Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 329 Youthful Spirit

Chen Qingsi was a little surprised. He heard praises for Zhao Chiman from many people and knew that Zhao Chiman was a great person, but he did not expect that Zhao Chiman had such great influence.

In Chang'an, a three-quarter acre of land, there are such methods.

Now that he is only in white, he can actually suppress the rumors from all directions by himself?

"There is such a person in Chang'an!"

He said this to Zhang Daan, but also to himself, because in his memory, there was really no name or deeds of Zhao Chiman.

But in fact, there are records about Zhao Chiman in the history books: Gongshu, good at riding and shooting, strong in fighting tigers, chasing horses, and kind to the corporal. No one in the capital, high or low, admires him.

Of course Chen Qingsi didn't remember just a few words.

Zhang Daan also said: "It was only after I took office and came into contact with affairs that I realized that Zhao Chiman had such prestige."

He paused and said: "The way they live is different from ours, and they put faith first. Therefore, even though Zhao Chiman is white now, most of the warriors and bad people in the county have received his favor and are willing to betray others. Love still has the power to mobilize warriors and bad people."

Zhang Daan thought that Chen Qingsi didn't understand the survival rules of the people in the world, so he explained it in detail.

Chen Qingsi naturally knows this, and he knows even better that it is not that people in the market do not value fame and wealth, but that their lifestyles are different. Once they lose their trust, they will lose the basis for their survival.

Of course, Chen Qingsi does not deny that there are heroes who value love and justice in the world. But such people are few and far between.

Now it seems that Zhao Chimanxu is one of them.

Someone maliciously spread rumors that were unfavorable to him. Chen Qingsi did not speak out, but Zhao Chiman took the initiative, which shows that the other party is sincere in wanting to repay the favor.

After all, if it weren't for Zhang Daan, Chen Qingsi wouldn't even know that Zhao Chiman had such means and abilities.

After understanding the situation, Chen Qingsi sent Zhang Daan out of the mansion, and then soaked himself in the tub.

Ever since he had Jingjing, he had to completely wash away the smell of alcohol from his body after drinking.

A small bathtub is the best place to think about things...

Chen Qingsi unconsciously thought of the current situation and said to herself in a voice that she could hear: "In this case, we have to change our methods."

Chen Qingsi was fully prepared to counterattack. He originally waited for the storm to get louder and then launched a counterattack.

After all, a big shot in later generations said that the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.

Promoting the Tang Dynasty style is changing the atmosphere of the entire literary world. It is not an easy task, and it is definitely not his alone.

But as an initiator, the better the first battle is won, the easier the road will be.

Chen Qingsi has been waiting for the storm to rise so that he can counterattack at the critical moment. As a result...this storm just wanted to relieve the old man in his twilight years. Even if he had great ambitions and wanted to fly thousands of miles, his shoes ended up getting wet.

The wind and waves just won't rise and show signs of being suppressed.

Only then did he specifically ask Zhang Daan to find out the situation.

"Zhao Chiman!"

After reading the other party's name and thinking carefully for a moment, Chen Qingsi made a plan. I didn't want to involve others, but now that Zhao Chiman has taken the initiative, there is no reason not to take advantage of it.

On the second day, before Chen Qingsi's plan was implemented, Zhang Jianzhi, Lu Zhaolin, Fu Jiamo, and Du Shenyan came to see him.

"I've met Mr. Chen (Mr. Qingxi)!"

The four of them did not address Chen Qingsi as Chen Shilang, but as Mr. Chen.

Zhang Jianzhi, Lu Zhaolin and Du Shenyan addressed themselves as "Mr. Chen", while Fu Jiamo called him Mr. Qingxi.

Fu Jiamo once accompanied King Luo Bin to the south and had contact with Chen Qingsi in Qingxi County, so his name was slightly different.

Zhang Jianzhi, Fu Jiamo, and Chen Qingsi are very familiar with each other. The former can be regarded as half a student, and the latter is an old acquaintance.

Chen Qingsi had very little contact with Lu Zhaolin and Du Shenyan, but she knew their names very well.

Needless to say, Lu Zhaolin was one of the four famous heroes of the early Tang Dynasty and a leader in the revolution of Tang poetry.

As for Du Shenyan, he was the son of Du Yiyi of the Qing Dynasty. He was also a rare talent in the world. He was excellent in both poetry and prose. In history, he was as famous as Li Qiao, Cui Rong, and Su Weiwei, and was called the Four Friends of Articles. His grandson is Du Fu, and there should be many people in China who don't know him.

Chen Qingsi's eyes passed over the four of them one by one, and she said happily: "It's rare for you to get together."

