Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

Looking at the poem draft in the hands of the old servant, two ridges of flesh suddenly rolled up on He Zhongda's cheeks. Although he gritted his teeth fiercely, his tone was as calm and gentle as ever, "You don't want Yue Chaoqun?".

"Yes", the old servant said dimly, "Not only Yue Chaoqun, but also several other big brothels, they...".

"Oh? Did they say the reason?".

"No. The old servant even said that there should be less embellishment..." As soon as the old servant said this, he was interrupted sharply by He Zhongda, whose face suddenly flushed, "Who told you to reduce the embellishment?".

Looking at the suddenly angry He Zhongda, the old servant lowered his head, "I know I was wrong."

There was a silent silence for a long time, and when He Zhongda spoke again, he had recovered his calm and gentle manner, "Forget it, remember that you can't make up your own mind about everything in the future, let's go."

Not long after the old servant left, he turned around and came back, "What's the matter?".

"Master Wang is here to pay respects, please see me or..."

"Invite him to the study." After saying this, He Zhongda slowly closed his eyes as before.

The old servant left as ordered, and He Zhongda in the study waited for him to leave, got up and went to the bronze mirror in the room to look at his face, then poured a basin of water by himself and quickly washed himself up, waiting for the sound of footsteps outside the study When he came, He Zhongda was already refreshed and full of energy after grooming. Just looking at his current expression, who would have thought that just a moment ago, he had been uncontrollably angry.

He Zhongda looked in the mirror again and went to the door of the study, cupped his hands to Wang Qunyu who was walking quickly and said with a smile: "Looking at Wenshan's hasty pace, do you have any wonderful words to share with me?".

"Da Weng, how can you still write poetry with peace of mind now?" Wang Qunyu said with a sad face, "Since the opening of Daya to Zhengyuan, the scholarly community has been in turmoil. Have you ever thought about the poetry industry again? What makes people sad is that the literary and moral traditions are declining day by day. If things go on like this, where will my Shannan Dongdao poetry continue? Da Weng, it is tolerable, which is unbearable!".

Hearing this, He Zhongda waved his hands and smiled faintly: "It's all just for a while, what is Wenshan's status, what do you care about with these impetuous juniors? Come, let's talk in the room."

"Da Weng!" Looking at He Zhongda with a calm face, Wang Qunyu sighed in vain, and walked towards the study.

After the two sat down, Wang Qunyu put the teacup in his hand on the desk, "Da Weng, am I going to argue with this younger generation? You guys are really deceiving people too much! In the Daocheng poetry circle, there are some old people at least. Fame, Da Weng is the main alliance recommended by everyone. Look at Daya Zhizheng Garden. Since the opening of the business, there have been two new poems every day. Dare to not use a single song, the younger generation is so arrogant, but still has the slightest heart to respect the teacher and respect the Tao? What does he think of the Daocheng poetry circle?".

"It's nothing to use the old poems, it's just that what Wenshan said is detrimental to the unification of Wenhui and Taoism..." He waved his hand, and He Zhongda sighed with an ancient face: "It is true that this matter cannot be ignored, otherwise we will be Ashamed of the former sages of the Daocheng poetry world, and guilty of the younger generations, sinners, sinners!".

Wang Qunyu praised the words loudly, "Well, Da Weng's words can be thrown like gold and stone. Although the old man is weak, he is willing to join in the grand event."

"Naturally, Wenshan must be relied on for such a major event."

"But I don't know what rules Da Weng has?"

"Since the observation envoys can be invited to come in person on the opening day of Daya to Zhengyuan, I'm afraid it will be useless to appeal to the academic officials." In this meeting, I invite fellow poets in Daocheng all over the world, and the younger students are also open, so I will not participate in this literary meeting and write poems immediately, and give all the opportunities to the younger students."

"Um?".

"As we are today, do we still have to compete with these young scholars? I just need to do a good job of criticizing and rewarding at the literary conference. For the poets of the past, this is also the right thing to do," Yan said. At this point, He Zhongda smiled, "If this literary meeting is very effective, I intend to change the literary meeting from the past to random, but to hold it on a regular basis. After so many times, it will not only gather fellow poets, but also make the poetic world more popular. Young scholars stay away from the bewitchment of Daya to Zhengyuan."

