Chapter 254 Lotus on four walls and willow on three sides
On the sixth day of June, at the Humble Administrator's Garden gathering, Feng Menglong and his brother Feng Menggui both came to attend. Feng Menglong was very proud of the spring breeze. Hou Huiqing had arrived at his house last night. The Madam Wang Liuma of Liufang Pavilion was very frightened. She heard that Hou Huiqing had hung her beam.
When he committed suicide, he hurried over and saw Hou Huiqing falling to the ground. Broken silk was hanging on the beam. There was a red mark on Hou Huiqing's neck. At first, she didn't even breathe. Feng Menglong arrived. He breathed with his lips and rubbed his chest.
He only saved one life by lifting his arm, and then the doctor was invited to diagnose and treat Hou Huiqing. The doctor said that the neck bone was strangled during the hanging, and he was afraid that he would be paralyzed in the future. Feng Menglong never left her, and was still willing to redeem Hou Huiqing's life and take her back to her home.
After all, Wang Liuma was a woman, so she panicked and ran out of ideas. When she saw that Feng Menglong was still willing to pay eight hundred taels of silver to redeem her life, she immediately wrote a marriage letter, signed it and handed it over to Feng Menglong, packed some daily utensils of Hou Huiqing, and sent Hou Huiqing to her home that night.
To Feng Menglong's house——
At the Lotus Wind Pavilion in the Humble Administrator's Garden, Zhang E saw Feng Menglong and asked in a low voice, "Brother Ziyou, did you enjoy last night?"
Feng Menglong said happily: "Thank you Xian Kunzhong for your help, I will deeply appreciate it." (《》网7*"
Yesterday, Feng Menglong really thought at first that Hou Huiqing had injured her neck bone by hanging from the beam. Unexpectedly, when she carried Hou Huiqing back to her house, Hou Huiqing got off the sedan by herself, fell to the ground, thanked Feng Lang for his kindness, and shed tears of joy. In the past, she and Feng Menglong composed folk songs together.
Singing Wu songs, I was moved by the inscription of Tang Xianzu's "The Peony Pavilion": "Love doesn't know where it starts, but it goes deeper. The living can die, and the dead can live." Today, Feng Menglong mistakenly thought that she had really injured her cervical vertebra.
Despite the circumstances, he still wanted to take her back for recuperation. Yu Xuanji's poem said, "It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but it's rare to find a lover." Hou Huiqing felt that she was the luckiest woman in the world. Her tenderness towards Feng Menglong at night was really indescribable to outsiders.
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Zong Yishan said to Zhang Yuan: "Brother Jiezi, that Huizhou merchant lost 1,600 taels of silver in vain, I'm afraid he won't let it go."
Zhang Yuandao said: "There are four hundred taels with Wang Liuma. If Wang Liuma is greedy for money and not afraid of getting into trouble, then keep the money. If she is afraid, then give it back. This is Wang Liuma's business and we don't have to interfere.
As for the other 1,160 taels of silver, rather than returning it to the Huizhou merchant, it is better to use it for charity. It is considered as the money we found and donated to the Cheung Chau Almshouse. The Huizhou merchant will not be able to catch us with anything.
And now that the Liufang Pavilion incident has spread, Huizhou merchants took advantage of their wealth to break up lovers and almost killed people. The people in Suzhou hated such people with gnashing of teeth. I expected that Zhu Chaofeng would only suffer the loss of being dumb, so how could he still dare to do it?
Suzhou shows its face——"
Zhang Dai said: "It is true that the officials of the Cheung Chau Nursing Home have been taken advantage of, and they must be greedy and exploited. (《》网.com)"
——In the fifth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered all counties and counties across the country to set up almshouses to adopt orphans, poor, disabled and helpless people. There were two almshouses in Suzhou Prefecture, one in Wu County and the other northwest of Drum Tower in Changzhou.
Yesterday evening, the three Zhang Yuan brothers, accompanied by Fan Wenruo, donated 1,160 taels of silver to the Cheung Chau Nursing Home. The clerk in charge of the nursing home was surprised and happy. The clerk did not recognize these three people.
He was a young scholar, but he recognized Fan Wenruo and Fan Xiaolian who accompanied these three people. He was a prominent figure in the county. Jinshi had become officials. Naturally, in the local area, it was important to raise people. Fan Wenruo told this little official to buy rice and cloth for relief.
Distribute to the poor people, and the accounts must be clear. At the end of the year, he will accompany the three donors to review, and the little official is only claiming to be right——
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Corruption and expropriation are inevitable. As long as half of this donation falls on the poor people, it will be good. This is Suzhou, not Yanghe Yicang, Shaoxing."
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Due to the hasty preparation, only more than 60 people attended today's Humble Administrator's Garden gathering. Among them, 33 students and children from Jiading and Kunshan counties had attended the Yuyuan gathering in Shanghai ten days ago because they knew that Zhang Yuan would go to Suzhou via Suzhou.
