Chapter 358 The relationship between teacher and student

Although Yangshu Lane in the west of Beijing is not a prosperous place where relatives and high-ranking officials gather, and it can even be said to be a bit secluded and deserted, the house gifted by the emperor is undoubtedly in line with Du Zhen's nature. The Hanlin Academy was originally a noble place.

Because he never welcomed people to and from him, he only made friends with those who suited his taste, so he felt at ease with the lack of traffic and horses in front of the door. With such a master, the servants would naturally not complain that there was no money to be made - if

For the sake of money, the Du family was only supported by mother and daughter at the beginning, and they only lived on a dozen acres of paddy fields. If they wanted to leave, they would have left long ago.

Therefore, when they saw Zhang Yue entering the door, the servants who were busy in the yard saluted and said hello with smiles, and then they went about their own business. The old porter Yue Shan sent Zhang Yue through the screen door and said cheerfully: "It's not that

The servants are being careless and lazy. In fact, the master and his wife have already given instructions that my uncle will come in at any time. There is no need to notify you in the future. You can go in by yourself."

Mrs. Sun had agreed to keep Du Wan for ten more days, and she was still on the road. Zhang Yue came alone that day. He was used to the busy traffic in front of other people's houses, and suddenly stepped into this quiet place.

He couldn't help but feel that those miscellaneous thoughts had faded away a lot. He had been a frequent visitor here before he was a son-in-law, so it felt natural for the servants of the Du family to treat him as one of their own, and he nodded immediately.

After entering the second gate from the outer courtyard, he thought for a moment and decided not to go to the north courtyard to go to his room. He walked west along the cobblestone path for a stone's throw, and saw a row of three study rooms in the distance. Only then did he recognize Shou.

Under the eaves of the study was Ming Dy, and the people there ran over excitedly. When he was in Kaifeng, Du Zhen taught him how to read and write, but he also taught Ming Dy and Mo Yu how to read and write, so he and the two of them

Naturally, he is the most familiar. Seeing Mingdi bowing and saluting, he smiled and said, "Is father-in-law in the study?"

"My uncle, it's just a coincidence that a great bachelor, Shen, is also here today."

"Scholar Da Shen is also here? Sure enough, it's better to come early than to come by chance. I was just thinking about when to visit Shen's family, but this time I happened to bump into it. By the way, are my father-in-law and Da Shen Da Da Shen chatting inside, or are they

Discussing something? If we are talking about business, if I rush in rashly now, I will disturb them, so I might as well go to my mother-in-law's place first."

"My uncle guessed it wrong. Bachelor Shen is in a very good mood today and is writing inside!"

"Writing? In that case, I have to take a good look at it later... Well, my father-in-law said that Bachelor Shen's calligraphy focuses on the word "meditation". I won't be able to go in until he finishes writing, so you can wait outside the door with me for a while.

Bar."

Although he knew that Shen Du's calligraphy was excellent, Zhang Yue understood that this Hanlin scholar was never idle. Shen Du accompanied the emperor every day, doing all the edicts, edicts, imperial edicts, poems and inscriptions, whether it was in the court

For use, collection by the internal government, or granting to the country, almost all of them are written by Shen Du. No matter who writes these words every day, few are interested in splashing out ink. Therefore, as far as he knows, Shen Du's current hobby is

I rarely write about appreciating and collecting calligraphy and paintings.

Sui Mingdi walked up two steps to the eaves. He saw a thick and simple blue cotton curtain hanging in front of the study door, but there was no movement inside. He knew that Shen Du must be concentrating on writing at this time, and no one else dared to come out.

He stood outside the door and waited. When he first came in, the sky was gray, and now there were scattered snowflakes. Although there were eaves above to block it, gusts of cold wind still blew the snow in his face.

Come. Wrapped tightly in his cloak, he waited for about a quarter of an hour before finally hearing a voice coming from inside. He quickly opened the curtain and stepped through the threshold.

"Hey, is Yuan Jie coming?"

As soon as Zhang Yue entered the door, he saw Du Zhen holding one corner of a vertical scroll beside the desk, and the gray-haired Shen Du holding the other corner. The two of them were reviewing something. Seeing him come in, Shen Du put down his pen He washed his pen and nodded with a smile.

"Ever since I was summoned to the Hanlin Academy by the emperor, I don't know how many words I have to write in a day, so don't say I write on weekdays. Even if people come to ask for help, I often can't come up with any good words. Today, your father-in-law got a piece of good ink, and I just breathed it out. I wrote this. Yuanjie, look at you, is it snowing outside?"

Ming Di, who followed, hurriedly explained: "There were just a few snowdrops floating outside. My uncle arrived early and learned that Bachelor Da Shen was writing in the study. He said that Bachelor Da Shen's calligraphy focused on meditation, so he was afraid of disturbing it, so he I waited outside the door for a long time."

