Chapter 9: The moment a poem becomes complete, tempering one’s heart and tempering one’s courage
The content published in "Nanping Wenbao" today has changed dramatically. Du Ning "sung three poems at once" and wrote three poems in succession to praise the state, which made many readers applaud.
However, Zhao Dongcheng's "Children's Arrogance" belittled Du Ning's character to the point where some people even criticized Du Ning's name in the street, which attracted many people to applaud and applaud.
There are also a small number of people who tell the truth and are not moved by the rumors at all. No matter how much Du Ning is scolded in "Children's Arrogance", everyone just thinks that Zhao Dongcheng is just farting.
As Du Ning walked on the street, he could feel the different looks from the scholars passing by.
When passing the Fuwen Academy, Du Ning also spent ten copper coins to buy a copy of "Nanping Wenbao".
In the article "Child's Arrogance", one can see Zhao Dongcheng's despicableness with his own eyes.
In this article, Zhao Dongcheng himself did not mention a word about the humiliation of Hanyi Society, but he made an article by seizing on Du Ning for "plagiarizing" other people's inspirations, scolding Du Ning for being arrogant, not taking Jieying Society seriously, etc. Du Ning was very angry and felt disgusted.
This guy is simply a professional keyboard warrior. He has no special skills in poetry, but he is good at mocking others.
"Look, everyone, that person is the famous Mr. Du, Du Mingzhou."
"I have the nerve to come to the liberal arts college to buy newspapers and magazines. I'm really shameless."
"Brother Dongcheng, is he the one who despises our Jieying Society?"
Several scholars gathered around and looked at Du Ning with malicious eyes.
"What do you want to do?"
Du Ning spoke calmly, his eyes sweeping across, and finally landed on Zhao Dongcheng.
This is the Academy of Literature, where Confucian and Taoist saints of all dynasties are enshrined, so there is no need to worry that they will be detrimental to you.
Because it is taboo to do anything near the Wen Yuan. If you are accused of "disrespecting all the saints", no matter how powerful the power is, you will not be able to protect yourself.
"It turns out that Mr. Du also likes to read "Nanping Wenbao". I wonder if Zhao's "Children's Arrogance" will be in Mr. Du's eyes?"
Zhao Dongcheng said with a sinister smile: "Compared to Mr. Du's three Mingzhou poems, Zhao has to be willing to be inferior."
"What Mingzhou poem? It's just something plagiarized under the guise of someone else's inspiration. It's shameless to publish it in Nanping Wenbao at this level." Someone laughed.
"That's right. Now the entire Nanping Prefecture knows that you, Du Ning, are a despicable person who plagiarizes other people's ideas. You actually dare to show off here. If I were you, I would have to find a mouse hole to hide in." p>
"Haha..."
Everyone laughed loudly.
The loud sound here immediately attracted the attention of many scholars, and they all came over.
"Is this Du Mingzhou? The scholar who made such nonsense at the Xuemei Literary Society and despised our Jieying Club?"
"You are so arrogant. Do you think that just by writing three bad poems, you can be disrespectful?"
"Who do you think you are!"
The nearby scholars shouted loudly, and their words were extremely unpleasant to Du Ning.
Zhao Dongcheng was very proud and looked at Du Ning with extremely contemptuous eyes.
"Brother Zhao, is this your way of slandering my literary name?"
Du Ning snorted coldly and said slowly: "It's enough to use the "Nanping Wenbao" to publish the article "Children's Arrogance" to slander me. Now they are still spreading rumors and slandering me in the liberal arts academy. The dignified students of Jieying Society are so narrow-minded, and they actually use
It is really despicable to treat a poor student like me with such despicable methods."
"Presumptuous!" Zhao Dongcheng became angry with embarrassment.
"You are so arrogant. How dare you speak to Brother Zhao like this? You are really disrespectful!" Someone scolded.
"Respect is mutual and is not an excuse to humiliate others." Du Ning said, neither humble nor arrogant.
"What a loud tone. A mere student from a poor family is uttering arrogant words..." Someone pointed at Du Ning and became very angry.
Du Ning looked at Zhao Dongcheng and said loudly: "Since you keep saying that I plagiarized Mingzhou poems inspired by others, please provide evidence in front of everyone, or give examples of whose inspiration I plagiarized.
Otherwise, you are fabricating slander out of thin air, and you have to apologize to me!"
"Hmph! I don't know whose inspiration you copied, but I am certain that with your true literary talent you will never be able to write a Mingzhou poem." Zhao Dongcheng said plausibly.
"Since Brother Zhao has literary talent, can you draw on other people's inspiration and write three Mingzhou poems in front of everyone?" Du Ning's eyes narrowed.
"You..."
Zhao Dongcheng was furious. Du Ning was mocking him for not being able to even write Mingzhou poems, yet he dared to shout here in broad daylight.
"Maybe Brother Zhao will ask me to write a poem like he did at yesterday's Xuemei Art Festival, and see if I can become Mingzhou again." Du Ning said loudly.
Zhao Dongcheng's face changed wildly.
"Brother Zhao, since Mr. Du said so, then you just give him a topic to write about. I don't believe he can really write Mingzhou poems!"
"I don't believe it either, please give me a question, Brother Zhao!"
"Didn't you say Mr. Du plagiarized? Then prove it to us in front of everyone!"
Someone in the crowd yelled with an angry voice. It sounded like he was speaking from Zhao Dongcheng's perspective, but in fact he was scolding Zhao Dongcheng for not even daring to ask the question.
