Ye Xiaotian's prospective father-in-law, Uncle Xia, was waiting anxiously. As soon as Cui Xiangsheng's words fell to the ground, he drank a glass of wine, and a smile appeared on his face.
Everyone was going to laugh at Ye Xiaotian, but when they heard what Mr. Cui said, they thought he was telling the truth, so they all stopped with a smile, and wanted to see how Mr. Cui planned to mock Ye Xiaotian.
Ye Xiaotian also thought that Cui Xiangsheng was mocking him, and deliberately said the truth, he smiled and explained just now, just to explain to everyone that this poem was written by Zhang Yi, the magistrate of Tongren, not by him. What Cui Xiangsheng just said was "reciting poems" instead of "composing poems". Although everyone knew that Cui Xiangsheng was referring to composing poems, but if he wanted to make a fool of himself, he couldn't just say that he got it wrong.
Of course others can call him shameless because of this, but he told the origin of this poem and asked Cui Xiangsheng to comment on it. This is his army against Cui Xiangsheng.
Just now he heard Yingying mention that this Cui Xiangsheng is from Tongren, and his whole family lives in Tongren, even though he is a well-known Confucian, how dare he offend Tongren Zhang Zhifu? These Tusi lords were hereditary and irreplaceable, and they had long become local emperors. These earth emperors did not need to use sharp swords to move them, but they had to use soft knives to kill without blood, and they could manipulate them so that they could not survive or die.
Although Cui Xiangsheng is a great Confucian, but judging by his behavior today, can he really do it without eating fireworks? As long as he praises a few words against his will, even if others don't say it, they will despise him greatly in their hearts. Who is shameless? Ye Xiaotian didn't think he would be the one who would be ashamed at that time.
But he never expected that before he said the origin of this poem, Cui Xiangsheng couldn't wait to praise it, it was a sincere praise, and Cui Xiangsheng's rhetorical rhetoric, not only stunned everyone, but even Ye Xiaotian stunned.
Cui Xiangsheng praised: "Okay! My first good is that he is smart enough to find a new way. The old man just talked about reciting poems, but he didn't specify whether it is Qilu or Wujue. Of course doggerel is poetry. Today there are many heroes, even if he If you can make a good poem, it may not be able to stand out from the crowd and attract people's attention, but once this doggerel comes out, who will not remember him?"
Everyone was stunned, and they all thought: "Here! The people here today, everyone has the same knowledge, who can stand out? What do we want, fame! Don't we just have to find a new way to attract people's attention?"
Everyone looked at Ye Xiaotian with admiration.
Father Xia didn't know if the poem was good or not, but when he heard that Cui Xiangsheng said it clearly and logically, he couldn't help but feel a little happier. Although he is still unwilling to marry his daughter to Ye Xiaotian, but Ye Xiaotian is getting married with his daughter after all, Ye Xiaotian has face, and the old man feels that he has some glory.
Cui Xiangsheng said again: "When it comes to doggerel, you must not look down on it just because it seems to be a jingle. Li Taibai, Lu Mengzheng, Su Dongpo, Ouyang Xiu and other literary figures all wrote doggerel. When his doggerel came out, it caused a lot of trouble. It made everyone laugh, and the effect of this doggerel was brought into full play. This is the second best. This is the third... "
Cui Xiangsheng stroked his beard, as if he was thinking aftertaste: "A doggerel should be interesting and beneficial, but don't need to pay attention to the neatness and neatness of the lines. The verses are exquisite, and the slang is not vulgar. It makes people have endless aftertaste amidst the self-deprecating. It is a good poem. This poem uses a tree as a metaphor for people, there is meaning in the ridicule, and the aftertaste is meaningful, isn't it a good poem?"
Ye Xiaotian was stunned for a long while, and finally understood: "Ah! This old man is really more shameless than me! No wonder he is a great Confucian! He is from Tongren, so he must have been to Tongren first, and Fatty Zhang might even treat him to a drink. , I showed off this latest masterpiece again at the banquet! It’s amazing! It’s amazing!”
