Tianlong Sword Guanghan

Chapter 100 99. All kinds of calculations

The beauty of Hangzhou, the West Lake is the most.In a sea-watching building by the lake, although it was getting late, it was brightly lit and full of people's voices.Pedestrians couldn't help but stop and watch.I saw that upstairs and downstairs are all local romantic talents, erudite and Confucian.

In the hall on the second floor, the ones sitting in the middle are a few local elders and Confucian scholars, accompanied by the head of the Taixue case. When traveling southward, they passed Huainan East Road and Huainan West Road, and they were invincible in discussing poetry Hands, Huang Yuanji, who is unparalleled in momentum, hangs a curtain on the other side to separate the hall. Many family members of local officials, rich merchants, sit behind the curtain, and take a close look at how many talents in Hangzhou are fighting against the head of the Taixue case. play.

Huang Yuanji has already composed two poems and one fu, these three articles have been spread out, the building is full of talents, no one dares to go upstairs to challenge.Chen Yuanwai, a great Confucian in Hangzhou, saw that he was full of ambition and swayed freely. Although he liked his extraordinary talent and learning, he felt very depressed when he saw that many literati in Hangzhou could not match him.He opened his mouth and said: "Brother Huang Shi's talent in poetry and prose is really extraordinary. He is the first in the Imperial Academy, and his reputation is well-deserved."

Huang Yuanji cupped his hands and said: "You are a late learner, and you dare not use an ax in the class. Everyone sings poems and wine together. It is a matter of elegance. If you compare yourself, you will fall behind." Chen Yuanwai sighed: "It's a pity that I am in Hangzhou 'Wen Dan' is not at home, otherwise, conspiring with Huang Shixiong to get drunk and sing poems together is also an elegant thing in Jiangnan's romance."

Huang Yuanji's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, but he has studied hard for more than ten years, and his skill in nourishing Qi is naturally extraordinary.By drinking, he concealed his complexion, and asked, as if unintentionally: "But who is this 'literary courage'? He is so praised by the senior?"

A former servant of the Ministry of Rites who had already retired from the side said: "This man's surname is Lou and his name is Minzhong. He is a scholar from Hangzhou. He passed the examination five years ago. Unfortunately, his father died of a sudden illness. He went home to observe mourning for three years, so he was not allowed to be an official. Now he has taken over the family fleet and often travels overseas, but his poems and prose are generous, heroic, unrestrained, with a faint voice of gold and iron horses, so others call him a strong writing style. The courage of a hero, for the past five years, Jiangnan students have often competed with him, and they should not stand shoulder to shoulder with this person. If he is here, he must not let Mr. Huang stand alone in front of others."

Huang Yuanji slapped his thigh, and said angrily: "The students went all the way south with their father, returned to their hometown to get married, and invited students along the way to discuss poetry and essays. It's a pity and a pain that I can't see him!" After speaking, he picked up the wine glass and drank three glasses in a row, his regret was beyond words.

The member Chen saw him and was about to go forward to persuade him, but he heard the Hangzhou scholars downstairs shouting from far to near, "Mr. Lou is here!" Everyone got up quickly and went downstairs together look.Not long after, a white-clothed Confucian student in his thirties walked up the stairs slowly, and saluted several elders in the Confucian group.

Chen Yuanwai laughed and stepped forward, grabbed the Confucian scholar with one hand, stroked his back with the other, and said, "Follow me if you are wise, this is the undefeated Taixue who traveled all the way south and talked about Taoism in Huainan with poems and prose." The head of the case, Huang Yuanji." He turned his head again and said to Huang Yuanji: "Brother Huang Shi, this is my Hangzhou 'Wen Dan', and Lou Minzhong is also."

Huang Yuanji's eyes lit up, with a smile on his mouth, he said: "A modest bamboo has its head down." Lou Minzhong was stunned for a moment, and then he also smiled and said, "A proud plum has no upside-down flower."

Huang Yuanji grabbed Lou Minzhong, laughed loudly, and said: "Your step is quick and intelligent, I admire you." The two joined hands and sat in front of the case.Behind the curtain, Xiao Xiaoxiao asked a girl, "Sister Xiang, what kind of riddle did the two of them play just now?"

The girl said with a smile: "Sister Zhang, Mr. Huang of your family is a wonderful person. He refused to accept Lou Xianggong's name of 'literary courage', so he published an upper couplet. He compares himself with 'open-minded bamboo' and dares not be accepted by Mr. Chen." Praise, and admonish Mr. Lou, if the name of being an "open-minded bamboo" is not worthy of the name, he should bow his head early, so as not to get off the stage."

Then a young woman at the side said: "Mr. Lou is not weak either. He compares himself to 'Proud Plum' and wants to compare with your Mr. Huang, and he advises Mr. Huang not to be 'Proud Plum', lest you Get beaten on your back."

Xiao Xiaoxiao opened his mouth wide, and murmured: "How can a nerd still have so many tricks after dropping his book bag?" All the female relatives laughed lightly when they saw her naive and cute.

