Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

The most valuable thing about this piece of guibi that seems to be emitting a faint soft light and lustrous texture is not only that it comes from the prince's inner treasury, but also because it was selected by the prince himself, and then he ordered someone to engrave a stamp on the corner.

That was what Zhao Zhen suddenly thought of when he saw that he couldn't stop the little master from returning to his hometown to avoid the limelight, so he simply adjusted his mood and helped prepare to practice the ceremony.

Although he has never met that 'Mr. Li', he knows Lu Ci's talent and demeanor very well.

In addition, when Lu Ci shared his experience as an official with him after the class, he repeatedly mentioned the earnest teachings of his teacher, and praised him for his poor family and still helping students in difficult circumstances.

After many times, Zhao Zhen clearly outlined in Zhao Zhen's mind the image of a conscientiously teaching and educating people, who is already full of peaches and plums, but himself is still poor, and he subconsciously has a lot of affection for him.

So I took a lot of pains to go down to the inner treasury, which is rarely entered, and personally choose a piece, so that the little master can donate it to Mr. Li.

Lu Ci knew that it would take quite a while for Master Li to accept the large number of gifts he brought, but it would be a lot easier for him to have the Crown Prince as his trump card.

So I deliberately didn't mention it at the beginning, until Master Li refused to accept it, and then slowly took it out, which really gave the unsuspecting Master Li a big shock.

Taking advantage of Mr. Li's still hesitating and hesitating, he spontaneously turned against the guests and asked the servants to move other gifts into the small room for storage.

After Mr. Li finally couldn't resist the reward from the crown prince, blushed and awkwardly accepted it, he realized that those big and small bags had completely entered his house.

"You!" Li Fuzi was helpless, moved angrily and laughed, and complained: "You are not young. It is a good thing that the blooming flowers in Beijing have not fascinated you, but after a few years, nothing happened." I'll find you a suitable one, start a family in a serious way, and take all your friends to live in your house instead?"

Di Qing, who listened to sensitive topics and watched the fun with a smile, instantly froze the smile on his face.

Lu Ci sighed: "Mr.'s words make the students feel very wronged."

Master Li raised his eyebrows: "Why, am I still wrong?"

Lu Ci said bluntly: "Just a moment ago, my husband said that I was young, so I didn't know how to save money. How did I know that I became 'not young' in the blink of an eye. Isn't it unfair?"

Master Li was taken aback when he heard this, but couldn't hold back immediately, pointing at Lu Ci who was pretending to be plausible, he laughed loudly: "Your Majesty gave you the nickname 'Sly Boy', I really did not wrong you!"

After this "witty" interruption, Mrs. Li has not realized that the topic of Lu Ci's marriage has been lightly and neatly skipped.

Di Qing's tense nerves also quietly relaxed as the teacher-student pair continued to chat happily after changing the subject.

Seeing that the opportunity to go to the capital was missed due to the sudden cold, the husband who has been depressed lately, and lost his temper while he was sick, causing his illness to heal for a long time, is now asking seven questions to the proudest disciple with a red face, and some say There was a smile, and Mrs. Li was completely relieved, with a smile on her face.

Lu Ci, a former student, is not only Master Li's darling, but also her favorite.

But it's not because of Lu Ci's handsome appearance and outstanding temperament, nor because of his extraordinary talent and talent, but because of his gratitude.

It was just a small favor from the past, and he always remembered it in his heart.

She clearly remembered that in the early years when Lu Ci's family situation improved a little, he began to try every means to give money to the poor man who often helped the poor man, and sent things to his own family who were also living in a difficult life.What's even more rare is that he is also very good at talking, and he always has a way to make his stubborn and face-saving husband accept him.

Among the countless students that my husband has taught and supported, Lu Ci is not only the most accomplished and beautiful, but also the one who remembers the most kindness and runs the most diligently.

But after a while, she saw that her husband was distracted by Lu Ci's topic, and he didn't get entangled in the previous arguing about drinking, but readily agreed to replace the wine with the tea brought by Lu Ci.

It really is Lu Ci's mind and spirit, and he acts the most measured.

Not to disturb the teacher-student pair, she smiled and looked at Di Qing, who was sitting obediently holding hot tea, listening to the two talking with fascination, and talked to him tenderly.