Ye Xiaotian said "excellent", referring to Cui Xiangsheng's reaction speed. If he first said that this poem was the masterpiece of the prefect of Tongren, and Cui Xiangsheng then praised it, he would inevitably be ridiculed as a rich man in Afu, and his reputation would be ruined for the rest of his life. .
If he denounced this poem as worthless, although he preserved his integrity, he would certainly offend Zhang Zhifu. At that time, Ye Xiaotian would only be ridiculed in public, but Cui Xiangsheng, who was addicted to mouth, would inevitably end up ruining his family.
It is not the case now, others think that this poem was written by him, Ye Xiaotian, and he was so rude to Cui Xiangsheng before, no one would think it was flattery, so it has to be analyzed from other angles. Even if some people do not approve of Cui Xiangsheng's analysis of this poem, they still have to admire his broad-mindedness, and he is indeed worthy of the name of a great Confucian!
And today's scene will spread to the public sooner or later, Zhang Zhifu must be very happy to hear it, he not only maintained his reputation, but also secretly praised Zhang Zhifu, and also resolved Ye Xiaotian's murderous knife, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone.
Cui Xiangsheng took a deep look at Ye Xiaotian, and his eyes were full of pride: "Boy, you are still a little tender to fight with the old man!"
After Cui Xiangsheng's analysis, all the scholars thought about it carefully, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that this nonsense doggerel seemed to be really interesting. Cui Xiangsheng successfully transformed into a "tailor" by virtue of his fame and status. Ye Xiaotian (Zhang Zhifu) suddenly turned into the "emperor with bare buttocks", and all the scholars rushed to nod their heads in admiration, lest others say they couldn't see the goodness of this poem.
Li Qiuchi and Xu Boyi looked at each other, is this poem good? Where is it? The two shameless people met Ye Xiaotian and Cui Xiangsheng, a pair of even more shameless masters, and they were really a little bit inferior.
Xu Boyi was dissatisfied, but he couldn't refute Cui Daru's words, so he changed the topic and said: "After the discussion on poetry and prose, the next step is policy discussion. The topic of this policy discussion is whether the imperial court should open the sea or ban it. Ye Xiucai, why not Please speak freely, I am all ears."
Ye Xiaotian said: "But I don't know what the two sides' opinions are at this point in the debate?"
At this time, Xu Boyi knew that Ye Xiaotian "has the skills without learning", and he refused to let him figure out Mr. Cui's attitude from his narration process, so he sneered and said nothing.
Yan Qianqin, who was refuted by him just now, was about to speak when another white-robed scholar suddenly said with a smile: "Brother Yan thinks that opening the sea ban is an act that conforms to people's hearts, while Brother Li and Brother Xu think it should be done. Forbid the sea. They believe that if they use interests to induce the people, the people will go against benevolence and justice to pursue wealth. Therefore, the imperial court should pay attention to agriculture and restrain industry and commerce, so as to prevent the people from being greedy and despicable, and the country is in trouble. And opening the sea is a part of the trade, so The sea should be banned!"
Ye Xiaotian clasped his hands and said, "Thank you for reminding me, dear brother, what is your name, dear brother?"
The man also returned a salute, and said: "Miangui's surname is Zhao, Zhao Wenyuan, I'm here!"
The root of the dispute between opening the sea and banning the sea lies in agriculture and industry and commerce, and the root of the dispute between agriculture and industry and commerce lies in the consistent Confucian standpoint of profit and righteousness. The superficial topic of banning the sea has gone deep into the essence of the dispute.
Ye Xiaotian said strangely: "Business and industry will make the country difficult? Which expert's theory is this?"
Xu Boyi said in disbelief, "It's me! The country has fertile and vast land, but many people still don't have enough to eat. Isn't this due to the prosperity of industry and commerce and the abandonment of agriculture?"
Seeing that it was an old enemy, Ye Xiaotian immediately said: "Fart! Fart! Shit, shit!"
Cui Xiangsheng frowned and said, "How can you say such vulgar words in an elegant meeting?"
Wang Xuezheng, who had been silent for a long time, also said: "Ye Xiaotian, don't speak without words!"
Li Qiuchi said with a sneer, "Tongren Mansion School is really educated without discrimination, so ordinary people in the market are also regarded as scholars."
