The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Emperor Hongzhi frowned: "Why do you have to think for a long time every time I ask you? Yes means yes, no means no."

"Your Majesty is the monarch. If you answer wrongly, it will be deceiving the monarch. I have to think carefully about every word." Yan Chengjin said frankly.

The corner of Emperor Hongzhi's mouth twitched: "You don't have to be so cautious."

Yan Chengjin counted the running chickens at home: "I still have 30 running chickens in my house, 10 April running chickens, and the rest are February running chickens. If your majesty wants them, I will send them to the palace tonight, and I won't charge you."

Emperor Hongzhi was puzzled: "What's the difference between April and February?"

"April is a chicken that has been running for four months, so it tastes better." Yan Chengjin said.

Emperor Hongzhi asked, "Why did you stop for a month?"

"I ate the March ones."

"………………"

The Queen Mother has not had much appetite recently, so I think she will be interested in running chickens. Emperor Hongzhi said, "I will send someone to your house to get them, and I will give you silver according to the price."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. I will take my leave." Yan Chengjin wanted to slip away.

Emperor Hongzhi still had a stern face: "Wait, I still have something to ask you."

Yan Chengjin was thinking in his heart, there were still four things he hadn't asked, one about the construction of the new library, one about the prince, one about his father, and one about two people.

It seemed that they had nothing to do with him, but in fact, they all had something to do with him.

Emperor Hongzhi's face became serious: "What did you do to make Cheng Minzheng and Wang Yue famous?"

In fact, everything in the capital was under the control of Emperor Hongzhi. After finding out who Qingshan Jun and Mr. Chuanshi were, he found something strange.

Cheng Minzheng and Wang Yue were mediocre, but after interacting with Yan Chengjin, they became famous.

Thinking of this, even the welcoming pine tree became bizarre. After decades of hard work, it suddenly became famous all over the world.

Could it be that... this boy has the ability to turn stone into gold?

Because of Zhu Houzhao, there are always Jinyiwei squatting outside his house in the dark. It seems that it can't be hidden.

I just gave them the great works of the previous life for reference. It really has nothing to do with me.

Yan Chengjin carefully speculated and considered his words: "You two often discuss knowledge with students, so there is some communication. I have also told them some bizarre ideas. You two are also talented people. I think it should be like this."

The two of them came and went in Yan's house, but Emperor Hongzhi was not surprised. After all, birds of a feather flock together. Yan Chengjin's father was a cultured man, and he was the top scholar. It was normal to make friends through literature.

It seems that it really has something to do with this kid.

Emperor Hongzhi sighed lightly: "I don't want to blame anyone. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of books were popular in the literary world. It's just that Emperor Taizu admired the literary style of the Han and Tang Dynasties and suppressed the rise of the early Ming Dynasty. As a result, there has been no prosperity in the literary world for more than a hundred years. Now I have to make a decision. I ask you, do you think it is better to suppress it or not?"

Questions with only yes and no answers are generally fatal questions.

This can't be answered randomly. If you answer it wrong, the whole village will come to your house to eat rice.

Emperor Hongzhi also had a little hesitation: "The literary world of the Ming Dynasty is far inferior to that of the Qin and Han Dynasties, but I can't think of how to do it. If you have the ability to enlighten people, please enlighten me."

It is very humble to be able to ask him, a seventh-rank editor, for advice.

This is a prosperous era created under the general environment of a dynasty, involving all aspects. If Li Bai was born in the Ming Dynasty, he would probably not write poetry. If Wang Yangming was born in the Tang Dynasty, there would probably be no Yangming Xinxue.

Yan Chengjin thought about it carefully and considered it again and again: "I think there is nothing wrong with Han literature and Tang poetry, but I don't understand why we should abandon one and make the other perfect, instead of both coexisting? Since Li Bai and Du Fu, has there ever been an example of later generations being called immortals and saints by the world? Now that Lord Cheng Minzheng is regarded as an immortal in the pen, perhaps it is a kind of prosperous era."

