Outside the Yuesheng teahouse, there was a sudden noise, and a carriage stopped, and a handsome young man of fifteen or sixteen years old got out.
All the scribes came out to greet him.
"Sun Jieyuan."
"Nao Qing..."
The person who came was none other than Sun Qing, who was in charge of the Shuntianfu Township Examination in the 11th year of Hongzhi's reign.
Sun Qing was only fifteen years old, and he was extremely handsome. He was a young man who had achieved success, and his face still had the immaturity of a young man. Although his ancestral home was Yuyao and Dangchao Ge were from the same hometown, he was born in Wuqing County, North Zhili.
With the arrival of Sun Qing, the other protagonist Zhang Zhou has not yet arrived.
Zhu Youtang, who was on the attic of the Confucian Temple, was not in a hurry. He looked at Dai Yi and asked casually: "Who is the examiner of this Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination?"
When it comes to arranging the examination, the Chief of Ceremonies usually gives instructions, and the emperor can only ask questions.
When Yingtian Mansion came out with Zhang Zhou as Jieyuan, Zhu Youtang remembered the examiners Liu Ji and Wang Hao, but Zhu Youtang didn't pay much attention to Shuntian Mansion.
Dai Yidao said: "It is Wang Hua who is on the right in Youchunfang, and Yang Tinghe on the left in Chunfang."
"Haha." Zhu Youtang said with a smile, "Yang Jiefu won the Jinshi without even a weak title. Wang Dehui was the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty. The selected Shuntianfu Jieyuan is so young and promising. It seems that he will have a bright future. Cheng What do you think of the Qing family?"
Cheng Minzheng didn't know what to say for a moment. After hesitation, he respectfully replied: "The Jieyuan chosen by the two of them must be extremely knowledgeable."
A bit perfunctory.
In terms of seniority and prestige in the court, as well as the time when he passed the Jinshi examination, Cheng Minzheng was the predecessor of Wang Hua and Yang Tinghe.
But he is different from the orthodox civil servant factions such as Wang Hua and Yang Tinghe. He is not a rigid and rigid politician and scholar, and he does not have such a deep desire for an official career.
Cheng Minzheng was an outlier in the Hanlin system of the Ming Dynasty.
He is usually not good at socializing with cabinet elders and ministers, so although he is well-connected and can talk to everyone, he rarely has close friendships with anyone.
What he loved...
They discussed knowledge and drinking with the folk scholars, went to the Jiaofangsi, and even taught the mortal women how to read and write, talked about calligraphy and painting with the great painter Shen Zhou, and helped Shen Zhou inscribe on the calligraphy and paintings... The stars and the sky were all perfect.
To put it bluntly, he, Cheng Minzheng, belongs to the casual type among bachelors.
He has never been liked by traditional civil servants.
In the first year of Hongzhi, there was no rain around the capital for a long time. Wang Song, the supervisory censor, impeached Cheng Minzheng, saying that the strange phenomena in the capital were caused by Cheng Minzheng's misconduct, and even slandered Cheng Minzheng for committing adultery with his sister-in-law. At that time, the emperor really asked Cheng Minzheng to become an official... …
It sounds ridiculous. At that time, Qiu Jun, the Minister of Rites, asked him to present a self-defense. Cheng Minzheng actually replied that he was too lazy to pay attention, and then he really went back to build a library to study and lecture.
It was not until the fifth year of Hongzhi that he was rehabilitated and reactivated. Then in the eighth year of Hongzhi, Cheng Minzheng mourned the death of his mother, and it was not until March of the eleventh year of Hongzhi that he returned to the court to serve as an official again.
Cheng Minzheng, as one of the original lecturers in the East Palace, has always been regarded as a mentor by Zhu Youtang.
But his official career in the Hongzhi Dynasty was not smooth.
As Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others who were the lecturers of the East Palace entered the cabinet one after another, he also achieved the position of bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, and was only one step away from joining the cabinet.
But the biggest disaster in his life has not yet come.
"Jiangnan Township Examination Yuan Zhang Bingkuan, how much do you know about Cheng Qing's family?" Zhu Youtang asked.
Cheng Minzheng said with a slightly bitter look on his face: "Your Majesty is talking about Zhang Zhou who pretended to be an alchemist and offered medicine to treat acne for the princess? I have never seen him and I don't know about him."
"Yes." Zhu Youtang was not too demanding, but just said as if to remind him, "If you have time, let him visit you, and you can give him some advice."
Cheng Minzheng naturally wondered why the emperor would make such an arrangement, thinking that the emperor might want to thank Zhang Zhou for saving his daughter.
He raised his hands and accepted the order: "I accept the order."
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Near noon, when Zhu Youtang was getting a little impatient in waiting, Zhang Zhoucai finally appeared at the gate of the Imperial College. Because he was riding a carriage from the Chengguo Palace, he looked very heroic just by the grandeur of his arrival.
