Chapter 023 "The Poem of Mulan"
In the Zhongyuan world, the old-fashioned idea of men being superior to women like Wenzhangyuan accounts for a large proportion. Fighting with monsters for many years has caused heavy casualties in humans. The phenomenon of more women than men in human society has caused problems in marriage, family, society and other aspects.
For part of their selfish interests, powerful men like to use the idea of superiority and inferiority of men to restrain women, but why do women want to become a vulnerable group that only has children and becomes a male plaything?
Women have been working hard to improve their status. Female warriors are not uncommon, and spiritual masters are given priority in training women. Some fine craftsmanship positions can only be taken care of by women. Only the fewest among literati, so the idea of men being superior to women is mostly instilled by civil servants, which is also one of the reasons why literati are not favored by women.
A hint of surprise flashed in Wen Xinyue's eyes. She didn't expect that Yue Heng would say such words in public, and she cleverly transferred Kuang Qing's attack to the controversial topic of "Women are not as good as men", which was completely different from Kuang Qing's original intention, "You hide behind a woman and dare not stand up", which was enough to see Yue Heng's cunning.
"You quibble!" Kuang Qing was furious and wanted to raise his hand again, but was cut by Yue Heng's fierce eyes and for no reason he wanted to retreat.
"Brother Kuang Qing, I heard that you call yourself a talented man of style and talent. I have long admired you for a long time. Why don't we have a good time to compete after the exam?" A tall and strong female warrior in the crowd clenched her fists, and her fingertips clattered.
"It's better to go with the Kuang brothers. I'm not that delicate and can withstand the whipping of the two young men at the same time, hehe~" Another fat girl in black clothes licked her tongue deliberately, and her fat hand tried to put on Kuang Qing's shoulder, which scared him backwards repeatedly, causing laughter around him.
The low-level literati and martial artists are basically trying to find abuse. Only when they are above the fifth-level literati, the combat effectiveness of the literati can be compared with that of the fifth-level literati. The Kuang Qing and Kuang Yun brothers did not dare to answer at all, let alone this woman was making obvious jokes.
"The re-examination is about to begin. If you don't prepare for the exam carefully, what are you doing here? "
One person shouted loudly outside the crowd. The Qi County Magistrate and the Wenzhangyuan and other inspectors walked in, scaring many people to sneak away. Kuang Qing and Kuang Yun's team, Yue Heng and Wen Xinyue, did not dare to leave casually in front of everyone.
"Why is it so noisy? If it is a small matter, it will disperse quickly!"
The magistrate of Qi frowned and asked. He knew that Kuang Qing and Kuang Yun were his beloved disciples of Wenzhangyuan, and even more about the relationship between Yue Heng and Wen Xinyue. He asked this question just to separate the conflicting parties as soon as possible.
Kuang Yun had a sudden inspiration. He thought of a poisonous plan and replied respectfully: "Grandmaster Qi, Master Wen, just now Brother Yue gave a woman's hymn to Miss Wen. At this time, he sang a strange song and praised the woman for going to the battlefield to kill the enemy Shangwu and join the army. The students were curious and asked Brother Yue sincerely for advice."
"Oh? A woman's hymn, a strange song?" Qi County Magistrate and Wenzhangyuan looked at each other, and their hearts were stuttering. They thought of the resonance text. Could it be that Yue Heng made another excellent article?
"Brother Yue, Lord Qi and Wenzhangyuan are here. Why don't you sing that complete song of praise for everyone to appreciate? Let everyone see how talented the students who swear to win the first name of Hong County are?" Kuang Qing quickly understood what his younger brother meant, hurriedly bowed his fists and asked Yue Heng respectfully for advice.
"Yue Heng vowed to take over the first Tongsheng in Hong County?"
Not only was the Qi County Magistrate and Wenzhang Academy slightly surprised, but the candidates who had not escaped felt absurd. Some even laughed out loud on the spot. Hong County is full of talents, the Kuang brothers are famous for their literary reputation, and Ji Cong is the first in the spring exam who is known as a genius. How could he take the turn to this person and don’t look like Yue Heng, a Tongsheng?
Yue Heng cursed in his heart, these two bastards wanted to force me to make a fool of themselves in public, and to make a fool of themselves in front of the highest officials of Hong County. As long as I handle the etiquette inappropriately, I will definitely give the two examiners a bad impression!
Wenzhangyuan was about to speak out to dissuade him, but County Magistrate Qi stopped him with his eyes. The two quickly exchanged their eyes, and the tacit understanding formed by working together for many years made everyone feel the same.
One party involved was Wen Xinyue and Yue Heng, who was specially recruited, and the other party was a favorite disciple of the Wenzhang Academy. If they were blocked at this moment, it would be easy to be said to be deliberately favoring one party, and the demographic is solid, and the reputation is not good, which will make people feel that there is something strange in this matter.
Moreover, the two of them, the highest civil officials in Hong County, are on the scene, so of course they can control the scene at any time. Even if Yue Heng has great talent, can he still make another resonant article?
Even if they make a resonance text, they are both third-level bachelors, so they can’t hear it? It is possible to interrupt at any time, and you can interrupt Yue Heng at any reason.
"Yue Heng, there are not many articles in the Zhongyuan world that praise women who went to fight to kill the enemy and join the army. If you really have this article, it's better to read it out for everyone to listen to it. If it is a masterpiece, at least it will be favorable to the female candidates present, and someone will take care of them when the re-examination is over!" Wenzhangyuan stared at Yue Heng with a smile, with a happy face.
