Shi Hao's mansion is located in Xingqingfang inside the Qiantang Gate of Lin'an Xicheng. Xingqingfang is located between the Zhonghe River and the west gate of the city. It belongs to the old neighborhood of the original Hangzhou Prefecture. Although it is not the most prosperous place, it is clean and tidy.

neighborhood.

The carriage entered the shop along the lush streets. The trees on both sides of the road were very tall, with thick canopies, blocking out the sun. Although it was late summer and autumn, the weather was already a bit hot. But on such a street, it was cool and pleasant.

People are in a happy mood.

Shi Hao's house is located in Liuye'er Hutong, southwest of Xingqingfang. Shi Hao was only a doctor of the Imperial College and entered the official position late. Fang Zian originally thought that his house must be just an ordinary house. However, when he arrived at the door, he realized that he was too naive.

The vermilion gatehouse is extraordinary, and the high walls surround the house. The tall trees inside are lush and green, and you can see them from outside the walls. You can tell at a glance that it is a large house.

Following the messenger into the courtyard gate, after bypassing the screen wall that was about ten feet high and two feet wide, what appeared in front of me was a huge courtyard. In the courtyard, there are luxuriant flowers and trees, stacked rockeries, and winding corridors. Although it is not an extremely exquisite garden,

But it is also a good place. A doctor from the Imperial College, who is only a fifth-grade civil servant, has the ability to live in such a mansion, which shows that the salary and salary treatment of officials in the Song Dynasty are generous. It is no wonder that so many people worked hard to squeeze into the official career.

bingo.

When they came to the main hall door along the green brick road surrounded by flower beds, Shi Hao, who had already received the report, came out with a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Zian, Miss Ruomei, you are here. Please come inside, please come inside

please."

Fang Zian and Zhang Ruomei hurriedly returned the courtesy. Fang Zian said, "I'm sorry for bothering Mr. Shi. I'm taking advantage of Ruomei today."

Shi Hao smiled and said: "What are you talking about? I originally wanted to ask you to talk. The last time I saw you, I was very impressed. I have always wanted to ask you to come. I am very happy that you can come today. Let's talk inside."

He followed Shi Hao into the hall. The decoration of the hall was very quaint. There were calligraphy and paintings hanging on the walls on both sides. There was a painting hanging on the main north hall, depicting a simple and vigorous pine tree. Under the tree, a monk was closing his eyes.

Practice Zen.

Shi Hao asked Fang Zian and Zhang Ruomei to sit down and served tea. Seeing Fang Zian looking at the paintings in the hall, he smiled and said: "This is a picture of Panasonic Zen meditation. The picture is of my teacher Zhengjue Zen Master. I studied under

Zen Master Zhengjue practices silent meditation. But since he became an official, he fell into the mortal world, which has already violated the meaning of Zen. If Zen Master Zhengjue knew that I was like this today, I am afraid he would be angry."

Fang Zian was not surprised. It was not surprising that meditation was popular among the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty. However, Zen Master Zhengjue was famous. It is said that he presided over Tiantong Temple and created the method of "Silent Zen", which became very popular for a while.

Both scholars and officials flocked to him to practice Zen. Taibai Mountain, where Tiantong Temple is located, is also one of the most famous Zen mountains in the Song Dynasty.

"Silently forgetting words, Zhao Zhao appears in front of me. Looking at the time and understanding, the body is spiritual." These four sentences written on the painting are the essence of silent Zen. It's a pity that I have neglected the work of Zen.

Fang Zian smiled and said: "Mr. Shi, why should you regret it? Zen Buddhism is all about saving the world and saving people. At this moment, Mr. Shi is actually helping the world and saving people, and it is also practice. It's just that the methods are different, but the different paths lead to the same goal."

Shi Hao laughed and said, "That's good. When you say that, I feel much better and I don't blame myself so much."

Zhang Ruomei couldn't understand what the two people were saying.

, looking around with his eyes. Suddenly he heard a woman's voice as clear as an oriole coming from behind the hall.

"Is Sister Ruomei here? Is it really Sister Ruomei?"

Zhang Ruomei's eyes widened and she stood up with a happy face.

But when the bamboo curtain at the back door of the hall was opened, a girl in a green skirt walked in. A pair of autumn-like eyes wandered around the hall, and she called out in a sweet voice: "Sister Ruomei, where are you?"

When I saw a strange man present, I immediately blushed and stopped talking shyly.

"Ah, Ningyue. Is it really you?" Zhang Ruomei shouted excitedly.

The girl saw Zhang Ruomei in a blink of an eye, walked a few steps quickly and came to her, looked at her carefully with her eyes wide open, and softly exclaimed in surprise: "It's really you, sister Ruomei, it's really you." Ning

Yue Ke is so happy, I didn’t expect what dad said was true, I didn’t expect to see you again.”

Zhang Ruomei nodded excitedly, grabbed the girl's hand and shook it with a smile: "Yes, it's me. Who would have thought? It's been more than ten years, I didn't expect that we could still meet."

The girl held Zhang Ruomei's hand with both hands, and the two of them were holding hands and smiling at each other. Suddenly, their eyes became red, and they slowly shed tears.

Shi Hao and Fang Zian stood aside and looked at them, feeling very moved in their hearts.

Shi Hao chuckled and said: "Ningyue, I thought I was happy to see my childhood friend, but why did I start crying? By the way, Ningyue came to give a guest a gift. Is this Mr. Fang Zi An Fang?"

