After Tang Yin passed the Yuan Dynasty in the Yingtianfu provincial examination, he was named a talented man in Jiangnan and became a thorn in the eyes of scholars in Jiangnan. He was carrying a magnifying glass to look at his articles, character, and romantic affairs. Most of the people who challenged Tang Yin and hoped to make a name for themselves were laughed at by others.

Tang Yin was arrogant and liked to make friends and visit famous scholars and scholars. After failing to post a post to visit Xie Duo, Xie Duo was a little depressed. This time, Xie Duo took the initiative to invite a "young man" from Fujian to visit the mansion, which really wiped out Tang Yin's face.

Those present who learned the news immediately made a big fuss that they didn't care who Chen Xi was, and only knew that this was a great opportunity to embarrass Tang Yin and vent their anger for them.

Chen Xi went back to prepare for the next day to meet Xie Duo. When he and Su Tong went to the agreed diner in the afternoon for dinner, Su Tong had already brought many scholars from Jiangnan over there.

Su Tong seems to be able to make friends every time he goes to the place.

Su Tong carefully introduced Chen Xi that most of Su Tong's friends were hostile to Chen Xi in the past, but when they arrived in a strange world, no one knew Chen Xi's prestige in the field of science and was very respectful to Chen Xi.

"...This is Xiao Jie Yuan Gong. He has long admired Daming. I am so lucky to meet you."

They are basically the same tone, and they are very happy to talk to each other. It seems that after a greeting from a friend who has just met for a while, he became a friend for many years.

Chen Xi knew that the reason why these people were approaching was that Xie Duo allowed him to bring his friends to visit.

Chen Xi was young after all, so he showed some restraint in such occasions where scholars gathered. Su Tong stood up at this time and took the initiative to help him deal with these scholars.

Su Tong is very good at socializing, and he is very careless in Shenxi.

"Mr. Chen, I heard that you are going to visit Mr. Xie's house tomorrow. We have been respecting him for a long time. I wonder if we can go with you?"

After half of the banquet, these people finally made the purpose of the visit and looked at Chenxi with a few fences.

Su Tong was prepared and replied in place of Chen Xi: "We first arrived in Guidi from Fujian. I heard that Mr. Xie rarely sees guests on weekdays. If there are many people going there, it will probably disturb the old man's tranquility."

These scholars looked at each other and probably understood. You can go, but you can't go all of them. You can only select one or two of them. This will not only make Xie Duo feel abrupt, but also satisfy these newly made friends. The most important thing is to get some special "benefits".

Yu Bucheng, who took the initiative to chat with him before, said: "Brother Su's words are reasonable. But... who will go and who will not go?"

Su Tong smiled and said, "That depends on your sincerity!"

The scholars present didn't look very good.

I thought there were just two "landbusters" from Fujian, and they could achieve their goals by putting down their figure and complimenting them. Who knew that these two people were so difficult to deal with?

Yu Bucheng sighed: "We are a scholar who wants to see Mr. Xie sacrifice wine. This is sincerity, and he has nothing to do with him... Brother Su said this, it is really hard for us to wait."

Su Tong smiled, not saying anything, but his face was clearly saying. Don't fool me with such words.

Someone next to him immediately took off a jade pendant from his arms: "Brother Su, Mr. Chen, here is an ancient jade here to give it to him as a meeting gift. How about it?"

A bunch of scholars looked at him with contempt. He was really willing to spend a lot of money to see Xie Duo.

What do you want us to give ancient jade?

Su Tong smiled and took the ancient jade to appreciate it for a while, then looked at Chen Xi with a smile to ask for Chen Xi's opinions.

Chen Xi said seriously: "It is our honor to be able to receive the gifts and gifts from Mr. Xie when he comes from afar. If the old man knows that I am taking friends to meet, how can I forgive you if I accept gifts and gifts in private?"

Su Tong understood and handed the jade pendant back and smiled and said, "Brother Shen clearly said it. Friendship can be found, but... whoever goes there is no need to go there, it is best to judge by talent and learning... You may as well write a prayer post each, let's choose two of them from them to go together, how about it?"

Before the scholars could answer, they heard three sounds of fans slamming the table from the next table.