Among the four, except Zhang Jianzhi, the other three are top figures in the literary world and the founders of the reform of the literary style in the early Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Jianzhi is actually good at writing poems, and his "Out of the Fortress" is also a masterpiece. However, his political achievements far outweighed his literary achievements. Later, he was feared and excluded by Li Xian, Empress Wei, and Wu Sansi. Most of his poems were lost, so this is not the case. Show the name of the poem.

Chen Qingsi is self-aware that it is not enough for him to raise flags and shout for this kind of legacy that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

Someone must respond, and people with lofty ideals must respond.

Zhang Jianzhi, Lu Zhaolin, Fu Jiamo, Du Shenyan and King Luo Bin who were far away in Liangzhou were all his supporters.

Zhang Jianzhi is mature and stable, the weakest in knowledge among the four, but the most insightful. He is vaguely the leader of the group and the first to speak: "Today's poetry still inherits the lingering style of the Six Dynasties, and is light and gorgeous. I have been waiting for a long time. That’s right, sir, held high the banner to refute, we should gather under his command and overcome all obstacles for him.”

Lu Zhaolin's eyes were hot and he said: "Students have admired Mr. for a long time, but they only regret that they are limited by their background and feel ashamed to ask for permission. Today, Mr. can stand up and open up mountains for our generation of scholars. How can I not be willing to be the sharp knife in Mr.'s hand and sweep away the rotten spirit?" .”

Lu Zhaolin's situation was the same as that of King Luo Bin. Because he was too smart, he was first restricted by palace poetry. He wanted to break free, but he didn't know where to start. Historically, he was better than King Luo Bin. Because he gained the respect of Lai Ji, he became the Dianxian in the palace of King Deng Li Yuanyu. Li Yuanyu loved him very much and said to his officials many times: "He is my Sima Xiangru." Where, take it wherever.

Li Yuanyu once went on an envoy to the northwest, and Lu Zhaolin also went with him. He personally visited the outside of the Great Wall. He saw what he saw and felt in his heart, thus breaking the shackles of palace-style poetry and writing some vigorous works on the frontier, which opened up a path.

But now with the example of Chen Qingsi, Lu Zhaolin also had insights in advance.

Originally, at this time, he was still working as a pawnbroker in Prince Deng's Mansion. It was because he was inspired by Chen Qingsi's poems that he resigned from his position as a pawnbroker and chose to go to Beijing. I just don't want to become a pawn of the family because of this. I have always felt guilty and dare not contact him, fearing that I will become a pawn of the family again. It wasn't until Chen Qingsi publicly boycotted the palace system and criticized the customs of the Six Dynasties that he made up his mind.

Fu Jiamo and Du Shenyan also agreed. They both disliked the low and negative style of the palace style, its empty emotions and complicated allusions, and liked the vitality of the prosperous Tang style.

Listening to the four people's statements, Chen Qingsi also felt that I was not alone. It is precisely because of their appearance in history that Tang poetry has become one of the brightest pearls in the history of Chinese culture.

What he has to do now is to make this grand occasion come ahead of schedule.

"What do you think?"

Chen Qingsi asked calmly.

Zhang Jianzhi said: "To counterattack, students have been paying attention to the surrounding situation and found that since Mr. promoted the Tang Dynasty style, a large number of dross poems suddenly appeared on the market. These are not poems at all, they are written in the Tang style The name, the filthy poetry and prose written out of nowhere, are simply unpalatable.”

Lu Zhaolin scolded angrily: "Thieves have a heart that can be punished."

Chen Qingsi looked at the four people who were filled with indignation and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Zhang Jianzhi said: "The students have a plan, but it's a waste of money."

Chen Qingsi became interested and said, "Tell me quickly."

Zhang Jianzhi said: "Actually, it is not necessarily a bad thing to randomly compose a few lines of poetry. I am not afraid of Mr.'s jokes. When students were privately angry, they also composed some unpleasant and abusive poems to make themselves laugh. It is harmless to entertain oneself. But now there are some people who are promoting nonsense, which shows their evil intentions? The students feel that there is no need to be polite when dealing with these people. There is no need to search for the source of dirty poems. Whoever promotes poems will regard the dirty poems as his own. I want to find a private printing workshop, print the poems into books, sign them, and help spread the word. Let’s see who dares to gossip in front of others..."

Chen Qingsi couldn't help but want to give Zhang Jianzhi a thumbs up. This damaging move is indeed feasible.

How could ordinary people spread these filthy poems? Even if they take the money, who will listen to them?

The source of the spread of dirty poetry can only be scholars.

Just like the people in the Jianghu market put integrity first, while the scholars put reputation first.

Which scholar doesn't have the same name? Once he discovers that promoting filthy poems is tantamount to self-destruction, who would dare to talk nonsense?

This move hits the snake seven inches straight.

Lu Zhaolin said: "Brother Zhang's method is a clever trick to defeat the enemy's strategy. In addition, there must be serious soldiers to attack. Mr. Chen, Lu is not talented, but he dares to imitate Brother Luo and be a vanguard general."

