Chapter 20
When we arrived on the hills, the family found a slightly flat place, let Baofu and Douer spread a blanket, put the wine and food he brought, and sat down around.
After drinking two glasses, I heard the beautiful singing of silk bamboo and a woman not far away.
Xu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, enjoying the warm spring sunshine, and the gentle voice of the virgin girl sang to his heart, unable to help but beautify.
When Zhang Sanniang saw Xu Zheng's appearance, she couldn't help but feel angry and cursed hatefully: "Who is so shameless, and she doesn't even leave a quiet place for others."
After a while, a song over there was a loud shout.
When Xu Ping heard this, he said to his parents: "Why is there a sound that is familiar to you?"
Xu Zheng and his wife naturally knew that at this time, officials and scholars and officials liked to take female prostitutes out for fun. Their son had read the saint's books for several years and wrote two poems. He was also a scholar.
After looking at each other, he said to Xu Ping: "Dalang might as well go over and take a look. What if he is really an acquaintance?"
Xu Ping was curious, so he stood up, said goodbye to his parents, and followed the sound to look for him.
This hill turned out to be a peninsula. The water of Jinmingchi surrounded it, and there was a wider water surface there. Not far from the water on the other side of the mountain, there was a large area of flat land, planted with peach trees and apricot trees, and blooming flowers.
Behind the flowers and trees, there were a few people scattered. Among the crowd, there were seven or eight young prostitutes, some playing the piano, some playing the flute, and two playing the pipa on the side.
Xu Ping's eyes were sharp-eyed, and he immediately saw Shi Yannian and several people sitting aside with them. One of them was Zhang Zhibai, and the other was a middle-aged man, who looked over thirties and elegant. There was also a monk who was accompanied by Shi Yannian, who was fair and handsome, and he could not tell his age. The two of them were obviously noble in their ranks, with several servants and soldiers standing behind him, serving them carefully.
There were three others leaving a little, one of them was Lin Wensi. There were two people beside him, one was an old man and the other was a young man. These people had obviously lower status, and only two old servants stood behind him.
If you leave a little further, there are a lot of people who are drinking, which is the most lively. One of them is Xu Ping, who has met once. Judging from their appearance, they are from a literary and artistic circle.
Xu Ping walked around the hills and first arrived at Lin Wensi, and gave the ceremony.
Lin Wensi looked at Xu Ping and asked, "Why are you here?"
Xu Ping said: "The sun is good today, and our family is out to get some breathing."
Lin Wensi nodded, and did not ask where the others in the Xu family were. All the scholars present were scholars, and Xu Zheng, a person who sold alcohol and opened a store was not suitable for this occasion.
He pointed to the old man Lin Wensi around him and said to Xu Ping: "This is Shi Guanren, who has known me for many years. Although Shi Guanren was born as a Jinshi, he is particularly serious about the Three Transmissions and has profound meanings."
Xu Ping came up to pay the respects, and Lin Wensi introduced his identity price.
The old man said, "I am Shi Bing, this is Shi Jie Inuko. You are of the same age and are close to you."
Xu Ping and Shi Jie met, so they sat down next to him. Although Shi Yannian was an old acquaintance, he was obviously not an ordinary person, so it was difficult to go there without calling him.
After sitting down, Xu Ping asked Lin Wensi: "Teacher, why are there so many people gathering here? There is no special scenery around."
Lin Wensi smiled and said, "It's an interesting thing to say. Recently, a scholar from Huzhou, Zhang Xian, Zhang Ziye, traveled to the capital. This man is also famous for his new poetry of good governance. He and Liu Sanbian hit it off in the capital. Today, they went out to visit Jinmingchi together. When they came here, they met Zhang Xian, a Jinshi who was ranked last year. The two of them had the same surname, the same name and the same character. It was a great fate, so they held a banquet here. Liu and Zhang were both the best poets today, so we also joined in the fun here."
Xu Ping looked over there, and it turns out that there was a young man in his early thirties around Liu Sanyuan. He had a white face and no beard, and he was wearing a blue shirt. He looked very elegant. This was good in his previous life. He didn’t remember many serious historical figures in the book, but literary stars were the key points to remember. Zhang Xian’s name Xu Ping happened to be an impression of him. Like Liu Sanyuan, they were milestones in the history of the development of Song Ci, especially when he was 80 years old. The sentence "a tree of pear blossoms pressed against the crabapple" that Su Shi teased him was very wide and is really a famous line for the ages.
However, Zhang Xian is only in his early thirties. Like Liu Sanbian, he is a commoner. He has not even passed the Huzhou trial. He is just a trip to the capital and has not been so romantic and interesting.
