The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 156 Two Child Prodigy
Xu Xueju asked tactfully, but Wang Wenlong understood what his boss meant.

Jin Xuezeng was from Qiantang County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, and Xu Xuedu was from Lanxi, Zhejiang Province. The two were invisible allies in Fujian officialdom. Xu Xuezeng shared a lot of his work when Jin Xuezeng was not at work.

Xu Xueju also had his own ideas. He wanted to go further and had already set his sights on Jin Xuezeng's position as governor.

Wang Wenlong knew that deep down in his heart, Xu Xuezeng actually hoped that Jin Xuezeng could resign successfully so that he could take over naturally.

However, Wang Wenlong suggested in a low voice: "Now that Jin Dafu wants to leave, he must also want to take a step forward. The court is also unwilling to let people go. If you fight for it at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to make a smooth transition, and you will be tortured for several years." .”

Xu Xueju frowned: "What do you mean?"

Wang Wenlong knew that Jin Xuezeng's influence in Fujian was deeply entangled. After he left, the next governor would have to take over a hot potato. All relationships would have to be sorted out from scratch, which would be a very difficult job.

What's more, during this period, the mining supervisory forces also began to enter the officialdom in Fujian. History records that after this, the "Yin Party" led by Gao Yin will appear in Fujian to influence the political situation in Fujian. If you don't have enough power at hand, you will have to worry about doing things in Fujian. Thousands of difficulties.

In his previous life, Xu Xueju won over Shen Yourong's Zhejiang soldiers, and later he was able to secure his position as governor of Fujian. In the future, Fujian will face many storms and waves: the Dutch attack Penghu, and Fujian's ships cannot defeat Dutch warships. There are serious constraints internally, and they advocate compromise with the Dutch.

If Xu Xueju did not have enough strength, it would be impossible to unify the province's forces and defeat the Dutch, let alone later send Shen Yourong to lead troops into Taiwan to collect the Dutch and Japanese pirate forces.

Xu Xueju's power is far from enough now, so it is better to wait and not rush to take over a mess.

Wang Wenlong suggested: "Slowly cultivate forces in Ba Fujian, and it is best to take over the Zhejiang soldiers."

Hearing this, Xu Xueju couldn't help but look at Shen Yourong in the distance.

He nodded and said: "It is true that we still need manpower, otherwise we will not have the confidence to speak."

"Your Majesty, that's what I've learned." Wang Wenlong complimented. In fact, he didn't need to tell Xu Xueju that he had also thought clearly about these principles in his previous life.

Xu Xueju said: "According to your wishes, you can get closer to Mr. Shen these days, and send my post to him in two days."

Wang Wenlong nodded and said: "Your Majesty, retreating now is to cultivate your own strength. Only when you are truly in power can you do things better in the future."

Xu Xueju smiled and said: "Jianyang is really my wise man."

The two chatted for a while and then the banquet started. Li Dan led his men back and forth between the banquets. Li Dan's men were not just vulgar sea masters. Faced with such a scene, he had a group of secretaries and secretaries. It is possible to talk about poetry.

Li Dan himself is also a person with a very high emotional intelligence. Although he is not highly educated, when he speaks in such a scene, he does not make people feel low-key at all. He can often make witty remarks and the atmosphere of the banquet is quite good.

Time passed little by little, and the banquet gradually came to an end.

At this time, there will be sideshows, and some guests specially invited by Li Dan will come to entertain everyone present with some elegant interests such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Li Dan stood up and smiled at everyone: "There are two prodigies at the table today."

With that said, the two neatly dressed children were led to the hall.

Li Dan first pointed to the younger one among them and introduced: "This little friend is from Putian, Fujian. His surname is Zhou, Ying, and Uncle Fang. He is now only 12 years old and can write ancient prose."

Everyone was quite curious after hearing this. The so-called writing of ancient prose at this time generally meant writing a poem. Writing this requires four to sixty-eight sentences of counterpoint, and it also has a strict style. The requirements for literary talent are not generally high, and are more demanding than writing an eight-legged essay. It's much more difficult, and even people with a good reputation may not be able to do it.

Everyone looked at the teenage Zhou Ying and were quite surprised to hear that he could actually write ancient prose. Zhou Ying stepped forward and saluted everyone like a little adult, then he took out an article he had written and read it in front of the audience.

Xu Xueju and Wang Wenlong were also quite curious.

What Zhou Ying was reading was "Ode to the Five-Colored Parrot".

Wang Wenlong listened to Zhou Ying's article, and soon realized that Zhou Ying's poem was a satire on Gao Yin's recent enshrinement of parrots.

In order to please Wanli, Gao Yin searched for overseas rare treasures in Yuegang. The most famous one this year was a five-color parrot.

Wang Wenlong also went to see the parrot. It was indeed magical. It had a crest on its head like a hibiscus. At first glance, I thought it was a cross between a parrot and a rooster. Even Wang Wenlong had never seen this thing in later generations.

After asking around, he heard that the merchant had caught the parrot from an island in the Southeast Asia. There was only one island in the Southeast Asia that produced this kind of parrot. Wang Wenlong guessed that the parrot was probably a specialized species on the island and would have become extinct in later generations.

It's a pity that Wanli didn't have the talent to make specimens, and the Ming Dynasty didn't have the concept of making specimens these days. Otherwise, when the parrot dies, it will be made into a specimen and passed down to future generations, which will probably have high scientific research value.

At this time, the literati and officials strongly criticized Gao Yin for collecting such things for Wanli and helping the emperor lose his ambition by playing with things. Many of them wrote satirical articles.

Zhou Ying's writing is indeed good, with four or sixty-eight sentences, very elegant.

Xu Xueju started to shake his head after listening to it for a while, and couldn't help but said to Wang Wenlong: "You can do ancient prose at a young age, you are indeed a child prodigy."

Wang Wenlong also nodded. This is indeed his ability. A first-year junior high school student can write such a beautiful article with gorgeous words and cite scriptures everywhere. Wang Wenlong can't catch up even if he tries to flatter him.

After Zhou Ying finished reading the article, he received applause from the whole hall, and some Taoist officials specially asked Zhou Ying to come closer and inquire about his imperial examination status in detail.

Then Li Dan pointed to another child next to Zhou Ying and said with a smile: "This little friend is from Wuxi and has a [-]-year-old name."

This is a good word. If you are over 11 years old, you will have longevity and good fortune. Everyone was discussing Guo Bailing's name, but they heard Li Dan say with a smile: "Little friend Guo is very talented. At the age of [-], he was proficient in the art of talking with his hands. Being able to distinguish between virtual and real situations and switch between offense and defense, even adults can't beat him."

Everyone suddenly realized that he was a Go player.

Then someone in the audience immediately reacted.

"Could it be that the centenarian from Yetaishan, the Imperial Academy's division, was defeated last year?"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked. Ye Taishan was Ye Xianggao. As a Donglin boss born in Fuzhou, Ye Xianggao was very famous in Fujian.

"Did he beat Ye Siye in chess?"

"You can actually have such abilities at such a young age!"

Everyone paid attention.

And Wang Wenlong was full of surprises: He was over [-] years old and the best national player in the history of Go. He didn't expect to meet Li Dan at Li Dan's banquet.

(End of this chapter)