For many people in Jiankang, this winter has been extremely cold.
News came out from nowhere that the Yan army was defeated by the Dai army at Shenhebei. Those who were betting on the victory of the Yan state were dumbfounded.
Imperial City, Tai Chi Hall.
The howling north wind was raging over the palace, screaming strangely, and the upright bodies of the guards standing outside the palace were about to freeze.
In the east hall, dozens of charcoal fires were burning on the left and right sides, which still could not hide the coldness in the hall.
The north wind penetrated through the gaps in the window lattice, like a ghost screaming, which made people feel heart-stopping.
"...On October 25th, the Yan army was in civil strife and burned their ships before returning; on the third day of November, it was suddenly cold and the Yellow River froze. The acting leader Tuoba Gui personally led more than 20,000 fine horses across the river and pursued them on the 9th Participated in Hebei and defeated the Yan army. They killed more than 10,000 people and captured more than 45,000 people. Only 3,000 of the Yan army escaped."
Sima Yao murmured: "Shenzhenhe, turns out to be Shenhebei. This prophecy is indeed effective."
I am very happy in my heart. In this way, the appearance of Changxing really refers to the conflict between the two countries in the Yan Dynasty and has nothing to do with me.
Du Han continued: "The acting leader Tuoba Gui originally planned to retain useful talents and release the other surrendered soldiers. Wang Jian, the central leader of the Dai Kingdom, said that the Yan state is large and powerful and has a large population. Dai will be lucky to win. If Yan is released, Soldiers, the outcome of future battles will be unpredictable. Therefore, the acting lord ordered that all captured Yan troops be buried alive."
More than 40,000 people were killed and captured, and there was a sound of cold air in the hall. The originally chilly hall felt even more chilled to the bone.
Wang Xun was choked by the cold air he suddenly inhaled and coughed. It took him a long time to say: "People are so cruel that they are cruel. No wonder the barbarians are called Suolu."
Wang Guobao glanced at Wang Xun with disdain, lowered his head and considered whether the profit from Dai Guo's victory in his gambling house was too much or too little.
Kong Anguo tugged at his beard and said: "Now it seems that Yan Gaofei, what he said is that the 40,000 to 50,000 people in Yan's army have become ghosts. Alas, it is so sad."
Sima Daozi looked at Sima Shangzhi, the king of Qiao, and saw that his brothers were the pillars of the country. He had expected that the general would win, and the prediction was consistent with the fact. If something happened in the future, King Qiao would be able to handle it.
Wang Guobao smiled and said: "Long live, our country borders Yan. Now Yan's strength has been greatly reduced, which is a good thing for our country. At least in the short term, we don't have to worry about the Yan army's southward invasion."
Sima Yao nodded and said: "The disaster caused by Changxing is very serious. Send an edict to grant Wa Coffin Temple five hundred thousand yuan of incense and let Master Huijing perform rituals to save the souls of the people of Yan Kingdom."
When the King of Kuaiji arrived at Wa Coffin Temple, Master Huijing led the monks in the temple to greet him.
After announcing the decree, bestowing money, and worshiping Buddha, Sima Daozi was invited into the guest house for tea.
Looking at the Wujingxin Tea in the cup, Sima Daozi smiled and said: "The two kilograms of tea that Master Huiyuan gave me was finished in August. I didn't expect that Master still had some left. I have written to Master Huiyuan, Let him send more tea next year."
Huijing said: "I still have about half a catty left, and I will give them to the prince together."
Sima Daozi did not really want the tea, so he shook his head and said: "A gentleman does not take away what others like. This tea can help you to clear your mind and realize Zen. Master, you should use it for yourself. There is a kind of 'Bichun' tea in the market, which is similar to the five pure teas." The method of making the heart tea is the same, 'it becomes the top of clouds and mist, and the tea produces the fragrance of green spring'. The smell of the world is very strong, so it is more suitable for me. Hahahaha."
