After walking out of Wu Mansion, Zhang Yue felt a little bored.
On the way back, I realized something. It was already late at night and I didn't have a carriage to go back. Fortunately, he learned that Zhang Heng lived next to Taixue, so he gave him a ride along the way.
Although Zhang Heng was a little drunk along the way, he said: "If Sanlang is serious about poetry, he should be thoroughly familiar with the sounds and rhymes."
Zhang Yue said: "Zhaizhang, I have already memorized the rhymes."
Zhang Heng said: "Memorizing is still not enough, your daily speech still has slang accents. When I was studying in the family, even if I heard your speech was not accurate, the entering tone was often misunderstood as oblique tone. To write poetry, it is not enough to just memorize the rhyme book, and it is not enough to learn poetry. When reciting it, follow the rhyme of the words."
Zhang Yue understood that it was like "the wild grass and flowers beside the Zhuque Bridge, the setting sun at the entrance of Wuyi Lane". The word "Xie" is pronounced as "Xia", which means that the Ru tone is mistakenly pronounced as the oblique tone.
Only if the oblique character is read as Xia, can it rhyme with the lower part of the word "家" which means "In the old days, the king Xietang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people".
Nowadays, his speech has long been replaced by Pucheng slang, which is on the same level as elegant speech, but there is still a difference in the pronunciation. Ouyang Xiu was a slang person who failed several imperial examinations because he had no money to buy rhyme books.
As for modern times, there has been no entering sound for a long time, and it is even worse than Yayan.
Zhang Yue could compose poems according to the rhyme book in Taixue, but his daily speaking and reciting were still the same as before.
Zhang Yue thought to himself that there is no need to change his usual speech. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, there was no entrance and the speech was different, but just remember to follow the Pingshui rhyme in the books used for the imperial examination.
Zhang Heng laughed and said: "Why bother writing poetry when checking rhyme books? If it is not authentic, it will be difficult for the examiners to accept it."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Zhang Heng, this is too difficult. This is not only reciting poems on daily basis, but also changing his speaking habits according to the rhyme book. How can it be done at this time?
But Zhang Heng is the number one scholar, so what he said makes sense. Anyway, just practice more and practice speaking according to the rhyme book in your dreams.
"The chief has learned a lesson." Zhang Yue said with great humility.
Zhang Heng looked at Zhang Yue's expression and smiled. The two were sitting opposite each other in the carriage. Zhang Yue felt a little bored and opened the curtain.
At this moment, the night breeze is cool, and the streets of Bianjing are still noisy and lively.
Zhang Yue looked outside, but after a moment's notice, there were several carriages and horses heading towards or passing by his own carriages and horses.
From time to time, people on the other side's carriage would lift the curtains and look along the street.
Zhang Yuezheng saw a young woman on the carriage coming towards him, just opening the curtain. The other person looked a little gloomy, but when he happened to look up, the two glanced at each other. Then the other party gave a faint smile, and then the carriage sped forward. The two glanced back at each other and passed each other.
The wind seemed to carry the sweet fragrance of the woman's body, and Zhang Yue's heart was filled with memories of the car. Zhang Heng on the side smiled and said: "In the evening, the car drove into Fengcheng. The east wind lifted the embroidered curtain gently, and slowly returned to the charming eyes with a smile."
"What can I do if the news doesn't come through, so I have to pretend to be drunk and follow along, vaguely hearing that the Tao is too crazy."
After Zhang Heng laughed, Zhang Yue knew that the other party was making fun of him, comparing it to this trip to Wu Mansion.
This poem is about a man who saw a woman riding in a carriage entering the city. She happened to lift the curtain and looked at him with a smile.
The man wanted to catch up and ask for a WeChat message, so he pretended to be drunk and followed him, but he vaguely heard the other person saying "crazy life".
Although it was a poem, such an encounter made Zhang Yue think of the woman he had just glimpsed, and he did feel a bit excited while drunk.
