Chapter 595： Turn a tiger into a dragon

Chapter 595 Turning a tiger into a dragon

Under Xu Jie's gaze, Zhu Ping'an slowly unfolded the Qing Ci on the table with both hands respectfully, shifted his gaze to Qing Ci, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of Xu Jie's face from the reflection of the teacup at hand while shifting his gaze. look.

Xu Jie's expression was amiable, and his eyes were appreciative, but Zhu Pingan read a line of sight called testing from this admiring gaze. This look is a bit like back in the modern elementary school, the teacher called by name and asked to answer questions.

Zhu Ping'an realized that this was a test related to his future.

Zhang Juzheng is so valued by Xu Jie, he must have passed the test of Xu Jie, probably more than once, of course the content of the test must be different from his own this time, and Zhang Juzheng must have performed very well in the test, which made Xu Jie very satisfied . When Xu Jie was in charge of the Hanlin Academy, he often talked with the newcomers to the Hanlin Shuji. It must be the process of testing and selecting useful talents.

is a test and an opportunity.

Everyone will encounter many opportunities in life, just like every rare elixir in fantasy novels has guardian beasts, there will also be many tests before opportunities, and only after passing the tests can we grasp the opportunities.

This time is no exception.

If you pass this test, I believe it will be of great benefit.

Xu Jie is the future chief assistant of the cabinet, the master who overthrew Yan Song, the forbearing Goujian of the Ming Dynasty, the successor of Wang Shouren, and the most powerful person in the future Ming Dynasty except Emperor Jiajing. Moreover, the most important thing is that Xu Jie likes to promote talents he recognizes. Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Hai Rui are all talents recognized by Xu Jie, especially the former two are more valued by Xu Jie. The dream of every official in the Ming Dynasty was to enter the cabinet. Xu Jie promoted Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng to the cabinet, and they each realized their life ideals in the cabinet.

Xu Jie's recognition is also a life-saving talisman. Hai Rui was recognized by Xu Jie. When Emperor Jiajing tried to kill Hai Rui several times, it was Xu Jie who saved Hai Rui on the grounds of "killing himself to become famous".

Zhu Ping'an is not a pedantic person. There are people in the court who are good at being officials. If they are appreciated and recognized by Xu Jie, it will be of great benefit to him in his future official career.

Of course, Xu Jie's test is not so easy to pass. Xu Jie had been in charge of the Imperial Academy for so many years, and only a few people such as Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng passed Xu Jie's test and were truly recognized by Xu Jie.

Now is not the time to hide it, I have to show my real skills.

So, Zhu Ping'an became serious, and his eyes fell on the green poem on the table intently, sparks seemed to burst out of his eyes.

Xu Jie’s Qing Ci, the pen is like a dragon and snake, and the iron is drawn with a silver hook. The font is like a dragon with enlightened wisdom and Taoism, prancing and swimming on the rice paper:

"Wei Jiajing thirty-one years, the year of Renzi, the nineteenth day of Xingyueshuo. The emperor Jishou Dasheng Zu Wushang Dao Jinque Xuanyuan Emperor.

Fu Yishi should be dedicated to the new year, and the Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated. The priests of incense and fire, the scholars of the smoke and clouds, the golden palace of the rituals, and the Chen Zhaijiao are held in the Taoist temple. When the mighty tiger is at the end of his life, he will return to the heavenly court, and he will write down the rules and report to the sky: I wish the heavens to be merciful, and let the shadow of the Tao be hidden. If you follow anyway, you will be safe forever. All over the world and nine continents, fighting and fighting; Donggao Nanmu, all have a good harvest. Hebei and Zhaoren are the same as Zhen Jiefu. Sincere words. "

This is a Qing Ci with a standard format and genre, with gorgeous rhetoric and mysterious language, which belongs to the best work among Qing Ci.

If you just look at the content and style, with Zhu Pingan's current attainments in Qing Ci, you can't find much fault.

But these are all superficial, and green words also have to look at the inside. Even if he worked hard and just worked **** the choice of words and sentences, Xu Jie probably wouldn't be satisfied.

Fortunately, I have carefully studied the "Zhaijiaoqing Cijing", and there is a very important sentence in the scriptures, which is similar to Bai Juyi's famous sentence "Articles are written according to the times, songs and poems are written according to events", Zhu Pingan thinks that "Zhaijiaoqing" The gist of the Ci Jing is actually only two words "Junyi".

Is Qingci written for gods? Yes and no.

Qing Ci itself is a memorial to the heavens, and of course it is for the gods to read. But actually! In fact, it is a person who reads Qingci, Emperor Jiajing. There is only one criterion for judging Xu Jie's Qing Ci, and that is whether it can satisfy Emperor Jiajing!