"Okay", Wang Qun, who has come to understand, appreciates the Jade Strike Festival, and every literary meeting must have a review of songs and poems. The function of this regularly held literary meeting is no different from that of Daya to Zhengyuan.Compared with Yeluzi's Daya to Zhengyuan, Wenhui is after all the place where the tradition has been passed down for thousands of years. As long as young people are given more opportunities, it will naturally be more attractive to them than those with no comments or rewards. Daya to Zhengyuan is even bigger.After a few regular literary conferences are held, the influence of Daya Zhizhengyuan on Shilin will gradually wear off, and by that time...

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Wang Qunyu, who hadn't received a single penny in Liulinfang these days, and was completely ignored by Daya to Zhengyuan, almost couldn't wait to ask: "Da Weng, when is the meeting scheduled? Where is it again?".

"Let's contact people first, the momentum must be great, and it will be held as soon as it is ready. As for the location..." He Zhongda pondered for a while and then suddenly smiled: "Of course, the closer to the main garden from Daya, the better."

Chapter 175 Since they want to play, let's play a big one

Tang Cheng, who was living a leisurely and comfortable life, suddenly became depressed. The reason was that his long-planned banquet for Xuezheng, school supervisor, Taoist scholars, and Mingjing scholars was suddenly rushed.

Originally, as Daya Zhizhengyuan became more and more famous and influential during this period of time, and his own poem name became more and more popular, Tang Cheng, who is also a Taoist student, was handling the matter. The event was already very clear, after all, neither Xuezheng nor the supervisor had ever been to Daya Zhizheng Garden, and they were quite interested in coming to see this garden that has stirred up a lot of turmoil recently, and listen to the national player pipa New poems to the accompanying music are released.This is already the case with the proctor and Xuezheng, not to mention the students of Jinshi and Mingjing.

This banquet was already in Tang Cheng's plan, and because it was mixed with the matter of applying for a place in Taoism for Meng Haoran, so he attached great importance to it. It was rejected, and from this, Tang Cheng's depression can be imagined, and what made him even more depressed was that the reason why this arrangement was rejected was because of a large-scale literary meeting organized by He Zhongda and others.

He Zhongda of this dog day, he chose the time for this literary meeting to be on the day when Tang Cheng was preparing to entertain Xuezheng and others. As for the location, it was actually the Du family’s garden that was only separated from Daya to Zhengyuan by a wall. What's even more amazing is that this literary meeting of his rarely started at night, more precisely, it was the time when new poems were released in Daya Zhizheng Garden.

From the time of the literary meeting to the selection of the venue, and then to the start time of the literary meeting, regardless of Tang Cheng, even a fool can see that this is aimed at Daya to the Zhengyuan, and it is the tip of the needle to the wheat. let.

When Tang Cheng heard the news of the Wenhui in the yamen and knew that the banquet he had planned for a long time had been rushed, he felt as if he had been forced to hold back his breath after a few days, and he felt really uncomfortable all over. profit.

Holding back, Tang Cheng, who had been sitting dryly behind the case for a while, choked out a sentence: "If you want to fight, then let's fight."

When Tang Cheng was planning how to counterattack this literary meeting, a handyman hurriedly walked in outside his office, and the speech observation made the adults want to summon him.

It's time for Fangzhou's official road to be repaired, and Yu Dongjun is very busy these days, so why would he want to see himself at this juncture?

In this way, Tang Cheng could only temporarily put aside the things he was thinking about, got up and followed the handyman to Yu Dongjun's office. he.

When we arrived outside Yu Dongjun's official office, the handyman went in for a while, and then came out and told Tang Cheng to wait first, while the observation envoy was talking to someone.

After waiting for about half an incense stick, five people came out when the door of the Eastern Army's official room was opened, and four of these five people were officials from the Ministry of Industry who had been dug into Jinzhou by him to build roads.

"Go in." After nodding with a smile to the official from the Ministry of Industry, Tang Cheng, who was gently pushed by the handyman, went directly into the office.

