Piaotian Literature Chapter 258 From Gongyuan to Old Courtyard
Ryukyu is not much bigger than a county in the Ming Dynasty. The prince of Ryukyu is equivalent to the son of the county magistrate, and he is still living under someone else's roof. Therefore, Shang Feng, the prince of Ryukyu, is very humble. When he saw the two brothers Zhang Yuan approaching, he stood aside.
, raised their hands in greeting, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Dai naturally wanted to return the gift, and the Gongyuan official urged: "Go quickly, go quickly, don't affect others. Shengtang.com"
The three of them came to the "Zhigong Hall" and presented their examination papers. Sitting in the hall was Li Weizhen, the Minister of Rites of Nanjing. Li Weizhen recognized Shang Feng, the prince of Ryukyu, and immediately read Shang Feng's craftsmanship. It was only more than 300 words and he finished it in a moment.
He nodded and said: "Shang Sheng is a liberal arts scholar, and his calligraphy is impressive. It can be seen that he has put in the hard work on weekdays, which is rare."
After being praised by Li Shangshu, Prince Shangfeng of Ryukyu was overjoyed and bowed and said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Dean, for your encouragement. The students will definitely work hard to study day and night."
Li Weizhen asked Shang Feng where he was studying now, and Shang Feng answered "Justice Hall". Li Weizhen said, "I will tell Gu Jijiu later that Shang Sheng can be promoted to Chongzhi Hall—well, you can step down."
Prince Shangfeng of Ryukyu was even more happy. He thanked Dean Li and was about to leave when he suddenly heard Dean Li in the hall say in surprise: "Are you Zhang Yuan?"
When Shang Feng raised his eyes, he saw Dean Li looking at the two young scholars beside him. One of the young scholars took half a step forward, bowed and said: "Student Shanin Zhang Yuan Zhang Jiezi, pay homage to Dean Li."
"Sanin Harihara!"
The most mentioned name among the students in Nanjian these days is Zhang Yuan and Zhang Jiezi. As the prince of the vassal state, Shang Feng loved to inquire about the current affairs of the Ming Dynasty, the changes of cabinet ministers, military and political trends, major events in various places, various rumors, and even the Ming Dynasty.
He wanted to know what clothes and utensils were popular among the people of the DPRK recently. Zhang Yuan's recent popularity was unprecedented. Naturally, Shang Feng had heard of Zhang Yuan's name and deeds, and was extremely interested. Unexpectedly, he met this person.
Although he is such a gentle and elegant young scholar, he does not have the courage to overthrow Dong Dong violently. He really cannot be judged by his appearance——
At this time, Gu Qiyuan came out from the Nanjian to offer wine, and Li Weizhen said: "Gu Qiyuan, the one on the left is Zhang Yuan——"
Gu Qi glanced at Zhang Yuan of the Yuan Dynasty and said calmly: "Have Dean Li read his examination papers?"
Li Weizhen said with a smile: "I haven't read it yet." He immediately opened the scroll and took a look. The small regular script was round and elegant. Although it was not excellent, it was quite satisfactory and beyond reproach. He said "hmm" and read the title: "Inferring the relationship between benevolence and benevolence"
How can each of them find his own special place?" He turned his head and asked Gu Qiyuan: "Gu Jijiu is a famous artist in making wine, how can Zhang Yuan solve the problem?"
Gu Qiyuan said: "It's quite novel - Dean Li will take a break and wait for the next official to read it."
Although the Minister of Rites in Nanjing has no real power, his rank is the same as that of the Minister of Rites in Beijing. He is a senior official of the second rank. Gu Qiyuan, the wine-offering officer of Nanjing, is a senior official of the fourth rank. Of course he calls himself a lower official——
Gu Qiyuan took the test paper and read: "It is difficult to test the existence of ghosts and gods, but the purpose of doing things is not there first. This is a matter of knowing benevolence and the desire of the heart. And there are great people in this world, and their abilities are
It’s true that he doesn’t give it a try. Judging from his accumulation of skills in his life, it will definitely not interfere with his path——”
After reading this, Gu Qiyuan paused for a moment, and Li Weizhen nodded and praised: "The opening of this article is impressive, and this person is well-deserved. "".com"
Gu Qiyuan smiled slightly and continued to read: "... Accustom it to the relationship between monarch and minister, father and son, so that it will not be transferred to foreign objects, the scriptures can be kept and the power can be achieved; travel in the way of poetry, calligraphy, etiquette, and music, so that there will be no confusion
Regarding idiosyncrasies, virtue can be achieved and skills can also be appreciated... If this is the case, one word is about fulfilling the meaning, and the other is about difficulty. If it is not clear, it will not be able to express knowledge, and if it is not selfish, it will not be able to express benevolence.
