"Jiezi, I have been studying in Wulin these past few months. I didn't know that you had an eye disease. Are you well now?"
Zhang Dai smiled and looked up and down this clan brother Zhang Yuan. He had just returned to Shanyin from Hangzhou yesterday. He was quite curious when he heard Wang Kehan talk about Zhang Yuan playing blind chess. He had just heard about his cousin Zhang E.
I was playing chess with Zhang Yuan under the bridge, so I came over to take a look. I saw that Zhang Yuan turned his back and did not look at the chessboard, relying on memory to play chess. This surprised Zhang Dai, who was conceited and intelligent, because Zhang Dai knew the rules of Go very well.
How difficult it is to play blind chess. If you look closely at the chess game, you can see that Zhang E's black chess was already losing. He took over to help, but he was unable to save it.
Zhang Yuan also looked at this clan brother whose name was passed down to future generations, and responded: "It's already fine. Thank you, eldest brother Zongzi, for your concern." Then he remembered that Zhang Dai went to Hangzhou to study in order to prepare for the provincial examination, because this year is the year of Renzi, and every time the son
, Wu, Mao, and You years are the years of the rural examination. They are held once every three years in August, so they are called Qiuwei. The scholars who passed the examination went to Beijing the next year to take part in the capital examination——
Zhang Dai is a child prodigy in Shaoxing Prefecture. When he was eight years old, he followed his elder father Zhang Rulin to a villa in West Lake to spend the summer. The famous scholar Chen Jiru was also visiting West Lake to visit friends. Chen Jiru rode a big-antlered deer to and from the lakeside, like a fairy. One day, Chen Jiru came
I visited Zhang Rulin and saw Zhang Dai, so I said to Zhang Rulin, I heard that your grandson is a good match. I want to test him in person, so I pointed to the "Picture of Li Bai Riding a Whale" on the screen and wrote the first couplet: "Taibai Riding a Whale,
Quarrying for the moonlight at night by the river." Eight-year-old Zhang Dai responded: "Mei Gong crosses the deer, and the autumn wind blows in Qiantang County." Chen Jiru nicknamed Mei Gong, Chen Mei Gong laughed loudly, touched Zhang Dai's little head and said: "Then
My little friend has become so sensitive."——
When Zhang Dai was twelve years old, he won the county examination, the government examination, and the road examination consecutively, becoming the youngest scholar in Shanyin County. People in Shaoxing said that Xi Zhang was going to get the number one scholar again. Zhang Dai's great ancestor Zhang Yuanbian was forty years ago.
Number One Scholar——
Because of his young age, Zhang Dai did not take part in the provincial examination in Jiyou year, but this time, he was determined to win.
Zhang Yuan, who has the memory of later generations, knows in his heart that Zhang Dai is a talented person who became famous at a young age, but is still an old scholar when he grows old. Although the imperial examination may seem fair, there are also many talented and learned people who waste their time and live in poverty all their lives.
, Not to mention far away, there was Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang from Shanyin. Xu Wenchang was talented, but he could not pass the imperial examination even if he died. The famous scholar Chen Jiru was only a scholar. Of course, Chen Jiru, who burned his shirt and gave up the scientific examination, became his
The master hermit is also doing well.
When he was born in this life, he went to Shaanxi to gather the victims to cause rebellion and claimed to be a general. This was not Zhang Yuan's ideal. Being a founding hero of the Qing Dynasty like Fan Wencheng was even more abhorred by Zhang Yuan. He could not imitate Chen Jiru and become a leisurely hermit.
, Chen Jiru died before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and he, Zhang Yuan, is only fifteen years old now, so the only way to go is the imperial examination, step by step, I just hope not to be too tired, and to save some energy to enjoy life, isn't it——
But judging from the experiences of Chen Jiru and Zhang Dai, being rich in knowledge and being talented does not necessarily lead to success in the imperial examination. There must be another secret to the eight-part essay examination. He must find this secret, and he must become famous early. If he waits until the sixteenth year of Chongzhen to pass the exam,
Jinshi, that would be sad.
…
Zhang Dai saw Zhang Yuan squinting his eyes and thinking about something, so he shouted: "Meson——"
Zhang Yuan suddenly said: "Oh, didn't the eldest brother Zongzi take the Jiuxiang examination at the beginning of next month? Why did he come back?"
Zhang Dai said: "I came back this time mainly to ask my uncle for advice and to relax along the way. I will go to Wulin at the end of the month."
Zhang E said: "Brother, I've got everything I need in this provincial examination. There's nothing to be anxious about. It's just about ranking. If you can win Jieyuan, you'll be happy."
Zhang Dai had a smile on his lips and said reservedly: "Jie Yuan is a destiny, you can't fight for it."
Sixteen-year-old Zhang Dai is obviously full of confidence. His success depends on his fortune, but his success is guaranteed.
