The three-inch tongue is the sword of Anguo, and the five-character poem is the ladder to heaven. There is a road to Qingyun that must be reached eventually, and there is no name on the golden list and I swear I will never return. ——Zhao Boxheng
It is said that during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, there was a scholar whose surname was Zhao, given name was Xu, and given name was Boxheng. He was from Chengdu Prefecture in Xichuan. He has been studying articles since he was a child, and he has written poetry, calligraphy, etiquette, and music at once. He is a well-educated scholar. I was delighted to hear about the election in Tokyo and was determined to apply for it, so I went to the hall to inform my parents. His father, Zhao Lun, was named Wenbao, and his mother, Liu, both came from a family of poets and rituals for generations. Seeing that his son wanted to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination, he agreed to his request. Zhao Xu chose a day to dress up, and his father presented him with a poem. The poem goes: "But when you see poems and books frequently, don't let the flowers and wine be bitter. In March next year, the peach blossoms will wave, and you will seize the Luo robe and return to your hometown." His mother Liu also warned: "May my child win the first prize and live up to it." A man's ambition." Zhao Xu said goodbye to his two relatives, then took his piano, sword, bookcase and a servant and headed towards Tokyo. A group of relatives and friends were sent out of the south gate. Zhao Xukou took a word and named it "Jiang Shenzi". Word cloud:
? "Who sings Weicheng poems in the flag pavilion? Two lovesickness, timid clothes. Boat crossing in the wild, willow branches broken. Afraid of seeing Cangshan thousands of miles away, people are far away, and the grass smoke is lost."
The autumn dew of hibiscus washes away the rouge, the wind is cold, the dawn frost is faint. The sword hangs in the autumn water, and there are thousands of tears left in the blue shirt. When will the day drop? ”
? Zhao Xu finished his poem, said goodbye to his relatives and friends, and set off on his journey.
On the road, hungry for meals and thirsty for drinks, staying at night and traveling at dawn. Otherwise, I will come to Tokyo one day. Then he went into the city to watch the scenery. I saw beautiful buildings and prosperous people, it was the land of dragons and tigers. Went to Zhuangyuanfang and found an inn to rest and wait for the examination period. Entering the venue to go to the election, three rounds of writing have been completed, return to the next place, waiting for the yellow list. Zhao Xu secretly rejoiced: "I will definitely win."
The next day, the meal was arranged. There was a teahouse across from the shop. While having tea with friends in the shop, Zhao Xu saw a poem sign on the table, so he took a pen, went to the pink wall, and wrote a poem. Word cloud:
? "Climbing on the ladder with feet, climbing the fairy osmanthus with hands, the name is already in Dengke. The horse is shouting that the number one scholar is coming, and the golden saddle and jade are forming a procession.
Yan Ba ??returns , drunkenly strolled through the market, and now he showed his ambition to be a man. He urgently wrote a book to report to the people of Fenglou, this time he is a charming son-in-law."
After writing, Zhao Xu felt happy. Everyone returns to the store in the evening, no problem.
At that time, Emperor Renzong was promoted to the imperial palace in the early stage, and the examiners had finished marking the papers and all arrived at the court. Emperor Renzong asked: "The names of the three people ranked first among you are unknown. Where are their surnames?" The examiner then presented the three papers to the emperor. Renzong watched it in person. After reading the first volume, Long Yan smiled and said to the examiner: "This volume is very well done! It's a pity that there is a word error in the middle." The examiner fell down on the ground and asked the sage: "What word is wrong in the unexamined volume?" Renzong He smiled and said: "It's the word 'WEI'. It turns out that '口' is next to '口', so how can it be written '厶' next to?" The examiner kowtowed again and said: "This word can be used universally." Renzong asked: "This person Whose surname is it? Where is it from?" When I opened the seal and looked at it, I found that it was from Chengdu Prefecture in Xichuan, with the surname Zhao and the given name Xu. I saw it resting in the Zhuangyuanfang store. Renzong traveled quickly and announced urgently.
