The Prosperous Era of Longwan

After the little eunuch delivered the oral instructions, Wei Guangde realized that he was not asking them to praise yesterday's heavy snow, but to praise the emperor.

Also, in recent years, many places in the north have been hit by heavy snowstorms in winter, killing countless people and livestock, but people have been unable to do anything about it.

If it were early spring, it would be okay to praise Ruixue, but it is really not the right time to write about snow.

"My lords, the little one is waiting here. Please finish the Qing Ci as soon as possible so that the little one can be sent to the palace."

The little eunuch said to everyone in the room with a flattering smile.

There were too many young eunuchs like him in the palace. In fact, they were just chamberlains and could not be called eunuchs.

It's okay for such a chamberlain to scare people in the countryside outside. What kind of place is this? This is the Hanlin Academy.

At this time, Yuan Wei asked: "I wonder who else your Majesty will allow to present eulogies?"

"Master Yuan, in addition to the message from the cabinet, there are several adults who have been assigned to Xiyuan."

The little eunuch replied hurriedly.

When Yuan Wei spoke, Wei Guangde didn't understand the meaning of Yuan Wei's question. He didn't figure out what Yuan Wei meant until the young eunuch answered.

It turns out that Yuan Wei also makes decisions based on who he chooses. If the person who submits Qing Ci is good, he will probably write it seriously.

This is easy to understand. After all, it is not easy to write a good Qingci. It is estimated that Yuan Wei has been thinking about this matter a lot on weekdays, so he should have reserved some good works without contributing.

If there are few people submitting Qing Ci, and the competition is probably not fierce, he will not hand over those treasured works, but will hand over lesser works.

Wei Guangde understood it this way, but he also heard what the little eunuch said. This time it seemed that almost all the experts in the government and the public who could write Qingci were summoned.

Those who are eligible to enter Xiyuan include, in addition to the first-level bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, the Sixth Minister, and two masters of Qingci from the cabinet.

Speaking of which, Yan Song relied on Qing Ci to gain the emperor's favor and relied on means to get to the top. This was no different for Xu Jie.

Several people who are now likely to be in the cabinet, such as Li Chunfang, Yuan Wei and others, are no exception.

After leaving the lobby, Wei Guangde whispered to Yuan Wei and Guo Pu: "Yesterday, there was a message from the Metropolitan Procuratorate that they wanted to discuss the matter of Beijing Procuratorate, so I am now asking for leave from the two bachelors to go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

There are Hanlin bachelors in the Hanlin Academy, which is the largest official position in the Hanlin Academy, but the person who actually acts as the official in charge of the affairs of the Hanlin Academy is the director who accepts the imperial court's orders.

Since the president is not here today, Wei Guangde has no choice but to say something to Yuan Wei and Guo Pu. After all, these two officials have the highest positions here.

"If Guangde doesn't write Qing Ci, it won't take much time. Since the Metropolitan Procuratorate has something to do, you should go first."

Yuan Wei didn't care about Wei Guangde's request for leave. Without the president, he could handle all major and minor affairs in the Hanlin Academy as appropriate.

He also estimated that Wei Guangde was not capable of writing any good Qingci, so he did not regard Wei Guangde as a thorn in his side. He was really not qualified.

Of course, Yuan Wei was also jealous of Wei Guangde, that is, Wei Guangde had established a connection with Prince Yu's Mansion early on, but he did not dare to make such a bet at the beginning.

As for the Beijing inspection matter that Wei Guangde mentioned, it was actually an errand of the Ministry of Personnel, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate was only supervising from the sidelines. However, since Wei Guangde had a reason, he had no reason to refuse.

Yuan Wei didn't say anything, but Guo Pu frowned at the side.

"Since the palace is asking for Qing Ci, I think Guangde should wait a moment and leave a Qing Ci before going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The Xiyuan Supervisor will also review and select the Qing Ci presented by the Hanlin Academy. , after all, it is His Majesty’s wish, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not in a hurry.”

When Wei Guangde heard what Guo Pu said, he really couldn't find a reason to respond.

Guo Pu made it clear in his words that the qingci from the Hanlin Academy were first sent to Xiyuan for check-in, and the adults there would choose first and select the best qingci before presenting them to the emperor.

Perhaps Guo Pu also saw that Wei Guangde was not good at Qingci. Previously, Wei Guangde's composition could only be regarded as barely passing. In fact, it did not meet the standards for selecting common people. In other words, Emperor Jiajing sent in only one sentence, and he was a guaranteed student. .

In a word, neither he nor Yuan Wei thought that Wei Guangde would be their competitor in Qing Ci, but he kindly reminded Wei Guangde that it was attitude.

Emperor Jiajing asked the Hanlin Academy to submit poems dedicated to youth. Wei Guangde was also a member of the Hanlin Academy, but he failed to write it many times. If Emperor Jiajing found out, it would be difficult to explain.