"Ba!Ba!Ba!"

Then there were three thick sounds: "Okay! OK! OK!"

One person then stood up, looking about in his thirties, with a wide forehead, a square face, a high nose bridge, a pair of eyes big and bright, and his smile gave people a feeling of sunshine. He had no beard under his jaw, and looked very energetic, with a long literati shirt on his body, and he stood there with a bit of a celebrity style.

The man walked over, held the fan in his hands and saluted, saying, "Everyone, I wonder if I can join in? I really want to visit Mr. Xie for the wine."

Not only did Su Tong not know this person, but even the scholars in Nanjing seemed to be unfamiliar with him and looked at each other.

Su Tong stood up and saluted, and asked, "Who is your lord?"

"I have seen you in the next chapter Zhu and my courtesy name Xizhe." The scribe replied.

If it is called "Zhu Xizhe", there are very few people who heard about it, but some people still reacted. Isn't this Zhu Yunming Zhu Zhishan? Zhu Yunming is his real name, with his name Xizhe and his nickname Zhizhisheng, and his other name is Zhu Zhishan!

A famous talented man in Wuzhong!

In terms of current fame, it is a little higher than Tang Bohu.

Zhu Yunmingsu is known for his poetry and calligraphy, and writing epitaphs is considered a masterpiece. In the south of the Yangtze River, if anyone of those wealthy families dies, he will ask him to write epitaphs, which often causes sensation in the literary world.

Zhu Zhishan failed the seventh time in his life, and he did not give up a small official until his later years. The so-called love scene, literary scene, and frustration in officialdom.

But Zhu Zhishan is different from Tang Bohu. His family background is good. His grandfather Xu Youzhen planned to restore the throne of Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty, and was appointed as the Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace, in charge of Wenyuan Pavilion, and monopolized the power. His grandfather Zhu Hao served as the right-sponsor of the Shanxi Provincial Administration and returned to his hometown to buy property and land.

Even if Zhu Zhishan is not an official and has the accumulation of his ancestors, he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Zhu Zhishan's words made the audience look ugly.

They had long heard about Zhu Yunming's reputation. This man married a Nanjing wife, Li, who was considered a Nanjing son-in-law. His mother-in-law died in the middle of the year. He personally wrote the "Epitaph of Wang, a Gongren of the Li Mansion, the former Nanjing Taifu Shaoqing, and the Ming Dynasty, which caused a sensation in the literary world in Jiangnan.

You are such a good guy who is good at poetry and prose, and you compete with ordinary scholars to write a letter. Isn’t this the same thing as the Jinshi and Tongsheng’s competition?

Although Zhuzhishan's fame was very famous in Jiangnan, it was just average in Fujian.

Su Tong thought about it. Zhu Xizhe, hey, I don’t know this person. Forget it, no matter which green onion he is. He can compare it if he wants. Anyway, I have discussed it with others, but the result cannot be changed.

It turned out that long before Su Tong brought these scholars to Chen Xi, someone privately asked him to make peace, expressing his willingness to give them to him with various benefits and get the opportunity to see Xie Duo to make him famous.

Unfortunately, Chen Xi did not accept gifts, and Su Tong knew how to be flexible and flexible, and he did not accept gifts. But the articles in the competition are good or bad, isn’t it just a sentence?

I will accept the gifts I should receive at that time, and Chen Xi can also explain them. I will not offend others, and I will kill multiple birds with one stone!

Su Tong agreed happily, but the scholar next to him was unhappy.

Okay, you let us compete for the article, which means we compete for you as a referee, which means you are a gentleman and we are a student?

This is already too much. If you find a talented man who is famous for his poetry and articles to compete with us, what is the point of this competition?

We might as well give in from the beginning!

Compared with Su Tong's lack of respect for Zhuzhishan, Chen Xi was very polite to Zhuzhishan. He stood up, saluted respectfully, and then asked: "Mr. Zhu is famous and famous. If you want to visit Mr. Xie, you should go to the mansion to submit a visit. Why do you have to compete with me and the younger generation for a while?"

Su Tong looked at Chen Xi in surprise, wondering why Chen Xi called a stranger "Sir"?

