Rise From the Humble

After a lunch and an article on "Houhei Xue", Zhang Siwei closed his mouth with satisfaction.

Of course, Wang Shizhen was also called during lunch. At the dinner table, Wang Shizhen heard that Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen had passed the gold pen at the Zhaijiao. She pointed at Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei speechlessly, shook her head with a smile, and commented one word. , "vulgar".

However, when Wang Shizhen heard about the extravagant expenses of Zhaijiao, she blamed them for not bringing enough gold pens!

"Hey, I also heard about this fasting ceremony in Dali Temple. It is said that it was held by the Holy Master Yan Song Jinyan." Wang Shizhen sighed and told Zhu Ping'an and Zhang Siwei about the gossip he accidentally heard in Dali Temple. Sharing, the words are full of dissatisfaction with Yan Song.

After finishing speaking, Wang Shizhen wrote a poem "Qin Qin Xing" on the table with her fingers while she was full of blood and soaked in vegetable soup:

A five-colored bird flew by and named itself Phoenix. We don't see each other for a thousand years, but when we do, our country will be prosperous.

Sit in the bright hall with bells and drums, and the bright hall is filled with bamboos. What's the point of not singing for three days!

In the morning, the phoenix was not seen. The phoenix was pecking at the rotten rats in the shadow of the east gate, chirping and chirping but unable to feed.

I don't see the phoenix in the evening. The phoenix is ​​the charming goshawk at the west gate. I hope your flesh will be separated from the fishy smell.

Wutong grows bitter and cold, while bamboo grows bitter and hungry. The birds looked at each other in shock, not knowing that the phoenix was a phoenix.

This poem by Wang Shizhen is directed at Yan Song. Zhu Pingan can tell at a glance that Qin Kui is a god in the "Book of Mountains and Seas". Zhu Pingan just read "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" in the morning and clearly remembers Qin Kui. After the death of the king, the king transformed into a giant osprey, shaped like an eagle but with a red beak and tiger claws. It ate rotten animals to survive. It is a kind of disaster beast, and its appearance means war, plague, etc.

Wang Shizhen used Qinqiu to satirize Yan Song, "How can you, a Qinqiu who eats rotten food, pretend to be a phoenix? A phoenix can't rest unless it's a sycamore tree, and it can't eat anything other than a bamboo tree. You are so greedy that you eat rotten mice and even flatter goshawks. The most important thing is You are the one who is still shamelessly sitting on the throne...

"Haha, Vincent, there is a beautiful article that you have to read." Zhang Siwei smiled when he saw this, and then handed Wang Shizhen the article "Houhei Xue" written by coercion and inducement from Zhu Pingan.

Wang Shizhen shows his sharp edge and hates evil as much as he hates evil. This is a good thing, but it is not a good thing. Now that Yan Song is in power, it is better to hide his sharp edge when he does not have enough strength. Therefore, Zhang Siwei showed Wang Shizhen the "Houheixue" written by Zhu Ping'an, hoping that he would be inspired by it.

Wang Shizhen didn't take it seriously at first, but after looking at it for a while, he became more serious about it. He sat up straight and savored every word.

"Although I don't agree with the views of this article, I am still amazed by it. Who wrote it? Who is it?" After Wang Shizhen finished reading, he admired deeply and then asked.

"Far away in the horizon, close in front of you." Zhang Siwei smiled and pointed at Zhu Pingan, who was eating happily.

"Hahaha, I think it's also Zi Hou. Only a person like Zi Hou, who looks simple and honest but is actually as wise as a fool, can write such a wonderful article that can penetrate people's hearts." Wang Shizhen suspected that it was written by Zhu Ping'an when he first started reading. , because the fonts are all Zhu Pingan's fonts, and if this kind of strange writing existed before, it would have been circulated long ago, so it was written only now, and it is easy to associate it with Zhu Pingan.

"It's just a game, it doesn't have any insight into people's hearts." Zhu Pingan smiled and shook his head, then pointed to the poem left by Wang Shizhen on the table and said, "Wen Sheng's "The Journey of Qin" is much better than my game. But Vincent, you are too sharp. You and I both understand the truth, but now is not the time for me to speak out. As the saying goes, a gentleman hides his weapon in his body and waits for the time to move."

"What Zihou said is exactly what I want to say. It doesn't matter in front of us, but in front of other people, Wen Sheng still needs to be more careful. The Yan Party is powerful at the moment. Don't compete with it. Be careful not to hurt the tiger but to be eaten. . We will look forward to the future, when the time is ripe, and then we will take action." Zhang Siwei added a few more words after Zhu Pingan finished speaking.

Wang Shizhen sighed and nodded, "Don't worry, I'm just talking in front of you."

