The twelfth time, the Dalang Temple gave a jade pendant to the prime minister's house, making fun of it
Gao Shiqi was thinking hard, and when he couldn't come up with an idea, he saw Fanglan and the others had come out. He suddenly remembered that he lived in Mingzhu Mansion, and this first-class dignitary was his backer. Why not use this to use his means? After thinking about it, he stepped forward.
Go, take out five taels of silver and hand it to the girl, smiling and saying: "I came out to choose flowers for Ming Xiang, and I happened to meet you. Mei Xiang, you know your stuff, go and buy two pots of asparagus for me, okay?"
Fanglan smiled and said: "Two pots of asparagus with five coins are enough. In fact, there is no need to buy them. Just ask your family to send them to you tomorrow." Gao Shiqi said: "I'm sorry, this girl was born so thin. Go.
Come on, I’ll reward you with the rest of the money—choose carefully and get the best one!”
Fang Lan was dissatisfied with her promise to have a sick son-in-law. Seeing Gao Shiqi's behavior, she knew better. Seeing Mei Xiang go away happily, she lowered her head and fiddled with her belt, and asked in a low voice: "Sir... you seem to have something to say."
say to me?"
"We only have this little time, so we can't talk in roundabout ways." Gao Shiqi looked around and no one was paying attention, and said straight to the point, "Ten times happiness and nine times sadness! With your qualifications, if you jump into a pit of fire with your eyes closed, I... really do it for you.
Sad." Fang Lan's eyes turned red, she glanced at Gao Shiqi, and sighed: "What can I do? It's just everyone's life..." Gao Shiqi thought for a while and said gently: "It depends on people! Fang Lan
, if you have someone else you like, I, Gao Shiqi, can help you. If not, as you said yourself, this... is all fate - I have nothing to say."
Fang Lan was so embarrassed that her face turned red to her ears. She kept tapping the stepstone with her little feet and said like a mosquito: "This...how do you say this..."
"It's available!" Gao Shiqi was very excited, his eyes twitched, and asked, "Who is it?" Fang Lan flashed her eyes slyly, and said seriously: "Cousin from the Fang family in Ropemaker Hutong, our
Growing flowers together since childhood..."
When Gao Shiqi heard it at first, it was like five thunders struck his head, and all the blood in his body was pouring out. But then he heard Fanglan continue: "Originally... my parents were willing to do it. I didn't want... five years ago... the flower kiln collapsed and hit him."
Inside... dead..." Gao Shiqi breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned, and secretly laughed and cursed: "This girl is making fun of people like this!" But he asked, "Is there anything else?"
Fang Lan did not answer, only shook her head gently.
"Look, it's a bit unfair for you to treat us men like this." Gao Shiqi smiled and said, "Fortunately I didn't say it out loud. If I sent a matchmaker to your house, wouldn't I be very unhappy?" Fang Lan raised her head.
Come, he stared at Gao Shiqi with bottomless black eyes and said: "How could that happen - a noble person like you would only pity us, how could... We, a small family of flower craftsmen, are very tacky,
I only know how to plant trees, arrange flowers and graft branches..." He then lowered his head.
These few words were enough. Gao Shiqi quickly took off the Han jade pendant from his waist and handed it over with both hands. He was always cynical and rarely had such sincere eyes. He said with a trembling voice: "Don't talk about gardeners, Gao Shiqi."
Qi was once a beggar. Not as good as you! Speaking of the word "vulgar", with your intelligence, if you follow me, Gao Shiqi, you will be a talented woman within three years!" Fang Lan glanced at the jade pendant, but
He didn't reach out to pick it up, but turned his face in embarrassment and spat: "You are not a serious person...what the hell..." Seeing Mei Xiang and two boys coming over with a flower pot, Gao Shiqi was really anxious.
, took Fang Lan’s warm and sweaty slender hand, put the jade pendant in, and whispered: "Don't worry! I will settle the Hu family's affairs!"
He was drinking and thinking alone in Taibai Tower until evening, when Gao Shiqi returned to Mingzhu Mansion in a drunken state. When the people at the second gate saw him coming back, they stamped their feet and clapped their hands with joy and said, "What a wonderful Mr. Gao, Master Gao, Grandfather Gao."
! If you don’t come back, the Prime Minister’s thugs will beat the minions to death..." Gao Shiqi was so angry that he drank and said: "Is there a fire in the house or is there a thief? What - I am catching a thief.
A slave who puts out fires?"
