Chapter 595 Transforming a Tiger into a Dragon
Under Xu Jie’s gaze, Zhu Pingan slowly unfolded the Qing Ci on the table with both hands respectfully, and turned his gaze to the Qing Ci. Inadvertently, Xu Jie's eyes were caught in the reflection of the tea cup at hand.
Xu Jie's expression was amiable and his eyes were filled with appreciation, but Zhu Ping'an read a line of sight called testing from this admiring gaze. The look in his eyes was like going back to modern elementary school when the teacher called on someone to answer a question.
Zhu Pingan realized that this was a test related to his future.
Zhang Juzheng is so valued by Xu Jie, he must have been tested by 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 new Hanlin scholars, which must have been a test of the process of selecting useful talents.
It is a test but also an opportunity.
Everyone will encounter many opportunities in life. Just like every rare elixir in fantasy novels has a guardian beast next to it, there will also be many tests before opportunities. Only after passing the test can we grasp them. Seize the opportunity.
This time is no exception.
If I pass this test, I believe it will be of great benefit.
Xu Jie is the future chief minister of the cabinet, the master who defeated Yan Song, and the tolerant Gou Jian of the Ming Dynasty. He is the successor of Wang Shouren, and will be the most powerful person in the future Ming Dynasty besides Emperor Jiajing. And, most importantly, Xu Jie likes to promote talents he recognizes. Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Hai Rui are all talents recognized by Xu Jie, especially the first two who 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. They each realized their life ideals in the cabinet.
Xu Jie's approval is also a life-saving talisman. Hai Rui was recognized by Xu Jie. When Emperor Jiajing wanted to kill Hai Rui several times, Xu Jie saved Hai Rui on the grounds of "killing himself to become famous".
Zhu Pingan is not a pedantic person. There are people in the court who like to be officials. If they are appreciated and recognized by Xu Jie, it will be of great benefit to his future career.
Of course, Xu Jie’s test is not so easy to pass. Xu Jie has been in charge of the Hanlin Academy for so many years, but only a few people such as Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng have passed Xu Jie's test and have truly been recognized by Xu Jie.
Now is not the time to hide and tuck in, you have to show your true ability.
As a result, Zhu Pingan became serious, his eyes focused on the Qingci on the table, and sparks seemed to burst out of his eyes.
Xu Jie's Qingci, with his brushstrokes like dragons and snakes, iron paintings and silver hooks, and his fonts are like dragons that have enlightened their spiritual wisdom and gained enlightenment, leaping and wandering on the rice paper:
"In the 31st year of Wei Jiajing's reign, Sui Ciren On the 19th day of the first lunar month, the emperor and his ministers worshiped the great sage Ancestor Jinque Xuanyuan.
It is time to celebrate the new year and celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. gold Que, Chen Zhai was worshiped in the Taoist temple. After his life was over, he returned to the heaven. He wrote on his ruler and sent it to the sky: I pray that God will be kind and I will stay in the shadow of the Tao. I will never be in danger. Donggao Nanmu , all have good harvests. Ji and Zhao people will achieve the same blessing."
This is a Qing Ci with a standard format, beautiful rhetoric and mysterious language, and is one of the best Qing Ci. do.
If we just look at the content and genre, we can’t find many faults with Zhu Ping’an’s current knowledge of Qing Ci.
But these are just superficial, Qing Ci also needs to look at the inside. Even if I put a lot of thought into it, if I just worked hard on choosing words and making sentences, I probably wouldn't be able to satisfy Xu Jie.
Fortunately, I have carefully studied the "Zhai Jiao Qing Ci Jing". There is a very important sentence in the scripture, which is similar to Bai Juyi's famous line, "Articles are written according to the time, and songs and poems are written according to the situation." Zhu Ping'an believes that the main theme of "Zhaijiao Qingci Jing" actually only has two words: "Jun Yi".
Are Qingci written for gods? Yes and no.
The Qing Ci itself is a memorial and blessing message dedicated to heaven, of course it is for the gods to see. But actually! In fact, it was a person who read Qing Ci, 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 by simply looking at the surface of Qingci.
Only by looking at the creative background and purpose of this Qing Ci can we better understand this Qing Ci.
