Riding the wind of rebirth

As he spoke, he led a few people to the left side of the courtyard of the old house: "This used to be a place where the cultural protection unit stored debris. Later, I heard that it was going to be sold, so this place was vacated."

"No wonder this side is much better preserved than that side." Zhou Zhi nodded.

It was originally a "village" of British princes on the outskirts of the city. By the Qing Dynasty, it no longer had one pavilion, one pavilion, and one terrace. It was surrounded by a fence and became the "tertiary property" of Haichao Temple. It has been the same for hundreds of years. After repeated renovations, the layout of the old BJ courtyard was finally formed.

However, this courtyard is somewhat different from others, that is, the main room is like a pavilion, and there is an octagonal room on the right side. If you look carefully, half of the courtyard in front of the main room is two steps higher than the other half.

These are estimated to be the largest remaining relics from that time.

Two stone tablets lay quietly at one foot of the patio, with dents appearing on the tops.

Uncle Ge said: "The people at the cultural preservation office said that these two monuments were of little value, so they did not take them away. In fact, they were sharpening the knives for everyone when they were erected here. The dent was caused by the sharpening."

Zhou Zhi has seen too many such things, and even Jiachuan is not exempt from it, let alone the capital city with so many ancient monuments.

When I looked at the two stone tablets, one of them was engraved with: "The distant water has not yet turned white, and the long strips have returned to new yellow. Scaled fish emerge from the shore, and birds fly in the forest. After the cold, the body is still brown, and spring is coming in the wild. Guests. The journey is as long as yesterday, and the new year is fragrant."

Another piece is engraved with: "The Drum Tower is connected to Houhu Bay in the west, and the Silver Ingot Bridge crosses the sunset. The waves are not connected to the Taiye, but the clear green is still sent to the distant mountains. In the old courtyard, there are pines and locust trees, and the fairyland plays the music in leisurely years. Baishou Lian We have been chatting for a long time over tea, the spring breeze is chilly and the crows are returning at dusk."

Looking at the inscription again, the first stone tablet is engraved with "In the 23rd year of Daoguang's reign, Guimao Mengqiu, bestowed upon Luo Wenjing, Jinshi and the imperial censor of the Xicheng Duchayuan, hereby records the poem "Crossing the Yinding Bridge in Spring" by Huang Zhengse of the Ming Dynasty. .”

The second piece is engraved with "In the 23rd year of Daoguang's reign, Guimao Mengqiu was awarded Jinshi and Luo Wenjing, the imperial censor of the Xicheng Duchayuan, and he respectfully recorded the poem "Crossing the Yinding Bridge in Spring" by Yaweng of the Xibei Song Dynasty, a young master."

Zhou Zhi pointed at Luo Wenjing and said: "This guy is a flatterer."

"What's wrong with my good brother?" At times like this, Mr. Qiao couldn't help but pick up his old habits and began to lose his words.

"This is a poem he copied from someone else's poem about Yinding Bridge. I don't know who the Ming Dynasty man Huang Zhengse is in the front, but the Song Xibei in the back is a famous literati in the Kangxi Dynasty, the six sons of Hou Xueyuan, and one of the ten most talented men in Kangxi. 1. Song Nao was praised by Emperor Kangxi as 'the most honest and honest governor in the world'."

"Brother Yu is impressed by his knowledge and strong memory. He can remember such a person."

"Actually, I don't remember him because of his political achievements and literary talents." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "It's because I have a picture of "Xipei Teaching Inkstones" by the Qing Dynasty painter Yu Zhiding. In order to understand the characters in the painting, I went to look it up. This man’s life.”

"Yu Zhiding was one of the top ten famous figures in the Qing Dynasty. He was enshrined in the inner court during the Kangxi period. He was famous for his exquisite portraits. At that time, it was said that 'all the celebrities and ministers of the time were painted by him'."

"As Emperor Kangxi's close comrade-in-arms, Song Nao, Yu Zhiding painted several small portraits for him, and "The Picture of Giving Inkstones in the West" is one of them."

"Is there any allusion to the inkstone teaching picture?"

