Chapter 247 A gentleman is a friend of his peers
I only heard Xu Weilang read:
"Wei Daming, Zhejiang Shaoxing Mansion, Xu Wei, Wu Dui, Sun Yan, Zhu Dashou, Sun Ling, Tao Dalin, Shen Mo, etc., are said to be a request for burning incense with their hands. Fu is the righteousness of Taoyuan, and the hearts admire and dare to follow its style; Guan Bao is deeply affectionate, and all surnames chase after Wei and want to share their aspirations. In the past, Zhang Jieyi was in order to save the Han family; The management of Bao Jiao is thick, for Kuang Tianxia. Now the Ming Dynasty is stormy, there are annihilators running rampant inside, and there are Japanese robbers outside, and the lives are devastated, and the people are in distress. β
"We scholars are worried about the country, and we can't wait to be clear. Bitterness and hatred have nothing to do with the courage of Zhang Gaishi, regardless of the wisdom of Bao Xing in the world. Fang's plan is only to use our joint efforts to win the courage and perseverance of Guan Zhang; With our unity, we will win the wisdom of Bao. β
"It is the sixth day of August in the 34th year of Jiajing, the camp is full of pigs, sheep and livestock, Luan Yu Jinzi, Rui knocking on the altar, pious prayer, worship Haotian Jinque Jade Emperor God, the five parties are called Gong Cao, the county city god society order, all the gods in the past, rely on this true fragrance, and the general inspection. Although Fu Nianwei and others are despicable, their hearts are loyal, and they form this 'revival society', and the words of the alliance will be eternalββ"
Everyone said in a deep voice: "Work together, rejuvenate my Ming, help the world and save the people, believe in loyalty, have a beginning and a pawn, if you or so, let everyone punish you." β
After everyone finished reading, Xu Wei continued: "We remember that wealth often thinks of poverty, joy often thinks of sorrow, and prosperity often thinks of decline. Transcend personal honor and disgrace, never forget the ambition of today, and create a prosperous era in China. β
After the self-alliance, we will love each other, share happiness, help each other, and help each other in suffering. It also prays for the peace of the Ming Dynasty and the people, and the blessings of every household are celebrated. Whoever is in the middle of the time, all the words are covered. On the sixth day of August in the 34th year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, it was said that Wen Shu. β
After reading it, he burned the paperwork, which was considered to be sent to the gods and Buddhas for approval.
One by one, everyone lost their names, and learned from the ancients to make an alliance with blood...... Pierce the fingertips, drop them in the jar of wine, divide them into seven bowls of blood wine, and drink it. And they bowed eight rak'ahs before God in turn. Then send it to the gods, incinerate the money paper, and accept the blessing gift.
After a while, the host opened another table of good vegetarian seats, and the seven people sat according to the eldest and youngest. Before the banquet, Xu Wei said: "There is a way that birds can't fly without heads, and snakes can't fly without heads, so we have to nominate a leader to represent our Fuxing Society externally." β
Everyone laughed and said, "The eldest brother nominated one." β
Xu Wei smiled: "I recommended myself...... Surely you won't do it. Everyone laughed, and listened to him continue: "Actually, there is nothing to choose, although Brother Humble Yan is the youngest, he is knowledgeable, calm and generous, and is the most suitable to be the head of this meeting." And it was his proposal again, and it was even more deserved. β
Everyone nodded and said, "Yes, there is no other choice." β
Shen Mo hurriedly humbled, but was pushed to the first place and sat down by everyone, and then reluctantly said: "Thanks to your love, Shen Mo can only tremble and do his best, if I don't do it well, I don't need you to change it, I will pat my ass myself." β
Everyone laughed and said, "If you don't do it well, then our revival society will be disbanded, so you must do a good job." β
Shen Mo smiled and scolded: "But it's up to me." The six men raised their glasses to him, and after drinking, he was established as the head of the council.
Since he was in power, Shen Mo was no longer polite, and said in a deep voice: "It is easy to have lofty ambitions, but the difficult thing is to realize the road to ambitions, which must be rugged and bumpy, difficult and dangerous, and even have a lot of risks......"
Sun Ling's face changed, and he said softly: "Will we be treated as friends?" β
The silent gaze swept over everyone, seeing that Xu Wei, Wu Dui, Sun Yan, and Zhu Dashou looked indifferent, while Tao Yuchen and Sun Ling were a little worried. He knows very well that those who 'don't care about their faces' don't necessarily don't care in their hearts, but they are older and can hide things in their hearts.
It is necessary to dispel this concern, and Shen Mo made up his mind, so he said in a deep voice: "First of all, I don't care what others think, and ask yourself, how do you think of the word 'party'?" β
"The sage said, 'A gentleman is a gentleman but not a party.' Tao Yuchen said softly: "I also said 'villain party but not group', it can be seen that this party word is not a good word." β
"Wrong." Shen Mo shook his head firmly and said: "If you want me to say, villains have no party, only gentlemen have a party." β
This statement is fresh...... "The people are not rigid and dogmatic, and they all listen patiently to him."
