Soon, he found the second key figure:
Four hundred years later, Mr. Qi Baishi, a master of Chinese painting, once lamented when appreciating an ancient work: I would like to be a running dog for an Ivy League school!
The popular meaning of this sentence is that if I can go to an Ivy League and be a dog for him, I will be satisfied.
Ivy, Xu, and also.
There were so-called three gifted scholars in Ming Dynasty, and the conditions for being selected were simple: reading widely. However, it turns out that due to fierce competition, the simpler the standard is, the more difficult it is to achieve, and even talents like Tang Bohu Brothers have failed to squeeze in.
Therefore, only three people can finally win recognition and win this honor: Jie Jin, Yang Shen and Xu Wei.
As the editor-in-chief of Yongle Dadian, Jie Jin is recognized as the most knowledgeable, while Yang Shen, who had a hard time with the emperor and made riots, is said to have read all the books in the world and was promoted to the first place in the Expo because he stayed in the ravine all day doing nothing.
Xu Wei ranked third, not because of his poor knowledge, but because he was born late. As far as knowledge is concerned, he is not as good as Jie Jin; As far as exposition is concerned, he is inferior to Yang Shen. However, he became the most famous and legendary figure among the three.
This man really deserves this honor.
Xu Wei was born in 16 years (152 1) in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. One of his hobbies in life is to give himself names and nicknames. He has used countless names, such as Xu, Taoist Ivy, Tian Shuiyue, and Shu Laoren. Of course, the most famous is Xu Wenchang.
Zhang Ailing once said that it is necessary to become famous before it is too late, and Xu definitely conforms to Miss Zhang's statement, because he was only ten years old when he became famous.
In the third grade of primary school, before Chinese characters were fully understood, Xu Wei accomplished a feat. He read through the famous work All Tides by the famous writer Yang Xiong, but this great man was not satisfied with reading it only. He is also ingenious, rewriting this famous article (today's so-called spoof), and finally giving himself a relatively opposite name-Jeb.
Xu Wei is definitely a famous figure in the history of China. The legend of his youth is a household name. When I didn't know that the Tang Bohu brothers had eight wives, I had heard the story of Xu Wenchang fighting landlords and Xu Wenchang punishing corrupt officials.
Although the legend is beautiful, I'm sure most of it is false. Because the real teacher Xu Wei has no energy to do these things, he has been busy with one thing-the exam before the age of 30.
Xu Wei's first 20 years went well. At the age of 20, he was admitted to a scholar. At this time, his reputation has not been small. Just then, Xue Hui, the official department doctor, came to Zhejiang, heard about his talent, called for a chat, and was immediately amazed and repeatedly praised him as the most outstanding talent.
With the touting of the cadres at the central nave level, Wei Xu's fame is even greater. He is full of energy, ready to make persistent efforts, take the provincial examination, and take the examination of a juren until his final destination-Beijing.
In Wei Xu's view, this is just a procedure.
There is no doubt that Xu Wei is indeed a rare genius. He is versatile and became famous all over the country at a young age. However, he made a fatal mistake in his personal future.
Because of the imperial examination, only scholars were recognized, not geniuses.
When it comes to the imperial examination system in Ming dynasty, it is always trampled by thousands of people, destroyed talents, imprisoned thoughts and so on. It is darker than the underworld and more cruel than the top ten tortures, but history has proved that it was the most scientific system of the year.
In the imperial examination room, there is no absolute justice, but there is relative fairness. Whether you are a noble family or a poor family, there is only one choice-pick up the pen in your hand and finish the test paper. Then seal your name and wait for the arrival of fate.
Facts have proved that studying hard and making progress every day is the best way to be the first in the exam. If you try to play tricks and go through the back door, you will almost certainly die.
In the examination room of the Ming Dynasty, cheating was no joke. You should check yourself before you go in. If you are caught, you will be disqualified and will not be allowed to take the exam for several years. Those who are bolder are prepared to do things like colluding with the examiner to buy papers. You'd better pack your bags first and arrange the funeral. Because doing this job at that time was extremely risky, once it was discovered, it was hard to say whether to behead or exile.
Cheating is too difficult. Friends who want to do crooked things are estimated to have to win over their friends to enter through the back door. But the cruel facts tell us that even if you are the son of the current records, it can only show your sorrow, because most of the princelings' children did not get a good ranking in the imperial examinations throughout the Ming Dynasty. If you are really lucky, you won't be busy having fun. On the contrary, it means that your father will suffer soon.
Records of the Ming Dynasty, such as Zhang and Wang Xijue. Although I am usually in the DPRK, as long as I hear that my son has entered the top few, I will immediately wash my face and prepare for the upcoming abuse. Because according to the usual practice, the good news of my son has just arrived, and the official scolding chapter will arrive in a few hours at most. Everything is overwhelming because of my father's expensive and suspected cheating.