How easy it is to know how to be benevolent."
After Gu Qiyuan finished reading, Li Weizhen looked at Gu Qiyuan and waited for Gu Qiyuan to comment. Although Li Weizhen was older than Gu Qiyuan and had a higher official position, Gu Qiyuan ranked first in the 1898 National Examination and was a test star in the palace and entered the Hanlin Academy.
Yes, Li Weizhen was the twenty-fifth of the second class of the Wuchen Branch. The officialdom of the late Ming Dynasty was very particular about this. Even if he was a fourth-rank magistrate, he would not dare to stand up to a seventh-rank magistrate who was a Jinshi.
A person who was born as a Jinshi, with a good foundation and a good reputation, and who was born as a Jinshi is like a concubine and a daughter-in-law. Similarly, the status of the Third-A Jinshi is lower than that of the Second-A, and the Second-A is lower than the First-A. It is just not as obvious as the difference between the Imperial and the Jinshi, so
Li Weizhen first wanted to see how Gu Qiyuan commented——
Gu Qiyuan was asked by Jiao Hong to take care of Zhang Yuan. It was not easy to praise Zhang Yuan at this time, so he politely said: "Dean Li should comment."
Li Weizhen stopped being polite and said: "This article is closely related to knowledge and benevolence, and it is repeated and fluent. It combines Su Shi's boldness and Zeng Gong's simplicity. The discussion is independent of popular customs and has the ambition to rise and fall. - Gu Jijiu thinks
how?"
Gu Qiyuan said with a smile: "Dean Li praised me too much. I am only seventeen years old, how dare I compare to Su Shi and Zeng Gong." He said to Zhang Yuan: "I haven't thanked Dean Li for the compliment."
Zhang Yuan quickly thanked Li Weizhen, knowing in his heart Gu Qiyuan's care for him.
Gu Qiyuan looked at Zhang Dai's craftsmanship again, nodded, praised a few words, and waved for them to leave.
Li Weizhen said: "This disciple of Jiao Taishi is indeed an extraordinary person. He has a righteous and generous character, which is rare!"
Gu Qi Yuandao said: "Becoming famous as a young man will do more harm than good. This boy is too sharp. Because of Dong Hanlin's incident in Huating, he has received mixed reputations and reputations in the southern capital. Now that he has come to the Imperial College to study, I should guide him well."
Li Weizhen said: "Gu Jijiu presides over the South Prison. There should be a new atmosphere. After the test next year, the South Prison should not be as decadent as in previous years."
After Jiajing, the number of Chinese-style imperial examinations in Nanjing has been decreasing year by year. In recent years, there are only a handful of them, far less than those in Shuntianfu Imperial College——
Gu Qiyuan said: "In the past few days, I have surveyed the geography of the mountains and rivers around Nanjian and learned that fifty years ago there was a Gaofu behind the Mingde Hall of the Imperial College. Later, it was bulldozed by Chen Gongfengwu, the imperial censor, and a Zunjing Pavilion was built.
When this pavilion is in the Qian position, the metal energy is so strong that the gate of the Confucian Confucian Temple and the Taixue Gate are both affected by metal. This is the reason for the decline of Nanjian."
The scholar-bureaucrats of the late Ming Dynasty were fond of talking about Yili, fortune-telling, and good opinions. Gu Qiyuan was proficient in Xuannvzhai Jingshu. Li Weizhen did not feel that what Gu Qiyuan said was absurd at all, and said: "Then how about demolishing the Zunjing Pavilion?"
Gu Qiyuan said with a smile: "If it is built and then demolished, it may cause disaster. The Nanjian Confucian Temple sits on the stem facing Xun, the Mingde Hall behind the temple, and the Zunjing Pavilion behind the hall. The two doors are restrained by Qianjin, so they should be at the Nanjian Kan.
