Dress to be a celebrity

The stylus used for engraving is called stylus, but only the nib is made of iron, and the body of the pen is still made of wooden strips.King Zhou picked up the pen and tried it, and found it very light. He scratched it on the wax surface, and it didn't take too much effort to scratch it on the stone board, making a slight creaking sound.

He was a little embarrassed, and quickly picked up the pen and said: "This king is using too much force, I will try again."

Song Shi smiled and comforted: "Your Highness, just let it go, this stone slab is not afraid of engraving, just draw some paths, apply a layer of wax and it will be smooth again. Your Highness is a bit uncomfortable when writing, probably because of writing with a hard pen. When holding the finger close to the tip of the brush, it is different from the usual way of holding and using force when writing brush characters. It is difficult for ordinary people to grasp the strength at the beginning of practice, and it will be better after more practice."

He took another pen, set up a pen-holding posture to show King Zhou a 360-degree demonstration, and helped him adjust his posture a few times.However, those who are used to soft pens change to hard pens for the first time, and their gestures inevitably carry the habit of soft pens. Sometimes they hold the pen a little behind, and sometimes they unconsciously raise their index finger and ignorant finger...

Not only the king of Zhou, but also the Imperial Academy below. Teacher Song used to have to walk around the classroom to correct their bad habits of using pens.

But when he was a concubine of the same age, he was so righteous and confident that he could fully enjoy the fun of being a primary school head teacher. When he was chasing the king of Zhou, he couldn't help being a little nervous about being a tutor for the boss's son. He was afraid that too much management would cause the little prince to suffer of frustration.

The prince is in a bad mood, and his father, the emperor, is not happy, so how can he, a low-level Hanlin who eats royal meals, be okay?

Teacher Song is a little nervous, but this kind of tension is like the tension before an important exam, which will actually promote the brain to function - he suddenly remembered that he used a posture correction pen in school, which was to dig out a suitable depression on the pen holder , Elementary school students will naturally know where to put their fingers when holding it, and the writing posture will be accurate.

By the way, some pens have a rubber ring on the place where the pen is held, so that it is not easy to get stuck in the hand, and you can also learn from it.Do you want to print a rice grid or matts on the wax plate, so that this group of novices can practice the stroke format?

Then he published "Song Shi Hard-tipped Pen Calligraphy Tutorial" and "Song Shi Wax Printing Tutorial Basic/Improve/Professional"... mimeograph is cheap, and it is convenient and time-saving to print. After entering the industry with good skills like him Even being able to do teaching work in the Imperial Academy provides a new way out for the vast number of scholars.

Mr. Song was worried about the meager salary of the Imperial Academy, and there was not much profit from engaging in Tanmei dramas. This suddenly opened up the idea of ​​​​starting a business, so he looked at King Zhou with more loving eyes, and comforted him gently: "Your Highness just didn't practice well for a while, so don't worry about it." Don't worry, if you practice too hard, you will easily hurt your bones. In the future, Richen will make new pens and handwriting blocks that don't hurt your hands and present them to His Highness, so it will be convenient for His Highness to practice."

The King of Zhou asked with great interest: "What kind of thing is that, and when will it be made? Your Song version printing technique is unprecedented in the world. Now you have made a wax board for practicing calligraphy, and you can still do it again." Make something new? This king will have to wait and see. If this new pen and wax plate can teach people to quickly practice Song's printing skills..."

Wouldn't it be better for him to personally write a version of Song style scriptures and ask Yuan Niang to embroider them as a birthday present for their father as a present for the young couple?

When he thought of Yuanniang, his heart softened for a while, but then he remembered that she blamed her brother for impeaching the Ma family, and seemed to want to alienate him because of this, so he couldn't help sighing again.

Song Shi hurriedly cared about this precious prince, and asked him: "Is there anything you don't understand, Your Highness, just bring it up, and the next official will explain it in detail slowly."

