The two brothers were invited by Li Keqing and the others, so they went together with them.
At this time, two people came out of the darkness behind the unique lantern. One of them stumbled and sighed: "Why did you stop me, uncle? Then Li Keqing, just give me the white ruby. What kind of person is Mr. Lu Xiang?"
If we can have some communication, we may be able to listen to the great sound..."
Another person smiled and said lazily: "We are here to watch the lanterns. We happened to arrive in front of our lanterns. We stopped for a moment and met only a few people. There was no need to go up and chat. It disturbed other people's interest and disturbed you and me.
Why bother?”
The two of them are very young, not much different in age, but they are a generation apart.
The taller one was Hao Chujun, the talented man from Jiangyou mentioned by Li Keqing, who was from Xunyang, Jiangzhou, which is now under the jurisdiction of Poyang County.
He is a son of an aristocratic family. His father is Hao Xianggui, the governor of Chuzhou in the former Sui Dynasty. He lost his father when he was young and his family fell into decline. He only had the help of his maternal ancestor, Xu Shao, Duke of Lu County, Anlu County, Tang Dynasty, so that he could grow up safely.
The Xu family in Anlu is a serious hairpin family and a wealthy family in Anlu. Hao Chujun's father, Hao Xianggui, married Xu Shao's daughter.
The other person was Xu Yushi, Xu Shao's youngest son, who was only two years older than Hao Chujun.
In the second year of Yuanzhen, the two families moved to Jiangling together to avoid the war. In the third year of Yuanzhen, the city of Jiangling was destroyed, Xiao Mian was killed by Zhou Fashang, and the Liang Kingdom, which was only five years old after the founding of the country, was destroyed.
At this time, no one from the two families was an official in the Liang Kingdom. Instead, Xu Shao and his sons served as officials in Li Yuan. A few years before Jiangling City was destroyed, Xu Shao had died of illness in Shu, and was posthumously named Duke of Qiao by Li Yuan.
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Nowadays, Master Xu Yu's brothers are all officials in Kuizhou and are under the jurisdiction of Yuwen Huo, the general manager of Kuizhou.
Undoubtedly, they were all surrendered generals. Back then, because they defended Kui Province with Chai Shao and the city was destroyed, they were captured. Li Jing killed Chai Shao and frightened them. Later, they all became Tang officials.
These are the people in the family who go round and round, as long as they don't get killed, and their official work is indispensable for changes in dynasties.
Master Xu Yu was the youngest son of Xu Shao, who had been raised at home. Both his father and brother were both civil and military men. Especially in military strategy, it can be said that Xu Shao's talents were almost not surpassed by Li Jing's.
Unfortunately, he died in the middle. Li Yuan was very sad at that time, saying that he lacked a talented person to help him.
Facts have also proved that Xu Shao is the backbone of Shu, and others like Li Xiaogong, Chai Shao, Liu Hongji, etc. are not enough to preside over one side...
Master Xu Yu was different from his father and brother. Although he also practiced martial arts, he was actually a serious scholar. He and his nephew Hao Chujun were both rising stars in the literary world in Jiangyou.
This time, uncle and nephew came to Chang'an together to take the exam. Both of them passed the exam. This year's Beijing exam, they came to Chang'an in advance to prepare for the exam. They have lived in Chang'an for almost half a year.
Xu Yushi had a loose temperament and had little interest in being an official. However, his family background was such that he would not be able to explain it to his family if he did not enter an official career.
Especially his three older brothers, when sending messages home, they would always ask about his younger brother's studies, and when he wanted to become an official, whether he wanted to lead soldiers in the army, or whether he wanted to be a civil servant who wrote and drew.
Master Xu Yu was also helpless. His family had high expectations for him, and the friendship between brothers was very deep. After Xu Shao's death, his brothers became like a strict father, and they cared deeply about his younger brother. How could he refuse the kindness of his brothers?
It's not the time to make one's own decisions these days. There's a big age difference between him and his brothers, so he doesn't have the right to speak.
Just like that, I took part in the scientific examination with my nephew, and was selected as a candidate. I came to Chang'an with some reluctance, but very casually, and planned to go back home after the examination. I was in a good mood.
Hao Chujun was different from his brother-in-law, who worked hard to make a name for himself.
That's why Hao Chujun was eager to make acquaintance with Lu Xiangjun. If he could have a conversation, it would be best if he could accompany him and watch the lights. The benefits afterwards would be easy to understand without even thinking about it. Moreover, they were both Jiangyou figures, so it was convenient.
But Master Xu Yue was not interested in this. He just came as he pleased and took things as they came. He felt that there were too many people tonight and it would be very inconvenient to watch the lanterns together, so he stopped his nephew from coming forward to speak.
Hao Chujun was very sorry, but he looked at his uncle and could only sigh helplessly. He knew his uncle's character, so he stopped arguing.
"Then let's go. I heard there are fireworks going off in the Imperial City tonight. We can't go too late."
Even though Hao Chujun was a little regretful among the two sons of the aristocratic family, he did not think it was a big deal to miss Lu Xiangjun. Moreover, he was proud of his talent and learning and was full of hope for the future.
To put it bluntly, what kind of woman will not be able to see a high-ranking official and a good salary the next day? This is the same as the assumption by later generations that when I get rich in the future, I will do whatever I want.
