Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 216

Thanks to Xu Qing's letting go of students for more than ten years, and taking countless exams, his pen ran out of ink, and he still gnawed his nose, frowned, and did a lot of searching.But I was thinking in my heart: Which little bastard will deal with me?

I saw Sun Youcai next to me, yes, it must be him, he is the sponsor of this literary society, he must have stolen my ink.

After a while, seeing Sun Youcai chuckled, he threw the pen, flung the long sleeves of his arms back, then picked up the paper, blew it, read it again, and handed it to the servant beside him with a smile. The first to hand over the article to Chen Yili.

Seeing that Sun Youcai had handed in the papers, everyone couldn't help but write quickly, Xu Qing also fiddled a few times with a brush in response to the occasion.It doesn't matter if you fiddle with it, just a few strokes on the paper, and a bunch of hairs fall off from the tip of the pen.

There is also a problem with the pen!
Xu Qing thought to himself, it's a coincidence if you lose ink, but this one is also bad, so there are too many coincidences, right?If you dare to play tricks on me, you will regret it later.

He thought again, why did Sun Youcai hand in the paper first?
Thinking of what Shangguanyi said to him, Xu Qing suddenly realized that this person is arty and often buys articles for appearance. Now that he is on stage, he should have hired someone to write it for him. He only needs to write it silently. Hand in the paper.

If people who don't know the details saw this scene, they would think that Sun Youcai was quick-witted.

After Sun Youcai handed in the paper, the rest of the scholars also finished writing the articles one after another.After a stick of incense, everyone else submitted their manuscripts, and Xu Qing was the only one left on the field.

Only then did Xu Qing realize that the time had passed and he was the only one left on the court.Cursing secretly, it's a pity that I didn't destroy the test paper when there were many people!He also smiled, took the blank paper in front of him, blew it, looked at it, checked it, and handed it to the servant boy beside him.

The servant boy pursed his lips and smiled, handed Xu Qing's blank paper to Chen Yili, saying that the scholars had finished writing.

Since the servant boy changed hands, Xu Qing retreated into the crowd early. Chen Yili didn't see that it was Xu Qing who handed it over, but when he saw that it was a blank piece of paper, he also frowned slightly.

Of course, this is a civil society, not an imperial examination, and it doesn't matter if you hand in blank papers, but here is a gathering of celebrities from the county, and the county magistrate sits in charge.If you can't write an article on such an occasion and hand in a blank sheet of paper, then you really have the reputation of a scholar.

Based on the principle of showing mercy to others, Chen Yili didn't tell the truth on the spot, but just put Xu Qing's blank paper at the end, and read the articles one by one again.

After a cursory look at each paper, the handed-in papers have been turned over, and the one at the top of the paper is of course Sun Youcai's article.

Chen Yili was the first to pronounce Sun Youcai's name, only to see Sun Youcai smiled, looked around for a while, and then straightened up, obviously very confident in his article.

Because it is a short essay, the length is very short. Chen Yili read it out simply after watching it: "...the bell of Yu's family is ringing for food, and I don't know the pain of farming. The whole family eats with me, and dozens of brocade maidservants serve... ... Anger makes everyone feel sorry for each other...

After reading it, Chen Yili said in a low voice: "This article is like a self-reported article, but it is full of wealth and elegance. It is romantic, rich and honor is there, but it doesn't turn around. In the end, it is... oh, "

These words were spoken for himself, but others could not hear them.

Chen Yili asked Sun Youcai to sit down, but said nothing else, which disappointed Sun Youcai who was full of expectations.This is an article he bought from someone else at a cost of 300 taels. Not to mention being a literary leader, he must get a few compliments, right?
Except for Sun Youcai, all the scholars present got some comments from Chen Yili. If the article was not good, I gave him pointers on the layout of the opening and how to write sentences.In short, no matter whether it is good or bad, there is always a comment, there is no distinction between teaching and learning, but different suggestions are given according to the level of students.

Those present, whether they were students who were humbly asking for advice, scholars who recommended themselves, or arty businessmen, all realized something more or less.

Although Xu Qing handed in a blank paper, he couldn't stop nodding in his heart, thinking that this person can really be called a "teacher"!The popularity of essays did not come until the Ming and Qing dynasties when "emphasis was placed on articles". Unexpectedly, as early as the Tang Dynasty, an unknown county magistrate discovered the mystery of essays, and the key is that he was still quite accomplished.

On the other hand, Xu Qing also reflected on himself in his heart. He couldn't hold on to his talents and rely on the knowledge of later generations to underestimate the heroes of the world.

After Chen Yili finished reading, he cited several articles to read. When talking about Shangguanyi's article, he raised several criticisms: "You Shao's article was written hastily. Although it is an above-average article, it reveals too much The marks of the ax chiseling, on the contrary, lack the casualness of essays."

Shangguanyi heard this, covered her face, and immediately said: "Thank you, Mr. Chen, it's true that the boy is impetuous."

Before coming, Shangguanyi came with the purpose of "slapping face", but seeing Chen Yili teaching everyone earnestly, he couldn't help admiring him in his heart, but at this time, he was being taught with an open mind.

Sun Youcai was happy. Just now, only his article was not criticized. Could it be that the article has surpassed Mr. Chen's level and has nothing to criticize? !

Damn, 300 taels is so worth it!Sun Youcai's heart blossomed, and he looked at Shangguanyi, who had received the most approval, and laughed.

