"Uncle Zhang Shi, every Mid-Autumn Festival, you come to visit my second uncle in person. I am very grateful." At this time, in the backyard of the Wang family, in the Mingyue Pavilion.
Wang Xiuzhi and an old man in white were sitting across from each other, with tea and fruit cakes placed in front of them.
Wang Xiuzhi said this to the old man with a grateful look on his face.
"Master Wang, you don't have to be polite. Brother Jingzhe and I are brothers and sisters. He is in great trouble and looks like a madman. I can't help him. I am extremely ashamed. It is only natural that I come to visit." The old man in white robe waved his hand. , and then said: "In the past few years, Brother Jingzhe's condition has been good and bad, but overall it is developing in a good direction. But this year, Brother Jingzhe seems to be a little different." The old man in white robe said.
Wang Xiuzhi was stunned and asked, "What new changes has happened to my second uncle?"
The old man in white robe pondered for a moment: "I can't figure it out clearly. I feel that brother Jingzhe seems to have changed a bit, but I can't tell what the changes are. I don't know whether they are good or bad."
This white-robed old man is called Zhang Qingchen. He is also a sixth-grade bachelor. He is a close friend of Wang Jingzhe of the Wang family.
Wang Jingzhe suffered an accident before and became obsessed overnight and became a madman.
Wang Jingzhe's master, Great Confucian Zhao Zhe, tried his best to save Wang Jingzhe's life. From then on, Wang Jingzhe was sent back to the Wang family and has been recuperating at home until now.
From then on, Zhang Qingchen came to visit every year and brought some holy healing medicine for Wang Jingzhe to take.
"Oh?" Wang Xiuzhi looked a little surprised. Although his second uncle was crazy, he was also a solid sixth-grade bachelor. He was the only Confucian and Taoist master closest to a great scholar in his Wang family in the past hundred years.
Over the years, it has always been the signature and facade of the Wang family.
Moreover, the Confucianism and Taoism system is huge and there are many monks. When Wang Jingzhe was awake, he had many close friends, such as Qingchen in front of him. These are powerful resources that the Wang family can use.
Therefore, even if he is crazy, the Wang family does not dare to neglect at all and wants to keep Wang Jingzhe.
But now, Zhang Qingchen actually said that Wang Jingzhe seemed to have changed, which made Wang Xiuzhi's heart skip a beat, but there was no bad change.
"Master Wang, don't worry." Zhang Qingchen seemed to have noticed something was wrong with Wang Xiuzhi, and said with a smile: "Brother Jingzhe is fine, but his Wen Gong and Wen Xin seem to have fallen into a deep sleep. Over the years, I have still I have never heard of anything like this.”
"But Brother Jingzhe is not in danger, please don't worry." Zhang Qingchen added a key word.
These are the most critical words. Sure enough, after hearing this, Wang Xiuzhi immediately felt relieved and said with a smile: "Uncle Shi, you came at the right time. The Mid-Autumn Festival will be held in two days. This year, the Wang family is the host." , the children of the eight surnames will all come. I said before that I am afraid of being rude, but it is rare that you are free this time, so why not be the host of the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering in two days."
Hosting is similar to judging. It is an assembly, usually a literary meeting or a poetry meeting. These gatherings usually invite talented elders or talented people to be the host to judge the collected works of the participants, or It is the quality of poetry.
Zhang Qingchen happened to be here this time, and the Wang family was the host of this Mid-Autumn Festival gathering. If Zhang Qingchen could be invited to host this Mid-Autumn Festival gathering, it would be a huge honor for the Wang family.
After all, Zhang Qingchen is a real sixth-grade bachelor.
Zhang Qingchen thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since the head of the Wang family invites you, it would be disrespectful for Zhang to refuse."
Zhang Qingchen's visit this time did not have any other arrangements except to visit Wang Jingzhe, and as the host, it was not useless at all.
There were many scholars in Dali, and Confucian and Taoist disciples held frequent gatherings to exchange reading experiences, debate on the Four Saints' classics, or compete in poems, songs, and articles, and everyone was very enthusiastic about it.
For such gatherings, hosts are usually invited. Some great Confucian scholars and bachelors will serve as hosts, and they will discover outstanding scholars and take them under their wing.
It is also common for some hosts to gain inspiration from gatherings, form their own knowledge, and form their own line of work.
This is also a good thing for Zhang Qingchen.
"Hahaha, this Mid-Autumn Festival gathering will be attended by my uncle. It will definitely be famous in Taiyuan. It will also be a great encouragement to the children of the eighth surname!" Wang Xiuzhi was extremely happy. The Mid-Autumn Festival gathering is a time to make a name for himself. The great scholar attended the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering held by his Wang family, and it became a good story!
...
"Uncle, Miss Shengnan of the Wang family has been grounded." Chuntao said as she helped Fang Yi comb her hair.
Fang Yi nodded: "If Sheng Nan deals with me, a cheap son-in-law from the North, the Wang family will naturally stop her."
Thinking of Wang Shengnan, Fang Yi couldn't help but smile. In this bleak Wang family, Fang Yi could smell the decay and staleness everywhere, but only Wang Shengnan made Fang Yi feel that the hope of the Wang family lies in On this Wang Shengnan.
Qiu Ju also asked at this time: "Uncle, there will be a Mid-Autumn Festival gathering in two days. Do you want to attend?"
"It's better not to participate, otherwise I'll have to cause another scene." Fang Yi shook his head.
Since the last Autumn Hunting Ceremony, Fang Yi has been regarded as an enemy by the Wang family, almost like a god of plague. Not only the upper echelons of the Wang family have no contact with Fang Yi, but even the subordinates avoid Fang Yi. He only came here to deliver the meal and left immediately after delivering it, not wanting to stay for a moment longer.
