A.D. 1450. The bell of the Spring Festival is ringing, and the New Year is here.

The New Year's Yangjiazhuang is more than twice as lively as last year. The four ladies all gathered around Yang Chendong and smiled; The Yang family's family members, guards, and Leng Feng all received the performance and affirmation of the Sixth Young Master, which made them overjoyed; The other Zhuang Ding who helped in the village, the staff of the Immortal Residence, Tianwaitian, Yang Bao, and Yangjia Bank all got a small red envelope, at least five taels of silver, and the red envelope with no upper limit made everyone's face smile.

There is a saying that there is money to celebrate the New Year every day, and now it is in response to this situation.

Everyone has benefited, and naturally everyone sighs at the benefits of the sixth young master, and the cohesive heart is a little stronger.

happily passed the first day of the Lunar New Year, and on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Chendong sat in a luxurious carriage and began to enter Beijing to pay New Year's greetings, such as the brothers and sisters of the Yang family, the Hu family and some ministers who are good friends with Yang Chendong on weekdays. Although he is now a loyal and courageous man, he is only twenty years old, and when he is celebrating the New Year, of course, he is not good at putting on music, and he is busy with the attitude of a junior to pull relationships, increase friendship, and be busy.

Because there are too many people who need to maintain a relationship, eunuchs such as Jin Ying in the palace also need to send a congratulatory gift. This does not mean that who is afraid of whom, just to not give the other party an excuse to find their own trouble.

And this busyness came to the seventh day of the first month. This day is also the day of the opening of the Yang Family Academy.

A few years ago, He Wenyuan and others, who came to find trouble with several poems in a row, were embarrassed. Especially the song "Shi's Lion Eating History" is even more praised. It is worth mentioning that during the Chinese New Year visit, Yang Chendong even took the initiative to go to He Mansion, found He Wenyuan, and sent the manuscript of "Shi's Lion Eating History" written by himself.

It was said that day that if He Wenyuan did not bow his head and admit his mistake, the manuscript of "The History of Shi's Lion Eater" would not have been published. But in fact, Yang Chendong did not do this, in line with the idea that it is better to settle the dispute, he took the initiative to visit He Wenyuan, giving the other party enough face, this is how to be a man. took advantage of the Chinese New Year to give up the identity of the grandfather of the country and come as a junior, no matter what he did, others couldn't say anything.

Yang Chendong's approach naturally made He Wenyuan grateful. How could he not go down the stairs? Not to mention, he has been worried about this matter these days, and many Confucians who are interested in "Shi's Lion Eating History" have taken the initiative to find him, saying that they hope to lower their heads and get this manuscript.

This is another characteristic of literati, once you encounter a good article, you must have a good look, otherwise you will really not eat well and sleep well.

Among these great Confucians, some of them are still very unusual, and they are on par with themselves in terms of qualifications, which really embarrass He Wenyuan, because he really can't bow his head and ask a hairy boy for advice.

When I was worried, so that the entire He Mansion didn't make any lively things during the New Year this year. And at this moment, Yang Chendong came to the door, took the initiative to give the steps, and sent the manuscript of "Shi's Lion Eating History", where would He Wenyuan give any face. personally greeted the door, and welcomed Yang Chendong into the main hall with laughter, which was a handshake.

After getting He Wenyuan done, the enrollment of Yangjia Academy was not so stressful, and the initial enrollment was completed in just a few days. Not to mention that Yang Chendong is really famous, originally he only called fifty people, but the number of applicants reached five hundred, so he had to get them all into the academy first, and then leave suitable candidates for the assessment one by one.

The seventh day of the Lunar New Year.

The entrance of the Yangjia Academy next to the outer courtyard of Yangjiazhuang can be described as very lively, and more than 500 young students are standing in twos and threes on the wide square. Among them are the sons and young masters who wear silk and satin, and there are also some poor people who wear cloth clothes and even patches.

The heavy snow began to fall on the fourth day of the new year, and it did not stop until last night. The heavy snow for three consecutive days turned Yangjiazhuang into a sea of white, with a thick layer of snow covering the branches, roads, and roofs.

Groups of people waiting outside the gate of the Yang Family Academy couldn't help but sigh at the sign of a good year of heavy snowfall, and they were all saying that today must be a good year, with good wind and rain, and a good harvest.

At eight o'clock in the morning, when the number of people gathered outside the village had exceeded two thousand, the gate of Yangjiazhuang opened from the inside, and a group of mercenaries in camouflage uniforms walked out of it. Behind them was Yang Chendong, who was dressed in a green robe.

With a steady step, his face was filled with a very cordial smile, and under the protection of Hu Mang on the left and Yang Er on the right, he was coming.