However, Master Xu Yun pulled his nephew's sleeve again and said, "Let's wait a little longer. That person compared your poem with the sapphire eucalyptus. He has no vision and no reason. He is an ignorant person. Let's listen to what other people say.
Comment."
Hao Chujun looked at his uncle dumbfounded and said to himself, "Quickly throw him down. I don't know you yet? He must be trying to see my joke. How clever can a little poem written on the spur of the moment be?"
Not to mention compared with the lyrics written by His Majesty today, even if other people come, they will probably be dismissive. If I meet Wang Ji and Wang Jiwang's incompetent people again and ridicule a few words, how can I still have the nerve to participate in the Beijing Examination?
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Hao Chujun then regretted that he should not have drunk too much that day. He did not listen to his uncle's advice and composed poems casually for people to take out and look at. Oh, he is really narrow-minded, waiting for me here.
Master Xu Yue looked at his silent nephew and felt funny in his heart. Just to temper your character, you are always irritable. For example, on the way to Chang'an last year, you had to bet with the boatman on how many days it would take to get to Yiling.
The boatman couldn't get excited, so he made a bet with him and rocked the boat with all his strength. You must know that it was going upstream, which almost exhausted the boatman to death. Master Xu Yu was so shaken that he vomited. He was still the leader of Jiangnan.
Old man, how dangerous is it to sail?
My nephew didn't stop when he arrived in Chang'an. He often went out to socialize and even took him to Caiyufang several times to participate in cultural gatherings, which greatly disturbed Master Xu Yu.
Tonight, he will grab his nephew's pigtails and tug hard to make him remember. Don't think that he can tolerate everything just because he has his way.
In fact, Hao Chujun's pigtails had been pulled almost bald by him, but he still didn't want to let go, so he wanted to take the opportunity to fix his nephew and make himself happy.
Sure enough, as Master Xu Yu expected, the lanterns he designed himself were very unique and hung beside Anshang Street. There were no competitors, and they attracted a lot of attention.
There were more and more people criticizing the poems, and some of them knew who Hao Chujun was, and most of them would make fun of him, which made Hao Chujun feel like he had insects on his body and he felt uncomfortable all over.
Master Xu Yun nodded solemnly beside him, having seen enough of his nephew's jokes.
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Master Xu Yuen who came to Chang'an actually liked the atmosphere of Chang'an.
Today's Chang'an is undoubtedly a new city. It was built only a few decades ago. It is not like Jiangling, which has been sitting on the bank of the river for thousands of years. Ancient ruins can be seen everywhere. Every brick and tile there seems to be soaked in the mist and rain of Jiangnan.
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Perhaps because it was too old, the people in Jiangling City tended to be conservative. After living in Jiangling City for a few years, he clearly felt the conservative and adaptable atmosphere there.
Scholars pay special attention to etiquette to the point of being demanding, especially ancient etiquette that is not very common in other places, but can still be seen from the wealthy people in Jiangling, and they are often complacent about it.
What some people often say is, a child in my family knows etiquette, but you are not as good as a child?
The words revealed were all arrogance and staleness, which seemed to allow people to clearly see the scholar-bureaucrats of the ancient Chu Kingdom, but now it is the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years later.
Jiangling City has also just changed its owner. As a serious "person who has subjugated his country", what can he be proud of?
In the past few years, the world was in chaos and swords were everywhere, but these people in Jiangling City did not do much, and they were far less vigorous than the heroes from the north.
Chang'an gives people a different feeling, and what the word Chang'an represents is completely different from Jiangling. Even if it is a new city, the weight of the word Chang'an is worth a thousand pieces of gold.
And just because it's a new town, everything here seems fresh.
Literati gathered together to talk about the past and the present, and most of what they talked about was the current situation. Their words were passionate and full of ambitions, and the atmosphere was very tolerant.
Some people are gentle and elegant, some are dissolute, some people look like arrogant husbands at first glance, and some people are rugged...
You can meet all kinds of people. As long as you have your own uniqueness, you can show it in front of others, and most of them will be respected and even sought after by others.
Master Xu Yu liked this atmosphere very much, especially after visiting Chang'an Academy several times. Master Xu Yu was a little hesitant. If the capital failed this time, should he go back to Jiangling immediately, or stay at Chang'an Academy for a while?
It is not difficult for him to become a professor at Chang'an Academy...
In fact, this is Chang'an now. It is becoming more and more attractive to talents from all over the world. Although it is still far from being called the peak of literary style in the previous sentence, it compares to other famous cities and cities.
As long as you come here and you are outstanding enough, you can basically find your place here.
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Chang'an is colorful tonight, full of dreamy colors.
Hao Chujun finally followed his uncle into the imperial city. His eyes were already mesmerized by the lanterns, but he was still mumbling that Chang'an was missing the bridges and running water, the ferrymen, and the young ladies placing lanterns in the river...
Master Xu Yu was not impatient and just smiled back at him, "We are missing those flower boats floating on the river with lanterns on, right?"
Hao Chujun chuckled, "Without them, this festive season and this lantern night would lose a lot of color. I'm afraid the Buddha would be lonely and unbearable, right?"
Neither of them are followers of the Buddha. As soon as these words came out, both guys were very happy. They felt that the lantern night in Chang'an was indeed very brilliant, and the scene was not comparable to Jiangling, but there was indeed something missing, which made people feel that there was something unfinished.