Chapter 594: Visiting Xu Jie
No need for watermelon. Zhu Pingan bought some lychees, cherries and other seasonal fruits, packed some snacks, and took them to Zhang Siwei’s house. He will pay his respects later. After bidding farewell to Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen, he went out again to Huaishu Hutong to pay a visit to Master Xu Jie.
On the way, Zhu Pingan spent two taels of silver to choose a pound of West Lake Mingqian Longjing at the tea shop, and asked the store to wrap it up carefully and take it with him. Longjing tea has always been said to be "the best before the rain and the treasure before the Ming Dynasty". The Longjing tea picked before Qingming is called Mingqian Longjing, and the Longjing tea picked after Qingming and before Grain Rain is called Yuqian Longjing. The price of Mingqian Longjing is about 100 yuan. Twice the former Longjing tea, it belongs to the aristocracy of Longjing tea.
To visit the master, it is not good to go empty-handed. It is too vulgar to give gold and silver, and I am not rich, so I chose this top-grade Longjing tea as a gift. There is also a top-quality Longjing tea in the tea shop, which costs more than ten taels of silver. Too expensive.
This trip is not to ask for Xu Jie's care, but to visit the master in accordance with official customs.
The memorial before returning home is not a trivial matter, and getting married after returning home is even more of a major event in life. In addition, I was not in the capital during the Dragon Boat Festival some time ago. Although Wang Shizhen and Zhang Siwei got a boxing gift for me, they were not there after all. After so many things, both emotionally and rationally, I had to go visit my next master, Xu Jie, otherwise I would be accused of not respecting my master.
"Please inform me that my disciple Zhu Ping'an has come to pay homage to me."
Entering Huaishu Hutong and in front of the Xu Mansion, Zhu Ping'an honestly passed the greeting card through the concierge. Pass inward.
While waiting outside the door, the side door of Xu Mansion opened, and a handsome young man with a jade hairpin crown and a blue cocoon silk skirt walked out. He walked with steady steps in Xu's house. After being sent off by his servants, he walked out of the door, feeling an air of elegance and handsomeness rushing towards his face.
The breeze suddenly picked up, carrying a faint smell of balsam.
Seeing this person, Zhu Ping'an took the initiative to salute him with his hands in front of him, with a simple smile on his face, "Zihou has met Senior Brother Zhang."
This person is Zhang Juzheng. Just like in the past, Zhang Juzheng pays great attention to appearance. The clothes were spotless and smeared with makeup, a trend that was hundreds of years ahead of the makeup-smeared K-pop bastards of later generations.
Zhang Juzheng returned the favor with a smile on his face, and the two exchanged brief greetings at the door of Xu's mansion. However, before they even exchanged a few words, the concierge of the Xu Mansion came over to invite Zhu Pingan into the mansion, so Zhu Pingan said goodbye to Zhang Juzheng and entered the Xu Mansion.
The exterior wall is bright and the interior is elegant. This is the second time Zhu Ping'an has stepped into the Xu Mansion.
"Master Zhu, please sit down for a moment. The master is currently in the study writing Qing Ci for the Holy Lord." The servants of Xu Mansion invited Zhu Pingan into the reception room, and the maid came in and poured a cup of tea for Zhu Pingan. Sit for a while.
"Thank you." Zhu Pingan nodded and sat down, thanking the maid who brought the tea.
Zhang Juzheng just went out, is Xu Jie writing Qing Ci here? Was it because of the memorial that he deliberately neglected himself and showed his favor to Yan Song? Or did the Holy One really suddenly have a request from Qing Ci, and Xu Jie worked overtime to meet the Holy One's needs?
Judging from Zhu Ping'an's understanding of Xu Jie, the latter is more likely.
Xu Jie has a habit of encouraging and supporting junior students. When Xu Jie was still the president of the Hanlin Academy, Xu Jie often took time to talk to the new Hanlin Academy members, encourage the junior ones, and discover useful talents. Cultivate a team for your own use. This is how Zhang Juzheng came into Xu Jie's sight. Thinking about it, you wouldn't be so bad that Xu Jie would give up on you so quickly, right?
