Chapter five hundred and ninety first turning a tiger into a dragon
Under Xu Jie's gaze, Zhu Ping'an slowly unfolded the Qing Ci on the table with both hands respectfully, and turned his gaze to the Qing Ci. When he shifted his gaze, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Xu Jie in the reflection of the tea cup at hand.
gaze.
Xu Jie's expression was amiable and his eyes were full of appreciation, but Zhu Ping'an read a glimmer of a test in his admiring eyes. This look was a bit like returning to a modern elementary school when the teacher called on someone to answer a question.
Zhu Pingan realized that this was a test related to his future.
Zhang Juzheng is so valued by Xu Jie, he must have been tested by Xu Jie, probably more than once. Of course, the content of the test must be different from his own this time, and Zhang Juzheng must have performed very well in the test, which made Xu Jie very satisfied.
When Xu Jie was in charge of the Hanlin Academy, he often talked with new Hanlin scholars, which must have been a test of the process of selecting useful talents.
It is a test but also an opportunity.
Everyone will encounter many opportunities in life. Just like every rare elixir in fantasy novels has a guardian beast next to it, opportunities will also face many tests. Only after passing the test can you seize the opportunity.
This time is no exception.
If you pass this test, I believe it will be of great benefit.
Xu Jie is the future chief minister of the cabinet, the master who defeated Yan Song, the tolerant Gou Jian of the Ming Dynasty, the successor of Wang Shouren, and the most powerful person in the future Ming Dynasty besides Emperor Jiajing. And, most importantly,
Xu Jie likes to promote talents he recognizes. Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Hai Rui are all talents recognized by Xu Jie, especially the first two are more valued by Xu Jie. The dream of every official in the Ming Dynasty is to enter the cabinet, Xu Jie
Gao Gong was promoted to the throne, and Zhang Juzheng entered the cabinet. Both of them realized their life ideals in the cabinet.
Xu Jie's approval is also a life-saving talisman. Hai Rui was recognized by Xu Jie. When Emperor Jiajing wanted to kill Hai Rui several times, Xu Jie saved Hai Rui on the grounds of "killing himself to become famous".
Zhu Ping'an is not a pedantic person. There are people in the court who like to be officials. If they are appreciated and recognized by Xu Jie, it will be of great benefit to his future career.
Of course, Xu Jie's test is not so easy to pass. Xu Jie has been in charge of the Hanlin Academy for so many years, only a few people such as Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng have passed Xu Jie's test and truly gained Xu Jie's recognition.
Now is not the time to hide and tuck in, you have to show your true abilities.
So, Zhu Pingan became serious and focused his eyes on the Qing Ci on the table, as if sparks were shooting out of his eyes.
Xu Jie's Qingci, with his pen and dragon and snake, iron and silver hooks, and his fonts are like dragons that have enlightened their spiritual wisdom and gained enlightenment, leaping and wandering on the rice paper:
"In the thirty-first year of Wei Jiajing's reign, in the year of Renzi, on the 19th day of the first lunar month, the emperor and his ministers visited the Great Saint Ancestor, the Supreme Dao Jinque Xuanyuan Emperor.
It is time to offer sacrifices to the New Year, and celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Taoist priests, Yanxia patriots, rituals and golden palaces, Chen Zhai worship in the Taoist temple. When the life of the mighty tiger is over, he returns to the heaven, writes a ruler on the ruler, and sends it to the sky: Fu wishes God to be kind.
, Hidden in the shade of the road, so that you can follow the truth and stay safe forever. Fighting and fighting in nine continents all over the world; East Gao and southern acres, all have good harvests. I hope that the people of Hebei and Zhao will be blessed together. I would like to express my words."
This is a Qing Ci poem with standard format and genre. It has gorgeous rhetoric and mysterious language. It is one of the best Qing Ci poems.
If we just look at the content and genre, given Zhu Ping'an's current knowledge of Qing Ci, we can't find many faults.
But these are just superficial, Qing Ci also needs to look at the inside. Even if I put a lot of thought into it, if I just work hard on choosing words and making sentences, Xu Jie probably won't be satisfied.
Fortunately, I have carefully studied the "Zhai Jiao Qing Ci Jing". There is a very important sentence in the scripture, which is similar to Bai Juyi's famous line, "Articles are written according to the time, and songs and poems are written according to the matter." Zhu Pingan believes that "Zhai Jiao Qing Ci Jing"
The main theme of Ci Jing actually only has two words: "Jun Yi".
Are Qingci written for gods? Yes, but no.
The Qing Ci itself is a memorial and blessing message dedicated to heaven, and of course it is for the gods to read. But in fact! The person who actually reads the Qing Ci is a human being, the Jiajing Emperor. There is only one criterion for judging Xu Jie's Qing Ci, that
Just whether it can satisfy Emperor Jiajing!