In Nanjing, these thirty-three people arrived at the capital city of Suzhou a few days earlier to wait. Fan Wenruo heard that a gathering would be held in the Humble Administrator's Garden on June 6th, so all these students and children came. Last time they were in Yuyuan to listen to Zhang Yuan's speech.
I discussed the eight-part essay and thought about it for several days and benefited a lot. However, Zhang Yuan did not sit down to give a lecture that day. He only talked about the world and socialized with others——
Most of the people who came to attend the gathering were students and students who admired Zhang Yuan's reputation as Xiao Sanyuan. Apart from Fan Wenruo, there was only one person who had the honor of being a civil servant. His surname was Wen, his name was Zhenmeng, his courtesy name was Wenqi, and he was the son of Wen Zhengming, a great painter from the Wu sect.
When his great-grandson Fan Wenruo introduced this article to Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan was delighted and said: "Wen Xiaolian, I have admired him for a long time, I have admired him for a long time——"
Wen Zhenmeng was in his thirties, tall, with a striking gaze, quite arrogant, and did not like polite words. Seeing Zhang Yuan's vulgar remarks, he said teasingly: "Why has Mr. Zhang admired Wen for so long?"
Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Wen Xiaolian has a good family background, loves "Chu Ci" and specializes in "Spring and Autumn", Jiutian Literature.com)"
Wen Zhenmeng was quite surprised. He came to the Humble Administrator's Garden today just on a whim. He wanted to see what kind of person Zhang Jiezi was, who had betrayed Dong Dong. Fan Wenruo didn't know beforehand that he was coming. He originally thought that Zhang Yuan's long admiration was just a perfunctory gesture.
I was just saying polite words. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan actually knew him. Although he was somewhat famous in Cheung Chau, he had failed the examination six times in a row. His reputation as a young talent was gradually lost to everyone. When he heard Zhang Yuan praise him highly, he smiled bitterly and laughed at himself.
"Mr. Zhang knows everything about me, but there is one thing I haven't said yet. I went to Beijing to take the exam seven times, and failed seven times. This incident is also famous. Suzhou children's song goes, 'Wenwen started, but failed seven times. I went to Beijing to take the exam urgently.
When I return, I will cover my face with my sleeves.’ That’s what I’m singing.”
Zhang Yuan thought: "Have you failed the seventh time? Then you will have to take the exam three more times."
Zhang Yuan is familiar with the history of the late Ming Dynasty. Wen Zhenmeng was a famous upright and upright person in Tianqi and Chongzhen years. His temperament was somewhat similar to Mr. Liu Zongzhou. He was also a famous figure in the Donglin Party. During Tianqi years, Wei Zhongxian was impeached and dismissed from his post by the imperial staff.
In Qifu, when he was serving as an official in the palace during a banquet day, Chongzhen once crossed his legs while listening. Wen Zhenmeng stopped talking and stared at Emperor Chongzhen's feet. This made Emperor Chongzhen very embarrassed and covered his knees with his sleeves.
Then he slowly lowered his legs. There is another reason why Zhang Yuan was deeply impressed by Wen Zhenmeng, that is, Wen Zhenmeng was the number one scholar in Renxu Branch in the second year of Tianqi. The second year of Tianqi is 1622 AD, and now it is 16
In the next four years, Wen Zhenmeng would have to go through the torture of failing the exam twice more——
Zhang Yuandao: "Wen Xiaolian, a great talent, is temporarily trapped in the examination room. Sooner or later he will become famous all over the world."
Fan Wenruo said casually: "Today's gathering cannot be without essay debate. Brother Wen and Mr. Zhang both deal with the Spring and Autumn Annals. We are honored to meet today. How about we talk about the Spring and Autumn Annals in this pavilion surrounded by lotus breeze?"
Wen Zhenmeng had a good impression of Zhang Yuan. No matter how upright he was, he was willing to listen to good words. He said, "I was about to ask Mr. Zhang for advice."
Zhang Yuan said to Feng Menglong: "Brother Ziyou also governs the Spring and Autumn Annals, let's debate it together."
