Fifteen minutes later, the carriage stopped in front of the yamen of Shaoming Mansion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lu Ming and Lin Xiaoyan got out of the carriage, then walked to the gate and knocked lightly, and after a while, the door was opened, and a servant walked out, "Who are you?

"In Xia Lu Ming, I came to visit Tao Zhifu, and please inform him. ”

"You are this year's top Maocai Lu Ming?"

The official widened his eyes and hurriedly said respectfully: "Rude, rude, please wait a while, I will go to report to the prefect immediately." ”

After saying that, he immediately ran in.

After another moment, Tao Zhifu walked out of it, and when he saw Lu Ming, his face was immediately overjoyed, "Lu Ming, you are finally back, but we have been waiting for a long time!"

"Xiaosheng has seen the prefect. Lu Ming arched his hand slightly.

"Excuse me. ”

Tao Zhifu hurriedly said: "You have been named Wenjue, and you have won this year's top Maocai, how can you salute me......?

"Her name is Lin Xiaoyan, and she is my wife who has been married since I was a child. ”

"I've seen Tao Zhifu. Lin Xiaoyan stepped forward and saluted,

"Come in, two!"

Tao Zhifu immediately welcomed the two into the prefect's yamen, came to the living room to sit, and ordered someone to serve fragrant tea, Lu Ming and Tao Zhifu exchanged two words of greeting.

When talking about Lu Ming's joining the army to kill demons, Tao Zhifu immediately became excited, and kept asking what the scene was like at that time.

Lu Ming had no choice but to briefly tell him about the situation at that time, and Governor Tao listened to it with relish, and couldn't help but say: "Okay! The Eastern Demon Army was hit hard and had to surrender, which really made our Liang people raise their eyebrows!"

"By the way, there is one thing I wanted to tell you in a book, but since you are here, I will save the book from Hongyan. ”

Tao Zhifu said: "You are a very potential scholar in Liang Kingdom, so I discussed with He Yuanjun and wanted to recommend you to study at the State Academy of Literature in Suzhou. ”

"Suzhou Academy of Literature?", Lu Ming's face changed slightly.

The state-level literary academy is extraordinary, the threshold is extremely high, and it usually recruits talented scholars, or children of semi-holy families, and almost all of them are talented or above.

Anyone who wants to enroll in the State Academy of Literature must not only have outstanding grades, but also have a certain literary name, and must also have the recommendation of the Provincial Academy of Literature and the local prefect in order to become a student of the State Academy of Letters.

The professors of the State Academy of Letters are all university scholars, so countless scholars hope to be able to enter the State Academy of Letters to study, even if the threshold is too high, they don't care.

"Go to the State Academy of Literature ......", Lu Ming hesitated.

"Yes, the president of the Suzhou Academy of Literature was originally Yang Xiuyuan, a scholar of Zhenzhou University, but he is now transferred to the governor of Yanzhou, so he has been replaced. ”

"But it doesn't matter, I happen to know Mr. Zhuge there, as long as I repair a book, you can go to the State Academy of Literature to study. ”

"Thank you Tao Governor, the students are grateful. Lu Ming thanked.

"You're welcome, you are a talent from our Liang Kingdom, if you study in this place of Shaoming Mansion, it may limit your growth. Tao Zhifu said with a smile.

Lin Xiaoyan sat on the side and didn't interject, silently took a sip of tea, and his face was as usual.

"Then again, I have one thing I want to ask you. ”

Tao Zhifu continued: "The scholars of Changguo held a literary competition in the Jingzhou Academy of Literature to challenge the scholars of Liang Guo, as a Maocai, you should not ignore it. ”

"But I've already turned down the challenge on the list. ”

Lu Ming said: "And this morning, I also posted a poem on the literary list, you should have seen it." ”

Tao Zhifu nodded and said: "I originally thought that you were really afraid of the Changguo scholars, but it wasn't until today that I saw your "Wujiang Pavilion" on the literary list, and I really knew your hard work. ”

"That's right, now the people of Liang Guo do have too much self-esteem, which is also because some time ago, the scholars of Zhenzhou University defeated the Eastern Demon Army of four or five hundred thousand with 150,000 soldiers and horses, and their morale is high, which is also inevitable. ”

"And every year after the imperial examination, a Seven Nations Maocai Exchange Conference will be held, and Maocai from each country will participate in it to compete for the name of the first Maocai, so you should also prepare well. ”

Lu Ming immediately said in disgust when he heard this: "Is there any other meaning to this kind of literary meeting for the purpose of competing for the title of the text, except for the humiliation of readers between countries?"

Tao Zhifu's face changed slightly, and then he said: "Lu Ming, you don't know, although the Seven Kingdoms are in the same breath on the surface, but after so many years, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of grievances, so such a literary meeting will come out." ”

Lin Xiaoyan suddenly asked: "Knowing that they have grievances against each other, and still holding this kind of cultural meeting, isn't it obvious to escalate the contradictions?"