"The powerful tiger has expired and returned to heaven." From this mysterious Qingci, it can be roughly seen that it is a Qingci with the nature of a sacrificial poem. The powerful tiger has expired and returned to heaven. Jane In other words, Weihu is dead.
Powerful Tiger?
Is he General Weihu from our dynasty? It's just that I have heard of General Hu Wei, but I haven't heard of General Wei Hu of Ming Dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms period, Ma Chao was named General Huwei. Could it be that there was another General Huwei in the Ming Dynasty?
While Zhu Pingan was reading Qing Ci, Xu Jie was also looking at Zhu Pingan, observing Zhu Pingan's performance and giving scores to the youngest number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty.
"Teacher's masterpiece, with gorgeous diction, is very popular..." Zhu Ping'an carefully read Qing Ci and considered it.
C and so on!
Listening to Zhu Pingan's words, Xu Jie smiled kindly, but in his heart he gave Zhu Pingan an unqualified C grade.
Is the talent of the number one scholar limited to this level? ! 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. There are many flatterers in the court, and there is no shortage of Zhu Zihou...
"However, articles are written to suit the time, and poems are written to suit the matter. The students don't know why the teacher wrote this?" Zhu Pingan raised his head, looked at Xu Jie and asked softly.
Hearing this
Xu Jie's eyes lit up, and he nodded with a kind smile. His already disappointed mood suddenly became excited again, just like hearing a military drum.
Great kindness!
That’s right.
Just by asking this question, it is enough to be ranked in the first class. Zhu Zihou, I have written down this name so that I can observe it carefully in the future.
"Your Majesty's beloved cat, Weihu, went west at noon..." Xu Jie replied.
Hey Nima, the powerful tiger that I spent a long time thinking about turned out to be a cat! Zhu Pingan twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through Zhu Pingan's mind, and a famous allusion from history illuminated Zhu Pingan's mind like lightning.
Historical records say that one of his current colleagues, Yuan Wei, a scholar at the Hanlin Academy, once wrote a tribute to Emperor Jiajing’s beloved cat, which included a eulogy of “turning a lion into a dragon.” Yuan Wei won the favor of Emperor Jiajing, and soon after he was promoted to Shaozai.
Emperor Jiajing is a famous shit shoveler in history. In addition to cultivating immortals and refining elixirs, he also had a special liking for cats. When he was a child, his mother gave him a cat. In the palace, this cat loved to play. Hydrangea's cat filled Emperor Jiajing's childhood, and Emperor Jiajing formed a deep relationship with the cat. In history, after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, two cats were famous in history. The first one was named Xuemei. Emperor Jiajing loved it so much that he held a canonization ceremony as the emperor and solemnly named Xuemei "Qiulong"; the second cat It’s called a lion cat, it’s a A very spiritual lion cat. After the death of the lion cat, Emperor Jiajing buried it in a golden coffin at Long Live Mountain and ordered his ministers to write Qingci sacrificial inscriptions. It was at this time that Yuan Wei wrote the famous "Transforming a Lion into a Dragon" Sacrifice articles, smooth progress.
The lion cat incident was recorded in history around the 33rd year of Jiajing. It is now the 31st year of Jiajing, so the lion cat has not yet been favored, and Yuan Wei's Qingci has not yet appeared.
Of course, to be on the safe side, Zhu Ping'an decided to confirm again, "Teacher, I wonder what kind of cat your Majesty's cat named Huwei is?"
"It's a civet cat. Also called tiger skin cat, your majesty selected this tiger cat from the cat room. It has yellow and white stripes and looks like tiger skin. Your majesty named him General Tiger King." Xu Jie replied.
Hearing this, Zhu Pingan nodded, thinking deeply, but he already had the answer in his heart.
After a while
Zhu Ping'an raised his head and looked at Xu Jie, pointed to a place in Qing Ci, and said in a thoughtful tone, "Teacher, would it be safer if the word 'tiger's end of life' is replaced with 'turn tiger into dragon'?" < br>
"Turning a tiger into a dragon?"
Xu Jie was shocked when he heard this, and he couldn't help repeating it. He was so excited that he couldn't help but feel a flush on his face, and he pulled it out in excitement. Cut off his own beard.
Originally, this poem was just a test, but unexpectedly it gave me a huge surprise. (End of this chapter)