Chapter 107: The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest

After a slight catastrophe, everything is going well, and the strength of the Shu Shi clan is not strong, and now seeing that Yan Han has a tendency to revivenation, he will not do anything, after all, he has been cut off by Yang Yi, and the Shi clan at this time is very well-behaved, and they all have the idea of being a minister of the dragon.

The sun is shining, and the harvest season is approaching.

The ripe wheat was heavy, as if it were a golden blanket spread on it.

On the great plains of the counties, the waves of wheat are rolling, and it is already the harvest season, and the whole people in the counties are already out to harvest the wheat happily.

In front of a field in Mianzhu, there are a group of people patrolling, today is the first day of the wheat harvest, as Mianzhu Ling, Huang Zhang is present.

Huang Zhang, who was dressed in an official uniform and was standing with a young man dressed as a small official next to him, was better at first, but then, he frowned, and asked the person next to him with some uncertainty: "My eyelids have been jumping for the past few days, do you think this is a sign that something is going to happen?" ”

Beside him, the young official who accompanied him, this person had an ordinary appearance, but his temperament was polite and capable, and he was obviously a talented person.

Hearing Huang Zhang's words, the young official turned his face and looked at Huang Zhang's face for a while.

"Ling Jun, are you probably too tired these days? Why don't you go back and rest for half a day? Or are we bothered? Seeing that there was no one around, the young man whispered comfortingly.

This set of rhetoric is not very useful to Huang Zhang, Huang Zhang said: "Something must have happened, saying that disturbing my brother is also teaching me, but it is not a disturbance." ”

As he spoke, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

Huang Zhang's heart was mentioned, and his eyes quickly looked over there.

I saw a fast horse coming from the direction of Mianzhu City, and when it was closer, Fang saw clearly that the person on the horse was a county official.

The man slammed his horse in front of Huang Zhang, then jumped down from it, and walked quickly in front of Huang Zhang, whispering a few words in his ear.

"Huh?" After listening to the other party's whisper, Huang Zhang was stunned for a moment, and then jumped up.

"Brother, you continue to command here, and I have to go back to the city beforehand; I will be back in a while, and you must not leave this place, for in a moment there may be a noble person whom I should introduce you. ”

As he spoke, he took his horse aside, quickly got on the horse, and rode away with the little official who reported the news.

"Could it be...... Someone up there? The young official stood in place, looking at Huang Zhang's direction, thinking to himself.

Seeing that the two of them were soon gone, they had to shake their heads and continue to patiently inspect the field.

Huang Zhang, riding back to the city, until the county yamen, then jumped off the horse, he has never been like this in the past, after all, Mianzhu is also the land of Longxing, and the emperor is here, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Shaofu, and the Guozijian have a lot of yamen here.

"Someone in there?" He said this to those who came with him.

"Yes, Lingjun, the noble man is resting in the side hall." The servant replied.

Huang Zhang didn't say a word, put the reins of the horse in the man's hand, and strode inward, and when he came to the door of the side hall, more than ten meters away, he already heard laughter coming from inside.

Standing in place, taking a deep breath, and dressing up again, Huang Zhang's side continued to stride in.

"Huang Zhang." A soft call rang out as he stepped into the hall.

Looking at the faces of several people in the hall, Huang Zhang couldn't help it anymore, knelt directly on the ground, saluted and said: "Chen Mianzhu ordered Huang Zhang to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

"No need to be polite."

After Huang Zhang got up, he saluted to another person on the side and said, "I've seen Master Qu!" ”

But it was Qu Yuan, when Yang Yi's son entered the hall, Huang Zhang was one of them, and Qu Yuan was his teacher.

Originally, Huang Zhang was still in mourning, Huang Zhang was the grandson of Huang Quan, the general of Yanhan Zhenbei, after the battle of Yiling, Liezu was defeated and returned to Wu, and the way back was isolated, Huang Quan could not return, and he had no choice but to lead his troops to Wei.

Most of the heirs were left in Jinguancheng, but they were still treated preferentially by the ancestors, Huang Chong, the son of Huang Quan, died in Mianzhu in the first year of Yanxing in the sixth year of Jingyao, with the general Zhuge Zhan.

Yang Yi also promoted and appointed the descendants of the lords after completing their studies, although the Mianzhu Order was only for the seventh grade, but the position was crucial, and if he made achievements, it was easy to be promoted.

Qu Yuan returned the salute at this time, but he didn't say anything, just looked at the young disciple, and this year's experience seemed much more capable.

Yang Yi looked Huang Zhang up and down, and said with a smile: "Since last year, Qing has been much thinner. ”

"Your Majesty is the same, you should take care of your health." Huang Zhang replied respectfully at this time.

At this time, Yang Yi was dressed in civilian clothes, and there were several brocade guards standing beside him.

