And on the fifteenth day of the first month of the first year, the Ming King will be famous Xie An, Wang Xizhi, Ruan Yu, Rong, and Sun Sui will enjoy the moon on the river under the Siwang Mountain in Jiankang. King Ming to poetry to the scene, everyone is happy, Wang Xizhi borrowed the scenery to enjoy the book "Linjiang Chapter", after Xie Anji, given to the King of Ming to pass on.

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On the third day, Zeng Hua dressed in plain clothes, prepared a heavy gift, and went to Liu Yu's mansion to condole. Liufu is located in the southeast of Jiankang City Wuyi Lane, I heard that this was the former Wu forbidden army station, because the Wu forbidden army at that time were wearing black clothes and black armor, so this place is called Wuyi Lane.

Now it is a "noble residential area" in Jiankang City, where many dignitaries and nobles live, the most famous of which are the Wang family and the Xie family, who will also be prominent in the future. Liu's mansion is in an inconspicuous place in Wuyi Lane, which is in line with Liu Yi's character, famous but talkative by nature, if it weren't for his high reputation, he would not want to live in this prominent place.

Coming to the door of Liu's mansion, Zeng Hua carefully adjusted his shirt and bast shoes, and then nodded, Duan Huan immediately stepped forward and knocked on the black door, and the sound of "tuk tuk" immediately sounded lightly and heavily. Zeng Hua looked up and saw a black plaque hanging on the black door, with the book "Peiguo Liu Mansion" on it, and a white lantern was hung on both sides of the eaves, and only a black Liu character was written on it.

At this time, the door creaked open, and an old man leaned out half of his body with the sound, and at a glance he saw Zeng Hua, who was dressed in plain clothes and looked solemn, as well as Li Cun and Peng Xiu behind him and more than a dozen strong men, and couldn't help asking: "May I ask which adult is coming to the mansion?" What's the matter? ”

Duan Huan next to him bent down slightly and handed over a famous sticker, and replied in a deep voice: "Please tell your master." It is said that Zeng Hua of Fufeng County Zeng Xuping came to worship the mansion and wanted to kneel down to worship the tablet of Liu Gongdi. ”

The old man in the porter didn't dare to slack off when he heard this, and after taking the name sticker, he confessed: "Please wait a moment, wait for me to pass over my master." With that, he closed the door again.

After a while, only a creaking sound was heard the door opened, and three young men in plain clothes rushed over, followed by a few attendants in a panic. Zeng Hua, the young man who took the lead, had never seen it, but his face, eyes and nose were very similar to Liu Yu. It should be Liu Yi's eldest son. The person in the back is slightly similar to the person in front. But he has a different appearance, and the last person who looks the most delicate and wise, Zeng Hua, knows that it is Liu Gu, who has just come back to mourn.

"Liu Fu is not filial son, Liu Luo/Liu Ju/Liu Gu Gong welcomes the general of the town, Lord Zeng." The three of them bent down in unison.

"The three brothers don't need to thank you. There was no general in front of Liu's mansion, only Zeng Xuping, a student from Fufeng County, who came to kneel and worship the tablet of the teacher. Zeng Hua bowed his hand and returned the salute loudly.

When the three of them heard this, they knew that Zeng Hua was going to take his disciples to worship his father, and it was difficult to say anything, so they hurriedly took Liu Luo as the leader. led Zeng Hua into Liu's mansion.

After walking through the three halls, I soon walked to the main hall of the plain layout, and when I entered the door, I saw the tablet placed in the middle, which was Liu Yi's name.

Zeng Hua immediately stepped forward, knelt on his knees, folded his hands on his forehead, and then straightened out while bending over. His hands and body were prostrate on the ground. Silent for a while, then straighten up, do it again, and so on three times in a row. After the ceremony. Liu Luo led the three people to kneel next to them to thank and answer.

After the ceremony, Zeng Hua held Liu Luo's hand, and before he could speak, tears fell like rain, and finally choked up and said: "Zeng's most hated life is that he failed to follow his teacher's words to return to Jiankang last year. ”

Liu Luo and the others also persuaded each other with tears in their eyes, and finally persuaded Zeng Hua. After a while, Liu Luo and the three of them led Zeng Hua to the side hall for tea.

Zeng Hua opened his mouth to ask Liu Luo some information, and knew that because Liu Yi had a very good relationship with Sima, Yin Hao and others, the imperial court gave the Liu family brothers a very generous pension and grace, Zeng Hua couldn't help but nod and said that he was relieved.

