The Ministry of Rites was selected as a tribute, but suddenly his right car broke down, and a stranger drew his sword to help him when he saw an injustice. When he was about to endure his injuries and go to the palace examination, he said that he could make him famous in heaven.
And it turned out to be the Prince of Xing'an... For Xu Zhenqing, this kind of ups and downs was the first time in his life. Even when he first arrived in Suzhou and was in embarrassment, he met Tang Yin and got his help to get through the most difficult period.
At that time, it was not as troublesome as it is now. According to Xu Xun, when he paid a visit to his master the day before yesterday, he took off his hanging arm and splint, and deliberately kept a low profile, so that Zhang Yuanzhen and Yang Tinghe did not notice the clues.
He had tried writing with his left hand before but failed. Now he was trying hard to write with his right hand holding a splint. He was writing back and forth. Although the words on the writing paper were barely straight, they were far worse than before. He was so anxious for a moment.
He threw away the pen and leaned back in the chair with a confused look on his face. He even vaguely regretted that he shouldn't have lost his original plan after listening to someone's gentle words. Now that the bones have been connected, what if he was tested like this by the palace?
Wouldn't it be a lifelong regret to be turned away?
"Xiao Xu, Xiao Xu!"
Hearing this shouting, Xu Zhenqing raised his head and saw Zhu Zhishan, who was nearly fifty years old, opened the curtain and rushed in, with a look of joy on his face. Before he could ask any questions, Zhu Zhishan said with a smile: "Do you know the door?"
There are people outside asking for articles!"
Although Xu Zhenqing became famous in Wuzhong due to Tang Yin's guidance, now that he has arrived in Beijing, there are countless so-called talents. In addition, he is not good-looking, and he does not have many like-minded friends. In addition, he is depressed after breaking his arm, which makes him even more depressed.
Needless to say, he went out to have a meeting with the humanities. Seeing Zhu Zhishan succeed like this, he couldn't help but said in a low voice: "How can I meet any guests like this? You and Brother Wen should meet for me and apologize!"
"Hey, I can usually do it, but today I can't!" Zhu Zhixiao... couldn't help it after all, and simply said truthfully, "This person said he was from a noble family, but from what I saw, he seemed to be from the palace.
Father-in-law, if you don’t deal with it, Wen Hengshan won’t be able to withstand it anymore!”
Father-in-law in the palace!
Xu Zhenqing felt a buzz in his head and stood up all of a sudden. He didn't care about losing his composure and hurried out of the house in casual clothes. When he came to the front hall, he saw a man wearing a plain scarf on his head as soon as he entered.
The young man wearing a green crew-neck shirt was sitting there, and at first glance he seemed a little shy. Wen Zhengming was chatting with people without saying a word. When he saw Xu Zhenqing, he immediately stood up as if he was being pardoned, because
He smiled and said, "Chang Gu, this person is here to see you."
The person who was ordered to run errands today was none other than Ruisheng. Emperor Hongzhi learned from Zhu Houzhao that the person who wrote the lyrics was Jinke Gongshi Xu Zhenqing, so he ordered the Supervisor of Rites to go to the Ministry of Rites to bring out the papers for his examination. After reading them, he was quite impressed
He appreciated it, and then asked Xiao Jing to send someone to meet at the Nanzhili Guild Hall, and Xiao Jing ordered him to come. Now he met Xu Zhenqing and saw his pair of triangular eyes, Ruisheng couldn't help but murmured slightly in his heart.
, but then he thought that those few Yuefu songs were said to be dedicated to the prince by Xu Xun, so he put aside these thoughts and politely raised his hand, and bluntly revealed his identity.
"Is this Xu Gongshi? I am here today on the orders of Eunuch Xiao, the Master of Ceremonies, to ask Xu Gongshi for some of his old ink scrolls."
Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming couldn't help looking at each other when they heard this. The habit of writing ink scrolls has been around since the Tang Dynasty officially opened the imperial examination, but most of them were just scholars who went to great lengths to send ink scrolls to the powerful, but the powerful people sent people
If you ask for the ink scroll, it almost means that this person's rise to greatness can be expected!
Both of them, outsiders, were excited for no reason, let alone Xu Zhenqing, the person involved.
He took a deep breath almost with excitement, and then asked cautiously: "May I ask my little father-in-law, I have a lot of poems and articles. I wonder what themes Eunuch Xiao wants?"
"Well..." Although Xiao Jing didn't say it clearly, Ruisheng was sincere. After thinking about it for a while, he smiled and said, "In this way, you can sort out all the papers and bring them back to me, whether they are poems, songs, or articles. But.
Mr. Xu is now injured in his hand, so please choose those with beautiful and neat calligraphy. After all, not only Eunuch Xiao wants to see it, but he will most likely submit it to Lord Long Live later."
Xu Zhenqing and the others were used to the arrogant faces of the eunuchs from the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau in Suzhou. They thought that this little eunuch named in the Chinese character would be difficult to deal with. However, Ruisheng was so polite in his words and kept reminding them both inside and outside of his words. Unconsciously,
They were all very puzzled. But at this moment, they all knew that they had no time to wonder. After Xu Zhenqing hurriedly agreed, he asked Wen Zhengming to accompany Ruisheng to talk, and he and Zhu Zhishan hurried back to the house to tidy up.
After digging out a pile of books, the two of them picked through them. When Zhu Zhishan finally picked up the pile of things, Xu Zhenqing suddenly stopped again.
"Brother Zhu, why don't you hurry up and find your and Brother Wen's ink scrolls, mix them together and send them up?" Seeing Zhu Zhishan was stunned for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "If you are questioned then, just say that the three of us
We have such a good friendship that the ink scrolls got mixed together and you didn’t notice them for a while. It’s a rare opportunity, even if the emperor remembers your names!”