Mingzhu heard everything clearly in the hall, and was so angry that her hands and feet were cold. Kangxi, who had no choice but to change into casual clothes, and Suo'etu, Li Guangdi, Mu Zixu and Wu Dan were all here, and they were with his two sons Kui
Xu and Xingde were joking, but they had no choice but to endure it, strode out, stood on the corridor, waved and said with a smile: "Dan people, what do you mean, why are you angry with people like them? Come on! How many people are here today?
Yake, I’m waiting to have a chat with you, let’s sit down together!”
"Guest? Everyone else has guests, but I am a lonely guest at the end of the world..." Gao Shiqi looked at the pearl with drunken eyes, wine welling up in his heart, and suddenly he felt a strange and desolate feeling. As he dragged his steps in, he murmured:
The clear night... is dust-free, and the moonlight is like silver. When pouring the wine, be sure to fill it with ten cents! There is no fame and no profit, no hard work... God. Like a horse in a gap, a fire in a stone, a dream... I am in a dream, full of articles...
Who wants to kiss you? Let Tao Tao enjoy being innocent. Why don't you go back... alas... and be an idler. Carrying a piano, a... a jug of wine, a... a stream of clouds...
As soon as he stepped in the door, he didn't look at the crowd, and said with a bow: "Wait... wait a minute, I'm... guilty!" Seeing Kangxi looking at Gao Shiqi intently, Mingzhu was afraid that this mad man would be rude and hurt herself, so she hurriedly ordered
Person: "Bring Mr. Gao a cup of sour plum soup and a sobering stone - make tea!"
After downing a glass of ice water and sour plum juice, Gao Shiqi woke up. Seeing Kui Xu was there, he said, "Where are your window classes? Your father even reads and writes articles every day. Why have you been gone for a few days without saying a word?" Kui Xu.
Xu hurriedly bowed and said: "The eldest brother invited me to Nanhaizi to practice riding and shooting. I was the bodyguard he chose, so I couldn't disobey the king's order. My homework has not been delayed. I have memorized a few chapters of "Mencius" in the past few days. I will meet again tomorrow.
Ask for advice, sir..." Xingde hurriedly covered up for his brother and said, "Brother can also memorize the Complete Collection of Zhu's Four Books. Sir, don't be wrong..." Seeing that Gao Shiqi ignored everyone, Mingzhu hurriedly smiled and said, "It's about homework.
As time goes by, let me introduce these friends. This one’s surname is Long, this one is Mr. Li, this one’s surname is Mu, and this one’s surname is Wu. This one…” Speaking of Suo’etu, he paused.
Son.
"Suo Zhongtang!" Gao Shiqi suddenly trembled. He was not afraid of Suo Etu, but he was paying attention at this time. This high-ranking first-class official in the court actually sat at the head of the surnamed Long! Gao Shiqi is so astute.
When I saw Kangxi smiling and sitting firmly with his feet crossed, his demeanor was graceful, noble and transcendent. Although he was smiling, he had a kind of approachable but hard-to-offend, calm and authoritative demeanor. Gao Shiqi's eyes flashed wildly, and he perked up: He was already 80%
Guess who it is.
"Mr. Gao," Kangxi waited quietly for Mingzhu to finish speaking, and then said with a smile, "we all came because of your reputation. We know that you are a suave and unconventional scholar. We specially borrowed the opportunity to have a drink with Mingxiang to hear Mr. Qing's elegance.
sound!"
Gao Shiqi leaned back and said with a smile: "Mr. Long, when you mention the word 'knowledge', it only makes me ashamed. When I traveled to Anhui and Hubei three years ago, I met a monk who was a bachelor. I finished the thesis in one night, and then I realized that it was
Mr. Wu Ciyou, who was the master of today's emperor, called me a gentleman of Pili Yangqiu. Later, in Hangzhou, I met Peng Sunxun and Gu Yanwu, two concubines, who mistakenly praised me as a peach-stealing talent from the East.
, but I have failed to sell it after repeated attempts. I cannot help the country and save the world with my writing. I cannot restrain the chicken and catch the fox with martial arts. It is difficult for the Holy Lord to know me in the grass. The powerful people regard me as a mustard bean. It really hurts their knowledge of others. Now that I have passed this year, nothing has been accomplished. Everything has been accomplished.
It has faded away a long time ago - the word fame is like a floating cloud in my ears!" After saying this, he raised his glass and drank it all, chanting, "In ancient times, all the sages were lonely, only the drinkers left their names - come, please!"
