Chapter 3 Bachelor of Hanlin

In September of the sixteenth year of Xiande, Jiang Zhe entered the Hanlin Academy, and was awarded the Hanlin Academy to edit according to the rules, with seven grades.

In January of the seventeenth year of Xiande, Zhe was erudite and knowledgeable, and the special edict participated in the preparation of the Chongwen Palace, after three years, the philosopher was good at appreciation, clear in research, every time he forgot to sleep and eat, he did not release the volume, and the people who heard it were amazed. Not a few, moved to the Hanlin Academy to revise, from the six products.

Chongwen Palace collection, all have survived to this day, the humble people have seen it, six or seven out of ten are philosophical revision and appreciation, which makes people jaw-dropping.

History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties: The Biography of Jiang Suiyun

It's really happy, I stretched my waist, picked up the lone book of poetry in my hand, these days, I have been staying in the library of the Hanlin Academy, here is the world's largest collection of books, there are many books I have not read, I have the ability to never forget, I have read a lot of books before, basically a book as long as you read it once, you can remember it, good articles I can still not miss a word. But no matter how big my ability is, I can't read these millions of books, so I found a book with an index of books, and picked some of them that I haven't read in the above order and read them one by one, anyway, I have to stay in the Hanlin Academy for three or five years, and I can read almost it, of course, I pay the most attention to those books that indicate the only book, you must know that many of these books are peerless.

On this day, I was looking for a book in the library, and I accidentally saw a yellow silk booklet, which looked very delicate in appearance, and it must be a rare boutique. The bloody eight characters on the homepage "If you want to practice divine skills, wave a knife from the palace." I hurriedly closed it and looked at the cover, but what was the "Sunflower Treasure Book", and hurriedly threw it aside, I still want to marry a wife and have children. At this time, I saw a copy of the Han Dynasty's Zhuangzi "Health Master" next to me, quickly picked it up, turned a few pages, although it was similar to the text seen outside, but the eyebrow criticism was very rich, densely packed with almost all blanks, I like to read other people's annotations, which embodies the hard work of the reader, look at no one next to me, I casually pulled over the stool and sat down, and went outside to see how much time was wasted back and forth. I was fascinated by this, it turned out that the person who wrote the criticism may be a Taoist priest and doctor, and he wrote some health secrets, when to eat and what to drink, what time to get up, what time to go to bed, how to meditate before going to bed, how to practice qi when he got up, and even the room in the room, it's really my favorite, don't laugh at me, my biggest wish is to live comfortably, no illness and no disaster, marry a gentle and virtuous wife, give birth to a few lovely children, the room is also very important, Don't you see that those lustful people often have short lives, they just don't control themselves, and they don't know how to maintain their health. I was rejoicing, and suddenly I thought, no, how do I know if what he said is right, what should I do? Think about it, and if you have any doubts, solve them yourself. So, in the next month, I searched for health care information in the library, some contradictory, some corroborated each other, who I am, I am a genius, and finally let me sort out a set of my own health tips, and began to put them into practice.

How to do it, first of all, I open my eyes every day, first sit quietly for a while, practice the art of nourishing qi, and then go out to move my hands and feet, although I can't practice boxing, but what five poultry plays are still okay, and then eat a light breakfast, and then go out to do things, if there is nothing at noon, of course, the best thing is to go home, eat a nourishing lunch in line with the season, it is best to eat later, after taking a nap, do what you like, if you have entertainment at night, you must drink less and eat less vegetables, and wait until you go home, Before going to bed, drink a glass of self-brewed medicinal wine to clear the stomach, then meditate for half an hour, and then sleep well, and usually sit and walk according to a certain posture, of course, it can't look too obvious. Although my current position is low, such a statement is not guaranteed, but this is the goal I want to try to achieve. As for martial arts, I don't know how to practice, haven't I heard of a good swimmer drowning, if I know martial arts, I will inevitably get involved in some unexpected things, maybe I will die young, anyway, I just want to live to be seventy years old.

