Chapter 29: They're all men
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Mr. Tang is too disrespectful to the county marquis!"
"Humph, could it be that what Mr. Tang said is wrong? Today, peasants can participate in the election. Isn't it an insult to scholars like us?"
The whole audience burst into laughter, quite unscrupulously.
At this time, Chen Kui on the stage also laughed coldly and drank tea leisurely. Naturally, everything today was arranged by him. The purpose was to slap the face of this county marquis and make the newly established county marquis's mansion lose all its prestige!
Open election?
Ah!
It's easy to say, but with Liu Dahao's half-baked literary talent, what can you choose?
The other few people were also watching this joke. Although they didn't laugh out loud, they were all holding back their laughter.
Liu Dahao was naturally so angry at Tang Shiwei that his face turned red.
"what can you do?"
At this moment, Liu Zheng smiled coldly and looked at Tang Shiwei.
Tang Shiwei looked back, and when he saw that it was Liu Zheng, he couldn't help but reveal a strong mockery in his eyes. A dandy boy dared to fight with him?
He shook his head and said coquettishly, "So it's Master Liu. Why don't you ask Master Liu to give me some questions? Love, flowers, snow, moon, all kinds of flying flower orders, I, Tang Shiwei, can easily answer them!"
The whole audience applauded.
Tang Shiwei's literary talent is indeed outstanding.
Liu Zheng smiled coldly: "Really?"
Is this another blind person who wants to compete with me in poetry?
He looked at Tang Shiwei and laughed, "Excuse me, Mr. Tang, which position are you applying for?"
Tang Shiwei looked arrogant and snorted coldly: "Of course it's the chief historian!"
Liu Zheng laughed and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Tang is not qualified yet."
"you……"
Tang Shiwei was immediately furious: "Mr. Liu has insulted me too much! The notice said that the county magistrate's office would recruit all the talents in the world to jointly manage Yinzhou! Are you jealous of my talent and so intolerant?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Deceive the world and steal the reputation!"
"Specious!"
Liu Zheng smiled and said, "Well, let's write a poem first!"
When Tang Shiwei heard about the poem, he looked confident, opened his folding fan and sang: "I, Tang Shiwei, have traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers since I was young, but I was laughed at by the county prince. How sad and lamentable!"
Everyone cursed in unison, feeling quite indignant.
Liu Zheng also watched with a smile.
"If life is not satisfactory, I will let my hair down and row a boat tomorrow.
I want to cross the Yellow River but the river is blocked by ice, and I want to climb the Taihang Mountains but the mountains are covered with snow! "
Tang Shiwei shook his head and chanted.
When everyone heard this, they all cheered.
This poem describes a man who is full of knowledge but is frustrated and even ridiculed by others. It would be better for him to continue traveling around. In short, it is because others do not recognize his value, not because he is not talented.
Most intellectuals are frivolous and narcissistic.
This poem immediately aroused resonance and indignation among the audience. Many people raised their glasses and shouted, and the scene was in chaos.
"Mr. Liu, how is it?"
Tang Shiwei laughed out loud.
Everyone shouted "How?"
At this time, the people on the stage also nodded, praising Tang Shiwei's outstanding literary talent. Even Zheng Yueru looked at Liu Zheng worriedly, wondering if he could handle it?
"Depressed and frustrated?"
Liu Zheng sneered, picked up the wine glass on the table, drank a glass with Tang Shiwei, drank it all in one gulp, stood up suddenly, and a dazzling gleam flashed in his eyes.
“Have you not seen that the water of the Yellow River comes from the sky, rushes to the sea and never returns?
Don’t you see the white hair in the mirror in the hall, which was black in the morning and turned white in the evening?
When life is good, enjoy it to the fullest; don’t leave your golden cup facing the moon empty.
I was born with a talent that will be useful, and even if I lose all my money, I will get it back! "
The whole audience was shocked.
Tang Shiwei's face changed drastically.
What do you mean? I was just feeling frustrated and frustrated, and you said I was born to be useful?
Zheng Yueru's eyes lit up when she heard this and she couldn't help but stand up.
This is a typical case of a slap in the face on the spot, and no grudges are held overnight. And it is a precise slap in the face!
Liu Zheng laughed and continued chanting:
"Cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle is fun, and drinking three hundred cups at the party.
Master Cen, Mr. Danqiu, let’s drink, please don’t stop.
I will sing a song for you, please listen attentively.
Bells, drums, delicacies and jades are not expensive at all, I just wish to be drunk forever and never wake up.
Since ancient times, all saints and wise men have been lonely, only drinkers leave their names.
In the past, King Chen held a banquet in Pingle, and he drank ten thousand cups of wine and had a lot of fun.
Why does the host say that he has little money? I must buy some wine to drink with you.
Five-colored horses, furs worth thousands of gold,
I will call my son to go out and exchange for some good wine, so that we can share our eternal sorrows. "
"Song of the Wine"! This is another classic poem by Li Bai. The poem has profound thoughts and mature artistic expression. The whole poem is about drinking. It seems to be high-spirited and optimistic, but in fact it is full of the author's resentment and sighs for his lack of talent. But the world is like this, and one person cannot change it.
However, the author is optimistic and open-minded.
He believed that even if he could not become an official, at least he still had wine and poetry!
The whole poem is full of life philosophy, especially the open-mindedness, which makes people unable to help but ponder deeply. Only such a state of mind deserves to be called a talent!