"No, in fact, this kind of cultural meeting is used to alleviate the contradictions between countries. ”

Tao Zhifu said: "The contradictions between the seven countries can no longer be explained clearly in one or two sentences, if they are all stuck there, the seven countries will go to war sooner or later, and then the lives will be ruined, and the people will not be able to survive." ”

"In order to find a gap to vent, the Holy Academy has set a rule, and every year it will hold the Seven Kingdoms Literary Conference, a total of two, the first is the Maocai Literary Meeting, and the second is the Champion Literary Meeting, so that the scholars of the Seven Kingdoms can compete with each other, and release rewards according to their individual achievements. ”

In this way, not only can we inspire each other's readers, but also exchange poems and songs, and the seven countries can maintain this state of peace, killing three birds with one stone. ”

Lu Ming showed a sudden look when he heard this, it turned out that this was the purpose of the Seven Kingdoms Cultural Conference, so according to this, even if he was very reluctant, would he be forced to participate in this kind of cultural meeting?

"Governor Tao, what do you mean, I must go to this kind of cultural meeting?", Lu Ming asked.

"Yes, this is the rule set by the Seven Kingdoms, as you think, the winner will be famous, and the loser will be discredited, but this is the only place where the Seven Kingdoms vent their conflicts. ”

"I see, then let me ask you, as long as you rank in the top three at the exchange meeting, is it considered a 'pass'?"

"That's right, this is the only criterion of the Wenhui, even if it is just 'passing', it is the biggest victory. ", Tao Zhifu said.

"Okay, since that's the case for me to participate, when will this Seven Kingdoms Conference start?"

"You have an official seal with you, and the people of the Holy Court will contact you at that time, and it is estimated that it will be only in the next few days. Tao Zhifu said with a smile.

"Then I'll have to be ready. Lu Ming's face was solemn.

Tao Zhifu took out a document and handed it to Lu Ming, and said, "This is the document that recommends you to enter the State Academy of Literature, you just take him to the Suzhou Academy of Literature and hand it over to Mr. Zhuge ." ”

"Thank you, Governor Tao. ”

Lu Ming respectfully took the paperwork and put it in his Qiankun bag.

"But then again, have you made a decision, whether you will go or not to go to the Wendou Tournament held by the Changguo people in Jingzhou City?"

"Since Governor Tao values it so much, then Xiao Sheng will go to Jingzhou City again and teach that rampant Liu Yufeng a lesson," Lu Ming said.

"Okay! This is Lu Zhenguo! If you can discredit the people of Changguo, what a happy thing it will be!", Tao Zhifu said with great joy.

Lu Ming got up and said, "It's not too early, then I'll go to Jingzhou immediately and say goodbye!"

"Wait a minute!"

Tao Zhifu hurriedly said: "I said Lu Ming, you don't know the rules too much, today is your visit to the prefect's mansion, you are like this...... Empty-handed, can you leave me something?"

Lu Ming couldn't cry and laughed: "I understand, do you want me to write a poem for you?"

"Of course, you are a famous poet of Zhenguo, and the poems written by yourself are priceless, how can I miss it?"

Tao Zhifu said, his eyes lit up, revealing a look of anticipation.

Lin Xiaoyan also smiled and said: "Lu Ming, Governor Tao has already recommended you to go to the State Academy of Literature, if you don't have something to repay, it is indeed a bit rude." ”

"See, even Miss Lin helped me speak. Tao Zhifu said with a smile.

"Okay, since it is what Tao Zhifu wants, Xiaosheng doesn't have to give you a poem, and this poem must be different, so that you can serve the country and the people, and be upright!"

Tao Zhifu was full of anticipation, and immediately took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone from his Qiankun bag and put it on the table in the hall.

Lu Ming walked to the table, picked up the pen and wrote the word "Momei" first, and then went to write poems.

My family washes the inkstone pond tree,

Flowers bloom with faint ink marks.

Don't let anyone boast about the color,

Only leave the clear air full of goodness.

After the poem is completed, it is full of energy, and it is a masterpiece of Dafu.

Momei is actually the plum blossom of ink painting, and the inkstone pond is the pool for writing and painting after washing the pen and inkstone, this poem is a quote from Wang Xizhi's legend of "learning books in the pond, the pond water is black".

After reading it, Tao Zhifu was suddenly pleasantly surprised: "What a 'don't let people praise good colors, only leave a clear air full of goodness', we scholars are officials for the country and the people, and we don't ask for praise from all the people, we just want to be able to carry forward our own heroic righteousness, good! It's really good! I must hang it in the hall and always remind myself to be like this ink plum!"

"Lu Ming, although your poem is only Dafu, it is incomparably precious to me, thank you. Tao Zhifu thanked him.

"Huh...... It's good if Tao Zhifu likes it. Lu Ming said with a smile.

Lin Xiaoyan glanced at "Momei" and said with the same surprise: "Lu Ming, you can reach the mansion by writing a poem casually, it seems that I will look at you differently in the future." ”

"What does it mean to write a poem casually?"

Lu Ming glanced at Lin Xiaoyan and blamed: "This is a dignified prefect, you use the word 'casual' to describe it, doesn't it mean that I look down on Tao Prefect?"

"No, I'm just complimenting you for writing excellent poetry, very accessible. Lin Xiaoyan laughed.

Governor Tao laughed and said, "That's right, Miss Lin is right, and I think so too." (To be continued.) )