At this time, Liu Gu opened his mouth and said: "Lord Zeng, I know that my lord has entered Jiankang the day before yesterday, and he was enshrined in the court yesterday, so I didn't expect to come to the Mansion today to worship my father, it's really lazy." “

"Because of the imperial court system, I delayed for two days before I came to worship my teacher. There are three things in the Shangfu that need to be discussed with the three world brothers. Zeng Hua said.

Liu Luo hurriedly replied: "Please ask your Excellency to tell me something." ”

"I'm going to choose a day to go to the teacher's tomb to pay my respects, and I must ask the three brothers to guide the way."

"This is natural."

"The second is to ask if there is anything else in your house that needs help, please just say, Zeng will do his best."

The three brothers looked at each other, and finally Liu Luo shook his head and said: "Thank you Lord Zeng for your love, you have already found an errand and a future for the third brother, and I am already grateful to the whole of the Liu Mansion." Now that the court is sympathetic and treats my brother well, it is already very frightened, and I dare not work as an adult anymore. ”

This Hugh said. The true elder teacher has the grace of recommending and promoting me, and the virtue of teaching, how to repay it. But if your brother has any difficulties in Jiangzuo, you can send a letter to Guanlong as soon as possible, and I will do my best to repay him. Zeng Hua made no secret of his heart of repaying Liu Yi and protecting the Liu brothers.

"This third thing is a reluctant invitation. Originally, parents were the road, and filial piety was the first thing in the world. Brother Zizhan (Liu Gu) was supposed to be in charge for three years, but he was appointed to the post of secretary of the Guanlong Privy Council, and it was a very important position to control the military aircraft. Moreover, now that the imperial court has issued an edict on the Northern Expedition, the Guanlong Privy Council can't ignore Zizhan, and please agree to Zizhan to take up his post. Zeng Hua said sincerely.

Liu Luo looked at each other and said, "I need to ask my mother for this." ”

After a while, the eldest princess of Luling was invited out, and she saw each other again. Then Liu Luo said about it, and the eldest princess of Luling thought about it and said: "This matter is very important, and the slightest carelessness will cause flaws to Lord Zeng and Gu Er." I'm a woman's family, and I don't know these general things, so I might as well ask your uncle to decide. ”

When Liu Luo heard this, he stroked his palm and said, "It's very good for my mother to say this, I'll go and ask my uncle." ”

Seeing Liu Luo leaving, Zeng Hua couldn't help but ask, "I don't know who this uncle is?" In his mind, Liu Yi is such a famous family. The friends and relatives you make are certainly not far behind.

"Lord Huizeng, my uncle is Xie An Xie Anshi of Chen County. A few years ago, he was imprisoned in Huiji because of the edict, and then because of the kindness of the saint to pass the edict of pardon, a few months ago when he heard the bad news of his father, he rushed to the funeral, and has not yet returned to Huiji. "Liu Gu

Zeng Hua only understood when he heard it, it turned out that the famous Xie An was Liu Yi's brother-in-law, why didn't he know anything before?

It didn't take long. I saw that Liu Luo attracted a person. But he is in his thirties. The wind is handsome and clear, the air is magnificent, and he is dressed in a green shirt and robe, elegant and elegant.

"I've seen Mr. Anshi." Zeng Hua preemptively bowed his hand and said, according to the ceremony, Xie An should still be his elder.

"An Shi has seen the people of Zhenbei." Xie An replied indifferently.

Liu Luo said Zeng Hua's request just now, and Xie An was silent for a while before saying: "The Northern Expedition is to recover Heluo and restore the ancestral cemetery, which is filial piety. should first be filial piety and then keep small filial piety, and there is Nanmu (Liu Luo) to guard filial piety with the eldest son, and it is also okay for Liu Gu to take affection. ”

Zeng Hua hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Mr. An Shi, for understanding the righteousness so well. ”

Xie An smiled faintly and arched his hand: "I heard that the cemetery of the eldest brother is going to be worshiped in the north of the town in the near future, and I am willing to accompany him." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Yasushi."

The sixth day is a suitable day for sacrifice.

Zeng Hua still put on vegetarian clothes, prepared cakes, tea, dry rice, preserved wine and other vegetarian products, and then led Liu Luo and the three brothers. Xie Andi accompanied. Came to the tomb of Liu Yi, which is located twenty miles east of the city.

Zeng Hua made three big salutes respectfully with tears, then took out a roll of paper and read it aloud: "

Mr. Woohoo! Born to be British. Die for the Spirit! It is the same as the birth and death of all things, and returns to the form of the nothing, the temporary gathering; He who does not share with all things, but stands out as an immortal, the name of the Hereafter. This is true of the sages since ancient times; And those who write in the brochure are as clear as the sun and the stars.