At that time, Zhao Xu was in the store and did not dare to stay for a long time. He followed the mission to the middle of the court. I borrowed a blue-robed locust slip and introduced him to the emperor, where he kowtowed and danced. Emperor Renzong asked: "Where is your surname?" Zhao Xu kowtowed and said, "I am from Chengdu Prefecture in Xichuan. I have studied literature and art since childhood. I went to the imperial examination hall and was lucky enough to see the Golden Tower." The emperor asked again. : "What topic do you want? How many words are there in the composition? How many words are there?" Zhao Xu kowtowed and played back each one without any mistakes. Renzong was secretly surprised when he saw that this man's words were like pouring water, but it was a pity that he wrote one word wrong. It said: "There is a word error in the Qing volume." Zhao Xu fell down in fright, kowtowed and asked: "What word is wrong without checking?" Renzong said: "It is the word 'WEI'. It is originally the word '口'Pang, what do you do with it?" But it's written as "厶"? "Zhao Xu kowtowed and replied, "This word can be used universally." Renzong was displeased, so he took the four treasures of the study from the imperial desk, wrote down eight words, and handed them to Zhao Xu, saying, "Please take a look at it." I think it says 'Shandan, Quji, Wu Yue, Lutai', and it's all in common with me." Zhao Xu looked at it for a long time and was speechless. Renzong said:
" "You can leave your studies temporarily." Zhao Xu was ashamed to leave the court and returned to the shop, feeling depressed.
? All the friends came and asked: "You must be proud of me!" Zhao Xu was asked and said this, and everyone was shocked. So he was invited to the teahouse to sip tea to relieve his boredom. Zhao Xu suddenly saw the previous day's words on the wall and sighed, and then wrote a poem based on the four treasures of the study. Word cloud:
? His wings are about to be matured, his fame is about to come, and his name already means a man. Dongjun repays the fragrance of peonies, Qionglin gives others drunkenness.
? The word "WEI" was wrong, my fame failed, and God misdirected my life ambition. When I returned home, I looked back at my hometown. The water was far away and the mountains were far away, more than three thousand miles away.
? After getting the gold list, when people looked at it, it turned out that Zhao Xu was not named. Sighing and crying, he lived in Tokyo and returned to his hometown in shame. "Stay another three years, and you will not let me down." I was depressed and unhappy, and wrote four sentences on the wall. The poem says:
? Song Yu's disciples were sad, Jiang Yan was filled with hatred, Han Yu surrendered to famine, and Su Qin stayed trapped.
? After Zhao Xu finished writing, he was bored in the shop and wrote another poem called "Huanxi Sand", saying:
? The autumn weather is cold, thousands of leaves are floating, and the sound of crickets is heard It's a boring night, with figures lying on the bridge at sunset.
? The chrysanthemums have been in bloom since autumn, and they have become more depressed since the frost. The wind and rain at night are like today.
? Reminiscing about my hometown, I couldn’t achieve my fame, I couldn’t sleep anymore, I got up and sat alone, and wrote a poem called "Xiao Chong Mountain", which said:
"Sitting alone with the light on, I couldn’t sleep at night. , Thousands of strands of heart, the two are connected. The mandarin ducks are flying beside the lotus in the autumn rain, and the red tears are flying in front of the evening wind. I am worried about next year, which is hard to wait for, and my tears are all over the blue carpet." Since then, he has been living in Tokyo.
In late autumn, the servant refused to wait and eloped home. Zhao Xu stayed alone in his residence and had no money. He went to the streets every day to compose and write with others. Zheng Nai was dressed in blue and had a yellow grass collar. When the west wind blew, Zhao Xu felt depressed and wrote a poem titled "Partridge Sky", saying:
? "Yellow grass" It is most unsuitable to keep out the cold, as the condition is long-lasting and the color is like gray. The flowers on the shoulders and sleeves are broken, but the wind blows in late.
It is so shameful to go out and see old friends next door. The woman asked in a low voice: "Is there a piece of paper between me and the slave?"
It was raining in autumn, and Zhao Xu was sitting in the shop. The waiter said: "Xiucai, you are so poor and embarrassed now, why don't you go to the market and play the flute in the tea house and hotel? You can find some money and things to survive." After hearing this, Zhao Xu became anxious and composed a poem. The poem says:
The hotel is deserted and lonely, and I pick wild vegetables for soup. The village man didn't know how to play a spoon, so he asked if he could play the flute. Time flies, and I don’t realize that more than a year has passed. Suddenly one day, Emperor Renzong was in the palace. At the third watch of the night, he dreamed of a golden-armored god riding a peace cart carrying nine red suns down to the inner court. I suddenly realized that it was Nanke Yimeng. On the following day, the court ascended to the palace, the ministers and officials had finished their worship and dance, and the civil and military classes dispersed. Renzong Xuan asked the eunuch Miao of Sitiantai:
"I have a dream at night. I dreamed of a god in golden armor, riding a Taiping chariot, carrying nine red suns. What is the good or bad luck of this dreamer?" "Eunuch Miao said: "The name of this nine days is the word 'Xu', or it is a person's name, or a state or county." Renzong said: "If it is a person's name, I want to see this person now. How do you get there? "You and I have a lesson." It turns out that Eunuch Miao once met a stranger and taught Zhuge Ma Qian a lesson, which is the most effective way of fortune-telling. Immediately after the lecture, he said: "Your Majesty wants to see this person only today. Your Majesty and his ministers must dress up as white-clothed knights and go to the market privately before you can meet him." Renzong followed the instructions, took off his dragon robe, untied his jade belt, and pretended to be a gentleman. A scholar in white clothes, dressed like a Miao eunuch. After leaving the court gate, we went straight to the Imperial Street and paraded through the alleys.