After chatting for a while, Sima Daozi asked: "This time the emperor ordered the eminent monk in the capital to explain the prophecy. The master's words were right to the point. The explanation was reasonable and well-founded. It is true that the Dharma is profound and the eyes of wisdom are clear. I am very happy to have this king come to Wa. The coffin temple gave me money and recognition."
Huijing said calmly: "Monks don't lie. I don't have the wisdom to see through the secrets of heaven. This time I listened to Yang Anxuan and Yang Tanyue's explanation."
"Yang Anxuan, Yang Anxuan from Guozixue, Yang Anxuan from Hongnong Yang family?" Sima Daozi asked repeatedly in surprise.
Huijing sighed inwardly. He had guessed Yang Anxuan's intentions at this moment. Yang Anxuan has a deep relationship with Wa Coffin Temple. Helping him may be helping Wa Coffin Temple. In order to promote Buddhism, he preached something for him.
"Yes, it is this boy. This boy is a lay disciple of Senior Brother Huiyuan. He has deep wisdom and a profound understanding of Buddhism." Huijing said with her hands folded and her eyebrows lowered.
Sima Daozi was greatly surprised. On that day in Yanxian Hall, Yang Anxuan took out Buddhist beads and claimed that they were gifts from his teacher, Master Huiyuan. With the help of Buddhist beads, he used lies to expose Wang Chunzhi's frame-up of him. However, he offended the Langya royal family, and Zhongshu ordered Wang Guobao to be updated. Jin Yan wanted to punish him for deceiving the emperor.
The emperor wanted to calm things down, so he intervened with his own words, and then let Yang Anxuan write a chrysanthemum poem to atone for his sins. Yang Anxuan expressed his intention to be used by the emperor in his poem, which pleased the emperor's brother, and the turmoil was calmed down.
Yang Anxuan was appreciated by Master Huiyuan of Donglin Temple and Master Huijing of Waqiao Temple. He was also able to guess the outcome of the Yan Dynasty conflict, so it was Xiao Gu who was the only one who admired him.
Huijing continued: "Yang Tanyue has a predestined relationship with this temple and left two verses in the temple, which I ordered to be carved on the stone wall."
"Oh", Sima Daozi was surprised. Buddhist temples all have pink walls for visitors to write inscriptions on. The painted walls of Wa Coffin Temple are even famous for Gu Kaizhi's "Vimalakirti's Picture of Disease". He never expected that Yang Anxuan could carve verses on the stone wall. Could it be that these two verses did not allow Gu Kaizhi's murals to be painted.
"Where is the verse? Let me go and have a look." Sima Daozi stood up and said.
Standing in front of the stone wall, he repeatedly recited and understood the meaning of the poem. Sima Daozi sighed: "When I saw the comment given by Xi Hui that 'the wind god is beautiful, outstanding, talented in both civil and military affairs, he can be called a pillar', I didn't agree with it. Today, After reading these two verses, we will know that Xi Hui has the ability to recognize people. Yang Anxuan is truly a pillar."
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Yang Anxuan took the gold from the underworld, pledged 850 taels of gold, and got back 2,210 taels. The odds rose to 2.6 to 1, which was three points higher than expected. Yang Anxuan won the pen. Windfall.
Yin Dun arrived at the door of the house with a happy face, and kept telling him to come to the house to play when he had time. It seemed that he won a lot of money this time.
At home, mother Yuan was already waiting anxiously. When Yang Quanqi learned the news of Dai Guo's victory in Tangyi, he urged Yuan to leave for the capital to win the money.
"The clan's deposit is four hundred taels. The odds are 2.6, and we will get one thousand and forty taels of gold. Mother, this is one thousand gold (sixty-two and a half catties), plus the capital of four hundred taels, you can keep it." Yang Anxuan placed a box full of gold on the case, causing the case to bend downwards.
Then he took out another hundred gold, and Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Mom, this is the winning money you bet on."
Mrs. Yuan shook her head and said: "An Xuan, my mother has not paid a penny, how can I ask for so much? I can give her twenty taels."
