Fahua Temple is located in the east of the city, several miles away from the Ministry of Rites. When going out to eat and drink, Li You naturally would not show off in official robes. He changed his clothes in a sedan chair on the way, and the same was true for Master Zhu.
Why did Zhu Fanghe take Li You to Fahua Temple for a drink? It’s not that there is nothing interesting about the monks when entering the temple, but there are many restaurants around. The point is that the east of this area is adjacent to the famous Bensi Hutong, which is very charming.
Lan Hutong, Yanle Hutong…
Well, pure people may not understand that the so-called Bensi in Bensi Hutong is the famous Jiaofangsi, and there is no other explanation.
After getting off the sedan chair, I didn't know what kind of alley it was, but it was quiet and elegant. But Li You, who had not been a womanizer for more than a month, heard that Jiaofangsi was just a street away nearby, so he stopped and looked eastward, with four big words written all over his face:
The heart longs for it.
Zhu Fanghe had no choice but to explain to Li You: "With our status, it is not good for you and me to go to our alley at this time, in case the censor impeachment is attracted and annoyed. If you are really interested, wait for me to send someone to quietly
Just summon a few to come out and have some wine."
As a side note, the Jiaofang Department is under the control of the Ministry of Rites. The most clean yamen is in charge of the most obscene places, which is a great spectacle. However, this is the main source of extra income for the Ministry of Rites, and it will never let go.
And I heard that the Ministry of Rites has the most officials impeached for "obscene prostitution"... there are always ten or eight officials impeached every year, and they are often ridiculed by other yamen as being thieves.
Li You said, "Master Zhu is restrained and follows the rules. How can he compose good poetry?"
"You..." Zhu Fanghe didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Could this have anything to do with it?
Li You asked again: "Is it possible for you to become a general or prime minister without being impeached by the imperial censor?"
Zhu Fanghe was stabbed by Li You again and felt sour in his heart. He sighed: "Come on! Come on! Come on! I will accompany you for a while."
Li You laughed loudly and turned around to go east. In the alley, there were only embroidered pavilions and red towers, flowery streets and willow alleys. Every family was buying bamboo and silk, making fats and powders, buying gold and silver everywhere, and having fun with brocade and silk. *** Invite you to have fun,
The beauty is beautiful, the alleys are filled with fragrance, and the songs are playing in the alleys. It is really a red and pink array that meanders from east to west.
Li You looked around all the way, and although he was well-informed, he was a little dazzled. Although Suzhou was prosperous, it didn't seem to be so dense.
However, Li You never stopped. He walked out of the alley and returned to the original place. He said, "It's so fun to have fun here! No need to go to the house." He was just curious about what this famous alley was like. He really wanted to enter.
After entering the courtyard, that's not all.
Zhu Fanghe was speechless and led Li You into the restaurant.
When the owner of the store heard that Mr. Zhu was coming, he came out to welcome him.
Zhu Fanghe introduced Li You: "This is Mr. Zou, also known as Mr. Xiaoji. He is good at writing and poetry, and he is also a member of the same profession. He was born in Shuntian Prefecture, but he has not been able to become a Jinshi in the past ten years, but he is bored enough to open a small business here.
Recreation in the restaurant.”
Then he said to Mr. Zou: "This person is like a thunderbolt to you and will be unforgettable in your mind!"
Mr. Xiao Ji said doubtfully: "Fang He, you are really joking. I have never met this person, how can I remember him forever?"
Zhu Fanghe smiled at Li You and said: "Among the seven beauties of the south of the Yangtze River that I told you before, there is an exquisite girl, who is young and beautiful, can sing and dance gracefully. Mr. Zou admires her deeply, but he is extremely expensive, but Mr. Zou can't bear to part with her.
If you spend money, you can write poems and essays to gain the qualifications to be a guest in the palace, and you can save a lot of money."
Yu Linglong... Li You recalled that there seemed to be such a beauty, and asked: "What happened next?"
"After reading Mr. Zou's poems, Miss Yu Linglong said that her nickname was given by Mr. Xiao Li of Suzhou Prefecture. Those who are too far behind Mr. Xiao Li should not humiliate themselves by showing off their poems.
Already."
Mr. Zou said awkwardly: "Save some face, don't mention the past anymore!"
Zhu Fanghe pointed at Li You and said, "Far away in the sky and close in front of you, this is Li You of Xujiang."
Mr. Zou was shocked when he heard this, "That's it!"
Entering the inner room, Mr. Zhu Fanghe and Li You were seated separately, but Mr. Zou forced his way to the table.
After three drinks, Mr. Zou couldn’t wait to say: “I heard that you are a famous scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, and I would like to discuss poetry with you.”
