Zhenguan Wenzong System

Chapter 376

Comparing the two, Liu Chang's side really looks a bit too shabby.

An old Confucian beside Liu Chang couldn't help feeling a little acidic, so he scolded angrily: "Isn't it just a scientific examination, hmph. It's really Huang Zhong destroying the ruins and thundering. A young man who is familiar with the classics actually makes me wait like this." humiliation."

In fact, this old Confucian was just angry for a while, but it also expressed the aspirations of many old Confucians present.Among them, there are many disciples who failed in this year's scientific examination. Hearing this person's words at this moment, they couldn't help but nod their heads in agreement.There were more people who agreed, and gradually gained momentum, so that even though these people were far away from Luo Yan, they were still heard by Luo Yan.

The person sitting in front of Luo Yan was a member of Guozixue, and Yao Silian couldn't help looking at Luo Yan with some concern.Shaking his head, motioned Luo Yan to bear it.

However, how could Luo Yan be the kind who could bear it.Looking up at the empty space above the main seat, he glanced at the crystal clear and plump purple grapes in full bloom on the jade plate, looked at Liu Chang pointedly, and then said a word of emotion intentionally or unintentionally. : "Hey, if you can't eat grapes, you think the grapes are sour. Don't say it, the saliva is about to flow out. Thinking about the scene of eating grapes that day, I am really a fickle person."

It is indeed a very luxurious thing to be able to eat grapes in this November.But a son-in-law like Luo Yan, who has also enjoyed the glory of Changle, how could he not be able to eat at this time.So, this must have other meanings.

Maybe many people in the scholar community want to give Liu Chang face.But there are also people who don't pay attention to him at all.The smart people naturally heard the meaning behind Luo Yan's words, and they immediately exchanged words with each other after they were ready to watch a good show.

"Yeah, the last time I ate grapes was during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Thinking about it, three months have passed in the blink of an eye. Alas, it was two months ago, and some people said that grapes are sweet." All those who can be invited here not stupid.At this time, following Luo Yan's words, he actually forcibly hooked up the matter that Liu Chang offered to fight in the ring that day.What do you mean? Two months ago, someone said that grapes are sweet. It clearly meant that Liu Chang was still giving lectures for scientific research at that time.

Such sarcastic words made Liu Chang and the others turn red.

But there are always a lot of people who fall into trouble.When they were still ashamed, someone continued to laugh and said: "Don't say that you can't eat it now, even if you can eat it, you still have to dislike the many seeds. Alas, if there are seedless grapes that can be fed to the mouth, That taste, I'm afraid it can't be more satisfying."

This clearly refers to the old story of a few of the old Confucians who were angered just now because the recruited officials were small.

"You..." Immediately, several people stood up, pointed at the person who spoke, their faces were angry, but they were speechless.If you say something now, wouldn't you admit it yourself?So I can only sit down angrily.

And Luo Yan made up the knife at the right time: "This brother wants to eat seedless grapes, but it is not impossible. However, if you want someone to feed you, you should find your own maidservant. If you lose your official hat in the sky, you have to stick your head out." .”

The man happily bowed his hands to Luo Yan: "I have heard that Duke Cheng and Nong Sang are quite miraculous together. It seems that we will be lucky soon."

At this time, the few people ignored the anger of Liu Chang and the others, and started discussing the taste of grapes with relish.

Whether Liu Chang stayed or left, they sat there in embarrassment, glaring at the few people talking and laughing with Luo Yan.

The Xinke Scholars originally wanted to chat with each other about this, and get to know a few important officials in the court by the way, so that they can make their future official careers smoother.But after Liu Chang and Luo Yan made such a fuss, they became even more embarrassed.Although they are the protagonists of today's banquet in name, none of the people here are their predecessors.If you really want to turn a blind eye, you will be despised by scholars.

At first, Luo Yan was just retaliating, but now that he had taken advantage of it, he stopped talking about it after realizing the embarrassment of the Jinshi.Then I felt that if I continued to stay here, I'm afraid it would make the atmosphere even more awkward.So after thinking about it, I made a confession with the few people I was talking to, called Sun Qian, Fang Zhizhong and others, and introduced them to Fang Du and others.

After getting to know each other, while they were talking, they bowed their hands to other places, but quietly exited Qionglin Hall.Without him as the leading role, the drama would not be able to act.This way, the party can continue.If he and Liu Chang were to confront each other tonight, I'm afraid he would be hated to death by these scholars in the future.