Zhang Heng's words sounded very appropriate, but a little ironic.
Zhang Yue said: "Brother Ziping, in this scene, it is wrong to sing Huanxi Sand, but the partridge sky composed by Xianggong of Xiao Song Dynasty is true."
"When we meet on a narrow road with painted hubs and carved saddles, we hear a broken heart in the embroidered curtains. There are no colorful phoenixes flying in the body, but there is a clear connection in the heart. The house is made of gold, the cage is jade, and the carriage is like a horse swimming in the flowing water. Liu Lang already hates that Pengshan is far away, and even more It weighs tens of thousands across Peng Mountain."
Hearing this, Zhang Heng and Zhang Yue both laughed.
This poem was written by Song Qi, known as the "Hongxing Shangshu", and the poems were copied from other people's poems.
At that time, Song Qi was riding in a carriage and happened to encounter a carriage coming from the palace. The two carriages were heading toward each other and bumped into each other.
The curtain of the car on the other side opened, and a palace maid saw Song Qi, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Isn't this Xiao Song?"
After the two cars left, Song Qi was obsessed with this woman, so he wrote this poem.
The last sentence is that Song Qi also knows that the other party is a palace maid, and the chance of getting along with her is too slim, as if there are tens of thousands of mountains between her.
but?
This poem was known to Song Renzong.
Song Renzong wondered what it would be like to be favored by Xiao Song as a palace maid?
After Song Renzong found the palace maid, he summoned Song Qi into the palace to talk about it. Song Qi looked embarrassed, but Song Renzong was so beautiful that he gave the palace maid to Song Qi and said with a smile: "Pengshan is actually not far away."
Zhang Heng and Zhang Yue exchanged words with each other.
They each said what they meant, and in the end they both laughed in the car.
Zhang Heng smiled and said: "If there is wine, I should have a few more drinks with Saburo."
Zhang Yue said: "I don't want to drink with the chief of the restaurant anymore. I'll give you this jacket."
"No need, I said I would give it to you," Zhang Heng said with a smile, "Although you have no chance with the Wu family, you are doing well today. I will arrange a marriage for you in the future."
"Then she must have the appearance of the palace maid that Xiao Song likes."
Zhang Heng looked at Zhang Yue and said seriously: "Sanlang, you should marry a virtuous wife rather than a lustful one."
Zhang Yue said: "Although I know what the chief said is right, I don't!"
Zhang Heng laughed again: "What a good man."
Zhang Yue returned to Taixue.
The banquet held at the Wu Mansion that day gradually spread among the Imperial Academy.
In addition to the phrase "everything in the world looks up" has been discussed, although this poem is good, it is not stunning. However, when talking about Zhang Yue among Tai students, they would not just say, "He is Zhang Ziping's so-and-so, Zhang Zihou's so-and-so", but they would also add the following sentence, which is also eye-catching for his poetic talent.
Occasionally, several people talked about Zhang Yue, saying that he was not as good as Zi Ping and Zi Hou, but he seemed to have more ambition than fame.
Zhang Yue paid little attention to this and recently devoted himself to composing poems.
People talk about Tang poetry and Song lyrics.
Poems describe aspirations, which can then be sung with music and text.
The lyrics are different. The lyrics come with the name of the lyrics first, that is, the lyrics are written according to the tune of the name of the lyrics. Therefore, Song lyrics are more like lyrics.
But the imperial examination poems are different.
Zhang Yue himself was still not good at composing poetry, but poetry was required to be tested in the imperial examination.
However, the poems in the imperial examination are different from Tang poetry and Song lyrics, but are test poems.
This test poem starts with a title.
For example, the eight-part essay in the Ming and Qing imperial examinations used a sentence from the Four Books and Five Classics as the title. However, the scope of the test poems is very wide, and any sentences in the classics and history can be used for the test.
This depends on how knowledgeable the students are.
