Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 44

Su Chen was discovered by Han Xizai, and it was difficult to leave, so he went up to meet him and said, "I have seen Lord Han."

"This old man has no official and a light body for the time being. He's not an adult." Han Xizai waved his hand and said with a smile.

Su Chen walked up to him and said, "Sir, are you painting here again?"

Han Xizai sighed softly, "I came to fish with my old friend, and I felt it for a while, so I wrote a poem, Su Chen, come and have a look."

"Write a word?" Su Chen was startled, and looked at the rice paper on the drawing board. There was indeed a word written on it.

This is the Jiaofang song of the Tang Dynasty. It was created by Wen Tingyun in the late Tang Dynasty by taking the meaning of "everyone can't talk about it at home, who can observe the feelings in the rest" in "Li Sao".

That Wen Tingjun was proficient in rhythm and poetry, but he was as famous as Li Shangyin for writing poetry, and was called "Wen Li" at that time.His poems are gorgeous and delicate, and the content is mostly about boudoir.

His ci poetry is deliberately refined, focusing on literary style and voice and emotion, and he has achieved achievements above those in the late Tang Dynasty. very large.In the history of ci, it is as famous as Wei Zhuang, and is called "Wen Wei".

Su Chen is also a top student in the Chinese department, and he also understands this unpopular word card. After calmly scanning it, he smiled and said, "Mr. talented, the words are simple, but the emotions are real. If the younger generation guesses correctly, this word is exactly the word of Mr. Life photo."

"Hahaha, little friend Su Chen, you are really smart!" Han Xizai smiled, turned to the man beside him and said, "Brother Xu Xian, let me introduce you, this is Young Master Su Chen. You were in my house last night. , didn't I like the poem by Pi Rixiu, the font is meaningful and the style of writing is unique, that's what he wrote."

"Oh? It's this talented young man!" The man surnamed Xu looked at Su Chen with eyes, seeing that he was dressed simply, his face was stained with sweat, and he was not wearing the tuck of a scholar, Gong Shi, and was a little curious.

Su Chen bowed his hands and said, "I don't dare to be, this junior has seen this gentleman."

Han Xizai continued to introduce: "My brother Xu Xian, my surname is Xu Xiankai, and the word is Chujin; when I was in the imperial court, I had a good relationship with my old husband. Tolerance, drop by to see my old friend."

"It turned out to be Master Xu." Su Chen's heart moved slightly. This was one of the two Xus of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Xu Kai and Xu Xuan were the two talents of the Southern Tang court.

However, Xu Kai's political ability was average, but he was rich in five cars and proficient in writing exegesis, which was equivalent to a living dictionary in the Southern Tang Dynasty.According to legend, Li Yu got a copy of the ancient "Zhou Zai Qi Zhi Yi". No one in the entire Jiangdong knew this book. He asked Xu Kai for advice, but Xu Kai could explain and answer them one by one, and he forgot everything.

Xu Kai was deeply impressed by Su Chen's "skinny gold body" regular script, which is quite the legacy of Chu Suiliang and Xue Yao's brushwork in the Tang Dynasty, but more special. The bones of the sky are beautiful, giving people the feeling that the blue is better than the blue.

"How old is Young Master Su Chen, and did you participate in the imperial examinations last year?" Xu Kai asked with interest in his love for talents.

Su Chen was embarrassed, shook his head and said, "I didn't participate. In fact, I'm... just an apprentice of the state academy. I dropped out of school before graduating."

"Undergraduate student?" Xu Kai was a little surprised. The state government has an academy, and studying in the academy is a student's status. If you don't graduate and drop out of school, you will be a student.

Since the imperial examinations in the Southern Tang Dynasty followed the old system of the Tang Dynasty, although there were some reforms, the overall situation was similar. It mainly consisted of Jinshi subjects. It was not like the three-level imperial examination system in the Song and Ming Dynasties.The scholars of the Tang Dynasty were different from the scholars of the Song Dynasty and the scholars of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The Jinshi subject in the Southern Tang Dynasty followed the rest of the Tang Dynasty, and poetry and fu were the main content of the scientific examination.

However, the attitudes of the three emperors of the Southern Tang Dynasty to the imperial examinations were different, so there were some changes in the content of the examinations.For example, when Li Fu, the great ancestor, was in power, he attached great importance to Confucian officials, and he used the classics and laws to appoint officials as officials, trying to get rid of the disadvantages of military officials as officials.Soon after he ascended the throne, he issued an edict saying: "The previous dynasty was defeated, and many people rose from the four directions. It is not suitable for military people to use things, and it is not suitable for moral change. I am very sorry. ."

