The people in the palace don't know anything about poetry and calligraphy, and they only look at people's appearance. Improper appearance is disrespectful to the royal family, and it also means that their servants are not good at doing things.
At least Chen Shaojun passed this level.
"Thank you, father-in-law. You have been waiting for a long time."
Chen Shaojun quickly stepped forward to greet him.
"Young Master, you're welcome. This is what slaves like us should do."
The leading eunuch in gilded clothes smiled and then returned the salute:
"The snow viewing feast is no small matter. We can't keep the Queen Mother waiting. The princes from all the families in Beijing have already set off, so we'd better set off quickly!"
"Then it's my father-in-law."
Chen Shaojun said.
Outside the Chen family's mansion, a gorgeous bronze carriage was waiting early.
This carriage is decorated with gold and silver, and is engraved with dragons, which looks full of royal nobility.
Heavy snow fell in the sky, but a ray of light enveloped the carriage. All the snowflakes fell to both sides before they got within three feet.
Chen Shaojun could tell at a glance that this was the power of the formation.
"As expected, it is indeed a royal gift!"
Chen Shaojun lifted his robe and quickly boarded the carriage.
In the past, the capital was completely silent, but today it seemed completely different. Chen Shaojun opened the window and looked out. Many adults and children came out of the house, having snowball fights and building snowmen on the street, having all kinds of fun and laughing.
Not only that, besides pedestrians, there were also many horse-drawn carriages on the street, each one making a thunderous sound as they rushed past, leaving deep and clearly visible ruts in the thick snow.
On those cars, Chen Shaojun could distinguish the emblems of various aristocratic families and court officials, and almost all of these aristocratic families and court officials were heading in the direction of the palace.
"In addition to the Deer Park, Wende Hall, Wude Hall, Zhaohua Hall... and the Winter Festival Ceremony, there are activities held everywhere in the palace. Even the Queen is busy receiving the imperial wives."
"Throughout the year, officials at all levels and big families only have this opportunity to enter the palace, and they take it very seriously."
From the side, the voice of the eunuch in brocade rang from his ears.
Chen Shaojun nodded. They had different identities and participated in different royal activities. However, in comparison, the snow appreciation event hosted by the Queen Mother undoubtedly received the most attention.
The horse-drawn carriage passed by wine shops and teahouses, crossed streets and alleys, and finally entered the imperial city very quickly.
The palace was heavily guarded. The moment the carriage entered the palace, countless qi machines from all directions locked onto the carriage instantly. They inspected the inside and outside of the carriage several times. After confirming that everything was correct, they slowly dispersed.
The Winter Sacrifice Ceremony is not a trivial matter, as the stakes are high, and the review of personnel entering and exiting is more stringent than before.
Driving for a while inside the palace——
"Sir, we're here."
Chen Shaojun stepped out of the carriage, surrounded by white snow, like an ice and snow world.
However, in this world, a majestic and majestic building is extremely conspicuous. When the surroundings are pure white, only that building is shining with golden light, still showing its original appearance.
It was a luxurious building, with bricks and tiles lined up in rows, like gold, exuding dazzling light; the carvings on the eaves were crystal green, like jade.
Around this main hall, which covers an area of hundreds of acres, there are many statues with weird shapes placed. On the outside of these statues, there is heavy snowfall, and it is white, but inside, there are warblers flying, grass growing, old trees blooming, and a sense of spring.
abundant.
This is the Deer Park, also known as the "Deer Palace".
In winter, everything is depressed and completely silent. The Deer Park was specially built by the Emperor of Shang Dynasty to honor his mother.
He is so famous throughout Dashang that almost no one knows about him.
"I didn't expect that someone in Dashang would know how to use formations to control the weather. It's interesting."
Chen Shaojun said secretly.
"Mr. Chen, you are finally here. Come on, please come this way!"
Just when Chen Shaojun was secretly admiring, a voice came from not far away. Chen Shaojun turned his head and saw a father-in-law wearing dark blue palace clothes bending down and waving to him.
"Knowing that the young master has entered the palace, I have been waiting here for a long time."
The old eunuch's voice was extremely flattering.
Chen Shaojun smiled calmly, already understanding what was going on.
Just being a literary gentleman is not enough to make the other party wait for me and please him. Obviously, it can only be because of my status as another "ageless miracle doctor".
Although there are still many people inside and outside the palace who don't know that he was the one who cured the crown prince when the emperor's announcement was announced, but the other person was someone close to the queen mother, so it was naturally different.
"You're welcome, father-in-law. I'll be the first to arrive here, and my father-in-law will lead the way."
Chen Shaojun said.
"Where, where, the young master has made great contributions to the country, and it is also an honor for the old slave to be able to lead the way for the young master."
The old eunuch said with a smile on his face:
"Sir, please come this way."
Soon, under the leadership of this father-in-law, we walked through palace walls and pavilions, and finally arrived at the location of the snow appreciation meeting!
"Sir, we're here. I'll go down first."
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Chen Shaojun clasped his hands and saluted, turned around and walked forward. Looking from a distance, there was a lush plum forest in front of him, which was vast and unknown for how many miles.
