Chapter 143 The breeze and bright moon are priceless
Jin Bozong and Yuan Changji from the Qingpu Society arrived one after another, and Yang Shixiang introduced Zhang Yuan to them. After being polite to each other, they went to the Canglang Pavilion together, where the five scholars from the Fushui Shanfang Society stood up to meet each other and exchanged names.
The five are Fan Wenruo of Changzhou, Xu Shirou of Changshu, Sun Chaosu, Jinlangzhi of Huating and Wang Huanru of Kunshan. The person who leads the alliance of Fushui Shanfang Society is Fan Wenruo. This Fan Wenruo is already famous because he lost his mother the year before last and Ding You is not yet a child.
, so he did not go to Beijing to participate in this year's examination. Fan Wenruo's family owns a large bookstore, which is called Fushui Bookstore. It is one of the three major bookstores in Suzhou.
With one Juren and four Linsheng, the Fushui Shanfang Club has a strong lineup, and everyone has their eyes high. They did not pay attention to the small Qingpu Club. Fan Wenruo looked around and said: "This pavilion is also called Canglang Pavilion.
, it really makes me laugh. I wonder if you have ever been to Canglang Pavilion in Suzhou, where a pool of clear water runs through it.
Thousands of green bamboo poles reflect it, it is truly a fairyland on earth, but this place is really a bit clumsy."
When Fan Wenruo said this, Yang Shixiang, Lu Tao and other Qingpu people felt ashamed. However, although Fan Wenruo's words were harsh, they were also true. Suzhou Canglang Pavilion was indeed not comparable to the small garden of Shuixian Temple. Yang Shixiang explained: "
This pavilion was originally nameless, but some good person put up a plaque and called it Canglang Pavilion, which made all of you laugh."
Before the contest of eight-part essays began, the Qingpu Club's momentum had weakened, and the master's advantage was gone.
Since he wanted to make a name for himself, Zhang Yuan was of course unwilling to remain silent, and this Fan Wenruo was really rude. When any guest came, he said that the owner's house was shabby, which was clearly intended to frustrate everyone in the Qingpu Society. He immediately said: "Although the garden pavilion is beautiful,
, there must also be someone who can appreciate it. Uncle Ouyang Yong once wrote in a poem that "the clear breeze and bright moon are priceless, but it is a pity that they are only sold for 40,000 yuan. Isn't it ironic?"
The five people from Fushui Shanfang Club all looked at Zhang Yuan. Fan Wenruo raised his hands and asked Zhang Yuan: "You haven't asked for your name yet?"
Just now Yang Shixiang introduced the names of the four people in the Qingpu Club one by one, but Fan Wenruo didn't pay attention at all.
Zhang Yuan cupped his hands and said, "I'm going down the mountain to have sex with Zhang Yuan and Zhang Jiezi."
Fan Wenruo said "Oh", turned around and asked Yang Shixiang: "Brother Yang, does the Qingpu Society also recruit scholars from other counties into the society?" His tone was sarcastic.
Yang Shixiang said: "This Young Master Zhang is the brother-in-law of the land health officer in this county. It is only a matter of time that he becomes the first health care officer in the Yin County trial case in Shangyue Mountain sooner or later."
Jin Langsheng from Fuzhi Shanfang Society was surprised and said: "He is Shanyin Zhang Jiezi!"
Fan Wenruo asked, "Does Jin Xiandi recognize him?"
Jin Langsheng bowed to Zhang Yuanzuo and said, "I have admired Mr. Zhang for a long time, and today is the first time I have met him." Jin Langsheng was from Huating, and the story that Dong Qichang's second son Dong Zuchang was kicked by Zhang Yuan had spread in Huating, and Dong Zuchang was
Huating became the dominant one, and the people of Huating applauded Dong Zuchang for being beaten in the mountains. Jin Langsheng did the same, so when he saw Zhang Yuan, he immediately felt good about him.
Zhang Yuan returned the courtesy and said, "I've met Brother Jin."
