"Sir, this is another invitation to a cultural gathering held by the Imperial College!"
"Not going."
"Sir, this is the invitation from the genius Wang Yaochen!"
"Wang Yaochen is indeed a talented person. He is the favorite to win the imperial examination this time. I am a little tempted to talk about poetry with him... I won't go!"
"Sir, this is the matchmaker..."
"lost."
"Sir, this is a greeting card from an internal official named Zhang Maoze."
"Um?"
…
Di Jin just listened to what Lin Xiaoyi said before and replied from time to time. It wasn't until here that he raised his head.
Just as he judged at the time, the solution to the turmoil in the Imperial College was not to reason with those literati, but to quickly close the case.
Now that Liu Congguang's case is over and the court has issued instructions, his reputation has been reversed instantly. No matter how dissatisfied the Imperial Academy students are, they dare not say that he wants to show off his talent with a legend and is not doing his job properly.
As a result, invitations to literary gatherings and private events were delivered to his home one after another, inviting him, the most famous student of the younger generation, to attend.
Di Jin knew very well that as long as he participated at this time and lowered his posture a little, he would immediately blend into this group of scholars, as if the previous things had not happened.
But how could it not have happened?
The group of people secretly gritted their teeth for some unknown reason, preparing to suppress him severely and sighing in their chests!
It's not that Di Jin is afraid of losing and deliberately doesn't go to the table and doesn't give the opponent a chance to defeat him, but he knows that those fights are meaningless. The next real battlefield is the Imperial College Examination!
Especially after learning that Wang Yaochen, Han Qi and Wen Yanbo were also there.
To be honest, he really didn't know that these three famous ministers had come to the Imperial College so early. In fact, it was right to think about it. There were many talented people from all over the country who had sent letters to Kaifeng Mansion. These scholars in the same field in history gathered in the capital and joined forces. Not surprisingly.
But in his mind, he blindly compared it with the later Imperial College, and had some preconceived dislike for the current Imperial College. He thought that it was full of mediocre people who relied on the favor of their fathers, and he had some prejudices.
Of course, if you knew they were there before, you could go and meet them. If you hit it off, it wouldn't hurt to be friends, but it's not necessary now. Let's just compare them based on the rankings in the examination room.
In this imperial examination, the number one scholar in history was Wang Yaochen. Naturally, this person was not as famous as Han Qi and Wen Yanbo, but he had an interesting incident with Di Qing.
Talking about the list of Jinshi in the fifth year of Tiansheng, Wang Yaochen, the leader of the high school, paraded the Jinshi. A group of soldiers who had just joined the army stood on both sides of the capital to catch a glimpse of the champion. Nineteen-year-old Di Qing was among them. He heard other soldiers sighing "He was the number one scholar and I was a pawn at the beginning. Qiong Da is different." Di Qing replied, "Otherwise, how can I be so careful about my talents?"
At that time, other soldiers laughed at him. How could a poor boy with tattoos on his face want to compete with the top scholar? As a result, twenty-five years later, the two of them were in the Privy Council together. Di Qing was the Privy Council envoy, and the former number one scholar Wang Yaochen was the deputy Privy Council envoy. Instead, he became Di Qing's deputy.
This story comes from the notes of a scholar. The authenticity is unknown, but it is widely circulated among the people. It is true that it is a classic counterattack.
Di Jin also wrote down Wang Yaochen's name from this, and was even more certain that he was the Jinshi who was ranked first by Renzong after the palace examination next year, and he was considered one of his competitors.
In terms of actual talent, he was not as good as this great talent, but the imperial examination was not a complete comparison of talent, so Di Jin wanted to give it a try.
What's more, since he has established a character of being a hard-educated person who doesn't listen to what's going on outside the window and only reads the books of sages, there is no need to break it. Di Jin didn't go to any of those invitations to literary conferences.
The only one who came to visit...
Zhang Maoze?
In history, the chamberlain who served Renzong had this name, and his identity in the invitation was also an chamberlain, so he obviously did not have the same name.
"Why are the eunuchs in the palace looking for me?"
While Di Jin was thinking about this problem, there was a rhythmic knock on the door. He didn't ask any questions and just said directly: "Brother Mingyuan, please come in!"
"Why are Shilin so polite?"
It was normal etiquette to hand over greeting cards. As a neighbor, Gongsun Ce just dropped by the door and walked in with a smile: "Are you preparing for the exam again?"
Di Jin was a little helpless: "What else?"
Gongsun Ce said: "Let's talk about the case! Just like you solved the Liu case, the public discussion disappeared, but the scandal of adultery, husband-murder and father-killing has to be discussed for a year after dinner. , the ugly behavior of the Liu brothers was seen by countless people that day, and the outside world has already spread the rumor that they forced the concubine Madam Hu to be killed, huh!"
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Although Gongsun Ce saw something wrong with Dr. Wen, he lacked clues about the house deed and did not know the whole truth behind it. He had no extra sympathy for Madam Hu, but was a little angry: "These Liu brothers are so vicious that they eventually killed themselves." The consequences are indeed as stated in your book, the laws of nature are clear and retribution will not be satisfactory!”
Di Jin didn't answer.
Seeing that the other party didn't take the bait, Gongsun Ce endured it, but finally couldn't hold it back: "Shi Lin, when are you going to release Su Wuming's fifth volume?"
Di Jin said matter-of-factly: "I'll wait until after the imperial examination."
Gongsun Ce hesitated: "You have always studied hard and made progress, but now is the moment when the capital is most curious about "The Biography of Su Wuming". Many people say that you wrote a book and made the most arrogant and domineering relatives in the capital." , falling to dust!”
