Chapter 144 Shameless Old Man

In fact, Su You admired the old man's knowledge and character very much. He said that the power of the Song Dynasty has declined from prosperity, and that is his own gold. In Su You's opinion, it has never been prosperous at all.

The knowledgeable people among the scholars and officials were looking for the cause of failure and chaos and the way to save the country. This situation reminded Su You of the chaos of thoughts during the May Fourth period in later generations.

Let’s not talk about whether the views and methods are correct or not, but this kind of desire to be superior to the country and ambition to understand the Tao is worthy of recognition.

Therefore, Tang Yan is now a fierce debate with the old man, and Su You is standing down like a good baby, bowing down, and dare not argue.

The old man's reason is that Su You is too young to understand the teachings of the saints.

The Song Dynasty, under the age of ten, is still Meng Yu. How many things can you understand? First, lay a solid foundation for "The Book of Filial Piety" and "The Analects of Confucius". Don't help you to grow and delay the real seedlings in order to earn a reputation as a child prodigy for Meishan.

Tang Yan's reason is that Su You is indeed different from the so-called prodigy in other places. It is not that children who only know how to play word games. Virtue, learning, talent, and use, Su You no longer allow adults. At least, the Land Temple can carry more than 50 children without worrying about the prefectures and counties, which is a hundred times better than his teacher.

The two had a quarrel, but in the end they had no choice but to get ahead of the exam.

The old man must be completely white and pointed to a picture of "The Plum Pearl in the Cold Snow River" on the wall: "Use this painting and fill in a poem. Don't think about it, write it on the paper, and then test your calligraphy."

Su You bent down and asked for paper and pen. After a while, he thought about it, and the pen started like flying. After a while, a small poem appeared on the paper.

Cold trees perch on the river,

Sparse fragrance breaks the snow marks.

The east wind knows my will,

Get a spring branch early.

This poem is still a pun. The first two sentences describe the meaning and compare themselves. It is said that although I have a poor background, my character is not bad, and I stand out in adversity and have become a little famous.

The last two sentences imply that Tang Yan and Zhang Shu’s recommendations were not so-called requests, but that they truly understood their talents and ambitions, and only then did they agree to give state scholarships in advance.

Tang Yan was so angry that he saw this poem. Unexpectedly, the old man took it and put it aside without saying that. He pointed to an old plum tree on the side of the Panchi outside the school: "I wrote another one."

Tang Yan immediately stopped: "Old Long, Su You's talent, isn't this poem just now clear? Do you still need to take the exam?"

Long Changqi disagreed: "The latter line of this poem is used to use the 6 poems of the previous generation: 'Broken flowers and meet the postman, and send them to the people of Longtou. There is nothing left in the south of the Yangtze River, so I will give you a branch of spring.' What else can I do besides this? This poem is invalid."

The old man is so unreasonable, he is just like a cousin!

Tang Yan said anxiously: "It is not the flowering period now. A bare old plum tree with only a few leaves. How can it make the fun come true? Isn't this awkward person? Yan Tong asked the mountain chief to change his questions."

It would be fine if I didn’t say it, but when I talked about this, I just hit a scholarly point of view from Long Changqi. I saw him stroke his beard and said, “Poetry is so exciting, like a mandarin duck, I will look up to it.”

It means that poetry is a rhetorical technique that talks about, and it is just a waste of time to take off your pants and fart.

A true poem is a work of the spirit, just like a mandarin duck playing in the water. You chase me and you follow me, fly and swim, and you will naturally feel beautiful. Using techniques to force it, you will be a poor person.

After the old man said that, he was very proud: "How about this, just compare that old Mei to me and reduce the difficulty for this kid."

Tang Yan was going crazy and complained in his heart. Are you reducing the difficulty? You are clearly a topic essay, is it good to deliberately increase the difficulty?! Old man, even if I respect you as a celebrity in the academic world, you can't rely on your seniority so much. This is no longer an unreasonable category. You are shameless!

This must be fought! The two began to quote the classics and eloquently.

Just when the two were competing, Su You said, "Master Shan, Master Tang, don't fight anymore, I... have done it."

Tang Yan turned his head in shock, and indeed, he saw that there was another poem on the desk.

Cold fragrance blows the snow calyx,

The ice shadows illuminate the lonely worries.

I also believe that the three springs are good,

I am ashamed to open in February.

Translated: The cold wind blows away the fragrant white petals, leaving only the lonely figure reflected in the cold pond. I also know the warmth and beauty of spring, but I am really ashamed to compete with the flowers and invite them to bloom in the warm February.

It is about the plum trees beside the pond in spring.

The old man has been focusing on academics all his life and has not made any progress in his career. Whether he is willing or helpless, he changed his statement in Su You's poem.