A burst of laughter came from behind the curtain, and Lou Minzhong said slowly: "I heard Mr. Huang's name earlier, and I know that Mr. Huang came to Hangzhou. I was very happy. I came here on a fast horse, and I finally got to see my face." Huang Yuanji waved his hands repeatedly and said : "I'm a late student, and I use my father's name to pretend to be a tiger and deceive me. I don't dare to be praised by Brother Lou."

The two met each other for a long time, and when they exchanged cups, they discussed poetry together.

The two began to compete in poetry and prose. Huang Yuanji read a poem "On the lake of the dead bell, the moon is gone, and the censers are falling away. The dawn is scattered into water, and the sound of autumn gathers into a forest. I was not used to it when I was idle, and I found each other in secluded places. Cong Gui At the foot of Nanshan Mountain, Qingxiang is a diameter deep."

Lou Minzhong followed up with the previous song "Thousands of willows are green, and peach blossoms are red. In the mirror of the boat, people are drunk and draw pictures."

After hearing this, Huang Yuanji praised: "Good poem!" He picked up the wine glass and drank it down.Changed the libretto:

"The painting of the tower and the spring mirror fog.

Yili Xiling, people call the red boat to cross.

The dream shadow is clear and the lake is on the road.

The apple blossoms are gone, and the gull is speechless.

Looking back, there is no place for seclusion.

There are low clouds in the corner of the water, and trees in the river city in the corner of the clouds.

The cold wind at the corner of the tree, the rain at the corner of the city.The sound of sorrow wants to make people go. "

Lou Minzhong pondered for a moment, then continued:
"The ink is thick with smoke, and the lake water and green waves rise together.

Zengxiu sentence, peach blossom replanting, the old embankment is unharmed.

Bayong was a peaceful place for a while, and the three of them went upstairs a hundred feet high.

It's still worthy of salary to be on par with generals and Fengya as food.

Look at the car, take the spring.

Surprised by the guests, Qing Ou sings.

Ren Xiayun is hot, and autumn wind is cold.

Talking about drama might as well wave Yuchen, and poetry becomes the favorite topic of plum sticks.

What's more, he scratched his head and asked the blue sky, his head was like a peak. "

Many scholars downstairs were fascinated by what they heard, and applauded one after another.Member Chen said with a smile: "The two Wanghailou competed in poems and words, and it was hard to distinguish them from each other. It was really brilliant for a while."

Huang Yuanji shook his head and said, "It's a pity that it's getting late, and there's no good place to go in the huge West Lake. I can talk to brother Lou by candlelight at night." Lou Minzhong smiled and said, "What's so difficult about it? There are a few small boats at home, let's put them away." Come here, Mr. and Mrs. Xian will board the boat with me, and we will take a night tour of the West Lake and talk about poetry."

Chen Yuanwai and others clapped their hands and said with a smile: "It's very good, but it's hard to accompany me when I'm old." Lou Minzhong walked to the window, took out a firework arrow from his bosom, and released it into the sky. A big ship is coming from afar.The big boat had a very deep draft, and it was inconvenient to dock, so she put down the small boat at the stern and came to the shore.

Lou Minzhong said to Huang Yuanji: "My brother Huang, it is said that northerners ride horses and southerners ride boats, but I don't know if you are from the south or from the north?" Huang Yuanji said with a sassy smile, "I am a Fujianese living in Bianliang. "He pulled Xiao Xiaoxiao, boarded the boat with Lou Minzhong, and went on board.

When they were on the big boat, Lou Minzhong led the two of them into the barn, and saw that the banquet had already been prepared in the barn, and there was a person sitting at the table, wearing gray clothes, with three long beards, and a very handsome face. Someone introduced him and said, "Xiandi Huang, this is my close friend. The ancestor of Muzhou, Shiyuan, is also a erudite scholar."

Huang Yuanji led Xiao Xiaoxiao to meet the patriarch far away, and the few people were seated, and the big boat started to drive slowly with a slight shake.Huang Yuanji sighed: "I have never heard of such a big ship." Lou Minzhong tried his best in Wanghai Tower today, but he couldn't convince Huang Yuanji in words. Seeing him admiring his own ship this time, he couldn't help feeling a little proud, and said: "My virtuous brother is absurd."

After drinking for three rounds, the patriarch saw that Lou Minzhong brought a stranger to the boat during this sensitive period, and he was surprised, but he was too deep to ask face to face, so he sat aside, and every time he drank, he just tasted it. Don't dare to get drunk, just listen to them quietly.

Lou Minzhong saw that Huang Yuanji's eyes were drunk, so he said, "Xiandi Huang, I don't know why your lord is traveling south this time?" There are more than [-] lanes along the road, so the journey is slow, I have long admired the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, so I went all the way with my fiancée, visiting great scholars and discussing poetry and prose."

