208. Ten Questions on the Book of Documents and Commentary on the Book of Songs! (Part 2) (Page 1/2)
study.
Cui Yu took the stack of manuscripts written by A-di and read them excitedly as if he had found a treasure. It took him a long time to come back to his senses from the shocked and confused state.
He opened his mouth tremblingly, wanting to say something, but in the end, only one sentence remained in his mind -
Such an inspiring and brilliant article, but it was not finished?!
What's next?
What else?!
Damn it, write quickly!
Cui Yu suddenly turned around and looked at A-di.
At some point, Cui Xian, who was sleeping on the table, woke up.
Because he stayed up late to write an article, he looked a little sleepy and yawned several times in succession.
Noticing Cui Yu's gaze, Cui Xian smiled and said, "I fell asleep without noticing. Brother, why are you here?"
Cui Yu carefully put the manuscript in his hand back on the desk.
Then, under Cui Xian's astonished gaze, he excitedly handed over the pen: "Brother, have you had a good rest?"
"If you are so good at writing, write more. Don't stop writing! Keep writing!"
Ah this.
Cui Xian said speechlessly: "Brother, I have been writing all night!"
"Moreover, if all the annotations for the 350 poems are complete, it would take at least several hundred thousand words."
"How can it be finished in one or two days?"
Cui Yu's lips moved several times when he heard this, but he finally resisted the urge to urge the author to submit his manuscript and walked out of the study.
In the yard, the family was still refining icing sugar.
Seven or eight days passed.
The first batch of gray-white sugar blocks were completely dried and produced a total of 700 kilograms of icing sugar!
Old Cui's mouth was almost broken from laughing.
Cui Yu took a deep breath and walked over, saying solemnly: "Grandma, Mom, Dad, let's try not to make any noise at home from now on, so as not to disturb my brother from writing."
Upon hearing this, Old Cui said, "We have been very quiet."
It is really hard to hold back from laughing when sugar is making such huge profits!
However.
Cui Yu was quite excited and said, "That won't work either. You need to keep your voice down! The articles that my brother is writing now are amazing. So amazing that—"
How to describe it?
Facing the shocked and dazed gazes of the whole family.
Cui Yu said firmly: "It will be so great that decades, hundreds, or even thousands of years later, scholars will put the name Cui Xian together with Confucius and Mencius."
The Cui family's yard fell silent in an instant.
Old Cui looked down at the pile of frosting and suddenly felt that it was just so-so.
It's nothing more than making a little more money.
She slapped her thigh and said, "From today on, everyone in our family will become mute! If anyone dares to disturb Brother Xian, hmph..."
The last 'humph' is full of threat.
Little Cui Ying was so scared that she quickly covered her mouth.
Cui Zhongyuan and the Chen couple were buzzing with confusion.
My son is a saint?
Oh my god!
Just thinking about it makes me laugh like a pig.
Cui Zhongyuan took a deep breath, suppressed his trembling heart, and resolutely went back to his room to study.
His son is so outstanding, and as a father, he cannot hold him back!
No matter what, even if it costs his life, he has to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi so that he can assist his son in the future!
Cui Boshan saw his younger brother go back to his room to study, and followed him silently.
Chen, Lin, Old Cui, and Cui Xuan looked at each other and understood the pressure in each other's eyes.
Xian'er's steps are getting bigger and bigger, and they can't fall behind.
During this period, we must increase our efforts and refine more frosting!
Take advantage of the beginning, when the goods are scarce and make a fortune.
When frosting enters the market in large quantities in the future, the price will definitely get lower and lower.
So from that day on, the entire Cui family entered a "silent" state.
Plus there are 'bodyguards' like Dashan patrolling and guarding outside.
No matter how big a commotion there is in Kaifeng City now, Cui Xian, who is at the center of the public opinion whirlpool, has temporarily disappeared from the public eye.
In addition to Mr. Donglai, Baba came to Cui's study every day to read the manuscript of "Poetry Collection" written by his apprentice.
The more he watched, the more shocked he was, and the more fascinated he became.
As a leader in the contemporary literary world, Mr. Dong Lai understands too well the value of this book "Poetry Collection".
It can be regarded as an epoch-making literary treasure, a groundbreaking and innovative work that can replace the authority of Han Confucian classics and the "Maoshixu"!
Read to the end.
Mr. Dong Lai looked at his young apprentice as if he were a monster, and murmured, "Once this book comes out, it will cause a bloody storm in Daliang!"
beside.
Cui Yu blushed and said, "No matter what kind of bloody storm it causes, it must be published! And it must be printed in hundreds and thousands of copies! If the "Poetry Collection" is not promoted with all its strength, it will be a loss to the entire Daliang literary world!"
Mr. Donglai nodded in agreement.
Then, he and Cui Yu looked at Cui Xian together, and their meaning was very clear -
Write! Write now!
The pen can’t stop!
Cui Xian was speechless as the two men stared at him and urged him to submit his manuscript. He could only write frantically.
The days of writing always go by quickly.
The time has passed from July to early August.
There was so much icing sugar in the Cui family’s warehouse that it was almost impossible to store it all.
Two letters from the capital were delivered to the Cui family one after another.
One of them was from the Emperor.
