Chapter 102 Volume B: The morning dew awaits the sun, the hidden dragon and the crouching tiger
"It seems that Ziying is quite accomplished in poetry and poetry? Do you like Mr. Jiaxuan's long and short sentences?" Xu Qixun said with a smile.
"Brother Huchen, you are half right. I like poetry, but I don't like songs very much. As for being quite accomplished, I will never be able to use it. I know nothing about reciting poetry and reciting lyrics." Feng Ziying quickly denied it.
He really has no talent at all when it comes to reciting poems and writing poems. Don't think that reciting a few poems from the Ming and Qing Dynasties will make him talented. He will be full of ugliness every second.
At that time, you can improvise a poem at a variety of darkens, which are all in line with time. People let you praise Chunguang to win the scenery. You have a ruthless thing about falling red and turning into spring mud to protect flowers? Isn't this frustrating?
Rather than that, it is better to let the news out as soon as possible. It is not a shameful thing to not understand poetry, and if this link is missing, it can even resolve the hostility of many people and make many people feel that they are superior to themselves. Now I can feel a lot more balanced in my mind.
Xu Qixun was quite surprised.
He has never seen anyone deny that he knows anything about poetry and poetry so categorically, and moreover, he says he knows nothing about it.
This cannot be self-effacing.
If you are self-effacing, at most you can say that you are roughly proficient in poetry, or that you are not very knowledgeable, etc. How can you say that you know nothing about it?
Even those young scholars who have read the Four Books and Five Classics for several years can barely compose two poems.
After careful observation, Feng Ziying's face looked serious. It didn't look like he was joking. Xu Qixun hesitated: "Didn't Ziying say she likes poetry? Why did she say she knew nothing about it?"
"Brother Huchen, to be honest, although I like Tang poetry and Song lyrics, I think that for me, the Great Zhou Dynasty, can we rely solely on poems and songs to make our army strong enough to shine on all sides? Are the Tatars and Jurchens afraid of provoking any more, so that the Japanese dare not spy on the sea? I guess the students in the academy are not ignorant of the situation in the court. Brother Yuxuan and Brother Zhonglun sent me Does Brother Huchen know why he left when he came back?"
Xu Qixun shook his head.
This is what he is very curious about.
The two men came back and handed Feng Ziying to him and left happily. They didn't say anything about it, but it must be related to Feng Ziying.
“Brother Huchen must also know the reason for my little brother’s reputation, right?”
Seeing Xu Qixun nodding, Feng Ziying gave a general introduction to the situation and also talked about what he saw and heard in Shandong.
Xu Qixun remained silent.
In fact, his family can be considered a middle-class family in Suzhou, but he has seen many unspeakable things along the way.
My hometown, Suzhou, is known as a paradise on earth. There are countless people who have no place to live. During floods and droughts, countless people sell their children, girls, or even themselves into slavery.
Regardless of the fact that Suzhou, Hangzhou, Yangchang and other state capitals are known as wealthy places, 80% of the court's tax revenue comes from Jiangnan, and the rent and tax are extremely heavy. Whenever there is a disaster, it is the best time for the gentry and wealthy families to annex land and buy slaves. Even the gentry in the north Everyone also knows that it is most cost-effective to buy slaves in prosperous places like Suzhou, Hangzhou and Yangzhou at this time.
There are tens of thousands of weavers in Suzhou, who have repeatedly gone on strike to cause trouble and set fire to the streets. Countless people have been killed for this in the past ten years, but it is still difficult to stop them.
The year before last, Suzhou weavers revolted again, and the Suzhou town troops suppressed them mercilessly. More than a thousand weavers were killed and injured, and three streets were burned to the ground. This was the most thrilling scene Xu Qixun had ever seen.
Seeing the complicated expression on Xu Qixun's face, Feng Ziying felt a little better about him, which showed that this person still knew something about the people's sentiments, which also made him think more highly of Qingtan Academy.
In addition to being highly talented and proud, the students here are not ignorant of social conditions and public opinion. This may also be related to some of the purposes of running the academy.
Qingtan Academy mainly recruits poor students, so its students naturally have a deeper understanding of the sufferings of the people. Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen also had a good reputation when they were officials, and they paid more attention to the social conditions of the people.
Such feelings and thoughts will naturally be brought into the teaching of the academy intentionally or unintentionally, so the students will naturally feel it and have a better understanding of these aspects.