There was a charcoal basin in the study room, so Shen Du and Du Zhen were only dressed in casual robes, looking at ease. Hearing this, Shen Du couldn't help but look surprised, and immediately smiled at Du Zhen and said: "There was another one two days ago. A scholar from the Han Dynasty asked me for calligraphy. Because his article was well-written, I agreed. But when I got home, I picked up the pen, and he sent me his ink scroll, saying that he deliberately imitated my post. I have been practicing for many years, and then I just put my book bag down and show off my knowledge. I don’t know that I need to meditate when writing. Yishan, you, my student and son-in-law, have won my heart, but you are so sure and ruthless when you start!"

Zhang Yue happened to step forward and salute, and when he heard Shen Du say something with disapproval on his face, he understood that Shen Du was remembering the past. Zhu Di was good at martial arts, but he also loved young talents. He was selected through the imperial examination in these years. There are countless civil servants in China. These people are young and ambitious, but they are not as cautious as their predecessors. During the Hongwu period, Shen Du failed to be recommended in time due to the funeral of his elders and became an official. As a result, he was convicted of guarding the border in Yunnan. How could he be used to it? Those who can’t stand their temper?

At that moment he smiled and said: "My calligraphy is all based on Master Shen's posts at Lin University, so I am half a disciple. Yesterday, the emperor wrote a calligraphy and gave it to me, and asked me to pay tribute to it." You ask for advice on calligraphy. They say respecting teachers is important. Today I happened to meet you at my father-in-law's house. Isn't it right to wait outside the door for a moment?"

Even Du Zhen couldn't help but smile at this time: "Brother Minze, look at it, you have gained half a disciple in the blink of an eye!"

"Okay, okay, I'll accept this disciple!" Shen Du has never liked socializing between public and private parties, and he was in a good mood today. At this time, he raised his hand to signal Zhang Yue to come forward, and pointed at the ink scroll and said, "Look at it. , this is what your father-in-law and teacher forced me to write. He knew that I was attracted by Mo Mo, so he added a few words to tease me, and he actually wanted to take the bait."

Deep in the blue clouds, the road is hard to find. Count the rafters and thatched cottages, the clouds are in the shade of the pines.

Hanging clouds and eight-foot harp and harp, lying on moss stones to pillow the cloud roots, folding plum blossoms to refresh the cloud tops.

There is no self in the cloud heart, and I have no cloud heart.

Taking a few steps closer, Zhang Yue saw that the bright red seal of "Shen Minze" on the calligraphy was not the regular script that Shen Du was always good at, but the smooth and beautiful official script written by his hand. There was a kind of thick and simple writing between the lines. It was "Happiness in Front of the Palace" by Wei Lizhong. He knew very well that Shen's regular script was famous all over the world, and the future Guange style came from this. He just got a head start because of Du Zhen, so he never I dare to boast that I have some attainments in calligraphy. At this time, I listened attentively to Shen Du's instructions on the style of calligraphy.

Du Zhen also knew that Shen Du was extremely dedicated to educating his descendants, but rarely taught outsiders. Therefore, even if people at the time copied Shen's calligraphy, few could get the charm of it. Shen Du was half a teacher of him at the beginning. He also had half a relationship with Shen Can. When Du Wan was still young, Shen Du's son Shen Zao, who stayed in the countryside of Zhangyan, once gave her guidance in her studies. The two families are truly close friends, so Only then would he understand the true meaning of Shen's calligraphy. At this time, he could not help but ponder it while listening.

"My regular script was born out of Zhao Mengfu and Song Ke. It talks about the combination of square and circle, both hardness and softness. It is this kind of charm that the emperor loves the most. People who write posters often pay attention to meticulousness, grace and order, but they don't know that this regular script also has up and down. Product. If there is no aura or momentum in it, it will naturally be nothing more than a flowery display... Although the fonts of official script and regular script are different, the principle is the same... Your future will not be limited to literature. Writing this word well is important, but understanding it Rhythm is more important. With charm, even if it is a little sloppy, the word still has spirit... Everyone knows that the correctness and cursiveness of me and the people complement each other. In fact, my cursive writing is not unsightly, but the cursive writing has the purpose of cursive writing. …”

Shen Du was so excited that he took a piece of rice paper and dipped it in thick ink to demonstrate with his own hands. This took more than an hour, grinding three inkstones just by grinding the ink. In the end, Shen Du stood up with unfinished thoughts. When he came up, he realized that his back was so sore that he couldn't lift his wrists. When he looked at the candle lit in the study, he couldn't help but laugh.

"As I get older, I start nagging unknowingly, but you husband and wife don't even remind me!"

Seeing Shen Du rubbing his wrists with a look of satisfaction on his face, Du Zhen smiled at Zhang Yue and said, "Brother Min Ze taught me how to write, but he never said that much. I'm afraid he can only teach my children and grandchildren just like that." Jie, why don't you quickly thank Mr. Zi Le?"

