Chapter 20: Thoughts

Such an article was written by a fifteen-year-old boy, and if it weren't for what Lord Wang said himself, the official would really not have believed it. A fifteen-year-old boy who cares about his family and the country and emphasizes that the hope of the country lies in the youth is such a novel viewpoint and powerful exposition that no one can not be unconvinced. ”

Ying Tianfu Mansion Yin Liu Zongzhou held the article in his hand, shocked and emotional.

Liu Zongzhou, the word from the east, Wanli 29 years of Jinshi, known as the last Confucian master of the Ming Dynasty, devoted to the study of Confucianism for many years, has a unique opinion, advocates the view of prudence, requires the scholar to start from his own cultivation, the knowledge is extraordinary, can get his praise, it can be seen that the article is extraordinary.

"My lord, Xia Guan is also shocked by the talent of the article Xiàn, so I specially reported to the adult, Xia Guan has decided that Zheng Xunrui is the head of the county examination in Jiangning County, and the next official will let Zheng Xunrui directly participate in the government examination in September, such a talent should serve the imperial court, and it must not be delayed."

"Lord Wang is reasonable, after reading the article, the official wants to see this Zheng Xunrui, at the age of fifteen, he can make such a superb article, worthy of being the successor of the Zheng family in Xingyang, after the county trial list, the Jiangning County Government will deliver all the files of Zheng Xunrui to Shuntian Mansion, the official wants to see what kind of unique article this Zheng Xunrui can make when the government test."

"Xiaguan Xie is very kind, five days later, let the county's teachings send a special trip to send the file."

Liu Zongzhou looked at Wang Duo with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Ask Zhang Hou to send the file, Lord Wang, you want to remind the official of something."

"The lower officials don't dare, Zheng Xunrui is a student of Zhang Hou, Zhang Hou, as the teacher of this county, can teach such a handsome talent, it is really rare, and it is a matter of course to send the file."

"Well, although Zhang Hou is the identity of a son, his knowledge is indeed good, but unfortunately he has two exams, both of which are named Sun Shan, and there is some resentment in his heart, and he still has the arrogance of too many scholars, I thought that he could sharpen himself in Jiangning County, who knew that the edge would not decrease back then, or not, he asked Zhang Hou to send the file five days later, and the official also wanted to meet him and see what he said about this Zheng Xunrui."

The identity of the Jiangning County Priest and the speech were finally clarified.

Chen Hongshou, the character Zhanghou, raised people during the Apocalypse, participated in the two examinations, both of which were named Sun Shan, because of his arrogant personality, he thought that the examiner of the examination was unfair, and he no longer participated in the examination in anger, nor did he enter the Guozijian to study, and then he was recommended and came to Yingtianfu and was assigned as the teacher of Jiangning County.

Nanjing Military Department.

Yang Cheng, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department and the counselor of the aircraft, and Dong Qichang, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, were looking at Zheng Xunrui's article, and what they saw was the article after copying.

Dong Qichang looked very carefully, this Dong Qichang is not simple, has a very big reputation, and was later known as one of the top ten calligraphers in Chinese history, and Wang Xizhi and others, and once served as the speaker of Zhu Changluo of Mingguangzong, an official in the court, and was proud to be able to get Dong Qichang's ink treasure.

"Master Dong, what do you think of this article?"

Yang Cheng's voice was not loud, so as not to disturb Dong Qichang, but Dong Qichang did not react for the time being, still buried his head in the article, seeing such a situation, Yang Cheng knew that Dong Qichang sank into the article, and had to remind again, in fact, when he saw this article for the first time, the situation was similar, and he was shocked, he couldn't believe that such a majestic article came from the hand of a fifteen-year-old boy.

Dong Qichang, who raised his head, was still chanting words in his mouth.

"The red sun is born, its way is bright, the river flows out of the underground, a flood of oceans, the hidden dragon soars into the abyss, the scales and claws fly, the milk tiger roars in the valley, the beasts are terrified, the eagle falcon tries its wings, the wind and dust are sucked, the strange flower is the first child, the emperor is the emperor, the cadre will be hairy, there is a mang, the sky wears its firmament, the earth is yellow, there are thousands of ages, there are eight wildernesses, the future is like the sea, and the future is long. Wonderful article, what a momentum. ”

"Master Dong, don't indulge in the article, the official asked you what you think of this article."

"I admire it so much, I don't know what kind of Confucian wrote such a superb article, my lord must introduce it, and the lower officials want to get to know him."

The secretary of the Nanjing Military Department and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites are the same in rank, but the counselor of the military department is like the executive deputy secretary of the later generations, who is responsible for the overall work, so Dong Qichang called himself a subordinate official in front of Yang Cheng.

"Hehe, Master Dong, this article is from the hand of a fifteen-year-old boy."

"My lord, just kidding, when did such a genius appear in Jiangnan, why haven't Xia Guan heard of it."