And since Emperor Jiajing cultivated immortality, many officials who were good at writing Qing Ci have been promoted. Qing Ci has become a common practice in this dynasty. The first thing Yan Song did when he took over the cabinet was to build Qing Ci next to the cabinet house. The Ci Room provides Qing Ci for the Holy Master at any time. Yan Song could see the importance of Qing Ci, and Xu Jie could naturally see it too. Therefore, judging from his understanding since entering Beijing, Xu Jie, like Yan Song, regarded Qing Ci as the first priority in his work. If the Holy One had a need for Qing Ci, Xu Jie would definitely be the first to write Qing Ci for the Holy One.
Perhaps it was on the way to visit Zhang Juzheng that Xu Jie received the emperor's request for Qing Ci. Xu Jie had to work overtime to write Qing Ci, and Zhang Juzheng resigned.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Xu Jie would neglect himself in order to please Yan Song. After all, in history, Xu Jie followed Gou Jian's example and paralyzed Yan Song in order to get rid of Yan Song.
About half an hour later, Zhu Ping'an heard a sound of footsteps. He looked up and saw Xu Jie, wearing a loyal uniform, walking quickly with a kind smile.
The Zhongjing Crown Uniform was designed by Emperor Jiajing himself seven years after he ascended the throne. It is a symbol of status. It is only available to officials of the seventh rank and above and above the eighth rank of the Hanlin Academy, Imperial College, Xingrensi, and local government offices. It can be worn by state and county main halls and Confucian instructors. In the case of military attaches, only those with official positions above the Commander-in-Chief can wear it.
“The student has met the teacher.”
Before Xu Jie reached the door, Zhu Ping'an quickly stood up and went to the door to greet Xu Jie with his hands in a bow.
"Zihou, welcome, please sit down in the room and talk." Xu Jie was very cordial, holding Zhu Ping'an's arm and walking into the room without any airs of cabinet ministers.
"The student got married at home a month ago without informing the teacher in advance, so I came here to apologize." After a brief greeting, Zhu Pingan presented Xu Jie with both hands the invitation for the thank you banquet ten days later.
Xu Jie took the invitation, read it and put it into his sleeve. He nodded and said happily: "Very good. You are the youngest among my disciples. I am very pleased to hear that you are married. As the saying goes, if you have a good family and a good family, why worry about not having a good career? "
"Students who are not talented and have little knowledge may fail the teacher's expectations," Zhu Ping'an said with some embarrassment.
"Zihou is the number one scholar, so there is no need to be too modest. Oh, yes, I know that Zihou also has a lot of research on Qingci. How about taking a look at the Qingci I just wrote?" Xu Jie said with a smile, and then took the Qingci from his sleeve. He took out a copy of Qing Ci and placed it on the table.
"Students dare to compete with the teacher in the light of the candle. Today, it is the student's great fortune to be able to read the teacher's masterpiece." Zhu Pingan stood up respectfully and picked up the book that Xu Jie placed on the table. Qing Ci was gently spread out on the table.
Xu Jie smiled and shook his head, looked at Zhu Ping'an with admiration, and said slowly: "I have read Zi Houqing's poem "Fu Wei Tiangong God is full of energy. There are not many Qing Ci poems written to this extent."
Uh.
Zhu Ping'an smiled bitterly, and it is widely known in modern times. The Qing Ci that has been circulated and selected into textbooks is of course good, but unfortunately it is not original to me. Although I have studied the "Zhai Jiao Qing Ci Jing" presented by the mysterious old Taoist, my level of Qing Ci is much better than the average person, but compared with Xu Jie and Yan Song Compared with those who are really good at Qingci and take Qingci as their first priority, there is still a gap. However, you cannot say these words yourself. (End of chapter)