Chapter 574: Adding words also adds to people's hearts

In the Ming Dynasty, especially in Beijing, there is never a shortage of gossip.

Officials in the court and those candidates who were preparing for the imperial examination next spring were naturally keen on talking about the triumphant return of the northern expedition army which had just ended, the ceremony of surrendering prisoners, and the fact that the Han emperor of the Central Plains was once again revered as the Heavenly Khan by foreign races.

At the same time, people also talked a lot about the fact that Yan Shaoting was ranked as the Minister of Six Ministries at the age of less than 30.

Especially those who will take part in the spring examination next year are particularly concerned.

After all, according to past rules, the chief examiner of every spring examination would basically be the Minister of Rites.

Amid this speculation, rumors soon began to circulate in the capital that the court was beginning to discuss the chief examiner for next year's spring examination, and the newly appointed Minister of Rites Yan Shaoting was on the list.

Yan Shaoting's appointment as the chief examiner of the Spring Examination for the second time was naturally something that the Qingliu Old Party could not tolerate.

For a while, the court was once again plunged into debate over the not-so-small matter of the Spring Examination.

Supporters naturally believe that according to the rules, the Ministry of Rites is in charge of rites and education, so the minister of the ministry can naturally serve as the chief examiner of the Spring Examination.

The Qingliu old party members thought that Yan Shaoting was a murderous person because he led troops to war, but the Spring Examination was a display of the power of Confucian education, so how could he be allowed to be an examiner with a murderous aura?

Anyway, there is still about half a year before the Spring Imperial Examination.

Such debates in the court will not stop until the emperor and the cabinet express their opinions personally.

And these are just gossips in the court.

People were more expecting Yan Shaoting to complete the poem he spoke in Wenhua Hall that day, and the call was growing louder and louder with the help of students from Changping Academy and Imperial College.

Even Changping has seen a significant increase in the number of tourists it receives recently.

Although everyone came to see when Yan Shaoting would complete the poem, it also led to an increase in sales in Changping Commercial Street and Food District.

For this reason, Xiao Junpeng, deputy director of the Changping Public Security Bureau, stayed in the household registration office for several days to calculate the accounts.

In the square in front of the academy, countless students and writers from all over the world gather all day long.

"Please ask Young Master Yan to complete the poem!"

"Han Fu, Tang poetry, and Song Ci have dominated the world's poetry since the two Song dynasties. The poetry and lyrics in this dynasty are no longer as magnificent as those in the previous dynasties. Now, Yan Shaobao has written half a piece of poetry, which shows the world's heroism. I hope Yan Shaobao will complete this article for the sake of the scholars and students in the world, so that we can also sing it all over the world."

"Please add some words, young master!"

"..."

For young people, especially those young students, the best thing to do every day is to read and study the scriptures of sages.

Every day, such shouts outside the academy never stopped.

The expanded academy and the academy mountain were included in the Yan family villa.

It's noon again.

Yan Shaoting finally climbed out of the warm bed reluctantly under Lu Wenyan's pushing.

The sun is shining brightly outside, lazily pouring into the house.

The shoulders are delicate and smooth like jade.

A red scarf covers the roundness, and on the sleeves there are mandarin ducks playing in the water, which symbolizes happiness.

Ding!
The jade-like finger touched Yan Shaoting's forehead.

Lu Wenyan's face was shy, her eyes were reproachful, and she uttered a proud hum that could make people's bones soften, and whispered to urge: "It's been a few days, if you stay in the boudoir with me again, I'm afraid the censors will impeach you."

As she spoke, Lu Wenyan pulled up a corner of the quilt to cover her bellyband and shoulders.

Then the man who was in charge of the entire Yan family's inner house turned his head and looked outside the house: "Listen, just because of the half poem you wrote in the palace, these people have been shouting all day long. If you don't give an explanation, I'm afraid these people will have to stay in Changping for the New Year."

There is no beauty in front.

Yan Shaoting wailed, then turned his head and looked outside indignantly: "Yan Hu, bring your men to drive everyone outside the academy out of Changping!"

Yan Hu outside the house responded, but there was no movement.

My own young guard can say so, but if I really dare to do it, and take people to beat those scholars outside the academy and drive them out of Changping, then my life as a dog... tiger will be in danger.

Lu Wenyan covered her head with her hands, and laughed as lightly as an oriole.

After a while.

She pushed Yan Shaoting off the bed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I want my husband to be a famous and talented man who is famous all over the world."

After saying this, the woman's eyes were filled with tears, and she blinked with a spring-like look, staring at Yan Shaoting eagerly.

Yan Shaoting was inexplicably annoyed and jumped off the bed with a groan.

If I let this woman continue watching this, I'm afraid I really won't be able to control myself and have a baby in broad daylight.

But as soon as he got off the bed, he cried out in pain, his face full of pain, and his palm subconsciously pressed on his lower back.

