Chapter 1659 Poetry Party

Speaking of this colander, he felt a little proud: "Father, he probably doesn't know these things. I figured them all out myself. However, relying on fishing and hunting is not the answer. It is best to develop breeding..."

"Stop it." Jiang Zhiqi saw that the boy was getting more and more addicted, so he quickly stopped him: "Guangzhou's scholars and people visit Pujian twice a year. You are the general magistrate of this state and a new science explorer. Everyone is looking forward to seeing you.

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"I'm going to introduce you to the local gentry at the Mid-Autumn Festival meeting in Pujian."

After that, he added: "You have been inspecting Zhongqin County every day. There is nothing wrong with the affairs of Zhongqin County. However, the country and the scholar-bureaucrats are co-ruling the world. You are always hanging around in villages, small households, and fanfangs. You have nothing to do with people, but you have some minor mistakes.

Big."

"The Shipping Company has been losing money for many years. Now that you're here this year, I'm thinking about asking the gentry in the city to think carefully about buying some goods and achieving some political achievements. Don't affect Zi Heng's seriousness in your official career."

The colander was very obedient and he handed it over obediently: "Thank you Ming Gong, everything will be arranged by Ming Gong."

Three days later, the Pujian Fun Tour was held at the foot of Baiyun Mountain in the west of the city.

Baiyun Mountain is one of the most beautiful places in Guangzhou. There is a clear stream at the foot of the mountain, which is called "Pu Jian" because it is covered with calamus.

There are several date palm trees in the city of Guangzhou from the Tang Dynasty. It is not known which Tibetan merchants brought them, because in Chinese legends there is a legend about Penglai immortal An Qisheng giving "date palms" to the emperor. The natives believe that those few date palm trees were

The tree is the date palm planted by An Qisheng, and it is used as evidence that An Qisheng once visited Guangzhou.

And because An Qisheng once told Qin Shihuang that he was waiting for him on Penglai Island, it led to the story that Qin Shihuang later sent Xu Fu to sea. Therefore, it is said that the purpose of An Qisheng coming to Guangzhou was to collect medicine.

In addition, calamus can grow without soil, which is very magical in the eyes of the ancients. They characterized it as a fairy grass, so Pujian became a place where gods rested.

In order to soak up the spirit of immortality, Guangzhou people would invite people to Pujian every Spring and Autumn Festival to explore the secluded places and have leisurely excursions. This gradually became a custom. By the Song Dynasty, it had become a regular government-organized event, just like Chengdu's tours.

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There are many famous mountain monks in the world, and the most scenic spot in Pujian is Puquan Temple. There is a grotto behind the temple, which is said to be the residence of Anqi, named "Anqi Cave". There is a platform in front of the cave, named "Heshu Terrace"

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Today on the Heshu stage, all the wise men have gathered together, and the elder Xin of Puquan Temple is also an elegant man.

There were almost no well-known literati in the Song Dynasty who had nothing to do with Da Su. Elder Xin was also Da Su's Taoist friend, and they often exchanged letters with each other.

Hearing that Xiao Su was going to participate in this meeting, Elder Xin had already arranged for the next meeting, including sake, fragrant tea, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, just to see the literary talents of Xinke Tanhua.

Today, Jiang Zhiqi was dressed as a Taoist, holding a stick in his hand, followed by a colander dressed as a young scholar, accompanied by three or five guests, and walked slowly up the mountain.

The clear stream beside the road, the green bamboos and moss, is indeed a beautiful scenery, but it is enough for the colander to see.

When we arrived at Heshu Terrace, the scenery changed again. The surrounding scenery was unobstructed, and Guangzhou City could be seen at a glance.

Elder Xin came up with the gentry who had been waiting here and said, "The old monk has seen the prefect. This should be Xiao Su Tongpan, right?"

Jiang Zhiqi smiled and said: "Official affairs are busy, and it is rare to have a day of leisure. It is a good time for all the sages to drink wine and compose poems to wash away the tackiness. Look at what we are wearing today, there is no need to call us official, right?"

After that, he introduced to the colander: "Zi Heng, this is the elder Xin of Puquan Temple in Xi. He is a good friend of Da Su. When Da Su was in Hangzhou, he asked the Buddha to send us a cart of rosin. Two

A bottle of cinchona."

Elder Xin Heshi said: "There are countless living people in Guangzhou, and it is said to be a miraculous effect. I heard that Xiaosu Tanhua's brother got it from Wanli Dongzhou, but it is comparable to An Qi Gong's power."

The colander hurriedly thanked him, but Elder Xin smiled and said: "But the rosin is too much. The mountain monk usually works on strings made of powder, so how can he use a cart full of it?"

The colander is also suitable: "The cart of rosin was sent by my old cousin who was a later scholar. Sooner or later it will be put to great use, but it is not just for playing the piano, drums and harp."

"Oh?" Elder Xin couldn't help but be surprised: "What's the use of not knowing?"