Fan Wenruo felt a little displeased when he saw Jin Langsheng being so polite to Zhang Yuan. He thought that the head of the county examination was nothing.
If he succeeds in the provincial examination, his reputation and status cannot be compared with that of a scholar. What's more, Zhang Yuan is not a scholar, not even a Tong Sheng. Tong Sheng has to pass the government examination before he can be called a Tong Sheng. Fan Wenruo said: "Mr. Zhang
He is young and talented, and I would like to see Mr. Zhang's craftsmanship during the county examination." This is to test Zhang Yuan's reality and see how well Zhang Yuan did in his eight-part essay, and whether he was the one who got the title by just hitting the right question.
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Zhang Yuan said: "How can Fan Juren dare to be presumptuous here? He also asked Fan Juren to demonstrate his craftsmanship so that we can learn from it." Zhang Yuan wanted to see what level Fan Juren's eight-part essay was, so that you know your enemy and yourself.
Fan Wenruo laughed heartily, took out a scroll from his sleeve, and said: "Today we will meet friends through literature. The five members of Fushui Shanfang Club have all brought their own collections of contemporary literature to discuss with us."
Jin Langsheng, Xu Shirou and other four people also took out their respective eight-part essay collections. Although they were all thin volumes, the paper was excellent and the printing was exquisite.
In addition, Lu Tao, Yuan Changji, and Jin Bozong all have manuscripts, which were bound into volumes by themselves. Compared with the collected works in the hands of the five people in Fushui Shanfang Society, they look very shabby. Zhang Yuan, not to mention, only has three manuscripts.
piece of paper…
Fan Wenruo refrained from ridiculing and said: "I, Fushui Bookstore, have engraved a special volume for twenty members of our society. The engraving will be retained. In the future, new eight-part masterpieces can be added and printed. It is very popular for foreigners to bring this volume with them."
It is convenient and has the style of a big company. If you can join me, Fushui Shanfang Club, as long as you are good at making, you can publish special albums and market them all over the country. This will also be very helpful for the future rural examinations.
Yang Shixiang was a little embarrassed. It cost more than ten taels of silver to engrave a book. If the engraving was exquisite, it would cost more than twenty taels. Fushui Shanfang Society was indeed wealthy, and he could not compare with it. He said: "1 Small societies also have money for members.
The collection is planned step by step." Fan Wenruo said: "We will discuss the merger later. Let's discuss the production skills first. Please ask a friend from your company to recite one of his masterpieces first, and we will review it together.
Yang Shixiang said to Lu Tao: "Brother Lu, please recite an article first. The Chinese article that Brother Lu took the exam last year said: "It is good for a gentleman to end up without food."
Lu Tao then stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Then let me introduce you to the topic. The title of this eight-legged article is "A gentleman will never eat forever." With a clear cough, he started from breaking the title, continuing the title, the original title, starting with Tibi, and recited it eloquently.
Later, when I arrived in Tibi, I couldn't remember clearly, so I read to the manuscript: "That's why those who are benevolent must strive for the great at first, and then they must be as small as the small. The distinction between rich, high, poor, and lowly is the same."
For the big end, and relying on the big end, is it sufficient to achieve virtue? Because of daily food and drink, their types are very slender, and their origin is so many and they are very close. The number of separations and unions is so many, a gentleman is also careful
It’s just a gap.”
This is Tibi's stock offering, and below there is Tibi's counterparty. Lu Tao was still reading, but Fan Wenruo raised his hand and said: "That's it. Brother Lu, let's stop reading this article. The essence is gone."
Lu Tao was very embarrassed. This eight-part essay was his favorite work. He was shaking his head and reciting it enthusiastically when he was suddenly interrupted and refused to read. It was like a viper in his throat. It was very uncomfortable. Lu Tao has always been a kind man.
If he competes with others, and if Fan Wen is promoted to others, his position is above him, he has no choice but to give up in frustration.