Zhao Dongcheng glanced at those people fiercely. He had seen Du Ning's power yesterday, and now he was asked to write the topic. If Du Ning's poem became Mingzhou in public, then his article "Child's Arrogance" would become the biggest joke.
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This time, Zhao Dongcheng did not dare to make any noise.
"Since Brother Zhao refuses to write a question, I will write a poem to prove it in front of everyone today. Do you have any of the Four Treasures of the Study to borrow?"
Du Ning glanced at everyone present with a firm gaze.
Zhao Dongcheng's body was trembling, and his eyes showed fear.
He underestimated Du Ning's courage and actually dared to write a poem in public to prove himself. Once the poem became Mingzhou, Zhao Dongcheng would be infamous in the entire Nanping Mansion and it would be difficult to recover.
Zhao Dongcheng instinctively wanted to leave, but he felt that his legs were as heavy as a stone and he could not move at all.
Because once Zhao Dongcheng leaves, it means that he has a guilty conscience, which proves that he slandered Du Ning's literary name out of thin air.
The faces of everyone around him became shocked. If Du Ning didn't have enough literary talent, how could he dare to write poems to prove himself?
Could it be that Du Ning was really slandered by Zhao Dongcheng?
"There is a stone table in the liberal arts college. Mr. Du, please come here. I will get you pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the classroom." Someone said.
"Thank you." Du Ning bowed his hand to the man.
Zhao Dongcheng looked at the man, and he was so angry that he was gnashing his teeth. Now he was really riding a tiger.
After a while, the man brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone and placed them on the stone table.
Du Ning looked around for a subject, and saw a small bamboo forest planted in the literary courtyard, and several large stones on the ground.
In summer, scholars can enjoy the cool under the bamboos, or sit on big rocks and sketch in front of the bamboo forest.
"Today, Du used the bamboo forest and stones in the literary courtyard as the theme to express his aspirations and encourage all literary friends."
Du Ning bowed his hands to everyone, laid out the paper, and polished the ink.
Taking a deep breath, Du Ning held a brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote the words "Bamboo and Stone".
Du Ning walked slowly for two steps, and the pen fell on the blank paper.
"Stick to the mountains and never let go."
Talent is leaping and golden light is bursting out.
"The roots were originally in the broken rock."
Du Ning took two more steps, and his talent was two feet taller.
"Half of Shoudafu!" Someone exclaimed.
Zhao Dongcheng's eyes widened and his fists clenched tightly.
"Still strong after countless hardships."
Du Ning took three more steps, and his writing speed increased.
"Let the wind blow from east to west, from north to south."
The talent is as high as three feet and seven inches. It turns into a bamboo and stands in the green mountains. It is not shaken by wind and rain.
"A poem in seven steps! The image of Mingzhou!"
"This is impossible!"
Some readers screamed.
"Bang!"
In an instant, many people felt their hearts tremble.
Zhao Dongcheng's eyes were fixed on the scene in front of him as if possessed by a man possessed. The words in front of him flew into his mind, bursting with golden light and exploding.
"Click!"
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound between Zhao Dongcheng's eyebrows, a burst of stars appeared in front of his eyes, he felt dizzy, and blood flowed from his seven orifices.
"Wen Gong is cracking!"
Someone took a deep breath.
"Why don't I feel any discomfort at all, but feel calm and calm?"
"This is not an ordinary Mingzhou poem, but a Mingzhou Liandan poem!"
"The moment a poem is completed, it sharpens one's heart and tempers one's courage."
"Setsuna Bundan!"
Everyone said in unison and looked at each other.
Zhao Dongcheng used "Children's Arrogance" to slander Du Ning in an attempt to kill Du Ning's reputation when he became famous.
Du Ning, on the other hand, used "Bamboo and Stone" to temper his heart and courage to fight back, which caused his literary palace to crack and he would not be able to recover for another three to five years.
Before the Wen Palace was restored, it was impossible for Zhao Dongcheng to be promoted to Confucianism. He had always been a ninth-grade scholar and had difficulty stepping into the eighth-grade scholar.
"You thief Du Ning! How dare you tear apart our Wen Palace! We, the Jieying Society, are at odds with you!"
Zhao Dongcheng yelled, raised his head and fell to the ground, unconscious.
The people around him remained silent, while those who had yelled at Du Ning before felt a splitting headache and were attacked by "Bamboo Stone".
If you don't know your mistakes, even if your literary palace doesn't crack like Zhao Dongcheng's, you will continue to be affected by the power of "Bamboo and Stone" and it will be difficult to concentrate on reading.
"I listened to the villain's slander and accidentally hurt Brother Du, please forgive me."
A scholar bowed deeply and apologized to Du Ning.
Du Ning nodded lightly and did not argue with the other party.
The person's headache immediately disappeared. Not only that, the effect of the "Bamboo Stone" actually made his heart pure.
"Thank you Brother Du!"
The other party was extremely grateful, but he didn't expect that after getting Du Ning's understanding, he would actually benefit from it.
"Brother Du, if I have any assignments in the future, I will go through fire and water without hesitation."
The other party did not dare to be hostile to Du Ning anymore, otherwise it would be an extremely shameless behavior and would be condemned by his own conscience.
"Brother, you're welcome."
Du Ning smiled. The other party also believed Zhao Dongcheng's article, which was understandable.
Others also apologized to Du Ning in turn. After gaining Du Ning's understanding, they were all tempered by "Bamboo Stone".
After your heart and courage are tempered, you will be able to develop your literary courage more quickly when you are promoted to the eighth-grade Juren in the future.
Such a great favor made everyone feel grateful and ashamed.