A high pavilion is built, which is called "Qingyun Pavilion". It should be higher than the Zunjing Pavilion to vent the golden energy of the dryness. Then build a star-gathering pavilion away from the position to use the two trees of Zhenxun to light fire to show the show of civilization.
The screen wall inside the school will be demolished. In this way, within three years, there will be a first-class candidate in the South Prison. ("" website 7*"
Within three years, he will be ranked No. 1, which means that in the spring of the following year, there will be the No. 1, No. 2, or No. 3 student in the Southern Supervisory Supervisory Committee -
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How did Zhang Yuan know that Li Shangshu and Gu Jijiu were talking about the Feng Shui of the Imperial College? Zhang Yuan had a respectful attitude towards the Feng Shui of horoscopes. It would be arrogant for man to conquer nature, and it would be boring to let nature take its fate. Both of them went to extremes. He just tried his best to do well.
Regarding his own affairs, Mencius said, "Things are planned by man and accomplished by Heaven." As for the results of his efforts, they are beyond his control. For example, Wen Zhenmeng participated in ten examinations, but failed in the first nine and failed in the tenth.
He became the number one scholar in the National Examination for the first time. Could it be that Wen Zhenmeng suddenly made great progress in his articles on sage possession during the tenth examination? Of course not, this is luck——
Walking into the corridor of Mingyuan Building under the scorching sun, it was shaded. Prince Shangfeng of Ryukyu quickly caught up with him, cupped his hands and said, "Brothers, Prince Shangfeng of Ryukyu is polite."
Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan returned the courtesy and said: "Sanyin Zhang Dai (Sanyin Zhang Yuan) has met His Highness the Prince."
Shang Feng said hurriedly: "Brother Zhang, please don't call me that. I am a man whose country has been ruined and humiliated. I am allowed to study in Jinling by the favor of the country. I wish to be a citizen of the country and dare not consider myself as a prince of the vassal state."
Shang Feng's words were extremely courteous, even more modest than those of ordinary supervisors.
Zhang Yuan was surprised when he heard Shang Feng say "the humiliation of national defeat" and thought: "Has Ryukyu been invaded by Japan?" When they met for the first time, he didn't want to ask in detail, so he said: "Well, we will treat each other as brothers.
It's already noon, Brother Shang, would you like to show your respect and go have a drink together?"
Shang Feng was overjoyed. Although he was the prince of Ryukyu, he was not the crown prince. He lived in Jinling and was helpless. From the officials of the Six Ministries to the supervising scholars, they all treated him lukewarm. Few people took the initiative to interact with him. This Zhang Yuan
Although he is a foreign vassal, I arrived in Jinling at the beginning of the year. The two Zhang brothers are here for the first time, so it is my duty to treat him. "
During the greetings, two of Shang Feng's courtiers also handed over their papers and left the dormitory. They ran up to catch up with Shang Feng to greet him. Shang Feng introduced these two courtiers to the Zhang brothers. One was named Cai Qixiang and the other was Lin Zhaoqing. They were both in their twenties.
Cai Qixiang, who was many years old and quite capable, said to Zhang Yuan and Zhang Dai: "My ancestral home is Putian, Fujian. My ancestor is Cai Xueshi from Suhuang Micai."
Lin Zhaoqing said: "My ancestral home is Quanzhou, Fujian, and my ancestor is Mr. Lin Hejing, the wife of Mei and Hezi."
It is not surprising that future generations tend to refer to people with the same name from previous generations as their ancestors. Shang Feng said: "Emperor Hongwu once responded to the request of our ancestors and entered Ryukyu with thirty-six surnames from Fujian. The Ming Dynasty is my parents in Ryukyu.
state."
Zhang Yuan invited Cai and Lin to have a drink together. The five of them went out of the Longmen of Gongyuan, only to see Zhang E, Fu'er and Feng Hu waiting outside for a long time. Zhang E opened his mouth and said: "The house has been rented, reluctantly
It's OK. I've asked Laifu and Nengzhu to buy new ones for all the utensils. The house at the foot of Jiming Mountain is being cleaned and weeded, so we can move in tomorrow."
Shang Feng and the others hurriedly paid tribute to Zhang E. Zhang E also liked to make friends. As long as he was not offended, he was very loyal. Hearing that Shang Feng was the prince of Ryukyu, he laughed and said: "It's interesting to make friends with a prince today -
—Brother Shang, how about inviting some of my brothers to visit your country in the future?"