Di Jin shook his head: "I used to say that I was not doing my job properly and would suffer the consequences, but now I have transformed into a hero who attacks my relatives. These people have all said it..."
Gongsun Ce laughed and said: "Doesn't this mean that they have surrendered? How ridiculous it is to take advantage of the front and then be respectful later!"
I have to say that this person is capable of ridiculing people. Thinking of the distorted faces of those people, Di Jin couldn't help but smile and said proactively: "Without Brother Mingyuan, I'm afraid this book wouldn't have been published. , the four volumes that have been written have been handed over to Wenmao Hall for publication."
Gongsun Ce was also quite proud of this experience and bowed his hands: "Then I will be disrespectful!"
The engravings of the first two volumes of "The Biography of Su Wuming" have been released. I hurriedly worked on it without compromising the quality. I tried printing a few volumes and the results were quite good. Now the shopkeeper who secretly said that he was a prodigal son wanted to have him as a gift.
There is no doubt that being able to seize the opportunity to print the most popular books on the market during a hot period is an opportunity that cannot be bought for any bookstore.
Not only is it a huge profit from the sale of books, but the key is that it can improve the status of Wenmaotang in the capital bookstore. In a country where culture and education are flourishing, it is really important.
As for Di Jin, he wants to continue writing volumes five and six, which is actually completely fine.
The main content that I drew from before was "The Case of Di Gong" from the Qing Dynasty. The author is unknown. There are many plots in it, which explicitly criticize the party members promoted by Wu Zetian and make the court a mess. The one who is implicitly mocking is the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Those plots were deleted by Di Jin, because once they were written, anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that they were criticizing Liu E. The problem is that Liu E was not Cixi. For now, she is in charge of the country and stabilizes the government and the opposition. The political situation is too stable and has made great contributions to the country. It is obviously completely inappropriate to be eccentric just because of gender issues.
Therefore, after Di Jin's deletions, revisions and revisions, he seamlessly connected with "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty", which became relatively more famous in later generations. It was written by a foreigner, a Dutch diplomat named Gaulop.
This person was extremely proficient in Chinese culture, with exquisite language and beautiful writing style. He could pick up ancient Chinese poems at his fingertips. When Di Jin, a later generation, read it for the first time, he never expected that it would be written by a foreigner, and many of the chapters were written by high-level scholars. A masterpiece of quality.
By the way, the English version of "The Case of Di Gong of the Tang Dynasty" has been spread all over the world, creating the "Chinese Sherlock Holmes". The first impression foreigners have of China's famous detectives is Di Renjie, whose reputation is far greater than that of Bao Zheng and Song Ci. , but due to the popularity of "Bao Qingtian" in East Asian countries in the 1990s, Bao Gong is naturally more familiar in Southeast Asia.
Getting back to the subject, Di Jin was able to create his own work and had reference materials. He wanted to publish a book. If nothing else, there was no problem in publishing another four volumes.
It's just that there is no shortage of money now, and his reputation is very high compared to his current status. It's better to be stable than to go too far.
On the other hand, since the first four volumes have been circulated on a small scale, there is no need to hide them. Di Jin also hopes that through the dissemination of public case scripts, he can promote his own concept of solving cases and pave the way for subsequent works.
Although Gongsun Ce's trip failed to achieve greater success, he felt quite accomplished because his favorite works could be appreciated by more people, and he left happily.
After Di Jin thought for a moment, he said, "I'll take the invitation from Zhang Naiguan and push away the others."
Lin Xiaoyi did as he was told.
Just one day later, Zhang Maoze came to visit. He was handsome in appearance, simple in clothes, and even more humble in his words: "I have seen Mr. Di Lang!"
Zhang Maoze is actually only thirteen years old this year. He is about the same age as Lin Xiaoyi and Liu Yongnian. He is three years younger than Di Jin. He will be a first-year junior high school student in later generations. However, I don’t know whether it is because the palace’s nutrition is not lost to these servants or because he is in such an environment. Next time, I have been more refined, behaved in an old-fashioned way, behaved appropriately, and treated people like an adult.
Di Jin was really curious about the purpose of the other party's visit, and he did not mince words when speaking. Instead, he got straight to the point: "I don't know if a noble person is here. Which noble person in the palace has given orders?"
Zhang Mao pursed his lips slightly and replied: "It's the official family! The official family is very fond of the legend of public cases written by Di Langjun, and specially asked the villain to ask if there is any follow-up?"
Di Jin's expression was a bit strange, especially if one or two of them came to urge him. He couldn't get used to this, so he said without thinking: "Please tell me, Your Majesty, for me. I am a scholar who is rushing to take the exam. Now I am concentrating on preparing for the exam. I'm afraid I won't be able to do it." The remaining energy is distracted from the script..."
Lin Xiaoyi's heart was beating loudly when he heard this. The emperor wanted to read a book, but the young master actually refused?
Zhang Mao was not that surprised.
It can be seen from the previous cases that this person was not a favored minister who was lucky enough to be favored, otherwise he would not have disobeyed the ruling queen mother and made the truth of the Liu family uncoverable.
So for the sake of the imperial examination, it was absolutely right to refuse to amuse the emperor by writing scripts. It was this kind of character that scholars praised.
But just as Zhang Mao was about to bow and leave, telling the officials exactly what he said, Di Jin thought for a while, came to the table again, picked up a stack of manuscripts: "I still have some things I wrote before. Do you need the remaining manuscript?"
Zhang Mao was startled: "The remaining manuscript?"
Di Jin nodded slightly: "The other work only contains a dozen or so paragraphs. It has no actual plot and is not interesting. But I think its value far exceeds any legendary novel. It just depends on whether it suits His Majesty's wishes. , I don’t know!”
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