After persisting like this for two months, my physical condition has improved greatly, and the minor ailments that I used to have are gone, and I feel that my thinking is clear, and I can read and write more like a god.

On this day, I came out of the stack to get ready for a good lunch, which, alas, I couldn't afford to hire a good cook, so I had to make it myself. Just as I was thinking about what to eat at noon today, my fellow Liu Kui, who was the same year, walked over with a smile and said, "Brother Jiang Nian, how about it, let's go to Mingyue Tower together?" ”

"Mingyue Tower, what are you doing?" I asked curiously.

Liu Kui said in surprise: "What, don't you know, go to Princess Changle's piano party!" ”

"Qinhui, Princess Changle." I'm even more confused.

Liu Kui said: "Yes, who doesn't know from Jianye, Princess Changle married to our country, can't help but feel homesick, in order to relieve loneliness, so this piano meeting was held, I heard that I want to see my Nanchu's scholarly demeanor, and I also heard that Princess Changle's female companion is the famous Qin fairy Liang Wan of Dayong, Liang Wan's piano skills are said to be passed down from the Lesheng Wushouzi, extraordinary, if it weren't for Princess Changle is her best friend, she would not accompany the princess to marry Nanchu." I also heard that Liang Wan intends to choose a son-in-law in Nanchu, you said, who doesn't want to give it a try if you are an unmarried talent. ”

I was dumbfounded: "But, didn't Liang Wan get married?" ”

Someone next to him replied: "That's just a name, I heard that the princess has already told the prince that Liang Wan is her good sister, and she must marry a like-minded talent to be the main room." ”

When I looked back, it turned out to be Tanhua Fu Yulun, and I saw that he had changed into gorgeous civilian clothes, with a jade flute tied around his waist, and he must have had the intention to seek the phoenix. However, he was born in a Huaiyang family, so he should have this identity. I snickered in my heart, if that Liang Wan is really so good, presumably His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely sigh, but he can't help but give face to Princess Changle, anyway, after he ascends the throne in the future, the three palaces and six courts can choose concubines at will, now, it's better to be cautious, after all, Princess Changle's identity is different.

Originally, I was not interested, I was very self-aware, my appearance was quite good, but it was only in the middle and upper, my talent was not bad, but there was no good background in talent, and there were not many opportunities to soar, these years, the soldiers were in chaos, and the generals who would lead the army to fight were much stronger than those of us literati, and Nanchu attached more importance to the literati, so its national strength was not strong, and even the Shu State in Anshu was not as good, if it weren't for the more powerful naval army, Dayong would have crossed the river a long time ago, to sum up, I, Jiang Zhe, am not a target worth fighting for, and I don't have the strength to defend myself, not to mention that Liang Wan won't take a fancy to me, but if she does, do I dare to marry. But it's not good not to go, people think that I don't give the prince and Princess Changle face, so I decided to go this time, anyway, I'm not very good at those piano and chess calligraphy and painting, the piano can be listened to, the chess can be played, it's hard to win chess, calligraphy, it's not bad, but it's definitely not a famous handiwork, painting, I can barely cope, but I'm better at appreciation, I have a cousin, is a famous court, the jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings that flow in my hands are innumerable, I used to follow him to learn well, Over the years, I have read a lot of books, and I believe that I can eat in this area, if it wasn't for my father taking me away, I really want to be a courtier.

