Chapter 18 Luoyang Paper Expensive on Ancient and Modern

After staying at Yang's house for a few days, Yang Jia decided to go on a long trip, because although Ansheng was reluctant to urge Yang Jia verbally every day, he was not interested in doing anything, and he looked like he was not giving up.

I got up early this day, said goodbye to Yang's father and Yang's mother, drove the ox cart and was ready to go on the road, An Sheng saw that he was finally leaving, so he asked impatiently: "Brother Mingxin, which one are we going to find to be a celebrity?" Yang Jia heard this: "Who else can I go to!" I only know one! Let's go to Huiji San'in to find He Yan Xianhe Taichang! ”

He Xun is a Confucian sect in the world, famous in Jiangzuo, and An Sheng will never hear of He Taichang's reputation! secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Brother Mingxin really can't see it!" Knowing such a first-class scholar, it seems that there is a great chance of success in this trip! ”

Yang Jia couldn't guess what Ansheng liked when he saw Ansheng like this, and he didn't want Ansheng to think that this trip would be a success! opened his mouth and poured cold water and said: "I only have a one-sided relationship with Nahe Taichang, and the outcome of this trip is unpredictable!" After all, Yang Jia knows that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment! If AXA thinks it will be successful now, if there is an accident and people don't help, it will be difficult for the security event to do something stupid!

But who would have expected that An Sheng would have seen Yang Jia punish Zhang Lizheng unharmed from the battle of the Lin'an County Ya. Now I have an inexplicable confidence in Yang Jia, thinking that Yang Jia is just modest, and nodding nonchalantly Yang Jia perfunctorily.

Seeing this, Yang Jia couldn't say anything, so he could only bow his head and think about how to ask He Xun for help when the time came! Yang Jiake does not think that his eloquence is the same as those of the columnists in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, he can let the princes treat him as a guest when he opens his mouth, and many times investment decisions have to be calculated and simulated in his mind, and his response to the solution, the pros and cons have been won and lost many times before he can take action.

Shanyin is in the east of Lin'an, the middle still has to pass through Qiantang, this time the journey is the same as the last time to Wuxing, the more annoying is that the middle has to take a boat to cross the Zhejiang water (now Fuchun River), in this case, their ox cart can only sit in Qiantang County, after crossing the river, and then find the ox cart or walk to Shanyin, it takes about three days.

The two finally arrived in Shanyin County after the car and horses, the two simply rested for one night, and went to visit He Xun the next day, sure enough, it was a first-class scholar clan in Huiji, Yang Jia casually pulled a person to ask where the He Mansion was, and the person who was asked looked at the two with contempt, said the address in a sloppy manner, and sighed: "I don't even know where He Taichang's family is, you two are from other counties!" The angry An Sheng glared twice, and the man didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore when he saw An Sheng's fierce appearance, so he turned around and ran away.

The two successfully found He's house, Yang Jia stepped forward to explain his identity to the porter and asked for a report, the middle-aged housekeeper in his thirties glanced at Yang Jia's outfit obliquely, led the two to the porter to sit, and left without even saying "Please wait a ......" or something like that, An Sheng saw the middle-aged steward and wanted to be angry, but Yang Jia grabbed him: "What are you talking about with him!" ”

The middle-aged steward took a sneak peek at the door of the main hall, and saw that He Xun was drinking tea and chatting with two men in their fifties, He Xun's son He Yu was sitting next to him, He Xun laughed heartily from time to time, the steward knew that the house was an important guest, and the two young people seemed to have come in vain, but they also deserved it, the two of them must be dog-tailed mink, shoddy to tie up He Taichang, seeking fame, looking at the outfits of the two, you know that they are the children of the Shu clan, no! Maybe it's not even a Shu clan, that is, a homeless tenant or something. Thinking of this, the steward turned around and went elsewhere, leaving Yang Jia and the two in the concierge!

In the main hall of He Mansion, He Xun and the four of them sat on the couch, chatting about daily trivialities with a smile. He Yu was a little uncomfortable, why didn't his father entertain guests alone! Since the father is the master, he reflects his dignity, how can he ignore the etiquette and use the couch to entertain guests? He Xi wanted to open his mouth to remind his father several times, but the three of them didn't seem to notice anything about such a couch, and they still talked and laughed, so He Yu had to give up.

