Crossing the Extreme Rampage

Tan Hualang turned around and bowed to all the common people, "Everyone is absurd."

The shop waiter took the second couplet written by Tan Hualang to the bookstore, and not long after, the shop waiter came out and invited Tan Hualang in.

Xu Zhengfeng touched Tang Yuanming, "Do you see any tricks?"

Tang Yuanming had a plan in mind, "I didn't see Mingtang, but I can write other couplets and keep them so that the people inside can invite us in."

"So confident?"

Tang Yuanming raised his eyebrows and smiled, "I'll try it."

Everyone followed Tang Yuanming to the table.

Tang Yuanming wrote directly, while Xu Zhengyi read beside him, "The white bird forgets the machine and looks at the clouds rolling and relaxing in the sky; the green hills are not old, let the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court." This is the word in the modern Tang Yuanming's study, which he used to cultivate himself of.

"Good couplet, watching the clouds roll and the clouds in the sky, let the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, what a calm and calm mentality that is indifferent to fame and wealth!"

The waiter in the shop heard and saw it every day, and knew a little bit. When he saw such a good couplet, he hurriedly sent it to the people in the house, excited and hurried.

The handsome monk looked at Tang Yuanming unexpectedly, "You are actually a great talent, I didn't realize it at all before."

Tang Yuanming put down his pen and said calmly, "This is called hiding."

Xu Zhengfeng couldn't help laughing, he had never seen Tang Yuanming being good at poetry and couplets, and now he suddenly made such an absolute, probably for reference, but it was also from his own Yuanming.

Xu Zhengyi gave Tang Yuanming a thumbs up and said, "Brother Ming is the best."

The little guy Xu Zhengyu was eating candy and didn't quite understand what everyone was talking about, but it didn't stop him from being happy.

The waiter walked out of the bookstore quickly, "Master, please follow me."

Tang Yuanming pointed to the people beside him, "Where are they?"

The waiter smiled and said, "Naturally we are together."

Tang Yuanming nodded in satisfaction.

"Master, please."

When entering the door, there is a strong book atmosphere. Rows of bookshelves are neatly erected in the middle of the room. They are full of books, but they don’t seem urgent and depressing. With a complete set of tables and chairs, it is very simple, the air is quiet, and it is very suitable for reading.

Tang Yuanming looked over and saw that there were many people sitting at the table, most of them were young people, some middle-aged people, and the least were old people. There were a few girls among the men, but judging by their attire, they were all ladies from rich families.

If so, he also thinks it's not bad, at least there are women.

After a few turnovers, the waiter led a few people to the door of a room, knocked lightly on the door, "Sir, someone is here."

"Please come in."

The waiter opened the door and said politely, "Please, everyone."

Tang Yuanming nodded, "Thank you."

"You are Welcome."

Tang Yuanming walked into the room first, the room was also very simple, with many calligraphy and paintings hanging, a big long table in the middle, and many chairs beside it.

The former Tanhualang sat in the first position at the bottom, and an elegant middle-aged man sat in the main seat, who should be the Master Jijiu of the Imperial College.

There were two sheets of paper on the table, one was written with Tanhualang's second couplet, the other was written with Tang Yuanming's Absolute, and a set of Four Treasures of the Study.

Tang Yuanming saluted, "I've met Mr. Jijiu." Then he nodded to Tanhua Lang, which was regarded as a greeting, but Tanhualang nodded in return without relying on his identity.

Xu Zhengfeng, the handsome monk, and the two younger ones also saluted.

Master Jijiu looked at the group of people. This combination is a bit interesting. Two young men, a monk, a teenager, and a little doll, smiled and nodded, "Excuse me, please sit down."

"Thank you sir."

Tang Yuanming sat on the other side of Lord Jijiu, followed by Xu Zhengfeng who was holding Xu Zhengyu, and then the handsome monk and Xu Zhengyi.

Master Jijiu admired Tang Yuanming's couplet and asked happily, "You made this?"

Tang Yuanming nodded, "Your Excellency is making a fool of yourself."

"Humble." Lord Jijiu likes Tang Yuanming's attitude very much, he is not surprised by favor or shame, calm and composed, "As we all know, I like couplets very much, and the couplet you made today won my heart, so if you have any doubts about reading, feel free to read it." ask me."

Being so straightforward, Tang Yuanming liked this attitude very much, so he waved to Xu Zhengyi and asked him to come over, "Master Jijiu, this is my second brother Xu Zhengyi, he wants to take the imperial examination path, and is currently preparing to take the entrance examination for children, please give me your advice. "

It turned out that it was for his brother, Master Jijiu smiled, and looked at the young boy standing in front of him, his eyes were clear, with determination and seriousness, his back was straight, he was a well-educated child, "Are you going to take the imperial examination?"

Xu Zhengyi bowed to Lord Jijiu, "Yes, sir."

"Can you tell me the reason?" At this moment, Master Jijiu looked just like the uncle next door, speaking softly and very friendly.

Xu Zhengyi raised his head and chest, and said in a firm tone, "I want to win glory for Brother Ming and Big Brother."

This young boy seems to respect his two elder brothers very much, and his family education is very good. Master Jijiu smiled and said, "This original intention is good, is there any more?"