Shang Feng said: "As long as Xian Kunzhong is willing to reward you, I will never ask for it."
Not far from Gongyuan Longmen is the Little Qinhuai River. This is a tributary of the Qinhuai River. It bifurcates at Wuding Bridge and rejoins the mainstream after crossing Taiping Bridge. This section of the river flows through the most prosperous place in Jinling. The so-called Gongyuan and Old Courtyard
Opposite across the river refers to this section of the river——
Standing under the shade of a tree on the bank of the Qinhuai River, Zhang E pointed with a folding fan at the Zhulanqi Courtyard and the Terrace Water Tower on the other side, and said: "How about we go to the Orchid Pavilion to visit Wang Wei? The girl said she would treat us to a drink. Shang."
Brothers, let’s go together and ask the boatman where the Orchid Pavilion is.”
Zhang Dai and Zhang E were all in high spirits, while Shang Feng looked at each other in confusion. Shang Feng had been in Jinling for half a year, so he naturally knew where the Orchid Pavilion was. With his current embarrassing status, it was not appropriate for him to set foot in a place of fireworks.
Zhang Yuan intended to make friends with this Ryukyu prince, and said: "Eldest brother, third brother, you two go to find Wang Xiuwei. I will accompany the three brothers Shang to drink and talk in the restaurant here."
Shang Feng's face suddenly became happy.
Zhang E said: "That's all, I'd better go to Youlan Pavilion later in the evening and have a few drinks with Brother Shang."
Several people walked half a mile north along the Qinhuai River and went to a restaurant called Xidengke. They had fine Huzhou fine wine, Jinling anchovies, salted duck, salted duck, and Jinling famous snacks "Qimiao" and "Ba".
"Absolutely", the table was full. Cai Qixiang and Lin Zhaoqing did not dare to sit with Prince Shang Feng. Shang Feng glared at them, so they sat down obediently.
After three rounds of drinking, Shang Feng and the Zhang brothers became familiar with each other and talked more. Only then did Zhang Yuan learn that in the 37th year of Wanli, the Shimazu family in Kagoshima, Japan, sent his retainer Huashan Jiugao to invade with three thousand troops.
Ryukyu took Shang Feng's father, King Shoning, and more than 100 people abducted to Kagoshima, and imprisoned him for nearly four years. He forced King Shoning to cede the five northern islands of Ryukyu and pay tribute to Kagoshima every year.
Since the Ming Dynasty Zhengshuo, envoys have been sent to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty every two years. The kings of Ryukyu in all dynasties have requested the Ming Emperor to grant him the title. The Ming Dynasty rewarded Ryukyu with far more property than the Ryukyu tribute. Zhu Yuanzhang asked the three people from Fujian to
The sixteen surnames immigrated to Ryukyu not to invade Ryukyu, but at the request of the King of Ryukyu, they sent skilled craftsmen to help the Ryukyu people develop agriculture and handicrafts. The Chinese monarchs of all dynasties were particularly generous to foreign vassals, in order to show the magnificence of the great country.
The demands are small but the rewards are huge. What they want is the status of a suzerain state. However, the Shimazu family in Kagoshima wants the Ryukyu people to pay tribute. It is not just a status. The Shimadzu family has to recruit thousands of people from Ryukyu to Kao every year.
To serve on the island, the King of Ryukyu also asked the King of Ryukyu to pay tribute to sea fish, bear paws, medicinal materials, minerals... Anyway, as long as Ryukyu Island produces anything, the Shimazu family will ask for it, and they are extremely greedy——
——King Shangning endured the humiliation and sent an envoy to Beijing to ask for help from Emperor Wanli four years ago. However, his cabinet minister Ye Xianggao discussed with the ministers of the Ministry of War and felt that Ryukyu was far overseas and beyond reach, even if he sent a navy
Helped the King of Ryukyu to drive away the Japanese pirates, but the Ming navy could not stay in Ryukyu for a long time. Once they returned home, the Japanese pirates would come back. The Japanese pirates were close to Ryukyu and were hard to guard against. The war to aid Korea and expel the Japanese in Wanli's 20th year made the Ming Dynasty war.
Of course Ryukyu was far less important to the Ming Dynasty than North Korea, so Ye Xianggao had only good words to comfort the Ryukyu envoy and send him back to his country——
Since the 16th year of Hongwu, Ryukyu has often sent official students to the Nanjing Imperial College to study. The Nanjing Imperial College has Guangzhe Hall specially for Ryukyu students to stay.