Suddenly, one of the men with a square face, a white complexion but slightly loose skin, spoke: "Yan Xian, I heard that you have recently been sick again!" You are the pillar of the country, but you must not have any trouble! Director Wang is entrusted by everyone to come to visit you this time! Why don't you kill the cow in the cart and sacrifice to the god [Note 1] and pray for the removal of the disease!?"

He Xun's face was slightly serious when he heard this: "How can Mao Hong be obscene [Note 2]! The prayer of the hill is long! Don't bother people with this! ”

'The Prayer of the Hill' is a short story, and this sentence is from the Analects? Narrative and While. Once, when Confucius (Mingqiu) was seriously ill, his disciple Zilu asked for permission to pray to God, and Confucius said, "Qiu Zhizhi has prayed for a long time" (I have already prayed), and politely rejected Zilu's request. He Xun used this allusion to euphemistically reject Director Wang, but Director Wang was not angry at all, and said with a slight smile: "What Yan said first is that you shouldn't sit in obscenity!" ”

He Yu saw it in his eyes, but he didn't feel that this was Wang Daoya's superiority, and said secretly in his heart: "Wang Tingshi is still calm and calm, I'm afraid that there is a last resort!" It's no wonder that He Yu thinks so, after all, there is a reason for it.

Wang Daozi Maohong is a native of Linyi. When Sima Rui was still the evil king of Lang, Wang Dao was friendly with Sima Rui. When the world was in turmoil, Director Wang persuaded Sima Rui to go out of the town to Jiankang and focus on Jiangdong. But at that time, the Southern Shishu didn't know Sima Rui, Sima Rui had been living in Jiankang for more than a month, and no one from the Southern Shishu came to visit! Director Wang suggested that Sima Rui carry out a policy of restraint and co-optation of the southern scholars, and Director Wang took the lead and often visited the famous scholars of the southern scholars, Gu Rong, Ji Zhan, etc. Moreover! Some time ago, Wang Dao worshiped Yangzhou Assassin History, when Wang Dao invited famous people from the north and south to come to the house to entertain everyone, everyone was very happy, only a guest surnamed Ren and a few Hu people in Linhai did not entertain well, Wang Dao found an opportunity to come to the side of the guest surnamed Ren and said: "You come out, there will be no one in Linhai!" This person was very happy to hear this, and Director Wang immediately came to several Hu people, and snapped his finger and said: "Lan Yan, Lan Yan" "Lan Yan" means Hu language happiness, hearing these words, those Hu people also laughed, so the audience was full of joy! The main reason why the Lang Xie Linyi Wang clan is the most famous scholar clan in the current dynasty, and Wang Dao is even more known as the 'king and horse, the world', and the main reason why he can say such exquisite compliments is that Sima Rui and Wang Dao need the submission of these southern scholars, so as to stabilize the interior and jointly resist the invasion of Liu Congshile in the north!

He Xun and the four of them changed the topic and talked about the affairs of the famous people of the dynasty, and the four of them talked very well with each other, not caring about the passage of time. But Yang Jia and An Sheng, who stayed in the gatehouse, were miserable, and the two brothers and sisters didn't know if the middle-aged man in charge had informed He Xun of the matter, and they didn't see the man come back after several hours. An Sheng finally couldn't help but speak: "Whether this surnamed He sees it or not, it's a letter!" What does it mean to expose me to this!? Yang Jia also extinguished the last trace of hope in his heart, and said: "It seems that it is not that Mrs. He often does not receive us, but which porter has released our pigeons, otherwise if Mrs. He does not want to see the two of us, the porter will come to inform us!" An Sheng finally understood that it was the housekeeper who was making trouble, and scolded viciously: "This dog's day is really a dog's eyes and people are low...!" "But scolding and scolding, now the two of them really can't do anything about that matter. The two looked at each other helplessly, and could only go back helplessly, waiting to visit again tomorrow.

[Note 1]; During the Wei and Jin dynasties, it was common to kill the driving ox to sacrifice to the gods

[Note 2]; Obscenity refers to redundant sacrifices, and obscenity refers to excess.