While thinking wildly, while casually dealing with them, our group came to Mingyue Tower, Mingyue Building was originally a big official's courtyard, just adjacent to the newly built Prince's Mansion a few years ago, so later the Prince Suo surname bought it, because he liked its small and exquisite, so it was not connected to the Prince's Mansion, it is said that Princess Changle came to like it very much, and she was going to come to make her leisure place, and now Liang Wan is holding a piano meeting here, which is really suitable. Passing through the black and oily corner gate, I looked left and right at this small garden, a pool of clear water, more than a dozen red plum trees, plus a two-story exquisite small building with a shadow of the waves, it is really a fairy realm, no wonder Princess Changle likes it. As I walked, I thought, how many people can be accommodated in such a small building? When I bypassed the edge of the pool, I saw that there was a vacant lot in front of the small building, which must have been planted with flowers and trees, but now it was cleaned up, and a flower shed was built with pine branches, the shed was covered with thick straw, and there was a circle of red stoves around it, and there were several rows of seats covered with thick fur in the middle of the shed, while drinking mellow, it is really a beautiful life that is not easy for the king of the south. After approaching, I heard them discuss, it turned out that Princess Changle's piano party could not be attended by anyone, so except for the young upstarts, only the children of the family dared to participate, and there were also conceited and some talents, otherwise wouldn't they come to find it ugly, so there were not as many people as I thought. Although I regretted that I couldn't come, but when I saw this kind of hospitality, I was still not satisfied, so I quickly jumped a corner and sat down, and then poured a large glass of warm imperial wine, ready to steal half of my life.

Didn't wait long, the door of the small building opened, came out twelve beautiful and tall palace beauties, they put down the bead curtain in front of the door, after a while, there was a sound of ringing dingdong inside, and then, faintly came a refreshing aroma, one of the palace maids bowed down and bowed inward, and then turned around and said in a crisp voice: "Her Royal Highness the princess has an order, Miss Liang strokes the qin in the building, whether it is poetry and articles, or qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, if someone can make Miss Liang favor, Miss Liang will come out and see everyone." ”

Everyone immediately sat down and held their breath. But a moment, from the building came Liang Wan's piano sound, the piano sound was faint at the beginning, people had to listen carefully, gradually, the sound of the piano like a circle, like a butterfly through the flowers, burst out, the sound of the piano repeatedly, the rhyme is endless, like a mountain spring, fresh and smooth, people suddenly have a feeling of reverberation. Hearing this, I yawned quietly, it was really boring, I thought that Dayong would be very clever as a violinist, but it turned out to be nothing more than that, and this kind of piano skill is not without in Nanchu. At this moment, the sound of the piano became more and more like a low back, making people feel a little drowsy, suddenly, if the silver bottle was broken, the iron horse was prominent, and the rapid tone was like a thousand troops galloping across the country, and the sound of the piano became thick and calm after the outbreak, and the murderous machine was hidden, heroic and sad, a good scene of autumn soldiers on the battlefield. I listened attentively, this is a good piano sound that deserves to be revealed. Then the sound of the piano gradually returned to calm, like a song and dance after the war, which made people intoxicated in a relaxed and pleasant mood.

At the end of the song, the applause thundered, and then everyone came up with their own proud works, wanting Liang Wan to like it, and came out to see it, but Liang Wan was probably very high-spirited, and always refused to come out, and then the eyes of some mindless people fell on me, and a noble son said to me half begging, half commanding: "I have heard that Jiang Zhuangyuan is talented, and a song "Feeling Under the Moon" shocked the world, and asked Brother Jiang to compose a poem, so as not to make my Nanchu scholar shameless." "I'm speechless, these guys, it seems that I can't come up with any good poems, just lose the country, that's it, this kid is the only son of Prime Minister Shang Weijun, I can't offend him, I just listened to such a tune, I was also very itchy in my heart, so I didn't want pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and chanted loudly: "Nickname children's language, grievances and grievances." Suddenly turned into a high-spirited warrior, and the warriors went to the enemy field. The floating clouds and catkins have no roots, and the world is wide and far-reaching. Hundreds of birds are noisy, and suddenly I see a lonely phoenix. It is impossible to climb the scale, and the loss of momentum is a thousand pounds. He had two ears and did not listen to the silk fence. Hearing that Liang Shi played, he sat aside. The push stopped, and the wet clothes were full of tears. Graceful and sincere, there is no ice charcoal to put my intestines. There was a moment of silence in the audience, and the cheers stopped, and several people hurriedly ordered to take pen and ink to silence my poems. When there was chaos here, I only heard the bead curtain flying, and out of the building came out of a girl wearing a plain yellow Luo dress and a light green coat, I fixed my eyes and looked, this girl was about twenty years old, and the Nanchu woman was very different from her slender and well-proportioned, concave and convex beautiful figure, although because of the cold weather, there were a lot of clothes, and the cover of the big was not real, but the faint beauty made people yearn for it. I looked at her face, but saw that although she did not apply fat powder, her skin was as bright as snow, with two rows of eyebrows and eyebrows, and her eyes as clear as ice springs, she was really a peerless beauty.

