Early the next morning, Shang Zhoude ordered the servants to hire two carriages, and Zhang Yuan accompanied his sister-in-law Fu Shi and Jinglan and Jinghui little sisters to Lingyin Temple to incense and rejoice, and then climbed the peak to see the blue lake not far away, Jinghui said: "It would be good if my aunt was here, she can teach us to memorize a lot of poems about West Lake." ”

Jinglan said: "My aunt has taught us the poems of the West Lake before, Xiao Hui, the two of us will try to recite the poems of the West Lake when we take a boat to the lake?" I'll let you some, and if you recite one, I'll recite two. Seeing Jing Hui looking at Zhang Yuan, he said again: "You are not allowed to ask Zhang Gongzi to help you, I have already let you a lot." ”

Jing Hui said: "Okay, I haven't started swimming in the lake yet, right, I'll ask Brother Zhang Gongzi to teach me to recite five poems now, and I will definitely win my sister." ”

Jing Lan narrowed her eyes and said, "Ah, you are cheating, not your real ability." ”

Jing Hui smiled and said: "As long as I remember it and remember it in my heart, that is my true ability." ”

Jing Lan rolled her eyes and said, "Okay, let Brother Zhang Gongzi teach the two of us at the same time, whoever remembers is the real skill." Asked: "Brother Zhang Gongzi, how much do you remember about the poems about West Lake?" ”

Shang Zhoude and Fu Shi couldn't help but laugh when they saw that Jinglan also called Zhang Yuan Zhang Gongzi's brother like Xiao Hui.

Zhang Yuan estimated and said: "There are always dozens of poems, there are too many poems about West Lake, wait a minute, I will recite each poem three times, and then the two of you will keep reciting it, whoever remembers more and makes fewer mistakes is the real skill." ”

"Okay." Both of the little sisters were in high spirits.

Fly down to the peak, or take a car, or take a sedan chair, the servants are walking, a group of people come to the west end of the Su Causeway, the spring dawn of the Su Causeway is the first of the ten views of the West Lake, it is the weather of the end of mid-spring at this time, the new willows on the embankment are like smoke, the green peach is splendid, the good birds are singing, the spring breeze is swaying, it makes people refreshed, and the eyes are dizzying.

The servant has hired a lake boat to wait on the side of the lake on the Su Causeway, the West Lake cruise ship is exquisite and gorgeous, far from the kind of black canopy and white canopy boat in Shaoxing, the large lake boat has more than ten zhang, can accommodate forty or fifty people, the small one is also four or five zhang long, can accommodate twenty or thirty people, the lake boat hired by the Shang servant is about six or seven zhang long, and there is an elegant boat name -- "Hushan Waves", hire such a boat to tour the lake for a fee of six silver and six yuan, wine and food are calculated separately - Zhang Yuan proposed: "Don't be busy with the boat first, this Su Causeway is a few miles away is the best scenery of the West Lake." , you might as well walk to the flower port and then take a boat. ”

Xiao Jinghui was very careful and asked, "Has Brother Zhang Gongzi been here before?" ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "It's the first time I've come, but when I read the poems of the West Lake, I think about it, and I have come to the West many times in my dreams." ”

The two sisters grinned, walked on the Su Causeway, and asked Zhang Yuan to read a poem, and the two of them wanted to try to see whose surname was better, Zhang Yuan said: "Su Dongpo's song 'The water is shining and the sun is good' You must all know, Su Dongpo also wrote a poem about building the embankment when he first built this embankment, did Aunt Ran teach the two of you?" ”

Both sisters said no.

Zhang Yuan said: "Then I will teach you this poem "Building the Embankment" first-" recited word by word:

"The six bridges cross the Tianhan, and the north mountain begins to pass with the south screen. Suddenly, 250,000 zhang was shocked, and the old leaf swept through the sky. In the past, it was said that the pearl building embraced Cuidian, and the female wall was still in the grass. The willows on the side of the sixth bridge of the east wind, I don't see the yellow oriole and the cuckoo. ”

Zhang Yuan recited the poem three times in succession, and then asked the two little sisters to recite it.

