Xu He followed the servant and walked along Zhanyuan for a long time, and finally stopped at a place called Laishang Fengqingtang.
Taking advantage of the Xue family's servants who came in to pass the news, Xu He looked at the building in front of him in boredom at the door. It was a lobby with three rooms in width and a single eaves resting on a hill. Looking over the resting top of the hill, one could see a small building in the back. building.
Before he could take a closer look, a servant of the Xue Mansion came out of the hall and invited him in.
After crossing the lobby, the servant took Xu He to the small courtyard in the south. They saw a courtyard of about 200 square meters, and the ground was paved with cobblestones.
At the end of the cobblestones is the small building that Xu He just saw. There is a stone plaque hanging on the small building with the word "at a glance" written on it.
Just below the glance, two people familiar to Xu He were standing.
Needless to say, the first one was Shen Xuan, whom I met in Yangzhou a few days ago. The former chief minister came up to him with a smile on his face, bowed and said, "I didn't expect Brother Xu to be my Nanzhi." The first person in more than a hundred years, we all know the name of Xiao Sanyuan."
Xu He smiled slightly, cupped his hands and thanked me: "During the Taoist examination, I stayed in the courtyard donated by Mr. Shen, which saved me a lot of travel. Xu He hasn't thanked me yet."
Shen Xuan waved his hand: "You won the prize yourself, don't be polite!"
Speaking of which, he pulled Xu He to another young master and introduced him: "This is Xue Yongzhi, the young master of Shanyang Marquis Mansion, my friend..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xue Yongzhi looked at Xu He suspiciously and asked, "Have we met somewhere?"
Xu He smiled and nodded: "Hailing Huibin Tower!"
Xue Yongzhi suddenly realized: "You, you are the one [the setting sun always attracts eternal dreams, and the chaotic clouds cannot sweep away the sorrow of the day]."
It turned out that the Mr. Xue Xiaohou in front of him was the one who dined with Gu Hengbo at Huibin Building that day.
During the dinner, they ate the long fish in soft pockets and thought it was very delicious, so they called Xu He to ask the name of the dish. Xu He gave the dish the nickname "Gao Mian Shou Peng Si".
Later, he was invited to write his first poem about climbing Wanghai Tower. One of the lines was "The setting sun always attracts eternal dreams, and chaotic clouds cannot sweep away the sorrow of the day."
Shen Xuan looked at the two of them doubtfully, and after a while he asked, "Do you two know each other?"
Xue Yongzhi didn't have the airs of the young Marquis, so he smiled and told the story of their previous relationship.
Shen Xuan nodded repeatedly: "Xiaohe is a talented and elegant man, good at poetry and prose. If you say so, then he is right!"
Several people went up to the viewing floor and had a panoramic view of the garden.
Shen Xuan said: "I came here to visit Jinling. I heard that Xiaohe is the leader of the Academy of Sciences Examination. I also heard that Xiaohe is the leader of the County Examination, the Prefecture Examination, and the Academy Examination. No, I, a layman, just take advantage of this. During the Hairpin Banquet, please ask the owner of this room to come forward and invite Xiaohe to congratulate you!"
"But who would have thought that you two would have known each other earlier than me? The fate in this world is indeed..."
Although Xue Yongzhi was a noble man and had been well-dressed and well-fed since he was a child, in this era, scholars were very respected, especially a rare little Sanyuan like Xu He. Xue Yongzhi naturally knew that the other party had a bright future, so he deliberately made friends with him.
After chatting for a while, we finally got a good view of the scenery upstairs, but we couldn't talk in depth.
From ancient times to the present, the only way to enhance feelings is over the wine table.
So Shen Xuan suggested: "Since Master Gu was also present when Mr. Xue Xiaohou and Xiaohe met, why not let me be the host today and invite you two to sit on Gu's boat."
Speaking of Gu Hengbo, Xu He thought of the woman who was wearing scholar's clothes and whose waist could only be grasped.
Before he could speak, Xue Yongzhi waved his hand and said: "I know Mei Sheng well, so since I'm going to her place, of course I'll invite you! Let's go!"