Yang Chendong's appearance quickly quieted down the crowd, which was still a little noisy. He has the magic to be the center of attention no matter where he appears. At this point, although the contact time has not been long, Junzi in the crowd behind Yang Chendong seems to be a little used to it.

After about half a cup of tea, Yang Chendong and his entourage came to the gate of the Yang Family Academy, which also made the atmosphere of this area more and more quiet.

In front of everyone's eyes, Yang Chendong strode and came to the door of the academy with the door closed, looking at the gate with festive couplets, Yang Chendong stood still and turned back, looking at the crowd from outside, "Thank you for your support for your country, and thank you for coming to cheer, no matter who it is, whether it is a student who is selected as a student of the academy or not, there will be a small gift to give, Humang..."

"Yes, young master." Hu Mang, who was named by name, nodded in agreement, then turned around and raised his palms to slap three times in a row.

After three clicks, Yangjiazhuang's team finally walked out of the four strong men, they put the box in their hands on the ground, opened it, and suddenly a burst of silver light shot directly into everyone's eyes.

Two boxes, a total of 10,000 taels of silver, this is the small gift that Yang Chendong said. There were about 2,000 people here, and even if they were evenly distributed, they could get five taels of silver, which was definitely a lot of wealth for many poor people.

The wave of his hand was 10,000 taels of silver, which immediately caused a burst of consternation from the crowd. In this regard, Yang Chendong was not surprised at all, and said with a smile: "It's still the season of the New Year, and all this is just the wedding money sent by the country's public to everyone." Of course, you can also do without, but what your own government has given away will never be taken back. If anyone doesn't want it, then everyone else will divide it. ”

"Grandpa Guo is righteous." I don't know who in the crowd took the lead and shouted in a shrill voice, which immediately attracted countless people to follow and praise under this voice.

"Hahaha." Laughing heartily, Yang Chendong waved his hand, and the next 10,000 taels of silver were poured out of the wooden box and dumped on the ground, piling up a small mountain of silver. Each bloom of silver is five taels, and a full two thousand blooms are also quite large-scale.

It was such a gift, which immediately made the atmosphere of the scene much warmer. Junko, who was in the crowd, couldn't help blinking her eyes when she saw this scene, obviously her heart was also a little throbbing at the moment.

Since she was a child, she has been learning Han culture under the guidance of others, so that she knows more about the Ming Dynasty than ordinary people, and naturally knows how much this five taels of silver per person can help an ordinary person and how many good things she can buy.

The shot is 10,000 taels of silver, and I am afraid that there are not many people in the entire Ming Dynasty who can do this. For officials, there are even fewer people who dare to take it out openly in this way. Yang Chendong is one of the exceptions, but anyone who knows him, who doesn't know how rebellious his ability to make money is, this thing is just a drizzle.

He Wenyuan and others in the crowd were also shocked by the scene of Yang Chendong's shot. It's just that they are members of the court after all, as long as they want to, there is never a shortage of silver to use the power in their hands, not to mention that there will only be five taels of silver in his hands, so they will not be moved by it. On the contrary, they value Yang Chendong's literary talent and knowledge more. After being shocked by "Shi's Lion Eating History" that day, they have been thinking about whether there are any other masterpieces that can be produced by Yang Chendong, and they should learn and see.

With such thoughts, He Wenyuan stepped out of the crowd, wearing a heavy and warm cotton robe, slowly raised his hands, clenched his fists and said: "Loyal and courageous, today is a time of celebration, I don't know if there are any masterpieces for me to come and admire and learn?" ”

He Wenyuan asks for poetry?

This is not to dismantle the stage, but to reciprocate. Yang Chendong took the initiative to come to his door to greet the New Year, and sent the manuscript of "Shi's Lion Eating History", so that he had a step, and finally he didn't have to be forced by other parties. For this reason, it is necessary to welcome the opening of the academy this time, and asking for poetry is the most common way to deal with literati. It's just that he used admiration and learning, and he has already raised Yang Chendong's position very high.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Yang Chendong was pleased with He Wenyuan's reciprocation, but his mouth was very polite, and his face was extremely modest. "The so-called good poetry requires inspiration and the accumulation of knowledge, how can I compare with the adults in this regard? Shame, shame, shame. ”

"Hey, why do you need such politeness? He knows that with your talents, it is not a problem to write a poem. As I said, today is a good day for the opening of Yangjia Academy, and as the chief gentleman, it should be something to mention a poem. He Wenyuan smiled, and his tone was full of relaxation. is also telling Yang Chendong that on such a good day, how can there be only such a copper-smelling thing as silver and no good poetry, isn't this a kind of disrespect to readers?