Jing Lan and Jing Hui listened attentively and extremely attentively when Zhang Yuan recited the poem, smart is actually focused, can calm down, can dive into the heart and naturally be smart, the little sisters are usually lively, at this time, one left and one right followed Zhang Yuan's side, pricked up their ears and listened quietly, listened to it three times, and the two recited it in unison, and it turned out to be a good word.

Zhang Yuan praised: "Talented women, two talented women." ”

"Three." Xiao Jinghui shouted: "Three talented women, and my aunt." ”

Everyone laughed.

Mu Zhenzhen also memorized the poem carefully when Zhang Yuan recited it, but the two Shang sisters could recite it after listening to it three times, but she couldn't remember a few sentences, only remembered the 250,000 zhang, the sixth bridge of the east wind, and the yellow bird and the cuckoo, and couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, thinking that she was stupid, in fact, Mu Zhenzhen was really smart and couldn't remember the poem, because she didn't know the words, she didn't know what Zhang Yuannian's poem meant, and it was naturally difficult to remember several times - Zhang Yuan pointed to the bridge near the west bank of Lihu Lake and said: "That's the Xiling Bridge, and there is a small tomb of Su under the bridge." ”

Jinglan said: "I know Su Xiaoxiao's poem written by Tang Li He, Xiaohui doesn't know, my aunt didn't teach her this poem, and my aunt didn't teach me, I read it myself." ”

Jing Hui said: "That sister recited it to listen." ”

Jinglan recited the famous Li He poem "Youlan Lu, like crying eyes", Xiao Hui begged her sister to recite it again, she didn't hear it clearly, Jing Lan smiled: "Xiao Hui, I know you, you want to memorize this poem, okay, my sister will teach you." He recited it again, and Xiao Jinghui recited it again, and the word was good, and he said with a smile: "This poem is very easy to remember." ”

God favors, Zhong Lingyuxiu, the three talented women of the Huiji Shang clan are both beautiful and talented, Jinglan is ten years old, and she already has a little graceful girl's appearance, Jinghui is seven years old, and she is a stunning beauty embryo - Zhang Yuandao: "Yuan Shigong, a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, also has a poem written about Xiling Bridge, drawing on Li He's 'Su Xiaoxiao', which is quite interesting-" chanted:

"Xiling Bridge, the water grows in. The pine leaves are as thin as needles, and they refuse to tie the bands. The warbler is like a shirt, the swallow is like a hairpin, the oil-walled car, chopped for firewood, and the green horse comes from the west. Yesterday it was said that the tree head flower, and today it is said that Mo is on the soil. Hate blood and cry souls, half chase the wind and rain. ”

From the poems of the ancients to the poems of the neighbors, Jinglan asked: "Can Brother Zhang Gongzi write poems?" ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "I can't compose poems, I can only memorize poems." ”

Jing Hui blinked his sparkling eyes and said, "I want to learn to compose poems, and I want to write good poems that can be recited by future generations." ”

Zhang Yuan praised: "Xiaohui has ambition, and he will be better than Xie Daoyun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Li Qingzhao of the Song Dynasty in the future." ”

Jing Lan wrinkled her nose and said, "Xiao Hui likes to talk big. ”

Jing Hui was unconvinced: "I'm still young, who knows what will happen to me in the future." ”

Jing Lan said: "Wait and see." ”

Xiao Jinghui said: "I will impress my sister." ”

Mrs. Shang and Mrs. Fu were amused by the two daughters, and they were not allowed to quarrel with each other.

