Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 253
After Zeng Dun left, Wang Xiao said: "Xiangyang is the main road for north-south communication, and there are actually many scholars and generals living here. I was originally from the army of King Qin. I didn't have many soldiers and horses, and I didn't make great achievements. These people look down on me. This year Winning two games in a row, it's not the same as before, or it should be different."

Chen Yuyi was originally living in Xiangyang, and after hearing this, he deeply agreed.Said: "If the defense issued a notice to recruit officials, many people would come out to apply. The journey is actually very difficult."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "That's right. By the way, call the Zhike monk tomorrow to see how many people live in the Lumen Temple."

Lumen Temple is the largest temple in Xiangyang, next to the main north-south traffic road, so there must be many people living there.In addition to the Zeng family, there should be other officials and scholars living here.Last year, when the Jin army went south, a large piece of land in the south of the Yangtze River became an area where bandits were rampant, but Xiangyang settled down instead.

After dinner, Wang Xiaolie returned to his residence.Sitting by the window, watching the rain outside.

Before entering the yard, I only saw a skirt, a pair of eyes, and a strange feeling.What kind of person that is, what age, what he looks like, none of them can be clearly seen.There is only that feeling, which seems to be brought out from the soul, and it has gone through thousands of years without any change.Like Wangfuya, a woman turned into a stone, waiting for the return of her family there.

Lightly picking the lantern flower, Wang Xiaolie sighed.When I entered the Lumen Temple today, I first met a strange monk, Zen Master Fadeng, and I was taken aback.How could I have thought that I would meet such a person next.

Women in the world are all different, and there are always some who are particularly beautiful.It's not uncommon to fall in love at first sight, or fall in love with a woman, there are all kinds of strange things.But like myself, it is very strange to meet each other face to face, but not to see the other person's appearance clearly, but still obsessed with it.

Sitting under the lamp, Wang Xiaolie held his chin, looking at the rainy night outside, lost in thought.

The next day the rain stopped, but the sun did not come out, and the mountain road was still slippery and difficult to walk.To prevent accidents, Wang Xiaolie did not leave in the morning.

The Zhike monk came to ask the ceremony.Wang Xiaolie asked him to sit down, and said: "Since the Jin army went south, the world has been shaken. Many people from the Central Plains have had to leave their hometowns and seek refuge in the south. Xiangyang is on the north-south route, and there should be many scholars who want to come here. "

Zhike clasped his hands together: "The defense is right. In the past two or three years, there have been at least dozens of officials and scholars who have settled in Lumen Temple. Most of them stayed for a few days and then left. Not many stayed for a long time. Last year, Jinlu When crossing the river, there was turmoil in the south of the Yangtze River and the roads were impassable, so many people had to stay. In addition to more than ten people from the Zeng family, there are dozens of children from Dengcheng Fan Canzheng's family and Yincheng Zhang Taishi's family living in the temple. There are many others. There are also 30 to [-] former court officials and unsuccessful candidates.”

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's not easy in the temple to feed 200 people every day."

Zhike said: "Guests who live here for a long time will always have to pay some money to supplement the monastery. If not, where can they afford it?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded.This is the right way, no matter how rich the temple is, it cannot support so many idlers.

At this time, Fan Zongyin, who held great power in the court, was from Dengcheng, with various relatives and clansman, dozens of them were considered small.Now that Xiangyang belongs to the dangerous frontline area, they will naturally go to find Fan Zongyin.Grand Master Zhang in Yincheng was Zhang Zongxun, the prime minister of the Renzong Dynasty.Although nearly a hundred years have passed, the Zhang family is still a big family in the local area.As for other little people, the Zhike monk didn't bother to mention it.

After asking about the situation of the scholars in the temple in detail, Wang Xiaolie didn't find any names of people he was familiar with, so he didn't bother to answer them.After several years of turmoil, there are so many scholars living among the people, how can we manage them?
After seeing off the Zhike monk, Wang Xiaolie said to Chen Yuyi: "We will go back to the city when the rain is less. After we go back, we will make a notice to recruit talents from the Si Yamen. The area north of the Yangtze River and Xiangyang is considered stable. It should be There are a lot of talents."

Chen Yuyi said yes.

While the two were chatting, a soldier came in.Forked hands said: "There are two people outside, an old man and a young man, please see for defense."

Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but frowned.asked, "Who are they?"

The soldier said: "It is said that it is the waiting edict of the former Hanlin Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, and he was temporarily exiled in Xiangyang."

"Calligraphy and painting awaiting edict?" Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, "Let them in."

Although Emperor Daojun did not govern the country very well, his artistic attainments were extremely high.During his tenure, Hanlin Academy of Painting and Calligraphy was highly developed, and many famous painters appeared.However, Wang Xiaolie is not proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is not familiar with these people.

Jingmen won a big victory and grabbed a lot of money from the Jin army. Wang Xiaolie wanted to print banknotes by himself.With the experience of later generations, Wang Xiaolie didn't want to be as rough as the banknotes printed now.If you want to print well, you need a good painter.It's a pity that there has been no suitable manpower, so the matter has been delayed.

Not long after, two people came in.One is six or seventy years old, with white beard and hair.One is under 70 years old, with a childish look on his face.

Looking at the two of them, Wang Xiaolie asked, "Are you all waiting for an edict from the Academy of Painting and Calligraphy?"

The two said yes together.The older man said: "My name is Li Tang, and my name is also in the Academy of Painting and Calligraphy. The world knows a lot. This one is Li Di. He looks younger, but his talent is extremely high."

Wang Xiaolie didn't believe that there was such a young waiter in the Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, so he turned to look at Chen Yuyi.

Chen Yuyi nodded: "When I was in the capital, I heard that there was such a character. He entered the Academy of Painting and Calligraphy at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and caused a sensation."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but look Li Di up and down.Seeing his handsome appearance, there is only a heroic look in his eyebrows.Seeing Wang Xiaolie's disbelief, he looked at himself quite provocatively.

Wang Xiaolie smiled, and said: "Since it is waiting for an edict, if you paint well, you will have a good life no matter where you go."

Li Tang sighed: "Observe, after the war, there are not many people who know goods in Xiangyang, and our paintings are hard to sell. These days, we paint some murals in the temple and chat to get by. After a long time, we are still under the influence of the monks in the temple. Sarcasm, life is actually sad."

After hearing this, Wang Xiao said: "What is your intention to wait for the imperial edict?"

Li Tangdao: "When I was at Lumen Temple, there was a young lady from the Lin Guan family who moved south with Zeng's family, and she studied painting with me. I heard from her that Zeng Dun wanted to find an errand in the Yamen, so he didn't live in Lumen Temple. That little lady is talented and intelligent, she was a bit reluctant for a while, so she discussed with Li Di, if there is a suitable job in the yamen, we will not stay in Lumen Temple."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The waiter of the Academy of Calligraphy and Painting is the best painter in the world at this time. If you are willing, you will have a job for you. Although you can't be rich, you can always have enough food and clothing."

After hearing this, Li Tang saluted and said, "Thank you so much for your observation."

Wang Xiaolie said: "At this time, I also happen to need a painter, and it is exactly what you love and I want."

(End of this chapter)