It is impossible to judge by simply looking at the surface of Qingci.
Only by looking at the creative background and purpose of this Qing Ci can we better understand this Qing Ci.
"The powerful tiger has exhausted his life and returned to the heaven." From this mysterious Qing Ci, it can be roughly seen that it is a sacrificial poem. The powerful tiger has exhausted his life and returned to the heaven. In short, it means the power of the tiger.
The tiger is dead.
Powerful tiger?
Is he General Huwei from our dynasty? I’ve heard of General Huwei, but I haven’t heard of General Huwei from Ming Dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms period, Ma Chao was named General Huwei. Is it possible that there was another General Huwei in Ming Dynasty?
While Zhu Pingan was reading Qing Ci, Xu Jie was also looking at Zhu Pingan, observing Zhu Pingan's performance and giving scores to the youngest number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty.
"Teacher's masterpiece, with gorgeous diction, is very popular..." Zhu Ping'an carefully read Qing Ci and considered it.
Wait!
Listening to Zhu Pingan's words, Xu Jie smiled kindly, but in his heart he gave Zhu Pingan an unsatisfactory C grade.
The talent of the number one scholar is limited to this?! Zhu Ping'an's performance today somewhat disappointed Xu Jie. Although Xu Jie still smiled kindly on his face, he was disappointed in his heart. There were many flatterers in the court.
, there is no shortage of Zhu Zihou...
"However, articles are written for occasions, and poems are written for events. Students don't know why the teacher wrote this?" Zhu Pingan raised his head, looked at Xu Jie and asked softly.
Hear the words
Xu Jie's eyes brightened, and he nodded with a kind smile. His already disappointed mood suddenly became excited again, just like hearing a military drum.
Great kindness!
The question is on point.
Just asking this question is enough to rank him in the first grade. Zhu Zihou, I have written down this name so that I can observe it carefully in the future.
"Your Majesty's beloved cat, Weihu, went west at noon..." Xu Jie replied.
Hello, I spent a long time thinking about the tiger, but I didn't expect it to be a cat! Zhu Pingan twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through Zhu Pingan's mind, and a famous allusion from history illuminated Zhu Pingan's mind like lightning.
Historical records indicate that his current colleague, Yuan Wei, a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, once wrote a tribute to Emperor Jiajing's beloved cat. There was a line of praise in it, "turning a lion into a dragon", which won the favor of Emperor Jiajing.
Soon after, Yuan Wei was promoted to the rank of Shaozai.
Emperor Jiajing was a famous shit shoveler in history. In addition to cultivating immortality and alchemy, he also had a special liking for cats. When he was a child, his mother gave him a cat. In the deep palace, this cat who loved to play with hydrangea filled the space.
Emperor Jiajing had a deep relationship with cats during his childhood. In history, after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, there were two cats whose names went down in history. The first one was named Xuemei, whom Emperor Jiajing loved deeply.
A canonization ceremony was held for his identity, and Xuemei was solemnly named "Qiu Long"; the second cat was called Lion Cat, and it was a very spiritual lion cat. After the death of the Lion Cat, Emperor Jiajing buried him in a golden coffin at Long Live Mountain.
The ministers were ordered to write Qingci sacrificial essays. It was at this time that Yuan Wei wrote the famous "Lion into Dragon" sacrificial essay, which quickly rose to prominence.
The history of the lion cat incident was recorded around the 33rd year of Jiajing. Now it is the 31st year of Jiajing. So the lion cat has not been favored yet, and Yuan Wei's Qingci has not yet appeared.
Of course, just to be on the safe side, Zhu Ping'an decided to confirm again, "Teacher, I wonder what kind of cat your Majesty's cat named Huwei is?"
"It's a civet cat, also called a tiger-skinned cat. Your Majesty selected this Huwei from the Maoerfang. It has yellow and white stripes and looks like tiger skin. Your Majesty named him General Huwei." Xu Jie replied.
Hearing this, Zhu Pingan nodded, thinking deeply, but he already had the answer in his heart.
After a while
Zhu Ping'an raised his head and looked at Xu Jie, pointed to a place in Qing Ci, and said in a thoughtful tone, "Teacher, would it be safer if the word 'tiger's end of life' is changed to 'turn tiger into dragon'?"
"Transform a tiger into a dragon?"
When Xu Jie heard this, his whole body was shocked and he couldn't help but repeat it. He couldn't help but feel a flush on his face. He even pulled out one of his beards in excitement.
Originally I just took this poem as a test, but unexpectedly it gave me a huge surprise. (To be continued.)