Chapter 12 The name of Bianjing is just around the corner
Chen Wenxian and Chen Wenyi have always regarded Song Bai as their idol.
Not only Chen Wenxian and Chen Wenyi, Song Bai entered the official position through the imperial examination. Relying on his extraordinary talents and learning without any backing support, he climbed up the ranks step by step and became the disciple of the emperor. He was like an idol among the scholars.
Even though the imperial examination took place many years ago, there are still people who are still complaining about Song Bai.
Is the high-ranking idol now greedy for ink?
If it were someone else, he might be able to understand Song Bai's feelings.
But this is not the case with the two brothers Chen Wenxian and Chen Wenyi. They were born into the Chen family in Quanzhou. Their families are extremely wealthy and they have never worried about money.
In their eyes, money is just a number, an external possession worthless.
Fame and status are things worth pursuing. Song Bai actually used his private power to publish Meng Qing's articles and poems in newspapers for some extraneous things.
The two Chen brothers couldn't believe their ears for a moment.
"Is this drunken nonsense?"
Chen Wenyi looked at his eldest brother in shock.
Chen Wenxian didn't know whether to believe it or not. According to reason, Song Bai should not be such a person, but what if he really was?
money?
The most indispensable thing for the Chen family is money.
Exchange money for fame, there is nothing so cheap and beautiful in this world.
Chen Wenxian's Adam's apple squirmed, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and said with a bit of sternness: "Brother Meng, don't talk nonsense. Who is Editor Song? How can he bend his back for money?"
Meng Qing had reached the point where he was drunk, so he filled the cup himself and drank it in one gulp.
After hearing Chen Wenxian's question, Meng Qing responded with a "hehe" laugh.
"Editor Song, No. 2 on the list, Mr. Song... Haha, you are acting like a dog now. When you were in Damingfu Academy, didn't you help me run around for a few coppers? He pretended to be very good, but he
You can't hide it from me. He is just a money-grubber..."
The stern expression on Chen Wenxian's face dissipated and gradually turned into ecstasy.
Meng Qing was from Damingfu, and Song Bai was from the same Damingfu.
The two of them met!
Chen Wenxian and Chen Wenyi looked at each other and smiled at each other.
The two brothers are about to become famous in Bianjing.
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Enter the memorial hall!
"Brother Sheng Gong!"
A young scholar was writing under the eucalyptus.
Suddenly he heard someone calling, and he raised his head in confusion, only to see his friend Guo Zhi striding towards him, with a little embarrassment on his face.
But Guo Zhi laughed: "Yesterday Aman said that he met Brother Shenggong on the road, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye. I knew that as long as I entered the memorial hall, I would be able to block Brother Shenggong."
The young scholar named Brother Shenggong, whose surname was Lu and Mengzheng, was young, but he was a rare scholar.
At that time, Lu Mengzheng lived with his mother in a cave in the mountain behind Qiancheng Temple. Under the influence of Luo Youdu's "Four Sentences on Hengqu", a kind-hearted businessman gave him a set of books, and he received education earlier than in history.
Under the guidance of Master Hui Ru of Qiancheng Temple, Lu Mengzheng learned how to leap a thousand miles and became famous in Luoyang.
Guo Zhi was also a good person. He was from Xiangyi, Kaifeng, and his courtesy name was Zhongyi. He was the first courtier of the Luoyu court. Not long after he became an official, he was promoted to a judge in Dali Temple and went to Luoyang on official business.
I met Lu Mengzheng at Qiancheng Temple and hit it off immediately, and they had a great conversation.
It's just that I have official duties, so I can't stay long.
After only this meeting, Guo Zhi rushed to do any errands near Luoyang.
I would meet with Lu Mengzheng every time, and if I didn't have the chance, I would write letters constantly.
Guo Zhi invited Lu Mengzheng to come to Bianjing many times to meet him, but Lu Mengzheng refused every time.
Until yesterday, when my servant was buying paper for himself, he passed by Lu Mengzheng and mentioned this matter.