Ye Xiaotian pointed at Li Qiuchi and said, "Shut up! You stinky shit! The only difference between you and shit is that you don't use a cesspit to store it! What are you doing? Are you afraid that others won't know that you stink?"
Li Dazhuang was trembling with anger, and said to Cui Xiangsheng: "Mr. Cui, look, how can such a rough and vulgar man be able to be recognized as elegant!"
Cui Xiangsheng said displeasedly: "Ye Xiaotian, what's your opinion, you might as well say it in public, how can you convince others with such rudeness?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "Great opinion? What a shitty opinion? Do you need any insight for such an open-eyed matter? You high-spirited people who don't eat the fireworks of the world, can you lower your head and see how ordinary people live?
Let's take the Suzhou and Hangzhou area as an example. There is a lot of water and little land, and each household only has one or two mu of Susukida. If, according to what you said, everyone should abandon business and start agriculture, wouldn't they all starve to death? But as we all know, Suzhou and Hangzhou are a paradise on earth. Although the taxes paid are several times higher than those of other places, they are still the richest in the world. Why? "
Xu Boyi said: "You are making partial generalizations, how can you determine the policy of the world with one example in one place."
Ye Xiaotian said: "Fuck the world! You rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and you rely on the sea to eat the sea. It's just opening the sea. It's the coastal people who connect to the sea to do business. How can it involve the world? The inland people naturally still focus on farming, you idiots." , Going up and down the line at every turn, boasting, if the country depends on you, it will be over long ago."
Li Qiuchi said: "Whoever said that there is no need for industry and commerce, it's just that agriculture is the foundation and industry and commerce is the supplement. This priority must not be reversed. Promoting agriculture will make the people simple and honest, while promoting industry and commerce will make the people greedy and vulgar. The most important thing is to educate benevolence and righteousness." , If a country is compared to a person, the education of benevolence and righteousness is the mind, agriculture is the body, business is nothing more than siblings, priorities are clear, and the forbidden sea is a matter of course."
Those scholars who had figured out Mr. Cui's attitude beforehand and vigorously advocated banning the sea jumped up one after another. How long would it be if they didn't show themselves in front of Mr. Cui
Ye Xiaotian said: "Song people are few people, but they can become rich, all because of the prosperity of industry and commerce, and I don't see Song people being greedy and vulgar. Today..."
Zhang San said: "A filial husband is one who is good at following people's ambitions and telling people's affairs! Those who are forbidden by the sea are actually made by our Ming ancestors..."
Li Si said: "Mencius said: 'Why do we need to call profit? There is also benevolence and righteousness!' The four barbarians born in nature are all outside the king's transformation. Therefore, the sea is in the east, the quicksand is blocked in the west, the desert is sealed in the north, and the five mountains are in the south. Covering the sky. It wants to limit the barbarians and isolate China and foreign countries."
Wang Wu said: "The affairs of the market will seriously damage the defense of the barbarians and the Xia. The cunning people will use their capital for profit. The rich merchants and rich merchants will make millions of dollars. All the swindlers will use their extravagance to destroy people's hearts. Words Those in the market must talk about profit, and they are all treacherous ministers!"
Ye Xiaotian said: "The limbs are good, and the mind is also..."
Zhang San said: "The treacherous minister speaks widely to invite favor, establishes many envoys to show favor, engraves the people to collect generously, and Zhang makes false numbers to present tributes; sloppy minds benefit extravagance, people's desire for resentment leads to disaster..."
Li Si said: "Let the son of heaven have a minister to guard his position and do nothing. He loves a rich salary and uses it for nothing. Gai Yuwenrong and Yang Guozhong are also like this. Confucius said: 'It is better to have a minister who steals than to have a minister who does not collect...'"
Zhao Liu said: "The opening of the sea ban disperses the simplicity of honesty, and turns it into greed and contempt. Therefore, the people are few who are based on their own, and those who are at the bottom are many..."
Wang Wu said: "If the husband's literature is prolific, the quality will decline, and if it is not prosperous, it will lose its foundation. If it is not cultivated, the people will be promiscuous, but if it is fundamentally cultivated, the people will be spoiled.