It is the hottest time of the year now. Although there are two ice basins in Yu Dongjun's office room, perhaps because of the large number of people just now, the room still looks a bit hot at this time, and Yu Dongjun's desk The massive data and geographical maps of mountains and rivers placed on the website add a sense of dryness to people visually.

"My lord, are you looking for me?"

"Ah, Tang Cheng is here." Because he was too focused on the information in front of him, Yu Dongjun didn't realize that someone had entered the office again, and said without raising his head after hearing the words: "Sit down."

Tang Cheng found a wooden stool and sat down, waited for a while, and Yu Dongjun, who had finished reading the last piece of information in front of him, raised his head. He was so busy that he didn't even have a word of greeting, and said directly: "Tang Cheng, The director of the Ministry of Industry intends to transfer you there, what do you think about this?".

There are four departments under the Ministry of Industry, and the so-called main department refers to the most powerful department of the Ministry of Industry. On the way, Tang Cheng guessed and guessed, but never thought that Yu Dongjun would ask him about this matter, "Ministry of Industry?".

"Yes, the Ministry of Industry." Seeing Tang Cheng's surprised and puzzled expression, Yu Dongjun smiled slightly: "I asked someone to copy the charter you submitted that day and sent a copy to the Ministry of Industry." , it seems that the colleagues in the ministry are very interested in this." At this point, Yu Dongjun laughed louder. Although he looked tired, his laughter was full of joy, " The few people who went out just now were also urgently recalled by the Ministry."

Upon hearing this, Tang Cheng became a little anxious, "If they leave, what will happen to the road construction in Jinzhou?".

"This envoy knew you would ask this question." Hearing this, Yu Dongjun laughed again, "The chief department sent people to rotate again, and it will not delay your road construction process in Jinzhou. The Ministry of Industry sent them back I don’t need to say more about what you are doing, Tang Cheng, what do you think?”.

This really doesn't apply to the Eastern Army. After the charter he personally drafted was delivered, the Ministry of Industry immediately dispatched these people back, obviously for the same purpose.The Ministry of Industry used to be poor, and got up every year to fight against the Ministry of Households. Now that they know that they still have such a big gold mountain in their hands, it would be strange if they were not in a hurry. This not only involves the imperial court. Interests, more importantly, are related to the Ministry of Industry's own departmental interests.

Almost at the same time as he figured out this matter, Tang Cheng already had an idea in his heart. He didn't want to go to the Ministry of Industry, especially now.

Not wanting to go to the Ministry of Industry is Tang Cheng's long-standing idea. No matter in the past, present or future, Tang Cheng never thought of being a technocratic bureaucrat. He came to Datang to build roads and bridges?This... is not only funny, but also not in line with Tang Cheng's ideals.

As for his position in the officialdom, Tang Chengcheng has clearly determined his official position after the words of Sun Shijun of Jinzhou that day. He wants to be an official and the chief official. land, which is also the most important foundation for the full realization of its ideals.

Whether it's for interest or ideal, Tang Chengcheng never thought of going to the Ministry of Industry; as for not being able to go now, it goes without saying, what's going on when he leaves now?What can you do in the Ministry of Industry as an official?Not to mention that his departure would be tantamount to giving up all the foundations of his business in Shannan Dongdao, and it is very likely that he will even have to abandon the imperial examination in preparation.

If this one leaves, apart from the nice name, everything else will be outweighed by the gains.

"My lord", facing Yu Dongjun's expectant eyes, Tang Cheng tried his best to make his voice clearer and slowly said: "This subordinate still wants to stay and work in the Dao Yamen, so please help me."

When Yu Dongjun heard the words, his face was suffocated. Seeing this, Tang Cheng continued to say almost without delay: "This subordinate wants to see the Jinzhou and Shannandong road network completed with his own eyes. Before that, this subordinate wants to stay in this road. Add a little to this."

Seeing that there was no change in Yu Dongjun's face, Tang Cheng was stunned, his eyes suddenly became deep, and the words in his mouth slowed down to a single word, "This is the ideal of my subordinates, please fulfill it", so far At the place, Tang Cheng stood up, bowed his hands and looked at Yu Dongjun sincerely.