The girl had already seen a strange young man beside her. After hearing this, she gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and stepped forward to salute Fang Zi An Lianju.

"Ningyue has met Mr. Fang." Shi Ningyue said softly. It seemed that Shi Hao had already told his daughter about Fang Zian taking in Zhang Ruomei, so she said this.

Fang Zian hurriedly returned the gift with his hands. Shi Hao laughed and said: "Zian, this is my little girl Ning Yue. She has been naughty since she was a child and doesn't know etiquette. She makes you laugh."

Fang Zian said hurriedly: "There, Mr. Shi is being too modest. Miss Ningyue and little friend Ruomei are naturally very happy to see each other again. I am all happy for them."

Shi Ningyue smiled sweetly, with pear dimples appearing on her cheeks, and said softly: "Thank you Mr. Fang for understanding, and thank you Mr. Fang for taking care of Ruomei. Ningyue also read Mr. Fang's lyrics and admired her very much. I also told my father that day

, one day I can meet the person who wrote "The Sapphire Case" and "Mulan Ci". I didn't expect that I would actually meet him. Ningyue also likes to write and write, please give me some advice someday."

Fang Zian didn't dare to say anything, but Shi Hao laughed and said to Fang Zian: "Zian, Ningyue really likes to write and write, and your two poems are indeed masterpieces. It seems that you will come to my home more often in the future. By my Ningyue

If I'm targeted, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it without giving me some advice."

Shi Ningyue said shyly and angrily: "Dad!"

Shi Hao laughed loudly and said to Shi Ningyue: "Yue'er, you guys have a lot to talk about when we meet again. You can lead Miss Ruomei to go first. We will have guests at home for dinner today, and you can tell your mother by the way.

Instruct the kitchen to prepare some more good dishes for noon today."

Shi Ningyue hurriedly nodded in agreement, glanced at Fang Zian, and said sweetly: "Well, daddy, Mr. Fang, I will take Sister Ruomei to my room to talk."

Shi Hao smiled and waved his hand: "Go ahead."

Shi Ningyue turned around and took Zhang Ruomei's arm and said, "Sister Ruomei, let's go. Ningyue has a lot to say to you."

Zhang Ruomei smiled and said: "Me too."

While the two were talking, they walked to the back of the hall like a pair of butterflies, and their chatter and laughter gradually disappeared.

"It's great. It's rare for my friends to meet again. Especially after Zhang Tongzhi's family went through a disaster, who would have thought that one day they would meet again. Okay, okay. When I saw them meeting, I was happy for them.

"Shi Hao laughed.

Fang Zian was lost in thought as he looked at the swinging bamboo in the back hall door. Shi Ningyue left a very good impression on him. She was just beautiful, but what was rare was that she had a pure and bright feeling about her body, and it also had a bookish and scholarly atmosphere.

Coming from a good family, he naturally has an elegant and generous temperament.

"Zian. Zian? What are you thinking about?" Shi Hao shouted.

Fang Zian kept mumbling, and quickly came to his senses and said, "Sir, that's right, I'm happy for them too."

Shi Hao smiled and said: "Ignore them and let them speak for themselves. Zian, let's have a good chat today. Sit down and talk."

Fang Zian thanked him and sat down. Shi Hao took a sip of tea, looked at Fang Zian and said slowly: "Zian, you surprised me the last time I saw Qingyuan. It seems that you can not only write good words like the Sapphire Case, but also

You also have different views on people and things. No wonder Qin Xiqing admires you so much. The prince also praised you very much. I was actually invited by the prince that day to see how much you weigh. "

Fang Zian nodded and said with a smile: "I understand. It can be seen that the prince respects Mr. Shi very much. Naturally, he also wants you to check him. I can understand. The prince is thirsty for talents, and of course he doesn't want to miss him.

"

Shi Hao nodded and said: "As long as you understand. The current situation in the DPRK is indeed one-sided. Qin Hui is too powerful, and most of the people in the DPRK are people who follow the influence. The prince also knows that the officials in the DPRK have nothing to do, so

Then he decided to start a new business and select available people from among the new students. Therefore, when he meets you, he will of course treat you as a treasure. It is like discovering an ingot of gold in the sand."

Fang Zian hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I don't dare. If Mr. Shi keeps praising Zian like this, Zian won't be able to sit still. Zian is nothing like gold, he's just an ordinary grain of gravel."

Shi Hao said seriously: "I'm not praising you, and you don't need to be pretentious and arrogant. Although I admire you, you are far from the level where I can praise you endlessly."

Fang Zian was stunned for a moment and thought to himself: "It turns out that I am just being sentimental."

Shi Hao continued: "Being able to write some poems and articles is actually nothing. In our Song Dynasty, we focused on prose and there were many people who could write poems and articles. However, in our Song Dynasty, half of the country was lost and humiliated by Jingkang. Those who were good at writing

Aren’t the people who write lyrics and essays also failed to turn the tide? Aren’t they just letting all this happen, but there is nothing they can do? Therefore, in my opinion, the real talent is not someone who can write a few good lyrics and articles, but has experience.

The way to govern a country in this world is to know how to assist the officials and the people at the bottom. What our Song Dynasty lacks today is not ordinary literati who can write poems and lyrics, but such good ministers. Therefore, although your lyrics are written
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