The time has arrived at the beginning of August of the 39th year of Jiajing, and the day dawns early in the capital. At midnight, the sun rises over the eastern horizon, and in the morning, it shines even more hotly.

Everything was bright, and there were bright lights and shadows everywhere, and as soon as I walked out of the room, I was so bright that I couldn't open my eyes.

The scholars of the Ming Dynasty did not talk about summer vacation, and in such weather, the students of the Lu family were already soft from the heat. As soon as I entered the school, I tore open the folding fan and shook it vigorously.

For a while, the room was full of "bang" sounds.

As usual, there are pictures or poems on the folding fans.

Or peony, or landscape, or Wei and Jin six words, or poetry Yunzi said.

Between opening and closing, the breeze enters the bosom; Up and down, Lao Zhuang Confucius Meng.

Wu Jie is a northerner, but he is not afraid of this hot and dry climate. In contrast, the sauna days in Sichuan are even more uncomfortable.

In order to take a cool character, Wu Jie deliberately drew an autumn cicada and two red maple leaves on the folding fan. This is the result of his participation in a calligraphy and painting class in modern society some time ago, copying Qi Baishi. The cicada carefully traces the pulse on its wings with a pen, while the maple leaves are painted with cinnabar. Gongbi and freehand are blended together in this picture, which looks quite novel.

In fact, Qi Baishi's literati paintings focus on interest and do not require too much skill, so they are the best introductory copies.

Lu Chang saw it freshly, so he asked Wu Jie for this fan.

Wu Jie was quite proud of this painting, so he naturally refused, and was a little annoyed by Lu Fatzi.

When he entered the school today, he thought that if he couldn't do it, he would give him this fan. The main function of the fan is to enjoy the coolness, and then buy a handful when it's a big deal, and write a few words at will.

It is strange to say that Lu Chang actually sat in his seat sullenly today and didn't speak for a long time.

This situation made Wu Jie a little strange, and after enduring it for a long time, he finally asked: "Lu Chang, what's wrong with you today, it seems that you have changed as a person?" ”

Lu Chang's face was gloomy: "Lu Xuan's birdman is coming to the school today, and I can't see his unstoppable appearance the most, as if the whole world is going to revolve around him." In the past, whenever we went to my grandfather and father to say goodbye, this guy would pretend to be a humble gentleman. The sage who opened his mouth said, and the sage who closed his mouth once said that it made people upset when he heard it. ”

Wu Jie smiled: "Speaking of indispensable, in fact, on the first day I entered the academy, when you came to find trouble, that was indispensable, and you still talked about others?" In his imagination, this eldest prince Lu who has never met should be the kind of arrogant and arrogant son of the turbid world, with good manners, and it is estimated that he looks the same as Lin Tingchen.

"We didn't know each other at the time." Lu Chang was a little embarrassed.

Wu Jie: "By the way, how has your letter been written recently, or once a day, have you brought the book back?" ”

"Take it back and talk about it, I can't write now. Every day, as soon as I open my eyes, I ask around to see if there is anything new, but I still have a broken mouth. Looking at Wu Jiexiao, Lu Chang was even more depressed: "I wrote a lot of trivial things, and yesterday the female devil actually wrote a sentence of 'low-level fun' on my manuscript, which really killed me!" ”

"Haha."

"By the way, Brother Jie, my grandfather's illness seems to be better, he can walk on crutches, and his appetite is much greater than before. Although you can't get meat and fish, you can eat two bowls of dry rice for each meal. ”

"Oh, that's a good thing." Wu Jie was a little surprised, and according to the historical information at his disposal, Lu Binghui would have died in December this year. Supposedly, he can't afford to sink now, why is he getting better again?

"Grandpa said that he had been in bed for more than half a year, and he should get up and do something. Last night, my grandfather also gathered my uncle and my father together to discuss the Mongolian answer to the emperor, saying that he was going to write an excerpt to the emperor. The fat man breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily: "Grandpa didn't go to the court for more than half a year, didn't go to Beiya, and angered the Son of Heaven again." Others still think that my Lu family has lost power, and all cats and dogs have jumped out. Now it's okay, as long as grandpa can see things, he must make those little people look good. ”

Speaking of this, the fat man couldn't help but sneer.

Wu Jie then remembered the relevant records, Lu Bing's excerpt this time should be the impeachment of Qiu Luan, the chief military officer of Datong who avoided the enemy's fearful war.

Qiu Luan's behavior in leading the troops of King Qin this time was extremely bad, sitting on tens of thousands of elites, but he watched the army of Alta burn and loot in the Gyeonggi area. When the Mongols were gone, he reported to the court that he had won an unprecedented victory. Don't be ashamed to this point, it's simply the anger of people and gods.

If this bastard doesn't die, God has no eyes.

Fortunately, as soon as Lu Bing's fold was made, Emperor Jiajing came to his senses, was furious, and issued an edict to arrest Qiu Luan and abandon the city.