Officials in the Ming Dynasty were very democratic, almost all of them had the local bearing of Wan Huhou in those days, the saliva system was very developed, and the paparazzi spirit was extremely fierce. Of course, they won't let go of this kind of thing, and they will bite if they catch it.
It takes a lot of courage to get up from this water. For example, Wang Xijue later recorded that his son couldn't help scolding him and even driving his son home after winning the first place after the provincial examination. It was not until thirteen years later that he left office and went home that he let his son take the exam.
Of course, Lao Tzu is a senior official of the imperial court, and his son is among the best in the exam, but he is not scolded. There are some, but they are unique. The hero father and son are Yang Tinghe and his son, Yang Shen, one of the three great talents.
Yang Shenxiong got the top prize, but his father didn't get scolded. This is because Yang Shenxiong's fame is too great and his level is too good, and everyone has reached a * * * knowledge. If Yang Shenxiong fails in the exam, it means there is something wrong with the exam.
The same fate seems to have befallen Xu Wei. He is famous all over the world, brilliant, and took part in a small after having obtained an examination. Everyone thought that winning the lottery was just a matter of ranking for him.
However, it happened that God wanted to play with Xu Wei. He took the provincial exam for the first time and failed. Never mind, wipe your sweat and take the exam in three years.
The second time, Xu Wei failed the exam again, and God hit his second hand.
Three years later, the same race happened, and Xu Wei came third.
Extremely depressed, Wei Xu met an unanswerable question-why did he just fail the exam?
It was in the most difficult time of his life that he met the person who changed his life-Hu Zongxian.
After the defeat of the pursuit war, the defeated Hu Zongxian was no longer the governor of Zhejiang, but surprisingly, this man was promoted to the governor instead of being demoted.
Because his patron, Zhao Wenhua, played his specialty in planting, he not only demoted Cao Bangfu, but also gave him a leadership responsibility by the way.
So Cao Bangfu and Yang Yi left, and Hu Zongxian became the new governor, so he could finally go all out to start his great cause.
Soon after this, he heard all kinds of legends about Xu Wei. After practical investigation, he decided to hire this talent as his employee.
Hu Zongxian is extremely clever by nature, and he is a very conceited person. Although he catered to Zhao Wenhua and Yan Song, he looked down on them at heart. At this time, he is even more imposing, with his back against Yan Song and his henchmen. In addition to Fujian and Zhejiang, even South Zhili and Guangdong provinces want to sell his face.
This also just, it happened that the Governor Hu was a terrible person. According to historical records, Hu Zongxian was born with an extraordinary appearance and an aggressive momentum, which is roughly equivalent to today's and daunting.
For example, Yu is a notoriously difficult person. He dares to stick to his principles and is not afraid of losing his job. In addition, he also has a martial arts. Someone once joked that even if he died, black and white impermanence would not dare to take him away.
But it is such a well-known soldier, the commander of the Zhejiang Military Division, who is cautious every time he meets Hu Zongxian, even afraid to lift his head, sometimes shaking.
Relatively speaking, Xu Wei's level is so low that even Juren can't get into the exam. Although he is famous, he is just a famous pauper.
Now the governor has taken a fancy to this poor man and intends to ask him to be his chief of staff. It is common to do touting in Shaoxing, and it is difficult to meet such a big customer as Hu Zongxian, let alone be invited by others. In the eyes of many people, this is a pie falling from the sky.
Xu Wei is more straightforward. Facing the governor's special envoy, he answered quickly in fluent Shaoxing dialect, but after he finished speaking, the special envoy did not move-he really didn't understand.
In desperation, the messenger invited an interpreter, only then did he understand Xu Wei's meaning, which was really simple-where he came from and where he went back! Who invited you here? You sent him!
Faced with this super awesome person, the messenger had nothing to say, so he had to go back trembling to convey the original words of the poor scholar.
However, to everyone's surprise, Hu Zongxian, who has always been arrogant and unruly, was not angry. He thought for a moment, then said to his subordinates, I'll find him.
Strangely, the arrogant Governor Hu gave in to a poor scholar.
However, it turns out that Governor Hu did not do business at a loss. Compared with the poor scholar's later contribution, it is worthwhile for him to kowtow.
Since ancient times, romantic talents have been wooed by many senior officials, but in fact, these so-called talents have no function except singing poems in pairs and being arty. For example, the famous Wang Xizhi's father and son and Wang Huizhi are good at calligraphy and poetry, but in their daily work, they should be directly classified as retarded.