Jiang Zhiqi waved his hand and said: "We will discuss the chores another day. I will first introduce the cultural context of Guangzhou to Zi Heng."

Several gentry have been waiting for the introduction. Guangzhou is not well-educated. Although they are all over forty years old, they really dare not treat the colander as a junior.

I have been writing for a long time, but I just like the Su family. The family that has sucked up Meishan’s cultural fortunes for twenty years is tyrannical wherever they go.

Fortunately, Colander is very gentle and looks like a cute little scholar, harmless to humans and animals, so he is quite popular with everyone.

The next step was to have a banquet, and the gentry also brought many of their children. Everyone had a drinking ceremony on the Heshu Terrace, and the person who got the order was ordered to compose a poem.

The colander was slippery, and the little monk struck the wooden fish with different lengths and lengths, but he either pretended to hesitate and refused to pick it up, or he didn't strike quickly. When the wooden fish stopped, a sprig of osmanthus could not fall into his hands.

Elder Xin was anxious and coughed as a signal to the young monk. Unexpectedly, the colander also pretended to be coughing and acted like a thief, making the young monk confused and the flower still couldn't reach the colander.

Jiang Zhiqi laughed happily. He saw the naughty nature of the Su family again today and said, "Why are you hiding here and there? Are you still able to escape today? Just use rhyme."

This was unreasonable, but everyone agreed, so the rhyme was based on Wang Bo's "There are close friends in the sea, and we are as close as the end of the world". When everyone picked up that word, they would use that word as the rhyme to compose a poem.

There was no way to escape this time, and the colander was holding the word "jin".

Everyone gathered around to watch. Colander pondered for a moment and finally wrote a poem.

The nine-section fairy posture is in Yujin,

The autumn wind hardly moves the river full of new things.

The sweet and clear spiritual spring has no owner,

Are you willing to borrow an old neighbor from Anqi?

When this poem is translated, the first couplet says that the calamus fairy discovered this geomantic treasure, so she moved down from the sky and lived here. From then on, the autumn wind could no longer come in, and the scenery here was evergreen all year round.

The second line is in the tone of the immortal An Qisheng, discussing with the calamus fairy - this sweet spring has no owner, can the fairy let me take it and lend it to my old neighbors in the city?

"What a poem!" Jiang Zhiqi was the first to applaud.

This poem is different from Su You's style of poetry, which is more in line with Tang poetry, and is more in line with the aesthetics of today's Song people.

If Su You were here, he could tell at a glance from whom the colander's poetic style was learned.

This kid's poetic style was taken away by Li's sister.

The last sentence was particularly well-conceived, and it secretly complimented the elders of Guangzhou with "the gods are old", which immediately made the surrounding gentry happy.

Tao Anmin, a well-known local scholar, twirled his beard and smiled: "This poem is in line with the time, the place, and the classics. The most rare thing is that it is fresh and natural. The last sentence has outstanding peaks, and the poetic meaning is pure and wonderful. It is indeed superb. It is worthy of the imperial examination."

Yulang."

Another scholar, Liu Wei, shook his head and sighed: "In autumn and winter in Guangzhou, there is less rain, and the river water is affected by the intrusion of the tide, making it salty and bitter. Except for a few sweet wells in Guangzhou city, the rest are all bitter and salty, making it difficult to drink.

.However, the common people have no choice but to suffer from generation to generation."

"If it is true as Tanhua Lang's poem says, if a god can lend the sweet spring to the people of Guangzhou, it will be a great merit."

Everyone sighs when talking about this. In fact, the Ganjing wells in the city are basically occupied by these families, and many people even sell the well water for two cents a barrel.

And this is still a virtue, because these people will never be short of the money for well water. On the contrary, they are the gentry who pretend to be noble and do not sell well water, which makes the neighbors hate them.

In the midst of emotion, he saw the colander handing over his hands: "This poem is to invite all the wise men to discuss whether we can introduce the clear spring of Pujian into the city of Guangzhou."

Everyone looked at each other, and Elder Xin said: "Tanhua Lang doesn't know something. I have discussed this matter with the elders of the prefecture in the early years. However, there is a lot of soil in Guangzhou and it is difficult to retain water. Five miles of stone canals need to be laid, which is a huge project.

, it takes thousands of efforts to achieve something, but it is the only thing that can be done in the end.”

Colander said: "In recent days, I have been studying the terrain. In fact, when my father was in Kuizhou, he built a tunnel to divert water from the brine springs on the cliffs of the Jialing River to the outskirts of the county, eliminating the need for salt work boats.

Carrying the suffering of fate."

"The terrain of Baiyun Mountain is high and gentle, and the giant bamboos in Guangzhou are densely populated. With a little processing, it can be used as a water pipe. Apart from a little troublesome maintenance in the future, it actually doesn't cost much money."

"But after the Qingquan enters the city, a stone pool needs to be built for storage. This expense cannot be avoided."

"But we can burn cement. Once we have cement, it will be easier to build a pond, so it is not impossible, right?"
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