Su Chen was spotted by Han Xizai and couldn't leave anymore, so he stepped forward to meet him, cupped his hands and said, "I've met Mr. Han."

"I have no official position for the time being, so I am not an adult." Han Xizai waved his hand and said with a smile.

Su Chen walked up to him and said, "Sir, are you painting here again?"

Han Xizai sighed softly: "I came here to fish with an old friend. I felt something in my heart and wrote a poem, Su Chen, come here and have a look."

"Did you write a poem?" Su Chen was startled and looked at the rice paper on the drawing board. There was indeed a poem written on it, and the name of the poem was "Revealing Heartfelt Feelings".

This is a Tang Jiaofang song. Wen Tingyun of the late Tang Dynasty created this tune by taking the meaning of "no one can talk about it at home, and who can see the feelings of others" in "Li Sao". It has forty-four characters in a double tune, and the upper and lower pieces each have three flat rhymes.

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Wen Tingyun was proficient in melody and poetry, but he was as famous as Li Shangyin in poetry, and was called "Wen Li" at that time. His poems were gorgeous in diction, colorful and exquisite, and the content was mostly about boudoir love.

His Ci is more deliberately refined, focusing on literary grace and vocal emotion. His achievements are superior to those of the late Tang Dynasty. He is the chief poet of the "Huajian School" and is respected as the originator of the "Huajian School". He has influenced the development of Ci

Very big. In the history of Ci, it is as famous as Wei Zhuang and is also called "Wen Wei".

Su Chen is also considered a top student in the Chinese Department and is familiar with this unpopular poem. After scanning it calmly, he smiled and said: "Sir, he is very talented, his words are simple, but his emotions are real. If this junior's guess is correct, this poem is exactly Mr.

It’s a portrait of life.”

"Hahaha, little friend Su Chen, you are really wise!" Han Xizai smiled, turned to the man next to him and said, "Brother Xu Xian, let me introduce you to Mr. Su Chen. You were at my house last night

, didn’t you praise that poem by Pi Rixiu? The font is timeless and the writing style is unique. He wrote it.”

"Oh? This is this young talent!" The man named Xu looked at Su Chen with his eyes. He was a little curious when he saw that he was dressed simply, with Chinese characters all over his face, and that he was not wearing the robe of a scholar.

Su Chen raised his hands and saluted, "I don't dare to take it seriously. I have seen this gentleman before."

Han Xizai continued to introduce: "My brother Xu Xian, my surname is Xu Mingkai, and my courtesy name is Chu Jin. When we were in the imperial court, we had a close friendship. We were both secretaries of the Provincial School. We are currently a bachelor of Jixian Palace. We came to Runzhou."

I'm on official business and stopped by to see my old friend."

"It turns out he is a bachelor of Xu University." Su Chen's heart moved slightly. This was one of the two Xus of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Xu Kai and Xu Xuan were two talented people in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

However, Xu Kai's political ability was average, but he was rich in knowledge and proficient in text exegesis, which was equivalent to a living dictionary in the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is said that Li Yu obtained an ancient "Zhou Zai Qi Zhi Yi". No one in Jiangdong knew this book, so he asked Xu for advice.

Kai, this Xu Kai was able to annotate and answer the questions one by one without omitting any omissions or forgetting them.

Xu Kai was deeply impressed by Su Chen's unique "thin gold style" calligraphy calligraphy. It was quite similar to the calligraphy inherited by Chu Suiliang and Xue Yao of the Tang Dynasty, but it was just more special. The handwriting was thin and strong, even thin without losing its flesh.

The sky is so beautiful that it gives people the feeling that it is better than blue.

"How old is Mr. Su Chen? Did he take part in last year's imperial examination?" Xu Kai, who loves talents, asked with great interest.

Su Chen was embarrassed, shook his head and said: "I didn't participate. In fact, I... was just a student in the state capital academy. I dropped out of school before I graduated."

"A dropout and a disciple?" Xu Kai was a little surprised. There is an academy in the prefecture. Studying in the academy is the status of a student. If you don't graduate and drop out midway, you are a dropout.

Because the imperial examination system in the Southern Tang Dynasty followed the old system of the Tang Dynasty, although there were some changes, the overall system was similar. It mainly consisted of Jinshi subjects. It was not like the three-level imperial examination system in the Song and Ming Dynasties, which had the status of scholars and candidates. The scholars in the Tang Dynasty were different from those in the Song Dynasty. Scholars in the Ming and Qing Dynasties all have different meanings.

The Jinshi examination in the Southern Tang Dynasty followed the legacy of the Tang Dynasty, with poetry and Fu as the main content of the examination.