King Ning requested to come to the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty to study and make friends, which might be helpful to Ryukyu in the future. Shang Feng was not willing to be enslaved by the Japanese. However, in Jinling, through his interactions with the Ming Dynasty supervisors, Shang Feng found that most of the supervisors were not interested in being enslaved by the Japanese.
Ryukyu has no interest at all. He only curses a few times when talking about Japanese pirates. That's all. Zhang Yuan is the first person Shang Feng met in Jinling who has a strong interest in Ryukyu, and Zhang Yuan's knowledge makes Shang Feng very interested.
Surprisingly, Zhang Yuan was very familiar with the geographical location of Ryukyu and its relationship with Japan and the Ming Dynasty. Although Zhang Yuan was just a supervisor with no power and was helpless to Ryukyu, he could meet such a Ming student who understood and sympathized with Ryukyu.
Shang Feng has been comforted——
For Zhang Yuan, helping Ryukyu fight against Japanese pirates is not one of his goals. His most certain goal is to make the Ming Dynasty more prosperous and never allow the Manchus to take over the Central Plains, but it will definitely be beneficial to have a Ryukyu prince.
It's harmless. One more friend opens up a new path. As long as they are not enemies, then try your best to become friends——
Zhang Dai and Zhang E felt drowsy while listening to the conversation between Zhang Yuan and Shang Feng. They didn't understand why Jie Zi was so interested in talking so speculatively with the prince of an overseas vassal!
After enduring it for an hour, Zhang E stood up and said: "Okay, after we have had enough wine and food, Brother Shang, we will meet again in the Imperial College. We will all be classmates from now on. There are many opportunities to meet. Let's talk some other time. We will talk some other time."
Shang Feng was also a very knowledgeable person. Knowing that Zhang Yuan's two clan brothers were in a hurry to visit famous prostitutes, he stood up and said: "Today I can meet Xian Kunzhong and three other people. I will be lucky in my next life. We will meet again someday." He ordered Cai Qixiang.
When he went to pay the bill, he was informed that Zhang E's servant Fu'er had already paid the bill. Shang Feng said "I'm ashamed" and had to come back to invite the Zhang brothers another day.
Shang Feng and the others returned to Guozi Jianguang Zhetang. It was late in the afternoon. Although the scorching sun had set to the west, its lusty power was not diminished and the heat was overwhelming. Zhang Yuan and his party of five got on a small boat and headed to the old courtyard on the other side.
And go.
The old courtyard is the Jiaofang Sifulue Yuan established in the early Ming Dynasty. It is also known as Quzhong. The front door is opposite Wuding Bridge and the back door is on Chaoku Street. There are prostitutes in rows and houses, and the prostitutes in Quzhong are different from the brothels in other places.
It's very different. In the prostitute's house in the song, the madam often raises two or three daughters, some of whom are biological and some of whom are adopted daughters. There are only three or two prostitutes in a prostitute's house, instead of a large group of prostitutes lining the corridor.
Waiting for prostitutes to choose, the old courtyard music is equivalent to a place for communication. Scholars like to come here to hold poetry meetings, and businessmen also like to come here to discuss business. When famous prostitutes are around, the atmosphere is completely different, allowing guests and hosts to enjoy themselves.
He is happy and forgets to be tired, but he is not as chaotic as the ones in later generations who go straight to the flesh business——
The three brothers Zhang Yuan went ashore and followed the boatman's instructions to go to the Zhuque Bridge. They saw the river house with carved railings and painted buildings, silk-screened windows, half-rolled bead curtains, wonderful songs, strange and beautiful grasses, and beautiful scenery.
When people wanted to be drunk, Zhang E praised: "It is really the most prosperous place in the world. If you don't visit the old courtyard, you will be in vain."
After crossing a stone bridge and walking dozens of steps along the courtyard wall, I suddenly smelled the fragrance of Jianlan, and Zhang Yuan said: "This is the Orchid Pavilion."
Fu'er went to knock on the door. After knocking for a long time, a boy with disheveled hair came to answer the door. It was Xue Tong. He said with a smile: "It's an unlucky time for the three gentlemen to come. My girl is not in the hotel, but please come in and have a cup of tea."