Ye Xiaotian closed his mouth, seeing excited faces, chattering mouths, and spittle flying in the air, a smile gradually appeared on his face.
These people didn't give him a chance to speak at all. What open the sea and ban the sea, and what the people's opinion is, are all bullshit to these scholars. What they actually want is to become famous and to leave a good impression in front of Cui Xiangsheng and Wang Xuezheng. It's just an impression, and I'm just that stepping stone, so what if I can't argue? So what if you win the debate
Ye Xiaotian closed his mouth and said nothing, and the scholars became even more excited, speaking faster and higher, and the quotes of the saints were even more imaginative and unconscionable.
"Fool!"
Ye Xiaotian suddenly said something with a half-smile, and the noise stopped immediately, everyone closed their mouths and stared at him with wide eyes.
"A bunch of idiots!"
Ye Xiaotian cursed again, Li Qiuchi looked at him incredulously, and stammered: "You... what did you say?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "Among the delicacies of the mountains and seas, you boast and talk about the common people's lack of food, and you are heartbroken, but you can obviously earn a lot of money by opening up the sea and doing business. You are an idiot who pretends to be riding a donkey to find a donkey!"
Li Dazhuang had never seen such a scholar before, he was stunned by Ye Xiaotian's scolding, he turned to Cui Xiangsheng blankly, and said: "Sir, look... look..."
Ye Xiaotian conveniently picked a leaf from a short tree in front of the pavilion, rolled it into a funnel, snatched the wine glass from Xu Boyi's hand, stuffed the funnel made of leaves into his hand, and said: "This wine glass you use, wear These clothes and hats are all made by workers. When traders come, you eat and use theirs, but pick up the chopsticks to eat meat, put down the chopsticks and curse, you fool who only shows off your tongue!"
Li Qiuchi and Xu Boyi were stunned there, all the scholars who were showing off in high spirits were stunned there, Wang Xuezheng, Cui Xiangsheng and others sitting in the pavilion were all stunned, watching Ye Xiaotian stride away.
Ye Xiaotian walked up to the master chef who was still roasting the whole lamb with a bonfire, stopped and looked at it, and asked, "Master, how did you start this fire?"
The master chef has been devoting himself to roasting whole lambs, and he doesn't care about the debates in the booth. He doesn't think he can understand what the scholars say, so he never cared about it at all. Seeing Ye Xiaotian talking at this time, he couldn't help but look at it strangely. He glanced at it and said, "Use the fire to make a fold."
As he said that, the master took out a beautifully crafted fire folder from his arms and shook it to Ye Xiaotian. Ye Xiaotian took the fire folder out of his hand as soon as he stretched out his hand, and said solemnly: "The adults have ordered that workers cannot be used. The Huozhe made a fire."
The master was dumbfounded and said: "Then... how do I roast a lamb?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "Drilling wood! If you think drilling wood is slow..." He put on the awning to look at the sky, and said: "Ah! There is a cloud over there, maybe it will thunder and rain soon, if this The pavilion was struck by lightning, and when it hit the ground, the fire started."
The people in the pavilion and those around the pavilion looked at each other in blank dismay.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Xiaotian saw the sharp knife in the hand of the roast sheep master, so he took the knife and said: "My lord also said that this knife can't be used anymore."
The master stammered: "Then...how should I serve the food?"
Ye Xiaotian sighed: "Why are you so stupid? Here, look at me!"
Ye Xiaotian grabbed a leg of lamb and tore it hard, no matter how hot it was, he took a bite of the fragrant and oily lamb, and said: "Isn't this very good? Hahaha..."
Ye Xiaotian laughed and left while eating the meat: "Yingying, come and eat the leg of lamb."
"Yeah!"
Yingying ran over happily: "You answered so well, did they reward you?"
"Of course! Try it, it smells good."
"Hmm! It smells really good!"
The two ate the mutton one bite at a time, and walked away as if no one else was there.
Father Xia opened his mouth wide and looked at: "Our son-in-law... is a donkey!" Before anyone could turn their heads, Father Xia hurriedly raised his wine glass, pretending to be "I don't know them".