Liang Wan's eyes fell on me, smiled slightly, and bowed down: "This is the genius of Nanchu, the champion of today's department, the concubine likes your poems very much." Although I was a little dizzy, I could understand it very well in my heart, and hurriedly said: "It is a blessing to be able to be appreciated by Miss Suiyun, in fact, I am a talented man in Nanchu, but Jiang Mousheng is just quick, if Miss is interested, you may wish to talk to you in detail." Liang Wan's beautiful eyes flowed, looking at everyone, now everyone was like being amnestied, and hurriedly came forward, I didn't talk much, gradually, seeing that Liang Wan had been talking to everyone very speculatively, so he quietly and slowly slipped out. Just as I was about to walk out of the corner door, I subconsciously turned around, only to see the window behind the small building ajar, and a pair of crystal clear eyes looking at me. I pushed the door open and walked out, so who was that? Somehow, I always thought it might be Princess Changle.

Later, I heard that Princess Changle gave Liang Wan Mingyue Tower to live, Liang Wan's surname is clear, if someone goes to visit, as long as there is poetry and song to take, or proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, often can be received, many young people who love Liang Wan are trying their best to see her, although many people have a heart for her, but because Princess Changle does not dare to use strong, and Liang Wan is becoming more and more famous, no one dares to offend her. Later, even the lord of Zhao Sheng accepted Liang Wan as a righteous daughter, although it was not included in the genealogy, but everyone began to call her Princess Mingyue, and she became famous.

I'm a little Hanlin bachelor won't go to this trouble, although Liang Wan invited me several times, I used all kinds of excuses to refuse, someone asked me, I said, the book has its own Yan Ruyu, although others laugh at me for being pedantic, but also happy to have one less strong enemy, but in order not to be excessive, I eagerly devoted myself to the collection of books in the Hanlin Academy, so that I can enjoy myself, and avoid others looking sideways, so that I was ecstatic to produce a result, in the first month of the seventeenth year of Xiande, I was allowed to participate in the preparation of the Chongwen Palace. It is no wonder that I am not only proficient in appreciating antique calligraphy and painting, but also well-read and memorized, and I am very effective in the process of sorting out books and calligraphy and paintings. This is the happiest period of my life, Chongwen Hall from the formal edict to the completion, a total of three years, I have been in it, never tired of it.

Of course, when I was indulging in the sea of books, something happened that I vaguely thought might happen, that is, there was a conflict between Southern Chu and Shu, and it became more and more intense. Of course, I don't have much chance to participate, and I have no interest in knowing, in addition, if there is anything special, that is, Princess Changle is pregnant, but unfortunately miscarried, it is said that it is because of her youth and unaccustomed to the soil and water, after this, Princess Changle has been in poor health, so she went to live in the Mochou Lake Palace in the western suburbs of Jianye, of course, His Royal Highness the Prince will not be lonely, the palace maids married by Princess Changle are all beauties of Dayong, and they are all good at the art of internal flattery, they have long become the favorite concubines of His Royal Highness the Prince. The people who said to me were full of envy of the prince's Yanfu, but I smiled slightly bitterly, in my opinion, Princess Changle probably doesn't like the prince very much, otherwise how could she move to the palace, too, Princess Dayong, who has golden branches and jade leaves, in order to marry her relatives to Nanchu, I am afraid that she has no intention of pleasing the mediocre prince of Nanchu. I maliciously thought, did Dayong marry so many beauties, did he deliberately confuse the prince, so as not to aggrieved the princess?

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