Xu Zhengyi was also an upright child, he honestly shook his head, "I haven't thought of it yet."

Master Jijiu stroked his beard and smiled, "I haven't thought about it yet, so let's not think about it for the time being. Let's talk about something else."

"it is good."

"Since you're planning to take the entrance examination for children, which teacher is teaching you to read now? Have you ever written an article?"

Xu Zhengyi shook his head, "My lord, I don't have a wife. I was taught by my two older brothers. I have written more than 50 articles."

Lord Jijiu shifted his gaze to the two of them, "Have you ever been masters?"

Tang Yuanming shook his head, "No."

"Have you ever taken the science test?"

"No."

Mr. Jijiu didn't make a conclusion right away. Tang Yuanming was probably not an easy person to make such absolutes. Moreover, many talented people don't want to take part in scientific examinations, don't want to be officials, and want to be free. Come up with a topic, you write an article on the spot, and after I read your article, I will give you pointers, would you like to?"

Xu Zhengyi thought for a while, "Will that waste too much of your time?"

Lord Jijiu once again lamented Xu Zhengyi's good family education, he was very considerate of others, "No, I will be here all day today."

Xu Zhengyi looked at the two elder brothers, and both of them nodded lightly. Seeing that they agreed, he said, "Then please ask your lord to come up with a question."

Lord Jijiu brought over the couplet written by Tang Yuanming, and explained the meaning to Xu Zhengyi, "Do you understand?"

"understood."

"Then write about your experience."

"it is good."

Tan Hualang came in from several people, and he didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. He looked at the opposite people curiously. Seeing now, the interest in his eyes became stronger. When he was outside before, he noticed several people, mainly The monk is too conspicuous, you can see him at a glance, and the monk is different from other monks, but I can't tell what is different, the contradiction is here...

He bowed to several people, "I have seen some brothers."

A few people were surprised that Tanhua Lang would greet them, and hurriedly returned the gift, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Tan Hualang was in high spirits, "It's a pleasure to meet you. My surname is Xu and my name is Chu. May I ask where you guys are from?"

Tang Yuanming was thinking about Tanhualang's intentions in his mind, but he couldn't figure it out, so let's take it one step at a time, "Next to Tang Yuanming, he is my partner Xu Zhengfeng, the monk is my good friend, named Wangchen, and we come from Anle Town , Wangchen travels around with Master."

Master Jijiu and Tanhualang were very surprised by Xu Zhengfeng's identity. Tang Yuanming looked like everyone's young master, not like a poor man at all. How could he marry a man and say it so openly? It's very natural, isn't this heart too magnanimous?

No wonder the two were surprised. To put it bluntly, a man’s wife is a person who lives with a partner. The poor family has no choice. Most people marry a man’s wife out of desperation. Give birth, but after all, it is not as good as a woman.

"Young Master Tang and this Young Master Xu seem to have a good relationship."

Tang Yuanming didn't shy away from it at all, and was even very happy to hear others say this, "Our relationship has always been very good."

Xu Chu liked Tang Yuanming very much. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I have a merciless request."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Master Tang, can you make another couplet? Master Jijiu and I studied the couplet just now. The artistic conception is superb, it is absolute, but there are still some meanings, so I would like to ask Master Tang to enlighten me."

These words reached Lord Jijiu's heart, and he thought the same in his heart, but he didn't say it.

Tang Yuanming said modestly, "I don't dare to teach you. Since you two like couplets, I'll read them again."

"Please."

"Shanglian: Baita Street, Huang Blacksmith, making a red furnace, burning black charcoal, emitting blue smoke, flashing blue light, quenching purple iron, sitting north and south to strike things."

"There are two lower couplets, Jinshan Temple, the sound of wooden fish, sending off fire gods, reciting water scriptures, laboring the land, busy all day, borrowing the bright moon, praying for heaven and earth to be full of yin and yang."

"The second one is: one temple, two monks, going out of the three realms, escaping the five elements, wearing a hundred clothes, traveling thousands of miles, traveling in all directions, spending the winter in the beginning of autumn and spending the spring and summer."

After hearing this, Xu Chu was slightly excited, and seemed to be a person who really loves couplets, "It's a good time to spend the winter and spring in the beginning of autumn, absolutely, absolutely, Young Master Tang, you are so amazing."

Master Jijiu cherishes talent and loves talent, "Yuan Ming, I don't know who you studied under?"

Tang Yuanming said ashamedly, "Zhengfeng taught me the characters, and I just read the books and figured out the rest, without a teacher."

Xu Zhengfeng glanced at Tang Yuanming, and directly blocked the rest of the conversation, and he didn't want to offend anyone, his words were just right.

Sure enough, Lord Jijiu didn't ask any more questions, but instead asked Xu Zhengfeng, "Which teacher did you learn from?"

Xu Zhengfeng lowered his eyes slightly, "Dad taught me how to read and write, but my father has passed away. Not only that, but my mother is also gone..." This also indirectly explained the reason why he and Tang Yuanming were together. .

Lord Jijiu felt a little sorry, and asked about other people's sad things, "Sorry."

"My lord, you're welcome, it's okay."

Lord Jijiu nodded, and decided in his heart to give Xu Zhengyi more advice later.