Zhang Yuan was secretly annoyed, if this model article was really rude, could Juren be so arrogant? He raised his hands and said: "Fan Juren, my brother-in-law has only read half of this article, why do you say that the essence has been exhausted?"
Fan Wenruo was also very dissatisfied with the young scholar's repeated defiance of his authority, and said: "This Tibi Ergu can't even fight, what's the point of listening any more."
Lu Tao's face turned red. Although he was dissatisfied, he couldn't defend himself. Fan Wenruo was about the same age as him, but he was a civil servant. When a sixty-year-old scholar saw a twenty-year-old civil servant, he had to call him senior. It didn't matter what senior he was.
Said: "The meanings of these two classics are blended together, the order is clear, and the essence is revealed one after another. As for the confrontation, this is the new trend of the merger of eight-legged writing and ancient prose since the Wanli period. Could it be that Fan Juren only looked at the eight-legged style and not the literal meaning when looking at contemporary literature?
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Fan Wenruo was furious. A young scholar dared to talk to him like this. Is there any rule of respect? If he were in Suzhou, he would slap Zhang Yuan immediately to make this young boy know how to respect his seniors. If Fan Wenruo didn't
Thinking that he was rude first, he thought that it was natural for him to be a leader, to command and reprimand all living beings. Now that a little scholar dares to question him like this, it is unbearable!
Fan Wenruo said sternly: "What do ignorant scholars know! You dare to talk about the essence and fashion here without even reading the Three-Character Classic. Tell everyone about your county trial production art. I want to see your Shanyin case."
How did you get it!"
Fan Wenruo was already merciless in his words. Why should a noble man be merciful to a little scholar? Of course he had to reprimand him loudly. If Zhang Yuan was from Qingpu Club, he would still have some scruples. After all, he was here this time.
To win over the Qingpu Society, Zhang Yuan was from Shanyin, so he was just trying to scare the monkeys by scolding Zhang Yuan for showing off his power. Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Where have I read this model essay? There is no self-cultivation at all. I only argue about stereotypes."
You just said a few fair words and roared like this. I bet you didn't come here to make friends through literature, you came here to show off your authority. This kind of person is simply a literary scoundrel.
Zhang Yuan was not angry and said calmly: "How I got the county examination chief has nothing to do with this cultural meeting. If Fan Juren wants to eliminate the ills of the imperial examination in Shanyin County, he can go to Shanyin to investigate and learn from him.
Complaints, today is a meeting of friends with literature. Both literary societies discuss their productions and arts with each other. The Qingpu Society has already recited half of the article on productions. Now it is the turn of the Fushui Shanfang Society. Fan Juren said that the Qingpu Society has recited this article
If your art is not good, then ask Fan Juren to recite a good one, and we will listen attentively."
Jin Langzhi on the side nodded secretly. The man who dared to beat Dong Zuchang was indeed extraordinary. Jin Langzhi did not share the same hatred with Fan Wenruo. He felt that although Zhang Yuan was not very humble to Fan Wenruo, what he said was reasonable. Eight-legged stereotypes did not require neat confrontation.
It has become a trend nowadays. Seeing Fan Wenruo furious and showing no sense of authority, Zhang Yuan responded calmly but concealed the need. Comparing the two, they have very different demeanors. Fan Wenruo said proudly: "Okay, let me let you, a scholar, see how my predecessors did Eight-legged Composition."
"Looking around at the people in the Canglang Pavilion, he said: "This is Fan's first performance in the Provincial Examination four years ago. This is the piece by which Fan is good at Chinese style." Now he was pacing back and forth in the middle of the pavilion, reciting his Provincial Examination poem.
The art ink scroll "Being Fearful of the People" is his favorite work. Without looking at the collected works in his hand, he paces and reads louder and louder. It seems that the louder the sound, the better the article. Zhang Yuan is sitting by the pavilion, his eyes slightly closed.
, listen attentively, calmly remember, he wants to teach Fan Wenruo an unforgettable lesson.
The power went out just now and I was shocked. Fortunately, the manuscript was not lost.@.