When everyone was whitewashing the peace, Lu Bing was able to stand up and expose Qiu Luan's ugly face, and in this regard alone, this person is still very admirable.

Wu Jie: "Lu Gong is in good health, which is indeed a gratifying thing. ”

Just as he was talking to Lu Chang, the door of the study room was gently pushed open.

Because the north of the book house faces south, the gate is facing the east. As soon as the door opened, a bright ray of sunlight shone in. I saw a tall and handsome young scholar walk in outside.

Seeing this, Wu Jie's first feeling was: "This guy is so handsome, if you really want to describe it in one word, it can only be a 'mother' word." ”

This young scholar looked about fifteen years old, and his height of 1.75 meters stood out among the ancients. His skin was as white as congealed fat, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and his eyebrows were sparse. If you put on women's clothes and go to the cospaly, you will definitely fascinate a large number of people.

This person walks calmly and unhurriedly, and has an extraordinary temperament.

It's a pity that he is only wearing a blue cloth robe, which has been washed and white, and there are many patches on it.

Although he was dressed in shabby clothes, such a person seemed to be born to occupy the center of the stage, and as soon as he walked into the bookstore, his eyes suddenly lit up.

In contrast, everyone else is nothing more than a foil to him.

Wu Jie took a breath of cold air: This guy is so handsome, so handsome that he has a demonic aura.

"Wow!" Almost everyone jumped up and stepped forward to salute respectfully: "The eldest prince is here." ”

"Has the eldest prince's illness been completely cured?"

"The eldest son's illness is more than half a month, it really makes me wait and worry!"

At this time, Wu Jie realized that this person was Lu Chang's eldest brother, Lu Xuan, the eldest son of the Lu family.

Lu Chang has always been at odds with his eldest brother, and in order to curry favor with the second son, the other Lu family children did not speak ill of Lu Xuan in front of him. Of course, as a mature and steady adult, Wu Jie never participated.

However, at the moment when Lu Xuan entered the bookstore. In the past, the children of the Lu family, who had called Lu Dagongzi a heinous demon, rushed forward one after another, with a look of flattery, and they were both pretentious and leading.

This situation made Wu Jie a little stunned, this Lu Dagongzi's appeal is too strong, right?

Lu Chang was so angry that his teeth creaked, the tendons on his cheeks jumped suddenly, and he turned his head to Wu Jie and said, "Villain, these guys usually eat me and use me, but when they see Lu Xuan, they stutter like dogs...... Fuck ......"

He let out a sigh: "Brother Jie, you are still righteous enough." ”

Wu Jie smiled faintly, and the children were just vindictive.

Lu Xuan's expression was arrogant, and when others came up to greet him, he only nodded slightly, and didn't say a word from beginning to end.

When Lin Tingchen stepped forward, he said, "Thank you Brother Tingchen for your concern, I'm feeling better these days." I was bored in the courtyard again, so I came to the school to take a look. ”

sat in the middle of the first row, and that position was always reserved, and no one dared to grab it before.

Lin Tingchen happened to be sitting next to him, said something with a smile, and kept looking at Wu Jie with his eyes.

Lu Xuan nodded while listening, but he didn't look at Wu Jie.

"They will talk about you again." The fat man reminded Wu Jie.

Wu Jie smiled; "You'd better worry about what you should write today. I think your eldest brother is not bad, as the grandson of the Lu family, he is dressed so plainly, his wealth cannot be moved, and he is much stronger than you. ”

"Pretended." Lu Chang sneered: "He has three hundred taels of silver a month, plus his mother, five hundred taels." How much is a piece of clothing, even if it is a first-class court dress, it is only a dozen taels, I don't believe that I can't even afford to wear a new dress, hypocrite. ”

"Wear clothes and hats, each has its own good." As an outsider, it is not easy to discuss the family affairs of the Lu Mansion, so Wu Jie can only socialize at will.

After a while, Mr. Dai came in with a cane, saw Lu Xuan, and said, "Come on, let's go to class." The expression was very cold.

Lu Chang muttered below: "Mr. Dai also saw Lu Xuan through, and he doesn't like this guy very much." ”

"Lu Chang, if you don't want to listen to class, you can go out." Mr. Dai snorted.

The fat man's face changed in fright, and he obediently closed his mouth.

The day before yesterday, he was punished by Mr. Dai to bask in the sun for an hour because of his speech in class, and he almost fainted.

There is a habit when I go to class, and before I teach a new class, I will comment on the students' extracurricular homework from yesterday. Generally speaking, he will pick out two assignments as sample essays, and comment on them while reading.

Today is no exception.

Yesterday's homework was to assume that you are a prefect who has been hit by a once-in-a-century drought and write an excerpt asking the imperial court to help the victims.