Guo Zhi knew that if Lu Mengzheng arrived in Bianjing, he would go to the Memorial Hall to copy and read newspapers in order to understand the general trend of the world.
As soon as I got off duty today, I came to the memorial hall to besiege Lu Mengzheng.
Sure enough, he was caught red-handed.
Lu Mengzheng smiled heartily and said: "My brother is an official of the imperial court. I came to Bianjing with my friends to see the world. I really don't want to disturb my brother."
Guo Zhi pulled him and said: "It's useless to talk. Don't try to escape if someone gets caught. Come back to your house with me first and pay a visit to your mother. Let your sister-in-law cook. You and I, brothers, have a good drink.
We have a lot of fun chatting at Qiancheng Temple, but we can drink wine and eat vegetarian food, which really ruins the scenery."
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Lu Mengzheng followed Guo Zhi passively and went to Guo's house together.
The two of them went to the hall to worship their mother ceremoniously, and then sat on the left and right sides, chatting, eating and drinking together, talking about everything, including a collection of classics and history, and the general trend of the world.
Lu Mengzheng's face turned red and he said, "Brother, have you ever seen your Majesty? How is your Majesty?"
Guo Zhi knew that when Lu Mengzheng was a boy, he was inspired by the four sentences of the imperial motto and admired Luo Youdu very much. He paused and said: "Your Majesty is a wise king who is rare throughout the ages. Only Emperor Taizong of Li Tang can compare..."
He opened his mouth, then suddenly lost his temper and said, "Okay, I can't go on. Brother Wei also wants to have close contact with His Majesty. Brother is only an eighth-grade official, so how can he be qualified to meet His Majesty? That is, during the palace examination.
We are a little closer, but we are still quite a few steps away. And when His Majesty returned home in triumph, we met him a few times on the street. His Majesty is diligent in his work. I wonder if a little person like this who I only met once can remember him.
, say it all separately.”
Lu Mengzheng said: "With my brother's talent, he will surely rise to the top in the future and become a pillar of the imperial court, your Majesty's shoulder."
Guo Zhi looked joyful and said: "Chengxian brother Ji Yan, to be able to become the pillar of a saint like Your Majesty is the greatest blessing of our generation. I should drink this cup to the full."
He raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Lu Mengzheng naturally accompanied him.
Guo Zhi said: "Where is my dear brother? When you come to Bianjing, do you intend to take part in the imperial examination?"
Lu Mengzheng shook his head slightly and said: "My talent is limited and my knowledge is shallow, so I won't compete with the world's heroes."
Guo Zhi paused and said: "With the talents of a good brother, it is not difficult for me to believe that I will be a Jinshi. But even if the good brother has this plan, I will not persuade you. By the way, you have asked me many times before, brother Taisu.
, when my dear brother comes to Beijing, I must introduce you to him."
He and Song Bai are both Sandingjia, and their relationship is also very good.
"Let's go!" Guo Zhi stood up suddenly and said: "It's better for two people to drink together than three people drinking together. Let's go find him. Haha, my brother and sister's craftsmanship is much better than your sister-in-law..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked outside the house and saw that there was no shadow of his wife, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Meng was saying hurriedly: "It's already getting late and there's no greeting card. Will it be too late for Meng Lang?"
Guo Zhi said: "Don't pay attention to this. There is no curfew in Bianjing, so it won't be a problem. If you point out the flaws in the article for him, how dare he not come to greet you? Don't worry, I have known him for many years and know his temper. It won't be a problem."
Song Bai had great literary talent and wrote many articles, one of which had a small flaw in the allusion.
Lu Mengzheng and Guo Zhi mentioned this when they were reviewing Song Bai's articles.
Guo Zhi took Lu Mengzheng and walked towards Song Bai's home.
He drank a lot of wine, and halfway through the walk, he felt the urge to urinate. He shuddered, sobered up for seven minutes, glanced left and right, and said hurriedly: "You can go directly to the backyard of Song's house from this alley, just take a detour.
It saves a lot of time.”
He didn't wait for Lu Mengzheng to refuse and ran directly to the alley.