Rise From the Humble

Under Xu Jie's gaze, Zhu Pingan slowly unfolded the Qing Ci on the table with both hands respectfully, and turned his gaze to the Qing Ci. While shifting his gaze, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Xu Jie's face in the reflection of the tea cup at hand. look.

Xu Jie's expression was amiable and his eyes were full of appreciation, but Zhu Ping'an could read a line of sight called testing from his admiring eyes. The look in his eyes was like going back to modern elementary school when the teacher called on someone to answer a question.

Zhu Pingan realized that this was a test related to his future.

Zhang Juzheng is so valued by Xu Jie, so he must have been tested by Xu Jie, probably more than once. Of course, the content of the test must be different from his own this time, and Zhang Juzheng must have performed very well in the test, which made Xu Jie very satisfied. . When Xu Jie was in charge of the Hanlin Academy, he often talked with new Hanlin scholars, which must have been a test of the process of selecting useful talents.

It is a test but also an opportunity.

Everyone will encounter many opportunities in life. Just like every rare elixir in fantasy novels has a guardian beast next to it, there will also be many tests in front of opportunities. Only after passing the test can you seize the opportunity.

This time is no exception.

If you pass this test, I believe it will be of great benefit.

Xu Jie was the future chief minister of the cabinet, the man who defeated Yan Song, the forbearing Gou Jian of the Ming Dynasty, the successor of Wang Shouren, and the most powerful person in the future Ming Dynasty besides Emperor Jiajing. And, most importantly, Xu Jie likes to promote talents he recognizes. Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Hai Rui are all talents recognized by Xu Jie, especially the first two who are more valued by Xu Jie. The dream of every official in the Ming Dynasty was to enter the cabinet. Xu Jie promoted Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to the cabinet. They each realized their life ideals in the cabinet.

Xu Jie's approval was also a life-saving talisman. Hai Rui was recognized by Xu Jie. When Emperor Jiajing wanted to kill Hai Rui several times, Xu Jie saved Hai Rui on the grounds of "killing himself to become famous".

Zhu Ping'an is not a pedantic person. There are people in the court who like to be officials. If they are appreciated and recognized by Xu Jie, it will be of great benefit to his future career.

Of course, Xu Jie's test is not so easy to pass. Xu Jie has been in charge of the Hanlin Academy for so many years, but only a few people such as Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng have passed Xu Jie's test and have truly been recognized by Xu Jie.

Now is not the time to hide and tuck in, you have to show your true ability.

As a result, Zhu Pingan became serious, his eyes focused on the Qingci on the table, and his eyes seemed to burst with sparks.

Xu Jie's Qingci, with his brushstrokes like dragons and snakes, iron paintings and silver hooks, and his fonts are like dragons that have enlightened their spiritual wisdom and gained enlightenment, leaping and wandering on the rice paper:

"In the thirty-first year of Wei Jiajing's reign, the year of Renzi was on the 19th day of the first lunar month. The emperor and his ministers visited the Great Saint Ancestor, the Supreme Dao Jinque Xuanyuan Emperor.

When the time comes to celebrate the New Year, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the Taoist priests of Yuanming Incense, Yanxia Patriots, Keli Jinque, and Chen Zhai worship in the Taoist temple. At the end of his life, the mighty tiger returns to the heavenly court, and writes down the rules, and submits to the sky: I wish the heavens to be merciful, and the shadow of the Tao is hidden. Just follow the instructions and you will always be safe. All over the world and nine continents, fighting and fighting; Donggao Nanmu, all have a good harvest. Hebei and Zhao people are blessed together. Sincere words. "

This is a Qing Ci with a standard format and style, with gorgeous rhetoric and mysterious language, which belongs to the best work among Qing Ci.

Just looking at the content and genre, Zhu Ping'an's current knowledge of Qing Ci can't find many faults.

But these are all superficial, and Qing Ci also depends on the inside. Even if he worked hard and just worked hard on the choice of words and sentences, Xu Jie probably wouldn't be satisfied.

Fortunately, I have carefully studied the "Zhai Jiao Qing Ci Jing". There is a very important sentence in the scripture, which is similar to Bai Juyi's famous line "Articles are written for the time, and songs and poems are written for the event." Zhu Pingan believes that "Zhai Jiao Qing Ci Jing" The gist of the Ci Jing is actually only two words "Junyi".

Are Qingci written for the gods? Yes and no.

Qingci itself is a memorial to the heavens, and of course it is for the gods. But actually! In fact, it was a person who read Qing Ci, Emperor Jiajing. There is only one criterion for judging Xu Jie's Qing Ci, and that is whether it can satisfy Emperor Jiajing!