After reading everyone's articles, Chen Yili frowned when he saw the blank paper again, and put the blank paper aside.After sorting it out, three articles were picked out, and when everyone saw them, they naturally asked: "Mr. Chen, who is the Wenkui here?"

Chen Yili shook his head and said, "It's hard, it's hard."

Sun Youcai asked with a fake smile: "Could it be that the three of them are equal, and Mr. Chen finds it difficult to judge?" He said this just to be humble, but he had a completely different thought in his heart.

"The three articles in my hand are indeed the three best among the people present. However, these three articles are not considered to be excellent. But the people present have one article that continues the past and ushers in the future."

What Chen Yili said made the scholars feel ashamed and happy at the same time.

Seeing that everyone was staring at his case, he immediately picked up the blank piece of paper and placed it in front of everyone's eyes.

Blank paper?

This, this, why did this person hand over the blank paper?
No, Chen Yili said that this talent is the best in the world, it is impossible not to write articles, this move must have a deep meaning.

Could it be that he is using this blank paper to talk about the way of the article, not bad, this way is well established!

The way of writing is as simple as it is complicated. If you don’t write a word, isn’t it better than a thousand words?It is the sound of the big sound, the invisible of the elephant.In addition, this is a literary society, and the composition is more interesting than serious. This blank paper is really impartial and just right.

Everyone hurriedly asked: "Who made this blank paper?"

After searching for a while, a scholar sitting in the corner bowed his hands and saluted, "It's written below."

When everyone saw it, it turned out to be "Xu Chuliu", and Chen Yili asked, "Why did you hand in a blank sheet of paper?"

"Because no ink was given."

"puff……"

All the people present were injured internally, and almost vomited blood. What kind of bullshit and loud noises, it turned out to be because there was no ink.

When Sun Youcai heard this, he had a sarcastic expression on his face.

Chen Yili was a little annoyed and asked, "Why?"

Sun Youcai said: "It was Sun's idea to go back to the county lord. This person pretended to be a scholar, bluffed and cheated, and got into the literary society. I hoped that he would feel ashamed and leave, but I didn't know that this person had the audacity to stay, so I didn't Give ink."

This is the way of a villain. A thought flashed through the minds of the students present, and Shangguanyi scolded: "You, you, you, you are so unreasonable. Could it be that Chen Gong can't see whether the article is good or bad? You are extremely narrow-minded and do not allow others to do such a thing." If you have room to succeed, you are the real villain!"

Sun Youcai was scolded by Shangguanyi, and he was furious, but his family had a lot of money, even the county magistrate Chen Yili didn't need to be really afraid, let alone Shangguanyi?But Sun Youcai suppressed his anger in order to protect his status as an "elite scholar".

So Sun Youcai sarcastically said: "All the literary clubs are famous scholars, how can they be fooled? Shangguan talents have been deceived so deeply that they haven't realized it yet. It's fine. Since you don't believe it, why don't you let Mr. Chen test him?"

Shangguanyi choked up when she heard this, and cursed in her heart, how dare this profiteer do this?

Chen Yili was also unhappy. As a magistrate of a county, if you say you want me to take the test, you will test him?But he is a majestic county magistrate, but he is so bored to study essays. One is that his talents are not recognized, but the county government is full of thorns.

Qiantang is a county where commerce is developed and there are many merchants. Some merchants with the title of "gentry" control most of the county's resources.Even if Chen Yili wanted to manage his own county, it would be difficult.

Therefore, Chen Yili swallowed his breath and thought about it carefully. He was also afraid that he had identified the wrong person, and he didn't dare to confirm it. He asked Xu Qing, "You, no, your Excellency, are you really a talented person in Luonan?"

Xu Qingdao: "Oh, to be honest, I am not a scholar in Luonan."

The bystanders said "oh", and Sun Youcai laughed and said, "Look, everyone, I'll just say he's a bastard, right? He's really shameless!"

But Chen Yili just nodded with a smile and said: "So, if I give you an inkstone, you might write something?"

Xu Qing said: "Yes."

Chen Yili immediately said: "Since that's the case, I'll give you the pen and ink to write an article in class."

Xu Qing laughed and said: "The ancients said that reading his text is like hearing his voice, and hearing his voice is like seeing his person. I don't think it is so troublesome to grind ink and write, so I just read it to everyone! "

After finishing speaking, Xu Qing admired himself a little more in his heart, this b pretended well, no need to write, but I could memorize a few good articles.Not much else, Liu Tong, San Yuan's articles must come up with a few articles, right?

Chen Yili said in surprise: "You, don't you need to make a draft?"

Xu Qing said immediately: "I always have a well-thought-out idea when I write an article. After writing, it is not easy to write a word!"

It's not easy to say a word, what a big breath!

All the scholars were shocked, and it was not easy to say a word. That does not mean that all the articles written are excellent, and there is no need to revise them.

Sun Youcai snorted and said, "Too arrogant."

Isn't it arrogant, he has to ask someone to grab a pen for the article he bought, and he has to memorize it for seven or eight days, so that he dares to finish it in one go, and it is not easy to write a single word.How can that person in front of him dare to say a word?
Shangguanyi was also surprised. Xu Qing had seen the ability to write poems without difficulty. But after all, poems only have dozens of words, while articles have hundreds of words. How can it be difficult to say one word?

(End of this chapter)