Tang Cheng would never say such things in front of another Shangguan.If he really said it, not only would he not get what he wanted, but he might even become a laughing stock.

But sitting in front of him at this moment is Yu Dongjun, an alternative official who regards "the collapse of the earth and the destruction of the strong men to death, and then the ladders and stone stacks are hooked together" as his lifelong pursuit and ideal. Therefore, Tang Cheng's statement about the ideal is accurate The observation hit a certain corner of the adult's heart.

Why!After a long sigh, Yu Dongjun looked at Tang Cheng with complicated eyes, both regretful and admiring...

It is necessary to strike while the iron is hot. What Tang Cheng said afterwards was to repeatedly prove one point: with that detailed charter and those officials from the Ministry of Industry, the effect is the same whether he goes to the imperial city or not. He did it all, and those officials from the Ministry of Industry knew the whole process; and what should be said and what should be said were all detailed in the charter.

Under such circumstances, what's the point of him going to the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial City?

……

When he came out of Yu Dongjun's office, Tang Changchang let out a breath, and then he noticed that he was already sweating profusely.

Recalling the experience just now, Tang Cheng is still afraid when he thinks about it now, it's really dangerous!Fortunately, he speaks quickly, otherwise it would be like after the Eastern Army forcibly ordered...

A highly technical yamen like the Ministry of Industry is inferior to other places, and it is very difficult to let it out once it is in.While letting out a long breath, Tang Cheng also made up his mind that he must take part in the scientific examination in November this year, and he can't wait or delay it.

As a subordinate of Yu Dongjun, this was not a premonition at all. Tang Cheng knew very clearly that if he did not take the imperial examination to find another way out, he would definitely be sent to the Ministry of Industry by Yu Dongjun in the end.

Damn, it's not a good thing for the boss to appreciate too much, especially when the boss still firmly believes that the Ministry of Industry is the best place.

Tang Cheng, who was frightened just now, went back to the office to explain a few words to Feng Haizhou and others, then left the Yamen and returned to Daya to Zhengyuan.It's really scary to stay in this yamen now.

Back in Daya Zhizheng Garden, Tang Cheng had just sat down in the study, before finishing a cup of calming tea, Guan Guan came in from the outside.

"Ah Cheng, are you tired?" Seeing Tang Cheng's tired face, Guan Guan asked, but the man turned behind him and stretched out his hand to help Tang Cheng gently pinch his shoulder.

Tang Cheng has always had a heart of friendship with Guan Guan, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"Tired but not tired, but I was a little frightened." While speaking, Tang Cheng smiled self-consciously, "Why did you come to see me?".

The subordinates were neither serious nor heavy, pinching at a leisurely pace. Seeing Tang Cheng's weird smile, Guan Guan thought he was joking, so he smiled and didn't ask again, "I want to be a 'meat companion' for a few days. There are more and more guests, Wu Niang and the others are a little moved..."

"Guan Guan, are you also moved?"

Hearing this, Guan Guan did not directly answer yes or no, "Ah Cheng, you have invested so much money in the garden...".

"Hehe, so you are worried about this, don't worry, if the garden continues with such a momentum, the money invested will be recovered sooner or later." While speaking, Tang Cheng turned around, put away the smile on his face, and looked serious. Looking at Guan Guan, he said: "That day when I made an appointment with Yue Chaoqun, Guan Guan and you were there, you can't stand without trust! I'm a man anyway, since I promised to do it."

Seeing what she wanted to say, Tang Cheng waved his hand lightly, "Guan Guan, from the very beginning when I wanted to build this garden, I never thought of making money from a woman's body. This has nothing to do with Yue Chaoqun's agreement." What I mean is that you tell Wu Niang and the others later, you have to let them understand."

"what?".

"Our Daya Zhizheng Garden is different from Yueming Tower. It is not a brothel." After emphasizing this sentence with a strong tone, Tang Cheng said with a smile: "It's going to rain, and my mother is going to get married. If there is a guest who doesn't want to come back because of this, let him go."