The author of the model article that Mr. Dai read first was Lin Tingchen, and I have to say that Lin Tingchen's article was really well written. The voice is luxuriant, reasonable, well-founded and modest, which is also mixed with a lot of Confucian principles such as the people are precious, the society is this, and the monarch is light, as well as the people are difficult, and we and other generations of the Son of Heaven herdsmen, should cherish the people, it is very sensational.

After reading it, Mr. Dai first analyzed the structure of the article, and then said with satisfaction: "Yes, this article is good. Wait a minute, you can post it on the wall, and everyone can come down and read it a few more times, so that you can figure it out. ”

With Mr.'s approval, Lin Tingchen's face was proud.

The second is a model article of Wu Jie.

Wu Jie's article did not pay attention to writing, but only left the materials given by Mr. Gen when he left his homework, and analyzed in detail the extent of the disaster in the house, how much detective money was needed, and what the consequences would be if he did not allocate funds. The format is strict and the text is sophisticated. Although it doesn't make any big sense, it is thick and informative, and easy to understand.

This style is somewhat borrowed from the official documents of later generations, which is refreshing.

When the students heard it, they all thought it was interesting.

Mr. Liandai was also smiling.

The homework written by Wu Jie some time ago was criticized several times as a negative example, and I was a little scared. This time, he was very proud of his article and had a lot of confidence. With these more books here in Mr. Dai, I feel that I have made great progress.

But at this time, Lin Tingchen sneered: "The taste is the same as chewing wax, and the writing is too poor." ”

Mr. Dai also smiled and shook his head: "How to say this kind of article, the advantages and disadvantages are very eye-catching, and I don't know how to evaluate it." ”

All the beings also nodded at the same time, and whispered: "Indeed, Wu Jie's things are really ugly, this kind of article is really unbearable to read!" ”

Since Lin Tingchen was the first to attack, everyone naturally followed up.

Someone else said with a look of disdain: "I'm sorry, when Mr. read this article just now, Xiaosheng almost fell asleep." ”

"Haha, yes, my eyelids are fighting."

"Such vulgar writing, for any idler in the market, can easily write after two years of study. If we can be officials and do things like this, what else do we need to do as scholars? ”

For a while, the hall was full of sarcasm.

Wu Jie's expression remained unchanged, and he even had a hint of a smile: Kumon, it was originally written like this. In later generations, the most important thing in official writing was to be concise and straightforward, and it was most important not to cause ambiguity. It's not creation, what are you doing with so many flowers?

"No, I don't think this article is okay. Well, just make things clear. Lu Xuan, who had been sitting quietly in his seat, suddenly spoke.

With the voice of Lu Dagongzi, the study room suddenly fell silent.

Lu Xuan stood up, smiled and fell his gaze on Wu Jie: "There are two means of composition, one is addition, and the other is subtraction. In the two articles just now, Ting Chen uses addition, while Wu Jie uses subtraction. The article pays attention to the three elements of faithfulness, attainment, and elegance. Ting Chen takes a Ya character, while Wu Jie is dedicated to Da. Each has its own merits, each with its own merits. ”

Since Grand Prince Lu said so, the others didn't want to say anything, but they just looked at Wu Jie and couldn't help sneering.

Dai Shisheng also agreed, and said: "In this way, after coming down, the two articles will be posted on the wall together, and everyone will take a look at the discussion." Lu Xuan, sit down and continue the class. ”

When Lu Xuan sat down, he nodded to Wu Jie again, Wu Jie didn't expect him to speak for himself, which was very unexpected. Xindao: This Lu Dagongzi is not bad.

The fat man whispered in front again: "Hypocrite. ”

Wu Jie disagreed.

Today's class is as usual an official document writing, teaching the management of the emperor's handwritten files. At the end of class, Dai Shisheng suddenly said: "Next month is the autumn season, I think everyone will participate." Starting tomorrow, I will talk about the eight strands of current writing. One question a day, thirty questions a month, with my means, the blind cat hit the dead mouse, and I can always hit two questions. ”

Speaking of which, Dai Shisheng looked arrogant and confident.

The talents in the school were all excited and cheered at the same time. There are only three questions in the township test, and there are not too many, as long as Mr. Dai can guess one question, it is enough for everyone to pass the test.

Wu Jie was a little disappointed, Baguwen was his strong point, and he didn't need to learn it at all. In fact, he'd rather learn something else to use.

The class was over quickly, and when the gentleman left, Wu Jie stood up and prepared to go to the room for lunch. Just walked to Lu Xuan's side. Grand Prince Lu suddenly said, "You are Wu Jie?" ”

Wu Jie said: "It's Wu Jie, I've seen Lu Gongzi." And he arched his hand.

Lu Xuan: "Although the format and meaning of your previous article are correct, if you are really the prefect, you will definitely be shelved if you hand in the excerpt." In a sense, it stinks. A gentleman is good for the world, and he governs the country by virtue. The articles you write, every word and every sentence are money and food figures, chapters and chapters, and there is still the slightest elegance of a reader? Being a classmate with you, Lu Xuan is deeply ashamed. ”

(To be continued)