Kangxi smiled after hearing this and drank. Everyone in Suo'etu was busy drinking with him, but he said to Gao Shiqi: "Mr. Gao, please!" Kangxi respected Wu Ciyou the most in his life. Hearing Gao Shiqi say that he had met him, he couldn't help but be startled.
, said: "I have met Mr. Wu, you are very lucky! Now you are in the Ming Prime Minister's Mansion, not only the prime minister's tutor, but also the tutor of the two young masters. Is it possible that they will achieve something in the future that is not your fault?"
"Both Xingde and Kuixu are very smart, I like them very much." Gao Shiqi said with a smile, "Be careful when reading Zhu Xi's books. Some of Zhu Xi's articles are good, but some are bullshit. Don't call him a liar."
Already..."
The dignified Zhu Zi turned out to be like "bullshit". Thinking of Gao Shiqi's comments on Mingzhu Chuang's class, Kangxi couldn't help but smile. Li Guangdi, a Taoist scholar and Zhu Zi's disciple, turned red with anger, put down his chopsticks reservedly, leaned forward and asked
He said: "I dare to ask why Zhu Xi is such a 'shit'? It is unheard of to be born late."
"Horse liver is poisonous, so if you don't eat horse liver, you don't know the taste; Zhu Xi misleads people, and if you don't smell shit, you don't know the smell!" Gao Shiqi sneered, "What's the point of confusion in this? Zhu Xi was a Confucian and was a Confucian during the Southern Song Dynasty.
When the country is in ruins, there is no good words to save the weak, no good government to control the strong, this is because the big moral integrity is impure. Secretly forcing prostitutes to defraud the innocence of others, falsely claiming to be sick and deceiving the master, this is called the small secrets and vulgarity! We, the scholars, should respect Confucius.
Mencius, if you learn the essence of the holy way and apply it to the world, it will benefit the country and the people, why should you take a detour and learn his hypocrisy and vanity?"
Kangxi listened and couldn't help frowning. He felt that Gao Shiqi's words were a bit extreme, but the criticism of Zhu Xi was clearly recorded in history, but it was irrefutable. As Kangxi was pondering, Li Guangdi sneered and said: "Mr. Gao's comments
I admire the direct disciples of Confucius and Mencius! It can be said that the golden chamber has thousands of expressions - Confucius said, Mencius said!" [Note 1]
"Sir, you are trying to make things difficult for me." Gao Shiqi knew that he was testing himself, so he took the words alertly and said with a smile, "It's easy to say - Hua Yanbai and Twenty Zuo, the emperor's teacher, the king's teacher!" Suo'etu thought about it.
, he was no match for learning, because he went on to say: "Mr. Gao is really quick in thinking. The day before yesterday, I heard someone tell a few riddles, but I couldn't think of them. Since you boast that you can be an emperor's teacher, a king's teacher, you should
Ask for advice." Gao Shiqi chuckled and said: "How dare you imitate the emperor's teacher? If the couplet is forced to this point, it has to be perfunctory. Since the middle hall has talked about it so far, why don't we all guess together?"
"One month after another, two months make up half of the country. There are arable fields above and a long river below. Six families share one room, but two families are not reunited." Suo'etu said slowly. Before everyone could think about it, Gao Shiqi
He was already applauding and laughing: "Wonderful! The golden mean is for the purpose, and this is the word 'purpose'!"
"It's not above, it's not above, it's not below, it's not above, it's better to be below!"
"One!" Gao Shiqi replied, picked up a glass of wine and ate it, "The Master said that my way is consistent!" Li Guangdi saw that the Suo'e picture was not difficult for Gao Shiqi, so he intervened and said: "I also have one - Li Bu
In the middle gate, those who do not meet the threshold seem to be afraid of others, but this is not enough to be afraid of." This riddle has a pun, and it is not the right way to insinuate Gao Shiqi's knowledge. Gao Shiqi knew it as soon as he heard it, and retorted: "This is not a word.
, very vulgar, they are the two generals Heng Ha on both sides of the temple - is that right?"
Everyone couldn't help cheering, but Gao Shiqi smiled and asked Li Guangdi: "Mr. Li seems to be a man who doesn't read anything. He uses cocoon silk as fiber, awn needles as hooks, wattle sticks as rods, and split grains as bait."