At this time, the first month of the willows is on the willows outside the hall, and the willows are bare, but it still does not affect the brightness of the moonlight.Looking at the crescent moon, Luo Yan smiled, when did he put himself in the position of an old master.Even those scholars who won the examination are not necessarily younger than themselves.But for the first time, he would actually think about them.

Shaking his head, Luo Yan strode out of the palace.Although the banquet tonight is a bit short, you can tell Changle the story of the sour grapes that you can't eat.Thinking about it, Changle would definitely laugh for a long time.As for telling stories, it is his pleasure to eat one or two grapes that Chang Le feeds in his mouth from time to time.

It doesn't mention how lively the next banquet will be, nor how Luo Yan tricked Changle Lolita in the boudoir.As the night passed, Chang'an City became more and more lively.

As a kind of fruit, grapes include grapes brought from the Western Regions in the Han Dynasty, and wild grapes produced locally.Compared with the slightly sour wild grapes, the Western Region grapes that can be bought in the market today are naturally sweeter.People in Chang'an have eaten grapes more or less, so they naturally know the taste clearly.Luo Yan's description last night, once spread, immediately caused widespread dissemination.

Originally, some Confucian scholars criticized Liu Chang for being invited—they were the ones who boasted and scolded others at the beginning, but now they are the ones who can still attend the banquet after being slapped in the face.For scholars who don't miss the slightest chance of becoming famous, this is not convincing.No, Liu Chang continued to be slapped in the face by Luo Yan at the Qionglin Banquet, all of which were self-inflicted, how could these people not jump out and explain it.

Originally, the teasing of sour grapes could only be understood but not expressed in words. Only those who attended the banquet last night knew how powerful these words are.But nowadays, many literati have interpreted this sentence one after another. What's more, they used the method of "Han Feizi" to spray Confucius, and directly used fables. Stories such as "The Fox Talking about Sour Grape" came into being.

Liu Chang and the others were miserable enough to be slapped in the face by Luo Yan, but now slapping them in the face has become a national activity, which makes them feel so embarrassed.Mr. Liu is actually a mouthful of old blood, and he fell out of bed.

The instigator, Luo Yan, was leisurely chatting with Mr. Yao Silian in Guozixue at this time.

Mr. Yao was really a little surprised, because what Luo Yan raised really touched his heart.

What Luo Yan talked about was about Guozixue students going out to study around the year and late summer and early autumn.To put it bluntly, it is to change the current holiday time and holiday time, and even assign tasks to the students.The proposal is quite new, but there are also things that Yao Silian is quite familiar with.

Although Yao Silian had never traveled to study abroad, he couldn't help his father who traveled to many places when he was young.Yao Silian's family even treasured his father's travel notes.Although he is called a great Confucianist now, when it comes to speaking, he often feels that he is not as good as his father.Therefore, as soon as Luo Yan said it, Yao Silian kept nodding.

Seeing this, Luo Yan asked happily: "So, this matter is settled like this?"

Yao Silian smiled wryly: "How can it be so simple? Do you think that your suggestion will be adopted if it is good? After all, this is a change in the routine of Guozixue. You must ask His Majesty for instructions. Even if His Majesty agrees, it will take a lot Discuss it with the master. After calculating it like this, I’m afraid it will still depend on the situation.”

In fact, this kind of wrangling is not only in the officialdom, but it is more likely to happen in places where there are dense crowds with high IQs.The masters of Guozixue are so clever, all of them are pretentious, and they can't be easily determined by others.Even though Luo Yan's proposal seemed very pragmatic to Yao Silian, perhaps some masters would say that it was flashy.

However, it is not easy to get Yao Silian's approval, and Luo Yan is not greedy.

Hearing this, Luo Yan nodded, and Luo Yan smiled: "As long as Yao Gong can report to His Majesty, it will be fine."

Yao Silian pointed at Luo Yan and scolded with a smile: "You are trying to save trouble. It is very laborious for me to go back and forth to the palace as an old man. If you have any problems in the future, you should go to His Majesty directly. Just let me know when the time comes. "Yao Silian knew that the reason why Luo Yan was so lazy was because he cared about his status as a sacrificial wine.Put it elsewhere, this kid has already consulted with Li Shimin.

(End of this chapter)