The old servant's smile became even brighter, "So you are Mr. Lu. My master has been reciting your unfinished poem these past few days. He must be happy to see you."
With that said, he hurriedly led Lu Liang and Lu Fang towards the house.
It's just the most common two-entry courtyard house.
After passing the gate into the outer courtyard, there is the inner courtyard patio.
The old servant first brought Lu Liang and Lu Fang into the main hall, made tea and said, "You two gentlemen, please wait a moment. I will invite the master over right now."
"Please."
Lu Liang said.
Lu Fang looked around the room. It was ordinary. The furniture and furnishings were nothing worth mentioning.
Only the two calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall are probably worth some money, assuming they are not fakes.
But it probably couldn't be a fake, Lu Fang thought to himself as he looked at the red seals covering the calligraphy and painting.
"Master Yu!"
Soon, Lu Liang stood up.
Yu Yuanwei appeared at the door of the main hall with his old servant.
He was wearing a jet black gown. Although he was older, he looked more gentle and elegant. He had a spring-like smile on his face.
His eyes swept across Lu Liang's face, and he nodded to Lu Liang. When he fell on Lu Fang, he showed undisguised admiration, "Little brother, we meet again."
Lu Fang followed Lu Liang's example and bowed and saluted in an orderly manner, "Student Lu Fang has met Master Yu."
"Not so polite."
Yu Yuanwei smiled and waved his hand, sat down on the main seat, "Please have a seat."
Lu Liang and Lu Fang sat down again.
Yu Yuanwei still looked at Lu Fang with a smile, "The half-line of my little brother's poem that day shocked me. I saw your collection of poems as soon as I returned to Ningyuan. I thought at that time, could Lu Fang be you?"
, I never thought it would be really amazing, amazing. I have written countless poems in my life, but compared with the quatrains in your collection of poems, almost none of them can be compared with me."
Lu Fang was a little embarrassed, his face almost turned red, "Master Yu, you have given me the award, I don't deserve it."
Those were all copied by me...
"There's nothing you shouldn't take seriously."
Yu Yuanwei said with a smile: "If you have ability, you have ability. We scholars do not steal or rob. Writing poetry depends entirely on our own talents. There is no need to be too modest."
Lu Fang didn't even know what to say.
I really feel a little weak in my heart.
Lu Liang winked at him at this time.
Lu Fang understood, and then he remembered to send the calligraphy and painting of a certain master of the previous dynasty to Yu Yuanwei, and said: "This is my first visit to Master Yu. This is a small gift prepared by my brother and I. Please accept it."
"What is this?"
The smile on Yu Yuanwei's face did not dissipate, but it became a little playful, "You and I are not relatives, but you want to get close to me, an old guy who has retired from work? To build a relationship?"
It seems that he is not a rigid person.
Lu Fang chuckled and said, "I dare not hide it from Master Yu. The students are planning to participate in the Spring Festival next year, and they also want to ask Master Yu for more advice in the future!"
Chunwei means knowing how to test.
He felt that he should speak frankly to people like Yu Yuanwei.
Sure enough, Yu Yuanwei laughed heartily and said, "Okay, then I'll see what kind of gift you have prepared for me."
He took the calligraphy and painting and slowly unfolded it on the desk, with a faint look of surprise on his face, "The picture of hundreds of birds facing the phoenix in Huangchao!"
"Exactly."
Lu Liang responded with a smile, "My father got this by chance in the early years. I borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha today. I hope Master Yu won't dislike it."
Yu Yuanwei shook his head with a wry smile, "You are testing the old man... Huang Chao's original painting is hard to find, let alone this painting of hundreds of birds facing the phoenix. This was done when his painting skills were at the peak, and it is completely natural.
A wonderful hand comes by chance. Who in the world dares to say that he dislikes this calligraphy and painting?"
He closed the painting again, but handed it back to Lu Fang, "This gift is too heavy, you should take it back!"
Of course Lu Fang refused to accept it and said: "If it were placed in the hands of ordinary people, it would be a treasure that is hard to find. But for you, Master Yu, isn't this just a calligraphy and painting for appreciation?"
This rhetoric made Yu Yuanwei stunned.
Then he laughed and said, "Little brother, you are so eloquent. This argument is fresh and unique. But if you say it like this and give it with courtesy, doesn't it count as bribery?"
At the end of the sentence, he actually looked angry.
After all, he is an official in the imperial court. His character and temper are unpredictable. Lu Fang thought to himself.
"Hasn't Master Yu returned to his fields?"
He said: "If you return to the fields, you will no longer be an official, so how can it be a bribe? I am bold, and I even think that this calligraphy and painting just represents my brother and I's admiration for Master Yu. In addition, I also want to ask Master Yu to teach me.
It’s just a door-knocking ceremony for imperial examination skills.”
Yu Yuanwei looked at him deeply and said: "Although I have returned to the fields, I still have influence in the court, and there are still people in my Yu family who hold important positions in the court. If you give me a gift, I have to reciprocate. I can't tell you in the future."
You want to get more conveniences from me, and even slowly corrupt me, how can you say..."
Lu Fang finally came back to his senses.
It turned out that this old boy was testing me!
He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Young man, I think you are not that powerful yet, nor do you have the heart and courage to corrupt you, Master Yu. I only gave you the gift to ask Master Yu to teach me, and I don't want anything else."
It’s good for you, boy, to behave upright and sit upright. Furthermore, even if I have an agenda, if you, Master Yu, don’t even have this bit of self-control, then why don’t you have to close your doors and not see anyone from now on?”
"Erlang!"
Lu Liang's face changed slightly, "Don't talk nonsense."
Lu Fang's remarks were a bit too straightforward, and were considered taboo in official circles.
"hehe."
Yu Yuanwei laughed, waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter."
Then he looked at Lu Fang and asked: "Then what do you think is bribery of officials?"
Lu Fang said without hesitation: "Gifts given with ulterior motive and for the purpose of seeking improper benefits are considered bribes."
Yu Yuanwei asked again: "Then if you win the election and become an official in the future, how will you deal with bribery or something like this now?"
"If you pay a bribe, of course you will be kicked out."
Lu Fangdao: "But if it is a courtesy exchange between relatives and friends, it should be decided according to the circumstances. Human beings are not grass and trees, how can we be ruthless? Furthermore, officials have to face all kinds of temptations, and blindly escaping is not the answer. All we have to do is persevere.
My true intention is to carve out the deep mountains with thousands of hammers, and to be burned by the fire as if it were nothing. I am not afraid of being shattered into pieces, and I want to leave my innocence in the world."
"good!"
Yu Yuanwei's eyes suddenly lit up, "What a poem!"
Then he murmured to himself, "Thousands of hammers carved out the deep mountains, and the fire burned them as if it were nothing..."
"What a poem! Compare yourself with lime. This poem should be an aphorism for all officials in the world."
Lu Liang was also stunned beside him.
It can be regarded as truly seeing Lu Fang's export success.