The fish that fills the car in the Bairen River, the hook is not broken, the hook is not hooked, and the rod is not scratched - it is used due to the force of the water. 'Excuse me, where does this article come from?"
This is the philosophy of governing the country. When you make the best use of the situation, you will get twice the result with half the effort. Kangxi's eyes lit up when he heard this. But Li Guangdi blushed. Since he entered the Hanlin Academy in the ninth year of Kangxi, he has met many famous people. Even Chen Menglei has learned a lot and made a lot of money.
Li Guangdi was a great scholar and admired his poor writing. He didn't want to run into Gao Shiqi today and stumped himself by quoting a piece of ancient text. After thinking for a long time, Li Guangdi hesitated and said: "It seems to be "Zhuangzi"?" Gao Shiqi laughed.
Shaking his head.
Li Guangdi was squeezed by Gao Shiqi and had no choice but to try to save himself, because he said: "These are all trivial tricks. I just want to ask Mr. Gao for advice on a topic about contemporary art. The title is 'Niu He Zhi'. I don't know where Niu is."
Where are you?" Kangxi came to Hefu first to look for Gao Shiqi, so he couldn't help laughing when Li Guangdi asked.
"Mr. Li," Gao Shiqi said solemnly, "check the book "Mencius" and there are two places where it says 'He Zhi'. One says 'Niu He Zhi', and the other says 'Mr. Ho Zhi'. 'Xian' means
"The cow kicks its feet; the 'born' is the cow sitting on the bench - but the cow and the teacher are one and two, and two are one." As soon as the words were finished, everyone was already cheering. Li Guangdi listened.
"Kicking your feet" and "sitting on the bench" imply sarcasm, but there is no way to find it, so I can only laugh dryly, feeling uncomfortable in my heart.
Mingzhu was angry with Gao Shiqi. Seeing that Suo'etu and Li Guangdi were defeated one after another, she was very happy to see Kangxi, and she also felt that her face was bright. She was busy serving food and wine, and said with a smile: "I was just joking, everyone, please! This is
The giant carps from the Yellow River given to me by the Holy One are still alive and fresh despite being transported thousands of miles... Kuixu, why haven't the eggplants in our cellar been served yet?" Kuixu and Xingde were both standing by.
, hearing his father ask, he hurriedly stepped forward and replied with a smile: "The vegetable label in the cellar was written wrongly. The character 'qie' was originally written with a cursive character, but it was written with a bamboo character... I just found it now."
Come out, it’ll be fine in a while.”
Gao Shiqi was so ambitious at this time that he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to show off his talents. He frowned and said, "Kui made a mistake. The next 'family' is the one under the grass. It comes from the Book of Changes, 'I don't ask for Tongmeng, but Tongmeng asks for me' -"
It's the word 'Meng'!" Mu Zixu, while holding a pot and pouring wine, said with a smile: "Mr. Gao has eaten too much, and the young master didn't mean the word '家'." "Oh——" Gao Shiqi slapped his forehead.
, suddenly said, "It turns out it's the word 'jia'. This word appears in the Spring and Autumn Annals, 'Zheng Guo had many thieves and took people away from others'... You are confused and you should be punished!"
"Wrong again!" Seeing his ridicule, Kangxi felt happy and said with a smile, "It's just a hook and a stroke of the grass, and then add the word '口'!" Gao Shiqi drew a picture on the table with his fingers,
He patted the case and said with a smile: "——It's actually the word 'gou'! The beginning of "Book of Rites" says, 'Don't beg to get wealth, don't beg to avoid trouble'..."
Li Guangdi sneered and said: "Brother, what a trick - one hook and one stroke is not the way to write it!" Gao Shiqi thought for a while, nodded and said with a smile: "That must be the word 'knife', there is a sentence in the Book of Songs 'There is a sweet potato'
Zhihua', I forgot!"
"You are wrong again!" Only then did Suo'etu realize that it was no accident that Mr. Wang and all his followers were defeated by this man. He deeply regretted not keeping him in his arms, so he joked and said, "It's not a sword."
', it's 'force'!"
"Li?" Gao Shiqi was dumbfounded and sighed for a long time, "It can be seen that reading requires not only working hard on the scriptures, but also understanding the inner scriptures of the Buddhist scriptures - it must be the word 'Bodhi'. The Diamond Sutra says that 'must
What is the meaning of Bodhi? The Buddha told Subhuti, "The Confessions of the Emperor Liang" says, 'Namo Bodhisattva Maha' - I will never be wrong this time..."