Di Qing was calm on the face and responded in an orderly manner, but he was actually quite flustered.

When Mrs. Li asked, Lu Ci brought him, but when he was going to study in Nandu College, Lu Ci, who had been distracted by the movement on the other end, smiled and said: "It's nothing. It's just a good thing." A man should have his ambitions in all directions, and should not be confined to one place, and taking advantage of the fact that he is still a little younger than Gong Ju, he simply took him around to gain insights."

Master Li nodded, agreeing quite a bit: "That's right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he stared carefully at Di Qing, who had a straight back and a beating heart, with a serious face, and nodded with satisfaction: "He is a clean-spirited one."

Lu Ci smiled, and took it on his behalf calmly: "Thank you for your compliment, sir."

Di Qing was flattered and wanted to say a few words, but Master Li had left him and asked Lu Ci about other things with great interest.

Di Qing: "..."

He looked left and right, and sat back happily, continuing to be a quiet and comfortable listener.

Not long after, the bell for the end of the academy was rung, and even in this courtyard, which was quite far away, one could clearly hear the atmosphere that became noisy in an instant with the dull bell ringing.

"Hey," Mr. Li couldn't help complaining when he heard the movement there: "I'm satisfied to be able to cultivate a you in this life. The remaining group of monkeys, unless I have a little bit of ability to turn stones into gold, otherwise how can I be called you?" Have they tried?"

Lu Ci said with a smile: "They are still young, so it is inevitable that they are still playful."

Those who are still studying in the academy at the moment are either too young or have failed the exams. Of course, it is hard to mention the latter.

But Master Li shook his head resentfully: "When you were about the same age as them, you didn't look like this at all!"

——That is obviously because he was not really eleven or twelve years old at the time.

Of course, Lu Ci couldn't say the real reason. Just as he was about to change the subject, Master Li's eyes fell on Di Qing again: "Even the one you brought is calm, not like those!"

Di Qing, who was suddenly called, was shocked, and raised his head in a daze and innocently.

Master Li asked about Di Qing's birthday again.

Di Qing only thought that he wanted to calculate his exact age, so he said it honestly.

Li Fuzi closed his eyes intently, and calculated in his mouth.In the end, he frowned when he got the result, stared at Di Qing with some difficulty, and sighed deeply: "Why is it that the moon star fights straight and grinds the scorpion into a palace?"

Although Di Qing has also read a lot of books, he still doesn't know anything about the twelve signs of the zodiac that are quite popular among scholars.

Lu Ci knew it.

He is not interested in this, but Li Fuzi is quite enthusiastic, and he has to make calculations when he meets everyone.

What Mr. Li didn't say at this time is: the so-called Capricorn, there are no rich and noble people, and there are many slanders and slanders in their lives, and their lives are bumpy.

In short, according to the calculation of birth date and numerology, Di Qing is a little unlucky guy with an unlucky horoscope.

Lu Ci frowned indistinctly, with a smile on his lips, but he got up and asked: "Student, I haven't come back to this academy for a long time, and I miss it a lot. Would you like to take me around, sir?"

Master Li said happily: "Of course that's good. Do you want to stay for dinner tonight?"

Lu Ci saw that his master's expectation was originally intended, so of course he didn't refuse, and joked: "In terms of reason, although I want to be polite, I don't want to bother my wife too much, but in terms of emotion, I just want to accepted."

Mrs. Li was amused by him on the spot, and pretended to be annoyed: "But adding a few more pairs of bowls and chopsticks, and cooking a few more dishes, how can it be called troublesome? I usually have nothing to do, he is so sick. It's a one-off meeting, and I'm still tired of seeing each other. Thanks to you, he's in a better mood, and I'm less likely to get hurt. Now that it's so lively, if you want to politely leave, then That's ruthless."

Mrs. Li, who was publicly pointed out by his old wife for his recent bad temper, couldn't help but blushed and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Go away."

Mrs. Li didn't care about him either. He sent a few people out with a smile, and then went back to the house to cook for himself, washing his hands and making soup.

