"When will the bright moon come? [] I drink wine and ask the blue sky. I don't know what year it is in the palace in the sky. I want to ride the wind back, but I am afraid that the towers and jade buildings will be too cold up there. I dance to clear the shadows, how can it be like being in the human world?"
Following the sound, under the moonlight, I saw an elegant scholar wearing a Confucian shirt and a soft hat, holding a cup in one hand, standing on the boat, leisurely swinging towards the round platform. At first glance, it seemed as if Qinglian layman had climbed out of the grave.
It was floating, floating on the water. Such an appearance was really exciting. The noise in the surroundings suddenly disappeared, and everyone looked towards the stage.
"Turn around the Zhuge Pavilion, lower the Qihu household, and the light will never sleep. There should be no hatred, why will it last forever when we say goodbye..."
The boat lightly touched the edge of the round platform, and the man came on stage with a toast, his big sleeves fluttering, and every step he said was so elegant. When he stood still on the stage and turned around, Xia Xun couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that
This man is none other than Huang Zhen Huang Yushi who stole the sheep.
Huang Yushi held the cup in his hand very coquettishly, and said with a cheerful smile: "My lords, all new scholars, with the emperor's permission and the Ministry of Rites, we will accompany the wine with poems and have fun together on Lake Mochou tonight. It is the time when the imperial army is arriving.
As the north is winning one after another and the good news is spreading frequently, we are gathered here to celebrate together. Let us first congratulate..., Ouch, who is throwing things at me?"
Huang Zhen suddenly shouted and covered his head with his hands. Li Jinglong cursed angrily: "It's me!"
He was still holding a walnut in his hand, and he eagerly cursed: "My Lord, please tell me where the singing and dancing people from some courtyard have come to show off their singing and dancing. Why do you, an old man, come up and make noise? Tonight's poetry and wine party, but...
It’s just to celebrate the new scholars who have leaped over the dragon gate, high-ranking officials have to do it, and they have to ride horses, so there are so many good and bad reasons!”
As soon as Li Jinglong heard the good news from the north, he became angry. He just took a piece of fried walnut and threw it away. Fang Xiaoru's face darkened and he scolded: "Huang Yushi is a high official of the imperial court.
Tonight I am hosting a poetry and wine event, and those present here are either ministers or new scholars. Doesn’t Mr. Cao Guo think he is too rude?"
Li Jinglong glanced at him coldly and said calmly: "Li? What is etiquette? Can it be eaten? Can it be worn? Or can it be used as a soldier?"
Fang Xiaoru was furious and slapped the table and said: "Ritual is the foundation of the country. To govern the people, no one should be good at etiquette. When etiquette flourishes, the public will govern; when etiquette is abolished, the public will lead to chaos. You are the leader of the country at that time."
Sir, how can you behave so disrespectfully?"
Li Jinglong was not annoyed. He held his hands with a smile and said: "Wonderful, wonderful. Listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. Li Jinglong has learned a lesson."
Fang Xiaoru didn't expect that he would accept his lesson so readily. He was slightly startled at first, but then he felt a little happy when he saw that a duke had been taught by him to admit his mistakes. He flicked his sleeves and said: "That's it! Ambassador Huang, please
you……"
"Wait!"
Li Jinglong crossed Erlang's legs, curled his ankles, and said leisurely: "I, Li Jinglong, turned out to be ungrateful and offended Lord Huang. Here, I will give you, Lord Huang, some trouble."
"Ah, ah..."
Huang Zhen stood on the stage and wanted to bow. The wine was still full. He raised his glass but felt that it was not the case. He was a little embarrassed.
Li Jinglong raised his voice and asked: "Mr. Xiaozhi, what is your current position in the court?"
Fang Xiaoru is now a doctor of science and an official of the fifth rank. Although he is actually the prime minister of the dynasty and has great power, his official position has not yet been fulfilled. Fang Xiaoru raised his hands and said: "Thanks to the emperor's trust, Fang is now a doctor of science.