After about half an hour, I saw a restaurant, so tall! It is the famous Fan Tower. There are lyrics from "Partridge Sky" as evidence:
"The restaurants in the city are as high as the sky, and the dragons and phoenixes are cooked fat and delicious. Gongsun got off his horse and smelled the fragrance and got drunk, and he did not hesitate to spend ten thousand yuan on one drink.
< p> Invite distinguished guests, invite distinguished guests, play music and music, and display all kinds of beautiful things and treasures. The railings on all sides are decorated with colorful eaves."Emperor Renzong and the Miao eunuch went upstairs to drink. Sit down according to their superiority and inferiority. It is midsummer in Renzheng, and the sky is hot. Renzong held a fan with a moon-shaped white pear jade handle in his hand, leaning on the railing to look at the street. He knocked the handle of the fan against the couplets, but he lost his hand and fell downstairs. When I went to look for it in a hurry, I found it was nowhere to be found. The benevolent and religious Miao eunuch also took a lesson. After receiving the order, Eunuch Miao said in detail: "This fan will only be seen again today." After the two drank, they paid back their drink money and went downstairs to go out.
When we arrived at Zhuangyuanfang, there was a tea shop. Renzong said: "You can have a cup of tea." The two of them entered the tea shop and sat down. Suddenly, they saw two poems on the white wall. The sentences were beautiful, the calligraphy and painting were strong, and they wrote: "Written by Zhao Xu, a talented scholar in Jinli." Renzong was surprised and asked: "Could it be this person?" Eunuch Miao called Dr. Cha and asked: "Who wrote the words on the wall?"
Dr. Cha replied: "Speak to the official, This lyricist is a disgraced scholar who returned to his hometown in shame." Eunuch Miao asked again, "Where is he from? Where is he resting now?" Dr. Cha said, "He is from Xichuan." A man from the Chengdu Prefecture was resting in the Zhuangyuanfang shop opposite, spending his days writing essays with others, waiting for the selection of his junior subjects." Renzong remembered the reason and said to Eunuch Miao privately: "This person turned out to be a man. He was the first person selected by the National Examination Committee, and his literary talent was excellent. However, because of a one-word error, I blamed him for refusing to admit his mistake, so I unexpectedly ended up here." I asked Dr. Cha:
"Go and find him. I will ask him to write articles. If you find him, I will reward you." Dr. Tea walked away for a while but could not find him. He sighed: "This scholar is really unlucky. I don't know where he is." Dr. Tea replied: "Two officials, I can't find him." Renzong said: "Sit down for a while and order tea again. "While eating tea, I taught Dr. Tea to find this scholar. Dr. Tea went to the shop and various hotels to look for him, but he was nowhere to be found. He said: "You are really a poor scholar! If you meet these two officials, it would be a blessing to have some support from them!" Dr. Tea replied again: "I can't find him."
The two of them After paying for the tea, he was about to get up when Dr. Tea pointed out: "That Zhao Xiucai is here!" Eunuch Miao said: "Where is it?" Dr. Tea pointed to the street: "That's the guy in the ragged blue shirt. ." Eunuch Miao asked him to come.
Dr. Tea came out of the street and continued: "Zhao Xiucai, there are two officials waiting for you in my tea shop. Tell me to look for you. You have not been seen twice." Zhao Xu hurriedly walked into the tea shop and looked at him. After the ceremony, they sat under Eunuch Miao's shoulders and the three of them had tea.
Asked: "The poems on the wall were written by scholars?" Zhao Xu replied: "The students are not talented and talk nonsense. It is a joke." Renzong asked: "The scholars are from Chengdu, why are they here?" Zhao Xu asked: "The scholars are from Chengdu, but why are they here?" Xu replied: "Because I was not destined to be demoted, I returned home in shame."