"In my opinion, the party means like-minded. A group of people come together because of the same lofty purpose, have aspirations together, and work together, which is called the party. Shen Mo's eyes were blazing: "As for the villains getting together, it is called annihilating the party, and we are like two sides, forever opposed!" β
"That's why I say, a gentleman is a friend of the same way, a party of self-isolation from the villain, and a friend of the like-minded!" I only listened to the silence and sonorous words.
He regarded 'party' as synonymous with a righteous man and a gentleman, and gave a new interpretation to the concepts of 'party' and 'friend party', changing the connotation of derogation. When everyone heard this new statement, their hearts lit up, and they couldn't help nodding their heads one after another: "So we don't have to talk about our friends." "If you want to do it, you will be the biggest friend in the world."
Shen Mo smiled and said: "This is not in a hurry, we are only six or seven people now, and we have not even participated in the township test, so it is insignificant at all, if we call out the name 'Fuxing Society' now, I am afraid that we will die young." β
Everyone nodded, Xu Wei smiled and said: "The reason why Taizu has become his hegemony is because of the nine-character mantra of 'building high walls, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming king'. β
"That's true." Zhu Dashou nodded and said: "It's better for us to use a popular name first, and not announce our ambitions, and only do a general literary club to the outside world." β
"It's not appropriate," Sun Yan shook his head and said, "How do you attract Toshihiko to join us?" β
Xu Wei suddenly laughed and said, "This is too simple. We only need to declare to the outside world that the purpose of this society is to 'figure out the eight stocks, learn from each other, and sharpen our conduct', and then achieve good results in the imperial examination, and the scholars of the world are still eager to follow? β
"I don't like that...... But it's true. Everyone nodded and smiled: "Okay, our literary society will use its articles to seek fame and fame, and its name will be called ......."
"'Qionglin Society'." Sun Ling smiled: "Since it's cheesy, it's vulgar to the end!" β
"Yes, people know what they do when they hear it." Everyone nodded and smiled.
After everyone was excited, he said silently: "Since it is named Qionglin Society, everyone, we who started it will have the goal of 'Qionglin Banquet', and we will all be on the gold list at that time, so that the world can look sideways and gain incomparable prestige." β
The six of them nodded in unison and said: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and the first step is to do a good job in the township test." Then they raised their glasses together and wished the autumn a success.
"At the Luming banquet," Shen Mo clinked glasses with everyone, drank them all and said, "No one is missing." β
"Go together, go together." Everyone laughed.
When the Qionglin Society drank Zhuangxing wine together, it was located in the Hangzhou Gongyuan in the northeast of the West Lake and west of the East River...... After five days of cleaning, the Hangzhou Gongyuan, which had been closed for three years, finally got rid of the dust and took on a new look...... At least on the surface.
But in a huge examination room, no one entered it for three years, and in addition to dust, it was inevitable that some unclean things lived in it - in fact, Gongyuan was a place with a very high rate of fire, illness, madness and even suicide, and often every year of Dabi, there were always some strange places.
People have no choice but to think that it is the result of ghosts and gods, and that this kind of thing happened because some of them did something wrong and were punished. Through long-term rendering, both examiners and candidates are not only convinced of the statement that grievances are rewarded, but also become a kind of moral constraint, so that readers can try to restrain their behavior on a regular basis.
Of course, in addition to this, you have to ask a professional to deal with it...... The so-called professionals are monks and monks, who will go to the 'Mingyuan Tower' to set up an altar for three days and nights three days and nights before the start of the exam, pray to the upper realm of the underworld, and set up a 'sacrificial flag'...... The main thing for this is to ask those who live in the Gongyuan Huang Tai Sin, wandering ghosts or something, to move out for a few days for the time being, and then come back after the exam.
Wait until the eighth day of the first month and the fifth watch of the drum, three cannons were placed in front of the tribute courtyard, and the outermost fence gate was opened, and three more cannons were fired to open the gate; Three more cannons were fired, and the gantry was opened. After the nine cannons were fired, the neighborhood was blowing loudly, the honor guard was covered like a cloud, and the governor of Zhejiang and the prefect of Hangzhou appeared with a group of subordinates, and put incense cases in front of the gate of the tribute courtyard. Hu Zhongcheng wore a hood and a python robe, bowed, stood up, and covered his face with two shades.
The secretary of the governor's yamen knelt down and said loudly: "Please invite the Three Realms Demon Emperor Guan Shengdi to enter the field to suppress it, and ask General Zhou to enter the field to patrol the field." Letting go of the shade, Hu Zongxian saluted again. The bookstore knelt down and invited the 'Seven Songs Wenchang Kaihua Zitong Emperor' to come to the main test, and invited Master Kuixing to come in to shine. β
After this set of ceremonies is completed, the trial officer is welcomed into the tribute court. After they sacrificed Confucius and swore a poisonous oath, they would first carefully check it in the tribute courtyard to confirm that there were no problems in every link, and then do some pre-exam preparations such as installing number plates and dividing papers.
On this night, the two chief examiners, eight deputy examiners, and more than a dozen clerks lived in the public hall, waiting for the next day's exam to begin...... Legend has it that anyone who has selfish intentions and wants to cheat will die that night......
(To be continued)