And the two servants who received Lu Ci's wink were not idle. After repairing the door in a hurry, they were very diligent to help with some rough work within their ability. As for the fine work, they couldn't help them. It was not good to prevent the more they helped. reluctantly.

Master Li is very proud of the repairs and additions of Nandu Academy in recent years. He led Lu Ci to walk almost all the newly repaired places, and even pretended to slander the dean: "It is stained with the things you brought. Dongfeng, although he is not obsessed with wealth, he has done some good deeds."

With the substantial increase in the number of students, if Nandu College wants to eat, it has to build more dormitories. In this way, the amount of repairs that the students have to pay will inevitably increase.

Although it was not mentioned much, it became the last straw that crushed the poorest four or five students in the family.

They couldn't persist and simply left the academy, which made Mr. Li very angry and annoyed the dean who couldn't stay.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a helpless sigh from not far away: "I came to visit the sick with good intentions, but I had to scold him right away. Why is life so hard?"

The person who came here was none other than the dean who Master Li said was "obsessed with money".

Master Li didn't feel embarrassed, and snorted angrily, but didn't continue talking.

Lu Ci smiled and cupped his hands: "Long time no see, Dean Ji is full of energy, he looks more energetic than before."

"Hahaha!"

Although I knew it was just a compliment, but after hearing the news from a third-rank official in the court, it was worth a hundred times, which made Dean Ji, who came here in a hurry after hearing the news, feel very comfortable.

He accepted Lu Ci's kindness very gratefully, and his tone was a little more casually teasing: "I didn't expect the famous Li Jianzhu to teach you such a rare pillar of talent in the world. Can speak a thousand times."

Master Li curled his lips in disgust. Seeing that he was praising Lu Ci, he didn't refute the words, but stabbed habitually: "That's what you can't be jealous of."

Dean Ji's mouth twitched.

Speaking of Nandu Academy, there is no one who is more aware of this grass and tree than Dean Ji himself.

In addition, his attitude towards Lu Ci is not purely a teacher-student relationship like Master Li's, but full of hospitality and warmth.After a while, Mrs. Li was deprived of his "errand" regrettably, so he could only follow along sullenly.

Lu Ci has never had the loftiness of a literati in his bones, and of course he would not have any superiority to Dean Ji who is good at management.

So along the way, the two had a very happy chat.

Before they knew it, a few people walked to the gate of the academy.

The gatekeeper who led the way for Lu Ci also realized Lu Ci's identity after a while, and now his legs and feet were weak, and he was not as relaxed as before. He stood aside tremblingly, watching their dean's enthusiasm Incomparably leading people to the bamboo forest...

It wasn't until he was out of sight that he let out a long sigh of relief and touched the beating little heart on his chest.

What a bitch!

It's no wonder he offended, who would have thought that when a high-ranking official returned home in fine clothes, there would not be a big scene of hustle and bustle, but a big weirdo in micro-clothes and wandering around appeared!

The author has something to say: Notes: (Today's all come from the last chapter of "Feng Ya Song: Visible Great Song Civilization")

Song people also played twelve constellations.

The Indian monk who brought the Zodiac to China was called Nalenti Yeshe.In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, he brought a batch of Buddhist scriptures in Sanskrit from India and began to translate them into Chinese. One of them was called "Tiancheng Dafang Waiting for the Rizoku", which mentioned the twelve constellations.

The theory of twelve constellations in the Buddhist scriptures was quickly absorbed by Taoism in China. There are also records of the twelve constellations of the zodiac in "Tao Zang", which correspond to the "earthly branches" and "twelve times" in the traditional Chinese calendar: " The son's name is Xuanzang, also known as Baoping (water bottle); Hai's name is Xizi, also known as Pisces; ); the Wei name is Quail Head, also known as Cancer; the noon name is Quail Fire, also known as Lion; Si name is Quail Tail, also known as Shuangnv (Virgin); The name Ximu is also called Sagittarius (Sagittarius); the ugly name Xingji is also called Grinding Scorpion (Capricorn).

By the time of the Song Dynasty, the theory of the Twelve Star Palaces had been widely circulated, and historical images, documents, and unearthed cultural relics can prove that the folk society in the Song Dynasty had widely known the Twelve Star Palaces.

