Xu Jin's magnificent song "Picking Mulberries.\nDouble Ninth Festival", coupled with the rendering of the bloody battle of fifty soldiers on Changpo, immediately made everyone present feel moved, as if they had witnessed with their own eyes the tragedy of golden chrysanthemums stained with blood all over the ground.

scene.

Wang Shouren couldn't help but blurt out: "What a brave man!"

No one doubts that Xu Jin is bragging, because as long as someone gets to the bottom of this kind of thing, it will be easy to find out, and then they will only bring humiliation to themselves.

In addition, Xu Jin was ordered at the critical moment and was appointed by Governor Sun as the general magistrate of Guangxin Mansion. He fought against Wu Sanba's army of more than 10,000 people in Qianshan County. He went to the city in person to supervise the battle and fought bloody battles for seven days and seven nights. This was a fact witnessed by all the soldiers and civilians in the city, so Xu Jin

There is no need to make up a story about "fifty soldiers fighting a bloody battle on Changpo" to give yourself extra points.

At this time, a scholar present was obviously affected by Xu Jin's poem and narrative. He stood up excitedly and chanted loudly: "How can I say that I have no clothes, and I share the same robe with you? I dare to ask Xu Jieyuan where is the long slope? I will make a decision.

Choose a day to go and pay homage to the heroic souls of all the soldiers under Governor Sun."

As soon as these words came out, more people immediately responded excitedly: "That's right, we are willing to go together."

Xu Jin cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness. If you want to go there to worship, I can send my wife and brother Xie Erjian to be your guide. He is one of Lord Sun's fifty personal soldiers."

The scholar cupped his hands and said: "That's very good. It happens that the Double Ninth Festival will be held in a few days, and we will be able to experience the autumn scenery of the battlefield immersively. It is not like the spring scenery, but it is better than the spring scenery."

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the new imperial examination candidates brightened up, and more people immediately expressed their intention to go together. Never underestimate the romantic feelings and persistent pursuit of literature and art of ancient literati. An excellent poem can often

Make them crazy.

Xu Jin's magnificent song "Picking Mulberries", coupled with the story of the bloody battle of fifty soldiers on Changpo, immediately hit the G-spot of everyone present, especially those passionate young people.

What Xu Jin didn't expect was that precisely because of his poem, the long slope would become a scenic spot in the future, attracting countless literati to pay homage. Especially around the Double Ninth Festival, long gowns were floating all over the mountains and plains.

Many literati rushed to recite poems and compose poems, but they did produce a few famous works that were passed down to future generations.

Of course, this is something to be said later. At this time, both Xu Jin and Zhou Xu have recited their own works, and naturally they will be judged next.

Liu Hanlin ordered someone to bring the Four Treasures of the Study and asked Xu Jin if he could write. Xu Jin shook his head and said no. Although the splint was removed from his right hand, he could not use force yet.

Liu Hanlin secretly thought it was a pity and personally wrote and recorded Xu Jin's song "Picking Mulberries". He asked, "Xu Ziqian, what is the title of your song "Picking Mulberries"?"

Xu Jin hesitated for a moment before saying: "Double Ninth Festival!"

The original name of Taizu's poem was "Picking Mulberries.\nDouble Ninth Festival", and the poem also wrote about the Double Ninth Festival. Xu Jin originally wanted to change it to "Picking Mulberries.\nAutumn Light", but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it. The Double Ninth Festival is the festival anyway.

It is the autumn festival, which is not inconsistent with the title of the poem "Ode to Autumn Lights".

Liu Hanlin nodded, started writing the lyrics and title of "Picking Mulberries.\nDouble Ninth Festival", and finally wrote the "Bloody Battle on Changpo" narrated by Xu Jin as a preface.

At this time, some people may wonder, today is only August 26th, and there are still more than ten days before the Double Ninth Festival, but Xu Jin’s poem writes about the Double Ninth Festival. Isn’t it inconsistent with the facts?

In fact, this is absolutely fine. Just as modern people write lyrics, ancient people wrote poems for the sake of rhyming and rhyming, and sometimes they would be "willful".

For example, there is a sentence in "Drinking Alone Among the Flowers" by the poet Li Bai: Raise a glass to invite the bright moon, and the shadows become three people. Li Bai + shadow are originally two people, but in the sentence for the sake of simplicity, the word "three" is used. Of course, there are also

People say that Li Bai + Shadow + Mingyue are indeed three people, and there is nothing wrong with them, so how everyone interprets them is a matter of opinion.

Another example is a sentence in "Mountain Journey" by Tang Dynasty poet Du Mei: Far up the cold mountain, the stone path is slanted, and there are people living in the white clouds. The word "slant" in the sentence was originally pronounced (xié), but for the sake of rhyme, he made up his own pronunciation (xiá)

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Therefore, although there is a discrepancy in the time of Xu Jin's poem, the poem does indeed describe the scenery of autumn, which is completely consistent with the title of the poem "Ode to Autumn Light". It is just that "Double Ninth Festival" is used for rhyme, and the time is advanced by more than ten days, which is not wrong.