Invite to think of Yonghe in the early years, I returned to the Central Plains alone, Mr. Manifest body, vomiting teachings, still in front of me, vomiting blood guidance, vividly. Zeng Yu Xiangyang pointed to me: "Today's society is turbulent, the mountains and rivers are broken, and the Fufeng Zeng clan is alone." The sorrow of his feelings, the direction of his pointing, has been unforgettable.

I took Bai Ding to take the lead position, with the Huan Gong to the west, since then Mr. farewell to the end of the world, the north to the west, with the teaching of Mr. Quan, the hope of Mr. Period. One is at the end of the sky, one is at the corner of the earth, born and the shadow is not dependent on the form of the husband, and the soul is not connected with the student's dream, I really do it, what is it! The sky of the sky, its extreme!

Last year, Mr. wrote to me and said, "I am not yet forty years old, and my vision is vast, and my hair is pale, and my teeth are shaken. Remembering my father and brothers, they were all healthy and early. If I am declining, can it last long? I shall not go, for thou shalt not come, for thou shalt die at dusk, and thou shalt hold no end of thy relatives!" Naiguan Longxin is determined, waiting for the new, and does not dare to leave lightly, but he misses the opportunity of heaven, and he is separated from Mr. Tianren.

It is said that the wise die and the fool survive, and the wise die and the dull are all there! Alack! Is it evil? Knowing that it is so, although it is a public appearance, I will not drop out of you in one day.

Thinking about it today, thousands of thoughts are like a river, worship Mr. Caolu, but there is nothing left of sadness.

Woohoo, the Si people have passed away, but how can they be embarrassed! ”

Hearing this, Liu Luo's third son cried, and even Xie An couldn't help but cling to Zeng Hua's hand with tears in his eyes and said: "There is a couplet in front of it, and the words are beady, from Guanlong to Jiankang; Today, there is a sacrificial text, and every sentence of true love should be passed from Jiankang to the world. True eldest brother has you as a student, and he should be worthy of Jiuquan. ”

Time passed quickly, and soon the sixth year of Yonghe passed, and ushered in the seventh year of Yonghe, Zeng Hua slowly began to live in Jiangdong Famous Scholars under the guidance of Xie An and Wang Xizhi, who were quite fond of him. While making friends with Jiangdong celebrities, he began to use his prestige to recruit talents, and it was not easy to come here.

Soon, Mao Mu's younger brother, who is known as a martial artist, Mao Zhongzu of Mao An; Chen Junjiang, Kuijiang Daozai and more than a dozen others were recruited by Zeng Hua to join the army one by one.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Zeng Hua was invited by Xie An and Wang Xizhi to admire the moon on the side of Siwang Mountain near the river, and there were more than a dozen celebrities such as Ruan Yu, Yuan Bi, Yin Rong, Sun Sui, and Wang Meng. Originally, according to the ideas of Ruan Yu, Yuan Bi and others, they were ready to ask for prostitutes to follow, but Zeng Hua and Xie An categorically refused.

Seeing the vast sky of the river and the moon, the sky and the water are the same color, all the celebrities couldn't help but be happy with the poems, and they chanted poems to meet the situation.

Returning to the heart, the first thing to chant was a poem, and everyone applauded loudly.

Wang Xizhi is not to be outdone, and the interface is also a song: "Clearing the capital to turn it, and taking advantage of the qi to take advantage of it." Encounters can be fresh. That is, clean into a glow. The crowd applauded again.

Then Ruan Yu, Yuan Bi, Yin Rong, Sun Sui, and Wang Meng also wrote poems or fu, describing the feelings of celebrities and scholars. In the end, only Zeng Hua was left to sit there and continue to drink.

After everyone was proud, they found that there were still fish that had slipped through the net, and hurriedly surrounded Zeng Hua and asked him to recite a poem to help the fun.

Zeng Hua scratched his head suddenly, how could he compare with these celebrities, but he couldn't escape tonight with this appearance. He knew that Xie Anhe and Wang Xizhi might still be sincere, and most of the others wanted to see themselves make a fool of themselves. Let's plagiarize one more song. Think about it. or Li Bai's "Wine to the Moon" is more suitable. Immediately recited: "

When does the moon come to the blue sky? I'll stop and ask for a glass today. People with us.

As bright as a flying mirror, the green smoke is extinguished. Did you go to the clouds?

The white rabbit pounds medicine in autumn and spring, who is Chang'e's neighbor in solitude? The ancients.

