It’s that time of year again to climb high and look far, and enjoy the chrysanthemums in the autumn sky.
Zhu Hao took a break that day and went to play around the capital. However, his playmate was Lou Suzhen, who was dressed in men's clothing and looked like a woman.
Nowadays, Lou Suzhen is gradually coming out of the gloom. Recently, the Lou family has officially avoided being involved in Prince Ning's conspiracy. Prince Ning's conspiracy has basically ended. Lou Suzhen appreciates Zhu Hao's help, and the long-term seclusion life makes her feel depressed.
So he went on a trip with Zhu Hao.
During the morning tour, we visited many famous places and ancient temples in the capital. When we came back, we found a three-story teahouse to sit and enjoy the scenery. Next, Zhu Hao would take Lou Suzhen to have a hot pot meal.
"Mr. Tang was also going to come, but I guess he is very busy with errands in the household department right now, so he won't arrive until noon." Zhu Hao stood at the window and smiled at Lou Suzhen beside him.
When Zhu Hao mentioned Tang Yin, Lou Suzhen looked calm. Apparently her current relationship with Tang Yin was more spiritual and they were mutual confidants, but they probably would not develop into love or anything like that.
This kind of relationship makes Zhu Hao very rare.
These days, being able to ignore the worldly affairs and just treat the other person as a close friend is really not a state that ordinary people can achieve. In this regard, Zhu Hao even felt that he was a common person.
There were groups of scholars passing by downstairs.
The Shuntian Prefecture Examination has just ended, and many people who have just passed the examination are full of ambition and are preparing to prepare for the Beizhili Township Examination next year. In this crisp autumn season, they can't help but go out for a walk, have a literary meeting, and discuss knowledge.
Lou Suzhen is a talented woman herself, and she has always respected scholars. When she was in Nanchang, she organized many literary gatherings. At this time, she felt a sense of intimacy among them. Whenever she saw young talents passing by downstairs, she would always look at them more.
A few glances.
But because of this, she could not help but feel nostalgia for her life experience, and her mind wandered for a while.
Reborn as a human being, Lou Suzhen herself is also a contradictory person, and she still doesn't know how to face her future life.
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Arrived at the hot pot restaurant at noon.
This is a new store opened by Zhu Hao. It is close to the Imperial College and the Confucian Temple in the north of the city, and there are relatively many scholars.
Scholars in this era loved novelty affairs. Autumn was a good time to eat hot pot. Many people came to patronize it. When they entered the restaurant, they found that almost all of them were scholars and the tables were very lively.
The private rooms on the second floor were full of guests.
Because Zhu Hao, the new store here, did not have a separate private room for himself, so he had to ask someone to come over and make a reservation in advance. Only when he arrives at this time can he have a place to sit down.
"Mr. Tang hasn't come yet..."
Zhu Hao entered the room, asked Lou Suzhen to sit down, and said with a smile.
Lou Suzhen said: "Isn't it a bit far from Liubu Yamen?"
The implication is that you know that today is a working day, and the household department is in the south of the city. You came to the north of the city to eat. It's strange that Tang Yin can get here in time.
Zhu Haodao: "Mr. Tang went to Taicang today for work, mainly to hand over the collection of autumn grain... There are so many official fields in Huangzhuang, and the harvest this year is pretty good. By the way, he will supervise the sowing of summer grain... Taicang is not far from here."
What he meant was that I did not prevent you from meeting at the Magpie Bridge, and I did not deliberately arrange the dining place here.
The location of the hot pot restaurant in the north of the city is on Shuntianfu Street, which is not far from Taicang in the east of the city. It is very convenient for Tang Yin to come here after finishing his work.
But Zhu Hao also felt that although Tang Yin had certain abilities, he had little experience in dealing with the government. With the procrastination and perfunctory nature of officials in this era, one thing could be done in an hour, but he had to give you ten days or even ten minutes to complete it.
It will take one month to complete...
I'm afraid Tang Yin wasn't used to this kind of boring nonsense in the officialdom for a while, so this can be regarded as a kind of exercise for his abilities.
At this time, the waiter from the hot pot restaurant came in and said respectfully: "Two distinguished guests, don't know what to order? Here is the menu."
As he spoke, he handed over a beautiful menu with various choices.
When Lou Suzhen was in Nanchang, she often went among the people. Mainly because she represented Prince Ning's Mansion to win over scholars. She often met with scholars. Naturally, she would go to the market from time to time and saw many folk restaurants, but now she still found it novel.
Zhu Hao said: "My taste has been bland recently and I need a little stimulation... Can my dear friend handle spicy food?"
"fine."
Lou Suzhen seemed very easy-going.
Zhu Hao then sketched on it.
It might be a bit troublesome for a woman with difficulty in choosing to order food, and Lou Suzhen didn't want to say much in front of outsiders. Plus, Zhu Hao brought her out, so she took the initiative to take the responsibility of ordering food.
"Let's take these first."
Zhu Hao said, "There should be guests arriving in a while, and we will add another meal then. Okay."
Zhu Hao smiled and handed the menu to the waiter, who immediately went to arrange it.
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It is the busiest time in the hot pot restaurant at noon. Even though the restaurants under Zhu Hao's name are inconspicuous, he can earn at least several hundred taels of silver from them every month. It can be said that he is making money every day.
This is much more than what Zhu Hao earned as an errand in the imperial court.
Just as he was about to pour Lou Suzhen a cup of sour plum soup, a group of scholars happened to be discussing something next door, but they were talking about a poem.
