Chapter 139: The Eight Great Branches
If you want to say Xu Jie, Xu Zisheng, I am a dignified scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, plus the title of Shaobao, the prince and the prince. Although it is not as powerful as the Yan Party, it has deep roots in the court, and its disciples and protégés are all over the government and the opposition, as if they are princes of one side. Even if it is Yu Yan Ge, he can also faintly resist the court. It's just that Xu Jie has always been introverted and introverted, and everything is mostly from the emperor's intention to Yan Ge Lao, and he does not come to fight with Yan Ge Lao, and Yan Ge Lao does not come to provoke, and the two maintain a peaceful situation.
Xu Jie, in terms of age, is more than 20 years younger than Yan Song. His grandson Xu Yuanchun is still young, and his two sons, one is slightly older, the other is mediocre, not the temperament of the wind and the moon, and the third literary attainment is far inferior to his father, but it is difficult to sing and get together with these young literati.
It just so happened that Xu Ge's nephew, Xu Yuantai, came to Beijing from Nanjing to visit his uncle. He's a young man who likes to be boisterous. Therefore, Zheng Xiaoxianggong Zheng Guoqi invited him too. This Zheng Xiao Zheng Dadutang is also a well-known figure in the court. Although Xu Jie and Zheng Xiao are not the same party in the trenches, they also have the intention of mutual surrender, not to mention that the two have a friendship of the same year. At the same time, they have similar views on many national events. Therefore, Xu Jie quite agreed with his nephew and grandson coming out to associate with these literati, but he just told him that Beijing is deep, and be careful not to provoke right and wrong.
However, when Zheng Guoqi and Rong Shao made an appointment with Rong Shao before, they only said that Xu Yuantai participated. But I don't know that this cousin Xu Yuanting who came out today is the son of an elder of the Xu family.
This Xu Yuanting is only thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a square scarf, a plain shirt, curved eyebrows and big eyes, and a small nose. Especially the smooth and delicate skin like fine white porcelain, it really doesn't look like a man. Not only are boys and girls looking, but I am also very shy, and I can't say two words, so my face is red.
Although Xu Yuantai said that this was his cousin, many people have begun to maliciously speculate that this beautiful boy may be Xu Gongzi's prostitute. After all, what kind of green onion Xu Yuanting is, I have never heard of it, it may be made up. It's just this kind of thing, you can get it in your belly, who can ask it in person?
However, this scholar brought by Cousin Xu is not only handsome, but also able to speak well and play a round for his master. With the help of this loyal servant, this little prince Xu didn't make much of a fool of himself.
Of course, Xu Yuantai is a guest from afar. The protagonists of today's literary meeting are still the two newcomers.
Just said that Zheng Guoqi and Zheng Gongzi really deserve to be the little master of the family of famous ministers. Needless to say, he is outstanding in literature, but he is also able to speak well, talk and laugh, and behave differently. Among the many literati who are difficult to get rid of sourness, they stand out from the crowd.
As for that Li Tianzhao and Li Dacai, he is even more obedient. Although he was born poor, he was quick to think since he was a child, endowed with extraordinary talents, and his pen was like a flower, and his literary style was famous as a Beijing teacher.
Li Tianzhao is very handsome in appearance, although his body is slightly thin, his physique is thin, his face is pale, and his blood is light. But according to the aesthetic standards of the time, this feature did not hide its handsomeness at all, but added a bit of sick beauty.
His clothes, exquisite materials, and excellent workmanship are not inferior to those of many literary friends who are not rich or noble. can't help but speculate to themselves, Li Dacai bought this outfit, I don't know what to sell to make it up? Or maybe he was appreciated by the rich man and helped him with some of his food, clothing, housing and transportation expenses?
And the best thing about this Li Tianzhao is that he speaks elegantly. is to talk about drinking and eating, and it is also a frequent quotation of scriptures, four or six sentences, which can really be described as ink fragrant. After chatting about this, all the literati worshipped one after another, and they all said that this Li Tianzhao really deserved to be a genius in Beijing. This year, I didn't get into the Jinshi, but I was afraid that I had wronged him, or even had shortcomings in the field.
It is also thanks to these literati who enjoy the autumn scenery this time, they want to do elegant things, and even more because they are in the temple, they only bring child servants and do not dare to travel with prostitutes. Otherwise, those sisters who are fat and thin, are afraid that they will not protect Li Dacai as a baby? Even that Xu Yuanting and Xu Xiaogongzi always have to look at Li Dacai a few more times if he has something to do.
Zheng Guoqi saw that the friend Li Tianzhao he brought was elegant, showing his grace, and even had the potential to steal the limelight from his family, not only was he not annoyed, but he was very proud. He smiled and said: "Brother Li, it's a pity that there is no lady to accompany you today, otherwise Brother Li will definitely be able to be admired by the beauty and compose a romantic story." ”
Li Tianzhao hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Brother Zheng is going to joke, cough cough...... The little brother doesn't dare to think of any romantic stories. Buddhism is pure, you and I should be cautious. "This Li Caizi doesn't seem to be in good health, and now that the autumn is cool, everyone has climbed a few steps on the mountain road, sweated a little, and then was blown by the west wind, the coolness was overflowing, and there was a cough as he spoke, and his white face was flushed.
It seems that although Li Tianzhao is full of enthusiasm in the field and can send and receive articles freely, he is still a little shy when talking and communicating with others. Such a Xie Yuan is a foil to Zheng Gongzi's long-sleeved and good dancing, and he is exquisite. The demeanor of the two can be said to be good at each other.