The carriage stopped and he got out of the carriage, and a crowd of people immediately surrounded him.
"Father, Zhang Zhou is here!"
Zhu Houzhao pointed to the distance and said excitedly.
Zhu Youtang waited for a long time and finally waited for the rightful owner to arrive. He couldn't help but get up and look in the direction of Yuesheng Teahouse.
Cheng Minzheng had no choice but to stand up.
Just by looking at the reactions of the emperor and his son, Cheng Minzheng felt that the emperor had great trust in Zhang Zhou, and he expected that the father and son were not just watching an ordinary literary competition.
Cheng Minzheng was also thinking that the fire in the palace was said to have been predicted by an alchemist in advance. Could it be Zhang Zhou?
Both Jieyuan and half-immortal?
It doesn’t match!
At this time, Zhang Zhou, completely ignoring the hostility of the people around him and acting like a hero, was waving and greeting the people around him, but he seemed like a celebrity enjoying the crowds and cheers of his fans.
"Brother Zhang, let's go in first. There are so many people. If they pounce on us, we can't stop them!"
Even Zhu Feng seems to have discovered that outside the teahouse is a place of trouble and trouble.
But this Zhang Jieyuan seems to be deliberately making an exaggerated appearance.
Even a bit stinky and shameless.
"Why are you anxious? Let them know me. In the future, whether in the examination room, official career, or their lives, they will be influenced by me! I am just a butterfly, flapping my wings."
"What?"
Zhu Feng felt his head hurt after hearing this.
Zhang Zhou came to the Ming Dynasty just to leave his mark on history. He had done so many things before, including direct contact with the emperor, eunuchs, etc. How could he not seize the opportunity to shine when he finally got the opportunity?
"Zhang Jieyuan, you are finally here!"
Qi Qing, who was in charge of setting up the game, ran out of the teahouse. When he said hello, he didn't forget to look back at Lin Tingyu who was following him, in order to ask if this was Zhang Zhou himself.
Lin Tingjin and Sun Qing came out to greet them together. Although Lin Tingjin was not a member of the Shuntian Mansion, he was the son of Beiguozijian Jijiu. Today he was equivalent to being a notary...
Of course, there were many tribute students in the Imperial College who wanted to take the opportunity to compete with Zhang Zhou on their talents. Anyway, Zhang Zhou himself said that twenty people can join together, regardless of north, south, west, or east.
"Zhang Gongsheng, long time no see."
Lin Tingyu took the initiative to greet Zhang Zhou. He did not forget to emphasize that Zhang Zhou was a "Gongsheng". He was probably reminding Zhang Zhou that you must be careful today. After you enter Beiyong, you will still fall into the hands of my father. In hand!
Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Second Young Master Lin is here too? Is your father okay? I came to Guozixue earlier to go through the admission procedures, but I didn't see your father. Isn't he sick?"
"Arrogant!"
Immediately there was Gong Sheng nearby who attacked Zhang Zhou.
The previous time I wanted to compete with Zhang Zhou, but he was blocked by the Jin Yiwei, who also made Zhang Zhou follow the eunuch-looking man in full view of the public, which made the tribute students of the Northern Kingdom suffer a loss of face.
When Zhang Zhou came up this time, he asked whether Lin Han was sick... The provocation was obvious.
Both sides are full of gunpowder.
Zhang Zhou was surprised and said: "I care about the physical condition of Mr. Lin Jijiu. Is this arrogance? Or do we have different understandings of arrogance?"
Lin Tingyu didn't want to have a verbal dispute with Zhang Zhou.
Besides, there was nothing wrong with Zhang Zhou's greetings to Lin Han about his physical condition. He said, "My father is in good health and cares about his work. Come to Yong early so as not to delay your studies. Let's go upstairs."
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if I delay my studies. Just don't delay the next spring. Maybe I will be exempted from the Spring Wei High School if I enter Yong Yong?"
"Hahaha……"
There were still people on Zhang Zhou's side.
After all, Zhang Zhou represents the Southern Zhili scholars, and even the Southern scholars. Now that the Southern scholars are in the away game, they naturally feel relieved when they see Zhang Zhou mocking a group of Northern Juren and Gongsheng who are playing at home.
But then someone asked: "Zhang Jieyuan, didn't you say that your Yayuan Tang Bohu from the Jiangnan Provincial Examination wanted to challenge you? Didn't you go to the appointment first?"
Another person said: "Tang Yin is so good at poetry and painting, you don't dare to go, do you?"
"The article is well written, or it may cater to the examiner's preferences, but knowledge cannot withstand scrutiny..."
Zhang Zhou looked around, but saw that the crowd of people on all sides had already gathered around 30% of the people on the inside and outside.
Zhang Zhou really wanted to say that there are many people questioning me. It is estimated that Mr. Zhang, the old minister of the cabinet, is also questioning me, Mr. Zhang.
Who are you?