However, the three emperors of the Southern Tang Dynasty had different attitudes towards selecting officials through the imperial examination, so the content of the examination also had some changes. For example, when the martyr Li Min was in power, he valued Confucian officials, selected officials based on the classics and laws, and tried to eliminate warriors. Shortly after he ascended the throne, he issued an edict saying: "The previous dynasty lost its control, and there were many people rising from all directions. The military men used things, and the virtues were blocked and unsuitable. I am deeply saddened. For the three things, I have appointed Confucian officials and removed the harsh rule." , and a new beginning with the people."

On the basis of classics and meanings, Li Sheng paid more attention to the law to select scholars, which became a new trend in the imperial examination during the Liezu period. However, this trend did not develop because Li Jing and Li Yu were both people who loved literature and preferred to use poetry. Scholars were awarded, so after Li Sheng returned to the west, he canceled the content of this legal examination.

And this Xu Kai was a learned man among the scholars of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He also had a special temper. During the period of Li Sheng, he had a lot of disdain for the imperial examination system. According to the "Biography of Xu Kai" in the history of the Five Dynasties in later generations: "In the middle of the promotion to Yuan Dynasty, the discussion Those who regard scholars as frivolous and use the classics and laws to recruit scholars are shameful and do not seek official advancement."

The simple explanation of this sentence is: Xu Kai, consciously disdaining the literati's behavior of using laws to select scholars at that time, closed the door and studied knowledge at home without seeking an official career.

The fact is also true. During Li Sheng's reign, Xu Kai did not become an official. It was not until Li Jing came to the throne that Xu Kai came out to participate in rural tribute, entered the court with his knowledge and became the secretary of the secretarial department. At that time, At that time, he and Han Xizai became colleagues and close friends.

"Yes, he can be regarded as a student who is an undergraduate!" Su Chen admitted generously.

Xu Kai frowned and turned to Han Xizai with a slightly surprised and questioning look.

Han Xizai was a little embarrassed because he met Su Chen that day and chatted for a while, mainly focusing on the scrolls and calligraphy, and did not ask him about his status as a scholar. Moreover, Han Xizai was not particular about trivial matters, and often only looked at people based on their talent and personality. The spleen and stomach don’t care about the specific identity.

"Haha, it doesn't matter if you didn't take part in the imperial examination. Seeing as you are young, you are just about to reach the top of the imperial examination! Even if you drop out of school, you can still go back to the academy, pay a certain amount of money for the examination, receive the test reference, and then re-register for the imperial examination."

Su Chen laughed in his heart. Although he studied Chinese and recited some Tang poems and Song lyrics, it was impossible for him to take part in the imperial examination, write Tang Fu in parallel prose, pay attention to different rhymes and turns, and write beautiful articles. .After all, he is not a pure ancient who grew up reading scriptures. His education environment is different.

"As for the imperial examination, the juniors have no ambitions." Su Chen said truthfully.

Han Xizai was stunned when he heard this, and Xu Kai even furrowed his brows, seeming to be surprised and confused by his remarks.

Is this Su Chen devoid of talent, lost his ambition in playing with things, and incapable of taking part in the imperial examination?

Or did this person deliberately avoid becoming an official because he was self-reliant on his talent and was not optimistic about the current court and situation?

Xu Kai didn't know what kind of person Su Chen was; but Han Xizai had met Su Chen once, and their conversation was quite speculative, so he didn't think he was a talentless person.

Han Xizai smoothed things over and said with a smile: "Fame, fame and fortune are all external matters, let's not talk about these. I am also a white lady now, haha, but I feel more leisurely, free, nourishing and comfortable! Su Chen, I don't know what you think about the lyrics of "Revealing the Heart" Do you know anything about it, have you ever written lyrics or music in this area?”

Su Chen said modestly: "Not very familiar!

Xu Kai glanced at Han Xizai and sneered: "You haven't done this word card before, have you?"

Su Chen felt the contempt of Mr. Xu, and thought to himself, he didn't want to lose face here just after they met, and let Han Xizai lose face too. At least he could still live in Runzhou, Southern Tang Dynasty, so he smiled and said: "Before, I have never written one, but after seeing this poem composed by my husband, I was somewhat touched. How about writing a poem now?"

Han Xizai's eyes lit up, he held out the bamboo brush and said: "Young friend Su, please!"

"Then I'm sorry." Su Chen nodded, took the pen, pondered for a moment, and then wrote down Lu You's popular song "Revelation of Heartfelt Feelings".

"In those days, I traveled thousands of miles to search for a prince, and I garrisoned Liangzhou with my horse. Where did the dream of Guanhe end? The dust is dark and the old Diaoqiu is dark. The Hu is not extinct, the temples are first autumn, and the tears are empty. Who would have expected that in this life, my heart is in Tianshan, and my body is in Cangzhou ."
Chapter completed!