Li You secretly thought, this man is still unconvinced... For some reason, a feeling of boredom came to his heart, and he felt that the situation was boring. In the past, he always enjoyed pretending to be talented at literati social gatherings, and he never felt boring, but today it was abnormal.
Even he himself was surprised, how could he have such a mentality? While drinking, he thought, could it be the change caused by being an official for a long time?
Indeed, compared with the ever-changing changes in the officialdom, the petty disputes between poor literati are now too boring to look at. Both the benefits and the fun are far less than the official battles.
So what if you win, so what if you lose? Can you get promoted and make a fortune, or can you become a successful person? Apart from a false reputation, what are the actual gains?
He has been thinking very hard these days, and after refining his mind, he really feels childish when he looks back at the literati's vying for the limelight. Perhaps he no longer needs this kind of limelight, and his poems are just like other people's eight-legged essays, just a stepping stone. From beginning to end
His pursuit is not to pass down his poems to the world, but to gain fame and wealth.
Thinking of this, Mr. Li felt a sense of enlightenment, and his cultivation level had reached a higher level...or in other words, he had fallen to another level.
During the time when Li You was in meditation, Mr. Zou didn't know what kind of truth he said. The last sentence was: "Why are people today not as good as the ancients? I would like to listen to your opinions."
Although he thought so, Li You still seemed unable to give in... Lu Shangshu of the Ministry of War boasted in front of Zhu Fanghe that his poetry skills were the best in the world. He could lose his own face, but could the old Shangshu's face be lost?
After raising his head and drinking the wine in the cup, Li You said: "If you talk about poetry, I have a quatrain to describe it." Then he chanted: "Li and Du's poems have been passed down by thousands of mouths, and they are no longer new. There have been talented people from generation to generation, and each has led the way.
century."
"Okay! You have a big heart!" Zhu Fanghe cheered.
Mr. Zou wanted to speak, but he heard Li You say: "This is a discussion of ancient and modern times. The second one is that the article system is innate and only allows generalists to have temperament. If you follow the rules of the Song Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, you will suffer yourself. The ancients are dead and there is no need to fight."
"Very good! Very knowledgeable." Zhu Fanghe continued to comment.
Mr. Xiao Ji wanted to say something again, but Li You once again read the third poem ahead of him: "On the third point of discussing ancient and modern times, I do not criticize others and do not criticize my teachers. I know best when it comes to impartiality. The authentic scholars of the time have little ability.
, Wangxi Collected Works and Xujiang Poems."
Zou Xiaoji spoke first this time: "Master Li is too arrogant here."
Li You drank freely and drunkenly turned to Zou Xiaoji and said: "How can you be arrogant? Listen to the three poems I have learned from my heart. One of them is, "It is difficult to learn language when I was young, but I only know that my work is half incomplete. Today I know that it is not possible to do it with strength. Three points of personnel are seven."
Secondly, it is difficult to write about the origin of hobbies, and you will feel at ease once you are new to learning. My mother is still a girl with hairpins, and she is not allowed to look at her hair before it is combed. Thirdly, I have not yet had time to explain poetry to the poor, because I have not yet mastered poetry. Xiongyu has since
You are so greedy, you want to be good at poetry but you are also afraid of poverty."
Anyone who saw Li You copying poems for the first time was shocked by the fact that Mr. Li had no time to think about the unique skill of uttering poems. Zhu Fanghe was no exception. He had long forgotten to comment at this moment, and just stared blankly thinking: "Cao Zijian wrote poems in seven steps."
But that’s it…”
"I also found four poems that talk about the realm of poetry!" Li You stood up and said: "At the first realm, all prejudices in the mind are eliminated, and the breath is like a cloud. It is better to write down one's true experience than to pile up ancient books."
"Realm 2, if you are willing to look for poetry, there will be poetry. A clear understanding is my teacher. The grass in the sunset is an ordinary thing, and the explanation and application of it are all wonderful words."
"In the third realm, poetry leaps before our eyes, gathering like wind and rain and scattering like smoke. It's easy to dare to talk about the common saying, and it will become natural after a hundred practices."
"In the fourth realm, the mind of fame has retreated and the mind of the Tao is born. It is like a dream or a fairy sentence. The sounds of nature are full of natural interest, and good poetry is nothing but close to human feelings."
Seeing Li You compose ten quatrains on poetry in one breath, Zhu Fanghe had nothing to say at this point, so he could only sigh: "He is indeed a famous scholar from the south of the Yangtze River. He picks up words and phrases with faint signs of being a master. He is really not as good as you."
Zou Xiaoji was also deeply impressed.
"I'm so excited about poetry, I'll say goodbye!" Seeing that the two of them were shocked, Li You cupped his hands and staggered out of the room. When these ten poems are spread, others will not doubt that he and Emperor Zhu are friends purely through poetry.