There were so many people present, which was a good opportunity for him to attack Tang Yin's arrogance. He said loudly: "Everyone, I am not talented. I have competed in the Jiangnan Township Examination to understand the Yuan Dynasty, and the articles are obvious to all. If Tang Yin is determined to compete, he might as well Next year at Chunwei High School, as long as his ranking on the gold list is higher than mine, I will consider myself to be at a disadvantage! If not, how can he be qualified to compete with me as an Asian champion?"
"well said!"
Zhang Zhou was very powerful.
Even though it was a bit wild, it still won the favor of many people present.
A literati.
It always has this smell.
Zhang Zhou then said to Lin Tingyu, Sun Qing and others: "Everyone, I have already said something before I came here. The competition of classics, articles and policy questions can be postponed to the next spring. I am not here today to write articles. As for this pavilion, I I don’t want to go up. I’m not talented enough to compose a poem. As for whether it’s good or bad, I’ll leave it to you and others to judge. Just put the four treasures of the study and I’ll write it on the spot. After I finish it, I’ll leave!”
"Wow!"
There was an uproar.
Everyone is talking about it, but there is only one point of view...
This man is crazy!
Zhang Zhou said: "Second Young Master Lin, Sun Jieyuan, do you have the Four Treasures of the Study for my use?"
Lin Tingyu and the people around him were very embarrassed. Even though they all guessed that Li Gong or someone didn't understand the rules, they didn't expect that Zhang Zhou would be so disrespectful.
Does Zhang Zhou really think that he alone can challenge the entire literary world?
To say that Tang Yin was wild and unrestrained was simply not worth mentioning in front of Zhang Zhou.
Sun Qing didn't reply.
He didn't even say hello to Zhang Zhou.
As an invited person, he is the guest rather than the host. At this time, only Lin Tingyu, the host, is qualified to respond.
Lin Tingyi said with a straight face: "Please! Set up tables and chairs, the four treasures of the study!"
Zhang Zhou entered the first floor of Yuesheng Teahouse surrounded by everyone.
There was an empty table at the front door, the same table where Zhang Zhou and Zhu Feng had come to drink tea before. Someone put pens, inks, paper and inkstones on it.
Zhu Feng flicked his sleeves and picked up the inkstone: "I'll grind the ink."
Zhang Zhou suddenly thought of the handsome young man who was with Lin Tingyu last time, and thought to himself, why didn't he see that pretty face? What about that handsome little face, or a girl?
He still had some regrets in his heart. He was about to have a "masterpiece" coming out soon. Shouldn't he have a red sleeve to add fragrance to highlight the artistic conception?
Let Zhu Feng come and study ink...
What kind of "red sleeves" is this?
Zhang Zhou looked at the people who had become the target of public criticism, and knew that there was no turning back. He picked up his pen, dipped it in ink, and began to write: "In Taohuawu, there is Peach Blossom Temple, and there is Peach Blossom Fairy in Peach Blossom Temple. Peach Blossom Fairy grows peach trees and picks peach blossoms for wine money." When you are sober, you come and sit in front of flowers; when you are drunk, you come and sleep under flowers. Day after day, half-awake and half-drunk, the flowers fall and bloom year after year. I hope that I will die of old age among the flowers and wine, and do not want to bow in front of the carriages and horses. The carriages and horses are precious enough. The interest of the person is the relationship between poverty and lowliness. If you compare the rich and the poor, one is on the ground and the other is in the sky. If you compare the flowers and wine with the chariot and horse, he has to drive and I have leisure. Others laugh at me for being too crazy, but I laugh at others because they can't see through it. . There are no tombs of heroes from the Five Tombs, and there are no flowers or wine to cultivate the fields."
Tang Yin, aren't you awesome?
Sorry about that.
Who allowed me to be born hundreds of years later than you and know everything about your future life direction?
Is this poem really good?
Maybe it's just average.
If it doesn't match your life experience, it's just a piece of bad poetry that's popular for a while and can't be passed down forever.
My purpose is to reform you. It is neither a help nor a harm. It is just to make you a minister of the Ming Dynasty and see if you have the ability to be an official. As for the life of "planting peach trees under the Peach Blossom Mountain" described in your poem , let me describe it for you, just to let you know that this is the case.
The more arrogant you are, the more I will attack you and let you know what it means to "always live in the shadow of others." I will show them the paradise life described in your future poems.
Make you doubt your life!
If I compare your poems with the scholars in the north, if I win, I think you win half.
In this world, there is no longer Tang Bohu, who was a master of both poetry and painting. There is only Tang Yin, who has been an official for a lifetime and does not know whether he has a future. I will not feel sorry for you, because I just copied the poems of the down-and-out Tang Yin who has not been transformed in time and space.
And in this time and space, you should also be grateful to me as a person who still has the heart to save you.
There is no need for you to be truly grateful or resentful, because as a time traveler, I just want to change history according to my own wishes, and there is no need to follow the rules set by others.
Mr. Tang, you are about to become the guinea pig for my transformation.