Wei Guangde knew in his heart that he could only think of a way to fool around with one essay. Anyway, Xiyuan Housekeeping would probably eliminate his essay.

Soon, Wei Guangde went to his room, thinking about how to write today's Qingci along the way.

Although he really doesn't know how to write any shocking works, he did write a few works when he was studying in the past. What he thinks now is that if he really can't think of anything good, he can just make do with his original humble works.

But since he had made up his mind to write it, Wei Guangde naturally hoped to come up with a slightly outstanding Qing Ci.

Thinking of the looks in Yuan Wei and Guo Pu's eyes at that time, well, these two people were sure that he couldn't write anything, so that's why he was like that at that time.

However, in fact, Wei Guangde is also dismissive of some aspects of Yuan Wei. For example, it is rumored that Yuan Wei is quick in thinking and can achieve success with his pen. His Qingci are often excellent works with gorgeous rhetoric and neat contrasts.

But Wei Guangde didn't quite believe it. He felt that Yuan Wei and others should have prepared the work long ago and only produced it when Emperor Jiajing asked for Qingci. It could not have been a temporary idea at that time.

When Wei Guangde returned to check the room, Lu Bu, who was cleaning up, was still surprised. He did not expect Wei Guangde to come back again.

Wei Guangde waved to Lu Bu and signaled him to go out first. Wei Guangde sat alone in the room and began to think about it. Pens, inks, paper and inkstones were all ready, but now he was missing a "masterpiece" for submission.

In fact, it was not that Wei Guangde couldn't produce a masterpiece, but some of the words in it were a bit taboo in this sensitive period. He was worried that someone would be caught and reported to Emperor Jiajing.

Well, this is one of the few poems that Wei Guangde still remembers.

This somewhat taboo poem is "Jiuzhou" from Qing Dynasty poet Gong Zizhen's "Miscellaneous Poems of Jihai". I couldn't help it, I had learned it when I was in school, and I was required to recite it and write it silently.

Jiuzhou relies on wind and thunder to get angry, and it is sad that thousands of horses are silent.

I urge God to cheer up and send talents of any kind.

The last sentence is pretty good, but the part in the previous sentence "It's sad to see thousands of horses quivering together" is a bit troublesome. In modern terms, it means that when the Holy Emperor is in court, there is nothing to be sad about. Who won't let you speak? ?

This poem is said to have been written by Gong Zizhen when he was on his way back south after resigning angrily due to dissatisfaction with the imperial court's stupidity. When he passed through Zhenjiang, he met the Sai Yu Emperor, the God of Wind and the God of Thunder. He prayed countless times and the Taoist priests begged to write Qingci.

This poem uses the tone of praying to the gods and calls for thunderous changes to break the lifeless situation caused by the Qing Dynasty's restraint of ideas and stifling of talents. It expresses the author's desire to liberate talents, change society, and revitalize the country.

Wei Guangde felt that his mind was very confused at the moment, and he didn't know how to write to express the ethereal feeling of heaven and man he received in congratulations to Emperor Jiajing.

When it comes to Emperor Jiajing's great success or improvement in Taoism, I guess the emperor himself knows this best.

The so-called induction by heaven and man, well, it’s already winter, and it will snow sooner or later. Does this still require induction?

However, since the emperor thought it was a good sign and asked them to write a speech, he would naturally write it. He also had to praise the rainbow fart, but how to write it?

In later generations, Yuan Wei's Qingci poem "Born as the Emperor of Jiajing, Longevity without Borders" was considered to be the first Qingci poet in the Jiajing Dynasty because of its neat and ingenious dialogues and gorgeous and beautiful rhetoric. In fact, Wei Guangde read the Qingci poems of these years during this period. , he also ranked these people in order in his mind.

Leaving aside the individual Qingci who are extremely talented and beautiful, in terms of overall level, Li Chunfang is actually the best among them, followed by Gao Gong.

In the past, Wei Guangde knew that Gao Gong also wrote Qing Ci for Emperor Jiajing, but if he hadn't analyzed it carefully, he wouldn't have discovered that this man was actually very good at flattering the emperor.

The one who is not much different from Gao Gong is the Master Yan Shifan.

After sitting in his seat for a long time, Wei Guangde had no idea. After thinking about it, he realized that if he lacked a little bit of quick wit, he might be able to perform on the spot and write some articles.

Just give up.

Wei Guangde decisively gave up thinking of a Qingci at the moment to make up the numbers, and instead found a song from his past imitations that was more suitable for the occasion and sent it to the competition.

It's just close. Anyway, I'm not good at poetry, poetry, dance, writing, or ink. It seems that I really shouldn't stay in the Hanlin Academy.

"One life is two, two begets three, three begets all things. The human body is hard to come by, but now it is obtained. The great road is hard to understand, but now it is clear.

The earth follows heaven, heaven follows earth, Tao follows nature, and if you don’t save this body, how will you live? "

After thinking about it, Wei Guangde silently chose what he wanted to write, and directly wrote these two sentences on the rice paper with a splash of ink.