The fifth grade of the current dynasty."
"Wow! When you are governing the people, you must not be good at etiquette. When etiquette flourishes, the public will govern; when etiquette is abolished, the public will lead to chaos. I, Li Jinglong, have learned from this."
Li Jinglong slapped the table, looked at him and sneered: "I, Li Jinglong, am a first-rank official in the current dynasty, and I have been given the title of Duke. My Duke came later than you, and you are sitting there in such a big way, but you, a fifth-rank official, don't get up to greet me!"
The official has been seated, it has been so long, and I haven’t seen you, a fifth-rank official, come up to say hello! Where is the etiquette? May I ask Dr. Fang, what kind of etiquette is this?"
Li Jinglong spoke louder and louder as he went on, and his tone became stern: "Li Jinglong is ignorant and has no skills, and he doesn't know whether he is right or wrong. If he is wrong, I ask you, Doctor Fang, for advice. According to our Ming etiquette system, officials meet each other.
, those whose grades differ by more than four levels, the humble one will bow down, the venerable one will sit and accept it, and if you have something to do, kneel down and do nothing. Dr. Fang Da, please set an example and bow now!"
Xu Huizu was annoyed, jumped up and said: "Li Jiujiang, don't mess around!"
"Nonsense?"
Li Jinglong's eyes flashed with sternness, and he said with a ferocious smile: "Wei Guogong, etiquette is the foundation of the country. I am observing etiquette, how could it become nonsense?" He glanced at Fang Xiaoru, and said in a deep voice: "Fang Xiaoru,
Do you want to bow or not? If you don’t, then the salute is nonsense! From now on, don’t keep saying anything about saluting to the prince of your country!"
In full view of everyone, Fang Xiaoru's face turned red and white, feeling ashamed.
Although his official position is not high, he has always been highly valued by the emperor, just like the prime minister of the dynasty. Who does not respect him? Now even the Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu, is respectful to him. When he first arrived in Beijing, in these small details, he was still very respectful.
He is more careful. When he sees an official of higher rank than himself, he knows how to step aside and salute. Over time, he has become accustomed to others' flattery towards him. Now, he is regarded as a fifth-rank official, a prince, a count, and a first- and second-rank official.
The senior officials didn't feel awkward at all when they sat together, but took it for granted. Now Li Jinglong suddenly turned against him, making his face burn.
He just taught Li Jinglong that "when etiquette flourishes, the public will govern; when etiquette is abolished, the public will cause chaos." Now, does he abide by this etiquette?
When Xu Huizu saw his face, Li Jinglong even pouted back, and he glared at Xu Zengshou fiercely. Xu Zengshou invited this guy here just to disgust people. He was not the one who instigated Li Jinglong to cause such trouble.
This step was a bit beyond his expectation. Xu Zengshou hurriedly tugged on Li Jinglong's sleeves and whispered: "Jiujiang, don't..."
Li Jinglong threw his hand and said seriously: "Third brother, when etiquette is promoted, the public will rule it; when etiquette is abolished, the public will be in chaos. Can you afford this crime?"
"Well……"
Xu Zengshou was also dumbfounded: "When did Li Jiujiang become such a donkey?"
At first, Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng used Li Jinglong to squeeze out the Xu family, and he was used willingly. But later, the two men abandoned their troops to protect the commander and blew Li Jinglong's nose like a big nose. Li Jinglong was filled with hatred. He was already like this anyway.
A dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, but is it afraid of offending Fang Xiaoru? His mentality at this time is quite similar to that of Prince Ning when he was forced into a desperate situation. He was just pretending to be crazy.
In the early Ming Dynasty, the hierarchy was very strict. There were strict regulations on what clothes and hats the officials and gentry should wear, as well as the length of their sleeves. Fang Xiaoru had just taught Li Jinglong a lesson openly. Now that what Li Jinglong said was justified, what could he do?
Fang Xiaoru gritted her teeth, walked over with a flushed face, knelt down in front of Li Jinglong, bowed four times, and held back a voice from her throat: "I'm going to pay my respects to Duke Cao Guo."