If the ancients and today's people are flowing water, they will see the bright moon together

Everyone was immediately stunned for a moment, and then applauded, especially Xie An, who read, "If the ancients and the present people are like flowing water, they will see the bright moon together." I hope that when the song is against the wine, the moonlight shines on the golden bottle. After a long time, he sighed: "As soon as this poem came out, our poems were all out of fashion." ”

And Wang Xizhi, who heard the good poem and drank a few cups, couldn't help but be a little drunk, and immediately asked the boy to lay paper and grind ink. Pick a few more lanterns on the side. Then he wrote a book by the light and moonlight, and recorded everyone's poems in one go. Everyone gathered around to take a look, and couldn't help but admire again. I saw that this book headed by Zeng Hua's poems is like a breeze out of the sleeves, the bright moon into the arms, and its majestic air is natural.

Wang Xizhi is also very satisfied with his peak work, he looked left and right, and then threw the pen to Xie An and everyone and said: "Today's Zeng Xuping poem is the best, I also feel its poetry and then this scene has this work, it is better to give this book to Yu Xuping, it is also my promise." ”

Xie applauded: "This is very good, why don't I write a small note in the back book to record today's grand occasion." With that, he also wrote in the blank space behind the long scroll

, Collected into a completed Linjiang chapter, after the pen and ink are dry, it will be given to Zeng

Zeng Hua was excited in his heart, this Linjiang chapter has Wang Xizhi's hand-me-down calligraphy, and the hand-me-down Xie An's calligraphy is also a big family now, so close to the wall, even if the Lanting preface can't come out, Lao Tzu also sent it. Tomorrow, hurry up and ask someone to frame it and keep it as an heirloom.

After Zeng Hua's poem on the fifteenth day of the first month, his reputation in the circle of celebrities and scholars was even more reinvigorated, and on this day Xie An came to invite Zeng Hua to go to Nanshan to participate in the gathering of celebrities and scholars.

In the car on the way, Yu Zenghua suddenly asked Xie An, "Xu Ping, what do you think of Yin Shenyuan?" ”

Zeng Hua was stunned, he knew that Xie An's elder brother Xie Shang was going out of Tun Shouchun under the command of Yin Hao and preparing to go on the Northern Expedition, why did Xie An suddenly ask this question? Zeng Hua thought for a while, and said cautiously: "Liu Yin is steep and Yin Hao is in a hurry!" "It's not too much to belittle Yin Hao on the basis of praising his mentor Liu Hao, there is a gap between the two.

"What about Huan Yuanzi and my brother?" Xie An continued to ask.

"Huan Yuanzi Gao Shuang took a step, Xie Renzu (Xie Shang) is easy to order." Zeng Hua lowered his head again and thought for a moment and replied.

Xie An couldn't help laughing, pointed at Zeng Hua and said, "Xuping, if you come to Jiangzuo, I'm afraid that half the world will be remembered in your heart." ”

Hearing these profound words, Zeng Hua couldn't help but be frightened, and could only hide the past a few times.

When I came to the foot of Nanshan, I saw that Ji Zheng and Ruan Yu were arguing loudly, Wang Xizhi and Huangmen Langding and Yuan Bi, Yin Rong, Sun Sui, Wang Meng and other celebrities were sitting together, or walking around, but everyone was holding a fan in their hands, and they didn't know what to fan in the first lunar day, but it seemed that this demeanor was really beautiful.

Zeng Hua pointed to Yuan Bi and Yin Rong, who were walking around him, and asked Xie An, "Why are they?" ”

"They have eaten five stone powder, and they have to be carefully conditioned, so they walk and diverge." Xie An replied with a smile.

Looking at Yuan Bi, Yin Rong and the others in a trance, forgetful and otherworldly, Zeng Hua understood in his heart that these were the ancestors of the drug-addicted land.

Zeng Hua sighed secretly in his heart, sat next to him and listened. I saw Ji Ji and Ruan Yu tirelessly boasting, talking about whether there is or not, talking about words, talking about talent, talking about sources, mostly quoting from the Nanhua Sutra, often a word is amazing, everyone applauds, and even a boy writes down this famous saying, so as to praise the world.

Zeng Hua pondered the content carefully, all of which discussed the impermanence of life, the integration of man and nature, and even the universe. Zeng Hua couldn't help but sigh in his heart, these thoughts may have progressive significance if they are in the prosperous era, but they are the saddest thing in this chaotic era. Perhaps these are the ways that Baume & Mercier escaped in the face of the harsh reality. Huaxia always bursts out of a kind of turmoil and radical change in thought at the most critical time. There was metaphysics in the two Jin and Northern Dynasties, and there was science in the Southern Song Dynasty, and then after metaphysics was the open Tang Dynasty, and after science was the authoritarian Ming and Qing dynasties, what does it have to do with this? Who can tell?