As for the other Zhang Xian, who is older, and has a burly appearance and a slightly dark face, he does not have the temperament of the other one. However, he was born into a general and his grandfather was Zhang Xun, who had served as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council. He was also a Jinshi in high school last year, so he was much nobler in terms of identity. He was just a craftsman, gathered with the two people and sang new lyrics with a group of **.
After drinking two glasses of wine, Xu Ping asked again: "Who is there sitting with Shi Yannian and Xianggong Zhang?"
Lin Wensi whispered: "That is the Scholar Yan Tongshu of the Imperial Court. Recently, because of the recommendation of Zhang Xianggong, Shi Manqing changed his civil service and was about to be released from office. Zhang Xianggong's face is worth choosing a better place."
Xu Ping couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man with the name Yan Shu's name Tongshu. At this time, he was named Hanlin Bachelor of Knowledge and Interrogation Academy. Unexpectedly, the three Song Ci masters met inexplicably today. However, Yan Shu was rich all his life and would not be able to get along with a group of female prostitutes. In this way, there are the best family prostitutes in the family. They sing when they want to sing, dance when they want to, and play whatever they want when they want to close the door. They will not make people laugh in public. If they are too entangled with official prostitutes, they will be impeached, and no one will care about the family prostitutes they buy.
Shi Yannian was originally in the third class of military positions, but not as good as Li Yonghe. He was promoted and the like was under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council. When the civil service was changed, the relationship was at the Judicial Officer's Court, and the entire organizational relationship changed. The Song Dynasty regarded literature as the most respected, and of course it was not as obvious as it was later. However, it was also a great thing to change literature with martial arts, and it was entirely up to Zhang Zhibai to deal with Shi Yannian.
After drinking a few glasses of wine and talking for a while, a cheer came from Zhang Xian and Liu Sanbian. Several people turned their heads and looked at it. It turned out that a prostitute playing the pipa was happily taking a piece of paper from Zhang Xian and put it away carefully as a baby. At this time, he was recruiting prostitutes to drink, and the lyrics with a little famous lyrics would be asked by prostitutes, especially the names. The prostitutes who were about to arrive were happy and worth doubled from then on. If they didn't get it, some would inevitably feel resentful and gossiped about bad things behind their backs. Xu Ping stayed away from this thing since he copied and modified a poem last time. He would not talk about it. The key is that he did not understand the rhythm. Poetic literati lyrics in this era have just emerged and were not popular. He wrote them freely in front of a large number of people. As a result, a little girl took it and said that you can't sing it. How embarrassing it would be.
After getting new lyrics, a bunch of prostitutes tutors and stroking the pipa, they started singing in a moment:
"There is no need to apply red powder, the branches are small, and the spring preference is beautiful and the clothes are better than the clothes. The light silk and red fog hangs.
The pipa is painted with a phoenix with a heavy double strip, the tired eyebrows are low, the woodpeckers are soft and the wasp flowers fly up."
It turned out to be a song "Drunk and Dropping Whip", which was sung by a little girl. It was graceful and beautiful, accompanied by the bright spring light. It was really intoxicating that the flowers were intoxicating and people were intoxicating. I have to admire the taste of the literati. This tone is much more stylish than Xu's previous life in entertainment venues.
The little girl who got the lyrics looked only in her early teens, obviously not developed, and was just a child, not much different from Su'er and Xiuxiu. Xu Ping looked at Zhang Xian in his thirties and couldn't understand why she had so many thoughts about such a child, so she could only shake her head.
After the song was sung, everyone cheered again.
Shi Yannian looked at the lyrics over there, but turned around and found Xu Ping. After thinking for a while, he confessed to Zhang Zhibai and Yan Shu: "There is a student acquaintance over there. I'll say hello and come when I go."
When Zhang Zhibai saw that it was Xu Ping, he smiled and pointed at Xu Ping and said, "Uncle Tong, the young man over there is Xu Ping who caused a tea law dispute a few days ago. He has always been studying and can write two poems, which is very desirable."
Yan Shu nodded: "Since we are familiar with each other, why not call us to drink two drinks together."
Shi Yannian responded and stood up to Xu Ping's side.
Xu Ping hurriedly stood up and responded. Shi Yannian met Lin Wensi and Shi Bing and said to Xu Ping: "The two husbands over there, please ask Yun Xingguo and Yun to drink two glasses of wine."
Xu Ping was stunned for a moment before asking, "What wine do you drink?"