In comparison, Tang Shiwei's crazy look of rowing a boat seemed too stingy.
The whole place fell silent instantly.
Liu Dahao laughed loudly. He knew his son's abilities, so he was not surprised at all.
But what about everyone else?
Zheng Yueru knew about Liu Zheng's legend, but she was also shocked by his poem! This poem can be called a masterpiece of all time!
Shen Xing also had a dazed look on his face. After taking a few deep breaths, he shouted, "Young Master is so talented!"
“Great talent!”
“Good poem!”
“A great poem for all time!”
Which of these scholars at the scene didn't know the value of something? After a brief moment of shock, they all stood up and bowed deeply to Liu Zheng with admiration and apology.
"Hey, you..."
Tang Shiwei's face changed instantly and he was hit hard.
Liu Zheng sneered: "Jealous of your literary talent?"
"just you?"
"Come to be the chief historian?"
"The Chief Secretary is in charge of the county officials. He not only needs to be talented, but also needs to understand the people's opinions! Well, let me ask you, how much food do my family of five in Yinzhou need in a year?"
"How much does a family earn so that they don't have to go out begging?"
"How many wild vegetables in the mountains can be used as food do you know?"
“How to increase farmers’ income?”
Tang Shiwei had no idea about all this. Liu Zheng's questions made him sweat profusely. He took a few steps back, looking panicked.
Liu Zheng flicked his sleeves and snorted coldly: "You claim to have traveled to famous mountains and rivers all over the world, but have you ever thought about a few crops that can be brought to Yinzhou for trial planting, and a few medicinal herbs that can bring peace to the people?"
"good!"
"Good question, sir!"
"Young Master, you have great ambitions. We are being rude to you!"
Many scholars who had just been mocking Liu Zheng stood up.
Tang Shiwei was already feeling frustrated, sweating profusely, and turned away in shame. In this situation, how could he still have the face to stay?
"waste!"
Chen Kui on the stage couldn't help but curse when he saw this scene. Tang Shiwei took a lot of money from their Chen family every year. He originally thought that he could let him slap the Liu father and son in the face, but he didn't expect that he would leave with his face covered.
but……
Is there any way to do this?
He looked at Liu Zheng coldly.
This young master of the Liu family is indeed a bit unusual.
Tang Shiwei's defeat sounded a warning to people. The following selection process was much more stable. However, Liu Zheng's selection method was still incomprehensible.
After Tang Shiwei left, a guy who was known as the second most talented person in Yinzhou also stood up.
As soon as she started to read the love poem, she was driven out by Liu Zheng.
Everyone was shocked. Could it be that the young master of the Liu family really didn't like writing poetry? But in this era, this is literary talent!
Then, there was an old man who was dressed in rags and smelled sour. This old man was well versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, the Doctrine of the Mean and the University, and he could recite them by heart.
But when Liu Zheng asked some pointed questions, the man became dumbfounded.
Study hard!
Liu Zheng shook his head. What's the point of memorizing ancient Chinese texts? What he needs is someone who is truly well-versed in classics.
During the entire morning, Liu Zheng didn't even select one person.
This made many people feel uneasy.
The good impression that many people had just developed towards Liu Zheng immediately disappeared.
"Master Liu, are you kidding me?"
"That is, what kind of talent do you want?"
"Do you really want the farmers who know about medicinal plants to be officials in the county government?"
Everyone laughed, and the pair of eyes looked at someone in the crowd jokingly.
This man was totally out of place among these scholars. He was dressed like a peasant, with a white headscarf, dark skin, and calloused hands.
Being looked at like this, the man blushed immediately: "I, I just came to join in the fun!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"A peasant, do you think you can become an official?"
"A monkey in human clothing is a laughing stock!"
Liu Zheng looked at him with great interest and asked with a laugh, "What's your name?"
The farmer said in a deep voice, "Sir, my name is Liang Erfu, and I'm a farmer. I, I, I know the problems you just mentioned!"
"oh?"
Liu Zheng's eyes lit up and he encouraged him to continue.
He seemed to have an inexplicable liking for this kind of sturdy man. Maybe it was because he was an engineering man, and he really couldn't stand the literary and scholarly look of those scholars. His subordinates must all be men!
Liang Erfu stiffened his neck and shouted, "The rice harvest in Mian and Luo is 30 dan per mu, and sometimes as much as 15 dan!"
"One acre of land is strong and half is weak. If there are droughts and floods at different times, even if the land cannot be fully utilized, it will not produce a single dan of millet per year."
"Good farmland is rare in Yinzhou, Zhongtian..."
"Go to the fields..."
"A family of five can be fed with two ounces of silver!"
"There are many wild vegetables in Yinzhou, but they need to be..."
The only voice left in the entire county mansion was Liang Erfu's. Everyone else was stunned. Aren't farmers farmers? Aren't they just peasants?
Where does all this knowledge come from?
Liu Zheng was already very excited. He stood up and asked, "Liang Erfu, can you read?"
Liang Erfu said: "My Lord, I have been to a private school for a few years..."
"good!"
Liu Zheng laughed loudly and slapped his thigh: "Liang Erfu, you should be officially elected as the counselor of the Ministry of Agriculture of the County Houfu!"
There was an uproar in the audience.
How could a peasant like him gain entry into this house?
How shameful is this?
Liang Erfu was also stunned on the spot.
He just came here to join in the fun today, and now he's an official?
