Fan Wenruo from Fushui Shanfang Club saw Yang Shixiang and Jin Bozong beside Zhang Yuan. He laughed and said: "Brother Yang really got there first, Fan is late." He bowed to Zhang Yuan and the other three.
Zhang Yuan welcomed Fan Wenruo and Jin Langzhi to sit down in the main hall. Wu Ling brought tea. Fan Wenruo looked at the courtyard and main hall of Zhang Yuan's family. Look at the layout. There has been no scholar in three generations. Fan Wenruo has already understood that Shan
yinThe Zhang family can be divided into Dongzhang and Xizhang. Xizhang is a family of officials, and the number one scholar also refers to Xizhang. But Zhang Yuan, who was born in Dongzhang, does not matter if his father and ancestors were mediocre. Zhang Yuan is now the head of the government examination, which means he has
After obtaining the title of student member, if he can pass the examination again, it will only take one or two years for the family to be completely different, and the servants to be like clouds. In the imperial examination era, it was common for those who were very prosperous to exchange pleasantries. Yang Shixiang smiled and said: "Brother Fan, from
I am a distant visitor from Suzhou. I and Brother Bo Zong planned to leave Shanyin and return to Qingpu today. Since Brother Fan and Brother Lang are here, it is rare to get together, so we will go back two days later."
Fan Wenruo asked in surprise: "When did Brother Yang arrive, Mr. Zhang selected a collection of contemporary works for your Qingpu Society?" Yang Shixiang smiled and said: "The two of you arrived on the 29th of last month. Brother Jiezi only spent six
Tian Tian read 500 articles on craftsmanship and reviewed 160 of them in detail. He was so quick and agile." Fan Wenruo asked, "Can you take it for me to read?" Yang Shixiang asked the servant to take the selected manuscript.
Come, Fan Wenruo read five or six reviews, returned the manuscript to Yang Shixiang, and praised: "This selection by Mr. Zhang makes Qingpu paper more expensive!" He handed over to Zhang Yuan and said: "I am coming from Changzhou this time.
In order to fulfill the previous appointment in Qingpu, I came to ask Mr. Zhang to make 120 pieces of art and have them printed.
"Immediately ordered the servant to present two hundred taels of silver.
Yang Shixiang also knew that Zhang Yuan's current craftsmanship would be widely anticipated by people in the south of the Yangtze River, and he would make huge profits from publishing Zhang Yuan's collection of contemporary works. However, because Fan Wenruo had an appointment with Zhang Yuan, he could not ask Zhang Yuan to publish the collection of his craftsmanship.
The son printed it for him, and he was already satisfied with Zhang Yuan's selection during this trip to Shanyin. One cannot be too greedy. That evening, Zhang Yuan hosted a banquet for Fan Wenruo, Jin Langzhi, and Yang Shixiang at the Fuxue Palace Cross Street Restaurant.
The four members of Jin Bozong invited their eldest brother Zhang Dai and third brother Zhang E to accompany them. When Zhang E heard that he would not go to the Baihu Tower to drink wine, he refused to come, saying that he was too lazy to listen to the stinky stereotypes that filled the table.
It was wise for Zhang E not to come to the banquet. As expected, the most talked about stereotypes during the banquet were the stereotypes. Zhang Dai said: "The literary friends from Fushui Shanfang Society and Qingpu Literary Society come to Shanyin from far away. I and my disciples must also play the role of landlords."
I would like to invite some literary friends from this county to have a paper gathering with you tomorrow at Jie Yuan." Early the next morning, Zhang Dai sent a servant to invite Zhou Monong, Uncle Yao Jian, brothers Qi Yiyuan and Qi Biaojia, and several other mountaineers.
Yin students went to the seminary garden for a gathering, tea tasting and essays. Finally, they had to watch a performance of "The Peony Pavilion" performed by the dining class. This kind of literary gathering lasted for two days in a row. In addition to discussing contemporary essays, they also indulged in
Discuss current affairs, criticize current ills, and be generous. Since Zhang Yuan has the ambition to establish a party and influence the government, he must have his own literary and political opinions. There is no rush to express political opinions now. Literary opinions should be established and have clear ideas.