While he was talking, Zhao Xu touched his sleeve. Eunuch Miao asked: "What is in the scholar's sleeve?" Zhao Xu did not answer, but immediately took out from his sleeve a white pear fan with a jade handle and a moon shape. When he held it with both hands and looked at it for Eunuch Miao, there was a new poem on it. The poem said:
"The branches are bent and intertwined, the green color is green, and the trapped dragon is hidden in the earth. If the wind and clouds meet at that time, he will surely make a white jade beam holding up the sky." Eunuch Miao said: "Where did this fan come from? "Yes?" Zhao Xu replied: "The student was walking downstairs. I don't know who dropped this fan upstairs. By chance, it was inserted into the sleeve of the student's torn blue shirt. Then he went to Prime Minister Wang's house to write a poem on the fan. "Enter."
Eunuch Miao said: "This fan belongs to the official Zhao, and it fell downstairs because of drinking." Zhao Xu said, "Since it belongs to the official, I should return it." Emperor Renzong was overjoyed. ! He also asked: "Xiucai, why didn't you pass in the upper class?" Zhao Xu replied: "The student has mastered all three writings. I don't want the emperor to read it, but I can't read and write every word, so I didn't pass and am living here." Renzong said: "This is unclear from the present day." Zhao Xu replied, "It is from the present day to the Ming Dynasty." Renzong said, "What word is written differently?" Zhao Xu said, "It is the word 'Wei'. The student wrote it as '厶', which means the emperor Gao Ming said it was "kou".
The student said: "It can be used in common." The eight characters in the imperial book are: "Shan Dan, Qu Ji, Wu Yue, and Lu Tai are all the same." "Tear it down." The student had no words to answer, so he was dismissed and has been stagnant to this day. This is the fault of the student for not being good at studying, and not the fault of the emperor. " Renzong asked, "The scholar lives in Jinli, it is Xichuan. "Can you recognize Wang Zhizhi?" Zhao Xu replied: "The student recognizes Wang Zhizhi, but Wang Zhizhi does not recognize the student." Renzong said, "He is my nephew. I will send you to vote for him." How about I teach you how to make a fortune?" Zhao Xu bowed and said, "If you are supported by these two officials, I won't be ungrateful." Eunuch Miao said, "Xiucai, you are destined to be promoted by a high official. Don't you want to write a poem to thank me?" Zhao Xu agreed and wrote a poem. The poem says:
The white jade is hidden in the stubborn rocks, and the gold is buried in the mud. Nowadays, when you meet an important minister to mention you, it is like ascending the ninth level of the ladder to heaven.
When Emperor Renzong saw the poem, he was overjoyed and said: "Why did you write this poem? I haven't seen whether I recommend you. I will also reply with a poem."
The poem said:
p>Due to the one-word dispute, he lost his position and was exiled in the capital. Going to Western Shu with you is better than the mountains shouting and worshiping the phoenix.
Zhao Xu was grateful for the poems written by the officials. Another eunuch Miao said: "Scholar, a high official has a poem for you, how can I not say anything?" He gave him a poem. The poem said: "The emperor's palace at the dawn of time corresponds to the astronomy, so it was originally named Kui with the word Hun. Today, Cambodia has surrendered to the king, and the royal family is shining brightly in its royal robes." Eunuch Miao said, "Xiucai, go back to your place, and wait until the next day. I'll urge the official to send you the book and travel expenses together." Zhao Xu asked, "Where is the official's house? I want you to come and say thank you." Eunuch Miao said, "The house is far away. The scholar is not bothered to visit." Zhao Xu thanked him in the teahouse, and the three of them went out together to say goodbye.
On the day of arrival, Zhao Xuxiao stood up and waited. Sure enough, the beardless scholar in white yesterday led a waiter, carrying a suitcase and baggage, but no official Zhao came. Zhao Xu came out of the shop to greet him. After the greeting, Eunuch Miao said: "At night, Mr. Zhao, the official, will follow me and entrust this person to see you off. I will pay you a silver ingot and fifty taels, and I will write a document with you and go to Chengdu Mansion. The documents are all I'll follow you carefully on the road." Zhao Xu thanked him again and asked, "What's your surname?" Eunuch Miao said, "My surname is Miao, my name is Xiu, and I'm going to be a hotel guest under Zhao Daguan." "When the scholar saw Wang Zhizhi, he would naturally know it." Zhao Xu said: "If you are proud of this, you will never forget the reward of the dog and horse."
