Not only Xu He was shocked, but the two other officials at the table were also startled by the identity of the people at the table.
Although Tang Shunzhi was not yet forty years old, he was already famous all over the world.
His grandfather Tang Gui was born as a Jinshi and later served as the Ministry of Household Affairs. His father Tang Bao was also born as a Jinshi and served as the prefect of Xinyang in Henan and Yongzhou in Hunan.
When he was a child, his father was very strict with him. He would be beaten if he didn't write properly, and he would be beaten if he came back late after going out to play.
His mother often scolded him.
However, he is talented and has a great personality, making him a real leader among his peers.
Tang Shunzhi liked reading very much. After his parents' strict instruction, he had hired famous teachers, so he was successful in his studies. At the age of only twenty-three, he took part in the examination and won the first place.
Unlike the later Tang Shunzhi of the Ming Dynasty, who was deprived of his status as a citizen for a period of time because of his friendship with the prince, this generation of Tang Shunzhi was smooth sailing because he studied the "Six Classics" and "The History of the Hundred Sons" in the Hanlin Academy to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat. During this period, he proposed to study the "intricate method of opening and closing the beginning and end of the latitude and longitude" of Tang and Song Dynasty articles, which was praised by scholars.
What's even more awesome is that this man is proficient in the mathematical art of arc-cut circles and has written books such as "A Brief Theory of Pythagorean Arcs" and "Six Essays on Pythagorean Arcs". He was good at abacus and was considered to be the No. 1 abacus expert in Chaotian of the Great Wei Dynasty.
Such a person is very good at martial arts and is a genius with both civil and military skills.
Xu He did not dare to be disrespectful to this literary figure. He quickly stood up and bowed and said: "I didn't expect that Mr. Jingchuan was here in person. This student is so lucky."
Tang Shunzhi said with a smile: "There is no need to be polite when speaking loudly. I look at your articles and your future achievements will not be inferior to mine. Is it right to speak loudly about "Poetry"?"
The two people nearby saw that Tang Shunzhi was so optimistic about the young man in front of them, and they couldn't help but look at Xu He with admiration.
Originally they thought that the young man was able to sit at the table because of his uncle Xu Song, but it seemed that it was not just that.
Xu He said: "Students really don't dare to take praise from teachers. Yes, my textbook is indeed "Poetry". There are also some humble works with the title of "Poetry" in the collection, which made Mr. Jingchuan laugh."
Tang Shunzhi smiled and said nothing.
At this time, a performer from the Shen Family Music Festival started playing the pipa in his arms. Because he was quite close to the table, he could not hear his words clearly, so the two stopped talking and listened to the pipa.
Xu He didn't know much about music theory, and he didn't know what the music was playing. He only knew that the ding-ding-dong-dong sounded pretty good.
At this time, Shen Wan, the third son of the Shen family, came to Maozhui at some unknown time.
After all, he was a son of a noble family. Although Tang Shunzhi did not have the highest official position at the table, Shen Wan was the first to salute him. After the two had a conversation, Xu He could tell that Shen Wan was very respectful to Tang Shunzhi, even a little flattering.
But what he didn't expect was that after saying hello to Tang Shunzhi, Shen Wan did not speak to the other two officials at the table. He directly sat down next to Xu He and said: "Brother Liangsheng, I am busy here and can't entertain you." Zhou, please forgive me!"
Xu He smiled and said: "Master Shen, I can just sit down by myself, no need to greet you!"
Shen Wan exaggeratedly said: "How can this be done? You are a distinguished guest of my Shen family!"
After finishing speaking, he pursed his lips towards the two Fei Pao men next to him and whispered: "In my opinion, Brother Liangsheng is much more important than these officials!"
When Xu He heard this, he thought that Shen San was too straightforward. No, the compliment was so explicit.
You can't give a compliment to someone in a superficial way, right?
It seemed like it was the first day I met this person, and it was really uncomfortable to act like this.