Although he knew that this move was not appropriate, Zhu Zhishan thought about it again and again, and was finally moved. Finally, he gritted his teeth and nodded, and then turned around and went back with Xu Zhenqing. After a while, the two of them came back, but there was a mountain of ink scrolls.
On top of it, there were two more inconspicuous volumes. However, when they returned to the front hall and delivered the things, they saw Ruisheng standing up and inspecting everything in front of him. This immediately made Xu Qingqing and Zhu Zhishan tremble with fear. Wen Wen next to them
Zheng Ming didn't know what was going on, but when Zhu Zhishan came forward and spoke softly, he was immediately shocked and pulled the person aside with one hand.
"So do you. Xiao Xu has good intentions, but can he do this kind of thing? What if someone falls out...
Before they finished speaking, the two of them heard a cry of surprise. They turned around to see Ruisheng frowning and studying a scroll. Zhu Zhishan suddenly felt bad and was about to explain. When he was explaining, he heard the voice of his book boy coming from outside.
Announcement: "Master Xu, I wish you the best, Master Wen, Prince Xing'an is here!"
Following the announcement, a person lifted the curtain and entered the room. Who else could it be if it wasn't Xu Xun? As soon as he entered the room, he saw that there was Ruisheng. He suddenly woke up and smiled, cupped his hands and said, "Hey
, What a coincidence, Eunuch Rui is here?"
"The prince is well."
Because there were outsiders, Ruisheng saw that although Xu Xun was happy, he still folded his hands and saluted politely, and then lowered his head and said, "It was Mr. Xiao who sent the young man to ask Mr. Xu for the ink scroll."
"I see." Xu Xun smiled slightly, glanced sideways at the three talented men on the other side, and asked, "Does Eunuch Xiao know about Young Master Xu's injury to his right hand?"
"Already know." After Ruisheng said these five words, he hesitated for a moment and then added, "Long Live Lord also knows. He also lamented that it was an unintentional disaster and those few people must be severely punished. The others did not know."
Xu Zhenqing, who had been worried about tomorrow's imperial examination, felt that a big stone had finally landed in his heart. Then his mind went blank, and no one had the intention to listen to anything else. Until Ruisheng asked him with an ink scroll, it seemed that this was not him.
When he saw the handwriting, he suddenly woke up. He wanted to explain something, but he didn't know what to say. Until a voice came from the side.
"Eunuch Rui, just give them all to Eunuch Xiao. If Eunuch Xiao questions it, just say that these talented people in Wuzhong have a good friendship with each other and they often mix poems and poems with each other, so they are mixed together.
Already."
"Okay." Ruisheng always had no reason to believe in Xu Xun. As soon as he heard this, he opened the door curtain and went outside to give orders. He saw two little firemen dressed as waiters coming in carrying a rattan box. He put the things
After packing everything in, he finally nodded to everyone and said, "In that case, I will go back and resume my life first. Is there anything you want me to say to Eunuch Xiao?"
Xu Xun glanced at the nervous Xu Zhenqing and the three others, waved Rui Sheng aside, and asked him in a low voice if Li Rong knew about Xu Zhenqing. Seeing Rui Sheng shook his head, he told Ding that he must conceal the matter.
After agreeing, he took the two little flamers and said goodbye. He opened the curtain and let the three of them out. After they all walked out of the second door, he lowered the curtain and turned around.
"I was busy with things before, and I never had time to come. Because tomorrow is the imperial examination, I hurriedly came to cheer Mr. Xu up. I guess because Eunuch Rui came today, you were all surprised and doubtful. The thing is very simple. Before February 2
On the Nineteenth Queen's Qianqiu Festival, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince celebrated his birthday with Brother Xu's Four Musical Songs, so that's why Eunuch Xiao sent someone to ask for the ink scroll today."
Regarding this straightforward explanation, even though he knew that Xu Xun was a close official of the crown prince, Xu Zhenqing still felt completely numb. Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming suddenly realized what Xu Xun's words meant that day, and at the same time, they couldn't help but sigh at Xu Zhenqing's words.
Opportunity comes... Such a blessing in disguise is something ordinary people can't even imagine!
After standing there for a long time, Xu Zhenqing finally came to his senses, and without saying a word, he saluted Xu Xun deeply and said, "Your Majesty, this time you not only saved me from the fire and water, but also helped my name to impress the heavens, and also fulfilled the wishes of Brother Zhu and Brother Wen."
, Xu Zhenqing will never be able to repay such great kindness!"
Seeing Xu Zhenqing bowing down, Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming also hurriedly saluted. Xu Xun hurriedly stepped forward and reached out to help the people up one by one, but he said with a smile: "We are destined to meet each other. Mr. Xu is genuine and has real talents."
, I just gave you a chance. What’s more, I helped you, and I also helped myself. Otherwise, His Highness the Prince asked me to find someone to write Yuefu. I was in trouble at that time. Didn’t God have discernment when I met you? "
He paused, glanced at Zhu Zhishan and Wen Zhengming again, and said in a slower tone: "As for making Master Zhu and Master Wen successful, it is actually just a little effort. And with all due respect, people in the world often judge people by their appearance, and those who are not good-looking are often judged.
Those superstitious people call you talented but not virtuous. When you encounter such a good opportunity, you don't forget to quote Zhu Wen. If Eunuch Xiao and even the emperor know about it, they will have a better appreciation of your character. Zhu Wen
You two, it is fate that you are known to the emperor, but the official would never want you to come.