It is impossible to judge simply by looking at the surface of Qingci.

Only by looking at the background and purpose of the creation of this Qing Ci can you read this Qing Ci better.

"The powerful tiger has exhausted his life and returned to the heaven." From this mysterious Qing Ci, it can be roughly seen that it is a sacrificial poem. The powerful tiger has exhausted its life and returned to the heaven. In short, it means the power of the tiger. The tiger is dead.

Powerful tiger?

Is it General Weihu from our dynasty? It's just that I have heard of General Tiger's Power, but I haven't heard of Daming's General Tiger. During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Ma Chao was named General Tiger, so is there a General Tiger in Ming Dynasty?

When Zhu Pingan was reading Qing Ci, Xu Jie was also looking at Zhu Pingan, observing Zhu Pingan's performance, and scoring the youngest No. 1 scholar in Ming Dynasty.

"The teacher wrote a masterpiece, the rhetoric is gorgeous, and it is very popular..." Zhu Pingan read Qingci carefully and said carefully.

Wait!

Listening to Zhu Ping'an's words, Xu Jie smiled kindly, but in his heart he gave Zhu Ping'an an unqualified grade C.

The talent of the number one scholar is limited to this? ! Zhu Ping'an's performance today somewhat disappointed Xu Jie. Although Xu Jie still smiled kindly on his face, he was disappointed in his heart. There are many flatterers in the court, and there is no shortage of Zhu Zihou...

"However, articles are written for occasions, and poems are written for events. Students don't know why the teacher wrote this?" Zhu Pingan raised his head, looked at Xu Jie and asked softly.

hear the words

Xu Jie's eyes brightened, and he nodded with a kind smile. His already disappointed mood suddenly cheered up again, just like hearing a military drum.

Great kindness!

The question is right.

Just by asking this question, it is enough to be listed in the first grade. Zhu Zihou, I have written down this name so that I can observe it carefully in the future.

"Your Majesty's beloved cat, Weihu, went west at noon..." Xu Jie replied.

Hey Nima, the powerful tiger that I spent a long time thinking about turned out to be a cat! Zhu Pingan twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through Zhu Pingan's mind, and a famous allusion from history illuminated Zhu Pingan's mind like lightning.

Historical records indicate that his current colleague, Yuan Wei, a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, once wrote a tribute to Emperor Jiajing's beloved cat, which included a eulogy of "turning a lion into a dragon", which won the favor of Emperor Jiajing. Soon after, Yuan Wei was promoted to the rank of Shaozai.

Emperor Jiajing was a famous shit shoveler in history. In addition to cultivating immortality and alchemy, he also had a special liking for cats. When he was a child, his mother gave him a cat. In the deep palace, this cat who loved to play with hydrangea filled the space. Emperor Jiajing's childhood, so Emperor Jiajing formed a deep relationship with cats. In history, after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, two cats were famous in history. The first one was named Xuemei. Emperor Jiajing loved it so much that he held a canonization ceremony as the emperor and solemnly named Xuemei "Qiulong"; the second cat The lion cat was called Lion Cat. It was a very spiritual lion cat. After the death of the lion cat, Emperor Jiajing buried him in a golden coffin at Long Live Mountain and ordered his ministers to write Qingci sacrificial inscriptions. It was at this time that Yuan Wei wrote the famous poem "Transforming a lion into a dragon" sacrificial text has made rapid progress.

The lion cat incident was recorded in history around the 33rd year of Jiajing. It is now the 31st year of Jiajing, so the lion cat has not yet been favored, and Yuan Wei's Qingci has not yet appeared.

Of course, just to be on the safe side, Zhu Ping'an decided to confirm again, "Teacher, I wonder what kind of cat your Majesty's cat named Huwei is?"

"It's a civet cat, also called a tiger-skinned cat. Your Majesty selected this Huwei from the Maoerfang. It has yellow and white stripes and looks like tiger skin. Your Majesty named him General Huwei." Xu Jie replied.

Hearing this, Zhu Pingan nodded, thinking deeply, but he already had the answer in his heart.

After a while

Zhu Ping'an raised his head and looked at Xu Jie, pointed to a place in Qingci, and said in a thoughtful tone, "Teacher, would it be safer if the word 'tiger's end of life' is changed to 'turn tiger into dragon'?"

"Transform a tiger into a dragon?"

When Xu Jie heard this, he was shocked and repeated involuntarily. He could not help but feel a flush on his face. He even pulled out one of his beards in excitement.

Originally, I just used this Qing Ci as a test, but I didn't expect that this son gave me a huge surprise.