Only by advocating for literature can we unite people with similar interests and influence others. Since Jiajing, the first seven sons headed by Li Mengyang advocated that "literature must be from the Qin and Han Dynasties, and poetry must be from the prosperous Tang Dynasty." The second seven sons, headed by Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen, also advocated restoration. Zhang Yuan has thought a lot these days.
, should we further go back to the past and take the literary proposition that "literature must be based on the Six Classics and poetry must be based on the Six Dynasties", or should we follow the shortcomings of the Seven Scholars before and after the reform and put forward our own unique literary proposition?
On the second day of the Yanyuan Literary Meeting, Zhang Yuan discussed with a group of literary friends the articles of the Seven-Senior Revival School before and after. The students attending the meeting were all quite educated except for a few who only read the Four Books and the Five Classics and did not read any other books.
, Zhang Yuan spoke eloquently, accusing the retro-style school of overcorrecting and losing its original intention. He believed that the retro-style school followed the rules and lost creativity.
Looking at Cheng Wen, it is rare to see the so-called retro-style articles that follow the spirit of the Qin and Han Dynasties and use fragmented sentences and complicated allusions. This is a new trend in contemporary literature, so Zhang Yuan proposed that "the main writers are Ou, Zeng, and Fa"
Zongcheng, "Hong" Ou, Zeng refers to Ouyang Xiu and Zeng Gong, Cheng, Hong refers to Chenghua, the eight-legged style of writing during the Hongzhi period. This is Zhang Yuan's literary idea. Articles should be written clearly and clearly, and should not be made obscure and difficult to understand.
, Pretending to be mysterious, in addition to reading scriptures, we should read more ancient texts. Zhang Yuan's idea is very practical. He did not mention Han Yu and Su Shi, Han Chao and Su Hai, who are more famous for their teachings. Han Yu's articles are too powerful and not suitable for
Eight-legged essays are restrained, but Su Shi is a type of genius who can pick up wonderful essays at the drop of a hat. Su Shi's essays are difficult to learn, and it is easy to draw tigers instead of dogs. Relatively speaking, Ouyang Xiu and Zeng Gong are more likely to learn from each other. The purpose of learning ancient prose is also very
It is clear that it is for the purpose of the imperial examination to unite all students. There is no other way except the imperial examination. Literature advocates that it should be conducive to the examination in order to gather candidates. Zhang Yuan himself is a person who practices it. Zhang Yuan must use his success in the examination to achieve success.
This is Zhang Dai's most convincing appeal to all living beings. Young and high-spirited people like Qi Biaojia applauded Zhang Yuan for daring to criticize domestic literary masters like Wang Shizhen, and they also agreed with Zhang Yuan's literary ideas. Zhang Yuan also
It was proposed that Shanyin should also establish a literary society to discuss contemporary literature on a regular basis. Zhang Yue and others enthusiastically expressed the view that "Ou Zeng is the master of literature and Fa Zong is successful" would be the literary stand of Shanyin Literary Society.
Fan Wenruo and Jin Langzhi stayed in Shanyin for six days, and met Yang Shixiang after the Ghost Festival on July 15th.
Jin Bozong bid farewell to Zhang Yuan together, and Zhang Dai brothers returned to their hometown. Zhang Yuan selected 120 of the 300 eight-legged essays he had written in the past year for Fan Wenruo to take back and publish, and wrote a preface by himself on the art of composition.
, not mentioning his own literary ideas is also promoting himself. The more this collection is printed, the more famous his name will be, and of course, the more money Fan Wenruo's Fushui Shanfang Bookstore will make.
Now, Zhang Yuan has to concentrate on preparing for the Taoist examination in April and May next year, striving for Xiao Sanyuan. Although they are both scholars, Xiao Sanyuan's reputation is very different. In order to make Yang Shixiang and Fan Wenruo's books more
To sell well, he had to work hard, study the Spring and Autumn Annals intensively, and do a good job on the meaning of the classics, because he learned from his great-uncle Zhang Rushuang that Wang Tixue’s classic was also the Spring and Autumn Annals, and he was a well-known scholar of the Spring and Autumn Annals.