King Zhou was brought back to his senses by him, and suddenly remembered that he and Huan Ling came back from Fujian together. After entering Beijing, the two went to see a play in front of Lingquan Temple, and their relationship was very close.

Now that Huan Ling has impeached the Ministry of War, it is not good for him to be a grandson to touch the sadness of his grandfather's family. Instead, he cares about the person who implicated his grandfather; And careful, because of his concubine mother and his status, he will not give anything to his elder brother.

And Song Zhuangyuan was close to Uncle Huan, whether he rewarded him for learning engraving or Song Zhuangyuan sent things to the border, he didn't pay attention.If you give him more good things and send them to the border with his hands, with Uncle Huan's intelligence, he will naturally think that they are from the hands of the princess, wouldn't it be cheaper?

When he thought of this, he put down his iron smile, rubbed his hands and said, "This king is indeed a little uncomfortable with this pen, and the character is too small, and his eyes get tired after reading too much. Why don't Song Zhuangyuan accompany the king for a walk in the courtyard?" , take a look at the clear view of the courtyard, and rest your eyes."

This means that the leader has to explain the work alone!

Unexpectedly, within a few months of his entering the court, after the big boss arranged a teaching job for him alone, the little boss also wanted to give him extra work!Although he only got a job increase and no salary increase in the two months since he came to the Imperial Academy, this is all the court's love and test for him. After the test, the promotion and salary increase are only a few years away!

Song Shi immediately regained his energy, and asked Yang Jianzheng to help him watch the self-study. He followed Zhou Wang to the courtyard and asked him if he wanted to walk around in the courtyard, or sit on a rockery with a good view in the backyard for a while.

The King of Zhou refused to speak in crowded places, so he said, "Let's sit in the pavilion and ask someone to deliver the stove and spring water. Let's cook the water and make tea by ourselves, and talk while drinking tea."

Walking to the gazebo on the low hill in the backyard, Lifu, who was accompanying him, brought the stove for boiling water, tin bottles, a set of white porcelain pots and cups made by official kilns, orange cakes, melon seeds, sesame seeds, olives, etc. for making tea. .Song Shi scooped up water to wash his hands, put the water bottle on the stove to boil water, and used a small mallet to loosen tea cakes to make tea.

The king of Zhou pretended to watch for a while, and dismissed all the people before the water boiled, and asked directly if there was any news about Huan Ling in Song Dynasty.

Song Shi thought that he was asking for the concubine, so he counted the days and said: "Go back to Your Highness, Huan Yushi went there by car, it's better to take a horse, but it's time to arrive in Datong. If Your Highness is worried, When his letter comes back, I will immediately send someone to the Ministry of Rites to report to His Highness."

The King of Zhou laughed and said, "Then there will be the champion of the Song Dynasty. Uncle Huan is doing business for the emperor and the court. This king should have cared more about him, but now it is a troubled time, and this king is too busy with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites." , I have to ask Song Zhuangyuan to take care of him more. If there is something short on the way, you can just send someone to the Ministry of Rites to find the king, and relatives should also send something."

Song Shi got up to thank Huan Ling: "It's the blessing of Huan Yushi that His Highness cares about relatives so much."

Zhou Wang laughed and said: "Song Zhuangyuan's words are far away. When I met you brothers and sisters outside Lingquan Temple, I saw that you two are as close as brothers. I was so envious for a while."

How many years has he been a disciple of the Huan family?The brothers and sisters are closer than Yuanniang and her uncle.

The king of Zhou was suspicious, but he refused to think deeply. He immediately shook his head and changed the topic: "When I was practicing wax carving, I saw the words "Song Zhuangyuan" on the board. But I don’t know how long it will take to practice to have your writing skills?”

Twenty years or so.Song Shi pursed his lips and said, "Your Highness has practiced calligraphy for many years. If you practice according to my teacher...brother's experience, you can write neatly and neatly in less than a year. But I don't know what His Highness wants. Practice regular script, running script or official script?" He really can't do cursive script.

