In the eastern suburbs of the capital, there is the Xuanming Palace, which is larger than the Leopard House complex.
Xuanming Palace is a Taoist temple dedicated to God Xuantian. It was built by Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao.
Not to mention the huge cost of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, this Taoist temple occupied tens of thousands of acres of fertile land in the suburbs of Beijing. After its completion, it directly annexed the Maozhu Factory next door and obtained more than 5,000 acres of land for temple farming.
Maozhu is a kind of bamboo that can be used to make bamboo charcoal. Maozhu Factory was one of the places that provided bamboo charcoal to the palace. It gradually fell into disuse in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and people settled here one after another. In order to obtain these 5,000 acres of land, Liu Jin demolished people's houses.
More than 1,900 houses were built, and more than 2,500 graves were dug up and destroyed.
Just two pieces of land, Xuanming Palace and Maozhu Factory, displaced tens of thousands of people in the suburbs of Beijing, leaving only a group of Taoist priests living for leisure.
After Liu Jin was executed by Lingchi, Xuanming Palace was quickly abandoned, but no one dared to demolish it because it was a royal palace.
A while ago, Yang Tinghe cut redundancies, reformed bad governance, drove away the last Taoist priests from Xuanming Palace, and successively resettled more than 20,000 landless people, leaving a few core buildings that have not been demolished.
The "Retro Literary Society" initiated by Wang Yuan was held in the ruins of Xuanming Palace.
It was intentional, because Xuanming Palace often appeared in the poetry of the retro school, and it was one of their targets for criticizing the government. Wang Yuan chose Xuanming Palace to hold a literary conference. This venue alone was able to win over the hearts of the retro literati!
Yang Shen was also invited to participate in the cultural conference today. He is not only a member of the Six Dynasties and Early Tang Dynasty School of Retrospectives, but also one of the representatives of New Qiology. Yang Shen’s New Qiology thoughts were mainly influenced by Luo Qinshun, and he also put forward his own opinions.
, Wang Fuzhi’s theory of “Tai Xu and One Reality” in the late Ming Dynasty originated from Yang Shen.
"Brother Ziheng, long time no see!" Yang Shen clasped his fists and smiled.
Wang Tingxiang also said with a smile: "Prime Minister Wang held a retro cultural gathering, Yong Xiu is the most talented person in the world, and he should be the first guest at the guest table today!"
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Yang Shen said modestly.
Although Wang Tingxiang had some conflicts with Yang Tinghe, he and Yang Shen had been friends for many years, and their views on Qi science were very similar.
Yang Shen had a wide circle of friends, and many of his friends were his father's political enemies.
Wang Tingxiang introduced: "These are the students I accepted in Sichuan, Yang Ming and Yang Shiqing."
Yang Ming stepped forward to pay homage: "I've met my senior."
Yang Shen smiled and said: "I have also read Shi Qing's masterpieces of poetry and prose. They are really rare."
Yang Ming quickly said: "Senior, you are so complimentary."
Several more people came over, and Wang Tingxiang said: "Mr. Dongqiao (Gu Lin) is here too!"
Gu Lin suspected that Zhang Juzheng was too young and deliberately let him fail the exam, and encouraged him to take the exam again. This person was previously the right-hand chief minister of Zhejiang, and was promoted to the left-hand chief minister of Huguang by Wang Yuan. This time he went to Beijing to report on his duties and came to participate in the cultural exchange.
meeting.
Wang Yangming had retired and returned to his hometown to retire. Before leaving, Gu Lin made a special trip to visit him and helped Wang Yangming bring a letter to Wang Yuan.
When Wang Yangming was young, he also joined the Restoration School, but he felt that poetry and prose were a minor path, so he devoted himself to the study of Confucian classics instead.
Just when Wang Tingxiang and Gu Lin were reminiscing about old times, Zheng Shanfu, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, also came.