"Young lady will participate until she is fifteen years old." Chuntao said with a smile: "But then, young lady never participated again."
"Huh?" Fang Yi asked doubtfully, "Is it because you went to the palace to study?"
"Children of the eighth surname have too much wine and food to eat. It's okay not to participate in such a boring gathering." Xia He, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke: "These are the lady's exact words."
"Hahahahaha." Fang Yi couldn't help but smile: "I think Qing Yi is right."
Just as he was talking, a voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Uncle, Mrs. Luo has sent a message."
Qiu Ju stood up and opened the door, and Mrs. Luo's personal maid Qingmei Shiran walked in.
"My aunt!" Qingmei bowed and said, "Madam asked this servant to come and deliver the message: There will be a Mid-Autumn Festival gathering in a few days, and all the children with the eight surnames will come. My aunt is coming to the Wang family for the first time, so you can participate."
Fang Yi was about to speak.
Qingmei continued, "Madam also said that I don't have to worry about the Autumn Hunting Ceremony. I just need to be careful when attending the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering."
Well, Fang Yi's last retreat was blocked.
Fang Yi couldn't refuse. After all, Mrs. Zang Luo was his cheap mother-in-law.
Fang Yi didn't hesitate and spoke directly: "I'd like to ask Miss Qingmei to send a message and say: Fang Yi knows that what happened before has worried my mother. I will attend the Mid-Autumn Festival gathering and I will know how to control it. Please rest assured, mother."
Qingmei left, Fang Yi and the three maids looked at each other, but for some reason they all laughed.
...
The Mid-Autumn Festival gathering started as scheduled. August 15th was the Mid-Autumn Festival. The day before, the children of the eight surnames came one after another.
The Wang family's palace is like a city, and there are banquets for days.
The eighth surname was the second clan in the previous dynasty, and the first clan was the six clans of the previous dynasty.
The eight surnames are Guanzhong Li family, Qinghe Cui family, Taiyuan Wang family, Shuzhong Tang family, Tangzhou Liu family, Langya Jiang family, Yangzhou Zhang family, and Jiangnan Sun family.
During the previous dynasty, these eight surnames had a great family business, and their clansmen had descendants all over the country. They were extremely wealthy and had many masters.
By now, most of the eight surnames have declined, but even so, they are far from poor families.
Li Zifeng of the Li family in Guanzhong was also a sixth-rank scholar of the current dynasty and a minister in the Ministry of Rites. The Cui family in Qinghe had a general in the Tiangang realm of the sixth rank. The son-in-law of the Wang family in Taiyuan was the Marquis of Luoshen. In addition, several other families, Some of them are scholars, some are good generals in the army, or some are closely related to the Taoist sect. In short, these eight surnames have preserved the last bit of dignity of the aristocratic family.
The Mid-Autumn Festival gathering was held in the ten thousand acres of lotus pond in the front yard of the Wang family.
It was night, with the bright moon hanging high in the sky, and the Wang family's house was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, making it extremely lively.
The servants rushed in like a fish and dragon, and the eight surnames were all gathered together.
According to Mrs. Luo, Fang Yi was also among this group of people.
"Everyone, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival in August. As usual, we, the eight surnames, gather together to welcome the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. This year, my Wang family is the host. Please don't be polite, all young talents. Just do what you want." Wang Xiuzhi delivered a warm welcome speech.
"In addition, I would like to solemnly announce to everyone that for this gathering, we have invited Grand Bachelor Zhang Qingchen to be the host of our gathering. Students should seize the opportunity. If you can get the favor of the Grand Bachelor, His future is just around the corner."
As soon as these words came out, the spirits of the eight surnamed disciples present were lifted up.
The surprise on their faces was beyond words. It was obvious that they all knew how much it meant to them that a sixth-level bachelor would be the host of this gathering.
This is their chance to make a name for themselves.
Everyone is gearing up to perform well at this Mid-Autumn Festival gathering.
The children of the Wang family are no exception.
After Wang Xiuzhi finished speaking, he went to accompany the elders of the eight surnames who came. This Mid-Autumn Festival gathering was originally an activity prepared for young people, and it was an opportunity for them to show their style.
"You are all the leaders among the eight surnames. I have been invited by the head of the Wang family to host this gathering. In this case, let me first explain the rules of this gathering to you." After Wang Xiuzhi left, Zhang Qingchen stood up and spoke.
Since the host is the host, he is responsible for formulating the rules of the meeting and judging the final result.
After hearing this, the disciples of the eighth surname cheered up and began to listen carefully to the rules set by Zhang Qingchen.
"Since it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, let's use 'Mid-Autumn Festival' as the title. As the saying goes: The moon is bright in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and thoughts are like water, which cannot be cut off. You can use this sentence as the title and expand it. You can write poems, chant and sing, or elaborate and argue. Or you can write a policy essay, the format is not limited, as long as the words are meaningful, Lao Chan is a great scholar, I believe you should trust Lao Chan's judgment."
After listening to the question, the children with the eighth surname showed no emotion on their faces.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival, and many talented people have written countless articles on the topic of the Mid-Autumn Festival. This is still the case today. The topic of Zhang Qingchen is quite satisfactory, and it was completely within their expectations.
After listening to this, Fang Yi couldn't help but murmured: "It turns out there is a topic composition here. The title should be that longing is like water and cannot be cut off. Mid-Autumn Festival is the day of reunion. Since there is reunion, there will be no longing. Since it is longing, there will be no reunion. . This Bachelor Zhang Qingchen was careful. As for the format, Zhang Qingchen also said that you can debate, write poems, sing, and of course, write short compositions."
But these have nothing to do with Fang Yi. According to Mrs. Luo's previous explanation, he only needs to participate and take a look here.
