On the eighth day of March, Lu Zhaoshen and Lu Yangfang and his son took a boat to Huating. The Lu family in Qingpu left Huating.
Lu Zhaoshen went to Huating to visit the Lu family to see if there was any Lu family who was friendly with the Dong family, and asked for their accommodation to allow the Dong family to hand over the rebellious slave Chen Ming. At the worst, he would also ask for the land deed to the two hundred acres of mulberry fields.
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Lu Zhaoshen never let Lu Tao manage the family property, and Lu Tao couldn't get involved. He just studied poetry and books in order to prepare for the Chinese-style rural examination. But it was not so easy to pass the exam. Lu Tao had failed the Nanjing rural examination twice in a row. This time
Zhang was originally from Qingpu. When Lu Tao saw Zhang Yuan's exquisite craftsmanship, he humbly asked Zhang Yuan for advice and asked him what books Zhang Yuan had read. After careful questioning, he found out that he had read all the books Zhang Yuan had read.
He has read more than Zhang Yuan, but his eight-part essays are not as clear and meaningful as Zhang Yuan's. Of course, Zhang Yuan would not hide his secrets from his brother-in-law. He shared his understanding of the eight-part essay and the craftsmanship know-how Wang Siren taught him.
Lu Tao has quite a bit of understanding, but the trick is easy to understand, and the key to using it requires concentration, which cannot be taught ~
When Zhang Yuan and Lu Tao were talking about crafts, Zhang Ruoxi watched and listened quietly: her younger brother Zhang Yuan could actually teach her husband how to make eight-legged crotch. Seeing how Lu Lang was nodding his head frequently, it was like sitting with him.
In front of her was the county school teacher Zhang Ruoxi. She shook her head and felt like she was dreaming. Last May, when she heard that her younger brother had a serious eye problem and rushed back to Shanyin to visit, this younger brother had not even read the four books. He could not see his eyes and had a bad temper.
, she comforted him in every possible way. At this time, the young man sitting there, speaking slowly and calmly, with a gentle and elegant demeanor, was completely different from that time. My brother had really grown up. The setting sun shone in through the long window with willow leaves in the afternoon.
, during the long conversation between Zhang Yuan and his brother-in-law, he looked up and saw his sister sitting there quietly, and said with a smile: "Sister is fascinated by the Eight-part Gut. You can go to the cultural gathering with us tomorrow."
When Zhang Ruoxi heard that, yes, Uncle Weng went to Huating, as long as he could avoid his aunt, he looked at her husband Lu Tao and Lu Tao smiled and said: "Then go, you'd better wear my clothes, don't ask for more
say."
In the evening, Yang Xiucai, who presided over the literary meeting, sent someone to inform Lu Tao that several people from the Fushui Shanfang Society in Suzhou had arrived in Qingpu. They agreed to meet friends tomorrow at Shuixian Temple in the west of the city with two new eight-part essays and comment on each other.
, this literary club established by the higher-ranking Qingpu students is called Qingpu Club. There are about ten people who often discuss literature and art together. Lu Tao is the backbone of them and must go to every meeting.
After breakfast on the ninth day of the lunar month, Zhang Yuan was watching Wu Ling and Lu Chun in the courtyard. Lu Jie was playing Cuju. 1 The two brothers were now more affectionate to Wu Ling than to their uncle Zhang Yuan, calling Wu Ling "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu" repeatedly.
Even though he is fifteen years old, he still looks like a child and is still having fun~
"Ohara, what do you think I look like dressed up like this?"
Zhang Ruoxi walked out of the room, strutting like a man, wearing a Han scarf crown and casual student uniforms. This robe belonged to Lu Tao. It was an inch and a half too long for her, so she folded it up and sewed it around her waist.
Zhang Ruoxi had her feet bound, so she put on seamed slippers on top of her bow shoes. These shoes are called butterfly shoes. They can be any size. Zhang Yuan looked at her sister in surprise, and her sister's two eyebrows were still painted.
It was a little thicker and looked more masculine. Seeing his sister like this, Zhang Yuan couldn't help but think of Wang Yingzi, who was dressing up as a man and smiling with wide eyes.