Reciting poems all the way to talk and laugh, to the place where Huaxi flows into the West Lake, Zhang Yuan and others together with the servants a total of more than 20 people got on the boat of "Hushan Waves", to the three pools of the moon, and then to the lake pavilion, looking at Leifeng, Baoshu two towers, swimming in Baigong Embankment, on the lake boat, looking at the rippling blue waves in the near distance, the water waves in the distance are like mirrors, the spring breeze is blowing, the scenery is picturesque, it is really a worry, that Mu Jingyan has worked hard for half a lifetime, the first time he took such a leisurely boat trip to the lake, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and he thought that he could live like this - Xiao Xi Nu Wuling was even more happy, It's really a joy to go to Songjiang with the young master this time, it's just a game all the way, and the young master has a real sister to serve, he is very idle - at dusk, everyone went ashore on the broken bridge, Jinglan and Jinghui sisters had to talk about the legend of Xu Xian and the white snake meeting on this broken bridge - they found a clean restaurant on the north shore of the West Lake for dinner, and when they returned to the canal port, it was already dark, Zhang Yuan went to the red-headed camphor boat to inquire, Qin Liangyu was a Miao girl, not like the Han official eunuchs and their relatives did not dare to show their heads, she came out generously and replied, saying that Qin Minping went to Yuhang and did not return, and said: "Eunuch Qiu has landed from Wuhu, and he passed Xuancheng five days ago, and it is estimated that he will go to Hangzhou in five days." ”

Zhang Yuanxin said: "Qin Liangyu should have sent a lot of people to follow the sentry all the way, and he knows Eunuch Qiu's whereabouts well, this woman is very powerful, she doesn't necessarily want to go to the capital to sue the emperor and confront Eunuch Qiu when she is in Hangzhou, right?" But since Eunuch Qiu escorted hundreds of thousands of taels of silver into Beijing, he was heavily guarded, so how dare Qin Liangyu? ”

Zhang Yuan understood after a little thought, Qin Liangyu neither wanted to kill Eunuch Qiu nor wanted to take the silver, Qin Liangyu was well aware of righteousness and acted steadily, and would not take risks to do this kind of thing, she followed Eunuch Qiu all the way here, to keep an eye on Eunuch Qiu's silver, and not let Eunuch Qiu secretly transfer the swallowed 50,000 taels of silver, Eunuch Qiu framed Ma Qiancheng and robbed 50,000 taels of silver, so naturally he had to hide 50,000 taels from the mining silver sent to the capital, it was impossible for Eunuch Qiu to hide the silver in Yucheng Mansion, he would definitely take it on the road, and it was impossible to bring it into the capital all the time. Fifty thousand taels of silver is not a check, it is not so easy to hide, so Eunuch Qiu will definitely hand over the silver to the Qiu family when he stays in Hangzhou - thinking about this, Zhang Yuan admires Qin Liangyu's strategy, but this is definitely not the best policy, because there are great variables in it, how do you report Eunuch Qiu? Even if Qin Liangyu caught Eunuch Qiu on the spot and handed over the silver to the Qiu family, would the government believe in your Mrs. Tusi or the emperor's favored mining tax eunuch? In such a big fuss, Qin Liangyu may not have much chance of winning - Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Madame is right to send someone to keep an eye on Eunuch Qiu, knowing each other and knowing oneself can survive a hundred battles, so that Eunuch Zhong will be more sure to persuade Qiu Chengyun when he arrives." ”

Qin Liangyu's heart is awe-inspiring, this young man has insight into her thoughts, it is true that her strategy is a helpless move, Zhang Yuan's combination of soft and hard, and a two-pronged plan is the best strategy to rescue her husband Ma Qiancheng at the moment, Qin Liangyu is not unable to think of this, but he doesn't know people, no one is recommended, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, Zhang Yuan's unexpected appearance, everything suddenly opens up - Qin Liangyu admires and is grateful: "Zhang Gongzi is the lucky star of my husband and the people of Shizhu, after this fact, I will build a shrine for Gongzi in Shizhu." ”

"Ancestral Hall!"

Zhang Yuan was taken aback, the eunuch could not pass on the ancestry, so he loved the Jiansheng Temple, twenty years later, Wei Zhongxian liked others to build the ancestral hall for him, all over the country, even Yuan Chonghuan of Liaodong had to follow the crowd - "Madam, you must not be like this, the Jiansheng Temple is a blessing and longevity, and the next is the loyalty of General Jingma and his wife, so he will help each other, not to repay." ”

Qin Liangyu was greatly moved, sincerely admired this young man, and called his son Ma Xianglin over to kowtow to Zhang Yuan.

(To be continued)