Shi Yannian smiled bitterly: "It's the best lamb wine, but I taste it."
Xu Ping thought for a while and handed Shi Yannian a jar of white wine brought over to him: "You should drink this, isn't that afflicting to drink?"
Zhang Zhibai is old, and Yan Shu is even more born in wealth and pays attention to health. He is unacceptable to drinking white wine. Only Shi Yannian is unruly and has a good personality. He likes to drink strong wine and is not drunk. It is really difficult for him to let him drink with such two people.
Shi Yannian put the small white wine jar into his sleeves, took Xu Ping back to the table, and introduced it to the two.
After Xu Ping saw the li, Zhang Zhibai smiled and said, "You made a lot of noise a few days ago. The magistrate in the court, even the empress dowager and the emperor, were alarmed. Why, are you going to get the money back?"
Xu Ping knew that it was Zhang Zhibai who was the first to mention his family matters in the court, and hurriedly thanked him: "I have not thanked my husband for help yet. I have given all the money, and it was sent by the eunuch in the palace of the emperor's decree."
Zhang Zhibai smiled and nodded, signaling Xu Ping to sit down with Shi Yannian.
Shi Yannian took out the small jar of white wine from his sleeve and said to Yan Shu: "Bachelor, Yunxing's home is brewing wine, especially this soju wine is a masterpiece in the capital, so you can try it too."
After saying that, he took a new bowl and poured half a bowl for Yan Shu.
Yan Shu picked up the bowl, sniffed it at his nose, and smiled and said, "I have heard of this wine too. Grand Marshal Cao Baochen especially admired it and often asked his family to take him to the post. However, I couldn't drink it, but I couldn't drink it."
After saying that, I put the bowl aside and didn't drink it.
Shi Yannian smiled awkwardly: "The student had to drink it by himself."
After drinking two glasses of wine, Yan Shu asked about what Xu Ping learned. Xu Ping's knowledge was basically related to agriculture and industry. He only had a little understanding of the poems and songs of this era. The real place to study was only the content of the imperial examinations. He almost knew nothing about other miscellaneous studies. How could he say anything? After asking a few words, Yan Shu was slightly disappointed and said, "You are still young, and as long as you are good at studying, you will not say anything anymore."
As for agriculture and farming, Yan Shu entered the official position, basically he was the position of Ren Qing as a guesthouse. He basically knew nothing and had no interest in how Xu Ping farmed. However, Zhang Zhibai had been in the officialdom for a long time and served as a civil servant for a long time. He was the prime minister of the Song Dynasty and was also enthusiastic about the matter of growing rice with Xu Ping.
Shi Yannian held it in for a long time, and after a while, he drank all his drinks and gradually got some wine.
Zhang Zhibai said to Shi Yannian: "Manqing's career is not going well, and he wasted ten years in the capital. Fortunately, his ambitions remain unchanged. This time he transferred his civil service, and he was also a bachelor of Yan, and was sent to Jinxiang as the magistrate. Although his official position is small, he must not be careless. Although the county of 100 miles is small, his civil and military affairs are complete. As long as he does his best and has achieved achievements, he will be the foundation of your career in the future."
Shi Yannian stood up and said, "Listen to your husband's teachings!"
He has only been a lower-level military officer in the capital for so many years. It is false to say that he is not wronged. Now that Liu'an Hua Ming is finally excited, he remembered that if he had nothing unexpected to happen to him and had become a Jinshi, he would have surpassed his official position at the beginning. At this time, he was afraid that he would have touched the edge of the prefect and could not help but feel deeply moved.
Seeing that he was already a little unnecessary here, Xu Ping raised his wine glass and said to Shi Yannian: "I wish Brother Shi a great journey!"
Shi Yannian thanked him and raised his head and drank the wine.
Xu Ping faced him, but saw a faint tear in Shi Yannian's eyes. The career of officialdom was like a boat sailing on the sea, with turbulent and turbulent clouds. I don't know when it will be cloudy or when it will be sunny. Maybe if you are not careful, a big wave will be crushed to pieces, and it is not so relaxed and comfortable.
With more knowledge than those who were sitting, Xu Ping knew the dangers of the world better. Seeing Shi Yannian's sadness and joy, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
He poured another bowl of wine and Xu Ping said, "Brother Shi is famous in the capital for his poetry. My class shows off his skills, so he sent you to Jingdong with a seven-character poem.
The old dragon lies in the clear water without waves, and the waves are slightly waving and showing its majestic power.
I know that you have gone a thousand miles here, and spreading your wings and the world is shocked."
Chapter completed!