"Isn't it because Yue Heng is the illegitimate son of the magistrate of Qi County? Is it necessary to say good things to him like this?" Wen Xinyue rolled her father's eyes. She looked down on this behavior of arrogance from the bottom of her heart.
Yue Heng opened his mouth but still couldn't spit out a word. He was really forced into a dead end.
He thought quickly in his heart. The song he sang just now was a Henan opera, "Who Says Women Are Not As Good as Men" sung by Chang Xiangyu. There was a period when there was a program of this song at the Spring Festival Gala every year. It should be well-known and everyone knew it.
This song is adapted from "Mulan Poem" into Henan Opera. The prototype of the character is Mulan, a legendary female hero in ancient China. This Mulan is a character that is not recorded in historical books. It is only preserved in the Yuefu folk song of "Mulan Poem" during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. He did not know whether this person had ever appeared in the Zhongyuan world, which is also an important reason for his hesitation.
Seeing that Yue Heng was not speaking for a long time, Kuang Qing added a fire and said with a strange smile: "There is not much to be seen at the official exam. If Brother Yue is really confident and writes a good article before the exam, it will definitely be like the seven-step poem, and achieve a good story for literati!"
As soon as this statement was spoken, many people became angry.
After the first year of Shen Punishment, literati carried out hundreds of years of cultural research, and the seven-step poem was excavated from the ruins of the ancient Wei Kingdom. Cao Zhi, a talented and famous literati of Wei Kingdom, has since influenced millions of literati students in the Zhongyuan world. Because of his literary achievements, literati were worshipped by literati as a god in the Fuxi Confucian Temple.
Kuang Qing's words were to praise Yue Heng. How could a scholar who was not even Tong Sheng compare with Cao Zhi's god?
What’s even more inappropriate is that Yue Heng, who is not even Tong Sheng, is comparing Cao Zhi’s god worshipped in the Confucian Temple!
"Kuang Qing'er dares!"
Wenzhangyuan shouted sternly, scaring Kuang Qing to kneel down in a hurry, and the surroundings were even quiet for a moment, and no one dared to speak.
"Why are the gods in the Confucian Temple allowed you to judge at will? Fortunately, you were unintentional, otherwise the gods outside the sky would definitely drop the divine thunder and remove you, and the stars of Emperor Fuxi would destroy your divine palace and expel you from the ranks of literati!"
Kuang Qing heard the Wenzhangyuan scolding loudly, his face was pale and kowtowed repeatedly: "Mr. Wen, the student was wrong for a moment, and he would never mean to blaspheme the gods! Master Wen's clarity, and the gods clarity!"
"Hmph! The young man with a yellow mouth is ill-minded and rude!" The magistrate of Qi turned his back. He was scheming and thoughtful, so how could he not see the actions of the two brothers Kuang Qing and Kuang Yun framed Yue Heng?
"Cooking beans into soup, filtering beans into juice. The firewood burns under the pot, and the beans cry in the pot. They are born from the same root, so why are they too anxious to fry each other? Kuang Qing, since you know that the seven-step poem is made, don't you know how to interpret the word "brother" in the poem? You and Yue Heng are both literati students and students of the same year. They are so hard to force each other. They say such a ruthless saying, which really makes people feel ironic! Why are they too anxious to fry each other? Hum!" Another examiner cursed with his sleeves, almost spitting on Kuang Qing's face.
Wenzhangyuan was anxious. One was his beloved disciple, and the other was Yue Heng, the Wenzhong Department who could not afford to offend him. Even though he deliberately said that Kuang Qing was an unintentional act just now, he could not control what others would think of Kuang Qing.
Seeing that this turned into a farce and seemed to be unable to end, Yue Heng finally spoke.
He was not to save Kuang Qing, but to give Wen Zhengyuan a face. Wen Xinyue helped him, and Wen Zhengyuan was also secretly protecting him. He had to give this face.
"Brother Kuang respects me so much. I, Yue Heng, is just a small person. How dare I compare with the gods worshipped in the Confucian Temple? It takes time to prepare for the complete song just now. Now it may not be enough time. It is better to do this. I can chant it after the re-examination. I will tell you another story first."
Yue Heng looked at Kuang Qing with a smile, and it was obvious that he saw the gratitude in the other party's eyes, but he did not appreciate it at all.
Wenzhangyuan felt relieved. He realized the kindness that Yue Heng exuded, and asked with a smile and caressed: "Is there really a prepared song essay?"
Yue Heng smiled shyly: "Students understand a little about poetry, songs, and have a bad reputation. Students want to ask first, but I wonder if you have heard of Mulan, a person?"
Everyone shook their heads, no one had heard of it, and those who consciously dabbled in the strange things were also shook their heads after thinking hard.
"The surname Hua is really rare, and Mulan has never heard of this person."
"It is said that Hua's surname is descended from King Wen of Zhou, but I have never heard of Hua's name as a descendant of Renda Tsai."
"I don't know which country he is from?"
Wenzhang Academy, who had read the classics of the County Academy, also thought about it, but it was soon confirmed that he had never heard of Mulan.
No one has ever heard of the best, Yue Heng breathed a sigh of relief, he smiled: "Then I will tell you a story before the exam today, called "Mulan Poetry"! Jiji Fujiji, Mulan is the weaving..."
boom!
Just as Yue Heng opened his mouth, the entire lobby waiting for examination suddenly changed its environment, and everyone was floating in the air, like a god, and the surrounding environment suddenly changed from the waiting for examination room to be over a dilapidated thatched cottage.
"Not good! It's a illusion!"
Chapter completed!