Fortunately, Shen Wan didn't say anything embarrassing. He just sat between Tang Shunzhi and Xu He, chatting from time to time.
Finally, another distinguished guest arrived outside, and the servant came trotting to the table to inform him to go back and welcome the guest.
After he left, Tang Shunzhi simply sat next to Xu He and said, "Are Liang Sheng familiar with Mr. Shen?"
Xu He shook his head.
The two looked at each other, pursed their lips and smiled, saying nothing.
Tang Shunzhi took a sip of tea and said: "This Mr. Shen just commented on the pipa music and said, 'It's like listening to fairy music and your ears are temporarily clear.' Your ears are much clearer for a while! What do you think of the bright sound?"
When Xu He heard this, he was about to say that he didn't understand music theory.
But suddenly looking at Tang Shunzhi, he saw a sophisticated look in his eyes, so he stopped what he was about to say and savored Tang Shunzhi's words carefully.
It's like listening to fairy music, and my ears are temporarily bright. It comes from Bai Letian's "Pipa Xing". When I hear your pipa music tonight, my ears are temporarily bright, like listening to fairy music.
This poem can be said to be almost a household name in later generations. Shen Wan used it to describe the pipa music of the family performers. This is no problem.
So what exactly was Tang Shunzhi studying?
Xu He thought carefully about Shen Wan's words again, and suddenly his eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "Shuowen has an explanation, [temporarily], not long after! But this explanation cannot be used here!"
Tang Shunzhi held up his palms and laughed and said, "What should be the explanation?"
"It is said in "Historical Records: Biography of General Li" that Guangjian soared up to Hu'erma! This should be interpreted as [hasty, sudden]!"
It turns out that after Shen Wan said "It's like listening to fairy music and becoming temporarily enlightened", he added a comment similar to the explanation. In the comment, Shen Wan interpreted the word "temporary" in "Jiu Ming" to mean a temporary period of time.
This is actually incorrect when viewed in context.
At this time, Bai Juyi was demoted to Xunyang and felt politically frustrated. "Xunyang is a remote place with no music, and he never hears the sound of silk and bamboo all year round." Now he suddenly heard the long-lost sound of Kyoto in a foreign land. How could it not be refreshing?
He was impressed by the Pipa Girl's superb skills and the charm of music. In Bai Juyi's writing, the Pipa Girl's music has reached perfection.
At this moment, how could he be satisfied [for the moment]?
Therefore, the temporary explanation of "sudden" seems to be more in line with Bai Juyi's state of mind at the time.
Look again at the sentence "Guangjiu soared up to Hu'erma".
It can be translated as, Li Guang suddenly jumped on Hu'er's horse!
Therefore, it can be used as the word "suddenly" for the time being.
Tang Shunzhi sighed: "Originally, I received a collection of essays from Shufang in Beijing. I heard that it was written by a fifteen-year-old boy. I didn't believe it. I tried it today and found out that Liangsheng is indeed well-deserved! He even dabbled in the study of exegesis! It's rare. rare!"
Xu He said with shame: "It's just words, not exegesis!"
But Tang Shunzhi didn't listen to his explanation at all. He had already studied exegesis, and now that he saw that Xu He was also involved in it, he was immediately happy and said: "There are no poets in the Yuan Dynasty other than Zhu's notes in "Zhuan" , when Yanyou implemented the imperial examination law, it was made a decree, and I, the great Wei Dynasty, followed it."
"But from the Southern Song Dynasty to the present, the development of "Poetry" studies is related to Zhu Xi's "Collected Poems". However, I think that although Zhu Xi's "Anthology" is excellent in ancient and modern times, it is particularly regrettable in the exegesis of "Poems" of the three schools and Mao's poems!"
"Can you understand me loudly?"
"I remember that there was something wrong with this explanation in the Chinese textbook, right?
It seems like many years have passed! Blurry memory! "