It is impossible to judge simply by looking at the surface of Qingci.

It depends on the background and purpose of the creation of this Qingci, so that you can read this Qingci better.

"The mighty tiger will return to heaven after its lifespan", from this mysterious Qingci, it can be roughly seen that it is a Qingci in the nature of a sacrificial oration. The tiger died.

Great Tiger?

Is it General Tiger of our dynasty? It's just that I have heard of General Tiger's Power, but I haven't heard of Daming's General Tiger. During the period of the Three Kingdoms, Ma Chao was named General Tiger, so is there a General Tiger in Ming Dynasty?

While Zhu Pingan was reading Qingci, Xu Jie was also looking at Zhu Pingan, observing Zhu Pingan's performance, and giving marks to the youngest No. 1 scholar in Ming Dynasty.

"Teacher's masterpiece, the rhetoric is gorgeous, popular..." Zhu Ping'an read Qing Ci carefully, and said carefully.

C and so on!

Listening to Zhu Ping'an's words, Xu Jie smiled kindly, but in his heart he gave Zhu Ping'an an unqualified grade C.

The talent of the top scholar, does the skill stop at this ear? ! Zhu Ping'an's performance today somewhat disappointed Xu Jie. Although Xu Jie still smiled kindly on his face, he was disappointed in his heart. Flatterers abound in court, and there is no shortage of Zhu Zihou...

"However, articles are written for the times, and poems are written for events. The students don't know why the teacher wrote this work?" Zhu Ping raised his head, looked at Xu Jie and asked softly.

heard the words

Xu Jie's eyes lit up, and he nodded with a kind smile. The already disappointed mood was suddenly revived like hearing a military drum.

Great goodness!

The question is on point.

Just by asking this question, it is enough to be included in the first class. Zhu Zihou, I have written down this name, so I can observe it carefully in the future.

"Your Majesty's favorite cat, Weihu, went west at noon..." Xu Jie replied.

Hi Nima, I spent a long time thinking about the tiger, but I didn't expect it to be a cat! Zhu Pingan twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly.

Suddenly, an inspiration flashed through Zhu Ping'an's mind, and a famous allusion in history illuminated Zhu Ping'an's mind like lightning.

It is recorded in history that my current colleague, Yuan Wei, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, once wrote a sacrificial tribute to Emperor Jiajing's beloved cat, in which there was a eulogy of "turning a lion into a dragon", which won the favor of Emperor Jiajing, Soon after, Yuan Wei was exceptionally promoted to Shaozai.

Emperor Jiajing is a famous shit-shoveling king in history. Apart from cultivating immortality and alchemy, he also has a special liking for cats. When he was a child, his mother gave him a cat. In the deep palace, this cat who loves to play with hydrangeas fills the gap. Emperor Jiajing's childhood, so Emperor Jiajing formed a deep relationship with cats. In history, after Emperor Jiajing came to the throne, there were two cats whose names went down in history. The first one was named Xuemei, whom Emperor Jiajing loved so much that he held a canonization ceremony as the emperor, and solemnly sealed Xuemei as "Qiulong"; the second cat It is called Lion Cat, and it is a very spiritual lion cat. After the death of Lion Cat, Emperor Jiajing’s golden coffin was buried in Longevity Mountain, and the ministers were asked to write green poems. Yuan Wei wrote the famous one at this time. "Turning a lion into a dragon" sacrificial rites, made great progress.

Historically, the lion-mao event was recorded around the 33rd year of Jiajing, and now it is the 31st year of Jiajing, so the lion-mao has not been favored yet, and Yuan Wei's Qing Ci has not yet appeared.

Of course, for the sake of safety, Zhu Pingan decided to confirm again, "Teacher, I don't know what breed your majesty's cat named Huwei is?"

"It's a raccoon cat, also known as a tiger cat. Your Majesty's tiger is selected by Maoerfang. It has yellow and white stripes and is shaped like a tiger's skin. Your majesty named him General Tiger." Xu Jie replied.

Hearing the words, Zhu Ping'an nodded, thinking deeply, but already had the answer in his heart.

After a few hectares

Zhu Ping'an raised his head to look at Xu Jie, pointed to a place in Qing Ci, and said in a deliberate tone, "Teacher, if here's 'Tiger's Might and Life' is replaced by 'Turning a Tiger into a Dragon', would it be safer?"

"Turning a tiger into a dragon?"

Xu Jie was shocked when he heard the words, and repeated involuntarily, his excited face blushed even if he was nourished, and he pulled out a beard in excitement.

Originally, I just used this Qing Ci as a test, but I didn't expect this to give myself a big surprise.

(end of this chapter)