"It's true, this article was written by a candidate named Zheng Xunrui during the county examination in Jiangning County, Zheng Xunrui has become the head of the case in Jiangning County, and it should be specially reported by Lord Yin Liu of Tianfu and Lord Wang of Jiangning County, this article was written by Zheng Xunrui in two hours, and the county exam was completed at noon."

Dong Qichang's eyes widened, the article written on the county test, that cannot be faked, the county test started at the beginning of the hour, Zheng Xunrui handed in the article at noon, indicating that the idea was not brewing for a long time, when he put pen to paper, he did it in one go, without any pause, in just two hours, he could write such an article, this teenager is not simple.

"I'm ashamed, my lord, as a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, Xia Guan didn't find such a talent."

"Master Dong doesn't have to be like this, Jiangnan has always been a place where the dragon and the tiger are hidden, and it is not an uncommon thing that many talents appear, but this Zheng Xunrui, at the age of fifteen, can write such a majestic article, it is really rare, I heard that this Zheng Xunrui is the descendant of the Zheng family in Xingyang, after the famous family."

Dong Qichang nodded slightly.

"No wonder, the family inheritance is different."

"Hehe, there are even more strange things, when I was last year, this Zheng Xunrui, who offended the people who drank there in the Qinhuai River, was injured by someone, and after returning home, he even suffered a divorce, which can be described as infamous."

Dong Qichang pursed his mouth, he had a bad impression of Qian Qianyi, although there was some intersection between the two, but he was very unaccustomed to Qian Qianyi's style of being obsessed with officialdom, he had just seen Zheng Xunrui's article, and his impression of Zheng Xunrui in his heart was also unusual.

"My lord, this is a false thing, it's not clear, Zheng Xunrui was only fourteen years old last year, at the age of Fang Gang, it is normal not to know many etiquettes, but it is a reputation to rise, and a fourteen-year-old boy is angry, and the other party is injured, such a thing spreads, Yu's reputation is very damaged, presumably there are some stories in this, Xia Guan thinks that this Zheng Xunrui is not simple, he has suffered so many blows, he can still make such a superb article, the real handsome."

Yang Cheng smiled, he knew that the relationship between Dong Qichang and Qian Qianyi was average, and it was not unusual to say such things.

"This official remembers this Zheng Xunrui, September is the government exam, and when he looks at the government exam, what kind of article can he make, if he is shocked again, the official really wants to meet this young man."

"What the lord said is that the lower officials think the same way."

Back at home, Yang Cheng quickly found his grandson Yang Tingshu.

"Huaidou, let me ask you, when you were in Qinhuai River last year, you had a conflict with someone, but you remember who the other party was."

Yang Tingshu looked at his grandfather and was very curious, it was his grandfather who asked him to go to Zheng Xunrui's house to apologize, after all, the other party was a famous family, how could he think of this matter now.

"Grandpa, the other party is Zheng Xunrui, the word is Qingyang, he is studying in Jiangning County, and his grandson has followed his grandfather's instructions and made a special trip to Qingyang's house to apologize.

"It's okay, it's okay, I have an article here, you can take a good look at it."

After reading the article, Yang Tingshu didn't speak for a long time.

"Huai Dou, this is the article written by Zheng Xunrui, written on the county test, now he is the head of the county test in Jiangning County, he will participate in the government test in September, and he will participate in the township test next year, this Zheng Xunrui, although he is only fifteen years old, can show that his literary style and bearing are first-class, if there is no profound cognition and good inheritance, it is impossible to write such a superb article."

"Grandpa, my grandson really didn't expect it, after reading this article, my grandson was ashamed, my grandson couldn't write such an article."

"Don't say these for the time being, I mean, you must make a good friend of this Zheng Xunrui, what kind of mining agency of yours, I think it's just a group of young people shouting and shouting, disease-free all day long**, commenting on the government at will, and you can't get any real opinions, such an association, it's better for you to participate less, look at Zheng Xunrui, the descendants of the Zheng family in Xingyang, this is the real famous family, hidden deeply, not screaming for three years, a blockbuster."

"My grandson knows, and my grandson is going to visit Brother Qingyang."

"Well, grasp it well, I expect that Zheng Xunrui's future will not be simple, he can care about national affairs at such an age and write such a shocking article, you must know that the emperor is vigorously recruiting talents, Zheng Xunrui can learn such an article, it is difficult not to be taken seriously, he was hurt in Qinhuai River, he can not hold grudges, he can deal with divorce matters indifferently, such a talent, I have never seen it."

When Yang Tingshu came out, he was a little dizzy, he read this article several times, and some sentences can be written down in an instant, the country is strong when the youth is strong, the wisdom of the youth is the wisdom of the country, the wealth of the country is the wealth of the country, the independence of the youth is the independence of the country, the freedom of the youth is the freedom of the country, the progress of the youth is the progress of the country, the youth is male in the world, the country is strong in the world, such a deafening statement, presumably in the shortest possible time, it can be spread all over the world.

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