Although he was a monarch and minister, Yang Yi's posture was not high, and after some greetings, the atmosphere relaxed.

"Your Majesty, why are you here all of a sudden? But for the sake of the wheat harvest? Huang Zhang asked.

"Exactly." Yang Yi nodded: "Mianzhu is different from other counties, this place should be regarded as the granary that I built myself last year, seeing that it is the harvest season, and now there are not many things in the country, so I will come and take a look; By the way, let's also take a look at how Zhu Qing is doing. ”

Huang Zhang replied a little respectfully at this time: "The foundation laid by Your Majesty here is very solid, and there should be a bumper harvest this year." ”

"Your Majesty, can you stay here for the night on this trip? If they stay overnight, the minister will give an order in advance and order people to prepare food. ”

"I'll go out for a while, I'm afraid it's too late to leave, stay overnight, and leave tomorrow." Yang Yi pondered and said: "As for eating, don't be too troublesome, I should know my temperament, I don't pay much attention to this aspect, you don't have to worry about this matter." ”

Huang Zhang should go down.

Even if Yang Yi said this, Huang Zhang still called the county magistrate, and ordered it to be carried out, and the line was cleaned up by the people of his own palace.

However, Huang Zhang still carefully interrogated and arranged many matters.

Seeing this, Yang Yi had to shake his head and laugh.

When Yang Yi arrived, it was morning, waiting for lunch at the county office, and Huang Zhang accompanied her in the afternoon and walked around the city.

I have to say that Huang Zhang has the style of his ancestors, is cautious and careful, and is a capable minister, and this city has prospered a lot under his governance.

Of course, this is also related to the general environment, Mianzhu is now an important town, where the main road is, river transportation, land transportation are the necessary places.

"Huang Zhang, you really didn't disappoint me, it's right that this county is handed over to you to govern." Riding on the road, looking at the road, Yang Yi suddenly said.

Huang Zhang smiled: "Your Majesty, it's not that you have left a good foundation, if you don't govern it properly, you will hand over a mess to the ministers, even if the ministers are sad and white-haired, they will not be governed to this extent, it all depends on Your Majesty's grace!" ”

Yang Yi was stunned for a moment and smiled: "You guy, when I first saw you, I thought you had been here for a long time, far away, and your temperament became more and more restrained, but now it seems that after not seeing you for many days, you are more and more able to speak." ”

Immediately, the horse marched forward.

If Yang Yi said this to other officials, he was afraid that he would be scared and kowtow to admit his mistake, but Huang Zhang was considered to be from the team that Yang Yi personally cultivated at the beginning, and he was different, and Yang Yi said this, knowing that this was because His Majesty regarded himself as a confidant.

He urged the horse to follow.

Out of the city, on both sides of the road, there is a golden patch everywhere, and the wheat waves move with the wind, every time, they are like waves rolling.

Yang Yi looked at the scene in front of him and was very satisfied.

"Looking at the growth of this wheat, it is very gratifying, and if you want to come to this year's harvest, it will not be too bad." Hearing the sound of horses' hooves coming up from behind, Yang Yile stopped the horse, sat on the horse, and whispered.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured, these fields have been fertilized by the Ministry of Industry, and the harvest will definitely be handled properly." Then, Huang Zhang's voice sounded.

For Huang Zhang, Yang Yi trusts him, and among the first batch of children, he is the best, otherwise he would not hand over Mianzhu to him for governance.

Hearing Huang Zhang's assurance, Yang Yi nodded.

"Let's go over there." Pointing ahead, Yang Yi took the lead again, Huang Zhang looked in that direction, his eyes flashed, and he followed.

"Who is the commander of the wheat harvest?" In a wheat field, the wheat harvest had begun, and Yang Yilema was in front of the ground, and saw that the command here was proper and the efficiency was very high, so he turned back and asked.

"My lord, this person is my brother." Huang Zhang replied: "I was about to introduce Your Majesty." ”

"I have some abilities." Yang Yi looked at it for a while, and said, what surprised him a little was that the natal qi on the top of this person was golden yellow, and even slightly purple, which already meant that this person was from an extraordinary background, had an ancestral shade, and his life was still above Huang Zhang. What surprised her the most was that this person actually had a clear literary aura, like a canopy, enveloping her body.

After a while, the man was a little free, and at this time he was busy handing over the work at hand to others, and walked over by himself, first glanced at it slightly, and then bowed to Huang Zhang:

"Lingjun, you're back."

"Brother Ruan, why don't you come over and see Your Majesty." Huang Zhang felt that this was his brother who did not know Allah, and hurriedly reminded him.

Although there was a little speculation, this young official was still stunned at this time, and turned his face to look at this young man, this person was actually the Han master?

After being stunned for a moment, this person saluted:

"Ruan Xian has seen Your Majesty." Busy with the first few walks.

Nguyen Xian?