Zhang Yuan on the other side sighed secretly. The young and energetic eldest brother in front of him took the exam until the fall of the Ming Dynasty. He failed to pass the exam for thirty years, and then the country was ruined and the family was destroyed.
It is really sad to look back at the past and recall the prosperity of the last days——
"If possible, I should help this eldest brother." But then he thought again: "The country is unlucky and the poet is lucky to be able to write sentences about the vicissitudes of life. Without experiencing the pain of the country and the family, the eldest brother will definitely not be able to write those things.
The elegant, free and affectionate masterpieces - "Looking at the Snow at the Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake", "Half of July at West Lake", "Night Play at Jinshan", "Twenty-Four Bridges of Love"... What to do with these wonderful essays?
It is a literary treasure, and it cannot be lost just because the fate of the eldest brother Zongzi has changed."
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The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there was a "rustling" sound of rain on the bridge. The rainwater trickled down along the cracks in the stones, first dripping, then in strings. The water in the river was also noisy and boiling, with the sound of wind and rain.
There is also thunder, and you have to shout to be heard under the arch of this bridge——
Zhang E was still reluctant to play this game and shouted: "Jie Zi, can't you play this game?"
Zhang Dai shook his head and shouted: "I have no choice but to lose. I can't lose any more. Third brother, you can't defeat meson."
Zhang E was unconvinced, but his eldest brother Zhang Dai's chess skills were firmly superior to his. Since the eldest brother said so, I'm afraid this chess game was really bad.
Zhang E didn't get angry and kick the chess table over this time. He just sighed and suddenly became happy again and shouted: "Brother, come and play a game with meson and see how powerful meson is."
Zhang Dai was a little eager to give it a try, but said: "The water will rise soon, and if we don't leave, the pavilion will be washed away together. By the way, this bamboo pavilion was built by the third brother."
Zhang E smiled and said: "Who else can be as elegant as me?"
Zhang Dai said with a smile: "Let's see if this elegant pavilion can withstand the surge of the river."
At this time, the little girl Tu Ting came over with two oil-paper umbrellas. Under the bridge arch were Zhang Dai, Zhang Yuan, Zhang E, Wu Ling, Wang Kefan, Pan Xiaofei, and Tu Ting, a total of seven people. Two umbrellas were not enough.
Tu Ting said: "There is no umbrella like that in the house."
Pan Xiaofei said: "I'm going to ask someone to bring an umbrella." She took off her black silk shoes, held them in her hands, and ran away in the rain.
The voice actress Pan Xiaofei's name resembles that of a woman, but she plays a pretty girl with a cheerful temperament, while the male actor Wang Kefan looks and behaves like a woman.
Pan Xiaofei ran back quickly, followed by two healthy servants, each holding three umbrellas under their arms. She ran very fast because she was naked in the rain.
Zhang Dai said: "Don't rush back now, let's go to the bridge and watch the water."
Zhang Yuan, Zhang Dai, and Zhang E went to the stone arch bridge to look down at the water of the river. Two thousand years ago, King Gou Jian of Yue swore to conquer Wu. The fathers of Kuaiji presented a pot of sweet wine. Gou Jian knelt down to accept the wine and ordered people to pour the wine into this place.
In this river, the sergeant drank heavily into the stream. This is how the Touji River got its name.
After a heavy rain, the Touji River surged with great force. The water rose particularly quickly in this bay. Seeing that all the water was passing under the three-arch bridge, the bamboo pavilion was half submerged. Zhang Yuan and others were holding umbrellas on the bridge to watch.
When will this bamboo pavilion be washed away by water?
Zhang Dai asked Zhang Yuan about playing blind chess. Zhang Yuan didn't say much, but Zhang E tried his best to brag on his behalf, saying that Zhang Yuan had an ear for what he had heard and could recite the thirty-volume "Spring and Autumn Classics" by listening to it once.
, what’s even more amazing is that Su Hui was turned on due to an eye disease. I can remember all the books I read in my previous life——
Zhang Dai was secretly surprised. He knew very well the habits of his cousin Zhang E. He was arrogant and unruly. How could he praise others so much?
Zhang Dai said: "Then I want to see Jie Zi's memory. Now go to Jie Zi's house and say hello to the fifth aunt, okay?" Zhang Yuan's father, Zhang Ruiyang, ranked fifth in Dongzhang, so Zhang Dai
Call Zhang Yuan's mother fifth aunt.
"Look, look, look, the pavilion is floating out." Pan Xiaofei shouted.
Zhang Yuan looked around and saw that the bamboo pavilion under the arch bridge was floating and sinking to the ground, half-tilted and slowly flowing away.
Zhang E kept shouting: "Interesting, someone downstream will pick up a Ting." He glanced at the little girl Tu Ting standing next to Zhang Yuan, and added: "I picked up a Ting."
This remark was not very funny, but Zhang E laughed heartily. This guy was really different from ordinary people.
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