The conversation was full of twists and turns. At this point, Gao Shiqi tried to dodge in every possible way, but every word he said was from the classics. Everyone was amazed and laughed. Kangxi laughed with tears in his eyes, pointed at Gao Shiqi and said: "Okay, it's true.
The graceful wind of the East! Now that we are talking about Buddhist scriptures, let me ask you, who is the Tathagata?" After hearing these words, everyone knew that they had received the holy meaning, and they all took their breath and watched the emperor's test. But they heard Gao Shiqi say:
"No need to ask, Tathagata is a woman."
"Why?"
"The Diamond Sutra says, 'Sit on your back'." Gao Shiqi said with a smile, "The Tathagata is not a woman, so why does the Tathagata dare to sit only after the 'husband' has sat down?"
"What about - Taishang Laojun?" Kangxi asked again, holding back his laughter.
"Women!" Gao Shiqi replied without hesitation, ""The Tao Te Ching" says, 'My biggest trouble is that I have a body; but if I don't have a body, what trouble do I have?' - If you are not a woman, how can you be pregnant?
?”
"Is Confucius also a woman?" Kangxi asked again.
"Of course." Gao Shiqi said calmly, "The Master said, 'It's all right, I'm waiting for Jia' - if he is not a prostitute, how can he be 'waiting for marriage'?"
Kangxi laughed loudly, stood up and said to Mingzhu: "This one is really lovely! You, a slave, have hidden it from me. You have been in the mansion for a long time, but you are not recommended to the palace!" When everyone saw that Kangxi revealed his identity, everyone was busy.
They all stood up and stepped back respectfully. Mingzhu said with a smile, "I have been ordered to study. Do you want to keep Mr. Gao to study for a few more days? Sooner or later, Mr. Gao will not be in front of the Holy Master?" After saying this, he pushed Mr. Gao who was sitting stunned.
Qidao said, "This is today! I'm here to visit you today - why are you scared away from all your chic and elegant looks?"
"Long live!" Although Gao Shiqi had a premonition, once it was confirmed, he still felt that it was too sudden and bizarre. He felt dizzy, fell down and kowtowed in a daze, and even his speech was not so sharp, "...Minion Gao Shiqi... I was out drinking today.
, came back and was disrespectful to the Lord... This slave has committed a serious crime and cannot be punished!"
Kangxi chuckled and said: "Get up, what's so 'unpunishable' about this? - From tomorrow on, you will go into the study to serve on the imperial edict!"
It is not necessary to have a high official rank to enter the study room, but from the outside, as soon as you step through the door, you have entered the center of the imperial court. You have the same power to control the affairs of the imperial court as Suo Etu, Mingzhu, and Jieshu.
Suo'etu wanted to pull Li Guangdi in, but no matter how much secret energy he used, it had no effect. When he saw this little scholar leaping from the dragon gate to the throne, he couldn't help being startled, and said with a smile: "Long live the Holy Mirror, Mr. Gao is indeed a genius.
.However, Bei Wei and Bo Xue Hong Ru Ke are about to open their courses. Why not let them take the exam to block the population?" Gao Shiqi also paused and said: "I am willing to take the exam, take the exam first and then take the exam, so as to prevent the world's scholars from being lucky enough to advance! Servant
I am lucky enough to be able to see the holy face in this life. Even if I fail to win, I will still live up to my ambition as a scholar!"
These were all valid arguments, and Kangxi could not reject them. Kangxi looked at Gao Shiqi carefully for a while, and his eyes suddenly shone brightly: Gao Shiqi could supplement him by not only drafting imperial edicts for himself, being counselor in government affairs, but also making jokes and relaxing his boredom.
, and more importantly, it broke the unification situation between Suo and Ming. Why not do it? After thinking for a long time, Kangxi smiled and said: "You guys graded the erudite Hong Confucianism, and Xu Qianxue and the others made Beiwei. Shouldn't I be better?
you?"
After hearing this, everyone knelt down and kowtowed with a "hu", and no one dared to say anything.
"In the past, Xiaobai married Ning Qi, and Emperor Gaozu did not check Chen Ping for stealing his wife. This is the way to get a scholar." Kangxi said calmly, with a happy face, "Speaking of luck, isn't it all luck? If the examination room
Gao Shiqi missed the shot or was ill, so what should he do at that time? Should he use it or not? There is no need to discuss it further."
[Note 1] The words must be referred to as Confucius and Mencius. (To be continued)