When people in the Song Dynasty talked about the twelve constellations, they more often used the twelve constellations to calculate their fate and fortune.The military book "Wu Jing Zong Yao", which was written in the Qingli period of the Northern Song Dynasty, used the twelve celestial palaces to "push the steps and occupy the experience, and march in the army".

Su Dongpo's scholar of Su University has a lot of knowledge, and he also has a lot of research on the twelve constellations.He has expressed emotion more than once: Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty and I are both Capricorns. (Su Shi's "Dongpo Zhilin Fate Points": "Tuizhi [that is, Han Yu]'s poem says: On the day of my birth, the moon and night will fight directly. I know that Tui's grinding scorpion is the palace of the body, and the servant is the life of grinding the scorpion. I have received many slanderous reputations in my life, and I almost have the same disease!")

"Capricornus" was the most unpopular zodiac sign in the Song Dynasty - people in Song Dynasty loved "black" Capricornus very much, and Su Shi's friend Ma Mengde was also a Capricornus, and Master Su deliberately mocked him (also self-deprecating): "Ma Mengde He was born at the same age as the servant, and eight days less than the servant. He is born at the age of one year, and there are no rich and noble people, but the servant and Mengde are the crown of the poor; that is, when we look at it, we should push Mengde to be the first." [193] making fun of Ma Mengde's fortune-telling is even more unlucky than him.

Many Capricornians from the Song Dynasty also wrote poems or wrote to their friends that they laughed at themselves about the unsatisfactory star palace. For example, Fang Dacong from the Southern Song Dynasty wrote to his friends: "But the palace where the scorpion is located has a saying that Zimao is punished, and Changli is worth it. Slander, Po Lao met this to attract slander. What’s more, late life, dare to climb up to the former philosopher?” Mou, who lived in the Lizong Dynasty of the Southern Song Dynasty, also slandered himself in a letter to his friends: “In the palace of grinding scorpions, everyone feels pity for Qi. Divide.” Yu Shi, who was almost at the same time, also wrote a poem to explain himself: “Gu Yuming also sits on a grinding scorpion, and Lu Lulang follows the second prince.” (The second prince refers to Han Yu and Su Shi)

Zhou Bida, who was a prime minister in the Southern Song Dynasty, also said in a poem to his friends: "I also know that the scorpion is straight in the palace, and I am lazy to visit the star officials and Li Weng." Zhou Bida always thought that his body was Capricornus, But scholars who study constellations visit star officials and Li Weng. "Zhou Bida always thought that his natal palace was Capricornus, but scholars who study astrology have found out that Zhou Bida was born on the 1126th day of the seventh month of the first year of Jingkang, and the Gregorian calendar was August 8th, 5. Aquarius is just a few days away from Capricornus, so Zhou Bida’s body is actually Aquarius, not Capricornus. However, it has become a habit for people in the Song Dynasty to "hack" (and self-hack) Capricornus, lamenting the ill-fated Zhou Bida So I insisted that my moon sign is Capricorn.

After the Song Dynasty, there were still many poets who wrote poems about "black" Capricornus, such as Yuan Yin Tinggao's "Walk Yin Xiaoshan": "A life of hardship will grind the life of a scorpion, and the tomb of Leiyang will be desolate through the ages." ": "The burning scorpion drives two verticals, and the laziness asks the three stars from the grinding scorpion." Zhang Xuan, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty, "White Crane Peak Calls to Su Wenzhong": "Whoever grinds the scorpion pities the sea of ​​miasma, and the idiot only lives in the world." The poet thinks I and Su Shi share the same disease and pity each other.Zhao Yi, a university scholar in the Qing Dynasty, wrote "Zicai's book came, I was shocked to hear the obituary, and the poem cried about it": "Scholars are nothing more than rice straws, and there is no reward for grinding the scorpion." The "Zicai" in the title of the poem It is Yuan Mei, and "Xin Yu" is Jiang Shiquan. This poem lets us know that Jiang Shiquan is also a Capricorn.Huang Jun, who was born in the late Qing Dynasty, also wrote a poem "New Year's Feelings": "I gradually know that the fortunes of the world are more difficult, and I feel like I have ancient spring in my heart."

Look, Capricorn has been "hacked" and turned into a "suffering sign".