He then recited a poem and wrote it on plain paper. Saying goodbye. The poem says:
I was admitted to the imperial examination in the past year, but today I still nod secretly. I intentionally went to look for the Prime Minister's Mansion, but accidentally came across a restaurant.
The fan falls in the air and is inserted into the blue shirt, and the poem in the sleeve is left in the yellow pavilion. Thank you for repairing the ruler. Xichuan made the same path.
Eunuch Miao received the poem and notes and said goodbye before returning home. Zhao Xu then chipped the silver into pieces, paid back the rent, packed his clothes, and set off three days later.
On the road, hungry and thirsty for food and drink, I stayed at night and walked at dawn. If not, I would arrive more than a hundred miles away from Chengdu Prefecture. I heard people say: "Sending people far away to visit the new system, the army and the people are noisy." "Zhao Xu was shocked when he heard the letter, and thought to himself: "I came here specifically to find the king, and then I left the post. How can I be so unlucky?" Then he recited a poem, which said:
< p> Holding the book of rulers in the middle of Sichuan, it will be empty once you throw it thousands of miles away. I have failed to live up to the promotion of the masters, but my hometown is getting closer and I am worried.Yu Hou said: "Don't worry, go forward and find out what's going on." Zhao Xu took one step forward, then another lazy step, and then walked another twenty-five miles to the ground in Chengdu. At the reception pavilion, the officials were noisy, saying, "We have been waiting for the new system to arrive. After three days, there has been no news." Yu Hou said, "Xiucai, I will go to the reception pavilion with you to have a look. "Zhao Xu said: "You can't go, I am a helpless person." Regardless of what he said, Yu Hou carried his bag and suitcase and went to the reception pavilion to rest. Yu Hou said: "What are the officials waiting for here? Why don't you accept the new system?" The officials were shocked and asked: "Don't see the new system coming?" Yu Hou opened the bag, opened the documents and said: "This scholar is New setup."
Zhao Xu was also surprised.
Yu Hou opened the suitcase again, took out the purple robe, gold belt, elephant slips and black boots, put on the Shujiao futou, and read out the imperial edict. Zhao Xu thanked him, kowtowed and granted him the capital system of fifty-four prefectures in Xichuan. When all the officials met, they had finished their salutes.
Zhao Xu took the people to find a good temple to rest and choose a day to take office. Thinking about the past: "I won the top prize, only to be deposed. Who knew that I was destined to make a fortune. I met Zhao Daguan in a tea shop, and it turned out to be Emperor Renzong." This is:
Zhu Yi Zhong Flowers are not alive, and willows planted unintentionally will become shade. Zhao Xu asked Yu Hou: "Former, who is the official who sent the man in white to set off on my journey?" Yu Hou said: "This is the Miao eunuch of Sitiantai. The decree is distributed, and I am coming with you." Zhao Xu said to himself:
"I have eyes but cannot recognize Taishan."
When I take office on a certain day, my horse has a carved saddle and a three-eaves umbrella canopy is displayed. The team is arranged in front, and the officials follow behind. The atmosphere is solemn and dignified. . After taking office, I returned home to visit my parents. The parents were suddenly frightened, and the whole family greeted him. There was a loud noise of cars and horses in front of the door. Zhao Xu dismounted and entered the hall, wearing a purple robe, gold belt, and black boots, and went to the hall to pay homage to his parents. His parents asked: "You failed in the imperial examination and were living in the capital. How did you get this position? How could you not be appointed as an official in your own place?" When Zhao Xu mentioned the previous events, his parents heard about it, raised their hands and foreheads, and felt the light of the sun and moon. May the child faithfully repay the emperor's kindness. Zhao Xu wrote a poem, which said:
The merits and fame are the most important, and the difference cannot be achieved even if one word is disputed. I hate the storm in Yumen, but who would have thought that there would be a thunder on the ground! Parents are overjoyed. The whole family was happy, relatives and friends came together to celebrate, and held banquets for several days. The servants who fled back in the past do not remember the old evil, but still accept it. Thinking about the kindness of Emperor Renzong, he cultivated his own rules to thank the emperor for his kindness.
From then on, Xichuan became an official and was in charge of the military and civilians. Both parents welcome him and take care of him in the yamen. It is said that if a son receives the emperor's favor, the whole family will enjoy the fortune of heaven. There are poems to prove it:
Xiangru still returns to Shu with a strong sense of loyalty, and Ji Zi is pregnant with gold and has passed the Zhou Dynasty again.
Returning home in rich clothes has been around since ancient times, how can it be like meeting Chenyou at a tea shop?