"How about it? Can you sneak through it?" Zhang Ruoxi asked again.
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "It's not bad. You're a handsome little scholar who seems to be younger than me. Why don't you pretend to be my cousin?"
Zhang Ruoxi gave a "scoff" smile and said: "If you want to pretend to be your brother, what do you mean by cousin?"
Lu Tao walked out of the room and smiled: "Ruo Xi pretended to be my cousin last time, and someone already recognized her."
Lu Dayou came in and said, "Young Master, the boat is ready. Just go out through the side door and get on the boat."
Mu Zhenzhen came over and said to Zhang Yuan: "Master, please follow the master."
Zhang Yuan glanced at Wu Ling, who was playing with brothers Lu Chun and Lu Jie. His sister was going out, so he asked Xiao Wu to play with the two children. There were also two maids and Zhou Ma to look after them, and said: "Okay, really.
I really want to go together and accompany my sister."
Lu Tao, Zhang Ruoxi, Zhang Yuan, Mu Zhenzhen, and five people from Lu Da walked around from the back gate to the Qinglong River. A small boat was waiting there. The five people got on the boat, and the water flowed across the small bridge. The oars were dàngbo, and there was no need to
In a moment, they arrived at the back gate of Shuixian Temple in the west of the city. Mu Zhenzhen helped Zhang Ruoxi ashore, while Lu Dayou stayed behind to guard the boat. The other four entered the Shuixian Temple through the back door - Lu Tao, Zhang Yuan in front, Zhang Ruoxi, and Mu Zhenzhen followed behind.
, entering the back door of Narcissus Temple is the garden pavilion. The garden pavilion is not big, covering an area of two acres, with winding corridors, rockery and pools. In the spring season, more than a hundred peonies bloom in the garden, and there are also purple flowers blooming in spring.
Orchids and mountain alum are quite worth admiring.
Yang Shixiang, the scholar who presided over the cultural gathering, arrived first. When he saw Lu Tao, he cupped his hands and said, "Brother Lu is here. Please come up to Canglang Pavilion. The five brothers from Fushui Shanfang Club are already in the pavilion. We, the masters, are the ones behind."
Come on - who are these two?" Looking at Zhang Yuan and Zhang Ruoxi.
Zhang Yuan cupped his hands and said, "Shan Yin Zhang Yuan has met Brother Yang."
Zhang Ruoxi didn't say a word, just cupped her hand, and Lu Tao answered on her behalf: "This is my cousin."
Yang Shixiang said "Oh": "That's right, Brother Lu and cousin, we also came to the last huā note meeting, I don't know——
"Brother Yang." Lu Tao didn't want Yang Shixiang to ask more about Zhang Ruoxi, so he quickly interrupted: "This Zhang Jiezi is my brother-in-law. He was the head of the trial case in Shanyin County last month. Brother Yang won't be surprised if I invite him to the meeting this time."
Right." Yang Shixiang looked at Zhang Yuan with wide eyes and said happily: "It turns out to be Brother Zhang. I have heard of Brother Zhang's name for a long time. Last year at the Shanyin Eight-part Gu Festival, Brother Zhang won the first prize with his article "Although I haven't learned it yet, I won a great victory."
Yao Fu, I am so happy. He won the first prize in the county examination last month. He is so talented and beautiful. I have admired him for a long time. I would be disrespectful." This Yang Shixiang is well-informed. He knows Zhang Yuan's situation better than Lu Tao. He even knows Yao Fu's name and stereotypes.
The questions are all clear——
Yang Shixiang complained to Lu Tao again: "Brother Lu's birthday party the day before yesterday, why didn't Brother Lu introduce me to Brother Zhang, and I almost didn't get to know Jing." Lu Tao smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I was so busy the day before yesterday that I was so busy." Yang Shixiang met Zhang Yuan, and Yang Shixiang
He looked very happy and said: "Brother Zhang came just in time, please help me." Pointing to the Canglang Pavilion not far away, he said: "The five sons of Fushui Shanfang Club said they came to meet friends through literature, but in fact they came to
To show his literary talents, he wants to merge our Qingpu Club into his Fushui Shanfang Club." Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "It would also be good to merge into a big club. There are many comrades, and they often gather to discuss craftsmanship. Isn't it an elegant thing?" Yang Shixiang said with a smile.