Yang Qiu smiled and shouted at the side: "Mom, this is the private money that third brother gave you. You can accept it with confidence. Look at the big box on the ground. There is a lot of gold in it. Third brother, don't forget to give it to Qiu'er." Win money.”
Yang Anxuan took out ten taels of gold from the box and said with a smile: "It's because of your cleverness. This is your winnings. You are still young, so you should leave this much money to your mother to keep for you."
Yang Qiu snatched it away, held it tightly in his hand, and said with a smile: "Qiu'er has grown up now and can manage his own money."
Yang Anxuan took another ten taels of gold and said, "Qiu'er, give these ten taels of gold to Li'er quietly when you go back. Don't let Aunt Dong see it."
Yang Qiu took it, blinked and said, "Qiu'er understands."
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On December 15th, Guozi took the classics test.
As the economics test approaches, the atmosphere in Guozixue becomes more tense, and more and more people come in and out of official residences to seek advice from the teaching assistants.
Only God knows whether he was sincerely asking for advice or trying to break through the joints. Anyway, Yang Anxuan saw that all ten assistant coaches had bright faces and kind smiles.
Since December, Yang Anxuan and Yin Dun have been living in the school building.
Although Yin Dun entered the school last year, it was already the end of the year when he entered school, so it was his first time to take the Economics test.
What Yin Dun wanted to pass was the Analects of Confucius and the Book of Rites, and he brought Yang Anxuan and Tao Ping together to question and debate each other.
Yang Anxuan could have learned the classics again next year, but Che Yin had spoken first, and Yang Anxuan would accept him as his disciple if he wanted to learn both classics.
Moreover, Che Yin did not allow Yang Anxuan to be opportunistic. This year's Tongjing could not pass the "Book of Songs", and Yang Anxuan had to take the best strategy (top six).
The "Book of Songs" was rejected, so Yang Anxuan could only choose "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Book of Documents". It was not difficult to understand the classics, but Yang Anxuan was not sure about the best strategy. After all, he was still young in school and did not dare to study with his senior brother.
In the Ce test, the teaching assistants of the Ten Classics each prepare fifty questions for those who want to know the classics to answer. The first six are chosen as the top ones and reported to the Ministry of Personnel for archives as the basis for awarding officials.
The Chinese Classics test was arranged in the large lecture hall. Che Yin and ten teaching assistants were all sitting upright. The Chinese Classical Masters came to the teaching assistant who wanted to know the Chinese Classics in turn and selected five questions to answer.
Seeing that many students were happy after winning the question, Yang Anxuan speculated maliciously, not knowing whether he had won the question or bought it from the teaching assistant.
Tao Ping looked bitter after drawing the questions. He spent 5,000 yuan to buy 20 "Zuo Zhuan" test questions from Assistant Professor Chen, but he only succeeded in three of them, and he didn't know whether he could pass.
Yang Anxuan picked out the questions and started to answer them. The Analects of Confucius and Shangshu were the ones he was most familiar with among the Ten Classics. The questions were not difficult for him, but Yang Anxuan didn't want to answer in a formal way, so the hope of getting into the top six would be unpredictable.
There was a rustle of responses in the lecture hall, and people were handing in papers one after another. Yang Anxuan and Yin Dun both tried to pass the Second Classic. When they got up, there were not many people in the lecture hall.
Seeing Yang Anxuan stand up, Che Yin reached out his hand to hand over the answer sheet to him. He looked at it calmly before handing it to the assistant teacher.
The assistant professor of "The Analects of Confucius" is named Ma, and the assistant professor of "Shangshu" is named Huan. They both praised Yang Anxuan's answer sheet after reading it, saying that it was meaningful and to the point.
Yang Anxuan is Che Yin's registered disciple. With the master here, how can he say that his disciple is not good? What's more, Yang Anxuan's answer is indeed good, so I still have to give him some face.
The two discussed whether to judge Yang Anxuan as the number one. Che Yin stroked his beard and retorted: "Yang Anxuan is my disciple and needs to avoid suspicion."