“Both sides of the Shandong Canal are known as the essence of the Northland, but they are still suffering. What about Shanxi and Shaanxi? What about Beizhili and Henan?” Feng Ziying’s tone also became a bit cold.
"This is the land south of the Yangtze River, where the imperial court is rich and powerful, and the lives of the common people are becoming increasingly difficult. I'm afraid Brother Huchen also feels it, right? It is said that the Japanese pirates went deep into the hinterland of southern Zhili and Zhejiang in the past few years. There were many thieves, and the local officials all regarded them as traitors. The people made false accusations, but why did these poor people get to this point? Didn’t the government seriously investigate the cause?"
Xu Qixun was shocked.
He didn't expect that this guy who was two years younger than him actually thought so profoundly. He only saw the surface and had only a partial understanding of the deeper issues. He was quite confused. He also longed to gain the knowledge of Shanzhangzhan during his studies in the academy. The old ministers who have been officials in the court for many years clarified their doubts.
I never thought that the young man in front of me had already thought of this and asked about the core of the problem.
Chen Qixun and Fu Zonglong are not so easy to conquer, but if they want to quickly open up the situation in the academy, they need some helpers, or "little brothers", and this person in front of them is obviously the best candidate.
Xu Qixun was obviously not as outstanding as Chen Qiyu and Fu Zonglong, and he had already begun to show his prominence in the academy. Moreover, his family background also determined that he could neither be as determined and extreme as those poor students, nor could he be as sheltered by the legacy of his ancestors. There are so many choices for the gentry, officials and descendants.
Such a small country squire's son is also the one who can be most easily taken into his own pocket.
Hit and pull, not only to bring the relationship closer with nostalgia, but also to show your talents to them, so that they understand that they are by no means a person who has gained fame in vain. The saying that there is no honor under the reputation is not a joke.
This is the most effective way to gain the recognition and respect of the other party, which is also the key to establishing the first step of the relationship.
By the time Chen Qiyu, Fu Zonglong and others returned to the dormitory sweating profusely, Feng Ziying had successfully completed the initial "brainwashing" of Xu Qixun.
Feng Ziying made her debut in Qingtan Academy in such an unusual way. Almost in one night, the entire academy was aware of Feng Ziying's arrival, and she was also responsible for presiding over a major teaching task in Dongyuan in the next stage.
Fortunately, Feng Ziying is not in charge of such a major work alone. There are five people in Dongyuan, including Feng Ziying and Chen Qiyu, who are responsible for the first stage of interpretation. They must detail what Feng Ziying saw and heard one by one, and Put forward Dongyuan’s own analysis, judgment and opinions.
As for the next step of the homework and the countermeasures after analysis, according to Qi Yongtai’s idea, this should be discussed and developed by the students of Xiyuan.
The students in Dongyuan have neither passed the examination nor experienced the stage of administrative affairs, which is equivalent to the internship in government affairs, so it is difficult to come up with decent countermeasures objectively, and there is no need to waste time and energy.
Feng Ziying has not experienced this kind of life in a big bed for a long time. Even though he is a person who doesn't choose a bed, he still didn't sleep well on the first night.
There were only six students in the whole room. In addition to Xu Qixun, Fu Zonglong and Chen Qiyu, there were two other students, one was Song Shixiang from Yaozhou, Shaanxi, and the other was Fang Youdu from She County, South Zhili.
Among the six classmates who shared the same bed, there was no doubt that Chen Qiyu and Fu Zonglong were the leaders, while Xu Qixun, Song Shixiang, and Fang Youdu all followed Jiwei.
But now that Feng Ziying is here, the situation is a little different. Needless to say, Xu Qixun, even Song Shixiang and Fang Youdu are aware of this.
Of course, Feng Ziying didn’t know that her dormitory had gathered countless big names under the inadvertent wheel of history.
Based on his understanding of the history of the late Ming Dynasty, the names of these people were indeed unfamiliar, but one thing he was certain of was that no matter how history changed, those outstanding figures would eventually be like the weeds under the big rocks. As long as they had the opportunity, they would The sprout that cuts through everything grows.
And those who can come to Qingtan Academy to study and be recommended by the sages from various provinces are naturally extraordinary. Even if they may appear ordinary in front of other equally outstanding students, in fact they are in their respective prefectures and counties. They are definitely among the best.
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