The King of Zhou heard that he wanted to write a copybook for himself, which was in line with his desire to write Buddhist scriptures, so he asked him, "Can you write a copy of the Vajra Paramita Sutra?"

"Vajra Paramita Sutra" is the Diamond Sutra. There are two most popular editions at present, one is the translation of Master Kumarajiva in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the other is the translation of Master Xuanzang, the Tang monk in Journey to the West. "Can break Vajra Praja Paramita Sutra".

The book translated by Master Kumarajiva has more than 8000 words, and the book translated by Master Xuanzang has more than [-] words. The King of Zhou is willing to choose the one with fewer words in this book. He is really a considerate and good person.

Song Shi naturally and neatly agreed, with more than 5000 characters and not many words, he just found a craftsman to make a suitable pen and paper in the middle, and he could make it in about three or four days.

It happened that the water in the bottle had boiled the crab eyes, so he picked up the bottle and poured the water into the pot, added walnuts, sesame seeds, and candied fruit to the tea bowl, and made two bowls of sweet tea.King Zhou settled most of his concerns, and sat in the pavilion with a beautiful view, drinking sweet tea, feeling quite comfortable, and boasted: "Song Zhuangyuan's essays and calligraphy are excellent, and I don't want to even make tea. I don’t know what kind of fairy character is worthy of your romantic champion.”

He didn't know either.

He has no intention of going on a blind date at all right now, he just wants to wait and see how the little brother will be beaten when he comes back to mention that "good relationship" with his father.

Just thinking of that scene, he couldn't help showing a good smile.King Zhou sat close to him, and saw that his eyes were far away. He didn't know who he was remembering. His brows were gentle and he smiled slightly, and he looked a little brighter than usual.

With this appearance, could it be that he has a sweetheart?

As far as he knew, most of the imperial court was looking forward to marrying their daughter to the number one scholar. Zhang Cifu once sent him a post, but he didn't give up completely after being rejected.Those who are on the draft list have a lot of entrusted relationships and want to avoid the election so that they can marry their daughter to this talent who has won three consecutive awards...

Who would be the beauty he misses at this time?

As someone who has experienced it, King Zhou has the qualifications to teach this unmarried talent for the first time.He was secretly proud, and asked Song Shi narrowly: "Song Zhuangyuan only looks at the flowing clouds in the sky, but do you know what is above the flowing clouds?"

Natural beauty is like a flower across the clouds.

As long as Song Zhuangyuan asks "what's the matter", he can use this poem to tease him, and by the way, ask him which female family he has taken a fancy to——

It's a pity that Zhou Wang met not a talented man who loves to recite poetry, but an upright young man who has been single for more than forty years with his strength.Song Shi squinted his eyes to look at the clear sky behind the flowing clouds, and said calmly, "It's Qi."

Qi fills the world, is everywhere, and encompasses everything.And the reason why the cloud can stand high in the sky is because the cloud itself is composed of water mist condensed in the air, and its texture is as light as air, so it can float in the air—one of the necessary teaching materials for Mongolian children in this dynasty, a famous master in the Song Dynasty In Fang Fengchen's "Mengqiu of Mingwu", there is a sentence "how does the cloud rise, and the water rises; the rain falls, and the cloud rises", which describes the essence of the cloud.

He wants to answer the questions that His Royal Highness Zhou is satisfied with. There are many modern scientific words that cannot be explained. Fortunately, the ancients observed life carefully, and many phenomena have been summarized as early as the Song Dynasty, and they can be borrowed and used casually.In the Song Dynasty, pointing to the white air rising from the teapot, he explained the cold and warm air by referring to the saying "Yang is the Yin system, and the wind whirls back" in "Mingwu Mengqiu", and patiently explained the principle of water cycle in nature to King Zhou.

The king of Zhou also told him to forget that "beauties are like flowers separated by clouds", and he didn't even care about which beautiful woman he was conceived just now. He just looked at the sky with his extreme eyes, wishing to see with his own eyes how the white mist rose into the sky and merged into white clouds.