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Cui Xian stared at the sentence "Is poison wine bitter? Fish intestines sharp? Or is hanging from the beams elegant?" for a moment, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
It seems that the emperor has passed this hurdle for the time being.
Of course, Cui Xian would not choose any of these three options.
He planned to leave the emperor alone for a while, and then send Cheng as a gift.
First coax people, then give gifts, even the emperor can't stand it!
The other letter was sent by my master Zheng Xiasheng.
After reading it, Cui Xian's expression froze slightly.
Chen Bing is ready to take action.
Most of the powerful people in the southeast will also use a killing move.
Fortunately, Xiao Zhen secretly dispatched a group of secret guards, who were also on their way to Kaifeng.
The new Henan Provincial Governor, Cen Hongchang, is about to come to Kaifeng to take up his post.
Ye Huaifeng will also be transferred to Kaifeng.
The stage has been set, and characters from all sides appear one by one. It is hard to imagine how chaotic Kaifeng will be next!
Well... maybe we can't wait until next time, Kaifeng is already in chaos now!
Because a large number of old men were taken into Kaifeng City one after another!
Along with the old men came scholars and writers from all over Daliang who came to Kaifeng to watch Cui Xian’s debate event!
It is no exaggeration to say that during this period in Kaifeng, the streets were crowded with people, and everywhere you looked you saw scholars wearing Confucian robes.
However, these young scholars have become "supporting roles".
The protagonists are the 'old men'!
They gathered in groups of three or five in the streets and alleys, discussing indignantly how to defeat the "thief Cui Xian".
It was not until the beginning of August that an ox cart slowly came into Kaifeng City.
All the old men in Kaifeng were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears.
"Mr. Huan Ying! Mr. Huan Ying is here!"
"The sutra thief Cui Xian falsely claimed that all twenty sutras had loopholes, and he despised the Preface to the Book of Songs as if it were a straw dog! Mr. Huan Ying, please teach Cui Xian a lesson for us!"
"Back then, Mr. Huan Ying also gave Dong Lai some guidance on his studies! Cui Xian may have some strength, but in front of Mr. Huan Ying, he is definitely a fluorescent light against a bright moon!"
In the next half month, two more famous scholars of the Taishan level appeared:
Mr. Xun Zhang and Mr. Ban Lin came to Kaifeng one after another amid the cheers of countless old men.
The above three gentlemen all directly stated that they would go on stage to teach Cui Xian a lesson!
Cui Xian is definitely finished!
After these old men deliberately created momentum, even before the debate began, it seemed that "Cui Xian would definitely lose" had become a foregone conclusion.
Everywhere in the streets and alleys of Kaifeng, people were singing Cui Xian's praises.
But Pei Jian, Yan Siyuan, Su Qi and others were very angry.
As the day of the debate was getting closer, they couldn't help themselves and went to Cui's house again.
Yan Siyuan said angrily: "That group of old scholars are not only pedantic, but also extremely arrogant! They rely on the reputation of those old gentlemen to slander you everywhere!"
"People outside say that you will definitely lose this time!"
"Can you still tolerate this?"
Pei Jian, Su Qi and their gang also looked at Cui Xian with indignation.
But, Cui Xian just sat there with a smile on his face.
Mr. Donglai and Cui Yu also looked calm and composed.
Seeing this scene, Pei Jian, who was originally angry, narrowed his eyes suspiciously: "Something is wrong! Brother Xian, you are not planning any big moves!"
Holding back a big move?
Everyone was startled when they heard this, and looked over with expectation.
Cui Xian thought about it and said with a smile: "I do have a big move, but I can't use it in advance for the time being. It's not the right time yet. So, let's use a small move first."
Ah this.
The situation outside is serious now. Will it work if we only use a small trick?
Yan Siyuan began to murmur in his heart.
After Cui Xian finished speaking, he stood up, took out his pen and ink, and said as he wrote: "I said at that time that if you want to debate with me on the stage about the Book of Shang, you must pass my preliminary test."
"Now that the time is almost up, it's time to announce the test questions first."
"The name of my exam question is - Ten Questions on the Book of Shang! Tomorrow morning, I will ask my grandmother to publish it in the Bianliang Gazette."
"Anyone who can answer all ten questions will be qualified to debate with me on stage!"
Good job!
What's the difference between this and directly issuing a challenge to all the famous scholars in Daliang? !
It's even more cruel than 'picking up old men all over the world'.
Moreover, he knew that three great scholars, Mr. Huan Ying, Mr. Xun Zhang and Mr. Ban Lin, had all come to Kaifeng!
I have never seen anyone so arrogant in my life!
Yan Siyuan, Su Qi, Pei Jian and a group of people were excited and nervous. They all gathered around to see what Cui Xian wrote.
Even Mr. Donglai and Cui Yu came over to watch the fun.
Knowing Choi Heon's "big move", the two of them responded to this "small move" with a reserved attitude.
However, a moment later.
There was a sound of gasps throughout the room.
Yan Siyuan stammered, "...No, you call this a trick? May I ask?"
Mr. Dong Lai, who was originally reserved and calm, suddenly had his eyes twitching wildly: "My dear disciple, are you planning to kill those old men outside?"
Even Pei Jian, who was always brave, swallowed his saliva: "It's over. After tomorrow, all of Kaifeng will be filled with crazy old men!"
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