As for Rong Shaotang and Rong Shaodong, he held this literary meeting not to make himself famous, but just to make a few more friends. You must know that these gentlemen are not easy to mess with, they are all readers. And in the circle, there are many children of official eunuchs, rich second-generation officials. How do you know what to do, and which of them will be officials in the future? Now that I have established a good relationship, I will take care of my family's business a little bit in the future, which is enough for myself.
Therefore, this Rong Shaodong, who came out to entertain guests, was willing to become a supporting role. He didn't have the slightest master's style, and he didn't really participate in the conversations of the literati, but he just ordered his servants to bring food and prepare the four treasures of the study. Just waiting for the big guys to have fun, after the literary meeting, sort out the poems and essays made by everyone, print them into a poetry collection, and send them from house to house, and this favor will be made.
Everyone talked and laughed a few words, and there were already servants who put out snacks, fresh fruits, and fragrant tea, and everyone would chant poems and sing harmony, or make articles, or pair pairs, or guess riddles, or say allusions. It's really a lot of fun.
Li Tianzhao was really like a fish in water at this time, and he didn't have the embarrassment he looked like when he was teased by Zheng Guoqi. Every time there is a topic, after a little thought, it can be exported into a chapter. Although it can't be called an unprecedented masterpiece, it is just right to win the applause.
That Zheng Guoqi was born in a literati family, and he couldn't live on such occasions. Although he is said to be slightly inferior to Li Caizi in poetry and endowment, he is much stronger than others after all. The poems he made are all in line with the requirements of the Taiwan Cabinet style, and they are inseparable from the tone of eulogizing saintliness and singing peace, with gorgeous rhetoric and solemn bearing. Although it can be said that there is nothing new at all, which of these literati is stupid? Privately speaking, this is called the son of the family.
Look at the poems made by others, how bold they are! is young, and he already has the demeanor of a minister. This Li Caizi, although the literary talent is good, it is a pity that it is a little flashy. Don't look at the first place in this autumn, if you want to talk about your future career, I am afraid that you will be thrown out of more than three streets by Zheng Xiaoxianggong.
Although Li Dacaizi and Zheng Xiaoxianggong Zhuyu are in front, which of the literati is willing to fall behind? I can't fight for the first, but I also have to fight for three, four, five or six, so I have fun, and for a while, the good and the bad are uneven, and the mud and sand are all down. Only this Xu Yuanting Xu Xiaogongzi did not dare to open his mouth. When it was his turn, he just shook his hand and said he didn't dare, bowed his head and said nothing.
Among the literati, there was a good thing, and he couldn't help but say a few jokes to urge him. Xu Xiaogongzi's face was flushed when he said it, and he was about to cry. Xu Yuantai could only help distinguish: "Brothers, my cousin, although he has read a few books, he has never seen the world since he was a child. This time, I just took him out to see the wind and rain. As for whether the chant is right, don't embarrass him. ”
With Xu Cifu's face, everyone didn't dare to embarrass Xu Yuanting, only when he was mediocre in literature, and he was just a vassal and elegant here. If you blindly urge him to make a fool of himself, it will inevitably not give Xu Cifu face. But some people secretly muttered, what a good little boy, how can he be more shy than the girl's family?
In fact, Xu Yuanting, who looks polite and even a little girly, is a genuine girl.
She is the granddaughter of Xu Jie, the second assistant of the dynasty, named Xu Ting. The name of this "Yuan Ting" is made up according to the genealogy, and contemporary men should be typeset according to the Yuan character. She has always studied in the boudoir and studied as a girl, but she also admired celebrities and gentlemen. I heard that my cousin was going to participate in Xishan's literary meeting, so I forced my cousin to take her out in private.
At this time in the Ming Dynasty, although there was no explicit legal provision, according to the unspoken rules, women could not go out casually. Even a married woman who attends a colleague's party with her husband is out of the ordinary, let alone an unmarried girl who joins a group of strange men.
Especially when the granddaughter of the second assistant of the dynasty showed up on such an occasion to spread the rumors, it was very inappropriate. Xu Yuantai also took on a lot of responsibilities, and brought this cousin dressed as a man out, but he was afraid of causing any problems. Especially Xishan is not close to Beijing, in case there is any trouble, I will have no face to see people.
It's just that after all, it is expected that all the people who came to participate in this cultural meeting are literati. The four servants around him, and the generals brought with him in Nanjing, are all powerful and athletic people. is a maid who pretends to be a scholar, and she has always been obedient and shrewd, and has been with Xu Ting for a long time. As expected, there was no big trouble. It just so happened that my uncle and grandfather were on duty in Xiyuan today, and they usually returned home very late. It's just that I have to rush back before my uncle and grandfather go home.
Unexpectedly, this cousin still reads a few books on weekdays and recites a few lines of poetry in the boudoir, which also has a little taste. Who knew that when he arrived here, it was the first time he had seen so many outsiders, and he was afraid of revealing his bottom, so he didn't even dare to speak.
Xu Yuantai couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, this girl, I heard that she was well-behaved and obedient, I don't know what crazy disease she committed today, when she heard about this literary meeting, she grinded hard and asked herself to take her out and meet these literati.
I can't grind her by myself, and I spell out the danger of being punished by my uncle and take her out. turned out to be at the place, but she was shy and didn't dare to speak, she really couldn't do anything about her.
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