Lu Wenyan's eyes lit up, and she immediately loosened the quilt that was covering her body. She even supported herself forward with both hands, revealing her delicate and silky waist and uncovered back, her eyes full of spring.

"Husband..."

A soft and tender call.

Yan Shaoting trembled all over and his face turned dark.

"Just wait and see how I defeat these sour scholars!"

Say it.

The Prince's Guardian and Minister of Rites, who was a second-rank official of the Ming Dynasty, rushed out of the door with his clothes rolled up.

There was a clang.

The door closed.

A laugh came from inside the house.

Yan Shaoting's face became darker.

The lackey Yan Hu hurried forward with a smile on his face, but before he could say anything, Yan Shaoting had already put his hand on his shoulder, with the other hand still holding the clothes on his waist.

"Help me go to the side room to change clothes first."

Yan Hu glanced at his own young guard, then looked back at the main house with its door closed, and felt a chill in his heart and extremely timid.

Our own young guard is already extremely powerful.

But my wife is even more powerful!

She is truly a heroine, and she made the young guard bow down to her back.

After Yan Shaoting changed his clothes and finished his meal despite the occasional urging calls from outside the academy, he finally walked out of the academy and appeared in everyone's sight several days after returning to Changping from the capital under the watchful eyes of everyone.

"The student has met Yan Shaobao."

"Your humble servant greets Minister Yan."

"Please ask the young master to complete the poem written a few days ago to strengthen our Ming poetry."

"The lyrics written by Shao Bao are magnificent and heroic. They describe the magnificence of the mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty in just a few words. We wish we could read and recite this poem and spread it around the world!"

"..."

Outside the academy.

Before Yan Shaoting could even open his mouth, countless people started urging him to finish the poem.

Yan Shaoting was also caught off guard when he saw these people shouting with his own eyes.

"This is a refined affair of the literati. If you think about it carefully, the literati in the world have not been so lively in recent years. One should not hide one's shortcomings when nurturing others. Even if one does not seek fame, one should complete this article."

Not long after.

Even old master Nie Bao, leaning on a cane, appeared in front of Yan Shaoting with a smile on his face along with Nie Bao, Qian Dehong and a group of other old masters from the academy.

Looking at the eager faces of the old teachers, Yan Shaoting felt helpless.

These old masters must have known that after I came back, I would hide in another courtyard to have children, so for the sake of human ethics they did not urge me.

But once he left the villa, these old teachers became more anxious than those outside the academy.

Yan Shaoting could only smile dryly and bow to these old masters.

Then he raised his hands high and looked towards the people gathered in the square outside the academy.

With his appearance, tourists who were originally scattered around Changping began to rush over, and the number of people increased.

Yan Shaoting spoke loudly: "At the beginning of the year, I received the will of the late emperor and the order of the present emperor to lead the army to go to the border. The three armies rushed to the border to drive out the Tartars, recover the old land, and strengthen our Ming Dynasty. Since I left the border, I have seen the scenery north of the Great Wall and the magnificent old land. The army was north of the Yinshan Mountains and the ancient Wuchuan Tucheng of the Six Towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Looking north to the grassland, my heart was excited and I couldn't suppress my emotions. So I wrote a poem."

Facing countless people in front of me.

As he spoke, Yan Shaoting was thinking about the distant future.

That one.

that person.

That great man.

Thinking back then, when he wrote this poem, he was also filled with the same excitement. Unexpectedly, he felt that now that he wanted to implement the Great Ming New Deal and reform the old and establish the new, although he could not be compared with the great man, there were some similarities.

Yan Shaoting gradually straightened his chest, and no longer felt any shame for stealing the words.

He shouted loudly: "Today, the masters invited me and the wise men asked me to write poems. The students urged me and my wife outside the boudoir, which really distracted me. Under the invitation, I will complete this piece of Qinyuanchun·Xue. I also hope that after completing it, the wise men will allow me to go back to my room and continue to work hard for the expansion of the Yan family."

As Yan Shaoting responded, the whole audience burst into laughter.

Even Nie Bao and others couldn't help but point their fingers at Yan Shaoting.

But what Yan Shaoting said confirmed today's elegant event in Changping.

Everyone had a smile on their face, and they all felt that Yan Shaoting was truly elegant.

"Wonderful!"

"In today's Ming Dynasty, Yan Shaobao is the most elegant and refined."

"Only in this way can one write such magnificent words."

"I want to study at Changping Academy! If I don't want to study under the Grand Protector, I will at least become his disciple and spread the culture of Changping!"

"..."

These words actually attracted countless scholars from other places to study at Changping Academy.

Yan Shaoting looked up at the sky and bowed silently.

No one knew what he meant by this.

But Yan Shaoting did just that.

He also apologized silently in his heart.

The ceremony is over.