Du Shenyan said: "Count one of them."

Fu Jiamo said: "Students are not good at writing poems, but writing articles to curse others is their strength and can be supplemented by others."

Chen Qingsi looked at the high-spirited people, and suddenly had a feeling of being young and happy, and said with a smile: "Okay, you guys will be the vanguard, sir, and I will be your backing."

Chen Qingsi naturally has a way to break the situation, and his method of breaking the situation is very rough.

As a descendant, who can’t memorize three hundred Tang poems?

At this time, Li Bai, Du Fu, and Wang Wei had not yet been born, but with Chen Qingsi's presence, Li Taibai's "Journey into the Wine", Shaoling Yelao's "Ascend the High", Mojie layman's "Shi to the Fortress"...

Chen Qingsi didn't believe that those dirty poems circulating in Chang'an could compare to a thick volume of "Three Hundred Tang Poems"?

Those poems and essays about feces and urine are compared to "I am born with talents that will be useful, and I will come back after all the money I have spent", "I will be at the top of the mountain, and I can see all the small mountains", and "The solitary smoke is straight in the desert, and the sun is setting in the long river."

Is there any comparison?

Who wouldn't be confused if he throws away this trick?

At that time, I am afraid that paper will become more expensive in Guanzhong, Shangluo, and even in the world.

But now he has changed his mind. Wang Zha keeps it and holds it in his hand...

This group of young people have faith and ideals. They are saying "no" loudly to the garbage for their own ideas, risking everything they have, and fearlessly launching a charge against the corrupt people who cling to the temple.

It is precisely because of people like them that history is rich and meaningful.

It is simple to open the golden finger and end the battle directly, but for these young people full of faith, it may not be a good thing.

Why not choose to believe them?

Let them show their talents, let them rush on the road to victory and pick the fruits of victory?

Wait!

When they could no longer hold on, they invited people like Li Taibai, Shaoling Ye Lao, Mojie, Wang Longbiao, and Xiangshan to come out.

Four people, Zhang Jianzhi, Lu Zhaolin, Fu Jiamo and Du Shenyan, expressed their thoughts in front of Chen Qingsi, the founder of the prosperous Tang style.

The four of them were very excited and high-spirited, but also a little worried.

They are not afraid of "death" and dare to show their swords, but they are worried that Chen Qingsi, the head coach of the Chinese army, will not be able to hold on...

Especially Zhang Jianzhi, as half of Chen Qingsi's student, Zhang Jianzhi knows his teacher best.

From the beginning of contact, Zhang Jianzhi discovered that Chen Qingsi's real literary foundation was not deep, and was not even as good as his own. But Chen Qingsi's practical ability amazed Zhang Jianzhi. He regarded poetry as a pastime and was really interested in political practice, so he didn't care at all about Chen Qingsi's literary skills.

However, through constant contact, Zhang Jianzhi noticed that Chen Qingsi's literary level was getting better and better, especially after he had been the prince for a period of time, his literary level had made a qualitative leap.

Zhang Jianzhi knows that his gentleman has been making continuous progress, but compared with people like Xu Jingzong, Shangguan Yi, and Xue Yuanchao, there is still a big gap.

Although my husband has made rapid progress and can be called a genius, who among Xu Jingzong, Shangguan Yi and Xue Yuanchao is not a genius?

How can something that they have exploited for decades be easily surpassed?

As rumored, the palace body is indeed my husband's biggest shortcoming.

Chen Qingsi sees things through but doesn’t tell them. What’s the point of telling some things?

Just let them worry for a while.

After the four people left, Chen Qingsi reorganized the counterattack plan, revised a copy of the book in his own hand, and asked Zhou Kui to be called.

"Go to Xinghuafang and hand this letter into Zhao Chiman's hands. Be careful and don't let anyone follow you."

Zhou Kui agreed with a bit of happiness.

Zhou Kui is loyal to Chen Qingsi and wants to give him more help. He had already learned martial arts skills from Chen Shuozhen and Taoist Master Zixu, and he also made friends with some strange people in Chang'an so that he could come in handy at critical moments. Zhao Chiman had long wanted to get to know each other, but there was no chance. It was a good opportunity to get acquainted.

Zhou Kui knew the art of anti-tracking and camouflage. After ensuring safety, he arrived at Xinghuafang and handed Chen Qingsi's autographed letter to Zhao Chiman.

Zhao Chiman was not surprised when he saw that Chen Qingsi had noticed his actions. Wang Fangyi was his close friend and relative, and he had long known about Chen Qingsi's power from him.

Seeing the entrustment in the letter, Zhao Chiman said: "Thanks to Chen Shilang's trust, Zhao will definitely live up to his expectations."

(End of this chapter)