After hearing this, Jia Zheng pondered for a moment and then said: "This plaque and couplet are a difficult matter. Logically speaking, I should ask the imperial concubine to give me the title. But if the imperial concubine has not seen the scenery with her own eyes, it will probably be difficult to formulate the title."
But if you wait until the imperial concubine has had a good trip and then ask for a title, you will find that the huge scenery, several pavilions and pavilions without any title will be desolate and boring, and even if there are flowers, willows and mountains and rivers, they will never be colorful."
All the Qing guests listened to what he said and smiled and suggested: "What the master said is indeed correct. This really needs to be considered carefully.
We here have a humble opinion. The plaques and couplets everywhere are indispensable, and they cannot be named. Now, according to their scenery, or two, three, or four characters can match their meanings, we have drawn them up first and made lanterns for the time being.
Hang the plaque and couplet on it, and ask the imperial concubine to name her when she travels. Wouldn't it be best to have both?"
After Jia Zheng heard this, he thought about it again and again and felt that it made sense, so he said: "What you said is not wrong. Let's take a look at it today. We will just ask the question. If it is used properly, then there is something wrong. Then we will go and invite Yucun.
Come, let him draw it up again."
When everyone heard that he wanted to invite Jia Yucun, they looked at each other without any trace, and said with a smile: "I am the mother's biological father, so there is no reason for my preferences to be different. Once we have made a good decision today, there is no need to invite Yucun again."
After hearing this, Jia Zheng smiled and shook his head, saying: "You don't know, I have been mediocre in writing poems about flowers, birds, landscapes, etc. since I was a child. Now that I am old and tired of copywriting, I am even more unfamiliar with such pleasant articles.
Yes, even if it is drawn up, it will be pedantic and old-fashioned, and it will not bring color to the flowers and willows in the garden. If it does not compromise, it will be meaningless."
After hearing this, all the Qing guests all laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. We can all draft it together, each using his own strengths, and keeping the good ones and deleting the bad ones. It's okay."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he thought this method was good, so he smiled and said, "That makes sense. I think the weather is warm today, so we might as well go for a stroll together!" After saying that, he got up and led everyone to the Grand View Garden.
When Jia Zhen saw this, she went to the garden to inform everyone.
Coincidentally, Baoyu had been feeling very sad recently because he missed Qin Zhong. Jia Mu often ordered people to take him to play in the newly built garden, so he came in just now.
Jia Zhen entered the garden and saw him. As she walked in, she laughed at him: "If you don't go out yet, the master will come."
Baoyu was most afraid of his father. When he heard this, he hurriedly took his nurse and the boys and ran out of the garden. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned the corner, he saw Jia Zheng leading the guests and hid.
Failing that, I had to stand aside.
Jia Zheng recently heard that the master of the school praised Baoyu for his good couplets. Although he doesn't like reading, he seems to have some crooked talents. Today he happened upon this opportunity and ordered him to follow him.
Although Baoyu didn't know what he meant, she could only follow him honestly for fear of being scolded again.
As soon as Jia Zheng arrived in front of the garden gate, he saw Jia Zhen coming with many deacons and waiting on the side.
When Jia Zheng saw this, he said: "Please ask someone to close the garden doors first, and let's look outside first before going in."
When Jia Zhen heard this, she ordered people to close all the doors.
The first thing Jia Zheng and others looked at was the door. They saw only five rooms at the main entrance. The barrels and tiles above were ridged with mud, and the door rails and windows were all carved with fresh patterns without vermillion paint. The walls were all painted with the same color, and the white stone platform below
When the man opened the door, he saw a green mountain peak blocking the front.
When all the pilgrims saw this, they all said: "What a mountain, what a mountain!"
Jia Zheng said, "If it weren't for this mountain, and you could take in all the scenery as soon as you entered the garden, what would be the fun?"
Everyone heard the words and nodded in agreement: "It's very true. How can you think of this unless you have a lot of troubles in your heart?"
Having said that, I looked forward and saw strange and abrupt rocks, standing vertically and horizontally, like ghosts or beasts. They were covered with moss and covered with wisteria, and there was a slight trail of intestines exposed in them.
Jia Zheng stretched out his hand and pointed, and said: "We will swim from this path, and when we come back, we can go out on that side to see everything." After that, he ordered Jia Zhen to guide him, and he helped Baoyu and meandered into the mountain pass.
Looking up, I suddenly saw a mirror-faced white stone on the mountain, which was exactly where I left the inscription.
Jia Zheng turned around and said with a smile: "Everyone, please look here. What is the title of Fangmiao?"
When everyone heard the words, some said the title was "Diecui", some said the title was "Jinzhang", some said "Xianxian Lu", and some said "Xiao Zhongnan", there were more than dozens of names and colors.
Although Baoyu is not very good at reading, he is somewhat clever. There is nothing he does not understand.
Sure enough, after Jia Zheng heard this, he turned back to Baoyu and said, "You can also draw one up and have a look."
Baoyu thought for a while and said: "I heard the ancients say: It is better to recount the old than to compile the new. Carving the past is worse than carving the present.
Moreover, this is not the main view of the main mountain, and there is no need to write a different title. It is just a step to explore the scenery.
It's not as good as the old poem "A winding path leads to a secluded place" written directly above, but it's still more generous and elegant."
After everyone heard this, they all praised: "That's right! My second brother is very talented and far-reaching. He is not like us who have read rotten books."
Seeing that he performed well, Jia Zheng smiled and said: "It's not a shame. He is still young, but he is just making fun of him with his knowledge, and then he will choose." After saying that, he walked into the cave.
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The crowd followed closely and saw lush green trees, gleaming exotic flowers, and a clear stream that zigzagged from the depths of the flowers and trees into the crevices of the rocks.
Then we walked forward, gradually heading to the north, which was flat and wide, with flying buildings on both sides and carved embroidered thresholds, all hidden among the treetops of the mountain.
Looking down, you can see the clear stream pouring snow, stone steps piercing the clouds, white stones as railings, surrounding the swamp, stone bridges and three harbors, and beasts holding vomit in their faces.
Seeing a pavilion on the bridge, Jia Zheng led everyone into the pavilion. After sitting down leaning on the railing, he asked everyone: "What would you like to ask here?"
Everyone said: "Back then, there was a sentence in Ouyang Gong's "The Drunkard's Pavilion" that said, 'There is a pavilion with a wing,' so let's just inscribe it with the word 'Yi Ran'."
After Jia Zheng heard this, he smiled and said: "Although 'Yi Ran' is good, there is running water under this pavilion. It is best not to deviate from the water. In my opinion, Ouyang Gong has a saying, 'Xie Xie between two peaks', 'Xie Xie between two peaks.'"
The word ' is most appropriate to use here."
At this moment, someone immediately took over and said: "Wonderful, so wonderful, it is best to use the word 'Xie'."
When Jia Zheng saw this, he straightened his beard with a smile. When he saw Baoyu standing aside, he smiled and asked Baoyu to draw one too.
Baoyu thought for a while and then said: "The master just said a lot, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that the word 'diarrhea' is a bit inappropriate. Moreover, this is the villa of the imperial concubine and the queen, so using this word is a bit crude and inelegant.
It should be more reserved."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he smiled and said, "What do you think of this?
Just now, when everyone wanted to focus on the new, you said, "It's better to focus on the new than to talk about the old." Now, when everyone is talking about the past, you said, "It's crude and inelegant." Can you tell me what the topic should be?"
Baoyu said: "The most appropriate word is 'Qinfang'. Isn't it new and elegant?"
After hearing this, Jia Zheng just nodded and said nothing.