"Brother Zhang is right. I also want to merge with the big society, but I don't want others to merge with me. I just want me to merge with others. Wouldn't it be good if my Qingpu Society merged with the Fushui Shanfang Society?" Zhang Yuan laughed.
When Yang Shixiang saw that Zhang Yuan was young, he pulled Lu Tao aside and asked in a low voice: "Brother Lu, how is your brother-in-law's craftsmanship? Can he rival Hong Daotai? Hong Daotai has not returned from Huating, and one of our five tiger generals is missing.
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Although there are more than ten members in the Qingpu Society, the only ones who are ranked first and second in the annual examination are Yang Shixiang, Lu Tao, Hong Daotai, Jin Bozong, and Yuan Changji. If they want to compete with the people from the Fushui Shanfang Society, of course they must
Five people appeared and Lu Tao said: "My brother-in-law's craftsmanship is better than mine." "Seriously?"
"really."
Yang Shixiang was overjoyed. He knew Lu Tao's character. Lu Tao nicknamed Lu Junzi and said: "That's great. Let Mr. Zhang replace Hong Daotai. If our Qingpu Club can merge with Fushui Shanfang Club this time, then in the future
The collection of contemporary articles we compiled can be sold in Suzhou and Songjiang, which will not only make you famous, but also make money.
At that time, most literary societies in various places were supported by bookstores. Members of the literary society would try to write some popular eight-legged essays and compile them into collections for publication. At that time, the collection of articles was a bestseller in the bookstores. The literary society was very famous. The literary society edited and selected the books.
The sales volume of the collections is huge. Millions of scholars and even students in the two capitals and thirteen provinces rely on reading these collections of current articles to learn about the latest fashions in craftsmanship. Eight-part essays are also about fashion. The content of the eight-part essays of the Ming Dynasty is similar to that of the eight-part essays of the Ming Dynasty.
Styles are changing. The eight-part essay style during the Jiajing period is very different from the eight-part essay style during the Wanli period. The current popular style is also very different from the eight-legged essay written fifteen years ago in Wanli.
High school ink scrolls today may not even pass the county examination. This does not mean that the craftsmanship level of today's scholars is far higher than that of their predecessors, but that cultural and sports fashions are different. Examiners are all influenced by popular fashions.
This is why Eight-part essay is also called Shiwen. Shiwen, Shizhiwen is also called Shiwen. Yang Shixiang owns a bookstore in his home. He pays for all the expenses required for the daily gatherings of Qingpu Club. The Eight-part essay collection of Qingpu Club students is made by
He publishes and prints. These are the craftsmanship of top students, so they sell well in this county. Yang Shixiang certainly does not want Qingpu Society to be merged, and if he can merge Fushui Shanfang Society, he will
With these two literary societies in the main alliance, his bookstore will make a fortune, so he is so enthusiastic about Zhang Yuan——
Zhang Yuan and his sister Zhang Ruoxi stood by the peony garden and talked in low voices. When they found out that Yang Shixiang ran a bookstore, Zhang Yuan understood Yang Shixiang's intention to merge with Fushui Shanfang Society. Yang Shixiang wanted to use the reputation of the literary society to sell books.
The idea of getting rich is very real, but Zhang Principle disagrees. If the association only focuses on money, it will be too futile. He wants to form a big association and be able to influence government affairs like the current Donglin Party. The Donglin Party is formed by
It was composed of court officials and unemployed officials and gentry, and the large society he wanted to form was mainly composed of students. There were hundreds of thousands of students in the late Ming Dynasty. Gu Yanwu said that students in the late Ming Dynasty were a great harm, and if they could be well guided,
The influence must be amazing——
Of course, this is extremely difficult. This is just an idea. How to do it must be done step by step. First, he must obtain the status of a student member, and then he must have a reputation. He must have a great reputation. So from today on, he must have a good relationship with the Fushui Shanfang Society.
Let’s start this first step by making friends through literature.@.