At this time, Yang Yi was slightly stunned, this name, but I have heard it, Wei is located in the Central Plains, and its talent and style are far beyond that of Han and Wu, of course, this is also because the pressure of Han and Wu is too great, and there is no spare strength to support literary scholars.

The literary scholars and representative figures of the Wei State, after the seven sons of Jian'an in previous years, are now called the top grade by the seven sages of the bamboo forest.

About the beginning of the Wei Zheng period, Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Shan Tao, Xiang Xiu, Liu Ling, Wang Rong and Ruan Xian seven people, first known as the Seven Sages; Because often under the bamboo forest in Shanyang County, drinking, singing, wanton hearty, the world is called the seven sages, and the place name bamboo forest is called together.

The seven were the representatives of metaphysics that was popular in the Wei State at this time, although their ideological tendencies were different.

Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Liu Ling, and Ruan Xian always advocated the study of Lao Zhuang, "the more famous and the more natural", Shan Tao and Wang Rong were good at Lao Zhuang and mixed with Confucianism, and Xiang Xiu advocated the unity of famous religion and nature.

The seven of them did not follow the rules of etiquette in life, were quiet and inactive, gathered in the bamboo forest to drink and sing; Most of the works created are exposing and satirizing the hypocrisy of the imperial court, but they are also the helplessness of the literati at this time.

As the saying goes, learn to become a literary and martial artist, and sell it to the emperor's family; But of course, they have a skill, but they don't know who to be loyal to, Cao Wei is a usurper of the Han Dynasty, and now the Sima clan is going to usurp Wei, and in this world, it is still a war of the Three Kingdoms, the orthodoxy of the Yan and Han Dynasty is still there, and the Eastern Wu is willing to be in peace.

Later, the differences in political attitudes between the seven of them became more obvious; Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Liu Ling and other Shi Wei had a non-cooperative attitude towards the Sima Group, which was in charge of power and had become a substitute.

Xiang Xiu was forced to leave the office after Ji Kang was killed, and Ruan Xianhou was a regular attendant, but he did not show his talent and learning, and he was not valued by Sima Yan.

Shantao was "invisible and obscure" at first, but after the age of 40, he came out of office, took refuge in Sima Shi, and successively served as a scholar and secretary, Shizhong, Situ, etc., and became a high-ranking official of the Sima regime; Wang Rong was stingy, the most famous, and later served as a servant, a secretary of the ministry, Situ, etc., but at that time it was a helpless move to protect himself.

The uncooperative attitude of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest was not tolerated by the Sima court, and finally fell apart: Ruan Ji, Liu Ling, and Ji Kang did not cooperate with the Sima court, Ji Kang was killed, and Ruan Ji pretended to escape from the world; Wang Rong and Shan Tao took refuge in the Sima Dynasty, and the seven sages of the bamboo forest finally scattered to the west and east.

Although their creations are obviously different from Jian'an literature, and there is a general sense of crisis and disillusionment, they still reflect a certain reality of the Wei State and even the world during this period, and they still inherit the tradition of "Jian'an style" in the basic spirit.

"Ruan Zhongrong?"

At this time, Qu Yuan, who was standing on the side, was shocked and asked, the name of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, even if it is in Shudi, has also heard of it.

Yang Yi asked some questions quietly, and Ruan Xian dealt with them properly, which made Yang Yi nod again and again.

"Qing go with me?"

"Dare to disobey!"

Ruan Xian followed Yang Yi to step in the field at this time, Yang Yi began to ask some esoteric questions at this time, but she was quite surprised, in this era, there are not many talents, Han according to Shu, although there are some talents, but if it is talented, it is still the Central Plains.

"How is Huang Zhang?"

Continuing to speak, on the way, Yang Yi asked with a smile, she naturally has standards, although Huang Zhang is not a great talent, but he behaves appropriately, but he is worthy of the position of a county, and he is young, which is very good.

"My virtuous brother is very good." Ruan Xian pondered for a moment, then spoke again:

"My virtuous brother's background, although he is a scholar family, but because of the general trend, the family is divided into two countries, and there is not much foundation, but he has eyes since he was a child, knows how to advance and retreat, and is literate, and has been appreciated by His Majesty, and has this opportunity...... If you study deeply, you are a medium talent. ”

Listening to what Ruan Xian said, Yang Yi said, "What you said is very good. ”

In this era, unless there are special circumstances, people who are not from large families want to read and write, but it is difficult to learn, Huang Zhang's background, although there are all kinds of obstacles, but it does not delay his ability to read and write.

And Huang Zhang was appointed by Yang Yi as Mianzhu Ling, which is where Yang Yi started, which shows that he values it, but Huang Zhang is tied up here, does not dare to make a big move, and even has concerns about recommending talents.

It's good to be cautious, but too cautious will hinder development, although it seems to be doing well, but Yang Yi thinks that he should do better.