Zheng Shanfu is a disciple of the physics school and the editor-in-chief of "Zhengde New Calendar". In addition to his identity as an astronomer, Zheng Shanfu is also a scholar of the retro school. In terms of reflecting social reality, he can be called the first in the world and is praised as "Little Du Fu".
During the Jiajing Ritual Conference in history, he had good friendships with both sides, and felt heartbroken when gentlemen attacked each other. As a result, both sides disliked him.
"Jun Cai (Xue Hui) is here too, come here quickly!" Yang Shen said with a smile.
Xue Hui was famous for his poetry at the age of twelve. He was promoted by Wang Tingxiang and later became Yang Shen's disciple. For admonishing Zhu Houzhao during his southern tour, he was spanked and dismissed from office and returned home. Now he is serving as the Right Shaoqing of Taichang Temple.
Xue Hui first paid homage to Yang Shen, and then said to Wang Tingxiang, "I have met you, sir."
On the other side, Uncle Gao was also meeting with Kang Hai and Wang Jiusi. The retro school was divided into many factions, each with its own small circle and small group. Gao Shusi was later praised by some people as "the first poet of the Ming Dynasty", but in fact he was better at it.
When he was an official in Daizhou, he solved one "ten-year unjust case" and a suspicious case involving more than 20 lives. When he was an official in Shanxi, he solved twelve unjust cases. History books evaluated him as "good at judging suspicious cases."
, people think they are gods”.
Just a month ago, Wang Yuan promoted Jin Lei to the rank of Minister of Dali Temple, summoned Uncle Gao back to the capital to serve as Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and ordered the two of them to try various long-standing unjust cases.
This appointment marked Wang Yuan's takeover of Dali Temple from Yang Tinghe.
Well, Jin Lei is also here today, and Mr. Jin is also a retro-style literati.
There were more than a hundred people participating in the cultural gathering. Tang Shunzhi, Luo Hongxian, Chen Shu, Huangfu brothers and others who had been awarded Jinshi a few years ago were also invited.
Tang Shunzhi, a close disciple of Wang Yuan, not only created a branch of mathematics, his martial arts and military skills advanced by leaps and bounds, and his articles on Confucian classics surpassed those of other scholars. His poems and essays were also praised as the number one among young scholars.
Wang Jiusi looked around at the crowd, stroking his beard like a retro old man, and said: "There are so many talents today, and they are all the result of the king and prime minister."
The Xuanming Palace was built magnificently, and the main hall dedicated to the Xuantian God was only smaller than the Fengtian Palace where the emperor had visited earlier. The other main halls had long since collapsed, but the Xuantian Main Palace was well maintained, and the last batch of Taoist priests had only moved out a few months ago.
More than a hundred literati from the retro style were all invited into the Xuantian main hall.
The servants set up several tables and brought countless futons, and everyone sat on the futons, drinking wine and eating fruits.
Wang Yuan took Huang E and Wang Su to the main seat of the main hall. All the talented people stood up to greet him, calling him "Prince Xiang", "Wang Ge Lao" and other honorifics.
"Gentlemen, please sit down," Wang Yuan said with a smile, "Today, I have brought my wife. If we want to admire the prosperous times of the Han and Tang Dynasties, we must first have the grace of the Han and Tang Dynasties. Why can't women write poems and articles? Xie Daoyun, Cai Wenji,
She is also a heroine in poetry! She is a clumsy thorn and a slave, but she is also a talented woman who admires the past."
Wang Jiusi was the first to agree: "What Prime Minister Wang said is very true. Women are not inferior to men, and the retro style should also have talented women."
Wang Yuan showed a teasing expression and asked the servants to distribute Huang E's works.
Huang E himself also received a copy. He blushed when he opened the first song and spat in a low voice: "You scoundrel, why did you print this song and still rank it on the first page? Don't be embarrassed, I
It’s too embarrassing!”
"Hahahaha!" Wang Yuan laughed.