It is equivalent to getting a big ax in front of Luban's gate. This big ax must be played well and skillfully, and it must be able to gain Wang Tixue's discernment. It is a pity that Mr. Liu Zongzhou went to the capital, otherwise he could ask Liu Zongzhou
Mr. Liu asked for advice on the meaning of the "Spring and Autumn" classics. Mr. Liu was a great Confucian who did not specialize in one classic, but was familiar with the five classics. He was proficient in all the classics.
It was July 19. In the early morning of this day, before Zhang Yuan got up, he heard Mu Zhenzhen shouting happily by the patio: "Master, Madam, Miss, it's raining, it's raining!"
Tu Ting was also shouting: "It's raining, it's raining!" Zhang Yuan got out of bed, took off his shoes and walked to the corridor, where he saw Mu Zhenzhen and Tu Ting jumping up and down in the courtyard, staring intently.
Look carefully, and sure enough, there are fine drops of rain falling.
Zhang's mother, Lu, Zhang Ruoxi, Zhou's mother, and Yiting also appeared on the corridor of the building, all smiling. Zhang's mother, Lu, said together: "Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Sea Dragon King, it's raining harder."
That’s good.”
Zhang Yuan was also worried at first that the rain was too light and would not last long and would not relieve the drought. Unexpectedly, the rain was like silk at first, then in drops, and finally it was continuous rain lines, getting heavier and heavier. In the afternoon, it rained heavily.
Shitou came in the rain to report that there is water in the Touqi River again. It has been almost two months since the Touqi River has stopped flowing. Zhang's mother, Lu, has only seen the Touqing River stop flowing in the Zhang family for thirty years. She heard that there is water in the river again.
The water was gone, and she felt happy, so she asked Zhang Yuan and Zhang Ruoxi to accompany her. Zhou Ma and the others took Lu Chun and Lu Jie to the back garden to see the river water. The small building in the back garden has been completed and has been painted with tung oil. Now only the building is
The front steps have not been built, and some debris has not been cleared. Furniture and equipment can be purchased and moved in in a few days.
The big stone said that there was water in the Touji River, but in fact it was only a shallow trickle a few feet wide. As the rain continued, the water in the river became plentiful at first sight, like a hidden dragon that had been hidden underground for many days. It began to shake its head and tail and emerge.
The two little brothers Lu Jie have not seen any rain in the four months since they came to their grandmother's house. These days, they have heard their grandmother and mother talk about drought and rain a lot. They are also eager for rain. At this time, they screamed with joy.
, they were going to get out in the rain, and the two maids held an umbrella with one hand, but they couldn't hold them back with the other.
Zhang Yuan saw his third brother Zhang E and Wang Kechan, and Pan Xiaofei and others also walked to the stone arch bridge to watch the rain.
Looking at the water of the Touji River, several people were holding umbrellas, but Zhang E suddenly threw the umbrella into the sky. The umbrella floated leisurely from the bridge into the river. Zhang E was so happy that he took the umbrellas of Wang Ke and Pan Xiaofei.
They all took it and threw it into the river, laughing wildly.
It was raining heavily, and Zhang E's headscarf and clothes were soaked quickly. He walked across the stone bridge towards Zhang Yuan and the others. Tu Ting and Mu Zhenzhen shared an oil-paper umbrella. Tu Ting worriedly said: "The third master is going to rob us."
I have an umbrella." Zhang E came over and saluted Zhang's mother, Lu Shi, and Zhang Ruoxi, with a wet face and a smile, finding it very interesting.
Zhang's mother, Mrs. Lu, smiled and said: "Yan guests, don't get wet in the rain like this, be careful of catching cold and getting sick."
Zhang E said: "I haven't seen rain for more than half a year. I am so happy today. I can enjoy the wind and rain." Lu Chun and Lu Jie set an example, and they even made a fuss about getting wet in the rain.
Seeing that the rain was coming fiercely, Zhang Yuan was afraid that drought would be followed by floods, so he ordered Shi Shuang to rush to the farm near Jianhu Lake early tomorrow morning. Ding asked Xie Qi to pay a few tenant farmers not to wait for the weather to clear up and harvest the early rice quickly. Originally, it was not until the end of the month.
It's best to harvest, but it doesn't hurt to harvest a few days earlier, lest the rains come down one after another and the ripe grains are knocked off.!