For example, the examiner asked the candidates to write a test poem with the topic "Feng Fu got out of the car with her arms crossed".
Some candidates didn't know the source and thought Mrs. Feng was a woman, so they wrote a sentence like "The jade hands are slender, and the golden lotus walks step by step."
In addition, there are also requirements for the format of test poems. No emphasis on words is allowed, and the language must be dignified and graceful.
For example, the "Fengya Song" in the Book of Songs must be written according to the "Ya Song", and in addition, it must have a flat and straight style.
There are also rules such as the first couplet to break the title and the second couplet to carry the title.
Of course, the most important thing is that the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth sentences all rhyme, so that the whole poem has a sense of loop.
All in all, under the constraints of the format, candidates are like dancing with shackles, and then writing wonderful verses while tossing and turning.
This is the test poem.
In the imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty, poetry and fu were the most important.
This is also something that must be considered in both private and public examinations of Taixue.
The private exams in Taixue are held on March 8th, and the exams are held in Zhaili on weekdays.
But at the end of the month, on the 38th day of the month, they will take the exam together in Chonghua Hall to determine the ranking.
Generally, poems or strategies are tested on the third day, and classics and meanings are tested on the eighth day.
Zhang Yue had been taking private examinations on poetry and prose for three consecutive months, and ranked last in policy theory. However, for three consecutive months, he had been taking the private examination on classics and meanings, and he ranked first in the Jinshi subject of Taixue.
The contrast is so obvious.
But this is of no use? The most important subjects of Jinshi are poetry and fu, followed by policy and theory, and finally the classics and meaning.
Moreover, if you want to copy a good poem from later generations, you must first not miss the mark in the daily exams in Imperial College.
If the preface is incorrect and the postscript is incorrect, then you can only be slapped in the face, or others may simply suspect that you copied it.
Now that the private audition in September is coming soon, Zhang Yue feels anxious again. Jinshi is really different from Jingyi, which once again made Zhang Yue feel that talent is very important.
"Sanlang, Li Zhidao asked you to go there so you can take care of yourself!"
Liu Ji said to himself solemnly.
Zhang Yue looked at Liu Ji's expression and thought, what does Li Gou want to do with him?
Zhang Yue arrived at Li Gou's apartment and saw him with great trepidation.
Li Gou said: "Sanlang, has it been half a year since you arrived at Imperial College?"
Zhang Yue said: "Let me tell you straight back, it's exactly half a year."
Li Gou said: "You have been at the bottom of the Jinshi examination for three months now. Do you feel ashamed?"
Zhang Yue said: "Let me tell you straight, the student has only been studying poetry for half a year, and the time is still short. Please..."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, he almost learned from "zero basics", and he was in a top school, so he couldn't blame me for being ranked at the bottom.
"Needless to say, I have given you enough effort," Li Gou said. "If you rank last in the private examination this month, your fasting subsidy will be removed. If you still rank last in the public examination, you will be dismissed and your salary will be reduced." Restoration of citizenship.”
Zhang Yue was a little angry, but he still said: "At first, I was told directly that I should enter the Jinshi Department. Now even though the Jinshi Department is not successful, I should also transfer to Zhuke or Mingjing. How can I be dismissed? Please tell me the truth!"
Li Gou said: "These subjects, Ming Jing, have already been filled up. Besides, I asked you to go to Jinshi with the intention of helping you, but I didn't know you were so incompetent. Now I am in charge of Gou Taixue, and I am the one who sets the rules. If you don't accept it, just go to the Imperial College and say it."
Zhang Yue thought to himself, is this a public revenge?
"Li Zhi is truly worthy of being a famous Confucian scholar in the country. Farewell, student!" Zhang Yue turned around and left.
Li Gou looked at Zhang Yue's back, silently lost in thought, and said to himself: "Am I being too harsh on my students? As the saying goes, if you are not strict in teaching, the teacher is lazy! You must not have the heart of a woman!"