Zhu Zhishan sighed helplessly: "If I could see Mr. Xie below, I wouldn't have come here without a loss. Isn't this... not to see him?"

Chen Xi probably understood.

This time I met Zhu Zhishan. It was not a coincidence, but the other party came over intentionally. I wanted to find an opportunity to ask Chen Xi and Su Tong to ask him to follow Xie Duo.

Or Zhu Zhishan felt unwilling to accept it. He was a famous talented man in Jiangnan, who was proficient in poetry and articles, and even his disciples were all talented. But he failed the exam twice, and he wanted to know where he was not good.

As the former Nanjing Imperial College Priest, Xie Duo was recognized as a scholar in the world, so Xie Duo could definitely give him some advice.

Others go to see Xie Duo for fame, but he asks for fame is purely for advice.

Chen Xi felt very honored to meet Zhu Zhishan, a talented man in Jiangnan. Although Chen Xi wanted to meet Tang Bohu the most, Zhu Zhishan's fame was not weak at all.

Zhu Zhishan's calligraphy is famous in China. His regular script was so sophisticated in his early years that he learned from Zhao Mengfu and Chu Suiliang, and followed Ou and Yu to catch up with the "Two Wangs". He learned from cursive scripts by Li Yong, Huang Tingjian, and Mi Fu, with profound skills and a strong character. His representative works include "Taihu Poetry Scroll", "Kumhou Yin", "Red Cliff Fu", etc. The "Six-style Poetry Scroll", "Curse Du Fu Poetry Scroll", "Nineteen Ancient Poetry Scroll", "Curse Tang Poetry Scroll" and "Curse Poetry Scroll" are all valuable inscriptions in later generations.

Despite such outstanding qualifications, somehow, when Chen Xi saw Zhuzhishan, he naturally remembered someone who had loosened his clothes and jumped into the river...

"Since Mr. I am willing to study the article together, please sit down." Chen Xi made a gesture of invitation.

Su Tong was full of questions, pulled Chen Xi aside and asked, "Brother Shen, do you know this person?"

Chen Xi was difficult to explain for a moment, so he briefly said: "A famous scholar in Jiangnan."

Su Tong didn't take it seriously. There were not many other places in the south of the Yangtze River. There were more famous scholars than lice on their bodies. Isn't he a scholar dare to call himself a famous scholar?

Su Tong didn't take it too seriously and sat down immediately.

The title was written by Su Tong. He wrote a message, but he didn't dare to regard himself as a gentleman, so he had to pick up a brush to write it himself. A message of a message can't use many words, and at most a hundred words is considered a lot. He said his identity, origin, and purpose of the visit, and added some compliments and signatures, and more than a hundred words are written, even if it is completed.

The scholars on the scene wrote too many posts, and most of them were empty words and clichés. They couldn't write a lot of flowers, and they wrote one by one. Everyone was very satisfied with their articles.

But I saw that the talented man Zhu next to me was not here to write a book of worship at all, but to write a beautiful article about the world.

Zhu Zhishan couldn't stop the car from writing at the beginning.

"Alas, how sad" is actually such a kind of lyrics that make a essay. Everyone stopped writing, and only Zhu Zhishan was still writing there.

Everyone looked a little embarrassed.

It is also an honor to make a fuss with a talented man, but today this talented man is their competitor and cannot give a compliment.

Those who had discussed with Su Tong about giving gifts privately were already full of confidence, but at this moment they felt a little confused. If Mr. Su cannot step down for a while and insisted on choosing Zhuzhishan, no matter how many gifts I give, it would be useless.

Finally, after writing more than 400 words, Zhu Zhishan stopped and read it through, with a bit of pride on his face, then he handed over his "answer sheet".

Su Tong was too lazy to read it, so he pushed Zhu Zhishan's article aside, picked up two articles and said, "I think these two articles are better."

The people present didn't mind whose article they chose. At this time, they only knew that Zhu Zhishan's article was not selected. This is a very interesting topic.

Zhu Zhishan's face suddenly turned pale: "Your Excellency, let me say, where is the bad writing of the following post?"

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ps: The first update is here!
Chapter completed!