Dao fruit.

A few days ago, Xi Muyuan met Qiu Yan for the first time outside the gate of the Han Mansion, and when he heard him talk about entering the forest, he sneered a little. After all, Xi Muyuan was smart since he was a child, and he would not feel that he was inferior to others.

However, what seemed absurd at the time has now come true, making Xi Muyuan a little unbelievable. He knew in his heart the conditions required to enter the forest in advance. Although he had the merits of his own writing, he also borrowed something from others to enter the forest. , otherwise, it would be difficult to make the trip.

A few breaths ago, Xi Muyuan felt that he and Qiu Yan had a different status, that the other party could only play chess with others outside, while he could listen to Mr. Zhu's reading nearby, but when he turned around, he wanted to listen to someone reading Qiu Yan's article. This contrast is huge.

Not only Xi Muyuan, but Zhen Zhizuo, An Jin and others also had different expressions when they heard what they said, but they didn't make a sound.

Then, Zhou Dongyi picked up the article, unfolded it, and nodded: "So it's because of this hard work, this article is not bad, although it doesn't make it to the top three, but it's okay to be ranked four or five. "

This time, there were less than ten articles that opened my heart, but they were all written by the best in the Eastern Capital. It is already extraordinary to be ranked in the middle.

"Oh?" Several other gentlemen who were reading were also interested, and they got up and walked over.

For Wenxuan's evaluation, at the end, comments and notes must be written on the article, and passed on to Lin Zhonghun through the sage paper, but the comments will not be written until everyone has browsed through them.

Right now, the article is still clean, with only neat lines of handwriting.

"This Qiu Yan's calligraphy is good. It is upright and full, and it follows the heart without exceeding the rules." Xu Shi walked over to take a look, and the first thing that came to mind was his sense of Qiu Yan's writing.

Pang Chu also approached, saw the title of the article, and said with a smile: "It's a scholar's job to know what to do when you are struggling. You don't go through difficulties. How do you think about life? How can you enlighten your mind? Then the congratulatory book is smooth sailing, but the heart There are limitations, and it takes at least three years of hard work to gather the literary heart after experiencing setbacks.

Mr. Xiao Chen also nodded: "That's right, from this point of view, Qiu Yan is the benefactor of the secretary." He didn't think he was biased just because Secretary He was a student of his academy.

Zheng Qiu raised his head tremblingly, his eyes swept away.Put Qiu Yanzhi's essays in his eyes: "It has long been pointed out in history that adversity can be wise. When people are poor, they can understand the changes of the past and the present. Without a little experience, how can there be gains."

His voice spread out and fell into the ears of Zhen Zhizuo and the others, making everyone's hearts twitch, feeling that there was an extra seed in their hearts.Immediately understood, realized that the old gentleman was intentionally ordering him, and immediately looked down.

But these few words fell into Xi Muyuan's ears, but made his heart ignite, and his face was filled with heat.There is a feeling of suffering, after all, in his heart, he has always belittled Qiu Yan.

This is not accidental, the two are about the same age, but Qiu Yanfu has achieved such a great reputation as soon as he arrived in Dongdu, which naturally made Xi Muyuan feel compelled to compare with each other, and wanted to be inferior, but in the end, he always didn't follow the wishes of others, and it was inevitable that he would gradually go to extremes.

"Qiu Yan just wrote an article just at the right time, catching up with a major event in the literary world, so that many gentlemen can judge and discuss an article."

Having said that, deep down in his heart, he may not have the same longing, hoping that a penny will impress all sages, but it is just that this happened to other people, so he is naturally unwilling and turns to disgust.

In fact, reviewing articles is for everyone to do as they please. Before Xi Muyuan and others came in, there were a few articles that aroused the interest of many gentlemen. There was nothing wrong with chatting about tastes and occasionally laughing. Just happened to run into someone else.

The same thing, in the eyes of people with different thoughts, will have different flavors.

At this moment, in Zhen Zhizuo's view, the gentlemen's criticism of Qiu Yan was justified.

From these comments, he gained a lot of gains and insights. In addition, he tried his best to welcome Qiu Yan into Lizong Academy at the beginning. It also grew slowly, and gained the reputation of being a discerning eye.

Now, the recognition of Qiu Yan by many gentlemen is undoubtedly the recognition of his vision and mind of Zhen Zhizuo, so joy is born in his heart.

Of course, these gentlemen don't care about the thoughts of the younger generations. They are all savoring Qiu Yan's articles and expressing emotion from time to time.

Suddenly, Xu Shi saw a sentence and frowned: "This sentence of 'thousands of demons and monsters dazzle and change in front of you, should be shattered when you touch it, and be solved when you meet it' is a bit out of line, and it is suspected of taking advantage of others' danger." , is not dignified and righteous."

"That's wrong." Pang Chu shook his head and laughed, "There is nothing wrong with this sentence. For example, when the two armies are at war, it is natural to seize the opportunity and win with one blow. If you can win, how can you win?" Anything else? This principle applies everywhere.”