It's harmless.

Seeing Liu Hanlin personally writing Xu Jin's poem, all the officials and gentry present understood the outcome of this game. Although Zhou Xu's "The Autumn Light Comes to the Barbarians First" is a masterpiece, it is not as good as Xu Jin's.

The magnificent first piece "Picking Mulberries" pales in comparison, both in terms of conception and momentum.

Zhou Xu didn't know the taste in his heart, but he did know the taste. Before Liu Hanlin could judge, he bowed and said: "Xu Jieyuan's poetry is unparalleled, and Zhou Mou is defeated."

Xu Jin bowed his hands and returned the courtesy: "Brother Zhou is too modest, admit it!"

Li Zhe and Yuan Cheng looked at each other with a wry smile. The ending was as they expected. Zhou Xu challenged Xu Jin's poetry, but in the end he had to humiliate himself.

Looking at the handsome young man who was calm and composed in the field, all the officials and gentry couldn't help but sigh, there is no such thing as a good man despite his great reputation, this boy is really extraordinary.

Wang Shouren stroked his beard thoughtfully. At this time, he couldn't help but think of Xu Jin's previous poems "Bamboo and Stone", "Ode to Frogs", "Bu Shuzi.\nOde to Plum Blossoms", "Linjiang Immortal", and the current poem "Picking Mulberries."

\nDouble Ninth Festival", both are "momentum"

It can be seen that this son has a lot of troubles in his heart, and he may be in trouble in the future. Of course, everything is too much, and Wang Shouren is a little worried in his heart, because of Xu Jin's "Ode to the Frog" and "Picking Mulberries.\nDouble Ninth Festival"

They all have the aura of domineering kings.

Zhou Xu lost the first battle. Xiao Wan, who was in the "Iron Triangle", immediately stood up, raised his hands to Xu Jin and said: "Xu Jieyuan is indeed the best in poetry. I admire you very much, but the imperial examinations are based on articles to judge heroes. So I think

Ask Xu Jieyuan for advice... advice!"

Xiao Wan originally wanted to talk about making art (eight-legged essay), but asking Xu Jin to do the eight-part essay on the spot was obviously a bit excessive. After all, we spent three days before and after the exam, so he changed his mind temporarily to ask for advice.

To put it bluntly, policy questions are about practical matters, state-governing strategies, etc. You only need to explain your views clearly, and there is no need to choose your words carefully.

Xu Jin nodded calmly and said, "You are incompetent, how do you want to compare with Brother Xiao?"

Xiao Wan said confidently: "Since Brother Zhou used the poem questions in the provincial examination earlier, I will also use the policy questions in the provincial examination to discuss with Brother Xu. You and I will each write an essay, and we will be judged by the examiners here to determine who is the best. Strategy in the rural examination

The question is: Why did we prosper the Ming Dynasty? Brother Xu must also know it!"

Xu Jin nodded, and Xiao Wan flicked his sleeves coolly and said: "Since Xu Jieyuan agrees, let's start. I won't write another article, just use the essay to answer the questions in the provincial examination. Brother Xu, half an hour is enough?"

"

Xu Jin said firmly: "It shouldn't take half an hour. Someone can help me write it."

Fei Maozhong smiled and said: "That's what I wish for!"

Wang Shouren immediately ordered two desks to be brought in. Both parties spread out the papers and began to compose. Xu Jin could not write with his right hand, so Fei Maozhong did the writing. For a while, all the disciples left the table and gathered around to take a sneak peek.

Since Xiao Wan's policy essay had been written in the provincial examination, he didn't need to spend time thinking about it, he could just write it out silently, so it only took about a quarter of an hour to finish, with a total of only three to four hundred words.

The policy topic of this provincial examination is: How to Promote the Ming Dynasty. In other words, it is to discuss how to make the Ming Dynasty strong.

The words show that it has been 150 years since the founding of the DPRK. Although it is still very bright on the surface, it is in a terrible state on the inside. Both the economy and the military are in decline, and the internal affairs are even more corrupt.

Although the Ming Dynasty had a brief period of improvement under the rule of the previous Emperor Hongzhi, it was a pity that Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youtang's life was too short. He gave up and returned to the west after reigning for eighteen years at the age of thirty-six.

When the emperor Zhu Houzhao inherited the great treasure at the age of fourteen, he doted on the eunuchs and ministers, and played absurdly and had fun all day long. Soon, the country that I entrusted to him was in chaos, and various civil uprisings continued. Among them, "The Rebellion of King Anhua", "

The "Liu Liu Liu Qi Uprising" and the "Ning Wang Rebellion" both greatly damaged the vitality of the Ming Dynasty, severely weakened the national power, and even shaken the country's foundation.

In addition, by the time of the Zhengde Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's land annexation had become quite serious, and the landless refugees were as numerous as the crucian carp crossing the river. This was also the fundamental reason for the continuous civil unrest. In addition, the guards in various places were demobilized, soldiers fled seriously, and officials

The situation of corruption is also quite serious.
Chapter completed!