After lunch, Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei sent Wang Shizhen to Dali Temple, and then they returned to the Hanlin Academy. After arriving at the Hanlin Academy, Zhang Siwei went back to his office to handle things, while Zhu Ping'an returned to the library and continued the great work of organizing the bookshelves.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, several Xiaohuangmen came to the Hanlin Academy and brought rewards from the palace to the Hanlin Academy. They were not gold, silver, jewelry, or honorary titles, just seven hats.

These seven hats were awarded to Hanlin who went to Xiyuan to write Qingci couplets this morning, that is, Zhu Pingan and the other seven.

After receiving the hat, Zhu Pingan felt that Emperor Jiajing's reward was very perfunctory. This hat was clearly the hat worn by some Taoist priests during today's fast.

This hat is somewhat similar to a crown. I wonder if it is the same style as the agarwood leaf crown that Emperor Jiajing gave to Yan Song, Xia Yan and other ministers recorded in history books. This hat is black. Black corresponds to water in the Five Elements. This is probably the Taoist worship of water. Taoism values ​​water because water is good and beneficial.

After several small Huangmen delivered the rewards, they also brought several pieces of finely framed paper. The couplets and Qingci written on the paper were all selected from the Qingci couplets used in today's Zhaijiao, and were stamped with Jiajing. The emperor's private seal, which means that the couplets and Qingci on it are approved by Emperor Jiajing.

"I would like to ask you to archive it as usual." The little Huang door handed the framed paper to Li Chunfang.

Li Chunfang nodded, stretched out his hands and took it respectfully. It was a common practice to archive the selected couplets and Qingci during Zhaijiao, so Li Chunfang naturally understood. After Li Chunfang accepted the small yellow gate, he waved his fly whisk to say goodbye and returned to Xiyuan.

After leaving the small yellow gate, the officials in the hall urged Li Chunfang to open the paper and see which couplets and Qingci had entered Emperor Jiajing's eyes.

Naturally, Li Chunfang would not go against everyone's wishes, and she obediently unfolded the delicately framed paper in her hand and laid it out on the table for everyone to see. The archive contains a total of ten couplets and two Qing Ci poems, and who wrote them is also recorded one by one in the volume, so everyone can see clearly.

The chapter begins with two Qing Ci poems, the first of which is written by Yuan Wei, which makes Yuan Wei very proud, and his pride is written all over his face.

Under the adulation of everyone, Yuan Wei glanced at Zhu Ping'an at 45 degrees, curled his lips slightly, did you see, this is me, Yuan Wei! You, Zhu Ping'an, can't do it!

However, when Li Chunfang started the second chapter, Yuan Wei's eyes looked a little strange. The Qing Ci in the second chapter was written by Zhu Pingan.

It's okay, it's okay, I am the first Qing Ci, and the first one is the most appreciated by the Holy Emperor. How can Zhu Ping'an, the second one, compare to me.

Yuan Wei comforted himself for a moment, and his mood improved again.

However, when Li Chunfang unfolded the third piece of paper, Yuan Wei could no longer calm down, his eyes almost popped out, and his mouth felt as if he had swallowed a fly.

Among these ten couplets, Zhu Ping'an actually occupied three of them, and he was still the first three! I was only entered into a couplet, and it was at the back!

If that were all, Yuan Wei wouldn't be like this!

In this first couplet, Zhu Ping'an used his own "Luoshui Xuangui first presents auspiciousness, the yin number is nine, the yang number is nine, the number is nine and eighty-one, the number is connected to the Tao, and the Tao is in harmony with the Yuanshi Tianzun , Yicheng felt that "Qishan Danfeng is auspicious, the male calls six times, the female calls six times, six or six thirty-six times, the voice is heard in the sky, the Jiajing Emperor was born, and his longevity is boundless", but it was changed by him! The changes were relatively big and very successful!

"Pull the yarrow grass to form a text, the number of heaven is five, the number of earth is five, the number of five, five and twenty-five, the number is born in the Tao, the Tao is in harmony with the Yuanshi Tianzun, who is unparalleled; cut the tube of the bamboo to use the law of harmony, and the sound of Yang Six, there are six yin sounds, sixty-six thirty-six sounds, heard in the sky, and the Emperor Jiajing is born, and the emperor will rule for ten thousand years."

If it were just this couplet, Yuan Wei could still ridicule Zhu Pingan for trying to get rid of him, but the next two couplets were originally created by Zhu Pingan, and the second couplet said "Long Fei is forty years old." "Completely comparable to his own couplet, Yuan Wei couldn't even say anything sarcastic.

No matter how you look at it, you feel that Zhu Pingan is deliberately mocking and provoking himself!

In the past, every Zhai Jiao festival was the time when I, Yuan Wei, was in the limelight, but today, I am so depressed.