Xu Shi still shook his head: "This is an explanation of this article based on the matter of marching in the army, but that is the idea of ​​a military strategist. We are learning it in order to pass it on to the world and become the standard of all peoples. How can we do secret things? ?The human heart is inherently changeable, and the ceremony of setting an example cannot be complicated and changeable, otherwise loopholes will be created, which will instead give birth to ghosts and charming hearts."

Seeing that the two relatively young Confucian scholars had a tendency to quarrel because of Qiu Yan's words, Zhen Zhizuo and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, but knew that they could not get involved. There was some reason, some people thought Xu Shizhi's words were reasonable, while others agreed with Pang Chu's proposition.

Seeing this scene, Xi Muyuan recovered from his depression and was overjoyed. He felt that Qiu Yanzhi's writing might have offended a gentleman. At the same time, he noticed that several other gentlemen were showing their faces. The state of thinking is obviously judging the quality of Qiu Yanzhi's words.

"Confucianism and Taoism are moderate, and small words have great meaning. Many things should be hidden in simple words. They should not be pointed out or explained clearly, otherwise it will leave the impression of careless words. Qiu Yan has written this sentence."

Just as Xi Muyuan was judging in his mind, Han Yi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said, "Don't quarrel, you two, don't you forget the matter between Geng Lei and King Wei?"

After hearing this, everyone's hearts moved, even Zhen Zhizuo, Zheng Yi and others were secretly moved, and after a change of thought, they understood what Han Yi meant.

This was before Zulong was unified, and the princes were at the same time. The two names may not be easy to understand, but if you change the name, the world will be more familiar with it——

"Frightened Bird".

But it was said that the lord of the Wei Kingdom and Geng Lei (gēng léi) stood on a high platform, looked up and saw a bird flying by in the sky, and Geng Lei said that he could shoot the bird without shooting an arrow, but only with a bow.

Naturally, King Wei didn't believe it, but the result surprised him, so he picked up his bow and the string made the bird fall.

The king of Wei sighed, but Geng Lei said: "This is an injured lone goose. It flies slowly because of the injury. It is out of the flock so it makes a miserable cry. It is always in fear. When it hears the sound of the string, it is eager to fly high, causing wounds. tear, so it falls."

Being sad and out of the group, surrounded by loneliness and fear, and killing the mind are the roots of frightened birds.

But this incident showed a more powerful ability from the side, which shows that this person is good at observation and has superb skills, so he can achieve this level, seize the opportunity, and succeed in one blow.

When Han Yi mentioned this matter at this time, on the one hand, it proved that the sentence written by Qiu Yan was not limited to the military, but also applicable to other industries, and could even be applied in daily life.

besides……

"Old Xiangguo is right," Pang Chu nodded, "Seizing the opportunity and winning with one blow does not reflect quick wit and ghostly thoughts, but profound accumulation and a mentality of being ready at all times. In this way, when the opportunity comes, Only then will you not miss, it is an upright way."

After saying this, several other gentlemen nodded slowly, while Xu Shi remained silent.

Zhen Zhizuo and the others felt suddenly enlightened, but Xi Muyuan's face was gloomy. Although he felt something, he didn't want to think deeply, and his mood was completely controlled by emotions.

At this time, a gentleman suddenly said: "Based on these few sentences, this article should be ranked among the top three. Why did Duke Zhou only say that it can be ranked fourth or fifth?"

After saying this, the others were also puzzled, and Xi Muyuan suddenly wanted to pass the test, and his heart moved: "Could it be that there is something wrong with Qiu Yan's article later? I don't want the teacher's intention?"

Thinking in this way, he restrained his mind and thought, his eyes fell on the paper, and after reading, other people also made similar movements. Pang Chu, who was reading the article, continued to read. When he said this, he frowned and stopped.

At the same time, everyone who heard this sentence felt a strange feeling in their hearts, feeling that this sentence was slightly different from the tone of the entire article.

Xi Muyuan was already the most concerned, and his heartstrings had already been tensed. At this moment, when he thought about it, he understood the reason.

"That's how it is. Qiu Yan's article, the previous part, reflects the artistic conception of not being afraid in the face of difficulties. It is a courageous and aggressive attitude to accumulate and be ready to seize opportunities. However, this The sentence "with roots there will be life, without roots will die", but it interprets the heart of being at ease with the situation, which is separated from the charm of the whole article, and it seems to be confused, which is enough to lower an evaluation."

As Zhou Dongyi's disciple, Xi Muyuan's foresight and knowledge have his merits. Although he has been feeling uneasy recently, his thoughts are still there, and he is satisfied with the vision. He quickly figured out the reason for this strange feeling, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart .

"I also wondered how good this Qiu Yan is. Now it seems that his thinking is not perfect, and even contradicts himself. He is not invincible, but he is actually a lucky man."

After doing this, the oppressive feeling in his heart caused by Qiu Yanzhi's writing immediately dissipated a lot, and he gradually felt relieved.

Zhen Zhizuo and others also wanted to understand at this time. Some people felt a little pity, and some shook their heads in silence.

However, several gentlemen frowned, as if they were thinking about something.

………………

At the same time, Duolu, who had been watching for a long time downstairs, knocked on King Yan's door, and King Yan went out to greet him, but his expression was not very good.