he looked at the dozens of people in front of him, looking at their smiling eyes, he was still dizzy for a while, and he had already repeatedly considered the words in his stomach, but he didn't know how to express them, and he completely lost the tongue and lotus flower that he usually talked about.

Sure enough, there is a need for a drill! Silence said secretly. Looking at the six people in the audience who were nervously looking at him, he cheered himself up and said, "It's all cabbage!" Okay, official walkthrough! ’

He took a deep breath and calmed down. Clearing his throat, the courtyard fell silent, and the silence finally began to speak about the lesson he had thought out beforehand. Those pro-soldiers and servants all looked at Shen Mo without turning their eyes and listened very seriously.

Classes, the things of reading people, how sacred, I usually can't get it if I want to hear it...... Although it is much more boring than social dramas, although I can't understand anything, it is rare! How many years later, I mentioned it to my grandson, saying that grandpa I listened to Xie Yuangong's lecture back then, how glorious and proud!

At first, the silence was quite unnatural in opposition to these adoring gazes, and the speech often stumbled, but fortunately these listeners did not pick and let him talk nonsense. After a while in this relaxed environment, he got some tricks, and it worked!

As a result, the speeches became smoother and smoother, and gradually entered the situation of no one else; Although it is not so dazzling, what I have learned in my chest is finally preached like flowing water, without hindrance!

When he finished speaking, Xu Wei didn't have a word to applaud, praised him for a while, and then asked, "Tell me the trick!" "Apparently the level of his lectures has been recognized.

Silently wiped the sweat from his forehead, and collapsed: "Look up as much as possible, don't look into their eyes, you won't be nervous." ”

"Looking up?" Everyone experienced: "Isn't that no one in sight?" ”

"Oh, try not to take your eyes off their heads." Shen Mo summed himself up, "Staring above their foreheads gives you the best of both worlds." ”

(To be continued)