The lotus breeze pavilion has a single eaves and six corners, and is transparent on all sides. The pavilion is in the middle of the water. Sitting on the pavilion, you can see the lotus leaves in the pond, the lotus flowers are in full bloom, and the willow branches are whirling on the bank. There is a couplet holding the pillars: "Lotus flowers on the four walls and willow trees on three sides. Half a pond of autumn water and one fangshan”——
Zhang Yuan, Wen Zhenmeng, and Feng Menglong were sitting on the banquet in the pavilion. Nearly a hundred people gathered around the pavilion to listen to the "Spring and Autumn". Confucius wrote the "Spring and Autumn", which clearly stated the Three Cardinal Principles and described the Nine Laws. It was a standard for hundreds of kings, and it included self-cultivation and political preparation. However, when taking the first prize in the imperial examination, he often preferred the Jinshi who wrote the "Spring and Autumn", such as Jiao Hong, Wen Zhen and Meng. The classics are all "Spring and Autumn". Even so, "Spring and Autumn" is complicated, so students are still willing to treat the other four classics. After all, there is only one number one scholar in three years, so I dare not dream -
Feng Menglong wrote "Lin Jing Zhi Yue", Wen Zhen and Meng were the weakest candidates. They both read all the classics about "Spring and Autumn", while Zhang Yuanying was enlightened and studied under Huang Ruheng and Jiao Hong, two great Confucian scholars. They also have their own unique original ideas. The three people argued from the simple to the deep, from the Spring and Autumn Principles to the literary talents of the Three Legends. There were constant witty remarks and the listeners held their breath——
The knowledge of Feng and Wen is not inferior to that of Zhang Yuan. When it comes to reading a lot of books, Zhang Yuan cannot compare with them. Dao Lai, "Spring and Autumn" is both classics and history. By the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, classics and history were separated. In the Tang Dynasty, Liu Zhiji cited "Zuo Zhuan" as a model of history, while Liu Xie's "Wen Xin Diao Long" was the classic classic. , since the end of the Song Dynasty, classics and history have merged again, which is the literaryization of the "Spring and Autumn" study. It was even more obvious in the late Ming Dynasty. Even the eight-legged essay became literary and turned into sketches. How could the "Spring and Autumn" be immune...
Not only Feng Menglong, but also Wen Zhen and Meng Da were inspired. Everyone who listened to the lecture in Hefeng Pavilion had a sense of enlightenment. Zhang Yuan's lecture on "Spring and Autumn" studies from its origin to its development was divided into clear context and well-organized, giving people a sense of ascent. Looking into the distance, one can see clearly at a glance. Although Feng Menglong and Wen Zhenmeng read a lot, they lack the systematic understanding of Zhang Yuan. This is Zhang Yuan's advantage, which includes the advanced learning theories of later generations -
The sun was setting, and people were scattered. Although the Humble Administrator's Garden gathering lasted only one day, it left a deep impression on Suzhou scholars. All the students present asked to join the Han Society. Zhang Yuan asked Fan Wenruo because he could not delay in Suzhou. , Wen Zhenmeng and Feng Menglong are responsible for the preparation of the Suzhou branch of the Han Society. Fan Wenruo is the head of the Suzhou branch of the Han Society, and Wen Zhenmeng and Feng Menglong are the vice presidents of the Han Society. The first article of the three rules of the Han Society is slightly modified, and there is no age limit. , because Wen Zhenmeng and Feng Menglong are both over thirty-five years old, the rules can be more flexible now. After all, they are only temporary. The formal rules will be discussed and decided at the first meeting of the Han Society in Shanyin next March——
On the third day in Suzhou, Zhang Yuan felt that he had gained a lot. The Han Society had opened up in Suzhou. He became friends with Feng Menglong and Wen Zhenmeng. Feng and Wen were both more than twice as old as Zhang Yuan, but they were only Dare to discuss friendship with Zhang Yuan's peers, Zhang Yuan's steady way of dealing with people, and profound knowledge and accomplishments, no one dares to look down upon him because of his youth——
On the afternoon of the seventh day of June, Zhang Yuan and his party left Suzhou and first took a boat to Danyang via the Grand Canal. Because the Grand Canal turned north at Changzhou and headed north to Zhenjiang, Zhang Yuan and others would take a boat in Danyang to enter the Jurong River to the west. A few years ago, Ding Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry of Nanjing widened and deepened the Jurong River. The Jurong River is connected to the Qinhuai River, and the waterway transportation is convenient.
Feng Menglong had been accompanying the three Zhang Yuan brothers to Changzhou on the ship. For two days on the ship, Feng Menglong and Zhang Yuanchang talked about books, folk songs, and operas. They were very speculative. Feng Menglong promised to write ten volumes of novels in Chinese script before the end of the year and hand them over to Han.
The She Book Company published each volume with about 10,000 words, and it was estimated that forty volumes would be written and named "Warning World Tongyan". Although the completed forty volumes of "Ancient and Modern Novels" had been printed and published by Lutianguan Book Company, there was nothing in the Ming Dynasty.
According to the copyright law, Lutian Pavilion can print it, and other bookstores can also print it. Zhang Yuan will rename "Ancient and Modern Novels" to "Yu Shi Ming Yan" and reprint it -
"Essays to Awaken the World" and "Tongyan to Warning the World" are now available, can "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World" be far behind? The most famous imitative novel "Sanyan" in the Ming Dynasty will be published ahead of schedule. Feng Menglong has no idea or material for a while.
Why not, Zhang Yuan would write a letter to remind him that Zhang Yuan was familiar with the "Three Characters", and although he could not recite it, he knew the outline of the story, such as "the oil seller monopolized the oiran" and "Du Shiniang sank the treasure chest in anger", Feng Menglong only
It just needs to be deduced based on this outline, and it doesn’t hurt to give it some water——
If you want to ask what is irrigation? If you describe the appearance of a character or Wushan, you can write a long poem, that is irrigation.
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The monthly ranking has dropped to outside the 50th place. I am extremely sad. I beg my book friends to support me by voting.