On the basis of classics and justice, Li Sheng paid more attention to selecting scholars by law, which became a new trend in imperial examinations during the Liezu period.However, this trend has not been developed, because Li Jing and Li Yu are both lovers of literature and prefer to use poetry and poetry to obtain scholars, so after Li was promoted to the west, he canceled the content of the legal examination.

And this Xu Kai was one of the most learned scholars in the Southern Tang Dynasty, and he had a special temperament. During Li Sheng’s period, he disdained the imperial examination system. Those who use the literati to be thin, often use the classics and the law to obtain scholars, and they are ashamed, and Du Men does not seek career advancement."

The simple explanation of this sentence is: Xu Kai consciously humiliated the literati and dismissed the behavior of Liezu's use of the law to obtain scholars at that time.

The same is true. In Li Sheng's reign, Xu Kai did not come out to become an official. It was not until Li Jing ascended the throne that Xu Kai came out to participate in the village tribute. , and Han Hee-jae became colleagues and close friends.

"Yes, it's considered a student who has left school!" Su Chen admitted generously.

Xu Kai frowned, his eyes turned to Han Xizai, a little surprised and questioning.

Han Xizai was a little embarrassed, because he met Su Chen that day and chatted for a while, mainly focusing on the scrolls and fonts, and did not inquire about his status as a scholar.Moreover, Han Xizai, who is informal, often looks at people only for talent, whether his personality is compatible with the spleen and stomach, and does not care about his specific identity.

"Haha, it doesn't matter if you haven't participated in the imperial examinations. You are young, so you might have just reached the weak crown! Even if you are out of school, you can go back to the academy, pay a certain amount of money and fees, get the citations, and you can re-register for the imperial examinations." Han Xizai Make an idea for him.

Su Chen laughed in his heart. Although he studied Chinese language and recited some Tang poetry and Song poetry, but if he wanted to participate in the imperial examination, write Tang Fu in parallel prose, pay attention to different rhymes and conjugations, and write splendid essays, it would be impossible. .After all, he is not a pure ancient person who grew up reading scriptures, and the educational environment is different.

"In the imperial examinations, the juniors have no aspirations." Su Chen said truthfully.

Han Xizai was stunned when he heard the words, and Xu Kai frowned even more, as if he was surprised by his remarks.

Does this Su Chen have no talent to learn, play with things and lose his mind, and have no ability to participate in the imperial examination?

Or is this person self-sufficient and not optimistic about the current court and situation, so he deliberately avoided entering the officialdom?

Xu Kai didn't know what kind of Su Chen he was; but Han Xizai once had a relationship with Su Chen, and the conversation was very speculative, and he didn't think he was an untalented person.

Han Xizai said with a rounded smile: "Fame, fame and wealth are all outside affairs, let's not talk about that, the old man is also a Bai Ding now, haha, but he feels more relaxed, free, moisturizing and comfortable! Su Chen, I don't know what your words and phrases are for "Tell Your Heart" Do you understand, have you written lyrics and music in this regard?"

Su Chen said modestly, "I'm not very familiar with it!

Xu Kai glanced at Han Xizai, then sneered at the side: "You don't even have a song for this word, right?"

Su Chen felt this Master Xu's contempt, and thought in his heart, he didn't want to meet just now, so he lost face here, and let Han Xizai follow him. I have written it before, but it's just flowers and plants, and it's a lot of leisurely worry. Some of them can't come up with it. Especially after seeing this poem written by Mr. Han, it adds a sense of respect for the hero's twilight. Poetry, imitate one!"

"Oh, write a poem based on the life of this old man?" Han Xizai's expression changed. This is equivalent to writing a poem for others. It is necessary to know other people's past experiences and mood in order to write poems that match each other. Come.

After Xu Kai heard the words, he also became interested. This young man wanted to use Han Xizai's life to write a song similar to expressing his feelings, the same lyrics, the same person's experience and life. , which of the two has a better word.

Su Chen has rarely memorized this word card, so for the time being, he only thinks of Lu You's heartfelt song, because it doesn't match his age, so he uses Han Xizai's life style as a reference, so as to avoid the old man's mentality in the poem. .

Han Xizai's eyes were shining, and he handed out a bamboo brush and said, "Su Xiaoyou, please!"

"That's a shame." Su Chen nodded and took the pen, pondered for a while, and then picked up the pen to write Lu You's well-received "Tell Your Heart":

"At that time, thousands of miles were searched for a prince, and horses were guarding Liangzhou. Where did the Guanhe dream break? The dust is dark and the old sable fur. ."

After reading it, Han Xizai and Xu Kai looked at each other, and they could see the surprise in each other's eyes; this poem is much stronger than the one just now. , not an ordinary gentleman.

(End of this chapter)