The pond is quiet and ancient, the stone cuifeng is new, the pavilions and pavilions, and the stacked stones talk and laugh.

In the green courtyard, the water flows slowly under the pavilion, and you can occasionally see koi swimming in it.

There was a man reading a book in the pavilion, who was about fifty years old.

At this time, an attendant came in from outside, "Sir, someone is visiting, here is the letter and gift box he brought." ”

The man who was called Mr. put down the book in his hand, took the letter, and saw that the envelope was written with Guo Linzong's personal message.

This person is Guo Linzong.

Guo Linzong read the letter, and then looked at the date of payment, this letter has been sent for more than half a year!

Guo Linzong put down the letter and said, "Have you left?"

The servant replied, "Still outside the door." ”

Guo Zonglin nodded, "Bring it in." ”

Guo Zonglin closed the lid of the tea brocade box placed on the table and handed it to his subordinates.

There are not many people who know what he likes, and he doesn't believe that people can send a gift to his heart casually.

Thinking of last year's literary meeting, can he still understand what Song Zijun means?

Fu Yuanzhi and Ah Di were taken into the pavilion by their subordinates, and when they saw Guo Linzong, who was a crescent moon, the two stood directly under the steps of the pavilion, and Ah Di followed Fu Yuanzhi's movements, and the two bowed respectfully, "Student Fu Yuanzhi (Song Zike) has seen Mr. Lin Zong." ”

Guo Linzong was born in a poor family in Jiexiu County, Taiyuan County.

There has never been a person in the Guo family tree who has made a little achievement and made future generations proud of his children and grandchildren, so he was born without the old references of relatives and friends in the upper class.

Before Guo Linzong was born, his parents had already given birth to a daughter, his father died early, and the siblings basically relied on their mother's labor to pull them up.

In the second year of God's blessing, he was just twenty years old.

He had received some education and could read some words when he was young, and his mother had to worry about his future.

Mother didn't seem to have considered letting Guo Linzhong take the path of the imperial examination at all.

She asked someone to find an errand for her son in the county court of the county, and this position was not an organized job obtained through formal channels, but a county court self-appointed official, which belonged to non-staff personnel.

If only from the point of view of maintaining the family, this can indeed make Guo Linzong's mother reduce the pressure of life.

After her mother took care of everything, she told Guo Linzong.

Guo Linzong said, "I won't do this kind of work." ”

The mother was very surprised when she heard this, she did not know whether it was the kind of detached fault that belonged to the unworldly youth, or whether it belonged to the extraordinary nature of the natural instrument, and she always felt that her son was becoming more and more strange, and that something had taken root in his heart, but she was not aware of it at all.

Not long after, Guo Linzong said to his mother, "Mother, I have discussed with Song Chong, and I will soon go to Mr. Boyan's academy in Gushi to study." ”

Song Chong, the word Jun.

Guo Linzhong's mother said sadly, "Thousands of miles to study, how can there be so much money at home for you to make a coil?!" ”

Guo Linzong didn't speak, and directly put the fifty taels of silver borrowed from his brother-in-law in front of his mother.

The mother sighed in her heart, and finally understood that her son was not impulsive, he was already ready.

The mother of the child is worried.

She couldn't stop it.

In the second year of God's blessing, Guo Linzong said goodbye to his mother and hometown with lofty ambitions and headed for his hometown.

Under the guidance of Mr. Boyan, he was well-versed in the tomb and understood the gains and losses of politics and religion, and the rise and fall of the times.

This is the first stage of his transformation from a rural youth to a famous person admired by the world.

Although he borrowed fifty taels from his brother-in-law, it was not enough for him to chew for three years, and his financial situation was very bad.

If it weren't for Confucius's sentence "A gentleman is poor, and a villain is poor" as a spiritual pillar, he is afraid that he would not "sip water and not change his pleasure".

In the fifth year of Tianyou, he left Mr. Boyan's academy and traveled to Jiangning Mansion.

In Jiangning Academy, he met a student, Du Mingwei, and because of Du Mingwei, he got to know many like-minded literati.

Among them is Li Ying.

Guo Linzong was active in the Jiangning Prefecture area for at least ten years before coming to Danyang County.

The imperial court once recruited him as an official, but Guo Linzhong refused.

Although he refused to be an official, he did not abandon the world.

He came to Danyang County and became the gentleman of Nanxuan Academy, and he was very enthusiastic about rewarding scholars and promoting the younger ones.

Because of his many years of study tours and friends, he attaches more importance to people with special words and deeds, and because Guo Linzong himself was born poor, he is awarded to the next regardless of his background.

Among them, Song Guo, who corresponded with Fu Yuanzhi and others, was one of them.

Song Guoxiao was diametrically opposed to him now.

He was a light man when he was young, and he loved to avenge others and fight grievances, and was regarded as a tyrant in the countryside.

And Song Guo was lucky to be bumped into by Guo Linzong.

Guo Linzong believed that if Song Guo was well disciplined, he would definitely become a pillar of the country, so he recommended Song Guo to Nanxuan Academy, and he would bear all the restraints.

Of course, Song Guo did not disappoint him, he did the imperial history during the Yanhe period, and the state assassination history, which was very successful, of course, this belongs to the later story.

He has set a model for the world's scholars with his character, and he is regarded as the Bole of the world's students with his good knowledge and virtue.

Eighteen years ago, on the day he left Jiangning Mansion, the well-dressed literati of Jiangning Mansion drove to the Chengnan Restaurant to drink wine for him to practice, which shows how unique his existence is for literati.

For example, today, Emperor Youdi is addicted to pleasures, the dragon is sick, the officialdom is not distinguished, the party is fierce, the rule of officials is becoming more and more corrupt, the legal system is becoming more and more disorderly, and the war in Liaodong is also added.

Song Guo and Shen Tu Ziling inquired about Mr. Lin Zong's preferences from Mr. Song, and Song Zijun naturally knew the meaning.

In his letter to Guo Linzong, in addition to talking about Jian'an County and the situation of Wenhui, he also mentioned the two people who traveled to study.

With his understanding of Guo Linzong, Fu Yuanzhi's two brothers can be treated by Guo Linzong.

Due to its geographical location and transportation reasons, Yangjiang Mansion is naturally not as prosperous and culturally rich as Jian'an County, not to mention several nearby county capitals such as Jiangning Mansion and Danyang County.

And they were able to step out of Yangjiang Mansion all the way out to study, not to mention knowledge, just their courage and bosom can make Song Zijun and Guo Linzong look at each other differently.

Read 10,000 books and travel 10,000 miles.

Guo Linzong went from Taiyuan County to his hometown, and then to Jiangning Mansion to study, and now Danyang County, he knows the benefits of studying abroad.

Traveling thousands of miles is complementary to reading, reading is static, walking is dynamic, knowledge in the book is limited, only through traveling, eyes and ears can make up for its shortcomings.

If we compare the relationship between "reading" and "traveling", "reading 10,000 books" is like people seeing the golden mountain of knowledge and ability through a window, but in order to truly obtain the golden mountain of knowledge and ability, we have to go out and "travel thousands of miles".

So when he learned that Fu Yuanzhi and Song Yi had come out to study, the appreciation in his heart was even greater.

The two were thirsty for study, so he had a moment of trance, as if he saw his former self and Song Zijun.

(End of chapter)