There were more than a hundred talented people in the hall who looked strange and wanted to laugh when they saw the first piece, but they did not dare to laugh because of Wang Yuan's face.
However, it was Wang Yuan who supervised Ma Zheng in southern Liaoning for more than two years. He also called Xia Chan, Xiangxiang and Qiyun to serve him, and gave birth to two concubine children one after another. Huang E missed her husband and fell in love again.
He was jealous, so he wrote a sour Sanqu, complaining that Zhu Houzhao should not have left Wang Yuan to work in Liaonan.
The lyrics and music are "Shuang Tiao·Yan'er Luo Dai De Sheng Ling": "I have also lingered delicately in the orchid and musk deer house, I have also prepared fragrant and fragrant food in the shark gauze tent, I have also held him tremblingly in the palm of my hand, I have
I also wanted to hang him in the heart of the pavilion. Whoever expected it, suddenly stabbed the golden ball to beat the mandarin ducks, and supported the lantern Yao harp to bid farewell to the phoenix. Here I am alone in Yinghua Village in a deserted place, while there he is smiling and singing in harmony with Yushui Township. It's hard to accept it.
, the little bitch is just pretending to be Yingying’s charming appearance; stop being busy, the old godly woman will do it viciously!”
In this Sanqu, Huang E scolded Xia Chan, Xiangxiang, and Qiyun as little bitches, and vowed that she would be an old godly woman to take revenge and vent her anger.
Now, the secret music in the boudoir has been made public.
Although Huang E blushed with embarrassment, he was calm and generous. He smiled and said, "This is a pastime that will make you laugh."
"How dare you," Wang Jiusi rushed to flatter again, "Madam's article is sincere and truly a masterpiece. Why do we, as a generation, turn to literature retrograde? We don't want to be bound by Taoist articles. Articles are used to convey Taoism, and articles are used to convey emotions. Only when there is love.
For the sake of this good article, Madam should be regarded as another general of the retro group!"
Huang E said modestly: "Mr. Meipi has given you too much praise."
Although everyone despised Wang Jiusi's flattery, they could not refute his remarks. Because they read through many poems, lyrics and compositions in succession, and found that Huang E's works were all of the highest quality. They were no less generous than those of the retro school, and they all rejected them.
I admire this talented woman in front of me from the bottom of my heart.
This collection of Huang E's works quickly enlivened the atmosphere and brought Wang Yuan closer to these literati.
Wang Yuan said: "All of you are great literary masters, but I am far inferior to you. Today, when we convene a literary meeting, I sit at the head of the chair, and I am very nervous, as if walking on thin ice."
Wang Jiusi quickly said: "Why should Prime Minister Wang be so modest? Wang Xiang's poem "Linjiang Immortal" can be said to be the highest literary achievement in the world. Now that "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is being published, which bookseller dares not to print Wang Xiang's "Linjiang Immortal" on the title page?
And that 'talented people have emerged from generation to generation, and each has led the way for hundreds of years', which illustrates the true meaning of my literary retro style!"
What the hell?
Some literati who wanted to curry favor suddenly became anxious.
They were a little bit embarrassed and planned to flatter them slowly, but Wang Jiusi went into full force as soon as he came up and completely stole the opportunity for others to flatter him.
Unable to wait any longer, more than twenty literati praised him one after another:
"Stand firmly on the green mountains and never let go. The roots are still in the broken rocks. They have been struck hard and strong, and they are still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south. This poem by Wang Xiang is also of the highest quality, directly following Su Mingong's "Lime Song"!"
"Wang Xiang's "Linjiang Immortal" has a place even among Song poetry!"
"More than a place, it should be ranked among the top three Song lyrics."
"I heard that Prime Minister Wang was determined to help the country and reform the bad government in the world, so he vowed not to write poems and lyrics. If not, I don't know how many masterpieces he would have written that shocked the past and the present!"
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