Under the plum forest, a group of sika deer walked freely, occasionally raising their heads and chewing on the plum blossoms in the lower areas. They were not afraid when they saw anyone.
The plum blossom marks on their bodies, the plum grove above their heads, and the wind and snow above, complement each other, creating another beautiful scene.
This is the Queen Mother’s favorite scenery in the Deer Park.
Chen Shaojun flicked his sleeves, stepped forward, and walked forward.
In the deer garden, among the plum blossoms, white jade tables and chairs are neatly arranged on both sides, with volumes of scriptures, paper and pens placed on them.
When Chen Shaojun walked over, there were already some white-clothed scholars in twos and threes, chatting quietly there. Some were poetic, and even waved their brushes on the spot. Wisps of brilliant light emerged from the end of the pen and shone on the paper, causing the surrounding scholars to burst out.
A burst of applause.
"It seems it's not too late for me to come."
Chen Shaojun said secretly, quickened his pace and walked inside.
The annual snow appreciation is the grandest gathering of Confucian scholars. Everyone who comes is a leader among the people, a young leader. Those who can show their prominence in this gathering and be recognized by everyone will be without exception in the future.
They all became outstanding people.
Soon, Chen Shaojun walked under the plum tree. Many people noticed him, but they only bowed to each other without much interaction.
There were still some empty seats on both sides, and the Queen Mother had not yet appeared. Chen Shaojun pondered for a moment, then chose to sit on one of the seats in the middle. He picked up a book on the table and just glanced at it. Chen Shaojun was moved by it:
"It turned out to be the original version of "The Book of Rites". No wonder so many people are so eager to attend this annual snow appreciation meeting. I am afraid that just this casual volume of the original version of the book is enough to cause a stir among students.
Cause a stir.”
This original version of the sutra contains many sages' insights and moods when they first wrote it. It is of great help to the improvement of the literary spirit of scholars, and is incomparable to those hand-written and printed versions.
There is no such original copy even in the Confucian Temple, and its value is immeasurable.
Chen Shaojun immediately understood that this snow viewing feast was a huge opportunity. Not only the heavenly gold and stone, but also these original scriptures alone could bring him great improvement.
The older the Confucian and Taoist scriptures are, the more insights they contain from the sages, and the higher the level of talent they require. They cannot be translated just casually.
However, Chen Shaojun has reached the seventh level of talent, and most of the original scriptures here have no restrictions on him.
Chen Shaojun picked up the "Book of Rites" and read it quickly.
Chen Shaojun enjoyed it so much that he was completely absorbed in it, and his literary spirit, which had stopped growing, also improved again at this time.
"'Ao cannot grow long, desire cannot be followed, ambition cannot be fulfilled, happiness cannot be extreme', I never expected that this sentence in "Book of Rites" has such an explanation..."
Chen Shaojun held the scriptures in his hands and sighed in his heart.
Almost at the same time, the water filled up and overflowed. With this realization, the literary energy in Chen Shaojun's body skyrocketed, and he directly broke through the bottleneck and reached a higher level.
Excellent literary talent!
As the saying goes, "Read the books of the sages and receive the rites of the sages." The human world begins with etiquette and ends with etiquette. The influence of these original scriptures of the sages on Chen Shaojun was far greater than imagined.
There is a Tao of "Eight Dou High Talents". Reaching this level is equivalent to the "Suanni" or "Qilin" in the Tao of Literature. Although it is not as good as Confucian Temple Confucius and others, it has surpassed tens of millions of students in the world and stands among thousands. The top of a thousand students.
However, Chen Shaojun's literary talent has not stopped and is still growing.
Putting down the "Book of Rites" in his hand, Chen Shaojun stood up, went to another white jade table, picked up another "Book of Songs" and started reading.
He has a feeling that each of the scriptures here is extremely precious. After reading these books, his literary spirit will be able to grow a lot. Maybe he will directly reach the ninth level of literary spirit and reach the realm of "Master".
Chen Shaojun read quietly, forgetting about things and myself, and soon he was immersed in the world of the book.
But at this moment, in another place in Merlin.
"Brother Xie is indeed a talented person who can read books in a bag. I've been thinking about your previous sentence, but I still have no clue. It's absolutely true for all eternity!"
"Hahaha, Brother Wang, how can you and I be right about the 'Smoke Locked Pond Willow'? I heard that many great scholars are racking their brains and are unable to do anything about it. Brother Xie, you are indeed an astonishing talent. ."
"I have long seen that Brother Xie is extraordinary and is definitely not a thing in the pool. I think Brother Xie will probably come out on top in this snow appreciation competition!"
…
Under the cover of plum blossoms, seven or eight scholars were gathering together, and their voices became louder and louder. In the quiet atmosphere of Lu Park, they quickly attracted the attention of other scholars.
Chen Shaojun was also startled at this moment and couldn't help but look over.
Among the seven or eight scholars, a white-faced man with a jade crown and snow-clad clothes was sitting in the middle, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, gently responding to everyone.
There was a harp placed in front of his desk. Chen Shaojun took a closer look and saw that it was the harp-tailed phoenix pattern harp.