……

After Guan Guan left, Tang Cheng sat in the study for a while, then got up and left Daya to Zhengyuan to go to Liulinfang next door.

Yueming Tower in Liulinfang, upon hearing that Tang Cheng was visiting, Yue Chaoqun personally greeted him downstairs, talking and laughing very affectionately.

After the two went upstairs to sit down, Tang Chengwen heard Yue Chaoqun order his servants to call the red Agu Mingjing, the top brand of Yueming Tower, and quickly shook his hand, "That's all, that's all, brother Yue is kind enough, you and I can just talk." .

"People don't flirt in vain", upon hearing this, Yue Chaoqun teased, but followed Tang Cheng's intentions and stretched out his hand to reprimand the servant, "Young brother, why are you here today?".

"It's not about He Zhongda's Wenhui." Tang Cheng took a sip of the tea cup, "His Wenhui came to Daya to Zhengyuan face to face with gongs and drums."

"I've heard about this too." Yue Chaoqun was also a bachelor, and without waiting for Tang Cheng to say anything else, he said directly, "Young brother, if you need my help, just say so."

"That's why I came here, Brother Yue knows me!" After Tang Cheng smiled, he put down the teacup in his hand and started talking to Yue Chaoqun in a low voice.

The more Yue Chaoqun heard it, the more surprised he became. After Tang Cheng finished speaking, he pondered for a moment and said: "This is what was agreed upon, and I will do it myself. Young brother, you are so generous."

"This time involves hundreds of brothels in Liulinfang. There are a lot of people, and the timing must be accurate. Brother Yue, please worry."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Hearing this, Yue Chaoqun laughed, "I have been in Liulinfang for many years, and I have never seen such excitement. Taking this opportunity, a certain person just opened his eyes."

"Yeah, that night must have been very lively." Tang Cheng and Yue Chaoqun looked at each other and smiled, "Since they want to play, let's have a big one."

……

The time for the Wenhui is getting closer and closer, Mr. He Zhongda, who has been in contact with everyone recently, is naturally extremely busy. In contrast, Daya Zhizheng Garden is calm and breezy.In addition to being busy and idle on the surface, Yue Chaoqun is not idle at all these days, and all of this is for that night!

Time flies like water, and with the last ray of sunset quietly sinking, finally, that night has arrived!

Chapter 176: Hundreds of Thousands of People Sleeve Dance Together

This night, the moonlight was like water, and the Zhaojiayuan, which was only separated from Daya to the main garden by a wall, was extraordinarily lively.

Zhaojiayuan's garden is naturally not as exquisite as that of Taiya Zhizhengyuan, but fortunately, this is the summer when the trees and flowers are at their peak, and it is also night, the trees, flowers and plants in the garden are washed by the water and night light, but they also appear hazy. Whirling charm.In this whirling haze, many scholars in tunics and Confucian uniforms held lanterns in their hands, wandering around, looking up at the moon, or looking down at the flowers, the tree shadows, the lanterns, and the green skirted Confucian scholars. Under the reflection of the moonlight, it adds a bit of poetic elegance to the whole Zhaojiayuanzi.

This is the candle-holding night parade organized by He Zhongda and others.

Under the illumination of the four corners and the six lanterns inside, the mountain pavilion in the middle of Zhaojiayuanzi is as bright as day, and He Zhongda, the initiator of this literary meeting, and others are sitting in this pavilion.

There was a table of plain seats on the stone table in the pavilion. Wang Qunyu looked at the grand occasion of searching for poems with candles in the garden under the pavilion, then turned around and held up the wine cup in front of her. Emperor Wei Wen once said in his "Book with Wu Zhi": "Young people should really work hard. Once the year passes, how can they climb up? The ancients thought of holding candles for night tours, which is good!". Among the poems, there is even a warning to all living beings to know the meaning of being young and hardworking, but I don’t know if these living beings can understand our painstaking efforts when they are looking for poems with candles."

He Zhongda, sitting at the top of the middle, heard Wang Qunyu's words, looked away from the garden under the pavilion, and smiled contentedly: "The words of Emperor Wei Wen of the previous dynasty are exactly what I intend to hold this literary meeting. Wenshan knows me. !”, he said that, Wang Qunyu and others in the pavilion couldn’t help but praise: “Da Weng has a good heart and hard work, and he is worthy of being the leader of the poetry circle.”