Not to mention Wang Xizhi, the government has done a lot, but he has been paid for decades, and his son Wang Huizhi is even more outrageous. This man used to be a cavalry in the army, more or less a military attache, but he just wandered around all day, doing nothing, as if he were sleepwalking. One day, someone asked him such a question:
"What exactly do you do?"
Comrade Wang Huizhi seriously considered this question and gave an answer:
"I often see someone holding a horse in front. I may be in charge of the horse. "
There are countless such gifted scholars and idiots in history, and Xu Wei seems to belong to this category.
Because Xu Wei's situation is very similar to the above two, he is famous and versatile, and he is good at calligraphy, painting and poetry. Mr. Qi Baishi saw his paintings and was willing to be his dog. Although his personal wish is not good, it fully reflects Xu Wei's painting level.
However, for the public's love, Xu is very low-key and extremely modest, which can be seen from his self-evaluation:
My book ranks first, followed by poetry, writing and painting.
According to this statement, the superb painting skills admired by later generations turned out to be Mr. Xu Wei's most careless (relatively speaking) major, which is really sensational.
Fortunately, Mr. Xu Wei is not alone, because as far as I know, there is another person who is widely praised by the people and has the same painting level. He is the famous Comrade Ma Liang.
It's ok for cattle to reach this level, but Mr. Xu Wei, a cow in the sky, is quite a failure in real life. After studying for more than 20 years, I failed the juren exam, and my basic life could not be guaranteed. It seems that he is not much better than that Wang Huizhi.
But Hu Zongxian visited him personally, spoke Huizhou dialect, and even talked with gestures, which fooled him for a long time and finally brought him back.
Hu Zongxian is a man who likes to do things, and hates empty talk. The reason why he values Xu Wei so much is based on his intuition-besides poetry and painting, this man has more outstanding abilities.
His judgment is correct.
In fact, Xu Wei's ranking of his ability is wrong, because his most outstanding ability is neither painting nor poetry, but the art of war.
Xu Wei is a man proficient in the art of war, not an armchair strategist. This is also a strange thing. Hu Zongxian knows the art of war. It was only after drinking wine at the border for several years and seeing countless dead people that I understood it after painstaking efforts.
Xu Xiucai sits at home every day and has no chance to watch it on the battlefield. He became familiar with the art of war after reading only a few art books. He can only say that he is too talented.
In this way, Xu Wei, in rags, swaggered into the Governor's Office. He really doesn't think of himself as an outsider. He ate well and didn't say anything. Take whatever you see. Except for Hu Zongxian's wife, he dare not take it.
What's even funnier is that this guy likes to wander around after dinner, regardless of occasion or place. On one occasion, Hu Zongxian held an important military meeting in the Chamber, and the participants included senior generals such as and Don Lew. Everyone was listening to Governor Hu's lecture with bated breath when Wei Xu suddenly cut in.
See touts door also don't knock, hurried in, Hu Zongxian thought what's the emergency, immediately shut up, waiting for Mr Xu's instructions, the governor's adult don't talk, no one dare to make any noise, so the venue was silent, everyone looked at whispering attentively.
Master Xu is really extraordinary. In everyone's eyes, he walked around the field without saying a word, and then walked away.
Everyone was dumbfounded, and it took a while to return to god: is this person a mental illness?
Hu Zongxian is a serious person and lacks patience with his subordinates. He is easily questioned and abused. It's not surprising that someone dared to drag him out to feed the dog like this during his meeting.
But Hu Zongxian showed great tolerance to the poor scholar who made fun of him. He never mentioned it, so he just dropped it.
Hu Zongxian's modesty was rewarded. After the initial running-in period, Xu Wei began to shine brightly. His writing style is excellent and to the point. He sorted out all the official documents from the emperor to the county government and Hu Zongxian, and even Yan Song, the husband's literary expert, wrote many times to praise Hu Zongxian's official document writing.
However, it was not these letters that had a profound influence on Hu Zongxian, but a casual conversation.
Hu Zongxian, who became the governor, thought that under his wise leadership, the enemy's chaos could be quickly calmed down. However, since the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555), this kind of disaster has become more and more serious, and bandits have become more and more diligent, visiting dozens of times every year. Hu Zongxian refused to show weakness and went all out to suppress it, but the result was that the loss outweighed the gain, making ends meet.
Just as Hu Zongxian was scratching his head for another defeat, Xu Wei came to his side and said this to the embattled governor: Set the overall situation first, then act.
Hu Zongxian thus found the road to victory.
He finally realized that he had struggled for a long time for the gains and losses of one city and one pool, but he never grasped the key to victory.
Pushing aside the fog ahead, Hu Zongxian finally found that behind those messy fishermen, there were two real rivals, pirates, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese.