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On the long street, more and more scholars rushed to hear the news and surrounded Ouyang Xiu to listen to him tell the way of the article.

"What exactly is an article for? The sage said very clearly, that is, 'the text carries the Tao'. Loading, carrying also, one word says the role of the article. It is a tool for us readers to use lyrical memorization and reasoning, rather than an ornament to show off literary talents. I only heard Ouyang Xiu say earnestly: "Many people may say, you want us to write vernacular, so what is the beauty of the article?" ”

Everyone nodded and said, "Yes, in terms of the ancient text you admire, it's not vernacular, right?" ”

"That's right. Wenyan is Wenyan, and although it is cognate with spoken language, it is indeed two different things. Its expression is more concise, but it is full of the beauty of the words, which is pleasing to the eye, which is incomparable to the spoken language. Ouyang Xiu said: "Writing articles well is the pursuit of generations of readers." Therefore, it gradually developed from the ancient texts. But even if Sima Xiangru is as gorgeous as Han Fu, he can't get rid of the problem of being empty and empty. What's more, what about Yang Wengong's Xikun style? ”

"That's why there is your ancestor Mr. Culai, a strong criticism of Xikunti." Ouyang Xiu Mulu reminisced: "You should know that I am friends with Gong Lai, and I am also comrades-in-arms. Not only in the political arena, but also in the literary arena, they declared war on the Xikun style of 'poor and extreme, embellished with wind and moon, huā grass, obscene and extravagant words, and flashy usurping ancestors'. But overkill is inevitably overcorrected, and I don't know when this kind of grotesque slander and wandering obscene Taixue style became popular. ”

"It does not have the plainness and simplicity of ancient texts, and it lacks the elegance and gorgeousness of ancient texts, which is pleasing to the eye. It completely loses the literati's pursuit of Tao and beauty, and is sinister and incomprehensible throughout. It is high to break off and dissipate clumsiness. If it is not removed, the people of the world will follow suit. Then I am the culture and education of the Great Song Dynasty. I'm going to go crazy and die. ”

Ouyang Xiu spoke earnestly and sincerely, allowing everyone to understand the ins and outs and harms of the Taixue Body. But negation is only a means, not an end. More importantly, tell them. How the article should be written.

"What I want to tell you is that don't look down on simple words, as everyone knows. Big ingenuity doesn't work. Dacheng is missing. Ouyang Xiu said, and the yellow dog that was trampled to death by the horse said: "You all love the refinement of the Taixue body, then we might as well give it a try." First of all, I would like to ask you to describe this situation in a nutshell. If anyone's language is more concise and straightforward than the old man, the old man will fold the pen and burn the paper from then on, and will no longer pre-teach the matter. ”

This is said very much, even though he is the leader of the literary world. But hundreds of self-righteous talents, how come they can't say a sentence that overwhelms him?

So they all thought about it. Painstakingly condense the language. After a while, someone preemptively said: "There is a yellow dog lying on the road, the horse is frightened, rushes to come, and dies of hooves!" ”

Ouyang Xiu twisted his beard and smiled, and soon there was a humane: "There is a horse in the street, and the lying dog is killed." ”

"It's better, is there anything else?" Ouyang Xiu nodded, turned to the others, and then there was another humane: "There are dogs lying in the thoroughfare, and they will kill them with horses' hooves!" ”

"Yes, is there anything better?" Ouyang Xiu was still not satisfied, everyone was already exhausted, and they all looked at their leader, Liu Ji.

When Liu Ji heard this, he raised his voice and said his "answer" case: "Chi Liuyi, over the thoroughfare, lying dog dead." "The nine-word Taixue body is really refined to the point that it can't be refined, I don't believe where your baby can shrink again!

The lifters applauded exaggeratedly, and at the same time looked at Lao Ouyang defiantly. Shrink, you're shrinking! I can't shrink a sentence, but I'm going to be a turtle with a shrunken head!

I only heard Ouyang Xiu smile faintly and said: "'Yima kills dogs in the road' six words are enough!" ”

The six characters are concise and concise, and they are more concise and beautiful than the former, and he only uses the simplest words to say it. ..., after a moment of silence, Sima Guang took the lead in applauding, and the applause of the onlookers became louder and louder. Even Liu Ji had to be convinced, Jiang was still old and spicy!

When everyone quieted down, Ouyang Xiu said to Liu Ji seriously, and also said to everyone: "The old man hopes that in the future, whether you are writing a chapter or making an article, you should keep in mind the four words 'Wen Cong Zi Shun'. The writing is simple and methodical, smooth and natural, simple and clear, so as to accurately achieve the meaning. Words carry the truth, and the text is embellished, don't put the cart before the horse. After a pause, he showed a kind smile: "In fact, the article does not need to be frivolously carved, the reason is clear, and there is no need to carve it, and it will have its own literary brilliance." ”

His words couldn't help but cause everyone to ponder, and the anger condensed in the sky above the long street also disappeared invisibly with the heartfelt words of the elders.

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At this time, the gong of the quiet street sounded ...... 'bell, bell, bell', and someone shouted: "Lord Kaifeng Mansion is coming......

As soon as he heard Lao Bao's name, all the people did not change their color, lest they be arrested by this iron-faced and selfless Bao Qingtian and taken to the prison of Kaifeng Mansion. Liu Ji hugged his fists at Ouyang Xiu and Wang Anshi and said: "I have been taught today, and the students will come back the year after tomorrow!" With that, he hurried away. And the rest of the lifters were scattered, as birds and beasts.

Seeing that this turmoil that was enough to ruin himself and Wang Anshi's reputation has finally passed. Ouyang Xiu felt a burst of collapse, and his body couldn't help shaking.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang hurriedly supported him, and Ouyang Xiu smiled bitterly: "It's really old, it's not going to happen." ”

The two students looked at the old-timers with admiration, and Sima Guang said excitedly: "The difference between the drunkard's words, today is really the time when you will shine through the ages." Look, no one will do anything in the next subject! The world will change! ”

"Too much learning in the undergraduate, today is absolutely unavailable!" Wang Anshi also said firmly.

"Hahaha......" Ouyang Xiu laughed heartily, the block in his heart was finally swept away, he took out an origami from his sleeve and said, "Let you say this, the old man seems to be very remarkable." ”

"You're amazing!" A loud voice sounded, it turned out to be Bao Qingtian, who came to the rescue after hearing the news, got off the sedan chair and said: "Uncle Yong, in this world, a single horse breaks into Longtan, often either dead or disabled." Someone like you who retreated with all his body and single-handedly reversed the trend of the world, not to mention the end, is absolutely unprecedented! Saying that, he clasped his fists and saluted deeply: "The old man is the world, and I salute you!" ”

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang also bowed deeply to Ouyang Xiu.

The onlookers, whether they understood the meaning or not, were touched by the hearts of the onlookers and saluted him together.

Old Ouyang burst into tears, he asked everyone to get up, and then bowed deeply to Donghua Gate, choking in his heart: "Official, you ask me, when is the most glorious moment in this life, and the old minister finally has an answer!" ”

When he straightened up, Bao Zheng smiled and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?" ”

"This, haha......" At this moment, Ouyang Xiu untied all the shackles, and his whole body was relaxed, as if he was back in his twenties. He shook the origami and smiled, "It's the memorial they wrote to me." ”

Bao Zheng took it and said angrily: "It's really vicious, the old man will find him out for you!" ”

"No, no, no." Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "You can find me a brazier." ”

"What do you want a brazier?"

"Since it's a sacrificial text, of course it's going to be burned." Ouyang Xiu said loudly: "Let it mourn the eternity of the Taixue body!" ”

"Great idea!" Bao Zheng looked at the two headhunters with thick eyebrows and big eyes on the side and said, "Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, quickly find a brazier and wine!" ”

"There's no need for wine, I have 'fairy dew' here!" Ouyang Xiu smiled, took a gourd from his family and said, "Do you want to taste it!" "..., Lao Bao is also a good thing in the cup, take it and taste it, and said angrily: "This Xiao Chen is really not righteous, in vain my Lao Bao takes care of him in every way, and he doesn't know how to give me an altar when he brews fairy dew." ”

"Hehe, the production is too small, I guess the next wave should be given to you." Ouyang Xiu smiled proudly.

"Sure enough, it's a difference between intimacy and intimacy." Bao Zheng scolded with a smile, and looked at Ouyang Xiu with great envy: "What a good student you taught!" ”

"I've got a lot of good students." Ouyang Xiu took a sip of wine.

He had every reason to be proud. This time, in addition to the Chen brothers and Song Duanping, there are also Zeng brothers...... Zeng Gong, Zeng Bu, Zeng Mu and their sister-in-law Wang Wuyi ascended to the Jinshi Rank. It really comforted the old Ouyang.

What's more, there is also the Su Shi brothers, whom he admires the most, who also became famous all over the world in one fell swoop. There are also a large number of talents in the world, such as Deng Xuan, the Lu family brothers, the uncles and nephews of the Zhang family, Wang Shao, Lin Xi, Jiang Zhiqi, etc...... If he hadn't taken the lead in sweeping away the obstacle of Taixueti, how could he have won it all?

How upset are you calling Lao Ouyang, how can you not drink bitterly? He laughed and said, "Twenty years later, let's see how these boys turn the world upside down!" ”

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At this time, Zhang Zhutou brought the brazier. Ouyang Xiu personally sprinkled the wine on the stack of sacrificial texts and put it into the basin to light it.

The rice paper, which had been stained with high wine, was thrown into the brazier, and a two-foot-high blue flame burst out. In an instant, it was reduced to ashes, and when the east wind blew, it was swept into the sky.

Bao Zheng and Ouyang Xiu stood on the edge of the brazier, clasping their hands tightly, looking at the ashes, and the two old men burst into tears.

Wang Anshi and Sima Guang stood side by side behind them, looking up at their noble predecessors, only to feel that their hearts were full of emotion, and there was a kind of power injected into their bodies.

That's legacy