After glaring at Yang Anxuan, Che Yin scolded: "I have practiced your bad calligraphy very well. This time, it is enough to take the third one."
On the 16th, the results of the classics came out. Yin Duntong's "The Analects of Confucius" was ranked fifth, which is also the top place, and "Book of Rites" was ranked 26th, which was barely passed.
Tao Ping was crying because he failed to pass the "Zuo Zhuan", but Gan Yue was lucky and successfully passed the "Book of Songs".
They were on leave after passing the Economics Examination, and school would not start until the 16th day of the following year. Yang Anxuan and Yin Dun made an appointment with Liu Zhong and others to get together tomorrow, and then prepared to celebrate the New Year with their families in the hall.
Back home, Zhang Feng followed him, but he stopped talking.
Yang Anxuan took a sip of tea and said, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Feng thought for a while and said: "Aunt Xu asked the servant to tell the young master that the two relatives of the Yuan family are a bit picky and asked the young master how to deal with it."
Yang Anxuan frowned, and he invited Yuan Tao to live in the house, and the two accompanying Yuan clan members also moved in.
Yuan Tao went out early every day and returned late every day to Zhao Ya's residence to re-arrange "Butterfly Lovers". When he met Yang Anxuan at home, he held a thick booklet and asked him to revise it. Yuan Tao said that Zhao Ya was quite satisfied with the revised "Butterfly Lovers". From time to time some rewards come down.
In December, Yang Anxuan moved into Guozixue and did not return home for half a month. Unexpectedly, something happened at home.
Regarding the Yuan family, Yang Anxuan wanted to help him out for his mother's sake, but the Yuan family's behavior really made Yang Anxuan unhappy.
Yang Anxuan asked calmly: "Does cousin Yuan Tao know about this?"
Zhang Feng shook his head and said: "Young Master Yuan goes out at Chen time every day and returns at You time. He doesn't know what's going on at home."
Since the Xu family asked Zhang Feng to come to complain, it is conceivable that the behavior of these two relatives of the Yuan family aroused public outrage.
Yang Anxuan said calmly: "I will mention it to my cousin. You ask Madam Xu to refer to the arrangements of the housekeepers. If they are dissatisfied, just ask them out. There is no need to be indulging in it."
Zhang Feng smiled and said "Yes". During this period, he was not less angry. The two Yuan family members were too ignorant of self-respect. They regarded themselves as the second eldest son of the family. They wanted this or that. They would curse at the slightest disgrace and threaten others at every turn. Family treats relatives poorly.
When Yuan Tao came back in the evening, he was overjoyed to see Yang Anxuan. He congratulated Yang Anxuan on his successful passage of menstruation, and then asked Yang Anxuan for his opinions on the lyrics of "Butterfly Lovers".
Yang Anxuan did not open it in a hurry. He pressed the dictionary with his hand and said seriously: "Cousin, I have something to say in front of you. The two Yuan family members you brought here hope you will be more restrained. If you think Yang is being negligent, You might as well find another place to live.”
Yuan Tao's face turned red and he said angrily: "But Uncle Nineteen and Brother Sheng are domineering in the house. Yu often tells them to follow the rules, but they still don't listen."
Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "Cousin, they are elders. If you don't speak up, the villain will be fooled."
"Tomorrow you will just say that I will get angry and drive you out of the house. You can live in a house outside first, and it will be tighter. If it makes the two of you feel inconvenienced, they will ask to leave. After the two of them leave, my cousin will move in. Come back and live.”
Yuan Tao wanted to open his mouth to plead, but when he saw Yang Anxuan's serious expression, he remembered the behavior of his family members during the ancestor worship last year. When he came, the clan leader secretly told him not to disobey Yang Anxuan, so he could only sigh.
"An Xuan, I understand your good intentions. I'm still saying this. I can't let An Xuan be a bad person." Yuan Tao made up his mind in an instant and said resolutely.
Yang Anxuan nodded with satisfaction. A small matter can make a big difference. His cousin Yuan Tao is a responsible man and he is worthy of his help.