In fact, Wei Guangde did not come up with this. He saw it from Taoist couplets and revised it himself. However, he had not yet touched the threshold of Qingci and had not started to get started, so he came up with such a thing.

Didn't Emperor Jiajing think that the induction of heaven and man indicated that his cultivation was about to achieve success? Then report it to the gods in heaven and tell them that the way has been made clear.

It is difficult for others to understand the road, but the emperor has already understood it.

Wei Guangde felt that this word should be closer to Emperor Jiajing's current mood, that is, he guessed that Emperor Jiajing had been practicing for decades, and he might have been shaken in his heart. After all, after decades of practice, there was no achievement. The only visible achievement was It seems to be the so-called immunity from cold and heat.

Speaking of which, Emperor Jiajing's health is really having problems now. He is afraid of the cold in summer and the heat in winter, but the eunuch serving beside him suffers to death.

These characteristics, according to Wei Guangde, are endocrine disorders and menopausal syndrome. When combined with his long-term use of elixirs, they are basically body dysfunction caused by erysipelas.

In fact, at this time, if Emperor Jiajing were advised to stop taking the elixir immediately, I am afraid that his body would collapse immediately, because his body has adapted to the current state.

Moreover, Wei Guangde knew that it was not possible to change the emperor at this time.

With Emperor Jiajing here, he can still suppress Yan Song's group. After all, the old emperor has accumulated prestige for a long time. But if King Yu comes to power, without authority, it will be very difficult for Yan Song's group to cause trouble. .

In particular, Yan Song's line also has soldiers and horses. Although the soldiers and horses are far away in the south of the Yangtze River and may not be mobilized, if Yan Song calls out that King Yu will kill his father and commit rebellion, it is hard to say how Hu Zongxian will choose the soldiers and horses in his hands. .

Changing dynasties is a shortcut for ordinary people to transcend classes.

In fact, it is not impossible for the Jiangnan anti-Japanese troops to use the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to quickly transport them to the capital. Moreover, although there are relatively few officials in Yan Song's group, they all occupy important departments of the imperial court, let alone those who used to be officials with Yan Shifan connections. People are all over the world.

When the time comes, King Yu will push King Jing, and I don’t dare to think about the consequences.

Wei Guangde vaguely remembered that the downfall of Yan Song's line happened in the late Jiajing Dynasty. Emperor Jiajing cleaned up Yan Song's forces before his death, so King Yu could secure his throne.

Just wait and see when the emperor will take action against Yan Song.

In fact, Wei Guangde had already speculated that after the Battle of Baoan Prefecture, Emperor Jiajing knew that he had contact with Ma Fang of the Xuan Prefecture, but he only issued a warning instead of cutting off contact with him. Is it just a foreshadowing?

Gao Gong had previously planned to bring him into Prince Yu's palace as a subordinate officer, but he later rejected it.

After thinking about it too much, in fact, the last sentence "Desire and emphasis in this life, how can we live if we don't live in this body" is the place where this is the first Qing Ci.

Chonghua, also named after Shun, paid homage to Emperor Shun for Emperor Jiajing's obsession with Taoism in this life, hoping to get him into the Immortal Class.

As for why he chose to pray to Emperor Shun instead of the Three Qing Dynasties, Wei Guangde also thought that the one to worship was the emperor, Yao, Shun, and Yutang. Should you ancient emperors take care of the current emperor?

However, Wei Guangde also had a little thought here, which was to remind Emperor Jiajing to continue practicing and never give up halfway. You have now come into contact with the Great Way. Who knows whether you will still be able to come into contact with the Great Way in the next life.

After putting away his pen and ink, Wei Guangde stared at the poem he had written in front of him, feeling a little guilty for no reason.

This Qing Ci is the same as the eight-part essay Wei Guangde made before. It is actually a work of Taoist couplets and several Qing Ci pieces. He is actually a little worried about being seen by well-informed adults. Finally, there is the The emperor had been immersed in Taoism for many years.

He felt guilty, but it was indeed his work, Wei Guangde, and no one else had put it together like this before, so Wei Guangde waited for the ink to dry, picked up the Qing Ci he wrote, and went out of the check-in room to hand in the paper.

When Wei Guangde arrived at the front, Yuan Wei, Guo Pu and some others had already handed in their papers. Wei Guangde was relatively behind, and everyone was criticizing each other's works.

Although scholars all say that stereotyped writing is the right path and that poetry, lyrics and songs are based on small Taoism, they said that in the examination room. For those who have already rushed out of the examination room, they are now pursuing the charm of Tang poetry and Song poetry.

Although Qingci was criticized by later dynasties and scholars, it has to be said that the Qingci culture of the Jiajing Dynasty did reach its peak and was a rare pinnacle cultural work during the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, the works submitted by Wei Guangde were naturally criticized.

"good."

“Not satisfactory.”

Guo Pu and Yuan Wei quickly commented on Wei Guangde's Qing Ci.