Lou Minzhong pretended not to know, and wondered: "What? Your father is such a talented person, the imperial court doesn't invite him into the cabinet to pay homage to his minister, but treat him as an engraving craftsman?" Huang Yuanji was furious when he heard the words: "Brother Lou, why did you say that? Lou Minzhong hurriedly apologized and said: "My good brother, please calm down. Brother Yu just lamented that the court did not know people well. It is a pity that such a great talent as your father lives far away in Fujian to be a seal engraving craftsman."

Countless thoughts turned in Huang Yuanji's mind, and he lightly pinched Xiao Xiaoxiao's palm, Xiao Xiaoxiao's heart trembled, and he silently circulated his internal energy, concentrating on his guard.Seeing that Huang Yuanji's face was depressed, he drank another glass of white wine and said, "Thunder, rain and dew are all God's grace. The Huang family is Song officials, so what can we do?"

Lou Minzhong smiled slightly and said: "My dear brother, I have a good friend who is the most philanthropic and righteous. People in the world call him 'Sai Mengchang'. He has already heard of your father's name, but unfortunately he has never met him. If he knows what happened to your father this time, he will surely There is a calculation."

Huang Yuanji smiled and said: "Thank you, Brother Lou, for your kindness, but my father has been an official for many years, and he is honest and upright. My younger brother, I was in the imperial school and I haven't changed new clothes for two years. If your friend wants to see my father, just send me a post." Well, don't ask me for help."

Lou Minzhong laughed and shook his head, and said: "What do you think I am, brother? My friend knows that your father is an upright official and has no money left, so he is willing to help you with all his family and help your father to open up the court. .”

Huang Yuanji was stunned for a moment, grabbed Lou Minzhong's hands, and said with bright eyes: "Brother Lou, are you serious?" Standing up, bowing and bowing, he said: "If my father really enters the court to pay homage to the prime minister and fulfill his ambition one day, I will never forget Brother Lou's great kindness today."

Lou Minzhong laughed and said, "It's easy to say, easy to say!" Seeing the puzzled expression in the distant eyes of the patriarch, he shook his head slightly and looked at it.The patriarch saw him far away, and sat aside without saying a word.

Huang Yuanji had a clear mind, he didn't refrain from eating and drinking, and after a while, he was as drunk as mud. Lou Minzhong put him and Xiao Xiaoxiao in the guest cabin, and went to rest by himself.

When Lou Minzhong walked away, Huang Yuanji opened his eyes suddenly, and Xiao Xiaoxiao hurriedly stuffed a "hangover pill" into Huang Yuanji's mouth. Come out, the drunkenness disappeared immediately.He winked at Xiao Xiaoxiao, and said, "Princess, the pills in your master's school are indeed miraculous. I am extremely envious."

Xiao Xiaoxiao listened intently, and realized that no one was watching, but lowered his voice, and said softly, "Brother Huang Shi, what should we do next?"

Huang Yuanji said in a low voice: "I didn't expect them to be so courageous that they wanted to subdue my father to be their internal response. I just pretended to agree, and then I stabilized them. We have a chance tonight, but I don't know if Mr. Zu will obstruct."

Xiao Xiaoxiao frowned and said: "The two of them breathe long, and their internal strength is not weaker than mine. If I deal with one, it's fine. If the two of them attack together, I'm not an opponent. You don't know martial arts, so we can't win. I can't run away either. What should I do?"

Huang Yuanji said: "This boat is very big, and it's not safe to sail near the shore. Let's scuttle it secretly when it reaches the middle of the river. At that time, we only need to snatch the small boat and watch them fall into the water." Dog, let's just sit on the boat and beat him slowly. How about it?"

Xiao Xiaoxiao nodded again and again, and said: "This method is very good." Huang Yuanji nodded and said: "Let's recharge our batteries first, and wait until midnight, when everyone has slept soundly, and it's not too late to start."

At the same time, in Lou Minzhong's warehouse, Zu Shiyuan was sitting opposite Lou Minzhong under the lamp.Patriarch Shiyuan was full of doubts and asked, "Brother Lou, we are rushing to the General Forum to discuss the major issues of the uprising, why did you make the decision and make friends with this official's son?"

Lou Minzhong said: "Brother Zu, don't be impatient, and listen to me." He took a sip of hot tea, ignoring Zu Shiyuan's anxious eyes, and said slowly: "That Huang Chang was originally a top scholar, but he has lived in a small house for decades. In a place in Fujian, I am depressed and unable to achieve my ambitions, so can I have no complaints in my heart?

The leader has worked hard for many years, spreading eyeliner everywhere in the south of the Yangtze River, but above the court, there has been a lack of our own eyes. In the past few years, we can only rely on Mr. Murong for help.But if the father has the mother, it is better to have it ourselves!

If we can subdue this person, we only need to spend some money to push him into the center. At that time, whether it is a rebellion in our sect or a way out for the future, it will be a very profitable business. "

Patriarch Shiyuan frowned and said, "What if that old man surnamed Huang doesn't know what's good?"

Lou Minzhong smiled coldly, and said: "The man surnamed Huang is a good official, but for the sake of the great cause of our religion and the common people in the world, we should invite him to die. But if we send his whole family to tidy up, it is not treating him poorly. "

(End of this chapter)