The so-called shameful fight for February is actually a light show of pretentiousness. The meaning below is to be noble and respectful, not to be charming at the moment.

Tang Yan was very surprised and sent the poem to the old man, and said proudly: "Chief of the mountain, what should I say this time?"

The old man lowered his eyebrows: "The calligraphy is so gentle and charming, it is unpredictable."

Tang Yan was really angry: "You!"

Su You was happy in his heart. This time the old man didn't find any problems with his poems. It seemed that he had scratched the itch! The surface became more respectful: "Thank you, Lord Shan, for your advice."

The old man raised his hand: "Don't be busy, try another question."

Tang Yan blushed, rushed to the cap angrily, and sneered: "Master of the Mountain! Beware of the object of matters! Do you really need to suppress it before you can avoid it?"

The old man's face did not change his color, and his long white Shou's eyebrows didn't move: "I am over 80 years old. I need to suppress my age on my face. I can only avoid it? What Yantong said at the time, haha, I am really not afraid of it."

The old man is not scary, the shameless old man is really scary, so Su You had to bow and say, "I'll ask the mountain chief to ask the third question."

I deliberately increased the words and the three words, and expressed my dissatisfaction a little. Humph, the little boy also has a temper!

Of course the old man could understand it, but he was not ashamed at all, and just smiled slightly: "Aren't you a child prodigy? Then let's follow the story of Ye Hou, and use the square and round movements to describe it, right?"

This is an allusion. The Ye Hou was Li Mi of the middle Tang Dynasty. He was a child-prodigy in his childhood, had extraordinary wisdom and was known as a child prodigy in the world.

According to "New Book of Tang Dynasty: Biography of Li Mi": In the 16th year of Kaiyuan, Emperor Xuanzong convened a gathering of scholars from Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism to discuss. When he learned that Li Mi was famous, he sent someone to carry him into the palace.

After Bi arrived, the emperor and Duke of Yan, Zhang Shuoshou, visited the game, so he asked to try his ability. He asked to give him "the movement and stillness in the square and round". Bi Shuoshou said, "I would like to hear the rules."

The reason for saying: "Square is like a chess game, round is like a chess piece, moving is like a chess birth, and quiet is like a chess death."

Mi immediately replied: "State is like doing meaning, round is like using wisdom, movement is like radiating material, and quiet is like being satisfied."

Su You thought for a while and bowed, "I dare not compete with the Ye Hou. I can only write it according to the official position of the court."

The old man said, "Try to say a word."

Su You bowed and replied, "Fang is like the censor, round is like the priest, move is like the three corpses, and quiet is like the temple."

The old man said "Ah?" and then laughed. Even Tang Yan couldn't help laughing while on the side. The dispute for the whole morning disappeared.

The censors of the Song Dynasty had a low position and were powerful. They did not avoid the powerful and powerful, and they must be upright and dared to speak out in a straightforward manner.

The prime minister is a collective name for the prime minister and the consul. The prime minister is yin and yang, and he can regulate all officials. He must be wise and wise, and lead the group of officials.

The three departments are financial accounting departments, which take charge of national fiscal revenue, expenditure, rent and taxes, and are specialized in salt and iron. Money and logistics are constantly transferred, so you should get the word "moving".

Li Temple is Taichang Temple, "Book of Sui Dynasty: Baiguan Zhi": "Taichang, the genus of the tomb temples, rituals, music and rituals, astronomical arts and numerals."

Unlike the previous three important departments, in the Song Dynasty, Taichang Temple became a department in charge of rituals and music, suburban temples, advocacy, imperial physicians, temples and other affairs.

On weekdays, he is responsible for preparing sacrifices, Nuo rituals, and guarding bells, tripods and rituals. The temple minister has become a officials who send money and is a first-class cold yamen.

This metaphor is so interesting. The old man was so happy that he leaned back and forth, his white beard flew around, and his fingers were shaking: "Hahaha... interesting and interesting! In the title, I worship the old plum blossoms on the spring day, and the old man who grew up in the mountains was elegant and upright."

What does it mean? Su You was puzzled and had to write it in obediently.

The old man rolled his eyes: "Leave a name! Isn't it a child prodigy? Why is he so lacking in judging power?"

Oh, Su You quickly followed the poem: "In the fifth year of Huangyou, the later generations, Su You Jing presented it."

The old man continued to give advice: "You have to use seals. Oh, no seals? It doesn't matter. I will carve one for you later. After I have finished it, I will give it to you. The scholars and officials have literary friends, poetry exchanges, but it's not OK if they don't have seals..."

I engraved and stamped it myself, and then gave it to me? Su You and Tang Yan looked at each other and rolled their eyes. This old man is really shameless!
Chapter completed!