Just as Zeng Hua was thinking wildly, Wang Xizhi noticed this "talented" Uncle Fang, and couldn't help but hurriedly ask: "Xuping, what do you think?" ”

Damn, what do I have a high opinion, I don't know what the Nanhua Sutra is, how can I break it for you, and immediately shook his hand and said: "Ji Ji and Ruan Yu are very talented, I have nothing to say." ”

The crowd thought he was modest, but they didn't think so, so they stopped and began to rest.

At this moment, Huangmen Lang Ding Su suddenly said in a strange manner: "Lord Zeng, this is not the king's land, why is it so difficult for the imperial court to close Longjin to offer good horses?" ”

When Zeng Hua heard this, he couldn't help but be secretly angry in his heart, his face became indifferent, and he arched his hand and said: "In this case, now that the imperial court is on the Northern Expedition, why doesn't Lord Huangmen Langding dedicate his family property to the army for consumption?" ”

Huangmenlang Ding Su couldn't help but change his face greatly, everyone knew that his family property was ten thousand yuan, and the fertile land was ten thousand acres, but he was extremely stingy, and letting him donate one stone of grain was already asking for his old life, let alone donating all his family property.

Just as Xie An was about to mediate, Duan Huan hurriedly ran over and handed Zeng Hua an urgent report.

Seeing that Zeng Hua's face remained unchanged after reading the emergency report, Xie An, who was suspicious with everyone, couldn't help asking, "What is the emergency military situation?" ”

"It's not a big deal, it's just that there are dozens of powerful families in Guanlong who responded to the pseudo-Zhou rebellion, and Mr. Wang Jingluo, the governor of Xingdu, will meet Mr. Mao Wusheng, the assassin of Qinzhou, has been pacified, destroying more than 700 families and beheading more than 6,000. And from the Xingdu military Pu Yi, 11,000 powerful leaders from all over Guanlong, 4,000 to Chang'an, 2,000 to Nanzheng, 3,000 to Chengdu, and 2,000 to Guangzhou. Zeng Hua said lightly.

When everyone heard that Zeng Hua had indifferently thousands of heads had landed, and tens of thousands of people had left their hometowns, they couldn't help but feel sad. But Ding took the opportunity to sarcastically say: "Such an elegant event but smelling bloody things is really fishy." ”

Duan Huan next to him was furious, raised his body, and shouted: "You dare to ridicule my family, wait for me to cut off your dog's head, and see if your blood stinks!" ”

Ding Su was terrified, and his legs trembled.

Xie An and Wang Xizhi hurriedly dissuaded them, Zeng Hua had no choice but to drink Duan Huan, and a party broke up unhappily.

Coming down the mountain, Xie An and Wang Xizhi said with their hands in Zeng Hua: "Xuping will return to Guanlong in a few days, and we will return to Huiji later, and I don't know when we can meet again." We will always admire Xuping's heroism and genius. ”

Zeng Hua replied with a smile: "The two gentlemen want to release a boat to meet the landscape, which is really enviable, but each has different aspirations, and their lives are different." ”

After that, the three laughed and broke up.

On the first day of the first month of February, Zeng Hua bid farewell to the Son of Heaven and the King of Huiji and the hundred officials, and went out of the south gate of Jiankang to gather the left guard military camp to prepare to return to Guanlong, Yin Hao had already started the Northern Expedition in Jingkou (now Zhenjiang, Jiangsu), and Zeng Hua had to return to Guanlong to sit down.

Looking at Jiankang City in the distance, Zeng Hua couldn't help but ask Duan Huan, Li Cun and Peng Xiu: "What do you think of Jiankang City?" ”

"It's not very good, the Central Plains is suffering, but Jiang Zuo is like this. It's discouraged. Li Cun and Peng Xiu looked at each other and said.

"What kind of bird place is this, you see that the horses pulled by the official master are all good horses in Qinghai that we sold. The imperial court is not used in the Northern Expeditionary Army, but it is used to pull a cart to show off, which is really chilling! Duan Huan said indignantly.

"Jiang Zuo has his own reasons for how to live. The world is too big and yet too small. Zeng Hua smiled, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go!" ”

The sound of horses' hooves sounded and the group of riders headed south, soon disappearing beyond the afterglow of Jiankang City.