With a chuckle, He Zhongda waved his hands and said: "Besides, I also hope that through this article, all living beings will remember the legacy of Emperor Wen of the Wei Dynasty: 'Articles are the great cause of the country, and the great event of immortality'. The great event of the immortality of Jingguo is that when poetry is writing, one needs to submerge one's mind and keep one's heart free from impetuosity and advancement. For the younger generations who are present at the meeting tonight, if they can understand this point, it will be like writing three or five poems A good work makes me even more gratified.”

"Da Weng's words are very true, very true." Wang Qunyu put the wine cup he was sipping on the table for a meal, looked at the Daya Zhizheng Garden separated by a wall and said: "Only the backward can subdue the mind and abandon the impetuous luck." Only with the heart of progress can we strengthen the morality of our literary world. The grandstanding of the younger generation is nothing but a flash in the pan after all."

"Well," He Zhongda grinned, "Wenshan, since you understand what I mean, when you review and study poetry later, I will trouble you to tell all the students the two legacy of Emperor Wen of Wei."

"The younger generation is obsessed for a while, and we, as early learners, are obliged to guide them to the lost world." Wang Qunyu heard this, and her answer was really full of generosity in the world.

"Okay, let me tell all the students that similar literary events will be held regularly in the future, and those who are talented, we will cover up their brilliance soon. Since there is such a literary event, they should submerge in their minds on weekdays, and there will be no more Just like a few days ago, holding poems and essays in his hand, he hurriedly shuttled through the gate of the Goulan wine shop, which caused a lot of discussion among the people in the city." At this point, He Zhongda looked down at Daya Zhizheng Garden, which was separated by a wall, "If things go on like this , gentle and corrupt, humiliating the sages, where is the orthodoxy?".

Looking at Daya to the main garden, the four sentences He Zhongda uttered angrily are really awe-inspiring and righteous, throwing the ground like a sound of gold and stone!

"Don't worry, Da Weng," another old man with a wrinkled face in the pavilion said with a chuckle, "The Daya to Main Garden is at most one wine shop, although it has stirred up some wind and rain a few days ago, it's just to take advantage of being the first to grab people's attention. , it is far away from Shilin, and its foundation is not stable. After I wait for the regular literary conferences that this orthodoxy continues to hold, the wild fox Zen of that generation will not be able to continue. After three or two literary conferences, I expect that the younger generations will Students will be able to distinguish between right and wrong, and return to the right path."

"What Su Weng said is good", He Zhongda held up the wine cup in front of him and said: "Everyone, we must work together to protect the Taoism, come, drink and win!".

Amid the sound of "ding", He Zhongda and the others, who had drunk this cup full, looked at each other and smiled, full of confidence.

After laughing and putting down the wine cups in their hands, several people turned their heads to look at the Daya Zhizheng Garden separated by the wall.

There is silence in the Daya to Main Garden, and there is no sound of pipa and poetry that has already sounded at this time in the past. Against the background of the lanterns everywhere in Zhaojiayuanzi, it becomes more and more lonely.

Seeing this scene, several people looked back at each other and smiled again. A few days ago, they were just intimidated by Daya Zhizhengyuan's first voice. Now that they have reacted, the appeal and influence of hundreds of thousands of years of orthodox inheritance How can the strength be comparable to those wild foxes?

……

"Ah Cheng, it's almost there." Daya arrived in the main garden, Guan Guan raised his head to look at the moonlight, and said to Tang Cheng.

"En", Tang Cheng nodded, "By the way, the topic of the literary club next door is right."

"Yingwu, it was decided a few days ago, it can't be wrong." Guan Guan pointed to the wall that separates Zhao Garden from Daya to Zhengyuan, "I sent someone to watch, he will come over there when it is about the same time. notified".

"Are those Kongming lanterns ready?" After seeing Guan Guan nodded, Tang Cheng smiled self-consciously, "I'm a little nervous! Well, you go, the time is almost up, please come in."