Chapter Ninety-Six: The Poetry Society
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"Haha! It's so funny, in order to be in the limelight, this Wu Shuizhi asked a question that hasn't been answered yet, but he has fallen down first!" After the group of people left, Wang Fatzi couldn't hold back anymore and laughed.
"It's also that group of people who are too insidious!" Sun Zi Chu, an honest man, suddenly burst out with a sentence, but it hit the nail on the head, making the laughter that Wang Fat had just lowered louder again, and even the smile on the corner of Zhang Xuan's mouth turned into laughter.
It wasn't until the other tables were glared at angrily that Wang Fatzi accepted his laughter, raised his glass and said: "Zi Chu's words are incisive, and he should be a big white man!" After speaking, he drank it all.
"!" Zhang Xuan looked at each other and smiled, and toasted.
"Actually, Brother Wang, you can laugh a little longer!" Zhang Xuan put down his wine glass and said.
"Oh, what do you mean by Wenbo?" This time, it was Wang Wei's turn to be puzzled.
"Think about Wu Tao's words!"
"Words, water!" Wang Fatzi was still puzzled.
"Then think about the alias of leeches!" Zhang Xuan was unhurried and took a bite of foie gras.
"Well, that's good!"
"Leeches, leeches!ahahaha...... No, let me laugh for a while...... Hahaha, I thought you two were serious readers, but I didn't expect ...... Hahaha...... I didn't expect it to be so humorous!" Wang Fatzi suddenly realized, covered his stomach, slapped the table, and laughed regardless of his image.
Looking at the fat man Wang who was laughing a little crazy, Zhang Xuan and the two glanced at each other, raised their glasses and drank them all.
When facing outsiders, it is natural to maintain the image of a Confucian scholar with a polite and polite nature, but for real friends, there is no need to be so tired, just get along according to your nature!
"By the way, Brother Wang, Wu Shuizhi's doubts have not been solved, and my doubts have not been solved, junior brother!" After Wang Fatzi recovered, Zhang Xuan entered the main topic.
"Oh, yes, yes, I almost forgot about it. In fact, seven days ago, this news spread throughout Wei County!" Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, Wang Fatzi patted his head and said with a straight face.
"Seven days ago, I was busy getting married at that time, but I didn't pay attention!" Zhang Xuan thought to himself.
"We Wei County Wei Mansion, you all know it!"
"Of course I know, before Brother Zichu and I took the exam, I also copied books in the Wei Mansion! Okay, Brother Wang, don't hang my appetite, you can say it all at once!" Zhang Xuan was impatient.
Hearing Zhang Xuan's urging, Wang Fatzi hurriedly apologized: "Yes, it's my brother's fault! Seven days ago, news suddenly came out from the Wei Mansion that a poetry party was going to be held to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival! Moreover, the organizer was Wei Lingxue, the youngest daughter of Wei Gong's favorite now. As soon as the news came out, the young talents of the entire Yangzhou immediately heard the news and went out one after another, and even people from the next few states kept coming by water!"
"Poetry meeting? It seems that Lu Shi also mentioned it just now. "Before, Zhang Xuan had a guess, but it turned out to be a poetry meeting held by the Wei Mansion, no wonder it has such a great influence!
In the Dayong Dynasty, in addition to the Spring Festival, every festival, the literati will hold various gatherings to promote exchanges with each other and win fame, among which the poetry club is the most!
"Hehe, since the two brothers have been in the Wei Mansion, they must also know the Miss Wei family. Legend has it that this woman is twenty-eight years old, born in the country, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is a famous talented woman in Yangzhou! How many princes and grandsons, literati and are overwhelmed by it!"
"By the way, Zichu, Wenbo! You have spent a lot of time in the Wei Mansion, can you see the true face of this Miss Wei?"
"Brother Wang, you also think too highly of us, it's not good to say, we just copied books in the Wei Mansion, except for the courtyard of the library pavilion, we don't even have the qualifications to go to other places, how can we see Miss Wei?"
"Oh, it's a pity!"
"By the way, Brother Wang, the news of the general poetry meeting will come out at least half a month ago, and the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting in the Wei Mansion seems to be a bit rushed, right?" Zhang Xuan wondered.
I heard that it was a temporary idea, but before, the Wei Mansion had never held any poetry meeting, but this was the first time, and many people were traveling day and night, showing their powers, and they were rushing to Wei County. If it weren't for the urgency of time, the number of scholars in Wei County would have to at least triple now!" Wang Fatzi sighed.
As the family of the founding fathers of the People's Republic of China, the Wei Mansion held a poetry meeting for the first time for the first time.
If you accidentally win the forefront, you will definitely be famous all over the world, and even get the blue eyes of Wei Gong, and your career will be smooth sailing in the future. Even if it can't, so many young talents get together and get acquainted, which is also an expansion of contacts.
"The younger brother still has a question, just now that Xu Zhongming mentioned the four academies, I don't know what it has to do with this poetry meeting? Zhang Xuan asked again.
"Haha! The old brother is really smart, and he immediately asked the point. It is said that the reward for this poetry meeting is a letter of recommendation from Mingyang Academy, and it is written by Duke Wei himself!"
"A letter of recommendation written by Duke Wei, Mingyang College among the four major academies!" Sun Zi Chu stopped in mid-air and muttered longingly.
As a monk and an outsider, Zhang Xuan, although he can understand their complex, but not as fanatical as them, in his opinion, the imperial examination is just a means, one is to complete the obsession of the predecessor, the practice is unhindered, and the other is to facilitate the act and seek merit.