He didn't know how to achieve a prosperous era in the literary world.

But in the world of the previous life, the culture was so prosperous, and no one only read Tang poetry and articles from the Qin and Han dynasties. Resisting other styles and tolerance can make the literary world more prosperous.

Just as Emperor Hongzhi said, the momentum of the rise of novels was suppressed in the early Ming Dynasty, and there has been no change in the past two hundred years.

Is suppression really useful?

Anyway, it was safest for him not to give a clear answer, and let Emperor Hongzhi figure it out himself.

Emperor Hongzhi fell into deep thought.

Why can't they coexist? Why should one be abandoned? He had never considered such a question before.

"Go on."

Yan Chengjin looked like he was saying "let me think about it again". After a moment, he said, "I think there is another way, which may work." He added a "maybe" to leave room for maneuver.

"There are many knowledgeable people hiding in the mountains and forests nowadays. They may regard money as dirt or power as clouds, but they value reputation.

If the court can use incentives, knowledgeable people in the world will definitely not want to bury their talents. No one will say it is unfair to be recognized by the world. The court is just going with the flow.

But if the court suppresses it, I guess, Your Majesty, I just guess, poetry and prose may not flourish."

For the Nobel Prize, how many people fought hard and dedicated their lives, how many classics were inspired by the little golden man, and how many legends were spurred by the Olympic gold medal.

Take a step back and say, how many primary school students fought to get the teacher's little red flower?

No matter the age, no matter which dynasty, this desire for fame will never disappear.

For the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, reputation is more important than anything else. Many people would rather starve to death than lose their reputation. There is such a truth in Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind. No matter good or evil, everyone knows shame and honor.

It depends on Emperor Hongzhi to figure it out.

Emperor Hongzhi thought that the current capital was full of singing and dancing, which meant that the prosperous times had arrived.

But Yan Chengjin knew that outside the capital, there were many places where people were hungry and clothed, which was far from the prosperous times imagined by Emperor Hongzhi.

Three days later, Yan Chengjin received a report from the court. His Majesty Hongzhi personally issued an order to give Qingshanjun the imperial title of "Pen Zhong Xian".

The title given by His Majesty the Emperor is also a kind of incentive measure, which is the same as giving a plaque.

Although the new school has long regarded Qingshanjun as the immortal in the pen, the nickname given by the public is very different from the imperial title. The imperial title is to be written into the official history of the Hongzhi Dynasty. This time Cheng Minzheng is really going to be famous.

This is equivalent to the previous life, in disguise, the highest XXX award of the country was awarded to Cheng Minzheng.

From then on, he was the immortal in the pen.

As soon as the official report of the Tongzhengsi came out, all the big families in the capital knew about it. Wang Yue got up early in the morning and cursed Cheng Minzheng when he saw the official report. Cheng Minzheng, that bastard, stole his reputation.

This official will expose him and ruin his reputation.

Some merchants in bookstores will print and distribute the official report to make a little profit.

The schedule of the storytellers in teahouses and restaurants has arranged Yingkesong, Chuanshixian and Qingshanjun. Now that the official report has come out, Yingkesong and Chuanshixian are withdrawn, and all have become Qingshanjun.

Although scholars did not know who Qingshan Jun was, they admired him very much.

Another person who was granted the title by the emperor was a Yuefu poet in Jiangnan.

This move immediately inspired the creative enthusiasm of scholars, as if they saw another way out besides the imperial examination.

Wang Yue came to Yan's house angrily, and saw Yan Chengjin dancing with a sword, so he smiled and said, "I am good at swordsmanship. Come on, I will teach you. I killed so many Tartars with this swordsmanship. Nephew, you watch!"

Wang Yue drew two long swords from his father's weapon table, and chopped down the pear tree full of flowers in an instant.

Yan Chengjin was confused.

This is an original pear tree that was raised with a lot of shit and urine!

Are you looking for someone to fight?