It is the song "Linjiang Immortal" that Zhu Hao gave to Yang Shen before.
"...This poem "Linjiang Xian" can be said to have extraordinary momentum, comparable to the work of literati and poets at the peak of Song Dynasty. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, such famous works have rarely been published."
The people next door obviously think highly of poetry.
no way.
From a certain point of view, Yang Shen's poem is at the forefront of Ming poems, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the first.
Tang poetry and Song lyrics represent the highest peak of poetry. There are very few lyrics from the Ming Dynasty that have been circulated in the world. The sudden appearance of such a poem will naturally shock people.
Even Lou Suzhen listened carefully with her ears pricked up.
But I heard someone next door ask: "But I don't know which genius did it?"
Others said: "This is surprising. Until now, no one knows who this poem came from, but it is vaguely known that it seems to come from Hanyuan, or it may be a famous person in the Imperial College. Nowadays, there are different opinions on the author of the poem, and some people say
, written by Yang Yongxiu, the scholar of Yang University and the number one scholar of the Ming Dynasty."
"Wow, if it's him, he really deserves his reputation."
Zhu Hao: "..."
Can it still be like this?
Didn't I agree that you, Yang Shen, would help me become famous?
How come I gave you a poem and you not only didn’t help, but also said it was written by you? Although historically this poem was really written by you, you can’t play like this.
Are you saying that you, Yang Shen, are aboveboard?
If you really weren't jealous of my talent at all, why didn't you tell the world about my name when you spread the poems?
Lou Suzhen said: "If it is really Yang Yongxiu who did it, his talent is truly unparalleled in the world."
This sounds fine, but Zhu Hao always feels weird in his heart. Although this poem was originally written by Yang Shen, and he took advantage of the time traveler, the problem is... what Yang Shen did in this matter
Isn’t it a bit unauthentic?
Zhu Hao did not explain, but asked with a smile: "Then what do you think, compared with Mr. Tang's talent?"
Lou Suzhen was stumped by one question.
If we talk about the great poets in the world, Tang Yin can be regarded as the number one person. Many of his poems are very famous in the history of Ming Dynasty. As his friend, Lou Suzhen is very clear about Tang Yin's private works, not to mention Tang Yin's works that have been handed down to the world.
Lou Suzhen said: "Based on the words alone, or this poem, I'm afraid even Mr. Tang can't catch up."
Zhu Hao nodded, that's true.
Tang Yin was good at poetry and painting, but in terms of lyrics, there really weren't any decent works handed down from generation to generation, while Yang Shen's fame came more from his lyrics.
Yang Shen's talent and literary attainments were more solid, of course, after he had experienced the ups and downs of officialdom throughout his life and had washed away all his glory.
Taking the current Yang Shen as an example, it is impossible to surpass Tang Yin in poetry.
After all, Tang Yin is a veteran in the world of poetry.
Lou Suzhen was very concerned, but she was afraid that the people next door would hear her, so she deliberately lowered her voice and asked: "Young Master is in Hanyuan, and you should have more contact with Young Master Yang. Do you recognize his talent?"
Zhu Hao thought for a while and commented: "There is no choice in talent, but he is a bit stubborn, or...influenced by his father, he is now more like a politician than a scholar."
Lou Suzhen thought for a while, could it be that Zhu Hao was jealous of Yang Shen's talent?
It doesn’t look like it!
With Zhu Hao's open-mindedness and Yang Shen both being the number one scholar, who is jealous of whom?
Perhaps this is Zhu Hao's true evaluation.
"My dear friend, this pot is ready, let's try it first." Zhu Hao said with a smile, "It's a pity that there are no various complementary foods made by me here, so I will use it like this for now."
Lou Suzhen no longer mentioned Yang Shenhe's poem. Originally, she wanted to wait for Tang Yin, but she didn't know when Tang Yin would come, so she might as well wait while eating.
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Although Tang Yin remembered that he had a date here, he hurried over after Zhu Hao and Lou Suzhen had eaten.
"Sir, you're late. We've all finished eating. You don't mind, do you?"
Zhu Hao asked with a smile.
Tang Yin sat down and said a little anxiously: "It's okay, the matter at hand is really annoying."
Tang Yin was very familiar with Lou Suzhen and there were no outsiders present, so Tang Yin immediately started to complain.
Lou Suzhen asked: "But what's wrong with Taicang?"
Tang Yin hesitated to speak.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "It's common for officials to argue with each other. Just get used to it, sir. This is the real officialdom. Do you think it's the same as in the court, where you talk about things and almost never avoid talking nonsense?"
Lou Suzhen looked at Zhu Hao, curious that Zhu Hao knew so much about officialdom at such a young age.
"So you arranged all this today deliberately?" Tang Yin glared at Zhu Hao.
These words made Lou Suzhen even more confused.
In the past, even if Tang Yin complained to Zhu Hao, he would not do it in front of Lou Suzhen, but now he may be too familiar with him, and it can be said that he does not hide his bad side at all.
Zhu Hao smiled and waved his hand: "I didn't go, and the Cangchang incident itself has nothing to do with me. How should I arrange the matter? I just think that sir should have more contact with people in the officialdom, instead of only people from Prince Xing's palace.
After all, the old people in the palace respect you very much and will almost never refuse your request, while others are mostly perfunctory and evasive."
Tang Yin thought for a moment and realized that Zhu Hao was right.
But at this moment, the scholar in the next room seemed to have a dispute, and said loudly: "Of all the poets in the world, Tang Bohu is the first to be praised, and no one else can compare with him. Don't go into details!"