Li Jinglong shook his robe, looked down at Fang Xiaoru at his feet and said, "Dr. Fang, do you have anything to report?"
Fang Xiaoru gritted his teeth and said, "The lower official only came to see Mr. Cao Guogong here, so he came forward to pay his respects. He had nothing to report."
"oh!"
Li Jinglong nodded and said with a bright face: "Get up. The officials and the people are having fun together today. Go back to your seats and enjoy poetry and music. Don't disturb the interest of my prince in talking and laughing with his colleagues and friends."
"Thank you, Duke Guo!"
Fang Xiaoru kowtowed again. When he got up again, his face was ashen. He returned to his seat and said, "Fang is feeling unwell. I cannot attend tonight's poetry and wine party. Dear Zhou officials, please take your leave."
Xu Huizu stood up hurriedly and said: "Mr. Xiaozhi..."
Fang Xiaoru fluttered his sleeves and left, only to be greeted by a breeze.
Xu Huizu stood blankly for a moment, and then quickly followed him. Chen Diyi, the Minister of Rites, also hurriedly followed to persuade him. As soon as the three people left, Huang Zhen stood on the stage, and he could not even express the full of coquettish words he had prepared.
After he came out, he quickly spoke briefly, ended his speech in a hurry, let the kabuki dancers from the Kyobo Division come on stage, and the poetry and wine party began hastily.
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Xia Xun was very happy. After he arrived in Beijing, he had already learned how Li Jinglong was abandoned by his official allies after his defeat. At this moment, the tit-for-tat confrontation between Li Jinglong and Fang Xiaoru strengthened his idea of inciting a rebellion against Li Jinglong. Li Jinglong was in the military
He may be incompetent, but this does not mean that Li Jinglong is incompetent, or that the Li family is incompetent.
If the Li family didn't have its own faction and subordinates, and was powerful enough, how could Huang Zicheng have the ability to help him take the position and replace the Shanwang Mansion? Furthermore, although Li Jinglong was squeezed out of power, he was actually fighting against the Yan army.
A general who has fought a few battles will still be consulted if there are any major military plans. He is someone who has the opportunity to participate in the military plan. Once the rebellion is successful...
The more Xia Xun thought about it, the more excited he became. He didn't notice that Xu Huizu came back angrily and called Xu Zengshou away again.
Xu Huizu caught up with Fang Xiaoru, but Fang Xiaoru also had a fiery personality. If he was still a professor in the Han Dynasty, he might not think anything of it, but now he is like the prime minister of the country, under one person and above ten thousand people. Who would dare to be a military official in the dynasty?
Disrespect? It was a matter of course that he had a bad temper when he was promoted. Now it was a huge humiliation inflicted on him by Li Jinglong in front of everyone.
Now, that good-for-nothing Li Jinglong kept insisting on the word "property" and asked him to bow his head. Fang Xiaoru regarded it as a great shame and humiliation. How could he have the nerve to sit and drink in front of his colleagues and his disciples? Xu Huizu
Although he caught up with him and apologized humbly for a while, he still left in anger.
Seeing that the peacemaker's plan failed, Xu Huizu's grudge against each other deepened after this incident. Xu Huizu was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. He returned to the ship angrily, and with a sullen face he called Lao San to follow him. Li Jinglong today
On the contrary, he was a bachelor. He had offended Fang Xiaoru, a powerful figure, so he was still afraid of Boss Xu? You are the Duke of the country, and I am also the Duke of the country. We are all unlucky, no one is afraid of the other. So he followed carelessly.
Huaiqing's consort was worried that Xu Zengshou would be scolded by the angry Xu Huizu, and he was also worried that Li Jinglong would have a sexual attack and make a big fuss with Wei Guogong, so he followed him. When Xia Xun's countermeasures against Li Jinglong were slightly sketched in his mind, he woke up.