And in this regard, as long as you keep up with your life, and then your learning is not bad, it is still very easy to achieve, and it has nothing to do with the college you attend, even if it is a county school!
Therefore, Zhang Xuan was thinking more about the four major schools he had just heard.
Confucianism is idealistic, heart-oriented, and the pursuit of not violating one's own heart, so that oneself is not weak-hearted, and can be at ease, which is the power of the soul.
The Confucianism school only has the law, everything is according to the law, but it is difficult to have perfection in the world, so this faction has a punishment based on protecting the law, which is equivalent to the current prosecutor and judge, and the name of the lawyer, which is equivalent to the current lawyer, of course, the name is not all bad, but some good and bad, so the reputation is not very good, especially in the criminal punishment.
However, the status of these two kinds of people in the Dayong Dynasty is still quite high, because the family needs them.
The Confucianists only acted according to the meaning of the words they understood as the sages, and then put forward the theory of the program, and used the program to bind the world. Moreover, because most of the theories they put forward were conducive to the rule of the dynasty, they were very supported and valued by the kings of all dynasties, and the court is also the most powerful in today's court.
This is a bit like Zhu Chenglixue in later generations, but not as perverted and crazy as theirs.
In Zhang Xuan's view, this school is the germ of materialism, everything is based on facts, and he is good at observing the laws of natural development.
Among these four factions, the Xing Confucian faction and Zhang Xuan's worldview formed by more than 20 years of later generations are the most close, if it was before, if Zhang Xuan had to choose between these four factions, Zhang Xuan would definitely choose this faction.
However, after crossing into this world and experiencing so many things about immortals, gods and demons, for Zhang Xuan, who has been educated in later generations and embarked on the path of cultivation, now the Confucianism is more suitable for him!
You can say whatever you want, and you won't have too many constraints in doing things, just follow your own heart.
As for the Confucianism and Confucianism, Zhang Xuan thinks that they are a bit extreme and too restrictive, so they will not be considered!
Wang Fatzi was obscene for a long time before he came back to his senses and continued: "However, what kind of place is Wei Mansion, and how can it be that ordinary people can enter if they want to.
The prize is a letter of recommendation from Mingyang Academy, so the participant must be under the age of 30 and have the merit of showing talent or above! This is the first condition.
Then, if you want to qualify for admission, you must complete the three tests set by the Wei Mansion. Of course, some county wang families will receive invitations directly!" Speaking of this, Wang Fatzi was obviously a little angry.
Hearing this, Zhang Xuan smiled and did not answer, in his opinion, people can have privileges, and that is also from their ancestors.
And he didn't have a strong desire to enter Mingyang Academy to study, so he didn't plan to join in the fun.
In Zhang Xuan's opinion, instead of accompanying a group of strangers, it is better to eat mooncakes at home with your family!
But some people obviously didn't think so, so they saw Wang Fatzi come up and said mysteriously to Zhang Xuan and the others: "Hehe! Do you know why Miss Wei presided over the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting in the Wei Mansion this time? It is rumored that this poetry meeting is likely to be a blind date held specifically for Miss Wei." Therefore, almost all the junjie in Yangzhou came, and it can be said that the competition is extremely fierce!"
Then, Wang Fatzi squeezed his eyebrows at Zhang Xuan and said: "Wenbo, Zichu and I are both married, only you are still alone, and you are talented, and your age is exactly the same, maybe, this is your chance!"
Grandson Chu also looked at Zhang Xuan ambiguously when he heard this!
Looking at the expressions of the two, Zhang Xuan smiled noncommittally: "How can a high-ranking mansion like Wei Mansion be able to climb high like us? Besides, the little brother didn't plan to participate in this poetry meeting at all!"
"What?" Sun Wang and the others couldn't help but shout, their faces full of surprise, although the news about the Wei family's recruitment of a son-in-law was just a rumor and was not enough to believe, but the recommendation letter for admission to Mingyang Academy was genuine, and the three of them now knew that the four major academies could be said to be the holy land of scholars-the lower courtyard of the Jixia Academy Palace.
This is a fatal temptation for any reader, even if there is little hope, they will fight desperately, and now they even heard that Zhang Xuan didn't even have the intention of giving it a try.
This is as incredible as hearing in modern times that high school students have the opportunity to obtain an admission letter from Tsinghua University and Peking University, but they don't even have any intention of going!
"Okay, don't be so surprised, the food is almost over, let's stop here today!" Zhang Xuan also knew that his cognition was a little difficult to understand for them traditional readers, so he didn't say much.
"Wenbo, don't you really try it?" On the way out, Sun Zichu still couldn't believe it.
"Yes! In my opinion, it is better to stay at home with my family than to fight for such a slim opportunity. By the way, you two don't forget to take the fruit basket back!" Zhang Xuan said helplessly.
Seeing that Zhang Xuan didn't seem to be joking, Sun Wang and the others came back to their senses a little, took the basket handed over by Xiao Er, and walked out of the restaurant gate with Zhang Xuan.
The dishes are delicious, and the price is not cheap, just such a table, it costs four taels of silver, which is three thousand in modern times, and it is really not something that ordinary people can afford. Zhang Xuan secretly spoke.
Before parting, Wang Fatzi came to Zhang Xuan, pretending to be a mystery and said: "Wenbo, maybe there will be a surprise when I go home later!" After speaking, he smiled and left with his grandson Chu, leaving Zhang Xuan with a question mark.
Looking at the two people who were far away, Zhang Xuan was stunned for a while, and he couldn't figure out what medicine was sold in his gourd. So he shook his head and returned directly to his house, and the news he heard today had to be digested and digested.
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