After receiving this reminder, Zhang Yue didn't know what was going on, so he quickly stepped forward and bowed to the ground: "Thank you, Mr. Zi Le, for your advice!"

Shen Du, who is over sixty years old, has experienced ups and downs for half his life, so he naturally knows what Du Zhen means when he asks Zhang Yue to change his tune. As a Hanlin scholar, he is actually the pen in the hands of the emperor. He just copies and writes, not to mention the counselor, just the addition or subtraction of the imperial edict. He couldn't control his words, so he never thought that the emperor's favor could lead his family. Today was certainly a whim, and it was indeed because he saw Zhang Yue fall in love with him - this had nothing to do with talent and learning, it was just a matter of seeing each other. .

After helping Zhang Yue up, he smiled and encouraged him, and after talking for a while, he got up and left. After all, Zhu Di couldn't live without him as the royal penholder for a day, and it was Zhu Di who gave him a day off today. Kong, now that he has stayed in the Du family for so long, he naturally has to go back to spend time with his family.

Du Zhen and Zhang Yue personally sent the people to the gate. It was not until they saw the carriage slowly leaving that the Weng and his son-in-law walked back. At this time, it was snowing heavily, and Zhang Yue carefully held up a large linoleum umbrella with one hand and supported it with the other. With Du Zhen in his arms, he had to be reminded to pay attention to the road ahead. Even so, when the two of them arrived at the upper room in the north courtyard, the cloaks outside were already covered with snowflakes, and most of the boots on their feet were wet.

Seeing this, Mrs. Qiu quickly came up to pack her cloak, and ordered her maid to fetch two pairs of old shoes. After packing and sitting down, Zhang Yue said sarcastically: "Father-in-law, after I had to give the emperor the sword earlier, look. The scabbard was somewhat similar to the one you gave me, so I took this sword with me when I went to Jiangnan, but the real one was given to a few followers who went to investigate secretly. But I didn't expect that it would be picked up by someone. I stared at it, but it ended up being shot in pieces with an arrow... When I came out today, I sent it to the blacksmith shop, but the craftsman said that I could only give it a try, and he might not be able to pick it up."

"It turns out that the sword was broken!" Du Zhen was stunned for a moment, then straightened his face, "Since you have used it, you have got what you deserve. Swords are dead things, but people are living things! You should thank me for looking at them.

It's the sword that's on you, not your life! There is a saying that if you miscalculate one move, you will lose everything. Those who are good at calculation will be defeated by the design. Remember it in the future!"

Seeing Du Zhen's rare stern posture, Mrs. Qiu on the side quickly ordered Chun Ying to retreat temporarily. Seeing Zhang Yue's face filled with shame and bowing, Du Zhen followed closely and gave instructions from ear to ear, originally preparing to speak out.

Dissuaded, she couldn't help but swallow the words that came to her lips, but looked at them both with a kind face, feeling more and more that she had chosen the right son-in-law.

It has been more than three years since my husband returned to the court, but his temper has never changed. The people who come to visit are still the friends and colleagues he made in the early years, and there are no other young descendants. In other words, other young people have become

Who of her own son-in-law could deal with such a stubborn and cold father-in-law? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile even deeper, and finally got up quietly and hid in the inner room.

After Du Zhen taught him a lesson and saw that his wife was no longer there, he didn't take it seriously, so he asked Zhang Yue in detail about the situation of his trip south. After Zhang Yue explained everything in detail, he became thoughtful.

Said: "When it comes to taxes, our dynasty is far lower than that of the Tang, Song, Meng and Yuan Dynasties, but there are evil cults among the people, and businessmen go to sea even if they risk their lives. This shows that simply lowering taxes and severe punishments and laws is not enough. Moving the capital to Beijing is of course for the sake of stability.

In the north, there are too many corvee craftsmen being requisitioned... By the way, your request for a sea ban should be just one of them, I'm afraid you have other ideas?"

"Sir, you know my heart well." Zhang Yue felt something in his heart for a moment, and instinctively blurted out the word "sir". Seeing that Du Zhen was unaware, he did not change his words and carefully explained what was in his heart.

He went through his thoughts one by one, and finally said, "Although thirty taxes per one is already extremely low, it is inevitable that there are still profiteers who want to avoid them. Moreover, Japanese pirates are indeed a serious concern. Moreover, as far as I know, the Songjiang area has originally

There are many small boats going out to sea, and even the Du family members..."

"You don't care what they do!" Du Zhen glared at Zhang Yue angrily, and then sighed, "I know you mean well, well, it's up to you to do this. My tribesmen should also have a

Restraint. As for the things you are thinking about, put them aside for now. Don’t bring them up all at once while the emperor still favors you. There must be a buffer. You don’t need to worry about my safety. If those thieves from the White Lotus Sect are trying to

It's just the right time for me to come. I'm afraid they won't be able to hide! But Yang Mianren once hinted to me about your mission when you came back this time. I'm afraid the emperor's idea is unexpected... By the way, do you know that your person is here?
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