"Yes, when Song Luo's son Song Zhu was seriously ill, his wife was still pregnant with the child. Song Zhu told his father that if the child was a son, then he would give his inkstone to him when he was twenty years old. he."

"Later, he got a boy, so Song Nao followed his son's last wish and gave Song's inkstone to his grandson when he turned twenty years old, and told him to 'make good use of it'. It was also the elders who encouraged their children and grandchildren to study and become talents. The meaning is that the painting tells such a story." Digging out allusions was quite interesting, and everyone listened with great interest. Wei Yi asked: "Then why do you say that Luo Wenjing is a flatterer? He is from Daoguang Dynasty. , Song Nao was from the Kangxi Dynasty, so it’s impossible to take a picture of it.”

Zhou Zhi pointed to the two stone tablets: "You can see from the names he addressed the poet Huang Zhengse of the Ming Dynasty and the poet Song Nao of this dynasty. He had no respect for Huang Zhengse, but he was extremely respectful to Song Nao. This is not What is a flatterer?”

Sister Feng said with a smile: "I have learned a lot by following you. If I were to look at it myself, I thought this Young Master Xibei Song Ya Weng was a village primary school teacher and an old man who raises ducks part-time!"

Zhou Zhi couldn't stop laughing: "Young Master is a very high official position. One of the three orphans in ancient times. Although it was an empty title in the Qing Dynasty, it was still a first-class title. The old man of Xibei and the duck-herding old man of Xibei were Song Nao's self-titles in his later years. , he himself is also a painter and connoisseur, and his two self-titled seals can often be seen on some handed down calligraphy and paintings."

Sister Feng sighed quietly: "I probably know how I can afford this yard..."

"What do you say?" Wei Yi asked with a smile, holding his classmate's arm.

"Just talking about this young master's calligraphy and painting, I can't recognize it when it is placed in front of me! Isn't that what he deserves to be rich?!"

"Hehehe, that's true." Wei Yi agreed, and then glared at Wu Qiaomu: "Teacher Yuan said you don't have enough eyesight to touch these things blindly. The water in that line is very deep, so just write it down to cultivate your sentiments. That’s fine, don’t go!”

"I didn't plan to go at first." Wu Qiaomu was very honest: "My dad said that elbow is a character that means wealth. It means that it is easy to pick up money when walking, and it is easy to win prizes by scratching lottery tickets. We can't compare with him."

"Qiao Mu, your dad still understands this? When will you let me figure it out?" Sister Feng suddenly became interested.

"He also listened to what Jiuzi's fourth cousin said."

"In fact, they don't know how to judge people's fortune," Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "The elders all study Confucian classics. They think that the "Book of Changes" and astrology are not used to predict personal fortune. If they are, they are also used to predict personal fortune. For those who are involved in the fate of the country and use it to infer the blame of ordinary individuals, that is a disgrace."

"Zhouyi has had Xiangshu and Yili since ancient times. Although they are related to each other, under the general Xiangshu there are three sects: divination, disaster and prophecy, and prophecy. The Yili sect is Lao-Zhuang, Confucianism, and Shishi."

"The fourth cousin and godfather are obviously leaning towards the Giri school, and they stay away from Xiangshu."

"But your fourth cousin should let you forget it." Sister Feng said.

"That's when I used my eight characters as a teaching material to explain to us some gameplay of the Xiangshu Yi Sect. I mentioned it casually." Zhou Zhi smiled bitterly: "He doesn't talk about these things."

"Including my godfather's lecture on astrology, he only told us the common knowledge of ancient Chinese astronomy. As for the astronomical phenomena that are often mentioned in ancient books, such as 'comet entering Ziwei Yuan', 'year star invading the emperor's constellation', and 'Yinghuo guarding the palace'. , just treat it as an astronomical phenomenon."

"Yes, there are no mystical problems in the eyes of wise men. At most, there are only 'problems that cannot be solved with current knowledge.' They would rather regard mystery as a part of philosophy to explore and study, but will not use it as a carrier of worship. ." Wu Qiaomu said.

"Just don't be superstitious and treat the unknown with a puzzle-solving mentality." Zhou Zhi said.

"I know why you two are brothers." Sister Feng felt amused.