When Guo Shen'er arrived, these people had all disappeared, and the other people on the boat were already drinking and drinking, and it became extremely lively.
Big shots always feel that they are an indispensable and important decoration at the banquet. In fact, in the eyes of ordinary people, what they dislike most is their presence. As long as they are present, others, even if they are not holding wine glasses, are always watching his every move. Is he
He had just finished a glass of wine and was he in high spirits. In order to find the best time to come forward and propose a toast, he had to sit there pretending. Who could drink to the fullest?
As soon as these two groups of people left, the petty officials and new scholars all breathed a sigh of relief. You raised your glass and I poured the wine, you recited poems and I opposed them. It was really relaxing and enjoyable.
All the big shots at Meng Shilang's table were gone, so he simply sat at a table with a few Jinshi. These Jinshi were not ordinary people. The top three in the current class, the number one scholar, the second in the rankings, and the top three were all here.
Meng Fusheng twisted his beard and said: "I was receiving the envoys from Japan and Shanhou State at that time. I didn't tell you in the palace. Afterwards, it was recorded, haha... Hu Jing, your sentence "I am a sage."
The way of benevolence and righteousness is always applied by your majesty. I hope that your majesty will not take the minister's words as circumlocution, but practice it with sincerity, and its effect will be more than today.' It is indeed the finishing touch, no wonder he was selected as the number one scholar in this department.
.”
Hu Jing had a look on his face, and he quickly held the cup and said, "How dare you, a late student, to be praised like this by the boss? Sir, please give me a drink."
Wang Gen was a little surprised when he heard this, because he should have been the first person in this department. It was all because he was not as good looking as Hu Jing and Zhou Zheng. The emperor had switched their rankings. Now he heard that Meng Shilang
Wang Gen felt very uncomfortable when he praised Hu Jing.
Meng Fusheng, who has been in the official career for many years, is so old-fashioned. He caught a glimpse of it and praised it again: "Wang Gen, you said, 'I heard that one person is the leader in the world, and the ruler is based on one heart. If the leader's heart has a direction, he will try his best to follow it.
'Zhi.' is also extremely wonderful and can be called a good sentence."
Wang Gen smiled faintly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency, you are ridiculous. Compared with Hu Jing's talent and learning, the late student is still inferior. Otherwise, why would he be so inferior to others?"
This man had an upright character and was not good at talking. Meng Fusheng was a little unhappy when he heard this. Tanhua Li Guan looked at his appearance and hurriedly smoothed things over and said, "Ah! Wan Sheng also heard about it. The minister was welcoming the envoys of the vassal country that day.
So I was never present. Uh... those two seats next to me are the envoys of Japan and Shanhou Kingdom? Wan Sheng heard that people from that country have admired our local culture for a long time and have also studied our local poetry and calligraphy. There will be a poetry and wine gathering tonight.
They are just drinking, which is not worthy of their name. Why don't we ask the envoys of the two countries to compose a poem to accompany the wine?"
Meng Fusheng nodded happily. He had already toasted to those two tables just now, but the guests at each table were reciting poems and composing poems. Only the guests at those two tables were only drinking, which was out of tune with everyone. He was feeling a little left out.
The foreign guest wanted to toast another glass of wine. He was very happy when he heard the proposal and praised: "Okay, okay, Li Guanna, your proposal is very good."
Meng Fusheng raised his glass and walked to Shimazu Mitsuo and He Tianyang. He smiled and said: "Two distinguished envoys, there is a grand poetry and wine event tonight. Poems are used to accompany wine, and wine is used to assist poetry. The two distinguished envoys only drink but do not chant. How can it be possible?"
, Haha, how about asking each of you to recite a poem and compose one?"
When Mitsuo Shimazu heard this, the two black dots on his eyebrows moved, he pressed his hands on the table, his eyes widened, and he said nervously: "Nani?"
He Tianyang thought the cup was too small, so he changed it to a big bowl and was drinking heavily. When he heard the poem being recited, he put the big bowl down and said with a big tongue, "Ha...what?"
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