At this time, Nie Bao suddenly said, "Wait a minute, today I am going to complete the poem, and there are countless wise and knowledgeable students gathered here, so we should talk about it as a literary gathering. I have practiced writing for many years, although I am not talented, but I am willing to write and complete the poem. I will write it down and pass it down through the ages for future generations."

The old man's words were immediately met with everyone's approval.

Immediately, a teacher from the academy urged the servants to bring desks and four treasures of the study from the academy.

Faced with these scholars, Yan Shaoting could only obey and comply.

See everything is ready.

Yan Shaoting just opened his mouth amid everyone's expectations.

"The scenery of the North is covered in ice for thousands of miles and snow drifting for thousands of miles."

aside.

Nie Bao took up his pen and wrote the text on paper in public, following Yan Shaoting.

"Looking inside and outside the Great Wall, all I see is wilderness; looking up and down the great river, all I see is no longer roaring."

"Silver snakes dance in the mountains, wax elephants ride in the mountains, and they want to compete with God!"

"It must be a sunny day to see the red dress and white dress, which is particularly enchanting." (The latest news is that the official has changed the silver dress to red dress, and you will naturally understand its meaning. Respect my ancestors and martyrs!)

The people present were all scholars, and it was easy for them to tell that Yan Shaoting had finished reading the first part of the poem by this point.

Everyone nodded in approval.

Whispering discussions gradually began to sound.

"Yan Shaobao is truly a man of great talent. He has written about the beauty of the mountains and rivers in the first chapter."

"From today on, this song will be sung all over the world, and the scenery inside and outside the Great Wall will be unmatched."

“No one in the world can match him!”

The readers opened their eyes wide and praised him endlessly.

Yan Shaoting continued loudly: "The country is so beautiful that it attracts countless heroes to compete for it..."

After finishing the first sentence of the next article, he paused for a moment.

Originally, when I quoted this article in Wenhua Hall, it was only for the sake of the new border affairs and the use of both civil and military forces in the Ming Dynasty.

But he didn't plan to say it all at that time.

Because if this poem were written now, it might seem a little rebellious.

After all, the most important and most legendary point of this poem is in the next part.

But after much thought, he finally decided to complete the poem without changing a single word.

Just to boost people's morale and formulate national policies!
A great man of his time, complete poem for the prosperous Han Dynasty!

Then, his voice continued.

"It's a pity that the Emperor Qin and Emperor Han were slightly inferior in literary talent."

With a loud bang, the whole square was in uproar and everyone was stunned.

Although they all knew that Yan Shaoting described the scenery in the first part, the second part must be about telling stories and expressing his thoughts.

But this is too big!
The next part begins with the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor, and what follows will surely be even more extraordinary.

Outside Changping Academy, Yan Shaoting's voice continued.

"The Tang and Song dynasties are a little less charming."

There was another uproar.

emperor!

This poem describes people and events, and actually uses emperors of all dynasties to narrate the poem.

Countless readers began to count past poems in their minds, but they could not find any similar ones.

"Genghis Khan, the great hero of his generation, only knew how to bend his bow and shoot eagles!"

When Yan Shaoting finished saying this, the whole audience burst into an uproar and laughed continuously.

After all, they are all Ming people.

They were all people living under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, which was founded by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty after he expelled the Tartars.

No one can deny Genghis Khan's achievements, but if one can comment on his achievements by saying that he only knew how to shoot eagles with a bow, it would naturally enhance the reputation of the Ming Dynasty.

Even Nie Bao, who was writing, looked up at Yan Shaoting with a smile on his face.

Wang Ji, who was standing beside him and had not been feeling well recently, had a rosy face and kept nodding his head.

"it is good!"

"Okay!"

"I was not happy about Runwu leading the army to the battle, but he was able to recite this sentence today, which proves that he was right to go!"

"Only by expelling the Tartars, controlling the south of the desert, looking north to the north of the desert, and annihilating the northern enemy can we achieve this ambition. Even if it is Genghis Khan, what difference can he make? He is dead in our Ming Dynasty!"

Qian Dehong's eyes widened and he looked straight at Yan Shaoting.

"I have discussed the Qin and Han dynasties, the Tang and Song dynasties, and the early Yuan dynasty. Now, the last sentence of this article should be the final one."

After all, talking about the previous dynasty and commenting on the emperor is nothing.

Next up is our Ming Dynasty. As a Ming official, Yan Shaoting cannot make any comments.

However, this is also the reason why Yan Shaoting can complete this poem with confidence.

Because of this poem, the evaluation of kings of all dynasties ends here.

Under the spotlight.

Yan Shaoting smiled slightly and waved his sleeves.

"All gone, count the heroes..."

"Look at today!"

Finally, he shouted loudly.

Yan Shaoting immediately changed his sleeve-waving posture to bowing and saluting.

There was silence.

There was no more uproar.

It's so quiet that you can hear the needle drop.

But there was clearly the sound of my heart beating, which continued and became stronger and stronger.

That is the human heart.

It’s the people’s will!
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