Unable to reject the hospitality, Xu He went to the Hairpin Flower Banquet, said hello to Chu Yuan and other acquaintances, and then left Zhanyuan.
Not far from Zhanyuan is the Confucius Temple.
However, Confucius Temple is a common name among the people. This place is actually the Confucius Temple, the Academy and the Academic and Political Examination Institute.
Historically, the construction of Confucius temples had its own regulations.
The general layout is to have a screen wall in front, Lingxing gate and east and west archways forming the square in front of the temple.
A semicircular pool is set up in front of Lingxing Gate, which is called "Panchi".
Panchi was originally a unique shape of the Confucius Temple and originated from Zhou rites. According to legend, there was a school palace in the center of the Imperial Academy of the Emperor, which was called "Piyong". It was surrounded by water, but the schools of the princes could only go to the south of Pan River, so it was called "Pan Palace".
Because Confucius was granted the title of King Wenxuan, "Panchi" was built as a regulation.
But in the Wei Dynasty, panchis were also set up in front of the academic palaces in various prefectures and counties.
This is not to steal Old Master Kong’s business.
This is because of a sentence in "The Book of Songs, Panshui": If you want to enjoy Panshui, you can pick the celery in small pieces... It means that in ancient times, scholars in Taixue could pick the celery in Panchi and put it on the edge of their hats. Go up to show your literary talent.
The reason why so many Panchi stories are inexplicably told is because the Panchi in Jinling Confucius Temple is really rare.
The Panchi of the Jinling Confucius Temple is the Qinhuai River not far from his door.
Speaking of the Qinhuai River, many people think of painted boats and girls, but what you may not expect is that this is the only example in China of using a natural river as a pan pond.
After Xu He and three other people got off the sedan chair under the archway of "Tianwenshu", Xue Yongzhi, as a local snake, pointed at the feasting and feasting not far away and said proudly: "If I had known you were coming, I should have booked Meisheng's boat earlier. , but it doesn’t matter…”
Speaking of this, he called a servant to explain a few words in a low voice.
After hearing this, the servants of the Xue Mansion quickly took his post and ran to the shore.
Xue Yongzhi smiled and said: "I asked my servants to take a small boat along the coast to find Meisheng's boat. When we find it, we will get on the boat here!"
Shen Xuan gave a thumbs up and said: "The young Marquis still has face in Jinling! I heard that the Gu family hardly sees any foreigners on weekdays, and only those who meet acquaintances come out to say hello!"
Speaking of this, Xue Yongzhi said proudly: "Of course, who doesn't know that Gu Hengbo is a famous shepherd in Jinling, and you don't have to be rich to meet him!"
To be honest, Xu He has never been to the Qinhuai River in this life, and of course he has never been to Qinhuai's characteristic...painted boat.
On the other hand, Shen Liang took him to see the world a while ago and went to the academy, but he didn't do anything, and in the end, he was left with a not-so-good memory.
This time he was also curious about what the legendary boat was like, and whether Gu Hengbo, who was on the boat, Zhuang Yan, who was beautiful, elegant, with cloud-like hair and full of peach blossoms, remembered him.
The three of them stood on the shore and waited for a while while chatting and laughing, when a small boat came not far away like an arrow.
When we arrived at the pier, the boat stopped, and the servant of the Xue Mansion said with an ugly expression: "Little Marquis, Gu's boat was found, but I was kicked away before I even got on the boat."
As soon as these words came out, Xue Yongzhi suddenly turned red with embarrassment.
Just now, he was boasting that as soon as his name card arrived, Gu Hengbo's painting boat would come to pick him up. Who would have expected that his servants would not even be able to fish him out of the boat.
"Who is that person on the boat?" However, Xue Yongzhi is not a fool. As the southern capital, Jinling has many crouching tigers, hidden dragons. Although he is a distinguished person, he cannot afford to offend many people.
The family member said angrily: "They are from Deqinghou Mansion!"
Xue Yongzhi originally didn't want to make the matter a big deal, but when he heard the words "Deqinghou Mansion", his face immediately turned red. He waved his hand and said: "Go, bring the big ship of our Marquis Mansion. I want to see what's going on today." Will I get on the boat or not?"
